fat:lnto' Washing-and Sheering sheep. These operations are frequently performed at an earlier time than is proper in this latitude. Cold streams and frosty nights are not tinfrequent with us till near June, and before the middle of this month we think it is unsafe to deprive sheep of their winter covering. The exposure and suffer ing which they are often obliged to endure after been sham, is very injurious, sometimes produc ing deep-seated'and fatal diseases, and in other cases suddenly overpoweringthe system and calls. ing immediate death. Even with all practicable precaution, the;animal eacpertences a great transi. don which must he very trying to the constitu tion':under the influence of cold and moisture. In - , - fact scarcely a season passes that we do not hear 'of numbers of newlysho rn sheep perishing from severe weather. The process of washing, when sheep are im mersed in very cold, water, is also prejudicial to their health, and is beside, objectionable from the :,imperfect manner in which the work is done un :der such circumstances. Exposed to undue cold, -the„xnen are impatient to get through their dim - greeable job, and they hurry along without a math cierit 'regard fot the cleanliness of the fleece. The wool, too,- is by no means so readily cleaned in cold water as in warm. It is best, therefore, to 'defer washing till the water is raised at least to. a hearable temperature. A shallow stream of soft water, in which, by means of a dam, the requisite depth may be;obtained, is preferable. It is proper - that the ground at the bottom and around the water where the sheep are washed, should be of such a nature as not to render the . water impure, • and that the sheep may pass out atter being Washed without any mud or dirt coin ing in contact with their fleeces. To secure these nbjecti, the reservoir is sometimes paved, extend ing the stones:above the edge_ of the water until they ere - made to join _a clean, firm swad. Some - times'a cistern, or vat, for. washing sheep, is con. ,structed and placed at the foot of the dam, and • the water conveyed into it from the reservoir.— : We have seen sheep very nicely washed on this It is useful to sprinkle water on the sheep after - hey axe collected for wasbing, and let them stand : 'for a few hours before they are washed. This dampening of the fleece causes the impurities to sepenite more readily on washing, and the wool will 'appear beautifully white and clean. Leaving " the sheep out in a warm rain, and washing them ::'soon after, generally cleanses the fleece well. - Fine 'wooled, or Merino or Saxon sheep, require much more attention and labor to wash their fleeces perfectly clean, than the coarse wooled, English sheep. The long wooled varieties, as the Leicester, Cotswold, &c, can be washed without _much trouble, so clean that the will scarcely shrink in weight in the bands of the scourer—or in the process of preparation for the manufacturer— wheteas ordinary Merino wool looses from thirty - to fifty percent.. The sheep should be kept in a clean pasture r;after being washed, till they are sheared, which should be done as soon us they become entirely dry, and they will require from four days to a week for this purpose. The best sheerers should be,employed--such as will cut the wool sufficient ly close to the body, without cutting the skin, and at the same time cut smoothly and evenly. Each fibre, should be cut once, and only once. The. short bits of wool which are sometimes clipped - off - by'sheerers are, worthless, and the torture to which the sheep is subject to, by cutting its skin, is not only cruel but really injurious. When sheep have been shorn, it is-best to allow I .them to remain for a few days where they can have the benefit of shade. Exposure to a hot sun while the animals ate comparativelynaked, fre quently blisters the skin; and beside occasioning - the animal4nuch pain, evidently injures the quer. ity of the first growth of wool. It, deranges the turtaneous secretions and renders the wool harsh. `or .and drier: If they are allowed shade,they will not, expose theinseli es to the beat of the sun, as they graze only at night and-early in the morning. Should a storm, or unusually cold weather occur, .the; flock: should have the shelter of woods, or be driven to their winter quarters at the farm -yard, till the temPerature becomes more congenial. , In-regard ter securing the, ter, the following re. ills:ka (it IdwiftlaachariLlanvidetrirof the "...Wool deisttf,'liifritiderhook, ore tleiei;Viiii'tifteitilliin: - -"After.stiearing. the fleece should be removed :to a table or clean smooth place-on the floor, with' the inner part down ;.:then be gathered up into as compact a position as It occupied on the sheep; the sdes, of the fleece should then be folded over, so"as to meet upon the back of the fleece, the head and neck thrown back so as to make the folddupon the shoulder; next be folded or rolled -From the butt of the fleece and continued until you :reach`-the shoulder. The fleece should then be snugly tied with a small smooth twine, passing round.two or at most three times. You must -have a compact fleece easy to open, and the -shoulder, 'which is thelnest part, on the outside. „Buyers always expect to see the beat side out, and wool growers sometimes do themselves injustice by.nottlius exhibiting their fleeces. Ido Oa be lieve that the manufacturers, as a whole, in this country, are yet prepared to pay a sufficient ad vance beyond the present prices, to justify the grower of wool to remove all the fribs, belly locks, 'and skirts from the fleece, as is done with the fine wools of Germany. I would, therefore, at Ares . ent put inside of the fleece all the well washed and clean vvciol_shorn from the sheep—carefully excluding all such locks as are filthy, or below the residua - of thelsece in condition." The regular growth of wool, in order to produce a staple of unitorni quality is of great importance. Blancliard has made some good observations on this point. He showed that the fibre varied with the condition of the sheep; that while the , animal was full.fed, and was improviug in condi tion,-the fibre -would be larger and stronger, and that when growing, poor, the fibre would be small -ef and. weaker:" so,,that in many instances, we have several qualitiesin the same fibre. He took a lock' of wool, - arid by twisting it from one -end 'to the other, demonstrated the- correctness of his-statement.. -The lock was composed of a car tam number' of: fibres of equal length, but they (tanned a 'thread of nearly twice the size in some parts that it was ,in-others. The wool had been • taken'from a sheep that was well fed in summer ' and -poorly fed in winter. Mr. B. said he hadseen flocks that.were well kept for a few months after shearing and then rundawn a.nd kept poor till they were sheared again.' -, The fibre at the lower end was weak and ferider;hird 'the fleece was greatly less,oned invalue. 'But "when the condition of th sheep-ia good, and they continue vigorous and ' heathY during the whole of the year, the fibre of the fleece will be free and uniform in quality, and the fleece heavier and more valuable then when they; are : alternately changing from a high to a tow state of flesh." - • If fine wool is the object, however, the sheep should not be too highly fed, as actual fatness in duces the-production of a gross fibre. The aim should be to keep'the animal at al/ times in a na tural and healthful. Condition. Niertins axn uses OP YOLIC.-4t is well known that the :manufacturer: desires to purchase, his wool art frie as posible from any other substances. Whatever :may be the effect of yolk on the growth or quality of the fleece, the buyer does not wont to pay for.anything but _mot, and of course makes, a deduction from the price - equal to what' he sup poses to be the weight of extraneous , matters. . It hai-foirnerly been the -custom, in some sec lions, to breed a description Of sheep; the fleeces - of which were loaded to an extraordinary degree r. with animal matter; but the objection of the manufacturer to purchase this substance, has late .iy ,caused many wool-growers to prefer sheep secrete, but little yolk, and we think there ,iittiow. Berne liability of the fashion running into .an extreme in this direction. ' ; The circumstance of the manufacturer not I " wishing to purchase yolk is not proof that it isnot necessary and useful for the production of wool. LTake, for_exarnple, two fleeces of wool of equal fineness and quality, one of which, while it was on the sheep's body had a'plentiful supply of this na - rural oil, and the 'other was destituteof it; which at' the samples would really be most Valuable per, pound? Which would make the stringest and most durable cloth? No one can doubt that the - latter would be altogether preferable for the pur poses of wear, though pethape this important. , point might not altvays receive its due weight with the manufacturer. In some instances c ,he niay.pay more regard to those qualities in wile! which will' enable him to give his bands a hand , . • same t"finish," and to make the most-yards from ,a NSW given number of pounds. But we presume it will not be denied that - light, dry wools bave less strength then those, while growing, are better supplied with -yolk. Mr. Youatt, in his treatise on sheep and wool says: "Where there is a defici ency of yolk, the fibre of the wool is dry;. and harsh and'weak; * " -* where 'the natural, (requiSite) quantity of it is found the wool isioft and oily, and plentiful and strong." And again as to the usesof yolk, he says : "It is not the inspis. siated perspiration of the animal ; it is not corn posed of matter that has been accidently picked up and that has lodged in the wool; but it is a peculiar secretion from the glands of the skin, ,destined, to be one of the agents in the nourishment - orate wool, and at the same time by its adhesiveness, to mat the wool and form a secure_defence from the wet and cold." Luccock also, (who is quoted by Youatt,) observes that the yolk is Deemer) , to the good qualities of the fleece, and that without it the wool becomes thin and light ; "with it the fleece is tull soft and rich; • • and , the qualities and condition of the wool are moat wonderfully improved. From these circumstances we conclude that yolk is not only .necessary to the production of a valuable fleece, but is the very pabulum of wool." Ile observes that the manner in which yolk acts upon wool is not recurately known. "Some," he says. "have considered it the superabundance of that sti bstance which forms the filament, and which, by some un knoWn process, while the pile is growing, is con solidated into a transparent mass; while others conclude, perhaps more reasonably, that it is a seculiar secretion which exudes through the skin, and by intermingling with the pile, renders is soft, pliable and healthy, effecting it much in the same way as oil does a thong of leather, when kept im mersed in it till perfectly saturated." These remarks show the importance of the yolk or natural oil, to the growth and value of wool.— But the fineces of some. sheep contain a secretion which is quite different from the true yolk above spoken of. It is - a yellow, waxy substance, adher ing tothe pile, often attaching the fibres together so that their separation is difficult, and forming also a greatobstacle to the thorough washing and cleansing of the fleece. It is frequently called gum. As it is not readily separated from the fleece by the action of water, it often adds much to the weight. after the sheep are thought to have been "well-washed." Unlike the proper kind of yolk it does not increase the strength and elasticity of the wool, but on the contrary, in some instances, by &clog the fibres together makes them liable to break in working. But there is another point in this connexion which must not be overlooked, The character of the sheep, as to constitutional hardiness, &c., is iry a great degree indicated by the quality of the fleece. It is known to every observing woolgrow er, that those fleeces which naturally contain the least yolk, are thin and light, and are produced by sheep of weak constitution. Such sheep require more delicate food, more she:ter, and Rime care in all respects. On the other hand those fleeces which are well supplied with yolk, are borne by hardy, strong-constitutioned sheep, which are able to bear exposure, and live and thrive on corn parat:vely coarse fare. These characteristics render it an object of importance for the wool growers to pay attention to the yolk in the fleece, both as effecting the quantity and value of wool, and the points on which the profits on sheep de pend lie illarning poet. 1117- For Commercial and Hirer News, lee next Page. The Latest, News, Market Reports, &c. will be found under Telegraphic Head •, Wanted, at this Office, immediately, a good boy about 16 years. He must be honest, and come wel recommended. We publish. in this day's paper, a very interesting , avid - iretntoindstelirtlcle,its-telatiaa.to„!!vi?lhinC l ,o ,l shearing sheep," which will doubtless ke reldtra numerous class of subscribers in this and ,the ad joining counties. As yet, we Wiese, 'the price for thii summer's clip. has not been determined upon; and it will be governed altogether by the demand, which, we presume, will be guile as good as at any fernier season. Buyers at present, arc awaiting ad+ vices from their Eastern correspondents; but they think prices will range from 224123 c tr ID., as in quality. We wish'to aay a few words to our Allegheny county farmers, in relation to preparing their clip for the market. Heretofore, the wool grown in this county had not stood as high in the market as that raised in the neighboring county of Washington, and the reason simply is, that our farmers have not been as careful as they should be in washing the sheep be fore shearing. 'plow, we do not-profess to have much experience in this business ourself, but we have read a good deal on the subject, and have li e toned to the experience of those who are extensive ly engaged in the growth of wool. The sheep should be soaked well in water at first, and then allowed to remain out for about an hour at least; after which they can be washed with half the labor, and much cleaner than if the whole process is gone through with at once. As soon as the sheep are thoroughly dry, they should be sheared, and the fleece carefully tied up with twine, when perfectly dry. It is best not to shear inside of a barn, as the straw, chaff, &c., are apt to become entangled with the wool. Care should be taken to remove " tag locks," and every thing that will injure the value of the fleece. It is best to clip the burrs off before soaking the sheep. If these directions are strictly followed; our farmers will find that they will realize a larger sum,of money for their clip,. when it is !nought to market. In:conclusion, we will suggest that it might be advisable for our friends in the coun try not to be in too great haste in bringing their chp to market, as the large dealers in the East, as well as the manufacturers, may wish to keep prices down, in order to increase the profits .on cloths. By the first of July we think the price - of wool will be established to a certainty. Lund Washington, Esq, The Washington correspondent of the Pennsylva nian states that Lund Washington, recently removed by Secretary Clayton from the State Department, is the great nephew of Mr. Lund Washington, who was Gen. Washington's steward, personal friend, and historian, throughout the revolutionary war.— He son of Lund Washington, Esq., one of the acting magistrates of Washington city, the oldest surviving member of the Washington name. Lund Washington. the removed clerk, is a gentleman of acknowledged acquirements, scholarship and goner aliittainrnents; thoroughly versed in all the duties ; of the station from which he has been expelled, of Igreat simplicity of manners, and the utmost purity of character. Though he has always been a decided democrat and has never been mean enough to con ceal-his opinions, he has never been a noisy and "wrangling" . partizan. He is poor, has a family and his aged father is dependent chiefly upon him for support. And yet he has now been decapitated in sight of Mount Vernon. This act of Gen. Taylor can be accounted for only under the supposition that he thinks be is thus carrying out his declarations of intention.to "tread in the footsteps of Washington." ARREST or NED .13ONTLINE FOR Ltact.--On Fri day, in New York, Edward Z. C. Judson, alias Ned Buntline, was arrested for libel on Miss Georgiana C:Crean, sister of Mrs. James Gordon Bennett, in a paper of which he is the editor, known as " Ned Buntline's Own; in which he intimates that she was in the habit_ af 4 visiting various houses of ill Tame is that city; for the purpose of prostitution, and also thather-likeness was to be seen publicly displayed it:several houses of this character. He was held.to bail in the sum of $2,000 to answer the charge. .1212 i WES L,. lIARPER, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR PITTSBURGH: .THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1849 Itoq Wanted THE WOOL BUSINESS. Professions Before the „Election. efore the bnllian , victories won by American, arms in Mexico, Geri. Taylor's, name was scarcely known in any part of the - country B Success against the enemy endeared-hire - Atorice tope great mass of the people, 40 never forget;theraan who perilsbis life in thecantin-Orhisieountry. Men ,of all parties felt - dispbiled. to reward the Old Chief, and a general movement wail made to bring him out as a candidate for the Presidency. To those demon strations the General yielded a willing consent ; but declared, over and over again, that ho would not be a party candidate, or lend himself to party scheities, &c., &c. Under the belief that he was sincere and honest in these professions, a large body of the old Democratic party, gave him their votes, 'and these made him President. Since the election, however, his administration has turned out to be one of the most whiggish and proscriptive that has ever been in power. All his promises and professions made to catch Democratic votes, have been shame• fully violated. That our readers may be convinc ed that we are not disposed to do injustice to General Taylor, we copy the following extracts from a number of electioneering letters, written by him to various individuals last year : "In no case can I permit myself to be the candi date any party, or yield myselfto party schemes." —Letter tolas. W. Taylor. will not be the candidate of any party or clique; and should the nation at large seek to place me in the chair of the chief tnagistracy; the good of all parties and the national good would be my great and absorbing aim.”—Letter to a tit fzen of Lansing burg. • “Should I ever occupy the White Rouse, it must be by the spontaneous move of the people, and by no act ermine, so that I could go into the office un trammelled, and be the Chief Idagiatmte of tbe peo ple, and not of a party.”—Letter to Zdward Deknell. I ever fill that high office, it must be untram melled with party obligations, or interests, of any kind, and under none but these which the constitu tion and the high interests of the nation at large most seriously and solemnly demand."—Letter to Teter Shen Smith. "I am not willing to be the candidate of any par ty, to pledge myself to any political creed save that which springs directly from country, and-which they solemnly demand. If elected to the presidential of fice, it mast be without any agency of my own. (it will be at variance with my most cherished aspira tions,) and to those dutiei I must go untrammelled by party pledges of every character.”..-Letter to I. A. Birkey. "Should I ever occupy the White Hone, it must be by the spontaneous move of the people, and not by any act of mine, so that I can enter upon the duties appertaining to the Chief Magistrate of the country untrammelled and unpiedged beyond what I have previously stated as regards the constitution, so that I could be the president of the nation, and not of a party."—Letter to C. L. Wilcox and others. "1 need hardly add, that I cannot, in any case, permit myself to be brought before the people ex. elusively by any of the political parties that now so unfortunately divide the country, as their candidate for this office."—Letter to S. F. Bronson. "I shall offer no active opposition to the use of my name in connection with this responsible office, as long as they continue to use it thus independent of party distinctions."—Letter to Wm. )ftirphy and others. "In being thos nominated, I must insist on the condition—and my position on this point is immuta ble—that I shall not be brought forward as the can didate of their party, or considered as the exponent of their party doetrines.. , —Leffer to Peter Shen Smith. "I have no private purposes to accomplish—no patty projects to build up—no enemies to punish— nothing to servo but my country." "If elected I would not be the mere president of a party, I would endeavor to act independent of party domination. I should feel bound to administer the government un trammelled by party schemes."—First Allison Let ter. Truly, there is a beautiful string of professions ! If Gen. Taylor does not blush when reading these extracts from his letters, be must be callous indeed. We are scarcely willing to charge Gen. Taylor with a deliberate design to practice a fraud upon the American people; but he undoubtedly permitted him self to be imposed upon by the leaders of one of the most unscrupulous parties that ever existed—a party that has never yet supped at any trick,lrand or false. 1400A04145.1,2Rtita is;pp,it.er.,_l:he federal leaders, and thitaigh them, - -thefesferZ,PiaTiMit , far the gross and wicked impietitions, tvidetilidreaseen prantised upon the honest voters 01 the`nountry. It is a homely and familiar maxim, that "cheating leek never thrives'. and it is perfectly evident:froth the result ofthe Virginia and other elections, that Tay lor whiggery has already been "weighed in the bal ance and found wanting." There is now good rea son to believe that there will be a working Demo cratic majority in the next House of Representatives, and as the Senate is certainly Democratic, the whig party will become powerless and inefficacious, dur ing the present administration. Steubenville and Indiana Railroad. We see by the Steubenville Daily News that Judge Wilson, President of the above Company, has given notice that in accordance with the resolutions of the great Railroad Convention, recently holden in Steu benville, hooks for receiving subscriptions to the capital aback of the Steubenville and Indiana Rail road company, will be opened on the Ist of June, 1899, at Steubenville, Now Market, New Hagers town, Wbrieksville, New Philadelphia, Coshocton, Mt. Vernon, Newark and Columbus. Kr The Locusts, a Correspondent of the Balti more Patriot says, will appear this year about the of May, in Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio, occupying the whole region from the moan tains in Pennsylvania, Ohio county, Va., Columbi ana and other eastern counties in Ohio. They can be found now in places upon trees or shrubbery which grew in 1832, in the above region, by skin• ning the surface of the ground an inch deep with a spade. This will open their chambers which will appear like auger holes. To the Editor of the Morning Post . Delia Sta.—As every item of intelligence, of im. portance to the public, should be communicated with as little delay as possible, I beg leave to ap- , prize you, that quite an excitement has arisen among various ambitious gentlemen in the Whig party, who feel anxious to do the State , service, by becoming members of the Legislature. Most of these gentle men have youth on their side, ample compensation for defficiency of experience. Name of them have " , left Theology and taken to the perfection of roe son"- —and political economy, the change certainly arose from no carnal, or interested motives. It was purely disinterested. The "eternal fitness of things" required it. No " brass" lay al the bottom of it. It was dictated by a generous sentiment. I beg to say to these aspiring persons, that " faint heart ne , er won fair lady." Have your loins girt and your lances keen. Faith and hope should stim ulate yo all, both tall men, and men of little bulk. As the great and good Claudius, Minnianus, Slaw. kenkergiva, very powerfully remarks somewhere in his voluminous works—" Tall oaks, as is believed by most Naturalists, have their origin in small Acorns." By the by, I may add that the elegant and popular poem, which this quotation must suggest to every accomplished scholar, is evidently a plagiar ism. Slawkenbergius has been badly used. FROM BERMUDA. — Departure of Mitchel.—The Hamilton Gazette, of April 24th, contains the follow- The transport ship Neptune, sailed on Sunday lath for the Cape of Good Hope, carrying thence, from the Convict Hulks here, 208 prisoners—among whom is John Mitchel—under the medical superin tendence of Surgeon McDees, R. N. It is not correct that Min. Mitchel and family were passengers to these islands in the Neptune. Mrs. M. had taken, or was about to take, passage in a vessel going direct to the Cape, to meet herbusbano there. We are now enabled to import from the U. States any books or periodicals that may be desired. ear A cabin passenger on the Jae. Millinger, was robbed of $2OO while the boat was at thiCincinnati wharf. Gov. Trumbull of Connecticut delivered his In. augural Message, en • Thursday:afternoon. Among othertopics which-he touched upon, is the question aloe extension:of Slavery into the new; territories. Be saye it becomes-New Englanders to " approach" this delicate subject the spirit of, forbearance and regret, rather. "than that ;of animosity orcomplaintr ever keeping it in mind, that though thbir ancestors were among the first to discover, and apply the re medy for slavery, they were alimamong the most ac tive in its introduction into our country. The Governor commends to public care the inter ests of the State Military; and suggests for Consider ation whether some facilities may not be granted to its officers in the organisation of that military sci ence and practical skill, indispensable to modern warfare. The interests of education and the various institutions oflearning are also alluded to. The capital attic school fund is equal to $2,077,- 641 10—and the sum divided during the year among the school districts, is $133,366 60—and the num ber of children between the agee of four and sixteen attending the schools, is 88,911. The balance of money in the State Treasury on the. Ist April, 1849—including 813,000. borrowed within the year froth the School fond was $20,241' ,- 96. The whole amount of indebtedness from the State to the School Fund, for money borrowed at various times, is equal to $46,212 43.—Journal of Commerce. The mate of the brig O'Brien, from St. Domingo city, April 13th, informs us that there had been a number of battles fought between the Dothinican and the Haytien armies. The latter, led :by President Soulouque, were victorious, having taken every place of note, and were daily expected to attack St. Domingo city,' being at city within sixteen miles of St. Domingo. Since writing the above, we have received Pert au Prince papers to the 15th ult. They contain va rious details of military operations between the Haytien troops and the Dominicans.. The former have gained important advantages over the Domini cans, and by the last accounts they had captured Azim, where they had got possession of eleven piece§ of artillery, several thousand pounds of poWder, &c. From that place Soulouqe had , issued a proclamation to hie soldiers, promising them that they shall shortly be at the city of St. Domingo. Balinese was very dull. Spanish doubloons $2OO. The law of monopoly continued in force. Very lit tle coffee coming to market.—Journal of DIMWIT!. GEN. TAYLOR ur TacmiLE.-,-It is evident that Gen. Taylor does not sleep upon a bed of roses. In speaking of the appointments which have been made, the Washington correspondent of the Balti• more Sun says: But it appears to be certain that, in all the cases wherein they have acted-, General Taylor has never yet been allowed to exercise his own choice.— Scarcely one of his original friends has yet received any office. Should this state of things continue, there will certainly be a separate organisation of Taylor Whigs and of the Clay Whigs. Perhaps, in. deed, there will be a third Whig party, and they will only agree in one thing, to wit: hostility or indiffer ence to the Taylor administration. The New York and Philadelphia appointments will be the signal for their new organization. _ The Blessings of Paper /panty. Id a great speech made some years ago by Mr. BUCHANAN, he compared the circulation ofshinplae. tars or small notes to the game of the candle. The candle is passed rapidly from hand to hand—each one tearing to hold It too long lest it may burn down in his fingers, and each passing it off to his neighbor lest he may get it when it is burnt down. Paper money is always sure to remain laat with the inher ing poor. It is passed upon them•by their employ ers, who buy it up at a discount, in order doubly to profit by the operation. Their only safety is to get it off at once even at a sacrifice. It pppeare by the following, from a late Pittsburgh Past, that the usu al result had been produced by the depreciated Pitts burgh Scrip. While handing in a Broker's office the other day, we saw a number of poor people enter with city and county scrip, submitting to a share of twenty per rent. Is not this heart sickening I It is in ef fect reducing the wages of 'every , working man; woman and child, twenty rent, on the dollar.— Should the city permit this outrageous wrong to be committed FNOlt VIE SANDWICH ISLAISDiIe—FrOM the UODIUID Friend, for December, , xe extract the following in telligence : Do account of the prevailing sickness and mor tality throughout the islands, the King, in Ceuncil„ has been• pleated to appoint Wednesday, Dec. 6th, as a day of fasting, Beth 'the foreign and •native • • • I,l42wpFer srafferinLnliderWide.sproad cpidem'. ' - tas«titftteaoitfiiiiii - Trtk4sitavttttifftt , #ttita:Lz-.Asuigtg natives. -the mortality is ierygreat, not wily ateidni, but Mit° on the 'other Islandiriao far as we have re ceived-Intelligence?, Z..VViroako oN Futr..--Ltetit. Maury, Soperintentl. orti-of thelLaionat Observatory, Washington, says, itra. iate*dreas : • " It may. be that there is now, at this very time, in the finzurtnent above, a world on fire. Argue, a well kne6Wo mar In the southern• hemisphere, has suddenly blazed forth, and from a star of the second or third magnitude,. now. glares with the brilliancy or the IIEAVY,TdItURE -It is said that Bishop Donne, of NeWJersey, has failed for 8250,000, and that he will be able to pay only 'a trifling portion of this large amount. Most of this money is said to have been spenvin building Churches and Chapels. The fortune ofMrs. Doan, formerly Mrs. Perkins, of Dos ton,is involved inthis crash. liar income is said to be $12,000 per annum. liver They have distovered, says the Boston Pot, a man in Indiana:who say, he knows Meeker, the new Judge of Minesota.vhe is a Truman f r 4nithht nephew. likerin Connecticut, theGuvernors read their own messages, in. pregence Or both houses, instead or transmitting them by a private secretary, to be read by incompetent clerks. lkir The Cincinnati Commercial says there were three wedding, parties on the steamer Telegraph, No on her trip up to Cincinnati from Louisville, Wedneaday fr and the Whole night was whiled away In dancing. Kir Judge Read and Mr. James, lawyers ina - ca . se, came to blows in the Superior Court room, at Cin cinnati, on Wednesday. No serious damage was done, however, except to.the dignity of the court. SW' Gen. WailhingtOn Barrow publishes a card in the Nashville,: papers, in ishich he - Withdraws from the contest for Congress, in produce union and har mony in the wbig ranks. General Joseph Beroard declines being the candidate of the Whigs for the Louisiana Governor ship. Iliir•Wm. K. Stile, collettor of State taxes at New Orleans, was receMly arrested as a defaulter in the sum of $28,047-:-.' tedrA. A. Adams, the distinguished tragedian, ie playing at the American Theatre, in Cincinnati. !kW A colored man named Alexander Jones,con sie:ed in New York, of arson in the first degree, was eemeneed on Friday to, be hung the 22d day of Juno. SKr James Et:Harvey, the Washington correspon dent of the Philadelphia North American, is to be appointed to a Chatgoship, to what place rumor does not state. =, air Father Matthew, it is now asserted on the au thority of a letter received from him dated March 9, will, in coming to the United States, first land at Boston. Kir Wm: Hale, a young man about twenty years of age, residing in Hagerstown, Md., committed su icide on Thursday afternoon, by cutting his throat with a razor. 'He has for 'some - time been ill with conjeative fever. Mir Joseph ._ Ristin, at Philadelphia, clerk to the board of Kensington Comallavioners, shot himself on Friday morning, in the breast; caused by pecuniary difficnlties. He may probably recover. Mir We learn from the Howard District Gazette, that another gold mine has , been discovered on the farm of Mr. Lloyd Linthicurn, about four miles above Clarksville, Md. It is said to be a rich deposit, and we shall no doubt hear more in reference to it. ERNULPHUS trThe gold dust in the Semuel:Robertson at New Bedford, came in three parcels 650 oc. to Eli Jones, 256 do. to order, and,about 80 do. to J. Spaulding, Salem--in all 886 ozs.--\-at eighteen dollars an ounce this would amount to a little less than $16,000. WY" A brig- from New Orleans to Europe, name not given, was put into St. Josephs, Florida, about three weeks since, with all her crew dead of Chole ra, save the captain and cool. (kir Tho Trenton Building Association has select ed mites for 200 buildings on Mill Ham road, oppo site M , Kee , s.'public garden. The -Gazette says the situation is remarkably, pleasant. rerThe Cincinnati - Gazette contradicts the state ment of the Atlas theta young man named George, had lately died in that `city while undergoing an op eration under : the influence of chloroform. No chlo roform was used-in'the case. ft ,, ksV 4‘- . • P., ConneC:ttent. Hayti.:, From the Pennnfranian :=I The World Inn Notshell. LOCAL _MATTERS:- .Dlllltary. Ccanyention'.. This Convention met in the Quarter geStilon Itoom , yesterday. The following gentlemen were elected to Fe._ Capt:-G. S. BAYS President gen: soii. LARGE, and Gen. J. H. WATSON, ViCe 'Presider:le. Col. Itunes Ekin, and Lieutenant G. E. Appleton, Secretaries. The following aro the names ofthe Delegates who appeared and' took seats in the Convention : . . Brigadier Generals.—Gen. Jonathan Large, Gen Watson. Robinson Cardry.--Capt. John Young, Ist Lieut. Riehard Boyne. • : Jefferson Cavalry:—Capt. H. Huliz, lot Lieutenant A. Luge let Battalion Allegheny County Vo/Onteers.—Lt Col. M'Cabe, Major D. C. HuitZ. President Volunteers.--.-Capt. L. Roach, 2d Lieut., T. M'Cabe. Jackson Independent Btuee--Captain A Ifttya.— lit Lieutenant, ——. 2d Lieutenant A. P. !lowan. • Pennsyivania it/un--Captain G. S. Hays. 2d Lieutenant, Wm; Henry. Birmingharn Guards—Lieutenant G.E. Appleton, St Clair -Su.ardit--Captain T. Espy. Fcrkt infantry--Captain Junes A.,Ekin. ; R °bins= Guards—l at Lieutenant, James Fidwall, Jefferson Guarits-- . -Captitin Patterson. lst Lieu tenant, Thomas Monwainey. Citizen Blues—Captain 3: W. K. Snodgrass. Ist Lieutenant, A. B. Cociiran. 2d Lieutenant, 3. Glass. Second Battalion P. M.—Col. Glenn. Sixth Regiment Allegheny County Volunteers-- Major W. Larirner t Jr. First Battalion, Ist Regiment P. ilf.--blzijor J. C. Richey. Second Battalion Allegheny County Volunteers— ...olonel B. W. Black. Hibernia Greens--Captain R. Porter Pennsylvania Miliiia—Captain W. M. McKnight. ' On motion, the Convention proceeded'to mark for the nomination of candidates to be appointed at the ensuing election. The following was the :result: Brigadier Geneial— Capt. H. Hultz; of Snowden Township. Brigade Inspector—Col. J. E. McCabe. Col. Black offered the following resolution,.which, alter some discussion, was adopted : Resolved, That this Convention adjourn to meet again at this place on Wednesday, the 24th day of May, at 10 o'clock A. M., when the nominations this day made shall be submitted, and that all members of Volunteer Companies or Battalions in Allegheny County be requested to attend as members of the same. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—May 3—Before Judge Irwin. Court met in the morning. Jurors were called, Some witnesses for the Grand Jury called. Court adjourned till 3 o'clock. Court met at 3 o'clock. Grand Jury returned a "True UP' in the case of Visited States vs. Timot by Hare, who is charged with counterfeiting the curren cy of the United States.' Mr. Alden appeared for the defendant, and stated that Mr. Rougher was an important witness for the defence, and had not been found. lie was about town somewhere, and would appear in the morning, Court adjourned. The case 01 - Hare will be taken up this morning. Km:Ws Orrice, Wednesday Morning.—There were six or seren cases—all Common except Tom MtDonald,who was brought up on the charge of as. swilling the dwelling of a man in the Sixth 'Ward: -He assailed the house with stones and broke the &c. When attested by the Police, an at tempt m•as made by some of his friends to rescue him, and in the melee, one of the watchmen was stabbed in the leg. The wound is not dangerous. kl'llonahl was committed for thirty days. Efforts may he made to arrest the fellews who auempted to i tiley'slioultrt/s*t4tiotriheitmlight , re some moms. AuxOttenir Lonon.—:rhe room of this Lodge, corner of -Wood street and- Virgin Alley, has been newly fitted up and in a style unsurpassed in ele gance by any in this city. The furniture is be - awful. MI the decorations, peculiar to 'the order, are neat and imposing. The•Alleghenianye enjoyinggreat prosperity and growing in numbers and strength ev ery week. In the sc . me room the Gamer and Wm. Tall Lodges meet. Acc !DENT AND RESCUE.—On Tuesday night about ten o'clock, n man, who appearecl to be under the influence of liquor, and who had a child to his arms, stopped to lean- upon the railing of the Canal bridge at Penn street. He set the child upon the railing, and through his carelessness it tell over into the wa ter. A young man fortunately happened to be pass. ing, who plunged in, in time to save the life orthe little sufferer. Daowsigo.—Last evening Omit seven o'cloch, a boy named John MtKelve y, eon of John BVlCelvey, of Prospect street, was drowned by falling from a raft a little below Wayne street. "FAMILY FAlttsros.w—The author of this new novel has portrayed in vivid colors a aeries of char_ titters, scenes, and incidents, which are deeply im pressive. It is, in fact, a truthful panorama of the Fashionable World. For sale at the book store or Wolk & Holmes, Third street, opposite the Post OA fice. Ism A Concert of Vocal and Instrumental Music was given in front tifßakerrell , a Law Offices yester day morning. The audience was very large, and partially 'respectable. A majority were lawyers. The entertainment seemed to give great satisfaction. One of the most prominent Whig aspirants for the Sheriffalty gave the girls a dime: gar The Sanitary Committee are busy in their ef forts to find an unobjectionable place fora Hospital. They made application to Capt. Guthrie fdr leave to erect a temporary establishment on the government ground below, but to this the builders of the Marine Hospital objected, and the project had to be relin quished. tor Mr. Prior takes his Benefit this evening. He has a large circle of friends among the patrons of the Drama who will no doubt turn out in all their strength to-night. bar A Coal boat struck the second pier of the Monongahela Bridge yesterday morning, and 'sunk in a few minutes. Itar Rev. Porter delivers another lecture this evening. ➢isrrled. In East Liberty, on the Ist of May, by the Rev. W. B. Melivaine, Mr. HLKIII" R. Tomart to Miss HANNAH MA Int Smetsmortm., both of Texas, Plum Township, Allegheny County, Pa. 113' Journeymen linkers. Attend 1-- Tha Working Bakess of Pittsburgh and of Alligh . eny City and County, will meet at Friar LAVERTY'S, An Smithfield street, on SATITRDAS evening next, at 7 o'clock, to adopt . measures for the regulatin of their hours of labor. On behalf of the Bakers. WTSLE.Y TAYLOR. Iteon Rrrrna. PAT'S. MITEPIIY., • _- maylo 3t OFFICE. OF OLD ALLsonrsi litkoor, May Bth, 1849. 5 PROPOSALS will be received at this Office until the 20th inst., for Cleaning and White-washing the inside of thin Bridge, The dirt and dust to be well cleaned out and all the wood work (except‘the roof and tot) side of the cross timbers) to have two coats of Louliville Lome, well put on. Imayo).. \ E. W. Coln. Attentiotti...ROßEßT BARKER, Maacuarrc TAILOE, N 0.31 Market, between Second acid Third streets, Piusburgh.—Constantly onhand, a large 'IO general as. SertMent Of PasaIONABLE RILLDTAIIADE CLOTIORO, Particular attention paid to the Cutting of cantata. Work, which will be made in the most tiothionableintui: ner, and on reasonable terms. rattyBl ~~~-Lti 4 m~r~^ wz S'',~...e~'iO~u~"'~z`~,.s ~~."-~..;1g q~ y,.•~:;: MEE= BY ATJ'f.IIOI.IITY. [Posuc--No.-,47.1 AN ACT to grant"to the- Atlanticmid Gulf Rail - • road Company the right or way through the pub lic lands of the United - States. , .• Be it enactectoy. the Senate:nada/inn Of-Repre -sentatives of the United,Stateebf Aineried in-Con : .great assembled: That the right of way shall be, and is hereby, granted to the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad Company, over and through any of the public lands of the United States, in the 'state of Florida, Over which the road authorized by said State may pass; and the said company is ;hereby authorized to sur vey and mark though the said public lands to-be held by them for the track of said road one hun dred feet in width; and; furthermore, an additional. quantity of twenty five, feet in width on each side of said road along the same:: - - - Sec. 2. And bait further enaCted,' That the said company shall have the right to take from the public lands in the vicinity 'of said road all such materials of each, atone, or wood as may be necessary or convenient from time to time for the actual construc tion and repair of 'said-road or any part thereof. : SEC, 3. And be it further enacted, That there shall be, and is hereby, granted to said company all necessaly sites for watering-places, depots, and workshops along the , line of said road, so tar as the places convenient for the same , may fall upon- the public Janda: . Provided, That no one depot or wa tering place shall contain over five square acres; and that said sites Shall not bb nearer to each other than ten miles along the line of said. road: Provided, That the grants herein.cOntained, as well of the use of the public land as of the materials for the Con struction of Said road, shall cease and deteronne, unless the road be begun within . two years.and coin pleted within six years thereafter: And provided, moreover, That if the said road shall at time after its completion be discontinued or abandoned by the said company, the-grants hereby made shall .cease and, determine. • - APPROVED March 3, 18 , 19 • [Pusuc—Ro. 48.] AN ACT to grant the right of way to the Mobile and. Ohio Railroad Company. Be it enacted by the Senate and Rouse of Repre.:. sentatives of the United States "of America in Con gress assembled; That the right of way la hereby granted to the Mobile arid-Ohio' Railroad Company for the railroad tontemplateeby said company to be constructed from Mobile to its northern terminus on the Ohio or Mississippi rivers, at or near the mouth of the Ohie, and the said company is herebi author land to - locate said road through any . of the public lands of the UnitedStateswhich may lie on the route whiciimay be selected for the location of said road; and the said company' is hereby authorized to survey and mark through the said •public lands the track of said road one hundred feet in width, and, further more, an additional quantity of twenty:Ave feel in width on each aide or .said road along the same, which land shall bo'reserved-from isle, and the ti tle whereof shall be vested in the State wherein such lands shall lie, for the use ofsuch railroad coin pany forever, and for no other use whatever. Ssc. And be it further enacted, That the said Mo bile and Ohio Railroad Company shall have the privilege, and the same is ,hereby granted to them, to cut and use all such timber, and to use all earth, stone, sand, gravel, mineral, and.other materials on the public lands of the United States, which may be necessary for the construction or repair of said road, and to build bridges, or construct buildings, truss work, or other constructions, such as the same , may require, and use such Ureter as may be wanted, and cross such streams as shall be necessary for the cern pletion and use of said road Provided, That the said roilroad company, when the said railroad_ shall be completed, shall carry the mails of the United States on each terms as thePostmaiter General shall be able to contract, for similar services, with'other railroad companies. • - • APPROVED March, 3 1849. [PrPtio—No- 49 ] AN. ACT concerning th e 'selection of jurors inn er tamtaid:cottrts of , the United States Be it enacted by the Senate and:House of Repre sentatives of the United States ofAmerica in Con grms.assembled, That the act of - Congress approv ed March nineteenth, eighteen hundred and forty two;. (chap. seven,) be suspended in its operation until further legislation in the premises; and-that, in the ineantirrie, prom may be selected for the courts of the United States in Pennsylvania, (under She direction or the proper district Judged - agreeable, to the practice and usage which prevailed before the enactment;or the act approved July twentieth, eigh, teen kindred and forty, (chap. forty-seven.) Assizorma March 3, 1849. [Puzzle No. 50.]. , - AN ACT to authorize the citizens of Ozark county, Missouri, to enter less than a quarter seetion of, land for the seat of justice in said county. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States ot America in Con iestisunre. hakt - ht county of Ozark, 'in the . Slate or Missouri, may ...-enter by pre-emptier thin a quarter ; section of land, to be taken by legal subdivision. Said entry, except este quantity, shall be made according to the provisions of the act: of. Congress apprOved May twenty sixth, eighteen hun tired and twenty four,. entitled “An act granting to the counties or parishes of-each State and Territo ry of the United States in which the public lands are situated, the right of pe rentption to. quarter sec tions of land for seats of justice within the same.". Arritovno March 3, 1849. . • ' - [Puntrc—No. 51.] • AN ACT-to-authorize the judge of the court of the - United States of the fifth circuitlo hold the circuit court, or the district off Kentucky. Bo it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Con gress assembled, That hereafter it shall be lawful for thejudges of the fifth circuit.of the court of the United States to hold the circuit court for the dis trict of Kentucky in the absence of the judge of the eighth circuit. APPROVED March a, 1849. ((to the Honorable the Judges of the Court of General' rt j - Quarter Sessions of the Peace in and for the,,Courity The petition of hams Draft, of the Third Ward, City of Pittsburgh,.. in. the County aforesaid, humbly showed', That your petitioner hath provided himself with materials for the. accommodation of - travelers and others, at his dwelling house, in the . Ward aforesaid, and prays that your Honora will be pleased to grant him a license to keep a public house of entertainment; and your peti tioner, es in duty bound, will pray. JAMES DYER. We, the subscribers, citizens of the aforesaid .Ward, do certify that the above petitioner is of good repute for honesty and temperance, and is well provided with house room and conveniences forihe accommodation and lodg ing. of strangers and travelers, (there being no licensed henna in that part of said Ward) and that said tavern is necessary. John B. Bond, English Blackly, Luke Cockshoot, Wm. Paul, Daniel Bondner, Thomas Simiotti. Lewis Fess, George Smith, L. Harper, S. Loden,- It. Holstein, J. G. Backofen. . . • . . maylOiltd&ws ARGE.BALE OF DRY GOODS AT AUCTION.— ..1j This day Thursday, May 10th, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, wilt sold, at McKenna's Auction Rooms, a large assortrnentof Dry Goods. maylo 411"m esi l i tS s i r -I..ina pair of bilver. Specula .. .les_, o_ll e about two weeks ago. The ttnd er will be liberally rewarded by. leaving !bent at this office. • maylo.2t HAVING seen in some of the papers of this City, some six or seven weeks ago, an advertisementor card, stating that only three of the Employers auhe Shoe r making Minn ess, on theLadies' braneb, were p eying their Journeymen the established bill of prices for their labor,' and again; in hand-bills, circulated -through' this and Al legheny Cities, dated the 27th of April, purporting &shwa , tug come from a Society calling .themselves the 'Union Benevolent Society of Journeymen Cordwininers of this City, and signed Wm. Elis,Prest., and Stephen B. Todd, Secretary, of precisely the same import; and, further, that those were the only three Shops on which the public might rely, for the neatest and most durable article of the kind in this City. These statements have led to the enquiry, how such a. populous and thriving a City . as Pittsburgh, where there are so many fashionable Shoe maker Shops, and conducted 'by responsible citizens men who have served a regular time at their trade—how it can be that only those three are able and willing to do as above stated. Now we do not think Wean reflect much credit to any set of Mechanics, whether the em ployer or employed, who pursue the same wade for a .livelihood—for them to do anything to injure each other; nor do we think that such proceedings can be read with much satisfaction by .nn -enlightened community. But when one part, who are working at the same trade with us. are willing to he so far led astray as to publish, in the public prints, such gross misrepresentauins as the above, we, the members of the Trade Society of Journeynton Cordwainers, Ladies' Branch,. deem.it our duty as Me chanics and a duty we owe to the public ht.general, to pronounce the above statements wholly without Mande, lion, and affirm that there are ntunbers of EmPloyers here who pay the full wages, and work as gobd stock As can behad in this or any other. City. We would also-Mats, that the wages, given by any.of the Employers at Pres ent, are the same as was , established by the Trade So. cielY in 1847, and have been received by that body ever since. Then why such Humbuggery, to gratify a few individuals: _ „ my9:ltl By COWER or ratcl'huiir.ocurrr. or J. C. L. 8.- alerobants , Hotel, strat,begreen Arch and Marker, Philadelphia. fTlHE•Proprietorship and Management of this well-' .known Hotel, having this day passed into the hands of,ihe subscribers, they beg leave to state, that it is their riurpose to render it worthy of the very liberal patron age ,with which it has been heretofore sustained, and hopei hy,unremitting attention. to deserve the patronage of their•friends, who may visit the city on business or pleasure:- C & J. 1116.1{1.13111N, maythlm - (Formerly of Exchange Hotel, Pittsburg.) .1. INDEPENDENT POLICE OFFICE, corner o .Liturty _ and Irwin streets; entrance on /min. street. ' - A. fa:. REJNHAItT;Aldennan and Polke MaZisiTate• THOSIAS 013alrite, Chief Constable. JOSEPH. R.S.ADOLPII 3 do. . . /PT Will attend at any hour, day or night ; when re. 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Appointments for Philadelplala. PHILADELPHIA, May 9 Wm. S. Lewis, Collector of Port. This gentle man is a moderate politician, he has acted with the whigs of late years. Post Master: W. J. P. White, This gentleman has generally voted.with the whigs. He 19 noW a plerk. District Attorney: J. W. Ashmead. This gentle man is a Native, was r formerly a Democrat. Naval Officer: P. C. Enna". A decided whig. Marshall: H. J. Brook's. Formerly State Senator for Delawdre. - - • New Your, May 9, James Moran John Moran, and Patrick APLangh lin, were today committed to Sing Sing prison, on the charge of robbing Nesbitt & Co:, of St. Louis, of sixteen thousand doilars. James tried to bribe the Officers by telling them that John Would give them five hundred dollars' to letthetn escape. Curerivers.it, May 9. The Board of Health in order to allay unnecessary extitement, and to counteract the effects of exagar ated reports, have resumed their daily reports. They report 24 Cholera cases within the last 24 hoursisix deaths. Three of the cases originated here. ". NEW YOEIC MARKET: I , IOOK ItrPORT. - Nrw Yonx,-May 9, 12 in ,Flour.. Prices are'unchanged. The - demand boy,- "'ever, is improving. ' - • Provisions.. Sales or mesa pork at 16;25: Trim& is unchanged. Lard: .Sales to a moderate extent et.'6lc per lb, ;. Groceries.. The market is unchanged-both as to. garde prices and demand.' • Grain..We could learn or no transaetionsWorth reporting. - 3 Freights to Liverpool have declined one renrth.:".. Cotton.. Prices are .stationary., - - The weather is stationary. • - • . NEW' Toni 4 May 9-6 P. Flour.. The market is inactive, and closed in favor of the buyers. We note sales of 'good Western at '4;7604,87 per bri. No change in Genesee.. .The demand is falling off.:._• - Grain.. Wheat has slightly declined.• Corn is heavy, with sales of mixed Southern at sSe.ta'bn.. Provisions.. Market firm and,priees unchanged:: Lard is steady in brie at • Cheese is dell at former prices. : Whiskey.. Sales or Ohio at . 2lc per gallon Money Market.. The stock 'market is dtill. Sales of Government at full rates. . - - , • , . . PHILADELPHIAMARKET. . . PHILADELPIIIA, May p, m. Flour.. Western is dull at 4,7614,87 per brl. Grain. ;The market is quiet and . prices have under gone no change. Provisions.. Sales of Mess Pork at 10,50 per bd. No change in prime. Lard.. Sales in kegs at:7o7-1-c; market firm. Cotton.. The . market is more active.. •• - • CINCINNATI ATARICET:. - . . • *ay '9,' t The river rose four feet to-day. The weather to-day has been very pleasant. Flour—The market is very firm, with sates at Grain—Barley is in active request, and prices have . Bacon—There is a good demand" and pricea haver advanced, with sales of sides at 41c; shimlders 3/c. We note sales to the exteni of 150 lihda at the above figures. Lard—Th e"sal es comprise 900 kegs at 61c. Pork—The sales comprise .200 Ws MOST at $9 per bbl. Whiskey—The market is unchanged. ' • . . P 1 2 . T531, 4GII. TR b./L TACR. Lessee and .;tans . ~r _.. : c..5. pa . r ,. r i g i . i Actng cutd.Stagelllanager . - W. H. cRISP. IrRICES OF ADSIISSIUN Dress Circle said l'lirtiuette... faraP) aite:e,or SeeondTier Wrq-IENRFIT or PRIOR. Great Attraction! TiffiltrADAV - EVENING, MAY Intu, • The entertainments; wilt commence with thenew Wilma of 'Tit v,..r a "pv rrt. - E ;oe, Beerm DEBTA - n4 THE Row's. Mr. Wood; Rufus, Mr. Prior; Baron, Mr. Itoys. - ' ' - D.A.NCE—By the Mestere Wood. To cone flute with the Drama of TOM ORINGLE'S LOG; 0tt . 14.1,ty Tug 'eon gout ertngle, Pm's; Mat, - . of The irott hand, Mr. • :.-Witodl'ElizobettilMiew.Porter; Fanny, Miss. Cruise. irr To-tnorrawe.re ning,'-Detieftt- of the ';Allegheny ire Company. - ' COAXOR OP.TIME. - IU - • Doorg open at 'hall,rq.?l , 7l Curtain will at' J. ILLAWDIAIVS - S.UiRT 'MANUF•ACTORY • :Gentlemen's , _Furnishing Emporium, WHODESALE AND NO. 68 68 FOURTH STREET, APOLLO, BUILDINGS • ZIETWEER vopp A2 7 6 - .11.41110ET - 88TEE1'8, • P. Mr:Always on hand, a large asioriraent 'Shirts Bosuma, Collars, Cia7,•als, Gloves, Hosiery, Suspenders Under Shirts, Drawers, & t.. raar2l 12°"' • r Jibe Honorable the Judges of the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace in and for the County The petition of Johnston Graham, of-the-Third Ward, City of Pittsburgh, in the County aforesaid, humbly skewed', That- your petitioner hath. provided himself with materials for the aceommodation of travelers and others, at his dwiiling house, in the Ward aforesaid..and prays that your Honors vrill be pleased to gram him a license to keep a public house of entertainment. And your petitioner, us in duty bound, will' rtray. JOHNSTONGRAIIAN: We, the subscribers, citizens of , the --Ward -aforesaid do - certify, that the above petitioner is of good reputeifoi honesty and temperanee, and is well,.provided with house room and conveniences for'the accommodation and lodgin. , of travelers mid others, and that soap/vent Thomas Robcrt Curran; E. 'Blackley, R. Ecles,L. tps.SamuelbrClure;J. Wallace, ILM bobb, Wm. Orr, Sauluel Eloutomb, M.-W. Lewis. . - maylo;3l. l, . [ Chronicle copy apd pon.] 0 IJOKS, I.so(JKS.-I.aving thators in Amen "' ; MagOom author of Proverbs for the People,. c. In 0nav01.;42m.,- - Orators of the American'Revolation ; by E.L.lslagoon. In one vol.; 12 tno. The Women of American Revolution; by Elizabeth P. Ellet author of Character of Schiller,- tt.e., Sta. In Mardi. or a Voyage Thither; by AAllelville, author of Typee, Chnoo o ke. .Lo two vols.; 12 mo. The above, ylith a general ussortmentof miscellaneous Books, on huini-andmr sale by KAY dr. CO., may i 0 • . Corner Third and-Wood suf. (Journal copy,) SOBULB. YITIIIR-7:l**-tlayseceived 4, , A1 tor stile by inaylo - ARiqr,ILLING & PROZER. ICICORY NUTS-6 Utile.: in stcite•and•Yor Rule by niaylo • • 'ARMSTRONG'ec.CROB.E.II. LARD N 0.1., just reed and tor sale by - B.: A. FAHNESTOGII ECCO.; - _ . Corner lt.and AVood_st. ROSIN-90 bbis:,Yoow,lust, reed tind foisale by =WO '- , 11.9.1"AHNESTOCK & CO. N1+.2%. 4 1111318 —l3 sacks, nime, am-consignment and .12 tor sal by Critylol , B. A . Val NESTOCKIL CO. ;. 50 SACKS DRIED REACHES; ado. Apples; for sale by [maylo] ' ARMSTRONG de. CRozER: HARD/DEW & CO's w FOREIGN, PASSENGER - OFFICE. / 4 • • TIM ONLY AGRXCY • For the Real Owners in thii City. T ET THE FRIENDS OF EMIGRANTS be careful to .4 have their arrangements made according to the rew procision Low;and take no man's receipt, witliinit having' it inserted otherwise they will have topay i oLiverpoot,- before they Hereafter all Steerae ' w Placer; gess cowing front. Europe, engaged in America,W force artr in either of the Ships of LIRNDEN 4- co., trill be' furnished with. the folloterng ptooisions, or their equivalent in other articles equally good.— See Act of Congress, May 17,1848- • - : • This plan will prevent sickness onboard. Heretofore when passengers found themselies in Provisions, many of them came on board' entirely destitute, which often caused much sickness and death:— - • ' ' 701bsFlour, 10 ths Deans and Peas, • • • -25 ths Potatoes, , • 10 'Ms Salted Pork:, free from Rine; All of good quality, and one-tenth of the provisions fur nished; will lie delivered to each Passengerevery week, with a sufficient supply of fuel for cooking. w_F.ach ship in this line will he properly ventilated, and a good house over the passage-way leading to the Pas. sengers , apartment. The •cagoose and cooking-ranges for the use of Passengers, are kept under cover. Every attention will be paid to prontovs their health and comfort. , Remittances mode as usual, pomply, and at moderato rates. Bank of England Notes and Foreign Richange pur chased at current rates. • Debts; Legacies, Pensions, de.c..; &c., Collected,-,and copies of Wills procured, with every other business con nected with - an European Agent. . . ' JOSHUA-ROI3INSON, rriy9 Pain _Buildings, corner of Fifth and . % pod Sts. CRIP I. SCRIP Pittsburgh and Allegheny Send S taken at par for Dry Goods, at the sigunf the Big Hee Hive, on Market street, betiveen Third end Fourth—No. 62 (mayElitf) - WM. L. RUSSELL. -• ' '
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