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From tEse Squadron OF Vera
Graz.

On the 18Th nit Lieut.. CBARDwIcK, OF
the Revenue service, arrived at New
Orleans, from off Vera Cruz, bringing
intelligence from the squadron to the 9Th
ult. at which date he left.
There was little Of importance stirring
in that quarter, Gen. Paredes, who had
been for some time a prisoner in the Cas-
tie of San Juan de Ulua, has been set at
liberty on condition of going into volun-
tarv exile. lie left Vera Cruz on the
2d uIi. in British steamer for HAVANA.
lie was treated with much respect as he
quilted the shore, the Castle firing presi-
dental salute.
no hostile demonstration had been
lately made by the squadron; things were
precisely as they were when the; last news
reached. Reports, however. were cur
rent among the ships, and implicitly be-
leved, that another attack was soon 10 be
made on Alvarado. The rumor TO this
effect gained force, i'll consequence Of The
recent capture by one of the United
States vessels, of 4 Mexican brig, which
was IN process Of rclining for some such
/ purpose as the one here mentioned.-
There was another piece of intelligence
rife amongst the officers and crews Of the
! squadron, which produced some sensation.
IL was 10 the effect that Commodore Per-
ry would supersede Commodore Conner
/ in the chlei commrnd on the lst proxi-
mo. News had been received BY the
latter from Vera Cruz of the assault on
Monterey by the American army, and the
severe conflict between the two forces.
The crews Of The several ships of the
blockading squadron were in the best
! possible bealth, and all were eager for
an opportunity of showing their meitle in
a conflict with the enemy. The u. S.
steamer mississippi. from Pensacola, the
schooner Refer, (Which had been blown
off to sea twenty days previous, and for
whose safety much apprehension had
been felt and a schooner loaded with
coal for the use of the squadron, were
spoken of the har6or of Antonio Lizardo.
ali bound in. No news of the move
monts Of Santa Anna since he assumed
command Of the army, or the progress of
the measures taken by the Mexican Gov
ernment 10 make head against the inya-
ding army had reached the squadron
lrcm Vera Cruz.
The Somers and the 81. Harp's were
sill biockading Vera Cruz; The Falmouth
and POrpoisr, Tampico. The Somers
had recently been blown off for sixteen
days. The Mexican schooner lately
taken had been fitted mp wiih four a.
pound carronades, and would lead the at
tack on Alvarado. They were only
waiting the arrival ofa supply of coal to
go down 10 that place, and as the cutter
E.0tag met the vessel carrying that ar
Ilcle gong into harbor, no doubt the at
tempt on Alvarado has been made. The
Commodore daily sent out flag of truce
into the harbor of Vera Cruz for commu.
nication with the shore. The Mexicans
inhabiting the shore near Antonio de
Iizardo very freely came of, from time
10 time, with vegetables, frnit, fish, &c.
for the use of the ships Times.
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Huntingdon, David Blair.
Indiana. HIM G. .IcKni0hf.

Huntingdon, DGvid Blair.
Indiana. HIM c. .TcKaight.
Jefferson, Clarion and yenango, VIII
liam Perry, John Keally.
Lebanon, John BassEer.
I4ehigh and Carbon, alexander Lock-
Iar Peter Bowman.
Luzerne, Nathan Jackson, George
fensfermGcher.
Lancaster, Baud NJ Patterson, .fbra-
!hamShely, Joseph c Dickson, Christian
Benfz, George Morrison.
Lycoming, Clinton and Potter, Robf.
Hamilton. Parting.
Miffln, UiHtam Reed.
Montgomery, Geo Werfsner, John
Thompson, John S. Weller.
Mercer, Thomas Pom merog. Robert
Black.
Northumberland, Sumuel Hunter.
Northampton and Monroe, JAMES
VLEIT, john JAcoBY, PHILIP NJ. Bush.
Perry, John Souder.
Philadelphia City, Benz Matthias,
1hos G Conner, W W Haley, VIM
.Honteiius. Charles B T'rego.
Philadelphia county, Thomas S Fer
non, Thomas DAILY, Thomas IL. Forsyth,
John K. .Loughlin, S ID Anderson, John
Kline, John Rupert, Henry Mather.
Schuylkill, Samuel Ka,t6wan, .4ler.
w Leyburn.
Somerset, John r. Eide.
Susquehanna and Wyoming, David
Thomas, Schuyler Fassel.
Tioga, John c. Knox.
Washington, George y Laurence,
Rich'd Donaldson.
Westmoreland, George r. Haymaker,
Jas. Clark, John Faushold.
Warren and M'Kean, Solomon Start
well.
Wayne and Pike, JOHN F. LORD,
Union and Juniata, Jacob M3 Curley
John .Mc.M0ln.
York William Ross WWiamW .9jee,
Dan,el l.. Gchley.
Wings in Haiic, Volunteers in SMALL
CAPS, Locolocos in Roman.
RECAPITULATIoN
Wings. Loco. Natives Vol.
In the Senale 10 I3 l O
In the House SO 36 o 5
78 40 | 5
Wing Majority on Joint ballot over all
others, 33 !! ''enough for political pur-
poses.
Gjo.,, .,o,,ob For o,,o Tonopo;uo
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PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION.
e-oaxressiOnas Districts.

I-Lewis G. Levin, Native, reelected.
II-Joseph R. Ingersoll, Wing, re-
elected.
l!I-Charles Brown, Democrat-gain.
IV-Charles Jared lngersoll, Dem
reelected.
The above districts are all in the city
and county of Phila.
V-Montgomery and Delaware, John
Freddy, Whig-gain.
VI-Bucks and Lehigh,' John W.
IIornheck, Whig-gain.
VII-Chester, Abraham Z. Mcllyaine,
Wing reelected.
VilI-Lancasier-John Strohm, Wing
reelected.
IX-Berks, William Strong, Dem.
X-Northampton, Monroe, Wayne,
Pike and Carbon-Richard Broadhead,
Dcm.-re-clectcd.
XI-Columbia and Luzerne. Chester
Butler, Whig-gain.
XlI-Suequehanna, Bradford, and
'I'ioga-Dayid Wilmot, Dem.-re-elect-
ed.
XII-Lycoming, Union, Northumber-
land, Clinton, and EIk-James Pollock,
Whig-re-elected.
XIV-Dauphin, Lebanon and Schuyl-
kiIl-George n. Eckart, Wing.
XV-York and Adams, Henry Mes,
Whig,-gain.
XVI-Cumberland, Perry and Frank
lin-Jasper e. Brady, Whig-gain.
XVH-iluntingdon, Centre, Miflin,
Juniata and Blair.-John Blanchard
Whig-re-elected.
XVliI-Fayette, Greene and Somer-
set-Andrew Stewart, Wing.
XIX-Westmoreland, Bedford and
Cambria, Job Mannheim.
XX-Beaver and Washington, John
Dickey, Whig.
Neutrality-suspicious. Hampton,
Wing.
XXII-Crawford, Mercer and Venan-
GO, John Wilson Farrelly, Whig-gain.
XXiII-Erie, Clarion, Warren, Nc
Kean, Potter, and Jefferson, James
Campbell, Whig-gain.
XXIV-Clearfeld, Armstrong, Indi-
ana, and Butler, Alexander Irwin, Wing.
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T'he asayfSets.

,1-b. royal mali steamer Caledonia ar
,ivea At Boston on Tuesday night, al a
onarfer past IL O'Clock, from Liverpool
the 4tll inst. via Halifax.
The steamship Great Britain left Liver
mol on the 225 nit. for New York with
Is5 Messengers, and on the same night
Go went ashore at Rathmalion, in Dun
5ecwn bav. coast Of Ireland. The pas
senoers were all safely landed. At the
lsst accounts she had not been got OIL
Her cargo had been discharged.
The Toval marriage in Spain forms the
most prominent points Of discussion IN
,ne European Journals. The London
fines and the Morning Chronicle pro-
test in strong terms against the Montpon-
sier union with the infanta.
The European Times says the Govern
rnent seems disposed to do all that il can
N meet the evil in Ireland. Every means
are being taken to find the people employ
ment. which is equivalent to finding them
with Eood, and large stocks Of provisions
are forthcoming from America and else
where. Nevertheless, there have been
some famine riots in various parts Of Ire
land.
There had been large sales of cotton,
and prices, if any thing, were a shade
higher The market for all kinds of pro-
duce continued buoyant, and at rapidly
advancing prices.
The news from the continent is not
important.
The Steamship Britannia. Capt. Hew-
I'll, from Boston, arrived at Liverpool on
the 30th ult. The new packet ship An
glo Saxon, Capt. Gordon, from Boston,
also arrived at Liverpool ..on the oath ult.,
having made the passage in 49, days.
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Making II Wings, 8 Locos; and /
(NTr. Lahm) Independent, who is, how
ever, rated among the Wings by the Lo-
cofocos of Ohio.
LEGISLATURE.-The State Senate
is in doubt. There appears to have been
miscount in Stark county, so that IN
stead Of the Locoloco being elected by
nine votes, the Whig is said TO be elected
by one.
In the House the Whig majority is six
certain-so that we are sure OF majority
on joint ballot.
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PROCLAMATION.

EN7HEREAS the honorable JEREmI-
w All s. BLACK, President, and @.
Chorpenning and John M'Carty, Esqs.,
associate Judges of the court of common
pleas, in and for the county of Somerset,
and assistant Justices Of the courts of over
and terminer and general Jail delivery and
quarter sessions Of the peace, in and for
said county Of Somerset, have issued
their precept to me directed, requiring
me among other things 10 make public
proclamation throughout my bailIwick,
that court of oyer and terminer and
general Jail delivery: also, court Of gen.
eral quarter sessions of the peace and
Jail delivery, will commence at the bor-
ough of Somerset, in and for the county
of Somerset, in the commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, on the Sd Monday Of
November next, 10Th day in pursuance
of which precept
Public Notice is hereby Civ
ne, to the justices Of The peace, the coro.
ner, and cOnslables of said county of
Somerset, that they be then and there, in
their own proper persons, with their
rolls, records examinations, and inquisi-
tions, and other remembrances, 10 do
those things which TO their Offices apper-
tain in that behalf TO be done and also all
those VINO prosecute against the priso-
ners that are, or then shall be, in the Jail
Of the said county Of Somerset, are to be
then and there to prosecute against them
as shall be just.
Given under my hand, at Somerset, this
9Th day of October, in the year of
our Lord 1876.
JACOB PHILIPPI, Sheriff.
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BANK NOTE LIST.
Pittsburgh. Pa.

Pennsylvania.
Pittsburgh, Banks, par
Philadelphia Banks, par
Girard Bank mar
United States Bank, 25
Bank Of Germantown par
Monongahela Bank Brownsville
Bank of Gettysburg
Bank of Chester County par
Bank of Chambersburg II
Bank of Delaware, mar
Bank Of Susquehanna County Q
Bank OF Montgomery County par
Bank of Northumberland par
Bank of Lewistown par
Bank Of Middleton, II
Carlisle Bank IL
Columbia Bank and Bridge Co. par
DcyIestown Bank par
Erie Bank
Franklin Bank, Washington
Farmers Bank Reading par
Farmers Bank Bucks County par
Farmer's&Drover' Bank Waynesb'g il
Farmers Bank Lancaster par
Lancaster Co. Bank 3"
Lancaster Bank 80
Harrisburg Bank 1t
Honesdale Bank
Lebanon Bank
Miners Bank PousviIle IL
Wyoming Bank II
Northampton bank "
York Bank "
State ScriD. Excbange bapt Pitts I
Mer and Na,rs na,
Issued by solvent Ranks
Ohio
Mount Pleasant II
NJ AMl 8.
81 CIairv;IIe 81
Marie,ta Z"
New Lisbon 50
Cincinnati banks,
Columbus
Circleville
GAINESVILLE
Putnam
MassIIlon
SandHsAy
- ne"us1
!, Iror"dlA
Cleveland Rank E"
D.r,on 8.
Franklin Bank Of Columbus,
ChiIlcothe
Sciota q
Lancaster 10
Hamilton l3
Granville 45
Commercial Bank of Lake Erie Ii
T armers Bank Canton so
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CANCELLATION OF RELIEF NOTES
The Democratic Union states that the
Auditor General and State Treasurer, on
the list ult., cancelled fifty thousand dol
lars Of Relief notes.
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SENATE OF PENNSYLVANIA.

Native, SMALL CAPITALS
DISTRICTS.
City of Philadelphia, Charles Glib
bOns, WiHiam A. Crabb.
2 County of Philadelphia, OLIVER
CoRNMAN, Henry l.. Benner, William f.
Small.
Montgomery, George Richards.
Chester and Delaware, Viiiam
UiHi0Inson.
5 Berks, John Pottieger.
6 Bucks, JoSiGh Rich.
Lancaster and Lebanon, .9braham
Herr Smith, John p, SanderS0n.
8 SchuylkiIl, Carbon, Monroe and
Pike, William Overfed.
o Northampton and Lehigh, Jacob d..
Boas.
10 Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyo-
ming, William IL. Dimmick.
ii Bradford and I'ioga, Gorden F.
Mason.
IL Lycoming, Clinton and Centre,
UUiiam Harris.
I3 Luzerne and Columbia, William S.
Ross.
IA Dauphin and Northumberland BEN
1amin J0rddR.
Is Perry and Cumberland William b..
Anderson.
is Mfllin, Juniata and Union, Jacob
S. UogonceiIer.
II York Philip Smqscr.
IS Franklin and Adams Thomas Car
son.
10 Huntingdon and Bedford John
.Horrison.
30 Indiana, ClearGed, Cambria and
Armstrong William Bigler.
81 Westmoreland and Somerset, Sam
uel Hill.
% Fayette and Greene, Charles A.
Black.
23 Washington, E. G. Crearcralt.
81 Allegheny and Butler, George Oar
sic Jehn LeciS.
% Beaver and Mercer, Robert Oar
rGgh.
81 Crawford and Venango, James p.
Hoover.
81 Erie Jesse 3. Johnson.
% Warren Jefferson, Mexican, Potter
and Elk, James NJ. Giliis.
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THE PROGRESS OF STEAM.

The editor Of the Pi, sburg Commercial has
seen an old Taper, which con Ms Fulu n s ac-
count Of the first steamboat voyage ever performed
The account was as fullows:-
NEW YORK, August 20, 1907.
To the Editor IF the American Cif,xen
Sir. arrived This afternoon at d O'clock in tho
Steamboat from Albany, As the success Of INV
experiment gives me great hope that ouch boa ia
may DO rendered of much Importance to nv coun
try, 10 prevent erroneous opinions and give some
satisfaction to the friends Of useful improvements
you will have the goodness to publish the Eollow
ing statement Of facis:-
len New York On Monday at one O'Clock
and arrived at Clarmont. the seat of Chancellor
Livingston, and at one o'clock on Tuesday, time
"a hours, distance ITO miles; on "Wednesday I
departed from the Chancellors, at 9 in the
morning, and arrived at Albany at S in the after.
noon. distance 90 miles. time hours the sum
of this is ] 50 miles in 80 hours, equal to near S
miles an hour.
On Thursday, at 9 o'clock in the morning, I
left Albany, and arrived at the Chancellor's at s
in the evening; started frnm thence at 7 o.
clock and arrived at New York on Friday at
in the afternoon; time 30 hours, space through
l5U miles, eqna miles an hour. Throughout
The whole way my going and returning. the
wind was ahead no advantage could he drawn
ir"m my sals-the whole has, therefore, been
performed by the power Of the steam engine.
am, sir, your most obedent servant.
ROBERT FULTON.
Less than forty years have elapsed since this
was written. but what has steam not achieved
u is the power which prnpeIs men across the
Atlantic in eleven days; it connects remote cities
with each other like the change Of scene in fai-
ny pan,omine; it has caused the bnuntes of the
mighty west TO float at the will Of man, almost
noselessly along the arteries of the continent, and
convey civilization TO people whom even the dar-
ing La Sale would have feared TO approach.-
How prophetic the hope of Fulton, that such
boats would he rendered of much importance to
his country. hut even he. enthusiastic as no was,
never dreamed of such sieaming levia,hans as
now hardly noticed.
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SlI259
THE SMITHSONIAN BILL.

One of the bills rescued and passed on the las,
day, and almost in the last hour uf the session
just closed, was the bill % to establish the Smith
| sonidn Institution" THIS was most commend
able act; and all who agree with us in thinking
that the national faith and honor were pledged Ia
the execution ofihe trust confided To the United
States by the muni6cent bequest of Mr. Smithson
will be gra,ified to learn that this long delayed
measure has at last received the sanction of Con.
gress.
The managers. or regents. as they are called
created by the bill to carry il into effect consist
OF fifteen persUns-three ex officio, three senators
appointed by the President of the senate, three
members ofthe House of Representatives, appoint.
ed by the Speaker of the House, and six citizens
at large, (two them 10 be residents of Washing
ton and members of the National Institu,e,) tn be
appointed by joint resolution of the two houses.
These appointments having been made, accord
ing to the several modes prescribed are as fellows
with the exception of the three senator's y
The Board IF Regents.
The VICE President of the United States
The CHEF JUsrIcE of the United States.
The MAYOR of The city Of Washington
We could not learn what senators were APP
pointed by the President of that hody.1
Representative RoBERT DALE Owen, of In
Representative WILLIAM J. HoUGH, of New
York.
Representative HENRY w HILLIARp. of Ala.
bama.
RUFUS CHoATE. of Massachusetts.
GIDEON HAwLEY, Of New York.
RICHARD RUSH. of Pennsylvsnia
WILLIAM G. PREsToN, of South Carolina
ALEXANDER DALLAS BAcHE, Of Washington
JosEPH TorTEN, do.
The regents are required by law to meet in the
city of Washington the first Monday in Sep
tember next, 10 enter on the duties Of their ap
pointment.-.Naiional InteIligencer.
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TRUTH is MIGHTY. AND WILL PRE-


Daily do we see in our exchanges, the signs of
an Impetus having been given to business, not
withslanding all that the " Godlike Daniel" and
other wing representatives. and manufacturers
say 10 the country. The Newbnryport Herald.
strong wing paper, and an advocate of the Tariff
of l842, contains the following statement and re-
mark under date of the 5th instant -
The New MILLs.-'rhe Stockholders of The
Globe and Ocean Mills, meet to morrow to take
measures for the increase of their capital stock so
as to pat the mills into immediate operation -
These mills have now received and SET up nearly
all their machinery, and in few weeks will he
prepared tor the manufacture of cloth. The size
OF The mills having been made larger than was
originally designed in consequence of this fact,
and the necessity at the present time of PROVIDING
some working capital besides that invested in
buildings and machinery, an increase of capital is
requisite.
We have made some inquiry as to The compet
ton which these mills will encounter from the
English manufacturers under the new tariff. and
Ind that the goods they will manufacture, cos,
within small fraction much in England, as
they do here. The English manufacturers work
into their goods portion of East India cotton.
which costs only one half as much as American
cotton, and by this means sometimes undersell us
in such fabrics, but The quality of the cloth in
and Brazans prefer To pay the enhanced price
American goods, except when they are deceived
by the imitation of American goods which some
Of the Englishmen adopt.
With fairly levied 25 per cent duty, we be-
lieve these mills will do better business than
the navigation interest generally, especially as
the domestic competition will probably be much
lessened for several years 10 come The ma
chlnery has ALI the latest improvements, and in.
ielllgent and experienced agents have been ap-
pointed 10 snperintend The manufacture.
1t is the Great Falls Manufacturing Co, and
not the Nashua, which adds to its ca pIta Itv Der
cent. one half to be paid in cash and the other a
stock dividend
Inc Amoskeag Manufacturing Co, makes a
STOCK dividend OF one new share to every four Of
ola stock This new stock now sells at 20 per
cent advance Boston Post, Thursday.
Our readers can see and Judge for themselves.
the effect, of the Democratic Reform Tariff OF
1916.
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CANDID AND HONORABLE

we do not exchange with the .Aieran dria
Gazette, which is out and out whg paper
Gin the language of Mr.. Clay we can say, we
hope we SHALL" as we did in by gone DAYS hut
casually came across the following Just tribute of
respect from that paper, which is alike honorable
to the editor, and To the President. Such candid
Justice from political opponents. goes far to heal
that luminosity, which is the natural conse-
quence Of difference of opinion both religious
and political subjects. Nune more opposed
than we are and ever have been, tn that anti
Democratic practice, Of Presidents of the United
States. appointing members of Congress to any
Office in their gift. during the period for which
they elected by their constituents, To repre.
sent them in the American Congress. II is
virtually depriving them of the services of
their agents, and opening door for that most de
siructive crime, bribery, which souner or later
will be severely felt by the whole American fam
lily, if il is not once frowned down by the honest
portion of both the great parties of the country
We sincerely hope the following article may have
tendency Of alling the attention of the " hole
American press to the subject, and we cannot
doubt its reception among them - q
I" 1t gives us pleasure to- speak good word
whenever we can, of the President, and of his
course on public affairs. Politically opposed I'd
him, as thoroughly perhaps, as il is possible for
men to be, we yet desire To do him Justice, and
to praise rather han blame. In refusing, there
fore. IN several recent cases to appoint members
of Congress TO office, do not hesitate To saw.
that he has pursued course every way worthy
OF the high station which he occupies When
he refused Brinkerhof and Wick and the res, of
the Congressional applicants he showed that he
had proper sense "t the dignity of the represen
tative character. For his firmness the people.
without distinction of party. will applaud him,
nor need he fear injury from the diatrbes of those
whose chagrin vents itself in complaints. whose
modification is expressed by their shnfflnq, or
whose disappointment is hid under extra zeal for
the service of the admnstraon-a zeal calculat-
ed To do harm, because il is known to spring from
interested motives. We sincerely trust that the
President may persist in his present determination
not To appoint members of Congress to office. IC
he can throw stigma upon the practice, SO tina,
all future Presidents may be ashamed To give,
and future representatives he ashamed to beg. he
Will have done service TO the country which
Will entltle him To the thanks of posterity. He
may create public opinion on the subject, which
Will be as potent and effective as law"
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sUIDIDE OF MR.. NJ. PRICE. ESQ

This distinguished lawyer, put period to his
existence on Tuesday last in New York. by
shooting himself through The head in pistol gal
lery' we knew the deceased for many years,
and more humane and generous heart never heat
in The bosom of man. The New York Mo,nipo
News with great justice says
This sad event has thrown gloom over LARGO
portion OF the COMMUNICATIVE deceased heinz
almost universally known, and distinguished as a
gentleman o! kindly feelings and lawyer of ac-
knOwledged talent. In The days of his prosperi.
ty his purse was ever open to relieve the suffer
ing and destitute, and his talents, in late wears.
were often freely employed in defending the cans,
es of the pp0r and frIenJless, where he could new
er hope for fee or reward in this world We are
not among those who would wish to
Draw his frailties from their dread abode, >,
lie has passed from among us in his mid career.
and by his own hand. and although the rash acI
may have cast seeming shade over his memory.
yet none can tell the fearful working Of his soul
ere, IN utter desperation, The fatal tube was raised
that' IN an instant, deprived him of existence