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■,Blows and Facts from all Rnartera.
The number of deaths in Now York lost week
were 529, of which 62 woro from consumption,
42 small pox- 361 were Americans, and 168
foreigners.
■ Tho bill to legalise anatomioal dissections
passed tlmNow York Senate, ana is before the
House.
Tho Cinoinnnttians aro talking quite strong of
haring a publio park containing one hundred and
eighty-ono acres.
The lumber seized sinco the Ist of July on tho
Wisconsin and Chippewa rivers, as having been
• feloniously cut on government lands, amounts to
sixty'■millions of feet, and is valued at from
'5250,000 to $>600,000.
Many peoplo aro. desirous of knowing the ex
■ actsizcof on acre. It is comprised .within the
distanco of 220 feet lengthiand 190 feet width.
A Bqnaro acre is a fraction .less than 200 feet
eaoh way, being loss than one inch too muoh on
cither side.
Mr. Saunders, the American oonEul at London,
in one of his letters to the New York Herald,
states that “Louis Napoleon is preparing for
■ ■ war on-the grandest scale. It is known that he
will have, by early spring, an invading army of
700,000 men fully equipped.”
“A man can’t help what is dono behind his
baek,” ns the loafer said when he was kicked
out of doors.
: Professor Agassiz recently told .his audience
at Boston, that human remains, had been found
in Florida that must have been over 200,000
years old.
’ The Marquis of Turgot has boon rowarded
by Louis Napoloen with a higher rank in the Le
gion of Honor, for his ohivalrons conduct in the
Soule affair.
M. Bodisco, the Kussian Minister, is dead.
Bryant, tho poet, came home from Europe with
~o magnificent beard—a visible apotheosis, as to
>ita dignifying nnd beautifying effect—and he
continued to wear it, to tho delight of his friends
• nnd tho artists.
■ Tho total amount of exports from the port of
Now Orleans, for the fourth quarter of 1853,
ending 31st of December, was $16*909,909.
Of this amount, $11,097,529 consisted of do
mestic produce shipped to foreign ports, inclu
ding $152 in gold exported. Tno ooast-wiso ex
ports for the same period amounted to $4,822,-
880. - - - . .
According to the articles of war, it is death to
• Stop a cannon ball.
■ < ■ The Cleveland Gas Company has donated two
thousand bushels of coaL.to tho poor of that city,
and appointed a person to distribute it.
Oar Consul at London, George Sanders, ad
vises farmers to sow wheat and grain largely, as
the prospect is that the Baltio and Blaok seas
will be closed for at least n year.
• The Portland Adverluer states on tho authori
ty of a letter received in that city, that during
the lato storm, a moil carrier between Ellsworth
and that place was devoured by wolves.
A WONDERFUL YEAH.
The year last past has been in many respects
a remarkable year. In the political world, many
Btartling events have occurred. The whole East
ern world has been arraying itself for a tremen
dous conflict. Battles of considerable importance
have already occurred; and all ovonts seem to
conspire to render inevitable one of the most
Wide-spread nnd sanguinary struggles in which
Europe and Asia were ever engaged. Meantimo
oven the natural elements seem to be at war.
Storms at sea, produoing tho most disastrous
nnd fatal shipwrecks, are almost daily reported.
One storm on the Blaok sea destroyed over eighty
' vessels. The recent storms on the Atlantio have
probably dostroyod a still greater number of ves-
eels, and far more Bvob.
Every few days we road accounts of tornados
«Bn land, destroying muoh property, and some
lives; and occurring too in Tegions seldom visi
ted by Buoh disasters.
.Even the Western rivers have presented an
nnusbl appearance this winter. They have been
frozen over, some of them more sofid than ever
beforo; and then suddenly broken open amid
floods and atoms, that have eweptmuch proper
ty and many-lives to destruction*
Unnennlly destructive 1 fires have occurred in
American cities and harbors, destroying splendid
and costly buildings, together with the largest
vessel in the world.
Every day as we open the mail wo expoot to
find a report of some great calsteity, or some
startling event.
' The lost twelve month has oortnlnly been n
remarkable year; a year of vast losses and ca
lamities ; and to Earopo and Aslo n year preg
nant with dark portent, and alarm for the fotnro.
REPEAL OP THE BSOEY LAW.
There is" before the legislature of New York
n bill to repeal partially tho. usury law of
•that State. Many of . tho newspapers there
without distinction of party, arc advocating its
passage. We hope oar Pennsylvania legislature
will pass such a bill this winter. We do not be
lieve any good roason can be named for the ex
istence of such a law upon our statnte books.
It does no good. It is daily evaded ; and tho
only effect of the law, in this respeot, is to raiso
the priso for loans, by. diminishing tho amount
offered for loan. Tbo timid and conscientious
wilt not run-tho risk of deteotlon, or violato
law.and they employ their money otherwise.
Bepeal the law oltogethor, and there will be
more money in the market for loan, and the
rates consequently reduced by free competi
tion. :
There is nnother reason wby Pennsylvania
should repeal this law if New York does so.
Pennsylvania capital will bo drawn to Now
Yprk for loan, if tho useless restriction is there
removed while it Is. continued in our own
State. That is already the case to some extent.
Money is as muoh an article of oommcrce as
corn, and its use ought to bo as free; and tho
laws of demand and supply will regulate its
price.
England has got rid of theßO useless and in
jurious reßtriotlons upon tho use of money. We
wish Pennsylvania might be the first Stato on
this side of tho Atlantic to got rid of this mani
fest evil. • ■■ ■
Stalls is the Maukkt House.— A large num
ber of Stalls were Bold, in the Diamond Market
on Saturday afternoon, and many persons are
anxious to know the amount they sold for. Wo
have not the means of informing them, but, we
suppose, tho .Committee will shortly bring forth
a statement
Back Aoais.—Finb Hasis.—Wo would call
the attention of housekeepers to tho advertise.
• ment of Mr. James Gaedseb, published in this
morning’s paper. We regardhia hams as some
of tho very best offered in ear market. His stall
Is No. 28 DiaAond Market, and No. 9 Allegheny
city-
Salt Oystehs.—Look at Kimble & Co’s, oys
ter advertisement: They have 100,000 of tho
snest bivalves that have over rcaohed .our city.
WEEKLY MONEY ARTICLE.
The late rise in the river has not brought to
Pittsburgh all that increased prosperity that
was anticipated. i\ ;
Some eighty or ninety thousand dollars worth
of coal and - boats have been, lost by. the.ice,
drift and storms on tho river; and many lives
iavo also been lost
:JANCARY 27. - h 1
There appears to bo money enough hero for
a'l bnsincsß purposes; but it still bears a high
prico. From ten to fifteen per cent, is asked
and given on good paper..
The late nows and advices from the East and
irom Europe have raised prices, and: produces
great aotivity in the flour and other produce
trade.
The great and still increasing demand for our
provisions in Europe, must bring a largo amount
of money into the. oountry within the next few.
months.
Money is now reported as abundant in Now
York; and the supply still increasing. Produce
dealers there have sufficient Bums for largo trans
actions; and that trade wubprobably nevermore
excited than at present.
In view of the great demand for money for
commercial and railroad purposes, the Now York
P6st says:
Wo uro glad to seo that a movement is being made In the
Pennsylvania aa well as in tho Kew York Legislature to
modify tbe law respecting usury. The proposed bill which
has been introduced provides,that V. ... '
« On and after the firstttay of April-next, it snail bo law
ful for liny person to oontract for and receivo a greater sum
■:tb*n six per cent, per annum, for tlia loanor.uve of money
loaned on note*,-bond. or mortgage, and that in: all cases
wboro no contract was made, the nvtc ehall be regarded as
six per cent.” ' ; ?
Tho measure is urged by the rbllaJelphlsßoardcf Trade.
We hope something effective will be done on
this subjeot by our Legislature. It has been
talked about long enough.
The exports of gold 'from San Francisco for
the year 1853, amounted to $07,873,605. It is
an increase over the previous year of $22,800,-
000. ' . •
Comtudroial affairs wear a gloomy aspect at
San Franolsco; tbe supplies of merchandise
being greatly in advance of the demand.
Tho Northern Light brought to Now York from
California $850,000. .
The shipment of specie to Europe has almost
cntlrelyjceosed; and in view of tbe vast demand
for provisions, it is not likely that specie will
be sent to Earope, in any considerable quanti
ties, for months to come.
The N. T.. Post say s:
“ Xl-.t- advices from Llrerpool.-us regards breadstuils,. are
portlculorly exciting.. All foreign supplies nrenowjtopped,
•xe*>pt those coming from this country, and stocks are too
light to moot tbe necessary demand for tho spring months,
consequently, overv effort wiU bo mode to secure tbe utmost
quantities possible from tho United Stales. Tho advanoe in
the price of flour in Liverpool for the week ending January
7th is conts, on grain 28 coats, and on eora 25 cents.'’
The American Consul at London, in a letter to
tho New York Herald, advises American farmors
to sow and plant largely next year, as the de
mand for American provisions will bo likely to
continue beyond the present eeason.
Should the war in Enropo continue, and be-
come general, there is no doubt tho whole sur
plus of our food will bo needed at very high
The telegraph from Halifax gives the follow*
ing information of tho London money market
Ta tho money market there is no chango to notice. Tho
funds'fluctuated from day to day, and consols closed at
for money. Largo arrivals of precious metals had taken
)ltscc. Tho East Indio-Company had reduced the rata for
-.ills on Bengal and Madras to 2s o*<£d, and Bomboy 2s o%d
»r company’s rupeo. !
Of American securities, Messrs. Bell &. Co.
say:
Business during tho week lias been at a standstill, and
we abstain from giving quoiatious, they being merely nom
inal.
Baring Brothers say:
American securities continue without demand.
Freight* are nominally without alteration.
The above named paper is down on ns With
great severity in referenoo to Eric matters. But
as the Pott is a Pennsylvania “institution,” of
course we could expect nothiog else from Buffalo.
Anything Pennsylvanian is bound to bo abusod by
Buffalo editors. Whether hired to abuse us or
not, those editors labor in tho shameful work
with great diligence. Wo do not feel much
alarmed about It, however.
Wo have advocated liberality on the part of
Pennsylvania towards adjoining States about
long enough. Towards Ohio wo are still of tbe
same opinion. But towards New York liberality
is not required. A more selfish neighbor cannot
be found. And to that selfishness on the part of
her people is added of late an insolence that de->
serves a stern rebuke.
When New Yorkers openly demand that the
Mint ho removed from Philadelphia to New York;,
that the Pennsylvania iron interest shall be sac
rificed; that all Weßtem trade Bhall go round
Pennsylvania, and centre in Now York city; and
procure Weßtem editors to advocate . these
schemes, and blackguard onr Commonwealth;
then lot liberality bo pitched like physio to tho
dogs. ...
If tho editor of tho Buffalo Express does not
like onr remarks, ho oan be assured we are
eqnally dissatisfied with his.
How about that vote in Congress, Mr. Express,
to take Erie county from the Old Keystone, and
give it to New York 1 Wby don’t Mr. Seward
introduce his bill ? It was you that proposed it,
Mr. Express. Wby don’t you push it along 1
PnBENOLomoAL Lecture with Illustbatiosb.
—Miss L- Bradley will deliver a leoturo this
evening at Masonic Hall, on the soienoe of Phre
nology. Wo are told by thoßO who are oapablo
of expressing an opinion on the subject, that she
is a lady of fine talent, and cannot fail i€ inte
rest her audience.
CniCKEnura & Boss.—ln onr last issue wo per
formed tho melancholy duty of announcing tho
death of Jonas Chiokering, one of the most emi
nent piano-forte makers the world has known.
The American public felt nn especial pride ia
the mechanical skill and genins of Chiokering;
and foars have been expressed in various quar
ters, lest zeal in the improvement of tho piano
forte Bhonld slacken, now that tho master-spirit
has gone honco. But we oan assure the public
that Mr. Chiokoring’s mantle has fallen on shoul
ders worthy to bear it. His three tons, Thomas
E-, C- F., and George, were carefully trained m
their father’s handicraft; and to thorn ho had
imparted those seorot points of excellence in the
manufacture of piano-fortes, for which he was
himself so justly famed. There is a combina
tion of talent in these sonß, now brought into
active operation, snoh as was never beforo exhi
bited in the: establishment; and they have de
termined to prosecute tho business with enlarged
means, increased facilities, and renewed oner
gy-j-to maintain, and, if possible, to surpass
their father’s old renown. Tho firm will bear
tbo name that stands at the head of this article.
Thomas E. Chiokering (the eldest son) served
a regular apprenticeship of four years at the
bench, under his father’s own eye. no is a vgry
superior draughtsman, and has drawn all the
prinoipal scales for some years past. He will
Continue bis supervision of this important de
partment. •C. F. Chiokering takes charge of tho
ware-rooms and the general bnsiness of the es
tablishment. George Chiokering has for several
years made tho hammers of the Grand pianos—
tho most critical and difficult point in the manu
facture of on instrument: ho will continue in
this department. Mr. George H. Child, who h»B
for a long time been the book-keeper and finan
cier of the establishment, having beoome a part
ner in the bnsinoßS, will continue in that posi
tion. Mr. Child is extensively known as one of
the mostreliablo and able men in his department,
in the country. ,
A dpy or two after Mr. Cbickcnng’s death,
tho workmen of tho establishment, (many of
whom nro persons of property and influence,)
held a meeting unknown to tho sons, passed a.
series of resolutions requesting them to go on
with tho bnsiness, and voluntarily plodged them
selves, as workmen, to do all they conld to ren
der it more successful than ever, saying they
would not only do the work as well ob before,
but would strive in every way to improve upon
their past achievements. This inoident will
sorve to show with what spirit the bnsiness will
hereafter be conducted. —IY. T. Musital Review
for January.
In another column will befonnd the advertise
ment of the great piano-forte establishment of
Chiokering & Sons, Boston. The agonoy for
Pittsburgh is continued at the old stand, No. 81
Wood street, under the ahorge of Johh H. Mel
lob. ■■
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BUFFALO EXPRESS.
-T- hy ■'*‘ T<
UKFORT,
To the Stookholubbs or the Ohio and Pehh-
stlvakia F.aileOad Compasy :
Gentlemen,-f—The President and. Directors of
tho Ohio ana Pennsylvania Railroad Company
take pleasure in presenting to the Stockholders,
their sixth annual report since tho commence
ment of the undertaking, and the firstsince the .
whole road was opened for use; and in oongrat*
ulating them upon the eminent success., which
lias crowned the enterprise..
The voryamall-means with which the work
was begun, and the active hostility of opposing
interests with which it was met, admonished the
officers of the Company, at an early day, of the
necessity of groat exertions, to press the road
forward to completion, in the confident-belief
that when the work waß done, it would fulfil the
expectations of its friends; both in its profitable
ness to the Stockholders and its usefulness to tho
publio. The result has fully equalled our.topes
in both of these important i
On the 11th of April last, the road was opened
from Pittsburgh to Crestline, 187 miles; ond as
soon after ns the requisite arrangements could
be made, an Express train was put upon it; the
time of running which has been reduced to seven
hours; so that passengers ore brought from Cm*
cinnati to Pittsburgh in fourteen hours -and a
quarter; at the low fare of seven dollars for a
first olass passenger, and five dollars for ono ta
king a seoond class tioket. At these rates a suc
cessful competition with tho steamboats on the
Ohio.river has been maintained.
Passengers are also ticketed to and from Lou
isville, Indianapolis, St. liOuiß, Chicago, Rstroit,
Toledo, Cleveland, and other important points.
- Tho extraordinary development of tholocal
business of the line, and of tbe trade and.travel
between tbe numerous towns upon it, is ono of
the most gratifying results of the business of tho
past year. It has taxed tho equipment of the
road to its utmost capacity, atid hnß demonstra
ted tho necessity of immediately increasing the
■number of engines nnd oars to. an extent ado
quato to its accommodation.
It will bo seen from tho Report of tho Chief
Engineer nnd Superintendent, that tho general
result of tho working of tho road for the year,
1 has been as follows
Receipts in 1853..
Expenses, “ .•
Not receipts ■—>. .$360,866 13
Which has enabled the Board to deolaro two
semi-onnaal dividends to. tho Stockholders, the
first of throo and a half, and tho second of four
per cent. The net revenue of tho road for tho
jear, after paying expenses and interest, has
been about nine per cent, on the amount of the
stock. ■ , t
Tho receipts for the first half of tho year were
about forty thousand dollars per month, and of
tho last half more than seventy thousand dollars;
which great increase justifies the belief that tho
earnings of 1864 will be much larger than those,
of last year. -
The patronage of the public thHS liberally be
stowed upon the road, calls for corresponding ex
ertions on tho part of the company, to ment its
continuance and increase. A double track has
•been begun, and twelve miles of It are now near
ly completed, extending from Pittsburgh to Be
wickley. Tho second track should bo extended
to New Brighton, twenty-eight miles from Pitts
burgh, os soon as it can conveniently be done.
The road bod is already graded for it.. Surveys
; have been made for widening the road bed bo
i. tween Alliance and Massillon, which wilt not be
1 an oxpensive work; and the double track from
I Alliance westward ought to, be begun at an early |
day. ■ , ■■■.., ■!
In tho beginning of tho year there were twon- 1
ty Locomotive Engines upon tho road. The
number now is thirty-ono, and ton more have
been contracted for, several of which are ready
for delivery. Unexpected delays in tho receipt
1 of machinery hnvebeon productive of much in
convenience and disappointment.
It is tbo intention of tho Board, with the ap-
I probation of tho Stockholders, to moke such ad
ditions to tho equipment of the road as may bo
necessary to do all the transportation that may
offer, without detention or delay, and also to.
provide snch portions of dooblo track, and snoh
machinery and conveniences as may bone- :
cessary to maintain for tho road the highest
reputation for safety, promptness, and punc-
ta&Uty. - • • • :, ,
Three hundred "and fifty-eight thousand eaven
hundred and thirty-eight passengers have been
carried upon the line, in the past year, without
an accident to the trnina by which a Bingle life
baa been lost. .
; The preparations for a greatly increased busi
ness trill of course require an additional outlay
of capital; but with conclusive proofs of tho
profitable character of the investment, the Boar*
hope to bo able to obtain the required amount
without injurious financial sacrifices.
If neoesaary, the Board proposes to assist the
Bellefontaine and Indiana Bailroad Company, in
extending its Boad from- Gallon to CrestUno, a
distance of about four miles.
- The Board has given muoh consideration to
the question of the extension of the line soroas
the Allegheny river atPitisburgh. Thesnbjeot
was referred to a special committee, and surveys
were directed, to bB made.by the Chief Engineer.
The viewsef that offioer are presented in his re
port, herewith submitted, and they will be found
worthy of the attention of the Stockholders.
The city of Pittsburgh has already granted the
right of way from the Allegheny river to Liber
ty street, either by St. Clair street, Hand street,
or the Aquednot. The adoption_ of either'of
theso routes will require some legislation; and
the work ought to be begun as soon as this can
bo obtained, and other preliminary obstacles can
be removed. Tbe consent of the Stockholders
of the Pennsylvania Kaiiroad Companyjnnst also
be granted, before any other crossing than that
opposite their outer, depot can be adopted. It is
supposed that they will prefer a crossing at the
Aqneduct, on account of its affording an oppor
tuaity for a direct connection with their station
on Liberty street. -
In accordance with authority given by the
Stockholders at their last annual meeting, the
Board has subscribed One Hundred Thousand
Dollars to the stook of the Springfield, Mount
Vernon and Pittsburgh Bailroad Company, and
a like amoant to the Ohio and Indiana Bailroad
Company. Of the first named subscription
Sixty-two Thousand Boilars have been paid
up to tbiß time, and .of the last named Fifty
Thousand Dollars. Portions of both the roads
are already in use, and forty miies of the Ohio
and Indiana road hove been opened, within a few
days, extending from Crestline to tho Mod Biver
road near Patterson.
The Board ore so well satisfied that tho most
profitable application that tho Company can make
of its means and credit, is in perfecting and
equipping its own road; that it is only.iuvory.
peculiar cases that a departure from such a
course can be justified. ........
They think, however, that a subscription of
one hundred thousand dollars ought to be made
to tbe stook of the Fort Wayne and Chicago
Bailroad Company, which will, when its work iB
completed, furnish a very direot line, of a uni
form gUBgo. 403 miles long, from Pittsburgh to
Chioago. This will be one of the most import
ant extensions that the Ohio and Pennsylvania
Bailroad can possibly have, and the Board be
lieves that it will pay well.
The expediency of constructing a branch rail
road up the valley of the Big Beaver, from
Brighton to New Castle, a dietonoo of twenty,
two mites, has been frequently urged upon the
Board by citizens of Beaver and Lawrence coun
ties* Such s line would oonueot with the propo
sed Pittsburgh and Erie and Cleveland and Ma
honing Bailroads, and would bring tho north*
western counties of Pennsylvania into oloso con
nection with Pittsburgh. It is proposed that the
stockholders should paBB a resolution, onthori
zing the Board of Directors to take such order
in the matter, os they may think, after dne de
liberation, will be beet calculated to promote tho
permanent interests of the Company.
It is expeoted that tho inalinod planes on tho
Portage B. B. will bo avoided in about ten daye
by the opening of the Tunnel through the Alle
gheny mountains by the Penna. B. E. Co., which
will greatly benefit onr route, and shorten tho
time between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
The general result of the working of onr road
daring the past year has been very satisfactory
to tbe Board, and is highly creditable to tho
Chief Engineer and Sup’t., 8. W. Boberts, Esq.,
whose services to the Company from the com
mencement of the undertaking have been of the
most valuable character.
The persons employed upon the line have gen
erally performed thoir duties in a praiseworthy
manner, nnd the Board endeavor to employ none
but trustworthy and reliable men, upon whose
faithfulness nnd care much depends.
The immediate superintendence of tho running
of the trains is in charge of Mr. D. M. Courtney,
as Master of Transportation, who is untiring in
his exertiOnß in that important department.
Bespeetfully submitted.
By ordtr of■ the Board of Directors. ■
Ww. Eobihsob, Jr.,
BEPOET or THE CHIEF ENQIKEEB AHD BUEEBIKTEI
Geh. Wh. Bobihbon, Jb., Presidont of tie Ohio
and Pennsylvania Railroad Company: ,
Dear Sir: The following report on the atate
nf the work, and tbo operations of the transpor
tation department for the year 1863, b respect-
the surveys of the rood -were com-
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mencod by me in_JB4B, it bad betm:my praoliee
to inform the President and Directors, from day
to day, of "whatever, came to my knowledge af
feoting the iutereata of the'Company, eothattbe'
annual reports-requlred of md .cpneisted more of
•condensed statements-than .elaborate details.—r
The same course will be pursued on this occa-
sion. • n
: At the time of the laßt annual report, the Ohio
and Pennsylvania Hailroadwafl open for pnblio
use from Pittsburgh to Wooster, a distance of
184 miles, of which 76 miles were ballasted with
gravel. ■
On the eighth day of April, the first train ran
from Mansfield to Pittsburgh, and on Monday,
April lltb, 1868, the - road was opened from
to Crestline, in Crawford county, 0.,
its point of .conneotion with theCloveiand and.
ColumbuB,:ond Ohio andlndiana RailroadSi-Thia
point 1b oh the summit level of the high table
land between take Erie and Cie Ohio river; and
a considerable VillagO has • already been ereoted
theire. ’ ' •. r . v
The Bellefontainc and Indiana Railroad Com
pany have not yet extended their rood to this
oommon polnt: of intersection, four, miles ; from
tho present terminus; but: as they.are losing a
great deal; by not having done. bo, and as tho
. work Will Oast but little, there is good roason to
believe that it will speedily be done.. Every_rea
sonable aid' should be given them to .facilitate
and expedite it.
The distance from Pittsburgh to Crestline is
187 miles, and tho track la laid with roileweigh
ing sixty pounds per yard, having wrought iron
ohairß at the joints. In 1852 seventy-five miles
of the track were graveled ; in 1863 cigh!y-two
miles more ; and the work is in progress on tho
remaining thirty miles. The unevoidable neces
sity of running at high speeds; on an unfinished
road,'has induced me .to.press forward.the work
of ballasting tho -traok, even when the engines
could ill he spared far the purpose: That im
portant work is now in a fair way to be soon fin-
isbcd. . ■ . . .. ,
Much as bis been done, however, in the post
y ear, the business of the road, has - increased
much more rapidly thauourmeans or nceommor
dating it; and, although the earnings or the
Voad hare been more than ddnblo. those:orthe
year before, they would hare been'greatly aug
mented, if it bad .been .'possible for us to carry
aU tho freight offered .for trnhaportation. .. The
delay of local freight is especially to bo regret
ted, and the most energetic measures ought tp
bo taken to prevent it in future. •
. In tho beginning of the year the probable
earnings were estimated by me at six hundred
thousand dollars, which was deemed an extrava
gant estimate. It has, however, been exceeded
bysixty-eight thousivtidd oil sirs, Botwitßstatiuing
difficulties of the moßt harraasing description
nrisiog from deficient equipment. Tho aggregate
earnings, of 1853 were $008,004 49,. of which
$241,192 67 were earned in the first six months,
and $428,811 92 in the last six'months:. The
average monthly earnings of the first half of the
year were about forty thousand dollars; and of
the last half, more than seventy thousand dollars
per month. In October tho earninga wero $84,-
033 03. This Was done with an equipmentade
quate to earn, in regular working, about sixty
thousand dollars per month. : --; ..
It ia hot always when a Compahy-is the .most;
prosperous that its officers are the most com--
fortable. There: is h limit to the power of ma
chinery as well as to human endurance. It a
when the work is heaviest, that breahs and fau
nres most frequently occur, and then they are
most vexations. In 4he :early part of the year
the trains were run, and- the numerous connec
tions made, with very great regularity; and in
the latter part wo hnyo striven to do the best we
A good and substantial telegraph line has been
erected along.tho road by two enterprising and
highly respectable gentlemen,, to the expense of
which.the Company contributed. It isnot, how
ever, used by the Railroad Company, nor are the
operators appointed or controlled by it, The
telegraph has been found very useful, although
not so muoh so as it waß hoped.that it would he,,
or as it may hereafterbecome.' In the beginning
some of tho operators at tho way stations were
deficient in experience, aodih a due sense of re
sponsibility- It was not found to bo safe to rnn
trains by telegraphio information, end theprao
tico was immediately discontinued. An accident
which occurred in the early part of Ootober,
when the road was overloaded with work, aroso
from on incorrect message, communicated by the
Conductor to tho Shperintendent, respecting tho
detention of an nppropohing train. Fot the mis
cellaneous business of the Company, ,tho tele
graph ie in daily use, and ib constantly becom
ing moro valuable.
Three hundred and fifty-eight thousand, seven
hundred and thirty-eight passengers have been
Carried on the road in tho year 1858,' without an
accident to the trains by Which a single life has
been lost. It is with a grateful Somse of Provi
dential goodness that the factis recorded. . This
is equal to an avewgo of eleven hundred and
forty-six passengers per working day, ns no train
is run on tho road, on Sunday. It
that no other road in Ohio has carried ilo large
a nnmberof passongors in tho past year.
The anxiety of railroad officers is very much
increased by the determined disposition shown
by many passengers to disregard the ruleß estab
lisbcd for their own protection. They will not
take their seats before the ears start, and they
will leave them before they stop. They will
stand on the platforms, pass through tho trains
when in motion, and get into the baggage ears.' ]
The most positive warnings and prohibitions are
posted up in vain, and the most positive orders
given to the train hands are disregarded by pas
sengers who ought to know better. The fact
that a gentleman is a stockholder, or an editor,
or a prominent politician, or nn officer of some
other company, or even.that he is. a frequent
traveler on tbe road, justifies him, in his opin
ion, in doing wrong himself, and setting a bad
example to others. In the West this evil is muoh
more difficult to overcome than in the East/ If
it were possible to get juries to decide that a
porson could not recover damages for personal
injuries, which be would have escaped if ho had
been ■ complying with the rules of the road at
the time, it would have a most salutary effeot in
Inducing passengers to do as they ought for
their own safety. .
Some progress in fencing the line has been
made daring tbe past yoar, and very neces
sary work ought to bo pushed steadily forwaril.
In some oases where land owners have been paid
for land, damages and fenoing, thoy negleot or
refuse to fence their lands;, or, if obliged to put
up tbe fences, strive to encroach as much os
possible upon the company. Legal prooeedings
will probably bavij to be resorted to, to remedy
■. this evil. . ; ■■ '
The business of the road has increased with
remarkablo rapidity, as will be seen by the fol
lowing comparative statement: -
........$608,004 49
301,039 30
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a, .•*
Passengers Passen’reanil Enright Total
carried. Hallrerelpts. receipts. ..receipts,
1863 368,T3S {476,060 97 $101,037 53 {668,004 49
■ 1862 230,033 231,081 04 84,038 83 315418 63
Increase 122,705 $244,985 S 3 15107.900 63 $362,885 00
The increase over the-preceding year baa
been, in tho passengers carried fifty-tiro per;
cent.; in tbc passengers and mail receipts one
hundred; and six per cent.; in tbc freight re
ceptB one hundred and twenty-eight per cent.; -
and in the total receipts one hundred and twelve.
per cent. '
The foregoing statement of receipts shows the
actuaVincome of theroad from tho paying trans
portation, after deducting all sums received for
other Companies. The weight of the paying
freight, carried in the freight trains, was 74,740
tons. The weight ofthe gravel, timber, stone,
and other materials, transported for the .Compa
ny, was much greater. The total receipts for:
passengers,, freight, and the mails, were $668,-
004 49, and the total expenses charged to the
paying transportation were $801,639 86, being,
about forty-five per oent. of the receipts,-and ma-'
king the not receipts for the year, $866,865 13.
In comparing these results jvith the cost of the
road, it should be remembered, that the first
train ran to Crestline on the 11th of April, and
the first Express train on the 16th of May. .
The great increase of business upon the line,
and partioulariy upon the eastern part of it, has
rendered the commencement of a second track
necessary.: From Pittsburgh to Sewiehley, 12
miles, the second tract is nearly all laid. It is
used at present for the transportation of mate
rials for the protection of the road from the Ohio
river, at the most exposed points along the nar-
The road bed is graded for a double track to
Kew Brighton, twenty-eight miles from Pitts
burgh, and the second track should be extended
to that place during the coming season. The
widening of the road bed for another track from.
AUiaboe to Massillon, will cost about two thou-:
sand dollars per mile; and at least twelve miles
of the distance, extending from Alliance to Dou
isville, should be completed speedily, so bb to
provide a passing place for the trains near the
middle of the road. For this purpose, and some
additional side tracks, about three thousand tons
of railroad iron will be required, and the cost of
the work will depend very much upon the price
paid for iron. . ..
:In the past year, the number of loeomohve
engines Upon the road has been incrcaeed from
twenty to thirty-one. • The income of tho road has
increased much faster than the ■ number of en
gines upou It.' Ten ’ new engines have been con
tracted for,-several of which should have .been
delivered some time: ago, and tho whole number.
of engines ought to bo at . least fifty before the
close of 1854.. The Company own: 285 pttssen* .
gcr and freight cars, and 113 gravel pars, ma
king ah aggregate of 428 care. An inventory of
thepresent equipment'idocompanics this, report?, s
It is true economy to provide an ample equips
ment bolfr Of Jaogiiiea- ahd\Cßiu..'\.Th'e polloy of
refusing frelfeht offered' for tranSportion, us we
hnve beeil composed tO : d0..- in many Oases, ; no<
thing but sheer necessity can ipshfy; and aeon
tinuance of euch a'poljoy lsout of the qaesUon.'
Unless a railroad company provides ‘he means
to do all the business offered, to it, at fair and
remunerative rates, it exasperates its customers
and builds op rival lines.. The necessity of giv
ing a preference to perishable property has
caused a great delay in the transportation of
otherarticlcs- Tho Company ba3 bcen careinl
to notify shippers that it would not receive more
than its machinery Could transport. • •
-lojmitd .up a large,-, reliable,,and. profitable
local freight business upon.tjse line, is a most
important matter; and itlmay easily be aeeom
. plished. The railroad of the-Darlington Cannel
lo.al Company is now nearly completed. If the
Ohio and Pennsylvania railroad Can aWaya ho
relied upon for punctuality and despatch, the
numerous lines wbioh cross it wiU he converted
into feeders. And when wo remember that the
great extensions Of the lino to Fort Wayne, Chi
cago, St. Louis, and other places, aro-now in
progress, hut not yet completed, it is easy to see
that it is the duty and the highest interest of the
Company to prepare its road for the great future
whioh is so rapidly opening before it.
In my opinion the earnings of 1854 may be
safely estimated at nine hundred thousand 00l-
lore.
• By direction of tie Board, surveys have been
tnadb for tie extension of the road 'across the
Allegheny river, into the city of Pittsburgh,
and its connections With .tito Pennsylvania Rail
road. Five lines have been rim, the upper one
being - for a newbridge at Allegheny Btreet, ;Op
posite tho onterdepot of the Pennsylvania Rail
fond. This line disappointed: expectation, re
quiring very expensive wort, and objectionably
high grades, to reach the level of .the streets, in
the eastern part of Allegheny city. It would,
niso, not accommodato the Pittsburgh city buBU
ness, and would conneotwiththoPennßylvania
Railroad about a milo eaat of.lho passenger sta
tion, and consequently put that Company to great
inconvenience. Itwould also add a new bridge,
and therefore nn additional obstruction to the
free navigation of the Allegheny river.
Another line was ran across the river, below
the St. Clair street bridge, ahdopposite the Out-:
let of the Canal. This line did hot suit the Btreet
grades on the Pittsburgh side, besides obstruct
ing the river and interfering' with the harbor.;
The harbor Of the two cities is none too large for
the accommodation of their'present and prospec
tive: tradeand, in my opiuion.nohridge ought
t 0 be permitted to bo built acfoss either the Al
legheny or Monongabela rivers, below the present
bridges: unless in compliance with tho princi
ples laid down by the highest judicial tribunal*
in the country, for the protection of the free;,
navigation of the Ohio river; end such a bridge
could not supply the hind of connection that is:
needed. . \' v-;.;;:
The other three lines were run Over the pres
ent bridges, to wit: the St. Clair street bridge, ;
the Hand street bridge, and tho Aquednct. They ;
ere all practicable. By purchasing either of
the present road-bridges; and re-bpilding the
superstructure;ns was . done* in.the case of the
Market street bridge ot Philadelphia, it might
be made to serve both for railroad purposes and
common travel. Such a plan would, however,
involve the laying of a- track along the streets,
conforming to their undulating grades, whioh
iro' at present very objectionable. Property,
also, upon those streetß, where they intersect the
Pennsylvania Railroad, is highly improved and
very valuable. ■ *-■*..-■■ . .
:" The route by the Aquednct ie, in my opinion,
much the best ' By following the course of the
Canal, the Btreet grades are avoided, and a line
of good grades and curvatures can ho obtained
without any very heavy work. A good connec
tion with the Pennsylvania Railroad can be made
iat its passenger station; and the future compe
tition of tho Steubenville, Chartiers Valley, and
llompfietd railroads for the Cincinnati travel-can
bo successfully met. It will also afford good
connections with the Allegheny. Valley, and.Con
uellsvillo railroads. It. is not proposed to inter
fere with the free use of .the Aqueduct, or to in
jure it in any way; but, on the contrary to odd
to its stability by lengthening its piers, by addi
tions of substantial stono masonry; without nny
interference whatever with tbo Buperstructare of
the Aqueduct,
The location of a railroad in a city is usually
attended withgmt difficulties, - and whatever
plan is proposed, earnest opposition may be ex
pected ; bat after giving to the subject a careful
investigation, I have came; to*'. the.conclusion: to
reoommond, in strong terms, {He plan / that
is the route by the aqueduct; which is not only
best in my opinion for-both tho railroad compa
nies, but also best forihe; pormarien t' interest of
both the cities interested. It will do compara
tively little real injnyy to private property, and
the whole work, excluding sums paid for root
estate, ought not to cost more than two hundred
thousand dollars.* The Company ought nover to
rest until it is accomplished. Then the cars of
both the railroad.oompaniea can crosa the Alle
gheny river, and transhipments may take place |
on either side of it. When tho cars are brought i
side by. side on parallel tracks, the cost of trans
ferring freight is a small matter, in most cases, j
as has been cpnddsively proved upon our line *
by actual experience on a large scale.
: When the Pennsylvania Railroad is oonnected
with the various lines of its own gunge, which
are going on to spend large sums of money raised;
in Philadelphia, in great measure bn the strength
of the argument, that cars owned by the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company, and costing $5OO
apiece, are to be ran throughout the States of
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan, and to bo
broken, or to be brought back nobody can tell
when; it appears to me that theory and practice
will be found to differ materially;:as is often tbe
case^: Our lino being of the Ohio giioge, with
that guage continued to Cincinnati,- Chicago and
other distant points; will have ono convenient
and cheap transhipment at’Pittsburgh," and ino
damage to the cars of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company need bo feared when they bring freight
to this Road, nor will the valuable rolling stock,
of that Company bo removed out of tho reach
of the protection of tho laws of Pennsylvania.
Bat the present system of draying over toll
bridges must bo done away with,' and competi
tion will compel it. .
As a civil engineer, of more than: twenty-five
years experience, under whose superintendence
the Ohio and, Pennsylvania Railroad, has been,
located, constructed, and worked, I wish to place
bn record my. confident conviction, that any long
.delay in the construction of the railroad connec
tion across tho Allegheny river, J7ill result in
an annual lobs of .income to the Cumpany,:'of.a
sum more than sufficient to. build a new.bridge
across the river every year.
This ia a.view of the subjeot whioh should
commend itself to the serious consideration of
every person and every corporation interested in
tho stock of the Company. .
' In concluding this report ! wish to express my
satisfaction-with the manner in which tbe officers
and agents employed upon .the line have gener
ally performed their duties; and my acknowl
edgments are especially due to Mr. D. N. Court
ney, the Master of transportation, for the satis
factory manner in which ha has superintended
the running of the trains under difficult circum
stances. .
Tabular statements are submitted with this re
port, exhibiting the equipment of the line, and
the results of the operations of the road in a
great variety of details.
Respectfully submitted,
8. W. ROBERTS,
Chief Engineer and Superintendent; ■
Pittsburgh, January 24th, 1854.
Annual Meeting of tho Stockholders of
the O. cmd P, B« Ri Co.
Agreeable to pubtio notioe; the annual meeting
of tiie Stockholders of the Ohio aud Pennsylva
nia Ballroad Company, was held at the office of
the Company, io the city of Pittsburgh, ou Thurs
day, the 26th of January, 1854, and was organ
ized by appointing Sami. Rosebnrg, Esq., of the
city of Pittebargh, Chairman, and Robert Dal
zell, of the city of Allegheny, Secretary. ...
The President, Gen. Wm, Robinson, Jr., on
behalf of the Board of Directors, presented and
read the 6th annual report of tho Stockholders,
and was followed by Solomon W. Roberts, Esq.,
the -Chief Engineer and Superintendent, who
read his annual report to the Board of Directors,
after which the President submitted and. readn
Financial statement of the affairs of the Compa
ny up to the present, time, when
’ On motion of Roberf -MeKnight, Esq., the
following resolutions were unanimously adopted:
: .Refotr.-d, That tlio report of tlio Board of Directors be ae-.
captedand approved, and that B.bdprjptod for tho uso of
the Stockholders. ' ■-i - .
• Hudred, Thattho Stockholders havo been much grati
fied with the highly encourgtng result of the operations of
the past jear,andthattheyauthoriza and request tbaßoard:
to procure such additional equipment, and' to lay such pot:
tions of doublo track aa they may think beat for tho inter,
eats of tho company. * ..... T : ‘ 1“ V
The following resolutions were presented, pre
faced by some reinarks, and, after
considerable disoußaion and interchange of views
by tho Stockholders, were- adapted.
By F. Dorenx, Esq.
Radr-td, That the Stoekholderstmtrnet tboßineton to
proceed with the work of extending the Ballroad across tho
Alleghany river, as soon as the- necessary preliminary pro
ceedings can bo sado. ■ ,'t
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By Gen* Wm. Robinson, Jr., - ]
•HarirO. Th»l the Stockholder. hereby mthoriie the,
Board to rentrtbuto IIdO.OCO, ooJherarfofthU
* T A>fin*nv. towards tto* construction of tho Fort Wsyuoauu |
STS on such condition. » they may think,
necSary to protect tho interest*,.®! this,Company*. |
■ JtaalKd, That tho Stockholder. hereby outhorlsa tho |
JtooMof mjj think,
best iritb regard to the ceattructfon of » Branch road from ]
Brighton to Newcastle. ' I
By R. MqKoight, Eaq.:
Resolved, That tho Board of Directors bp and ihej, ore
hereby authorized to subscribe o? contribute to the
slruetion of tho link of road between Crestline end Gaulon
to connect thisroad with the Bellefontalne and Indiana
Railroad, on each terms and conditions as they may deem,
bestfor tbointoiests of this Company. ■ . '
Oa motion of Thomaa Bakowell, Esq., it T?as
JSeroJoidj 'That the thanks of this Company bo presented
ito. the Presidents Boaxd cf_Bir«tora and JSngtaeer, tor the
ablo and satisfactory manner In which iheyhave conducted
the affaire of this Company. ' I
' Resolved, That tha proceedings of- this meeting bo pub* i
llshed in the city papers, and in pamphlet torn for tho use i
Oo inotioaadjourned. • ; ~ •
SAMUEL ROSEBURG, Freit,
BOBTw OALZBLL, Sec'y.
ag-Tape Worm Cured ny BEL WLiSE'B CEL
EBRATED VERM3OTGE.
Tobi, August 2,1852.
A certain lad; inthiscity tostifios ihat, after using Dr.
IPLano’s Vermifuge, she passed a tapo worn ton In da os
long; and has no hesitation In recommending it to every
.poison afflicted with worms; os«i&'hot.opinion, It lkr ox
eds every other rammly now in nso. Tho name of thelady, i
and farther particulars, can be loomed by calling on Mrs.
liardie, Manhattan Place; or E: L. Tbca)l, droggUt, corner
of llufgur and Monroo strata.'
.p. S.—Tho above voluablo remody, also Dr* BTlamo’s oel
t ebralod Liver Pills, can now-be had ft all respoctablo Drug
r Stores in this city/ • j
i Purchasers will he careful to ash. for,, and tako none but
I Dr. Mlauo’b-Vermifuge. JUI others, in comparison, axo
[worthless.'- -' • ■
jAlso for solo 1>? the sole proprietors.. .. ■ ■ '
FLEMING BROS.,
Successors Jo J« Kidd &CO4 :
60 Wood street.
MABEIKD:
On Tuesday, tho 24th lost., by the Iter. Thomas Crump
ten* Roc tor <rf Christ Church* Mr. EB. WILLIAMS* Jr.* to
MIroBEARCES, daughter of Mr. Bobort Morris; all of Al
legheny City. :-y
' On tho 27th Inst.* WILLIAM* eon of A. H. and Margaret
Reeside, aged 2 years and 4 months. -
When Tnhocence is snaiobed'away
.; , ■ By death's resistless hand,
Our hearts the mournful trtbuto pay'
Which eonrow mast demand.
Ere sin couUMAlght orsorrow fade,
Death <aunb with friendly care;
Tho opening bud to beaten convoyed* .
And bade it blossom ... ..
Tbo friends of the famUy are respectfully invited to at
tend tho funeral* from tbe residence of his parents* Fleming
street, neat NoTthOqmmon,THi3 pit, at 2o’clock. *'
HEW ADVEETISHUEHTB.
Loan and BnltcKlnfrAssoclatfon.—
A MEETING of the StochhoTders. of tho Loan and
-Building'Association will be heldot the office of B» M’Lsln, 1
No. 21 Filth street* onFBIBAYEYENING> for thopai-poso
of electing a.Board of Directors underthenewCbarter. . .
ja27;ltm*e . QEO. K.3IqLAIh\ Secretary,
ewemmmws. pi &mo§.
WARDROOMS: »
BOSTON«;.»:..-:.JIA80NICTI2MPLE,TaDios?STBErt- -
PnTSBCEQtL...JOUN II .aiELLOB, Ho. 81 Wood aroma.
THE ‘ ATTENTION OF THE PUBLIC la' rcspcctfally
caUedto ,/*r • - .
' CHICKERING & SONS’
QBASD PXAMOFORTES.
These instruments are all mado la the moat substantial
manner, with Csicexqtco's Patent Iron Frame, and are par*
tlenlarly calchlatal. to stand the moat ectere climates.
They aro nmnufacturedfromthe best and most thoroughly
Reasoned materialg,aud ato&ll fatty TrarrantaL Such.has
been'the demand, for many yeara past, for .
CHICKERING’B PIANOS,
That it has beeri'lmpossiblo to moot it; bat tho subscribers
at* no# enlarging their - ' • .. .. . .
HANUF ACIURINQ FACILITIES MORE .TIT AN 100 CT
And hope soon to be able .to gratify ihelr extensive circle of
friends and patrons, by promptly supplyir-g the pressing
ordorsforthelr Instruments. The repotation irldch ■
Chleherlng’s piano Fortes
Uaxo so long, souneqnivocaUy, and so universally enjoyed,
tenders it ounocessary to Say anything: on this point-;.nev
«rthele»Vthe subscribers would respectfully call attention
to the fact that, within a recent period, there hare been re
ceived from the.
SOUTHERN STATES,' MEXICO, AND THE WEBT
: : ‘ INDIA ISLANDS,
Tho most deelded and gratifying proof* of tha superior ex
cellence and durability of theso Imtrtuncnis la those seycro
eUmates.-
Tbeeabscribonalforoeelreda ::-
PRIZE MED At
TdSKlWtt
BaUAHE PIANO FORTE,
Exhibited at tho Wobld’s Fair, in London, and also a spe
cial and complimentary" notice-from'tho jury that ex
amined their
OBAKjD . piano fobte.
"Tho TOtscribcrs woldalsO Btate that
IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENTS
TUTOWTOtljbeontaadolnbolhtlidr
■ Grand'and, Square Plano Fort cm
And tho public are assured that every cEortwill bo mailoln
tbo future,-as lathe past* to bare • .
'; ALL INSTRUMEKTS
CHICKEEIKG & 80HS’ FACTORY, -
TONE AND DUEABTUTY;
Oar prices lor Squares range from $275 to $7OO, embracing
every variety of style and finish. Grands, from $7OO
to $lOOO.. ■ ■ ■.'
A ECU. ASSORTMENT OF
A Plano9*s&
. .. May at all tifaes ba found in
FITTSBCRGH)
AT No. 81 WOOS STREET,
For sale, at the . Factory prices, by J. B. IUELLORy
wbo is the exclusive Agent fbr the sale of the same in that
city. ■ ■ ■
The. subscribers, grateful fcr tho patronage they have
hitherto received, hopo to merit a continuants of public
favor. v. CUICKERING A SONS, .
. Mswnic T«nple,Treiaoht street, Boston.
. January, 1854—{j&27:UdawJ -
: PABBEHQEE AQEHCY POBGEBHAHY.
JABIES BLAK£ILT t AEentr m
Tnx House of W. A J. T. TAPBCOTT & Co.havlnjr, in
addition to their extensive arrangements for bringing ont
Passengers from GREAT BRITAIN- and IRELAND, just
concluded arrangements abo.to bring out Passengers from
• he following Cities andTownsin GERMANY, *!* Antwerp
to Now York, and thence'to Pittsburgh, the undersigned
' wilt issue Passage Tickets to Nov York and Pittsburgh from
: -Antwerp, ..Coblenz, OppcnhcJm’,
Macben, : ; BLGoor. Gansbcim,
: '.'Coin, -Frier, - •. . ■ Worms, ■
-. Danseldort, • .. : Burgen, .: Darmstadt,
r NewweUl, Mainz,. Frankfort on Main.
. Manhelm, ' . . v y. r-. Carlsrucho.
. Basel, Heilbronnj : Btnttganlt,.
: UtajA . • Aschnffcnbarg, Wurzburg Ao, Ae.
; Passengers will bo brought over la firsbrata vessels, and
either boarded or not, as may be; desirodf' Drafts, payable,
at eight, may be had at tha loweßt rates,from iho nndet’
signed, tm'Lohdoh, Liverpool, Paris, and Frtrnkfbrt, eultablo
for romlttancea to the Old Country, and paid, free.cfdb*
count, at any town In Great Britain, Germany and France.
. Apply to .' JAMES BLAKELY,Ship' Agent,
■ jag- - Corner of Seventh and Smithfieid streets ■
, 106>000PrUne6heUOyiter8»
JOST RECEIVED AND FOR BAIiE—SON
Egg Harbor q/ superior guaWy t . Govt Plant*,
. end Ddaioart Bayt,' We invito the citizensof
Pittsburgh to giveusa colljondtry our FINE
OYSTERS. We are prepared to supply Restaurants, Hotels;
Boats and Families at the shortest sotioe at N 0.128 WOOD
STREET, or at* the GORNER OF HAND AND LIBERTY
STREETS; :- CHAS. KIMBLE* CO.
;• We have constantly on.hand CAN OYSTERS; wholesale
and retail. 'AH Oysterawacriahted. V ja27:lw
VQtiee ji-
IS /hereby Riven to aU.those interested ia the MET HO
DIST BDfiYING QROUND, Liberty rtrwt, that the Su
perintendent is. now engsgedin BEMOVINGTHEDEAD
to the Allegheny Cemetery, lie may be (bund at the olDcb,
on tho ground, at any time during the day. -
W« 3. TROTH,
Secretary Board Trustees.
irons ANNUAL'MEETING'TUB CHOICE OP DIRECT-
X ORB in tba,Pittsburgh Ufa Insurance Company, «Ul
be hell at the Offleeof.the Co., on TUESDAY, February 7tb,
1854, between the hours of ten and two.o’elockr '
jaZT ' • C. Ju: COLTON, Bee»r.
James Gardner, Batcher,
XYriLL be ibuirf oath* regular market daysand er«n-
W IngaetSTALLNo.%B DIAMOND MARKET, Pitt*
burgh, and at STALL No. © ALLEGHENY MARKET, with
his -usual quality of Hams, Smoked: Beef, Tongues, Lard,
Bausage, '- . . ■ , • jan27;Sm ••
£3-153 Weefca,-St&
ONE DOLLAR AND A QUARTER A WEEK will pro
cure a lergo LOT 07 GROUND. Eleven Building Lots,
within twenty minutes' walk of tbedty, in a pleasant and
healthy locution, will ba sold ats2oo each—slo In hand;
b&lance-at $5 per month. EaclLLbt Is 60 feet front bylB4
deep,fronting on two streets. .Several families have already
aTftUed ihecasalvesof thiafavorable opportunity ofproou
ring a homo, ancLwe are induced to offer.eleveu more, which
will probably be the last, atthe ahore terms.
. ja27.S.CUTHBERT A BoNyl4oThird wt '
FOR SALE—ea T ACRES OF LAND, adjoining the Ron*
of Beater, bcautlfullylacated for a residence, and very
valuable for farming. On it aro springs of hard and soft
water, making It a desirable location ibr a.Water CurO Ea
tablishmeni. It only wants to be seen to be admired.
Enquire of THOMAS WOODS, •••
Ja27 - . . 75'Fourth street.
BIRD CAGES—PIain, Fancy and Breeding Coges, of ta»
rious'sizes and patterns. Price from ?! to ss—from
the Seed and Horticultural Warehouse, Rfthstreet.
ja27 JAMR3 WARDBOP. -
LADIES 1 GUM OYER-SHOES, of the beitquality;- all
warranted, at 65 cents per pair—and all other Goods
in proportion; L E. HAYWABD,
ja2T Corner Market and Liberty streets;
.vr 0. SUGAR—I6O hogsheads, prime, landing from sir.
J3r *-Persia, andforsale by :
jtflT, ■ JAMES A. HUTCHISON A 00.
I «OLL BUTTER-—25 barrels for sale.by
_|t ja27 SMITH & SINCLAIR.
T7’EG BUTTER-40 kegs for sale by
Jv. ja27 : v V SMITH ASINOLAIK.
/’ILOYER S£ED-~3 barrels and 5 sacks ibr sal* by .
Kj ja27- • ; v SMITH A SINCLAIR.
BRIED PEACHES-#) sacks for saloby. *
j>27 : ■ oMITH &SINCLAIR.
-'FYRIED APPLES—SO sacks for sale hy ;
JJ jagr SMITH A SINCLAIR.
E BANS—20 bblsohoice lYhlto Beanrfor sale by -•"
jag? SMITH A SINCLAIR.
AT O. SUGAR-15 hhds, new.forsale by
lV . Jag SMCTIt A SIHCIAItt.
31 jTOLASdES—&o barrels for salo by
lvl ja27 SMITH A SINCLAIR.
NUTGALLS— 3COBa, Aleppo, in store and for sale by -■
FLEMING BROB,
■ v • ’ Successors to J. Kidd A Co,
ja27 60 Wood street
a MJSRIQAN CAYENNE—SOO lbs In store and fbr sale by
J3h Ja27 * FLEMING BROS.
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demanded/and must be corDplied TriJK g^ nrat j (lo< .
tro. on hla wonderful mara " Bonnyßlack Ww,
oSfdSdo with H4B ANTIIONY WAYNE; •
Mr. G» Foster ;BaJly Primrose/ Mr9.Fo»ter~..«»Jppropara'*
tlon, the great drama of Patnaifl f the Iron °£ / 7v*
Also iji preparation/ ,4he equestrian
wood, orjbicK Turpin's Hide to Iforlr, in whlcb tao celo
tested Bonny Disc* Bess vUI appear
c. A. MoiUAHUS' DAHCIHG ACAPE2IY,
AT LAFAYETTE MLU
*tt/rn. 0. K* McttANTS respectfully aonouncoi to tliff
jVI ladies and gentlemen oftbiacUy, that having already
lntroduced'the «* Polko Qa&drilleay'he bad now In practice,
among bis pupils the new and beautiful 4 ~ end
«• Mazurka ’’ Quadrilles; together with manyqewapdpop 0 *
I&r dances hover berorointindaccd in thls dty- v
- bodies dr gentlenieh wishing to joinhisy Academy, con
commencothoflecondLquarterthls present r
ladies* elass meets oU-evoryluesday and Thursday alter-,
noons* at 2}£ Gentlemen’s class meets on Tuesday and
Thursday dvenihgi^ot.TiiJ’o’dock, and Masters’class on
fiaturtayaftorhoouat2Ho’clock. "r' -
Tbo next Quadrille Party.wilLbe given on Monday even
ing, February 13th,ISM, (SUYalentlne’a Eve,) which will bo
a “Valentine Party;” (particulars of the party given hero
l after;) at which the Schottlsch Qnadrillo trill be danced,
i lie would alfio atafca that' the " Fancy Costume Party ”
will bo given on Monday evening, Fobruary 2Zib» 3854.
». B. Persons Plano copies of: either of the
Quadrilles, can proenrethem of Mr. O.A.McMANTIS, at the
-Hall, on days or evenings of school, as ho has contracted for
tho music with tito Eamefh frubliahars. : : Jan 37
CIAmKPB II ALL, Ftnsrth sirrei near Wood* opposite La-
J layette -8011, can,tie obtained .for Parties Festivals,
Concerts, Publ’o Ac. .-Also/Cargo’s Cotillon and
Sax Horn Hand can bo found In'readiness, at all times* by
applying to WM. FRANK CARGO, at the Crystal PabuM
Daguorrean Rooms of R.M, Cargo &Co n Fourth st*; [jylU
chant, No. 120 Wood the corner of Fifth,
regular sales of Dry Goods; Clothing, Groceries, Glassware,
now and second hand Furniture, each.day'.nt 10 rod 2
o'clock; and at early gaslight, each. evening; Watches and
Jewelry,Guns, Pistols, Books, Fancy articles, Cutlery, Boots,
Shoes, with a general “assortment'of-every description
of Dry Goods. Refer to the principal merchants; • fSt>D
Notice,
I'M-’i-U'-
AUCTION SALES.
Auction' Cara.
'AMES SPKENNA, Auctioneer snd;Comml salon Mcr-
Auction—Dally Bales*
ATthe Commercial Roomfl,eornuf oMVood-and
J\ lflfth streais, at 10 tfclockj A. a general assortment
ofiJeasonibls, Stapleand Pancy Dry Goods, Clothing, lioota
and Shoes, HateXaps, Ac,, -
. " j ' ' AT. 2 O’CLOCK, P. M,
Orcccriea.<ineensware, Glaaswore, Table Cutlery, Looking
Classes, aetf.aud Second Hand Household a ml Kitchen
niture^&a.
- AT 7 O’CLOCK, P.
Boots, Stationery Fancy Articles, Musical. Instrument*,
Hardware and Clothing,/Variety Goods, Gold and
Silva? uratchea* &c* / r, M; DAVIB» Auctioneer 1 .: fjaSldf
JAMES iIoKEHHA, Auctioneer.
8 QUARTER CASKS BRANDY AND WINE. jrAvcnox.
. Ua Mondaynext,January3oth, at 2 o'clock,* 1 trill be
sold at McKenoaVAuetion'House, to elope a consignment,
4 quarter casks good brand; of .various celebrated brands ;
4 quarter caakaßurgundy :port trine. ‘ r
foi>2s ; ; .-JAMES McKENNA,Auc;
EIi’LBAT AUCTION.—On Frid&yevenlngnekt, Janua
ry 27di, at early gas light, trill be fold ,at MiKouna’s
auctionliouse, one excellent second-bond Rifle. '
jan2s JAMES, McKENNA, Auct’r.
A SSIUNAEtt 1 SALE of an extensive COUNTRY DRY
A-GOODS BTOBB AT MONDAY, Jan
uary 30tb»1854, at 2 o’oloefc* .vrilLbo sold, At McKenna’s
Auction House, by order of Assignees, thii stock t>f ti retail
country store; Among the lot are eoicoe very, fine goods,:
sucb ns Saxony Gobuips merinos, alpacas, mous do laines,
ber&iges, ginghams, -linen lustres, calicos, cUtii bos, pant,
staff; vestings, flannels, bleached and brown muslins, silk
hdk£s. and cravata, flab'shawl# and dress hdkfcc, ribbons,
laces, tweed clotbs, caasinets, patent thread, spool' cotton,
gloics atid hosiery, lambs* wool shirts
and drawers, white dreea shirts, giogbam and: chock shirts,
' overcoats and pantalettes, superfine satin vests,lrish linen,
, buckram and padding, silk plush, chiisanSj hDavy blankcts,
| furniturecalico, men, women, misses, boys* and youths'
boots, brbaans, shoes, bootees, and slippers,.
I gum overshoes;.also, ai very large lot of silk and worsted
I fringe, with many other articles. .; • .
I • i&y.-r,:;: y. v JAMES? McKENNA. Auct'ft •
• A *7 DuZ. WHITE SHIRTA AT FRIDAY
*i l next, January 27th, at . 2 o’clock, will be sold,' at
UcKean&’s Auction House, 47 dozen 1 fine white shirts.
. JAMBS McKENNA; Aucl’K
PEKKM FTURY BALE of an extensive lot of valuable
r and scarce Theological, ■ and
School Books of a City Book Store, at Auction, commencing
nti McKcnca’s Auction'llduse, on Bafarday evening next,
January 21st, tuid continuing every evening until all aro
fold :~a scarce and valuable stock .of theological;' classical,
inl*eeUaneoaa and school books of A city book store. .They.
vIU bcopenfor examination on Saturday*
jnij2o .. JAMES McKENNA, Auct’r
P.. H. DAVIS, Auctioneer.:
TMLUABLE MEDICAL arid MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS.
V - by Catalogue, at. AUCHON,~rOa:9ATUItDAY even
log. January at o’clock, at tbe Commercial Saletk
(looms, corner.of Wood and Fifth, streets, will be sold, a
large collection .of miscellaneous
Hooks, among which are the fbDowihgi.- ' .
.. Sir Aatley Cooper on tho Breast, TMtis, .A(t, plateB; Nol
igan on Medlclnos Practice; Andral’s Medi
cal Clentc, 3 volumes;’ChrisUwn’aDisjouriitdry; Taylor
on Poisons; Griffith’s Medical-Botany; Gooch on Diseases
of Womenj Evanson and MouseU on Children; Goddard
•n the Teeth, 4to,plates; Blakeston on the Cheat vßrcdie’a
(Reuical Lectures; Boyle’s Materia Medica and. ThorapctK:
tics. Ac-, Ac* Ac. '• \ ■
Also, Hradley’fl life of Kcgsuih; Graham’sCclonlal .
tory, 2 volumes f. Fconcs of the Aincricah" Revolution; Lo .
. llaum's Narrative; Indian Wars and CnptlvltleHjJllstary
ot France;Life of. Jenny Lind, hy.Willis;cMia» MltfOTtfn i
Works; Macaodhy’s HistmyofEngland v2volumes;Nichol
son's Mechanics’.-Companion; Goldsmith's Works; India
and the Hindoos; KoUln'sAnclsnl History,Zvols.ißonktfa
History, of the Refrirmationv Ac. • :
js3v Catalogues now ready.
Jn2o - -; P. M.DAVIB, Auctioneer.-.
WATCHES AT AUCTION.—On Fill*
.o DAT evening, 27th instant, at 7 O’clock, at tho Com*
merrial Sales Rooms, corner of Wood and Fifth streets, Will
!*0 sold—
-1 extra fiti&.gold patent lover watch, a genuine Cooper,
duplex plate; •
: : 1 first-class, Cooper’s mate, extra heavy gold hunting,
casepaientleverwatch? j
3 superior double back gold patent lover watches j
5 superior gold detached lever watches? ’
. 6 fine gold cylinder escapement watches.
•Also, ft namber;ot.fine silver hunting.and plain case
levers 1-eptee and qnartler watches, Ao.; Ac.
The above is a most desirable assortment of find watches,
particularly worthy the attention of those wanting a supe
rior article for their own use. . Pi il; DAVIS, ,
j»26 : ; Auctioneer. .
1.UK15 FERFUMJiRY, Ac., AT AUCTION.—OH FRIDAY
* morning; 27thlxtsWo& 10 o’clock,-ai- tho Commercial
Sales Rooms, corner of. Wood and Fifth streets, will be sold
a general assortment of fine PerfUmery/ Ac.,, of tho best .
makes, comprising lily white/ toilet rouge, po*
modes, beet marrow, and toilet soaps In great v*'
vioty, colognes, essences, perfumes, hair oils, Windsor
.voapp, blacking, 'stove polish, writing inks,riddlcg and flno
, rfimbSj Eplendidmorrcco ondlDlaid portemonaies, Ac., Ac..
Also.lbblVenitianlled, 2 kegs Carbonate Soda. .
ja26: r P. M. DATLVAutrt’r.
UPKKIOIt I’IAiNU FUKTK AT AUCTIONOn FRIDAY
\ V.afternoon, 27th' Insh, at 3 o’clock, atthaCommerdaS
?ales Rooms; corner of Wood and Fifth streets,'willbe soldi
one very superior Plano Forte, 6V octave, rosewood case, in
iluo order, cost $275. P. AT. DAVIS, -
. Ja24 ; • ' Auctioneer, ■. ■
AND QARDI3NEUS.—J, WARDROP, Seed
; and Horticultural .Warehouse, 47 Fifth street, Pitts
burgh. The Spring stock'of. early Seeds for tho hot-bede, la <•
complete, embracing some new and valuable varieties.
Pruning instruments for the orchards,implements for the .
Farmer , and Gardener, of the newest mod .most approved
make; lawn grass ana other grass seeds!of.‘sorts;- fruit
trees; evergreens andvhrubbery. Orders from dcnler&and
merchants filled promptly.on liberal terms.-, jangfl-3m*g..•-
ORANGEB, LEMONS COCOA Him*— .
. ..2000 CoeoakNuls; - ".. - •
40 boxes Oranges;
40 “ Lemona; just rec'd rmcl Ibr-aala by .
JOSHtA RHODES & 00,
S 3 Wood street.
EjUMILYBUGAROCRiSD have this day rtv
y celved, per Steamer Statesman, 6 tierces Sugar cared ■
Items of tbo brand so much relished by tho visiters at Bod*
ford Springs. For solo at the lowest rates, by.; -
BAILEY A RENSTIAW, .
; jftTT ... . ■ • 253 Liberty street.
OASIIIA* BATTING—A choice articlo lor quilting, recU
J? .audforealoby • * BAILEY A RENSUAW.'
3027 • 253 Liberty stroot.:
Of PRIME ROLL BUTTER just rec’d and for
Pul/ Ealo by ‘ {>27) . BAILEY A BJ3NBIIAW.
ISAAC GREGG-,
PATENT AGENT,
-B3- Wat undertake the introduction of INVENTIONS •
ia’the Kingdom of GREAT BRITAIN, and all the conn*
trier on the Continent, especially those .of FRANCE, HOL
LAND, BELGIUM, GERMAN ZOLVEBEINB, SPAIN, and.
RUSSIA- ’ '
: Having been successfully engaged for a porlodof twenty,
months in the business,- ho has acquired valuable Informa
tion In regard to the existing lows of those countries, by
which means only* VALID PATENT con be secured.
: Those VALUBLE INVENTIONS; can forward
Drawings, Models,'and, when possible, Samples and com
munication* to mo at Pittsburgh, Pa., until the first day of
April next; afierwhich time, to care of my Agents, Wh.
Pmuirs, Esq, No. Ross street, Pittsburgh; Mown,
Gconas MoUsnrt A Co., S7 V Walnut street, Philadelphia; or
JVOIB3 McHßtiT, No- 5 Temple Place, Liverpool,
England. • ■
Brrsnsßoes:
NovQlo. B. Craig, Esq., ‘William PbllUps, Esq.i ITon. li.
Hepburn, John I>. Daria, Esq., Col. Wilson M’Condless,
Col. SamL W; Black, Pittsburgh.
• Charles Basham, Esq., Louisvlllo, Ky. “ ..
Mesart. George .McHenry A Co., Hon. Charles Gibbons.
Philadelphia.; ’
Joniea McHenry, Esq.) Liverpool, England. .
fOityjpapervCincinnati Gazette, Louisville Journal, SU
Louis Union,.Phila. North American and Gazette, McMa
kin’s Courier-, NVY. Tribune, Scientific American, and Bos
ton Herald, copy ono month, and send bills to William
Phillips, Esq j .
iIVIBiGSTONS <b CO.,
FORWARDERS, COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
Steamboat Agents,
Tpibs lucre. Tsu’a.
HUSJJAHD’S CAMJINKD MAGNESIA IEo snnerior
qualities orthls Mogncalaaro that It Li eitlreVde
prlTed of carbonic acid, freeyrom up ple&san L -taste, a* well
aa ottor disagreeable propcrtles. and -without rouejmefs
and grUuoesstothetouchcr palate. Onotcaspoonfulofit
h equal In strength to four of the Calcined
combining smallness of dose with iho mast agreeable fcrm
Magnesia can he administered. A.fre*hsui>olv
rcceivcdby JOB.FLEMIKO,
J , Successor to L. WiTcor Co.
BKCKKIi’S JSYE BALSAM,—This celebrated asticleiaa
sure- remedy for acre and ic flamed eyes. AVo havo
been selling it for-the last ten years, and bare scarcely, if
ever, fcnown itto fail in one single Instance,' -Those adieu
ed should giye It a trial.
A large supply iccdred by -. ;■■;- JOS. n/EMIKG* "*
W&; • ... - Successor to L. YPUcox A Ctv
KXXUAUE Otf ENOLISII YALKHIAN —Tble
valuable and highly, extract contains all
the properties of the Valerian Root, and stands unrivalled
for diseases of the nervous, system. A. large supply ro
»!Todt)y JOS. FLEMING,
. •SaccessortoL.'WUcoxACo.
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