$305,588 40 ; n Ptl4n- equal to,the interest ort 0%1 : trill:Ins of _die - public debt, and.to.: 2U per cent., pa the original cost of -the " tior,lncluding the-expeutlitures for new,. locks. The North Brands . canal and the-Co lumbia railroad also present favorable re sults: The holiness and tolls on the form er haveltiereased with marked rapidity ; and-the management on both these branch es * bear the marks of skill and economy. The expenses -on the Allegheny Portage road hive been largely reduced. and the business better regulated than at any former period.. As a whole, I feel con strained ttrsay :that • the condition of the public work - s has been improved. during the last year : in no ether - partienlar, to so valuable an extent, as in the *natter of con - trading dents, which - it seems has_been almost entirely avoided, The officers on the respective lutes report that they have paid all.expenscs ;!and some adieu* have gotte so far as to' say to the-Canal - Board Cat they personally responsible lorany t e s at war Ivrea ter be ilisenv:. e d. __This - iv truly a greSt reform—for, nothing has coat the State so worth, as the pernicious practice of making debts on - the public works think it should be interdicted by positive , niv , me s sage gaVe toy vie • at length; as- to the principles and Tuttle that Should control in the management of the State - improvements, and I need not repeat 'limn in this. 1 would respectfully suggest, however,..that so much of the.law as: binds the ..Cattul Commissioners to a fixed-rate of tolls -for the.- whole season,' should - be repc tied. The officers direct ing the operations o: the public works should, it seems to me, be left free to meet the exigencies in. trade and commerce as they may arise. • .. - - The work.on the Mountain railroad has progressed'slowly, and it is . obvious that will not be .. , fully' completed before the vintner of 1855. 1 Must Confess myself salty disappointed . as 40 the tithe and mouey.consumed - in the construction of this ‘-worlif.- • -The expenditures, since 1 came into Office;_haver -greatly exceeded the:Whole amattut estimated- as neceien.ry to complete the line--; and yet, it is but justice to say, that the Pennsylvania rail -feed, lying parallel with it / has cost a still larger stun per.ini le. 1 have endeavored, during my service, to guard against the commenceinent of schemed of,this.or any other eltaraiter,. to entail future liabilities on the Treasury. — This — ought to be the settled pnlicy of State. improvements Should be undertaken, upon any pretext whatever.— The payment- o f the debt, and that only, should absorb the-siirplus , rcvenue of the Treasury. If this policy he pursued, no other fivancial scheme, to pay thealebt, will be,necesaary. The-large amotetsur plus will reduce the__State's indebtedness 'with sufficient rapidity. I regret exceedingly the necessity of anouneing.to you -that the North Branch canal is net yet in full operation. It is trues more than a year since the Canal Commisinouers directed the water to be. let into the main trunk of - that itnprOv - e mew, and declared their confident belief that it woul.l . be in successful-operation by the middle of last summer; but their sanguine expectations, as well as those of the people, have in this respect, been sad /y thsappoiiited. A variety of unforseen difficulties presented themselves in the way of the attainment of .this end.' The • work, , constructed some twelve or fif teen years shier, as well as some sections of the new, lucated-on the hill side, near the margin of the river, when tested by the adini4sion of water, turned out to he porous, and totally-insufficient in its ma terial and formation. some insiauces rocks,.risots, trees and stumps, have been concealed under the bottom of the canal channel, covered ouly by a few inches of earth ; thus presenting but a alight .ob struetion to ;he passage of me water out into the bed of the river. This is especial ly the case ni much of the old work. In all .such sections oeplaces, no remedy short of tt reconstruction of the honour of the ea nal, could prove sufficient ;.and this was necessarily a tedious and .expeusive pro cese. There is - still a considerable por tion of the work to remodel in ibis way ; but it is confidently believed that it v ill be ready for use in the early part of therein leg season. That the utmost skill and vi gilance. has at all times been exhibited by the agents of the State on this line, I do not believe; but the deficiency . - in this par tidular, on the new work, has not been so palpable as alleged by .some. Indeed, ' since May last, great energy has charac terized the managetnent.On this line ; tine President of the Canal Hoard having (ley°. led much of his tune to a personal super vision of the ‘vork. But it is übvio is no degree of capacit,li in the State's agents, for the last year, could have overcome all the difficulties that were encountered with suf ficient celerity, to have 'entirely satisfied public expectation. At the time I came into office, the sum necessary to complete this work was es timated at $772.000. Since that time the sum of $1,206,552 72 has been expended, and it will still require; as estimated be the Canal Hoard, $60,000 to put it into complete operation. Whilst I regret this unforseen cost and delay, I cannot refrain from repeating my unfaltering confidence in the wisdom of the pclicy that dictated the completion of this work. The large increase of busi ness and tolls for the 3 - ear just closed, on the older portion of the line, indicates what we may safely anticipate frma the n e w ; and I cannot doubt, that the gross amount • business it- will command, and the rev enue it will yield, will exceed tine most sanguine expectatit. of its advocates.-- The inexaustibie ra ni sof coal with which l that section of the State abounds, the pro-) at all. to indicate only the mode of ascertaining the • ducts of which are destined to pass The benefits resulting: to the people from sum to be paid; and not the specific tonnage on throw h this avenue to a limitless market these improvements. have been nei r t erons and which it should be charged. - When the sum is g , diversified. They have facilitated trade and in this way ascertained, it matters not to the wilt furnish for it a never failing supply commerce, stimulated productive industry in State ho c the company obtains. the money; Of business and tonnage. Besides, its coin- every department ; and have not only enabled whether it be by charges on freight, or on pas pletton will be an act or justice to the in- the farmer to reach a ready market with the sengers—on local, or on throwTh tonnatre. dustrious and enterprising inhabitants of fruits of his labor, but have furnished conven- Should, therefor, certain kinds of tonnage he -- tharpart - otalie - Comirmn - w - ealtfii - vehrehzvei -- ient - out - lets - for - the - ric mineral-treasures-of iln properly_oppre.ssed„thelaultis-w-i th-the-co,n heretofore willingly contributed' towards the State. Without them, the miner would pany, not in the law. Arld surely it will not be depr i ved of his occupation. the transporter he contended that the protection thus thrown - the sumstruction of other improvements Of 1 f t /, Iple-s destitu t ion. and the Common- around the . works unreessaly; so far from the Stale, from which they could delve- M. ea' LI itself be .pe:aittted to retain a parsi- thus, the vilduin and utility of this feature of • • - but. /tittle advantage . It also add An • the general progpertfy of the.adiacent coun try ; to the value (if-property, ..and conse quently to the re venuen .of the Suue; - At .the time of my induction in office the funded dent, inclu- ' ding accrued intereitt,aniouut- - - ed to the sum of - V 40,154,457 48 Add to this the loan Of April, 1959, to complete the Noah . Branch Canal, Deduct payment as follows: Interest nn nut. • standing certi fi,:ates. - $50,063 39 Receipts to. the - , sinking fund up to this time, 1.057.856 15 Total funded, debt, The floating debt and unpaid ap propriations at the period alrea dy, iudicateo. - - • • • Deduct the avid la bte balance then -retroxr-Th— The- floating ,;'debt, temporary . - loans, unpaid appropriations, except for repairs -after the Ist Peimniber.' 1854. &Airier in 'Treasury November 31. 1854. after deiluctilig the amount applicable -to the old public debt and the relief isbues "then on hand,865, 929 00 _ . Balance; During the cams .period the following appropriations and payments have- been made towards the construction:of new im provements : For the re-con 7 trocting of the Col- ' • unihis Railromd, $514.407 66 For the new •railrond over the Al legheny mountains; t 7,955 93 • For the corni.l.4ion of the Weitt- ern. reset iOir. 52,384 00 For the ,. North Branch Canal, 1,2n6S ,32 76 - New locks on the Delaware division, 100,319 99 ..+undry special peyrnents, • 95,353 71 The foregoing figures exhibit the aston• ishing fact that. the Treasury lies been an— nually paying_ over a million of-dollars toward the constrtictinn of new improve meuts, and at ; the -same time accomplish ed a small reduction of the public' debt.' • As made my duty by an act of the Legis lature, approYed the 27th of April last, pro viding for the sale of the main line of the pub lic works, sealed pTiosals for its purchase. were - invitedoip to the first Mondity 'of July last. No offers were made under this invita tion; and public ;notice was again given; on the 14th of.Noveniber last, in accordance with the 29th section of the no, tor proposals, to be submitted to file General AsSetnbly ; but none have hen r',ceived. This improvement is, therefore, still .the property' of the State, subject to such dhposition as the Legislature may deem necessary.. My mind has undergone no 'change on the' subject of selling the public works, since the period of my last message. I think the policy of the measure depends mainly upon the price that can be obtained, and the conditions on. which purchasers may be willing to hold these -'works tor the use of`the public. With a full and fair consideration, and on terms amply protective of the rights and interests of the people, in the future enjoyment of these high= ways—a sale might not prove injurious to the ;public weal. But it is certainly neither wise nor politic toassume that they mnst he sold for whatever can he obtained : or that they should, in any e'vent, be given away. Nothing could have a more prejtidieial effect upon the inter ests of the State as involved in these improve meats, than the avowal of such -, determina tion. Nor is it less unwise to disparage the value of the Commnnweal tit's property. ; at the very moment of putting it in - the market for sale. No intelligent private citizen would so act in reference to hie own estate. Hu would hardly give notice to Capitalists im advance, that he would sell his 'farm for a fair _price; but if unwilling to pay such lease:table con sideration, they could have it for half the money. Nor would such a person; proclaim, 'that of all the farms in the country, his was the least productive. It is certainly the wish of many good citi zens of-the State—perhaps of a majority—that the public works should be sold._ But this desire is evidently,nased - upon the assumption that the measure would be one of real economy —that it would lessen, without the hazard of increasing. their annual taxes. The realiza tion of such an -object, it. must he perceived, then, depends ebtirely upon the price and terms. Those who desire a sale, certainly expect the State to be the gtiner by such a measure. No other important or sufficient reason for parting with this property has been assigned. It is usually said that the works should be sold• to pay the public debt and lessen the burthens of the people; but it must he observ ed that a sale might he made at a price far too low to effect such 'purpose ; and if so, to give them away would be still less likely to produce the desired result. Should the gross sum re ceived, not be equal to that on which the nett earnings would pay the interest, then the ef fect would be to increase, rather than diminish, these annual burthens. This is not what the people desir6 to accomplish by a sale; nor will they be satisfied with such disposition of their property. The real value of the public works, is a pro position full of difficulty; and I doubt not the General Assembly will approach the inquiry, duly impressed with its. importance. Ten millions of dollars was fixed by the law of last session;aB the price for the main line. This minimum is said by some to he too high, and the failure to sell regarded as the consequence. Others attribute the alisence of bidders, to the condition of the money market—to the strin gent restrictions imposed upon the law; and to the efforts that had been previously made to disparage the value of the line. But it is ob vious that more than one of these causes, may have operated ; and a greater than all may have been, the hope of getting this property on bet ter terms at a future time. I feet very confi dent that the latter consi. - ieration , vas nut with out its influence. But, be this as it may, it is certainly wiser to fail to sell from any one of these causes,-than to hazard the works in the market. without any restriction or limitation as to price or conditions. A bad sale would reater misfortune t MO assuird 850,000 00 $41,uu4,457 48 $1,103,919. 54 $39 900,537 94 $1,421,090 t 5 *671,096 15 $1,630,000 00 - '5765,920 00 . $3,086,779 05 N./ -- an no sa 'monions,possession of 'vast masses of natural and unproductive- riches. Our' predecessoti were wise in opening -these avenues to trade and commerce; and if we wish *to fie rated wise hereafter, we shall not rashly ;fed hasti ly throw away the advantages of their future use. This use, to the full extent, in the event of a sale, car only be secured by a . jealous protection of the r:ght Of the people to enjoy it. The very first conditions of suelt a , measure shOuld be, that the works, and every' branch of them he kept at all times in good order and in operating . condition, and remain forever pub. lic highways, for the use of all *persons who may wish to transport goods or nierchandize over u2on rates not greater than those charmed upon other similar improvements. No corporation - should -get possession of these valuable avenues, on such conditions as would enable it to impose unreasonable burthens on the internal trade and tonnage of the State, or many way to encroach upon the rights of the individual citizen. To obviate such results. the powers, privileges and restrictions of any corporation getting the works, should be Mi nutely defined. Past experience suggests these prudential counsels; for we have often seen in this State how difficult it is to confine e-operations-of-thri the limits prescribed by the law ;• and we should-not-fail to profit by -the lesson; - - - 'By the 29th section of the act of the 9th of May last, providing for the ordinary expenses of government and other purposes, Nimrod Strickland, of Chester county, John N. Pur viance,--of--13at, ler county, and John Strohm, of - Lancaster county, were named as commis sioners to' settle certain claims and debts against the Commonwealth. l was also made ,the duty of the , Gov.ernor to supply, by ap pointment, any vacancy in this cotnmission which might &cut. The gentlemen already named 'having declined to serve, I accordingly appointed William W. Williamson, of Ches ter Obnnty, Vti illiam English, of Philadelphia, and John C. Magill, of Westmoreland.county, in their stead. After a tedipus and laborious investigatiOn, these gentlemen have completed the — duty as signed to them, and the-tesult tvill be commit aiicated to you, in detail, in their own report., I regret to perceive that the accounts so ex amined and settled, exceed the ainotintof the appropriation nearly $150,000. It is however, to see the end of claims of this char acter; and having accomplished this, it will be prudent to guard against the recurrence of a similar state of 'Waits. Indeed, the practice of contracting debts on the public works, should be at once and forevefabandoned. It has been a fruitful source of .confusion in the accounts, if not Of palpable wrong.: upon the 'Treasury. The right to scatter the credit of the Commonwealth in this unguarded way, is, I venture to assert, without parallel in the management of public affairs. Of the many ' defects in the system of managing the State' improvements, this has been the most produc tive of evil. • In toy first, as also in my lust annual message, I most earnestly urged the General Assembly to provide, by law, that no debt should be contracted by the officers of the public works;, that the necessary labor and material to imminent' these works should be paid fur in cab ; and that each officer should tic compelled to settle his accounts promptly. Time examinations just madeademoitatrate suit tuoreclearly the necessity fur such reform. ' Repeated attempts:have. been made to repeal so much of the act incorporating the Permsy vania-railroad cumnpatiy, as requires it to pay into the Treasury nominally, a certain per cent age on the amount of tomfage which may p iss over tine road as an equivalent for the.privi leges granted, by the .Cetentonwealth ; biapfre General Assembly have as repeatedly rejected thepropositien; and I sincerely hope; that so long as the State way:need the revenue from this source, all future atiitriptiv - to accomplish this eniLumay_tneetaa . Havin r g• v i t ir connected with the legislation which h lit this company into existence, and clearly cognizant of the, mud Yes arid -pur poses which govereed the Legislature in-im posing this condition. on -the grant, I can dis cover no reason, in subsequent events. to justi fy the relingeishinent of tilts valuable re•serva- Lion ; but many, on the contrary, to sustain its justice and utility. The discussions pending the incerpuration of the company, will best indicate the object of this restriction. The coiletructien of a railroad from lam risburg to Pittsburg, parallel with the State works, was very properly urged as indispensably necessary to meet the wants of the traveling public, a cd• to enable our metropolis to compete success fully with other commercial cities. The very first and nioit 'formidable dilFteulti , ' which presented itself in the way of this enterprise, was the—prejudicial effect such a work might have upon the business and profits of the main line of the pro ventents. It was urged an the one hand, tit;it the State work.s had been constructed at the expense of the people of the entire Commonwealth=that those re siding in the extreme portions of the State, as well as those; ofthe interior, had annually contributed towards the pay tuent or the inter est on the debt which had thus been contract ed ; and, therefore, the Legislature could not, consistently with the principles of justice and equity, make a grant that would depreciate the value of property which belonged to all, for the purpose of fostering the growth and preF,- perity of a par,ti - Mar portion of the State. Good faith and correct moral principle forbade such action. On the other hand, it was alle ged thatthe increased business which such an im provement would throw upon the Columbia rutlroad, and the enhanced value•of property adjacent to the proposed road, from which the State would derive increased revenue in ilia form of taxes—would constitute.an ample re muneration to her coffers, and would this do full justice to the people as the owners of the works to be affected. But a majority of the Legislature concluded that some additional benefits were demanded,- and hence the adop tion of the provision to which I have refereed. The stock was subscribed with a full know ledge of this reservation, and the acceptance of the charter by the company, was the con summation of a solemn agreem.mt between them amid the State. Yet, under the specious plea that it imposes a tax on trade, the Commonwealth is now aske . d to relinquish this condition ; and the c,ise argued as though it htd been the-policy of the law, that the company should impose this charge of three mils per ton upon_every: spe cies of property which may pass over its road; and In this way it is very readily shown that on coal ,irtm i lumber, and other cheap tonnage, this charge would be too great. But the com pany are not obliged to assess this tax on all kinds of tonnage; nor was it the intention of the act that they should 4o so. The desiffn was to make an exaction from the net profits of the company, for the ruse of the.public cof fers, as a compensation for a valuable grant, and thereby protect the public improvements from the competition 01 this new rival. e ! The tax on tonnarre, therefore, was intended - . the company ' s, charter has already keen ?made manifest; The.very 'exigency ,aatictpated by rite Lofzistkirre - has arisen; the competition of . ri le railroad is already seriously felt by. the , main line. Relit-'ye(' from this restraint, but meaore* portion of the co - :tying trade would he bet for that branch °four improvements. Nor— will it be contended that the Commonwealth • does not need this source of revenue: , flat viewed aloneois a Matter interesting to the ,ownerti-and transporters of tonna:re, what e tiarz - intPs! would needduced, were' this tax La. ken - ntrl None whatever. The company would charge as heretofore, and - thus realize the amount Odle lax-in addition to their present profits,. If they should not do this, their ac• tion-would.differ from that of similar corpora tions under like circumstances. to-admit what ti claimed. that a redm;tion in the char gec of transportation to a simily extent, would take _place, it must be perceived wOuld cote theloss -to the - State; - for she would not only thereby lose the amount of the three mill tax, but he deprived of a very large portion - 'of w att age which would be attracted to the compa ny's road by this reduction in the rates of trans portation. We aro thus brought to the simple inquiry, whether the State shall retain this val able-tucontevicrwhieh-slreTis-s-ojirs _ IT or whether she shall give it to the railroad coin. , -pariy. Most certainly the' latter alternative should not be adopted, so lunges the question of selling the ,State impreveineittit'reins t : - decided. An a mere myrn — ue m'ersure; this'tas con: stitutes au important and increasing item in the annual receipts of the.Treasuiy. In the year 1853, it amitinted to iliH sum of $74,000, and for the year 1851, to $131,000. That this amount will be materially increas ed hereafter, is self-evident. If this importaut item be withdrawn, from the sinliing fund, there will be but little left to sustain its operations. I ant aware that-these views may be met with the plausible argument that trade and commerce should not be thus burthened--41trit the effect is prejudicial to the bitsitieSs of -the State. - This is true to a certain extent; and should have its full weight in the adjustment of a question of this charact,r. Hut it wilt' scarcely be contended that trade and commerce should be sustained by contributions from a needy Treasury. On this principle, it could as reasonably be maintained that The State sbould,make no charges whatever for the use Of her own works. , [cur►cluatun in•our next.] TIM Al ADM LAW. IN BOSTON.—Thee enforre- - ment ()f the liquor law gives a gi'eat deal. of trouble in Boston.. :In six months there were 455 violations of the law and the offenders prosecuted.- Mayor Smith.. in hisjnaugural address on Monday, remarked : "Those familiar. With. the working . of self interest in these prosecutions, to evade the penalties of a conviction, represent that there is afearful amour t, of hypocrisy. misrepresents tion and wilful perjury conitnitted, indicative of a state of demoralization so trulypainful,as in lead'many of thestaune hest friends cif tem-. perance to lament that the attempted suppres sion of a vice destructive to reputati o n and the body should sometimes pewit the' soul by sins of a darker hue." RUSSIA. —ln seventy-seven years intervening between 1772 and 1849, the Russian empire increased in population from fourteen millions to upwards of sixty-six millionor at the rate of about 'fourteen millionS in 'every twenty years. This wonderful increasels chiefly ate. - tributttble to the enlarged area of the empire caused by the addition of Poland. Finland, and the Caucasus to its domains. If Russia should conquer and annex 'Turkey, her population would exceed eighty minions—almost equal ing the combined - population of England, France-and the United State.i.—Nero Orleans Honanux Muitomt IN It.r.mns.—A woman, named Best, having been cruelly beaten by her husband. softie weeks Ago. took rUitge with her daughter. Mrs. tepp, residing in Wateiloo, Il linois. Loud cries were beard from Lepp's house on the night ciriiist Saturday week, and when the neighbors arrived. they found Mrs. Lepp in the agonies of death, and drenched in blood. The only words she uttered were "my father, my father." The brutal father has been arrested and lodged in jail, as also man named Roland ; suspected as au accotu• pike. CRAMP; OF USURY AGAINST A BANK.—A writ of quo warrant() has been issued by the Su preme Court of this State, against the Com monwealth Batik of Philadelphia, for a viola tion of the net of incorporation in disennyting notes at usurious rates of interest and dellitig in prombisory notes. The writ is returnable on the 20th. A bill in equity was also filed praying fora spoc4ll injunction restraining the bank from continuing to - dieotint paper at usurious rates. The - hearing of the motion was flied for Saturday. A "%Are ENGLISII NOHLEVAN.—Lord FOrth has returned to England from the Crimea. It is said hi. 4 return has created great indigna tion. The London eorrespondent of the New York Tribune writes : He is a very young officer, a minor, and. as it seems. not much of a hero. in the battle of Alma he threw himself on the ground, and screamed—' I am frightened, I can't fight." Lord Raglan sent him word that in the next battle he was expected to distinguish himself by his gallantry, that his• cowardice might he forgotten. But at, lukermann he again behaved as cowardly: two officers, therefore. were sent by the General-in-Chief to cast away his epau lettes. to break his sword, and kick him out of the camp. Ile returned- to England a disgraced man, his family disown him, and the clubs are closed against him. AN AFFAIR ov HONOR—ALMOST!—A few days ago, Samuel J.. Randall, Esq., a member 06he city councils of Philadelphia, sent a note to'Dr. Chas. F. Beck. demanding an apology for certain published strictures upon his course in the councils. Dr.-Beek replied that he spoke of Mr. R. in his public capacity, and not as a private.individual. and therefore had no apolo gy to offer. Mr. Randall rejoined. that the re ply of Dr. B. was still more offensive than his original sta:ements, and after alleging that his personal character had been assailed, declared that Dr. B.'s reply hail placed him beyond any further notice from hint. And here the affair ended. SlNGta.Arr. Ci - mpAntstrs.—The Loridon Times speaks of the Cossacks as they appeared at the recent battles in the Crimea, as resembling "mcunted Yankees, in their agility, intelli gence. irregular costume, and individual self reliance." Irz - The Message of President Pierce is cop ied in a nurgiber-of the-English_papers, and is liberally commented on. One of the Liverpool papers speaking of i 1 says it is characterized by a high statesman-like tone and conserva tive, sentiments . COLLATRRAL SW:MUM—Banks in Arkansas manage busineiA in a rather priMitive manner. Some one writes there that before he could get a note discounted, he had to deposits as "collaterals" two cook stoves anO, cross .cut saw. N - RIS P. A - .S. of Missouri. and a 'Benton democrr t. has been , Oats, elected to congress from this Territory. The Cloverseed, '- capital of the Territory /has been located at ; Timothy. " Omaha. s . Plaster of Paris, per tort, Ax tNIMeiNS' TIBL‘ M EAT.. L.- An i Minetise - ana conda recently arrived - in Boston from the' neighborhood of the Congo river. in Africa. It • is said that his length is between twenty and twenty-five feet, with a girth of thirty inches in the part of his body. Just before leaving his, native land he took a hearty meal, of a. dog, and no other ,food.was eaten,-by him, for seven months after. , After the first of Oc tober this. king of snakes arrived in Boston, 'and *as lodged in, a, large case with very strong glass walls, ends double English milled blanket, folded into four thicknesses, furnished for his bed. On the 20th of November Mr. Sears, the, proprietor.. thought it was full time to .tempt his appetite. and therefore introdu a rabbit into Ins den just at evening. On ing the interior :the -folloWing 'morning blanket was missigg, while the rabbit was, still alive !—On Wedu day, seven days' after, the blanket, was discharged, whole And, unimpaired, after a circuitous journey-through-anintestinal tube of nearly one hundred and fifty feet. It issupposod that when he sprang at the rabbit, 'by some mistake in calculation the, latter es caped, and the edge of the blanket was seized .by the teeth. When these are 'once engaged, being for holders and' not for mast c ation. it *sTfluite - itnpossiblvto - disengage - them - t - and hence whatever is once drawn into the mouth must necessarilygo down the-throat. living in Washington Bounty, a lady, who is perhaps the Oldest person in Vi %info. - Mrs. Mary Collins, residing about seven, miles from• Abingdon, beyond the Middle Fork of the Hol ston river, the Abingdon Democrat says, .is; certainly not less than — one hundred and twenty years old, .and is believed to he near one.hun.! dred and thirty. Although Mrs. • Collins has reached. this extraordinary age, she .ysta.ttends to a great deal of work about the farm - of her Son, with whom she resides, and our informant states that a short time back he saw. her 'carry ing a heavy bucket of water up a steep hill, ALIEN" PAUPERS AND CRIKINALS:--The coati mittee on couttnerce in the House of ,Reprosen. Wives have prepared, and will soon, report a very important bill on-the subject,of alien pan. pers and criminals. Under the provisions of this bill, it' s said no foreign passenger shall here• after be Omitted into sport of the United StateS unless be shall have the.certitlcate of the Amer. ican Consul of-the place from which, he comes, that be has not, one year previous to his depar- ture, been an inmate of.a jail or workhouse, and that he has not for four years previously been convicted of, any criminal offence :except such as are designated political crimes. If any cap-, twin shall ,bring such persons without the re quired certificates; be shall be liable to fine and imprisonment. !The vessel in which such per sons arrive shall be subject to forfeiture. UxnttALTiIT•Fi,ASTERN().-•Atommunication in the New Toric . Jeurnal of commerce as.!•;erts that the hair used in plaster - for new housei is very frequently. sodirty.as to emit unpleasant cliluvta - . an& cal en-laird Iterp-a - roottru nl teal .; thy for years afterwards. The writer says: 'lieu. used for mixing in mortar should be thoroughly washed —re-washed, and dried, and thus deprived Ofthe putrid matter that often adheres to it. The lime in ntortaris not suffi cient to cleanse the heir. It will :generate an unpleasant sickly effluvia whenever thirootu is heated, until', after along time, the mortar. is converted into nitride of lime, or so much of it as is Mixed with the animal matter incorpo rated in the mortar." WHAT IS a TON WSll4llTl—The Supreme Court of - Pennsylvania - recently deCided that, under the law of 183.4, the legal weight of a ton in this Stati iS 2,000 pounds, and not 2,240 as practised. until' lately, among the cool dealers, or 2.208 pounds, as formerly allowed among the iron men for a ton r',4f pig metal. (I:7•An afl'ray occurred in Fannin county . , Geo., lately, in which two men named Miller and Nash n were shot dead by another named 'Ounter.. ;-- IC —, Mrs. Mick died in St. Louis, from fright. a few nights ago, caused by a burglar entering her dwelling. 3:71"1ie Phut of our Union New Year comes out with new typeeew dress, throughout, and a new and elegant heading. It will continue to give the same large amount of original and entertaining sketches: stories and novellettes, and fresh . spirit will be •im parted to its editorial departinenfr, which will be as heretofore under the immediate control and care of Mr. Belton. Several new and popular w i ters:lla ye been engaged for the.year, and the Pag. will be improved in all depart ments. The same care will be, observed in excluding from its columns everything of an immoral or indelicate nature, and no pains, or expense will be spared to mate the .1440 , elegant, moral and refined fa milyjournal: The first number for the New Year, commences a brilliant and taking novellette from the pen of that favorite Poyelist and admirable Writer, Lieutenant Murray. entitled : "The Sea,Witch, or the African Quadron, a tale of the Slave Coast." Terms of the - Flag $2 per year. A. Winch, 116 Chestnut • street, Philadelphia, publisher's agent. r - The AMOS or IfOLLAWAY'S PILLS AID OIXTIIIRST bare wonderfully incica‘rd in the Union; we presume. tisrefore, that the Weil-known virtue* the medicines vorimia. g r a tm co iiing universally appreciated, &wow( t1i0u5.i.0 , 1 , 4 or pool/Jot of both sexes te ,, tify diurnally, as muy be seen by the Prase, that their effect iA miraeoloup thr,v oct il eonjointly Po di rectly upon the system, the sine interns. y and the tither caternally. tinst the nsuatscrious came re•ulily yield to their wonderful power WOOD ! WOOD ! WOOD l—We want wood —hickory or oak—and the sooner it comes the better, this cold weather. Will not those of our friends who have the (by us, at least) tnuch•needed article to spare, bring a supply ? The illarkcts. Corrected from thn Intent fitiltimore,York&llariover papers 11A.LTIMORE---7/11DAY LAsr Flour, per barrel, $8 75 to 8 87 Wheat, per bushel, 2 05 to 2 15 Rye, CIG 1 15 to 1 30 Corn, Si 90 to 03 Oats, fa • 44 to 48 Cloverseed, " 6 87 to 7 00 Timothy, " 325t0 3 50 Whiskey, per gallon, 40 to 41 Beef Cattle, per hula, 3 25 to 4 75 Hogs, 5 50 to 6 00 Hay, per ton, 18 00 to2l 00 Guano, Peruvian, per ton, 50 00 tosl 00 liANOVZlL—Tiluusipmr Lan Flour, per bbl., fro:u -stores, $0 25 Do. " . " vra. , oits, , 850 Ira., oils, Wheat, per bushe . , . - Rye, df 1. 25 Corn, ,44 85 Oats, • 44 Su -- Clovers,eed, " 6_50 • Timothy, " 300 Plaster of Paris, per ton, " 700 Yous . .---rmuir LIMY. Flour, per bbl., from store - A, $9 ‘, 1)o. from wagons, 8 Wheat, per bushel, 1 95 to 2 Rye, ~ 1 -rrn, INgl On the 26th ult.. by. Res. Gerhart, Mr.2t/CMilt DTEHL to Miss SUSAN HETTLI t —tbet.funnotr of ..lifonatplessant -township, a 1,(11 - tre latter of Tyrone township, Adatris county. • . On the 4th inst., by Rev. Jacob Ziegler, Me.JACOII Tawld AN of Mountpleataint towaship,- . ..t0 MIAs -MART • . . ANN KING, of 31ountioy township. On the 21st ult., at.Dillsburg, by Rev4. - ,t, Murray, Mr, ELI MORRET. of Cumberland county, to Mlle CAROLINE NICKES, of Adams enmity. ' • . : On .tho lith ult., by Rev. Mr. Ender s,.Mr PETER NE.I- DEHER to Miss NANCY MAYKR—both ofCenowsurelowit ship. On the 17th alt., by Ibei same, Mr. :or* BITHNto Mrs. ELIZABETH MAYER—both of this county. On the 28th ult., by - the We - v - I:llrich - . - 111 - r. TACO'S STEVENS to Alias BLIZABETH,ANN ItOTIT-411-of thte county. On the 21st alt.,- by Rev. P. Anstratt, Mr, OMR". TROSTLE to PLUMY MAGDALENA RENNEL p both of Strube° township. On the 2Sth nit., by the Rey. D. Hartman. Mr. SAMUEL W t i. 1.1 ASIS, of Adams to., toirtise ELIZABETH CARTER, of Franklin county. P. • • • - On the 21st nit ~In Butler township, Mr. 101111 aged 77 years 7 months and 14 daya.• On'the 18th ult., - at But Berlin, Mr. JOHN VELIOZiII s In the 037th year. of his age. On the 27th lilt., in MountPleasasit township, Adana to., JULIA ANN. daughter of Henry W•lliert, aged le lean .1 months and 14 days. On the 22d ult.. at Dayton, Ohio, SARAH ANN, &wee. tor of Geo and Elisabeth (inhere, formerly of Gettysburg, nATBARINX,: consort or - Conrad Snyder, deceased, of fdounkloy, township aged , years and 19 days, On the - 31st ult., in the vicinity of .Llttlestoitn..DAVlD HOUCK, aged 49 years 9 months and 28' days; The dr ' Gsckod-sslwsi buukleiOn his fece, and these, caused his death. Executors , Notite. JOH DOLL'S ESTATE.—Letters . tamentary on the. estate of John Dull, late of Butler township, Adams county, de. ncased, hating been granted to the undersigned, res Ming in the same tow nship,they hereby notice to all persons 'indebted to said estate to make immediate mutant, antrthose baring claims .against the same tn. resent thaw; properly authenticated fey. settlement. CQNRAD DULL, ' ikSSE: January. 8, 1855. 61 • %Branton. AGRICTILtITRAL STA'r , ED ht ER'rIVE; " , the Adams: County •Agriehltittel *eke Once at . the Coutt.bouste,. inVettyebari. (43: ,l'ueedriy. the ISM , et 1., o'clock, M.- .r The eviininittion, of the appyea-,, tion of Lime to land,""will be itotitinued;,atid: the annual` election feenflieerifiield. McGINLEWPree. It .1. STANIAR,. See's. January 8, 1855. DIA DIM TOl4OOl ~OHN W. TiproN, ber and Hair ' Dresser; ' cait'atAklimeri be found prepamd, to attend to the WC. poop le, at the 7 empli, in the Diamond t adjoitf•l tug the County'Building; Pinotlong ,ettpe;, rience, he flatters himself 'that - he c art : through all the ramifications (Witte Toniiej degree of of skill, as, win meet with the,. !tatir,4, satisfaction of all who waY:aahjott_iholy,oltitiA to the kaeb ordeal of his nizonq hinietf, thereforo, that by his attention to hertinesi,t and a desire to ploase.' he will merit asi weir as receive. a liberal share of public patroinage: The sick will be attended to at their private dwellings.- , Gettysburg, Jon: 8, 1855.. tf LET TEE. FACTS BE KNOWNI. HAT ABRAM ARNOLD :hat Anlit!Per 1 turned from the,Eastern.cities,. with 4he.. largest and best selected stock of 'goods,* Men and Boys' WO/IF ever Were ofrered,which he is new making up, at the Old Stand;-Whrte` Jul Invites all who wish.to purchase CLOTH* INV, made of cm4l-- 7 12-61(taKraiisi-112-- - and by good workmen, to call and.examine, bin 'lock before purchasing elsewhere, as he is determined to undersell any clothing Store or Slop Shop in the town-or country. ' Having secured the services- of one of the best CUTTERS In the country, tie is pr . epared to make up clothing at the shortest.nottcOnd In :he best style. Hie motto is Quick Sale, and Small Profit& October 2,1854. tf • DO YOU WANT A WELL' MADE SUIT OF MR OLOTiI 7 IF so, you can be actocuilmodated on MARCUS SAMSON,,who trairkist opened and is now selling raptilly,at his.S;ora in York street, opposite the Bank, a very large, choice and cheap-assortnient Of Fail and White" ;Godds, to which he invited the atter:lion Ohba' public'. They have been selected with` great care in the Eastern cities, have been , bought cheap for cash, and will be sold cheap for cash-chew than at any other establishment in, Gettysburg. His stock consists in part of :Blacki r Blue, Olive and Green CLOTH COATR, with frock, dress and sack coats; also Tweed; Cashmere 4 and Italian cloth; also a largo stock of OVER COATS, w hicb ean't'be beat in va riety, quality or price, out of the cities; alio 'a very superior stock of PANTALOONS, con. sisting in part of excellent and well. made French Black Doeskin Cassimece, Fancy eassimine, Satinetts. Velvets, Cord, Linen and Cottonade. The stock of VESTS' com prises every variety of manufacture—fine black Satin, Silk, Velvet, Italian Silk, white, fancy and buff Marseilles,Surnmer Cloth, &c. Also constantly on hand a large lot of TRUNKS, Hats, Carpet B. gs, Umbrellas, Boots & Shoes, Window Shades, Violins, Accordeona, Gui tars, Flutes, Fifes, Melodeons, Mirroill, Ra zors, Spectacles, Spoons, Watches & Watch Guards, silk and cotton Handkercipefs, Cra vats, Suspenders, Gloves, Stockings, Spring Stocks, Shirts, and Shirt Collars, and a splen did assortment of JEWELRY—in fact every thing in the way of Boy's and Men's furnish ing line. Kr First-rate Chewing , Tobacco always on hand—a rare article, winch chewers are .re quested to try. MARCUS SAMSON. November 13. 1854. V Baltimore & Basinehanna Railroad CHANGE OF HOURS.—Way Passenger Train leaves Calvert Station at 8.15 sat Arrives at York at 11 A AI Accommodation Train leaves Calvert Station at • -4.25 P Arrives at York at 7.42 p et Ex press Train leaves Calvert Station at 10 P et Arrives at York at 12 P RETURNING. • .. • - CP • - • isenget--Traltrwill-leave-Har risburg at 1.45 rat Arriving at York at 2.45 e , re Express Train leaves Harrisburg at 8.45 Ali *rrivtng-at-York at 9.34--A -- m ---- A - . - P. WIN - CHESTER; S'ripwit. March 20, 1854. SHAW LS.--A big lot of Bay State Shawls, Long' and Square ; Broche _and . Tbibet Shawls—a splendid variety, and going at Ala cheapest rates, at SC HICK".B _ D o NN-E-r-Velvets,Sataus-and-Silk low, at every— • GR.A.IVIME!, S. P 50 6 50 3 00 7 00 DERFUMERY of all kinds will be found at SC HICK'S. RRIEP. DI AND CHEAP HIE lIMIE a ~ OMNI
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