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WSfADAMS SENTINEL AND GENERAL ADVERTISER. POKTTJGAL. A private 1-etter, received in New Yark from Portug-il, contains the fol bwiog graphic de cription of au earth. quake: LISBON, November 11, 1858. MY DEAR It is of God's great mercy tbat this steamer does cot carry you the news of the sudden destruction of all you hold dear on tbis side the Atlantic -At ten minuted past seven this morning a fearful earthquake aliook Lisbon to its cen- tre.

It lasted a minute and some seconds, and was vertical. T. and I were asleep we awoke, of course, and sat qui'e motiun- lesi, holding eacb other by the a feeling the house shaking violently, and expecting instant death by the giving away of every thing. The sound a accompanied it was very a T. tells me a I paid softly, "God have mercy upon us," but was not conscious of speaking.

He says thai the most fearful part of it all to him was the increasing violence of snund and motion--the rapid creneemln. icli instant we expected the roof and to fall in upon us then tb sound i i i sensibly, and again increased in violence. A miuute seems a short time, but it was a lifetime then. T. says he never before felt himself in the immediate presence of i arm his was, "Death is i i a ami inevitable now I shall learn great mystery." When it was over lie paid, that was very awful." I jumped up and ran to Jl T.

followed we found her calm, but filled with solemn awe-- one fitted so directly from the a of God tbat tear? and lamentations could find no place. We knew a we were on the briuk of the grave--a few seconds ouly us and a suddon death. The partition walls of dressing rooms, bed-room, her maid's chamber, the two spare rooms, and the di mug-room in fact, all that support the walls of a side of the house are cracked from top to with rents in which you may lay your hand. A few seconds more and tbo whole would have come doin i i a mighty crash To understand Ihe mightiness of the shock one must rc-mecnbor a the walls of the Lisbon houses arc solid masses of ronsonry, some throe and four feet thick. Afier breakfast to the "Viscountess to eeo how she had fared, a if any accidents had happened in her liouse.

Part of Mile, do room had fallen in, and is now i i a i a but nobody was i People were fly ing 10 and fro, i i and a i of i ing else. a persons were killed by the falling of walls a houses have been shaken down i One of of the beautiful Estrella Church has a is well as several of the saints from their niches within. Two of theatre lave also toppled and it is said thai the whole building is so injured i a i i must be rebuilt. It is believed a if the earthquake had lasted a few seconds longer it would have lieon as fatal as a of November 1, 1755 At 8J there was another shock, muc slighter, and yet far beyond any i you have ever experienced in Porlugil. one met friends to-day it was with mucl JAN.

3. 1,869. Railroad is doing quite a fine business in passengers and, freight. We have heard complaints, however, that the Road is not worked as it ought to be, and that numerous disappointments have occurred. It is presumed that the matter has boon or will be looked into by the President.

JSJ-The appearance of the grain in this region of country is very cheering. It ooks better, generally, than it has done former years at this season. What effect he snow, sleet and ice of tho last few days nay have upon it, wo cannot say but we it will not be injured 3ue thing the ice did, however, for several days, which was vary mischievous, it turned up tho heels of a good many persons in the street--there was quite an exhibition of "ground and lofty tumbling." Reader, did you ever see man, woman or child tumble in the street, that they did not give Death of an Old Slave. Another Outrage on the High Seas Died, on the 4th of November last, at An American Vessel Bonrttedby the British. Petersburg, Y.

PATIENCE HACK, but mown more familiarly by the name of Old Tacey." Her age was nearly one mndred years, and she was perhaps the nly slave then alive in Adams county, or lerhaps in the State. She was the survivor of a family of slaves belonging to the state of a Leonard Hatter, her husband and sons all having died long since. She was very kindly taken care of and support. by Thomas Stephens, and lady, up the time of her Compiler. are informed that Mr.

S. P. Po- LIN, so well and favorably known to onr aitizens, will leave for Rio Janeiro about be first of fulfill engagements vith the Brazilian government. Mr. Polin carries with him the kindest regards of his mmerous friends.

He will be absent from to five years. Year's day parsed off in a very quiet, orderly manner, entirely unaccompanied by those noisy demonstrations which lave generally marked the day. a hasty Blanco around to see whether any one had witnessed the exhibition. We did not. Hanover Spectator says there was a great riot at New Oxford on Tuesday evening last, in which the "rowdies" of that place, as the Spectator terms figured largely, attacking several workmen from Hanover, who were engaged in putting up some houses in Oxford.

Brickbats and clubs were freely used, and there wero many sore bends and bloody noses, and a full a of yelling, bellowing, It must have been an interesting scene. Some arrests were made finally, and the matter quieted. The affair rose out of some person from Oxford who knocked off the hat of one of Mr. Steffy's on the day of the' opening of the Gettysburg Railroad. few days ago, we received by express a pair of very fine prairie hens, from friend and former townsman, our young JAMES KURTZ, of Iowa city.

They came in excellent order, and were quite a treat. JIM has our hearty thanks for bis kind remembrance of us. thought, Mr. DRUM. youn emotion, a grasp of ihe hand, and "thank God, we are still alive." Tlie shock was felt very distinctly in the fleet.

On tin Coligny the commander rushed nn deck believing a a vessel had dashet into him and carried away part o( tbi ship. NOVEMBER can still talk nothing but the fearful earthquake. Th damage done to this a i old house i greater than we at first. The whol northern wall torn away from its fasten ings, and dressing-room has a hug rent, four inches wide in the corner of in; room, also, wall is cracked frnm top bottom. In the kitchen the walla are bad )y broken, and a great mass of brick au morlar fell from Ihe top nf the chimney crashing in the a had the cook beet there be would have been i on th As for the breakoge of crockery and llio tumbling of i-hingB from the etageres, that is not to bo considered.

The night before, being sleepless I heard the sentinel's "alerta!" arid the i a a swer, "aleita and Ihe toxt came i my mind, "except Ihe Lord keep tho city The a a looketb but in vain." How few bours brought it The day jireuous Dr. chief the observatory of the polytechnic school, had fln- I'mincad i ii was almost certain a an earthquake would a place i i twenty-four ho judged from the variations of tlic magnetic needle. He timed it, and found its a i one i aud four At Villa Franca a houses fell, and some persons wore i NOVEMBER news to day from Oporto is i sad. The fboi-k was felt there most severely several public i Speaker of th ings were i Mid sixiy persons kil- are 0 led. At Tra'faria new church fell.

Tlie barracks at. Vul de Perreira are greatly damaged and will have to be rebuilt. A opinion curious took place ou brard a Brazil-1 The most prominent ian steamer. Sailing from a on the 9 she wai in the B-iy of Biscay on the That i the needle of the compass suddenly round and round, in a manner most inexplicable nnd a a ing. Tbo captiiin femcely where he was, and declared to lie passengers that something very a a wis a i jilaceon a I cannot yet say trrrnjirmu, my cnntHence in its a i i has been shaken T.

ami I are discussing very seriously whether we shall remove (o another house, it is one i not to be over- liraid, and another uot to be is uo real cnuruge in a i an earthquake. aru considerably phakeu, even ilemnrniwl, aa the French would say, and thti of ilnnr or i dow sounds to my car liko the precursor of another fearful visitor. -iud uiukes uiy heart teat with a. quicker pulse. S.

CONVERSE, delivered a lecture before the Y. M. Christian Assosia tion, on Friday evening, in the Metl'odis E. Church, on "The Duty atjd Rewards Original Thinking." The evening was very inclement, and the audience in conse quence, not so large as customary. were not.

present, but learn that the Lee ture was marked by great originality of War Simmer Ajox. BOSTON, Dec. brig Anglo-Saxon arrived at this port ibis morning, from Port Praya. Sha reports that on the 27th of October last, she was ordered to heave to, and after having dune so, was boarded by an officer from her Majesty's War Steamer Ajax. After inquiring the of the vessel, where from, and i bound, her papers were demanded and British official then proceeded to examine the papers at his leisure, and the Anglo-Saxon was detained one hour and a half, awaiting the action of the Briilah functionary.

The papers were then handed to the captain of the Anglo-Saxon, and sbe proceeded on her voyage. The Collector of this Port will procure the necessary affidavits in -jonneetlon with this cutraEO, and forward them to the proper department at Washington without de- JBarExcursion Tickets have been issued at half price--60 cents--(o Hanovnr and sack, until the 23d of January, giving ail ohacce to ride over the new road cheap. The tickets arc good for one day only. Gambrill, convicted of the murder of Police officer Benton, at Baltimore, and Johu Stephens, alias Cyphus, convicted of the murder of another colored man, named Kiug, received their death warrants on Tuesday last. The time fixed for their execution is Friday, the llth of February next.

Ford, another murderer, now under conviction, is awaiting a decision of his case by the Court of Appeals, but there is little hope for him. The trial of Cropps and Corrie, the parties charged with the murder of Police officer Rigd'jn, will commence to-day. Indian Affairs in New Mexico. ST. Lours, Dec.

Santa Fe mail of the 6th brings information from Fort Defiance of tbe 21st ultimo that Col. Miles had pursued the Indians into their mountain fastnesses, killing six of them in various skirmishes, but that no regular battle had been fought. 4n armistice had been agreed upon, and Col. Bonneville and Superintendent Collins i a for a perm a settlement of differences. steamer Illinois arrived at New York on Wednesday, with California dates to the 5th and 81,500,000 iu gold.

There was a severe shook or rather three shocks of an earthquake i California on the mornina; of Nov. 20. The last continued between ten and twenty seconds. The motion was undulating, and tbe solid earth moved as if suddenly converted into ocean waves. A number of buildiugs were injured, but no personal injury was sustained.

It happened at 1 o'clock in the morning, and the panic was intense. It was felt over a great part of the State. find the following horrible occurrence recorded in a Chicago paper, where the accident took ploce: A circular saw flew out of its bearings while i in a shingle mill last Thursday and struck John Wreiholm, a Swede, on his side, i him diagonally in two and coining out near the opposite shoulder. and Ike Strong MVtei-Ilpiu Illinois the ladies of some village, emulating the example of strong-minded an'd stout.fisted feminines elsewhere, prucerded to break up a whisky shop by demolishing the casks and bottles containing the fluid. While engaged in this lady like ocoup-ition Ireland to be FiUibnstered.

England is in dreadful trepidation. The Sllibustering propensities of the Americans are believed to be so insatiable that even the "Green Island" is not safe from their predatory hands. A secret association has been discovered in Ireland, whose object is supposed to be to give aid and comfort to American flilibusterscxpected to invade tbat country. John Bull certainly hai an ex- iltcl idea of ihe audacity of of the boys on tbis side of tbe water, and he probably has a notion that an invasion of bis dominions by bloody minded outsiders, would be but a fair return for some of his own depredations upon other people quite as honest as himself. John need not feel alarmed.

American filibusters have work enough nearer borne and besides this, they would not be green enough to depend upon any association in Ireland for aid in such an enterprise, after what they have seen of Irish efforts to secure their independence. John Bull may sleep in peace while be keeps his thieving hands away from the Ameriaan Continent. The Pension Bill. This important bill, says the Harrisburg Telegraph, as passed by the House of Representatives at Washington, on Wednesday week, gives pensious to all survivors who served for sixty days, or ware engaged in actual battle in the war of 1812, or in any war or battle fought by tbo United States with the Indians previous to, or during a war. The act extends to both laud and a a forces, and where the party Severe S.

H. Packard, Connelly of Rochester, N. while traveling on horseback, recently, from Sioux Rapids to Duboquo, Iowa, got lost upon the prairie in a snowstorm, during which his horso perished in a ruorasa. and Mr. Packard wandered in a starving, freezing condition for two days and nights, until found by a hunting party in a dismantled hot, with bis feet badly frozen.

He was taken to Fort Dodge, and was likely to recover. A Lad Rescued from Drowning ty a littlo fellow five or six years of age, named Brigham, fell through a bole in the ice on the back bay, yesterday, and was rescued from drowning by tho noble exertions of a young miss, some ten years of age, by the name of Lizzie Whitmore. Seeing his red scarf above the water, she crept to the hole, seized his hands, and by pulling and struggling finally succeeded in dragging him upon the ice. She then took him, all covered with mud and water, in her arms, and carried him to his BeratJ, ISfLate intelligence from Mexico says that a battle bad been fought between two of the contending parties there, which lasted seventeen days, and during that time only seven men were killed on bolh sides. Rather poor marksmen the Mexicans must be.

Siiffocation of Two Young Henderson and Albert Cunimings. two young men, of excellent character, were suffocated to death a few days since does not survive, his widow comes ID for at, West Flamboro, Canada West, by pla- the benefiis. The pensions are graduated cing burning coals in their sleeping room, as follows: To those who served twelve New Fm-l-The Central months or more, S9G per a those 'j a is fr Inn to lhe who served six or more, 875 and I ep(h of )roe or four incllC8i those who served three months or not less than sixty days, $50 per a I i provided that tbe pensions commence from i tS a89T flnr ace the present Congress, aud continue through life. Should it pass the Senate and become a law, It i a a largo dr.ift nix nr seven hundred skaters passed tlio greater portion of the day in skating over Public School Exhibition. MR.

EDITOR me through the columns of your interesting Journal, to say a lew words in repaid to an Exhibition of the Public School, held at Bellmont School house, Cumberland which it was my pleasure to witness on Thursday evening last. Upon entering the room we were not a little surprised to 6nd the room tastefully decorated with spruce, flowers, wreaths, c. The femalj portion of the school were dressed in white, presenting quite an interesting appearance, and executing their parts in so natural and graceful a manner, that we were truly surprised. The boys, also, were dressed in their best, executing their parts with much credit to themselves. Occasionally some little urchin, unmindful of the teacher's restraining glance, and feeling the importance of the occasion which called them together, would give vent to his feelings in a hearty laugh, as his companions came upon the stage, one representing a king, another a slave, as their different parts required; yet they conducted themselves in a manner which would have dune credit to boys with far greater opportunities.

The exercises consisted of speeches, essays, dialogues, interspersed with songs selected for the occasion. The scholars seemed to take a pride in doing the thing up nicely, and so far as we noticed, there was not a single failure-during the evening. This school is under the care of oar oursg friend, Mr. HENRY N. MlNNlGK.

seeias to feel the importance of the ask he has undertaken, and this Exhibition lows that he has not been unmindful of IB trust committed to his care, and in Bis iture efforts should receive the active co- peration of both parents and room was crowded by an attentive aa- ience, and judging by tlic smiling faces, 11 returned to their homes well pleased with ho "show We can only say in conclusion, that we were kindly welcomed by our fiwnds froui Jumberland, and wish thut it may be our good fortune to witness more such There will be no Lecture this week, on account of the indisposition of KCUTZ, have moved their office to their new Warehouse opposite the Passenger Depot, where they wi 1 hereafter attend to business. MICHAEL SALTZOEVER has sold his farm, consisting of about 173 acres, in Straban township, to Mr. Jostrn WIBLB, for folks had quite a fine "ball," we learn, ou Friday evening, at Sheads, Buehler Kuita's now Ware-house; and every thing passed off very plejsaot'y. cull attention to tbe advertisement of C. W.

SI.AGLE Baltimore, Flour and Produce Merchants. We have heard of their promptness and attention to business; aud invite our friends to give them a call. flS-The -gislature of tl.is State will assemble at Harrisburg to-morrow. The two most prominent candidates for of the House of Representatives, MeClure, of Franklin, and Jlr. Lawrence, of Dauphin.

We iucline to the tbat the former will be successful, candidates for Clerk, Dmilt uf Gen. Giiil.vten.-Qen. James Gadsden, formerly U. S. minister to Mexico, died at Charleston, S.

nn Sunday, iu the 70th year of his age. The deceased was a brother of Bishop Gailsden, of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of South Carolina, and was educated at Yale College i the laie John C. Calhoun. i the war of 1812, as a lieutenant of U. S.

Engineers, he participated iu all the active operations on the borders of Canada, under Gen. Wilkinson. Subsequently he was with Gen. Jackson in tho Seiuiaolo campaign, and afterwards served with much credit in various capacities, either of a i i a or civil character. i i i to Mexico he made the celebrated 'Gadsden acquiring a large slice of Mexico, now as Arizona, for which Ihe United Slates paid Fiiyith-r Slum There is a i fugitive slave excitement in Nebraska.

A Missouii slaveholder a Nuckolla, re- a a upon the means of the ment. Farmers' R'njn Farma Mrs. Sanborn fell backward down a flight crs' High School of Pennsylvania, located of stairs nnd was killed. A cask bar in Centre County, is to be opened in hooped skirt and dragged tier down to deuth February, and applications for the adinis- i it. sion of one students, from the different counties of the Stale, in proportion to tho taxable inhabitants, will be re- market-houses in Market street, in i a i a are to be removed in the spring.

Market-houses ought not placed on the streets any where. Melancholy a fostiv applications must be made through the Ag- I rioullural Societies, except where snub Soo i i do not exist. Tbe applicant mutt A Enston, Pa there is a Mrs. Clymer confined iu a i npnn a chnrpp of shoplifting. Last week her child sickened and died, and the poor mother had applied to her prosecutors during the sickness of the cliild for permission to go anc see it, but was denied the privilege bv one of and the little one died without having received her care.

After its death she asked to 20 and see it, but. was not per mitted to do so, when the coffin containin itp i remains were (alien to the prir.on where a sncne occurred that would hav melted a beart of stone. Uuiou Hall, ou the 22d on tlio occa- the Methodists in Warren, held in be sixteen years of age. Tlie terms of tuition will ba $100 for each session of ten sion of a pastoral visit, the floor gave a and about two hundred persons, men, women and chiUreo, fell through into the U-. nion Store below.

A letter says: Tbe scene was, for a i heart-rending. A. woman rushed from the place to Mr. Blair's store, al a short distance, a i inir, 'I am scared to death she fainted, and. a i i in an unconscious state, expired at two o'clock on Thursday morning.

No external a a of i ently ved to that Territory i a of slaves, aud established hitnaelf at Omaha. Tbe slaves left him, crossing ihe river, and finding rufuge in Iowa. The masf-ar, and some twenty fivo other men in Omaha, threatened over after and execute summary vengeance upnn the parties with harbming tiiefugitives; but last accounts nothing of a i nature bad happened. gold discoveries on the Gib river, in Arizona, are said to be very extensive, and the rush of miners i from California quite large. The gjl'l founil on bcr person, and it is supposed she died from fright.

The wifu of Dr. Calvin Cutter had a leg broken, was much injured in the back, was badly sealded by the falling of a large boiler of hot water. The stove and boiler, i were boated for the purpose of a i tea for the festivities, fell through i lire midst of It was early iu the evening, and all who intended to bo present had not. arrived, or more "fearful results i have ensued. Arrexl of UK Minnn Wife On the 20th, at Windsor, Michigan, a man named Owen wns arrested on a charge of lies for 160 miks on both sides of the poisoning his wife in Montgomery county, Indiana.

Owen hai long been considered a very exemplary member of tho Methodist church, and crime excited tho wonder lo cross and surprise of the i in which he resided, said to be bis third attempt who arc charged to kill bis wife by poison. After the per- petralion of his crime lie flod to the North, leaving orden i his son to soil his farm, valued at 86,000, and forward him tho He was pursued and arrested at Windsor. The Detioit Advertiser As soon as i eyes fell upon the sheriff, who was a neighbor aud a a i a Ins knees shook, ami I perspiration started out iu large drops all over him. His agita better evidence could be adduced of the i crops in Europe this season a is shown in the a i off in the export tliithcr of breadstuffs from tlio port New York since the 1st of September last, as compared i former yenrs. For i period in 1S57 there were exported 361,090 barrels of flour, 2,750,000 bushels of wheat, and 500,000 bushels of corn, each export of which latter articles were in 185V ouly absut one-half of a they were in the previous year.

For the present year the export is only about 78,000 barrels of flour, 412,000 bushels of a and 319,000 bushels of corn, being altogether less in value than the corresponding export of year by some fr.ur and a half millions of dollars. i a i of a number of African slaves into South Carolina or Georgia continues to attract attention, a i a inasmuch us the enterprise was undertaken tbe deliberate purpose of testing the constitutionality of that tmffick. The parties whowero engaged in the transaction not only avow the act, but given notice to the public a they are prepared to vindicate it, and will proceed to issue a public address i their views on the subject. There i bo no i i therefore, in bringing the question to a i i a decision. arellea, of Philadelphia, Ertet, of Alle- stream.

lien was a i to beh" Ho is a large gheny, and Holconib, of Bradford. The a looking for his years, and bus candidates for the minor offices are nu- murous. Mr. I I of our county, will presshis claims for a transcribing clerkship, and will have ninny friends. We hope be may succeed, for we do nut think there is a bettor olerk in the State.

The candidates! for State Treasurer are also numerous; but we hope our trieud COOHRAS, of York, will come out "first Hoops to the Chicago Journal a dishonest a girl, who wag in tbe habit of sporting immenso hoops, was discharged by employer, whosooD, missing articles, dispatched an Officer after the i was and a woman was employed to search bcr, i ihe following result: A bag of a a quantity of flour, a small can ot milk, several pounds of sugar, a pacUio of tea, and a jug of molasses actually pinned to petticoats, and hanging upon her crinoline. A further search brought, to the Jight a large quantity of uaLitf vuiicwl-J iu her best." The meetin" 'Daily News" remarks upon the of the Legislature as follows: "The session of the Legislature now about to commence, is one of more than ordinary Tbe members--those who Killer! OH the The Chester county Times says a John Wallace, a resident of Sadsbury township, was killed on the Pennsylvania railroad, near ninglonville, by being ran over by the carp, on the night of the 10th or ult. It is supposed he was intoxicated, and laid or fell down upon the track in the night, tnd was run over sccidentally. He left a widow and nine children, and was in ueerly circumstances. His case presents another fearful illustration of the terrible results of intemperance.

Henry L. Ellsworth, for ten years at the head of the Patent Office in were elected by the People's movement Washington, anda man of eminent abilities, dist ished for Ws snppor tof various ious institutions, died at Fairhaven, per- importance le have important aud delicate duties to form. In a great degree they will sent this movement, and it is important that they should be careful that it is not I on Monday last, committed to any policy which the people themselves are not willing to endorse and suDDort. few ot the appearances a ascribed to "Bluebeards." As our Indiana neighbors havo few scruples on tha question of capital i he will doubtless expiate his crime upon the gallows. Like most affairs of the i there is a a at the bottom of it.

Developments have been made since the fliuht of which show improper intimacies with ii young a of the neighborhood, and which may furnish a clue to his conduct. States, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota, poll 1,263,000 votes, or one hundred thousand votes more than the fifteen southern States, three times as many as New England, and nearly a third of the whole vote of the Union. JSTPropositions have been made in Congress a view lo the adoption of more effectual means for the suppression of tho Exhibitions. B. Re Organization uf the Wkiij are taking place in of the country lo re-organize ol Whig party, by means of public meetings ddresseSjc.

Au asaemblagoof this i was held at Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesda last, which is thus noticed by iheliichmou i the rain was pouring down lust night, wa had one of the most spirited and glorious Whig rallies I hut we have ever seen in Kicbmonil. The African was nearly aud the best possi ble spirit prevailed. Indeed, the spirit of '40, '44 and '48, is again a a among the noble and galluiit Whigs of Richmond. A State C'invention was recommended lo be held iu this city, ou the 10th of February, and one hundred and fifty delegates appointed tn represent Richmond." Capture of a Wild fuw day? ago deputy marshal Gordon captured ou Je- kyl islunu, one of the wild Africans importedou the Wanderer. Ho was brought to a a a and the Republican of i ty says There were a in the camp when the marshal approached it, but they all scampered like wild beasts, at ihe sug- ccstion of an interpreter, and only two were taken, one of whom subsequently made his escape.

InJepeiKieiiceoflhc Australian Colonies --A startling, but not altogether unexpected movement has been commenced in Australia. It appears by the report of a recent speech delivered by the RL-V. Dr. in Australia, thai lie advojuted, pirticularly in the event, of a war between Great i a i aud France, a separation from the mother country, and the establishmentol sovereign and independent States. Jury Jnmiary Term, GRAND JURY.

Berwick Bor. William (iittingcr. Germany Frederick Uittiuger, DaviiS llohrbnngli. Straban Samuel Deardorff. Conowago James Sneeringcr, Nathaniel Gitt, Beuj.

Longeneeker. Menallen-- George Minuigh, George Fohl, Geo. Bender. Mountjoy Win. Koons, Jesse Maekley.

Butler-- Moses Raliensperger, Lebright Hartzcl, Elias Gardner, Sam'l Eicholtz, Israel Brick er. Latiiuore-- Josiah C. Albert. Reading Abraham Bushey. Hamilton ban-- John Baumgardner.

liutitington James Wilt. Cumberland John Herbst. Oxford James Gitt. 1'raukliu John Deardorff. A JURY.

Straban George Grass, James L. Niely. Mountplensant-- Joseph C. Hciuler, Win. H.

Ixitt, Samuel Geiselman. Ox ford -Charles Will. Freedom Jacob Keefi.uvcr. Conowago Solomon Schwartz. Latiiuore-- Win.

F. Buimer, Nicholas Bush-- 7- Franklin-- D. Goodyear, H. Latshaw. Cumberland J.

Scott Wilson, John Maring, Frederick llerr. Hamilton Samuel Mummert. Jlountjoy Michael Fissel, J. D. Newman, Henry Beitler.

Menallen Emannel Broiigh. Kutler Daniel Walter, John Berwick tp. John Boblitz. Union Frederick Lohr, Joshua Wildasin. Reading Singleton Eicholtz.

Liberty Lewis Wortz, Jacob Krise. Hiuniltonban A Marshall The Navies it is said, African slave trade. The President will be cxpen( no Jess than 82,400,000 this called upon to suggest such moans as ex- ear on squadrons, and for 1850, will perieuce may have indicated. Tbe U. S.

aere ase the amount to 84,000,000. Rus- uaval officers who a been employed on a a bout to appropriate 82,500,000 for the African coast have given i views repeatedly to the Navy Department on this subject, and their united testimony is to the effect a the existing plan of main- a i i a squadron of 50 guns on the African coast is futile. But il this treaty provi- hcr navy. This time next year France will possess no less than forty screw line of battle ships. While these onward ments are in progress abroad, tbe United States should not forget her position among the nations of the earth, nor neglect her Tyrone -Jacob Fidler, Peter Guise.

Gettysburg Sam'l Foulk, Jacob Benncr, Henry Auchinbaugh. Germany-- Win. Bang, Jacob Althoff. the shipmasters recently arrived from across the Atlantic, agree in representing the weather this season as unexampled for severity. A succession of tremendous g-'h's, with snow, sleet and rain, has been the experience of all.

A large number of wrecks have already been heard of as the result of the gales in the months of October and November, and we fear there are others yet to be reported. steamer Ariel arrived at Halifax on the 20th. She had one of the roughest and longest passages experienced by any steamer that has crossed tho oeean since the commencement of wiuter, and suffered severe injury; but the most serious incident is tho loss of Capt. Ludlow, who killed during one of tbe severe storms. -When in the anxious discharge of his duty, he was struck by some timbers which were thrown upon him, in the dreadful gale, and instantly expired.

His remains werebrought home for interment. The Law of Slander. i Their action should be of the The Supreme Couit of Massachusetts, most conservative character; and under in a recent decision in a case of slander cxistii," circumstances their session should said it was no defence that the party sued be brief We are but on the threshold of had only repeated a common rumor. It tho "real revolution which is to hurl Loco the story is false and slanderous, it is re- Foeoism from power and from its stronghold iu the country; and we must therefore be careful tbat the coufidenceof the great mass of tho community, already displayed, shall yut by any means be forfoited." pcated iit the person's peril. Its power of mischief is in the circulation, and the repetition of the story gives it its currency, and, without an expression of disbelief, will confirm it.

Gem-gin Methodist body has adopted, by a unanimous vote, a resolution to expunge from the rules of tho General Confidence of the Methodist Church South, rule against 'the buying and selling of men, women and children, with an intent to enslave fellow who bad been a widower three weeks, got in jail at Lancaster, Ohio, and a fair lady of forty-fivo summers, procured a license, wont to the jail, and the pair wera married sion be retained in force it can be made more jg nt arm tne Da tional defence, efficacious by substituting steam vessels for sailing ships. The present system is subject to tion of the immunity flag by British The American slavers, when boarded by the British, in violation of the treaty, and of onr maritime rights, give up their vossels as prizes to the British cruiser, rather than incur the risk of bein turued ovor to the American authorities for punishment as pirates. If the piracy laws were repealed, the American slavers would carry on their traffick with impunity, for the British cruisers would not molest them, and tho American cruisers, being generally dull seldom overtake them. I do not think, however, that this view of tho effect of the repeal of tbe piracy law will promote its repeal by Congress. nnw occupies a very respccta- i ble position in the list of powerful nations.

Her government is stable and permanent. There is considerable popular liberty, and the masses of her people are progressing rapidly in civilization. Hiir military and She has a fleet -two vessels of war, of which thirty are fine steamers. Her navy is more efficient and larger than ours. She has a standing army of 25,000 men, and her national guard numbers 40U.OOO.

A Noted Biyamist Gillett, who, a few ago, was sentenced to the Worcester (Mass.) county jail for bigamy, having married his fourth or fifth wife last January, while tho rest were living, died in prison last week of consumption. jgj-Chambersburg has again suffered from fire, from the incendiary's Monday evening last, a large brick barn, a large frame bain, and a small stable, with all their contents, were destroyed, before the flames could be cheeked. The sufferers are Mr. Jacobs, Mr Melborn, Mr. Leh- master, and Mr.

Oyler. Frightfnl Bailroad Accident--17 Lost The Friday morning train of cars between Columbus and Macon Geo, run off the track 45 miles from Columbus, on account of tl.e bridge over Randalls creek being swept away by the flood. Seventeen of tke passengers were either killed or drowned-only twelve escaping with their lives. The morning train from Macon also run off the track, and two persons were killed. j-It is said tbat Lieut.

Maury, of the Washington Ol'Bervatory, has prophesied that we shall have but lea cleat days tb.il winter..