The miners' journal, and Pottsville general advertiser. (Pottsville, Pa.) 1837-1869, August 28, 1841, Image 2

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    POTTSVILLE.
al,terday Morning, Jag. .2
'Est' ve.—Petsime indebted to this office will con
fer a favor by liquidatingAheir accounts et their ear- .
sliest Convenience. Their bills are already made out,
- and whichahey may-obtain by culling et our otnee.
Theleverel bills, o be sire, sere small -in ertionrit,
INA itir the aggrepite • they -form respectable. sized
- enm, ,which at die 'present time would prove more
than ordinarily, acceptable. - • - 1•_
EW
ANOTHER FiI..AIIgEMENT OF ,THE
-DIUMMILIV • SIVOILNAL.
L r -7-
. L'Seme twelve yfare since, we became the proprie,
'tor of the Intaxns' loirnasx. It hod then been in'
existence five yeirs.,but was - far . from being in aI
healthy or prosper us condition. 'Unaided and atone.
-we have had bre n tend , against the usual di ffi culties.
and ttotibles -whi beset the path of persons in oar !
-trying and thtialdss business, and hove at last been
'enabled tosplah.e die Altsens' JourtAsi, on such a
-basis, as will 'favqrably 'coMpare with any country
txtewspaperestablishatent in the United Stites. '
During the' lasi three !yesis our -subscription list
has increased bond qur previous eXpectations;
while, at the sane dine!, the croo ded 'State of- our
• columns beat testimony to , the liberality of (mead
svertising patronsJ- Frequently the. press of advertise
•ments has been s i o.grest:that we-have been obliged
•
serially the amount of reading mat
r own. anno'yance, and, doubtless,
our readers. 'thus situated, we
e [ our paper, in order to:prevent a
"der difficulties, and to keep .pace
d and increasing means . of our, es-
'to curtail very, in . 1
tei—rinuch, to ,o 1
the sonnoysice
*fproliose to onlarg:
riecurrence : of al.,
with the 'across!,
Itsblialtment. • 1
,Pottsville is i
- teal regions in
and local .advant!
the heart of one of the greatest
the world .; I , :_ind fruna its situation
itges, is destined to become ono of
us and flourishing inland towns in
r t possesses alt the true elements of
ulation_lemailtable `for--its intern
erseverance and.enterprise. ,lt is
1, and 'ambition to publish a•paPer in
irthi - of the place and the people,
n efficient organ of her great in-
rite moei , populo
the Unfon. Sh
wealth, end o po
genee, iadultry,)
our ; higheaLprille
•every , respect v; .1
end to becorno
1
.terests. . . , •
i
On the Ist of anuary, 1842, the Afresnri' Jorrn- .
114 'will be enle ged to a double medium size, which
will mvke it the argest sheet in. the State published
, out of Philadelphia. its typogrephicat appearance
-will likewise be banged and improved.
!To' those intlested in the. coal or iron business,.
-the columns oftli e Jocusrac will a ff ord much vain
qitileinformation. Indeed, it is the only paper in the
'country in which a history of the Anthracite cool
;and iron . trade afire United &inertia preserved.; and'
?all fads relating' o these. reat and growindbranch
tea
of national industry are carefully collected and!
Pa - dished.. } . .
The interests 6f the Colliers tire not overlooked;
'rind they are milli ,epprised.of any and every thing
?relating to , their , business either in this country or
Turope. As weibelieve their interests and-the in
-terests of the manufacturing closer require the fps;
'tering case of thel federal government, we shall ever
. "be found *strenuous and unwavering advocate of a
Protective Tarifff-of imposing such duties on arti
•cles imported inth the United &etre as will protect
'the American laborer...and mechanic, and prevent a
- reduction . of their wag e r , as was, and is contemplated
,:. by.the lucofoco 4r anti tariff party of this country.
~ '. To earse who [take an interest in mining opera
.tions—who wistJa faithful chronicle of the Coal bet
hwas, and - of thvarious improvements io the man
.m
J facture of iron, o can confidently recommend the
ovissc.
t,i,
In regard to poli :7 tics, the - joynssir. is not acmes',
. ..but impartial. The principles of Jefferson, of Med
iae% and- of Ilairison, have been our guide; and
whilti we. profess [ nil be a Alemoerst in name arid in
feeling, we slieflireserve to ourself the right to uni•
madvert freely upon the — acts of both the grealltan
ligonistical parka' of the country. We ore in favor
..of measures, not Men. We supported General Hap.
'risen for the Preiidency, because we 'believed :him to
- _ , briiihnest, capable, and willing to-tarry out the prin.
; . -ciples
~ of the democratic party and for the siiirre
reasons we nowlsupport John Banks for the gubM ,
material chair.; 1 .
. .
No painalf E be Spared to render the.Misens'
JousiNAL, strictly speaking, a family newspaper.
We shall cater in other markets besides themolitical,
commercial, adscientific, for the amusement and
information of o 4 readers. 'The best selections will
lbe made from American
. atti foreign magazines and
'reviews, of a ligt4 or interesting character ; aud the
.cnnent nowa of day oral bo ser v ed up in a reads=
ble form.' .
The Immig 4 t or Old Countryman, will always
'find a weekly au mart' of the latest foreign
genee.
Tams —Tw dollars, per annum, or one dollar
and twenty-five entit for six months, payable inea-
rashly in advance r A single copy of the paler will
bo forwarded to riersotis residing at ollistance, but
no subscriber will be entered on our hooks, unites the
cash is paid in advance. These terms wilt be etrict l
dy adhered to on tour part.-
,
DiPLOHAULD LA l rl.—The wife of .a miner 'cm
med John Dank , residing in the neighborhood of
tl.o East Mince, 'died -very suddenly on Monday of
, h3rnoon last, andf ender such circumstances, that in
duced many to b al iev'i that she had been murdered by
her busbaml.. • td few hmirs previouitia tier decease,
she informed one of the neighbors that her husband
hail been beating her, and allowed; the marks of sev
eral bruiseikon diFer.eptparts her body. The Cor
oner, Mr. 'N'irthaniel I. Mitts, was sent for, and an
inquest hetiCen her body.. From the testimony eli
ctted -on the inquest, it appeared that both the de
,ceased herbnsband_wire persons of very intem
perate- habits, arid- much given to-'quarrelling—that .
Daniels bad s7erely flogged his wife only two or'
three days prio -to her death. Dr. Carpenter, cif
this borough,-ex,amieed the body. A number of
bruises were dischvercd, but not of such a desdrip
don us would , liktily to produce death, although they
mighiko a ramose cause. Of death. The Coroner's
Jury, brought in e verdict of death from causes un
known." to eel' opittion,the cause might be direct.
ty, traced to tbatelayer.o(thonsinds--that arch de
istroyer-RUM - -
Arreirries ft -A meeting of the Democratic Re
publicans of Schitylkitl county will be betel at t3chuyt
•kip Haven; on Saturday, thee 18th!ef September, tar.
Abe purpose of fofming a coun t y ticket to be suppor
ted at the ensuing Octobee.electicen The.peopte'of
Schuylkill county` are,at last opening theii eyes to
the corrupt, coVruptiog, and disowns ; adminis
4ration of Governor Porter's,, end with proper exer
tons on the,parcat our frsends, the, county -mey be
redeemed and disenthralted-from the yoke of Week.
intim. _ ' , . • • -
• : id. Thi nevi
is spcikent of in
pxchan g e Bank, or -Fiscal Akcnt,
Ple most [avertible manner in - the
.
H"DS tirl—At his t we his!e intelligence from
the seat of goveramentof 'the Omit cheering chant!.
ter. 4'herneeintiewhicifliiedemociiic put, beve
scilong.contend r d for.. -
will-be Won't istriblished;
from which, we are - eariguiniileciongh tole:Give. the.
Most beneficial - milts The deivn of *-
ter days and better titnee is !sat breaking:upon-4i,
end with the , great - rectsperauve powers which this
eeentry undoubtedly pcisre*it is not t4o much"to
pea that industry and enterprlee will once tante ales
their drooping headsAhat tilde mid coaimfrcervill
revivii, , that'the husbindmen will be reirarded for
hits toil—and that confusion, .rietirisit, - and -almost
universal bankruptcy, will•O te place to order, - Credit
innticstiomel and 'unimpaired, end prosperity based
uPonlheinirest foundations. -
. ..
Mr, Clay has been called the ft:oer of the present
-extra -session- tif; Congtew 'lf such is` - the ease, the
count& havu Muth to thank Ihirn for and hispoble
and petrioticeoefijotose.lbe4bave stood liffl2 against
-the assaults of, a wily,ligilaniiind corrupt opposi
tion, and swerved not- frail ate path of duty.and
honor. Firm, resolved, theylhave marched resolute
'ly onward, until-the cause of the people has finally
triutophed over all opposition., '- -
The locofoco press ifieerit4ly observe, what has'
if
Congress dose 'l,: The queatieri - might - with more
aptitude be pit, , i ;what has Congress left' undone 1"
- Ivihs %providing for a bank , treasury nothing 1
er, lila passage of a'aßankrutit Bill; the Land Bill—
to say nothing of the prosper. of establishing a
,Na
-1:46
tional Ban k, the Foruficatio Bill, the establishment
of a Home Squa.lion, besides other bills of great im
patience 1 Let , the's° misemble scoffers stand rebtt
`lied, end s quail beneath the . j ust -indignation of. an
. •
outragedrind instiltedlmblici • - -
, . . ,
1 Faox Wxsztistevos.--Tbe Land Bill has passed
a third reading in the Senate, by a majority of 28 to
22; and will undoubtedly - ifinally pass 'that body..
We lock upon this bill as die-most inspoytant that
had been before'Congress lei, the last twelve years,'
and our pleasureis greatand , cupsuallfied at the•pros
pect of having this much vexed 'question so speedily
and satisfactorily disposed oi. The bill, as _ due teed-,
era are well aware, provtdea for a general
,perma
nent pie.emption rights of 1 a actual adttlers on the
Public • Lands, and for the elistribution among the
states of the proceeds of sales of - Ptiblic . Lands—
The Bankrupt Bill.has paised boill'hOuses Of Con
gress, has received the ilignaiure of the President, and
is now a law. Only three foeffoioe vita in lhe•df
firmativel According to the_ provisions of this bill,
all , penotrevlinteier `may declare themselves'barik
rupts without any referenc e "to the amount Of their
debts, and that merchants,idere, &c., owing $2OOO,
may be declared bankrupt'' - tiny 'creditor of the a
mount of $ 500. This bill as a compulsory as well
1.,
assa voluntary feature: i
A new fiscal Corporetiou,or Bank Bill, has pas-.
sed the 'House of - Representatives by ti 'vote ol
125 to 94. It is confidently aitserted that ibid Bill
Will receive the signature of 'the: President. We like
it full' as well as the vetoed bank bill.
It is doubtful when Congresi will adjourn—prob
ably not before the middle of September. .
Several diplomatic nominations Lime Immo con
armed ,by. the'Senate. I '
Tan .111LTV the - Minn of Repre
sentatives on FddaY, the Roth inst.. Mr, Sergeant
reported amendments to the Bank Bill which was
vetoed by the President. j The leading features (says
thel Washington correspondent of the North Anted-.
can) of these amendments 4e--
1. The mame of the institution proposed to be
chartered; it is to be eaticd j ibe Fiscal Agent of the
United States.
2., It is to.have a capital ;of twenty-one
with power to extend it to thirty-five
3. One-third of the stock is to be subscribed 'by the
United i States; the other two-thirds by individuals
end corporations . ; foreign capitaiists hot to be exclu.,
ded.
4. Agencies to be established - the dff areal
States, but not offices of iliScount and deposit; the
consent of the States not to be required.
5.. The business of the corporation is to be confi
ned. to built and selling fcc`t•eigli and 'domestic bills
of exeliange.,. • ,
FIRST Fsol.-01 the &it page will be found a
capitol story. translated froi the 'French, and War
ing the bewitching title of "the bewitched widow,"
Also, some humorous verses, a communication from
a correspondent in Virginia, and a ;variety of light
reading. On the last page Will be found a column
of editorial matter, on all aorta of subjects. geed
them all.
frISVLT TO THE Pusszeurrr.—The President of
tie United States wee , grossprinsalted on Thursday
evening of last week by a mob or• vagabonds. who
collected - about the White'
, louse and made si night
hideous" with their bowie and screams. The leader
of the mob has been arrested and held to bail.
The Sub -Treaurers ate receiving notice to
quit. The Mete,hints' Bank of Benton has beerise.
looted se toe Depository of I Public Moneys al that
place, vice S. Frothiughani; Receiver General. office
abolished. It would litein from this that the Pet
Bank system is about to beirevived.
• Tat ,Miss Roston's Mnanon.—Morse who was
arrected_in Massachusetts and brought to New York,
'charged with Ate rntnierof Miss Rogonr, has since
beeti discharged, no I roof 4isting That be particlia l
ted That; bloody deed. '
EcacTra.—General Dodge has been cleated ode',
egate to , Congress from the Territory of lowa
Henry Midge is reported t 4 be elected in Wiecon
al. The Democratic Whig ,majority for governor
of Tenncsiee is 3,437. In the Legislature the whigi
have a majority of two. on joint ballot. Quite enough ,
fur ill useful purposes. . -
•
. -
e f We acknowledge the receipt of an egg plont
from (ho garden of our fnerid Cot. Baird.._ his the
largest we hare over seen raise.l in , this neighbor-
o:l•Governor.Porter bas tint - yet signed the bill
authorising suit to be broagot against V. S.,Senator.
Sturgeon, for paying $2,000 illegally to James M.
Porter end Ovid F. Jobnaon. Mork anon. _
oi4ci the House of Reiresentitives, on Monday
last, in a strain of thrilling 'eloquence, Mr. Marshall,
.of Kentucky, mod signally rebuked_Wisit for :,Lis
ruffianly attack upon Henry Clay., : . '
43 j. The state of public ponds in our fatge cities
at the present time birnastdeplorable. No tea thin
Gad cases of rape ar e recoiled to tint Now 'York end.
Philadelphia Opera dotiogilbe lasi two weeks.
eontniit
ted.,suicide in7Philsdolphis by shooting himself
through. tho bead with aaim.:
.-r.
NoutmaTitn-r.Tho Aentocrotia midge of "Union
county have acclimated .T.lA.'Yeti - Valcah; kr . the
Assembly. r • -
o:7.Theprian orrheet cent
lasi I PO : •
higher. en i tt a • rnto mr .
pipes,-lotilocos i land arooluitif
Cale! blartpio.—A . *sop meetinreritt be beta_
on the lands Of. Mr. C. DeFara . ; it Satinylol Ma.
ven„,to coinnienee in Monday next, tte-30111.itiat.
MEE
Tea Perc.armistiriZenozi.—The P tit
and 'by Corinettiguatiofis; 0444'
ted to its readies's few:Weeks sinercitit , tbriailaitsi
Wee - WV - a be. overstocked wkilinal, suird:wrviied
consumers todefer taiingie theirsupPlieselecekes
, there was every prospect on, falling Market. We.
ears:sea at the time thefidliey . etihis stiteliot. !?./.
:fig4regs chettPubl: net - Pd.'etuiPet conveniently
pi t ever; ind, in ansequence; - Wits denounced •by
out: amiable -ionteuiporalb as being the Wilmot W
clique. of speculators; ankfurthermore, it was sta
ted, that we were annually in the habit of raising the
cni.ol”short. croPs via itigh:-Prices," itiorder..
to take' advaigof the supposed necessities of the
consumers; allirnotwithstairdieg our kip , of 'ashen' :
crops,'' we bad been:the Case, of glutting the Mar
kel with coal for yeare..paet. 'These charm were
evidently - if anontrediotory character; aid,* true,
`we ire: ertainly entitled to !lie theiks ef - the publie;
foi having been the cause of previiteiltliem `with an.
abundant 'apply of feel. glutted Market and
high prices do not well correspond together, "if faith
is to be placid in the first 'principles tit trade. '
'We stated unequivocally ouly adm supply .
'of cal. wig& 'he expected, from' the - Anthracite To.'
gions aria year cluing-to 'acmes the , publiC
We'familiar with,. and that prices Mint necessarily
adiance in consequence. The Ledger gave a Ifist
contradietion to this statement, "and, of aerie,:
noire - question of. fact; which the •public'ean ken
and
-easily determine. Inns frir, all our predictions
!reverie:whole or in part lieen, - verted ; and had our
advice been rifted open, in the early.part of the sum , .
mer, consume rs itahiledelirhia‘ana elserviere, would
!tartlet,' be compelled to . pay arredraneerf price for
their ivintelciirpply of Coil. The Ledger, to be sure,
-told the public to wait—that coal would bethesper in
the fall-Abut'the . cry "h
-higprices? was a mere
bug betel° com pel them" to buy—that the market
'would 'be gluited, Om, Well, the public have
wa114,11; andlvlnt have they gained price of
coal is ten per cent highet now then it was in Nay
, ,
The Ledger -cannot hope to , deceive Their readers
muchilonger, by piibilibing statements which ate in
tended for ipeculative purposes:. 11[4 have been
deceived once; and the qualtties of stupidity and
folly must:be elided .to that of credulity, if they are
deceived ' a
second time. - • , ,
( CANAL .luoirsnastonens.—At the lut session of
the Legislature. a bill was passed providing for the
appointment of'Conal Commissionent by the Execu
tire and the two bratiches Of, the Legislature; This
bill wasveloedby Governor Porter. In the veto mss
sage, the Governor stated, that he i would approve of
a bill providing fur the election of Canal :Commis
sieners by the people. • Such a•bill was passed, which
hip excellency has now in hp - breeches pocket. and
wkich helas not : signed.; This want Not good faitb
and commentonesty, thisetenton disregard of exol
entin promise given, is as contemptible as it is in per
fect keeping with the proll:gote course which has
hitherto marked Governor Porter's political life. *Re
elect this man, and you eleck:! the present Board of
chinal ComMissioneu, who.have shamefFili equ tn.
dared the public treasurefor political purposes, and
have almost made a wreak of the internal improve
ments of Pennsylvania.
Tira Pnotiracti.The attention,of the - Delia
crate throughout this state has been almost wholly
engrossed, of late by the exciting transactions of the
Extra iwision of Congress; but the locoacos gill
be most wofully mistaken if they femme any apa
thy is felt relative to the, approaching gubernatorial
election. Nearly all the leading measures of the
democratic - party hare been disposed of by Congrese,
and we have- now time to tumour attention to af
fairs at home. The Same corruptions—the same
crying abuses „that bate marked OoVernor Porter's
administration, still exist ited'atill loudly cry for *-
form. Never were ettti-friends in bettor spiritsnev
ei more united—dad never mote certain of success.
The death 'knell of locofocoism in this 'noels alrea.
dy sounding, prior to, trio burial .of its corrupt and
bloated carcase in Octoher, next.
Sean Tars-7.41 It has. been, inmorcd for a long
titne 'past that 'the IL 8. Bank paid . Gov. Porter - the
sum of ninety nine thousand dollars for signing the
stispension ea of 140. Some of the Ilarrisburg
papers have taken ap the matter, and have made a
direct and unequivocal charge against the Governor
oi:ineeiving-that, spin for the services above mention.:
ed, and though repeated from time to time, no at•
tempt has yet been - niadiby his excellency or his
friends to clear by The matter. ' The appointment of
die Governor's nephew to the cißce of 41tovney , for
thii Bank, and the declaration of one of its organs
that the suit Commenced against Biddle is unjust, are
circemstantes not very' well calculsted to remove the
suspicions that the chargns , are founded In truth;'
Tas LAN n 1314r„—We look upon the ftsesage of
the Land Dili as 'cif far more itnportance in its con
sequences to the•future interests and proiperity of
this country, then all the measures, separate or in
the aggregate, passed by-the locofocos for the last
i
twelve yeare- . And yet this bill, so vitally important
to" the whole country,- and caleulated to relieve the
state of Pennsylvania froin bee load of debt and, dif
fteulties, was voted against by Senatvra BUCHAN
AN, and STURGEON,after they had been inetkuc
ted:by•pur Legislature to vote in its favor. Mr. Su-_
chanan attempts to justify - his can duct—after as
the right of instruction—by resorting
to a contemptible quibble. :Such a course might be
in perfect keeping with the character of a pettifog
'ger ; but, will be viewed With,feelinge, little short
_if
disgust, by all high minded politiciano, whether-of
the loeofoco or democratic , party. -
VIAL arm luoar.—The - article -on the Etat pami,
from,en intelligent correspondent in . Virginia, rah.,
live, to "the present depressed condition of the coal
and iron trade ilthur country, w deserving - of espe
cial notice.' The colliers of ibis country cannot taro=
sessiully c r ompeteirith the colliers of Great , Britain,
41' our ow market, unless a duty of at least twelve,
arid-a half-cents per bushel is , imported . rin:kireign
coal imported into Ibis country. "bur readirs Orval
rVarly swami, of our. topsoils for . aniving at this con
clusion;_aird, Tor mrserting that if such a duty. ANas
imposed, thit In less than five years, Ail protection
rVoidd bite a tendency hirechice the price of Amer
leen coal to the consumer, •
p;l7the glocio. the doubt, the despondency Ault
overshadowedsafely the democratic petty are passing
away. and is hare now smutting and a cleat blue
veriii,Nce hare Cause to rejoice, 'ln "spite of
a reckless :oplkositreit, the cub treasury law 'has
been nmeslethe bill has passed-;.itte
I ind. Dill hupirmed-.=and we have -the prospect of.
an - inatinstiob sbuitly emablished Abu' bo
aleafs depository Of the paint- tioneyrt—thatarill •reg:
Otte foreign 'and domestic exchanges-4nd afriia
circulating 'Medium .throtighiiiitlireethole country,
that 'will - 100r of, thee"uOdorif - nis
ie glory inougtr for one riession of CM)gressa
, . .
1.00 Bar. it in nturtl o that Ova Jr. Jebeeeng Ger
mot, potteta'. Attorney General; la indebted to, the
United . States Bank $25 . 000. um,.
qO. And that the s
non&solution:. Oases) by..the Legislature of 1840;
through the irjruenire of Governor •POstei• end 4 0 .,
od bytiot. cost the United States Bank -PIIIRETT
'IIiIIik-THOUSAND, DOLLAR& Sticks 'pin
the'reil o cofio ts ,„' . ; •
:'losafore trouble brewing in the Disputed Terri*
whet, ww thallexed queiticui Mild
THE MIQMIROI.4IOURNA.L.
•,
"thin°
mist
'!r otreilOg
' 0 , 06 At Plit ,e on She 20th 'net t a fire: brolte:Out wcerpetitiesislOß:PP iiiii r eide.4
Os*ger iiinid.''A`-toired4gunpowderiethlitird
*ieflitoioid• s alson tai .- 0000.ibigicd, 1 4 3 4 aPkaid
leith terrible eSict:'' , Thirty. :penile 'Was; iddanq
kills i,' end aboukfifti ( iroutulf . d ;find many
r ef
leave rieliopii - fee thereto:olo - r
Theitearitwit Missonrilwai -totally destroyed by
fire while lying at the wharf, 84 Louie, on the 12th.
inst. She was one of the lergest 'and most'spliUdid•
boats : - 'oll''ilialvesterrilWiters:- and. cost' $ 52,000:
'Portunately, no ivei weto lost.,
:TM the evening previous; alew miles below St
Louis. the steamboat Mairnionlrisritifinto by the
Detroit. The M. hail all her Imitate knocked down,
and three men, were badly:scalded,. _ '
The iteambilt Careiline;ls new tio!tv was iMagged.
.0 " 11 the 10th inst.; near. Plumb Point,.ers the MUNI*.
aippi river, sod tank in twelvo feet - water. She had
onlieetil one of tbe'Most vshiible mites that Tier
left :SCloieds. ?i• portion of the 'freight will .be
saved.' The beet Was insured at New
1 The ottirbeird of tbelthigfibeit Louisiana
habit on the evening - Sr the Ibth when'about
fifteen miles above Bayou Sara, 'La. Three min
were knocited Oierkiird and drowned, and six badly'
Scalded, two of whom are eines dead. There was a
company. 4,1:- 11. S. troops on ,board ithere are
o:roe fifteen of the privatei missing; and one dead.
None of the officers of the army nor any: of the cab.
passengers were hurt. Of • course, ;nobody to
blame for this dreadful loss of life. - <
Two brigs and a seheoner , were recently Jost in
he West Indies. , •
The ladies of Orwigsburg
,und lYlinareville
used to favorite occasionally with-genie - very pretty
veries--full. of. Settee,. Sentiment, and so on—but
some ,hew or ottei, Vilttive got !rut - cif their books,
atulttierire now all silent to amen. Well, lovely
lines, we must return gitod for evil ; and if you will
not write verses for us, why, we shall ytearthem for .
yon--tbai's - Vera is a trifle—such as It is. It
is called ft the maiden's choice. 7
_ • • Genteel in personage *
- Conduct and equipage,
'Noble by . bentage,
- Generous and free;
Brave, not romantic. - -'
Learned.rtot Redantio„ ' •
~.
Frolic. not frantic, \ -
This must be fin.,
• Honor maintaining. \
Meanness disdaining, _•; -
Still entertaining. .
Engaging and new; • •,
Neat, but not finical., r _
. Sage, but notsynicaal,
Never tyrannical,
But ever true, • ‘i
Willa' AND Y. Tithes end
Star, speibing of these two wdithies;asie
conduct of these two representatives - emotes surprise
among honest, reflecting men—men who are govern
ed by 'principle, who, when they declare themselves
memberq of a party, intend faithfully to adhere to
that party. The open, unwavering hostility of Wise
towards every measure df Van Burens administra
tion, gave him' every claim to the full . confidence of
the whig party. Of Mr. Proffit, of Indiana t We have
only to say, that he never could have obtained a seat
in Congress from that state, had he avowed any
sentiments that were tdt in strict accordance with
the wishes or the whig rparty. Where silo (hose
quasi whiga at present 1 Working ;operily In the
lopfoeci ranks L . ! Mho people 'should ask the tea=
son of this apostacy,' the answer is it hind. Wisk
is a defeated' candidate for Speaker, and ProlTif on
applicant for charge des affairea at any place. We
'thus have , thelength and breadth' and depth of the
honesty of these representatives. -Of what service or
value can anal men be to any administrationr
MODE LTDCD Law.—The citizens of the south
west ar e still determined to participate in outrapes'
that have already disgraced our national character in
the eyes of the . civilized world. Arkansas and Mir
Sissippi hat's lately been a field for their bloody ex
ploits. It appears that tn these two states a numer
ous gang of counterieiters bad Their places oFrandez-
Sous and etude, lima 'to the annoyance of the
tens end the trading 'fiat boatmen on the river.. Ac
eortsiingty acr mpany t ot 100Nvell aimed men wea
funned, commanded and ?acrd by a 'Captain iterney
Bradford— After an active search of, several days, the
company captured '27 mSn, nine of whom were tied
band and feet an drowned in the Mississippi river,
At the last acacias, die company was increasing in
numbers Ind intended to proceed to the mouth of the
White 'rivet on their infernal expedition:
SPONTANEOUS Comertrnda.--The Philadelphia
Ledger says that , the Richmond Compiler states, 'in
answer to in eppeal on our part, that it is not aware
of a single case of spontaneous 'emanation taking
plaCein bimmincts coal at that - place. .The ;Led
ger has either unknowingly or iv!lfully given pulah-
City to a falsehood. The'Compiler makes no 'sack
itatementi On the contrary; it trays it knows of .one
instance of 'hituminons told taking fire from sponta
neous, combustion in, that city .
_lf, the eo)itor of the
'Richmond Compiler will make;the proper enquiries
among the colliers of hie neighborhood, or those en
ged lathe coal business, he will find that Virginia
coal is more fiatlo' to sponumeOus evribustion than
any . bituminous coal in Europa or this country. *ill
the editor of the Ledger have the manliness to cor
rect his misstatement'? - • .
- Roarons.—Our friends must pot place too much
'reliance in the rumors manufactured id Washington
and, sent abroad 'for consurepticet—if they do, they
will hive mucli more to swallow than they can con
veniently:digest. The last rumors from Wasting
,tonf repro:ens Strains in the most confused condition:
-The speedy disisolittion of the cabioet is confidently
predicted ;, and as forthe new flank Bill ever reeds
-big the sigOatriie Of. the President, that ie_repiesen
ted to:be totally out of the rptestiOn. Who to be.
licvei.eir what to believe, 'in theati 'times:pregnant
with mighty events, passeth - ourpoor underetandieg.
The wisest course would be -to wait patiently, Until
the Waters of the troubled lea of politleithatie ceased
bubbling, befou l venturing an opinion as to thir prob
able course of the administration.. • '
.
Nava Or Tea witAF.--,Tho, man wot_eilita,the
N.,Y.-Son6y,Tjatea !toms op 10, tais.reader; ilia
'a news oriti wiert'ut . : ibimeh ~.ta- g i7e atoms . ''of
_ . ne . _
bia-quatity, int4,iii r the ectielaftr, 4nea of:Ili
Jut effort t - - . : : , ,
The streetsare very dirty still;
Congreta has -mica that Bankrupt bill:
Peaches wont rwen—twhatit pi9r I
The higivigs all have lett the ciiy
.Aforrislato writ another soar! - • .
:"TheGardeos Berta to go it strong;
Motiq's riaing—itocka are flailing;
ratioy Elialer'a-ciaterivaoling— •
-Soon well bear the baby equalling !
Ot'for 'shame aim—coma be civil
CoPy f , Copyr- -There you down!
.
Taiu '..lareeati,--Coustkrable, eactentant luta
bien prointed in: the political Circles at Washingtqn
by the publication in the flialsonlan of a tatter !raid
to Isis been written' by pin., ohs of the den..
ieratiC whig inemberit'of Conine" frohi Virginia, in
:which bandies Freebie% Tyler ariateut gletea.
life; Bette, in debate on the floor the u
Haunt of
*presentative!, stated. that the letter ten private
one, snd bad been luireptitioualy Obtained:-
al• -
We aft Anion in the sane Obr:retisio
OfStbe Riciatitond - Star:: - Boats of our exiliantii rob
us in en trait: 014 and
ALL.I3OBIB OF ITn4l‘
gt,seta's'L
.
Alte store of titlark , .
wlio tokko 4ittle , " ftiagn b 1
11t 4, 6: Ott - to - 41 6 t aitordtoll to his notion,
.celtirae;the *glut nieehfeetttiddikigiol TWA";
riaallithatja the fiat.
Ofielnfltoratit ditain'the nit of the Pern4 l Taitt
Fhlthse been distrOinerto be tratin of abandoned
whitei and bliche 7 —male and fuiude. o,sie
wornin hie Men s*nt to thebtwilburglad.
'- Our friend Yongellitig's ale an:aly' ail' 1E311(4.
lent. 'As good uill find this a of -Phil
yon w 0 111.
easy ram on en t. t
The • rday lie irs s lVaNe
the water in the_isial, raised the mud. An thing
fora change.
Two hogs were distiovered in the reading'room
attached to the Pennsylvnia Hal, d
a l one day last week.
Aa ioon;uit . vraeiieertainal that they were-not sib
scribers, each got kick, each gate a stunt, end beih
retiitalck dittot.
At Schuylkill gaven them is a very pretty-7
believe lieu keep the story until next week.
The c.tchayltill County, - Troop, under the com
mand o Capt. Wynkoop, left our borough on
Wednesday morning last for.therldilitsq encamp - -
'meat it 114smille.
Next Monday week. the articles, alluded to in opt.'
twit, will be disposed offor the benefit of 'St Anne's,
School.athis borough. Si
Thq,,Lieking Valley Register, a new 'piper, pito.
Med in Kentucky, wishes to exchange with tie.
Can't be dene.
Young ladies who read novels inCliurch during
the perfennance of divine 'advice, will n e ither make
good -iviires nor-good . - .
We have not seta s peach this year. As for CS*
.ting one s the prospect is not particularly Battering.
Fanny Elssler commenceranceugsgenient at the
Chesnut Street theatre. Philailelphis, on Monday
night. - ' •
There is some talk of witting lip is famous seren
ade in this borough next week. Look out for a rich
'treat. . .
An inveterate novel reader is always troubled
•
with the Vyttpepsia.
Mr. Evans, an engineer. was run over by tis awn
locomotive on the Peaver Meadow Railroad. He is
`not e*pected,to recnver.
The Bathing Season at Cape May has closed.
The locofocos of 'Philadelphiaava nominated
lames Li. Hutchinson for the Sheriffilfy. The
!big. talk ofitinnin&Heary Morris.
There is some -lionbt about' the nomination of Mr.
Everett; as 'Munster to 'England, being confirmed.
His abolitionism' is said to stand in-the SlvOsr of his
Preferment.
The land Ball has Leen eng rossed in the Senate.
IL lit Bank stock is selling in New York at• 12 !
Whets falling off. • .
A portrait painter named John Lehr. lately com.
mitted allicitk in Philadelphia.
• 200 !Alen walked in s Temperance Procession at
Rochester, I.Y. 'On ode of the banners s in•
scribed 1.. Total abstinedee, or •No ilnabantlaWThis
inscription nat u rally gives rise to edine funny reflec
.
The Military encampment at Yost'edmmeneed on
"Tuesday - last.' A great &Weir of der citizeo
Pe . 111" was expected. ,
Our plena Quayle, the vocalist, writes us that he
expects', to be in Pottsville thii week, -- and will give a
concert' on Monday evening next, the 30th inst—;
He is al most sweet singer, and fully deserves the
high reputation he enjoy. in Nevi yak, Philadel
phia and Baltimore. As a ballad singer, 'he has few
equals in this &Mary.
A girl leafy ',Staid to hive a 'sweet fees when it
is PrettY well daubed with inolasseir.
Pour Tag tobacco -juice into the 'mesuttiot a bed hug
is said by the N. Y. Atlas lobe patience personified.
Corporal Streeter soya thathiraing brimstone has
a very !zell-tby odor.
A 'filmier thus glowingly describes his a Nest
heart's lip's.
YOur lips! how t(mptingly they pout!
,They're luscioos ripacherries—
. Red as a Turkey gobbler's snout.
• And sweet as huckleberries:
At the preient writing, there is every prospect of
an old firshioned soaking rain.
•
• Hon. bideon Lee, formerly Mayo- oT New York,
is dead.] •
Mra. Mary Porter died - in Philadelphia last week,
aged 104.
The. lecofocoe,hive had a great Mash meeting this
week in pew York, to commemorate the veto of the
Bank • -
- .
" Ten thaishod u feat" ill at last finished. The
walk makes six volumes. ..
Lug.; quandties of copper ow have been discover'•
ed in the viciniip of Wheeling, Va.
The rice mops of Botith Carolina are generally
promising in appearance.
Theyaheat crop in Western New - York is far . be•
low an average in quantitY.
The Delaware Division of the Fennsylvania Ca=
nal is now in full operation.
B i mini C.' Cooke hasjbeen oppointed Post:easter
at NeW Brunswick, N.l.- -
Messrs. H. Hoe & Co. ofNew York; are about to
„
ship an . entire printing eitibliskment to Mends; in
daThis editors of the Philadefphia North Amer-,
icanitrepertainly,entitled to the thanks of ourcitizens
for tile favorable and flattering meteor in which they
haVO invariably - spoken of the Idchliyikilicoal region
in genie end Pottsville in particular. Two of the
gentlemen connected _ with that. moat excellent jour
havelately paid a visit to this region, and'of cense
!peak froneperional enervation. ;
governor Porter is now on hitt/bur/4 eler.tion
eering tour is ibis:State ; and prop !sea to reveal the
light of his countenance to the “laithful "of Potts ,
'vine is the course of a day or two, Bchoylkill Coon.
ty has !leet/iy. felt the ill•erer,te oi . dovernorPorter's .
administration ; end his practice
~hete at this is.
but adding insult:to injury:
•
AnoTtlitt:—Afine dive ego, in Boston, s
Ivagabohd named -Mistiest Lowry istiiiommiited to
irisen;ebetie - dethlt the crime' of rape,on the pet:
sori o!Mrs.GallegiterossOifiliii - Wiarritrp e t rn that
city far ti to in Masiissbuseus is
,
(Kr Can you , support 'such man ai David 'R.
Patter for Governor, after hit - hating plundered "the
Treasury, loadid ibtrehite with'utillione of debt, end
set: ai'lltter detains the:will of ilia people, ii expres
ett through their:repntsentativee - • • •
'the editor of the Pig Wine Journal wants to Itho
a. certain fair abd froliesamo thief. : ' . What it hot
keit man.—Siehntand Star. •
Not '1(.411:. CorPoraL We owe' -
7 a
•
1300. steam* bAve Pees punt in the 'United
touter. of ilic6.oiinboi26obove beoci foot by so.
cideot; ' '
MMEII=MMINE
riai Lt ra Bau.oao—lt is stated in in exchinge
, paper thai S rem, yam onl.y Mean, na 11, 14# had
been three rera In board 'sloop on thome Tol i s hi re
nom% watt recento .discovered at 13nzham, ehe w as
treatiq a emmitt'of Ism at . a fruit garden , with ag
limigintibirimdlantry;,%olrl) c tailor intertere4 w i t h
lel girls,: Which Our relented, MIA a battle e ßraa '
in whiei thefdisgOiseibrioina wart Wifely beate n :
rod thebystandera i ..ofrering to wain her,
mei_tierais, to their great utonistiment, and that
Of taPor those% whom she bad mantall7 `with.
•
- ten Nair Stat.— • Mlle' new A
II ei
plaited in' th e Bonito - of Representativas, hull be en
i n wh ee d into the Senate. weed 4iseeond rattling,
ambrifeireiito Iceleet committee of t hve, 'cornpoled
of the folloaeingtentleinen :—Mennikitepien, Even ;
Kircher, litaehee3. and Huntingtob. Its intobable
'fate4noto * toitterkf conjecture.
_
__
Prat t - of "Inai6s,
Whig
mid° .1
c '"f ee l i ` n a
blagnatd-ittack oPon the whig party and tno
pres , . The • most tehintless and `oniMnpromising
'enendiesof thristilinity here eretheeerenegadeis. A
feW, more such disitffections as Profqt anieWure, and
the whip party will recoserall its original power and
integrity:- - I
I& The eteaccorbip Columbie;'et Beaton, brought
out 15,000 letters . ; 5,000 of which bele fort New
York: 1 ' • • -
l b= The new Sank of Steubenville. Ohio, his foil.
ed.! Steamboat and bank explosions are all the go.
giqt is stated that Judge James M. Porter h u
given bp all hopeir•of the, re‘election of his brOther.
• •
Schiff'kill CoarTmdel
• 'REMARKS. '
The Aliments this week from this region ere the
heiviest ever made onlheSchuylkillcinaP—amou n t.
ing to very nearlY#ocrityryletilicesibid'ion s.' This
includes theihipineuts from Lhtle Schuylkill.
The water in the Schuylkill Canal still continues
•
very low, and ther' els every prcopect of a total sus,
pension cif •naviguilon in thescdarse of s i few'ilay:,ll
the dry 'weiiiher still contirites. 'We hifire'hed sere
rain during . the hist weak, but not *Widens to affeA
the Canal. When 'our 'paper went to press, the
weather looked 'thrietening, and gave 'prenies of h
heavy fall , of rain.
Upwards of t3O veuels arrived in-the Schuylkill
at l: Philadelphia during the last week. 'We quote
freight from Philadelphia to Boston at $ 1,62f . a 1,75 i
tatrovidencesl. 37 'a I 501 and to :Eel You
12i per ton. _
!Off Wednesday night last, some evil-disposed per.
son let the water-off from the Fkh'hylkill Hawn
Dim, in conaelludifie of which, boats went de l aind
above and below the Dam about • day. ,s
!The Philadelphia Commercial List of
root: says, that in consequence of the late ad
the price .of freight on the Schuiylkill Ca
dealers in ihat eity. 'have advanced We WI
pekoe of coal l is cents, find the retail prices
per tom A simile advancebas taken plat
New s liroik market.
The 1.7. Y. Commercial Advertiser has
gins' inbuike in hiving 548,980 torus of
L cost
amount shiciptia from the Schuylkill region tl
win. :The mistake was caused by addingthe amount
received from tba:--various sourebe in this region to
the - aggregate of the whole. ..The slipnienta whiih
the Commercial Advertiser gives a to the same pe
riod last year," are from this regionVily.
fromlast Month, 146 cargoes an 4
from Philadelphia unwed ::st Boston.
•
Shipments of Coal for the weelt
day evening last.l
Shipped by ! Boit&
Delaware Coal Co. 49
*tines & Spencer, 44
81Heilner & eon, 27
Bell& Bolton, 2$
Milner at Haywood, 21
H Potts, • 21 •
G ! but, I 1 21
Bennet d; Taylor., 20,
Miller dr. Haggerty, - l7
B 'Reeve 4; Co.' 111 -
Charlei Lawton;' 14
George .Payttei, ii
Canner,
.1 I Pinkeiton, _ 10
Hear,
Cuieta Collieries, l .
Billyntan Nice,f
Thomas Morris,
Hewse & Baber,;.
lames Downey..
Fi J Panda,-
Spa)d, & Luther,
A..Heebner,
Charles Daforresf,
C. Ashley'. •
Hugh Kinaley, I.
Stindry- Shippers,]
IMO
L.
Per last irDibrt,
Ell
- 5,305
Shipments tO. same perSUU .IOI , year 23
F11E104146
PRI
F i Fota Pottsville tQ Philadelptaa,
FForo Pidisville to New York '
LITIE'LESCRDYLRILL COAL TRADE
For the ,seeek a ding ou Thursday • 1
'Tons.
Aug: 20th.71effirion Dak. ! 50
• n • fident; - 62
2i - - 22
1" . ,44 Florida; 54
. 4 Pione l er. 52
. • Lady-tirashingtoni ' _ 22
1 - Pearl . -
23 P. Roliinholt. ' 52
. 11 -24 D. Crocker;
o Ann ,Tikompsoni • 54
1- 46 •Amanda.' 50
L 6 't
u.- srk inner;
i 25 Gen.)Walker, • 32
L Porter, , 54
4
-..Y Edwd Tatlin
F - Lucinda* '54
Elite.
LadyYan - Sunni 5
• 18 - Bengt - 6 44
164 rerlosti9Ort • • 8404
i 92 Boca: i 9348
Cagier,
• 3 ' : . - 11elitst ttiii - 4eek;- 420
99 •do i Per last report 5061
—.107 - • 77-2
James Taggart,
I. 6- Boats tido week' • 315 *
_ • do Per last report - 3882
-82 , — 4 ._ 4197
• 372 -• ifloatai Total ton* '19,026
1-
Mi
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ffl
arms it
at the
dente
0 teals
it, the
. ade a
u the
lb sea-
NEI
....,
'Thum
i
V
\ 8 ',
208
185
3522
MI
23,355
.2,661
461
4.924
205,917
0301.
I $1 65
$3 30
5481