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F. oiluioju. Ttuaufl ran***?-- ft Proprietors. Phillips & ommore. Editors B_rroy __ pittsbbir®'* : WBDireSOAY MOBSniOi:-.:-^gMggJi -TSMIHOMS’I JOBOPS'ICE. Wu h°?o no" employed " Job Office nn Ltf bomber.ot excellent Job printers end Spared to execute nil orders with neatPkss uwurpLed, end with a speed that rJmi! not be beat. —- tub gazette 7sto Wo can cordially forgive the old Gazette nil its sins against us for the last six weeks, in conse cration of :llie manly and determined etamTit has taken against the smoko and soot of. Pitts burgh. On Monday an article appoared in our paper stating that an apparatus was nowinusc L a furnace in Pittsburgh which consumed every particle of soot and smoke. The inventor as cTres us thatit canbe applied every where where cur coal is used as a fuel. There is then no longer any need of enduring such a smoky and dirty atmosphere as our oitUens waded through | on Monday. It oan ho prevented; and Pitts- ( burgh becomo os cleanly and pleasant a oity ns any in the Union. the Gazette \s with ub in this effort to awaken publio attention to this most important subject. Wo believe this is all that is. neoded to secure this most valuable improvement la the condition, oomfort and prosperity of Pitts burgh. Only satisfy tho peoplo that the thing ztan ho done, and it mil bo done. 1 The Gazette of yesterday says: “What is tho remedy! Burn the emohe. Com-1 pole very manufactory to consume its own smoko It can he done. It is done in England. It is only a question of exponso to tho manufacturers of o first outlay, which would be returned to them iu the saving of fuel in the courso oMimo. Any one who has remarked how comparatively free tho city is from smoke on Sundays, will per ceive what a positive amelioration would arise from tho burning of tho smoke created by our manufactories. A manufacturer now wdlclap down his works anywhere, and boloh out hugo j volumes of soot and smoko, filling, tho nose, , month ond eyes—saturating the clothes, pone- , trating every nook ond corner of tho bouses of his neighbors, and never imag.no be is doing anv wrhng. no rather esteems himself a pub lie benefactor.. Ask him to put up a smoke burner, and he feels himself inßultod and inti mates that people had better mind their own business.” Now, Mr. Gazette, wo are with yon, heaTt and soul in this matter. Wo know it oan ho done; done effectually; done speedily; done without any expeneo that would not be re-pnid by tho increased heat acquired by use of the apparatus; and done universally throughout the two cit os nnd boroughs. The practicability of tho thing has been fully demonstrated ia Boveral cities of Great Brittain. Shall the oomfort, good name, health nnd pros perity of Pittsburgh he longer damaged by tho nuisance, when it is known that tho nuisanco caa bo abated. . The Gazette saya : “ Only think, too, the disgust strangers feel on vlsitingus. Ourmurky atmoanhero and som bre appearance are absolutely repelling. . A gen tlemanly stranger, with spectacles on his nose, who was endeavoring to read by what littlo light the sun was able to dispenso about 11 o clock, yesterdnv, asked us very seriously if it was al wavi dark here. He knew the sun was shining in tho country, and ho inferred that wo were en vironed in perpetual gloom. PHtGburghhnslost much from this cause. Persons who would have mada this oity their home and have added to onr manufactures and our wealth, have sought lees advantageous locations, repelled from us by the smoke nuisance.” Sopposo twenty strangers had arrived in our city on Monday morning, with capital for invest ment in manufacturing or merchandizing hore, and having their families with them ; after wa ding through the murky, gloomy and dirty atmos phere of that day, every mau of them would havo left by the evening trains, with families and capital, never to return; and would have oarnod to other parts of tho country an ovil re port of our city, injarious toils interests. Mon day was “an extromo caso,” we admit; hut every day in the yenr, *• Sundays exonpted,” -our city presents a dirty, sombre aspect thatenu |)9 avoided at trilling expense. Oar city authorities ought to provide for a fair teat or this apparatus, and, if found auocossful, enforce its use. Some manufacturers might grumble at first; but when its effects tvero fully developed they would equally rejoice with all uf citizen a in thia great improvement of the city. We would respectfully suggest thnt the women of Pittsburgh haveadeop interestin this matter. The labor and expense of house-beeping, and •leaning elothing, beds and furniture, would bo ■ greatly reduced by this reform. Let the public mind be aroused to tho subject, and the good work will suoceed. Come, Mr. Journal, what say yon ? THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE. Our thanks are duo to Mr. Greeley, of the JVtfunr, for a favor latoly received. Personally we like the “boss” of tho Tribune ; and giro him full credit for sincerity and ability in advocating the oauso of general education; tho cause of temperanoa, and moral reforms generally. We need scarcely say that wo don’t liko his politics. But with that matter wo have nothing to do just now. The herald. Times and Sun, of Now York,'have lately severally published accounts of their pe cuniary condition and circulation, in which each paper makes itself out the greatest newspaper on this continent, and eaoh labors to show that it is far ahead of tho Tribune. Tho Tribune has at length taken up tho cudgels in self-defence, ftnd a few day a sinco mado a full statement of its condition and circulation. It says: “Ist' The Tribune had never beforo so many subscribers as on this first day of December, 1868.” ' Well, the old Pittsburgh Post can say the samo with perfeot truth. Again tho Tribune says: “ The Tribune never issued so many copies, whether of tho Daily only, or of all its editions together, in any previous Novembor, ns in that whioh has just closed.” Well, the Pittsburgh Poet can say tho samo with perfeot truth. And still the names oPnew subscribers come in faster than over. - The Tribune says again; “Bd. No other general newspaper published in this country, or in tho world, is taken at this time by bo many persons, as the Now York Tri bune." -We baok right down there. Wo can’t match that yet. But who knows what may happen hereafter to tho old Post, with its now largo and rapidly increasing circulation. Wait till we en- ■ large our poper, and then see. what happens* We shall probably do that beforo long. Tho Tri bune then gives the following os its circulation' on tho Ist instant; . ' Daily 21,600 Weekly. C 2.120 Calitorkia 4,080 Semi- Weekly... 0,800 Eobofeah 850 Aggregate 96,410 That is n little ahead of tho old Post, we can didly admit. But then remember it is a leading -nowepaper in a sea-beard oity, the commercial metropolis of tho country. It ought to beat us a little. PUB POD PASS AVAST’S IHFIRSIARY A Fair will be held at Mosogio Hall onThttrß .... -day and Friday evenings of this week, for tho ■ benefit of the ahovo named institution. Our eitisens oan find no more worthy object on which to bestow their favors and attention. We un derstand that ample preparations have been -madofor the gratification of visitors; and would bespeak a fullattendanco. .The Dollwlll.aecom modate eleven or twelve hundrod people; and , wo hope it will bo filled with the beauty and fashion, tip) benovolgpt and liberal of the t\yo jsttiee. Hi: -t ;v.‘ >■ BCKOPEAK ■ We staled some time sitter j lhat tta ’ Empwor of Anstrin had a qute*' #ton hunda , uh Jowe of his empire. JeCT reflised t 0 loan him money, and b' a rßT j vc( j BBTera i old and op-‘ P reBBWo l aWB gainst them. The Jews of Eng | land ond sor jB othcr partB of E urope-tako part with their opppogaej brethren, and retaliate byj dieerod; itiDg tho bon(Jo of tho Austrian govern-; This retaliation was sorely felt at Vien na; bat the Emperor of Russia has again come forward to the resono of his Austrian dependent. • Tho Impcrinl Bant at St. Petersburgh has 86- 1 cured tbo loan to tho Anstrian government. Thus Francis Joseph of Austria is “told” politically and financially, to tho autocrat. Should the present war beoomo general in Eu rope, Austria cannot fail to take part with Itußeia. The Emperor of Russia, it seems, had con siderable sums of money, oxohcqner bills, &c., in England, and within a short time he baa withdrawn all the money, amounting to noar $4,000,000. It prodaoes no panio, however, as was perhaps designod. The strikes of the operatives in the manafao i taring towns of England still continue. At Mauohostcr about 40,000 operatives are on a “ strikeand at many other places large nnm. I bers. Their friends in London and olsewhoro I nro raising largo collections for their relief. It is believed, by some writers from Europe, I that in case of continued hostilities between I Turkey and Russia, Prussia will join with Eug- I land and Franco in favor of Turkey. 8©“ We observe that our worthy Mayor has I applied to Bishop O’CoxKon to provent the firing I of cannon and tho beating of drums on Sun-1 day. Wo have always had the idea that that was I a duty to be attended to by tho Mayor himself. I Wo are not awaro that Bishop O'Co.vkoe is a civil magistrate or a constable, and wo believe that it would havo been more appropriate if the Mayor hnd addressed his letter to some of his police. If the clergy of our oity are a portion of I tho constabulary, tho Mayor might have been I right in calling the Bishop from tho altar to do police duty; but, we have not as yet seen any thing of tho kind in tho ordinances, and, there fore, wo do not supposo that our spirited teaoh urs will desert their altars to play tho part of a policeman at tho beck of the Mayor. All viola tions of public propriety are attended to by the police, and not by tho clorgy. Tho Mayor has, therefore, discharged his cannoa and beat his drum In the wrong qaartcr. Whenever any of the officiating clergymen of oar city bcoomo a 1 portion of his police, he can order them ont as constables on Suuday, but not antil then. THE GAZETTE* Tho Oazette is roßpeotfally informod thnt it Is no part of our business to defend Mr. Harper. He enn take euro of himself, and must do it We merely mentioned him to illustrate tho vin dictiveness with which tbo editor of tho Oazette puTßoea his fanoied enemies. In regard to tho President’s Messago, wo have only to say, our neighbor was much hotter em ployed on Monday in writing against tho Bmoko of Pittsbnrgb, nnd in favor of tho consolidation of tlie cities, than it was on former days in pub lishing silly extracts from whig papers, abusing the ttyle of tho Messago. Wo refer the On:flit to the opinion of the National Intelligencer in ro g»rd to tho Messago. Wo published it yester day. It commcndß tho Messago as an able document. bin. TiucKAtUT. —Fault was found hy a num ber of tho papers iu this country, with an ex pression which occurred in Thackaray’s now novel of “Tho Newcomers.” The passage in question spoke disparagingly of Wasuinciton— hut tho critics wiio were so severe upon it did not remember that tho expression was made uso of by a London approntioo of 1770, and tbo author’s idea iu putting it into his mouth, was to depict tho feelings and sentiments whioh ani mated tho British public at that timo. Mr. Thackaray, in an explanatory letter to tho Times, says: “As irony is dangerous, and has hurt tho feel ings of kind friends whom I would not wish to offend, let mo say, in perfect faith nnd gravity, that 1 think the causo for whioh Washington fought entirely just and right, und tho ohampion tho very noblest, purest, bravest, best of God’s men.” CSPTitn Fair for tho Mercy Hospital will come off at Lafayette Ball on to-morrow ovon mg. Tho motive of this Fair is purely chari table. It is d consummation of the Scriptural remark, thnt “bo who gtvelh, londolh to tho Lord.” Tho procoeds of it is intended for a chari table purpose, whioh must commend itself to every hnmano heart. The inclement portion of tho year is upon us; tho cold of winter is gath ering around us; and not only tho poor, but the homeless orphan, aro shivering on tho etroete for want of food and shelter. The object of this fair is to alleviate theso wants, and wo hope tho call will be promptly answored by our heDevo lent community. Mississum'i. —Our returns aro now full from every county in tho State, and sum up as fol lows: 1858. 1851. Ttooert. MeTtra. Foote. Devß 17,353 32,133 23,355 28,359 The vote is 14,918 larger than at tho Presi dential election, of whioh 9,701 is nn Increase to tho whig candidate, and 5,157 to the democratic nominee. Mn. abh Mns. FLonESCE.—Wo would adviso Babbit Vi illiams and his lady to look to thoir laurels, tor wo are approhensivo that the Flor ences will pluck thorn. Their performance on Tuesday evening was eortaiuly a noh troat to the lovers of gonuine fan ; nor was it loss amu sing Inst night. Wo think that Mr. and Mn. Flobußcb aro tho best comedians in their line that we have seen in our city for some yoars past. Finn Lakb Fisn—We would call tho attention of our friends to tho stall of onr friend Geobqd Cutts, at the corner of Markot street and tho Diamond. He has always on hand some of tho finest Lako Balmon and other fish thnt have ever been offered in our market. This goneral depot is at Hoffman’s on Union street. For tlio Morning Post- Editors of tiib MobnihqPost — Gentlemen: — During tho last month soveral of your corres pondents have, through your columns, suggested the names of several distinguiehed Democrats in connection with tho Mayoralty. Tho gentle men thus named, howovor oompetent they may be, ham already reoeived from tho DomoCraoy of this city and county many favors, and thoir particular friendß soem to forget the democratic principle of rotation in offico. Wo would, therefore, most earnestly urgo tho domooraoy of the oity to nominate Mr. James 0. Pettiobew, for tho Mayoralty, in the coming contest. It iB woodless for us to say that Mr. Pettiobew is both honest and oapablo. Ho has had considerable prootical oxperienoo in onr municipal affairs; and was the only offieor that could give the committee of Councils a satisfac tory statement of tho condition of the affairs of that office, while he acted as clerk. He is a young man of great personal popularity,'and would unite in tho coming election the whole party. Botatiob asd Nuubeus. Wo publish communications like tho above without expressing any opinions of our own: We have known Mr. Pettiobew long; and esteem him highly. Emaboipatioks —Matthew Beck, colored, of Adams connty, Pa., has oolleoted $1,200 to free his wife and two children, slaves in Booking ham oonnty, Va., including $4OO appropriated to the objeet froahis earnings. Jas. C. Onoy, a oolored man in New York, has succeeded in oolleatlug $lOOO to purchase the freedom of Ms sister and her five children. A cole redvr canon called on the-editor of'the N. Y. Journal of Commerce on Friday to Bay that ehe~had raised $BOO to free herself, an equal amount to free her sister, and was endeavoring to raise $4OO more, in order to freo her two children. Report of the Secretary of War. Thia, like the other public of great length. It commenoes by Btating.thut the authorized strength of the army now posted; is 18,821 —offioereandmen—bnttheaetualetrength Is only 18,417. Of this<nnmber, .8,878 are em ployed on the frontiers, or are on the route to them; and tho'Seoretary derives pleasure from being ablo to say that the measures taken for tho protection or the inhabitants of out frontiers of late have been more than usually sneeesßful. The Indian depredations bavo been: compara tively unfrequent, and, except in California and Oregon, have not attained more local importance. In the Indian country, immediately west of the Mississippi, bat two or threo collisions have 00- 1 currcd; and arrangements are now in progress for tho establishment of now posts, in more im portant positions, wbich'will enable .the-Depart-. [ moot to dispense with many unimportant poßts, I and givo additional security. In Texas, tho Indian depredations have dimin ished in frequency and in importance ; and in a majority of casos, as tho Department has been informed, the depredations have been committed by Indians from Mexican territory. On the Rio Qrande, the protection of tho inhabitants nnd tho enforcement of the fulfilment of tronty stipu lations on tho part of tho Mexican Government, have mode it necessary to strengthen our posi tions and increase tho number of men. Although a peace has been obtained on that frontier, thera is no asßuranco that it will be observed, unless a strong force bo Isept stationod there, and con sequently it is the intention of the Department to Bend an additional force. It is the opinion of tho Secretary, that with an army throe times ns great os ours, it would be impraotionblo so to guard oil pointß of our extended frontier ns entirely to prevent Indian dopredations. It is, therefore, the intention to post the troops in large bodies on important points, and reduco tho number of Braall dotnohmonts. The appropriations for the erection and im provement of permanent fortifications, for three years past, have either beon refused or greatly reduoed, under the impression that they depend ed upon tho prosecution of a system of fortifica tions. This the Secretary suggests is not the oase, and remarks that howevorit maybe hence forth viewod. tho armament for important posts i in Texas nnd on the Pacific oonet, should ho sent at the earliest period possible. After speaking at length concerning increased requirements for tho transportation of stores, it is estimated that 4GOO recruits will ho required for tho service of the ensuing yea*. It is thought that at tho pre sent rate of pay. it will be difficult, while other employments offer higher Towards, to secure tho requisite numbor of men, although it is of the utmost importance that they should be had, nnd that tho full number of rank nnd filo should bo maintained. It is Shown by nn examination of the statistics of tho army, from 182 G to tho beginning of tho war with Mexico, that tho average excess or the legal over tho actual strength of tho army was 18 per cent, of tho lattor; that tho avorngo loss by desertion has been 12} per cent.; by dis charges for debility and other caußcs, 7 per cent, and by deaths only 4 per cent. —or that the to tnl lobs, independent of discharges by expiration of servico, linß been 23} por cent, of the actual strength of tho nrmy. r Since the termination of tho war with Mexico, tho excess of thelegslover the actual strength hOH boon 10 percent; tho average loss by desertion 10 percent; by dis charges for debility and other causes 8 per cent; by deaths 4 per cent, or a total loss, independ ent of discharges by expiration of service, of 28 per cent A part of the desertion is duo to tbo discovery of gold in California. Tho samo csubo influenced the number of re enlistments. _Tho proportion dnrlngtho lost five years was 1 1 per cent, while daring tho throe years preceding tho war with Mexico, it was 25 per cent. These re sults tho Secretary traces to two princal causes. 1. Tho disparity botween tho pay of tho sol dier and tho value of labor in civil life. 2 Tho fact that length of servioo carries with it no reward, eith ( r in increased pay, rank or privilege. Both these canses are tho fruitful sonreo of disBatiofaclion nnd desertion, and they prevent tho rc onlixtmont of tho moat valuable men Thus in nn army of 10.000 men. whioh ia about tho actual strength of our military establish ment, as nt present organized, tliero will bo an nually, undor exißting circumstances of pay nnd servico, 1.290 discharges by expiration of enlist ment; 726 disohorgeß for disabilities, &c. ; 330 deaths and 1,405 desertions; or 3.811 vacancies annually, of which only 219 aro filled by re-en listments. The actual nnnnal loss to tho Army i to be supplied by tbo enlistment of new tnen will I tbereforo bo 3.692. Or, in other words, moro i than one third of the Army must every year he recruited and transferred from tho depots to their regiments In view of theso experiences, the Secretary recommends tho adoption of such measures os will prevent desertions nnd keep tbo ranks full. Among each, bo anggests— 1. An inorease of per cent, of tho present pay of tho soldier. 1 An additional Increase for each successive period of fivo years, eo long 03 ho shall remain in the army. 8 Provision for tho promotion to tho lowest grade of commissioned officers of such of the noa-commissionod officers of tho army ns may bo foand qualified for, nnd, by their conduct, obaraelor nnd services, entitled to such advance ment It is also suggested that the soldier, honorably discharged, who shall ra enlist within one month thereafter, Bhall bo entitled to $2 per month in addition to tho ordinary pay of his grade, for the first period of fivo years, and a further increase of SI per month for each successive period; and that thoeo now in the army who hnvo served moro than one period of fivo years shall be enti tled to the provisions Darned above; and also, that llioso who'Teceived a certificate of merit for services in Mexico shall havo tho additional $2 i per month. i With a number of other recommendations cnl- I onlated to rendor tho army moro efficient and ca pable of enduring tbo hardships of active service, tho Secretary proceeds to speak of tho necessity of encouraging regularity and uniformity in tho militia; and in connection with this subject, ho reoamrooeds providing tbo militia with tho pro per books for tactical instrnotinns. Tho condi tion of tho Military Academy is favorably Bpo ken of, nnd the Academic term is, by tho Board, recommended to be increased to five years. The report glvos histories of tho various ex ploring expeditions undertaken by tho govern ment, whioh it is unnecessary to repeat here, as tho faots aro known to tho public. ScpU. Plurco. 17,348 20,070 Items of Nows and Miscellany. Prince Wm. Paul, of Wurtcmberg, lag arrived at Now Orleans from tho Pacific, and Lord Elm ley and Viscount Ingostro from Vera Cruz. It is Baid that counterfeit $2O bills on tho Stato Bank of Ohio are in circulation in Zanes ville. Up to tho close of last week, 45,000 hogs had boon slaughtered at Louisville. The democrats of Ohio are to hold a Stato Convention at Columbus, on tho 7th of January, 1854. A petition in favor of n prohibitory law, signed by 8,000 males and 6,000 females, has boon pre sented to tho Georgia legislature. Four thousand of tho colliers at Wigan, Sng., have returned to their work at tho old pnoes. About ono thousand still holdout. Somo tnnm feitationa of riot bnvo ocourred at Blackburn, but nothing serious. Tho Newark Advortiser states, on tho authori ty of a New York physioian, that four deaths from ABiatio oholera occurred in Now York on Monday last, and all within his immediate know ledge. It is alleged that the lion. Miko WolbVs scat is to bo contested, on tho ground that bo was born in Ireland, and was never naturalized. Bryant is said to bo porfcctly at home in writing horoio vorso, but for all this it must be acknowledged that tho author of Illiad was Homer. About 800,000 foot of tho bOBt white plank aro annually sold by the lumber merohnuts of New Haven, Conn., for tho manufacture of American frlotion matches in tho immediate viainily. The dwelling houßO of Mr. Mao Andrew, printer in the British American office, Wood stock, Upper Canada, was destroyed by firo a few days ago. nis mother-in-law, a servant girl, and his infant child, porißhed in tho flames. The export of breadstuffs from Now York to foreign ports for tho month of November, was as follows, viz:—410,267 bbls, flour; 1,809,308 bushels wheat; 144,160 bushels oom. The steamboat Australia struck a rook near Hat Island Upper Mississippi, on tho 9th inst., and immediately filled with water and sunk. The vessel nndoargo will prove a. total loss. Them was an insnranoe in Pittsburgh of $16,000. Hbavx Bests.—lt is stated that tho property on Broadway and tho south comer of Courtland st N. Y., fifty feet front by ono hundred, has been leased at $B,OOO per annum for fifteen years, the lessen to put up a building costing $60,000, to revert to tho owner of the gronnd on the ex pirationof theleoso.' A bonus of $lOO,OOO, itis stud; hos been offered for this lease and refused, it being conßidorod as really .worth throe times that Bum, from the rental expeoted to be realized. t ■I,, v:*-'.*-; 4, . t " 1 ...... ........ .... Report or the Beeretarj/Of'tlle Interior. < report It not quite, eo long ob thole ofWe other Secretaries, but too long to be reodbymorotban one person in a thousand. [lt states that during the last fiscal year, 9,819,- .411 no*? 9 havabeen.surveyed, otuL 10,363,891 aoreflbrbngbt Into market, - In tbe T 6ame period there/were sold 1,083,495 aores. Located with bounty land warrants 6,742,660 acreß; with oth er certificates 9,427 ; 6eleoted for the States as swamp lands 16,684,253; donated for railroads, Stc. 1,427,437; total sold and located 25,346,992 I aores, being.an increase of 12,234,818 over the previons year. The whole number of land warrants iB3ned under existing laws, up to the 30th of-Septem-l her last, was 206,042, of which there were then outstanding 66,947.“, The quantity of land re quired to satisfy the latter is 4,778,120 acres, i Warrants have been issued, under various nets, (jailing for 25,384,640 acres. The entire area of the public domain is esti mated at 1,684,000,000 acres. Within the States, I exclusive of California, it is 4i 1,892,439 acres; the entire cost of which, inelhding costs of sur veys and sales,' was $88,994,013. The amount I received from eales.np to Jnus 10th, was $142,- 283,478; being $53,249,465 more than the cost. The' report enters into some particulars to provo that these lands, which have cost $88,994,013 will yield the net sum of $331,181,309; besides affording means to assist in education and re- •ward for military nervines The Secretary recommends liberal grant* for railroads and other highways, in States and Ter ritories wbere lands remain unsold, and cites in proof of the advantages arising from them, tho results in the case of the Chicago and Mobile and tho Illinois Central and other railroads, in leading to immenso sales of lands that would have romainod unoccupied and unimproved for years. A similar result has succeeded tho grout to tho Sault Ste Marie Canal. It is recommended that our present land sys tem he extended over New Mexico and Utah, Measures are also required to guard against speculation and fraud in tho mineral lands, of California. The operations of the pension office are spoken of favorably. The -applicants for pensions under the law of 1853, (widows of re-, volutionary soldiers married after January, 1800) | have proved unexpectedly numerous. Tho ap propriation made for it was only ¥24,000, where as there will ho about $240,001) required, and tho number of applicants will probably be 3000. Reference is mado to the numerous frauds com mitted on the Pension office, and measures are recommended for guarding againßt them. The business of the Patent office goes on with much greater system than it did formerly, not withstanding tho great increase in the number of applications. Still a long period elapses be fore final notion can ho arrived nt on applica tions, and a simplification of the process required by tho laws is recommended. Indian 'disturbances nro described ns having been less freqnent than usual, during tho year. The importance of directing their attention to ngrionlture is strongly urged. Their number nmnnnts to about 40,000 in the States; about 110,000 in Minnesota and along the frontier, to Texos; 03.000 in tbe Plains and Rocky Moun tains: 29,000 in Texas; 100,000 in California; 23,000 in Washington and Oregon; 45,000 in New Mexico; nnd 12,000 in Utah. These amount in the aggregate to 422.000. The visit of tho Commissioner of Indian Affairs to samo of the tribes is spoken of as likely to prove very hcneficinl in bringing about treaties that will bo mutually advantageous to whites nnd Indians. Tbe resistance of certain Creek Indians to Uni ted States officers wbo endeavored to enforoethe laws ngainst eelling liquors is referred to, but after investigation it is decided that ns the laws of the tribe on this subject are severe, it is best to leave them to enforce them, and avoid a con flict of jurisdiction. The issnn of bounty land warrants to Indians has been suspended. The removal of tho ScminMes from Florida ties been 'ransferred to tho lVor Department. The agents are providing places for the removal of the Texas Indians. Tho plan for removing tho California Indians has not snecceded. chiefly owing to the difficulty of procuring a fit place. A reform in tbe mode of paving nnnnities to the Indians is recommended ns absolutely? neces- Bary. Tbn operations of the Census Bureau have re sulted in tho completion of their work* with tn unexpended balance of $lO,OOO of tbe appropri ation. Nothing hnn been done with the Mexican Boundary Survey; thnt of the New Mexican Boundary hns hern transferred to the Btnto De partment. Some details ore given in regard to this survey, and Congress is Bskcd to make pro vision for commencing the engravings for the work. Tho report gives some particnlnrs about the erection of an iron truss bridge over the Po mmao, and additional appropriation of $75,000. It is recommended thnt new buildings bo erect ed for tho State, War, Navy and Interior De partments, which can be dono at a cost not ex ceeding $3,000,000. Some further improve ments in the public buildings, required for the health and convenience of tho officers, are re commended. Tho remaining paragraphs of tho renort are devoted to matters of no interest out of tho District of Columbia. The estimates of tho amounts required for tho j servico of the Departments during the year ond ng Jone 30lh, 1855, are $3,937,793 GO. GREAT FIR.K IS SEW YORK. Burning of thr Harper's Establishment and a Kumber of Other Buildings—Tiro Hotels Par tially Destroyed—Heavy Loss. A limit nno o’clock on Saturday afternoon n fire broke out in Now York, in tho extensive pristine and puWlsTiinir establishment of Harper fc Bros., and spread through ti'O huildintrs with almost incredible rapidity. Tho bnilding ex tended from Pearl to Cliff street, and occupied a very largo area. Tbo firo is said to have heen caused hy a boy dropping a lighted lamp in the eampheno room, where tho rollers were washed. Tho Commercial, in a postcript, dated 21 o’clock, P. M. f saya: Many of tho work-peoplo had just returned from dinner, and had scarcely resumed their employments when tho alarm was given. It is hoped that all have escaped, but tbero is reason to fear that some of tho numerous book-folders end other employees in tho upper part of the establishment have perished. Nothing certain on this subject can ho ascertained at tho present writing. Several girls osoaped by jumping out of the windows, and ono who did ao broke a leg by tho fall. Ilor name was not known to our informant. The establishment of tho Messrs. Ilarpcr con sisted of six lofty brick buildings, extending through from Pearl street to Cliff street. Five of these buildings wero nearly destroyed when wo left the ground, and the Bixth was on 6ro and will oertainly be consumed. When tho fire broke out, the wind was North erly, but it gradually shifted to tho Wost, and carried tho flames across Pearl street, setting fire to the Mansion House and tho Franklin street notel. These buildings are badly burned in tho upper storieß. The adjoining edifices were also scorched, and it was foarod that ex Alderman James Kolly’s bakery would take fire. - Tho wind is again shifting, however, to the Southward, and there is less reason to apprehend the destruction of tlio houses on tho Eastom side of Pearl street. It is probable that tho flames will now spread up to Frankfort street, and that the whole blook on tbo Western side of Pearl street, from Forry to Frankfort streets, will be oonsnmed. The heat is intense, but tho bravo firemen aro laboring with undaunted energy, and will proba bly be eucoesaful in confining the conflagration to the limitß above indicated. Tho firo is a dreadful calamity not only on ac count of tbo immense valuo of tho property de stroyed, but on account of tho grent numbor of work-people who are thrown out of employment at this inclement season of tho year. Tho blank book manufactory of Geo. T. Cool odgo & Bro., No. 328 Pearl street, adjoining the Harper’s buildings, is destroyed. The Express, in a postsori; t dated 2J o’olock, says: The firo has extended through to Cliff street, and is raging with fearful wildness. It is doubt ful if tho greater part of the whole blook be not burned down. The baok wall has just fallen with a fearful crash, and tho whole rear of Har per’s lies a mass of flaming ruins. The press-room is, no doubt, utterly destroyed. Next to Harpor’s, on Cliff Btrcot, ig. Doherty’s card manufactory, fall of paper stock. It is probable that it, too, will fall a sacrifice. The fire haß communicated to the building opposite to Harper’s, on Cliff street, but it does not ap pear to spread. It is impossible to say yet whether any lives have been lost. The firemen aro working like horses, doing ovpry thing that manly exertion and noble devo tion can do to subdue the devouring element. We leant that when the fire communioated to the rear, two work girls jumped from the second story of Harper’s bindery; thoy were ..conside rably hurt- The fire iB spreading with fearful rapidity. ./ . The flames have just communicated with the roofs of the' houses’ in Pearl street, opposite Harper’s; the Franklin Square Hotel and the old Walton House ore on fire in tho upper stories.' : . Nothing further has been heard front the Ho nors expedition. A naval force was expected ‘to go up the Gulf of California to assist, if possible, in arresting the steps of these marauders. iSillfc v*: v Since the <spe, we learn th*Y4ke fire was subdued aftdr? destroying ings. The-eotir*;, lobs is estimated a%S76QiOOO. The Messrs* Harpers are said 4q belnsured for $250,000. Evading :Tiib, Liquor. License Liw—r-Peter Buckley, of Delaware City, Del., has been con-' victed on four counts and fined $lO4, for selling liquor without license. It appears he attempted to evade the law,' by selling a craoker or segar for afip, find then asking the purchaser to take a drink- ' lie proved the sale of a.cracker in one instance, and,alegar and contended that h,c bad the right to give away his liquor to his custotnerC i Butifc waa'provon that the pur j chasers went io the house to get the liquor, and | that the oracker or segar would not have offered' I sufficient inducement to call them there, had the I liquor not been in anticipation. The Court held [ that it was an attempt to evade the meaning and rSpiriti)f the law. V ' jo®~ From the National Intelligencer, Washington City, May 15th, 1852: . Dr. J; Si Bose’s Medical Adviser to Persons in Sickness and in Jlealt!}, wWi.an Almanac for This publication 13 from the poo of an eminent physician of Philadelphia, a regular gradanteof the Medical College, and an honorary moniker of the Philadelphia Medical Society. It contains, nmch good odvlco to Invalids, os well as persona in health. It also describes in a comprehensive manner, the diseases of our variable climate, and the modo of treatment.' No. family should bo without a copy of this book. It can be bad, without any charge, at the various drug stores in this city, where Dr. Bose’s valuable Family Medicines are for sitlo. Da. J. B.' Bose’s Nervous asd Intiooeatiwci CoawAL,.the greatest discovery in medical science. This astonishing preparation for raising up a weak constitution, dobfiitated by care, labor, study or disease, acts like a charm. It gives strongth and appetite, and possesses great invigorating properties. For heart'disease, all nervous affections,data* lence, heait-burn, restlessness, numbness, neoralgio, rais ing tho spirits, and giving power to the whole system, it is almost miraculous in Its effects. Fifty cents a bottle. Dr. Rose?* Celebrated Family Medicines, and his Medical Adviser to Persons in Sickness and in Health.—l am jnst in receipt of a fresh assortment of tbo above Medicines, and a lot of bis valuable books for distribution, of which tho pub lic are invited to call and accept a copy. decl&daw O. ll.' KKTSER, 140 Wood street. £5-Sale of Dr. M’Lane’s Vermifuge.-- Among tho hundreds of letturs, certificates and- ordera re* eclved by tho proprietors of this medicine, tho following are selected to show its character, aad tbe effect of its uso in a distant part of the West: RotAiTOJf, Boone Co., la., May 10,1850. Messrs J. Kidd <fi Cb.—Gentlemen: I writoto yontoo> Unit an agency for the invaluable Vermifuge you prepare. Sometime since, I purchased one dozen vials of Mr. C. Kdy, nnd prescribed it in my practice; and it proved so effectual in tho expulsion of worms, that no other preparation will untidy tbo citizens of tills village and vicinity. Please send mo one gross of tbo Vermifuge immediately. Yours, Ac., SAMUEL BOSS. New PnonnsscE, Term., July 1,1851. Messrs J. Kidd d Co.—l’leaso send the Yurmlfago for ps ps soon os powdblo, Bfl wo bio nearly out,'and tho demand fur it is very great. Wo believe it to be tho best Vermifuge ever invented. PORTER & D\CUS. Purchasers will be careful to ask for Dr. H’Lano’a cele brated Vermifuge, and take nono clan. All other Venal* foßes, In comparison, arc worthless. Dr.- M’Lann’s Venal* luge, also his celebrated Liver Pills, can now be had at all respectable Drog Stoics in the United Slates. Also for tale 'iy tho solo proprietors, FLBMINO BROS.. Successors to J. Kidd A Co., GO Wood street. 03*- JCevr Goods ! FRESH ARRIVAL of every description of Cloth,. Cassltnercfy Overcoatings, and Vest ings, suitable for tho season. Also, Shirts, Drawers, Cravats, Stocks, Suspenders, Gloves, HJfcfs., Ac. Also, a full assortment of Ready-made Clothing, Trunks, Carptt Bags, end Umbrellas, wholesale and retail. Those wiehixg t > purcharo good articles, and at a fair price, would do well to call at K: GRIBBLTTa CLOTHING ESTABLISHMENT Kn. ‘MO LIBERTY street, head of Wood, and you will not go away disappointed. nov23 fTS-Pfenrftlgla.—This formidable disease, which svins to baffle the *kill of physldanß, yields like rnagio to Outer’# Rtwxixn Mtxtcm, Mr. V. Boyden, formerly of tho Astor Hons*. Now York, and late proprietor of the Exchange Hotel, Richmond, Va is one of tim hundreds who have been cured of severe Neu ralgia by Carter’s Spanish Mixture. tUnce his onto, lie has recommended It to numbers o! others who were suffering nearly every form of disease, with tho most wonderful success. He says It b the moat extraordinary modklno ho has ever seen used, and the Ixrst blood purifier knowo. *,• Src» lulvertlsementtn another column. [nnvlTrdawlni HEW ADVBE' LECTURE. roirxa HEX'S LIBRARY ASSOCIA TION. 0 s ! W. CURTIS. Esq.. of New York City, author of “ Our Xm llvl “ Tin PuUphar Papers" recently pub lished with such success in Putnam’s Mojrxrlne. “ Ifrii'.i'lji'' ami other of our most popular works, will de liver f»\E LECTURKfaud butonell>cfaro this Institute, on SATURDAY TUNING NEXT, I7th Inst., at MASONtC U ALT*, Fifth street Subject of Lector*, “THE AGE OK STEAM.” A» a L'oturer and writer Mr. Cams l*. by ihe best litr*Tn ry critic,*, placed In the very flm rank, filling 10 the utmost rupnrit.y lb© target Units, wherever he has appeared, loth tty this esiuntryand in Kurfrpt. tW Ticket* of admission, 25 onnU-—to be bad at tho va rimi* bonk ond music store*, library room*, of tbo Lector** Commit tee, and at the door. 0-g~ Poors open at t'A; T>cfcore to commence at 7V6 o'clock. HENRY -WOODS. JOHN K. HOLMBB, W. n. KINCATD. JOHN M. KIRKPATHTCK. Lecture CbmmiUee. OFFICE MQNONGAIIKLA NAVIGATION CO,\ December 10,1553. j PROPOSALS will be received at this offlet* until three o’olnck r. M. of WEDNESDAY, the 25th January netty f“ r th© construction of Lock and Dam No. 6; also, for the construction of (.neks and Dam* Nos. 0 and 7, being rcquWto to extend Mu* navigation to tho Virginia State lino, Plans and »p*rlGeatlon* will be exhibit'd at the office one wotife previon* to th© letting, end all necessary Informs* lion given hy S- Lnthrop, E«q., or the undersigned. Proposals »H 1 ho received for payment® to ho mad© In m*h: nlso, for payments In stock and bond* of tho com* paor. J. K. MOORHEAD, «2pcl4 President of Mon. N«v. Co. Valuable City Property for Bale. THE soWrilwr offers fur sale that valuable LOT, corner of Water streets, fronting &S foot on each street, on which aro erected two substantial Brick Ware house*. I will also sell my DWELLING lIOU3E AND LOT in th© Fißh Ward. on Penn struct. This Lot has 00 foot on Penn street, and runs through to Pike street 220 feet. Tho house is ©no oft be largest and meat complotodwolllngain tho city. For particulars, enquire of Mr. FOSTER* at my otSco. corner Market and Water streets. d«cl4:lw POLLARD M’OfHWTCK. WHEREAS. letters of Administration having been grant©*! to Robort Morrow, of Ro«s township, forth© Ertalo of vTOHN MORROW, late of Rosa township, deceas ed, all person* baring claims against said Estate, will please present them, properly authenticated, for settle ment, and all persons knowing thcnmelvas indebted, will r.lcmso make prompt payment to tho underpinned. decU:4tw* JL MORROW. a a. McManus , - ' SELECT PARTY. I TAKE pleasure in announcing to the scholars attending my Dancing Academy, and those who hayo received in rltatlons, that tho FIRST QUADRILLE PARTY will be given on WEDNESDAY evening, December 21st, at Wash nraros Ha'.l. Gentlemen havingrceolvcd invitations, or been o them iso invited, and Wishing to attend, will pleaso procure their tickets from either of the Managers, (named on the circu lar,) as no ticket* will bn disposed of at tho door of the Hall, and no gcntleman admlUcd without a ticket, and tvho hoi not receipt'd an Oim'fahVm. fig* The Hall has boon lately fitted up, and will boreno vnted and cleansed in the bast possihlo manner. There will l*o also a waiting male and ftmalo in attendance, to toko caro of clothe*, Ac., belonging to the ladies and gon tlemen. dt*c!3 Public Sale. BY virtue of a Writ of Partition, issued out of tho Court of Common' riciv* of Fayette county, ond to mo direct ed, there will l*j sold at public outcry, upon tho premises, in ConneUsvillo township, in wild County, on tho TWENTY SIXTH DAY OV DECEMBER, A. D. 1850, tho following de scribed Real Estate, to wit:—Four Tracts of Land, Plata to and lying in Counollsvillu township. Fayette county, Pa., containing about SEVENTEEN HUNDRED ACRES, lying an tho Yonghlofihcny rlvor, adjoining lands with niram Snyder, Israel Painter, John T.Hurst, and others, on which ore erected a Stono Dwelling House, Frame Darn, large Stable, and an old furnece, formerly called Mt. Etna, to gether with several other log building*; about two hundred acres of which aro cleared; all of which ie known ds tho Gibson proporty. Terms made known on ddv of sale. JAMES McBRIDE, Bheriff. ShcrifTs Office, Dec. 1.1853. [deol&tej Hot corn—a rook for alltime—ii, miner a CO., No. 32 SMITHFIKLD street, have the pleasure to announce to the public that they have received lIOT CORN: Life Scenes In New York, Illustrated; with eight original dorigns, engraved by N. Orr, in a most eplondid manner. Tho publishers of the ‘‘Hot Corn” think that they are now offering to tho public a book that will bell to a greater extent than any other work ever published, ex cept, perhaps, “ Undo Tom’s Cabin,” and tho reason for such expectation la founded upon tho expressions of almost oil clossus who have read the small portion, in comparison to what the book contains, of tho “ scenes” already pub lished, under tho title of “Hot Corn,” “The Two-Penny Marriage,” “Madallna,” “Wild Maggie,” etc. No talos. over bad snch a run through tho public papors as these Hot Corn stork's.. • • * Also —A largo assortment of 01ft Books, Juveniles, Bibles, and Prayer Books, bound in the most beautiful man ner. n. MINER & CO, JKTNA INSURANCE! COMPANY, HARTFORD, CONN. Chartered 1810—Capital Stock 8300,000* Tnos. 1L BRACE, President. TUOS. A. ALEXANDER, Bomtary. DIRECTORS— Thomas E; Brace, Samuel Tudor, Ebenezer Flower, Ward Woodbridge, E. A. Bulkoloy, Joseph Church, Roland Mather, Frederick Tyler, Edwin 0. Ripley, Robertßaeli, SamuelS. Ward, - Miles A. Tuttle, Henry Z. Pratt, John L. Boswell, Austin Dunham, Gustovus F. Davis, Junius 8. Morgan, gjp* Policies on Fire and Inland Risks lisned on favora blotormSj by . GEORGE E. ARNOLD, Ag*t, dec!2:ly No. 74 Fourth street, Pittsbnrgh. OT CORN! HOT CORN!! HOT CORNIII—Hot Corn: Life Scnnes -in Now York Illustrated—including tho Btory of Littto Katy, Madallna the rag-picker’s daughter. Wild Maggie, Ac. With original designs, engraved by N. Orr. By Solon Robinson.- “ Bid that welcomo -Which comes to .punish ua. w “A beggaris book outworth’s o nobio’s blood.” “ Of every inordinate cup beware; Or drink, and with it misery share.” ’ For sale by : . BT. C. MORGAN. ... docl3 . : - lo4Woodstreet. , SMCKD SALMON ; ilenMaoterel; • : . tfo.l Mackerel,ln feeU; {■{' in bb& BAILEY & RfcflSflAW, fay HUNKS ANI> VALI3KS—A fail assortment always on band, at low prices. I*. K. H AYWABD, dec7 Corner Market and Llborty streets. MIME • v * ‘■» ' » * 5 SPECIAL NOTICES. Dlonoaffßh«la Suvlgatlba Oompa*'- ny,—NOTH® TO - STOCKHOIIDHBB. Ab*AN* NUALiIKKTING of tb» Stockholder* of the MonongahaU Navigation Company will be held, Ihnursnanee of the pro* Visions of the Charier of Incorporation, aitbeir Office on Grant street, in the .city of Pittsbnrgh, on Second day of January, 1864,(bdnKtbefirsfc Monday intbe; month.) at two o'clock, P. M, for the ELECTION OP OpH* CERSforthoensuing year. ■'£ V ' : declfctd WM. BAKEWEXL, Secretary; Scrofula* —it la dua to KIEK’S Fdrouuvi to say that it has bees known to completely eradicate every restage of this dreadful disease In loss time than any other remedy, and at leas cost or Inconvenience to the pa tient. •• The thousands of certificates In thohandsof.the propria tor, many of which are froth well known citizens of the city of and Its immediate vicinity, go to show clearly sndboyor<‘ til doubt,that Kies's Prnioixira la a medicine - of no coir, on value; not only as a local remedy in , Jhraly* i tit, Rheumatism. Ikhfntu, lost of Sight, but as a valuable' | Internal remedy, Inviting the Investigating physicians, as I well as the suffering patient, to beooine acquainted with its | merits. r . : Thosehavlng & dread of- mixtures are assured thatthis medicine to purely natural, jmd is bottled as it flows from ttie bosom of the earth. The following cortijlcate it copied from a paper pubtisfted at Syraauiy JV. K, and bean date August £ 1852, fe wfticA il . also appended Vie T. Foot } H.J) n Of Syracuse: • / -.v;:.-. This may In troth certify, that I have been so badly afr ; : Dieted with Scrofula for the lastaeTehyears that mostOxthV time I have been unable to attend to any Tdnd of business, and much of the time unable to walk and confined to my bed, and have been treated nearly - all the time by thebest Physicians our country affords; I occasionally got some re- Ilefi but no cure, and continued togrow worse until Dr. Foot recommended ms to try the Petroleum, or Kook Oil,’as ere' rrthing else had failed. I did so without faith at first, but "theeffect was astonishing; It threw the poison to the surface at once, and I at once began to grow letter, and by using seren bottles I hare got a cure worth thouaandaef dollars. MBS. NANCY M. BARKER.. This maycortify that I hare becnacqu&inted with Kiel’s Petroleum, or Bock OIL for more than a year, and bare re peatedly witnessed its beneficial effects in the cure of Indo lent ulcers and other diseases for which' It is recommended, and can with confidence recommend it to he a medicine wor thy of attention, and can safely say that success has attend ed its use where,other xaedieine had failed." > ,D. T. FOOT, M. D.. For sale by all th» Druggist* In Pittsburgh. . fau27adtw. PHILADELPHIA. CUBTAm WAREHOUSE, IT* Chestnuttt.y npporiU the State Route. H. W. SAFFOBD, KEEPS constantly on band the moat extensive and (Ky yariedagßortmentofCurtolhsandCgrtain Materialsto be found in the city* comprising in part of the following CURTADt GOODS - AND POBNITOBE I styles of— -■ --v' French Lace Curtains, . mndow bhiwes, all prices, Muslin . “ Buff Hollands, all widths, Frenchßrocatelles,all widths,GiltComices, every style and French Plushes, price, - ‘- 1 1 • « Satin Lainca, Gilt Curtain Pins, t( . Lampos, n : Bands, *• Satins, --Cords and Tassels, « Damask Linens, Gimps, all prices, « Cashmeretto, • Loops,- Plaln Turkey Bed, Fringes, . India Satin Damask, . Picture Tassels and Cords, ~ « Lining Silks, Shade Tassels and Brasses, Furniture Gimps, . Hooks,Bings, Brackets, Ac. A full aasortment of the above goods constantly for sale, wholesale or retail; ; . {marlily—af.rn.tv . ladtcflitlon and Liver Complaint I CUKKD ay KUSH’S PKTROLEUII.-4-Bead the fol-.j towing letter ftora Her. 0. DicknraoK, a Missionary In ; Oregon: •• '■ ■ - v;‘ ■ Mb. J. M. Kieb —Dear Sir: Myself and wife bavingbeen greatly beoofitted by the use of your Petroleum, I.wish.to hare yoo (tend mo a box of taro.or three dozen bottles. •1. am the Congregational Minister In this place, and several .of my people aro attested with Indigestion and an Inaction of the liver, the same of myself arid wife, before taking ,yonr PrmoLECif,oa Bock Oil, Wo took several bottles— two or three each—about a year and a half ago, and we have never enjoyed so good health far years as we have since that time. 1 had not taken a single bottle, before . that faUness of the stomachwhleh so distresses the, dys peptic was relieved, and I hare felt nothing of it since'that time. My wife was also relieved from tt chronic disease of the liver, which hod been of several years by ; the use of your Petroleum. Sold by S. M.KIER, Canal Basin, GKO.H. EEY3ER, 140 Wood street, and Druggists and Medicine Dealers every where. 0c125 lnsurance Company of. Lks>* Pittsburgh*—lT. D. KING, President; SAM* URL L. MARSHALL, Secretary. Office:,® 4 Water Sirf/t, between Market and WoodsirteU. ■ Insures HULL and C ARGO Bisks, on the Ohio and Missis- / dppl lUrers and tributaries, - ' Insures against Loss or Damage by Fire. . Al&O—Against the Perilsof tho 80a, and Inland Naviga tion and Transportation. • ' CASH MUTUAL FIRE AND MA- INSURANCE COMPART, of Pennsylvania* CAPITAL,SIOO,OOO* CITAR « TER PERPETUAL. Prtridtnt —Tlnn. AUGUSTUS 0* ILEISTER, - Secrdary-^ THOMAS 11. WILLSON, Esq. WRXOTOttS: Hoft. A. O. Heister, Samuel W. Hays, William Robinson, Thomas Gillespie, . William P. Fahnestock, John B. Cox, Herrey Bollman, Jamb Peters, John Walker, Jr., William Colder, Jr.,' Jacob S. Ualderman, Aaron Bornbaugh. . RUSSELL & OAKES, Agents,!.- Office, in la&yotto Rolldings, . J«8 (entrance on Wood street-) srirSASSOCIATKD Firemen's Insurance ihy Company -of the City of Plttalmrgtai J. K.MOORHRAD,PresMent-BOBERTFINNKT,Secretary Will injure against FIRE and MARINE. RISKS of all Hinds. Office: in Monongnhela House, Nos. 124 and 121 Water street. NELSON’S DAOUEEREOTTPES.- K£y Post Office Buildings, Third street, Likenesses taken In all kinds of weather, from 8 A. M. to 6 P. M., giving an accurate artistic and animate likeness, unlike and rosily su perior to the common cheap daguerreotypes, at thn following cheap prices: s2, $3, $4, $5 and upward, according to the she and quality of case or frame. Honrs for children, from 11 A«M. to 2 P.M. . N. B.—• Likenesses of sick or deceased persons taken In any; part of the city. . , [pov2s:ly iTS» ARNOLD & WILLIAMS* HEATING lKy AND VENTILATING WAREHOUSE, No. 26 MAR KET street, Pittsburgh—Manufacturers of WROUGHT IRON TUBING, BRASS AND IRON FITTINGS and CHIIrL SON'S FURNACES, Registers, Ventilators, Tin Pipes, and every article required In their line. : : Particular attention paid to the erection of Heating, Yen- Ulatlog and Drying Apparatus, by Steam Pipes, Hot Water, and Chilson’s Furnace. novS:2zn Dr. LarzetteU Jnno Cordial, or PRO-' CREATIVE ELIXIR, prescribed os an effectual restorative in cases of Weakness, Impotency, or Barrenness, and all irregularities of nature. As an Invigorating Rem edy it is unequalled. Also a certain Remedy for Incipient Consumption, Indigestion, Loss of Muscular Energy, and. Female Weakness.. Sold only at No. 140 THIRD street Pittsburgh. . .• . oct3lal2w Curtain materials, and Ihgr Curtain Trimmings of every description, Furniture Plashes, Brocatolles, Ac., Lace and Muslin Curtalns,N. 7. Painted Window Shades, Gilt Cornices, Curtain Pins, Bands. Ac., at wholesale and retail. W. H. CARETS, • No. 169 Chesnut street, corner Fifth, Philadelphia. Curtains Made and Trimmed in the very newest French style. ' fmar2o:ly ' Comal! Convex!! A groat many per {J-i£>r sons are dreadfully tormented with corns. A certain remedy will bo found in. Dr. Cohen’s Cons Plssteh, for sale by Dr. GEO. S. KEYBKR, 140 Wood street. Pries, retail at 12\4 and 25 cts. per box. . sej-8 Liberal deductions to those who buy to soil again. 0. 0. F*—Place of meeting, Washington Hail, IKy Wood street, between Fifth street aUff Virgin alley. : PmsxrcnaH Lome, No. 336—Meets every Tuesday evening. Meucantiu: Encampment, No. 87—‘Meets first and. third Friday of each month. : [msT2s:ly ; Nottfe.— The JOURNEYMEN TAILURB -80 CIETY, of Pittsburgh and Allegheny, meets on the first and third WEDNESDAY of every month, atthe FLORI DA lIOUHE, Market street By order. Jely • JOHN YOUNG, Jit, Secretory, , Cargo’s Cotillion and Brass Saxhorn Band* can be had by applying to Wm. Frank Cargo, at tho " Crystal Palace Daguerrcan Rooms,” of • •• my2s:tf [ R, M. CARGO A CO.'S, Fourth street. LODGE, I. O. O. F.—The Ut£/ Angorona Lodge, No. 289, LO.of 0. F.« meets ovtry Wodnesday eveningln Washington Hall, Wood st [JyDy . AHL, Surgeon Dentlst>~{BoocwsoTCf Ihy Q.W.Biddle.] No. 144SmUhfieldst [my&y : PENNSYLVANIA RAIDROAB.—WwrxE Taejffmstweis PITTSDUBOH, pQtLAhXLPiIU AJTO BAtTJ&tOQS. .. first Class. —Eggs, Feathers, Merchandise, Furs, 90 cents. 100 lbs. Second Class. —Apples and Peaches (dried,)-Beeswax, Bristles, Buffalo, Bear, and Bear Skins, Clover and Timothy Seed, Glassware, Ginseng, Rags, Sheep Pelts 7Gb lbs. Third Clan.—Apples (green,) Bran and Ship Stuff, Bacon and Pork, (loose,) Butler, Hides, Hogs’ Hair, Hemp and Flax, Leather (Eastward,) Csc IGu lbs. JbttrtA Class.—Alcohol, Bacon (In casks or boxes,) Barley and Malt, Beef and Pork (pickled or salted,) packed Candles, Cheese, Grain (in bags,) Lard and Lanl Oil, Lead (In pigs or. sheets.) Oil Cake, Tallow, Whisky, Leaf Tobacco, 50 cents SUOOjba. Axdal Hates.—Cotton COc 100 lbs. Flour $1 hM dcclU GEORGE 0. FIUNOISCU3. i Sll. MOLASSES—2OO bbts Steam Refined Bngar-Housa • just rocelvcdfrom steamer Prafrio City,and lhrealo by dec!3 JAME 9 A. nUTOmSON A CO. ■ REFINED SUGARS—I6OO bbla Powtfsrcd.CniKhetf.Bmail Loaf and Clarified Sugars, in store and for eala by JAMES A. HUTCHISON A CO, Agoota St Loola Sugar Refinery, i ' NO. BU«JAK—IO4 hhda, prime new crop, landing from • steamer Qa&land, and for sale by. . . dee!3 JAMES A, HUTCHISON A CO., THE KENTON IRON COMPANY, of Western Pennsyl vania, having become the proprietors of the BENTON and DICKERSON VATtEXT for making Wroughtlhm di rect fromthe Ore,for that portion of territory of Pennsylva nia lying west'of,'nad Including tho counties of Tulum, Huntingdon, Centre, Clearfield, Elk'and McKean, are now prepared to soil certificates of stock in said company, each share of stock entitling the holder to share in the profits of the company, and the right to use one Furnace under mid' Patent The Company will also sell the tight to use the improvement in tneoboyo named territory, by single fur nace or otherwise. Tho fact that by the Renton process Iron Ore can be converted into Blooms at about the cost re quired to convert Ore into Pig Metal, is a sufficient recom mendation of Its mortis. . No. 32 Smith field Rtreet. Mr; JAMES n. CBANE has been appointed Agent for the B»le of rights to uro Furnaces under said Intent, to whom application may b© made, or to the underalgned Directors of the Company. .J. K; MOORHEAD, "l . . AELEN KRAMKJt, - JAS. W. HATLMAkf W, DEWE3 WOOD, oTKeestiort JAB. IT. CRANE, PlttaborghT ATTENTION, I,ADIKS. HAYING determined tocloso out our entire stock of Bilk, Satin, Velvet and Gro Be Affric BONNETS be* : foro the Ist of January, at greatly reduced pricts—ti prices ; that we defy competition in thodty—call and seo our BONNETS, andsatisfy younelte& . friend next door * '< Is being, alarmed at his expenses; . Notwithstanding be ts three pcoro and more— But he eaxnmt compete with the Smozs.' . ' Now Ladles, yon must bear in mind,. . In order to save expenses; '> Get a Boiotxr of the right kind, At the Fancy Btore of Spxsczs._ _ -.•••; Remember the place, No. 33 MARKET eW between Second ami Third streets, at the sign of the Cheap‘Bonnet : , Store, : fdecS] - AM.J.& C. ppEKCK.i STATIONERY, of all kinds and qualities, for sale low by J. S. DAVISON, dec7 C 6 Market street, near Fourth. . v'fc ■r. "Vr^*. v ' ; '/Tv.s'*.- - » ~ * ' ** . fc . 1 ’ * smsoms:- ILD.King, v WmiLarimerdr.,- William Bagaley, Samuel M. Kler, Samuel Uea, William Bingham, RobcrtDunlap, jr., ; John 8. DUworth, g. Harharigb, Francis Sellers,. Edward Ilftaxleton, J. Schoonmaker, Walter Bryant WDllamß.Hays. Isaac M. Pennock. flec22 Dstxoross J. K.MooThaad, ' w. J. Anderson, B. 0. Sawyer, E. B. Simpson, Win. M. Edgar, H. B. Wilkins,. . W. W. Balias, Charles Kent,. 0. 11. Paulson, William Colllngwood, A-P.Anshutz, Joseph Kaye, William Wilkinson i ■■} deelSfcdftwtf % v , J • * v ■".<» fit -S * • - • • r 4 "’''l • • *•; :.*■ • ’■ 4 ■•» ■ ‘■’•.n ... ■ /• ‘ ‘ . .V -f. 4 * AMUSEMENTS. THEATRE.— Jostfh 0. Fcarm, Latte and Jlana-. per—Fifth street, above W00d.,..-Prices of admission: Boxes and Parquets 60c; Private Boxes, largo, $8; do', do, small, $5; Second Tier, 26c; Boxes for colored persons, 60e. Persons securing seats wiU be charged 12% ets. extra tor the Certificate. Door* open at 6%o'clock; performance tocom* menco at 7 o’clock....... Greatest hit ever made! Third night of the engagement of the celebrated artistes Ur and Un W J Florence, Irish and Yankee performers. chievous Annie” received with shouts of laughter and ap plause.. ..,.Thls evening, December 14, 1853, will be pre sented PADDY THE PIPISR: Paddy the Piper, Mr Flor ence; Kathleen, JJrs Florence. -To befollowed.by the Com edy of THE YANKEE GAL: Barney (VConber, Mr Flor ence; Yankoe Gal, (with a song.) Mrs Flotence. To con clude, with.tho extravaganza of MISCHIEVOUS ANNIE:... Tim Sonus, Mr Floreucei 'Aunle Florence v;A ' To-morrow, Mr and MraW, J-Florence will appear. , ... 1, GRAND CONCERT! • QBE BUJUIj - RESPECTFULLY 'announces to tho clUxons of Pitts burgh, that he .wlll. eoon,giv<>,,ln this City, a GRAND CONGKRi’, on which occasion howUl bo assisted by 810- NORINA ADELINA PATTI, the taUaical phenomenon." ! MAUItIGB : BTBAKOSOXI, tho'groat .Pianist, Musical Dlrector>and Conductor. 43“ For Programme and particulars, see future adver ttssmonts,and at tho Ticket Office, at Mr. 11. KLEBEU’s MuaicStore, -■ ■ . nov22:tf Fall Style of Bats.. •*;. SAMUEL WEST, N0;231 iJßmt jUlffhead.of Wood,) has Juatrecelvcd tho PALM • -1 HATS, and would respectfully Inritb the deration of hU'frienda and customers to it lie has also on hand a large' and varied' assortment of HATS and CAPS, whieh he wifi siJI CHEAP, for cash. [aitl&tf t- !-■ . Mats end Cops* •.■ rrsfi JOSEPH-.COX:A CO.* comer Wood street-jaggs* / Hand Diamond, alley, would respectfully la- tboirfHendß andtfae public that they are receiving-A large' and- splendid-stock of II ATS AND CAPgjof the latest styles, which they oro prepared to sell on as reasonable terms..da any other' house in .the .-city* Give us a call, and examine our stock. aeplO - FRESH OYSTERS, F ROM BALT I MOFt E, . 1 JUST RECEIVED AT ArPIELiySDEPbT, On corner of . Wood and Fifth streets. . ■■■>■- PATBioca a raixan. . ; : [sepio • : Finii'Btreet-Properly For Sale. A- YALUABLE LOT OP GROUND, 18 feet firdnt'by 120 deep, situated on fifth street, nearly opposite the new Poet Office and Custom House. ;Tbe situation of this lot mokes It one of tha most locations in the city.":-;': ----- -.... JVrmr : 'one-third cash, and.balance intwo years; or one third cash and on improved farm of bottom land for garden ing puropses.. Apply to JOHN. S. KENEDY, dccßriTo • Watch Matter. Fifth stre ct. ; Howard* • • • • • STOLEN, of Liken by, mistake, from tho Laho Shore Train, . atthoClcvelahd'Depdton'Baturday evening, 3d Inst, a Brussels CARPET BAG, Containing sundry notes to amount of overs4,000, payable to the Geauga Iron.Compa*, oy, or to George E, Paine, or endorsed to Ibdr order,inelti- - ding two Rotes against Messrs. Nicholson & PoyEc.of Pitts burgh, Pa., enforced by JL & Nicholson, both dated Juno 4th, 1853; one for $754,65, dtte March 4th 1854, and one for sCl9,9B,dae June 4th, 1854, payable.'at Pittsburgh,‘to tho order ofGeorge E. Paine, and enforced in blank by Georgo E. Paine. The above reward of $25 will bo given for tho re covery' ofthe Carpet Bag and contents, and $25 mom for the detection of the thief GEORGE E. PAINE, / ; dcf7Jwd .~v Agent GeangalronCompany.-' ’ AdmtnlatratlonNotice« WHEREAS, Letters of Administration: dt lanis cum Usinmchlo dmw.ro> Lntbe estatdofBERNARD KANE, jate. of tbo i'ity of Fifctaburgb, dee’d, have been granted to the subscriber, all persons Indebted to ut'd !&• rate trill make immediate.payment, end-those haring claims npainat;!!)* present them, duly authenti cated, for settlement, to ‘ "WILLIAM HANEY, Adm!^ ■ ~ f - >• - 7th Ward, Pittsborgh. MITCHEL & PALMER, . , Attorneys at Law/ , _Dl*goJntlon or Partnership. THE Partnership heretofore existing between John I>. Miller and James M.Ballejj under the ffrmofMILLER 4 DAILEY»-in the. coal haziness, is dissolved by mutual consent of parties,. The badness -will be' continned' bf JOHN D, MILLER* who ,ia hereby authorised to collect all debts doe the £rm, and settle op the business of the samo. JOHN D. MILLER. JAMES- M. BAILEY; foeclfoStl PUlahargh. Deft.lßt.lßsS. VALUABLE CITY EttOPKKTY FOR SARIS, constating of two Threo Story Brick Houses on Penn street; trim, •hreo Dwelling Houses in tho rear. The Lot is 48 ft'front bylOO deep.. Tbe.Houses on Penn atreot are excellent businera stands. For price and terms, call atihefteal Es tate Office of S. CUTUHKRT A BON, deelO 140 Third street .7 JMO. GitOUTT, - Importer of: Brandies, Gin, Wino, &&; FINE OLD MONON(I AItETiA DYE WIIISKY, ' Peath fttu! Apple Brandy, A?SO. ItECTiriEB an? Distillir. : Comer of SrollhfleM end Front street*. Plthrtmrgh. Pa. fdeO OFFICE CITIZENS’ INSURANCE COMPANY,? Water street, Wttubnrgb.. j A N ELECTION for fifteen Director*, to servo for tho co rning rear, will ito held at the Office of the Company, on MONDAY, the 19th Sost, between tho hours of 10 ,nnd 3 P.H; . SAMUEL L. M Aft SHELL, dedktd j-- Secretary.- NOTICE,— W. B. BCJIWERTZ, No. 107 Market Street, to now filing Boot", Shoes, Gaiters, and ftubbers, at ex tremely loir prices, /Persona in wont of a good article, are invited to call and examine. . : dec9 RECEIVED— Peine .mnro c»f: tboso li&suttful "premlnm Combination RUB DEBS. Prices low. At 107 Market street . , (decO) \ .W. E. SCHMJBETZ; Boys*, Yourna and children’s boots—a largo nswitmontnow in siore: Prices low. No. 107 Market street (derP) . - , W. & BCIIMKRTZ. SWEET Ollr—3oo gallons in store and for sale bv >'•- . ; Fleming bros., . ,- Suecesroxato J/KHd A Cok, ' dsc9 • CO WootTstreck.. if UtEOSOTE—2b lbs, para, io atoro and fbrralo by- ' \ • dpeO . . FLEMING BROS. AMAICA GINGIUt—ISO &» justreceivfd and for rale by dec® - : FLEMING BROS. SPA NISH BROWNcsJO bbls just received and Dor salehy dec®, FLEMING BROS. T^AMWSaSuyTOGWOOD—Chipped, In store and for sale V/ by ... ~ (rtec9) FLEMING BROS, (VAMWOOD— 10 bbls li» store end for rale by > de<s~. FLEMING BROS. CUBA FCSTIO—2O bbls In afore and for solo by •decD . . . FLEMING BROS. PRUBSIATE POTASH —600 Brain storennd ferrate by dec9 ' ' ■ FLEMING BROS. TANNRItS’-OIL— 60 barrels for sale by decP , • B, A FAHNESTOCK & CO. wJiiEBP-SKINS—6O do* English ?pUt for Kilo by > dec9 . B. A. FAHNESTOCK & CO. S WAISTS PANACEA—IB dozen for sale by . dee® B. A FAHNESTOCK & CO. wjKIDLIIZ MIXTURE—IOOO pounds for rale by O dec® r- , B> A FAHNESTOCK ft COi IRISH >VH3SKY—O poncbeons fine Irish Whisky just received and for eale by r JNO. GROUTT, dec® and Front star,Titfaburgh. LD RYEWHISK^— In gtoro and for sale bi docO - : - - JNO. GROUTT. j dec® ‘ r JNO. GROUTT.. J* USX RECEIVED— . li:hhds J.S. Lorering’s Philo. Syrup; ; 2 bbls St. Louis Golden Syrup; 6hf bbls . da do 10 tengail.kegdo - do For rate at the lowestmarhet price by dec® ; BAILEY A RENSnAW, 253 Liberty st / 10DF1SJ ‘ '.}>T FLOUR— 100 bbls extra received by river and&r rale low by : (dec®). BAILEY A BEN SHAW. ' A A. MASON A CO. invite attention to tbeir superior • - all wool PLAIDS, just received*-and selling at ro- Joc»dprices. ... "... J . .. . doc® WOOLLEN .SHAWLS—6OOO.—A. A. -MASON *OO. have.now open.their Winter stock of every grad&of Long and Square Woollen Shawls,- ~ . dee® UANNYJfIiHN'a NJSWEOOSr-JOBTriB HOLIDAYS.— I? 20,000 ordered In advance of publication. ; deceived and for Bale attbefJfceap Book and Magazine Storo of n. MINER & CO* No.. £2 BMITHFIELD street, little Ferns for Fanny’s Little Friend?, by the author of “Fern Leaves”— ono elegant-. 16 BOO pages, 6 illustrations, prico 75 conts. TheBarnc,‘giU edge,s3. .A New Game—the Crystal Palace. Great or World’s Fair. Game, showing our country’s progress. r Thla game Is put at tho very loir prico of 25 cents, to bo within the reach of all our country's eons anddaughters. Diaries of- all hinds, for 1854. For sale by GUKIBT IN HiBTORY, or the Central Power among Men; by Robert Tornbnl), D. D. Old England and Now England, in a series of views taken on the spot, by Alfred Bonn. . ilufeland'aArt of Prolonging life. Jp VENUE .BOOKS.—A largo and woll selcclod assort ment of Children’s Bookß.- AnniudvGSft Books, and Albums, to suit all tastes and -'prices.'- . *■ i - Call early at W. A. GItDBNPBNNKY & CO’B, ; doeO ■, -• • 70Fourth street/ ANOTHER NEW BOOK BY FANNY FERN.—Little XV Fema for Fanny's Litilo Friends. FicclyUtaßtrated: . A new National Crystal Palace, or World’s Fair Gamo.\Price 25 cents. • _ •' Just received and Ibr Bide at W. A. g: ' d«*o GUUISTMAB AND HOLIDAY BOOKS, ftt DAVISON’S BOOK STORE, 65 MARKET street, nesrFourtb.—Tfco subscriber haring dot* opened hia Holiday Books, would invite attention to his large assortment of JUVENILE and other BOOKS auitablo to the season. The assortment In cludes Children’s Booksfbr all ages and purses; EpgHah classics. In splendldcablnct binding; thomoatelegant edi tions of pocket, family and pulpit Bibles; superbly illus trated English works ;and Prayer Books and Bibles in vcl vei, with gold and silver ornament*. That he may bhvo the pleasure of giving greater satisfaction to friends and customers, he solidts early calls. A LOT 24fect front on WYUEB±reet,BDd extending tuck 109 foot to Wide alley. On the back part of the Lot tea Cellar Waiybunt for two email Houses. This Lot fa ta a desirable location for a residence; and will bo sold low. and on favorable terms. Title good. and clear from Incumbrance. Enquire of •'• GEO. P. GILLMORJS, ; ndvl6 At OfPee of Morning Port. :: " ■ Lost* :.. .• BETWEEN Kramer & RahmVand my office, tbo left hand half of a $lOO NOTE, No. 52, Exchange Bank, dated Dec. 1,1851. Brokert and others are warned against reeelfinjc said half-Note, as payment .has been stopped. ■» LWAYS ON UAMI), a largo assortment of lIKBISO3 A end PARAMATTAS, to which wo inrlto the attootion of tbo wholeralo trade. A. A. 11ABON 4 00, ,1<y.13 . Wo.2sFifthptroot. ", Lb WOOUPLAIDS.—A. A. SIASON A CO.itrMto atton- A tlon to thdr splendid stock of all wool Plaids, felling ot redncod prical '~y • r ./ : .... .. ... dod2 . • ~\% ra wUtapen, Id a fear days, an entire stock, consisting YV ' or orer3ooo WOOLKN SHAWLS, oferer* grade and ‘ fdeciai A.A.MABQKAOO.»Ko>2Symh«t I^UimoIDBBIEa— JuM received) a new end venrio leet stock efEmbwideri®—Breach "Worked Collars, Weaves, Chemisettes, Cambric and Jockcneti lMglngs, &c n to. . :■ ; ; ■"' <foeia W— m taara on hand, and ere constantly receiving, the nwSt ehapSta LADIES’ CMT[I OLOAKS. TAI, MAR.anirajSc!xEßa A. A. kUBOHACa, ,Inc 12 ■ , • He. 25 Fifth street. T'~ •AUIBS’B ChOTH ChOAKII—We Imre now &r sale a j Tarao and chnlco variety of Ladles’Cloth Clodka. MAEON 4 00,No. S&FUthet, «» v Enna , s t ~ *'k -'W- DEALEft Iff- •2 pipes in store and for sale by JRO. OBCnjTT. drams prinio Codfish received and for sole (dec9) - -BAHiBY & lUENSHATC* n. MINER aco, No. S 3 BmHhfleld stnct. SfNEV & CO.’S, IS Fourth street. JOHN 8. DAVISON, C 5 Market, near Voortß street. BVIUDIRQ LOT FOR SALE.
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