—ln our article of the 25th ultimo, ta did not allude
to the rates of Toll charged by the Itailroad,--bUt in JU!
ly 24th, Oast) we did show that according to the pub
lished rates of Tell and Transportation on the Itailroad
and Canal, there was the following ditrerence in favor
of the delivery of Coal by the former, at the points des-
Corner of Third & : Clicenut Streets,fhiladelphla, I ignated:
POTTSVILLE.
Saturday Morning, _Oct. 16, IS4I.
vbLNET rAINER,
At MI Rt a 1 Ertate and Coal ifeetfleita,
M=M=EI
No.lbo
- No. 16, State 'Street, Reetnn, and •
' South oast corner or Baltimore, & Calvert Streets,
Baltimore, is ourlAgent (or receiving subscriptions and
advertisements for the Millets' Journal. - '
Weekly Cireulbtion,
OVER TWELVE HUNDRED COPIES:
TFLE, TARtfi l ACT 0P.1.842;-
- The Cee n try demands its rG5)01.46071.
For Preside lff,
Gertoral'ZACHAßY TAYLOR;
Subject to the Decitiun of the h'hig National Convention
ET" A call for a meeting of our citizens, relative to
the erecti n of the Court .11onae,'vrill. be found ih an-
- other column.
THE thstrnana. NAVIGATION ''
THE WAY-TIDE
LETTER FROM CHARLES 41.Ler, Jr
President of the Schuylkill Navigation Company
To BENJ. BANNAN, Editor of the Minersz Journal
Sir:—Several persons have called at the office of the
Schuylkill Navigation Company to show me certain mis
staiements in your paper of September 1.51 h, and to re
' rinest me"to have them corrected. "
I declined at first on the grbood that the intention of
Abet writer was apparent - . and that such misrepresenta
tions scarcely deceive - any intelligent reader.—
Others itrinii ditf•rentty. and I therefore send -you the
foUottrin correction of your .facts. Of course I cannot
notice any part of the abuse.
The idea which Ton deem striving to proinVgate
that the Cent Company have driven Oil the trade by
high charges, while the Railroad Company manage mat
ters better, and encourage it, bylow rates.
The highest chathe tin the rai lroad, from Philadelphia
p) Pottsville, is $5'.68 per ton or.:72'2lo.Doundi.
The highest relt on 'the Canal is Si cent.: but the
total Canal charge, including toll and. freights, may
be . sl 60,
~1[ the $5 SS demanded by the Railroad . Company is
nO considered too high, you certainly hare no rea4ona
ble ground to complain that the Canal gels $1 no-
ticularly When you 'never paid a cent of it yourilelf.
!The lowest than:re by Railroad is $2 35.
;The lowest foil by Canal is If, cents. and the lowest
total charge probably about 70 Conic.
While the ew.t of ronveyilut miscellaneous freight
on the Canal' isles.: than half the Railroad price, it IA rath
er unfair to assail the Navigation Company for its extor
tion, and hi 'commend the officers of-the Railroad for
thcir•modemtinn.
But stilt:having nothing better to do, you make it yOur
business:to meddle in this matter ;;and among other un
founded statenilmts ztliege that thetlanal Company have
fought against the trade until they have succeeded . ' in
driving sie 7 serellths of t!ie. miscellaneous freight upon
tha Railroad. You stale as a Met, asrertained mid "per
fectly correct,”: that the Railroad carries• six times as
'Ruch miscellaneous frei,Tht as the Caial.
The.C'sillector's return in this office show, that for
'some weeks in SUCCPSSiOII this year, the miscellaneous
!trade of the Canal has averaged more than 8000 tons,
without Including the small quantities' for which the'
` 'lode tenders account. For some weeks it has even ex
f•teeded 9,5e0 ions.
• ; The Ruilenttl carries, iryou r authority is weigh any:
thing—six-limes this intantity, ohs sr.sehly mkscelleineous
trade oJ. more than 50,000 tons. •
• Now-all this infomiretinn,svliich you distribute to con
fiding
renters as master of fort, has no foundation what
ever in truth. It is unalloyed fiction. The Railroad
does not carry six limes at., much miscellaneous freight
as the Canal, as you have stated in one clauSe, nor three
times an much, as yoe have represented in another place.
The average Railroad receipts from miscellaneous
freight this season, during she Gist four iirviths after the
• openin';7, of the Navigation, by your own showing was
but 810,600 579 per month, The average charge, accord
ing In the report of 1816, is $2,05 ner Aim of 2210 pounds.
s The atrerage monthly tonnage is' therefore but 5,170
tans, and the iresity Leeriness but 1203 tons.
It is this quantity- 1 -12e0 tons a week . that you have
magnified into t six times as muck as the Canal trade, or,
snore than 50,000 tons.
, You have thus misrepresented the facts,' denied the
truth, and endeavored to discredit the measured, true
and honest statements, of the cAtimittee on tolls of this
company, put fiirth over their proper sign:limes.
If you have done it accidentally, you can Make alt right
by plibli:shing this letter and confessing the truth. IC
you did it tivilieiously, you willsuppress this letter and
• continue the Itcc,ptiim.
There are , a great many other Inaccuracies in your,
last paper, and, indeed,' in many numbers in Which you
speak or this company. They are not, it is true, ()tallith
Consequi:nces-for an untruth rarely injures any one but
the coiner or utterer. Stitt they are such errors as ought
•
not to appear in print.
In giving information concerning the * Coal trade, it is
stated thai the quantity sent by Railroad this week
roaches .16,714 tone, which is the largest quantity ever,
sent over the road in amirme week since its construe
thin." 'This is an error, Omagh a harinless r , IIC, except
SI showing an liabitual , cande.sness of expreFsion.
Again: "The Railroad last year commanded the entire
trads"—referring always tn the miscellaneous trade. The
railway actually carried last year but 64,939 tons : The
Canal, though closed the greater part of the year, carried
.103,377,_ The Railroad therefore did not "conimand the
entire trade."
. -
' You tdso ao on to inform the public, in the same num
ber, that Mi. JoSbua Lippincott is . a member of the com
mittee onTolls. Mr. Joshini Lippincott has * not been a
member of thO'Br;aril for more than four years.- •
In the same article you have volunteered the gra-
Autumn - Wee of information that a certain "Tariff of
. tolla said Co hare been Submitted to the board by Mr.
'Janitary last, so far front brine his own system, was the
scate of tolls of Mr. 4 Ellet himself, &c."
Now this Tarifrtif toll said to have been !,11brititted to
the board by Mr. L. Iras:subtnitted by Mr. f.., and it was
submitted as his own, and it was siititnitted along with a
kiler imitipe that "haring giren fish sub j ect ?ouch refiee
tion, and after' conrersing with many judicious boatsmen
41nd Coal dealers I hare framed the enclosed Tgriff,"*c."
Now, to represent that Mr. Lippincott did not loran
What he said is most urtiti. , t to that individual.
in • short,.without following un the whole, ie rice of
Mis-stalqinent and perversion—there is not a, single alln
'ion to this company; in the last tnimber of your paper,
in which the slighter trace of truth can be detected
• Itirdilficuit to imastirtc4tt a man living as you do,
in a respectablecommWty;ccruld publish so many con
. •ectttive untruths int?titlo . natty, that Would manifest a
I much higher,degrve of depravity and tolerated vice, than
is usual. It would Reim, therefore,. that these things
must have been accidental; yet considering that truth
and falselmod had an ential- chance to get in, it is curl
ous to observe what an extraordinary run of luck eveiy
thing that was not the had in your last number.
"Tour servant, ctIARLES ELLET, Jr.
Remarks on the' -above
'W4 received the above letter late last .week, and al
though we lay it-before our readers in full, we noun beg
leave to obsen'e that we do so without acknowledging
my claim of the writer upon our coluranr—especiallY
when couched in language which, perhaps, few gentle-
Alen would be•willing to emplOy. The letter is in reply
to our article of the 25th ult., on the subject of the way
'trade of the Schuylkill, kind while', we feel every confi
dence in our ability to maintain the general position as
sumed in that article, we merely give the letter to indi
cate the feelings, and temper of the writer upon the sub
ject, believing that so much truth has been, the ptime'
cinse of generating this superabnndance of spleen. Our
article was neither "abusive" nor "personal" in its al-
lusions—but as be has seen'prOper to give unrestricted
freedom to his pen, lie certainly could not blame us if
we should Imbibe the habit, through the esoist'ple be fur-
:. nishes. .
' Want of roombas all along prevented us from giving
that attention to this subject which its peculiar features
- require, and we are even now compelled to be ak brief
in our treatnaent of it, as the case will allow.'
In the rat place we must disclaim, in the rnost.post
tire terms, the feeling of hostility to:: the Navigation,
Which-the writer imputed to us. Otir rernarks have
been directed with the best feelinis for the success of
that Company, and have been railed forth, principally,
through the repeated solicifations,of persons Interested,
either by direct or indirect Means, ;It its concerns,—,
some of whom having more real and pecuniary interest.
' at stake in its management-than Mr. Ellet himself, and
who, we are eatistled, look upon its course as disastrous
alike lo their own interest, to the Company, and the
is..publlc. The public at large to deeply involved in its
• management, and for this reason, and for our own trade,
we haVe felt trOur hut). to observe its -movements.
. ..
Difference in Favor of Railroad.
To Richmond, per ton 22 eta
•
Illanayunk. pie
,
Plymouth Railroad,34
liorristorrii, 281
' -
Port Kennedy, •. W'
Valley Force. 2Bi
-
nem ixeille, 16 •
Reading, • ' •17
Mohnivilte, i,_ 26
Hamburg, , 17k
. ,
. iew weeks after the promulgation of this exhibit,
the Board of Managers rescinded the back-toll of 121
Mi. per ton upon Coal deliverable on the line of Canal
—thus removing one of the most objectionable fea
tures complained of We said nothing about the rates
charged for the miscellaneous trade, on either of the
works, and therefore his comparison of rates Is al
together gratuitous. Even the silly and childish re
mark that we' "never paid p cent of Toll" is incor
rect. We did pay_ the toll on a boat-load of coal,.
delivered on the line of Canal, about three weeks ago;
and, if we mistake not, the firm Of which we were' a
member, paid the Schuylkill Navigation• Company, in a
series of years from 1836 ta18.12, upwards of 375,000
in Toll on coal,—which is more than Charles Ellet, Jr.
has ever paid, or ever will pay to the. Company 'Nor Is
It true that we "assailed the Navigation Company for
their extortion, and commended the officers of the Rail-:
road for their moderation," in the article aUuded to. If
the statement is correct thatthe price on the canal is le'ss
than one-half charged on the Railroad, it only shows
how miserable the trianagement of the former must be,
when it is known that the Railroad enjoys three fourths
of the miscellaneous trade—to command which both
companies have equal chance and which isMiost sought
after and may be called the cream of the business ! 'Has
not the trade bCen drirss.off I
.1s regards •'meddling with this twitter" we will only
rematk,ihat charters are given to benefit 'the Italic
as well as stockholders c r Yon'. Company, however,
under present management, perverts both objects—
it injures the public and does not benefit the stockhold
ers. As one of the public, under such circumstances,
we hnve a right, and it beinmes our duty, "to meddle
with it," and bring it back to the legitimate objects
for which it was created—the outlet for the trade of
this rtgit n
In our paper of SepteMberlsth; we replied to the
Tollowing extract from the Report , of the Committee
on Tuns, which we find on page IS, flans :
OM
"The Company (Canal) noW raffles 6-7th of , the mis
cellancou.i freight of the Schuylkill and it could no
command the remaining 1-7th" if allowed to pass tol
free,"..
To this statement we replied as follows : . •
••To show what degree of confidence should - lie pia
red in tills statement. we append the following table
takeil trout the books - of the Reading Railroad Com
pany, by which it will be seen that the amount of goods
tattled this year by that Company, up to the end of
July last, is nearly as great for the same months, as
last year, when it must ,be remembered. the Railroad
commanded the entire trade! thus proving the very 'v
eer:4 of the statement contained to Mr. Eller.: Report!
If, instead of the Canal, the Committee had stated
that the Rai/romkbad 6-7th of the trade they wnuid have
been perfectly ca s tect, and excited no astonishment!
1847, kith. •
Pee. 180 111L817 52 Dee. ISIS, 10,276 25
10.283' ' 17 Jan. 1846 9.273 93
12.206 43 Fd'. " 9,093 70
14,958'90 Wilt " 12.077 93
12.635 48 - Mira ''' 15,754 90
10.716 38 May " .14,024 00
9,208 09 June " 19,561 98
9,643 61 : July " ' 10,818 22
Jan. 1877
Feb, "
March"
tpril "
May "
.June "
July "
$93,893 fa 3
91.569
$2,323 95
The ahove ie a correct statement of the amount of,
Tolls recelvmd by the Reitding Railroad Company from
the miscellaneous - trade on their road in the years 1816
and 1811 to the .monthet of July inclusive in each year,
exeltujre of tool add 'passengers.
? Inking due allowances for the increase of trade over
last year,it would appear that the Railroad enjoys at
least three-fourths of the ntisrellanesals'tratle.
.91,569 88
Thus It will be perceived; we drew our' deduction's
from' the above statement, exhibiting the amount of
Tolls received tip to July last; on. the inisrellaneous
trade 6.r two years. The Railroad Company, Mr. Ellet's
'assertion to the contrary notwithstanding., did enjoy all
'the trade up to nearly tip; period mentioned last year,
except a little lime and limestone below Norristown, as
the Canal was only opened to Plicenixville on the 09th
of June (of that year) according to .4fr. E's. own re
port!. We, however, in the abgence of positive data,
would have been a little more particular in the use of
words, had we dreamed that they were to be suldeked
to the close criticism of the learned Manager—but'
submit it to the reader toldetermine if idb did not arriv\
nearer Abe truth, without , •the document?' than Mr. %
with them! •
irrhay be true, as Mr. E. states, that the miscellane
one trade of the Canal haS been an high as 6500 tons
per week this year—but does lie not knew that at least
6000 tins iif this trails is lime and limestone, iron ore,
which is conveyed only short distance's on the line
''of.Canal, and which averaged only about 2.0 cents per
ton toll—which, on 6000 tons, would amount to but
;12A per week, about as much tall as the Railroad re
ceives on three trains of Coal--a trade which cannot get
l' on the Railroad, and which the Company would not de
sire if it could: We took the receipts of the Railroad,-
which showed but a slight difference between the trade of
the two-years up to. July last—but said nothing what_
ever of the tonnoge. The rates of 101 l atkil transpoita
tton on the Railroad were rather 'more in 1046, (when
they "enjoyed all the trade") than they have been this
year. and theconiparisozi shows tint a slight falling off,
in the receipts—consequently your assertion that you
enjoy "6
-7th ofthe ivay-trade this year," and the Rail
road I-7th, is not true ;—.-while the calculations you
• make about tonnage (which is a matter of very little
moment, because reroute is the principal object) ,is but
a lame stibterfuge.to sustain a:statement which you
know canto a be supported by farts! therefore,
you skated that the Canal enjoyed "6
-7th of the miscel
laneous freight of the Schuylkill,'' you intended to con
vey the itnruettrion to the stodholdirs , that it received
6.7 th of the tolls also. Now,' you - know that was not
the fact when'_ the report A:as pruned.-71'ou must
have known that it was - aot a true and honest statement
even if it were signed with your '"proper signature."
It was dereptimit You misrepresented facts—not us.- -
Now, whether this be a "habitual carelessness of ex
pression," after all--on lour part—we submit it to the
public tujudge _
-I'o-prove that the trade of the Canal Ls of the character
we stated:o,6re, and that I,t is carried only short distan
ces, wi need but refer to the otEcial reports of the res.
pective Companies. YOu state in.your annual. report
that the,Card carried 111ije.9 tons last, year, fur which
ydn i.eceived.tolls amounting to W.,5,79 38, which is about
35 cents per ton for the trade of all clekriptions. The
Railroad, according to the' official report, transported
74,971 ions of miscellaneous traile,lor which they- re
ceived i=1 , 37,51'3 32. Now ,throw of one-half for trans
, venation, tool it leaves them for toll, :6e,791 7d, which is
nearly 'one dollar per ton, or nearlY, three times as much
as the Canal received Mr toill . ;If the Railroad did not
eoililntn4 the entire trade," it at least got the portion
•worth having, and fill that it wanted or could ammo:an t
daM. So much, then. for . tkat "calculation."
We did inadveriantly state that Mr. Joshua Lippincott
was a Member of the Committee on Tolls. Wemennt
his sot Samuel W. Lippincott. This error, though per
haps quite unimportant, we cheerfully correct. •
The nnL•ertion that-svc gavc gratuitous piccc or infor
matiou" with regard to the Tariff of Tolls submitted by
Joshua Lippincott, is not correct. We merely quoted
.Mr. L.'s own statement. Ile positively declares that the
Tariff of Tolls submitted by him in January last, "was
Mr. Ellett's own conception, diVested of its leading Ina.
proprieties." As. however, this is a question of veracity
between Messrs. E. and It we must dismiss it—merely
remarking by the way that Mr. L. is quite as worthy of
belief as Mr. Ellet: particularly after the promulgation o f
that extraordinary Pamplilet in which it is so broadly
asserted that the " Canal now carries 67th of the Miscel
lancc;us Trade`of the Schuylkill !"
The conclUding portion of the letter' is eertainly un.
'worthy our notice. It is the mere outpouring of accu
mutated bile and bitterness, peculiar to the:writer, and
which it was, perhaps, impossible for him to control:
It is too inOtTensivc to affect us—and our readers will sad
doubt agree to our stamping the whole thing as mere
"unalloyed fietion" and sending it home to the author!
' Now, then: we arc done with the letter, and leave the
puidicto judge whether Mr. Ellet has succeedetlittjtcor:
recting" our fasts or not,.
• shall 'w proceed to give some further facts
which Mr. Ell, v "correct, , ' ithe cant
The Miscella wus Trade, between this place and Phil
adelphia, other than Coal, will this year be in the neigh.
borhood of 300,000 tens. OC this quantity about 200,000
tons eonsist of Limo, Limestone, Lumber,lron Ore, &e.
which are • conveyed principally for sbort•distances, the
great bulk being between l hconLxville. and Philadelphia.
and which pays but light tolls. This trade is accessible
Only to the Canal ; it could not be transfered to the lion
road without ebinousmtpense.- This trade, therefore: the
Canal would get, under the managementeven of the moat
consumate fast 'ifChristendom. The • other portion of
the trade, abtiiit 100,000 tons, consists of Merchandise—
Flour,Grainopad varicose other kinds of trade, and which
is equally accessible to both works—end is most sought
by both, because it pays well. and is Profitable. More
than three-fiurtke of it the Railroad now enjoys—the
Canal having, actually lees than one-fourth. Yet Mr.
Ellet tills us, in effect, that his management is so bad,
that notwithstanding be offers to carry it for eas•kalf the
price charged by the Itallraad, he cannot secure more
than the onefeurth of It! :Really, he must cease writing.
or like honest Dogberry, he may write himself down an-1
The Coal delivered on the line of Canal last year was
about 150.000 tons. Of this quantity the Railroad carried
about 140,000 tons. It bad all this trade; (excepting . about
3500 tons) as the Canal bad not been opened to the Coal
Region until sometime In November--afew weeks before
it was closed by ice. The quantity required on the lino
this year will be in the neighborhood of from 225 to 230,
000 tons. From the best information we can gather, the
Canal will deliver of this arnountonly aboutlifteim thou
sand "tons, and this principally at points inaccessible by
RailrOad! A large portion of the works—Factories, &e.—
using this Coal, are erected on the line of the Canal, and
were placed there with the view of receiving their sup
plies of. fuel by that avenue. The hundreds of small"
boats .lyliv;P idle were ready to carry this Coal to these
establishments ; because they could not successfully corn.
pate with 'the Ibia-ge boats running to New Tork. Rut the
proprietors of these works(somcof whom are stockholders
in the Navigation Company) tell us that they can receive
their Coal cheaper by the Railroad; and at Norristown
some are actually receiving it thus. (carting: . it over the
bridce to theirworks.) at a less rate--as they allege—than
they could receive it by Canal, notwithstanding that
this improvement passeS within a few feet of their door!
These are facts which We dare Mr. Ellet to deny
.When the Railroad and Canal Companies were negoti•
acing last winter to effect .an arrangement, the latter
demnoded 500,000 tons of Cool as their share. This the
Railroad refused to Impede o, but offered them (as we
learn) 400,000. 7 tie negotittimas here broke off—the
:Sari mai n refusing leSs than 500,000. The Railroad be
lieved the Canal would carry about 400,000 tonato mar
ket (the increase this year) and therefore made no addi
tional arrangements to extend their business. The Canal,
howe4r, will only carry about 210,000 tons to market!
It is now said that there is not a sufficient number of boats
—if so, why beg a trade of 300,000 tons from the Railroad,
and promulgate that you kad a sufficient number l Were
not. such promulgation and 'demand deceptions ? flow
can you expect the public to have any confidence in suck
.management?
. .
In the meantime, the Railroad Company are actively
'peaged in extending laterals to Collieries, and in vari
ous ways securing the trade of all the heavy Operators
in this Region, and are absolutelyloasting that if the
ptesent minagement ' is continued, one year longer, they
can bid.deflance to the Canal, and leavethem only such.
trade as )ley may notwant themselves. Whether.
these Imustings aie correttr not, we know that it will
require a heavy - sacrifice or money, on the part of the
Canal Company rejection of all theoretical expert
menfe, Mid the infusion of a more liberal and btisine'ss...
like Public spirit in its management, before7it can secure
the trade which' was offered them last Spring, and
rejected,—a result, we presume, only attributable to a
want of business qualifications. • ,
Bat we are, charged with "meddling:" Have we not
a right to "meddle" when our Operators are suffering
severely for the want of facilities to send our product to
market, and when we see one of the noblest improve
ments in the world, lying comparatively useless—or at
least; with a trade so limited, that, as a writer has face
tiously(l) remarked: "even the frogs rejoice in their
undisturbed repose t"
Since the above was placed In typo, we have re c eived
the I) dime ing additional fasts- :-
,The receipts of the Railroad Company for
miscellaneous jfreight, (other' than .Coal. •
and Passengers) from Decemier 7.1815, to
October 1, 1846, (last year. when -they
enjoyed almost the exclusive trade) was *114,912 S 5
Front December I, 1818,•to ‘ October, 1847,
(with the Canal in navirablkorder and less
charges on Railroad) the receipts are *113,629'03
Lt 9.9 this year only : : : $1,283 72
TiliN IS substantial revenue; not tonnage, which is not
ipottunt when it produces hitt small receipts in toll. ,
Coal Trade of the Line
Last year the Railroad enjoyed all the Coal Trade of
the line, except abort 3500 toiis,—the Canal not having
been open to the Coal Region until November: '
from December 1, 1845. to October 1, 1910,
the Railroad .delivered on the line . of
. Canal : : : 1C7,707 tons.
From December 1 1810, to October, 1847, 140,631 do,
Increase this year, en far,
These statements are -copied' from the books of the
Raihohd Company, and fully sustain the positions we
as tined in the ;outsetor our remarks. .
-Now, readr4; did we publiSh false statements as
alleged by Charles Ellet,,Jr. I—and is he sustained•iti
his bold assertion that the "Canal enjoys 6-7th of the
%Miscellaneous Trade °title valley of the Schuylkilll"
We might conclude by giving a little wholesome 'ad
vice for next 'year's business ;„ bet as this might be
construed into dictation, we shall refrain and dismiss
•.the subject for:the present.
.re - Tlie Removal being carried, the next move
is to erect the • Court House and Offices, which
ought to, be done as speedily es possible. :The
law requires their erection within three years.
It can be ,done in at -least two, if active and
efficient measures are, taken at once. A meeting
has' already been'called,to organize. This is right
—and a committee or committees ought to be ap
pointed at once for the purpose of receiving tbe•
necessary subscriptions from our calicos and all
others who choose to subscribe. The money can
and will be laised, bur it must be raised beforethe,
location is, made by the Commissioners, otherwise
there will be a difficulty in raising it. All feel
ings of contention should be avoided, d all
)
true friends of, Removal ought to frown own
any; attempt made to mate • dissensions. am rig
us. We also hope the Commissioners will re
frain from expressing opinions in favor of the lo
cation until the money is raised—then receiv all
the, propositions and locate it with a view t strict
priociples'of Justice, without fear, fay' or affec
tion. FOr' ourselves, we have perrect confidence
. 1 :
that the'COmmissioners will perform their part of
the duty correctly and honestly.
13 - Tlte Result of Election for Governor in
this county ha's mortified us. We did think that
Shunk's majority would be reduced to about 4 or
.500 in the county—but a local question of great
importance which absorbed all attention, operated
against us in the country distriets-- . -and there were
other influences' connected With . the pardoning
power which hadtheir effect +nlso in'swelling up
Shunk's majority to' 887 _voles. Notwithstand
ing these influences, we have the satisfaction
of knowing that the Coal Region did not contri
bute to the increase, as Irvin's 'majority is abrint
• two hundred more than Markles' was in 1844.'
The whole Removal Ticlit is elected by a
handsome majority, except Mr. Colahan, who
was defeated by , Mr. Koch, the anti-Removal can
didate for Director of -the Poor.: - Mr:Koch is a
Whig. The county will be represented in the
Legislature by one Whig and one Locofoco..
ETA Great Freshet has occurred on the , Spa
quehanna. Williamsport was inundated and the
people were obliged to sail through the streets in
boats. The water was higher than ever known
-before. On the Juniata, the'l'ennsylvania Canal
has been injured to such an extent that it will not
be navigable •again'this 'season. The injury sus•
tamed is said to be grater than that caused by the
great freshet at 'Huntingdon, a few years ago.—
This will prove a great loss to the State.
Ma. B. Bin a / a t—Sir : Those who base
friends attach.n.l to the First 'Regiment of Penh
Sylvania Volunteers, and. wish to write to them,
may secure the delivery of their lettere, by let
jog them at the Exchange Hotel before the 20t
Of this n'iontb, as I shell leave to rejoin my Re(
giment on that date. Truly Yours,
J. EGBERT FARNUM. j
Sergi. Maj., 14 Rcg't. Pa. Volunteers.
TEE MINERS' JO ' AL.
r.isspieWAlir.lowd r .ll: 4 l
Pins oar argsdar Corr4sppictintt. •It!
COAL REGION. , .
• No.. IN. • I • .
The TATLOU'i DIAMOND COLLI6IIY. k r a&
7 .0 w iamond
liery irisne'vf tie 4ries't Collierielion the li/Olf Creek,
It 13 worked by 111r1 Joseph F. : Tartar, who also Pro'
mietor of the. lands On which it is located. It is situated
about three ilwarteejs of a mile above the buniugh' of
Minenwille and takes the reline of "Diamond
. Eoltiery"
from the name of the vein on which it opens, a very 'sit
pertOr vein of Coal, known as the' "The little l Diassead
Vela." - j I.
In the Antnmn of 1815,151 i. Taylor erected an Engihe
Howie, Slope Rouse and other ti , 7ht. side improvements ;
put up his engines, and commenced sinking his aloPe.
Aller putting down his slope 151 yads, he began drivihg
his gangways; and as early as March 1848, he had already
turned several Breaats,l and taken onteonsiderable Coal;
and as had been confidently anticipated,frum ptuviousezi,
periments, rind the results of other itperatio'ps'on thd
same vein, the coal proved to be of the very first quality
of Red Ash. j I
The gangways, which pierce; the seam ofj coal hori
zontally, of course, and follow the direction of the Vein,
running -nearly Edst and West ;'are now driven East
from foot of Slope.4oo yards to face, West from Toot of
Slope .770 yards to face of gangway, making a total of
67013:anis of gangway, from face of Edst g6gway, to
face of West gangway. The gangways are still belng
vigorouslyarmshed stall further forward-4 was accompa
nie.l.in my descent into the mine by, Mr. llenjnanln Shafer,
Mr. Taylor's superinrendant - orlboss miner, and am
much indebted to him for his poiiieness and attentions
as well as for the aid he gave inei.in making measure
me nis, &c.
_ _ _
- he Ear,
Thdre are 20 Breasts now turneiiin Ili. :art gangway.
while In the west gangway. onlfB breasts have been
opened.— The reason of this, iris proper , i to state is.
the West gangway is. driven 'tittler Wolf Creek; and
ha been in slate and rock fault for more thao 150 yards.
The fault is' not yet entirely= overcome; that is tft!tray
the gangi . iay does not yet pierce:the sido of the bill,
although good coal has been presented for a considerable
distance, for almost the entire width of the swamp which
borders the creek, indeed; but,lby driving up shafts,
which was done, several times, ill Was ascertained .that
the water pressed in ioo rapidly to render WOrking'yet.
'either safe or profitable. i
The breasts in this mine are tUrned ; lo yards wide with
two pillars - 5 yards wide left standing: There are two
shutes to a breast. The depth or breasting is 00 yards
to the upper level, which was to the, most part worked
out before the slope was ;link and the mine worked be-:
low the water level. The' uppefievel Was first worked
. by, William Kautner, a ft erwards,, by Daniel Reed. 31r.
Richard Kear also tad an opening on the Eastern end of
the tract, Which he worked ,fiirlsome time ; but when
Mr. Taylor came into isssession himself, and Commen
ced putting down: fps slope, in 1 e autumn of 105, the ,
II
operations above the water lev I were abandoned.
The pitch or dip of this vein is about 45i'degrees..,
The thickness of loat he the vein is abbot 6i feet. Up
per bench 31 feet, lower bench, 3 feet.. The upper
slate, or roofing is ,:linooqi and good, and requires compa
ratively Very little propping. The gangways are driven
I wide and cdrnmodions. The BLit Road".in gangway is
heavily ironed and well made. There are two tuinouts,
one ill east and one in west einigway ; each 40 yards
long. The waggons einployed inside carry one ton each ;
2 men in a breast can take out 9 waggons per day. • The
present . capacity of the Colliery is. front 170 to 200 tons
Per day.
Mr. Taylor is driving a tunnel North frOm East gang
way, by . n hich at about 20 yards from gangway, a small
vein about 2 feet thick is cut. !Thence tunnelling alniut
60 yards fiirther Nortli,'a five 4in 6 feet thick is tapped
and thence still further, about yards, theiunnel
set a four foot vein. By drividg the tunnebstill further
North about 60 yards, the ,8i,6 Diamond Vein will be
opened. I believe, however,ihat it is not contemplated
to extend the tunnel so far this' i 'y'ear.. By diiving a tun
nel about 40 y4tis South from mist gangway, a 4 foot
vein, fonninly worked above .level by Mr. Samuel Ben
ner, will be opened ; and driving about 60 yards
farther a Vein 9 feet thick, the iarime vein worked by Mr.
George Spencer, is tapped. The Southern tunnel has
not progressed far yet.' All tiMse veins are on Mr. Tay
lor's landS. 1
1 "
Ttle mit side improvements at this colliery are of the
(best and most substantial kind. The engine and Slope
louses mere put up by '6l Fidler} one of Battin's
Breakers is employed, driven
i !by a fifteen horse'engine.
The engine employed for hoisting and pumping rates at
40 horse. j Both engines, anti the breaker were' put up
by the Messrs Del/Oren'', machinists of this' borough,
M i llie very best style, all the ( work inj the mines, in the
slope, and around the' colliery Is well done, and crediqi
blehinh to the proprietor of the colliery, and the me
chanics under whorie direca n it was executed.
I have already saidthat tl4: coal from this colliery is a
superior article of red ash coal, and of the most valua
ble quality for domestic purposes. K.
33,124tnns
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ITEMS . OP GOSSIP
Fasliirirt Beaten+The g'reat,drac s e at the
'Union Course on Wednesday, betweenTashion
and Passenger, rebuhedl in the defeat of the for
mer, rto the great 'disappOintment of the Majority:
,of the sporting .w . orld. IBefore the race, !the bet
ting yes two to one in favor of Fashion, :A' large
amount of.mnney changed hands. Ohiyf two
heats were run--the first in 7.45 i and the , second
in 7.483. •
_ I
7,7V - New' Cure for Yellow F erec.—Tho New
Orleans Della relates th'e.case of a very parsimo
.nious young man, who wAs down with the yellow
fever, and who, when .the doctor told him he must
/die,' was very much 'concerned about paying $25
for his funeral, and declared be could not afford it.
The Oquel to the story is) "The meanness of
his disposition striking into his system; drove, the
feyer out, smile recovered."
,re,Leizrned Wood Sawyer.—We have in this
city a German, about 30 years of age, who'was
ethicated in one of the German Universities. He
is an excellent Latinist, a good Greek and He-,
brew 'scholar; and speaks and writes French;
Spanish, German and English, and is an excel
lent mathematician. With all these accomplish
ments he is compelled, for want of better employ
ment, to saw wood for 'a living.—Detroit Jour.
Ear A Gambling Conviclion.—T..l. Kerrigan
has been convicted of _keeping a gambling house
end supplying implements'at his establishment in
the Arcade, Philadelphia. This conviction has
been ;reached after immense labor, every elrbrt
having , been resorted tq, to defer, embarrass, and
defeat it. •
117.Ptincivalion.—The; following example of
Mal -punctuation illustrates the necessity of put
lingistops in their proper places :--"Ciasar en4r
edon his head, his helmet on his feet, armed san
dalaktpon his brow, there was a cloud in his right
band, his faithful sword in his eye, an angry glare
Saying nothing he sat down." -
'M'Take apint I Pulverized Charcoal, sew it'
in a' clean cloth, and 'suspend it.from the bung of
a titirrel•of new cider; and it will not fermedt nor
'generate any intoxicating quality.•_ The cider be
lcomes)more palatable the longer it is kept."
cfrlt is said that the New York shopkeepets
hira fashionably idresied young ladies to call , in
land walk out of their'stores once ten or fifteen
minutes during the day; to' [ attract customers by
syMpathy:
,"A Curiosity. The Cleveland Herald says .
.they have at their office, subject ,to the inspection
of the curious,. the straw 'through which- Polk
sucked in the Tariff men . of Pennsylvania, in the
fait of 1846. •
M' Potatoes that are k heavy" and 'watery,'
when cooked, may it is asserted be rendered per
fectly dry and mealy; simply by putting a 'small
piece of lime in the water in 'Which they,are
led. I
Sinecure.—A rumor is current in cer
tain circles that the late • P. G. Stuyvesant left an
a of $l,OOO to Bitihop Onderdonk, on con.
iou'of his resigning his office.—N. Y. Post
M I When Socrates was told that his judges
d sentenced him to death : °And bath not nti
'7," said he, "passed the same sentence upon
,emr
Sar The Governor of No York has issued a
day
appointing the 25th of next month
,day of Public • Ttiankagiaing in that Common.
ligrThi Hon. Jame .Cooper is about to pay
short visit to Europe. He will carry with him
e best wishes of many warm and zealous friends.
,
rir The Venerable John Quincy Adams will.
• in his seat in Cengresi !luring the ensuing sew
on.
F - -.
THE • ELECT/ON.
We give below all the returns received up to to
time of our goinkto preis. We are badly beaten
in,,the State. It is useless for us to state that we
are greatly 'disappointed at the resul
nenta are equally disappoiated
agreeably so." They did not exPectJ
Vice regret it for the sake oldie prtl
vocate—ptingples that we ,alaall
tie for through good and evil report
.their establishment in the admini
Government will redound to the g
test number, and. add to the pr.
country. The returns from
been received! •
18-11.
Counties... Shank. Markle. S
Adams, 1848 . 2185
Allegheny, 5563 8105
Armstrong, 1996. 1407 •
Beaver, ' . , 2093 2730
Bedfcrd, '2931 , 3045
Becks, - -- -- 8316 3510 '
Blair, • New County - .
Bradford 3525 . '....'Xii , •
Bucks; 5106 - . 4801
Butler, T 205- 2197
Cambria, • . !112.9 969
Centre, .' 2381 1786 . •
Chester 5175 6129
Clarion, • 1589 . 792
Clearfield, ' 928 535
Clinton, • , 025 . 607
Columbia, . 3109 1593
Crawford, 2920 . 2410
Cumberland, 3008 1972'
Carbon, - 784 453 -
Dauphin, .2352 ' 3213
.
Delaware, 1493 9969
Erie, ' '. 2207 3501
Elk, : . 132 • 103
Fayette, 3304 2.'7.•6.
Franklin, 3211 3787
Greene, . • 2255 • -14.'5
Iluntingdan, 2630 , 4021 ,
Indiana, - `1417 . 2098 •
Jefferson, 727 • , 617
Juniata, 1188 1085
- Lancaster', , 5532 • 0513 ,
Lebanon, '1749 : 2178 600
Lehigh, • - WBO 2443 2 2591' , .2339
Lucerne, 36-19 I 2561 0000 , 0000
Lycoming, 2600 I. 1945 400 '
McKean, 416 • 307 0000 0000
Mercer, , 2744 ' 2765 0000 0000
Mifflin, 1585 1 , 1506 . 450.
Monroe, l6Ol '1: 377 0000 0000
Montgomery,. 5394 • , 4341 1400
Northampton, 3466 I 2455 500
Northumberland, 2384 1498 ' 700
Perry, 2246 I 1316 ' 700
I'hila. county, 12, 2 210 i 14,139 12,683 7,376
Phila. city, 5265 i 9222 3918 6512 '
I'ike, - - 643 1. 142 0000 0000
Porter, 527 202 0000 0000
Stlmylkill; 3217 , '490 3645 . 2636
Somerset, . , 922 I 2150 0000 0000
Sullivan,, New County 250
Snsmiebanna,,-. 2468 I 1595 0000 0000
Tioga, : 1975 I_ 1019 ' 0000 '.. 0000
Uni0n,1777 , 2721 SOO
Vonango,, ' 1230/. 873 ' 0000 0000
Washington, 30.55 390.1 200 4 '
Warren, 1107 643 (1000
Wayne, 1553' 811 0000
Westmoreland, 4704 2778 2210
Wyoming, 608 754 0000 0000
York, , 4691 , 2602 OOOO ' 0000
' The vote in the City and County of !Philaila. was for
Sholk 16,601
• Irvin I ~• 13,888
. Riegart9,l2o
:
Shunk's majority,alfaena we have returns, is about
10,400.
. (~"-Livirt i gston 4 Co.'s Express.—This' enter
prising , fir m made arrangements with the
Railroad Com Patty, by which they will hereafter
be enabled to receive and forward with the pas
senger trains (to which they will have a special
Car attached) i such Packages; Boxes,Scc. , that
may beltO l o large to be Conveyed in;:the Trunk.—
They Will call, whenever requested, for articles of
goods in any . ' part of our Borough, and transmit,
them with the; greatest care and despatch. Pack
ages of
,money, and other small parcels, wily be
forwarded as usual in'thelTrunk:" This is a eon
venience much needed by our citizens, and they
should be careful, when having business ofethis
kind, to patroniie the Express. Much delay is
sometimes experienced in the receipt arid trim
mission of rekag - Cti, &c. by the ordiriary imams
of transpOrtation, which may be altogether oven;
•
ded by this arrangement. - •
r7".3.1i. Jackson Brown, a Carpenter, residing
in this place for some time, met with en accident
on Saturday morning last, which proved fatal•on .
the 'following Tuesday. He was engaged at work
upon . a betiding, when the scaffolding , broke and
precipitated him upon the ground, by which he
sustained 'some internal injury. He was a young
'man of excellent deportment, and highly esteemed
by a large circle of acquaintances in ourborough.
He was from Chester county- , unmarried, and
'aged twenty-eight years.
, o 3 The' { Banner pietricl.—lsfew:Casti has
won the Banner ! The vote in that district, fur
Reinoval, is' 288 in favor add 4 against it—leaving
a majority of 284! l'While the Coal Region
wally end Pinegrcive and Barry have nobly am
tained the ; cause of justice—New Castle beats
them all. Let the Banner 4)6 . 4 `beautiful one.—'
She has nobly won it. • .1 '
47re:7:prance Dr'ama.-;- A Company of gen•
tionen and ladies have been givinieritertainments
in our Borough during . the present week , found.
ed upon the Temperance of the'pres.
ent day. .The performances are quite chaste, and
cannot fail of; iccompliShing much good in the
Temperance eanSe.
Omnebus.to Mount Carbon.—Our friend
lieovge Jennings hat'put on a beautiful Om.
nibus. It is quite a tasty affair, and as 'the pre,
prietor is one of the gres-headi folks, be deserves
encouragement.
ChOd 'aged 4 years, belonging to Mr .
Henry . Sehrope, residing about 2, miles above
Pinegrevd, was 'drowned in the Swatara on last
Friday. The bedy, was, not found until the fol.
=Mill
r.F. Wm. C. • Toby,l , 4ko was reported to have
been killed im, , ,ivfoxico 6; we are glad to . learn,.
still in the land of the liVing, and doing good ser
vice for his`country.
Machine.—Most of the files now used
in this, country are • imported; being made in
England, by band, with great labor. The Ports;
mouth Journal states that Mr. Richard Walker
has invented and patented a machine, now in op
eration,t which will ere long make files an article
of export instead or impost. Three inachineg,
'which can he tendeih by one man, can complete
twenty common files an hour. A steam engine
of five horse powet can put at least fifty of these.
machines in operatton,
r rForde of Gravity.—lt has been ascertained,-
both by experiments' and calculations, that heavy
bodies descending from a height by the force of
grivity, fall 16 feet'the first second of time ;. three
times., that distance in the next ; five times in the
third; seven times in the fourth; and so on,
regularly- increasing their velocities. The suc
cessive spaces passed through in equal time's will
be as the - odd numbers, 3,5, 7,9, and 11.
ar An Interesting Faet.—The slow trap's.
Mission of heat through loosely 'coherent clay and
sand, was tested recently in England, by an expe
riment in which a thickness of half an inch of
such matter intercepted the heat of a mass of 11
tons of white-hot melted cast iron for 20 minutes
without the heat outside of the vessel being auf
ficent to pain the hand. • .
!...7'A new invention for making Mathematical
Computations, has recently been made in Eng-
ISnd and sent to this country: It is- a small com
pact instrument, ingeniously constructed, and
worthy, et all events, of examination. • It is said
to be useful' to persons who have to perforM
iended and elaborate calculation. ; •
n'New inventions.--Among the inventions
lately registered is , a - ventilating pane of glass,
isherem small holes are drilled obliquely an inch
Or an, inch and a half apart- - -thus gksit3 an
ward direction to the current of air. •
Vr2Weks of Me Lawyers.—At a convivial
meeting of lawyers, the president called on the
senior solicitor to propose the health of the best
frierid of the profession. • , The - rich man, who I
makes his own will," was the response:
• Truly, the'gentlemen of the green bag are eller
ry in their cups! They illustrate the maxim in
vino caritas—for - Wheri , cexel sober, they are not
apt to let the cat out of the bag ., ! :Sa it appears
that "the he-et friend of the profelssion"—the un
fortunate elipt--cannot escape them ear when
in extremes. It he have a lawyer to make his
will, he must be at the cost and charges, as a mat
ter of course; and if he undertake to make his
- own will, hie estate after his death, will be game
for the whole fraternity. What a dilemma for• a.
dying man:
' .L.:V'Orzania Vibaq . r.—An English_ Surgeon
has invented an extraordinary powerful small in
strument, called the Organic ,Vibrator, for deaf
ness, said to surpass any thing of the kind hither
to produced; it is modelled to the ear, s) that it
rests within without projecting ; being- of ' the
.same color as the skin; it is not perceptible. The
powers of this valuable invention are said to be ,so
great 'as to,bring very defective hearing of king
standing to its perfect and natural 'state, and to
enable deaf persons to enjoy general conversation,
'to hear distinctly at church, at 'the bar, and at
'public. assemblies; the unpleasant sensation of
singing noises in' their ears is entirely :removed,
and it affords to individuals effected with this
dreadful malady, all .the assistance that possibly
could be desired.. ' -
t. Our oppo
but perhaps
lath a result.
oiples ere. ad-
ntinue to bat-
believing that
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.tration of our
I .d of tho grea
parity of the
l a hive not yek
1817.
link. • Iryln.
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Singulcz:r way t f COIL rting.--peacun Ma
rin, of Ihinuh., a large landholder, and an exern
plary man,, was exceedingly eccentric in some of
his nOtions. - fdis court-Itip is said to be as fol
lows: having ore day mounted his horse, with
only asheepskin for a saddle; he rode, in front of
the house where Betty Leo lived, and. without
dismounting requested Betty to come to'him ; on
her coming.: he told her that, the Lord had sent
him to marry her. Betty rbplied, , ;the Lord's will
be done."
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;0 - 4 Ftesi Rule Ideu.—An important &Last;
has been promulgated in Russia, which•commands,
all civil. functionaries who possess a fortune .to
state exactly in their rettuns by' what means ihey
- have acquired it ; This is a capital idea, which
should tidy° coupled with it, the additional clause
that where it has been corruptly or dishonestly ac
'quired, it shall revert to the Site for the good of
the public.
•
I a 'Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.—At the .
annual meeting of stockholders held in Baltimore
on Monday, the following gentlemen were - elected
disectors, on the' part of the private sto c kholders
James Swan, John L Donaldson, William H.
Marri-ut, Jacob Albert, Edward Patterson, Samuel
ThothasSwanm . Richard Demmon, David'Si WU=
son, - .S. W. Smith, John Hopkins..
Rebuke:—A clergymari having preached
during Lent in it small, town in which he had not '
once been invited to dinner, said, in a sermon
exhorting his parishioners against being, seduce
by the .prevailing vices of, the , age— , . I have
preached against every vice but luinrious living,
havirig hadmo 'opportunity of obseHng' to what
extent it is carried in this-town!"
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7.7-74Breacli of Promise.—'.Hiss 'Ann Cole of
Brooklyn, New Yolk, sued, Mr.Tirinothy Conte
you, for .a "breach of promise." While the trial
was pending, Timothy, like a man, healed
.the
.wounded heart of Ana by handing over to her a
check for $.506.
rickstnirg So:6nel states that Col.
, Jeffersbn Davis, is at home on, his plantation near
I that city, and that he is suffering 1,4 from art at
tack of fever, and from his wounded .foot which
has not yet healed. •
ss Irish gentleman lately fought a duel
with his intimate friend. because hr. jocosely as•
serted that he was torn with Out ashirt to his bark!
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ItEWARF. OF 00U NTERFEFFS,—Tayrr,•:s CVUll
terfeii Detector, and --LTnitetl Stales' -Vont!, Reporter.
the best in the United States, containing fde simile
ongravingn'or all the (told, silver; mud Copper coins in
circulation with their value attached : corret wilily:110'-
Iy. No 1111'11113111 or dealer ought to he w ithout it.
Per, , rlllS endOStrlff. ono dollar to the cttbscriber
willinive the Uctector inailanionthlysme year in 1111 . 11"
. .
add re-4.
Oct 2 10]
.. DR. SWAYN.P. SOUTIL—Th.,
followine, letter just came to hand, and will be road
with interest. The patient siva/red 'intolerably, and
could find no relief until he uoed Dr. Swayne's Com—
pound Syrup of ti ild Cherry. It is certainly the moot
wonderful cure on record! Read it :
Wihnia.vturt. X. C., Jan. 12th, 4617.
Dr. Sicaync,--Dear :--Ilaving been Alromd mi
recultundy cured by your valeable medicine, I think it
not morethaa common gratitede • in me to make one.:
addition to the long list of certificates which you have
received, of remarkable cures'by your Medicine. Bit
ting the two years preceding last August. I was very •
much distressed by tt rcry , bad cold and *acl.inif coup/,.
and during the latter part of the time, it continued to
grow worse. and indeed in July my/ . riends tare me over,
Mining tried all kinds of medicine, said to be good for
such diseases, without the least, good effort.' I was re
duced ahnost to a perfect corpse, and had scarcely. any
flesh upon my body, and for a tong time-never thought
to rise from 'my bed again. A friend one day asked me ,
if I had tried Dr: .Swayne's Compound Syrup of Wild -
Cherry,and.advised me to de so -at once:as he beard
that it had worked a great many wonderful Mires. I
took his advice, and after using up seyeral bottles of it'
I gfew so much !totter that I was enabled to leave my
bed, and aflerivards to walk about the house., and go
out tato the street. I was encouraged by this,and con ;
tinned the use of your niedjcine. and, now, by means of
its wonderful curativepowers, lani perfectly well, and
enjoy the use of all my faculties, lust as much as if I
had never been alarted in the manner 1 have described
ht you.. I have written tliis not thinking that it w Oat
all Intoregt you, but hambly hoping That it will have nit
mite of influence In causing your valuable medicine. to
In, spread among mankind, and assisting to raise You to
that station which you richly deserve, for your perse
vering, efforts amaim public good. Respectfully yrior
friend and admirer,. . JAMES R. Ms taco Nn.
BEWARE or IMPOSITION..-Atten!ptS have often been'
made by unprincipled individuals to impose upon the
community a hipurionsarticle; - mealthAnearly the whole
of the name of my?preparation. To fully guard against
such base-and palpable imposition, the publieshould shin
all prepapations porporting, to contairtWild Cherry, ea
cept that hearing the signature of Dr.,ll..Swayne on
each bpttle. '
IBeware of the wo r thless "Balsams," "Bitters,".
Syrups." as they contain none of the virtues of
the original preparation. • -- . • .
The (original and only) centime article is prepared
by DR. S WAYNE, corner of Eighth and Race streets,
Philadelphia, and for's* by agents in all parts of the
United States, and some , parts of Europe.
For sale by J. 0. BROWN, Druggist, and DANIEL
KREBS, at the Fe;..t Offire, ; C. & C.
'HUNTS : INGER, Selloylkii Haven ; FRAILEY & 110-
DART, Orwigsburt ; .S. & C. SHOLLENBERHEIL
'Hamburg ; JAMES D. FALLS, Minersville ; It. SIIISS
EER, Druggist, Port Carbon ; JOHN WILLIAMS% Mid
illeport ; E. .1. FRY, Tamaqua; BgLFORD McLEIN
&Co., Summit Hill
DR. I,VISTAR'S GREAT DISCOVERY.
It was once said "There was nothing new under the
sun." This has been emphatically true, in regard to
medicines. Hundreds of-pills, panaceas.'expectorants,
and specitirs'of all sorts have been puffed into notoriety,
all made mainly of the same ingredients,adding no new
materials to the healing art. But Dr. Wistar's.Bulsam
of Wild Cherry furnishes ti; new medical agent, a ney
principle evolved frOni nature's own depository. It
cures Asthma, incipient Consumption, Liver Complaint
and till diseases of the lunge, when nothing else will ,--
Anlionomblemembertif the Canadian Parliament writes
that 0 has cured him of Asthma often years' standing.
A. Williams Esni, attorney, at law, 59, William street,
New Turk, Way cured of the same disease of twenty
fonr yt ars' standing M. Cozens, of Haddonfield, N.
makes affidavit that it cured hint of a supposed Con
suiriptioni-titler physicians had given him up to die; and
so of himdreds , of others.
' Remember, we positively, in no case, palm off unreal
cures as produced by this invalliable.remedy. Be sure
to- :et " Dr. Wiitar'sßalsam of Wild Cherry:"
None genuine without the sienature of I. Butts..
For sale by Abu S. C• Martin, Drurnist, Pottsville ;
Wm. Tagdart, Tamaqua; Bickel 4- Medlar, orwtz.,-
burg; J. B. 4, J. A. Falls, Minersville ; and Caleb
Wheeler, Pinegrove.
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THE CAAUSE OF THE prrsure upon the
twiln is a collection of morbid humors in the blood;
which not -only derange the circulation, bat also by,
increasing the apparent quantity of the vital Raid, cause
a distention or swelling of the blood vessels, a pressure
upon the nerves which lead to the brain, and headache,
giddiness, palpitation of the ber4t, insanity, apoplexy,
sudden death, and other dreadful results.
ll"rieht's Indian Vegetable Pills ale always certain to
relieve a pressure upon the brain; because they take
.out of the circulation those very humors which are the
cause. nit ontyora,ll disordered motions of the blood,
but of every malady incident to man. They Also aid
and improve digestion,as well ate purify the blond, and
therefore not only give health end vigor to the whole
frame, but are always certain tp.preventany evil results
from a, pressure upon the brain.
BENVAUE Cot's-mum - pr.—The genuine fir sale
by TIIO7iIA.S .D. BRATTY, corner of Centre and Nor
wegian streets, sole agent for Pottsville. For - other
agencies. see advertisement in another column; •
Principal ofBce,-169. Race street. Philadelphia.
Remember, the only original and genuine In/nn Ve
getable Pills, have the signature of WM. WIEIGMT.
THE' GREAT MEDICINE or THE DAY: Dovron
TOWaSEND'S SARSArAßlLLA.—This.medicinhas. the
peculiar fortune of being recommended and prescribed
by' the most respectable physicians of the country, and
onty re:Mires a trial to bringit into general One. It Is
.put op in quart bottles, and is six times cheaper than
any other preparation. Doct. Townsend is a physician
of great reputation in Albany. N. Y. and the Physicians
generally in that city prescribe it In their practice.
The following is a certificate from some of them:
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OPINIONS OP PHYSICIANS.•
Dr. Tovinsend is almost daily receiving orders from
Physicians in different parts of the Union.
This is hi certify that we, the.untlersignedPhysicians
of the city of Albany. have in numerous cases prescri
bed Dr. Toivntend • s Sarsaparilla, anti we tifliave it to
B: 11A . N
sulenacntfor Schuylkill Co
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1-
be one of the mosuyaluable Preparattona of ttte [ S T arsai
pariltaln the mar et. [
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.1. WILsON. M. D.' i
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R. P.•llltlrlGS...)t. DI
P. IL. ELME.NDOIiF, 14. IL
Albany, April 1,1516. , .
Dr. Seymour, the Writer of the rollowing, isl'Ame of
the oldest and most respectable Physiciatisin conn.
. • . Harland, Ut.. :flay 21,' 1'.. 4 1.5.
Dr. Tows:seam—Dear Sir: '• l'ownsend's tiarsa.. 1
parilla" finds a reads sale in Ilartford—hi hi hlyrsa
' teemed by all who have made use or it; and . .. 1% ~. I t A va
i ITZIStrli to believe its good qualitit:s will be ddity appre:_
[ Mated by a discerning [titbit:. :1 have daily rails for it,
and hope yotrwill be remunerated for your exertions to
rehder service to the afillCted. I am sir:your obedient
;6 1 1 . ,- 7r .3"' The General Ac il et it y ‘ f7r r 1 I S t: l s l a I N e l (j o i t 'St. t lief i .S . :Pr; a
parilla is at Batman's Bookstore Pouseilleovbere Drug- •
giisti and totters can be supplied wholesale at the Matm.
factrero ',HMS. It is altit) for sale in Pulteeille al
I r
ohn.G. Browns, D(tot.Stere.
7lemens dr. Parent**, Do. .
I
' John S. C, startin'ty —Do., .
E.l. Fry. ll'antaquai .
• • J•d."Palls Minerseitle. ,
, See atlvertisementlin anotlier column. ..it arrular -
containing a large number, of certificates from Pli‘.l..
1 dens and others can be examined at. Bannanla Wok.-
1 store. Price El per bottle, or tkliottlealor $5.
NOTICES.
R-"p COl , 12T 110USE.-11rret thei"uhlie Rai
.The citizens of Pottsville are requested to
in town Meeting at the house of Tot & • Mort hoer,
Pottsville, on Mondays evening itext, at o'cloCx. P. M..
for the purpose of-adopting the necessary measures to
secure rite speedy erection or the Court [tense and.
other public-buildings, in the borough of. Pottsville. in
accordance with the Will of the people of Schuylkill
aunty. as expressed in the , recent election. ! By order
of the Executive. Central Committee, 1 •
Octiti-V2-Itl F. NV. lilltMES; Chairman.
...;... U. A. 31.— . At an election for otDcers, of, Potts-
Kr" ' vile Council, No.ss,the following nentleinen were
elected to serve i'br the ensuing `quarter, commencing
Oct, 1,1817 .—. ,
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A. Elmore, C. ; Simon Deir; V. C.; Morel Hill, 3.
IL . ; J. prelmr, E. 0. P.; J. r.. , Mlnnich, J. P.., Aaron
Yunker. IL 5..; inine , i W. Bowen, A. R. B.''-' Jos. D.
Junin+, F.J.; V. Cool, 1'• M. Ent.
,4•Ap THE: 31E31BEIRS of tile Star of Bethlehem-Tem
1.Z.r"1 ple of llonor, No. 39. :inns 'of Temperance, are
requested to incilt.at the - Mil on Tuesday, 0cc.20, for
electing their officers for the ciimifie quarter.: • . _
' Ely.orcler, JANIP,S W. imwEN, R. S.
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o.puLAsKi Lono:E, No. l 215.—A stateffifitietiog
. .of 'hintaski Lodge, No. 210, will be heliton Mon
day evening -next, Oct. IS, 1817, at 11; o'clock.
Ily order. of tile I ' • , W. 3f. •
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p-s - ONS OF TE3IPERA I NF.L.—At an election the
Zr - ' talkers of Pottsville DiviSion, Nn. fa, 4theaiillow-'
ins gentlemen were elected, 1141 serve fur ihe 'ensuing
quarter, ouinuencing October 1.1817.
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W. AMOS WERT.-W A.. ciimat.r,s M. ENT.
R. S.-W. WILSON BONNELL--A. IL 8., JOHN C.
NEV.O.LE —F.S.. THOMAS A. NICHOLS, -T.,
CLEAVER.-C., JEFFERSON ,FREEY.E,_
A. WRAV.-1. S., THOMAS P.: SANlls.-
0. s:,:}otos 13. SANDS, -J
1.1.1" p TILE PIZOTESTA;iT EPISCOPALCIICILCII.
IY The. congreLlation. of. thiL Church, during the nrec
non of their Clinrch EditicC, .wnr:hip in' tho_Second
I4fliodit Church, in Idarlict , : 4 •:trcet, every S'unduy ntora
inz tool atternoon.- .
; g 'l'ee !minting Herrice cononencn3 nt ti o'clock,.. •
The nnernoon SITViCI• COLWlleneei at A qeloek.
'l it., tree.—.l.l!petztons are-invited to attend
the Services.
U A. 0. IP—Fhon•l Ando, U. ADO. D., meet
every riath r,ley evening - at i o'clock,nt ihe Town
Hall. thy ()Mee of the Secretary. •
HAPTIsT CIIUR-01.—The
le r drew Leveritit: will preach, (Prochtence permit
ting.)'next Sabbath morning and ev iiing at the usual
place, corner of Ct.ntre and 3totontongn atreets. The
piddle are carne,ely tit. attend .terv.cors tie
. ! •
commence at, IN o'clock; M.l at 71 o'clock; P.M.
' POTTSVILLE' M ARE ET
. ,
IVlwat Floor. bbl. .110.50 IDr'd Pearhes par'd. 300
Rye Flour, bid. 5 ''s 'Do do , aupar'd, 200
Wheat, bush. 110 'Dell Abided, pared, 300
.11ye, bush. trs k:.72: ! , tkz : " 10}
.Corn, ' 85 i Ibutur, lb. I ' t 1,4
.
t r 50 '' '
. ,
Oats. , ~ r5O I Baron., I
Potatoes, 50 Mains, • % . 121
Timothy,Seed, ! 200 I Hay, ton, 16 06
Clover d o '
. 4 00' Plaster.. 1 •
JIdRRIED.
On the I 'Eire L, by the itev. Thos. O. Murphy, Mr.
CILIESIENT roitEn PotINViIIC, to MI.S
BEret, VrtlnZe,t ,of Dr. McCatnant, of Lan
caster rot oty. '
•
LI INGLE COP IES
. OF r ice MlN Els' JOURNAL
t. tan lie-olitamed ever)l Saturday ofWilliam Old
know. Mln , rsville ; ;Ifettry z , his,lo. ;Port *Carbon;
at the coiner of Centre and Market slice's, Pottsville,
and at the vomiter of :lbe publication offici'. 92
- ' i
1 A ' LE1 . 9.1 . crrr, PAPERS.—Ie ,:„
erEMIS in want . of
t 1 the weekly 'city papers to sell, Gan - have thud
saledied every wtzk by I.•:fring their orders at:
.22 - BANYAN'S. Cheap Periodical Store.
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`''V OTICE" _
, Pro,als will Ile received fit the'offire
llt of the Little Selmy lk ill N:COVatif,T4 Rail Road and
c.ial Comuoy,.in Tamaqua.. ant ii Sortrday evening,
the 3 &
oth tem,. fir wine a Tus N El. l ifeet Wide and
5 . r,.,t-hi c h ; st=n for ,trikitre 4 ,SLOPE n the I , kein ;
also for sitikim: a 1 4 1,0P1i on one of theed ASA veins..
'a
Tio,lunnel will hr.bout 10:1 feet. lot: the centime
tors to ferni.li aft excepilthe eneine and machinery for
the slop:. The bida will 11110 the price per cubic yard
for the . excavathin at the end of Vie tunnel; the Pilce
per litleal yard for the tunnel; Oft prici• per lineal yard
for the sloO.s. For intirmation in reference to the
work apply to • 'JOHN :ANDERSON, General Ag't.
Tamaqua, 001647 ! . 42-3 t '
~ STRAY 60W.—St jay ell away from
:iii ', the subscriber. on Monday, October 4, a
DARK BROWN or WOLF COLORED
, • COW ; with a black het d, white horns,
white and dark brown spots under lie rly.white spots
on the right hind flanks, strap and be I tin neck.. Any
persoivreturtling said row or uivintt information where
ehe may be had will be suitably rewar'ded by -
GEOitGE: Fra Fonn
OctlG :
AA TA NTE D.-111 tilt:in:lt inn is wanted of DANIEL
I "t GALLAGIIF.R, who left LondondErty about May'
Ist. 18 l'/AaniCeailed.,,for Philadelphial He is about I
years of age, and about 5 feet, 3 inches high. Any in
fnriation reslanting lii whereaboutslwill be thankful
ly received by his fattier, '
Octl6-12-3t] WM. GALLAGFIER,MinersviIIe.
M.I'AIfiERE V ':- :---,,-- i ' ' - I - - -- ` —
1 - Constantly on hand
, SA LION,
DERRINGS . ,
, and lot sate by
)-
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PORK, .I, •
11ALMER & CO.
HAMS ND SIDES, 1 Market street wharf,
A 1 .
. SllOl,7LDEits. i -
~ , phtladeybia. ,
LARD AND ciittsE, j 001
47-4
2- -
3
tu
'CONffNi
-ILIACIISTO4NES E'ARIES,
lood on_lliecutor Wharton's Igest,
. Marvin - S Bibliogiaphy,
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, Roberts' Digest I.f British Statutes,
Thnrtiton MI conveyancing, Grahidon's Forms,
Dunlop's Digestlof the Laws of Pennsylvania, '
Barr's Reports. cols. 1,2,3; andl.t,
'roe sale at publishei,'s prires at[ BANNAN'S
Octl6-12,1 ' Law and Miseeltatienus Bonk stores.
DAPER. IIA:4WINGIS.—JOIIfi VAN METER;
1 manufficturer orpapei r hangings,and paper. hanger.
Thompson's flow; Market street, pnttsville. has on
band a tOmplete assortment of PAPER. HANGINGS,
which he will sell tyholeSale and r6tail, arthillowest
city prices. An extensive asgortment of window cur
tain paper con-tautly un hand. papering promptly
done in the best manner.' Octl6- , 12-51
PPETERthe Phantom Ship,
the King's Own,'Newton Forster. Frank Mildmay,
Snarlevow, Japhet in Search of al Father, Pacha of
Many Tales, and Midshipman nsyi; by Capt. Marry.
at, price 25 cents each, fast received and for sale at
. 11ANNANrii Book stores. Pottsville. -
. . .
' Only $2 50 for Scott'smOvels, at BANNAN'S. [ocl6
rr MEWS FRENCH RE vox, r T10N,.3r
1 SI 25, complete, Mst received and for sale at
Octll6-42] • BANNAN'S cheap Book Mores.
_..
- TAMED BEEF—A - IMperior' article, for sale ar
1, the cheapltry Goods and Grocery store of '
Ocll6-42]1 J.IS. C. MARTIN.
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PURDO3P E .
S DICES C , last e es dition, a etc copi
remain unsold.aolOcl6llllANNpi'S Book store.
.DICK'S WORKS, cmnplete 4 v , 4nmes. at the
11 low rate of 6:2"50. for s,ale at (0e BANN-AS..O.
%RANGES and Leftlons for sap, at MARTIN'S
P Octl6-421 Drug and ConfSritown , .tore.
•
--tocKLED - 11E - RROTG-J115 , 1. received and for
sale at (Oct .51 f 4ItTINtl Grocery' sture.
-- PEACNTREES FOR E.—
SAL
• At the Fa oir nurseries at Mooresio n.
Burlington county, N. 4. About 40 varie
r& 0 : s' firs of inoculated l'Eikpli TltE i Pir 4 . well
grown and thrifty, equal if not superior to
•• any grown in the statri of New Jersey.: be
sides apples, pears,plunts, cherries,apricots, nectarines,
grope vines, ds.r., all of the Very beSt selection. Tress,
when ordered for a distanoe, will tio carefully parked
in moss mats and straw, for which 50 rents per bundle
will be,charged. All orderk addressed to the proprietor
must be accompanied with the cash or MI fattori• re
ference. Orders left at the office of tbe Miners Jour
nal will receive prompt at:matron.' Descriptive cap
loznes, with the prices attached to the different varie
ties, will he tarnished gratis to allipostmaid applicants.
'All onters will be attended to with; despa tch
Octl6-92-3to] JOHN PERKINS, Proprietor.
ell 121 AP / R.Yi coops
REJIOV.9I,
Joseph Arehantbault,
llarinz removed from .M,. 391, i3farket st., to his nee
store, .No. 417, Market, aborle 11th, north side,
HT AS on hand a large assortment of Fall and WillW
11 DR.V.GOODS. comprising IT part Mode Color and
Black Mons. de Laine,t at 121 tents; rich sty le ds
Lathes at 161 and 25 cents ; Cashineres at 25, 29, and 31
cents; California Plaids at 25, 26, 31, and 371 cent+
EligliSil antPFrench Merinos ; black Alpacas front lid
to a7l- cents ; Shawls in gr€nt variety , ; Blankets from
$3 50 to SS, per pair; Cas.timeres ;: fancy and plain
Sattinetts from 371. to 75 cents. 1 A large assortment of
Bleached and Brown Sheeting rind Abirting niuslins I
white Flannels front 121 to - 50 cents, &c., &c.
Philada., ocll6 47' ' 42-3 m
• Culveris 'Patent] Cast Iron
HOT MR FUR .
TlTE . sithscribe
lag, Pa., is sole a
and highly app!
Burks and Schnj
lag public,housei
'dwellings. Ile,
in Reading this Season, all, of wI
lion, and give complete sand
Pottsville and other places ifitSr,
lv attended to, if addresied pen
MORRIS P
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„Par additional ; new adt
prt fsc.
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11
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ff.=
ii
ary, Pottsville.
42-30
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N ACE. •
' Read
rir, stove , dealer ; t o
for tho above ne!r
ii,red FURNACES , In
!, kill — counties, for hot.
0, rho rches„ ant! pris
'll3l , put up ten or them
'hlch are now,' in'oPery
.faction. Orders' frog!
,tntyl kill county vrornrt•
paid to
AUIX, Reading, Fa.
lEri