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YoRK Co.,, Pa.-On Monday alter
ternoon. Mr.. Casper Hibler. residing
near Dallas,own, went 10 his well IN the
yard, for The purpose Of drawing water,
when the walls caved in, precipilating
him down the well, distance Of seven
teen feet, (the well is about forty feet
deep where he was firmly held by earth
and stones. unable to exlrica,e himself.-
At the time the accident occurred, Mr..
Hiber was alone at home, his vile hav-
ing gone 10 visit his mother, who was i'll.
She returned about five o'clock, and moi
finding her husband in the house, she
called and received an answer, when, on
searching for him, she found that he wa:
! in The well. The alarm was immediate
" given, and strenuous efforts made BY
the neighbors 10 rescue him from bis per
ilous situation. they worked faithfully
and at one time were within elghieer
inches Of him, the unfortunate man con
versing with them all tho time. Thel
exerlions, however, seemed to avail bu
little, for as fast as they succeeded in re
moving The earth and stones, fresh guam
titles wonld fall nupon him. sFindinl
their exerIions ia his behalf Of no avail
the doomed man, shortly after midnigh,
reouesied that his wife might be brough
! within hearing ofbis voice, that he nigh
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Latest from California.
SANDY Hook, June 81.

DANDY HOOK, June ZI'
The steamship Illinois arrived, with
California mails Of the 5th. and about
$t,OOO,OoO in specie. and freight, is pass.
ing this point. She has 800 passengefs.
The bark ]. r. Mora arrived at Panama,
on The 10Th inst, with 900 Of. Walkers
men who were sent to Aspihwall and put
aboard the U, s. frigite Roanoke.
The Illinois brings an account Of a
grea, FIRE at Port-au Prince, where one
hundred houses we're destroyed.
Judge Bowies was on board the iii
nois.
The u. S, Frigste Wabash is outside
The Hook. bound in.
New YoRK, June 27.-The Illinois
arrived al her wharf at 10 o'clock p. M.
She brings San Francisco papers Of the
9Th, and sl ,s53, 900 freight.
AmoDgs. her passengers are the Hon
J. B. Bowlin, us. Minister fiom New
Granada, Judge Lott Of California. ant
Lieut.. MOwry, Of the U. s. Army 4
Lieut. Mowry was late in command o
Fort Yuma and bears anumerousiy sign
ed petition for the creation Of the new
territory Of Arazonia, in The GadsdeI
purchase.
More reliable intelligence oi the Sono
ra cxpedi,ionists has been received. TIL
main facts OF the total annihilation oflhI
party Of Col. Crsbbe, is fully confirmed
Tie Trial of Edward M'Gowan on
Icharge Of being accessory TO the murde
l9f James Ring Of William,lwgs brOugh
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GeIfgragBit.

QusBRc, June 27.--The North At
lantic steamer Indian, with Liverpool
dates to the 18th inst. four days later than
those furnished by the Persia, has arrlv,
ed.
SECOND. DISPATCH.
REvERE DU LoUPE. June 27.-Jhe
steamer Indiana passed here early this
morning, bound TO Quebec, which port
she will reach this afternoon.
The usually dispatch from the agent Of
the associated press at Liverpool has mol
been received.
A Liverpool paper, the only one recev'
ed shows slight advance on breadstutis
Consols are quoted 93a. The paper
contains no general news Of Importance.
LONDON MARKETs.--The circular ol
Barring Brothers & Co., of London. says
tha, The Sugar Market is dull at decline
of Gdals. Coffee is buOyant. All quail
ties of Tea have considerably advanced
Wheat is buoyans and considerably ad'
yanced.
The news is unimportant.
The London 'sTimes" advocates The
abolition of slavery in Cuba as the only
efTectual means Of checking the slave
trade.
Itis iumored that Napoleon will have ar
interview with the Czar in Germany, II
July.
Ii is also rumored that conference o.
the potentates of the Italian States includ
ING The Pope, will be Lad with the En-
peror Of Austria.
A treaty of cOmerce. between Russi
and France, has been signed.
An earthquake occurred on the 9Th o
June, throughout the kingdom OF Saxon.
and most of the principal cities. Tn
houses were shaken, but no cerlous con
sequences resulted.
The baptism Of the infant Princess Q Q
England took place at buckingham Pal
ace, on the 18th instant.
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From the Chicago Dem June ls.
Important Decision Watches are no
Mailable Matter.

An important decision was rendered
Monday, in the United States District
Court. for the southern district of llli-
nois. in relation to the liability Of Post
Masters and other employers Of the Post
Office Department, under the United
States laws, and determining TO some ex.
tent what may be properly transmitted
by mail. In the case Of The United States
VS.. Burton, the defendant, who was q
Post Master at Ewington, Illinois, had
been indicted for stealing two watches
that had been mailed at Freeport. Ac'
cordipg to the evidence at The prisoner
first examination, the watches had beer
put into paper box about four inches
square, containing no other letter or wri'
ling. ard when they had arrived At Ew
ington, Burton took them out Of the boz
and appropriated them to his own use
Burton was indica ed under the 2lst sec
ton of the act of Congress, Of March Sd
1925. His counsel moved TO exclude th'
testimony of the witness, on the ground
shat the watches were not mailable mat
ter, under the following provision Of III
act Of Congress Of March 3D.. ls45.
"Sec. Is. And be it enacted. Tha
mailable matter, and matter properly trans
missable by mail. shall be deemed an
taken TO mean all letters and newspapers
and MI magazines and pamphlets period
cally published, or which may be pub
Iished in regular series, or in successiv
numbers, under the same title. though q
irregular intervals, and all other write
or q, inted matter, whereof each copy
number shall not exceed eight ounces
weight, except bank notes sent il pacl
ages or bundles, without written letter
accompany them but bound books
any size shall not be held to be include
within the meaning Of these terms. An
any packet or packets, Of whatever sIz
or weight, being made up Of any enc
mailable matter, shall subject all persol
eoncernid in transporting the same 10 q
The peneIIies Of ibis Jaw, equally
il it or they we're moi 90 made up into
packer or packages" !"
Judge Treat decided that under this AZ
IN connection with that Of 1925, th
watyhes. baving been put IN . sePaTat
.
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DR.. Cox ON THE WORD .EHURcH. -
DR.. Cox. of Brooklyn. is ou. in. the Gen.
esee Evangelist of last week. on The abuse
OF the word "church," and kindred top.
les. He thus dispenses wholesome and
timely truth -
Wha, will some Of my readers say, il
tell them that the word church is bad
one, apart from its immense perversion
and ncalculable abuse. 1t was manNfac-
tured by the school. men, in the dark ages
and not well translates the original and
clasic word, eccIesia which occurs, !
think, about II5 times in the New Testa-
ment-in The text of the Old, not once |!
King James is though. to have inhibited
its existence, with that Of The word, mys'
tery, and several others |; in all the books
of the Old Testament.
BY licenlious metonomy we now use
it commonly. and I will add, incorrigibly,
for the container, instead Of the contained;
for the House instead of the people, that
meet there 10 worship. In this sense is
ecciesia used in the New Testament not
once, no-never l know wna,l write;
and who they are that may scorn and de.
ny it /; and i know that write the truth.
1t seems small at first but 10 the learn
ed thinker in theology, everywhere. i. is
not an affair Of such remarkable leVity.-
1t is used in the classics for the people
assembled on any occasion. Luke ex-
empIi6es this three times in one chapter;
Acts XIX 4; 80. 80, Al, wondered there as
sembly referring to n mob OF wild
pagans. making an pprear in the theatre
a, Ephesus. So the Alhenians. wher
convoked at given signal, to hear De
mosthedes declaim against Philip OF Ma
cedon, are called an ecciesia. The worIt
itself legilimaIely refe,s 10 the people a
lone not 10 the place where they meet
The primitive christians, with the excep
lion here and there, Of poor synagogue
transformed. had no place in which Il
NEE, or they met in private houses, il
school rooms, in market places, in grow
by the seaside. or, like those who hear'
the Savior, in an open meadow, or by tn
way, or in corn field. or on The side O
a mountain. For one or two hundred
years, at FIRST. they had no certain place
2e rmsnant orbuil. for the purpose, where
in 10 worship. How different from ou
times Of cathedral magni6cence, architeC
lural extravigance, and sump.uous eccle
siology,-worsbiping more the gorgeou
palace. than even its invisible ihhabitar
If He is even morally theie
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Book Notice.

We have just received work Of T. b.
Peterson, titled "Little Dorrit !" complete
in one volum e. Read what the Philadel-
phia "Dollar Newspaper" says of Little
Dorrit.
The story of Little Dorrit, which has
Abeen in the process Of publication in sue
cessive numbers for long time, has just
been completed and issued. The advance
sheets have been received from the author
by the last steamer, by B. Peterson,
W no has published the work uniform with
the other volumes of Dickens Works issu-
ed by that publisher. We need not say
that Little Dorrit is work which will in
terest the public--everybody knows the
merits of Dickens writings, and this last
is equal, in graphic power and skilful de-
lineations ofcharacter, to any Of his previ'
GUS works. The plot.is of absorbing in
terrest, upon which is strung pearls ant
diamonds Of descriptive writing. All rea'
ders sympathize heartily with Little Dor.
rit, her patient endurance and unfalterine
love from all who leaned upon her for aid
and they must heartily rejoice, when, at the
alter of St. Georges Church, she writes
her name as the happy bride of Arthur
Mr.. Peterson has now ready eighteen diff
ferent editions of "Little Dor'it," all o
which have been published simultaneousl!
with the completion Of the story, in En-
gland, at an expense of Two THoUsANl
DOLLARS for the privilege Of having tn
sheets, as they appeared in England, sen
to him in advance of all others in thi
country. Enterprise of this kind is ever!
r way creditable, and we trust the enterpis
ing publisher will be repaid for his outla..
! BY generous purchase Of this, the bcs
! work, ever written by the immortal "Boz.
Price of the complete work, Fifty cent
!. only.
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The FIGHr IN OHIo.- Notwithstanding
III e fac, that The tremendous defalcation
in the Ohio treasury has been fixed un.
mistakably npon Breslin, the locofuco
ex.treasurer, the locofoco papers are stri.
wing TO fix the responsibility Of it upon
the Republicans. because it has been dis.
covered and exposed under Republican
Administration. Tbe.Ohio State Jour-
nal. exasperated by this unlairness,
threatens to carry the war into the enc.
my's country. and says:
awe can show where Governor Medill
has paid men for personal services to
himself and party out Of the public
treasury. We can show where locofoco
papers in this city have been printed on
State paper; where the military arms Of
The State have been sold by locofoco Of.
fcials, in one instance to the amount Of
sixteen hundred dollars, and the money
never paid into The Treasury, We can
show how the peoples money was taken
by the handful TO enrich corrupt contract
ors on the State House and LunatIc Asy.
lums; and how men who had charge Of
the Ohio Penitentiary distracted the pub
lie moneys in a manner that would have
disgraced some Of the convicts over
whom they had charge. Many Of these
facts stand recorded on the imperishable
records Of the General Assembly, and
the others, we believe, are susceptible o
being proved by iudisputable testimony
before any court Of justice.
We commend The gentry who are now
trying to blacken the fair fame Of one o
the mobiles. men that the people of Ohic
ever honored with their confidence, I,
husband their resources, and not to pre-
sume any further upon the forbearance o
their opponents. The men who Are now
eDdeavoring 10 turn the current Of public
indignation from its proper channel int
directions devious and winding that .hey
may escape from The consequences o
their own acts, and thus screen the guilt.
and wrong the innocent, know full wei
the hue Of the catalogue which is writer
against them, and il is only the commo
trick Of the detected criminal who hope
to escape by joining the hue and cry
stop thief, which they are now attempt
ing to palm off upon The public" as
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THE NEW YORK PHENOMENON.

We published yesterday, says the
Piltsburg Commercial Journal, with some
misgivings as to its genuineness, an ac'
count Of an extraordinary phenomenon.
which appeared in the heavens at Utica
N. Y. on Saturday, and which decended
70 the earth. at some distance near Deer
field, dealing destruction and death wher'
ever it touched. The writer was in a
quandasy in regard 10 the nature OF the
body, its usual appearances not suggesting
the idea Of whirlwind or tornado. He
was probably thinking Of the Comet
which was announced 10 appear on thai
day. but was afraid 10 avow is; and
therefore cailedit an atmospheric body.
At all events his accoun. Of its deyasta.
,ions is confirmed in other quarters. The
same Obstructive body o rather sim
liar one, appeared at OswegO on the same
day. during aheawy storm Of rain, ant
committed immense havoc. We, copy
from the 0swego limes.of Monday as fol
lows:
The tornado commenced at o point fiv'
miles southwest Of this city. near The res
idence Of Mr.. Peter Simmons. During
the storm two large clouds were observed
rushing together wlthimlnense force 'h
noise OF their collision Teseinbled The re
mort Of a cannon and was heard at a con
siderable distance. The wind seems <
have lssped from The clouds, and decend
ine toward ibs earth. the entire roof Of q
barn belonging to Mr.. Simmons was ta
ken OF. and lie fragments. boards. shin
uIes aud pieces Of Tsf.ers, strewed along
dsr ihe defiance Of one and quarter
miles.
rhe whidgind passed on, and neKl
struck die dwelling house Of Mr., jame
Cole, tore up the gable end and tIokuP tn
tS.iidiEg. actually f1rnfGg IL fhalf rount
on lis 5oundaiicss! Incredible as thu
appears il is s,ficJy true, and fhe from
door Of ile house which formerly opened
toward tie street. BoN opens into io'
ssAiYiaiag the yard. Mr.. and Mrs. Cole
usss abseDt ii the tlme leaving fwD clil4
- IL
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SNow.-For few days during the
early par Of this week, the weather has
been SO rigid, that fires and overcoats
were called in TO requisition. On Mon.
day afternoon, at about half past three
o'clock, there was slight fall Of snow.
Snow on the god day Of June |! If any
Of our old inhabitants can recollect when
snow fell nearer the Fourth Of July than
this, we would like to hear from them.-
| Wonder il the comit is 10 blame for this
cold snap, OF whether the machinery tha,
governs lie seasons is out Of order
BuckeUe State.
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arWs call special attention to I

AyWe call special attention to the
advertisement Of Mr.. NJ. r. Hobbs, in
this paper. Mr., H. having carried on
the Marble business extensively in Wells
vile. and more recently been Foreman in
the establishment Of Mr.. M. Muldoon, in
this city. he has given ample proof ofhis
superior skill in the business.
The work so justly admired for artistic
skill and to which we have more than once
referred executed at the establishment o.
Mr.. Muldoon, we are informed was done
by Mr.. Hobbs. Having now set up fol
himself i. is but right that the celebrity
which he acquired in his former position
should be appropriated to his present ad
vantage. He is an honorable, gentleman
ly dealer. and entitled TO liberal shar'
Of patronage.
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ANOTHER CHURCH DIvlsION.-The
New School Presbyterian church has
been rupured by the slavery agita,ions
in its General Assembly, recently held
in Cleveland, Ohio. After an exciting
discussion. large majority decided that
saveholdiug was siniul-"that the rela-
tion of master and servant is sin in the
sight of God, an offence in The sense in
which the term is used in the Conslitu-
ton of the Church" This decision was
held by the Southern members, as an i'm.
,eachment of the moral integrity and
Christian character OF the churches in the
slaveholding states; and they formally
protested againsI'it, as "without authority
from the word of God, or the organic
law of the Presby terian church." Re
gardine the division as "virtual excision
Of the Sonth," the representatives pres
enl have dissolved their connection with
the majority; and resolved to form a
distinc, ecclesiastical organization.
They propose to establish Naiiona
Compound Of. Presbyterian constituents
from every section Of the country who
are opposed to the agitation Of the suhjec
Of slavery in its ecclesiastical bodies
In pursuance Of this object they have in
yited all Presbyterians, like minded will
themselves, to meet in Convention in tn
city of Washington, on the 9Th of An
gust, 1857. for the purpose Of consul.a
ton and Of organising General Assem-
bly, in which it will be distinctly under
STOOD. the subject Of slavery will not b
introduced. "-Richmond Christian I'D
pOcafe.
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Mr.. EDlToR.-I notice discrepancy
in the manner in which names Of candi.
dates for nomination are annoupced in the
True american and in the Steubenyille
Herald. In the former the convention,
is named as representing the Republican
and American parties Of the County, and
in the latter the Republican party alone
il recognized. ! desire TO know whether
those gentlemen who repudate the name
American expect to be supported by the
American party al the primary meetings,
or al the final elections or whether they
contemplate submitting their interests
TO convention TO be composed exclu-
siyely Of Republicans, to the exclusion
Of the American element! Can you
give me light upon the subject!
..s AN AMEIcAN REPUBLICAN.
We arc at loss to answer the enqui.
ries Of our correspondent, not having
learned anything respecting the expec,a'
lions Of the gentleman 10 whom he refers
We have only 10 say that tie Americans
and Republicans in this city. and so far as
we have been advised throughout the sOun-
ty. have determined to unite in COnven.
ton to form. and at the final election TO
elect, a Union ticket. Without attempt.
ing to call in question the purity Of the
motives Of the pariies-for we are igno-
tart OF them - we think it exceedingly
bad policy. for any man who desires to
be elected to an Office in this county, to
make discrimination between the two
eliments Of the Union party which would
seem 10 be invidiOns, But gentlemen
must be their own judges OF this matter,
an d risk the cOnsequenoeses.
The announcements in the True finer.
iean are precisely in accordance with the
plan of Union and to that we intend to
adhere. We recognise no Convention
in ,l.is county but the AMERICAN RE
PUBLICAN, we shall no. consider our
selves bound TO support any man for Of
flee who is ashamed Of either name.
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Principles Of the American COun eli
ne etanhav,,;lao nh;o i'H
Of steubenville, Ohio.

We, whose names are hereunto subscribed,
do hereby adopt, and agree to be governed in
our political action, by the following princi-
pies. -
lst. None but Americans to rule America,
I'D. The Union must be preserved.
Sd. No Foreign interference in American
affairs.
4th. No union of Church and State.
5lh. Inviolability of National Treaties.
9Th. Personal morality indispensable to
Office.
Tth. An open Bible, without note or com.
ment, in all our Public Schools.
Sth. Thorough reform Of the Naturalization
Laws.
9th. A capitation tax that will exclude
foreign paupers and convicts.
10Th. No appointment Of foreigners on
diplomatic posts.
llth. Strict economy in the administration
ol the Government.
18th. No interference with the right Of citi.
Eenship already acquired by foreigners, and
the protection Of law 10 all who immigrate
from love Of liberty, but uncomProiais ing
opposition TO Political Catholicism, whether
IN The person OF an American demagogue, or
foreign Ecclesiastical Despot.
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bid her a last farewell. His request was
complied with, and we leave the reader
10 imagine the scene--the anguish Of
mind Of her who, on the l4lh Of April
last, be led to the alter o bride. At one
o'clock on 'ruesday morning he ceased
10 exist. and his liieless body was found,
about four o'clock; much bruised, with
one hand otf.-A fortnight ago, the
remains Of man, who could not be rec
ognized, and who was already much de-
composed, were found in grain.ield,
belonging 10 Mr.. Jesse Roser, in Codorus
township. The person seemed to be
about fifty years old. A broken white
tobacco pipe was the only thing found
about his person. Mr.. CaslOw held an
inquest, and a verdict was rendered that
he cane to his end from unknown causes,
| No person in that section Of country is
missing. nor is it conjeciured who the
stranger could be, nor how he could have
chosen the spot where he was found, fol
a dying place, ,----On Friday, Samue
Hays, for picking pockets, George Wal
ker, a iuvenile. for stealing from the cars
Of the railroad, and, on Saturday. three
Irishmen, for highway robbery. were ar
rested.--A little child Of Joseph
Leedy, Of Yolk, was saved from drown
ing by the expansion Of her hoops
Wm. lobe was drowned in mill'dam
on Saturday "A mad dog was killed
near York bOro', on Tuesday.---Mr
Matthews, the Cashier Of Westminste
Bank, Md, had both Of his legs cut OF
a, Hanover station, on the Baltimore ant
SusquehaDna Railroad.-P. Dem.
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package, were not "msilable matter"
within the meaning Of the law and tha.
the defendant was no. liable to a prosecu'
ton under. the United States laws for ab.
stracting them from the United States
mails-being only smsnable to the laws
Of the State Tor the larceny. The prose.
cutting attorney having stated that this
was the only point at issue, the Court in
slructed the jury to find a bill of'not gull.
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to a Termination on the Isl inst. He was
found guilty.
The Democratic State Convention is
to be held on the l4th Of July. The Re.
publican State Convention on the 9th OF
the same month. The most prominanl
gubernsiorial is ex senator John B. Well
Ter who will encounter opposition from
the Broderics clique, who will use every
exertion to insure the nomination Of their
own candidate in the convention.