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COURT OF CLAIMS.

Tuesday, May 2OJudge Gilchrst delivered the opinion
Of the in the Of Moses Noble o. The United
States, and also Geo. A. Magruder The United Slater
bills for their relief ordered to be reported Also In the
of Susan Decatur, order take testimony refused
Judge Blackboard delivered the opinion Of the court in the
of Clay The United States order take
timony refused.
The opening argument the facts In the Of John
Ericsson The United States concluded BY Mr. Sar
gent; when the court adjourned II o'clock tomorrow
to meet in the Supreme Court room
On Monday Judge Scarburgh delivered the opinion Of
the In the of Daniel Wood claiming repayment
of duties illegally exscted and paid without protest: a
6rmng the decision Of the court In the case Of Strg
Bennett Co, and ordering testimony be taken-Judge
BLACKBOARD dissenting. |
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METHODIST GENERAL CONFERENCE.-The Indianapolis cor
respondent of the Evening Post says Of this conference

METHODIST GENERAL CONFERENCE.-The Indianapolis cor
respondent of the Evening Post says Of this conference
This body has been In session now two weeks II con-
ssts Of 22l delegates representing each I'll travelling min
sers The whole church represented comprises 100000
members The SIX venerable bishops present. each in
his turn presiding The place Of meeting the representa-
ves hall Of the Staiehouse which, together with commit
Of stationery, and services Of clever colord
man. courteousy rendered 10 the conferences by the
legislature Thus far the time has been mainly devoted TO
the preparation OF business In committees and few
official Yesterday the question Of extending the
time Of appointments beyond two years decided mega
lively by vote of Oh TO l25 The committee on slavery
has yet reported will apprze you OF the action Of
the conference on this subject"
Another letter-writer says:
Dr. Durbn presented the address Of the French Metbo
dist Conference 10 the General Conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal Chuich IL gives history Of the introduction
Of Mehodism into France and lie slow but progress
id various parts Of the country and into Switzerland and
the confines Of Italy and into Of the islands Of
the Mediterranean The address expresses very warmly
the gratitude they feel for the annual appropriation Of
by the Missionary society Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church 10 aid them in their work and asks for contnu
Of the appropriation The address details the dcul
ties in the way Of work. particularly the reluctance Of
the 70 authorize their public services yet
der all the difficulties the work has assumed the form ofs
regular church. with Its circns stations Sunday and day
schools, &c. The address was referred"
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SoLoNos wASrKp-A very curious instance Of confa-
sion occurred the other day In family In Albany.
mother and her daughter both confined on the same
day. each having little son. In the hustle Of the mo-
men both infants placed In cradle together and to
the confusion Of the Mothers when the youngsters were
taken nom thu cradle they were unable tell which was
the mothers and which the daughters SOM mater
which, % course, must remain mystery The family
IL In great distress over the affair.
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MELANCHOLY scTpESr.-0n Thursday 2lth April, two
little children strayed away from the home of their father
Mr. Coz at the foot Of the Allegheny mountains In Union
township Bedford county, Pennsylvania, and for two
weeks unremitted search prosecuted bit without
success until the 9th instant when the poor children.
bodies found about Sin and half miles from home
within few rods Of public road.
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Objection being made by Mr. BIeGs, the joint rssOlu


Objection being made by Mt. bIGGS, the Joint rssou-
BILL PASSED.
On motion by Mr. HUNTER, the Senate proceeded to
the consideration Of the bill from the House Of Representa-
ves making appropriation for the consular and dplO
matte e&penses Of the for the year ending
the 30h Of June 1855 which Was amended and passed
- DHucuLuEs KANSAS.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill to au
horixe the people of the Territory Of Kansas to form
constitution and State government preparatory to their
admission into the Union when they have the requisite
Mr. SUMNER concluded his remarks In favor of the i'm
mediate admission Of Kansas free State. When be
took his seat ..@... .....
Mr. CASS, who said that he had listened the speech
Of the senator from Massachusetts with equal regret and
surprise II was the most pnAmerican and unpatriotc
speech that he had heard upon this floor and be
hoped he might hear such speech again either
here or elsewhere he did not rise however make
any extended CONNIE ITS on that speech open it to
and disapprobation but TO say that the senator
from Massachusetts, had totally misunderstood and misap
piled the Of Michigan which he bad cited in us6ca
lion of the action Of the Topeka convention He briefly
proceeded to show that there analogy between the
proceedings In Michigan and those In Kansas
Mr.. DOUGLAS made some remarks In answer to Mr..
SUaSGR The argument OF the senator from Massachusetts,
he said, the that bad been made before and to
which he had twice replied but he adyerted 10 The mag
nifty which had characterized this Speech and the many
personalities 10 which II abounded. He compared II
patchwork bed-qul, made up from all the old calico
dresses in the house and alluded to II Astounding In
classical illusions most Of which, however, were from
those portions Of the classics which suppressed in
spectacle and decent colleges He thought the speech
have been written aud committed to memory, and
practsed before the glass with negro boy to hold the
from Massachusetts of having violated the constitution
after taking oath to support II. 40 saa. tt- 3. a
Mr.. MASON said that the necessities of the political
position ofsouthern senators brought them into relations In
that chamber with with whom it would be dishonor
associate elsewhere They submitted to that necessity
imposed by the constitution but II burden
hard to bear. .""
Mr.. SUMNER replied,
Mr.. PUGH obtained the floor, aud the further consid
GRAFTON Of the subject postponed until Monday next,
when 49,
The Senate adjourned
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at IL, m. ...t ... ..rt
Mr.. FAULKNER, of Virginia. asked unanimous consent
to introduce the following resolution
Rssope That the sh 9TH and 10th days July next be
set apart for the consideration Of bills reported from the Com
mttee Military Affairs relating to the public defence Of
the country and that said bills be made the special orders
those days. ..& }aa, Il 1870.
Mr. wALBRlpoE Of Michigan, objected, and the resou-
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
Mr. SMITH, of Tennessee FROM the Committee on Patents
reported bill for the relief Of Isaac Adams which was
read twice aud committed. .,s.. ..a. .gyetE
Mr.. BENNETT of New York, from the Committee on
Public Lands reported bill granting portion Of tho
public lands to the State Of Wisconsin to aid in the con-
sirucdon of railroads in said State; which read
twice. "a M~ v.
1.-THE bill grants lo4sa9s Of land the State Of
Wisconsin to aid in the construction OF three railroads
comprising in the aggregate five hundred and three miles
in length ~ . ..ls. -.
Mr. B. asked that the bill be put upon Its passage and
moved the previous question.
The previous question secoaded-ayes 68, 50
and the main question ordered to be puyeas rs nays 81
The question being ordering the bill to third read
Mr.. STANTON, of Ohio, moved to lay it on the table
which motion was disagreed to--yeas SO, nays 76.
The blu was then read a third time.
Mr. BENNETT called the previous question the pass
age of the bill WET $t Ta8 s%E$73" ,'ssG !
Mr. LETCHER of Virginia. moved to reconsider the vot.
by which the bill ordered TO third reading, and
claimed the right discuss the bill on that motion.
The SPEAKER stated that the previous question having
called under the rules of the House the question Of
reconsideration must be decided without debate
Mr.. LETCHER appealed from the decision of the Chair.
The question taken Shall the decision of the Chair
stand the Judgment Of the House n and It decided
in the ahirmative--yeas 90, nays 80. rs s...s~
On motion of Mr. BENNETT, the motion TO reconsider
then laid upon the table-yeas so, nays 81.
The question recurring ordering the previous ques-
ton, no quorum voted
Mr. JONES, OF Tennessee moved that there be cali Of
the House; which motion was agreed 10.
The roll accordingly called, and quorum Of the
members having answered their names all further pro-
ceedugs under the call were dispensed with.
Pending motion to proceed 10 business the Speak
ers table, at 40 minutes Of 3 o'clock,
The House adjourned.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1856-11-12
Representative District.
The Popular Vote.

The returns from the different States are as
yet necessarily SO imperfect that it is impossi-
bic to form very exact idea of the popular
7ote. As soon as possible we shall collect and
publish it complete, but in the mean time we
wish to direct attention to several apparent
features of it.
The Republicans claim great credit for the
vote they received. They boasted some few
months ago of how badly they would beat the
Democratic party, and spoke cxultingly of the
immense tide of popular sentiment that would
sweep FREMONT into the Presidential Chair
They now boast because their defeat has not
been more overwhelming but, after all, their
strength is more apparent than real
They set out with the idea of comb bining
and consolidating the North in one unbroken
phalanx. Yet with all their efforts their can
didate, FREMONT, has not obtained half the
rotes Of the people Of the non-slaceholeing
States. He is in minority in the Union, we
judge, of at least million of votes. and al
though he has carried more States than FILL
MORE, he has received in the nation at large
but comparatively few. if any, more votes than
the latter.
Outside of New England, Michigan, Wis
consin, and perhaps Iowa, FREMONT is in a
decided minority in every State of the Union
He has clear majority in but eight, inclu-
ding Iowa nine States, polling in all but fifty
six electoral votes out of 296.
Mr.. BUCHANAN will not fall far short of
having clear majority Of the popular vote
ovor both his opponents, and he is sustained
by large majoritios in both branches of Con-
gress.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1856-11-12
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP

We hope that the opposition are now salts
| fed with the conduct and vote of Washington
township, in this county. Much attention
| had been attracted to the township, from the
fact that Charl S Sumner had spent some weeks
this summer at Cresson, which is within the
limits of the township. Mr. Sumner does
| not appear to have made many converts in
the township, for the returns show but ten
votes in it for Fremont, bleeding Kansas and
| bleeding Sumner.
This township gives heavier majority than
any country district in the State, The oppo-
sition have been awfully excited on the sub
ject. Bowman, of the Johnstown Tribune,
has been trying to cypher it out. lie says,
that on the 18th of October, when the State
election was held, the election board were all
drunk. A friend at our elbow suggests that
if they were drunk ON the 14th of October,
| they must certainly have been suffering under
mania on the 4th of November. One thing
is clear-they evidently had the Buck .ferer
on that day
| Frightful tales have been put in circulation
about the fraudulent increase or colonization
of votes in Washington. Bowman, Jones,
and the other learned Thebans, who have been
obliged to give it up in despair, do not seem
to have had correct data on that subject We
would merely mention that Washington town
ship contains six villages, 16 saw-mills, 3
steam saw w-mills, 8 coal banks, > breweries, i
distillery, one stave factory and that the in
habtants, for many years, have been actively
engaged in the production of democratic yo-
ters. We trust that a knowledge of these sta
tistics will clear up the bewildered optics of
the opposition.
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Total, 100000 100000 100000
Battle Between Mexican War Steamers

1t will be remembered that we published n
few days ago, an account of the Mexican war
steamer Democrat being run off from Vers
Cruz by her crew her subsequently, appear
ing at the port of Coatzacoalcos and foreiblv
carrying off the collector of that rlace, toseth-
er with the customs specie in his hands, aud
the departure of the other Mexican war stea-
mer Guerro, from Vera Crux, in search of the
mutineers and their vessel
A passenger was on the schooner ,Joyeu
Maria, which vessel arrived here on Wedncs-
day from Tampice via Campeachy. with sne-
Gle, relates that when arrived at the latter mort
the Democrat was there waiting the return of
boat that had been sent ashore with the 70.
atzacoalcos collector. On the departure Of
the Joven Maria from Campeachy, the steam
er democrat started to sea, apparently in pur-
suit OF the schooner bu: not far out fbe lat
ter met the Guerro, still in search of the Dem
ocrat They encountered, and as the sehoon-
er sped ON her way from the scene. her crew
could distinctly perceive the two vessels enga-
ged IN deadly confict-seeing the flashing of
the guns and hearing their report.
The rext arrival from Campeachv or Vera
Cruz will doubtless bring US news of the issuc
of the tight between the mutineers and their
former comrades.
The Democrat, while at Coatzacoalcos fired
into and sunk Mexican war steamer. name
unknown, formerly the American steamer
Ben Franklin.-N D. Picay,ae of Oct 81.
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Dem. majority on joint ballot
Pettingell's Pistol.

We understand that company has been
organized with capital stock of one million
dollars, Gall of which has been taken) to man
ufaeture ''Pettingills telegraph revolving pis-
tol, new invention, which combines SIM
plicity, strength and rapidity of execution
1t is said to be an extraordinary weapon, and
destined to supercede all other revolving pis-
tolls, and that it will be adopted by the army
and navy
1t is alleged that this pistol is self=eockine
AN important improvement-and that it can
be fred six times in second and a half of
time. The hammer is enclosed, aud there is
no strain on the main spring except at the
moment of discharge, There are but seven
pieces in tho lock, (two less than a market
lock) and these arc SO simple that a blacksmith
can repair them.
1t has received the commendation of some
of the most scientific officers of the army and
navy. The capital stock of the company is
not for sale.-Neao York Eceniag Post.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1856-11-12

If we regard KnowNothingism and Black
Rcpublicanism as the main topics of interest
liz the campaign, and consider FILLMORE as
the representative of the former, and FREMONT
of the latter, it is curious to note how COM
pletely and overwhelmingly these isms have
been rebuked by the American people =
Nearly two-thirds of the vote of the country
has been cast against both of them. The en-
tire FILLMORE as well as the BUCHANAN vote
purported to be antagonistic to Black Repub-
licanism, leaving the latter with not much
over one third of the vote of tke, country
On the other hand, if the FREMONT vote is
counted as antagonistic to Know -Nothin gism,
and it is added to the Buchanan vote as
against the doctrines of that party Know
Nothingism is left in minority of less than
one-third of the popular vote. The two isms
are, however, so blended in the Northern
States, that they canrot be fully separated ;
but, enough is known to clearly indicate the
fact that the Democratic party, in opposing
both Black Republicanism and Know-Noth-
lngisu, is sustained by the intelligence and
patriotism of an immense majority of the cit
zens of the United States es-Pcnnsgl,aaion.
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Preparations for the Inauguration.

The following gentlemen have been appoint
ed a Committee of the keystone Club, for
the purpose of making arrangements for their
visit to the city of Washington, to witness the
Inauguration of JAMES BUCHANAN, of Penn
sylvania, as President of the United States.
on the fourth of March 1857, and also to re-
ceive The Young Mems Democratic Union
Club of the city of New York, on their ar
rival in Philadelphia, who wilt accompany the
keystone Club as their guests upon that occa-
sion. Upon the arrival of the Uuion Club in
this city they will partake of banquet pro-
vidcd for them. They will be accompanied
by Dodsworth's celebrated band, which, with
Beck's Philadelphia Band, will furnish un-
rivaled music. The Committee have charge
also of presenting the Democratic prize ban
ner to the county which is entitled to receive
it in accordance with the proposition of the
Keystone Club. A meeting of the Commit
tee will be held on Monday evening next, at
the Head Quarters of the Club, for the pur-
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Pennsylvania Legislature.
SENATE

SENATE.
Philadelphia City Wns. A. Cradle, Chas
B. Penrose
Philadelphia County-N b. Browne, Har.
Ian Ingram, r. L. Wright.
ntgomery-Thomas p. Knox.
Chester and Delaware-.Jan,cs J Lecis
Berks-John c. Evans
Bucks-Jonathan Ely
Lancaster and Lcbanon-.John TT, KILN
ger, Jacob G.. Munan.
Dauphin and Northumberland = Dauid
Tdggar.
Northampton and Lchigh-Joscph Lau-
bach
Carbon-James TT. Walton.
Adams aud Franklin-G Gorge W. Brewer.
Iork-Wiliam III Welsh
Cumberland and Perry-Honry Fctter.
Centre-Aniyec Greqq,
Cambria, Huntingdon and Blair ohm
Crcsswell.
Luzerne-George p Steele
Rradford-E. Reed .Kyer.
Tioga-Henry ,Souther
Mercer-GHenni " iScoGeld
Erie and Crawford-D a Finncy,
Beaver-Johe H. Harris.
Allegheny William wilkins. Elrard ID
GazzoD,
Washington and Grecne--J0hn c. Flenni-
ken
Bedford, Fulton and Somerset-Francis
Jordan.
Armstrong-Ttiom j C0ey.
Junata-.jomes " Sellers.
estmoreland and Fayette-H William, E
Froz,r.
Schuy lkill--C. NJ Straub.
Democrats, Is
Opposition, Is
Democrats in Roman
Opposition in Italics.
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The Yankee States.

BY reference to the results of the election
it will be seen that all the Yankee States are
against US, and wherever the Yankee element
stands no chance. This is particularly the
case in old Pennsylvania. Wherever the pure
Pennsylvania element is found, there you find
large majoritics for Mr.. Buchanan. In the
northern strata, where Wimot rules and ruins
you find a Yankee population, and they 60 for
Fremont to man. Fanaticism is a ruling
trait in the Yankee character At the North
he is raving aboltionist ard when You take
him South, he is a cruel and fiendish slave
driver He started at home by putting boy
in the stocks for laughing on Sundays, and
forbade man by penal laws, from kissing his
wife on the same day of the week From
this his defendants broke away and became a
denier of the fundamental doctrine of Christi
anith From having been a rigid Calvanist,
he turns over to Unitarianism and Universal
ism. lie then turns into transcendentalist
and then all yankee land runs crazy with spir-
itualism, and at len 9Th having entirely ex-
hausted the religious element of his cha acter
he seeks for something to fill the void, and
takes up temperance and anti-s avery, and at
last 6zzles out by dressing his wife and daugh-
ters up in short frocks and long pantaloons .
There has been in other days, something to
admire in these people, but since the rcvolu-
ton they have always been opposed to the
country. They burnt Uuc lights in the last
war to show the enemy where we might be at
tackled, and in every war since they were in
sympathy with the enemies of the country =
Their preachers at the present day preach lit
tie but politics, and large numbers of them
have thrown aside their clerical profession,
and are now pot house politicians Who Won
ders that all Yankeedom should go for Ere
mont ?-CHestcr Co., Den,ocyut
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Be it SO. We have no sympathies in COM
mon with them. 1t is for the people, and
with the people that we are striving-with
the indepencent farmer, the swart artizan,
the toil-worn laborer, the warm grasp of
whose hard, honest hand, is as welcome to us
as the touch Of the cold, clammy fingers of
the aristocratic blackleg is disgusting and re-
pulsiye
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House of Representatives.

AhdHlS--,JONH liiHSSCtfnttH.
Allegheny ll,"e- E. Stere"son, C. s. Ey-
ster, John T. Peters, j. B. Bockhonse, n.
Ioegtly, Dir.
houn, W. ii. Abrams, II }. Nicholson.
Beaver. Butler, & Lawrence-D. J. In
Jrie, George r. .Sharc, Il " CrarJoTtl
Cambria, Bedford, & Fulton George N
Smith, " G. Reamer.
Berks-J Law Getz, VIM. Helms, B. NJ
nemacher, Michael Hoffman
Blair and Huntingdon-yoh,t II. Ijintrode
John II. GibJony
Bradford-J b. G. BaJcocL, Cullen +,
Nichols.
Bucks-John Mauglc, Alex. G.. Johnston.
John Ii. Lovett.
Carbon and Lchigh-Iermann Eapp, Enos
Tolen.
Centre-JohH Smith
Choeter-Dr. f. Y. Dickey, James PEN
rose Pdaton IIrkcrS.
Clearfeld, M'kean and Elk-Seth A
Bachus.
Clinton, Lycoming ami Potter Nj. b
Petriken, Isaac Benson
Columbia and Montour-Peter Ent.
Crawford--joscph BrotrR. LcOdnnri Reed.
Cumberland-James Anderson, Wm Har-
der
Dauphin-Dari1 Hrnnd, .JotR HI1ght.
Delaware-Hyam Cierer.
Erie, = Hureham Warner, Gideon H. BoH
Frankln-Gco rye Jdcops, John IVithero'c.
Fayetta and Nes:moreland-U. ID. Yos-
ter, John Faushold, Samuel A Hill, Peter \
Johns
Grcene-R X Campbell
Indiaua-R. g. MorcheGd
Lancastcr-H HiN;um Ul,1nultoa .Iohn 4.
Heiaand, T.. ". Housekeeper, Christian S.
Kaufman, JOS d. PomnoH
Lebanon-C Z. Hgfn,on
uzernc-Steuben Jenkins Thomas Smith
Mercer, Venango, and Warren Slmucl
Kerr, s = FCdnIont. Thomas &rUthcrs.
Mihiin-John PurccU.
Monroe aud Pike Wcstbrook
Montgomery W IIilligas, \ W Long
akcr, George Hamill.
Northampto ohm 4 Inns, Jesse Pear
Northumberland II Zimmerman
Perry-Charles C Brandt
Philadelphia city-.S S BiSiiop, George
Thorn, Jocob Dock, Geo Ie Smith.
Philadelphia county-Chas NJ Leisingring
Townsend Bcarsley, Franklin Mc.llvain, G
Carly, Abraham Arthur, John Roberts, john
Hancock, Robert B Knight, John Wharton
Frederick J Walter, Henry A Gildea.
Schuylkll-William B i-ebo, e A Wagon
seller.
Somcrset-.Jonos augustine.
Susque'na, Sullivan 4 Wyoming Simeon
B Chase, Alfred Uinc.
Tioga-L u IVHListon.
Union and Juniata-Thomas Bower
IVashington-J S Iaaroorhis, John {
Sloan.
Waync-N W Vail.
York-James Ramsey, Samuel Meancar,
Isaac Beck,
Democrats 53-Opposition AZ.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1856-11-12

EE A couple named Jerry Better and
Louisa Wells, were married at the Cathedral
in Cincinnati, on Saturday. Louisa was Uels
before, but she is Better now.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1856-11-12
TALL. VOTING

We have four districts in this county which
bavo cast over 100 majoIity for Buck and
Breck
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1856-11-12

The contents of gun-barrels bring more
soldiers to their bier, than any other.