MllelZlailD Morning post. THOS. PHILLIPS IS WY. H. SMITH, EDITORS PITTSBURGH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY, 13 StNATOR GIBBONS, the ex-preaWent of the Nation al Clay Club, is working off the bad humor engen dered by the overthrow of whiggery, by making ♦io lent personal attack/ from hie place in the Senate, on the presentSearetary of State, JOHN K KANt, Esq This is not to he wondered at, for it is the only course that a man like Gibbons would naturally pursue un der the circumstances. boring the Presidential contest the Clay Club put forth every variety of slanders against Col Polk, and every means was adopted to misrepresent his princi ples in such a manner as would render him unpopular with the people of Pennsylvania. In the arrange ment of these falsehoods, and in their circulation, Gib boos took a conspicuous part, and of course, he was made to bear a liberal portion of the odium that such vile oondoct would neutrally call forth from an honsetpubtic. 'Jebel Rams was among the most ac tive of the - democrats of Philadelphia, in exposing the dishonorable acts of Gibbons and his fellow slanderers, and so eirectually did he perform this duty, that be has secured fur himself the lasting enmity of all who at tempted to defraud the people out of their votes by misrepresenting Mr Polk's opinions. Gibbons still writhes under the exposures and rebukes that this con duct called down upon him, and he takes advantage of his position in the Semite, to revenge himself upon at least one of the gentlemen who placed his acts in their true character before the people. I'vrattc ADMINISTRATOR.—We find the following excellent suggestion on this subject in the Pennsylva *" Man of the 7th inst. We consider it a matter much users worthy the attention of our legislators than an hundred others on which they waste their time in useless discussion. "We have long felt in Philadelphia city and county the want of a PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR. The !min i*: of persons, residents as well as strangers, who die Without any of their heirs, or other persons legally en' titled to administer to their estates, being present to perform that duty, is far from small, and the amount ef property thereby lot by no moans inconsiderable.— In New York, and some other of our large cities, 'there is a Public Administrator appointed by law, whose duty it is to take charge of the effects of all such persons. Strangers die at boarding-houses and hotels leaving valuable effects, of which no account is given. Foreigners, long resident among us, also fre quently die, and before their heirs in other countries bear of their deaths, if they ever obtain such informa tion, much of the property has taken wings and flown away. In Virginia the, High-Sheriff of the county is requited to act as adininistnitor i n such cases. Would it not, therefore, be advisable for our Legislature to pass a law similar to that of New York, authori -sizyr the Governor to appoint for the city and coun ty of Philadelphia, or for each county of the State, if desired, a Public Administrator. It would cause no additional. ahem° upon the public Treasury, as the administrator would look only to the estatos he might ' take bharge of for his compensation. On the contra ry, ft might'be maga a source of revenue to the State by requiring a per centage to be paid into the Testae -57 on alt such estates, and much property that ought to escheat to the State, but which is now never heard of, would, under the watchful eye of this officer, be found and its proceeds go into the State Treasury. Independently of these public considerations, many persons would receive their just inheritance, who un der existing circumstances, never know that they are entitled to a cent." rir*The debt of the State of New York, at the pre sent time, according to the recent Report of the Comp 'troller of that State, is $28,060,413 26. The whole original cost of the Canals of the State is officially reported to be $30,461,303 84; and the tolls • on them during the last year amounted to $2,398.225- '6O. The entire canal system of the State pays an inte rest on the cost of the canals, as put down above, of a- bout 6 per cent per annum. The metier of acres of land assessed in the State is 27,675,075; and the assessed value of real acd person al estate, as corrected by the Board of Supervisors, is $599,891,923. The amount of State, county and town taxes levied on this sum is $4.243,101. The whole thmtber of Free Banks at present in op eration is seventy, 29 having been closed by the Com ptroller, and ten by their own stockholders. Tea Prittenztrats. Rtcrr Tatars.—The entire morning session of Friday, in the Philadelphia Court of Quarter Sessions, was occupied by the srgumentof tine counsel in the case of Andrew 1111Ain. In the afternoon session, the Judge charged the Jury, when 'they retired, and in about as hour returned a verdict of "Not Guilty, and theceenty pay the costs." Mr M'- Lain then rose, thanked the court, and left the room, Attended by a large number of his friends. The case of Davis E Hoffman, charged with the 'murder of Sergeant Guyer, on the 7th of July, 1844, was rhea called up, by E Wharton, Esq, Prosecuting Attorney, submitted to the jury without evidence.— They wore told to return a verdict of Not Guilty,wbich -eras accordingly done. The defendant was then dis charged. 'Low WsTra.—+Owing to the strong North west ‘virind, the water in thebasie and harbor at Baltimore bas been 'blown out, and fallen some ive or six feat 4011111, than it usually is at lower tide.. Front this cir cuit:stoner; many vessels is the docks bare been near ly thrown upon dry land. Some of these lying near the wharves, with their bowsprits projecting over the watts, have suffered by having them cracked or bro iten oil; in consequence of the vessel sinking and its eseighrcoming upon that part. Some of the vessels were 4parly keelod over. The water in the harbor lias not been so low for many years. A PATTIRK Mtetsvra.—The Boston Post says that one of the most devoted clergymen in that city is "the Rev. Sebastian Streeter. As an evidence of his . sympathy with his society it is stated that for twenty - one years he has mimed their stated weekly confer ence meeting but twice. Such are the pastors whose 'labors are invaluable. Weneverbeard this truly ex cellent preacher berating aliens, enlisting in an aboli tion crusade, lecturing his people on politics, or diving into fevers of the day. But when called to the cham bers of the sick, the dying and the dead, be is them in spirit of his Master. GatATFIZZ AT WETMITICA, (At.A.)—We learn, sera the New York Courier and Enquirer, from Min ims Penne dr:Brooks, of this city; that they have ra °rived private letters from Weuunpka, (Ala) giving Intelligence cif a terribly dearsuctive fire in that city, which ecarnmiea tke reorningof the 29th of-January. Everyman in the city, with three exceptions, were destroyed. The 'three saved were tbosesof 2•S Pe se, Wm & James Douglass, and Heading and Hough- . ton. in the warekioese liaDat three Waked bales of cotton were bursa. The entire loss is esti mated at above two hundred ti.nand GrA list of the friends of President Potaystend.i lalrA land slip occurred at Kingston, N, Y., on ing him on his way to Washinvon—s.metoldsinang. Monday week, as we learn frost the Journal oithat unstion—and who left Tennessee with him or joined *M A portion of the bill &latent 'to the Steep him on his way up the Ohio. f Rocks on the Hudson river, cotaprising en area of six From Tenxessee.—Col J Knox Walker, Private Secretary; S K &overman Dr J L Esse!man; Col S H Laughlin; J P Campbell; J H Thomas; W Voorhies;] Branch; Col J G Harris; Cape J Campbell. From Louisiana.—Hon Falls Bosworth, Dr J G Dullish's. From Alabama.—Hon D Hubbard. From Kentucky.—Col W 0 Butler; Cul S Church ill; Levi Tyler; Danl McAlister. From 14leeling, Va.—Jas. A. M'Clane, John Knote. Prong Pittsburgh, Pa.—Hon Judge Porter. Front Ohio, frees Cinebtarai to Peramotak.— Gen John &Makin, Gen E t Haines, Dr W Mum, J Ductingham, A Shock, C H Brooch, Dr Miller, of Butler co. APPOINTMENT BY THE ATTORNEY GETL. HENRY S. Ma.onavr, Esi., to be Deputy Attorney General, for the county of A llegheny. [This is a capital appointment, and one that cannot fail to be eminently popular. MG MAOL&w lea law yer of decided talents and extensive attainments, pe culiarly fitted for the duties of the responsible post assigned to him. in that regard, therefore, the ap• pointment is a good one, while on the score of political deserving, none will deny his superior claims. He was ready at all times and under all circumstances, to expend his - time and his means for the good of the de mocratic cease, and he well merits this substantial ac knowledgment of eminent party services.] FRON CANADA—Midi/1# to MUSSIS the Press. —The "Liberal" party in the Legislative Assembly of the Canadian Parliament, attempted on the 28th nit. to muzzle the press, but tnet with a signal defeat from the Government party. A paragraph appeared in the Montreal Herald reflecting upon the conduct of certain members, and an attempt was made to construe it into a breach of the privilege of the House deserv ing of penalties. The party called "Liberal" voted in favor of gagging the press, and had there been a full tame they would have sucdeeded ! The Govern ment party defended the liberty of the press to a man. This decision conveys, some important information as to the views and objects of the so called "Liberal" party in Canada. This is the British version 'of the mauler, as we find rendered in a Maine paper. We doubt not, if the facts were honestly stated, tl e story would bear a dif ferent aspect. - A SHOCIUMG Mona Ka.—The Cecil (Md.) Demo. enu of Saturday lastsays,nwe have just learned, from a gentleman faom the upper part of the county, that there had been a horrible murder committed about 8 miles from this place, near the Big Elk Creek. The unfortunate man,we believe isnamed Alexander Sbaw. He was found upon the floor of hii sleeping room cov ered with a sheet. Upon examination he was found to be dreadfully disfigured, as much an, that no one would suppose that a human being could have been guilty of committing so dreadful an outrage." ozr. Francis McCully, an American by birth, and from his infancy a resident of the town of P 11,611011 in New Jersey, where he has been engaged in the con struction of machinery, has recently made an impor tant simplification in the proems of spinning cotton.— He hai invented en improvement of the machine cal led a throstie, which is told by competent judges is likely to work a great revolution in the cotton manu facturing business. We Wive this improvement with many others that have been recently adopted in the eastern factories, will be introduced into the!new Factory, that is to be built in Allegheny during the coming season. RAIL ROAD FROM CUMBERLAND TO PITTSBURGH. —Some of our citizens are again agitating the Rail Road question. and predict that the construction of a road from this city to Cumberland, is the only means by which the western trade and travel can be secured to Pittsburgh. A writer in the American of Tuesday, gives the following estimate of the cost of a double track railway from Pittsburgh to Cumberland: From Cumberland to Myers' Mill is-- 3°3,318 $1,968,468 02 Myers' Mil Ito Turkey Foot 30,663 998,351 25 Turkey Foot to Canoe Hol low 25,379 751,201 87 Canoe hollow to Pittsburgh 60,379 2,087,467 53 Total length and cost 148769 95,805,476 67 If but a single track is laid the cost will be kiss Total for a single track STATEINZRII.-Mr Ellsworth, Conr missioner of Patents, in his recent report to Congress, gives some interesting facts. The population of the United States is estimated at 19,183,000. The num libar ber of bnshels of wheat raised in 1843, was 100,310,- 856. 12,500,000 bushels by New York State, 12,250,- 1 000 by Pennsylvania, and nearly 19,000,000 by Ohio. The State which raises the greatest amount of oats is New York—nearly 25,000,000; Pennsylvania is neat —nearly 19,000,000. The largest amount of rye is raised in Pennsylvania--9.500.000 bushels, buckwheat, also, 2,500.000. 15,000,000 of Indian corn were rais ed in Pennsylvania; in Tennessee, 67,000,000. 9,000,- 000 bushels of potatoes were raised in Pennsylvania; New York 26,000,000; Main 10,000,000. 441,000 pounds of tobacco were raised in Pennsylvania, 26,000 pounds of silk, 1,878,000 pounds of sugar, and 19,000 gallons of wine made. The total products of the whole country are as follows:—Wheat, 100,310,856 bushels; barley, 3,220,721; oats, 145,929,996; rye, 24,280,271; buckwheat, 7,959,410; Indian corn, 404,618.316; po- tatoes, 105,766,133; hay, 15,419,807; flax and hemp, 161,007 tons; tobacco, 185 731,554 pounds; cotton, 747,660,090 pounds; rice, 89,279,145 pounds; silk, I 315,7E5 pounds; sugar, 126,400,310 pounds; wine, 139,240 gallons. MR. Noaats to AIISTRIA.--A paragraph which we find in the New York "Dutche Pichnellpost," da ted Vienna, December 21, states that Mr. NORRIS, the successful machinist of Philadelphia, has leased the maclune-factary of Mesas. Fletscher & Puosben, in that city,, and has made arrangements for carrying on its operations on an extensive scale: The Government has given him an order for thirty locomotives for its mods, and in order to expedite t heir completion, he will be obliged to import a large portion of the =derails from America. tarWe have already mentioned the destruction by fire of the Poor House at Sake, New homey. The Standard say= "Tbe noniber of paupers en hand was eighty-nine, many of whom being obi end decrepid,• and all more or lees -Whoring under some infimaty, redered the scene•dirtresaing in the highest degree. Among the number trim from the burning building were seven lunatics, wend of whom lad been in confinement up wards of twenty years, where, front the violence . IREMEg;MgIM or seven acres and abeam 50 feet in depth, broke of in three masses at three several times, and slid down the face of the hill to the beach below, a distance of about 200 yards. Upon striking the level each mass broke into pieces, piling up a chats of gigantic frag ments of pure clay, intermingled with trees, some of them of large size. The perpendicular size of the hill is perhaps 150 feet. The action of the water, and the rapid succession of freezing and thawing at inter vals wilt account for the phenomenon. &furious° F tout —Great complaint is made in England. respecting the trade carried on to a great extant, in smuggling flow from the Limited States to Canada. A meeting of the Essex Agricultural Sod. ety was recently held on the subject, and one member stated in his address, that the British fanner ought to be alarmed at the enormous extent of this contraband trade. He said that Indiana, Muir, and Ohio, could not send flour to Canada, u the expenses of transport would be too great—and they were the largest corn producing States; but New York, Vermont, and Maine, were constantly sending Boar to the Canada', and it reached England duty free. It was urged that some alteration should be made in the Canada Cons Bill. The Morning Herald finds no cause for alarm, u New York, Vermont, and Maine cannot raise more wheat than is sufficient to supply the population of these States." and this journal advises the British farmers not to be a alarmed. Mai* Bridges —The Liverpool Albion reports u follows, of a scheme so gigantic, that it needs all our modern faith in miracle of science to believe in its success: "We have heard that the practicability of connecting the opposite shores of the Mersey by a etu pendous chain bridge, is under consideration. It is said that by the formation of a viaduct, on the prin ciple of an inclined plane, or arches, commencing at the top of James street, to the margin of the river,. sufficiant elevation may be obtained. A similar erec tion on the woodside bank of the river would of course be requisite. Our active and enterprising Cheshire neighbors would no doubt readily assist in promoting a project so d magnificent. Such a work would throw all other suspension bridges into the shade and be a world's wonder." To this notice, we may add, that an iron bridge is about to be thrown over the Neva, at Si. Petersburgh to replace the bridge of boots, the Isaac's bridge—the iron work fix which has been connected for by a Liver. pool tense, sod the granite of Finland. The bridge will be 1078 feet in length and will have seven arches; the centre arch of 156 English feet, and ethers on each side respectively 143, 125, and 107 feet. This great work will supply the means of oommuncation, in the very centre of the Russian capital, which the tides from the gulf, with a west wind, and the ice from up the river, have long been supposed to rend er impossible. The modern application of iron bridg es has lessened the difficulty, and the Emperor, with his characteristic impetuosity, has ordered that the bridge shall be completed within a time impossible any where but in St. Petersburgh, and greatly in fa vor of the fauna operalions of the gulf-tide and the floating ice„—Al, en cam. The !fusible Petition of the Letter H to the Inhab itants of London and its Entrirons.—The memorial of your unfortunate petitioner humbly showeth that, al though conspicuous in heraldry, and entitled to the first place in /senor, yet he buboes by many of you most injuriously treated—spoiled in health, driven from home, and refined a place, not H-only in your houses, but in every home, hut, or Armlet, within your control. You refuse your petitioner help, and cut him.off also from hope, the last resource of the H-unfortunate. Year petitioner is one moment scorched in an H oven, at the next moment frozen to death in an H-ice-house, and is tortured from one H-extremity to H-another. From the highest kill you precipitate him to the H-earth; you suspend him in the H-airand plunge him in the H-ocean. You relieve him from hunger H-only by the food which the doctors have forbidder► him to approach, such as H-oystets, H-oranges, Heels H-ais ples, &c., while you refuse that which they esteem pro per, ouches hares, hams, herrings, &c. Your petition er deeply feeling these li-outrages, and the H-ignominy and H-irony to which he is subject, prays you will take him from H-exile and restore him to himself, dis card him from your 14-eyes and restore him to your hearts; and your petitioner, as in duty bound, will H.-ev er feel most grateful. THE LUCY WALKER. The Sew Albany Gazette of Friday has the follow We are requested to say by Messrs. Weir lied den and Case, committee appointed to take charge of the effect, saved from the Lucy Walker, that they still have in their possession a variety of clothing unclaim ed, among which are several over -coats, fine cloak, Ere also a part of a trunk containing clothing, sup posed to have belonged to a Mr. David E. Stahl, of Tennessee also, two or three carpet bags and saddle - begs, without marks, sad of but little value. Of the bodies found and b uried here, all have been recognized by their friends bat two,oneof which is sup posed tote a Mr. Ward,recognized u the barkeeper, on his person a valuable watch was found. On the oth er body no paper or marks could be found by which his name or residence could be ascartanied; on the firs• ing of his boots, "J. P. Harrison, Dunlap, maker Cin cinnati, Ohio," is written. Money was found in a belt around his body, mostly paper, also, a pair ofsilver spectacles. .Information on the subject will be promptly furnished oa application to the committee. $1,500,000 00 $4 305,476 67 "The first time that a man fires at an Egyptian cro codile is an epoch in his life. We had only now arri ved in the waters where they abound, for it is a curi ous foot that none ire ever seen below Nineyeh. though Herodotns speaks of them as fighting with the dol phins, at the months of the Nile. A prise bad been offered for the first man who detected a crocodile, and the crew had now been for two days on the alert in search of them. Buoyed up with the expectation of such game, we had latterly reserved our fire for them exclusively and the wild dock and turtle; nay, even the vulture and the eagle bad swept past, or soared above us in security. At length, the cry of 'Tin:mach, tint ' such!' was heard from half a doyen claimants of the Iproffered prise, and half a dozen Mack fingers were eagerly pointed to a spot of sand, on which Were , strewn apparently some logs of twee . It was a Co. ' vey of Crocodiles! Hastily aniVailently the boat was I main shore. R. was ill, so f had the enterprise to myself, and clambered up the steep bank with a quick er pulse than when I first levelled a rile at a High. , land deer. My intended victims might have prided !themselves on their superior noochalsoce; and, in deed, as I approached them, there seemed to be a snow on their ghastly mouths and winking eyes. Slowly they rose, one after the ether, and waddled to the water, all but one, the most gallant or most gorged of the party. He lay still until I was within a hundred yards of him, then slowly rising on his fin like legs, be lumbered towards the river, looking as kance at me with an expression of countenance that seemed to say, 'He can do me no harm ; however, I may as well have* swim. I took aim at the throat of this supercilious brute, and, u won as my band stead ied, the vary pulsation of my finger pulled the trigger. Bang! went the gen. white flew the bullet, and my excited ear could catch the Shod with which it plunged into the scaly leather of his neck. His waddle be came a plunge, the waves closed over him, and the son shone oa the calm water, as I reached the brink of the shore, that was stillindeoted by the waving of his gigantic tail. But there is blood upon the water, sod he rises for a moment to to the surface. 'A bus; died piastres for the tin:wench,' I exclaimed, and a half a doyen Arabs plunged intro the stream. There! he rises ',gain. and the Blacks dash at hiroas if be had'at a tooth in his head. Now he is goat, the waters close over him, and I never saw him sine. From that time we saw hundreds of crocalilesof all situ, and fired shots enough at them for a Smtnish revolution: but we never could get possession of any, even if we hit them, which to this day remains aneertain. I be lieve each traveller, who ialsonestenough, will make the Mme confession." (Crescent amt the Cross. CROCODILE SHOOTING BY LAST NIGH 'S MAIL. CONGRESS. The Senate, Se-day,passed thebtlls from the Hot" Taking appropriation for the payment of revolutiona ry and other pensioners, for the service of the Post Office Department, and for repairing and building fortifications, for the year ending 30th June, 1846.-- Several ether bills were considered, and ordered tone engrossed for athird reading, among which was the bill for the ascertainment of the claims for French spoliation. prior to 1800. This was ordered for en grossment, by a vote on yeas and nays 26 to 15. The House was occupied today on business rela ting to the Territories, as a special order, and several business bills, providing for territorial improvements, were favorably acted on, and laid aside to be reported. The committee took up the bill providing for the ad mission of lowa - and Florida in the Union on an equal footing with the other States; and, after some time spent in debate thereon, the committee rose and arport ed progress. The House then adjourned. In our report of Friday last, we omitted to state that a report was made by Mr. Labranche, from the Committee on Commerce, upon the petition of clerks employed at the custom house at New Orleans, for ar rears of salaries, recommending that an amendment for the benefit of said clerks be made to the bill !sna king an appropriation for the civil and diplomatic ex penses of government for the year 1845. It was or. dered tube printed and committed to the Committee of the Whple on the state of the Union. ADJOURNMENT OF THE LEGISLATURE The Senate, on Wednesday, adopted a resolutioitif fixing upon Tuesday, March 25, as the period of the final adjournment of the Legislature. A STORY FOR THE YOUNG. M UNCLIC TN/ CLOCK-MLR. This is the title of a new tale by Mary Hewitt.— The uncle clockmaker is the second son of angld fam ily, which, possessed of a clear bat small'estate, has managed for generations to maintain its rank in its native neighborhood, though the master of the estate for the time being cultivated his owe land, and put his own hand to the plough. ' The elder son succeeded to the inheritance unimpaired, and the younger ones were contented with such stations about the property as the eldest pleased to appoint them. The clock-ma ker, Nicholas, when a youth, is dissatisfied with the prospect before him; be apprentices himself to a clock- . maker in a neighboring toviii„notwithstaeding the op position of his father and bier, who conceive their house disgraced by a member of it being in trade.— Mr Nicholas paupers; be invents now movements, sets up a large manuactory, and supplies some London houses. He visits at the ball, and takes a great fate cy to his Hut. nephew, Master Henry. The clockma ker's wealth is further increased by a legecyof £lO,OOO left him by a relative who admires his sptrit and in dustry. This £lO,OOO he places in the hands of a banker, to be made the most of at his discretion, di recting that, if nothing was heard of him by the time he should have reached his 80th year, the whole sum should go to his nearest heirs. The clockmaker, yet a young man, often departs to visit other countries, and nothing is heard of him for some forty years. In the meantime, young Henry grows up, marries, and succeeds to the estate. He is a gentleman and a scholar, yet possessed of good prac tical sense. During the high prices of the war be adds to his estate greatly, and supports his family in a handsome style. The fortune of the Flamateads seems to have reached its senith, when suddenly peace is proclainsxl—prices tumble down- 7 great agricultural distress ensues, and mortgages on the Flamstead property are called in. Henry is declared a bank rupt, a villanoes pettifogging attorney gets the whole concerns of the estate in his own hands, and proceeds to sell it by lot, partitioning even the old ball built at so remote a date that no one can tell its age. At this time, a 'stranger makes his appearantle in the village; he knows every one, but no one knows him; he tells the old people of the place the frolics of their youtir. he even recollects Nicholas Flamstead the clock maker; be bad accompanied him in his visits to the old hill; he remembered Henry as a lad, and the pretty gold watch his uncle had given him; he is driven half mad by seeing the antique mansion plastered over with bills. He speaks his mind of the rascally solicitor.— Finally he has a meeting with him in the offices of the great solicitor of the county; he bays the whole proper ty, and then has the scoundrelllawyer's bill taxed, so that be is forced to disgorge his plunder. He takes possession of the halk he invites all the Flamsteads to a Christmas dinner he is boisterously mem in the midst of their midi:leis, be has the first clock which ev er bore the name, "Flamstead. ckickmaker," promo ted to an honorable place in the dining room. succeeds dinner, and Mr Henry, surrounded by his fa mily, modestly proposed what bad long been a stand ing tout—" The safe return of uncle Nicholas." His safe return! Why, here he is! Here, with a brimming wine glass, which he knows not whether to I ton down his throat or over his heed. Here he is trying to laugh, but crying all the while. Here he is, kitting the girls and hugging the boys. Here at the head of his own table, resigning his seat with a low bow of the old school. to Mrs Flamstead, and heartily t uts embracing her as forces ee her into the place she has occupied so many . Here be is. come back to make his kindred ppy, and to fulfil the desire which in all conditions of our beini has the finee of a pas sion—to lay his bones among his own people. The treatment of this little story is admirable. The characters are nicely discriminated, and the descrip tion of rural scenery, manners, and feelings, as bright and fresh as the air one fine May morning. We sym pathise with the Flamstead family in all their distress es ; we think the better of them even for their weak nesses; and we delight to read of such natural good- nets of heart as is displayed by the villagers breaking forth through the disguise of thrrough manners like sunbeams through a cloud. The conclusion is quite poetical. It is as good as Mucus Polo stripping open 1 his rags and showering down jewels on the floor. To young people the story will be a rare treat, and will. like a sunshine ramble in a fine country, mingle the healthiest influences with the purest natural enjoy :mum—Mary Navin. A Miserly Old Maid.—An old maid recently di ed at Berney, France, a perfect type of the most sor- did avarice. For fifteen years no one bad penetrated herchamber, which savored of nought but filth and misery. When, at length,!adnrisaioa was gained, bags of gold and silver were found heaped upon a worm ta unt tab!e; in her garret, a similar discovery was made under a Napa filth. The total amounted to 162,000 francs. The woman had, however, upon her death bed, some transports of generosity. Thus, she paid 1,200 f for a bottle of Malaga wine; she also bedegood by to 100 f for the poor. Two days before, as her ser- vant had passed two nights with her, she besought her to take something comfortable to sustain herself withal; an egg for example; but perceiving that she put too much butter into the preparation, the old file screamed out, and took from her the half of it, saying at that rate, -bet stock of butter would not hold out for the year. A Pedlar OihriUM.—A short time ago, a person exercising the calling of a pedlar, purchased in New York about $2,000 worth of goods from various met chants, and went to the upper part of the State to dis pose of them, and succeeded is turning the whole of them into cash. He then wrote to the merchants in that city that he was on his way to settle their bills.— The next intelligence they had was that their friend bad been robbed of his pocket book, containing some thing like $2,500, all he had in the world, and hand bills were issued in Piermont and vicinity, offering a reward for the apprehension of the rogues. The mer chants here bad been augment several times under pre cisely similar circumstances, and they rather dou inoed the truth of the story and the honesty of toe pedlar; they thansfore employed racer Re/ yea to watch for h and ascertain, if possible, whether he was sodas veriag to twindle th em. Reiyea watched at the steamiest laadieg iteery day fitr nearly a fortnight, but could not see his bird until Tuesday night, when be came up in all the snow storm, and was pinned by the officer, who soon fold hint plainly what be wasted. tad took hhn to the Police Office, whims he eaeoanced ble determin•tiaa to search him. He trebled at bet. but finding that the (doer was the strongest man of ibe two, and was determieedte pee whether his asserdem that be bad but a few dollars, was correct. be Prodated from his breast • pocket book containing $l,BOO, which Relyea handed over to one of the principal creditors, who subsequently divided it with the others, with the comsat of Me pedlar, rather than have the matter made public. THE subscribers, Wkolisale Novitiate, Mann foe:avers and Dealers in PHILADELPHIA, respectfully invite those Country Merchants who are about purchasing dwir Spring and 8 maser Supplies, to an examination of their respective STOCKS of Goons. We believe that our several assortments are as com plete as have ever been offered in this city, and shall be pleased to have them give us a call. importers and Dealers in Silk and Bracy Dry Goods. Caleb Cope & Co., 165 Market St. above 4th. W & R P Remington, 92 Ashhurst & Remington, 80 " See, Brother & Co., 70 " Yard & Gillmote, 109 " DOMESTIC ANC FOREIGN DRY GOODS. Reynolds, M'Farland & Co., 105 Market St. Morgan. Back & Co., 57 " W B&GB Cooper, 53 " Samuel Hood & Co., N E cor. of Market and sth its. King, Boyd & King, 26 North Second at.. opposite the Madison House. William H Brown & Co., 20 North Fourth street. Julian. Mason &Co., 156 Market street. Eckel, Spangler & Raiguel, 128 N 3d at. above Race. Smith, owell & Barr, 33 North Second street. Barclay Lippincott, 1661 Market at., one door below Fifth, south side. Ludwig. Kneedler & Co., 112 North Third, S W nor of Race Street. Haas & Hollingswottb, 18 North Second street, and 2 Church Alley. James J Boswell & Co., 50 Market street. Frederick, Dewald & Co., 62 North Third street. Importers mid Dealers in Hosiery. Gloves, Trimmings sad Faecy Goods. . Globe, Feb. 10. E S Burnett, 3 S Fourth st., east side below Market. J & .1 P Stainer, 48 North Second street, 4 doors below Arch street. Cloths, Cassimerer, Vestsagr, Tailors' Trimmings. 4.e. De Course', Larourcade & Co., 77 Market street. William H Love, 147 " J Galley Spry & Co., 84 " HARDWARE AND CUTLERY . Edward S Handy & Co., 98 Market street. above Third. Yardley, Sowers & Co., above Third. John S Fitchet & Co , below Second. Allen R Reeves & Co., Wm T Howell & Co., Deacon & Peterson, Martin Buehler & Bro., below Fifth. Michael V Baker, 215 Marlin & Pepper, 4 North Third at. Faust & Winebrener, 70 N " Sadler!, Hardware, and Carriage Trisuaistes. John M Ford, 32 North Third area. H& G Fricke, 14 Goff & Peterson, 12 North Fourth sul . Wm Ford, 7 " Sadkry, Sodkry Hardware, Horites,\ anss, Edward P Moyer, 38, also 252 Market street. Pabtiahers, Booksellers and .19olliorter a . Grigg & Elliot, 9 North Fara street. Hogan & Thompson, 30 " Hides, Oil and Leather Dealers. William Mosier & Co., 263 Market ate H Id Crawford, 204 North Third street. Boots, Shoes, Sonnets, Caps, Leghorn and Palm Hats. W E & J G Whelan,lsB Market street. Levick, Jenkins & Co ., ISO " China, Earthenware and Glass. Alexander Read, 205 Market street. Peter Wright & Sons, 259 " Wright & Wharton,29 North Third street. Benedict Dorsey & Son, 125 " " William P Hacker, 62 North Second st., above Arch. Manufacturers and Dealers in Drags, Medicines, Paints, Oil, .4.c. Thomas P James, 212 Market street. Thompson. Pancoest & Co., 40 " below 2d. Caleb Cresson, 6 North Third at. Manvfactnrers - of Sieves, Riddles, Screens, and Wirework is general. Joseph A Needles & Co., 54 North Frost street. Combs, Brushes, Diettont, Spool Cotton, Trim mings, Pliny Goads, rie. rte. Oliver Martin, 24 North Fourth street. Manufacturers and Importers of Military Goods, Fringes, Cords, Tassels, Carriage Laces, 4c. William H Horstmann & Sons. 51 North Third st. Marmfacturers of Umbrellas, Parasols and San shades. Sleeper, Brothers, 126 Market meet. Wright & Brothers, 125 4, William A Drown, 86 Manufacturers of Hats, Caps, Wool Han Henderson & Levick, 144 Market street. S St 0 C Nichols, 114 Manufacturers of Patent Floor and Flionitstre Oil Cloths, and Elastic Caviare Curtains. Potter & Carmichael, . 5611 Ninth Third street. Isaac Macaulay, Jr., 6 North Fifth street. Manufacturers of Ladies' and Ocaleneen's Cheap Travelling Triads. A L Hickey & Co., 150 Chesnut street. George B Bairn, 8 and 25 North Fourth street. balmier. of Toys, Fancy and Staple Goods, Brushes and Perfumery. A F Ott Matra*. 16 S Fourth, below Market. Louis C Bauersacbs, 170 Market stmt. Manufacturer of Omaha, Brushes, Soaps and Per/emery. Thomas Burch, Jr. (lata of Pitt:4loo 1113 Market ,t. GROC.ERIEB. William V Anderson & Ca, 21 North Wean. street. John Trucks.l7 North Fifth street, ear of Commerce. Wawa's & Osbourn, N. W. caner of &coed and Arch streets. R Patterson & Ca, 182 Market street. Dealer in Candies, Oranges, Lemons, Raisins, ¢e. John J Richardson, 42 Market street, below Second. /reporters of all kinds of Skipping Pars. William Game & Sons, 608 Front, below Cheanurst. Agricultural and Horticultural inip/essrats, Garden, Gram, and Flower seeds. D 0 Prouty, 1944 Market st., below 6th, Korth side. Looking Glasses, Plated and Pheep Marrhorwe r Combs, Britain. 4.c. William & Walter Cresson, 14 North Fount' street. Amperes? and Dealer in Bolting Clods. Jacob Fry, 58 North Third st(suceessor to Itretters.) Maaufacturers and Dealers is StraioGoods, Hair Edgings, epc. William M & James E Maul!, 30 North Second st. Marorfacturcrs of Cape and Storks, and Dealers in Boots, Shoes and Bonnets. James T Leet & Co., 124 North Third street. Manufacturer of Palest Leather, Glazed Carriage Oil Mode and Caps. John T Holloway, 9 North Fourth street. Brass Bight Day, 30 Moir and General Clock Esteetiskesents. James 8 Smith, 82 N Third it., near Cherry. James Barber. 238 Market street, south side, above Seventh it. A F. Lovell, corner of Third and Wood streets, and corner of Fourth and Market stems. Print Ware:Amine, Dealer in Prints. only. Morrell & Co., 201 Market st., Id door above Fifth. Pkilarlelpkirt, Fee. 5, 1845. x 61113 TO COUNTRY 141 " 47 " 1771 44 181 " 187 195 " liett BIM awe Gage t 11401101. WILL be sold *t 111'Zimme's Audits Mem nee . tier of 2d sod Wood eta.,on Bettirday mow big the 15th inst., st 8 o'clock oseisely, am vary enM RED BIRD sod Cage. fie 13 P .114eIRNNA. Anger. Turaidke Notice. A N election will be held at the bonne ef Timm la.. Alderson, on Tuesday. 91st of Mush eft, he the porposeof electing toe President. owe Twouagr, and six Managers, to serve u of of the and Upper St. Clair Turnpike Road Consg, IV l e ensuing year. The electionOi r opeood id MI O'- clock, A. M., and closed at - By Malyf o the Board of Manages. ..; . ~. feb 13, 1845. AMES ran; nen, The Washington Examiner copy throe thass, roily. and charge this office. - Zr. t*s Court of Cosmos Pleas of Sikeiefir~s k , John Enterielt, 1 Venal. Ea, Now I es. 0 34, tkaebee Thinna, John Dodds. 1844. 1,-. • Ann Cow, so arm Jimeiv i ei 1845. On RIMINI at 0 S Esq., the Coen appoint H C heed, Esq., Auditor, to distribute the m a j o ih k ii i, Sheriff's sale in th is nose. Front the Ettessi.' GEO 1 RIDDLE, resib t V : The Auditor appointed in the above our ore nal attend to his duties at his Office. on Second meet. sow Grant street, in the City of Pittsburgh, ea iirouiry, the Ist day of March next. at 2 o'clock. P. H; HENRY C. MOOR/MAD: Dry Clipoi sat ritruiftre at. Anstigih• IXTILL be sold at the New Amnia" llbsonss. Nos V 61 and 63, Wood st, this fotenamtbs ISe iaot. at 10 o'clock, a very large assortment of Dry gah for the present soma, among whirler. sesenotplerve of fine and superfine Ihosdclorhs.liabot, Mut Sur ilk visibk green: (=simnel, sod . satinets. As the time, several cues of boots, shoes and Woo. • At *o' clock, PM, new and second hand household sad kilo& ea furniture. LYND & &b 13. Attotistmerar;:- HARPIIII 9 II I:W=IMT= MAIM No. XVIII. PRICE TWENTY FIVE CENTS. NO. XIX WILL SOON FOLLOW. This tion of the Sacred Scriptures oballeagell eenapir. son with all others, in respect of complemeess. Ws, of design. and elegeece of execution, artistic armltr. mrapbic. It will be completed is about lay arm bets, sod will comprise every requisite foe a pe* . family Bible. Chimes, a Goblin Story ammo bolls ifiat:ws4pha . - Old Year out and the New Year in, by Qua Dickdati. Price only 6 oetlii. • Thirlwall's Greece, No 6, will be completed its dr ;. Noe. making 26ne volumes. Prescott'sFedinand and Isabella, in three large utnes. Charlotte Elizabeth's Or9tAt's, boos& is two vii; . miser. Eastern papers especrerldiii morainc, • : _ Match. Expedition Will bi - ready by the lst - at* Price,W. Lea 8 4 1 )baabhard i thispidlikh• en,ha . ve anthrised me to act u their Agent te tab subscribers. Specimens can be seen at thsellinn. Call at COOK'S LITERARY DEPOT, ISIIOI, st., where every thing in the cheap line can 14'ind All books sold at Eastern prices. • fob 13. - To the Honorable tie ledges of tie Court of Hew. at Quarter SCRiONS of the Peace, is and Are tie County of Allegheny. • OISHE petition of John Baldinger, 4th weed, elle of JIL, Allegheny, in the co. aforesaid, reopen:AMP tibare•: , eth, Thatyour petitioner bath provided himself wide materials for the accommodation of travelers tad eiiin era, at his dwelling house in the township 41111.11114 and prays that your bottom will be pleased to peat, him a limits. to keep a public house of entsrtaimusewt. And your petitioner, as m duty bound, will my. JOHN BALDHIGER. We, the subscribers, citizens of Allegheny eit* decertify, that John Baldinger, the above petitioem' to of good repute for honesty and temperance, andie 'Mt provided with house room and conveniences fat tha . accommodation of travelers and others, and that ski tavern is necessary John Bruff, Felix Gainer, Abram Hays, C_oodbrakts B Renter, Victor Scribe. fob 13-3 t." 'slue Attasbasst, THE public am respectfully invited's° call 'Wis. amine the Piano Forte with theabeveaelebseesilL improvement which has just been received, sad it44' fared to the inspection of 'fishers. F. BLUME. comer of Penn and St glair sts. feb 19-if L•ge, ON Monday evening. ad inst., a steel banded Pistol., with a band of wire round tba nock.—• Any person leaving it at this Office or with' the. wilier, 4th street, between Smithfield and Weld; ela; posh* Singer's Chair Factory, will be mite* is. warded. JAMES McFARREPF,' feb Watchman: Winter News Ink AFRESH supply of Winter News Lek, joint- Pas mired in kegs of from 10 to 25 lbs. ea* moll for plc by C H KAT, kb 12 corner of Woodard 3d Mo. Dimelatioa of Pastuarshipi. T HE Partnelsbip hennofore mistime under firm of Kingsland & Hays, in the Foundry bib. sines,, in Pitt township, is this day dissolved by ow teal consent, A. Hays is alone authorised to aide up the business of said firm. N. B. The business will be carried on as het etelent by A Hays. C NGSLAP; • Feb. 11. 1845.—feb 12.tf A HAYS. Account Seeks sad Destesta. • LA RGD Demi and Medium Ledgers, Day Books, Journals, Records and Dockets, bast Russian ends, &e.—Half Bound and full Booed Pip from 2to 8 qrs. Long and Bread Folio. Haft Bize3ery connected with the Establishment embhternic. at all times to furnish Blank Books of every deseelpP don and Ruled to any pattern at the most acamani; dating terom also B , Copy Books, Cyphering &aim. and Memorandum ooks. Quills beta 25 all per 100 to $4 00. Steel Pens of all qualities cuesteady on heed as fix sale by CHAS. H. NAY.. feb. 11 waterer Wind sad 30 sts. Pam* Ake UST recairad sad fon d. (at masa m171)1414 bY A G REINHART. fib 11. 140 Lketty saraet. Prank 11 Itaidas. A FEW Bow jog received and fix We b , A G REINHART. 140 Liberty Meet. Shawls, Alpmeamo r Cashmere* WC/am& 83. Market Street, Piltsbisrgi. 83. • SELLING OFF AT COST. 10 E. CONSTABLE requests the attention tithe LI • public to his stock at shawls; consisting of Blanket Cloth, Cashmere, embroidered Thibot mad Belvidere, and Brocbe, at prices mating from 30 emir op to 812. Alpacas, leered end plain, Romen e e, Zaiseis- Clothe. Arc., at from 181 cents tip to 50 sad 82 I-8. Cashmeres D'Cose from 23 op to 50 oasts, the now est imported styles. h e r received, another lot of Flaanabi. impel M the only kind that is not liable to shrink. 0 0 LBS. PRIME CODFISH; se 300 lbs. Fresh Roll Button 150 dos. Eat; 80011 e . Flag 1 bale Ham 8 Ws. Coppola; eS bozos No. I Bow -100 "8 by lOoodie by 12= 0, more sod far rash by J. D. 1 0, 10. Noll. Filth male Samuel Luta, Jacob Lehman, 8 Walter, R Dewborst, F Clause, Impels Hankie.
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