€t)« Morning Post- L. HARPER, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. PITTSBURGH! SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 1, 1851. n-p-« No American citizen can ever cease, to esteem the Union as the first if alt hUssinp. r.Dbumml: • God Joe hid Nations vet unborn mould rue therashncss qf the <fc«f.”Aßccmu!Ait. Democrat!!): State conventions. AT READING, ■ For nominating candidates for Govemtox and Cause Cobsussiokeb, on tiie 4ih of Juric, 1851. ns fixed by Lilt! Williamsport Convention. ~ AT HARRISBVKti, FoV nominating candidates for SttesKUS Bsnon, antho 11th Of Jane, 1851, as tiled ' the ragnlar action of the State Central Committee. ; • ■- < - , ~ To Advertisers. TtisMoarrao Post has a ! arger circulation tiian any subscription l paper pnblished to . Pittsburgh. ■, To bast-. nesamemiaSords an excellent medium for Advertising add being the only Democratic paper issued in Alleghe ny County, it goes into the.. hands of. n -closs of readers reached .by no other paper. . 'Advertisers will be good enough to bear this inmtnd. .THE. SATURDAY EtOBSINQ POBT Con-bo had at the counter this morning.' Contents;: .' Select Poetry, » To Labor is to Pray fl “It Snowa —lts Five Faces.:’. Several.'Short stories : .“The Reigning’ Belle' of Paris;” ** The- Orphan Boy “Jcsnpbioeand Napoleon j» '“lnteresting Rcmin* iace'nces’orGeh. Jackson and other miscellaneous matter-of aninteresling-nature,. with-Editorial, Local, Commercialand Telegraphic Newß. Price fire cents, with .or .without wrappers! \ Oubernstorlal. The Democracy of Cumberland county,ut-their regular Delegate Convention, held in Carliele, on the-?th ult,, appointed the: Hon- John. Stuart; Dr. Ira' Day, and Samuel Graham, Esq., Delegates to the' ijejffimg Convention, and instruct ed-.them unanimously to support the nomination of Col. Brexxti for Governor. 'TheDemdcracy of Huntingdon county, at their countyemeeting, held on the 16th ult, appointed. Jplin- P, Anderson,- Esq., a Delegate to represent thethih-the' Beading Convention,-and -instructed bim to use all lair and' honorable means to secure thi domination of Col. Bislbb as the candidate for-Governor.: ' ~ The'Democracy of. Potter county, at a conven* tion of'Delegateß hold a short: lime since, concur* • rediin the nomination of Col. Barrett,of Clear. fi«t‘d, J ior Senatorial Delegate, and appointed Henry - WhiW”Esq=., ! the representative Delegate, with; ins • structions for Bioeeb. ;' phUcdelpbia City «u»d County. The Philadelphia County Democratic Convention: eiscnvblcd qa.Monday. 1 ast, and selected Delegates to the Gubernatorial and Judicial Conventions. - Tho'HohrjAßE3 CastrSßEL, says the Petmsylva~ nfan, haVtlearif, distinctly and onmißtakeabty car ried the city and-county . . tshe ; foUo.wiag Preamble and Resolution were adopted by an overwhelming majority : MiSnais Public* opinion throughout the Common wealth, with a dogree of ananimity berctofoic aa paraltelbdi'bas indicated Col. 1 WrtuAir B ioleb, of Clearfield county, aB the next Democratic candidate for Governor,! and . - Whereas, The high reputation, distinguished ser vices, and Jigaal abilities’with which Col.-WitLrA*i. BionEahag heretofore .distinguished' the high duties' imposed upon him, is the best guarantee for the faithful performance of the executive duties to which he will soon be called—therefore, Bo<ilMd, That.thero being no diversity of ,Eenti tacDt in the Democratic party in the coudiy of Phila delphia, in relation to the next Governor, the dele rates eiectcdby this convention'.he,' and' they are hereby instructed to vote foriand use all honorable means to sccare the nomination, of Col, VViluah Biatsafof Clearfield county. ' TheCity.Convcntion met on Monday evening and elected Joarr WvFontiEV-and RtcnAßo R. Toma, Senctorial -Delegates to the Reading Convention, with'-ananlmonß-instructions Ur nso all honorable means to secare the nomination of the Hon. Wat. Bxoucnyas the next Democratic candidate for Gov. ernorof Pennsylvania. Itortli Carollna qn tlu Tariff. ti TbeToilOhring resolutions have been adopted by largo majorities in bothbranches of the North Caro* lina legialatoro—.by whiga aa well aa democrats:; " «. Whereas the southern States of the Union have, since the formation of the federal government, foe* telcd and nourished the manufacturing, and mining interests ofithe nau-slaveholdiag-States, by-voting to impose high taxes on importations from foreign countries, wbieb.mig&tcome in competition with the: prodnctionaof tbe iabor.and iodnoiry of the afore* said non-alaveholdingStales; and wherein these acts of gCneronty and selivsacriSee have been nnappre* elated at the North, and the people of that section' show a diapotiilon tomakeuncesting attacks upon our"institutions and property;: therefore, . “JietaieedjThattbe State of North Carolina feels herseirunder no farther obUgau'ons. by the votes 'of her representatives in Congress or otherwise, to protect the < home indust ry?of the aon-alavebolding Stalest . • “Rejoined, .That if ourindustry heeds protection, it ennhehotter effected by State then by Congress* ionsl legislation. « Setolved, That the present tariff is high enough to nflord'enflcicni revenno to carry on an economi caliy 1 administered government,and ought not to fan increased, * “ Raolvci, That the foregoing reaolutionsbo tranamitted to nor members in boib honsesorCon* . grbss. with a request that theylsy them before their respective;honee3, and with ihe (briber request that against any change in the present tariff larva which may, have the effecllo protect or on* coorage the manufacturing or mining interest of the free'Statea,or wbich maybavo the effect tolncreasn the’eost'totheßonlhern consumers orany of the pro ducts of foreign’countries. : . . “ After .some debate, and many parliamentary movements to-.defeat , action, : the rcaolnbans were . adopted.by decided majorities, as follows: the first, 105 to'3; the second, 62 Ip; 32; the third,’7s to .18; the fourth, 84 to 8.”. • ,'tC'S - ' ,-g^’,' . Tbe Oetd liettsr Olfict. .TbeiWasbingtonußspuiKe gives quite an inter* eating detail of the management and arrangements of -this bateau'o! theßost Office Department: • The'whole number of. dead .-letter* returned to ■ the Department we can only vaguely estimate.— Thua,inone quarter, the bulk of opened lettere ’equalled about 6,000 bushels, crammed; each bushel issupposed to coutuin 1,000 letters. The number returned -in n quarter-.is therefore..about. six millions,' ort\venty-four millions a year! ■ Unclaimed ■ moneys, .less .-.the..discount,.,are. haoded over to' ihp. general Treasury;-subject to tbedeasnds,of the rightful*oWDere;;bnt-we : be lieve that for the'; half’year ending June 30th,. 18150, : the . amount of these: was not more -than abontsl,7oo. Drafts, deeds,’, and; other papers of value,land olfp jeyyelryV'mhm'entoes. jSfc., are preserved in;tho dead-letter office. -.These are - often recovered by their owners with much delight. In one instance; not a great wbile-siflce, a gentleman,for ..want of certain documents, believed to have been’lost from the mail; found himself in the power of an un scrupulous person in n mutter in-whieb property to the amount of ten thousand dollars (nlh.the .gentleman.was worth); Was involved. .As a pos sible means of obtaining the papers,he, applied to the dead-letter-ofEcej'ajsd- in’ about thrtp, minutes they were ,producedt . The package had been itp* properly oddressedr - ’—:*. —; “ ‘ -Dead.lettersare usually unpaid letters. Thecas* tom of; prepayment has become vastly more.gen-. eral sinee fliereduction of postage'toffive and ten cents.;‘ln the fourth quarter of 1850‘the number of dead lettera. received from Cincinnati, not pre* paid, was 8,700; the number prepaid, 1,300.> • Tn the third quarter of ,1850 the . prepaid.letters from the Boston Post Office numbered 1,012; of letters not prepaid, 9,'401. .These instances are taken at random. i - . . ■ : f Caxnx Destboyeo Fini.—Tho barn of Mr. Richard Wistnf,betwecn.Oxford.and Frankford, near Pbil*feljihi#;*t!;a!ii;«hifrOyed the night of - the S4tb instant; and'twenty«ooe cows,one bull, a ' calf, aod a horse perished in the flames'. The cows ware chiefly of the Durham breed. The fire is at» tribnted W gangs of rowdy boys, rallying Under the names of “Dittlo Brilainsj’' and “Rollers.” VIC-VV*:*4i>‘> ; ~ H fVL..- i ,-^!<.-sr?_TV x~ ys• i--..- . .-•-*. --r > y ;y •; 1 .-j.. “• *■ „•: • ■. • •" •■ •> t ‘mi*;’'-. '•.'••»- -H/r. -I - • --- .r,'s- .• •. .?.>\■ : •' r -!> ..... .•••: r • - ‘ r From Ruiiabare. coßßsaroMtEHcs orcttifrc uotstaur rosTvl NUMBER XIL HABBtsßuno, January 29. _ This is the day which decides the fate of the applicants for situations under the Cana! Board. Their impatience has become almost ungoverna ble, and I presame the disappointed ones will feel scarcely less relieved than those who are success', fol, “Hope deferred maketh the heartsick,” saith the good book—a truism which.very many have realized ,at the State Capital within the last three, weeks, "However,.the agony will soombe over, and -.then we shall have fewer strangers here, but more cheerful faces; for a more woe-begone look ing set of applicants human eye never rested upon. -To many of the disappointed ones, their discomfiture will no doubt be a matter of serious loss. They have been here boring lor several weeks themselves, and not a few-brought assist* anta with them, whose expenses, as. a matter ?? courae, -svere defrayed by the applicants. To such the disappointment will be great, as many of them, no doubt, are illy able to bear the expense they have incurred. Such is the fate of office seeking. Many of the places sought ’for are really not worth more than a dollar ora dollar and fifty -cents per diem; and yet, for these there are more applicants than for those which pay better. It is to me a matter of some little interest to know how men support large families-upon so email an income, end realize something handsome Men actively engaged in what would appear to be a lucrative business, ate found willing to forsake it and accept one of these apparently unimportant’ situations, fifty spend large sums to secure them, and at the end. of their term oi office, retire with full pockets. . By what singular process do they accomplish this ? Certainly not from their stated per 'diem, for that would scarcely pay the expenses attendant upon the securing of the situation. Per haps there are some perquisites,, which are not - taken into account by the "outsiders”—rnot in*/ tended for the public eye. Perquisites is the fash* iooable term —stealing the vulgar one. Which is the,more appropriate I leave for wiser heads to decide. No appointments are likely to be made to-day. Yesterday, 1. Ellis Bonham, the newly elected representative from Cumberland county, vice Mr. Church, deceased, appeared and took his seat. Mr. 8., although: a young man, has by bis talents al ready won for' himself an enviable reputation, which I have no doubt he will folly sustain by his course during the session. Mr. Sepuller, bis cot* league, who has hitherto been prevented from ta* king his seat by illness, is expected here to-day* "Old Mother Cumberland” will then, for the first time this session, be folly represented. Felty Best’s bantling of lost session—Montrose county—stands in imminent danger of being or dered back to its former position, there being a vigorous effort made to have it re-annexed to Co* lumbia county. This would be a righteous mea- sure, as Montrose was created in direct opposition to:the known wishes of a majority of the people of Columbia county. It was a scheme ot the traitor Best, to promote his individual interests, and for which he was willing and did sacrifice his political—to say nothing of his moral—repute* tion, forever. It would be A signal and merited rebuke (o Valentine Best; and the effect upon men who feel willing to sacrifice themselves and party for mere individual advantage, could not but be most salutary. A bill prohibiting the Reading Railroad Com* pany from declaring any dividends until the in* terest of bonds, &c,, were paid up to January Ist, 1851, is now under discussion. There will be considerable opposition to it, ns several members are prepared to speak at length against it. Mr. Scofield, of Warren, now has the floor, and Mr. Rhey, of Armstrong, is ready cocked and primed for a speech. What wilt be the fate of the bill I cannot now predict, with any certainty. With reference to appointments of the Canal Board, I think I may safely assert that Mr. John Hastings, of Jefferson coanty, will be made Col lector at Pittsburgh. Mr. HasUngs is an excellent man; and will no donbt prove a'competent officer. : SPRIG. HonstELE Munnia add Suicide.—A despatch da ted Rochester, dan. 27, says:—“A dreadful marder and the suicide of the murderer took place in the town ofPenfield, about eight miles from this city, between 6 aad.7 o’clock last evening. Tho person murdered was a young lady of respectable family, named Sarah Sharp, The urarderer’s name was John Everett, the hniband of Mios Sharpe’a sister.— They were found a few yard* from the house of n Mr; Campbell, where Miss S. had been visiting. She was discovered'Jn the agonies of death, with her throat ent from ear to ear, and near her lay Everett in’nearly the same sitnation, with the bloody knife beside him. They expired on the spot. Great ex citement prevailed in Penfield, and various rumors hire afloat to account for the dreadful deeds j but wo forbear publishing them nntil after the inquest, which Coroner Pultes haß gone to Penfield to hold.” Tbo DeaUt of Andnboa. . John James Aadnboo, the ornithologist, died at hin roidenco on the banka of the Hudson, January 28, 1851, aged aevcnty-tii ycara. ' . This celebrated man was the son of an Admiral in the French navy, who took hjin to Franco whore.ho received a varied education.. He reinrned to Louis iana, his birth-place, at the age of about seventeen years, apd entered apon.hia paternal estates. . Be.early manifested bis fondnesa for natural his tory, which be pursued throngh life with.'Unabated ’enthusiaiffl, and with a succeaa tint has mado him a -world-wido rapntation. ' ; The life-like fidelity and beauty of delineation of :the Birds of America, placed him in the first rank as an nrtnt, whilst hia minuie accuracy m describing their hahita, proves him to have been the closest ob server. . • ; . . He waaaa staunch as a man as he waa renowned -as a naturaliat. Tho childlike simplicity,of hit map nera and cheerfalness.of temper were worthy of ail imitation, and made him beloved by, all who knew 'him. . . - : At the age of sixty years, when he was first pen isonaily known to the writer of this sketch, he bad lalCtha sprighUiness ahdyigor of nyonhg'man. In persou he was tall, and remarkably well made. His aspect sweet aud animated. His whole head was . remarkablystriking.; The Tore head i hlgh;arched'and uucloudiDg ; the hairs or the; brew prominent; psr ;ticularly at the root of the nosb, which was long and 1 aquiline; chin prominent; and month characterized by energy and determination. Tho eyes were dark grey, set deeply.in .-the head, and oa'restless as the giancebFthe;eaglo. • . He used to say, be had no faith,in genius; that ia -man could Jn.nko himself what he -pleased -by labor; 'and by using every, moment of lime, the mind might be kept improving to the end of life, r Look at facts ’and treat for youraelf,: ho would;say; meditate and reason; it is thusa man should educato himself. , : in the Cneat of hiß works, he vaid, he had always described from fain own observation, and tbatin col oring bis drawings, the plumage appeared so bril liant and beautilut to bis eyes, he could never get his colors to.cqeal them. • >' la correcting the errors of other writers he said he alwayadidso.with tenderness, and from a sense of ; In recording; his.denlh, wo feel, he. has left no v^Tbedifferentsocictiesofnatnrajistxwilljnodonbt, take mcsiaDTee to suitable tCßtitnonifils.of ffispfiCt to his memoryv—J..r.j6nreisng:J?^st.. _ - Cofixe.-A good demand has prevailed-throughout -most ofthe week,.andsomo-10,600bags-Rto have been sold.nt JOMSUc., including Tally 4000 of which 300 ordinary it'lol and the'rest at .lO|o Tic. The stock remaining in'first and second hand? is abonfl9;000 bags. TUe direfet imports to date (includisg one cargo 0f4450 bags this week) amount to 96.588 hags against 85,633t0 same time last year . —N. O.Ot!ta,mhimt. Smbblingg attb tStippirtga. >. j ——' The St. Louis.Republican'. say« l.Uat NalUttui e * Chillis,Jr*has insulated smt.againstlbe Prestdentaiia Directors of the Bank of the State of Missouri} for defor mation of false imprisonment anil malicious 6lander»m the prosecution of said Childs befa ro the Cn minal'Conxti inNovi. l&D. . —Captain Edward Bcryey, who served as Adjutant, to General Bent) during the war in Hungary, and was captnred by the BnssianB and imprisoned utKieve, on the Dnieper, together with ColouelCiwel hiving, have arrived in New York. ; who. -.lately killed Lambereieht,' was found concealed in the dpset of a largo house in Newport. When discovered he was lying between ‘two boices, and covered with old -clothes. .. The.remains of the Rev. Walter Colton, late a chaplain in the V* S. Navy, wore followed to the grave in Philadelphia, on Saturday, by a large concourse of friends, officers of. the army and navy,- and ft detach* meat of U, 8. marines; —— u Is there much water in the cistern, Biddy!” in gulfed a gentleman of his Irish girl, as she came up from the cellar* “It is full on the bottom, sir, but there’s none at oil on the top,” was the reply. : -r— u Will you have some catsupP asked a gentle man, of aant Priscilla at a dinner table.- ** Dear me, no!” she replied, with a shudder, “ I’m fond of cats in their place, but I should as sbon think of eating dog soup!” The gehtieinan'did not urge her. Melancthcra was.reproached by some one with changing his views upon a certain subject. He replied, “ Do yod think', sir, that I have been studying assiduous ly for ihirty years without having learned anything !*> A: sprightly little girl being asked no thing?” replied, “Shut your eyes and you will see it." —~ The Legislature of Massachuseua has appropria ted 83,000 to pay the expenses of on Agent to the World’s Fair*. He is to be appointed by the Governor and Councils '••• —r An old gentleman in Philadelphia, Geo. Swartz, recently had a supper pony in honor of his IOUi birth day, composed of, seventeen elderly gentlemen, whose united ages were 121 G years,oir an average of ?2& each. —— Jenny. Liodj il ij now said, will remain in the United Slates another year, giving concerts in the small er cities and towns. - The House Committee have agreed upon a plan for the extension of the Capitol, by additional WingS on north and south. The Senate Committed have not yet concurred, but they are expected to do so at the next meeting. —-G. A.Wheat, Postmaster atCreesborougb,By. has arrested Thomas Prom, a mail-carrier,who has been committing robberies from the mail during the last three months. * — — Camper, convicted of the manslaughter of Bo gan, at Washington, has been sentenced to eight years 1 imprisonmnent in the Penitentiary—the extent of the law.- - - ' : 1 '. —-: Iho Clearfield Dollar calls Mr. Hemphill, the re presentative from that county, severely to account for his defiance of die wishes of his constituent* in absent ing himself from the Democratic caocnt for U. 9. Sena tor. -/•' —— Borne clairvoyants in New York report that the Atlantic is under sail, with her engines disabled, and two of the engineers sick, hut predicted, however, that she would arrive on Wednesday next. We hope these are not the same seers that predicted Sir John Frank lia*» safety so iong ago. forncL&x ftEPOUT.] Proceedings la Common Council, Jaitoahv 27,15fi1, Members present—Messrs. Bissdl, Black, Cordcl I, Cunningham, JOrum, Friend, Grihbin, Hammond, Harper, Holstein, Kaye, Lowry, Lytle, M'Carincy, McFarland, Mellon, Phillips, Pollock, Rico, Riddle, Andrew Scott, Bhroto, Tindle,Willock, Wilson, Wrighter, Young, and President McKoight, The minutes of preceding meetings read and ap proved. The members then drew for the choice of seats. Mr. Wilson presented * petition of sundry citizens ol the Second Ward for (he construction of a sewer in Cherry alloy, from Third street to the Mononga facla river. Read, and referred to committee on streets* !: Mr. M’CABTrrcY—A petition aikicg sn appropria* lion of 9500 to the Fairmoout fire company; Read, and referred to committee on firo engine# and hose. Mr. Black—A petition asking for the paving of Brewery and Magazine alleys. Road, and referred to committee on streets, fee. Mr. ConutLL—An Act for the better rcgalaliog the collection of water rents, taxes on rents, acd other takes on real estate, in tho City of Pilisbnrgb, and ioVotber purposes*** together with the follow ing resolution, vix s Raotvcd, That, tho Presidents of the Select and Common Connells bo directed.to forward this Act to the Representatives from thls.Coanty, and request them to urge its passage by the legislature; . Act read and ordered tobe published for one week in the papers authorized to do tho City Priming. Mr. Willock—A report from tho Police Cotamitteo with »«An Ordioanco repealing an Ordinance entitled an Ordinance regulating tho Night Police.* ** Mr. Wnxocr moved to amend the 3d section by striking ont .fi and iceerticg 2 as tho additional City Constables to be appointed by tbeMayor. ; Mr. Rtra moved to amend Mr. Willock*# amend ment by inserting 3. Mr. Rnmix moved to amend by striking out the word 4 directed* and making the section read, “that tbe Mayor bo authorised at his discretion to appoint 5 additional City Constables.** A communication from the Mayor upon tho sub ject was then read. . On this yeas and nays being called upon Mr. Reis* amendment, it was lost by tho following vote: Yeas—Bisse!, Cordoll, Kaye, McCartney, Rice, And. Scott, Young, and President—‘B« Nayo—Mcrar».Black,CaDDiDgham, Dram, Fricml, Gribbin, Hammond, Harper, Holstein, Lowry, Lytlo, McFarland, Mellon, Phillips, Pollock, Iliddlo, Shram, Tindle, Willoek, Wilsoo and Wrighlcr,—2o. Mr. Wiilock’e amendmont wu loal by the follow, iog voto, via: Yeas—Messrs. Black, tordcll, Cunningham, Dram, Lowry, MeCartnoy, Willoek, Wilson and President—9. Najs—Messrs. Bisael, Friend, Gribbin, Hammond, Harper, Holstein, Kayo, Lytle, McFarland, Mellon, Phillips, Pollock, Rice, Riddle, And. Scott, Shram, Tindle, Wrightcr and Young—l 9. And then.pn the yeas and nays being called, Mr. Riddle** amendment was adopted by the following voter / Yeas—Messrs, Bieaell, Black, Cordell, Drum, Friend, Gribbin, Hammond, Harper,' Holstein, Kaye/Lowry, Lytle, McFarland, Mellon, Phillips, Pollock, Rice, Riddle, And. Scott, Shram, Tindle, Wilson, Wrighler, Young nnd.President—2s. Nays—Messrs. Cunningham, McCartney and WiU lock—3. Tho ordinaneo was then read tbo third time and adopted; and action concurred in by S. C. ' Mr. Wilson vptoaCatad the following resolntion, wbicb was read three-times and adopted, viz: Resolved, That the committee on claims and ac counts be, and they are hereby authorised to draw their warrant on the treasurer In faeor of Thos. W. Wright, for use of Sami, R. Johnston, for 330,25; in tavor of dos. S. M. Young, for use pf Ales. Jaynes, lor 8142,75 j in favor of Johnston, for 870,- 03in favorof Wm.-S. Havon f0r841,00 j in favor of Lake Loomis, agent, for §59,68 j in favor of J. & A. Patterson for 8176,00 j in full ol their claims respectively, and chargo the same to appropriation No. 3. Mr. Fbhhs—A petition of sundry citisOns of lhe Seventh Ward, asking for tho opening ol Colwell street. Read and referred to-committee on streets, Ztc. Mr Pouock— a bill of L. Harper’s for $38,00. Read snd referred to committee on city printing. ; Mr. Famra— ll An. ordinaneo repealing an ordi. nance regulating tbo drawing of warrants on tho City Treasurer for the payment of money.” - Read ana laid on the table. . ; i ' Mr. Harpcr offered the following Jresblhtlon, viz . Respired, That the committee On gas lighting .bo instrocted to inquire into tbocausoof the doiay in or lending thegaainto Wylie street,;Peona. Avenue and otbor leading niteets in the new warda of said City. Mr. Scott moved to umondjby sddjog Pcnp street, from the torminua of the‘gas pipes, throoeh the Ninth Ward. . K Mr.'Willoek .moved to .amend, by addiog First, Second and Third streets. Mr. Young moved to amend, by adding tbree squares on Liberty street from tha -canal bridge in the Fifth Ward. Mr. Riddle moved to lay the resolution and amend ments on the table, which was lost. . And tho resolution, with tho amendments offered, was then adopted. : r Mr. Cunningham presented a communication from the Board of Guardianspf.lbo Poor, staling that the oScial.term of Messrs;. Joseph Pennock and Sam’l. M’Kelvy, members of said Board elected by C. C., will expire on tho 4lh of February next. And; also tho following resolution, which .was adopted, vix: Resolved, That when this Council adjourn it will adjourn to meet on Tuesday, tbo .-4th day of Febru ary next, at 7 o’clock, for the purpose of appointing two Guardians of the Poor for the present year.. Mr. Riddle offered ‘ the following resolutions, which were read and adopted: , * . r » « « * — Resolved* Thar thelittanccloommiUefr.be and they are hereby instructed to report at . the next etalod iheoUug of CounciU a summary statement of the -fonded and unfunded debt of tho City, with an .ex position in detail or the means of the City applica ble to the expenditures of the corporation , to.-tbo payment of interest on the'debt, and to the creation of Fund for the ultimate extinguishment of tho debt.- . • ' ' fi«flto>i,\Thatthe finance committee bo required ; to obtain and present to Councils ascarlyae practr*- cablo.an catimato of the expenditures of the City in detail for tho financial year ensuing* / Mr. Cqbdkzx—the fbUowiug, which wasadopted, Wha&cas; The severalstanding committees have for eomejimo past labored Under-serious inconve nience by reason of being called to meet at divers, places' whore thoy r wero without access to their boohs and papers; therefore be it ; .. JkioZMd, That the books and papers of these?*! eral . standing committees, (with the exception of those of the Police Committee,) shall herealtcr be rkopt in the room of said committee in the Old Court Houses subject au all times to the inspection, of members of said committee* . Mr. Wnsoß—Tbo following resold lion, which was adopted: WatKcas, The Mayor has, by resolution, been authorized at bia discretion to appoint an additional Police; therefore ■ Resolved, That when any each appointments are made, that be be authorized: to ioforra the Councils or such appointment at tbeir neat regular meeting.. Mr. Conjnrij.—The following resolution, which was read three times and adopted, and action cons enrred in by 8. C.—viz s Resolved, That the finance committee be find they are hereby instructed to draw warrants on the City Treasurer in favor of the respective Judges of Elec tions for the sum of SIS each, to pay eipenses of elections in the different wards of the city. Mr. Emm—The following resolution* which was read and referred to committee on streets, &c., viz; Raolted, That the Street' Commissioner of the First District be and is hereby instructed forthwith to have Morton etreet opened and made passable from Penn street to the Allegheny river, Ninth Ward. The clerk of the 8. C. communicated the adop tion of the following resolution by that body—vizt Raolted, That Councils forthwith go' into joint election for two daiiypapcrs to do the city printing. TheC.C. having communicated their concurrence in the action of she S.C., the two Councils met in the chamber of Common Council, and the Presidents opened and read proposals from the proprietors of the following named daily pspors, to wit: Commer cial Journal, Gazette, Post* Dispatch, American, Chrooicle and Transcript. And the Councils then proceeded to elect two daily papers to do the City Printing. And the vote being taken, tdea cote, was ss: follows: (Messrs. Harper and Riddle being ezettsed from voting.) Commerclal J0urna1....1.........22 votes. Pittsburgh Gazette................ 2 « Morning P05t.........;.......■ ..26 « Dispatch 24 “ Morning Chronicle..... 8 “ American...... 3 “ , Transcript t “ And the Morning Post and Dispatch having re cctvcd the highest number and a majority of the votes, were declared to be duly elected. The B. C. then retired to their chamber. Mr. Dnon presented the following resolution, which wat read and referred to tho Polico Commit leo—viz: Resolved, That tho Mayor and Police Committee bo and they are hereby directed to iostrnct the Night Police to go on duty at sir o’clock each Sod cverj evening after the passage oi this resolution. Mr. M’Fabiabd—A report from the committee oa Aqueduct, Stc.j read and referred baek to tho committee. A number of petitions, resolutions, fee., from the S.C., were taken up, and the action of that body concurred in. And, bo motion, Council adjoornod. Tbe Tariff— Important. The following despatch to the N..Y. Tribune will be interesting to our readers: Wisutaorotr, Sat. eve., Jan. 25. There was a conference of the friends of n more diversified and baiunced Home Industry, at the Notional Hotel, this evening, to consider the sub* ject of a Revision of the Tariff, About seventy members of Congress and others took part in it. A Tariff Amendment Bill of five sections was partially agreed upon, though not perfected.— : These sections provide: I, The Valuation specified in tbe existing Tariff shall be tbe actual market Valuation at the time whoa and the place whence the goods were ex ported, except for Iron. Iron shall be assessed at tbe average of Foreign Values at the chief points of exportation for the last ten years. 2. Iron shall pay a daty of forty per cent., [iq« stead of the present doty of thirty per cent.] Bi tuminous Coat the same. Window Gloss and Linseed Oil thirty per cent. [Now twenty, per cent] 3. Wool, Haw Silk, Hemp, Cordage nnd Toms, ten per cent, advance on the present rates. [Pre sent rates: Wool, 30 per cent; Raw Silk, 18; Hemp, 30; Cordage, 25, and Hemp Yam, 20.]— Dyestuffs to be free. [Now variously 5, lO aod 15 per cent-] . 4. A Boon! of General Appraisers on Mr. Win* tbrap’s plan—[to insure uniformity ol Valuation and Appraisement tbronghout the Union ] 5. Extends the present privilege of Warehouse ing to u term of three years, [Now one year.} Great Fire. Cnrrßtapa, January 24, 1851. The Court lloosc, the Dills’ House and stablo, the residences of Oxley and Dr. A. Adams are burnlng, and God only knows when tho tiro will be slopped, J. ATKINSON, i editor Cynthiana News. To the Commercial, Cio. Wo saw a letter to McCaici Tuonraon, Esq., dated Cyothlaos, Ky., at 12 o’clock, Mv, on tho 24th, staling that the town was on Cro, and horning with the greatest, rapidity. The ;Crei says this let. ter, originated in Dan’s stablo, which, and his tav era, are destroyed. Annus’ drag store and dwell. Ing are burnt; Oxutv’s house is burnt,—all on the oppoaite side oi the street is in great danger. The Court Honso is bnrnt. down—tbo Clerk’s office is still safe, records all removed, and perhaps in safe ly. Tho fire commencedM'lo A.ll.—every body nt work. ; There was great excitement in the placD. Cynthiana contains some 250 homes, and 1200 in habitants. Groat fears are; entertained, at present writing, that mach of the best part of the place is in ashes.—CDs. Com., Jan. 27. Married t On Tuesday, the 31st of January, by the Rev. Lee, Mr. R. F. MILLER to Miss SARAH JANF. ROBINt SON—ntiot Piusburgh. ;' . DZBOI At Phiiud-lphis, on Saturday, the 25ih ult., Mrs. SA RAH GUNNING, late of Pittsburgh,in theClst yearol her age. • • . Bounty band and other Business. YXnLLIAM FLINN offers his services to transact f f business with the Executive Departments and Congress, as an agent. He will attend to all business relative to pensions and bounty land. Charges mode rate, -Address William Flitra, Washington, D. C. January 23,1831. . Mr. Finn was several years a iclerk m the office of the Second Comptroller of the Treasury- His knowl edge of transacting business,at the Departments will Tender his servicos, os agent, particularly useml to all who may employ him at the seat of Government- ALBION K. PARRIS, ■ fabt Bate Second Comptroller. Penn Mutual Life lnsaranee Oq., Phll’a. AGENT IN PITTSBURGH,w; H. DAVIS, (vice j. Finney,-Jr., deceased,) No. 383 Liberty, street. For the better convenience of persons residing m the lower part of the city, the agent may also be found daily-from eleven to.twelve and two to three o'clock, at tho; counting room of J. Schoonmaker &CO-, No- 24 Wood street, where all necessary information wul be. given, and (communications promptly attended..to/ Pamphlets explaining theprihoiples and benefits of Life Insurttneo, and blank forms iitrtiisbed on application. ... The nett profits of the Company, which for the past two years have been eighty per cent, per annum, are divided amongtheholders of the life policies. i Pittsburgh, Feb. 1,1851—2tv .„.■■■ : ' JCest Liberty Property tor Bale. A PROPERTY of 30 feel Jrouton.lho Turnpike at East Liberty, by 94 deep onoslrectto alley, having ; a brlek Cottage' House and kitchen, good Cellar under the House; a garden and valuableFraft Treesot vanous kinds. -Possession, on the.lst.of AprtL ..Price 8800. — Terms, 8200 in bond : balance at 8100 a year.; S. CUTHBERT. General Agent, febl 76 Sntlthfield street., Goal Hill Property for Bate. ; A VALUABLE PROPERTY of three-fourths of an acre,having a front of 111 feet on High Street, by 60deep on Kirkpatrick street to Herman 1 alley, with’a comfortable Dwelling House of 6 laige rooms, a porch tn front anti good cellar, a well of fine water, coal shed and otter out buildings. This property is pleasantly lo cated; having u fine view of our three rivers, and two ciliesr Price 81500, Terms 8575inhand; balance in 1 2,3add4 years, a; CUTHBERT,GeneraI Agent, febt - 76 Stnithfield street * ORANGES! ORANGES!—4O boxes Sicily Oranges, jnst received and for sale by ' - ; a - JOSHUA RHODES, . febt, : No. 6 Wood street. KEEN APPLES.—I 9 bbls received, tn prime order, and for tale by ja23 . SAMUEL P. SHRIVER. -'ifV* . .7 ~7 V”* * ;.r*’ -j;v <j t-r '*4, 'L-v. Spend Notices. ID* NOTICE;—Eidkb ALBxaimitß, Caupskilj of :Bethany,.Yal r will prcachfthc-Lprd willing,) on Lord's day,.the 2d instant—in the morning at half past 10 ; 'o'- clock, in tho : Disciples meeting house, near the Old Bridge, Allegheny City J und in the evening, at 7 o’clock! in tho' Lutheran meeUng house, Seventh street, Pitts burgh, (HeV.Passavant’s). . [fehl jjy Mil Hatch's Lucre res op Mescastiis Law— Duff’s MEacAirrinE College.—This (Saturday) eve ning’s Lecture will be spon the important and interesting subject {of Partnerships. Lecture - commences at 61 o’clock. . . . ' • . (feblilt Donbt ts Passing Away. Jjyt Few cannow-be found to questionihe great fact | that Dr. Rogers l Syrup cf Llecnecrt, Tar and Canehalo- , gtio ia the specific, the ONLY-SPECIFIC, for dlsease pf | a Consumptive tendoncy. The proof comes lioine to the understandings of the people. For full information,; see pamphlet. "An advertisement also appears in an other column. •. : ’ tfebt ’o3* Daring these sudden changes of the weather, coldej Coughs; and diseases of the Lungs and,Throat, are inore prevalent than at any other season. We ad vise persons so affected,to procure at‘ once, Jayne 1 * £z pectoronr, which always relieves a cough or lighineßS of Ihechest or throat, or the «li lire ill ty. ot breathing. Try it. To be had at the Pekin Tea Store, 33 Fifth street. • jaat ■ - Another Vonder.l •; IT/* This is to certify thdt a man came to my house m thefttllof 1810, by the name of Henry Els,an a very deetitate condition, and-was almost, totally blind. He had been a soldier in the British service. , He was then taken to one of the best Hospitals in London, and had j the best treatment that London could afford, and could j not be restored to eight! and was discharged as incura ble. 1 had heard somachabonl the Petroleum,! thought [would try same of it on this man. I get him asraall bottle of the PeuoleomOil, which cared hiseyea , weU and sound, in the course of one month. ~ lam willing to be qualified to the truth of the above statement at any time! raay.be called upon so to do, and «,me of my neighbor. ■ Csow’s Bottom, Reaver Co., Fo., Oa.f,KSO. try For sale 'by Kcyser ft McDowgll,l4o iVootlM., R. K. Sellers, 57 Wood st.; D.M. Curry, Allegheny City, D. A. Elliott, Allegheny; Joseph Douglass, Allegheny i B. A. Fahnestock it Co,- also, by the prepnetor^^ ja3l Canal Basin,Seventh St., Pittsburgh. Br.S.D.HDirt'i SHAKER SAKS APA RILLA, m QUART BOTTLES, . Look Here, Bfy Friend! STOP, AND LCT IJS REASON TOGETHER Are you a lather, laboring for the support of a family, and suffering from general debility dud low spirits, so that life almost seems burden, use Pf.S. Jj.Mo tor’s Shaker SanapdriLa. toe a uoTSItB, saflering from diseases to which females arc generally saiiect. use Dr. S. D.Howe’s ShekerSortapariHa—iiwil£certainly cureyou.. Maleor female, old or youug«AUr and ewy /omffy should have this excellent Fatrniy Mcdidriehj them.- Call at our Depot, or on one ofour Agents, ond get a pamphlet, grans, where you will find , V FACTS! FACTS! FACTS! ; . Thateaabesubiiantiaiediy thousands ~qf l l ring trn’xn tss * | ts in thueiiv and county *vts: that the I SHAKER SARSAPARILLA, | At prepared by Dr. 9* D. HOWE, ha* been the means j Of permanently curing more diseases to which the hu* I man family arecouUncally subject, than any other pre-1 paration of Sarsaparilla ever yet brought before the 1 public. 1 The purity and effieney of the Shaker preparation is | well-known, and require* no long list of certificates and I core* to introduce it; its Increased demand for the past! twelve yeaxt,is its be*t recommendation. j This medicine ha* established its high reputation j throughout New York pad New Hampshire, and the 1 Eastern State* generally, by its nomeroos and well at- I tested cures; and also, 6y the recommendation and ap~ j proval of the first physicians, who aow uso it in their j : private practice. ' I ; Thisisihtonly Sarsaparilla that aets in the liw, iffd* | o<y j and Blood, at 14* tarns time, which renders it aliogeih* j trrrmtvaluableto every on*, particularly Females. j Dr. Mutuy, Prefestor «n the Ohio Medical College, says ] ths Shaittpreparations art truly valuable, and recommends 1 them to the public I No Mracnsrt—no Mineral —no Poisonous Drags in I tA# Shaker Sarsaparilla. I Remember, it tar. warranted to be purely and entirely \ Vt£ttabl* } and as a Female and Family medicine ii has J no equal. J Bt run you enquire for Dr. S. D. Howe’s Shakes Sarsaparilla. Price $1 per boulc, and *i z bottles for S 5. Dr. S-l>. HOWE St CO., :* • Proprietors* ! No. 1 College Hall,Cincinnati,to whom alt orders must be addressed. For sale \ry oat A%en\s, 3. Scnoosmutua ACo., RAY. MUas*, A.Black, Joel Monuta, J.M.Towmeto, WtmAM Jackson and J.A. Jones, Pittsburgh; D. A. Elliott, Allegheny ; »V« H. McCuolasd, Manchester; P. Csookxr. Brownsville; and Druggists generally. Also, by HOWE A CO.,Pro prieio«,No.i College Hall.Clueinnaii,Oiiio. 10ct24 Associated Firemen's insurance Compa ny ofthfl City of Pittsburgh. CAPITAL, $300,000. J. K. MOOREHKAD,Fre< i.—W. W t DALLAS, Sec’j. M THE Company is now prepared to insure against and MARINE RISKS of all kinds. OJ/lte in JSlonongahtla Sou»t t Nos. 124 and IC<» IP ater st. ' siaxcroks : J. K. Moorehead, Rody Patterson, Wo, A.llill. R. H. Hartley, R, B. Simpson, Joshua Rhode®, Wm. M. Edgar, Edward Gregg, A»F. Anahutz, Wm. Colliugwoofc, 8.0. Sawyer ,Chas. Kcut,Wnt- Gorman. aagt4:ly LIFE INSURANCE jpr The National Loan Fund Ltfe Asvr ana Company cf London and New York, ere now uc king Risks on the lives of persons between the ages of 12> and CO years, at the Banking House of sopU WM. A. HILL A CO, ENCOURAGE HOME INSTITUTIONS. CITIZENS*INSURANCE COMPANY, orrtTTSBCKSH. C.G. HUSSEY. Prest, •**•*••*- *A. W.' MARKS. SecY Office—No. 41 ir<urr ji-, to Warekovsee/ V. H. Grant. JJ7Tnia Company is now prepared to insure all kinds of risks, on Houses, Manufactories, Goods, Merchan dize in Store, and in Transitu Vessels, Ac. An ample guaranty for the ability ami integrity of the Institution, is afforded in the character of the Directors, who are atl citizens of Pittsburgh, well ami favorably known to the community fortheir prudence, intelligence end integrity. Dimciobs—C. G. Hussey, Wm. Baga , ey,'Wm. Lari mer, Jr-./Walter Bn'nnt, Hugh D.King, Edward Heazel* on. Z. Itinsey, s.Harbaugh,S. iLKier. marlthti ' C7*ors Jayne'i Family nedtctnei^Gx* tract of a letter from the Rev. E. L. ABBOrT. a well* known and highly esteemed Missiouary lathe kingdom of Burmah, dated Sandoway Arracan, February, 1846'. Dr, D. Jayne, FhUadelphia: My Dear Sir—We arc now in great want of jrour Medical Preparations. Your CARMINATIVE BALSAM is an invaluable Medicine in ibis country, in Bowel Complaints, arid has been used in aU our Missions with the most gratifying success; , !; have known it in many cases to act like a charm. Your SANATIVE PILLS arc 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, una we are entirely out of them. 1 We need five hundred boxes of them. Bro. Beecher'says we could use a thousand boxes yearly people to great ad vantage. I have use<ryourTONlC vERMIFIJGE as a Tome in INTERMITTENT FEVERj with the most . complete success; I think it was once the means of sar vine my own son. During my travels among the church es the put season, I found a whole village suffering un der a prevailing^lnfluenza, attended with Conghs of a most violent character. I often regretted 1 hud not had a dozen or two of YOUR EXPECTORANT to •admin ister to them, for 1 believe from what I have seen of its effects, that it would have been just the thing for those poor peoyle. { presume youihave not hitherto had an idea to what an extent.your medicines are used in oil our Missions. Affectionately yours, EL. ABBOTT • For sale at tha Pelrin Tea. Store, 33 Fifth s:. [nov23 gyOddFollowa* Hall, Odeon Bmlding,Fourth 'trees , between .Wood _and Smii\ficld streeis —Piiishurgl' Encampment, No. 2, meets Ist and 3d Tuesdays of each month.. . - i Pittsburgh Degree. Lodge, No. 4, meets 2d and, 4th Tuesdays. Mechanics*: Lodge, No. 9, meets every Thursday evening. WesternSiar Lodge No.24,mectseYery AVeduesday •vening. Iron City Lodge, N 0.182, meets every Monday ev’ng. Blount Moriah Lodge, No, 300, meets every Friday evening. .■< t.- ■- Zocco LodgejNo. 385, meets every Thursday evening, at their Hall, corner of Smithfield ond Fifth streets. Twin City Lodge,No.24l, meets every Friday even ing. Hall, corner of Leacock and Sandusky, streets, Allegheny City. ' , raay29:ly pyi* p. ofDi F.—Place of Meeting, Washington Hall, Wood street, between StUond Virgin AJley, . PrrrsßUSoa Lodgu, No. 335—Meets every Tuesday reening. ‘ ' Blebcaktilb Eucawpiuvnt, No. 87—Meets Ist and 3d Fridayofeach month.mar2s-^ly Lodge, L o.of O* Fs»The An gerona Lodge, No. 289,1.0.0F0.F., meets every Wed nesday evening in Washington Hall, Wood st. £ ja4:iy 117* c; Ai GROVE, of the - Cmted Ancient Order of’Dntitb, meets oil every Mon day evening, at the HalL comeT of Third: ana Wood streets,above Kramer ARahm’a. : may 2l:ly. B 3” Baropean Agency. Tux subscriber intends vißitlng.(he principal cities of Great Briinin,France and Germany,during the months of April, May cuid June, hextrrleaving.Pittsburgh on March 17th,—and will be pleased to attend to uny agencies of a busmess character which may be confided lohiarcare.: [ja7;tMl7] . JOHN D. DAVIS. Lumber Yaid.ts Bent. D 7 A iargc LU/MBER YABD, situated on Dnquesne Way, near the Point; sufficient room to hold eighteen hundred thousandfeetof Lumber.torenton alongleose. Enquire of ' . REYNOLDS «fc BHEE, i: * dec2s ‘ corder-ofrPejm und Icwin streets. _ * Jjy winesare invited toread lit another column tho card of Jacob Bnider, Jr. J acheap wlnestore 67 Walnut street, Philadelphia. feb!4:dly : JSotlce>-TbeJbTO2ixTMSHT4iLoasSocDtrr,of Pitts burgh Allegheny, meets on the second Monday oi every month at the Florida Hoosa, Market st. auQ7y} Joa»Votma,jr.,Secretary, ’ t ''j 7<• f v , v- r , -> * r %■ tr r 'jv d ’’ r Z H Z a.* i r faction Sales.- JAMES McKENNA, Auctioneer. TrALUABLE REAL ESTATE IN'LAWRENCE-. V VILLE, at Auction'. —On Monday next, February 3d,at3 o’clock in.lho afternoon,-will be sold on Utepre raises, in tho flonrishingboroagn of Lawrenceville, five Building.Lois,Nos. 1,2,3,4 tmd 5. The.firsVfour lots fronting each 25 Wet on BuilersirCet, the mahr street m the borough.between Alien and Pike streets; lot No. 9 is 20 feci 2 inches on same street and same range, on which is erected a good brick Dwelling-House.- All the low extend back fr00L.04.t0.131 feet.. On lots Nos.; 1. an d : 2isaframe Dwelling. Each lot will bo sold, separate. . ThlsprOiteriy tethe;most-valttable;eyfit<spld in Law- I rencevLUe, and none more valuabie in Allegheny coun ty. lU* located in tbe best part'of the iborough, and I mast always be central. The different lines of Ofnni- I.buses to and from Pittsburgh, stop on the ground. 1 Terms at sale, v;; JAMESM’KENNA^: I ja3l Auctioneer- FEATHER BEDS, MATTRASSES, I; .Bedding, Hearth Rags, China Breakfast, pinner And- Tea Service, Kitchen utcatils; Cooking Stove, Macglc,lron Safe, Ac., of the Exchange Hotel, at Auction; - • 7 On Thursday, February 13th, at 10 o’clock In the fore noon, will he commenced by pablic auction, positively, without any reserve whalcver.the entire Furniture,Bed ding, &c., of the Exchange Hotel, corner, of Penn and St- Clair sireetsfwhich costoverSl2,TXK) to furnish/ and liave been in use uply about three All arti cles wero made to tirderby the best ! workmen in thiaor any .other wty. of Uie .Umted States, [and have been kept in the best of order, under the di-. hrectitm of Bm popularOroprietor. -This fe ,the moat ex-i lenslvceale held in ; Kusburgfubr perhaps we«i of the Allegheny mountains, and is/well worthy ther attention of hotel I keepers,private ftinilics, and others, who, are.assured, I as mentioned above,'that there will bo no. reserve or I limits; ■•= ■■ • I The ariides are-so numerous if would take pages to I describe them. Ilja only necessary, to say thatw.part. | there. are^-sofas, ; chairs, settees, sideboaidtb bureaus, I looking glasses, wash stands, some hundreds of. feather | beds, carpeting, hearth rugs, 1. large, iron .fire.proof. I safe; hair, moss, husk and straw mattrasses,china ware I sets, kitehen utensils,! excellent cooking srove r l man | gle, Ac., Ac.' y ' | Particulars will be [mentioned id handbills.- The fca-, | therbeds will be weighed and carpets measured before. 1 sale., for the accommodation of purchasers. Terms at I gale! (ja3U 7AMES Jg'KENNA, Aucl’r. » TRUNK of clothing, fowling piece, A. .Revolving Pistol,- Ac., at Auctions To-morrow, Saturday evening, February Ist, at will be sold at M’Kenna’s Auction House, the contents of 2 good leather Trunk. Patent LeverWatcn; a -lot of Jewelry fl Fowling Piece; 1 Revolving Pistol 1 Hat and Hat Box; and alot of good Clothing. •• ja3l . - : . • v JAMES-MHENNA,Auc’fr*. IUVO SPLENDID TABLES and FIXTURES7*« . A«ctfen.—On Tuesday next, February 4th, at 3 o’- clock in the afternoon, will be sold on «ihe. premises, Market street, between Third and Fourth, up stairs/two splendid. Billiard Tables, in complete order, with Cues, Maces and Ivory Balls; Mabogany Frames—costorigi tially 8400 each. Sale positive. : ' * febl ; ‘ JAMES M T KENNA,tAuct’r. I'. az« DAVIS, Anctioneer. ~f7"ALUABLE BOOKS AT AUCTION-—On Wednes- V day, Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, January 29th, 30th. 31« i, and February Ist, at 7 o’clock, at the commercial Sales Rooms, corner of Wood and ; Fifth streets, will be sold by Catalogue, a very, valuable collection of thefinest European and Amcrican*cditions of standard works on Law, Medicine, Dentistry, Theol-. ogy, Architecture, the fine arts, Ac n Ac. Splendidly fllusirated works; rare and valuable books from a private library, &c., Ac. ALSO—I case superior Amputating. Instruments; 1 fall undcompleteset of Dental Instruments, of the best make. Forparticulars, see Catalogues. \ ja2s P. M. DAVIS, Aact’r. Proposals for erecting a wire suspen sion BRIDGE over the Allegheny river, opposite Mechanics street, in the Fifth Ward of the City of Pitts burgh, in place of the structure recently destroyed by fire. Sealed proposals will be 'received at the office of Jacob painter A.Co., Liberty street, until the Ist day of March next, tor the, erection of;the above described Bridge. The pattern thereof to be the same os the Mo* nongahela bridge, with such alterations os bidders may suggest, and the Directors approve. By order of tho Directors. . febl:td FREDERICK LORENZ, Pros’!. AS OEDISASCE Repealing an Ordinance entitled an Ordinance Regular the Kizhi Police. SECTION I. Be it ordained.and enacted by the citi zeae of Pittsburgh lit Select and Common Councils, assembled. That tic Ordinance entiled an Ordinance: Regulating the Night Police, passed on the Second Day of October, a. o, 1850, and the Sopplementthereto, pass ed on the Tenth Bay of October, a.D.1550, be ana the; same is hereby repealed. -, ‘ SKcnox 11. Be it ordained, Ac., That so mnch of any Ordinance or Ordinances as ttus repealed by the Ordin ance of the Second Day of October, a. ». 1550, entitled an Ordinance Regulating the Night Police, or by the Supplement passed on the Tenth Day of October, a. d. 1850, be and the same are hereby re-enacted. Section 111. Be it ordained, me y That llie Mayorbe and he is hereby -authorized at his discretion to appoint and commission fire additional City Constables, who shall receive the same salary, and be subject to the same rules and regulations as other City Constables. Ordained and enacted'into a law in-Councils this TwemyScventh Day of January**.». 1851. ROBERT M’KNfGHT.Pres’L of C C. Attest; M.\V. Lewis, Clertof C.C. v. JAMES-B. MURRAY, Pres’t. of S. C. Attest : Rob£bt Moaaow, Clerk of S. C. [febl . Company WILL be prepared to Transport MERCHANDIZE} . from PHILADELPHIA to PITTSBURGH in an ticipation of the opening of the Eastern Division of the Pennsylvania Canai» say on, and after the TWENTI-'' ETH of FEBRUARY, at the fallowing tates, viz i For Ist Class—Dry Goods,* Hat*, 'Boots and Shoes. Drag*, Bonks, Stationery, Ac n at*~*—-St per IOQSts. ForSd Class—Hardware,Qaeenswarc, Groceries,Paint and Dyestuff#,Oils, Ac n at* *So cents per lOQDjs. For 3d Class—Coffee, Leaf Tobacco, Iron, Guano, Bn* con,Beef, Porfr, Ac., at**~***—*6Q cents perlOO&s. For 4th Pitch, Rosin, Ashes, Marble. Pig Iron, Bricks, Ac-, at '*•• -.socents per lOO&s. H. H. HOUSTON, Freight Asrcnl, Penna. Railroad Co. Nos. 274 A 270 Market Street, .Philadelphia. going East by our Road should be con signed to McFaden a covode,’ = Pittsburgh. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY. PASSENGER TRAINS between PHILADELPHIA and PITTSBURGH, Leave Philadelphia Daily at BA. M-amllOjP.M. ' Leave Pittsburgh Daily at 8 A.M., amI9,P.M. A. HENDERSON, fcbl:2m • * , ' Passenger Agent, . -: fiTEIW MUSIC. -r- LONELY MAIDEN—a celebrated.Duett from the opera of Jeisonda. BySphor; Mother,thou’rtiailhful to ms. Anew »ongby S.C. .• Fostar; ' Sweetly she sleeps, my Alice fair. By S. C. Foster; Fd offer thee this hand of mino; Come, Maidens, Come—or Trancadelloj Wemay be happy yet From tho Daughters ot , St,Mart;, . - Ocean Burial. A favorite and touching ballad ; : Thou hast wounded.the spirit that lov’d thee. ’ Ben Bolt, or don’t, you remember sweet Alice; - Soiree Polka; By S,C.*Fos(eTj’ •„ • • Tbecelebrated Polka dances; • Jenealte&Jeauou—complete; . i Fairy Quadrilles. By Mrs. Ernest; : Fashion Polka. Betty Polka.. By Burgrauller; Chit Chat Polka; Batchelor’s Polka; ; Silly Quadrilles-very easy aud pretty; .Hose Quadrilles; Rossignol Pcdsa; -Allegheny Cotillions; A new edition of Hunter’s Instructions for Piano, with six oddltionalpagcs of new Lessons; Clark’s Catechism for tho.Tiano; , Burrow’s Pianoforte Primer;. Received to-day by JOHN JLMELLOR, 81 Wood street. N. B.—A very large stock of new Pianos arriving and will be open and /or sale this week. ••• liaSl loonographle Bnoyctopoedia. ■nr C. WALL,No.SS Foorih street,Tittßbargh, hav- W • ingbeen duly appointed agent for thisaplendid work ot Science, Literature and Ail, published in Ger many and translated into English, is prepared to supply subscribers at publishers’ terms. Each number will contain twenty fine Steel Plates, of the most costly de scription, and eighty pages of letter press. j It will be published.in twenty-five numbers, at 6! ,00" each, and appears semi-monthly.. The fourteenth num ber is now published. . Subscribers who wish, con have the workfrom the commencement - : Terms—Cash—payable on tho dclivery. or each num ber.' No subscriptions will be taken on any other tonus. Lovers of the art and persons of taste will please call and examine specimens. \ . W. C./WALL,' ; -- .PcriodicalOffice, ja3o No. 85 Fourth street. tfh,l QP\ SI,IO AND-31,75 PER GALLON.—Tavenv keepers, would.do well to try. our Prims Pole Brandy, the above els eja2B .., -' /. !' . J ■ \ln thePiqmond. " WORKS ON BOOK-KEEPING.—Duff’s Commer cial Book-keeping; Dull’s Steamboat Book-keeping; Blanks for the above works. Just received, a large supply, and for sale by JOHN H. MELLOR, ; Ja23 ' ,: • V ' ; • 'Bl Wood st- - COUNTRY KNIT . SOCKS.—4O doz. on hand and for sale low to closecbnsienment., T.JL M’KNIGHT & BROS., 117 Wood street, . Allegheny ana Batter Flank Haad. THE undersigned Commissioners hereby give not ice ter the ; Stockholders of the Allegheny and Bader Plank Road Company, that an .election to elect one • President, five Managers and a Treasurer for said Com . pany, will be held nt the .lions of Mr. Down, in* Bakers* town, lu Allegheny comity, on Thursday, the 27th day of Febrnary next, the election to commence at eleven ie’clocY, A-M,.. ■ •. Jotmßredln, Chas. C; Sullivan, Jacob ■Geo. W. Smith,, Win- Campbell, * Wra. S. Boyd, . S. C, Stewart,’ M. Zimmerman) R. Carnahan, George Miller,’ G. W.'Reed, Andrew Cams, . L., G; Parvis, Wra. Beatty, - John Negly, David Walker, \T. H. Lyon* . Peter Neely, THu Stewart; Jco. Morrison, 7Thos.-M’Glaoghlin. ja29;3tda4tw: 7 - - -• ■ ’ ; f. GO-PARTNERSHIP.— The subscribers have entered into Co-Partnership under .lhe finn. of Scsivs. At- XIHSOH A OißtT. . WM V B, SCAIFE, JAMES ATKINSON, jo3l JOHN M.OKELY. TTEATING BUILDINGS.-^Weareprepared to fur rl . hish and erect apparatus for heating large or small buildings, by steam or hotwaier, and have engaged D, H. WttMXsis;i&cimihe eastf ta: supeiidtehd its eonstrac- Uom i J BCAITE, ATKINSON & OKELY. - BARRELS prime N. O. Molasscß, per steamer Messenger. - [declfil. CARSON AAPKNIGHT. buheU jMttec’d, ii3l . 124 Wood.st. OATS— 100 bushels for sale by *.«.««** - ja3l STUART & SILt. /TLOVJ3B SEED— Ia bushels in store and tot «aie I vy ' V/ la3l STUMIT & SILL. •OLD BUTTER,—IO bbls. extra, for table use ; ia3l _ . STUART & SILL. fPOBACCO.—SO boxes prime IPs, cheap, to close out . iu3X - STUART A SILL. / MICKOUY NUTS.—SO sacks, m store and for sale by • ja3l STUART fe SILL-v iLOtJIL—SO. bbls. Extra Family in store axicOor sals. ja3t . > - STUART & 81LL. » - NEGAR—4O bbls <pnre cider.) in store.' ~^ fa3t STUART & SILL. ORAB CIDER—B bbls just received and for sale. Ja3l , STUART A.SILL,. ,~1 LASS—IOO boxes 8 by. 10 for sale by * VT : Ja3l STUART & SILL. - -ARD—IO kegs No* lin store.and for salehy- • V-- f jo3l STUART A SILL. i PLOUR—SO sacks for sale by * ; ’ ~ - >r ja3t . • STUART & SILL. : [COTCH SNUPKr-50 boxes, 4 »bz. packages, Bond’S ; f extra, for sale by [ja3l] • STUART A SILL. > rlO LET.—Rooms and steam power fortaechanical . ? purposes. Enquire of'/. • 3031 . SCAIFE A ATKINSON, 119 Prontet. Reaches and feathers— -500 bnsh. Dried Peaches; •< ,4,000 fits. Prime Kcnmcky Feathers.. For sale by ■* J>2l, CARSON fc AI’KNIGHT. „ boxes RAISIN 9 ; 150 half-do* &\J\J 20matsseedless Raisins; 25 casks Currants, ra store and for sale by %J. RHODES A No 6 Wood s| 10 CASKS SICILY’’LIQUORICE;, iv 2- do Calbra - - -do ;- • - - 10 boxes Repaea 'do; . ; 50 do Lemons, in store and for sale bv • . ja2o JOSHUA. RHODES * ' Oft BASKETS SALAD OIL. nnans: AtO 2D do '" do do mnls; 20 doz assorted Pickles; 10 do CaptsQp, m store and for sate by - ja2o i - JOSHUA RHODES ft CO. Ufk MATS IVICA ALMONDS ; 1 HXJ 20 bags Filberts: : 13 do Cream Nuts; 1000 Cocoa Nats* in store ana for sole by . . ju2o JOSHUA RHODES & CO. doz best cast steel Hoes; Sdo : do» ; -Garden d0,..0n cotreignm’i • - and for sale by nalB} L.,S. WATERMAN & ? SONS; T^ORES.—PS doz best quality cast steel Hay Forks! r JP 30 do do German do: * 40 do best cast steer 4 pronged Manure-::'. Forks, on consignment and for sa«© by •. - ‘ * >jolB- * U S WATERMAN * SONS. ' OCYT HE doz, bestqualUy, paten J O Scythe Sneathsvon consignment and fot sale by ' 1&18 L; S. WATERMAN * SONS. -.TtiTAIDS AND kegs NaiJsTana“Spikea \. tor sale .by ' jalS L. S. WATERMAN * SONS . >EARL ABH<~*l2 casksprime Pearl Ash fotsaleby? ./:■ ja!B L- 8. WATERMAN:* SONS, ■yyiNDOW SASH Of all siylGS formate jalO ' Agent forFallslon Ba»b Factory/ SCVTHES.~7Sdoz bestqnahty Grass Scythes; GO do do , Cradle ;. . .iO.do conunon . • . : . . do» on consignment and for aale by •- r l. s. waterman a sons, Not SO &Bt Water, &02 Frontal. - .• IXTRA FAMILY FLOOR—IB bbls. Extra- Family' ■ • i Floar for sale by - : [jalQ} lb 0« KELLY* - • Ij»INE TEAS—2S half Chests fine YounjrHyson; 1 JJ 15 do in i nodi*, packages; 5 do fioe Black;- • . , 20 v'dd*; do; in JjCox; snd i©V In store and for sale by •' - packages; dec!7 KING & MOORHEAD.!- YIXHITE HAVANA SUGAR—2O; boxes White Ha; Iff vaa&Sagar, just received and for sale by ■ ■< .•••. declO, - ? .: . MILLER A RiCRETSON. •- PAPER HANGINGS—French and American Paper ;~ Hangings pnd Borders, from Ole to 52,00 piece,: for sale by • W. P. MARSHALL, ■ ‘ Jal4 ■ ■ • . • SSWood st • ' ‘TTT'ATC&ES, JEWELRY, Ac.—Now ia store, a large ff. and rich stock of fine Watcbes r Jewelry and Fancy Goods W. W WILSON, decdJ . _ • corner of Market nndFoutth sts. .. THE BEST OF WINES AND BRANDIES, suita ble formedieinai purposes,for sale by.the quart or bottle,by ; [jal4J ; MORRIS & HAWORTII. CHEAP R. BUNCH^RAISINS, — 121 C. V £»., 10 fit. for St,oo, or S2SS p box,—for sale by MORRIS. AHA WORTH, In the Diamopd. [dec27 - CIANARY SEED—IO bbla for sale by , v j decO - - B» A:- FAHNESTOCK &CO onn BUS. CORN ( <6UI/ 200bas.Oals; .100 .“ Shorts; For sate by' ; :, . . «;. T. WOODS A SON, Produce and CoramisaionMerchanlSv '- ]alo. • No.Gl/WalerslreeL. tiNGfISIf'GTN AND OLD JAMAICA BUM. lor JEI sale,wholesale ot retail, by ja!4. v : ,= • MORRIS A HAWORTH. . r\RESSED FLOOR BOARDS—SO,OOO feet, well fiea--.'v“ 1 9 soned, and good quality, for sale ch«n> by * :•. h < JOHN A. BLOOMER, jaio i Allegheny Planing Mills. • BOX: BOARDSr-23,00U feel diderent thicknesses,• for;. 4 ' sale by JOHN A. BLOOMER, : r . jalp Allegheny Planing Mills. " 1 -: ‘ REACHES—OOS sacks Dried Peaches ; .. . llbbts. dor • Fo» sato byr ja3 L. 9. WATERMAN A SON 9. • HAME3— 40 doz. pair horse-and rauleharacs for. sale .' by pafl] T L.S.WATERMANfcSONS: v„ UTTER—IS bbla. fresh Roll BuUer, “ ' . . 5 do packed' . -doj 10 ; kegs Ao . fdtsaleby : •. jaS L S WATERMAN & SONS. DRY- APPLES—02sacksDriedAppleaj , t ..^ .lObbls. t-'-do; Forsaleby< '■" JaS L.S. WATERMAN & SONS. * : TffICKORY NUTS—6 bags forsale by L v S/WATERMAN' A SONS, ■' /, EXTttACT-'OP.- LOU WOOD, Castile Soap; v . Sulphate of Quinine; . .Chrome Green decSt GHEKSE— ICO botes W. R. Cfteescinstore nndfor- 3. salo by. jdcc2i] MILLER & RICSSTSON, } TOBACCO-25 boxes Hassell A Robinson’s; 25 do W.H, Grant's;: . 10 do navis’ ; - • ... ; 10 do King?*. Forsalc by v *? . . dec!7 KING A MOORHEAD; ; MOLASSES— 19 bbla. (oakrpackagesO plantation - J Molasses, received per BteamerCaledoma,and for. *' sale by tdccgO) KING & MOOKHEATX-. -f XT’BKV SUPERIOR FRENCH BRANDYjast rec*d. Y and fot sale by.tije bbUle*'qn&Tt'or sraHon r by -■ : MORRIS'A HAWORTH, iaiha Diamond.' O. U,ARD-sbols. Noa Lard i ' il SkDgß <so. doj. '•. ••• •'••■ Justrcceivedandforsaltjby' * . • "DULLER & lUCKETSON,“ - Nosr.'a2taiid'223XiibertS ? st; * T®OTJ oKTTcKa B ciBEB-a# bbls- Kconomy- Cra - jUj 3Cicler in store and for sale by - -- dfi2i; > MOJUER&JtfCEETSQN. - IOFFER—6O bags prime Rio, pxm uew'crop, receiv i ipg and for sole by ,V WM/DYEB. SPANISH CIGAHSv—2OjOOO Regaliasaud Pliacpies' Q (or sale by QatJ STUART &, SILL. . BUTTER— 10 bbis. prime Roll;, lSkcgi <lo picked f ft)r sale by s - - c.- ’ ' KING & RrOORIIEAI>.-> DRIED bus.Totßole by decay. KING A. MOORHEAD. \Ji of JilitcbelPß SiaxcTAlapsof-Pcnn-j f ? '•* aylvapia. : Apply, at No.-M Smiibfieldgtree t> F>LA.TE WAHMERS—A Plate Warm'*' Jl cw>lrcry neatly gol op, on frond and for &atfil>y * JOHN'DmiP & CO., - cor Market and SeeondMs; *■* SAA BUSiI. SHORTS ia store and for sale by " 4JUU , dcc3t :■- . ' RHODES A ALCORN, bußh. m store and for sale by ' L .' I> de'o3l RHODES 1 Art BUSH. MlDDLlNGSwstore and for sale by lyU itec3A RHODES AALCQRN. GORN— 325 bush. Corn, in the ear, in store an<t foj> sale by. v. {decgll ' RHODES & ; , /"TjToDNinvEED— On hand.sndforsaitrby T - : "• ’ \X dcc3i RHODES A AjUCORN. CORN hiEAL—-Onliaiid and for sale by - «• ■ dec3L RHODES OMINY—S bbls; White, in store and for sale by v * • . dec2S * KINO A MOORHEAD, ‘ BUCKWHEAT FLOUR-2UO sacltf/flO tbs. each, for sale; [decSßJ ■ WM; DYER;; 1 1 \RIED AFFLES—IO sacks just rec > d andfor sale.,' V D, dec2s „ %TO^DYER. pHtESTNUTB—SO bus.in store and for eaie by .. ■ . b dec2B , WE DYER. CHEESE— 300 boxes and loose Cheese for sale by* dec2B WM. DYER, Ids.landUia whole, hnirand nr. b TVMjPYEBI. Macke rel-j - dec33 ''ioDfisH—2 cosits largeilne Codfish foreale. ~ if dec23 . WM.DYER; FEATHEKSrrSOO. B)s* prime Geese Feathers, for sale by [noyiifil KWiaffirau u KANBERHIES—C bbls. just refc’d and Tor sale bv ‘ -dec9 "WftLDYEK. G^ESTKuTS— 50 bus. m sloie and for sale'by •• • V-* decU j W&L DYER; : - a-' C; KELLY. will sell Teas of all 411 a] tiles* v?hol e** • sale and retail, lower than any othei'hoase on - street: Sign Central Tea Store. • ■■. M ' fdeel4 • WAX—-600.1b5. Tor sale by ' jlv_ decs b. a.Fahnestock M GLASSES ANH SUGA.K ---'£3-bblB.N*o.’liXolas&cs; ‘ lOhhds. Jo Sugar . Landing from steamer Keystone Stole, and loi saie 1 J°3 ="'■■■■ . CARSON & M’KNIGUT, « Water st. ; \\r KArriNU ANP PRINTING FAWSK fosafeTin YV.largeor SmaUqoamities, by ' < , jal4 - -, , .W.P.MAE3UAI.t/- T>LANTATJONSUGAR—32 iibds. prime plantation C Sagar (old crop.) on consignment rrnid fotoala Oy declß ■ ■ MILLER & BICKi.IBON. ■ * yiNEIWh and *^JsjS£'j£& ai j sam . BLANTAGKNKr GUAitD RAZORS.~;“The only aaleaod perfect-Eaior manufaciared.” Just«. ceived, per express, oaoiliorlot of-Tiese trnlv_voljjirf)!o end aniqno Bazors. pals} . IV, W. VrTLSON. COULTER A HAOKE^
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