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$50 far as we have noticed, every
American and Republican paper IN our
State has expressed entire satisfaction With
the election of CAMERON to the U. g.
Senate. Good augury. The SAME happy
agreement about candidate tor Governor,
would secure like happy result--and We
can have it, just as easy as We have had
this. The American and Republican mas
ses are as much disposed for combination
against the Pro-Slavery and Foreign De-
mocracy as these members Of the Lcgisla-
tnre are. Give them good. sound. tr1o
open and manly .fmsrican Repu6iieus TO
vote for aud they'll do it. And they'll
elect him. And the BUCCANEERS will bs
laid out fat. And the Slavery extension
lists viii be rebnked again. And Foreign
and Papal Interference in our political
affairs will be snubbed. And the good
G0ld Keystone" will 60 on her way rejoic-
ing. So we hope aud believe. What says
the press generallyl-Hoi, Register,
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U" Love AFTER MARRIAGE, and
thirteen other choice Nouyellettes of the
heart, new work by Mrs. Caroline Lee
Hent2, is now in press and will be publish
ed on Saturday, January 31st. Mrs.
Hentz was a pious lady, and a professed
follower of our Saviour. A high moral aud
religious charm pervades all the stories in
this volume, imparting glow to the finer
feelings Of our nature. Complete in one
large duodecimo volume, neatly bound in
cloth for 81 rs; or in two volumes, paper
cover, for 81. Copies of either sent to any
person, free of postage, on remitting the
price to the publisher, I. B. Peterson, No.
l02, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
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WA letter from Salt Lake City to the
Baltimore Sun says: "Ws have dreadful
accounts of the sufsrings among the Nor
mon emigrants, BY the hand cart train,
which is now in the mountains. The train
contained over three hundred and fifty
souls, one seventh are already dead and
they are dying at the rate of fifteen per day.
There are some six hundred more behind,
of which we have heard nothing. We hope
they have stopped at Laramie. Il is i'm
possible for them to get through this win
ter. The Mormons estimated that there are
not less than 1900 Of their brethren yet to
come in, and the snow is reported to be not
less than foot deep in the mountains"
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EXTENT OF THE SToRM.-The North
American, Of Thursday week gives the fol-
lowing account of the snow storm Of Sun
day, by which it viii be seen that il has
spread over large extent of country
.At Bangor the storm was furious, the
roads impossible, and the thermometer SIX
degrees below zero, on the 18th. AT Mon
treal, the same day, the thermometer was
fifteen degrees below zero, and there was 3
terrible gale and snow storm; and at Que
hee, on the 18th. the Thermometer was tbir-
ty degrees below zero. At Buffalo, on the
18th, the Thermometer stood at eight de-
grees below zero: on the 18th, it was Ave
degrees above, with q slight fall Of snow,
and the mails from the West irregular. -
At 0swego, Oh the 18th, the thermometer
was eighteen degrees below zero, and on
the 18th, three degrees below. At Og-
densburg, on the 10th, the thermometer
was thirty-six degrees below zero; snd ct
Watcrtown, the same DAY, forty degrees
below. At Utica, on the 10Th, the ther-
mometer was FIVE degrees below, with
heavy snow storm. At Boston, Portlap
and Springfield, the snow was very deep.
and the railroads we're blockaded. Al
Springfield it was the severest storm since
1889. AT New Bedford the ferry boa,
was frozen up in the river, aad the iocomo-
tives attempting to break through the snow
drifts, found them in some places as high
as the smoke pipe. AT New Haven, on
the 18th, the Thermometer was six degrees
below zero The steeple of church in
New Haven was blown off, and il fell thrc'
the roof and crushed the galleries At
Providence the snow was :wo feet deep.
and the railways were impossible. At
Dubuque, Iowa, on the 10th, the Their
mometer was thirty-seven degrees below
zero. On the same day, at Cincinnsti. it
was four degrees below, and the ice in the
river was foot thick. At Chicago, on the
10th, the thermometor was sixteen degrees
below zero.
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his command the distribution of one hum
dryd thousand Offices, and the disbursement
per annum, of from ifty to one hundred
millions of dollars. His private purse was
a large one, aud he and bis friends were
inscriptions in regard to the use they
made OF it, With all these advantages on
bis side, he has been beaten by Gen. Came
ron with the same ease that strong man
can lift into the air, and hurl feeble strip
ling to the earth.-Harrisburg Telegraph.
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BEDFORD INQUIRER AND CHRONICLE.

prominent politicians of Schuylkill county
have nearly always been favorable to Gen.
Cameron. An examination of the record,
and an cxhumation of old correspondence
will 60 far to prove this, and go far also, to
embarass some of those who are most pro-
minent in denouncing Messrs. Wagonseller
and Lebo.
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UNITED STATES SENATOR'S.

A number of United States Senators
have recently been chosen by the respec-
tive State Legislatures now in session.
In Pennsylvania, Gen. Simon Cameron,
American Republican, in place Of r. Brod-
head, pro-slavcry Locoioco.
In Massachusetts,, Hon. Charles Sumner
has been reelected for 6 years, from the
4th of March next.
Hon James L. Simmons, Republican,
has been elected by the Legislature of r.
Island, in place of Hon. Israel James, pro-
slavery Locofoeo. Mr.. S. formerly repie-
sented Rhode Island in the Senate with
marked distinction and ability.
In Michigan Hon. z Chandler has been
elected in place of Hon. Lewis Cass, pro-
slavery old fogy.
The Missouri Legislature has elected
Hon. James S. Green for the term which
will expire in 1861. There has been va
cancy in this term since the retirement of
the Border Rufhan Atchison. There is an
ther Senator TO elect in this State iu place
of Mr.. Geyer, whose term expires ON the
4th of March next.
In Delaware, Hon. James A. Bayard has
been reelected for SIX years from the 4th
Of March next, and Hou. Martin w. Bates
has been elected for the unexpired term of
the late Hon. John NJ. Clayton, deceased.
Stephen R. Mallory -as been reelected
by the Florida Legislature for six years
from the 4th of March next
The Maine Legislature has re elscted
hon. H. Ham lin, for six years from the 4th
of March, et,xand Amos Nourss. for the
term which expires in 1859
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The defeat Of Forney for Senator pro,
SPECTATOR.

The defeat of Forney foe Senator proves
that hs has been greatly overrated. Gen.
Cameron was aprivate citizen, a member of
a defeated party, and with nothing but his
own private resources at command. Mr..
Forney was the confidential friend Of the
President elect, the distributor of public
patronage, aud the chief member after Bn-
ehansn, Of a victorious party. He had st
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The Gazstte is very severe on tbs three
honest German Democrats who could not
violate their eonscienccs By voting for For
'ney. Last fall the same paper was quite
jubilant over several traitors in this Bor-
ough who were purchased Which OK is
gored this time, Absalom. And why don't
you come down equally severe on these fel-
lows, who, in reward for their treason, you
have appointed to petty Offices All, bu,
that alters the question, don't ita
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Senator J. Cresswsll visited his home on
last Saturday, and the citizens of Holli-
daysburg, without distinction Of party,
turned outand gave him an enthusiastic re-
Oeption. His manly course in aiding TO
prevent the election Of Forney, receives the
hearty commendation there of everybody
except the Postmaster, few Office holders
On the public works, and the Standard.
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REPRESENTATIVES,.

For CAMERos-h hessrs. Musselman, Steven
son. voeghtley, Justice, Shaw, Crawford, Win
trode, Gibbonsy, Nichols, Dickey, James, Pen
rose, Vickers, Benson, Brown, Reed, Mumma,
Wright, Peters, Backhouse, Cisaver, Warner,
Ball, Jacob, Witherow, Moorhead, Hamilton,
Hiestand, Housekeeper, Struthers, Lebo, Thorn
Kaufman, Ponhal, Kerr, McCalnont, Dock,
Smith, Augustine, Chase, Hine, Sloan, Bishop,
Yanvoorhis, Purcell, EySter, Meaear, Wagon
seller, Babcoek-49.
FoR FoRSEY--Calhoun, Abrams, Reamsr,
Getz, Hines, Nunemscher, M Hoffman, Man
gle, johnson, Lovett, Rapp, Tolan, Smith, Pc
triker, Ent, Anderson, Harper, Cambell, Jen-
kins, Thomas Smith, Hillegas, Longaker, Ham
mill, Beck. Ramsey, Westbrook, Innes, Pear
son, Zimmerman, Brandt, Ramsey, Yearsley,
McIlvaine, Carty, Arthur, Roberts Hencock,
knight, Wharton, W alter, Gildea, Bower, Vail
LeisenriDg-44
Foa FosrER-Messrs Backus, Calhoun,
Cresswell, Fansold, Hill, Nicholson and Smith
of Cambria.
FoR WILK1xs--.Mr Foster--l.
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The members of the Legislature, who
we're absent on account of the snow storm,
returned 20 Harrisburg on Monday. The
Speakers of the Senate and House were
b,th nbsent Mr.. JORDAN was unanimous
ly elected Speaker pro TEN, and acted in
that capacity throughout the week, to the
entire satisfaction of all parties.
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The Markets.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 24.--Flour is offered at
S6,87a per Dbl, without finding buyers sales
being limited to tho wants of the home ira de
at from $6,37a to 1915 for common to choice
retailing brands. Corn Meal and Rye Floar
are also quiet, the former is held at So, and the
latter at 1918 and per bbl, but there is NO.
thing doing.
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POLITICAL AND SOCIAL pRoscRIP-

POLITICAL AND SOCIAL PROSCRIP-
The leading Locofoco papers and poll
ticlans are not only urging their party
friends throughout the State to call county
meetings, and politically prescribe the three
Democrats who voted for Simon Cameron,
but here in the State capital, six Locofoco
members of the Legislature have deter
mined upon social prescription. Mr.
Samuel Menear, of York, one of the Dem
ocrats who voted for Simon Cameron, was
boarding at Wits Pennsylvania Hotel
Six Democratic members who were board
ing there also, addressed letter to Mr..
Menear, in which they requested him to
quit the Hotel, as his presence was obnox-
ious to them. Mr.. Menear replied to them
and then left the tavern. We give below
the correspondence between Mr.. Meuear
and the six Loco foco members:
Harrisburg, January ID, 1857.
Mr.. Samuel Menear,
SIR:-The undersigned, boarders at the
Pennsylvania Hotel, feel that they can no
longer without injustice TO themselvesl
meet you on those terms of perfect equali-
ty, which members of high and honora-
bic body should have for each other. We
therefore hope, that knowing your presence
to be disagreea5le to US, you will without
delay leave the house
B Nunemacier, Jesse Pearson, Mi
chael Hoffman, Franklin M'Ilvaip, Chas.
NJ. Leisenring, John G. Evans.
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MAN MURDERED.

On Friday morning last, at an early hour
the body Of man was discovered lying by
the railroad track about "a miles west Of
Altoona, still alive but insensible. He
was at once taken care of, and removed to
the Hotel of Mr. Bowman In Altoona,
where he died about 2 o'clock on the same
day. He was stranger in the neighbor-
hood, and no one knew anything of him or
of the manner Of his fatal injuries. At first
it was thought possible that be might have
fallen from the platform of the night train
and so been injured; but further investi-
cation excluded this presumption, and left
no room to doubt that he was brutality mur-
dered. From the time he was found until
he died he was speechless. When found
be had several severe gashes in aud about
bis neck and throat, marks of several torri-
bic blows upon his head, and other injuries
upon his person, besides frozen fingers aud
feet-the whole making up sadly horrible
spectacle of hesrtless barbarity on the part
of his 6endish murderer. Near the spot
where he lay, razor was found, and one or
two clubs marked with blood.
DR.. Hays was called in at an early hour,
but TO medical skill could avail agains: the
deadly injuries.
1t appeers that his name was Samuel
Norcross, and that he was on bis return to
the home of bis friends in Massachusetts,,
from the State of Illinois, and that he was
music teacher by profession. He was
we'll dressed, and had in his possession some
Sis or $40 in money, silver watch, a
ticket for Philadelphia, baggage check, &c.
Hoi. Register.
From this weeks Register, we learn that
the relatives of Norcross came on, and
sta rted with the body for home on Monday
Norcross had between $4,000 and $4,000
in his possession, when he left Illinois.
The murderer has not yet been taken, bis
real name is M'Kim, and his family resides
in Wilmington, Delaware. The citizens Of
Altoona offer $500 reward for the appre-
hension of the murderer, aud efforts were
also taken to induce the Governor to offer
q reward for his arrest.
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Came home With their fingers in tbeif'
noaths-- Several Locofocos from this place
who were in Harrisburg at the Senasessal'
sisction. We pity them, we DO
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SAMUEL MENEAR.

The people of Pennsylvania will yet
thank Mr.. Menear and his two Democratic
friends, Lebo and Wagonseller, for the bold
and manly stand they took in opposition to
the dictation of James Buchanan. They
rebuked him for bis cndeavors to place a
low unscrupulous blackguard in TIE Senate
of the United States; and they recorded
their votes ih favor of one who has always
been true to his friends and true to the
best Interests of Pennsylvania Harris
burg Telegraph.
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January l4th, 1857.

c. NJ Leisenring, j G. Evans, B. Nun
nsnacher, j Pearson, N. Hoffman, F. NJ
Twain.
have received your note of this date,
in regard to which have to say, that feel
ing that | have done nothing which as an
independent Democrat ought not to have
done, am unwilling longer to associate
with persons who evince by this note that
they have so little knowledge of what is be-
coming in members of high and honora-
BILE body, aud who on this account are not
fit associates for gentlemen who can associ-
ate on terms of equality. As I cannot
consent to meet such men on terms Of
equality, it is my intention to leave house
of which they are inmates.
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BAD FIx.-A lad named Tracy Ia years
of age, en- Saturday forenoon last, was
passing through Colts Meadows, carrying
the dinner of one of the workmen iu the
armory, and was passing along where the
snow was about foot deep, when he sud
denly felt himself going down, down, down,
he knew not where; but to use his own ex-
preston, he thought he was going to heaven
or the other place, sure. When he struck
the bottom, he found himself 10 five feet of
water at the bottom of forty foot well,
with smooth brick wall, all the way up
Fort unately, on coming 10 the surface Of
the water, be found stout plank, upon
which be supported himself for half an hour
calling for help; but no help came. Get
ting desperate, the boy out with his knife,
and while holding on with one hand to the
plank, cut off his boots, tore of his coat and
ves.; and then braciug his back upon one
side of the we'll and bis feet upon the other
side, he commenced working his feet up,
by inches. : After struggling in this way
for half an hour, he succeeded in reaching
daylight, completely exhausted, but thank-
full to escape with his life. His escape
from death was remarkable, under all cir
cumstances. Hartford Courant.
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The following are the name. of thoss 20,

IE IOIIU"IIIE dIe sI1C H]1IIH77 VI ''1'''' SS'Hb
for U. S. Senator and for whom they voted:
SENATORS.
FoR CAHERos.-d dessrs. Crahbe, Coffey, Fin
ney, Frazier, Flennigen, GazIam, Gregg. Har-
ris, Jordan, Killinger, Lewis, Gyer, Penross,
Scofeld, Shuman Souther and Taggart-l8.
FoR FoRsEY.-Messrs. Browne, Brewer, In
gram, Knox, Fetter, Evans, Ely, Laubach,
Straub, Steel, Walton, elsh, wilkins,
Wright-l4.
FoR FosTER-Mr. Cresswell-l.
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No choice by the people-John Quincy
Adams elected by the House of Representa-
tives.
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THE PROTEST.

The following is the protest entered hy
portion of the Locofoco members of tile
Senate and House, against the election of
Gen. CAMERON
The undersigned members of the Senate
of Pennsylvania, do hereby protest against
the proceedings of the joint Convention
which met at IL o'clock, NJ, on Tuesday,
18th inst, in the Chamber of the House Of
Representatives, for the purpose of elect
ing Senator to represent this State in the
Senate of the United States for six years
from the 4.h of Mercb next: aud they pro-
test against the election of Simon Gamer
on BY said Convention, for the following
reasons, viz:
Because there was not 8 concurrent ma
jority of each House in favor of the candi-
date declared to be elected.
Because the Senate did not comply with
the requirements of the act of the I'd day
of July, 1889, entitled "An act relating
to the elections in this Commonwealth" i'll
this, that they did not appoint teller, and
make nomination Of persons to fill said
Office, nor give notice of said appointment
and nominations at least one day previous
to the meeting of said Joint Convention.
II sometimes makes mighty deal Of diff
ference as to "whose OK is gored." The
gentlemen who thus so Justify protest against
Ca MERoN's election, were all in their seats
in their respective chambers, and all voted
to go into convention; they ali knew that
no teller on the part of the Senate had been
elected the previous day; they each cast
their vote for Col. Forney in the Couveu-
ton; and we opine, if be had been elect
ed, this protest on their behalf would mover
have been hoard Of 1t happens their OK is
gored, and although caused BY their own
act, they now protest against it. Pshaw.
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give clip from the Pittsburg Journal, /,
for the enjoyment of out readers, the fol-
lowing pungent piece of satire
.sTHE UNPURcHAsEABLE. democrats
have heretofore rejoiced in variety of IL
ties implying every extreme Of purity, Il
delity, integrity, courage and patriotism.
The incorruptible, the unpurchaseable, the
unterrifed, the unconquerable, are, by
turns, the boastful titles of Democracy
But alas, Democracy is human, and can be
bought is only human. and can be cor
rupted; it is wicked, and can betray.
We have the authority of the Post,
Democratic organ, for sayiug that all this
wickedness and weakness lie at the doors
Of the Democracy. Upon anything less
than Democrats authority we should not
dare to charge that anything Democratic
could be bought, but the Post surely ought
to know.
That paper of Thursday, replies to our
fluctuations over the election of General
Cameron, in this wise--obserye, we are
quoting the Pittsburg Post:
"We are only glad of one thing, and we
hope the Journal man may derive comfort
from the fact that he is pleased in the 40
complishment of ,reachery, against which
there can be no provision. Three men
elected as Democrats took part in caucus,
plighted their faith to abide it's decision !;
promised the men who gave them their po-
sition to act fairly, and then basely sell out
to the enemy, treacheronsly yield their ho-
nor and traffic their future hopes if this
affords comfort, of course those who enjoy
it are entitled to it. We wish them JOY"
We confess to deriving much tscomfort"
! from the election of Simon Cameron.
We can take no comfort from Democrat
ic treachery. But it is impossible Demo
Gratis could be bought
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THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
THE POPULAR VOTE COMPLETE.
III rHk FREE STATES.

Totals, / 1886, ,924 l,222, ,069 894,629 2,9sS,6ls
Fremont over buchanan, ll4,S55.
Fremon: over Fillmore, 942 ,46s.
Fremont and Fillmore over Buchanan, so g., |
4s4.
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In rnr SLAVE sTATxs .

Totals, l,247 63s,s59 1871 i,Is7,72S
Buchanan over Fillmore, lac, ,242.
Buchanan over Fillmore and Fremont, 1885,
995.
REcAPIruLArIos-FREE AND SLAVE STATES
Free Slave Total Electors.
Frem't 1856, ,924 I,247 I,33S,l1 ia
Buchanan, / ,222 ,069 s3S, 1853 l,86l.12S l74
Fillmore, 1894, ,629 49s,ll7 Ss2,746
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'otal, 1858, ,s22 l,1s7 ,72s 4,Os2,646 2s6
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We publish below the protest of the
Locofoco members of the Legislature who
refused to 60 into the caucus which nomina-
ted John w. Eorney for United States SEN
ator. It is very strong document, and
very ably written, and places their defence
upon the grounds of the interference of Mr..
Buchanan, in favor of Forney,
PROTEST.
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UWe clip from the Pittsburg Journal,
for the enjoyment of out readers, the fol-
lowing pungent piece of satire