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TEMPERANCE ARAREss.

Gy The Rev. ions CHAnprRs, of Philadelphia,
delivered Address Temperance in the Presby-
teFian Church, in this place, last Tuesday eve
Ming, which was listened to with marked attention
and interest.
We have heard great many Temperance speech
es bat never heard any who handled this
subject well ns the Rev. gentleman alluded 10,
and we regret that he could not have been heard by
every man and woman in the county. Whilst his
style is clear, easy forcible and eoquent his Ian
guage is moderate, cha>te, and convincing and
ike most temperance Lecturers, he gives character
TO the he ardenty es?ouses by the omission
OF all vulgar phrases and dish-water anecdotes He
portrays the genefaievils OF intempcrance, without
making those io~ personal alitssto"y which often
render temperance meetings assye fxJce, ard he is
evidently opposed 10 haueig tie eaase Of Temperance
NE shirts Of tie olicaL garies Of Tie tag, as some
ndiscIeet trying 10 do. lie wants il to stand
upon It's own merits. In the course OF his address,
the Rev gentleman took occasion 10 say, Incidental
y, in alludiug TO the s'Know Nothing order which
has recently sprung into existence, thar he desired
to have no association or coieef ion with this s'SE-
cRET SWORN CoMBlafATloN,'' sentiment
which will find hearty response in the bosom OF
every eorreet mind in the Commonwealth, whether
Democrat or Wing.
One OF the great misforuncs Of the age is, tina; too
many ''Kuow Nothings' have undertaken to finkey
the Temperance cause, and hence it is unusual
thing to speakers addressing empty benches, and
passing resolutions by the kind of dsn,6 eotcrx,
as rrBLIc SENTIMENT! j. the people were satisfied
that gentlemen of the ability aad eaa4or Of DR..
CHAMBERS would address them, when Temperance
meetings called, all classes and conditions oI
mankind would throng the place. and listen with
speet.u attention.
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r. We have read with GREAT pleasure and
with pro6t the Address delivered bv Gov. R,c-
LnR at the OPENING for the reception Of inmates
Of the n.u Dsrartrr.n, af IN. uonss If E.f,ao
for Jpvenie DsIinonents IN pbiIaapInbia u.b,rb
we lay before our readers, entire. this week.
We invite for il an attentive perusaI. Il is
alike crrditable to the mind and the heart Of the
author.
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a,ne f,r Tho Iorcery of rocI.t bondt.amcb;,r
and ancbad them into eternity for the tbef If
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sickness Of bodv and Of sopl unbssded norared
for. EXCEPT by brutal iailors as cruel as bood-
thirsty, as the codes Of which they were the
ministers.
uowavs, The s,ecr,.t;vs writer's of ,ba lost
csntprv pav have recogoized tho ,rincirl,. that
the real object Of napisbrnrnt Is tbs urrysnt;on
If crime and no, tba tartnr,nr Of ~. n,isoner
i was lef, for a.. rinote.n,b ce,,nry AMI ,,or,.
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Of Mr.. and Mrs. Nilsson, WAS arrested IN ,h,.
place On Monday night iasi, but from some
cause or oiherlnot - planned be was allowed &,
depart.
.Fhe person arrested had arrived on The even.
ing train, when tlle1ears We're iinrnrdiateh,
boarded by the oiEiceTsoi that city. He w,s
noticed to take hack instead Of ~ omnibus. as
the rest Of the passengers did to dfive 10 tbs
Rock Island depot. The officer suspeclng bir
called the driver and jumped into the hack
making some excuse for the Intrusion.
Al the depot the suspected person was ii
formed that he must be searched, which he gent
ly submitted 10, but turning pale as death and
acting very strangely. The train was waiting
and the officer: imagining perhaps that he had
the wrong man, allowed him to depart.
On The following morning some officers from
Cincinnati arrived at Chicago, and more minutp
description Of Arrisop being given, the officer
who made the arrest seemed to be satisfied that
he had hands on the right man.
Cur police are now on his track, and if he
was the person, they will be sure to capture
him Ca8tsRAafa CommerciM.
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Franklin House.
Chesnut Sired, befsreea Third and Fouri

Chestnut Sired, befWeen Tiird and Fouft@-
PHLADELPulA, July 2lst
OLIVER H. P. PARKER, of Chic, and JAMES
II. LAIRD, of this city, having leased the above
we'll known and popular house, for term OF
years, are now prepared 10 accommodate guests IN
a manner equal to any hoase in the City.
The location Of this House is superior to any
other, being in immediate proximity to bnslneSs;
also to most of the Banks, Public Offices, Post
Office and the Exchange, where omnbussrs
start for all parts of thr City.
The house having bern put in thorough re-
pair, and new furniture added, with many mod
ern improvements, will add much TO the COM
fort of guests. The tables will at all times be
supplied whA-the best the market affords, ana
nothing shall be wanting, on our part, 10 MAKE
the FRANKLIN truly the Travellers Home.
Your patronage is most respectfully soliclte0
PARKER & LAIRD.
July 81, 1854.
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Good adrica.

Those who imagine they sre a split in the
Democratic party, should keep their fingers out
OF the crack, or they will be very apt 10 get
caught, as the five Indians did, who bad taken
white man prisoner. He promised 10 90 with
them peaceaaIy ifthey would first help him
split log be was driving a wedge INTO They
all claPped Their fingers into the crack and
pulled each way, when tie white man knocked
the wedge out and chad them aii.o
A few disappointed otIlcer-S-rkers are trying
10 drive a wedge into the Democratic party, and
split it. If our Wing friends can find per-
crp;i5Ir crack yet, we advise them TO be eau
tious about putting their fingers into ii. The
wedge viii soon be knocked out. The Demo-
cratic party is too tough and well seasoned 10
be split; and those who try to do it will not
succeed. II is the party of the people, and of
the constitution, and it must not be Destroyed
Pitts Post.
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Editors in Town.

&c seNARY LEspea, Esq, formerly of this paees
and at present Editor Of the Hanover Speciator in
Yorl, County, has been spending few days at the
Bedford Springs also, JAMEs b. SAMSON, Esq. Edi-
tor Of the Fulton Demoerat.
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destitute, who may sin, from the force Of their
unhappy condition. A master and rod OF cnr-
rectian for the wayward, the vicious and re-
fractory. Within its spacious apartments let
all such be gathered, not 10 be punished and
disgraced as erininals. aud then returned to
their old associations 10 repeat their offences;
but to be cured If possible Of moral pollution; to
be instructed in The rudIments OF education; In
lessons OF virtue and truth: TO be trained to ha-
bits OF industry and obedience; 10 be made
sswiser and better and thencrlorth togo abroad
into The world, shielded by the benign princi-
pies thus inbibed, and taking then. positions in
society as useful and honorable members, bear
ing willing and emphatic testimony 10 the mrr-
It's Of this charity.
What gigantic work II were enough to
star!le the most sangnine, and yet am free to
predict io- the Refuge, a brilliant triumph IN the
accomplishment OF the task.
Il was the proud boast of the Romans that,
s'whist the coliseum stands, Rome shall stand"
The thought was vain, for "rme's tiiacing fin
ger" ever points 10 the faIiacy Of human ex-
pectaioas. The humblrd pride and departed
grandeur of the once mistress Of the world
ate fitting commentary upon worldly am
htion. But in the benign principles ofyoGr
institution you have the grounds OF rational,
a Far more religious belief that, long after the
proud structure YOU have erected shall have
crumbled to dust, the results of It's practical and
genuine bencvoltnce will remain your most fit
ting monument, aud, through all coming time,
exercise healthy influence upon the peace
and welfare Of your beloved city and common
wealth.
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&c Among the arrivals at the Springs during the
last few days, pleased to observe Gen. II. D..
FosrEe, I. J. BARCLAY, Esq, II. P. LAIRD Esq,
aud DR.. S. P. BEowN, of Westmoreland-Gr p.
HAunroN. Esq, OF Pittsburg, and Col CnANpEns
MckirsEN, OF the Merchants Hotel, Philadelphia
The place IS rapidly filing up, and the bids
fair 10 be gooti one.
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The Baltimore Patriot, Wing, thus
comments on the t!isbanding Of the Wing par
ty =
Whatever of ancient sympathy we may have
had with The gallant Northern Wings whUztood
By Webster and Fillmore when they stood by
the Union and the rights of the South, we can
feel little regret at parting with faction whose
leaders are mercenary, aud whose masses mad.
Ii that faction would rather see the fugitive ne
gro protected than the manufacturer; if it likes
better the friendship of Garrison and Frederick
Douglas than that Of J. P. Benjamin, or Alex
ander Stephens, or Meredith p. Gentry: fit
prefers a naked and supererogatory decree ex-
cluding the South from territory which she
never expected TO occupy, TO a cordial inter
change OF products and iberal cession OF COM
meIclal advantages; II Il would swap the sister
States of the South for monaIchiai CanaGa-ior
| Canada, whose population was driven from the
Republican colonies because they would not de-
ieng! their llertles--Who still repeat the tradi-
tons OF confiscatIou an exile. who sneer at our
institutions and laud with obsequious loyalty
those which they have derived from the crown.
Ii the Northern Wings prefer an alliance with
those who quilted their Southern homes to lay
on Boston Heights confronting a powerful foe
without the ammunition TO have repuIsed him
who endured the trials OF Valley Forge-who
met the confident foe at Monmouth, and crossed
| the wintry Delaware to strike a blow for free
dom when she almost despaired of existence
who bIed with the men Of Massachusetts in the
| trfpChes of Yorktown, and saw the BUNDLED
battalion Of the naughty invaders pile their
! weapons at their feet Ifihe Northern Whies
are willing as they have proitssed, to exchange
American frtenen for Beitish subjects and Re-
/ publican Wings for rsnegades, lanatics, and fu-
/ gItive siaye'. We cannot under such cifcuu,-
stances withhold our approval. Selt-resppcl--
the protection Of our hres.de demands ii, and it
| Is done.
E5~ We aothorized 10 announce Mai. SAau.rL
IL. TATE, OF this Borough, a candidate for Pro-
hoaatory subject to the decision Of the Democratic
! County Convention.
! Is We aFe authorized 10 announce WM n. Rail-,
ESQ. of Bedford, candidate for the Legislatures
subject TO the decision Of the Democratic District
| Conference.
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Cgr The Democratic State Central Committee
have published their first address, and, was 10 be
expected, il is masferiy production. We will lay
it belare readers in the Ga@efte of next week,
and invite for it a careful perusal. VIZ presume
from the pen of the talented chairman, Mr.. BoSnAM.
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'GoD BLESS YOU MY LITTLE Fellow !''-
A crippled bsggar, in large city, was striving
to PICK up some old clothes tnat had been
thrown him from window, when a crowd of
rude boys gathered about him, miinicking bis
awkward movements, aud hooting al his help
lessness and rags. Presently noble little tel
low came up, and pushing through the crowd,
helped the poor crippled man to pick up his
gilS and placed them ID a bundle. Then slip
ping piece ei silver INTO hls hand, he was
running away, when voice far above hun
said, ''Little boy with a straw hat look up"
He did 50; aud lady, leaning from au upper.
window, SAID earnestly, s'God bless you, my
little trow-God Will bless YOU for that."-
The lady was the wife OF man so distinguished
among the great men OF this world, that every
one OF these boys would have been proud to OBJ
tain her appreciation, and when she wrote down
his name, as one she wished to remember, he
felt more than paid tor all that he had done.--
As he walked along, he thought how glad he
bad made his own heart by doing good. He
thought olthe poor 5eggar'S grateful look; then
of the lady's smile, and her words of approval,
and last, but better than all, hp could hear his
Heavenly Father whispering, ''BeSsed are the
merciful for they shall obtain mercy"
Little reader, when you have an opportunity
to do good, and feel tempted 10 neglect il, re-
member "the little boy with the straw hat.'
SuPpoSED Traces on ApPISoN VIZ learn
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c. We invite attention the advertisement Of
proper column.
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"AiHllIed drums were beailng,
Funeral marches 10 the grave.


Here is the letter:-
ssMy Dear Husband As it is some time since
you let US for California, | suppose You would be
glad 10 hear how getting along vour abb
sence. am happy TO say that we are all enjoying
very good health on the whole Just al present two
OF the boys have got the small p0x, Amanda Jane
has got the typhuS fever Betsey down with the
measles, Samuel got hooked by the COW the other
day and little Peter has just chopped OF! Of his
fingers with The hatchet. It's great mercy that he
didn't chop them all Off With these rrifiins excep-
tions, are all well, and getting along nicely
\ Oh needn't be at all anxious about Us
81 almost forgot to say that Sarah Matilda eloped
last week with !in-pedlar. Poor slrl she's been
waiting for the last ten years for chance. and
glad she's got married at last. She needn't have
taken the trouble TO clope though. She was great
eater; and ind the baked beans don't 90 oil near
fast now they did The way that girl would dip
into the pork and beans caution to the rest Of
the family.
'sThe cow took il into her head Yesterday 10 run
away, which was very fortunate, l'm sare, Tor the
barn caught fire and was consumed. was in hopes
that the house would 90 too, for it's very inconven-
lent, but the wind was the wrong way, so it didn't
receive much injury.
'SSome boys broke into the orchard the other day.
and stripped all the fruit trees. glad of il, for
if they hadn't, presume the children would have
made themselves sick by enting too much.
'sHopng that yoa enjoy yourself in California as
wellas we do at home, | remain your afeetionate
wife"
Gov BlcLrR. His Excelency, Gov. Bic
LEG, arrived IN town on Friday last, says the
ClearGeld Republican, where bis family has
been soiourning for some weeks, and where he
purposes spending a few days Of relaxation
aniong BIS former neighbors and friends. The
Governor is in good health and spirts-and if
we were TO Judge from the warm and hearty
greetings with which he is welcomed by our
citizens ofail parties, we should guess that he
retains quite as much ''character" as he possess
ed some. thirteen years ago, when there was but
single vote polled against him in the couaty
for the State Senate.
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TIM SurREMe CouRT of Pennsylvania
has decreed that bid made for property wbich
is selling at shefitl''s sale, may be withdrawn at
any time before the property is knocked down
10 the bidder, notwithstanding the notice ot|aie
may have declared that $50 person shall rrtGact
his or her bid They require the bidder bow
ever, to pay the legal costs Of a second sale,
should the retsaction Of his bid render one ae-
cessarY.
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LooIi al tie Fright side.

Away with long faces What is the use ofloot
ing if You had d ticket for funeral? Can't
you find any better for this world than "a vale
of tears and sscene OF trbulation ?'' II YOU can't
it VIII do you good to read letter which a friend
has ust furnished II is from a wiie in Massaehu-
setts TO her husband in California She doeSu't M
teud TO 20 through the world with an air as ii
"Mufied drums were beating,
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SUPPOSED Traces OF ARRIsoN.-We learn
ed from gentleman just arrived from Chicago
that person, answering in many respects the
description Of Arrison, the supposed murderer
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SAD OccuREENcE.-On Monday, most dis
tressing accident took place IN St. Louis, Mo:
A little girl, about ten years OF age, tell into
well, while getting drink. A man, named
Alopp, saw the child fall, and went to her assls-
tance, but having descended into the we'll and
caught the child be became suddenly sick and
was unable 10 hold on 10 the rope, overcome,
probably, by the foul air, and both man and
child were drowned before assistance could he
rendered.
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Democratic State Tioket.
GOVERNOR:
HON. WILLIAM BialER.
JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT.
HON. JERE Rq!Asi 6. BLACK.
CANAL COMMISSIONER:
COL. HENRY s. MOTT.
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From the Bermuda Advertiser, July 4.
FfgaJpI Racages Of ChoIera IN Barbadoss
Ouer I'wo THOUSAND Deaths.

Ou9r Iwo thousand Deaths.
Cn Thursday last the schooner Pheuix, Capt.
Nathaniel Dunscombe, arrived from Barbados,
in ID days, at which place the cholera was fear
fully raging; up 10 the 18th ult the mortality of
deaths were 100 to 200 per day, in Bridgttown
alone. and the malady was still on the increase
When the PhgnX left, there was no abate-
ment the plague was almost entirely confined
to the lower classes and to the intemperate,
which it seldom failed to carry oil; but with
those living temperately, and in regular moral
habits, when prompt applications were used,
tie disease was generally arrested and the pa
tentS recovered.
In day The deaths numbered 244, and by
the 18th u!t., the aggregate as well as could be
ascertaiued were 2,l07. The editor OF the
BmJadiau, Mr. ClInkett, has fallen by the des-
troyer: one OF the editors OF the Liberal and the
editor OF the Globe have both been attacked
Out Of one hundred and fifty prisoners in brdg
town only thirteen have escaped. The prison
doors We're thrown open and the prisoners set
free.
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- We are authorized 10 announce Maj. SAMUEL
ii. iATE, OF this Borough, as candidate for Pro-
thonatory subject to the decision Of the Democratic
County Convention.
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SINGULAR SUIclDE.-Mary Davis, a young
woman who has for some time been living with
the family of Rev DIR. Babcock, died at clock
on Thursday morning, from the effects oi poison
taken the day before. We learn from DR.. B!akt,
her attending physician, that on "Wednesday
morning she purchased hall an ounce OF Corros-
siye Sublinate at the store of DR.. Brooks IA
quantity sufficient 10 kill fifty persons) of which
she took 172 grains. The usual remedies were
resored to, but failed to relieve the unfortunate
victim. She committed the rash act in conse-
quence Of disturbance which originated in her
marriage, last Sunday, to young man to whom
her friends were opposed Coaoes Cataract.
She was an Iristi Protestant and the young man
a Catholic, which was the cause OF the distur-
bance-hvr relatives severely upbraiding her
tormarryiag a Cathohc.-Troy Badga.
Loss OF OYER SEVEN HUNpREp LiyEs.-lhe
Peruvian TRANSPORT Mercedes, bound from CaSina
to Callae, with about eight hundred troops on
board, struck upon rock near the mouth OF
CaSma harbor, on the morning of the lst uIt.-
The Mercedes was accompanied by the Govern
ment Steamer Rimir, the officers OF which ten
dered every possible assistance, but without e-
feet. The Mercedes went down soon after she
struck. carrying with her seven hundred and
thirty-one persons.
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G5~ We are authorized 10 announce WM. d. Rail-,
ESQ. OF Bedford, candidate for the Legislatures
subject 10 the decision Of the Democratic District
Conference.
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/1y The Connecticut House of Repres eniatives
(Whig and 4bolttOa) recently passed resolution by
a vote OF llG to y 10 amend the State Constitution
so as to allow NEGROES to vote on the same terms
as white men-also amendment 10 prohibit any
person from voting who cannot read. The
body elected rank Aboitionsf 10 the United States
Senate
Demoine courier., 1854-12-14
What is up!--Great Naval Prepara-
tiODS.

A few days ago the Commander of
the Philadelphia Navy Yard was direct
edsto get the United States sloop. of-war
jamestown ready for sea Immediately.
Her destination, of course, has not been
divulged TO the public.
On w Wednesday last, orders were re-
ceived at the Navy Yard, from the De-
par;ment at Washington, to fit out the
irigate Congress with all possible dis
patch. About so men were immediate.
iy SET to work on her, and she will be in
readiness for sea in about two weeks
from the time the order was received
81 was understood the New York
Commercial Advertiser says, "that the
Congress. had been laid up for lhe win
ter. This change of purpose would
naturally occasion some speculation
The destination of the ship is not posi-.
lively known as yet, bu. it is rumored
that she will 60 to the Mediterranean az
the flagship of the squadroL."
!. The work on the Saline al Brooklyn
has been quickened by the addition of a
number of men. and every effor. is max
ing to get her ready for sea with the ut
most dispatch. lE ~ s,e.