DEFALCATION AT WASHINGTON , Mr. McNulty, Ike Clerk of the Hottse,expelkd ! [ Mr. McNulty, the Clerk of the House of 'Rep' resentatives, has been discoirered tobe *defaulter: and expelled, turned out neck and heels, ample . Fr'ericb r his late first assistant, elected in his place The"wholeamount in Mr. McNulty ' s hands had ..._. , been $232,000, of which it was discoveredd - that he had disbursed $172,000. It was also discr'ered that the whole amount of the fund had been drawn from the Treadury. It had a credit of $1.5 . 1 000 leaving an deficiency of Arl. fitse thousand dollars., Of this „deficiency there were tWenty thousand dollari ideated by theelerk's.bonds, end for the balance twenty five thousand' dollars, there Was no security. The committee state; that they had ascertair.ed that he had loaned to E.J. Wood. Ward, cf Ohio, $30,000; to L. .B.Slamit, ofNeyv _ York, s3oooy and Thomas .I..Nurdy, cashier of the - Columbps (Ohio) Savings Inititution,.s2,7so, The committee state that they are, unable to deter - mine whether those sums - had' been thus used f o r his own use, but the' account' was' obviously . , wronvand in violation of his duty. ! -I Suits have been instituted to recover the Money, Lid criminal - proceedings commenced' against Mr. McNulty. It was said that Mr. ,111cNulty'l secu rities were able and-willing to pay the penalty of 1.41 M bond and every deficiency that May be found to-exist, but other reports seem to doubt whether the.three decnrities,•Messrs. TapPlit,llNeller and Allen, areworth theltreount. . .-- Mr. McNulty" , denies- having apOopriated the . money to his own use, and alleged that ho will bo able to account satisfactorily for the disposition of the whole of it. $lO,OOO was alleged to be en deftet with a house inNew York, bet it appears that it was deposited, subject to the Jr lof Mr, Woodward,.who has already drawn it - all. He ' . ! also stated that he had $29,000 deposited in the • .1 Bat* of America; of emar'se this alsoian - faisehood. I.;onard & Co. have published a card... poisitively 1 atliiming thatnot ort cent of the $13,900 said to ; have been deposited wit them. ia bytheir posses. I sion—from all which we infer that M 5. McNulty's exp/anC.llt will joke it necessary for sortie of his 1 friMds to find themonev for tile hail ' - ivi Melt will he I. required to keep him out of the Penitentiary, arid HAnrea ' s Pi crn al at 131 a tr....-No. 17 of iixis giro, him an epporumity to •t follciry in tho foot. magnificent work has , beenitsued. It seems-ISt: steps of the many illustrious. PredehessoM," who implore as it progresses, and certainly exhibits hare made tracks for the paradise .:( ro.-iies. the most beautiful specimen of printing we have 1 Mr. McNulty , it seems, - was a - Practical a ' Seb es er nee. The very , Cheap rate at which it is is- Treasury Ldcofoco, and we wonder) that his party steed, places it within-the reach of almost "every ', friends. Rho have just' passed a tdul.Trealsury bill, person in the community. It is issued every'' should deal harshly with, hied fot; Preferring - , to twe, weeks at-25"-,cents per number. I ,;.! - m en I 1 ! ..,, deposit the lie funds with men who have hen : . ..S.1; . 01/T ON. flit gearTLEILL /I•TIOLITOIC.. amble sou rather than the sou/teas and arida Our !first page staken lift entirtly with 11fellob. — world, ow than and eratic i - Bans. .01i world) la [ y ens' Report on the enlargement of the Canai., • As glaring are thy inconsistencies. this is 'an important' document, Which concerns ', -• Mr. McNulty's character was Well known to , ifeeply the intere.ns of the Coal Region of Schuyl. , his party -before they appointed him to that re. kill county, we have given it'withoirt abridgement, eponsible trust. He never rose above a ferocious We! learn that nest week the-work of enlarge- . bar roompelitieian, totally unworthy of confidence merit will be commenced.. It will be completed —bar'- acquaintances, during: the! session, were as expeditiouslyar ,the nature of the trade will fitly selected among' blacklegs, and; several times -permit. s _ 1 „ . .., , . he has been detected in cheating at earth', and it is known th4but a few dayS before his defalcation Local. Mrstc.—Few places of the same size was discovered, he lost $9OOO in albot, with a Mr. and population as Pottsville, can boast as Much .- Banks, at len pins: ' i • I ' • - good' music. In addition to the numerous excel-' i Miserable must be the; Morall condition of a lent .13inids alrialy in. existence; a 'new Brass party, who would chose to ; he represented ie l a Band is being organize to be under the, direction. responsible and important office by a than whose of Mr. P.kurand„ We are acquainted with sortie not l eriously, infamous ehar t . .acter,. made him, at the of the members of this Band and know them to be tinf.of his appointment, the aversion of all honest • good performers; There is. much musical talent - men. While profligacy, dishonor. end drunkenriesS in this county, asevery 'days' observation proves; is called clever, mid betting On horse races, cock • and we rejoice that it is beirig, eo generally dove!. pits and fare tables, are qualifications for 'office evil No single Cann is more powerfully oPera. .with a . discriminating. party, ito human being , tivein refining and polishing a people, than a-eul• can wonder that officer; should hetra i their trust. tiviqed musical taste. . • i and the characters of p ubl ic futictionaries be de z,'-. •• ; graded, anti the public money in 'passtng through „., ..., ATTEM7 TO LIONXIT a rtarr..—An, In h. such fcul hands, stick to thdfin4ers. This whole saan i by the name of James Logue, was commi ted affair is a striking commentary upon the argument to prison at Orvrigsbur;, on Tuesday last, chLged that men are safer representatiVes fini the public with attempting t o commit a rape-on ?I& of funds than, B anks; and an illnattation of what _.,..„ the name of Jane Davis, aged ; about 14 years, would be in every directiort threugh, the country, • residing near Wadesville. !.;'... ~ ' if the Sub-Treasury was carried into leffect. 1 . .. ______, , • 1'• - i - --,. Genets's - Wino —shoat!ALMLNAC thirty ' TEM Su - muss% COL'ItT 13EsCir,—M'e are grnt ' thousand copies of this • Almanac has been sold , ified that a movement is bring I:stad i e at Ilartia. within the last four weeks, and the demand still ,burg, to reduce the numbernfitidges Onthe bench c - ontinnes." A few copieit remain unsold' at -this ' of the Supreme Court • frown file :to three. it is - . office.. ! ' ; . time to think about reform; and theta is a fitting . - • • , • ~I place to begin the work:. Three Jud I ges are ample ARTAVII ' S LADY ' S MAGAVINE.- 4 Ve arc grill.: for the business of the court, and were 'the otigi . ified to Icarn that tho first edition of the January ' nal number. Perhaps Borne of our ( Ireadere have Numbir, of . this excellent and, cheap publication . ' forgotten ow itcame to he augme nted to five.— .',-.. has been exhausted, ,and that the publishers have ~ '. A I few years ego there was a law endetedifireeting, ;been oblige:; to ..issue a large second edition. , 1 Circuit Courts to be heldin every i.lonnty in.' the ! " - 1 State, and to enable it to be carried into effect'ri two e. ' Sr...ions rniisr NV% YOUIL I .—The• Legisla. i • - • . I ' • judges were added to the ori g inal three. This law tuts of New York, hasllecied John A. Dix, anti 'was soon repealed, but the-extra Judges werel con-: -. D a n i el.S S. Di c ki nson, S en a tors , U . S .LT.'S. from that ' tinued, although the necessityP, for them ceased to, •IState. Mr. Foster, who was appointed by . Gov: ! exist • With- the law which created: th em . Since ' ' Ilona, has !leave tcr,retire. It is stated that both ' ''' ‘. : ' a I the above was in type, we pbserve that the 'cont , the new Senators are opposed to the annexation ' - . -i • I • I ! • -.. ! i mince an the Senate„has reported in favor of redu,, \ . tatf Texas., . .„, „ . . • . . . i ring the number to three. 1, ' have given " a brief historical sketch of the SehuylkillWavigation Company. and a description of the preeentworke and Meir tributary trade. .I have recommended what is,ln thy 'pinion, an id equate,judicious and comprdhensivir titan for their farther improvement, founded on their.firthatiois derivird feww‘ls - recent Surgyi; and;in estimating the ettet.taidiectscquencvs'erthe work, it has been my aim to speak - ?with . tenth and earnestness, believing that sacra is completed it will develoner results vuch ,asA ir bave endeavored to describe. All of Width is respectfully submitted. • 'SOLOMON W. ROBERTS. - ' Pbiladelphia, Jan.:], ,1845 t; ~7 POTTSVILLE; Saturday Mornin6 7 , Jaia. 25, 1845 vOLNEYI3. 'PALMER, di kis neat Estate and"C•ol Ne 69. Pine 'Street, Philadelphia, No. IGO, Nae.an• Street, New York. No. 16 State Street. Boston, and South 'cast corner of Baltimore, k Calvert Streets, Baltimore, . is our Azent for, receiving subs Options and advertisements for the Miners' Journal. . The Package of the journal for .our Mi ntravi hereafter ',be left at Brtirnm'a Tavern. irrl;y• are indelneil to ;lames Taggart,taq., (or -the annual report of the Auditor General. • Gov. Shunk's.lnatigurat Address will be found in another' column: It is very brief—and on thri, subject of the State credit is orthordos. - An unu. suet larg,e number of strangers, - including eleven. Military Companies fromyhiladelphiS .arid else where„weie present to visit the ceremony. Gov. Porter bag pardoned Milton 1. Alexander, convicted for murdering Mr. Lougee. in Philadel phia, about, a year and a half agog Doesipic;ov emor want the company of these( rogues after 116 retires from . the: chairofi§ tate Tui A mr. n c RAIL ROAD Jors - SaL" has been greatly .improved, by. its 'editor, Mr. D. K. Miner, mulls now publidte , l iseekly at three : dollar:1,1)er annum. It is an invaluable .work.for all per:6ns interested in flailrotids. Turin`is NI PO I.Eo i i.-77MeSFTI.:Carry Hart have issucirthe firstlniniticr of.the Mato— ''ry of the Empire of Napoleon:lTM. Thiers, au f tlior of the History of the ; French Revolution. It will ba comOoted in 10 parts, at 12i cents each, '.4aking,s.l - 25 lei the ,whole __work. The Paris •slition will Bost $l5. For Bale at this office. .A„ we or• number of boo• sea lia'sitt; been recently robbed-in this Borotigh, suspicion attached to two men name 01 flay and Mullen, (the latter lately (rthin the ;'en . i. ~„tentiiry,) who were traced to an abandoned Coal Drift in - this Borough, on the- Salem Vein. An entrance was made by Constable Martz and oth.. era, who, on Thursday last,s,ucceeded in captuting" them, t:sethei with a large pOrtion of the. articles stolen. We learn that they End prepared quite a snug place fur , their residence in the drift, having foritiibedthemielyeg with ,bed, cooking uten sils; &c. - They Were ezlnined before Justice: Reed, and committed to jail to take their trial. -2: INI U• The C9al Aftociatio'n of Schuylkill County, held their Twelfth' Annual Meeting at the - Permsylianin liall,:on Thuriday evening,.After Ithe tinsineas 'of the - meeting was transacted, the 4aimbers and a 'few invited ghosts sat down -to a Emaptuous supper, sorved, op by the host, of the 114 U, ,in his nsual elute of elegance and excellence: Ilirth, good tMmour nini wit prevailed at the • beartle•emd a number of hippy; 8906 esepts were ,•-• drink. This IkesociatioW is conepose4 of those tennicted with ruining, and teS Air its object the )n,Mia rnination'ef tt • subjects connected with the busineis: ,TLc •An- Eattsl it:part will shortly htt published. Civil Engineer .It9l - t6 THE LADitie NICTIO . XAL Msuazt:vs for Feb; nary is embellished with two handsome engr* vings and a plate of FashiOns for his month which will, we suppose, • givci it espal interO t with the Ladies. The first ertgra7tng. Washing ton, aged 18, from thi,origirtal design by Todil, represents tiro " Marvellous as exceedingly handsome, and is well ilrawri and well executed. The view of fiudt=on River, froin Hyde Perk, , is a truthful and beautiful engr'avin l g . . • Tin eonlri butions, both in prose and pobtrYt shows imagitia• tiem, taste, sprightlines; and 'sentiment. ! !. I • Tug AortmArrr Giera.tit., in bir. Annual' tte- port to the Legislatur; "toughin i g the Militia; of ' 1 the Commonwealth and the .public mini end;or dinances and military 'Storesi &lye therelaro.',l7 111iiio(Generals in. the State,l39lbrigadps, Brigs Gertkels and Brigade Inspectors ; 168 iogi. Meats, by numbers; 1452 r niililia companies 223,243 militia;. 622 ioluntFerFoiripanies; 490 cavalfy ; 3591 artillery"; 14,121 infantry ; .12,322 riflemen:—.2sB,o43, aggregate of briVdes ; 060, aggregate of divi4onlHB2l sillieurklere; 6 bran of 34 iron ii-p0une7 , 7 9 0. 5 sets harness ; 19,725 muske ts; 16,007 140- nets; 15,654 catridge 6;3'6141 CLovFn MILL Brurr.-4Mro regret ) to -- latn that thC Clover Mill; beloniirig to Mr. DOW t • j :Wearer, near Mclicansburg, i n this County; ;was totally consumed on the . 11 .. ! 4 111 inst.--About 20 Bushels of Clover Seed, and"a quantity of WhOat, Sm., was alai consumed. toss about slooo. No•insurance. . , . . 'Vont l'Annolts.—Gov. Porter,rt hs pailoned L...e- .4 three 'Of the persons recently , tried_and eoniticted rot: pgrticipeting- in-the Kensirigtori Riot. tdieth et with several ctinuterfeiters, &c. We ar4'sur ftrized tl.tt he Likinot order all tire- pri s son Oars i in the State to beihrown open, before he left the , owe: t ~ , STATISTICS- OF: THE SCHUYLKILL • ••'C OAL REGION.. Slaps Power in this Alining District. The increase of trade' in the Schnylkill Coal Re gion, ha* been 'Mani and rapidly progressive, and facilities for extended operations have been multipled and improved every year. We appre hend Mit few persona, out d the region, run so quaintediwith the necessity which exists in many Initancei, - for trittling)itlnvrthe water level, , end the consequently enormous out-lay forSteamEn sines and machinery, and- the heavy expenses constantly: occurring for raising the Coal and" iirainini the Mines. There are already 22 Col lieries belovv"tlie water level. The following table "shows the number of Steam Engine employed for these puriUtses at the differ ent Collieries, with thier rated power. , Number of. Worse Collieries. Engines. ' Ilaywood,Milnes & co: 4 - 5 190 Delaware Coal CO. 2 . ; 3 160 A. H. White, 2 .3 - , 130 . Wm; Milnes & Co. 1 •1. I 5O J. 0. Oliver, 2 -2 90 Geo: 11. Potts, I I 2 90 C. Elltn. 1 1 2 60 Miller &,Haggerty, 1- ' 2 '7O 110114 Tract, 2 2 idle, SO Tavloc& Clayton, 1 \ -50 A. RDivaldson, ' 1 30 John Rich, 1 1 30 G. Spine . er --- &Co., 1 ,1 20 J. Wistry, . 1 ' I 20 J. 0. 'Lawton, 1 - I 10 To whielr ; add 'En. gines engaged in -ineadanS C°ll* . , ' •, ; 41 . . Araiiitig tbertotal number of Engines em ployed in pulnping, raking and breaking C0a1,41. with an aggregate horse power of 1278 The cost of these Engines, Pumps, and the necesSarY michine s g, will' not fall much short of $250,000, and tl 0, eonsiimptinn of Coal in these engines will 'amount to j 40,000 tons per annum. The it hole consumption of coal in this region. durinr , the last year, is estiirated at 100,000 tonal A horse pOwer is calculated as equivalent to the strength of eight able bodied meh--a man or dinarily labors hut .10 hours in the 24i but the Engines can, and some or them do, run day and conseqUently they can perform. fur each horsepower, an amount of Vwork equal to the la bor 416 men, and an a - ggregate of work equal to the laborq& 20.448 men every '24 hours. CfiMpetition in the coal Irarle . hasheen keen and eagdp the spirit of enterprize has been active, and improvements -have been'. Multiplied with grea.- rapidity;hitt it must be remarked, that,most of the Stearn engines employed in the coal husiness of the tegiim, • are used,, for pumping and draining the mines and hoisting coal, purposes to which human lahrir. . cannot be successfully. applied . ; , and' it is only in break ing' and screening, that the inanimate arts fa substituted for the urns of flesh, and machi nery, with - its soul of steam and frame of, iron, is doiiig the work of living men; and even line it interferes but lightly with human labor, t'he demand finwhich is augmented.with the introduction of every facility for extending; the trade. • Stventeen of the Engines included in the above estimate, were crecte&auring the year 1844. and 'an:aggregate powei, rated at 338 horses, added to the business; but notwithstanding _the rapid aug mentation of steam power in the trade during that 'year, no less than 15 Engines intended for the re- Men, are new. in progress, of construction;t6 are being built at Minersville, rtnil 9 in this borough; 'and-from present indieatiens it is I.lieved that many more will be erected during - the present year. All the Engines employed in, the Intainess of the region, excepting four, were built at` catablish ments within'the regien,,and three of these four have been thoroughly rehhilt and improved by our own machinists. During .the year 1944, three. Engines, working an aggregate of 142 horse pow-. - , were coustructt din the region for other places; making ,a total of.l.'o , ,Erigir , es built by the machin (sts of this region, during that ycae. -Superadded to the large number of Steam Engines erriplo3cl about the mines in the Coal region, there are 45 engines, rated -at en aggregate of Isq horse pow -fr, all of them built by Schuylkill County mechan ics, emPloyed:in other buttness in the_County--,.. ?making a total of 56 Steam Engines : .with an ag •l =gregato of. 1,464 horse power employed in the county. • it is proper hero to remark, that the machinists 'of Schuylkill County, have well merited and de servcdly obtained, a high reputation fur skill and perfection of workmanship, by the superior ton sten elicit, excellent finish and judiciOus adjustment of the parts with regar;.! to strength, speed, carat city for labor, and diitability, of their stationary Engines A careful comparison of i their Engines, With those- in .use 'Cram other inanufaCtories, in testing their cumpariitive merits, by theiestyle work, and its air en% taken in connection with ' finish and.durability; has Conclusively demonstrat edtheir superiority:' • • The rich A nthracite toal fields of the SchnPkill -county region, possesises advantages equal to any other coal fields in the world, and all the varieties' of Red, Grey and White Ash Coals found here, are, in quality in every respect, of the most superi or kind. The, constantly multiplying faeitirier for extending and augmenting trade, the impl'eve ments in preparing Coal by the extensive intro duction and use of Machinery, our proximity to tho Atlantic cities, and the itriproved and - proving characters of our 'avenhes - to market; the Capacity of our: Coil fields. and the active and enterprising characters of the operators. render it almost certain that the Schuylkill region will dia., lance corVetition and eclipse all competitors in the , . magnitude of its operations. ." L soir.s s GOODET Boost-Jur February, is on ' ' onr table. It Contains four engravings; the two 'first are really beautifully drawn, and well execu ted. *. Preparing for Fancy. Ball," is not, in our judgment!of equal merit with the first two, though possibly well done. Ittranav," a colored 'engraving, is not at all to our taste, and ,is, we think; badly drawn, and colored,. 'The contribu -Iror, itt. prose irld . ,poetry; are from standard wr iters, „among.whont'.,,tve notice Mrs . Amelia B. Welby, Miss 'f-elprick, Miss. Leslie, the poor scholars. Edgar A. Poi, and Prof. John Frost.— Many of the artiel4are of a 'aupgrior and delight ful character. .o;lThe. Maiden's Thol:711t." by John Muden, with . warda 'adapted to a German 'air by L. L. L. Sullivan, is a very - pretty piece of - music. As ifri . hole, this number is equal to its predecessors.. i • Tax LaslistsTutus.--Tbii being inauguration week, very little io l asinis was transacted in the leg islature. , . James R.- Sno w den, has teen elected. State Treasurer, in.place of Job Mann,' the present in cntnbent. . _ READISCII RAIL Roam Rseetri•.—This lloen— ment has been published. from which we glean the following items : The whole expense . of the Road, Machinery, &c., cost up to the Ist of December last; $9,547,- 569 84 cents. The receipts during the year were $597,613 05 'tcceive. from the iblloiing sources : From e'oal. $448408 91 Passenger travel. . 92.362 'l5 Freights,on Merehanalte,.. 49,292 76 Tretnaneriatton of U. S. Mail, 7,416 66 alrsceilaneoas.. 32 57 Expenditures, E leen of receipts over &pen's, $343,510 96 The expense of transporting a ton of Coal from Pottsville to Riehrriond, 'deluding repairs Of En sines . and Cars during the , ..var, 'seas 41 B—SO cents. , •, The company have on the Road tito follouing Lowinotives, Carsf&C. • Vocomitires, _ Co:t1 Cars. (856 'iron.) Freight and Truck Cars, Passenger Carat The following gentlemen were elected Officers for the 'enliing year: President—JOHN 'TBCkER. • I.4IINAORTM. - , [ John A. Brown, Lewis 11-; Ashhurst, Samuel Nee rig. C. 11. Fisher, Matthias S. Richards, of Reading.. ChtistoiMer Loeser, ofOrivigsburi. • I • Secretary and Treasurer=Samuel Bradford, Next week we-will endeavor to pnbllsh . thd . Re• 1100 'port entire. ,* IM=MICI Tax Ho*. Jon* P.I . HAL, Representative from New Hampshise, hes addressed a lengthi and very able letter to• his cOnatituencY upon the Texas project. Mr. Hale' takes bold • grounds' against annexation, and attacks the disgraceful. and puerile arguments with which the leaders of his party. have attempts.! to carry a measure.. which if effected, would permanently jeopard the harmony of the sisterhood of the States. Such a letter as this in an age when political aspirants so generally yield, ta . the rash and i multcrous spirit, of party, and suffer themselves to be blinded by .its bitterness, and-governed. by its littlene s s;' wken the Frevalent disposition i 4 lO quibble. equiv ocate and trim their sails to the breath of popular, favour, commit from•what source it may, appeals strongly to the sense of. right in the honest Man, and commends its authors .to his good will. , Mr! • Hale •knew well the hazard, he incurred in opper . Sing this favorite party measure, in New ilamp shire, and his constituenci have. we sec, called a meeting for the purpose Of : maying.another nomi nation. . 13 • . _ B:lsorps 's , POW 118.—Govenaor Wright Of New Yeik, hi his recent message to the 1. - egisla: tuna, in speaking of the recentaiati-rent,rio:ts, and 'describing the powers of the Sheriff, c says, that every 'able. - bodred man'm the county is uuder . the control, and bound to. obey the summons ,Of the Sheriff; aimed according to the exigency, to repel invasion, suppress insurrection, and support the lawa'of the State, and that he canrot call for the aid of the military of other counties, till he has, i.first tried hisown,Land . ..pond it insufficient.— '_'Phis, we take it.' is equivalent to saying that the Sheriff has kite' control of the military force of his county ; for, if every able bodied man in it, and'the Whole power of the county is tinder his I control, he is of course the civil and military.cort. rnander 'dile county., , Itlennzas.The papers from almost every sec-. ti r on of the country, teem with accounts of. mur-'- dere, the bare recital of Which almost sickens the heart in, contemplating, the depravity of human nature. ....We dould 'fain cense chronicling: These evidences of blood'-thirstiness—but a morbid itp petite which. prevails in the community to read all horrid occurrences ' T will not permit us to follow our inclination: ' A Mr. Rout, of Georgia, we's murdered at a "Hotel in ilaltimore, on-ThilwA d y o f l as t week, by •a hoarder in the hots e, the name of .111 c Curry, who lodged tho- same room with him.' His' head ‘''R3 shockingly gashed wit() a hatchet.— . Ma:iarry locked the door,put thetPy in his pocket and, started for Philadelphia the lifiqecrini morn ing in the cars. He was pursued, arrested in New York, end committed to , prison. Plunder was supposeil to 'be his object. He made a desperate ittempt to commit suicide in prison'by cutting his throat. ' The wound, ills believed by the last ac counts, will prove fatal. He has made a wilt be— queathing' considerable property to a brother and others. ANOTRER Monura.,-A German by.the name , of Andrew Treager, was found murdered in I his heitse, in the Northern Liberties olPhiladelphia , on Monday. The 'deceased' was about 35 years of Sze. and followed the business of plaster-paris linage making. Frrim the position of the body and character of the wounds, it is believed that he was murdEred in his sleep: There were elewm deep gashes, apparently from thr edge of a hatch et, on his right cheek and the right side of the neck. Ills bead wrg . almost severed from his bo dy. A German, vtle has only been in this eoun trmbout five weeks, has been arrested, charged with the murder. After undergoing' n investiga tion he was committed. The testimony is strong against him. It is also stated that the prisoner is a criminal shipped to this country by the author ities of one of the German States. ANTI-RENT IN LANCASTER. - Upon the arrival of the agent for the Hamilton Estates, at Lancaster:last urea, some persons formed themselves into a procession, and proceed= ed to his hotel, but did not procure an interview. They then organized a meeting and adopted pro ceedingsi resolving that they Would pay no more ground rent.' Supreme Jude—Judge Burnside, of the Ser . enth Judicial-District, has been appointed Judgi of the Supreme Court off Perinsyfvania by the Governor, in the room of Hon. C Huston, whose • term of service has expired. ,l . SALL 07 TUr. MAI* LIRA made on the first day it was is believed that a sale cannot sent. Pcter Parke and John Carter, jr., haVeibeen found guilty of the murder of the Castner family. in Warren, N. J., about 18 months since. , Pub' lie opinion approves of the verdict. • Tax os Coar..—We regret to learn that the oft rejected and foolish project of taxing Coal, is again before our Legralaturei- We cannot believe! ter one moment that. tbo' proposition can be seri— ously entertained', - - -It is said that Col. Polk, brother of the Presi dent elect, has been nominated aa .Charge d'Af. fain% to Naples,. • INAUGURAL. ADDRESS' OF FRA.ti CIS ' Govan:ion .05 eartsrstrivtirta., DELI EKED" JANUARY 21.1815. Friends and Fellow Cilizens: appeorlie fore you in obttdience to the Will of the freemen of Pennsylvania, to give the - solemn pledge. pre scribed by the Constitution and to enter upon the office ofGoVernor. • . ,When I contemplated the interests of our, Corn- - monwealth.las an independent sovereignty, amias . a member of the community of American states, the multiplied relation's over which it exerts a sti pervising.gnardianship, and the peculiarly weighty obligations idiot press upon it at the present mo ment, I feel how ' , imperfectly r am qualified to discharge, and evento comprehend aright,the ar duous and borpplicated • duties to which. I have , been called: To His who watches over the desti :mica of States, as well as men, and whose favor is light and strength, I look . upwards with tfiimble trust, that will over-rule any errors and give efficiency to Myr honest, efforts for .the: public good. - . • Happily,.the. principles which should regulate the administration of the State have been long since declared and established' by bur republican -fathers. They ~brejfw and; clear: 'that '.equal Irond,exactjustice should be administered to men of all parties in polities, and Of all penmisions . in religion—Abut our,public lafth should be kept as.. c:red`untler all eirchmstances4that freedrim of re, ligion. of Suffrage, and of the press, should be lirld• itniolate lhai general education is esentialto the preservation of liberty—that the' seperate rights and powers of the executive; - legislative and ju dicial departments of the government, should be st4ctly Maintainedthat the geverninent, shoUld be faithfully but frugally administered, and all to . whom it is entrusted Ittld to frequent and strict ae couritability—th:at partieularmiselnefs 'should be' correctedby general rather than -by special laws—. that the - iant of exclusive ptiviledges' to some is re pugnant to our whole system. the intent of which is to make tirm 'the equal tight:sof till -that, men associated for lain should in common with others, be liable intlividuAlv for all their joint engagements —and that the obedience of the public agent to the will of his constituents is'essential to a right ad ministration of the government, and ti.o the pre sevatioi of freedom. These are the :leading principles whielr pro lose to beguiled in the, performance .el my official duties. They 'are all of them -primary truths, alieciirig the basis of our government mid needing no 'better confirmation of their value, than is to be found every where in the .history of bur county . . 'ThuS fir the anion circler system has illustrated the, cap r i6ity of in in for 'self-government, and has shown that,. entrusteal with• his own political des tinies, unincumbercdi'y bad laws i lle advances steadily in knowledge and true happiness. -3;lie doubts at first entertained of its aueciuney to meet all the contingencies which. arise in the atlairs of nations have been dissipated. by experie n ce. The praticat operatiOn. of the governments of the Statesitind of Ike Unio'n, in advancing the welfare cf the tnliabitants of our extended extem ding eouqtry, ffenionstrate 'their Utility. This is the result of ,that simply and natural oiganization founded upon the assent' of the people, by Which their sovereigns wildrides in their local affairs, is extended to the State govcrriments,i and by a happyt combination gives direction to the govern ment of the Urtion.:—Theircompeteneyito govern theinselVesjis confirmed by the peace; happiness and prosperity, which their governinenthas secured to t 4 olizens of these States, and is an assurance that tri 'their hands the welfare of all Will be,' as it . has been guarded and advanced. • . • F4llino-eitizens of Me Senate a s nillious . e of Represenlaiires:—lt has 'not been my:Purpose 1 0 enter) at this time.ution the consideration, 'of par denier topics, which may more preccrly be re ~ery ed !fn-.other cominunicatinics. There is 'now ever,l one subject of 'such ;it'd interest tr) 'Me hon or and well-being of the • Uonimon , , , aalth, as- to challenge.the very earliest express'mn of my Vic... 4. respecting:it; I ailuac of .cours , ,,, to the condition of our public debt. If there is one distin7..rk'ned trait of character in m i n ditixens, ..t.r.at of living within there means, and hOliestiv • . j paying their debts; and 'if there is one cee.can result in the working of our rel"Fsentall"..system it is, that the character of the GoVernment is identical with that of the people: By the nr:plication of this truth, which is equally and certain, our duty under . existing cir cr.4sitincee, is rendered as plain as it is obligatory. i'l4.creilit of our State must be redei med. We arellirged •to the performance • of this duty, not only by our fidelity:as representatives, but also by the principles of sound morality, by our ben est pride as Pennsylvanians, and by OUT obligations to the Union to elevate evatetCe Niltionarchar.mter. • tsliall Of course nut be understood in these - remarks as expressing any opinion on the question IsTzLL,GENCE.—Tho Packet Ship of 't h e immediate'' ability of the State Treasury F6nEloiOxford, ar'riVed at New York, on Sunday last, • to resume its payfirenis ofihtelest. question is On extremely grave one 1:1 its eansecrein es, nut bringing four data later intelligence. Cotton Lad, to r 1.1.e creditor Only-, bin - to the future character of advanced -a per cent. and thc.pnces we're firm—a tite State; and it requires for its'eafc • at:,eision a matter, Of considerable ,importance to the cotton -careful examination ol . our fiscal , condittoh, inclu ding our prospective iii orrie and liabilities_ Which interest. • I have not had the Means of making. The consid , The English papers contain notices - Of the ex- eriition of this whole subject will be among the' treme cold' of the season,, whichexceeds any • earliest and mast i interesting of mkticial duties, , - thing known there for many years. and I shall lasteh: to may to ttelegisilature the The Queen was making preparations for sledge - views to which itMy conduct met Meanwhile; driving,' or as .we hhould say %sleigh riding. gentlemen, - I pledge: inyself to you, to the good Most beautiful sledges, with harness, drei have people of the State, and to all creditors ; that been constructed. . .on my part nothing shall be left' Undone, .Within 'ltluttlers and assassinations are increasing to an the constitutional competency ofthe. Executive, alarming extent throughout Ireland. to•ensure the prompt ,exriet arid full payment.of The Bank of England have given noticc,that all tho dues of Ptinnsylvania: they will Pend money ontrapproved bills of each- I I congrattitate :you gentlemen,) on the,general . ange at 2h per cent. prhsperity of your constituents. It is Impossible The Marquis of Lontlonde,rry, is stated in - the to look out upon our Commonwealth withinit Morning Post, to have expends _upwards of recognizing our indespensable obligations to tne $80.000" in the city of Durham election ! Author of Gpsd. A genial and healthful clintat6 Four of:the . •hugest locomOtive engines ever fertile of agricultural' 'productions - , yit constructed are about • to be - built for the' Shcf- pie-eminently . abounding in' mineral wealth'" a field and Ma'netister Railway. They tinders are lo hardy and intelligent popnlationa governineik 18 inches, the stroke 5 feet; the wheels six of them. bf the people themselves, that seeures to induAry, 44 feet in diameter, and all siX coupled. The 'enterprise and skillddheir appropriate rewards: weight of the engine alone, when loaded with fuel ';these, by His benignant care have borne us rip and water, is 24 tons. .It is calculated that on !underconcentiaied trials, which might• have crit ['level they will draw sepeni.ely front 1,000 to 'shed in,older but less favored community.. L'et I 2,000 tons; ms he true to ourselves that His blessing may? abide • (with ust • .. . - 'FRANCIS R. - SHUNR.I . SCIWYLK4 ,, L NAVIGATION Baxsilf—Whether my, habit - o? iniestiga tion or enterprising disposition !entitle= to the notice of our citizens, when 014" !lake informs-, Lion on Canal interests, lam not able to say; but as frequent calls ere made itribnine to this effect, - tvith your permission, I wilt answer suebOnterro .iatories neztyreekremarking,now that the con• tern Plated milargement will; go on ;mechanics will again feCl The benefits of t.egular employment —and our wharves again ba m enlicened with,the 'datier - ::ofeur mineral treasures. Yours, &c. $597,613 05 254,102 09 Navenitts..x.rt es Lsws.—A number of Peti . • trona have been•presented to , Congress at the p re . sent actsion, asking an alteration in the Naturali zation Laws. In the Senate the• petitions were referred to the Juciciary Committee, and ,Corn missions hive issued fern that body to certain individuals in the-difrerent cities, to receive testi mony on the subject. In alluding to this course the Philadelphia Sun says "An important examination is.now in progress: in our city, from which may arise some important develnpeinents. We refer to the commission issued by the Senate of the ,United States, to William 13. Beet!. Samuel Badger. and John M: Scott. or any. two of them, to examine witnesses and pro pound interrogatories on the subject of the cape dirnq of Modifying, the Naturalization laws, to require greater guards against frauds at elections. and to inquire into the expediency of empowering the Courts: to cancel and. declare`null fraudulent papers,an&of prohibiting the introduction of for eign,convicts into the United States" .TI 46 2456 265 'his is the correct course •to pursUc—and we have but little doubt that the investigatiOn will 'satisfy every unprejudiced person ihat a change in the present Naturalization law• is absolutely require•l to check the numerous and glaring frauds now practised under' it. FllO3l Tr.xis.—Artnexariioil works Doubtfql. A letter from Te , xOs dated' Galveston, Jon. 6 —says that it is believed that Duff Green, who is Consul at that port, has_ offered something like a bribe to the Executive of Texas, on the sub ject of annexation; at all- events the President has issued a pro'clamation dissolving all connection or triterceurse, with Mr. Green. The reject of President Tyler'S treaty has produced a reaction throughout Telas, on the subject of annexation; the pelvic begin to think they can get along with out it.. The present President is of that'opinion, and his predecessor, Gen. Houston, who is the 'Jackson of Texas the field. and a gay on the stump, a man whose influence is unbounded, his expressed his 4terminatiot to take the stump against it, when it domes befiire the people. Govanvon Dann.—The House of.Represen atives . of the RhodeOnd Legislature,' has pas sed an act to libeiate Thomas W. , Den, condi tioned that he shall gobefore the Supreme Court and take theoath of allegiance to the State ;. and empowering the Watden of the State Prison to conduct him before the Court, if he,thall signify his Willingness to take the oath: ,The Supreme COUrt will meet ni . Kingston on the 3d of Febru ary, rind at Providence the 14th of March. 'On this subject the ProVidence Journal remarks.. —The bill was passed by a large majority- 7 every. Dorrite but-Iwo in the Howe and three in the Senate voting' againsi it These men who have trade so much fuss about Algerin.e - cruilty, and abOut the barbarous treatment to which Darr has bcen subjected in a loathsome dungeon, and all that. du not want Yo see him' released. They would lose all their capital in -trade, if ha were re loaaea, and besides that, they have iitore person al reasons for wishing the continuance uf his ini prisoriM-ent-they are afraid of him, and they know what utter cetitempt he holds most of them. It is perfect stupidity for them to,say thit these memheFs - ul the Legislature voted against his i . e. leasc, hecause there was a condition attached to it —A . ho '.condition that he take the oath r j f giencellp the State ; for these very mn have ta ken the:i.sainc outh, or they could nol be rue/am. This iPorrisna. • WO find in an 'exchange paper the following conundrum: ..:,,what is' it that God never . saw; AVashington seldom saw,—but we see every day. he editor remarks that, a ntimber of s‘ihitiutis were teceived, but publishes the.scilijoined es, the best Of them, and we copy it .because ‘ve think - goo(1 . „ bids were' tiered for Sale. It be effected :at pie- J. M. C. Jefloyah neer his equal sacr. Supreme he reigns• our God alone 'Midi none his empire to•lispnte— To share his glory or his throne. bur country's father seldom eaw One with his high, and holy PiM-• With soul so pure,—and courage firm-- Contending Mir undying fame. But Who—unless the eel( Or willing slaves to folly's sway— But feels hinistlf an erring man, And finds hi 4 qua every day. • 'ruasuAi, January, 14: Moron. o.v PrnTst.una.—The following is the result of the. EleCtion for:Mayor of the city Hof Pittsburg, Pa. observed that. the aut ocratic whtg candidate has succeeded W. J. Howard, (Whig.) Magraw, (Loco,) Ales. Hay, '(Volunteer,) Rinehait, (Native,) D. Gilleland, (liberty,)` In Allegheny ! city, the Whig ticket was carried in every Ward, and licacklah Nixon te-elected Mayor, - I 1 APPOINTMENTS BY* THE GOVERNOR. • Hon.. Jesse Miller . of Perry county, to, he See etary of the Commonwealth. John K. Kum, Esq.. of Philadelphia; to he . ; kl.- tomey Geiteralled the Commonwealth. .Apprintmenqyy Me Secretary of Conuno,:ith. Henry.Petriben t t sq., to be Deputy •17.3eCreter of the Commonwealth. k SIIOCRI3G SronT.—The. Milton, Z.% C. dhronicicof - the 15th inE:t. says t- 4 !i urneit John sen, of °ramie; was ahockirurty murdered by his d'augliter (about years of age,) on the night of the 6th inst. Report says that Johnson went home intoxicated—found no one about but this little girl—thrOatenel to kil_her if she. Ulnakill him—laid. himself down before the tire, whereu pon his daughter approached him axe .in hand, a l nd; with one blow; split'his skull open ! . The datigh ter has been committed. le jail. This horrid died may excite the surprise of some of our readcra , hut nothing supri"ses us nod-a-days." CONSCIEXCE RETVIIAING.—The follorying ' card appeared lately in tbe'Boston Atlas, and re cords the fact:that one bocofeco in the country at least has felt the qualms of conscience : •- A Lie Retracfcd.—f.lleiire publicly to! ex press my deep regret, in view of .the great irijus tice done to Henr3;* Clay, by the assertion, made by myself, of having seen him bet at ahorseirace on Sunday, and employ this method of counter acting, as far as .1 am able, the injustice done to him and the Whig cause. b. M..KINTBALL. Easthampton, Dec..3l, 1844, • • WL:criinlNG tw.:—The attempt of the Ro man CaP4de Priests in Germany to suppress the rcatling drSue's Wandering7JeW, has only had the tendency to increase iti - cieculation, s 4here be ing no less than fourteen translations now pub lishing in the German Stated: 1,366 1,337 250 2`;,1 80 POLTTE-17Eni.-Col. Monroe EdWards, who is confined in the 'New' Fork penitentiary. sent. his•compliments to George M. Dallis, on Thurs day, expressing his extreme 'regret That unavoida ble " circumstances, overxvhAh he had no con trol," prevented him froni• pay ing :his respects in person dunng his visit to' the city of New Fork. Mr. Dallas was his counsel in' the forgery case.. DAVTD,XItitIiE, Esq. of HarriAiurg, was nom-, mated by Governor Porter, te;CiPresblent Judge of the Montgomery District, in pace of Judge appointed to the SupremoDenett. Ell r . 11 _ ,' r.t . 6 - .;t .: 3 t e m* :; ,Philipp'( had ordered the disiriVntion to icy of Windsor, of a sick oe , .cdOl each stoson4nt of .£lOO upon . thei . l iViursi); Dispen i snry Louis G-0 fami and the and Ea d Mrs. Everett were ,re9intry rd and raj) , Ashinutdn,' seat in Mr. a ' ed by Hampbh' / Coun; lerfcit do.lars, pertaining to..De; of the I .f 1843, arc in circulation in i'!*:•eiv York, xeEntedlhat they alo difficulaci:detect. • 1 nterest due on thiErie I'o'o'l4 eertifi- the rirst i inst. has been paid Soi it . a s c a l. and the, residue, will be paid: ,when do. coinage so well SIM cates 'to led for, naanded n Victoria Wad 1.0 flistribina Ipo pairs of among , the poor of Windsoi; on aiiist-• Un.cther with a liberal sappliof,„.mcat, • lid plutn, pudding, dm •gtfi ofi.Vrince Al- Qucc Blaakc 1112 ii MEI 3.1 diy lantiary was as warg# at 'New • , s as any 43y. in,June. liß S increase ha the revennc-of 21- ilitiiroaN for 2 t mveks ending air - the . 2.lll':Novotn.. - st, was :p i 630.090 compared t , - - 11i..the car, ding peri4d 0c.1843. , • OE LEE lEEE rc-pon , t 1 .Jemu pri'Son ih St Lito.. - 1 riskin is now 159. 'lll / e , ear ninig ipriFOrie'rk FX teed 1116 expenses their suR• ur• tlionsa'nd seven hundred antll , .- liine 65 cents. . , : CUM of the port f lace A t lralE - U. S 1 • Scniilurs.—.flac.4-40atpsc ontt \Vedaesday chOSe the ileat. John Foil&Id as V. k S.Senatcr froin!Nlaine for.six years; freim the 3,1 Of lair h next. t• • t • . The Titeaty . I;egotiatr by Mr.. ciiVaing:o China secures.to Americans the pri% qe . erect ing ho pitals ar i l.,terrililts of worshOt.,eicticl the free - ports^—:m-indulgenee neriii . beforc al imve4 to- foreigners, and a most honorably exptr:s. 1 sion fronitthe,.6.iines fdvriur of rit:irt..tiMssiong. 1 ' - The Whigs of Ole Maryland Legbditure, have . . agreed upon fieverdy : Johnson, for T i .7l4itiil .`.Stoics Senator. „ • • Huichins; tho'• C. I ty, has beer.. committl'il to answer tp,..lte chargesi • against him. t :t I:hride rf . .s-asnt Tex hri(le 'ls lOniiliout;e or 13. , :el1rciimtative's, oti 44Te'lltiesday. passed 'a scriel of resoluihlna asailst the anucza: tion of Texas to • 71;e.LakeTriide.-t—The ieceirt. U ut e:an, .1 1, • . of the Corps of TopograpV.cakr Engineers, state, this trade es llow rAthe•.• excersting, .4.1 e . hundie miiliors, of doydrs. . Four and feet of %cater •in ; the . chanrel Pittsburg. or: the 16kh. ' Wheat can be brown in .7. , ;orthorn,,Texus; goo , l'qualit;r) in quantity rnorG . . than "sufficienk. h o meyOrisumfition. • iv-~•4' Ij The / Te ' xaLs, kriging:from Aheiti*titer..;, ars d 4•• cided4.oppc i, s.ed to Mi. Benton's BYE.Of 'l'nnexi -1 tndn. Two cases of bbilibing., in Alabd'raq, Rum w,s in the , business. • •I'. . 1 We Write 'with, facility, 'if no . !. evidt etweL-f— -. I , • Dayton. Jo u rnal.. • .1 .- Say . fis-.iii/Intyl,.,*sna i^2 - tt,gree.'--7. : t0.. it.--: Riiii , . . I. _ Stir. ' . . PI esidenl . Jones, of Te x as, ...ealti'thal the debt I,of ° that -natibi! -is not preciscly knoilia.. It "nexr' t e will be, until Unctc• Sant utule . rt4ltt; -to - pay- 1,(. : and thenilere will be :doend tet,4, except the ftrat end, diy.lthat will be the begiraing. - 1 The Annexatidn Question hahtel). introduted • into the Lec.i.,latqe of Loutsidnai.: •.- . ' 1 " : • Fourteep_..hundrell.o7; buildirigai . were put ( up n Pliilad - elphia city , antl - Ditricts; , tlUringll-. / t . . mong th:rse wr; r aremakia: : l,reat pr t o . /ns for the Anti-Texas nieetihmiii-0 -- ;: , :neuil Hall Boston, ore the 13irney. . men. 111 . w vote cau'pe.3 the xery'e l l vil . %rhich they nOc4 Protk,ie against. l . =ffliilMl=L4 . . Whom. Flour; per Ilbl. $137,0450 now , Itve " do " 300 3 tl3 '10014.-y Wheat nye • I Corn Oats Potatoes new. Tiniothy !Seed; Clover ' .1" - ; Eegs • Butter . UZI Innis Plaster Hay , '.• " . t, r.' 13 Oiled Pvacliespared Bush. Dried du - unpared l tjp' Dried Apples pared• . • Sa . Sent by Rail .Roa.l up-to 'nuts ;IN o 0111w-41130. sonyikin haven , 5, 1 09 In Pottsville . ?, , . Per Inst 1k port, 51110 , 1111.1. AND, SCIIUIt.KiLt.*AVEti R. rtOAD . —The'rittlourit riftoat rrnt 0ve1i4f..5 Roa4, frmq San nary Ist; 1 81 5 . to the.24nd; ; is 519,101 Trns.. On the 21st, inst4by theltev. , ;ll4. Jnsaph Cont. Mc. thrum Itttaesn, of Chest4fodhly s. to 54stt Jc- I r IANLY, of this place. - niI:ASK( LODGE. NO. 2!6: -;',An alijour4l meg ong•ol'ulaski Lothre. No 2 . 16;:e.t41 behead oo:Mot day evcniniz, uric. Jan. 27, ISI 1 , at 7 o'clock, at tha. Malt. By Order of the . . Jan.2s, OM. ;" ." 9Y M. 'AttliONT AOTIONiI'!. • ITZPri I 2I - 0 BD A' it l • - ATti raFau.t.coa - ; abont to make* chpsi6 in builnesii, rvoul.l 1.11 iniercri the citizens of l'utfstile and vicinity. that they rsill seil out their entiro:.stuck. of Fuliouphle Iteady.mado Ciothirri, at Aitetioti,• n Mon .ray.the r ialtary. :o ..commenr9 o'cloek in ..the forenoo*.; tit iheir.Stote, corner, of Centro arid Mahantango stcoef: • The stock will ciimprise aajollows : Lot Tweed Cloth .2i:i3N:), Frock Cpais.'' " .Cale se Pilot .F.140c 1 ido - ---- -,,,- . „ -A 'cr . Fine 'C 76 ' Be4Fei , o ` do' " Fine Fan'4 DratiaCd.. do,. do ' 6 .Fine necrcerClois ; iinttout ctc , " -- Fine IS l ible Jfil4cir. - Gloth Sir/cuti . " Fine Bloc 4- . 111'i..i. .do th - ci re ti c - cloaks " Fine Grey,o44 , elizn`ji Green 1 - ; tees , r .."' 'Fine Blue 4- Bla4 tinei .0 Is - ?Ait - ' '" - Pine Blue 4- 13P1„oursimere Or eltitkpr.s. Atto,an aysortinent i'dfane..y,ea.v.tirneredo. ' " Pine =Aniline •1 of 4. drers; coats " Blue B 17; 4 lariile•Green • ! do. • 1.; A t.so,za varioly el.Satin,S VCL and F'alcy .Yerlr, with a• variety of other good: ,- ;11'04 numerous to men tion. All. of which - will ii:e. Of. red for 4110 durjr; Ihe'week of til . tritiolosed BtW. Th. ou lic areas. sited to . atittlitnad huy bariatim. • . • :LII' VI N (ITN' &TA Ulf( ' • Coritcr of Centre 441;1 N ahlntanko streci. an J. 2.5° . . . 1 ' ,: i7 4 El 1111 90 2(05 CO 1462 4S n, t4vo 4 56 16 tO 12 tj`tni~ bushel , noun lb. 4 triS ti 10 Ton fa 3- 1 Till , : CO.ll, i 7 f.% 05 tall EMIR M 4 RRlpn. Large Sale of:Clothing:l l iill Ii Sr;r 41, da Sciirce Srrce do•. Plenty lib 46 1° 21 ;A: U 3
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