Later from the Great Salt Lake.
THE MORMONS CALIFORNIA GOLD tr.c.
The Pith,burgh Gazette announces the arrival in
that city of Mr. E. Whipple, one of the leading
Mormons, from the settlement in the neighborhood
of the Great Salt Lake.
Mr. 3Vhipple left the Great Salt Lake settlement
on the 13th of October, and arrived at Fort Kearney,
on the Missouri, in 51 days. The settlement of
Mormons with which he is to be connected, is loca
ted in a beautiful valley on the borders of the Great
Salt Lake. in the northeastern part of Upper Cali
fornia. The Great Salt Lake is about 150 miles
long, by 50 broad, and contains nothing living. It
is said that three barrels of water will make one of
salt. The shores of the Lake, in the dry season,
aro encrusted with salt fit for use. It has no out
let.
Nearly south of the Salt Lake is a fresh water
lake called the Utah, ,which empties itkwatere into
the former. In this lake, fish, the mountain trout,
aro found. The river which connects the two Lakes
the Mormons call the Jordan. The valley in which
they are situated slopes from the mountains to the
river, on both sides. These lakes, we may state for
the information of those who have not access to late
maps, are situated on the western slope of the Rocky
Mountains, near the head waters of the River Ignite,
which runs into the Missouri, the Colorado, which
empties into the Gulf of California, and the Colum
bia, which empties into the Pacific. The waters
of the Platte and the Colorado almost unite by means
of the Sweet Water River, which heads west of the
Rocky Mountain chain, and runs into the Platte
through the famous South Pass. Detweon these
Lakes .and the California mountains, in which the
Sacramento rises, is a vast valley or basin, suppos
ed to consist principally of sandy plains, about 400
miles wide from east to west, and some 600 to 700
miles long from north to south. From this im
mense basin no egress for water has been . discover
ed, the rivers losing themselves in the sand.
The valley in which the Mormon settlements are
is about fifty miles long; and forty broad, and is sur
rounded on three sides by high mountains, and on
the n nth side by the lake. It gradually slopes from
the mountains to the ItiVer Jordon,t and is formed
into steppes. From various gorges in the moun
tains, numerous fresh water streams pour their wat
ers into the Jordan, affording fine water power.—
No timber grows in the valley, but an abundance is
supplied by the valleys of the streams in the moun
tains. 16 consists of fir, pine, hemlock, and maple.
In this delightful ',alley, About 1,000 miles from
Milsouri on the cast, and 700 from the gold-dig
gings of the Sacramento, on the west. the Rocky
Mountains being a barrier on one side, and the Great
Basin, and the Californian or Sierra Nevada range
on the other—the Mormons hale at last found a
resting place. About 7,000 persons of al! ages and
both sexes ore now collected in this valley.
They commenced arriving in the valley in June,
1847, and last season they raised a fine crisp of wheat,
corn and other productions, sufficient for their own
consumption and of - those of their faith N‘ho are
yearly coming in. After next harvest they will
have provisions to dispose of. They have two grit
mills and four saw mills in operation, and have laid
out several villages, and a town on an elevated , plat,
which overlooks the whole valley and lake. They
are building substantial houses and surrounding
themselves with many comforts. They expect, a
large emigration this season from their brethren in
the neighborhood of Council Bluffs, where there are
some thousands congregated.
The road to Oregon and California, by the Ninth
Fork of the Platte River, and the South Pass, pass
es some 60 miles to the north of the settlement,..4nt
a route by the way of the Salt Lake can ha taken,
which will not take the trsvellei out of his way
more than 40 or 50 miles. The Mormons will be
able to supply fresh mules and oxen; and after next
harvest, provisions to those who tire emigrating to
California.
Mr. Whipple says the road is very good all the
way from Independence to west of the mountains.—
In 1847 about 1,000 wagons passed over it, and last
year some 3.50. The trt.il is so well defined that. tU . ,
danger from losing it need be feared. Mr. Whip
ple recommends oxen in preference to nodes, and
says they will make just as good time. Emigrants
usually make aboute 15 miles a day. On stalls por
tions of the route there is a scarcity of grass. Fur
about 500 mile's, buffalo meat can be obtained in is
bunilance.
Mr. Whipple represents the 'valley of the• Salt
Lake as perfectly healthy; and the journey to -that
region as attended with no dangers. and but little
fatigue. He returns again in the Spring.
The Mormons have established ferries over the
only r ivers which are not fordable on account of high
waters—the Platte 'and Green rivers—so t'ait no
hindrance to emigrants, from that cause, nee,' now
be feared. -No gold has yet been found in the neigh
borhood of the Salt Lake, or anywhere east of the
Sierra - Nevada, as far as Mr. Whipple is informed.
,Whnt has leached that region, was brought there
by the dischalg - eil Mormon soldiers, who had return
.ed from the placer to visit tl:cir
With reference to the story, that the Mormons
had claimed a pre-emption right to the diggings. and
were demanding a per centage on the gold found,
Mr. NVhipple gives the following account: The
first discovery of gold was made by Mormon's-, (dis
charged soldiers,) in digging a mill race for Mr.
Sutter. As the discovery was on his ground, he
guve'them the liberty of digging gold, on condition
of paying hitn a certain per tentage. This they a
greed*, do, but soon started off to explore for them
selvel/. and having found some rich spot, they de
' manifbd a per tentage limn new comets tor digging
in their ground, to which they claimed u right of dis
covery. This practice is general in the miner, and
the Mormons, Mr. Whipple says, no more claim the
whole of the mines thaw they do the whole of Cali
fornia.
THE BATTLES IN YUCATAN
A few days ago we published by telegraph a brief
account of the battles fought and victories won in
Yucatan in December and January by the Ameri
cans serving under the Yucatan Government. NVe
havo now the particulars by mail. Having taken
tho city of l'eto, the Americans pushed forward
with great promptness, and on the 11th December
captured the important city of Tohosuco, the head
quarters of the Indians, who tied. On i the 17th, a
fight took place between the hostile forces, the In
diana being commanded by their famous leader, Ja
cinto Pat, when the latter were defeated, and Co
inmpich, Pat's hacienda, or farm, was occupied by
the Yucatccoa.
On the 14th ult., Lieut. Col. Bervinneon, with a
detachment of his regiment, amounting to about
303 men, attacked the Indians, who were (rum 6000
to 8000 strong, find routed them. Capt. Kelly and
Lieut. Campbell were mortally wounded, and a pri
vate killed.
On the 23d, nearlhe c;ty of Tihosuco, the whole
regiment, -commanded by Col. Geo W. White, WfIR
engaged with the enemy, when our gallant fellows
lost thirty-night in killed and wounded. Among
the former are !Out. John 11. Gallagher, of Capt.
Malloy's company, Sergtat Long and Conway, of
Capt. Brigg'sLcompany and Corporal Morse, of
Cant. Freelands company of rangers.
On the 27th while the regiment was advancing
front Tihosuco to Tell', distant about six leagues,
61:4mi-dies occured nearly the whole way. The In
dians wore in overwhelming force, and to impede
the course of the advancing column, they threw up
„barricades of rock and large masses of stone, at in
tervals,across the road, leaving therein Inop•holes to
tire through. As the Americana stormed one barri
cade, the enemy retreated to another and so on.—
Colonel White, however, captured and burned the
town of Tola, and then fell back on Tihosuco, where
they arrived on the 29th, after hard fighti ng , w ith a
loss of eight men killed and.wounded.
On the Gth January, Co). White again took tip the
line:of March with his gallant Americana for Tihos
ucodwhich had become his. head-quarters, (or the
sea port of Baca*, where thitindiana were reported
to he in gretit foree, under their great chief, Jacinto
Pat. This has been, no doubt, the scene of a san
guinary struggle, where our .gallant fellows have
gained freith laurels.
SCAM/KV:YU RAti, AD. —This important branch of
the Erie 'Railroad, ,lies been put under contract, to be
completed by the 'lst of October next. The con
tractors are Messrs.. bayton, Uonder, Carmichael,
King ts Co., who have recently finished ke nary
contracts on the ;Erie Road, and whose energy and
command of means ensure the completion of the
work within the time specified. At the same time
the Erie Road will be open to Elmira, and with this
branch and etcattilniat on Seneca Lake, will furnish
shortest route to Geneva and Maul°.
AWFUL TRAGEDY
IT is our painful duty to record this morning the
brief events of a - tragedy which is unparalleled in
the bloody annals of our city, - and throws the wild.
est of romantic fictions into the shuffle. Love, aban
donment and revenge were the exciting causes to
this fearful tragedy. The history of thiabloody af
fair is, in brief, as follows:
Not many years since, Capt: John Howard mar
ried the daughter of a physician residing in Montre
al, Canada. They lived together in apparent hap
piness and domestic comfort for some time in this
city, but difficulties occurred, not necessary here to
name, and the. parties separated—the wife taking
the two children a boy and a-girl. Not long after
the separation, Capt. H. obtained the two children
by violent m eans—having no resource in law—and
placed them in charge of a friend in Kentucky, at
the same time an application for divorce was plead•
ing in a Court in that State. Mrs. H. was of an
impetuous and determined temperament—a woman
of many accomplishments—and felt her humiliation
to u keen degree, and had often sworn revenge.
Capt. Howard married again, (it is said) and was
living at the time of this terrible transaction with
the lady who fell a victim to the wild fail of jell
nosy and vengeance—and perished imiler the knife
of the abandoned wife. The circumstances of the
tragedy are as follows:
At about five o'clock last evening, a woman called
at the boarding-house of Mrs. Wolfe on Fifth at.,
between Plum and Western Row, and called fur
Mrs. Ilowatid who soon came down, and upon meet
ing the stranger the, latter Sprang at her and plung
ed 0 knife into her neck, severing the
_Ogler, and
walked off. Mrs. H. staggered back into tho
kitchen, the blood gushing from thy, wound, cried,
4(), Mrs. Wolfe, I am killed!" and expired in a short
time. Mr. Howard was in the house at at the time,
and upon being made acquainted with the facts, he
seized a knife, and calling the tient° of the murder
ess, rushed down stairs—but she had escaped! The
bleeding object of his love was, writhing:in death
before him, and he became frantic.
Pursuit was made for the murderess, but she
could be found nowhere. , Mr.. John L. Scott how
ever, met her a short time after the - murder, when
she called his attention, by showing him a - knife
reeking ,with blood, and exclaimed—"l have ;done
it! I killed her! Can i get this much out of How
ard?" She was determined in her manner, and her
eye had the glare of a maniac. Her hand and el
bow were besmeared with blood, and there were
some spots,upon her face. Mr. Scott was so com
pletely confounded by this singular meeting that he
suffered her to pass on. She was arrested at a late
hour last night by officer Hulse, jr. near his nisi
dence.—Cincinnoli Commercial, Feb. 3.
CANNIBALISM IN FEJEE.
The Peke islanders indulge in the delectable
practice of bulling and eating human bodies, and
they train their children to the taste by rubbing the
flesh over their infant lips. This practice succeeds
ndmirttbly, according to a recent published account
from n missionary, for, we find that the practice is
general, and that a slice of humanity is better rel
iplied limn any other kind oflood, Sonic of the
Fejecans carry their epicurion gust so far that they
not merely kill and eat their enemies, but live upon
their friends; mind these are frequently eaten raw!—
The chief of Ragi-Ragi has been known to have n
gond supply of human flesh in his box salted down,
and has lived upon it as his daily fond, seldom eat
ing any other kind of flesh. The flesh of women
is rather Vetter than the flesh of men; and when the
chief %ants something very delicate, or in case
= any bodies are before him, n child is roasted fur
his repast. Mr. Hunt asserts, and the other mis
sionaries.confirm it, that the Fejeenn language con
tains no word for a corpse; but the word they use.
bilkolo conveys the idea of eating the dead. This
is their war cry %% lien one of the enemy is slain,
and his body. found: 'Here is n dead body to be
eaten;"—the word they use is bekalo. The also
affirm that', within the last four years, fully 1000
people hove been killed within 20 miles of Vewa;
and that they -keep far within compass %%hen they
say that of those slain five hundred have been eat
en. There arc probably none who read this account
who will envy the Fejeeans their taste or wish to
be considered in the category of their friends.
PAT.\ r. ArrnAr.--fri Ncir O,fcaun, on the slight
of the 2fith ult., u fatal alTray occured in the St.
Louis Exchange, between Josiah E. Johnson a levee
broker, and Harper, of the firm of Harper tr., Cas
kin, 36 Gravier street. -Johnson went ibto the Ex
change about 9 o'clock. and while- conversing with
ohm': friends, perceived Harper: and advanced to
wards him, striking him with a cowhide. Harper
retreated some 20 feet, but soon after adVanced, and
the two clinched. Immediately,- Harper drew a
pignard and inflicted two blows with it an the breast.
Johnson fell at the moment and expired immediate
ly. One stab of the poig,nard was directly over the
heart, and front appearance, must have penetrated
that vital organ. The other penetrated the middle
and upper part of the chest. harper instantly fled.
The decsased was a young man, apparently abAut
25 years of age, and - was a native of South Caroli
na. He was a married man, and the father of two
children.
A TROT 0% ER TILE NIAO th Tuesday, last,
we are informed, Mr. Clinton. of New York accom
panied by n lady of Niagara Palls, crossed the Sus
pension Bridge in a carriage drawn by a spirited
horse from this place., On returning, when nearing
the centre, or that par t of the bridge torn up during
the lute dkpute, their horse wag suffered to trot un
til they had pnltsed some distance towards the Amer-,
icon side of the bridge. The tenders, supposing
the hors' had become unmanageable, started to the
rescue, but upon seeing him in subjection returned
to their post. This is the second lady, wo under
stand, who bus passed orerthe bridge in n carriage,
Mrs. Ellett hieing the only one who has heretofore
ventured.—Buffislo Commcrtial.
Nut rs.llt.s CK.—Cun . gress assessed for a run
away husband. The IVaphington correppendent of
the Baltimore Patriot, pays:
"Mr. Giddings, the great gun of the Abolition
ists, is high feather just now, on account of a
petition to Congress from a Mrs. Mary Johnson,
somewhere in the state of New York. She repre
sents that her husband was in our army in Mexico
—that he deserted to the enemy—that he was cap
tured and brought back, that,General Taylor would
not allow him to remain, but sent hilt ofr—that ho
is lost to her, in consequence, if not to the world—
and that as Congress is paying fir negroes in a sim
ilar way. as in the Pacheco case, undue she consid
ers one white man worth two negroes, she pray to
be paid two thousand dollars, (double the sum paid
for Pacheco's Lewis) for the lost husband."
Com - lcmi.—The Rev. Ezas Minh:lr was cort
victed on the 3d inst., at Plymouth, New Bump-.
s hire, 'of the murder of his wife, on the evening of
the sth of March last. It appears from the evidence
that the murderer had conceived a violent passion
for another woman, which was*the origin of the de
-sire to put Mre. Dunt.sir out of the wayoand that the
murder was committed in tho midst of a wonderful
"revival" gotten up and carried oniby the murderer,
it being on their way home from an evening prayer
meeting, where there had been more than a usual
display of the "power of the Lord." that this wretch
clasped his ordained and consecrated fingers °limit
the throat of his defenceless wife nail she ceased to
breathe.
STING Discovnay.—An interesting discov
ery has been made in the Arctic Ocean, one that
may possibly lead to a new tropic. Captain Boyce,
a whaleman of Snag Harbor, has recently returned
front a voyage in which he explored a new whaling
ground, and made important discoveries North of
Bhering's Straits. During his anise in July and
August. he saw no ice, and the weather was ordina
lily so pleasant that his men could work in light
clothing, and it was so light through the night, that
whaling might have been carried on during the
entire 24 hours. Capt. B. found the whales numer
ous, and of a different species from any he had be
fore seen, 'WO- three different kinds—•all very tame.
Both the American and Asiatic shores hefound in
habited 'by numerous tribes of initiator; some of which
ha saw passing liOnVeite . continent to the other
tinent to the other, in large canoes. Good anchor
age was found in most parts of the ocean, from 15
t0:35 fathoms. Capt. Boyce was induced to seek
this new ocean by the representations of Capt.
Decay, who visited this region in 1827, and de
scribes it in his voyages.
SINGULAR OCCURRENCE.
The new brig Maine, owned by Wm. McLoon,
and commanded by Capt. Charles Thorndike, both
of South Thomaston, sailed from that port on the
Bth of October, 1845, with a cargoof lime, for New
Orleans. A few days after her departure, that ISQ•
vere gale occurred which proved al fatally disas
trous to our navigation on the Atlantic coast—the
remembrance of which is still fresh in the minds of
many. As neither the vessel or crew were after
wards heard of, it was supposed that she : foondered
at sea, with all'on board; and the circumstance had
nearly faded from the minds of all. In the summer
of 1847, some two years after the incidents related
Above, Capt. Itobbini, of St. George, shipped two
Portuguese hands on board aline vessel at Vera
Cruz, for New Orleans; after receiving a months'
advance pay, they disappeared, leaving the captain
to content himself with their baggage. The chests,
—one of which was pure mahogany—were opened,
and nothing of importance being then discovered,
except a quantity of old Spanish books, they were
suffered to remain undisturbed throughout the voy
age, "Upon Capt. It s. arrival, a few weeks - since,
the mahogany chest with its contents, was sent to
his home in St. George, where it was recognized as
answering the description of one belonging to, the
first mate of the brig Maine. This led to a thor
ough examination of its conteuts, and an tlpitome
belonging to Capt. Thorndike,&rith his name writ
ten in it, was found, and an atlas belonging to the
second mate, whose name was Cooper. This sin
gular discovery was immediately made known to the
friends of •Capt. T., and the articles are now in their
posse/S*l4On. There are many vague rumors afloat,
and although wo have taken some pains to gather
the facts, yet there may be some slight inacuracies
in the statements made above: but we obtained them
from good authority, and they are correct. How
these three articles, belonging to three different
members of the mining vessel, should come togeth
er, and how they got into the possession of the Por
tuguese, are circumstances which are yet to be
brought to light. Pint they should traverse' the
ocean for three years, and then arrive safely at home
is certainly a most inexplicable mystery, which, if
ever unravelled, must divulge circumstances. of
more momentous rind startling import.—Thomas
town (Me-) Gazelle. . ,
PAINFUL EVENT.
On Saturday moroing last, within about two
miles of our town, the body of a white female, in a
perfect state of nudity, was found after the disap
pearance of the snow, under which no doubt it had
lain ever since the snow had fallen, which was re
cognized to be the body of Mary Reed, a resident of
the neighborhood of Ili)Isle-trough, in our county,
and of a respectable family.
This case, in point of painful- sofFering, stands
almost without a pantile), and cannot fail in culling
f o rth the most heartfelt feelings and sympathies
froM all who may hear of it. Thd facts are briefly
these:—
A few days previnus to the falling of the heavy
snow, which commenced on the tt7th ultimo, anti,
with some intermission, continued for several days,
the deceased, who was subject to fits of insanity,
and when in that stnte of mind prone tie wander
about her neighborhood, left home under the italu.
enee of one of these fits, and wandering about for
several days, very lightly clad, and,cliogether with
out protection to the feet, (always refusing to wear
shoes,) through the cold freezing weather and "pit
tiless storm," having been occasionally seen at- a
di-tance by some persons, until she reacifed the Ca
toctin mountain; where, at a point of it some nine
miles from her home, her clothes were found, some
ten days after her absence, by-sons of the numer
ous parties of her neighbors who had for days most
anxiously searched for her,,she being, in the habit of
casting them off when these tits were on her. This
painful discovery satisfied the humane persons 'in
search of the - unfortunate female, that, with the
snow more than a foot deep in the mountain, and
the weather freezing cold, %%hen found, it would be
the mortal part alone, the spirit, no doubt, having
departed. The place where the body was found wris
about two miles'from where the clothes were dis-.
covered; having thus laid under the snow until it
melted, about 15 days, supporting death ended her
sufferings about the commencement of the snowy.
storm.
One of tho arms and parts of the body were eorne4Z
what eaten and torn, as it by birdf, but the inqueir!
jury !tad difficulty in rendering verdict from the
.facts—of death from exposure t the weather.-4
Leesburg ItYzehingtonian.
KILLItt) nr - CArmktouNTs.---Mr: John Soule, of
Errol, Coos county, N. 11, was !tilled a few days
ago by two catamounts. while visiting his traps
near Umbagog Lake. His body was found torn to
pieces. lle had not discharged his rifle at them but
retreated backward several rods when he fell over a
log, and . the beasts despatched Ills best course
would have been to shoot one, and defend himself
against the other. With co dness and a knife a
man is master of one of these ferocious animals, and
the in=lances are excedingly rare in which a hon.
ter is killed by them.
A Goon Ifyr.—The Boston Atlas says that daring
the debate upon abolishing the spirit ,ration, Mr.
King, of •Gn., moved to refer the subject to the Syc
retary,of the Navy. Some member wanted to know
what the Secretary's opinion' was on the subject.—
Just then Mr. Boydea, of North Carolina, arose,
with a dry, cunning smirk upon . his countenance,
and observed that if the actilwoof the incoini,g-Sec
retary of the Navy on the subject of allowing or
withholding this spirit ration could be anticipated,
it might have an important effect upon the decision
of the comniit tee! This sally at Mr. King brought
the modest crimson into the cheeks of that honora
ble gentleman, and for a moment convulsed the
(louse with merriment.
INTI RESTING To Gold) Dinatut6.—A correspon
dent of New York 'San wished to know what kind
of goads he had batter take on a venture to Califor
nia? This is a hard question says the Sun in re
ply. In California, people will have just about the
saute wants they have hero or elsewhere, and, bar
ring luxuries such as white kid gloves,earved rose
wood bedsteads and Sevres ware crockery-tbat
which as a general thing sells well here will sell
well there. Up in the Gold regions where they
work pretty hard, and of court° have a geed appe
tite and a penchant tfor rest and comlon at night,
we should think pork and beans, with an Indiati
rubber tent,buffalo Tribes and blankets, would be de
cidedly saleable. Washerwomen are also an arti
cle great in demand. Rum, tobacco, dice anti cards
are•considered, a takilig investment, but their sale
would of caterer, depend principally on the Mexi
cans and Indians. Patent medicines, ?Imola, Sala
mander safes, baby-jumpers, buckskin mittens, ra
zors, soap, ivory combs and tooth brushes, will pro
bably sell well.
MARYLAND GOLD MINE.—In reference to the gold
tnine lately maid to have been discovered in Mont
gomery county, the Howard Gil-eft,, published at
Ellicott's M ills, says:—"We have information from
a gentleman connected with the family. that Mr.
Samuel Ellicott's farm, near Brookville, Montgom
ery county, in this State, quite probably contains
gold, as we published last week. The farm contains
about 100 across, for-which Mr. E. paid $lO,OOO.
lie has had $20,000 biddeh for it on risk, and $30,-
000 if its supposed mineral wealth should be reali
zed. The same gentleman stated to us that a stone
had been found, which . contained a hundred dollars
worth of gold."
ENOL . AND WILL BUY NOTHING OF Us .— There ie
no better refutation of this gigantic tariff slander,
says the Journal of Commerce, than is afforded in
the official returns. Take England alone ' or the
United Kingkom, or the British Empire, Colonies
included, and in either case - the reault is over
whelming. It appears from the official, statement!,
that during the last.commercial year, ending 30th
June,l'B4B, our exports to the United Kingdom ex
ceedd our imports therefrom, more than twelve
million dollars: or including the colonies, near twenty
two million dollars. It is also a fact that our com
merce with England and her colonies lar exceeds all
the rest of our foreign commerce. From France,
on the contrary, wo imported last year eight or
nine millions more than we exported 10.1ter......4/b.
Alfas.
QT Va!online Vogh was married at Vicksburg; oaths
9th ult., and died of cholera on the 12th. leant IL Now
man, who acted as-groomsman on the occaitionof the
marriage, died on the 13th, of the samo disease.
THE WEEKLY OBSERVER.
-E RI E. PA
SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 17,1849
CANAL. TOLLS
Tho tolls received front tho Pennsylvania Improve
tnents in 18.17 amounted to 1!:231),792 24 more than in
1846—and in 184840 4;37.440 57 fess than in 1847. The
tariftof 1846 of course did not effec, business materially
immediately on iterpassage. It required a little time to
prepare for its blighting work. It moved in its vigor du
ring the last year. Now we would like somo friend of
that tariff to account, not only for tho chocking of the
increaso of tolls in 1818, lint for the diminution of busi
ness on our canals and railroads, and the consequent de
crease of tolls in that year. If it can be accounted for in
no other way, titan by the operation of tho • Polk tariff,
felinity one estimate the injury that tariff has worked to
Pennsylvania. and to her citizens? Figures won't lie.
Finish the- North Branch Canal—give us a northern
market—and a Rational Tarift—and Northern Pennsyl
vania will/ Pond her full quota into the Stale Treamiry,
nail something towards making up tho loss sustained.—
Give us a Rational Tariff, and Tolls on the Pennsylva
nia Improvements will go up again.— Wilkesbarre Adro
cafe.
Tinto was when naiversal whigory—or, as thoy de
light to stylts thentsolvev,—the "great whig party"—were
In favor of the re-onactui3nt of the Tariff of '42, and—
nothing else! iNo amenthnonts to the bill of '46 would
eavo the country from impending ruin. or satisfy the do
mande of the rapidly sttspontling manufacturers. Penn
sylvaoia and her iron and coal interests—New England
and her "cotton lord" interests—Louiebina and her slave
production sugar interests. and Kentucky and her water
rotted hemp interest% all clamorod incessantly for pro
tection. but at tho same time. like a spoiled and petted
child, declared that no protection but that offered by the
dead and buried bill of '42 would bo acceptoblo. Since
the election of Gen. TaylOr, however, this Mho has been
:wonderfully modified. -Voices that woro before rampant
for tho resurrection of dm putriod carcass of that defunct
act of abominations, are now, in many instances, totally
hushed; or if allowod at all to be raised above a whisper,
sound wonderfully like a voice frOm that political septil
clue whero reste.tho mortal remains of its brother in in
iquity,, tho Bank of the United States. Now, a few
modifications of the bill of '46, will be acceptable to a ma
jority of our '42 tariff frionds—indeed many of those who
contributed most to the election of Gull. Tat lor, claim
that the bill of '46 should he left as it is. It is true, a.
voice may be heard here . and there still clamoring for tho
old bill, but they are evidently in t h e eittiation of a pack
of hounds off the track—in fart, they don't know tho
"lopes" iu their own ship, and when the captain winks
to them to tack, are just as likely to steer straight ahead
as to obey the tinexprossod desire of their commander : —
Tho Editor of the Will:44llam Arlrocatr, (pilaw' above,
however, is not one of these—ho is up to the twists and
turns of his party, and can wheel into hue and about face
equal to Uncle Sam's regulars at the command of "old
Zack." Fur instance, after ascribing the decrease of
tolls on the Pennsylvania canals from last year, to the:ef
fect of the tariff of '46—although they are still more than
any year under the operation of that of '42—he• goes on
to say that if Congress will ouly "Give us a Rational tar
iff," "tolls on the Pennsylvania improvoments will"go up
again." Tho bill of '42 then was nut a "rational Tar
iff," for this sagacious whig admits that the revenue
front our public improvements was V:130,792 21 inure
in 18-17 under the operation of the bill of '46, than they
were iu 11546, the year that bill was passil,•and before
its effects wore perceptable 'on the business of the coun
try. Thu fallacy of the Advocate's roasoning—and It is
but a type of:hat of all our whig exchanges-41m reader will
at once see. But it will ha soon that, in its opinion. thorn
is something else necessary besides a "Rational Tariff"
before the "lolls on the Pennsylvania improvoments will
go up again"—and that is the finishing of "the North
Branch Canal"—"and a northorn market." This .un:-
ting a local itnprovcsnent and a system of finance in ono
sentence, for the purpose of producing prosperity to the
state t u rd an increase of revenue, is something now in
political economy.. for which tho inventor should foitli
with secure a patent. - But it strikes us there is a very
important wheel ill this invention which conflicts some
tenet WWI 1110 lAOIII wr oLVAcht du. II 1.3
Thu writer lays great stress on the fact that the tolls in
'47 amounted to nearly three hundred thousands dollars
:nary than in 1816, and to something like $lO,OllO in
1818 less than in 1817, Now, the North Ilranch canal,
the finishing of which this Editor thinks is essential, in
connection with his "rational tariff," to make tho "tolls
on the' Peims3lvailin improvoinents go up again," was
exactly in the same condition in 1817, as now. "Nor
thern Polllllqlviibia." has just as much of a "northern
mitiket'know as then. The Adrorutc's arguments,
thurefoiWinqoad of proving what they were put forth to
prove, domonstratu to n certainly that tho finances of
Pennsylvania wore never in so prosperous a condition as
now—that her puldic improvements never yielded so
suet/ revenue as they have under the tariff of'-16—no, not
even undur that act of abominations, which was wont
to bo the idol beforo which all whigdont prostrated itself
in adoration, the hill of 1812! But, as we, hate before
intimated, whigery is no longer willing to worship at its
oldshrisie—it has b!coma more "rational," and is now
clamoring for a "rational tariff" It finds that to keep
its sliatter'A political ark afloat at all, it not attempt
to head her derv! against the progress:lie spirit of the
ago. That tido is imperceptibly obliterating front its politi
ical creed the old herisies it was wont to deem essential
\to the well-being, and prosperity Of the country. What
inlsdliteul whig will now adv3cato the re-ostablishment
of a National,Bank, and yet how long is it since, it, like
the tariff of '42, was ono of its cardinal measures! What
has become of tho eloquont leaders our ivhiecutempo
raries were wont to grace their columns with in times gone
iy, in favor of the distribution of Om proceeds of the
Public lands among, the states: These; together with
many measures that contributed to make up the belief of
monsber of the "groat whir„ party" ton yoars since, aro
now expunged from their articles of faith. Tho spirit of
that Reform which has tumbled kingi from the throne.
of thoir ancestors in Europo, has even ponetrated tho
dark recesses of political whigery, and loft a ray of truth
hero and there shilling from the crovices of its old and
rickety structure! Tho modification of tho-tariff notions
of the whig party is one of these rays. A few years ago
it was not willing to accept any compromiee—in - fact,
when the present bill became a law, it could have se
cured finch a compromise, but rofusod it indignantly—
now, however, a "Rational T,aritP' would be acceptable!
Now, it would not restore the bill of '42 if it could!
ExTENI)ING 'nu: Autu.—Wu hear n great runny bug
bear! stories about tho danger • of settling California.—
Peop l le forget the toils and dangers undergone by the
pioneer settlers of this country in wrestingthis land from
the dominion of the savage. It appears to be the ...man
ifest dostiny"—an immutably "fixed fact" that the An
glo axon race Shall continue to ••extend the area of nee
don ~" whether it be to dig gold or 'potatoes. The 11Io
bilq Herald thus sensibly discoursed' on this subject:
Tho Amedeun world is only half' developed. IVlint
occurred in the Great West when Cincinnati was a wil
derness is now occurring in California. Thirty years
hence wo shall all see it if we live that long. Doubtless
however, many will go thither, who will be near heart
broken. Many will be incompetent, and never get on
the right road to prosperity; others will be weak and in
capable of enduring the prosperity which fortune may
buckle on their backs; others, again, will sink into
vice, and end their days in misery and contempt, but
the great mans will find their condition brered and new
-hopes and future wealth and reepectabilit•• damn:* upon
.thena. A bravo heart is necessary. Such hoards of
treasures will attract multitudes from every direction—
from the Pacific Islands, China. Russia, all parts of
South Atherica, the Atlantic Islands—all will vomit
forth the restless, vicious part of their , population. The
gamblet:imitiTgli3r, thief, murderer, and pirate—all will
cast their eyes to California, and much sharpness, saga
city, watchfulness and vigor will be necessary for I
who mingles with this mass of human profligacy and
•villenY- Bat rogues are found every where. The world
does not hold a place whore innocence is not likely to be
wronged—whero every man does not sacrifice others ra
ther. than himsolf—wliero in short, one has to 'keep quite
wide awake to avoid the pit and Snares of social rascal-
It '.
Ost ow nit - B'uoirs.—Ttio editor of tho Cincinnati
Nenpareil.leaye he won :wham! by two ruffians on tho
night of the 30th ult., but ho whaled thorn both.
MR. CLAY AND GEN. TAYLOR
Tho Whig papers are arguing that tho 'relations be.
tweon the Whig Chieftain and the Taylor Reitblican
party must be of a friendly kind, with an earnestu i es that
shows how much they desire to be convinced of them-
MVO& Tho Brooklyn Eagle has, however. a ifferent
version 'of the relation of tho Into rivals, which• repro
gents the attitude of Mr. Clay to be that of an armed do
fence:
"We have it in black and white from Mr. Clay. not
directly addressed to us, but to gentlemen whom we per
sonally know, that ho goes Into the Sonata to take care•
of his old friends; to see that no attempt on the part of
tho administration to gather round it the no-party influ
ences by which it threw him overboard, shall besuccoss-
MI; to corner Mr. Crittenden, by whom ho was corner
ed, and to stand in Gen. Taylor's way, unless General
Taylor shall take counsel from the old whig party and
conduct tho administration on such principles as he and
his friend?' shall approve. There is no doubt that there
is on interesting time—ay, rogood time coining.' "
To•whieh add the following from the old General's
farewell address to his friends at Baton Rouge, and the
prospect of a "good time" is certainly flattering:
GENTLY.IIICIg-1 assure it is with feelings of no ordina
ry character that I meet with nn• fellow . -ritivens on this
occasion—many of whom I have known for more than a
quarter of a century. .fled I consulted my own wishes
I should have flinch preferred to retain the office I am
now - about to vacate, and have remained among you, but
the people have, without my solicitation, seen fit to ele
vate me to another— and although I fear I am not quali
fied to discharge the great and important duties imposed
upon me. yet be assured, follow Citizens, I shall endeav
or to fulfil them. without regard to fear, favor, or affec
tion for arty one.
Do you hear that. Mr. clay?—the Genoral is going to
discharge his "duties" "without regard to fear, faror or
affection for MIT wir).
A PLAIN SPOKZN WlllO.--Jvvot: Estuary, tho now
whig star of Indiana. and the whig candidate for Coy
enor of that state, declines to have any thing to do 'With
the Taylor inauguration hall In Washington. The judge
says the Mexican war, which has made Fresident Taylor,
was "a war of passion, ill-judgment and party cupidity,"
a "war of invasion and conquest," "prosecuted with
blundering blindness and wasteful extravagance," It is
duo to truth to say that the jingo has not becu recom
mended for n seat in tho cabinet.
SMALL. No rEs —A so "ItELILF"
tho Pcnnsylraninn, we regret to perceive that, in order
to aecuro the passage of a Mil fur the completion of the
North Broach Canal, a bill has been read in the Legisla
ture, offering to the Banks of the Commonwealth, the
privilege of issuing a new batch of small notes, in return
for a loin of two millions for twenty years. We regret
to see nn improvement, which has mail enough of its
own to secure its passage, coupled with such a scheme
as this. But much as we regreti all this, we regret more
keenly that such a proposal fra i nght with so much mishief
to the people, and calculated to bring di-graN, upon thu
commonwealth—should 'emanate hem the source it does
—from the Democratic side of - the Ilonle—from Mr. Lit
tell, of W 3 outing. We cannot say, however. that we
are h disappointed—not that we' knew any thing of
the particular individual who has brought forward this
scheme—hut our defeat last fall gave us warning, not to
be disregarded, that we had within
: our own ranks men
whoomder the cover of our name and principles, were
secretly working to engraft upon the state a system of
Banking. against which the democracy stands openly
and unqualifiedly committed—we refer to the General
Banking system. In regard to this. particukysebome,'
we agree with our cotemporary quoted from above
,that
the proposals to extinguish the Relief issues, +I to car
ry through Me scheme for avoiding the Inclined Plane.
however much both may he desired by the paople, are
rather inducements in the bill in question to secure sup
port and concessions to well-known palmier iminion.. It
was by an arrangement, to secure an appropriation to
this same canal, that the Relief issues were first forced
upon the pooplo—issties which' have done , Nq much to
plunder our laboring classes, and to degrade us in other
States. There is not tho slightest necessity or demand
for currency of this kind now. Congress n ill doubtless
pass the? bill to coin gold dollars, which Wilt give us an
additional circulating medium of this deiminibation of
money: and if tho accounts from California am only par
true, there will be enough of the precious metals to
make this coin abundant. Why, at such a time as this,
are we called - upon to approve another issue of Mom: sine!)
notes (to last under the bill alluded to, fur twenty years!)
which have heretofore been such n bane to the industry
and business of the country? We hope it will not be per
eirted in; if it is, we trust it may ho defeated.
MlSrMtleei DI,APEAR +ME 11711
Wlearn ,1 e
aro pained to that the 1 v. JOHN - Limn! it, a
native this place, (where his nearest relatives still re
side,) mysteriously disappeared in New Orleans about
the Bth of last month, and, it is feared, has been mur
dered and his 'person secreted. Mr. L. has been located
for somo time past nt Washington, in Texas, where he
officiated as a minister of the Pre;Myterian faith. lie
had been in Louisville, Ky., where ho was married to
Miss Mes , emmit, formerly connected with Mr. MER
RILL'S Seminary at this place, and reached New Oilcans,
with his bride, on the dth ult. Thee steamer landed
about two miles above the usual stopping place, and at
7 o'clock ho informed his wife Mat lie was going to the
Bade Depo.itory in the City, whither 'ito proceeded alone
in nn omnibus. After purchasing some bun's and re
maining until II o'clock, he st.trted for' he boat on foot,
tho omnibuses not running after 7 o'clock. since when no
tidings have been timid of him. Tito night vas very dark
and the route circuitous, and it is supposed ho was mur
dered in, the suburbs of the city.
NIT.. LIMBER was a most ansiablo and iitarctisivmon
tloman, an excolont scholar, and - a devout
christinn. If is end has boon most untimely and attended
with circuinstancus of a peculiarly painful character and
has elicited the warmest oxpressions of sympathy and re
grot for his sad fate from his numerous friends in this
placo. May God temper this torriblo affliction to his
poor widow and his'agod father.--Cruirlord Democrat.
FROZCtt TO Dee rIL—WO learn by the Commercial that
a pauper from our county poor hoUse war froicn to death
on Sunday night last. Her name was Bridget Folly. It
happened, according to that paper, in tho following man
ner. On Sunday morning aho and two other females
obtained leave of the i StiporintOndant to como to town,
'three miles distant, to attend Catholic Church. When
they arrived they found there was no 'service; so they
wandered into a grogery, drank, and wondered to others
and drank, until they all became quite drunk, ono of
them so much so as to render her incapable of trmeling
until next morning. Tho other two started for tho poor
house in the evening—it was'n bitter cold night—one of
them reached there about threo o'clock—the othor per
ished by the way. She um about 40 years of age, and
left a child at tho poor house.
UT "Gone to California," is likely to become as sig
nificant a plfraso as "gone to Texas," once was. Among
the thoustinthi getting off, thorn appears lobe a sprinkling
hero and there of those who chisel wont or can't "meet
their engagements." Of course-California is the place
whore they honestly expect to reap the golden harvest
which will enable them finally to satisfy geutrous
credi
tors.
r7Aceording to the Springfield Republican- two men
named Alaitin and Samuel Shaw of Parmor, in this State,
havo discovered in a cave on'Snake Hill, near the old
Boston road, a sealed bottle containing a letter, purpor
ting to have been written by Capt. Kidd, tho celebrated
pirate, revealing large deposits of wealth. Tho letter is
said to bear marks of great antiquity, and "some of the
shrewdest moil in the vicinity" believe in its genuine
ness. and mean to assist is looking up the treasure.
Tata TABLES TUtrED—A 4 ,pcmocrtsriC Vtcronv.—
The first ekirnaish in this State einco the great battle of
November last„ took place in the Armstrong Senatorial
District, on the 2d inst., when the Democracy achieved
a glorious victory. Atioustus' L. DRUM. Fey., has boen
elected Slam Senator' to euccood Gov: Johnston, jby a
majority of about three hundred.• Tbis is a democratic
gain; and, when we Consider that Gen. Taylor had a
majority of some throe hundred in that district, wo think
our friends have good cause for congratulation.
News of . the Wee
By Telegraph to tha Obiereer tend the Bffuto (twig
burgh papers.
- .
1 4 7, vAv Foh. 12-9,
The otearnehip Niegaris arrived at Bosto n ye lard
at cloven o'clock, fourtcon daye'rroin Liverpool.
Cotton-1506 bales sold on tho 2Gth. Fair Upland
Mobilo . Fair ,Orloans 411.
The Corn and Flour markets wore a c heerful- asp
on the "fish , and (till prices were paid for w h mt, flo
and Indian Corn, during the 1 . 0. W da3s premed;\ g
26th. 269 were obtained for beet Western.
Indian Corn '28,6d a 30e6d,,-for inferior white 0
yellow; corn :noel 14e6d a 15s. 1
American whoat in bond. 6$ 3d a7s Id. Ileecste
Lard at 308 a 365. Consols on tho slBth,
Ns:lsr YORK, Feb. 1 . 2--3 P..
There has been an unprecedented advance i n t h e
of American securities and the annexld are
from Baring's Circular. London. Jan. !-..)G:
Corn meal--our trade has continued •err dun and !
OM of froo wheat and flour have been barely supp or
The principal business has been in black Pouthern
floating, at 4'2a , 135" and .141 ,and 46540 r whits. In
corn has declined, and Vero are sellers of Galati at
nfloat.
American atocke, since our last, hava advanced
per cents have riaeo to 1045105 c which are the
lions of to -day.
Maesachusetts, 9849. New York, 9203. Ohi o
93. Pennsylvania, 70a72. Exchange dividen4
land sterling 74e7.5. Mississippi Planter's be i nde
buyers. In other stocks there nre no tranaartnins.
prices nominal. City 85at?7. Canada prices drive
per—sellors.
There had bean n limited import of provisions di
the week ending Nth.
.The iron trade was active. At Liverpool a E . ao
sines?' was doing at 11(1i/uncoil rates. In Waled din
of common bars had advanciA to C 5 .is per len, a
Liverpool was £5 15s. In Maneln - ,o r and, tie
rounding cotton districtd greater activity prevailed.
California gold seeking mania ha. extended
Continent, and the pork of Germany and Num)
Already vessels are fatillZ out fur the conveyance ti
venturer. to the gold region. - -
The English Journals are still crolded with a
tinements, of vessels loading, enterprises, eigan
and joint stock stock companies forming.
The Eng,liffli government, are about adoprmg
(ant measures of, retrenchment'in die
and Navy, to which is axcribed a greater
busine.. circles. -
The queen's bench
. 1171t1 overruled the error: ass !
in the case of W. S. O'Brien and his fellon J pr',J
The court was unanimous in its deci.ion. Appl
has been made for the requisite permission for the
Lieutenant in the case of °Tries, but Aleeier d
to proceed further—resolves to submit to his fa:e.
The dessolution of the Freud} Assembly mas p
ed by 400 against 396. Marrast retains his
President of the Assembly, to the astonishment
parties. M Boulay de lay Meurthe had , been
Vice President of the republic by the Assembly.
Steamboats here fitting out at Renton, capable
r ing from 7 to 10,000 mi•n,
Rumor ascribed the expedition to all intetve
favor of the Pope. There is a deficit of :15,e
Frances in tho French Treasury. The red rep
are becoming more active, .
A sanguinar y battle has been fought in laths.
lives lost. Among the killed are some distin l gnis
ficers. NV isdasg,ra ti has entered Perth withoul
shot.
The Pope asks the intervontion of Austria t
him in power.
The Sultan has abolished all positive litrs
chris.ians. They may now aspire to the highest
tics.
The Niagara. hi ought -13 passengers.
There has been an arrival here direct from S.
eisco, bringing advices to 111th December. co
previous accounts.
Nt...v Tons, Feb. 12—G
A private despatch from Louisville. Ky., to-,
Gen. Taylor and suit arrived at New Allan
o'clock; he was received by the Mayor and citl
(seoited thence tei Li)11; . . v1111, where he tea, re.
the Mayor. and tonducted by an inunense Conn.
the ni litary and cdi.lens th e G u lf 1 1ou,e, au
thunders of artilery from the shore and the
steamers. By the premature discharge of a can ,
m n lost each an arnr: ----
Robert Atherton, a merchant of San Fiancee
ved in New Volk yesterday. Ho left on the 10:
comber, nod bringa 3 1 day; later advices from
region. Entire credit is Itecoruhld to hi, statellloll
came by way of Muatlun, Gtvitamalz, Me),
Vera Cluz.
!
Paesagefrom San Francisco tb Mazatlan of
days, touching at ouo port—front MiLatlati t t Me l
horseback, in six days. and uecomplislied the ta l i
in 61 dap - if at an expense of $7OO lie say:the
gton embracea a thousand filifein length, 1
bandied in width. The gold is distributed by m
equally, some parts lieing.of aurpaksinz richue
others are barren. There is roam enough for
may desire their fortune, and a sutli,tient qu
gold in the earth to keep them busy infinitely. It
the hardest kind of tabor, such as only strong
Lions and mmades euluotated by toil, eau widen . l
the prospect of success.
Tho gold yields itself only to strangli and skit
fair luck and hard work a man may obtain 3 oz
on an average per day. 11l IN amt only found i
but has been aeon in mas'sell weighing 7 lba. Th.
of persons who had been to tho nines. were 1.0
there had nut boon i moro than 2,500 digging . at
Cinnnber is aleo found in groat abundauc
mine has been foutid within three miles of San I
There was nothing doing at the mines when
being the rainy Beason. Thoro was not much
among the diggers—no robberies, and no dist
Good board can be had at Sau Francisco at $lO
Provisions plonty, at fair, prices. The pope
about 1000. -
An extensive placer has been discovered in OltLoc. ,
and it was reported at San Francisco that all d a inhab
itants of Oregon City had, been there. Ships dr- icing n
feet Min sail 550 miles up the Saernmento.
The Tribune cnys Mr. A. is a plain and st bl s tanDa
merchant; and we do not hesitate to say that( 11 Coati.
donee may ho placed in his statements.
New YORK, Feb. 13-3
The Tribune's de:pateli from NV ash ingtot
=MIMI
The house has to-day passed to its third r
hill creating a Govtirtnnont of tho . tutenor,
111 to 47.
The Sensto has alter a warm debate, strut•
House's clause, abolishing flogging in tho N
vote stood 37 to 17.
Thu Now Orleans DOM of tho 3d, has ad%
Vera Cruz to the :nth, and from Mexico to thu
Congress !A mild pass a moderate tariff'. TI
ter of Finance was to be impoached for infri
laws in raring government fuiids. The Ines
accounts reached the capitol daily .of Indian out
pirated in every direction.
The California gold fever is as rife in the cit
ico as it is in tlds country. Great numbers nr
Dr. Groavemor'a party pf :.10 from Now York
Cruz for, Mazatlan on tlici 9.3 th.
, Mr. Clifford and family arrived at Vent Cs
The road froM Vora Cruz to the capitol la
with robbers, that scarcely a dilligencp passe
more or less robberies.
The Bri tish Mull Steamboat Forth was lire
L'3o miles from Catnpeachy, on the 14th ult.
lost.
Arista. Sccrotary of War, has issned a circ
arrest and puniAnnont of Paredes, which is re
n feint.
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