feliigl) 'Register.
Aileintolin, in.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1849.
Circulation near '2OOO
V. D. PALMER, Esq., N. W. corner a Third
and Chesnut streets, Philadelphia, and 169 Nas
sau street, (Tribune Buildings,) New York, is
our authorized Agent for receiving advertise
ments and subscriptions to the Lehigh Regivier
and collecting and rcceipting for the same.
0::}- We continue under obligations to our
friends Boas, of the Senate, and Lattbach, of the
c oor , e , f or valuable State documents.
Division of the Borough
Xr. Cunningham, Chairinan of the Commit-
see on Corporations, reported a bill to divide the
Borough of Allentown into two wards. The
'bill contains three sections, to wit:
The first section provides, that all that part
of said Borough, lying north of the middle of
Hamilton Street, to compose the North Ward,
and all that part lying south of the middle of
Hamilton Street, shall compose the South Ward.
The second section provide's, that each of
said Wards so constituted, shall form a separate
election district, and shall elect one Justice of
the Peace and one Constable and the same
number of judges and inspectors of elections
and assessors as have heretofore been chosen
by the said borough of Allentown, and each of
said wards shall likewise be entitled to choose
•and appoint for itself a collector of taxes and
all other officers to which the said borotigh of
Allentown is now by law entitled.
The third section provides, that the Ward
elections shall be held in each Ward—no place
designated—but the general elections shall be
held, as heretofore, in the Courthouse;and the
voters of each ward to vote at separate windows
Aid to the Governor
Governor Johneroil has appointed and com
missioned iNly. Jonathan cook, of Allentown, as
ono of his Aids, with the rank of Lieut. Colonel.
•It affords us more than ordinary gratification to
announce the appointment of our friend. No
*honor was ever more deservedly conferred—
non ore populurily bestowed—and its high
preoiation was made manifest to the Colonels
friends of both political parties on Thursday
'evening at the Rough and Ready Ilouse.
Sclutylkill Bank—The suit of the Bank of
'Kentucky with the Schuylkill Bank, of Philadel
phia, was decided last Friday by the Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania, in favor of the Bank of
Kentui
UM
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Ne
nal says, that great unanimity prevails in Berks
county in favor of erecting that county into a
separate judicial district. The present district
was constituted at a time when the area it em
•braces had but one-third its present population.
Special Electionfew State Senator .—The Speaker
of the Senate has issued a writ for an election
of Senator; on the 2d of February, in the district
composed of the counties of Armstrong. Cam
bria, Clearfield and Indiana, to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the resignation of Gov. Johnston.
Augustus Drum, Esq., of Indiana county, is the
Democratic candidate; and Robert Johnston,
Esq., (no relation to the Governor) of Cambria,
the Whig candidate.
Canal Commissioner.—The Democratic papers
of this State are canvassing the merits of the
following gentlemen as candidates fur their
party nomination for theoffice of Canal Com
missioner—E. A. l'enniman, of Philadelphia,
Asa Dimock, G. F. Mason of Bradford, John A.
Gamble of Lybotning, and Alonzo J. Wilcox,
of Elk.
Seed Grain steeped in Arsenio.,
A late number of the London Lancet men
lions a practice which is common among the
English farmers, of steeping their wheat in a
solution of arsenic before sowing it, with a view
of preventing the ravages of the worm on the
seed, and of birds on the plant when grown.—
The plan is stated to have proved eminently
successful, arid of course exerts no deleterious
effects on the plant. In lianipshire, Lincoln
shire; and many other districts where the prac
tice prevails, numbers of partridges, and phea
pants have been found dead in the wheat fields,
poisoned by eating the seed, which they had
abstracted from the earth. So thorough were
the effects of the poison, that some of the flesh
of these birds administered to a cat, caused her
to vomit, and to exhibit the usual symptoms
attendant on poison.
This is certainly a practice to be condemned.
We hope that none of our farmers will try the
same trick. We can 'Word to feed both men
and birds.
Emancipation in Kentucky
The Alaysville Eagle publishes the following
project as that which meets themviews.of—nrost
of those in Kentucky who desire the_emana ila.
lion of their slaves: • '
First. Let all the slaves in existence, or born
in Kentucky before the first of January, 1860,
remain slaves for life. . •
Second. Let all male slaves born after Janu
ary, 1860, be free at twenty-live, and all females
born after the acme period be free at
twenty
one—provided, that upon reaching that age,
they shall be hired out, for two years, or longer
if necessary, until a fund shall be accumulated
sufficient to transport them to Liberia, and give
them a star in that coldny.
Third. No slave thus emancipated shall re
main itißentucky as a freeman.
To the Public.
The-undersigned appointed -by the citizens
of the Borough of Allentown, Pa., to receive
and distribute the m oniescollectgd for the relief
of those whose property was destroyed by the
Great Fire olJune first, 1843, respectfully sub
mit the fallowing final report of their' pro
ceedinss•
The &kelpie in another column, is the ac
count of the Treasurer of the Committee, con
taining a particular statement of the sum of
money received by him, from various sources
for the relief of the sufferers—an account of the
necessary expenses incurred by the-committee
and its officers, in the discharge of their dUty,
loss on uncurrent money, Ex.—and a list of
the sufferers, ainong whom the " relief fund"
was distributed, with the amount paid to each.
From all which it appears that the
,whole
atnount substribed was S 13,750 79; the amount
received . . by the Treasurer S 13,497 -19 ; the
amount deducted for expenses,uneurrent money
Ex., $43 10 : and the amount distributed among
the sufferers, S 13,453 69. For the sums sub
scribed but not paid orders have been drawn
by the committee. In distributing this fund
among those for whom it was intended, the
committee (as may well be supposed) were
placed in a position extremely delicate and un
pleasant. That all who suffered by the tire
should be inoluded in the distribution, and that
too in proportion to the loss sustained, seemed
at first sight to be the only - equitable mode of
appropriating the money subscribed and paid
into the Treasury of the
„C9mmittee. This
method was strongly urged by many as the only
course which could with propriety be adopted,
and unquestionably, if an amount equal to the
toss sustained (or nearly so) had been received,
the committee would have adopted it most
cheerfully: But when it was most manifest that
thecollections would fall far shortof the amount
of property destroyed—when to-cover a dead
loss of over one hundred thousand alollars,
there were but about thirteen thousand dollars
in the hands of the corn to ittee, it was too evident
that a distribution of the fund on that basis,
would give thegreatest portions of it to those
who required the teas!, leaving but a trifling
sum for those whose wants and h u Ire r i ngs re
quired the most.
The Committee, therefore. in the spirit of the
proceedingsof every meeting. held in this place
in reference to this subject—itt obedience to the
instructions which accompanied most ; if not all
of the larger donations, as well as in accordance
with their own convictions of right—adopted a
Plan of distribution, the design and effect of
which was just the reverse of the one above
mentioned.
After mature deliberation the committee pre
pared and di.inibuted among the sufferers, a
circular, of which the following is a copy :
ALLESTOWN, PA., June 13; 1898
Dear Sir:—
very
'sets
The following questions have been
prepared by the committee app toted to receive
and distribute the monies collected for the use
of the sufferers by the late tire, and answers to
them ate deemed necessary to a correct and
proper discharge of tneir duty. You are there
fore respectfully requested to furnish the requir
ed answers, with such other information as you
think necessary, on or before the 20th inst.
By order of the Committee.
J. D. LA W A LL, Secretary.
CEI3I
Question 1. What personal property had you
at the time of the late fire, and what was the
value thereof? Please furnish an inventary.
2. What articles, if any, were destroyed ?
Please designate them and their value.
3. What amount of teal property had you at
the time of the fire ?
•4. What sum of money, if any, will be re
ceived by you front Insurance Companies
5. What is the present value of your real es
tate, clear of incuMbrancen and debts
When the answers were all received, care.
fully examined and verified, a schedule Was
prepared showing iho amount el property owned
before the tire, the amount destroyed, and the
amount covered by insmance, saved, and own
ed by each sutreier, which list was allerWards
divided into three classes, as follows:
In the first class were included all, who,
though suffering great loss by the fire, either
declined receiving any portion of the money or
were considered by the committee sufficiently
wealthy to require none of the charitable con
tributions: The numbeLof this class was thirty
one., to whom no pail of the fund was distributed.
In the second class were, included all those
whoSe property before the fire was small and
who had lost all they possessed. The number.
in this class was eighteen counting of widows,
servants, mechanics and laboring men:, whose
whole loss was restored.
The third class included all the other sufferers
48. in numbcr, to whom tire balance of the fund
was distributed and paid, - according to the loss
sustained, the amount of property remaining,
the age, sex, family, and future prospects ol the
particular person.
The 'schedules herewith 'published present
the final action of the committee in de:ail, and
for information not found therein, all who are
interested are referred to the books and papers
on file and with the Secretary and Treasurer of
the Committee.
That perfect and exact justice has been done
in all cases. the committee (not claiming in
fallibility). do not pretend to assert; but that
more care and attention to the particular cases
that were presented to them, or mote disinter !
ested honesty . of intention in deciding those
cases could well be expected, they are not
willing to admit. Eight months have elapsed
since they were selected for this duty—a duty
which they only consented to discharge,
cause of the absolute necessity there was that
it should be done. For all this loss of time and
this amount of labor bestowed, ifiatzitniiihtee
ask and expect no other reWarOhati that which
arises in the breast of each, fronka sense of
duty faithfully and honorably discharged.
And now there remains for us, but the plea
sant duty of conveying to those-4)y whose be
nevolent hearts and liberal hands all this good
has been accomplished—the grateful, heartfelt
thanks of those, *hose blackened walls have
been rebuilt, whose homes have beet restored,
and whose hearts have been cheered by their
bounty.
In the depth of our affliction, when the past
was saddened by the recollection of our loss,
the present full of its awful reality, and tire
future clouded and dark before us, there came
to our ears from every quarter the sigh of sym
pathy, and: (he cheer of encouragement, the
desire and the means of relief, and from the
ruins in which so runny of our townsmen stood
have they been enabled to come forth with
hearts that feel most graternl, and believe most
firmly •iit the gooshiess of God rad the benevo
lence of their fellow-men.
The storm that swept over us bas•died away
—the ruins that marked its path now Smile
again with the light of renewed and brightened
beauty—the noisy hum of act' V 8 business, and
the quiet pleasures of dorrreStic life are seen
and felt ; where. but a few months ago all, was
drear and desolate.
To all those then who in any way contributed
to effect this change, in the name of our grate
ful townsmen we return most hearty thanks.
Where so many have combined to aid us, it
would be insidious to mention worms, other
than as they appear in the detailed reports of
the officers of the committee.
To one and all, therefore, collector and doper;
to the ministers of the Gospel who laid our case
before their people, and the editors whose col
umns were open to our " tale of woe," to each
and all we desire to present the thanks for
which we know they never labored, but to
which they are all so eminently entitled.
May Heaven avert from them, the misfor
tunes that have fallen tipon our community.—
May they never have occasion to call .on others
for that assistance which they so liberally be
stowed NI us, and as in the benevolence of
their hearts they have •'cast their bread upon
the - wavers" - may - Wive to
many days.
Jacob Dillinger, Jonathan Cook,
Christian Hreta, R. E. Wright,
Dr. John Romig, C. G. Von Tagen,
M. D. Eberhard, Dr. Jesse Samuels,
J. 1). Boas, Aaron Troxel, •
Benj: Ludwig, John D. Lawall,
William Blamer, Simon Schweitzer,
Charles S. Massey,
Committce.
TiS Distance Lends Enchantment.
It is admitted, says the Nord' Ainericati,that
gold is a very good thing, and that there is gold
in CaMontle. But California is 3,000-6 . 000
—or 17,000 miles distant, according as we seek
it by the nearest overland route, by the isthmus
of Panama, or around Cape Horn. Why should
a matt have to go so far to hunt gold, when he
may hunt it so much nearer at home—in Geor
gia, in North Carolina—nay, even hard by, in
Virginia.-or Maryland, it seems, where some
body says he has found a gold mine. If, as the
Washington Union informs us, Messrs. Heiss,
Stockton, Cc., at the Whitehall - Mine, in V;ir
ginia, have bagged ,50.000 worth of gold as . the
product of the work of live or six hands it, live
or six days; if six negroeS obtained "2b pounds
of gold from the Ist to the 6tlt or 7th of this
month,"—there is as much gold in Virginia as
in California; and in one day's journey a man
may be in the heartof the placers of the Ancient
Dominion. North Carolina is cnly one day
further; Georgia two additional days. An ad
venturer may tun down to the soot hem extremi
ty of the home gold region, make his observa
tions, try his luck, and get back to his old busi
ness again, it he doss not like the new one, all
in ten or twelve days, and with some money
left in his pocket
A Female of Spirit
A n youog man from a town in the nonh•eastern
section of Massachusetts became afflicted with
the prevailing mania, and took passage for
California in a brig now fitting Out at Boston.—
His young wile, on hearing of his determina
tion, immediately declared that she would ac
company him and share his fortune, be it good
or evil. Expostulation was useless, mill as a
last resource the husband determined to take
her to Bostun, show her the-limited. accommo
dations op ship-board, andi explain to her the
various inconveniences she would be obliged
to endure. She was:accordingly taken on hoard
the vessel and duly escorted through every part.
The lady was xi:fatly delighted with everything
about the vessel, and declared, with true we
man's; spirit, that if the. voyage was perilous
her husband should not undertake it without a
friend and companion to share his dangers and
soften 'his discomforts. The husband finally.:
decided to yield the point, and engaged a pas
sage for his wife. Thu agents of the vessel are
doing every thing which, lied in iheir power to
make her situation as comfortable as possible
during the long voyage.
Deputy Appointments
Henry D. 111axw•ell, Esq., of Easton, No?-
thampton county, and Geo. Lear, Esq. of Doyles
town, Bucks county, have been re-appointed by
the Attorney General Darralt. sis his Deputies
for said counties. We believe both these gen
tlemen gave entire satisfaction thus far in the
•discharge of their respective duties.
Committees on Banks.—The following are the
Corninitteescin Banks in the State Legislature:
Senate—Ciabb, Best, Frick, Forsyth, Konig
nsacher. 11 ouse—Swartz welder, Roberts, Laird
of Webtrnareland, Thont, Luekenbach, Pearce,
Herring, Cooper, Myers.
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Michigan.—The announcement of the elec
tion'ol Gen. Cass to the United States Senate,
in confirmed. The two branches of the Michi
gan Legislature met in .joint ballot .last week,
when he was elected. The vote stood 44 to 36.
Legislative Proceedings.
Hignigaunu, January 30, 1849
'SENATE.—Mr. King, from the Committee on
'Finance, to whom was referred the petitions of
the bar of Northampton, praying for the repeal of
the law reducing the salaries of the Judges, made
an adverse report thereon.
Mr. Boas presented two petitions for the estab
lishment of a Bank at Allentown, Lehigh county.
The bill from the House, to authorize the State
Treasurer to borrow 5200,000, on temporary
loan, for the payment of the Interest on the Pub
lic Debt, falling due on the Ist or February next,
was taken up and passed.
Mr. ,lohnson, on leave, presented a . petition
from citizens of Pennsylvania, for the enactment
of a general Banking law. Also, one from Erie,
for the incorporation of a Bank, to be called the
Canal Bank of Eric.
The bill supplementary to the act in relation,
to counties and townships, and county and town
ship officers, was passed.
HOUSE.—Mr. Little, (Judiciary) reported Mr
Herring's bill, providing fur the comfort of the
poor by exempting certain property, with the
recommendation that it be negatived. Also, ad
verse to the bill providing for the election of
Judges.
A bill,to relieve the Sheriff of Lehigh county
from the law which provides that tavern licenses
shall not be granted to Sherills. Passed two
readings and was then negatived.
The bill establishing true meridian lines and
regulating Surveyor's chains, &c., was debated
till the hour of adjournment.
Mr. hanbach, an act to amend the charter of
he M. E. Church of Easton.
Products and Crops in the West
Cleveland (Ohio) papers of the 16th ultimo
say, that hogs in great quantities have been
coining into that market for the last two weeks.
One packing-house, says the Plaindealer r took in
250 from teams in one day, the avenge weight
of which was about 300 pounds each. A large
amouut.of Beef has also been puf up this season
. at the same place. Butchering will again com
mence abotit the middle of February. The
C.Qtmity_is_sai(Lto_be_full-of-produce,-holding-on
for better prices. In lowa the manufacture of
Cheese is becoming quite a bUsincss, and in a
short time, it is thought, lowa Cheese will have
as good a character as that from Coshen ur the
Western Reserve.
Georgia Gold.
Mr. Henry Asbury, a gold miner from North
Carolina, has made some interesting discoveries.
About two months since he arrived at the Valley
of Nacoochce, and upon a briefexamination dis
covered some veins. From there he came to
Major Logan's, and after some examination he
made, a very interesting discovery on it be
longing to Major Logan. One of the veins is in
a very large hill; the vein extended about one
quarter of a mile. The ore will average one
dwt. to the bushel, the vein bring from three to
four feet thick. The other vein is in a small
hill—about one hundred yards in length and 18
inches in width. Some of the ore in this vein
*ill make 10 dwts. to the bushel—the average
is about 3 dwts. Mr. Asbury has tested the lat
ter vein to the depth of 40 feet, and is at• wader
The Rice Culture abutethava Nuisance•—Believ
inr, that the rice fields, in the vicinity of Savan
nah, were detrimental to the health of the city,
the Mayor and Aldermen passed ordinances pro.
hibiting, the culture orrice within certain limits.
From the deiree in the Court below, sustaining
the ordinances, an appeal was taken by Thomas
Green, the owner of a rice plantation, but the
Supreme Court affirmed the original decision.
Vie fast of Braddock's .lien.—The 'Lancaster
(Ohio) Gazette announces the death, at that
place, on the .4th inst., of Sam'. Jenkins, a color
ed man, abed 115 years. He was the .property
of Capt Sin Broadwater, in Fairfax county, Vir
gnoa, it 1734, and drove his master's provision
wagon over the Alleghany Mountains in the
memorable campaign of Gen. Braddock. He re
tained his faculties to the last.
The Question of the Contested Seals Seliled.
—Af
ter a long struggle, and one which at one time
threatened to involve us in a kind of civil war,
has been decided that Messrs. Pugh and Pierce,
arc enlitled to their seats in the House, as Rep
resentatives front Hamilton county.
The vote stood 32 in favor and,3l against.
IThe question of the contested seats, it will be
remembered, caused the late difficulty in the
Ohio Legislature. Two sets of Representatives
claimed to be elected from Hamilton county
Messrs. Pugh and Pierce, Democrats, and Messrs
Spencer and Rutiyan,
A Chancefiff Nice Girls —An advertisement ap
pears in the Oswego 4 Inarcial Times, for "ten
or twelve good looking young women of respec
tability, to accompany a party of young men
across the country to California," application to
be made to G. & U. Gold. Mines, through the
post•otfice, and all communications confidential.
Now be reasonable girls, and do not all apply at
once, however anxious you may all be to do so.
In a Predicameat—The editor of the Lancas
ter (Ohio) Eagle was lately in a very bad pre
dicament, certain persons reporting him to have
died with cholera, and that his body was buried
secretly, &c: On recovering from a three or
fbur days' sickness, and again appearing in the
streets, persons shunneil him, actually believing
it was his ghost they "looked upon !" But on
his calling out lustily to them, he generally suc
ceeded in convincing folks that the story of his
death and burial was all a hoax—got up by some
evil disposed persons to injure his business, or
by some old woman in Wheeling street. The
editor gives a laughable account of his first re
ception in public after his recovery.
'Fashionable Wedding.—The Boston Post con
tains a long account of the marriage at Louis.:
ville„ Ky., of T. B. Lawrcnoe, of Boston, and
Sallie Ward, of Louisville. The bride was the
belle of the West, and Were were great times - at
her wedding. Some 600 persons, including Kosts
of distinguished men, who were present. The
costume of the bfido cost $5000:
Army Statistics.
•
Adjutant General of the Army has sub
mitted a Statement to the Secretary of War, re
liftive to the regular troops engaged in thellexi
can war, from whioh the editors of the National
Intelligencer gather the following particulars :
ea the Ist January, 1840, the strenght of the
rank and file of the regular army was 7,194, and
the enlisted men of the ordnance 287. From that
period to June 30, 1848, the enlistments amount
ed to 35,912, making the grand total 43,393.
In the States, where the greatest number of men
have been recruited are situated our large Com
mercial cities, where vast numbers of that class
of men, who enter the army as a resort for employ
ment, and where great numbers of emigrants
are also constantly arriving. Many of them,
disappointed in obtaining employment, enter the
army, and owing. to these Causes, one-half or
more 'of those who enlist in the States of New
York, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Ohio, are
not native citizens.
Congressional.—Mr. Tuck presented a peti
tion, praying for the abolition of slavery and
the slave trade in the District of Columbia.
Mr. Pollock- presented a-petition — in - favor — of
the modification of the tariff of ISIG.
Mr. Hudson presented a petition in favor of
reducing the present rates of postage.
South raralina:—The planters of this inde
pendent state are beginng to relinquish, in a
measure, the cotton culture, and try their hands
at - wheattrowing. The Columbian Carolinian
says that particular attention has been paid to
it in the middle region of the State.—Veryzood.
Whenever the "chivalry" go to farming they
will recover their senses.
Election of Gen. Shiekle.—The vote, by which
Gen. Shields was elected to succeed Mr. Breese
as United States Senator, from Illinois, from the
4th of March next, stood in the Legislature, for
Shields, (Dem.) 70; Gen. Wm. F. Thornton,
(Whig) 2G; W. B. Ogden, (Free Soiler) 1. A
doubt as to the eligibility of Gen. Shields has
been expressed, as it is said he Cas not yet been
nine years a citizen, as required by the United
States 'Constitution.
A I"ortuue.—Mr. Webster, says the Boston
Post, receives as a fee anc-third of the head tax
that Massachusetts has to refund to importers of
emigrants by the decision of the 11. S. Supreme
Court against the constitutionality of such tax
by a State. If this be so, Mr. Webster will pock
et another fortune.
Indian Bread.—Take half a dozen eggs beaten,
one quart of milk with a little sugar—the amount
'tieing regulated by the taste—mix the eggs and
meal together first, then put in the milk. The
quantity of meal will be regulated by the consis
tency desired, shorten with butter and mix in a
little salaratus. Greas the pan in which it is
baked.
A Neu, His It is rumored, says the New
York Evening Post, that Major Bliss, whose pen
and sword alike contributed so largely to the
glory of our arnis in the late war with Mexico,
is engaged in preparing a history of the eam7
paign of General Taylor, all of which he witness
ed, and most of which he was consulted about.
Universal Suffragr.—A bill providing for an
alteration in the Constitution of North Carolina.
so as to secure the right of equal sufling,e to all
the citizens hf that State, passed its second read
ing, in the House of Commons by a vote of 75 let
16. Under thsVonstitution as it exists at presen t
the general dutfrage principle prevails in voting
for members of the lower House, but a property
qualification is necessary to vote for members Of
the Senate. This creates an invidious distinc
tion between the voters, and as the voice of the
State appears to be against it, the bill in question
to do it away, will probably become a law.
Moss COVNTFIIFISITS.—A new and dangerous
counterfeit has made its appearance. It is a ten
dollar bill on the Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank
of Rahway, N. J., F. King, Cashier ; J..S. Luf.
berry, President; vignette, female holding a
sheaf wheat, railroad and canat in diStance, and
a head of. Washington on the right hand end of
the bill. The paper is of light color, and on the
whole it is well calculated to deceive the best
judges. The only way to avoid them is to re
fuse all bill of this hank of that denomination.
13ENVARE OF COUNTEMFEITS.-A new; counter
feit, purporting to be a note of the Bank of Bel
videre, N. J., of the denomination of $3, has just
made its appearance in. Philidelphia. Within
the last few 'days, several of them have been
passed, and attempts made to pass others. They
are a wretchedly executed alteration of a recent
counterfeit on the ,Saleas Banking Company..
The spurious issue is easily detected, and will at
once be noticed, not only by the shocking execu
tion of the alteration, but by the rough quality of
the paper. The vignette of the notes is a steam
boat, wills the word "Caroline," on the wheel
house. They are lettered A, and dated October
.12, 1848.
Me Gold Fercr.—The New Orleans Picayune
has dates from the Sandwich Islands up to No
vember Ist. The recent discoveries of gold in
California had caused the greatest excitement
there. Twenty vessels, with upwards of six
thousand persons had left fur San Francisco.—
The people continue to leave at every oppor ;
tunity. A number of whale ships had stopped
at the islands on their way to California. .
ne lee Business.—Our Eastern brethren en
gaged in the ice trade, whei have had a steady
demand from this quarter for seyeraklears past,
will have to look further for a market daring the
approaching season. The ice procured on the
Schuylkill has been of a better quality than has
been cut there for ten years past; and , the quan
tity is so great that it will probably leave a large
surplus for the next year or two , alter supplying
the wants of our citizens during the approaching
summer. On the Schuylkill, between the dam
and a short distance above the Columbia Bridge,
there are no less than twenty-three ice houses,
which on an' average may be said to 6ontain
at the present time 10,000 tons each, and with
the city supply, will make it 340,000 tons:
Gleanings, from Exchanges
ta"Franconia in New Hamshire is undoubt
edly the coldest quarter in the United Stales..
On the 11th of Jan . ming last, the mercury was
down to 30 degrees below zero.
lar What becomes of all the pins? One 6rcii
in Massachusetts manufactured two barrels of
pins per day, numbering about 8,000,000, or, at
the rate of 48,000,000 per week.
mammoth Ohio Catfish, weighing 168
pounds, was last week received from Cincinnati
at the Exchange Hotel in Philadelphia. "
Cir Hon. John M. Niles has been nominated
as their candidate for Governor by the Aboli-
tionists of Connecticut
CD'ltlicuniatiam.- c fly drinking a strong de
coction of Baven for'a few days, .the most bitter
rheumatism, it is said, will give way. Saven is
an evergreen nearly resembling spruce.
ra*The City council of Baltimore has' passed
a resolution, inviting General Taylor to visit
Baltimore on his way to Washington.
Of The Trade of China with the United States
in round numbers, is worth 10,000,000 a year,
independently of the traffic in opium, which is
principally in the hands of foreign housea.
C.-TV' We are told, that the .publishers of Pres
cott', History of the "Conquest of Mexico," have
sold nearly 18,000 coPies.- The author receive 4.
Sl 50 for each copy sold. His receipts thus far t
on that work alone, have been Therefore about
27.000 dollars.
,•,.
"Col. Weller, the recently appointed boun
dary commissioner, will start for San Diego, in,
the steamer of the 15th, and expects to reach 111 mt
port in thirty days from the'time of leaving New
York.
L3 - Camphor dissolved in brandy and'eaieti ;
on a piece of loaf sugar is very good for a sore
throat.
COPThe contemplated railroad between Cin
cinnati an.l St. Louis is, estimated will cost
tive millions of dollars.
CFA resolution has been introduced into the
Assembly of New York, to present, on behalf of
the State, a sword of honor to Major Bliss; the ,
accomplished and,brave aid to Gen. Taylor.
Cr A goo s e quillis_rnore_dangerous-than-the
lion's claw
t"V"Choose your associates from among the'
wise and good
EWA woman that loves to be at a window, is
like. a bunch of grapes on the highway.
[IY - Two small steamer.; are nowbuildingl?y
Dirty & Son, ICetisington, which are intended lir'
navigate the waters of the Sacramento. They
are to be called the "Captain Sutter" and "Sac-
ratnento."
L.TeClarified honerappli,ed, on a linen rag i&
said to cure the pain of a ::urn as . if by magic.
Irgr'rwo companies numbering in all seventy
five persons, left New Orleans on the 15th, for
California, via the Rio Grande, &c.
arCapital punishment was abolished in ,
Mid'Pisan a year or two ago. There is a bilP
now before the Senate restoring the death penal. ,
ly in cases of murder in the first degree.
Father and Son.
A. C. Dodge, of lowa, is the son of,Henry
Dodge of NVisconsin. They are both members
of the United States Senate, or will be at the
next session. Father and son itilihe Senate of
the United `ttei.n at the same time, scents
strange enough, and is believed not to have hap
pened before.
The Latest from the Gold Region.
The New York. Herald has a letter dated'
Mazatlan, December 20th, received from
California by way of Mexico, from which w•e
make the following extracts : ,
The last dates from California, arrived •
here by the schr. Bu ro, are equally flattering
in relation to the gold region. The wash. ,
ings had ceased, owing to the cold weather,
and the whole region was covered afoot deep •
with snow. Some parties had built log:
cabins, and intended to. pass the winter on ,
the spot.
The richness of the placer, as well as the'
extent, far surpasses any account yet pub-•
lished of it—gold being found nearly a !01. , .
dred miles South of the original discovery.
It is supposed that about $4,000,000 will
have been extracted since the discovery.'
This appears to be too large; but judging
from the number of persons wbrking—say .
five thOusand, and their average gains per'
day, it Will pass $2,900,000.
Immense numbers from this Coast are leav
ing and preparing to leave ; more would gc.•
were there any conveyances. Those : mostk
anxious and impatient, pass over tri
California, and thence proceed by hind.- -
This port is entirely deserted, or nearly so;'
of the working classes. Several expeditions'
have been fitted out, both here and at SA'
Bias, with money and provisions; and this,'
couutry's goods are very much 'in demand,
here—more so than our goodsa singtilar
prejudice.
Mr.. Parrott, United States Consul and
Navy Agent, arrived overland' on the 13th
inst. It is said that he.is bearer of import=
ant dispatches to the Governor of California,
in relation to the gold region. The des.?,
patches are still here 7 -there being, out of
so many, not one of our ships of war on this
coast. The U. S. ship Dale, Com. Rudd,
was the last. Hearing that Mr. Parrott was'
on the road with despatches, he went down'
from this to meet Mr: Parrott, at San Bltui;
She remained there, however, only till the
,Ist of December, when she weighed anchoi
and sailed for the Sandwich Islands, in con
formity, as the commander. states, with' in:
structions from Commodore Jones, but osj
tensibly for the purpose of avoiding return
ing to the
,north-west coast at this season.
The despatches are lying at Mazatlan,
waiting the txrrival of some man of war to
take them to California, where, at the last
accounts, Commodore Jones was lying in the
Ohio, his crew deserting by dozens, and he
offering rewards of forty thousand dollars
for their apprehension.
CONNING IN AT LAM—The Legiskititne
of Missouri have finally agreed to tdke that
State's share of the surplus funds, under the
law of Congress, passed it htunber of years
since.