OL. L.
SIT CURA FUTURI
EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMRANY
OrricE—No. 74 Waling treat, Philadelphia.
President—JOHN W. CLAGIIORN.
Vice President—PETEß CULLEN.
TRUSTEES:
Joseph T. Thomas, Edw. C. Markley;
William .Craig., Robert Morris,
George N. Diehl, Stephen R. Crawford,
Peter Cullen, Alve E. Laing,
Wm. G. Alexander, William M. Baird,
Wm. W. Haly, R. F. Loper,
Clayton B. Lamb, • Harry Conrad,
Peter Rambo, Franklin Comly.
H. G. TUCKETT, Secretary and Actuary.
Capital s2so;ooo—Charter Perpetual. Make In
ifrance on Lives at their Office, in Philadelpha,
and at their Agencies throughout the States, at the
lowest rates of premium. Persons should insure
their lives, and do so without delay, whilst the
are healthy and tit subjects to be insured.
In this Office there are advt.ntages greater than
have ever yet been derived from the system of Life
Assurance; which reason and experience convinec
the Trustees may with safety be offered to the
public. It will be found, on inquiry, that most
offices have in the outset professed to act on some
new principle; or 'to offer to assurers some one
particular benefit not to be obtained from other
societies. But policies are effected tinder various
circumstances, and . with widely different objects,
and what may facilitate the views of one man, af
fords no accoMmodation to another. It appears,
therefore, to the .'frustees of the Equitable ' that
the greatest good will be effected by that office,
which alloWs such reasonable advantages to every
assurer, as at the time of completing his Policy, he
considers to be suitable to his particular case. .On
this principle they act, and a few instances will
'suffice to show the benefits derivable from its
adoption—the greatest good of the greatest number:
No policy will be disputed, unless under an act
of fraud by the assured, and after the same shall
have been declared by referees of undoubted char
acter. In ease of error, either as to age, or in the
form of policy, or the answers of referees, such
errors, unless wilful and fraudulent, will not be
deemed to vitiate the policy.
The travelling leave is extensive and liberal.
Persons insured for life have liberty to pass to and
from the States of and Kentucky; and west
of the river Mississippi, between the first day of
November and the first day of July fbllowing. And
to pass from any place or port within the British
North American Colonies, or United States north
of thirty-four degrees north latitude, without pay-
ing an extra premium. They are allowed to cross
the Atlantic in first class steamers during May,
June, July, August and September,. flee of charge;
during remaining months of the year, 2.5 cents on
each $lOO insured.
The age of the assured will be admitted on the
policy. If the insured die in a duel, by his own
hands, or under sentence of the law, such death
will not invalidate the policy, except so for as it
was the property of the deceased.
Thirty slays allowed after each annual payment
bpcomes due, and fifteen days after each quarterly' ;
and half yearly premium becomes due, without for- i
feiture of policy. Premiums or lapsed policies
may be renewed at any time within six months on
the production of satisfactory evidence as to the
health of the insured.
When a party effects a policy upon the life of
hnother, the Company will be satisfied if the party
aad, at - the time, a bona fide interest in the life of
the assured. The policy may be assigned to whom
soever the assured pleases, without the knowledge
or assent of the Company (there being no clause in
the Equitable policies usual in the policies of Mu-
TUAL Companies, claiming a right to be notified of
an assignment and their approval obtained) so long
as the assignment or transfer of a policy in the
Equitable is a lea-al act, and the party Who claims
can give a legal discharge, the amount is paid by
the Company.
The extraordinary advantage urorded by means
of the - Half Credit system, in not requiring, under
any circumstances, an outlay of a larger sum of
money than is absolutely necessary to secure the
amount insured, is peculiarly applicable to the
CREEDTOR desirous of possessing a policy on the life
his Drama. If the debt is paid off during `these
five years, he"can discontinue the assurance alto
gether, having secured the amount, in the event of
the debtor's death previously, at a less expense than
would in any mutual office be charged for assuring
the for seven years. If the debt is NOT PAID he
would be enabled to continue the ass raneefor the
remainder of the debtor's life, whatever might then
he his state of health. Attention is particularY re
quested to the
HALF CREDIT RATES OF PREMIUM PER Si lOU.
(Without security or deferred note.)
Half Credit. 6
during 5 years. 1 ,
51 4-6
175
2 13
2 64
Half Credit. Ag
during 5 years.
9U 40
98 45
$lO9 50
125 55
The assured has to pay the premium in all cases
in advance, and HAS NO LIABILITY of any kind,
0 sort or description. A deferred note is not neces
sary to perfect any operation, and none will be
taken by the Company.
Persons insuring should bear in mind that a pro
missory note given to a MotuAl. OFFICE at com
pound interest, soon amounts to more than the sum
assured. Thus, $lOO per'annum for 20 years at li
per cent., would cause a DEDUCTION from the sum
assured of THREE THOUSAND SIN: .HUNDRED AND
SEVENTY-FIGHT DOLLARS AND FIFTY-FIVE CENTS.
The premiums of Mutual Assurance Companies
being, as they profess, tl - lough the Mutual offices
"do somehow". advertise guarantee capitals) free
from the burdens of dividends to shareholders,
should be very much lower, than those of stock
companies; YET THE EQUITABLE IS LOWER BY SIX
TEEN PER CENT. THAPT ANY MUTUAL OFFICE, and
at the SAME RATES OF PREMIUM charged by the
"New York Life," "The - New York Mutual,"
"Albion," "Worcester Mutual," "Connecticut
Mutual," " Pennsylvania," " Girard," IF Penn,"
"New England," "Hartford," "Baltimore Mu
tual," "Boston Mutual," &c., &c., &c., in the
Equitable the payments cease altogether after
twenty-one years.
Annual Premium payable during Twenty-one years.
only, for an assurance of $lOO at death
Age. An.pavm't. Age.An.paym , t. Age,An.paym , t
20 81 77 35 $275. 50 54 60
25 2 04 40 3 20 55 5 76
30 2 S 6 45 3 73 60 7 00
The assured being thus entirely relieved of pay
ments (if he is under 35 years of age) before he has
passed the prime of life, and that for the same pre
mium charged by the Mutual Offices.
The premiums charged by the MUTUAL OFFICES
are all on the highest scale, (and by their own ad
vertisements) much beyond *hat is requisite for the
purpose of their business.
Their " profits" can only be realized, if ever
realized at all, after a lapse of twenty years. The
word Profits, therefore, is an abuse of the term,. a
WHOLLY CONTINGENT AND 'REMOTE PRO3IISE, for
it is self-evident, and cannot for a moment be ques
itioned, they must suffer loss by every insurer who
dies before the , amount paid by him in premiums,
with the accumulated interest, shall be equal to
the amount of his policy'--nevertheless, in the Mu
tual Offices the "profits" (Ill) are to be shared in
by the representative, ,should the insured die IM
DIEDIATELY after one or two payments.
By the diminution of, the premiums in the Equi
table,THE GREATEST PRESENT BENEFIT IS SECURED
to al persons assured by this company; whilst
those who wish to participate in the profits can do
so, by the purchase of the reserved shares, (first
instalment, 10 dollars) which at all times afford a
good and really profitable investment ibr capital,
beside a vote tot each share. This action the
Trustees conceive must commend itself to the judg
ment cif every unbiassed inquirer, being based on the
broad principle of equity; and securing to all the
members, the advantages to which they are justly
entitled by their actual payments; without opera
ting to the peculiar benefit of old standing members,
or placing recent entrants at a disadvantage—a
Combination presented by no other office than the
Equitable Life Insurance Company.
THE ACTUAL MONEY BONUS given by the Equi-'
table Saved, is upwards of 15 per cent, at the time
of effecting the insurance; on IN ACCORDANCE with
the SCUFF' BONUS OF A MUTUAL OFFICE; THE SAYING
111 EQUAL TO TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY PER CENT.
PROFIT Scarp (7) CO - Pamphlets, tables of rates,
lists of agents, obtained at the office, 74 Walnut
Street, or from the agents throughout the Unifed
states;
The public are requested to examine carefully
the Prospectus of " The Equitable" before insuring
elsewhere. JNO. W. CLAGHORN, Pres,t.
FRANCIS WEBS, M.D.
} M edical Examiners.
J. B. BIDDLE, M. p .
K' In attendance daily from 12 to 2 o'clock,
Treasurer—F. W. ,RAWLE.
Solicitor—Wm. W. HALM.
Actuary—H. G. TucirErr.
GEO. A. MILLER,
Agent for Lancaster, Penn,a.
April 17 '49,
New Arrangement
PIDENIX LINE 'WAY TRAIN now leaves the
Depot, No. 272 Market Street, EVERY DAY
- (except the Sabbath) at 11 o'clock A.M., for Down
-ingtown, Lancaster and Columbia, and on its return
to this city, will leave Columbia at 8 o'clock, and
Lancaster at 9 A. M., and arrive in Philadelphia
at 1 P. M. This line is intended to accommodate
the public in general, and Passengers will be taken
up and put down at any point along the road.
The Cars will pass the following places at the
following times for Philadelphia:
Columbia S Midway 10 15
Lancaster 9 Downingtown 10 30
Bird-in-Hand 915 Oakland 10 45
Lemon Place 920 Steamboat 11 00
Kinzer's 930 Paoli 11 45
Gap—Buyers' 950 Eagle 11 45
Penningtonville 950 Morgan's Corner 12 00
Parkesburg 10 00 Philadelphia ' 100
The undersigned have purchased the entire stock
of the above Line, which will be run in future under
the control or management of DAVID :IILLER,
who will spare no pains or expense to make this
Line the most comfortable and accommodating on
the road.
PROPRIETORS:
DAVID MILLER, HENRY MUSSELMAN,
BENJAMIN MISHLER, MICH'L MUSSELMAN,
HENRY SCHENK, BENJ. SNAVELY,
DAVID HARTMAN, HENRY W. HESS,
HENRY MINES, J. B. GROFF,
JOHNHERTZLER, A. C. BUYERS,
ODEDIAII ROCK, ELIAS EBY.
OFFICES—At Philadelphia, 272 Market Street;
at Lancaster, Lancaster City Exchange; at Colum
bia, Washington Hotel.
P. S.—ln returning my most Aficere thanks to a .
generous public for the very liberal patronage be
sto wed on this line under the former Proprietors, I
beg leave most respectfully to ask a continuance of
it under the present.
May 29,'49-IS] D. MILLER.
Litiz Hotel.
THE Moravian Society have re-built and en
!arged the Hotel, at the delightful village of
Litiz, and 'the undersigned having leased the same,
beg leave, respectfully, to call the attention of those
who arc esirous of seeking a calm and quiet re
treat during the summer months ; to the advantages
of this place.
The village of Lyrtz is situated in the midst of a
most delightful , region of country, eight miles dis
tant from the city of Lancaster, with which place it
has a ready and regular DAILY communication, by
means of Stages over a good turnpike road. Per
ilous leaving Washington City, Baltimore or Phila
delphia, in the morning reach here the same day,
as an Accommodation Coacji leaves Lancaster for
Litiz, at 4 o'clock P. M., upon the arrival of the
Cars.
The Female Seminary, so long and justly cele
brated abroad, and now under the charge of the
Rev. E. FREAUFF, as . also the Boys' Academy, under
the charge of Mr. JOHN BECK, so long and favora
bly known 'throughout the United States, give this
place a degree of peculiar interest.
The Hotel occupied by us, has been entirely and
newly furnished, and is sufficiently capacious to
accommodate a large number of visitors, with pri
vate parlors and all the comforts . of home. The
walks and scenery about the village are delightful.
Oar Terms are moderate.
SHRODER & BARR.
June 26,1849.- 22
Sprecher & Rohrer's Cheap Hard-
Ware Store.
HARDWARE, Glass, Paints,Oils, and Varnishes
at that long established stand, East King st
Lancaster, fOrinerly occupied by Howett & Krieder,
a few doors east of the Court House, next door to
the Drug Stort of James Smith, and opposite Geo.
Messenkop , s Hotel, which they have recently taken
and where they will carry on the business.
They most respectfully beg leave to invite the
attention of their friends and acquaintances to their
stock of Hardware, which they have just opened
and will sell at the most reasonable prices, includ
ing every variety of Iron and Steel, Latches, Locks,
Bolts, Hinges, Screws, and all kinds of building
materials, every description of Files,•l3lacksmith>s
Bellows, Saddlery, best warranted Edge Tools,
Planes, and Veneers. Also a complete assortment
of CEDAR WARE, such as tubs, buckets, butter
churns, together with every article in their line.
They will keep constantly on hand every variety of
Coal and Wood Stoves; also a highly approved
COOKING STOVE.
The attention of young beginners is particularly
called to their full and complete assortment of
household utensils.
Determined to spare no pains to accommodate
purchasers, and by steady adherence to business,
they expect to merit a continuance of the liberal
patronage thus far bestowed upon them.
GEORGE D. SPRECHER,
REUBEN S. ROHRER.
Old Metal and Flaxseed taken in exchange for
goods. janAa-50
Strasburg and Lancaster-Stage.
THE undersigned, thankful for the encourage
ment received since the establishment of this
line, begs leave to inform his friends and the public
generally, that he continues running a Stage daily
between Strasburg and Lancaster.
Leaving Miller's, Strasburg, at 7 o'clock A.M.
Shears, Lancaster, at 4 P. M.
FARE—Each way, 37i cts. Children under 10
years of age, half price. Each passenger will be
'entitled to 50 pounds baggage.
The cars from Philadelphia and from the West
arrive in time for this stage.
The subscriber has purchased the interest of the
firm in the Stage, and intends to drive and manage
it personally.
Passengers will be called for when requested.—
Also taken up at any place along the road.
The borough of Strasburg is situated in the most
beautiful and fertile section of .Lancaster county,
about 7 miles from the City of Lancaster, and is a
most delightful place of resort for the summer
season. To the citizens of Philadelphia, who are
desirous of securing a quiet and pleasant retreat
from the pestilential atmosphere by which they are
surrounded, the Borough of Strasburg is recom
mended as possessing many advantages over other
places. It is but a few hours ride from the city,
and board may be obtained of an excellent charac
ter upon the most reasonable terms.
July 31--27] C. EDWARDS, Proprietor.
GETZ & HARBERGER,
PRACTICAL GAS FITTERS,
WEST RING ST., LANCASTER.
TILAIN and Ornamental Gas Fitting, and general
Furnishing of Gas Fixtures. Gas Pipes intro
duced into Churches, Stores,Dwelling Houses, and
public establishments, at the shortest notice. All
their work warranted.
Old Fixtures repaired, and alterations made in
the most improved and substantial manner. Orders
strictly attended to. [oct 2, '49—tf-36
Richard's himself again
HE subscriber respectfully informs his friends
A. and the public generally, that he has taken the
establishment formerly occupied by M. Huber, on
the Railroad, back of the "Fulton House," where
he intends carrying on the
Silver Plating and Brass Feunding.
in all its branches. Door Knobs, Bell Pulls, Hub
Bands, Bits, Stirrups, Miller's. Brands, Letters and
Figures, &c., &c., manufactured and plated. Brass
Locks repaired. Also, GAS FITTING. ,Gold
melted and refilled, and rolled to any size fox' Den
tists. R. McDONALD.
Lanc,aster, July 24, 1849. 6m-26
atitc. tack 171alszastai,
SURGEON
lifEllig r AL - 911111111V3V.
OFFICE—In Kramph'a Building,
NORTHEAST CORNER OF
Orange and North Queen Streets,
LANCASTER, P.
Lancaster, July 3, 1849. if-23
Ornamental Marble Works.
EAST Ring street, next door to John N. Lane's
store. 'Charles M. Howell, Marble Mason,
respectfully informs the citizens of Lancaster and
the public in general, that he carries on the MAR
BLE BUSINESS, in all its various branches, and
invites all to call on him, as he is satisfied that he
can sell cheaper than any other establishment in the
city or state.
He invites the public to call and examine his
stock of finished Mantels, Monuments, Tombs,
Grave Stones,and also his collection of designs for
Monuments, Tombs, &c., before purchasing else
where,
lan 16
CITY OF LANCASTER, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 25, 1849.
NO. 80. ' IMPORTANT NO. SO
Fall and Winter Dry Goods.
CLOTHS, Cassimeres, Satinets, Vestings, and
other goods for Men's and Boy's wearing
apparel.' -
Merinoes, Cashmeres, Alpaccas, Delaines, Ging
hams, &c., of various shades and styles.
BLK. DRESS SILKS, Silk Cravats, Hdkfs., &c.
Calicoes,Hosiery, Gloves, bleach'd and unbl'd
Muslin, ickings, Checks, &c.
LINENS, bleach'd and unbl'd, Cloth, Linen and
Cotton Table Covers, Flannels, Blankets, Shawls,
with a general assortment of goods generally kept
in a DRY GOODS STORE.
To which we would expressly invite our friends
and the public in. general, as we will spare no pains
to please all who may call. Our Stock of Goods is
new, bought for Cash, therefore we are satisfied we
can and ,will sell goods as low as any other estab
lishment in the city.
Our fiends from the country who wish to pur
chase materials for a suit of clothes, would do well
by calling to examine our stock of CLOTHS, C.Assr-
XERES, &c.; in this they will realize a great saving,
as well as in any other article we offer for sale.
Groceries and Queensware,
Tea, Coffee, Sugar, Molasses, with every article
in the grocery line. Oranges, Lemons, Figs, Rai
sins, Candies, Almonds, Filberts, Cream and
Ground Nuts, &c.
Baskets—French and other travelling, also mar
keting Baskets, with or without covers, Basket
Carriages, Chairs, &c.
200 Bbls. and bbls. of the choicest brands—
Mackerel warrarited.
T ACCO AND SEGARS wholesale and retail.
We would especially invite the attention of all
who wish to purchase articles at the lowest possi
ble prices to call at No. SO North Queen St., under
the Museum, two squares from the Court House.
PIN.KERTON & SMELTZ.
ly-10-37
October 9, ,49
Grand Centre of Attraction.
LANCASTER TOWER HALL CLOTHING
STORE.—Just received, together with the
latest Fall and Winter Fashions, the largest and
most splendid assortment of FALL and WINTER
GOODS ever befbre exhibited in Lancaster county,
at M. T. Ford's Tower Hall Clothing Store, oppo
site Vankenan , S (late Scholfield , s) Hotel.
The citizens of Lancaster county, and strangers
who may be visiting the city, are respect'ully in
vited to an examination of this magnificent stock,
comprising an unrivalled collection of uncut Cloths,
Cassimeres, and Vestings; with Overcoats, Sack
Dress and Frock Coats, Monkey Jackets, Pants,
Vests, Shirts, Stocks, Shams,. Cravats of all des
criptions, Hosiery, Suspenders, Gloves, and in fact
everything necessary to complete a gentleman's
wardrobe, and at prices that no others in the trade
attempt to compete with.
Remember, gentlemen, that this is no trade
clothing shop, as the proprietor has from the start
set his face against orders of all kinds, and conse
quently does not put a high tariff on his customers
for fear they may have a builder's order, but sell
ing exclusively for cash, he can and does sell his
goods for less than it costs most of the Tailors to
manufacture them. So you see your true interest
lies in patronizir.g the Tower Hall of M. T. FORD,
North Queen street, opposite the Franklin Hotel.
N. B.—The new style Kossuth Woolen Plaid
Vest, is just out, call and see. [sept 25-Iy-35
HORACE F. ASH. ISAAC R. DILLER
Land and General Agency Office,
AT THE CAPITAL OF ILLINOIS ;
CITY OF SPRINGFIELD.
To non-residents owners of Illinois Lands—Holders
of Illinois Indebtedness, and all persons desirous
of purchasing State lands with Illinois scrip or
bonds.
MEE undersigned would respectfully inform the
JIL public, that they have established in this City
—the capital of the state of Illinois—a Land and
General Agency Office for the transaction of all
business appertaining thereto, within the limits of
the State.
All transactions relative to the purchase and sale
of lands, examining lands and reporting their loca
tion, anvantages and value, paying taxes, redeem
ing land sold tbr taxes, investigating titles, &c.,
buying and selling all descriptions of state indebt
edness, this and every other description of business
attached to a General Land Agency on the most
extended scale, will be promptly and faithfully
attended to.
ASH & DILLER
SPRINGFIELD, March 14,X99.
REFERENCES
Hon. James Buchanan, - Lancasfer, Penn's.
" Benj. Champneys,
Reah Frazer, Esq., is ii
Win. Mathiot, Esq., <<ii
Roland Diller, Esq., New Holland, Penn'a
Gabriel Davis, Esq., CC CC
Hon. Daniel Sturgeon, U. S. Senate.
Jas. Cooper, 4,, CC
James Fox, Esq., Harrisburg, Penn'a.
Gen. Robert Patterson, Philadelphia, "
Adam Diller,
Jos. L. Chester, Esq., ‘i ii
Col. S. W. Black, - Pittsburg, "
His Ex'l A. C. French, Governor Illinois.
Hon. Thos. H. Campbell, 'Auditor "
" John Moore, Treasurer "
" S. H. Treat, Judge Supreme Court
" Lyman Trumbull, ci
" J. Dean Caton, ci
April 17, 1.8.49. • 11
London Mustard, Pickles & Sauces.
Mushroom and Walnut Ketchep.
Prepared Salad Dressing for Lobsters, Chick
ens, &c.
English Mustard in pound and half pound bottles.
Dunn's Chemically Prepared Chocolate for Inva
lids.
Spanish and French Olives, Capers, & Sweet Oil.
Currie Powder, Indian Soy, and Cayenne Pepper.
Anchovy, Shrimp, Bloater and Cavier Pastes."
RICH SAUCES of every variety imported„ such
as Reading, Harvey, John Bull, Worcester, Camp,
&c. &c. &c.
Preserved English Fruits and Provisions.
Jellies, Jams, Marmalades, and Preserved Jamai
ca Ginger.
Real Gorgona Anchovies.
Stoughton Bitters.
Syrups of every sort.
Liqueres of the choicest kinds:
London Pickles, Chow Chow, Piccalli, Gherkins,
Onions, &c.
PAUL DE VERE & CO.'S flavoring extracts for
Confectionary, ice Creame, Jellies, &c., viz:
Lemon, Mace, Nutmeg, Peach,
Vanilla, Celery,/ Rose, Orange Peel'
Ginger, Clove, ' Almond, Nectarine &c
The aove articles, and many others of the choi
cest kind, are imported from the principal houses
in England. For sale lower than any house in the
United States, by GEORGE RAPHAEL,
.262 Pearl Street, U. S. Hotel, N. Y.
Perfumery in every variety, Imported & Domestic.
New York, Sept. 4 6m-32
SHENK & LONGS'
Coal and Lumber Yard.
r FIRE subscribers have taken the Coal Yard om
Prince Street, in the city of Lancaster, lately
owned and occupied by Messrs. B. & J. Reinhold,
where they intend keeping a general assortment of
COAL FOR FAMILY USE,
such as Lykens' Valley, Baltimore Company, Pine-
Grove, Shamokin, Pittston, &c.,with a.great variety
of Coal for lime-burning an Sulphur Coal for
smithing. Also, a general
aISSORTMENT OF LUMBER,
will be kept constantly on hand. Having made ar
rangements with the Saw Mills, every kind of bill
stuff will be furnished at the shortest notice.
It is the intention of the subscribers to give their
personal attention to the business; and their object
•will be at all times to please and accommodate all
who may favor them with their custom, pledging
themselves to sell as low as any' others in the city
of Lancaster or its vicinity. Now is the time for
Bargains! B. F. SHENK,
R. H. LONG.
;:r. In retiring from business, our friends and the
public generally have our thanks for the very libe
ral patronage they bestowed upon us while in busi
ness, and hope the same may be extended to our
successors, Messrs. Shenk & Long, as we are
confident they will merit the confidence of the
p üblic.B. & J. REINHOLD.
•
May 27,'49 18
.Geo. W. Hunter,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
OFFICE—North Queen Street, first door to the
right of John F. Long's Drug Store.
All kinds of Conveyancing, writing Wills, Deeds,
Mortgages, Accounts, Fici, will be attended to
with correctness and despatch.
April 3, ,49
" THAT COUNTRY IS THE MOST PROSPEROUS, WHERE LABOR COMMANDS THE GREATEST .REWARD.,,—Bucaemerr
MACKEREL
New Store and New Goods.
Corner of North Queen Street and Centre quart,
Lancaster, Penna.
& H. BAUMGARDNER, having recently fit
„ ted up a building with a view to the comfort
and convenience of customers, and purchased cheap
for cash a very large assortment of
Dry Goods, Clothing, Carpetings, Oil Cloths, Look
ing Glasses, Paper Hangings, Groceries,
China, Glass,Queensware, Blind and
• Coach rimmings., ¢c.,
are prepared to serve the public with LI articles in
their line as reasonable as can be purchased in this
city, and they will warrant every article sold to be
of the quality represented. By giving the establish
ment their personal superintendence, they feel sure
of satisfying their patrons, andlivill endeavor always
to shew the greatest variety of goods in this county,
thus giving purchasers the advantage of getting all
the articles they may need without running about
town picking up one thing here and another there,
and get them too at reasonable prices. They have
also made arrangements to get from the larger cities
any articles which may be required in a very short
time and without extra charge. Their stock shall
at all times consist in part 'of LOW PRICED
GOODS, which they will sell as cheap as they can
be had any where, as well as the FINER QUALI
TIES, of which they will always keep a large
supply. With them may always be found Plain
Black, Changeable, Figured, Watered, Flowered,
Striped and Plaid SILKS, M. DE LAINES and
CACHMERES, from common, to the richest and
handsomest patterns.
FRENCH, ENGLISH AND AMERICAN
PRINTS
in the greatest variety, Alpacas, Merinoes, and
Plain Cachmeres, in all colors, Canton Crape, Silk,
Woolen and Thibet Shawls, Plaid and Brocha Long
and Square Shawls, Mourning and Second Mourn
ing Geode, selected with great care,Linen and
Muslin Sheetings, and Shirtings, Tabe Cloths and
Covers, Napkins and Diapers, Woolen and Cotton
Flannels of all colors, Woolen Blankets, from)
common to super qualities ,• Brussels, English 3-ply,
Ingrain and Venetian CARPETINGS, 3-4, 4-4,5-4,
6-4, 8-4, 10-4 FLOOR OIL CLOTHS, PAPER .
HANGINGS, from 61- cents to $1 a peice, with
bordering, to correspond. Their Clothing Room
shall alwdys be supplied With NEW STYLES OE
FASHIONABLE GARMENTS, from the very low
est price to the most elegant and superior French
Cloth Suits, full 25 per cent. lower than the same
quality can be had elsewhere. This department
also embraces the largest assortment of black and
colored CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, SATTINETS,
and VESTINGS, in this city, together with a full
stock of French, English, and Italian Black and
Fancy Silk Cravats, Suspenders, Gloves, Hosiery,
Shirt Bosoms, Collars, Cotton, Merino, Silk, and
Guernsey Drawers, &c.
Their stock of QUEENSWARE embraces nearly
every article in that line, to which they have added
a very large and varied assortment of Lard, Pine
Oil and Fluid LAMPS, from the most approved
patentees.
The propietors respectfully invite the attention of
the public to this complete collection of Goods,
feeling confident that they are now enabled to
satisfy the variousa tastes of men, women, and
children.
T. & H: also receive and fill with promptness all
orders for COAL, and have it delivered in any part
of the city at the NAcry lowest prices.
October 9, '49
REIIEMBER THAT AT WENTZ'S
= e
BEE -- • HIVE
STORE
ATOU will find . positive/y the largest assortment
I of New Goods in this city, and any person
wishing to save from 15 to 30 per cent, should by
all means examine this large stock of
BEAUTIFUL DRY GOODS.
As the cold weather gathers around us, so should
every lady gather around ner one of those Beauti
ful Shawls at the Bee Hive. It cannot be denied
that the handsomest, largest assortment, and the
very cheapest Shawls can be found at
WENTZ'S BEE HIVE STORE,
North Queen st.
American, French, and English Long Shawls.
Beautiful Broche Shawls.
Heavy 10-4 Woolen Opera Shawls.
Thybet Shawls, silk fringes, in solid colours.
Scarlet, Blue, Green, Crimson, &c.
Just received 5-4 Silk Velvet, for Mantellas &
Sacks. Do not forget the BEE HIVE.
nov 6
City Boot and Shoe Store.
rir HE subscriber takes pleasure in giving notice
to his friends and the citizens of Lancaster co.
generally, that he has just opened a new and lash
ionable BOOT and SHOE ESTABLISHMENT in
North Queen Street, two doors North of Van Kan
an's (late Scholfield's) Hotel, where, he trusts, a
generous public will give him a call, and examine
his fine assortment of BOOTS and SHOES, which will
be sold at the lowest cash prices.
He has, and will keep constantly on
hand, an excellent lot of Men's and Boys' it
BOOTS AND SHOES;
at all prices, warranted to be of the best material
and manufacture. Also, Ladies', Misses', and
Children's Shoes, of every variety and style, and of
the finest and best mechanical execution.
Customer Work executed at short notice, and on
reasonable terms.
The undersigned most respectfully rheas a call
from the Ladies and Gentlemen of this county, as
he is.confident of being able to please in his work
manship, as well as in quality and price.
N. B. Repairing neatly done.
JACOB FLICK, Proprietor.
3m-36
Oct 2, '49
WILLIAM S. AMWEG,
Attorney at Law,
OFFERS his professional services to the public.
He also attends to the collection of Pensions,
and the prosecution of all manner of claims against
the general government. His residence in the 'city
of Washington for several years, the experience
derived from the duties of the office, which he had
filled during that time, and the mode in which claims
of this sort 8.0 most speedily adjusted, give the
most ample assurance that business placed in his
hands will be attended to in such manner as can
not fail to afford satisfaction.
Office in South Queen street, second house below
the Lancaster Bank.
Nov. 20, 1849
L ANDIS & BLACK,
ATTORNIES AT LAW:
Office—Three doors below the Lancaster. Bank,
South Queen Street, Lancaster, Penn'a.
tr::r- All kinds of Scrivening, such as writing Wills,
Deeds, Mortgages, Accounts, &c., will be attended
to with correctness and despatch.
January 16, 1849 51-
W. Whiteside,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
- ETAS removed to the office formerly occupied
I I by E. C. Reigart, Esq., in West King street,
3d house below Mr. Reed's Tavern
April 10
OFFICE FOR THE
Purchase and Sale of Real Estate,
WYMB - 0 MIMS ..U'31 1 .M1E7i. 9
PENNSYLVANIA,
nov 13-42-3m] D. W. PATTERSON.
Dr. M. M. Moore, Dentist.
STILL continues to perform a. operations an the
TEETH upon terms to suit the times. Office
North Queen street, opposite Kauffman's Hotel
april 19
•
JOHN A. HIESTAND,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Office in West King Street, fourth doer }Vest of
Peter Reed's Hotel; Lancaster
Lancaster, May 15, 1849.
A LEXANDER L. HAYES,
ATTORNEY AT LAW:
Otte—West King Street, near door below C. Hager
& Son's Store.
January 9, '49
r EORGE W. M'ELROY,
ATTORNEY AT. LAW,
0 ere his professional services to' he public. Office
in Centre Square, in the room formerly occupied
by M. Carpenter, Mayor. [May 12,49-14
JONAS D. BACHMAN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW:
Office in Market Square, in the room lately occupied
by G. W. 14,;Blroy, Esq.
april 2 ,49
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From Sartain's Magazine
A .CHRISTRIS CAROL.
BY HENRY W. LONGFELLOW
I hear along our street
Pass the minstrel throng ;
Hark I they play so sweet,
On their hautbOys, Christmas songs !
Let us by the fire
Ever higher
Sing them till the night expire !
In December ring
Every day the chimes;
Loud the glee men sing
In the streets their merry rhymes.
Let us by the fire
Ever higher
Sing them till the night expire !
Shepherds at the grange,
Where the Babe was born,
Sang, with many a change,
Christmas carols untiLmorn.
Let ue by the fire
Ever higher
Sing them till the night expire!
These good people sang
Songs deyout and sweet,
While the rafters rang,
There they stood with freezing feet
Let us by the fire
Ever higher
Singlthem till the night expire !
Nuns in frigid cells
At this holy tide,
For want of something else,
Christmas songs at times have tried
Let us by the fire
Ever higher
Sing them till the night expire !
Washerwomen old,
To the sound they beat,
Sing by rivers cold,
With uncovered heads and feet.
Let us by the fire
Ever higher
Sing them till the night expire!
Who by the fireside stands
Stamps while he doth sing,'
But he who blows his hands
Not so gay a coral brings.
Let us by the fire
Ever higher
Sing them till the night expire!
GENTLENESS.
If thou hast crushed a sower,
The root may not be blighted;
If thou halt quenched a lamp,.
Once more it may be lighted ;
But on the heart, or on thy lute,
The string which thou halt broken,
Shall never in sweet sound again
Give to thy touch a token !
If thou hast loosed a bird,
Whose voice of song could cheer thee ;
Still, still, lie may be won
From the skies to warble near thee;
But it upon the troubled sea
Thou hast thrown a gem unheeded,
Hope that the wind and wave shall bring
The treasure back when needed.
If thou hast bruised a vine,
The summer's breath is healing,
And its cluster yet may glow
Through the leaves their bloom revealifg.
But if thou bast a cup o'erthrown,
With a bright draught filled—O, never
Shall the earth give back that lavished wealth
To cool thy parched lip's fever.
The heart is like the cup,
If thou waste the love it bore thee,
And like that jewel gone,
. Which the deep will not restore thee;
And like that string of harp or lute,
Whence the sweet sound is scattered--
Gently, 0 gently touch the cords,
So soon forever scattered !
Pleasant Neighbors.
CITY Finn - E.—As true as it is that "being born
I in a stable does not make one a horse," so true it
is that residing in a court does not make people
courtly. Sally. Flanders end Ellen Chipman, are
both ladies of the court, (a court in Second street
near Spruce,) yet we could not perceive that they
were more polished than ladies who reside in the
woods and never see courts. Miss Flanders has a'
complexion precisely the color of buckskin, as itis
sold for glove making, &c. Miss Chipman's com
plexion resembles black morocco, in hue and polish,
except that the lustre of her countenance seems to
be of a greasrorigin, like the brilliancy which
country people impart to their shoes by means of
friction with a skin of fat bacon. The two ladies
are about equally matched in beauty—and the
amount possessed by either or both, would not re
quire the additional talent of Mr. Peter Deshong to
make a full estimate. Miss Flanders and Miss
Chipman are next door neighbors, and pursue the
same business, washing and ironing, to the full veri
fication of the maxim, that "two of a trade cannot
agree." The houses being without back yards or
flats on the roofs, have no convenience for drying
clothes, except that afforded by the area of the court,
to which all the -inhhbitants have an equal right.
The close lines of Miss Flanders and those of Miss
Chipman, being stretched across the court, and con
tigious to each other, and all of them being crowd
ed with damp apparel—pantaloons and petticoats,
vests and boddices, shirts and corresponding articles
of female attire, being in indelicate proximity—the
mind being high, too, and the whole of the suspended
habiliments performing a variety of waltzes, polkas
and other fantastic dances—it was, not surprising
i that the rudness of some of the male garments
should offend the fastidious modesty of some of the
, female ones. A pair of discourteous blue cotton
pants, belonging to Miss Chipman's wash, had the I
presumption to assail a delicate white skirt, or some
other feminine fixture, which was performing some
prim lady-like flirtations on the line' of Miss Flan
ders. Miss F. indignantly seized the offending pants,
and threw them into a pile of coal-dust. Miss
Chipman—her hands full of soft-soap, rushed on
Miss Flanders, and filled the mouth of the latter
with the saponaceous compound. "Soft-soap," em
blematically speaking, is very acceptable to most
people; but Miss Flanders had no relish for the gen
uine article. She spit and spluttered for awhile, till
she got her mouth clean—then seizing a clothes pole
—(a piece of yellow pine, six feet long, and an inch
and a half in diameter,) she aimed a blow at Miss
C's head, which, had' it taken effect, would probably
have broken the pole; but the clothes line arrested
the blow, and Miss F. was thrown by the recoil into
a tub of very warm water, where she remained in
a sitting posture; and, as one might say, " in quite
a stew," till some of the neighbors bellied hei out.
She told the Mayor, when making her complaint,
that she was quite raw on account,. of the scalding
soapsuds; hence we infer, that she-did not stay in
long enough to be thoroughly` cooked—but being
only parboiled, she was probably done enough to
conceive the propriety of keeping out of hot water
in future.
The two ladies, being equally to blame, were each
recognized in $2OO to ; keep the peace.--Penten.
An Eloquent Passage.
The Methodist Quarterly Review for Oct. '1849,
contains a very interesting article, reviewing the
"Narrative of the United States Expedition to the
River Jordan and the Dead Sea, by F. W. LYNCH,
U. S. N., Commander of the Expedition." This
article is from the eloquent and able pen of the
Rev. Dr. DUBBIN', who is justly accounted to be
One of the most distinguished divines of the M. E.
Church. Those who do not see the Quarterly, will
thank us for this extract, teeming as it does in
poetry and sublimity:
"On the 18th of April, the eighth day of their
voyage on the Jordan, the expedition merged into
the plain of Jericho, with the Mountains of Moab
on their left, the terrible wilderness of Judea on
their right, and the Dead Sea before them. They
encamped at the Pil g rim's Ford, where the Chris
tian crowds wereto bathe on the following morn.
ing. A beautiful engraving illustrates this interest
ing scene. Let us take mir stand on the bank,
where the pilgrim host is seen descending to the
water, while the American boats, with their crew's',
are anchored in the stream. All are evidently
filled with wonder and reverence. And well they
may be; for on the distant range of the Mountains
of Moab, seen beyond the river, the hosts of Israel
appeared more than three thousand years ago, under
the conduct of - Moses and Joshua. lJpon one of
these perceptible summits stood Moses and gazed
upon the Promised Land, while the Lord said unto
him, "This is the land which I sware unto Abra
ham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give
it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see it with
thine eyes, but- thiu shalt not go over thither."—
Moses cast his eyes down the western declivity of
the mountain, and saw his people encamped " in
the plains of Moab," by the side of the river. He
gazed for a moment, sad, yet full of hope and resig•
nation, and then died in peace over against the
Promised Land. For him, during thirty days, the
sighing of the old at evening, and the wail of the
young in the morning, were heard along the banks
of the river.
The time of possession had come: God had Con
ducted the people to the gate of their future home.
But it was harvest-time, and the 'swellings of the
Jordan were at their height. (Joshua iii. 15.) As
the day dawned the whole camp was in motion;
the tents were struck; each tribe marshalled under
its own banner; while at the edge of the rushing
flood stood Joshua, pointing with the "rod of God"
to the spot where the advancing priests, bearing
the ark, were to step into the water. With unwa
vering tread they approached; and as their sacred
feet touched the whirling flood, it recoiled back- ,
wards, and stood as a high wall above them, while
below it rolled away to the Dead Sea, laying bare
the deep bed of the river. Here the ark of God
rested on the bottom until the whole host had
"passed over on dry ground," and stood in silent
wonder on the‘very spot where the pilgrims are
seen in the foreground of the picture. As the ark
came up from beneath the wall of water, the floods
returned. Then the air was rent with a shout of
triumph which startled the city of Jericho at hand,
and died away amid the hills of Palestine.
. .
More than a thousand years have passed away,
when on this same spot appeared an austere man,
of commanding form and powerful voice, whose
life had been spent in the terrible wilderness which
borders the plain of Jericho to the west, and, lifting
his hand on high, ha cried to his guilty countrymen,
"repent ye for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
He required them to be baptiSed in the Jordan, as
a symbol of this kingdom. The pungent reproofs,
and the earnest faith of the Baptist, drew the whole
! country to the river; and the streets of Jerusalem
became silent, because in Penitence and hope the
inhabitants had gone down to be baptized. Sud
denly the Baptist paused in his holy work; and,
agitated and silent, he stood looking intently on a
meek but heavenly form that was appronthing for
baptism. John recoiled from the holy and myste•
rious person, and forbade him, saying,l have need
to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?—
And Jesus said, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it
becomo us to fulfil all righteousness." The vast
multitude breathed not, as these two mysterious
beings descended into the water. As the sacred
person of Jesus ascended from the river, a mild
illumination, in the form of a "dove," crowned his
blessed head; and the multitude was suddenly
awakened to a comprehension of the great event,
by "a voice from heaven, saying, This is my be
loved Son, in whom 7 am well pleased: hear ye
him."
Nearly two thousand years have passed away
since this great event, and yet its powerful associa
tions are felt throughout the Christian world. By
the 15th of April of each year, a vast crowd of
men, women, and children, from Europe, Asia.
Africa, aed America, are assembled in Jerusalem.
As the morning dawns on Mount Olivet. the Mo
hammedan governor of the city, with an imposing
military brigade, is seen deploying through the
Damascus gate, while the pilgrims, some on foot,
some on horseback, some on camels, some on don
keys, are assembled outside of St. Stephen's gate
the aged and sick, the women and children, are in
baskets or large panniers slung over the backs of
camels. As the gay cortege of the Turk winds
round the western and southern slope of Olivet, the
Christian host, in the most picturesque confusion,
follows in his train for protection. At eventide
they are on the plains of Jericho, about a mile
from the. Jordan. The gay tent of the governor is
the centre of the thousand groups which, under the
open heavens, are assembled around their little fires.
These die out as the night advances, but sleep
comes not to the weary and excited multitudes;
for they are to bathe to-morrow morning in the
Jordan, where the Lord of life and glory was bap
tized. At three o'clock, A. M., the camp is in
motion, and the columns advance, in eager disorder,
to the margin of the river. The lusty swimmer
leaps into the sacred flood—the timid female seizes
the branch of a willow tree, and lets herself down
three times beneath the water—the feeble old man
is steadied by his brawny son, and as he comes up
from the stream he feels that he is content, for the
purposes of his life are accomplished. Suddenly a
faint shriek was heard, and a shiver, first of horror,
and then of joy, runs through tl multitude. The
rapid current has carried away a pilgrim, and she
finds an enviable burial in the holy river.
Scarcely two hours have elapsed, and the vast
multitude is retracing-its steps across the sandy
plain; bearing on high branches of willow, acacia,
or cane, which they have plucked from the banks
and dipped into the sacred waters. An hour more
and the rear portions of that wonderful throng have
disappeared high up in the dark craggy mountains
of the wilderness of Judea, and at night will sleep
under the walls of Jerusalem, around the garden of
Gethsemane and the tomb of the blessed Virgin..=
in the valley of the Kedron.
ETERNITY.
BY C. D. STUART
Thou rollest on, 0 ! deep, unmeasured sea,
Thy length and depth a mystery profound ;
Days, weeks, years, centuries—in immensity
Pass on, nor leave a footstep, nor a sound.
Thou lightest up thy smooth, unwrinkled brow,
Beyond the limit of our utmost thought;
A shoreleSs space—where Ages mutely bow
Like bubbles on thy bosom, and•are not!
We hear a tramp of feet, we see a throng
Of generations flashing through the gloom ;
They fade, and others rise, and far along
Thy caverns yawn, and Nature finds her tomb
In thee- . —but thou, nor young, nor old, art evermore
Onelill-pervading space—a sea without a shore !
Y: Tribune.
SHOE FACTORY IN Gxonor.i..—There is it Ata
lanta, Ga., an extensive boot and shoe manufactory,.
which has recently been ,established by Messrs. J.
T. & T. J. Humphries, and, though but a little over
six months in operation turns out from twelve to
fifteen hundred pairs of boots and shoes monthly.
The demand far exceeds the capacity of the estab
lishment, and Atalanta bids fair to become the
"Lynn" of the South. The shoes made are' of va
rious descriptions, but chiefly the coarse russets for
negroes, and are sold cheaper than the New Eng ,
land.shoes. The workmen are paid by the piece
and earn from eight to ten and some even twelve
dollars per week.
117 - The most tender-hiarted man we ever saw
was a shoemaker, who always shut his eyes and
whistled, when he run,his awl into a shoe.
Useful Statistical Table.
The following table, specially prepared for the
Barks County Press, exhibits the 'names of all the
counties in Pennsylvania, togetlier with the times
they were respectively erected; and the counties
from whiCh they were taken:
Philadelphia,
Established at the commencement
Bucks, and }
of the Provincial Government.
Chester.
Lancaster, erec'd May 10, 1729, out Chestei.
York, " Aug. 19, 1749, " Lancaster.
Cumberland, " Jan. 27, 1750, " cc
{Pfiiladelta,
" March 11, 1752, " Chester, Sr
Lancaster.
Northampton," March 11, 1752, " Bucks.
Bedford, " March 9, 1771, " Cumberland.
C , Lancaster,
CumberPnd
Northum'lnd," March 21, 1772, BerksNotth
ampton, &
LBedford.
Westmorel'd " Feb 26, 1775, " Bedford
Washington " March 25, 1781, " Westmorelnd
Fayette " Sept 26, 1783, " "
Franklin " Sept 9, 1784, " Cumberland
Montgomery " Sept 10, 1784, " Philadelphia
Dauphin " March 4, 1785, " Lancaster
Luzerne 4 " Sept 25, 1786, " Northumb'ld
Huntingdon " Sept 20, 1787, " Bedford
Westmore-
Allegheny " Sept 24, 1788, land and
Washington
Cumberland
. Sept 19, 1789, . and North
umberland
Delaware North
•c 26, 1789, . Chester
Lycoming " April 13, 1795, " Northumbe'd
Somerset . April 17, 1795, " Bedford
Greene . Feb 9, 1796, " Washington
Wayne " March 29, 1795, . Northampton
Adanis " Jan 23, 1800, " York
Mifflin Nor-
Feb 13, I§oo, ~ thumberind
Lycoming Arc
Lifuntingdon
ac Huntingdon
12, 1800, f .'fillegheny&
c, `` 1 W ashingt'n
Allegheny
Crawford ."
IN arren
\ enango
Allegheny,
" LSrcorning&
Weatffroeld
~ March 30,1803, " IIV
L e s t ,c m o o m r , d
" . March 26, 1804, " Ly 3 comin g g
cc - cc cc
Armstrong "
Jefferaon
McKean
Clearfield "
Potter
Tioga Cr
„ Huntingd,n
& Somerset
Bradfrod`• ” Feb 21, 1810, " LuzSomersetrne
Susquehanna " March 1, 1811 , " Luzerze
N B
( Berke
am and ,
n
Schuylkill " March 6, 1812, "
" March 22,1813, " Northampton
Feb 16, 1813, " Northumbld
" Feb 16, 1 . 813, " D2aanuepahainter&
" March 22, 1813, " Northumb'ld
" March 26, 1814, " Wayne
" March 22, 1820, " Cumberland
March 2, 1831, " Mifflin
" April 1, 1836, „ ttionor&thparinkpe
" March 11, 1839, " {A Ve rin na s n t f,l g &
June 21, 1839, " Y r en m t i r n e g
April 14, 1842, " Nor Ltuharzerrnoe
ri ,n e
& Monroe " March 13, 1843, "
• Jefferson
" April 13, 1843, " Clearfield &
McKean
Lehigh
Columbia
Lebanon
Union
Pike
Perry
Juniata
Wyoming
Feb 26, 1846, " H
sz unlingln
Bedford
Sullivan March 15, 1847, " Lycoming
Lawrence March 20, 1849, " /13.7Zfaevrecr„7d
*First called "Ontario"—name changed March
24, 1842.
Practice vs. Precept.
We copy the following paragraph from the Ken
tucky Statesman:
THE WAY TILE Worn ADMINISTRATION PRdTECTS
nu HEMP ,GROWERS.—For some time previous to
the middle of August last, or thereabouts, the pres
ent government at Washington advertised for bro.
posals to furnish Ameiican hemp for the uselot the
United States navy. Various bids were offered by
t'mp-growers in the West, and the time for open
ing the bids and awarding the contracts has long
since passed; but nothing is yet known as to who
are the successful applicants. It has, however,
been ascertained that all the American bids have
been rejected; which leaves the inference that Rus
sian hemp has been prefered. Can the Washington
Union give us any light upon this subject? Wes
tern men feel some interest in knowing how this
Whig administration proposes to "protect American
industry.-
We are unable to give our friend of the Statesman
the information which he desires. We presume,
however, that the American hemp grower is to be
protected by this administration very much in the
same way in which the American carpet manufac
turer is protected--viz`:. by purchasing of RUssia all
the hemp needed by the United States navy, as all
the carpets used in the White House are boutht in
England. To preach one thing and do another is'
a settled axiom in the creed of federalism every
where.— Union.
IMPORTANT TO BUILITERS.—Few people, says an
exchange, are aware of the advantages-, of wetting
brick before laying them. A wall twelve inches
thick, built of good mortar, with brick welt soaked,
is stronger, in every respect, than one sixteen inches
thick built dry. The reason is, that if the bricks
are saturated with water they will not abstract
from the mortar the moisture - which is necessary
to chrystalization ; and, on the contrary, they will
unite chemically with the mortar, which becomes
firmly cemented together.
CAUSE Op THE LATE EXPLOSION.--The editor of
the ..New Orleans Delia has given the cause of the
late disastrous explosion of the boilers of the steam
boat Louisiana, a thorough investigation, and has
come to the conclusion that the accident . was
the result of ignorance or neglect of the engineer.
The principal engineer, it appears, was absent, and
the engine was under the superintendence of the
assistant.
SAN Fnesrmsco.—A letter from San Francisco
dated Oct. Ist says:
"San Francisco is a city building up faster by
ten times than any ever before known in Any part
of the world. Houses, brought in all directions
ready made; rise up as if by magic. Lots costing
$2O sell for $25,000 to $30,000. A house costing
in the States $5OO, sells here for $2,000; expense
of putting up about $5OO more, and it rents the
moment it is ready for $3OO per month.
SCIENCE IN A SCHOOL.--A school teacher, a
young lady, put the question to her scholars one
morning, " Who made your The largest boy in
school could not tell, neither could any of the setiol
ars, till she questioned the smallest and youngist
urchin in the school—He answered promptly that
God made him. The teacher, turning to the larg
est boy, said—" Are you not ashamed .notto know
what this little fellow knows?"
"He," replied the "big un" "Thunder? think he
might khow; "taint a- fortnight - sincu -- he was
made!"
NO. 48.
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