Jntelligencer Sr, Journal. GEO. SANDERSON, EDITOR Lancaster, May 3, 1853. DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS: CANAL COMMISSIONER, THOMAS H. F ) ,ORSYTH I OF PHILADELPEiIit ')OUNTY. AUDITOR GENERAL, EPHRAIM BANKS, OF MIFFLIN COUNTY FOR SURVEYOR GENERAL, J. PORTER BRAWLEY, OF CRA.WFORD'COUNTY Letting of Mall Contracts. The Washington Union congratulates Postmas ter General CAXPBELIa upon the satisfactory and successful termination of the laborious duties of his first letting of mail contracts, and says tho Gener eral Post Office Department on Tuesday presented a scene of unusual interest, quite refreshing at this dull period of the year. It being understood that the decisions of the Postmaster General on the gr-at mail lettings, would be publicly -declared, a large number of contractors who had remained in that city, as well as the representatives of those who had left, assembled for the purpose of ascertaining the result of his deliberations. The regular lettings of the present spring embraced all the mail service or New England and New York; in addition to this, a large number of routes in other States, establish ed by Congress in August last, were neces arily in cluded,:altogether covering an area in extent tar greater than any previous letting since -the organ ization of our government: On the fourth instant, the mass of the proposals received in the Contract Office were formally opened. According to the requisitions of the law, each bid, with every paper attached thereto, is marked with the initials of the principal officers ol the department; they are then passed to the Jerks, by whom their contents are ex amined, endorsed, re-examined, recorded, filed and registered. The books thus prepared, are submit ted to the cluef of the Contract Office, who bestows upon them a,careful and thorough supervision, af ter which they are laid before the Postmaster Gen eral for his ,decision. Thus, it will be perceived that in about eighteen working days, in addition to the current business of his qffice, the head of the Post Office Department can boast of the perform ance of an amount of labor never before equalled here. As nearly as the Uaion could judge,the announcer ment of Tuesday referred to upwards of one thou sand routes. The Postinaster General expressed his entire readiness to listen to any appeals; and in a few cases, when his views in regard to certain grades of iervice, were requested, the explanations he so cheerfully and promptly rendered were appa rently readily concurred in by the demurring par ties. It was, indeed, remarkable that the reading of so many routes, with all the explanations, Occu pied but four hours' time. In h.s deliberations, Ji . idge Campbell has sought to furnish to every part of the country the highest grade of service that the resources of his department would justify. In many instances the number of weekly trips have been in-, creased. " Certainty," ‘: celerity," reliable service has been his aim; in sec :ring Which he has evinc• , ed every disposition to pay fair prices. The esti mate of cost not having yet been made up, we de fer until another number any statement of the in crease Pr , decrease under the present engagements of the mail service. The Canal Board. In another column will be found the report of the Committee raised in the House of Representa tives, to investigate the charges made against the Canal Board of gross frauds in the letting of the contracts for work on the Portage Railroad, du. ' ring the last year. The Whig papers sounded the highest tones on their trumpets of abuse, and con fidently predicted that some awful disclosures would be made. Well, the Legislature met, a committee was raised at the instance of Mr. Merriman, one of the soft'shekDemocrats, then came the investiga tion, and the result is a most thorough and trium phant refutation of all the charges preferred against the Canal Board! The motive that actuated Mr. Merriman in put ting the State to an unnecessary expense of several hundred dollars, to ferret out abuses that never had an existence, will be the better understood and ap preciated, when it is considered that this same in dividual, under the title of Merriman & Co., put in bids for fourteen sections of.the new road at $46.8135 higher than the work was actually allotted to•other contractors! Is it any wander that this gentleman's temper was soured, when the Canal Commission ere thus prevented him and his partner or partners from fobbing so nice a sum of money from the State Treasury. ' We recommend all our readers to give the report 'a careful perusal. As OLD PRACTITIONER.—We learn from the Easton, papers, that on the -23 d ult., Hon. Janeza M. Poirran, of that Borough, completed his fortieth hear as a member cf the Bar—having first been ad mitted to the practice of the law, at Philadelphia, on the 23d of April, 1813. He celebrated his for - . tieth anniversary by giving an entertainment to the members of the Bar, officers of the Court, and a number of personal friends. Judge Porter has filled several important public stations within the last forty years. He was a member of the Reform Convention, elected in 1836 —President Judgeof the Dauphin District in 1639 —Secretary of War under President Tyler, and, at different times, a member of our State Legislature, He is a gentleman of undoubted talents, and is con sidered one of the ablest lawyers in Pennsylvania. A SMALL OVEBszowr.—The Legislature of Penn sylvania recently invited the Legislature of Mary ryland and the Baltimore authorities to a public dinner, costing near six thousand dollars. The dig nitaries did justice to the viands, but our Legisla ture neglected, in the hurry of business—being 'a session of only three months and a half—to make an appropriation to foot the bill. The next Legiy , lature will, therefore, have to pay for the last Leg islature's dinner, but as their hands will' go into the same pockets—the people's—it will nut make !Ouch pecuniary difference to the members of the Legis lature. RESIGNATION AND APPOINTNENT.—WO learn that Edward Miller, Esq, has resigned the situa tion he has for some time held as Chief EngMeer of the Pennsylvania Rai Company, and that the Board of Directors, by a unanimous vote, have tendered the situation so vacated to H. Haupt, Esq. the'late Superintendent of the Company. lErVice Fresident King, it is said, owned an es tate of 2,000 acres of rich land in Dallas County, Ala., with 40 slaves. It is also stated that he has left the bulk of his property to the poorest of his relations, though all are comfortably provided for. Jona . CiPIE and Csusoar Farms were sentenced to death, in Philadelphia, on Friday last— having been convicted of the murder of Christopher Loo hen, several months ago. 117 The Grand Jury of the City and County of Philadelphia, have made a epecial presentment against Arthur Spring, now under sentence of death for the murder of Joseph Rink. V'ltSaid Th e street beggars in New York . have caught the prevailing epidemic, and are also on a strike! On and iftei the 4th of July, they intend to refuel any thing less than a sixpence. Right! “ Philosophic Candor.” The N. Y. Tribune of Wednesday haa the follow We consider the Whig party not only defeated, but undone.. We can contemplate its history , with philosophic candor that...We could bring to beacon the history.of the English War of the Ro ses, or the Vise and fall - Of thiGirondists in Revolu tionary Fiance. We - believe that the only effect of keeping up the Whig;organization and standard is. the perpettlation'of abuses and iniquities like those now rampant in the geverdoient of our City. As nurses appeal to certain fabulous dWellent in dark ness as a quietus to troublesome children, so the Whig party will be used, while it holds together, Se b scarecrow and an instiumenrof discipline by the leaders and luglemen of the Sham Democracy. They will genetally be able to keep a majority in their leading-strings by playing upon their hopes of office and spoils, or their fears of being thrown into a powerless and unpopular minority. Mr. Greely is a philosopher—and a candid one at that—we acknowledge it, says the New Jersey Eagle, and as in duty bound . He is not content with the confession that the Whig party is "defeated," but goes farther and says in so many words that it is 't undone." But he goes even farther than this. He opposes every thing like a re-organization of the party; for to use his own language, the effect of it would be topopetuateabu se and iniquities like those now rampant in the government of New York city! How very com plimentary I—particularly when we remember that the Tribune used to be the principle organ of the Whig party in this section of the Union. But "TRUTH is miebty and must prevail." So the Tribune his made "a clean breast of it," and '• owned up." We presume the" abuses and in iqui ties"referred to are Galphinism and Gardinerisni and many other like isms. Honesty forbids that they should ever again be rampant in the General Gov ernment. But how will "the old school Whigs,'• hereabouts, relish the idea of their dear party.being likened to a " scare crow ;" or to a whip to keep in subjection refractory children'? • They will nev er be able to keep their children in the tracefilt they allow them to read the Tribune. Again, the Tribune acknowledges that the Dem• ocratic party will gverally be in the ascendevy' and the Whig party in a powerless and unpopular minority : Now what has made it t ovrerless and unpopular? The answer is at hand: Its flagrant abuse of power when possessed of it—its corrupt practices—its extravagance and its recklessness.— The people have not only lost confidence in the Whig party, but have seen and been convinced of the fallacy of Whig principles—it the things they sometimes set up in their journals be worthy of the Yes, Mr. Greeley - , the Democracy "will generally be able " to maintain their ascendency in the Na tional Councils, and give form and substance to Democratic views of governmental policy. Whig gery, if it have any lite at all, stands before the country, repudiated and disowned. Facts are stub born things, and those of our Whig friends who don't, ordinarily, like to have the truth told about their late party, are referred to Mr. Greely for proof. Position of Europe. There is something anomalous in the present as pect of Europe, says the Baltimore Argus, some thing to arrest the attention of the thoughtless, and to excite the speculations of the politician. , On the surface all is peaceful, and the several crowned heads make strong protestations of their "distin guished regard " for each other. While beheath this spacious interior there is rankling a,spirit of suspicion, and jealous watchfulness, as if each par ty was looking for some overt act on the part of the other. This seeming peace is only an armed neutrality, which may be changed at any moment to an attitude of active and inveterate war. We who enjoy the manifold blessings•of civil and re ligious liberty—who select our own political rulers and our religious teachers according to the dictates of our own judgment—can hardly understand how men like ourselves, can be content to bow down in slavish fear to arbitrary rulers, who impiously claim a divine right to oppress and trample upon them. Such degradation seems to us far more insupporta ble than ,all the dangers of the most desperate struggle for liberty and we feel as if it were im possible for men not to rise up against such op pression .and do battle for their emancipation.— True, ages of despotism have passed over Europe —ages of mental darkness—in which the light of liberty has been carefully excluded by the despots in power, and this is their only safeguard; and well they may seem to know it, and the effort to exclude this light is increased by all the means which despotism can command. The press is .ev erywhere fettered—the - truth is everywhere forbid den to be told—the dungeons are crowded with those whose intelligence makes them dangerous to reigning despots; and thus it is proposed to keep down the spirit of the people, and prevent their following the example of this country. Will these efforts succeed? Will the great, humbled and down trodden masses continue to be mere hewers of wood and drawers of water for their lordly masters?— This is a question which time must answer ; for ourself we hope to see the day when the people shall arise in the might and majesty of their pow er, and throughout all those groaning lands shall be heard the earthquake shout of their gathering hosts, as with one heart and one voice they uhite in the thrilling cry, "Give us liberty or give us dea,h." Tas SUPREME COURT —The March term of this Court will meet once again before the separation of the Judges, yet no more cases will be argued for the present. The Judges have, by their attention to business, their industry, tueir ability and well•di gested opinions, won the approval of the bar and the confidence of the community. The argument list, overgrown in its proportions, and a place on which has, for so many years past, given promise of a long repose to an unwilling debtor, is now of moderateLgize; and a case removed to this Court can with certainty be reached and decided at the first term alter removal. This is an improvement, and the predictions of those who argued against the ' election of Judges by the people are falsified by this practical and beneficial result of the system. The Judges are learned and able men, have shown them selves fully worthy of the trust confided to them, and have thus done all to make the people satisfied with their change in this important branch of gov ernment.—Pennsy/vanian. VICE-PRESIDENT OT THE UNITED STATES; The office of Vice President has been previously vacant on the folloiving occasions, viz : Twice by the death of the Vice Presidents, viz : George Clinton, April, 1812 ; his term expiring, Marcia 3,.1813. Elbridge Gerry, November, 1814; his term expiring March 3, 1817. Once by the resignation of John C. Cal houn, December 28, 1832 ; his term expiring March 3, 1893. Twice by the deaths of Presidents Har; rison and Taylor and the consequent accession of Vice Presidents Tyler and Fillmore to the Presi dencyL•the former in April, 1841; the latter in 1850, leaving Vice Presidency vacant for the leniniin der of their respective terms, and the President, of the Senate pro tern; are precisely the same, except that the latter votes es a Senator, and has the cast. log vote. Mr. Atchison, the president President of the Senate pro tern., has only two years to serve as States Senator. • MIL BUCHANAN AND are MlesloN—A corres pondent of the Washington Republic says : '• Mr. Buchanan him a -carte blanche as to the manner in whiCh he may choose - to conduct the ne gociations concerning the question of the fisheries, and the disputed articles or clauses of the Clayton and Buiwer treaty, which subjects only he proposes to touch. Few conversant with, the history of his services in connexion with the foreign affairs of this Government, will regret that it has thus been agreed to trust these cases much more implicitly to his sa gacity and experience than ever befOre to an Amer ican minister resident.,? Er It is stated in the papers that a steamboat will shortly ply upon the SusqUelianna river as high I n]r as' Sunbury: 0 The Departed. In a beautifully written eulogy on the lamented ,Witlassi R. Erse, the Pennitykanian says " We measutisand mark our progress, as a nation, in the life of such-a man - IRA R-Kuto, of Al abama.. At-iiiis-death we halt, as the tired travel ler on the mountain top, who looks back over the path he has traversed, and by the sunset Mounts the miles he has left behind him. Heated My the of this progressive and forward age, we quietly'rest upon the event marked by the close of his career, and in his own history trace the thick coming glories of the future. " Sixty-eeven years he lived a life of stainless hon or and extended usefulness. During this lapse of time the Revolution was_ decided, the articles of Confederation . agreed upon, the - Constitution formed, and when he entered the councils of his country it 'it was-to stand by Jimplasoix and the Democratic party, then, as now, the party of deathless principle and undying patriotism. He was contemporary with WAsarseros and Anaxs. He voted for Cur for Speaker of the National House of Representatives forty-three years ago; voted for and defended the declaration of the last war against England , went abroad with Piriczazy nearly forty years ago; and in 1810 he took his seat in the Senate of the Uni ted States, which dignified position he continued to fill, with exceptio of the spas of time consumed by his mission to the French Coqt, from 1844 to 1846, until the day of his death—having been elect ed Vice President while a Senat4 from Alabama, by the popular acclaim of November last. " This long chain of years extended through eras of wonderful interest to mankind. He saw the meteor progress of Napoleon from obscurity to empire, from the army to the throne, and from Wa terloo to St.. Helena. He saw Revolution drive her bloody car over the fairest regions of the old world. He saw South America break the bonds of Span ish tyranny. He saw Florida, Louisiana, Texas and California. added to the Union. He saw our flag waive in triumph over land and sea in two ware with loreign foes. But more than all, he saw his c untry advance in every peaceful art, and he saw how on this soil, so dear to the oppressed of all na tions, Freedom and "Civilization, on luminous wings, rise Phcenix.like, to Jove." Well may we say that in the record of his lite, we may renew the recollections of our Country's advancemt in arms, in arts, in literature, in law, in religion, and in government. He was a gentleman in the very best sense of that word. HO loved his friends with ardor, stood by them with constant courage, and surrendered them only at the grave . , He was a statesman of the old stock ; and' was not ashamed to adhere to old memories, nor afraid to try new issues. He was a staesrnan of thorough experience and tried or thodoxy, bringing to every question the light of un clouded intellect and a judgment and a courage that 't would not flatter Neptune for his trident, or Jove for his power to thunder." He adorned our great party by his manifold virtues as a gentleman and a christian, and he strengthened it by the wisdom and candor of his councels." Wrcuem. R KING was a citizen of distinguished ability, integrity and patriotism. He owed much in the progress of his long and eminent intercourse with public affairs to these great essentials, and his obedience and his adherence to the honor and honesty which formed the basis of his career, is a valuable example to his countrymen, and may al ways be observed and imitated with pleasure. He was so pure in his motives, and so direct and con sistent in his analysis of all measures by the great standard of Right, that he never adopted an opin ion without reflection, and never gave a vote with out the fearless conviction that to do it was just. Mexico—Her Destiny. The political and financiat condition of Mexico at the present time is attracting the attention of po litical economists, who see therein vast results un folding themselves. She has a foreign debt pend ing of about $53,000,000,and a domestic one of $76- 179,406, making a round aggregate of some $130,- 000,000 to struggle against, without the ability of paying. That her resources for liquidation are di minishing is a fact, shown by the decrees" of her revenue, from $20,000900 before her independence to $10,000,000, under General Arista. How can this immense debt be met, each year adding to its magnitude? Certainly not from revenue, ad shown . ; certainly not from taxation, for the people are poor, and have certain insurrectionary feelings that will not bear tampering with. To add to the weight of Mexican tribulation, Santa Anna has returned with all his hostile feeling toward the United States and every disposition to annoy us. His policy is not yet revealed, but, to judge from his past con duct, we have but little to hope from it. He cer tainly will not be able to free Mexico . from the burden that oppresses her. Nothing but trouble can result from his return. Mexican writers are seeking for an answer to the problem of what they are to do, and are looking, some of them hopefully, towards annexation with this country as the solu tion; others, with dismal looks, openly admit the chances of such a result, one writer saying, that it the remedy is not found in a spirit of unity—which he admits does not exist—'• the United States will obtain the object of their intrigues, and Mexico will at length be blotted out from the catalogue of nations." What that obliteration means we leave for others to inter. TUX DISPUTED MEXICAN tERRITORY.—MBCiIIa, the town which gives names to the territory in dis pute between New Mexico and Chihuahua—Or be tween Gov Lane of the one, and Gov. Tries of the other—is a new settlement on the Rio Grande—so new, that it is not marked on the ordinary maps. It is about thirty eight or forty miles above the Paso, and at no great distance beloW the famous desert plain known as the Jornado del Muerto. It Is—or was—rather more an American than a Mex ican settlement, always being supposed to be with in the American line, until the observations of the Cominissioners appointed to lay down the bounda. ry according to the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo appeared to throw it on the Mexican side; upon which the Mexicans took peaceable isossession.— It is now but a few miles distant from the well known field of the Brazito, where Doniphan obtain ed his first victory, four hundred and fifty of his men flogging twelve hundred Mexicans—heroes of Chihuahua, with the black flag—in twenty min utes. Janiciaz DISTRICTb.—From the legislative pro ceedings we learn that a bill passed both branches and became a law, changing somewhat several of the Jildicial Districts of the State. The Eleventh is composed now of Columbia, Luzerne, Carbon dale city, and Wyoming county, presided over by Hon. J. N. CONINGILOT. Montour county has been joined with Northumberland and Lycoming coun ties, and they comprise the present Eighth District, with Hon. ALEXANDRA JoaDArr as President Judge. Clearfield, Centre and Clinton have been formed into a new district, and jARIES 1311ENBIDE, Esq., of Centre, appointed President Judge, by the Governor. RELIEF NorEs.—The press does not seem clear ly to understand, as well it may not, in the mass of confusion of the end of a season, what provision was made in regard to relief notes. The provis ion in_the appropriation bill is, that all sums due to the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund are to be paid over in the most defaced of this filthy cur rency, which-is to,be cancelled, and never again re issued.--Harrisburg Keystone. NEW PAPER HA /GIRO EITABLIIMMENT.—At this time of the year, when housekeepers feel in the notion of fixing up and making new impro'Vements for their comfort, it will not be amiss to direct their attrition to the new establishment of Messrs. Long etreth & Brother, in Third street above Market, whose advertisemeot will be found, in another column. The assortment of Messrs. Long streth & Bro. ip perhaps one of the finest and most beautiful to be found in Pniladelphia, and it will be well worth a visit trout our readers in all sections, .io'esamine.tbeir stook before making their ptucka• see. Heide° and thetutted States We have alriady called attention, says the Iktl timordArgus, to the influence of Santa Anna on the relations likely to exist between Mexico and the U. States. In laying before our readers therfol , loiving article from theWashingtonlhdon, we may be allowed to express the apprehensions with" which we shall await the developeinent of his F,oit. sign and domestic policy. Should the treaty recent--I ly negotiated for the protection of the contractors for the Tehuantepec transit be finally ratified, and - this route in connection with the direct transit over land from Vera Cruz to Acapulco go into full ope ration, a spirit of peace and fraternal regard Will be an indispensable element in the policy of the Mexican government. We have ourselves great misgivings on this point, and we regard our rela tions with Mexico as far more likely to be disturb ed than with an} of the powers of Europe, as con nected with either Cuba or Central America Oun RELATIONS wrrn Maxim—The question for the study of the American statesman is the con dition and destiny of the republic of Mexico.Xith no other country are the United States so intimate ly and so vitally related. By the policy of no other government can •hr;r welfare -be so immediately and essentially affected. For good or evil, the for tunes of the two nations are linked together by the closest ties, and the influence of, each upon the des tinies of the other must,'in a large measure, deter mine its ultimate fate. The relations subsisting between the two republics of North 'America are analagous to those which bind the neighboring na tions of Europe into a common system of mutual and dependent interests. This country Will feel the influence of a stable peace in Mexico, and would suffer from the ravages of disorder and violence among a ration which, from the proximity of its position, must sensibly affect us by its internal con vulsions. In the foreign policy of the Mexican government our interest is still more vital and at. parent. The treaties which she may conclude, the alliances which she may contract, and the difficul ties in whi'•h she may - be involved, are all subj'-cts of legitimate and essential concern to the United States. It is not stranger, then, that the thoughtful and sagacious statesman should reflect,much, and anxiously on he condition and prospects of the Mexican republic. The policy of peace is the obvious interest both of Mexico and the United States. Transatlantic monarchists may denounce the grasping and ag. gressiVe propensities o the American democracy. and Mexican demagogues may declaim against the hos ile schemes of the " northern barbarians " but for all that, it is •he earnest wish and purposnot ' this government to cement a cordial alliance with its sister republic, and to contribyte by all legiti imate means to its progress and prosperity. Why should not Mexico and the U. States march hand in hand and with equal strides in the career of ci vilization and liberty? There is no necessary an. tagonism of interest, and no tradition of natural hostility, between the two countries. On the con trary, the interests of both are promoted by peace, while their rivalries and contentions only serve to retard their progress and to bring scandal on•re publi can government. If - the friendly relations of the two countries should be interrupted, the unfortunate event will not be in. consequence of the unjust action of this government. A satisfactory solution of existing difficulties with Mexico is sincerely sought by our government, which is prepared to make every rea sonable sacrifice to peace. What the designs of Mexico may be, cannot be inferred from any thing in the language or conduct of its present ruler.— We read the proclamation of Santa Anna with the hope of discovering in its declarations some clue to his future policy; but in vain. Every latent pur pose is disguised in the drapery of an ornate and ex travagant rhetoric. It is possible to deduce an in auspicious inference from the emphasis of his ap peal to the soldiers ; but perhaps it is only fair to suppose that he conciliates the army for his own personal use against any rebellious aspirant for the power which he wields. It may be an unmeaning common-place; but, nevertheless, the declaration in the conclusion of his address of a purpose to cultivate' friendly relations with foreign nations, in duces us to hope that the President of Mexico ap preciates the true condition of his country, and is prepared to maintain a policy of peace as the only remedy for the disorders and evils which he so elo quently deplores. Another war with the United States - would inevitably extinguish the nationality of Mexico, and we cannot suppose Santa Anna to be insensible to so obvious a truth or indifferent to so disastrous a fate. Whatever, then, may be , his dis- position, we cannot doubt that his policy will be controlled by this overruling necessity. The silly suggestion that Santa Anna probably contemplates ,surrendering the nationality , of Mexico to some European power is unworthy of consideration. In, the gloomiest moments of his life he never mani fested an inclination to suicide. He understands the Monroe doctrine. Elections for MS. The following table gives the days on which the State elections for the present Oar are held through out the Union : States. Alabama, - - Arkansas, - - California, - - Connecticut, - - Delaware, - - Florida, - - Georgia, - - let Monday in August. lat Monday in August. let Tuesday in January. let Monday in April. 2nd Tuesday in November. Ist Monday in October. • let Monday in October. - Ist Tuesday in November. - let Tuesday in November. - let Monday in August. - lit Monday in August. - Ist Monday in August - lit Monday in November. let Monday in September, - Ist Monday in November. - 2nd Monday in NoveMber. - let Tuesday in November. - Ist won. & Tues. in Nov. - let Monday in August. • 2nd Tueeday;in March. let Tuesday in November. Rnd Thursday in August. - 2nd Tuesday in October. - 2nd Tuesday in October. - lst Wednesday in April. - 2nd Monday in October. let Thursdly in August. let Monday in August Illinois, New York, - Indiana, lowa, Kentucky, - Louisiana,. - • Maryland, - - Meossachusets, - Michigan, - Mirada:4ppi, - Missouri, - New Hampshire, New Jersey, - North Carolina, Ohio, - - Pennsylvania, - Rhode Island, South Caroline, Tennessee, Texas, - Vermont, Virginia, • Wisconsin, let Tuesday in September. 4th Thursday in May. ' lat Tuesday in November. THE UNITED STATES MAIL STOPPED-A MAN SHOT BY Tar. MAIL AG:ex.—The five o'clock mail train, with horses attached, was pro ceeding along Hudson street, on Wednesday, in charge of Mr: Peck, when, on reaching the corner of Beach street, its progress was retarded by a pro cession of some three hundred coal heavers, who were preceding the cars on the same track. 'The agent requested them to march on the side. of the street, as the mail could not be detained on any ac count whatever: The men refused to comply with the request, and, as the horses approached the rear of their line, two or three of them became-enraged, and seizing the horses, turned them crosswise on the track. The driver, who interfered to keep the teams in their proper places, was knocked off the platform and severely beaten. Mr. Peck warned them to desist at the peril of their lives, but the train was surrounded by the mob, and Mr. Peck, fearing his life was in danger, dretv from his pock et a loaded revolver, and discharged one of the bar rels at a man who was holding' the horses across the - track. The contents took effect in the fellow's thigh, and fell at once to the ground. The heavers were frightened and presently dispersed. In the meantime the wounded man was removed by his associates. Mr. Peck immediately proceeded to the office of the Chief of Police, and surrendered him self to the authorities.—l New York Times. - , Tax busa Exours.—A letter received in New York, dated Parsontown, Ireland, March 26, says : "All Ireland is in motibn. I left Dublin for this place eighteen days ago. On my route I met the people in gangs of 40 to 60, in all directions, wend ing their way to the coast to emigrate for America. The emigration is terrible. If it continues a few years longer at this rate, Old Ireland will be de. populated. Our,best farmers and mechanics, ser yenta cidevant sbililiers and policemen out of employ, have all taken the 'emigrant fever,' and are prepar ing to emigrate. Our wonder here is, how you find employ for all these people." . Taavzh To Naw Yomr.—There are, now seven daily lines of passenger travel between Philadelphia and New York, viz : From Kensington Depot, at 1 o'clock, A. M. (night;) from Walnut street Wharf, at '7, 9, and 10 o'clock A. M., and 2, 4} and 5i o'clock, P. M. On Sundays, at 5i o'clock, P. M. and 1 night, only. These tines leave New York at 8,9, and 10 o'clock, A. M., and 2,4, and P. M. SAVING FUND.—AmongaLthe safest and best es tablished moneyed instituWas in Philadelphia, is the Sawn° Form of the National Safety .Company, No. 62 Walnut street, two doors above Third.— This Savitio FUND does business on. veil" , liberal principles, and appears to possess a real desire to ptomote the interests of those who deposite their money in it. The. Directors now pay 'Fire Per Cent. interest for money from the day it is put in, and pay it back at any time it is called for, without notice. Our reads& are requeited to give the advertise ment.respectirig it, which appears in another col. umn, a careful pennial.l ,, r!. - - CITY AND COUNTY ITEMS 1• SCHOOL DIRZCTO/O.At a meeting of citizens held ai the Court House, on Saturday evening, the followiiig gentlemen were nominated as School Di rectors, to serve fOr. three years: ,T#47.lohn L. Atleis,-.Themar Burrowcik.Dr. Catsidy, `Gen. George Ford s , — Chsit. A:haunt*? liet-A. ; Keenan, Rev. N. A. %eye*, Petitt-McC*- oloyAltlOS Slayttiakir,Aphn Wisit6 Jolie:Zimmta , matt George M. Steinman. itr The election takes place this ifternooi, (Ttteiday.). • r t...•••;" g 7 The new silver coin made its appearance in this City, on Thursday last—the Lancaster County Bank, for the purpose of accommodating its cus tomers, having obtained, a supply _of ittrwartas froth the 11. S. Mint at Philadelphia: We presume the other Banks have also attended to this matter, and we.may therefore expect for the future an abun dance of change for business purposes. The new coin is a shade lighter than the old, and'has a neat 06-We'are pleaseti to learn that our friend, Mr. F. K. Ctranort, of Marietta, has been.appointed to a Clerkship - in the Philadelphia Post Offiee. Mr C. is a deserving young man, and will . make an ef ficient and obliging officer. ADMITTED TO THE BAIL.-011 motion of Wm B. Fordney, Esq., Henry A. Wind and A. J. C. Neff, &qrs., were, last week, admitted to practice law in the several courts of this county. We learn that they both passed a creditable examination. 137- • Bishop Sllt*S, of Pittsburg, preached a powerful discourse in the First Methodist Episco pal Church, of this City, on Sunday morning, last. MtNICAL MUT—We understand that Madame Julian, the distinguished Primo Contralto, and Le Petit Ole Bull, the wonderful Juvenile Violinist, as sired by several other artists, have engaged F.lton Hall, and will give a concert next week, of whist due notice will hereafter be given. [l7- Mr. A. B Kaunas, No. 2, East Orange Street, is the Agent for this City and County, for the sale of tickets to Perham's Panoritma of the Ocean Voyage to California. now on exhibition at Philadelphia, and for which Prizeiiare shortly to be drawn. MORE FINE CATrz.E.—On Wednesday, a lot of fat cattle passed through this city, for the New York market, which were among the finest we have ever seen. They were raised by Mr. Herr, of Manor township. gin Thursday another lot of equally fine cattle, also passed through town fOr the Eastern market. They were fed by Mr. Forney, of Mbnheim tolxn ship. ter We direct pablic attention to the advertise mato, Mr. Locke, who designs shortly to open a Young Ladies' Institute, in this City. littr Rev. Airless Islnvnes Lecture, on Thurs day evening last, was largely attended. The nov elty of the subject- 66 The Tower Babel and the Confusion of Languages "—together with the well known ability of the Lecturer, doubtless attracted a larger audience than is usually drawn together in Lancaster. The subject, especially that , part ot it relating to the confusion of languages, was han dled in a masterly manner, evidently showing great industry and research on the part of the author. tgr The Concert by the-READING 11.m.r.5 , Brims BAND, on Wednesday evening, was not so well pa tronized as it ought to have been—still, there were a goodly number of persons oresent, all of whom were delighted with the performance. The gentle. men composing the Band ate certainly accomplish ed musicians, and they deserve great credit for the proficiency and skill they display in' the delightful science of music. They remained in town on Wed nesday and Thursday- nights, and gave serenades to the citizens. On Thursday they visited Wheat land, and were entertained in handsome style by the Hon. James Buchanan. On Friday morning they left for home, going by the way of Lebanon, where they had announced a Concert for Friday evening. ' FRANKLIN MARSHALL COLLEGE.—The first SOS slon of this Institution will commence in this city on Wednesday the 11th inst. The Preparatory De partment, under the superintendance of Rev. Jos. li. Derr, will also open at the same time. The former will occupy the old college buildings in Lime street, and the latter Russel's building in E. King street, until the new College Buildings are erected and ready for thereception of students.— ' N. A. KEYES, Recording Secretary. Br The Faculty of. the College is constituted as follows: Rev. Dr. Pettus. SCHAP, President elect and Pro fessor of Mental and Moral Philosophy. Virulent M. NEVIN ' Esq., Professor of Ancien Languages and Belles Lettres. Re/. THEODORE APPLE, Professor of Mathemat ics and Mechanical Philosophy. Rev.. THOMAS C. PORTER, Professor of Natura Science. . • Mr. Anoipaus L. KCEP.PEN, Professor of German Lttei store, Aesthetics and History. JOHN L. - ATLEE, M. D., Professor of Anatomy and Physiology. The Professorship of Agricultural Chemistry has not yet been filled. LANCASTER DENTISTS IN PAnis.—The correspon. dent of thejsiew York Journal of Commerce, wri ting from Paris, gives the following account of the success of Messrs. Evans, formerly of this city, in their profession, in that city . : " Our young countrymen, Mr. Thomas Evans, has been for some time dentist to his Majesty, Lou is Napoleon, and also to the present Empress when Mademoiselle Montejo. He visits the palace in his capacity as dentist the Imperial couple once in ten days, and the last day he presented himself, was in the morning about ten o'clock;' when the Emperor asked, very kindly, if he had breakfasted. On his replying that he had not, the Emperor rang the bell and ordeled tea and converifiir Mr. E., who had thus the honor to partake of his morning's repast with Louie Napoleon. On leaving the palace he gave Mr. E. a superb golden boa, mounted with diamonds—the Imperial Crown, in ' diamonds sur mounting the L N.," also in fine brilliants. The whole is beautifully finished, and was placed In a morocco cue, with the letter " N. L." in gold on. the cover. Mr. Evans has been several times called to dif. fereot capitals of Germany, (Viena, Munich and Stutgard,) to operate on the teeth of the members of the Royal familf s. He and his broth r have the most business and lucra.ive which has ever been enjoyed in the French capital, by any individual or partners." 'Farm: TOMATOES.—There is probably no fruit which is at present more generally and deservedly esteemed than the Tomato. Its medicinal virtues are almost universally recognized by practitioners, and very few gardens are destitute of it, though ow ing to various causes not necessary to mention, suc cess in cultivating it is rarely attained. The soil best adapted to this fruit, where it is required early in the season, is a fine dry sand. A shovelfall rd old, Well rotted manure in each hill, will be suffi cient, and the plants, after they come up, require only to be hoed and weeded, to insure an abundant crop. Sticks to keep the fruit from coming in con tact with the dirt, may be supplied, or a few bushes placed around the plants, will be a good protection, On very rich land, the vines possess greater vigor, but the maturation of the fruit is retarded, and is less rapid and healthful. For sauce, pies and pick les,-as well as for a variety of other uses, the tome to is unsurpassed by any vegetable with which we are acquainted. The yield is very large, noose qUently a full supply for domestic purposes and uses, may be obtained from. a few hills. The yel low tomato is generally preferred to the red, though both are good. Preference is perhaps, in this. a matter of mere taste, after all. In the vicinity of large markets, as much clear profit is frequently realized from a few rods of land, cultivated in ear ly tomatoes, as from many a hundred acre farm, which produces only the ordinary kinds of vegeta bles and grains.—Germantown Telegraph.- BRITAIN'S HARPY Faxrxx.—The Queen, Alex andrina Victoria, was born May 24, 1819. Prince Prancis Albert Augustus Charles Eman uel of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, was born Aug. 26 1819. The twain were married at the age of 21, on the 10th of Feb., 1840. The issue has been: Victoria, Adelaide Mary Louisa, born Nov., 21, 1840. Albert Edward, born Nov. 9, 1841. Alice Maiid Mary, born April 25, 1843. Alfred Ernest Albert, born Aug. 6, 1844. Helena Augusta Victoria, born May 25, 1846. Louisa Caroline Alberta, born March 18, 1848. Arthur William Patrick Albert, born May 1, 1850. A 8013 not yet named, born April 7, 1853. Eight children—four sons and four daughters in thirteen years, and all alive and well. IMPORTANT TO POSTMASTERS.—The Savannah Courier, of the 19th ult. says : A case was tried, during the recent session of the 11. S. Circuit Court in this city, which ought to be generally understood, both by the people and the officials who have charge of the various Post 011 ces throughout the country. The Postmaster at Sylvania in Scriven county, was arraigned anti fined Fifty Dollars, for delaying a letter in his office. The law makes it the imperative duty of every Postmaster, to forward all,' mail matter depos ited one half hour before the departure of the mail, unless a longer time should be granted by the Post master General on account of the business in the office. Silvis Roues, April 213.—Mr. Slidell was elected to-day, bribe' Legislattue, in joint session, to enc. ceed' Mr. Soule in the Senate , cirthi tlnited,States, by a majority of 33 'etrar;Biti: Holly thak'W.hit eeu dame. ittififof 'elgajolitftomintee appointed to examine into the alleged Frauds on the Alle • . gheny Portage - The commititeteintel on the 23d ultimo, to examine the new • to. avoid the inclined planes on.l4 , Allegheny Pierta,*Mail, and to inquire info *fropriety ofmeltingrfic4ti appropiations th*C fokaeseell as intoOrthe !Manner in which the allot ments fOr laid Work s . were made, beg leave to sub mltAbe . ficßowing additional report— \!Allietithey liinseveti . tette charges which icis;: platted the official conduct - tif the Board of Canal Commissioners in the allotment of the work on said road all the consideration-which their importance demanded. The result of the investigation has con vinced-. your .committee-that-the Conduct of-thew officers has been governed by a prOper sense of public duties, and that .the charge of torruption so freely urged against them before the appointment -of the committee, is withouteven the shadow of a foundation. Every facility was given to those who made the charge to prove its truth, but they utterly 'ffiiled to produce any evidence which, in the most semoteilegree,,refiected on the integrity of the Canal ' In the allotment of large quantities of work, many individuals must of necessity be disappointed, and, as is too often the case. ate very much disposed to 'give vent to that disappointment in attempts to criminate the officers who have had the dispensa tion of the patronage. The Committee have carefully examined the prices of all tee bids for the work of the new road, and they find that the contracts haVe been allotted in the aggregate below an average the highest and lOwest bids. The accompanying statement, mark. ed A., shows sevetar ot Me highest bids on each section allotted at the last letting, the average of the bids, the price at which the section was allot ted, and the estimate of the engineer of cost. In that statement the lowest bids have been taken, with the exception of those of Messrs. Painter, Gonder and McEvoy, who, as ii will be seen from the tes timony, informed the Canal Commissioners, before 'he allotment, that they did not desire any work allotted to them at their bids, the acting partner, in conjunction with another partner. being desirous only of obtaining two other sections. The com mittee sot having time to make an average of the whole of the bids on the several sections, amount ing, in some instances, to over one hundred,a tew of the highest and lowest have been taken which 'they believe give a fair average of the whole. It will be seen from that statement that the aver- , age of several of the highest and lowest bids on all the sections, amounts to $697,497, and the total amount 01 all the allotments of the same sections, to $654,329, showing a difference in tavor of the allotments over the average of the bide of $43,168 On abandoned sections, Nov. 10, 12, 14 and 20. on the western slope of the mountain, the original estimate of the engineer was predicated on the con• struction of a single track. The action of the Leg islature directing a double track renders it untai, to contrast that estimate with the prices given at the re-letting of these sections. The annexed state ment shows the engineer's estimate of the cost of all the sections on the eastern slope of the moon including the tunnel,) the price at which they were allotted, and the average of several of the high est and lowest bids. Est. of Allot l Av' g hi g h ":4•I gin'rs* meets. est bidderg.ow,t Number 21, 15122000 $103025 $99,117 22, 27,300 27,676 25,756 23, 6,480 6,380 7,077 24, 1.1,870 14,419 19,842 25, ' 62,080 44,600 68,771 26, 24,920 24,620 32,775 27, 18,760 20,680 20,505 28, 21,450 22,250 22,213 29, 17,800 16,290 17,469 30, 10,100 9,600 10,300 31, .17,460 14,950 16,792 32, 83,200 77,250 77,845 33, 23,100 22,100 24,663 34, 41,950 41,350 41,567 35, _ 38,100 38,050 40,461 36, 17,100 18,380 16,758 37, 24,960 27,100 25,864 38, 46,250 43,700 46,645 39, 12,700 10,440 12,866 40, 1 12,860 12,615 12,077 41,.15,700 5,40 6,093 -- - ---,---,- $639,080 8599,839 $645,456 • The committee regard this statement as of some importance in the consideration of the question sub mitted t 6 them. It shows that the allotment of these sections, has been made for $39,241 below the estimate of the engineer, for $845,617 be low the average of the bids, and that the average bide exceed the•estimate of the engineer by, $6,376. Inexperienced individuals, or contractors who de- pend upon the advance of prices or Legislative ac. tion for relief, are frequently found bidding at prices below the actual cost of construction. Linder such a statement of well known facts it becomes the duty of the Canal Commissioners so to allot work as to guard the commonwealth against loss, either by too high or too low prices. In the case under consideration they appear to have adopted a medium between these two extremes, and in adop ting that course, they are supported by the result of former years. The Canal Commissioners have been accused of rejecting the bids of good contractors, whose pro posals were below the prices at which the wurk was allotted. The testimony shows, that in one instance, contractors of acknowledged ability, bid low on nearly all the sections, to use the words of the witness, as a bridge, in order to obtain the sections for which they bid, in another name, at what they considered fair prices. In the last al lotment on the Portage railroad, there were some exceptions to this rule Mr. Merriman, the chair man of the committee, and the'mover of the reso lution of inquiry, in company with others, put in bids for fourteen sections as follows: Sections. -Merriman & Allotments. Co.'s bids. • $28,000 $27,100 54,260 38,050 46,760 41,350 29 500 21,100 78,660 77,260 17,100 14,950 11,900 - 9,600 21,400 16,290 26,650 22.250 67 000 44,600 16,075 14,419 7,585 .6,380 20,9 i 9 27,675 8,080 6,190 Number 37, 36, 34, 33, Mr. Merriman has the general reputation of.he ing an old and experienced contractor, and the fore going statement shows that his and his partner's bids, on fourteen sections, amounted to $46 855 more than allotments. The testimony shows that_the prices on the Pennsylvania railroad, run ning in many places nearly parallel with the new Portage road, have been generally, and, in some in stances, twice raised, since the original allotment, and that the prices paid by the State do not exceed those paid by that company, as far as the commit tee have been infoirned.: The committee, after ma ture deliberation and examination ot the allotmems, see no cause for the censure of the Canal Commis. sioners. The prices at which the work has been contracted for, would appear, from the testimony produced, not to be above its value, and to bear a fair comparison with the prices paid for similar work on another improvement in the same section of the country. Not a particle of evidence has been produced to substantiate the charge of corruption. A charge was made that contractors were at work before their sections were alloted, the testimony proves this to be untrue, as far as any preparation for such work was commenced, with a knowledge or consent of any State officer. An attempt was made before the committee to show that some fraud had been committed in the delivery of cross -ties; but the evidence failed to sup port the charge, or to throw any blame upon the conduct of the officers having thatsart of the work under their control. The Canal Commissioners were also charged with misapplying the appropri ation of 1852, which directed the application of $150,000 to the completion of a double track from the foot of plane 4 to the point of intersection, on the long level, and straightening the curves and laying the north track on that level.— The statement furnished by the principal as sistant engineer, shows :that 'some $225,000 have been expended on that Rortion of the work, which covers the whole of the special appropriation, and 75,000 of the general fund, which completely exhoneratea the canal board from this charge. The line of the new road crosses the old in several places, and some little delay has unavoidably occurred In the business of the road while making the neces sary changes. It was shown in the testimony that the prices in, four of the sections had been raised, hot no evidence was attempted to be introduced to prove that the increase was beyond the actual value of the work. It would seem that, in this instance, the Canal Commissioners were governed by the same motives which controlled them under similar circumstances, in raising 'prices on the'North Branch canal, which they, without reserve, set fcirth in their last annual report to the To prevent any delay in.completing any portion of the work on the .Western elope of the mountain, and to bring it into immediate:use, three abandoned sections were re-let without advertising. It appears the "prices on this work. were not beyond those paid on the,contracta, for jobs, similarly .situated. In this else itis not apparent:that the interest" of the to - Mmonwealth suffered &OM - the lieceSsiii , which prevented a , üblic letting. In conclusion, the committee must express their disapprobation of the manner in which their report, presented to the Rouse a few days ego, was muti lated and interpolated by the clerk of the commit „tee, so' is to charkge its meaning in an important particular, and to make the committee recommend in abandonment of a portion of the road, to which "they never cemented. 8 :N The following resolution is respectfully submit- Racked, That the committee be discharged from he futther consideration of the subject. J. M. KILBOURN, SMITH SKINNER, E. B. CHASE. Harrisburg, April 14, 1853. • New Railroads In Pennsylvania. The late session of the Legislature of this Com monwealth was remarkable fb. the incorporation of a very large number - of new railroad companies.— No less than thirty-eight acts of incorporation of this character passed the Legislature and received the'Executive approval. One bill that passed both (louses remainsin his hands yet, unsigned. but will, doubtless, yet receive his signature. In addition to these upwards of seventy supplements were passed to the various companies now in operation or pro- jected, enacted at the late and previous session— making in all over one huudred acts in relation to railroads. This • feeling in favor of railroads extends to every quarter of the State, and was aptly denominated a railroad mania: If it is a mania, it is a kind of mania that we like to see prevail. It shows that the spirit of progress is abroad—that the people are awake to their interests. It can do but little, if any harm, and, may, and doubtless will, be productive .4 great good, in opening up new avenues to mar ket, developing the resources pl the Commonwealth now buried and hidden in the bowels of the earth, and thus adding immensely to our prosperity and wealth. Some of these projected improvements will prob ably never be made, but many of them will be, and every one that is made will open now sources of trade, 'develops our agricultural and mineral wealth, and to the value of every acre o'f land in the region throughout which it runs, and sow broaocast the elements of prosperity over the whole Commonwealth. Success to the railroad mania say we. Let it rage on, until the snorting of the Iron Horse is heard resounding in every valley and is echoed on every hill throughout the lerfith and breadth of the whole State. As a matter of general public interest, tt•e ap peed the titles of the acts referred to : An act to incorporate the Chartiers Valley rail road company. An act to Incorpdrate the North Western rail road company. An act to incorporate the Cleveland and Maho. sing railroad company. An act to incorporate the Lock Haven and Ty-• rose railroad company. An net to incorporate the Delaware, Lehigh and Wyoming Valley railroad company. An act to incorporate the Philadelphia and Bal timor• Central railroad company. • An act to incorporate the Tunkhannock railroad company. An act to incorporate the Venango railroad corn- . pany. An act to authorize the Central Coal company to Construct a railroad. An act to incorporate the Reading and Kutztown railroad company. An act to incorporate the Brownsville railroad company. An act to inco-porate the Erie City railroad com pany. An act to incorporate the Chambereburg and Al legheny railroad company. An act to extend the Pennsylvatia railrod from Blairsville to Indiana, Indiana-county. An act to incorporate the. Towanda and Franklin railroad company. An act . to incorporate the Jersey Shore Pine, Creek and State line railroad company. An act to incorporate the Lewisburg Centre and Spruce Creek railroad company. An act to incorporate the Bealesville and Waynesburg railroad company. An act to incorporate the Panther Creek and Laurel Run railroad company. An act to incorporate the Colebrookdale railroad company. An act to incorporate the Waynesburg railroad company. An act to incorporate the Ligonier and Latrobe railroad company. An act to incorporate the Columbia and Octorara railroad company. An act to incorporate the Pittsburg and Cleve land railroad company. a An act to authorizing the Swatara railroad com pany to construct a branch railroad. An act to incorporate the Uniontown and Waynesburg railroad company. An act to incorporate the State line railroad company. An act to incorporate the Mount Pleasant rail road company. -An act to incorporate the Nicholson Run and Pine Swamp railroad company. An act to incorporate the York, Dillsburg and Greencastle railroad company. An act to incorporate the Kingeessing and Phil adelphia railroad company. An act to authorize the New Lisbon (Ohio) Uni on railroad company, to extend their road within this , Commonwealth. An act to Incrporate the Wrightsville, New Hol land and c„onewago railroad company. An act to incorporate the Allentown roadroad company. An act to incorporate the Earp railroad company. An act to incorporate the Washington and Bealesville railroad company. An act to incorporate the Bedford and M , Koan railroad company. • The bill remainilg in the hands of the Governor yet unsigned, is 6, An act to incorporate the Dills burg and Harrisburg railroad company."—Harris burg Telegrakh. The Steamer Independence. We find the following account of the loss of this steamer, in one of our exchanges: The steamer Independence was lost on,the 16th of February, having been run ashore on the shoals off Margaretta Island. There were 500 passengers on board at the time, all of whom leaped into the we, and of wham 15U to 200 were lost in their et. ,orts to swim ashore. Margaretta Island is upon the coast of Lower California. After striking, the Independence backed 41, but finding 8 feet water in the hold, Captain Samson ordered the Pilot to run her - on the beach, three hundred yards from the main land. There the ship took fire from the intense heat of the furnace, and the flumes spreading rapidly, created the most fright ful consternation among the passengers. A heavy sea was running at the time, and all the boats were swamped in trying to get ashore. To add to the horrors of the scene, the fire reached the powder magazine, which exploded with terrific lorce, that tering the stern of the steamer into fragments, and blowing many passengers into the air; others jump ed into the sea and were carried off by the strong current sweeping from the shore. Many who had previously reached the shore were unable to render the sufferers any assistance, and were obliged to remain passive spectators, while hundreds of men, women and children were perish ing by the fire and sea. The ship finally swung around, with her broadside to the shore, where her ' coal took fire, and she was entirely destroyed. The passengers saved found themselves on a barren and uninhabited island, without food or water, where they remaiaed 56 hours, in a state of intense suf fering. Finally, by firing a cannon, they were able to attract the attention of whaling vessels lying'in Magdalene Bay, a few miles off, which came to their assistance with provisions, and in the end took them off. $413,8450 $07,204 WASHINGTON, April 28.—The President has ap pointed Gen. John A. Dix, of New York, Minister to France, and eon. Richard K. Meade, of Va., Minister to Chili. WASHINGTON, April 29, —The President has app ointed Mr. Beelen, of Pennsylvania, Secretary of Le gatlon to Central America. Mr. Hubbard, of Maine, Consul to Rio. 11:7 KENNEDY ' S COUNTERFEIT 13/lIIE NOTE DE rzyroa, is published monthly, at Pittsburg, at the low rate of $1 per annum. In addition to the usu al tables of Genuine and Counterfeit Notes, it also has a series of Fac Simile Illustrations, descriptive of the manner of detecting the counterfeit from the genuine, a Coin Supplement, giv ng the value aad appearance of all the gold and silver coins in cir culation, important commercial and financial ta bles, and general business intelligence. It is one of the oldest and best established De tectors:in the country, having been established in 1838, by Sibbets. It is now under the correcting supervision of S. Jones & Cos , one of the oldest and most firmly established banking houses in the West, and is published by Kennedy & Brother. An agent is now in this City soliciting subscrip tions, and we cheerfully recommend the work to the business portion of our community. ' V' We have received from the publisher, T. B. PETERSON, 99 Chesnut et. Philadelphia, a copy Of the illustrated edition of " The Life and Adventures of Arthur Soling, the Murderer of Ellen Lynch and Honors Shaw." It is a book of over one hun dred pages, and contains a portrait of the murder er, with the complete trials, speeches and convic tion, as they occurred in the Court of Over and Terminer at Philadelphia. A copy of the work wilLbe sent to any one, free of postage, on the re ceipt 0.25 emu by the. Publisher. Mr. Angel, of New York, Consul to Talcahuana Mr. Dillaye, of New York, Charge to Brussels. New Books, &c.
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