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Dastardly Attack on a Quaker Settle
ment by Buford's Men.
On of the most cowardIy a. acks hat has
been made on rec Safe men occurred on the
22d inst. There was Quaker colony. com
posed OF Friends from Mary Wand. Ohio AID
Indiana settled between Lawrence and West
port. Those people were most inoffensiye
and took 40 part in the affairs Of the Terrific
rv--at least as little As possible Hitherto
they had not been molested; buton the morn
ing OF the ED, eighteen of Buffords men
went 10 tie house of one Of the Qu.kers-
highly respectable man PLACED it and
stole IJu9 horses. Their treain4eu. Of the
whole family Was most shameful and brutal
Tie id r1ar BEGGED of them 70 leave one Of
tire horses thaL ire n34ht be enabled 10 go 10
W-@fporl tor physician b. his - r.: bat the
3.aIeroi the comp'Hy in most insulting man
nar refused and presented his rife TO tae old
mans breast 80 a. % Tighten him from ;nsis-
sing. The young leu swore and threatened
-aev would have tbs r5gug ladies the Qua
3rudge-Y at tHeir camp. and INDUCED in all
manner If low and Disgusting laa 1ua,e in
.Ie5r presence. aaI wAea renoE.~ffa - h.
hey threatened to ea- and murder any who
Shout interfere. They evidently had not Il
spafa of honor dae.rcv 81 gentlemariy feel
~ ia them; for it hey had, the tears and r
moastrauces OF those innocent young ladies'
csui4 not have tsled 10 draw it forth Bru-
taH-v. ~ensualIty. AMI cowardice alone char
-.4rzrd taeiu ~8ah are the gallant" rnes
y hefn The south have .-as 70 cru~H aut free
1 n in the Young territory OF kansas
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j. +. MENDENHALL.

Ezg- 4; 4 regular meeting Of King Solo
mons Chapter, No. 6 held at their Hall. Ju-
" 25:h. 1856. the following preamble and
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
WHERAs, Il has pleased the great di~poser
Of events. to remove By death our Distinguish
ed and beloved companion. Doct. Vim. B.
Smith. and
Whereas. Il is right fer the living 70 pay
lust tribute the iIlustr;ous dead. therefore
Resolved. That 10 the death Of Doct Wm-
B. Smith, our community has lost one Of IL
brightest ornaments, and our order one Of her
most ardent vo,arieS
Resolved, That as presiding officer Of this
Chapter he discharged faithfully and accep-a
flv all the duties of his Office, won The aztec
ton and respect Of lis brethren. aud con:rlbu-
ted his full share to the success and PToSPeri-
" of the order.
Resolved That We. as ROYAL Arch NasoT.
are called TO mourn the loss OF one vino, -
his unwearied investigations, has shed much
light upon our beloved institution, snd con-
lF!bu;ed Ebera}ly TO It's support
Resolved, That. ss a Jealous promoter OF
Chris.iapity. and of he useful arts and sci
ences. all classes Of our citizens are under
deep obligations TO him. and viii, with Us,
cherish his memory as 3 public beneiactor.
Resolved That as lecturer and instructor
in the several degrees OF Free Masonry. he
stood pre-eminent smong Us, and shed iustre
upon the order.
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FOR PRESIDENT:
JOHN c. FREMONT.
PEOPLES STATE TICKET.

FOR GOVERNOR,
OLIVER p. MORTON. Of Wayne
LIEUTESANT GOVERNOR,
CONRAD BAKER, Of Vanderburg
SECRETARY OF STATE,
JOHN ". DAWSON, OF Allen.
TREASURER or STATE,
VA. r. NOFFSING of Parke.
AUDITOR OF STATE,
+. ". IL. ELLIS, of Marion.
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION,
CHARLES BARNES, of Flovd
ATTORNEY GENERAL,
JAMES Fl. CRAVENS. Of Ripley.
REPORTER OF SUPREME COURT,
JOHN A. STEIN, Of Tippecanoe.
CLERK OF SUPREME COURT,
JOHN A. BEALE, of Miami.
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FEpEEALrsai.-Among the orders issued BY
President Pierce 70 Cul. sumner, and which
he was commanded 70 execute with the Ar
nv under his command. was this.-To pre-
vent the People Of Kansas from assembling
to celebrate the 4'h Of Jnr This was con-
sisteat with The Border Ruffan Laws FOR the
reading Of the Declaration Of Independence
would be violation 81 those laws ard sub
Jet the reader 70 Imprisonment in the Peni-
tertiary.
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News From kansas---C Capt.
Henry J. ShOmbre, Killed.

iiShi - Va
We PuoAsh Delo" several otherent accounts
of the recent bloody transactions IN Kansas,
from which the sad and painful int liiyeue-
~, :. 4.arraI t5a+ opr as.a.r,..s f-;-,3 and
IN -: o.. II S.,,,,ra-. -,
7-,o"
led ID 'he '''AeA maze y the I re SAFE mel
on the hurflans 20 soon as ~ can get more
minnte particulars We WI! give them 10 oal
.sor, ~. foi1a,yi,,., I.,,tar from, ,..s,,,,,.
- r...:rs4 -. .,.,r 5000 r.,
eI'-'
Hunt OF ih'S e''l.
LAwkENcE, Kansas, August Is, 1856.
We have been having stirring times here
Just now ! believe that In my last / gave
YOU some account OF little fight which took
rlace lust below here az Franklin. on Tuesday
NIGHT last On Ft.,iav a force of Two or three
hundred men moved towards Washington
Creek. 10 drive away a force Of one hundred
men who were fortified A. that point The
rascalS fed leaving a box OF some fifty mus
kets. which we're taken BY tie Free State men
and the Fort burnt. This band had collected
al that point for the avowed purpose of dri-
wing out the '.abol.tioni>ts."
4 dav or two aiterward they shot and cut
the throat Of a citizen of Lawrence which
instigated the attack
on SATURDAY.. lhe 10th. Friday night rath-
er, a party o! five hundred Free State men
were encamped seven miles above here foI the
purpose OF r.scuin-s some men held BY the
pro slavery mob Al Lecompton. While there
il was ascertajneI that party of pro-slavery
nnen were enramned near LecomptoD. Eyil6-
in mile This nartv had been arreztiner.
disarmin., and ahasin1r Free State men r.,
some. time ,r-, st.aiintr horses from Free
State men This camn was attacked Sat,fr.
day morning. bv q body Of horseno4n The
slavery marx all took shelter in a loo
fonsa ,,.-,, bt fr..,,, his shelter tbav ro,,re6
= rnurdaron. fire. into orr marty and c1mpel
led them 10 retire bevond the hill TO wall til
the artillery came IN. In this ARRAY. Can't
SuoNBRE II the Richmond COMPANY. fell NOR.
tally wounded. He died this morning, at 3
o'clock.
would write fuller particulars of his death
but DR.. Avery will. of course. tell You All
some, seyeu. or .i,,ht others were wounded on
our side al the ,anle fire. out of a squad OF
twenty or twenty-five. | had not been in our
camp uni! The morning this atfIay took place
and then arrived lust as the horseman were
starting and ioifet the party, and happened
to be in the same SQUAD with Shou.bre-the
Hors. COMPANY had been divided into three
suuads-aud almost at his side when he re-
ceiyed his wound. He did not fall from his
horse but rode some distance and dismcunted
himself After the Artillery arrived and five
shots had been thrown into the house the
Ruflitp partv surrendered. being twenty five
or near that number They had TWO Killed,
and two wounded The f hit occupied about
two hours. and was within | / miles of a
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- Boston Common, containing forty
acres. and the psiIe of the Puritan City.
originally cost but one hu1dred aud eighty
i've dollars. which sum was made NJ by vol
u9t4~- suhsnription
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- | he greatest misfortune of life y old
age without the remembrance Of virtne
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\ SU6GESTIoN.-ln view ii the great
good effected to the Republican cause, by
the meeting of last Saturday, We suggest
that the Republicans urge the SIaycocrats in
this vicinity 70 get up another out-pouring OF
their forces, and import Shareholders and
Perkins to make them speeches. Last Satur-
days meeting opened the eyes Of not less
than me ha4Irc9. Even il half the ex-
penscs were to be borne by the Republicans
for another ''fandango," Of the Buck-Afriean
Democracy in this city, it would pay"
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i W Pill NIEIER.

ME~sRs. EoIToRS:-Having just returned
after an absence Of several weeks. and hear
ing that Mr.. Elder denies the charges made
by nv friend w | viii simply state that
| was witness 70 the transaction. and heard
the language he is reported to have used, and
that all Of ~ :" statement are strictly true
merely make this statement - an act Of
Justice to ny friend. and my absence pre-.
vented ny doing % sooner
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EDS. Pal had not intended to occupy
any more of your time, space in your pa
per, and felt still less like doing so, after
reading the half column of abuse in lastWeek 5
Jeffersonian; but as the Editor has charged
me with failing to prove my entire statement
and had not the courtesy nor honor To pub
lieh nay explanation of the seeming discrep-
aucy. | hope YOU will publish this con,nuni-
cation, after which | shall drop the subject,
leaving it to the decision Of public that
knows Us both.
The words imputed To him, and which
he twice COMPATIBILITY" denied and said
was I'm its length and breadth an unmiti@a
ed Ae," has been conclusively proven by
all concerned in the affair (.Iames eXcepted)
that even he can nor does not now deny, but
thinks 1T was spoken in Jest" On the con
trary, James, il was spoken with Pec1iiar
grumness. The rest of the charge, so fan As
our knowledge extended, up TO the date of
the affidavit given was strictly true; the paper
WIS thrown back. after they called for it..
and without authority; there II tc1RGnn' nit
re E.fi the oH7ce. aud Till second demand
had BE- en- made Tor it; viii the ,JetI uow eopy3
Elder, after Acknowledging the truth Of
the first part of the assertion. then in>inuatcS
that the Germans are scarcely t. be believed
under oath. and SAYS 1--WE are perfectly Will
ing that any affidavit lie C. Fetta) may
make may hc taken for what they are worth.
in community where his character Is pretty
well knowu.' II the ,JetlerSouan has an
proof that he is NOT an honest trutA-teliing man,
he has proof that would lie new to the rest
Of his fellow citizens
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~ The New York Tribuas's Kansas 80

Yours truly, ; WALKER
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Counting 'eul--Not satisfied with looking
at the array of hickory leaves and bushes,
underneath which cur buchanan friends hid
themselves on last Saturday, several Of our
Republicans undertook the task Of counting
them, and the result was as follows: Fifty
eight Wagons little and bi2--includiug car
riages and huggies, Containing 9el persons
fslly two-thirds Of whom We're women, girls
and boys. At the ground, It is estimated
that the number was not 10 exceed ten thous-
and, and take the Republicans out Of the
crowd, together with the women and children,
there were not to exceed 1000 voters for
Buck and Brock. after all the desperate cN-
ertions Of Elder and Bickle, assisted lv
David Smith, Esq, and Major Watt. to get
up a crowd.
Tie Torch-light procession was grand
33S torches were all ablazc at 0nrel The
mammoth balloon was sent up by our friend
Barges, and presented a magnificent appear
ance, and was truly emblenatie OF his favor
tie candidate. 1t emitted blue hgHt-re-
minding the worshipers OF B. \. Democracy
that they had an old-tashioned blue light
Hartford Convention Federalist'' for a can
didate, and that the party, like the balloon
was propelled by gas
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-10-25

The IRON DIscovERY-The iron districts
of England are all in buss about MIR.
Bressemers discovery, by which it is claimed
that pig iron can be converted into steel or
maleable iron by burning up its own carbon.
Hundreds Of iron masters and forgemen have
been up to London from every part of Eng
land to see the new wonder. They have
carried home samples Of the iron. all Of which
are pronounced malleable. but in many cases
not to be of the most valuable kind.-Some
specimens, however. are admitted to be fin Gus
and unexcepti0nable. The great iron man
ufacturers are divided. Some as for exam.
pie, Mr.. Charles SandrrseR,- Sheffield,
pronounce against it, lie says:
THE result is metal not capable Of being
drawn under hammer, or rolled into bar |;
and, while venture to state that the pro-
cess will not produce steel fit for any useful
purpose. ] must also add that it will not pro-
duce the malleable iron suited to our wants"
In this state of the question new and more
extensive experiments are to be made, which
will test the merits Of this discovery
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-10-25

BIsHoP II. U. ONDERDoNK's SENTENCE RE-
NTrTED.-Yesterday, we learn that the Epis-
copal Convention, sitting in this city, by a
very decided majority, remitted the sentence
upon Bishop, ii. U. Onderdonk, of this State
which suspended him from all clerical func-
tions. This sentence was imposed twelve
years ago, about the time his brother. Bishop
Onderdonk, New York, was also suspended.
The members of the Church and the public
also are doubtless familiar with the history
of these cases, and the feeling that the action
of the Convention produced in the Church.
An interval Of twelve years has softened the
asperities and the discussions then produced,
and the remission of the sentence at this late
period seems no more than an act Of Justice
to an old servant of the Church, who in his
previous career had rendered il good service,
and whose condIct since has been void of Of
fence. The remission of his sentence will re.
store him to his ministerial functions, but, we
presume, not to his Bishopric, which is now
filled by Bishop Potter. On Sunday morning
next Bishop Onderdonk will preach sermon
in the Church of the Ascension,-Philadel-
phia Ledger
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-10-25
BANK OF FRANCE.

We understand that private advices were
received at Boston by the Persia, to the ef-
feet that the Bank Of France has suspended
specie payments. This event has been for
some time anticipated, in consequence of the
heavy amount Of bonds of the Credit Mo-
biler" thrown on the market beyond the
means Of the holders to carry. The follow
ing is the language of an eminet Paris bank
ing house to one Of the largest banking
houses at Boston, connected with the Conti-
nent of Europe:
"P. S. Before closing our letter. We learn
the suspension Of specie payments by the
Bank of France, announced few hours sicce.
The effect was to create rise Of about 2 per
cent on our fund"
If this fact shall prove correct and be con-
frmed by the next news it will behoove our
banks to observe the greatest circumspection
to save their coin. Gold aud silver are alike
every other marketable commodity, and al
ways tend to those points where they are
most in demand. When our own banks sus.
pended some years ago. the tendency of coin
in all direction was to this country. The ex-
istence of like demand in France, from q
similar cause, will no doubt be attended with
like results. France has now more demand
for gold and silver than she has for our cot
ton, tobacco or -four, aud if we continue tc
buy her silks aud other fancy tixings impro
gidently, our stock of coin will suffer for it -
Phtta. Ledger.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-10-25

CHILD CARRIED OFF by BEAR.-One of
those fearful incidents occurred near the vii
lage OF Neshota, on Saturday last, which go
so far to create the thrilling interest in writ
ten rOmances of a pioneers life Just before
sunset, child five years old was seized in
presence Of its mother, by full grown bear,
and in spite of its screams and the frantic
efforts Of its mother, was borne into the
thicket. The alarm was given, and the men
with guns and other weapons of destruction
commenced searching the woods, but up to
Tuesday nothing had bsen found OF it upon
which to base conjecture with reference to
its fate. Bears are quite plenty in this neigh.
borhood. but this is the frs: instalce where
human life has been sacrificed by them
though they had frequently carried of stock
from the farmers, coming up, as in this case
to the door Of the house.-Manitowoe wis.
Tribune.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-10-25
HOW THE President AND VICE PREsI-
DENT ARE ELECTED.

The following is summary Of the consti-
tutonal requirements and the acts of Con-
gress upon the election of President and
Vice President of the United States
l. The Electors are chosen by the votes
of the people on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November.
2. Electors meet on the first Wednesday
in December, and cast their votes. They
then sign three certihcateS-send the mes
senger with one copy TO the President of the
Senate at Washington before the first
Wednesday IN January-another by mail to
the same person, and the third deliver to the
United States District Judge where electors
meet.
3. Each State provides by law for filling
any vacancy in the Board cf Electors, occa.
stoned by absence, death, or resignation.
Such OF the electors US are present are gen.
orally authorized to fill any vacancy.
A.. The Governors give notice to electors
of their election before the first w Wednesday
in December.
s. On the second Wednesday in February,
Congress shall be in session and open the
returns. The President of the Senate shall,
in the presence of the House of Representa-
tives, open the certificate of returns, and
count the votes. The person having the
greatest number Of votes for President shall
be the President if such number be ma
jorityof the whole plumber of electors ap-
poiuted. And if no person have such
majority, then from the persons having the
highest number, not exceeding three, on the
list OF those voted for as President, the
House of Representatives shall choose i'm
mediately, by ballot the President but in
choosing the President the votes shall be
taken by States, the representation from each
State having one vote q quorum for this
purpose shall consist of a member of mem.
bers from two-thirds Of the States, and a
majority of all the States shall be necessary
to n choice.
6. If the choice devolve upon the House
of Representatives, and they fail to make n
choice before the 4th of March next follow
ing, the Vice President is TO act as Presi-
dent.
Z. A Vice President inay be elected, or
chosen by the Senate, as above provided,
before an election or choice of President.
8. The day fixed by act OF Congress for
opening and counting the votes Of the electors,
and, in case Of its being necessary, for the
election OF President by the House of Rep
resentatves, and of Vice President by the
Senate of the United States, is the secoad
Wednesday in February, after the appoint
mont Of electors.
@ There is no constitutional provision for
the case where there is neither a President
or Vice President elected or chosen, in the
manner directed by the Constitution. The
act Of Congress of 1892 provides that, under
such circumstances, there shall be o new
election.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-10-25

81 he entire county ticket was elected
Our able Representative, j. III. Zimmerman
was trlamnhantiy reelected by an increased
majority OF the votes of the people. Al.
though his opponent, H. b. Masser, humilia-
ted himself TO swearing that he was no Know
Nothing, an act which he has denounced for
the last two years, he sustained defeat such
as few candidates have ever received in this
county.
"a The above stupid and bungling para
graph is from the last Sunbury Gazette, and
in Misrepresentation and impudent assurance
is perfectly characteristic Of The organ of the
swearing faction in this place. The returns
IN the Gazette itself, show that we ran near
y one-hundred votes higher than any of the
opposition candidates on the State ticket,
notwithstanding we lost about one-hundred
and fifty votes in Trevorton and Northumber.
land, from local causes, not personal to our
self. At any other time, without the aid Of
Mr.. Buchanan, there would have been bpt +,
poor show for the swearing faction. Under
all these Disadvantages we reduced thinner.
mans majority l39 votes below that of the
Canal Commissioner. The Gazette must
have forgotten the vote of the late editor o,
that paper when he was beaten over one hun,
dred in this place, for Treasurer. In regard
to the affidavit in relation to Know Nothing.
ism, we have only to say that the unscrupu.
lous conduct of the Gazette and other min
ions OF their faction, who falsely and mali
ciously asserted that we dare not make such
an affidavit, left us scarcely any other alterna-
tive But surely the swearing faction" don't
consider an oath as humiliating, after adopt
ing it as one their new-fangled principles.
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LETTER rnoM MIR. rILLMonr.

ey We find in our exchanges letter from
Mr.. Fillmore to Mr.. Berrien of South Caro-
lima. AS everything emanating from Pres
identinl candidate is looked for with interest
BY men of all parties, we append an extract
from the letter above referred to:
BUrtELo, N. Y, September 20, 1856.
Your two favors of the 25th inst, have Just
come TO hand, and furnish additional evidence
that l am constantly misrepresented both
North and South. In the North 1 am
charged with being Pro-Slavery man,
seeking to extend Slavery over free territory,
and in the South l am accused of being an
Abolitionist But j am neither, and as
have invariably refused to give any pledges,
other than such rs might be inferred from my
known character and previous official con-
duct, have not answered to the public any
Of these charges. IL. after all / have done,
and all the sacrifices have made, to maintain
the Constitutional rights of the South she
still distrusts me, then can only say that /
hope she may find one more just and more
fearless and selEsacrifcng than have been
and that when found, she may show her
gratitude by her confidence. And so of the
North-if after all have done to maintain
her Constitutional rights and advance hel
interest, she distrusts Inc, l hope she may
find one more worthy Of her confidence, and
bestow it accordingly. l shall have no re-
grets for myself in either case. | am only
anxious that the country should be wei
governed, and that this unfortunate sectiona
controversy, between the North and tn,
South should be settled, and a fraterna
feeling restored. But / apprehend that th'
difficulty is, that the extremes Oh each sid,
want President favorine their own peculia
views as against their opponents. l canno
consent to be such candidate for either side
! am for the whole Union, North and South
East and West, and if my countrymen vii
not accept me on those conditions | shall no
complain.
With sentiments of respect,
am truly and sincerely yours,
- MILLARD FILLMORE.