11
bales oktile,pamakoarvicritin
4ftwiss w
this bete,.
late we. , •
Weil &um the
theme. and
.course and
was Ilrawn nrallns aloe eawrasa
Inls—the shesevasens hauled finely
.e *today ably swung round on tier
; a few moments was moving majesti-
.cagy forty . 'deshing esile•th° angry waves 'that
*tossed and f , :ssed on her watery path, and when
the sun thateverting illumed the North Sea with his
emitting boamS, he beheld the lefty ship far miler way
lo that land irhere all men are bon? equal, and where
tthe arm m j, sties is ever extended to protect the
persecuted d unfortunate from the persecution of
desrlotisma d tyranny.
porrsVILLE.
Sat urgay *Worming, Oct. 12.
d'he Tourgansens.—We have placed ou the first
`page, in liep of our U 41.14 &vigil summary, a graphic
description pf the Ejtingtop ;Tournament, whichwill
ho found qOite interesting,.
Stage Amide/al.—We regret to learn that an cc
vident of a kierioua nature occurred te the passengers
in the old line of noon stages, on its way to Read
ing, on Tuesday last. Descending the Orwigsburg
hill, the hartes became restive and upset the coach,
which was fall of passengers, eight of whom we
lean; were females. Mr. Samuel Brooke, who was
on the bok beside the daver 4 was thrown to the
ground and received a.severe laceration on his head,
and his hip and Imelda were awfully bruised; but
fortunately not dislocated. A child of Mr. Chelton's,
was so much injured, that it survived but a short
time. Other peicins were more or less bruised., but
we trust nut seriously.
GREAT -DEMOCRATIC" VICTORY!!
I:Schuylkill County has.g r oni for the locos again,
as has been its custom fur Many years past The
Tawnier tteket was ejected, alter having been bard
run by the voluuteeza in all the business distrieta—
There wiz nu Wing Ticket ua the field; many of
cur ftiendltemed for the volunteers, thinking them
the beat mon, but the Agrarians succeeded.
We expect all t he loco papers to thank us fur
ibis, our 4n4 Political 'Tem on the past election .
Baum, Po loloes.--We think we have beaten our
pltiladdylhta freends in cultivating this vegetable.
Capt. T. ..1. B.Urd, late to J une .last, planted eleven
c. tilting* from one Bohan, which weighed a little over
hall a , pobnal. One of the lulls was decadently injur
lid, and yielded no produce, but on Saturday last he
dug 102 !large potatoes, besides a vast number ofve
. cry small oues, wfuela shows how large the yield would
Lace been, had toe pl rating beau made earlier. Mr.
_Wilbert; of PhilaJelphit, raised 204 from 24 seta's,
weighing 63 poutuls, but Capt. Baird's 102 potatoes
(Loin 10 seta, weighed 47 lbs. 3 oz., and measured a
Iless a half peck !
Thue we see, that our Borough can come in for
'e) full hare of large products," anal we are pleas-
MI to chirotticie these evidences of a dispoaiuon to
pay prOper attention to that must useful branch oi.
tirmingHthe kitchen garden.
Thom persons who feel inclined to try the cul
ture of this Bohan potato, will learn with RLeasure
that it it Capt. Baird's intention to distribaa this
crop among those gentlemen of our Counti - • who
take pride in their gardens. We of course shall
comae la nor share. as ••••- 'ay mealy
mouthed potato.
The giittified at
the general expression is evinced
in the success of the Anthracite Furasce in our Bur- '
augh. 'ln answer to the many enquiries which have
been rmule; we may answer, that the repairs are now
complete, and Mr: Perry of larrandeville will be
here ni ! xt week to aupenntcnd w putting on the
'Mast . ''', lievenstimprevements have been made; 75
feet additional"pipe, using a increase of one third the
whole 4 j uanticv, will new carry the hot blast. Phe
hearth is thought to be of a superior quality, and
great attention has been paid to its selectspii. as its'
defects have been the principal cause of former ac
cidental. It is likewise provided with two temps, to
order tp relieve tt trent slag and - tinder more cape
ditiou4y. Every precaution in fact has been taken
to guaid Against accident, amd the work will be re.
corameteded under every prospect Of extended success
and usiefulisess.
•
411 A Oarians Radish, whililt grew in the garden
of Mr 4 Hartz, can be seta at our otfice. It to about
as strafragis a root as we ever saw, and shows that na
ture, Nitrite playing Wl' her pranks above the ground,
finds Ulna no burrow under the - sod, and show her an
gles wheal vegetables, •
Suspension of Specie Pnynunis.—The news,, {
this calamity, which has to 116 for, some tune appear
sti iebvitable, retched our 13.mi/ugh, on Wearies-I.y
ni4ht i and produced some sensation, but no pentive
alarm among our ciuzena. The suusuou of the
asonetkry • world is at present at such a crisis, that
this step"becarne imperatively necessary as a means
of deli-preservation tithe barilus, as also tot averting
impcilditk dcsuuction tram our mercantile couiniu
nifty. A brief review 'of the causes winch have placed
the i antis, not only of our country, but of England,
is siathposnions, wilt convince any cuntlid,man, that
• susitaion of uuferacen casualuee, and no bird
mant4einent ens their parts, has induced this result.
AU estumned. trade of fifty =thous has beau car
ried .ori between China, end those Countries which
are ituffenng under this commercial depression.—
Specie has been necessarily used fur this traf f ic, es,
cept Peters opium could be substituted. -111: ina.
fio • uon of that drug, has been lately prohibited by
the %mese authorities, with a praiseworthy regard
top venuits deleiXrious use by Cheircitizons. This
. the has to be supplied with specie, and the Bank of
il and, with all us great national resources, bold
--ing it where the keys of Christeodom's golfers,
the trent controller tithe commercial destinies of the
weld, has hoeu 'iv holly unable to meet t , .e
• of demand which has recoiled upou them, from
sudden stoppage of a very vital artery of coin
' • The intimate influences of our Country
ig . pglaild, the coinoion stake we hold with her,
to heavy balsam of trade she claims against ca,
tia • calmed us to feel these effects almost sirnulto.
ly with her. To this groat cause, is tibe a dd e d
She failure of list year 'harveits in England, which
co on' exploit of [mons:than thirty . millions to the
• 'Nem Op ett
rocurhe surplusage of as granaries.
draining of eo !wick specie, caused a check ie
. • sales, ana.ik depreciation. hi, the price of oar great
es of cotton anti otherprod. ucts, and a depression
in American emelt" and ascuritusi. 'Argil/and was
e dniwing on us fur specie, anti.draining
tbal vaults of oar Banks Is make geed her . tllefiejts.
They, with honest tindemmus to meet all crefamal
bilitinkpaid out as long AS possible, thus =gam ut
their dnicounat.aud being compelled to press their
debtors. Geoeral commercial distress wiie the con
sequence end to sums our whole business commonly,
the determination to suspend specie payments was
amide-
In all this, there is not • single point, where the
hopor or integrity of the AmicriCan Merchant can*
.roiled! 4.1 stands boldly and nobly forth, and the
finger of calumny seeks in witalheiretuastit an its
armor of For stiriackl. paptiigi.inubst
teen 4n ..trwaratylinie per atitlaerammrati has
• paid l money to ta alelealthethr areal their. enga
ments--the wisp eltiallialar oats elftindustry ha
been throsn into the common stock ;—tbe new
hued earrings 40. iffrothwesuf toil Steam:king h
desks, rar_in the -pexpleting times of*Etchan e,,
have been freelf offered to stay the impending
traction, but all in • vain-Able blow has fallen, end
sway, Wrath° noble Emperor Francis, have l all
—save honor.
These are the. causes oldie *resent • ef
fects we will endeavour to show more et in
our peat. Bat in the' mean time, we deprecate all
unnecessaryexcitemeern the aubject--wer hanks •
are perfectly solvent; was not waive deetindle,
but our commercial Interests that this step ints been
taken. The United States Batik,* is *VII known
has since the premature resumption trf specie pry
meats, supplied upwards of twenty millions dollars,
and it the present moment perhaps* four to five mil
lions are one tram Philadelphia to New York, aff of
which wash) have been for the present lost to the
country sad gone to supply the demands ofEngland.
We assert most emphatically, and we are pre4rar
ed to support our assertion by face and figures, that
dune are no grounded causes for uneasiness or panic
in the minds of the people. Many who live remote
from our commercial marts, wile are as unacquaint
ed with the intricacies of exchenges sod financiering,
as probably Stephen Girard would • have been of the
culture ef'a wheat field or a cabbage garden, will be
apt to place an undue evil aspect on present affairs.
But they may survey tb it c gracious barna, garnered
by God's Providence with heaping crops, and find in
them a bright augury for a glorious breaking away
of the present clouds of distrust. They have at their
command, that which will restore confidence to the
drooping world, and which now holds forth as fair a
sign of an assuagi;ig flood, a, did the olive branch,
borne by the mystic dove to Arrarat
1 4zak
Small Change.—We are pleased to find, that there
is an unanimous feeling among our citizens, to dia.
countenance the issue of small notes by individuals
to meet the present contingency, and wish that it
it should bet mie imperative to have smaller issues,
that the Batiks alone-Should have power to issue one
dollar notes and nothing sentliep, under such a re
gulation experiesee has shown that an abundant
supply of specie will circulate for all business purpo
ses. We do not doubt that some such measure,
must be entered Into, as the want of small change,
is already seriously felt in our community. .Lpt us
by prompt, dectsivii and energetic action, show those
, who are inclined to traffic on.the general distresses,
that public opinion is strongly set against them, that
our state shall not again be inundated by shipplaw
ters, worthless in their responsibilities. and issued on
ly with apreconcerted determination to defraud.—
Let us wait to see if the Governor will not convene
the Ipgi„eilature on the subject ;for we feel convinced,
that all minor differences of political opinion will be
merged iika &roles attempt to regain our mercan
tile' influence, and direct, the streams of commerce
into their wonted and placid flow. Let us act with
decision * andthe "suspension of '39, " will be a tale
to talk of in 1840, as a calamity happily arrested by
national foresight aoil prudence.
• ccy- We attended by invitation the first meeting
of the Philoinathic Society, on Wednesday 'evening
last An introductory address was delivered by Mr.
John Neville, explanatory of the object of the asso
ciation, and impressing the necessity of a fostering
protection of its interests by our townsmen, e
were much pleased with the general tenot of this
course, although we differ from the speaker on • e
comparauve advantages of lectures and debates, as,
a means of disseminating scientific and literary truths.
A vigorous young mind may be very apt, when dis
cussing the wrong side of a question, to beled away
by his own sophistry, and impress false deductions
on his audience with all the glowing eloqueiice of
imagined truth. But a person in preparing a lec
ture, embodies facts, useful and necessary in them
selves, and by opening the vast stare house of au
.thorship, may crdlate forgotten truths, - and by this
meal.s refreshen the memory, and prove of essential
advantage to his hearers. - -
In our country, the art of speaking should
be cultivated by all. It is a beautiful illustration of
the harmonious machinery of our republican govern
ment, that every one can speak with freedom on all
political and religious subjects; that every person
may be the architect of his own advancement, and
that the path of fame is open io el The powers of
the orator are the Archirnedeen lever to move the
wesid, and it is ericumbent on all to pay every at
tention to foroung a caned style and p,ratzefFl deliv
ery. We would therefore Impress upop our young
oven the necessity of upholding the afierrwt which
has now been made—become •measbers mid active
ones—think, and learn to give your thoughts words,
and you will thus create defences to our liberties
mere powerfully impregnable than rampart walls, or
solid Terufications. Be not fearful of failure : the
greatest orators Move at Ent bees overwhelmed with
diffidence ; but practice will do away that feeling, and
a short intercourse with the world will rub off the
nest, polish the ideas, and brighten tue intellect of
those who seek to enter the arena of life, as gladia
tors in the contest for fame.
Paying off old mores.—A fellow called for a glass
of brandy 4ilily en deaden day, when the bar-keep
er told hire to pay off old :cores init--..Why Joe,"
said the feiloW, I owe you any thing. ru drink
it out with you !"
Mayor ofPhiladelphia.—Col. Swift received on
Tim sday last, 3343 votes, Mr. Montgomery 2670,
an" Mr. Kane 3224.—The former and lama will con
sequently be retdrfed to Councils, and Ca/ Sw ft be
eloitterl. We are pleased at this result, and feel con
fident that he will re-enter on his duties, more deter-
Mined than ever to deserve thelnante of u Philadel
phia's best mayor.'''
Ph;l44lphia Frresiten.—This body of men, known
and respected throughout the union, have added ma
terially to their well earned fame, by recent sacrifi
ces and exertions. Many lives were Irma at the re.
cent conflagration, and .the long funeral trains have
evidenced the eatiatatton in which they were held by
their fellow eirtkens.
a
Fires ! —That the season has arrived . for these
casualties, the frightful
recordscasualties, of our large dues, for
the last fortnight ,grill remonstrate. Let every pre
caution be taken bb our citizen to guard our
Boroakh against rruchdiassters-.—let stove pipe holes
he carefully' sismined—chimneys minted above adja
cent houses--sheet-iron ix/Awed under stoves, and•
kept at a good ; distance . ..from the walls. Never
sweep a hearth pith any thing but a hair- brush; or
s„goose wing-4room, aro too frequently the muses.
Of frightful dicta/rm. Either piece your night lamps
in the chimney place, or stand .them in the wash.
„basin..—keep 'en eye oa year domestics, who carry
lights to bed WO them, and let each head of (1103 i•
lf, before retiring, make a circuit of his domicil *s
the dark to' Ow that malt is well."' Some of these
marappear trilling precautions, but is grain of pre-'
-sention is better than a!mi of - cure, and orelwill nu
derarrite the security' of silio rigidly adhere to their
..bserrance.
Fire at Natchez.—Another„ 'Amato conflapa
tion has Liken place in this city. which destroyed
renew, to the i tement of $11:09,000. ,
- -
.
Piro at ion Fork. -44mnreirpoadent of tailt.
GiaggiN Wins- thee .tif elkeviseent
portisiodars of theilisastrons fire GA ducat potty d
ly
is the pipers of this Morning, though thetas' is
estimated funfair. 4 haseigaikratitraed from the in-'
ins; sad have canierseit with Many of the suiferere.
Tle loss alums *tesoottas Imo million wed a Ulf,
sod may be much more. The greater portion of-dtis,
however, will fail upon sarinarrinsarmioe offices, and
nee ofthelouses wore covered b teary policies.
The lass at du; dowa town fin, is among wealthy
men.' Tinat ap-tawa is aiming' the very poor, 'who
just at the beginning of winter are aniiipoil el their
.1. Though ant onei.twcatieth at the lower city
fire in amines; yet tlie conlagration will
cause more tears, mole hra*eche, sad .such more
real &tress. - •
The Mock between Prone, Watir, Oaten- streets
and Burling Slip is a chaplets ruin. Not a single
wall standing ten feet above the ground this nistning,
and the streets around are filled with brink, mortar,
end rufibisti, so that carts cannot passe Yet iii
this ruin— while the heaps are still burning, the en
terprising merchants have alteady posted their tins
upon the spot of their late stores, with a notice of
their removal, and where they may be found. One
who has been burnt out four Mimes in the last five
yeareria, I understand, already 'prepared to go into
Wiriness in another plane.
There'is a project on foot thie.mornilig to re-build
the stores immediately, end if ca;ried'into erecation,
of which there little doubt, they will be uniform,
and of substantial eogetruction•
The Uuiled' Slater Gazette.—A eorresponden
asks us why this valuable paper. is so frequently no
i.ed on the evening of era pulgicHstion hers.
We do not know the mason, but such is certain
ly the fact, ihd we Would almost as !coon go supper
less as gazette-less to our bed. Of one thing how
ever we are aware, which is, that the pUblication is
delayed every morning, mitt] the arrival of the Pilot
tine from New York. and therefore, it may some.
times be too late tor the early mail, which our citi
zens who have been awakener] lung before peep of
day for the Rail Road Omnibus, know is eery early.
We sometimes by 'this arrangement, receive newi
from New York, not 24 hours old, and taking every
thing lute consideration, we gain more, probably than
we lose.
The Commercial Bwik of Philadelphia, has not
suspended specie payment.
0:7. The Lehigh Cool and Navigation Company's
Railroad from White tihven to Wilkesbarre, will be
opened for travel next sring.
t ry. The whole Whig ticket has been elected, as
usual in Lebanon County.
r y The Whig LSenator. Assembly uteitand Coun
cilmen for Philadelphia City, were elected by about
2500 majority. The County offices were carried by
the locos.
Mary/and.:— , The recent Congressional elections
in this state, have reversed the strength of the dele
gatic,b. It now stands 3 Whigs, to 5 Locos. The
would be tories cl*im this as a xnumph
principles, we call it a triumph of the people's
money expended against the 'people, by the general
governrneht. .
It will be seen by referring te our estimate of the
Whip strength to the next Congress, that this
change was expected. Even if are lose Mississippi,
• e still will have% majority to elect a Whig speaker.
Scandal.—The Philadelphia papers say that a Mr.
Pepper of Pottsville has been making hot love to •
Cyprian, and marrying her, when he was well
spiced with liquor, We have no name in our vicin
ity - so near the Thompsoniep ppescription as Mr.
Pepper, and we think it must lie a mistaket besides
the folks about here enter into every kind of business
with spirit, except the connubial, and that they take
quite coolly.
o.a. The U. S. Revenue Cutter, were all in port.
at Baltimore, on election day, with full complements
of men, ready to vote the Van Buren ticket. One
of the.pilate who was a Whig. was threatened with
a dismission, if he did not vote the loco ticket.—
The.e things explain the cause of the Whig defeat.
Canton.—Nevis has been received at N. Y. from
China to the 14th May. The difficulues between
the foreign residents and Chinese authorities, had
come to extremities. All the opium in receiving
ships, amounting to 20,983 chests, had , been deliv
ered to the Chinese.. A general edict, which we
publish, gives liberty to all foreigners to leave China,
including the sixteen proscribed ry a former edict,
some of whom have been ordered to quit the country
in a very short tune. By the edict alluded to, it will
be seen that any foreigners who may remain, and
who will bring opium to Canton, shall be capitally
executed, and the property confiscated. A public
notice of the British resident points out 'to foreign
ers the danger of remaining under such threit4i, and
we understand that he, Mr. Snow, our Consul, and
the majority of the foreign residents, have derenuin
ed immediately to depart. A correspondent writes
us, that Under the Chinese edict, w the tnnocent are
as likely to be accused as theguilty, and life at Can
ton would be wprth little. "-
Permilisiun been obtained to load the vessels
waiting fur cargoes, but a Canton paper observes—
None are allowed to go into the Hong. or pack
houses of the Hong aserehants to look at the quality
of the teas he hos contracted for, and which are a
bout to be shipped off for him; the Hong merchant
affirm that one may send one's servants to receive
the teas, but the fact is that every catty of tea now
shipped, the exporter has no control over whatever,
and he must trust, for what he tends away, the res
pectability of the Hong merchants, which we from
our own experience,.as not having dealt with them,
have had no opportunity of measuring, but which
some of our commercial friends assure us is far from
Whig undoubtrid.
The Chinese have commenced huilduig • wall
and railing, to he run up close to and in a p@rallel
line voith the a duiries, leaving the inhabitants the
small space of our pates only. Of coarse nothing
was known of he intentions of the British Govern
ment, but a subscription of toe dollar for every chest
of opium surrendered had been made by the owners,
or consignees foredo expense of sending delegates to
England. The Ghinese expect the tate 740 make
reprisals, and that a war will emote. They hone
erected another &vitt the Bocce Tigris., have a strong
chain ready to place acmes the narrowest part of the
passage, add have a number of. boats loaded with
@tones ready to sink in the Channel. ' .
The U. S. alai, of war John Adams and Celan:Ada
were at Mace ..
ozr The Cblumbia Republican of Tuesday inst
came to hand; clothed in mourning, for the death of
Mr. James kic/km, one of the beat and brightest or.
itamepta.of*Ocity of Hudson,.
honor to uFT; monument is to b e env.
ted in 4 -9 . :to th#memory of the late Gen.
Bayne.
Florida.—t Whil e a party of revilers were bond
iag a bridge over the Suwaonew, they were fired on
by tare theideiebwin ambush, and bed 6 Wed,
THE- _
MINER' JOVIIINAL.
- Bank .Rogery.The Bntneh Bank of Tennes
see, at Cohunbia, was -robbed on - the night-stithe
22d Sent, A' "kith/ the lad dollars.
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iudieduct 4411416 y, diedidcelilly taibury
Cam Ifs'.M4otalatfelt that itiSte, while on his
40Tiei to -New Haven* alettves 4ficalurial
Lecture. Judge 114111,-'llthintgh tielimitilled many
important widow of triud and lismor ig his•native
state, and has guinedthegystufulreamesduaram of
isitssizis known
: MIAs Indireettetiled field of siefult
Week as the. ififfisor of spioskindi intefilgitams. and
the editor of the Cultivates:" is the column; of
this magazine are to be found du; results of that con
summate skill and practical intelligence, 'which was
able to convert a surriktmad barrel spot near Albany,
into a. peeled ga*a di:army: Ma death Ma pub
tic loss, and many will feel that in the premature
*wag dins labors, they have lost a counsellor and
director not easily to be supplied.
The Yellow Peer in New ?deans awl Chwitston
has abated.,
The pre_sen t rata of mercantilei interests bra beau
tiful illustration of the nature of our blessed 'credit
system.' • In the natural order of things, the merceP - .
tile rate of interest would be about a half or a third
of the rate of mercantile profits. But two, three and
four per cent, ,a month not only swallovi up all, the
mere-haat', profits, but must, if long continued swal
low up all his capital also. Tiuio was 'when the
merchant world murmur at this; but they are be
coming treed to it now. Their hard fate reminds us
of the story of the fisher:Woman, who, being asked if
,her practice of skinning eels alive did not give them
much pain, replied, that it might at first, but she had
been at the business so long that they NW become
used to it, and did not mind it all. "--•Wobe, Sep
tember 2.8.
• . WoLlti any one believe that the above heartless
paragrsith is from Martin Van Surea's official paper
We call the attention of our business community to
its' brutality and reeklessoess. Thus does the en
terprise of our country become the scoff of these jack
alls to . the great lion of democracy, " and thus is
that portion of our community, so justly entitled to
eveiy sympathy, ridiculed by these men without
Sign of the Tunes...“ Pompey, dis child want to
swap them pumps of yourn for dese shoes—what
you ex for them to boot ! Well Quit - thee. I
guess•l mus wait till de Libberpool steamship hab
amputated de waves of de blue Atlantic back again
to die country—Guess she'll bring news a sudden
flucturation in de article of sole ledder ! I think I
shall hole,on my stock, till dew!"
4oi Wuodburry, so says report, is to receive his
walking ticket..from the Cabinet. It cannot take
place too soon for the good of the country.
Look out Drunkard. !—We find at stated -that a
novel proceeding recently occurred in the N. Y.
Court, of tiessions, whele a motion was made that
the Court direct the Commissioners of the Alma
House to bind out as an apprentice, a drunken stone
cutter, mimed' Hyslop, and appropriate the proceeds
of his labor to the maintenance of his wife and 'child,
fur whom be had failed to provide. The Counsel
in making this motion stated that it was in accor
dance with a statue of the state. •
Osnayn Baker, Esq., of Amherst, win be the on
ly Whig candidate "as member of Cvingreas froth
Massachutintts, for the seat. vacated by the death of
the lamented Alvord.
William Dunlap, extensively known as a painter,
an historian and • literary man, died recently in
New York. A more-particrilar account will be found
on our first page, of the services rendered to com
munity by thin gentleman.
Domestic Iron.—T he Philadelphia Commercial
Lint, trusts that the period is not far distrint when
we shall be enabled to use domestic iron for our vari
ous Rail Roads.
In the course of another year, we fuel convinced
that a large portion of the demand Tay be supplied,
as the tendency of all recent eAperiments rith An
thracite Furnacei haws been to impress the ipractica
bility of every mind. '
Another Slave Vessel —The N: Y. papers state
that the &h. Catherine, Capt. Hondas, 30 days from
Sierra Leone, has arrived there, and Is reported as a
prl to the British Brig Dolphin, under suspicious
circumstances—supposed to be a slaver. Four of
hen original crew are on board, the remainder, about
thirty were discharged on the coast at Africa. The
Catharine has an American register on board, and
was fitted out at Havana. She is said to be owned
in Baltimore.
Mime suppose is another of Consul Triers clear
ances from Havana. ,
•Gen. Gaines, chi= through his prelent wife,
whom he lately married, an estate of ten millions of
dollars at New Orleans. Bbe is the daughter of Mr.
Daniel Clark, deceased. The estate is in litigation.
The General gains wore than most men by his
marriage—most are satisfied with the crown"
promised by Solomon, but ten millions is something
of a bonus !
Conservatism.—The Pennsylvanian. makes itself
merry, as is always its beim . " wont, with a paragraph
from the Richmond Comptes., in relation to the din
ner given to Mr. Rives, viz : o Conservatism was
strong and unfaltering at the dinner.
Our friend is probably aware that, this dinner, or
iginated from the bad cookery ofdhe kitchen cabinet.
The locos . may roast* they conservatives as much as
they choose, but they cannot swallow the dishes of
agrarianism and disorganization which they have re
commended. They feasted for a hing time at the
same table, but Benton threw too much salt into the
messes, and the United stater Bank, robbed of its
usefulneis, made them look billions They there
fore took to dining out, mad they will newer sit at
the same table again, except when the Van Buren
party is served with its deserts ; then the Whig bill
of fare, may cleanse the foul taste of the locos. The
clotf will be removed, and show the bare tables, and
then nothing will remain for our quondam friends,
but the wincing pal of the business.
The Philadelphia Spirit-of the 4 enea , has been
indited for running down hill.
We believe the editor libelled a Mr. Hill. and has
had . the .crews put to him on account thereof.
dt;lidianary teords.--Tiss following. 'conversation
insprovesa little on Walken and Webstec.
Father, what is a dilemma I Father.—A dieter
ma, dear, is—a dilemma ; when any one does not
know whatto do, that is.a dilemma. Cbild.—Oti,
yes! I know—a dilemma is just like you when ma'
scold you. Fatties—Hem you ‘talk too much,
child.
Qui and tome agnal. • .00neeponJetot of the
Hertford Courier 1W the editor, « caussoanea
they 1 r To whieti he males. « nonebotanase
wouldaik.
This goads like Indian, Inn it is pointless Eng
lish, with a p . est o(point.
ccr A marble yard wits destroyed by fire co Sim
do" sight, corner of &MOO' 3rd and s *Mow
fitroess i in Pidladelphia.:— flock Skim
Did the Amble or the yard itself burn 1 . "
Tawas; chejlers.—Sonte of those addicted to the
weed in our is motel, are actesuttete. 'They can
chew'any girea quantity.
&Vie*
,Vituittiles.= 2 :the iollowitis carte and
lierie Is fair Wawa Of the putunng
proinnettits -at the modern rein The subject has
bassi- we. to the tonic and therefore the wits have
bid it "good ttightas repos!
isiPtiladelphia this ire to motet for the purpose
of chatting with handsaw butchen—perbaps to have
a Mader line sent them.— , Sunday Awning re:l
iar: •
Perhaps to dispose of theanelVei as
Or to twitain-.644 heart.—Spin nines.
We sleet the above taking thinsiid of the news
papers. - Our owti,opittion is that the ladies, hav
ing so much at sfake, would beioolish to mince mat-•
•tem, It is beef -Wing, that they should do something
for their own weal-4refigewe. • •
When we penned the 'above. leading paragraph,
we did not suspect that so many cooks could meddle
with it without making more &mass of the anatia.—:
Sunday Morning Visitor:
The U.. S Eueempment, at Trenten has been bra.
ken up. '
0:1. The New Orleans Picayune complains that
the monkey market is sez tight there.
He has had no offers for - Atiosseff lately, we sup.
Pose.
- John Smith; was in our Borough, and voted last
Tuesday.
Brazil.—The N. Y. Comtnercfif has received.
advices from Pernambuco, of the 17th August, bring
ing intelligence from Maranham of a more gloomy
charadter than any which haii preeeded it.
The rebellion in the provinces is alarmingly pro-
gressive. It broke= out in the interior, and has
been represented by the official documents hitherto
published, an confined to a gang of ruffians, destitute
of political object and of means for extending their
operations, beyond a few murders and robberies.—
'The insurgents style themselves Bernice/4, the name
of a common and favorite bird, and their avowed pre
text is dissatisfaction with a recent law for substitu
ting the officers of perfect and subperfect for those of
jvrtzes de &stile and justices of the peace ; to this
they add a pretended disposition on the part of the le
gality to enelie all the coloured population. _Be
'their objects what they may, their course is marked
,with blood, plunder and desolation.
• News of August lit, states that they had complet.
ed :dm mrck. of Caxias, the sikond city in the pro
vince - lit point of wealth andcreme, and thence
hid marched in di ff erent directi s, with the suppos
ed design of intercepting the supplies needed by' the
capital, and attacking Parnahiba. Caxias bad bait
besieged about a month, and its loss' was owing
more or less to some unfortunate dimensions among
the inhabitants. ---. •
An indiscriminate pillage ensued; and such per.
claadize as was not available for 'present use was
devoted to destruction. Some two or three hundred
of the principal inhabitants were thrown into 'prison,
and but few escaped, with their lives only.
The capital, San Luiz de Moranham, being situat
ed upon an island, and having a large number of
troops for its defence, is thought to be safe, even in
case of an attack.
Great unanimity is said to prevail among all class
es, and a genend.!letermination, in case of extremity,
to hazard all in the defence of life and property.—
Such is the alarm, however, even there, that citizens
are not pennitted to leave, and foreigners have been
called to volunteer in. the service of the country,
which the Portuguese have done to the number of
seven hundred. Additional troops are being sent
to the Scenes of disorder from the neighboring
provinces., a second detachment sailed a day or two
since from that...port and it ii sincerely hoped that
the prompt measures of government will soon snared
in extinguishing the torch of civil war, which is so
unhappily rekindled in the Northern extremity of the
empire.'
GREAT FIRE IN PHILADELPHIA
About eleven o'clock fiat Saturday night, a are
was discovered in the basement story of W. J,
Stroup's Provision Stabs; No. 14 South Wharves, be.
twecn Chestnut and Market streets, facing the Del'.
Cyrare river. In a few minutes the flames burst out
and reached the adjoining provision store of D. W.
Prescott. This house was hai t back to Water
street, facing No. 19 on thaestreet. In the same
range, the store of George Merrill, took fire imme
diately-afterwards.
Although the Fire ibtnpaniea were promptly on
the ground. the progress of the flames was so rapid
that the prospect of•rresting them wee, even at that
early very doubtfuL The grocery stores of C.
Cheeschoroogb and of George A. Wood, No. 15 south
wharves, the oil store of Newlin and Allibone, and
the commission store ol J. Emlen, No. 17. the iron
warehouse ol Andrew M. Jones and Brothers, the
office of the Merchants' Transportation Line, and
the General Commission warehouse of C. King &
Co., No. 19„ivere successively enveloped in flames.
The tavern kept by George Nealis was next at
tacked, and thence the fire communicated to the
large Oil warehouse of Shoher. Bunting & Co, No.
21, extending through to Water street. At this
point the conflagration became terrific. The Ship
Chandlery of A. H. Hinhle, No 22, South Wharves,
and the commission warehouses of Newbold& Hair_
erstick, and of Smith & Johnson were in succession
consumed.
Here the fire reached the corner ofQhestutt street
Returning to Water street,adjacent to Mr. Prescott's
store, the fire is traced to John Harding, Junior's
extensive 'wholesale grocery establishment, No. 17;
thence to a very large wholesale grocery of White,
Stevens & 21, and the store house of the
same firm, 23: thence to H. Sloan's general com
mission warehouse, No. 25, and thence to the large
fire proof store-house, occupied by W. R. Thomp
son & Co. Next to this building stood the Fulton
House, kept by J. Meyers, at tRe corner of Water'
and Chesnut atiefts, which with all the houses ■
hove mentioned were utterly destrOyed- Tht build.
logs on the opposite or west side of the street than
took fire. In this range were William R. Thomp
son dr. Co.'s store house, ja secoud'building occupied
by that firm;) the Hibernian tavern kept by J. Fox
patrick., and between the latter and Cheroot street
three houses occupied as taverns and clothing stores,
the 011111111 of the owners ul which We could nut
learn. At the northwest corner of Water and Ches.
not streets, the clothing store of Gaskill and Barnett
wax next confound.
From the Tear of the 'hitter row of buildings the
fire communicated with those facing on the east side
of Fsout street. Tbere,,WilliamSieers Starch Fitt.
tory, N 0.27, was. partially injured; Sus.
ponder manufactory, No. 29 ; and S. di. E. Davis,
no'. Sacking Bottom Factory. No. 31, were also in
jured; James 4, Mifflin and George Hill's Commis
sion bosses, Nos 33 and SS, - totally burnt; Fraheis
G. Smith'. Co mmission store store for the sale of
Dupont's Gunpowder; No. 37; John Mee. Spice
Factor's store, No. 39 ; William R. Thompson's large
warehouse and counting —Lsme. No. 41.4, Patrick
Donnelly's 'Tavern, No. 43.; 'Dennis iLahey's Taw
ern, No. 45; John Lloyd, Tobacconist's store. No.4i;
and John Loughead's Cooper Atop, No. 49, Were en-
•
tirely destroyed.
The house at the northeast comer of Front and
Chesnut streets, `occupied by Tbrunuldefil, S. C I
Bunting, 'Mesmer M. s Clark, and Painter and Slack,
Commission Merchants. was much damaged. The
intense heat of the flying cinders set fire to the
roofs of the stores ofGeorge W. Richards & Co..
and of Richards & Bispham, oh the west Ode of-
Front street.. e -tipper stories Of the former were
burnt, the latter' partially injured. Here the Bee
was checkedin this direction. Inwood the espectix.: - .,
Wigs of the spectators, Meanwhile the flames had
eilkilorled to the StaaMboat Hotel, on the south side
of Cberanut street. at the corner of Water. Nest
door a cooper's shop was destroyed, and the, otrure
and baggage depot of theromden and'AinhofLine
was materially injured. • At the southwest corner of
Watek sad Chesnut streets, the frre reakbed II .
clothing Meteor Enoch Allen ; nest the barber ale*
of WilliamGoma '''. next, to Martin's Tavern, No.
57 Front end WOG German slemitimum.
house of Melte.' a
et were wholly coos
mole range; of J.
Charles Field and •
Uakart, No 59 . The e hew'
med. The other stores in:the.
111.1raitits, W. P. Hanna. cod
• , were slightly injured.
• buildings on fire in Tiiy.
.4Liquortuiore was seritenty
• .
fir styey bolding also in-
The 'pub set
lir's Ailey:. d Row
darnaged, and,a la . 1
jured.
In Chesnut 'tree
des B. Carter wa
store of Henry Ria
We have not yet
or the owner, of th
destroyed by
were within the
erilly to the grow .1
is left in thew, an
entirely. There p
strong nortivesat w
conftagration and
of operating again.
above' Front the More of• Do r .
considerably burnt, and t, •
oogh partially. . .
rem able to ascertain the names
betildicgs which Were injured
or calamitous fire.- All which
0 - the Darnel were - 'beret lit.
Not a particle of wood work
tke walls of many have, fallen
veiled dtwing the whole night a
which rapidly extended tea
really increased the difficulties
it efficiently.
tores, the oil, liquors, and 'other
for hours with intense violence..
.vent, and several are said to
onpowder. •At six o'clock this
tirade and, daring exertions of
the ti me*, and further de.
ceased to be apprehended. It
mend. in terms too otdent or
of the firemen on this oteasioir
opportunity of working at Los
ing other &Oleo, they Rot drips•
ighbourhood, Waded thetfi web
and dragger them with infinite
ore deposit. The Mayor and
sichmen were.or the ground,
..rty xidatkreel about the streets,
order aniceig the thousands ot
eel) the disisstrong,seenti.'
,perry of various kinds tittle de.
ible to eatimete with precision
ably stated at• about 600,000
is moat untimely. • Never, we
chants of this city stood more in
prosperous trade.
'rehouse of David S. Brown,
ant, we omitted to mermen a...
i kings slightly injured. Altho.'
was saved by the use of wet
and in the windows.
I portion ot • this recital yet re.
know, .not how' many, /save beta
• ended. At eight o'clock the
f Enoch Allen's house fed with
and buried in the ruins as we
rennin named W. Moreland, a
Will Engine. He leas instant. .
it is feared were also mortally
ounded were carried to the boa
several of the e
combustibles, blaxei
Explosion* weitiL fri
bore been kegs of
morning, the in..
the firemen bad red
struction of propert
is • impossible to
grateful, the labor*
When they had la
engines, or perfor
end carts in the'. n
goods and furnitur
toil to planes of
the whole body of
protecting the pro.
and preserving g..
opeciatrirs who th
The amount of p
strovv.i, it is im..
bbl. It may be ken
dollars. This I.
team, have the me
need of regular an.
The extensive
Commission Mere
Bove among the bu
greatly exposed, i
blankets Oil the
The must paint
mains. Several,
killed or severely
morning the walls
a tremendous era
learn positively, a
member of the . G..
ly killed. Others
lain.. Two of the
William Field,
Fireman, was severely injured.
member of the Dilsgent Hose
■ Miming cellar, and had' has
his hands burned.
James Smiley,
company, fell Mt
head much cut an
nd. John .Douglass, members of
ine company, and a member 91
ipan t t whose name we did not
and a worst is feared concern.
janitor Barber'.
the Good Will E
the Hope Hose c
learn, are missing
ing Them.
Bernard Tiltim
severely burnt..
Jacob Kughr, ti
' l os, also °tale haw company, is
fireman, badly burnt. • .
..
r rued that Thon.aa not James Rar.
eer at the Mint and not a Fire.
' .o to the licispital and died in s
•ssing a wife and three children.
and Chulea Herman, menrbera
ngine. were both seriously icjur-
II too thrown from the upper win.
Itorea.
We have just I
ber,, was an Engi ,
man. . He was ta
bout three hours, I
Robert Rel nol
of the Weccacoe
ed by 'a bale of c
dow of one of the
l ilies have been thus turned, from
have lost a great yortion their
.thing. There was centrally in.
perty as far as we have been able
be particulars on this head can
.
accuracy. It is proper to men.
t. the disaster will not cause any
fare various surmises concerning
;re, which many suppose was 'the
/.diary.. The firemen are now_
I. leaving the scene of the coolie:
apparatus. •
Mitay poor fa
their homes, end'
furniture and cl.
eurance on the pr
to ancertain, but
not yet state wit
two however th
failures. There
the cause of the
work. of an ince
twelve o'clock, ,
cation with tbei
This, we beli l
which has. ever ,
two buildings w
ruin, many oft
Gazette. ".
tee, is the most destructiye fire
urred in Philadelphia. Of fifty
icit were on fire forty are in total
em large new warehousee-Not.
Fire an New
fire broke out in
No. 189 'Water
story—the Srat
kle & Randall ■
monicated to the
ford. No. 22 P
to the building
the first floor by
and 6n the sewn
leaving the por
of Fulton street
Malted. to Nos.
Son, •185 by J
E. Shackerley, I
Hunt & Co., all
consumed. Fro
the wind, set fir
No. 1781, E. C.
Water street,
those of John
Haight 170,: Eli
a ne*L•rooeeupi
tally consumed.
carpenter shop..
acother tro t
mimed, togethe
ter and boardi
From the rear
totnmtmicaled
copied by J. C
'Wait as a fruit
& J. Craft's gr
co's store; 1138,
& co.'s fruit ate
store of the Sam
Son,. & co., an
Front streetan
D ; Dicks, ship
Saturday night las
he fur More of Stephen A. HaiNe ,
trees, in the rear part of the thi'd
oor.being occupied by Van W a•
so fur Oman
wooden wi
.Iton strel,
0`0.191 Wal
ifbert &
by Mr. Ho
house of M.
mouthed ;—from-thence &comma.
1:7, occupied by An H. Center di,
mes W. Brodies, 183 by Henry
corner of Burling slip, by John
of them fur dealers, were entirely
-this point the sparks, driven by
to the fur stores of .bisneti
3=l2===l
ich were partially toothed, and-to
/ ..nti . in 174, W. A. White 172,41.
(While 168, Brewster & co. 1-66, and r ,
building No. 164, which mete tor
From lyre it communicated totter
S. W. Watkisa, 163. which ha,
Fletcher st.. and was-totally con.
with Gafly's cooperage and a pot.
g house, Proofing on Fletcher it.
I f Halsey's stair, the fire was alai
the store, No. 134' - Froot street oel-
Ashley, merchant, - and by John
and Wine store, thence to 192, W;
eery ?tore, 120, S. L. Mitchell &
occupantivanknown ; ltli, S. Bailin
Ire, apu Peter Demill, merchant ; 184
terties White Lead co., by Jewett,
4 to The building on thee corner of
# Burling slip, occupied by R. B. &
chandlers.
Mr. Hunt's t
and Burling s/
the buildings
street to Floc. ,
standing. N
Slot me,s, No.
era, and Step
David Key's e
t store, op the corner ofWater street
p, the fire was communicated to all
nting on Burling slip fiom Water
, 'leaving nothing but a side wall
.15 Burling shp, occupied by Mr•
'7 by Thompson off McConnell, coop
n West v inaster stevedore; No. 19,
o pelage. , 4
_ _ .
The roofs a
Borlmg slip
.were occupied
tioo store; 1::
Oen King's
dlery store, an
hag slip.
Thirty boil
them stoma iv
We have hear
of destruction
sand ?dollars,
?Dods w as as
in imminent
perished wit/
shifting of ill
great 'totem.
d upper stories from- Holt's Hotel to
here also mostly destroyed• They
as 6tllows-190, Melpary's co Y iga•
• .1. A. Kissum's tin store ; 186, Ste
t k store; 184, Gardner 4 co.'s sad
the corner building- fronting on Bur-
:tags in. all were consumed, most of
th lurge and valuable gimlet. of goody.
no estiotate.of the probable amount
but. it taunt be several hundred thou.
as but a very entail partici:l4l Eno'
r ed. Bolt's Hotel seas for a loh. time
• twit, and would undoubtedly hare
1 the lest, but foe a providential
wind, from N. E. to N. W. with a
a nt of its rotes. • - •
Union and HarmAny!-24 arried, at Philadelphia
on Tuesday the let. Inal„ by the Rev. John A. Clark,
JOHN S. RICHARDS, Esq., Editor of the Berks
and-Schitylkip Jou'inal, to Miss-NANCY D., eaugh;
ter el the la . Joseph O'Brien, of Philadelphia.
"Hon. Code n Posit.. one of the Judges; of the Se.
prairie Court of Ohio, died at Ntarreni"Obio, on the
7th inst,ag“ 63 years. - - .
. A nOer. .of Ike friends of kin ..Idrallack, was
beld little York ea Tpuraday evening. when, 1 4
we learn fr. •gkO New York Gazetteothe !laminae
nsportaii in abidance as follows;
"They 41 e mantled conditionsHy, tfi whole
of the grope y on each side tat:Broadway jpetweeo
Chatober an d cad streets, upon which they cue•
template the theatre—the trout to be oo:
Chamber, street, running along Broadway. On the
ground chops are torte Mutt similar to Mow,
under the *tor blimse,,and die basement is to be
arranged f.. • fefecturica and coffee houses. TM,.
twit ot! the , roperty, including thepestre.•ill un
mated' it ee, hundred and fifty thousand &Para.
Aneminen capitalist of our city has agreed to take
two booth - thousand dollars of the stook-! The
committee ak4 fifty thousand dolls's, and from the
remaining a, hundred thousand dollars, wards
of thirty M.. nd weniublicribert by different:44'