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L. HARPER, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
PITT SB U ft G H
TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 18,1851.
JD*“ JS r o American citizen can ever cease to esteem the
Cnwntu the first qf -oil blessings. Disunion! God for
bid*— Nations tyt unborn would rue the rashness cf the
: eed. n — ißucHAßan.
- Democratic State conventions.
. AT READING,
For nominating candidates forGovstutoa
CoaanßBlOffsn, on ihe4th of Jane, 1851. os fixed by the
Williamsport Convention.
AT HARRISBURG,
Fot Dominating candidates for Strraawa BBitcn,.on toe
11thOf June* 1851, asfixed: the regular action of the
State Central Committee.
To Advertisers*
The Mosotho Post has a laTger circulation than an>
, snbscnpuon* paper published m Pittsburgh. To bust*
nets men it affords on excellent medium for Advertising
and being the only Democratic paper issued m Auegne-..
• ny county, it goes into the hands of a class of Teaders
rcachM by no other paper. Advertisers will be good
enough to bear this in mind.
Meeting of tb© Democratic County Com
mittee of Correspondence*
i >• Pursuant to notice, a meeting of the Democratic
■!' County Committee of Correspondence was held at
the office of the Morning Post, for the purpose of
•fixing the tirao for holding tho County-Convention
to elect Delegates to the State Conventions at
-Beading andHernsburg. After a free interchange
• of views, the following resolution was adopted : -
" Resolved, That .the Democratic citizens of the
County of Allegheny be requested to hold primary
meetings* at the usual places, on Saturday, the 22d
of February met., to elect Delegates to the County
Convention* to meet at the Now Court .House* m
tbe City of-Pittsbnrgb, on. tho following - Wedoes
dsyjtho 56th of February, at 11 o’clock, A. M., for
the purpose of selccting-Delegatea to tho State Con*
notions at Reading and Harrisburg.
- The primary meetings in the different Townships
will be held at 3 o’clock, P. M.;—-aod in the several
. Boroughs and in the Wards of Allegheny City, at
O’clock, P. M.;-~&nd in the sovcral Wards of the
' Cky:of at 12 o’clock, M., to continue
open until 6 o’clock, P. M.
~On motion tho meeting adjourned.
A. BURKE, Chairman.
t L. Habpcb* Secretary,
Firemen’s Insurance Company*
It will bo seen by the letter of oar Harrisburg cor
respondent, of the I4th, that a supplementary act hß'a
been-passed by the Legislature, giving to the Fire*
men’s Insurance-Company of this city authority to
receive deposits of money, and pay any rate of inter*
. sstott the same not exceeding 6 per cent, per an*
nnm, for which’certificates of deposit shall be
sued; these certificates, however, arc not to be used
as a circulating medium, nor will the Company be
permitted to exercise any Bannkmg privileges.
,Ths VetheriU Divorce Case*
We occupy a considerable portion of our paper
to*day with tho Memorial ol Mrs. a Wctu
zexu., . which was presented to the Legislature on
Wednesday last, and sent us for publication by our
Harrisburg correspondent. > We have never read a
more eloquent, touching, and triumphant vindication.
If the members of the Legislature pass tbe bill of
Dr. 'Wrhebiix, after reading this response of bis
innocent wife, they must bo influenced by comb oih*
or consideration than s desire to promote the public
good. - : -
We do hope that there will be aa end of this
thing of the; Legislature passing divorce bills. I 1
has become a disgrace to the State, and an enor*
mans tax to the people. The Courts of the Cora
monwcalth are always open to parties who wish to
annul marnago contracts, and they are the proper
tribunals to settle all tocb unpleasant disputes.
.■ 'Judge howrle*-
.ThBncwapapcrpresauf'Penn;?ylvaDia,withsin
. {nlar onanimity, are favorable to the nomination and
election of Hon. Walter H. Lowub, to the Sqa
preme Bench. As evidence of his popularity, with
men of mil parties, we may.stato that not a dissen*
. tient word has been uttered against his nomination,
that we bavo heard of. We copy below a couple of
short bntexpressive articles from two of the most
respectable and influential Democratic papers in tbe
State in regard to Judge Low&tc’s nomination s
StJFBEHE Judges.—Tho .Pittsburgh Post contains
an article of considerable length, recommending
JadgeLowniE, of Pittsburgh, as a candidate for the
Sopreme Bench. Judge L. ts a man of enlarged le
gal and literary acquirements, and has always sus*
mined an Unsullied prrvato character. Such a man
would be a credit to-the Supremo bench.— Carlisle
Volunteer.
The Pittsburgh ATomtng’ Post expreasrs a hope
that the Democracy of Pennsylvania will not over*
look the claims of Allegheny county to a candidate
for Judge of the Supreme Court, and brmgs forward
the Hon. Walter H. Lowrie for that post. We do
not-know a portion of our party to which wo would
more willingly grant a candidate, than to the Do*
mocracy of Allegheny. They deserve one; and as
Mr«Lowrio would appear to be the man of their
cholee, we hope they may get him put on tbe ticket,
v —Chamberzburg Valley Spirit. •
N.w Jersey IT. S. Senator.
A telegraphic despalch from Trenton, N. J., Feb.
1415, cays: “Commodore Stocktok was nominated
by tho Democratic Cancna last evening, on the first
ballot, for V. 6. Senator.”
Pennsylvania at the Wnrld'a Fair.
Among ibo articles which have reached Now York
intended Tor the World’s Fair aro .the following from
.thi* State. .
KchTera, Pitttburgri, Pa.; bast of Bishop Up
Hall A Spear, Pittsburgh, Pa.; iron centre plough.
Samuel Eats in a, Pittaburgb, Pa.; galvanoplastic
hydrometer.
John B. Ewing, .Washington, Pa.; wool.
Thoa. Trees, Greenaburgh, Pa.; shell propeller.
The Shaboit Iboit Compart, in Ohio, of which
every workman is a stockholder, is in full operation,
working up about twenty-five tons of pig metal per
day into bar Iron, nail plates, &c. They will short’,
ly put In motion fifteen or twenty nail machines,
which, will enable them to manufacture seventy or
eighty kegs of nails per day. The iron manufac
tured by this company is represented to be excels
lent. —Baltimore Sun.
69*. The above Is all correct, with tho exception
of the location of the Company. Our frionda of tho
Sun-are informed that Sharon is in Mercer eountyt
Pcmtyleania, and not in Ohio.
Ohio IT. 8. Senator.
The New Lisbon, (0.) Patriot of Friday contains
the following despatch irom its editor, Mr. Morgan-.
Columbus, Thursday, Feb. 13th, 1851.
Neither Judges nor Senators are yet elected—no
certainty when they will be chosen—signs strongly
indicate a compromise between wings and demo
crats, in which event tho former will get tho Judge
for the New Lisbon circuit. EDITOR.
Seeatob Dzcstasoir.—The following paragraph
werfind In tbSi sturdy whig paper, the N.Y. Evening
’ Mirror:
. Among the several candidates for the Presidency,
.aSonatOr Oickinson’s chances arc not tho least. The
Union Wings at the South would give him a strong
vote. A distinguished Southern Whig Member of
Congress assures ■ns that ho should be glad to ace
Senator-Dickinson tn the Presidential Chair.
Col. CoLLtEn,—The Steubenville Messenger- Bays:
A:movcmcnt is on foot to givo Col.
reception on hia return. \Vc uuderstand lhat his po
litical opponents, the Democracy, are tire prime mo
vers in .the matter, by which they choir,their utter
disconntonance of the rumors that have been afloat
to tho Colonel’s prejudice, and the charges that havo
been preferred against him. -
The Emtoeatiorat New York last year, accord
ing to the report-to the legislature, was less than
tlurprevions year by 7,902 peraoos, the decrease be
ing attributed to the. diminished emigration from
Uermany, from which the wholo number of cmi.
grants waa 45,339. ; From Ireland thero has been a
great ittcreaae-, having exceeded the whole uumbera.
from other countries hv 21,274. Tho. amount .-of.
commotation money received Irom emigrants during
the year, was $316,267. Total receipts $350,Q94-
■62.
THE WETHERILL DIVORCE CASE.
ELOQUENT ANP FEELING MEMORIAL
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fll RB. IS ABE L LA WET H BRIL If i
In answer to. the Charges and Jlllegatums of her-
Husband, Or. Wcthzrdl.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
The humble and respectful memorial of Isabella
Wetherill respectfully represents—That I have
learned with feelings of deep regret and sorrow,
that my name has been again presented to your
honorable bodies, and that my husband has again
seen fit to lay before you a petition praying for a
divorce, based upon allegations of my negligence,
misconduct and want of fidelity to him. Of this
petition I received no notice, nor can I learn that
it was ever made public in the ordinary reports of
the proceedings of your honorable bodies, prepar
ed for the public press; and I was only indebted
to the disinterested kindness of friends; who . ad
vised me that certain proceedings were taking
which required me, from self-respect, from the love
1 bore my .children, and from my. consciousness of
innocence,to give them immediate attention; My
eldest son (who, with all my children, have been,
and I thank my God with all Christian sincerity
for it, still; are. faithful, true and devoted to me in
my sadness and affliction,) visited Harrisburg to
learn the truth, and on his return yesterday I re
ceived for the first time definite information of
what was-doing, and how near I was to condemn
nation and my children to disgrace, without no*
tice or hearing. I cannot suppose it possible that i
your honorable bodies will judge and decide of
me, my rights, my children’s interests, and their
mother’s character, without giving her and them
a full opportunity of meeting every accusation
and disproving every charge. If, by law, I have
such a right, I claim it—if I have not, I appeal to
your sense of sacred justice to give it to me. In
deed I am not guilty in act or thought of any of
the things of which I am accused, in the printed
memorial of my misguided husband, and which I
have now;before me. They cannot, believe me,
be proved—no witness can maintain them, and if
any profess so to.do, I desire and claim the right
to be present when such evidence is heard—that |
my friends and counsel may be there to aid me— I
that secret testimony shall not harm me—that my i
own witnesses may be examined and heard—that
my life and my conduct as a woman, a wife, and i
a mother, may be proved and made known to you;
but until this is done, I pray yon do not condemn
me and give to the short remnant of my life more,
unhappiness and sorrow than past years of sad
ness have caused. The evidence taken for the
last session of the Legislature does not apply to
the new and different state of facts presented by
the new memorial; and I claim the right, if I
have it, that what should be given in support of
the one now before you shall b&only taken after
notice to me.
It is not my intention to trouble you with a
reply in detail to the memorial which my deceived
and unhappy husband has presented. I Shall not
go through the history of my early life; nor show
to you how much or how little, nor what species
of kindness was in early life rendered to the mem
bers of my family—nor what profits my husband
realized by purchasing their property; nor shall I
lay before yon the bill rendered my sister’s hus
band, after her marriage, for her board during the
period she had been a guest in my husband’s
house. Ido desire to say that the expeuse of a
great portion of my sister's education was paid
from the limited means of my mother. She sub
sequently married Dr. Wethenll’s nephew, and
when a bill was sent to-him for her board during
her stay in my house, I thought and still think it
was not just to magnify her residence with me
into a deep and lasting obligation, for which she
or myself have been properly grateful.
If my husband means to charge me with ex
travagance and disregard of bis pecuniary inter
est, I beg most solemnly to deny it. Had I de
sired to participate even m the gaieties of those
who were his friends and my own—which I did
nor—my own feeble health would not for many
years have permitted it; and it ib surely not just
to reproach me with having enjoyed those com
forts which it was within his means readily to
give, and which, before his heart was turned
against me, were enjoyed by us in common. Never
until the occurrence of these sad details was it
suggested to me that my mode of life was other
than consistent with his desires and wishes. I
have been the mother of fifteen children to this
my husband, who now seeks to disown and dis
grace roe;, twelve of them are now alive—in them
my hope, my pride, my consolation is placed. I
desired no extravagant expenditures for town or
country house—my hope on earth was a peaceful
and happy life, to educate my children in virtue
and cnristiamty, and to make them industrious
and useful.
Indeed there is no less fairness of what is said
of my temper and deportment to my husband.—
It is easy, very, very easy, for one who should de
fend, to make charges against bis wife; but I
promise you, if you will but give me time to de
fend myself, that I will show by all the members
of my husband’s own family, by friends, by all
who have known me, or lived with me, or seen
me at home or abroad, that these charges are
without foundation. In the testimony that was
taken last winter, I refer with pride to the evi
dence given by the brother and sister of my hus
band. Mr. John Price Wetherill said, from my
marriage until my removal to the country,during
which time he was a constant visiter at our house,
he had never blown or seen any thing which induced i
him to believe that I was faithless in my duties to
my husband or my children ; and Mrs. Gumbes,
my husband’s sister, says that so far as she could
judge, I “ was a faithful and affectionate mother and
wife." These statements came from those who
were called as witnesses against me—judge me
even by them. The dying words of my mother’s
hnsband were those of kindness and commenda.
tion to me for my conduct as a wife. Believe me,
1 have not forgotten them, or neglected since to
deserve them. Nor have. I ever refused to execute
any or every deed which ever required my ac
knowledgment I wonder that such a charge
should be repeated.. Mr. John Price Wetherill, in
his testimony given last winter, disproved it. It
will be found that he said expressly that I bad
i never refusedj but was willing to execute the deed;
but my* unfortunate husband had his heart so
turned from me, that he it was that refused to com
plete the paper, because uiy name was in it,at his
wife. I vouch the evidence on the files of one of
your honorable bodies for the truth of what I say.
Need I do more to show you the injustice with
which I am treated, nor what must have been the
state of my hosband’s mind towards me, when in
such a manner he refused to associate his name
with mine. . • ■
Never have I, by word, act or deed; desired or
attempted to alienate the affections of hia chil
dren—never: have I: attempted to influence his
servants to leave him. - No,- no—it was my hopß
and wish to reclaim my husband— his
home a glad one, and his children a blessing to him,
in happiness, as they have been to me in misfor
tune. ...
1 am accused in this .memorial of leaving hia
house. I, the woman who is represented to you
us extravagant—loving show and splendor—am
again charged with flying, without cause, from all
this—with abandoning, without reason, the splen-t
did mansion in Montgomery county—giving up all
these luxuries and extravagancies to which it is
pretended lam so much devoted. Do you think,
gentlemen,T would have left such a home and
my r/iiWmg without great and imminent necessi
ty! lam not here to recriminate upon my hus
band, bnt to defend myself. If it should come to
pass that nothing can dissuade him from hia pres*
ent course, and you shall give me time to lay be
fore you the; truth, you shall know, as he tn his
heart knows, why it was! was driven from his
house. He does not say where I went; hut he
knows it wasilo his own cousin, Mr. Lippincott,
that I fled, and that myrefuge .was known to Mrs.-
Price Wethenll; I consulted with my friends—
with my husband’s-relatives. I submitted to my
counsel, Mr. Horace Binney, the truth. I . was ad
vised not to return—in the most solemn manner
I waß cautioned against him; but I hoped still for
happier times, when my husband wonid no longer
so act; and I could not live without mychildren.
I went back, Agaiust their advice and Wishes, I
determined to try once more, I did so in vain.—
I again was compelled to leave my home—my
presence gave no pleasure, but a restraint; and to
.my husband’s nephew Iwent for protection. For
my husband’s sake, and for my children’s sake, I
do not desire to enter into the details of the cirh
comstances which drove me from my home. My
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husband knows them, and bis family know them.
Nothing but the sternest tiicwnty, you willbelieve,
rtrastj -compeHed me to go. If X am driven to
give the evidence on this subject for the protection
oLmy character and conduct, the disgrace and
coutumely’Which shall Tall on my children, has
not been produced by me.
A reference is made in this memorial to a set**
tlement made upon me and my children, during
the pendency of the application, during last- win*
ter. The circumstances attending it . were then
fully made known to the Legislature .in a letter
from my counsel, of which I send a copy.
I truthfully stale what occurred. I had more tes
timony fn reference to my treatment by my hue*
band—it was communicated frankly to thoso who
acted as bis counsel last Winter, and.that commu
nicationresulted in securiog to me, for my sell and
my children, $6,000 per year; and from that .sum
they aro maintained. Nine of them are bUU to be
educated from *it; and in all the charges made
against me by my husband, thabk God, there is but
ono which hints even that I am not now as I ever
havo been—patiently and- faithfully and humbly dis
charging my duty towards them. .. If be had con*
sidcred this, sum too large For their maintenance,
support and education,-in tho manner bo desired,
(which all acquainted with the expenses of this
large city will say it is not) it was optional with him
to give it. I could not, and did not compel, nor
seek, to compel it. It waa voluntary on his part.—
It met the approbation of bis counsel and his
family-—his own brother is tho trustee. To mo
the most important right, sccored by that agree
ment, was the absolute and uncontrolled possession
of my children—to havo them under my own roof—
in my own- excluaive care—and so to seo tnat
neither m mind or morals should they be injured; by
contact with those whom I consider unfit associates
and companions. My friends and counsel advised
mo, under the circumstances then presented, (for
thou thero was no attack upon my character and
fidelity even insinuated) to be silent, and. to spare
my husband and my cbildreo'the consequences
which must ensue from my producing the evidence
in my favor; and even now, perhaps, I might have
been content to have been judged by the evidence
against me, had my husband been satisfied with re
storing his claim to your interference, upon tho
grounds that were presented to ibo Legislature. Bnt
when it is assorted in tho memorial that / hate as*
tented directly, or tndtrectiy, to the passage of this
whon it is asserted that this settlement was
madotfn sn agreement on my part not to oppose a
divorce, I can but meet it with a solemn and truth
ful denial. I said then, through my counsel, as I
say now to you, that I nover would assent to the
pavaage of tho Bill, and that my rights and interests,
aod feelings, must bo judged by those to whom the
law had confided them.
If such was my determination then, it has been
strengthened by what has since occurred* I find id
this memorial, for tho first lime, on insinuation
against my conduct as a faithful wife—that I wont
to Cape May against my husband’s wish, and that
my conduct there was tho subject of general obser*
vatton and remark. My own son went-wiih me and
secured my apartment—my feebfo health, aod the
advtco of my physician, sent mo there, —I was in
the same house there with my husbaod’s sister, Mrs.
Gumbes, to whom I have referred, and with other
of bis relatives—my husband refused to accompany
me; nay, he expressed, iq the presence of my chil«
dred, a hope that I never would return. Such is
the truth—but I canoot shut my eyes to the fact
that more is meant than is expressed by the insinua
tion. Nay, more, I have heard that secret affidavits
have been obtained by my husband, which, in
bolder terms, accuse mo of impropriety; and I am
-told that these are confidentially exhibited to you,
gentlemen, under the pretences of a desire to keep
my dishonor from the world. Whatever hereto
fore may have been my wishes to bo silent and qui
escent under all my sadness and sufferings,'they
/sues me note—you surely will not suffer mo to bo
thus secretly tried and condemned. I know not
when, nor where, nor how, nor with whom, /am
charged with faithlessness to ay husband; but be it
when, and where tl may, to yau&xnd before my God,
T deny it* truth , Hear mein my defence—my youth
has long tince passed away—of this world* little re*
main* to me—my twelve children love and cling to
me, and l beseech you to suffer me to have the opportu
nity to proveto you, and to them, that I am worthy
to be so loved as their mother—guiltless of want of
virtue,*
• What madness l what spirit of evil can havo
instigated my husband thus to charge me, and sc*
cretly to prepare ;tbo means to destroy tho charac*
..ter of children’s mother, and his wife for twenty'
six yearn, 1 cannot tell—no such idea was suggested
by a human being, on his former application to your
predecessors; and in my soul l acquit him from
sincerely believing it.
, *° February lasi, when the arrangement to which
I referred was mado, be signed hq agreement wuh
his brother Mr. J.;P. WctheriH, and mysolf, that l
should *« forever after uko and keep in her” (my)
■ c custody and care all the children;” and that
** thoir persons, education and maintenance should
be under the exclusive management and absolute
control of their mother,” (myself.} Can it bo that
these things aro true 1 if lam the extravagant aod
bold and bad woman my wrotched husband would
have you believe, can it be that he would thus sur
render to my care the morals and education of his
liltlo children 1 his daughters fI f Do you think ho
can have supposed mu oy his memorial bo.
attempts to insinuate, and bythese secret affidavits,
lam told, maintains,) yet so trust mo ? If there.be
a feeling deep in any parent’s heart, above all prico*
it is that his children should be far away from vice
and immorality; and had I boon even suspected , |t
cannot be that my husband would so have confided
to me, absolutely and without control, his and my
young ond innocent children. Call upon my friends
—I have many who havo disinterestedly stood by
me in my nffiiction; call upon my husband’s own
family—you have seen what they havo said of me;
call my children—cal) any human being who wilt
dare to say that I have been faithless in word or deed
to my husbandbut let me meet them face to face , end
humble woman at 1 am, my consciousness of innocence
’and of oppression shall make me triumph—for it is
indeed it is , falee in alt things.
I know not how to address you on such a subject.
I claim to bo heard—to seo my accusers—to dis
prove their allegations, if any bo bold enough to
mako thorn. For ray own sake—for my children’s
sake, 1 claim this. Will you refuse it to mo and to
them ?
To pass this Bill is to say to mo aod to them that yon
believe these things—to stigmatize an humble, but,
thank God, virtaous woman—lo disgrace her chil
dren. From my heart I pray you to psuao, and not
to add one more drop of sorrow to a cup of misery
filled now nearly to overflowing. What is it that
my husband-wants f We aro separated by agree*
Neither my.wd countenance nor bis children
trouble him—hcharno care for mo or them. Why
is it that he seeks by the immolation of my charac
ter to gain a freedom ho already enjoys?
Since 18471 have lived in the hope (do not do*
pnvo me of It), that the evil spoil that now entangles
and crushes my unfortunate husband, may be broken
—that in mind, and as of old, ho may bo restored to
bis home aod his family—that he may still look with
prldo and affection upon hia children—and that if it
be so, after my few remaining years shall bate
passed, that he will yetootlivo hts present state of
mind. At least I hope lhat-you will not hastily dis -
grace me before my children,and my family friends;
nor so judge me as that, when tam gene,my chil
dren shall, as they grow up, think that their mothor
was not deserving of their tears upon hor gravo.
ISABELLA WETHERILL.
February 8,1851.
Gheatlce Flood ik the SusquEH atrrra .—The
Coal Mines Flooded,—Destruction Threatened,—A
dispatch from Pitlatown,dated Fob; 13, says:
“ Tho recent heavy rains have caused & great flood
in the Susquehanna. Tho ice In the river has been
moved several times ond piled up to a great height
along tho banka in this vicinity* It is much to be
feared that great damage will be caused by tho itn*
moose quantity of ico, should a final break-up onsue
at Ibis stagQ of the. water*. Mr. Pettis, a gontloman
residing.on the opposite side of the. river from this
place, was obliged to leave his. dwelling yesterday,
owing to tbo. high water. We understand (hat sova
oral coal mines in this regioo have filled up with
back water from the river. Tho water is said to be
three feet higher than ever known before. I have
just learned that part of ono of the new piers at this
place has been torndown by the moving of the ice.”
FnoirßoHE:—We find a letter from Rome, in the
Evangelist of this day, in which there is considerable
-talk of making Bishop Hughes a Cardinal. On the
6th of January the Rev. Dr, Bacon, of New Haven,
preached to n, fall audience at the American chapel;
and on the nexulay Archbishop Hughes mado a snort
address at tho Propaganda.
- Col. Beckwith, the well-known friend of the WaL
dqnsoe, has succeeded in obtaining from the Pied’,
moot government permission to build a Protestant
church for Italians nt Torin. A fine site has been
purchased, and preparations are in progress to erect
a auitabie buUdiog during the next summer, —New
fork CommerdalAdoertiscr,
VEnfzuELA.— The barque ’Paex, at thla port
from PucrtD .Cabello, announces the result: of the
PrcaidontiaLelcction by the Venezuelan Congress on
the 20lb Mooagos,brother of the fate Prcai*
dent, received votes; Gozmao, 8, and Rendon,
7w Sft that Jifonsgsa ib the President for the next
four years. No other news. The country was
quiet.
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NUMBER XXIV.
f HiuniSßcno, February 13.
Why,-friend Harper, your friendsinthe West are
becoming strangely temperate in their habits, if
we areto judge from the action'of the to
day. Nearly the whole morning Was spent in the
consideration of a bill prohibiting thesate ofspif
itous, malt and vinous liquors in the county of
Washington. Not satisfied with the usual penal*
ties imposed upon liquor sellers, they at first pro
posed to make the sale of it, under any circum
stances, pnnishable by fine and imprisonment, but
finally their intemperate zeal cooled aown. and
they made the offence punishable as keepers of
tippling houses are now punished by law. This
is. a direct-crusade against your '.'.Monongahela
Whiskey,” which has acquired n world-wide rep>
utation, and has long been favorably known at
Harrisburg. It is somewhat .remarkable that in
this enlightened age t an attempt should be made
to punish as a crime in one county what is toler
ated and licensed in others, for’the'aake of dollars
and cents.
. In the House this was petition day, and such a
petition day the annals of Pennsylvania Legisla
tion never yet recorded. No less than two hun
dred and twenty-nine were presented. Verily the
people of Pennsylvania exercise the right of
petition to its fullest extent. - On Monday the
number was lesa, to be sure, hut still it was ap
palling. To-day one member, presented thirty
three. He can “ slide.”
Tbe able .and truly pathetic memorial of Mrs.
Wetbertll, was to day presented and ordered to be
read. It was; throughout, the impassioned, truth
ful language of an injured and heart-broken Wo
man. Every line of it flashed with true woman
ly spirit, while the whole memorial abounded in .
tenderness for the wretched mob who is low enough
in infamy to traduce, revile and insult the noble
woman who has borne him fifteen children; and
who asks that she may be pefmitted to spend the
little of this lue that still remains unburtbened by
any more sorrows than years of Badness have al
ready heaped upon her. A feeling of intense
sympathy for thesufleungs of Mrs.-Wetherill per*
vaded the House, and the man who has so inhu
manly persecuted her, slunk from the chamber
like a whipped hound, so soon as the reading of
the memorial commenced. For the honor of hu.
mamty—for the sake of woman—it is to be hoped
that the Legislature will not, for a moment, tole
rate the application of Dr. Wetherill. The ear
aest prayer of every true man with whom I have
conversed upon this subject, is, that he may not
find a single member to support his outrage. He
may find a few, but I have yet to learn the name:
of any one who lias declared his determination to
support his claim.
A series of rcsolutious from the committee on
divorces, was to-day presented by Mr. Roberts'
and adopted. The substance of them is as fol
lows: «• No petition for divorce will be received
by the committee unless fifteen days previous no
nce of such intended application was given to the
opposite party. Proof of the service of the no
tice must accompany the petition.'
"Petitioners for divorce must residein Pennsy),
vama. and the alleged causes fur divorce set forth
and verified by affidavit. ::
“ Ten days notice must be given the opposite
party or the taking of any deposition in support
of au application for divorce.
(‘Tho cause for which Cho divorce is granted
shall always be embodied in the act granting the
These resolutions, I presume, were introduced
for tho purpose of guarding against such gross
outrages as that attempted to be perpetrated by
Dr. Wetherill upon his wife, by taking advantage
of his position to place before the committee, with
out the knowledge of his wife, bis memorial, de
faming her character, anil designed to entail infa*
my upon her twelve children.-; They were adopt,
ed without a dissenting voice. -
I have just learned that the committee on In
land navigation, have requested their chairman to
ofler a resolution authorizing the committee to ap
point a clerk, and giving it power to send for per
sons and papers for the purpose of investgating the
affairs of the Hudson ami Delaware Canal Com.
pany. In granting an act of incorporation to this
company, the Slate reserved the right of re sum
ing the work in 1853, and it is with a view to the
resumption of it that this investigation is propos
ed. This step will create some excitement in cer
tain quartern. SPRIG.
There was a stirring debate in the Senate this
morning on the bill to repeal the 2d,'3d and 4th
sections of the ten hour law. Messrs. Carothers
Konigmacher, Malone supported the
bill, and were, opposed by Messrs. Fernon, For
sythe, Hoge and Sanderson. This debate furnish
es a pretty commentary upon the proceedings
lately had in the Senate Upon the Tariff; in which
the very men, who, to-day, attempted to deprive
the poor laboring man ot the houror two of day
light, for recreation, which the ten hour system
affords him in the summer season, boldly and as
siduously supported what they were pleased to
term Protection to American Labour. What a
farce. The protection naked for In Tariff parlance'
is only another name for the repeal of the ten
hour system—it is identically the same in princi
ple-protection to the moneyed manufacturer at the
expense of . the health, happiness and sweat of the
toiling millions. When will the working men
learn to understand fully the fallacy of the pro
fessions of those. High; Protective Tariff men.—
iSvice.during the presept session have they been
convicted, of insincerity, out of their own mouths.
To-day they advocate- {he poor man’s cause, {as
they term it) and to-morrow with as much appa«
rent, sincerity advocate principles diametrically
opposed to it p and it requires but little discrimina
tion to perceive that High Protection and repeal
of the ten hour law, are synonymous terms—both
are for the advantage of the manufacturer alone.
The yeas and nays jwere taken upon the final
passage of the bill, with the following ■ result: —
Yeas 13—Nays 19.
In the House to-day the following bill, relating
to your city, was passed and became a law.
Supplement to an act to incorporate the Associ
ated Firemen's Insurance Company of the city of
Pittsburgh. .The provisions are as follows: .".That
the company incorporated by the act to which
thiß is a supplement, be and they are hereby au
thorized to receive deposits of money, and pay.
any rate of interest on the Bame, not exceeding 6
percent per annum, oa the directors may deter
mine, and. that the said’cojporation shall issue cer
tificates for all money, deposited with them, sub
ject to such regulations' as may be prescribed by
the President and Directors. Provided said certi
ficates shall.not be used as a circulating medium,
and shall not be used as bank notes; nor shall said
company have any banking privileges. Provided,
also, that in case of loss to said company, by red*
son of any policy or policies of insurances issued 1
or to be issued ,by Baid,- company, any money so
deposited with it shall not be liable for sneb loss.
We are to have Sam Houston here in a few
days, by invitation of the .Democratic members
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NUMBER XXV.
HinniaßCßQ, Feb. 14
of the Legislature. Tbe.old hero’s,arrival is look*
ed for.with no-little anxiety,-; He was written to
by the ladies of the Episcopal Church, and re*
quested-to delivers a lecture; the proceeds to be
applied to . the erection of a parsonage for the
church, He has consented, and to day the use of
the Hall of the House was grantedcthe ladies fo
that purpose, I have aot learned wbat bis subject
will be
I have apeni several-hours in copying for the
i* Post ” the memorial of> Mrs; Isabella Wetherill,
praying tbaf the- divorce asked by her husband
may not granted.:; It/will teii its own tale.
To night we havea lecture from Wm; R. Dick*,
erson { an egotistical individual, who has acquired
some notoriety,,and a reputation ;for honesty and.
disinterestedness, which' he does 1 not deserve," by
trumpeting the dishonesty "of others. His subject
to-night was the corruptions of the “State House
Row,” in Philadelphia. His vulgar abuse of all
the Philadelphiacqunty officers, and indiscriminate
laudations of himself, led bis audience to believe
that there was no more honesty in his
tion than in the men he so unsparingly .denounced
He asked the use of the Hall of the House for his
purposes, whfch was very properly refused him. >
, SPRIG.
Stribblings ant) Clippings.
Samuel Hairston, of Pitlsyivaniayis said to be the
richest mania Virginia—his wealth being estimated at
ttomthr l ta to five millions of dollars t
—By the proceedings of the House, on the 13lb, we
see that Col. Morgan Robertson presented a memorial
from Mary and John .Wrensball, for a law. to allow the
sale of real estate.
—The Virginia Senate is' nowdehatingtbe bill
which had previously passed the House,for incorporat
ing the Northwestern (Parkersburg) BaUroad.
. —— An Anti-Fugitive Law State Convention was;
held at Wintbrop, Maine, on the 29th ultimo. The Port*
Jana,Enquirer says “it was fall, strong,'and enlhusias
-tic.”
—— At St. Anthony’s, Minnesota, Mr. Farnum’s son
aged 14 years, committed suicide by hanging himself; on
Sunday, soon after returning from the Sabbath school. _ .
A man named John McGangan has been arrested ;
in New-York, charged with. the.seduction of Barbara
Ranis, the female. wbo,.oh.Mohday night, attempted to
destroy herself by taking laudanum.
The Democracy of Vermont are taking measures'
to repudiate the coalition srbich;hasexisted between
their party and abolitionism for.tbe last two years. A
Democratic Mass Meeting is to be held at White River
Junction, on the 26th, for the purpose.
i—r The steamship Empire City, Captain Wilson,deft
New York, on Thursday Afternoon, for'Chagres, with
:220 passengers.
—*—A. bill granting the Tight Of way to the Pennsyl
vania Central Rail road to build a road to Wheeling, is
now before the Housoof .Delegates of Virginia.
; -r— The population of Indiana, iis completed, at the
Census Office, is nine hundred and ninety thousand two
hundred and fifty-eight..
The Swedish Nightingale is slowly wending her
way northwaid. AVherever she stops, the people assem-.
ble to pay her tUe homage of admiration.
- The Washington Globe, it is said, will lie discon*
linued.not on account of the advance in printers’wages,
but to make room for Benton’s paper, of which Mr. Blair
is to be the editor. "
. Dr, W. Sraead,of CiucinnatiyOn the 10th instant
.made q donatiou of 80,006, as a permanent fund, for en
dowing the Asylum for aged and indigent women in that
rcity.
; A marine insurance company, with a capital of
$500,000, of which $lOO,OOO had already been subscribed
was reccnlly formed at San Francisco, California. It
is the first institution of the kind ever established oh the
Taeificjan'd is sustained by the best businessmen imhat
jcityri , ' ’ ■ •••
—— Two hoys named Robert RhiaedoHarand David
Western; have.been arrested in Philadelphia for steal
ing sugar, and two females named Ann Stramer and
Christiana Matsleyy in the same city, for stealing-mo
lasses.
The Hlinois Legislature has passed a liberal cbaN
jer fora railroad from IlUaoiatown to Vincennes.
• _ The Missouri Senate has passed the Pacific, Han*,
nibal and St. Joseph Railroad Bill, with loans on the
credit or the State for $3,000,000. The vote was 27 to 5/
; -- Accounts from Cape Haytien to the 24th ultimo,
have been received.; The country remains quiet. Cof
fee, was scarce.- A new ordinance, relative to the trade
with foreign commies, was promulgated on the 22nd of
January.'. . ■ ... -
The Maryland Reform Convention decided, on
the 13th, against biennial sessions of the Legislature in
futureiond in favor of annuallimited sessions..
' A gentleman who had reached San Francisco
from Sauta Barbara, by land, reported having passed on'
his routo eight thousand head o/ sheep, which were be*,
tng driven from the State of Sonora toiheSau Francisco
market.;
Four hundred fine-wooted sheep were recently
killed by dogs on a single farm near the town of Oates,
N. Y.
: The Morotons, on Beaver Island, in Lake Michi
gan, have issued the first number ofa heat paper, called
the “Northern Islander.* 1
i Au empty pocket is a great guif between hope and
success, as impassable aa that which divided Lazarus
from his friendj the millionaire. '
: The Journal of Commerce, alluding to the-coun
terfeit ten cent pieces which have not ihecircletof stars
on them, makes known the fact that a portion of thegen
uine coin has been struck without the mark in question»
so that a'ten cent piece without the stars is not, for that
reason alone, to be esteemed spurious,
"—~ A grocer of Chicago the .other day opened a chest
of the best Souchong and found a tin lube filled with the
genuine, the balance being tan bark, and poor at that!
-rr— Bishop Capers, of South Carolina, has addressed
the people of that Stale, admonishing them of the mad
ness of attempting a separation from the Union. Seces
sion, he says, involves a powerful struggle withJSverty,
high taxes and sore humiliation. '
. PbaroaU, cbnyicted of the murder of Miss Sharp.-
Ipsa, the Chester Record says; c»bjected to u the verdicton
his way back to.hia celi, and said it was “a d—-d mean
jury” “No rogue'e’er felt the halter draw with good
opinion of the law.”
; Mr.Geyer, the new United States Senator (ejec
ted to represent Missouri in Mr. Benton’s place, is not a
Germanby birth,.as has been stated, but a native of
hlaryland..
A LE—SO bbls. XX. Campbell & ,Co.’s Spring .Water
'ix Brewery; GOhalf bbls. do; lor sale at manufactu
rer’s prices by M.D. PATTON,
. febiB > . : . 211 Liberty at.
Holland gin and.lrish whiskey—
;3 pipes Anchor & Star brand Holland Gin;:
: l 2 puncheons Stuart’s Dublin genuine Malt Whiskey;
rForsaleby, t [fobl8) M. D. PATTON.
YftTlNKS—Burgundy, Port, Madeira, Sherry, Malaga,
. Vj: Red and Rhineish,iu lots to suit purchasers.
: For sale by J [feblS] mT D. PATTON.
T AVENDER, Rasberry.ana Pine Apple Brandies, for
li sale by . [feblB] . Mi D. PATTON.
LONDON PORTER—SO doz. “R. Williams’” London
Porter for sate by tfeblSj M. D. PATTON.
OATS AND RYE—lBUo;buff. Oatsj ;
. 350 do Rye;: in store and for
[feMBJ . M.D, PATTON
CLOVER AND TIMOTHY SEED
-40 bus. prime Closer seed:
25 do do Timothy seed ; for sale by
feblB • '■••• • M.D. PATTON.
sLCb\lTTEß—3bbls.forsale by v '
feb!B M.D. PATTON.
OTASH—9 casks No. 1 for sale by ’ • '•"
feblB ! M.D.TATTON.
BROOMS— 120 doz. Corn Brooins in store and for sale.
fob!8 M.D. PATTON.
RICE AND RAISINS—S tierces S. C. Rice ; 120 bxs«
M. R. Raisins; for sale by
fsbie M. D. PATTON.
YViNE—4S doz. Casselia A Co., 1841—su
-0 perior quality—for sale low to close consignment
; :feblß -V.. M.D. PATTON;
V iLD RYE WHISKEY—I 9 bbls; very superior quali-
V<f ty, for. sale by : £feb!Bj . M.D. PATTON.
.TiyCONONGiUrELA~HEcTIFIED WHISKEY—2SO
ill bbls. on hand and for sale by , ‘
• febis • - T - • M.D.PATTON. •
eIGAKS— 260 bxa.Principe, Regalia, and Yara Sixes,
atlow prices,for sale by'
iiebtß
SOAP, CANDLES AND STARCH—ISO.bxs. for sale
at manufacturers prices, by. ... * ... . v :;V;
feblS : M. D. PATTON.
TJRANDIES— 20 half and quarter pipes Cognac, Bor-
Is deauinnd Rochelle Brandies, of diSbreiii-vintages,'
in store and for sale by tfeblB] M.D.PATTON.
CHAMPAGNE COGNAC BRANDY—Vintage 1 1SEL
L inbottles, forsale by [lebl8) M. D. PATTOnT^
DRIED PEACHES—IOO bus. prime Halves for sale
by {febßJ WM.DTTEB.
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GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING STORE,
AND ODD-FELLOWS* DEPOTS
£7O. 80,
APOLLO BUILDINGS;FOURTH STREET,
„■ Sign of tbe Bee-Hive.
rpHE SUBSCRIBERS haveepened a Gentlemen’s Fur - i
,'J. ouA*«g Store, in connection with an Odd FeUews' \
D'PQUm which are to be found a. variety of Fancy
Goods and Odd Fellows’ Regalia, never before present*
'•d o ° Pittsburgh l public, by a single establishment..
Philadelphia, they are in regular receipt of
Odd .Fellows- Registers, Ledge Blank Books, Gavels, and
omer Lodge articles. The Regalia exhibited at their
moBl f> or Beonsand admirably assorted; no
imng ot the sort, so entirely exquisite, has ever been.seen
■ ln J»u lB i? ar ,^ e * in ?^£hProfusion. ;;
1 i« lc 3°J l^B Furnishing Department is plentiful
t iy supplied wuh a variety of superb anddelicately
i wrought articles ot dress. The variety is entirely too
Sear to enumerate in a moderate space; we must,
erefore, direct the public to an investigation of the
biocc itself Allihatwe can say In this connection is»
that at oar Establishment the gentlemen of tasie canbe
supplied with any article in our line, manufactured out
of the,best materials and by.the most experienced
hands. !We solicit an examination of our stock; it
composes avanety whichchallenges comparison
TI A large lot of Fvit £Bk and TArien shirts; Fancy
Stocks and self adjusting Cravats Gloves and Hosiery
of various kinds, and in fact every ariicje of ebrafori of
luxury which a gentlemen of good taste would fancy. *
We solicit a share of public patronage:
HINTON * CO.,
'Sign of the Bee Hive,
No; 80 Apollo Baildings Fourth st.
Landioape painting. . ,
JASPER H. LAWMAN, Lakbscapx Paintsb, Rooms,
Pourtli street, Odeonßuildings, second story. Spe*
citnens may. be seen by the{patrons of the Art, at the
above place. ' • - v. ( • •
Rfferencts—iohn K. Holmes, Esq:,Wm. C. WaH,T. A.
Htiher. RichardCowan,;Esq., Matthew Wilson.J. J.
Gillespie, Hon. S, Jones, LJ Harper. [febla.
. Excellent Business to Dispose of
IN ALLEGHENY.—In consequence of the dtssoln*
lion of Partnership between MORRIS& HA
WORTH, they offer tot sale their business, situate on
Federal street, near the Market, Allegheny City. .It is
useless commenting upon, the excellence of the stand,
or the amount of business we have done, as both-.are
well known; all we shall; say is, that it is n firat-rale
chance tor any one wishing to embark in a similar trade.
The stock consists of Drugs,Oils, Paints, Ac;; Groceries;
Wines and Liquors, to betaken at market value. Apply
to MORRIS & HAWORTH,
feblB . Diamond, Pittsburgh.
THE STEUBENVILLE WINDOW GLASS FAC
TORY, with the town of Rockville, and Coal Bank,
are offered for sale. Very little’ repairs are necessary
to commence manufacturing. Belonging to the.Factory
le an eight stone Flattening Overt, capableof-flattening
glass for two or three factories, and ao it better than any
other one in the United Slates.
... The Steubenville and Indiana Railroad will pass thro v
the Factory premises, which will make it; also, an eligi
ble site for manufacturing purposes. -
; Individuals or companies may advance their interest
by looking at these premises. , If not sold it will be
rented. Terms can be made (o suit purchasers. *
Steubenville, Feb. 13; .J, G; MORRIS & CO. j.
ST* The / 4, Pittsburgh Post,’’ ’ and .“ Wheeling.. Ga
zette,” will each insertio amohnt of 31,00, and charge
this office>-Stfu6enm7/ff Messenger • IfcblBi ;
TO the .Honorable the Judges of the Court of General
Qdarter Sessions of the Peace, in and lor the County
of Allegheny :
The petition of John HanseU,of the 3d Word, Pitts
burgh, in the County aforesaid, humbly sheweth, That
yoarpetiuonerbaihprovided himself with materials for
the accemmodationof travelers and others, at his dwell- ;
ing house in. the Ward aforesaid, and prays that your
Honors wiUhgsjoleased to grant him a license'to keep a
public house onthteriainment. And your petitioner, as
;in duty bound, will pray, ‘ ‘ . JOHN HANS ELL.
.We, the subscribers, citizens of the Ward* aforesaid;
do certify that the above petitioner is of good repute for
honesty and temperance, and is wellprovided with bouse
room and conveniences for the accommodation and lodg
ing of strangers and travelers, and that said lavernis ne
cessary. "Vt
Colin Young, B M Argust, John M’Guire, J XI Robin-,
son, Wm Gairos, H Abel, M H Lewis, Daniel Bernard,
John Beck, James Montooth, Wm M Young, R S Rlars
land. £feblB;3tdaw
THAT LARGE DWELLING HOUSE, with al
extensive Grounds: for Garden and Stables BlBM[
attached—the Residence of the late Wm. J. Totten,
Cliff* street. Possession given on the Ist of Mareh:
For terms, apply to D. R. M’ABOY, Guardian,, or R.
C. Touen, at the Fort Pitt Works. [feb!B
TO the Honorable .the Judges of the Court of Generll
Quarter Sessions of the Peace, n and for the Chun ty
of Allegheny: -
The petiuon. of William Tucker, of the Olh'Wardj
Pittsburgh city) in the County aforesaid,humbly sbeweth,
That your pfcutioner hath provided herself withmate,-
trttitffor the accommodation of travelers and others, at
her dweiUng hbase in the ahdpray slirat
your Honors wUJ be, pleased. to grant her a iicense to
keep.u public house of entertainment. And your peti
tioner, as in duty bound, will pray. , ■'
WILLIAM TUCKER.
: We, the subscribers, citizens of.the Ward afjresaid,
do certify that the above'petitioner is of good repute for
honesty and temperance, and is well providedwith house
room and conveniences forthe accommodation and lodg
ing of strangers and travelers, and that said tavern is he'
cessary. . .
. Thos Bowsweld, Thos Edwards, Peter. Young, Thos
D Gillespie, J A DolebyrWra Roswell, N Gross, M AN:
lenbaugb, Robt Fleming, John Williams, William Lock,
FYost. (Chronicle copy and charge Post.)
feblB:3tdaw.
THE liisioiy of Pendenn)B;:his fortunes and mi * for
um es; his friendsdnd his greatest enemy. By Wm.
Makepiece Thackeray. With illustrations on wood by
the author'.'■ -In two volumes.
ray.
nfalleviHet a Franconia Story. By the author of the
RoUa Books.
* No. U of the Pictorial, Field Book of the Revolution
By BensonS. Lnssiug.-
The above books just received and for sale by ■
R. C. STOCKTON,
No. 47 Market st.
MISS SARAH COATES designs giving a coarse of
‘ Lectures to Ladies, on.Anatoray; Physiology, and
the laws of health The subjects.will be ; illustrated by
a fine French model, and a set of life sized anatomical
plates,Ac. • .
Her introductory lecture will be'free, and given in
Wilkins Hall, on Thursday evening, at 7 o'clock. To.
this lectnre gentlemen as well as ladies are invited. .
Tickets forthe coursoof aix!ectures,dne dollar. Ad
mittance tor a single evening.2s cents. . (febl7:td.
A CHECK drawn by us in. favor of Henry Fritz, No.
1955, dated February 4th, 1851, on-N. Holmes &
Sous, of this city, for three hundred and fifty dollars, has
been lost from' the raail between PittsburgVand Park*
ersburgh. The public:are cautioned against receiving
said check, as the payment bos been stopped .
febl7 MILLER At BfCKETSON.
FOR SALE—a SOAP and CANDLE MANUFAC-
having every advantage for doing a large
and extensive business, at a very limited expense. The
establishment has been long and favorably known, and
has a liberal share of City business; It is now in fall
operation, and immediate possession can be had. Also,
a good Dwelling House, Stable. Ac. The tools and. fix
tures are all well arranged and in good order. To one
or two persons of industrious habits and a small capital,
the abovo presents a good chance for entering a profit
able business. S. Agentj
fcb7 , .70 Smiihfield street.
Tin Roofing*
THE subscribers take. this method to inform property
holders, housebuilders, and . all others interested,
that they suil continue the' bußihess of-Tiii Hoofing, in
all its branches; Their skill and experience in this part
of the business, has hitherto enabled them to give entire
'And ; they hope, that :by continuing the
same policy of using the best materials, and employing
skillful workmen,to keep up this favorable impression.
If (be question ofTin Roofing was new, or just brought
before the notice ;of this community for the first time,
we would consider that the importance, of .the'-'subject
wouldjustify us in extending our views on its superior
advantages.. This, however, is not the'ease. "We shall
therefore, confine ourselves to a few remarks. On the
Cth day of June, XB44j(neariy-seven years ago,) we fin*
ished our first job of Tin Roofing in this place. From
that up to the present time, we have covered with- tin
the roofs of the finest and most'costly buildings that
have been erected iu this county. We have given our
views on a previous occasion on the superior advantage
ot Tin over iron, os a covering for houses. And time,
the great tester of all thmgs,has but too .clearly proven
the correctness of ouropinion.
Again, if wq place Tin in juxtaposition, with-Stateus
a covering for houses, wetbjnk thaiiia will bear a favo
rable comparison; with' some .decided advantages.—
These advantages are, that when tin is used the roof- can
be made much natter—thereby saving materials, in the
length of rafters, brick, in the gable ends—making the
house easy of accesß in case of a fire, and showing a
better finish and appearance. Also, when tin: Is used
the gutters are worked la, thereby, saving the extra and
heavy expense for copper gutters, copper flashings, Ac.j
—things indispensihle on slate roofs. If further reasons
were deemed necessary, we could offer the experience
of our eastern cities in proof what has been aovnnced,
as it is a well known faetthat New York and olhereast
ern citiesvery generally prefer even tin for iheir most
cosily and splendidbuildingß, notwithstanding they have
a fullsupply of state at theft doors. With these remarks
we wilt leave the subject withthose interested, and will
take pleasure in giving further information when called
; JOHN DUNLAP & CO n
corner Matket and Second sta.
TO the Honorablo the Judges of the Court of General
Quarter Sessions of the reace, in and for the County
of Allegheny : • v
7 The petition of John fowler, of the Fifth, Ward* City
of Pittsburgh,!!! the Couniy atoresaid, humbly sheweth.
That your petitioner hath providedhimself with materials
tor the accommodation of travelers and others, ai hla
dwelling house in the Word aforesaid, and prays that
your Honors will ie pleased to gram him a license to
keep a public house of entertainment. And your peti
tioner, as in duly bound, will pray.:
' . JOHN FOWLER.
We,the subscriberSjCUizensofiheWardaforesaid,
do certify that the above petitioncrisof good repute for
honesty aridiemperance. andiswell provided with house,
room and conveniences for the accommodation and lodg
ingof strangers and travelers, and that said tavern is her
cessaiy.. .
. JacobErwig, J‘W:Toylor } James Da in, Richard Sa
very, Emanuel Reis, F Carr. J Taylor, Edwatu Faber,
Thomas Phillips, domes T Ward, Geo arLeatuMichocf
Leahy. ffet>l7:3idaw
M.D. PATTON;
01.OVEBSEED-18 bbls. prime Ohio aeed.jMLreo’fl
■ and Tor sale low- WIu.I)YCK> .
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T ARD—aObbLq. No. 1; *
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Factory for Sale*
For Rent*
New Books X New. Books X
Nb.Sof the Historyof Pendennts. By W.M.Thacke
Lectures to Ladles*
Check host.
A Profitable Baalneai*
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07" The subscriber will offer for inspection*and *ale,
at.hlt stand, No. 3$ Diamond Market, on Saturday, Fab*
roary 23d, some of the finest and fattest Beef and Mat*
ton that has been offered in this market for .years. The
cattle ore fear years old) and were raised in Bourbon
county, Kentucky, by Mr. Jacobi, celebrated forhisfiuo
stock. Epicures attend !• [teblSJ B.FLAWftJAtf.
. fly Mr. Williams, the elegant and-brilliant
has just arrived, and taken charge of the Writing Clas
ses in Duff’s Mercantile College: ''
Wistar’a Balaam ofWlld Cherry,
We have not unfreQuently called attention to this
article in the coiumris.of our paper, and we haTe done
so with fee. fall confidence: feat it was a good one, and
deserving the patronage of the public, vWe.have hod a
chance to. .witnCssits effects upon- some of our friends,
which, in addition to thehlgh ejicomiutQspassed upoo ;
I it by our,brethren ofthe press, not in paid puffs, but in
honest, candidauitemente. from having derived: ft bene*
fit themselves, makes us; ae&lrous of advising all thosa •
who have occasion loresort toareriiedyfer pulmonary'
. affections,•toavailiheinselves ofiti • We.havejoo trruen
confidence in tlie proprietors tobelievetheywonld
thmst thwor any other medicine r tipon the community,
unless . they hod full Taife in 1 : iu efficacy—in: confirm
ation of which the proprietors offern y feasß;df: testimony
from the most unquestfenable’. sourcea. Neither would '
they be understood as saying that this will.aiwaya cure
consumpUon nflerit is Beatedj alihoagh it scjdoin falls
* , e Y* the;.wont cases—but srtfeiaseasonofthe'
'®sm?1 b 2Sii®v hodylsliable to a cold, which, If net
leattio final results—*by' takfng lhismedi*
not ? an 7 lives may be saved. —Ntto
£ngland-W<^hingUnnar^ i Sotton i Jan.i i iQVI.
D7* Sec advertisement, '
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The ingredients of which.Dr^Bogm 1 Syrup of lAvcr-
Canckalagu aiscoroposed;havocerta,-i *.
qualities whichhave been clearly esfeblishedbY ‘
the highest medical testimony. - ' California has given us
.something more valuable than gold, In thb plant Candid- *
lagua. - It istlefinest ef vegetable tonics, and has tho
invaluable property of reertritmg the'strengthV while it
represses fever. Tor, as ah expectbrftnt,;haa no equid.
It loosens and expels (he macus frbifc the Lungs,and thus
restores to (hem freedom of action. 1 . As an internal styp*
lie,iitrnear/has longbeenknowh J bat besidee arrost- '
ing bleeding from thel.ung9, it ae ; embto exerciso a bene
ficial iofluenceoverihe wnoießesprraferyApparatus. -'
Thus,- then, we have in this compound,': the properties Of •
stnngthiningi allaymg ft&erf drresimg Tiemorrkagty and
xoathingitritation*.: In this comhibabon concilia the ro-' *
[tionaleoThs wondeifolcureSbfCdiighs, Coldsj ana t»wi*
?uu Ccmsumptwn, for the particulars and vouchers of
which, see pamphlet to be bad of Agents ; also advertise* ••
raent in another column, 1 1 [feblfi
nyDagperreotvpefl. -ffl
Neison & Co. would to-the !"
citizens of Pitisbnrgh, ALlegneuy-'anaYlCinityi that they c.
have had a large Operation :Eootfi, wiih‘ a Glas9 Kpof. '
and Front, built and arr&ngea ekprcssiyTor the,purpose : V
of taking Daguerreotype -LfecnCsges. ' The best D&- ,
guerreolypes, on the best material, are taken at this <*> :
tabUshmeat, under the special superintendence ofi-iho
; proprietors. . .
arrangemewtcnables them also; to rake Family .
Groups, of an; narabei of persons; in the most perfect.
manner: '*■"* v- •' ,
Likenesses of sick of diseased any
part of the city. .
attne Lafayette U&U, Foarih street,corner of .: -
Fourth and Wood sireeta.*. Entrance oiVTourth street* ‘
. febl4:ly _ ■•; . • .. >
Gaßtrtc' Jntce or 'Pcpsln. • •
• H7* This great remedy, prepared after direction* of,-
Baron Liebig, the great Physiological chemist, by Dr. J
. Houghton, of PEiiadelphia.is workingwonders in all
diseases of fee-stomach'ftnd digestive-organs, It ia truly •
one of the .most important discoveries Tr- medicyl>sct* -
ence. .Cures of tl»o most hopeless : cas«*s -of indigestion -
have been perfermedv.to which the afflicted caabe re« ;
ferred by calling on iWagems.. See advcniteractii JA '
another column. Rrtssx A-hpjDbW'Rii.r Agents* iT
feb3 . ~< ■. HO Wood flireei.v-'
iL/~ Consumers of wlnea are invited tareacf In another
the card of Jacob Snider, Je.*s cheap wine store-:;
G7V?alnut street, f s. Tebl4:dly •- /
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TRANSPORTEHS, FORVVAKDINGANDCOM
MISSIOS MERCHANTS, •
DepptyCoJiaHsajiiii:taB.Penn st,
Pittsburgh.
IconograpUieEneyolopedla*
OUBSCRISER3 are herebyinformed that No*. 15 and'
0.16 o!\ the ate received and ready for
delivery, at Wall’s Periodical Office*.No. 85 Fourth 6L
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Valuable: Property for Sale*
UNBRED and Eighty wet front on the Eastern
V/.Road, at EastLiberty,.by Iflifee; deep to st street
withagoodDwelluig House, 1 conveniently arranged» a••
large Stable; none story House j a-weHaf&oad water,
witha pumpj a large, garden All
under gooifence' and in fine orfe?. 'The al>oTe Prop
erty ts well-located for a pleasant' residence,'ocVs a J - -
: speculation, to divide into smaller lots* Erica S2JOQO.
S. CUTHBBRT r Gen’l ’ * *
- : 78 SmUhfiem street. ?
. HGW mVSIGi • L. . ~„i
'TTtrHERE are the Friends of my Tomb. By G.'Bftik«r; :
VV Pve Something Sweet 10 Tell Yon: ■ v
The Robin ;/; ’ . -*•
I’m Thinking,o’ertbe Days, Mary; • j
. My NewKngland Home. New Song, dedicated to
the Ladies of New England; * ,J
She I Love is far away..
Oh, Meeime on the Silver Shore ;.
Good Night ; . .
My Home’s on the Praine Lea. By Woodbury ;
Lily Rhey. By S. C. Foster; ‘ 3 ' '
Native Village. By G< Barker;
The Spirit Dove; . •
Fo, hi, hi. The Black Shakers’ Song and Polkd ; ' " - -
WoaliJwere with Thee—for Guitar} ‘ •
Lcs Adienx. By Horr;' ' •'••• '
An extensive, collection.of. new Polkas,
Variations, &c. * . - . r
Also, a new supply of‘F New Carminfc Sa<t*L>* Can
ticaLaudis, and an excellent new workjbolhtd
forfut,” a collection, of popular add social songa.harrao. >
uized and arranged by Gi&v Webb and. hTasdn— •••
considered one ot the best works,ever published.
H, S abp»
NoMoJThir4aueet. ' ;
• : EMIGRATION OFFICE,
VlXi TnS CATHOLIC BOOK STOCK,
67 FJfth sire(i;ntar-Smuhfisld- '
r f tlikande Migned takes this jnethodof infbrminghi*
X friends and the public ingeneral,lbathehas operu
an Office auhe above named place, and is prepared la - •
remit money' in sunis;Of $5 and upwards.payable At
sight, in any .town in Eogland, Ireland, Scotland and*
Wale*.. .
If e is also prepared to bring ont '
erpool to nny, ponin' theUnhed SCatCs.''Eeing con
nected with a house of such tong standing bsthat of-
Messrs. Roche, Brothers & Masterson, andby hlsAtrict ':
aUentionto business* the subscriber trusts he will merit- '
the confidence of lhose-who may favor him with their •
patronage; For particular*,please-call at the Emigre
lion-Office ofthenudersigned,Agent.
_ W.B.M’CONLOGU&, ■-
No. 67 Fifth si., near Smlthfield, Pittsburgh^
R'ferenctz— Hon. John .B. Guthrie, Mayor o/ Piua*
bhxgh; James-Blakely,: Esq.. John J.Mitchel, Esq.j ;
Hon. W, Vorlcr, Alderman W. XV,- LcwtSiOffices of Jho u \
Morning Chronicle, Post, and Pittsburgh Catholic. *’
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Orphans* Court Sale.
BY Virtue of on order of the. Orphan*’ Cotm of AUe*
gheny County,'dated sth day of Peby,'A:o.lB3lj,- -
will be exposed to public aaleyaitne Coaf (House/in the
City of Piusburgh/on tbe'second Mbhday (thelOtbday) ''
of March next,-at the following
described Rcal.KstateVqf which Francis fltPJCeiina, late*,
of the City of AHegheny, deceased/by virtue of a cef- *'
tain article of ogreementldatedthe 10thday. bfSepfcm-'’
ber, A. D. 1833, bet?vecn F. Lorent,Q. E- Wanier and
Jacob Paiuter, of the one parf, and thc : said Francis *■
M’Kenna, oftneoiherpart,diedjseized,vli:~Ail that '
certain lot or piece of ground siuiate in the said City of
Allegheny* (late the Reserve tract, Ross township, on-
Sosite the Norihem Liberties -of Pittsbiireb,) being lot
To. two hundred and forty-three (913) in tne phmoriots ••
laid oulby G. E. Warner, Jacob Pointer and F.Lorcnz*
containing in front on Main street twenty-three feet and
extending back to Carp.enter alley^avingerected'on the
front thereof a two story brick ppilding, about-twenty -
leetf font by thirty feet.ia ; d<*ptb, and on the fear a dou- ( ‘
ble two story framebuUdmg.-ftotUingeaCarpenteraUflVv
- Termt and Conditions of Sate— One-hair of the pur
chase money to be paid in hand, and the balance to be
paid in two equal annual payments—bearinglawful in- *
tereat; and to be seenreA by bondaodmongace on the
oroperty. Por furthdr paruculafs, enquire ofMessrh. h.
Mitchel A Palmer, Attorneys and Counsellors at Lavr,
No. 123 Fourth street, Pittsburgh. -
: s . ANbTM>KENNA, Adra’rx
of Francis McKenna, deceaseds
merchants* Transportation Xtno. .
. (VIA. PBSm. CA.SAI. ASP KAILttOADS.I , •
FOR PHILADELPHIA DIRECT JET WITHOUT?
R&s^!Si9kry^
Central Block Road sL, Philaaa.
tIJH areprepared to receive a large amount of Her-, •,.
W chanaizeaml Prodpce,to ship, on lie opening of
the Canal, to Philadelpbiaandall intermediate place*, ,
at fotcerraies, and in ricir, than in any previous sea-
S ?m jj —The increased number oT Trucks provided by
the Canal Commissioners for carrying boats aver the '
State Railroad, will prevent any possibility of delay ati._
Johnstown, Ilollldaysburgh Or Columbia, this aeason
v>, Aifll’ANUiiTy," .
Canal Basils.
T' o ihe Honorable the Judges of the Coanot Quarter ■
Sessions of the peace, in and for the County.ofAlta- -
gheny» ><v.-vi
;ThepeiitfbnofM. A.Ca]honq,ofihe2n4AVard*city-of •
Pittsburg,ln thcCouniy aforesaid; humbly she weth, Tha t
ypur petitioner hath provided hetaeif-whh- materials for' ■'
the accommodation of travelers add others, at hex dwell- ;
ing house in the Ward, aforesaid, andprays that your;-
Honors will be pleased to grant her a license to keep a
pdblic house of entertainment. And your petitioner,as
'id duty bound, will pray,. 1 . , v
v . MARY ANN CALHOUN,
We,the sobscribersjciiuensof the Wardaforesatd,da
certify, that the above petitioner is 01 good :repulo for
honesty and temperance,andis wellprovidedjwith bouse.. •
room' and conveniences for the’accommodation,of .tT.av~>.
efers and others, and that said taveru if necessary.
RG Brooks, J Gardner, J Greer, WJ Anderson, \V
G Smith,lsaac Williams, H Wright, Geo Parsons, Wm H
Holland, J Ogdens Joshua Rhpde»i JotoJ .Roggen. -.
YeblSrGt • (Journal copy and ch Post,). - - rj .
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