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' ; Mx. *»-** i* v " * \ 1 *♦ ► ** *■ • , t a . >** ‘ - t r v- _ . -‘V.:,:. . :< : ' : v - ‘ , ' : '-r • V’V--'* livs/fe tf,VV* 4 -? if.-V*» j V}\ - * t, 1 "* t.Vv ■’Vvt, ?zi J - uvW'i a^f f .V.«J Ij«yrvg-ac-'v l >tr .Mjss S jf^iwswwil mmm piSUf msM J9RK HSWJSSf*.' - - 2,000 at 9it . . 7,000 at 91 do ... ®sg “ WsSm mimi liStiSlfeMi - - - '.v-t*'-^'ri^v-t.;., vs.Kifd::’- 5 “ ; ■■ ' - y ' - ■-,. .;r^'t • * ; o;gf/.& t ‘^Avto>> l . , 7 • N- = - a .' ~v.» -^■<»? ;i - .1 ilr.- , ®l )e Morning Poet. OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CITY. . L- HAHPEK, EDITOR AND I’ROITtIETOR, PITTSBU RG H TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 4, 1851 . American citizen canevtr cease 10 esteem the Vntcfrf aSl'he first ejf all blessings. Disunion? God for kid~-. itGttont. yct unborn would nu the rashness of the Democratic State Conventions. r. AT READING , • ForMoromaung candidates for.Govi3tf.oß and C*a> al ComnssoJtKß* on the 4th of June, le6l. a 3 axesoj'. •WUliamsjpoTt Convention.: ; .v . • -ax HARRISBURG. ' For nommating candidate?lorScFssMK BKNra, onthe Uth of JuneMSSl, as Gxed by the regular action of the State Central Committee. . Vto Advertisers. Ths Mobnik*Post has a latger circulation than any subscription paper published in . To busi 'nessmen Uaffords an excellent tne-dinm for Advertising " and being the only Democratic paper issued in AUegbe - nV'county* It goes into the hand? of a class of readers 'reached by no other paper. Advertisers will .be good enough to bear this in mind. 83T «« What is Cotiietcah Socialism T” an Essay* id five ntunbereywriUen for the Morning Post, vy Dn W. H. Motaer, will appear soon. ©3F We havo on hand a very interesting letter from Sircihport, in relation to the Allegheny River lUiiToad project, which we shall publish 10-morrow. ©3T Tho vory. liboral adverting patronage ex tended to the Morning Post dunng the last few weeks, will show that ear enterprising citizens fully appreciate its value ss a medium through which they, nay communicate with-their cusiomcrs.and the pub lic. At no time eince its commencement has the Post enjoyed eo exlcnaivo a circulation, or a degree of popularity as at present. It is seknowj edged oh all hands tha: for tho accuracy and full ■ness of its Commercial reports, and for tho vanoty and lateness of its news, thePosf is not excelled, by any other paper published in Pittsburgh. It is cor chief aim to please our. numerous : pa trons; and if we cccurc. their applause and probation, onr ambition is satisfied. We had it in contemplation to enUtae the Daily P<ufto the oize of the Pittsburgh Gazette, id order that wo might eatisfylho demands ofiho merchants > and the advertising community generally. But upon consultation with our friends we find that a paper of'tho present site and price will meet with more favorfront the great mass o( us patrons, Al ' most daily we are compelled to omit columns of ad* vertisements for want of room. This is not only a subject or complaint amongst our patrons, but a eonreo of annoyanco to ourselves. To prevent com plaint on this score, we will hero state, that all ad vertisements ordered infer a specific period shall • have- the required number of insertions without fait. We cannot close without returning out heart-felt thanks to the citizens of Pittsburgh and especially to *hc-Business Community for the very.extoasivo pat®, ronago they have extended to the Moairmo Povr. BOIi WILLIAM BEATTY. - . Wo think that public opinion has pretty clearly ■ pointed to the Hon. Wittiaa Beattt, of Butler county, as the choice of the Democracy of Penn. sylvonia for the office of Canal Commissioner. To those who know the man it is unnecessary to. Eiy a single Word m his praise. But we ileem it pro- per to remark, for the benefat of thoee who : may ’not enjoy the pleasure of his acquaintance, that.,a. , ■ ffiorO'-honest man does not live than Wieuaux Bnxtr In the course of a long life be has never beetrknown to do an act that would lessen him -in the estimation of a Single-Democrat. We are of the opinion that the best interests of the people of Pennsylvania require the nominal ■i tion and election of such a man as Mr. Bcattt to the office of Canal Commissioner. Under his administration the people will have the amplest ■guaranty that there will be no profligate expendu turts of the public moneys upon dishonest men or worthless drones. There will-be no thieving on the public works, or “ Indians about,’ n “old Billy Beatty” is a member of the Canal Board. ■ The-unanimity with which the Democracy of -Allegheny county have declared that lVrsrua Beattt is their choice for Canal Commissioner, will exercise a powerful influence abroad in Ins behalf Here Mr. Beattt is well known, and all who know him love and admire the man. It is ' concedes that the West is entitled to the next Canal Commissioner,-and we can assure our De« - mocratic friends in other .portions of the State j that in WrttiAM Beattt they will have an offi cer tyho will reflect tbe highest credit upon the character of our good old Commonwealth. A Custom Hons© in Pittsburg* l * It appears from the proceedings of Congress, that the item of $75,000 for-a site for a Custom House in Pittsburgh, has been stricken; from the Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation Bill. This does-not astonish us in the least, and it is the best - evidence that we could ask that Moses Hamptoh has'no influence whatever at Washington. If a gentleman who could command the respect of bis fellow>members represented tins district in Con* gross, the citizens of Pittsburgh would not now be lamenting the defeat of the Custom House ap-. prbpriation- As little as Hamptox a influence ib at home, it is even less at Waehington. h he had kept his word, and resigned at the close ot the last session, doubtless the people of Allegheny county wonld have elected a person to fill his place, who would have attended to tbeir interests better, it is to be hoped: that hereafter the of Allegheny will nominate their best men for Congress- If they do not, the Democracy will have a chance to redeem the district. Sale ofUallroad Stocks Tho following 1b a report of the sale ol bonds of the Ohio Central Railroad, made at auction in New Tork on Wednesday last i 6000 at 93 par cant, netting @6,580 00 3,000 at 921 . do .-’l*-££ 13,000 at. 92} do ‘f’rno no 6,000 at 92 : ' do •••••••• t’o^hn 2,000 at 911 do ' Ufa bo '7,000 at 91 do ..... 6,370 00 1,000 at 90} do ... 3,000 at 90} do ' 7ri« nn 5,000 at 90 do . 4,500 00 62,000 at S9l do . • 48 -™,® 163,000 at 89* do ...135,93000 260,000 @224,012 60 ; The bears an interest at the rate of? per cent., payable scmi.annually at the office o!' the Ohio Info and Trunt Co. in the city of New York, and the principal reimbursable in 10 years. Tho terms of (ho sales were ton per cent- at the time of purchase, and the balance In equal payment at 1, 2. 3 and 4 months, with tho option ot making the whole - -payment at tho time, with interest, from the timo of sale. riew Publications. H Miner & Co., Smitbfield street, have received “Cruising in the Last War,’-by Charles J Peter, ion, complete in one volume, —an historical roe mance of thrilling interest.. Also, “The Family Physician; or the I rue Art of Healing the Sii;k in all diseases whatever, ’ by J)r Frederick Holhcb, M-D. - BSSPThe Report of tho Board of Visitors of- Mer cj Hospital was received lat 6 o’clock last evening —too lato an hour to allow of its appearance in this morning’a paper. We snail endeavor to find a place for it in otjr next. i‘ ‘<4 - f‘ t - :*i.. ;;J X;v '■■ . , VMY \ ■■.«-*. i»V •■ - ■■■ ' ' ■■— ~ .. . ... DECISIONS IN' THE DISTRICT COtIRT Scribblxtujs ctulx ffllippxngs. op Allegheny county. Thi> ivhl« of PhilodclphiaTttfla “grand rally” Jamet Mormon m. John McFaden. ... - - ' Museum, and : .Accident nnsmir from the breaking of dams in. canals, on Thursday night last } at the. Chinese € 'adopted resolution* susthininff the Compromise mens arer An impression is abroad that the Act of Congress authorizing the Coinage of Gold Dollars expired on the Ist in-t It is not so-the act is without limitation as to Professor Charles G. Page, of Washington City, ha' been engaged for the last five months in applying electro-magnetic power to a locomolivo-engine. The first pubiic-trial'of.thts new application-of. power t-vtil probably be made before Congress.rises. An extensive revival of Religion is in progress at Brook Ville, Indiana. Some seventy persons have join ed the Hetbodirt.Church, and quite a number the Pres bytermn. -—Judge Chapman ha* pronounced sentence of death on George Pharaoh, at Chester, for the murder of Miss Sharptess. The day of execution is not fixed. ——A society has been funned by the citizens of. Muscatine* lowa, for the purpose of affording .reliable information to persons emigrating from Europe or from, the Old States to the gTeat Western Valley. Lord John Russel has addressed a letter to the President of the Royal Society of Edinburg announcing the intention of Government to place 91,000 at the dis posal oftbe Society this year for scientific purposes. . . Wheatley, ore of the best actors in the coun try in hi* line, is about to withdraw from.the stage, for I mercantile life in New York. As a mark 01 respect for | him a« a man and an actor, his faends propose totender | him the compliment of a grand benefit.. Ther* are few connected with the stage more deserving sucha mark of public regard. A sister of President Fillmore’s wife, Mut> Pow er*, died at Sandusky City, Ohio, on the 24th ult. In consequence of this domestic affliction the receptions at. ’he Presidential mansion were discontinued. . Rev. Mr. Gillespie, the Catholic Priest,, charged with annulling a Mrs. Towles in the.sired at Boston, ha* been tried and acquitted. > Aman laielrsued another m the County. Court, Lincolnshire, England, for . shaving one side of his face j and head while he was drank, and the practical joker .had to pay 23 shillings damages and costs for his trick. T. Buchanan Read, so favorably known in Amer ica as a proraisingpoct, is practising hissisier art of painting m Florence. But three month* ©*re, by con stant application ot his easel, he has neatly finished four or five most respectable pictures. *— A woman was seized by two men in Bold street, Liverpool, England, who placed a handkerchief filled with chloroform to her face, thus rendering her insensi ble- She wus then robbed of all hei jewelry. Mr-Stiff, the late refugee from Cuban tyranny, has arrived at Charleston. He says that he does not know for wbß.f he was arrested, and that there are still a num ber of American prisoner* tn the Havana jails, who are unable to ascertain the character oi the charges againßt them. The influx ©i visitors m the Crystal Palace in. London i* incessant. The receipts from the ss. restrict ing fee, amounted on one recent occasion to £3OO. This i« apan of a fund for the sick and industrious poor. . —. Parodi was encored, till she fainted, at Boston, on her personation of the character of “ Romeo.*’ Just before the close of tho opera, she was affected by a sud den Illness, and was obliged to be taken from the stage. The French will display at the London exhibi tion an enormous cut-glass daanttr •without a flaw.—• Three persons of ordinary height may sit inside ot a and eat dinner from a round table a yard in diameter. Private accounts from the coast of Atnca state that the slave trade is on its last legs, and nearly all the slave dealers on the South Coast are bankrupt. —— Gen Tom Thumb wns arrested m Savannah last week, for driving his stale carnage upon the side walk, eadunirering the peace and safety of the citizens, and in violation of the city ordinances in auch coses made and proviaed. The Detroit Free Pres* state® that the amount of copper brought from the mines of Lake Superior m 1849 *wns eleven, hundred and fourteen tons... The amount shipped in. 1850, exccedcd iour thousand, and that lo be chipped during the present year, wit! be sufficient, say a the Pro**- to supply tho whole consumption of copper in the United Stales, which is a hale over six thousand FROSI HAUaiSBURO. COK&r OF TUB MOHSISS FO6T NUMBER XXXV. HahrisDubo, Fob. 27, 1651. The first thinff done m. the House, this rooming xv2f to pass e resolution, adjourning over from Fru day until Monday afternoon, m order to avail them selves of the invitation extended them to vml Washington, /or the purpose ol seeing the eights ; there Aft you may leel somewhat interested to know how courteous and. accommodating our Rail* road Presidents are becoming, I give yon below the iQvitatioo and synopsis of tho arrangements for the excursion now In contemplation. Tbc enquiry afloat tosday, is, what the deuce has tnado these two Railroad Compauics so wondrous kind T What is to grow out of the supper tendered tho membors of the Pennsylvania Legislature, at the Eulaw House, in Baltimore ? The “Glasgow Dinner” had a show of plausibility in it, os it came off in the metropolis of our own State; but this supper, in Bal timore, exceeds all comprehension, and has puzzled all the knowing ones. And yet it need not bo a myolery. It must be apparent, to every one poo eecscd of any discrimination, that eo great a de parture from the everyday course of conduct, pur sued by Railroad Compauics genorally, must have j some ulterior object. It »s well known that the | Baltimoreans arc deeply interested in the passage of a Bill, now pending beforo the Senato, which pro poses to tax tho freight and passongers carried over tho Cumberland and York Railroad. They do not like the idea of paying the State 25 coots on every ion or freight, and 15 centß on every passenger, and have devised this excursion, as. a conciliatory, step towards tho reduction of these rates. This, of i couroe, is only surmise of my own, and perhaps en titled to no consideration ; but after witnessing, from d.iytoday, tho open attempts mado to lead tho members to Bwervc from the path of honest duty, tho surmise, that this free excursion to Washington is a genteel modo of attempting to influence tho conduct of the Legislature, is, at least, pardonable. But I have promised you s word about tho ar rangements, &c. I will bo ns good a a my word. Tho caravan leaves at l£ o’clock, P. M., on Friday; arrives in Baltimore at 7, where a committeo will meet the “assembled wisdom” of tho Keystone, escort them to tho“Eutaw House,” fi crack Hotel, by the way,} whero supper will bo served at 8 o’clock, and champagne, brandy and whiskey, par taken of as long Is tho guests foci disposed to drink. On Saturday morning the guests leave lor Washing i ton, remaining there until Sunday evomog or Mon* i day morning, when they will bo brought back to Harrisburg. Whether a committee from Congress will escort thorn home, 1 am unable to ooy ; though it is pre named, from the fact that the House to-day passed d veto of thanks to Daniel Webster, that ho, in gratitude for this mark of esteem by tho Democrats, wilt ece that something is done to ensure tlioir uale arrival. What will Mrs. Swisshclm say to the vote of thanks 7 I should like to see her comments up* on U. Tbero was nothing oi importance trans3ctod in House or Senate to-day, the oxcuraion to Wash* ingtorr being the ail-engrossing topic. On the return of the members, I hope to bo able to give you something rich. SPRIG. Jenny LiND-~>Sale of .tickets for Jenny Lind’s sixth concert fit , New Orleans as good as first—#l2 and slt> premium for dreea-circle. The Picayune u These prices will bo fcept up for eomo time, as crowds are pouring into our city from every di* reciion. Siuco the bet sale, thirteen large steamers have arrived in port, all having great numbers of passengers. .. . Gen. Houston in New York.— The reception of this distinguished hero and statesman in New Yprk was cordial and enthußiaeuc. The ireedom of the city.was tendered to him, and ho was waited on : by throngs ofcitisona, without any distinction of poli tics. His speech oothe occasion was felicitous, and was greeted with frequent outbursts of rapturous ap plausct 1 5 4 V % * :--V, r. jident ansmrfrom »..o oreax*.jg ot umu. are such inevitable accidents as furmsh;an to , common carriers for the loss of goods . : . • - If the loss arises from an extraordinary flood and ttie. consequent breaking of a canal dam, and this w>a» tot sold cause ofuhe loss,-and .if, in the difficulties caused thereby* there was of diligence and skill on the part of the crew the earner is excused. Horses are part of the equipmentof a canal boat, amt tf one of them be, and by reason thereof the earner is disabled to escape from a danger into which he has fall en.'he is not excused. M Bat where the lameness of the horse caused a loss ot tune by the wuy, and thus the boat was bronghtto a par ticular point where it was destroyed by an extraordinary flood, the law does not make the delay an element in I testing the laevilobleness of the accident. . . | • Garners ate answerable for the ordinary and proxi i mate consequences of tlnftr faults, and not tor thoae which are remote and extraordinary.: For delay, the dattt&ges are measured according to lime lost, and not by a subsequent event, haying an ex traordinary and unforeseen connection with that delay. in circumstances of danger, the law requires of the carnet ordinary care, skill and foresight in attempting to escape. In great danger, great care m the ordinary care of prudent men. This was an action of assumpsit on a bill of lading for damage done to goods delivered by the plaiotiS to the defendant to fee carried by the Pennsylvania Canal. The bill of lading .was dated October 1, 1847. After the goods were started on the way, and when they were on the Juniata portion of the Canal, October 7, there came a great storm of raiu which tasted near two days, and caused an unprecedented rise In I waters of the Juniata. When the boat arrived at Piper’s dam, it was considered un safe to attempt to cross. The crew thcrefuro lay I up on the level below the dam, and fastened their I boat to a canal bridge immediately below the dam. I The water continued rising until about midnight, 1 when Piper s dam gave way, and shortly after- I wards the bridge, to which the boat was fastened, I was carried off, and the boat with it. , Some of the goods were recovered, but m a damaged con- Idition.- It appeared by the evidence that the defendant s boat had two horses, and that one of them was lame when they started, and that by reason ot this the defendant's boat had lost eight or ten hounf time, and that had it not been for this the boat would-have arrived at Pipers dam early i enough to be able- to cross it, and then the acci- I dent would have been avoided. Mr H \V. Williams and Mr. Shinn for; the plaintiff. Mr Shaler and Mr. Stanton for the defendant. CHARGE TO THE JURY. Lowhte, J.—The defendants are common car riers, and as such held to a very strict accounta bility, and it is right that they should be. They are bound for the safe delivery of the.goods abso lutely, unless prevented by inevitable accident.— It is the duty of carriers by wafer to have a tes eel, fit for standing the difficulties of the naviga- tion- equipped with all the usual and necessary tackle and furniture, and having a competent and sufficient crew. A failure ot duly herein will make them liable even for inevitable accidents, un less they show that such failure had no effect in producing ihe loss. A storm or flood, the breaking ofdams, locks and embankments on canals, may ba, such inevitable accidents as will excuse tne carriers. If the loss in the present instance arose irom an extraordi nary flood and tho consequent breaking of a canal dam, and this was the sole cause of the loss, and if, in the difficulties in which they were placed, there was no w r ant of diligence and skill on iho part of the crew, the carrier is excused. That this was an extraordinary flood, and that it caused the breaking of the dam, is admitted The next thing to be ascertained is, whether or not ibis was the sole muse of tho loss. On this part of the ease the plamtifl insists that tho uegli gence of the defendant in having a lame horse in his team whereby the boat was so detained as to fall into the danger, and whereby the movements ot the crew were embarrassed alter they fell into lhe daoger, was one of the causes ol the act-n enl. Treating this lame horse as a part of the boat s equipment, vou will bavo to consider the deiect, first, as it effected the safely tii the boat m the midst of the danger, and secondly, as it occa- sioned a delay that brought her into danger. First This extraordinary flood will not excuse the carrier, if, at the time it came on, his boat was defective or defectively equipped, and Ihir, contributed to ibe loss. If, lor instance, with a sound and full team the carrier could, with ordi- nary diligence and toresight, have escaped from the danger after it was discovered, then the extra ordinary character of the flood furnishes him no excuse. Secondly- Supposing that the lameness of lhe horse caused lhe delay by which the boat was brought into a position, which, by the concur rence of an extraordinary flood, became fatal j what effect has this upon the excuse offered by the carrier? In this question il is assumed that the proxi mate cause of the disaster was the flood, and that Ibo fault ot the earner in having a lame horse, was a remote cause—that the immediate cause oi lhe loss has the character of an inevitable acci- dent; but that this cause could not have operated ko as to cffectjthe defendant s boat, had it not been for the remote fault ol starting on his voyage with insufficient horse power. The question then is, does the law transfer this lault so as to make the delay consequent upon it an element in testing the inevitableness of the disaster at Piper s dam? If it does, the defendant is without excuse. In any other than a carrier case, this question would be at once decided in the negative ; for Ihe general rule is, that a man is answerable for the consequences of a fault, only so far as the same are natural and proximate, and, on this account, may he foreseen by ordinary forecast; and not lor those which arise from a conjuncture of Ins fault with other circumstances that ate extraordinary in their character. Thus, if a blacksmith pricks a hor6eby careless shoeing) ordinary foresight might anticipate lame*, ness and some days or weeks of unfitness lor use. But it could not anticipate that by reason of that lameness the horse would be delayed in passing through a forest until o tree fell and killed bun or broke bis owner’s back, anu this would be no i proper measure of the blacksmith b liability. , There are often very small faults which ore the | occasion of the most serious and distressing con* sequences. Thus, a momentary act of carelcsness set hre to a little straw, and. that set fire to a house. By ou extraordinary concurrence of very dry weather and high winds with this fault, one* third of our city was destroyed. Would it be i right that this small act of carelessness should be charged with the whole value of the property consumed * On the other hand these very small acta are of ten the cause of incalculable blessings. Suppose some one bail happened to have a.bucket of water in his hand, and had extinguished that burning straw. By that act he would have saved millions of dollars worth of property- Would the amount saved have been the measure of his reward? Not at all. 'I here are thousands of good and generous acts that can Teceive no pecuniary reward; and there are thousands of acts of the most beneficial consequence that deserve very little reward: bo cause in tnemselves and in their purpose they have very little merit. Now there is nothing in the policy of the law relation to common earners that calls for any dif ferent'rule as to consequential damages to be ap plied to them. They are answerable for the ordi nary and proximate consequences of their negli* gence, and not for those which are remote and extraordinary. Though they are held to the strict est care, as to the sufficiency of their ship or other vehicle, and to the custody of the good 3, yet no greater foresight is expected of them than of other men, and no greater penalty is visited tor its fail ure. The ordinary consequence which ordinary foresight may anticipate from an insufficient ship, is that all the goods may be lost; their value is therefore the proper measure of the damage. But the ordinary consequence of the .fault charged m this case is loss ol time, and the penalty is mea sured accordingly, even though a conjuncture of other extraordinary circumstances has greatly in creased the extent ol the injury. Hart vs. Allen, 2 Watts, 114 ;■ Reed us. Dick, 8 id. 480. Where a carrier u guilty of delay in transport ing goods, hie liability is to pay for the delay.— This liability is not changed by the subsequent , > \ »- » v »> j ! *-* _ ’ / ■ 1 destruction of the goods, by reason of extraordi* ! nary circumstances witbin tbe influence of .which they were brought by that delay. The discovery of new and remote consequences does not change the 1 lability which attached with the happening of the fault. ' The law does not moke this delay an element m testing the mevitableness of. the final disaster. 14 Wend. 215. These principles allow us to proceed at once to the consideration of the actual disaster. It may, perhaps, be assumed that the defendant's boat pro perly lay. up for the night on-the level below Pi> per’s dam, and we are to examine what degree of care was required of them there, with the storm upon them, and the river rising rapidly. The law requires of the earner, under such, circumstances, ordinary care, skill and foresight. Thi9 is usually defined aa the. common .prudence which men of business and heads of families usu ally exhibit in matters that are interesting to them. Of course this care is Increased as difficulties in* crease. In other words, in great danger, great care is the ordinary care of prudent men. Did the defendant exercise ordinary care m stop ping so near to Piper’s dam? We should guard against that export facto wisdom which some of the witnesses have so abundantly displayed. Alter seeing how the storm had operated, the defend* ant’s hands were perhaps as wise as the’witnesses. We are seeking, to learn whether, by ordinary, forecast, the defendant could have foreseen the ac cident and the means of avoiding it, Many witnesses testily that it is usual for boats to stop at that very spot, and to fasten to that very bridge, in time of high water. This is evi' lienee of ordinary care* - None question the safety of the boat in that position, had Piper 1 * dam not given away. This would seem to be conclusive evidence of proper prudence in the selection ot the place to lie.to, unless there was a want of proper foresight as to the height of the flood and the strength of Piper’s dam. Did ordinary foresight demand an anticipation | 1 of this unprecedented flood and of tho breaking of 1 j the dam* We should ba careful to distinguish] between ordinary, foresight and a timid .apprehen- ] sion of approaching danger. This latter quality ] is incompatible with the cool courage and expe* j nenced forecast of a good boatman, and would] uoht him for the practical duties of his calling. ] We can scarcely expect a greater foresight of j the impending flood from boatmen on the canal, I than vve should from the inhabitants who have j lived a life time in that locality—and clouds of I witnesses testify that it was entirely unexpected/ by the inhabitants. t The dam was erected by the Stale, under the j direction of skillful engineers. It had either with | stood the flood ot 1838, or been built under the guidance of the experience derived from that 1 flood- It would seem to be a timid apprehension, or an extraordinary foresight, that would antici- | pate its destruction, and neither ot these was de**, mandril of the defendant. If, up to this point of time, you discover no want of care, then you will consider the circum* stances immediately alter the dam gave way.— And if in any part of that eventful evening you discover any negligence on the part of the defend ant’s crew, other than the delay before spoken of, that contributed to tho disaster, you will find for the plaintiff the value of his goods. If.otherwise, you will find for the defendant. Verdict lor defendant. Jr-V-£'7*. ‘;[•; • _ ' » * v ; yi >»» i e \ ••• - . > v. •rv >; •: j ; ■ ■ * l' '*•- e '’■ - * *, t * \ ♦ -* * i . rj* Jl ' Note—Wo understand .that this case is removed to the Supreme Court on exceptions lo the charge, aud on a question of evidence. Father Mathew aud Jenny Lind. The distinguished Apostle of Temperance, Fath« cr Mathew, was introduced, at his particular re* quest,on tho llih last. Both, it seems, says the Picayune y have long wished to know each other in person. The philanthropic, nobleheartcd priest, and pu re, generous, charitable woman* might well desire lo becomo personally acquainted with each other. Each docs much good to suffering humani ty; end however opposite their occupation and c&urce through life, they both start from and meet el the oame tplendid goal. May both long live to ctjov a deservedly great reputation for all tho qual ities (hat adorn human nature. Noble Movement. —Rtlttf oj Louie Kossuth and his Associates--— Thq following joint resolution was introduced into the Senate, on Wednesday Mr- Foote, srd pasaedr and will doubtless the prompt approval ol tho House of Represents* lives: , “ Whereas the pcoplo or (ho United States sin* cercly sympathize with the Hungarian cades,Kos suth and his associates, and folly appreciate the magnanimous conduct of the Turkish Government in receiving and treating those noble exiles with kindness and hospitality; and whereas, if it »* tho wish of these cnlcs to emigrate to the boiled States, and the will of the Sultan to permit ihccn to leave Ins dominions:— Therefore, ♦* Resolved by the Senato and Houso of Repro" tentative® of the yuitcd Mates ol America in Con gress assembled, l hat ibo President of the Lniicd States be, and he herebv is, requested to autborixo the employment of some one of tho public vessels which may bo now cruising m tho Mediterranean, to receive and convey to the United stales tho said Louis Kossuth and his associates in captivity.” • Execution or Two Nkoboeseob Mubdeb.— ■*Decm laration oj Innocence.— A dispatch from Nashville* dated Feb. 21, nays : ** To-day the city was crowded with to witness the execution of tbo slave Henry , convicted oi killing two white mon in tho streets ol Franklin, ond Mos£s, for killing bis master, io Sumner county, Tho testimony that convicted those men was strong and conclusive, though circumstantial. About lea thousand persons were present. ** Tho sheriff, his threo deputies and a Catholic clergyman, were to company with tho culprits, and a guard of musketeers Burfounded tho vehicle which conveyod them to tho scaffold. When on tho scaf. fold, tho reverend gentleman made a short address to the spectators, in which ho stated that the unfor tunate prisoners had received bipttem and other* wise prepared their souls for that awftil eternity which was so near at hand, Ho also declared that, although accepting tho Catholic faith, they still joreiatcd in saying they were innocent, and ho firm y believed they wero so. After a short prayer, the rope was adjusted around their necks* Before tho cap was drawn over their eyes, Henry declared aloud that they woro shedding Innocent blood, whilo the other said if ho over billed a roan ho didn’t know it. « ** After covering their faces, the sheriff cut the rope, and thoy wore launched into eternity. 1 ’ The Eiqhtu Abbest in Boston on a Charge of Aiding in /As Fugfftue Stow fieicuejr-0 Q Saturday afternoon last, Lewis Hayden, a colored man, wbb arrested at his clothing shop,in Cambridge streot, Boston, and taken before If. 8. Commissioner Hal* lett at the U. S, Marshal’s office. Hero n complaint was read lo him, charging him with aiding in the res cue of Shadrach, on Saturday, Fob. 15. Ho plead not guilty, and bail was required in 93000 for his appearance for examination On Saturday, March Ist. James N. Buffum, of Lynn, became his bail, and ho was set at liberty. Tho Post says: Hayden is the fugitive who escaped fro® l Ken* tucky by tho aid of Fairbank and Delia Wcbstor.— His friends afterwards raised:s7oO» tho price asked for him, and he is now free.. Ho presided at one of the first colored meetings after the possago of tho fugitive law. It is said that he is tho colored man who tapped Shadrach on tho-shouldor in the court room, and said, *Wo will stand by you to tho death. Also, that ho harbored him <0 bis bouse, in Soulhae street, and procured tho cab in which_hc was final* ly driven away. He named .Thomas Hassell ns bis couneol. > ** •<8 ' - ' MAHUfACTUHE OF’JEWELBV IH JEB?EX. Few persons, says the Nowa?h Advcrtieor* have an adequate idea of the extent and valuo of this branch of manufacture in New Jersey* * “ A recent eotim&le puts the -number of manufac tories at 18, employing 600 hands, whose average wogos, including boyß, amounts to 8V , / The weekly product of manufactured articles is about $35,000 or 91,820.000 a year; In tho manufacture of watch cases atone, about off.banda are employed. In some manufactories chains are made, in others, principally rings, while In others almost every arti* clo yet invented for the adornfnont the uersonß of both sexes, are manufactured. The gold used fora year past,-has been mostly the products of California* brought hero assayed, and in bars $ the precious stones forming a paft Ibo ornaments, are Imported from Europe ready cut for - use. An erroneous idea, wo understand* is prevalent in.re lation to tho increase of value of nil the gold manu factured into jewelry. A largo number of articles prove to be unsaleable end outoffoshion,and when that occurs, thoy aro remeltcd and sent to tho mint for coinage.” :: • <* it ' r •?*:;? v -r- '?£&<&'»•■■'&**** ,'*■ ' ■ v*.•; ■ - - * TEawFit Sroßif ATCAiißfciDaE,Mi>.--Obe of lte, , . . most terrific storms of wind and rain passed ;,oy'er •‘On hearing Sarah Qibson t of the CI Gxbion sing, the town of Cambridge, on Monday, evoniDg last, ■;> about fivo o’clock, that was ovef witnessed bjr.sojne of its oldest Inhabitants.; fr’he Cbronicle paye:* i “ Hswept nearly everything before l l > uprooting trees, lajiogfencea flat, unroofing several houses, amohg : were the court-house, of a tin roof,, the dwellihgof Dr. Wm. A.Muse waablown in} be-- eide a number of sheds* atabtes,&Ci>.were v b!bwn to pieces. We have not heard what damage was done .!id the countryjbut jadge that there has been a great i deal wherever thehtormi reached.” Arson, FUbueu? ard. Attempted Assassina tion.—On Thursday night last a most highhanded outrage was committed.fr . Pepn towpebip, in this county. The Tacts as we dre infortnetlare these: — Mr. John S. Keyser, BtoreUeoper v aboat four miles | from the Village of Xttiz, about 12 o’clock at night* i was aroused from his sleep by -a noise in.the store*' | room, whereupon He immediately dressed. himself and with a loaded pistol went toThe store, where he found a man in disguise, who had already robbed the store of the cash, amounting to several hundred I dollars, and act fire to the store. As soon as Mr. I K. entered theroomi the fiend in human shape fired I the contents of a loaded pistol at .Kirn, the bail piss ing through Mr;K.»B hat. Mrs. Keyscr, oh hearing j the noise, took her child into' her arms and entered I the storeroom just as the assassin .fired the pistol , I the report, of which - so frlghiencd her that elic fell I oil thefioori and Mr. Keyser/thinking that his wile I was, shot, neglected to usethe pistol In his own I hand, and in tha excitement of the moment, v the I flameaspreading rapidly, the burglar made good: his; | escape. Tho building, with r all' its contents,* was I entirely - It vis said .that some time] ago 1 Mr. Keyaer received ah ahohymoua leiter tbffeaten- I mg him with assasainatipn^rinnoMter Vnion I and Tribune. ... tD» Adefalcmiohdf6iljooi>,’ilUsmted,hasbecnde teexed in the York County (Ea.) treasury. The aecouma are said by the York papers to show altered figures, arid a debt or two which the countyioWed 10/he hank there seems to have increased rather than'diminished, though, payments had been made upon it. . . ■.• $lO,OO Reward/ S Monday'evenine.u.POCKET BOOK, containing 845. One SlO bill wason the Exchange Bank of Pittsburgh. Some of the others were Ohio notes; and. a S 3 gold fdece.. The finder wiU receive the above' reward by eaving it at this office, and receive the ibanks of-a poor man. ;• THOMAS^CHERREY. Philadelphia Carriages for Sole. 1 igagggvs/ THEsubi'ertberhas just received from I ' ■ Philadelphia his spring,stock ol CARRi- ] constantly on hand ] ,%tr ■ his Carriage Repository; near Alex. I M’Farland’s Tavern, on the Pittsburgh and Sieubeiri j villc Turnpike, 13 miles west t>f Fiusburgh, a large | assortment of VEHICLES of all kinds, which he ."will j sell at prices much lower than they can be bought else-1 I From the experience, which he has in the business, I and the general . satisfaction rendered heretofore, to l those who have favored him with their patronage, he feels assured in saying that he can ofler.au Assortment | to compote with any iu market, both as Tegards quality \ and price. Perßon&wiabingr to purchase are referred to theowners of ji/ry-lira Carriages sold by him last season. S The subscriber, expecting to continue m the business I of buying and selling Carriages,: keeps on hand-pone I but cusiora-made Carriages, ... . JOSEPH WHITE. , 1 B.—For any.farther information, apply at. John I RogersVTea and Queensw:reStore, Diamond alley. I mUTWniW :; ■ : EMBROIDERIES ! ’—Received per express, a large assortment of the following Goods r Ladies’ book, jaconet, and. muslin French wrought cuffs and collars; Kossuth.caffe and collars; .Valenci ennes and Louis Napoleon do do; Louis Napoleon Mn- Une, Brussels and Applique capes and sleeves ,\chemi» zettes; black Chantilfaand love, veils;, ladies’ break* fast caps; infants’eaps and waists; embroidered:linen cacnbnc handkerchiefs; English thread laces and edg ings; jaconet and Swiss edgings and inserting* ; to gether with a general assortment of . French erabroider edand lace goods. Torsalehy ' . . ' A. A.. MASON & CO., Noa. 02 and Market street. CtiOVER SEED—too bbl 3. just receivingnnd lor sals by . STUART & SILI*, mart . ' , . m Woodstreei. ; Fraß CIDER—IO bbls. pmneitl stoeoand forsale. r mart STUART & SIDE. IOTATOES —ICO bbla. in store and for. sale by. . mart ■ STUART A SIX.!.. CORN— 50UbU.shelled in store andfor saleby -mart STUART A SILI TOBACCO— CO boxes S’s in storebud for aaloby ■ i mart , r STUART Sc 511.!..' HICKORY bags in store eai for Mia by. mart ;. ' - STUART ft SILL..: DRESS SILKS—Just received, SO.pieces acsorti eiyies spring Dress’Sllks, nl -■ . : ■ _ mss ' , A.'AiMASON A COS. LADIES’ DRESS GOODS— IS pcs. plain ail wool liigh col’d de lainea ; t . Spcs. do do black . do;. 22 pcs. new .and splendid style barege de. lainec; 10 pcs. choice ganadines. Just opened at ■ marl A, A-MAgON A CO’S. POTASH— 8 casks Potash jnst received and (or sale by MILLER & RICKETSON, mail . Nos. 221 and 823 Liberty street. COD FISH—IS drams Cod fish in store and for sale, marl MILLER t RICKETSON. OPS—IS bales Ist son Western New York Hops in store and for sale by : '■' marl MILLER & RICKETSON. ECONOMY CRAB ClDER—2obbls. Economy Cider in store and for sale by ... marl MILLER fc RICKETSON. CASSIA— 100 mats Cassia jost received and for sale by [rnarll MILLER & RICKETSON. DRIED APPLES—IO this, super"Dried Apples ;" 18 sacks' do do do; In More and for sale by ' marl MILLER * RICKETSON. SUGAR HOUSE MOLASSES-10 bbls. S. 11. Molass. es. James’ Refinery, in store and for salebv marl MILLER A RICKETSON. EG BUTTER—I 4 kegs Butter just received andfoi sale by * [msr4] t MILLER fc RICKETSON. PICESI Oil.—i,ooo tbs. Palm Oil in store and for sate marl MILLER & RICKBT3ON. CLARET WINE—I 4 hhds. Bordeaux CUret Wine* 20 boxes do do Nedoc. MILLER & UICKETSON. ttaut satukn JtLwine; In store and for *ale by marl MIUA3R & TUCKETSON WINTER OIL—I2OO gait*: bleached Winter Whale Oil. in store and for sale by - mat* . MILLER & RICKETSON. 110 the Honoiable the Judges o( the Court of General. Quarter Sessionsof the Peace, in of'Allegheny: • ..... . . - ', The petition of William BenneUj of the lav.Ward, Pittsburgh city, in the County sheweth, That your petitioner hath provided htraself."with mate rials for the accommodation of travelers arid others, at her dwelling house in the Ward aforesaid, and prays that your Honors will bo pleased to grant him a license to keep a public house of entertainment,- And your peti ; tioner, as in duty bound, will pray. . • WlliilAhl JBENNETT We, the subscribers, citizens of the Ward aforesaid, do certify that the above petitioner is of good Tcpute for honesty and temperance, is well-provided with house room and conveniences for the accommodation and lodg ing of Btrangers w andtmvelers',and that said tavern is ne cessary. • ?i' * : • Phillip M’GlaughUn, John Kerr. It B Beale, T Rose, Augustus Shildecicer, Jonathan Bunney, John Rogers, James Gray. (4th street,) John M’Candless, James Bry ar, A Andrews, A Long. T (mat! TO the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, in and County of AUe S The petition of E. Barker, of the 4th Ward, city of Pittsburg, in the County aforesaid, humblyahewem, That your petitioner hath provided himself with materials for the accommodation of travelers and others, at his dwell ing-house in the Ward aforesaid, find prays that your Honors will be pleased to grant him a license to keep a public house of peUUoner,as in duty bound, will pray.; OEDWARg BARKER. We,the subscribers,cttuensofthoWardaforesaid, do certify, that the ,above petitioner is of good repute far honesty and temperance,and is wellprovlded with house room 1 and conveniences for the accommodation of trav elers and others, and that said tavern is necessary. ' John Vance*.Charles Stewan, Wm M’Cartney, R Watson, James Robinson,*Eli Young, A Jackman, Jas Lynch.JosephKiser.Gß 4?amsflfA t Weaver, Chas Vick,} A Jackson,JameSC Wlsth,SßPCormick. 4 mar4:3t» (Dally News copy and charge Post;) > . TO the Honorable the i udgea.of the Court ofGeneral Quarter Sessions of theTeace, in and. for the Coun -1 The A peu li o u**of Samuel Borland, Firai Ward, Piits burgh City, in the County aforesaid,humbly sheweth, That your petitioner hath provided himself ' riaLs lor the accommodation of travolerstmdolhere,at her dwelling house iu the Ward aforesaid, and .prajs that your Honors will be pleased to grant htavaheense to keep a public house, of. eniertainmeut. And yoar petitioner, as in duty botmd, wmj>raV; L BORLAND. We. the subscribers, citizens :of the. Ward aforesaid, do certify that the above petitioner for honesty and temperance, and is well.provided with house room and .conveniences for the accommodation and lodging of stfangers> and travelers, and that said ,& inv Boffnmo,George Burkcr, Gcorge^Graharn^Chaa » John Bunrher, Sr., Thomas Long, Michael Thick* en'u'eniT Grinning. Silas Araberson, Allen CoiaelL A Martin. Albert Bytngton > ■' jmatPt - Notice to soua of Temperance. . ; &3f«:s»iSasSRSsHS: —■——■ —" • ' For Kent, mHE BEICK T AVKRN STAND IN WILKINS f | BURG-wm miUs frm Vittsiurgh, occupied now by S* SHSPPASD. Possession fjven.on ihelsloC April, 1851. Apply 10 or.j.P VttORBACti, r 197 Liberty si /Pittsburgh. H... ...iMAWa JOMBMAK'QPJUtTOAWP BPUSNOK. _¥lve dollars-pet annum,—of postage, oao v* \ ' v , '-- J •• ■ ,r ■ ■■■•: ? :- -:A V « ‘irHi =Eel V':., > V -V_' Metlunks I heat the.sweet-voiced Robmsinging,- Ab I have heard her sing before, - , • When from-adigtanuisuimyabore v . . ■ She came the pleasant Mayandblossoms bringing! . And oh, my hot and restless beaft is yearning, Beneath the bright, bine sines to roam,; . For by yoarsoug l know they’ve coraei . Andfcre-fliegloihebazelbushare.burning! : Alasvand can it be that X am dreaming*. The reaper’s bound his golden sheaves,: •: And on the chestnut’s crimson lea.veß I.; • The bright October stars are softly beanung ! Begone,ye doubts wuhin mybram npsprmgiDg, I’m euro it is a blessed robin sinking t. MeadviUe, Pa. } Oel.28tJ»; ! 1850. - t {£j*-A SPECIAL MEETING ofiheJYbung Men's. ■Mercantile Library Association will be held at the Read ing Room, on Tuesday evetung, the 4th msthnt. A full 'attendanre is requested, as business of Importance will be laid before the meeting. ■ A» Wn.rt.ss, : ;' ■ Sfcre?ory.~ : ■■■■■■" Notice. mflE “ Association of Teachers and friends of Fjlu i jjj'cutlohot Allegheny County, .Pa.”-will meet, in the Public School House in South Pittsburgh, on Friday evening, March 7IMS.SI, at,7 o’clook, lvM.,ai which time-addresses wiU-be delivered, by the Rev. J. J. Bu cliunan and Mr. J. Kelly. ■ - ... . - . The public are respectfully invited to attend. By order of the'Executive Committee,, i J. C. BUEGHEft.S-tTttarj/. Monong&hj&a. Bbidge; ? pfifc&urgft, February 28,185 L $ THE President and Managers of the Company for erecting a Bridge over the River Monongahcla, op posite Pittsburgh, tn ihe County of Allegheny, have this day declared a dividend', of puna psr csst, for; six months, payable on and after the 10th of March next. • mar3-3t*. i_ ■. • ■ JOHN THAW, 2>gaJUT<r. A. LARGE BRICK HOUSE,onPena street.—B3so; Three.large Lois of Ground,.used as aLuinber Yard!, oh Peiin street ; - ‘ • > A Brick llouse*oii WeVster Street.—3l7o; A Brick Uoase, No; its Front street.—S*Js. A Brick House, Garden, &c , on Vine street.—Slso. • f S. CUTIIBERT, General Agent, - 70 Snutbfield-streei. frlNE—ls hhd&. Haul Saturn • sio half .. do do} : ; ,:v.y. "5• T » ’ • •• ;'-V ■■: -•'. y ••*•'*•»' -v ';v, : • r . i*' * * •'■,.• < * •►;< ' ■■•■•.■•■■ ■■ "• *-' , '..• ’ . '• • iatPROJUPOT ForUent. New flltiilc* /"I RANI) POLKA DFi CONCERT," as performed by- It Franlem Stopel with such distinguished applause,, at tbe^aie. Concerts, -rcomposed by W..V, Wallace. . Also,agreatvafietj of by me same author.,'. •' '• v And all the new and popular Music issued from the Aitent for. the sale of Cliiclteting’s Pianos for Western - renosylvanlnt Wood street. mar 3 ■ 4 CASKS superior sugar cured BRYBEEF tor sale by , 11. C. KELLY, - mar 3 ■: ,r . No. HO Fifth street.. ifin u(j'S. EXTRA DRIED PEACHES Tor sale by IOU ntara . 11. O. KELLY. AUGHLIN’S SUPERIOR HAMS for satehjr^ EISII*— Nos.l ‘S.a*i«J .3 Mackerel j No. 1 Salmon; Si* quiet and Trout; for tale by mar 3 CONSTANTLY tectivieV at regular periods, Fresh Butter and Eggs, from Washington, Westmoreland* Beaver and Armstrong coamiesj.sJoid. wholesale andre tail,by'' : Iraar3] • •' • H. C; KELLY. mOibo Honorable the Judges of tbe, Court of Quarter •JL Sessions of the Feace, itl and for the Couutyof AW legheny: * ;: '' ' v '\ ■ ■*.’ y ' V- v "The pelilibn ofWia fl. Diltes; cr Findley- township, Anegheny county, humbly shewefo, Tlrot your peti tioner-biub provided himself with materialsfor the ac cccnmodaiiou oi travelers, and others, at his dwelling house tn the township aforesutd. and i prays that your Honors will be pleased to grant him a license to keep a public house of entertainment. And your petitioner,as .in «faty bound; will pray* ~ W£LLfAMC. DILKES.; >We. the subscribers, citlrena of the township afore said; do certify that the above petitioner i* of good re pute for honesty and temperance, and is well provided with house room and conveniences for the accommoda tion and lodging of.strapgerg .and travelers, and that; said tavern is necessary. • ■_ - DanielSwafiey, James Hamilton,.Joihfis B/nleanor; JosephOlendiiung.JbhivPollock, Perry. Bonhara r hrc A Anner* Joaioh Manoni Joim Swearingen, Charles Aten, 1 John Ferguson,TJenoni Andeirsohi [raat3;3i* . TO the Hoinorable'the Judges of the Court of General: Sessfo'nsofthe Peace in and; lorthe County of-HENRY ; REA, of tlie Sixth 'Ward, Pittsburgh,': in the County- aloresaid,-humbly; shewetb, That your petitioner*bath provided hirasdlfwiih mate rials for'the' aCcbnimodiitidri of travelers arid others, at Ws d welling bouse in the Ward aforesaid,and ofays that your-Honors will be pleadedto'granf .him a ; Lcense to keep n public house of entertainment. - Atid 'your peti . tibner,as in duty boundjwtff pray-' : HENRY REA. ' : We.the sobscribers, the Watd afptesaid, do certify ihatthe ab ovepeiitione riao T good, repute for honesty and provided wtthhouse. jpomandoonvemencesroTiheaccomcoodauonandlodg' iiig'of sirangerß-andiraveistSj-amlthst sajdtavennsne "cessary* E TroVillo, George Arthurs; James C Curamios, Wn 'NeenerySr.. Wm Price, Sr, A Black,'A Capples, Tboa A. Rowley, wm Wilson, W S Courmey.'RHWilliams, Win Reis. • - V. :mar3:3t* ■ (Daily Dispatch Copy and charge Post Ij, '-/JN' -* '• Fot .Sate*'-"- ‘ --'v.' /yaasT A first rate SORREL MARE-trota well m rJTI vharneca or under the saddle, . ' A,. FAHNESTOCK A CO., corner of First.gridWoot} sts.,-: TUSH-CObbH. No. l Labrador Gihbed' Herrings; re 1 , ceived per “ Brooklyn,” and tor sale by V ALEXANDER KING. No. SOS Liberty at. : Ann ACRES OF LAND in Jefferson conutyfox • v/UIA sale.-Enquire of THOMPSON BELL, at the office of. Jfehl9 A. WILKINS & CO. ■ 7lSH—Mackerel, Nos. 1, a jinM I- V S.had x i&-whole and half Uarrele,.. Hemngs in pickie j ; - : Cod Fish,in tj&aks; Foe sale by - - ‘ALEXANDER; KfNG TRACKED chests fine V oung Hyson; . _ , ■•‘..r r Shalf,chests Black ;-for sale low in one-fourth pound p.aekages, by teb22 iORN BROOMS—SOttdoi. ree’d and for sale by ! ,ebl3 .. . ' ; - SAMUEL P. BHBIVER. T° Joltn N. H. Fountain HAS taken charge of the BARBER SHOP under the OLD F.AGUE'SaLOON, where he solicits the pa tronage of the public. 1 He hopes, by his endeavors, to merit the favor of his friends. ’ feh2s:tt . OH A BXS. ORANGES— {prune ZUU for sale by JOSHUA RHODES, **" ' No. 0 Wood street. - • Stationery. , JUST opened at AY. S. HAVEN’S Stationery Ware- Room. corner Market and Second several cases of English and Freuch Sthiiot2ety t including a fine assortment of Lmsa Clips of various new styles; note : japer and envelopes of neWpaitefris; embossed cards,- : nkatauds; the largest variety ever offered .for.sale in this city, among which' will be found pump and.fount inks,; china and gloss .finished in every style; also, a netops tent air-tight Inkstand. constructed ter prevent eyapora- Sorcopinepen-holders; GHUeti’s.3o 3 pens ;.Smith’s' ena; pen racks; rulers; bone and ivory folders; ,tc. memorandum books; Fabers’, Brookraan’s, LangdenV and other .celebrated manufacturers of lead pencils ; GontaPs ever pointed pencils; buff and white envelopes, all sizes; aUoparchraent.envelopes, for en closing valuable documents.,. Also£creom/laid quarto and Bathposts, ruled audplain. English filtering paper, &c M *c. ' 1 Imarl. Iooz&osrapUlo Encyclopaedia* ■fUST RECEIVED AT W A ED’S PERIODICAL U OFFICE, No* 85 Fourth street: •* ; - Afresh supply of the above valuable»,work,.from No. t to No.-IQ. This is the cheapest and best book of the' kind ever published. The public are invited to coll and examine it. , The History of Pendennis—complete; ' *.•• Nobody’s Son, or the Life and Adventures of Per* cival Mayberry. Written by-himselfj-_ - ' Mississippi Scenes and Adventures. By Joseph Cobb, Esq.; Love and Ambition. By th« author of Rockingham; Ellen Winstara, or the Adventures of an Orphan GirL By* Walter Whitmore, Esq. frnarl JUST RECEI VED.—-H. Mras* & Co., No, 33 Smith field street, have received the following new works by express; - - i/Avengro—the Scholar, lhe Gtpsey and the Priest.— By George Borrow,'author Of u The Gipsies of Spain,” “The Bible inSpaiu,” Ac., J&c*'’ Price 25-cents;.. Nobody’sSon* the Life and Adventures of Percival Mayberry: Written by himself: ■ ! No; 34 Dictionary pi Mechanics, Engine Work and .Engineering;- : , •• ThoPouUry Book:-a Treatise on breeding nod the gereral management of Domestic Fowls—with numer ous original descriptions and portraits; from Life. By JoimC. Bennett . r • . . tmarl„ NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS It AT NO. 69, ]forth TTejf Corner of-'fourth and Market streett, 5 PITTSBURGH. ; . - Bargalnsv.Bar gatnsr TUB undersigned respectfully informahiJcustomers r that he hosjustreturoedfrom the Eastern cities, and. is now receiving a large and beautiful Stock of ; SPRING AND SUMMER DRY GOODS, Including very superior :Plain Black Silks ;Plain Figu red and Changeable Dress Silks; Foulard Silks; Pop-- leins; Lustres;;Betage de Lainesv Lawhsj_Organdies; Satin de Chiens; French worked Collars; Rid, Silk and Lisle thread. Gloves; Rich Botmer Ribbons; Canton crape, Thibet and very TichnewstyleCashmere Shawls; Muslin deLaines;.Ginghams; Calicoes; Chintzes; Al pacas; Cloths; Cassiraeres; Westings; Pocket Hand kerchiefs; Cravats; Scarfs; Linen and Cotton Sheetings; Pillow Case Goods; Tickings;.Table Cloths; Table -Diaper; Toweling*; Irish Li nens; Bleachedend Brown MnsiinsTweeds; Jeans; Drills; Parasols; Umbrel las; Ac., &c, . All of which will be offered at lbe veiy lowest market puces. ' The customers of the house; and purchasers general ly; are respectfully inviied-to give these Goods an early examination.. Call soon and secure a Bargain.. -r - marltlw ; . 1 - -PHILIP ROS9L Graham’s magazine for March* B MINER & CO. have received the, above* It,is v truly In size a double number. •; • Horpers- New Monthly for February—the best num ber yet ont, in matter end embellishments. International Monthly—not excelled by any other, m . hteTary interest. , • A new illustrated edition of Guy Fawkes, the chief of the Gunpowder Treason. ■. • The Women of Israel—in two volumes. By Grace Aguilar. • : , Life’sDiscipHne—aTal 5 of the Ananla of Hungary. . ByTalve.- ■ A Review of the attempt to Tax. Religion. By 3enex| ,> fcbfi . . . ■., . • . . . ■ 17EATHER&-«0 Back* prime Feathersj.fot sale by. s j};;-;feb24-: ALEXANDER KJNO, . V •• i. -••■•.: ■ ,-.- •-..••* Hi-.u. -v- -•■•’•• . r S »•. \ -V' ; jV~: L.A.F A tB TTB H AX.X.I ONE NIGHT ONLY! THE GIBSON FAMILY, of tbe ' 1 Old Bay Stated* will have the honor of giving ono of their Popular and Fashionable Vocal Conceits atLafayettefioil, on Friday evening. March 7th, when they will introduce-a . selection of their best pieces, such as have met with the * approbation of the musical public throughout the United ; Stales, accompanied by the Violin, Guitar. Harp, Violm cello, Commencing at 7± o’clock precisely. Ticket* 25 cents. For particulars, see programmes. No- post* poneraem T CLAYTON *COX, ; maT4:it Agent for Gibson F&uuly. ' - ; Oogiwell’s Great Panorama ef Life Ift (3 alifornia and the Isthmus of Darien I rPHIS magnificent Panorama.' is . now-open-at the . ;JL ATHENAEUM. BUILDINGS, Liberty street, giving a fall andcomplote.rperesentatlonof the Cities, Vutegei, , B ays, Rivet). Valleys, Mines, Missions, passing- di rectly” through £an Franctjeo. exhibiting the Public. BmluingSjimcnor of. Gambling Saloons tn Panama-old :; Hams* Churches, .Convents; RejigiousPraceßsiozu, tloli* day Feats, Interior of .Cbuiches, crossing the Isthmus, Chagros River, with its bcmufol scenery, forming, alto gether, the most instructive and interesting exhibition ever offered. ; . *• ; . > r The public may rest assured that every sketch in this Panorama was-taken on the spot it .represents; and as a work of oil it has no equal. : Admission 25 cents; children under 10 years hall price:.’ j 'am-■ Open every evening during the week, commencing at'. 7J precisely. XJoors.open aiOJ. -- . . IQ* Exhibition every Wednesday and Saturday af-.- ternoons—commencing.at 3 o’clock. A liberal arrange- .. meat willbe made- with schools; children should see thispleasing andedifymg exhibition.- ~ , . [mai&tf- , JOSEPH FOSTER- ! Admittakck—FirstTier and Parquetu*socents; Sec ond and Third Tiers,Ys cents; Colored Gallery,2s cents; Private Boxes,each,Sl,oo. . . ; ; V • Doom open nt tf* tfctoclr, Curtain rises at-7 o’clock.. ; TUESDAY EVENING, March 4th, 1851, will be pre sented the celebrated Play of • _ • . NICK OF THE WOODS. . The whole . , .. THE FORTY THIEVES. ; . jr?* Wednesday, Benefit of Mr. JAMIESON, .Leader, ana Composer to the establishment,; on which occasion Mr.Oxley will appear In Upopnlaf character. _., L Firemen and Citizens Attend!, ANNUAL SOIBEE OF THE DURESSE FIBE CO ! - THE MANAGERS for the ANNUAL SOIREE for • the Benefit of the DuQOESKB •’jfllglggS.Fisß C<mpA3T havo the pleasure of announ- ■ > cfng to the Firemen ana Ciuzcits. ofPiUs- . burgh and .vicinity, that they h^ve^mfigft.-Amnwment«• for me Soiree’iotakcplacc on; FRIDAY. EVENING March" 7th,-ai .WIUaNS HALL. •NO pains wtll-bo .. . spared to make this the-Ball oQ the season. • • . ••> The Mnsic will be furnished by Mobxtiob, whb, on this occasion will surpass all his former efforts* • . The Supperwillbe prepared by Col. Davis JoHHsoir, the'welbiniown caterer to public taste. • High Constable HAacßWlUmpropnopeoontf see that aHthings are done dccently and m order. . ;[fcbSB:lw ; fl.'C. KFXLY. p, SI. DAVIS, Auctioneer. -. .>. QN Wednesday afternoon, sth instant*arOtfclock, at the Sales Room,corner of-Woodrafid Fifth #ts : , will be sold the Household of A.&ctiilj^ecu: nine Housekeeping; viz Mahogany hair beat Dhairsi - Wardrobes; Mahogany Centre .Table, cberiyßkench ; Bedstead: nt ahogany: Dressing . and '.plain .Bureaus; Work and-Wash, stands i diuing, breakfast. and aide . Tables; Feather .Beds; BedditigiAlattTasßeS^high and low post rßedsteads; rWmdsoT -and coiamon Chairs; , <.j RockingChatxs;.Carpet*,.RngSrKitcbcrt f Utensils, for*- xiiture, ate;. Also, large Minors, Parlor Lamps, Ste rna** . ■■■ ■■■: • . P. M. DAVIS, Auctioneer. . ~ "jAMES OicKESKAi Aoctloneer, SPLENDID FURNITURE of a PRIVATE FAMILY AT AUCTION.—On:ThuiBdaY. next,MarchOth, at 2 o’clock in the Afternoon, will be sold without reserve, at brKenna’s Auction House, the Fomiture of a private Pier .Table, marble top j: TiiahogbanyrCeiitTe'Table; manoghany CaxdTables'.oneeigbtday Clock, madeinPmsDtrrga- Ttt lSO5^ ; Garp«ii»;:seathcr Bed and Bedding; cane scat and other Chairs; B6«v; steals; BareausrHair Mailrassesrane:patent Plato Warmer; one Music Stand; ode Cooking Stove gether wuhalargs assortmentof Cooking utensils; - Fowling-Piece. ..y'\ mart JAMES APKENNA^AucPr. VV. fr. H*CABTJSETi Atttstlonecr. OFCONDHAND' Aaetlon Will day,S£&nday,;aiarch-3d,at2 °**" clflckin the'afternoon, at-rd’Cartney’a AncUon. House* N 0.125 Wood street ,a lot of secondhand Fnmitnrc, Ac.. belonging to a gentleman'leaving th'ehity. Among lie lot may be iaenuonedia part, one book case, dming artdbreakfasttubleijßtandsy bedsteads,rocking choirs,* wmdsor. and. Common chairs, looking-glasses, carpeting, fenders and.fite irons,. queenswaie, glassware-and ebina, kitchen cteiisUs, Ac/ -. AY. G.M’CARTNEY, . mair3V •- : Auctioneer. V. EOT OF GROUND AND BRICK COTTAGEHOUSE AT AUCTION—WiII be sold bn MONDAY event ing, March o’clock,. atMcCarmey’a Auction House, No. 125 Wood street, a lot of ground, fronungpa : Cliff sweet 35feety/and extending back 147 feet, adjoin* ing the properiynf Mrs. Touen Jand Esqaire Cash, on which is erected a brick' cottage aonsey in excellent or* der and built in modern style, .containing , five rooms, halt, basement, kitchen arid.gdod cellar, portico in front and porch.in the.rear, unereellent weliof never-failing water with copper pump, fruit trees, grape vines, dtrub beryy&c-.jicc; - V •• -. • . The above property is situated in the Seventh Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, in a healthy situation; comr mands a beautifal view of the Allegheny/Monoqgahcta and Ohio rivers, alto the cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and surrouuding Country, which camiot be surpassed by •any in the city or vicituty.. The ;above"; properly it a most desirable opportunity for those wishing to purchase a private residence, as such chances are'seldom offered at public sale. . Any-information caa. be-.hitd by calling on Charles J. Ctmfner, on the premises, br it the Auction Store of the Subscriber.' - > ‘ ‘ Tebm3 op Saxe—Oue-half cash, the balances in three equal annual payments, secured by bond and mortgage ou@epremises. feb23 ,> v .. AttcFr. \VM. DYER: ■fcffAPS OF PENNSYLVANIA —Received on qop IV| aignment, and /or sale singly at' threo do2en largo and splendidly finished Maps pi Uus,. State. This is the most recent map of the Stale pub lished, and embraces all that is desirable inaperfect maiivauhe EDUCATIONAL REPOSITORY,', marl ' ' • cornero.f.Market.andFourth sis.- DUFF’S - established in IS4O. P. i l l author of the North Ac c o n nta n t and VVestern Sieamboat 7 Accountant; • Professor, of Book Keeping and the Commercial Sciences; N. B. Hatsh. Esq., of the Pittsburgh Bar, Professor •of Mercantile Law.' . / ,V ;• • . . . /■. ; « - • \ John D. Williams, Professor of Ornamental ana ju«r* cantUe Penmanship. . Persons desirouaof obtaining a thorough Met canule’Education, can rely upon obtaining in this jnstimtion.every thing.that is advertised. There is no advertising of the names of Instructors and Lee* turers who will neither teach. noT lecture inthe place \. nor no humbugging thc.piibUc loiihpiectt of engravings. With the engraver’s name suppressed, and a name affixed pretending to hove “ executed ’’ them with a pen.: Ladles’.Writing Class meets in aseparate apartment, from 10tolaA.M.; . ' Gentlemen’s Class from 8 in the morning tilt 10 at night.- - •; / jmarl; Agency (or Different Lines ot Paeftet Ship. *| i I 305 libsety si./VrrTSßtmdlt. ■' \ For P. W. BYRNES4- C0.,31 Sowh ttrau Sio Yorifc •30 Waterloo Road, Liverpool; and 65 . Gramtt siren JYirto Organs. HAS A LINE OF PACKETS saUinseTeijCvcdays front Liverpool to New-York; a Xuneof Packcta from Liverpool to Philadelphia,..on.the ; lSth of pach. month; a Line of Packets to. Balumoje onthe2Jlh ot each month. Also-a Line of Packets on the. Blh and 24th of each month- from London and. Portsmouth to right always on hand, for ainr adtwjm, at the lowest Tates ofdiscoant; aud nil mfoimaUpw given concerning passengers, that cmi_be ;KVenvWiUi pleasure, by their Agent., __ jaft 20S Liberty s*.., Pittsburgh. - FAREWELL BENZFIT.OF hr. J. p. VANfifATORKfIt ON which occasion bis Mr. JAMES LEECH, 'has kindly'consenied losing somc cif his vavoBITB aosos, inconjflncttoh.w»ia other volunteer*.- ’ : * Oa Thubsd** Evsitiifo, MarchGih, 1851; WALLACE, or the Hero of Scotland.; Wallacfc/ Mr. Venstavoren. - Singing,Dancing, Ac. To conclude with a favorite MELO DRAMA. - feb27j ..-.V-.- COHE'ONBCQ2IE ALL! Da&otng Sebool. - ' TTENHY MEYEBvOf New York, respectfully informs XX the Pittsburgh that he wl.l open his pANCING. SCBOOL about the Ist. of April, when he will introduce the latest style of Cotillions, Ao., lata from Faria. v .-(feb2S;tf Real Estate for Sale. TpHE undersigned- offers for sale a large number of . i vaiuable building lots, and some very desirable sites . fox manufactories, in the borough of Birmingham, loca- . ted near the new Public School HcnEc and English Lu theran Church, •' The rapid growth of Birmingham in - population and manufacturing wealth, and the reasonable prices at which loisvrillbe sold, Will render thera aeafe and pro- * fitable ittveatineni. Title perfect. Terihs favorable. For paniculhts.and terms enquireofthe undersigned, at the office of Geo. F. Gilmore, Esq, oh" Grant, street, Pittsburgh,between 3d and: 4th'streets, or -of .William Symmefl:an4.N,; Pailerson, Esq’r?, at their oi&ces in Birmingham. Banff?} ; MoSES F, EATON. /COFFEE—2OO bogs Rio Coffee, on hand and for sole •V' fth24 ALEXANDER KING; .t * » * 2 ' ' r J ' - y,# v-'i' ■-!?•’■ iv.'t f-'' f ' .1 -t '-, •-'.■•;■'•;'V ■; >• "i <• V :'•.•••; .•• ► *: v ► V .-•.•ft • •. *-:■. . ■■ 'j. ] ' c-- ' W; »■ THBATUEi -Lessee &m> Maitaobi, faction Sales. theatric* 'mmmm s- - ‘,v r 1 -+ J a, r „ ' r ft* '■ ■ s:-’^ | \ii ' ■' 2 r'.: - \ ■ .■ .'V
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