PO'iTSVILLE. SATURDAY_ IiIORNING, NOVEIUREIt 13 TIIVIRS.—We are Indebted to' the Philadelphia . Ledgeiand IC. ribune for extroe,containing the foreign . news brotght by the Great Weston end Dritennig. ess-The Candidates for the. ey.-A rich 'aid -rtickning.re. elahns-.The -Currency--The Meeting of Con next Preside view of they yler. The rally and triumph Tariff... John of the Dentoe rzi Ctiritiress meets three weeks from nett Monday. rrli;l..t;yrreepect4 th 3 session will ha a meet impor tant one, • The Tariff Question Lutist come up for discuvion, and' ?NO an' promised that some measure will latprOposed,' the administration. for the pur pose of regulating the currency and exchanges. Br. sides, the friends l r of the different aQpirants for the Presidential chaii In 1815, will take ground ; and it will then be seen what candidates are likely to re ceive the nomination of the two great p wiles of this country. For otir own part, we, believe that the next c otter - for lite : Presidency, like the contest of 1823. will see a gorilly nuine, , er of candalatcs in the f l ahl ; two regairly nommaterl, and the balineo running .mr. their own hooks.' The claims °film following gentlrn - ten for the next PreAdolf,- ore open ly discussed and Warmly advocated by their respec tive friends andpti.tiztna. LneoFncos. Martin Vnn Buren,' James linchandm General Cos. TITElft OWN 11001al. Com. Stewart, John T)ler. y an excellent Hat to choose from; pli.m of one, if not two, they are all maned abilities. Gen. Goss is the Itite locofoco side, and there k every DEMOCRAT/. Corn,. Scott, henry Clay, Thisis certnit *nil with the exo gentlemen of um strongest min on indication that 11 will be the regularly nominated candidate of the iirirti. That ibis nomination will cause thsuatisfoC9on, if not disaffection, in the rank of the . t faithful,"ltliele cm be no resi.onsilde doubt. The General is not sidriciesolv reheat in his notions and doctrines to 'suit the real Simon Pares ; the le vellers and il.struetives ; the men ii ho still look fir wa.d,iwith ensifilence and hope, to Mos.° golden dip'. when the ...ifectous • metals are to soccesstufly 'stem the current—swift as it, II i WS, and til'e I as it is with drift wood4of the •-rillier of 'Rivers." A se lect bind of ilics;se ludo:midges will probably fall beck up in-C nn. I rtewart. The Corn lore is any body or any party i s e'arelidate. The necessary ruin fify of *sites to entitle him to become the ocriapont of the White - 110-c, is all he eves fir, and Hirt the t qrsalif. In thin respect, he is an unaitoberated qde mocrat ; for ho n , akest no distinetiMs b. twee 's v,ites provided They aril cast in his favor. The Comm— dore's chin's for tie high mile. of the chief magi— . trace of seventee? millions of freemen, to say with. ing of the indireo care of 'ZIM,OOO India, s, are vast ly superior to hii qualdicattoits. But a hat then ? He is old, and a'1 - nettling of ats imbecile—hut did he not capture the (Cyane and Levant 1 His education and associations TMt him for the office he seeks, but, remember 1.1 e Cyane and Levant!. There lire gentlsmen of the rime tufty who have higher ciaims and are better qclalifled- r -did they ever capture ,st Cyrano or even aLevant? lie is nut fit to guide the helm of state—did he not guide"-old Ironstdes' into that glorious aeiiiin, which resultecl in the capture of the Cyane and Levant ? It is settled. The thing is ss clear as mud. If the Commodore has not killed en Indian, and in therefore inferior in democraey to the gallant Cole oh lilt:lshii, (it was currently re pone.' on the e 0 of the last electiOn that Martin N ,,..:1 Mire's killed Tecumseh) he has licked the .English,(, •le fitiane and Levant) and that is Amu jran,ty sufficient. 1 The gratitude of bin countrymen should only he. expresses: by their votes, and their votes. should only Ilse cast for the Liglicst office in the nation in his trim. Nothing short of that will show a proper ilsitimate of Commodore IStewart's services in .captutmg the Cyane end . - Levant. The universal tendenc' of the c;vilizeal a-or:if to prose; imperatively calls upon the Ancericon people for prompt and deciiive action. Our rare of military and naval hermit rig nearly extinct ; and, as yet, we have been unattle[to obtain a single recruit from the Florida war'; iof neither our puns nor our worth h a ve been able 1,. conquer or catch a few miserable red skins. The) bore even been permitted to march up and down that Imd of himmocks, everglades, marshes, musgititles, toadS and reptiles, ".Scot fn-e." It es thought hy marry, that the loenfoco party may possibly retulta hi their ..first an‘istake up Martin. Va n Buie i for their sandidate. liiat Mar tin is anxious, exliretnely anxious. fur the nom na tion. all who 'flints , the man readily admit. But be will never raceitioi that nomination. The locos are .tori_good judges of horse flesh to run a distanced horse n second heel. It remains to be seen whether or not he will coo emit as an independent candidate, run. and he defeated—as defeated' he would be—or continue in his Hautiful retreat . at Kinderhook, cul tivating cab* , agetadind the grac. s. His friends should `tivise the latt4 curse; far the Ex•l'resident will only cease to 141e:ridged by his countrymen, v. hen he unkn , wn add forgotten. Mr. Ilitchinn :is also a prominent candidate..for the, nest Presi'ilincy. It is understood that this gentleman is I,n waive his (lauds in favor of General Gass or Mr. Van Buren ; but will "show his teeth," in case COrn. Stewart should receive the no. ruination. Orrdiabildies are that Mr. B. will . hbade nn o occasion t on to disfigure his mouth, or kick in the trace... Wo ay be mistaken, however. eJ of the Incefoco caistialatel., and t o article better that, by anying We'hive dispo we cannot Close 11 or nun rr.en. our !Party, nr.il our `fki - v words about ' • prtv s prlopeett, enom i nn vvith t;- runs,' of our kilos eiiizens. iv , may have our indviduid pr(fer two for partictk. men ; but those prrfereinty, will be promptly rt 4" heerfully tiler ticed for the tinny _end l eonsequentis ceess of the democratic party. and to Ling as that Ip rty is ideivified with the best in -1 ieresta of our mitt try. But it h. - too soon to com mence the Presi ential campaign. The country "ants and seeks epose. The people—and, we be lieve. the wholeplople—are anxious for the success 'of certain measures, . and not of men or parties. The E , , country. ea it new stands, presents a strange aspect. We are poor. ini tile midst of plenty—in difficulties, arid surrivand,rdlritth all the true elements of wealth. This, natural st to of affairs may be chiefly attri bawd to two,earia, deny it who may : A want of a good circulating ,rperlium, of equal value, which can, it all times boi crinverted into speeio—and, if you . choose, which 411) savor of the °odor of nationality" —and the still g4ater want of a Protective Tariff; a toriff that wil Ootectthe American mechanic ii,a laborer from thir Ormperlibor.of Europe, and which will prevent the ilnired States from being annually drained of her v'pe i cie, tosupport the foreign merchant and manufacturer,. We said it wasjoa soon to commence a Presiden .tial campaign. tiat have we to tattle for. or to 'battle *pima? Woi have achieved a glorious victory. Anil set us rest for is moment on our arms, and endea ',Oar, if we can, to secure and enjoy the fruits of that Welts e a democratic House of Represen saves, a democra Senitir, tit! we belie dui rift& will prove a democratic President, although he ha 4 lit.part disappointed oar expectations.: John Tyler has more than three years yet to serve, and ,it M but decent and reastmable to wait quietly until the policy of his administration is distinctly shadowed forth. The result of the recent elections held throughout the cluntry should admonish na not uto bite off our Doi° to spite, the face." We have suffered state of -ter state to go' by default, through the sheerest neglect and Mot reprehensible apathy: But the time is not far distant when use shall again rallYan all our prig!. tine strength"and vigor; and, with - overwhelming mqjoritirs, redeein the land from the scourge and pestilenct of locofocoism. . I.lTsn room - EssmaND.—Arrival of the Great Webtern and Britannia.—The Great Western arri ved at New York on Monday last, having started on the 23d alt. The Britannia arrived at Boston on, Sunday afternoon last. By these arrival's, we have nineteen days later , , iriteltigence from England. Whether tire hews is or is not important,we leave fur other folks to decide. Here is the cream of ir. The Great Western brings 130, passengers. In the list we notice the name of Mt. Stevenson, our late minister to theCoua of St. James. The Russian &team frigate Kamselintka—htely built at Ne.v Vork,--arrived at Southampton, Eng. land, on the 2lrt Great excitement in the money market both in France and England. Trade is dull. Cotton has rig.• The Queen—that iii, : :Vicforia—has not added a unit ro ! the population other kingdoni. although that interesting addition was hourly expected.! The Lottery System is to be revived in England. Daniel O'Connell is a candidate for the Lord May cirship of Dublin. Parliament has been prorogued to the 2181 of D. c. The Queen's Speech—by proxy =— amounts literally to nil. Sir Charles Begot. the new governor of Canada, has Jett England in the steam frigate Styx. No later news from China. The distress among the inhabitants of many of the towns of England is most dreadful. Relief meetings still continue to be held. Lady Amelia Lennor, Sir H. Wy.,tt W. Jordan, Sir H. Marlyn, and the Bishop of Killmtire, are dead. Lord Eilenharodith has been eppointed Governor General of India. reposed that Lora Lyndhurst is about In re. ghri(the Chancellorship, and be eucceedt.d I y Sir \V Follett The priL stulT has fallen. Horrible pre of Glasgow. An immense amount of property Destroyed. The town h of Derby hair been burnt down. The Regal I.ine of West Toth,' Mail Steamers will commeriee runtung on the 15th of November. A lone correspondence IR published between Mr. Steeenson, our and Lord Palmerston, nn the Euhject of the seizures of American ships on the eossi of Africa. The Paris papers think stint-war is inevitable be tween the Miiteil '. 4 .tates and 'Greet Mullin. Fudge! Ireland is quiet., France is uneasy The Sp.niat , is hove foiled in getting up nn ingor reetionnry maven elf to favor of il.eir Ex-Quern. The Dutch still retain pa.seeqinn of Holland The weather ire. rather cool in Rurprir His highness, of the sublime Porte, hoe taken un to himself mime additional lwn nr three hundred rlbs. We belly° the above is the sum and substance of the whole news. Tilt OLD BAY STATI, You EYED !—We half imlulged in the hope !10l the Empire State—true to her ancient Gm —wouldhave rolled hack the tole of locofocoism which threatenrd to sweep over the land ; but thht honor, that glorious honor, has been reserved for Massachusetts— the good old Bay State—the home of the Quinrvs, the Adames, the Otcses, the Warrens. and the Haneocir. The elec tion for State 'Hirers took place en Monday laq, nod resulted in the con filets and signal triumph of the Democracy ; trtwithstauding thousands of our fiends—as wan the case elsewhere—did not go to the polls. atil s the Incofocos polled their entire vote. We have re-elected Honest John Davis and have a large maj,rity in both branches of the Legislature. Davis' majority over his' locofnen competitor, Morton, will nearly reach 5000. There were nearly 3000 abolition votes polled. NEW Yonx EcrcTiolss.—The Ineofoco jorny, on the popolar vote in the State, will be be tween twelve and thirteen thonear.ll—erough in all conscience. In the city, we have elected three on! thirteen members for the Assembly. and one of the Senator,' (Morris Franklin). The Hausa of As scnbl) will stand, 93 locolocoe to 35 democrats. The senate 15 democrats to 17 locofocos, As ACK NowttncotENT.—We beg Mr. Whitney's pardon (or not acknowledging. Inst . week, a present which we received from - him. of something less than a bushel of the finest, the largest and hest fl .v0n.,1 turnips and potatoes that we ever saw or ° tasted. %V trust our neglect will not prevent Mr: W, from trying us a sec.nd time. GEN. SCOTT.—Thfa diatinguhhed soldier has re cently published n ucirrulnr" in which he •defines his postion." and also states unequivocally that he his no objection to become the Democratic ciindi the presidency m 1849. • GENED•LJACKSON Rafe. in one of his Into I'at• levy, that he has an abiding confidence in rre.lideni Tyler ; and that he is in ftvnr of the governm en t being administered by men and not by money. The "old boy " did not alwaysthink so. A REPORT.—II know pretty gener4ll, understand, that the Hon. Calch Cushing has wtin'tl rind won a dtoghter of Preodent Tyler. Cushions have riz, la'ely. Nr.w; Piezre.—Mr. Pleasarits, of the Richmond Whig. is about alerting a new paper at Washington. The prospectus has appeared. It is to be called the Independent." ELECTED.—The Hun. Francis (Irenger, late Post master General, ban been elected to Congo sr. from his old district in New York, by a majority of some 400; TARING TIIR VEIL—Two jus.;lyand blooming glib, tank the Mark yell at - the Cormeltnk: nunnery, in Haltimme, lost week. ) Cottarcn•Trm —The new Roman Catholic Church of Si. Vincent do Paul, at -Baltimme. was / Senses 'awed on Sunday last by Bishop Cranche. .c Corrstrzneirra.—A large amo counterfeit Mexican dollars are now in dire ew Or. leans. Cause--the had odor of. 71. . . . - SOIiRT TO ratan l7.—John Quitliey Adams ha nnnounceti o his intentbm of retiring from public life after the close of the next session of C.mgress. Tns CHANIttoN. 6 —Cannt, thh*.ebampinn ofEng land." is now in :Nice York fighting, eon aniore, at the Bowery theatre. Tos POPCILTION of Cinch;Osii is 46.438; Lon-. iiville, 21,210; and SI. Louis, 16,468. bi. . etiovalro.—Wbe 'sloe of U. O. Bank not& THE DIILNEW6 JO!JUNAL. . ECON.MIINICiTED.) • T •ffs New- Ea ----41r.4difor.—Knowing the edi tore of our borough . bdie 4i lively iiiterest-itilhe sum emit of my experiment, of : tpivisong canotby steam, I send you the followingjnferrnation to grati fy the euriasitir td, your reader& On the first. trip, when all doubts of my success weie removed, in the minds of those present, a large piece of wood was driven into the propelling.wheels from the lock, three miles below Pottsville, which islandy demonstrated the necessity of protecting the wheels from such ob stacles, and from the rubbish drawn .into them from the bottom of the cotta! in stallow places, by the suc tion of the wheels. This was accomplished by a screen of 3-8 mond iron; and a second experiment was made, (with a full load* both instances) but another misfortune awaited'..Ater .progreesing between three and four miles, frequently rubbing ;he bottom, and sulject to all the usual impediments : in low water. our connecting crpnk to the main shaft. brake and compels us .odelaY our trip down the ca nal. From what has taken place, the following conclu sions may be safely drawn t The engine instead of working across the boat. mint work fore and op. The propelling wheels must be larger to obtain more speed, (our's averaging the rate of one horse) and instead of working reverse ways, our experience tea ches us the probability that one wheel will answer for the propelling power; and, then, floating pieces of wood will be thrown out as soon as'it is put in motion. The enterprise will not ho abandoned ; but being poor. I am net able. at present, to make all the alterations necessary ; and as the navigation of our canal by steam r, with Loma winking indeperal• enily of each other, is a matter of great importance, why should I not receive some assistance from those most iiiterestcd ? Yours Respectfully, :Joni M. CM:ISLAND. Tor PotT's I.4otiravT.--The following ere the onssian"--which we promised last week There hisn't von t love me, there him% von to veep. The sorrows that swell up my art •en sop% people sleet) I looks ha round the wilderness of human folks I see And well I knows there hisn't von vot cares a pin for me• !Talons.. !intone for hewer comes that sound of black de spair; Ilalone wen I aye knelt me clown and hollered out in prat or; Vert. the blank rag of bitterness round henry ope was thrown. I stood in silent sollertude to fight with berth halone. O m%' vnt n sod world it is yen genius such as mine, Should by lots. ll' be left balone to wither J p and pine; 1,11.0 some igh I d and sorrowfiii dark solertary true Vith totalling round him but a lot of little brush to sre. rre mane my mind up to he bold. I tinf:Fri't care n cuss, 111 !mina my m.gh.r genius ant and msknn ronsin luso; Ard liken Comer sill) a tail leave a streak of he hr, A lid make common people stare vith yonder at the sight ‘tarot ETU T.-- A down east editor -,--,'e he hey:: s•vmewlirre in New Hamp.hire-L—hos purchased a machine Nr mat.tifacturitta poetry. The follovt• ing is given as the first sample from the product of the sa:4l machine : Sound the land bale from Unroll) to Grnting. I ew.ll is no. and Anhh‘ Is snorfierz The news Willett we hear all n d is quite cheerio' So whets d.) your duty and don't bc a-fearin% FIRST P‘nr.—Ots the first page will he found an article on the Coal Trade. copied from the American }Whew! J.iurnal. The writer attempts to show that till the intetests of tt.is regiot. are or can. be made identical ; and although we do not endor.e an his statements, yet they are deserving of e..nsideration. A t.Anor. TOR".—The Philadelphia North Ameri can says that ov Saturday - I.fternoon hat, the stea mer John Jay towed up to that city, from the Chesa peake and Delaware Canal. via the Tide Water Ca nal, tartly canal boats, all heavily laden with pro duce. Inov MAsTracTons.--A meeting of the inhahi• tants of Scioto, Lawrence and Jaelt4on counties,Ohio, interested in the Iron Manufacture, W[l9 called for the sth- inst. to memorialise Congress against the importation of free iron. and in favor of laying addi tional dillies on foreign iron. Paupers'En.--Governor Porter has pardoned Dr. chaunrey. It will he recollected that the Doctor aas tried. convicted, and sentenced for a term of years to the Penitentiary. for producing abortion, which resulted in the death of his victim. FODDID IT, DECENCY !-Ii ix rumored that-Senn tor Tappan (o( Ohio) is to resign his seat in the U. S. Senate. and that the famous, or, rather, the in famous, Dr. Duncan--Bully Duncan, par excellence --is to be elevated to the vacancy. Constr.' ENTA ns.—The merchants of New York are about preventing the Prince de Joinville %vitt) vplenclol life boat. Better give the money. which the boat willicest, to the poor. They will he sadly in want of it , (luring the rotting winter. A net-U.K.-1i you are up toy our ears in troubles and difficulti. a —pecuniary. to rnean,—take off your eon:, null up your e.teeves, and go to work in cameo ; and unh . n clear head, a light heart. and a thick pair ( of breeches, success trust crown your effort.. ('courser on‘vssvrins. —There hits heen Currency Convention in liahimere. At the first I ,hrice at she. proceedings of the Convention. it struck US the of j , .et was to bolster up the Baltimore and Ohio R.oleoad Company. Pnit...nEt.ent A.- Philstielphis is remarkable for getting tip remarks:4e meetings. The last public meeting thrre ikas for the purpose of urging upon the .N4vy Department the necessity of launching a frigate. Co:csmnsev.—Mr. WWI, a highly respeci.‘ble citizen of Philadelphia, came very near being made a victim of one oldie basest andlest of conspiracies. The particulars are of too disgusting a character for publication. No Nears.—Niany of Or Philadelphia friends tell us that they never. stopped at a better 'taupe— whether for eating, drinking. or sleeping—than die Pennaylvanta Hall, of this borough. . Wo hare found that out long ago.. Eh, Col.,nel Tnr. GROGAN CASE.- Mr. Johnston. P n officer of Colonel Dyer's corps, f tr' participating in the cap ture of Grogan, in the territory of the United `Stales, has been sentenced to bediachargted from his compa. ny. A most righteous'sentence. HOPE so.—h is thought That the Tennessee Leg. islature will shortlig4 into an election. for two IL S. Senators. Of course the election of loin democrats would be certain. , Ili n. !Ittrisn's performance of William Tell, at the theatre, on Monday evening last, evinced talent of a high order. Ihe bowie was quite full and the applause considerable. Css IT nz ?BCE 1--ft is stated in seeml of our exchange papers that Mrs. Mae. the wife of the el. fluent divine of that name, is keeping a boinlini house somewheie in Terns. - • • Cnntzsa Mussvm.—This rare collection, and once the pride of Philadelphia, headmen shipped on board the Hendrick Hudson, at New York, for Lon 'don. . . STOCIIk-U. S;Bank stock is selling in Philade. phia at 4 ; - .Stite' L oans , . 1846, Ginutj Bank`'' 22; • Schuylkill Navigation, 47 Reading -Railroad. 25. • :„.. 7 • • 7•• • LITMUS? AssocraTtotr.--The first meeting of the LiterarrAssOciation,wifl be held at dm Acade my on Thursitsi evening. Om 25th November., An introductory kcture will be delivered and an original poem wig be welted on the occasion. Tbeintroduc, tory. lecture will , be dettvered by a young gentleman_ of this tiorouglr, with whorl we have had o long and warm personal acquaintance. We have been' re• quested to p.iblish the following correspon. t encp. TIIURSDAV EVENING. Nov. H. TM. J. F. Carter, Erg.; DEARSts ' stated meetineof the young men of the bontogh of Pottsville. - convened - for the pur pose of forming themselves into a Literary Association ; it yeas resolved that's committee of three beappointed to procure a suitable person to deliver before said Soci ety at its. first-regular meeting an "Intmductory A!- dress. " The undersigned, composing said committee, respectfulty invite you to the Performance,of said duty, io conformity with the resolution above mentioned, and beg leave to express it hope that you will accede to their request. Pe pleas. d to accept from the Society and °metres, individually, the continued, assurance of our sincere rcs pcct and esteem. CARL ITOLTZER, JOHN PORTER, Coriamittre. THOMAS FOSTER, FRiDAY Mortal Na ‘ Nov 12,1841. Gentlemen:—Your polite letter, inviting me to deliver the " Ir.troductory Address " before the Literary Asso clad II has been received. Duly impressed with the honor which you have conferreA,3 still accept the invita tion with reluctance, helievisg that a more suitable person could have been found—one who can boast of a longer residence among volt than I can; and. terms ., add. who is blessed with a greater share of , abilities than I pretend to. I temsin, Gentlemen, respectfully, your oho serv't. JOHN F. CARTER. To Messrs Ifolmer.Porter, and Foster. TasTug.—We are positively asspred by the manager that on Monday evening next the-thea tre closes. That evening has been set apart for a tomphioentary benefit to Mrs. Powell, a pretty and 'talented actress and vmost deserving woman. The entertainments provided (or the occasion are of a no vel rinu highly attractive character, and cannot fail to draw the largest and most fishionahle house of the season. The afterpiece is a new. farce, abounding in good points and laughable situations. The hero of the piece, Tom Moore—the ••Trish Lion"--will be personated by our townsman, Mr. Lafevre. The part was evidently intended by the author for Mr. Lafevre, or Mr. Lafevre was intended for the part, for it possesses all that,tich, broad humor, so peculia-ly characteristic of that gentlemen. In the play, a young gentleman of Pottsville will sustain the ardu ous character of Damon. “HOLLT EVE."—Paying dearly for a FroVc.— A very• serious nffair occurred at Washington on the evening of the last day of October. A party of young individuals deter,' hied to amuse themselves by a frolic of stealing cabbages, and accordingly yen. lured upon the premises of a gardener near the city, who expecting something of the kind on i.Holly Eve,” lay in wait for the aggressors, fired a gun. which severely wounded one of the persons engaged in the spot. Finding the individual severely woun ded, the party retired to n dwelling adjacent, wheel. strange to tell, nn examination disclosed the fact that the sufferer win; tiliou»g girl dressed in men's clothes. —So Boys the Phila. Spirit of the Times. POTTSVI LLE.—The premonitory symptoms indi cate that we are in have lively, busy, and joyous titres in Pottsville during the coming winter: Par halls. soirees, and game dinners, are to he given, ad in , nilem ; to say nothing of fairs and sleigh rides, by way of interlude. The railroad will he completed in a few weeks; and if the company cannot trans port coal over it, they ran passengers, and live stock, as all the world knows, is the most productive. Cattaz IN 10ENV ORILKAN4.—John Milligan was arrested on the I ili instant, charged with throw ing a bucket of boiling water on Mrs. Hazeare. kee per of an artificial firmer manufactory. A man n 3. med Mitchell wea arrested the same day, charged with being n counterfeiter; and John Murray with a eating $2OO. Another was arrested for stealing 800, and having $2,800 of New Orleans counter— feit money in his possession. Madame Moreau who kept a perfumery store at the corner ofSt. Peter and Royal streets, committed suicide by drowning herself in the Mississippi. MOST DREADFUL.—A late foreign paper says— •"At Salem. United States, a house took fire the other day, and not a drop of water could be had to stop the conflagration, in consequence of the whole of it being required for the teetotallers, who were then holding a festival." We forget the name of the pa. per from which the above is copied. BENEFIT. -Mr. Mush takes a Benefit at the the atre this evening. He is an actor of fair talents, end rich in every thing, save money. Give him a bum per. Tones.—The tolls on the New York Canals for the month of October, of the present year, amount to $359,992. LF.Tis.--The notorious Levis is living in quite retired manner in the vicinity of ailveston, Texas. His residence is milled ...Levis' Retreat." A CIiANCE.--Mr. Allen has disposed of his inter ea: In the Washington Madisonian to Mr. John B. Jones. CommancE.—The exports info the Unite4l States for the year enduncSiTtember 301 h, 1840. amount to. $132,085,956; tmports $107.14,1.519. Coue HOIT E.—Thu New Orleans papers request the absentees to ..c - o - me homer," es no danger from sickness need now be apprehendeJ. Dixinv.vins.-1 he Exchange Bank of Pittsburg has declared a livid. nd of three per cent. The Mer chants and Manufacturers' Bank, four per cent. THE CVRATITER during the last week •hes been Wet s cold, damp and. foggy, with occasional glimp ses of a clear sky and an unclouded sun. TREASURY NoTEs.—'[tie amount of outstsnd ing Treasury notes on the Ist inst., was $ 7,371,- 705. TollACCO.—Ahout 7,200 hogsheads of -tobacco were inspected in Philadelphia from the Ist of Jan- uary last to the Ist Inst. QUICK ThlP.—The ship Tippecanoe lately sr• rived at New Orleans in 9 , days from Baltinsore. There is magic in the name of Tip. THE PITTLADELPUIA wags are getting up ellaorts of jukes about clairvoyance and, anima( magnetism. TALKED or,—There is some talk of the New Orleans Banks resumiug speefe payments. Mrcatostr.--the Mein are successful in this state "Bring us no more reports." • Ma. Gir.s will please accept "Our thanks for sev eral valuable papers and repertai. ' _ A PPOINTET.—The ~/iSecretokry of , 'Wor hay apptiin teii Gem Parker Chief - Clerk of hiidepartmel3!. PAIITIT FIN teaK6.—The N. York and Erie Rail: road is finished to Goshen. * VERT Low.-4'he SupprOlunnah. Efroaran PATMENT.—Tho Bank of-Buffalo. lifcmier.--Newo of any Iciod-. ID BATHS" ID Philadelphia last weekpet , i - - . 2111 fort. of Jtcmo. Messrs Webiner,-Falwanl and Buchanan were kr Philadelphia last Week. _ bishop Hughes was to - byre delivered. lecture he fore the Metcantile library. Philadelphia, test etc ping. Subject, •Pope Pius VD.'• _ Mr. Jolni Vaughan, one of the oldest merchants of Philadelphia, is about to retire from business. President Tyler hex returned to Washington. Nearly 0000 letters were received in New York by the Great Western. The steamers Governor Moreland and Omega were recently snagged in the Deaths in Baltimore last week, 33. Snow fell in New York on !Sunday last. Burton's theatre, Philadelphia, is doing it good businest4 There is some talk of his uniting with Pratt of the Chesnut. _ The average tripe of Cunard's Boston steamships have been a few hours over 14 days. This is about equal to 16 days to New York. • A large portion of the village of Chittenango, N. Y., was recently destroyed by fire. 187 prisoners were committed to the New York _Tombs last week. Mr. Manvera and - the Seguina are giving concerts in Philadelphia. After dinner, sit for an hour. It assists digestion and is conducive to comfort. Our friend Dow, Jr. justly stbervert, • if you see anything that doesn't exactly ackord with your no tions of pea•snup and propriety, spread on the mus tard of reproof as thick as you please; hut don't ri dicule.' If the conductors of country papers generally would think end write a little more on their own ac count, and borrow (sled is too harsh a word) less from their city cotemporarier, their subscription lists might be very materially increased. The breakfast table asaokmost appropriate place for meditation. As you Gip your coffee, and flirt with your toast, you an then and there think of the sins of omission end commission of the r•.ight pre• vions. The breakfast is emphatically the most silent of all meals. The very flittering notices which several of our exchanges have taken of the Miners' Journal hula 6113 quite to the blush. However, we IleFerve all that is said of us. The editor of the Sunday Mercury, in announcing the approach of cold weather: intimates that it will be necessary for him either'to get a wife or nn eAtro ton of coal, (anthracite, of course.) Ile adds that no girl need ap t ly unless she is qualified to sew on shirt buttons. The public are respectful) informed that there will tw no very urgent necessity to'• keep cool" for the next six months. We tremble lest our friend Wallace should not gel any of the state pap next winter,- A few spoons tt.ll could not be given to a more deserving fellow. fie to a true democrat, a rare wit, and a choice spi rit ; for he--is not only witty himself, • butt the cause of wit in others.' Hold up your head and keep your hands out of your pockets, while you are walking in the streets. What a woman lacks in strength of mind, she makes up in purity. What a queer and pleasant situation it is to fall up stairs, or run your head unexpectedly against a lamp post. The editor of the Easton Sentinel has a queer way of ryphering. He gives the Incofocos a majority of 13,000 at the late election in Vermont. Try again, friend. ' It is the height of cruelty for our friends to ex pect us to give the full returns of the late elections. Time should be given for our wounes to heal before they ere exposed to the public gaze. The citizens of the Atlantic cities ere again inoc ulated with a rage for hearing all kinds of lectures from all sorts of persons. • - On a banner, borne in a late locofoco procession io fslew York, was the following inscription : ! Suns of Democracy arise and show the Whigs you will never ail.' The Reading papers are filled to the exclusion almost of all other matter, with the trial of Nicholas Reinhardt, for the murder of Conrad Christ, of Berne township, Berks county. A conclusion of the trial cannot be expected befit.° the latter end of next month, in consequence of the adjournment of the court. Off the coast of Africa, a British sloop of war has had an engagement with a slaver. The former was beat off with considerable loss. Elsaler is still in Boston. Mrs. Sigourney has published a volume of her fu gitive pieces. She is a sweet poet. The Bostonians are quite crazy about a ball they are getting up in honor of the Prince de Joinville. In keeping wish many of their "notions." It is now pretty generally admitted, on all sides. that the more you eat the less you want to. We Spent-the other evening in company with balance next week. Horace Greeley says that a hurried marriage with a stpuger is but a pour disguise fur seduction. Uncle Sam has made an unsuccessful attempt to purchase the• lands belonging to the Sauka and the Foxes. Brownson says that locofoco means light, and that he is not ashamed of the name. According to the Courier and Enquirer, ineofoco was originally writ ten locifogo. The definition of the latter word is, moving stench..' Fanny Fiizwilliam had a bumper of a benefit at the; Nationaltheatre, Philadelphia, last week. She is n glorieus actress. One of the pupils of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum of Philadelphia gave the following answer to the question, "What are Yankees ?" ' "They area pet)• plo livirg . in the Dilater!' States, famous fur making woaden nutmegs." Exchange in New York lilt week on Philadel. Olio was at 5 per cent. Col. Harney is ordered to Florida again. We wish some:humane person orocild stop a par agraph that has been going the rounds of the coun try papers for the last two months, with the startling caption of «s shower of flesh. and blood!" The cost of the Delaware and Raritan Canal ex . ceeds $2,000,000. The revenue from it has never exceeded lj.per cent. General Cass daughter was married In Capt. Can field, U. 8. A., on - the Ist of October, in London. The Philadelphia papers say that the interest due on the state debt will be promptly pail in February next. - • The presein season hoe been unfavorable for the mackerel fishery. • More Indian murders in Florida. The Britannia; at Boston, brOught out 13,000 letters. • Sevcral very, distressing shipwreck. on 001 north.. ern biker. Erte,Ts., has taken a fresh slatt.6 SniresiTs.—Our Canal is 'again in fair navin. ble order, in consequenie of the beery rains In t week. The shipments, including the Little Bc4tlyi. kill. amount to 18,963 tons—total this season, 548,. 890 tons. Pane or Cosi.. —The price of Coat both in N. York and Philadelphia, remains without any mate. tied change since our last quotations. ,►n Philadel phia, it is so Rutted in the Commercial List, many families have neglected to lay in their winter's sup. ply of coal, believing that coal will be cheeps,. le this belief they have been strengthened by the de , ceptive statements of unprincipled speculators, as they wilt soon find to their cost. Paziours.--But little change in the price freight sin-e our lest. We quote to Philadelphia . at $ I 05 to New York $ 4 00. Vessels still con• time in Risk demand on the Schuylkit et Philadel• phis. We quote to Boston, $250 ; to Providence, $ 2 25; and to Nets York, $ l 75, RECEIPT OP COAL. -Up -to the 2Rth Wt.. the whole amount of Anthracite Coal shippedirom the different regions, amounted to 810,218 tone. SCHUYLKILL N•vsoarlOA.—s 489,818 is the amount of tolls received on the Schuylkill Canal this season up to the 30th inst. To the same period last year, $404,255. Shipments of Coal for the week ending on Thum • day evening last. Shipped by , Boats. Tons Delaware Coal Co. 28 • 1504 Mtlnes & Spencer, 24 1314 S 'leitrier & Son, . 21 - 1087 Gm H Potts, 20.• 1063 Milner & Haywood, • 16 935 Miller & Haggerty, „ 14 748 Bennet& Taylor, 13 684 • G Bast, _ 13 653 John Pinkerton 12 649 Charles Lawton, 12 647 G'eurr. is Pri ne, 12 615 Hill & Carmer, Bdt-&, Bolton. S B. Pre , e & Co. 7 3R6 & Nice, R Kea r. Polon Collieries, liewes & Balker, l;h9tlep, Aehley Stanion, 1. C Dougherty W. !Wallace, R. Adams, Thom p.m & Ponman. ' 4 210 T. Mortis • •4 207 JameN Downey t 4 • 211 Charles Encl. Sillymon & Prior kierikins G. Thompson, Sundry Shipperr, From Pottsville ►o Philadelphia, From Pottsville to New York Ll'lrTLg SCHUYLKILL COAL TRADE For the week ending on Thursday last., Tons. lio.v sth Providence, 62 " Friendship 54 6 Maly Ann, . 63 " R. Rickert, 60 u J. Rubitiholt, 62 8 Rocky Mountain. 64 9 Fox, 50 Sarah & Hannah, 52 10 Jane, V . , ('2 ••• Tr.veller, 54 'British Queen, 12 Wiziard, 54 " Ann Thompson. 56 Mechanic,so • • 14 Boats. Tons, 735 355 per last report ' 17899. —369 = 18634 1101.0 IT CARBOY BAIL IMAM The amo..n't of Coal transported nn this road up to Thursday evening last, is 4,442 tons Per last report , 77001 MINE 1111,1; dr. SCHUYLKILL HAVEN RAIL ROAD The amount of Coal transported on We road up to Thursday evening last, ie 8.3P5 05 Per last report 239,2118 11 NMI, CREEK RAIL ROAD,, The amount of Coal transported on this road op to Thursday evening last, is 2,174 10111 Per last report 52,442 On she 10th inst., by the Rev. John •Megrim, Mr FacscisOnAts to.ldiss Ssusa 131441 4 both of West Wood. On Wednesday the 16th of November. instant. at the house of Michael Mottimer ' innkeeper: in the Iturough of Pottsville, at 2 o'clock. P. M. ofitaid day, Three undivided. eight Perusal' a certain &act of land. situate in. R. sh township, Schuylkill county containtriu 207 acres 87 pereheir. be' the same more or less, bounded by lands of Wen. Lllurleoried, Isaac Bisuti..e, Jacob Allen and otlierit. l late the estate of Dr. Enos Chichester-. tondilion tithe 'day of sale, by • = ' ' • • , 3. EITIAMMANi Assignee of Dr. E Chleborts rtio' triffie. Nov, 13,1841. - ii :tiro % iu f -~'~" Schoylkill.Coal Trade REMARKti. 344 Per lest report 11,364 12,708 , 512.775 Shipments to same period last Year 273.783, PRICE OF FREIGH*IB J. & R. CARTEL 9 Boots 410 186 do Per la.t report 9513 James Taggart, Boats this week 300 143 do Per last report 7258 --149 —7558 7I 2 13..aia, LEHIGH COAL. TRADE For the week ending Nov. 2. • 102.708 SIIAMOKIN COAL TRADE To Nov. 3, 18,735 LACRAWANA COAL TRADE. For the week eintine 25, 158.008 Total . 81,643 NATHAN CLEAVER. Collector Total' 247.593 16 WM. NEW ELL Collector. / Total 54 616 GEO. HADFS,TY. enllector. M A BRIE D. Ifor Sale. I 1 677 11 5:16 7 377 8 322 6 310 6 315 5 - 269 5 257 ♦ 216 4 213 4 405 4 203 50 2738 18 22.8 494.547 9923 Total tons,' 36.115
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