1)c fcl)igl) ilegiottr.
Allentown, Pa.
THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1849.
Circulation near 2000.
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V. B. PALMER, Esq., N. W. corner of Third
and Chesnut streets, Philadelphia, and 169 Nas
sau street, Cl ribune Buildings,) New York, is
our authorized Agent for receiving advertise
ments and subscriptions to the Lehigh Register
and collecting. and receipting for the. same.
REMOVAL!
The office of the Lehigh Regis
ter has been removed to the build
ing foimerly occupied by Mr. C.
Mohr, tobacconist, bn Hamilton
street,. first dbor east of the Ger
man Reformed Church, where o"ur
friends will always find us on hand,
to attend to their wishes. Job work
of every description will be neatly
executed at the shortest notice.
A Brief Lay Discourse
Judge Jones' remark before the grand jury,
in its last sitting, to the purport that Lehigh
county was remarkably moral in its character,
furnishes us with a text upon which we shall
expatiate a little, after our own fashion. It is
indeed a matter of boast with us, that with such
a compact population, the blistering plague of
vice is rarely seen. Those pestiferous habnts
of sin which so often infect cities, are not visi
ble in our large towns, thanks be to God for it ;
nor do .we see those striking contrasts which
extremes of wealth and poverty present. We
have often thought that our borough was as per
fect a realization of a Fouriete association, as
ever the same number of persons thrown prom
iscuously together, and without a .eosin/ object in
view could be; fur this uniformity of condition
and estate which prevails hero, approaches that
summit of mutual privilege and right which
the Fourierite dreams of. Otir buildings are
almost unifoim in their appearance : being
chiefly of substantial brick, not even the
poorest is excepted fmn this remark. We all
have enough to satisfy our physical comforts ;
or if there be any exception : they are cases of
improvidence. Our streets are not filled with
impotorished specimens of humanity who
seem as if they never had any moth!_qs to trou
ble themselves about their outgoings! But
every person carries on his cheek the rich and
rosy hue which betokens, not the flowers of
Bacchus, but those that bloom in the garden of
health. Pale faces are at a discount here, so
much so, that whitewashed fences are obliged
to serve as memorials of such an anomaly !
Pure water flows profusely through our streets,
so that there is no necessity for cleanliness
being below par; and air as pure as is possi
ble for Earth to be favored with, sweeps contin
ually around us. In short, we conclude that
we are a respectable sort of people, well off,
and able to bid poverty and the devil, those big
bug bears, any kind of defiance.
Comfort must be estimated by comparison.
We lia r e given one side of the picture ; go to
our cities and view the other which will be the
reverse of this, then judge which you will
choose, you grumblers, you always discon
tented, you never-know-wlmt-is-good•enough
for-you folks! Go • and experience the oppo
site of the picture we have sketched for your
benefit, we say. If after your trial, you do
not become better, in heart, you are only fit for
!'treasons, stratagems and spoils;" you are
incorrigible ; you are not fit to enjoy Earth's
blessing, and the sooner you are transplanted
to-another sphere, the better.
We address those who do not depend upon
mental excitement for their happiness; who,
if they aro ever satisfied, are ;o, with sufficient
to keep the body on good terms witti
and with freedom from care; for we have very
rarely those soul-stirring excitements w hicli
characterize our large' cities. Murders au as
rare as angels visits, theatres have fled in tear
and trepidation from our borders; concerts and
exhibitions searcly pay for their eorning among
us; world-building and upheaving ministers
do not pour out their thunder among us; and
an author is us strange an animal as Col. Fre
mont's woolly house: The fact is, we are
afraid ihaCourgood manners are in some degree
of a negative description ;that is, arising train
lack of temptation, rather than from that in
vincible determination to be upright, let what
will happen. At any rate we have not as
strong motives to temptation as many other
districts of country. For our own sake, being
of the gams irritabile, Wo 511011111 not object if
the purify of our soul could be tried in some
ways which ale not possible now that is bY
coming in contact with scenes that possess
more spiritual life. For instttee, if a rail-read
connected our borough with Philadelphia or
Now York, we should be tempted, once in a
while to leave our detnly beloved friends and
country here for a Inlet - space to bietnho the
tainted air of ihose_citie.:!
The Plough, Loom and Anvil
The slay number of this popular Aglicultu
ral Magazine is upon our table. It supplies
that vacuum, so often lelt, and so long wanted
to be supplied. Il Is the identical periodical,
to go into the handtot the old and the young,
who pursue agricature as a business and a
science : to which it is so justly entitled. We
are pleased to learn that the Fainters of "Little
Lehigh" are be:tinning to view this matter in
ies true light. Subscribe for lid,: journal we
say then. Terms & 2 each when lire unite, and
85 for two subscribers. Address . ..l. S. Skinner,
No 81 Dock street, Philadelphia.
National Prosperity.
True patriotism cannot be sectional in its
character. The interests of town, county or
State are not of sufficient magnitude to confine
the love of his country to exertions in their be
half. The welfare and prosperity of the whole
Union ought to be the first and greatest desire
of every American ; and his earnest endeavors
should be constantly directed to the furtherance
of that object.
The most certain method of insuring the
prosperity of a nation is.by diffusing education
among the masses, and taking measures to se
cure to every citizen the opportunity to labor
and the enjoyment of the comforts of life
through the . work of his hands. "A fair day's
wages for a fair day's work," is a good maxim,
and on - e - worthy - the - ecinsidertition of all - who
desire to see the condition of men elevated,
and the rights of individuals respected. The
only means by which so desirable a result can
be attained is through the enactment of such
laws as shall tend to develope the resources of
a country not by festeringone branch of in
dustry at the expense of another, but by such
measures as shall alike promote the interests
of the Manufacturer, the 'Merchant, the Me
chanic, the Farmer and the Laboring Man.—
This is the doctrine advocatei by Americans
and on which they base their argument fur a
protective Tariff.
The necessity of educating the people to
make them good and useful citizens, has he li
-
come so dearly manifest to every thinking
man that he who opposes the dissemination of
knowledge among the people is now looked
upon as being a century or two behind the age.
Now England has been more prominent in her
measures to afford to all of her children the
means of acquiring knowledge, and the effects
upon the social, moral and physical condition
of her inhabitants, as contrasted with those of
some other parts of the country; is a strong
evidence of the utility of such educational
measures. The people are hardy, industrious
and intelligent, and the homes of New Eng
land are places of comfort and happiness which
many of their fellow countrymen do not pos
-1 sess, though they may, and in many cases do
enjoy natural advantages far superior to those
of their Yankee brethern.
gut the people of the Eastern States also far
excel those of all other sections of the country
in their manufactures. The soil of New Eng- I
land is probably less favorable to agricultural
pursuits than that of any other part of the Union,
and yet in proportion to their extent of terri
tory, these arc among the most productive of
the Union. The reason of this is that the in
crease of manufactures sustains an additional
population who must he fed. A stiniulus has I
by this means been given to agricultural inter
est, and every available acre of soil is being
put into 'requisition to raise products for the
honie market. New hands are employed in
raising these products, as many of those who
were formerly engaged in farming have left
that business to work in the factories. With
the prosperity of manufactures and agriculture
has come an additional activity in all other
branches of business. The Merchant, the Me
chanic and the Laborer feel the beneficial ef
fects of this system, and every man in such a
community has the opportunity to labor and
receive a reward for it in the necessaries and
I comforts of life.
So haS it been, and so should it now be in
our own State. Within the last few years
there have been erected in Pennsylvania many
iron works, furnaces, forges, and rolling mills,
&o. The mining of coal has also grown to be
one of the greatest branches not only of State
but. of national industry ; and just in proportion
as these have increased in extent and magni
tude, has been the increase of activity iu all
other pursuits. When, from the effect of hasty
legislation, their prosperity has been checked,
the whole community suffered; when they
have been fostered and encouraged, all have
received advantage from it. The Tariff of 1842
did much to benefit the interests of the State
and country. The Tariff of 1846' threw open
our pits to the influx of foreign commodities,
and put a check upon the rapidly increasing
manfacturing business of the Union.
To be independent of others —to rely on
self, is the moat certain means of individual
success. To encourage Home Industry create
home markets and thus supply the wants of
our citizens by the labor of their conntryinen;
each in his way serving his neighbor, thus de-
pending on ourselves to supply our actual ne:
cessaries, and then selling the surplus to in
habitants of other countries, receiving their
products in exchange, is one of the most cer
tain means of securing National Prosperity--
The good and wise of our country drunkd
therefore spare no exertions to bring about a
better condition of things in our factories, re
lying upon the facts that by litnefitting them
a stimulus is given to every kind of business.
The above is the article of which friend
Mittel., of the Easton Argus, complains of, as
being thoroughly . "Whigish." In conducting
the RegiAci., we have an eve single to the
in
terest of the Arnitr, the Mcchonic and the La
borinfrnuri; and with this view we give pub
licity to any - article that may have a tendency
Ito advance the same. The article in question
breatLes the spirit and feeling of a true Ameri-
I can, such that evely geed Pennsylvanian that
has the uelfare of the great Keystone State at
heart should ever advocate, be he a Democrat
or a NVlrig. It is a.settled fact, that encourage
merit to Ametican Industry creates a Horne
market, and thereby becomes a question in
Which the Farmer, Mechanic and Laborer of
the rich Limestone valleys of "Old Northamp
ton"-are deeply interested. We dismiss the
interests of our readers asa true Pennsylvanian
ought to do, without reference: to party poli
tics, and our course has thus far met with um:
parallel success ; enjoying a circulation of over
1 fiftcen Innaircd„probably three times the MlM
her of the Easton Argus. We have never hi
sertod one line in the Register with a view to
party ends or objects. •
Friend Hunter': judgment may be good in
many thing@;• but in judging "neutral articles,"
we believe it to be radically deficient. None
of our readers yet complained that the article in
question was too "thoroughly Whigish " We
read it over and over again, and could find
nothing in it, that does not meet the views of
both Democrats and Whigs. We zepublish.the
article with a view that those who have not
read the same before will do so now, and to be
better able to judge for themielves. We will
close our remarks and say to our young friend
of the Easton Argus, what General Jackson
said to Dr. Coleman, "it is time we were be
coming a little more Americanized, and instead
of- feeding- the paupers and-laborers -of-Eng--
land, feed our own?'
"Neutral in Polities."
An anonymous writer, over the initials of J.
D. has taken refuge behind a little 7 by 9 print
in this Borough, which he terms a Battery to be
sure, and from which the good citizens of Le
high county are enlightened by a weakly dis
charge of about a "Baker's dozen," all told.
This so called Battery, is the "Shield" chosen
by this veritable, this "timed" and "nervous"
writer, who says: wo "lack the courage to
avow our principles"—our principles, eh ! and
he, fearless fellow ! fires his squibs, like a mid
night assassin from behind his twelve gun bat
tery, hi order to disguise the charge, which he
under his real name—if a man of honor—
would feel abagied to own. Our principles,
Air. J. D., are synonymous with those of our
readers. We take up and discuss every sub
ject, from which we believe our readers will
derive some benefit—and as for the howling
and prating of political Demagogues—without
"fear, favor or affection." We would further
remark, that we hold to the doctrine, bee from
the prejudices of "sect or party.
New Eating Establishment
Capt. .11'igle, who is famous for ‘Vit and
Good Humor and who enjoys the flattering
name of having as a Restaurateur no superior,
has again opened an establishment on Hamil
ton street, a few doors below Prom, Guth
Co's store and directly opposite the office of
John S. Gibons, Esq., where he_ is always
pleased to wait upon such as feel. disposed to
favor him with their custom. His place is
fitted up sumptuously and neatly, and we
think, is a fair demonstration of the Captains
good taste in such matters. Ills lee Cream Sa
loons are a model of perfection ; and compete
with any we have ever seen. It is needless
to say anything in reference to the articles he
has for sale for it is a manifest fact that he
always Las had everything belonging to his
branch of business and of course has again.
"The World as it Moves,"
A weekly Magazine of 40 pages, is an excel
lent periodical. In addition to a reprint of Cham
bers' celebrated and useful popular Edinburgh
Journal, which has in Europe a circulation of
150,000 copies, "The World as it Moves" gives
the choicest articles that appear in the great
British Reviews, Magazines and Newspapers.— .
Nur is this all; There are orignal articles and
translations from the French, Italian and Ger
man periodicals. It also answers all Literary
and Scientific Questions from subscribers, and
publishes free of charge, the Marriages and
Deaths, on information., of all its patrons. The
"World" also gives a miscellany of Foreign and
Domestic News. The price is $1 50 for three
mouths, (one vol,) or $5 for one year, (4 vol.)
Each volume contains 520 pages. This Maga
zine would be of great value to families and Li
braries, and Ave heartily recommend it to those
who wish sound and at the same time interesting
reading. We should remark that all persons
subscribing before the 15th of June for 1 year's
issue receive the Ist volume of "The World,"
or the two• volumes of Macauley's History of
England, gratis.
In addition to other attractions they have pre
pared a series of magnificent Biographical, His
torical antp-cettic Illustrations. The $4 edition
of the HisrMy of England by Macauly, which
they offer a Premium is splendidly bound.
"The World as it Moves" is the cheapest and
most valuable magazine published in this coun
try. Think of 4080 pages of such matter, with
such premiums, for only $5!
Wm. Wallace, Editor : Lockwood & Co., pub
lishers, Broadway and Gtand street, New York.
Wine and. Cheese
The - poor printer does at times, meet with a
friend who takes compassion on hint and re
members him with the good things the world
affords. An instance of this kind we had the
good fortune to experience this week. A bot
tle of pure "Rheittischer Wein," said to be 15.
years old and a slice of delicious "Schweitzer
Kruse," which would make an epicures mouth
water.
All we have to say is, that the store of Pretz,
Guth & Co., is the very place to buy every
thieg, you want from a needle to a superfine
dress, fit to lead any of 'Eve's fair daughters
to the hymenial altar, besides ►Vine and Chcesc
to close the connubial ceremonies. See their
manifesto in another column.
Clothing Eznpbrium
Our neighbors over tbn way, have received
a new and fashionable supply of fancy Spriog
and Slimmer gentlemen's dress goods, which
they,mean to sell by the ',totem, or make tip
to order at the shortest notice. They also keep
nn hand a large assortment rut Heady Made
Clothing, &c. See advertisement.
The Daily News.— This' exellent daily paper
published VI -P. Sanderson, & Co. and edited by
Judge Conrad, has recently been again enlarged
and improved. It is sent to subscribers.daily at
$5 per annum. To clubs six copies will he sent
for $27, or twelve for $5O. The News contains
the latest intelligence from all quarters, and is
in every respect as desirable as the larger dai
lies, which costs $8 a year. Whig in politics.
Iron Cinder Roads
A, correspondent of the National Intelligencer
says that this article surpasses all other materi
als for the construction of roads, the particles
being too heavy to be moved by the wind ; and
after a rain they rust and'cement together, and
by use become perfectly smooth and solid and
will endure for a length of time. lie suggests
that the middle of the avenue, not paved instead
of gravel, should be covered with iron cinder,
which would make a complete finish, at little
more cost than the gravel, and surpass all other
roads or streets in this or any other dmintry.
As we know a little about such kind of roads
we presume that the furnace' ashes are meant
in the above. They do make a hard compact
road after having been well trod, rolled and
pounded. But with coarse ashes fur an under.
layer and sifted ashes abiire - them to the depth
of 6 inches, then pound the whole well down
and take our word for it, a road of no common
quality will be the result.
A New Manure
Robert Bryson, Esq. of Cumberland county,,
about eight miles from Harrisburg, Pa. has
been experimenting for the last ten years, to
make exhausted tanbark available and,valuable
as manure. Besides his magnificent farm, he
likewise carries on the tanning business. Fi
nally, after a great deal of expense, and many
failures, he has succeeded in discovering a
method of producing from the tan an efficient
manure. This is his plan: He has his tan
wheeled out on a level piece of ground, and le
veled off two or three feet thick. Over this he
spreads a layer of two or three inches of lime,
and over that again a strata of tan—then a layer
of lime, and so on. He lets inc bed so prepared
remain for two years ; at the end of that time he
finds himself in possession of a bed of manure,
the effects of which upon the land can hardly
be surpassed, for the richness of its product,
and the durable fertility which it imparts.
New Railroad
The Lehigh Register is urging the.construc
lion of a Railroad from Allentown to Easton,
which it is said can be made at a grade of less
than six feet to the mile. The day is not far
distant, we hope, when a continuous chain of
road shall be made from Tamaqua, in this
county, to Easion and New York, which will
not only afford a rapid and easy transit, during
all seasons of the year, for our Coal to au Eas
tern market, but also be the means of afford
ing access to innumerable flourishing and pro
ductive towns along the route.—Pulfseinc Emp.
(*- We coincide With the above, and also
hope, "the day is not far distant when a con
tinuous chain of road shall be made from Ta
maqua to Allentow . n, Easton and New York."
All that is necessary for the furtherance of the
project is perseverance.
Wealth of Pennsylvania
The iron and Coal of Pennsylvania, no doubt,
yields at this time, $20,000,000 per annum. It
is likely that in ten years, this sum will have
increased :o $50,000,000, and our coal and iron
trade, eventually, make Pennsylvania the rich
est State, and Philadelphia the wealthiest city
in the Union. But there are probably, in addi
tion, many sources of wealth not yet thought
of. In England, spermaceti is being extracted
from peat, anti it has been lately discovered that
the shales of that country contain a large
amount of spermaceti, which can be economi
cally applied to the making of oil and candles.
We have abundance of shale in Pennsylva
nia, which burns with a clear bright flame.—
Why should not our Eastern neighbors, instead
of sending to the coast of Kanischatka for
sperm oil, erect their works in the mountains
'of Pennsylvania. The profit in England is es
' timated to be very great. We mention these
facts, hoping they may elicit information from
those who are conversant with these affairs.
Productions of the Country
It is estimated that the value of crops in
1848 will exceed 8567,000,000. The value of
live stock is estimated at over $560,000,000.
The sums invested in manufactories for , the
same year, amount to $843,800,000. The sums
invested in merchandize amount to 353,000,-
000, exclusive of $.149,000,000 employed in
the commission business and foreign trade.
The aggregate of the productions and busi
ness of our coutary thus amounts to the enor
mous sum of over 82,000 ; 000,000, equal to
8100 to each one of the twenty millions of in
habitants in the country.
Lloncil CoVi.ssion.—When Lucy Cowper was
once examined in a court of justice, one of the
councellors asked her if she came there in the
character of a modest woman I ••\o sir." replied
she, "that which has been the ruin of me, has
been the malting ofyou—l mean impudence.".
Vubtabic /le;frr.Mr. Sherman B. Mead, of
Venice in this county, made last Summer from
one four year old heifer, besides raising a Calf,
the veal of which weighed lOS and the hide 11
lbs.-4051b5. of.butter and 281bs. of cheese.--
She nested him therefore not less than $5B dur
ing the season, estimating the butter to have
brought him 12 1-2ets., the cheese 7cts., the veal
4cts., and the shin 7cts. per lb. Site was a true
cow, and not easy to beat we imagine.—Auburn
Journal.
The Slate Treesury.—G ideon J. Ball, Esq., the
new State Treasurer, entered upon .his dunes o n
the Ist inst. has appointed Thomas Nicholson,
Esq., of Ucaver county, chief clerk. Win. San
ht Esq.,of Erie county. has also recei v ed an
. appoinunent in the Treasury Department.
.Ib/i/ Rohherg.—For some time past, letter.;
containing money, mail. d at Montrose, Pa., to go
East, having been abstracted front the mail, an
investigation was commenced under the direc
tion of fine tit the P. M. General's special agents,
when the trial letters were finally opened at Great
Bend, by George Baldwin, Postmaster of the
place. Mr. B. was immediately arrested; $2O in
money, and au Opened letter were found upon
him, together with 22 other letters. addressed to
dfferent persons. He was lodged in Montrose
jail to await his trial.
Charms of Rural Life
Besides the benefit of mental discipline de
rived from the study of nature, for which agri
culture opens as wide a field as any other pur
suit, the charms of rural life are unalloyed by
the reflection of ill-gotten gains, and uncontam
inated by immoral influences. The farmer has
no occasion to review with remorse, a life of in.
justice to his fellow-men, or mourn the loss of
fortunes accumulated. by an occupation almost
necessarily dishonest, The lawyer looks upon
his briefs prepared for unjust Causes; the .phy
sician upon the emaciated forms of his patients,
and the speculator upon the wealth amassed
from the ruined fortunes of others, with the hu
miliating consciousness that they have not in all
instances, returned and equivalent for what they
have received. But the cultivator of the soil
rnay pursue calling with the cheering refiec ,
tion, that an all.bounteous Providence has re
warded his efforts, and through his efforts; and
through him bestowed more of happiness upon
his fellow-men.
A Good Story.—They tell a story of a man out
West who had a hair lip, upon which he per
formed an operation himself, by inserting into
the opening a piece of chicken flesh—it adhered
and filled up the space admirably. This was all
well enough, until, in compliance with the pre
vailing fashion, he attempted to raise a pair
of mustaches, when one side grew hair and the
other feathers.
The Country Pray. A city ecitemporary,
Nears Saturday Gazette, has the following just
remark, which we commend to the attetilioll of
all :
•Take your county paper by all means, and
do not allow the Gazette to interfere with it.—
There arc none of you who arc not able to sub
scribe two dollars fora local journal and two
dollars for a good city weekly, nor do we see how
you can do without either. The one gives you
County and State intelligence; the other,general
news and Itterature. It is a mistake for you to
neglect your local editors fur thooe who live in
great cities.
Large Apple Tree.— There is an apple tree in
Dedham, Mass., supposed to be one hundred
years old, which measures Mince!) and a half
feet in circumference, one foot rionl t h e ground,
and eleven and a half, four feet froni the ground.
Its branches cover an acre of sixty feet in (ham
mer. This is, however, exceeded by an apple
tree in lluxbury, which is sixteen bet in cir
cumference, one hundred years ida, and bears a
tremendous quantity of apples every year.
British Exports.—A London correspondent of
the Intelligencer furnishes a matemrlit of the ex
ports of Brillsll and II ish produce and manufac
tures for three years back. The whole value of
exports last year was, in round numbers, 5232,-
000,000, in 1848, it was more, say 1255,00(1,000;
in 1817, $2116,000,000. Among the exi.oris from
Great Britain last year were npward.. of ;:.80,00u
-000 worth of cotton manufactures; ct4ton yarn.
$25.000,000; hardware, $9,000,000; linen tnann
factures,sl4,ooo,ooo; iron anti steel, $:13,000,000;
butter and cheese, $1,000,008.
Wanted.—W c find the following advertisement
in a late Milwaukie paper. We will send we
first one along that calls:—A man between the
age of '2O and GO—one who can make himself
generally useful about a wholesale nail retail
book and stationary establishment—who call
clean lamps—sweep the store—go to market fir
the dog—fish—cut bait—saw wood—speak the
truth—treat customers civily—stand -blowing
up" once a week, without wishing to argue the
point—wiko can talk but little—is st r ictly honest
and religiously inclined.
A person possessing a/the above trial ttleations
will find employment by calling un the subscri
ber.
P.,S. Neither a graduate from lklichiut. n. r
a member of the late Legislature will auswt r tnp
purpose
A Principle.—"l hold," said a Westrta editOr,
with dignified emphasis—.l hold it as a self-evi
dent principle, that no man should take a news
paper three consecutive years, without Making
at least an apology to the editor for not payimr,
for it.
lowa Bofutdary.—The people cif lowa are 're
joicing on the decision of the Supreme Court of
the United Stales which establishes as the boun
dary between their State and Missouri lie most
southerly 'line, as always claimed by.lowa and
contested by Missouri.
Go.d.—“Motherl" said au interesting little
boy, one morning at bre:dd . :lst, want some
milk so bad. Why don't father buy a now !'
Old Mrs. Wilson's got one now." lie patient,"
said the affectionate mother, "Mr. Wikon lots
joined the Sons of Tent pent ce, and I bear 'eat
say that your father has a notion of joining
them too, then we will soon be able to buy us a
cow."
fine Apples in Flurida.—.l writer in the Sa
vannah Georgian says, that one gentleman put
out .10 slips of the pine on the 20th of August,
1813, and they ripened fruit July 10, 1815; he
has now 2500 plants, half which will bear next
July. The apple does as well as at St. Lucia, if
not better, than in Cuba ; the fruit is larger and
better. About IS,OOO pines e,an . be produced to
the acre. 'Phis fruit froth the pine-plants of
South Florida, need not he plucked till it has
quite matured, when it will conic into other. The
average value of the pine then will be at least. 5
cents, and au arme will yield ;800 or ;MOM:while
the produce of the grave is about ;450 per acre
Thrern Lie<tira in Lan roster.—At the 'last
.:owl of Quarter :Sessions of Lancaster county,
two hundred anilthirty nine tavern licenses were
granted far Lancaster city and county, being
three inure than last year. Sixnen applica
tions, nine of theta for new stands, have been
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rejected.
Abseanded.—The New Orleans papers of the
19th, confirm the report that .1. W. Furness, a
commission merchant of that city, leaving, debts
unprovided for to the amount of about $20,000.
lie was a young man and eajoycd a high char•
aster.
Gleanings from the Mail.
urn. is Mrs. Partington's opinion that "men
are hard creatures to find out, and ain't worth
much after you have found 'em out."
farilon. E. A.llannegan, Minister to Germa=
ny, and his private Secretary, Col. Colt, sailed
in the steamship Eu)pa, which left New York
fur Liverpool
[7_7 - Silence is a gift without peril, and a tress=
urc ‘vithout enemies 4
re' The sum to the credit of private depositors
in the Bank of England, is $50,000,000.
[lirThe Savannah Georgian predicts that, in
a few years hence, Georgia will be a manufac.
wring State of no small importance.
IT'lt is a mistake to suppose that big heads
always contain the most intellect. Some of them
arc like large turnips, rather corky. •
--- - Fenton who outlive their incomes by-spied
dor in dress and equipage, resemble a town on
fire, which shines by that which destroys it.
I:7'lt is an error to think that a long face id
essential to good morals, or that laughing is au
unpardonable crime.
1-7.r . The parties at Pittsburg,' convicted of
stealing the body of a young lady for dissectlotst
have been sentenced—Dr. Dickson, to pay a fine
of $3OO and costs, and Dr. Henon a One of WO,
Ce'lle number of hogs packed in the Scioto,
Valley, Ohio, during the late packing season,
was 107,566, against 137,600 last year.
LT - George Saylor, has been appointed
Postmaster at Johnstown, Pa., in place of Jordan
Nlat II( tir,T,
rJ" Thomas S. Murphy has been appointed
Postmasier at New Hope,- Bucks county, in
place of N. H. Beaumont.
1.1 - irGeorge 11. Miller has been appointed Pose ,
ina , ter at ‘Votuelstlorf. Berlts county, in place
of Wm. W. Petree.
Ear Business fin the Delaware Canal has beet,
very active. A brake, however, in the 5 mile
level has put a stop to it fot a few days:
Fir The Senate of Wisconsin have passed It
resolution in favor of an amendment of the con
stitution of the United States to give to the peo ,
ple the power to elect Postmasters. Good.
The earnings of the Erie Rail road for a
month past have averaged $1,500 per day.
On Monday last, the receipts were $3,4000:
Vir 'Pie (mold dollar will be a beautiful coin /
a trifle larger than the half dime.
Cr.V - O. B. Lathrop, is Postmaster at Tunkhan ,
noek. Draper Smith, at Plynronth, and De . G.
Dreishach. at Deaeli Haven.
I'V"A. C. Eberhart, has been appointed Post
master at Mercer, in place of John McGill, it,
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EirThc Committee appointed to locate the
grounds for the :State Agricultural Fair, have
sel'cud from thirty to forty acres on the lands
of .1. 11. Colvin, of ticracuse.
Or The cilizens of Wayne county, Ohio, have
sultseribeil $t07,400 .to the Pennsylvania ant!
Ohio Railroad,
Convention to or a Provisional
Government in California, were to assemble on
Tuesday
Cr The Bucks county Agricultural Society
at the annual meeting in lloylestottn, eieeted the
following officers : President. James C. Cor
nell ; Vice President, Joshua Dungan, Jacob H:
Bowls, Amos ti. %Vorthingion, John Blackfan
Trcastirer, Jacob Eamburn ; Secretaries, lliranrt
Brower, John S. Blown.
Year !h: parr.—\l arc indebted to the offici ,
wing - inaei,trate in the case, fur the following
notice• of a marriage ceremony between parties
of matore 3 rat s ;
Married, on the evening of the 10th Aptil,lB4i l ,.
by tleo. Ason (linings aged 71
years. to Nlary McCortnich, aged 74 years, all of
Nltodtineton county, Ohio. So says a Steuben ,
vine paper.
Crlt. We arc pleased to observe #
sacs the lady News, that later accounts from
the peach growers are not so discouraging as
those at first received. We learn from various
points that the damage to the trees, though very
great, is 1101 so extensive as was at first supposed:
The prospect is that the crop will be greatly di
minished in extent, but that we are not to be en
tirely deprived of this most wholesome and de
licious frnit. •
Whi Railroad.—The Legislatures of sev
eral tt;Mtes have, .the past winter, again recom
mended Mr. Whitney's plan for a railroad con
'meting the Pacific with the principal commer
cial cities Mthe Union. The Pennsylvania Legs
islature passed a few days since, a series of
resolutions, recommending his plans as the only
practical scheme for the accomplishment of this
stupendous enterprise and the only one which
would not involve constitutional, sectional, and
other questions and difficulties sure to impede,
check, and finally stop the E rogress Of the work.
Oht.yiug Insitudinns.—The Legislature off!li
nois adopted a selies of resolutions instructing
senato: Douglass to resign his seat in the Uni
ted s3tate, :Senate. The honorable gentleman re
insed to obey, on the ground that the Whig memr
bens of the Legislature voted for the instructions,
'nd he does not recognize them as his constitu-
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Avoidance rf The Inclined Plane.—We publish
this morning the proposals issued by the Secre-,
tary of the Commonwealth, in pursuance of the
38th section of the act of the 10th April, 1849, for.
a loan of ..-'400,000 at 6 per cent interest, and
redeemable in 30 years, for the purpose of con
strticting a railroad• with a view, to the avoidance
of the Incline Plane. It will he' seen that pro
posal:, for the loan will be received by the Sec.
remry of the Commonwealth until 4 o'clock, P.
M., of the 31st insb, and we doubt not, under the
regulations presented by the act, the loan will
be taken without difficulty.—Doily NeWs.
(Jul Finotvsldp iu Ohio.—The Odd Fellows
Magazine furpublished at Columbus,Ohio,
has a table showing the condition of the order
iu this state. The whole numberof members is
now 18,3147„ and the receipts of the year wero
$64,970,6:3, LieMg an increase of $7,447,40 over
.the previous year. The total amount expended
daring the year fur relief was $20,921,57.
ing the year 2:113 new members have hecn ad•
ad, and 29 new lodges instituted. . .