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L. HARTER, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
PITTSBURGH:
MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 28, IS4S.
VOICE OK ALLEGHENY COUNTY I
FOR PRESIDENT,
y /JAMES BUCHANAN,
Subject to the decision of the National Convention,
IN THIS PAPER- THE LA ITS OF THE UNITED
“STATES; TREATIES, RESOLUTIONS OF CON
ORESS, *c., AI IE PUBUSHEDBY AUTHORITY.
Oampllmeiiti of oar Contemporaries*
We hire not, at any time,felt the necessity of
staking our way to Die notice of the public, by
praising ourselves; nor by hv*M‘ n S our exertions
to meet whatwe bare believed to be the reasonable
expectations of our friends ; but we have not been,
m the mean time, either indifferent to the good opin
ions of th<we to whom, wc look for support, or
unmindful of the warm interest that has been taken
in the success of the Momhhq Post by a large num
ber of oar. fellow-citiicos, in different parts of the
country. With a view, therefore, as well to meet
the ilncrcased and increasing business of the estab
lishment, as to prove our desire to make the Post
worthy of support, we have introduced into our
paper entirely new and beautiful type, of much
- smaller site than that which we have heretofore
used. - Tbia has made a very decided improvement
in the appearance of our paper; and has afforded
the occasion for an expression, on the part of our
contemporaries, of their kind fcclingß toward us.
With a view that our readers may know the state of
this fdelitlgi‘ we give, below, a number of notices
which! have appeared, since &e adoption of our new
dresa. Our modesty lias been very much affected
by their peraaal ; and nothing but what we deem a
sense-of duty, to our friends in general, prompts to
tb«f publication. We think |jt necessary to add, in
continuation, that those Mends who have so kindly
■ remembered us,_shall not be forgotten.
T» PnTsacEGix Moiuaxo Post.— I This staunch Dem
ocratic paper cotnes to us qrciitly ihiproved. We are
glad to see it, as it w a proof of the prosperity of one of
the most thorough, and certainly one of the oldest, of nil
OUT republican prints. The Post under the control of us
present editor, Lecxt ILutrEE, Esq., hres attained a mo«t
enviable position as a courteous and fearless orgnn of
Ikeparty.—J*f*in.i/dran£/» n.
Pittsburgh Post has been handsomely im
proved by a new dress; and.' wc are pleased to learn
that it.is in a highly flourishing condition. —Steubenville
Union.
n-y The "Pittsburgh Morning Post" of Tuesday lost
comes to us in an entire new dress. The Post is decided
ly one of the neatest and best‘edited-papers iu the State,
and the republican party of Allegheny county may well
fed proud of such an able exponent of democratic princi
ples. We hope our mend Haßtes will reap n rich reward
for his labor* in the cause. a* he 4s eminently deserving
of it.—MnxtiVfiTr^emoe:et.
* Our friend HarpßS. of the Pittsburgh Post, has come out
with a uew dress.: OlCnblonger belong* to the -unwash
-14 democracy” aavvfe do-v He goes against the “Proviso,”
feixuriates in the graces of‘.tOld Cave” and with his mouth
IWTof pop abuses us for ntttbciug more wise. Good luck
lokte, notwithstanding,—Ufcrrianff Plain Dealer,
''Tldt DailY' : P<*t.—Thi* able and efficient
ftcaocmic papcT has made its appearance in a new and
beautiful dress- 'Hie publication of this excellent daily,
accompaniedas.it is. by such cheering evidences oi en
terprise, cannot fail to receive the patronage it so richly
menls —Ohio
' irr-The Pittsburgh Post conies to us this week, enlarg
ed, sud printed on new type. It proents a very hnuo
eoote appearance, and we are pleased to see this evi
dence of its prosperity.— Washington Patriot.
• "IgThc Pittsburgh lV*st appeared in an entire new
on Tuesday, it is neatly gotten up. and
• promises- additional usefulness iu the tlcmocraiu* ranks.
Gladtohcar it.—W7ir?/i«" Arg-u*.
Pnrs&nuiu"Dailv Post.—This paper com«*s to os now
Jo an entire new and boautiiul dress; and we hail i?s im
proved appearance as an evidence that it.< merits are ap
preciated and duly rewarded by the democracy of \\ ex
tern Pennsylvania. The Post i.« the only republican jour-
ABl where it has to contend single hunded
with whiggery in all its protean shapes—each particular
form beiugrepresented by a daily organ—irom nnii-wn
•onry down to nativeihin; and that its labors against such
aa odds in numbers hare been eminently successiul, is
evidenced by the fact that at the last gubernatorial elec
tion in Allegheny county the democratic vote gamed on
tkfl whig vote over thirteen hundred from the former simi
le? election. I* is edited, with consummate ability in ail
‘departments, and to nuy oue wanting a Pittsburgh dai
ly, wc say seud for the Post: or. it yon want a weekly
frdm the same place, send for the 3f« reury and Manufae-
Wrer, which is die weekly of the Post.—Mahomm; Index.
- The Pittsburgh Posthua doffed its old. and put on a new
drew of morc than ordinary beauty. Such an improve
ment savors of prosperity, which we arc, glad to nonce
even alnong our loco neighbors, .who arc entitled to com
mendation for such '‘■progressive'' demon strat ions—at least.
We recommend the Daily Post to our "neigh
borv who desire a commercial aiidneua-papcr—Steuben
title IDrald.,
1 Pirrsuraon Posr.—The Daily Morning Post ha* come
-out in ft new and beautiful dress—entire new materials.
To those desirous of the curliest telegraphic news, and the
fcftti pftpeT in the city of Pittsburgh, wc recommend the
Po#i. -—Ohio Picayune..
TrjrTht Pittsburgh Daily Post, the only democratic pa
psxpublishcd in that city, makes its appearuucc in a new
and beautiful dress. —Deficit Free Press.
Tb* PmsBUKOu Post-—This ualuahle and sterling
democratic poper has come out in an entire naw dress,
. which readers it ouc of the nc a fit at and best doily papers
in the countrv. May abundant success attend the exer
tions of friend lUxrz* to .serve the public.
:t-Tho*e wishing a daily paper trora Pittsburgh cannot do
better than to subscribe for the Post.—Trumbull (O.) Dan.
v ■\ Pittsburgh Daily Post lately made its appear
‘ftneein an-cuurely new dress- litis indicates prosperity.
The Post is now one of the finest looking dailies publish
ed —Democratic Banner. (Ml. Fcrno/t, O.)
Dailt Post.—This valuable patter has lutcly
XQadc its appearance in a new and beautitul dress. The
Foatii doing a ** smashing business,” and is conducted
x v *jth apirit and ability.— Guernsey (O.) Jeffersonian.
New Dribs.—The 1 Pittsburgh Post” has put on a splin
ter new dress, and prcschts a beautiful and businesslike
armearance. We are glad to soe this proof thot-thenjer-
ISV the u Ppst M are appreciated. To those.whoac Inter
ftsfitis to take a Pittsburgh paper, recommend
; th« “-Post” as being unsurpassed in it* Commercial De
partment by any paper in that city. —Cadiz (O.) Sentinel.
iPuxwcftOH Dailt Mokmno Post — This i* a most at
tractive looms!, mechanically as well os intellectually.
Its old dress was well enough; hut ita Editor, Licet lUr-
T», Eeq-, must have everything first rate, and the Post
no* co»cs to uo printed entirely on new and moat beaou
fcl type. We trust the enterprise of the bold, mdepend
eftt and able organ of the Democracy* of Allegheny may
bftwell rewarded. An excellent weekly—the Mercury
BleAujatturcr— is issued from the same office.—Ce>
Liberty ( Unicmicicn.)
Daily Post.—This excellent Democratic
DftQy made its appearance on Wednesday last in a beau
fcfalncw dress, and is now the best looking daily in the
-i **Bfteky city.” The Post, gives as late and lull mieui-
both home and foreign, and as complete a report of
’••'tfia markets, as any of its cotcmporaiit*; besides, it is a
firm fthd able defender and advocate df Democratic prin
ciples. We recommend the Port to'the patronagflS>f
•’xthpaedcsiriitg’a Pittsburgh Daily.—Porfagc (O.) ScntincP.
Piiiaßcxon Dxif-r Post.—We observe that friend Har-
f l . m procured an entire new and elegant dress for the
Post, ana it is now one of the handsomest, as well as one
of the best political uud commercial papers yvest of the
mountains.— American Jkm Krat, {Akron, 0.) ,
Pmaaraan Daily Post .—This papertaa recently been
- much improved in appaa»w«viiau is now one ol the
fiaact looking and mort papers in the
6tata We wish Mr. HiJiffci, the Editor, all the prosper
ity to which his energy,'talents, and enterprise entitle
h»n .—Bedford Gazelle.
A. number of the citizens* of Philadelphia,
without reference to party, have presented Lieut.
TBOXAI D. Shaw, U. S. N-, with an elegant sword
and a pair of epaulettes, in token of their approba
tion of his conduct while on service in the Gulf of
Mexico.
89“ The American Union, of Steubenville, is
contending warmly for the nomination of Gcnpral
Woxth lo.the Presidency.
•’B9“ A new federal paper is about being eatab
lilhed at Stenbormlle, under the editorial supervi-
Bpn of Rore&t C. Wirson, son of Judge Wilson of
tbfitcity. ■
' WT For pn account.of.thc Taylor Stale Conven
tion,read the letter of our Harrisburg correapond-
89“ Cql. Wilson MpCandless is uow in tho city
pp Philadelphia, apd is stoppiug at Jones* Hotel.
89* The New.yo.rk True Sun, heretofore
in politics, -has.lbeen purchased by ujat section of
the party known as “Old Hunkers**. It
ia said to be edited-with great ability.
. correspondent of-the Pennsylvanian, in a
vary able and, logical article, advocates the nomina
tion ofJtlin-'Hojri^'WtLxiAx Memia, ofOhio,a« tire
Democratic candfdate for Vice President.
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Oar friendCapUin James* Mat. of this city, has
politely allowed us to peruse a number of letters re
cently received by him KixHAn, Xtq.,
the well known European agent, 1 and at present Con
sul at’DubTTnV ' liTthese letters, Mr. XcEKAiv draws
a beart-reoding picture of the awful destitution
which still exists in Ireland.' Although the citisens
of the United States have contributed, liberally, dur
ting the past year towards relieving the dis
tresses of Irel&nd*B suffering millions, yet when
we take into consideration the fact that the
people country are still suffering and
dying from starvation, we think the good people o*
this country, who.have been blenedby a kind Provi.
dence with an abundance, thduld continue .the good
work of charity, and contribute money and provis
ions, for the relief of that warm-hearted but misera
ble people. *We would suggest to oar citixens, that
another meeting for the relief of Ireland should be
called at once, when suitable measures may be ta
ken to raise new contributions. We hope that this
suggestion will be heartily responded to by every
humane citixen of Pittsburgh.
We present below extracts from the-letters cf Mr.
Ks&jrAtr, addressed toCapt. May.
In 000 letter he says : “ We have a mild winter,
to far no frost nor snow. Sickness and fhmine are
yet awfully prominent, and many are daily famish
ing from destitution and wanti Landlords, tax-gath
erera and Government officers are rampant and driv
ing the people mad.”
In another letter he writes :' 44 Since my last, noth*
ing of importance has occurred here.
44 The .money market is something easier; the
pressure not quite so great; business slowly impro
ving. I send you some papers, by which yeu will
see the dreadful condition of the Irish peasantry.
14 Though the market is lower than last season, and
Provisions more abundant, yet the cooditioo of the
great mass of the people ts still more deplorable.
44 Harrowing scenes of destitution, pestilence and
famine, are awfully prevalent, all over the country ,
and are fast converting this once fruitful field into
a monstrous sepulchre.
44 In addition to the extracts you have, [ can as
sure you there are hundreds of letters
and many Irish newspapers, to indorse the fact, that
the great body of the poor of Ireland are io a truly
awful alate of destitution, and in as much need of
relief now as they were last year.
44 Every day I recoive letters from clergymen
and others, in all parts of the country, through
whom I send remittances of. money, detailing the
dreadful progress of famine, fever and death, in the
separate localities. Just now now the Rev. James
Clark, P. I. of Drummelly, county Fermanagh, to
whom I sent four remittances of money from St.
Louis* thus writes me: 4 As’ you were at ml! times
the patrou of the poor, perhaps you could influence
: some of yi»r charitable friends in America, to send
me some pecuniary aid in favor of the poor of this
parish. There are, I can assure yon, three hundred
families under my care, who arc in the greatest dis
tress; they live on turnips and raw cabbage. There
is no employment here, public or private. Two
hundred of my parishioners died of starvation. My
Cumte, Rev. Mr. Boyle, died of starvation, &c., Ac.*
44 This is bur a sketch of his own neighborhood.
Similar accounts come from many other parts ; each
one thiuking his district the Yvbrst. In fact, the
misery,Squalor and wretchedness of the peasantry
is absolutely indescribable, and u is painful to the
feelings to attempt a recital of such horrors.
44 Since writing the above, I have received a let
ter from Mr. John Riley, merchant, Ucllmullet,
county M\vo, acknowledging the receipt of the £3
for Dennis Molarchr, which in your l*st you order
ed to be paid hitn. He thus speaks: ‘l shall fee!
much pleasure in attendiog to your further orders
anti regret to stale that the poor people here are in
much need of any remittances they may receive
from their friends. The people in this neighbor
hood are in a wretched state for want of food.*
But I am inundated with yuch accounts from all
quarters.”
SLxth Congressional t>t»tr!ct—A Demo
cratic Victory.
Samuel A. Bridges, E*q., has been elected to
Congress in the District recently represented by
John W. Hornbcck, over Lesiier Trexler, Fede
ralist, by a majority of over 150 votes. This is a
Democratic gain ; and it must be extremely galling
to the federal party, as the >var issue was distinctly
made by the candidates. Those who are lending
“aid and comfort” to the enctny, may read in this
result their certain defeat throughout the country
next fall.
{QTSome person has sent us a supplement to the
New York Courier and Enquirer, containi »g the
proceedings of the Taylor. Mass Meeting, in that
city, on Tuesday last. The meeting appears to
have been very respectable; so far as numbers are
concerned. Amongst the Jotters published with the
proceedings, we notice one from that very honest
and consistent politician, VV7C. Rives, of Virginia,
and another from Andy Stewart, of Uniontown.—
The Journal of Commerce says of the meeting:
“ It was, however, essentially a Whig meeting,
agreeably to the language oT the call. Aimo t all
the officers of it, to far as we know- their politics,
are Whigs or Native Americans, and the adikess and
resolutions are strongly Whig.”
BiT The recent Taylor State Convention at Har
risburg nominated an Electoral Ticket for President
and Vice President. Charles Shaler, Esq., of
this city, we observe, is one of the Senatorial
Electors.
Mr. Editor : —ln my Inst communication, I men
tioned some of the difficulties which might be sug
gested to the plan of making use of the University
for tt>c purposes of a High School. In addition to
what I then said, 1 will mention one or two other
points, where difficulty might be apprehended. It
may bethought that, inasmuch as the University is
under the control of a distinct corporation, there
would not likely be such hahnony of action between
the corporation and the School Directors as would
secure the object in view. This difficulty may be
obviated in two ways. The School Directors can
make out their own course of studies for their pu
pils, and can appoint visitors or examiners, whose
duty it would be to see their pupils were properly
instructed in these branches. According to this
plan, the High School would become a regular de
partment of tbe University, and the pupils would
take their diplomas after having completed the
prescribed course. Another mode of obviating the
difficulty, would be to so rftter the charter of the
University as to give tho School Boards a proper
representation in the Board of Trustees. Should
this be done, iris probable that the course of study
,at the University, would be so modified as to meet
the wants of alt who might. resort to it for instruc
tion. It would then, in the strict sense of the
erm, be a University, and such I believe th.e In
stitution ought to become. To .this it may bo an
swered that such a course would convert tho Uni
versity into a mere High School. Now, what signi
fies a name, provided the thing is obtained; No
friend of the University, I presume, is so wedded to
any particular system at not to be willing to have
the studies ofthat Institution so modified, as to meet
tbe wants of the community. What object could
the trustees or officers have, in making it an exclu
sive institution I Their only desire certainly must,
be, to make it useful to all of tbe citizens, so' far as
it may be in their power to do so.
In either of the foregoiog w*ye, it seems to me,
entire harmony of.action might be secured. But in
any event, it would cost nplning for the Boards of
Directors to see wjiat arrangement could be made
with the University, and make trial of it. It would
require no outlay of capital, and no expenditure,
except such sums as might be agreed upon as tui
tion fees. Should the plan, after being tried for six
months or a year, be found'impracticable, it could
be abandoned., and no harm could be donb. Ac
cording to our present law, any one of the wards
>on act atone if it.chooses. The practicability of
the plan which I have suggested, can be .easily and
readily tested--would it not be well for some one
or more of the wards to make the experiment?
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Corrc.pomd.ne. ot lb. SornLug Poit.
The great Taylor convention ie at llut over.—
Philadelphia count; and city, were represented in
Tull j the number ofwhoae doiegateaformed hair the
whale number preeent'ln the Convention. It wa>
indeed a failure in both aa regard,
numbera and reipect&bility. There were gome
thirty-four delegates in all; and theae, too, were J
most)/ obt&ined from peraons now sojourning in
Harrisbtxrgb,—few were authorised to represent
thoir respective counties. David Paul Brown, of
the city, was their orator* As a speaker he certain
ly ranks high} but as a demagogue much higher.
He has embraced almost e*ery political party in his
day, and advocated every new-fangled doctrine o
Would-be political reformers; and now, after being,
for a while the “embodiment” of Native Americans,
with all his past experience, to be the leader of the
fag end of the Whigs, who have christened them
selves the “Taylor party.” I was sorry to see Gov.!
Porter among those Native* varnished with a new
name. He is certainly careless of bis good
or he would keep out of such questionable com
pany.
The Legislature will not adjourn before the first
of April. Business is progressing very slowly in
deed. The Supplement to the Pennsylvania Rail
Road bill is now before the House. This bill au
thorises the Councils of the cities of Philadelphia
and Pittsburgh to become stockholders in said road.
An amendment was attached to it to-day, which
provides that, aßer the company hat declarod a
dividend of six per cent., it shall pay into the State
treasury, to the credit of the State, the sum of fifty
cents upon every*passenger traveling over said road.
The vote stood 44 to 42. By many, it is supposed
that this will rqnder the bill so odious, as not to be
accepted by the company.
Mr. Plumer- has not yet taken his seat. He is at'
present in Philadelphia. Many of the delegates to
the 4th of March Convention have already, arrived.
The Governor is still unwell. He is, however, able
to attend to all his duties. His diseaso is such as
not to be very serious.
Yours with respect, G..
The Editor of the New York Literary World
in the opening portion of a review of an historical
work, pays the following just and beautiful tribute
to History:
History, rightly studied, enlarge* the faculties,
improves the mind, and elevates the character. It
eradicates narrow prejudice, softens the asperities
of party and sect, develops the kindly feelings .of
our nature, and impresses deeply that truth, preg
nant with consequences, that we are all brethren of
the one great human family. It shows what years;
of toil have been spent, and what Herculean efforts
made, in the noble cause of the rights of man ; the
struggles for freedom, the contests for right, the ;
blood and sweat of the people for political exist !
encc, the painfully slow progress of even-handed |
justice, the long, Tong night of ignorance* error and '
oppression, and the (hint and fitful gliraraeringof
the light of day which has at last fully dawned upon
the world History is full of lessons for those who
seek after wisdom and desire human happiness.-
Dark though its passages be, it is never without its
moral; uncertain and scant as may be the facts which
it preserves, they are always full of impressive warn- |
ing and instruction. The tyrants iron rule, ortho j
people’s licentious despotism, the patriot's devotion 1
to his country, or the demagogue's devotion to self, ;
the fall of kings and the rise of democracies, or the 1
overthrow of free states and the consolidation ofem- !
pircs, all arc big with the lessons of wisdom-all j
are suggestive of most wholcsotre warning and en- '
couragement. Human happiness, too, essentially
dependent on public aa well as private virtue, can j
hardly be learned without attention to the past no
less than to the present. The good stand out like
beacon-lights along the dreary track of time ; the no
ble benefactors of our race, the instructors of_Jhe i
ignorant, the defenders of the oppressed, the accu- j
sersofthe corrupt, the givers of food and clothing,
j the founders of schools, the munificent encourng
ers of the liberal arts, the living examples of purity'
and excellence, are so many invaluable witnesses
of the upward struggles of man, and of the never
dying desire to reach after purer ami belter things.
The strongest incentives to virtue are found in the
fact that it has always, in time past, been the pre
server and supporter of both individual and pub ic
happiness ; and it is no uncertain testimony which
history bears, when she points us to the many—but
yet too few—who have done good and uprightly in
their day and generation, and to the multitudes—
alasl » hat countless myriads !—who have revelled
in lust, rapine and cruelty, trampled on the souls
and bodies of men, and gone to their graves amid
the execrations of millions. Even so it is, and his
tory’s chequered page, though telling a sad story
for the most part, is not without its bright spots, its
lovely chaiacters, its noble and enchanting scenes,
its inspiring details, its testimony to right, its repro
bation of wrong. Thus may it always be.
Tilt Sixth Wabd.—The way this young giant o»
the hill is doing things, ii a caution to ail the Rip
Ton Winkles sleeping at its feet! With such a
populations the Sixth Ward has, it ts bound to go
ahead. Our friends there tell us, that in three or
four years chat will be the moat populous Ward in
the city; so the Fifth must look nut. They take the
lead in their School \ they lake the lead in their
Free Lectures ; they take the lead in building good
From the Massillon (O) Telegraph \' substantial brick houses j und they take the lead in
GREAT FLOOD. I unity of interest, and social good feeling. Wcmake
MAMiILLON : these remarks, which suggested themselves to^our
About a quarter pa.t three o'clock, on the morning ' m ' ml “ ft< ‘ r rea,)in S th " "° t,::
of the 23d, the water of the artificial Lake, east of “ Will 'oo be so kind as to say, that at a mee ing
our town, commenced to pour in upon us. The ! of the ciliecns of the Sixth Ward, b?!d at the Pub
.lumbenog c.tiaen. were arou.ed to witneaa one of j llc School Hou.e, on Krid evening, a Committee
the most disastrous and awful sights that may ever i ... . , 8
fall to their lot to behold. The alarm ua. given, f ■'’l’P 0 ' nt ' d "> "elect a amiable perion to propo.e
but none too soon to enable many persons to escape ao Oration on the Life and Character of tb£ late
from their perilous situations. The water rose in | statesman and patriot, Joxiji Quincy Adams s \d be
Main «*“ *■'“>— of th. School H„u.e,
(embracing the business part,) was covered with j aßcr notice shall have been given of the
water. | time, &c.’»
It continued to rise at a fearful rate until it.burst
the embankment* of tbe Canal, tore down the ob
struction* that wero in its way, and roiled its angry
waves in the valley of the river. In its rapufvelo
city it inundated many of our ware-houses which
were stored with goods; deposited in our streets
piles of lumber, wood, boxes, fitc. Our streets are
impassible fur rubbish.
Tbe large Brick Ware-House of J. L. Reynolds,
4tc., is washed down—a great part of the large build -
ing known as the Stone Block is gone—a part of
the large Brick Factory has fallen, and as we write
the following, buildings shake the earth around,
rocks, buildings and everything that tends to impede
the progress of the madened foaming waves arc
borne on its current.
For the Morntn” Post.
The water now passes down a great chasm that
it has made between the basin (that passed under
the stone block,) and the Tremont House. It has
washed the earth from Uie foundation of the latter
budding—it may yet fall, as the waters continue to
pour down in heavy rolling torrents.
The Reservoir is inaccessible, and we know not
what our fulo may yet bo. We hope for th’e best,
and trust in God, as be slonc can guide the,angry
waters.
The sight our streets present is heart rending.
Destruction seems to have been the order of tbe
night. The day dawns upon ruins that but last
night were beautiful edifices.
The Tremont House, that is now in such peril
was yesterday opened by Mr. Lockwood, as a.public
Boarding House. The opening of it was celebrated
by a festival gotten up in a beautiful style. Ail
was mirth and hilarity, last evening—-but, white en
joying the splendid repast, so bounteously prepared
and elegantly displayed, consternation and horror
took the place ofjoy ; and oil seemed impelled by
the first law of nature, self-preservation ; and rush •
ed into the street,
Wsany be thankful that we have fared no worse,
There have been no lives lost as yet, that we have
heard of with any certainty. Some are reported.
Our time will not permit much more to be -said
now, further particulars maybe given next week.
The loss of property wo think will amount to
over $150,000 in our‘town, and the damagedone
bclow we can form no estimate of. The Canal em
bankments are entirely swept away.
We will merely state, without remarks this week,
that it is believed the water was let out by> some
person or persons, as such an event could not have
occurred without some agency.
B3T* The Paris journal, La Pretse, in its number
of the 2d of January, contains the following compar
ison between the Hon. Robert J. Walker, otfr inde
fatigable Secretary of tbe Treasury, and Mr. Duraon,
the present Minister of Finance in France;
“Mr. Walker, MinisteHofFinance, at Washington,
on the 9th December, fell suddenly sick, on leaving
his house. His sickness is the consequence of ex
cessive labor, to which he has applied himself, and
an unustal privation of sleep. Tnese are accidents
to which our ministers never have the imprudence
to expose themselves. On the other if our
finances arc far from flourishing as those of the Uni
ted States, we have the satisfaction to think that
Mr. Dnmon enjoys better heilth than Mr. Walker.”
*aar A historical, fact may not be improperly re
ferred to at this particular time, for the benefit of
those whose conscientious scruples forbid attendance
at balls. Geonob Washington and bis Morfcum, at
tended a ball near their residence in Virginia, and
danced together. r
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Kneel, my child, for God ic here 1 -
Bend Sn love, but not in lear;.
r'* Kneel before him now in prayer;
Thank him for hi* constant core j
Praise him for his bounties shed -
Every inomenton thyhead;
. - Ask for light to know his will;
Ask for love thy heart to fill; '
6 Ask for faith to bear thee on
Through the might of Christ, his Son;
Ask his Spirit soil to guide thee
Through the ills that may betide thee;
Ask for peace to lull to rest
Every tmmuli of thy breast,
Ask in awe, but not in fear,
KAeel, my child, for God is here!
. From the 'Journal of Commerce.
MUSIC OF THE SPHERES.
On Friday, December 26,1846, at about 2 P. M.,
a noise was .beard in the environs of Midentbal,
(Germany,) in a circumference of 18 loagues in di
ameter, resembling in the first instance a distan
cannonade* After 20 almost uniform discharges,
this noise changed almost to a rumbling, the sound
of which strikingly resembled those of a kettle
drum tuned in F, and ended with sounds like those
of distant trumpets. The whole phenomenon last
ed about three minutes, and was heard in the same
manner throughout the entire district. Every audi
tor imagined that he heard the noise over his own
head, but nothing was seen explanatory of the phe
nomenon. In the village of Schoenberg, however,
west of Midentbal, several persons discovered above
the houses a black ball rapidly descending, and a
man saw this fall into a garden. The news of the
event soon spread abroad, and all the inhabitants,
abandoning their firesides and family festivities, ran
to the spot pointetTout. They found an opening in
the earth which emitted a sulphurous vapor. On
digging with great zeal, a stone was discovered two
feet below the surface, in the form of a regular
truncated pyramid, with four narrow lateral surfaces,
and a fifth somewhat wider. The base is smooth
enough. The summit is prismatic, and the corners
are rounded. It weighs almost eight Kilograms.
Its dimensions are eight inches in height, seven in
breadth, and three in thickness. The fracture is
greyish-white, spotted with white, and several chrys
talized metallic fragments'were noticed upon its
surface, especially some octahedral chrystals of
iron ,which attracted the magnet.
The above is the account given of the phenomena
to the editor of the Augsburgh Gatetle. A body of!
similar composition is described by M. Arago, in a
communication to the Academy of Science!, that
fell in a district in Francs in 1841, and was heard a
great distance; and the sound which followed the
last of the several explosions was quite musical.
That learned astronomer denominated this extraor
dinary sound the' music of the spheres. A large
stone was seen to fall and was exhumed f>om the
field while yet warm. Fragments of this body were
scattered in a path 16 miles wide and 60 miles long.
I have detailed particular accounts of three other
aerolites which have fallen to the earth the present
year. .
Navioatioic Oreif.— The lake at this point is
nearly free from ice, and the prospect of an early
opening of navigation is good. A large num
ber of vessels are now getting ready to move early
in Ma'ch. The steamer United States is daily ex
pected from the West.— Cleveland Timet, feb. 23.
Rccaurrs ro* tot: A*my.—The Ohio Belle pass
•d here yesterday with 360 recruits for the different
regiments in Mexico. They were from Newport
Barracks. —Louisville J)em.
LOCAL MATTERS.
Wine Mxxtiugs.— On Saturday evening, the
whigs held their meetings. Therc'was considerable
excitement in sereral of the Wards; particularly
the Second. In this district, two rcvcrenJ leaders
of the great and respectable party, found occasion
to banter each other for a knock down. The cause
was this i One being a Scott mao and the other for
Clay, they were pitted against each other with much
Iceling. The Scott man brought in hit son, a minor,
to mark ; the man of Clay protested against such
injustice. Words brought on words and rancorous
feelings, uutil coats were off, fists prepares!, and the
attitudes struck. 6ome mutual friends kindly and
and prevented a flow of
blood and brains. The result of the meetings in the
cay, we learn, stands thus: For Clay Jive wards;
for Scott four . The country will pome in for Scott.
We have since learned that the four wards cf Al
legheny city, and Lower St. Clair township went for
Clay strongly. We still think that ftenti will have
a decided majority. There were two sets of dele
gates elected in the Third Ward.
Mesme&hm.—lt will be observed that Mr. SrEN-'
ecu has concluded to remain for one week more—
and will give lectures and experiments in theOdcon,
beginning on this evening. In the card of Mr. Spen
cer, we find that he promises something still more
wonderful than he has yet produced. He proposes
t > send his subjects on visits to the other planets,
the moen, ltc.,and allow them to describo scenery,
Slc. Now, this is saying a good deal,—much more
Jhan are c m consent to believe without positive
proof. If Mr. 8. succeeds in these experiments as
well as he basin others he has performed in our
city, we will come to the conclusion that certain
persons whom the world has denounced as insane,
were only more wise than their denouncers. We
await the result of the experiments with some in
terest.
Canal Basin. — A correspodcnt writes to us on
"the subject of the Canal Basin. He thinks something
should be done at once, to preserve purity during
tbu summer. We hope it majr not be permitted to
remain that disease engendering pool it was last
summer. The Councils should see to it at once.
The expense required in making it entirely pure
and wholesome will be but trifling. The importance
of the improvement —that of saving lives and prex
venting sickness—should not be measured with
dollars.
Geauan Democratic Cork.— Schiller's play of
the .fiohier*, will be presented by the German The
atrical Corps, this evening, in the Athensum Hall.
The members of the Compauy arc competent to
perform the parts of the piece, and to those who
understand the language we think the bill attrac
tive.
Kiive in the Penitentiary. —On Saturday even
ing last* an alarm was raised cy the burning of a
Dye house in the Penitentiary. W© did not leant
how the fire originuted. It made a great light. The
engines were quickly on the ground. The firemen
were taken in with their hose, and though the water
was scarce, a portion of tho building—a long frame
—was saved.
mff' Wc saw & gentleman worth a hundred thou
sand dollars, soliciting aid for an afflicted family a
Jew days ago. This appears to be all right—but
.he should not beg from men not worth a dollar. He
might have given relief himself and not felt the loss
; in his pants pocket.
Hudson's Panorama.— The geeat pain ting of he
Hudson river still excites, and crowds nightly attend.
We are pleased to announce that it will remain one
week more,and exhibit every evening. Those who
have not yet witnessed it, should go immediately,
as this will be the last week.
Coming. —Fox and Hague are expected to arrive
to-day, with the Burglars.
SorEßiirexmxßi of." Watt.* Wo*ct.—On thi.
evening, we under.tand, the Council* will be celled
upon to elect* Superintendent of Water Work..
There will be n greet Itrnggle among the aipirenti.
AnoTHEn Pnojzck.VrWe uk nttention to the card
of BUhop Alexander Sieven.Sn, which will be found
in another column.. He handed it in and Jpaid fori
like a true man.
rirwb understand that a bill has been sent to
Hairiaburgh, with a petition praying for its passage
by the Legislature, making Modei Artist exhibitions
Peritentiary offences.
Forth* Morning Post
The Reverend the Clergy of the City of Pittsburgh and
vicinity, the President, Faculty and Trustees of the west
ern University, gentlemen of the medical profession, in
the city and county, the Judges of the various Courts of
Allegheny county, the member* ,of the Bar end students
of Law, axe respectfully invited a meeting at the District
Court Room, on Saturday next, at 1 o’clock, P. M m im
mediately after tne adjournment of the Court, to take into
consideration a PROJECT,—which bos already met with
the approbation of various distinguished individuals.—
The Project will enure to the benefit of, and be submitted
to the meeting by ADEXANDER STEVENSON,
feb 2S-lt*
* I. O. OF O. *F•—A special meeting of Twin City
Lodge. No. 241, will take place this evening, at 6} o’clock,
at the Hall, in Allegheny Citv. By order of the N. G.
feb29 HERBST, P. S.
(o*We are authorized to say, mat the name of M. D.
Stacuiocsx will be presented to the City Councils, on
Monday night, for Superintendent of the Water Works.
ftbCM3t.
CI7*IhsEASE or ms Lunos.—How very important is it
for those afflicted, to procure something to arrest the in
sidious destroyer, Consumption! before it takes too deep
a root, and destroys life! Have not thousands testified to
the beneficial effect of Dr. Duncan's Expectorant Remedy,
a safe and certain medicine, prepared expressly for the
cure of diseases of the chest.
• Read the testimony of thousands, who have qcen cured
.by the timely ose of this medicine. One bottle is sufficient,
n many cases, to test its curative virtaes. Why then
procrastinate, from time to time, until it be too late ?
Dr. Duncan’s Western Office, No. 150 Sycamore street,
Cincinnati, Ohio, where his medicines arc sold wholesale
audrolait.
IH7~Sold by Wm. Jacxson, Agent. 89 Liberty street,
Pittsburgh, Pa. • feb26
Death from a Slight Cold. —By noglooting those salutary
precuntions which common sense dictates, many, very
many, fall victims to their imprudence. We have seen
the yonng bride, blooming as it were, as the bird of para
dtse: and thofair flower of hope, the pride of her lather
and; tlie joy of her mother—her cheek flushed with antici
pation, and her eye beaming with the soft expression or
lov6—the gay dreams of life daneing on her fancy with
the rich and variegated tints of the rainbow’s promise:
We have seen ail this changed— aye, the wedding gar
ment for a shroud and the bridal chamber for the sepul
chre of the dead: and all this from neglecting a common
cold. Now, before it is too late, use Dr. Roger's Liverwort
and Tar , which gives immediate relief; as thousands of
our most intelligent families now admit of its most extra
ordinary cures. The gay, the beautifuJ v and the young
speak forth its praise, ana will, so long as it makes posi
tive cures, and cheers the despairing family fireside.
For sale bv Spalding & Kneelond, Grant street.below
second; and itida A Co. comer of Woodand Fourth.
{Jiy Who arc quacks 1 The administrator of calomel?
ihe? professor of the water cure? the disciple of the great
Hahnemann who administers his minute doses, and won
ders at the non-belief of the million? the steam doctor?
the;botanical doctor? the mesmerizer? and the ten thou
sand inventors of patent cure-alls ? which is lux one true
syqiem * —we pause for a reply. Our Courts of Justice
shpwthe blisteriug, bleeding, calomel faculty ofteh.ar
raigned for manslaughter: hut,-like a baud of brothers,
they swear each other through thick and thid. The water
cure has men like Sir E. L, Rulwer to prove its powerful
mejdictnal agency, over all other remedies. Then steps
forth a host of believers in bomcepathy, the oxly true sys
tem, say they,—oh, no. it is steam only, says a most re
spectable group, which you can rely upon; it cured us
when all others failed:—hold! say* another party, botan
ical treatment has proved itself tne only safe and reliable
means of cure, we have been through all your systems,
and all failed; botanical treatment cured us:—A loud cry
wsia heard, as from millions of voices— FavgAn’s Vegeta
ble.] Lithontriptic Mixture, the Great American Remedy,
after all other trials in all other medicines had proved fu
tile—saved ora lives. So we go, reader; and the agents
of ihU medicine, in this place, will give you a pamphlet *
look into J it. Dr. G. C. Vaughn’s Lilhontriptic sells at a
rate of many thousands per year.
HAY§ A BROCKWAY, Agents,
feb2s ‘2 Com. Row, Liberty st
Mesmerism t
MR. SPENCER will present his astonishing and won
derful Experiments, this week, at the ODKON. The
mysteriouK state called u Spiritual Trpnfef will be pro
duced ; in which persons will pass away, and visit other
worlds, planets', the son and moon—describing their sce
nery, inhabitants, climate, Ac.
!17~ Admittance, 25 cents.
Tickets can be had at the Exchango Hotel, Office of the
Morning Post, and at the door.
Front seats reserved for the Ladies, and Gentlemen ac
companying them feb2B
Dry Goods at Wholesale.
\f UHPHY, WILSON A CO n No- 48 rood street, are
i.«X now receiving by daily arrivals from the Importers
and Manufacturers, ample supplies of desirable Spring
Goods, which they offer to city and country retailers at
the smallest possible advance. Having a partner almost
eobstanfly in the eastern markets, their stock will be kept
up;throughout the season. Among the articles already
received, are 50 cases Prints, some very beautiful; and
adapted to city a variety of Tweeds. Cotton Pan
taloon stuffs. Domestic Ginghams, Bleached and Brown
Cottons, Ac. fcb2B-da wlra
Stray Cow#
CAME to the subscriber, living jn Minersville, Pitt tp.,
Allegheny county, on the 13th inst.. a large brindlc
Cdw, with her left nom broken off. The owner is rc
qnested to come forward, prove property, pay .charges,
and lake her uwav; or she wilt be dealt with according
to law. DANIEL KINTY,
re!HB-daw3t* . Minersville.
f POlhc Honorable the Judges of the Court of Quarter
JL Sessions of the Peace, in and Tor the county of Alle
gheny :
The petition of James Gilchrist, Fifth ward. City of
Pittsburgh, in the county- aforesaid, humbly she wetb, *1 hat
yqnr petitioner bath provided himself with materials for
the accommodation of travelers and others, at his dwell
ing house in ward aforesaid, and prays that your Honors
will be pleased to grant him a license to keep a public
bouse of entortainmeat And your petitioner as in duty
bound, will pray. J. GILCHRIST.
We, ibe citizens pf the FiAh ward, do cer
ify. that the above petitioner is of good repute for nonesty
and temperance, and is well provided with house room
arid conveniences for the accommodation of travelers
.arid others, and that said tavern is necessary.
'James Montooth, J. M’Masters, John Spencer, Moore
Thompson, A. B. Curling, John Carson, C. Hartwell, R.
M’Cmcheoii, John M’Qucwan, il. B. Heagg, J. Cupples,
Wro. Mackey. ftli2S»d3t*
rpo the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Quarter
X Sessious of the Peace, tn an#for the County of Al
legheny.
petition of A. Cross, of the First ward, in the city
of Pittsburgh, in the county aforesaid, humbly shew,
cth, That your petitioner provided himself with
materials for tlic accommodatwoof travellers and others,
at his dwelling house iittho ward aforesaid, and prays that
your Honors will be pleased to graut him aihteucc to keep
a public house of entertainment And youj petitioner, as
in duty bound.will pray. A.. CROSS.
\Vc, the subscribers, citizens of the ward aforesaid,
do certify, that the above petitioner is of good repute
tor honesty and temperance, and .is ■ welt provided
with house room and conveniences for the accommoda
tion of travelers and others, and that said tavern is ne
cessary
: A- Abcltz, M- O’Hara, M. Landuhcr, John Sectin, Wm.
Bennett, Vi. Wilson, W. B. Wheeler, John Bryar, D.
Drcnnen, James Elliott, J: D. Alexander, A. Wallmer.
( 'fcbi£*-d3t
*pO the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Quarter
x Scissions of the Peace, jji and for the county of Alle
gheny :
The petition of John Agnew, of the Second ward, city
of Allegheny, in the county aforesaid, humbly sheweth,
That your _p<mtionex hathprovided himself with materials
for the accommodation of travellers and others, at his
dwelling house in the .county aforesaid, and prays that
your Honors will be pleascdiogramhtm a license to keep
a;public house ot entertainment. And your petitioner, as
in duty bound, will pray. JOHN AGNEW.
I'Ve, the subscribers, citizens of the Second ward, do
certify, that the above petittoner is of good repute for
honesty and temperance, and is well provided with house
room and convcnicncesTor the accommodation of travel
ers and others, and that said.tavern is necessity.
*.L. Iliil. H. Leacock, A, Smith, Wm; Hare, 1\ Uewey
Robert Blpan. Thomas Hughes, John Patterson; J, Carson,
J, AUendcr, John M’Gimus, Owen Morgen. ’
■
r pO the Honorablcihe Judgeß of the Court of Quarter
X Sessions of the fence, in and for the county of Alle
gheny :
•The petition of H. L. Burkholder, -of the Fourth ward,
city of Pittsburgh, in the county aforesaid, humbly shew
eth. That your petioner hath provided himself with mate
rials for the accommodation of travelers and others, or
his dwelling house in the ward aforesaid, and prays that
your Honors will be pleased to grant him a license to
keep a public house of cutcrtainmcut. And your petition
er, as in duty bound, will pray.
11. L. BURKHOLDER.
i M c, the subscribers, citizens of tbo aforesaid ward, do
cprtify, that the above petitioner is of good repute for hon
esty mid temperance, and is well provided with house
room and conveniences for the accommodation of travel
ers and others, and that said tavcm is necessary.
{David Greer, R Watson, John Fowler. John Vance, J.
Shephard, E. Greer, A- Craig, T. Owston, J. F. Anderson,
James Mntthews, S. Storms, J. J. Kerr. fub2B-d3t
PLAYING CARDS— Lewis J. Cohen wishes to inform
bis friends and customers, that the Agency for the
sale of hjs Playing and ,otho r Cards, in Philadelphia, has
.expired; and would respectfully request tlmt all orders
be forwarded direct to him, at No. 134, IF? lliam Street ,
New Youk ; where also may be found, in addition to the
above articles, a complete assortment of Fancy and Sta
ple Stationery, received by even* arrival from Europe.
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i Desirable Property In Allegheny City.
I?OR SALK—A valuable two story Brick House, .with
two large lots of ground, fronting on two streets, sit
uuted in a pleasant and healthy location. Every apart
ment is well finished. ~ „
• ALSO—A good two story Brick House, well arranged,
and finished with Porch iu front and rear, in a pleasant
location near the Hand street bridge.
: fT^Price low: and terms liberal.
1 S. CUTHBERT, Gen. Agent,
50 Southfield sl
NOTICE.— Whereas, ray wife Catharine has left my
brd and board, without any just cause or provoca
tion; therefore, Ido hereby give notice to all persons not
to trust my said wife, for any articles whatever, on my
account, as I am determined to pay ho debts of her con
tracting: CHRISTOPHER WELDEIY.
: Franklin tp., Feb. 21, IMB.—fcb26-d3t*
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Reported for the Mojfa
ProcMdla (* in rvra^Ungton.
PjiruiDcuTtiA', Febj 26, 1848.
The ,Hall of the House oT Representatives was
crowded to-day, on account of She Funeral Obse
quies of Hon. JOH ff Q. ADAMS. Speaker Ww
throp sat in the chiir, with PrefidentlpoL* on Ijjs
right, and Vice Pres dent Dalla| on his left. The
members of the ,Senite,the of Supreme
Courts Foreign Min sters, of the Army and
Navy were present Rev. GunfjJSY delivered the
funeral sermon, froi 1 the text in ITob xvii, 11. The
sermon was power ul and appi|>pnai;e. An im
mense procession wis formed) wlych proceeded to
the Congregational t urying-groun<js. .
ORK MARKETS, t >
, . New FebJ2C, 3p. m.
Flour—Sales of Gen nessecat 89 lB| & bbl.
The market, with ar toderate bounds is iii favor of ihc
buyer.
Grain—There is a good enquiry foiiWheat, for milling,
purposes! butothet G oins are quietJf Ther is more do
ing in com., and the market has an |upyv&rd tendency,
OtherGraiusarcosbMore.Q j'
Pork—There is less movement in 'pit article, but the
market is steady. \ ■■■
Baoon—Sales of Western cured IXams at 61 ft.
Lard— gales of Balt mere B| y ft.
Cotton—Market quint, nothing doing.
PHII.AJO 3LPHIA MAI&ETB. ..
Feb; 26, 4 p. ra.
The markets are all 4uiet, with no quotations worth no~
ticing. The same may be said of thef Baltimore market'
Last W«elt It"
HUDSON’S GREAT PANORAMA OP THE HUD
SON RIVER; Will open for another week at Philo
Hail, commencing on Monday evening, Feb’y 28ih, and
continue every eveni 12 during the week,;exccpt Satur
day, Exhibitions 10 Schools every sanemoon at a o’clock.
Tickets 25 cts.,,to be had at the MomSngabela House, St.
Charles, Exchange, dnd Merchant’s ?lloUJl3,aiid at the
door. 5 ■ • ] .
Jp"Doors open at of- o'clock, exhibition to commence
nt tpast 7. •• ■ • - ‘ : fcb2G-dlw
rpO the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Quarter
X Sessions of the Peace, in and for the county of Alle
gheny:
The {petition of Megadalcna Wilhelm. sth ward, Pitts
burgh, in the county} aforesaid, humbly sheweth, That
your petitioner, hath provided herself with materials foi
the accommodation ofj travellers and Others, at her dwell
ing house in the waTd aforesaid, and plays'that your Hon
ors will be pleased migrant her a license to keep a public
house of entertainment.. And your petitioner, as in duty
bound, will pray. I MAGADALENA WILHELM.
We, the subscribers, citizens of the above ward, do
certify,that the above betilioner isofgAod repute for hones
ty ana temperance, and is well provided with house room
and conveniences for (he accommodation of travellers and
others, and that said tavern is necessary. !
Joseph Snyder, George Knock, Michael Schwartz, Ja
cob Spayde, Michael [Krebs, John Befck, 3. Kelly, T. Wil
son, A. Wood, B. Brickie, John P. Birch, M. Martin.
feb26-dnw3t f ’ 4 r
THE Latest Newspapers, Ac.—Oq our counter daily.
the Morning Post, end all the Pittsburgh‘Daily, ana
roost of the weekly papers; a few'late eastern, western,'
northern and southerh newspaper*; Sibbet’e latest Coun
terfeit Detectors; also, 350 copies Harris’} last Pittsburgh
and Allegheny eity Directories; 150 dd ori former editions
of do.; a full account of the Great Fire at Pittsburgh,"with
a map; a few Almanacs, for 1848; 6 setts of the American
Pioneer, in 2 vols.; 50 copies of the Enquirer, a series of
letters to Professing Christiana, wither without plates, by
Jf. Delevan; a few School Books and German Testaments. 2
Writing, wrapping, and letter pnper ;f a variety of figured
and colored paper; handsome pictures ; blue, black, and
red ink, andinkstaudk; lead and slate peheiit: and slates;
English and country quill*, ami patent pens; for sale low
for ensh, in any quantity to. suit all classes of customers,
cash at ISAAC HARRIS’ Agency-and
feb26-4t Cpromiafion Store. Fifth sl
A BBLS prime N O n)oloMes,;iu oak bbls; and 12
tierces Rice just received per steamers “ Grey
Eagle p and “Friendship.” and for sale by
W. A M. MITCHELTREE, ,
feb26-dlw No. ICO, Liberty street.
SUGAR —10 hhds prime N O Sugar, just received and
for sale by f<jeb2S] SMITH A SINCLAIR.
DRIED APFLESf-200 bushels, ftr sole by
feb2s ShllTn A SINCLAIR.
-JURIED PEACHES— IGO busliclsifor sjalc by
J 9 frbM T SMITH A SINCLAIR.
o Aju i—liXrbbls .No l, now landing and for sale by
O feb2s j MILLER A RICKETSON.
iyjACkEKEL— 60 jhbls No 3 Sout£ Mackerel;
8 “ “ 1 >8 ■“ .
- . ia!hf“ “ i
. 10jhfy 2
In store and for sale by ?
fcb2s • [ MILLER A RICKETSON.
HOPS— 5 bales oiTconsignraeiU god for sole by
feb2s 1 MILLER A RICKETSON.
/~1 HILLJCOTHE «
V store and fo f sal
fcb2s ]
SOAP —to boxen Chiilicothe Soap, in
* >: Mfu.g|t &. RICKETSON.
* i-—hhd# iTablednrci; i j
5 w [Pordeatix w tin store, for sale by
MILLEft & RICKETSON.
WM. B. POSTER, Agent for Mexican Soldim. to pio
f * cure Land Warrants and Pensions for widows, at
the officeof Win. E. Austin,Esq,, Burke’s Building, Fourth
street, Piitsbuigh, Pi. :
My son, in tfic General Land Office. at Washington,
■will attend to toy business there, free of charge to appli
cants. \ ;• fcb2s
EEMOVAL— ,C. A- MeAXCLTY £ Co. have removed
i to the warehouses .on “Sloan’s wharf,” upper Canal
in, Liberty street, where they arA now fully prepared
to receive a large amount of Produce, 4c.. to sl&.oii the
opening of Canal navigation, to Philadelphia, Baltimore,
and all intermediate [places. $ ' ! - fcb2s
P>v. o. >,
MORSE’S WEEKLY
OF ? KW BOOKS FOB 1343.:
Scenes at Washington, a the last gen
eration. • g j- • . :
The American Cottage- Library, at Useful Facts, Fi
gures and Hints, for'rverybody. .-I j
The life of , the Chevalier Bayaid, by W. Gilmore
Simms. § i
Adventure* in Mexico jind the Mountains.
Christopher T.adPf lo* .by Albert Smith.; complete* *
Madisdn’s Expdslpon of Odd Fellcsvsmp.
Merchant*,# Magazine, for February. !
The Knickerbocker *do ■ 1
The Cultivator do £ 1
American Review do M
"Democratic do .do. 5 [.
The HotticuHurist do :j | *
Perkin’s Abstract rf the Medical Sciences.
Father Clement, a Roman Catholic Story.
Pictorial England, Nos. 33 and 39. s !.' ;
, Taylor’s U.S. Mo tey Reporter, fof February 11. '
Lamarttne’s History of the Girondists,* vpl 2.
The Abbey of.lnnismoyle. . 2 !
Wallace,.Hero of Scotland, by
Chamber’s Miscellany, No. 13. J ! ' ■
Ladies,National Magazine, for Nare&r
: Grahams do do
Belle of the Fami y. a new novel fly Mrs. Grey;
Louncelot Widge by Charles Hootan/Esq.
The Victim’s Revenge, a sequel'to; the Star of the
Pollen. ■ • : : \ :
Madison’s Expos: ion of Odd Fellowship. a new supply.
A large supply of Boston Publications, cheap at whole
•ole. ft-, j
,lE7*Subscription’i>eceived for aif the easlerh\maga
zines, at oublisher’s prices. by i i'
fehSo ; M. P. MffolSE. 85 Fourth »t. -
r pO the Ilonorebl: the Judges of the Court of (Quarter
X Sessions of the re&ce, in and fcb tho County or Alle
gheny: •• S-. r •' ■
The petition of win. B. Newell, of the 3d ward, city of
Allegheny, in the :ounty aforesaid-,. humbly sheweth,
That your petitions 'hath provided tumsclfvritb materials
for the accommodation of travellere and ptbors, at his
dwelling house in the ward aforesaid, mid preys that your
Honors will be pleased to grant him) a license to keep a
public house-of .enthrtaiumenL And your,petitioner, as
in duty bound, \villjprey; JY. B. TSTETWELL.
We, the subscribers, citizens pf; &e .afcoerc ward, do
certify, that the afford petitioner ,of good repute-for
honesty and,temperance, and is well provided wjih house
room and convenienses tor tho accommodation of travel
lers and others,out that said lavcnijis necessary.' -
S. Mathews .Robert Skilcs. Robert Brown, B. Quest,
Kichard Andcrsonj Samuel Wallace, S. Yalst, T. B. No
blc, G. Muhamy, James Reed, J. Parker.
feb2s-daw3t . 3
Notice i :
TO the Dclinquer t Subscribers ia ftheMonongahela Na
vigation Company.—Notice is -hereby given that all
shares of Stock subscribed iu th c Monongancla Naviga
tion Corapany, andjwhich have become subject to foneit
ure by reason of the non-payment «lf instalments and in
terest thereon, will be forfeited to iftc said company, to-,
gethcr withallinsialracnfs already jjmid thereon, in par
suancc of the provisions of the Chapter of Incorporation',
unless the unpaid instalments together with interest from
the date on which the same were lu’ado payable by a call
from the Board of Managers, be paid iu full to Thomas
M. Howe,'Esq., Treasurer of said-company, at the Ex-.
change Bank of Pittsburgh, ott or before the first day of
April, A. D. 184 sh I I ;
By order of flic Board of Managers,
j WM. BAKEWELI-,
feb22-d3tawtAplst __ ; Secretary.
EO. F. BAUAVS2R. | ROBERT UUJF
RAIIkBSER 4 DUFF,
No. 130, corner ok Wood . street and Virgin alley,
MANUFACTURERS of all kiuds of Saddles, Bridles,
Harness. .Ravyhide aud Stock Whips; Hard Leather
itioD, ana Common Trunks; Saddle Bags, .Carpet
Bags, .Valises; Prill and Buggy Callers; and will keep
on pond a good assortment of all articles kept in Saddling
Establishments, which they will sefl cheap for cash. ’
fcbls-w j .2 i
Notice to Contractors^
PROPOSALS, will be received- at j the office of the
Youghiogkenyj Navigation Company, in the Borough
oi West Newton, until Wednesday, the 23d day of Feb
ruary next, for the construction of Pants aud Locks, upon
the Youghioghcny fiver improvement j- Plans and speci
fications of the work may be seen at the Company’s Of
fice any time after jthe Idth of-February next, and any
iufonnotion in regard to the work may idc obtained from
J. E. Pay, Engineer at Pittsburgh: Tho proposals will
be addressed to the President of the Company, at West
Newton. ALEX. PLUMER, Prest. Y. .N. Co.
West Newton, Jan. 23,1848.—feh3-vr3iT •■■■
£jOFFEE.— 4Ubo
12 “
Prime Rio; -j _
:? Laguayro; .
Olu Java; ■ \ i i.
tjai)2sj - .J. I>. WILLIAMS;
For sale by
'■ * -• ■: " y,
Jfp-. - t >;• ! ~
H.ATBB OF DISCOUNT,
Corrctud daily bv ’ '
KRAMER AND RAHM, EXCHANGE BROKERS' 1
comont 0, wood xsd thihd rtmt j
•ning Post.
PENNSYVANIA.
Pittsburgh Banks* ,• -par
Philadelphia Banks -.par
Germantown• •••♦•♦ par
Chester county par
Delaware county------.- -par
Montgomery county • - - - - -par
Northumberland county--par
Col. Bank ($• Bridge Co. - -par
Reading. ••♦••par
JLancastcr ....gar
DoyUstown '-'--par
Easton----..*..: .par
Bucks county
PouSviUe.......---..X > a t
WasJlirtf «m ......x
Chombertburgh-.
Middletown.... .....* ’'}?
Harrisbush i
Konesdak- .............*.}
Lebanon.- —..........»1
Lewistown.-..' • *
Wyoming....
Erie.— -
West Branch ..
Waynesburg.
Suquehanna county
LcJngh county —l
U. States Sank .-.gel
Relief Notes • ♦ • .......... .if!
City and County Scrip i.. .if
_ INDIANA. i
State Sank and branches .-lJ
State 5crip,. ......i.......v
KENTUCKY..
All Banks
VIRGINIA.
Eastern Banks
Wheeling
Branches
Brandi at Morgantown-
MARYLAND.
Baltimore city---. '.par
Country Banks ...... a*
NEW YORK:
City 8ank5. ..... ....... -par
Country Banks «•. .. •! i
NEW ENGLAND.
AU solvent banks * .1
newjersey.
Plainfield .nosate
AUCTION BAI4ES. - 1
_ B\ JOHN D. DAVIS. AUCTIONEER, :
South-East earner of Wood and Fifth Mreett.
LAKOE SiU.E ° p CLOTHING—On Tncdarmoni.’
ihe 28th lnst; atlo o’clock, ni the Commercial
concern ' VIU hc 80 d ’ Wl l bou ' reserve, to close «
201 Ready-made Vesta, assorted: ;
128 pair Pantaloons, « -
to Colton Roundabonts, n si
23 Cloth and Summer Coats;
10 Pilot Cloth Overcoats; ’
3 doz.paira Brown Drilling Overalls;
2 « Fine Shirts, made in French style:
a u m . „ PS! 1 liocn bosoms andcollars; '
4 Bloc and Red Flannel Shirts:
3 “ Hickory Shirts.
Together with a variety of other Clothing Ac :
-Sff? JOHN D. nl\nk Auct. !
-l Io ” do >' morning, February
°» C t? SL lhe Commercial Sales Room,
turner of Wood and Fifth streets, will be sold, without
reserve, for account whom it may concern, an extensive
?Sv r S-. n t t ft l F ? re,gn ftnd Domestic Dry Go<Ss. embra
cing the stock of an extensive retail store from tLc coun-
At 2 o-clock.p. 1 superior patent spring* one i; horse
2- D n* er i 1 crat £ a f* orted chinasmd queens*
waxe, 3 bbli l% O molasses; 2 bbls rice; 4 boxes Vircinia
h^ cheB i s Youn S Hyson tea; qncensware?con
futures; a & enera i assortment of new
and second-hand household furniture, carpeting, looking
glasses, mantel clocks, one pair superior niameUazona
'At 7 o clock, J*. ai M ready made clothing, boots.'shoe*
fine cntlcry,gold and silver watches, umbrellas; rifles'
* sB \ bndle *‘..whips, trunks, work baskets
books, letter and cap wnung paper, quills, wafers gold
pens, slmes. mney goods. Ac. *• fells
AUCTION SALES "
V ns '£ 1 , i,iES 1 it'SBXXA, auctioneer:
No. 114 u OOP Steeet, ima noons feom Etna
Household furniture, itehm vuna,Ui'-<i
Auction.—' This day, Monday, February 2gih, at26'-
Wjold, at M’KemiS the r£r
ruturo of a private family declining housc-kecpina: com
l? P an Uie ; following: Bureaus, hedsieKfwy
§& teir&r < s» ssr ’cts&.d
fce . Al so, alo.ofbar-
S, ro !7V„ S '?''f- a * Auction. —OuThursdhy next,
March 2d, at 10 o clock, a. m.. will he «o!d ni ih*
canal°hrs o^ Cr v LaffC - rt 3 7th I st « e ‘- a few doors above the
hf?^i! U r C ' ?lJro v 10c , l£ gToeericr, etorefiiturea,'
w n d - '“i I ” B among the article*
Wnrt i?f!l° Wln8: Im P? nal > gunpowder,young hyion, nnd
BU P ar ’ s P lceB > sugar house tnolaSse*. nnd a
men ll'TTi"’ Wl,h many other articlei inThe
fTocery line, alro, brass counter scales and weights, floor
and'plpc she, f > «ov=.
JAMES M’KENNA. Auct.
BUY GOODS, Clothing, Furniture. TTalcha, t-c.—Oa
Jr°ndoy next, February 2SA, at 10o’clock in Ac fore-
d d “ l i lcK J n , na ’ 5 Auction RoomvNo f ll4
DrvG<2!u'nr 3 doorafrom . Jlll i nn extensive assortment of
f yry dcltcr) PU°n, among which are cloths,-
casstmeres, oasincts. alpacas, plaid ana rrinehsma. imu!
hns sattn vesting si!k P cravii and“ CS ,”{£
h „ s ; fine threw lace »r“ h o »lot of rcndy-raade clothing'
ana at 2 o’clock p. m., household furniture-?and kitchen
second’hi“n at C i! ) rly '®?’ -!/ ghl ’ ssn » c evening, new and
hnnd S old and silver patent lever-and other
watches, and immediately after, a large lot of Dry Goods,-
ffch2s- . JAS. McKENNA. Anmv ’
AUCTIOIff SAI.KB In ALLEGHRBV CITY
,lAr a -Burnside, auctioneer,
. consEg or fedhiiai. sntEEr aso the diamoito.
ON morning, Fehmary 89th, aiihe Auction
bl sold Fcdcrai street and Ihe Diamond,
:i? so, “’ “' cr T large assortment of Dry Goods, being
Sf.inVafl' 0 °i* ”’ la)1 stock of a country; store keeper; :
SfoifcA.n ° rCMrVC - Sale "> commence atfir:
W A 2S? H” assortment of German /nn
’ftfbx?' dy !nadc c,Di y;‘& tutl'V- books, watches.
. \ , rt >V.M..J. 81/IUiSIDE, Auct.
-(Chromcle copy.) • •
TV» tlemedya
’ c , old ?, A sthma, and Consumption!—The
J. grant and only Remedy for Ac. above diseases is the
f diKc . ov ' r ' d by the celebrated
UAttd slme, ns,^’ d: aDd introduced into tho
inventor d thc "nntcdiatc superintendence of An
of T Pnln^ t ,m™ rd d i ! mrsr s ' ucc ' as of ,his tnetlicine, in the cure
SltSSh? r d,se “? a t warrants the American Agent In
n! r ment ', he 'vorst possible cases Siat caS
a community—cases that seek relief in vain
sjj of 'bo ootoraon remedies of the day. ana have
“P - by tb o ™ 0 ” 1 distinguished physicians, as
mpst
SnlktmWwS’deffica'cy"' 5 " 15 En^?h racdicin '> °f “nown
JgFSSafrS*'** . Uni ' cd ,States should be supplied
til,n Kunan BaW, of Life, not oSfy to
« » ‘ V® conS A m l >l ‘ ve of the ciimate, hat to be used ;
Sh.&Jro?hT t £i med - ,c * no , m ? ll casc » of colds, coughs,
Mrhn«Aof rt? UUnI K " ic ? dc a ? d chest, lrritklionand
E?'? Df A? lungs, bronchitis, difficulty of breathing,
n-Afiw. l: n o sht s ' vca V’ omuctution nnd generaldebili
‘ttfloonM, whooping cough, and croup. . ,
foMho Xi'SSS- hotUes at 81 per bottle, wiA full directions
lor tao restoration of health.
:
Ac n Agem^Ksl?“ h Remedy ’ ™ y ° bt »“’' d <
sai ? by ,1 B- A. FAHNESTOCK A CO., "
tcbio cor. Firat and Wood, and Wood and 6th sts.>..
SCHOOL BOOKS.—We havejttst-received
, £ , ar ? c , su PPly of Books for Sunday School Libraries*
published by the American Sunday School'Union, am
approved by a committee of publication, consisting o
members ot the following denominations, vix.: Baptist,.
Congregational, Episcopal Methodist, Presbyterian, and.
ltelorined Dutch. .These publications comprise.upwards
pr six hanared bound volumes, (of prices from 8 cents up -
to ,"7P cents.) all written expressly for Sunday iSchoola-;
: In addition to the above, tho Union publishes a large,,
variety.of books, in paper covers, for Quite young child'
ren, for/evrards, See.
The Union also fubiishos two Libraries, Nos: 2, ’
of onehundeed volumes each* all numbered ready foroie,;
of books from 72 pages up to 250, at the low price Of ten
dollars, averaging only ten cents a volume.
Also, “ A Youili Cabinet Library,” of filly volumes, at'
tho low pnee of two dollars and fifty cents. :
>. Also, Hymn Books, Question Bdokii, red and blue Tick
ets oa paste boards, Maps, Ac.
.All the above wc sell at the Union, at Philadelphia
prices. Catalogues of Books furnished ou application.
ELLIOTT & ENGLISH. 56 Market at, ‘
i febS ■ between Third and Fourth.
THE partnership heretofore existing between the tub
scribe rs, under the firm of Jons Keccedt A Ca, we*
dissolved on the lstinst., by mutual consent.
The bnslness of ihe loto firm will be settled by John
Kennedy, at the old stand, No. 08 Wood street, who alone
is authorised to collect and pay the debts of the firm. '
JOHN KENNEDY,
JOHN W: BLAIR.
fcbl7-dl\v
FINAL NOTICE—AiI persons indebted'to the estate
of V. Cahill, deceased, arc notified to call ahd settle
on or before tbe Ist day of March next, as all accounts
unsettled after that day, will'be placed in tbe hands of tub
Alderman for immediate.action. The above will be ea*
.forced without distinction of persons. ;i !
JOHN J* fiUTCHEL, Attorney at Law!?
(Telegraph copy.) ?
LANDRETH’S GARDEN SEEDS.—The subscriber
has jutt received his anneal supply of Landreth’s
Garden Seed*, warranted fresh and genuine, embracing
every variety worth cultivating. The attention of farm*
ers,gardcners, and others, is respectfully called to his
stoef. F. b. SNOWDEN.
' feb2 No. 29 Water at:
ASSACBTIDA —1 case, just received and for tale. br
_ B. A. FAHNESTOCK & CO., *
Cor.Pirst and Wood »u.
LARD.— 3 .keg* No. x Lard:
4 bbFs. No. 1 do.;
On.conwgnment, and for sale by -
jmi!4 ■ MILLER ic RICKETSON P
IJOO
Shoulders, do.; 22 fihds. Sides do.; 57 do.' in buu>ou
;consignmenU tujd for 'sale by‘ : r ■' r
janfiO"' J SELLERSJfc-MCOLS.
Slau
Ctncrnnan Bank* ...
Cwlutnbu* Bank •... 1
Xenia —
Jfftmi/0n.... '
sanifutly>
Geauga.
Iftinealk.**’ ♦.
AVtr • Zu&on«-X
Tfbwrtr.
STartma.-....
CkUlieoVu- •...
Ciwf/and....
Scurta- .....
Cdnrajfer.... -
J2amtft(>n..>.
Canton....
Crfcana.—...
Crantifle-
'i;... ILLINOIS. •
L<*nk and IfrtnicMtj 50
°f 1Uin0it......1S
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•H
•11
Offt/am* county..... ’. ’'*. *. jo
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• “** »♦•• *no seif.
S ™«iV excj/akgl
A«v lor* (wot.)
■BaWmore.. .«........ . ;
value of coiifs^
Amp. Gold (prtm.)-. ,»...,. j
Guineas <v>
Fredendedon m
Fen Tha1er5*...........7 cn
Ten Guilden 3 90
LowstPors- '...v.iss- "'■
cleans* .3 m
i?e»Mo<?rt : Spani«h*-*.lB Qo j
Do Palnct-.... ......J6SO
Dueag...... '.a M
Sales bn.-Jluriion,
JAMES M’KENN.
Dissolution.
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