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HARPER A IiAiITT.ON, PROPRIETORS.
PITTSBURGH :
SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 12, 1851.
can «wr ««« to esteem the
Unton as the fintqf aU blessings. Disunion! Godjbr •
bid~ tfationi yet unborn would rue the rashness of the
deed.”— LßuciLtk&H. ....
< "Democratic State conventions.
» AT HEADING,
T : For nominating candidates for GovcnNoa and Casal
Coglcssiosgß. on-the 4th of Jane, 1851. as fixed b> me
Williamsport Convention
‘ AT HARRISBURG,
For nominating candidates for Sctwsw* ® *5®L» S J
Ulhof iuncrieslj as fixed by the regular acuon ot the
St&te Central Commiueo.
To Advertiser?*
Tfe* MoaNJira Post has a larger circulation than any
subscription paper published m Pittsburgh. t To busi
ness meiilt affords an excellent medium for Advertising;
Kid'being'fbc only Democratic paper issued m Alleghe
ny county,lt goes into the hands of a class of readers
reached by no other paper. Advertisers will be good
enough to bear this in mind..
•ggy We have on filea letter from oar valuable
San Francisco corrcspondent* ,f AiiiQ,” which will
appear in oar next paper.
• THE SATUaDAY MORKIHG POST
la on the counter this morning, containing Select
Poetry; a Tale, The Coquette; Spirit Voices; a Cut
of Ryan’s Building, with a description of the
same; Harrishurgh Correspondence; Foreign and
Domestic News; Proceedings of the Excitement
ift Boston; Editorial, Commercial, Telegraphic and
Local News; besides a large amount of interesting
Miscellaneous matter. • Price five cents.
A FIGHT AS IS A FIGHT !
' Naw,'.bif St. Patrick , the fight goes bravely on!
All our fears of a dull political eummer are
nowut an' end! The call for a Scott meeting (
planned and set on foot by Gov. Jobkstob’s pet
and office holder, Jakes W. Biddle, Editor of the
American, has caused a terrible flare-up
in the ranlta of Whiggery hereabouts. The Amer
ican having been selected as the organ of the Scott
men, at once excited the envy and jealousy of the
venerable lady of the “ Old Gazette," and aroused
the warlike .propensities of the Napoleon of the
Journal. These ably conducted, highly respecter
ble, and very influential organs of Whiggery, are
now in the midst of a very amusing fight. Those
who have read an account of the triangular duel
in “ Midshipman Easy," cannot fail to be inter*
estedin the result of the contest between these
representatives of "the decency”, party.
The American boasts of the immense number
of names appended to the Scott call. The Jour
nal positively declares that most of the men
"NEVER SIGNED THE CALL," or in other
words, Biddle & Co. COMMITTED A FOR*
GERV in signing the names of men to a paper,
without their knowledge or consent 1
In order that our readers may properly under*
stand the merits of the war that is uow in pro*
jgteSa between the Scott and Fillmobs Whigs
in this connty, we shall publish such extracts
from the Whig papers as .will show the position
of the belligerents,
From the Daily American.
NfiQS&lhe Gazette nor. Journal publishes the call of
the ScotttaceLmp. The editor or tho Gazelle says he
WOttHMoitißUT THAT IT WOULD COST HfM SIS
or 620 to sent np. But, bethinks the majority here is
for Scotty and that ho can carry “ this stronghold of lo
- cafocoism. 1 ? Inmaking.ont this, or even Pennsylvania,
the “stronghold of-hjcofocolcia,” he could have been
thinking or nothing, but the Select’-and Common Coun
cils, which, with it* TRAITOR WHIGS, is locofoco
'enough, we grant him. WILL. THE WHIGS RAISE
THE ©l5 OR S2O FOR THE GAZETTE? We will
subscribeaur pan, if thought necessary.
* 'lJhiaia certainly a hard hit at the Deacon, who
will no donbt fire hack a volley of hot shot upon
Gqt. Jobwstoh’s u Sealer of Weight* and Men*
sutea.” -
Now we.rnust treat our readers to a broadside
from the Journal. This ib one of Jti&Durs best
egbria.-JEvery -sentencaeia-iull. of We
publish the article m full, as it would.destroy its
beauty to omit a single word. The capitals add
•italics belong to us:
• From-the Covwteraal Journal.
' try There is an excited scramble among a certain
• classof poUuoi&as to identify thornselves with the name
and chances of General Scoit for tbe Presidency. A
ball for.E. meeting, bearing the names of several hun
dred bereo ns, the most or whom,—although doubtless
friendly to whomsoever the Whigs shall nonunaic—
HAVE -NEVER SIGNED OR SEEN THE CALL,
has been published. .. ‘ .
; A MUDDY LITTLE SHEET, [the American,] ihat
aspired in shocking English to take ground as the organ
of Governor Johnston, patronizes the movement. The
'Gazette xi pro Seoftpro Fillmore. AS CUSTOMARY, and
we stand off to look on. * Wfcshulll e wanted, no doubt,
ahera while, when Work ww-be done; but we. arc not
s£y (o£tmachtheWDECEJ!iCY.ofMn.abandonm£nt
very pinch of hla^vise,"Cm,
’and.able administration of the. Government, /or the as
cendastatarof any nurn.
We ought not to be surprised at any exhibition of fa*
cility on'-lhc part of the Gazette, but, we .confess, to
• amazement, at the cool readiness with which it signifies
its adherence to Scotland Fillmore fn the. same article.
WhKt ihmther sheet [ihcAWsrwanl docs is of ffnfall
moment j whether nr: PItATSE SCO CT FIRST AND
ABUSE HXM LASTf or Sordid with Taylor, first de
"nottnee him as a dnvelter. on u imbecile bawling (or.
fcelpJVand insinuate the charge of cowardice, and at
last fawn’Upon hun ; it will be all tbe same to Scott’s re
nown and his success in the presidential race.
* But the Gazette owed the Administration of Mr. Fill
'mere GRATITUDE, and we bad supposed would render
it. FOB ANOTHER YEAR AT LEAST. . We were
*rqtftAfcen, It seems,- and our respectable neighbor is dis*
• posed w stand back and sarrender the field to the Scott
?airiotA, with the simple reservation tbal“Mr. FiUrnore
sa very respectable-man and a good Whig, and if he
succeeds to tbe next Whig nomination,'will have the
' *GazetU?s support, provided his measures are no worse
than the “ FUgUtve Slave Law,”; which the Gaze:: de
“ nauncedandsus tawed, ■
‘ LXOALLYfIraDINO.”
For our own part, 'wo choose lo stand aloof and look
jrather to what is best for the interests and hopor of tho
- country, what most is dne to the integrity of the Union
.Aadthe m.sieaiy of the. jaws, .than.to share jhe.obscene
scramble for a foremost position at the heels of this or
that favorite of the universal Whig party:
• ..-Scott’s fame will wear,-doubtless*- until the time lor
..nominating a Whig candidate for the Presidency.
~ _ Flllttore’s administration, If his life be. spared, will
endure beyond that day j .and the moment will possibly
. occur, antecedenily r when the choice of the Whig party
ifor {he Presidency, in the election o( 1852, will be made
onbro&dnational grounds. ,
. Meanwhile, we repeat, we choose. io refuse taking
- pan la the present Scott movement, sufficiently our own
masters to act on the counsels oC our own judgraentand
will. This is our response to those who have made res
pectful, as to those who have made insolent, inquiries
touching the course of this paper.
Qround fqr a Costom Home.
It will be seen by an advertisement in to-day’s pa*
per, that the Commissioners Will receive'proposals
until the 17th Inst.,for a lot of ground, upon which
to erect a Custom House, Pobi Office, &c. The
dimensions of the lot arc set forth in tbe advertise
.menu .
A New Map.— We were yesterday shown a Map
of the beautiful and flourishing Boroughs of South
Pittsburgh*' Birmingham aod East Birmingham*
- which has recently been completed by R» E. Mo
Gowm, Eaq., Recording Regulator. It is drawn on
a scale of 1 tocb to 220 feet; The Map will give a
; correct representation of all the lots with iheirnum
~ bers in the Boroughs mentioned, together with the
k locations of the different Manufactories, Churches
and Public School Houses. The Map is to be
{lithographed in tho best style of the art, by Mb.
■*. flffggcgMAir r on Third Street
WIBS# ARD laquons.—We csil tbe attention of
- OUrtHdora to the advertisement of.Messra. Fxckei
r«Sir’&'SToTrY£mx*'Whtch will be found on tho first
: pag® (rf this paper. The senior member of this firm
- is well known to our citizens, having for many years
' ‘ Kept Ui& r *NtfpbJeon House,” in the Diamond. Ho
Will give his personal attention to business, while
tho junior partner will remain in Nenr. York, and
taperinteudthe importations of the wines and liquors
cold by tho firm. They will keep for sale the very
best brands.
Scribbltugs anb (JUipjrings
The awfullest wood cut we ever beheld appears
m the Cincinnati Commercial of.iho Bth* representing
the reception of Gen. Scott at the Burnet w that
city. We shall present the picture ioMokbis’ Museum.
A despatch from Louisville to the Wheeling Ar
gus says: Mr- Batumi has concluded an arrangement
with a Committee of gentlemen in Wheeling* and Mad
emoiselle Lind will certainly appear in your city on the
21st and 22d inst., without fail.
. _ a joint committee of the Legislature of Pennsyl
vania, to whom the subject was referred, estimate the
value of the present annual yield, of the ;coal mines of
Pennsylvania, at 317,800,000, and the annual product of
furnaces, forges and rolling nulls, at not less than 829,-
000,000.
—> Rahsoe Hallow ay, Esq., Whig member of the
last Congress from the Bth district of New York, died
Sunday last, at Mount Pleasant, Prince George’s coun
ty, Md., of typhoid fever and inflammation of the bowels
He was married last January, and was on a visit to his
wife’s relations. His remains will he taken to N. York,
for interment.
*— The engineer employed by the Tehuantepec Rail
road Company, of New Orleans, to examine the Pacific
shore of the Isthmus in search of a suitable harbor, is
represented to have found two spacious,' deep and safe
harbors, a few miles south-east of the town of Tehuan
tepec.
- The steamer Southerner has been in great pen!
ou Lake Ene, and woa reported ashore on the Canada
Side- The latest account, hewever, says that she has
been towed safely into Cleveland.
Hon: O. HrrNTxnroW), President of the Water
town and Rome Railroad Co., died suddenly at Water*
town. N. Y., on Sunday.
Something for tUe Deacon t
Tbe following was handed to tie yesterday by one
of the most respectable mercantile firm* in the city :
D, N. White, £'?{,:
Dear Sir: Could you not lt just as well” leavo
out the few religions (1) extracts with which you
have been of late spicing your otherwise excellent
paper! :■
Wo are rather fond of religious reading, partic
ularly on Sunday afternoons; bat religions articles
seem out of place mixed. up with others on “ the
prosperity ot the hop crop,” u tbe fitest man for
Constable,” and politics! wrangling and vituperav
tion—as much so as you would bo io company with
Parson Herron or Bishop O’Connor.
* We take the Pittsburgh Catholic aod the Presby*
terian Advocate, and when we want more religious
reading, will subscribe for the Preacher, Zion’s
Herald* Brownaon’a Reviow, or some other whose
business it is to tcsch such matters.
Anotber Presidential Ticket*
The last Uniontown Genius qf Liberty contains
the following paragraph, announcing
NEW TICKET FOR ’52.
We havo heard a number of democrats in this
county recently declare in favor of the following
ticket: For President, Gen. Williajx ,0. Butler,
of Kentucky; for Vice President, Coi/Sjunm W.
Black, of Pennsylvania. This ticket would carry
the Union like a tornado, not any more on account
of the great personal popularity of the gentlemen
named, than because their whole energies aredevo*
ted to the advancement of the great cause of de»
mocracy.
Mira Davenvobt,—We havo received a letter
from Baltimore stating that Miss Davenport, who
classes as an actress with Mrs. Stddons, Mrs. Slo*
man, Fanny Kemble and Ellen Tree, will make her
first appearance before a Pittsburgh audience on (be
17th tost. She is spoken of by the Eastern papers
as one of the most correct and impressive actresses
now on the stage.
Euancifation Patca ib Kentucky.— Wc have
received the first number of a new paper just started
into existence at Lexington, Ky., entitled “ The
Progress of tho Age,” devoted to tbo cause of
Emancipation, it is edited by D. L. Elder, and
carries at its inasl head the same of Cassius M.
Ct&v, as the “People’* Candidate for Governor.”
The American.*— This beautiful specimen of a
tf decency ” Whig paper, on account of some pri
vate.grief, i« abusing our City Councils, in the usual
vulgar style of its Editor. Beddle’s scurrility is
chiefly directed against tho Whig members of Coun
cils, a body of men who manifested their good
sense aod regard for the deccncSea of life by not
voting for Jakes W. Biddle for City Primer. The
old sinner will never forget that while he lives !
B3F. It will bo seen by a notice, published m this
paper, that books to receive subscriptions to tbe
stock of the Pittsburgh Life Insurance Company
will remain open for a few days at the office ot the
Company, No. 76, Fourth street, lt is to bo hoped
that the citizens of Pittsburgh will take all the stock
authorized by the charter of the Company, so that
the profits will not go into the pockots of Eastern
capitalists. Let them attend to it at once.
Progress of tho Ballrona.
JThq oroensburgh Republican of Friday, April Uth,
says: The work on the Centra! Rail Road in this
vicinity, is pushed forward with considerable ener
gy—large number of ban ds are employed} and the *
heavy work appears to be rapidly progressing. Mr.
R. McGbanw has commenced the Tonne!, atßAfic
ley’s summit, and ib oow we understand about 30 or
40 feet under the ground—the oaergy and perseve
rance of tins gentleman will complete this Tunnel
in three months hence. The heavy Sections cast of
this place aro progressing rapidly towards comple
tion.
Later from Mexico.
The steamship Alabama, Captain Foster, from
Mioatitlan, via Vera Cruz,'arrived at New. Orleans on
the 31st ultimo, bring dates to tbe 28th ult.
The New Orleans Picayune learns that Major Bar
nard, of the surveying party, was. quite unwell
Mr. Middletofi and Mr. Singleton, also of the sur
veying party, were drowned, about the 10th met.,
at tbe Bay ofVcntosa. 1 A large fire occurred at Mi*
natulan on the evening of the 18th ult., destroying
about fifteen lipases and a portion of the rurvoying
party’s stores werebum*
The Alabama has ou board Coni. Ribt£d, of the
Mexican .navy, and JY V, Guerra, Minister to Home*
Congress of Mexico was still in session on the
10th ofiMarcb. It appeared to-be tbo general,im»
prcssionrthat the Senate would not approve of tbe
TnhaajUepec treaty, fearing that it would bo anoth
er Texas. • Arista and his ministers, however, were
highly-in'favor of it. There are out slight hopes
that Congress would make any redaction m the
tariff,ior remove the prohibition on coarse cotton
fabrics.
;Tbc, house of Drusml> one of the largest com*
merciai establishmouts id the city of Mexico, had
failed fqr ovor a million and a half of dollars.
_ Trade was very dull, aod every thing looked
gloomy. ' •
& The Crevasse, —Tbo.Nsw Orleans Bee of the.
3lel ult says : The crevasse.below Algiers conUn**
übb to.extend, and has now b. breadth of upwards of
one hundred feet. Ii broke out on the property of
a free, woman, named Franqeiac, and since en*
cioached on the adjacom lands of Messrs, Lacoste
and Busch.
The break at Gardanno’s plantation abovo Gretna
has increased to a width or 300 feet, through which
the water rushes with tremendous impetuosity. The
neighboring lands are all under water, and immense
damage must result from the overflow.
South Carolina Secession—^ Tho editor of the
Columbra'{Si-C'.)-Stftie’a Rights-Republicao,- ia.no
ticmg tbe proceedjogs of. a State’s Rights Associa
tion, exclaims:
The spirit of resistance is every day becoming
stronger,-and despUe the xuisrdpreseotQtious of cer
tain interested parties to the contrary, South Caro<
Ima was nevermore in earnest than ehe is at pre«
sent, and we confidently anticipate that the result
of the deliberations of the Charleston convention
wilt be a declaration in unmistakeable terms that the
hope ot coioperation is delaaive—thst delaya are
dangerons, aiid consequently tbatetpara!aS!a!eac».
turn is our only alternative, and that South Cosolisa
most secede alone*”
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Lynch Law— •& Murderer Hanged— Deplorable
slate of Society — U. S. Senator —New Mines Dis
covered—The Weather—Markets—Line of Ships
to China—Trade of San Francisco.
[Correspondence of the Morning: Post.]
Stocktob, March 1,1851.
Dear Sir —As I predicted in ray last, Judge
Lynch has assumed the supremacy here. The
people, wearied with the: continued evasions of
.justice by criminals and courts, have themselves
taken the responsibility; San Francisco, Stockton
and Sacramento, these few days past, have been
in a continual whirl of excitement consequent on
the lynching of criminals in each of those places,
the last and most tragical.of which occurred in
Sacramento.
A gambler and a miner were quarreling} when
a citizen who was passing at the lime, seeing a
number of c-gambler 3 assisting their .comrade,
asked for fair play ; the gambler who had corns
raenced the quarrel turned to him and asked him
“What the d—l he had to say,” and immediately
drew a revolver and shot him through the head.
The murderer was arrested at once and lodged in
jail; the wounded man was earned to a house
and a physician sent for, who declared he could
not survive. This occurred at 2 o’clock, P. M.—
The crowd which had assembled proceeded to the
station house where the pnsouer was confined’
their countenances denoting something desperate.
They were there addressed by citizens of the
highest respectability, on the continued outrages
which bad taken place for some time back. They
then proceeded to the Orleans House, where they
appointed a jury of the first, citizens of the place,
gave the prisoner counsel, and proceeded to a trial
of some four hours in length, the crowd outside
impatiently crying for a decision.
A committee at last reported the proceedings of
the jury to the people, which was to the effect
that the prisoner (an Englishman, named Rowe,)
deliberately and unprovokedly shot Chas. Myers
(formerly a resident of Columbus, Ohio,) through
the head. The decision was received with a shout,
and the mass of people, now numbering some four
thousand, proceeded* to the prison where be was
confined and guarded by the City Marshal and the
Sheriff and posse, both of whom addressed the
crowd, alternately imploring and threatening, but
to no effect —the doors of the prison were broken
in and the prisoner taken out. It 'was now 0 o'-
clock, and the night dark. He wa3 taken to an
oak tree, in the heart of the city, \rtiere a scaffold
was erected; and a clergyman granted to him.
A handkerchief was tied over his eyes, the noose
placed round hts neck, and three men drew him
op; he remained suspended some twenty minutes,
when he was taken down, declared dead, and give
en to his friends.
Your friends,
ADVERTISERS.
law is the last alternative and a bad precedent,
bat a fated necessity makes it a law. Time after
time men have been robbed and murdered in open
day, and in the midst of our thoroughfares, and
nothing but the rigid measures which have been
taken can eave us from the revolver and bowie
knife. .
The Legislature has adjourned the joint session
without electing a 0. S. Senator —so California is
unrepresented until next year, Geary's name was
withdrawn at the commencement of the billot ing.
They had M 2 ballots; the last stood: King, W.,
20; Weller, D., 18; Fremont, D, 9; Geary,D., 1.
New mines have been found on the coast on
Scott and Klamath rivers, said to be very rich.—
Gfreat numbers are leaving the old mints, and alao
Oregon, for the new discovery.
As yet no rains of consequence have fallen. We
hod showery weather for two days, but it is now
warm and dry, with the prospect of continuing so.
There is not much change iu the markets.-
Flour is worth $5,0005.50 & cwt.; Pork, $16,00
020,00 fr bbl.; Sugar, 10012 e. s>■ D) ; Coffee, 100
20c.; best Hyson Tea, by' the quantity, 30035 c.;
fresh Butter is worth $1,60 v IB.; and fresh Eggs,
$3,00 i>doz.
There is about to be a line of ahips established
to China, from San Fraucisco. Regular steamers
are plyiog from the latter place to San Diego,
Monterey, Mazatian,Oregon,&c , and any amount
of sail vessels to the Sandwich and other islands
in the Pacific.
The trade of San Francisco ia now immense;
and this city ol three years growth has her Cham
ber of Commerce and marine aud revenue laws,
equal to any of the old maritime cities which
have been existing for ages.
But I must conclude, as the mail leaves in 15
or 20 minutes. More anon. S, B. F.
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paoa CALIFORNIA.
This slate of society is to be deplored. Lynch
Wealth op the State op Illinois.—ld 1839, the
total value of real estate aud personal property in
the State or Illinois was 353,839,525.
The rate of State tax that year was two mills on
the dollar. The gross amount of State tax was®U7,-
779 05; deducting abatements and commissions it
eras 106,291 02. The balanco due the Stato .from
counties then was 1,830 01. The interest on School
Fund was 44,226 60.
In 1840, the total value of real estate and person*
nl property was $106,432,75213. The rate ofStatc
tax was 5-8 mills. Tbo gross amount of State tax
was $12,428 19. The whole amount, dedoctmg
abatements and commissions, 678,763 81. The bal»
anco dac the Stato from counties ,77,661 42. The
intorcst on school fund 53,183.
The gross amount ofState tax from 1833 to 1849,
inclusive, was 2,740,87469, assessed on a valunton
amounting In the net to 879,491,fiSdftd. Abatements
and commissions 196,739 35. 2?cJ amount of State
tax 2,644,13524. The total amount OHntcrcst paid
on College and Seminary flind 654,079 87,
Slatebt m LtDcatA.—Lieut. Fobbes says that ala*
vory actually prevails, under anothor name, in Libe
na. The negroes are called pawns, and sro taken tn
payment for debts. Almost every English merchant
in Liberia haa a/vnups dujwys, and aho manages Ins
establishment. She does bo by selling, goods to na
tive merchants, who leave slaves or pawns in
payment* Lieut F» knew a femme da pays who had
forty pawns, who performed all the household duties,
ana were, in fact, slaves.
Velocity op Sound oveb Wibe.—Some experi
ments in regard to the velocity with which.sound
is communicated by means of iron wire, have Just
been reported to the Pans Academy of Sciences.—*
The experiments were made upon the wired of the
electric telegraph established along the Versailles
railroad on the right bank ol the Seme* The result
was that sound is propagated over wire at the rate
of 11,434 feet the second.
Eloquence.
Eloquence, in its highest flights, is beyond all
question the greatest exertion of the ham&n mind.
It requires for us conception a combination of the
moßt exalted facilities; for its execution, a union of
the most extraordinary powers. Unite in thought
the most varied and dissimilar faculties of the flout—
(Strength of understanding with redundancy of Imag
nation; Are of conception, solidity of judgment; a
retentive memory with an enthusiastic fancy; the
warmth of poetry with the coolness oT prose; an eve
for the beauties of nature, with a command of tho -
realities of life; 4 omd stored with facts, and a
heariteeming with impressions—and you will form
the elements from which the moat powerful style of
oratory is to be created. . Bui this is not all. Phy
sical powers, if not essential,are at leasts great.ad
dition to tho moots! qualities required ior its success.
Tho orator must have at onco tho lengthened thoogbt
which is requisite foraprolongcd argument,and.the
ready wit which can turn to the best advantage any
incident which may occur in the course of its deli*
very. More than all la required the fixity of pur
pose, the; energy in effort, tho commanding tnrn,
which, as it is the most valuable and important fac
ulty of the mind, so it is the one moat rarely to
be met within any walk of lift, and, least of all in
combination with the brilliant and imaginative
qualities, which are the very soul of every art Which
is to sabduo or captivate mankind.
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FROM HARRISBURG.
[COaBBaPonDEKCE OF THE MOEKirfO' POST.]
.NUMBER LiVUI.
Habbjbboho, April 9, 1861,
My Dear Patt :~An act making an appropriation
of twenty thousand, dollars for rebuilding the Con
estoga Railroad Bridge, near the city of Lancaster,
has passed both honsos of the Legislature to-day,
and has been signed by the Governor. This will
secure immediate attention to the completion of
this work.
The bill for the re«anneiaiion of the county of
Montour to the county of Columbia, was again
brought before the Senate this morning, by a re*
consideration of the vole upon it a few days ago.—
It will probably be amended by some provisions
relative to the boundaries ot township lines, court,
proceedings, and some other matters of the county,,
and finally pass m such a shape as to recognize its
existence.
The Mayor and City, Councils of Baltimore have
honored lke Capitol of Pennsylvania with a visit to
day, and were warmly received by our citizens and
by the members or the Legislature. Seale were
provided for themnpon'the floor of the House of Rep*
reseutatives/and also, within the bar ofthe Senate,
to which they were conducted by the officers, and
there introduced to many ofthe prominent Senators
and members of the House. Thin body of Balti
more officials are all fioc looking men, and have a
marked expression of Intelligence and goodness of
heart. They visited the State Lunatic Asylum, in
company with the Board ofTrasteea of that Insti
tution, andi I am informed, were highly delighted
with the grandeur of the edifice and the beauty ot
the scenery around it. This Is a delightful place
for this unfortunate portion of our population, who
have their reason dethroned, and are thrown into an
trareal world of chaos atnd confusion, where exist
once is worse than annihilation.
The general appropriation bill has been consul*
erod by the committee on finance in the Senate, and
is ready to be reported. This committee has strick
en out several items passed in the House, and
among others, an appropriation of five thousand
dollars to the Sisters of Mercy, and the same sum
to the Western Hospital. They hare reduced the
aggregate of this bill in a considerable degree.
The House has been all day upon the Private Cal
endar. The bill for the taxation of freight and
travel upon, the York and Cumberland lUilroau,
came up, ana after some discussion, the House ad
journed without any final action ap°n th® bill.
A bill relative to certain Judicial Districts, and
the time of holding Courts in the Common wealth* is
going back and forward between the two Houses.
As ever, FRANKLIN.
A Singular Story.
Galignani's Messenger contains the following
singular story, which may or may not be true, as
Galignani is famous for strange events.
A few days since a medical man named Phillippe
died in n village near Paris, where he had resided
many years, and had acquired a great reputation
for skill and probity. He never demanded any
remuneration, except from those who were incir
cumstanees to be able to pay him, and during the
last visit ol the cholera he was indefatigable in
his attention to the suffering poor. Last year nil
Englishman, travelling in that part ol the country
was taken so suddenly ill that he was obliged to
stop at an inn in the commune, and Dr. Phillippe
was sent for.
Scarcely, however, bad he arrived at the bed
side of the patient, when the latter became vio.
lently agitated, and ht« countenance changed ex
ceedingly. The doctor appeared also to be agitat
ed, and at once ordered everyone out of the room.
When that was done, the door was locked on the
inside. The landlady, being curious to know
what was going on, listened at the door, but the
conversation was carried on m a language which
she did not understand; she, however, heard the
patient exclaim in French, Assassin! assassin! ’
after which a violent altercation ensued. The
Englishman appeared to threaten, and the doctor
to supplicate him; the latter afterwards left the
room, and went into the kitchen, where he pre
pared Some medicine, which he ordered to be given
to the patient several timea during the night. On
the following day tbo stranger was much worse, |
and feeling his end approachiug, he mode a sign
tor fieiftink, and paper, and wrote a few words in
English, which the landlady gave to the ftloyor of
the commune, who, not understanding the lan
guage, threw it aside into a drawer, where it was
forgotten.
The stranger died the 6ame evening. A few
days since the Mayor, when called on to register
the death of the doctor, who m his turn had paid i
the debt of humauity, thought of this paper, and
on his showing it to bis nephew, who understood
the language, it was found that Dr. Phillippe was
no other than the famous Patieson, a noted robber
of the United States, all trace of whom had been
long lost. The Englishman had recognised him
as a mau who had, 20 years before, attempted to
murder him, while travelling m the State of Ver
mont, in America, The Mayor immediately pro
ceeded to the house of Dr. Philippe to institute on
inquiry- Hejfound that he had during his illness
refused to be undressed, and had made the persons
who attended him promise that he should, be
buried in the clothes which he then wore. The
Mayor, however,ordered the body to be undressed,
wheu it was found that the doctor appeared stout,
the hulk»being caused by bis wearing clothes
wadued most thickly. His legs were also band
aged up, and one ot his feet was round to be a
very akilfully made artificial one. The body was
covered with marks of wounds. In a dark closet
there were found several chestsfastened with triple
locks, und on these being forced open they were
found to contain arms ot various kinds, watches,
gold coins of all nations, and diamonds and jewels
to a considerable value. Particulars of this dis
covery have been transmitted to the government,
and a copy sent to the authorities of the State of
Vermont.”
The Etfcctao Maosetic Locoaiomfi.— The Na
tional IntoUigencer of Saturday mention* the fact
that a preliminary trial ofProfi Pago’a electro mag.
netic locomotive was made a.day or two bojoro, for
the porpoao of testing the beat mode of attaching.the
battery, which scorns to be n difficult point, owing to
the jostling and oaolllations of the locomotive. It
was run out over two milca,flnd tbo beat speed on a
straight track was ton miles per hoar. The locomo
tive wotgbp ten and one half toss, and liqb five feet
dri vcra.swjh two feet stroke.
DIEOt
On Thursday night, the 3d of April, os Aikwu South
her return from Cuba, Mrs. ANNIE R.
SHANNON, wife Of P.C.Sqahnon, Lsq,of this .City,
in the 23d'year of hor age.
Yesterday morning, Mr. SAMUEL DAVIS, (watch
maker):- IlisTuncral will take place Tins aftkb.voon, at
4 his late residence, Market street, Man
chester. f V ■
MB. ME YEN’S DANCING AND WALTZING
ACADEMY, at Wiuiitt Hall-WiII be opened
on Monday, April 14th. For children at 4 o’clock, and
for gOnUemenit 0 o’clock, P. M-£ Instruction given an
all the new. Dances which are at prosent iu yogae, and
danced In all the fashlouabio assemblies in London,
Paris and New York; German, Bohemian and Hunga
rtnu Polka; Waltzcs-Schomslij; Galtopadc, Bcdowa,
Quadrille,Francoitse, Mazurka, Deux Temps j Gerin.n
Coulllon A. new Dance, called the Jenny Lind Dance,
which has been invented by Mr.. Meyen expressly for
this season, Ac., Ac. v » ,« ,
Mr. Me woold expressly Inform ffio Ladles and Gentle
men, that, ad ha is going to London and Pans, he can
only stayhere for a short tune, and would be happy to
receive applications immediately, at Jus residence, 21
Fifth street, where he cBnbeseon;UU7 o clock,P. M.
apr!2:lw 1 ■ • •
Brlfrnde Orders.
THEuniformed MiUltaof the IhrH Brigade, Eighteenth
Division of Pennsylvania •Ittiuua> will meet for in»
Bpectlon as follows: •
Tho Robinson and Findley Guards will meet on Mon
day, tho lillh day'of May next. The First Boltalton.
commanded by Col. Htrttm Hultr, on Tuesday r the 13th
ot May next. The Second Battalion, commanded by Lt.
Col. Snodgrass, on Wednesday, Hie 11th dev oi May
next. The Forks Cavalry, Artillery and Infantry, on
Thursday, the 15th day of May next. The Turtle Creek
Guards, Marion Guards, and-Tem Rangers, on Friday*
the 10th day of May next. The f foe end Franklin In
fantry. Perrysville Guards, and Allegheny Blues, on
Monday, the 19th day of May next. - The Pittsburgh
Companies on Tuesday, the 20th day of Mny neat.
By order of J. M. M’HiHINNY,
aprl2:wid* - Hrigaae Inspector.
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'EA.LED PROPOSALS—For ground souable for a
O sue for the Custom Iloase, Post Office, 4c., witch
were authorized by a recent act of Congress, to be
erected'ia'.this City, will'be received until Friday,lhe
17th instant,by either of the underngoed.
The dimensions required are 120. feet front by 180 to
140 feet deep—unless located on two streets. If located
on the corner of two streets, proposals may be made for
ICO to L2O feet, on one street, by 120 to 140 feel on the
r others- - - THOMAS AL-HQWE,
‘ A. wFloomis,
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CD- A QUARTERLY, MEETING ot
Fire Company will beheld in tboHalLon Saturday eve
niS|kl l inB ' Bn,, “ 7t A.N°^l6NioLl,°sfcY.
M HAMPTON,
; Commisioners,
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Serial j&iotttts.
Who fettrald not rather enjoy the .pleasures of health
and the agreeable consciousness of well-being)to. «>®
fripisg pains of disease—the hitler continuance of iilr
tfalth, and the chilling thoughts of never recovering!
: But, of all diseases, who Is not most anxious to escape
a disease of the Lungs!"The veryidea offaiunga
victim to Consumption, sends a tremor to the heart
strings of life.- But, oh! how joyous the thought that
life and health is still our own, when just before, De
spair had spread her dark canvass over us. . ; '
Such, kind reader, ore the pleasurable sensations ex
perienced byhandredfl,wbo, by the use of Dr. Wistar s
3alaum of wild Cherry, have this dire disease slowly,
butsurely,driven from their, system—and health,
health, again restored to their langnishingbodles.
Beware of counterfeits and base imitations.
Jo* See advertisement. [apr!2
An Appeal to the Intellect.
It is one of the features of Pulmonary Disease that it
generally leaves the brain undisturbed. We therefore
appeal to the intellects of ail who are predisposed to
Consumption, warning them solemnly, that »h neglect
ing what they call slight Colds * they may bd signing their
own death-warrants. There is ho excuse for such ne
glect. la Dr. Rogers 1 Syrup of Xnverioort, Tar andCan
chcdaeua, they have within reach, at all times, a pasitwt
specific. We make no reservation orqualificatiou of the
phrase, and we are backed by men of the highest scien
tific attainments, whose approval of worthless, no
wealth couldpurchaae, in saving that it isns nearly in
fallible as anything in this fallible world can be. For
particulars, see pamphlet in the hands of Agents, and an«
. Advertisement on the business page. . : •
OFFICE OF THE
ASSOCIATED FIREMEN’S INBBBMCE COMPANY.
|o* Books will be open at the Office of the Company,
Nos. 124 and 125 MonongahdaHouse, Water street, forthe
purpose of receiving subscriptions for Two Thousand
shares of the Capiuu Stock or said Company, on Tues
day t the 15th. instant. , , .
By OTdef of the Board o&Dlrectors,
upr4 W. W; DALLAS, Prcs’t. '
Gastrle Juice or Pepsin.
Jp* This great remedy, prepared alter directions or
Baron Liebig, tbe great Physiological chemist, by Dr. J.
S.Houghton* of Pfiiladelphia t is working wonders in all
diseasesof thestoraachauddigestive organs. It is truly
one of the most important discoveries in medical sci
ence, Caresof the most hopeless cases of indigestion
have been performed, to which the afflicted can be re
erred by calling on the agents. See advertisement in
another column. Kktieb & 'ftPDoWEtL r Agenis, .
feb3 MO Woodstreet.
10* Consumers of wines are invited to read In another
column the card of Jacob Snider, Jr. r s cheap winestore
G7 Walnut street, Philadelphia. . febl4:dty
ENCOUBAGE HOME INSTITUTIONS.
CITIZENS’ INSURANCE COMPANY,
OF PITTBBU RSH. ,
C.G. HUSSEY* Presu A. W. MARKS. Sec’f
Office—No. 41 Water st.,in Warehouse of C.H. Grant,
(0* Tms Company is now prepared to insure all kindd
of risks, on Houses, Manufactories, Goods, Merchan
dize in Store, and in Transitu Vessels, Ac. . 4
An ample guaranty for the ability and integrity of toe
Institution, is afforded In the character of the Directors,
who are all citizens of Pittsburgh, well and favorably
known to the community fortheir prudence,intelligence
end integrity* • •*
Diexctoes— C. G. Hussey, Wm. Lan (
mer, Jr., Walter Bryant, HughD. King, Edwarditeazel
ton*Z Kinsev S.'HarbaughjS.hLKier. marl-nf:
{o* Daguerreotypes. STi
Nbl&on A Co. would respectfully announce to the
citizens of Pittsburgh, Allegheny and vicinity, that they
have had a larg£ Operation Boom, with a Glass Root
andFrent, built and atrangea expressly for the purpose
of taking Daguerreotype Likenesses. The best Da
guerreotypes, on the best material, are taken at this es
tablishment, under the special superintendence of the
pr s e arrangement enables them also to take Family
Groups, of any number of persons, in the most perfect
manner. • ' _
Likenesses of sick or diseased persons, taken in any
part of the city.
Gallery at the Lafayette Hall,Fourth street, corner of
Fourth and Wood streets. Entrance on Fourth street.
febl4:ly .
Public Attention I
Is most respectfully Invited to the plain, unvarnished ;
statement of John watt, who was cured of an old Cough
by the use of the Petbqlscb :
“This may certify that I have been cured of an old
chronic cough by the use of four bottles of Petroleum.
Thecough attacked me a year ago last December, and I
had lost all hopes of getting well, as I had taken the ad
vice of several physicians without any benefit I was
benefiUed almost instantly by the use of tho petroleum.
I &ughed up, during tho. use of the Petroleum, a -hard
tubsianet resembling bone, 1 make these, statements
without any solicitation from any one to doso, and sole
ly for the purpose that others who arc suffering may be
beuefitted.. vou are at liberty to publish this certificate,
i am on old citizen of Pittsburgh, haviug resided here
thirt7»threo Tears. My residence, at mis in
Secondstreeb JOHN WATT.
Pittsburgh, February 24,1351.”
JO*For sale by Keyser & McDowell, 140 Wood si.,
B.K. Sellers, 57 Wood st,j D. M. Carry, Allegheny City;
D. A. ElUott, Allegheny; Joseph Douglass,Allegheny;
P. Schwartz, Allegheny; also, by the proprietor,
S. M. KIER,
Canal Basin, Seventh st., Pittsburgh.
IT?" Daring these sudden changes of the weather,
colds, coughs and diseases of the Lungs ami Threat,
ofs? rxrore.prevatent than at any other season. W« ad
vise persons •so affected to procure at onee, Jayne's Ex
pectorant, which always relieves a cough or tightness©!
the chest or throat-orthe -difficulty of breathing- Try
it- To be had at the Pekin Tea Store, 33 Fifth street*
Ja3l • _ *
Dr«SiD*Bowe's
SHAKER SARSAPARILLA
THE GREAT SPRING AND SUMMER MEDICINE.
rr PREVENTS DISEASE—PROOF;
A Child Saved! Curioui Case.—Thc following evi
dence is only one of thousands of similar .character,
and conclusively proves that Dr. Howe’s Sarsaparilla is
one of the most effective' remedies ever discovered
• Dr. Howe:—Dear Sir.— My son, when about six
months did, broke out with that dreadful disease, Scrofu
lous Sorer,over the face and body; ami for two years
and a half I tried every means that coaid be suggested
by my friends. I also bad the advice of six or eeven of
‘the best physicians in the country, without effecting a
cure, ana I almost wished the little suflerer dead, that It
might be freed from its pains. During the last sit
monlhs.the sores were so distressing ana painful, my
self ana wife were up with it night and day, for weeks
together, and toe had'giuen up ail hope of ever raising
our little one: At length, a friend advised ns to try your
Shaker Sarsaparilla. Reluctantly I triedit, and I have
reason to bless God tor it, for, i»i acerysAoririme,*! Araf
<dup the sores, so that there is scarcely even a scar to
be seen. We only regret that we did not hear of and
commence using it sooner, as we are satisfied it would
have saved a groat deal of .saflbring and expense. The
child is now well and hearty, we ;do unhesitatingly
consider your Shaker Sarsaparilla one of the best pre
parations now in use. JOHN STANSBURY,
Rose, between Front and. Second sis;
This is the only Sarsaparilla that acts in the Liver, Kid
neys and Blood , at the same time, which renders it altogeth
er more valuable to ttery one, particularly Females.
Dr, Mussey , Professor in die Ohio Medical College, says
the Shaktrprnarations aretrxily valuable , andrecornmends.
them to the public.
No Mas error—ao Mineral— no Poisonous Drugs in
l&t Shaker Sarsaparilla.
Remember, it ts warranted to be. purely and entirely
Vegetable, and os a Female and Family medicine .it has
no equal.
Be sure you enquire for Dr, S, D. Howe's Shaker
Sarsaparilla.
Price St per bottle, and six bottles for S 5.
Dr.S.D.KOWE&CO.,
Proprietors,
No. t College Hall, Cincinnati, to whom-all orders
must be addressed.
For sale by our Agents,
J. Schoonuakkb & Co., R.W. Means, A. Black. Joel
Moiilkb, J. M.VTownsknd, William Jackson and J, A.
Jones, -Pittsburgh; D. A. Elliott, Allegheny ; »V. R.
McClelland, Manchester; P. CsuoxirorßrownsviUe;
and Druggists generally. Also, by HOWE & CO., Pro
prietonjNo.XCoUeKeuall.Cincumati.Ohio. ItebSfi
PIpOdA FeUowfl 1 Rally Odeon Building, Fourth
liner, between Wood and Smithfield streets. —Piusburgt'
Encampment, No. 8, meets Ist and 3d Tuesdays of each
month.
Pittsburgh Degree Lodge, No. 4, meets 2d and 4th
Cuesdays. .
Mechanics’ Lodge, No. 9, meets every Thursday
ivening.
WestejnStarLodge No.24,meetsevery Wednesday
ivening. •. .
Iron City Lodge. No. 182, meets every Monday ev’ng.
Mount Marian Lodge, No. 360, meets every Friday
•vemng.
Zocco Lodge, No. 385, meets every Thursday evening,
at their Hall,comer of Smithfield and Fifth streets.
Twin City Lodge,No.24l; meets every Friday even
ing. Hall, corner of Leacoclt and Sandusky streets,
Auegheuy City. • " may29:ly
{p*Angerona Lodges I. O.of U. F.«— Tiie An
gerona Lodge, No. 289,1.0. 0f0.F., meets every .Wed
nesday evening in Washington Half, Wood st. Ija4:ly
|P-X. O* of O. FV—Place of Meeting, Washington
Hall, Wood street, between sth and Virgin Alley.
Pittsbuegu Lodge, No. 330—Meeta'evcry Tuesday
Mercantile Encampment, No. 87— Meets Ist and 3d
Friday of each month. . nlaru>—iy
U. A* O. O—HILL GROVE, NO. 21-oj, the
United Ancient Order of Druids , meets on every Mon
day evening, at the Hall, corner of Third and Wood
streets, above Kramer A Rahm’s. ’ may2l:ly.
Pitts
burgh and Allegheny,meets on the. second Monday of
every month at the Florida House, Market si. , .
auG7y] John young, Jr., Secretary.
-, LIFE INSURANCE.
ITTThe National toMt .Faud b/e Assur
ones Company c/ London and New York, are now ta
king Risks on the lives of persons between the ages ol
15 and 60 years, at the Banking House of
aepll WM. A. HILL i CO.
Associated Firemen’s Insurance Compa
ny of the City of Ptttsburgti.
W: W. DALLAS, Pres’L—ROBERT FINNEY, Sec’y.
jjj-Will insnie against FIRE ana MARINE RISKS
ofall kinds. , , „ •
Office inMerumgahtla House, A'oi.lat and 135 Water si
W. W. Dallas, Rody Patterson,*^H. Hartley, R. B,
Simpson, Joshua Rhodes, C» H.; Paulson, Wm. M. Ed
gar.JSdward.Gregg, A. P. Anshutz,
C. Sawyer, Chas. Kent, Wm.Gonnan. febSO
.Wanted*
TWO \OUNG KEN under instructionslo'the Tailor
ing w«*e. Two young men can also be accommo
dated with Boarding and seat room. Enquire at this
Office. Japr&St
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CD“ A Card—“ The Young Ladies’ Associaucn for I
the Relief of the Poor,” adjourned on Friday; last. to. I
meetagain in the Fall. A full report will be famished
.attheir Annual meeting in October; but,/or. the satis
faction ot their friends, in themean umc» give the fellow-,
l*hey have,during the past winter,visited relieved
one hundred andtwenty-fonr families—rdistributing nine
ty-four ready made -garments, materials-for -two
hundred and thirty more. - Also, sixty articles of old
clothing. They have, given out one hundred and fifteen
pairs of shoes, thirteen hundred bushels of coal, and
forty-five ; dollars’ worth of provisions. They would
lake ibis opportunity of tendering their thanks to those
kind friends whohave assisted them with donations}—
and also, to Drs Dilworth and Dorsey, for their efficient
professional services. - [apr!2
QS. FOWLER, of New York, will deliver. by re
• quest, a Lecture on the subject of Phrenology, on
Saturday evening, at 7 o’clock. at the Sixth Ward Pub
lic School House. Aftei the Lecture, there will be- pub
iic examinations. Tickets,ndmiltingone gentleman and
lady, one niun. To be had at the store of A. S. Getty,
ebraerbf Washington and Wylie streets; at the Drug
store of B, W. Means, corner of Elm street and Penn
sylvania Avenoe ; -and at the door. - . - [aprl2 .•
TJROPOSALS FOR COAL AND SLACK. —Sealed I
• Propoaalsfor deliveringinthe Stores, at the Works I
of the Pittsburgh Gas Company, 100,000 bushels of Bi- |
tumihous Coah and. 30,000 bushels of Slack, will be re- |
ceived at the! Office of the Company, until Wednesday,-1
the 23d instant.at 2o’clock, P. M. The Coaland Stack ]
to be of such quality, and delivered at such times, mid I
in such quantities, as chall be approved of and directed.
The standard of computation for Coal and Slack to be ]
70 pounds per bushel. .. . . .
1 : The payments to be made monthly—retairung 20 p6r
cent, as security for performance of contract. - _ .
Proposals to be addressed to Thomas Bakewell, Esq.,
President of the Company, and-,endorsed, Proposals
for Coat and Slack.” JAMES M. CHRISTV,
; apria.. . ; v-':; 1 : Treasurer.
INFORMATION WANTED—Of the whereabouts of
ANDREW DOUGHTEN; (dtover,)"who resided m
Trumbull County, Ohio. He was last seen in this City,
on tbe j22d of March. Any information sent to John
Cramer, Trumbull County, Ohio, wilt be thankfully re
ceived. .. . - . [aprlfclw*
THE PERFECT MAN.—Fowkr’j Last and B<st r~ On
the Masculine Office, improvement and re-iavigora
tion, includingtiie several relations generally, at wil
jklns Hall, Monday and Wednesday evenings, April 14th
and 16th, at 7£ o’clock. Seats ons sore. Closing with
public examinations.
Professional delineations ofcharacter, with advice,at
Brown’s Hotel, until Wednesday, only. Call at ouce. *
N.B.—He lee tores on Friday, April llth, at 3 o’clock,
P. M., to*Women, on Maternity, free—and Friday eve
ning, on Hereditary laws and facts—a most interesting
lecture. • • • (aprll
JUST RECEIVED—At Robust Chesteb’s, No. 71
Smiihfield street, a new assortment of Gentlemen’s
Farnishing Goods, consisting in part, of Shirts,Collars
and Bosoms, Cravats*.Handkerchiefs, Gloves. Shoulder
Braces, Suspenders, Woollen Hose and half Hose, Ac.,
all of which will be sold low for cash,
aprll tChronicle and Dispatch copy!
Young bikn’s temperance association.
—The First Regular Meeting for the month of
April, will be held on MONDAY evening, April 14th, at
7 o’clock, at the Methodist Episcopal Church, corner of
Liberty and Hay streets. ,
C.S.EYSTER, Esq., will address the meeting upon
the present License Law—the power of the Courts un
der it—and the manner of its administration.
Mr. Eyster will be fallowed by a brief address from a
popular clergyman of this cily.
F WM.M. WEIGHT,
Chairman of Execatlve Committee.
CIHARTIER CREEK COAL COMPANY.—Notice is
A hereby given to Stockholders, that an election for
Directors of the Chartiers Coal Company will be held at
the Office of the Company, at Coal Harbor, on the Ohio
River, near Pittsburgh, on Friday, the 10th. day of May
next, at3o’clock. P.M. THOMAS M’ELRATH,
S. Watsoh [aprll:eTAStd.
FOR SALE—A desirable property of SEVEN AND'
A HALF ACRES OF GROUND, in a healthy and
■ Peasant location, adjoining the property of the late CoL
Orogban, about one mile from the Cemetery. The land
is well calculated for a country residence, for gardening
mrposes, or lor a pleasure garden—or coold be divided
nto small lots. There are about li acres of coal.
Price for ihe whole, Terms easy.
S. CUTHBERT, GenH Agent,
50 Smithfield stteet
XTt7"ANTED.—A situation as Clerk in a Wholesale
TV . Store.manufacmringeslabUshmenl, or commis
sion house, by a steady, temperate man—well known in
the city. Address tt A. B., n at this Office. [aprli:3t
IIBERTY STREET-PROPERTY FOR SALE—A
valuable property of 2L reet front onLibeny street,
oy 100 deep to an alley—having a large four story brick
Warehouse, with good cellar, office, Ac.—all convem
ently arm'ged lor doing oh extensive business.
Also; a three storylbrick building, fronting on the alley.
The above is in a good location tor business: Price—
-33,000. Terms accommodating. S. CUTHBERT,
aprlO . Gen’l Agent, SQSmithfield street.
THOMA 3 OFFlCER— (LattProtAcnotory of Washing
ton County)— Scbxvksbb and Agejtt.— Deeds, Mort
gages, Articles of Agreement, Judgment and Common
Bonds, Executor, Administrator, and Guardian’s Ac
counts,^and all writings and Agencies, faithfully execa
ted. Office on Fifth street, between YVood. ana Sinith
fieia_No. G 3. [apr!o:tf
WRAPPING PAPER
-133 reams medium Rag;
• 31 do double’cro wn -Raj.
On consignment arid for sale by
aprlQ KING A MOORHEAD.
. Pennsylvania Canal - ' .
TO MERCHANTS IN GENERAL.
OWING to the frequent mistakes that have occurred,
we deemit necessary to state that our Line has NO
CONNECTION with the itito concern of Atkins'* Co.,
or “ Reliance Transportation Line.”
All Shippers wishing their Goods to go .by our. Line,,
r wiU Mease hs particular in having them pass through the
bands of the uodeTsisned,as.Gbbd* intended for us, and
for wfiichwe had cotrtoscrED, have beerrdiverted from
us through wurepmen/ajibn,
JAMES O’CONNOR A CO., Pittsburgh.
O’CONNORS A CO., Baltimore.
e • 3ITER, JAMES A CO., Philadelphia.
- -JOHN WILDER ATKINSON,
_api4:lw No. 3 Soath Fourthsi., Philadelphia.
Blanclteßter Savtuga jOanli.
AT. on election tor President ohd-Ditectors of the
Chester Savings Bank, held oh the ‘29th ult, the fol
lowing persons were duly elected, to wit :
President— James Anderson.
Directors—JamesSchoonmaker, II Lee,John Downing,
W. H. Phelps, C. Mushier and K Hartman.
SATURDAY, the '26th instant, is the lime .fixed for the
commencement of the 'payraent. ; of the weekly instal
ments. •• . ; ■ .
The Books for the subscription of stock will be kept,
open at the Office of the Company,- in Manchester, till
the 19th instant, and from the 19th to the 26th instant, at
the Coonttng House of James Schoonmaker A Co. v No.
24 Wood street, Pittsburgh, at which latter place the
Stockholders residing in Pittsburgh are desired to pay
theirweekly instalments. JOHN E PARKE,
uprStlw v : "• Treasurer.
A Card (o Boilncaa flletii
A YOUNG, active business mao. a native.of Pitts
burgh, with au extensive acquaintance; who.can
command a cash capital of from 6 toSS.OOO, it anxious
to make an investment, and dovote his time to business
as a partner, in Pittsburgh or vicinity.
. mrsl:lmj Please address Post OJice t ßox A r o. 385
BABBITT’S PATENT SOAP POWDER—Warrant
ed not to rbv or injure the clothes. For sale by
_apj9_v ; JAMES.A.JONES.
LARD OIL-—l 2 bbls J. L. Conbling’s No. 1 Winter
Lard Oil. in stote and for sale by
MILLER & RICKBTSON, ;
No. £3l and 223 Liberty street.
EAW WHISKEYr-200 bbls. Raw Whiskey on con*
fignment and for gale by
npr9_ MILLER & RICKETSON.
TIMOTHY" SEED—25 bus. priraeTimotiiy Seed in
store and for sale by
apr9 MILLER at RICKETSON.
KEG BUTTER—I 4 kegs Butter on consignment am
forsaleiowby
apr9
Bcvi Dr. BLUlUteUy’s female Seminary,
KITTANNING, PA.,
RECOMMENDED by Gov. Johnston and Bishops
Potter and Uplold, will re-open for summer session
on the 30th instant, (April). -
Charge for board and English taition per ses
sion of five months, -•- - -, $60,00
Charge tor washing and stationery, per session
of five months, - - - - .-35,75
Music; Ac.,at customary rates. No Extras. Number
of boarders received,2s.
See Circulars at J. H. Mellor’s Book Store ,79 Wood
street. '
Reference in Pittsburgh—The Episcopal Clergy m , Judge
M’Ciure; Judge Shaier; J. H. Shoenbergcr; G. R.
White, A. B» Curling, Eras,; W. H. Richardson, Esq.
Kiskeminetas; Judge JacV, Greensburghj Judge Buf
fington,Kinannii3g. [aprlo:3tawf3w
NOTICE.— Fouw>—On Market street, a VELVET
BAG, and in it several articles of value to the owtL
er,who con have if by calling; at the European Agency
and Carpet manufactory of John Thompson, Liberty at.,
by describing its contents and paying for this notice.
aprlOdlt
A SSIGNEE’S NOTlCE.— Michael Kelly, of the
City of Pittsburgh, Merchant Tailor, has made to.
the subscriber ati assignment of hisestdte, for the bene
fit of his creditor. .Notice is. hereby given tb all per
sons having claims against the said Michael Kelly, to
present the same duly authenticated, for an; pro. rata
payment they'may be entitled to; ana all persons know
ing themselves to be indebted to s&id Kelly, to pay the
same immediately to the undersigned*
aprlot3t , J*D. STITARTyAmgtue.
NOTICE is hereby given that letters of Administra
tion have been granted .to the subscriber on the
Estate of J ohn Shepherd, deceased. All persons know
ing themselves indebted to sold Estate, are requested to
make immediate payment; and all having claims, to pre
sent them properly authenticated for settlement.
JANE SHEPHERD,
Administratrix.
ITTSBURGH LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.—
The subscription Books for Stock in the above
Company will remain open for a few days, at the Office
of the Company, No. 75 Fourth street.
pprlQ C; A. COLTON, Sec'y.
A LL persona having business with the undersigned,
A either as Public Accountant, Initractor In Bookr
Keeping, or ntherwisej will find him ai the Pittsburgh,
Commercial College, from 9 till U o’clock, A. and
from 3 till 4 o’clock, P. M.
Merchants in want of competent Book_ keepers can
be sapplied hy calling on- - JOHN FLEMING,
api9 Principal Instructor in the Scienco of Accoants.
Election, .
* N ELECTION (or the WaianPtnn-
A tylmnia Hospital wM be holden
the Board oi Trade, on Tuesday, the 15m uistaiu, ais
0 Thecontribiilors are requested to attend, if possible,
asbushies^nnTortancetotho.lnstJtnnon^w^^ylai/
be a“atd em ' :/ Secretary
W- rBTKii —Twenty Si OWE ilASOhls, for the
of St; Fail’s New Cathedral, Fifth street,
jS or WIUUM Ltkch,*! the
Rui'ldlne or at 75 Franklin street. Good wages will be
given, and none but good hands need apply. tapt9:3l»
v * 4
iu'\\ -ri '•' )ii "-~ ‘-' g - -%>--*?■
••‘-"HVvVw
MILLER A RICKETSQN.
Admlniatratrlx* Notice.
Boflineaa Notice*
ME
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'2 mnotments.
TUffiATRBI
Fifth Street, between Wood and SmithfUld.
JOSEPH FOSTER* • »Lro*s axo M4JfA«B9.
: Admictancx— First Tier and Parquette,so cents; Sec
ond and Third Tiers. 25 cents; Colored Gallery ,25 cents.
Private Boxes, each, $l,OO.
Boors open at 6$ o’clock, Curtain rises at 7 o’clock.
SATURDAY EVENING, April 12th, the performance
will commence with the play of
, C2RCINNA.
The whole to conclude with
BEARS NOT BEASTS.
Monday, Benefit of Mr. Boehanao.
Ia active preparation, the grand operatic drama of
the Bohemian Girl.
Dancing cuad Waltsing Academy*
MR. H.RIEVEN, Professor of Dancing, - from New
York,thanafnl for the kind patronage of last spring
respectfully bee* to inform bis patrons and tbe public,
that his Dancing Academy, in Wilkins Hail, will be
opened on Monday, April; 14th. Daysof tuition, Mon
day, Wednesday and-Friday r for childre n.ht A o’clock ;
for gentlemen.atd o’clockjF.M.; private classes, for la
dies, at 10 o’clock. A/M., and private classes, for gentle
men, at 114 o’clock, the above days/ Board
ing Schools and Families attended to. Ladies and gen
i tlemen can receive private lessonsand classes will be *
l formed at other times than the above.. ;, - r ;
. Mr. M. will teach all that Is fashionable—without omit*
l ung his celebrated,graceful and easy manner—forwhich
I he has received a liberal patronage in New .York and
J Europe* . •.•;• “ •.
I will also teach in Allegheny, at Mr. Fly’s,' on
! ? aeB A&Y>Thutsday and Saturday—at 4 o’clock, P..M
I * o s, c b“dren j at s o’clock for ladies and gentlemen.
I . Cards containing histermscan be procured athis real-
I S?* 1 sweet, between Wood and Market, where
l Mr. happy to give all necessary information.'
Habib £bclum3.
LECTUBEB ON MAH,
BY O. S. FOWLER, OF NEW YORK,
OR Phrenology and Physiology applied to Homan
Perfection, at WILKINS. HALL, as followaT
Thursday evening, March 27—Signs of Character.
Friday eveningjiasih—Analysis of Propensities.
Satarday evening, 29th—Self Perfection and Juvenile
Training.
Monday evening, 31st—Memory and Intellectual Cul
ture.
- Wednesday and .April 2nd and 4ih—MATRI
MONY, or the Science of Love, Selection, Courtship
and Married Life.
. Ye who would enjoy matrimonial'felicity, and avoid
discord, come.
- Monday and Weaherilay,7ih and 9th—Woman’s Phre- ’
nology. Sphere, Rights, Wrongs, Daiies, Place, Influ
ence,^Treatment and Perfection.
Let her whom Useeks to improve; be there.-
Friday, 11th—Hereditary Laws and Facts, a rich phi
losophical treat.
Monday and Wednesday, 14th and 10th—Manhood,
its office, perfection, impairment and re-invigoration:
Commencing .af 7} o’clock,and ending with Pubuc
Exahixatioss.:
JD* First lecture; Free. Tickets to Men, 15 cents;
Women, 10 cents, orlO for $l. Professional delineations:
of character, with numbered charts, aud also full writ
ten opinions,including advico touching Health, Occu
pations, Faults, Ac.,their remedy, self-perfection, man
agement of children, Ac., daily and unoccupied even
ing* at his private apartments at Brown’s Hotel. tmar2s
MR. J. C. SHAAIVS Lecture on PANTHEISM, will
be delivered: on Titesday, the 15th of April. The
amount of tickets sold daring this week will determine
the choice of the Lecture Room. ' Tickets 25 conUt to ;
be bad at Mr. Hersh’s store and Mr. Loomis’ Book store,
and several other places. Caprt
Unction Sales.
SCOTT A OTIS,
AUCTIONEERS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
61 xAur srsKCTjffr. Loom, ancsousi/
HAVING been engaged in the above business for the
last six years, m this city, wonldrespecifblly so
licit consignments of Goods, to be sold.in this rdazket,
cither for Auction or private sale—particularly;'Glass
ware, Hardware andlJry Goods; ana willmake liberal'
advances on all kinds of Goods consigned os for sale '
here.
Will refer to Messrs, llewett. Roe A Co., E. R. Vio
let, Wm.D. Wood A Co , John J. Anderson os Co.. R. 11.
Stone, Squire A Reed, Brownlee, Homer A Co., Larkin.
Beaver. Saint Louis; Butler A Oincinnali;'
George APLain, Pittsburgh. (mai2o:y
w; G. O’CARTSEY, Auctioneer*
DRY GOODS AND CLOTmNG. AC., at Abcnoa
—'To-morrow, Friday, April llth, at 10 o’clock in
the morning, will be sold at Auction House,
No. 125 Wood street, h large assortment-of Dry Goods
and Clothing—a part of which comprise, cloths, cassi
raeres, cassinetis, tweeds, alpaccas,’. toons de laines,
calicoes, ginghams, bleached and-brown
muslihs,lrish linen table clotha.'comhs,handkerchiefs,
silk handkerchiefs and cravats, frock and dress coats,
pants and vests,fine shirts, check shirts, merino draw
ers, suspender?, table linen, towelling* Ac. • ■
aprlO vW. Q> MACARTNEY* Anct’r. -
rnwo VALUABLE BUILDING LOTS AT Auction.-
X —Will betold on Saturday evening, April 12th; at 8
o clock, at M’Carlnev’s Auction Hotue,No. 125 Wood
street, tora valuable building lots, each fronting £1 feet 4
inches on Short street, and extending back 100 feet to a
•20. foot alley. Sold lots are Nos. 24 and 20 on Ccssst’s
plan in the Third Ward ’of the Cityof Allegheny; and
eonunanding a beautiful view oft he cities or Pittsburgh
and Allegheny rmd surrounding country, and would be a
most desirable location for ;a private residence; us it
catraot be surpassed by any situation for health' in. that
nvocities. Irtielndisputiofe. 'TeßUAaisale; * -
~ mar 33 . - -W/G. M’CARTNEY, Auci% ;
JP. itt. I>AVIS, Auctioneer;
TWENTY- THREE BUILDING LOTS, an Centre
Avenue, adjoining Seventh Wardi at AucnoSv— On
Saturday afternoon, April 12th, at 3 o’clock, will be sold
on the premises, Twenty-three very desirable
Lots, fronting on Centre Kirkpatrick, Hilt -
and Rose streets, adjoining the C.ty Line of the Seventh
Ward, as in plan, laid out by John S;lrwin,&L D., which
can bcpbtameduttlie.Sales Rooms.'
Cash, residue'inone
rest, to be secured by bond and mortgage on the premi
ses, Title indisputable. ' 'P.M.DAVIS, :
- aprlS"/ : - - .Auctioneer. -'.
SPLENDID ROCKAWAY CARRIAGE at' Auction.
This (Satarday,VmoTnlngj at 11 o’clock, at the Sales.
Rooms, corner of .Wood ana Fifth ' streets, will be sold,
1 superior Carriage,nearly
new, and in complete order. •P. ftLDAVIS,' r
aprl2 ' . Auctioneer.- , F
IjOOKSALE.—OnSalurdsyevening,' April l2ih, at 7
> o’clock, at the Salesßoomsj -corner of Wood and
Fifth streets, will be sold a catalogue of waluabßnnie
ccllaneous Books—embracing, Dick’s: complete works,
3 vole; Bradford’s Comprehensive Atlas; coloreamaps;
Guizot’s Giobon, 2 vbl*ii‘'Robertsdn’e'‘Hlstory;of Scot
: laud, and India; .Thief’s; French Revolution, 4*: vols.
plates; Froissart’s Chronicles; 115 engravings VCotton’s
Life and Times of Henry Clay, 2 vote-.Stairßirilders’,
Gaide,-plates jNicholaon’s Mechanic*’ Cdmparuon/45 :
plates, new edition ; Essay ouFairyQuqon,,;by Hart;
Poeraaof Rogers,illustrated; Laurin’s Sermons, 4 vote;
Chalmer’s Discourses, 2:vote.; Headley’s LifS of Jose
phine ; Hannatn’s Pulpit Assistant >. the Preacher}
Tredgold’s Carpentry; Manual of Classical literature j
Our Globe, 100 steel plates; Robinsoa Crusoe, 100 en*
Kfavings; Pictorial History of the Navy Pope’s
Works, 4 vote.) Gordon’s Historyof New Jersey;Good
rich’s Ancient and Modem History, 2 vote., illustrated;
Spirit of the Magazines. 3 vote.; Flora’s Lexicon, color*
cd plates, Ac., Ac. Fullparticulars in Catalogues;
in.apm-- -- KM. DAVIS,Aucfr;,
TJEDLER’S WAGON at Auction. —On Saturday
X morning, April 12th; aril o’clock, nt tha Commer
cialSalcsßooms, corner of Wood sndFifth streets/will
be sold, by order of D. D. Bruce, Esq., assignee of Kin
sey fc Knox, one superior large size two horse Pedier’js.
wagon, neatly new. P.M.DAVIS/v
aprll Auctioneer.
Jameoßces,
ENGINE BUILDER AND MACHINIST,
(Successor to Robert Wightman.) -
’ . Corner of Liberty, and: Water mteri,- ...
YKTILL build, and finish to order, on the shortest no-
VV tice, and most accommodating terms, .Steam .En
gines and Machinery, hud Castings, of all descriptions,
atthe lowest prices. . • - .
.. PrrrsßUEon, April 8,1851.
: l cheerfully recommend tothe-publlc and my former
customers; my successor, Mr. JAMES REES, a compe
tent and able mechanic, capable of building Engines
and Machinery ia the mest satisfactory and . approved
style. [apifry] " ROBERT I WIGHTMAN.
. - Customhouse, Putsbobok,;")
SunexoT**Office, April 2,1851.5;,.
SEALt&D PROPOSALS will be received atthiaomee
until 12 o’clock, 2Cth(Jayof April, io*t. f fortbofol
iowibg ariicSs, for the use of the stick al the United
Stales Marine Hospital, near Lius City, until the doth day
of June, 1802: ' ■ .
Beef,as free as possible from bone, price perpouncL
Bread, each loaf to weigh one lb«v , u “
Brown Sugar of the best quality* • • ,4 ‘ . ■■ 14 • • 4 *
Rice*™ « “ “
Tea Hyson 41 “ “
Rice nour*-*”*.—.**•**.*”*•-." “ v “
Sperm candles...... v-.
Cogee
Batter, besi quality- - - * r ♦ •
Middling bacon
llamas.
Lard-^-
Flour, bestfupetfine--.-
\ Molasses--
wiBe " - . .. .< .. . .. •
: Milk i.“ quail.
Beal boiled meal- ■ • “ “ bushel:
: Potatoes '
Beans « „
.vMi-'- : 4 *. 14 dozen.
Salt - • • f• r * “ peck. '
Hominy ..................... u
44 44 cord.
!.Coal ••<*^*.**-»*;*»*» : ‘;-* 44 44 bushel.
All of tbe foreign articles to be of the very best quali
ty, and io.be famished at such times and in such coonli
ues as on the requisition of the Steward of the Hospital,
approved by tbe.Sunreyor, may be. required.
Any other articles ihat may be warned, the contractor
to famish at the lowest market price.
It Is estimated that the number ;of patients to be sup
plied "will average about SO per day. - :fn addition to
which there will be about 10 officers and servants to-be
supplied.
Any information concerning the contract wOt be giv**
: en bn application at this office. . ' HENRY-WOODS,.
_ap3rt2sm Surveyor and Agt., U« S. Marine Hospital
BKEAD WITHOUT YliAST.—Babbm’sEffervescing-
Compound, for raising bread, jei
cakes,Ac., for sale by r: , JAJJES A* JONeS, -
apB corner of Liberty and Hand ata.
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