THE GAZETTE. LEWISTOWN, PA. SLTURFIY, FEBRUARY I, 1850 . T H RMS: out DOLL.t ft I'KK A*lftT3l, tS IWAVCE. For six months, 75 cents. ?L r"All XKW subscriptions must he paid in advance. It" the paper is continued, and not paid within the first month, $1.25 will he charg ed ; *if not paid in three months, $1.50; if not paid in six months, $1.75; and if not paid in nine months, $2.00. Notices of Ailvertiifmento. The rewards offered for the arrest and con > iction of incendiaries w ill attract attention. The citizens' subscription has now reached up wards of S9OO. The Burgess and Town Coun cil have added $300; and Mr. John Sterrett, under a belief (now generally entertained) that j liis mill was designedly fired, offers a reward of [ OXE THOCSAVD DOLLARS. As it is desirable to keep the streets quiet, we woukl caution those having boys under their care to prevent them from scouting about the streets or alleys at r.ight, as, under present circumstances, it is dan- . gerous to do so. The Annual Statement of the Franklin Fire Insurance Company appears to-day, and will give those desiring to effect insurance some idea of its resources. R. O. Hale, Esq., is the agent. 1 The Executors of Jacob Bvler, Sen., dee'd, w ill dispose of his real estate on the 23d inst. Attention is requested to the advertisement of Samuel Pleasants, Philadelphia. His line of Liverpool packets offers every facility to emi grants from Great Britain. w OODCORDEK. —T he Burgess and Town Council have appointed JOHN RIGG Wood eurder for this borough, and fixd the fee at 12 ; cents per cord. Secretary of (he foiumonvealth. Townsend Haines, Esq., having'accept ed the appointment of Register of the 1". S. Treasury, the office of Secretary of the Commonwealth was tendered to I). M. Smvser, Esq., of Gettysburg, but declined on constitutional grounds, being at present a member of the Legislature. The Gov ernor then conferred the appointment on Alexander 1,. Russell, Esq., late Deputy Secretary, a gentleman who combines every requisite of industry, ability, and learning to till the station. * Locofoco* and Corporalion*. We have often wondered while reading the tirades of locofoeo papers on Banking, what scheme they had in view to take the place ol the old system. Having tuned their harps to banks, then banks with indi vidual liability, then no banks, and yet all the time electing members of the Legisla ture who created one had bank after another —is it any wonder that the people should have been at a loss to know what they ' were after. But the cat is at last left out ot the bag, as the following comment on special legislation, among which Banking is enumerated, will show : All this (special legislation) is wrong, or it is right. If it be wrong, let u* stop it immediately. If it be right, let us extend it to everything; for if it be right for one thing, it must be equally so for another. If a man cannot issue a bank note, in other words, his note of hand, without special legislative authority, neither, without such au thority, should he plough his land, gather his crops, sell a horse, or order a pair of boots.— And if he can do any of these things, including the writing and issuing of his negotiable note of hand to A or bearer, why should he not, without such legislation, have his note of hand f rinted or engraved for the same purposes ? In other words, if one man may do anything by virtue of taw, why may not all others who wish it, do the am thing by virtue of the same authority ? We boast of our constitution as founded on equality of rights ; of our legislation as provi ding securities for this equality. Yet nine-tenths of this very legislation grants exclusive privilege. We find the above paragraph in the last Juniata Register, without credit, but JUS it smacks strongly of Jesse .Miller, we think we are not far wrong in attributing its paternity to the Harrisburg Keystone. From it our readers will perceive what the locofocos are at—they wouid have every farmer, mechanic and tradesman to be iris OWN BANKER, issue notes to pay their hands and debts—in short, to create a gen eral ghinplaster currency , in which " devil take the hindmost** would be the first ar ticle in the new rreed. In Georgia the same partv has even gone a step further. After having 1 gerryman dered that state in such a manner as to as tonish the renowned Gerry himself, were he still alive, they have struck a blow at every form, manner and shade of exclusive •privileges, by referring to a select commit tee a bill declaring " That corporations are an enormous public evil, and that from and after the passage of th.* act.no corporation stall exist in the State of Georgia ," and farther, " That whereat marriage is n challenged all England to produce an English horse that can bent one ol his blood coursers in a ten mile race, near Cairo, within siglrt of the Pyramid*. He lays a wager at amy stun between $50,000 and $230,000. The Pasha's horses arc Arabian, and he is confident ot winning, and his challenge is likely to be accepted. Such stirring sport ought to aruur-c tin Egy ptuu mnnmiie- to VtitbLlO it. 4 Sight of ilarm—Jlorf Fires. The stable of Mr. JOHN HIMES was fired at an early hour on Monday evening, ' but fortunately discovered by Mr. \VM. ! MONTGOMERY and extinguished before the tlnines spread. : About nine o'clock, Mr. (JEO. BLYMYER discovered a lire in his stable, and prompt ly repairing to the spot he succeeded in arresting it with a board. The alarm was given in this case, and the firemen turned out with much alacrity, but their services were not needed. About half an hour alter the above alarm, the stable of Messrs. T. R. &, J. MCKEE was found to be on lire, and spread so rapidly that its contents, consist ing of a carriage worth about #2OO, a sad dle, harness, cutting box, a quantity of wheat, rye, corn, oats, hay and straw, were totally consumed. A stable adjoin ing, on the premises occupied by Mr. S. BERRYIHI.L, was also burnt. The wind | was blowing a gale at the time, earn ing the sparks on buildings more than- a hun dred yards distant, and it was onlv hv strenuous exertions that the owners and occupants succeeded in saving their pro perty from the devouring element. The great contest however'for the ascendancy between the flames and firemen, was at the buildings in close proximity to the lire, j Mr. SNYDER'S stable, in which a quantity of unfinished furniture had been stored, was but sixteen feet distant, and although it and the adjoining one were ignited at different times, they were both preser\ed. The Pioneer Company 's stables were somewhat farther off, but being in the di rection of the wind, were in imminent danger, as every hob* and crack was filled with live sparks, and the roof fairly co\- ered with them. The Hose here did good service by deluging the roof, while the citi zens quenched the ffre in the inside with : buckets. Had this building got within the grasp of the llaines, that part of Lewistown bordering on the creek would inevitabh have shared its late. Messrs. MCKEF. esti mate their loss at #532, with an insurance of #133 32. Shortly after the above, Dr. L. HOOVER'S stable was discovered to be on tire, but ex tinguished before it obtained any headway. Wo have heard of other places in which suspicious persons were seen, and every thing made in readiness for apply ing the torch; but a general watchfulness on the part of our citizens succeeded in averting further mischief for that night. As may well be conceived, these repeated attempts to fire the town, created a general alarm among the citizens, and on the tiext day about nine hundred dollars were sub scribed to be offered in rewards for the de tection and conviction of the incendiaries. This was subsequently followed by an ad ditional reward of three hundred dollars from the Burgess and Town Council, so that S3OO will now be paid for the conviction of the first, and S2OO for each succeeding one. < )tlier precautionary measures have also been adopted, but to ensure safety, prompt, decided and ener getic action must be continued until those guilty of these heinous offences are arrested in their mad career. • v' Mr. A. G. JONES, the proprietor of a new chemical discovery, by which clothes are washed with but little labor, has suc cessfully introduced it into our borough, and those who have tried the experiment, aver that it is " the vcrv thing." It costs a more trifle, and a wash that usually oc cupies a whole day can be put out of the way in two or three hours. Jlc has al ready disposed of a number of county rights, but an opinion having been given that the patent is informal, purchasers can not avail themselves of pri\ ileges conferred. A WHITE NEURO. — The North Caro linian tells a story of a slave who has gradually become white. The change is supposed to have been caused by the bite of a rattle-snake, which occurred some ten or a dozen \ ears since. lie was formerly as black as any African, and now shows no or sij;ii of the negro except the kinks in his lr.iir. If true, it would be a good plan for our darkies who desire to change their skins, to visit Granville, the Narrows, Ac., during the ensuing sum mer, ami lake a bite from the rattlers. DEATH or HON. JOIIN RKED.— We an nounce with feelings of deep sorrow, the m ath of our venerable citizen, the Hon. John Reed, which took place on Saturday evening, the fifth iust., at his residence in this Borough. Judge Reed was the oldest member of the Carlisle Bar, and died at the age of 64 years. The illness which terminated his existence was short but se vere. tin the opening of the January t< rm of court, on the Monday preceding his death, he wan at his place among bus brethren of the Bar. 11 e soon after, how ever, complained of being unwell, and deemed it advisable to return home. On Saturday evening he died. The announce ment excited that deep sensation which a community feels for the loss of an emi i: at and n-neeied citizen.— t or/isle Her Pennsylvania Legislature. The Governor has nominated Wm. B. McClure for President Judge of Allegheny county. Some debate arose 011 the nomi nation, during which Mr. Drum drummed up the extraordinary ground that Judge Patton's time did not expire until the day his commission was made out, although it specially mentions that he was appointed for ten years fee in the 22d of January, 1840 ! The following are the facts of the case: In July 1839, Governor Porter commissioned Judge Patton to serve from the 12th of July to the end of tin* next session of the Legislature In January 1810, Governor Porter nominated Judge Patton to the Senate, and on the 22d of January 1840, Judge Patton was con firmed by the Senate, and on the 20th of March following his new commission was made out for ten years from the 22d day of January 1840. In the House, the locofocos are bent on 1 censuring Mr. Ball because he was mak ing exertions to pay the February interest, and in the meantime did not pav due obe- I dienre to the Canal Commissioners and • one of their pets. During die debate 011 appointing a Special Committee, with power to scud for persons and papers, Mr. kn.LiXGKK (whom a correspondent of the Democrat calls a amaU potato, but who if i small, is not exactly of the rotten kind) j said he felt certain that the enquiry would | be fruitless, inasmuch as the conduct of the StaU' Treasurer had been unexception able, honorable to himself and highU ben ; eficial to the State at large. Still as an act of justice to Mr. Ball, he would not refuse the inquire, lest the impression might go abroad that Mr. Ball's friends were afraid to subject his official conduct to investigation and scrutiny. It was clear that the other side of the House was disposed to make capital out of this delay in paving for a locomotive or two. But they could not succeed. When the peo ple of the State learned that Mr. Ball was husbanding the resources of the Common wealth, in order to meet the semi-annual interest, they would applaud the act. His whole official career had been marked bv | distinguished success, and emminent finan- j rial skill. He had done what no State! Treasurer before him was able to do. He was able to meet the semi-annual interest without asking any special loan for the purpose, and he would come out of the proposed inquiry, free from all suspicion, and free from all censure. His fair name and fair fame would not suffer, aftd ali Mr. B. desired was a fair Committee, and a fair investigation. luder the chairman ship of his friend from Luzerne, (Mr. BKAI MONT.) he hoped to have such a < 0111- mittee, and such an investigation. Barti zan zeal and rancor, could not reach Mr. Ball. His deeds were before the people, and the thanks of the people of the State w ere due him lor his manlv course in standing up for the honor and credit of the State. Then let the inquiry lu- made —let investigation go on, and let us see whether there is not a large share of the odium endeavored to be put on Mr. Ball, justly resting 011 his complainants, the Board of Canal Commissioners. Another fart in this connexion was that Mr. Ball was retaining the lilthy relief notes as thev come into the Treasury, for the purpose of destroying them, as directed by the act of Assembly. There were a second issue of these relief notes being made, and they would shortly take the place of the worn out notes now in circulation. THE SCAI.PEL. — We have a number of litis publication, designed for popular and professional reading, and edited u ith mueh ability. It is published by 11. 11. Dixon, M. I)., New York, at $1 per annum. Fvru. ACCHWNT ON THE RARJMMD. — A laborer was killed bv the falling in of the earth, on Mr. Murray's section, a few miles below this place, last week.—Hun tingdon Journal. OHIO COAI.. — The Cincinnati (Jazclte says—For several (lavs past we have used in our parlor grates, coal from a newlv opened vein just below Burlington, <>. It is a very superior article for such use— igniting readily, producing a steady flame free from any disagreeable odor. The coal we have used came from the first, products of the mine on opening it, :.nd has been for some time exposed to the weather. The quality will be found to improve as they drift in. We understand that arrangements are to be made for a regular supply of this coal in the city. A most disastrous fire, attended with a loss of life, occurred at Peoria, Illinois, on the 28th ult. It broke out in the large building at the corner of Main street and Printers' alley. The lower story of the building was occupied by Mr. A. Ilcrron, druggist, and the upper stories and rear by Mr. Decker, as the New York Temper ance House, and by the printing offices of the Daily Champion and Weekly Regis ter. Owing to the inflammable materials, the flames spread with great rapidity. An explosion took place in the drag store, 1 which brought the burning building down with a tremendous crash —killing Mr. James Kirkpatrick, the editor of the Peoria American, and seriously injuring several others. Mr. J. Pickett, the editor of the Champion, who rushed into the building for the purpose of saving his books and papers, was suffocated and perished in the flames. It is supposed that several other persons were burnt to death. Noth ing was saved from the building. The hooks ami papers of the Masonic (Irand Lodge were among the property destroyed. I he total amount ol the lo*" lias not been ascertained. PROfEfjmeS OF CON CRESS. The Senate, on the 24th, proceeded to the consideration of a resolution, submitted by Mr. CI.AY, authorising the joint com mittee on the library to purchase the ori ginal manuscript of Washington's Fare well Address. Mr. CI.AY eloquently addressed the Sen ate in support of the resolution. He re ferred to the universal love of the people for the memory of Washington, and the interest every American feels in contem plating anything that ever belonged to him, or which had emanated from his hand. Mr. Clay stated that the manuscript was now in the hands of the descendants of Mr. Clay pole, the editor of the Daily Ad vertiser, a •paper formerly published in Philadelphia, which was selected by Gen. Washington to publish this address. It had recently been advertised for sale at public auction : and lie (Mr. C.) not being willing that this document, which was and always would be so venerated by the American people, should be lost to the country—perhaps he transported to grace the parlor of some Furopean nobleman, had thought proper to make this effort to secure it for the library of Congress. In the course of his remarks, Mr. Clay stated that he had in his parlor at Ashland, a broken goblet which was used by Gen. Washington in camp, during the revolu tionary war, and he would say that 110 other object in his possession was so much valued, and none which was looked 011 with so much interest by those who visited him. Mr. Foote said he had no object ion to the resolution, and would be willing to vote millions for the purchase of \\ ash ington's farewell address, if, by so doing, the men of the north—the usurpers ol southern rights, who were combined, to some extent, with traitors in the midst of the south—might he defeated in their in- j ct-ndiarv movements, or it they could be i compelled to yield to the inlluenee of the sentiments which Washington had promul gated in the address in question. Air. Webster arose to advocate the adop tion of the resolution. He said it proposed an object which would be gratify ing to the j whole people. Mr. Clay had said that the goblet used by Gen. Washington du ring the revolution, w as in his possession, and proved an object of interest to all who j beheld it. He (Mr. W.) would state a cir cumstance, also, in illustration of that feel- ; ing of veneration and respect with which : Americans beheld objects which once be- j longed to the Father of his Country. It ; would be remembered that the Continental j Congress voted several medals to Wash- 1 ington, Morgan, Greene, and other generals j in the revolutionary arm v. in token of the 1 appreciation of their services. Oneral Washington. during his life time, collected a number <>t these medals, together with others of Dr. Franklin, which he placed in a little casket—his own medal in the centre, surrounded by twelve others. At his death, this casket passed to his execu tors, and about twenty-five years ago, it seemed expedient to the person who held it to ofii-r it for sale. It was brought to Washington, and a proposition for its pur chase was introduced into Congress bv a gentleman from Massachusetts—hut a con stitutional question arose u hether ("ongress had the power to appropriate money for . such purposes as the purchase of those medals. (Laughter.) After a debate of two or three days upon this constitutional question—by the vote of those who be lieved it unconstitutional, the proposition was laid on the table. He"( Mr. W.) at once sent and purchased the casket—the medals were now in his library amid nu merous autographs of Washington, and when friends or strangers did him the honor to visit him at home, if they were acquainted with the circumstance to which he alluded, the first objects which they had requested to be shown were those relics of' Washington. Mr. Jefferson Davis opposed the resolu tion as inexpedient. lie said printed copies could be obtained in abundance, and read by the whole people. He thought that the Senate proposed to run into an extreme in relation to those matteis of veneration, unbecoming the American people. Mr. Borland also opposed the resolution. He intimated that unscrupulous speculators had secured, and were securing, relics of the patriots of the revolution, and appeal ing to Congress to purchase them, for no other object than to liil their purses with the fruits of their speculations. They had seized upon every thing which might be supposed to possess a sufficient interest to form a basis of speculation, and hawked them about the eapitol. II the practice was to be encouraged, lie did not doubt but that the sacred bones of Washington would, at some future day, be offered for sale. Mr. Clay begged leave to inform the. Senator from Arkansas, that the manuscript of tin' farewell address of Washington, \\ hicb was proposed to be purchased, had not been hawked about the eapitol. The gentlemen uho had it in their possession, had made no application to sell it here, it was his own proposition, which had come up on his own motion, of his own resolu tion, and without the application of person or persons. la the Senate on the .'loth, Mr. Clay submitted a proposition to settle the whole question of slavery, and spoke in sub stance as follows : Mr. President —I hold in my hand a series of resolutions which I desire to pre sent to the consideration of the Senate. Taken together they propose an amicable arrangement of all the questions in con troversy between the free and slave States, growing out of the subject of the institu tion of slavery. It is not iny intention, :it this time, to enter into a full ami elabo rate disseussion of each of the resolutions as proposing a system of measures, hut 1 desire to present a few observations upon j each resolution, for the purpose of placing ! them fairly and fully before the Senate and the country: arid I may arid, with the indulgence of the Senate, towards the conclusion of my remarks, to make some general observations about the suite of the country and the questions to which the resolutions relate, whether they shall, or shall not, meet with the approbation and concurrence of the Senate, as I most ear neatly hope they may—as I sincerely trust they will. I trust that at least some portion of that time which 1 have directed with careful deliberation to the preparation i of these resolutions, and to the presenta- S tion of this great national scheme of na- I tioual compromise and harmony—l hope, I f say, that some portion of that time will | be employed by each Senator before he I pronounces against the proposition. Mr. Clay here introduced the preamble | and resolutions as follows, commenting up i on each an read : Jf'hereas, it being desirable for the peace, concord, and harmony of the Union of these States.to settle and adjust amicably | all questions of controversy between them —rising out of the institution oft slavery— upon a fair equality and just basis. Therefore, 1. Resolved , That California, with suit able boundaries, ought, upon her applica tion, to be admitted as one of the States of this Union, without the imposition, by Congress, of any restriction in respect to the exclusion or introduction of slavery within those boundaries. 2. Resolved , That as slavery does not exist by law, and is not likely to be intro duced into anv of the Territories acquired by the United States from the Republic of .Mexico, it is expedient for Congress to provide by law, either for its introduction into, or its exclusion from an} - part of the said territory, and that appropriate tcrrito- ( rial governments ought to be established ' by Congress in all the said Territories not assigned as the boundaries of the proposed State of California, without the introduc tion of any restriction or condition on the subject of slavery. 3. Resolved, That the western boundary of the State of Texas ought to be fixed on the Rio Del .\orte, commencing one ma rine league from its mouth, and running up that river to the southern line of New Mexico ; thence with that line eastwardlv. and so continuing in the same direction to the line as established between the United States and Spain, extending to any portion of New Mexieo, whether lying in the east j or west of that river. 4. Resolved , That it be proposed to the State of Texas, that the United States j will provide for the payment of all that portion of the legitimate and bona fide ; public debts of that State, contracted prior to its annexation to the United States, and ; for which the duties of foreign imports were pledged by the said State, to its creditors, not exceeding the sum of dollars, in consideration of the duties as pledged having been no longer applicable to that object after the said annexation, but having thenceforward become payable to the 1 nited States, and upon the condi tion, also, that the said Slate shall, bv some solemn and authentic act of her Le gislature, or of a convention, relinquish to the I 'nited States any claim which it has to any part of New Mexico. 0. /< solved,Tliat it is inexpedient to abol ish slavery ia the District of Columbia, whilst that institution continues to exist in the State of Maryland, without the con sent of that State—without the consent of the people of the district, and without just compensation to the u\\ ners of slaves within the district. (i. liesofved, That it is expedient to prohibit within the district the slave trade, and slaves brought into it from States or places bevond the limits of the district, either to be sold therein as merchandise, or to he transported to other markets, without the District of Columbia. ?. Jirsofvc (/, That more effectual pro vision ought to be made by law, according to the requirement of the constitution, for the restitution and delivery of persons bound to service or labor in anv Slate, who may escape into any other State or Terri tory of this I'nion. 8. Resolved, That Congress lias no power to prohibit or obstruct the trade in slaves between the slaveholding States, and that the admission or exclusion of slaves brought from one into another of them depends exclusively upon their own particular law. OO" VVM. R. MCCAV, Esq., will hereafter be associated with 11. J. WALTERS, ESQ , in the publication of the True Democrat. Barring politics, we wish them all the " good that printers arc heir to" without any of the ills. The Odd Fellows will give a supper at the Town Hall on the 22d unit., in which mem bers of tins and adjoining counties are invited to participate. Tickets admitting a Lady and a Gentleman, SI.OO, may be procured from Samuel Hopper, Ellis Griffith, Daniel Donot, Charles Steinberger, James Irvin, JAS. Parker, ( Thompson Shimp, George W. Stewart, Thos. Mays, ot John Davis, committee. MEANS OF ARRESTING TIIK FATAL CRUETS OF CHLOROFORM. —An eminent Surgeon O! France relates two cases ie wliich the inhala tion of Chloroform proved nearly fatal. He however succeeded in reviving Ins patients, after all ordinary means had tailed, by placing his mouth ufon theirs,and forcibly insufflating the lungs by rapid aspirations and expirations. A medical practitioner in Paris, slates, that in two instances ot approaching dissolution by the inhalation of Chloroform, he recilled li'e by thrusting two fingers deep tulu the throat, down to the larynx and lesopiiagus; a sudden move ment of expiration followed and f?.uvcry took n'ace. The number of hogs cut and packed v Madison, Indiana, during the present *•', son, was 80,277. Amongst the other rubbish which floau-.t past Cincinnati lately, was a small bouse. It was labelled • to rent." Alexander Duncan, Esq., of Providence has given twenty thousand dollars to ti„" Butler Hospital for insane, of Rho,| ( . | and. Brownsville, in this state, and its en. i rons, in 1840 contained a population of 2040. By a recent enumeration, it now numbers nearly 4500. At a meeting of the democracy of l n dj. | ana, at Indianopolis, (Jen. Joseph j yn ,' e i was proposed as the.next locofoco .-.ml'; : date for President. A large right-whale was taken last week I in Provincetown harbor, by several per sons who discovered him from the shore j and put oil in boats to capture the visiter A locomotive on the Gloucester Branch Railroad, Mass., on Monday, ran foul of | the bowsprit of a vessel which protruded | over the track. The vessel gut the wort of it, as might be expected. The number of hogs packed in Cincin nati during the late packing season was 396,486, including 8,000 destroyed by tire in the establishment of Messrs. Pugh &. Co. The Locofoco Convention of Hunting don county in appointing delegates to the State Convention, recommend the nomina tion of Col. John Cresswell, of Hunting don, for Canal Commissioner. I lie ice in the Mississippi recentlv iornied an impassable barrier for twentv tive miles, near Cairo, holding five steam ers fast in the gorge, and sinking the Bos ton. It was clear at last accounts. " The Itch at Hagerstown" is not so bad as had been represented. No schools were dismissed, but some scholars who had it were, and no families are down with it, as all who have it are up and scratching. So says the Pledge. A grave has been opened near Rochester. New \ork. and the body of a respectable young man torn out, tied'with a rope round the neck, dragged to the road, and there left, where it was found. A medical stu dent is in custody for this act. 'Hie extensive Flouring Mills of Messrs. I . A. Brick land &. ( 0., at the corner of Market street and Thirteenth, St. Louis, was entirely destroyed bv fire on Sunday morning last. Supposed incendiary.— Loss. #20,000 —insured for #15,000. A Farm is advertised for sale in the town of Pompev, one mile and a quarter south east of the village of Manlius Square, on the road to Fabius, by Pomvey Centre. A good chance for a " Roman Consul."— fioston Post. On Friday evening, Jan. 1 Rth. the house ot Ann Maria Reiter, aged German ; woman, ) in Alsace township, Berks coun ty, was broken into by three white men . disguised as negroes. One held her mouth while another robbed the house. 1 Gov. Fish has proposed to the Legisla ture of New ork the establishment of ( ourts of C oncihation, bv means of which parties disposed to a just settlement of their differences can do so amicably, promptly and without the expense ot long and tedi ous suits at law. Mr. Gall, ot Albany, has. after a great deal ot labor, succeeded in manufacturing • spectacles with two distinct visions in a single lens. The one vision is for ordina ry distances, the other for remote. The improvement has been examined by Gen tlemen skilled in such matters, and thev pronounce it " good.'' Some two acres of land on a hill, on the Monongahela river, near Pittsburgh, moved down upon the turnpike a few davs ago. after a thaw. One two story dwelling is ■ completely cut in twain, the greater part of it having been carried down the hill. One end of it is still standing, as though it had been cut off' by a huge rock. The inmates escaped. The St. Louis papers publish lists of the steamers blown up, sunk, or otherwise destroyed in the \\ est, during the pas: ; year. The total number is 112, of which 83 were totally lost. The estimated pe cuniary loss is set down at $2,000,000. and the loss ol life upwards of 200 per sons, and perhaps as tuaiiv were wounded or maimed. The great will ease of the heirs of Gen eral James Taylor, called " Williamson and \\ ife and Tibbats and Wife vs. Berry . Trustee," tried at the Special Term of the Chancery Court, at Newport, Kentucky, last week, lias been decided in favor of the plaintiff's. This decision will change the control of millions of property from 3 trustee to the legal and natural heirs. On Tuesday the 18th ult.. while some men were engaged in making timber on -the lirst fork of the Sinnemahoning. an a.xc in one of the hands of a chopper, glanced and flew from him the distance of twenty feet, and striking a young uian lo the name ot Robert Proctor, with so much force that the whole bit, entering the lett breast, pierced to the heart, causing death almost instantly. GENERAL PILLOW AND THE CA.HAW?O DITCHES. —This distinguished commander has written a letter to the editor of tin' North American Review, in °f di-' fortifications erected at (hiutargo during the Mexican war. It will be remembered that the General had the ditches construct ed on the wrong side of the wall. He now makes a feehle effort at explanation by saying that this was a mere trap set to catch horse thieves ! He al>o, as usual, endeavors to shift the responsibility 1,1 other shoulders, by ohitijrtng it upon Gen eral Patterson. Mosquitoes and tUa* are oppo-'4 to be tl.e •wula ut Wabitera and slanderer*