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L. HARPER, EDITOR AND PROPIUBTOR-.
PITTSBUItGIie
TI3VBSDAY MORNING, JAN)JARY 16, 185 L
" Ra- - dirierieanraslriatiliats sver arm la esteem-the
;.:11nsen the Psi qf a/2 Nessings. Disunion! God for-
Net Na n d t* vet Insbern would rue the rashness of she
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Sot tion4tatint.itindiaitte:s, for Govrenoti and - CAner.
Co>a onasppo the 4th of, Jrnnei: 1 :51. es fixed by the
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and tbbtbugingoie. Deiosisiit,„Wii;lll - 4oirespoad
for'ffrigaysitg:Tost regularly from Harrisburg.
He will keep our rea4ersettviurd 4 getirring
rrireutal. at. our State Capital, in and out Or the Leg•
stife.sithethiatiiMia opinions may alciays
be relied upon byour-resdera. '• • '
Nitavhf, Papers Say or Captain - .
esuon.
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YoftleinfOrmition.br our readers of all pciliti-,
tat partiet,Uatilitfro rAfuture • referenee
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Whit the_Whig papers of this city say in
• tiVtO;tiveilleitiOn of Captain Gatratv., COM.
meet is unnecessary.,
• From the Gamut.,
THE MAYOR'S ELECTION.
By the Subjoined table our readers Will , perceiie
t at .Tov*lf.Guritall; the Deiiiparatiquandie
date;lcielected :Mayor. of, the_ city.. This result,
arhieh haibein expected by cool and_ unprejudiced
f!••;•"-ierecie - for some - dap . ban been brought aboutly a
• - union of ti l arge'portion. of.tho friends of law and
f'2""•:=H: ',4 4el . ; - .,cir both parties, upon Mr.' the
beet representative of the sentiment they.. Wished to
'uphold atict - enforce - , 'of opposition to every species
rowAyiecii," and .:lawlessness. : lawlessness. A large
• number. of the'iriest nocoraprotaiaingand long tried,
siiii fellient•Widge of. the cityinot only voted far
Mr..Guthrief but :openly electioneered - for hire ; and
• liis 2 eleettian can, under-nirlispeei, be claimed air a
political victory,-and, we have reason to believe it
• ;„sv7tnet be tlaimed•as sech ' byMr Gethrie and his
friends A large number of Whigswere dismis.
led witli;the mann,el.-of Mr. Roggenis nomination,
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and ' With thealleged'..mode of. electioneering pur.
sued, and.theydeemed it beat both for.the Whig par.
Iy and Abe- city:l - that •he'ahould - not succeed ; and
their'calm and unflinching saCtifice.of strong peliti
uar•Teelitige. on the alter of:duty, proves them to
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poesesa the big spirit. •
The defeat of Barker, and the complete and final
prostration of Barkerisn,le - a matter of sincere and
• -•:• heartfelfgrataiationWlth every tree friend of Pitts
burgh and her interests. -No man could feel that his
property;Ufiarecter and person were safe under the ,
reign of misrule and lawlesaneaa trave jolt pass.
..ed through, which,haa inflicted a deep stain upon
the character of theta,- -abroad, and has worked a
~great domination% or ainalii at tiered: trust
this lesson pill lieirerlare to'ho 'repeated to
- %Cotavincti , erureitizeits; that when they lay aside their
nialtreiipter, and desecrate the sacred right of
• euffisge, by voting ors such a person as Joe Barker,
at the time expiating his Offences - in jail; they sow .
the wind'only to reap the whirlwind. Lei us hope
Viotti better'dap, and wiser counsels have dawned
- upon the poopleof Pittsburgh.
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Front Journal.
THE RESULT. -
XnAhe result of yesterday's cosiest, our fears, not
our lives; have been realized; 'Mr. Guthrie is
elected. lltfayortiy:a_decjiiivp ,n3sFarity-eight hun
,' died votes—
_over our candidate. Not less than sis
'lnairdred Whig votes were cast for Mr. Guterie ;and
these were influenc ed both.by the determination to
defeat. Barker, the `present incumbent, and by a feel..
thg of;difrgoutepi among the
.Whigsi owing to im
raid irregularities inlbe nomination of.lll Rog.
IsSerlstrirhowever, Mr. Gqlbrieis indaebt%
..-edrci Whig votes for his election;;- , Ana ire:suppose
Alm Democratic papers will have 111 1 3 - grime .10 cone
fries the fact: flowerer We, may Motion to regard
iteStiln - with - referince to its effect upon parties,
intisiantial consolation in the cir.
',..renttuttanae,:that the successful - candidate is, in every
teepettilielt qualified- for the office of Mayor, and
Vfil - no doubt,indeed we aro confident he wilt, re.
Weill - the city from-the-disgrace into which it , had
faimear. This istlinatter over which we May sin.
cerely'rejoice, despite the defeat of our friend Rog.
gear the'rtitet in detail.
pro.hlishes the result of-the
—eleation,. witbont'apy Comp - cote, but it its said (hat
.44101461 . ,141...Liaria W. - Buttnt, voted an open
'tiicritet:ftinro.pet . B. pi:manta..
.Ft . orn tht Trarucnix.
THE RESULT OF'. THE MAYOR'S ELECTION.
Teetenlay was ejection day, and'by the returns to
tia found in-another cohort's, it will to teen that Job
B, Ocithrie, a reek PreeTrade Locofoco, has been
electedlefayirr. 'TM" remit was unexpected ,•; but
from the, manner in the leading Whigs of each
Ward and offica.holdera, exerted themaelvee tide.
-fitartbis earididitiiief their party, O and tripported J. B.
Gathne, St nit%ifccenited fon' ,
_. l "- - Thtirrestilt the cease of distracting the
- Whig party„ infutiare ; and if ever a Candidate o .
thatptrtyjehereafter elected it will be a miraote.f
The auithera bevelled sufficient revenge, and
will hereafter dad themselves in a very slim mittori.
Sq.% Those whige who have pnivett recreant to their
party walking reniembar the 14th day of January,
1851, which arfti cause teeny cheeks to blush with
etthe reicallY and mean course pursued: We
ptediet'for those who have-aided and abetted,in the
election -of -Guthrie, 'it short' career In thepolitical
Affairs otour city, and hope that the °Metre io pow.
fir'will rerneie ;forthwith - than pretended Whigs
? held ing:oftco.. end eettia General Government.
The mean and- contemptible course , pursued . by ;
the Glizette, - (receivingthe Ginicrament patronage),
mid the American, will Ling be retoembered by the,
~trisiority of the Whig party, and their faiihleasness
ull 'With ehiserimarkii,weiviah Genoa°, Amen
and Poet, '.the only Locofocollietils
. ht'Alleghenj county, sifeceselethe electicrn of the •
Preelmie.Locofoce Mayor, John It:Guthrie; Esq,;
exiiVollecter. of:the Port o f Pittsburgh, Pension Agent,
&C. Hurrah f for. Deacon White, Jim
Biddle, and Leckey Harper, a glorious trio,,anci
thy of carepaniiintbip. • . "
Caar - se of Commorce:
The London rime:, on ego:meeting on the nerve
from California, thrown out the following iniggestieuse
'foribefienefit of iii umaey-inarket readers:.
u.The fact, which notbing can novr do
awl with; it that 200,000,0 r 400,000 Anglo-Saxons
"are settling themselves on the abatis of the Priciflc.
A utrw, world is before therii. . r- They- look acruca to
China, 3)lpm:c a reful all the - lichee of. the Incline seas,
and the use they will mike of . their 'opportunities
mayße the best , inferred from what they havcal;
-0 4 0 flacomPlfalfed t una from-the knotin aspirations
which the PedPle Of-Me-United Staten have so long
ellteeted;torverchathutregion. , Already the presence
of &lye aurnherof_Cbinese is a tiletinetive..feature
ofthe population of Sei - F 4 nal - acti; and_ already the
Simdwietrlgands,Auitralia and. Southern and Con;
tral - Ametica base been called;into a new life from
tbitratfra that has been ranablished.' The Propheby
of tfumbeldrtheCthe activity of commerce would
be diriefliirOgiessjtTlY. frau% erafele Weal; in rapidly,
Minimum offulfilment At piesent, however, there
are fatesigne that even thly fact in appreciated in Eu
rope, and that; he -thing to be - apprehended - is, that
when, the course of few leers, the' successes
arising from it shall have led to eicitement, cur peo
ple, who are regardlen of it now, will then. rush fu
riously to overdo.what should have been 'done mod
erately and deliberately Irons theLfirst. - It is to pro.
Yana foolish extremes of this rerf;thixfavery endea.
tor should be made to familiarixerhu s inhfi e Av id ) t h e
contemplation of tbooliangeS that:looming on, and
to to n e ° the !spirit or enterprise.to adjotit_ittettitt
the_noot. orderrof things hllo , it con rat i onally: end
prolitively:do rio,snstesderwaiting to regain; by ti
Intdderistitir ruellobe=opportunitie s that
b{rte threugh : inattention.
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t . ricts_l,Haapwalsz.--We . irititttiiibed a few day')
Slane that *jostles of patriotic , Toaolutiona bad benti
- ":ltdoitted- by the Herr liampahlwi State Convention,. to
ono of which anainnntiinent, was moved in the - shape
of a proviso that: tiothipg contained 'in uald resole.
Lion%shoal& be - conatrued to. an approval of the
.-'fagitive elavo law, or fiiiinglt inandrecl'. thousand
=lE4)2lfree Anrritory and ten:millions or dollars to
"Ulna' - Tbiii...ainendatent was outtaegOentlfr:_vined
down by an . overwhelming majority,n yet* being
18 pies -, 1155 tutpi-i.tnitiority against it 137: Well
-dans fox the Gianlte Sate.
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Your readers Ms.doubtless "frinsiliar with a - no.
table fizzle Which developed itself in the forum of
the Nashville Convention. Anothel and scarcely
less notable, one, was that Of the_st City 4e. Was,
goio which came off in Philadelphia on
Saturday last, and from which the members of both
branches of the Legislature have just returned,
looking rather. the worse for the trip. This great
dinner was conceived by; narrow minds, and car
tied out in a spirit ofiilliberality altogether char.
acteristic-. It was a shallow attempt on the part
of alew deaigning men'to effect some - gala! te.
gistation, this - winter, in behalf of the city of
Philadelphia. The rural mentern, (as they have
been *dealt) calfa,)Junder the influence of the
genteel bribe, tendered in the form of, an invitation
to .a public dinner, the privilege of a free, ride to
the city'and back, and of " seeing sights" there,
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are now ekpecteil to torget the prejudices which,
- in the minds of the disinterested getters-up of this
Last grest fizzle, appear to exist against, the in.
terests - Philadelphia. The bare insinuation
should, and. in fact has, aroused suspiclen. If
-special, honest; legislation is wanted, why not pre
sent it as honest claitnishould be. Are the urn.
rat nuMbere so forgetful of the Interesurof the
,State at large; that any reasonable appropriation
necessary to, advance them Might not be asked
without first drenching them with champagne,and
giving them a sight of the Philadelphia "
phant 1" - Is it not a gross libel upon their bon
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esty and integrity ? "Wait a little longer," and
..we shall have the clue to the mystery. ," Wait a
little longer," and the scheme will develope itself.
'As if to. retrieve lost time, and atone for remiss=
ness in duty, the members are all at their posts
this - morning, actively engaged. The Senatorial
canvass-is the all absorbing, topic; and notwiths
standing ; the close approach of the hour for the
meeting of 'the Democratic Caucus, all is yet
volved in a maze of doubt and uncertainty. The
mist that enshrouds the whole affair . is yet too
dense to - be penetrated by the vision of an "out.
sider," - and the "knowing ones" are too close
,
moutned to permit any thing calculated to throw
light upon the vexed question to escape them.
Cameron is here, with all his forces marshalled,
and well provided with the ammunition he has
hitherto. found so effectual in:perfecting his
schemes. How any Legislator can tolerate the
,
approaches of his creatures is a source of surprise
to me, and'should be to every honest man. Were
it worth the trouble, I could give you a brief his.
tory of the•career of these hirelingaLfit tools in
the hands of a man who, to promote, his own ne
farious scheme; would curse the party be designs
to - represent. Representativesfrom the Williams
port Bribery Case ate her; laboring with all the
assiduity that a liberal docent of Midriktouns Bank
Notes could be supposed. Coproduce. Is it not an
overwhelming shame that the name of such a man
should be permitted to be placed in nomination
for the highest-honor in the gift of the Legisla.
"tura ot Pennsylvania, in competition with such
men as Black; Woodward, Poster, Sturgeon, Pin
mer, and others 1- Nor does the disgrace attach
alone to the Democrats who support him. The
Whigs are keen tomanifest their appreciation of
his merits by giving him their, almost entire vote.
A few hours, ho - wever, will determine the matter;
and as the Telegraph will announce the result be
fore this reaches you, I forbear further comment.
If the:deep and damning disgrace of having Penn.
sylvania represented in the Senate of the United
States by an intriguing, unscropulous speculator,
is to fall upon -us, (which, by the way, I do not
dread,) God forbid that I should be the first to an
nounce it. STATE CAPITOL.
tglr• Agreeable to public notice, a large and re.
spectable meeting or thenitizens of Allegheny and
Washington counties, was held on the 14th instant,
at School House No. 7, Snowden township, to take
into consideration the propriety at a Plank Road,
from Findleyville, in Washington county, to Jones'
Ferry, in Allegheny county.
The meeting was organized by calling JOSEPH
filminn, Esq., to the Chair ; and appointing H. H.
Phillips and T. P. Adems.Secretaries.
After:the object of the meeting had been stated
by the Chair, on motion, Col. Heitz, Edward Riggs,
John. V. Rowland, William Smith and. Robert
Kee,' were appointed committee to draft resole.
tions expressive of the sense of the meeting, and to
preparo a memorial to the Legislature.
During the absence or the committee, the meeting
*as ably and'eloquently addrensed by Rev. Dr. Ee.
tep, and Esq. Ingalls.
• 'The committee returned and reliorted the follow
ing resolations,which, after amendment,were tweak
morally adopted. Pending the adoption of the reso
lutions, the meeting was ably addressed by Roy. Dr.
EstepfEaci. Ingalls, Edwaid Riggs, J. V. Rowland
and_ Hirain Bultz.
.Wounces, It is believed that a Plank Road from
Pindleyville, in Washington county, to Jones' Ferry,
in Allegheny county, will be beneficial to the inhabi
tanta in die vicinity of the contemplated road, in
affording a ready facility in the transportation of
country produce to markets, &c. Therefore,
Resolved, That this meeting petition - the Legisla
ture for an Act or Assembly to incorporate a com.
pony to Currey, lay oat, construct and make a Plank
Road, from Findleyville, in Washington county, by
way of Baptist Chnrcli, Thomas Williams, Hiram
Hultz, Cracow' Tanyard, Pollock's Mill, and Bogg's
burnt Mill, by the nearest and best route to Jones
Ferry, in Allegheriy county.
Resolved, That, the proceedings of this meeting
be published in the Pittsburgh Gazette and Post, and
that a'copy be cent to - each member of the Senate
and House of Representatives from this county.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
JOSEPH MILLER, Esq., Preen.
H. H. Pleill44, Secretaries.
T. P. Adams,
iLLISLPOIS G L ovzinoWs rilEsimm—Go v. French sent
a message to the Illinois Legislature on the Bth N-
I slant. He presents the,. accruing revenue as more
than sufricient to meet the cit non t demands of the
treasury.. The public debt or the State and the ca
nal debt make, the entire debt 915 0327,509. The
..unsold canal lands a re expecteff to realize 64,000,000.
He is in Slyer of homestead exemption ; = declares
against ail bank charters ; secommends ihe accept
ance of Holbrook Lit Co.'s conditional surrender of
the charier pa build the Central railroad, and Its dies
posal to the company that offers the best terms. He
speaks favorably of the Coin Promise measures, and
'lpo that they will be faithfully observed and obey
mod, as the. only meantof restoring and preaerving
lbarmony,br the people aflllinols.
?MAT
IS WATCH.-A magnificent watch,
; ichly set With diamonds,snd valued at 810,000, has
been-recently exhibited' in several of the Southern
Cities. • The owner, tbok it-to-Now Orleans, and has
.4.een endeavoring tW dispose of it by raffle. OaTuas.
day last one of the revenue ollicera there received a
fielegraphic message ;Vona New York, informing him
'that this splendid toy bad been smuggled through the'
'O'ustomdionse at Now 'fait, as a part of a gentle.,
titan's private apparel. - -
The officer .immediately called at 'the jewelry
al ore where it Wan exhibited, and del:fired-to see tt.
The, clerk, thinking lie Wishedlo "takes chance,"
blinded it to him; when he immediately fobbed it as
a: lawful prize.
"The beet and most conelasiVe reason for an ef-,
fq:et, that I everxemember to have heard," writes a wee
tqcn eerTeepondent, "swim ode given by an 'one idea ,
Itehertut, in replylo_a_triend.Who remarked,' Why:
MUM, /PI haye the meat feminine eait of oonnlenanee L
Itiave ever seen' 'Oh, yaw? was the reply, know do
mason ror dat—cruse =der oar a woman!)
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DECISIONS. IN TUE DISTRICT COURT
Off:'ALLEGEMPT COUNTY. - - -
Elizabeth. Tarclayva.Tacob Weavir,:Tr
To hold an eadoraar f where - there wae'no PrOyer,de- - ,1
Mind osnoticelfle not , ' . csiuietent,l6 - -protrefj)t Oral
testimony • that;:f4teitta" Oath' qf .e ndoisenicif t, Tit-Was
"agreed thet . the note-should not be demanded at matari,
Th - e Act of sth April 1849, dispensing with demand
and - notice-under certainclicumstances, doett-natiliplt ;
- to contracts made before the passage of the Act, and if
it did, it would benneonatituttohal. ,t• .
The Legialatureliae-nO power to alter tlie'.'commels•
of parties, nor to take away any claim or defence- 1
whtah they:may:have thereby' and thereto. •• -
Action of assumpsit on a promissory note of
$l . OOO, endorsed by the defendant. The defence
tiiat the defendant had 'not dtie - notice of its
dishonor
On the trial of the eatisebefore JUtiga Lowrie,
the plaintiff called a witness who testified that at
the time the note was given — and endorsed, it was
Tweed between the maker '
endorser mad holder,
that payment should not be demanded at the ma
tutity of the note, nor for some two or three
months later.
The judge, therefore, instructed the jury that, if
they believed the evidence, they should find for
the plaintiff; and reserved the question whether
this evidence dispensed with the necessity of de..
mand and notice at the maturity of the note..
The plaintiff further proved that ott the 22d
May, 1849, ten months after the bote fell due,
payment of the note was d
_emanded'of the maker,
and notice of its dishonor was then given to the
endorser,. and claimed a right to recover under the
Act of Assembly of sth April, 1849. This ques
tion was also reserved, and there was a verdict
for the plaintiff.
Mr. Sheler for the plaintiff. Cites, 1 Harris
298 ; Story on Prom. Notes 314, &c. •
Mr. M'Candless for the defendant.
Fdr the better understanding of the question,
arising on the several reserved points, we copy
the 'principal sections of . the Act of sth Aptil,
1849, frornthe .Laws, p. 426.
Samson 1. From and after the passage of this act, in
all cases where suit is brought in any of the Corms of
this Commontvealth, upon or for the- recovery of the
amount due on any promissory note, post note. note of
lumd, dem bill, bill of exchange, draft, order, cheek, "or
other instrument of writing in the naturethereof, no
plea shall be held available, and no defence stuill be
made or taken by the defendant for want of proper and
timely. demand of payment or acceptance, or proper
and timely protest, and notice of son-acceptance or
non-payinent of the same, unless the respective places
where such demand is to be made, and where such no
tice in to be served or given, or the names and residen•
cm or places of business of the respective parties
thereto sheathe legibly and distinctly set forth thereon.
Brnmon H. When such places of demand and notice,
or such names, resider ces or places of business are omit
ted to be set forth demand of acceptance, as welt ss
protest for and notice of non•accepinnee, may be'made
or given at anytime , before the maturity of such Instru
ments as require acceptance, sad demand of payment as
well as protest for and notice of nonpayment.of the
same, at any time elle, the maturity thereof, and before
suit is brought thereon.
Below we give the judgment of the Court on
the reserved points.
OPINION.
Lowars, J.—The first reserved question is,
may a party prove, by oral testimony, that, at the
time of the endorsement of a promissory , note, it
was agreed that the endorser should be abSolutely
bound for the payment of it, without demand being
made of the maker at its maturity, and without no
tics to the endorsor of its dishonor? To admit such
evidence is to contradict the terms and principles
of the contract, and therefore this question has
often been very properly decided in the negative.
Story on Bills, s. 317, n.• 8 Taunt. 92; 3 B. &
Ald. 233; 1 Stark. It. 381; 3 Camp. 57; 6 Pet.
51; 11 Pick. 417; 5 id. 506.
Indeed if oral testimony is to be admitted to
change the effect of the written note, as to the
time of payment, I know not why it should not
be admitted to change the amount, or to prove
that it was not to be paid at all.
-This case is only an instance unler the general
rule, that, where parties put their agreement into
writing, the law presumes that the writing truly
and fully expresses the contract by which they
mean to be bound. We know very well that this
presumption is not always in accordance with ex.
isting facts; for parties do sometimes leave part
of their agreement out of the writing. But the
courts regard the written agreement as the only
evidence of the contract of the parties, unless the
omission arise from mistake or fraud, and this be
so clearly proved that the court would be able to
amend the written agreement.
And I know of no rule of evidence or of con.
tracts that is more important than the one we are
now considering. It is no 'arbitrary rule; for it
accords with the natural order of things to ex.
pect that where partiet put their contract into
writing, they intend the writing to stand as the
evidence of their contract. It is much better
that they should occasionally suffer from their
carelessness in. expressing their agreement, than
that a rule so plainly just and important should
be set aside.
Honest men will perform their whole agree.
ment; even though the whole of it be not in the wri
ting, audit is better that rogues should occasion.
ly escape, thin that an exception should be made,
which would make' all.• written contracts uncer.
tain, where rogues are parties to them. Besides
this, the law would tend to make men rogues,' if
it, tempted them , to procure evidence of this sort,
to alter their contracts. Much as I should Byrn.
pathize with this plaintiff, if she should lose her
debt under such circumstances, I have no regrets
that the law is as I have declared it.
The next question is, is the defendant liable uns
der the Act of Assembly, of sth April, 1849, by
reason of a demand and notice made and given
ten months after the note fell due, and which was
due when the Act passed I
The substance of the relevant provisions is that,
where the parties do not set forth their residence
upon the note, this shall be treated as a waiver of
the necessity of demand and notice at the matu
rity of the note; and it is insisted that this new
principle of the law of bills and notes shall be
applied to this note, which was due before the
passage of the Act.
In other words, it is insisted, for this would be
the result,,that the Legislature has power to alter
the contracts of parties, to declare a contract to
be of absolute obligation when the parties made
it contingent, and that a contract is still of bind•
ing force, which, by its terms and principles, has
been discharged.
Such Acts are not within the range of legisla
tive competency. Common honesty requires that
parties shall, perform the very contract which they
made, and forbids any authority from interfering
to relieve either party from the terms which he
has properly Imposed upon himself, or to increase
the duty which he has undertaken.
The Constitutions of the United States, and of
this State, forbid such an Act; for it would "im
pair the obligation" of this contract, by die%
charging the holder of the note from the contract
duty upon which alone the contingent liability of
the endorser can become absolute. It is a viola.
tion, of the spirit at least, of the prohibition
against passing ez post facto laws, and of a cardi
nal rule of legislation, that no statute should have
a retroactive effect so as to take away a remedy
or:defence to which the party was entitled before
the passage of the Act. 2 Lev. 227. The very
few cases.wherein particular justice is obtained
by the enactment of retrospective laws, furnish
but a small compensation for the general evils
arising.from such violation of cardinal rules.
The construction contended for is a violation of
the constitutional guaranty that for all injuries
everyman - "shall have remedy. by due course of
law, and right and justice shall be administered
without sale, denial or delay." If the defendant
had a valid defence-before the passage of the_ant,
by - reason of want of proper demand and notice,
it would be:a.denial of right and justice, and a
refusal of remedy by due course of law, to pre
vent him from setting it up. If at any time he•
had a legal defence to the claim, that defence is
his remedy, and'he is entitled - to present it and
have the benefit of it in some form, and the law
will not. have its due course if he is. prevented.—
Open Courts, the.right to sue, to present a claiin
for every legal injury, to set up=:every ", legal de.
fence, and to have the claim or defence tried-by.
due course of law, are rights declared by, the pen.
ple.themselvesi and are paramount to all other
legislation.
•• , -
But I cannot think that the Legislature intended .
that this act should receive the construction con.
'4'f*'ktVi'i••: , 7'*... 4,, l ,. T' ,
, -
tended for by the plaintiff. It fOrue,that the act
is to take effect from its passage 4tit this efface
can be „giVen to it without at all affecting or al—
tering contracts alieady made, and a regard for_
Afie',conitittition - requires us to presume that no:: other effeet Was intended. It is also - true that
it is mode applicable to " all cases where-suit
brought;" but this is scarcely an inaccuracy; and
we find - the same expression in' - the next section,
evidently used ,in 'a future'sense. Though sops
iipiessions - in the 'act viroulegraminatically lead
us to think of a present effect.upon existing con
tracts, yet the expression,;:" unless the.residences
shall be distinctly set forth," would just as pm,
rustically lead us to think, of future contracts.
We are bound to'preintria that. •
the Le ,, islature
do not intend to evade or set aside the.rules of the
tonstttution, nor- to alter the contracts of parties
so as to give one an uncontracteti advantage over
another. It impossible, and would be &res•
pectful to the Legislature, to adopt a different con
struction, unless it inevitably flows from the lan
guage used; and then we should be compelled to•
say that the constitution declares a higher law,
which forbids such, legislation.
Judgment for defendant.
• •
,Stribblings anb tlippinge
--- Miss . Beulah Conies, who delivers lectures to la•
"dies exchutively,_is holding forth at Wheeling. She
May be expected hare soon., ,
•. Howard.Dlabict thltr.) Advocate says that
the Sykesville Factory, owned by James Sykes, Esq.,
coMmencedio tint full time on the 2d inst.
The Cecil (Md.) Democrat says that eomo togs
and Cattle is Elk. Neck were bitten het week by mad
dogs, and Mr. Joseph Reed and wife, at Gravelly Hill,
wore bitten on Wednesday the Ist init., by a dog sup
posed to be rabid.
Count Ferdinand de Lasteryie and family, of
France, and Gen. Herrera and son, of Chili, arrived in
Washington, on Friday, and took lodgings at the Irving
Hotel. •
The Whig members of the Pennsylvania Legis
lature met lu caucus at Harrisburgh, on Thursday, and
nominated Gov. Vim. F. Johnston for United Stites Sen
ator.
Rumors arc afloat or a new weekly Union paper
to Wailtington, supporting Mr. 'Webster for the Pres!.
decoy.
John Bolt; who Wasia the Baal °jail on a charge
of beating a lady co Severely as to nearly cause her
death, committed suicide by hanging himself on Friday
evening.
Addison Gilmore, President - of the Western . 2211
Road, fell dead at a ball-room at Watertown, Mass., on -
Friday night, of disease of the heart. He bad been danc
ing bate few minutes before his death. His age was
about 50.
Paper from tow is said to have been invented and
made at Berlin, so difficult, if not impossible, tole coon
terfeited, that it will supersede all other fabrics for bank,
notes, stamps, &o
Au analysts of air. taken from Jars which had
been buriod for seventeen centuries in the rains of Pom
peii, was found to be, atom for atom, identical with the
airwe breathe.
--- An English paper says of the voice of Cats :
"Suelax l vas the torrent of sound she emitted at one mo
ment, that the glass globules, pendant from the central
Chandelier, were powerfully agitated and sfruck against
each other. - - -
-- 7 ; The first attempt to establish a private banking
company in Paris since the revolution of February has
jut been made by the formation of the firm of Latina
'cheri, .4kuguin &Co- The revieral Of suck enterprise is
hailed as a eign of returning confidence.
--
11 is apprehended by some of theWestem New
York farmers, that the great depth of the stow there
will have en unfavorable effect on the wheat crop, by
excluding the air, keeping the plant too warm and el:teth
ering it. We guess not.
The brig Vandalia has arrived at Charleston,
4utving on board the officers, crew and passengers of
the ship Toronto; which vessel was. totally lost on
Munauillii Reef, on the 2d instant. The sufferers had
been on the wreck forty hours when they were taken
off:
The jury of inquest upon the ease of Daniel
Coughlin, at Manchester, N. D., have retUrned a ver
dict, that said Coughlin came to his death on the &ot
January, 1951, front blows inflicted by Thomas Welch,
in a quarrel, and without any previous intention of kill
ing. him. - •
Hon. Thomas Spaulding died at his residence in
Ale[mesh county, Geo., on the 29th ult., at a very advan
ced age. He was one of the eldest and most respectable
citizens of Georgia, and President of the late State Con
-vention.
A sleigh was - dashed to pieces at Derby, on Wed"
nesday last, and a Mr. Booth, aged 73, so injured that he
died next day. A Mr. Wooster ..vas also seriously inju
red.
Fonbtanque, in the Examiner, says of the two
Napoleons: "There is little diflnrenee between the un
cle and nephew—one gained the hearts of the army by
his Compriim and, - the other by his Champagne for
Napoleon's battles, Loais substitutes battier."
"tay lad," void a young lady to
,0 boy carrying
nu empty mail bag," are you the mail boy r , Ye doz
en't#ink !'se a female boy, duz ye ?" and on he tod
dled.
The New York Express says : The ladies are
wearing searce:y anything else this winter for
garments butirelvet, and the style is ceitaMly.so neat
and beautiful, that nothing could be conceived more' de.-
sirable
" More trotible , cominn” .ssid Mrs. Partington
laying down the paperOt there's the State of Affairs; I
suppose it'll soon be applying for admission into the Un
ion," and the old lady resumed her darning with a look
of patriotic anxiety.
—• A correspondent of the Courier des Etats Unis in
a letter dated Paris, `4th November, says that Jenny
Lind is going to that city as soon as her Americnn tour
is over, under the charge of Mr. Benedict.
—A late Paris letter says thitt Gen. Changarnier
has gained popularityjn proportion as Louis Napoleon
has lost it, and it is already confidently stated that the
successful soldier will be the next President of the
French Republic.
DEATH us A &race. Coscrt.—On-fruesday evening
last, as one of the coaches of the National - Road
Line was descending Winding . Rill, about five miles
east of Smithfield, One of the patisengers was and.
deal' , seized apparently with a fainting fit. When
taken out ethos coach, however, ho was found to be
dead. Upon an examination of his papers it was
discovered that the unfortunate gentleman was Mr.
John E. Saunders, of Londoun county,- Va. He
sapped at Cumberland on his way West the same
evening, and was apparently in good health. Els
body was brought to this place last night,'where his
friends are expected to moot it.--Comb.
Mtm. Itresorr, flWanny Forrester?) the widow of
the late Dr. Judson, the Missionary, writes home to a
friend, under date of September, 1850, that it was
the wish of her late husband that she should return
to America,.collect his ;mattered family, and assume
the guardianship of his children ; batehe C.onceivea
that she might remain at blaulmain *a few years
longer without diaregarding• his wishes, if God
should preserve her health, so that she Might be
useful.
Allegheny Planingltllll,
41.NDIESSOIS aix.rmtnalk CITY, PENTII.4 ,
rjtHE subscriber would respectfully . triform his friends
1. and the public generally, that having completed his
new Planing Mill; and having now in operation two
new h astern made 'Planing Machines, (Woodworth
patent,) and several circular and upright Saws, he is
now prepared to furnish promptlyand at reduced rates.
planed and sewed lumber of every description.
The, attention. of steamboat Joiners, carpenters and
builders, is particularly "called to the 'above establish
ment, where a lugs 'assortment of planed and rough:
lumber, of different thicknesses, suitable. for, shipping,
box making,house, steamboat work, &e., can be found
at all times..
Also, lumber, planed or sawed to order, with prompt
ness and despatch. , JOHN A. BLOOMER, -
Jais Proprietor.
• N. B.—All orders diretifed to Pittsburgh willreceive
prompt attention. -
. -
ACheap Valens and ':M ills for Safe.
OR EXOHANGE.—A good Farm of 80 acres in
Meige County seven miles from Pomeroy,-the
county seat; and. about: WO hundred and filly miles
from Pittsburgh; in the State of Ohio. There is about
thirty-five acres cleared; with a good apple and peach
orchard and a garden on it. Also, a Grist and Saw Mill,
with two run of Burrs; the Mill is on'a creek that runs
into' Shade 'River; .and all the Lumber and Flour is
boated on the - creek and river; the neighborhood is
good, and-.the Mills, he., have a goon run of custom—
running.nlne, months in the year. There is agoodlarge
frame Bern and - a Small frame dwelling house on it
garden and other improvements on . It. it will be sold
cheap for-part ieash and part credit. It, will be ex-
changed for *Fannin this neighborhood. • -
For further particulars, please enquire at
7aIOISAAC RRI'
Agency and Intelligence Office, HA
Fifth S ht.
I'ARESSED FLOOR BOARDS- 50 , 000 feel, well sea'
..1" 'toned, and good qiudity, for sale cheap hy
JOHN A. BLOOMER, .
jal6 ' Allegheny Planing Mills.
OX BOAR DS - 25 UpO . feerdiderettt ckaesaen, for
sale by - JOAN A. BLOOMER,
.:IMO • . Allegheny Planing Mills
...'WEGNER BURCIIN.EIVS
Inetssteltehnteliii'
60 Markel-stray:between Third 4- Fourth,
S _NOW. readylo furnlib overylind of - Lithcigraphic
work in ,the most _elegtutt. style, such asiShina bats,
/ 1 1aps,'PorirOils,:louldreapixi,Vardsi - Bili heads , *and La
bels, printed in gold, colors, &c:'
_ . At the same place Messrs. Moeser & Helrale lase
'opened a Driswixo Scriool., and execute on OrderDrafis
of Machinery, Edifices, Monuments, &a., with all possi
ble accuracy and'elegance. - Jalsly
GAS -Jost received, n splendid assortment of Gas
&kr, two and one Varner; also,
Dribkeis, 'single and double; Solar Lard Lamps, for
Parlors, Churches, Halls, Steamboats and Stores, in
large variety, of Cornelius & Co's -unrivalled make;
also, globes,.chituniei and W
ick, 1 , 7 %r i ps or dozen.
WILSON,
jalk- cor Market & Fourth stsi
110LANTAGENET GUARD RAZORS.—" The only
sate and perfect- Razor- manufactured,".; Just "re
ceived, per express, another lot of these truly valuable
and unique Razors. tjals3 W. W. WILSON.
• To Let.
LARGE CELLAR, suitable for. storing. Posselt
goo given immediately.. For terms, apply to Geo
Weyman, or , _ GEORGE HURLEY, _
jallut _ N 0.150 Water street,
T• Dasolutton::
THE parthership bf l Reynolds En Shea was dissolved
by mutual consent on the Ist iPS/.. The businesiof
the firm willba settled by eit,her of theyarties, the name
of the firm to he used for that purpose. • • • .
• ; • - S. 0. REYNOLDS, ,
J. L. SLIER.
, • .
On retiring from the business. of Reynolds Shee, I
would recommend Mr. J. L. Shee to my friends and the
former customers of the house. -
jald • S. 0. REYNOLDS, .
JL. SIIEE, •Whoiesale Orates, Commission Merchant,
' and dealer in Paper and Rags, cornet Penn and Ir
win streets..
• School for Young Ladies. "
J.BAREWELL respict filly informs his friends
V 'and the public, that there is no foundation for the
report that he intends to leave Pittsburgh. Lie also
takes this opportunity of stating that his system of in.
struetion in no respect interferes with the religions sen
timents of an y of his pupils. .
l]0 , 1" School Room in Smithfield 'street, between Fifth
Auld Sixth.. • ' ' 11114:data
Dividend.
°erica or Ptrrsausou Gas Co . f
January 13, 184..
frIEE TflltitCCS of the Pittsburgh, Gas. Company have
, this day declared -a Dividend of five Jo out of
the profits of the last six months, on the capital stock
paid in, payable to stockholders, or their legal-repre
sentatives, forthwith, at the office of the Works.
Jal4:ll2av JAMES M. CHRISTY, Trea'r.
The. Best Place to guy. Ten.
vionats iuworaws Tf 4 Store, East .side of
UM the Diamond. Good flavored Teas 60c
,gP lb; the
finer kind 7So the beet imported $l,OO
Old country people, who use Black Tea, will find oars
exactly to their taste. We have Jost received a lot di
reel from England, and -the same kind qf Tear cannot be
&ought ex any other Store in Piesburkh. 'f:Strunge, but
ENaGalLehlloTesaleTrpreta°lDb;jAMAlCA RUAI, for .
jal.4 • .146R1H9 & HAWORTH.
HB .pE51 , 792? WINES AND BRANDIES, suita
bold; purposes,
elcarAWOWti."
IOpLACK TEA—Same kind as toted in Engltutd--small
JUI leaf, One flavor and - strong and free from all herby
taste. Price 75e fr• lb ; for sale 'by Morris and liaworth,
in the biumond, and no where else in Pittsburgh. lial4
INTRAPPING AND PRINTING PAPER fo . sale, in
VT large or small quantities, by
luta - W. P. bIARSHALL.
P.
- -
1 AYER BAN CiINGS --French and'merican Paper
Hangings and norderi, front 6lc to 62,00 47' piece,
for sale by W. P. IiAItSIIALL,
jal4 85 Wood st
For 'Sate.
AT A GREAT BARGAIN, alma story BRICK
-DWELLING HOUSE, on Pennsylvania ga
Avenue, 6th Ward - ; modern finish; having ten
rooms; double piiiiors ; dining room and ki.citen on the
first floor. The lot is twenty-four by ninety-tour. feet ,•
a wide alley in the rear. This property cost i 33500, and
will be sold fin 82700—in payments of 8900 d0wn,6:2 0 0
in one year, and the - balance in two years.
' Enquire of T. Howard, Attorney at Law, Fourth et.,
between Smithfield and Grant streets. Call in the morn
ing before 9 o'clock: THOS. HOWARD.
jal3 (Gazette and Dispatch copy 3t.)
wu.x.t
13.1iTaLSY-•-••••::. ..... .21./11.1 U. WV/LODEN.
l EGLEY 'At,. Mr WA UDEN,
ATTORNLTS AT LAW,
coriven or GIANT grazer ARTY DIAMOSII
_ALL'S;
{Opposite the Court House.).
Pitrib outs, Pa.
cr We hope, by close attention• to the business of
out profession, to deserve u share of the patronage of
our friends and the public. ilYur
'IL'ffOUR-75 Mils. fondly Flour rec'd and for sale by
SFIRIVER BARNSS,
N 05.13 0 tad 132 Second st.
BUTTER --200 bids. prime roll just ree'd and fora ale
ial3 SHRIYBR k,BARFiES.
r'kitY A.PrLte—su bus. rec'd for sale by
1J
lal3 SEIRIVEFL Jo- BARNES
WHITE BEANS-4 bills. ree 7 d and for saloby
TY jal3 BARNES.''
..1 •30k •, N e' and for sale
jal3 ' BARNES.
rPIMOT'RY•SEED-4 bbls. reed trod for sale In
JL jat3 - .SIIRIVER & BARNES
CIHESPNUTS-60 bus. rec'd and for sale by
ittl3 SHRIVER h BARNES
YGACFLES-300 bus. ree'd aria for sate by
jal3 S VER BARNES
lt/rOLASSES--50 bbla. new crop recd and for sale
IVA ial3 SHRINER Zz. BARNES
Walter P. illaraha — it
(Successor to 5411(11:Lel C. /1111,)
IMPORTER ANDDEALER PRENCII ANTLA?IERICXI7
PATER HANGINGS AND BOHDIDIS;
Window Shades, Fire. Beard Prinz',
Also—Writing, Printing and Wrapping Paper,
N 0.65 Wood street,
between yoardt at. and Diamond alley, west Ade,
jab Piusburgh, Pa.
n a ITOKODNNOTST--6 -
LL jaB L.S. WATERAIAN & SONS.
For Rent.
, . .
A.DWELLENG HOUSE,'orith len or, eleven
€1114.4 rooms, in good repair, and with large yard, on
oral street, Alleghenf. Rent, $(75 per annum.
Also—A STORE on Marketsireet, Pittsburgh a long
Warehouse, on Third s+reet, and several Rooms in Post
Office Buildings. E. D. GAZZAM,
jall:d2w
Ground Feed.
NY-E are now constantly grinding teed for horned
Cattici' and Horses, and assure Milkmen, Livery
Elta le men and Feeders generally, that we' can supply
them with an article of "Chop " which they - will find
better and cheaper than any thing of the hind' ver of
fered is this..market before. We have "put up "-the`
best set of machinery for the above purpose over seen'
" 'West of the Mountains," and have made arrangements
for a supply of Grain that will enable us to furnish the
manufactured article in abundance and at low prices.
We have also constantly on hand, of OUR OWN
MANUFACTURE:, Oil Meal, Corn Meal, Oat .Meal,
Thad Barley, Rice Flour, Roasted Coffee, Mustard,
Ground Cinnamon, do Cloves. do Allspice, do Pepper,
do Ginger, do Cayenne. All the:those articles we war
rant. RHODES & ALCORN,
3d et, opposite.tha St. Chltr/OS.IIOi6L
THOMAS WOODS SAMUEL WOODS
T. WOODS it SON, •
PRODUCE DEALERS AND COMMISSION
MERCHANTS,
jalo N 0.61 WATER STREET, PITTSBURGH:.
• Fresh Teas. -
1 UST RECEIVED at the Csontsx. Tea S - rorta, a fine
ty assortment of Tea viz :
Best strong Etglish Black;
do Extra fine °oolong ;
'do English Breakfast; • - -
do Congor -
GREEN TEfiS.-
Extra Sliver Leaf YoUng•Hyson ;.
do- - Gunpowder;
do Old Bryson ;
do superior Young Hvson •
jalo . B. C. I{ELLY, Fifth street.
EMMA FAMILY FLOUR-18 bbls. Eitra Family
Floar for sale by Bale) H. U. KELLY.
W INDOW DASH o all styles for sate
jet° ". • • • t • • • • • y
/.00-Bsloittl.rak e y FLOW?.;
•
80 b ble.. N 0.3 ilackerel ;
75 bbl.s. Tar - ;
160 bags Saltpetre; For sale by
T. WOODS to SON,
Produce Dealers and Commission Itlercliants,
lal.o . N 0.61 Water street:
200 Vti,C.O..R.l'd. ;
Shorts; For sate by-
T. WOODS & SON;
Produce and Commission Merchants,
jalo ' - No„ 01 Water street.
Soiling off at loss than Coat, to quititlio
Business.
SHIRTS ! SHIRTS!! SHIRTS II I—The Shirts and
Gents; Furnishing, at No. 80 Fourth street, sign. ol
the golden Bee Hive, MUNI' as soul by the 40th of Janu
ary. Call soon; as they. are - selling at 50 and 75 et.
less than the usual; prices, and far less than first cost.
acchl . . • J. 11: - LAWATAN.
Irr The Store to let and the fixtures for sale. .J.
Prime BlaOk Teal from England.
XS - ORRIS to HAWORTH, ia the Diamond t have this
1.11 day received per "packet ship Devonshire, " from
London. about 'Stab& of Fine, Strong aad Rough Fla.
vored Black TEAS-the-very best that could be pur
chased in the English market. Price, 60 and 78 cents
lb. The Tea Market, in the Diamond, " east side." paB
INSEED 011 4 -5 ntns. reo'd and for note bp • -
,14 den2s - • - SHRIVER k BARNES
JOlll.ll , Solution' or 'Jet, • -
ALIQUID 111141 AN HAT DrE for the changing' Of
white; red Dr grey' hair to' a beautiful brown orjet
black color In a few minutes. Price 50 cent' and 81, 0 0-
Sold by)V. JACKSON,24ol.dberty stroetipitieburgh,
head °Mood: - fdec2o
Jones' Lily . White. . .
L ADIES are cautioned agannit using common pretia:
7 They are notaware how frightfully injurious it is -
to the skin how coarse, haw rough, how -. •.'
sallow, yellow and unhealthy the Slin
appears after using prepared Chalk!
Besides, it is injurious, contain
ing alarge quantity of Lead i ' •
We have p repttred a beautiful vegetable article, which
we call JONES' SPANISH LILY WHITE. - -
It is perfectly - innocent, being parifted- of all deleteri
ous qualities; and it _imparts to the skin a± natural;
healthy,. alabaster, clear, living whites t at the same
time acting as cosmetic on the skin, making it soft and
smooth. Sold by the try WM. JACKSON, 29 Liber
ty street, head of Viro Pittsburgh. Price 25 cents.
dec2o:dawly ( Butte copy.)
ev*,ft t • t •
14'7" '
& pctiaL Nolud:
The • theLataiga."
.
El 7" These 'delicate organs afe.allways Inpent, and
life is in peril when they do not properly perform their
functions. If inflammation interferes with their regular
action, the blood is imperfectly purified, the etrculaUen
Is irregular, and the whole system suffers. In the com
bined •tonic,-expectorant, and healing properties of
Dr. Roger's Syrup of Liomoort, Tar and Canehakmuo„
lies the reme_dy for all this mischief. DELAY IS DAN
GERous. While the patient is considering,.tuberelea
may be forma& or, worse gall, may be bursting in the
Lungs. But if this reedy' be romptly applied, the
Cough, Cold. or Catarrh i s at onc eremoved, and to use
the words of Daniel Webster, the satTerer "breathes
fryer and deeper? , - The only thing - required, is pormpti
tudc See pamphlet in the hands of - Agents, and adver-
Moment In another column. . • '
. .
IL? European Agency..:
Tnu subscriber intends visiting the principal c idea of
Greht Britain, France and Germany, during the months
of April, May and June, next—leaving Pittsburgh oi,
March 17th, —and Will be pleased to attend to any
agencies of a business charecter which may be confided
to his cue. [ja7:tidl7) JOHN D. DAVIS.
Lumber Yard to Rent.
E7A large LUMBER YARD ; situated on Duquesne
near the Point; ruffielent room to hold. eighteen
hundred thousand feetof Lumber to rent on along lease.
Enquire of REYNOLDS & SORE.
dec2s corner of Penn and Irwin streets.
Coasamorsof wines are ranted Intend iriaaother
comma the'card of Micah Snider. - Jr. , s cheap wine store
87 Walnut street, Philadelphia. ' , Gsbl4:dlY
_ .
I Dr. Jayneta Fastally IlledlerUblisomEx.
tract of a letter from the Rev. E. L. ABBOTT. n. well
knewn and highly esteemed Missionary In the kingdom
of Burmah, dated Sandoway Armcan, February, 1246:
Dr. D. JaYne,-Philadelphia: My Dear Bir—We are
now In great want of your Medical Preparations. Your
CARMINATIVE BALSAM is an invaluable Medicine
in this country in Bowel Complaints, gad has been used
InAll our Missions with the most gratifying success. I
have known it In many cases to act like a charm. Your
SANATIVE PILLS are my Sheet Anchor. The best
medicine for my Liver Complaint and pain in the side,
that I have ever used. They are in :great demand, and
we are entirely out of them. We need .five hundred
bimes of them. Bro. Beecher says we could use a
thousand boxes yearly among our people to : great ad
vantage. I have need your TONIC VERMIFUGE as s
Tome in INTERMITTENT FEVER, with the most
complete success. I think it was once the means of sa
ving my own son. Daring my travels among the church
es the past season, I found a whole village sufferingua
der a prevailing Influenza, attended with Coughs of a
most violent character. I often regretted I had not had
a dozen or two of YOUR EXPECTORANT to admin
ister to them for I believe from what I have seen of its
i
effects, that t would have been just the thing for those
poor peoyle. I presume yolkhave not hitherto hid an
idea to what an extent your medicines are used in all
our Missions. Affectionately yours, E. L. ABBOTT
For sate at the Pekin Tea Store, 39 Fifth at. [nov23
Dr. S. D. Dowry
SHAKER SARSAPARILLA,
IN QUART BOTTLES,
Look Here, My Friend I
STOP, AND LET US REASON TOGETHER
Are you a father, laboring for the support of a family,
and suffering from general debility and low spirits, so
that life almost seems a burden, use Dr. S. D..gowe,
Shaba Sarsaparrl a. , •
Asa TOO A ?BOTHER, seeding from diseases to which
females are generally =Mem. use Dr.* S. D. Howe's
.Shaker Sarsaparilla—it will certainly cure yon.
Male or female, old or young, ets. and every family
should have this =diens Family. Medicine by them.—
.Call at our. Depot, or on one of one. Agents, and get a
pamphlet, graus, where you. find
FACTS! FACTS! FACTS!
Thai can be substantiated by thousands of living witness
es to this eityandeounty,tm: that the •
S/LdICER SABSAPA.RILLA,
An prepared by Dr. S. D. HOWE, has been the means
of permanently curing more diseases to which toe ha
man family are continually subtect, than any other pre
paration of Sarsaparilla ever yet brought before the
public.
The purity and efficacy of the Shaker preparation is
well-known, and requires no long list of CettifiCateellad
cures to introduced ; its increased demand for the past
twelve years, twits best recommendation.
This medicine has established its high reputation
throughout New York and New Hampshire, and the
Eastern States generally, by its numerous and welt at
tested cares • and also, by the recommendation and ap
proval of th e fi rst phythetans, who now use it in their
private practice. ,
This ss the only Sarsaparilla that ant in the Liver, Kid•
neys and Blood, at the same time, which renders it allogalt•
tr,llO7C valuable to every one, panicularly Females.
Dr..Alustey ,Professor in the Ohio Medical College, says
the Shaker preparat ions are truly valuable, tundra:int:mends
them to the
No Mtracrav—ao hltstram.—no Potsosous Drugs in
the Shaker Sanaparilla. •
lemessace, it.o warranted to be purely and entirely
regulable, and as a Female and Family medicine ilk's
no equal.'
. Ile eure you enquire for Dr. S. D. Hows's Shaker
Sarsaparilla.
•
Price /51 per bottle, and six bottles for S.
Dr. S. D. HOWE &CO., •
Proprietors,
No.l College Hall, Cincinnati, to- whom all orders
must be add res‘ed.
For sale lry our Agents,
J. Seitoomusließ k. Co., IL W. Alztrts,A. Brack, Jost
blontru, M.TowasEsro, \Pr/lava Jetasos and J. A.
Jotits, Pittsburgh; D. A. ,Estiorv, Alleghen ; .V. R.
AleCtstusn, Itlanchester P. Cratoissa, Brownsville;
'and Druggists generally. Also, by HONE & C0.,-Pro
prietors, No. I College Hall. Cineutnati.Ohio. joet.24
Remarkab/e Cane.
EVIDENCE In OUR MIDST
/ffe. Kier:—Sir; I cheerfally comply with your re.
quest,that I would give you an account of the almost
miraculous cure of my little daughter's eye,by the ale
of your •' PErROLEUM.”
She was attacked with a very sore eye,in February or
March last, when I immediately applied to best me
dical aid in the city, by whom it was pronounced
very bail eye;" and all gave - me no hope of doing her
any good. After which .1 took her into the country to
an old lady, who had been .very suceessful to curing
eyes. Sae told me that her case was hopeless, as :she
would ), that one,- but; also) Mai
the other would follow—it beings scrofulous affection of
the blood. And I do certify; that at_the time , My father
(.T. D. Vashon,) came to thecouctusln that we had bet.'
ter try your Petroleumr shames eniii ely blind of one
eye. It is now about two months since she begart its use,:
and she can now see with both eyes as good asahe ever
did ; and, as far -a's Teen tell,'l believe sue has.'nrith the -
blessingorthe Almighty, been cured by petroleum."
Yawls, respectfully; • - -
_ •• Extaacss VAsnos Comma.
Pittsburgh, Sept . - • •
go — For sale -by Keyser &•• McDowell 140 Woad' st.,
Sellers, 07 'Wood st.; D. M. Curry, Allegheny City;
D:A. Elliott, Allegheny; Joseph Douglas.s, Allegheny;
also, by the proprietor;' ' -S. M.: Elba;
Canal Seventh st.,Pittsburgh. •
Q7'l: 0. of 0. P.—Place of Meeting; Washington
ciall,"Wood street, between stheta Virgin
• Prrrocraan Loess, No. 3.3o—Dieeis every Taesday
Itizßciavrms.}l..xcamPnnorr, No. 87—hleets Ist and 34
Friday of each Inouth. - • • mat2.s—lY •
,
fry - An geron ct'L odge, 1. 0, of O . P.... The An
gerona Lodge, No. 28.9, 1. O. of 0.F., meets every Wed
nesday evening in 'Washington Ilan, Wodd at ' iatly
111. A. O. D....HILL OftOVE, NO. 21 of tho
United Antient Order .ft}' Druids, meets on every Mon
day evening; at the Halt .corner of Third. and Wood
streets, above. Kramer Rohm's. - ma y
. .
(71MT
CUUIZENSP. INSURANCE/ CODIPANItsr
. . .
C. G. HUSSEY. Prest, - • • • MARKS.'geo'v
Office—No. 41. Treart st„ t irs Placehoieseqf C,ff. Grant.
0-7.3 Company is now prepared to insure alt kinds
of risks, on Houses, Manulactories, Goods,- Aterchan
dize in Store, and in Transits Vessels, Ace. - -
An ample guaranty for the ability and integrity of the
Institution, is afforded in the character of the Directors,
who are all citizens of-Pittsburgh, welt and
_favorably
known to the community for their prudence, intelligence
and integrity.
Dcaccroas—C. G. Hussey, Wm. - Ent:o°y, Wm. Latl
mer;7r. Walter Bryant, Hugh D. King, Edward Heazol
on. Z. Kinsey, S:Harbatigh, S. Kier. - inarL2:tf •
Associated Firemen's inisureaace Comps,:
sty orthe City of Pittsburgh.
CAPITAL, gooci,cloo.
.
J. K, MOORELIR&D,
i Preet.—W. W. DALLAS, See'y
.
T.HE Company s now prepared to insure against
FIRE and hIARINE RISKS of ail kinds.-
Office in lifoncmgahela House, Nos. 124. and 125 , Water
J. K. Moorehead, Rody Patterson, Wm. .a.. Hill, R. H.
IRartley, R. D. Simpson, Joshua Rhodes, Wm. Ed
_gar,
Edward Gregg, A. I`. - Arisittaz; Ntirra.*Collingwook, C:
Sawyer ,Chas. Kent,Wm.G Orman. ' augltly
INSIJRA.NCE
irr The National loan : Fund Arsur
anot Company of London and New York, are now to
king Risks on the lives of persons between the ages o
15 and 60 years, at the Banking_lionse of '
sepia ' W.I. A. HILL & Co.
solit• , stoT,te-eriddles, •
THE subscribers have received a few dozen 1311
parlor Soap "Stone GRIDDLES, direct from the
manufactory. As these-Griddles are used without
grease of any.kind, they are entirely free from the`gas
and offensive odor that - attends the use of Ahe common
iron Griddles; and 'which makes them so objectionable.
For sale by . - -.JOHN DUNLAP & CO., •
deal° • cothlaticet and Second sts
0111Nitio the Stocking Store, on Fifth street, a Porte
atone', contai'niag Ten Dollarss and some silver:
The
_owner caa hove tt by Optical/on to Witl. - DALY &
CO.; Fitth street. - - [decal
A T within for many sears has there been such -un
scrupulous trickery practised , upon the public
about penmanship, as at present. Pieces.of engraving
are eirculated.thirough the towaatremunry,with tke
graver's name suppressed, , in order - to induce .the igno
rant to believe them to be penmanship. Persons des':
MU of becoming rapid and elegant penmen, will do well
to call si,DUFP,3,IMCANTILE COLLEGE, and ex- -
inning the handwriting - of some of the, best penmen in
the city, who have been instructed in this institution: •
-
c a°-,
OWe9 c ough
Candy:
FcaBAtgty H. S x Y sdr si °e t motle] Ogden
dSnwdentC;4tlt—wackvm. JackUn an
keyeer/ADowl,iiitsburgh; R fl'Clellandtdan
cheater. Inoc4
BROOMS -200 doz. in atom
- declB STUART Zt SILL
2imusemetite.
• w
JOSEPH F6STER -111134119111 11%gz A;n:1 Haman
Ansurranca—First Tier and Parquette,so cents; Sec
nd and Third Tiers 25 cents; Colored Ottlier9, 2 - 5
.Private Boxes, each,
Doors open at 0{ o'clock, Curtain rises at" o'clock.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, i6the performance
will commence with a new play entitled. -
THE HUSBAND OF NY lIEART.
To conclude with the . grand National
,Egnestrian
. Drama, entitled • •
THE 8 WABIR FOX
. .
THE LAST WEEK!! -
Lecture Room, -
ATEEREUZIT BUILDINGS,-LIBERTY STREET.
WILL POSITIVELY CLOSE ON SATURDAY
EVENING,IBth JANUARY. -
Bsyssetat Celebratetl Series or Panoramas,
ENTITLED •A VOYAGE TO EUROPEV
Embracing magnificent views of Boston, the Har
bor, Halifax, the Atlantic, Liverpool, London, from
the Thames, passing under the Bridges, andending with
e view of the THAMES TUNNEL, brilliantly illumine
ted,and both banks of the beautiful RIVER RHINE.
An exhibition every Wednesday and Saturday after
noon, at 3 o'clook.
Admission 25 cents. Children under 12 years of ago,
lii cents. - • • • • •
• Doors open at 61 o'clock. Plton= to commence
moving at 7i o'clock. " • Ilal3
Vigilant Soiree. •
lIIHE members of the VIGILANT FIRE COMPANY
I would respectfully inform their numerous friends
and the citizens generally, that they will give their Fifth
Annual Soiree on Friday Evening, Jani t cary 31, 1851, it
the Lafayette Assembly Rooms.
The Sapper on this occasion will be prepared by the
Firemen's reveille caterer, Rum JOIIII3ON, Es q.
2iution Balm
I;Ez.;jl:l:!myt,l‘7!. ,
TRY GOODS STORE AT Aitcv:ort..—On MONDAY
/ NEXT,lanuary 20th, at 10 o'clock, will dockl at
151 , Kenna's Auction House, the balance of of a
city Dry Goods Stan, as the owner is declining thatbu.
sine's. Among the lot is Broad Cloths, Casslmerr4 Cali.
cats, •Maslins, Mous Latins, Aipaca. ennaes,
:fancy- Shawls and Handkerchiefs, Sewing Slikipatent
Thread, Spool Cotton, Suspenders, Muffs,' Gingham',
Lawns, &c.
. At 2 o'clock-3 Iro'n Safes. - • , , •
• On Saturday evening next, 15111 instant, of early gas
light, a large lot of Law Books, . • • • •
jai/3 - JAMES 15PRENNA;Auct'r.
____. . ~
UTtEI FLOWER 'ROOTS' ar periox,—THlS
P,DAX, Januaiy lath. at 2 •o'cloak t an ll:malacca(
tall Flower Roots, at AVllienntes ,Auction floneo--411
in good order. • JAMES - WRENN/L i _
j
ai° ' • ' 'Auctiqnear. -
'DANDY AND. STAPLE DRY. GOODS at Auction.—
On Thursday next,January lath, at glr o'clock, at
hrlientfa's Auction House,:ihe stock of a city dorgoods
store, comprising every vas iety of articles in that line.
jal4 . • • JAMES ISIIKENNA..AttetI:
,
Real Eirtate'and Brick Dwellings.
AT AUCTlOPL—Onlifonday, Juninuy_•2othansl,
3 o'clock', will be sold on the premises, Centre Ave.
nue, near Laceybi charch, a LOT OF:GROUND. the
second from the corner of Robert street, fronting fikfeet
on Centre Avenue, and extending back.l. 00 feet to an
alley; on which is erected two br ick Dwelling Houses,
—well finished. ' They will be sold separate or together.
dec2o • . JAMES IitiKENNA, Aunt's. •
P. M. DAVIS, &net4oneer.
Hardware and Cutlery -at Atterfen....
.11N RATITRDAY MOUNING,IBth instant, at 10 • co , -
clock, at the Sales . Rooms, corner of Wood .and'
Fifth streets, will besold, a gonersl assortment of Hard
ware and. Cutlery. coraprlsing—poor, Cupboard and
Till Locks; Pad Locks; • Latches; 'Bolts ;"...Scievnt ;
Rings; Knobs; Hooks; Pliers ; "Gimleti; ' Planes;
Braces and Bias; Files; Scissors; Patty 'Knives ;. Pea
Knives ,• Buck, Bone and Cocoa handled Knives and
Forks; Panics; Screw drivers; Compasses, /be.,'kc,
lila • P. M. DAVIS,:2sue t'r
110 . 00/ES BY CATALOGUE AT Auviiint.-On :SAT
4LP URDAY EVENING,IBth instant; at 61 b'elock; at
the Sales Roorcus,.corner of Wood rind Inilh streets, Mill
bo sold ea extensive assortment of choice and valuable
Uncdcr, .embracirt—Colonial 'Maury or United States,
2 volt ; Aiken & Frost's British Poets, 3 vols; Water
loo Catimnigns; Letters and Speeches -of Oliver Croat.
well, 2 vols.; Marshall's •Washington, 2 *ols.:' Nichol
son's carpenters'. nemGaide ' 'Thiera and Louis China's
French Revolutions: Life of Sterling; Wandering Jew,
SOU engravings; Joiephus - Wraxall's Memoirs, 2 vols.;
Poetical Worka of Milton, Young, Pope, Rogers, Camp.
bell. Lamb, &e.
_Poll particulars in Cntulagues.
/ate P. N. DAVIS; AtietYr.
VRAME ROUSE AND LOT .IN THE 'EIGHT!.
.1 - • WARD AT AUCTION.—On Thursday evening.
January 16, at're'cvelock, at the Sales. Rooms, cornet of
Wood and Fifth streets, will be sold—tbut voluble lot
of ground near the Observatory, having -a front Of 20,
feet 6 inches on Locust strect, and extending' . hick 130
feet to Gibbon street, on whichis erected a good two
story frame dwelling, with four rooms undttellin sub
ject to an annual ground rent of 523. • c •
• :1 , 103 - . P. ZII:DAYPS'AUPPI,e,
.°- Pabltd ` Atteattan
Is tape effutly,tntrited to the
,toUttailzetnalii, set ioitkin
relation to trnle the - most 4mpona l it Ben:eager of, mod-.
PETtIOLEUM 'OR :ROCK OIL
TT is not more than one ' - year agonince this great refil
-1 edy was brobght before the public, fortbeteliefmad
care. of disease. Its great powers to heat, have, ainee
then, become fully appreciated by the commttoity,-and
we allege thatihe longer it is tried die niore•certamWill
its great fame spread. It -id not the remedy - orb, - day,
got up for the sole purpose of making money ;hat - ,-_one,
-which we conceive,. will continuo to- be used. when all
nostrums have beet , forgotten. The . P.ETROLEMI4B
a Natural Remedy, elaborated lathe deptliaof thee:it*
by a power and agency that laughs to scorn nil human
competition. It is our - duty,when we:write 'obtutt
medicine, that wit write - rstrrn—that we say nothing
calculated to deceive those who may trust our word. Or
put confidence in OUT statements. The - sick are very
apt to catch at any thing that promisca relief froM.
did
ease. A story can hardly be too bighly. wrought
swer the , objector galling or humbugging some of: them.-
Now, - we do not desire to do this;; we are 'anzions only
.that The truth in relation to our Remedy abottid be told,
in order to secure for itardputatiott far eicheding-arry
single article of the =feria milica. -, Plain, - antrarnished
facts—facts that may be ascertained in hut own thy . and
neighborhood, bear ample testimony iii.favOruflhe
Within the Onst two months; two Of our Own cifil;n.%
who-were totally Una, have been restored ;tcr. aigbfi
Several cases or blindness, in, the State of Ohio, have
he ea eared. And, also, the case Otageitltenlatiliikii.
vet. county. There are where flint, these ceins erotical .
home, and may be referred to by any Persons who may
have doubts on the subject: These cases were eurel
ler May had been abandoned by physicianans loipetess%
The Petroleum will cure, when userLaccordin g•todirce•
ilons—Diarrhosa,pysentery, Piles,' IlhoutentismiGenit..
Neura!gia, Eruptions on the Skin, Pimples otithelnees
Chrome Sore Eyes, Riugworm,Tetter Scald Readi
pains the bones and .. .mints, old sores:Uleers,.Wensf
Tumors, Scrofula , Cancer. Spinal irritation, Fever and ,
Ague, Chronic Coughs,Astlima, Bronchitis,. and ell. Pa
l laeCtiollll of a-chronic Astute, tending', 'to ,P
duce ONSUMPTION.
Barns and Scalds, diseases of the Bladder and Kitt.
treys, Chopped Rands, Excoriated. Nipples, Corns'SOSl-
Bunions.' In fact, it is a miner Ivaiimusst klanstor, and,
has been tried in nurst Of the above diseases within the
past' year with the most perfect Cernficates
that will astonish are in the hands of the proprietoriwho
will take, sleasure themin showing- to the afflicted tie.
Whatever others may, say about their medicines; the -
Petroleum is the greatest Remedy -of the age: : Phy
sicians of high standing us the profession. aro bealaraut
to ate it in their practice. Those who at first looaed on
with doubt and uncertainty, arc willing to award it dud.
praise and consideration. - Before 'another year rolls
round, all will be_compelled 'to acknowledge "that the
Petroleum is the Demost medicine ever discovered.
For sale, Wholesale end Retail, by ' -
. KEYSER & bI,DOW ELL,
Also—R E . '
Sellers, 57 Wood street; D. - Cu
rry, D.
A. Elliott,loseph Douglass, Allegheny City." tr
the. Proprietor, S. M. KIER, Canal Basin, 7th street,
Pittsburgh. - - ' `EitiB
. _ .
BIG BOOT; jt- BIG BOOT. -
• 240 LIBERT STREET
s
DYAD OF WOOD. Z
STREEPITTSEIVIRGH.
TM. JACKSON informs the public -Mat he haa on
band and is recetyingakienaive =I prime as-:.
seminal of. BOOTS and SHOES, suitable for the .n 4 -,
and:Winter trade, maw rem, cum , • -
N.H. Home work made in variety: , •
- PERPETUAL .GLOSS.:—METALEIC RUBBER
OVER-SHOES,
• A large assortment of perpetual - grassi metallic Ant.tr
ber Over-Shoes, of the newest and most. approved Pat
terns, tor.Ladlea Gentlemen, Misses; Boys and
rails wear.. Also,. a 'splendid variety of Ladles
Misses Lined Buskins and Boots. These Shoes wi
be found- to be unsurpassed by any in - 'lltte. market foi
neatness, durability and beauty of workmanship. , . Ca
TRAVELING TRUNKS AND CARPET BAGS,
-Norma—The BIG BOOT stands in the doer-way, No
24.0 Liberty street, bead of Wood. [sepft3n3.
Thc-Humon. Body must YoMplrs,„
. . _ (so sales uaitrax,) -
TO Ben' A HEALTRY APPEARANCE,'
And persons who do not perspire are liable to the most
DISGUSTING. SKIN DISEASES..
NW wow Italian Chemical - Soap elitists ,II free,
persp!ration, and at the same time mollifies,
the skin, eivuig it the texture and.beauty of an total:Ws.
• - SCURVY; SALT RHEUAE AND sonEs„ •
are soon, not only healed ; but eared by ita , usei as at
least:seven physicians in.. New York knoso . who tam it:
in such case and Slid it uniailing--aa also, to
PIMPLESiBLOTCLIES,TRECKLES; • - '
orally-other skin - disease. The reader is assured that
this is no uselesspuffed nostrum, as one trial will prove.
I could enumerate at least-SD' persons eured'of - - -
SORE HEAD, SORE LEGS AND SORE BEARD); I.
uy it, and the 'reader is again assured, I
be dwoul'nor-
cruelly sell it for the above, unless I' knew it tO all: I
state. Those who are liable to . ' • -
CHAFED,CRACILED, Oft CHAPPED PLESii,
will find this not only a tura, but &preventive ; and I
can now only add, that anyone afflicted with any of
the above, or similar - diseases, will find' this alt Mid even -
'more (admirable In its Properties) than Istate.,
IJ But, reader, the stores arelloode d with imitations, .
an be sure 'Jolt as for Jorneslltalian - Cheatical Soap—
and bay it only of WAS: 'JACKSON, only Agent to
Pittsburgh, 240 Liberty street , Pittsburgh, head of Wood.
dec2ll - • ' -
BBLS. TALLOW rec'd and for sale by • ..
dec2s , _ ,-stituvra,&lmutszps.
•
• I ARD-20 blite. and 15 kegs 81 Lard received and for
Le sale by [deo.sl SHRINER & BARNES.
CREAr FRUIT.—New 1 1L R. BUNCH
121 c. fP tb i lo lb. for 81,00, or IY2#s{o boxf—for gala
by MORRIS HAWORTH, in the Diamond: Plea?