. • TERM S OF PUBLICATION, On the Cash System. , e Miners' Journalwill after the let .of homy next, ne published on the following-terms and condi" ions: For one ` }Near,. $2, 00 . I Six month's; - • • 100 LTfree monthi, - 50 l'ayable semi-annually in advaneeby those who re ide i 4 the counts—and annually in advance by those who reside at'a distance: paper will 6e !tent unless the su6scription 'id in adeance. advan?e will pay for three years ion; leers deliveredlliy the Post Rider will be. 25 cents extra. I , TO AMIEERISERS laments not exceeding a square of twelve be charged I for three insertions, nil 50 one insertion. (Five lines.nr under.2.lcents nsertion. Yearly advertisers will, be dealt the following terms: ". 201 Two squares f .t,' . .. :$lO Mirth/ d0....15 I One dm ....6 :urnn.,... :12 I Business ca rd., 5 fines, 3 All advertisements mustbe paid for,in advance wn Willi an atcount is opened with the advertiser. vtie charge of Merchants will be $lO per annum, with the privilege of keeping one adveTtisement not exceeding one square standing during the year and t insertinga smaller one in each paper Those. who 'oecriny a larger space will be charged extra. Notices for Tavern Licence. S 2. I All notices for Meetings and proLmedings of meet ngs not considered of general iniereil, and many oth•- er notices which have been inserted heretofore gra uitiously, with .the exception of Marriageo and 'deaths. w ill. be charged as advertisements. otiees ,£ Deaths, in which invitations are extendetido the to:oda and relatives °Otte de.ceased, to attendthe fu neral will be charged as advertiaements COITNTERFEITERW . DE %TIM:11' 1 0-W • pullic will please observe that no Brcindreth Pals are gen nue, unless the box has threb labels , ,epon it, ( the top, the side nod the. bottom,) each . ;containing a fac-simile signature of my hand writing, Bavuottexii, M. D. ' These 'labels are Or-- :graved on steel, beautifulky designed, and done at as expense ofover $2OlO. Therefore it' will he seen that the" only thing necessary to procure the medicine in its purity, is to observe these labels. `‘. , • Remember the top, the side, and the bottom The coll. - ming respective persons are duly authorized. and 'old 'Certificates of Agency for the Sale of Brandrelh's t, Voretable tinitersol Pills, IN SCIR! V LEI LL COUNTY.z, Wm. Mort.mer. Jr. Pottsville. Ituntzinger& s- Levan, Schuylkill Iluven; P..k E. Hammer,prvvigsburg. • • S. Seligman, Port Carbon, James Robinson at_ Co., Port Clinton, Edward Entailer Minersvide, Benjamin Heiinertramaqua. Observe thateach Agent has an Engraved C.ertiti• sate of Agency, containing a representation or Dr. BRA NORETII'S httinufamory at Sing Sing., and ups on which will also be seen exact crimes of the new labels now use: upon the Bran.lreth Pill Boxes. officio No. B. littivrtout - ett.M, D s 8, North Eighth St, Pelmiarl 19. 6—ty II GOLDEN SWAN HOTEL, ( REVIVED, ) M. 69 N.. Thirit sl..rdaare Arch ; Philadelphia c[ - 7 BCPARU ONE: DOLLAR i gri 2 LES; W PASS hits I .ased this Oisf.esta b. • 7L-ilishd hotel. which has been completely put -in order for the accommodation of ,•• fravetpog arid permanent hoarders. gr a te- -ft proximity hitsinesh. retMers it - iesirahle in strangers and residents o the emi .a Every portion of the house haihun. .dcrizone a complete cleansing. The culinary .department is oldie first order—with good cooks and servnots in attention to guests accrim,moda! too. fin 70 persons... T hnseK. who may favor the house with'theit mist orn. May be assured of finding, the best of fare the best of a.to•ition, and, as is stated above, very reatonahle charge.. sin g tr dr, y s.t. I 25. E Haan/ for Iroise. std Yehicles. Also horses o hire. ir 17,,rml,,intr• 1.1 W'hitemirstiStage Office Phitadv Oeceether 11, 1841 s)—tf 11 I NGINGS R. BORDERS.—The snh seritier has nn hand and sale a very choice li.t •.t'l'aper Hancings, Ina Bnrdeis for Parlors and Hails, which he ...di sell at very low rates. 1,1 AN. A:An fnr sale a few elegant Fire Place Screens. Noveintier 5. Iss2. 45 lirrAtV (:ILEEN AND MACK Hertly have net received from 'New York, a large euppl) ofchmee Green aim Blacc December 28 52=— gr - 111E.Ar COPY BOOKS—At tii cents each . for sole by Oct. 2-2, 43 AND AGUE ...1? 0 }VA ND' S 70NiC MIXTURE., A FRESH supp I) of the above ; Nleccine.a certain cure for the fever and ague. Just received and tnr site at Se , pietriber 3 _ puttE w H ITE LEAD. IprArET liCl2 I & 1119THER, Manufactu ,v v rer., north Front street, Philadd. phis, have now a g00.:4 supply, of their warranted Pure. white lead, and those customers who have been sparinety suppliud is consequence of a run on the article, shall now bathe their orders filln.l. No knoviiirsohstai'.ce ;morons those preserve_ Alva and beautifyrne properties so desirable in n +lotion to ran errial extent with unadulterated nib re lead; herid any admixture amber maters. als only 'Mars its value. It has therctore been the steady atm of: the fallhoraClOrerP, for many icars, tp supply to the public a perfectly mire white4end; and the tracessinv, demand for the ar ticle is proof that it has met. with favor. It is ,invartably branded nn head— W47IIER I ILL & fiROVIER., In full, and on the other, %VAtt xesTeu Punt —all reddctters. November 19, r, 47 • .• - tiolitiES 4i' LO'IIS T ••ss , • MB I , FOR SALE, 4 ...if sm. , i4 ,._ , :. • Also, a large number ,of Ii t .r, ----_-_:- Buildings and nut Lots: of - '---- 5 ----1 various sites, on the Navigation tract, lying princi pally in the Borough of Pottsville. Apply to SAMUEL LEWIS. Real estate agent, Centre St. July !6.29-if In 011 l'i T CA It B 0 N 11l 0T E lli • . ' Schuylkill County. Pa. 1 11,EURF.N BRIGHT respectfully announces tl-lt to his friends and the Fluidic that ho hastah. -en this splendid, airy and delightful establish ' e' rn nt, situated at the termination o *lkst as.,, tr the Reading and Philadelphia Rail "1 11 ' Rood where he will be happy to wait fi s z ' . ,---=-..-- on those who visit the Coal R ,, gion. -on business, or for the, purpose of enjoying the mountain air and water.' The Hotel is large. finished and furnished in the hest style—and no pains will be spared to render satisfaction to all whoay Inver it with a visit. Being witliii. 4 444 Li5" Aer• Wegt of -the Elorongb of Pottsville, Ithhug 43uflicicAti,y retrieved to ,eseape the dust i ;and Oise of that busy, bustling place, it is con I adeptly believed theta will be found much more t.pleasarit and agreeable, than any other Botel in • the vieinity. Attached to the Hotel lis a large 'and ii,estitiful garden, overlooking 'the the River -,:Schuylkill, the Schuylkill Canal, Mount Carbon Rai/ "toad, (extending to the Mines . end theme $o Sunbury) the Centre Turnpike, and at the same time slitding a real and romantic ICW of five Mountains. , The house is surplied with mare mountain spring water, and a Bathing •=establishment unrivalled in the country. A . stilendid pleasure Car is kept for, the exclusive • accommodation Of visitors, wbo ray he disposed to visit the Mines, or enjoy the wild and roman ' tic scenery of the surrounding Country . ; lndivid. :mils or families may rely on having ample room, . nad every possible attention. - *i Mount Carbonjtinel9, 1841 iW n t.tiA.l7l4'S PANACEA.--A fresh supply o thid celebrated Medieinejust received, and or hale by the subscriber, wholesale arid retail to Philadelphia . prices. 3 bottles for $5 retail. B. BOMAN, Agent for Schuylkill county 'Oct. 22.43-- pLAYING CARDS.--The subscriber has just r o oolved,ao - assortment of Playing Card - 'Plaid and Star Backs, wpich he will sell whol4 • site and retail at vary low rates. MerchatitS mad others supplied at Philadelphiamrices. • B. HANNAN. :November - 1.9, 47—. • • SII. received by .m.r. MILLER & lIAGGEBTY. one puncheon su prior Old 11'413 Whiskey Chard, superior Pale and ark Brands, anti Boldepireap A.G.ln •,,petember %I; ' 4!-7- EMA=MESI 1!=:3 Aircrrupt ITSFI OF EXULTATIOIF ton Mn. fliicata.—Tbe new Loco Fo e. Senate of Slassachipetts has passed a bill, providing that Railroad corpora ,iins shall not make any rule discriminating between the accommodation of pllFFellgere ott account of - col'or, end making it a petal offe§ce: in agents;:who exclude or assault prrenns on that account. Instead of consulting the ennui universal feeling of the whites in their 'in stinctive repugnance to en indiscriminate mixture with Africans on all occasions, at all seasons, and under ell circtmatances, the, o friends of the South" as Mr. Ritchie claims the Northern Lcico Focus to be, futile disregarded all those feel ings end consulted only those of the blacks! instead of providing separate ac commodations for the Negroes, in all respects as good as those provided for th.ir brethren of no 'odor, " They have made it imperative upon the directors of Railroads to force the whitel into the disgusting and uncomfortable contact, and have invited every insolvent black swaggerer that chores, to throat himself into the passage cars with the ladies, and families, under all circumstances, no matter how revolting. We eg the Richmond 'after to mite this .march of lampblack, among his much layered brethren of the same principle, and put it duly doWn in his political Ana.—N. Y Courier er , Enquirer. TUE period kos arin arrived, when it becomes the duty of the Board of Trade, (o submit their Annual Report to the Goal Mining Association. In tlie prf irmance of this.duiy, they-propose to review the coaCoperations 'elf the line season, and, in connexion therewith, to present to your considera tion, such subjects as may best deserve attention from their intimate relation to the vital interests of the Coal Trade. They regret, that they cannot indulge in congratulations on the results of the operations oldie last season, since these have lauded no adequate remuneration to the induairious CUllier. On the contrary, owing to the universal depreesien and embarrassment which has prevailed in every other species of business, these results have proved, in an unprecedented degree, disastrous. Although, within the i 032010 of our region, the truth of this assertion is universally felt, end Acknowledged, yet Edified, an erroneuelnipression seems to prevail among those unacquainted With the pecu liar and manifold diffumllies, and losses, incident to our recent coal operations ? The Governor of Pennsylvania, in his late annual Message to the Lei;- tote, suggests as an expedient,-for increasing the-public revenue, the im tion of a Tax on Coal. Against a project of this description, alike unjust and inexpedient, it is the duty of every friend to equal rights, and equal laws, strongly to remonstrate. With due deference to the chief Magistrate, we may assert. that the proposition is fraug ht, with inequality and injustice, in its con sequences, both to the coluer.and consumer, and being based on unsound prin ciples of political economy, directly tends to the destruction of the best interests of Pennsylvania. In support of thesepositions, the clearest evidence may dati adduced from fixed principles. and indisputable facts, whilst the resorts which have been urged in favor of this meesure, carry no conviction, to 'unprejudiced minds. The principal ground assumed fiz the advocates of the measure, is, that the Commonwealth has expended lergCsams of money, in the construction of public works, for the benefit of the coal trade, and therefore, this trade should he singled out, as a special objvct of taxation, to relieve the pecuniary difficulties of the Commonwealth. Unfortunately, however, for the validity of this argument, the assertion of expenditures, by the Commonwealth, for the benefit of the Coal trade, is without the slightest foundationtn truth, so far as the same is ripple-We to the Schuylkill Coal Region. Maltose nave BEEN TH(74 v6E711-3EI, 112 TA'DIVIDC•Le, but note dollar by the Commonwealth. Extensive private and public Improvements have been erected in this region, at 40 immense expenditure of individual capital, but without the slightest pecu niary assistance from the public Treasury. By the exclusive efforts of individ ual capital and enterprise, those two great public improvements, the 'Schuylkill Navigatidn, and Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road, were projected. and eotnpletcd. Nor can we discover, in the midst of the numerous Rail Roads which into.seet our region? for the traneportion of our Coal, a single foot con structed at the expense of the Commonwealth. Individual enterprise and in dustry, having thus reclaimed and enriched an extensive district of barren and uncultivated lands, constructing at an immense eutlay of private capital all the existing facilities for the developementa of its mineral resources. and, in stead of deribing large profits from these expenditures, hitherto having only encountered mamas losses, it may be asked, upon' what ptinciples ofjustice or expediency a Coal l'ex can be recommended. B. BANNAN The idea suggested. that this tax would fall chiefly upon the eonsumer at home and in the neighboring States, is quite erroneous. it may be demonstra ted, that the principal ultimate effect of such a tax would he, to depress to a still lower poit.t, the wages of labor. Neither the consumer in New York, or Massachusetts, would quietly submit to taxation for the payment of the public debt of Pennsylvania. This principle, which lies'at the root of the proposition, is repugnant to every feeling of common honesty, as well as sound policy. Regulations of trade, if these could be constitutionally effected to compel the citizens of other, States to pay our &Mit, would be productive of severe meas ures of retaliatiOn. mAtrrws Drug Store 36 As a preliminary step, by the citizens of these States, the repeal of the dim on the foreign article, in order to fill their wharves with Nova Scotia and En lish Coal, to the exclusion of Pennsylvania Cool, would be immediately in sisted upon and probably accomplished. As the consumption of Coal through .,ut the eluntry would be diminished, because hundreds would give a prefer ence to wood ea s fuel, over coal. hurthened with , what they would deem to be unjust taxation, it follows that the coal trade would sustain a blow from the spirit of re'iatance and hostility thus enkindled both at home and abroad, that might result in its utter overthrow and prostration. The selection of the wide of coal, as a subject of taxation, would involve a principle of glaring injustice, supposing the tax to fall only upon that class of our citizens interested in the mining and consumption of the article. Equali ty, requires the same measure of taxation to all classes circumstances; why then should the payment of an undue proportion of the State debt devolve upon a single class of citizens, interested io the coal district] Why not lay a tax upon some other products of land, or upon all other products of land, which by reason of universal consumption, would produce greater equality of tiization t As coal lands are assessed at their full value, they contribute their. full quota of taxes with other real estate, and there is surely no good reason; why they should ply a greater proportion of tares then any other lands of aim itar'value in this Commonwealth. And, as the' oal trade from its earliest in fancy. has been assailed with numerous pr jecta of taxation, the injustice and impolfry of which have been repeatedly exposed' and demonstrated, we confide in the wisdom and intelligence of the present Representatives of the people, be lieving that in imitation of their predecessors, they will stamp the measure with their disapprobation, as at war with the sacred rights of a large and meritori ous class of citizens, and highly detrimental to the true interests of the State. The amount of Anthracite Coal, sent to market during the past season, will be seen by the following I= liti . . . . _, ..... .. R , • { •• . — es,„:;,-- •Alt . - . . ;LOC - Uttti( c ' - iIIiPPL - 4..37;7 7 -,.. V• 1 ....1 . ., 1....,:: • : . . •..- r: l .l i - - E __ • _......2.,_.. ..... , e I. . . . , .. , . , . . ' . . I "It WILL "TEACH Too TO PIERCE THE BOWELS OF 'nit EARTH. AND BEING OUT FROM THE CAVERNS OF MOUNTAINS, METALS WINIC/I WILL GIVE STRENGTH TO OUR ,BANDS , 4II SUBJECT ALL NATURE TO OUR USE AND PLEAStic:i OHNNON VOL. XIX ELEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT, Made by Me Board of Trade to Me Coal Mining Association of 1 S4lat from Schuybreth. By the Canal, - • • 491,602 goading flail oa4, • . 49,2.90 540,892 t LMII6II. Mauch Chunk, , 163 762 Beaver Meadow, - - 45,422 Hazleton, - r - - - - • - 31,012 Sugar Loaf, &c., • - ----- 31,933 Lackawanna, - - • - - • 205,253 Pine Grove, - ---- ' . 32,381 Shamokin, - • 10,000 Ikrilka-barre, • - 47,346 1,108,001 444 letuiiiiiing oa 6sli 1 Ist of April bit, ' 'I . 100,000 Fiom the shove smaunt of 1, 1 148,001 tons of coal, whictlhas,been sent from the different coal districts, this year, .we must deduct the ;quantity sold along thediffarent fines of improvements, to get accurately at this amount that went for Ward to shipping markete. 01 the Coal sent from this region, there have heen 341,619 tons distributed along the line of Canal and Rail Road• The quantity of Coal that reached Flavre•de-Grace from the Pinegrove, Sha mokin and Wilkesbatre regions, was 47,267 !tons, thowiinr that 42,460 tons must have been sold along the lines of those itnprovementi;. • lu the absence of otlictal Information, we think, we cut set doivn the quan• tity sold along the 'linti - ef the Lehigh and Lackawans iinprovementa, at 75,- 000 tons, which added to the quantity stated as being la on the other routes, d will make up a total of 152.000 tons am}, that did no reach Tide Water; and by deduiting this from the groas ainoient in the pr ing table,lwe phial find there are 1,0:15,922 tons of Anthracite Coal, to guppl the demand for the yeu loading vat the fire of NMI Int* ' • =1! POTTSVILLE GENERAL ADVERTISER. WEEKLY BY BENJAMIN BANNAN, POTTSVILLE, SCHUYKILL COUNTY, PA. Schuylkill County. . .1` I c I The following Table exhibits the quantity or Coal shipped from the dif ferent regions from the commencement of the trade, together with the annual increase and consumption and quantity remaining over unsold, and disposed on the line of the Canal : , A I CD CVIA. co at , a) co co GO CD (X) GO CD CD CD 7.4 CD co coD CD„, CD a F, F. .P........ , ot . 34.t 0 ' CO = GI 5:3 1 CA 11 , .„.. ea w c.2 r o Ci,.... 2 t 0 2 ,2 uo ta .4 t.t 1 . 1 ." 1 , 2 a k+, ,,,, .... .rw a r O. 0 , .3. A. 0 , .3. G 3 13 33 13 t 3 A. 33 0 1 P G 3 13 C. 3 G 3 to go. O co co .3 13. CO ." 13 13 .. 313 N co to .. to •-• a 7 .4 I ' 0 10 0 0 0 TX) . 0 . 0 C., 0 0 0 .4 0 , O 0 30 ..3 ..1 0 , GC .3 CO C , 30 33 13 CD 0 33 10 GO .3 ..r co a. CO A. , 0 CI C) N A 40 tb 60 41 •-• • ars 4* 1* TO A= 014 .4 A A*3 444 CO CO 00 •-• AP. 0 OCOO 0 A pr. 0 •-• to 5 . :0 t 0 C. t 0 • GD 10 in I* b t., 13 0 ' 42 CO C. O. t* OCO • 0 0— 0 4* 0 A 0 0 CT* 17. b... CO .4 00 C 2 A JD A .4 CD 0 w V 4 0 0 A 0 0 0 0 0 w A o W wow o 0 - 0 0 •-• .... 0 . :.1 GI 0 CO , I 1 "0 0 0 0 - 0 .7 0 CO C. 7. 0 CO , 0 .... 0 0 49 0 - ,I or 1.0 CG C. ". 1G . 6 71 1 6 In "co co o Q o co o co cn co ra ... .-. .- -, ... ... 0 0 4. to -4 —oo' 4. ... CD O. 1.% Q:I pl *0 co 20 CID .. F. CO C. SO ... 40. 1.. CO .4 *0 ID C 7. 1 *0 10 IA 1..7 la co In 'O.-4 I; 2ft o ' o 10 .4 .4 0. 0 CD Ct. 0 0 .4 0 0 0 0 U. 0 G200.4.41.........0.4000 0 ___ ___ ID y I ' l'A I i... CO CD CD .4 CD cri Cr , Co ...% CO •-••-• ... C 0 Cs. cto •-• co GO 0:1 = ...1 co ct ..e .., •-• ..I en 0. CO O .. co p. ~. n co . 5.2 .... 0 0 SD -4 00 CS .41, 1.0 .4 .::,) 40. .0. CO 01 *0 .". 1 0 0 CD 10. lb - 0 ID. ...t. *4 CA , 4 - 05 - 0. CO . 0 1.. 4.. - 00 b. 10 0 10 10. CO *0 0 .P. 0 CO ...110 0 CO .1.0 .4 10 CO 00 ... CO A 0 li. *0 .P. -4 0 0 .--. CO 4* ..1 CO CA OO CO 00—0 a . co . 0 4., -1 co .-. co 0 co' en C.. . 7 OAOICZ " 0 e 4.2 l CC ca •-• , p ,50 Ab :4 4 , 2 1+: 0. OCO 201 CO I .4. Qs 0 p .. C.) •-• ID "0 "ID co co co ca g -4 42 •-• 02 CT CD 00 0 V .P. . I* 0 42. N 02 vz an .4 C* Ch A. y ea U. .4 CFI CD CA C..* (o* •-• Co m .4 1:0 1, - GO . 0 moo C) ID CO CO CD ••••1 GC •-• CID 0 C.) I I=l o c• -a cb 8 I p p .1> ,Pi• tip o awoooea.t• O Ci.^. e 4 c ' OID LT , OCT Ci 7 tn tb C I CJ 4. tt 4) 'O "" m 0 0 0 •-• -4 so co . .c.).0 n CT "v.) "c',s 1 .1 14 Co on co to 4J CZ -a st. ot -a to to tot en to 0 CT 0 Z. , CD 0 CD 0 The above table is the same as contained in our last Report, with the past years statistics added, with the exception ofa single difference, viz: the quan tity of Coal on hand on first of April, 1841, which was set 'down in our last table at 50,000 tons; better and more satisfactory information has since proven the quantity to have - been 100,000 tons. . In their last Report, your Board indulged in sanguine anticipations of an en tire consumption. (dining the current year) of the Coal then in market, but owing to the unprecedented. warmth of the latter part of the winter, a large ex cess remained on hand on the first of April lest. This cireumstance, in con /flexion with the derangement of trade generally throughout the country, had the effect of keeping down the 'prices of our Coal so low, that instead of a profit there was generally a loss sustained by mining. Fair remunerating prices would be the result of s proper regulation of the supply. And as an excess is injurious to the Collier, and a deficiency prejudicial to the consumer, it is desi rable that both extremes should be avoided. An excess of supply is the obvious cause of the present depression in prices, and it is mainly attributable to a wild spirit of competition—unregulated by a doe regard to the extent of the demand. As freedom of trade, unaffected by combinations, is always most beneficial to the public, we would propose no measurVcalculated to restrain it, but we submit, that ad a due adaptation of quantity to the demand would prevent those ruinous fluctuations to price, ari sing from excess and deficiency, admitted to be so detri.nenUtl to the commu nity at large, every individual engaged in the Coal trade should therefore con tribute his hest exactions to produce this desirable end. Our Navigation was opened and ready for the transportation of coal, at a Much earlier period last spring than usual. The water was let into the canal on the 12th of March, and from that time up to the period of its close by ice; on the 28th of November, no interruption of business occurred. - There have been 126,551 tons of coal shipped during the past season from this region direct to New York, in 2243 canal boats. This shows a very large increase over the shipments of the previous year, which only amounted to 78, 296 tons, This direct trade to New York, has rapidly grown into importance, and is destined. with: proper encouragement on the part of those interested, to become a very important branch of our business. Repeated complaints have been made by the boatmen during the last season, of many evils suffered to ex ist by those who have the management of the Delaware and Raritan Cana/ Company's works. It is represented that the Steam Boats in the employ of the Company, are• very often out of order, which produces detentions and de lays. It not urifrequently happens, that in consequence of these Tow Boats getting out of order, the canal boats accumulate at Brunswig in such numbers, that an entire week is lost. Great complaints are also made by the boat cap tains on account of the uncertainty connected with the return tow. It frequent. ly happens that boats lose several days after being unloaded, in consequence of the uncertainty and contingencies attending the return tow. It is also repre sented that the barges of the company ever have a preference over -the coal hosts. Now these are evils that should not be perniitted to exist, and ought to be ipeedily corrected. And we refer to them for no other purpose than to di rect attention to them on the part of those who'sre able to correct them, in or der thatthey may apply the proper remedy without delay. The following official information shows the annual amount of' Foreign Coal imported into the United States, from 1821 to 1842, both years inch. sive: I=l In our Report of 1834 we gave a Table allowing the periods at which the Schuylkill Canal opened and closed from 1,888 to 1833. We now continue our table from 1833 to the present time. WOES OPENED. , WHEN CLOSED. 1.0. DA ' lll Oen 111.DARRII. ---- --.`---...- ..--,--• -....-.... 1834, March 13. December 6. 268 Closed by frost. 1835, Mara 24. liovember 28, 250 Do. do. 1836, April 6. December 10, 248 Do. do. 1837, April 1. December 0. 253 Do. do, 1838, March 25. November 28. 248 Do, do. 1839, March 29. November 30. 247 Do. do. 1840, ' March 16. December 5. 265 • Do. do. 1841, May 15. December ,14. 213 Do. do. 1842, March 10. November 28. 263 Do. do. 1,208,001 In the history of our Region, since the opening of the coal trade, no event has occurred of higher importance to our interests than the completion of the Philadelphia and Reading ; Rail Road. Since the opening of }he Road, in Jan uar,' last, the work bits been in successful operation, employed in the transpor tationo(passengers and merchamlise, together with large quantities of coal.— Notwithstanding numerous and perplexing difficulties, and obstacles that" have occurred, ever inseparable from new and extensive undertakings, the business of transportation has thusi for fully realized the most sanguine expectations of the public. 'rum the beheficial effects alreadY experienced, the numerous and impor•ant advantages hercefter to beAerived through the influence of this new channel of transportation.are evident to the most unreflecting. Additional fa cilities in the transportaticm of our coal to market, as well as the diminution of the cost thereof have already beep realized. With reference to the general market the superiority of bur region is now so decided in poin,t oflocality, that we fully believn that o 9 other region tan succeisfully enter 'into competition with it. gvery species of judo:,6'lms rapidly progressed under . the impulsive spirit of tuts 134 W Pak 9f P4 1 ) 0 0 0 9 xiAl the .reetrlitolie- raft;latjOA ad itco OMEN SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY - 11, 1843. a A 2 ; " 4 r i:', 7 0 A 1 V : ;4 i 1 X 91 PI a V re I. % : P b. P.' CI P .. 6 , 0 4 ;A WI a= NI r. to t A % ..• In I-. ..1 CD CI CP (r.o .7 CD ; ; e l vs t n o , ... 0 0 05 I. 0 > I ; to CO CO 10 13 /4 -4 N sonslon cost. Tuns of 28 bushels. 22,1%2 . 34.523 30,433 . 27,228 . 25 645 . 35,605 40,257 . 32,302 45.393 . 58,136 . 36,509 . 72,978 92,432 . 71,626 Y - 49,969 . 108,432 153,450 . 129,083 181,551 - 162,867 155,394 - 103,247 MEE '..-.,;1.-'..!,...,',7;.---,::,:.-:,;:=7-hlfl4-47.-C:t-iiwy:.,-..,-....,, ~ - "-- ' '''-'-','---JZ--;.: .=......'5.1-,,..:;!..;.-.-;:.-5.-..fe.'.:z.4.-:'4-,f_. -;',---,....f...„'*_...-...-.. proven/eats have been multiplied under, iis auspices and new sources of profi table occupation daily developed. ft+, influence has proved alike beneficial to the collier, and consumer, the merchant, end the farmer, the mechanic, and the laborer. In short, all classes of society have been beitefitted—all therefore - are deeply interested in promoting its prosperity. . • A liberal spirit in sustaining it, should be manifested in its infancy, as the most effectual means of insuring its future permanency. Those who ha"eln• barked their capital in this great work, justly deserve to receive a teward pro portioned to the magnitude of theirenterprisr; and it is generally baleen& that they are ultimately detained to reap a rich harvest, in the increasing business of the Rail Road. In the mean time, they are entitled to all the aid and en. tournament which a liberal minded and intelligent community can bestow. We regret to state, that Anthracite coal as • fuel for the Locomotive Engines on this Rail Road, has not yet been introduced. This intruductien on ptinci. plea of economy, ineependently of considerations of public utility, ought lung a gd to have taken plate. For the last nine years with the mosi complete success. Anthracite coal has been used in the Locomotives on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road. Although in that neighborhood, wood can be purchased at a price much cheaper than ice this district of country, yet the preference is given to an thracite coal. This fuel is also about being introduced on the Great Western Rail Road, which extends from Boston to Albany. The price of coal is at least three hundred per cent. higher at those points, than in this region. Why the Philadelphia and ,'!leading Rail Road Company have hitherto delayed to substitute Anthracite coal for wood, in their Locomotives, since.its infinite superiority , has been from long and actual experience tested, and acknowledged, we have no means of ascertaining, but we would avail ourselves of the present occasion toi. suggest to. said company, the propriety of adopting it as soon as practicable. We think that no stronger reasons need ho assigned, than that coal is both a cheaper and a better fuel in every respect for tbfs purpose than wood, and that the very existence of this Rail Road, probably depend .n the increas ed consumption of coal, and future prosperity of the coal . ade, _ The,Compaby in January last, fixed their rates of trans ... tii,ke on coal as foil lows s For the fi rst two months of ,the year, at $1,50 ; then , 4i r menthe, at $L,70,."; and for the five months ending,with November, at s2,oe k • r ton ; they however did not adhere to those rates, but reduced them in July, to ‘ 0 per ton, ' A - from Pottsville to Btchmond. This reduction takingplace after the li loess had fairly commenced, caused great confusion in the trade, and to avoid the like difficulty for the future, Re would respectfully suggest to the Company hereaf ter, to fix their rates permanently for the year previous to the commencement of business in the spring, By information derived from official sources, wo learn that the Company has now on hand, nineteen heavy engine., in addition to which twelve have been contracted fur with the Locks and Canal Co., at Lowell, to be delivered in the months of March, April, and May ensuing. They have likewise Eight en gines for light transportation. The number of coal cars on the Road is at pre sent, 1130, capable of carrying 3 tons each. 450 more of the same size have been contracted for, deliverable in March and April next. This force they consider equal to an average daily transportation of 1600 tons. The Company will probably make arrangements to double the track between Pottsgrove and Reading, and increase i ffie number of their wharves at Richmond, from three to seven, Arrangement e have also been made by which the number of their cars can be increased if fond necessary. Your Board in re heating the operations of the past season, after due consid eration, are fairly-inayeased with the belief that the prices at which our coal was generally sold, were too low to afford an adequate remuneration to the cob her. As such prices yield no fair profit, they must in the end prove ruinous to all concerned in the business. The advantages ortnintng extensively in the Winter season, which for say. oral years past has been the practice, have long been of doubtful character. Ex perience, we think, has clearly proven that the mining of coal can be carried on at much less cost in the summer than in the winter season; since in the former, coal as soon as. mined can be eent directly to market, instead of be ing. as in the latter, thrown out on the bank there to lie for weeks or months perhaps, and afterwards to be subjected to the great expense and loss attendant upon a second handling. We speak of mining coal from breasts. The driving of gangways, air ways, eke, &c., being in the nature of preparations for min ing, of course should be carried on in the winter season. This suggestion on the subject of winter operations, is made to.the trade, because long experience has established the truth and correctness of this view of the subject, which we have thus presented. And we believe furthermore, that highly beneficial con sequences would accrue to the business, if the practice of mining extensively in the winter season were discontinued. Among the princiiial causes of the low and ruinous prices Which have prevailed (or several years past, we may set down as most influential the large quablities of .coil mined in the Winter season,-and on hand at the opening of the spring business; consequently if the work during thelvinter season were confined to the necessary preparations for the operatiOns of the ensuing slimmer, the disadvantages of a large stock on hand in the spring, would be obviated. This system which we recommend would equally promote the interests of all concerned in wining operations, as all are alike interested to fair remunerating prices. The Schuylkill Navigation Company have been making improvements dur ing the past season in their Canal,, affording all the facilities within their Con trol for the business of transportation,. In our Ism Report, we :stated tbat the Company had reduced their toll to 75 cents per ton for the ensuing season; but previously to the commencement of the shipping business, they made a further reduction of 21 cents, thus making the toll 54 cents - Or ton.' This was a highly advantageous mainline to the interests of the Trade, and indeed was indispensably necessary to enable us to compete successfully in the market with the rivalry of other Anthracite Regions. We are bound, Therefore, to ex press our decided approbation of the course recently pursued by the Presidein and' Managers of this Company, As our interests are reciprocal, whatever tends to promote the prosperity of the one, cannot fail to , bare a beeeficial flimsies on the other. The Freights-on our Canal have been much less fluctuating the past season than usual. We believe they never touched so low a point before, nor has the average ever been less. The average Freight to Philadelphia, has been about 80 cents, and to New York, about $ 2,10 per ton, • We are indebted to the labors of the Editor of the Miners' Journal, for the following very interesting statistical information i Although we commenced mining Coal for shipment in the Schuylkill Region in 1825, five years later than the Lehigh, there has been 1,080.552 tons more sent to market from this region than from all the other anthracite regions in the States combined. Thus : Total amount of Coal sent to market from the Schoylkil4 region since the commencement of the trade, in 1825, to the dose of navigation, Decem'oer 1 1812. Ditto tram, all other anthracite regions, Excess in favor of Schuylkill region, 1,080,552 During the last year also, the Schuylkill region furnished more than one half the Anthracite Coal sent to market, as the (alloy/chi); will shoiv: Schuylkill Region, All the other Regions, Escess in favor of the Schuylkill Region, In 1825 the amount of Coal mined in the Schuylkill (legion woe only 5.306 tone. In 1830 it had increased to 89,984 ;in 1835 i-to 335,685 inns; and in 1842, to 540,890 tone. At the name ratio of increase', there will be mined in 1845. over one million of tone; and in 1850, 1,750,000 tone. The magnitude of this trade well corresponds with the amount of capital invested in the different Improvements of the region. ! Upwards of four million of dollars have been invested in the following manner 65 miles of incorporated rail roads. 40 do individual do 59 do do do ender ground,. 2000 Rail Road Cars. 1500 Drift do. 17 C o llieries bel o w water level, with steam engines, pumps, 4c. too Callierietrabove water level. 80 Landings, . 850• Canal Boats. 000 float Horses, dce. There ere thirty-one steam engines to the county, including colliery engines, *mounting to upwards of one thousand horse power. Tvirotytbtep of Mess engines were manufactured in Schuylkill county. - • Previous to 1841, the horse power was only 350; during the lest two years there was an sdditiop of 370 horse power, making in the Aggregate 720 horse power engag4tn Collieries. ' The following is the quantity, of Coal mined by the following persona in 1842, in the !Schuylkill Peel region; ' ASilaeq • do Haywood 25,589 \William Mines& Co, Wm, & George Pap* 23,002 George H. Potts B.'Heilner Qc Sox • 19,338 Latop &-Haven Bell 441a1t0n . ; • • 17,234 Charles Potts, • Gideon Bast, /5,077 Bennett*. Titylor,i George fticb; ' 12,042 Thomas C. Wpiet:iik John O. geivill 44 Co. )6,414: Onion 'Colheyies; . =MP= 4,701,719 3,711,067 tone, 540,890 o 519,763 21.128 23,713 22,899 17,718 '15,711 , 46,67 11,096 46,000 El NO Sillymartde hlcli Hugh Kinsky, Silly inen'& Evanp, Challis Lawton. S. J, Potio & Go, Prior & Jenkins, Wynkoop & Beatty, J. J. Ethicksiee . & A. Brition, W. Billion: n,t45 Sundry POWArtry • 1(11.271 ~ ' Included in the sundry 'mewls is Abe quantity mined and shipped by nig , 1 Delaware Coil Comminy. , ' ::, -• , We are indebted n. the Philadelphia Commercial List f'e the renewing liak to whom the Coil was consigned in Plabitlelphir • " . , • Dol. Coal en. R. Jones & Co. Chas Miller J. & W. R.gers E. A, Hathaway & Co; J. W. Dawning B. H. Springer J. B Blackistan . S. K. Olwine Jecnhs do Sinnickson D. Peatin;it. • Wm; Wallace . 4.458 John Bro ' dr.. Co, ' 1,176; I , J. Stodart 3 665 Sun 'ry -Pera. , na . 50 5 8 ;386 ; Jos. E. Howard 3.572 For Neor.Yoila Ad 186 J. Murray 3,480 .. ili IL Roans IN Srdoriarat, Coo Tr.—The following is thelieititl 4, Coal tray ported over the different 11 ' Roads in Schuylkill County Att.: year 1842. r M,ne Hill % Schuylkill Rayon Railroad • • M.,nnt Carbon . . . - Schuylkill Valley Mill Creek Little Schuylkill Rail Road Coat Taint OP HosToe.—We learn by the Boston Atlas, that the quintity of 11051 received in Boston for the yeses 1837, 1838. 18 3 9, /849.3 841. wn4 1842, was, as follows. The statement inendes all kinds of Ciial, .inthrecitey Domestic and'Foreign Bituminous : ' i Anthracite Domestic. Foram , :. Coat Bituminous. Bituminous.' Tons. - Toni. Tons, • ; 1837 80,557 - 3,903 50,047 1838 71,364 5,086 30765 1 • .( 1839 90,485 5.159 " 39,656 1840 73,847 3,298 42.221 1 . ' 1841 110.938 4,330 ' . 47,708 . ' 1842 90.276 -. 4,350 84,748 i The'Anthracite Coal in 1842, was received from the following places ; Tons Philadelphia, - - - . . ' . 76,604 Roundont, ' • • - • .-• • 8,917. -"Kingston, - - - •. - . , •'6 .484 aavrode Grace - . • .- -3,56 t Other Places: • • - - -- . 7 : ; 709 The Foreign Coal in 1842, was received from the following places ; Tona. , Chablrons, 2,070., !. 7.518 69q t. 666 70 Liverpool, Newcastle, Hull, Geltogow, LOniion, Sidney, Pletnll, Curabeflanil Ha/ifax S. John Dorchester, Total 12.014 " 18,400 COAL 'Pliant or Pune tnzvicu.—The following is the quantity of A ntbracito Coal received at Providence in *be years 1841, and-1842 1841 1843 Increase in 1842. Burin; the past summer the usual peaceful character of this region wait interrupted lirti disturbances of an unprecedented nature. Large numbers of operators left their works and assembled toitether at different points, ostensibly for the redress of attedged grievances. Scenes of personal violence and ttio melt, marked the proceedings of the rioters' at some of our collie'ies. At others threats and menaces were resorted to for the purpose of inducing af general suspension of employment. - By these Means the avowed objects 'or the leading agitators were sought to be accomplished. The result was a tem. votary suspension of mining operations. This produced no advantage what. ever to the operatives, but. in fact, was productive of much injury. The twilit of which they complained were'still unremoved, whilst they themselves wore suffering for want of employment. There insurrectionary movements were speedily repressed and subdUed by the intervention of the strong arm of the law. Arrests followed, and in the end, the laws of the land were triumphantly vindicated by our Courts of Ins; tice. As the right of personal security against lawless violence 'is one of this main pillars of public liberty, we trust that the day is far distant when this-, right in the persons of peaceful, unoffending and industrious citizens, can be. violated with impunity. The original cause of these out-breaks woe repro... untied to be what is generally denominated "the Order system." It was alt . leged that in some instances where Colliers had promised to pav their Miner" in money, orders-on stores forliderchandize was substituted. That orders, itf many instances, were given:an Storekeepers who exacted extravagant prieeu for their goods. When theist. thirgs Were promised to be -remedied by cash, payments, other cause disclosed itself in a demand for higher wages. Bo' whatever was the cause or causes of their proceedings, they were alike illeg: And unjustifiable. As we live under a government of laws adequate to if redress of all injuries, affording equal protection to all classes, h gh and lei rich and poor, to which all are !round to yield implicit obedience, we pi "mime no.good citizen will justify kresort to terror or violence to redress cif real or irnaginary grievsncee. Admitting that a few:cases of peculiar ha ship-existed—that contracts may haveiheen broken—that orders may he , been improperly paid out--that storekeepers may have charged extravaget prices, yet neap of %liege 'circumstances, nor all, put togeiher, would 'afro' either extenuation or justitication. In a free and coliglitaned country Ii our own, the remedy for violated contracts, or low wages 4 3 never to ho foul in force or terror—and whenever or wherever there means aro attempted. good citizens, true to the spirit of patriotism and duty, instantly' unite duet exertions go defeat the objects contemplated, by resistittir the perpetrators violence and asserting the supremacy of the laws. the slightest nor exists to suppose that any future occurrence of n similar nature wilt'', sigsi4 disturb the peace of our neighborhood. • Krieg; tranquility 4 9 r sines eenfinited to prevail without the least interrupting, • itlg at which is respectfully submitted. AT 40 Eleciion'for Officers of the Coal Mining Awteiation of Schap. Conoy, held at the . Pennsylvania Bell, onthe 4th scFetruat7,lB43;the fc lowiPg pereons were elected for the ensuing year ICRETA Hi EX, • ANDREW RUSSEL,. i EENJA.tIM . D;VtiNAN. . - . TREASIIII I rI. . , ' - • . ANDREW fiII6SEV, ... ;mats or Tains. ,; 1 - „._ GEORGE H. _port's.' • FRAN,tI4' #s• DiliThiciLs, ' " GEORGE-C. NYI I NKOpP. CliAßT.Zs.l:pol - rs„ "40.aN G. ZIEW,ES. . GIDEON' G. PALlitgß ? .A9141,LA goLTO,SI. L--:--- • F. 44:; NT ER 604,W5.! sin 441; - , mh,r•rit ? e, r 'just re.er!vra in ar 1ic.14 t.. tner sock, a aupply.nlso, al+c: Fimey ..!Ittabic tothe seaso.n. 'Co opting of ' Merinos, 'Path:A Clutha, Cipitrie . 1 , &Minolta. Monalimtle tainee,SaxanyClA, . frintp, Glove% I - false:jog t,tjlitinda. • fllealhet and Drown licutlimi, Checks, Fatty I.ldbf - 4 - LiCes, Slink Ii Gingham - a. 4e., Stia. And have also renewed a Dean 16pply of Greer : : rice, all of which we are prepared to sell at one, au a lly Sew prices. and would. respectfully invite the public generally to give i , a call, TROUTNAN Sr. SILLYNAN. December 10; , OATS! DI V . 'S!! VATS!! VIET A N't ED ec t usnqfkl - 0.,,T5, it th e SlotD • • of the subscriber, in4Vi.it Branch Valfeyc for which the iuerliet kite' writ be peel. iu eat•K Cr B. DE fOlf EST. i 4-31 Janonry 21. 7.69"8 forge Thompsaii,¢4l.; 6,816 Spayd - .5i. Ll:ober,, 6.405 F. otlaiwn, . 5 70E1 L. IP Dougherty, .; - 5 4:15 0, ti. Paimer, 406 James Fr zsimers-ns, 4,2, 4 9 A. SieMberger. , 4 000. Wm. &3 h. 4.4 bus, 1800 .Frack &:13ecter,' 2,801 James Palmet.' ton*. 14.132 11,012 WV( ! o . l ei 9.344 2-05$ . Fiwagen • , 8,344 1 ' , 3,1141 1.747 t • 165 4 1. 1,132' tons. 31.432 H. Salad 22,521 Repplier . Co. 19,740 S. B, Reef es 16,762 Win. Dt3.vvi 16,732 .101. F.V 4 ; 15.695 8. Bradfori 10 559 J. C. & 6,829 T. Haven 6,546' Rielaard.oi 5.858 W. West 5,502 Jo.. Keeni I • It & Part & Co. Total l'ons ..w....,. GCO. POTTS. Presickn PIIESIDENT, GEORGS H. POTTS, VittrVIMEICII3T, . WILLIAM H. MANN,' 7,232 6.01 S , 6,OTa f0,i35 , 4,41R7 4 637 3 4 :8 16 0 7 2 '. - 11'‘ 1075 -S 672 194,44E1 91. 244 89,788 44,865 26,300 450.831 EMI Mall • A. 77,11'"" IZSiii 8,780 10:088 U 6 83 40 14 . Tan, 30,270 89,02! a 751 NM ME
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