Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-03-22

Tue people, VI hhLsbS' I
After some further discussion, the House ad-
The population Of Pittsburg. and the seven or
eight burroughs which surround it, is set down at
the present time at l22, 600, being an increase Of So
per cent. in less than six years. For solid and
substantial progress, Pittsburgh may compare with
any city in the Union, though it makes no great
about its growth.
About thirty citizens Of Norwich, Ct, have
founded a Free High School in that city, and en-.
it with $500 Of which $4,000 is n per-
manent fand, the rest being in land and school
buildings. The same generous citizens propose to
endow it still further. So that every school district
in New London county send one scnolai to the
free of charge.
4 Curious BETA bet was recently made in
Washigion City, that Henry a. Wise would DO 10
the Lunatic Asylum at Stanton, within ten days
of the meeting and adjournment Ct the Cincinnati
Convention.
THE WINTER AND Horse FLEsn.-The New
York SPIRIT Of the Times learns from reliable au
thority that no less than nine hundred horses have
been killed or have diei in that city during the late
snow season, orcr and ojorc any number that have
ever persisted in the city befUre in the same num-
Der of days.
AFTER TUE GovERSoR.-Gov. Morehead, Of Ken
lucky, has been indicted 10y the Grand Jury of
Scot. county, for allowing one of his negroes to
hire his own time. The only difficulty in the mat
ter is this; that alter they fine the Governor, he will
be able to remit the penalty.
s. NJ. BoorH of the Wisconsin Free Democrat has
received 81, i02 on account Of the Milwaukee Res
cue Fund. His expenses 80 far have been 81 900
and there arejudgements and costs against him
to u furtner amount of Sl.245. The remainder
Il ,743) should be contributed by those who ap-
prove his conduct.
A LADY IN DOMINANT OF A L.. S. FoRr.-Lieut.
Montgomery, Ct the United States Army, not long
since lost his life in tho service in Oregon. His
death left his widow, formerly Miss Northrop, Of
Akron, ard one child, in comparative perjury, as is
generally the case with those who devote their
lives to their country's service. She returned, ana
Gen. Jessup, with the kindness Of heart and chiv,
airy which characterizes n brave soldier, immedi-
ately gave to her the trust of Fort Gratiot, now un-
Occupied by q garrison a duty which she can fulfil
and the pay of which is very fair.
Sixteen weekly, and nine daily papers with sew
eral monthly publications, are regularly issued in
Pittsburg. Think ofthat, for "a city of workshops"
In nd Jition to these one daily and one weekly are
published in Allegheny county, outside the city
limits.
ANrMBER Of ladies, among whom We find the
names Of Mrs. Browning, Mary Cowden CLARK,
Mrs. Carlyle, Mrs. Guskell, Charlotte Cushman,
and others we'll known on both sides of the Allan
tic, have addressed n petition TO both Houses Of
Parliament, setting forth the evils under which the
women of the United Kingdom suffer with the
present laws, and asking that remidies may be de-
devised to render the position of women in English
society equal to what it is in various foreign coun-
tries.
The peach trees were in bloom ut New Orleans
on the 5th of February, and the farmers of south
ern Texas had begun to plant corn two weeks BE-
fore.
Inc N~ew-Hampshire election shows a consider
able gain in the popular vote for the Democracy,
The vote for Metcalf, Native. is about the same us
last year, Tho Straight Wings have dwindled
down to n mere handful. There is no election of
Governor by the People. The House of Represen-
tatiyes will be decidedly Ruiiian,
while the Democrats claim a majority of the Senate
We have no returns, however, to substantiate this
claim.
A new state in the Northwest-A memorial has
been introduced into tue Minnesota Legislature, desi-
ring Congress to divide that territory ON the line of
f~Orty.ive degees ten minutes, from the st. Croix to
the Missouri river,
Inc cltlZehS OF Shhuy toWnshIp, ozark county.
have organized, armed and equipped II company of
men, 10 60 to Kansas on the opening of navigation.
All who have enrolled their names are sober and
industrious men, and, what is more, they will Il.
CHI if Southerncrs interfere with their rights.
CONVERTS IN Misunderstanding to The
American and Foreign Christian Union, the con-
%ventual system has taken strong hold upon our
soil. 1t says that l,nds have been purchased and
edifces reared in our cities and rural districts for
this object. And, under the direction of Dom.
inicans, Benedictines, Redemptionists, Francis.
cans, Cistervians. Carmelites, Jesuits, Sisters of
Mercy, Sisters of Notre Dame, Sisters of Provi-
dence. Ursuline Sisters the Sisterhood Of St. Jos.
cph, Ladies of the Sacred Heart. Lorettines, or
some other order, l42 of these religious communi,
ties are established and in operation among u.s.
Tribune
PRorEcrioN OF SLAVE PRoPERrr.-The Virginia
Legislature is considering several bills designed to
prevent the escape of fugitive slaves. In the
course of the debate on Tuesday, ii was stated that
the people Of Norfolk have lost slave property
to the yaluo Of $4,000 within tho last twelve
mouths. One Of the bills provides Cor the inspe0
ito, Of vessels, to See that no fugitive is en- board
steam packets saying the IF ,er 6 for each irsyec
tiIn5 othor vessels sl0,