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Equity Powers Of Courts.

An act was las, winter passed giving Equi-
ty powers and jurisdiction to all the courts
OF Common Pleas of this State. This ill
make very material change in The form
and manner of legal proceedings in our
Courts, though il can make but very little
difference in the results of litigation. AS
there come TO be more choice Of remedies,
II will be more easy TO find one applicable
10 any given case. This change Of the law
will prove beneficial in many instances
The following is the statute:
SEC, 1. Be il enacted, &c., That the Courts
of Common Pleas of tho several counties of
this Commonwealth, in addition 10 the pow
ers and jurisdictions heretofore possessed and
exercised, shall have the same chancery
powers and jurisdictions which are now by
law vested 10 lhe Court of Common Pleas
or Dislrici Court OF The City and County of
Philadelphia, and in all eases an appeal may
be taken 10 the Supreme Court from the
final DEGREES of said. Courts respectively, in
suits aud proceedings in equity, in the same
manner and on the same terms and condi-
tions as are provided in cases of appeal from
the DEGREES of The Court of Common Pleas
or District Court of the City and County ol
Philadelphia. rss s.r. a
Approved, l4lh February, 1857; P. L., 80
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w The citizsns Of Tyrone, Pc, hare pc.
iitioned ihs Blair County Court 10 iueofpo.
rate the cisy inio Bosonsh. Psliiiou grant,
ed.
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In Greenwood, on Wednesday, the is,k OF
May, ELnIsA. daughter of Ira and Sarah
Johnson, aged ysafs aud months.
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Tia sscent death Of young man 10 Bfamp-
ION, Canada, from tasting The asssence Il
brandy !" with which lie was misunderstanding
Coenac, and the revelation Of The fact thal
sirychnInc is largely used IN the nanufacture
Of whiskey, has awakened some attention 20
the nature Of The drinks which are cold fer
pure spirits. Brandy, gin, wine, and whisksy
are 50 sdulterated that comparatively little
rufa linuo. can be purchased. Most OF the
brandies are mixture OF u.-s, -, ,;Aaradi-
enls, csusiic enough 10 burn oak chips, 10
say noihing Of the delicate tissues ofahe hu-
man body. The Springfield Republican says:
"Nosecret is made ofthis business. The
drug dealers Of New York advertise openly
the compounds by means of which tho vile
limitations Of which spiriiuous liquors are
made. A circular from one of these drug
houses informs the wotld that brandy No. H.
The best soIt, we take il--is made Of .oil Of
brandy,"a a poisonous ether, oil of bitter al
monds Gas poisonous as prussic acid e,he-
real vine, alcohol, sugar and Malaga wine,
No. 2--oil Of brandy, acetic ether, taEarinds,
cherry juice, sugar, all coIored with bum. SUI
gar. No. Soil Of brandy, ethereal oil, Bit
ter almonds, elder foweis and .snrin. No.
4--oil Of brandy, acetic ether, oil Of peach,
and alcohol. Gin--oil angelica, oil OF juni-
per, rum, essence of lemon, salt, syrups and
water; Il smokiness is required, add few
drops oi erosedts, and 10 make il biting upon
the palate, add some ea,stie potash. The cir.
cuIar advises manufaoureis to use .'with dis
creiion" tamarinds, French plums, cherry
juice, brown sherry, oak shavings, iinc,ure Of
ca,echp, powdered charcoal, black tea, etonnd
rice, and other ordinary materials, well known
10 distiIlers and reclifiers. We should advise
drinkers to nee the vilainous mixtures with
discfetion--aud throw them into The gutler.n
The adulteraion Of liquors is carried on as
largely abroad as 10 this county, and the
Custom House brand is no guaranty Of pu-
rily. Thousands Of pipes of raw spirils are
annually exported from this country and re-.
turned in The shape of wine, brandy, &c.,
which contains moi particle Of gfaps Juice.
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Western Land specuiatiou...fe People Run
Mad. 49,

Mad. 49,
We had a conversation with onf fellow
townsman, Eli Bruce, who has inst returned
from the land sales in Iowa, and language
fail 10 depict the greed there Displayed for
land.
The Ossge land Office in the Northeastern
portion Of Iowa, was opened for private en-.
try on Monday, The 18th uli. In that two
year old town Of eight hundred people, some
two thousand land spectators had cougre.
gated. They slept where they could, and
grumbled not al strange bed fellows; they
paid one dollar and half per day for board,
and butter was furnished but twice month.
In anticipation Of the crowd, the land Office
was barred and boiled upon The inside. On
the Saturday previous 10 The opening sale,
some fifteen men planted themselves outside
the door of the Office, maintaining their post
Saturday night, and Sunday night, and were
ready for The door to open on Monday morn.
inc. Near The hour for opening The tpsh Of
fifteen hundred was made, and in theif re-
venge upon the fifteen who had been two
nights aud a day at the door, they crowded
upon the building, breaking the ribs Of a
Mr. Crawford, formerly of this city, so ss.
verely injuring a Mr. Ensign, also formerly
a resident of Cleveland, that for time life
was despaired of, and he was barely saved
by those inside opening the door and drag
gine him within, where aftera while he was
restored to consciousness. Many olhers were
badly injured, and fatal results only could
be averted by the Register announcing that
no entries would be made inside the build
| ing but he went outside and took the names
and made The enifes. One hundred and ff-
| ty thousand acres were subject 10 entry, and
the rage for those lands created this mad
ness Cleveland Herald.
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AUDITOR,S NOTICE.
Eaats Of Elissssta L.mssr, late ef sasarls

tefonship, deceased.
ALL persons interested will take uutiss
tha, the undersigRed appointed Auditor by
the Orph ans Court Of Columbia County, 10
seills and adjust the rates and propo5tioas cf
the assets of the esiate of Elizabeth LuuEer,
deceased, in the hands Of Edmund Cav
ford her administrator, TO and among the re-
spective creditors, according 10 the order
established by law, win attend as his Office,
ID Bioomsbufe, on Saturday the tllh cas Of
July next, for the purpose Aforesaid, when
and where oil persons Interested viii attend
il hey think proper
WESLEY WRIT.
Bloomsburs, June 8, 's7. si,ditor
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nIackwoed's Edinburg Magazine

For May has been recsived,from Messrs
Leonard Scott & Co, New York, and is a
capital number. The following is the table
OF contents:
Sceueso of Clerical Life, No. 2--Mr. Gifips
Love Stofy-Part Sd; A Run TO Nicaragua;
Afoo,, Part 2; The Aiheiines-or the Three
Gifts, Part IL; Oxford and Thomas Hearue--
A Letter 10 Ifenmus; The Sculpured Stones
Of Scotland; Lille in Cen'rsk kAsia; Columbus;
Lays Of the Elections; Letters from Light.
house, No. q.
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AFTERnooN sEssIoN.

/ Isaac Hazlehursi, Esqs Of Philadelphia,
was nominated BY exclamation for Governor.
Jacob Broom, of this city, and Jssper g.
Brady, of Mifilm couutys were nominated,
after along conlss', great confusion prevail
ing, for Sapseme Judges, and John H. Lin.
derman, Of Berks eeunly, was nominated fol
Canal Commissioner. 81,
The resolutions presented Ibis morning
were adopted.
The Convention adionrned al 3 o'clock,
?. NJ, with lhrse cheers Tor the nominees,
+ a ratification mestiog viii be held tonight
al ibe Coun HOUSE. =,
!. Gov. Geary's name was not pre- senled to
The Convention, he having sent despatch to
bis friends, declining to have bis name used
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q The Nicholson, place of amusement
IN Chestnut Street. Philadelphia, adjoining
The Arcade, was destroyed BY fire on Tues
day night. II was formerly Kept ss Res
iaurant, under the name Of the Bolivar
House.
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Ths Edipburs Quarterly Review

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For April, from The same publisher, is also
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Alexander the Great The last Censss OF
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Kaye's Life of Malcolm; Roumania; The
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Boswelliana; The Dilettauti Society; British
Relations with China; The Past Session Of
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Litchfield enquirer., 1857-04-23
MELANCHOLY AccDENr-A melancholy af-

MELANCHOLY Acc1DENr-A melancholy af- far. which created profound sensation in the nelghborhood in which it occurred, took place yesterday. A young lady named Susan Gala well, about twenty years of age, was on vis- IL to the house of her brother in law, the Rev. Mm. Cathcart, of the Baptist Church who re- s'oes at No. Laurel Street. Miss Caldwell was In the act of removing some articles from mantel shelf about five o'clock in the after noon' whena loaded pistol which had been wrapped up in a woIlen cloth, fell to the floor. and exploded. The ball entered the Jaw of the unfortunate young lady, shattering it badly and lodged in the skull. Dr. Charles Taylor was immediately in attendance, and succeeded Ill extracting the ball, but the sufferer finger ed but few hours when death came to her re- lief
 The deceased was native of England. but has recently been living at Mystic Copnccti. cut. She arrived in this city few days since on visit to her sister, Mrs. Cathcart. The pistol had been loaded for a long time. and the sad result of it's explosion furnishes anoth CT warning to those who carelessy leave fire arms lying about.-Philodelphia Bulletin.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-04-23

A VALUABLE VorE-A gentleman ycster- day being in hnrry to vote before proceeding to Sacramento, deposited at the third ward polls check for one hundred dollars instead of ballot. But the most Imaginable part of the joke can1e afterwards. Discovering his mistake when about going on board tue boat, he came running back, and finding he could not get his check before the counting of the bal lots, he voted again and put his name on he ballet, that the inspct tor might kdoa to whom the check belonged. lie also left orders to have it drawn and part of the sum spent for wine. Bat he was not to vote yesterday for on coming to the ballot with Lis name on, they found that he had in his hurry folded two to- gethcr, so the vote went for nothing.
 San Franciseo Herald.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-04-23

TH BRITISH REvIEws.-We call attention to the advertisement in our parcr, of Scotts Repub!ics.- ion of the Four Leading British Quarterlies, and of Baaekwoods Magazine.
 It is, of course, needless for to speak in com sAendation of these works known and recognized as thas xre, wherever the English language is read as the osacles of literature. and the Court from whose dscisions on the merits of ahthors there is but one appeal, and that is to the Public. They form, when taken together, a complete Cyclopodia of current Europeaa Science, Literature and Politics. Indeed, within few years past, American affairs have been less excluded from their known world than for 1srly.
 The October number of the Edinburgh Review contains an article on "The Political Crisis in the Emitted States" which few of our own politicians could read without gaining from it instruction and profit.
 Our readers will notice the extremely low terms On which these periodicals to be afforded, and what the Publisher justly calls "A Splendid Offer for the years '56 and '67.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-04-23

TitE Trustees of the Tabernacle Church, New York; have purchased ten lots OH Broad way, 54th and 35th streets as site for their new place of worship: The price was SIS, 900. It is proposed to espend between $75, 900 and $l0O, 900 on the house, which will probably be built of rough, white marble, and to make it d splendid architectural orliaIhcnt to the upper part of the city: The congregation will va cate the Tabernacle on the first of May when the old building; aud front of 72 feet on Broadway will be torn down and noJe mar blc warehouse erected on the spot by the own CT, Mr. J. J. Phelps The Tabernacle lots, four in number, making 100 feet square, were recently sold to Mr. Phelps for $l22,0O0
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-04-23

ADVANCE IN FIRE CRAcKERs-The Juven-
 les will be sorry to learn that the hostilities in China have advanced the price of fire crackers as we'll as teas and silks. The Post states that ship-master who recently arrived at New York with cargo of fire crack r' which he was obliged to take in as ballast, cleared a profit of $l7,OO0, which; had he postponed the sale q week longer, would have reached $25,Oo0 This is perhaps the most rerhunera' tive venture in the way of fire crackers on rec ord: But the boys will have to pay dear for i on the coming Fourth of July, when every bunch they may bnrn will cost at least tel cents.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-04-23

THE EcKEL AND CtSSiSuHAM TR1A1.-Thc trla! of the man and woman, Ecke and Cun- nIngham, will commence on the fourth of next month. The report that they were disposed to accuse come one of the murder is without foundation. Probably they will find employ ment enough in making their own defence, without getting up any idle investigations The evidence, as we have before stated, is such as can leave little doubt that the public will have the full and entire history of the tragedy, plot, comterplot and catastophe, ere many weeks have elapsed. Probably, indictments will soon be found against other inmates of Doctor BnrdelPs house as accessories before and after the fact: One or two who slumber ill fanci'd security may soon be awakened
 There never cahe before any human tribu- nal, probably subject in all its relations and circumstancrs-in it's beginnings working and end in which public opinion has been so bold. ly dcfied and majesty of the law treated with such nonchalance and ficndish assurance
 N ]. Police Gacet!e,
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-04-23
Wistar's Baisam of Wild Cherry.

From the New York Evening Mirror, May g.
 "Among all the Panaceas advertised for the euro of human ailments, there is none in which we have more confidence than WISTARS BALSAM of WILD CHERRY We regard it of Natures own preparations simple, safe pleasant to take, and al most certain to cure all bilious and pulmonary affections. We have witnessed its wonderful effects in cases that regarded as hopelessy desperate. and we can conseentionsly tetominend it as one of the best medicines in the wofld' It has proved more cfficacous as a remedy for Coughs, Colds, Influenza, Bronchitis, Asthma, and Consumption in its ncipient stages than any other medicine.
 None genuine unless signed I. BUTTS on ths wrapper: 5l.2t
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-04-23

THE financial circles of London have been greatly excited, owing to the discovery of sev- dcfacaticns: One pfoected banking concern had cheated its dupes ont of seventy thousand dollars, without taking the first step towards commencing business. Another had closed ul after sinking it's entire capital of a million and quarter steamship company had been de. frauded of a quarter of million and an Aus. tralia agricultural company had squandered two millions of dollars and seven thousand acres of land, the shareholders; meanwhile, be- ing kept in profound ignorance of the condition of its affairs.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-04-23

"BALM OF A THOUSAND FLowERs''-A COUNTER FEIr.-A person pretending to have been partner with w. P. Fetridgs in the above article is palming of spurious preparation on the uhlc. All ars commercials unless the name FETRIDGE co. is written the side and W. F. FETfIDSE Co !, printed on the front of the label The sehuine art cc is for sale by all respectable Druggists, who frown down lounterfeits and impostors.
 WHITE TrEru. PERFUMED BREATH AND BEAUTIFUL COMPLEXION can be acquired by using the " Balm nf Thousand Fouers." What lady or gentleman would remain under the curse of dsagrscable breath, when by using the Bdlm y Thousand F1op~, would render it sweet 49- i'm
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-04-23
Mexican Mustang Liniment.

From rich and poor, bond and free all colors, grades and conditions of life, hear the need oJ T prSe awarae tls wonderful article Sores are made useful, and untold ills assuaged by this great medicine which are surprising tc the judgment of man What family does not require a standard linimcnt Who ever heard of the same effects pro- SPrans, Rheumatsm Swellngs Strained Horses. &c.. it has no cqnal-Bcware of initations.
 The genuine is sold by respectable druggists and livery men iii every town parish and hamlet through out North and South America, Europe and the Isf- ands of the Ocean. Buy at once.
 BARNES & PARK, Proprietors, 5l-1m Broadway and Duane street. New York
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-04-23

PAssMohE WILL1xNsoS C4sE.-The action for damages brought against Judge john K. Kane in the Court of Common Pleas of Dela- ware county, was some time since argued upon demurrer. To the declaration cllnng dana gcs, Judge Kane put in five special pleas, set ting forth his office, the proceedings which oc- cured ard justifying his entire conduct: The plaintiff replied de iyuria to these pleas, that the defendant had committed the acts of his own will, and without cause.
 The Judges counsel dcmurred specially to the replication on three pleas, and joined issue in two of them fine argument oh demurrer was held in December. On Saturday Judge Hayne gave notice that he decided against Judge Kane, so that the replication stands and the case will go to trial on the general is- sue, and will be tried some time during the present summer--Pha ~. Amer.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-04-23
f1- SIX REASONS WHY EVERYBODY USES
 LYONS KATHARION.

lst. It is the CHEAPEST preparation fot the hair 2d. It is pronounced by all to be the Mosr BKSn FICIAL.
 sd. It is the most AGREEABLE to use 4th It is the CLEANEsT and most CAREYr1LY PRE- PARED.
 9th It is the most HIaHLY PERFrAEp. 6th It is the only article that never fails so give ENTIRE SATISFACTION The immense sale of the KATHARION-n 100000 bottles per year-attest its excellence and universal popularity. Sold by all dealers, every where, for 25 cents per bottle
 HEATH, wYNKOOP & CO.,,
 Ptoprietors and Purfumets 5l-H 63 LIBERTY STREET. NEW YcRK
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-04-23

A party hunting in Angclia county, Texas found two hundred bodies in cave, entirely pctrliicd, and dressed in a style neither Euro rcan nor Indian. On the wai+t of one wa. discovercd q buckle of gold, almost three inch es in diameter, embedded in the body. The features were not much suken, the eyes partly closed, and even traces of the eyebrows could be seen plainly Erhsnge
 rsB" We learn that one body had its left under eyc-lid slightly drawn down hy the fore finger of its right hand and another had its right thumb on it's nose with the digts cx- tended. Strange alfAir.~-IIar.fora Couram.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-04-23

BEWARE OF OFFICE When a wild animal once tastes human flesh, nothing can ever after wards dlssuade him from human slaughter. when a politician once obtains public office, no persuasion can induce him to go to work at anything but nomination for another and an. other term of his natural existence If you want to spoil a good citizen for ten years. SC. cure him berth in the custom house He will never be socially we'll aftcrwsrd
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-04-23

THE Lecompton correspondent of the St. Louis Democrat sayss
 "The appointment of the Hon. Robert J Walker as Governor of Kansas, gives great 
 It appears favorable to the formation of a slave state. The instructions to carry out the census rouses general indignation.
 The letter also says, that spirit of lawless- ness and reckless violence is beginning to be exhibited under the new administrations
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-04-23
NOficG.
FARMERS UNION CO.,, GOsHEN

FARMERS UNION O., GosTfEN. vHVHE DIRECTORS of fftE FARMERS UNION A Company have this day declared dividend 6f able on the first day of May next. They nave also sold the Stock of Goods, &c., belonging to the Com- pany, preparatory to its dissolution Consequently, no debts will hereafter be contracted in the Compa- nys name. It s desired that all claims against the Company should be presented previous to July l, 1857, for settlement. Debtors to the Company may make payment to E. c. Bergham, at their office in Goshen. By order of DIRECTORS.
 JOHN M. TADHAJfS, President
 Goshen, April 10, 1857. 52-St
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-04-23

A PEARL FISHERY IN NEW JERsEY.-Thc Paterson Guardian says that quite an excite, ment has been created in that city by the dis. covcry of pearls in musscls taken from the Pas. saic river. About three hundred have been found, varying in size from pea to common marble. Mir. J. Quackenbush has ,ec.ircd one the size of large marble" which has been examined and pronounced to be of the finest quality, and for which he has refused two hun. dred dollars.
 A number of the Paterson people were en: gagged on Sunday in hunting for this pearl bearing shell-flsh The Guardian sats that they arc common musscls or clans which arc very general in the brooks of New Jersey but whether the pearl is to be found wherever the clams grow, is somewhat doubtful
 There may bic something in tlie sbl Of water in that locality, to encourage tile sccfe ion of the pearl, which does not aboiind in other pla- ccs. Yet the clafiis are the common ones; to be found in nearly all the fresh water creeks, and it may be that New Jcrst y is to be hence forth noted for its Pearl Fishery.
 It is stated that one pearl has been shown to Tiffany X Ellis, the we'll known Broadway jewellers, who estimated it's talue at S10O6, ard offered to advance $700 on it. 1t lacks the peculiar tint of the European pearl oth- crwlse it's value would be almost incredible. The man who owns it, has already small pearls to the amount of $566. Every body is on tt,e search and whatever may be the resit, there IS evidently no lack of muscle at the diggings
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-04-23

WORSHIP MADE E4sY-In connection with an account of the sale of pews in Dr. HatEelds Church, N. r., the following information rela- tive to the latest improvements in churches is given In the pulpit are seven be11-pulls, con- uecting by wires with patent anLunciator near to the vestibu1e, which are used as occa- sion may require for the operating of as many signals between the minister, the organist and the sexton. The signals are, O, for organ P. pulpit; $. shade H. heat c. cold and N: noise
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-04-23

THE GEORGE LAw-This steamer, from As pinwall, reached New York yesterday, at II o'clock. The news from California is two weeks later. She brought $l, ,s24 ,52s in spe. cie.
 Bates, the State Treasurer, has been prov. ed guilty of being defaulter, of $l20,O0O and been declared incompetent to hold any of hce in the State.
 From Oregon, it is said that public opinion ' opposed to the introduction of slavery.
 In San Francisco, the schools have been brought te . stand-still-the fremen are with. oat means to continue their mganization-and tue prisoners are starving in the prisons, for t!ie want of the public funds.
 Thsss seems to be but little news.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-04-23

TIE Derby Messenger says that the Mann. facturer's Bank of that place is about to erect a new banking house on the east side of the river. Their present house is liable to be sub merged during the freshets.