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CHRISTMAS. . I
...This day being Chriutmas,an pursuance of the es-j
tablisbcd custom of the craft. no paper will be l*juf !
cd frdm this office to-morrow. We tender to our
friends 4nd patrons, or both sexes, old and young,
the congratulations ofthe season. May they all en
joy the festivities of the day, and live to witness the
■return of many a “Merrio Christmas.”
iy ■ TRIAL BY JURY.
- - The jury in the Mankev case came into court
in'the morning, stating that they stood ten for ac
quitting and two for convicting, and- had stood so
from 11. o'clock of the previous morning—in oth-
er words.fiom the time they went out. Judge;
iPatton tben remnrked, that when there was a small
’minority of lira in favor of acquitting it. would be
jolly in them to expect to compel the other ten
to come round to- their side, and thus force a ver-
■dict of conviction; but that the lino might, with
great propriely; defer somewhat to the opinion of
the ten when that opinion was on the side of mer
cy.' “But if, "said the Judge, “ I wye on a jury
'end in u small.minority in favor of acquitting, I
by no means, say that I would yield my opinion: ■
nor would I advise such a' course.” For no juror
ought to be required to pronounce against a de
‘ fendant, unless he is fully satisfied’ of his guilt. I
The Jiidge remarked that he feltthe more free to
express these Views in the present; case, inasmuch I
as the defendant was a. man of blameless life, of J
. irreproachable character, aod remarkably mild and J
amiable in the,discharge of. his official duties; and I
nuCh a man ought not to be dragged down to ihe
.''■condition of a felon by straining the evidence
ngaiiist him,, and ought not to be convicted, un
' less the evidence was of such a character as to
, satisfy, beyond all reasonable doubt, a jury of
twelve bonest, impartial, and intelligent men of
. bis: guilt. “■
, From the propriety of these remarks, no rea- i
sonable or unprejudiced man can dissent.
' ‘ Neitber on this.'nor on any other occasion, did
the judge-lay it down, as a general rule, thatthe
' minority-should -be governed by the majority in
jury trials. £Ori the contrary, his remarks exclu
ded. such ant idea. He, however, remarked after
'the jury hairbrbught in their verdict and it . had
been rendered, (and therefore the remark could have
had no influence in shaping their verdict,) that if
inwall cases,- each juror should pertinaciously ad
here to his own particular view of the transaction
-there would not he an agreement, and, therefore,
' there would not he a verdict, in one case out of
‘ fifty ; anil the trial by jury might as well be, abol
' " shed, as involving an impracticability. Whatever
the abstract theory may be, all that the law and
the common sense of mankind look to, in practice
- is the aggregate opinion of the jury; in other
- -words, the result of their mutual deliberations, and
.consultation.
This 13 the sum and substance'of Judge Patton’s
-remarks on the occasion referred to. -They arc
.euch as wilf meet the approbation of every hu
mane and intelligent man'in the community, who
does not view them; under the goadings of raorti-1
fled vanity, private griefs, selhsh purposes, or
stnbborh malice, y /
- •We will adda~ word of our own : Suppose, 'the
- rule-were to be held in all strictness, that no ju
ror is bound to look beyond his own view of the ]
caS e—that he is expected to adhere to that, aod J
. that atone, ; from first to last—and that every thing
like mutual concession, and deference to mutual j
opinions, roust he excluded from the deliberations ]
of the jury What would be the consequence’ A j
• jury retire.. They compare views, a diversity of
opinion; exists, (which is the fact in a vast major
- ity of even criminal caSes, and exists to a much
greater extent in civil cases.) All they then
-would have to do would be to, come into court
-report a disagreement, and thereupon be entitled
to a discharge. The same case might be referred
■ to- fifty juriesafterwards, and the same result
- would take place at each trial.
Such would be the practical operation of such
a rule. The people, .greatly and justly attached,
’ as they are, to the right of trial by jury, would
■ -soon begin to think it scarcely-worth the cost. .
' Batin what light does the law actually view it?
Take a case where a man is charged with a high
crime—say murder. The jury retire. They are
out a long time—it may be for a week. They
come into court and say "it is impossible for us to
agree.” The court pay have every inclination to
to relieve them.' Bat the law saya to the coot
/•'stop, you have no power to discharge them "and
to the jury, you must go back and you must agree.
Here is the positive, inexorable command of the
law: How can it be carried into effect—how can
the jury ever arrive at an agreement; except by
mutual..concession.?,'.
•Take the case of .a civil action for damages—a
case of slander for instance. One juror ia in favor
oi giving JOOOO, another SSOO, another.? 100, an
other brie cent—another nothing at all, &c. If the
; rule were enforced that each juror 1b bound to
' oonsult and adhere to his bwn opinion exclusively
the parties might wait till the finaljudgment Day
for a verdict, and no verdiot that was ever renfered
in a slander case .would stand. The same remarks
• apply to nearly all civil actions founded on torts
", in: which damages are claimed. .
'--Every juror is bound by his oath, to render a
Vhtdict according to the law and theividence. If
•■ in the course of bis deliberations and consultation
A with 1 his fellow jurors, he Buds it reasonhble or
proper to make a concession, the concession be
’ - comes bis opinion: In this aspect, it is rio viola
■ linn of his oath, and, if made in deference to the
• opinions -of a large majority of the will
' be found to be more entitled tor respect;,]
' '\ban his first impression. When one or two men.
,*- • 'hold out against the unantmods ophiion of the rest,"
; irwill generally be found that they are governed
f by considerations that are either erroneous,im
proper or corrupt.
LQCAIiMATTERS.
■Kew.BnglttSK* S»PP cr *
Tbo second annual supper of Ihtr £( New England
Sociely ”of this city, was indulged in on last Friday
night, at the St. Charles Hotelby about one hun
dred and forty ladies and gentlemen, the great ia«-
jorily of whom were natives or the Yankee slates.—?
U is needless to say that the table wae spread with
the richest delicacies," and in a'manher that did j
credit to the worthy host. Wo never saw a more i
cheerful pnd happy company. It was a re-vnion oF
New Englanders; .and a union of Pennsylvanians
and Southerners with NowEnglandera. The gr|at-
Vest good feeling prevailed, and the ceremonies gave
ns the agreeable assurance that in this country there
i are no sectional jealousies—-no jealousies that may
j ever ripen into hatred and dts-union. Wb abe
: ALL OWE PEOPLE.’*-
'la the absence oF Mr. Forward, the President or
the' society, (who was kept, away by Indisposition,
as: were many others,) Hon. Xiiarles Shaler was
calledupon to act as President of the evening) I*.
R; Livikcbton, Esq;, was appointed Vico President,
I and Geo, F. Gilmore, Esq. was selected to act as
'Secretary. .
Atabout 9 o’clock, the company took their seats
at the" table. A prayer was offered by Rev. D. H.
I Riddle, an invited guest) and a Virginian.
I . After partaking of the £good things furnished
I by .the. munificence of Mr. Miller, the . President
1 arose to He said he did not wish to dis*
} tract the attention of the ladies and gentlemen from
their devotions to the luxuries spread before them,
jijy anything like a speech. -In fact he had no speech
[ to make. •: He was in:tbe condition oifthe old Friar,
who upon’.a certain occasion, preached a very long
discourse, which so much tired bis hearers that they
complained. So the next time he went before them
I he commenced by suting that on the former occasion
1 he gavo them all he know opon the subject, and as
J he had since; received no further advices,, he had
I nothing more to say. -You. weUjecoUcct (said
| Judge Shaler) that on the iast occasion of this kind,
I in this room, 1 made a verjr long speech about New
I England and her sons and daughters, jfow as I
I have had no news from Yankee land since that time,
I i beg to Be'excused from making a: speech. But I
1 rise to set the ball in motion; and once rolling, I
I think I see before the a.Bbfiicient number of young
I and ambitious orators, songsters and wits, to keep
it going. I regret much that Mr. Forward is detain
ed by sickness; He ia better suited to such an oc
casion than I 'am, inasmuch as there are before me
, a vast number of very bcautifal women, and you all
'know that Mrl F:\is.h widower. [Laughter and ap-
plause.]
* Mr. FPifmarfft. —I now call for the reading of tho
Regular Toasts'..
President*— Will the Secretary read the Toasts
that have been prepared.
- Secretary..- As tho Committee neglected to pre
pare appropriate sentiments,for this occasion, I ven
ture to offer the following, which were written by
myself:
• The 22d December, 1620.—Clouds and storms ush
ered in that day on Plymouth Rock) and that day
ushered in the new era ofhumkn freedom.
I' - New Hampshire. and btack are.her Granite
[ hills, but the hearts of her children. arA warm and
true.
Vermont.— Her mountains are green, but her ch
drenatenoti ;
Afa/rie.—2Byearsago a province ofMasaachusetts,
.now one of her. rivals. ■’
Rhode Jr/and—J’ustlarge enough lor one universi
ty tbreo cities, and elbow-room forher artiZans.
Massachusetts.—Three spots within her borders
are landmarks in her history—Banker’s Hill, Fan
eutt Hall and Plymouth Rock,
Connecticut.-- She £onnecf* Rhode Island and New
York, and yet cuts them assunder; and hence is call
ed Connecticut.
. Schoohhousea and
Cbuches, cover, thesoil, as her ships cover the seas.
•Tlte American JUpitblic-r^ The last of time’s Em
- pires.
Pennsylvania—Her mines of Iron and Coal, arc
better than mines of gold. They yield countless
'wealth for constant labor.
The Discontents of Me Pilgrims and the Descendents
qfPenn arid hit Friends.—- Descended from common
English ancestors', though coming by diffeient.routes
we meet in Pittsburgh and recognize the common
likeness and common interests. .
President—' There is something inexplicable in
that Vermont sentiment! Will the Secretary be
kind enough to lead it again ? and then wc will ask
Rev. Dr, Dyer to explain iu [Laughter.]
: The Secretary complied, and the Vermont Toast
was repeated.
Company. —Dyer, Dyer, Dyer.
jßer. Dyer.—l do not know why I should be cal
led upon tttfexplain the mysteries of that sentiment
All ! can understand by it M, that the Vermonters
are not green because they are dry 1 [Laughter.]
Perhaps some other member of the company may be
able to give a more satisfactory explanation.
; Company.— A speech from Livingston 1 Livings
ton ! Livingston 1
Mr, Livingston,— Ladies and gentlemen, it’snot
ihy trade to make speeches—in fact I can’t do it.
t never made a speech—-never tried to make—but
one. Now, I ’ll tel! you about that one, and then
you ’ll let me off. It was on the second Tuesday in |
June, and I,was 18 years of age. On thit day the |
« Flood Wood, ” or, as we sometimes say, the Mi
litia, turned out. [Laughter.] It was the first
training I ever was at. I shouldered my musket,
and with tbe.rest of the bravo men, marched round
the meeting house 1 I was soon told that I had been
i elected Fourth-Corpora'll -I was thunder-struck at
the news. According to the custom of those puri
tan rimes,! was forced to walk: out, to pull off my
bran new lamb’§-woolhat,and address the company
(It was noi such a company as this) in this fashion:
(( Gentlemen, officers and fellow I thank
yon for electing me ttHhis honorable office.” Then
I stopped. That was tfie first and last of my great
ness. [Laughter.] In those days it was the duly of
the Fourth Corporal to carry the Whiskey 1 I could
not well etidnre the thought of ihe gallon bottle.
I would rather •
“Black myVisage o'er, and black yuur shoes,
Than band around the cup that drunkard’* use.”
Prof. Bltpheiu— Mr. President, I beg yon to be
lieve that I do not rise to make; a speech ; but I de
sire briefly to call the attention of the company to
some of the peculiarities of opr ancestry. Wo all
give them credit for establishing in this broad land
th'o true principles of Religious Liberty ; not for
their defence of any system of doctrines—bat ot the
pare Troth itself. The tight of Man to act and
speak fearlessly, wuhout persecution, was their
grand doctrine. It was in pursuit of the enjoymont
o( this right that our ancestors'first came to this
country. The influence of the persecutions they
suffered’, inn great degree, formed thoir characters.
The faultsof the Pilgrims were errors of the head,
not of the heart ; not derilictidns, but misconcep
tions, of duty. The sacredncss of their right to be
lieve in the doctrines of Calvin, they identified with
Calvinism itself. Their practical recognition of
man’s ecclesiastical and civil equality was the trait
by which they arc especially commended to our love
and admiration. This idea they declared before
they landed upon Plymouth Rock. After a longnnd
dangerous voyage over the ocean, and just before
landing, the Pilgrims met together on board the
“Mayflowerj” and entered into a solemn compact,
a copy of which I have brought to this gathering of
1 the sons and daughters of New England. I will
' . read, it: i
(The Professor then read the compact ;-n copy of
which we did not get. He continued :)
. There are to this forty-one signatures; all in the
colony signed it. Every one of the number was
bound to regard the rights of others. Here was the
first Democracy—in the Plymouth Colony 1 It is
not true that the spirit of Liberty descended to Ua
from Greece or Romo. We must admire the fore
sight with which our Puritan fathers planted this
now wide and mighty nation. .The genius of our
: institutions was bora in the Mayflower 1 I conclude
by giving the following sentiment: ' r \ ■
Tfa birth if wr Frtt iruKftrMcns—The child {of
•* 1
lAqicrlcan Libertywavbdfrn oh ibc 22d* No^pHibcr,
I 1620. The storm-rocked cabin of the Mayflower
| was its cradle, while forty-one Puritan pilgrims
pledged their names as Ua, god Cithers.' .
President .—Dr. Riddle will favor Jho company
with a speech or song, : : v .
Cbmpany.r-Riddle, Riddle* Riddle. .
Rev: Riddle.— l have been looking around the ta
bles as well as I conveniently could, this evening,
and have not been ablo to detect a man not connect
ed by Borne sort of relationship with the universal
Yankee Nation. I tool r embarrassed oiiUjis .occa
sion* because not connected witbibatpenple myself.
I feel great pleasure and delight in being placed in j
the midst of auchfa splendid representation from the
Now England States. I feel that hero I am pot
among strangers. I have been-near New . England,
and have sometimes dreamed that l’was a new En
glander ; and hate many a timebeen mistaken for a
« rale live Yankee ” myself. [Laughter.]' When
looking over the history of the past, I often ihjnk l
can'see something of the guiding hand that led the
Pilgrims of the Mayflower to the cold and dreary,
north, instead of to the more genial soil of themore :
southerly portions ,of our country; I n#ra see the
: wisdom of Providence displayed in the selection of
the location for tha first colony of a free people. No
doubt, this hemisphere was • reserved ;frdm early dli.
the purpose .of promulgating , here, the
late uuths ip Religon, Society and Politics. Three
great Europe have been rifled to fill up
this country, with, as it were, a new people, with
new thoughts; new aspirations. For all wo appear
to be indebted to tiidPilgrims of 1620, yet I sec the
hand of God fashioning all their movements for the
good of his people. There is something in thwon
ergies of a New Epglandertbat tells you, wherever |
he may he, whither htttAWf I rejoice to find such ]
a fine representation of the. land 6f steady habits ;
here to-night. That you have, generally extended
to those of other sections of the country, invitations
to unite with you in this celebration, relieves me o r
fears sometimes entertained that sectional jealous
ies may be-engendered in such assemblies as this.,
I trust this liberality may be perpetuated.
Mr. Wilmarth. —I movo that Dr Riddle be adopt
ed a member or the New England Society.
President.—&\\ in favor of that motion express as
sent by saying (t aye.”
Company. —Aye, aye,—unanimously.
Presidents— l have a sentiment to offer which was
suggested by the remarks of Dr. Riddle:
« Virginia live Yankees— Not inferior toYankee*
of New England birth.”
This was received with applause and laughter.
President.—lt is now time for a song. Will some
gentleman favor oa?
The choir thereupon sung a comic eong about u a, I
miller, a weaver and a tailor,*’ the name of which
we did not catch. It was received amid shouts of
laughter.
Mr. Edwards. —Mr. President, I rise for the pur
pose of making an apology to those gentlemen' who
sang that sori)g. I acted badly ] ao did others of thi®
company; but I insist upon making an apology for
laughing at them. I laughed right out—l cobld’nl
hold in.
President. —Has not Mr. Williams, at the other
end of the table, something to say.
U. W. Williams, F.tq. —l don’t know that I have
much that will be of interest. I catoo, here with no
prepared speech ; have no set phrases. lam glad to
see this gathering of Natives, with the small sprink
ling of Foreigners. In fact, if things go oh at this
rate, soon there will he no Foreigners here. We
have assembled here to commemorate the birth day
of New England. To one unacquainted with that
little band that landed upon Plymouth,jßock, in
1620, and their motives, the event we arc celebra
ting this evening may appear ol small moment.
But to one acquainted with their snfierings, and
with their love of Liberty, the event must be regard
ed with great interest. It is one of the most import.
| Out events of modern times. Our ancestry desired
to found a Free Commonwealth, where the rights of
conscience should be sacred. What havo they
doner Let the history of 200 years answer.—
What do'we behold now in New England and in the
Union t A Free People, with Free Schools, and
Freedom of Conscience; Asylums fur the sick and
insane; Colleges and Academies, where every
branch of learning is taught. Look at the largo
cities —the public improvements upon land and
water. We aro in advance in Social Progress.—
What mighty results from such a small beginning.—
It is amating. A little band landed upon ourshores;
soon one half died by ranine! What will become
of the rest! God will be their Protector, and they
will succeed in establishing a Free Commonwealth.
Where can we 6nd freer Constitutions than in New
England r Look at the Slate governmental then
look down to the organisation of the town 1; Each
New England town is a little Democracy, with its
churches, Its schools. Go into the Church 1 Where
do yon find a freer Church than that of tb# Congrc
galionalist I—in1 —in which every question is decided by
the majority, even minors voting- I say nothing
as to the peculiar tenets of this Church 1 1 do not re
commend it. It may suit for New England, and no
where else. I refer only to its organisation.
What more has this Pilgrim Band done I Their
descendants out of Now England number two mil
lions. In every State and Territory—from Maine to
California—you meet the Yankees. Who can esti
mate the influence they have bad upon the world.—
Their influence and example are now shaking the
despotisms of tho old world 1 Tho peope ore there
rising in their might, and hurling kings from their
thrones. This apirtt has reached the Papal States—
the power of Rome Is departing. God grant that
the Pilgrim apirit shall go on until no throne ahal !
esist upon the earth.
“The Pilgrim spirit has not fled,
It walks in noon’s bright light
And so watches the bedof the glorious dead,
With the holy start, by night.
It watches the bed of the bravo who have bled,
And shall guard that lee-bpund shore
Till the waves in the bay Jwhere tfye May-Flower lay,
Shall foam and freeze no more.” ,
It is this spirit—the spirit of the Bible—the Phi
losophy or Heaven, that is lo work out the social
redemption of the world. I will concllide by giving
tho following sentiment:
The Pilgrim Fathers. —May their.virtues live in
the memory and be perpetuated in the lives of their
descendants to tho latest posterity. :
J.H.Foster —New England is well-represented
here and tho south has its spokesmen in the person
of Dr. Riddle. I wish, therefore, to call attention to
a pari of the “Universal Yankee Nation” not yet
alluded to. My friend Williams haa referred to mi
nors voting in New England Churches as evidence
of the purity of their Democracy. Now jin the sec
tion of countryato which I allude, miners vote at the
ballot-boiea; and, indeed, miners control tho des
tinies of the embryo state. I will give the following:
Upper California.— We hail with joy the expected
advent of our yojinger sister in tho Federal Union.
When the banks of the Sacramento have discounted
sufficiently to furnish a currency, for her people,
they may suspend. With her mines of coal, copper
and quicksilver, and the advantages of her commer
cial position, American energy and industry need no
such aid to render her the Garden of :tho Pacific
[ states.
One of the Company.—A sentiment from Mr.
Livingston.
Mr. Livingston.—:! will give yon the following:
Our Pilgrim Fathers; and Old Colony Mossachu
setts, “ the Mother of us a//.”—Amid theprivations, ’
perils and dangers by which they were ' aurrounded,
Uic magnificent idea.of a free and universal educa
tion for the people, was: conceived. Amid their
poverty, toils and burdensome labors,- they found
still greater dangers, that they might find time and'
means to secure this grand conception to practice,
two* divine ideas filled their hearts—their duty to
posterity. Forgone they built the church, for the
other they opened wide the school bouse. .Two
countries nowproclaiirtthewhedomoftbelr course.
The sincerity of our gratitude must.be tested by pur
efforts to perpetuate and improve' what they estab
lished. Hear ye cbildren the instruction of a fath
er, and forsake not the law pf thy mother.
•Tbcday on which the compact referred to was drawn
up-rc. - = ,5 "
JPrs/tfenf.—l hive been rcquoaitfdto read tho Ibl
lowing sentiment by Mr. : i
< <Tht Bchooh<S7ut L*tertiry Institute* qf tfeii). Eng
land—ftloto valuable than the gold' tnipcs-■?» Cali
fornia.” ; •; ;
Mrs;' Stone' favor the. company
■with a song V ' ; - .
Mrß. 6. took her scat beside the Piano," and the
gentlemen composing the Choir Blood around, and
til gave the celebrated Hutchinaon aong, “ We’ve
come from tl e Mounfainß,”Btc.wi[h exquisite effect.
■The c6mpany:appl»uded rapturously.
One of the Company.—Mr. President, I move Mr.
Holmes be requetted to- sing “ Old Russia,” in Ibis
peculiarly ancient style—with the nasal twang. He
may “ line it” if he chooses. ■ ■■ . t 1
Jfr. Holmes.— l have but one objection to singing
ibis old song, and that is I fear tho style may Wof*.
| fensive to some of the losers of New England-
Fifty years ago it was in common use there. I bhve
heard old folks talk of it, and heard it sung by them
many a Uteitisi luckily the admirers of theold nesal
twang are disappearing from our midst. With the
disclaimer whichtput in I will give the *eng. , _
He then sung “Oldßossis/’nna so great eras the
merriment of the company that hia words were
|c..«ucntly drowned amid tho laughter. i '
V. Edwards.—Hove, Mr. President, I indulge the
a that we may be favored with Yanke Doodle,
resident.— Mr. Edwards will please sing it then.
(r. Edwards—l’m sorry to ssy I cao not. But
c are gentlemen present who can.
!ee. Riddle—You’ll sing bass, Mn Edwards.,
lr. Edwards—lt will bo base, if I sing it.
ompany —Another song by the Choir,— a song—
ingi ' '
'ho song, called “New .England,” was given in
i spirit by the Choir. At the conclusion, three
d cheers were.given in honor of it.
At this stage of the_pfoccodings, ihe gas became
y dim, so as to almost leave the company in utter
kness ; hut soon it brightened up again.
President— l will read the following sentiment, by
[uest : '
The Printing Press—The Archimedean lever that
now moving the world.
Prof. Stephens.—l see Major Kaine ia present. I
mid like to hear what he has to say." ,- ‘ "
Miij. Xaine.— Well,; gentlemen, X am unlike my.
end beside me; for ho did make one speech in his
b, and I never made any. I can not speak to
jht, and beg to be excused. As much haa been
id and sung of the founders of New England, to
jht, X trust X may bo excused, if, as a Pennsylva
an, I give the following:
William Penn—The Peaceful Founder of Penn
lvania.
Mr. Gi/more—ln response'to the last sentiment, I
Ter this: [We did not gat Mr. G.’s toast.] • :
President —I am requested to give the following,
am Mr. N. W. Metcalf
Hew England—Though sho has sent abroadmaby
' her best and noblest children, she has at home a
few more of tho same sort left, 1 ': ,
Mr. Edwards.—l insist upon hearing Yankee
oodlc. ”
Mr. Wshnarlh- -I insist upon bearing Prof. Ste
bens sing •* Nantucket Pint.”
Mr. Gilmore.—Mr. President, I think this would
e-a favorable opportunity to transact some business;
at tho Songs como niter. I move that the Chair ap
oin the Execotivo Committee for the ensuing year.
The motion was put, and carried.
President —The following gentlemen havo been
elected : F. H. Eaton, H. W. Williams, R. H.
‘aimer, Geo. F. Gilmore, L. Wilmxrtli.
Company —“ Nantucket Pint!” “Nantucket
i’int!” _ - '
Prof .‘Stephens —lt don’t become a live Yankee to
refuse doing anything. Instead of giving you the
song, rii tell a story. Plymouth, you may know,
is a strange town. People don’t go through it go* j
ing to any place. Jt’s rcmarkahlo for pretty girls
and mackerel ; uid .also Tor story telling. ! recol
lect a story that used to hi told tbere-by our old
Tailor. It ia a long one, but I’ll tell it. [The company
became very much excited for they expected some
thing rich from the Professor.] The story is this:
He got up and went out one foggy morning, turned
a corner and put his foot upon something. What do
yon think it was T A jog 1 [This is the entire of
the Tailor’s story, but as reported by tho-ProfessOr
it took him atltastfivc minutes to relate it. If any
of the readers of this, desire to bear the thing itself,
we advise them to caU on tho Professor.]
President— Will Dr. Stern be good enough to give
the company some old Yankee song* I
The choir then sung "The Famou* Country;”-Pl
ace accompaniment.
H. W. Williams—Mr. President, slthough you
have likened youraclfto the “Friar,” I rather doubt
your assertion that you havo bad no advices Jrohi j
Yankee land lately. I would like to hear from oer
President again.
president—l cannot make a tpeech, but in lieu, |
will offer tho following sentiment:
Pennsylvania— Oursdopted Stale. Rich ia Min-:
.era! wealth and rich in the intelligence ofdier sons.
This is all I can do at present. Speech making
seems to bo oot of date at this boor of the evening;
| let us have some songs.
Bnt first, I have a couple of iepliment*, which,
as 1 cannot decipher the hieroglyphics, 1 will hand •
it to my friend Dr. Riddle to read;
Bee. Riddle—Ax the request of the President, I
will read the following:
The Ladies—To them it ia given to twine with
our life the sweet rosea of Heaven.
Mrs, Stone —The nightingale of the party. The
highest compliment that can hb paid New England
ers ia tho.presence of such ladles at their convivial
meetings.
President— Every Indy and gentleman ia request
ed to read their own toasts, lam getting old abd
blind.
Company —A tong, a song, a song.
The Choir tboo responded to this call by giving
«Free Country,’* ;
President —Dr. Stern, you ure requeued to ting
Yankee Doodle.
Prof. Stephens. —l would like to hear Dr. Stern
tel) how they used to pull teeth in New England.
President. —lt is hoped they had an easier method
than is now practised. * .
Order! ladies and gentlemen, we are going to
have a toast from Dr. Dyer*
Rev. Dyer-—Our vonerable parent (Judge Shtlcr,)
is not so slow. [Laughter.] Sectional feeling I ds;
prccate, and in testimony.of (his 1 offer the follow
ing: v; ■ ■
Plymouth' and Jamestown.—May their descend,
ants know no other rivalry than to provoke each
other to<riv.alry io good works. [
Prof . Stephens. —Now, Mr. President, we have
been waiting long enough for Dr. Stern’s tooth pul
ling story* Let Us have it. Dri 8. being ofthe
tooth pulling profession, is no doubt posted up in
the past; history of the art*
President— Just at this time I’m inclined to-prefer:
a toast fromi pr. Biddle. Our tegular chaplain, (Bev.,
Dyer,>may complain if wo don’t* cal) in the-aid of
others. [Laughter.]
Rev. Riddle —I have not had time on this joyful
occasion to cloih'o my thoughts in words. I love v my
native land—the land of Washington and Jefieriph,
(t good Democrat, the jailer was, Mr. Chairman,)
and I review the past history, with delight, l ean
truly say of the South,
,":r • “Wilteall her faults I love her still.'’ •
But Move New .England too; I love her people end
her institutions; I will give you*
The Ministry of New England.' -
' ■A* descendant of New England itkrowir wherever
he goes; there are certain 41 ear marks” uponium.
The. greatness of this people mayrbe, In greaipari,
attributed 'to,the works.of her' ministers. And
when she begins to blossbm, like you, Mr. Presi
dent,b(not for the grave, ! hope, but with good green
old age,) may she not be unmindful ofthe gooixnon
who labored for her. ■»
Mr. iVilmdrlh r-i should like to beak what Kf.
White,“ofthei Gazette, has to fay.;.-Hi told me t -
day lliat lio'wis life ofily Slraoe Pure Piyiuoutltnsan
n this city
Mr. IVhUe.—l would rather not make a speech;
because ! can’t. I am a native ofPljciocth,it la tree;
but' some how or other I lack Yankee a63urancc,
which is necessary to a speaker. I have heart! u
great deal of the olden time, that creates within me
verjCpJeasini recollections. How often I have heard 1
« Old Russia” I can not tell.; .1 well recollect the
old meeting houses in which the- nasal twang was I
'Bounded out from Sabbath to Sabbath. It has done | ]
me good to be here. 1 left my New; England home 11
when quite yotiug ; but the scenes of this night have 1 1
made me-feel as though I was back again. I will I
give you the following tr ■. . ■ ; . ; 1
The Ntw Englanders of Pittsburgh* —Tho folk® I
“to hum” have un reason to be ashamed of the rep-1
rtsentatives of the universal Yankee nation assent- 1
bled hero to-night. ; I
President.—Dr. Stern, you are expected to tell 1
that story, ... ' ; I
Or. Stern.—l do not like to tell it, because, 1
though ha actual occurrence, I have never found any 1
'person-who■ was willing: to believe it. My great j
uncle, who .was a State Senator, had an aching |
baffled ; tho skill of the doctors. But
still be 'thought to get it out. So ho took npistol,
got shall and the D. string of a fiddle. He made a
hole in the bill, put one end of. the string through
it and the other end around his tooth. Ho then put
.the .ball in tho plstoland-. fired—but the tooth did
not come out. He still determined that it should
leave it* mdorings. So he got another string, ine
end of which he pet around the tooth, and to the
other he attached a chain.which herau through n
knot hole in the barn. To the chain he hitched
oxen, and then told hii boy to whip them op, bat to
■top when herd crjr “ ooch.” ; The oxen «tarted, end
clapped the Old fellow’s face up to the hole, 1 so dial
he could not apeak at all. Another blow waa given to
the Yankee team,'and the tooth, with the face-at
tached to it, was brought through the hole. - [The
Doctor told the story very well, and waa greeted
with boisterous laughter.] ,
Mr. J. H. Fatter —A gentleman at this end of the
table is willing to submit to the same operation with
a revolver, if Prof.: Stephens will sing “ Nantucket
Tint.”
: Prqf. Stephen*— -Well, ladies and gentleman, this
U not much of a song, and I can’t sing it very will,
but I’ll give yon a part of it. [Those who have
heard the Prof, sing this song are only allowed, to
know how irresivtably l udicrons he makeiit. The.
table was convulsed with laughter.]
President —Can not Mr. B.M. Williams givens
a speech. ■ i ' ,
Mr. Williams—l must be eicused.
Company —-Yankee Doodle, Yankee Doodle, Yso
keo Doodle.
Dr. Stctn then rose and sang Yankee Doodle in
fine style, the Chorus by the company. Mr. F. H.
Eaton added a verse; so did Mr. Wilmarth; so did
Mr. Edwards; soj also did Mr. Foster.
Mr. Athree— towards the upper end of
the table witha lighted candle,] I hope Mr.Livings
,on will tell us that story about the short way of
blowing out the candle. '
Mr. Liclngtton.—l hardly think this is quite fair,
though it is time the candles were blown out: but
to gratify my friends. I’ll tell all I know about it.
We will not attempt to giro the story about the de
formed family; and the way die old woman blear ant
the cannle “ when she was a galfor, we cannot
describe the “SUtgo basinets.” When be had con.
eluded, such a ipeal of laughter we never heard
before.]
Mr. G/Zmorr.—Resolved, That the thanks of this
company be tendered to tbehost and hostess fbr our
good cheer to-night. [This was carried by acclama
tion.] , '' ;
Company.—A ; song, a song, a song. Again the
company was delighted with a song by the choir:
“Firmly stand my Native Land.” During the sing
ing of this the Whole company stood up.
Prqf. Stephens^—l move the thanks of this meet
ing be tendered to nur President for the able manner
in which he haslditcharged his duties to-night, i
This was carried.
The Company then separated. j
MAfoiAiTV— Wuxo Mdntsr ort
EvxitiKO,—-The following is the result: :
Ist Ward, Delegates for Scully.
2d “ “ “Scully.
3d “ '. •'* “ Herron.
4th « “ ' “ Scully.
sth “ “ " Herron. , ' !
- . gu, « « “ Wilke son. / ,
7th “ “ “ Sawyer. .'
Btb « 1 « •“ Sawyer. !
9th « « “Herron.
Tho Third and Birth Wards will be contested, in
account of unfairness in the voting.
It is reported that Pitt Township instructed lj»r
. Isaac Harris.. - 1 . ..
Orsrtas.—We are indebted to Holt & Maim
far a can of the best Oysters we ever indulged
We recommend oar citisens to patronise this Oyster
Depot. ; ■ ' ■ ;
BAanrr WtUiAas, oar favorite Irish Comedian,
appears to morrow evening. We will cut puff him,
for he is to well kaown ia tbie eity as to render it
unnecessary. The Theatre will be crowded every
Bight he appears. ; ;
Tha Baakstans-ths Holidays.
EutonA Erreiita.—These gentlemen, at their
Worn! street establishment, have a very extensive
collection of Books, suitable for the Holidays, or
any other season of the year.r Their collection of
Annuals and standard woritt, bound for the centre
table, is unusually attractive. They received cin
Saturday night an additional variety of magnificent
•Books which may be examined this day. Give them
a call. ! \ : '
JoHtrvTOKfcSTOCKTOS.—Thivfirm, at the corner
of Market and Third Streeu, have a splendid slock
of Annuals, Gjemsdf Beauty, Port Folios, Poetical
and other Books, richly bound, and suitable for
gifts and the centre table. No daabt they will “go
off like hot cakes.” i
Kav A Cou>A!tr.—Ksy is celebrated for the taste
he displays in selecting Books, not only for the Hol
idays, bat allother days of the year. ; His present
stock embraces' many very costly , and beautiful
works. Books, in every department of literature,
can he obtained at the corner, of Wood and Third
streets, atuauaually low price*.
H- S. BosurotVK —This gentleman, at bis store cjn
Fourth street; near Market,, has a wcll-selected
stock of Books mostly standard English Works.
Mr; B. neveij purchases a book that will get“op t
of season.” He abjures trashy literatus, and dealj
only iu “bools which are books,” as Charles Lamb
has it. ! .
Witivthosghtthat bituminous coal edits in
Weston, Middlesex count/, (Mast.)' ;
[0- The Third Annual Fancy Dress Balt,
ortho .City of Pittsburgh, will begivcii onMondayeven
ing, January Bth', at the Lafayette Assembly Rooms. A
limiiedjtmober of Ticket* only will be Bold. No gen
tleman admitted, unless aciympaniedhy a lady. [dSJud
, ; Lite’s Band Bolree*»*The second annual
Soiree of White’s Band, is to take place on Friday, the
10th of. January, at the Lafayette Assembly Rooms. -
dec22:3t . >
compound a medicine .entirely of vegetables,
uhicb shall operate effectually, is o very great advance
Ipqnvthe. obsolete formulas of pharmaceutical science,
tt is only in modern- times that this important deaidera
nm has -arrived auperfection. Tbe.commumty: have
been so loiig drurgednnd poisoned by mineral prepare*
tionß.ihol vegetable compounds becamo a matter.of ac
tual4ieceBsiiy, and po remedy could expect to become
popular without this essential. recommendations- Tne
very idea of .admiaistering mlneral substances internal
ly is absolutely preposterous. Nature,never intended
them for thatpuripoße. Their, mode of. operation ts_ too
violent, and they seldom failto leave inja
worse condition than they find it. TbeCliekenerjsagar
coaled Vegetable Purgative Pills being cOrapoundedjiot
mefely of vegetables, rtu of theirextrected jutces; Iscfi- -
lirely free from this objection. Thetr opcretion is per
fectlv soothingr They penetrate.the cUDUtest- fibres of
the human frame by agradoal prqcere, and never cease
in their operation until every particle.of diseased mauer
i - -.rnelled. and every symptom of disorder removed. :
frr-SMbT WM. JACKSON, Gen.Ageni,
Jfce33 89 Liberty stredljPitObu^h.'
(Foiflittof Agent* - ;. j *
=St
The World !«*{& SdtelitU.
Wo hoar that some of our Ci'.cnaivo fuundcrica
have suspended operation.’-.. I‘'or\Vh at cause weean
not conjecture.—Cin. tfonp. . • •« - ■ ; -
E2J- Why don’t you blame it all upon; thiaitaqrri
ble Tariff of iS4§r - That’s thn'way.thoy-dS’tiyre.:
I MATHiaomAi.. —The following is tho 'official an
nouncement of the marriage of Major Bliss, ns pub
lished in the New Orleanaßicayune:
’At Baton Rouge, on the sth instant, by Rev.J.
Burke, William Wallace Smith Bliss, Lt. Colonel of
the U. A. Army, to Mary Elizabeth Taylor, daughter
of Major General Taylor, President elect of the Doi
ted.Slates. - • • ; j. ■: . J-f
A SenSuitE Ladt.— Millard Fillmore; Comptroller
of the State ofNow York, ond.Vice President elect,
i has a daughter, a scholar at the State Normal School,
Albany, who ia qualifying herself to be a teacher of
Common Schools. • {
iMHionAirrs.—'Three thousand seven hundred .nnd ;
sisty-slz passengers mostly from Liverpool and
Bremen, arrived at New Orleans daring .the-w,eek
ending9th inst. . • *
Vive La Humbug.— -Dr. Collyer, tho "friodefvart
| iat” man, is giving lectures in Nctv York 'on the
California gold-.fever. 1 ‘ > ;
I Emcunoir.—Louie, p colored lad,-was bong for
1 a heinous offence at last week?
I SJr Mr. James Noyes, living two miles from Nat
1 ehez, Miss.,has two vinyards iu successful cultiva-
I tioa. He makes winu from, the grapes, which is
I very highly, spoken of. v
j |®* Tho last Little Rock Democrat slates that, n
I gentleman was then at that city in search* ofn la- j
r cality for a largo number of Guntiies desirous to
I emigrate from Martinique to Arkansas. . .-" I
j ISF* Petitiona were in circulation in New Orleans 1
I ntour last dates, in favor of Ssmaol J. Peters ■ of I
l thst diy, as Secreisry of tho Treasury, / . ti • I
I ESPOf the 6100 sailors who man the American
: | nnvy, 960 iire native Americans; the rest arc Chief
’■ Jly composed of Irish and English - emigrants. - • I
. J fiST We see stated that an effort will bo bade
( 1 eariy iu tho approaching session of the-Illinois Leg- :
I Islatore, to make provision for the establishment of
fl an institution for the care and education-.of the
I blind.- ‘
B3T Charcoal, ground topowder ia onoofthcbeot
things ever discovered to clean Itnives.—This, is a
late agijjrsluable discovery. i
Caw they be Spabedl—Two bundred'brjeftess
lawyers threaten to go to California. 0
Kir-ltis supposed in New Orleans, that, Geb.,
Twtbas will succeed Geb. Tayiob, in the command
of the division now held by him. -
BaT'Gen.John M. Duffieui has been elected
Major General ot die Third Division-Mississippi
Militia.
KB* The Whigs of Indiana will bold a Slate Con
vention to nomminate candidates for Governor end
Hoot. Governor, on Wednesday, January;3d , it In
dianopolis. « !
■3T There are 189 doctors, and 181, lawyers, in
Cincinnati, according to Williams’ . Business Di
rectory. ../r-;.
■S’The President has officially recognized. Vic-J
tordolaCova, its Consul General of Venezuela, to 1
reside at Washington. . ! v«
r w The best friend is a good book.' It gives ad
vice in secret without creating distrust or envy. : |
■S'The annual session of ;tho Mississippi Con~ i
ference of the M. E. Church. (South,) commenced
at Vicksburg on the 14th Bishops Payne end
Andrew, presiding.
Kir A number.of citizens of Charleston are about
represent a handsome service Bword to Lieut. Col.
Gaston Meares. The ceremony and presentation
will take place on the Bth of January nest.
■ST Henry day is proposed as a member of the:
jfentacky Convention for reforming tho constitution
(hegradual abolition of slavery being one of tho
contemplated objects of lbp reform.
MT The Wabash Navigation Company l/svo com*
plelod the Locks at the Grand Rapids, and ’they are
now ready for use.
Osmoorattc Word Nsellngi"
Tbs Ppmocrauc .voters of .the Cny of Ihils
bnrth wiU assemble at the usual places of
POMMP’ meeiiug.in the several Wards or the Sam
City, on' EVENING, ihe 2Cth instant; at 7
o'cloek, for the putpose or nominating tandidalcsfor Se
lect and Common Council*, and for snch other offices as
in the .cveral Watd* of the, said City are mjtnred by
Jatrlobe also for the porposc
ihe aroper number of Delegates for vtbe aatd
Wards, to represent the Democrats
domto bs held at the CourtKoase r ou.THLßSDAY, the
23 th in amoral tt ff-eloek, Car the purpose of nominating
a candidate Xbf/Mayw of lbs &xA'C}iy. : 4 . ...
The ItotocaATic citizens of the Third Ward.xuu
meet, in 6itur<; at the house of F. Seidenaiiike*,, in
Smith field street. By order of the Cor
'dec23 ” • S* JONES, Chairman.
- PITTSBOBGH THBa.'TKIS. . , :
c S PoKjse,. •••■•: Manager and Lessee.
■ ' MncKXCW ABWSSIOn:
•25c. i Private'Bojtes
' CHRISTMAS NIGHT 1 ~■-'■•.
Mosdii, December 25, will be presented a Romantic
PUy ’ m^B.BixjNl a THE GREAT BANDIT. ' .
AbaaUiflpy—••Mr:6xley. | Paroixi--• •-- -.r .Mr.^rior.
RMtuhandß*•♦v*H»ss rotter -
DancingvMiss WnHerjstfr.jsof)4wii, andMaßl-Wood.
To conclude with
POORPJLJdCODIB. . t
Poor Pillicoddy• -Mr. Dunn, i Sarah Blunt• -Miss Cruise.
Tuesday, Sir. It. Williams will appear in- two favorite
.Gallery will remain closed during the
at Cl; Curtain will rise at ~i o'clock.
Private boxes;-
Dress Circle-•
Pit
CHOICKfIIfTBOOJCS-
Pe»tl«of AroericanPoclTy; , . '
The by yrashuiglon living;
Nature's Gems, or Wild Flowers or America;
Roden's of Mo9re;
1 3S Bne pl9Ve?;
Dante; W engravings;
- JKSjtfßft >\sgggjsgMa^
JUVENILE AND TOY BOOKS—A fine sloe* or ,'
“ w H. 8. BOS WORTH & .Co.'s,
necSS ■ ■ Fonrth street.
i'LLUsTIUTEb KtiuLISH EUIIIONS OP— , , ;
I Oulliser’e Travels; •
* VtWW Trove;
Handy And* i ■ i
Tower pfLoiittOl?) ..
Windsor Castle j
. fcewy JteUqoes; , ' :
Godfrey Malvern i
M & CO.
V Toerth >l, nearMarkct.
A»»^?SSS«“SsC{;
s^aw»«wss?»fa
for the present. .. v B*F*L.
IFT BOOKS AND ANNAUALS,
It roa J84.9* , ' tfx
Tjjefietpof the Seaapn.lMa- Beauty, fotJHO.
tS ttok “ . The Gotland, -
.Gcnupfßeastjr, “ ' Th=. A&oramh,
Do;(whlteei?pndjcp?,pl ** ■ Christinas Roses, _
Bpoltor Seo,rlß, ‘- 1 , Pb;i«l|py Blossoms,
Forget-me-not,. . l;
Do.(white chand-case) ‘ -,,
' • ■;;
- ::
ThftHVgmVi . “ The Bpari, “
The Rosary of IJlostralions of Ihe Bible; - .
I Lalla Rookh, tllußtra(fd j
Poets of Connecticut, guted.; ; ,
Pictorial Frauklin and Napoleqn; , •
Perpetual Keepsake l t
■Willis' Poetical Works;,
popular Juveinle Books; man^
or whicnare just'from the press Toy Boots and Color
d«as y dnd Market sfs.
TVIAMOND DROHiBTIf A'i’
JJday afternoon, January Bd, 1849,- at 3 o'clock, vyfn |jc
Sid.oif the premises. .Ital very -valnabksthKE.JHpn
nViiY Siorehoose and Lot, siloato on tho corner of the
pnbUc square mi Diamond alley,ot present occupied by
Matlhew Dalzell and others, whicb yielda on annual real
of 8800: the lot having aftont of 25 feetonUtaDioinond,
andexiending along Diamond alley COT feet. Ternia at
and W»en » [d g,,- lOHfi D. DAVIS, Auct. ‘
—oCVOXys* i HOUDAYS! i~The subscribers re
just opening & scjejtf Id collection of Toys andfino
Fancy Good® orevery; aaspflpjjohf, suitable'fo* Christ-’
jaaa and New nu£obns»tJng -InJ»art, ; viz
Glass
Boxes; Card Cases: Pearl/ Shell, Ivoryphd
Baskets; SteelßeaaParaes; Crotchet tfelvelßagp jWtir
aicßoXesfChesailen fDom'moesj&Cj'wilhft-tfioaßQnd
Other articles, 100 numerous to mention.: .
-The nboveGcKJds we will sell extremely tow,.previous
to the Ist February, 1849, as we intend .mating some ma-‘
terialalterations in oar store and business* r *Ve-invite
all ti> call who want bargains, at B<s Markct street,.be*
tween Fifth and Diamond.
detf»* HOGAN & CANTWEIdi-,
TTfOUDAY PRESENTS/ at ZebuiAjt Kiszktl’s. 07
'ii- received, per Express, a.
very Jarjge assortment ofPANCY GOOl)9>;he iiisites.
the attention of .purchasers
Bead Bugs, 'Bead Purses, Desks,-
Work Boxes, famished and unfbrnhhed; Bjipxgammqn.
Boards, Jewelry; and ia fact every yoriety;of Goods in
w»uos. ■ . '
Mews fey felegrapfe?
Reported for the Morning Post. <
- LGOISbATUaB OF OHIO, -
A Compromise I '
CoLUBBTfI> December 23> 1848* •
The Houso this moroing, Lester acliug
as chairman." “Mr. M’Cluro as Clerk. The'
roll was called, alter Well l^o>VrctM».
Thi Btn Gold civ Be 6 *-HlTc USlll&tißiul I
’SL , S GO.OP3i.NEW. GOODS-' !
Qrentj!rßdraaiiathaß:OTeacimjiatv.b,ehnd a
jigti of the Mu G aldmßce-Ifivt, ou.Maxket sx.,
:,NSSorbetween Third and Foatthvwbere, i» just opened
a splendid..*tbclc.oC winter Dry.Good*, cheaperthon the
eamo qnftlify df Gd<ids have sver been ottered m Fitxa
- P. UUSSEI.LV-No. : 03- Markot aiWeVudlwecn -
•Third; and L Fmmh sXreei*y aiffn df lhe Biff.Golden.. Bee- . .
Hive, has now received, ana <sflcr* to bi& numerous cus
tomers and. the/pubSic gßneTttltyythe largest, cheapest
and most Dry Goads evarofler
ed in this city. have been purchased iu the
: Easiem Citici: since' the' late' fail its prices/end •wall be
sold.toeaah. buyers at a great redaction, mnch .cheaper <
than tlwy<poutU have been'soldin the.early part of the
season.'
- Amonffihis large-andextensivo stock will be found
many .choice :oau foshionablo.Goods of the.latesi »m
-pottalton. . pAOJE3> j)iiF,ss GOODS, .: '
> Scarlet Cashmeres, all wool, a beautiful article v ,
Cherry col’ddo/ - do. figured and plain;
SilKB3Uri - fa fc tinß^plMn r^rw4:andsplam^ :% “s .
Scaflei dp Lames, all wool/,very cheap er
Mazaritie.BlneDeLairieihJOw prices;:: ,•
French v
A larger assortnientoffig’dCaahffleresDa
e« designJ»,frora l2i-toso cents perytttd; these ate Very
Cheap/-iAtevitt of Alpacas front 12$; To SO
cents'peryaroj all coloriv and n^eac. wlih a
splendid assortment of bonnet ribbons otthelaiertim
portation; { velvet Gibbons-hU vridUra ’ond colOT*/
very cheaprttbcantifolUiwirtmeml plnmea and artificial
flowers i bbrinef satins and velvets, all colors? French < .
worked capefrand collars; scarfs, cravats, gloves.and •>
; hosiery, alraftcdncedprices. ' >
I - . r SHAWtS! SHAmSI! ... - ■ •
- Besi assortitieni in the city, and very bheapLong and
gqaate Spawls; best quality.r r< •■:■■
TeTkene and Cashmere Shawls;
Black.andcolofcdCkitbvdo: ’ . v.
• Broddiand Silk> • - • dai r ■.■ ,
Plaidßlanket qualities and
T'BtAKgKtg! : BKANKETS ‘'.--Cheapest in theCitu!
A large.slock of Blankets; all qopliiies, which will be
sold cheaper thaiLcaii be found elsewhere.
: DOMESTIC;GOODS.
CHEAPER THAN THE CHEAPEST >* A
A large stock of Cdlieb* ; Good diTk ChUCo, fast colors,
only 3 tents peryard jbeslqaality-British'OtulAcoerican
Print*, 0 to 10 centdper ytird, l t«d Wide ?BrilWh Purple
Prints, IQ 16121; ii large supply jed* wh4e and yellow
Flannels, swne na low aslQi cents per. yard? vety-cheap;
Bed Ticking, from 8 toTS j cents per yard/■ Also, a large
siock of Checks; Shirting Suipe» v lsaismetB*. Kentucky
'Jeans and Linseys, logetherwith/a veryexiensiva as*
1 sortment of bleached and unbleached MuBlihs T froni 3to
8 cents per yard, cheapest yet; good yard wldennhleach*
ed Mnslinsv onlys cent* :per- yard;:bleaeh£d : Alttalius
from 310 S cents pet yard;. Allor/which.'will bepojdoff
at redcced-priccSr at the glgn of the NeW GoldeaTJee
. MarkeiisircetibeiwVen TBrrd ond Fonrib?sts.i
No. 02. (declB:lf, )VM. L. RUSSEL! '
' Eagle. Snloottxuitl aeitanvantf »
ttndlllr Wood-sflrert ■'• * •*
The sabscribprwduiilreßpeciraUyiaform
;JCTsgff§S bur- friend* and' the - jnrtiliff geiieftdlrt
he baalyad flip aboye^vellicnoiSfnestabljsß
incnvfitted, up iii 5 yo^sjipeja6r^ty^,iMid2*[ni9]rpr«-
parcd with- every -rei trPUje.d£iic r
cies thc.senson afford.'
•. OYSTERS.siewed,
gethcr. with hot coffee,
ton chops, venison and
seasonable'ljpnrs, ina. v,
Pittsburgh.
XX ALE of tbo best lmfgrte# StgarU n pye-‘ v-
ryvariety « ,V->5 . u "S .
' , Ue would also heg le&ve-.to state, that he J 9 prepared
to furnish DINNER PARTIES, of ony:uumbeT, rm a sqr.
periorntanner; SUPPERS for Balls, SocietiesjOr-private
Parties.. - . - * , t * •
- JO* Rooms always in readiness. *r
■ X'v.pap'ii wilt be kept Pudr- ;
Bboks for ChrUtmas and New Yeora.
\ SPLENDID ASSORTMENT just bbckiyeb atM*A*
A Mbeh’s-- ‘
The Cfettii' for 1B49;
• The^Hyacimhj..
. The Forget-me-not ;
*•; TheGiftofFriendship;• .>■ ,
Tlie.Fairy Riusr;
TheCbristmiy Keepsake;-
' "The Gaitdfrd { ‘ .
THj Keepsakeof Fnend?hin; . :V , • Jj .
.The Roseof Sharon; • •• ■ r,~r:: .•-v.T/T'x
The’SbhwETdke; 1 • .V/-Y-"T S
-The Phitopmna. * .
'SxWtVsive variety of ?ntall
ToV Books in erea'l varies,jiis;
Also, fancy Letter and Pap6l ;fdnej? ExlvelDpe» f ,
frum the lowest to the highest price manufactured* Tiew
and old Literature, constantly on baud and receiving. as
usaalii-- ' V •' '-V ■ •’U / o *}■.
jp*Smilbfielil slrcct,third door.nto.o 2d. , Wecga t
Anuuats and jyoniMk' l ■ -
CtUITABfcK FOR and
O Literary Gift;fbrlB49 J *
. Friendships offerin£i,for 1849.
Christinas Rosea, for 1849. .
Cliriatma*,Bl63soma;forlS49.' • ‘\*
■ 'Ainnranihi a Tokeii of Remembrance,-for 1849,- •
- The Young Man’s Offering.
Young Lady's, Offering; by-Mrs. Sigourney and
others. . * *•
% Lealkls of Memory, a superb annual for 1849.J'-
. The Fairy- Ring, for 1840.
The Opal, rt splendid gift.book, for, 1549. \ t. -
The HyaCiufb/for 1849/ - rT y
i . The Scrap Book, for 1849. . •
I The Snowflake, for 1849; / . :
i : The Book of pearls. • ",;
- .The Annual, for 1849. * .. t ’r 7
I. - The Women of the Scriptures; a beautiful work .
i fbr!s49. • 'V
i The 1849- s
-Read’s of Amcricavcomninmgportripw
of «mUb, Sirs; EVS.
BtgounWy» Mr** £ Emirmt?. Kmbury,- Kirs.
AEU>s’ , Anni*C.L)'i\frb, Mi is Surah 'S. (Grade
Greenw6od) l ':' , ‘'’ If: ‘
v Theabove,vi*ith a rarge collection of Poetical Works,'
Prayer Books, Bibles and other work* in-splendid styles.
forCbristmas d&flKew.Yearepres
eulff, forsale at the bookstore of t '
JOHN STON '&■ STOCKTON,’
-.V Ma»ke< i aad;3d N s_ts.'3 - .
Old. KrlsflUlnglc / *
'subscriber TespectfuHy 'lnfMTns;:thcfr«Uiens of
X Pittsburgh: and: Vicinity, that bis TdW iuYJ, pucey
GoodsaTe now:operr,in thc. occu
pied as: a cari?«t warehouse by jLIK-Tborhpßbfc
can be aeen the largest assortment ofChristrdas PresanUi
ever offeTeifor sale in the city.: AH these Good rare im
ported direct from Earope.by mj-Relf, and will be sola
chenper’thait at nrnf other cstabliShment-'rn' the city, .
wholesalo'hdd'Yetail; '"CaUand‘acn^£f;'£n^aMdrtriiertt
‘ ' jioa Markot'streffiaefoffiiKf^
decSltlfl
“VTIAgaRA SOIREE.—The fourth animat Soireeof
NiAGißAFiEECccaPAar,\vinbe given at the Iza
Fayeuc Assembly Roomvon -Fwtty^enift&Febnfary
mhilB4B, '. ; * ' 'dftc2otd
w, ?f -m
Lytles matter of the Estate of Paine)
“WsmssN* McMullen, No. 7,Mrfne terrfrj I£$SV ** *
Andnow.to wiiji>ecciaberlsih« 184% on
molionof.Tbos.* Mellon. Esq., Wtn.E.
;; vW*‘; •. Austin, Esq-, appointed Atulttor,ta.audit
and adjosi the claims of the-respective creditors, and 10,
report a distribution of die proceedsjof sato ?w.
■ ; .By the Court. ■ DANIEhMcCURDIiiCietk.
In pursuance of the above appointment* ibo under
uignetf’hcis’appointed Tuesday. the Oih day of January
Bailings, Grant .ȣs)
parties iiitextebfed. ami when anu.wlltfreUiSSe” Paving
claims against stdd-B»»«»SS! l .f*S’ ■
- n WM.-E..AVSTiy,-Aodtloy.
T)EPPER ANDPIMENTD-20 bags Pepper;
, • '- 'JO ■“■ TtmCUIOV' ;
■f 7 lit store and for sale by .. ' ..,, •1.-.imr. irr
(IncilV _ • ■ SilLLilli fc HlCl>in'gON l .
S^Yt-X’Ktiijff—foe sale in tftff-u&tletrsaw anU’Rßuung
U Mills, Xllogltpny City, 15,000 fe«;oPB| vnctr ,?? ck '
vniNEVlibEE&eitATO^Spy.
TH1LOOHING—501)00 feel of,dijnFi<«mng!:fpr s «aie, as
I ofioyk f<lec‘3| ~ NEVILLE If. CRAIG &SON. •
•ttjoaT STDINGS—4S ) OO0 r feet'ofnßoat-i > lalitafiof va
•11 rfansibnkttis andbreadths? for sale. aa: ab bve. r •
--V-- CRAIG A SON.
TiRINTEK'H INK-—lookers Prpjgt’sSSpjjiliit, in 30
TfOyERINCi'S DQURLEREFfNEP: .SUGARS^
• l i bbls. Isovering'fi Doable Refined-LoafjCrqshed'and
.Pulverized Eupruts/ just received and for Ealaqr the PeJrin
Fout,hw ? , ’ I,y . r . i a! jayneA
p°r.’Java; ; Lpgoyra
StPohUngo and Bid Cofl£’ep,)fot en^f 01-
sale atlhe Pet in Tea Store.'TO ••FbUtfli street, by ’ 1 - v-j,
•■? decs:d&w ■ f > ‘ *
lOATMEN—A largo Cable fot BnleWieniif 'Appl
' SCAIFE A ATKINSON, >
• “ • • ” lst v near Wood *i.
.'fI r JHTING DESKS AND WORK BOXES-A splen-
St y " tfid rtpsortment, suitable, fpr
- '' '
ri«33 - -• .|P3Afaffrcl»t. •
' • • KltlSS KRINOUE'MaS '
\j The fulAcriber resneiMrully iiiformj lhe cihMnii of
.PUlßbniigti ana'dciijity, liailib tm».a largeassonmebt or
nnd New
Year's-.>pre>enuj atr-Nm vM’SmiiMeM-Mreei, -whore ho
Will ho happy to waicotf hi» frte«q» whd may favor him
wiiha calf Call and see the fine owartmem. » t
tnia&cau. H Q ‘|" ,, - ; -, : ! JASIEB.a ANDERSON}
Na.lSSmUlifield *f.
TTnNK jLL'RJ'PPA'i'EU <B6OKS r AMNUALS,&c; I at
X? ■ evening', 23d 'iimaHUat «•
o’clock, hi Davis’ Coutfpefccjjtf Sales Booms, corner of
Fifth slfeeis; Will b# eojif afarefrcplJeJtjgh of
beautifalsdiiipii* of ifte J&eis;ricK bind-,
incp; atandanlßiterature apd Science. AmongjheooN
l*cu6nwlllbefoundyGerasofßeuuiy;J3eaoty ! S Costume,
Religious Keepsake. I»atjrei.Wreaihj^Tok« , flsi ’liadj , >
.‘Scrap Book, Souveiuer Jewel, Picturesque Views* Ac,—
Fine copres oTMo6reVßyToni C6wpe r ,'2lCUon, Sli<!lly,
Airs, 1 tfemanSj/Oasian, Baras,Ate.: Dr. Jjardner’s tec
inresj Kollral Josephus, Popery by Bogan;; History, Bxpg
iapby. and Fiction; FjuuU^Pew.and.PocJcetßibies.,
. Also, oiie chamßer OTgarij which plays eigot-aifferent