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These beautiful volumes, which our friends, Boa - worth &Co , have been so kind as to lay nu onr ta ble, have such an appearantr of interest that we shall be tempted to read them;—indeed we are sure we shall like them. ''The first step towatds • the continent"--The World of Paris - -"Tle Country Towns and Irons of France"—lA Galkp through Southern Austria"--"A Pipe with the Durchma'n." We commend the volumes at once; for they look as tempting as a basket of fresh, ripe luscious fruit! They are full of incidents, spright• • liness, humor, sentiment—in short, go' and get yourself, i good reader, a copy! - - ~ , • NM MEM ~+) • I A S _ sE-: .. :i ~~b'~.3.. lIIMMIN - that the Elon. Tuomas W. Donn, VI ho has been in a feeble state of health for sonie time past, died t at Providence. It. 1., a few days since. We hope the report may prove to be unfounded. NIE IBM I= MN ' 1 1 . • ME lEEE lEEE . z ME IBM ME WE MOM Ea ,',.•:; .-.- ..;,":' , ',',.;''.'-:,.:' , .1'.:' r.; • . . ; • •t S ' - Mil 4, 4 1)c Oath) iU ruin iPost. 7. DARPER, ED)R AND iioplairon PITTSBURGH: SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 28, 1847 DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS. TOR GOVERNOR, FRANCIS R. SIIUNK, SENATE-ALEX. BLACK. Aissmrsior--,JAMES B.SAWYER, J. H. AVELHENNY, , . JOSEPH COOPER, JAM ES S. LONG. Trts.L.rnr.n—JOHN C. DAVITT. Cosimi ss tom ER-R. DONALDSON Aitirrolt--EDWA RD Al 'CORK LE Washington County Wool While iii 'Washington County, a tew days ago, we gathered some statistics, in relation to the wool business of that county, which, we think, will prove interesting to our readers. A gentle man, who is extensively engaged in the purchase of wool, informed us. that this yeals' clip in that -county, is :estimated at thirteen hundred thousand pounds! The price Paid per lb. by the purchasers ranged from 25 to 62.4 cents. Our friend aver agetythe price per lb. at 373 cents. According to this estimate, therefore, the large sum of four hun. drr4 and eighty-men thousand, five hundred dollars watt realized by the farmers of Washington coun ty,l for- thi s years' clip of wool! Thus it will be ! seen that under the operations of the " ruanousl Loccifoco free trade Tariff of 1846," (as it is sty . red by the Federalists ,) nearly half a million of dot lam Was received in one county alone for wool:1 Here isayact, or a text, from which the croaking 'federal editors may preach " ruinous" discoursesi for the 'balance of the year. From the friend who gave us the above esti mate, we received the lotion ing additional infor :oaken iMr. Assoc LAW n ENCE, of Boston, lar;el oi:tbe most extensive manufacturers in 'the United • States, purchased, through agents in Washington :County, are million pounds of prime wool this sea s**. A large.amount of this was raised in Brooke county, Va., Jefferson county, Ohio, and Beaver •• county, P r s., but the greater part .was procured in Washington county. The purchase of Messrs. Patterson ; & Ewing, of Borgettstown, this season, ..: • . amounts to 80,000 lbs; that of Messrs. S. & I' Livingston, of Florence, 80,000 lbs; and that of Messrs. Hopkins & McCabe, of Paris, .80,000 lbs. The highest price paid by thesegentlemen was 40 cents per lb , and the lowest 23 cents. One gentle Man near the borough of Washington, received 623 cents per lb. for his entire clip, an extra fine article; Jesse Edgington, Esq., of Brooke county, Va., was paid, we learn, GO cents per lb. for his large stock, which, perhaps, was as heavy as any other in the 'United States. 'Tame GLEANINGS, or a Kea• ellen( from Ibe olckfieltls!of continental Europe, By Jk. Marvel "CTtie Buffalo courier says that the friends of Corwin had better defer urging his claims to the PresidenCy, until the annexation of Mexico to our Union shbll take place—as, •cif the Mexicans hare any gratitude in their composition, they will go for him ea masse." 0::r It is stated in sortie of the eastern papers "Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice and wept.—Scripture. If Rachel was a pretty damsel. and kept her face clean, we can't see that Jacob had much to cry 4r0u1.—.21 7 . Y. Globe. Row do you know but she slapped his face for .krimi—.W. 0. Delta. There no doubt that Jacob was a young man of fine taste and refined feelings; for "Rachel was beautifq and well favored." This was the first time.he had seen her. It was the first k's;; arid ' , Jacob loved Rachel." Who can wonder th ‘t . ....:tears of joy "fell thick and law" Gj'The Memphis Enquirer of the 11th instant, says: "Farmers' and Merchauts' Bank paper, we understand, has declined to 30 cents on tho,dollar. The slat count of its condition has not made its ap pearanCe; antlAve have ceased to expect it." "WANTED, by a Lady, a strong active YOUNG Gild., who can scrub, clean grates, and keep all ,:kitchen articles thoroughly clean. Good temper, early rising and respectable appearance will be re quired. lAs a comfortable home will be secured, wages not to exceed Ej a year. Apply, &c. &e." The above is a sad illustration of the unreasona bleness of human wishes. Het eis a lady requiring young respectable to scrub and clean grates, and main • rain " a respectable apPearance," fur three pounds ‘ per, annum. If she is to clean the grates, how is she to clean herself, unless she turns Ethiopian, and give's herself a black leading every day simul taneously with the stove, thus sharing with the bits of the kitchen fire-place their jetty brilliance?— She must needs be good tempered," and an “early riser," to have the time and patience for going through ;he work for which she is to receive three iiousreds p . O. annum A- poor girl, who is scrubbing .grates from morning till night, would want ail the .philosophy of Hon one to enable her to put up with her condition A comfortable home is, never theless, most generously offered her. A lite chi 4!toyed ib brightening and blackening bars, of 'teinetimes standing over the kitchen range :to cook het trnistress's chop, must afford such a series of alternations from the frying pan to the fire, and back again from the fire to the frying pan, that the 'strong girl would he regularly 'done' if she entered 'into the service of the 'lady' whn stands in need of !sueh verY efficient assistance.—Punch. - Piiriii9Ellslll:ll Ank:IIICANS.—This morning ,tiefore this Criminal Court, John Anthony lint, extensively known in the West as President :of St. Xavier College, Cincinnati, and was formerly if tutor in the Catholic Institute of this city and icriti*ra is Father Elet, made application for his Tinal nattiralization papers and obtained them.: Father - John E. Blot alsb made application with like succias.--;St. Louis Ncw Era. jnry in the case of the steamer - • Yorktoivn - vs. steamer Talara;" tried in the U. S. Circuit fdrObio, gave to the plaintiff' $9,952 .16 damagia,f.l.Thi4 decides that the Talmo., the as. 'cendingiiint, was the caw of the collision which occurred sonae time ago. _ _ _ t ;, The democratic convention met at Mercer, on the 10th,inst. - PRTSIDENT: A. A. Douglass. Vic Pnr.si DEZ(TS; John Welsh, Hon. John Mitaieltree.— Stctirraiirr.s: G W. Tenßrock,pavid C Cossitt. A. 1), Gillespie, J. D. Curtis, John Liverpool, J. Forker, and Wm. C. Book, were the committee on resolutions, who reported the following: Resolved, That the Democratic party is not op. posed to the principle of protection being tecogni zed and embodied in a tariff; as alleged by their political opponents', but they hold that protection should be given equally to all, believing that the industry of the farmer, mechanic and laborer, - are quite as much entitled to protection as the owners of steam engines or water wheels in manufacto ries. Rrsolred, That while we would be gratified with a restoration of peace bola een the United . States . nd Mexico, neverthelcss - we believe the cause of our country to be just, holy, and righteous; and that the declaration of war on the partof our gov ernment was not only unavoidable, but the dictate of wisdom and patriotistrf. Resolved, That James K. Polk, the working President of the United States, retains our entire confidence. His administration has met our views of public policy; while his patriotism and ability. as exemplified by all his public acts, and'his etier gy in conducting the war against Mexico, cannot but endear him more and more to the Democrucy that made him their standard bearer in IS./ . Ihsuhcd, That we regard regular nominations, for national olTiceas essential to the integrity and union of the Democratic party and that me une quivocally declare that we are for a national con ventilfn, to nonnnate the Democratic candidates . thr the Presidency and Vice-Presidency in. Si 8. , Read red , That in Francis R. Shook We have a candidate for 6uveiner, of whom tie justly feel proud Through a lung political life, he has never disappointed the expectations of the Democracy Honest, competent and firm, we go into his sup port with a hearty geod will—having every Nadi deuce that the great interests of the people of Pennsylvania will Le entirely safe in der his care Rcsolv Y l , That in nominating Morris Longslreth for Canal mmissioner, the ath of Mardi ton• itention dal but anticipate the wishes of the De Itineracy in selecting a candidate of his purity oi I.fe and unblemished reputation. We go for him cheerfully and Resaced That the Whig party in the last leg,is. latMe, in attempting to rub the people of the con tiol of the public improvements, which %acre con• structed by their money and credit, and place them in the hands of au irresponsible corporation, at less than half their cost, meets our most decided oppo sition and condemnath n —and believing that the whig party still have it in contemplation to con sum ate this great sacrifice, we call upon the peo pie to rally around Francis R. Shunt: as the only sure way of averting it. Col. Dc Ruasey.—We have had the pleasure of perusing a private letter. addressed by Col. De I Russey to a friend in this city, describing the late' expedition to Huejutla, in which he speaks ; terms of high admiration, of the conduct of the officers and men under his command. lie mirth titers, in a great measure, the success of his retreat. to the cool precision of the fire of Captain Wise's battery, and the gallant and brilliant and rontinm. oils charges of the infantry, for two successive', days, led on under the immediate command of Captains Mace and Segoine. ~co prompt and de• termined were these charges of artillery and infan try. and against such overwhelming numbers, that the enemy were struck wiih alarm and confusion and could not reros Cr their spirit and courage but ficiently to resist the charging columns of a re treating enemy. The determined conduct u( Col. De Rits,cy's officers and men, on this trying occa sion, showed that out soldieri possess that valua ble courage im I Moitude, estt erred by military men as the most valuab'e quality of the true sol dier, which can en the them to conduct a gallant and successful retreat against an overwhelming tutee of the ptirsumg enemy.—Dello. err The New York Herald says. The finan cial condition of the country generally, is exceed ingly healthy. Vie see nothing calculated to de range the currency, or to endanger the prosperity that exists in esery branch of industry. We hale. for some time past, realized an active dnnand and high prices for our principal staple productions, and we are rich : we are in a position to become large consumers of European manufactures, as we can pay for them ; we are in favor of reciprocity in tiadv ; mid if Europe buys the raw material, for food and raiment of us, me take their nt anu factures in return. Our banking institutions bare been. for sonic me past, cautiously conducted, and credits are upon a 501111 d and solid basis. We have a currency nearly equally to the most valuable in I , :nrope, and runlet:is near a specie standard as possible to bring it under oar banking systems— The crops harvested and about being harvested, will yield immensely, and. if necessary, a dema,id double that so far experienced, can be easily sails lied We can furnish the raw materials fur feed in . and clothing the whole nl Europe, with only melte months' notice, and carry on a war will, Mexico, and half a dozen other powers of equal calibre., at the same time. The fact is, we do not knew what we cannot do. We do not know o ur own stredrh or resources, until they are put forth and de, eloped ; and then the world is astonished and a few petty, pitiful demagogues-confounded.' P,css O.: —We-Find the followin_ noble sent: ment—the key to fortune—in a little English pe rioclical "The my - s•ery of Napn'eon's career was thi , , under all di then t ies and discouragements to press on:' It was the problem of all heroes ;it is the rule by which to judge rightly of all wonderful success and triumphal ,march es to fortune and ge• M o r i . It should be the motto of all, high and low. fortunate and unfortunate, so called press on,• - never despair, never be discouraged, however stormy the heavens, however dark the way, however great the difficulties, :or repeat.•d the failure, loess on. II fortune has played frlse with thee to day, do thou play true for this tormor row. Let the foolishness of yesterday make thee wise to day. If thy affections have been poured out like water in the desert, do not sit down and perish of this. but " press on - -a beautiful oasis is before thee, and thou mayest reach it, if thou wilt. If another has been ffilse.fo thee, do not thou in crease the evil by being false to thyself. Do not say the world has lost its poetry and beauty; it is not so; and even if it be so, make thine own poet ry and beauty, by a brave, a true, and above all, n religious life.- Prudeq.—Wom-n who are at least bashful, are not unfrequently the most modest; and wea re more deceived when we would infer any laxity- of principle from that (Leedom of demeanor, which often arises from a total ignorance of vice. Pro. dery, On the contrary, is often assumed, rather to keep oil' the suspicion of criminality itself, and is resorted to, not to defend the fair wearer from the whispers of the male sex, but of her own; but it is a cumbersome panoply, and like heavy armor, is seldom worn, except by those who attire themselves for a combat, or ti ho have received a wound. • .4 Ni'w Cherry 1. 11, informs u-, that a new cherry has been discovered at :lletzel, in France, excelling all others for size, beauty and flavor. It is a Iligarrear, and an anormous bearer. A corn mittec of the Auvergne horticultural Society Lave examined the tree and its fruit. They found some ut the cherries weighing ten gramtne(til dwts.) each; an average of II weighed one Filth of a pound ; an enormous weight compared to other chetries. The fruit is oval, skin tine vermillion, and carmine, glossy, fresh,rose colored. firm, thougl melting, very sweet, stone small. The tree is a vigorous grower, with giant foliage; leaves mea sure seven inches long, and four wide. 0:1.A young gentleman was one day arrangin , music for a young lady, to whom he was payin , _ his addresses. " Pray, Miss 8.," said he, " wha time do you prefer?" Oh," she replied, careless ly, " any time will do—but the quicker the better.' Government Receipts.—The receipts at the New York` custom house for the first twenty days of the month, have been about $2,500,000, averaging $1:25,0uU. ..N .x~';#~~ft~.~w: -~-~ - mss -- ~7...~~. - ~,us~s~~i~~ MERCER COUNTY WM For the Morning Post Mn. HAnplat :—I am pleased with your remarks on the - subject - of a Western Railroad, and. the propriety of having a Convention called, of pereotis interested in the great improvement. The." hike 'warmness- you speak of, is apparent toevery one out of the atmosphere of Pittsburgh; and 'unless your citizens arouse themselves from their slum ber, they will find out the cost of their indifference when it is "too late" to repair the evil. The cit izens of Beaver county are astonished at the un concernedness of Pit.tsburghers in this matter, and our Ohio neighbors are even more so. You sug gest the holding of a convention in October. In my judgment, Septemberwould be a better- month; for whatever we do should be "done quickly. - - On my return home I may write you my civics more fully. " LITTLE BEAVER. For the Pittsburgh Morning Post Ma. EDITOU—As the Gazette has such a holy horror in relation to:infidelity in the case of Rob ert Dale Owen, how can it support the Federal county ticket of Allegheny, when one of their Assembly candidates is and long has been,an open and 'avowed infidel. We would like to know this out in WILKINS TOWNSHIP. 1:" - % A Washington correspondent of the Balti more Sun, writing under date of August 2.lth gays:— •- Major Hubbie, the first Assistant Postmaster General. has uritten, that there is no doubt that the British government will come to a post-office arrangement with the United States, Which will he mutually acceptable It is almost completed. lie is now in Paris, and expects to be equally lib erally receiaed by the Departments there. ' . .The United States are, in fact, the great object of corn. petition to all the governments of Europe, as our markets will, in the end, be the world markets, ! and our commerce that of the world. • A New• York correspondent says, in the cor ner of a letter Teceived yesterday, as follows: "Alter all the clamor made about the Tariff. and the ruin of Mechanics. it is a fact that it is Impossible to make a contract for a ship, steamer. or steam engine, at any price, that is near the hounds of reason. Our ship yards swarm with men at enormous wages, our forges deafen all who are near with their din, and the ceaseless 'clink of hammers closing rivets up,' is heard with scarce a decent intermission, the whole sores days in the weer,. lam sorry to say seven days, but it is a fact. that the eat has told often. All departments connected o ith our commercial marine in New York and New England, are more active than have ever been known, anilnone but the most ig norant or abandoned politicians dare say it hasnot been caused by the relaxation of old commercial systems.' Iroprnrentral of (he Youghiogheny /:;err.—The books for receiving subscriptions to the stock of the Youghiogheny Mrigation Company. were op ened on the . .nrd in dant. We have not learned o hat amount has been subscribed. The improve ment of this river by the construction of locks and damn, will be of great benefit to the 116011.mi:1g country, an I will largely increase the trade on the Monongahela Slack Water. The country border ing the Youghiogheny is rich in ores and facilities for manufacturing. whiph remain unde•reloped for want of means for transportation—an outlet. We hope to see thii improvement urged liar want with vigor, arid o e believe it will,pay. • [llroicitseille Ike The Progpret in II re morria wl,—Dorilig the pre. sent %seek tte have had an opportunity of speaking] to a large number of our Dem'orratic Iriends from I all parts of the Comity, and from all we me gra 1111.1 to learn that the political prospects in old] Westmoreland are cheering. All are sanguine of giving •• Old Torok" a largely increased majorit y.I The pure, upright, and honest Adrisinist ration of our present worthy Got einor, has met with the approbation of lire masses of the people—lnc Fed.' eral leaders call find nothing to cavil at in his public acts—nothing to condemn bun—and ran shr,ty do reasonable curse why a change should be made This reirlers it certain that 11'estmoreland will get e Ico Democratic principles and men her old fashioned majorities. So far, but little has been said on the subject of the approaching election Lut public attention is being arOU.seil..acul him the tone o f public opinion, we feel authorized in say ! ing that the Democratic majority will be increa sed in this county —11"i-ennui/and Rya/ill:au. The (Eno Stutrstmpi says, that a colored man m ined COOK , near sixty years: of age, who was enn: aged in diggi.a a mill, at Franklinton. near Columbus, t% as CAught by the gra\ el and sand casing in upon him, burying him up to the neck. The ' , olde collected in great numbers. but all their ellLrtn t.r ektrieale hun gave ‘ery little pnsmtse of ynerN,s,—the gra‘el raving in upon them as last as they eurreeded In renfo%ing it. lie seas finally got not alive, though fiery much ex hausteJ, on the .21st instant. alter having been thus buried ah se her about City hours. Thr bite Fre I hrt —The ‘v 'Hy (S. C.) Miser.- vecsays, that the tale freshet was not as destructive to the rice crop as was apprehended. iiithionfh con. !microbic .I.lm,ge has been done. Thine olio sill ier most are those is ho planted highe.t tip the Pee Dee river. l'roleA!,l iiiideNtan I that hills of Exchange to the amount of nearly a million 0 1 dollars. 11.1%e heen returned per Canthriu protested They %%eie mosly d ra%A II by New York and South ern liwisea, and were generally agaiiist shipments of bread,:tuin. The Cambria . brought $3l - 2.000 in specie. A Gnd Satiry —The Rev. Dr. Hawk, pas:or of Christ Church. at New Orleans, recd %e 3 a salary of $6,000. in addition to which he has been made a professor in the Louisiana Collette. which will in• crease his yearly income to slo,ootl. WimdrrA of o ogy —\loreore than nine thousand d %rent kinds of animals have been changed into stone. The races or genera of more than half of these are now extinct, not being at present known in a living state up., the earth. Gore-nor Dorr.—Governor Dory, of Rhode h buol, is very ill, and has been conlined to his bed for several weeks Wiwi it Cost.—lo Mexico, from the lowest class the marriage lee to the priests is not less than 1,22 Stroming on the lit/son —For forty years, the extr•mie age of steamboat navigatiOn upon the iliolson river, only tour explosions have taken place on board the whole fleet of steamers that have been ronnim; on that river. This is about the average of the monthly explosions on the Mis sissippi. Shirrs in l'irginia and North Carolina.—Mr James C. Bruce, of Halifax, Va recently delivered an address before the Agricultural Club of the counties of Meeklenburgh, Virginia, and Grand ville, N. C., in which he openly declares his con viction of the on profitableness of slave labor, as at present employed in Virginia and Mirth Carolina. Kenturhy.—The complete returns show, that the Kentucky House of Representatives is composed of 59 Whigs and -IP democrats. The vote for a Convention is ovens h elm ing, reaching . abou t 90,000, or at least three to one of the vote polled, and not less than 50,000 majority over the entire vote of fhe State. The members of the Legislature, classed as convention and anti convention men, stand 90 in savor of, and 10 against it. Presbyterian Church, 0. S.—Number of presby• tcries, 118; number of ministers, 713; churches, :2:17); communicants, 179,433; amount of money contributed for religious purpose during the last year, is,l I rj.lion. Albert Gallatin of New York, and Hon. Simeon Baldwin, of Connecticut, are the oldest living ex-members of Congress—both between SO and 90 years of age. cL - 7- The Rev. Daniel B. Broadley, who has spent :the last 11 years ag a missionary of the A. B. C. F. M. in Siam, arrived in New York last week, with his three motherless daughters. He also brought with him a daughter of Rev. F. B. Thompson, of Borneo. i''F.. • 'COMMER'CIAL .RE.CORD. PrOpared and corrected every Afternoon. PITTSBURGH BOARD OF TRADE. COMMITTEE 'FOB- Avorwr. Jas. May, Geo. Weyman. Jas. Marshall POUT OF PITTSBURGII 2,1 FEET WATER IN TUE CHANNEL ARRIVED. America, Calhoun, Cincinnati Skipper, Stoops, Beaver, Camden, Hendricks, Beaver Louis McLane, Bennet, Brownsville DEPARTED. Ben Rush, Robinson, Louisville Palo Alto, McDonald, Cincinnati Financier, Kountz, Cincinnati Skipper, Stoops, Beaver Camden, Hendrickson, Beaver FLOUR—No change; not much in market We still quote at $.1,,573(i35,00. ASHES—Soda, slight advance this week; sales from one house at -11 c., cash. The demand is good. GRAlN—Market inactive; a few sales in a re tail way, but no change since last report. Wheat, s';ita ; Corn, 4u; Oats, 23(d.15; Rye, 11. POVISIONS—No change. 13}:ANS—Army Bears sell at 73c, which is the average rate. rOvATOES—Arriving in large quantitien, on on account of danger from rot. Sales at .10c. RAGS—Wagon load taken yesterday at ;;Ic L'ALTEMORF: MARKET. August :27, .1 o'clock. I'. M. FLOlTR—Sales'ol Howard street at t4,:016; City Mills at ss.si. WHEAT—SaIe of prime White at $1,1 ,, a L . 23 prime Red is selling at ;' , 1.1 . 2Q'1.15. CORN—Sales prime While at 71e. OATS.—Sales at :toc. WlllSKEY—Noderate sales at `..fse. BEEF CATTLE—SaIes at sl,S;(ri:yeli per too lbs. gross. PROVISIONS—DII, with less iorpiiry. GROCERIES—N,,ehange, with a good supply LARD—Firm at tqiiiitti. LOCAL MATTERS I'oPUL‘TiONI OF 11 'TABU:MU Ilfirris, in his late Directory, classifies in the fulloiAing loan net - , the popildttiou of Pittsburgh; Anierican horn. about 119,09 Q; Irish, Wear, English. Tritg) ; ArVelsh, 3,imm French, :Ail), G er . 14,trou; Alrican aid colored, 3,i/ou, T o t a l, 10.2.500. IVe are inclined to think that :Ifr. Harris flyer estimates the 1.41411311011 Of l'itt,:hurgh, as ins 11 , 2 ura.s aphrale an iucteabe of &Mlle sixty per cent since the census oh Bef //ciin. 11avris sends us the following note in reply to the ILoce-- '•Bittsburt;h and its enviroin, in a eircle of five have, 1 tel Wily my estimate. Let any mall Itiroliah Scott s over Grant's hill or ('oat hill. or Millersville, Birmingham, &.c &c , and he rant , I lillllk.lidleVe I am about right in lily e.- biome 'lire census of 1550 will amount to I 1100 to . 1,0, 04. 0. 1. 11" trisTlie Telegraph yesterlay published an ex tract from a l'orm! that is shoitly to appear in thtfr city. %%filch contams four Illoitsaml. hues! Woe( paper! The author is a most indomitable ass. P. is bud that the contractors. tan out of brains a few minutes before he %%as built. con at last poWl'.ely annotinCe that out friend, Mr. Kennedy's exhibition of the (Ixy•lly drogen Microscope " i,%i11 take place on Xlianda eling„ at Pnilo 11411. NVe I . l'.l‘e luu , A lo sec the anitn.alcula iu the ran at water, and are it that we %till sum hmg an opportunity 01 seeing the monster% (,rry Vie balance of stock of an r.a ship, Allegheny county, about the middle ofJuly last, a dark brown, Mare, with. ar , white mark on her left hind foil; and about 20 years'old.' The owner it requested come forward,ilrove-property, pay chargerein take , her away, or she will be disptised• of accordixg to law. ' F. 11.110ADS;- . • aug26-3t 5 Mifflin Tp BRAITH WAIT'S :R:ETROSPr.CT at: Practical Medicine and Surgery, part 15. For sale at a ug2s MORSE'S. SUP. CAltB. SODA: 1000=Ib Englishfittat tec'd and for sale by B. A. PAIiNESTOCK & - Ciirner' of First - and Wood sts. aug2G. DOMBEY & SON—The first part, containht4 the first ten numbers. For sale at: auf;26 MORSE'S: IfIATITARIGACID:' 5 Caser,juStseceivedAnd tor sale by B. A. FAIINKSTOCICie co:, • aug26' cornerofFirst ancl,Woodsits. CBLORIRE LIME: 10 Casks best Arnerie.an,just received and for sale by - • - 13. A. FAIiNESTOCK & CO. • corner ofFirst and ..Wood ate. aug26 .Thgitcherls Cure.tor the Bowel .Com. TIIREE-FOURTIIS of the children under three or four years of age; are attacked with the Cho/- era Infantum; usually called Bowel 'Ctimplaintk or Slimmer Complaint: and nearly all the-deaths that occur among children are,attribtited,to that etim-, This medicine 'when taken - in tinie., aii64tetkeyer ed in, never fails to Effect a pernianent cure--lear ing the stomach and hotielsin n vigorous and healthy condition: It is mild and soothing in-its:operation, and may be given with perfect safety. to theyoting - est infa t. it is a 'remedy for Diarilwea,ot I.ooseness, ryi!eit tery and Cholera Morhus, - andifi - Cholic and 'Cramp it affords si:eedy relief. For sale''by' t - B. A. FAHNESTOCIC &CO. ang2s Cor Ist & Wood sts. & - ctar 6th & Wood:: ty ARMS' NEW DIRECTORY.-31r. Harris aßez Fl_ a great deal Of time; labor "and expense, has published bin fifth and new editinn of 1250 copies of the Pittsburgh - and Allegheny cities 'and neighboring towns anew direMory;.and has deliiered about 750 copies to his subscribers and paid oveeto his print ers, paper makers, agents and helpers every.tiollar he has yet received and is still about.s2so. !tin le hind and has about 500 copies leR, and he eaineiily appeals to subscribers and citizens of both cities and neighboring towns to pleasexall and pay for or boy a copy of his new-directory and thus aid .and help him pay bis expense, &c. for his labor and . the work so much wanted. ISAAC HARRIS Ageticr aug2s and. Iriteiligence Qffice sthimaz Wood:. " UMMER COMPLAINTOF CHILDREN.7.There 0 is no complaint more 'common and datum:Oaf than this; and what is 'most unportant there hi no complaint atoiccnn.smx, if early and propet means are,used. This disorder does not give alarm, he. cause it crerps on gradually, and sometimes gets well withoulatteiftienpbut it should beinown though itsometimcs continues long withou pp:trent danger, it is often at this very time laying the foun dation of diseases which areSatal: DR. RALPH'S NEGF.TABLE PILLS have been found eery suciess ful in the cure of this disease, and full directions forTthe Pills, in this complaint accompany each box, 10- two kinds in one box---the Purgatice No 1, and the Purifier and strengthener No 2. Price 25 cents per hoi. For sale' by L. CUTHBERT, Smithfield, near 3d st. ME Stray Cow& • • AME: to the subscriber, living in Franklin town Cj ship, Allegheny county, on or about th e Ith inat. a black and white Cow,.eleven or twelve years old. The owner is requested to come forward, prove pro party,. pay charges- and take , her away, .or she will be disposed of according to law. . . _ aug2.5413t. The Great Book. . - " Eprinciples of Nature, her Divine Revelation,, a Voice to Mankind: by and through Andrew Jackson Davia, "the Poukeepsie Seer," and " Claii voyan.," the most extraordinary Book of the Age. Flowers Personified, No 4, with 2 beautiful en gravings. • near Canal Basin Tho Miser's Daughter, by ,Wm., Harrison Ains.• worth, author of "the Tower of London . ," "Old St. Paul's," &c. :Tales of the Spanish Seas, by Henry W.lferbert. The Crimes of the, Borgias, or.Roine . iu the 17th Century, by A. Burri4s. Beatrice, the Goldsmith'SDatighter.. • 'Black Avenger, or the Spanish Main. Walter Woolfe, or the Doiain'Of the Drinkeri by Thos. Dunn English. • • . - Living Age, No 171. • ' . • • . The Religious opinions and character of Washing. ton. Anierican Reviest, fpr August: . 'Rankin's Magazine. " A!. • -. . London•PiCtorial 'Times and Punch.— . Eastern Papers,:&E,•.. For. sale by •• CALDWELL, Rist Office builslinga.' near Canal Basin CM GOLD PENS—Just received" a' larger additional supply of Premium Diamond Pointed Gold peno 4 all warranted, and at the lowest prices, 4 4 - W. W. MILSOZ.ti (irk . cor of 4th . mad . / 4ATAet Mite aug24 AISINS : 50 bores M, R. Raisbsai nosy.landing and for sale by . • aug24 , - NtE AV G OODS.: '•. WATCLIESi JEWELRY, gc, , - TUST RECEIVED, my Fall supply of Sao Goldtp and Silver Watches, and -Jewelry, to which I would the attention of purebasere,es, will.seD - at. Only a .per ct. advance on regular. eastemwieed, and will 'guarantee every article u represented , : W. W. WILSON, ear of4tli and Market stn. EMU TH.BUILDERS.---Sealed Propose,la wiltherecaiv j_ ed. at-the ogles of HAXXI/1 SIMI', , ;Super. intendant, on the corner of Fourth an d a T mithfiold until Friday, August 27, at 5 toclockifor building the MERCY HOSPITAL, 'agreeably' to the plans, and specifications now ready. ' • - Persons desirous of submitting propo s /Ws for thi work, can examine the plans and specifications at the office of the superintendent, until Friday, 27th hut., between Abe hours oft and etcloelt, each dxy. By order of the-Building Coromit*.„ . • - MITLVANY, Ch , m. -aug23,st S 5 Fourthstreet MORSE'S. J. S. COSOILAVE, SECV. To. Stone 31Ingoicis r . iEALED PROPOSALS will lie t'eciveli ate , office of the Allegheny Cemetery, until the 20th day of September next, foi finding all Mate.riili and, erect ing an Entrance. Gate Way and Porter'..-Lodge, to, said Cemetery, .• • ;ri - • Plans and specificationstoffihe work can be 58 311 at Ole office., 'fiy,order cif tlie -Board. , z -; aug23 JOHN ,C.U4SLPT Axo't. Po Cemp Meeting. PROPOS/I.LS A Good rarm'.for Sale. Stray:lgßre .11 , 11T1-1 T#ORN, Franklin:rp miLLF,R 4 Rlcg.wrspx. iEll