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Coal and Ore in Bradror

We have often referred 10 the mineral de-
posts of Pennsylvania as The great source of
wealth to her enlerprising and rapidly in
creaslng population. The early completion
of the North Branch Canal has turned The
alNhi ton ofsome OF our en,erprisipg capital
lists and business men 10 a coal and iron ore
region in Bradford county, Pa, heretofore
but little known beyond its immediate local
i'y. During the pest year.le Barclay r. R
and Coal Company was organized for The
development of this region. It was char.
tered by the Legislature al the last session,
and has an authorized capital of 81 400, o03,
with power 10 construct railroads, &C., for all
purposes pertaining to its business. lie prop
eriy consists Of 1000 acres of land, in which.
we are informed, q s~ix.efeel vein OF semi
bituminous coal has been proven TO the ex.
tent Of 1850 acres within the ouicrops, and
a vein of iron-ore from three 10 eight feet
thick, underlying 1900 acres within the out
crops. Also large deposi,s of f~ire-clsy of a
good qualify at the pool Of the State dam, a,
Towanda. The Company own a large basin
for loading boats, and "a acres OF land in and
contiguous TO the borough limits. From this
point 10 Their mines the company afe now
about making their railroad, which, when
completed. will be the avenue. of transit 10
the N. b. Canal Of all the coal, %iron.ore, lum.
Der: &c., in that MISUNDERSTANDING q Goa
area of over 5000 acres within the outcrops
an iron lore area of over 10000 acres within
The outcrops, and $4,000 acres of the bssl
timber land. The property OF the Company
is said to be free from debt Of any kind. ol
lis authorized capital it has issued 5000, 900
of stock, reserviug the remainder, $500, 600,
Tor The use of the company. OF the $780,
900 sold, $4,000 was given for its real
estate, and $500 900 sold for cash, at par,
aud appropriated 10 building their railroad
and other Improvements. The property oil
this Company lying in the most Northe ssleru
extension OF the biluminous coal field OF The
State, about 80 miles South of the N. York
State line, and 275 miles from Tide. water al
New York city, it is believed, must prove TO
the owners of lis stock a profitable invest.
yeslment, and add largely to the tonnage Of
' the North Branch State Canal.-Ledger.
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They don't like to be Sold,

A meeting of Independent Whigs" wa.
held in The county cour, house in the city oil
Philadelphia, on the Oath uIl., at which il
was resolved that "the new element of Sc.
cret political organization is incompatible
with manliness and fairness of political pur.
pose )" that "the progress of this element in
the Commonwealth has corrupted the integ.
rity OF political action )" and thai its effect,
"may be traced too clearly at Harrisburg
where the State has narrowly escaped the
ignomipy Of a Senatorial election which was
the confessed aim of pecuniary Corruption,
and where we have seen, through the agency
OF Known members OF this secret combina.
tion, The Presidency OF the United States Of
fered 10 N. York advenlurer, [GEo. LAw!]
and the Interests of Pennsylvania laid at biz
feet 10 be irampIed on"
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GAHGRBMa

On ths Cd inst, by the Rev. VIM. J. Ever,
Mr.J. M. WoLFIsGER and Miss CATHERINE
HAuEisEN, boti, of Williamsport, ~Lycoming
county, Pa.
On the evening of.ihe ooh ult., at Calvary
Church, Tamaqua, by the Rev. ]. A. Stone,
Mr.. J. u. OIL, M. D., of Col. CO. and Miss
s. A. Thomas, formerly of Bloomsbury.
In Berwick, on The 2Oth inst, bv Ed. E..
nj. Alden, MIR. MOSES MARKLE, and Miss
HErTY REmlSy, both OF Briarcreek twp.,
Columbia county, Pa.
IN Miflinville, en- he Sd inst by Rev. I.
BATH, Mr.. LUDwio LIGHT, and Mrs. LYDIA
T~HRAsHER. both of Miflinville, Col. co.
In Danville, on Thursday morning. April
9th, by The Rev.J. w. Yeomans, Thomas !.
GALBRAITH, Esq, of Minnesota, to Mics Hem
RETTA~ GARRETsoN, daughter of Col. C. Gar
relson, oil h borough of Danville.
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Something New.

Cuban relations have been for some days
under consideration by tho Cabinet, and a
line o! policy has been determined upon
which must very speedily result in a change
of conduc, on the part of the Spanish offici.
ais towards the American flag and Ameri-
eau interests. All the military posts upon
cur Southern coast are 10 be strengthened,
anc the forces increased, and the Gulf sqaud-
rem to be Immediately augmented; and here.
after, if any Spanish vessel shall fire into
any American vessel, or otherwise insult
the flag. prompt and summary chas,isemen,
therefore will be inflicted, wilhou, a resort
10 the ioolishness Of argument with the
Cont Of Madrid. The adoption of measures
OF this character were long since imperative.
iy demanded.
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SPEAKING OUT IN MEETTSG.-We knew tina,
the corruption and proaigacy of the present
Know. Nothing Legislature, were becoming
apparent TO every man in The Stale but still
we did not think the editors Of that pure new
party were 80 willing 10 acknowledge it
Yet such is the fact, as is evinced by the fol.
lowing, clipped from the Harrisburg Item
one of SANS" organs:
"The fact is, legislation has fallen into
bad hands. A Get Of political scoundrels
took advantage of the lats revolution in po.
litIcal sentiment, and where they did not
honestly succeed-faud was resorted 10, in
order to accomplish the object. The egisla.
ton of This session. it's glazing sbsurdi,ies and
villainy, 10 make use Of the mildest terms,
will be execrated BY every honest mar 10
The Common wealth. The honor ofthe State
is bar,ered and sold by . aecret conclave, as
il they had no masters, nor were in any way
responsible to public opinion. Banks are
chartered amid boisieious menimeni, and
foreign railroad capitalists are the lions who
are w~orshipped at the shrine of mammon,
When will Moses descend from the noun,
and cast down the golden calf
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THE CASE OF On. Br.Ir.-on Mondsv il,

The CASE OF On. BEALE.-On Monday last,
the Supreme Court Of this State granted a
writ oil error in the case OF Beals, the dentist,
convicted . few months since Of an outrage
oil Miss Nudge, one Of his patients. The
CouTt will fix a day when the case will be
argued, and If the reasons are sustained, q
new trial will be granted, and the case will
most probably be certioraried to The Supreme
CouT, for trial-Ihe defendant, in the mean.
time, being admitted to bail.
The grounds upon which the writ of errol
was granted, are:
LIST. That the jury. instead of being sworn
in the usual form TO try the CAUSE and render
a true verdict ''accordiug to the ep,denee,n
was swore to "tly the guilt or innocence Of
the defendant"
I'd. That instead of being sentenced to
SOLITARY confinement al labor" he was sen.
fenced 10 "imprisonmen at hard labor.n
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Horses DRowEEp.--On last Friday two
good hoises belonging 10 Mr.. William Cox Of
Hemlock were accidentally drowned in
Fishingcreek, Just below the new bridge
near this town. The creek was swollen,
and the diver, ignorant Of the danger, drove
his four horse team INTO a steep place in the
creek beyond their depth, when driver, hor-
ses, wagon were carried down, The driver
was extricated with difficulty, and though
almost drowned, he soon recovered. The
two tongue horses were drowned, and The
leaders rescued.
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Banking Capital.

Bills are now pending IN the Legislature
for new banks, whose aggregate capital
wonld amount 10 SIS 25o,0Oo, and whose
circulation might amount to three times that
son.. Old banks are asking for al increase
OF capital 10 The amount of 81 600 900, and
Savings Banks are asking for charters 10 the
amount Of 50 655: ooo. The total increase
OF banking capital in The Stale would thus be
Sf3,5 10 600 in one year.
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a oNTorR BANK.

- Fl nr
On Tuesday of LAY week, in the Senate
MIR. Buckalew called up Senate bill $50, to
incorporate the Monpur Bank Of Danville.-
Passed second readhg, and on its final pas.
sage.
MIR. Fry remarked that the bill! had been
reported from The committee with a mega
tive Recommendation. He desired TO know
what n~ecessity there was for the establish
meni of this bank, and whether there was
any other bank in the same 'ocality1
Mr.. Crabb supported The bill. He replied
that there wac another bank ia Danyille,
with a capital Of 5000, coo, bu, that there
was a very large business done there, and
more banking capital was necessary. He
sen'ufed to say that more business was done
in Monlour county in one week, than there
was in Lebish county 10 a month and If q
bank was necessary in Lehigh, there was On
infinitely greater necessity for another one in
Montour.
MIR. Killinger said, he would vote ssa,ns,
the bill, because il would be useless 10 pass
it, as it would unquestionsbiy be vetoed by
The Governor.
Mr.. Piat wanted 10 know whether The
Senator spoke by the boukf
MIR. KIllingsr said, be spoke BY the We.
toes.
Mir. Hendricks moved to postpone the
bill; which wss finally agreed to, as fol-
lows Yeas IS, nays 4.
YEAs-Messr. Browne, Buckalsw, Crabb,
Darsis, Fry, Hsmlin, Hendricks, Hoge,
Lswis. Mellinger, Price, Sellers, Shuman,
Skinner, Wherry and Hester, Spsakr-is.
NArs-Messrs. ~Flenniksn, Frazer, KILN.
ger and Piatt-4.
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Postage Regulations.
POST-OFF1CE DEPARTMENT.

Appointment Office, March %, 1855.
Sir Your letter of the 2Oib inst. is Teceiv-
ed. In answer, | am direci led BY the Post
master General 10 inform you
/. The ACT of the 81 March, 1855, making
no provision for unpaid letters to places with.
in the u. s., on the same or day following
any such unpaid letter or letters being put
into a pos; Office, The poslm aster thereof will
post up conspicuously in his Office a list of
The same stating that they are held for post
age. If not attended 10, such letters mus, be
returned mou!hiy to the Dead Letter Office.
Q. Letters part paid should be dispatched
charged with the additional postage due al
the prepaid rate, according to distance, e.
tablished by raid act, except where the
omission TO pay The correct amour, is known
10 have been intentional, when they should
be treated the same as letters wholly unpaid.
8. 1t ia proper TO forward a letter when re-
guessed in writing. When forwarded no sd.
dilional postage should be charged if the let
ter, contrary in lis address, has been mis-
senl. If il has been sent according to its
address, aud then forwarded, it must be
charged with additional postage at the pre-.
paid rate, according 10 distance, established
by the act OF Sd March, 1855, Aforesaid.
4. Ship letters, as they can not be prepaid
and are no, supposed to 5e embraced in the
new act, will continue to be dispatched a.
greesbly in the provisions of the fifteenth
section of the act of ga March, 1855.
Lam, respectfully, your obedienl servant,
HORATlO KING.
First Assistant Postmaster General.
Isaac V. Fowler, Postmaster, New York.
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NEAL Dow Re ELEcrED-Neal Dow, au.
thor of The original Maine Liquor Law; has
after WI successive defeats, been once more
elected Mayor of the city Of Portland, by Q
ANAL majority, eas vote standing Dow 1894
McCsbb 1929. In the year 1852, the vote
for the anne Office stood Dow 1896, Paris
1900. The Kuow-Nothiug vote was thrown
for Dow. -Four Dow and three opposition
Aldermen are elected. The Council stands
II Dow, 8 opposition, 2 vacancie,.
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az Paul Goodies, of L~ewisburg. who ana.

a Paul Geddes, of Lewisburg, who dis
appeared some Is years ago, with 81 900 be-
longing 10 the Bank Of Northumberland, late
~ turned up nch, in California, returned to
New York, sent for Mr.. Priestly, paid him
about $is, oco, being the $1,000 with inter-
est ; than visited his wife, at Mill Hall, and
has returned 10 California TO close up his bu-
siness there, and return TO this vicinity with
ample wealth 10 live at ease.
applicants for Bounty Land.-There is not
the slightest diminution in The number o fdai.
ly applications under i5e new bounty land
act. Since Monday last sixteen thousand ad.
ditionai applications have been made. Com.
missioner Waldo will not commence issuing
the new warrants Of l6o, 80, and 10 acres,
before tie Sd of June.
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MEGTIse or LieroR DEALEss.-The bill
abclishing all tavern licenses, which has
pass ed The House and ia pending in the Sem
ale, has aroused quite q feeling of opposition
10 those who are most Immediately interest.
ed. On Monday night q meeting Of those
engaged in the traffic, was.held in Lsucas.
Ter, at which it wee resolved that a commit
tee should 90 to Harrisburg and eudeavor
to prevent the passage Of the law. In Phil
sdelphia slso, ,he liquor dealers have been
holding meetings Tor the purpose of remon.
stra'ing against The passage of the law. 1t
is expected that tho bill will pass the Sen:
ate,
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DIsTURBAScE AMONG KNow-NoTuINGs.
The Grand State Council of K. N.'s, Assem-.
bled at Lancaster on Tuesday, for The pur.
pose of transsc,ing "bnHness of Importance
to The Order, but broke up on Thursday efer.
noon IN confusion. The cause of the diff.
Gully is understood 10 be opposition 10 The
proposed open organization. The public
sentiment runs counter to secrecy and oath
bound political societies. Gen. Cameron
Elk Governor Johnston and Gen. Twin were
among thoee who left The Council in DISCUS,
at the proceedings.
Won't ell honest, right-ihinking men soon
leave the Order ia ~disgust9
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IIRMa

10 Bloomsbury, on Monday April I'd, in
FAINT twin daughters Of Joseph B.. and Eliza
beth Miller, aged about 2 months.
In Mifftin township, on the 3Ist of March,
JoHs GEARiIEARr, aged about 10 years.
In Briarcreek, on the 18th of February.
GEo. h. SHAFFER. aged 80 years, 7 mo. and
IL days.
In Berwick, OIL the 18th of February last,
WIN. OWEN, Father Of Hudson Owen, aged
about 81 years.
In Cattawissa valley, on the 10Th ult Pr.
TER, eldest son of David Rshrig, aged Is
years, 7 mo. and 10 DAYS.
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n The Williamsport Gazette apologies
Tor Mr.. Quigele's vote for Simon Cameron
but does not justify il.
" Twenty-seven new members were
received at a reoent-commuuion Of The Pes
byterian church
GT On the ist inst. seven persons wore
baptised in the West Branch river by the
pastor of The Lewisburg Baptist Church.
ET- Wilson Laird, Esq, has been elected
Mayor OF Erie City, by a majority of 395
over The Know-Noihing candidate.
EF- The Governor of Wisconsin vetoed
the second probibiiory liquor law, aud The
leg %islainfe adjourned.
TT The old established Type Foundry Of
L. johnson e. Co. is an excellent place tc
buy type and printing materials, as we car
testify from personal experience.
~ On Wednesday of last week MIR
Buckalew presented a petition from Bloom
township, praying that but one supervisor
may be elected in this township.
IS The Postmaster General has decided
that letters toihe Executive Departments and
members OF The State Legislature at Harris.
borg need not be prepaid where The letters
are mailed, bat viii be charged a, The Har.
fishOrg Office TO the State.
L." The Grand Coucii Of the Know-Noth-
In8+ pei al Lancaster Guy last week. About
200 delegates wern present, out of 2640
who sironld have been there, and about one
thiFd Of The number present were in favor OF
open orsuni2aIion.
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tSTHE PosT-oFrIcE DErINirIoN OF A Pam.
PHLEr.-The P~ost-o[ice Department, in de-
IeTn'ining the rates of postage legally charge
able on various things, ihus defines what is
charseable with pamphlet postage; "a pam
piiet is a printed but unbound publication,
relating solely TO some %sntject Of local, ePhe
neral or temporary interest or importance
only. Hence, with the exception of those
not containing more than sixteen octave
pages each, for which, under certein coc6i.
tons, the act Of August both, 1852, has made
special provisions, no publication, although
folded and unbound, can be permilted 10
pass in the mail as a 'pamphlel,' instead OF
a book unless its scope and subiec, are
sHch as to bring il fairly within the dis,inc-
tive definition above piyen.D
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AZ Next week we will publish an origi-
nj essay upon the subject of "Spirilual
Magnetism" and in connection with 1t q
portrait cut Of Swedenborg. Tits article is
published at the request oil number of per-
sons who were pleased with it 10 the shape
of a lecture, and as il costs some labor The
room given to it will, we believe. not be
wasted. We are sure some will read il, with
interest and we hope with profit.
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HENRY WARD BEEcHER, in q late lecture
delivered at Hartford, Connecticut, thus raps
the "Know. No,hings" over the head:
He opposed the Know. Nothings, and said
that the idea of danger to American ,ns,i,u.
tions from the inlax of foreigners was as alb
surd as would be The belief that the waters
OF the Atlantic ocesn.couid be turned TO milk
by enp,yiug into them all The milk pans Of
The county. "Wlen ! eat chicken said
Dir. Bsecher, "Lden't become chicken. Chick
en- becomes me p So il il, be continued, With
the lrishmen saA tie German. who posr into
this counsfy-ihey come 10 the digestion Of
q yorns republic, which "swaIlows them az
foreigners, but turns them into Americans"
tie thought there Was infinitely less TO tear
from the Industrious and hardy irishman who
comes among Ne with his pick-axs and spade
than there was from The corrupting influence
Of those "d-generated soas of not degenera.
ted sires;" who, born on American soil, think
1t needfnl 10 go TO Europe 10 get an educa-
ton, aud after travelling over the continent,
and incorporating all that is American,
come back 10 their native land filled with 81.
pFeme disgust Of every thing American, and
affected admiration Of monarchisi customs.
These suobs were well described in John
Randolph's reply to enc OF their own kind
in Congress, who twitied the sarcastic gen.
tleman from Roaroke on his "home educa.
tion'--to which aahdolph responded thus:
"The gentleman reminds me of the lands
about the head waters of the Mo~noDgahela,
which are poor by nature, and cultivation
mas entirely exhausted them !"
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II Col. Joseph Haugh awout Of Tamaqua
has been appointed a Mail Agent by the
Cattawissa and Williamspor, Railroad, by
Judge Campbell. His duties will commence
on the first of May, and we shall then re-
ceive the New York and Williamsport daily
by the railroad form the latter place. The
appointment is said by those who know TO
be q very good one..
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II The Pous.Own Ledger admits that Gov.
Pollock's views Of the impolicy of any con.
siderable increase Of banking capital, are
correct, but thinks that town is entitled 10 a
Bank by the reason of its large business
wants.
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y Or several days last week th ere were
short delen'ions of the passenger trairs on
the Catiswissa and Williamsport Railroad,
owing to the soft condition of the new en-
bankmen. while The ground was ct unset.
lied in the spring. Time will correct such
matters.
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~ The C~aaawissa, Williamsport & Erie
Railroad Company, have contracted with
Mr.. Gould, the President ofthe Susquehanna
Telegraph Company, for the erection of tele-
graphic wires along their line. The work Is
to be commenced z soon as the frost is out
of the ground.
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r. The ladies a, Howell. Mich arm

II The ladies at Howell, Mich, armed
themselves with hatchets attacked q grocery
and knocked in the heads of The liquor
casks. They were particularly provoked BY
the fact that a reformed drunkard had re.
turned to his vomit in said grocery. Oul
readers are capable Of. making heir own
comment upon lady mobs and their causes
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CENSUS OF KAssAs.-A complete enumer-
alton of the voting population in Kansas has
been obtained. II seems TO contain 3,O36
electors. which are divided into seventeen
election districts.
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MAIL AGEST.-We are glad 10 learn that
Mi. Henry w. Petrikin, has been appointed
by Pos, Master General Campbell, Mail
Agen, on the cars running between PORT
Clinton and Elmira.
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To the new Boards of School Directors

The law is very definite, respecting the
duty of each board, 10 levy a tax, on or be.
fore The first Monday OF June, of each year.
Between the election in February, and the
first Of May, there is full time for each new
board Elect, 10 become acquainted with The
business OF The office, lit being p~rssumabls
that they have the law, and also with the
finances of the old board, which now come
into their hands. The assessment should bs
made by the first of May, and the collector
at work by the first of June. And as fast as
each teacher makes the monthly Report CT
the condition. OF the school, that teacher
| should be paid, and continued, or dischar-
ged, according to the success in the school
house, of which the directors should satisfy
themselves, both by visitation through one
OF their number, and the inspection of the
report. To ascertain the amount of expen-
ses and receipts, for the current year, some
thing like the following, Schedule should be
drawn up as the basis OF intelligent ac.
ton.
ESTIMATE OF EXPENSES.
Old debts, for Orders, Teachers, repairs,
houses.
This should include all The. liabilities of
The Districts.
Q Repairs TO school house, No. 1 . 8
&c.
8 Building one new school house, in
No.
4-Female Teachers,- Months at -
5-Male Teachers, Months at
BY an estimate of this kind, the wants for
the year, can be assertained very nearly
Then the following table, can be easily made
out.
ESTIMATE OF RECEIPTS.
From previous Treasurer and Collector.
2 do do Duplicates.
3 DO do Stale appropriation.
Present, do do
5 do do Assessment laid.
This last estimate should exceed the pre-.
vious one, 5y about fifty dollars: TO allow
for exhonoraiions, sc. The directors can
easily ascertain the percentum, to be laid
when they have thus ascerlained the aggre.
gate amount needed, If they will consult the
previous assessment roll, and The 29th Sec
ton, of the school law, with the 97th decis.
sion, on the same.
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A LITERARY NATIoN.-The census saws
there are ea9 colleges in The United States.
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Persons calling for the above, letters wl
please say they are advertised.
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