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lierlt* the BOard o
The Board of Trade sub
Although your,Anarti ca
nays for s ake Past yearas woul ,
dent ittyrovement in!tt duri.
is hut, the commencernent of
The amount of Anthricit •
by the following table:
,Sent from 'Schuylkill,
Lehigh4—Man
, •
T Beat
-. '+e Hail,
I; Saga l l
i ti
Lecke:Anna,
Pinegr ve,
Bhamo'n,
1:
Aidd remaigtng
From the above 4m tots
ply of the different 'seetions
01 the Cdal shipped frO
nut
along the hob of thel
Shimokin it doss ut aPr
leaiini 29,648 tone for tti
-showing that - from these „t s
the lines of Vanal. r ,
Then assuming, Ss we t
to this has , been snpplied
Canal linestwei shall has
723,672 tops as tije quan
within the past.yer,. whi
April last gives 873,672 i
April next.
With this amount of
but a small quantity will
Navigation, even it he - a
If the quantity dCoal
supposed, we shalk then
which we have lahoured
st.the coinnaeneeuierit of
price of Coal in th'e band'
In the event of-t / his sit
gratutate ourselves:that t
ing to their individual co
s fair temuneratioh for t.
We do not, hoti , ever,
above what will a t ford a d sources of supply tro so
tensive, that with lerdina
This, however,'js no
Coal Regions should sell
they have been LlPing he
the cost of it, we , tint! so
and most convenient fue l
In order, howeier,.th
Coat Regions, in
,aupply.
fuel, constant watchfuln
Sound economy and
pick is first struck into t'
era: and in this *e Eday
ably applied in ttiture oi
In the transportation
the Schuylkill IN:avigitl
further encouraOtnent
the present year ts'hut
psny having pu4tehed
this highly impottant
tion in the rata th j e pres
The tolls op the Can
spririg, that is 50? cents
other sizes of coal!
The reduction 4;i f tol on small Coal. we are satisfied will operate to the ad
vantage of both thirCa al Company and ourselves, and we are equally confi
dent that a reduction otoll on all Coal would also operate toiour mutual ad
vantage ; but the [Cana Company seem to differ from , us in opinion, and keep
up the price of too ps b ing best calculated to advance their own interests.
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To that action , whi h fosters self-interest we shalt not take exceptions ;
neither should weever hazaid the suggestion of any change iii . the policy purr
slued by the Navitatiopl Company, did we not know full well that our prosper
ity greatly depends on a cheap transportation of Coal to market ; and also that
on the continued successfull operations of Coal mining in this region depends
the prosperity and existence of the Schuylkill Canal.
In view pf the mica tages already possessed here, and our proximity to mar
- ket, we believe that ou Coal can and cc ill ultimately he carried at such rates,
as to secure to this re ion the supplying of a large potion of!the increase re
quired ; and we had c nsidered that the true policy of the Navigation Compa
ny wits to have omenced long since in securing to . us and themselves as
much of tale incrsed business as possible, by : the redaction of-lolls and every
il ,
other means in heir ower. •We may here remark that cher, Canal in many
places is quite d fective on account of its short curves, and disc, in not being
sufficiently deep nd broad to permit the present sized boats to pass, without
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frequently encoutering great difficulties; many of these ebstacles however we
;have reason to b lieve will be removed the present year.
1
During the past seson, Mr. Ecky, assisted by a inembef of the Board of
. Trade, attempted to Introduce on this Canal the use of thol "rule joint," in
connecting toget ler three Boats, which were drawn by-2 horSes and managed
.by 3 . men and 1 oy, kut owing to the short curves, numerous dams and locks,
.and the common[Boat being used instead of the particular for desired by Mr.
Dairy, the experiment did not answer the purpose, as it is believed it will with
properly construtedoats.
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- The continuer) fall f rain and melting of snow for two days previous, produc
ed on the 7th 14E. a r eshot such as has seldom, if ever, been witnessed in this
part of the world, rcld caused-great destruction of property ,on those streams
whose sources rqe in the mbuntain districts.
. .
On the Schnsllkill Canal the greatest damage was sustained by the washing
away of embanlfmen i q, all of whichibowever, it is i3spected will he repaired ....
and the Canal in naiigablo order on or before the first of Maya,
On the Lehigh and Delaware division of the Pennsylvania Canal, we learn
that the damages v ry great, and cannot be fully repaired foe some months af
ter the.spring opcnis
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The transpottatio of Coal in Canal Boats hence direct to New York, which
in 1832 moan d !.o 27,000 tons, increased in 1840 to 0,338 tons, being
more, han doub et the amount of the previous year. ,
' thNfollovvin tahl i ie exhibits the quantity of Anthracite Coal sent to market
je
from the differe4 R. gions, since the commencement of trade in 1820 ; to
gether with the pri:, increase aicd consumption, and the quantity sold on the
line of the Schuilktil hnal from 1925 to the present time. ' w
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I&NNUAL REPORT 1 •
Trade to the Coal Mining .tissocicifior of
.ehuyikill Cow . q.
it to the Cool 34` , ining Association dr following
of congratulate Iyou on iouch a 'proi l p, erods bug
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have been desirable, yet there certainly was an evi
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g the latter part of the season, which ;they believe
still more improved condition of this Coal Market.
Coal seat to market in the Past yearlyvill be seen
452,291 tons.
• Chunk, , `-- . L 02,264
r Meadow, ' , 143,619 -
tors, .1 . 1.50,306
loaf, Tar/mend dr. Buck Mountain, 19,039
•i 8,470
[23,860
'115;505
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st of April last, j
a considerable amoUnt must be ;deducted, for the sop.
ifof country through which the Coal was transported.
im this Region, there was 41,223 tons delivered at
ICanal ; and of the Coal 'sent from Pinegrove and
ar that more than 9,711 tons reached tide Rater,
supply of places along the' lines of Canal, thus
'ace sources tbero was 70,87:1 tons Supplied along
.ink we reasonably may, that an amount quite equal
&obi, the Lehigh and Lackawanna mines along the
141,712 tons that did not :leach tide water, and
ity of Anthracite Coal sent to the Atlantic markets
h added to thelstkk remaining on hand the Ist of
tons for the eup.ly of the year ending the let of
ption of the year.; vra think that
(of dealers at the opening of Canal
ihe usual time whichtis not possible.
It of April mint should be as above
•ne of the great difficulties under
viz: a heavy stock in the market
L, which necessarily depressed the
rota for the corsu'
main in the hands
als should open at
n market on the I
have 'passed over
,
or three years past
I , lle spring busines l
o i producers.
; ation of tho trade 4aving passed away, we may con
, e time is at hand, when the Colliers, whether operat
aeity, or under an; Act of Incorpoiatida, will receive
o,capitul and laboq employed 'by them.
•elieve there is any ground for expecting, that pricer
air profit will be obtained the present year; as the
ifinerous and the preparations fur production 6'3 ex
exertion the marli.et can be supplied., .
eason why - the opdrators in this or au'y other of the
their Coal at the mere cost of producing it, or less, as
ettlore; for if a fair and reasonable profit is added to
ply to the consumers in the cities the cheapest, safest
I within their reach,
I t we may be able to compete Most fully with' other
ng tho Atlantic markets with a cheap and valuable
ss and exertion is requisite.
close attention must ge exercised from the time the
e coal until it is delivered at the doors ;of the consum
learned much of late, which tve trust' may be profit-
, erations
.f our Coal to market at a cheap rate, much depends on
on Company, and we at one time fully believed thnt
could be extended by them in reducing the tolls for
.w we know that such is not•to be the Case ; the Com
p their Report that, •ion a deliberate examination of
bject' they "deem it inexpedient to make any ahem
nt year."
al, therefore, remain at what they were reduced to last
on Coe dirt and Pea coal, and 90 cents per ton on all
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from that fiegiOn is consumed in the iitterief. The table exhibits an
dented increase of supply on the line of our Canal, being 12,000 tonal
the past for 1859, - ixhich is to be inalply attributed:lo the,
tion of this fuel to the manufacture of Iron. • '
The amount of Coal shltdown the - Schuylkill and Lehigh, es' shown in the
above table, will be found to differ from some of our former Repons,"which is
owing to the difficulty we have frequently 4perienced in obtaining the exact
amounts—but the columns in the preceding table for thine ofo Cant& are
taken from the reports of those Companies, consequently may be fully relied
on: the balance ¢f the table is made out from the best data within due reach,
and generally nearly correct. I
We had hoped that by this time the Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road
croUld have been, within our reach, but the great disturbances in the Monetary'
affairs of the country has retarded this, as well as many other operations of the
-kind; though the managers of - this Road certainly deserve great, credit far their
untirin4 perseverance, by which they have accomplished much mcire'than
could reasonably have been expected under - the existing"difficulties'; and have
nearly completed the entire grading Of the Road - and the Bridges, and Have ad
vanced five miles above Reading in laying the rails ; so that there is now little
more to do than to lay down 30 miles of rails at this' end of the Road; and at
the other end to finish a Bridge over the Schuylkill at the falls and lay a few
miles of rails,
If this 'Con:Raul could now obtain a loan, we 'understand that this import
ant chain of irpprovement could be completed by' the let of August next, and
thus at once iplace the citizens of Philadelphia in connexion with the Coal Re
gion at all &irons' of the-year, and consequently preient them from being sub
jected to antease in the price of Coal during the!W.nter seas
on. nd we further remark, that by, fi nishing the Pottsville and Danville
- - T A
RAI Road, bid" there remains but 12 miles to complete, Philadelphia would
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then be coantited with the Susquehanna Canal at the junction of the North
and West Bisnclaeg, by a line of improvements eeventy miles shorter than
any other.
• The operations on the Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road the past year,
in fiansporting with one Locomotive the enormous burden of 251 tons in one
train from Reading -to Peters' Island, gives us greater confidence in our esti
mates.t
made in a f6rmer Report of the cost , of transporting on this Road.
The additional facts we extract from h letter, dated the lbth inst„ front G.
A. Nichols, Superintendent Transportation on this Road, to Messrs. Baldvvin,
Vail Sr. /lofty, in which he says, , f I send you enclosed a statement of the per
formance of the Hichens and Harrison Engine built by you, which on the 9th
inst., hauled over the Philadelphia and Reading Rail-Road, 5 miles in length
from Reading toils intersection with the Columbia Rail Road, a nett burden
of 3081 tons of 2240 lbs., in 105 cars weighing 173 tons, making a total gross
weight of 4313 tons—weight of Engine with waterand fuel 26,700 lbs; cars
4 wheeled, and running time 4 hours and 54 minutes, the whole length of
train 1260 feet.
e , The Engine started the above train on 3 level without any asssietanee; and
gradually increased her speed to the ace/age of 11 1.10 miles per hour."
The above performance is believed to be unsurpassed, and the train to be
the longest and heaviest ever hauled by one Engine on any Rail Road in Great
Britain or Ahicrica."
If then our Coal can be carried to Richmond on the Delaware river at $1,50
per ton as before estimated, and there put into Barges carrying 200 tons, which
will pass through the Delaware and Raritan Canal to New York ; the whole
cost and charges on our Coal from this . ta the city of New York, will not prob
ably exceed $2 87i cents per ton, if so much. •
Respecting the location of this Riad, it is worthy of remark that while the
flood which so lately occurred, was working destiuction along the line of the
Navigation, the Rail Road suffered so liitle irjury in any part, that the train of
Passenger cars were not detained beyond the usual time of arii‘ing at Reading.
The important ob . :,ect of smelting Iron with Anthracite Coal, which has late
ly claimed so much attention, we mentioned in our last Report as having been
accomplished, and then in successful operation in this place. Since which
time, five other Furnaces trace been put in blast, viz: one on the Lehigh near
Allentown, one at Phoenixville, one on Roaring Creek, near Cattarvissa, and
two at Danville.
And at Danville two more ate already built thwill shortly go into blast
and at Shamokin one Stack has been built within the past year which will
soon be put into operation ; and we learn that the Valley Furnace,`sittiated
about 5 miles east of Pottsville, has been rented and will be put in operation
as early as possible the ensuing summer.
The number of Furnaces using Anthracite Coal will no doubt be steadily
increasing, since it has been satisfactorily settled that there is no difficulty in
using this kind of fuel ; and the Iron which was apprehended by many would
be inferior has been proven to bo of a superior quality, particularly for castings,
by possessing more fluidity when melted, and subsequently more compactness,
strength and snagothness.
A series of experiments has lately been performed by Mr. Richard Evans of
Manchester, of the quality of Anthracite Iron manufactured by the Ystal-y-fera
Company in the Swansea Valley. In comparing the result of his experiments
with 'Messrs. Fairbairn & Hodgkinson's list, he shows a superior strength • in
favor of Anthracite cast-iron of :3:1- per cent. He says it is particularly sound
and free from air holes or defects in casting ; and if it is from excess of carbon
that Iron acquires the several qualities of uniformity, fluidity, smoothneAs in
casting, &c., this metal must he highly charged with it. In ulti nate deflection
and power of resisting impact it also maintains its superiority, and appears to
impart great improvement in mixing with inferior Ores.
'ln the Report of the Committee of Judges on Iron and Steel in the Franklin
Institute of Pennsylvania, we find the following remarks on a specimen. of An
thracite Iron :
One piece of Iron from Anthracite Pig-metal from the Crane Iron Works,
made into Bar-iron at the Boontis Works with Anthracite Coal.—Thisfron is
of good quality and deserves to be particularly noticed, as it goes to establish
the fact that good Iron may be made with Anthracite Coal exclusively, and
also with a great' saving both of metal and fuel ; it is stated by the Makers,
that the whole waste of metal during the conversion does not exceed per
cent. Such facts we think are very encouraging to those engaged in making
these esperiments."
The. amount of concurrent testimony throughout the country, sustaining
these important facts, must be highly gratifying to all those who aro interested
m'Coal Lands or Coat operations ; inasmuch as the manufacture of P l ig and
Bar : iron in our own State, where Ore,. is abundant, and the subsequent con
version of this Iron into the various articles required in civilized life, must even
very soon, consume an immense amount of fuel.
If Congress, instead of allowing a drawback of the duty on Rail Road Iron,
would subject it to the same duty as other Irian, we believe the time is at hand
when the manufacture of this kind of Iron would be largely entered into in
some cf our Coal Regions ; and in a few years be supplied to us as cheaply if
not more so than it now is. '
At present our country is drained of specie to•pay foreigners for Iron, that
is used in constructing Roads over our inexhaustable Ore and Coal deposites,
which shduld be repudiated, and domestic manufactures encouraged.
From the developethents of Iron Ore made within the past year, we are more
fully satisfied in the opinion expressed in our last Report, thht there is an
abundant supply of Oro in this region, which can be mined as cheaply as it is
in the Coal districts of England and Wales.
The Canal was opened at the usual time last spring, and closed by ice on
the sth of December. The Navigation was however considerably obstructed
in the month of October, by the breaking, of one of the Dams near Norristown.
From this and other retarding causes in the middle of the businesS season,
the / cost of freighting Coal rose to more than double what it started at on the
oil l eaing of the Navigation, and continued high until its close, taking a range
..from 80 tents to $1 95 per ton through the season, and collectively giving an
average of .$ 1 10 per ton freight to Philadelphia,
In dlosing our Report, we cannot but remark, that it must be gratifying to
the members of the AssociOion as well as to all others, to observe the abund
ance g good feeling which prevails between the employers and the employed,
and throughout our business community generally, which we hope may always
continue and be connected•with the other blessings which generally follow in
the train of honest industry.
POTTST I LLE, February 19th, 184.1
At a meeting of the Coal Mining Association, held at the Pennsylvtinia
HoII, on the 19th February, 1841, the following persons were duly elected
Officers for the ensuing year:
Secretaries,
ANDREW RUSSEL, BENJAMIN 'BANNAN.
Treasurer,
SAMUEL J. POTTS.
G. G. PALMER, _ CHARLES POTTS,
AQ. BovroN, T. J. BAIRD,
GEO. H. POTTS, JOHN G. HEWES,I
• NATHAN EVANS.
Vex
BURM.—The London Cominercial Gazette of the Ist inst.; after allu
ding to some intelligence from this country, says—“ Mr. Van !Buren has
erected tor himself a monument composed of the financial difheulties and po
litical and territorial perplexities ef , his country, which, we trust, rill long
serve es a mark to teach succeeding Presidents to avoid the 'vices 110 false
theories by which his administration has been alloyed and elided ihreughotit."
Respectfully submitted.
G. G. PALMER, President
President,
GEORGE. H. POTTS
Vice-President,
WILLIAM H. MANN
Board of Trade,
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more for
tPPilhat-
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Tha'falir or the road betWien Pottsville - and Phila
delphia is 600 feet; and its capacity for conveying
freight can only be tested by the number of empty
cars which the locomotives can bring back—of course,
then, the business on the road cannot be limited.
A blight idea may be formed of the future trade of
this road when we state that in less than three years,
at least one million tons of coal will be required from
this region to supply the market. New markets, as
it were, for anthracite coal are opening every day.
The quantity which will be required for steamships
and iron furnaces alone, in,a few years, is incalcula
ble.
Another important trade for this road will be the
transportation of it n. The great iron works of this
'State must centre upon this spot, from the great
abundance of ore which is found here in all direc
tions, and the facilities for working it,. owing to the
cheapness of the fuel.
The transportation of coal and iron over this road
will not interfere in the least with the travelling corn !
munity. The coal and iron will be conveyed during
the night, so,that bo i th ends of the road may be kept
open during the Jay time for the transportation of
passengers and light merchandize.
The road will possess what may be termed an eco
nomical length ; as it will take a day, of twelve
hours, for a freight train to accomplish a trip. We
believe it is admitted on all sides that a road of this
length possesses decided advantages over any other,
from the necessary saving in labor from its judicious
distribution.
As soon as the road is completed and fairly in opr
eration, we know of no railroad in Great Britain or
the United States which will compare with it, if we
except the .Stockton and Darlington Railroad of
England—Lihe stock of which railroad commands a
premium of four hundred per cent. We do not
mean to infer from this that the Reading Railroad
stock will command that exhorbitant premium, but
we do say that it will be the most valuable stock of
any chartered Company in the United States. No
limit can well - he placed on the btlsiness of the road;
and as the company can purchase their fuel directly
at the mouth of the coal mines, the immense saving
in this otke item must necessarily have an important
effect on therevenues of the road.
Ter. FOIIIITII MAnca.—The ides of March
are near at hand—five days more, and then New
York's unworthy son will resign to the old hero,
statesman, and farmer, the power which he has so
much abused. The inauguration of General tiara
son will be brilliant beyond example. It is expected
that on the 4th of March, Washington will contain a
Population of at least one hundred and fifty thous
and ! All parts of this great confederacy will be
well represented on that auspicious day. The warm
hearted, hot headed, generous Southerner—the rough
arid hardy backwoodsman of the West,—the solid
and substantial citizen of the middle States,—and
the shrewd, cunning, enterprising down Easter, will
be there. Alack and alas! we should like to be there,
too; in order to take a bird's eye view of the congge
gated wisdom of the country, and to take a friendly
grip of the hand with old Tip himself; but it is im
possible, and there is no help for us or in us.
INArGI.:IIATION.—The united voices of millions
of freemen, on the 4th of March, will be raised in
one joyful hosanna! They will know then that the
L'gy ptains have been driven forth in disgrace frctin
their high places, and that the government is one
more to he administered by the honest, capable, and
patriotic. The inauguration of Old Tip will be cel
ebrated from Maine to Louisiana. What prepara
tions have we made in this borough to hail this su
spicious day ? Are we to have a parade and a haft I
If so, it is time to be up and doing.
(3c. A proposition is before the Legislature to is
sue a batch of Slate Scrip for the relief of the con
tractors on the North Branch of the Pennsylvania
Canal. •A pretty time indeed for our Legislature', to
'talk about taking away the Chatters of our Banks
sod crushing the business community, from whence
the revenue of the-State is derived, without scarcely
a dollar in the Treasury. If the Asylum for the
insane Potir was built, we should not be surprised
if our whole State Government should 'become the
tlae first occupants.
Tux FIIIINACE.—The Furnace continues to work
admirably, They are : preparing for war—the pro
prietors being busily engaged in casting fort y•ttoo
pound canon ball, for the government. Our readers
will recollect the capital toast given by Nicholas Bid
dle, Esq., on his visit to the Furnace last winter•:
" OLD PiTINSTLVANII—IIer sons, like her soil, a
rough outside, but solid stuff within; plenty of coal
to warm her friends—and plenty of iron to cool her
enemies."
cc, Fellow-eitiiens, what say you to 'qUartering
our Governor and Legislature in the surrounding
States. So long as the'i continue to legislate for
these States to the detriment of Pennsylvania, they
are bound to pay exeanses.
' 13-3. , The Legislature 'of Delariere has suspended
the penalties against the Banks of that state for non
payment of their wites in specie.
0 -3. The Legislature of Indiana hair authorised the
Banks of that State to issue bills of a less deno4na
tion than $5, to the amount of-one million. 4,-
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•
IVILLL.
Saturday Morning, Feb. 27..
READING Rain no.sn.—let the report of, the Board
of Trade, which we publish this week, no subject is
treated more deserving of notice than the proposed
continuation of the Reading Rail-road to this town,
The importance of such a work of public improve
ment Must be manifest to the most careless or jou
rant, and the many advantages which such an under t ,
taking holds out •to capitalists cannot be too fre
quently laid before the public eye. We need not ob
serve,that a direct communication from this place to
Philadelphia, by means of a Railroad, is calculated
to develops the wonderful resources of this region to
an almost boundless extent. We would then have
a cheap, speedy, and certain conveyance, at all tear
on, of the year, to a good market. And what more
could we desire, when we are surrounded by such
inexhaustible quantities of coal and iron ore as would
seem to defy the consumption of ages 1
The advantages of this direct and speedy commu.
nication will be sensibly felt in Philadelphia and her
neighboring cities. The public there will be enabled
to purchare coal at fair and just prices, and no ap
prehension need be entertained during the winter
limo, of those dreaded °fluctuations" which has
usually taken place in the price of coal at that seas
on of the year. For instance, when the road is in
operation, if on one day the price of coal should be
$ 8 a ton in Philadelphia, it is evident that a suffi
cient quantity of coal could be forced into the market
in 12 hours time from this region,as would' i reduce the
price to its natural standard of value; and knowing
this, the coal dealers would keep to a uniform scale
of prices. The same remark holds good as regards
New :York, so long as navigation remains uninter
rupted, which not unfrequently happens the entire
year.
Very appropritite.
tits Bar.n.---fThe hall . which taidi plate on Mon.
day evening last, at the POTbathe Hall, in com
memoration of the anrivereary . of 7a4dngton'ibirth
dliy,*as certainly one of the gust pleasant, agrees.
We; delightful offaita of the lund,'Whieht Pottsville
hat" seen for many a day. Thb company Was select
without being exclusive. It could hardly be called a
public ball, for it partook more of the character of a
large family "party ; where formality gives place to
good old fashioned sociability, and where the guests
truly feel at home. The Managers deserve the great- -
est credit for the good taste and still better tact which
they!displayed in getting up the ball; and the gen
flemarily landlord of the Hall is no less deserving of
praise for completing so satisfactorily the arrange
ments of the Managers.
The ball room was very neatly decorated for the
occasion. At the east end of the room, a life size
portrait of Washington was placed, the frame of
which was well garnished with flags, &c., &c. The
west end was entirely covered with the stars and
stripes"—and what more appropriate ornament could
be found I The north and south sides of the room
were decorated with evergreens, which hung in grace
ful festoons, and produced a most pleasing effect.—
The rooms were lit after a fashion ; but, then, the
music was unexceptionable. It is true that in the
early part of the evening, the sons of Apollo played
with altogether too much furor. Musicians, some
times, will get inspired.
The company commenced to arrive as early as
seven o'clock ; and between seven and eight, any
number of fairy forms might be seen tripping it up
stairs, with all the buoyancy of youth, health, beau
ty and innocence. At eight o'clock precisely—we
love.to be particular—the catgut scrapers struck Alp,
some dozen couples took the floor, and in a twink
ling, the said couples were duly absorbed in the ex
citement of the exciting dance. " The light, fantas
tic toes" were never put in better requisition, nor
done more execution. Bright eyes flashed in all di
rections, and the fairer and better portion of the ern
tion'there assembled. flitted through the mazes of the
witching dance with all the grace and agility o
sylphs.
It is it difficult task to particularize, when nearly
all deserve a passing notice. The Minses at
tracted considerable atter.tion. They were dressed
in a simple, ladylike manner, and with great taste ;
they were accompanied by Mr. —; as fine a spe•
cimen of an Amencan gentleman as we ever had the
pleasure of seeing or being acquainted with—well
informed, courteous and affable. Mrs. looked
well and danced well ; her dress was exceedingly
rich and beautiful. Miss —'s dark eyes discoursed
unutterable things,' and caused great havoc among
the lords of the creation. Miss danced beauti•
fully and bewitchingly. She must have borrowed a
grace—or half a dozen of 'em, as for that matter—
from the • divine Fanny' herself. She was dressed
in a wh—we might almost as Well mention her
name at once. Miss was much admired: She
had one of the most lovely and intellectual counten
ances that we have ever seen in our half weary and
half pleasant pilgrimage through this wicked world.
----such around tier shone
The namelesi charms unnirk'd by her alone;
The light of love, the purity of grace.
The mind, the MUSIC breathing front her face.
The heart whose softness harmonized the whole;
And, oh ! that eye was in itself a soul !
3finersville was well represented in Miss —.
She has a winning, pleasing countenatiee. and a most
graceful figure. Mrs. -- looked extremely bril
liant. The little sparkler which she wore was worth
at least fifteen hundred tons of coal. Coal is our
standard of value fonevery thing in this region.
'I he company broke„up at a late hour, well pleased
with .themselves, with one another, and with the
whole entertainments of the evening.
SPRY:CO.—One day more, and old Winter must
give up the ghost and sink quietly into the arms o
joyous and jocund spring. It is probable, from pre
sent appearances t that the old fellow may take ad
vantage of the usages and customs of this bank note
world, and not only demand, but, alas insist upon a
few days grace. We have a faint hope, however, that
his suit will be denied; and that during next week
we will be cheered, in common with all who vege
tate in this region; with soft, mild, balmy, reviving
and refreshing spring weather. None of your cold s
rough, 'blustering March winds, that storm and
pierce every part of your carcase, with the force and
impetuosity of a young tornado just weaned—we
abominate them from,. the bottom of our heart, and a
few inches farther. Cad we say more
AN IMPORTANT Move.—We learn from the
Washington correspondent of the N. Y. Star, that a
proposal is now before the Government from a high
ly respectable merchant of New York, to build four
splendid steamers of 2,500 lona each, to run betwixt
New York and Liverpool. The proposition is, to
carry the mails for a given sum, to be paid him by
the Government, the latter of course, receiving all
the benefits arising from postages ; the contract to
be for ten years. In the interim, if war takes place
with England or any other power, the government
to buy the steamers at a valuation agreed upon by
both PaaAT be built in all respects
as men of war, d ry 1,500 to 2,000 tone
freight witgl.oiiiirite;‘ irs.; It is intended to burn
Anthracite ,oai, an *,45 expected that ten days will
Make the run front New York to Liverpool.
" A new paper called the r Yeoman.' a sohstitnte for
the 'Magician,' is to be printed again at Harrir burg
dining the Gubernatorial contest. Hutter, one of
the 'pardoned,' is to be at the head of the concern.
His excellency will have his hands full again before
long, in granting absolutions.—Phitade/piria4'tand.
ard.
It is questionable, friend Grand, if Governor Por
ter has not run the length of his rope, and that ho
will hereafter be saved the trouble of "granting abso
lutions." Numerous petitions are in circulation in
various parts of the State to have the Governor
impeached, for his gross prostitution of the par
doning power; and it is possible that'action may ha
taken upon it at the present session of the Legisla
ture.
cr y Some of our locos in this meridian complain
that the Legislature is doing nothing. What right
have they to grumble after having elected a man to
represent them, 0:3.. who can neither read nor write?
MOUE DEFAULTERS.—It is rumored that Collec
tor Hoyt, of New York, is a defaulter to Uncle Sam
in the snug sum of $50,000. After the 4th of
March, look out fOr some "awful disclocures!"
co The Democratic Delegates to the 10th of
March. Convention, from Lehigh and Montgomery
Counties, have been instructed to support Judge
Banks:
1 0-I't is stated that John Jacob Astor, of New
York, has lost one million dollars by the deprecia-
tion of U. S. Bank Stock. What a dreadful thing
it is to be rich.
Lkstrizts.—Severnl infidel petitions have recently
been presented to our Legislature, which, we are
pleased to learn, - on motion •of Mr. Johnsen, of Arm,
strong, were unanimously rejected. This is right,
and speaks well for the moral tone of the present le
gislature.
al• The Hou. Thomas Ewing, of Ohio, the new
Sanatory of the Treasury, has been staying in Phil.
adelphia for a number of day' past: Mr. Ewing,
we believe, is a native of this State:
ALL SORTS OF ITEMS.
The N 0. Crescent City says, in speaking of
Ellen Trees proposed ma nage, that it will be use.
less to Say, , Woodzaan, spare that Tree,' as the 810
is itaft,
The Hon. Andiesv Miller, of Morris county, has
been elected by the Legislature of New Jersey, as U.
S. Senator from that state in the place, of Garret D.
Walt, whose-term expires on the 4th of March.
The Banks ef Georgivand Virginia still continue
specie payments. •
Harrisburg is crowded with strangers. It is now
the focus of finance arkt
The Legislature of Indiana hare passed a bill to
impose a tax of 90 cents on $lOO valuation, for state
purposes and interest on the public debt.
The Elssler mania still rages at Savanna. The
Dons lately presented the divine Fanny with a pre
sent of $50,000, in speiie. Fact.
Christian Roselius has been appointed Attorney
General of Louisiana. Ho was f ormerly a journey
man prihter. Think of that, ye type-mongers.
Another very destructive fire in Chicago, Illinois,
Fully covered by insurance..
Recorder ToHaulage, for the first time, took his
place on the bench of the New York Sessions Court,
on Monday last.
The anneal interest, at six per cent., of the various
state debts, amounts to the prodigious sum of twelve
ruillions; of dollars.
A proposition is before Congress to build fifty
steani ships of war.
Philadelphia and New York is still visited with
hat dreadful scourge, the small pox.
Owing to arise in the Ohio river, the city of Cai
ro, which is located at its mouth, has been partially
submerged.,
The democratic members of tho Massachusetts
Legislature have•'" nominated Rufus Choate, as the
successor of Daniel Webster in the U. S. Senate.
The Grand Jury of Bibb county, Georgia, have
presented the Monroe Railroad Bank as a nuisance !
What next 1
A bill to increase the toll on the Baltiinore and
Ohio Railroad has passed the legislature of Maryland,
There were 134 steamboats built in 1837 through-
out the Union
It is rumored that Commodore Renshaw has been
reformed '-out of the New York Navy Yard.
A young lady in Rensselaer county, N. Y., was
killed lately by being thrown out of a sleigh on the
way to church. She was literally impaled on a fence
rail.
The Globe men ' have been appointed by the U.
S. Senate, Printers to the ensuing (longrei3. It will
be a short-lived honor, and no pay at that.
Master mechanics in Philadelphia lave been
obliged to pay three per cent. premium for small
notes, in order to pay their workmen's wages.
The imports into Boston have greatly increased
within the last year.
Tho railroad depot at Clinton, Mississippi, has
been destroyed by fire.
The decline in our Mackerel fisheries, since 163 1,
has been immense.
The National.lntelligencer, for the future, is to be
conducted on the cush system.
Over one million of • dead letters' aro opened an
nually at the General Post Office, Washington.
The Hon. A F. Hopkins has been nominated
he deMocratic candidate for of Alabama.•
The anniversary of \Vashington's birth day was
celebrated in the most appropriate manner in Phila.
delphia
Mr. King, of the N. Y. American, has made a
most able defence in his paper, in relation to the ca
lumnious charges 'which have been so frequently
brought against him in reference to the Dartmoor
Massacre.
It is rumored that the Hon. my Clay will
shortly leave on a mission to En end, owing to our
i ie
boundary difficulties, the arrest nd imprisonment of
McLeod, &c.
We notice a visible improvement within the last
wo weeks in the N. Y. Democrat. Who is at the
bellows !
The circulation and deposites of the New Jersey
Banks amount to $1,354,245. Their specie, batik
notes, and bank balances, $807,255.
500 bagels of flour were inspected 10 Baltimore
Ell2M
We have received the N. Y. Planet. We like its
looks, and like its contents still better. Prosperity is
stamped upon'its face.
Four theatres in full blast in Philadelphia. Driv
ng but a poor business.
Mr. Badger, of North Carolina, has accepted the
offer of the post of Secretary of the Navy under the
new administration.
Paddy Power is playing at the National theatre,
Philadelphia.
The large theatres are open once more in New
York. Folks keep shy of their.
It is said that U. S. Senator Mouton, of Louisiana,
(locofoco) intends to resign.
A drunkard named Bean, residing at Zicter, N.
H., murdered his %%lie on Sunday week,
A country editor complains that ladies' bonnets
now aro so small that they will hold but one face at
a time.
The third trial of Dr. Eldridge has! been fired for
Monday next
A young married lady in North Carolina on St.
Valentine's day presented her husband with three
bouncing boys Wonder whether this Carolina la
dy_ has any sisters
Lettuce raised in the open air has been brought to
he Norfolk market.
The U. S. Steamer Newbern, with government
stores, was lost below Savannah on the 16th instant.
Part of the cargo was saved. ,
We utiiiersttind that the Hon. C. B. Penrose has
been offered 'the responsible and lucrative office of
Solicitor of the Treasury under the new adminis.
mum
The Sunday Atlas says that courtship ie the priv
ileged period for lying.
The Hon. William L. Dayton, one of the associ
ate judges of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, hag
resigned.
The Legislature of Indiana has .authorized the
State Bank to issue dne million of dollars, in notes
under Elm dollars.
Massachusetts has 14,912 paupers, the annual ex;
pense of. maintaining whom $320,241,
A man named Flood murdered biswifent Wrighti.
ville, in this state, on the 181hinst., by choking her;
Re is now in jail.
Sir George Arthur abdicated the government of
Upper Canada on the 10th inst.,
A woman has been arrested in Rochester charged
with having committed three murders.
Judging frobfthe totio of the 'newspapers, if Would
seem to•be a universal wish of the people, that Con;
gresa might immediately establish a . National Beak:-
They will not wish in vain. But the most important
question is, where will it be located I