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VOL. LII.
* : p-om the Montreal HertM.
Presentation Dinner.
Given, by the Sub-Contractors of the St. Law
rence and Atlantic Railroad, to. Messrs. John
/ and William Black.
It is doubtless known to many or our
readers that when the Messrs. Blacks’ con
nection with the St.' Lawrence' and Atlan
tic Railroad Company ceased, their sub
contractors deciding in presenting to them
a testimonial' of their esteem and regard,
which their uniform liberality and consid
eration, while constructing the great work
on which all had been engaged, had secured
to them. It was finally determined that
this testimonial should consist ol an elegant
service of silver plate to Mr. Black senior,
and of a gold snufl-box to his son. Mr.
William Black. It was further determined
that they should be presented to the Messrs.
Black at St. Hyacinthe, on Wednesday last,
where they had been invited to a dinner at
. the Exchange Hotel, in honor of the occa
sion.
On Wednesday, then, about six o’clock,
about seventy men sat down to Mr. Sava
ge’s well supplied board—Mr. William
Brooks of Sherbrooke in the Chair, sup
ported on the right and left by the guests
of the evening, and J. Findlay at the foot
of the table. Among the guests we re
marked Dr. Boutillier, M. P. P. for the
County, Mr. Lemframboise, (Seignor of
St. Hyacinthe,) Mr. Cheny of Sherbrooke,
Mr. Barnes of St. Hyacinthe, Mr. George
Brooks of Sherbrooke, Mr. Farwell of Ship
ton, Mr. Pomroy of Compton, and
gentlemen from the Eastern Townships.—
On the removal of the cloth the Chair
man rose and proposed tho health of her
Majesty the Queen, which was responded
to with marked enthusiasm, as was that ol
Prince Albert and the Royal family, which
followed. “ The Governor General of
Canada” was themjdTank with the usual
honors. “The President of the United
States was then given by the Chairman,
and received with the utmost cordiality by
the company. M, Jas. Black, (son ol Mr.
John and brother of Mr. William Black,)
Having been called upon, responded to this
toast, fie said :
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen,- —On be.
half of the American gentlemen present this
evening, I thank you for The compliment
you have paid us, by the hearty manner
in which you have toasted the chief exec
utive officer of our country. Although I
might, without fear of disputation, use the
expression of our worthy.chairman, that* I
am neither an orator nor the son of ah ora
tor, [ feel that my tongue must become
palsied ere it refuse to thank you for the
unexpected compliment you have just paid
me, by remembering my country in the
miust of your festivities. I very much re
gret, however, that the duty I have under
taken, has not fallen upon some one more
worthy of the occasion and more able to
perform it.—Gentlemen, in all ages of the
world and among all people, the .man whose
heart ceases, when among strangers, to
beat warmly for his native land, however
humble or low in the scale of nations that
land may be, has been justly despised.—
Few there are whose hearts are so apathet
ic, as not to appreciate highly, as I do, the
kindness you have shown by remembering
the land of my birth, upon this occasion.
Americans, I believe, are usually not con
sidered very modest when spetikingof their
country or its institutions. VVe, neverthe
less, are fond of praise from others, and
esteem more highly a compliment to our
nationality when coming from Britons,
with the hearty good will you have mani
fested this evening,than a compliment from
any other people. John Bull is known to
be egotistical; and when ho forgets himself
and praises us, we are satisfied there must
be considerable merit displayed, to call forth
his commendation. Jonathan receives with
exultation all that is said, and takes to
himself a good deal more than is meant. —
But, gentlemen, if Americans feel'that there
is anything in their country or.its institu
tions worthy of a Briton’s commendation—
if the United States have grown within the
memory of the still living, from 3:000,000
of people, inhabiting a small strip of territo
ry but sparsely settled, to a population
numbering 25,000,000, and to a territory
now extending from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific, embracing in extent nearly one-half
of the continent of North America—if they
are distinguished for intelligence, energy
of character, enterprize, and love of order
and law —if their people enjoy liberty and
happiness—if their commerce whitens eve
ry sea, and their (Hag is known in every
harbor on the globe—Americans, gentle
men, are proud to remember, that the prin
ciples of liberty and virtue, found in their
constitution and laws, which have led (if
you will allow me to say it) to those glori
ous results, within so short a period, are
the principles learned from ancestors, who
were proud to acknowledge the lion and
the unicorn as their national ensign. The
principles forming the ground of the Con
stitutions and laws of both England and
the Uniied States, are identical—the history
and language of both people are the same.
Their sympathies must, consequently, be
stronger for each other than for any other
people and I am happy to know that the
prejudices which have heretofore existed,
are fast disappearing before the peaceful
efforts of intercourse >and commerce, I re
gard, and have ever regarded, the history
of England as the history of my people ;
the noble deeds of the heroes of Crecy and
Poiatiers, as the noble deeds of my ances
tors ; whilst in the charter of R.unnymede,
I find the principles of that liberty which
has made England so glorious, and the
English and Americans the happiest peo
ple under the sun. Long, I pray, may it
be before Americans forget these, and cease
to regard with interest the land of Hamp
den and of Sidney. I see, in the Union
Jack, this evening, displayed' on my right
hand, and the stars and stripes on my left,
the blending!of principles, that shall yet
give happiness and freedom to the nations
of the earth ; that happiness and freedom
which results from good laws and stable
government. I do not mean that either
England or America shall give law to the
world, through the instrumentality of su
perior power, but that their example and
influence will yet tear away the bandage of
. political darkness, that binds the eyes of
earth’s rulers, and dispel the ignorance and
bigotry, which now envelop, as in a pall,
the minds of three-fourths of her inhabi
tants. The regeneration, (if I may so call
it) has been going on for the last half ceil-,
and where is the land, and where
'.he'people, that, have not ' felt its benign
influence ? This is a gloriousj^mission,
and the two people seem fast becoming con
scious of their destiny, it is said that the
Anglo-saxon language shall yet be
•“in every land and by every tongue.” We
do know that the Anglo-Saxon is leading
all other nations in civilization, in the arts
and sciences ; and I have yet to learn of
the spot on the earth, where virtue, intelli
gence, and the peaceful fruits of good gov
ernment, do his dwelling
place. We are the nation-founders of the
age. Gentlemen, what a spectacle does
continental Europe present at this moment
—ignorance, misery, and preparation for
a great struggle, which seems close at
hand; among the people, political blindness,
and a trembling for the future among ru
lers. The old heathen adage, “that when
the Gods intend to destroy, they first make
mad,” would seem about being fulfilled.—
The lessons of despotism, periodically
taught since 1790, are either forgotten or
despised, whilst broken promises, impris
onment, exile, and the abnegatio j of all
rights on part of the governed, are the
maxims of government now relied upon, to
produce order and quiet. England and
America are the asylums to which’the op
pressed flee for safety and peace. Gentle
men, whilst we this- evening, are pnjoying
ourselves in peace and quiet, through the
effect'of good government, despotism is re
ceiving a shock that will be felt from its
centre to its circumference. Louis Kos
suth has most proably landed at Southamp
ton, and the noble British heart, from the
Land’s-end to the John O’Groat s house,
is moved to bid him welcome; whilst a
whole nation, on this side of the Atlantic,
is ready to do him honor, and throw around
him the mges of their protection. Gentle
men, the signs of the times, in the estima
tion of many; portend a struggle close at
hand, between intelligence and ignogance,
liberty and despotism. The statesmen,
and the press are perceiving that your
country, and my country, will staaul shoul
der to shoulder in the contest. As England
and America are the only'lands where free
dom exists, so they will present a breast
work impregnable, against which the waves
of despotism will expend their fury, in vain.
Gentlemen, I should like to say some
thing about Canada, but I have already oc-'
cupied too much of yotfrtime. I may say,
however, that I see aVound me elements of
wealth and prosperity ; I see also a people
vigorous, virtuous and .ntelligent, capable
of developing its resources, and of placing
Canada, at no distant day, in a high posi
tion among the nations of the earth. Al
low me again, genLlemen, to thank you
for the toast you have drunk —and I have
done.
The Chairman then rose, and after pre
senting the testimonials already fnenlioned,
(a splendid silver tea service tp Mr. John
Black, and a beautiful gold snuff-box to M-r.
William Black), to the guests of the eve
ning, proposed their healths, which toast,
we need not say, was received with un
bounded enthusiasm. When the cheering
had subsided, Mr. Black arose and said—
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen, —It is
with the most grateful feelings that I receive
this beautiful and chaste service of plate,
as the highest evidence of your wishes for
my welfare. I regret, Gentlemen, more
than I have ever done on any previous oc
casion of my life, my inability to reply in
a suitable manner to the kind feelings that
have prompted this mark of your regard.
Having been more accustomed to the use
of my hands than my tongue, I must ask
each of you to frame such a reply as the'
feelings which have led you to unite in this
mark of kindness may suggest, knowing
that your hearts will call up emotions, as
mine does, which I find myself unable to
express. lam well satisfied that this pre
sent was not suggested by custom, but is
the offering of kind and true hearts. I
therefore accept this offering, and shall es
teem it the proudest memorial of my con
nection with, the St. Lawrence and Atlan
tic Railroad. Gentlemen, we have been
engaged in a great undertaking, and if not
yet fully completed, when we call its histo
ry to the present point of completion, we'
may congratulate ourselves that we have
seen it “out ol the woods.” I have called
this road a great undertaking; and I think,
when we reflect upon the difficulties that
have been overcome, and the incalculable
blessings which it will bestow upon the liv
ing and the thousands yet unborn, it may
be termed as great as any undertaking, of
which this or any country can boast. We
may not live to-see, we cannot expect to
see, but a small portion of the blessings
our toil and sweat shall disperse through
this region ; but our children and our chil
dren’s children shall see it; and their hearts
will swell with a becoming pride, when
they recount that their father’s hands aided'
in the accomplishment of this great result.
Gentlemen, I wish you every success in
your arduous employment of filling the
valleys and levelling the mountains—ln
preparing the highway of advancing civili
zation ; and, if I read the signs of.the
times aright, the integrity, [industry and
perseverance, which you have ever exhibit
ed whilst I have been connected with you,
will soon bring to you a rich reward. The
time is not far distant when Canada will
be covered with a neat work of railroads,
and I think I am not mistaken when I say
that the Contractors of the St. L. &. A. R.
R. occupy, at this moment, a position at
the head of the railroad enterprise now
opening iri'Canada, which, to you, Gentle
men, will be the “tide in the affairs of men,
which, taken at the-flood, leads on to for
tune ” Gentlemen, I shall hail, with great
satisfaction, your individual'success in this
newly-opened field of enterprise. Allow
me, Gentlemen, again to thank you for this
handsome present, and although I do not 1
observe the names of the generous donors
engraved upon this plate, it matters but lit
tle, for they are indellibly engraved upon
the tablet of my memo Ty.
On his father resuming tils seat, Mr,
William Black thanked the company, with
much feeling, for the handsome gift be
stowed upon him ; and still more for the
warmth of heart and kind consideration on
their part, which had dictated it.
CITY OF LANCASTER, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 2, 1851.
The following toasts were then given and'
duly honored. > ■ .
By Mr. James Findlay—“ Mrs. Black
and.family.”" i
By Mr. John Black— 1 “ Thej working
Engineers on the St. Lawrence and Atlan
tic Railroad.” _
By Mr. William Black—“ Mr. T. B.
McClennan, the able and efficient Super
intendant of the motive power bn the St.
Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad. To
which Mr. McL. responded.
“ The smiling Dames and ; blooming
Lasses of the Easterh Townships.”
“ The Corporation of St. Hyacinths,”
Responded to by Dr. Boutillicr.
Mr. James Black then rose and said-^
Mr. Chairman,— with your permission,
[ desire on the part of the gupsts whom
you have honored by an invitation to this
feast, to offer a toast. Mr. Chairman, in
the olden time of which we read, we learn,
hat it was customary to honor the man
who saved the life of a citizen, with a civic
wreath. All men everywhere agree in the
propriety of rewarding those with honors,
who have distinguished themselves, by con-,
ferring benefits upon their jace. If only
life was considered so valuable as to' distin
guish the savior by so high - a reward, are
we not called upon to honor those who by
their toil and industry, (though in the hum
ble walks of life) may save many lives, and
who have added much to the sum of hu
man comfort and happiness. I see before
me, men who have displayed a courage
and perseverance in overcoming difficul
ties, and enduring privations, such as no
one who now enjoys, in ease and comfort,
the fruit of their toil,can possibly conceive.
For the past two years the contractors of
the Stl Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad,
with their laborers, have been immured in
a swampy forrest, unapproached by roads,
and far from the comforts of life, in posi-
tions where in many cases fiour and pork,
the chief articles of subsistence, cost in the
transportation of a few miles more than thfe
original price. During those two years,
they have levelled the' forrest, filled the
vallies, reduced mountains, and built n rail
road, equal to any on this continent. The
first apparent benefit wrought out by their
toil, is the opening a market to. the Eastern
Townships, bringing to its inhabitants cheap
food, in exchange for the products of their
industry. Who can calculate the value of
this one blessing, not only to the present
inhabitants, but to the thousands who shall
hereafter fill the vallies, and cultivate the
rich soil of the Townships. Are not the
men by whom this one blessing has been
achieved, as much entitled to honor, as he
who by his valor won the oken garland
[ think they are; and thousands whom
they have blessed think with me. I know
it is customary, upon the completion ot an
enterprise like the one in which you have
been engaged, to sing Te Deums ot praise
to the President and Directors, and say to
them, and them alone, the honor and the
glory are due. But not so, Mr. Chairman:
President and Directors, are olten the least
worthy, and least entitled to public praise,
whilst those to whom praise is due, are
kept back by men in high places. Honor
to whom honor is d ;e. You, gentlemen*
contractors, are entitled to a great part of
the praise which is bestowed upon others.
But, gentlemen, from selfish men we seldom
receive a just reward. In after years,
when you see the forrests, in which you
have been imnlured for two years, disap
pear and give place to well cultivated farms
and smiling homesteads; when the pro
ducts of this region and the great west shall
sweep io an unbroken current towards the
Atlantic —and the produce, of every land
and every clime, shall be received in re
turn ; when you behold peace and plenty,
where now roam the Elk and the Bear,
then will you enjoy your reward —the
proud satisfaction of having been instru
mental by your toil, in bringing about this
great result, But not until the last page of
time’s records is written, will man be
ble of estimating the blessings wrought out
by your hands, nor measure the honors :
due the Contractors of the St. Lawrence
and Atlantic Railroad. Mr. Chairman, I
have the honor to propose “ Our hosts, the
Contractors of the St. Lawrence and At
lantic Railroad—we thank them.”
Mr. Barnes gavethe heal.th of Mr. James
Black, who having thanked all the compa
ny for the honor done him, added : —“All
l ean say is that if any of you should visit
old Pennsylvania, whilst 1 have a roofover
me, you will find a cup and platter spread >
under it for you—if I have nothing else, I
can at least supply with some “sour kraut,
and speck !”
After the healths of the Chairman and
Vice Chairman had been given and re
sponded to in a few appropriate words by
those gentlemen, the last toast of the eve
ning was given from the Chair, and re
ceived with “all the honors!” —
“ May the Iron Horse of the St. Law
rence and Atlantic Bailroad Cross the line
45 ° before the the Ist of January 1853.”
Nothing could haye exceeded the perfect
harmony of the evehing—-the dinner was
got up in excellent style by Mr. Savage,
the wines were premiere qualite , and the
attendance admirable. >
During the evening Messrs. Roland and
M’Govan, Contractors, favored the compa
ny with several excellent songs, and it was
“the wee short hour, a’yont the twelve,”
before they separated.
The following are the. inscriptions en
graved on the testimonials presented to the]
Messrs. Black :—,
On the Service of Plate:—
Presented to ;
JOHN BLACK, Esq.
By the Contractors under Messrs. Blacky
Wood & Co., j
As a mark of respect pn fiis leaving the
St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad.
October 8, 1851.
On the Snuff-box
St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad,
By the Contractors, j
As a mark of the high esteem and re
spect in which they hold him.
Melbourne, October 8. 1851.
Jp-The most beautiful may be the most admiij
ecl and caressed, but,they are not always the most
esteemed and loved. ' v
Presented to
W. H. BLACK, Esq ,
On his leaving the
■'■■.l”"' i
Hugh S. Gara
AT THE CHEAP EAST KING ST*. STORE'
WOULD again call the attention of his friends
to the assortment of new SPRING. GOODS,,,
now opening at the old stand, comprising a general;
assortment 'Of
LADIES’DRESS GOODS,
of the newest patterns, such as Black'and .Colored:
Silks, Bereges, Poplins, Berege deXaines, Linen
Lustres, Ginghams, Lawns, Sic., all of which are
worthy of attention, and what is most important,
will Jte sold at a bargain. We are also opening p
fine assortment of goods suitable for ,1'
i MEN AND BOYS’ WEAR, . »,
including the various shades and styles of Cashma
rets, Summer Cloths, Tweeds, Cassimeres, Jeans,
CJtionadcs, &c., which will be found very cheap.
Also iust received a fresh supply of -
: HOUSEKEEPING GOODS, : ,
which will be. sold at reduced I prices; including.
Checks, Tickings, Shirting and Sheeting'Muslins,
Linen and Embossed Table Covers, Floor and
Table Oil Cloths, Carpet Chain, Prime Feathers, ire.,
all of which, with our large and varied stock of
GROCERIES AND QUEENS WARE, ,
we but desire an examination 1 of, to . satisfy the
closest buyers, that it will be to their interest to
call before buying elsewhere. . i ,
Remember the old stand (formerly D. Cockley’s)
in : East King street. HUGH GARA,
april 1-10-tf] (LatejGara St Swope.)
A CARD- . ■ .
rHE subscribers beg leave thus to acquaint their
friendß 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
ourchase and sale of
BANK STOCK, RAIL ROAD STOCK, STATE
iAND UNITED STATES LOANS, &c. &c.,h
At the Board of Brokers, with promptness and
fidelity and on aB favorable terms in every respect,
as can be done in Philadelphia. The faithful and
confidential execution of all business entrusted to
them may be relied on. 1
■Money safely invested for individuals on Estates,
in Bonds and Mo'rtgages, State and United States
securities, &c. &c. Personal attention will be given
to the proper transfer, &c., of
Stock, lK>ans, &c.,
and BUch general’supervision as will obtain for those
intrusting business'to them the safest and most de
sirable securities. .;
Also, the collection of Notes, Checks, Bills, etc,,
on Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore, and tbe
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.ordyr
in our nands will meet with prompt attention. .
JOHN F. SHRODER, .
GEORGE K. REED, :
■N W corner of East King and Duke Bts. Lancaster.
Feb. 12, 1850. 3 -ly 1
Lancaster Tobacco & Segar Store,
! North Queen St., adjoining Spangler’s Rook '■
Store , and three doors South of
Orange Street.
THE subscriber resjfeclfully informs hjs friends
ami 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 To
bacco, as well as to his splendid assortment of SU
PERIOR HAVANA AND PRINCIPE SEGARS, of
the choicest brands and of the finest flavor, he also
keens constantly on hsnd the largest stock of •
, DOMESTIC S EGARS .
n 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
anv manufactured in the State.
• N. B. Also,imported Turkish Smoking Tobacco,
warranted genuine. JOHN KUHNS,
j oct 14 : 3m ' 39
Important to Cabinet Mahers,
Carpenters and Wheel Wrights.
THE subscriber has received an agency for the
sale of OTIS’ PATENT MORTISING MA
CHINES in Lancaster co’y, and he is now ready
to dispose of them at the lowest price. It is only
necessary to say that they need but he seen in op
ieration for their utility to be acknowledged.-
WHEEL HUBS or BEVIL MORTISING can be
done On this Machine, although simple in its con
.struction. ■.
j One of these machines can be seen in operation
•at his shop. , i , ,
The subscriber has constantly on hand a large
Isupply of MAHOGANY VENEERS and the cele
brated NEW *ORK VARNISH,'aII of which he
'will sell at New York prices. ■
To his customers, by calling on him, he will
'show the newly discovered mode of filling'the
grain of Wood without rubbing with Pumice stone
according to the old plan—a discovery of great
value to the Cabinet Maker.
JOHN CARR, Cabinet Maker,
East King street, a few doors above Espenshade’s
Hotel.
Lancaster, Jan. 8, 1850
Now Is the time for Bargains!
EM. HAMBRIGHT respectfully informs the
. public, that he has just returned froin_Phila
delphia, with the best selected stock of
UNCUT CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, AND RICH
SATIN AND SILK VESTINGS, ,
ever offered in Lancaster. This stock having been
selected by a competent judge ot FASHIONABLE
GOODS, as well as a first-rate judge of their quali
ty lie flatterß 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.
He is 3 still to be found at his old stand in West
King street, in the room formerly occupied by G.
Mecser, as a Looking Glass Store, and one door
east of C. Hager and Son’s Dry Goods Store. _
oct 8 >5O ' tf - 37
A Valuable Farm for Sale,
SITUATED immediately on the new Turnpike
Road from Millwood to Winchester, Clarke
county, Va., containing 249 ACRES, seventy-five
or eighty acres of excellent timber, with two sides
of the Tract under anew and complete stone fence.
There are one or two never-failing springs of g" l ™
M water, a small but comfortable DWEL
LING HOUSE of four rooms, Kitchen,
smoke house, servants’ house, poultry
house, corn house, stables &c. Per
sons wishing to view the Land, will be shown it by
Mr. Dicks, who resides on the premises.
Terms made known by application to the-sub
scriber, five miles Northeast of Berryvdle, Clarke
ro va JAMES-W. LARUE.
sep2 • 32-tf
Valuable Farm for Sale.
THE subscriber oflers at private sale, that val
uable farm, situated in Dickinson township,
Cumberland county, between the Walnut Bottom
and Forge roads, and convenient to
CONTAINING 195 ACRES,
of excellent Limestone Land, 150 acres of which
are cleared, and in a high state of cultivation, the
remainder is well'covered with good timber. . The
improvements are a Log DWELLING
HOUSE* a new bank barn, and other outifjyFx
buildings. Two wells of never failing 0< * *
vvater are convenient to the house and HBif 1
barn, and a large apple Orchard of grafted w— —
trees on the premises.
Any person wishing to view the above property
will pleaße call on the undersigned, or with Martin
Barnhart, residing on the premises.
’ NATHAK WOODS.
31-3 m
august 26
Cross 9 Circassian Oil.
THIS Oil is composed of -vegetable properties,
it is therefore perfectly harmless and cer
tain in its efficacy «n eradicating'.all DANDRUFF
from the head j it likewise gives the hair a beau
tiful glossy appearance, and causing it to flow in
luxuriant CURLS. ; t
at his Hair
Prepared and sold only by J. v.—*-
Cutting upd SHAVING SALOON, Centre Square,
(next to Baumgardners Store,) Lancaster i Pa;
Where testimonials of the good qualities of this
oil ean be seen. 14 tf-39
Building lots for Sale,
By a resolution of the Board of Trustees of the
First Methodist Episcopal Church of the City
of Lancaster, will he sold at private sale, the groud
in the rear of the Church building, (formerly occu
pied as a burying ground,) and facing on Walnut
street} which can be divided into six handsome
building lots —to be sold separately or together,
as may best suit purchasers.. Possession given im-
I mediately. : «
Apply to Bebjamiw F. Shehx, olthe
I |fpard of Trustees,
Lancaster, oct 7
The World’s Fair 1
TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT
A S many of oar citizens will not be able, on ac
\J\ count of business and other! matters, to visit
.London during the exhibition of the World’s Inge
nuity, the proprietors .of the
LANCASTER HALL OF FASHION,
J. RATiiFON & WM. HENSLER, • /
(successors to Jos. Gormley) have now ; oa hand the.
largest and cheapest stock of j elegant Clothing
(New Spring Styles) ever offered to the public,
which they are determined to sell at extremely low
prices. I
They are determined to maintain the confidence
of theirfriends, and have exerted all their endeavors
tabring out a splendid stock ofj Clothing for this,
season, and by their superior facilities in the pur- I
chase of their cloths, the immense number of ex
cellent workmen employed’, and the talent displayed
in the cutting department, they jean offer elegant
cloth Dress and Frock Coats from $5 to $12,00,
fine Satin Vests $1,50 to $3, black and fancy Cassi
mere Pants $2 to $o; light Summer Clothing in
endless variety, and at corresponding low prices.
Visit the extensive establishment of Rathfoo and
HensJer and secure a saving ofatleast 30 per cent,
oh your purchases. Our aim is to please afld ac
commodate all; and in order tojdo this we raanu
facturfe clothing at almost every price. Selling for
cash only enables us to offer clothing at a very
trifling advance. Uur motto is i
“ SMALL PROFITS AND QUICK SALES.”
1 . We are confident that an examination by you is
i all that is necessary to confirm what we may say,
and secure your custom: Also aj full assortment o.
piece goods on hand, which willJbe made to order
in the best manner at the rates as ready made, and
warranted to give satisfaction.
We have secured the servicesof Mn JOSEPH H.
FERGUSON, long known to the public as an ex-,
perienced cutter. Mr. Ferguson has been for a
number of years in connection Jwith some of the
most fashionable Merchant Tailoring establishments
in the Western Cities, and is'fully confident that
everything emanating from his Hands will be done
in the best style. ’ i
Rathfon & Hensler avail themselves of this occa
sion to return their sincere thanks to their friends
for the very liberal patronage heretofore received,
and hope to merit a continuance ofitheir favors.
RUMORS !
Open vour ears ; for which if you will stop
The vent of hearing, when loud-rumor speaks !
Shakespeare.
’Tis strange —His very wonderful!'
That Rumor'once the truth should speak;
Astonishing the multitude i
• ' •To see her play so| strange a freak—;
But if in doubt you have indulged, >
You’ll bid your bofeom doubt no more,
If you’ll but take the time to call
At Rathfon 8t Heneler’s Store.
The most fastidious there will find
Clothes suited to their taste and mind,
The best and cheapest ever made,
Of every fashion, every shade ;
Just call and see, you’ll find forsooth,
That Rumor sometimes speaks the truth.
’Tis rumored that RATHFON & HENSLER’S
lIALL OF FASHION can produce the greatest va
riety, best made, and cheapest Clothing in the city
of Lancaster. That's the place, Gentlemen , that’s
the place to get your money back. Call and see
them. JKJ-Don’t forget the place. The Lancaster
-Hall of Fashion, North Queen street, next door to
the National House, and the third door South of
Orange. . [june3-l9
SAMUEL B. HAINES’ NEW j AND IMPROVED
Horse Power,
NOW being manufactured jat the shop of the
undersigned in East King Street, Lancaster.
This cheap and simply constructed Horse Power
excels any others now in use —and more easily
operated, and cannot be put out of gear.
It is a single conical Wheel | Horse Power with
four Levers,°to he operated by'four or eight horses.
The bed frame is solid and firmly prevents the
gearing from getting out of order, and no danger
of breakage.
The master wheel is cone Bhaped, having the
teeth or cogs on the undersidey and the lever loops
cast solid with the wheel. The levers are firmly
set into boxes in the hub of the: wheel, and secured
by rods extending to each lever, and regulate the
easy motion of the master wheel, 60 that the power
of each horse is regularly divided, and the wheel
U prevented from jarring by the sudden starting of
the horse. The bed frame is composed of two
solid plank forming right angles by being halved
together at their centres. The bed plate is formed
of a solid iron casting, having a cone shape pivot
resting upon the centre of the bed frame and firmly
bolted through. The cone shaped pivot has a
shoulder upon which the master wheel revolves.
Journals or boxes are firmly; screwed to the bed
plate and secure the regular horizontal motion o
the main shaft. I
Farmers are invited to call and examine the Ma
chines, which arc warranted
The undersigned having spent much time and
trouble in perfecting this valuable invention,, and
the machine having been fully4gsted, and applica
tion having been made in Marcnlast to secure Let
•ters Patent for said Horse Power: Al*
persons are hereby duly notified and cautioned not
to manufacture the same for sale or use, as they
will assuredly be dealt with according to law.
' Orders for the above Machine will be directed to
tho manufacturer in East King street, Lancaster
one and a half squares east of the Court House.
SAMUEL B. HAINES, Inventor.
33-tf
A Card.
MONS. Charles •E. Mailly, a native of.
France, respectfully informs the citizens oi
Lancaster, that he has come ;to settle permanently
in this place, (if patronized,)! to teach the French
language. He taught his mother tongue .tor
more than sixteen years, both in France and in the
United States, as the references he qan show will
testify. In order to afford opportunity to all thoße
wishing to acquire a knowledge of this useful and
fashionable language. Mons. Mailly will form
classes, teach in schools,or give private lessons.
Pupils will be attended at his room or at their
places of residence.
Xhe attention of persons wishing to receive in
struction, or have members of their families taught,
is particularly called to the importance of having
the pronunciation imparted by a native’
Mons. Mailly is kindly to refer to
the following gentlemen, who have enmined his
testimonials and have found: them to be perfectly
satisfactory: Rev. Dr. S. Bo.wman, Rev. Dr. John
C. Baker, Rev. IJ. llarbaugh, Rev. P. Coombe,
Rev. N. A. Keyes, Judge Ellis Lewis,and Dr. John
L. Atlee.
For further information and term 9, Mr. M. can
be seen at Mrs. Thompson’s, East King street.
Lancaster, oct 14 tf-36
Plainfield Classical Academy.
(FOUR MILES WEST joF CARLISLE.)
ELEVENTH SESSION COMMENCES ON MON
DAY the 3d of November.
This Institution has established Agjfr
nearly Six Years, during which timeTjjjm
such additions and improvements have been!
made as to render it one of the most commodious
and convenient in the State.;
The course of Btudies includes that are re
quired for College, Counting House, &c. Also the
modern languages, and Vbcal and Instrumental
Music. ,
In regard to healthlulness, it may be mentioned
that no Case o t serious sickness has occurred in
the Institution since it wau founded. Its moral
purity is attested by the fnct that depraved associates,
spenes of vice, and resorts of dissipation, have no
existence in this locality. ; _ ....
It is the determination ofithe Proprietor that the
Institution shall sustain the reputation ithas already
acquired for imparting thorough instruction, and
inculcating and establishing virtuous principles in
the minds of youths submitted to his charge.
TERMS, (per session of five months) $5O.
For Catalogues, containing references and full
particulars, address ;
R. K. BURNS, Principal and Proprietor,
Plainfield P. 0 , Cum. Co., Pa.
37-tf
October 10
HATS! HATS!
rpHE Fall and Winter styles of HATS now rj
X on hand at AMER’S, North Queen street,
surpass any thing of the kind that has ever been
offered to the citizens ot Lancaster. In style and
beauty of finish they cannot be excelled, and, what
is more, they are warranted to wear.
HATS made to order at v.ery short notice.
ALSO —an assortment of Men’s and
CAPS, of all descriptions, kept con-
on hand —togetherwith an immense
stock of SLOUCH HATS.
The subscriber would especially call the atten
tion of the public to his large assortment ot
FANCY HATS FOR .CHILDREN.
All of which he offers unusually low for CasA.
J. AMER, Proprietor,
(Late of Philadelphia,) Kramph’a Buildings, next
door to Murray’s Bookstore.
Lancaster, Sep. 16
SURE CUBE.
BALTIMORE LOCK HOSPITAL.
WHERE niay be obtained ibe MOST SPEE
DY REMEDY for
BECRBT DISEASES. ;
Gonorrhea, Gleetß, Strictures, Seminal y eak
ne«Si-Loss .of Organic Power, Pnin in the Lows,
Disease of the Kidneys, Afi'ectiona of the Head,
Throat,.Nose and Skin. Constitutional- Debility,
and all those horrid affections arising from a Cer
tain Secret Habit ol You.h, which blight their
mcst brilliant hopes or anticipations, rendering
Marriage, etc., impossible. A cure warranted or
no charge.
YOUNG MEN
especially, who have become the victims of Somary
V r ices; that dreadful and destructive habit which
annually sweep to an untimely grave of
:young men of the most exalted talents and brilliant
intellect, who: might otherwise have-entranced lis
tening Senates with the thunders of eloquence, or
waked to ecstasy the living lyre, may call with
full confidence.
MARRIAGE.
Married persons, or those contemplating mar
riagre being aware of physical weakness, should
immediately consult Dr. J. and be restored to per
fect health. . „„ , .
OFFICE, N0..7. South FREDERICK Street,
•BALTIMORE, Mu., on the left hand side* going
from Baltimore street, 7 doors from the corner.—
Sc particular ip observing the name and number or
you will mistake the place.
, .DR, JOHNSTON,
Member of.the Royal College of Surgeons. Lon
don, Graduate from,one of the most eminent Col
leges of the United States and the greater part of
whose life has been spent in the Hospitals of Lon
don, Paris, Philadelphia, and elsewhere, has affect
ed some of the-most astonishing cures thm were
ever known. Alany troubled with ringing in the
ears and head when asleep.great nervousness, being
alarmed at sudden sounds, and bashlulness, with
frequent blushing, attended, sometimes, with tie
movement ‘of mind, were cured immediately.
° TAKE PAR/I ICU-LAU NOTICE.
Dr. J. addresses all those who have injured
ihemselves by. private and improper indulgeneies,
that secret and solitary habits, which ruin both
body apd mind, unfitting them for either business
or society. ' .
These are some of the sad and melancholy ef
fects produced by early habits of youth, viz:
Weakness of the back and limbs,Painsin the head,
Dimness of Sight, Loss of Muscular Power, Pal
pitation of the Heart, Dyspepsia, Nervous Irrita
bility, Derangement ol the Digestive Functions,
General Debility, Symptoms of Consumption, &c.
Mentally.— I The fearful effects on the mind are
much to beidreaded : Loss of Memory, Confusion
jof ideas, Depression of‘Spirits, Evil ofTorebo
j ding, Aversion ol Society, Self Distrust, Love of
I Solitude, Timidity, &c„ are some of the evils pro
|duced
NERVOUS DEBILITY.
Weakness of ihe system, Nervous Debility and
premature decay 'generally arises Irom the destruct
ive habit yf youth, that solitary practice so fatal 'o
the healthful existence of man, and it is the young
who are the most apt to become its Victims from
an ignorance of the dangers to which they subject
themselves. Parents and Guardians are often mis
led with respect to the cause nr source of disease
in their sous and wards. Alas ! how oi.t-n do they
ascribe to other causes the wasting of the irame,
Palpitation of the Heart, Dyspepsia, Indigestion,
Derangement of the Nervous System. Cough anc.
Symptdms of Consumption, also those serious
Mental effects, such as loss of Memory, Depres
sion of Spirits or peculiar fits of Melancholy, when
the truth is they have, been caused by indulging
Pernicious but .nlluring practices, destructive to
both Body and , Mind. Thus arc swept from ex
istence thousands who might have been of use to
their country, a pleasure to their friends, an orna*
tnent to society.
WEAKNESS OF THE ORGANS
immediately ctqrcd and full vigor restored..
Oh how happy have hundreds nt misguided
youth's been made, who have been suddenly resto
red to health from the devastations nt those terrific
maladies which result from indiscretion, buch
persons, before contemplating
, MARRIAGE,
should reflect that a sound mind and body are the
most necessary requisites to promote connubial
happiness. Indeed, without this, the journey thro
life becomes a weary pilgrimage; the prospect
hourly darkens to the view ; the mind becomes
shadowed with despair, and filled with the melan
choly reflection that thn happiness ot another be
comes blighted with our own. Let no false deltca
cy prevent you, but apply immediately.
He who places himself under the care of Ur.
JOHNSTON may religiously confide in Ins hon
or ns n Gentleman, and confidently rely upon Ins
. skill ns a Physician
TO STRANGERS.
The many thousands cured at tins institution
within the Inst ten years, and the numerous im
portant Surgical Operations performed by Dr*J.,
witnessed by the Reporters of the papers and ina
ny other persons, notices of which" have appeared
afiain and again before the public, is a sufficient
guarantee that ihe afflicted will imdaeluliul nnd
honorable physician.
N. 13.—Shun the numerous pretenders who call
themselves Physicians, and apply to DR. JOHN
STON. Be not en'iccd from this office.
iktall letters POST-PAlD—reme
dies SENT BY MAIL
may 27, 1851
Important to Every House K.eeper*
“ Putnam’s Patent self-adjusting Curtain, or
Window shade Fixtures.”
FONDERSMITH & HERR,
WHO always endeavor to benefit the public,
have purchased the right of Lancaster city
and county, for the sale of the above very conve
nient and cheap article, for the purpose of fasten
ing up Oil Shades, Muslin Curtains, and paper
blinds pf every description, with very little trouble
and trifling expense.
A liberal discount will be mado to persons who
buy to to selLagain.
An examination ofthis article is all that is wanted
to induce persons to buy them.
We also keep the largest and most varied assort
ment of Oil Window shades—together with a great
variety of Floor Oil Cloths, from 1 to 4 yards wide
—very cheap. „ . . ,
Just received several pieces of the new style
Tapestry Catpeting—the patterns, which are so ex
quisite, 'that not only a model was awarded, but a
patent right gfanted, to the manufacturer.
Purchasers are invited to call and examine our
. assortment of all kinds of goods, which we will
I sell as cheap as the cheapest. ,
! SCU F FONDERSMITH & HERR.
Farmers’ Favorite Store,
No. 6, East King st^J-ax^
aug 12 tfyE9l
Latest Arrival of Fresh
llMoerieT
GLASS AND QUERNS WARE, at Jacob Bueh*
ler’fl new and cheap store in East King street,
opposite the Farmers* Bank, where ho is just open
ine a larce and well selected stock of
FRESH GROCERIES,
to which he invites the attention of his numerous
friends, and the citizens of Lancaster and Us vicinity
in general as he is determined to sell as cheap as
any, and the quality ofhis goods cannot be surpas
sed as he has made such arrangements with the
merchants of the .city, so that he is constantly re
ceiving Fresh Groceries, such as Sugar, LoHee,
Tea Molasses, Cheese, Mackerel and Salt; also
Oranges, Lemons, Raisins,
13-tf
Sew Boot and Shoe Store.
JAMES W. QUINN respectfully informs his
friends and the public in general, that he has
taken the old stand of Adam S. Keller, in North
Queen street, where he is prepared to manufacture
fine French Fancy Boots, do. plain Walk-*gA
ing Shoes, Monroes, Congress Boots, QBT
Gaiters. Also all kinds of heavy work,' HI
suitable for country as well as city cus.
tom. AH who want a neat fit and an easy Boot
would do well to' give him a call.
Ladles’ Branch.
To the Ladies he would say that all who want an
(■ extra fine Satin Gaiter, Italian (Hotfi do; Pjmn-
V cais do fancy colored, White Kid Slippers,
4 French do. Shoeteeß, Jenny Linds, Je ®= r »°“
1-Ties, Buskins, Kid Gaiters, Morocco Boots,
and all the various styles, and as he intends to sell
as cheap asTny other establishment in the city, he
" Hnlk solicits their patronage, assuring all
whS maf patronise him, that no efforts will be
give general satisfaction both in quality
“"h-T Custom work.made at the shortest notice.
Children’s work of every description on hand.
Mehdine promptly attended to.
Mencmgp v j JAMES W. QUINN,
' between Shober’s and Vankanan’s hotel. _
Try He would farther state, that he has secured
theservicee] of Mr, M. J. Weaver, formerly Fore
man in the employ of Adam S. feller. [2
34-tf ■ Juno 17.
. NO. 45.
\ W. SANFORD MASON,
Portrait Painter,
'‘■FROM PHILADELPAIA,
HAYING a roam in Lancaster for & few
weeks onlyTrespectfully invites the Ladies
and Gentlemen interested in the Fine Arts, to visit
hie study, in East Orange street, between North
Queen and Duke, formerly known as Armstrong’s
Gallery. [sop 9-33-tf
Dr. John McCalla,
DENTIST*
NO. 8, EAST KING STREET, LANCASTER.
Baltimore, Feb. IS, 1849.
JOHN McCALLA r D. D.S.,atten
ded two full courses of Lectures,
and graduated with- high honors in
the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, and from
his untiring energy, close application and study of
the branches taught in said Institution, together
with exhibitions of skill in the practice of his pro
fession, we feel no hesitation in recommending him
as worthy of public confidence and patronage.
C. A. Harris, M. D.,D. D. S.,
Professor of Principles and Practice in the Baltimore 1
College of Dontal Surgery.
, C. 0. Cone, D. D. S.,
Prof, of Operative and Mechanical Dentistry, Balt
College Dental Surgery.
BOARD OF EXAMINERS :
E. Parmley, M. D., New York.
E. B. Gardette, M. D., Philadelphia.
S. P. Hullihen, M. D., Wheeling, Va.
E. Townsend, D. S., Philadelphia.
E. Maynard, M. D., Washington, D. C.
Lancaster, Nov. 12. 42-tt
Pennsylvania Patent Agency.
J. FRANKLIN REIGART •
CONTINUES to execute Perspective and Sec
tionai Drawings,'and the proper papers, Chveats,
Specifications, &c., and intends promptly to all
business connected with the United States Patent
Office.
MACHINISTS AND INVENTORS '
will save time, trouble and expense by consulting
him, relative to their Inventions and Claims, at his
office, two doors South of Lancastei Bank, in the
City of Lancaster. ' [fob 4-2-tf
SURGEON
OFFICE —In Kramph's Building,
NORTHEAST CORNER OF
Orange and JVortli Queen Streets,
PA,
Lancaster, July 3, 1849.
WILLIAM S. AMWEG,
Attorney at Law,
OFFERS his professional services to the public.
He also attends to the collection of Pensions,
and thc.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 are most speedily adjusted, give tho
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
Landis & black,
ATTOHNIES AT LAW:
Office —Three doors below the Lancaster Bank,
South Queen Street, Lancaster, ponn’a.
{Gr All kinds ol Scrivening, such ns writing Wills,
Deeds, Mortgages, Accounts, &c., will be attended
to with correctness and despatch.
January 16, 1R49 BJ
JACOB L. GROSS.
Attorney at Law,
Office, Centre Square, EPHRATA—opposite
Gross’ Hotel ,
WHERE he will attend to the practice of hia
profession in all itß various branches.
Also Surveying —and all kinds of Conveyancing,
writing Deeds, Wilk, Mortgages, stating Adminis
trators and Executes’ Accounts, &c., with accu
racy and despatch. [April 23, ’60-13-ly
DR. G EHRMANN,
HOMOEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN,
HAS removed his office back again to this resi- *
dencc, North Prince street, nearly opposito
the Lancasterian School UoUBe, Lancaster city.
noq 19 1860 43-tf
ISAAC BARTOIV,
WHOLESALE GROCER, Wine and Liquo.
Store, 138,137 North Second Street, Phila
delphia. [sopl 11,’49-33-ly
CHESNUT ST. HOUSE,
SAMUEL MILLER.
NO. 121 CHESNUT SI., Between 3if & Mk tie.,
PHILADELPHIA.
BOARDING SI,OO PER DAY.
[may 14, ISSO- ly-lG
CITY HOTEL.
NO. m NORTH THIRD STREET
FIEIMEOTfin
A. H. HIRST, Proprietor.
Dec. 31, 1850. 49-ly
House, Store rooms and Offices for
Rent. /
Anew Three Story Brick House with
back building, at the cornor of North flip.
Queen and James Streets —a moat eligible Btand for
a Grocery, Flour and Feed Store, the Harrisbffrg,
Reading, Litiz.nnd Manhcim roads concentrating
on this spot.
One of the six Storo Rooms in Kramph’a Row,
Orange Street.'
Two Offices on the second story of tho same
building.
A large room on the third story ot.Kr&mph’s
Corner, Nortn Queen and Orange Streets.
Enquire at Kramph’s Clothing-Store,
may 13 tf-16
eagle: hotel.
(flo ©o lmiSllj,
INFORMAhe public, that they have recently fit
ted up this old and well known stand in North
Queen street, two doors south of the Railroad, in
first rate st)le, and that they are now prepared to
entertain travellers and others in the very best man
ner. Their Bar will always bo supplied with tho
choicest liquors, and their Table with the best that
the market affords. They also beg leave to state
that they continue their
LLVEIvY STABLE,
where can at all times be had, a good and genteel
Horse, Buggy, Barouche, Carriage, Sulky, or Omnia
bus, on the most reasonable terms. They assure
all who may favor them with their custom, that no
efforts will be spared to render satisfaction,
mar 7
Lancaster Emporium of Taste!
CtHARLES B. WILLIAMS, Professor of tho
/ Tonsorial Institute and Physiognomical HAIR
CUTTER and extatic SHAVER, respectfully in
forms tho citizens of Lancaster, and strangers wlk
may tarry here until their beards grow, that he still
continues to carry on his business in
NORTH QUEEN. ST* OPPOSITE KAUFMAN’S
HOTEL,
where he intends prosecuting the Tonsorial businew
in all its varied branches. *
He will shave you as clean as a City Broker, ana
cut your hair to suit the shape of your head and the
cut of your phiz, well knowing that the whole ob
ject and desire is to improve the appearance of the
outer man. From long experience he flatters him
self that he can go through all the ramificationsoi
the art, with so .much as to meet the entire
approbation of all those who submit their chins to
tho keen ordeal of his Razor. ..
Each gentleman furnished with a cloan towel.
SHAMPOONING done in the most improved
style and Razors sharpened in the »ery best manner.
L ancaster, Dec. 25, 1849., 48-tf
Shoulder Braces.
A REMEDY lor habitual stooping, round and
crooked shoulders, w« ak back and chest, and
preserve an erect and graceful position,'indispen
sable to health and beauty. They are adapted*®
benefit men, women and children of all ages, oc
cupation and conditions. For sale at-: v
*. CHARLES A. HEINITSH'S .
Drug and Chemical Store, No. 13, East Kiog it.
Lancaster, Bep. 9. 3S <