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TDE LAWRENCE CAUMITY^-FDLI PARTICU- LAES-183 PERSONS KILLED. Hundreds buried alirc—Terrible scenes Aeony of friends and relatives—^ TktrniMm^i^S^Xmfff^alliorrrr — The dead <f*td living roasted—A horrible funeral pyre—Meeting for relief ~~~ LAWRENCE, Wed. Jan. II. I860. • A portion of the operatives, had left for surper previous to the falling of the building —a*'\\' G \° remaining. 280 •-is. ihc stoiies'high, .• 7 0 (e< 3t Side Me, with rence, Stone & Co., and was sold^ by auction late in 1837. It was purchased by Messrs. David Nevins and George Howe for $300,000. The original cost was 800,000. The presentownera have m&J& _> 45 feet square. shlped.il..- the ledcr L. It ran 2,700 spindles; 90'0 opera in es v* ore employed. Among the physicians present is Dr. Isn-ic Farrar of Brooklyn, N. Y. Three persons are known to have been literally roasted alive. Eliza Orr has siDce died, and others are dying. The fire is subdued. Only two bodies have boon taken out since the conflagration. Coroner Lamb commences an inquest to day. The building was hot insured. .Li'.vUIKE , Wednesday, Jon. 11,1660. T°nilj)e ns our calamity is, I llnnlt it i» \ mucli over-eat :imted in Hie number lc.ilTed. ,V» nr-ar as 1 hove been able ti> nsrertam this -..••rniiiff, I ftfirf tlie deiid, mid lumsing— •-y-liioli is equivalent to. d«ntl—I IS, nnd IC5 w.'.unded. Some of tJie wounded will die, bin very much t|ie largest number will SUr \'sSigiiedj D. SANDERS , JR . Mayor. LAWRENCE, I p. m.-W e have very li;tie additional in regard, to the dread- ful catastrophe. A large proportion of the killed are young girfs, many of them being the main support of their parents. The lire was eoniJued to the ruins of the Pemberton Mills. The loss of proper- tv is estimated at $600,000. BOSTON. Wed\. Jan. 11, i860. The terrible catastrophe at Lawrence has .spread a gloom over the city. It is ihe principal subject of conversation. The Hon, David Sears presided over a meeting of twenty \gentlemen this af- ternoon, who subscribed $2,000 for the relief of the sufferers, and appointed a Committee to solicit further coutri- T' several trains to Lawrence have be. . crowded during the day, with pas- sjtucis either interested iqfrieuds there t-. i l.Jer assistance, or from morbid GU- I' ---\.\•'• -- t. A strong force of reporters for tho press are on the ground, and the ac- >. • :;jts received are voluminous, but re- ally afford little to add to the many facts heady given. LAWUENCI:, Jan. 11,—12 a. m. Last night Mas a night of the mosl unparalleled excitement, and but few of the citizens of the city slept, in the leasl. All weie busy workinga*t the ruins, men, women and children doing their utmost to rescue the dead bodies of their friends'from the ruins or relieving the sufferings of those who were buried be- neath the pile of rubbish. The first frightful crash coming sud- denly, just as the gloom of night was ga.hering around, the immense mass ol broken and heavy material enveloping so many human beings, the number killed J in the violent concussion, the still great- er number probably wounded and inex- tricably entangled or covered in the ru- ins bevond the possibility of extricating ti'.huc.v.s musi enlist \the sympathies I !: wirwtttowr There is considerable insurance upon the property destroyed, but whether the policies will hold good except for the low by fije a£tor the.buiMi»gi|cll, is^ftlr the futufe tot deteraane. % & Nearly, all erbploymenfe-is 8«pende£ hero to-4»y, except Ai»t <§ att^ding t© the wanti) of tlia waW»dedL i prejp'ing for T.nr'i'/il the dead already fdund, Wr search ing forfurthcrvictims'iii the vast mould ering hecatomb, wluVhiiQw,, 9° v ^f, I\?* site where stood tntvverhberton Mill. The streets are thronged with citizens and strangers, and crowds of people sir round the ruins and beseiwo the doors the City Hall, to learn the fate of (ho friends, or examine tho bodies brought, out for'recognition. At the 1 tall, ah twenty of thewounded lie on mattresses I the (lour and are attended by their relatives. These unfortunates pres-enU most pit- iable apoetncle. Mn«t 'of them hover between life and death, and aro so badly bruised by tho falling mass, or blistered b v tho flames, tha t recognition is -, difficult. Other s escaped with jmii lated features, and less serious' brin tain eonseiousness exhibit ble fortitude in th«-i All who ut fa •.xi.r mong the helpless ' Fn a room adjoin!,, iteen dead bodies I bleh'orn.r. th e blondv exhibited n r ie livid, hlneker esell t a pictll l Hi e hospita l < Id f.f Solferi ore frijihtful > :ral of the I ial.<, relative - ii are hear. rg.'lmll . sev hed upo n tlv :<d an d blist • Hall i their b.s-, v\iih n lo e d (li e st,.llle.-, ( he ; Th e vi- w at the instance of the tiiiinv scenes o and death . AOluj'l.na.diu g othe r hone s of the oper.itiv. spectacl e is repealed . Before ll.e lire brok e ou t ruins, the voie. s of ninny pei ere apparentl y c i.riued by the n si t fell, an.I. uh o o be no t muc h injured. Tin f the conflagration soon broi heard, the\ l>u ietin to lcath. The c he of Ret half of the sull'eriug and be •li ins of the catastrophe the help which niortal nwe r can besl o Whe n tiled:-.:' is no one w.-wpr to orde r (he si. ul th:.-. the op,, metimein.pain l oommenoed running to the spot The Washington Mills, neir by, were entire- ly deserted, and \others in the city pour- ed forth in excited throngs. Those on 'were (fcierteiT, houses left unprotected, and al^ocst tho whole population gather- ed aro-gftd the spot; mt^SI ... n o cou id W ork plied hands and Iv^iearJi i and [frStio «H* of grofls oFiho djrfpg, 'Isja^ihose yh o r fln -^' ' As*the bodies of the w.Qpided, dead, and dying were taken out,i<fcoso which wer^ reoogBized, jpfpre delivered to their n-ierids, and such\ as were not recognized were taken to the City Hall. In this wav as\many us could.find room upon the' pile \abored unremittingly for hours. John Porter, esq., the (^ity Marshall,nnd all tho officers of the police, worked no biy, and were successful «i saving mm)v •tfidlfis.\ ' *-•'••»••-\-•-^•' , i\- - ;-—•-• BRBAK1N O OU T O F TU B FIRJ!. Abou t 9 o'clock, a flro bnik e orb from the engine-roo m a t the sout h end of th e building,an d soon sprea d ove r th e whol e ruin . Th e scene no w was heart-sickin- ing, accordin g t o rivery description. — Consciou s of tho torturin g deat h which awaite d tho unfortunate s whos e suffer- ings had no t bee n ende d b v death , tin, bv-slander s wer e unabl e loalfor d the m vlie ;\v mor e bodie s wer e go t out , bu few, after tho flames had begu n t< Th e g,-o;iin of the sufferers eaus seribahl e .-mgufsh in the heart s o mid, and to the m wer e adde d th frantic appea l wer e gamine on tin lives an d i f nls ^•mo who knew the; fulneral pile pf reh> elfo •xtir Ipit the g the U-* she •rs of ' Thou the hidin g ruin s e. misenc s of thos e confined within .- lis, assistance had nearl y rei whe n the tiro brok e out , ease one of those person s :, ( l glas s of Mft te r by pa r ule; id that a Mug e ueai. Alas, they ' flames, which How many u data for est in it, the. (ire t'r „gni,a„tof :he ,were s •atu the •ate i A pe tv of'th e i •ast chimiel •apid,. .f individua l er—»k o tin. Is look s v. r iso, as littei-' -c constant ! in thatouu l THE HELPER BOOK. withn .ruth T..'< ::i'.j s ;. )',!• the moment, have amuz'-d .-.nd jhiust p.n ,.]\ zed those around - •tmi:,- :.• them like i horrible djcatu. ,-d iijipi'xiuic'to :>[• realized. \ Theu, ;.•'. .:•....\ v.'.iat must have been anticipated b\ uiseeruing observers, the laLng tire of this great mass of pitch- p.^u limber,. and plank, resting upoi: piles of bricks and crushed machinery, leaving it in t. posilio.i tu burn most rap- idly, and forcing the thousands of peo- ple laboring to extricate the sufferers, :o ilee for their own lives from the rag- ing li cry furnace. All this is heart-sickening to think upon. The confusion, the agony, the exufement, the glare of the flames at midnight, and the efforts to stay them, c.iu be easily imagined, but the most uvcric description would fall far short of Sticb a scene of horror can only have bL-L-n paralleled in the sack of some city- taken by assault, and given over to de- siruoiiou and the ravages of an infuria- ted ioldiery, or by the devastation of s.ine violent earthquake, and even then within so limited a space, could never occur a tithe of the horrors concentrat- ed within and around the walls of this . great altar of Moloch, for whose abom- inations, either ignorance or avarice in Sjir.u quarter must be looked to, as re- ?ponsiole. it is evident that the construction of the building must have been faulty in the extreme, and it seems hardly possi- ble that its condition can have been properly observed for a long time, in months and years back, or some warning would have been found of the danger. The Pemberton Mill was built some seven years since, and the principal owrers at that time were JL A. Lowell, F. C Lowell, S. R. PutnRi, and Law- icee . Stone & Co. 'in. main building was in the form of e -.r.dlelogram, and immediately adja- eeni to the storehouses of the Washing- *-N. Mills. It vvas built of brick, five •jories high, and has always been con- <-;derud one of the finest mills in Law- ieuc It had a flat roof, like the Pa- e'lic Mills, with an ornate coving. The exterior was of handsome appearance, with very large windows extending through two stories. The spinning rooms were high stud- ded, long and narrow, with partitions, and crowded with looms. It is suppos- ed the strength of the mill has been se- verely tried by the recent introduction of heavy fancy looms. The goods man- ufactured were principally ticks, denims, stripes and fancy cottons, and have al- ways taken the highest rank for superi- ority and worth. The orders for goods have frequently exceeded; the supply. The goods were *old in this city by Da vid Nevins & Co., mostly from samples, and ordered from the mill in the quan- tities desired. They have recently pro- duced several new fancy double and twist cottonades, and were taking orders for Spring deliveries. It was originally intended that the mill should cost $150,000 to $250,000, but the plaus were enlarged, until final' ly the total cost was fully $800,000. There was in the outset trouble with the foundation, as quicksands are com- mn ou the banks of the river at that place, and this m'ayhave tended to grad- ually undermine the building. It is stated, however, that with the present increase of manufacturing busi- ness, the manchinery and operatives of the mill have* been lately increased.— After the failure of Lawrence, Stone & Co the mill was sold to George Howe and David Nevens for 8925,000, and lias since been carried on by them. The Pemberton Mill was chartered in J8o.3, and the factory was erected soon afterward. John A. Lowell and Samuel ' Lawrence were the leading owners. Its size may be inferred from the'factrthat it contained 600 looms and 30,000 spindles It was 30CT feet long and 84 wide. The nuu was involved in the failure of Law- 1 the durabilit y oflh e A tall miiar one opp ith a small po, .aiding, alone t n#as if about i.'.'ut the ,euin«, m.king akd bn 1 the nth side, letup . nd : mis r: The isite an d nea r the canal. •tion of on e end of the ire standin g an d trend. - to fall. Engine s wer e throwin g wate r into th. miner rubbish , am! thou- wer e crowdin g th e vir.in- had been bridge d with hrow u acros s the crack- <<»f boardin g houses , no w itesid e id the . dolhll i him.lri. ve sale iced tiJ'al. ' The sep i g,., everywhere , throng , all sort s 'of c)i nels, to th e North , East , Sout h an d VWsi . Old Yo S y f/niou savin g merchant s in tho Souther n trade , stan d aghas t at.stb e siy ••.•quests b.lippc.1 in all ove r th.} South , 111 the shap e of note s an d pnstciipr s to' that makin g si •nt bales , b -th a i fuss H e b*' 1 ' -erem.wdvjr ; •ere of Scotc h I as th - mo, t tive-s in Law n DESCIUl'T I The l.uililin\. 'most si c^fc,; ,vere regard I'stbfui opcr ii-iir fell—the ditTerent parts k ; ine..:i-d\—at five minutes •re. 5 o'clock. A portion of the nper- es had left, but it is probable that it six hundred (the minimum calcu- m) were in the building at the tinae. he report that an explosion,-\of the er caused the fa!! is ineorre&t. The er was not located in the main bnild- and it fell as nearly as 1 can learn, a mere weakness of the walls and r inability to support the structure 1 the weight and constant jar of the machinei any sudden Upo • pressui* nd not from ight The. budding s^med to cnunble first near the east end,Vand fell in towards thd'east, being pressed in that direction by the workshops, chimney, &c, on the west side. The L remained standing for an hour or two, and a portion of it is still up, hut in an instant it was! lying a heap of fragments, and the screams and groans of the wounded could be heard issuing from the ruins. STATEMEN T O F ON E o f TH E OPERATIVES . John Ward, one of the operatives in the carding room, in the second story, was miraculously saved, with his wife, who worked near him in the same room. I give.his description of the accident and escape in his own words: l- I was in the carding room with the second overseer, lighting up. It was five or ten minutes before 5 o'clock, and we had goWbut few burners lighted. Sud- denly I heard a noise—it sounded like a loud, thundering erash over my head, and looking up. I saw the shafting comine down upon us, all over the room. \ could notaccouut for it, and was terrified. I stood nailed to (he spot, and did not seem to have power to move, although 3 knew the building was coming on me.— Then 1 heard the overseer shout, and 1 tried to jump out of the rubbish, but something struck me, and I was thrown • ; 1 did not remain so long, but when 1 came to I found myself buried in the rubbish, and didn't expect to get, out alive. I was all covered over with blood, from wounds on my face. I finally crawled up, and- got to* the top, and found a lot of ruins hanging over me, .which like to have taken my life. But I suc- ceeded in getting out. I passe d by a dead girl on my way, and two other mangled bodies before I-got out. When f was first knocked down, I fell beneath a large grinding-stone, which was- too heavy to give way to the weight above, and this saved my life: When f fell under there, J saw the walls over me all falling, and the floor giving way all-round- me. '. Ward found his wife at the City'Hall, where she had been conveyed, after being extricated, and neither were mueh injur- ed. EXTRICATION OF THE BODIES. The news of the disaster went like ao electric shoe* 6W the city, and people ^veeac h '--.ly aw; contents. r the wh o Congress . ^. boxes , and barre l th, lookin g Mir all the w.,,-] he y containe d nothin g ni m >ry tha n 'coffee, calico, hat \ oilier simila r ouminoditic - 1 cop y of Helpe r tucke d tin v in tho hidde n centr e of tbci In this wa y the wor k i J Sout h ii * pen can possibl y ai ' streets of this vmil d -np p If w e p o a conservativ e city , ten to on e w e ar e no ; delaye d a t tho first crossin g b y a hand- car t o r wheelbarro w loa d of Helper . It is Helpe r on th e counter , Helpe r on tin- stand . Helpe r in th e shop , nnd ou t of the shop , Helpe r here . Helpe r there , Helpe r everywhere . It look s no w as thoug h ever y man , woma n an d child in th e Unite d States , wa s hoim d to hav e a Helpe r befor e th e yea r is out. Ther e neve r wa s a politica l pamphle t tha t had such a rushin g deman d an d sal e before, wit h th e exception , perhaps , o f th e Life of Scott , issued in the Presidentia l Cam - paig n of lbo'.}. Fo r th e extraordinar y impetu s thu s gbveii to the sal e of this highly valuabl e and interestin g work , w e renewedl y tende r ou r heartfel t acknowl - edgment s to th e \ Gul f Squadron \ of member s of the Federa l Hous e of Rep - resentative s at_ \Washington . We cer- tainl y neve r expecte d the m to d o so muc h for th e caus e of otheir country , an d w e dar e sa y the y ar e fequally astounde d an d sorr y t o haveaidejli t so essentially . Le t the m be than k fulOrat the y hav e bee n th e mean s of pubK e enlightenmen t on an importan t topic , and\tha t the y hav e wide- ly contribute d to tho sprea d of Anti - Slaver y sentiment . It shall be gratefull y rememheredb y the childre n o f oppress - ion, an d b e chiseled on thei r tombstones . The meane. -. FOREIGN NEWS. The Hungarian arrived ut Portland on the 10th, having left Liverpool on the 29 th. The news she brings are detailed. We give, the following abstract: Great Britain had given ucw proof of her interest in Central Italy,by ordering Col. Cadogan to Bologna, the head-quar- ters of Gen. Jfauti. Confidence was increasing between thu Japanese- and foreigners. Trade with China will not be interrupted by the war. A riot had occurred- at Aldershott,— Three men were killed. \Lord Hastings is djad. The pamplet of Montalcmbert bojflk Pope, createsmuch excitement in varuoiis parts of Europe. The London Times, in an article on American Slavery, says: \ The Uuion of the American people is not only of importance to themselves, but the world at large. W e can find no sympathy for those who seek to enforce equality of Europeans and .Africans, for it has been J proven, not only in American, but our own colonies, that the elevation of the black only tends to degrade the white man, arid we trust the F ederal Govern- ment and the right thinking 'past of the oomrounity willprotect \he So?uth from a repetition of the Harper's Ferry out- rage. ^ j j- . •'. rsg* The, Lieut. Governor of Nova Scotia, after a full official investigation, has relieved the inhabitants of Maria Jo- seph of the imputation of having pom-: mitted a robbery upon the wreckedUjias» sengets of the steamer Indian. ; . .-. cff w - ig a*y .yrYs MSpt^body J&publjean victoi j^Mkatk ? i8al W wow com men ce< ous work, throughoutfevery dfttr6st,trrwn, and comity^ and Staty, throughout tho jn- tire North. More Especially, it is\ \l n •province to work inour.qwn caunty, acd to commence in season} thus preparing tho ground in such a manner as will cause it to bring forth good fruit; nnd that. m-.*i>»iKlanoe-. ,: Campaign docu- ments sometimes dol good service, but the practice of waiting 1 ,until a few weeks before election, and then raising a great hullabaloo is not eileetive in producing any lasting benefit. One good Republi- can newspaper put into thus hands of an intelligent man six months or a year be- fore the national contest will do more substantial good than -a thousand cam- paign documents issued on the eve of election. The reason is obvious. Dur- ing the long Winter months, men do thoir reading and thinking mostly, thus disciplining their minds, and firmly fix- ing there the truths which they will prac- tically illustrate and carry out at the polls, with their minds store ud nrgi th facts trulhlu l an d in- •esent a granit e ew^loctr h .i countr y ev ,llu'i»f 1S00 i. controvertible , the y front to ever y wind of new doctrin e tha t eome s blowin g acros s th election period . Th e ha he no ordinar y con Hid. We n of all par- ties predic t a mor e vigorous , fierce and hotl y conteste d struggle, tha n thes e Ibiit- ed State s eve r saw . Th e Republica t s come s no t to number s undisciplined. — Doe s an y san e ma n Mippose tha t the Democracy , so.called, wh o h-h l in their hand s (he expenditur e of mor e than fifty million s of revenu e of the federal gov- ernment , will calml y giv e u p the. strug - gl e withou t Hooding jho doubtfu l conn ties ami State s with tl y imnicn.se amoun t of mone y unde r thcirconlro ! ? It wa s supposed , with grea | confidence, that. Pennsylvani a vuml d g o Republica n in FBIXND P.— Although jfrL iy enajconced in heavenly quar tenHEfe my old; abieffcp place, \ on the P^gjcq, \ yet a few words in colitlnu'a- pi^Jr last, may fj|eet .gfSthfa raj(|re 1/$$*\^ y° u Julianjtj| than Ay othep^pilWigh t selct. Af \ § . Nef^doI'visit the#agHp!;fut Jpm ptfnfwfy \;fttninded, ^especially in \the .pedal extremities,) of the striking- drawn by a Western Hoosier, in tion to many of the \ paper cities\ of the West. Said ha—\ They arc lijce adoles- centian whiskers, extensively mapped out but sparsely settled.\ Truly it is a city of «j|j>8t raognilicent distances. When .youj^ , at.ona poiut-.-AB plaoa of attrao- tion, and desire to visit nuother, you will most generally find yourself necessitated to a walk 1 r ride of a mile o r so , to refjeh it. The wise headsofold must havc~hail a bold eye out for the livery men, in planning the metropolis—or they intend- ed that there should be ho \ bcggardlv cobblers\ around the common rostrum of our \ Glorious Union,\ to stigmatize her noblcCscAitchion. Rya curious turn of Dame Fortune\s wheel, cNperieuced only by \luck y dogs, \ which tur n to m e was n o less agreeabl e tha n unexpected , I wa s permitte d to pas s on e o f the. mos t pleasan t wefc s tha t \ar e hithert o recorde d in life's ir* book. \ O n th e Monda y evening , pivviun,-. to m y visi t to Mt. Vernon , 1 was invited to mak e on e of a surpris e party , to w:-,it upo n the Rev . Dr . Mu x and [ jfl dy, a t thei r residenc e on Kit h St., ;.nd offer the m the congratulation s of the season. backin g tip the manifest o of the \goo d elieer \ with a wry handsom e cash verte- bra , of $100 , in a beautiful \p e rnon the centre of the \Mt •ide, On either side oflt ware hanging.* oouple of very\ superb \COLB \ pictures—the celebrated e < \» wwmuimv \mt; Wffr^eiiUitg 1 spol't- ? *^a We had c «eel s befo. r y 1 son to think ejeeth bi Ibr the ,- t .as. H 1 I red thousan d Stat e b y the m : an 1 thus, y carrie d the nd ( ut by facts r holds n f th e D. gold hundre d Jolh n for Republic ; int'eNrhe ham rccomplis h in. Fa!!, tha n five i-.l tw o week s iy tw o , itantly 1 poss.b the ix bser Jiepil b .f willin g reader s towar d a vietor y mdiv d dollar s ex- ie JofnN'AL IJJ'U E an edition ofnear- s. We are ci v subscribers at the •y per week. We V, to hel F enty-tiv c hund , can he awi c w constantl y inert ee, render s it ; L. ever y portio n onall y canvas s swell •d ippro p riately my Florid;] lldld.ted I'M, ,• in the (!„ Although the liole, thing i, also-to- be found works of nearly all the eltah^pt, meocan^ artialj j^ana^ .JlPttpre^l^t . 1N ' fl iS I>EA M'' P sm ^B^1l of ^P^ , \ a mgnifMntaeiceilr 'feiu^M,''' ^JntedJbeforJ P hK gei»s^hre|r $)f\ *grand 'vNlagBra\ ^ upo n ^canvass—ye t bearin g th e impres s o f a maste r hsuid.i» j ds delicat e tracings , misty^tJincsjbohJa - determinate s an d g'lorious blending s of harmoniou s color s ; a beautiful littl e pane l pierce, from th e penci l an d brus h o f MiGNotr,\ whos e gorgeou s colorin g at- tract s particula r notice . Ye t ther e is no t in th e jwhoje^j^e4^&..,paiaij l ag..i>» r fore whic h w o res t s o long , o r whic h please s us mor e than a magnificen t scen e painte d b y \FAED.\ entitle d .\Shakq - pcar e nnd his contemporaries, \ in whic h w e wer e said to lm\ e accurat e likenesse s of twelv e o r fifteen ofShakspearc' s intimat e friends, as well i s a splendi d portrai t of this eminen t writer ; anlu i w e stud y th e variou s countenance s lien hrow n upo n th e canvass , ve hav e n o grea t difficulty in ^'e::tin g from the rest, the effemenat e SEI.KO-,-, th 1 deU-rniiu- ed fir o of BACON,the . handsom e FLETCH - ER, the genial , jd aisant phiz to the righ t of the table , indicate s tru e HE N .IOXSUN humor , whi D t o \ WILL'S 1 ' right, v,. ea- sily detec t th e strongl y marke d features of Si r WALTR K RALEIOU , bu t like th e sun in the hori/on , darkene d the waiuin g light of tho mornin g lamp s throw n ou t throug h th e azur e vault—whos e \Tal k In Hip swee t ctrr.ict orsjeoch , Acid lioW«ihetrc»rsi n bliajful slavery, \ Sits the ami of the picture, the Raid of Avon, to whose dilcet notes of cheer and. wis lorn, many a joyous -soul has sung heart anthems of praise and adulation. Ibit we cannot dwell longer upon the nauy beauties of this most sublime work of art. We. learn that the O s nopolii-on Art Association have prepared a very line steel engraving of this painting, *o distributed to their subscribers f.r to Bootiyj'le, would, be , sc^ppiWihatlt'f [\would be i^possiblMbr dtR^interested BowTlIfe tad Btiw Etil I«t4, | It is^generally supponed ih&t i •tbmiMuzt HAimM fWm\\L i Cost w co furniskjtho nMadB withqifl^ suflfcring much Np^niflpl T\ afc .^ an^unt necessary • cofidlfcbly ov^rataM is very ca8i ^pbo\S . % ''j0t' ' • When We 6gd!t|^rgh, i eky1'cm and Rome Rail Road Co., stopped work oii MJm$¥*&Q^Mm*«%v^ who held the contract for grading the road from Boonvillo to Houseville, harj so far completed it, that fiicy proposed to the C«7npany to finish up the line rea- dy for the track between those, poipts, a .d*istanco ^c^Jfou)rteen n JlMS%*JkLJ&fte e ' thousand dollars.' The bridging and 1 sonry were nearly completed, and hi not since been much disturbed, as. \ iiOOAiii • TOWN AND COUNTY ^tmmmmrm^'mm-^*'^*^^''\^^. •iXre |/r y icy and hard.'o^ing to the rain of thq last few days, and the celd weather, of yesterday* \• We, hope our' friends wdll not fp rge t to attend the donation for the Rev. W H. LOC^CWOOD, aj the Court llousej on Thursday^eveniog of this wetjk. Donatwa Yitit.-— . -.',,.•- ; _ T^PeYids-^yrRev/I. fc. IIcNrr and' fit'iii'U'y; : are coirdfalty jftvited to'attend a donation visit at the Court House in Lowville, on Tuesday evening, January •24th. it. ft-llom .Shakspe; An d to lady, I (eel lions for ve kindnes s sh Washingl m f</r the agr e n t y e nd the 4tt4jfaa# oaumu. - W e understand that arrangements are being 1 \ made, by some of c ,. . - - , citizens for an \\)Id Folks' Concert,' 1 mformed, and tho grading having suffer- \^\,U in this' village in a few^-eek, - - M!but little, Mr. CLAPP h confident that t could now be dond within the sum of ticcnhj-Jivc thousand dollars. From Houseville to Martinsburgh, a distance of four miles, there is no heuvy •ork, except to finish up the rock cut, •arly completed, and which he. estimates be done, for one thou Win d dollars.— The route is miil.e level, and #5,000 per or Tfieenti/ thousand dollars, is un- btedly nfair estimate f. :h brings us to Martins brom this point there w spo •1 earl y trork for ag e grad e of a h Nile, accordin g to a survey , Engineer K^G o f .his villag i ith an .-n, feel, to th. «hos e 3- nan y d ns du handsom e youn g bulie Empir e State , wh10 o nr> Metrop.dita n Semin a doub t the finishing str- an d refined education . A t tho Surpris e P«i- nui-e of ankintroductio n th e wealth y Washing t autifnl nnd nor-nmr to the m wer e indebte d surpris e o f an it, trod uc f ver y intelligen t an d ladies , hailin g fro m th' 1 ar e her e attendin g si y, es of n polishe d -vve hnri the ple a o Mr. Corcran. B:mker, and his shed niece, aril he introducti. ;ofu-inour fa and acquaintat - that, in comru- on to call and s •egant and e stly ucen TUE EXITED XEWSPAFEB- the absence of Mr. PHILIPS, the proprietor of the .hiun\ VL & RKprrtioAN, .1 take the libejty «to remark, that the w arrangement, s 1 far as wc can learn, ves very general satisfaction—fargreat- Ithau was anticipated by many. Comparatively but t\-\v newspapers liaj-o been returned or refused by our old patrons; and, we judge, from what e hear, and from the. satisfactory ap- peitrauce of the combined sheet, that a lamer accession of subscribers will be at- tijicd in the course of tho year, than boch papers ever had. A good county spaper has become so much a mrtttei- of necessity to our citizens, that subscrip- tion patronage need not, as formerly, go 11 begging for support. We need not tell the public what they will already appreciate—the united sheet is got up with go. o.l sense and ability, and is creditable tyy the county ; and while it is thus conducted, should be, as it will be, liberally- sustained. It is for Mr. PHIL- LIPS' _, interest to furnish a local paper commensurate with the business require- ments and increasing wealth of the- coun- ty, as well to advocate the cause of free principles, of which his paper is now the sole exponent in the county. We can I not, therefore, toy earnestly bespeak for the JOURNAL & REPUBLICAN the cordial support of the liberal minded citizens of our county. SENIOR. DEATH OF LORD MACAULAY.—Thos. Babington Macaulay, the distinguished English historian, suddenly died of heart disease at London Dec. 28th. His his- tory of England, not yet finished is one of the highest rank. -The \Dough-Faces\ are laboring hard to excite a panic. Among other processes to db so, they represent that, the hotels in New York are. suffering in- tensely because of the abseface of South- ern guests. The New York Evening Post has looked into this matter, and ^nds that every hotel in New York is doing its usual business at (his season, and that there are MY a* many South- erners sojourning there as there ever are in winter. , •A bill has unanimously passed the Missouri State Senate, appropriating $2,500 for a monumeut to Col. Thomas HV Beaton. .. I.\. led, pictur e tion ; this latte r fi luce m tha t the y woul d hav e th e fuu prepare d for ou r inspe 1 fas indee d an in ilhstood , as w. nng s • ) the vas gr; spo- il otic, Wednesd a th a fullv loa S. lilLI/Vsl , i to b o oil beautie s mi ..ii, awa m 1 A few ma t ,isto r of Mr . (\'. tim e tha t th e co- had bee n permi t year—ye t all (hi eial favor t o \ the X . Y. e Mr . C. expresse d it. Th e howeve r is to be accorde d Iadi s, wh o seeme d t o at' shar e of the wealth y gel >'er?/ hiisforliututel;/, bein g Wilder thes e condition s mornin g a t 11 , 'isund us w of \Seminar y gal's \ a t M i havin g kindl y vohmteer e '• (iceronc \ to the man y noveltie s o f Mr . (J's ma m he r pleasur e an d direction , litis,\ diive , (O h ginger ! ho w it snowe d though, } a tu g a t the mam i ,11 bell-knob , a swin g o f the pondrou s carve d 1 a \ doors , an d w e stan d in on e of the mos t uiagnificu t halls,(ithei-privat e orp'ib'ic , in America . Pushin g rs'd c a coupl e . f heav y mahogan y door s to the left of the entrance—w e aro ushere d i:ito the finest privat e galler y of,art on this continent — Th e roo m is abou t thirty-five feet in lengt h b y eightee n in width , an d sim e fourtee n feet high, ligh t bein g admitte d b y mean s of a sky-ligh' , runnin g the en- tir e lengt h o f th e ceiling ; th e floor wa s of a p>eulia r kind of wood , said t o hav e been imported from Paris, resembling in its grain, very much, our white ash, and polished beautifully. At tho opposite end of the gallery f ro n the entrance, are a couple of case merit doors), wtiidi con- jeal an alcove window; these being hrown open nveal to our admiring gaze tha-t most beautiful of all the master pei- ces of American art, the original \Greek jSlive,\ the handiwork of our country- man, Hiram Powers. Although we have several times before had the privilege of viewing this trophy of sculpture, yet we are never satisfied in studying its beau- tiefi > ..and each opportunity which we en- joy bvit adds, in our own hearts, fresh laurels to the sculptors brow—and as we stand before it we are lost irt-admiration; wondering which most to praise, this \chefd' ouvre\ or the genius which gave it birth. In the gallery we find several very choice works, from the old masters, (-obtained by C. iu Europe, at an exparaa whose mention, fairly make the \eagles'' kick at \Liberty\ on the halves in our .pocket; some of these cost a riumber flf thousand each, and,one from the easel o£ RCBENS, we were informed, cost ten thousand dollars* It is a most magnifi- cent picture, (I suppose,) of the Nativity!,- and occupied a conspicuous -pegition in congratulat e themselve s upo n th e happ y si Lotio n which h;;s been made . Havin g spen t abou t tw o hour s in th e gallery , throug h tho politenes s of Mrs . HILL , we wer e ,h„w n .hnnig h the vari- ou s apartment s of th e mansion , nnd wer e permitte d to examin e ver y man y work s of ar t and meri t whic h w e woul d not hav e been privilege d to hav e seen bit! f.r he r kindness . In the library , which i < almos t a miracl e of convenience , com- bine d wit h massiv e elegance , w e noticed a linely chiseled bus t o f Si r WALTER S,.- (l ir, a s also POWKUS ' beautiful concep- tion of - Prosecpine, \ an d severa l ver y line bu*ts an d stateette s by variou s hom e and foreign sculptors . A strol l throug h tin: sumptou s dinin g hull, wit h its heav y carve d side-boards , mirrore d panels . frescoed wall s an d ceiling, an d its invit- ing '-settees, \ upholstere d in heav y silk damask , as-^ulso th e magnificen t sui t o f parlors , wit h thei r nrja l Indi a carpets , each threa d of whos e textur e is sewe.J in timut e of th e cost of this secti >n is Tiventij-jive thousand dollars. Thes e estimate s giv e an aggregat e of *70,00 0 a s th e cos t of th e \road\ i\ a 1 \ for the superstructure— les s than one half the amount raised in the Conn fi/ for tin' U*o old roads —and it will be safe to * 1# \ \tl a t donation s will b e made , snmVii n t to pay for the righ t of, wa y an d fenciiv. Mr . JKNNEestimate s tha t a t the presen t price, $6,00 0 pe r mil e will bu y tho iron and ties, lay them , and ballas t th e sufliciently for presen t purposes ; this will mak e a furthe r su m of $130,000 , o r a total of #200,00 0 for a railroad throvrjh 'realty one miles of the richest section in Xortheru Ae>« York, and at lest than one fifth the cost of the Black River and Utica Rail Raul, thirty fee miles 'in lenylh.— Can an y on e doub t tha t it woul d b e a Amende Honoraale fu ou r la ; , t week' s issue, in a notice of the appointmen t of S, D . IU-NGERFOR D to the comman d of the 35t h Peer. N . Y. S. M.. it shoul d hav e been the Kit h Urig- nge. Th e reporte r of the Utic a Herald first made, the blunder , an d th e sam e was mad e in this office. Washington Irving. 'J, Th e H v. \V . IT. LocKwoonwilldeliv - diseri-ir--- a t th e ston e churc h rn-\t ay, a t 104 o'clock a. m., upon the character , and deat h of WASIUUOTO N IkVINO . Lowvillo and Ufica Bail Boad. We call the attentio n of .air reader s to the com.Tiiinieation of Mr . d. L. LEO\- Aim, in anothe r colum n of ou r paper.— - Mr . L. present s som e facts worth y \he attentio n of those intereste d in th e pro - ject of continuin g the Rai l Roa d fro m n.ouvill e to Lowville . Gon3 to th3 Capital. Th e junio r has packe d his rarpet-ba e and ieft for a few day s soj„ U r n at the b \ hind , whic h yield s to th e fu ,theirsu p gold , the .•rb fujnitair massiv e p r t, like e of the bea u it fill and its c stl. an d Chines e curi de an d Indi a lace, ido w case mints , th. JO multiplie d t o v .mlptured naments . •rhap , Joun l in th e mas s rate d hand-rai l a staiic.isc, cu t fro m is a iireat wor k in Havin g seen a!! the house , w e we n ve n d ivt lee ha sh nt, t o t .her e - the atta a>d' taste, bed choice do the riving storm which we heede conservatory and hot-house spent a short time in viewin icuts of plant and floriciiltin lbstering care of wealth an I ptraiittcd to pluck a fa er s for th e ladies , ai:d wa n pay 11 •oad 1 If Co. purchase the the B. li. & I\ rolling stock suflic gladly do so on fa' ,c can grade it, 1 with tlie bonds, which has air ntto operate it, )rable terms. and Caoutchouc, or India the Coffee, and the. Tea eral others not now rc- g with considerable interest, several choice exotic s of a purel y practica l na- nre, such as the libber \ p b plants, and membered. Ilavingenjoycd this visit \amazingly we all voted \t o a man,\ (especially the ladies,) that it was. by fir, the most agn cable and profitable u lion hunt whi. h we had enjoyed for a long time and wishing each other many returns of such surprises, we separated for the day, but to meet all hands, at our worthy friend, the Dr.'s, in the evening, only to renew the pleasant acquaintance which was begun the Monday evening previous, and to while away the flitting hours till toward midnight in the social chat, ran- and amusement of a happ}' circle of friendly luarts. But I weary your pa- (i.'tice, gentle reader, so I'll stop. —Mr. SIIERMAW, the Republican candi- date for Speaker, is a young man, for his tame and position, being but 36 years old. The rule in our House of Repre- sentatives is young Speakers. Mr. Clay- was not 35 when he was first chosen to the Chair, and but 48 when ho left it for- ever. Mr. Winthrop was about SO when he was made Speaker, Mr. Cobb was 33, and Mr. Banks 40.. Mr. Polk and Orr, also, took the Chair when young. —The calamity at Lawrence is now having its natural effect of creating a panic about the insecurity of many build- ingaiiu'various cities. While these .fears are io most cases without just foundation, they are not tp be wholly discouraged. The Lawrence catastrophe ought to make us, as a people, more careful in erecting buildings, and if the lesson is not impressed upon the public mind, now while the scene is fresh in everybody's recollectioa,:thefeis danger it may too soon be forgotten, and after, all, prove unavailing'to teach us what it was sent to teach. . £J3T' Marine disasters the pasi jear at Key VPest, am \ \ It is doubtful whether a road of eopial length can be built so cheap any w in thecountiy, and it is quite certain (hat the increasing business of our County, demands something more than our pres- ent facilities for doing it. J. L. LEONARD. New York Leffi'slaturc. ALBANY , Jan . 12.' SENATE.—Petition s wer e presente d for the extensio n of the Chenang o Canal ; for a pro rata freight law ; for aid to the Alban y an d Susquehann a Railroad , ami for th e erection of ane w Count y from part s of Steuben . Mr . Hammond , of the Judiciar y Com - mittee, \ reporte d in favor of the bill amendin g th e Revise d Statute s relativ e to th e collection o f rents . Thi s bill in- volve s the entir e anti ren t question , and virtuall y reverse s th e decision of th e Cour t of Appeals , whic h wa s in favo r of th d landlord . I t i s a n unanimou s re - port . Mr . Robertso n gav e notic e of a bill t o amen d th e Metropolita n Polic e law . Mr . Connoll y gav e notic e o f a bill for th e relie f of the . Ne w Yor k Academ y vl Mualu . Mr. J. McLeod Murphy gave notice of a bill to legalize certain acts of the New York Common Council; also one for the prevention of fraud in the sale of hay. Mr. Mamerre gave notice of a bill to amend the law of 1854 relative to the construction of Railroads in Cities. Mr. Hammond gave notice of a bill for the 'construction of a railroad in Seventh avenue and other streets in New- York. Mr. Grant introduced a bill to amend the 2Jth section of the Code of Proce dure. Mr. Richmond introduced a bill to provide for ascertaining and collecting the damages occasioned by the destrm tion of the Quarantine buildings. It is the bill that failed last year. Mr. Manierre introduced a bill t amend the act establishing regulations for the port of New York. Also one to incorporate the Citizen's Savings Bank of New York. A resolution for the appointment of a Committee of Three to codify the Common School Laws was laid on the table. The Senate, in Committee of the Whole Mr. Sessions in the Chair, re- ported progress ou the Governor^ Mes- sage. Adjourned. apital . Somethin g is u p Is numerou s pick-pocket s hemsehe s into the belie f carpet-ba g ma y no BINO.W . t o it s bin lectures To r th e inf>ru>; enterprisin g eitizei whether, we ar e to Winl-- , we wil l - shall hav e the pi som e of the geut l to us las t Winter , will be given. Horrible Accident ditor's , Wi vill n o hat hi and see m suspi -coate d pol tion ot S, Who , huxciu , a y tha t Du e tna yh : f lis IOU' tl CI. t til I\ te i>.. hope t cheat purse at his is n In. of our - know res this All.l y ing to ourso j f time. ittle of<.;.. of Ivist Rodman , iv LARD GREE X of Mar ed NHRT M son of W whil e jumpin g fro father's barn , ru n a in such a manne r almos t instantly . Generous. At the recent d< den, of the friends of the Tl BtDOE, he was presented with aid in the amount of *170. His gation, though small in numbers, bued with a degree of mun : ficen\ lv commendable and worthy o I P . high- imita- , amount to $3,03 L,000. in i/Seetionato Parting. The Albany Express has some sub- scribers who don't pay for their papers. The Express bids them good-bye in the following witty terms :— \Thi s week we strike from our list only about fifty \Subscribers who will not pay their dues to the printer. In doing so, we take them by the hand, and, with tears in our eyes, bid them an affectionate farewell. Good-bye. old subs; take care of yourselves. Some- times think of the Express which you have read so long for nothing. Sponge upon some other printer now for awhile. A change of <liet will, doubtless^ be, good for you. Poor old fellows f We are a little sorry to turn you out on the dark night without a lamp, but i t must ] be so. Strike for the nearest neighbor's light; he may lot you in, and feed you for a year or two, upon the strength of your honorable promises to pay at the endt of that time. For ourselves, we. have enough of these curious pledges to supply oat cabinet for the present.' We have labeled them earefully, and 4hey are open to genend, inspection. Witfi many thanks for your self-sacrificing in- dulgence of us; and for your honest ap- preciation of the obligation existing to-! wards ous office, we again, and finally, say, Farewell foreyei I \ Hon^Neal Dow of Portland, MeJ, had a narrow, escape from a terrible death'>tejy. - While walking across, a rftfter r in his steam tannery, he fell 'a,dig-., tance of sixteen feet and struck upon \k boiler, narrowly escaping a vat of scaldj- ing hot water. He was picked up insen- sible but is now in a fair way of reedy- :el »-'' ' ' , '[• ', * \..I \•' J • i •• tion. New Spring Goods, K. COLLIss KELLOGG, 'of this village, has received a liberal'.-supply of Spring (roods.- Advertisement nextweek'. \ -,. 4 ' ' ------\' • Speech of CassMis^J. Qlay- ... Fro m di e Cincinnai i L'oipiftprc'ut, January- 1 lli,. An?announcemeiit ? thi%ih frbui.mouth , to mouth \only tK»t{CaWius• i/j£Iay N ' would speak somewhere'-in I'Vankii>rt.to- night. • detained a h»^e nftmhc r'.:f the ; Democratic Statf .convention-, delegates, and tilled''the streets at an early' hew, :'- it was rumored thatV.'would belaftacK- ' ' ed if he persisted n, s-p&.king diw-ing-'lho present exeitoment/but beyond shutting him out of th*j State House! v» UrffaZ • -.\ s wer e offered. Il a sirid : . \ '\ . - '•• Keiituckiatis, the prylbuhijes't o f his- torians-. Gibbon,,sai-.rtha t o f fKe^irtue? ; . courngo and sincerity f5rr''the-g\k'u\b^T>- vou know that I never speak of mv ceir- :ge, nnd I regard Wasting as olio cf \u& - \\a.-rst faults of a class of my fellow-citi- zens, but the circumstances-\ of to-tn'giie ify me in alluding io the proverbial courage of Kentuck!;>(?.-•, Re'ymg ;.porr that courage of yours, | corne fs^re litlie r be. \ s 1 liave gone abroad over tiie iL'oin- monweaHb.\i t hasj.ee n insimiated tha t as John Brown mtimjdated Virpjkoia, (intended to bully all Kentucky, and for . 'his reason it would be best to silence me altogether. Your known courr^e is sufficient rebuke to this. '. Your women and children have no fears. There.is one who .should be sa- cred frOm publicity ti hut I am justified in holding up this letter from vLh. Clay's wife, in which -she savs nolliiug of my ; ,erson:d safety. That is of small ac- count indeed, but she hopes that to-night [ will vindicate the groat cause. 1 deny :he charg e tha t a persona l conflict wa s in- ended by the announcement on the 10th of January I would reply to passages of the inaugural of Gov. Magoffin and tho speech of Vice President Breckinridge. Thev are brave and honorable men, but ihey are fallible. Humble as 1 am—not so much as allowed the people's half to speak in—I am still a citizen, and shall cx'.reise tho\rights cf one. Whatever - has' been said against me, you believe that 1 think what I speak, I am. an Emancipationist. He is iiot dangerous who avows his sentiments.\ Mr. Cl»y alluded to the-expulsion of John G. Fee and some nineteen others from Madison county, and declared Fee a pure and upright man, though he (Clay) did not agree with him in his assumption of not being amenable to the laws, and warned him he should not sustain him rherein. I5e (Clay) fought under the constitution and the lavss, but the, act of driving Fee out was lawless and unjusti- fiable. Fee and his associates had preach- ed no new god, but had , built saw-mills and school houses, and to, night the neg- lected youth of the mountain districts, who had no other teachers and no other friends, as the reports In your State ar- chives attest, condemn their expulsion. Fee hud n^Sharpe's rifles, had never ap- proved the act of John Brown, bu_tj»*ag: w peacdabfe and devoted Christian preach ^ „.-. Mr. Clay had written these tacts to the Madison county papers janid to the Cincinnati papers,, but the.letters, had not been allowed to.reach* their .destination in time to \disabuse the J popular mind, ind the mostTisefui teachers and Workers in Madison cohnfy yrere driven forth. Senator Brecfcinridge has alluded to ; th^ppsitionof Senator Seward in terms that require a protcs^, from me. Else-
