El
IS
ltlioctMucous ticlutions.
•- • California Hems.
...%ince the military gov:rnmerit Of the ter
, ritory has ceased, owing to the conclusion
of the treaty of peace, we are literally with
out government, and without:law or order of
any kind. •
The distance of "Washing's" from San
Francisco varies from 150 to 300 miles.
The country around them is for the most
.
part a desolate and dreary waste, not fit for
agriculture of any kind.
•The gold is found in the beds of the
, streams, (which, in the 'surniner are nearly
dry,) and in the ravines running down the
sides of the hills and mountains towards the
, streams. That which is found in the beds
of streams is generally in small particles,
. not quite so 'large round as a grain of flax
„seed, and much thinner. That, however,
.which is found in the ravines and their
&lto. is in general masses weighing from
,40 grains to an ounce and "a half. Little
aigging is requisite, the gold being found
near the surface, and is either picked out by
,hand, or separated (rem the sand or soil by
Washing. •
The people fowl themselves into compa
nies, consisting of from ten to twelve per
sons, who share the profits of their joint
stock association.
There_has_been avast amount of-sickness
And misery among the cold hunters; owi,na
in a great measure to exposure, imprudenN
in dressing and improper food. The coun
try is so hare of all the comforts and neces
saries of life, that the most unheard of pri-
Ces are asked and freely Oxen for clothing
and food. Consequently, in the end, not
withstanding the rich products of the labors
of the diggers, they are not much better . off
'than if they labored at less profit and receiv
ed their supplies at moderate rates.
The vicious and the outcasts of all lands
'are pouring into the country. The absence
of all government and law gives them full
'license, and vice and immorality seem like
ly to hold full sway in El Dorado for a long
lime to come.
'4)old is not the only thing we live for.
, The following letter- from . Anthony Ten
tv&., American Commissionerat the Sand
wich Islands, addressed from San Franciseti
—to-his - mot i herat - Watertown, N. Y.. is qmb
lished in the Jeffersonian. it is under date
•of August Gth. Hein it gentleinan of kno-vit
character for veracity and integrity. His
account confirms the abundance of gold, as
well as the desperate character of the popu
lation. When he remarks that he would
not live there for all the gold in the mines,
lie but expresses the opinions of sound
minds, that gold alone cannot make men '
happier or more comfortable.
"I have visited the famous gold mines at
'the base of the Cdliforniu mountains, and
s.ipon the southern tributaries of the Sacra
'mYrito river, some 200 miles front here. I
'crossed from here to the north side of the
bay, an went up by land on horseback. I
...._)
N4etu ned 'II an open boat by writer, down the
aerame to and the bay. TER journey was
long, tedious, fatiguing, and disagreeable in
.every respect. The weather, after getting
20 miles from here, was very hot, and the
farther I advanced into the interior the more
oppressive ft became. I was absent from
,this place just three weeks, and during that
time I eat scarcely anything that 1 did not
cook myself, or assist in cooking, and made
any bed and slept upon- the ground. 1
,could have slept most of the time in a Cali
fornia house, but preferred being out of
'doors to avoid3he fleas, which infest every
,house in the country. After ,lay, mid un
til late in October, It never rains in Califor
nia ; there is no danger of being %min trav
elling here in this season of the year. The
country, I find pleasant and interesting. It
can never be an, agricultural country, and is
'only yaivable for grazing. The vicinity of
the mountains, and for many miles down the
-streams, which take their rise amongst the
'mountains,. abound in gold, which is now be
:ing cdllected . Vy thousands of people in very
largevann6es. . The mineral 'region •cov
ers a 'vefy large extent of 'territory, mid !the
'gold seems to Tbe inexhaustible. Thera are
nritv '0.61%14 three thousand persons dig
ging gold, and. I do not exagerate when , I
say they will average from 90 to 60 dollars
a day each person. Some men have made
large fortunes already, after three or four
weeks labor. . .
"I know two men who collected from the
surface of the ground and within a very
strain space, in two days, 14,090 dollars in
value. Within a circumference of three
hundred yards, some . 100,000 dollars Were
gathered in five days ; this is calCulatingthe
gold worth.ls dollars the ounce, 12 ore. to
the pound. .. ,
"It is almost astonishing, but nevertheless
is true. I suppose nq gold mines have ever
been discovered of equal extent, and yield
ing such quantities, with so little labor, as
those of this country ; and it will be years
before it can be exhausted. I have visited
the "diggings," some 40 ! miles along what is
i called, the "American Fork" of ,the Sacra
1, mento, almost every yard is occupied, and
all are getting out quantitiesi,of ore. I have
about So worth of gold dust, which I washed
~ out myself in the course pf tarp or three
'-t-! hours. I shall keep it, of course, as a me
mento of what I have done myselfrin gold
digging. The effect or this discovery will
be bad for the morals of the country, and
will ruin all its prospects as a farming or
agricultural country. I would run again go
through what I have,to see the country, and
I would not settle down to live in it,f or all
the gold in the ,nines. The mode of life
is horrible, and a more dissipated, and im
moral set of people I never yet saw. Peo
ple are flocking in here from all parts of the .
coast, and as soon as the neWs reaches for
eign parts, the worst of their population will
emigrate hither. I pity any decent white
man who may live in this iegion six months
hence."
e ---- .
• tarEx-President Van Bu'ien is sojourn : .
in 4ith his son, Srnith T: Van Etrren, in
Albany.
Topography of the Overland R.ente
.
Lieut . . Emory, in his narmtive of his over
land . journey to California. by way of the
Gila river and San Diego, gives the follow
ing -description of the country through
Miceli he passed. 1
* -* C • Following-a-dry ravine to
the t duth some three miles, and crossing a
ridge, the traveller descends by another dry
creek to the San Pedro River, an insignifl
caut.stream, a few yards wide and about a
fool deep. This dry creek is the great high
way- leading - from - the -mountain - fastnesses
into the plains of Santa Cruz, Santa Anna
and Tucsoon, frontier towns of Sonora. Here
is the stronghold of the mountain robbers.
i t
Vatu e has done her utmost to favor a con
ditio of things which has enabled a savage
and u ivilized tribe, armed with the bow
and lance, to hold as tributary powers the
three fertile and once flourishing states of
Chilruetrua, Sonortt and Durango, peopled
by a Christian race ; countrymen of the im
mortal COrtez. - Population, commerce and
manufactures are 'flying from the &waste
tion and alarm created by these Apaches at
a rate which, if not speedily arrested, must
leave theta uninhabited.
It is sinnulir that not one object seen by
the exploring party, animal, vegetable, or
mineral, had anythimT in common with the
products of any State in our Union, with
the sin le exception of the cotton-wood.
The traveller arrives at n flat, satury
plain, of small extent, at the mouth of a dry
Greek, with deep washed banks, at the junc
tion of which a clear, pure stream of water
flows. Front the many indications of gold,
iron and copper ore at this place, Major Em
ory named it Mineral Cretdr, and gives as
his opinion that a few years will see flat
boats descending the river from this point to
its mouth freighted with its precious ores.
Ilere too Were flocks of geese and turkeys,
tracks of deer and wild .hogs, signs of beaver,
and myriads of blue quail.
7 !i+ff
Nine miles farther is atovillage or settle
ment Of the Pintos, a tribe of Indians the very
reverse of the Apaches—frank, honest, un
suspicious and intelligent. The traveller
Will fare well with them, provisions being
plentifulandkargains easily struck. Indeed,
they seem to possess a civilization worthy
- 01 — iliiifftion by peopltT who make much
I grouter boasts of it. Fine fields of corn,
wheat and cotton, beautifully arranged and
well irrigated, show the peaceful and sensi
ble character of thee dark children of a
heathen land.
MI
In no part of this vast tract can' the rains
of Heaven be relied upon to any extent for
the cultivation of the soil. The earth is
destitute of trees,:and in great part of any
vegetation whatever. A Few feeble streams
flow 'fit 'different directions from the great
mountains, which in many paces traverse
this region. These streams are separated
sometimes by plains, sometimes by moun
tains without water and without vegetation,
and may be called deserts, so far as they
perform
.any useful part in the sustenance of
animal life. The cultivation of the earth is
therefore confined to the narrow strips of
.land which are within the level of the wa
ters of the streams, and wherever practiced
in a community with any success, or to any
extent, involves a degree of subordination,
and absolute obedience to a chief, repug
nant tai the habits of our people. The chief
who directs the time and the quantity of the
precious irritating water, must he implicitly
obeyed by the whole community. The
pfeiits of labor are too inadequate for the ex
istence of negro slavery. Slavery as prac
ticed by the Mexicans, under the form of
peonage, .which enables the master to get
i services of the adult while in the prime of
life, 'without the obligation of reading him
in infancy, supporting hint in old age or
maintaining his family, afliads no data for
estimating the profits of slave labor in the
United States. "No one" says Major Em
ory, "who has ever visited this country, and
who is acquainted with the character and
value of slave labor in the United States,
would ever think of bringing his own slaves
here with any view. to profit, much less
would he purchase slaves for such a pur•
ipose. The labor here, if they could be re
tained as slaves, among peons, nearly pf
their own color, would never-repay the cost
i•of transportation, much less than the addi•-
llional purchase money."
Later from Chagres.
By the arrival of the steamship Cresent
City at New York, on Sunday last, Iron'
Ch.:Tres, webave intelligence from the lsth
inns to the Uth of Janum y, nine days later.
Site brings no news from California.
At Chugres au agent of the ship, was
despatched to Panama,, to facilitate, if pos
sible, the transit of the Crescent City's pas,
'sengers, and obtain information of the con
dition of the road, and the state of matters at
Panama, in reference to the thousands there
represented as waiting conveyance to San
Francisco. The agen► arrived in - Panama
in fourteen days from New York, and found
but 200 to 250 waiting there; and when
the Crescent City left,Chagres, there were
not over 500 persons on the Isthmus.
It appears that the, emigrants to Califor
nia su ff er very much on the route from Cita
gres to Panama, and at both of those places,
1 1 before they get to the gold region.
• The latest news from Panama is of the
Sth of January. The steamer California
had not reached that .port from New York.
According to the verbal accounts, there was
plenty to eat at
. that place—that hotels hotels on
the "Yankee plan" were starting into ex
istence, •and that there. were three vessels
"up" for California ; tWo of which ivere
shoopers, ,
The &eiltr York Sunday Herald, to whiCh
we are indebted
. .for the pews by this arrival,
giVes L the folloWing letters. 'rho first is
it6nl ()bums :7-- . .
• void distieee:Me aoiiteiiiien6o, it
~113 be
,welleyo inc9rm plop Atgilnii4o,l,r,hcl
Int6ria ,crossing, pp!
even
0,,
.04 Ake,
eittatiton tbbkoco: evert in , AtYt.
r-• • r^:z.tr.T.
ly prohibited. .The introduction of coffee
and sugar, for dinsitinption, is likewise pro
hibited, though they may be entered for
transit on paying a dfity of three cents per
pound. For these facts see the transit laws."
. Now comes the gist of the letter, which,
though laconic enough, speaks _volumes.:—
~ W e have hosts cif Yankees stuck here
avoids our swamps and mud, awaiting canoes
to escape from our :very delightful climate.
American gold, which has appeared with
such profusion in these days, has created a
complete.revolution:"
PANAMA, January 7.—Every body knows
what a sea voyage is, and though not pleas
ant, it can be endured. That is the bight
of felicity compared with the journey from
Chagres to Cruces by boat, and the land
travel from Cruces to Panama, if survived,
is not likely,.to be endured a second time by
the same individual. No urgency, short of
life and death, should bring a man on this
soute. For a female - it is_utterly out of the
question. It has taken most of our passen
gers eight days to get from Chagres to this
city, and many of those by the John Benson
and the Falcon are still on the road. The .
canoes'from Chagres to Cruces cost 25 dol
lars for each person, and • 12 dollars for a
mule bringin g a single trunk from the latter
place, have been paid by many. In fact,
there are not half mules enough in the whole
Isthmus to supply the demand. 4
At Cruces several cases of virulent chol
era morbus, some think it cholera, appeared
among i us.
Mr. Luckett, from New Orleans, was the
first victim ; then Captain Elliot, of the quar
termaster's depa rtement, and afterwards Mr.
Birch, of New Orleans, and Mr. George W.
Taylor, of Providence. The disease was
of great violence, and terminated in less than
twenty hours. It is believed that all these
gentlemen had been imprudent.
Overland Route to California.
Lieut. Colonel Morrison, of 'Colonel Ste.
venson's New York Regiment of Volunteers,
gives the following piece of advice to whom
it may concern. We commend it to the
particular attention of those who in some of
the cities west are proposing to take the
overland route to California.
Caution to Entigrants.—l hope that those
who intend to emigrate by land here. Will
be careful that they are not overtalicn
storms, snows, op want of provisions on their
toilsome journey across • the Rocky Moun
tains. 1 have seen those who startedtfrorn
the boarders of the Misscturi, hale and stal
wart men, hobble down into the plains of
California, crippled for life. I have seen
brothers who, in the madness'of hunger, have
fought for the last bit of their father's dead
body, having shared the result their previous
meals !—having been encompassed with
snow on the tops of those dreadful mountains.
Widens who left their homes rejoicing in
the pride of
. youth and hen my. in joyon an
ticipations from this far off land, by the hor
rors and sufferings of that fearful journey=
despoiled of their loveliness and bloom, with,
eyed into premature old age.
rin AHMED.
On tie 2lst inst., by Rev. C. G. Herman,
Mr. Charles .1. if lately one of the ed
ition of the "Geist der Zeil," to Miss Eliza
Esser, both of Kutztown.
DIED.
On the 10th in Macungy township, .T.f
ferson Jolot Jacob Gagenbach, aged about
8 months.
At Bethlehem, Pa., on the ‘,2oth ult., of
the croup, Isabel, youngest daughter of W.
K. and Catharine C. Ilutfnagle, aged 1 year
and J months.
At. Bethlehem, on the 15th ult., Mrs..9n
no wife of Charles Kallmoged 74 years.
At Bethlehem, on the 17th idtima,
.qinia L., wife of Charles D.• Bishop, in
the 60th year of her age.
At Philadelphia; on the 2:3th ult., after
a protracted illness, Mrs. .Ibalona Hann,
wife of Mr. Reuben Hanse, formerly from
AllentoWn, Lehigh county. •
In this Borough, on Sunday last, the 28th
of January. of consumption, in the 27th year
of his age, William Wagner, of the firm
of Wagner & H uber of this place. On the
following Tuesday his remains were depos 7
itrd in their resting place, followed by a large
concourse of relatives and friends. The
Rev. Messrs. Dubs, Schindel and German,
officiating. The society of Odd Fellows,
of which he was a valuable member, attend
pc! the funeral very 'numerously. Ile leaves
a °bereaved wife and one child to mourn his
early loss. Peace to his ashes.
PUBLIC SALE,
Of Valuable Personal Property
Will be sold at phblic sale on Tuesday
and Wednesday, the 27th and 28th of Feb ,
ruary, at 12 o'clock at noon; ht the house of
the Undersiened in North NVhitehtill town
ship, Lehigh county, the following property
to wit:
9 Horses, Harness for 9 horses; Fly-netts,
two 4.horse Wagons, one of which is near
ly new, a three horse Wagon,' all of which
have patent locks to them, a Dearborn Wag
gon, two ore Boddies, a double sett of plated
Harness.
• ed Cattle, Sheep,,
,Swine, Ploughs &,, , A,„=r
Harrows, a one horse, and several Wood
Sleds, two setts Hay-ladders, Bolsters, Swin
gle -trees, 5 horse Chain, 'ream-saddle, Sack
dle, two wind-mills, Cutting-box 4 Thrashing:
machine with Horse-power, Grain-cradle,
Grass-scythes, Trace-dial ns,Cow and Lock
chains, Potatoes by the bushel, two Stoves
with pipe; a beautiful Mahogany Secretary,
one S Day-clock, Barrels, Tubs, Stanners,
and a large variety of Household Furniture
and kitchen utensils, too numerous to men
tion. •
The 'conditions, pill I?e,, made. known, on
the day of sale, and credit and dueritteridaa6e
diven.q ItEUEEN MOYER.
• Feb': ti A -74W
Pubic Sale,
On Thursday }he Bth of February next,
at 12 o'clock at noon, at fife Store of the un
dersigned at the.first Lock, on the Lehigh
canal above the bridge, in Hanover township,
Lehigh county, the following.personal.propm
erty to wit: .
One Horse i one-... 0 4.0.
..
ji 1 ....... Sow, one cutting- . ~.....
..:7tn., box, two hundred ; 44 _7 - - - ':- .. -
band les of_straw,_tWobedsteads and bedding,
a new cooking stove for wood and coal,
chairs and benches, a number of empty bar
rels, lamps fur oil, IlVid and camphine. -
LIKEWISE, -
After the above articles are disposed off,
a general assortment oTStore! Goods consist
ing Of calicoes, check's, giugharnp, pantaloon
stu%-, flannels, handketebiefs, dad a num
ber of violins, .&.
•
The conditions %Will be Made known on
the.day of sale, and due attendance given by
WILLIAM D. RITTER.
Jan. 25
Watch Found,
The undersigned has on the
0',.'?.."-Ith of January last found a
watch, in Weisenburg township, Lehigh
county. • The.right owner, -by-proving his
property, can take up the same, by paying
the 'cost of advertising.
DAVID METZGER
Feb. 1.
Fire Statement.
„
AITCHAEL D. EBERHARD, Treasurer of the
Fund, contributed for the relief of the suf ,
ferers by the late fire in Allentown, in az , -
taunt with the Relief Committee.
Dr.
To the followinu, contributions from
sources named:
Citizens of Northampton Cminty :
Easimi Lernngh, T. M'Kean, $B4l 87
Nazareth, Daniel Riegel, 68 75
L. Nazareth, Rev. G.,Wentzel, 60 00
Bethlehem, Rev. P. H. Goepp, 187 35
Forks and Uninn Congre- ? „00
gallons, Rev. Hoffeditz, S
Gem Sehortz, per Mr. C. Runk, 25 00
Dan. Snyder, per R. E. Wright, 3 00
1 4 09 97
r-
From Citizens of Philadelphia:
Philadelphia, per J. Brack, 5,009 50
James Lucas, e Mr. Renimzer, 25 06
Dr 13.12.ug1er, Rev. ‘Valker, 20 00
J. W. Ryan., 12. E. Wright, 500
-- 5,039 50
From Citizens of New York:
Wadswiiith &Co. 25 00
per C. S. Massey,
Barnet, and Br. Oilman, per
47 50
Christian Pretz,.
James R. Ham per C. Preiz, 54 00
& Co., p. C. F .Massey 10 00
Paul A. Breaz," Du. 5 00
Citizens of Montgomery County :
Per James Rittenhouse, 140 . 75
Per George Weiss, • 33 50
St. Thomas' Congregation, 17 a
per Mr. Schultze,
01,1 Ooshenhoppen Congre- Z 28 42
gation per M. C. Boyer,
Norristown, W. H. Slingluff, 40 00
St. James Church, tlo. 837
Schwenkreliler Society, per
Rev. Mr- Schulze, - 94 87:
From Morris Lotnistreth,Esq. 25 01)
By a friend, per J. Dißinger, 500
-- 398 72
From citizens of the city and connty "j_
437 66
of Lancaster, Tv. INlXarpenter, Esq. S
Citizens of Lebanon County :
Tulpelioelten Congregation
38 00
per Rev. Mr. Leinbach,
Shafferstown, Rev. Leinbacit, 25 00
Host CongVeghtion, do: 9 00
-
.
• 72 00
From citizens of Northumberland
33 00
county per D. E*hhnch,
From citizens of Bucks county, per
122 50
John S. Brown,
From citizens of Chester coontyy
compo , inc. the St. Peters &Zion!: • 63 00
Congregations, per Rev. Welton,
From citizens ofCarhon c.outuy.St. •
Paul's E. Penn, & Townmensine, IS 00
. Congregations, p. Rev. Mr. Bauer,
Citizens of iluntingdon County:
Lutherian . congr. of Water
7 00
street, per Rev. M. Leitiel.
Lutherian congregat. Alex•
11 00
andria, per Daniel Piller,
18 00
From citizens of Yorlc.county, Hatt- ? 11 00
over Borough, per Rev. Mr. Dub,
.5
From citizens o f ci:awrord county
.46 GS
per Mr. Christian Pretz,
Citizens of Berks County :
Reading, p. Charles Davis, $3OO 00
(:reenwach con. per J. (.Iriin‘ 24 60
Kutztown, per Bailie! Bieber, 85 00
•Creenwitch, per Peter Klein, U O9
Mertz's Church, Rev.Mr.lieller,4o 00
Jerusalem church, do. 17 53
Mosillnm church, do. 20 18
Coxtown church. dn. 18 87
St. Mathias do. Hey. Mr. Smith, 7 75
St. Michaels do. do. 14 25
Zion's-do. D. K. thitienstine, 12 50
Albany church, per Mr. Smith, 10. 00
Friedens do. per Mr. Camp, 10 sf:
Si. Pauls do. per Mr. Miller, 2 16
Zion's Windsor, Mr. Hoffman, 16 50
---- 788 87
Received per'Rev..C. Miller, from the
following Congregations: Amity,
f• 62,89, Boyer'g, 43,26, Berger's 91,
Keelers 26,5a55aman5,14,35,8 wamp,
40,62, together, • 218 12
Citizens of Bedford co. per Mr. Jordan, 94 00
From citizens of Lehigh county, to wii:
Allentown Boroiigh, 3,139 10
Washington township,
.53 40
Heidelberg; . 139 25
' 'Upper Saucon, 109 52
Hanover, • 290 59t
Upper Milford, 308 39
Salisburg, '167 47
Weissenburg, 15 25
North Whitehall, 242 27
Northampton 24 47'
Lynn, 41 63
South Whitehall, 50 00
3 0 01
Lower MacungY, .‘ 60 124 : .
, 4,661 50
From JOhn titcker, , ' "1 . 00
g. EJ. ittrt, Ned , Orleans, • 410 00
Wastrinkton, by S. A. Briderso 120 00
ntlainied enods.aold by J. D. j.awall, 230
Contribution (name unknown) - 12
Total, - - $18,497 49
By the payment of orders drawn in feitti of
the following persons, to wit :
Hannah Dunlap, 5A 00
George Good, 600 00
Mary Fuchs, 45 00
Thomas 'Brown, 300 00
Reuben Kauffman, 194 371
Charles Beitler,
50 00
Elizabeth Gutekunst, 52 00
Matilda Heckman, 113 00
Charles Scholl, . 575 00
Charles H. Martin, 87500
Ed ward 'Schnorr, 78 00
Thomas Newhard, 294 96
John Q. Cole, 468 00 •
Solonion Gro , s, for tho
use of Reuben Stianss, 282 00 •
Henry. F. Nagle, 150 00
• Henry Rohe, 50 00
G urge L. (tithe, 100 00
Thomas Yeager, 100 00 .
Elias. Koipor, 100 00
Edwin Royer, • 350 00
E. R.-Newhard, 775 00 ,
Sarah Hittel, 65 00
Elizabeth Douse, 118 00
Daniel Keiper, 400 00
C. A. Aliller. (farrier) 56 25
William Scholl, 300 00
George Lucas ; 475 00
John Ne)he3h, 100 00
Ephraim Ganzwere, 296 50
Catharine Groff, 400 00
iViii. F. Datiowsky, 775 00
James 'f rexler, 450 011
Enos Weiss, 251 52
C. L. Lachman,' 325 00
Anion \\* int, 50 00
Manasses Schwartz, 150 00
John 'Wolf. 20 00
Catharine Schwenk, 240 00
Silas H. Newhard, 91 50
I?attick Millen), 25 00
John F. Butte, 600 00
Diana Walter, 50 00
Ralleity & Hannum,
(pritititig,) 14 00 .
Caroline Schanzebach, 50 00
• Yeager & Weidner, 675 00
Maria Seip, 50 00
Pretz, Kern & Co. for im
mediate relief to sufferers, 30
Michael Uhler, 175
H. C. Longnecker, 100
¶-4w
Peter Huber,
J. D. Boas, for the use of
Smith, 7 75
T. H. Martin, 200
Thomas 0. Ginkinger, 100
Fortnnetta Findley, 100
Charlotte Savitz, 75
Jos. F. Newhard, 109
--Henry Beitler, 25
George Keiper, 75
Reuben Rice, 100
Eliza Fetzer, 8
Charles Keck, 50
J. G. Sehinatik, . 25
Polly , Holtman, 75 --
Elisabeth Rohe, 40
Malta Rhoades, 15
LNALcsssary Expenses :
Postage, 1 30
Counterfeit notes received, 8 06
Printing circulars, &c., 4 09
David Stem. room rent, 20 00
Pahlishlng this report in tvro papers, 10 00
Michael Bratle, (services,) 50
14i 50
Total, - • - $ 13,497 49
February 1. 11-1 w
Now is Your Time to Buy Cheap
Iron and Hardware.
Barber & Young,
Retpectfully inform their friends and the
public in general, that they are determined
to sell their large stock of Iron just received
comprising among others
50 Tons English Iron,
such as Square and Round. All sizes of
Waggon-tire, which will be sold at 23 cents
a ponnd, and fur CASH at 21 cents. Ham
mered at 4 cents, and all sizes American roll=
ed very cheap.
6 25 Blacksmith Anvils, of the best kind
and warranted, at 1 - 111 cents a pound.
A lot of Horse Nail Rods, the best in the
United States, warranted.
ALSO—Cast, Shear, Blister and Spring
Steel, will be sold at extraordinary low pri
sees, together with a very extensive assort
"ll6.
,c went of
(k
ibU„ ' HARDWARE,
Saddlery, Coach 'Trimmings,
Mechanics Tools, such as Planes, Saws,
And all other kinds of •'Fools, which will be
sold at lower rates, than any other house in
•the United States.
Thankful for past favors they have re
ceived from a generous public, they trust
that through punctual attendance to busi
fleas and small profits, they will be able to
gain n still more extensive patronage.
January 1. 411-4 w
Frederiek Bohlen,
BELL-HANGED, BIIASD•CUTTER AND LOCK-SMITIE,
AlleniOlVll.
Respectfully informs his friends and the
public in general, that he still continues the
above business in all its various branches,
at his .stand, one door south•of Dillinger &
Craig's Dry Goods Store, in Allen street in
the Borough' of Allentown, wheie he will
also manufacture to order all kinds of
iSC.6LLES
for Druggists, grocers.
and other brandies, War
,
• t A ranted to be strictly accu:.
- rate, finished in the most
splendid inanner: Fle•also manufactures
all kinds of Locks;Dopr-plates, Door-knock
ers, and every other article in his line.
Repairing of Locks, Lamps, in short eve
ry thing in Steel, Iron, Brass or COpper., can
he repaired at the shortest noticd and on lhe
most reasonable terms. • • •
. .
Mr. Btitti.v.4 trusts throttgli pdnetttal,ati
tendence to btisinets and tncletr.te charges,
.iu Will b ahtt to gain a large share•of pub
lic patronage, for which he will ever be
thaalcful.
Allentown, December 21. ¶-4m
ENGLISH & GERMAN
JOB PRINTING,
Of every description, neatly exennteotAhe
Otinte of the ulleso . tryt..." •
Ell
500 -
$ 13,454 60
prices QCurrnU.
ARTICLES. I Per Alknl.Eqlon Philda.
Flour 'Barrel 5 50
.6 501 iiVI
Wheat . . . . Bush. 100 1 051 1 20,
Rye. ... . . .05 65 76
Corn 65 65 06
Oats 30 00 85
Buckwheat . . 40 40 56
Flaxseed . 1 1 - 126 180 140
Cloverseed . . 826 400 400
Timothy s eed . 200 275 259
Potatoes .. . -- 30 35 66
Salt 50 45 40
Butter .. • • Paha ,16 12 18
Lard --. 0 10 9
, Tallow .. . . 9 9 i ti
Beeswax .. . , •25 251 27
Ham 9 8 10
Flitch .. . . . ' 0 0
_Tow-yarn. . . S 8 0
Eggs .... . Doz. IS ''o 15
Rye Whiskey Gall. 25 ft' .28
Apple Whigkeyl 20 25 4 94
Linseed (0. .!—, 66 65 Iy6
Hickory Wood !Cord 5O 460 600
Oak Wood . . 1 „
.0 .50 3 60 6 09
Esg,Coal. . . Tim 3 7,0 400 450
Nut Coal .. . •••• 250 8.00 350
Lump COO . . -•-- Apotao, 2 '65
Plaster .. . . —4 450 4 50 1 260
Franklin Fire Insurante
Company of Philadelphia.
Statement of the Assets of the Company,
on• January Ist, 1849, published in. conform= r
ity, with the provisions.of the.sixtli section. •
of the Act of Assembly of April &h, 1849.
MORTGAGES. •
Being first Mortgages Well secured
on real estate, free of ground rent,
and are all in the city and county
of Philadelphia, except $49,450 in
Bucks, Montgomery, Schuylkill &
Allegheny countie,Pennsylvania,
also $7,500 in Ohio, amply sucur
ed by real estate in Phi,adelphia,l
REAL ESTATE.
Purchased at Sheriff's sales, under
mortgage claims, viz:
Eight houses and lot, 70 by 150 ft.
on the south west 'cornerof chest
nut & Schuylkill Sixth streets.
A house and lot, 33 3 by too feet,
No. 467 Chestnut Street,
-A-house and- lot,-27-by 81 feet, on
the north side of Spruce street
west of eleventh street, .
A houie and lot„21 7 by 100 feet,
do . wett side of Penn square, south
of High street,
Two houses and lots, each 18 by 80
fect,on south side of Spruce street
near Schuylkill seventh street,
Five houses and lots, each 1,7 9 hy
90 feet, Nos. 131, 133, 135, 137,
and 139, Dillwyn street,
Three houses and lot, 49 by 54 ft.
en east side of Schuylkill sixth
. street, south of Pine. street..
Four houses and lot, 46.11 by 80
'feet, on east side of Thitd street,
above Catharihe street.
A house and lot, 18 by 106 feet, on
south side of Filbert street, west
of Schuylkill seventh street;
A lot of ground 17 by 57 feet, on the
north corner of Schuylkill Front
and Spruce streets.
Hotel and lot, 50 by 81 feet, on the
south east corner of Chestnut and
~Beach streets.
Five honses and lot, 42 by 86 feet,
on the north side of George street,
west of Ashton street.
Seven houses and lots, 26 by 117
feet, on the east side of Reach st.
south of Chestnut street.
A house anti lot, 18 by 80 feet, No.
96, Fitzwater street, east of Ninth
Streets
LOANS.
temporary tdahis on collateral se
curities, ;simply secured,.
STOCKS. ,
$5,000 United 6tates 11 per cent
(interest oh) •
$lO,OOO Alms' House Loan, 6
per cent. (kitetest on) • "
200 shares Bank of Kenthcicy.
17 do. North. Bank of Ke n.
100 do. Union Bk. Of
13 do. Insurance .company a 3
of state of Penn. c' a i
200 do. Southwark Itai*oad ts,s
' Company.
37 do. Cohidiercial & Rail 73
Road Bk. of Vicks-T,
burg.
91 do. Franklin Fireinattc. , y!
once Company.
0 do. Mercantile Library
Company.
5 do. Union Canal Comp.
00 do. North Americ..Coal
Company.
$5OO North American Coal loam
Cash on hand, - 917,021
Cash in hands of Agents, 12;618
Notes and Bills receivable,
Unsettled Policies, -
Merchandise, -
Total. - - 7 .
By Order of the Board,
CHAItLEB N. 13ANOCER, President.
ATTUT,
CHARLES G. BARRER% Secretary.
January 25.
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U'IMILtO
Notice is hereby given that all claims due
the estate of the late Samuel Runk, dec'd.'
ton satisfied on or before the first day of
April next, will be put in suit immediately
after that time. Circumstances imperative
Upon the administrators render this course
necessary.
JOHN RUNK,t
oldiiiinisthitor4s
C. M. RUNK, ' ' •
Jan. 25
A Pratte °Use For Sdle;
, A new and convenient one and it
1i: half story frame
• Dwelling House,
situated in a pleasant pan of the Borough of
Allentown; The House is 10 by 24; id*
lot 20 feet front by 2clo deep, ~ • .
The tennis can be Made very &et °Mead-.
ing, end the property will be sold very tea:.
sonable, For particulars edqditie titthits Of=
ge;
Jan: /5, 1-•44
$1,047,488 41
At Castl
$ 94,724 ei
biool si
SEE
At COE! .)
61,623 9d
29,038 88
7,481 76
I,Z7d Rd
413.84
$1,328,499 71.
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