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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-26

ITALIAN OPERA HoUsk, AsrOk PLsCE.-PoURTT
Subscription night.-F,rst time this season, LUCIA
First appearance Of Signor evening 0ctte-
Der % 1850 will 90 perfcrme the sr.hd opera in Ae.
LUCIA kI LAMMERMOOn Lucia. signsra Bertucoa Flora,
gRora Avogadroi Edgsdo Sienor Forth SIR Henry Ashton
slgnor Benz sntanoi RsymopoO hgnor kosi Arturo,
Sgnor Patti. Conductor asd Director Max MaretIeh.
Prices Of admission seats Psrquet and Boxes,
30 Admission PaIquet aud the evening Of
SlAmph theatre. 26 r-ntsDoors open 81
quarter before Z. to commence ~ o'clock.
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have their friends at Yierzon.
France full supply of article Of French China
Closet Plug Basins These articles made in French
Porcelain far superior to the Engl account Of
the uperor quality Of the and warranted to
and will be sold in large small quantities al
about the same rates ms the English earthen ones.
WORAM HAUGHWOUT Sol Broadway.
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WIN. II. DIsBRow's RIDING SCHOOL. NO. ~ FOURTH
Avenue near As.er Pisoe-open daily for ladies and
gentlemen. nours for ladies from A. TO r. NJ; do for
gentlemen, from to A ~ and 70 Y. n. Trottins.
pacing and csnterinx Horses TO lot.
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rT>HE hINsTREEs CURsE-A GROUP IN hARRLB-
by Charles MullerThs work Of which received thu
great sols medal At the National Exhibition At Paris
10 The public at the Of tbs National
Academy Of Design, GS3 Broadway opposite BoAd Al
mttance Is eents esason tickets 30 oents Open from
~ Till Top. NJ
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best finished durable and al Hat In che city
Call and nspest Espepsoheds fall styles. sly IS So aud
universally acknowsdgsd superior to 81 Broadway
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Hat-Not Sc as Is a hat"-for a hat often
is ANY thing else but hatbut hat as should be de-
signed with artistic executed with the 81 Of master
workman and in every calculated for the choice and
pride VI gen teman If such hat views buy
At WARkOCK'S. 2D3 Broadway.
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Pierces Minstres the Olympic 4lf Bro adway be-
tween Howard and Grand streets On Monday October h,
ana open every night until the completion their new hail.
direction Of b. Fellows Concert consist Of Songs
Duets, Ciee Qnarte ties, Choruses, Kefrains &C., &e
BnrlssSue on Italian oRers Dutch Drill Black Shakers
beet performers In Am, Admission eents
Doors at T. Concert to O'clock After
neon Concerts on Wednesday and SATURDAY. atSPN
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a slts-aslvis;s;sa Meeting
of HcmLck and Madison.


oa 1uesdoy eyetiag March 9Th, the ci,izens
.of Htintock4 au' Madison townships, met at the
sLeY isiale ScLml ouse, in lltmlock township,
'trI-the rreyting was organized by choosing MIR.
D3ViD SMITH. of Hemork President
Jacob Brchttl, Abraham Young, Of Madison,
Joho Long, George Hartman, and Peter Leidy
OF Hemtocii, we're chosen Vice Presidents.
Levi Wright, ofdiemlock, and Joseph Young,
Of Madison were elected Stcretares w. E
The following persons We're Then chosena COM
mittee to prepare resolutions expressive of the
sense Of the meeting ~ A41e Ftt1
Matthias Appleman, Elisha Hartman, John
Smith, Richard Camppsl. Levi Cox, James
Campbell, VIM. Pnrscll, Wm. Wilson OF Hep-
lock-Abroham Kuou.e, Morris Bccher, VIM.
Edgar OF Madison and George Waiter of Valley
township.
R. W. Weaver then addressed tho meeting ia
relation TO the incoEveaiehccs and increased tx-
peHses attending division tf the county He
proceeded to show how eurh an evclt would be
attended with heavy increase OF county taxes to
both the oil and nex couuty
Tie Committee then made report Of the follow.
ing resolutions. .'Lr @
RcsolUsd, That as citizens OF Columbia
county we are opposed to any division or
other dismemberment of this county, be-
leving that such division would heavily in
crease our taxes for county expenditures.
Resoiced, That we believe our county
already small enough to sustain county
Organization with ease that the present
connection of its townships, is convenient
and natural, and that there exists no good
reason for severing those ties of amity and
neightorship which have bound US together
for so many years.
Resolved, That as we have now new
and convenient public buildings for county
purposes, at Bloomsburg, in central posi-
tion for the whole county, there can exist
no good reas IN for cntailing on us the sup
port of double ceuniy organization by
mischievous and ruinous division, to be at
tended, ,'only by expense, without single
corresponding advantage.
ReSoiued, That as citizens of Hemlock
and Madison,we are opposed to having any
part Of our town,hip included in the bill tn
erect " Nonlour caunly !; as we feel that in
such connection we would soon be called
upon to support by taxation the erection Of
new fre-proof buildings and County
poor house at Danville, besides increased
taxes for curren. county expenditures.
ResolUed, That the project to divide
uemluck and Madison, by The new county
bill +; thus making us sustain donb'e town
ship organizations, is against the wishes
of the people in these townships, and
would be t, our serious idjury and increa-
sed expense.
These resolutions were read and unanimously
adopted
On motion, the meeting, then Adjourned. u
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THE READING RAILROAD BILL.


The honest people of This county are unan-
Hirnous intheir condemnation Of thebill lately
passed to favor he, Reading Railroad Com
pany. The indignation is warm aguinsi
those whovo,ed for il, ,ttand there is d uaiyer,
sal demand for itsrepeal, We are pleased
10 see this healthy tone Of public opinion,
and i, gratifcs us still more 10 know that
this act is more fully discussed upon its mer-
its than ever before any law passed by the
Legislature.
We have done what wo felt 10 be our du.
iy il this matter, We have spoken the truth
and spared not nor feared. Thispaper is the
only oas in the county that has dared 10 do
its duty to The people in this thing. We
have not been brbed 10 silence, nor awed by
fear. We have not counted the cost Of our
conrsc, for we feel that we publish a paper
for those who wish to hear the whole truth,
There may be those who better love a time
serving course that will sacrafcc princifle TO
expediency, Who pray 'Ngood Lord, good
devil, y and believe that call is fair in poll
ties but these are not the persons who by
character, Influence and patronage sustain
our paper as a paper should be supported.
Tlose Who look for an editor 10 be silent
when one of the highest of constitutional
rights is smiten down by corruption ort.mid.
iiy may find some one 10 do their dirty work,
but they must not come 10 us. We have
personally nothing at stake in the bill in
question, bu, if one outrage of this sort shall
be endured to day, who knows but ,hat we
may be called upon TO s'..ilifer 10 morrow!
We look rpon this bill as . kin to the eel
cbrated national bankrupt law. That also
atFectel only the remedy, but it took away
~ n, ,nedy forever. This one only post
porc9 it for twenty years The principle is
all the same.
People laugh at the indulgences granted
by the Popes of the oldcn time, and speak
Of such things as happening in the "dark a.
ges." But alas for the beam in the eye OF
the nineteenth century! Are there no shame.
ful indulgences granted in our days Sin,
ners used to go to the Pope to get their sins
forgiven, but now fraudulent bankrupts run
to the Legislature of everySpctty state TO sc,
their debts forgiven!
The cry for the repeal is sounded, and
will ring on ill the servants of The people
shall hear.and obey Aud we say now that
next fall we shall oppose the nomination oi
any man as a member Of the Legislature
who is not in favor Of repeal of this law
We dosire too that our county shall not only
give a cold sill-born vote alone, but more
than vote is due 10 the honest de!ermina-
tian Of the people
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PIE IsTrcRl1Y CT Tian UNION.

Zig ghelhcd men 90 iuo alarming perspira-
tions ia these days about tho dissolution of
ri,,, t5niusr Ola ir,s,ies;.. i.s4aoi.es go into
Mysteries about the dangers that threaten our
glorious coarederacy Of states, Bar-room
loaieTs become alarmed; and gassy politicians
grow eloquent upqa the slavery question,
Supe:aupaled demagogues call meetings OF
the people 10 save the Enios, aud the tIor-
orablc Mister Fissicdam makes big speech
tha; "does up the business" as The loGlels
say. Ducls beLwecn Congressman, ard civ.
il war, are talked Of in cold blood in every
title village of the land until these topics
take ,ae place Of the curyen! town scandal,
and bccone the commtn tta-:atle ella.
Now this is giving entirely too much i'm.
portance 10 mischievous subject. Il is
la,niiarizing ourselves too intimately with
"TREASON." Our sensibilties upon this
subject become TOO much blunied by long
weariVg. We should only mention disso-
luton OF the Union With the same shudder.
ing that we experience when we speak Of
pagiicide or the frsi great crime of Cain.
1t is said of certain great mantbat when
ever he pronounced the name Of his Creator,
he paused TO impress himself with a proper
copeoousness OF the so!emniiy Of the subject.
Indeed, we lea, that in our day we treat se-
riops filings 100 lightly; aud lex, 10 bias
phcmy against the Almighty, we rank the
crime of lispng aught against the integrity
and rerpetuity of our country.
Aye, let the citizen who wags his tongue
against the republic, stand more deeply
cursed than he who ISLANDERS and deiles the
fame Of his parent for he is a pauicide by
wholesale But let not such awful things
he made TOO common 10 US. The Union
will not be dissolved, but will bless thiGand
many succeeding ages with the choices, o.
heavens blessings. Lei uni Ibis serinns sub
JecI Ue toyed with IN folly or lighminded
ness. A wise lawgiver of old made no law
against the most detesable of crimes say
ing, be hoped Tie heiaous offence would ne.
yer be suggested 10 his oountymen. a
We think better Of the American people
thap to suspect the possibility of SO many
of them committing 'TREASoN," for, in
the language of one of the immortal dead,
"disunion by armed force is treason" The
people, as even all honest Tory once said,
always mean 10 do right; and, we believe
that no one but mischievous demagogues are
causing the agitation Of any dangerous sub
ject. The slavery question is caught up by
unprincipled political gamblers for their per-
sonal Qualification. They agiiate the subject
TO make the people believe that they alone
have saved the country .. ,.... .t..f
We say say let these men be marked
Let the first man who raises his parricidal
hand against the integrity of the Union be
hung as high as Haman and let the united
voice of the American people forever curse
the memory Of the first tisunionist. So on
ly shall wehavo peace, and the republic he
perpc.uaed ..... ..
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iy The Cumberland county Democratic
convention passed among others the follow
ing resolutions.
Resolvcd, That the recent passage of sup
plsment 10 the Philadelphia aud Reading
Railroad Company by our Pennsylvania Le-
gislatnre, enabling said corporation TO repu-
diatc the payment of its debts, is a high
handed outrage, and foul stigma upon the
Democratic party of this Commonwealth.
That party has expressed its opinions over
and over again in relation to corporations
ii has denounced monopoies, and urged up
on its members 10 restrict their power for
evil TO the community; and yet this bauk-
rupt corporation is authorised by the votes of
Democratic Legislature, "a majority of
whom were elected DemocratS) to repudiaie
its honest Gebts, laugh its suffering creditors
TO scorn, and set the constitution and laws at
defiance. The passage of this iniquious
measure has placed the Democracy of the
State ina false position, and will be re-
proach and stain upon the archieves of the
Commonwealth until it be repealed er
ResolVed, That Valentine Best has betray.
ed the patty 10 which he ows his election
from strong Democratic district, and he win
receive traitors reward. - 'a
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The "Act Regulaiive Bank''being the spe-
cial orde, of the day. it was again taken up,
ahd a new section added. which compels
Eastern Banks to keep notes at par III the cl-
ty Of Philadelphia and Western Banks at
Pittsburgh, under a forfeiture Of charter.
This section was adobted after discussion,
by ayes 67, nays 10, as follows
Yeas-Messrs, Acker, Allison, Beaumont,
Bent. Biddlo. Bowen Brindle. Brewer, Cess
ma Church Conyngham, Cridland, Dodins-
Dowper, Duncan, Dunn, Espy, John c. Ev-
ans, Feather, Finleuer, Flowers, Former,
Gibboney, Grier, Griffin, Guflcy, Hemphill,
Henry. Hoge Huplet, jackson, Jones, Klotz
Laird, Leef, MClintock, NJ Culloch, Marx
Meek. Meyers, Molloy, Morris, Mowry,
Nickerson. Nissiy, ONeill, Packer, Porter,
Rhev. Roberts, Robinson, Scouler, Shaffner
Simpson, Slrfer, VIM Smith, VIM A Smith
Rnuder, Stewart, Stockwell, Walker, Watson
Wells, Williams, Zerby, M'Calmount, spea-
ker-67-
Navs-Messrs. Baker, Black, Burden, Da-
yid, David Evane, Ewing, George w Hart
Leiiert Hart, Herford, Kllinger, Lewis, Little
McLaughling, Reid, Rutherford smyster,
Steel-l9.
Mr. Lair offered all amendment which pro-
hibi,s the circulation ofnotes of Banks not
chartered by this State, under the denomlna
of $40, which was adopted by ayes &c,
nays 6.
mr Reid offered an additional section, COM
peliug new Banks to deposit U. States stock
TO the amount ofthe notes they issue, with
the auditor General, for the faithful redemP-
ton of their notes. Not ageed to-yeas 70,
nays 60.
The bill was then read a third time and
passhd by the following vote-ycas 81, nays
81, Adjourned. .r s
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The Mnsses.

We learn by ihu steamer America that the
people of Paris were under high pressure
engine Of disquieude, of some two hundred
horse power, because the Fresident'of the
Republic had caused some 'liherly. trees 10
be cut down, which had engendered an en-
cute, iha, he had called out the military, and
had put down the riot Well, is that surPri-
sing when we, the people OF. the L. States,
with no wrongs 10 ayenge, no wants to COM
plain of, the. most beautifully blessed with
abundance Of all the nations of The globe,
well fed, well housed, self-governed. free to
come and TO 20 without question, unmolea,ed
in any peaceful and honorable means we
may adoptto pursue happiness, aud often in-
sane from excess of prosperity, are Dispute
ted, restless, agitated, and full Of trouble,
simply because we have little or no care
But letus look into the cause of this. Have
we squared and harnohized our free sys-
TEN? Liberty has produced parlizanship in
politics, aud partizans must agitate 10 gain
office. On one side we have politicians by
profession, whose business it is to get into Of
flee if they can, and turn out the inns, as fill
ing places that are wanted by the outs. On
the other side we have the masses of the
people, who look on, and only act when o.
casions call them to the ballot-boxes, so that
the agiations of the politicians are not the
agi,ations of the people. Talking with u
gentleman just returned from the South, a
few days ago, "WclI what did You hear down
South about the dissolution of the Onion 2''
"Not syllable is there said about it,n he
replied. ~ heard nothing of il till reach
ed the city of Washington" This illustrates
the point The politicians want TO get into
office in 1852, and they have grown so au-
dacious, having no Bank or Tariff 10 fight
about, that they have even dared TO cleo
tiooner the Union, and put the Constitution
itself in place of those ISSUES. This is de-
ployable enough. But we have no. made
those organic castles of such frai materials
as 10 be penetrable to the shallow arts of po-
litcians. The masses of the people will
take care of the Union, andt politicians will
have TO take care of themselves, if they can
for many who may ride on the bilows, where
they conjure tho storm, will, like Robespiere
and Danton, find themselves engulphcd be-
fore calm succeeds. The masses Of the
people are always sure 10 correct if not
promptly chastise the errors o, ,demagogues,
as well as the cupidity OF otfice-huniers. The
did so in 1900, and again in 1928, and they
will do ii again in 1852. The heavy tread OF
the masses is now echoing around US, and
10, when that legion appears, like the rising
of the sun on Macbeth's witches, who man
ufacture shell BROTH" the hags of night will
"vanish into air."
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syThe North Branch country is going a
head, and no mistake AT Pittston (mouti
of Lackawanna, and present head of the N.
B. CanaD the Washington Coal Company
have nearly completed tasir iron road con-
Meeting the Wyoming coal mines, by Car
bondale, Honesdale, sc. with New York
city. SIG, 900 were subscribed in one week
for a Bridge at Piitson Ferry-and the peop-
lie of New Troy on one side and the Washing
ton Coal Company on the other. promise n
Free Bridge at Miles Ferry, three miles be-
low the other. "A town of 1000 inhabitants
is to be at the latter place this season, and as
it is the Terminus of the Companys Opera.
tions it may be.
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IN Interesting Tea PGrty,-On Friday az
ternoon last, a number of aged persons, mem
bers of the Wharton Street Methodist Church
were present by invitation, at tea party Civ
en- by Mr. Andrew B. Godshall. The guests
were nine TN number eight females and one
man, whose combined ages amounted TO 696
years, being an average of II year months
The Oldest was the man, whose was 80, and
the youngest SO. Their ages were as fol-
lows-s9, Sc, SO, sl,'77' rs, rs, 10 and So
The table was spread with most bountiful
repast, and the old folks highly enjoyed it,
as well as the "reminiscences of os auld
lang syne" which the occasion elected. In
the evening they were conveyed 10 their sew
eral homes in a carriage furnished for the
occasiou.-Ledger.
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TIE ORIGINAL SrATEs.-The following is
the order of time in the dates OF the first con-
stitu,ions of the old states; New Jersey, July
I'd, 1776; Virginia, July 9Th 1776; Maryland,
August Nth, 1776, Pennsylvania, September
2sth, 1776; North Carolina, December 1s.h,
I776; New Hampshire, December, 1776;
New York, April goth, l777; Vermont, De-
cember 25th, t777; Massachusetts,, March I'd
1880; South Carolina, June Sd, 1890; Della
ware, June 22d, 1892; Georgia, May 3oth,
179S.-ET. paper.
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Correspondence Of The Star.
FROM HARRISBURG.
Harrisburg, March 4, 1850.

GENTLEMEN -
The Montour county project is
yet in the hands Of the House Committee.
MIR. Fortner continues 10 present some re-
monstrances against division, but the bill
will not be acted upon in the House for a
week or two 10 come. The Danvllle people
had hearing before the Committee on last
Friday, and those opposed to the bill will be
heard to-day. ...-..
The Apporlionment bill will take up the
time Of the House for two weeks, and will
doubtless be amended in dozen ways
A bill Will pass the Senate to-day giving
courts jurisdiction i'll all divorce cases. 1t is
highly pesirab'e that these applications
should be kept out of the Legislature. There
are now three here which create quite SEN
salion in high life. / mean those of DR..
Withcrll, Lieutenant Middleton and Edwin
Forrest the tragedian,
II is conceded that Senator Best is univer-
sally despsed, but, to the. shame of human
nature, it musl be confessed that he still ad-
he,pats, long after he has ceased TO have
friends While he has vote he has power,
and a set Of cringing sycophants fawn about
him, tremulopsly lick the hand that smies
them, and doal upon him as the filthy bird
feeds upon the mass OF corruption. A.
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W. like modesty wherever we find il. No trait
of character is more pleasing tous. Talents, ac..
quirements beluty-all sink in our estimation,
where heavenly grace and modesty are wanle -
M females have CHAINS TO us, who are deficient
in this respect We are often led 10 repeat with
the amiabe Cowper:-- .ts ''ta. /.
"Truc mode,ty is discerning grace, a.
And only bushes in the proper place;
Bat counterfeit is blud, aud skulks through fear
Where tis shame to be ashamed to appear;
Humility the parent Of the first.
The last by vanity produced and nursed."
Thompson has also drawn a fine picture OF
modesty.- . 4.r.r. a.
'The modest virtues mingled in her eys,
Still on the ground detected, daring all
sTheir humid beams into the blooming flowers"
Who would be love and respected must be mod
est. No females can be really beloved without
Ills ordinate trait ....., ..,,.-.. r
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uy the lightning Liue.
Three Minutes Later from Bcrtrick,

~ The village of Berwck-or, as our
friend Ceilings was pleased TO call it, when
we were sojouning there, "Gracd Hih"-
bids fair to outstrip both Wilkesbarre and
Bloomshurg in her Improvements, Her en-
Ierprislng citizens have, at no inconsiderable
expense, lately erected a beautiful reservoir
aud wafer works, and will soon be plentiful
ly supplied with water On Monday last,
too, their line of telegraph went into opera
tion, and they were receiving news from
Easton, Philadelphia, Washington, &c, &C.,
in an inconceiyably short space OF time.-
When will the citizens Of B.oomsburg move
in this matter! 1t is to be hoped that tie
county 1--WE beg pardon-we mean the coun-
ty-saat) will shell out something towards this
truly great enterprise. Oh,ye Hoomsburgh-
ers
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PROFESSIONAL BEGGARs-The Italian Be-
nevolent Society in New Orleans cautions
the public asainsithe hordes of professional
peggats from Italy, now in the United States
They say these solicitors CT elemosonary aid
are impostors, who make an annual visit
from Italy are professed beggars, and follow
it as regular trade. The number is annu-
ally increasing, for at the close of the season
they return home wilh more money than
they ever saw before, aud their success slim
ulales others to follow their example The
brig Louisiana, which recently arrived there
from Genoa, brought as passengers sevony
Of these characters, covered with rags, YER
min and filth, all of whom are now no doubt
following their vocation The police OF the
cities should pay their respects 10 these i'm
posters, and rid the streets Of their presence
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D~ The correspondent of the Philadel-
phia Times writes of Montour county as fol.
lows:-
"rhe number of applications for new
counties this session are numerous as novel;
Among them is the county of Montour,
which has already passed the Senate: but
whose success in the other branch l would
not like TO give much for. In word, be-
leve it will be defeated. | am led to this
conclusion, from the fact, that its advocates,
both in and out ofthe Legislature, are OBJ
roxious 10 the majority in the lower House''
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E-It is reported that Bamum is exhibit
ing at his Museum, Baltimore member Of
one of the second family OF Virginia. The
gcnuineness of the phenomena's pretensions
is inferred from his habits; he neither smokes
nor chews tobacco, nor swears, nor drinks,
nor breeds slaves; he never held an office,
but always earned his living, and is no, at all
ardent.