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Profes sional and Business cards, of six lines or less at $3 per annum. Notices in the reading columns, fire cents a-line. Marriages and Deaths, the simple announcement, FREE ; but for any additional lines, five cents a-line. Baying recently added a large lot of new JOB AND CA RD Tv PE, we are prepared to do all kinds of PLAIN AND ORNAMENTAL PRINT- lan, at short notice and reasonable prices. A liberal discount made to quarterly, half-year ly or yearly advertisers. Ntabs Af Dim-bunts. NATIONAL President, James Buchanan, of Pennsylvania. Vice President, John C. Breckinridge, of Ken tucky. tcpeaker of the House, Wm. Pennington, New • Jersey. &cretary of Slate, Lewts Cass, of Michigan. &cretary of the Treasury, Howell Cobb, of Ga. Nervetary of the Nary, Isaac Toucey, of Conn. Sect etary of War, John B. Floyd of Va. &cretary of Interior Jacob Thompson, Miss. Postmaster General, :Joseph Holt, of Ky. . Attorney General, Jeremiah S. Black, of Pa. Chief Justice, Roger B. Taney. Associate Justices, John M'Lean, Sts. Wayne, John Catron, Peter V. Daniel, Stim'l Nelson, Robert C. Grier, John A. Campbell, and Na than Clifford. STATE Governor, Wm. F. Packer, of Lycoming co. Secretary of State, Wm. M. Mester, of Berks Attorney General, John C. Knox, Tioga. Surveyor General, Win. 11. Reim, of Berks. Auditor General, Thos. E. Cochran, of York. Stale Treasurer, Eli Slifer, of Union. Superintendent of Public Schools, Thomas H. iturrowes, of Lancaster. • fudges of the Supreme Count, Walter H. Lowrie, Chief Justice, Geo. W. Woodward, James Thompson, Wm. Strong, John NI. Reed 4 -- - COUNTY. President Judge, Henry G. Long. Assistant Judges, Alexander L. Hayes, Ferree Brintots. District Attorney, Emlen Franklin. Prothonotary, William Carpenter. Recorder, Anthony Good. Register. John Johns. County Treasurer, Michael 11. Shirk. Merit, Benjamin P. Rowe. Clerk of Quarter Sessions Conrt, Sum'l Evans. Clerk'of Orphans' Court, C. L. Stoner. Coroner, Levi rummy. County Commissioners, Daniel Good, Joseph Boyer, Levi S. heist, Solicitor, Ed..Fteilley. Clerk, Peter G. EbermarK Directors of the Poor, Robert Byers, Lewis Sprecher, Daniel °verbalizer, John Huber, Simon Groh. David Slyer Solicitor, James K. Alexander. Clerk, Wm. Taylor. Prison Inspectors, R. J. Houston, Day. Brandt, John Long, Jacob Seitz, Hiram Evans, H. S. Gara. Solicitor, Deng G. Baker. Keep er, Jay Cadwell. Auditors, Thomas S. Collins, James B. Lytle, John Mecartney. County Surveyor, John C. Lewis. BOROUGH. Chief Burgess, Samuel D. Miller, Assistant Burgess, Peter Baker, Town Council, Barr Spangler, (President) John 'Crult, Thomas Stence, Ed. P. Trainer, Henry S. Libhurt. Town Cleric, Theo: Hiestand. Treasurer, John Auxer. Assessor of Taxes, William Child, Jun., Collector of Taxes, Frederick L. Baker. Justice of the Peace, Emanuel D. Reath. High Constable, Absalem Emswiler. Assistant Constable, Franklin K. Mosey. Regulators, John H. Goodman, E. D. Routh. Supervisor, Samuel Hippie, Sen. School Directors, John Jay Libhart, Presi dent, E. D. Rout)), Treasurer, C. A. Schaffner, , Secretary, John K. Fidler, Aaron B. Grosh, , Joitathan M. Larzelere. . _ ' ll :Pdst • Office Hours: The Post . office will be open from 6 o'clock in the morning until half-past 7in the evening. The Eastern mail via Silver Spring and Hempfteld will close at 2 p. m., and arrive at 11 a. m. every Tuesday Thursday and Saturday. The Eastern mails will close at 7a. in. and 4.16 p. m., and return at 11.21 o'clock, a. In., and at '6 28 p. m. The Western mails will close at 10.60 a. in., and arrive at 4.66 p. m. Railroad Time Table: 4The mail train for Philadelphia will leave this station at 7.56 in the morning, The mail train west will leave at 11.21 in the morning. The Harrisburg ac commodation east, passes at 4.56 p. m. and returns, going west, at 6 2S p. m. Religious Exercises: Service will be had on every Sabbath at 10 o'clock in the morning and at z before 8 o'clock in the evening, in the Pres byterian church. Rev. P. J. Timlow, pastor. Every Sabbath at 10 o'clock in the morning and at 1-4 before 8 o'clock in the evening there will be service in the Methodist church. Rev. T. W. Martin, pastor. Beneficial Societies: THE HARMONY, A. N. Cassel, President; John Jay Libhart, Treasur er ; Barr Spangler, Secretary. THi: ea Eta, John Jay Libhart, President; Abrm Cassel Treasurer; Wm. Child, jr., Secretary. JOB PRINTING. Having very recently added a large and fash ionable assortment of Types and Printzng ma terials, which will enable us to do all kinds of PLAIN AND FANCY PRINTH\U finch as Cards, Ball Tickets, Circulars, Programmes, Blanks, Handbills, Postern, Sale Bilis, lke. Everything in the JOB Pancrina line neatly and cheaply executed and at short notice. FKED'K. L. BAKER, "The Weekly Mariettian" Office. Q WARS and Chewing Tobacco. A large 0 and good variety at J. M. Anderson's. YOTT'S Hanging and Side Lamps, For Sale at agOVE 4- BOTH'S. Ptbottb. liolitits, Nittraturr, agrititutt, Nortitulturt, (6,lje fzice Arts, Ototral nails of tit gat X'otal 4nformation., Cc., c. H ODGES, DAVIS & CO'S LOTTERIES Consolidated Lotteries of Georgia. Authorized by the Legislature for the CLASS B DRAWS STERY TUESDAY, IN THE CITY MACONi GEORGIA. CAPITAL PRIZE, 78 NUMBERS. 14 DRAWN BALLars, 1 Prize of $lOO,OOO is $lOO,OOO 2 Prizes of 50 000 are 100,000 2 do 25,000 " 50,000 2 do 20,000 " 40,000 2 do 5,000 " 10,000 2 do • 3,000 " 6,000 2 do 2,000 " 4,000 1 do 1,000 is 1,000 350 do 200 are 70,000 64 do" 100 " 6,400 64 do 80 " 5,130 64 do 60 " 3.840 128 do 50 " 6,400 5,504 do 32 " 176,000 28,224 do 16 " 451,000 34.412 Prizes, amounting to $1,030,472 ' Ticanzs ) sl6—Halves, sB—Quartes, $4 Eighths, $2. Certificates of 26 Wholes, $550 ; of 26 Halves, $125; of 26 s, $62.60; of 26 Eighths, $31.50. THE HAVANA PLAN LOTTERY (MORE P.TLIZES THAN BLANKS.] Is drawn erery Saturday. Capital Prize, $70,000. Tickets, SS. Halves, $4. Quarters, $2. CITY PLAN LOTTERIES - - - - - Drawn every day, in which you can select your own numbers. Tickets from $1 to any price, and prizes in proportion. EVERY PRIZE IS DRAWN. Circulars containing full explanations of our Schemes, etc., will be forwarded by mail to any one sending us their name. All communications strictly confidential. In ordering Tickets or Certificates enclose the money to our address for the tickets order ed, on receipt of which they will be forwarded by the first mail. The list of drawn numbers and prizes will be sent to purchasers immedi ately after the drawing. The official drawings are published in the New York Herald. Orders received and prizes cashed at No. 555 Broadway, New-York. Direct your orders to L. A. HODGES, AGENT, N. Y. CITY, OR, HODGES, DAVIS 4 , CO., MANAGERS, MACON, GEORGIA. April 7, 1860.-Iv. WATCHES, .07.- C LOCKS, The undersigned would take this er method of informing the public that he is still etigaged in the Jewelry business, in Market street, next door to Jas. M. Anderson's Confietionniy, were everything in his line will be carefully and promptly attended to at very reasonable prices. He has the celebrated Thirty-day Equalizing Clock, Clocks of all kinds, Watches, Jewelry, Musi cal Instruments, Fancy Articles, &c. ' JOHN S. STICHLER Marietta. July 28-3uus* PECIAL NOTICE : Now opening, the largest and most complete assortment of Men's Wear we have ever offered, consisting of Super English, French, American and Ger man, slack and Fancy Twilled and Plain Cloths and Cassimeres, Fancy, Silk, Plain and Figured Silk Velvet and Plush Vestings, Scc. We iu\ ite particular attention to the above goods. HALDEMAN'S Cheap Cosh Store. WM. B. REDGRA VE 3 Conzmission Lzimber Merchant, • , , . West Falls Avenue, Baltimore, ilfd. IrtEsPECTYULLY oilers his services for the sale of LUMBER of every description om his knowledge of the business he feel confident of being able to obtain the highest market rates for all consignments entrusted to his care. , . WINE AND LIQUORS. Superior Old Brandy, Old Rye Whiskey, Holland Gin, Old Maderia, Lisboa, Sherry and Port Wines. Pittsburg WhiSkey always on hand at the lowest market prices. Very Fine Brandy at a very low figure, by the barrel.' DR. J. Z. HOFFER, DENTIST, OF THE BALTIMORE COLLEGE OF DENTAL SURGERY, LATE OF HARRISBURGi OFFICE: Front street, fourth door Alv - C:=__=A== from Locust, over Savior K. Mellon- i/ SSlassa ald's Book Store, Columbia. Entrance be tween the Drug and Book Stores. [3-ly DAPIIEL G. BAKER, . ATTORNEY AT LAW, OFFICE :—No. 24 NORTH DUKE STREET, opposite the Court House, where he will at tend to the practice of his profession in all its various branches. [Nov. 4, '59.-ly IIELLINGER'S • PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY. A ji Va . r. Spangler* Patterson's Store, Market-st., where Phutographs, Ambrotypes and Melain eotypes are taken at very reasonable prices. lia-Call and see specimens. . A STIEBIA:—For the instant relief and permanent cure of this distress ing complaint use FENDT'S BRONCHIAL CIGARETTES, made by C. B. SEYMO RE It CO., 107 Nassau-st., N. Y. Price, $1 per box; sent free by post. For sale by all Druggists. EMBROIDERIES -Just received the largest and most desirable lot of Embroideries eve- oltered for sale here, consisting in part of beau tiful French Worked Collers, Underaleeves, Spencers, Swiss and Jackonett Edging and In serting, Flouncing, &c., which will be sold at prices that cannot fail to give satisfaction by J. R. Diffenbrick. SUPERIOR COAL OIL. Just received ar Dr. Hinkle's Drug Store, a very utiperio article of Kerosene, or Coal Oil, wnieh is wars ranted pure, and is as clear and transparent at burning fluid, and free from smoke or smell. COAL OIL LAMPS: Just received a new L and large assortment of new-style Coal Oil Lamps—superior to anything now in use, andcheaper than they can be bought in town. GROVE 4. .ROTH. TAMPS! LAMPS! SHADES, &C. The I undersignedhas received another lot of Fluid and Coal Oil Lamps, and Lamp Shades of every variety and price. Call and see them at Dr.- Hinkle's Drug Store. ATTENTION t Housekeepers. Anderson has just received Apples, Oranges, Lem ons, Figs, Dates, Pruens, Citron, Ruins, Cur rants, &c., &c., Fresh and fine—cheap, and cheaper than the cheapest at Anderson's. ROCERIES: A lot of prime Groceries, 13 - Syrups at 40 and 50 cents a gallon, Teas, Coffees, Sugars, Fish, Salt, &c &e., just re ceived and for sale cheap, at D/FFENBA CIPS Cheap Store. IVIA-11:130 1 7"1"..41, PA., 0303P"X"Mili/133M11. 09 7 113430. BENEFIT OF ACADEMIES. $lOO,OOO ! J. R. DIFI'ENBACH. Market-st LANCASTER, PA F. L. Baker, Editor and Proprietor. ODE TO CHESAPEAKE BAY Thou Ocean Day! Though now with sails unfurl'd, Collecting from the mighty deep, Over thy curling waters sweep The fleets of half the world— There was a day, Nor distant far the time, When in thy solitude sublime, Save light canoe by artless savage plied, No sail was ever seen to skim thy billowy tide Bright Chesapeake! Though now thy shores are crown'd With grassy lawns and fields of grain, That smile, and cheer the laboring swain, And songs go blithely round, That well bespeak How pleasant joys may Row— Yet three short centuries ago No human voice was here save savage yell, And dark upon thy waves the forest shadows fell. Mother of waters! Thy noble streams did glide Beneath a woody canopy Through countless years, and still they be All lovely by thy side As beauteous daughters, And lift their voice on high, And clap their hands as they go by Proud Baltimor's rich monuments and domes, Columbia's palace halls, and Richmond's pa /blot homes. BLONDIN AND THE PRINCE OF WAL9.— A despatch to the Herald of Tuesday thus describes how Blondin crossed over the Niagara Falls on Saturday before the Prince of Wales : When the Prince arrived Blondin bowed to the Prince and started off, the Prince watching him attentively through a telescope. The Fringe had a seat in a rustic pavilion, the Duke of Newcastle and suite sitting in the rear, with M . ajor Teesdale and others sitting crosslegged in front, with no regard to dress. Some Americans will be surprised to see that the Prince and suite dress in clothes very plain and neat, and which would give a Broadway dandy the hor rors. Blondin crossed and returned, and the Prince complimented him by clapping his hands in applause ; and then Blondin prepared to carry a man over. To this the Prince objected, and only after re peated assurances would he allow Sion din to start with Coloord, his agent, on his back, pausing only to have a photo graph taken. The Prince watched with breathless interest, commenting much on the performance. Macy people were disappointed, as they thought that Blondin would carry the Prince on the rope. We state this in all seriousness, as the affiiir was freely talked about by the spectators. For the first time Blondin, returned on stiilts, the Prince also having put in a protest against this performance. It was a most arduous and masterly feat, but did not please the Prince, who thought it foolhardy. When Blondin reached the shore, the Prince and suite had a long conversa tion with him in French, complimenting him, and asking about the stilts, and his feelings while on the rope. As the Prince left, he said, "Thank God, it's all over." Observed Farini's rope, farther up the river, he asked what it was. "A path for another fool," answered Dr. Kerwin. The Prince laughed aloud, and nodded his assent to this epigram matic reply. The sensation on seeing Blondin, is like witnessing the execution of a man by hanging. THE DAMSEL AT THE PLOUGH.-A rather unusual circumstance occurred at a ploughing match which took place at Vaugueray (Rhone), a young woman, about nineteen, driving a pair of oxen, presenting herself as one of the compe titors. At first, some objections were raised to her admission, but, under the circumstances of the case, they were set aside. Marie (Thirst, the young girl in question, had the misfortune to lose her father about ten months ago. He had a lease of a farm at a rent of two thousand francs a year, and when he died left a widow, a little boy,' and Marie. The daughter, feeling that to quit the farm in the middle of the lease, would be the ruin of the family, told her mother not to be cast down, for she would under take to work the land. She applied herself strenuously to the work, and was soon pronounced to be the best conduc tor of a plough in the commune. That opinion was confirmed at the public competition, as the principal prize was awarded to her. She returned home in triumph to her mother, accompanied by a party of female friends, who presented her with a large bouquet. This incident produced a deep impression among the crowd. go' The' King of Naples has fled to Gaeta. Lost' His Sunday dr two since, at Grace Chttrch ; says the Home Journal, a young gentleman pat his hat under the seat, and shortly afterward two prepossessing young ladies sat next him. At the conclusion of the service the ladies left the church first, and the gentleman stopped in search of his hat, and, to to his surprise, found it gone.— He called the sexton and applied to that worthy functionary for advice. Mr. Brown suggested that it might have been caught in the ladies' crinoline ; and entangled in the crinoline sure enough it was. After bobbing against one of the young ladies' ankles for a distance of about twenty yards, the hat dropped out, much to, the astonishment and surprise of those following. WHO is A VAGRANT 7—Judge Suther land, of the New York Supreme Court, has given a decision upon the question of what constitutes vagrancy, which is very important, and will, no doubt, be hereaft er employed both for good and for evil. The decision completely ignores the gen eral opinion that prostitution is of itself vagrancy. The Judge decides that the vagrant laws do not class prostitution as a crime—that it is not a crime, legally, excepting where it leads to such acts as are burthensome to the public ; such as pauperism, &c., and that, if a prostitute can prove that she has visible means of support, she is entitled to her liberty and must not be molested under the vagrant act. SALE OP ALDERNEY Cows.—Ten fine Alderney cows, recently imported by, Mr. Thomas Richardson, were sold on the ith inst., at the Camden and Amboy Pier, No. 1 North River. There was rather a small attendance at the sale, yet the animals brought very good prices. The highest price paid was $2lO, and from that down to $llO, which was paid for a fins bull calf. The whole lot were sold to persons who reside in this imme diate vicinity, with the exception of two heifers, which went to Philadelphia.— .Arew York Life Illustrated. ECCENTRIC SUICIDR.—An instance of extraordinary eccentricity occurred late ly at Lecure, near Havre. A cap ,was seen in the water, with a string of corks around it, used as a label, upon which was written, "pull the string, I am at the end of it." The string was pulled, and sure enough there was the late wri ter of the label, with a paper detailing the cause of his haying made away with himself, carefully corked up in a bottle in his, pocket, with his name.and address "Francois Foliot, onrandrimare." SRARCII POR L LOST CHILD.—A party okhildren, chincapin hunting, near Ox ford, N. C., last Friday, were driven home by a storm, and one of them, a lit tle boy three years old, son of Daniel Shearin, was left in the woods. On Sat urday nearly two hundred persons turned out in search, and on Sunday a religious meeting adjourned to assist in the humane work, making the number nearly five hundred. The little footsteps of the lost one - were discovered near a creek, and its body was found in'the water a short distance below. QUEER CUSTOMERS.-A. correspondent of the Charleston Courier, writing from Conwayboro', S. C., says :' "I know an old gentleman aged 73 years, having five sons, and all have families. Not one of them have ever owed one dollar, ever took a drink of . spirituous liquors, ever used a cup of coffee, ever used prOfane language, ever was 100 , miles from home, ever wanted for anything, ever lost his vote in an election ; are all -Methodists and Breckinridge Democrats, and hate snakes and tobacco." IMPORTANT TO MILLERS.-By a decision of Judge Pearson, President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Lebanon county, millers need not pay any license for their business. They can haul out their flour, meal, &c., to their customers, or ship it to Commission merchants at other places, without taking out a license for so doing. The decision was made on Monday a week. The Coolie trade to Cuba, for the last year shows that the number landed was nearly 6,000, and that the whole number since 1847 is 48,070. The Cool ies were shipped from the Chinese ports of Canton, Macao, Swaow, and `Amoy; and from the Spanish East Indian port of Manilla, . erlamatics live 4. proverbially to a good old age, and one of the proverbs upon which the fact is founded is„Ave suppose the old household truism, 4E4, "cracked vessels last the longest." The Sail Francisco correspondent of the New 'York Times relates the fol= owing theatrical incident ± 'The same evening, in fact ah hour previous, Sena tor Egerton, botiog on a bit of a 'tear,' dropped in at the theatre, and became highly interested in the play, 'The Oc toroon.' Iti the scene where the ace tioneer sells Zoe, and knocks her down to McClosky at 05,000, and the bystand , ers are indignant, he says i 'I can't help it, he (McClosky) has the law on his side and must have her,' Egerton, who flat in the front seat of the dress circle, sung out, 'd—m the law, $30,000 for her.'— The Zoe in this case being exceedingly pretty, the sympathies of the audience were with the last bidder, and they shouted, 'the bid is regular, let him have her.' It took ten minutes to quiet the house. tir At the Albany County (N. Y.) Flospital, on the 26th of August, John O'Brien Shenandoah, a half breed Indi an, died at the age of 109 years. His father, John O'Brien, an Irishman, em igrated to this country in the , year 1749, and soon after married a young squaw of the Stockbridge tribe of Indians, of whom was born Job n O'Brien Shenan. doah, in the year 1751. The father be ing a man of means sent his son to Prance to obtain a good classical education.— Remaining there until he had finished his studies, he returned to . the United States in the same vessel that bore Amer. ica's true friend, La Fayette. Young O'Brien, Shenandoah , was presentt and took an active part in most of the •battles which were fought between the Ameri cans and Hnglish. II rWe have a telegram from Heston, saying that, before referees, a suit has been brought by F. 0. J. Smith against Professor Norse, to recover five-six teenths of the amount of money received by Professor Morse from the different Governments of Europe for the inven tion of the.telegraph. The partiesthave been connected together in the telegraph business for some, twenty years, and some time since a settlement was had between them, when Mr. Smith received $500,000, and here matters in dispute were left open for suit or reference, of,which this is one. The hearing is not finished. The referees are Judges . Sprague and Upham and George S. Hilliard, Arne Norfolk Herald says: Roger A. Pryor, in his -Ashland Hall speech, while commenting on the reply of Mr. Douglas to the secession question pronounced to him in Norfolk, wound up with the startling declaration that if a President of the United States should have the temerity to use force to prerent the secession of a Southern- State, or States, from the- Union, and no effort from any other quarter should be put forth to resist the exercise of Federal power, he, the Hon. Roger A., solitary and alone, would be the Brutus to plant a dagger in his heart." Cr The father of the venerable Jowl Quincy was named Josiah. His oldest son is also named Josiah. The oldest son of Josiah Quincy, Jr., is named Jo siah, and his oldest son is4osial. Thus four Josiahs, lineally descended from the father of President Quincy, are stilt liv ing. Josiah Quincy, of New Hampshire, who has filled several prominent offices, and is the leading lawyer in that State, belongs to the same stock. *WTI. Olier, a celebrated French physician, has discovered that bone does not Immediately die when the heart cea ses to beat. For, after the death of an animal, Dr. Olier has removed bone from the body to that of a living-animal, and the bone thus introduced has united it self completely to that properly belong ing to the animal. There seems to be no doubt, therefore, that we may mend and replace our bones, as easily as a table-leg. orig'We published lately a statement to the effect that the appropriation made by Congress for the entertainment of the Japanese Embassy, had not been half ex pended. We learn,hoWe3er,frorn Wash ingon,that since the 4 4patture of the Ori ential nobleman, claims have been pre sented• at the War and Navy Depart ments, which will absorb the remainder of the $50,000 appropriated. These claims are for presents made to the Jap anese by our titiEens. Or The Philadelphia Inquirer men tions, fourteen styles of counterfeiting coin. It is estimated that fully ten per cent. of All the apparent gold coin in cireulat,ion is bogus, much of it being so admirably' eXectiied as to deceive bank officers and Other 4g-class jtidges.. \~/1 _A. CASE or Blistimv...l.-Mrl . Center, in a recent speech in New jersey t said that Madam Bell-Everett was recently mar ried in Syracuse, New 'York, (Messrs. Brooks and Hunt, in 'accordance with custom, giving away the 'bride,) to gentleman from - Illineis; Judge of hi: surprise on coming into New' ersey, to learn that , the same, old lady ad.was pre v. , iously married,in New jersey to a gen tleman now living in Kentucky. It wn: a clear case of bigamyvandlikely to pro. duce much scandal ; 'and he sliggesteil that the ladies present'should aid their New York sisters in packing'atrthis un principled jade to Utah, where such pro ceedings are more in accordance with public sentiment. orThe Hartford Courant lays that the custom of giving the hack of the pew. in church, to thelidies, originated in the times of the Indian wars, when "the male members of the family always took their muskets to church,when;it was, of course. very proper that they should have the front of the pew; to rush out and to re - pell an attack. Then the itiner seat was the one of safety. The men never kneel ed in prayer, or bowell their heads as either was an unsafe position. , Thus originated the custom of . arranging the occupants of pews-which-has become use less and troublesome in modern times. Tioga comity, forming part of the Congressional district bf Gainsha, A. Grow, is represented es oheing -*nest unanimous tor the People's tanniimes.— In the borough of.Knoxville,thereare six ty-fire voters. Sixty-four of them are Lincoln men, and the lone Democrat is a Breckinridge man. In the, ,bormigh,or Elkland there are eighty-six voters.— Eighty-one of that number .are for Lin coln, and the other, five.are split between Breekinridge and - Douglas. , 'he Demo crats, are so _scarce that, tha,nilaplitters have to maul each other to get up-au ex citement. isgrThe American_ contKibution to the Syrian. Relief gaud r ill ,be Irerylarge. From New. . ICork tly2reyw recently dis patched to Damascus the : : stun of 113,- 407.13. The ' sum should • be,trel*d.— There are now in Syria as many as fifteen thousand Christian sufferers, may of them widows , and orphans. lit 'ai-cdse like this, so ettraordinary and heart rending, an appeal will not be =Ude in vain to the generositj of the Ametrican people. ii'The. public .bnildiegawnd grounds In and .about Washington are undergo ing considerable renovationnadtimpidve ment, As thorough and.' complete , cat a limited .eipenditure-of , meane will tpit of, in order thatthey may presentaleted itable appearance , when,' Lord- ::Berifrew and, suite. visit, that city. ;I'he Presi dent's mansion especially, is receiving the attention of the commissioner in this respect. cr A. M. Baldwin; 'of lowa, on the 2(1 inst., murdered a;n'sighbortamed-Abner Munger, with •blowswn thelteatleorith' board—then went before # a - jtaitibei (!) while Munger -lity dying, complained of himself for assault arid batteryiwas fined one dollar and dischargett• He -then forthwith took himielf vff - beyond the reach of arrest! 'The largght - sugar eitateirtenba, contains 11,390 acres, emploYsl36olaves , and turns out 16,000 belles 'or atigtir.— The smallest number of slaves employed on any estate is 300, and' no 'estate has less than 600 acres. The yield to each slave is 10,000 pounds of sugar': - 'There are 2000 sugar estates on the island.' lir Signe etrevnlution areleipg man ifested in Hungary. The grm4., festival of St. Stephen, on the,2oth of August, was celebrated in the moat patriotic style in all the cities, towns, and villages.— The universal Cry was, "let us have our ancient constitutional rights. lir On the departure of the :pa, it was reported in reliable quartersethat the British Government received a de spatch on the Bth annonleini:ttalka ribaldi entered Naples in AritiitholiNtno the 7th inst. , !WA warted llll;l3r reading the oshe day, that there was, a prospeet of the plague visiting us ,said, "Cogoilm4 the plague, I've been living xigs 'one fat ten years, and am,quite.use4WS.'l orliabart Tucker a noterimm' horse thief, was hew at-Poluxy. Spnna,Texas, the other day. He made a confession , implicating featly citizens of fair route tion.