Vol XV —VI hole I\o- 180.1. Rates of Advertising. One square, 18 lines, 2 squares, 6 mos. $5.00 1 time 50 " 1 year 8.00 2 times 75 $ column, 3 mos. 6.00 3 " 1.00 • 6 " 10.00 1 mo. 1.25 44 1 year 15.00 3 " 2.50 1 column, 3 mos. 10.00 44 6 " 4.00 44 6 41 15.00 14 1 year 6.00 44 1 year 25.00 2 squares, 3 times 2.00 Notices before mar -44 3 mos. 3.50 riages, &c. §l2. Communications recommending persons for rrQce, must be paid in advance at the rale of 25 cents per square. Philadelphia Advertisements. HIGH CRAIG. THOMAS BELLAS. CRM! k BELLAS, ?LOUn FACTORS, AND GENERAI COMMISSION MERCHANTS, FOR THE SALE OF Bacon, Lard, Butter, Wool, Gin seng, Cloverseed, &c-, Broad and Cherry Streets, PHILADELPHIA. Advances made, if required, on Receipt of Consignments. CO~The Cars will be unload ed at our Warehouse. Produce consigned to us tor sale will not be subject to porterage or storage. C. &. B. are Agents for the Penn sylvania Railroad Company, ' Oct. 20, 1349—1f. BUZBYTCO, Commission Merchant*, FOR THE SALE OF FLOUR, GRAIN. SEEDS. Aad all descriptions of Country Produce, BROAD STREET, EAST SIDE, Between Race and Cherry, PHILADELPHIA. Respectfully solicit a share of the business from this vicinity, and refer to Messrs. LOSCENECKER, GRVBB <SC CO., Bankers. W. RLSSELL, Esq., Cashier, S. E. liOtke. Esq . M ifflin county. R. J. Ross. Esq Cashier, ) Hamgb Messrs. FVSK &. MILLER. \ 6 SAMVEL JOHNSON, Esq., Marietta, I^ancaster couDty, Pa. GEL M. TROCTMAN, Cashier, of "j Western Bank, ! pL ila/}el ' a Messrs. J AS. J. DUNCAN & Co., ] and Merchants generally, J October 6, 1849—6 m.* LIKE FRESH CUD LIVER OIL THIS new and valuable medicine, now used by the medical profession with such astonishing elTicacy in the cure of Pulmonary Consumption, Scrofula, Chro nic Rheumatism, Gout, General De bility, Complaints of the Kid neys, Ape., 4' c, -i prepared from the liver of the "Cod Fish for medical .<r. expressly for our sates. (Extract from the London Medical Journal ) •'C.J. B Williams, M. D., F. R. S-, Professor of Medi '.se in University College, London, Consulting Physi xu to the Hospital for consumption, tec., say. f have :--.eribed the Oil in above four hundred cases of tubercu . is disease of the Lungs, in different stages, which have ren under tny care the last two years and a half. In j M large number of cases, 906 out of 234, its use was fol iwedby marked and unequivocal improvement, varying in degree in different cases, from a temporary retarda ' an of the progress of the disease and a mitigation of dts '.rwin; symptoms, up to a more or less ensnplele restor ation to apparent health "The effect of the Cod Liver Oil in most of these cases | w very remarkable. Even in a few days the rough 'is mitigated, the expectoration diminished in quantity ind opacity, the night sweats ceased, the pulse became wer, and of better volume, and the appetite, flesh and ' length were gradually improved. 'ln conclusion, I repeat that the pure fresh oil from * I.iver of the Cod is more beneficial in the treatment 'Pulmonary Consumption than any agent, medicinal, x-tetic or regimenal, that has yet been employed " At ve have made arrangements to procure the Cod liver ■ frt.sk from head quarter#, it ean note. be had chemically bij the single bottle, or t* boxes of one dozen each. it* wonderful efficacy has induced numerous spurious '-'ali /i,,. As iu success depends entirely on its purity, much care cannot be used in procuring it genuine. F.eery buttle having unit our vritten signature may he '■' fended upon as genuine Pimphlets containing an analysis of the Oil, with no "s of it frorn Medical Journals, will be sent to those "tic address us free of postage. JOHN C. BAKER & CO , Wholesale /druggists and Chemists. 1(M) North Third -Street, Philadelphia. October 13, i'-i9—m. UM> TIAXI lACTOKV. 11. CLARK) YEMTIM BLIND MANIFACTIRER, •h pn of the Golden Kaffir, iVo, 139 cf 1-13, •South Second street, below Dock street, PHILADELPHIA, IyEEPS always on hand a large and fashionable as.ort 'v rneiit of WIDE and NARROW HI.AT WINDOW 'USDS, manufactured in the best manner, of the best 'iteriaD, and at the lowest cash prices. Having refitted and enlarged his establishment, h is Pared to complete orders to any amount at the shortest Ore. Constantly on hand an assortment of Tlaliotfaiiy Furniture, "■'try variety, manufactured etpressly for hi. own ***. and purchasers may therefore rely on a good article. r r Open in the evening. V Orders from a distance packed carefully, and sent >( "f porterage, to an> part of the city 11. CLARK. " 'adtlphia, August 1 ly. SLUM BELI.IS, Wholesale Commission Agent. FOB ALL KINDS OF FISH, \<>. 51 \or Hi Wliarrrw, "1 i A lone ft,ire street, Philadelphia. H lli April2l, 1H49.—1y IPIBHSTOSIIE) sjsm SNR IRCATOASAKBAISFO &SW2S^®WS3 , S N>l \o Philadelphia Advertisements. LIFE INSURANCE. The Girard Life Insurance Annuity and Trust Company of Philadelphia, Oflicc No. 159 Chesnut .Street. Capital $300,000. Charter Perpetual. PONTINTE to make Insurances on Lives on the most kJ favorable terms; receive and execute Trusts, and receive Deposits on Interest. The Capital being paid up and invested, together with accumulated premium fund, a fiords a perfect security to ! the insured. The premium may be paid in yearly, half yearly, or quarterly payments. The Company add a BONUS at stated periods to the j insurances for life. This plan of insurance is the most approved of, and is ntore gem-rally in use than any other in Ureal Britain, (where the subject is best iinrieriitoodby ; the people, and where they have had the longest experi : erice,) as appears from the fact that out of J IT Life Insu rance Companies there, of all kinds, H7 arc on this plan. The first BONUS was appropriated in December, I*4-1, amounting to 10 per cent, ou the auin insured nr.dor tin oldest policies ; to Si per cent , ~l per rent. &r .Ac., on others, in proportion to the time of standing, making an addition of #100; £t<7.so; £75, A.C., &e., to every £lOOO, originally insured, which is an average of more limn 50 per cent, on the premiums paid, and without increasing the annual payment to the company. The operation of the Bonus will be scon by the follow ing examples from the Life Insurance Register of the Company, thus : Hum ' Bonus or Amount of Policy and Policy. Insured. I Addition. Bonus payable at the party's dec-use No. 5* £l,OOO j £lOO 00 ft,tOO 00 * 4 8* 2,500 I 250 00 2,750 00 44 205 4,000 1 400 00 4,400 00 " 276 2,000 j 175 00 2,175 (JO " 333 5,000 j 437 50 j 5,137 50 :o- riSipiiLm rontaining the table of rates and ex planations of lite subject; Forms of Application, ami further information can be had at the oflicc, gratis, in person or by letter, addressed tolhe President or Xrt ;ary B. VV. RICHARDS, President. JNO. F. JAMES, Actuary. [ap2B:ly p a P I: IT! p A P I; IS R .No. 21 Bunk street, Between Market and Chesnut, and 2d and 3d streets, PHILADELPHIA. THE subscribers beg leave to call the attention of court -*- try buyers to their assortment of papers, embracing - the different varieties of Printing, Hardware. Writing, Envelope, and Wrapping papers. Tissue papers white and assorted colors, also Bonnet and Box Boards, Ac. Being engaged in the manufacture of printing papers, • they solicit orders from printers for any given size, which will be furnished at short nottre, and at fair prices Market prices either in cash or trade paid for Rags DtJCKETT & KNIGHT, .No. Bank street. Philadelphia. October 6, 1849 ly. Tlie Great China Store OF PHILADELPHIA. THANKFUL to the citizens of Letviatown and its vi cinity for their increased custom, we again request their company to new our large andsplendid assortment ,of China, Glass and Queensware. Dinner sets, tea sets, toilet sets, and single pieces, either of Glass. China ' or Blone Ware, sold in quantities to suit purchasers, for less than they can be had elsewhere —in fact at less than • wholesale prices American and English BRTTTAJeIA METAL i GOODS , in greater variety than ever lu-fore , offered in the city. Fancy China in great variety, very cheap. OWe would invite any person visiting the city i to call and see us— they will at least be pleased to walk around our beautiful store, and to view the finest China l and the cheapest the world produces Very respectfully, TVXDALE A MITCHELL, .Yo. 219 Chestnut street, Philadelphia. September 22, 1849—1f. Wholesale <L Retail CLOCK STORE, No. 23* Alarkct street, above Seventh, South side. PHILADELPHIA. \LTIIOI!GH we can scarcely estimate the value of TIME commercially, yet by calling at the above es tablishment, JAMES BAKBER will furnish bis frit-lids, among whom he includes all who duly appreciate its fleetness, with a beautiful and perfect Index for marking its progress, of whose value they CAN judge. His extensive stock on hand, constantly changing in : conformity to the improvements in taste and style of pattern and workmanship, consists of Eight day yyV and Thirty-hour Brass Counting House, Parlor. JvTjAllall, Church, and Alarm CLOCKS, French, Go thic and other fancy styles, as well as plain, which from bis extensive connection and correspondence with the manufacturers he finds he can put at the lowest cash figure, in any quantity, from one to a thousand, of which he will warrant the accuracy. n-Cloeks repaired and warranted Clock Trimmings on hand. CALL and see me among thena. JAMES BARBER, 238 Market st. Philadelphia, August 18, 1849—1y. MAM FACTORY UF POCKET BOOKS, kf. iYu. 32 $ Chestnut Street, abate Second, PHILADELPHIA. THE subscriber respectfully solicits public attention to ins superior and tasteful stock of Pocket Books, - Pocket Knives, and Banker's Cases, Other Fine Cutlery, Bill Books, Gold Pens and Pencils, Dressing Cases, Segar Cases, Card Cases, Chess Men, Port Monnies, Back Gammon Boards, Purses, Dominoes, Ac., Ac. His assortment consists of the most fashionable and modern styles, of the finest quality and excellent work manship, embracing every desirable fancy pattern, which he will at all times be prepared to exhibit and furnish wholesale or retail on the most pleasing terms. OPurchnsers who desire to supply themselves with articles of the best quality will consult their own inter ests by calling at this establishment. F. H. SMITH, Pocket Book Manufacturer, 62i Chestnut Sired. August 25, 1849 -6m. \VERY large and handsome stock ol Kea dy-made CLOTHING, Boys' do., just landed and now opening at oc2o N USB At) M, BROTHERS. MATS AND CAPS. ' Men and Boyd, a large assortment at |X- reduced prices. (J. L. JONES, nc27. Sew Cheap Cash Stare. BLACK ALPACAS. OF these goods a large assortment on hand, for sale hy the piece or yard very low— 12$ cents, l w j| cts., 25 els.. 31 cts., 37$ cfs., 44 ots., 50 ets. 56 cts., 62$ cts., 75 ctH, 87$ cts., SI.AO, #125 and Igll.50; also a handsome assortment of Bombazines. C. \j. JONES' hov3. New ('lienp Cash Store. SATURDAY, JANUARY •>, IS Jo. j THE NOLLIDMS! GRAND EXHIBITION! ao'jrs t.I xt J: FREE :: Cliiliircii Half I'ricc. Doors open cirry day (Snnday excepted) from G o'clock, A. M. to 9 o'clock, P. M. ? Dont I lie BMaee. r; E. ALLEN'S CBE.IT WESTERN CAM)! MAMFAI'TORV, Two doors West of thr Juniata Hat Store, Lttcislown. THE exhibition will consist of a GRAND DISPLAY of of every shape, color and variety, which the proprietor feels confident cannot he excelled in this or ary other place. All who are in want oi CANDIES will do well to call at the GREAT WESTERN ESTABLISHMENT, where they can be supplied with every variety, WHOLESALE and RETAIL. At the same tme and place, will also be exhibited a great collection of V ?S 1?-. '•*' *>Y? s rjy , selected lr >m the celebrated esiabiishnn uts of H ROUSUI I. and JULES HAUEL, Chesnut street, Philadelphia. As to the great variety ot PERFI MERY. SIEVING CREAM, SiIAPS, if'., logetiier with a general assortment of FANCY aRiTCLKs of a'l kinds, a full description cm, be obtained at the establishment dnrinw the hourr of exhibition. Also, in addition to'he above may be seen or purchased a e-enera! vr.r !y t t Dnigs, JJudiriiiCk, Biyc I'ltlt'nl JjuiiiciiiCk, i^c M together with a numberless assortment ,f ir ticles t.xj numerous to mention, such as Raisui '. Figs, Prunes, Nuts, and an extensive lot ot As above stated, doors open every day and evening, Sundays excepted. N. B—All who wish to encourage the estab lishment, and are not fully satisfied with the performance of the same, their admittance fee wiii be immediately returned. K. ALLEN'S Great Western Candy Manufactory, two dK-rs VVest ot lilt* Juniata Hat Store. Lewistown, Dec. 2"-', 1849—if TOWNSHIP APPEALS. 1850, PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to nil interested, that the Commissioners have appointed the following limes and place* of meeting for hearing appeals from '1 riennial As sessment. made by Assessors for 1850: McVeytown.on Monday, January2lst, 185(1, at T. F. .McCoy's public house, in said boroujh. Oliver township, on Tuestlay, January 22 J, at the same place. Newton Hamilton and Wayne township, on Wednesday. January 23d, at the public house of Mrs. Eliza Butler, in Newton Hamilton. Menno township, on Kriday. January 25th, at the public house of Daniel Wlnltaker, in AllenviHe. Union township, on Saturday, January 2Gih, at the public house of Julin Robinson, in Belle ville. Armagh luwnship.on Monthly, January 28th. at the public house of Isaiah Coplin, in sa;d township. Brown township, on Tuesday. January 29ih. ot the public Louse of Samuel W. Stewart, in said township. Decatur township, on Wednesday, January 30th, at the public house of Abraham .Muthers baugh, in said township. Derrv township, on Thursday, January 31st, al the Commissioner's office, in Lewistown. Granville township, on Friday, February Ist, at the same place. Lewistown, on Saturday, February 2d, at the same place. The Assessors of said several districts are hereby notified and desired to be at the place appointed for holding the several appeals, as above stated, and all feeling themselves ag grieved at their valuation can,there have an op portunity of being heard. By order of the Board, 11. J. WALTERS, Clerk. Lewistown, Dec. 22. 1849—5t FOR RENT. HE following described property situated A <n Hale street, Lewistown: One Ice House, Rent #l5O per annum, do Diy Dock &. Yard, do 150 do do Carpenter Shop, do 50 do Four vacant Lots, do 20 do ALSO the following properly on Charles St.: One dwelling, 4 rooms, rent #45 per annum, do do do do do 40 do I do do do do do 40 do I do do do do do 40 do do do 5 do do 40 do do do do do do 44 do Four vacant lots, do 20 do One vacant lot on Main street, 5 do ALSO the Jbllowinir properly in Kerry tp.: One dwelling, 2 rooms, rent #2O per annum, do do 5 do do 30 do do do 5 do do 40 do do do 3 do do 30 do do Sawmill on Jack'a Creek with timber leave, rent #9OO do do do do do 7(H) do do Smith Shop, do 20 do 60 acres of Farm Land, do 100 do One dwelling. 5 rooms, do 40 do do do 6 do do 50 do Stone leave in the Narrows, 50 do do on Jack's Creek, 30 do Wood leave on 1400 acres, 50 cts. per cord. (g5~ Persons wishing to RENT uny of the above property must contract for the same on or before the TWENTY-FIFI H inst. I will SELL any of the above property CHEAP, as some of my creditors are poor. SAMUEL HOPPER. December 8, 1849. Mackerel j Shad and Salt. JOiNES' is the place to buy them cheap, nov. 17. C L. JONES. LEWISTOWN Cheap Cabinet Wareroom, j A eurJ. R. McDowells' a tavern, Kill Icy st. HI THE SUBSCRIBER invites those abi ut going to j housekeeping and toothers that wish to purchase Ulicap liiisiiliiie, to call at ilhj a'iov mentioned Wardroom and examine , his lurgr siock of IVtH JWtulc ami (Jaeful Furniture of ail i kinds too numerous to mention here. Among his stock tiiey will find an assortment of (5 AN E SEA T C II A IRS, which arc sold for GASH cnE* PER than they have ever been sold in this place. I would draw attention to a pa lent Eln stir. Spring-Bottom Bedstead, which car, lie seen j in my Wareroom at any time. It can be put up aid taken | down in less time than iheold plan, and without a screw- I driver, END tiie. great matter is that it forms a HPKI.NO DOT- J TOW v. about a cord or -jacking, thus saving the purchaser , the cost of those arti, ies. c.- COFFIN'S made to order ami funerals attended at I ihe shortest notice. Either Mahogany, Elierrv or Wal nut can lie had at tnod- rate terms. ANTHONY FELIX. I.e wist own, December I, 1119. YY H T 8! 81 .VS W J j. • 1)1 VORp" impeaching the solvency f•' THE DEI.A j ■v W.VRE 4TTV DANK" being irrulated, whereby holders of ihe Not' - issued by said It ink m.-y be rmiuct-d to Biurer loss, the snhscrilHrrs, owners of nine-tenths of the .-uork. and fuljy a< quainted with the extent of h< r i-siies and the perfect soundness r-f her assets, do hereby bind ourselvcto the public, thai ihe Note* in circulation will he paid in gold or silver on presentation, during Banking hours, at Ihe counter of the Bank in Delaw are city. Tlie intention of this is, that we do hereby guar antee to Ihe publi- the entire solvency of the Bank, and thai its ( apital Stork is unimpaired. GEO. MAXWELL. ANDREW c. BARCLAY. 'NO M KENNEDY A. J DERBYSHIRE. WM. M KENNEDY JOSEPH CLEAVER. PHILIP lII.YBOLD. JOHN C CLARK. GEO. G CLEAVER. Dn.iWAiE I'iiv, Oct. IS, ISi'J—2ui nov'24. Indemssxty. Tlie FV:mkiiii {'ire Itiitraiioc Csii}>iitsv oi Piiilixlclpliisi, / vFI'ICE. No. 163; Chesnut street, near Filth street. D DIRECTORS Charle- \ B.iu' ker, George W. Richards, Thomas Hart, Murdecai D Lewis, Tobias Wagn.-r, Adulphe E B-irie, ffainuel Grant, David S. Brown, Ja b K. nuiilli, Morris Patterson. Ciiiitiniie to nuke insurano , perpetual or limited, on i every d srripti- n of properly in town and country, at rri! s as low as are consistent wild >tni it v. Tin-Company have reserved a large Contingent Fund, which with their Capital and Premiums, safely invested, j aff irdsample protection to the assured. The assets of the Company, on January Ist. 1848, as i published agreeably to an A. tof Assemhly, ere as fol- j lows, vie t Mortgage*, 65 Real Estate, 1 08,358 90 Temporary Loans, 121,459 00 Blocks, 51,563 25 Cash, Sec. 4'.,157 87 £1,220,097 67 Since tin-ir incorporation, a Jieriod <-f eigbteeu years, ■ they have paid upwards of one million tun bund red thou : -and dollars losses by lire, thereby affording evidence of I the advantages of insurance, as well as the ability and ; lisposition to meet with promptness all liabilities. CHARLES N BANCKF.R, PntUMi. I Co * RUB* G lIASIKKR, Secretary. For terms apply to R. C. HALE, Lewis- j town. ap!4—ly. w. is. IKWIX) A T rO II Y R Y A T L A IK, S3 A 8 resumetl the practice ofh is profession 1 in this ami the atljoi.iing counties. Office at the Bunking House of Ix>n</oucek er, Grubb &, Co. Jan. 20, I^4H — tf. GEO. W. ELDER. A T T O K y E Y A T L A H\ Lewistown, MilDia County. Pa. 0"" FFICK two doois west of the True Demo crat Office. Mr. Elder will attend to any j business in the Courts of Centre country. August 20, 1849 — tf. 'o7s So 8&< 9 Attorney at Law, \\7 1 LL r.itend promptly to businepsentrust- T ? od to his care in this and adjoining ! , counties. Office one door west of the I'ost . Office. June 16,'49-ly. MAGISTRATE'S OFFICE CBSiiis Ts A A B9 OO V !•) 52 , Justice oi'tlic Peace, CfAN he found at his office, in the room re- • 2 cently occupied by Esquire Kulp, where i lie will attend to all business entrusted to his j care with the greatest care and despatch. Lewistown, July 1, 1818—tf. Samuel Hopper, < ARPENTGR, Is ready nt all times to build the hest Houses, and can do that very tiling. Residence .Yo. 5 I laic street, Lewistown. March 31, 1849—tf M. MOXTGOMURY, Ruoi V lioe illaiiiifiiclurer MARKKT .STREET LEWISTOWN. | (CONTINUES to manufacture, to order, J every description of BOOTS ANDj SHOES, on ine most reasonable terms.— Having competent workmen in hisemploy and using good stock, his customers,as well asall others, may re'y upon getting a good article, well made and neatly finished. January 22,1848 tf. Hi tollingf 1 lot lis OF the best qimilty SQUARE MESH, AN CHOR STAMP, real Holland manufacture, imported direct from the manulactory, and for saie at Lewistown at New York prices. Terms cash—cloths warranted. Enquired" SAMUEL HOPPER, August 4, 1849 Millwright. THE GAZETTE. I Post Office Robberies! As we expected, most of the recent Post • Office depredations can be traced home to I the locofoco ranks, just as was the Susque hanna Bank swindle. The new ad minis ; traiion has been foully abused for the small number of removals it has made, but as j facts now show, the public safety would have been better secured by a few more still. Young Gearhart, who recently | robbed the Danville Post Office, is, as we learn from the Danville Democrat, a reg ular locofoco, and a few weeks since Wm. S. Hunt, the Post Master at Erwinna, Bucks county, whom the mistaken kind ness of the administration had retained in office, was also arrested for depredations upon tlie mails ! Hunt was arrested through the vigilanee and energy of Col. Ottinger, of Bedford county, one of the most active agents of the Department. Suspicion having rested upon him. Col. Ottinger mailed a letter at Philadelphia, containing an amount of counterfeit hills, addressed to Maneh Chunk. He found that ii got no further iiian Erwinna. He : promptly arrested Hunt, who afterward confessed his crime and was committed to prison. He lias heretofore borne a good i character, and has stood high among the democracy. He was a candidate for the nomination for Sheriff of Bucks county in 18(8, and again for County Commissioner in 1819, and if nominated for either would have been elected. He has held a commis , -uon of postmaster for many years, and had the administration dared to remove him, there would have been no end to the groans it would have occasioned. With a cotcmporary xve hope that in all , eases of mail depredations the politics of tlie thief may be published. The locofoco press has been endeavoring to cast suspi ; cion on the new appointments, and the j public want to know when robberies are ' committed, whether the offenders are loco i focos or whigs. If the latter, let all the punishment and odium be visited upon ihem that they merit. But justice demands , that u hen depredations are committed by i locofoco officers who have, not been rc moved, the fact should be made known and the administration relieved of all odium. _ Warfare on the Administration. In their anxiety to censure Gen. Tay lor's administration the loeofocoo papers resort to every -species of misrepresentation that ean he dreamt of, in order to deceive i their readers—some of whom mav per- I * haps be simple enough to swallow all that ; is said, no matter how absurd, as veritable ■ gospel. As evidence of this vindictive spirit, we have now before us three or four ! such papers, one of which gravely informs j its c,(lightened readers," for such they must he, that Gen. Taylor has taken mil- I lions out of the treasury so as to create a ! deficit—others assert that he has sent a | minister to Austria, and therefore launch into tirades against him—a third party j makes out all kinds of violations of law, I and a fourth cites to his aid the whole cata logue of vituperation, one day accusing him of doing every thing wrong, and the 1 next charging that he does nothing at all ! i Any one who has ever read the constitution of our country of course knows that Gen. j Taylor ean neither spend money nor ap i point ministers without the authority of a law of Congress, and that such idle stories are got up for no other purpose than to in i jure the old hero, merely because he is not | soft enough to he the tool of loeofoeos.— Were he to appoint them to office instead of whigs, their lamentations would cease in a 1 moment, and Gen. Taylor he the greatest < j man living. AMERICAN ( 'OMMF.KCE. —During the year ending June 30th. 1849, the value of the imports into the United States was #147.- 857,439; exports #1 15,755,820. Of the the latter, #132.666,955 were domestic exports. It will he perceived that the ex cess of imports over exports amounted to $2,101,619. The previous year showed the following totals:—lmports,sls4,99B,• 828 ; exports, $154,036,436. Of the lat ter, $132,904,121 were domestic. 4 How late is it, Bill ?' 4 Look at tlie 4 boss' and see if lie is drunk yet ; if he isn't it cant be much after el v en.' New Seri<-Vo!. I—No. 1 I. Correspondence of the Gazelle. RAI.TIMOKE, Die. 25. 1840. MR, KHITOII :—Sundry engagements wliieh demanded attention since inv arri val in this city have thus far prevented me from indulging much in my favorite em ployment, writing; but, to-day, finding myself relieved of all the arduous duties of business, 1 resolved to devote an hour to furnishing you with a few etchings front the " Monumental City-" There is not much of interest agitating the public mind here at present, the "speak er excitement," (which had attained quite an obstreperous climax.) having subsided simultaneously with the election of Mr. Cobb. The President's Message was re ceived here yesterday at 0 o'clock, and quite an exciting scene transpired in Haiti more street on its arrival. The publishers of the several Dailies of this city having sent expresses out to the depot, each was anxious to deliver the document first. But the principal competitors in the drama were the " Sun" and " Clipper." Both came rushing side bv side down the street, amid the shouts of the dense crowd who had gathered to witness the scene, with a velocity that almost bid defiance to Morse's Telegraph. Buggies cracked, tires fell off", feilows flew, and spokes broke ; but on. on they went, until they reached their destination ; and, the moment the Clipper men reached their door, and threw out their packages, down went the vehicle shattered to atoms. And it was a matter of surprise in all the bystanders that they succeeded in getting so far as they did ; for a tire and several fellows had taken leave of the buggy whilst yet a square from the office. Following these two ri vals came the expresses of the "Ameri can," " Patriot" and " Argus," and in the rear ol these latter, a I . S. Government Messenger, who ever and anon " cast over board" copies of the Message, which were grappled for by the spectators with as much avidity as if they had been lumps of California gold. 1 lia\e as yet heard very little said relative to the merits of the message—the whigs seeming to be per fectly satisfied with the policy recommend ed by the President; and the locofocos being at a loss to know where to findfault —but both unite in lauding him for his good sense in making the document of a reasonable length. During the past fortnight, every body has been busy in making preparations for enristmas holidays; and the shops and stores present quite a " show" of curiosi ties. The windows too. have been trim med up and decorated in a variety of styles. Some are filled with dry goods of the most costly and fashionable patterns— others with toys, confectionsries and can dies converted into every imaginable shape and color—some with beautiful paintings, and others with the most ridiculous cari catures and images : &c., &e. 1 attended the Museum one night last week, when " Happy Results" and " Sam Patch in France" were played, and I must confess. I was most ogregiously disappoint ed in the manner the several participants acquitted themselves. Aside from J. P. Adams, the comedian, and .Miss Marion, who your readers will remember visited Lewistown a few \ ears ago in connection with Chesebrough's \ andeviiie Company, the performance was really superficial.— lu fact, mere school-boys at their country exhibitions oftentimes acquit themselves better. Pickpockets, recently, have been com mitting numerous depredations, in the way of relieving strangers of their poeketbooks, and a considerable amount of money has thus changed hands. Not only have these scamps perpetrated robberies in the street, at auction rooms, and at hotels, but abso lutely in the house of God. A few sab baths ago, while Fathc-r Matthew, the ven erable Temperance Apostle, was adminis tering the pledge to his audience, and thus freeing many from the manicles of king Alcohol, these wily scoundrels were equal ly assiduous in freeing others from the weight of their purses. Rowdies, too, have been committing more than ordinary outrages of late. Every morning's paper contains accounts of persons being knock ed down and brutally maltreated while peaceably passing along the s ruets at night. A dangerous instrument, called " a eolt," consisting of a heavy piece of lead attached to a I utg crd, is usually made the means of attack. Our markets have for some time been stocked to redundance with edibles of ev crv kind, to gratify epicurean appetites. \ esterdav* morning especially the farmers made a strong turn out, and everything necessary to constitute a merry Christmas was offered in the richest prolusion. Pri ees too were rather high. Turkeys, for instance, sold ior 82,00 and $2,50 a piece, and other things in proportion. Towards evening however the rates became materi ally reduced, and by 10 o'clock, turkeys could be bought tor 25 cents. The w cat liar, up to yesterday was ex ceedingly mud, rendering overcoats Are., almost a dreg in market ; but last night old Bort as began to blow his icy bellows, and to-dav it is absolutely too cold to take even a pap out of doors. Snow, we have none however, much to the discomfiture of ■ tir fun 1 riving beaux and belles. \o4rs, &c„ H. F.
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