North Carolina Newspapers

5: From the American Farmer. BOG FEEDIJIG AXD THE SWEET POTATO CIXTIRE M K. C . Our North Carolina friends are not be hind their neighbors of Virginia and Mary land ; t.KR article of srood hams. We are indebted to one of them for the following information as to their peculiar method of fattening pork upon the field pea and the sweet potatoe. We regret to hear, at the same time, that this year a very severe drought extended from the 20th September has shortened these crops very materially. The crop of sweet potatoes is planted a long side of the peas, and successive portions are fenced off and consumed without waste upon the ground. They turn their hogs upon the peas when sufficiently ripe, but only those which are to be fattened. It is dangerous to put stock hogs upon them, as they cause weakness of the loins, which' is frequently fatal to them during the follow ing season. There is more danger of' this result on sandy than on - other soils. We mentioned these facts in our last, as stated by Mr Iluffin, at a meeting of the farmers in Virginia, and they are confirmed by sev eral North Carolina farmers, whom we have talked with since. Some farmers commence feeding on the peas and potatoes at the game time others feed a week or two on the peas before they begin with the potatoes They are fed in this way until towards Christmas, when they are finished off for a week or two upon" corn. We are indebted to the same friends for the method of cultivating the sweet potatoe, a crop which he says well managed will yield three hundred bushels to the acre. Five bushels of small potatoes are re quired to ensure abundant plantings for an acre. These are bedded as early in the season as the weather will permit, in the following manner: liaise the beds which should be not over six feet in width some inches by throwing surface earth upon it, and six in jjood compost of stable manure. Lay down the potatoes upon this bed, side by side, and close enough to touch and cover, them with three or four inches of compost, and several inches of earth upon that. In due time there will be abundant plantings. This method is considered much better than the plan of planting pieces of the potato. When the plants arc fit to be drawn out the ground having been well prepared is laid oft in furrows three and a half feet apart. Well made compost of stable manure, yard scrapings, &c, is thrown into the drill and furrows thrown over it from each side making a ridge, the top of which is then lev elled off with the hoe. The holes in which the plants are to be inserted are made fif teen inches apart; for this purpose a pointed stick is used, near the end of which, through For the Carolinian. Democratic Meeting in Moore. At a meeting of the Democrats of Moore County.'beld In the Court House in Carthsge, on the 6th of February, 1858. On motion of Col. J no. Morrison, Robert W. Goldston, Esq was called to the Chair, and W. P. Martin and Samuel E. Johnson, were requested to act as Secretaries. After the object of the meeting was explained by Col. Morrison, the chairman appointed the following persons, viz : Dr. John Shaw, W. D. Harrington, A. B. Wadsworth, John J. Mcintosh Arch' Ray, Angus Currie and Neill R. Currie, as a com mittee to draft resolutions for the action of the meeting, who having retired for a short time, reported through their chairman, Dr. John Shaw, the following resolutions, which being read were unanimously adopted.. Whereas, The Democratic party of Moore County, desiie to be represented in the State Convention to be held in Charlotte, on the 14th of April next, to nominate some suitable per son as a candidate for Governor, therefore be it Resolved, That the Chairman of this meet ing appoint fifty delegates to represent us in said Convention. Resolved, That our confidence in the prin- I ciples of the Democratic party as embodied in the Baltimore and Cincinnati platForms con-1 tinoes unabated, and that we heartily approve and cordially endorse President Buchanan's administration. Resolved, That we are in favor of an eco nomical administration of the General and State Governments, and hold all tariffs and taxations for protection unconstitutional, and that the public revenue of the United States ought to be applied to its constitutional objects, nnrl not expended in extravagant schemes of internal improvements, enriching one portion of the Union at the expense of the other. Resolved, That we fully ap'prove of the ad ministration of the Government of the State by his Excellency, Thos. Bragg, and that he is entitled to the gratitude of the people of the State for the faithful manner in which he has discharged the duties of his office. The French Emperor and American Ladies on the Ice. A correspondent writing from Paris, under date of January 12, says : During the summer season thej promenade of the fashionable world is the BoU de Boulogne, the Champs Elysees having been given up to the carriageless million. But no one ever dreamed, perhaps, that the wood was to become, in the dead of winter, a plate cf as much at traction as in the heat of summer. In the cen tre of the wood the two artificial lakes which have an extent of nearly a mile, ire now cov ered with a firm sheet of 'ee. aid on it may be seen thousands of skaters ofjboth sexes. To the Parisians that is a novel sne and you can well imagine that the Bois became at once the centre of nttraction for every ie who had a carriage, a norse, or money enoigii to lure a hack or pay an omnibus fare. It is, in fact,- a kind of "Derby dor," and quite a.ifull of emo tions, on account of its novelty, aiits English prototype, for the English "Deiby" is less a race than a. fete. - You will be surprised perhaps t learn that the Emperor goes skating among!' the boys." The other day his Majesty, with tfc Empress at his side, drove to the Bois in hil American j wagon, and after making one tour nf the lakes, got out, descended to tne ice pair of skates, carried by a and ifcttit.g on a dome-tie, skated for three quarters of an hour, mixing indis criminately in the vast crowd of skiiters on the ice, much to their astonishment. His; majesty even gave a helping hand to a skater vjio, in his trepidation, getting out of the Emperor's way, was falling. You will agree thai, for a man of fifty, not often practicisir.g Vfr.-. exer cise, l you know anytmng 01 n wrwjjenoS5 after years of abstention,) the -feat oflating three quarters of an hour is one that oaxlit to stop the mouths of those alarmists who ire al ways killing his Majesty with a malaclW't ex haustion His feat on the ice does n looK what o the mou-r o the to give vojie to nal of Commerce. The distinction here taken by the Jour nal of Commerce is doubtless ' well founded. Some of those who voted for the coalition movement in the House on Monday did not mean, we believe to leave the democratic party, and will be f mud sustaining it in the future. As we have heretofore said, various specious reasons were, given for tpe proposed inquiry, which doubtless had effect upon members, and perhaps led to embar rassing commitments in advance of the vote. we mue no mea that such an inquiry can be of any practical value, because the con trolling facts in the case are already known. It is idle to talk of investm-atina: the author- tnonty oi tne constitutional convention m Kansas, for that has been repeatedly admit ted by every body except those who follow James Lane, and deny the authority of the whole territorial government. ' The election on the 21st of December was nearly all on one side because the Topekaites refused to vote. It cannot be protended, therefore, that the majority vote thrown was not in favor of the constitution as it stands. Noth ing, then, remains but the election on the 4th of January, and it is quite difficult to understand now tne legalitv ot tne conven vention or the character of the constitution can be affected by. the results of an election for local officers. This is our view on the case, but we do not quarrel with others who honestly think otherwise. We do insist however, that an important measure should not bo unreasonably delayed for the purpose of jmrsuing a. useless inquiry. Jlis. Union. CONQRESS. Friday, 12. The Senate is not in session to-day. HOUSE OP 11EPRESENTATIVES. The, ergeant-atArins having reported that he had in obedieuce to the order of the House, arrested John W. Wolcott, he was required to bring him before the bar. The speaker, in pursuance of a resolution adopted, on motion of Mr Stanton, asked him what excuse he had for not answering the questions propounded by the select Committee viz? whether he had received any money or se curities from Messrs Lawrence, Stone & Co., some time in March last, to the amount of $30, 000, more or less, and whether he was now prepared to answer that and all other proper questions? ,. The witness was sworn by the fepeaser as to the truth of his written reply, which was to the effect that he was here in obedieuce to the order of the House, to answer for an alleged cojite'rupt of the authority of its Select Commit tee bv him. lie answered the House that his collague, Mr Sawyer", ate sausages The House then, by a vote of 108 against 88 decided that Mr Hoard's resolution was not a till Men- of crew oi He bill in-' to sincerity that he did not design, nor in did all he like physical exhaustion at least. Bu prompted him to such a singular return amusements of his boyhood? Was it pro-ore a desire to give a contradiction health croakers ? Or was it the skating at the Bois, and thus to polarize mill o-lnrifv the nromenadc of which he o -J I designer and protector : "Not the least curious exhibition f the Bois de Bologne, to the P suppose he was guilty of such au offence, ana respectfully asked to be allowed uatil March next, the opportunity to purge himself of the charge of contempt ,and justify his conduct. He wished again to consult his counsel. Mr Stnntmi of Ohio moved t hat the indul gence asked be granted, and that he be re manded to the custody of the Sergdant-at-arms and have the benafit of counsel. Mr Cochrane, of New York, said that they must be very remarkable circumstances to jus tify any gentleman to raise an objection, but he could not do otherwise than liiteriere, ana protest ag'uiiist mis uem. i Me Clemens, ot Virginia, concurred m .ir the on tl( ot Resolved, That the Hon. Sara'l J. Person, of New Hanover county, by his talents, pa" triotism and fixJe4ity, to the best interest of the State merits the nomination of the convention, nrul we respectfully susrsrest his name to their 1 . J considepation for the office of Governor of this State; yet, wnuc expressing mis preiereuce, we pledge our hearty support to the nominee of the Convention In obedience to the 1st resolution the Chair man appointed the following delegates, to wit : Col. John Morrison, Dr. II Turner, John J Alston, Samuel Barrett, W D Harrington, Angus Currie, Jr., Thos. D Williams, Clement Dowd, Wm. Ii Fry, Dr. William Arnold, James Kiddle, Dr. John McNeill, Daniel McDonald, Adam K Wadsworth, Geo. W Fooshu, Neill K McNeill, Geo. AVilcox, William Barrett, D B Currie, Hugh Black, Alex. Mclver, Dr. John Shaw, Wm. M Person, J L Bryant, Daniel M Mcintosh, Dr. Daniel Johnson, John B Cole, Thos. Harrington, Arch'd. A Harrington, James Lett, Alford Oliver, Daniel Douglass, Duncan TSuie, Col. A A F S5wp11. Areh'd Ray, John TJ Graham, ice trismus, was the ladies skating. In France ladies -rarely ride horseback, much less skate or swim; they say that horse-riding even is too cavnlierre, and a woman who should venture upon ice faid be classed at once among the masculines and the "strong minded." So that nearly al; if not all the ladv-skaters of the Bois de Cologne fMtlwr iitissian. Iiiiriisn or -tnuu'iu-au. were jvhich answers the inserted at risrht aiurles, purpose both of regulating the depth of the hole to be made and of marking, by the im pression of the cross-piece on the ground, the distance of the next hole. A little prac tice renders a hand expert in thus marking the ground. The plants are dropped ac cording to the marks, and another hand followsto plant them. The young plants are kept clear of grass by the hoe, and be tween the rows, as soon, as the grass starts, the bar side of the plough is run as near as possible, throwing the earth away trom the ridge; in the next working it is thrown back leaving the ridj;e about what it was in the beginning. During this working; the vines are laid among the ridges by nana, to avoia their beinr covered, and returned after the work is done. It is important that the o-rass be kept from about the plants by careful working during the early season their o-rowth. When the crop is not consumed upon the Ground, it is harvested by chopping the vine ff at the surface with the hoe, and running 4i.a i-,q 1nw na nour hh it may be UUl Vi. VlV-' v - ithmit. cutting- or bruising: them, eackidde of the potatoes, when they may be easily drawn out. They are preserved in cellcrs, or out of doors in kilns. The meth od of fixing them is to raise the ground a fw inches, where they are to be placed, and cover with pine shatters to the depth of six inchjes or ixre. . The potatoes are laid up on these and piled in the usual way, as many as fity or sixty bushels. These a' e then covered with a thick covering of pin shatters, boards laid upon them, and earth to the depth of six inches, to be increased -when cold weather comes on Thos. 15 ,,1, .. , x.tkvIiX, Kf-q., TNln.1- . " - . , T T,r Neill McLauchlin, Alex. A Leaen, jjuiicuu Kennedy, Francis Monroe, K Mathcson, l-.sq., - r 111 ?Tj.1- TT . . John P Beach, Geo. Morgan, jmi cnuui, , Robert Melton, Matthew Davis, W D MeAeill, Capt. N R Brady, E S Ceagle, Matthew l camp- bell, Isham Wallis. On motion the Chairman and Secretaries were added to the list. On motion the proceedings of the meeting were oruereu io us juunsucu m Carolinian, and other Democratic papers are requested to copy. On motion the meeting adjourned. BOB'T W. GOLDSTON, Chm'n. W. P. Martik, Sov ) i i- Among the rest were two Americans v. no were be'les a few vears ago at a certain fash- ionable summer resort one ot tne.se to ,ii:e as tonishment of the masculine skaters, cut her Christian name with her skates ;on the lice a feat rarely accomplished by the most experience amateurs in this art. I A Womax IjirnisoxEP kk Deet.-It instated in the Bangow Union, that Mrs Harriet Silber, o u.;,ln- who for moil v rarried on an extensive U iv.v " 1 trading business in Bangor, in partners!! p with her soil, Mr Augustus Silber, failed in Novem ber, 185G, when the goods on hand were en gaged to several of t he creditors. Mrs 3. re mained in Bangor, employed in the store of Lippman & Son. The Union says: "On the 8th inst. Mr Alphonzo Ilauilton, of the firm of Turner, Wilson & Co., of Boston sued out a writ against her and her son, for debt; and on thcVith inst., having made oath that he had reason to believe they were going to reside beyond the limits of this State, with f their own. exceeding the l,t . . . p V, . , ... " ' W amounl rcqmreu lur arrested S. E Johnson, their i m mediate . support, C. .Aiit: the w -1 tjh.o ' " " - V t in n not her town. i ne uiici Wednesday, and committed ner to rtu-A. c hp wsK ju nutted to me poor debtor's oath, evening. . , Durin the examination a pamtnl scene oceui She went into a lit, and tor awnue livin lcr last ;;i On Thnr.mlav an. " - - j . . -i i niw iii'ii:i.i"i",ii uu UUU MiWi 5 - red. was perfectly senseless and in great suffering, caus- ed probablv by tne intense e.uucmvu. ..v... ced by heimprisonment, and the exhaustion ner ueutg uuaoie lu uc uv- Decisions of the Supreme Court. By Pearson, J. In Williamson v Williams, in eqnity IVom Mecklenburg, directing pro ceedings to be had to try the , validity of the first marriage. Also iu Hobbs v lliddick, from Hertford, affirming the judgment. Also,- in McLean v Waddi'.l, from Cumberland affirming the iudgu.ent. Also, Creach v McBae, trom Columbus affirming the jadgment. Also, in O.imhlp v lireson. from Guilford, indgment reversed and venire do novo. Also Lindly Ilav, fiom Orange, affirming the judgment. Also in Watkins v James, from Casw'ell. afiir ming the judgment. Also, in Houston v Bibb from Union, affirming the judgment. Also, in Powell v Cobb in equity from Caswell, declar ing the plaintiff entitled to the relief prayed for. Also, in Whitfield v Whitcfield, equity, from Wavue. affirming the decretal order. Also in State v Harrison, from Northampton judg ment reversed and veni'C de novo. By Battle, J. lu Bodenharnmcr v Newsom from Forsythe, judgment reversed and venire de novo. Also in Holt v Clapp, from Johnston judgment affirmed. Also in Bennett v Clifton from Duplin affirmed in part and reversed in part, .dlso iu Hunt v Piggott, from Guilford judgment affirmed. Also iu Host , v Cline in in equity, from Catawba, order affirmed. Also in Shinn v Motly in equity from Cabarrus de cree declaring the rights of the parties. Also in vaiidcrmirg v cione in equity, irom tatmi rus decree for plaintiff. Also in Harris v .-Smith in equity from Cabarrus, decree for plaintiff in part. Also, iu Boston v Gillespie, in equity, from Roan, order affirmed. Also iu Harrison v Bowe, in equity, from Caswell, decree declar ing the risrht of the narties. Also in Freeman V UiiCV, .roill uuilioid in equuv uaicu u. own ing the rights of the parties. Also, in West v S!j?an, in cqTiity from Mecklenburg, decree reformed. By Nash, C. J. In Caldwell v Rodman, from Guilford, affirming the judgment. Also in li'rtsies-v Wititon. IVom i 1 t 1 1 . 1 I j - ' i'V...' i.' li ViV affirming "XTie Judgment. Also, in McMillian, from Ashe, affirming the judgment. Also in Young v McDanicI, from Davie, affirming the judgment. Also in Bau com v Streatom, from Union, affirming the judgment. Also, in Piukstou v Brown, equity from Rowan. Ver Cm im. Scales v Wilson, in equity from Davie, decree for an account. Also in Overman v Moss, from Mecklenburg, in equity itni ii;oninrl Tionrnu v Logan, equity from money. YV hy 1 Why does he j Coehrauc's views. The witness indirectly, that he reetived should he not answer directly. Mr John Cochrane, ot iew xorn, saiu, mat the House was entitled to a decent response to the interrogatory, there was nothing unreason able in the witness asking for an opportunity to consult his counsel, which privilege was always accorded to the 'meanest crimnal.- Mr Davis of Mississippi, remarked that if mtiv ho.lv had used the money corruptly he j , - . question of privilege. On motion, the House adjonrned day. Senate. Monday, Feb. Id. Mr. Seward, of New York, presented the memorial of the New York Commissioners ttmirrratlrn r.omDiaiiiinsr of the ootrageous oK.o pnmmittpd bv the officers and UUUUVU - - j emigrant ships npon temare passeiicia. JZ. f hia intpntinn ta introduce a in relation to the subject. . Aiir Wilson of Massachusetts, submitted a rcsolntion calling on the President for the structious eiven to Mr. Meade, Minister Brazil, previous to his departure. Mr. Houston, of Texas, presented the reso r ti,a Tovns f .eo-islature. praying for ai investigation into the charges against Judge Watrous during the present session.. On motion of Mr. Gwiu, of California, a resolution was adopted instructing the Finance' Committee to inquire into the expediency, and to report a bill, increasing the facilities for refiniivgold for coinage in tne r raneiseu imui,. On motion of Mr. Jamlin, the Indiana Con tested Election case was taken up. Mr Hamlin ur"cd the importance of immediate action. He thought it was remarkable tnat alter me com mittee on elections had reported resolution directing the taking testimony, that-the Senate should repeatedly refuse to consider the resolu-' tion. He read Mr Mason's remarks in relation to the admission of Minnesota, and Mr. Bay ard's argument on the admission of Kansas, to show the importance of deciding the question? before considering the admission of new States. Air Honiflmin of Louisiana, argued in tavor lifid. admi'tled of the Committee's resolution. would exert himself to discover the wrong doer. But why not grant the delay. Was the dignity of this House so far gone that it could not last asingle day; and were they in such peril that time could not be given the witness to answer the auestiou? Mr Stanton's resolution was then passed. Mr lioyce, of South Carolina, from the Com mittee on Elections, made a report in the case of Mr Brooks, who contested the seat of II. Winter Davis, representative from Maryland, the former charging that the election of the latter was obtained by fraud and violence, and asking for a new election. The report says the authorities at Baltimore, who are implica ted in the fraud, cannot be depended on to ex tend security, for witnesses, and they oiler a a resolution to the effect that it is inexpedient to grant the prayer of Mr Brooks, for the Com mittee to take testimony. Mi' Philips, of Pennsylvania, Bibmitted a mn - ority report from the same Committee, stigma tizing the election proceedings at Baltimore as a "toss insult to the constitutions and laws, and a most offensive mockery of political inde pendence and popular sovereignty, and conclu ding with a resolution that the committee on Elections have power to send for persons and napers, to examine into all the evidence in the case. The further consideration of the subject was postponed till AZouday. Air Hoard, of New York, said that rumors Mr. CoWamer of Vermont, contcmieu vav be testimony sought was not material, ana i ought not to be admitted. Mr. Toombs or Georgia, advocated tne reso lution directing the taking of testimony. Messrs. Simmons of Rhode Island, and Trum bull of 111., opposed the resolution. Mr. Stuart of Michigan, suggested that the resolution should limit the time for taking testi mony. Mr.- Hunter, of Virginia, moved the post ponement of the subject till to-morrow, which prevailed, and the Senate adjourned. House. Mr Warren, of Ark., asked, but the House refused to suspend the rules to enable him to introduce a resolution confining the debates in Committee of the Whole strictly to the subjects pending, and setting apart three evenings of the week for general discussions. The resolution of the Committee of Ways and Means, appropriating $35,000 to meet the expenses of the various investigating committees was passed. Mr Campbell, of Ohio, asked leave to intro duce a bill, requesting the President to nego tiate for the purchase of the British North American provinces and Cuba, the people of said provinces to "regulate their own institu tions in theiV own way." Mr Clingnian, oLNurth Carolina, suggested 'Randolph Osborne v tT6iM?rovtCi ir.ittee to investigate ToriTie the addition of the words "and the rest of man kind." The House refused to suspend the rules, only ten voting iu the affirmative. Mr Wolcott (the. alleged contumacious wit ness) appeared before the bar of the House, with a written statement disclaiming any in tention to contemn the authority of the House, but denying the right of the Committee of In vestigation to require auswers to questions not within the scope of its duties; namely: the investigation of charges against members of the last llouse, in connection with the t-ir hat. ir. h,c !( n bMrnliv -rseo- not to answer qucs- ,New loiK, luieirupite roitnnTc'nt or a whether attempts have j t 1 .1 T.I g connect d wnn tne ixecu or persons acting under been ra ide by ero; five Denattmeut, their advice, to influence either house, directly indirectly, by promise or intimidation, oi consequent upon sustenance for two oays. It is believed that Mrs Silber is the third l,.io l,dfn rommitted to prison for U II 1 11U II " "vv.i " . . - . rlf,ht in this State, and it is hoped i thrt lst. mid that the present Lf UJilT l ' v 1 1 ..., lure, in obedience to the voice will prohibit it forever. ordered by the of that she isla- humanity, of I Burning Cokn for Fuel. The Chicago Tri bune says: "We used to near tnat among mi: wonders of 'the West,' tne practice, m i.mcs i little nriees find much hog, of burning bacon on the river steamers, as the cheapest fuel was not the least. Latterly we have supposed that western men had outgrown the necessity of what would ordinarily be crimnal waste, but a entleman who has just returned from a trip ti.o Illinois Central, tells us that at Kank akee, only a few hours' ride from this city, he found a man burning good sound corn in the ear in his stove. Inquiring the reason of what shnmefnl. he was told that while noor coal was worth a0 cents at the depot, unthrashed corn cents for the same weight." the per juu pounus was dull at 25 A Doc-Story.- -The Bangor From the Southern Planter. TO CLEAR STEEP LAID. By standing on the lower side of the trees hfv may he handily cut near the ground, on .ha urmer ick. Begin to clear on the low- or sioe cc v "i limbs, and it ill. roll to the bottom. Much f thrt brash will also be tumbled into the general piler by the togs. In this way at vL-4. ;,. ni Tr,iu.h clearinr can be ItJilSO 11 IT - - ,lnC oS in the usual j, Vrivoniber. 1S57. Tt If van have any business below, send'a cray uxan about it, and if he killed by a log, wot much 4itterence. Union relates that a large dog had been accustomed to get bits of money from his master to go to a meat stall to get his lunch of fresh meat. One day when change was short, his master gave grow ler a piece of white paper on which was an order for the meat. ltie flog, alter mucn urging, carried it to the meat stall and received his food, aad so for several days, when thinking one peice of paper was as good as another, he WOUUl piefc op pieCS OI Wniie pajJCl uu- uinj them to the btall witnom appijius ms uia&iei. It wan uot long before a long Uiu came irom the meat dealer, who had such confidence iu the dor that he did not think to loofc at the paper and the dog himself was very tat. srets WW. n. deliorhtful world this would be if all its inhabitants could say with Shakes- tKare' Shenherd: "Sir, I am a true labor er. I earn that I ret and sret that I wear; ow no man hate, envy no man's happiness; glad of Other men's good; content with my farm. . Jno-long in nlth-uaay be eared by removing to a dry clean pjac, washing with soap, then with defQcl of lime, applying currier's oil. Common Schooi.s In Pennstwaxia. Ye have received from Harrisburg the annual- re- -f iko sunerintendant of common schools M I T "The Axt-Lkcomi'ton Dioiockats ti lliVnrw nro verv uibilaiit at success of Harris's amendment, and very loud in their applause of the democrats who voted in favbr of that amendment. Already they claim them as "seceders" or revert the republicanism. Mr J B llaskin, the only democratic member of the Xew York dele gation who voted in favor of Mr Harris's resolution, is the object of especial l.nula ; o,id dio so called" victory" is attributed altogether to his vote. We have good reason to believe that Mr llaskin is not en titled to this unenviable distinction, uiul that the republicans are mistaken when they fancy that he deserted Ins political associates or meditate falling into the republican ranks. We differ from Mr llaskin as to the expedi ency of the course he has taken, and believe that no good or useful purpose can be ac complished by the inquiry into Kansas mat ters which will at all compensate ior tne evils which are sure to result from it. But we do not on tnat account uuuuu ness of his motives, nor believe that he has the remotest idea of abandoning the party whose opinions he has always professed, and by whose suffrages ho was elected. On the contrary, we are assured by those who know him intimately, that he is a staunch sup porter of the present administration, and that his voting for Mr Harris's resolution does not in any way warrant the conclusion that he will oppose the admission of Kansas into the Union with the Lecompton consti tution. There are a few other democrats rho voted with Jlr iiaskin to whom tne Logan Yadkin, decree for plaintiff. Bulks of Pit.YOficE. it is Court. 1. That hereafter the law cases from the respective circuits shall be dockcttcd before Use eqviity causes from the same circuits. o That no ease, either in law or eqnity, from the second third, fourth and sixth circuits which mav hereafter be filed by the consent ot par- tips di!ill be armed or submitted at the same term unless it be filed with the clerk of the Ponrt fivp davs before the day on which the ,..,cno nf tlipViivnit from which it is brought eh ease shall be con slmll be called: but sue tinned until the next term of the Court. ot rennsyivan.a, tur . 3 6 - ( rcinarkB would apply with equal truth It appears that exclusive of the city of Phil adelphia there are 10,95fi public schools in the State, being aa increase of 259 as compared with the last previous report. There are yet wanted 604 schools to satisfy the requirements of existing districts. There are employed 12, 415 teachers, being an increase of 118 over last vcar Including the city of Philadelphia the number of teachers is 13,445, of whom 7,924 are males and 5,p21 are females hole num ber of scholars, exclusive of Philadelphia, 541, 241 being an increase of 17,493 over last year and66,692 over 1853. Including Philadelphia the aggregate for the whole atate is oyo.uoo. In theVity, the number of applicants waiting for admission to the schools is reported at 3,-369, But there are others who, we imagine, have personal ends to answer, and whose open hostility to the administration will be less damaging than their pretended friendship. Outside of Congress there are others of the same stamp. Professing to be democrats, they are always ready to foster any disinte-o-radin"- movement in that party; and "just Tn proportion to the need there is of their influence at any particular juncture, in the same" proportion are they lukewarm, or more likely co-operating with the enemy. The best service such men can do to the demo cratic party is to place themselves distinctly in the ranks of the opposition.- A7. Y.Joui- Tiie Mines of Mexico. The Washington States, quoting from the 2s ew York Jour nal of Commerce, says that the establishment bv the United States ot military posis aiong the Mexican boundary, is having the effect lo recover large tracts of territory from the in cursions of savages, and encourage a re-occupation of valuable mineral lands long since deser ted. Similar results are noticed, as following the restoration of order in Arizona and other mining districts once noted for their resources. Numbers of Americans are settling in all these regions, where they are preparing machinery, opening shafts, digging wells, etc., with the most sanguine expectations of d'uture reward; nnd thev exnect to profit not only by the im- - . . i . - , proved mechanical facilities at commanu ior orosecuting their work, but by .the experience obtained in the mines of California. The Mexi cans, too seem to be applying themselves with renewed energy to mining pursuits. VVe see it stated as a fact not generally known, that large as was the yield of the silver mines of Mexico in the days of Spanish domination, the product has rapidly increased of late, and was last year o-reater than at any previous time, duties hav nV been paid to theGovernmen ton I$35,000, 000 In the year 184G, Brantz Mayer, of Balti more, during a visit to Mexico, obtained much valuable information, serving to show that the productiveness of the mines was far from being exhausted. Indisputable evidence to the same .,'., nfforded bv the operations of the mints. "During the last, peaceful epoch of Spanish do mination, Baron Humboldt calculates the an f the mines of AZexico at not Eore nuai . . than 423 000,000 or 1,840,000 lbs. avoirdupois of 'silver. From 1G90 to 1803. $1 ,330,172,093 were coined in the only mint in Mexico; while from the discovery until its independence, about 2 038,000,000, or two-fifths of all the precious metals which the whole of the New World has supplied during the same period, were furnish ed by Mexico alone." It is also shown that the amount of silver coined at the ten mints of Mexico, during the ten years which preceded Ih war with the U. States, was equal to $13, 126 135 per annum, making allowance for the lar'e quantities of uncoined silver exported, or which was concealed or smuggled to evade taxation. or crivino- or withholding patronage, etc., Mr Warren, ot Ark., objected to me recep tion of the resolution. It Mr tloartl wouiu put his finger on the person so offending, he would vote wnn mm. uiu uu im oui-u iuir, indefinite charges, "jlr Houston, of Ala. If the gentleman ,..i,i ct,.tfi nn lus own responsibility that mi- VUltl Jlvv w l - nvonor III finances had been used, that would afford a tangible for investigation. But not scurrilous articles from newspapers. Mr Hoard read from the Richmond South, which said the President had declared he would put the Lecompton Constitution through in thirty days or burst, as four desirable votes could be procured by means of Executive ap pointments; Uut it would require nice engineer ing. Mr Millson, of Ta., read from Jefferson's Manual, to show that Mr lloartl nimseit iiau committed a breach of privileges. Mr Warren, said, the Speaker must see that this was not a question of principle. He thought it radically wrong to thus attempt to attack gentlemen who stand fair before the nation. The speaker thought this did present a ques tion of principle. Mr Hoard read from the special 'Washington of the Washington Tribune of Monday, as follows: "I learn that until Mon day evening, it was expected that Burns ot Ohio would vote against the Lecomptonites On the morning of that day, however, he came to another perception of his duty, on the u'uder standinir with the President, that his son-in-law would retain the valuable place of Postmaster! at Keoknk, Iowa, and that he himself should be "-ratified with the office of Marshall of. the Northern District of Ohio, when, his present tevra n the Ilonse is completed. iWr Hoard read from the Constitution, show ing that the Presi dent's power with Congress only extends to matters of legislation, and Washington's farewell Address against trespas sing on the rights of the National Legislature, adding that the newspaper statement formed the basis of action for the House. Mr Warren said that if Mr Hoard insinuated that the men on the -Democratic side were in fluenced by cowardice or hope or fear, he was very much mistaken. Neither the Executive nor others could influence them. He was on the track of a distinguished reporter and if he could find him, would expel him from the House If gentlemen wanted to attack Democrats, they would be met. but we do not want to be stab bed thus under the ribs. Mr Burns of Ohio, pronounced the statement in the 2ribune to be an unqualified falsehood. Mr Stephens of Georgia, remarked that the movement of Mr Hoard was founded on a .va gue rumor. Mr Washburn, of AZaine, accused Mr Ste phens of aa attempt to straugle the investiga tion. " Mr Giddings, of Ohio, was sorry to see so much unnecessary excitement. It became statesmen representing a free people to purge themselves from such charges of corruption. He referred to thefact that the Democrats once expelled the reporter of the Tribune for statemg Mi- Burrouiihs. ot tl-.A r(.!ilii.r savintr he had heard enough Mr Clemens, of Virginia,' asked whether the opinion was signed by lltveidy Johnson.? Mr Stanton of Ohio, offered a resolution de claring that Mr. Wolcott had failed to answer satisfactorily, and ordering his committal to jail, to be kept in close custody until he was willing to answer all proper and legal questions. Mr. Stanton said the power to inquire necessarily implied the power to compel witnesses to pro duce all essential evidence. The House had by common law, the right to punish witnesses for contempt. It was proved that $58,000 came into the hands of Mr. Wolcott, perhaps innocently, but subsequently might have been applied to corrupt purposes. The Committee have the right to know what became of this J money Mr Jones, of Tennessee, ineffectually moved to lay on the table the whole subject. The resolution finally passed under the ope ration of the previous question yeas 133, nays 55. On motion of Mr Morrill, of A trmont, the Committee on Foreign Affairs were instructed to enquire into the expediency of abrogating the so called Reciprocity treaty with Great Britain. Adjourned. BEN ATE. Tuesday, Feb. 1G. In tf?? Senate, Mr Houston offered resolu- tion instructing tne ommitiee on ruivigu Relations to enquire into the expediency of es tablishing a Protectorate in Central America. Laid over under the rule. Mr' II ale offered a resolution, which was adopted, instructing the Post Office Committee to enquire into the possibility of facilitating the transportation of the mails between Wash ington and Boston. ! Mr Mason called up a resolution providing for the reception of the Turkish V ice Admiral. It was opposed by Messrs. Hunter and Clay, but finally adopted. The Indiana election case was uot ta ten up. A resolution relating to the taking of tes timony was.amended, by allowing ninety days to take testimony, and then adopted. The ,-Ariuy Bill was next in order. Mr Wilson moved an amendment by substituting volunteers for regulars, pending which the Senate adjourned. House. In the House, Mr Letcher, from the Com mittee of Ways and Means, reported the De ficiency Bill. The Maryland contested election case next came up, and was debated until the hour of adjournment j Ak Avalanche! An avalanche occurred on Monday last iu the town of Montville, Maine, upon the farm of Mr. Elisha Murray, coming in contact with his house with such violence as to break in the doors and windows, throw ing Mrs. Murray upoi. the floor, dislocating he" shoulder and fracturing both of her amies. It filled the house with water, snow and ice, making its way down by bursting the partitions into the celler. It came with such power that it swept a path four or five feet deep and some forty to fifty wide, carrying away stonewalls and fences scattering the stones and rails over the field to the distance of forty or fifty rods The farm is situated near the monntain called "Hog Back," it being about the most elavated landin the county of Waldo.