SVILLE.
POT
Awning, July 3
PARTICULAR N CE TO . DELINQUENTS.
AU subicribers who remain indebted to the Miners'
Journal for a longer period thin one year, Will be
charged at the rate of 2 50 - , per. annum. after the Ist
ofJul next, the comliencement of another half ear.
On t he commencement of the next volume, the Jour
nal will be enlarged fp a double medium sheet, and
payment from that period will be required in advance.
{Cr All friends Of t Miners' Journal, and particu
larly our preserit sub scr ibers , arc earnestly requested
to use their exertions to increase the circulation of the
Journal, firmly . betievio that the advantages to be dc
rived from its increased circulation will be mutual as
far as regards the in terests of this c o mmunity, the sub
scribers and the Proprletor.
Saturday
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OUR OWN AFFAIRS. ..
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CIeY'AOSEPII WEA yen. Esq. has consented to act as
Agent for the Miner's Journal tit Minersville, to who...
all Bills for subscriptint can be paid. Our Bills for the
list two years are not in his possession—those inter.
cited had better:call a ri d discharge the same forthwith.
in • order to save the ad once in, price. The Bina are all
made up to the first ofranuary 1842, after which period
the Journal will be en rged by the addition of another
column to each.page; and toe supscripuon from that pen
ed will invariably be-riequired in advance.
OVELTII or Jotl—Onr National Anniversary
falling on Sunday thi "year. the usual festivities corn
nA,
emorative of the da t , vi 111 take place on the sth in
this Borough and vicinity.
The Military • will iiarade as usual, and the Infan
try, together with Bud ? citizens as choose to join them,
will dine at the Natiaral Hotel, where ,a sumptuous
dinner will be served !up for the occasion.
The Catholic Total Abstinence Society,_now aum-_
: tiering about three Thousand, after parading the
streets, and appropritie services being performed in
the Chuicti, will repair to the woods in the vicinity
of Pottsville, where h ey will be addressed by Ste
phen Edward Rice,sq., of Philadelphia, who is
represented to be an tricellent ora'or and a tal i ented
than, and several oth?r gentlemen, wt.° have volun
teered their services far the occasion. The order of
procession will be seeii in another column.
The Welshmen will assemble at the William Wal
lace Hotel, where several addresses will be delivered
in the Welsh Langthge by the Clergy of this re
gion-
. The Sunday Sch of Children, together with the
Teachers, will repair to the Woods, as usual, where
they will be regaledrith refreshments , and suitable
services for the Gensler' performed.
. A number of citizens wilt dine at the different Ho
tells in the Borough, tint' the day will be celebrated
with every demonstra;tion of joy.
Let the churches be tilled to morrow, and the pray;
era of a whole nationkscend .to Heaven - es a token
of adoraiion for the blessings vouchsafed to us' ab a
nation—beseeching an CI wise Providence to contin
uo to smile upon ou 4 blessed , country, and - preserve
us in • the enjoyment those Institutions, which are
the pride and boast 4,A mencansond the admiration
of the devotees of Liberty throughout ths.Globe.
ATTEMPTED Reset.—Wes regret to learn that e
1110.31 infamous attempt was. made to commit a rape
on a young girl abaui 14 years of age, in Port Car
bon, on Tuesday ev aaing last, by a brute by the name
of McLaughlin. lap locked her in a room in a
house belong:4l7, to Prick Horn—and was only pre,
vented from accorupliShing his object, by the screams
of the girl. When rescued, the clothes were nearly
all torn from her person. McLaughlin was arrested
and is now in Jail—brut what is the use of going to
the trouble to try hires-.-so long as the Governor is
ready to grant a pardon to almost every criminal
convicted now-11-'l5.Pb it matters not far what-offence
he may have been sentenced. •
This is the second attempt to commit a rape in the
neighborhood of Pori Carbon since the pardon of the
wretch by Gov. P4rier, who was recently convicted
fora similar otfence,and sentenced to !en years im
prisonmont in the Penitentiary. s
Those who were instrumental in obtaining that
pardon; mast be hel4 accountable at the bar of pub
lic opinion--a fearfu Tesponsibility rests upon their
shoulders.
Crime stalks abrorid in the open day—end these-.se
of those unfortunate:families yesterday, may be ours
to-day: Let the citizens therefore convene a public
meeting, and demand of the Governor the names of
those who petitioneil, for the pardon, and at the aeme
time publiclj repudate the gross outrage upon the
moral sense 'of thie community, proclaimed to the
world that the i , COost respectable citizens of this
county " signed the
i t ardoa on the ground that they
considered eighteen ontlis sufficient punishment for
a man convicted of ri eri.ne. which in Massachusetts,
Louisiana, end a ni+ber of other "§tates, would have
been punished with eath.
SCUrTLICILL Co NTI. ICION—AND Errzneursz.
—A Boat load of C . st Iron Pipes for the New York
Water Works, waskthipped a few days since from
the Foundry of Mr. [Tobias tiVirlersteen, a very en
terprising and indukrious citizen of Port Carbon.
These pipes are eighteen inches in diameter, and
weigh upwards of 2300 Ihs. each. Competent judges
pronounced the castmgs to ho equal to any work of
that description they had ever seen. The Iron used
is exclusively the pioduction of Schuylkill county,
being.a'mixture of nthracite with Charcoal Iron.
c The West ranch folks are going ahead.
They are how abip .ing more than one-half the Coal
from this , ragion. like great secret of the prosperity
of that region is a good Rail Road, to carry the coal
to the Landings. ' .e tolls and expenses on nearly
all the other roads. 'sorb a very large portion of the
profits. Land bottle a and others, interested ought to
take this matter into oneideration.
Eantot Cvcc•rna I,—We 'were shown on Tues
day last a fine full grown cucumber, seven and :a
halt inches long, env nine inched in circumference.
The cucumber was grown in the garden of our
townsman Mr. Phil ip Wome/sdorff, and is a pretty
fair specimen of ea ly vegetation for our mountain
region. • -
_cs. When will 11l- Borough Council authorize the
curbing and paving of the side walks in Mehanten
go streetil They eve the power to compel the
property holders to curb and pave—and would save
a corsidemble sum e ery sear in the shape of repairs
by authorizing it to,e done. Why don't they act?
4
The Siores and pl ees of Business will be closed
iin - the bth inst., in r -
ading, Lebanon, and a number
of other }daces. Can't the business community of
Pottsville do likewi- ?
IsZsw Issim--:W skull issue our Bills in the
course of the prese4t month. We hope the com
munity will suffer t.ern to pass current.-
Tnr.
largestweekly ships,
s.--;We pt.blieh to day the
, ent of Coal ever made from this
tegion.
ai...Wa learn iha
been appointed Post
William B. Harris, Esq., has
taster at Harrisburg: -
Ty The perpetrall
in Berke countf,lanv
re of the late shocking murder
been arrested near Baltimore.
311glp Bleck hie
Ogles dietriel, task
4it elected to Convert+ train
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ALL SORTS OPITEMS.
Tentiessee.—A gentleman frohy Murfreesburg,
writes to Me Editor of the Louisville 'Journal, that
Mr. Pour. will be doubly i distsnced at the election In
August, end that, the Legislature, and consequently
the United State; Senator to be elected by them, will
be thoroughly Whig.
The greatest feat we have heard of late, is one per
formed by a circus rider out west, who enters his
own eyes aid comes out his horse's ears.
gr. Benton positively decliners nomination for
the Presid •ncy in 1844. Entirely unnecessary.—
The people don( want him. They have had enough
of such humbugs already.
Maini I see you home from meetin Peggy:'
No, you slum% do no such thing,• I'm otherwise
engaged." "'Well," t swan I guess you've miss'd
it this time, for I've got my pocks chu ck full of gin
gerbread:' 64 You may take my arm Jonathan."
Colonel Johnson! , late Viet. President of the Uni
ted States, has been elected to the Legislature, from
Scott county, Kentucky.
AViad King.—One King, iu New York, become
valorous. and wolloped his wife the other day.
It is from having suffered ourselves, that we learn,
to appreciate the misfortunes and wants of others,
and become doubly interested in preventing or reliev
ing them. The human heart,' as an elegant French
author observes, • resembles certain medical trees,
which yield not•their healing balm until they have
themselves been wounded.'
We are gratified to see that our estimable frienJ
of the Philadelphia l lj. S. Gazette, Joseph R. Chand
ler, Esq. has been appointed by Governor Seward,
a commissioner of deeds for the State of New York,
in place of Willis Gaylord Clark, deceased.
Great iendecity•—Acccirding to a recent calcu
lation made by M. Villeneuve Bargemount, the num
ber of Mendicants in France amounts to 178.000
persons ; of these 40,000 are aged, 32,000 sickly and
ill, 75,000 are children and 40,000 healthy men and
women. This calculation shows there is oue men
dicant in every 166 intabitants.
Alarming.—Mr. Pickens of South Carolina, dis
tinctly gave the House of Representatives, and the
President of the people, of the United States and the
whole world to understand, that if by fiscal agent
of the government" was meant a United States
Bank, he, Mr. Pickens, of the Empire of South Car
olina, entered his protest against it at once. Blood
and Thunder !
Editor:l.—T he editor of a.Florida paper elected to
the legislature, has been made speaker of that body.
Eppes Sargant, one of the editors of the New York
Mirror, has received a foreign appointment, and the
editor of the Springfield, Massachusetts, Gazette has
got married. •
Frdian Corm—According to the census returns,
the annual crop of Indian Curn;of North Carolina
is thirty four millions' of bushels. La the produc
tion of this i *portant item, therefore, North Carolina
stands second on the list—the annual crop of Ten
nessee, which ii the largest producer, being upwards
of forty•iwo milhons of bushels.
Why is your eye like s schoolmaster flogging a
boy ? TQlecause yod. have • pupil under the lash.
Diddle and Chamber's second Furnace of the large
class has been blo.vn in successfully at Danville If we
were at Danville, we would whisper it.to . the ears of
the Iron folks to be careful what kind of Iron they
send to market. If you make bad iron in experi
ments, keep it at home. Do you understand.
The Iron trade.ts represented to be very much de
pressed in England. In Wiles Iron is selling for
less than cost by the cargo. •
The bill appropriating one year's salary, (not a
donation as some of the pipers call it) to the famiTir"'
of Gan. Harrison has purred the Senate by a vote of
28 to 18. Buchanan voted for it and Sturgeon
against it.
One of the loco Representatives from Armstrong
county was so disgusted at the part Gov. Porter took
in effecting the passage of the Relief Bill, that he
has announced himself in favor of Judge Banks.
We derived our information from al gentleman from
Pittsburg.
President Tyler htus discharged the French cooks
from the kitchen of tile White House.
Mr.
,Fanny Weight has (knifed in this country
without his pantaloOns.
A highly rouged damsel having been caught in a
shower, with a small parasol. suffered greatly in the
countenance. Having reached home breathless with
running, she remarked that she was ashamed to be
seen in such h plight, alluding to her wet clothes.
•• I perceive you are ashamed," said a visitor, •for
you have changed color." How impudent !
The newspapers are making merry with some
hyperbola of the editor of the Richmond Enquirer,
nne oVhich is A[ Virginian is a higher st.yle of
.-man than a Roman M-
This, is considered flat burglary' against Gen
eral Jackson, who was a Roman,' while John Ty
ler is .a.V.irE,inian:— U. S. Gaz.
Good.—Kate never works ; how can she 1 she
reads Night anu *ming."
The farmer who is ashamed of *manual labor, will
very soon Gild cause to be much more ashamed of
himself.
Singing School,—A Texas Editor states that the
mosquitoes have established a singing school in his
bed main:
Railroads in England.—There ore 71 lines of
Railroads completedior began in Great Britain, form
ing a total length of 2,191 miles. Of these 53 are
open, 18 partially open, and 10 comuienced.
"Pa, is Pennsylvania the father of all the other
`Mates?" Certaiply not, my child ;"why did you
ask that question?" .*Cause.l see that all the news
papers call it Pa."
one way of the Transgressor is hard."--A
young man who had stolen a horse, m endeavoring
to creme the river at Berkshire. Vt., to evade pursuit
from- the sheriff was drowned. A large sum of
counterfeit money was found on his person...
= The Universalises Of the State of New York resol
ved at their recent Convention to establish a Univer
sity—as soon as they can. They 'have in the Uni
ted States 853 Societies, 513 Church* and 480
Preachers.
The New York Courier states that the .s fiscal
agent," as it comes from the hands of Mr. Clay, and
accompanied by the explanations be connects with
some of its provisions, is becoming less objectionable
and more entitled to general favor.
A young lady was recently united to her lover at
Dedham, Massachusetts, the latter being confined in
prison at the time for debt.
The Jews of the Holy Lant: have increased with•
in the last five yearsfrom 2,000 to more than 40 ;
000. -
An A pology.—A we.II dressed young gentlemen
at a ball whisking about the room, run his head
against a young lady. •Be began to apologise.
" Not a word, sir,"' l cried shb,.." it is not hard
enough to hurt any 11xly."—Allcia:
The Richmond Star a •Ephraim' says that if men'a
jaws were intended for tobacco 'presum they would
have 'crews in them.
It is rumored that the Ron. lohn Sergeant de
clines the mission to England. We would79t.
THE DISNERW JOURNAL•
[EDITORIAL EORRLIPOADZSICIL4
LIFE IN NEW YORK.
Naw Yout, June 29th, 1841.
Dear B.—The calm, quiet; rural delights of , a
country residence, may be all well, enough in their
way, but there is a wild excitement about a city life
which to me possesses a peculiar fascination. Here
am I amid all the whirl and buitle, luxury and squat
id poverty, crime and misery, piety and fanaticism,
drunkenness and teetotalism, honesty and rascality,
purity and licentiousness, for which the great em
porium of the Union, the Babylon of America, is
so remarkable. It is a second Sodom, full of abom
ination and wickedness ; and the hearts of the in
habitants, like the Egyptians of old, are hardened,
=for they will not listen to the words of truth and
righteousness.
As New York is the fountain head for news, the
state of the political :riarket may not be uninteresting.
I give you the reportii as 1 bear them, remarking en
pussant that they are derived from the most reliable
sources.
It is confidently asserted that Mr. Clay's, Bank
Bill will pass both houses of Congress ; and further
more that it will be vetoed by the President. That
John Tyler will be a candidate for the Presidency in
1844, and in order to ensure success a coalition is to
be effected between the moderate Whigs and mod
erate Locofacos-the conservatives to be admitted up
on certain conditions. That four persons will , run
for the presidential chair in 1844, viz: John Tyler,
Martin Van Buren, Henry Clay, and Daniel Web
ster. That the Senate will refuse to confirm many
of the nominations of the President, and among oth
ers, Bela Badger of Philadelphia. That there will
be more somersets taken daring the extra session, by
members of Congress, than were ever seen at a Cir
cus on a single night, &c., &c., &e,
What faith is to be placed in these rumors I leave
others to decide. One thing is certain that John
Quincy Adams, Henry A. Wise, and persons of that
ilk, have done much to sow dissension in the demo
cratic whig ranks. They should be denounced by
all liOnesta id honorable men—by all who have the
true interests of their country at heart. Of John Ty
ler, the reflecting sod right minded portion of the
community expect much. His honesty and integ
rity of purpose hitherto has never been questioned,
and I am greatly mistaken in the man if he is
to be intimidated by the threats and denuncia
tions of either ultra whigs or ultra Locofocos.
I have been paying a visit to my quodam friends
of the press—grit all sorts of a reception after my
long absence. Quite a revolution has taken place
in the penny press. The redoubtable N. Y. Sun
has lost nearly one hall of its subscribers, while the
march of the Herald has been onward. The "res
pectable six pennies " shake in the wind, and I fear
the days of sr me of them are numbered. I have ta
ken the trou'ile to ascertain the circulation of the
prominent papers of this city, and the following is
the result:
DAILY PAPERS
EMI
Tribune, (a new penny paper) 15,000
Herald, @ 19,000
Courier & Enquirer,
Journal of Comme:ce, 5,000
Commercial Advertiser, 9,500
Times' A. Star, 2,600
New Eia, 2,500
E x press . , 2,000
Evening Post, 1,500
Standard, 1,200
American, 1,000
WEEKLY PAPERS
Brother Jonathan,
New World,
Weekly Herald,
Albion,
Mirror,
Sunday Atlas,
Sunday Mercury,
The circulation of the different religious papers in
this city is enormous. That of the Christian Advo
cate alone, (Methodist) is over thirty thousand. I
wish I could add that r the employers of the religious
establishments are as well paid as those of the sec
ular.
Have you ever seen Fanny Elsaler I No I Then
you have never seen one of the moat lovely and be
witching faries that ever danced by moonlight—Fan
ny, by the way;dances by gas light. Such a face
and such a figure f—and then her eye, large and
dark, suppressing half its fire until proper occasions,
but then et those times, like Byron's Donna Julia,
--through its soli disguise
Flash'd an expression m •re of pride than ire.
And love than either; and there would arise
A something in them which was not desire,
But would have been, perhaps, but for the soul
Which struggled through & chasten'd down the whole.
I saw Fanny the other evening as the Sylphids ;
it is her best character, and in which her charms as a
woman and her extraordinary powers as an artist are
seen to most advantage. Ex-President Van Buren
was present, and seemed highly pleased with the
divine's" gyrations..Matey looks extremely well,
sod but for that perpetual smirk on his countenance
might pass for a most finished gentleman.
What a delightful promenade is the Battery. Here
you see life in all its phases—from the high, bold belle
to the humble folder of sheets in a bookbindery--
silks and sattins, sixpenny calicoes and dirty mus
lins ! Here both sexes, of all ages, colors, end na
tions meet, and jostle one another Pith the most dem
ocratic non-Malaria. The prospect from the Bat.
tery is glorious and beyond comparison. Thera is
the noble Boy of New York before you, studded with
little islands, and its broad and placid bosom covered
with every description of sailing craft, from the tiny
pleasure boat to the stately line of battle ship. On
the east can be seen the shores of Long Island,llined
with the villas and country seats of some of the lord
ly gothamites, while to the west you see New Jersey,
Staten Island, and the high ds of Neversink loom.
ing large in the distance.
I have paid a visit to save lof the Coal yards of
this city, and I need not t I you that the stock of
Schuylkill Coal on hand is ery light. The dealers
expect, and the consumers anticipate a considerable
advance in the prices of coal during the ensuing
winter. Schuylkill Coal Is now selling at from $ 6
to $ 7 per too, according to quality. Much interest
is felt here in the new mode of smelting Iron with
Anthracite Coal—ea much so, that if proper rep
resentations were made, many men of capital in this
city would be induced to enter into the business.
Although money is plenty in this city, and the
vaults of the Banks filled with a greater amount of
specie than was ever known before, still business of
all kinds is extremely dull; and there is every r eason
to believe :hat no change for the better will take place
until the policy of the administration is distinctly
shadowed forth.
It is getting late, and I must soon think of bury.
ing myself in the sheets. Adieu. C.
Corpora Streeter, is a droll genius. His wit is
sometimes very piercing: Witness the following:
We got a number of the Now-Rasitrame yester
day. This is the organ of men who advocate non
resistance in all eases and under all circumstances.
We would like to sit their chief disciple upon a seat
of pins, and see whether he would kick'or, Dot.
Darr os COAL—A 74111 Paopoirriorr:—Let
Congress increase the duty on Foreign Coal Iron. 6
to 12 cents per bushel, and if, at the I expiration of
five years from the time the increased duty tikes ef
feet, Coal from this region is not fintlished in the
Boston 'Market one dollar per ton cheaper than it
now is,
.we pledge ourselves on behalf of the Coal
dealers of Schuylkill county. that they, will consent
to have the duty removed entirely. If the duty is not
increased, the price of coal will unquestionably ad
vance in-price. This doctrine will sound strange to
those who have been claniorous for removing the
duty on foreigc coal for the purpose of decreasing
the price—but it is nevertheless correct.
The price of English Rail Road Iron under the
high Tariff of 1832, in the Philadelphia market was,
short price act. from $45 to $5O per ton. As the
duty decreased under the Compromise act, the price
advanced until it reached from $ 70 to $75 per inn
in 1840. The Coal trade is effected in a similar
manner. -•
Brethern of the Press, pass the proposition round
Cosorisss.--We have nothing from Washington
of any importance. In the Senate the U. S. Bank
Bill is under discussion, and is progressing; slowly
through committee of the whole.
In the House the distribution of the proceeds of
the sales of the public lands is also under discussion.
The business proceeds slowly—and the probability
is that Congress will not adjourn before September.
It is rumored that President Tyler will not sign
Mr. Clay's Bank Bill. We place very little cons
- in the rumor. John Tyler will not thwart
the wishes of the people when fairly indicated through
their immediate representatives, by the exercise of
the veto power.
A loco paper not a hundred miles from Potts
ville, in speaking of the democratic Whig party, makes
the following appeal to his own :
By your superior strength, you will be able to
conquer the federal BANDITTI."
According to Walker, the definition of Banditti is
a a cJinfiany of outlawed robbers." Quite a com
pliment to our citizens, composing as they do, a com
munity which we believe to be as honest and up
right, both morally and politically, as that of any
other in the state. A man _of doubtful reputa
tion ought to be careful how he slanders his
neighbors.
The Philadelphia Inquirer of Wednesday, states
that the Canal Commissioners of Pennsylvania were
run away, with in °Judge Porter's carriage, on
Wednesday last, near Bethlehem. Mr. Hugh Keys
received several kicks from-a horse—Mr. Hubley had
his arm broken near the shoulder; and Mr. Huffna
gle, the engineer for the eastern sectiob, received a
severe wound on the head—also one on the hand-
Mr. Hubley was taken to Easton, where he will be
compelled to remain for several days. Mr. Conner,
the Superintcbdant of the Delaware Division, who
was driving at the time, was thrown out—but re
ceive 4 little injury.
18,000
How TO Coox GREEN Pass.--Place in the but=
torn of your sauce pan or boiler, several of the out
side leaves of held salad—put your peas in the dish
with two ounces of butter in proportion to half* peck
of peas—cover the pan or boiler close, and place It
over the fire—in thirty minutes they ate all ready
for the table. They can either be seasoned in the
pan or after taken out.
Try it ladies, end send us a mess for the infor•na
lion. We are-out of this delicious vegetable at
present.
6,600
The New York Mirror for the present week, is
embellished with a beautiful engraving of the death
of Luath. The literary matter is as usually, of a
character altogether praiseworthy. So says a con
temporary—and we'll endorse it.
19,000
9,000
8,000
6,000
6,000
5,000
4,500
Twelve hundred citizens of Pittsburg have recent
ly joined the Temperance Society.—Ex. Paper.
We have upwards of three thousand teetotalers in
this region. Beat that if you can,
Bs ON bun GIIAIID.—An attempt to rob Mr.
Benjamin T. Taylor's store, was made on Thursday
night last. Several holes were bored iu the back
door, but the robbers failed in effectukg,en entrance.
CZNTUAL Bynames Conturri l P7—What is the
Central Committee, apppointed by the recent Busi
ness Convention doing I Have they prepared the
imemorial to Congress, and distributed the same for
signers? If not, is it not time to act
Whereas, it has pleased God in his divine wisdom
to remove from the stage of life our esteemed and
much beloved associate, JEREMIAH REED, of Potts
ville Pa., during his absence from College; and
whereas, this society is not insensible of the loss
she has sustained by the death of said member: there
fore
Resolved, That we sincerely deplore the untime
ly death of our friend, and thus publicly express our
sorrow in the lose of our amiable and promising fel
low member, who had endeared himself to every one
by his kind and gentlemanly deportment, and by the
unaffected interest which ha always manifested in
every thing that pertained to our mutual relations.
Resolved, That we deeply sympathize with the
parents and other relations of the deceased in this
afflicting bereavement.
Resolved, That we show our respect to the mem
my of the deceased, by wearing the usual badge of
mourning for thirty days.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be tran
smitted to the parents of the deceased ; aud also to
the Editors of the 'Weekly Messenger" sod Mi
ner's Journal" for publication.
REITAIES or Gessnsz Hannisoa.—The remo
val of the remains of Gen. Harrison,' from the Na
tional burial ground at Washington, took place on
Saturday. By a vote of Congress, a committee,
consisting of five Senators and twenty six Represen
tatives was appointed to unite with the Cincinnati
Committee in this solemn duty, and to accompany
the body, in its removal, to the boundary line of the
District. In testimony of its feelings on the Occasion,
neither House of Congress sat on Saturdayi
The body of President Harrison reached this city
at three o'clock, P. M. on Saturday. It was accom
panied by his son, John Scott Harrison, and by the
Committee ofthe citizens of Cincinnati. A detach
ment of the Marine Corps at Washington acted as
an escort, and will proceed with the body to its final
resting place at North Bend—an appropriate mark
of respect on the part of the National Executive.
We learn that when the order was addressed to Col.
Henderson of the Corps, to furnish the detachment
and to disignate an officer to command it, he repli-.
ed that, being himself the senior officer, he 'conceiv
ed it to be most proper and respectful that he should
act on the occasion, and accordingly assumed to him
self the melancholy duty of heading the escort.
Baltimore American.
Gen. Harrison's. remains paned through Horde
burg on Mouthy last.
lINEMENE
Important.
FOR THE MINIIIId 9 JOOII*AL
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
Marshall College, Mereersburg, Pa. ?.
June 18, 1841'.
F. B. SHUFORD,
J. S.
,FOULK,
J. H. GOOD,
Committee in behalf of the Gortheen Society
THZ HILL COVIITHTo? Amts.—The following
is ad extract front 4 Wilde's Narrative," giving e
graphic description of the hill country of Judea.
which will be read with deep interest:
u The hilt country is entered by a narrow pass,at
• place called Ladron, where are the remains of an
old fort, and the Gothic arches of a large church.—
The former was probably erected as a resting place,
and also as a defence for the pilgrims, as this spot
has ever been the haunt of the Arab Robbers. Sev
eral flocks of gazelles bounded across our path, and
numerous herds of smell black goats, with long sil- -
ken hair, and beautiful pendant ears, almost reaching
to the ground, followed the - steps of the goatherd as
he led them along the different mountain passes.
The tingling of their little copper bells, when heard
among those solitary hills through which our road
lay, had a pleasing effect, and helped to beguile the
tedium of our way. We had reached the hill coun
try of Judea, and a complete change came over the
Beene. The eye was not long refreshed with ver
dant sward, and the beauty of the plain which we
had traversed after leaving Joppa ; the hum of bees,
the low of cattle, and even the music of the goat's
bell were no longer heard. A solemn wildness reigns
in those elevated regions, the bills which use in am
phitheat•es. or rather in concentric circles, one above
another. The strata of gray lime atone protrudes
its naked head at regular intervals, like so many
seats in a stadium; There is no vestige of human
beings, and the road becomes a mere horse track,
with scarcely room for tiro to pass abreast ; yet the
dreariness and monotony of the view is occasionally
relieved by valleys and ravines, clothed with low
woods of dwarf oak, which were then putting forth
its young leaves and long green catkins ; and here,
fur the first time in our travels, we met the thorn be
coming white with blossom, and reminding us of the
lawns and hedge-rows of our own far distant homes.
A few fields of corn showed by their fertility caus
ed by the moisture, which is more abundant on these
elevated regions than on the plains, what could still
be effected by cultivation on the limestone soil of
Judea, and on the terraces between each band of
rock, which act as so many retaining walls. Much
was originally, and much could still be effected in
the growth of the vine and the olive on the side of
these hills. Those who exclaim against the unfer
tility and barrenness of this country, elmuld recollect,
that want of cultitation gives itpuch of the sterile
and barren appearance which it now presents to the
traveller. The plough in use in that country is one
of the rudest instruments of the kind that I ever have
seen. It resembles the ancient Egyptian plough,
and it does little more than scratch the soil, making
a furrow scarcely three inches in depth. About mid
way to Jerusalem, we passed through a deep narrow
gorge, wooded to an extent that we could scarcely
have imagined, from the rocky and barren desert in
which it is situated. The ascent out of this place is
fearfully precipitous, and has long been noticed in
modern history, as the hiding place, or fastness, o
the lawless Bedawee.
Some time previous to our visit, a large band of
Egyptian cavalry were completely destroyed in this
ravine,- The huge rocks, the close, wood on either
side, and the overhanging crags, form a complete
cover for the enemy, who might attack the largest
body of men passing through it, while they would
remain secure from harm, especially from horsemen.
Thanks to the rule of Ibrahim Pacha, whatever be
his faults, and I believe , he has many, we passed this
part of Palestine in perfect security, at:d without the
slightest interruption. In the bottom of the ravine,
is a ruined khan, overhung by some splendid lotus
trees; and by the wayside; were some enormous
rocks, which, in several places, contained excava
tions, under which we rested for some time, enjoying
their cool shade, thankful,in a country like this, for
those estimable blessings—a well of water, and the
shadow of a great rock in a weary land—blessings
that can only be known and appreciated by those
who have panted on the thirsty mountain side, or
toiled in the beat of the day, over the dreary waste
of the Eastern desert.
Loco Foco CURBENCT.—The meanest paper cur
rency in the Union, (says the Louisville Joctiniil,)
is issued in the State of Mississippi and Arkansas;
and the Banks from which that currency comes,
won chartered by Loco Foco Legislatures in those
States, when that party had full sway. In addition
to this it may be said with truth, that the ruinous ex
pansions of the paper currency which have injured
every State in the Union, received their great im
pulse and encouragement, from the Loco Focus a ith
Andrew Jackson as a leader, who first made pets of
the state banks, in order to crush the United States
Bank, an Institution that certainly did regulate the
currency and keep the public money safe, while it
held its charter from the General Government. Yet
these late bawling advocates of State Banks, are loci-
Jest in charging the Whigs with the evils which
they themselves have brought upon the country,
Major. General M acres B. Commander-in-Chief
died suddenly on Friday at Washington, from a fit
of apoplexy. He was born in Michigan on the 3d
April, 1782, and was consequently in the 60th. year
of his age. He entered the army, as Cornet of Dra
goons, on the 10th of January, was appointed Briga
dier General on the 24th of January, 1814, and bre
vetted as Major General on the 11th Septtmber of
same 'ear o for distinguished end gallant conduct in
defeating the enemy at Plattsburg." Onthe ieduc
of the army in 1821, he was appointed Chief Engi
neer, and promoted on the 24th \ May, 1828, to the
distinguished station he filled at the time of his death
as the successor of the late General Bnowx.
OUR MARKET•
CORRECTED WEEKLY.
Pottsville, July 3th, 1841.
WHEAT FLOUR ter Barrel $4 75
RYE. do _ do - 275
WHEAT, per Bushel, 85
RYE. - do 60
CORN, do 50
OATS, do 37i
EGGS, per dos. 10
BUTTER, per pound. 12
BACON, do 8
HAMS, do 10
.
POTATOES, per bushel. 50
HAY. per ton 15 to $ 17
„MARRIED.
In St. -Matthew's church, city of New York
on the 22d of June, by the Rev. F. W. Geissenhai
ROT, Rev. A. T. GlaSENitAi Nu! of Orwigsburg, Pa
to Miss Aiszuts 8. daughter of William Havemey
er, Esq. of New York.
CAUTION.
WHEREAS my wife Mary, left my bed and
board without any just cause. this is to can.
(ion the public not to trust her on my account. as I
am determined to pay no debts of her 'cant ra et.
ROBERT 3IcDONA LD.
July 3, • 27-3 ts.
Stray Horse.
C AME to the premises,of the subscribe ' June
20th, in Branch township, near Weaver's
Mines, a brown horse. The owner is requested to
come, prove property, and pay dunes and take
him away.
PHILIP A. CLOUSER.
Branch Township.
27-3 t
July 3
Leaden Pipes
FROM 1 inch to 11 inch, of a superior quality,
cheaper than ewer, ttat received and for sale by
B. HANNAN.
,May 29 22
•
Temperance Celebratio
TLe Catholic Total Abstinence Society of Potts
ville, will assemble in : Greenwood Orchstid s at 8
o'clock on the morning of the sth instant—where the
Chief Marshal, aided by Messrs. Wm. Tsarist, Mi
chael Cooney, James Creme, Patrick Donah4, Paul
McDonald, Thomas Quinn, Assistant Marshals, will
form the Procession and proceed from thendn'to St.
Patrick's Church—and after the services are Perform
ed. will proceed to an appropriate spot in the grove
above the Presbyterian Cemetry, where the Declara
tion of Independence will be read, and thelSociety
addressed by Stephen Edward Eke, Esq., of Phila
delphia, and by several gentlemen of this pltice, who
have kindly consented to aid with their services on
this occasion—at which.place the citizens of Potts
ville and its vicinity, who are not otherwise clogaged,
are reapectfally invited to attend.
The Marshals will meet at Mr. Edward! O'Con
nor's, at 7i o'clt ck, A. M., of that day.
Punctuality in attendance on the part of ttie mem
bers of the Society, at the specified hour, earneht
ly requested.
PETER F. MUDEY,
Chief Marshul
Pottsville, July 3d, 1841
-
Repeal Association.]
A meeting of the Pottsville Repeal Askociation
will take place in the Orchard on the sth i nst., im
mediately after the Temperance Society disterse.
Francis W. Hughes. Esq., and other G ntlemen
will address the meeting.
P. FOGARTY, Secretary.
Universalist Churchi.
This Church will he opened for Divine slervice to-
morrow morning. July 4, at 10i o'clock, when a dis
course will be delivered suitable 'to the It 4tiversery
of our National Independence. Evening service 'viii
commence at 8 o'clock.
Fourth of July Dinner•
Tickets for the dinner at the Exchange Hotel, on
Monday next, ore now ready for distribut4n at the
Ear of the Hotel. .
Pottsville July 3
National Light Infantry.
Parade on Monday, the sth day of July 1841, at
9 o'clock A. M. at the Armory.
By Command
CHARLER H. RICHARDS,
Fitet Sefgeant.
27—lin
July 3
4TEC OP .717L1r,
,''HE subscriber gives notice to the Wlehmen in
Schuylkill county and elsewhere , th t the 4th
of July wall be celebtated on Monday the .th, at the
House of the subscriber, known as the Blue Tavern,
in the Borough of Pottsville, at 2 o'clock, P.M. Sever
al addresses will be deliveredtiu the Welsh Language
by the Clergy of the region. All Welshmen are .7e
spectfully invited to be present on the occasion.
JENKINS THOMAS.
26-216
Juno 26,
Schuylkill Coal Trade
Shipments of Coal for the week ending on Thurs.
day evening last.
Shipped by
Delaware Coal Co.
Milnes & Spencer,
S. Heiloer &Son,
Geo. H. Potts,
Milnes & Haywood.
Bell & Bolton,
Charles Lawton,
G. Bast,
S. B. Reeve & Co.
George Payne,
Sillyman & Nice,
Miller & Haggerty,
Bennet & Taylor,
.1 F. Parvin,
Hewes, Baber & Co.
J. Pinkerton,
Union Collieries,
Spapi, & Luther
Potts & Hannan,
Charles Eller,
C. Ashley & Co.,
Thompson & Penman,
Hill & Carmer,
R. Kear,
Sillyman & Evans,
H. Safford,
Sundry Shippers,
Per last rep4t
Shipments to same period last tear 127
Price Of Freights.
From Pottsville to Philadelphia,
From Pottsville to New York
LITTLE SCHUYLKILL COAL T
For the week endi . og on Tbur ed sy •lut.
June 25 Tippecanoe,
0 Whig,
62 David Crochet,
Columbia,
28 Cyane,
29 John Robinhold,
Fame,
30 Mechanic ' ,
4, Ann Thompson.
British 'Queen,
4. Mar'- Wilson,
31 Democrat,
11 Boats,
59
`Tone.
Per last report
Boats 71
J. & R. Carter,
6 Boats this week,
38 do Per last report
James Taggart,
6 Boats this peek
31 do , Per last report
152 Boat.,
MOUNT CAI ON RAIL ROAD/
The amount of Coal, transported on thief
to Thnriday evening !Sat, is 9.541
Per last report 16.501
Total mon
NA - THAN CLEAVER, Co lector
27-
I 0
10
10
-,.-
402
1636
1 21,692
1 89,471
110,163
20J8
i
I $l 35
1
I s3'l2
ADE
632
3106
320
1061
310
1580
Total ton 4
road op
On. '