',7:i. ; _i'-'7,..' .;-et!'l-7 _"jam. e! _~ - ISE ''1411:11IDAY AIORNIN4, JAN. 8, 1842. tiov.soson to pies., the received.. It Thursday mu I ;Cr* Tear', I and ... 6 , the first • The let al, — 7 , ill long be re . membered in the Coal Regiltn I iii fact, it never t • 1 - will,4;ever can, be forgoitecii The chronology of cur .- Region will take that [auspiebrus day as a • treitlife guide—fur eery [occurrence, greet or small, that has taken piece prior td it, and for ell thee will take place in • the as - jingo and doing • future. Although •in jute "hinter, the day was .• bright, boleti, beeutifot !, :I[ he 'sun shone forth • in ill its glory, majerity.*lspleurlur. Its geni. el rays were felt . and iteei every were. The . ~ snow melted under Mil witTni, 4'l6Se:tieing touch. Our noble hilliend mouue, but the day before coirted ,with trwhite, gli tterin g , Sparkling dress .of virgin snow, looked! like pieitee of patchwork, with spots of Snow add te still green ground • peeping, furth in all direc tions--like pearls and emeralda—and not unlike soap suds on'thel green velvet 6 1 1 • ' • We said it was a bri ht, balmy; beautiful day ! We fervently trust tharit iv as en omen of better •.!= ! ,.days and better timea.l! flit en early both!, our 7.• - - . bustling town assumed • a still more bustling ap. •," potence than usual. The old end young .re I - abroad, with smiling faces,ilight hearts. and ick : : -breeehei. The ti teetotalbirs" were obi d,' too, a well dressed, happy looking set of noble fellows, ....ening in numbers and! strong in their resolution 'T tco. J Wore the beastly habit H of intoxication. Our !. 1 • different bands of music were else abroad, ma ! .king the air vocal with istr4ns of martial and enul - ' mitring music. Moat i)f . the ladies were at, home, • their. beautiful faces wteathed in Smiles, receiving ? their annual . visiturii with that open, Lind hearted hospitality. for which !the gentlr ars of our re , gi'on have ever been se recuarkatile. The public • -places of worship were nu neglected neglected ; end many were assembled in them, to render homage end thanks to the Great j Di/poser of all events, for the blessings vouchsafed o them during the past item.. -, It was a day of joyen: kuticipstion The road which connects Pottseilliti With Philadelphia was to be opened orr that day,l-and a locomotive, with i the President, Directors and Officers of the Rail road Company, were hit trly expected to arrive . • at the depot, Mow our i rrough: About noon, the wl.ole town was IV° n ID a state of high ex. - eitement. The lecortioir was-in sight ! The „thin white vapor, as it carped from therlueoreit .. Cie, could be seen hoverng ' in ! the gerge of the . Bluth Mountain, and tl e hurried panting of the escape announced the. ap ',roach pf the locomotive long before it was in sight. The Directors, Sze., .•• -:on . their arrival, proceeded-to Or Mount Carbon . House, where they.were surrounded and welcomed • by numbers of the ciliztt of Pottsville. A hasty • repast having been preps sd, the Company adjourn. ed lathe dining room, aid all Were es...happy and as joyoucas good feeliti i good wine, and agrees hie anticipations could inske, them. Mr. Ed wards, in behalf 'the Piestdent and Director's of the -Railroad Company announced , that they would partake of the' prr(erred hospitalities of the 31 Region on Tuesday tie t, at the same time invil ling our citizens to pay visit to Philadelphia en , masse, over their road, ! I ree, gratis, and for math . .. itig. on the coming M I day. The annunciatido • and invitation were ittee Ted with vrestapplause. In the meantime, hunt de of our citizens, prece ded by a band of mem,' had assembled at the de pot. gazing with wondei sad pleasure on the first Inc %motive that bad prirtrated into the fastnesses of the Coal Region. I The Directors made it, ` was necessary for them ly in the evening_ B y] se:tted in the c.at; and it was given, and the Lel the greatest rapidity, a and the tallest kind'of depot precisely at ten P. M., for Philadelph . Island Bridge „ten mm Total nine. including I inutes. Total mom none,. This to e .g in the state of the 'Oa: alliaerti/- Asylltaxis, ' We have (resiliently suggested the propriety anti -riaressity of istaTiehing a Miners' Asylum iu this Region, for piton, disabled minors, and others engaged in thtl mines; but thus far our i n suggestions have notb en acted upon . We trust that an 'effort will now be made for the establish tnentnf web an Asylah ; for the plan eon be put into eueeessful opertitilin, without the burthen be- ing felt in the slight 4 degree by any particula; elssa io the communie,. Let t i an additional toll -of i7nr cent ordy. 0111 ton, be imposed by the Schuylkill NavigatiOn l '':lompa l ny and the Reading L Railroad Company,* it all the coal transported over th eir iroprovern, i ota, and an Asyliim will snort spring into egiitimeo, worthy of the Region, anti worthy of the nOle cb.irity intended to be e t uiferred. If such g i toll had been imposed last Year; the receipts . ould base nearly reached ' ;56,000. - And for o therst five years. at that rate, the receipts will evelige $0,0 , 00. per annum, a corn - adequately eu ffi ernt for this purpose. • The great dingefgi+ which .miners are,expo sed in theii subterrer Ilan laberis are only familiar to those engaged ititnining. operations. _ 'Aid. dents are happening almost weekly, and game of them of a serious natiii. Explosion of fire damp, crushing. of the Mine.felling cd props, and falls of ' slate and coal, are a f l ew the dangeta only to - which these hardy art. darinifellows are exposed. If any of them Shaul become maimed and dies bled while laboring id hring forth the bidden trea lures of oar region, ..and have not the, means nor the ability to ,support. themselves, to whom can they look for aid but , o that class who are benefit ? z, t e d 14 their labors b Nye feel assured tint neither our operators, the dealeis in toV, nor +l, consumer', will object to -this eharge-:o one efMt 'per t on .; hot will take a pleasure in seeing th i sOtrifiirig i sun imposed, Ou Monday next. there :kr l tll fie a meeting of the Di rectors of the '.itchuyllii I Navigation Company and 7, thci Reading, Railroailleempiny, whin we hope • the suhject will be inklught before the two bards for their action. AS i edoobt 'not of their Camper • - StiOn• 1 Ae soon.ss there a onfricient sum raised to build the Asylum rid . endow, the same, (end ! 1 1 4 which can be done in atxtut &eine") the charge of One cent to be withdrawn. kJ:IST/MI .41:1! okty *Weir!, last week, of? the --. • 141.1; • ' state of religion in rittiaville, the .• Universalist -.• -Church "was omitted" through a mistake of the • - en.' positor~ • I • • To - •Conasseilithtsrrs.-+ X " is insemissi- Junius" ditta l . , tuAttssa''l must harp itemelied thiewelt4sf prailte4l b y tag 'kind hints. ¬ Vr,sf.. 7 I r paper Went id not been delivered on e Pottsville •Astival of it a short sojnurn. as it to be in Philadelphia ear itwo o'clock they were all la few minutes the signal darted away with hitd the waving of hate huzzaing. They left the i'minntes past two o'clock I'm, and arrived at Peter's tee before eight- o'cldek. toppages. 5 .hours and 40 g to ie ' 4 hours and 48 eitt performance, consider; :: - ;,--,;,•) 1 _ , -.' ; ' ,- ,:,.::'•:',:.- ..; OPENI.NG , .O# "Hp Philadelphia and; Beading 11 Road: .lisesur lOth, 181 g. ."The Philadelphia avid Pottsville Railroad Compa ny can never be "in (At." so long as they can draw ou the rich doposites of the Schollull Coal Region." . . At a meeting of the citizens of the Coal Re gion, held at the Pennsylvania Hall, Pottsville, on Monday evening; Dec. 6th, 1841, it was re solved to tender a Public Dinner and Ball to the President, Direct/ire ititd Officer's of the Reading' s Railroad Company, in honor of the completion of their Road to Pottsville. The invitation has been tendered to theist gentlemen, accepted, and the dinner, and ball +ill take place on Tuesday the 11th inst. The 'following gentlemen were appointed at the abdve meeting a Committee of Arrimgements: ..i Frayis B. Nichols, Andrew B. White, 1 • Charles Lawton, 1 Aquila Bolton, Benjamin Bannon ; Jacob Sheafe, George ;H. Potts,' John Berman, Thomas C. Williams, Daniel R. Bennett, George C. Wynktaop, Gideon Brat, E. Y. Parquhar, ii J. H. Campbell, E. . Henderson. I . The followingtlemen were appointed Man agers of the Ball: gen Las, . George H. pats, Charles Potts, t Thomas C'lWilli Andrew Russel, 1 William rjegger7, John Shippen, - • F 1 W. Hughes. . • The President and Directors of the Philadel phia and Pottsville Railroad, having in the most generous manner placed the Railroad at the dis posal .of the ;Committee of Arrangements, and through them exterided an invitation to the citi zens of Schtiylkilll county, embracing the Itii., ne . , : , .rers,colliers, and.all other classes, to join , !., a , 1 4 t GRAND JUBILEE, on the opening of the road, on Monday, the 10th inst., anangemenis Will be made by the Company to take ONE THOUSAND PERSONS from Schuylkill County to Philadelphia,Afree of fare, on Monday ; and on Tuesday they will return to Pottsville accompanied by the Officers and Maim gers, and their Guests, to partake-of the hospital ities of the Region. , The train will leave the De pot at Mount Carbon for phiLadelphia„preCise/y at ha %f past seven o'clock, on Monday morning, the 10th inst. . On arriving at the city, a Pro cession will be - fornied in the following order : Grand Marshal, Col. George C. Wynkoop. Assistant Marshals, Aquila Bolton. Benjamin Bannan, J. H. Campbell, E Y. Farquhar, John Reed, ' Adam Herring, E. Q. Henderson, J. F. Carter, Francis D 3 niele. • ORDER OF PROCESSION. ' :Mum. The National Light Infantry, of Pottaville, Captain Dean, ,' Music. The Orwigsburg Ovysof Orwigsburg, Capt. Bickel Music. The MineravilleArtilleristr, of Minersvil'e, Cpptain Kutzner. Music. The Washington ;Yeager*, of Pottsville, Captain Dorliinger, • Committee of ArrangemenDs. Invited Guests. Raill road Contractors. ti Music. The COLLIERS of Schuylkill County ; with ap. Fir,o,Fiatepanners. Citizens - or Schuylkill County, &c. The procession will form at Columbia Bridge. From thence march along the Railroad to Coates street. dream Coates street to Broad, down Broad to Arch, down Arch to Ninth, down Ninth to Chesnut, down Chesnut to Third, down Third to the Exchange, and there dismiss. The Cars will leave Philadelphia on Tuesday morning, in time to reach Pottsville by about two o'clock, P. M., that day. ; Let there be a pouring out of the whole Region to greet our- guests on their ar rival at Monnt Carbon, for the purpose of show ing 'thy the citizens of Schuylkill county feel a lively interest in the completion of this great work. ; • Paocassion its Pox-rsviLLE.—At a meeting of the Committee of Arrangements, on Wednes day evening last,' held at the , Pennsylvania Hall, it was Ressikyd, ,That it be recommended to the different Civic Associations in the Region to turn out and escort the guests from the Railroad Depoti on Tuesday afternoon next. Re i rked, That Edward Owen Parry, Esq., be Chief Marshal ; to arrange the Procession at Mount Carbon, on Tuesday afternocni, the 11th inst. ' ' THAT TEatt..—,--The Railroad Ball will he given in the large ronm of the Town . Hall ; and from the well known.spint and tone of the - managers of the Bail, thn may rest assured that rdnin On ;that eventful evening will ,pre sent a most brilliant appearance; as brilliant as suitable decorations and the congregated beauty of Pottsville, of Reading, and even of Philadel phia, can make Our beaux and belles will be in a great Butter and state of excitement for the next threer-4aya. We must certainly be There. Cot. JOnvaMs, of the Pennsylvania Hall, is making the nessary preparations to give such an entertainme nt on tiresday next, as will put all his Inner eff..4ts in that way completely in the shade. His roOm • already is filled with • profasi. , ? ?f geMe ; and the delicacies of the sea son and oat of the season .have been attended to. The dining rootris -Will be appropriately and ele gantly decOrated. Mal bear has been caught.— Exciting timea, these. Rzla zwasn, that the Cars will leave the Depot, at Mounti Carbon, on Monday morning, at pre cisely half, past 'seven o'clock. Be on the ground in good time. The following gentlemen have been appointed a Committee to , attend to the disposition of the cars and passengers : E. Y. Farquhar, George C. Wynkoop, Aquila Bo4op, E. Q. Henderson. I=7=lN A Meeting of the Miner) vrill beheld of OTon. nee; Hotel. 00l Saturday afternoon, January Bth, at 4 o'clock, P. M., to make arrangements to join in the Jubilee, on the opening of the Philadelphia and PottaVille Hamad, on Monday next. Maur Mutsns. Ttrutirs.—Bubscribers to the Railroad Dinner and Ball will pleasecall at the Bar of the Penn- . Sylvania Hall and receive their tickets, on or be fore Saturday evening, the-Bth inst. By order of the Consnidtteel l of Arrangements. NOTlCb—the different Civic Associations who intend turning out in procession on , Tues• day afiernoon next, will please report themselves to ,Edvninl Owen Parry, Chief Marshhl. By or der of the !Conimittee of Arrangements. OCR HOW. ire 'epaFioua, and possess every accommodation that a traveller can desire. Our friends below, wishing to pay a visit to Patsy'Us. on Monday and Tuesday neat, need hive no fear on the score of room. Drissa T cicars.—Persons wishing to pro. cure their . , dinner or ball - tickets, for the Rtidroad Jubilee", can obtain the same by applying at' the bar of the Pennsylvania Hall. Direaoie Dot.can Wsza. as. pnblishell at New York. for wit, biilliancy,funand fecetise, has not its equal on this continent. Tom's a genius, itlld mutt go ebca4.• • - ' " • • -'"-" - • - • r. a.ve , • - • 2/twisynania LesisWork Thitegisiuure cause* an. - Taiiday last. The House of Repre.entstives was called to alit by Mr."Bunsall. AU the members were present except Mr. Royer.'Cif liconersett...-On motion, the House proceeded to the elitction of - 13peaker. The vote was as ft:diens : • lames R. Snowden received 03 votes base LighMer , 33 . S 4 Corry. ' " 4g a r Hain) 8.90111111 ° 'Jesse Moore , - ' " I " Snowden, having received a majority of aIF• the votes, was declared duly elected, and condole ted to the Speaker's Chair by Messrs. Lightner and' tionsall.! On taking the Chair, he returned his thanks in! a very neat and pertinent address. The oath of;office was administered to Lim by Mr.. Lightner, and by the Speaker - to the other members. • Committees were appointed to , inform the Senate that he House was organised; and also, to inform the G& , _ ... ernor that- the Motile ass cage- Mud and prepared to receive any communication Or message. Mr. Bonsai! moved the appointmeit of e com mittee to prepare a system of rules for the govern ance of - the House, 'and until their teport, that those of the last session be adopted. Mr. Gamble gave notice that on Wednesday he bould ask leave to bnng in a b!ll to provide (or the re-payment of the loan authorised by the Re venue Bill of May 4, 1841, and to provide fur the resumption of Specie payments by the Batiks. Mr. Eldon] moved that the members and offi cers be supplied with three daily papers; or their equivalent, and that the postage be paid from the contingent fund. Agreed to. Mr. Hockrnan introduced a resolution that no officer of the House should receive or expect to receive any compensation or gratuity, except the daily pay of the members of the last session. The resolution was adopted after Mr. Lightner bad suggested to add daily pay and salary. " In the Seasva, the•same day. at three o'clock, P. M ~ Speaker Ewing called the Senate to order, and listed that during the vacation the.resigna tions lof three Senators had been receiveikviz William B. Reed in the first district; Charles Brown in the second district and John Rillinger of the seventh district, and that writs had been is sued to supply the vacancies. The Secretary of the Commonwealth was in troduced with the returns of Senators elected at the last general election. On motion of Mr. Fleming, the clerk proceeded to open and. read the returns; after which the roll being called, every Senator appeared in his place. Mr. Cochron then moved that the Senate pro ceed to the election of a Speaker, the Clerks acting as Tellers. After ten ineffectual ballots,the Senate adjourn ed. In the different balloting., there were thir teen different candidates in the field, but Metiers. Coplan, Erring, Strohm. Dimwit and Smith stood the highest on the list. - The Loco focus seitled upon Major J. B. An drews as their candidate for Clerk of the House, Mr. Clarke, of the county, for Sergeant•at-arms, and Mr. Lindsay, of Berke, for Duor•keeper. They will all be elected. The Senate met again on Thursday, sod re sumed the -balloting (or Speaket. On the 4th ballot, Jolts &riming, of Lancaster, was elected, having received 17 votes, Mr. Fleming of Lycom• ing, voting for him with the democrats. The Go vernor's Message was to have been delivered at 10-o'clock, that day. Tax WoOLDRIDGE (VA.) BITUNI2e01:711 COAL -This is a nay article, just introducd into the New York market by Messrs. Tisdall & Hick man, of that city. It is raised at a depth of 800 feet from the new shaft sunk on the tract owned by the Mid-Lothian Mining C 0.," and to th e very best Liverpool Orrel Coal, it is not only sim- liar in its appearance, but it also possesses, in ad dition to the excellent, qualities of that article, greater durability. The price is lower. It is to be hoped that this native fuel will have a fair trial. The wilts write us: The Wooldridge Coal fur 'durability, cleanliness, end otter valuiible proper- ties is noteicelled by any of the best fureigti coals, and by few equalled. We are glad to perceive your endeavor to wake up our law makers to the iniquity of their present legislation as regards the article we ere both so much interested in; and the almost total want of protection t for the pies cut one is farcical) afforded to the Atierican Mi ner. It is only in particular seasons, end during a scarcity of foreign coal, that we can compete with the English Miner and receive a very, very small recompense. The principle object we have in sending you the annexed is to show you that the idea,that the imported coals were better bill& lacious, and that with only one half the protec tion afforileil scrim the water to their miners, we could drive them from thin or any other market in the Union, without increasing the price of the do mestie coal to the consumer. By the following analysis, you will perceive how very high the Wooldridge coal stands: Sp. Gr. WI per Cubieyd. Cannel Coal, Kentucky, 12.500 2.109 do England, 12,720 2,146 Orrel Coal, do 12.790 2,158 New Castle, do 13,200 2,227 Wooldridge, Virginia, 13,310 2,246 •The shaft of this mine cost $75,000. One ad vantage it possesses over the foreign coal is, that the fine coal is well adapted for blacksmiths, and will do one third more work. We shall endeav or to obtain for you the operations of this compa ny and every thing interesting on the subject." Column. tr.—The Miners' Journal, of Pottsville. hat been enlarged,and is now about the hest paper in Pennsylvania. Will the editor please say that from the Wilkes-Barre Basin. (Wyoming Valley, ye call the place) 56,000 tons were shipped instead of 32,0001 It is not much—but only finish the North Branch Canal—and put us ten years ahead in time— snd a cypher will be added to the bomber of tons, on the right aide.— Waestarre Gazelle. We have not the slightest wish to misrepresent oar friends of the Wyoming Valley ; but we are inclined to believe that the mistake does not rest solely with us. We were under the impression that the quantity of coal reported as having pas sed through the Berwick Lack was the whole quantity shipped from the Wyoming Valley. Oust Finer PAGE, this week, is rich in quan tity. variety, and real sterling value. The three Principle 'articles, on coal and iron, will be read with great interest. On the fourth page will be found a cclumn of editorial—highly interesting-r -i. although we say it, " &c. LAC/LAWANAr- , Wi learn officially that the quantity or Coal shipped at Honesdale for Rea dout by the Delaware and Hudson Canal Com pany is 192,270 tons. In our last number. we stated it to'be 189,937 tons, Tao Thutonaen.-14essrs. Fenn.& Wallace propOso publishing a Daily Telegraph during the present session oldie Legislature. The first tium ber was to have been issued on 'Thursday last. Success. Dovanism.,-_—lhere was . 0 rumor in Philadelphia that Colleetor Roberts is to ustkei way for the Roil George M. Dallas. . Naw Dassa.—T,titt sterling journal, the Bal timore American, apak a new dreg on the tat of Snow. • • v a ßoir. " is now on his way to;this country. He is =Pedalo anive in Buton next. -week. TAMMIN I 7ERS S , ~.;;FrOin Washington*: _Congress has hee, sesiiientioer about four weeks,: and et, far 'ploy hive literally - done nothing. 'The fact is, we , have -too many presidential candi dates in Congrese,' sud their partizans; and they, neglect _sod' sacrifico. the interest's; of the whole country in order ;to further their win selfish and ambitious emle. IThe attention of the House has beeti occupied forthe last three weeks on rheum * motion of referring that portion of the Presi dent's message, Which relates to Manufacturer, to the Committee on Manufactures. There was ,strong effort made to refer it to the Committee on Ways and Mean& W. Cost Johnson - was in favor of the latter course; and made s speech of some two hours' duration in support of his views. Ho is in favor of countervailing. duties and drat!. ing protection to the preducts of the middle States. He think, theylhav,e been neglected ton lung. He represents an agricultural interest; and he de sired to see this interest taken care of; at the same time he was favorable to a course which should protect l all the great trading interests of the country. After some skirmishing between the members, the mainvestion was put by the speak er and carried, giving the.subjectto the Commit tee on Manufacture& This is certainly an indi cation that the visionary theories of the Free Tradeitca will not be reduced. to practice by this Congress, and that the manufacturing interests of the country are not to be prostrated fur the bens- fit of foreign manufaUtuters- Theta has been a neeting•of the Presidents of the different Railroad Companies with the Post master General, in !reference to the adoption of some Measure to facilitate the traniportation of the mails. , In the SZNATZ, no btu:Wiese of importance has been transacted., A number of memorials, pray ing for the repeal of the Bankrupt Law has been presented and referred. The question of refer ring the Fiscal Bill end the Report accompany ing it to a Select Committee, having come up in or der, a warm debate° on the subject has ensued. It is thought that the. Bill cannot pass, in its pre sent shape, eiiher house. Ranier sage that there heal:teen • private mar riage between .tid i ftughter of President Tyler's and a Doctor who • It ila from Virginia. Scntrrmuit. Cosi..—The following (says the - Philadelphia Commeicial List) is the amount Of Coal arrived at Fairmount Locke, from the open ing of the Navigation this season, to tire 20th December, 1841, inclusive. Consignees. , No. of &Ms. tons. cwt. Delaware Coal C 0... .... —1369 75,153 00 J. & W. Rodgers di d0.......555 32,121 03 Wm. Mises dr. Co.-- ......550 30,883 02 J. W. Downing.— .........510 29,115 04 Chas. Mi11er....... ..... .....480 25,500 GO C. W. Bacon 430 23,000 00 Neligh & Olwine Rappher* Co ... C. Parke r*Co... R. H. Spr ingtr ....... H. Saffeni E. A. Hathaway S. B. Reeve 4. C 0.... J. F. Taylor.... .... George W. Foering. ' W. West, Jr.. Agent J. T. Carter.... Wm. Dewey..., J. B. Blackmon.— ..... Sam'l 8radf0rd.........., Jacobs 6;.Sinnickwn. D. Pearson..... Sundry Persons New York .... Total Temperance Celebration. The members of the Roman Catholic Temper: ance Society commenced the New Year well. On the first of January, about eight hundred members of that body formed in procession, and with flags and appropriate ..banners, and accom panied by several bands of music, marched through our principal streets. Their fine, heal thy, robust and respectable appearance, elicited general admiration. In the Procession were about one hundred boys, with badges, and supporting a beautiful Temperance Banner. The procession formed in Greenwood ; from thence marched to the St. Patrick's Church, to offer up thankg to the Most High for the many blessings conferred upon them during the past year and to supplicate a continuance of his divine favor and assistance in the holy cause in which they have embarked. A Grand High Mass was offered up for the welfare of the members of the Total Abstinence Society in particular, in which the Rev. Mr. Maginnis officiated, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Cantwell and the Rev. Mr. Steinbacher. Af ter hearing an appropriate address by theSßev. Mr. Maginnis, the Procession took up their line of march and passed through the principal streets of the borough, disbanded, and returned to their homes, apparently highly delighted with the ex ercises of the day. Sinautart COINCIpINC 6. —At the Porter Din ner, given at Bloomsburg, Dec. 16, 1841, Mr. Snyder, the mein* from Columbia County, being called Upon for a toast, gave the following, which we find in the Danville Intelligencer : By Daniel Snyder—Old Pennsyfrania—tier sons like her soil. a rough out side, but solid stuff within: plenty of coal to warm her friends, and plenty of Aron to cool her enemies." . /ks a singular coincidence, we might mention that precisely the Same toast was, given by Mr. Nicholas Biddle, at the "Anthracite Furnace . Dinner," in Pottsville, some two years since. Tax VAX Zasni TRlALi—The Rochester, N. Y. papers are filled, to the exclusion nearly of all other matter, with the report of the still pro gressing trial of the Rev. W. Van Zandt, Rector of Grace Church, Rochester.. The Rev. gentle man is accused ofl having seduced Miss Sophia Murdock, and hence the action. As mighthe expected, the trial excites the deepest interest at Rochester, and the Court Room is thronged with visitors of both sexes. Miss Murdock is not quite sixteen, and said to be exceedingly beauti ful in appearance. The defendant, it is stated, has the look of conscious innocence, and exhibits great firmness and composure. The . particulars thus far, of the trial, are too disgusting for publi cation. Nsw Yasn's MY, in our borough, passed off in the most agreeable manner. We expected as much. Any quantiti of good, feeling and 'good wine were interchanged during the course of the day. The lovely girls of our lovely town never looked to better advantage. Artattrxrp.--84 ship loads of iron rails at Bal• timore, fir the Baltimore`and Ohio Railroad. What an humiliating fact f -Possessed as Ave are of an inexhaustible supply of coil and iron ore, to be dependent on Great Britain - for railroad iron ! PHILADELPUI/..—Tbero were nearly fifteen hundred new' buildings erected in Philadelphia during the last year. The times is excruciatingly hard! Da. LAIIDNER is about lecturinv in Boston. Crowds will roller him there, as was the ease in New York. HOW is the little "peccadillo I" Taunt &satin has _left New York to play an engsgement(st the El's*nis. Salary it the latter place, $ l 5OO a *Olt. Roxonso.—That Mr, Waggannto, of Louisis no, is to be appOinted Minister to France. Tuts Dar.—To dsy is the anniversary of the Itsttle of New deans - There stood , JObn Bull in martial put:fp-- But !weir/mold liestockyl . 365 19,236.14 356 18,976 CO 328 18,324 15 320 17,872 14 310 17,580 00 297 16,685 00 212 14,736 03 267 14.615 02 .269 14,149 18 230 • 12,700 00 .215 12.120 00 11,300 00 185 11.410 07 162 9,000 (10 160 . 8,859 10 100 5,663 09 1,275 61,2.59 09 1.256 56,300 00 556,591 12 10.161 , Barna San sieletratiOn in Albany,_in honor of the opening of the - Western Railroad, nust have been a vertsplendid affair. Boston has now smarted possession of the -trade of Western New York for at leivt five months in the year ; or, until a railroad is con structed between Albany and New Yori. To show the advsntages , of railroad communication, it is mentioned in the Boston papers, as a reptar kable incident, that sperm ;candles made in• New Bedford on the morning of the .27th ult., were burning in Albany on the evening of that day, having been conveyed; in the interim, 255 miles over the railroads 'connecting the two places. As an offsett to this, ye Enid the following in the Baltimore American :.Gentlemen who left Rochester, on Monday, the•.27th nl4, brought with them to the festival at Albany that evening ' a barrel of flour ground on Monday from wheat taken from the sheaf and thrashed that morning. The barrel was also made from staves taken fron t a tree which was growing in the forest --- sear Rochester on Monday morning. The flour tans conveyed to Boston in the train which carried the guests to that city on Wednesday, and was used at the dinner which was given in Boston on Thursday. At the festival in Alltarry, Governor Seward read a letter, written in 1162, by the then Gover nor of New York, to the authorities of Massa chusetts, proposing to establish a monthly mail betweeis Boston and Albany. • WI as. Bxxxlm—James Gordon Bennett thus describes his beautiful and better half. The de scription was written nearly three years ego, when Mrs. E. rejoiced in the name of Miss Crean: "The young lady of the distiaguished Irish fami ly of Crean. (recently arrived from Dublin.) af forded a fine specimen of beauty-and talent to be met with amongst the higher order of her sex in Ireland. She was the belle of the evening. She ie descended from one of the most ancient fami lies in Ireland—a family that has furnished histo-- 'ry with deeds of heroisin, long before the subju 4ation of Erin by the bloody Angto-Normans. Her figure is most magnificent—her head, neck, and bust of the purest classical contour. There was a quirt and finish in her elegant manners, her sweet looks, her graceful movements, which we have never seen surpassed in London, Paris, or Washington." Song for the Sentimental. Fair Daphne had tresses as bright as the hue That Amine the west when a summet-day closes; Her eyes seem like violets laden with dew, Her lips will compare with the sweetest of 'roses. By Daphne's tiecree I sin dooto'd to despair, Though oft-times I've prayed the fair maid to re voke it: " No—Colin, I love "—(thne will Daphne declare)— • Pot that in your pipe, it you will. sir, and smoke • " Once I thought that she loved me, tO ! fatal deceit,) For she wore at the dance the gay wreath 1 had twited her ; She smiled when I swore' that I envied each sweet, And vow'd that in love's rosy chains I would bind her. I pressed her soft hand, and a blush dyed her cheek ; " Oh! there's love. " I exclaimed, " in that eye's li quid glancing " She spoke,land I think I gnu. hear her speak— ' " You know about love what a pig knows of dan cing. NOT •THZ CLEAR THING.—The Collector of New York has seized two splendid war schooners, lying at anchor in the Hudson River, off Jersey city. The vessels it is alleged, were built for the Mexican government, to be employed against 'Texas; and the law of the United States making illegal the fitting out of armed vessels at our ports to be employed by other governments against gov ernments with which the United States are at peace. If we are not greatly mistaken, a small sized navy, not long since, was kiilt at Baltimore for our sister'republic d Texas;'and the vessels , :omposing that navy were permitted to take their departure from our waters, without hindrance or molestation. Sauce for the gooie, sauce for the gander." SOFT ElAwnEn.—The enlargement of the Mi ners' Journal has drawn forth some very flattering notices from our exchanges." Take the follow ing, from the Philadelphia Gazette, as a sample : " The Miners' Journal has teen enlarged and im proved. 'lt has raciness and vitality in every pars graph. It glows like anthracite coal." Every line of the above is true. We might re tort: but then, under the peculiar circumstances of the case, our motives might and would be ques tioned. We shall be quits, Mr. Gazette, before long. His 041.1110 N.—Lieut. Patten gives it as his opinion that the sleepless soldiers of Florida are in the habit of singing the following chaste lines:— •• 'Mae Sam Jones the fisherman, Was bound for Sandy Hook. But first upon his almanac, A solemn oath he took : Ah ! grant the tides may faithful serve, Was the daily prayer of Sam's, That I may have good luck to night, And catch a load of clams." BWIST INNOCR,NT.. , May Ibe married, ma r said a nice plump' girl of fifteen to her mother, the othei morning. "Married ! " exclaimed the astonished matron; a what put such en idea into jour held?" •' Little Sally, here, has never seen a wedding, and I'd like to amass the child, " re plied the obliging sister, with fascinating naivete. We bed no hand in . perpetrating the atiove, Mr. Reader. 4 • RIGHT —We understand that - Manager Dorton, of the National Theatre. Philadelphia. has been requested to get up an entertainment on Monday night expressly foi the Coal Regionists who will be in Philadelphia and,isit his" theatre on that evening. Of course he will comply. He will haye a „ bumper " of a house. New Tames DAT passel off with unusual spirit in the city of New York. Aftee twelve o'- clock, the etreete were thronged with more than the usual number of he-fellows in breeches, glori ously intoxicated, notwithstanding the great pro gress of the great temperance cause in Gotham. @me POLITELL—A few weeks since. a Mr. Chilton and n Mr. Stewart amused themselves in the crests Ai/Raymond, Miss, by firing at one a nother with double barrelled shot,guns. They exchanged two shots each, but did no damage. Nice young men. Goy. PORTER'S INAUGURATION will takeplace on the .18th. inst. By the way, the Governor has been invited to participate in the ceremonies, eat ing, drinking, and danchig, of our Railroad Ju bilee. Cosvrman.—The New Wilt Legislature at Albany, on Tuesday last The lokeys arc in the ascendant in that body this winter. There will be a clean sweep of the democratic office hol ders.` Eapetri.—e4 daughter of CoI. BentUn's lately ran away and' got roamed. The wrath of the Missouri Senator exasedcdath all bounds. He says it is the work of Nick Biddle end other bank ruffians. , MAll STEP at &Weigh, Ohio, oh the 19th olt„, Mr'. John Carr tolifisa Emily-Platt, We hope theta willies no licking in this cis* thatan Paorosata " will be received at thi office. for' boildidg a COld, until the 3d dar o MatclfaeaL MEM= - • ' (commesice#Dl The Public Schools. In the 141iners' Journal of last wear., a state meta of the conditwe of our Public Schools, ‘ and ofjhe different Private Schools, was very preper ly laid before the public; but there ore certain matters connected with the subject, which seem to necessarily throw, blame on. parents or teach. era, end possibly the School Directors of this dis trict. By that statement, there, appears to be en equal number of males and female's in the' Public tichools ; amounting in all to 472 scholars. From the same statement we learn there are 479 chil dren receiving tuition in Private Schools, and we may couckide the proportion of males and females are equal. It needs no other argument than a via• it from the Tax Collector, to remind all our cid sena, that they are under obligations to support the Public Schools; and whAtt they do so, in ma ny instances, their children are ecet to Private Schools; thus doubling the expenses of tuition to some, while the expense to others is comparative -1 ly nothing. , From this state of things, it may be clear to reason. that either such persons are too proud of their situation in society, to let their chil dren associate with the children of the poor; or when aunt, their time is wasted, and their tuition neglected by the Teacher, and removal becomes necessary. If the first be the reason, (which lam disiWseo to deitbt in many instances) then no revved can meet the case. But if tho latter, (snit twfel judge may be found the supposed stumbling 7 lock) lb n the fault apparently rests with the ' each a ; and my of ti ject in tis communication, i s ,censure. render all parties share of .\10,13 To begin with the Directors: If they do not employ sompetent Teachers, or procure sufficient accommodation for all the children of our district;_ and if when this is done, they do not attend to the duties entrusted to their care, by visiting the schools and examining their order, discipline, and convenience, as well as the progress of the schol ar; turn them our without respect to persons ! But have parents who complain of these things, no duty to perform I We think they have. Two Directors are elected each year, and it is their du ty to select such men as will carry out the (rake ted benefits resulting from the School Law. If abuses are practised by Teachers in any situation, it is the duty of parents to make their complaints in all cases. Then why am children removed from the Public Schools on the plea that they do, not learn, &c., without the Parents endeavoring to remedy the cause, by entering complaints to the Directors I But let it be remembered, ere such conclusions are drawn, that children must . have proper books for their studies ; in many in stances, while some have no books, others have no slates, arid many have but, spelling books when they should have reading batiut end lessons in • geography. Parents must not only procure the proper books, but they must see that their children take care of them ; and come regularly to school at proper hours. Teachers must be attentive to their duties„, regular in their hours, and enjoin strict order and cleanliness among their pupils. The Directors should be regular in then visits to the schools; (if possible) -see that they are properly- arranged. and that competent teachers are selected ; taking care to avoid anything like favoritism in the selec tion of Teachers. By these means our Public Schools may become popular and useful, and may by the attention of parents sod guardians do away with the neceesi• ty of grievous taxation in the form of Private Schools. No sectarianism is allowed in the schools; and where all are eptal—save the as cendancy to all classes for actual merit. con ceive the school law of our Commonwealth to b , , a public blessing. J. M. C. THE Mscu►arcs 310VING.—There was 'a great meeting of the mechanics and workingmen held in Pittsburg on the 14th ult., to devise such mea sures as will have a tendency to improve the cur rency, and increase the demand for their labor.-1 Among the Resolutions passed .were the folio*. ing Besotted, That we hold it to be the duty of ev ery good Government to affrd by judicious teals.' [anon—honest and profitable employment to the great mass of its citizens—and . ..that when it refus es or neglects to do this, its policy is inimical— and it has ceased to perform the duties for which it was established ; and that as domestic industry is the great source of National wealth, and indi vidual happiness and independence, we have a right to demand protection against f 'reign com- petition. Resolved, That es working men and mechan ics, we have looked with anxiety and alarm upon the abandonment of the protective policy by our National Government—that it is the great sym pathetic nerve of the nation—involving the last ing interests of all, and as such, we would urge upon all classes and conditions to join with us, heart and hand, in the patriotic effort to have a discriminating Protective Tariff established. Resolved, That we disclaim utterly any inten: tion of making the proposed association an instru ment in the hands of any set of politicians, to ac complishing sinister ends ; and that the only, the grand o! , ject of it shall be "to make plain, (by on array of irresistible facts) to the minds of our fel- low-ciiizeos, that their beat aqd lasting interests are connected with' the establishment of a Dis criminating Protective Tang; and that we will neither recommend to public favor, nor vote for any man who is nut known to be firm in bilk ad herence to such a course of policy. Resolved, That we look upon the doctrine of 'Free Trade as a vain and delusive theory, suici dal to the beat interests of uny nation which de sires to be independent and happy—that it never has been, nor never can be brought inter practice , soiong as . men exist in separate societies or na tions, and are operated, upon by adverse interests. Hoosisn Gists:--A correspondent wishes us to write a story which, we are very sure, is a li bel upon the girls of Hoosier land. He says he was at'a ball in that region a while ago, but made no acquaintances until after supper. When sup per was over, he was surprised to notice that many came back to the dancing room with all sorts of eatables. reeling disposed to take a share in the frolic, he stepped up to a bouncing lass, and asked if she would honor him With her hand in a dance-- In course I shall, " said she, calling to her sister—"here, Sal, just hold my 'tater, while take a trot with this er n e hose:". We clipt - the above from the' Picayune. AN INIIINUATiON 11111PiLLE6.-80ale two weeks since, we insinuated that' our sprightly friend, of the Busgembanna Advocate, bad- not a cigar to bless himself with—boasts to the &wa ry notwithstanding. The Advocate roan prompt ly repels the insinuation by forwarding us a choico Havanna, of approved good flavor. We are fair. ly caught ; and honespy admit that our contem porary is •6 up to smoke." Pitt that into your pipe, old fellow. MOIL EICITESIN i e in New Orleans, about these days,-is at fever heat. All the Banks are inakindpreparitibna to fork over the .! precious," and allappeof to be afraid of one another. Re fuse cacti' other's notes on deposite. That':n ' •the way tarrestord confidence. • lh Waikato !—Nineteen deathi bj bon*litatv • tion in Philadelphia last weela arta, be 'warned A saccian Darrrar..—Judge Thatcher, of Bo._ in time. - Corsets, and..., alips*tayeAesttrized ton, has derided thst, thnbilul - things. tire c j their thousands. ' - 'uncertain." MIE Home tt.eagne. At a meeting- of the "Home League" of the State )3f New york, held in the city of New York, Dec. 22, 1841, agreeably to public notice inviting all pump, denominations and ()coupe. tams, theTollou Mg resolutions were unanimous. ly passed : , Resolved, That the Home League view with deep regret the attempt by partial and unfair statements and false inferences to prejudice the _public mind against the issociation. and prevent that wholesome influence which it ought to pm. dace; that the length and breadth of its doctrines extend only to " ?be protection of Home Labor and throws:ion of Reciprocal Commerce." Resolved, That the doctrines as avowed . by the Convention, do not warrant the charges al. leged against it, vit. that '•rt is a High Tariff Concern, got up by tho manuficturers rnr selfish purposes." :o for from this, the mannfacturers have taken .:ess interest both in the Convention and the Home League than any other dew—that they are the least sufferers by the calamities brought upon the country by the abandonment of the policy of proteCtion and the ruinous eaten. sion of the duty-lree systeht 7 and the consequent balance of trade against us that has grown out of it. • Resolved, That it Is not nor never was the de. sign of the home League to enrich the manufac turers at the expense of any other clam, but mei, wally to benefit each and all, and that a Tariff adjosted on the principles of common sense, and at the same time with a view to revenue, as not; as has been untruly said, opposed to the interests of the American Laborer or Co n sumer, the Mer: chant or Farmer, but highly for their interests. Resolved, That when on the eiamination of the cost of the,matetial and the value of the labor necessary for the production of a given article s it shall bo apparent that by tha aid of skill and ex; perience within a reabonable time, it can be af forded to the consumer as eheap\as theimported article, and then it Is manifestly our inter est . to extend protection to such articles , and that ordi. nary inoustry and discrimination in the loves. ligation will be sufficient to distinguish those ar. tides. Resolved, That the liome League claims affinity to none of the political- parties of the day, asilt is made up or. Arierican citizens. native and adopted, of all parties ready to espouse the great interests of the country ; and that all attempts of party politicians to Involve it in partisan politics will be frowned upon by all its members. Resolved, That the attacks upon the Home League from certain journals well known to be under the influence of tbreign agents, was to have been expected; but these attacks in the sequel - are calculated to do good, as they lead to discus. • sion which will inevitably conduce to a better . understanding of the subject, and in the end truth must prevail. Resolved, That the wide-spread rub, produced by the change of the policy of the GovernMent, which the last process of reduction of the Tariff, without any discrimination in the amount of du. ties on articles, whether they require it or not, must plunge the industrious and laboring classes Into, demands the most vigilant attention of all who wish the prosperity of the country. Illueh will depend upon the Country Press, fortunately beyond the reach of that foreign influeneewhich in our commercial cities is insidiously and systematically employed in the aid of Foreign Industry to the sacrifice of Home Industry. We therefore invoke the salutary influence of the Country Press against this unholy warfare on the Productive Labor of the Country. Resolved, That the principles advocated by the Home League, are the principles adopted by WASHINGTON, crisis IN, HAMILTON, • /manse's, Manisori,and a host. of other friends of the Con. @mutton as best calculated to promote National Wealth and permanent Independence. Resolved, That the Protection of Home Labor is essential to a Sound Currency ; that, so long as Bank paper is the medium of exchange, and based on minim money, all our business transac tions, and the value of our property with the price of Labor will be regulated by it, and so long as we are exposed to the fl..ctuating iufluences which the surplus pauper productions of Europe thrown in upon us Ow free an d without reciproci ty are liable to produce in the Waned of trade, we must be necessarily subject to continual painful fluctuations, occasionally producing wide spread and ruinous Bankruptcies. ' , ,,fiesolved, That it be recummerlded to the filen& of Home Industry in every section of the coon. try to call public meetings, from Town and Coun: . tv Associations, correspond with this League sod disseminate 'information until this. momentous subject is understood, and obtains the consider. ation its magnitude demands. Resolved, That‘tho State Leagues meet week- ly in this city until the objects for which it was formed be attained, and that American citizens of all parties be invited to attend and contribute their influence and bear witness to the sincerity 'of uur views and effort?, SPONTANEOUS CounuszioN.--More cases of spontaneous combustion,of bituminous coal are coming to light every day. The following one we find id the Pennsylvania Inquirer : sl A fire broke out in the coal yard of Mr. St. Amend, at Charleston, on the 20th ultimo. among a par cel of bitutninous coal. The firewas found to proceed horn the bottom of the pile of coal, which' was ten feet high; the joists at the bottom were completely burnt off. From appearances, there is no doubt the fire was caused by spontaneous combustion. In addition to the above, we copy the following [tom's late Briglish work republish ed in this country i ... ts!The coal mine, which in Staffordshire has liien burning for 200 years, coif sista of pyrites, aubject to spontaneous combustion. • Water will r.ot extinguish them, because when drawn off, the pyrites burn more than before." A. tensors Cost.—Read the article on the first page, with the heading of Gas from An thracite Coal." Although Mr. Manby, a gen tleman of South Wales, claims 'the merit of a first discovery, our readers will not be surprised when we state, that at least five years ago we saw gas from anthracite coal made use of, of great illuminating power. We trust the day is not far distant when most of our cities and towns will be lighted with gas ftom this cheap and valuable fuel. U. S. Ettiv Marrisro.-On Monday last the stockholders of the defunct monster held their an nual meeting in Philadelphia to elect Directors. The Lippencott Ticket was successful. The meeting was very large and the debate animated. A motion was brought forward by - Josiah Ran dall, and carried, to disapprove of the last two as signments of - the Bank. This action'of 'disap proval must be confirmed at atilithcr 4 mieting, which will be called for the thiril week of Feb ruary. Kees LLI NO !—Father, mother, and ehildvof four years old, paid a visit to the Menagecia in New York, on Saturday night la?t. Tame leo pard look child's head in its mouth. Screams and swoons. Child ■cared r `aeratchcd, but noi much damaged. KILLED um Wilts.—A man named•Thomaa Topper, resitting in Orange street, New York, killed hie wife on Saturday last. He beet her for upwards of five hours. The particujara,rue too revolting for publication. D/NT11.1.11 is a queer place. In the siDerae• =at" a hotel keeper advertises that his table is well provided with good provender' and attentive hostleri! Fra‘';olso.—Uutiog the late strike on the Troy and Schenectsd, Railroad,' otters! Bien were kit• and•one of the victims hail his *krill actually broi'mn to pieces, Mons nativists in Neta 'Vett: . It is kr possible to keep the ruts of all the,swindlets, for gens, and Baratterouters, now=a•dapa.'
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