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Dec. 13, 1851 tf.
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December 4, 1832. tf.
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No. 229 North 3d St., ahove CalloirhiU,
PHILADELPHIA.
A h.ri-n assortment of Groceries always on
hand, which will be sold at tho lowest prices for
Cusli or approved Credit.
April 10, 1852. ly.
HARRISBURG STEAM WOOD
TURN INC. A.ND SCROLL SAWING
SHOP. Wood Turning in all its branches,
in citv style nnd nt city prices. livery variety of
Cabinet and Carpenter work cither on hand or
turned to order.
lied Posts, Dalusters, Rosclts, Slat and Quar
ter Mouldings. Table Leu's, Newell Posts, Put
terns. Awning Po-as, Wa? Hubs, Columns,
I?. ......I . n.-tnirnn Chisel Handles, KC.
ix Thu simp is iii strawberry al
ley, near Third Street, and as we intend to
f lease all our customers who want good work
done, it is hoped that all the trade wil' give us a
call.
Ten-Pins and Ten-Pin Balls made to or
il. r or returned.
The attention of Cabinet Makers and Carpen
ters is cnlled to our new style of IHlal
MOULDINGS. Printer's Kiiilets at 1 per 100
feet. W. O. HICKOIv
February 7, 1852. ly.
THE CASE DECIDED.
BY MURPHY, THE MELODIST.
Theo beauliful youth, Roty Murdoek, the
weaver,
Pat Brannon lha blacksmith and Shady 0
Keefe,
(The last was lha darling lhal handled Ihe
cleaver
Wilh a grace and dexterity past all be'ief.)
In love hud contended for Flanagan's daugh
ter; She stood in lha bar of her father's hotel ;
And ofl,aslhey swallowed their whiskey and
water,
They cock'd up iheir eyes at the beautiful
bullo.
She loved litem all three wid an equal uiTec
tion, And it was quite immaterial which she should
choose,
For Rory and Pat hud no point of objection,
And Shady, no siusiuic) girt coum reiuiw.
But tho boys were impatient and begg d a
flnpi&ion.
She blushed like a Initio, ,is thus she replied :
Who besl of yon all shall iliscnarge my commission,
That frame shall behold me, on ueunesuay,
his bride.
"A twip of the loveliest plant in creation
Let each fetch to-morrow; litis task, si s,
will prove
Who has the most skill in acule observation,
And that is the man 1 ehall ardently love."
All bowed at these wotds and wont out Irom
her presence.
Arid Rory and Pat studied hard nil that night :
Cut Shady, indulging in barley's quintes
sence,
Was blue as a razor and almost as bright.
The time had arnvej for the boys to assem
ble,
And soon the she judge call'd them up to Ihe
bar;
Yon may guess how their heails with emo
tion ilnl liernnie,
As each look his billets an. I lit his segar.
First Rorv address'd her "Adorable creature,
That which is most useful is loveliest too,
And foI have felehed you aspngol potato,
And my love, like ils blossom, shall yearly
renew."
'Very well," said the maid, "and good luck
to Rory,
Now Pal, its youi turn." "Yes, my honey,
says he;
Is there aught in creation more lovely than
glory 1
And 1 brought you a twig of that very same
tree ; . .
Old Rue is the plant that awakens Ihe spirit,
And makes it wid ardor and energy swell ;
The hero and poet acknowledge his men'.
And faithful alfecliou its valines can tell.
"Good again !" said the maid, "lhat's a bit of
n Bliunmu.
But Shady, don't give np loo soon to despair "
ington sat at the head, and Major Washing
ton at the foot. The General sat next Mrs.
Washington on her left. He called upon
me to ask a blessing before meat. When
the cloth was about to be removed, he re
turned thanks himself. Mrs. Washington,
with a smile, said, "My dear, you forgot
you had a clergyman dining with you to
day." With equal pleasantness, he replied,
My dear, 1 wish clergymen and all men
lo know that I am not a graceless man." I
was frequently at Alexandria; nor did I
ever see a person, whatever might be his
character or standing, who was not sensi
bly awed in his presence, and by the im
pressions of his greatness. The vivacity
and grace of Mrs. Washington relieved vis
iters ol some of that feeling of awe and re
straint, which possessed them. He was
uniformly grave, and smiled but seldom,
but always agreeable. His favorite subject
of conversation was agriculture, and he
scrupulously avoided, in general society,
topics connected with politics, or the war,
or his own personal actions. As all the
world knows, he was most regular in his
habits. He went into his study, it is said,
about (our into the morning, lie contin
ued there until breakfast, which he took
with his family, and then visited his plan
tations. He returned at noon, arid his din
ner hour was three. He was (hen open to
the calls ol his friends and the society of
visiters. Mo one acquainted with his hab
its, thought ol calling upon Gen. Washing
ton in the morning. He took, the liveliest
interest in our Academy, and in the cause
of education generally, and uniformly at
tended our exhibitions.
General Washington visited his neigh
bors and friends but seldom, in consequence
of bis numerous engagements, and the mul
titude of visitors he received from all coun
tries. He sometimes went to spring par
ties, a kind of barbecue, and the river par
ties. He occasionally attended public wor
ship in Alexandria, but his regular place of
public worship was a church in the vicini
ty of Mount Vernon, ol which he was a
vestryman and a communing member. I
was at the public meeting ol the citizens of
Alexandria, called to receive Gen. Wash
ington, and take farewell of him, when he
was called to the Presidential chair. The
i 1...1..1 ........ .,i...i i n n.i.;.in
iaij;r liuu i v. as viuui-u lu uruiuniu,
and as great a multitude surrounded the
doors and windows. The address to Gen
eral Washington was writen bv Colonel
Harry Lee, and delivered by the Mayor of
the city. Ihe reply of General Washing'
ton was longer than the address. His style
of oratory was grave and commanding, nor
was it possible, when he spoke, to deny the
most fixed and earnest attention. II is sen
timents fell upon the people like oracles.
Dining the delivery of Col. Lee's address,
" . , " . .111 I I . .... .. iL . lr L.
I it me." answered bhady," "just nil me a ; ana especially curing me repiy oi bv;i
- . , , , ., , . .
Dumner, . i ingion, a ureaiiness silence nervaueu me.
multitude, and, in common language, "you
Arid I'll settle I hat mailer all snug lo a hair.
Potatoes are good in their place, darling
ral'i ,
Old Rye is still belter, but naylher can show
A sprig lo compare with ihis .Sprig of .Villa-
leieh,
As Rory and Patrick shall pritintly know,
might have heard a pin dron." He closed
his reply with these wo;ris ".My kind
(riends and good neighbors, I bid yon an
a(rctionati' larewoll." There was not a
dry eye in the assembly.
(iTuke this llien," ho said, "for your 'useful
ness,' Rory,"
And fetch'd him a clew iilong si.le of iho
head ;
"And Palrick take I hi'., if you please for your i .
Vlorv 'i oilier
n . ,
KKEW VOl K IIE.NS Ol T OF MY GARDEN.
Col. It. and Gen. M. were formerly
netgtiuors ami nan gardens adjoining eacn
-n ye,
AVM. M'CAHTY,
BOOK8K L L li n ,
.Vir.'ief 27rer7,
SUNBURY, PA.
UST received and for sale, a fresh supply of
r.v .ixcELic.it. airsic
or Singing Schools. He is also opening nt
this time, a large assortment of Hooks, in every
pranch of Literature, consisting of
Poetry, History, Novels, Romances, Scientific
Works, Law, Medicine, School and Children's
Books, Bibles; School, Pocket and Family, both
with and without Engravings, and every of vari
ety of Binding. Prayer Books, of all kinds.
Also just received and for sale, Purdons Di
gest of the laws of Pennsylvania, edition of 1851,
nrifA nnlv $6.00.
Judgo Reads edition of Blackstone. Commen
taries, in 3 vols. 8 vo. formerly sold at $10,00,
and now offered (in fresh binding) at the low
price of 80,00. .
A Treatise on the laws of Pennsylvania re
specting the estates of Decedents, by Thomas F.
Gordon, price only $1,00.
Travels, Voyages and Adventures, all ol
which will be sold low, either for cash, or coun
try produce.
February, 21, 1852. tt.
OVSTSB.S!
THE undersigned is thankful for past fa
,,,! hn.ip. In continue ill the confl-
denee of his old costomers and friends and
,.. ,,hlin sreneiallv. He is now in daily re
ceipt of the best of Baltimore Oysters, put up
' . . . r- . . vt..L.Lro tail fnr mil.
tV A. field, JMq., wuu r
oni..U. His ovaters are open
d the same morning, they leave for l hi.
place and are consequently only about IP
hours on the way. He can send oysters all
Vinnt and other convey
ivi,-.ana SI. 25. half cans 62i
UlslrB I I
"n'h. Apply at ihe residence of ihe sub
criber or al Leu''' ' Ua" HHUP SHAY.
Northumberland, Oct. 16, 1852. tf.
D -nnvtrji's. I F. 11AKER. W. C. BAKER
'Cornelius, Baker $ Co.,
MANUFATL'REItS OF
lamps, Chandeliers, Gas Fixtures, &e,
STORK NO. 176 CHESTNUT ST..
Jlaniiacfory No. 181 Cherry St.,
PHILADELPHIA.
April 10, 1853. tf.
And vanish you soound:els, or d
you're dead."
'Well done now, my dailing, superlative
Shady 1"
I The maid thus exclaimed, as his nvals re-
tired ; . . .
I see that faint heart nivir won tho lair
And j our's' is 5 he sprig I have chiefly admired."
One pleasant morning in spring, about
the lime of planting, Col. R. met his friend,
the General, in 1 1 1 . street, boiling over
with rage, who addressed him in this wise :
'Confound your darned old hens, Colo
nel, they've been in my garden and scratch
ed the beds every which way ; I shall have
lo make them all over again; can't yoj
shut them up this summer"
"Keep cool, General," said the Colonel,
"I prt-ler that hens should have plenty
of sun, air, exercise, and food, and I don't
believe that your garden seeds will hurt
them at all. However, if they trouble you
much, sfioot 'cm, shoot 'em."
We r-ive below says the Savannah j "I will, by thunder said the still more
Courier.wme interesting facts in regard to excited General and turning round upon
the life and habits of Gen. Washington, his heel marched away mad as a wild cat.
which have never before appeared in The next morning, as the Colonel was
print. These (acts are taken irom uie ; sipping ms tuur, iu.ii.ijr us nauiru
SHtsctUaucous scatter.
i vrcnr.sTixa memoir gf general
WASlllNBTON.
was soon ascertained.
the
The
manuscript copy of an autobiography of ( by the 'bang,' 'I
ihp Hm. Wm. McWhir. D. D.. and lelt : cause of which w
by that highly beloved and venerated gen- Colonel, on going to Hie division ience,
tleman, in his last will and testament to t looked over and saw General M. in the
his vrandson, the lion. Kdward J. Harden ; neat 01 oioouy muruer; six nue specimen
of This city. Dr. McWhir, as is well of the dung hill low! were flouncing about
known, was a native ol Ireland ana eou- ; on mo grouun, unwilling jusi yci iu iciu
cated at Belfast and Glasgow. He was j up their gizzards lo the gourmand,
one of the most accomplished scholars and "Aha, General! so you are executing
the most successful teacher in the nation, your threat, are you .'"
He was, ssoon alter his arrival, chosen "To be sure, I told you I'd do it, and I II
principal ol the Academy of Alexandria, be darned if I don't shoot all the rest if you
Lveominff Mutual Insurance Company.
DR. J. B. MASSER is the local agent for the
Comoanv. in Northumber
land county, and is at all times ready to sflect
Insurances against Ore on real ur !""'
Mrty, or renewin? policies lor me nam.
u;bury, April 'J6, ie81.-lf.
whose post he filled for ten years. His
advantages of frequent and familiar inter
course with Gen. Washington, gave him an
ample opportunity ol speaking with the ut
most accuracy in regard to his character
and habits. The extracts which we give
below will be read with the deepest inter
est. Dr. McWhir arrived in Alexandria
in November, 1783. In his biography he
says :
It was during the first year of my resi
dence in Alexandria, that I first saw and
obtained an introduction to Gen. Washing
ton. I preceded him but a few days on my
journey to Alexandria. The whole coun
try was upon tiptoe, a inousanu questions
were addressed tome; "Where is hei
Did you see him t When will he be here 1"
I partook of the general enthusiasm and
admiration, for Gen. Washington was as
great in Ireland as he was in America, and
words cannot express the admiration, for
Gen. Washington was as great in Ireland
as he was in America, and words cannot
the admiration and wonder, and
reverence, with which I had contemplated
hi. rhararipr helore I came to America. A
f-u Havi after his return to Mount Vernon
then as he was, and ever will be, in all pro
bability, the greatest man in the world, in
company with a countryman of mine, Col.
FiiTr.r.:d. one of Washington's aide. I vi
sited him. At the dinner tablr, Mrs. Wash
dont shut 'em up. But here, take the thiev
ish critters, I don't want 'em, they are loo
highly seasoned with shot for my family."
"Thank you, thank yon, General, just
wait a day or two before you kill any niore
until we eat these up, and then I've no ob
jections to having the rest shot."
Now Col. R. was rather iealous ol his
rights, and moreover as fiery as Mars in
his disposition, and it was a great mystery
to the General how he could keep so cool
about the matter. The sequel will show.
In two or three days after, three more
very fine and fat chickens were thrown in
to the Colonel's garden and duly taken
care of by the cook.
At last the General 'smelt a rat.' ins
own chickens were missing, and the egg
basket hung on the peg quite empty, to the
utter astonishment ol his good wile, wno
had never known a similar occurrence.
"Col. R." said the General as they met
one day in the street, "have 1 killed all
your hens yett',
"Killed all my hens, General," repeated
Col. R, "itAy I have not owned a living
hen these three years."
The General sloped. He had shot and
given to Col. R. nine of his best layers.
n a T -
carpet fag,
GtH. Piliow was at Memphis, Tenn-, en
the 1 1st ult
DANIEL WEBSTER' WILL.
The Boston Courier publishes Mr.- Web"
ster's Will entire. The will opens with the
following explanations:
I, Daniel Webster, of Mars'.ifield, in the
county of Plymouth, and commonwealih of
Massachusetts, Esquire, being now confined
lo my house wilh a serious illness, which
considering my time of liTe, is undoubtedly
critical, but being nevertheless in the full
possession of nil my menial faculties, do
make and publish this my last Will and Tes
tament. I commit my soul into the hands of my
Heavenly Father, trusting in His infinite
goodness and mercy.
I diiect that tny mortal remains be buried
in the family vault at Marshfield, where
monuments are already ereoted lo my de
ceased children nnd their mother. Two
places ore marked for olher monuments of
exactly Iho same size and form. One of
these, in proper lime, is to bo for me, and
perhaps I may leave an epiliiph. The other
is for Mrs. Webster. Her ancestors, and all
her kindred lie in a far distant city. My
hope is, that after many yents, she may come
to my side, and join me and others whom
God halh given me.
I wish lo be buried without ihe least show
or ostentation, but in a manner respectful lo
my neighbors, whose kindness has contribu
ted so much to the happiness of me and mine,
and for whose prosperity 1 offer sincere pray
ers to God.
Concerning my woildly estate, my Will
must be anomalous and out of Ihe common
form, tn account of the state of my afTuirs.
I have ten largo real estates. By marriage
settlement, Mrs. Wcbstei is entitled to a life
estate in each, ami after her death they be
long to my heirs. On the Franklin estate,
so far us I know, theie is no incumbrance
except Mrs. Websler's lifo estate. On Marsh-
field, Mr. Samuel Frolhingham has an un
paid tmlnnce of a mortgage, now amounting
to twenty-five hundred dollars. My great
nnd leading wish is, to preserve Marshfield,
if I can, in the blood and name of my own
family. To this end, it must go in tho first
place to my son, Fletcher Webster, who is
hereafter to bo the immediato prop of my
house, and the general representative of my
name and character. 1 have iho fullest con
fidence in his affection and good sense, and
that he will heartily concur in anything that
appears lo be for the best.
I do not see under present ciicumstanccs
of him and his family, how 1 can now make
a definite provision for Ihu future beyond his
life, I propose, therefore, to put ihe propeity
into the hands of Trustees, lo be disposed of
by them as exigencies may require.
My affectionate wife, who has been to me
a source of so much happiness, must be len
derly provided for. Care must betaken that
sho has soino reasonable income. 1 make
this Will upon the faith of what has been
said to tne by fiiemls, of means which will
ba found to e;:rry out my reasonable wishes.
It is best i hat Mrs. Webster's life interest in
the two estates bo purchased out. It must
be seen what can be done wilh fiiends ut
Boston, and especially wilh tho contribulors
to my life annniiy. My son-in-law, Mr. Ap
plelou, has most generously requested me lo
pay little regard to l is interests or to th"Se
of his children; but I must do something,
and enough lo manifest my warm love and
attachment lo him and them. The property
best to be sji.ired for the purpose of bujing
out Mrs. Web.-lei'a life interest under Ihe
maniage settlement, is Fianklin, which is
veiy valuable properly, and which may be
sold under prudent management, or mort
gaged for a consideiable sum.
I hare also a quantity of valuable laud in
inois, at Peru, which ought to be immedi
ately seen after. Mr. Edward Curtis, and
Mr Blutchfuul, and Mr. Fianklin Haven,
know all about my largti debts, and they have
undertaken lo see at once whether thosu can
be provided fur, so that these purposes may
probably be carried into effect.
Wilh these explanations, I now mako Ihe
following provisions, namely :
Item. 1 appoint my wife. Caroline Le
Roy Wcbsier, my son Fletcher webster. and
R. M. Blutchford, Esquire, of New Yoik, to
be ihe executors of this will. 1 v. ish my
said executors, anil also the trustees herein-
alter named, in all things relating to finance
and pecuniary mailers, lo consult with my
valued friend Franklin Haven; and in all
things respecting Marshfield, wilh Charles
Henry Thomas, always an intimate friem
and one whom I lore for his own sake and
that of his family; ond in all things respect
ing Franklin, with that true man, John Tay
lor; and I wish them lo consult iu all mat
ters of law wilh my bielhren and highly es.
teemed friends, Chailes P. Curtis and George
T. Curtis.
Item. I give and devise lo James W. Paige
and Fianklin Haven, of Boston, and F.dward
Curtis of New York, all my real estate in the
towns of Maishfield, in Ihe Slate of Massa
chusetts, and Franklin, in tho Slate of New
Hampshire being the two estates ubove men
tioned, to have and t hold lha same to them
and their heirs and assigns forever, upon the
following Trust namely :
First. To mortgage, seller lease, so much
thereof as may be necessary to pay to my
wife, Caroline Le Roy Webster, the estima
ted value of her life-interest, heretofore se
cured to her thereon by marriage settlement,
as is above recited, if she shall elect lo re
ceive that valuation in place of Ihe security
with which those estates now stand charged
Secondly. To pay to my id wife from
th tents and profi" and income of tne
said two estates, lha further sum of five hun
dred dollars per annum during her natural
life.
Thirdly. To hold, manage and carry on
ihe said two estates, or so much thereof as
may not be sold for the purpose aforesaid, foi
the use of my son Fletcher Webster, during
his natural life, and afierhis decease, to con
vey Ihe same in fee to suth of male descend
ants as a majority of the said Trustees may
elect, ihey acting therein my son's concur,
ience, if circumstances admit of his expres
sing his wishes, olher wise acting upon their
own discretion ; it being my desire that his
son Ashburton Webster take one, and his son
Daniel Webster, Jr., the other of ihe said
estates.
Iiom. 1 direct that my wife, Caroline Le
Roy Webster, have, and I hereby give to her,
the right during her life, to reside in my
Mansion House at Marshfield, whn she
wishes lodo so, wilh my son, iu case he may
reside there, or in hin absence ; and Ihis I do
not doubling my son's affection for her or for
me, hut because it is due her that she should
receive this right from her husband.
Item t give and bequeath lo the said
James W. Paige, Franklin Haven and Ed
ward Cuitis all the Books, Plato, Pictures,
Statuary and Furnituie, and other personal
properly now in my Mansion House al Marsh
field, except such articles as are heieiuafter
otherwise disposed of, in trust lo preserve
Ihj same in the Mansion House for the use
of my son Fletcher Webster, during his life,
and after his decease lo make over and deli
ver ihe same to the person w ho will Ihen be
come "ihe owner of Ihe estate of Marshfield ;"
it being my desire and intention that Ihey
remain attached to the House w hile it is oc
cupied by any of my namo and blood.
Item. I give and bequeath to my said
w ife all my furniture w hich sho brought with
her on her marriage, and the silver plate
purchased of Mr. Rush, for her own use.
Iiem. 1 give, devise arid bequeath lo my
said Executors all my olher real and personal
eslate, except such as is hereinafter descri
bed and otherwise disposed of; lobe applied
to tho execution of Ihe general purposes of
this Will, and to be sold nod disposed of; or
held, and used at Marshfield, as Ihey and
tho said Trustees may find to be expedient.
Item. I give and bequeath to my son in
law, Samuel A. Apploton, my California
wateh and chain, for his own uso.
Item. I give ond bequeath lo my grand
daughter Caroline Le Roy Apploton, ihe por
trait of myself by llealy, which now hangs
in the southeast parlor at Marshfield, for her
own use.
llem. I give and bequeath lo my grand.
son, Samuel A. Appleton, my gold snuff-box
with tho head of Geuerrl Washington, all my
fishing tacklo and my Seidell and Wilmot
guns, for his own use.
Item 1 give and bequeath to my grand
son, Daniel Webster Appleton, my Washing
Ion medals, for his own use.
Item. I give and bequeath to my grand
daughter, Julia Webster Apjileton, the clock
presented lo her grandmother, by the late
lion. George Blake.
llem. I appoint Edward Everclt, George
Ticknor, Cornelius Conway Fellnn nt:d Geo.
Ticknor Curtis, lo be my literary Executors;
and I direct my son, Fletcher Webster, lo
seal up all my letters, manuscripts and pa
pers, & at a proper lime to select those rela
ling lo my personal history, and my profes
sional and public life, which in his judgment
should be placed al their disposal, and lo
tiansfer the same of them, lo bo used by
ihem in such manner as they may think fit.
They may teceive valuable old from my
fiiend, Geor'-e J. Abbott, Esq., now of tho
Stale Department.
llem. My servant illiam Jackson is a
free man. 1 bought his freedom not long ago
for six hundred dollars. No demand is to be
made upon him for any poilion of Ihis sum,
but so long as is agieeable I hope he will re
main wilh the family
Item. Morricha McCarty, Sarah Smith,
and Ann Bean, colored persons, now also, and
for a long time in my service, are all free.
They are very well deserving, and whoever
comes after me must be kind lo Ihem
llem. I request that my said executors
and trustees be not requited lo give bonds lor
the performance of their respective duties
under this will.
REPORT OK TIIKM B-rOMMITTEE ON THE
SLNHIT.Y AND F.R1F. RAILROAD.
The committee, appointed by City Ci iricil
lo visit Eiie, upon the subject of a proposed
subscription by the city of Philadelphia to
Ihe Sunbury and Eiie Railroad, have made a
voluminous report upon Iho subject, ending
with a recommendation thai the city make a
subscription to the amount desired 82. 000,
000. The information the committee obtain-
in two and a half years. The rpport also
eonlaiiis a report of lha Select Committee of
the L"j.;i .lalure, made in 1851, in relation lo
the Sunbury and Erie Rail Road, giving a
large amount of statistics in reference to the
trade of the Lukes, tht" increase of pojMila"
tion and business, which, as they have
ready been published in Ihe Ledger, need!
nol here be given. This matter is now be
fore the Citv Cmncils. nnd as it is one of
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is po, , mo .ormoi quesnoi. am. arswer, Brea, jll(Jrpg ,0 t,iUz , iubjHC, j,
f ...k' I. !s .l,a .1 1 t -. . J
..o.u w,u ,i nppCdlB ,o roau, ojsm- ,mib, rerejv0 Jue nltpn,ioll ffom th
vey vl Mr. Aimer, will be 2804 miles long, publie gtneray
which may, Dy suosequeni surveys, oy snort-
ened about twenty miles. The cost of a road, I.OVE of home.
laid wilh a siiisrle track and CI milcB of si- 1 hnve Rt 'imes tried to imagine the feel-
dings, will be $3,000,000. The business of '"S" of a man who is about lo emigrate, ful
the road will soon require a doublo track the
the whole distance; this may be constructed
out of the profits and the credit of the road.
The cost of furnishiag and equipping tho
road will not exceed 52,000,000. With a
cash capilal of Sfi. 000,000, actually subscri
ly convinced that ho never again will look
upon his native land to my mind it brings)
thoughts allied to death. I could fancy that
I was going away to die going to leave)
somewhere until deuth came in some hug
prison with a jail-like sky above it, and an
bed. there will be no difficulty in procuring area ,nat ""S1'' stretch hundreds of miles,
the whole amount necessary to finish and fur- " a wide sea around it, on the margin of
nish the road ; and to obtain this $6,000,000 ""lu 1 nM wander alone, sighing away
nolhing more is needed than such a subscrip- m' snul 10 r,,Sain my native land. Every
tion from the citv of Philadelphia as would """3 would ba strange lo me ; the land-
ensure to other subsciibers a Guarantee that scajio would call up no recollection; I shouIJ
tho road will bo completed. This would re- 1101 navfl pven a ,ree call my friend, nor a
nuire but S2.000.000 from tho citv. and bo- 110"er wlllc" 1 coud say was my own.-
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fore the 36,000,000 are expended, the value An : a,Ier 811 " 's somelaing to look upon
of Ihe stock, it is expected, will be so appre- 11)0 thurch yard where those that we love-
ciated that it will be bought as a desirable
investment. It is mentioned that Ihe whole
capital of Ihe New York and Erie Railroad is
but 86,000,000. while its construction cost
$90,000,000, the difference being raised on
are at rest, to gazo upon their graves, and
lliiuk what we have gone through with
them, and what we would undergo to recall
them rfom the dead Reader, pardon these
childish thoughts Ihey forced themselves
the credit of the road ; and yet, after paying 'H' my milld b1k1 1 hav'a recorded ihem,
iney seem 10 awaxen uiy memory anew,
and strip me of a score of years ; Ihey have
7 per cent, on its stock at ihe end of Ihe fust
six months, besides leaving a large surplus,
as a sinking fund, to pay its debts or make a
doublo track.
For ihe advantages that will accrue to
Philadelphia, as a depot for iho trade, and
business of the road, reference is made to
Mr. Tucker's lelter, published in the Led
ger lust weeK, 1 uilauelpnia, as shown Dy
that letter, is nearer the lakes, by actual
and equated distance, by the Eiie and Sun
bury route, than New York, is by the New
York and E,io Rail Road, by at least 298
miles
a loohsh hold on my affections But surely
it is a worthy passion to cherish ; ihero
seems something holy about the past ; it is
freed from all selfishness ; we love it for ils
own sake : we si"li for it because it can
never again be recalled ; even as a fond
mother broods over tho memory of some
dailing that is dead, as if she bad but then
I discovered how much her heart loved it.
Amos Lawrence. The Boston papers of
Friday havo an extended notice of tho
Taking Williamsport as Ihe common Joath of Amos Lawrence, Esq., of the firm
point of divergence to ihe two cilies, Phila
delphia will have ihe advantage over New
York by the proposed road, in actual dis
tance of at least forty miles, while the equa
ted distance owing to the far greater gradi
ents of the road to New York, and the tran
shipment of Jersey Cily, so increase the dif-
fereuce of distance as to insure to Philadel
phia, at all limes, a decided advantage over
New Yoik. Again, the northwestern part
of New York is alive to the importance of
reaching our anthracite coal regions ; alrea
dy the uso of that article Iheie has increased
loan almost incredible extent wilhin the
last two years, the whole being carried by
the circuitous route of Albany and lintlalo.
To supply Canada and tho northwestern
jxirt of New Yolk, would require cars to
come over the Sunbury nnd Erio road, nnd
Ihence by some of Iho numerous roads lead
ing from that road lo the heart of Ihe coal
mines. But whether lliese cars lake Ihe
coal to Erie or lo Buffalo, iu either case ihey
will naturally return freighted with produce,
and as in reaching the mines Ihey will
come to points below ihe point of diver.
gence lo New York, or any olher Atlantic
cily than Philadelphia, it is easy to see that
ibrt nnmmous produce, thus carried iu ex
change for coal, must find its destination in
our own city. Ihe value ol llie luKe ir?uo
in 18-18 was over 8186,000 000, employing
shipping Bomo seventeen times as great iu
tonnage as that on the Ohio. The lake com
merce of Buffalo alone, in 1850, apart from
ils commerce bv railroads, was 5(17,270,518
In 1851 it was $89,891,953, and Ihe w hole
merchandise carried on the Erie Canal alone
from ihe lake to tiJewater, in 1851, was 1
977,150 Ions. The export of anlhracito coal
to Ihe lakes, last year, was 300,000 tons,
and Buffalo is now projecting routes wilh a
.-iiu nt reae.hintr the aiitnracile regions
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through tho proposed Sunbury road. The
of A. ci A. Lawrence, and Co., which event
occurred suddenly in Boslon on Tuesday
night. Mr. Lawrence was brother of Abbott
Lawrence, lately minister to England, and
for thirty nine years has been a leading, val-
and respected member of the meicantile
community. For iho past twenty jeats,
however, he has'givun but little personal at
tention to the details of the business of Ihe
firm, on account of infirm health. Mr. Law
rence was distinguished for his liberality,
and his charities. Williams College was a
largo recipient of his bounty. At one time
he gave SI 1,000 to this institution towards
rebuilding the structure ; at another $7,-
000 towards inerea.'i.'g iho Library ; and
other sums at different times, making tho
ome $25,000. At the time of
his death, he was engaged in devising a
plan for llie further aid of this institution.
The Academy at Gioton has also been liber
ally helped by hi in . To the fund for the
ereclion of the limikei Hill Monument, ha
contributed at one lime the sum of $10,000,
and sums at other times lo nearly or quite
an equal amount. 'Mr. Lawrence was 67
years old, at the time of hi death. Phila.
Ledger, Jim, 2d.
New Yoke Crystal Palace. This build
ing wiin me exception oi llie noor, will be
constructed enliicly of iiuu and glass. Ten
large and eight winding staircases connect
the principal floor with tho gallery. Tho
building contains, on thegrouud floor, 111,000
squaro feet of spice, and in ils galleries,
which are 6-1 feet wide, 62,000 square feet
more for the purpose of exhibition. There
are ihus on the ground floor I wo acres and a
half, or exactly 252,100; in the galleries, one
acre and 44-100; total, within an inconsider
able fraction, four acres. The dome is sup.
ported by 24 columns, which go up above
ihe second story to a height of 62 feet above
the floor. The quantity of iron to bo used
llminons formations in Ihe country, one
these blanches of tiade will rapidly increase
in the West, where a large and active popu
lation exist, with great enterprise and os-
In testimony whereof, t have hereunto set sessing easy means of access to these min-
mv hand and seal, at Marshfield, and have erals. . . ,
....Lli.bl hm.I declared this to be mv last The ouestiou what are the capacities reia
. i I. s . r :i .....t u.. I itntiil nf ihii i-imi)
Will ond Testament, on llie twenly-Iirst day lively oi ran -
toad will also pass llirongn ine ricnest uu- for ,he buiiJinU will amount to about 1.250
tons. The roof will cover an area of 144,000
square feet. The glass fur ihe building will
amount to 39.000 square feel, in 9,027 panes,
16 bv 34 or 38 inches.
Look Out foii the Woman. Young men !
keep your eyes peeled when you are after
iho women. If you bite at the naked hook,
nf Sjnieinber. in the year of our Lord, eigh- length, for the carrying of heavy freight and JOu arc green. Is a pretty diess or form so,
teen hundred and fifiy-tvo. what Ihe relative cost of tianspoiiation, i. ainactive 1 O
Signed Daniel Webster
Tub Yellow Fiver at St. Thomas. A
etter from Walter A. C. Brigham, of W or
cester, a passenger iu ship Palmyra, at St
Thomas, dated Dec. 18, slates thai the jel
niii.lr.l at some considerable length, the
experience of the Schuylkill Navigation and
Ihe Reading Rail Road, and the Erie Canal
and Ihe New York and Erie Road, being
givon. Tha result of the investigation is,
that rail roads will always have llie a.lvau-
low fever was raging to a teriible extent. tage DVCr Canals, nnd can carry cheaper.
He himself, and Captain Peikins, of the Pal
myra, hud beeu don with it, but were ro.
r- f . l
covenna. rive oi ine ciew
iliml. There were vessels
however, had
la iu port, fiom
which all on board had been buried-captains,
mates and seamen ; and the terrible
disease was hourly destroying new victims.
Among ihose w ho bad fallen, was Ihe Ame
rican Consul, who died a fnw days previous.
Tho atmosphere had become so infected that
even turkeys, ducks and olher fowls are dy
ing wilh Ihe epidemic Mr. Brigham was
about to sail iu the ship Art Union, Capt.
Stubbs, for Mobile or Apalachicola. We
hope and concieve it to be highly probable
that the description of the ravages of yellow
fever given abore, will prove to be greatly
exaggerated.
The pioposed road wi'l bo shorler in dis
tance, wilh more advantageous grades,
cheaper in construction than the New York
and Erio Road, which has made the large
profit, on ihe first six months of its existence
of 7 per cent, on it large debt, 4 per cent,
dividend, w ilh a surplus fur a sinking fund.
The Succeeding year its profits are put at
141 percent., nd tha estimaed profits of
the present year are 17 per cent. This is
considered a sufficient answer lo the ques
tion as te ihe expected profits of Ihe propo
sed road. In the event of the desired sub
scription being made by the city of Phila
delphia, one-half conditionally, and one
half upon subscription by others, lo Ihe ex
lent of 4,000,000, the whole extent of the
ro.d can bt completed from funbury to Eiie
Or a pretty face even 1 Flounces,
boy, are of no sort of consequence. A pret.
ly face will giow old. Paint will wash off.
l'he sweet smile of tho flirt will give way
to tho scowl of the termagant. The neat
form will be p tched into diity calico. An
other and a far diflercnt being will lake
iho place of tho lovely gudess, who smil
ed sweet smiles nnd eat your sugar candy.
Keep your eye peeled, boy, when you
are aher tho women. If tho little dear is
I cross and sculds at her mother iu the back
room, you may be sure that you will gel
particular tils all around the bouse. If she
blushes when found at the wash tub with
sleeves rolled up, be sure, sir, that she is of
ihe cod-fish aristocracy ; linle breeding and
less sense. If you marry a gal who knows
nothing but lo commit woman slaughter
upon the piano, you have got the poorest
piece of musio ever goi up. Find the ona
whose mind is right, and ihen pitch in.-.
Don't be hanging round like a sheep thief,
as though ashamed to be seen in the day
time, but walk up like a chicken lo tha
dough and ask foi the article like a nua,
i