::iir - t*..,..41.,.**g.._.--V.i00 . ;.' L. HARPER, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR PITTSBURGH: MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 29, 1649 • • _abutting Past _Job Pr in t ing -Office. CORNER OF WOOD AND Flt - 1A STREETS. ,Fiavtrtg added. tri our Establishment, a splendid Stearn-Power Printing Machine, we am prepared to do -all 'kinds of Newspaper and Book work in a style of un 'urpassed beauty and neatness, 'and upon the most rea of sonable terran• re - speetfullysolicit the patronage the public In this line of. our. business. Er Advertisers Elie res , uoted to ha rid in!heirjaroaribef re 4 (ftiock,:P. This must be complied trithiiwd e* to -turd an snsertion. .Whe'ait ispos - sibte, an ear ter hour wautd - lig'. E. W: CARR, United States Newspaper Agency San _Buildings, N. E. corner of Third andDocklitreets, and 409 North Fourth street—is ouronlyauthodsedAgent in Philadelphia. „ - . • . EX-For Commercial Ana .River see - next Page. . - The Latest News, Market Reports, &C. 3 'will be round tinder Telegraphic Rend. Col. ll:aborts' Lecture. By . rnking an e.ztra, effort we have been enabled to present this morning the - interesting and instruc tive lecture. of ol.:.'ll,oberts, delivered in Apollo Ball on Friday evening. 'We bespeak for it an at tentise perusal by our citizens of this county.. , The. lecturer has devoted the greater portion of his time; for Seven years past, to the subject of RaiLltoads, muf - to the Pennsylvania and Ohio line particularly,, and there is no man more competent to the task of giving the fullest statistical information in relation to the various - roads, than he is. Pittsburgh Scrip.. Many persons are not aware that the one, two and three dollar notes on the cities of Pittsburgh and Allegheny; which, at present; forms almost the en tire circulating - medium in this county, is literally Worthlesir,.and is every day becoming more of - a curse to the citizens of this county. True it bears an interest of one per cent, but when it is recollect ed that it is redeemable only in -payment of debts due the city, it will be seen how valueless this trash must inevitably become. There are now four differ. * env plates in circulation; and upon all of these there are counterfeits; - and it is almost impossible to de tect-them from the genuine: These notes have fbl-. lowed close in the wakepf the receding relief issues, sans the state scrip is gathered in to pay state tax, this City scrip is left as so much dross in the pockets of our honest farmers; 'net is , this all the evil that they,have entailed upon the community ;'• they have driven the' specie from among us, and left us- with - scarcely a dollar that will be received fifty miles east of this, on payment of any debt. The citizens of the eastern part , of the - State have , ever looked 'upon these issues with Suspicion, and 'relined to have any thingto do with them, and the consequence.is, they have silver.in plenty, or the notes of sound banks. This trash will not be received in payment of tru est' merchants cannot send it to the East; and they pass it off among farmers in change for a five or ten dollar bill, and then send that away. in fact it is worth nothing.but to pay wharfage for a steamboat, or the fees of a watch-house, &ad we opine that our good old farmers do not want to lay up money for such a purPose. Take our advice and get it off your hands as soon as possible. We will ±be sending to Pittsburghsoon for some paper, and if our sub scribers will send us'a lot of these bills, we will force it back upon those who have issued it upon the commtinity.--Jeff: Dem., Broakville. Sal" We' have always oposed the issue of this scrip, for two m - ain reasons : : First, they are a viola tion of the law ; Second, they drive - the constitution al - currency from circulation. We seriously think that...every man who has - had any thing to do in getting out . these promises, should be punished in some way. • But, notwithstanding, we must say, that such re ports as the above - are without any foundation in truth. Each note issued by either of the cities is good for its face. Our citizens.,--fartners particular . • iy—prefer theta'. to Bank notes generally. Banks may ail, but the cities of Pittsburgh and Allegheny can not. This scrip may not be of much value up in Jeffer. county;sou but it the holders there wish to make puramses in this city, or wish th i eir paper eschang., ed for Dank, paper, they: an be accommodated. The Editor of the Democrat lases strong language; but we guessed his object- When we read the last sentence. We hope he may succeed in collecting all bis dues in scrip. . . The Opinion of Mrs. Sevlasheint. - We prize-the opinion of Mrs. Swissitctia, the fair • ' - Editress ofthe Pittsburgh Saturday Visiter becaust we consider bet a lady of exquisite taste and decided talents. She gave us a tremendOus scoring once and iti.. very likely we deserved itbut .we have thought more of her ever since:* The Visiter of Sat .urday last notices our Manamoth Yeekly thus : • 4, The Saturday Morning Postr'iii the title of Mr. Harper's new weekly.' It is a mammoth' sheet, of a most beautiful typographical appearance, and well filled. with interesting matter, original and selected. In politics it is Democratic:-but a very large space is devoted to literature; and its local and news de partments are particularly rich.; Mr. Harper very generously acknowledges the Visiter as the rival of his Weekly Pont. The rivalry Must be' on a very small scale, -awl shall be'withoot envy, while we try to make up in quility what we want in quantity. Nocarty task, by the way, since the quality of the Post matter would do no discredit to any of our Eastern literary sheets. Apart front politics the Post deserves the patronage:of the literary public of the West; and if the Western Democracy do not sus tain it, they are not of much atcount. '• Virginia Gold,Mines. These mines, the property otlidajor ems, late of the Waahington Union, and Com. Stockton, appear tp bevery pied active. A largeaMount of machinery t ialended to work the mines, 'lately passed through , Philadelphia. Mr. Ritchie notices the good fortune of his late partner, and adds : "We met a friend a day or two since, who told us he had seen a certifi cate from the mint, of nine thousand dollar's worth of geld 'deposited us, the result of five or six days' work,. with about as many hands, at the Whitehall minepin Virginia, of Messrs. Heist, Stockton, Bm. Six negroes; we learn from another entirely reliable source, had obtained Ihirly-Jivepounds of gold from the lit to the 6th or 7111 of this months. " Thelast daVii`orking of three negroes was worth $1,694.” "This," says our friend,." throws ,California com pletely in the shade." , . But ho had not- then seen the last accounts frotn that fairy land, which seems to have endured the:touch of Midas,leaving single specimens weighing twenty-five pounds of gold.:' Railroad to Plt.tabtu•sh. Our neighbors in the northern part of the county Are moving in the matter of a Rail Road from Pitts bargh'to Steubbnville. Is it not time to revive the old project of Rail Road — from Washington to Pittsburgh The citizens of this portion ,of the cotnty are.not only able to build such a road; bat they might add immensely to, the value of their property, by,building it. We merely throw out hint, now, - and shall speak of the matter more at. leogiboagain., In the meantime, we suggest that a Meeting on_the subject might be held during the term of next court.--Washington Patriot. . _ . - Ple"'The Editor of the Patriot speaks the truth when he says that the citizens of Washington coun ty are able le ,build ailed Road to 'Pittsburgh: :A •,- more substantial class of men do not live than 'the farrieZB of , Washington county. But, as we nag ! gested alhw days since, a Plank Road will be of greater advantage, we think, than a Rail Road, to the great body of the people of Washington and Al legheny counties. 1 • " REVIVAL." - AT WASIIIIIGTON.—,The Examiner. of Saturday. says A " revival" has beettgoing on at the Methodist E. Church, of this place, and we have been told that some 90 or 90 new naembeis have been added to the congregation." The Cumberland : Presbyterian Church of our her owl* has, also, been favored with a 'considerable' - . accession, , , IMEN ti :ri • A • , •° . GEratimns.. , ..-Mr. flamer, the State Treasurer, - (says the Beilfq# Gazette,) has , transmitted to the Honsei a list of public defaulters to the Commonl wealth, which war:pre:A and ordered to bc printed, 2000 -copies in English, and 600 in German.- Some unpleasant exposures may . ,be looked for, t'i ; It -.., ' % i 4 •;41• 1 :.":': 4 74i4-' - ,,';' =2=MI_MM Annual ReiOrtUr the State Treasurer : : - We have given some attention to this and, find it truly interestiug. We give the maitt „ items for the benefit of those ::who:ltave =not the pamphlet and who desire td !mew soMethink of Ilte financial condition - 4 the Reinke in Treasury, Nov. 30th, $680,890 Receipts during fiscal year ending Nov. 30, 3;331,776 . . Total amount of revenue for 1848, 4,512,667 Payments from Treasury for same time,.. 3,935,376 Balance in Treasury Nov. 30th, 1848, •• • 5 77 , 290 The 4 f temporary loan? , of $160,000 which fell • due on'thripth'of play last, was We copy front the report as follows: To the balance in the Treasury on the 30th Novethr 'ber last,t have added the estimated receipts for the ;next fiscal year, ending on the 30th November,4349, • • to wit Balance in Treasury on N0v.30,1849; 416 . 77,290 36 E.stiniated, receipts for the fiscal; year .. 1849, from all sources, as per table marked C, Total amount,... - .... ,Estimated expenditures for the fise • al year 1899, as per table marked D, 3,528,500 00 Wince iu Treararyi ,Novl 3011849,.. `` . 901,090 39 From this exhibit it will : be seen that the revenue to he derived under existing lavis, if properly applied will enable the State. to meet all its liabilittes, and promptly pay the . interest upon the . publio debt as it 'falledue.. It is confidently believed that every offi cer of the'gbiernmeat, employed in the collection nniLdisbursementot the Public revenue will perform his duty with fidelity; =and that no source of revenue 'will.be diverted to any other than its proper chan nel, and that the faith, and credit of the Common wealth will be amply Sustained. On the-subject of paying off the State debt, about ,which all the people'or the State are makineentlui ries;Mr.'Plumer says: I confidently entertain the opinion that. the State debt can be paid within twenty-five or thirty years, if.tho.proper legislation is bad on the subject, and that without increasing the burthen of taxation up- Un' the people. Equalize taxation as much ne pos sible, secure the . prompt collection and payment in- - to.the Treasury of the revenue, with the leastpossi ble expense. Institute strict economy into all the departments of the government, and make no ap propriations for other objects than the ordinary ex penses of the government, the repairs of the pub lic improvements, and the payment of the State debt ; and in the course of ten or fifteen years the debt will be so reduced, that the taxes upon real and personal property may be dispensed with; and the revenue from our public improvements be relied upon to pay the balance. With The additional sum of only ono hundred thousind dollars, applied seml.antually to the pay tient of theprincipal of the debt, in addition to the one million ef dollars now paid semi-annually for ' interest, the entire debt of forty millions of dollars may be paid off in less than fifty years. It certainly is the dictate of sound policy that all our energies be directed to relieve the people at the earliest pos sible period, from the burthen of taxation now im posed upon them. Once reduce the State debt so that the revenue derived from our internal improve ments will pay the interest upon the balance, and it may be considered as paid-the-people being re leived from the burthen of taxation. It will be seen by the dispatch under our tele graphic bead, that the Legislature went into the election of United States Senator on Saturday hst, and that their action resulted in the choice of Gen. Cass. We have time now only to congratulate, the demo cracy of the State on this result, for vie know they will hail the choice of the Legislature' with warm and decided approbation. In the expressive and comprehensive language of the Itirmingham meet ing, " we believe ninety-nine of every one hundred good and true democrats of this State are in favor of returning Gen. Cars to the Senate of the United States; he was elected to that otlice by the unani mous voice ; he filed the office with distinguished ability, at a most trying period in our public affairs; he was invited by more than two-thirds of the dele gates from all the States to accept the nomination for the Presidency ; his election was defeated by an unholy combination from his own party ; he received a large majority vote in all the north-western States —larger in his own State, by far, than ever previ ously east; his democracy is sound, his views en larged and conciliatory,comprehending the intervals of the whole VeiOn, and eminently fitting him for the Senate of the United States at the present exci ting junctore; and it is due to him, due to the de. mocracy of the north-west, due to our own. respect, that we return him at once to that office." We wlll only add. new, that although the &ma c:4-11d -members of the Legislature who supported General Cass, made him , a .candidate, without his agency, and even against his consent, they deserve the thanks of the democracy of the State, for the able, honorable and. successful manner in which they havenecomplithed the wishes of the people in • his election.—Detroit Free Press,Jan 22. Tim Atrrtioncss or Pocaitorrras.—The Wash.; ington Elamiper copies our notice of the poem en titled " Pocahontas," written for that paper, and remarks— • "Thank you, neighbor Harper, fur the compli ment paid our young friend; and, also, for your friendly offer. Should all your predictions be made with the same safety, smut assured that your repute downs a true prophet will soon be established. We did not consider ourselves at liberty to give her Dame at the time of publishing the poem ; but since it appears in the National Magazine,' not withstanding it may have been given without her consent, secrecy on our part is no longer a duty.— Li YIAGINIA Slll7ll is the autheiess of 1 POCA. FINTAB: " t; We shall plate the name of Miss Shan upon our list of contributors to the Mammoth Saturday Morn ing Post. _ 4 • 3,852,800 00, Gen. Cain; Elected Senator. Mom Marduaor..---A pleasant party, corning up on the Pike No.?, from Louisville, night before last, concluded that a wedding would n't be out of order, and accordingly a cotiple 4 t stood up," while an other of the jiartiofficiated as priest—the form of ceremony being a compromise of all religions rites. The joke, thus far, was a good one, but unfortunately the chambermaid of the boat thought the affair a reality, and went to work and prepared a bridal . 'chamber, in her beet taste and style. It la ;medicos to say that after this the whole_party laughed the. ceremony into a nullity, and the.mock groom took up hie quarters lathe gentleman's cabln.—Cin. Cam. 0:7 - We learn from the Enquirer of a subsequent date, that the parties, soon after their arrival in Cin cinnati," took it into their heads" to get married in earnest. Just as might be expected ! - fitittßlD Dew-rm.—Mr. John Manning, .og . Ohio township, Monroe county, was killed in a -very shacking manner, on last week, by' the 'running' away:Of his horse. He. was ,engaged In watering his animal, with the halterfastened to his arm, when his horse suddenly-took fright and ran off, horribly mangling the body of the deceased, and strewing his brains upon the ground. `Mr. M. is said to have been a worthy young man, about 18 years otage.— Cadiz Sentinel. Sir HORACE GREELEY, of the New York Tribune, published all his Congreisionaspeeches, spoken and unspoken, in, his own paper. The Tribune of the 12th 'contains a speech of his, with the following prefacing it: w Had Mr. G. obtained the floor at any time, it-as higAnteptipttotuive,44-en sabstan. That le decidedly rich'! -;• • a TALK Erroutat.7 l —Rere , s what the. Phila. Spirit, of the Tones _says in relation to the Riot:trial: Scsimumus.At Pittsburgh, 13 of the factory rioters;includiag five females, havb been convicted. Four men were acquitted. The Factory lords should have- beun convicted instead. It is a disgraceful thing to,see the judicial bench thus leading its influ ence to carry out the tyrannous behests of the Mon ey Power. - 11 `,Tho , Hon. ARNOLDPLUMED, State Treasurer , has our thanks for a copy of his Report, extracts from whichvre publish to-day. DB" Senator Rum, of Texas, will accept our thanks for a copy of the Treaty between the United States and Mexico, and all the proceedings and cor respondence in.relation thereto. Faicarrvm. ntACIEDY.--Itecently near'Nashville, - there was a desperate fightwith knives; between George A. Wills, and lienry A. Rice, in which the former was killed, .having received thirteen deadly 'stabs. The 'cause of this horrible affray was the sis ter of Rico had refused to marry Wills,. and he_ at tacked her with a knife. Rico was acquitted. bar There was nothing done in any of the Courts on Saturday worth notice. - - - [REPORTED FOR THY. TIOHFIFO P06T.1 LECTIALE On the g‘eldrantagesqf the ethistrietion of Rail /toads tiitbe cities of Pittsburgh aiid AlleghOly;?, iteliver •-ectiis the Apollo Hall, on 'las. 26, 1849, by, 50i.,0--4a*-117:11.otreans,Civi..1-fttieer. -4a*-117:11.otreans,Civi..1-fttieer. (*Ol Pletarch tells us that ThernititocleS, the 'Athenian, addreising his fellow citizens, ea; "1 cannot play upon the harp'erupon the lute,. butl can show you how to make . a small town:become a great city.”. The men of Athens lcivil j drither to be amused than to he instructed, and what was true in , the time of ',Themistocles; is also true in our day. We need not stop to philosophiseupon this point, forOhough,it be a fact„ . 4 need not diiceurage us. We most not ' poly strike while the iron is hot, 'but we most strike till we make it hot. We must not be weary in . well tieing; for, sooner or later, the reward is sure to all those who labor earnestly and honestly in a good cause. I shall endeavor, this evening, to set before you 'Borne of the reasons why you ought to exert your selves to confer upon your city the advantages of rail road facilities. I shall strive to speak plainly, honestly, positively; for "if the trumpet give an on. certain sound, who- shall prepare himself for the battle? , For a long while the conductors of the public press ofyour city, have urged upon the people of Pittsburgh the importance of the object of which I am one of the advocates. Those editors who have labored to give the public mind a right direction in this particular, are worthy of great praise. Every mans responsibility is in direct proportion to his influence; and, as to our country the power of the press is the greatest power in the state, it is all important that it should be in the hands of men war . thy to wield it, and-that they should be encouraged by the approval, and strengihened by the patronage of the people. Do you with that your cities should reap the ad vantages of Rail road facilities ? Do you wish to en joy them speedily ? I know you do. How then is this to be accomplished Certainly not by merely talking about the matter. Action is what is needed. You must not only raise up yourselvestbutou must rouse up each other. It is useless to call upon Her- 1 cules uolesa you put your shoulder to the wheel.— There is more true eloquence in a subscription of I I an hundred shares than there may be in an hundred long speeches ; and all the mechanical science in the universe would be useless, without the means to put it into practice. When, in 1825, the state of New York. by moans of Erie canal, tapped the basin of Lake Erie, Penn sylvania lost the principal advantage of her central position. When in 1842, eta time of great com mercial distress, Boston completed her great Western rail road to Albany, and in that way tapped the New York improvement,New York reeled from the effects of the blow. In commercial affairs revolutions are rapid, and he that sits still is speedily run over.— New York had proudly boasted of her North River, which breaking throng* the mountain ranges, had opened a channel through which the tides of the At lantic flowed one hundred and and filly miles from the sea. On this mighty river flowed the largest and the latest steamboats in the world, It depended not upon the rains for its supply, for it was fed by the ocean itself. New York feared not what Boston could do unto her. Boston had no great river; she was farther away from the west, and was separated from it by ; the granite hills of New England. In 1842 the western rail road was made,and Boston opened her “artificial river" over the mountains to Albany. What the results of that achievement wore are now a matter of history. Boston in five years increased her property and population fifty per cent. And did she lose the money invested i n her rail roads? Far from it.-- That road, which is 200 miles long, cost $12,883,- 000; that is to say, more than $60,00 0 per mile, and yet it pays regular dividends of from eight to ten per cent, and its stock is of course, above par. Boston raised the mouey and wisely concentrated her efforts upon one main western line, until that was accom plished. She took care that it should not be swamp ed with debt, nor eaten up with dead interest, but should-be completed saloon as possible and brought into use; and the glorious success of that enterprise has made it the fruitful mother of a multitude of other rail roads in New England. In 1837 the Flour shipped on the western railroad at Albany, amoun• ted to the almost incredible quantity of 720,220 bar rels. being equal to 200 barrels per day for every day in the year. New York is now at work to recover what she has lost, and is now pushing her work with great energy. _ Hero is a lesson worthy to be taken by us for our instruction and encouragement. Why can we not go and do likewise We can do it it' we choose and Oro de not choose it must be' because we aro deficientin public spirit; and if we ere lacking in this let os try to acquire it as soon as possible, for a tom- triunity without public spirit is like a body without, 4,429,590,39 a soul. Let us not waste nor time in vainly regretting the past. Religion teaches us that we have all fallen short of our duty, and we all know such to be the case. That which is done cannot he undone ; but to permit our painful recollections to depress our spirits, and to destroy our usefulness, is to go on front bad to worse. Let us then instanter leave those things that are behind and press forward to those that are before us. Let us do the best we can here after to makeup for the time we have lost. But to return to the statistics of the subject before As. Where did that immenae quantity ofFlour come from that was carried to Boston in 1847 t Certainly not from the sterile toil of Musachaseus. Much of it no doubt came from the state of Ohio, and much of it from:the town of Massillon, which is the great wheat mart or that elate. Now I wish you to under. stand that Massillon is a point upon the line of the Pennsylvania and Ohio;Bailroad and that it is only ono hundred and one miles from Pittsburgh. The wheat received at Cleveland in 1847 amounted to 2,- 130,317 bushels; and of that great quantity I am in formed on good authority that 1,489,647 bushels, or more than twa•thtrds, were shipped froth Massillon, besides 55,669 barrels of flour. Mansfield is another point upon the line of the Ohio and Pennsylvania Railiead; and if the company , should deem it their interest to do so, they are au= - thorised to terminate their road at that place. The distance from Pittsburg- to Mansfield is 164 miles, and the shipments from. that point in the season of 1847, were 668,574 bushels of wheat, 63,359 barrels of Flocr, and a very large amount of other commod ities. • The road from Pittsburgh to Mansfield, which has all been surveyed, will pass through a highly cultiva ted and populous country, admirably adapted to rail road construction and rail road facilities. The vast shipments of wheat from the towns along the line are the beef proof that it rune through the heart of the wheat growing region of Ohio: I am about to address you on the subject of the Rail: Road communications between this city and the Great West. Your having honored-me with your presence this evening shows that you feel some in terest in the subject, and I ant sure that the more you study it, the more that interest will increase. It is a general rule that whatever we understand the best, interests us the moat. Ignorance is the parent of indifference. Most men are but- little ' moved, except by what they think comes closely home to their feelings or their interests. Things thatare afar off are to them as if they were not.— They do not influence their actions. But as men improve in true culture, they look both before and after; they interrogate the past, that they may anti cipate the future. - Knowledge, however, is very broad, and the span of. human life is very narrow. Therefore arises the necessity , for the division of knowledge , into depart. Manta, to• the study of which different' men devote themselves. ' - Ono man studies the mathematics, another the mechanic arts, and a third those principles of com merce on which depends the commercial power of a nation. Now these three cases need some one to interpret between them, and•the performance of this duty, is the province of the Civil Engineer. If he be arnere mathematician, ho will find too soon that he has to deal with intractable materials ; if he be a mere me chanic, he will feel himself at a loss when prece dents are , wanting . ; and if he be ignorant of those principles on which depends the commercial power of a people, help unworthy to be a counsellor in the' undertaking of great enterprises. The simple idea of a .Rail Road . is that of two parallel pieces of iron, firmly secured for the wheels of care and locomotive engines to travel upon. But when hills and valleys are to be passed, rivers are to bo crossed, and difficulties of various kinds are to be surmounted, a great variety of mechanical con , trivancee becbuie necessary. The crooked and im , perfect railwaya of the; last, generation, worked , by horse power,were poor contrivances, on which high velocities were impracticable. The invention df 'the improved locomotive by Stevenson, and'the successful opening of the Liver , ; pool and'Manchester Railway in 4830, revolutioniz; ed the modes of inland' travelandiransportation in civilized communities. Eight :years after,,this was followed by the success of trans-Atlantie steam nay igation. Probably vie other space: of.ten years in modern times has given birth to such , important mechanical improvements as the peried . fient'lB3o td 18 , 10: The locomotive engine is the steamship ~: ~. . . ;Min WISE land- , the steamship is the haniirniukiii of die_ tea— sed together they are,fast`girdling the . gtobe.;:` , - The State teak the )sad in the conotruetion Of n termit_ ['warn:intents, and by her turnpikes Mid bridges brought the trade of the interiorAo'Phila tielphta. „She - -became-the first . city Of the 'Union aid-her popnlatiott - Was 'greater ilurn , that . of"Dtew York: Her foreign trade was very great, her ships visited all the principal ports of the commerce of the world, and returned to this, their destined hay en, to dianharge their' rich cargoes on the banks of the Delaware: But with the'openlnglor,the Erie 'Canal in 1826, all this was changed. New York shot ahead with amazing rapidity, and took that pre-eminent posi tion which she-has ever since retained. The con struction of the Ohio canal from the Ohio river to Lake Erie followed soon, and'it, became to the Erie canal its most valuable feeder and tributary. The length of the Neve York canal from Albany to Bur ale is 363,and that of the Ohio canal 'from Perm; mouth to Cleveland, 30 . 7 miles. New s York.thus got into the rear Of Pennsylvania by turning her North. ern flank and having obtained -a continuous water communication into the heart of the State of Ohio; she has ever since continued to, draw immense re sources from that great granary of the Union. . Pennsylvania was unwilling to remain in a secon dary position, and on the 4th of July, 1846, she commenced her edam canal; and undertook to rival the State of New. York. But her mountain ranges interposed, and rail roads, then but little under stood, had to resort to as auxiliary improvements. ' Great were the diffitulties which our State had to overcome, and great were some of the errors which she committed. It is easy for one sitting in the easy chair of him that judges alter the event," to point out those errors; but it is not now - necessary for me to so. In my opinion our public works benefited the State, to an amount greater thari their whole cost, great as that line been ; but it halbeen more by developing her internal resources, than by commanding thetrade and travel,of the;West. Our broken line, with its repeated transhipments; failed to compete with the Erie canal.. New York made a rail road from Albany to, Buffalo, and Balti more threatened us with her line to the Ohio. -,..• What watt to'be done ? 'Should we sit down su4 pinely and give up the contest? Emma, as well as men, are sometimes placed in positions of such great difficulty, that -it is scarcely possible for them to know which way they ought to utrn. They some timer fail. But they give the best evidence of ener gy of character, when they rise from the groundsl like Antatui of old, a giant refresheal, to renew the content. " Difficulty,” said Edmund Burke,." is a severe instructor, set over us by the supreme ordinance of of a parental guardian and Legislator, who knows us better than we• know-ourselves, as he loves ur better too. Petra 'ipee Milted', hand facilem, este viam voluit. (The father himself ot tillage did, not' wish the way to be easy.) ' Ile that wrestles with us, strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our help- This amicable cenfiict with' difficulty obligates' to an intimate acquaintance with our object, and compels us to consider it in all its relations. It will not suffer us to be superficial..- • Out of such a pesition of difficelty, arid after ear nest and full deliberation, mose the Pennsylvania Rail Road, which is the noblest enterprise that the sons of Pennsylvania have ever undertaken. They that wrestle with us are New York and Boston, and they are competitors eminently 'worthy -to call forth our utmost energies. Of the many able addressee which I have beard made at different times 'in this magnificent hall, where we are now assetnblediTlO one has lett auch, an impression on my mind, as a lecture, delivereft some yearn ago, by our eloquent fellow citizen, the Rev. Dr. Bethune, on, that era of Grecian glory, the age of Perielea." It is an instructive lesson to remember, that these Athenian .monuments, which have been the admiration of the world - for mote than two thousand years, were not ceeturies, building, but were erected' by one generation, and in the life time of one individual. When we examine the public worktof Great Bri-, tale, the mother country of our arts as well ris'of language, and the, most distinguished nation upon earth for the substantial character of her works of real utility, we find that her industrial progress made in the last forty years far exceeds that of her whole ' former history. • So will it be with Pennsylvania, if her sons will] but honor as they might, the old commonwealthiof which they are the children. I have made the subject of railroads my:especial study from the time or their first introduction -into our country, and am tolerably familiar with the rail ramie of . Great Britain. I have carefully investiga. - tad the'qeestion as to what route for a Western Rail Road is most worthy of the patronage and of the, subscriptions of the citizens of Pittsburgn ; ma'am thoroughly satisfied that the route of the w Ohio and Pennsylvania Rail Road 1 r is the best for their in-' toren, as well as the best in an Engineering point of view. On these points there is not a particle of doubt in my mind,. The citizens of Ohio. who are interested In its construction are ready to meet you at the State lice. , ,Tho tie:ties of Salem arid of the Northern part o Columbiana county, are, not only ready and willing . , but the i tate i altle.: to do They, arc ; uteri too, Who'Sforkit View premises, and; who ate worthy - to be trustiid--. - - Onr surveys have proved the: remarkable fact that this road, with its esterisiotet, will be not only the best and shortest line from:Pittsburgh "%Cleveland, Sandusky city, Toledo, and.Chicago,(that young gi ant of the North West ) ) and alio the beat for a MM, nectinn with St. Louis; butithat it Willgive, in ad dition,as a good line as any other, or . notihe best, all things considered,) to Cincinnati : the way of Wooster, Mount Vernon, - ina • cotumbus. . The whole distance from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati being 330 miles. It will be the main trunk, or hack bone line over the table lands of.Ohio.'. It Will intercept the trade and travel going toirardiiliake Erie, and bring them to Pittsburgh. The extent arid number of its branches no man can enumerate; and that the stock , of the main line, if Well managed, 'will be Very' profitable no renionableinan cap, doubt. The coat of the Rail 'Road - from Pittsburgh to Mansfield will probably ho about three millions of dollars. To grade, bridge, and,prepare.theroad in all respects for the iron from here to the State line of Ohio, may cost perhaps six hundred' thousand dollars. I consider that` a liberal eithcate,land.it 'rmay cost less. For the means to accomplish that part of the work, the Company will have to depend mainly upon stock, bitten in the twin cities of ,Pitts burgh and Allegheny 4 Allegheny city has 'already agreed to subscribe $lOO,OOO upon condition of an equal amount being raised,by individuals. - Unwearied and unceasing eflorts should be made tintil the required sum is provided.. Heaven helps those - who help themselves, and - the prostierity of the whole community la the question - at issue..l feel sure that the road will soon pay ten per cent 'pet annum on its cost, if Well conducted.;, and in addi tion that it willpay for itself in cheapening previa. ions and supplies for the. use of. the:city. If rail roads through the granite hills of New Eng. land, which cost $50,000 and upwards per mile, pay ten per cent per annum ; and the roads now in vise in Ohio do equally Well ; we may • well predict equal dividends to our Stockholders, togetherwith the great collateral public benefits which they will be sure to secure. Late and Interesting front ipaliforakta The Editor of the 'Washington Union has been permitted to make an extract' frorrt a letter from highly intelligent source, which gives increased in terest to the gold region In California, The le4eT left Tepic on the 19th ofneeember lait,l and is the latest intelligence recieivedfrom the . West coast: , • , .{There is a late arrival from California—bringing intelligence that, a region of goldi richer than any. yet known, has been discovered' nortk of the former place. The United States atoreship Lexifigton was to leave for the United States. When Om vessel sailed she already hail on board $.50Q,000 in gold dust for the United qtates." A Short Seromixt. for Parputt. It is said that When e. mother of Washington was asked how shi had formed thercharacter of her son, she replied that she.had endeavored early to teach him three ;things; obedience, diligence, and truth:, No better advice can be given to any parent. Teach your children to obey. Let it be the first lesson. You can hardly, begin too soon: One of the moat successful parents that I haye known, said that this point was usually-settled: between him and his, children before three months old. tt requires constant care to keep up theirablt of obe dience, and especially to do it in such a way as not to break down the strength of a ichild's char . acter. Teach your chilibto, be diligent. The habit of being always employed is a great Safeguard through life, as well as essential to the culture of almost every virtue. Not . tkipg can be ; more foolish than an idea which parents have that itis not respecta-, bie to set their children to work::•': Play. is 4 :good thing, innocent : recieation is'• ariimploymerlt, - anif a child may learo to be diligent is that as in other things. But lef Altai learn early to be useful:'' As to truth; it is;-the one . essential thing., let: every Ming else 'be sacrificed rather than that Without it whit dependence can you place 4,your child? And be sun?, te do „yourself Which may countenance; any species Of piiviatieris offalse-, hood. Yet how many parents do teachtheir chil dren the first lesson ,of deception. The Weil In Nutshell.' Dar Editora.donrn-east musthavo - a very hard time of it. One, in lately treated himself .tn a' new pair trowsers and stopped hie paperfor two weeks to - enjoy the luitiry - ' 4 szr In-the,-Senale:of:Newlersey,iin' Frida - yi-p& - titions were presented for the adoption of the tali hour syntem ofilibor in factories. MU T The trade of China with the United States, in round numbers is Worth $10,000,000 a year, inde pentiodtly of the traffic of opium, which is princi pally, in the halide of foreign hciuses. WI" The Roston Journal publishes a letter from fdr. Hawkins, the celebrated temperance lecturer, in which he corriplains that he will be 'compelled to we up hie labors,- if bettor;support is not given im 1 =Sir Mr. Alfred Van ICleef,, of the 'firm 0r,„41., podia-a co., of Mobile (Ali.iput an end to htslai istence on the 9th iiist.,by shooting himself the Load with a pistol: The act was committed in moment of insanity. Me loaves a wife and,child: 114' A NeW York letter says:,‘, 6 We• are to hive a new line of liteimers shortly between this port and Oavre.. It is to be called , the Neptune Ocean Steam- Naiigatien ilk' Wooden covers to books are now fashionable mhin boards urn made; by , pressure, to receive the oat beautiful reliefs, which closely resemble wood , • carving.' At present they are rather expensive, but', they, will soon be cheap enough • 1 ;gar The New York Mirror, detained not to be outdone by gold news, on Monde started a , rumor that Gen.. Taylor was on. his way to that .city2frotit New Orleans, in the steamship Falcon; oar Io the New York Legislature, a bill has bean reported 'to tax :the agencies of foreign insurance companies 2 per cent on the amount of their earn ed premiums: . • gr Gov. Drew, of Arkansas,•has vetoed a bill for the distribetion of the proceeds arising from , the sale of the donated 500,000 acres among the noun- SIP The.VirginiaHOUßß of Delegates has author ized a subscription of threo-fiflhs on the part of the State to_the Fredericsburg and Blue Ridge Rail- . , United States Bank shares are now sold in Philadelptia'at $3, which formerly - sold readily at $12.5 both at hOme mid abroad. lain the Supreme Court at New Orleans, on the 14th, the case or the Citizens , Bank vs. ik. J. Dennistown St. Co., was decided against the Bank— by which it looses nearly $100,000:. i6l . The Naval Court Martial, attlorfolk,etnielu- - 'ded on Saturday, all the busineas before it. Its de cisions will not be made public until announced by the Navy Department; ler A series.of Fires took place in Philadelphia on Thursday, the principal being at the drag store of N. Hobeneack, destroying a . Coriiiderable ; quantity of goods, fixtures Sm. Loss $2,500r-pait ly insured. 'Mar During the prevalence of cholera at Staten Island, N. Y., lately 102 cases occurred,, of, which 52 died and 50 recovered; 59 of these cases were passengers by the ship New York. , gar The Mormons declare that the discovery of the Gold mines in California; is the result of their Abode: `ln other wools, they consider it a. special interposition of Providence in theirbohalf. lam' Of the astudents who were entered at the. :West Point Military Academy last July, 20. of them failed to pass the January examination, and . have got their dismissal. . .11eir Sandford Hunt, of. Mt. Morris, New, York, brother of Hon. Washington Hunt, died recently at ;Boston. Mr.,IL wais a worthy citizen , and much esteemed by his neighbor. . - LOCAL MATTERS. . 1 - moi Orrice-Saturday Morning.— There :were six cases before Mayor Hatttow, all charged with drunkenness, &c.' The 'female " that trestle such an outrageous noise onpood street, on Friday evening, was op for a hearing, and atter mak ing.a defence for herself, was sent op for thirty days. A. very respectable old man complained of his son David, to young man well known in this commenity for disorderly conduct at home. He gets drunk; 'comes home at any hoer in the night, and makes confusion so that we are compelled to, get up and Watch him." "Don't give me more than three-. 'days I , ' said the prodigal.. ' ig Not less , than thirty," laid the Mayor; this is miff Of the 'worst kind or. , cases—where a father appears against his son . '". . I After making some sly threats against his father, the inagabond went up to his cell. A man,-possessing i tiothieg remarkable in his personal appettmnce„ ex-- CePi.stupidity, was brought up, charged. ivith'singu Or conduct and drunkenness. Be was found in the Fisth Ward. - Tn his ppeiim-boOk wns - a fhiudiderit Bank Note, and it was insinuated that belied pealed some others. He said he could neither read' nor , write, and was an innocent man. The note was re tdrned, and he was sent up for vagrancy. A butcher from. Allegheny was brought np, charged with diner ilerly conduct in a house; he was let off With asmall fine, on the promise of his brother that he would re form: If we would name this perstet, the prodise of reformation would seem the most ludicrous affair of the season- . MAVOll i a OFFlCE—AutauENY — Saturday. — Four„ negroes were brciught before Mayor Rush,Clirged With disorderly conduct at the colerea_ChiiiehiiCin the previous evening. Each was fined $l,OO and ! teitS; three . of them paid up t .and the fourth was committed, because he was poorer than his com rades. THEATUE.—The play of " ,Rolla" arra the aller. piece of." Pittsburgh 100 years hence," with Mur doch, Mr. and Mies Logan, droor a very felt honse OD Saturday evening. Mr. Lillian takes his Benefit this evening, on which occasion the glorious old , English Comedy of "School; for "Scandal will he , presented, with .a strong caste Fins.—.7About two o'clock on Sunday morning, a fire was discovered , in the cellar_of the dry goods 'itbre, Corner of Eichatige,alley. and St. glair street; Which caused some damage, thoughlb what elitist we did not hear. It ki thooght . to have been the work of an incoUdiari, as no fire had been sear the place, and the cellar door was lotropen. • . - • it.r.outAns.—Ahorit one hundred and fifty 'regulars passed through the city, yesterday, on, the way to' Fort Gibson and other stations. They are from New York t , and are a sorry mixture/ •As We looked' at them' on board the Telegraph, yesterday, we thought of Jack Falstaff's recruits.: Some were diunk, some linked and battered; some old'and; stone quite .young. Two or three females :were. with them—wives of the , men. Tfer.Mterir.sii MAN Ter.—lt is said , there a: man in the neighborhood. who 'regularly - dispises , himself as a female when he wants to cum the old Allegheny Bridge--go that l he" may avoid , tt!ti: toil gatherer. t • • We may have aomethinglo any, to.morrow, about the propriety and tendency of-the 6... saint , ' that is: everted from the representation of the burletta of 01949'. , , , • • • vas We understand a new Periodical Establtelp ;neat ie shortly to be opened in"thts city,by'Nessrs. Work and Holmes. Go:ahead, bora help , . Mir The Panorama of the ...Mississippi. and 'Ohio rivers wilt shortly be exhibited this city. • Rims rce 'Espurts 'of btead Stuffs from the : United States, Sept. Ist to Ja. n 6th 1849, as compared with the same period ending Jan 1, 1848, are as follows -p Flour. : . - Meat. Wheat. - Corn, bbls blds.• bush. bush. 1848, 97,967 2 '52,715 118,094 686,301 . 1839, 639,794 45,193 854,005 5,071,71 3 Increase, 544,227 735 911.. '4,466,412 , , Dir A correspondent of the Pennsylvanian rer, commends etIARLES CONNER,' Esq..., pf Columbia aountYi 89 P' suitable pe rs on to: rattle Pco ‘ loC ao commissioner in this State. 'A, correspondent of the . .',DOrMpiiitiAntelli -, gencur, urges tilt) nomination o th t lemindeilkidoo,. Prig:, of SuntiOry, for Canal j a rnneieekiner, by: the Democratic Convention. - .Ao.,*- - i'.4,7010:04*- (vested for the Menthig toONGRESSIONAI. Nuys. - _ Weammaiiar,lttn. 27;1849: The Senate was not Inoession to-day. In the House veiyliftle buifirfess has been done On motion of Mr.-Thomson, of Pennsylvania, he. House resumed the dipeassion of , the Bill eatab idling a COrdioiseloner, for the settlement of Pri ate claims.-- - " • -- "From California. CONFLICT,AIIONG.THE MINERS. Nrm Yrrrui s 'Jlirt.'2'7; 1849. 1.1 The,Creacent City hararrived from Chegrea, later newa.froiriCtilifornia. She is reported to have brought or dollar in dcild dust die' amount • . • aggerated Thera, have been 'serious conflicts among the minors in the goiil regione. „ . • LATER MOM EALIFORN/A [szcortn raerArca.] • - 142 w Yoar, Jan• .28 It term out that the'Cleseeet City triegs neither. gold nor passengers. The rumor of $4,000,000 was . unfounded. She left. Chagrea on the 9th inst. • We hive report; that gold • to .the amount' oQ $50,000 is at Mazatlan. . . • . „Immense numhers of persons are proceeding - to• California. It is known that.ssoo,ooo is on the way The schooner Mason has been wrecked 'on the beach at Chagrea. The' passengers - and;crew were . Gen. Fenger F. Smith has made engagements to forward passengers to the gold mines Inspector General of the Army, WASIIIBOTOIS f Jac :2d • . Col. James Duncan hats been appointed Inapeator General of the United States Arinif;in place 'of Col: - Crogban; deceased. , , . • The steamers have not yet been telegraphed,, but are hourly ,expected, keing now , several rho The "Musklnger') has now 16t feet water in the cbannel,ind is rising;wittt no ice. Stem and coal boats aro loading. • ' • ' • CINCINNATI MARKET . • Curcrirt4irr'.l"aintairen ' '6 P. Ms • I The, river fell today two , feet. Pionr..Sales were made at previous quotations., Provisions—The sales of Pork are small; Masi may be quoted - at 10,00 per bbl: ; Prime at 9,25. There is a good demand for Lard, with sales of 2000 kegs at 61,g61 per ID. Bulk Meat : Sales to'a con eiderable extent at 3.+C. per Th. - , • - Groceries.. gales of Molasses at 2 , 41025 c: Whiskey.. Sales at 161016ke. per, gallon, this itt an advance. • NEW YORK MARKET. ' . NEW Tonic; lan. 26-7 r. H , The niarketis unusually dull, as dealern'are ant , lonely -awaiting the arrival of the stearnein. Fleur, Grain and Provisions are stagnant: ',Correct quota tions cannot be given. . Money Market: : : The Stock Market in active, arid prices have advanied.' Sales Of Treasury Nateeat 1,08101,09. Nsw Yong, 3abuary-27-6 P. lf Floar..Tho market is stagnant- The dem' and I having fallen off., holders are offering a abade lower Grain.. There is a large - quantity; of Wheat in mar ket, but ,holders are not preassitig,_ and .prices are Provisions.. The sales of Poik are ?moderate, and fire confined•to Moan lots for the'supply of the reg. , nlar trade demand at..--Mess 13,50 per bbl ; Prime 72 12,25 per bbl e Lard is unchanged.. i There s'nothing'doing in any. description worth eperting, as the steamers are momentarily expected. . . . - PDILA.DELPIIIA AND BALT: DIABICBTS. 1 ' - iinnary 27,1848—P. The market inuesettled. Thera enothing doing artMlesuseally,repOrted. Dealers prefer acrisit ingtbe‘arrival ;tee steamers before making trails. 6ctio. , . . , At the Ntooongehele-House,"coeSeturiley4en ue ty et 3 o'clock, A. 111., Capt. Wu. M. D. McKisseck,'Aisuount Quarter Master U. S. Army. • . ID" VigilomeSolree.The metabers of theVigi lanvFireConipSuy-will open their new Asiembly Roans, Third street,-on:Weiloestisy evening.;annary 1819, Tickets limited.lo sixty. - • Btletnext, Wirt. W. Alexander. Jahn Young,'". . - Charles Cochran,: • - Daniel Petne, . John Kennedy. • - Capt. D. Campbell, R. B. Roberts, Esq.. PITTS131:11.1.6111 TFIZA.TB.E. b. S. P.orisre, , r itianager and Lessee: rr3 . Es or siardsslorr: •55,00, --Single ticketi,••• • 30e. 21 and . d Tier 35e , 25e. `Private Boxes. • • •• • -41,0 ii • rivate hoxes Dress Ci"IC" BENEFIT OF MR. LOGAN. ' - MURDOCI - I,arill appear. . _ - OOP ltir..and Miss LOGAN wilt appear. ~ Mosasr f Tan. will be presented the • - ; SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. ir Peter Mr. Logan. I Charles! r• •-•Mr.'M'ardoel. osep_h •-• • -Mr.-Oxley. I Lady l'eazle • :Miss Logan ! _Mrs.Candonr . ' ." Miss Cruise. Tc7gin . C.Tad a with __. ....,... ____,_ 19.10 ) OR PITTSBURGH 100 YEAlbst . staroCE._ *minagab Slocum (having slept 100 years) •Mr. Log,en. Pink Patter . ' 'ariss Cringe. Names —The Gallery will reanan closed during the cold weather. " 11X Doors open at 0 ; Curtain williise, at no'Cl. on, k 'Lectures on A.lllll.olrty and .Plttystology.: r ftLIE SECOND LECTURE'of .the course of Dm, CUT - a . ; Till anti Curciurox, will be given this:evening, liktn,- ilay,,JannaryA atApollo.Half,commencing ut 7 recicnek. Doors open at ltg-o!clock. Tickets, 25 cents; to be had at Ray & Co.'e Book-stere, and at the door. - . . Stanmer—The 250 Bones and 400 hlubbles of the Human ; - Their form, slze;eolor, and situtai will begivert; the luso :of !Haman Skeletons ands iking, and a net of splendid GermanTlates,of . fel FM. )'The- Manikin wilt be disseq lfrom bead to foot; this evening.- The • conditione 'tr.e.; ! e Obsetved =to secure health, and the effects of thedilrerent forms of exercise iend employinent in preservidglealth and anteing _die- . ease, will be explained,. 44so,.the influence of the 'ye, rions.conditions of the mind on the health—as cheerful-. ness, melancholy, enkietygisappointment,&c. The of recut :Of:confinement cla children at school, and the, kW kof isiercise'proPer for children will be discussed. ' .., jaieSate EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.-.-Notice is ; hereby . given, that Letiers,testamentary on the, last' will and -testa ment-of Adam Rutherford, of Baldwin Township, deed, have been granted to the subscriber. All persona indabr echo seid'Estate are hereby . nritLfied to make immediate paymnt, - and those having claims agaiast s aid' Estate will present thena;Properly authenticated, for settlement ' -. ' . - v't. - JOSEPH; RALSTON, . ' ' ' ',South -Pittsburgh.' janfiOditwo. _ FoR SALE--.A..desirabie Faint of 74. Acres, with Dwelling House, Dim, Stable, anti out buildings; Garderiand Orchard, and from 30 to 40 acres in cultiven , Lionz—it miles from the city, on the Franklin `Some stock and farming implementswill be sold at a fair price. -Price -of the Farm, including the Grain down, $l4OO. Terms, easy . - CUTLIBERT, Gen..Aglt, Pia 29 • . • Smithfield at. . . 12rAMS-10 casks Sagnr CiFir - ed Hams, Stagg do Shay I, brand, a superior article, reed and Tor sidely 03129 W. IiARBAUGEL 04:36--Fresh Eggs just received and for sale by jail%) .‘. S. St. W. HARBAUGH. 130L1,131lITTER-415 barrels Fr W:IIARBATIGHesh Roll Butter t iO . r 11, sale by Orin:ell' B. & TIM APPLES--75 bags pry Apples, just reed any for sale by (ine.9) B. ac W, HARBAUGH..; rtftEA3l CHEESEr-350 boxes Cream Cheese, is store and for Sale - by Gan 9) FIARBAUG Q--------UOA.bbda: new and old crop N. O. Saga store arytior Oby 029) B; SOVIKAitBALIGH., a - Di; - 4 barrels N: • . aterex, In store an , for sali,by .. 0=09) 13.-Zw.W.'HARBAUGH: . . SODA Aso.-3oklasks;Soda Ash, s. !roil superior )44 7 cle for glais ohanufactbrers, for sale by j an 29 - bales:pear Hair i bistro° and for Rale by ' nap) HARBAUGH• TACt 20 6Ls No.l Lard.; • , ,30, kegs • "- " Just reed and for sale by . a: W. HARBAUGII. OIRYIAR'D HAMS—A. superior article, par up expres ly for fatally use - by; Stagg - fr. Shays, of Cinetnnati and for sale by (jan29l , :KING .t MOORHEAD. plippAge4l7, sacks Dried Peaches ; • " "- Apples; 49, " ' Corn - Meal; ' • '2O bags Rye; '•- +2 . 'Fluseei.; bblir:Lard; DOCCived this day and' for - sale by - • jaa3 SMITH &ASINCLAIR• _ . . lEqtiglOgi to 'mita:temp liSonland* iteland , SCOTLAND 'AND WALES; , j&..py the Steamship. SARAH SANDS; and the regular Packet Ships, itc—Ca • • 141117, ..rAk - El. W. 131fItNES dr. 00., Insusitsnati in 16243 No. 83: Settat.irreeziNeur York, - arid•3 o - Waterldo Real Lipemool, Pr.ssons sending nithe OM Cumn+ can have them brought out'by thdltegular Liitecifirack 'ets, sailingfrom Liverpool on Ist,Slth, 10thalst or2tlt ; of every month, comprising-the - following Ships ' ,Siddons,- HOMY Clay, Hottinguer, - Columbia, , • Considiatioliv 1106CiElfl, Patrick' Henry,- Cambridge, . Isaac Wright,. Waterloo, • Constittruou,.. Ashburton, „ New-York, . Garrick, West Point,`; , Queen ot the West, Montezuma, Yorkshire, Sheridan, -• 'Nevi World,. dy '" Oidordt John LiverPooll " first class American saitingfrinu erpoot and the Irish Ports every day, icanprising the— 7. St,' Patrick,'" St. George, • 'Andrew Forske; Yorktown, Creole, ' Memnon. Probus, Bismoie, - • Wm. A _ C ooper.' 'haul nituiy others,: whiChabis liinited amine .;vAllenot mit of here enumerating. P..W.BYTIGES .k.CO. are the sole rPasseigor Agents for the SteurnehipSAßAH SANDS. -Her appointed part 7 log ,days, f0r1649, are as follows: From Liverpool , on Nili / Jannaryi 28th March;4th,ltiae, 6th, August and Elth October,` from New,York on 24th Febrruiry,W.Muufith July,fith Septemb,er, and 15th November. Therefore, those wishing their relatives oiif early In the Spring, will find it to their interest to patronize this Old itatadleltd liallSe,Cla arrangements being so• .pet; feet that no delay ot,disappointoient can decur. • 'Drafts at sightfofany arnounton the National Bank of , ireland,int brandies, U., &c., tit all times foi:!eile. Ap plYto, or address by ietter, posrt-paid;. • • •• - NV:BYRNES dr. CO, Er:t Soath•et:, - .N. . . • and 36.Mraterletrihistir, Liverpool. JOHN THOMPSON, . • 156 Litierty atretr, Pitteburglf.':' O the , Honorable the. Judges:of the Court . of Quarter TSessions of the-Peace, in and for the County of late . _ ahem': • • • . • • The petition of Donald Buss, sth-Ward, city of Pitts. burgh, in the county. aforesaid, humbly shewetlwThat your petitioner bath' provide:d himself with materials for thenr,commodation of travelers mid others, at his dwell= ing house in the Ward aforesaid,. and prays that your • Honorswill be pleased to grunt him a license to keep a public house - of entertainment: An DUN petitio ESS ner, ns in duty bound, wilr pray. I:a R . - We, the subscribers; citizens 6f tbe aforesaid Ward, do• certify, that the above petitioneris *of good repute for honesty and tempeysnce, and is well provided with house room and conveniences for the accommodation of tray , elerriand others, and that said tavern is necessary.; Watson, Thomas Flood, Soku - .Gibbi F. B. Kreuter; Patrick Dunn. Alex. Glass, S.-Dingham,-John Lowry, B. Liagirgyames rd , Clain, John Captor, J. H. Cassell. . , AALENTINtS.,-JosireeeFiedt'ii splendid' assortment y• of Fancy; Comic, &e. , Also, Envolopes to mach, ZERULON FUNZEVS, 6 . 7 Market street. . lizw Yosur, Jan. 28 IFEO FBANKLlNiluourusran-In conrsenf pub- HuthF ml. ou in the Social Co by Harper it Brothers,N. L. York.: The Life of BenjamittPranklin, consisting °flats Autobiography, and a narrative of his public life and 813T vices, by the Rev. 11. Haitingir-Weld splendidly - listhedby numerous exquisite designs, by Sohn G. Chap mart4-engraved in the highest style of art. .The work is. printed in the octavo form, on-superfme paper, from.bold and legible type. It will be completed in erginvarts, at • 25 cents each and.issued at.brief intervals. • End, part will be received by express immediately after its ptabl I.: - cation:: Part Lit jusreived and for sale by "".- • " - • • • ; rec • SOHNSTON't STOCKTON;' • ' Corner of Market and 3d ate: -' LoaRVILLE,Jan. 2 B . • . EXECUTOR'SNOTICE—Notice is hereby given that the subscriber has obtained from the Register .of Al- leglieny County Lene.rs testamentary on the Estate -'ot - . Joseph Shearer,. late - of Plum ToWnship',Llic s d: All per_;' , sons indebted to said Estate use hereby required to puke— payment thereof immediately; and all persons . aving , claims; will present them; properly authenticated; , Tor Settlement. -. • , • CZZIAR STEWART, jartilthth.V. Plum Township. . . . 'EWE GENTLEMEN,-,-W.ll. 1110 - weirs half - recently . ' re . - - . calved a further supply of Gentlemen's Fancy. CII4V,ITS including some very,-handsome. . Also, Llack Italian 'Cravats, several qualities; and including some sn,.". parlor. Also, Gent 's Linen Cambric Handkerchiefs, plain and with -colored borders; super Silk. do : - .Under-.. shirts and Drawers, raerh o, silk and canon, - some of the former extra nize. Especial attention - is , asked‘ AO his. stock of French Broadetattis and Cassimtres ) of the latter plain and ,fancy ; Velvet and Satin VOstulge, - kc._ North-east corner of 411 i aid Market sts. Data 0 BEMS. ROLVIITYTTER--To-day.rec.'d .and for stile. by tinx,e-5 , y , AIthISTRONG -& CROZER , . 9 riBBLS.. HED NESHANNOCK. POT S, ATOE—For ay sale by than%) ARMSTRONG - it -CROZER; Franklin Vire Insurance Company of -, • * - Philadelphia. ..- , -,. QTErnmarr OF THE ASSETS of the Company on SJanuary i5t,1849, published in conformity with the provisions of the sixth section of the Act of Assembly pf. Aprtl:sW.lfrt 9 . __ - - , MORTGAGES. ...„, , . . Being first .mortgages well. secured on real . - - estate, free of ground rent, and are all in ' the city end 'county of Philadelphia; ex ' ccpt $ 49,450 In Bucks, Montgomery , , -• . ',-- Schuylkill and Allegheny Counties, Penn- , •.,.. , sylvan's; also, 57,500 in :O hi o , a m ply Se- . cured by , real estate in Philadel4 -- 1 .• •51,047439 41 REAL"ESTAPurchased at SheriTs sales, under mort ga - L.te , darns,' vii t 1 -, '. - Eight Unties and lot, 70 by 150.eet, on the ' south-west corner of. Chestnut and Bahl moth streets. H. ' ': -"--; •• .': A house and jot, 333 by 100 feet; No: 407 A bouie - and' t0t,37 by 71 feet, on the north '-': . ' • -' -side of Spinet) street, west of Eleventh street ' :- ' 1 :• Altorims and : lot, - 31 7by 100 feet, on the . . • west side of Penn square, south of. High street ~---- - Two houses and lots, each 113 by,SO feet,sin ~ • ' south side of Spruce street, near Schuyi, 'kill Seventh street. ' . Five houses and. lots, each 17-9-by 00 feei t Nos. 131, 133, 105, 107 end 139 Dilwristreet .. - Three housei'aud lot, 49 by 54 feel, on east --- . side of Schuylkill - Sixth street, south of - Pine st. Four houses and lot, 45.-Ir by 50 feet, , on- -- - 'east' side of Third.street,..above Crab s tine street:_ : A -house and . 10t,.13 by.l6s,feet,''on_iouth . side of Filbert street, west of Schuylkill , Seventh street. . . -- ~..- • A. lot of ground,l7 by 57 feet, on the north. 'via corner' of • Schuylkill Front _ and. Spruce streets. Hotel and lot, 50 by Sl - feet, on the south- ‘ east corner of .Chestnut and Beach eta.. Five houses and lot, 45 by SG feet, on the north side of George street; West of Ash-. Seven houses and lot,W by 117 te6t,OGtb e . east side of Beach street, south ol Chest; t _ net street A house and lot, 18 by 80 feet, No.DG Fitp: water street,' east of Ninth street: , - .. Temporary Lonni, on' collateral seruriti amply Secured 1- STOCKS 55,000 United States 5 per cent (int. on.) , • 810,000 Alms. House .Loan, 5 per - cent. 0:10 shares Bank of Kentucky., , tc ; 17 do. Northern Bank of ,Rentualty.F, 100 , do. Unionßank of Tertuessee. , 13 do. Insurance Company of,theg • State of Pennsylvania.. 200 do. Southwark Railroad Comp'y. o4 37 do. Commercial andßall'Read m. Bank of Vicksburg. .91 do. Franklbi Fire Insurance Co. '3, 6. do.ldercantUe Library Comp' 7. 0 do. y. Union Canal Company. 90 ' .do.. North American Coal Co. $5OO North -AmOric,an Coaloan. Cash on band.— • • ••• • • - .517,021 9: in hand of Agents— •,,• • • 12010 9! Notes and bale reneivable Unsettled poltetes•-• • • • • • ltlerchnndize... • - ..::•• T#y order of the Batird. •-• • '• • ' CIIALES N. BANOKER, President:. Attest--Cuarttors G. BANCICEII, Secretary. If: B.—Office of the Agency on. the North-east corner of Third and Wood streete,Vittsbargh. - panZi:dttir ' TACAULKY'S ENGLAND-7Th° History of England, 11 1 1: from the accession of James, 11, by Thomas Ba bingtonhloonaley. and erro for sale by N; Corner ad and3d Market sts. OFFICE O TIIE AMERICAS FIRE INISISSANCE COWART, _ Philadelphia., January '4;1849: - • tp7The,bitsiness of this Company, heretofore trans. acted by Deorge Cochrna, Esg:, es'Agent fir Pittsburgh ' :and vicinity,Nvill be closed from and after the 25th Inst. Applications for - the renewal of existing insnxencesmai be made to the :Secretary in Philadelphia. • . SAMUEL 'MORTON, President. .... Paartem D:lxavtra, Secretary. , - The undersigned will attend to the adlustment of tosses; under existing policies. - CEO. COCIIDAINI. Nors—Publishers'of papers to send a,. copy of their respective' papers to the othce,Phila. lan2s:ol* Savir 910 E intbserihers havingkaken the'Saw.milinbova the _1 Fifth Ward Bridge, - formerly run by Mt . /din Chant: here, and hiving a good stock of Thither on hand, would soiled the patronage of .the Orders' thankfully received and punctually attended to. - • -.• . SAVARF '&. SPAULDING. - - - The undersigned hiving sold his: interest in the: above to Messrs. Stivary Ze Spaulding, would recommend 'them to his farmer customers and the communing, as being well -qualified to give satisfaction to, all who may deal w i t h t h orn . oamat ( ) _ 'JOHN CHAMBF,HEC; AMES , NEW NOVE F E--Tbe yargeryy a Tale; by G, P. R. Ic " " ' •E ' "r7 JOHNSTON. -fi - STOCIITE Corner 'Market and sts:'-' • Lots on Perpetunt Lenge. ' LOTS yet remain undisposed of, and to belet Aon perpetual Lease; near. Iferiting's old Manion. • Haase , vei l Ward, Pittsburgh. They' are, the cheapest Lou; in the inarhet, being of large size, in a healthy, con-' venicut and . prcisperous location, and the purchase money. never required to be paid; only the interest or ground rent, from $lB to $2l a year, according_ to the size and pe, sition of the Liit,vvith the privilege of extinguishment at any time by payniensof the principal. The privilege of the well belonging to said Mansion. House wall be given. :until the new Hann is completed. , . , • . " THOS. MELLON,. At - Py,!, janltte ' -Cornefof 'Wylie - and PM streets. 61SACKSBARLRY;—/n store and for sale byL).7:.; jan23 CUMMINS & SEEM =11211112 El j: :; :. 1 , At COO, 9 7 724 98, • 90,001 85 Cost, 2:038 53 '7,481:75 SIP:Mg 2
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