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BIoomsLurs, wednesday, Dec. 10, lsse
COURT pnocEEDINCs.

In, the case of the Com. Us. VIM. Struthers
for selling liquor without license the de-
fendent was sentenced 10 pay fine of $40
and the costs. 1t did not appear that he
himself sold liquor, but his wife did SO in
his presence; and the court decided that
this rendered him guilty, the law presuming
his,complicity and participation in an act
of his wife done in his house and presence.
In the. case of Jacob Johnson Us. Henry
Johnson and the heirs of David Johnson
the jury rendered verdict for the plaintiff.
The Grand Jury presented the following
report on "Wednesday morning and were
then discharged:
To the Honorable, The Judges OF the Court of
Quarter Sessions of the Peace in and for
County Of Columbia.
The Grand Inquest Of The Commonwealth
OF Pennsylvania, inquiring for the body of
The county OF Columbia, respectfully report,
tha, they have examined the public buildings
and find them in good order, The recommen.
dations OF former inquesls being attended TO-
We further report the roads IN Conyngham
and Cat'awissa townships, generally in bad
condition. The bridge over Pine Creek, at
Solomon Buss' in FIshingcreek township
wanting repair. Index boards in Fishing
creek ard Conyngham townships down. We
would recommend The Supervisors of Cata.
wissa township, 10 fill up The road near the
creek, at what is called The Narrows, SO that
il will be above high water and ice, on the
road leading from Catawissa 10 Mainville.
All of which Is respectfully submitted this
Sd day of December, A. D. 1856. .s.,s
JOHN CHAMBERLIN, Foremm.
On Thursday morning the case of the
Com. vs. James M. Price for the murder of
Isaac Dereamerwas taken up. Every juror
was asked whether he had formed aud ex-
pressed an opinion as to the guilt or inno-
cence of the prisoner, and fourteen Of them
answered in the affirmative. These were
set aside, and the prisoners counsel made
twelve peremptory challenges. The Com.
made none, ard finally the following jurors
were sworn to try the case:
Jacob Warner, William Shuman, May
berry Hughes; Wellington Cleaver, John J,
Stiles, Joshua Savage, Franklin Cole, Syl-
vester Pursell, Henry Hess, Wesley Bow.
man, John McHenry, jr., and Isaiah Kline
MIR. Clark opened the case for the Com
monwealth and two days were then spent
in examining the Witnesses. Only two
objections were made to the admission ol
testimony offered--one on each side. One
of these was 10 the admission of Jesse G
Clark's testimony from notes proved as Ia.
ken on former trial of this case before Mr.,
CIaTk's death. The Court decided the evi.
dence TO be inadmissible.
On Saturday the case was argued fully
| by Mr.. Clark for The Commonwealth, Messrs
Freeze & Montgomery for the prisoner, and
Mr.. Comfy in conclusion for the Common.
wealth. Judge Woodward then delivered
an able charge, and the Jury on Saturday
evening near midnight came in with YER
dict of anot guiliy.n The testimony in the
case is very voluminous, and it is almos,
impossible to abridge it. p
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/
stances which surrounded them, and hey
were thus made capable Of the creation Of
the republic: !, desoIvsd on the next gem
Grafton to consolidate the work OF the fevo.
luton, to deliver the country eniirely from
the influences Of conflicting iransallanlic
partialities Of anlipsihies, which attached TO
onr colonial and Revolutionary history, ard
10 organize the practical operation Of The
constitutional and legal Institutions Of our
Union To us, of this generation, remains
tie not less noble task Of maintaining and
ex'endingahe power Of the United States,-
We hare. al length, reached that stage Of
the national career, ia which the dangers 10
be encountered, and the exertions iobe
made, are the incidents, not Of weakisss,
bntof strength.
10 our foreign relations we have to a,,em.
per our power to the less happy condition Of
other republics in America, and TO place
ourselves in the calmness and conscious
dignity Of right by the side of the greatest
and weallhiest Of the empires Of Europe.
In our domestic relations, we have TO guard
d9diuot tuc enuCk Vi Inc ufsCOHt6nts, tle
ambitions, The interests, and the exubsrant,
and, therefore, sometimes irregular impulses
of opinion, OF Of action, which are ,ihe nat
ural product Of the present politicaF eleva.
ton, the selfreliance and the restless spirit
of enterprize OF the people of the United
States.
/ strait prepare 10 surrender the Executive
trust 10 my successor, and retire to private
life with sentiments of profound gratitude to
The good Providence which, during The peri
cd of my administration, has vouchsafed to
carry the country through many difficulties,
domestic and foreign, and 10 enable me to
contemplate The spectacle of smicable and
respectful relations between ours and all
othsr governments, and The establishment OF
constitutional order and tranquility through.
out the Union.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
WASHINGTON, Dec 2, 1856.
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A new sppoFtionment OF The Slsls into
Senatorial and Representative disttioia, will
have to be made BY the Legislature Of 1887.
With asDemocra,ic majority in the Honss,
an Opposition majority in the Senais, and d
Governor who q claimed by tae so-called
"Americarn party, j, is not possible thai q
bill can be framed 70 secure the concurence
OF these confiictiDg interests. without oonsid.
cradle difficulty aud delay. The session,
therefore, Tor this canse alone, is likely TO be
a long one. Representatives are spponion-
ed inihe ratio ofons member 10 every hun.
ereth part Of the whole number Of taxable
inhabitants in the State. What this total is,
we cannot know until the Auditor General
makes bis annual report to the Legislature
Last year il was 565, 900, and this year The
Pitsburg Gazette thinks i, will be probably
not far fom 5so, 900, which would give
$500 as the ratio
Al this rate Columbia county will be en-.
lied by herself 10 one member OF the I.egis.
lature, as indeed she was in 1850. The CEN
sus Of this county gives 5,479 taxables in
the county, and this is as near the ratio as
can be, Besides, the apporlionment should
in the general give the gain and advantage
Of small fractions in The ratio 10 small coun-
ties, and not to those wiih.two or three other
members of the Legislature. Each county
being separate municipality, 10 help small
counties where il can be done justly, will be
q fair tendency toward representation of
individual municipalities, with still the prin-
ciple of numbers in each municipality as the
predominant element of the apporlionmen,.
1t ought also TO be principal point in the
apporlionment bill 10 have single represer-
.iaiive districts wherever that is practicable
and never 10 join counties where that can
be avoided. Complicated districts only make
quarrels, disputes and divisions We make
these suggestions, not from any dislike 10
our present connection in apportonmenl,
bu, as the correc, principle in the general.
The following is list OF the iaxables resi-
dent in the several townships of this county
as taken BY the assessors at The SepemniaI
census Of last MONTH
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pesparches from Kansas.

WASHINGTON, Dec. GA special messen-
ger has arrived from Kansas, bringing de-
spatches'from Gov. Geary, in relation to the
release of Hayes, and other matters at is
sue between himself and Judge Locompte,
which are submitted to the consideration Of,
the Administration. The dispatches re;r
crate the declaration that the Territory con-
tinues in peaceful condition.
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'Lycoming Insurance company.

This company has Since the 10th Of June
,asl, adjusted and paid claims for losses by
fire amounting to s55, l57 10, and there are
still other unadiusisd claims before the Off
GERS amounting 10 s2s ,44s 20 The Com.
psny has made a new assessment Of four
per csui. on ihe premium Bots& Among ils
payments since the 10th OF June in thiscoun-
ty are The following { { sss1seas 50 :
John Ramsey d Co., s54o 90; John J.
Stiles, sis 90; Thomas Trench, q, 900 90.
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~ Messrs Deffenbach & Marin have
united the Lock Haven Democrat with the
establishment Of the Jersey Shore News Let
Ter, and win now furnish 10 Ihe Demoe-
racy Of Clinton reliable organ, and 10
the editorial fraternity Of the State respect
able and valuable auxiliary. Mr.. Dieffan.
bach lie one OF the ,rtest Democrats and most
worthy politicians of the State. 8 i'a
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In the Senaiorai districliug OF the Stale
Luzerne county will most likely become en-.
titled 10 Senator by herself. Her rapid in.
crease of population and business will cer-
tainiy bring her ve-y near The ratio which
may be necessary for an independent dis.
trict E -z4f-l
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They canl get ever The Kansas fever down
sssi.' Il appears 70 have struck in and taken
hold Of the very marrow. We learn from
The New Haven Palladium, ,ha, with view
70 stimulate an sktlemsn. that has begun to
cool, . Mr. Fauen, who has been for several
months in Kansas, now proposes 10 give
lectuis upon the affairs Of that Territory, ssnd
tell Of whsi he saw there and whsi be heard
He was, and still is, the Superintendent OF
the Free State Hospital He is said 10 have
with him number Of interesting ctriosites.
Among them, wa learn, are The folio wing -
A cannon bal, > made from the type of the
Herald Of Ffeedom; an iron cannon ban sho,
into the walls Of The Free State Hotel;
chain and ball from The leg Of Free Slate
prisoner; apart of the printing press of the
Herald Of Freedom, which was broken open by
the "Border Rufians,a and tiarge number
of daeuerreotypes Of distinguished partizans
of both sides in the struggled This araw
head and bloody bones" business is rapidly
reaching disgusting pi,ch. We though,
the blood had ceased 10 flow from the veins
of Kansas. There is but lille prospect Thai
this museum can avail against the wise, i'm.
partial, and vigorous administration of Gov. d
Geary. We suggest that Mr.. Fanen might
improve his lecture By an account oil che
gallant, Lsne'sn irroad into Nebraska, about
which The. eiilor Of the Nebraska Ciiy News
could give him some interesting inform alton.
-Phila. Eueniag Journal
Terrible Snow storm in the North-West.
MILWAUKEE. Dec. 6.-The storm of Tues
day last was very severe along Lake Mich.
gan. Many buildings were swept away,
piers damaged, &c. In many places snow
fell 10 the depth of six feet. The railroads
are blocked up, and no trains are arriving
or departing The briggs Storm King and
Algomah, and the schooner Weland, were
all wrecked within sight of the city. All
on board were saved. Several propellers
from Buffalo are overdue, and fears are en-
tertained for their safety. Many shattered
vessels are arriving here. .
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n The NssD York Ledger. the great fam.
lily weekly paper, for which the most popu-
lar writer's in the country contribute, has
now attained the extraordinary circulation Of
One Hundred and Ninety Thousand copies,
and subscriptions are continually pouring in.
Sec The Lsdgsrs advertisement. in anolLer
column. tis,,s ie..,f.
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Imnorrant Mexican News.

New oRLE,Ns, Dec. s.-The Mexican
Consul has received official advices from
Matamoras, stating that Vidaurri has suc-
cumbed, and entered into treaty with
Gen. Lunda, acknowledging Comonfort as
the President of the Republic and promis-
ing obedience, e<a1 ee,-
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a Several members Of Mr.. Slsrling's
Presbyterian congregation OF williamspott,
marched out of the church on Thanksgiving
day when the preacher began 10 make po.
Iitioal Grafton on tsbleeding Kansas.u
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E E. B. Parker, Of Jersey Shore, is ap-
pointed Common School Superintendent for
Lycofnine county, 10 place Of ]. W. Barrett,
resigned and A.. X. Brown, of Clinton co.,
in place Of n. L. Dieffenbach, resigned
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u Western papers state that tae price Of
bacon, ham and lard, will be low this season,
as the old siock is NOT exhausted. Harry
Them along. Assr sla2 ;sa y
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DmDEsD.-The Easion Gas Company has
declared a semi-annual dividend Of I've per
cent. Il d ~
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WgWWa

Ia Salem township, Lnzssae Co., on the
isth uii, Ms. MAaY ponLocx, in the solh
year Of her age. IS. .isi.s. ..r,e ss.s
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~ They have some pretty strong Demo-
cratic counties in Indiana. Here are few
specimens:
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ihdnksesrin8 Day-Aecideat to Bridal Parry
Commercial Neses, &C.
coRKEsrosDrscr rorrHr
SAVANNAH Noxemher ai 1ass

SAVANNAH, November 81, 1856
yesterday, Thanksgiving day" was . most
unpleasant day. On awakening in the morning
our eyes were greeted by rain. and 10 1t continues
now. The day passed off with but one accident
peheVe Thot was caused by the accidental dis
cnaTge OF gun In the hands of a lad. thereby
lnuring his foot and leg seriously It was found
necessary to amputate his leg
Quite sad affair for the time happened On wad.
nesday evening last. As bridal party drove En-
10 church, the horses attached TO a carriage con.
tanning two bridesmaids and eroomsman. ran off
and AFTER running some six or eight SQUARES was
upset by coming in contact with . pump One of
the ladies was very badly bruised and ent the
other escaped with few slight cuts and the oen
tienan had his beaver smashed The ceremony
was performed without them
Inc shipping in our port is unusually large
~ ships, l3 barks, 10 brigs and Is schoouers: GO
san IN all Freights are quite low-Cotton I'd to
Liverpool &c to havre sc by steamers Ic by sail
Ing vessels to New York; lc by steamer se bv
sailing vessels to Philadelphia to Baltimore 5c. to
BOSTON 7'16c. Our cotton market is very duII -
Prices are low and holders do not wish to SELL
MOST OF our merchants are anticipating q lower
market still. and then a rise in prices Some plant
ers IN the State are holding their cotton for l5c
which they confidently expect to get, though not
before April next There Is no doubt of a vast
falling Off in the cotton crop this year. and cotton
must command more this season than last One
cause of the depression of our market is. 1 think
the tghtness of our money market.
Great preparations are making for the meeting
OF the Southern Convention" en- the 9Th. The
contemplated great Southern Steamship Line win,
1 suppose occupy the attention of the Convention
oal is to be given to the delegates on the night
of the 10th. believe.
No more news, I believe, unless the marriage of
nifty couple, as reported, this winter is news /
would not like to vouch for the truth of It but as
1t is leap year, should not be surprised if it was
so. VIGNETTE.
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L U X RESP 0 ID E N E OF III DISPATC
PETERSBURG, Nov. "a, 1856.
The trial of Alexander Falconer, ticket agent
and treasurer of the Petersburg and Weldon Rail-
road Company, was this morning concluded after
having occupied the Court for five DAYS. The
case was given to the jury at IL O'clock who after
celebrating something more than one hour, re-
turned verdict of guilty, fixing the prisoners
punishment at two years in the penitentiary.-
This case, from the high social position of the
accused, his hitherto spotless character and the
peculiar nature of the crime. has attracted more
than the usual share of public attention The
term of imprisonment is the lowest allowed under
the statute.
There are now in our city Jail, sentenced to the
Pententiary for various terms, the following pri-
soners, viz: Falconer, for embezzle ment, 2 years.
Wilson, for shooting, with intent to kill "Beau'
Easley, Is MONTHS Hogan "a lad) for picking the
pocket of Mrs. Goodwyn, at the Fair Grounds
year, another Lad, for stealing $50 from vessel,
years.
The annual Supper of the Saint Andrews So
ciety will come off next Monday night at the Boil.
lingbrook Hotel.
The Democracy are anticipating great demon.
stration next Tuesday night, in honor of their late
victory. The city will be Illuminated, guns will
be fired, and altogether very pretty uproar may
be expected.
We have nothing now in the way of amusements
The drama is totally defunct; and save q "nigger
show" nothing has come along to coax the "quar
ters" from our pockets for these two months
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CURIOUS CAsE--It appears that in the county Jail
of Albany there is q man beyond the reach OF the
committing magistrate and the law: When arrested,
he ssve an assumed name which he seems to have
In chsrse have forgotten the name. The jailor re-
collects having locked him up, bat can't say when or
what name Under this state, the magistrate 10 pow
srless because he cannet bring him out OF JAIL with
name under which he was committed, and the jslior
will not release him until warrant for bis release
is eiyen. The Court has no power, because ne can
moi legally be brought before them. The Governor
il equally lame in law, because he is not under SEN
tencs OF any Court There is no legal way BY which
he can be broughtout fail, but the msgstTstes
his real ma n o, como to understanding by when
his name can be registered on the tsi Records and
then discharge would be legal. But therels nois
fer sueh proceeding
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-11-25

THE BUG TRADE.-Bugs are an important ar
ticle in the trade of Rio Janeiro Their wings are
made into artificial flowers, and some of the most
brilliant varieties worn ornaments in ladies'
hair. One man manages to earn his living by
selling insects and other specimens to the stran
gers who visit port. He keeps twelve slaves con-
stantly employed in finding the bugs, serpents and
shells which are most in demand. The nearest ap
proach to his business that we can remember is,
that of the trade of ireies in Havanna; the insect
being caught and carefully fed on the sugar-cane,
is issued as an ornament In ladies' dressses. Be
ing twice the size of the American FIRE fly it is very
brilliant at night. The Creoles catch them on the
plantations aud sell them to the city bellies; some
OF them carry them in silver cages .ached their
bracelets. They max fine display b yiaup-lighs
merchants Magazine.
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JEsUITs IN KANsAs-The Roman Catholics
have had mission, together with manual labor
school, in operation at Pottawattomie K T. for
about year. report from the superinteno lint
speaks encouragingy of the success of the mis-
sion among the Indians 1t is in charge of a Je-
suit priest and Mother Lucille Motheron, sister of
the Sacred Heart
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EACKSUN,S EXCELSIOR BITTERS IL
q peculiarly adapted, by its composition, to every
disease OF the liver and stomach which produced by
our ever varying climate. In all forms OF bilious
diseases and Liver Complaint, it Ia of the most
valuable remedies
By Drusgi generally. je %
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AN ABoLIlI0NIsT SMOKED OUT.-The people
of Madison county, Florida, discovering that they
had an sbotioDst, residing among them-G George
Eason Colson by name-called a meeting to con.
slider the case Evidence being produced under
oath that he was, by his own confession an aboli-
ZIONIST of the Greeley, perhaps even of the Gar.
rison stamp, the meeting resolved to give him no.
tce to quit. This was done on penalty of 80 lash.
es in case of his refusal He left. His family was
assisted by the citizens with means to enable them
To follow him.
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CoST OF ADJUSTMENTS IN NEW YoRK-The N.
York Times calculates the cost of amusing such
city as that, nightly, as follows
There are about twenty theatres, concert
rooms, &C., open nightly-holding upon an aver.
age, probably, fifteen hundred persons. If the ad.
mission fee averages half dollar, here are nearly
$l5000 expended every night, or nearly SlOO 900
every week, for amusements"
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CRIMEAN BANQUET The Dublin correspon.
dent of the Boston Pilot states that the grand ban
quet prepared for the Crmean heroes in that
city, being spread day in advance, was attacked
by rats in the night and considerable portion of
the come stbles spoiled. The banquet was given
ia large tobacco warehouse.
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The Cotton Crop.
NEAR UNIoNrowN, PERRYLo, ALA.

NEAR UNIoNT0WN, PERRYLO ALA,
Nov. 18th, 1856. s
Thls year has been very unfavorable one for
our staple product The Cotton crops are quite
short, but as the price is much higher than usual
don't know that there will be much deficits to
tne planter in next income. The weather being
charming and the crops nearly gathered, the
planters have fine opportunity Of making exten
sive improvements, and should nextsyear prove
good crop one, just step down into our canebrake
II you wish to see eotting bales.
NEW KENT
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ACCIDENT AT A CIRCUS.-At Columbus, Ga
on the 18th, whilst Madamoissele Isabelle attach
ed to G. N. Eldred's Circus and Menagerie, was
performing the miraculous feat of walking a wire
to the top of the pavilion, she unfortunately lost
her balance and fell distance of twenty feet
Her left wrist and ancle were broken; and the
aay experienced the most agonizng pain from
the injuries received.
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DREssiSG IN AMERICA.-A young ady writes
from Newport, an American watering place, that
1--WE have to dress about nine times day here."-
Young ladies at Newport, with their nine dresses
must be like nine pins; no sooner set up than
down again-LOndon Nesos.
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GREAT ARRIVAL OF PoULTRY.-Seven thou.
sand live turkeys, and three thousand chickens,
from Upper Canada, were brought down yester.
day by railroad and turned out at the Somerville
station.-B0ston Journal
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A VETERAN VOTER Mr.. John Snyder, of
Shepherdstown, Va, rode four miles through the
rain the day of the late Presidential election to
vote for Fillmore. The same gentleman voted for
George Washington for the Presidency
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DRowNED-W. B. Turnbull, Esq, together
with negro boy, were drowned by the capsizing
of skiff, near De Soto Island, on the 10th inst -
Mr.. I. was wealthy and extensive planter in the
parish of West Feliciana, La
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Comm>-eiaf c..r..es. =, - - =
u,sn bsvs -, .,,rnsssas ne ioMoWmg eenue
.rn eommsrc;.I nrs..~s.lU UeieseSes 70 ne 6outA
mar G.o-sss =, - - ~ = 70 oe bed q Ssvan
..se JOSEPH MAYO. Mavor.
w. n M"ss.s,s London
Horace l. Kent David Burr
h w Fry B w Richardson
K Haxail John Gilmore
Caben WI Donnan
Richard g Morris John Womble
Stanard John Wadsworth
John M Bottsl John Robertson
Rd 0 Haskins Jas Lyons
=, Glazo6rook w Goddin
!, nou,ss 10 7, fnce w Purcell
a, a stokes ysDavenport. jr
Y, " m Tripiett Ro s Archer
no sampson John F Tanner
= a CoWardn Sam1 Apers
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THE REGISTRATION FEES on registered letters
passing through the London Post Office, yield a
revenue of 225 coo per annum.