Milled and General News. Iteport of the Secretary of tY 'bowery. We And in the New York papers the annual re port, et the Secretary of the Treasury, from which Ire gather the following principal fact, and recom mendations. The receipts for the year ending June 30. 1842, were—from customs, $47,339,326: frosts sales of public lands, $2,043,239, and from oth er sources 411345,820. These added to a balsfierf \ of 810,911,645, in the Treasury at the beginning-4 the year, make the aggregate receipts 4160,640,032: In order to show the actual receipts of last year with the estimated receipts for the current year, we primate the items as aaaexigh— A' hal. lat honied. IE3 t-1 ins 3 3 ilexisalos is fokisuks se tossts 38 1.903.** so sums a soma so 111,111,113 S 9 11.133.133 31 iterestise. ONAosits. Public Lands tillinellaiseous Prevkous Salase* - . Ileh.6",11117 =tMates • W7,ase were ry lasi the receipts r 18:11.2 were esti mated by the Secretary at .81.411.05 to Whale the.aetual receipts were WACO/ 3? Dellelt for the year ----- - 3,151,813 It The estimated expenses for the cirrent year in clude the redemption of the public debt to the ex tent of $5,922,931 or the loan of 1843, and $1,276, 548, of the loan of 1847. The entire debt on the let January 1833 was $65,131,692, exclusive of $3,000,000 yet to be delivered to the State of Tex as. The Secretary alludes to the increasing for eign commerce of the country, as contributing '-for the time toe sudden expansion of its revenues."— This increase of revenue is, to the mind of the Sec retary, injurious to oar own great manufacturing interests. Among these the iron interest is cited; the importations of that article alone having been-- Is 181.14-101.111 ions. with duties 111.701.7t1 la 18314-433.113 " " " 3.274€12 • The foreign manufacturer having larger means and /beeper labor, has forced down our market and crushed our own iron interests, and now, before our manufactories can recover, is reaping the benest of the enormous demand for iron in the United States at advanced prices. ' There has been an increase in the exports of to. bacco, rice, and breadstuff's, but the aggregate vai• use of domestic exports last year were $24,349,585 less than the previous year, leaving a general bal lets** against us of $40,142,000 fur the last fiscal year in our foreign trade. Tii• coinage of the U. S. Mints for the last year is shown to bare been $52.404.569, of which only 6847,310 was in silver and $51.62094 in copper.-- The Secretary shows that the silver coin now in the country is gradually lessening, and urges the pas up of ',bill as adopted by the Senate last year, for "s new issue of silver coinage, of such reduced weight as will allow it to circulate with the gold coinage of established weight and fineness." The oslll of Mint Certificatetis also recommended, which would produce a saving of $350,000 or $400,000 aenually to guyernmnnt. Such certificates tp be for sums of $lOO, $5OO, $l,OOO, $5,000 and $lO,- 000 each, and paid to depositor: at the Mints and re• oeitrable fur all government'aues. The operations of the Coast Survey Department ere alluded to in a - flattering terms. The increas es g duties devolving upon the head of that arrest', induce the recommendation that the [rankling priv ilege be extended to it. _ The Light House Board, established only a few months since, are nowiprosecnting, on a liberal and extended scale, the objects designed by Congress. Durise the rear. ending June 3 3 .1833, we I. • ponsi of fortign Merchandise Asd atiod reported of domestic usercbandiss of sateica %Making is all gie0,967.07 • At the same time we exported of specie user and above the import of the same. 537,170,631. Mr. Corwin advises that the Government build no more marine hospitals, but instead, make arrange ment with local hospitals for the ears of sick and disabled seamen. The Secretary reiterates, is a somewhat modified fors, the ancient sentinielits of the whip. party in .relation to the tariff. There are a large number, of statements accompanying the Report, which have not came to hand.—Butale Courier. • vsts.aa; =Au. r. mins r • ,aTEVIIRN UOVYTT...The Dansville Herald learns that "great Excitement ex sted for a few days last week, at Cantata* Steak° comity, caused - by the supposed discovery of gold. Of course all sorts of rumors are afloat, but as near es we,can ascertain, by a gentleman who was in that vicinity, and stew specimens of the metal taken oil, the facts appear to be that, the "gold mine" was discovered by a buy on the banks of Bennett's Creek, near Caniateo, and some ten or twelve miles hew Hornelisville. It was supposed to be gold, and the Onneuneement that the boy had dug $5OO worth of Id in three day*, flew like wild-fire ; and, as taig well be Elipposed, excitement was at fever boat. Some 200 men are reported to have a•sem bled upon short notice. Rumors prevail as to the owners of farms along the creek gelling out their ashootiag irony," and peremptorily ordering intro 'tiers off their premises- It is also said werrants were issued and sums thirty arrests were made for trespass. Our informant, who is a jeweller. exam ad the metal and reports it of a bright color, quite eitalleeble; and-he, in connection with others who are. capable of judging, pronounce it ithnost pure popper. Whether explorati.es shall lead to the Jis cover, of an extensive .deposite of copper. remains to be soei.' A Ilzsnri ILLtirresTrom.--The Courier des Etats dais, in Ills article on the caloric ship Ericsson lastrateel the operation of the apparatus, ia alter nately heating and cooling the same volume of air, la the following apposite manner: The great fundamental principle of the transmis sion of caloric, cost the inventor twenty years of reflection to realize in this machine. It consists in *slag constantly the sauna heat to warm the air which ie made to enter the cylinders. The appar atus by,Means of which this principle is apalied, is called a ; '-regenerator, and 'we can form a clear idea of it 'by supposing that a man has his mouth filled with warm metalic spongis; if he draws in his breath, the exterior air, in traversing the pores of the warm sponge. tvill 'itself be warmed, and will arrire warm into the lungs, whilst the sponge, hav ing parted with its caloric, becomes culd: if he ex• bales the air thus -warmed, this air, in again tra versing the sponge, will again warm it, and will come out reduced in temperature. If instead of pro ducing these movements by the contraction of the muscles of the breast of the individnal, an ordinary bellowS is adapted to the mouth, to produce the in bislatioin and the exhalation, we will well nigh have the Vicison machine. Tiutturn or Anstatcari Braemar.—.A gentlemen winacature over from Liverpool in the Baltic, tells u tbet when he left, everybody in that city nos re joicing over the Cunard steamship Arabia, which bad been built expressly to beat the Collins steam s* a a d was considered the moat auierb as we.l as the tiniest vessel afloat. Loud were the exaltations over the einicipated triumph, and the lowering of the American flag in this contest of speed. What bas been the issue! The Baltic, which sailed De cember the 29th, arrived safe and snug at her wharf in New York, Jan. 11th, making the trip in less than thirteen days, in spite of stormy weather.— The Arabia, which sailed Jan. Ist, after running nearly thirteen dip, and exhausting her fuel in ef• intuit° make e rapid trip, his to put into a way port for coal and repairs, and will probably be fifteen &Icor more in making the run to New York. We rejoice at this defeat of our cousins over the water, in the honorable competition for mastery of the Nat. The Collios steamers remain_ unapproached br the Ca:larders, and the English company will before they can get a -hays to labor long 1 to Nat ;a i fair race either the Baltic, Pacific, Atlantic or TOMILMSTRAII I I IIII BLIORD AT Sr. Id.rts.—.We bare recei.ed a pe c: I molt!' by Ward's Telegraph Line, under date of the 19th inst., giving thefollow 14account of the burning of three ',centers at St • Louis. About 3 o'clock a fire broke out in the iitnialer "New England," a Keokuk packet laid up at the head of the Landing. The ere communica ted to the *steamers Brunette and New Lucy—all ti nte destroyed. The latter boat totted d.iwn,— pinning some fifty or sixty steamer s i n i mm i nent anger. 'Fortunately, howeter, she was kept Ou t h s th e s t eam , only touching one boat. The steam or Altona . drew out the GI •ndenin, and then took the limiting wreck in tow, and landed.ber on the outl et* side of the rk er.—Cli r. Plisiwiliefer. • with stoma. in Assibms. • ' A cWrrespoodesit of the Cialirostoo M mina the following accoont of a easporato lett botwoon AbSoloin William., who is about 70 year. Or IV, his wife, and an euorlamis sirr, which occurred about the first or December, at Yr. Williams' rood dance: The Tiger was first discovered at the premises of Mr. James Drake, who lives in the north portion of Jefferson county, where it entered his enclosure, attacked his horses, an i killed one, besides wound ing two others. While the tiger was committing itsdepredations, it was discovered by Francis Drake, son( :he proprietor of the the premises, who fired a shut 'gun at it wounding it in the side, but not dangerously, when it made its escape. The next day, while Mr. and Mrs. Williams were sitting iu theii house.`the rest of the family being absent, they were startled by a strange noise in the yard, in front of the house, Mr. William's, on going out discovered his dog engaged with a tiger, when be seized an ex-yoke and aimed a blow at: the "var mint," bin, missing it struck his dog. The dog then got au ay from the tiger and retreated. ' In an instant the tiger sprung on Mr., Wil isinS, and, seizing him by the hand, jerked him about twenty feat. The old geltietnan finding himself in the too powerful grasp t.f the wild animal, courageously de termined to give the best "rough and tumble fight" is his power, and, having no weapons within reach, he seized the tiger by the throat with his other hand, and throwing his whole heft forward ' ctuah ed the tiger to the ground, both falling side by side. At this time Mis. Williams came to the rescue with a gun, which she snapped at the tiger, but there being no priming in the pan, it did not go off. Mr. ‘Villtatins then, with one arm round the tiger's body, and grasping his throat with his other hand, by an effort-disengaged himself. The tiger discov ered a new adversary in the person of Mrs. W., and jumped at her, and attempted to grasp her bead within its jiws, while it struck and lacerated ber breast' with its fore paws. She tried to avoid the monster, but was felled to the ground. The tiger made another grasp at her head, his. upper teeth penetrating thvv of the skull and sliding along the bone, peeled off the skin, till they met the lower teeth, which penetrateion the right side of her faze. pm,* ill 27 112,3112,biS es la the meantime, Mr. ,Williams had seised the ox-yoke again; and giving the tiger a treimendous blow, caused it to leave Mrs. W., when It leaped into the house s and got Attic' the bed. The doer immediately eloped and the monster was secured. Mr. W. was exhausted from the effects of his, wound., from which the blood flowed in streams; but not so his better-half. When she saw their mutual foe thus attempt to take possession of their house, she determined to finish the brittle, and notwithstanding the severity of her woundp,,her dress almost entire ly torn from her periinn, and covered with blood, she deliberately took the gun, and, shaking some pow der from the barrel into the'pen, elev.(' the muzzle between one of the openings which the logs of the house afEirded, and fired with steady and deadly aim. The tiger was killed. When subsequently measur ed, it was found to be 12- fen from the tip of its tail to it. nose. During all the time the fight was going on, no one but those engaged in it were within hearing.— Mr. Wile. nearest neighbor heel three Miles off.— Huvreidr, as Mrs. W. tees wishing the loaf from her person, a neighbor came riding by, a el alarmed at her appearance, inquired the cause.he eld la dy unab e from the Liss of blood to epee , pointed to the dead body of the tiger. The escape of Mr. and Mrs. W. is indeed won • derful, and they ere now recovering gradually from their wounds. Mr. W. jokes about the tiger fight. and intimates that the old lady was moot enraged when the "varmint" took possession of his bed and house. It need hardly be added that Mr. Williams is a brie. man. He fought the Britiskat New Or leans, subsequently the Mexicans in the cruse of Teas.; but this last fight is, perhaps, thei moat sin gular of all. His wife, in intrepidity and daring is worthy of him, and the two, together. are of that courageous class that hate encountered fbresi wilds and !rontier dangers—the pioneers of cliiistien citi- Winn and American insti intiont. i 8117.111.211 i i 5140.447 1tER.1643 The President "Done" by Billy Bo legs. We have another addendum to our histOry of Mr. Fillmore'sdiplamatic success. From an cifficial and reliable source, we learned yesterday that the farce get up last summer, by Messrs. Fillmore and Con rad, at great expense, at which the famous Indian Chief Billy BowleJs played the,princtpal part, has terminated, as all persons of intelligenceand knowl edge of Seminole character predicted, in the tragico &mien finale of Billy's positive refts4al to leave his native everglades, and his open defiance of the pow er of the Government to effect his removikl. After being humbugged by the Eurupeen pewee', bamboozled by the Catalan officials of iGults, and treated with lofty scorn and ridicule, Is well as foiled in his efforts, by the nigger Emperor of Hay ty, Mr. Fi'linure's administration lacked but one other Incident to render it the most complete and elaborate comedy of blunders that was 'ever brought out on the political stage, and that was to be cir cumvented by the poor drunken Indian of Florida. This has been must effectually done by the said Bil ly Bowlegs. After being escorted to ‘Vashington entertained there at the public eapense, and feasted and lectured by Mr. Fillmore, and no doubt supplied fionnel, waiecoats and prayer books by that worthy futictuary, B-Ily went on to New York, where the esie-renown-t1 Sachems of that great city enter sined him at the public expense, with an unlimited quantity of whiskey and beef, of whic't the chief partook to such an ;seems as to produce conseqoen- CPS very humiliating to his admirers. Thus honered and feted, Billy returned to the Ev erglades full of rum and ctntempt to the pale faces, and with an idea of his own importance,- which fil ed his resolution not to be bought off chimp, 80, he very cavalierly informs General Blake, in lan guage nearly copied after that of Soulouque's mul atto Primier, that Mr. Fillmnre's propositions are declined, and that he intends to leave Florida when it is convenient and agreeable. This fact has been officially notified to the Government. All the money and hospitality rationed so Billy—and there ; has been some profitable jobbing in this affair, which' will add greatly to the resources of some unseen Galehinito—have been thrown away. Billy has bought negroes with his douceure, end sent them to hie friends in Arkansas. And now being convinced by the assurances of the President and his New York Aldercnanic friends that lie is a great warrior, and that his consequence is iecreased rather than diminished, by his warlike encroachments upon the white sett;ements in Florida, he wisely determines to tail to his value, by further operations in that line. Hence his notification to Gen. Blake. A small touch of a Florida war wilt be an apprupriate sequel to the inglorious administration which ter minates on the 4th of March next. egi. The Liverpool Mail, of the Ist inst., states the brig Lily left the Mersey a few days previous for Africa, having on board among other (hinge. 50 tuns of gunpowder and 20 puncheons of rum, but in consequence of a gale, she was compelled to best about the channel for three day., and was then driven ashore on Kitterland Island, by wMch five of her crew were drowned. On the fulloWing day, Mr. Lace, sob-agent fur Lloyd's repaired to the wreck with thirty-one men to tee what could be saved. At a quarter before eight, a violent shock was felt throughout the southern district of the island and a sheet of fire anti a pillar of smoke were seen to be hurledintu the sir, hundreds of feet high (rum the wreck. It seems that a large portion of pow der was placed so high in this I that it did not get wet by the waves breaking on it. The explo sion dashed the teasel to atoms, and blew to broken fragments some thirty-two humatv.. beings. Bat one individual near the fatal scene e,caped to tell the story, James Kelly,"who is still alive, although one cheek and ear are taken off: The accident made twenty-three widows mud seventy-three fa therless children. Fragments of the wreck ware blown the distance of six miles. STAND TILONI UNDRAL—LittIe ' Ihridy ii growing bellicose and threatning. The arren Star says of the business of the Legislature win tersion: "le addition to the election of a United Stated Senator; and remodeling the Liquor Lew, which will call tip a ll the 'angry paesions; arrangements will be made to give our ellectiouste sister Massecheuetts, ouch a erunocing amt will satisfy her grariping sad Diet. beating dlopoeitlew." Three eberre fur illtiNe le. lan!. • . _ 'Frit SZferkiti thirotr. ERIC. PA'. • , . ,e ; e , DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTUAL The Eletnocratie voters, of Erie county ars hereby no tified to inset at their anal places for holding tlettieos, is their respective boroughs. towushipa sad wards os Saturday the sth slay of February nest, to appoint &le gatee to attend the event! Couventieu, which will west at Erie es Tuesday the Bth of February. The voteru of the borough- ►ad tewashipe will meet at fear o'clock P. M., these •f the city at seven o'clock P. M. F. W. MILLER. WM. A. GALBRAITH. R. S. BRAWLEY. ISAAC B. TAYLOR. SMITH JACKSON. C. M. TIBBALS. Erio. he. 29. 1853. Marshall of the Western District of Penn's. We learn that CUARLCI Lawav, of Potter county. is an applicant for this responsible post. We have known him as an editorial brother, and we know him personal ly. and in both positions he has commanded odr respect for his ability and kindest regard for his affable and gen• tlemanly demeanor. We do not intend to say whs. among the cempetiters for this office should be the suc cessful candidate; but we will say, if they are all as equal ly competent and equally entitled to consideration for geed qualities and ability as JadftLy to an. the President will have little difficulty in waking au sppointmeut that ratite satisfactory to the public. EIIICISOr VriSELS or is said that the Agent• of Ericsson and others from New York. at Washington. hays proposed to furnish the Secretary of the Navy with one or more Tamils. to be propelled with the Ericsson angina, which are to attain a spud of nine•knots witha daily consumption of sight tons of coal. The proposition has been formally eatetv.ined. and Ericsson hes been requested to send his vitriol on to Wahington. Tbio has been caned to. and sh4sis to be then within thirty days. 113 . At Lafayette. la., Jan. 6t. a man and bis wife. who had been driakiag to esteem. lind a fight. i■ which the man received a Wow e-a his head Kish resulted In death the next day. 117 Mr. Bailey. ens of the persons iajareit the same time young Pierce was killed. hai sire* died•ai Law ranee. Thirastbe third death. tr rho Now Orissa. Picayune slaw that a goads , man traveling down the Mississippi. sot long alum too came acquainted on ths boat with "'lady, who with bar six children was on her witylo California. Stio bad only toe aaaaaa t.,*s colored man, who hid gone to California alone, worked hard, and Hot $1,00040 the mistress. to Habra her sod her Intl' ones to come oat to the far•dis tent gold regions. Oh, the horrors of Uncle Tom'. Cabin. Er The financial editor of th• N. York Express says that he •utartauus no doubt that the joint iield or gold from California and Australia. in 18.51. wall d five bemired 'pillions of dollars. Lel it come.—we can stand it. Death of Ira Douglu. - The fallowing annoy:mamma of the death of this es timable lady. we copy from the Washington Union. of Friday last: "Yesterday's announcement of the decease of 141 ex reliant lady. the wife of the lion. Stephen A. DAWN , . was to* brief to express on our part. who were well ac claimed with her estimibli charaster, elf deep lease el the 'stela of the loss involved is that nuesrefel event. Seldom. indeed, has death invaded the family Male with mom heart-yendieg effect. •T left a men desolate hearth. than is the instance here recorded. Aod this cocanto• city. is which she has resided fat Haus years. has rarely had eases for deeper sorrow. Mrs. Douglas. the. last 'weights child of the late C d. Robert Mattis, of fliack• Michas& COollif. North Carolina. was married in April. 11147. and died at this residence of her husband. in this city. so the 19th Mat . in the 24th year of her age. Large• fyiesdireed by nature. highly educated and accomphast• ed. and possessieg is an-smineut degree all the amiable sad lovely swamies of her sex. she was greatly admired in society. sad beloved mid idolized at horns. Of bet it it; no exaggeration to say, that ••Xoee knew her but to love bet. Or wood bet but to praise." She bee left la mourn her lose aa aged and. bereaved mother. a h*art•etrickaa and disconsolate husband. aid three lariat children. whose tender years ales* conceal from, them the knowlndge of their irreparable lees." Passau:ea vs. PeAcricc.-;-Wil Gad the following para graph in the lest Comurcial: "Qaccw."—For a man to dabble hie pen in what's noise of hie beeinees, sad make a miestateMeat into thi bargain. Jest below it the Editor • 'dabbles his pea" in. re lation to the proposed eztemioa of the basin's; of the Arm of Viacom. Moored & Co. "We are gied•to lave that the besieese of the firm is in a - most preeperene con ditioa. They mist remember. however, that with the present tariff andiseder Democratic rule. the Iron busi• nese will be. se the lodise said to the White men. 'her ry!eseertain." Comment is entirety noceeeitiatv. The Editor. seder his own rate is the •viaersit" man its the profession. U Tito eolobrated . will of ft T Hairston. of Henry comity. Ni.... by which his what* mute. sosonntiok to balls million of duller*. is given to a OW* eolorttil boy. was admitted to record. wo see. at the last terns of the seemly count. cr We regret to boar that the 1100 Robert J. Walk er is still confined to his room and bed _at Washington. He is 'offering from a ewe leg, which when, diesbles him, and some of his friend. fear, that nadir ilia other ailments, amputation may become necessaay; or. what is worse, that he may be carried off by the general ef his system. RMILSOAD TO LAICO &Promo —A ranting eras held in New York, on Wednesday, the 19th lest., with a view to concert each measures as would best promote the es tablishment of a Railroad to connect Lakelsperior with the seaboard, by means of an extension of the pretest Ilse from Chicago, and thereby secure a daily open corn •anicatien by land in place of that by water. which, ow ing to interruption caused in navigation during cold weather. creates a perfect embargo upon the transporta tion of all freight and •applies, for • period of seven months out of twelve in the year. it was resolved to urge Congress to grant to the State of Winconsin and Miehi gas respectively, for the purpose of aiding in making the proposed Railroad, every siiernate section of the public land through which the Rock River Valley Union Rail road (Itly which it is proposed to effect the connection) passes, equivalent to seven sections in Width ea sash side of said read and its branches. Er Some of the papers of late hare had a paragraph recommending the use of wheat flour la the cue of scald. or burns. A gentleman at Dayton saw it. sod the other day, as he writes, the ••Empire" tested it to his satisfaction. Ile says: '•Whits at the sapper table a little child, which was seated its its mother's lap, sadden iy grasped hold of coup of bet tes, soslroly scalding its left hand and arm. 1 immediately hum& • pea of floor and planted the arm into it. Cover's/ entirely the parts scolded. with the dear. The greet was truly ye. ■ukable.—the pain was gone iestantly. I then band aged the arm loosely, applying plenty .r emir nest to the skin. and en the following merniag there Was not the lout sign that the arm had been soaided—neither did the child suffer the but pain after the application of the flow."' Er vv. or roloostod to giro eotioe that T. D. kip th*/ tolintied Editor or the Defrole Colt. will _g i iiieror a Leman is ibis city es lisierdey asset week. Heim@ leetered birro Wore and kis lootew woo very highly sprbee by the preen es wellies obers lobe housed t. haar y x We propos hr wiU bare"seed gedierree et this Tbg Fires is ere yellissrk-egire beg $ iri/l ly sseielieod: • ESSI I= Report it ea Ilkie and Oars* WI Mut Iti the lost Gaga the report of dm bagasse,. Directors sad Trootertr *fibs Erie Estarridoe'Casal ter tba year oodiag Doe. 31.1. 18521 ft.. bleb 116 =Os" thifolleering RZCEIPTI root TVZ ILLS 1852. Amosni Tolle collected. $4.5.752 01 ♦mount received is (mew at /arrive water. 1.332 02 Total neeipts. IRIPIPOITORLII /oft IMPAIRS AID sorsavialoo. Amouut paid for Repairs •Rd Sop•ntuoo. inelodiag pay •f Foremen, Locktairdlog. Urtdi•e. wow w•rk. 510 4' iog. du., to wit C t Liao. $15.767 32 Sb.uan6• Liu,. . 10.173 01 Beater Malmo. ' - 5.631 44 French Creek Feeder. 3.129 09 SAILAII“ Auteuil paid for salaries et President. 2 , 4111' tory, Tr eeeeeee and Cel!merit. . 4 750 50 Amount paid for Dredge Hems for 1852. 140 00 Amount paid -coats of snit, East Fallow&ld tp., Crawford Co., and expenses incurred in settlement of Sequestration suds. 357. 46 Amount paid toward, materials furnished ** account building bridge across the Shemin-. go Pool, in compliance with act of Assem bly. 2 5 . 00 Amount paid fur printing, noes rent. statien• cry, fuel. postage and other items Cur of. 6ce for the year 1852, . 185 23 Expenditures for 1852, Leaving a balance of receipt* ever efpeaditeres of $28,099 19, which is an increase of balance reported on hand at the commencement-of the put year of $5,878 28. The total indebtedesse of the Company on the Ist of January 1852 as stated was $1,17'2.860 2-1. and On ant of January 1853 it is repotted to be $1.138.004 22; hav ing been reduced during the year $31.856 02, which is Sot quits 3 per cent of the accruing interest. From the report, the condition of the company. its re ceipts and expenditures, and its Ware prospect, with the tom necessary for repairs continually increasing—it is cer tainly not very flattering to bond or stock holders. it is said that there is to be an effort made to make it do bet ter than it meting done, the coming SWIM We belie. foe the credit of the managers. that they may succeed in so doing. Opposition to the acquisition of Cuba. We imareoty ever pick op an *bellhop paper that so de i set Bed in it desesmiations of the proposition to eclairs Cebu. The eendecters of each papers profess to he phi• lanthrepists—to be great friends to the negre rece—to abbot slavery. and the slave trade. They will preach by the day to convince their readers that Congress ought to interfere to prevent the sale or slaves from one state to *Rather. Bat here is a chance to prevent the slave trade in its worst form and yet th:y denounce it l Whit con sistency The Pluladelriiia But/ears says that it is no torious that. sine. the removal of Concha. the importa tion of slaves Into Cube has greatly iocreased. The late Captain General need his influence and authority coo seiontiously to suppress the abominable traffic. Bet as it had been the custom to pay a heavy capitation tea. in the shape of a secret gin. on every negro leaded on the island, the decline of the trade neurisarily cut off this scores of r which so displeued the soviet per. sonages in Madrid. who had been accustomed to profit by these usfarions gains, that Concha was finally recall ed. and a Captain General, whom it was supposed would wink at the traffic, was substituted in his place. The re• salt has verified the sagacity of 'hors who appointed this successor. Stimulated by the incressing demand for auger, and coesequently for a greater number of slaves to cultivate the cane. Cuba has entered into the slave trade mere busily than ever, the present-Captain Gen- Oral doing nothing to check it, bat secretly favoring it with an his power. There sae be we detain Met if this state of things's:satinet. the sentiment is favor of Cnban independs.nee will increase, and perhepe to an alarrlng degree. in the United Stites. Thositands of Northern nsen, who are now averse to the acquisition of Cuba cause it would increase the an ober of our slows elates.- will eventually, there is - nurse to believe. become friend. ly to the meager, as the surest rood to put an end to the African slave trade. Brazil having ceased te import ne t gross. if this market ea* be elesedperesanesitlY. the hoer fors of the middle passage will cease forever. The American people. is rural. are practical. not theoreti cal reformers. If they cannot eradicate an evil, they ars willing to ameliorate it ; audit tire sena presort them• 'elves, they choose the least. It is this peculiarity which has worked snob miracle* in the advancement of oar glorious country. and which win render it more and more perfect as intelligence 'prairie. and possibilities become first pebabilities. and then actualities. And it is this trait which will predoce,at" last, if the Cuban slaie trade cositinees,a conviction. even among Northern trien..thit it will be better for the canoe of the negro that the United States shoeld have Cuba. even as a slava state. than that the African slave-usde should continue. From the New York Prekh)terlaw. A Letter from Gen. Pierce, Referring to the Death of his Firat, Son ASC7I STAMM PUILADI.LPRIA, Jill. 1853. MUMS. EDITORS —Enclosed I send you a copy of Ito letter of the President elect. referred to in the last nuni• bet of the Presisfierias. Yon are at liberty to publish it if 7e• cheese. It was written wan after the retirement of Gen. Pierce from the United States Beasts. in reply Is a letter of Condolence on the death of a beautiful and scaly bey. hie cherished son. It suffieleotly confirms statements of your own in your paper. el.eady Wilfred to. Your correspondent thinks that, ander the circamstaa= cc; he betrays no confides°s in submitting the Baum for poblicatioo.. At all •soots. -* the responsibility may rut wiih him and snob as h• can readily find to share it with him. Very truly years. , • Conceit). N. H.. Nov. 30. —. My Dear Friend.—You have -been often in my thoughts. since I received your affectionate litter of the 16th lust. It was one of the earliest of the kind from my personal friends; soothing and grateful to me at the time. And it has been pleasant since, fa think of you as among those who have truly isvutplithized with us in this dark hour of overpowering affliction. Under bereavement like this, how trilling-0, how very trifling. do most of tbs cares, and purposes, and plans of this world appear!, We can hardly realize how it is, that oar hearts have been so eugrossed in little mat• tees of the day. W. open oar eyes. uit were from a dream, upon the realities that are around and balers us. We see "passing away" written upon alt the things of this world. We feel that we are mire sojourners, pro bationers here. and seem I. estimate with an apprisim lulu to truth, the groat interests of eternity. as compar ed with those of time. I do earnestly desire to keep awake to these mittens, not to fall into the spell where, as it were' from necessity, we look through a false me dium, which places eternity so far off; and give• to the things .f time such vast magnitude and disproportion ate importance. I remember well the conversation on oar ride to the G.. to which. I Bappo.s. yea refer. The convictions of my judgment have long been strong and decided, bat the little lassoes they have bad upon my life. is a sad illus tration of the great truth. "With the heart man bilieveth unto righteousness." Our dear boy wee ill three week., end the last four days or hie UN was a period of mesh suffering. In the midst of our deep *Ono,. I 6nd inexprnsible relief in the thimght that "it is well with the child." He said mach, to use his own expression. "of the blessed Josue." eerie. citify on the Sabbath. And now -his indefinite impres sions and childish fancies an exchanged for full knurl edm and never •ndin6 fruition. He la. u we firmly believe, "Where no blight falls On the beautiful rasa of youth!• He was a bright. affectionate. manly boy—the pride sad joy of his father's heart—the light end life of our home. We sow feel. and mast long continue to feel. hie lose W. are ceaseless of his Owner, at every tors. We weep, hat the eep tamers, is eel onmiagled-with rich coasolation. • • • • " • a I bare many thinip to say to you when we matt.— Tin then. your stricken (rind, To'--- FRANK PIERCE. How Tut Nl4TitTlirrs.--The Journal of Continares publishes a statement of the fees paid. last year. to the Caused of the Cerpeniiiee for hie Demise' in opening et new Ifteells wed widening 41 ems. The seem we $47.500 88—e see windy thouWe *h. united eillike of the wittubore of Ike noblest! .7 ACTS •ID IPANOIN •• 117' "Lassoes= Lass.".-4 shop oat west who lad bees severely 6M clod with palpitation of the basil. soya he forted intuit relief in the application of another pal pitating heart. Arapher triumph in honitepathy. "Like cures like." OT The Newport (R. I) Mercury hu entered spon its nioety•seeoad volume. It was first established by a brother of Beejsmin Franklin. Jane 12. 1758 sad has therefore bum utablished 94 years. $67.084 04 TY Corr or Gas,—The eost of Gas in Pittskorgh is two dollars per ono thousand feet; is Allegheny city tw• dollars fifty cents. The pries in Philadelphia is two &A dam; is Washington city. four dollars; and in th• city of London, one dollar per one thousand feet. $33.301 66 The Cliff Mine. Lake Superior. has declared • semi-annual dividend of $7,50 per share—melting $51.- .50 per share. since the commencement of dividends, on ■n investment of $lB per share. The company have a surplus of $7.000 in copper, after the above dividend. QT The New York &vain Post supposes that there would be a eariai et 825.000 each European trip, by the use of the caloric engines of Ericsson - ever the com mon steam engines. betides the savior is labor. Ilonams.—The Terre (lento Cuurier. says that the alsoghteriag and puking of hog. I• now ■early brought to a close i• that place. It is soppe!ed the amount of packing will reach between 90,000 and 100.000. $38.984 8.5 07 "A Pear Tams."—Three compositors in the Bee end Courier effaces in New Orleans. drew the $20.000 prize in the last Havana lottery. One Mr. Even, having hair the ticket. got $lO.OOO. and the other two, Mr. Per ry and Mr. Tbrard.- having a flouter each. received $5:000 each. • Cr The Wilkesbarn Femur and :he Lonnie Dans crag beye bees purchased by S. S. Beeedict. sod soi led, seder the title of Ths Lasses Ultima. with a view to the eeppressiee of•tho parties. bielteriep which have. fur e loci period. distiaguisked the two papers. TM. is s good wsovetneat. • QT So man shield be delicate 'boot asking for what is properly his'dott: if he neglect' doing ee. he .ie;del ciint in that spirit of independence which he should oh, serve in all his actions. Rights are rights. sod. if net granted should Ive demanded. The selfish world is lit tle inclined to give one his own. unless he have the man liness to claim it. The lack of the proper folfilment of this prinsiple has lost to many. Cottons. fame and repu tation. - azr The Charleston Mercury of the 15th. says that a Mr. Stubbs was heatedly' Bennettsville. a few days p»• violas. for the murder of one of hi. slaves. It is »ensil ed that the offence consisted as much of neglect of his dety se a master. uof any ether ingredient. In this point If view this case speaks volumes in behalf of oar laws • named for thp prineetiou of our slave populetien and puts to blush thousands of the lies invested and prop opted by northern fanaticism to disparage the institution of slavery." OZT One al:ear exchaness toll tbat Miss Hariet tsar. of Boston. now at Rome. nadir the tuition of Mr. Gibson. has modelled already a large bust of Venn*. to Gibson's infinite amassment sad delight; be takes all Rome Is ire it. and says there is not a sculptor is Rome who could do better. while there are sassy she could nit approach it. Wo can't see say thing strange in this. far it a Lady IRoold'at media a Venus. who in the Darns - of sense could! -4 li' An Asylum for decayed merchants is one of the recently instituted charities of New 'Fork city. It ',was *tatted by a merchant who contributed $30.000. Prince ly fortunes are mods in competes. but disaster* by, sea. and Ilecteetions t■ prices upon land. often quickly dissi pate the accumulation-of years. The Institution is a no ble sue. and will brini blessings on these who cootjibo• told to its foundation. • . • mR. vieg•nigsiogrr lase AT NourPout —Estriet from a private latter dated rierfiAk. Va.. Januari 17. "Col. King. Vice President sleet. arrived LOP, lut night at 4, o'clock. in the Fulton. and proceeds to thiseidning.in the same vessel. Ile appetite (S. says his nieco.. \ who seeettipardis him) nisch insprovid 'ions he left Washington. The Me down to the eisahs er and her mitio)s. afforded ham agreeable *zombie is his weak state: an the excitement of embarki . and the confident expectiitten of benefit by cheep • ellassto and reentry. has bad ilia happiest effect e • hia spir its." . Jvim.Cusimactso Ltra.—Alr. Seth v gardner died in Hanozer. Muse . a few day. singe. a dB2 years. 111111 , .! Jug an elder brother in Maine. h • Gardner Minas no tified him of his brother's death:th I. unless tot harp , . he might attend the funeral. /The • ply of the ileitis gentleman lacked done oft • 'heaths affection with which such a short life tri bt be eapp - • to inculcate. bit be assured the Men of the dee* • that if had married 'girl of shirt summers, and the dot s incident to the cam eneece tof a life of housekeept meet preivnt his ationtihnce it the obsequies. • , 117 BILLY DoWLIGS Daroseu.--The Charleston ' • • - Jeri septet tter from one of the officers of the Army florid.. atiouti•as that by a council of chiefs. which re cently esiembled at sae of their settlemonts. Billy Bow legs had been foimally deposed from his chieftainship. en account of his having eoneented. while in Washing ton. to emigrate with the remenet of the tribe 'bow in Florida. The orator of the tribe !tee been chosen to fill his place. We have received from the publishers. the first numboi of the fourth relents of the Musical Raise and Moil Advocaat. It is devoted to the advancement of the rnashral art. and we should think, from a hasty glance at its contents. is well' calculated for that purpose. It is a neatly printed monthly publication, each nambergen ; taining 16 pages. at the low pries of one dollar per year J. Huntingdon. Mason & Law. 23 Park Row, New York publishers. U' The correspondent of the Boston Atlas, gives the following facts in relation to American books abroad.— Won't some body "rap" op Sydney Smith. aad ask hiss his views en this despised class of literature. Three Lou don houses have published editions of the "Wide. Wide World" and "Qeseehy." Bohn puts them is:his Stan. dard Library. One boos. - publishes "Blithedals Ro• mance." another house publishes a collection of stories by Hawthrone. •'Carnes Journal of a Voyage from Bos• ton a Africa," "Lanman's Life of Webster." and "Hy perion" are all late issues of the London press. STATIt PRINTIPO.—The Pittsburgh, Post says "peti tions are in circulation in this thy, and other plues throughout the State. asking the Legislatere to abolish the contract system. in giving oat the public printing.— They point to the significant fact. that the same policy of contracting the printing of Congress has failed . . and they also argue that the manner in which the printing of &h. Legislator* is .:scaled, is* disgrace to the pro• foseestn, and behind the improvements in the art. We sea no good reason why the aystem should not M tiro,. ishod—blesiso it has been demonstrated that it is a Wes to all eueorseed." We wield never enderstind why the printing for the Stole or the General Government. could net be deo* by most:act as well as any ether way. It eosins to us that the ern, is in awarding it to the lowest biddor without reverd to the price at which it is contracted. It is a pretty wife conolssion to arrive at that no nn• in this estuary can afford to do a great deal of work for nothing; hence when a mas t or set of men propose to work for On public at price, which will not pay. as has been the ease io the public printing. all should understand that they expect is get their pay in some other way than by the iontramoand the work should sot be awarded le etch bidders, hot fair prices by responsible bidders shield.ia oar spision, be eeespteii in preference. We believe that all Overall/um work eau ►e dame at fair Meal( these ►suing shine of the matter deeir• whether ion* by eestrast Otherwise. - hlibiaptilanand Bops eanial, Tb• Climatal' Nei Persil "y° oissatity spirit/se missy at present is cireulatiou is this immense?. and nearly exceed. that of the go.d. c : 44 1 . terfeit bills and Bain, are occumultted. to every %el, drawer - and find their way into almost every wife k decidedly unpleasant to go to a Bank for the po loist depositing and hove the Cashier coodema sha sighot the number of bills you give him, and the eschasp he. ker to throw aside spurious coin. all of which mi lt uosospectiogly taken to be good. it, as seldom: 4 , dk ug engaged in the counterfeiting business, oi s hit Possession ass held good, scarcely 'souid oat af oot, zoos be free from guilt. and all. as culprits, weak h en careerated in our county jail. The manufaeteretsyZ Jl money must certainly be gutting rich, allebielt y ew trust they will retire from basiness sod plat ea si. satiou of hcstilities." and we be released from g 0 ,4 (her annoyance of taking their rap." Thompson's Reporter", gives the following sw ift " of shinplaster currency, newßaodiag the westeroft try : Bayou & Page. St. Louis, Geo. Smith. Chicago, - Lucas & Sicnond, St. Louis, Clerk & Co.. St. Loess sail Borliostou. Burch & Co.. Chicsgst. Bradly. Curtis & Co., Chicago. AU others. Total. KONA The people of the wail ere becoming isdivniu mh lesser they are asstaieids through the cheated% eh, trash. and are commencing prosecutions sgaissii, 4 feeders ; but the prospect of briogieg theta is went. he rather slim. Great rogues generally slip*" the meshes of the law. while the small fry erste** and aright. It is not strange that the people. smarting sada losses sustained by this currency, cry out against ally log institutions. and insist upon sepering all private couosetion With them. The recent Dem% State Convention of Ohio. passed a resolution toss ( banking corporations, and iu favor of a state sal.Ueaavv for the safe keeping of the public funds, and vs tar sure but this is the best method of ensuring to this , . country; the *vests.) carrying out of the • Der doctrine. se long held that the present banking spo t not only wrong but unnecessary. Cincinnati, is our' in the it'll complained of, especially in coniterfai notes, fur the whole country is loaded with- then. common have those of the map* deurnisatiessi that not one business man in ten pretends; to se them. either in receiving or paing out money. W. l of opinion. u wa always .Isave been. that the snail law of this state should be enforced, and by that . we should rid osmium of at least fonr-fiftha o 1 diet %strait money now in circulation here. So coinui l it become to rece!ve and pass any note 'underbre d tars without regard to its genuineness, that it °Susi ward to the business of counterfeiting which we sal reaping the benefits of. So long u people est theui ees against the laws of the state.with regard tostrally so long counterfeits still circulate here. and we 041 couitnenity have very little right to cempain lasses when a treat rnaj irity of them can be se and surely remedied. New Advertisement!, II JARECKI, Blum Filt•MltY, wrYt side or State St rret. Erie, pa 1853 zaMb NEW -ironic AND MISSISSIPPI Vic I.Y SURED.—.YO 7RAYSIIIP.VE.Y f. •rilais line con igts of flirty first class Canal Boats oe the 11- too Myer. and Erie Canal—running in connector i Hues on the Ohio and Illinois Canals, .also, with Ittraidelk Propiellere on the Western Lakes, and daily lines cif atesimi l the Illinois, 3lissicippi and Obi() Rivers. PROPRIETORS : • NUE II 'A I. LEN. & CO., - • - •- Yew tir ALLEN. ()ATM A N 4,e0 . " root of Main-ric,&ll FOR FREIGHT 4PPL): TO R.L. Hower-L. formerly of the West'a Lake Boot late.) C. 11. Catiriciap, " - N. Y. ilk. 0., Wei States lobe ialtre. 0 " New York & Cinoiuriou Line. fait Ryon &cum, " Eekford Line. Mark Goods " N Y.lc MISS. L/NE.,'• Ship Daily. tioilip Broad .lireet. New York. Jan. W. GEO. J. MuRTON. Agent* -- New Arrangement. MB 1.1 radersigned harm; assoqtatrci (or the ruttotect du-tin; the Stard,te, Caavrueslon And t±htppie.: under the dim of 1.. N. 'Cltlft % Ik. CO.. would respect licit of the Merchants of this ricenleyand the public iltasitt4 share of the.: patronars ? o pains, shall be stars( protuptarisartddtepatch te any Ldsiness totrusted is deg s ALBILET J. KELI.O. L. N. Tanta , Erte Jan .211 $2O DAT: BOOK AGENTS WANTED. TO SELL if.a7ward'a Clutotoer of the United Ito JCS? PCIILLOCICD 4 t,iw IMAM( roll Cam Mall r rllis work so luvaluable to business men gars a ham 1 the settlement. general surface of the soli at.d gaffe* culture. manufactures and population of ever} wait II that ted States, with a valuable italt.stical tab:es, a crw Ma. Ii United States. the.. Agents wanted kd the Country arrh immediately le HORACE WE:: I'WoRTH, Jan. 013-3e9 M £O4D 1. malt next term of this Institution commences on Blaskt, alst, under the charge of FAYETTE , DURLIN. A. 84 Principal and Teacher of 'Languages, Mat:emotes. &Senses and Practical ei:rve l 4ng. CHAPIN, Teacher of the English De N hiarld. MISS ELIZA WHIPPLE, kleetiPtre. and Teacher of French, Astronomy Lad Bow AIR. ALFRED GRAY, . Teacher of Penmanship.. Tuition per Quarter. Fritillary Branches, Higher English Branches, Lineages, The regUititlitrie for admission Is at the begississ or at term. No one onewiii be admitted , for less Was Wag& GEORG i; A. LYON. Mims Erie. Jan. IP 041-26 M. WRALLOX. at'Z'Y rebrnary Appointments. ' R. H. Tl:b Bd. analytical Pltisician. from the royal land, will be in attendance at his rooms as Milan Erie.—Drewn's (tote, Thursday and Friday, Maas°. Fe •ruary, Conneaut.° Treavout (louse. IA cartmar 211 rue . - CONSUMPTIVES READ: Mr.ta t hton is now public °Meer, and extensively the cowl ry where lie resides ; of his veracity the mart Can be easily satisfied. aver Eriehrsa, Learn Co. Pa Ant 14 Dn. TeaaM—Dear Sir.= I feel it a debt of itratiligedail and a duty to the afflicted generally. to oder in) nons44o ny in favor of your system of treating Chronic flume convinced that it will cure almost evcry ch , cii.r drone. , In time. In the fall of 1E49.1 was violently attacked with rod ass mation of the lungs, which was accompanied • ttk a'*' its-Flung cough. pat n in the breast, ride and lack . •• 11. considerable discharge of offensive matter from ike map' Dewier breath. loss 01 appetite. night sweats, Lc Tar physician was called in. mud did all within his Wt me no relief Me symptonts grew worse. and I tourttis , fast sinking into consumpt lOU became to sesA Mil q' able ro Eel, up but a few minute* at a time. Mt pkiirse Tilted me to use patent meal tc !nest I did so for scsitst.or.la i so better success. lie then told ur that In the"; rail . ", better or worse. My friends from otlistonce C2lot tog! O r ' they supposed for the last time. I then caned is 241600 111 1 clan. and under his care and the warm steadier. I pa v. could walk and ride about until fail ; aicn I sunk OW. and my physician said that if I did not go :0 , 1111. I c'-' 4 3 1 ° Y longer than 'firing. so 1 gave up all linies of, reotr? the 'minister of 1e , 30 I saw your advettsemeui, and ra 7 i see you, which I did. learned your Coarse of \reallei l _,7 l the last resort, placed myself under your ireanness•PLl' i great astonishment. in six or eight weeks I was Ale 2 over town and see my friends and neighbors, oho rat.: astonished as myself. This was in the sprig cflliatiO' bad symptoms had left we, and I began to ti'/C! P ffl, 7' bealth. In April last. 1 crag muck expepcti fil:c tic took a 'evert cold. andiutfered a return of old IP) InF dll" , your Inefile meg elfretuallv removed LIS Wore I itOw tolerably good btalth, and nand a fair dais labor. I + 2 gi _, old. Those wishing further information,eaocallat o M, at Brighton. Pa. Jan. 99-48 WY- AXI.: HELVE-I—A few of superior quilt ity. aa4 ut of 11. Collios' axes warrants d at SD* cark Itelsed at 7Sets, but oot warranted at ate Cheap 1 13 " 1 " - is --is - Erie, Jan. 29 ISM —33 It ce l l sw rrcti ER's Knaves, darns and Saw Wets 31 Erie. Jan. 29—til I I 'FU 11 4 J ° . l ,'' SAWS of nearly every at, inTeebeap nalJnn% Erse, Jan, Ern POCKET and Table Ciuery, also. dal: aiE.ltaar;X O ,' tea spoons, a good assortment Ibis day receo ed ual Reed House. Ern:. Jan. t 3--30 RUFT:A!_, Al k:CFIANICS TOOCEC: A neseeur T471u 2 1 1713 " rec "--' "'"4 i Wo ILL cheap hardware store. Jan. tl--t' Ruin- ALL Perrons indebied tbe 'old fi rm of ViefeT'L C. 3.. (which partnership terminated en the 6tst d last.) are hereby notified that the nooks, notes asi „„i firm. at hieh remain unpaid on the first of March nest left in the ha ndr of an mike/ Or collection a• the 6.4P._ beelased. V I Net:?iT. HIMRUU Ga:ol4 copy. Erie. Jan. l'Adatialairatoes- Bale. BV virtue ofan order of the Oryhan's Court of Enroll e , following dercrited piece cd land will Ge wahl al ev on Saturday the dab day of March neat at two o'cicok r. that day, on the premises, namely all that certain Pot, eel of land situate In Weentlelil tp , containing one bun . r, three acres, one hundred and two and une ht,lf tenth Pe ,. .7 .- 0 the at lOte4 nee of six pee cent for roads. it baits hundred acre tract, known in apart of Guyette , / 14). and bounded as follows : Beginning at a port 11 , 11g '.ir north east corner of the described trees sod is tifts-ot _,, south of the north east corner of the said lot No. FL ta i fray-three perches to a post. thence west three hundred Ist three perches to a post. thence north filly-three tsore• wi ..., thence east three hundred and thirty-two perekes to I re ken Wog. OF MAUL—One third to baud on illeoll, and the balance is two equal aasual lostalsoso 0 ' bood and woripae aosbcpsonalm AI I I IIA MOOR R. Adssiubtrarar of Jess Meow' lac IMI /Ma. SUN% lA* atm ova Ilk% 94 lax FIS Washi nctott Si.. Elosiss.lo