&trona die Rochester wily Doinoerat - THE LOST FOOSIO. "We haa -friquantily obszved a: . beart•brokeo . 100 king lad pass" tip with a - gallon oil-caa in his hand. lite tittered garments and Me reetenehely face were well Falculaied toexcite , cdmervation end ioti; It - w`as but too evulept that this vesseliAhicli be carried had been diverted from its legitimate. live, - arid that it was, new used, not as an oil-can. but o a ' - iintsxisiivo. Having seen bim pass twice iri•one `day tvidi his ever-pr :sent can, we had the cariosity- to accost Win; and - aid ea by in bietcsidence. ' five miles frau> the eity,on the -- roac,r keel, have been to the city once before to-day", haye,you not?'" L.. Yee. Or, -tiimo 'dowirin the morning; but I,iouldA get' %ital.( wee sent fur, and I had to come again.'- s What was you sent for, my lad It must be something -very important to make it necessary fpr'yotito walk twentY Tiles in this storm.' ''s Why, sir; it was whiskey that I was sent for. Father had no money, and he sent me in . Mr. to get trusted;' hut he wouldn't trust a ny more, so I bad to go home without the whiskey; but father sent me hick • Row do you expect to- get it now, when you commit get jt in the morning V ,• Why. air, I have brought a pair of shoes which sister seat :tocther. Mr. --=. Will give Wigs guy for theni. 'has got two or three pairs rtf nicither'e shot's now.' • polau like to carry whiskey home, my boy?' Oh, no, sir, fur it makes ell so unhappy ; but I can't help.it.' • We ton& the responsibility of advising the boy not to fulfil Lis errand, and returned Mime with 14g1: - The family, we found, consisted o husband wife and four children; the oldest (thetuy) was ,not more than'ten years of age, While the young eat was an infant of a few months. It was a cold. hlnsterit g day. The North wind blern harshly, sad came, roughly and unbidden, through the tiniatierless crevices of the poor man's hovel. A cowblock embers occupied the fireplace, around which Were huddled the icalf•naked children, and 2 she woe-stricken rnother'and wife. Herlace' w.s haggard—her eyes sunken—her hair dislevelltd— , - her. clutiCea tittered and unclean. • She was seated upon an old broken chair, and was mechanically swinging to and fro, as if en deavciring• to quiet her infant, which moaned pile. fully in its mother's arms. It had been sick from its birth, and it was now seemingly struggling to free itself from the hatch world into which it had, but slew months previous, been ushered. There was no tear in the eyo of 14 mother, as .sbe gaz ca uplift :the expiring babe. The fountain had 'beene'ro ng• before, dried up by the internal fires which alcohol bud kindled and fed. Yet she was ° the pieture oftlespair ; and we could not but fan cy, as she set thus, that her mind was 'wandering back to the happy past--the days of her : infancy and girlhoodt and her early : home. Poor thing ! She had giVen . her affections and her band to a man who had taken the first steps in inteniper. • Mice. , iShehad,-ft. her home full of : buoyant hopes—hopes never to be realized—to spend a life of 'misery with a sot. Brokenhearted---cas: out from the society of her former friend:—frown ed upon by 'good society' humane—spoken of as the miserable wife of a miserable-drunkard— with no hand to help, no heart to pity—she very seen became'a tippler anti a drunkard herself. By the side of this woe -smitten mother kneeled a little girl of ; five or six yeais, doWn whose sal low cheeks tears were coursing ; and who ever and anon exclaimed, . Poor little Willie, must you die V Oh! mother, must Willie die?' and awn kissing the clammy sweat frOm • little Willie's' brow, covered her face with he tattered apron and wept. In the Opposite corner of the chimney, and a- Fiona the ashes which covered the hearth, sat li;iy of about soven , years, dragging from the hall dead enthersa 'petatoe, which he-broke open with the remark;' Mother,.give this to little Willie.-- May be hots hungry. I'm hungry too; ind so is sister ; but Willie's sick. (live him this pewee, mothes.' • No; poor boy said the mother. Willie will never he hungry again, He will soon be dead.' 'l'hte-remark d,ew all children around the mother and the dying child. The father sit ting upon what was intended for p bedstead, with out hat, shoes, or coat, with his hands thrust into his pockets, apparently indifferent to all that was passing around hint. His head was resting upon his breast, and his blurred eyes were fastened up on the floor, as it he were afraid to look up at the Lamming group who nem watching the counte nance of the dying infant. There was•s moment of silence. " Not a sound was heard: Even. , the subs.ot the little_ girl had Ceased. 'Death teas crossing the hovers- thresh hold. The very respiration of the household seem ed suspended; when a slight shivering of the !intim of the infant and as shin. k horn the half con. emus mother, that tire vital spark had fled• For the first time the father moved. Slowly advancing towhimeis Wife was seated, with qui erring lips, he whtepered—a le Willy dead • Yes, James, the poor Wee is dea'd wait_the choking reply the m.ther, who, still sat., as at fi ! st, gazin.utip?n the face of her little one. Withoutautttiring another wind, the long bru tal-sed father left the hitise, muttering se he left. • My GA, how At this moment, a kiwi-hearted lady came in, ish.) had heard, Mit a few moments helore, of the dangerous illness of the child. She had brought with her come medicine; but her angel visit .i.vas too late. The gentle epirit of the babe had fled, and there remained for her but to comfort the liv ing. This she did, while we followed the father. We teletcti to him the circumstances which bed (ed tis to his house, and briefly spoke of the mise ry which inevitably follows in the wake of intern potence. I know ; it, sir,' said he. f have long known • it. I hive, not always. been what you now see me. Alcohol and my . appetite base brought me 'le this depth of degradation. Why net maatur that'appciite I YOU have the power. -Thousands have' it.' cite, I believe it. I have seen others as far re duced as myself, restored and made happy : hut . yoti are the, first who has ever spoken to me upon •!' the subject, rind I V had too strong a passion• fur Ii quoi'to think of a : it formation myself?' • yoU nut now' make the effort 1 ' iv 'lt has, occupied my thoughts . durilig .the whole morning ; and now, in the presence Of Atoighty Goal, t scirar never again to touch the accursed thilig which 'has ruined me and made " beggars of my family: Happy enough to hear this manly resolution, we retuitied..to the house with him—in duo time . the 'fact known to the wife---and produ cing a pledge, the whole family sigtted it El pi» the table !shit/I - held the body of their dead child' The scene Was an affecting one. • • • •. , TWo years had paled, when the incident was recalled to our mind piy a shake of ' the Land from it gentleman who was returning west with-` stack of dry goods which-he had just purchased in New York. jr was Tay min ; %Vito' atoristi -rut TExpettaace PLLI6I, Di TDB .DOD I • OF WA DLAID CHILD... llent,n has again puldiely declin ed Icing ro-„ the Presidency. and Van Burt at, MN= ~POTTSVILL.p. SATURDAY MORNING, DEC. Job Prinaug ,Office. The subs r eritter has procured the necessary type, resses ate. and has attached a complete Job Print ing. Office to his Establisement, where all kinds of Cards, Pamphlet s,liandbills, C heel's, Bills of Lading, &e., will be printed at the very loSvest rates, and at theshortest notice.. Being determined to accommo7 date the public'at the very lowest - rates. al Acme, he 1 re wee dully solicits the patronage oftpublic. Printing in different colors executed ahort notice - A Card Press has been added to the establishment, which will enable us to execute Cards, of almost ev• ery aescription, at very low rates Important. Let-every citizen benzin mind,that it is not onlyhis tmerest,-but his Butyl to purchase every thing that he can at home. By pursuing such a course d he encour ages the mechanical industry of his own neighbor hood on which the prosperity of every town and city mainly depends—and besides, every dollar paid out at home forms a circulating medium, of which every citizen derives more or less benefit, in the course of trade. Every. dollar paid for foreign Manulactures pur chased abroad. is entirely lost to the region, goes to enrich these who do not contribute one cent to our domestic inatitutions,and impressettour own citizens. irr V. 0. Palmer, Esq., No. 104,: South Third Street, Philadelphia, is authorised to act as Merit to receive subscriptions and advertisements for this paper. The subscriber. Arent for one of the best Insur ance offices in Philadelphia, its prepared to make in surances on all descriptions of properly. snch as Houses, Mills. Stables, Goods, Furnittire. &c., at the very lowest rates. B. HANNAN. To on Citah-.-Withdtawal of the Stshoal Fund.....;llr.Blddleat proposition'. Mr. Nicholas Biddle, iia his series of lettere upon the sty ject of our State difficulties, among other propositions for meeting the liabilities, id- Vocates the levying a tax upon Coal, and also the suspension of the appropriation to the Common Schools. We are soiry to see this question of a Coal tax again stated, anehad hoped that the voice of the people, joined to the manifest injus tice of the project, had forever killed it at the last session of the Legislature. Mr. Biddle, by again reliving it, has done himself no credit with the people of the State, but. as a political econom st, has sunk greatly in their estimation. This propo-al is to lay a tax of fifty cents per ton upon all Coal mined in the State. This propo.ition, i( 'adopted and carried into effect, would be followed by the most disastrous conse quences to the trate upon which we depend.- 3 hat policy, which iv mild impose a tax upon the • domestic products of a state, is in die highest de gree suicidal and injurious to its interests. Such a coarse would be folowed by a decrease in the consumption of the article, and consequently a deerease in the production and exportation of it. The levying a domestic tax on home produce is equal to Elie reduction of the same amount upon, the duty of the article when imported—thus, by imposing a tax of fifty cents per ton on Coal at how., the same effect is produced, which that 'amount taken off from the import duty on foreign Coal would cause.—At the dinner given in cele bration ot the success of the experiment of MUM facturing Anthracite iron in this place. Mr. Nich olas Biddle, who was one of the ComMittee visit tog the works,- in reply to a complimentary toast vylilsh was drunk to hint, delivered a speech which Welisteneil to atientiNiely. Whilst descanting upon the great natural resources we possessed, he dwelt impressively and with emphasis, upon the necereity 'of Congress imposing a duty on fo reign Coal and Iron, sufficient fOr home protec tion, and argued that the vital interests of the State imperatively demanded it. But now, eilei forgetting his former sentiments, or having mate rially chang,d his views since, he proposva a course which would entirely annul every • advan t.e..e we have.gaitted by a Protective Tariff, and throw us back into the same gloomy_ position we occupied previous to the enactment of that law Foreign Coal would again come into competition with our Own—mining and shipments would de crease, and the very trade which PennsYlvania looks upon air One of het greatest sources of wealth, would' be thus completely paralyzed.— Not alone would individuals be the sufferers,ibut the State liersel, along with the very improve tire,nta for which -the debt- has been contracted, is ill he seriously affected by it. By reducing the consumption of Coal, transportation would also be reduced. arid the receipts upon the different public works, constructed by the Slate fur the purpose of facilitating the transportation of the staple, add h@ proportionally decreased; thus de feating, in a measure, the very of fur which they were constructed. We might learn a good and salutary lesson of policy, in this respect, fronts our hereditary ene my', Great Britain. It -hatialways been the stu died rare of that Government, whilst it lairtheavy and prohibitory duties upon the importation of all articles manufactured within the kingdom, to foster and encourage, by every inducement with in their control, the exportation and consumption by foreign nations, of all articles produced in that country; and for the purpose of facilitating such exports,. bounties have frequently be n paid in addition to the allowance of a_draw back upon goods to ported. Instead, then, of taxing the fuel of the poor, and diminishing the consunifition, not oily. iii this, but in other States; we think it would prove a much wiser and better course of poTtgYi to pass a law authorising the paymeni of a bout upon every ton of Coal exported from the State; thus encouraging the trade and , cheapening the product, instead of aiming a bloW' at it which would have the effect of injuring all_ ennnected with it. A correspondent of the phiiadelphia Gazette, in an cxcellent ;communication upon this subject has the following: " What Iron .r coal man would buy land in the face uf a threatened tax ol one thousand to five thousand dollars an acre?' What present proprither is there bt t would gladly get his capital out of the only State in the Union. that entertains the question of such a tax.. In addition to this. the thing will jeopard the 'priatection%Whicti Congress has not ceased to extend to' the moat important and the youngest trade of Pennsylvania, it is yet in as cradle..mid so once was Hercules.", The public ate not generally aware that Schuy kill futility pays already her fair proportion of the razes in the amount assessed' upon the land, which is valued, with reference to the mineral wealth it contains: Tracts which are not worth live dollars per acre for farming purpo4es, are as, sassed to treble the amount of the best farming bud. The value of the Coal in the ground is about twenty-five cents per ton, and Mr. Biddle, in his all-encompassing wisdom, proposes adding to it a tax of fifty cents per ton ; this fact, *hen taken into consideration, along with the conse quences of the trade and the manifest partiality of the measure, tvll satisfy - every reasoning mind as to the glaring injustice of the proposal. , But Ulj the_other band, what benefit or interest has the Schuylkill County Coal Region derided from the oatlayi end expenditures upon the Tub tic improvements; that iii ebnitid be singled . out * i t from other portions of the . ate, as the distric up on' which the great, onus. shall, test? Has it not, I .unaided by 'State patronage, struggled up- to its r - ' - t i -preimiit position t rough individua,' entelprive a / --. t 842. Card Press. B. BANNAN Insnrulece. tonal_ 'And is it just, that '11:4 - egien which hex tint had the slightest dime in the accumulation. of such a tlebt,.slaould be heavily and dispropornonally taxed for thO liaYmerit of it? 'We of the coal re gion, will never shrink from bearing our fah; pro. portion of tbribtirden,.bnt we ate not 'prepared to offer ourselves up willing martyrs for the rest. In -the Firoposition to tax 'coal, at the same time al lowing the other products of the land to go free, 'we recognise a spirit of oppression, and Unjust partiality, wholly at variance with those even handed principles which our institutions always have taught; and are not prepared to submit to any itch clog on our enterprise, unless we do so in common with the numerous other producers in the State. With the eamepropriety, and, infinitely better reason, might a proposition* offered to tax limestone, iron,, wood, grain, and every other ar ticle necessary for. the subsistence and comfort, of the mass; but a propotiition to impose a tax of fif ty cents per ton on coal alone, is too onerous and oppressiTe ever to have originated in a jtistice loving mind: We repeat it—Schuylkill county will never murmur at bearing her honest stire of the burden, but she can never submit to have her prospects blasted, and her beet interests sacrificed, by willingly assuming upon herself the weight which all should bear alike. The proposition to suspend the appropriations to the Public Schools, is downright culpable, and in every respect unworthy of a berevoleut and kind heart. What! wrest from thepoor children of our Commonwealth, the inestimable blessings of queation I take away from them the fostering care of governMent, just when its beneficial influ ence is rirast felt? and this too for the purpose of remedying the evils of improvident legislation? This method of sacrificing the intelligence of the mass, for the payment of the State debt, will, we imagine, find but very few advocates among the people; nor do we envy the private feelings of that man, who could boldly and :openly urge forward so shameful a project. Upon the mental culture of the mass, depend all those causes, which gIQt characterand permanency to a government, and preservation to our institutions. In proportion as tho ignorance or intelligence of the community preponderates, so will their national character and facilities for happiness increase or decrease. Ra ther than deprive the poor of the advantages which, our common school system his guaranteed them, we would see the public improvements one heap of ruins—we would prefer seeing every canal and railroad in the State go to,cornplete rack, than that this invaluable blessing shoultl be withheld from them; and we are greatly mistaken in the character of our people, if this sentiment dues not meet pith a universal reiponse. We have thus commented urn' these two pm positions, •not because we entertain the slightest dear of their being carried into operation, but he clew, coming from the source they do, sorne•per sons may give greater credit to the projects than they deserve. We do not believe that the Legis lature would so far pr. judice themselves in the eyes of the community, as to hold the slightest u'on them, and tot for the general atten tion these letters have met with, we should never have noticed them. Tits Hotr-a /Ss.—Cliristmas is approaching rapidly, and, with, its various and unfailing or companierhents of sweetmeats, toys &c , heralds its proximity without the assistance. of an alnri nae to point out the eaact time of its arrival. The little folks are alreody having a glorious feast in anticipation, and all the long stockings about the hods° are no doubt before this, snugly hidden away for future service. Oh for the mer ry hey-day hours of childhood, when, in the in nocence and simplicity of our hearts, we have lain awake all night an as to catch a peep at the old gentleman with the basket, who, according to nursery tradition. always popped down the china nev on his benevolent mission. The stores in our,boroueh are already glitter• ing with w .res for the occasion—the churches are being decorated with evergreens, and every preparation, which so great an occasion demands, is in fast progression. The groups of young sters, gathered together (wall sides with smiling faces, are unfailing indications of the share they bear in the scene, and most sincerely do wt• hope that they may have good.weather— fi ne enjoy ment, and a stocking full of zoodies to walk into. We received last week a communication, having reference to the suffering condition of many of the pour in this district, in which the writer strongly {urges the necessity and duty 'of doing something for their relief and: assistance through the ensuing winter. „We heartily con cur with him in the plan he proposes, which is to call a meeting. organize a society, and obtain subs&iptions in money and goods, to provide for their sub-istenee. We have in our community a number of benevolent ladies and others, who, we are convinced, would mike every--effort to search out worthy objects for charity, if a provis ion could only be made fur their ass:stance when discovered. This subject is well worthy the at tention of our citizens, and it is a duty which should not be neglected. COTILLIO! PARTIF.A. We heard tt whisper ed a few days since that our young friends were making an effort to revive the cotillion parties for 'their amusement during the long winter nights,— We do not feel the slightest desire to deprive them of so delightful a recreation ; but we think we can show them a method, by which they cad dou bly enj . y theMselves.---Let art amount over and above the experike of the series be subscribed for the benefit o the poor of the region ; and, when whirling thr i ugh the giddy nanzes of the dance; the consciousne of having contributed to so holy a purpose: will give a happiness and- elasticity to their enjoyment, that it otherwise could not pos sess—we hope this hint will not bo thrown a woye - A vwrrisn Riurca CoIIVICTED.—A person by the name of Rievky, engaged in the July outrages, was convicted, Orwigshurg this week, and sen tenced to two months imprisonment We learn that one of the unfortunate persons engaged in those riots has publicly stated, that if justice st , as properly administered, some of those persons Who figured in the recent meeting held at the Ex change Hotel, would he The to take their places in prison. The - sufferers were the mere cats-paws i of those designing and wicked amen. Mr vireo r gar.r..—Captain Nagle's fine com pany of Washington Blues gave quite an exten sive Military Balton Tuesday evening last, in the large saloon of Lthe Town Hall. Tho room was appropriately decorated for the evening, which passed off amid the unbounded joy and hilarity of all who \ participated in the delightful amusement. We understand that the members of other com panies who were present appeared in uniform, that being the rule of the evening. Rsr cum 81 art zusl--Thio Athenian Institute of Poitsville: after a long 'and able debate on Thursday evening last, came solemnly to the de cision that the destruction of the world in 1843, as predicted by Father Miller is all fudge, and, that the said Prophet " is an . imposter. Well, we are glad that this matter is settled at last, and feel well contented that we shall be allowed to el ist a little longer. SVPRIME COUUT.—The second Monday in January is Geed 114 the argument of cases from Schuylkill county , in the Supreme, Coart,:sitting, in Philadelphia. :SHE MEE Oft comccunt since; 4tal.tiini the pniceed . : , belts' hp National Hotel. on was cel4 by the pretendeilfrie iththeprofessaloblect conditiolif the libMners; and eras agaiist which they Oily ing wel4, he motives which a demegogies, who alone comp, we, otcoiltso, declined publi!ihi oceurrettiii have induced tie Mg notice Although the call was 'ilirec! Schuylklounty, not a sing! at the mulling, which consists majority of a borwhave scarce, in the enirict, to claim dm I and the balance well know., whose sitlfening cupidity fil Pauses at a n y barrier whic moral tone of society places progress. To satisfy the w Motives Which have induce entirely unconnected with would merely point him to t , of the men idle are agitatint of sympathy from such cre cleat—then animadversion trandi in the trade are, source, ludicrous. They ar and never will, stop at any by their aritaticins end sop labourer ono is they goalie have beggared him, and , then. if their own unholy, could revel over, and glut] in they had -Wrought, We intend, after the i •t of January, to give our views More fully an#at length, in 'elation to the coal [rode; we shatrilso speak of the evils that exist is it, at the a irie time pointing out the remedies, which in our : pinton, only can reform them. „- PRoCEEancos of canes.—Nothing of ve ry great traportance hr aken place in this body, since its first conveninp . .. In the House, a refrution wee offered to res cind the one hour ralirtitch failed, and the rule is still retained. •, On Monday, Mr. Atria, again o ff ered his rear:. Intion to rescind the 2 rule, which Prevents the reception of petitions *Ling the subject of sta. very. The movemealiing made to lay it on the table, it was carried b3K vote of 106 to 102. In the Senate, Mr,: aril, of Delaware, offer edcr a resolution to res 'r the foment; „Expung ing 'Res'olution,” whit) has not yek been acted upon. Bills for the repeal it the Bankrupt Law, have been introduced into b ll.,usch, and, judging from the drinonstratio 'Ahoy have called forth, we are induced to believe at the la-v will be repeal ed. We would tiler ‘ ra achiso those persons, who intend availing illoselves o f this law, to make early applicatioli est the provision which repeals it will hardly In couched, so as to affect applications made befct i r its passage. Tae Liar APPOIN ENT.—GOVETROr Porter has appointed his s. i William A. Porter, as High Sheritrof the C". mil County of Philadel phia, in place of Heil. Morris, Esq., deceased. The young gentlemai fvho now holds the office of High Sheriff of orialft the greatest cities in the Union, is just twent . t v itva years of age, and was but recently appoiot4d to the Deplity Attorney- Gencralidnp, from w n William Badger, an excellent and tale otil officer, was ejected, to make room for him The:Governor, who has INERS' [...1 to the minerani miner was present of a few•men, the t been long enough tit of citizenship, :political aspirants, popularity never the good sense, or .ore their insidious kingman, that the this movement are 'beet interests, we character and lives it. The Pffeciation 'Ares, is perfectly far ipon the =mita op ming from such a linen who never have Ong for notorietyrhut itries, would lead the ofore done, until they rveil his family, and ands were gained, they emselveewith, the re- throughout the who!. if hie career, displayed a great solicitude for t teelfrre of his family, has by this crowning ac hoped hirn=elf a consider ate relation. 'Tis a, cal pity that he has not a few pinta boys to p .tde for, as by installing them into print; d offices of the State, ho would thus remove, ',int the wrangling army of office-seekers, those lodes of contention which are the source of so kruch anxiety. We should like to see the whole fatuity counting up their gains at the expiratim If the term—they would amount to a. pretty itt , einim-totat. Hiatsit & Boon' it, OPTICIANS.—These gentlemen have opened 4, Store for the sale of all kinds of articles in thii line of business, at the Nationil Hotel, whereitify intend remaining next week only. We are sufficiontly acquainted with articles in their int, to express an opinion of otrr own of their qua iii—but our friend Mr. Ri chards, of the Reading Jvimal, who speaks from a knowledge gained b; experience, endorses these articles as follows: " An improvement hut been recently made in the art of grinding glass fiat spectacles of no small im portance to persons wtosd vision requires artificial aid. The glasses arc tirmid perettropic. and can be suited to the wants of the Most far or mast-sighted. Having some.experiente im these matters, we speak advisedly in recommenditipthe penscopic glassei to the near sighted. The Messrs Hassle . , wi.o have these glasses for sale, have taken partictlar pains to obtain from a cel ebrated manufa •tory a Geimany, the kind of glass best adapted to Jews, atid a companion of their spectacles with the ortmar) kind, will at once show their great superiority FRACAS AT i+V I ',LES 8,1 ItlLE.—Quiten serious affray occurred in the bonugh,of Wilkesbarre lon Tuesday night Imo, ir. coitrquence of an attempt made by a gentleman el Vary land, to recover two slaves who had absconded from hima few weeks previous. Upwards of tile hundred blacks, and nearly the same number Of whites were concern ed in the fracas-=-the blade having at first resis ted the attempt to'aecavdr the runaways, when the whites volunteered to assist the owner in cap turing them. Many persona were injured on both sides, so much so, that some arc not expect ed to live. The owner was finally beaten off and returned home after tinting, offered At reward, for their recovery. THE L DT ' S Boos ion 1813.—We have bad a peep into the January-number of this ;work for next year, and assure the subscribers that they have At rich treat in store for them. The engrav ings are ,exquisite—the frontispiece, which is one of u mphrey 'smezzotintos;. is the finest we have ever teen, and the Fattutai plate is superior to any of the preceeding. As for the reading mat te, it is of a superior character, and if the work is continued as h has been commenced, it will rank first among; the literary productions of the age. The sleighing Bull ontinuei fine, the sleet which fell on Tuesday night, followed by a saow on Wednesday morning, laid a liundation which will not easily give way. Those who have tried it declare it to be superb. Wc have not yet the pleasure, but if any one will send to our office a first rate sleigh, fast horse, and good whip, not forgetting the bells, we might then be induced to consider upon it. (1. 7. The " Knickerbockers" of New York held their animal celebration on Tiicsday week St. Nicholas' Day. It was numerously attended and the proceedings were carried out hi a style commensurate with the maniple of their old fash ioned predecessors. Schnaps and pipes accom panied the entertainment, which along With the old IL:Aland dishes gave a primitive appearbnee to the wholiscene. I 1:••-• Good beef is.sellingin Cincinnati at three quarters of a cent per pound. • fc Chickens ate selling at Lancaster a l 20 cents a pill', and Unisys at 25. cents a piece.i OURNAL. Efrafzdes E;ze,yeTapfdic4 - -This" splendid. -work comprisei a dictioniuy of Scienie, Literature, and the Ans. It is edited by W. T. Brandre, F. R. S. L. &c., assisted by - a number of the most cele brated professors in. England. It - will be publish ed complete in 12 niimbets of - 112 large pages each, at twenty-five cents a number. A aped men number can be seen et this office, where sub scriptions will , be received for the work. Allison's History of the Europe.—Comprising a period from 1789 to - 1815, has been published by Harper & Brothers, in numbers. This cele brated work is the standard authority of the age, the cost of which in England is Fifty dollars—the republication of the same work can now be bad for-the low price of Fenn DOLLARS. It will be completed in sixteen numbers, at twenty-five cents each. Subscriptions received at this office. The Young People's Book.—We regret to state that the publisher of this excellent periodi cal has found it necessary to discontinue the pub lication of it with the close of the year. It will, however, be superseded by ltltiis Lesx.res MAG- A zINE, a work edited by Miss Leslie, and T. S. Arthur, the first number of which will be issued in January, 1843. Subscriptions, price -$1.50 per annual, the same as that charged upon the Young - People's Book, received at this office. SUSAN HOPLET, or the adventures of a maid serranl. This is a new and entertaining novel, by Harry Leeson,-published in the Brother Jon athan. We have a few copies on hand—price, blLents each. Spcchnen numbers of all the different maga z nd periodicals in the country, can be seen at this office, where subscriptions to any will be re ceived, and the works distributed as soon as pub. fished. on a short time . - of the meeting • 3d Mat. which' s of the working 'ametiora log the f reforming ifre •o. Unaefetatid- ated the knot of .d that .rnieting, it, hut subsequent givo it this pass- MILTON J. ALVII,NDER.—The jury ? in the case of this unhappy man, brought in the verdict on Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock; we give be low the affecting scene as reported for the United States Gazette: Before that hour, the jury appeared in the Nix; and that fact was taken by those versed in such matters as an indication that they had agreed, which supposition proved to be correct in this case, as after the opening of the court, they ren dered the following verdict:—oWe find Milton J. Alexander not guilty of the felony of murder, but guilty of manslaughter. • The prisoner, who had been standing, as is the form, no sooner heard the last words than he fell backwards in his chair in a paroxysm of grief, his sobs were long and 'loud, bat were far exceeded by those which burst from his aged'and agonized parent, and his elder brother. The spectacle was a most affecting one: from the mo ment of the rendition of the verdict until we loft the court room (at nearly five o'clock) the father had not taken his hands from the body of his son, which he clasped as convulsively as Wire was thee to part from him for ever. The Rev. Dr. Ducachet was busy in pouring the words of consolation into the father's ear; but up to the moment in which we left with but little apparent effect- The brother, too remain ed inconsolable.—Milton, however, had partially regained his composure at this time." Leciscsirivr..--The lArnsburg Telegraph, Pennsylvania Intelligencer,,nd Capitolian, Whig papers, will be published twice a week during the Session of the Legislature—price $2 for the Ses sion only, or $ 3 per annum. The Keystone, a Locofoce Pdrtor paper, will also be published twice a week during the session on the same terms. Subscriptions to either of the above pa pets will be received at this office. THE PARDONING POWER.—We learn that it is the intention of a number of our citizens to pe tition the Legislature to suspend the operation of our CrimMal Courts until Gov. Porter's term of Mike expires, and thus save the people the expense of trying and convicting criminals only to he pardoned by the Governor. It would cer tainly save the people considerable expense these hard times. (Cy. Knabb, of the Reading Gazette, wants very badly to know what kind of animals •Elpitrelch es" are. To obtain a clear idea of their appear ance he should see one. If he will pay us a visit and bring a largo grain bag with him, we will endeavor to put him in the way of catching a few, —No other method of satisfying his curios ity ! lticEwcsi ago Sat:R.—The celebrated Mc- Ewen and Shee case has at last been disposed of by the sentence of McErven to two years at hard labor in the county jail—and Shee for the term of sit months. They richly deserve their fate— but the stronger . the guilt the greater the induce ment for Ake Governor to grant a pardon. 1 General Mcnuffie has been elected Sena tor front South Carolina, in place of the lion. Win. C. Preston, resigned.- The Hon. John C. Calhoun, on the 3d inst, announced to the Sen ate of South Carolina his intention of resigning his seat in the U. S. Senate, to.,< ,.. die effect on the 4th of March nest. ' In Harrisburg the Borough Council have pas sed an Ordinance requiring every person within the limits of the borough to clear off the pave ment; after a snow storm, under a penalty of one dollar. A similar ordinance ought to be passed by our borough authorities. (3 3. Parties are'so nearly balanced in the Leg islature of Massachusetts, that it is impossible to ascertain who will be chosen Governor until the Legislature meets, and the members more fully define their pcsition. Mr. Wise, in Chambersburg, against whom a late verdict of $l5OO damages was awarded for a breach of promise of marriage, is paying it through the ,medium of thankrupt Law. A very wealthy planter in Woodford county, Ky. says: .•I had rather be taxed for the poor boy's education than the poor man's ignorance; for one or the other I am compelled to be." • n• - • The establishment of the Clinton County Whig, the only whig paper in that county, is of fered for sale. co - . Judge Barton's charge,, in the case of Al exander, is said to have been an impartial and able affair. ,cc , It was not supposed that Congress would get fairly into business before the close of this week. Alv °Visa PA Dos .—G overnor Porter a hae par doned a man recently convicted of horse-stealin: in Cheiter county. c c. Can any person tell us why it is, that al roost every Bank, exclusively under Locofoco rule,' is sure to "blow up'?" The Legislature of Indiana convened on the sth ins t. In the Senate Whig officers were elec ted, and in the House Locofocos were selected, , n• - • Col. Sevier has been re-cleated Ernq States Senator from Arkansas. SOUTLL CABILMINA.---The Legislature of South Carolina ore about to 'inside for Military Schools in that State. Mr. Henegan, late Governor of the Common- wealth, is to be elected Secretary of State. Mr. McDuffle continues sick. Either Judge Huger, or Mr. Viet, will be elected United States Senator in the place of 4r. Calhoun. ° - It is probable that MrAlanarnorid will be eleptid Governor of the - State, and Col James Ferguson Lieutenant:Giivemori. qttl . sorts at 3tem.o. (Original and Sdated4 Q 3 A colimin of editorial will always be found on our first page. The friends of James Buchanan held a meet ing in Philadelphia on thn Bth inst. The Penn-, sylvanian states that the meeting was numerous ly attended. Paul B. Carter, Esq., formerly of (irwigsburg, has been appointed a Notary Public for the Bo rough of Chester, in the County of Delaware. Fears are entertained for the safety of they. 8. Ship Columbia.—She sailed for Ria Janeiro, and has been out 110 days. The usual dint for 'a passage is 40 days. Gen. Jackson has written another letter on the subject of the currency, which, like all his for mer acts, exhibits great ignorance of the subject, on which he treats. Yves:res.—The latest accounts from Yucatan, exhibit a determination on the part of the people to resist to the last the Mexican invasion of her MEM There appears to be a fatality connected with the Locofoco members of the Legislature of In- diana. Within the last four months we have re corded the deaths f two, whose places at the special elections Were supplied by , whigs—and we - aro now called upon to record the death of another, Dort. Kennedy, of Shelby County. RHODE Istaisn.—The new constitution of this little State has been adopted by about 6,000 votes to 30 or 40. Fur allowing colored moo to vote the same as whites, 3,t57, against 1,004. Come down from that building, you infernal rascal, and I'll knock your head off!' You will' will you!' 'Yes, you scoundrel. I will !' .Then, I rather calculate, upon the whole, I shan't come down.' • Woman's love is a beautiful flower, that puri fies by its sweetest fragrance the tainted air of man'B elistence At a church meeting in Hanover, N. H., it was necessary to ascertain the number of widows in the parish. After some time had been spent in the premises, an officious-in-season-and-out-of-sea son member from the eastern part of the town jumped up and said, .1 think we have embraced them all, have we not, President L—d Why are a pair el boots that have undergone repairs like dead men? Because they are mend ed! (men dead.) It is very queer economy, to force a child to oat a piece of bread so that it need'ot be LOOT. Bet ter throw it away that* make your child a glutton. .Marlin Van Buren was committed in N. York for having been grossly ititoxi,cated on Friday. Always distrust the sincerity of hem who is pro. fuse in promises, and seems over anxious to please, What a degrading pursuit is that of your pro fessed office seeker! It is, inour view, the must contemptible kind of loaferism. Tits LAST LIE. —The London Morning Chro nicle says: •Slavehukiera in America make a prac tice of feedingswine . with the dead bathes of their negroea !' SIMPLICITY —.Mamma; asked a little girl, on seeing, for the first rime, a pair of bantams, aby don't all chiLkens wear panialettes General Lewis Cass had a splendid dinner giv en him by the Americans in Pais, on the termi nation of his ministerial career. The banking capital of the city of New York, which, 1836 was worth about twenty four mill ions of dollars, know worth, according to the sel hng price, but a little over fifteen millions. Auckturtsisa.—No man; be his line of busi ness what it will, can prosper in these time with out advertising. This is an advertising age, it is an advertising country; nothing can be done without advertising. Mr. Dicken'e cm 'foments for the sale o r f , his Notes on America, amounted to £5,000. •,rnear lys2s.ooo. His profits from the sale of his works during the lust five years, it is said, amounted to $35,000 per annum. This is writing to some purpose. Boys! now is your time to get married. Any man that can stand the present hard times, can Stand any thing The Hon. R. W. IhnsnsitAnr, Member of Congress limn Georgia, diet at his residence in Haber•rharn County on the 2d inst. Scarier. Rwrutors.—The while number of chil- dren in Massachusetts, between the ages of four and sixteen, it 185,058, and the t sum expended for the support of the public schools, is $526,4 11,- 53'per annum. Joel Hotchkiss, of Guilford Cann., was recent ly fined $lOO, and imprisoned six months for whipping his wife. Certainly not very eevere for the offence. The House of Representatives of New Hamp shire has declared in favor of abolishing capital: punishment by a vote of :11 to 106. .1; Fenniwore Cooper, has obtained a verdict against the editors of the New York Tribune, for $2OO, and costs, for a libel published by them a gainst him. The trial tgok place last week, in the Circuit Court of Saratoga. Mr. Simonton, Representative in Congress from Dauphin District, Pa. has been obliged to. return home from Washington in consequence - of ill health. , - Tits Wittas ov.:laDllY♦ are in thd,fleld with more enthusiasm, than they had even in 1840. The counties are holding meetings and appoint. tag delegates to the Whig Convention in Indi anapolis. THE B•at alley LAW.—We regret to see that movements have been made already in both Hou ses of Congress fur the repeal of the Bankrupt law. It is difficult to petceive any special reasons for this attempt. The greatest evil which the op ponents of the measure urged es likely to follow from it has been experienced. The law has been in operation long enough to allow a general release to such as wished to take the b'enefit of it. What is to be gained by repealing it now! We hear 'no complaints against the law. The only matter of difficulty seems to be to settle the point exactly, how far the State insolvent laws are in force, it at all, under the operation of the law of Co ngress.— It would be well if this matter were ascertained, and so ascertained as to leave one general system to prevail over the Union, instead of six and twen ty partial systems. If the Bankrupt law, et its first passage, was favourable to debtors, itti- continuance now should he demanded by creditors. At all events some thing like permanence is desirable for both classes. Business transactions should be conducted with full view of the contingencies to which each party might expect to be subject; in such case they woold regulate themselves accordingly, But with a shift ing and ever changing legislation, no operations can go on in freedom. For the sake of consisten. cy at least, the country should desire that the fact might be known that it is possible for a law of Congress to remain unchanged during the period done Presidential term, if nothing beyond that can bo expected.—Balt, Amer. al. The number of fit wisher' hotels in Daris on January tft. 1842, amounted to 5,019. It ap pears by a bite return that this number has in creaird to 5,703, containing 7 1 3,827 oicnpanti. Lail snore Taxac—Gelvenon papers to the 26th ultimo have been received at New Orleans. Congress convened on the 14th ult. Thirteen members only appeared and simmered to "their names. _ The members met from day today du ring the week, but no quorum was formed, and consequently no business was done. '3 Gen. James P. Henderson killed Napoleon B. Garner, at San Augustine, about two weeks ago; by shooting him with a double barrel gun. Mr. Garner had repeatedly threatened his lite, and the day on which he was killed, ho stated to several persons that ho intended to kill him (Gen. H.) before night. The accounts from the army are contradictory. One says the men ate cheerful and ready to march. Another, that they are dropping off for home, on account of the lateness of the onion. They are abdut fifteen hundred strong,- and are encamped at Medina, Some twenty miles beyond San Antonio: There is a splendid supply of beef sad' corn in the camp: The cotton crop in Eastern Texas is &bun' dant. That portion of-the President's Message, which' relates to the remission or restoration of the fine . imp,osed upon General Jackson, in 1815, seems to' i - 3 , ::eitu a smile upon the lips of the people. The' importance of the matter seems to be over;sted by the President, when it is considered that the . claims of American citizens for money withheld; on account of French spoiliations. are not alluded' to. Nor can tho President plead the necessity of noticing the thousand dollars, to. secure the ellen; do/of Congress, as the subject had early been' before that body so late as the last 'Aden of the" present Congress. We have nothing to do with motives; we only state the fact, that the public think the President travelled out of the record in thus dragging in that matter at the present time, and under existing circumstaules.--rU. S. Gaz. The appointment of the Hod. E.'B. Hubley as an Indian Commissioner, by John Tyler, shows that the 4 , Chief of the Kickapoos," (is the Tele graph has it, is progressing in influence in that quarter. We hope no more Winnebago trans actions may grow out of it. Mr. Hubloy is a good'easy man, and he will, smoke himself into the friendship of every Indian tribe he may have dealings with, being most inveterately addicted to fumigating the weed.—N. Forum. - I, T.) THE PVERONS OF THE BRANDR.rEII VEGETABLE UNIVERSAL P 11.1.9.-1 have often found persons deli. roue to know hoWatoon this medicine willeure them. It is impossible to say—it altogether depends upon the stare of , he blood and humors. One thing may 'be relied upon—that \ I the pills are persevered with \ te according t.. the prime, direction which accompanies each box. the cure will , effected much sooner than the patient col,d have exp cted. 'The many lingenng chronic disease, we early e, aro owing either to mercury or bleeding. or to not. having been properly ported in Fevers, loflainations, Cold, Measles. Small Pox, or Lying in. It is utterly impossible for us to attain or keep health without sound heal , h without sound purging. We may fasten up the disorder by barks and tonics. but if it be in the body, it must come out before health can be enjoyed. and sooner or later it will break out of iiself. worse than ever. if this me thod of purifying the body is delayed too long. No, danger cnn arise front purgin4 with BRANDRETICH VEogratu.K Pia-n. It has been proved, beyond doubt. that thoserelebrated Pills and the human body are naturally adapted one for the other By the use of this Glorious Medicine the contents or humors of the body van be entirely ev..euated, altered, and coin. pletely regenerated; and in a manner so maple as to give every day ease and pleasure. Purchase in Pottsville, of %Via. Mortimer Jr.. and of the agents published in another part of this paper. LllarricD OD the 14th inst., by Rev. Joseph McCord, Mr. VILLIAII DREilEft, to mien LYDIA ANN AICVANAN, loth of Pottsville. Our Market, - -- _ CORRECTED WEEKLY. PorrsviLL Fr Dec. 17, 1812 %Wheat Flour. pr Bbl ii".s 00 Bacon, per lb. 61 Rye do cwt. 1,75 Pork, " 4 Wheat, behl 90 Hluns, " 10 Rye, " 50 Potatoes, bushl 33 Corn, " 50 ;Plaster, ton 4,50 o,,its, " 33 May. - 15.00 Eggs, doz 10 /Timothy a'd, bahl 2;50 Butter, lb 1211 Clover • ' " 5,00 ATIIENRN INSTITUTE.—Thursday er ening. lice 22.1. 11342. question lordiscussion, ll'hich deserve the mast praise for their conduct du ring the Ilevolution; the Northern or Southern Genre !its?" The [ladies and Gentlemen of Pottsville are re spectfully invited to attend. Debate to commence at 7 o'clock. Room corner of Centre and Mahanton go street. Persons wishing to become members of the Institute:Will please leave their name,with Dec. 17, CHARLES 1.E113, Sec'y. On-MECHANIC'S ASSOCIATION.—The offi cers of this Association will please take notice, that a Glue Of 121 cents will in future be imposed upon each OFPICER: absent on the regular meeting evening.—a greeible to a resolution passed the 15th unless a sufficient t sense be uttered The question." Which excites the most admiration, Nature or Art ?" has been allotted to the following members for leading debate: NATURF - ..—John H. James, John M. Crosland, John McCormick. Uriah Green. Isaac Severn, Bnco Hudson. A FIX :—WM. H. Russel, Robert M. Palmer. E. W. McGinnis, J. S. C.Martin, N. W. Newman. Wm. C. As a proposition to strike out a part of the 6th sec tion of the Constaution,has been submitted—mem bers are hereby required to attend next Tnursday e vening, 22J inst., ato'clock, without further notice. JOHN 111. CROSLAND, Pres't. JANES Rugge.LL, Sect's ecember 17, p~rFRAMOAN ENCAMII,W.NT, No. 4, of 1. 0 F. of Pa —A stated meeting of the Encampment will he held on Wednesday, the 31st thy of Decem ber, 1812. at 7 o'clockcin their Lod,r,e room. Dec 17, CIiAS. 11. RICHARDS, Scb. Valuable Coal Tracts to It rro let on leases, to suit applicants, all that tract of land belonging to the North Americ.in Coal Co.. known as the Mill Creek Tract. containing the fol. lowing list of Coal Veins, many of which,—arirmg Others, the• Peach Mountain Veins—having a range of over a mile in length, viz:—Lewis, SpOhn, Barrac leugh, Pearson, Clarkson, Stevenson. Little Tracey.. Peach Mountain Veit s, Green cark, or Ravensdale Vein, Perpendicular, Diamond, and Big Diamond Veins, along with many others not named. Also, all that tract called the Junction Tract. be longing to the said company, containing—the Salem. Forest, Rabbit Hole, Mortimer,Tunnel , Black mine, C. Lawton and Alfred .Lawton Veins. Also. a Sa' Mill.and Grist Mill, situated on the Mill Creek Tract, all of which will be rented on moderate terms, by ap plying to DAVID CIIILLAS at Ms office, at the Landings of said company. at Pottsville, or to TIMOTHY M. BRYAN, Alarket ; Street, Philadelphia M-3tno. December 17 Schuylkill Valley Navigation and Rail Road Company. Tfl E Stockholders of the Schuylkill Valley Na vigation and Rail Road Company, are hereby notified that the nest annual meeting and Election for President, Six Managers, and One Person for Secretary. and Treasurer, will be held nn the last monday of December. 1842, (the 26th inst.) at 2 o'clodk, P. M , et the Pennsylvania Hall, in the Borough of Potfjville. A. RUSSEL, Sec'y. & Treas'r. December, 17,1842 , 51— V. C. WILLIAMS, Dentist, most respectful. • ly informs his friends, and the public gen t erallyi that he has removed his office from No, 'North 4th street, to No. 120, Arch Streeklet door below Sixth street, South side; where he will continue the practice of DENTISTRY. in all its different branches. AU operations perfut med on the'late and most approved principles. Philadelphia, December 17, 51 —3 m. TllE,subteriber having takenietters of Admic. istration to the estate of Thomas Ireland, late of Port Carbon, det.eased, gives notice to all per• sons baring claims against the said estate. to present thorn to him for settlement, and to all in' depted to said estatC, to make,,payment to the subscriber, residing in Port Carttin.... BA I3 ER• 5.1L-6t December,l7, 1812 CARD. NOTICE.
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