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VERY ClEAR.-The City papers Of

VERY OLEAR.-l ne wy PaPeia vi
last week, are filled with cards OF pri-
vate individuals who with commenda-
bic zeal take upon themselves to set
the public right, in reference to
some new political cat jumping, cal
culated to mislead them.
Patriotic gentlemen! What an
enormous debt of gratitude, grateful
public owes you, for wasting your
ti1ne-to say nothing of your dearly
earned money, paid out in advertise
ments, solely to disabuse erroneous
impressions, and set the dear people
right. How can the country reward
you for this ? Certainly, not by thrust
ing the cares and troubles Of office
upon you; this would be adding in
suit to injury. No, there should be a
fnnd---an ample net accumuIatlng
fund, for the support of such dis'nter'
ested patriotism. If this be not done :;
what is to become Of the nation :!
Why, these card writing, speech max
ing, resolution offering, unwavering
friends of the Constitution and the
laws--these self sacrificing republicans,
whcoknow no North i; no South; no
East, no West who in point OF fact
know nothing but the Countryside
whole country, with undivided spoi|s !;
are the very salt of the sea they
are the very watch dogs, on the "Tow-
er, :" ready to pounce upon any luck
less goose, who cackles in the temple
OF Liberty
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AN IDEA.--The Hudson On. Y.
Gazette says that at marble yard near
its Office they are preparing grave
stones with daguerreotypes Of the de-
ceased set in the marble. The idea
is poetic, and if generally followed
would make living galleries, through
which the eye would delight to wan
der, on the gloomy graveyards.
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SENATOR Books AND # JonN, -

SENATOR BROOKS AND JOHN,
ARCHBISHOP OF New YoRK.-Messrs.
DE Wit d Davenport, New York,
have our thanks for volume, con-
tanning the controversy between Sena-
tor Brooks and BISHOP HueHEs.-
Every thinking man who desires to
be correctly informed in reference to
the question involved in this publica-
tion-(than which there is none other
Of greater magnitude to this nation)
should get the book, read and ponder
well upon it. We presume that Nc
Cormick & Co., will have the work
early. and it will be eagerly sought af
ter. In glancing hastily over its pages,
the following strikes our attention:
Already there are a Gordon of Bish-
ops. Priests and Vicar Generals,
stretching from the Atlantic to the
Pacific. About 100000 of its vota-
ries are now in the United States. be.
sides sixteen hundred Priests, forty
Bishops, seven Archbishops, one hun
dred colleges, seventeen hundred
churches, numerous converts and nun
neries, and all these are banded and
combined. and not divided as are the
Protestants into many sects. The SUI
premacy of the Church over the State,
so far from being untrue, is almost q
church dogma, and the Romanist who
to-day would, if need be, sacrifice the
State for Church would be sainted,
blessed and shrined at Rome. | have
been amazed to hear any one deny
this. 1t is recorded in church canons
and church bulls over and over again.
1t is written upon thousand pages
of church history, and for many CEN
turtles of time.
In this free land the few Catholics
born upon the soil, like those from
Maryland, and Of which Charles Car
roll WAS type, and some few educa-
ted persons, under the influence Of
more intelligent ideas Of personal lib
erty and priestly authority, decline to
submit to the tyranny of Pontificial
power. But all Priests know that the
entire subsection of the world to the
Pope, and by what is called divine
right is doctrine promulgated to
them, and inculcated by them. Eter-
nal damnation. indeed, by more than
one Papal Bull is held to be the GER
tain punishment of unbelievers and
heretics. Let me read extracts from
some of these oaths, anathemas and
accommodations, here, and then let
the intelligent judgments of men an
swer what must be the moral and 20
litical effect Of u power concentrated
all over the world, and built upon a
foundation of Fear, Despotism and Ig-
norance sH ef'.4
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T Louis Adolphes Estrampes,
brother of Francisco Estrampes, lately
garroted at Havana, is now in New
York and about to become citizen.
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EF There is no disposition Oh

Es- There is no disposition on
our part to fight the Concordia
Intelligencer, over the Battle Of Or
leans The picture speaks for itself.
Mr.. Charles r. Fisher is evidently a
"great artist y at least in the eye of
the Intelligencer; and as it does
not materially interfere with our in.
terest that he should pass as such, be
may pass. He has the consolation
to know (no doubt that he is not the
only man alive, who has mistaken
his calling. .s, f,es - e.+
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BE CAREFUL AND FAIL Nor-Make

BE cAREruLAND FAIL sogg-Make
debts spairingly; and if you are for
ced to ask time on some new gen
gan, that you know not what to do
with ovhen you have it do not for
forget that the time for payment, will
most certainly come. If you make
an engagement fulfil it, if-you can.
Promise not, for you will be expected
to perform, and damages to your
character Gf you have any will GER
tainly accrue if you do not. Mr..
Edward Clark at Pittsburg, has just
had to find $1,000 for damages to
Miss Mary Brown Smith, for failing
to marry her according to promise.
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it,up. 49,.
The WORLDS MEDICAL CoNvEN-
This body, which is to pass
upon the merits Of each system now
in vogue, was to have met in New
York city, on the 1st inst. How diff
culties are to be arranged how, an
armistice Of peace, is 10 be arrived at,
and some system setteled upon for
the Medical Worlds faith aud prac-
tice, we cannot see. It has been
suggested that a grand spiritual con-
vention take place, at Rochester !;
where all those who have power to
raise spirits, assemble and call up the
army Of the dead the spirit Of each
to answer the following questions
When were you killed; how, and
who bya" An account TO be opened,
with each system, and allopathics
homopathics, hydropathics, each char
ed separately with its own sins. The
system under which least murder has
been practiced /; to be pronounced
the Faith Of the fssplty."
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The Worlds SAFE COMPANY
This is the title of Philadel phia
house, to which the attention of Ban
kers, Brokers, Bnrkeepers, merchants,
Jews and jewelers. is called. They
make thief proof, fire proof and water
proof, Safes. Salamanders-suppos-
ed to be proof against the heat Of the
furnace itself
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10 Yesterday we bad the pleas
ure Of taking by the fist our friend
Reed, Of the Piny Woodsman. He
came through the country and forded
the creeks in order to be present and
assist in the deliberations of the De.
mocracy now in convention assembled.
It is the first time we have had the
pleasure to meet our contemporary,
and arc agreeably surprised to find
that our estimate Of a clever fellow,
was down too low. We hope the
claims Of the State Of Livingston,
will not be overlooked, in making,
up State ticket.
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70 On the 4th prox,, an iron Stat
ne Of Henry Clay is to be erected at
Pottsville Pa.
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This is the title OF q Phlladelphla
house, to which the attention of Ban
kers, Brokers, Barkeepers, merchants,
Jews and jewelers. is called. They
make thief proof, fire proof and water
proof, Safes. Salamanders-suppos-
ed to be proof against the heat Of the
furnace itself.
~ A recent French writer says {:
No one else can say word while
Theirs is talking, and it is only when
he shaves that one can get chance Of
being listenedt to by him. Only while
the razor is at bis throat is be silent,
and vouchsafe attention. Theirs can
speak from morning till midnight, I'M
wearied over new sparkling thought,
ever new plays of wit flashing forth
rejoicing bis audience, teaching, bin
ing might say spoken firework.
To- A Washington correspondent
of the Herald says that President
Pierce has not recalled Mr.. Percy in
disgrace, but will give him another
position.-Gazette.
What does this mean The Presi-
dent has not recalled Mr.. Percy in
disgrace Who is Mr.. Percy and
what has he been doing to be called
Percy in disgrace Does our neigh
Dor mean to say, that Percy has dis
gracsd himself? If SO Percy, should
60 to work himself and repair the
damage done his character. Certainly
Mr.. Pierce cannot do it by putting
Percy in another position
CoRN CAKE.-A special premium
was awarded to Mr.. Charles w. Wam-
pole, at the late fair ofthe Montgom-
cry (Ala.) Agricultural Society, for a
corn cake, made after the following
recipe: axiHt
Take the white Of eight eggs; one
fourth pound each of corn starch, flour
and butter half pound sugar Que
tea spoonful ofcream of tarter half
tea-spoopful of soda. Flavor with al
mond it suit the taste
E The Main Liquor law Juror is
reacting with vengeance. In Illinois
the anti -prohibitionists have recently
defeated their opponents by large
majority. An anti-prohibition mass
meeting was held at Lancaster, Pa,
on Saturday. It was largely by attend
ed. The delegration from Berks coun-
ty and the upper townships Of Lancas-
ter county exceeded mile in length.
In Massachusetts, Rufus Choate, Elias
Merwin, G G. Loring. and Sydney
Bartlett, have delivered an opinion that
the liquor law of that State is uncon-
constitutional in its most important
provisions. The Mair lawites are
unfortunate in drafting their statutes.
Fools AND THEIR MONEY An old
stove belonging to district in Cornish
N. H., discarded for its imperfections
and worth in itself less than dollar,
is the bone of contention between two
pugnacious individuals, and the cost of
the law suits arising from it, amount
already to over FIVE hundred dollars.
The defendant was charged with TAX
ing the stove without leave.
The LATE HURRICANE Many
wonderful doings Of the late hurricane
which lately swept over Illinois and
Missouri are recorded in the western
papers.-The Cass County Gazette
says:
Great numbers of birds rabbits,
&c, were found torn to pieces in its
course and we are informed that the
poultry of Mr., Young which were not
killed we're stripped as mokea as II
they had been sscalded and picked for
the tryingpan.
70 On the 4th prox,, an iron Stat
ue of Henry Clay is to be erected at
Pottsville Pa.
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It is said Lola Moptes is about to
return to the stage, and that that me-
gotiations are pending between her
and Mr.. Barnum for New York, 81,
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Mvention of Spectacles.-A monk,
named Rivalto, mentions in sermon
preached in Florence in 1906, that
spectacles had then been known about
twenty years. This would pla,e the
invention in the year 1875.
The curious and exquisitely finish
ed ivories sent home by Mr.. Layard
from Nineveh, when they reached
England, seemed about to crumble
into dust. The keen eye of modern
science instantly detected the cause
Of decay. "Boil Them" it said, !" in
preparation Of gelatine; it is that
constituent part Of the ivory which
has persisted" 1t was done, and the
worries are as hard and firm as when
first carved they may last another
thousand years. @
70 Alderman Place resigned bis
place in the Common Council on
Tuesday night last. This leaves a
place vacant. We hope as good a
man as Place, will be selected to Gil
the place, Of the aforesaid Alderman
Place.
20 The company who went with
Mons. Gudrod in his last balloon ascen-
sion, assembled, to the height of 1000
feet. Everything there spoken, is said
to have returned in few minutes
after, in loud echo.
ss.4 --e->-s- a.f-...s
BARNuM's ANIMAL SHow.-This
disgusting exhibition Of fat brats, got,
it would seem in spirit of rivalry
among beastly women. for show pur-
poses; turns out to be profitable
speculation. The exhibition will there
fore be continued fer week or ten
days longer, and lean men and fat
gross women, and small, spinters and
bachelors, and blushing maidens, like
the new blown rose, must join in, and
stumble over one other in order to get
look at the -, shall we say ''wo'
man" who takes premium on twins"
Was there ever-at any period Of
the worlds = history, a more disgusting
sight, than this baby show must be ?
And yet Mr., Barnum, is great tenn
peraSsSe leader, and would set himself
up at the head of the r1oral reformers
of this chaste and virtuouss age.
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The MARCH OF IMPROVEMENT
For the past week, Third street has
been hemmed up with moving hous-
es. An ancient residenter-between
Florida and Convention Streets--a
house that has in its day, served
many purposes was actually split
open and one half moved down the
street, whilst the other went up;
both were seperated-alas forever
separated and seeking more quit
retreat in our extensive suburbs.
The best friends must part, and it is a
consolation for us to think that time,
not only kills us, but also puts IN end
to our enimies, There is rather a
dangerous looking one-sided picket
fence, on Third street, the property Of
-, will be do us the favor to fix
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Fools AND THEIR MONEY An old
stove belonging to a district in Cornish
N. H., discarded for its imperfections
and worth in itself less than dollar,
is the bone of contention between two
pugnacious individuals, and the cost of
the law suits arising from it, amount
already to over FIVE hundred dollars.
The defendant was charged with TAX
ing the stove without leave.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-03-17

FOREIGN NEws.-The steamer Pacific arriv-
ed at New York on Wednesday morning last.
She brings ten days later intelligence which is
quite interesting. The Palmerston ministry,
within ten days from its formation, had fallen
to peces--the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
the Home Secretary, and the chief Lord Of the
Admiralty having resigned The ostensible
cause Of their resignation was the success of
Mr.. Roebuck'S motion for a Committee to in
quire into the mismanagement of the war 1t
was we'll understood that besides the cause spe-
cliled, there were points of private disagreement
wich rendered it impossible for the members of
the Cabinet to act together.
1t is noticeable that in the Parliamentary
explanations the members of the Government
express hopes, confident hopes, that the pend
ing negotiations will lead to an honorable peace.
Nevertheless none of the nations relax in their
war activity
The Emperor of the French seems determin-
ed to proceed to the Crimea to see, in person,
what is going on, and no doubt would, if he
could time his visit so as to be present at the
fall of Sevastopol England and Austria have
advised him to stay at home His absence, it
is said would not, in any case, exceed thirty
days.
Russia has declared war on Sardinia. 1t is
stated, but on the faith Of obscure correspon-
dence-that Tuscany has joined the Western
Alliance. Naples has not
Affairs before Sevastopol are unchanged. A
battle has been fought at Eupatoria. On the
18th Gen. Liprandi, with force about equal
to, or perhaps few thousand superior to the
Turks, attacked them, and after four hours fir
ing retired beyond the range of the shells from
the English ships, the Turks not pursuing. Omer
Pasha commanded
There is nothing whatever new from the
Danube.
Lord Raglan is said to have resigned, to
avoid recall. The Earl of Lucan and other Of
icers have been invited to resign.
Joseph Hume is dead-much respected and
regretted.
Very inclement weather had caused suffer
ing among the poor in England and riots had
occurred at Liverpool and London. A change
for the better was apparent within the past few
days
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those certainly not unfriendly to him. that at
the time Of the first attempt to elect, he was
at Harrisburg, friendly to, and secretly endea-
yoring to aid CAMERON. AT the next meeting
Of the Convention, we were g on hand" ourself,
and whenever anything was said about him, it
seemed to be the general understanding that he
would, if he could, help CAMERON. The remarks
that We heard made in public conversations,
conveyed anything but favorable opinion of
his Importance and were not particularly fiat
tering to him generally That he was in the
employ of CAMERON. we can only say that we
firmly believe, and we know that such was the
belief of every anti-CAMERoN man with whom
we conversed at Harrisburg; and we made it a
point to "post ourself up on the subject. He
has certainly been very careful throughout the
contest not to express any word Of discourage
mcnt or unkindness' Of Mr. CAMERON through
the columns of his paper, Notwithstanding his
intimate personal relations with "the great
Statesman and man of spotless private charac-
ter, JAMES BUCHANAN" What means this om-
nous silence, when Mr. BUcHANANs body guard
have been on the alert a?
1t is more in sorrow than in anger we have
followed Mr. CHASE through his twistngs and
subterfuges- we have exposed his fimsy
pretexts. We have confined ourselves simply
to the letter We do not seek to retort back
the ungentemanly language he employs. tits
not such as our readers are accustomed to find
in our columns. We awaited the appearance
of the Demoorat with much anxiety that Mr.
CHASE would be able to explain with credit to
himself a transaction so ncfarious on its face
We felt that a mis-step of this kind was fatal
to the reputation and fortunes of young man.
Mr.. CHASE apparently glories in its iniquity.-
The consequences are his own. Like the ghost
| of the murdered Banquo this mutilated letter
will rise up against him--a SCARLET LETTER.
to proclaim his guilt, and cover him with re-
morse and confusion An error in Judgment
he might outlye and oyercome-but the part
he has had in this disreputable transaction will
cling to him as the poisoned shirt of Nessus,
destroying public confidence in his integrity,
and weakening the influence he should WELD as
an editor.
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ENGLAND CoUST1NG The CosT OF THE WAR
MIR. Bright, clear headed merchant of Eng
land, and member Of Parliament, has been
figuring up one years cost Of the war. He
calculates that the British are paying one hun
dred and fifty millions Of dollars more for food
on account of the war, while the government
are spending one hundred millions Of dollars
extra on the same account and what is there
obtained in return Wheat is selling in Eng
laud for 73s. Id. quarter, or Is. Cd. higher
than the highest price ever known since 1919
Yet The harvest OF 1854 in England was the
most productive ever known. He gives it as
his solemn belief thatif the foreign policy keeps
food up so high six millions quarters of corn
being kept out of the country by war, before
two years are over the Government will shoot
Englishmen in the streets. Hundreds of sail
ing vessels, and sixty or seventy of the largest
steamers, instead of carrying passengers asd
manufactures to all parts of the world are now
employed most unproductively in carrying sol
dcrs, horses, stores, shot, and shell TO the
Crimea. In the trade Of the Baltic there is a
falling of Of 5000 vessels, about so per cent.
in the English, and nearly 90 per cent. in the
Russian. The vessels of the other States have
also suffered a proportionate diminutiou. prus-
sia has suffered slightly; Sweden forms the
only exception.
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The SUFFERING IN THE CRIuGA.-The allied
soldiers in the Crimea have been congratulate
ing themselves on the termination of winter
when their suferings, they hope, will cease
But from all accounts there will only be
change from one form of suffering to another
for as soon as the warm weather and the spring
rains commence, the animal decomposition from
the multitude of dead bodies of men and horses
laying unburied, will spread pestilence through
the camp, which will depopulate it faster than
sickness is now doing. a French officer of
rank says, since the first landing Of the troops
in Turkey, $4,000 men and 40, 900 horses have
periShed. Vast numbers Of both now lie in
masses, or scattered over the earth as they fell,
it being impossible to inter them in the pres
ent state Of the weather there, and they pre-
sent spectacle that is disgustingly horrid.-
There they will remain to be consumed by the
caron-eaters or to putrify on the return ofmild
weather.
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New Buildings.

Na. EnlroR Having several times during
the last year, heard intimations thrown out that
our village was at a stand-stiil, giving no signs
of growth, I have been led to inquire into the
cause Of such expressions, and to ascertain If
the facts Of the case would justify such obser-
vatious. Before stating the facts have gath
cred, l viii say, that such ideas must have ori-
ginated from tie fact, thatysO little was doing
in Tie centre Of the town, torcstorr the Eunef-
oas buildings DESTROYED hy fire in the eighteen
months previous to 1884. Tat the centre Of
the toEn did, and sill does, present deso!2te
appearance, compared with what IT once did.
is unGeniable but because the number of St0rcS
is not multiplied, is II any certain sign that J1-
sness is at stand? The present number is.
doubtless below The demand, but think they
sre about being supplied as fast as a healthy
progress will require.
In the year 1854, the number Of buildings
erected in our village, amounted 70 forty-one;
counting dwellings, aud such other buildings as
are Of respectable cost and character. Among
the latter I have placed the Collegiate Insti-
tute, which am told cost some $4,000, the
walls OF which were up the year before but it
was mainly built and brought into Use in 1854.
The Presbyterian church was wholly built dur
ing the year, and cost some So 000-uor have
| counted in my list the splendid dwellings of
Hon. JoHS LlroRTE, ULYSSES MEgcUR, and G..
T. Mason, Esquires, which were finished and
brought into use in l85f-nor vet the very
large and costly new dwelling Of Howard OVER
7o:5 Esq, the walls OF which were, however,
raised in the same year. nor have | counted
tie enlarecments partakng Of the character Of
new buildings, such as those Of J. 4. RECORD,
Mrs. H. \. MERcUR and ALLEN MckEAH,
each of which has cost enough to build good
sized dwelling. With these facts before me, |
think cur town has made some progress, not
very rapid to be sure, but respectable, healthy.
also know that moro mechanics were wanted
all through the season, than could be had-a
fair presumption is, that more would have been
done, had there been moro workmen. The
buildings then erected here the last year,
would, if brought together in some new spot,
make quito village, and create quite a sem
satiou
Tho buildings destroyed by fire, in the same
time, number four dwellings, two small barns
one office, aud part of the bridge, in all, say
eight: sad loss to be sure, which benefited
no one, but no very killing matter
now hear daily enquiries for dwellings and
places of business, which are said to be diff
cult to find; and am told that fifty more
houses would be filed at once if they could lie
got, and look confidently for renewed activ:-
ty the coming season in our midst, especially
in building. o. D.
7ouanda, Narch Is, 1855.