VOL. LI. 3®l(sfceUattemiB. ASO N G BY A. M My soul is sick! my heart is dark, With every thrilling chord unstrung; And not a nerve but bears the mark Of how it hath been harshly wrung. Then bring no bird of spring to thrill Its songs of hope and joyJor me; My heart must be forever st/ll Ere it can yield or broken’be. Go, bear that mournful harp away ! My soul would burst to catch one tone ! And thoughts would gush too dark for day If 1 but heard one plaintive moan. Then, minstrel, leave me, leave me here, To grapple with my silent fate; Perchance there’ll come .some gentle tear, Like dew, to moisten gloom and hale. The dreamy words breathed out in song Are not the words of actual pain ! Rut voiceless thoughts, corroding long ! Will burn like fever in the brain. ; Then leave me here ! I cannot speak, I capnot give a voice to grief— I only wish my thoughts to wreak In tears, for tears can bring relief. * [Louisville Journal. The Old Churchyard Tree, A PROSE POEM. There is an old yew tree which stands by the wall in a. dark quiet corner of the churchyard. And a child was at play beneath its wide spread ing branches, one fine day in the early spring. He had his lap full of flowers, which the fields and lanes had supplied him with, and he was humming a tune to himself as he wove them into garlands. And u little girl at play among the tombstones crept near to listen; but the boy was so intent upon his garland, that he did not near the gentle footsteps, as they -trod softly over the fresh green' grass. When his work was finished, and all the flowers that were in his lap were woven together in one long wreath, he started up to measure its length upon the gr-oufid, and then he saw’ the little girl, as she stood with her eyes fixed upon him. He did not move or speak, but thought to himself that she looked" very -beautiful as she stood there with her flaxen ringlets hanging down upon her neck. The little girl was so startled by his sudden move ment, that she let fall all the flowers she had col lected in her apron, and ran away as fast as she could. But the boy was older and taller than she, and soon caught her, and coaxed her to come back and play'witb him, and help him to make more garlands ; and from that time they saw each other nearly every day, and became great friends. ~ Twenty years passed away. Again he was seated beneath the old yew* tree in the churchyard. It was summer now; bright, beautiiul summer, with the birds singing, and the flowers qpvering the ground, and scenting the air with their perfume. But he was not alone now’, nor did the little girl steal near on tiptoe, fearful of being heard. She was seated by his side, and his arm was round her, and she looked up into his face, and smiled as she whispered: “ The first evening of our lives we were ever to gether we passed here; we will spend the first even ing of our wedded life in the same quiet, happy place. 15 And he drew her closer to him as she spoke. The summer is gone; and the autumn, and twen ty more summers and autumns have passed away since that evening, in the old churchyard. A young man, on a bright moonlight night, comes reeling through the little white gate, and stumbling over the graves. He shouts and he sings, and is presently followed by others like unto himself, or worse. So, they all laugh at the dark solemn head of the yew tree, and throw stones up at the place where the moon has silvered the boughs. The same boughs are again silvered by the moon, and they droop over his mother's grave.— There is a little stone which bears this inscription: “HER HEART BRAKE IN’ SILENCE. 55 But the silence of the churchyard is now broken by a voice—not of a youth—nor a voice of laugh ter and ribaldry. “My sen! —dost thou see this grave ? and dost thou read the record in anguish, whereof may come repentance ?’ 5 “Ol what should I repent V' answers the son: “ and why should my young ambition for fame re lax in its strength because my mother was old and weak?' 5 “ Is this indeed our son?” says the father, bending in agony over the grave of his,beloved. “ I can well believe I exclaimeth the youth. “It is well you have brought-me here to say so. Our natures are unlike ; our courses must be opposite. Your way lieth yonder!'’ So left the father kneeling by the grave. few years are passed. It is winter, with a roaring wind and a thick grey fog. The grave in the churchyard is covered with snow, and there are great icicles in the church porch. The wind now carries a swathe of snow along the tops of the graves, though the “ sheeted dead” were at some sad melancholy play; and hark+*»the icicles fall with a crash jingle, like a solemn mockery of the echo of the-unseemly mirth of one wbo is now coming to'his final rest. There are two graves near the old yew tree, and the grass has .overgrown them. A third is close by, and the dark earth at each side has just been thrown up. The bearers come; with a heavy pace they move along; the cofiin heaveth up and down, as they step over the intervening graves. Grief and old age had seized upon the father, and worn out his life ; and premature decay soon seized upon the son, aud gnawed away his vain ambition and his useless strength, till he prayed to be borne, not the way yonder that was most opposite to his father and mother, but even the same way they had gone—the way which leads to the Old Church yard Tree.— Dickens Household Words. English vs. American Skill. A statement has been going the rounds of the papers in regard to an immense hammer made in Liverpool, and recently brought to this country, to be used in •an iron manufactory in Connecticut, weighing some 14,000 lbs. Although this is un doubtedly a great piece of mechanism. we are able to state, says the Albany Argus, that a still greater work has been made and in use in this State for several years. There is a steam hammer at the Kemble Foun dry, at Cold Spring, Putnam county, opposite West Point, which weighs eight and a half tons, or 19,040 lbs., which is something more than “about” 14,000 lbs. This immense instrument was made at the works where it is used. Under its persua sive’ influence large masses of wrought iron are thrown into the shape of shalts for steamboats and steamships of any size, from two hundred up to four thousand tons burthen, if necessary. Other articles of heavy weight to take any form desired by the manufacturer; and notwithstanding their ponderosity, they are handled with the same fa cility that a blacksmith' handles a hbrse shoe withal. This foundry covers about lour acres of ground, and from five hundred to seven hundred men find constant employment in it. All manner of cast iron work is done there, such as bed plates of fifty tons weight, for steamships, in one solid piece.— Paixhan guns, water pipes of all sizes, columns for buildings, and in short, everything, large or small, in the casting line. Steam engines, of all sizes and descriptions, are also made there, and placed on board by means of proper machinery on the dock near the works. There is now in progress of con s&uction at these works a steam cylinder sixteen feet in diameter, for a vessel which will make her appearance in our water some fine afternoon within three months, under the auspices of a mechanical genius of New York city. There is a lathe on the premises for turning steamboat shafts, Paixhan guns, and so forth, which has ninety-six speeds; which means that it can be used on ninety-six dif ferent sizes of iron, and go fast or slow as necessity may require. We have given these facts, because we think they are worth knowing, and because it seems to be the case that our people are con tinually looking abroad for wonders, when they are surrounded with thousands at home which they haye never seen. If persons want to see a big tnp-hammer, they need not take pains to import one, for they will find in this State plenty of them mnch larger than any that ever came the ocean. 4 Fearful Story. Tbb Dbmojt Bride. “ Nota Bena,” the New Orleans correspondent of the Concordia Intelligencer, in his last letter, copies the report which appeared in the True Delta, of the case of a man who was attempted to be murdered some nights since in the neighborhood of Annunci ation square, by pouring molten lead into riiis ear, and says: This reminds me of a singular incident that oc curred within my own knowledge, some .years ago, in Virginia. Col. T., a gentleman of great respec tability, and frequently high sheriff and representa tive of the county; died, leaving a wife and several J children,, among them a very beautiful daughter about fifteen years of age. The widow’, finding her self embarrassed, opened a boarding house at' the county site, anil among her boarders was a Mr. W., a wealthy merchant, over forty years, but a very fine looking man. This gentleman was the prop and stay of the family: gave employment to the sons, educated thedaughter at a “fashionable acad emy,’ 5 and, very naturally, on her return, fell des perately in love with her, when he should have preferred the mother. He pressed his suit with perseverance, but the beautiful Mildred resisted his appeals, and the importunities of all her friends. — Finally, however, after .two years of assiduity and delicate gallantry on the part of Mr. W', and the combined; tears, entreaties, threats and persecution, of her family, the fair girl reluctantly stood belore the altar and became his wife.. The next evening a large party was given them, but in the midst ol it Mr. VV., being attacked with vertigo and sick head ache, was compelled to withdraw. His young wife hung over him in the silent watches of night,- apparently in deep distress, and insisted on giving him a potiqn: she poured out a wine-glass lull ol laudanum, and he swallowed it, unconscious of its nature. It acted as an emetic, but left him stupid and wandering. His senses reeled. One moment he lay motionless, as if on the brink of the spirit world, and the next he would leap up convulsively, a strong man in his agony. Mrs. W. denied all ad mission into the chamber. At length he iell into a deep sleep. She then stooped for a moment over the mouldering embers—approached the bed—gaz ed at her sleeping husband—and holding a heated ladle in her hand attempted to pour a stream of melted lead in his ear! She trembled, and the his sing liquid, intended to scald the brain, and thus kill without a trace, fell upon his cheek. He shrieked in excruciating torture, and the revellers, in the adjoining saloon, rushed into the chamber. There writhed the still stupid husband, the lead rivited deep into his cheek, and there stood the fiend wife, her bridal fillets yet upon her brow, the instru ment of death in her hand, and an empty vial la belled laudanum, laying on the floor. The tearful realities of the cause flashed upon every one, and, in the confusion of the moment, she was hurried away, and taken to a distant State. On searchiug the apartment, an old magazine was tound contain ing the confession of a woman, who had murdered five husbands by pouring lead into their ears. The laudanum and the lead, it was ascertained, she pro cured from the store of Mr. W. a few days before the marriage, and the ladle was part of his wedding gift. The grand jury next morning found a bill against the fugitive, and the legislature, being in session, forthwith decreed an absolute divorce.— What renders this case more extraordinary is, that Miss T. was proverbial for the blandness of her manners, and uniform sweetness of disposition. She was a blonde. The rose leaf tinted her lily cheek, as a sunbeam glows on snow. Her blue eyes were indescribably sweet, and her golden hair floated I around a form more perfect and voluptous than j ever Apelles dreamed of or Petrarch sung. The sequel of this romance is yet more singular. Years rolled away, and W. continued a wretched and sol itary man. But the spell of the enchantress was still upon his soul. He closed his store, sold his estates, collected his ample means, and traced her to her distant retreat, to make a new offer of his hand! She had just married a gentleman of high standing, acquainted with all the details of her ca reer, shuddering at the tragedy, but incapable of resisting her charms, Poor W. Then, inded, did the iron enter bis sonl. “The deadly arrow quiv ered in his side. 55 His early love—his fluctuating courtship—his marriage and the catastrophe—the i flight—the divorce—his years of misery—the new birth of his passion—and now his disappointment, final and forever—came crushing over him like an iceberg in the tide of bitter memories, and he pray ed for death! Whether this prayer was granted, I know not. He may yet wander, broken-hearted, over the earth. If he died, a more wretched, yet a purer and nobler spirit ‘-never winged its flight to heaven. Cultivation of Strawberries. Propagation of Straicb£rries from . Seed. —Every person who has any partiality for this fruit, that can devote a few hours to their culture in their season, should sow the seeds of the very best kinds any time from August to April, in pots of light earthy water them regularjy, and they will be above-ground in four or five weeks. After they have attained a few leaves to each, plant them into a rich piece of ground in the garden, about twenty inches apart.- The second season they will produce fruit to prove their merits. The seed is obtained by drying the ripe fruit and washing- the flesh from the seeds, which are all oh the outside of the berry; these seeds, when perfectly dry, will keep three years. Flowers that have an entirely green cen tre are called r female, or pistilate—those that have a great many yellow stamens are called male, or barren plants—those that have only a portion of stamens around the base of the green, conical cen tre of the flower, are called staminate or perfect blossoms* Seil. —All admit that the best soil for this fruit is a deep, light, rich, loam, if not naturally deep to be made so by trenching. Rich it must be, if large and good fruit is required : therefore, prepare the ground the. season before, planting and incorpora ting it with an abundance of manure, tb the depth of eighteen inches. The exposure must be entirely free from the shade of trees and buildings. For early crops, plant on an aspect that has an inclina tion to the south or south-east. For late crops choose the north or west. By this method the strawberry season is greatly prolonged. Planting. —The periods for performing this is in March and April, or August and September; in either of these months we have been equally sue cessful. Beds four feet wide, each containing three rows, and the plants fifteen inches apart in the row, leaving alleys two and a half feet wide between the beds, for the operation of gathering, weeding, hoe ing, &c. Never take any other crop /rom among them, except a few radishes or lettuce the first sea son. Destroy the runners about the middle of July, unless they’-are wanted for plants; hoe them freely, and keep the ground in an open condition. Some light, rough litter should be sprinkled over the plants during winter, to cold-localities.* In light soils digging between the rows every autumn, a few inches of well rotted dung ; but in strong and deep alluvial soils it may be dispensed with. In dry seasons give the plants a few waterings, after they have done blooming, with any liquid manure, or other rich water, which will gieatly promote the swelling of the fruit. A plantation will last three or four years; and to have this fruit in per fection plant out a portion every year. For this purpose we advise to plant those sorts which are called pistilate or female plants, allowing every sixth row to be of a variety that is called stami nate or male plants. This latter sort keep within bounds, to prevent the runners intermingling with the bearing kinds. It is prudent precaution to lay straw or other clean material between the rows of the fruit-bearing plants, before they come into bloqm, to prevent the fruit being injured by heavy rains, sand or dust. Piling* up the Agony. “Well, Anne, have you consented yet to be the wile of Mr. White?” “ Sally, I did’nt quite consent.” uv not * think he loves you.” “les, but he did’nt pile up the agony high enough. When I give my hand to a wooer, I want him to call upon the gods to witness his deep devotion to me. I want him to kneel qt my feet, take one of my hands between both of his, and with a look that would melt an adamantine rock to pity to beg me to take compassion on his dreadful sufferings • and then I want him to end by .swearing to blow bis brains out on the spot if I do not compassionate his miseries’” CITY OF LANCASTER, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 20, 1850. Presidential Statistics. Generals Harrison and Taylor are the only two Presidents who died during the terms for which they were respectively elected. General Taylor’s case is peculiar in this respect, that it is the only death of a President which has occurred during the session of Congress. It is the only one, therefore, which has drawn around it all the imposing funeral ceremonies which the arrangements of Congress will gather around it; and it is, of course, the only case which has caused the installation of his Vice- Presidential. successor to be witnessed and solem nized under the auspices of the Senators and Rep resentatives of the people. General Washington closed his administration on the 3d of March, 1797, and survived that event near three years, having died on the 14th of Dec 1799, in the 68th year of his age. John Adams followed General Washington on the 4th of Match, 1797, and his administration ceased on the 3d of March, 1801. He survived 25 years, as he breathed his last on the same day with Mr. Jefferson, viz: on the 4th of July, 1826. Thos. Jefferson succeeded on the 4th of March, 1601, and his two terms ceased on the 3d of March,’ 1809. He survived the expiration of his office 17 years, as he died on the 4th of Jvly } 1826, in the 84th year of his age. James Madison succeeded his illustrious friend on the 4th of March, 1809. On the 3d of March, 1817, his administration was brought to a close.— He survived until the 28th ol June, 183 G, in the 86th year of his age. James Monroe succeeded Mr. Madison on the 4th of March, 1817, and closeiThis administration on the 3d of March, 1825. He died on the 4th of July, 1832, in the 72d year of his age. The administration of Mr. John Q. Adams (the only President who was elected by the House of Representatives) commenced on the 4th of March, 1825 and closed on the 3d of March, 1829. He breathed his last on the 23d of February, 1848. General Andrew Jackson succeeded Mr. Adams on the 4th of March, 1829, and closed his admin istration on the 3d of March, 1837. He died on the Bth;of June, 1845. Martin Van Buren succeeded on the 4th of March, 1837, and closed his administration on the 3d of March, 1841. He is still living. General W. H. Harrison commenced his admin istration on the 4th of March, 1841, which contin ued only for one month—having breathed his last on the 4th of April, 1841, in the 68th year of his age. He died at Washington during the recess of Congress. John Tyler was the first Vice President who succeeded to the Presidency upon the death of the President. He.followed General Harrison in April, 1841, and closed his administration on the 3d of March, 1844. He is still living. When Mr. Tyler became acting President, Mr. Southard became acting Vice President; and upon his death Mr. Mangflm, one of the present Senators from North Carolina, was elected, and remained as the presid ing officer of the Senate until the end of Mr. Ty ler’s term of office. James K. Polk succeeded Mr. Tyler on the 4th of March, 1845, and closed his administration on the 3d of March, 1849. A few months after, he closed his eventful life. General Taylor came to the Presidency on the 4th of March, 1849, and expired on the night of the 9th of July, 1850, whilst Congress was in session. He is succeeded by Millard Fillmore, the second Vice President who takes the place of the deceased President. He has succeeded to office in the midst of a crisis which has never before occurred. Every friend to the country wishes him success in contri buting towards adjusting all these questions, and giving peace to his distracted country.— Union. Commodore Jones. ICT'The funeral of the late Commodore Jones took place in Philadelphia on Wednesday a week. He was interred with military honors, in w’hich the volunteers of that city participated. The following account of the celebrated fight between the U. S. sloop-of-war Wasp, commanded by Com. Jones, and British brig Frolic, under Capt. Whinyates, on the 18th October, 1812, now republished will be read with interest:— “ The Wasp being prepared for action, at thirty two minutes past eleven o’clock, came down to windward in handsome style, when the action was begun by the enemy’s cannon and musketry. This was returned, and approaching still nearer the ene my, brought her to close action. In five minutes the main-topmast of the Wasp was shot away, and falling down with the main-topsail yard, across the larboard fore and fore-topsail, rendered her head yards unmanageable during the rest of the action. In two minutes more her gaft and mizen top-gallant mast were shot away. The sea being exceedingly rough, the muzzles of the Wasp’s guns were some times under water. The English firing as their ves sel rose ; so that their shot were either thrown away or touched the rigging of the Americans; the Wasp on the contrary fired as she sunk, and every time struck the hull of her antagonist. The Wasp now shot ahead, raked her, and then resumed her positioh. The Frolic’s fire had evidently slacken ed, and the Wasp gradually neared her, until in the last broadside they* touched her 'side with their rammers. It was now determined to lay her by the larboard. The jib-boom of the Frolic came in be tween the main and mizen-mast of the Wasp, and after giving a raking fire, which swept the whole deck, they resolved to board. Lieutenant Biddle sprang on the rigging of the enemy’s bow-Bprit, where he was at first somewhat entangled, and Midshipman Parker, inhis impatience to be on board, caught hold of Biddle’s coat and fell back on deck, but in a moment sprang up and leaped on the bow sprit,, where he found one Lang and another sea man. His surprise can scarcely be imagined when he found no person on deck except three officers and the seaman at the wheel. The deck was slippery with blood, and 'presented a scene of havoc and ruin, such as has been seldom witnessed. As he advanced, the officers threw down their swords in submission. The colors were still flying, there being no seaman left to pull them down. Lieut. Biddle leaped into the rigging and hauled them down with his hands. Thus, in forty-three minutes complete possession was taken of the Frolic, after one of the most bloody conflicts anywhere recorded in naval history. The condition of this, unfortunate vessel was inexpressibly shocking. The berth-deck was crowded with the dead, the dying and the wounded; and the masts, which soon after fell, covering the dead and every thing on deck, left her a most melancholy wreck. Captain Jones sent on board his surgeon, and humanely exerted him self in their relief, to the utmost of his power. The loss on board the Frolic was thirty killed and fifty wounded; on board the Wasp, five killed and five slightly wounded. This was certainly the most decisive action fought during the war. The Wasp and Frolic were both captured that very day by a British seventy-four, the Poictiers, Capt. Barestord. lE7“In Michigan— now one of the greatest wheat growing States in the Union—the recent crop has been very abundant. The Detroit Advertiser says. The harvest is over—the prospect of Michigan for a full treasury from her late golden fields, placed beyond a peradventure. The surplus wheat from this State will, in the opinion of experienced farm ers and millers, double that of any preceding year. This may seem extravagant; but not a lew men whose judgment is deemed valuable, express that opinion. The quality of the berry is, in general, excellent; and the yield of flour will be also large in proportion. Com has recuperated wonderfully within thirty days, and now bids fair to yield hand somely. The fears which were produced by the drouth of May and the early part of June have thus been happily dissipated. JET* The Cincinnati Commercial says:—“We know a lady in this city who has lost three hus bands by death within ten months, and is now en gaged to a fourth! She seems determined to see her way through life by the light of Hymen ‘s torch.” DZr*An enthusiastic young gentleman resolved to gain a reputation as a poet, and to immortalize him self by his first production. He choose for his subject the u Thunder* stormand commenced in the fol lowing beautiful strain: The Thunder rolled from pole to pole, The lightning spread from sky to sky, And—and the cattle stuck up their tails and run— ;And and Here our aspirant poet became so exhausted tha! he fainted.— Boston Post. “ THAT COUNTRY IS THE MOST PROSPEROUS, WHERE LABOR COMMANDS THE GREATEST REWARD.”— Buchanak. Life Insurance* The United States Life Insurance Annuity and Trust Company, of Philadelphia. CAPITAL $250)000 n CaARTE& Pe bpetual. Office No. 28 MERCHANTS’ EXCHANGE. [CASH SYSTEM.] THE constant, unsolicited applications for Life Insurance, furnish the most abundant and grat ifying proof, that the public mind is deeply im pressed with the vast importance of this subject.— The great object however of Insurance should be SAFETY, otherwise the whole motive of Insurance may be disappointed. Too much care cannot be practised in the selection of on Office, with which to effect the contract. The choice should be regu lated, not by present and constant large induce ments as this is certainly incompatible with future benefits. The premiums on life are calculated for the fuutbej if present and perspective benefits, therefore> are given, the result ultimately must terminate in litigation, disappointment and ruin.— The objects aimed at by this Company are stability and perpetuity. The rates of premium have been carefully prepared with reference to fluctuatibns. The Cash System of payments has also been adopt ed—unpaid premium notes constitute no part of the assets of this company —and every contingency be ing fortified with an ample capital, SECURITY stamps the whole system; this feature, paramount to all other considerations, commends this compa ny to public favor. OFFICERS. —Directors: Stephen R. Crawford, Ambrose W. Thompson, Benjamin* W. Tingley, Jacob L. Florence, William M. Goodwin, Paul B. Goddard, Lawrence Johnson, George M’Henry, James Devereux, John L. Linton. President —Ste phen R. Crawford. Vice President —Ambrose W. Thompson. Secretary and Treasurer —Charles G. Imlay. Actuary—Manuel Eyre. Counsel and At torney—Thomas Balch. Medical Examiners —Paul B. Goddard, M. D. ? William Pepper, ,YJ. D. Explanatary pamphlets, blanks, application pa pers, and every information and facility will cheer fully be furnished by the undersigned, who has been duly appointed an Agent of this Company. HIRAM B. SWARR, aug 13 ’5O-ly-29] Market Square, Lanc’r. SlienK & Long’s Coal Yard. 4,000 TONS OF COAL. THE subscribers would take this method ot thanking their friends and the public in general for the very liberal encouragement betowed on them for the past season, and that they still continue the Coal business at the same place, on the yard-form erly occupied by B. & J. Reinhold, in the city of Lancaster, where they will constantly have on hand a general assortment of COAL for family use, for Lime Burning and Blacksmithing, which they will sell as low, according to quality, as any other in the city or vicinity; and by personal attention to the business and every endeavor to please their customers, they expect a full share of public pat ronage. Please call and view our stock and ascer tain the price before purchasing elsewhere. B. F. SHENK, july 2-23-3m] R. H. LONG. Pure Lemon Syrup, EOR making Lemonade, Efferverscent drink with Soda, Flavoring Creams, Ices, Jellies, &c. The above Syrup contains the delicate and uni versally admired flavor of the fresh Lemons, is not liable to injury by age or climate, and with which, at any moment a glass of P*:re Lemonade can be made. Prepared and sold at CHAS. A. HEINITSH’S Drug and Chemical Store, East King street, june 25 22-if Ladies’ Furnishing Store* AN excellent assortment of SPRING GOODS, such as Black Gros de Rhine and Poul de Soie Dress and Mantilla SILKS, high lustres, all widths ; Plain, Figured and Striped, Changeable GLACE DRESS SILKS; Black Silk Fringe and Lace, Dress and Cardinal Trimmings; Plain, Corn, Blue, Pink, Green, all wool, DELAINS ; Plain, Green, Blue, Pink and Corn Bereges, Embroidered SWISS MUSLIN for evening Dresses , SILK POPLINS, SILK TISSUES , in neat styles , LINEN LUSTRES from 12* to 31* cts. ; SPRING GINGHAMS and CALICOES ; PLAIN and EMBROIDED LINEN CAM BRIC HDKFS., from 10 cts. to $3,00, IN GREAT VARIETY; Belting and Bonnet RIBBONS ; Gloves, Hosiery, Laces, Striped and Barred Cambric Muslins, with a general assortment of Men’s and Boy’s Wear, at the store of ROTHARMEL & BEATES, april 30-14-6t] North Queen street. Clocks, Wat ekes, and Jewelry. GM. ZAHM, comer of East • King street and Centre Square, would call attention his fine assortment of WATCHES, JEWELRY, SILVER WARE, CUTLERY, Hair and Cloth Brushes, Perfumery, Pocket Books, Spectacles, Thermometers, Spy Glasses, Mathematical Instru ments, Canes, Accordeons, &c. &c. All goods sold by him warranted what they are sold for. Repairing of all kindß attended to. Seals for Societies, Lodges, Corporations, &c., neatly engraved. Stensil Plates for marking barrels, boxes, &t\ cut. GIVE HIM A CALL. Lancaster, Feb. 19, 1850. 4-tf Lancaster Tobacco & Segar Store NORTH QUEEN ST., ADJOINING GISH'S BOOK-STORE, AND THREE DOORS SOUTH OF ORANGE STREET. THE subscriber respectfully informs his friends and customers that he has just returned from Philadelphia with the largest stock of Tobacco that has ever been offered in Lancaster, comprising the different brands fancy one pound lump, large and small Congress, fine spun and large plug, Thomas’ Unique, Extra Eldorado, and superior Extra Oro noko, which he is prepared to sell lower than any other house in Lancaster. He invites country storekeepers to his large and varied stock of Tobac co, as well as to his splendid assortment of SUPERIOR HAVANA . & PRINCIPE SEGARS of the choiest brands and of the finest flavor, he also keeps constantly on hand the largest stock of r DOMESTIC SEGARS in Lancaster, which he will sell lower than any other house in the city. The best segars in Lan caster can be had here ; he warrants them equal to any manufactured in the state. N. B. Also, imported Turkish Smoking Tobacco, warranted genuine. JOHN KUHNS. may 21 17-3 m Ornamental Marble Works. EAST King 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. jan Ifi Important Removal. EM. HAMBRIGHT respectfully informs the • public, that he has removed his Tailoring Establishment to the room formerly occupied by George Meeser, as a Looking Glass Store, where he may be found at all times, ready and willing to wait upon those who may favor him with their cus tom. He also begs leave to state that he has just returned from the city, with the mo6t complete and elegant assortment of UNCUT CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, AND RICH SATIN AND SILK VESTINGS, ever offered in Lancaster. Thiß stock having been selected by a competent judge of FASHIONABLE GOODS, as well as a first-rate judge of their qual ity, he flatters himself able to meet the wants of his customers in the most satisfactory manner, and as sures all who may favor him with a call, that no efforts will be'spared to promote their interest.— Don’t forget the place, West King street, next door to C. & Son’s Dry Good Store. apnl 30 6m-14 Extract of American Oil, FOR the cure of Burns, Scalds, Bruises, wounds, Sore Throat, Ring Worm, Scald Head, &c. Sold wholesale and retail at Dr. RAWLINS’ Med ical Hall, North Queen strreet. may 14 16 Ralls! Rails;! 4 OHO DRY CHESTNUT RAILS, twelve feet long, for sale by the subscriber, at Millport, East Lampeter twp., near Lancaster. • june 4, 19-tf.] DANIEL POTTS. J Burning Fluid or Etbereal Oil IS manufactured every day at Dr. Rawlins’ Med ical Hall, North Queen at., Lancaster, and sold at 16 cents a quart. Lancaster Marble Yard. THE subscribers take pleasure in informing their friends and the public, that they have taken the Marble Yard formerly conducted by Daniel Fagan, deceased, in North Queen St., in the city of Lan caster, one door north of Spangler & Brother’s Book Store, where they are prepared to execute all orders in their line, in the neatest and most expe ditious manner, and on the most liberal terms., They respectfully invite those desirous of purch asing MARBLE WORK, to call and examine their present stock of finished work, which, in point of fineness of finish, quality of marble, and chasteness of design, will compare favorably with that of any other establishment in the city. They are prepared at all times to furnish TOMBS. MONUMENTS. GRAVE STONES, DOOR and WINDOW SILLS, STEPS, and in fact, every thing in their line, at the shortest notice. — They employ none other than first-rate hands, and are consequently enabled to furnish all kinds of ORNAMENTAL WORK in real city styl^ The public are invited to call at their WARE ROOMS, and examine for themselves. LEONARD & BAER, july 23 tf-26 Centre Square Hat Store* THE subscriber informs his friends and the pub lic .generally, that he has just opened a new QHATand CAP STORE,jSL In Baumgardner’s building, Centre Square, where a splendid assortment of RUSSIA. SILK, FUR, BEAVER, NUTRIA, BRUSH and MOLESKIN HATS . will be constantly kept on hand and manufactured to order, on as reasonable terms as they can be ob tained at any other establishment in the city. He will also keep a contant supply of CAPS, of all sizes and of the latest and most fashionable styles, which he will sell very cheap. SUMMER HATS, embracing every variety of the latest styles, will also be constantly kept on hand, and disposed of at the very lowest rates. All Hats procured at this establishment will be brushed and ironed without any charge. He solicits a share of public patronage, feeling confident that his assortment cannot be excelled, and that, as it regards price, he will sell as cheap as the cheapest. 93“Ca1l and examine—as no charge will be made for taking a look at his HATS AND CAPS. {CrDon’t forget the place—northwest corner of Centre Square, near the Market House, and adjoin ing Baumgardner’s Store. JAMES GEIDNER. Lancaster, July 2, 1850. 23-tf JUST received at NO. 80, North Queen street, a large assortment of SPRING and SUMMER DRY GOOD , Cloths, Cassimeres, Vestings and Tweeds, Ladies’ Dress Goods, Plain, Pink, Blue and Orange colored De Leines, Lawns, Alpacas, &c.; Alpaca Lustre, Linen do. Bareges, Ginghams, Calicoes, superior Black Dress Silks, Black Silk, White Crape Silk; Shawls, De Laine and Thibbet do. Parasols, Um brellas, Linen acd Cotton Carpet Chain, Cotton Goods for, men and boys’ wear, Palm Leaf and Straw Hats, Paper and other Window Shades, with a general assortment of Dry Goods usually kept. To our friends and the public we would say, that after reading of the great bargains to be had else where, please call and secure still greater bargains. We will sell, at the lowest cash prices. GROCERIES, QUEENSWARE, &c. Tea, Sugar, Coffee, Molasses, Cheese, Chocolate, Spices, Almonds, Figs, Prunes, Candies ; Brushes, Bed-cords, Wash-lines, Buckets, Matts ; Superior Hams and Dried Beef, with a general assortment of articles in the Grocery line. Basket Carriages, Basket Cradles and Chairs, with a large assortment of clothes, marketing and travelling baskets. TOBALCO and SEGARS wholesale and retail. MACKEREL—ISO bbls. * and * bbls., Nos. 1 2 and 3 —best selected Mass. Mackerel. Don’t forget, North Queen street, 2 squares from the Court House, in the Museum Buildings.. We will try to make the walk more than pay for your trouble. PINKERTON & SMELTZ. may 21, 1850. THE subscribe begs leave to inform her friends and the public, that she will continue the bus* iness lately carried on by her deceased son, John Getz, at his old stand immediately under Reed’s Hotel, in West Klhg street, where she will be pre pared as heretofore to furnish and lay IRON & LEAD PIPE, in the best manner, at the shortest notice and on the most reasonable terms. Cast Iron Pipes from 1} to 12 inches in diameter; Leaden Pipes from J- to 4 inches in diameter; and Wrought Iron for steam and hot water circulation are furnished in or out'of the city. Hydrants, Bath Boilers, Hoi and Cold Baths, Water Closets, Lift and ForcePumpsand Hydraulic Rams fitted up in=a workmanlike manner. REPAIRING promptly attended to, and every description of work in the Plumbing line. SHEET LEAD of very superior quality, for sale at the lowest prices. On hand and for sale, 3000 FEET LEAD PIPE, best quality, (American manufacture,) assorted sizes, suitable tor conveying water from springs &c., at the lowest case prices. ELEANOR GETZ, West King street, Lancaster. April 16. 12-tf WM. E. HEINITSH respectfully informs his friends, and the public generally, that he has removed to his new store, in East King street, two doors east of the Lancaster County Bank, and directly opposite Shertz’s Exchange Hotel, where he has opened an assortment of BASKETS, Hosiery, Kid, Silk, Lisle Thread and Cotton Gloves—Thread, Bobbin and Cotton Edgings and Insertings, Laces; Fancy Perfumery and Soaps; Shell, Buffalo, Horn and Ivory Combs of every description ; Fine Hair, Cloth, Shaving, Teeth, Scrubbing and Dusting Brushes; all kinds of Buttons, Corn Brooms, and Whisks; Alicantand Jute Mats; Fancy Stationery; Jewelry; a general assortment of Trimmings; Willow Coaches and Chairs; Bomboo Rocking Chairs for children, a new and beautiful article. Ladies’ and gentlemens’ silk, linen, cotton and gingham Hdkfs. and Cravats; G. E. Braces, Visiting and Playing Cards; Terra Cotta Card Baskets; Mantel Ornaments and numerous other articles in the variety line. Orders received and attended to without delay. Musical Instruments, Guitar and Violin strings, Bridges, Screws, &c., &c. Having made arrangements for the saleofMyer’s superior and celebrated premium PIANO FORTES, he will keep an assortment. Ladies can have an opportunity of trying music before purchasing. Thankful for past favors, he respectfully solicits a continuance of public patronage. april 2 10 ~ A C A KD jiHE subscribers beg leave thus to acquainttheir JL friends and the public, that they’ve made such arrangements with a house in the city of Philadel phia, as will enable them to execute orders for the purchase and sale of BANK STOCK, RAIL ROAD STOCK, STATE AND UNITED STATES LOANS, &c. &c., At the Bosrd of Brokers, with promptness and fidelity and on as favorable terms in every respect, as can be done in Philadelphia. The faithful and confidential execution'of ail business entrusted to them may be relied on. Money safely invested for individuals on Estates, in Bonds and Mortgages, State and United States securities, Sec. &c. Personal attention will be given to the proper transfer, &c., of Stock, XiOans, &c., and such general supervision as will obtain forthose intrusting business to them the safest and most de sirable securities. Also, the collection of Notes, Checks, Bills, &c., on Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore, and the towns &c. in this vicinity. Also, persons desirous of buying or selling any stock of the Lancaster Banks, Conestoga Steam Mills, Gas or Turnpike Stocks by leaving the order in our nands will meet with prompt attention. JOHN F. SHRODER, GEORGE K. REED, N. W. comer of East King and Duke sts. Lancaster. Feb. 12, 1850. ‘ 3-Iy and expeditiously executed at this office, in the rear of the Market House. [april 16-12-ly AWAKE! SALT, TAR AND FISH. Plumbing. REMOVAL- FANCY GOODS &c. NE W M USI C The Cheap Hardware Store, East King Street, ’opposite Messenkop’e Hotel. T) EUBEN S. ROHHER,Iate Sprecher & Robrer, XL returns his thanks for the many past favors bestowed upon the late firm, and would inform them that he will continue the business at the old stand, and solicits their further favors. He would call their attention to a well selected stock of FOREIGN & DOMESTIC HARDWARE, such as Locks, Latches, Butt Hinges, Files, Saws, Screws, Bolts and a general assortment of Building Materials. CARPENTER PLANES, Chisels, Hatchets, Broad Axes, Drawing Knives, Braces and Bitts; Egley’a Superior Domestic Augers, and all kind-) of Carpenter Tools. Iron and Steel. Hammered and Rolled Iron of all sizes, Shear, Blister, Sheet and Cast Steel, Slit, Hoop and Sheet Iron, of all kinds. Bellows, Screw Plates, Rasps and every description of Blacksmith Tools. CUTLERY. Superior Pocket Knives from the Waterville Man ufacturing Company. Also, English Pen Knives, Fine Ivory Kniveu and Forks, Buck, Bone and Cocoa handle Knives and Forks; Razors, Scissors, &c., &c. BRITTANIA WARE. Coffee Pots, Tea Pots, Sugar Bowls, either in whole setts or single piece. Britannia Candlesticks, Tumblers, Plates, &c., SADDLERY.—Bitts, Buckles, Hames, Webbing, Hog Skins, Traces, Saddle Trees, Whip Stalks, Tacks, Thread, &c. Broad and Narrow Lace, Oil Cloth, Curtain Frames, Brass and Silver Hub-bands. GLASS, OILS, AND PAINTS, Varnishes, Turpentine, Japan, White Lead, Paints, Brushes, &c. CEDAR WARE. Tubs, Buckets, Coolers, Churns, Meat Stands, Butter Firkins, Water Cans and Kegs, Wash Bask ets, Market Baskets, Half Bushel and Peck Mea sures ; Clover, Timothy, Herd and Orchard Grass SEEDS. STOVES. LJ The celebrated Victory Cook Stove ; also, Hathaway Stove; Wood and Coal Stoves. PATENT CULTIVATOR. The attention of Farmers is called to the Patent Cultivator, and also Minnick’s Ploughs. SCYTHES AND SNATHS. A new article of Grain Scythes, very superior also, Waldron’s, Winsted’s, Darling’s, Dunn & Taylor’s, Robey & Sawyer’s, and Morris’ Grain and Grass Scythes. GRAIN CRADLES, —Good & Brenser’s make of Grain Cradle. HAY RAKES.—Rakes of different kinds, Whet Stones, &c., and a large assortment of Farming utensils, all of which will be sold at the lowest prices. f june 4-lS tf SUMMER! “ The Spring is here, the delicate-footed May, With her fair fingers full of leaves and flowers.” THE Spring is hero and Summer follows fast, and now is the time to prepare for the warm but beautiful season that will soon be upon üb, by cal ling at Erben’s Emporium of Choice & Cheap Dry Goods. JUST OPENED —Splendid Changeable. Dresß SILKS! Elegant Black and Green Chamelion MANTILLA SILKS, extra widths, at very low prices. NEW STYLE BAREGE DE LAINES, the new article for dresses, which will supersede Bareges as they are more serviceable and will wash 1 Silks. Tissues, Bareges, Lawns, Chintzes, Swiss, Mull and Book Muslins, of the best fabrics and most elegant styles. Also, Bonnet, Waist and Neck Ribbons, at ERBEN’S CHEAP STORE. “The sun burns hotly”—we are sure to know it— And “shade thy top-piece”—truly says the poet! Parasols! Parasols! A Large Invoice of PARASOLS of every color and price, Plain and Fringed, large and small, which will be sold lower than ever before offered. Wide Black Silk Laces, Silk Fringes and Gimps for Mantillas, just received. China Pearl, Braid, Leghorn and Palm HATS for Men and Boys, of the new shapes, in endless variety and all prices. Superior Embossed Cloth Piano and Table Cov ers. Damask Linen and Colored Cotton Table Covers, Napkins, Towelling, &c., &c., just received and now opened at the store of CHAS. M. ERBEN-& BRO., National House Building, next door to Russel’s Hardware Store, Lancaster, Pa. may 28 18-tF Who Wants a Neat Fit? BOOTS AND SHOES. THE undersigned thankful tor past favors, ' respectfully informs his friends, andthepwl public generally, that he is still to be found * at his old stand in North Queen street, directly op posite Kaufman’s Black Horse Hotel, where he has on hand a fine assortment of BOOTS AND SHOES, for Ladies’ and gentlemen’s wear, and is prepared to make to order, at all times and at the shortest notice, any description of the fashionable Boots and Shoes now worn, and at prices which cannot fail to please. Give him a call. CHRISTIAN STIFFLE. N. B. Mending done in the neatest manner, and at the shortest notice. fjune 4-18 6m Important Information. THE subscribers have just opened a very exten sive assortment of NEW GOODS, suitable to spring trade, which they intend selling off at lo'w prices. Their stock comprises a much greater variety of goods than any other in this county, and they feel confident in assuring customers that they can be supplied with any article in their line of trade, on the most favorable terms. They have al ways in store a full assortment of STAPLE & FANCY DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, CARPETING, LOOKING GLASSE', FLOOR AND T J BLE OIL CLOTHS, Qneensware, Paper Hangings, Groceries ft Lamps. They have just opened a great variety of Lawns , Bereges , Berege Delaines and White Goods adapted to Ladies wear, which will be sold cheap bv T. & H. BAUMGARDNER, Walnut Corner, Centre Square and North Queen street, Lancaster. [april 30-tf-14 SPRING FASHIONS AT THE CHEAP HAT AND CAP STORE, IN EAST KING ST., A FE W DOORS WEST OF THE FARMERS’ BANK, LANR. LEVI SMITH, Hatter, respectfully informs his friends and the public generally, that be has iust received from New York and Philadelphia, the latest Spring style for FASHIONABLE HATS, fj of the best materials, in the durable manner, and superior style. He will con stantly keep for sale a large stock of Fine and plain Hats of every description and the most improved styles. His stock consists of SILK. BEAVER, NUTRIAy BRUSHy RUSSIA, FUR, MOLESKIN, fyC. And a large assortment of Slouch and others, for the summer season. Call and examine. Feeling satisfied that he can render satisfaction to all who may please to give him a call, as he. warrants his goods to wear well and keep their color. Also, a very extensive assortment of CAPS of all descriptions, comprising childrens’, boys’, mens’, cloth, velvet, silk glazed, common glazed, fur, &c., CHEAP FOR CASH. * LEVI SMITH, Proprietor. N. B. Hats mado to order at 1 the shortest notice. Hats bought in this establishment will be brushed and ironed whenever desired, free of charge. March 26. EXCHANGE HOTEL, East King Street, Lancaster, Pa. WILLIAM J. STEELE takes thi* method ot informing the public generally, that having purchased of Mr. Christian Shertz all the property connected with the