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ihr p"'id lidNc t'Sclcd Lawn HOW'LL PrcSt-
deaf and RicuAGn Wil,nSs TsrasuIes
G
/ HAaTERS-FERRY SAVINGS INSTITU-
TloN.-At an adjourned Annual Meeting OF
,hc Members 81 the llarpers-Ferry Savings In
siitu'-on, Apnl 27ih, 1859, The following .eutlc-
mcn were c.ecisl Directors Tor sllc ensuing scar:
William Kuby. MeshrcS Kirby. willia,n
/ Chamtcr, Adam Rhulmsn, John IL. King, -
sar Nunnamahcr. Asaph Wilson. William Rich
ard, ana Ferdinand ". Stephenson
Alta Meeting Of the Directors ON Tuesday.
tAptd 29ih, ADast RurLMAN Was elected Prcsi-
dent,
public dinner was gwen 10 tie Hon. Wtn.
4. RtoS, Al Charlottesville, on the 2C;h uli.-
Amongst Tie invited guests was tic Hen James
VI. Massp. IL hiS letter 10 the committee OF IN
v,ation he says she la',es peculiar rFiie IN ayow-
! ins, when cher friends have fallen oil. u,, my
conGdenos in him dion. Mr.. Ri,es) a states
! man Of ~ TIVE Nircn school has never been
"a ,!.cs.isAicst 1rosee m9a.fcl."
! The committee gave the following toast:
! Hon. James II. Mason; We rcspcc, him for
his virtues, aud duly appreciate hss public ssryi-
lceS.
MIR. Rives addressed the company for mere
;han two hours in a most happy and fcliciious
manner. He ably indicated himself, AID Tie
course which he had pursued in Congress, from
the asPcr>ioas which had been cas-, upon him by
many OF the parisaas of the Administration.
! GT-Ai tie ont meeting of ,hr PreSbyicry or
Manchester, held IA lh!s toxin, sic Rev Stg1I-
Mrs TCsroS a,-d JOSS IN \. WILLtAA,oS. E,l.
we're appointed Commissioner, io tine General
Ass NJ Pc.
IA Philadelphia on the l6,h oi shc present month.
1 FATAL DvEL- Our correspondents OF
the Norfolk Herald inform u. tina, a meet
Tag took place on Friday last, in Norfolk
County Near the Noi.h Carolina line.
between J. Seawell JorsS, Esq. Of North
Carolina, and II. Wright Wilson, ECO. of
New York, 10 settle by the ba,barous APP
peal 10 the duel, point OF honor which
had oTi:insieG between them short time
before, al Petersburg. They fought with
pistols, at Elk PAGES. Atihe first FIRE, MIR.
Wilson was sbo, through the body and
died on the spot. Hia ball grazcd his
adveIsary's temple. This fatal event is
the more 20 be lsmented from the circum
stance that tho parties bad long known
and esteemed each other. and up 20 the
moment of their feUd had res ipGoc ated the
most friendly and respectful sentiments.
This is evidenced by the survivor in III.
bitter agony OF hi. feelings and the avov-
al Of his high appreciation Of NE worth
and character Of the deceased
Baitimors .lmniean
RALrrMoRE CUSToM HousE-REMo.
vALS. 1t - SAID IN the Baltimore papers
that The Van Barren Central Committee
waited on Mr.. Frick, the Collector. TO
desire him 10 remove from office. certain
officers in the Custom House who ore
named; tina, he very properly refused. and
that depuiaiion was then sent from thu
Committee TO he President Of The l.. S,
20 desire bis removal from Office L. re-
mains 10 DO seen how the President will
act.
I ABDUCTION Tho Globe states that
Mr.. Orme. teller in The Bank ofihe Me-
/ IL pole took fifty thousand dollar, from
the bans. The suspicious Of the Cashier
being awakened by appearances, be
counted tho money. AID discovering the
deficit charged the Teller. who confessed
every thing, and pointed To the person
who had II IN possession. Mr. Goodrich
e'eis IN one Of the Departments. Mr.. G..
was arrested and he money Teeap.ured.
+ ArfolSTAIENT BY THE PRESIDENT.
{ IsAsc :. PESsvBAcKrR. 20 De JUDGE Of
Toe United States. for he district west Of
ihe Allegheny mounilin. in The State OF
EiTginil.
Mr.. Penpybackcr vas member d tie Istc
Congress. oud wa, candidate fr recollection
from the Shenandoah distrct Hs acceptance
81 he oiiec rendered bios, MI. Of course leave
room iur some sn,it az Loco uco ia that strong
y tainted daif,cL -Gsh Rat.
We undcr.hnd that tie Hon. BrSyA-.
Sis 6. lIowARD las expire ssed deter.
minaii0n TO decline being candidate Tot
Congress from tbs District at The ensuing
election. - B1iiimors Chronicle.
ProPosals are sdverlised lot the gradus-
ion, masonry and wooden tfiJges fof
the line uf The Baltimore and Ohio Rail
Road bciAcen Hatpe r.Feuy and Cum
befIand.
The New York H5n,c 81 Aysmbiy. 5y
IA so's Of % 30 g. have passed he bill
which makes the New YoSk and i.iie
Railroad state work II contemplate
40 Expenditure Of tselyc millions lor iis
completion.
Trtts IA private letter received #
New Orleans from Houston. Texas sisies
that The comui3sioncfs appointed or the
purpose have located lho iuiurc nj etrop
OILS oi Texas on tie Colorado nvtf. ~ a
point called Waterloo. thirty miles above
ba''roP and Ten miles below the moun-
tains
ftNFHtL PHoCtssfOv The funeral
ol General samuel Smith took place ~
baltimore On Tharsdsy evening lat. u hen
he vas buried Sith horons becoming The