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that on Thursday of last week, house in Lime
Creek township was consumed by fire. The mex,
day, on examination, the partly consumed body
OF man, who occupied the house alone, was dis.
covered in the ruins of the building, under cir
cumstances which gave rise to a suppositiOn that
he had been murdered, and the house fred to
cover up the deed. In the chest, which had es-
capped without much injury from the fire, were
wounds which indicated that he had been stab
bed in one or two places. The man, whose name
was Cockar, was quite aged, and hard Of hear
ing. He had purchased land not many months
since, and occupied the house alone. expecting
soon to be Joined by the family ofhis son. He
was known to have a considerable sum Of money.
which, it spresumed, furnished motive for the
deed. A portion OF the money was in gold, and
yet none Of the metal can be found in the re-
mains Of the building We learn that the yigi.
lance OF the citizens is aroused, and doubtless
every possible means will be used TO discover
the facts, and the murderer, If murder II be
Washington Press, eth.
RUNAWAY. aND AcCiDESr.-Yc morning
about eight o'clock, two horses which had Just
been hitchea to a carriage at Mr.. Gums static.
took fright a'.d dashed out into the street A
boy undertook to hold them, but they drarpetl
him some distance, and he was obliged to let 20.
after being bruised so a to be unable to work
for several days The horses then ran down
johnson street, to First, and turning the corner.
ran upon the pavement BY the Union House.
where deaf wood-sawyer, known as Jimmy
Williamson, was walking. Lie was caught BE-
tween the wheel and step aud dragged ten or fif.
teen feet, when the carriage fell over on him.
and ne was then dragged short distance, when
the horses were stopped.
Williamson was taken IN insens;hle car,;oa
into the Union House and placed upon 1 lounge
and then taken tn ha roc;do,,cn -, r-.l.-1-s
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Inc Pixies Peak Express arrived here las,
night with Denver City dates to May Sd. and
49, 6s in treasure. The Express met in one da,
100 teams en- route for the mines
The following summary Of news is furnished By
/ this arrivals
| Denver City, May 3d.--The reported murde,
at the smoky Hill Fork is not credited here
The Indians probably had reference tol one
committed early in the spring.
| pr. a. u. Hickman, brother Of Ball Hickman.
| OF Mormon notOricty, was shot Monday last by
q German named Henry IIazilly, near Mountain
City. Hickman ordered Hazilly from CLAIM, M
was working, aiming at him with cooked RI.
volvcr. Hazilly climbed out Of the pit in which
| no was digging, rose and threw up Hickman,
pistol, drew his own and shot Hickman through
| the head, causing instant death. II il supposed
that Hickman has q wife in Davenport, Iowa.
Much trouble is anticipated in consequence 81
jumping claims a 4 4
New discoveries are daily reported ia Gregg
rvs and On the Blue and Arkansas rivers.
Mining operations will not fairly commence
before the middle of May or first OF June. II
consequence of recent SHOWS.
The weather is clear aud warm. The ther.
mometer at noon marking so in the shade. -
The snow Il last melting in the mountains.
New York, Ma 10.
The American Tract Society Of Boston held
their annlyersary atthc church Of the Puritans
Henry Hill presiding in the absence Of Ex-Goy.
crnor Briggs.
The receipts Of the year are nearly &6s 600
expenses nearly ISL, 900; balance on hand So00
The Wosnans Rights Convention assembled a
the Cooper Institute, Martha Wright Of Auburn
presiding. Addresses were made by Susan n
anthony, Euristine Rose. Mrs. Swisshelm, Wen.
dell Phillips, and others
The anniversary Of the American Bible socia.
" took place to-day, at the Academy OF Music.
Theodore Frelinghuysen presiding. The Tream.
fer reported the receipts Of the year at $i34 GOO
being N excess Of sci 900 over last year; exncn.
ses &437 600
The American and Foreign Baptist Diblc Soci.
eey Anniversary, Or. Hough presiding. vas held
to-day. Receipts Of the year nearly &ao.O0O
expenses $4,000. Rev. Bartholomew 4. WEIGH
.as re-elccted rresidcnt and Dudley g. lIarnsss
Treasurer. 1870
yesterday. In his e7th wear. -. ~
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The Conference assembled at the usual hour
Bishop Baker in the Chair
The Credentials OF Messrs Stinson. Wood and
Hubert, Delegates from the Wesleyan Body OF
Canada, were presented and the Delegates were
admitted to seats on the platform.
Among the petitions presented to-day were
% for a change Of the rule on slavery, and 8
against--in favor Of lay delegations and against
the same-on the presiding Eldership-in rela.
ton to the extension of time Of the Ministerial
| serviccs-in relation to new building in Balti-
more for the book conccrn-in favor of hoot
publishing house in Quincy, Hin relation to
the Ave points and other New York city MISSIONS
on seating the Congregation in Churches, and
from Gregon--on the Importance Of rcstdcns
Bishop oe the Pacific Coast.
The Committee on Missions reports in fayorr
OF sending missionary editor 10 Germany "a
assist Rev. Mr.. jacob and to take charge Of the
is'Dlca. Institute az Baden also in favor Of hay-
ing one OF the Bishops pay an occasional visit 10
the missions in Germany, Norway and Sweden
The report was adopted
A memorial was presented and referred 70 tho
committee on Episcopacy, IN relation to the "a
ministration Of Bisop Ames in the PHILADELPHIA
Conference during March, 1858. The Bishop Il
charged with having passed upon the character
ton, and with having taken partxan stand n
reference TO certain slaveholding preachers.
The committee on correspondence reported
against sending special delegate to represent
this body In the Presbyterian General assemble
At Rochester; ~ this conference has no cover q
ask any member Of this body 10 yacatc lii seal
wlteout the consent Of his constituents.
lDr. Hubbard, hoped the Conference would NOT
omit the opportunity, in this day and 40. N
holding out their hands to their sister churchs.
The coincidence might not again occur AGAIN Il
lifetime He moved 10 reconsider the re,,or,
win Instructions TO prepare letter Of salutat;cn
70 nosn the assemblies of the PrcsbDtcrisn
charches now absent to meet.
Mr Comb opposed the motion on the ground
mat e would involve similar course townrsis
~ other churches Four years ago this Confer. |
enee expressed ts desire for ffaternal interconr.
with ail iis sister churches and not single renly
nad been received. He was opposed therefore l
y placing themselves In position which Womb
SUBJECT them 70 similar treatment and neglect
s -ee'sOs
~ Curry was in favor OF sending delegate
g Rochcster TO make his bow, and CAV how "A
YOU 90 and then return, and ii the Pfcsbyteri.
w nesared g make any reply they would 30 q
J, After some further good natured discussion.
W. motion 80 recOmmit was laid on table. and
me report was adopted
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Florida and Rhode Island, which were no: renre.
scented yesterday.
J. Ingersoll reported from the committee on
business the result of their deliberations, which.
he said, was characterized by great unanimity
and patriotism.
The report says that whereas experience has
demonstrated that all platforms adopted BY DO
cause political divisions by encouraging geo.
graphical and sectional parties, therefore.
Resolved, That both patriotism and duty r.
qulre that they should recognize no policy or
principles but those resting on tie broad found
alton OF the Constitution Of the country. The
Union of all the States, and the enforcement 81
all the laws, great applause and cheers and
that as representatives Of the CONGREGATIONAL
Union Party and Of the countrr, thew pledged
themselves 70 maintain. protect and defend these
principles, thus afording security ut home and
abroad, and secure the blessings Of liberty to
themselves and posterity. Adopted by accIa-
nation.
They reported another resolution. that each
State should determine for itself the mode of
voting, whether BY unit or Otherwise. This ex-
cited considerable discussion. The minorities Of
delegations contending that IT, adoption would
place them At the mercy Of The maorities and
thus stiiie the expression OF their individual
preference.
Mr.. Warner Of Mass. said be came here TO ex.
press the sentiments OF his constituents The
resolution reported from the committee was t,nc
OF the bold party tricks TO place the minorities
under the control o. the majOiities. II his state
mad instructed him TOR particular man he
would obey the instruction, but none sl,ch ma
been given, and he desired that the delegates
should vote IN their individual capacity.
Mr. Perrie Of Nd. denied that thc committee
had any intention Of perpctratine marty tricks
y was mere question Of expediency. liz tho,t
there was no intention 10 smother the voice 81
the minority. In his own delegation Ii had been
determined that every vote should 81 sllowell n
indicate its preference.
Ar Partridge Of Miss. sustained the report of
We committee, The question was whether the
delegation should determine how the voting vas
r be done, pr Whether Tie Convention would IA
thslr best 10 leave II to the delegation.
~ AoFehead q n. Q. wanted each District ID
hascits vote whether for NJ. Houston o. ~ ~
Somebody else. A voice, Bell. Applause,
~ Aorehead, I shonldaay Graham. (Applansc.l
hs consinnsd advocating The voting by dlstrIcts.
The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-03-29
SuGOcntcd by Coal Gas.

The Enston U'a,) Express. of tho 2ith ult.,
VIM. Woehler, from sleeping in room exposed
TO the cAhalntons o! burning coal:
"lt appears that William Woehler, nm old
citizen of Bethlehem, who had been IN very III
health lor sonlr time pnst, took medirinu on
Tuesday last, which seemed 10 relieve him very
much, and in the evening the whole family,
consisting Of himself. his wife und MI adopted
daughter, retired TO rest ubout nine o'clock,
after Mrs. Wnchrr had lllcd up .hp coal stove,
which stood IN nm adjoining room mud thrown
open the door lending into that Npnrtment.--
The woman aud her daughter wire worn cut
with waiting upon the sick husband and .lnihcr,
AID soon lnll into sleep from Which, singular
TO say. they never nMokc until Wednesday
evening, having slept something over twenty
| one hours. Mrs. Wochltr was first to awaken,
aud suprosin4 IL TO he nearly duy, she jumped
out OF bed mud commtnccd preparing the break
tast, when a nclghhor knocked at tho door to
inquire whether they did not desire some assist
nnrc. ns the water (near which they lNcd) was
rising very rapidly.
Mrs, Woehlcr bcrc remarked how singular 10
was TINT il grew dukcr and inrkcr nstcnd Of
lighter, when SHE discovered by her neighhor's
+ ply. that II was evening, md TINT she nnd
her family had slept the whole day. In tho
m'an'lhlc, the daughter Ind left her bud mud
dressed. rtma,king, as she entered tho room
where her mother and the nrishbor were, that
slir was glud there wnS no school TO dny, ns
1t was Washn&ton's birthday" Mrs. Wncl,-
er now ran in to hcr hr shnlld with the inten-
ton of enlsng him up but was horrorslricksn
to Ind that he was dend and had been so for
sone ,in,c. II was supposed by all that he
mus, have died during The night before, and
the w'ir. Of course, lay pnrt Of that night an,l
the whole of tho g2l In Tho he'd with The Curnsc.
The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-03-29
Am English View Of the IMpenI-
ing Crisis.


AnEnglish editor cnlightens his readers upon
the subject of American affairs in the following
strain: ...g
The hoastful Rcpublic so much ynunted hy
vain glorious Yankees, seems on tho brink OF u
prccipice from which retreat will he disgrace
and advance destruction. Tho very wisc.t oe
American Statesmen Bonner, The Smith BRO.
Tiers, Aaron Burr aud o,hers--are wrunging
District, over a little volume called the "ln,.
pendinr Crisis. ."writtcn by an Octoroon named
ilci,er in which Tho author nroyrs shat. unles,
the States south of Tho State of New Orleans
agree to abolish ncgro slavery. the North Will
supply them with no more slop.prps, and utter
Guuurinl ,u;r will be The c,nseonrncr. The
The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-03-29
Latest from Washington.

RECEPflON OF THE NEWS FROM MEAlCO
1Euyhingon March 20.-The receipt of tic
news from New Orleans Of the capture Of the
two steamers near Vera Cruz, Ivy the AmericWn
squadron. has given much pleasure to the Ad-
minstration
the news is generally received, at all points,
with decided appreciation.
The capture of the two vessels is stated to
be in obedience to orders to the Home Squad
ron, cmanatng from the Executive.
THE ADMINISTRATION AND TIE JCA-
REF GOVERNMENT.
The President yesterday communicated tc
the Senate the information that in May and
June last Mr.. McLanc was authorized to otItl
10000, 900 to the Liberal. Government fol
Lower California. and the right Of way for 1
railroad from the Rio Grande to Mazatan, ant
from Arizona to Guaymas.
President Jnarcz desired to make separate
treaties on these points, and the negotiations
failed
TIE CHARLESTON CONVENTION
| The Democratic National Committee hav,
determined not to change the place of mectin!
| of the Democratic Convention next month";
| The dcputatons from New York, Philadcl
pha. Boston. Richmond and Savannah, It's un
dcrsood, have chartered steamers to take then
to Charleston, and they will live on board witt
their friends during the session
| PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
Wasimqton March 20.-The House of Repre-
sentatives met this morning at the usual hour.
The military academy bill was amended b.
making an appropriation to provide for
mounted regiment Of volunteers in Texas
The bill was referred to the Committee on Mil
tary Afairs by vote of Ill ayes against !
noes.
A bill was introduced providing for regi
ment of volunteers to suppress Indian hosti
ties in the Territory of New Mexico.
In the Senate, to-day, Mr.. Wilson introduce
a bill providing for the construction of fiv
steamers, for service on the African coast, i
the suppression of the slave trade.
Mr.. Gwin introduced bill of a somewhf
similar character
The House bill providing for the overlan
California mail service, was taken up and di
cussed.
Mr.. Green offered joint resolution to a.
journ over from the 20th Of April to the 90
of May, to allow members to attend the Cha
lesion Convention, Resolution laid over.
The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-03-29
Presence of Mind Of II Boy.

a friend informed us that. rs he was pro.
cecding yesterday through one of our streets
where the hahilations of the poor do most
abound he was startled by IN iu.nntine voice
crying Help! hclp!' proceeding from base.
ment he was passing, Rushing into The room
he found little boy, about five years old,
with blanket from the bed thrown over aud
wrapped around n little sister, one and hal,
or Two years younger, whose clothes had beeu
set on fire while playing near the stove. The
clothes not being of u very infamahlc mate
rial had not burned rapidly, and the hoy had
almost eNtingushcd the iames The little girl
was not much burned, hut very much fright.
encd. The buy, in auswcrAa the question why
he wrapped the bed blanket around his sister, ;,
burning clothes, said that his ma hui told him
that 1t was the best way to put out fire: and MS
to why he halooed Help, help" that he was
AFRAID he could not succeed aud wanted some
one to help him. lie was then asked, why he
d not leave his sister and run into the street
and cry for help? lie answered. with tears in
his eyes nnd II fixed determination of couu,cu
nncc: "No; never would have left her. She
was my sister. Had she burned up | would
have burned too, w " News
The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-03-29
How the Yankees Make Shoes.

The manufacture of shoe is divided into two
parts. The first is that work which is done up
on it previous to leaving the factory the boss
which consists Of the cutting out, shaping, sew
ing of the uppers, and preparing the materials,
or " findings" as they are technically called.
necessary to finish the shoe. These "uppcrs .
are then sent to The jonrneymen by the case"
cacl, case containing sixty pairs The second
part of the work is that which is performed ly
the joarneymen, and consists of shaping the up
per to the "last.' ''pcgging the sole aud heel
and trimming" them down. To facilitate the
latter operation. and get cut u greater mum
hcr of Shoes it is customary for the Journey
men to work in couples, and divide their wages
between them. One of these confines himself
exclusively to lasting and shaping the shoe:
this being done, he hands II to his chum, the
pcggcr and hccler,' and his duty bcing per
formed, it is again given to the other, who
| trims down the edges of the sole and removes
| the last. So far rs they are concerned. the shoe
is then done, and their money earned. 1t is
then returned to the factory, where the bottom
is scrapcl and finished, The shoe is cleaned.
stamped, hung up to dry, and finally packed
for transportation.
Two workmon will, in thiSmannor. make on
an average, fifteen pairs Of shoes a day. or u
case and u half per week for which, at the old,
prices, they would be paid about ninety cents
q day each; at the prices now demanded. they
would receive between them an advance OF
lorty-Gvc cents. or from one dollar and fifteen
cents to one dollar twenty-five cents each.
Much OF this work is done by farmers. who
take two or three rnScs with them into the conn.
try: lnt the regular 'iouls' work in shops
which are rented for the purpose by some of
their number more cnterpriSing than the rest,
| This jour" then lc-lcts the "bpnl lroom"-u
space about three feet by five to the extent OF
his accommodations and charges for the same
at the rate ofa shilling a week. The hnnds
eongrcgatcd in this manner are called % II
crew. aud us the lessee Of the premises gencr
ally takes his place among them. he thus de-
rivcs from the two sources, namely, the rev.
enue of the seats aid his own labor, Il comfort
able incomc-[N Y. Herald.
The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-03-29

SwEETrn FAR, IN HEAVEN 1t was evening
We w'r" seated alone nj the piano, breathing
song of beauty and joy: and US our fingers
slidpd gently mp the silver keyed octavcs. and
The music "soul Of beauty" gnshcd forth rcs-
ponsirc to our touch. il seemed that nowhere
in this glad earth could there be hcpv;s beating
heavily so light and joyous was our own.---
The last echo had died away in The distance,
and turning FROM the instrument, our cycsrcsl.
cd upon The slvcred locks aud bending form OF
one whose counicnancc bespoke pure and no.
bic heart We had never before met. but he
whispered softly, while IL smile OF beauty
wrcn'hcd his coloflcss lips, "loung maiden,
twill be far swceicr in heaven" Oh, liow
those few aimpla words changed the current OF
our thoughts; and when in words of winui up
cloqucucc, he spoke of the comforts Of our ho
" religion aud utpcl us to concentrate ,oul
| life, our talents, our AL TO The services of on,
Maker, We thought no sacrifice too great, i
| like him W too might sec unfolding heIor,
our spirits ,ison, The yiprics of the Cclcstia
| City
Weeks fled, and that old man, wepried O
earth, folded his thin arms and went to sleep
They laid him to rest away in the churchynrd
but we know that there was bnt the casket
that the spirit, no longer fcttcrcd wns baskin|
in the sunlight Of the Savour's smile; and TIM
his voice, no longer trcmulous, mingled in tn
anthems Of the :" inst made pcricct.' An
when, AT twilight hour, we breathe IL song q
Golden timc," beautiful indeed, through III
vista Of the past comes the remembrance {
those ioy-inspiring words: "'Twill be swcetg
far in IIravGn!'
The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-03-29
Death OF Il Hero and Patriot.

There died lately in Belgium. at an ad-
vancod age, almost unno,ccd, a man whose
name, little more Than q quarter of a century
ago, stirred the soul like the sound of a war
trumpet. We alude to Skr2nocki. the Wallace
OF Poland. the champion of his unhappy coul-
try in her last fatal struggle with the dcspot-
ism which succeeded in crushing out the last
sparks of her national existence Had he fall
len upon the field of battle, in the full tide OF
his glory and Of his success. the world would
have been filled with his rcnown There is
such thing cven as dying with propricty.--
Skrznocki was doomed to outlive the fresh
ness of his fame. lie died full of years and Of
honor but almost forgotten by the world, in
spite of the tremendous scenes in which he was
a principle actor. We recolcct the day when
scarcely an American paper issued from the
press without panegyric upon the hero o
Poland. Now, that he is dead, not one is found
to do him the poor honor of a short obituary
Richmond Dispatch.
The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-03-29
THREE HUNDRED INDIANS sMAssACRED

THREE HUNDRED INDIANS MASSACRED
81. Louis, ria Washington, March 2OLatel
advices from Oregon state that the white pop
ulation of the interior, having been driven to
desperation by the repeated ourages of the
Indians, had assembled a large number of mer
and made ii simultaneous attack upon the In
dian villages on Eel River. indiscriminately
massacred some 800 men, women aud children
THE CHARLESTON CONVENTION.
Washingtcn, March 2o.--The National EN-
ccutive Democratic Committee are considering
the propricty of calling meeting to endcavor
TO quiet the general apprehensious MS to the
incapacity Of the accommodations at Charles
ton to furnish the necessary comforts which
will he required for the large number of visi
tors who wish to be there during the session ot
the Democratic Convention.
They also propose to confer with the hotel
keepers at Charleston relative to the prices
tLey will charge at that time. "...
The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-03-29

;S1"Thc nervous close Of Hon. JEFF. DaviS'S
reply 10 Mr.. Seward, will be read with inter
est. 1t is as true as it is clouucnt:
{" Is there nothing of the balm needed in the
Senator's own State. that he must needs 20
abroad to seek objects for his charity aud PHI
an'hrorhy? What will h" say of Hose masses
i'll New York now mcmoraizing for something
very like an agrarian law: What will he say
to the lhrohgs OF b"ggars who crowd the streets
Of his great commercial emporium? What will
he say to the muliitudcs collected in the prni-
tcntiarics and prisons ofhis own State? So, X
not sir, to inquire into the policy and proprirty
Of the institutions of other States: assume
not 10 indgc Of their fitness i: belongs to the
community TO judge. and l know not under
What difficulties they may have been driven to
what cannot approve; but never, SIR in all
my life have seen anything tina, so appealed
to every feeling of humanity and iianlincss as
the suffering ofthe poor children imprisoned in
your juvenile penitcn.iarcs- imprisoned before
they were old enough to know the nature OF
crhne-thcra held TO such punishment as we
never inlet save upon those of mnture years.
| a.raign you not for this: kaow not what
your crowded population and increasing wants
may demand : know not how far crime fol-
lows in the footsteps Of misery know not
now far the parents have become degraded and
how far the children have become outcast, aud
how far it may have ,ievolvrd on the State to
take charge Of them: hut, thank my God.
that in the slate of society where reside, We
have no scenes so rry0IiiuS as these
Why. then. not address ypuI Srlvcs to the
evils which yon have AT home. Why not con
/! fine your Inquiries to the remedial N .asrrr.
| which Will relieve the suffering Of and stnp the
| progress OF crime among your own people =
ionr intent looking into the distance ior thu
| . H.