felll9ll Ucgister. Allentown, Pa. THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1849. REMOVAL! The office of the Lehigh Regis ter has been removed to the build ing formerly occupied by Mr. C. Mohr, 'tobacconist, on Hamilton street, first door east of the Ger man Reformed Church, where our 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. The .Bakers.—With much pleasure we refer •our readers to an advertisement in another col umn, of a concert by this celebrated Family, who have won a high reputation throughout the country,• as Vocalists. We notice by our ex changes; that during their stay in Washington City, they spent an evening with the ['resident at the Whitehouse, by special invitation. M' The following persons received license at the last Court of Quarter Sessions, in this county, to keep Public Houses : John Shiti, Mechanicsville, George Wetherhold, Saucon, William Walp, North Whitehall and Levi Kist ler, Lynn. Dreadful Fire On Wednesday last, the 9th instant, at about 10 o'clock in the evening, the citizens of Lower Maetingie township, this county, were alarmed by a fire that broke out in a barn, belonging to Mr. Adam Gau,ner, and in a very short time burnt to the ground. The lire is believed to have originated on the thrashing floor and from their extended in every direction. The whole stock consisting of four horses, !6 head of cat tle, two dogs, over 200 bushels oats, 100 bushels wheat, 50 or 60 bushels rye, and a lot of corn, one pleasure wagon, a woodsled and two light sleighs, about five tons of hay, thrashing machine, winnowing mill and other farming utensils, were consumed. A mare with colt, was the only live stock that was saved. The loss isestimated to be between three and four thousand dollars. The property is insured in the Sinking Spring Company, but for what amount we did not learn. The readable character of a paper, in gen eral, depends as much on the judgment and taste of the editor in making his selection, as upon any other thifig. His fitness for the post he occupies, is to be estimated as much by his talent in this department as any other. It re quires a knowledge of human nature to judge what readers might to read and what they will read, and what, out of the vast material found in exchanges, should be selected for the im provement of his paper and the pleasure and profit and benefit of his readers. Spine editors have the presumption and vanity to imagine their readers would rather be confined to the perusal of original articles from their pens, than 'to be indulged with articles that emanate from other pens and have been inserted in other papers. It is quite possible that their views would undergo a material altera tion, and their pride be somewhat mot ti lied, could they possess themselves of the judgment of their readers. The editor of a paper must at times perform the office of a gleaner, and pick up a little "here and there" in the world &exchanges to enrich his columns with intelli gence that will be appreciated, and to give it the rich variety of thought and sentiment with out which his paper would be pronounced dull and prosy.. The proper use of the scissors is a knowledge indispensable to the editor. What to select and how much to use require no little judgment and experience. Holden's Dollar Magazine The May number cif this invaluable periodi cal is on our table, and truly is a capital num ber. 'lts contents, both prose and poetical, are spicy and edifying. We have perused it with infinite satisfaction and have no doubt, what ever, were our readers acquainted with the same, they would not be without it. Rdirj Notes.—The new relict notes are begin ning to make their appearance, and ‘.ill very soon, we hope, entirely displace the solicit and lated issues that have been in circulation he last five or six years.. • should be remembered that the new issue not increase the amount of these notes in dation. They are merely intended to re :e.the old notes not yet cancelled. ' A Strike.—Quite an excitement prevailed in Easton during the past week, and continues up to this time : in consequence .oi a strike of the Mauch- Chunk Companies' Boatmen, for higher wages. Four or live hundred boats are at present moored in the Lehigh dam, at said place. The boatmen, with their hands and drivers, have several times paraded through the streets of Easton. We are tint certain what the ilifficulty really is between the parties— but no doubt, arises from a demand for higher SEM ?Yale Deed —Gerrit Smith, who is ennobled by many deeds of munificence, proposes to give tracts of land varying from 30 - to 60tecres, to a thousand persons in New York.. With each tract he will make a gift of ten dollars in money. ; He requires the iecipients . to be of good character, landless and poor and free from the vice of intoxication;:and in consideration that he has already made grants of land to two hundred and fitly colored men, he confines its present bciunty to white persons. Selections Guizot and the Republic Our readers are aware that Guizot has been trying to raise the wind in order to introduce , ffimsell into the French National Assembly. He is now asle ever has been a consistant roya list, and . labors as hard to .restore the ancient state of things, as he, did to support his master in his position, before he tumbled headlong down. For this purpose he has addressed a letter to the electors of Calvados, the district which he wishes to represent. His intentions have created a great deal of excitement among the officials of the nie de Poitiers, rho fear that his advent will breed a storm in the pot. „We translate the opening part of his letter, which will show the tenor of his sentiments : "Pdy friends witness to me their intention to offer me as a candidate at the next elections, and ask my opinion on this subject. I deem this interrogation a proffer of honor. I have but one way to reply to it. I will denote un reservedly what now should make men of fiiir judgeinent and probity, and what my personal sentiments are. Being thus instructed with re gard to my ideas, my friends can do what they think best for our country: "One thing alone is of great importance to France. Let the party in favor of order orga nise itself. Being organised it will have ex ceedingly much to do to accomplish this. No one can tell all it will have to do; but what it has to do at present, is to organise. "Every body says this but 1 fear that many who utter this sentiment do not appreciate the extent and signification of these words. Order is more severely attacked than is supposed, and less ardently defended than it should be. Incessantly attacked even to its foundation, on every side, in government, society, the family fire-side, and in the secret depths of the heart of men, by insatiable, lawless revolutionists; defended slightly, only at the last moment when the storm is on the point of bursting out, by some well-meaning, but undecided, hesita ting partisans, «ho can die in order that society itself may not become extinct, but who close 'their eyes and slumber, immediately when they find it is not, absolutely impossible that it has a chance to survive, altogether tm. little is done to resist the torrent of this evil. Some thing else besides such-feeble exertions are re quired to surmount the imminent perils that are at work." Ile proceeds to say that the people feel the want of more effective measures; that they are not ungrateful, but . clear-sighted, consequently they chose Louis Napoleon instead of Gen. Ca vaignac for their chief magistrate; that the ele ments of order still exist in France, that three serious governments have proved it; but that the former and present republics are of no ac count whatever. lie then advocates the union of all parties: "We must repeat continually, that all the elements dike parties for order, he Bonapart isle, the legitimists, the Orleanistk and conser vators of every date and every shape, need,. absolutely need the . aid of each other. ' United, 'they will have much to do to conquer. Disu nited, they will most surely he vanquished.' '-Ile states that if called to a seat in the As senility his efhu•as will be directed to the great end of restoring the old order of things. "I have long labored to found the constitu tional monarchy. I have maintained and practised for a long time a system of. politics which has been earnestly combatted. 1 donut now regret that I have thought, from 1811 to 4818, that a constitutional monarchy was. the best suited for France. And as to the line of politics I 'ave practised, I certainly' do riot pretend not to have committed Mulls, to have never done what should have been done, and to have always done what was necessary; but I remain convinced, that this line of politics is sound, essentially sound, as good for liberty as for order, for progress as for security, for greatness beyond the limits of our cowdry, as for prosperity within. Aly convictions and my honor equally impose it on me to remain faith ful, whether victorious or vanquished.' Poor France is certainly sick; pity she will not lake Dr. Guizot's Guizot has certain ly labored hard and consistently for "rgany years for what he has considered the good of his country ; and it does credit to him that in the hour of his adversity, !lentil! remains as un flinchingly- constant to his principles; we honor him for it. But we are disposed to suspect that his uniform declarations are slightly tinged with a spirit of bravado which dislikes to acknowledge itself ever in the wrong. Ile seems to be too eatter for a change ; if the peo ple are so clear-sighted, arid will eventually know what is best for them as M. Guizot as serts, why not let affairs take their own course? they will tend ultimately to a form of govern ment which will infuse order and security throughout the country. The republic has not had time to prove itself ; nor will it, if M. Gui zot's wishes aria accomplished. . National Importance Of Health Ilealth and strength are a pinion's best pos session in peace, and her surest defence in war. In both, tho power of making great, ra pid, and continuous efforts is, at least; as im portant as the possession of ingenious machineS and powerful artillery; and the time, perhaps, is net far distant when the ,cost of provisions and mechanical skill and dexterity shall be so nearly equalised, that superiority shall mainly tarn on the strength and poWer of endurance of the mechanic and soldier; and that nation which has best husbanded its living resources shall be most prosperous in peace, and must certainly successful nt war. , • Agriculture in Ohio.—ln eighteen of the eighty four counties of Ohio, there were raised 8,13 5 ,- 000 bushels of wheat last year: and the whole crop is estimated at 25,000,000 bushels. Of corn 700,000,000 bushels were produced, and of Wool 8,000,000 lbs. The Cincinnati Atlas speaks of the prospect of a very heavy grain crop this Appointments by the President• The Pbitadelphia, New York and Baltimore appointments, were taken up unexpectedly to the Cabinet officers. It is understood says the Daily News—that some of the members of the Cabinet were opposed to action, but that the President over-ruled all objections, and ordered the appointments to be made. PENNSYLVANIA. Collector William D. Lewis, Collector for the part of Philadelphia, in place of James Page: Mr. Lewis we learn has sent the names of his sureties tolVashington for approval, and will in the course of a few days enter upon the duties of his office. Postmaster— William P. White, to be Post master at Philadelphia, in the place of George F. Lehman. Mr. White was employed as chief clerk in the Philadelphia Post office, and being no doubt well versed with, its reline of business, will make a good and efficient offi cer. We have not learned when he will take charge of the office. Attorney—John W. Ashmead, Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, in place of Thomas M. Pettit. Mr. Ashmead has taken the mat of office on Saturday ; and entered imme diately upon his duties. Marshall—Anthony E. Roberts, of Lancaster county, Marshall for the Eastern district of Pennsylvania, in place of George M. Beim, of Betts county. This office Atiore than any other interests the people of Eastern Pennsylt•a nia. In 1844, "Old Berl-s," as a token of respect for giving the largest Democratic ma jority of any county in the United States ; had awarded to Mr. Reim, one of her sons, the Marshallship of the Eastern District ; so in 1848 the "Old Guard" having overrun her dem ocratic sister county about a 1000 or more major ity for "Old Zack" was consequently awarded with the licinor of the same office. Much as we would have liked to have seen our old neighbor Capt. Boas, who was also an appli cant for the same office, succeed : we cannot refrain from stating that the honor, if there is any politics, was judiciously placed to the credit of Old Lancaster. Naval Officcr—Peter C. Ellmaker,Naval offi cer for the port of Philadelphia, iu place of Capt. Scott. Mr. Ellmaker took the required oath of (Alice, and having entered hissecuri ties assumed his duties. • Postmaster Col. Benjamin F. Arndt, to be Postmaster at Easton, Northampton county. By the Postmaster General James A. Rice, Esq., to be Postmaster at Bethlehem. . New York—Hugh Maxwell, Collector of Cus toms, vice C. %V. Lawrence. John Yount!, Sub Treasurer, vice W. C. Bouck, removed. W. V. Brady, Postmaster, vice R. fl. Morris. Bollimorc—Collector of Customs-, Col. George .P. Kane, vice W. H. Marriott, removed. Thomas It. Carroll, Naval Officer, vice James Polk, removed. Elias T. Griffin, Surveyor, vice W. H. Cole. Tho Mas 11. Kent, Marshal, vice Mr. Moreau. C. Maddox, Postnuister, vice Mr. Buchanan The Beauties of Spring Nothing is more worthy of admiration than the revolutions effected throughout all nature by the influence of the Spring. As autumn declines, every valley, every meadow, and every grove, presents us with an linage of death : and in winter nature is entirely divested of beauty; every animal is sorrowful, the in habitants of the groves hide themselves and are silent; the (milli becomes desert, and all nature. scents to suffer a state of torpor and in sensibility. Ilowever, at this very time she is working in secret, though we are ignorant of the happy. principle which is preparing her renovation. Life returns to animate afresh the benumbed body, and everything prepares for a similar restoration. In trees alone, what a multitude of changes take place. At first the sap which during the winter had entirely abandoned the trunk and branches slowly rises in the small vessels by means which we can not discover: it soon penetrates the buds, which discloses thousand wonders; the leaves with their beautiful green; the.branches which are to l shoot between the unfolded leaves r with new buds attached to them, and full of invisi ble leaves; the multitude of flowers, with the sweet exhalations which scent the air; in these blossoms fruit, and in those fruits the beeds of au infinite number of other trees. • The brightness of the sun rejoices the soul, and the activity of nature in the plants which surround us is highly pleasing.• Every field delights with its beamies and pleases with its grateful fragrance, and every bird pours forth its varied melody. How cheerful are the notes .. of the linnet as it flutters from branch to branch, as if to attract our regard ! The lark joyfully soars aloft, and hails the day and the coming spring with her melodious strains. The cattle express the vigor and joy which animate them; attdthe fish in the rivers, which during whiter were torpid and lay at the bottom Mille water, now rise to the surface and express their viva city by a thousand playful sallies. Now is it possible that we cull so often see all thtse objects without experiencing the most profound admiration mid reverence for the in finite Being whose power is so gloriously mani fested? Never should we breathe the pure air of spring without such feelings beiagawaken ed ; let us never contemplate a tree in•leat, a field Nt av i g with corn, a flowery mead, a ma jestic Wrest of a beautiful garden, without re flecting, that it is (foti .who has given us' the shade °film trees and the beauty and fragrance of the flowers; that it , is He who clothes the woods and the meadows with the verdure which delights and refreshes; and that He, by whose will and power we exist, has given to every creature life and all the happiness they' enjoy. As nature feels the influence Of Spring, so the true Christian feek ecstatic. bliss, when, after having, hidden•his fare for a while, his Grid approaches and breathes into his soul the the happy testimony of His glace and salvation: Common School Law One of the most important duties of the citi zens is to tomer and encourage the cause of edu cation. Every man and woman owe a duty to their children in securing to them an education, but which is too generaly under-estimated in its importance by them. Educate your children . — employ the best teachers you can, and recollect the higher wages you pay your teachers, the bet tor talent it will command. The new Common School Law contains the following section: Sec. 8. If all the members of any board of directors shall refuse or neglect to perform their respective duties by levying the tax required by law, and to put or keep the schools in operation so far as the means of the district will admit, the Court of Quarter Session of the proper county shall, upon complaint in writing by any six tax able citizens of the district, and on due proof ther 7 erif, declare their seats vacant, and appoint others in their stead until the next annual elec tion for directors, and all directors shall be ex empted from serving in any township or borough office, and from the performance of militia duty. Each board shall have a Secretary who shall keep full minutes of all the proceedings of the board in a book provided for that purpose, pre pare the duplicate of school tax, keep an account of all abatement and exonerations made by the board, prepare, attest, and forward to the super intendent, the annual certificate of tax and the annual report of the district, prepare and attest all Orders on the treasurer.• Here is a good provision—qf it shall be found that, on account of great distances from or diffi culty of access to the proper school house in any district, some of the pupils thereof could be more conveniently accommodated in the schools of an adjoining district, it shall be the duty of the di rectors of such two adjoining districts to make arrangement by which such pupils may be in structed in the most convenient school of the ad joining district, and the expense of such instruc tion shall be paid as may be agreed upon by the director of such adjoining district." Tuxation.--The County Commissioners shall, when requested, furnish 'the Secretary of the board with a correct copy of the last adjusted valuation upon all property and things made taxable for state and county purposes. The fol lowing sections contain important information. Sec. 24. The board of directors shall, on or before the first Monday Of June annually, pro ceed to levy and apportion the said school tax as follows, to wit: they shall first assess upon all offices and post of profits, professions trades and occupations, and upon all single freemen above the age of twenty one years, who do not follow any occupation, any sum which they shall deem proper and sufficient, not exceeding the amount assessed on the same fur State Mid county purposes, except that the sum assessed on each shall in no case be less than fifty cents; having ascertained the amount thus assessed, the directors shall, in the second place, assess and apportion the balance necessary to make up the whole amount of tax to be raised upon the property of the district made, or to be made tax able, for State or County purposes as aforesaid. Sec. 25, When the school tax is thus levied and apportioned, the Secretary of the board of directors shall make out a correct duplicate of the same, and the President shall issue his war rant with the duplicate aforesaid, to the district treasurer, to collect the said tax, and the board shall have the right at all limes to make such abatements or exoneratious for mistakes, indiv t ent persons, or unseated lands, as to them shall ap pear just and reasonable, and the secretary shall enter on the minutes the names of all persons in whose favor such abatements or cxonerations therefor. Sec. 26. On the receipt of the said warrant and duplicate the district treasurer shall give at least thirty days notice, by not less than ten written or printed advertisements, to be put up in the most public places in the district, that he will attend at the usual place for holding town ship, ward or borough elections, on a day to be named in the advertisements, for the purpose of collecting and receiving the school tax for said district, and shall collect and receive the same, giving receipts therefor in all cases when re quired by the persons paying the same, and as a compensation therefor, the treasurer shall re ceive two per cent. for all moneys so collected. • Sec. 27. In case any school tax shall remain unpaid for a period of sixty days from and after thrday on which the district treasurer shall have attended to for the purpose of receiving the same as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the district treasurer to issue his warrant, with a schedule of all such unpaid school tax, and the names of the persons respectively to whom the same is charged in the proper duplicate, directed to the constable of the proper ward, township or bor ough,, whose duty it is hereby inade to receive the same, authorizing and.rcquiring him to de 'nand and receive from the, persons named in the said Schedule the sums with which they are therein charged respectively, together with five percent. on the amount thereof, which per cent age shall in all cases be collected and, retained by such constable for his compensation; in case any person so charged with 'school tax, fail to pay the amount, together with the percentage. aforesaid, within twenty days after thc demand made therefor by said constable, the constable may levy the same by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of said delinquent, giving, ten days notice of such sales - by written or printed advertisements, and in case said constable shall, in addition to the percentage hereinbefore al lowed, be entitled to retain out of the proceeds of such sale, after first deducting the school tax and the percentage aforesaid, the some fees as are now allowed by law to constables for a levy and sale upon a writ of execution. . • California Gold.—The total receipts of gold from California, now amount to about $345,500• Including that reached in England, and various other amounts reported to be on the way, we have a total of shipments from the gold region of about $2,432,000, all of which is the product of 1848. ry Morrison mentions a dictionary in the Chinese langung : c of forty thousand hieroglyphi cal characters., as having been compiled eleven hundred years before Christ. Rates of Postage The following summary statement of the rates of postage, under the law of the 3d of March last has been revised by the obliging and active As sistant Postmaster of this city, William B. Tay lor, Esq.—Jour. of Commerce. Letters, not exceeding half an ounce, nor over 300 miles, 5 cents; over 300 miles, 10 cents, Over half an ounce, and not exceeding an ounce, double these rates. Any fractional excess over half an ounce is always counted as an ounce. Ship Letters, delivered Where received, 6 cents; if conveyed by mail, 2 cents added to the usual postage. On letters deposited in a post office for ship, Icent. Handbills, Circulars and Advertisements not exceeding one sheet, unsealed, any distance, 3 cents, pie•paid. Newspapers, sent from the office - of publica tio of exceeding 1990 square inches, under Iles, or within the State, 1 cent; over 100 s, and out of the State, cent. Over 1900 square Inches, the same rates as pamphlet-post age. Transient newspapers the same rates, pre paid. Pamphlets of all descriptio . ns, not exceeding one ounce, 2,1 cents a copy: for every additional ounce, I cent. A fractional excess less than a half ounce, is not counted ; if a half ounce or more, it is counted as an ounce. Drop Letters two cents. Letters advertised are charged the cost of advertising, not to ex ceed four cents. Leiter:carriers in cities, re ceive on letters not over two cents, on newspa pers and pamphlets, half a cent. Way letters, one cent extra. Postage on letters for the United States terri tories on the Pacific, for a single half ounce or less, 40 cents, pre-paid or not. For Havana 12} cents ; Chagres 20 cents; Panama 30 cents, pre• The whole postage from any post•office in the United States, to or from Great Britian or Ire land, by American or English mail-steamers, for a single half ounce or less, 21 cents, pre-paid or not. For Bremen, by American steamers, 24 cents a single half ounce or less, prepaid or not—the usual inland postage to be added. For other Foreign countries, if sent by British steamers, United States inland postage, any dis tance, (lie cents a single half ounce, ten cents an ounce, pre-paid. - If sent by American steamers, to go-through the British mail, the whole postage from any U. States' post office is 21 cents a Single half ounce, pre-paid. If sent by American steamers, all let. ters for France, Holland, the Netherlands and Spain, must be pre-paid. Sea postage on Newspapers and Pamphlets three cents, besides inland postage, both pre-paid. But to or from Great Britain or Ireland, the total postage from any United States post office, on a newspaper, two cents, and on a pamphlet one cent for each ounce or fractional excess, both pre-paid. Sea postage on price currents three cents, with inland postage added. Interesting Will Case. The case of llilyard and others vs. Peter l‘fil ler, on a' writ of error to the Common Pleas of Northampton county, is now before the Su preme •Court of Pa., on a judgment obtained against the plaintiff's, in an action of ejectment brought by Peter Miller, defendant in an error in the Court below, to test the Will of the late Pe ter Miller, of Easton, the defendant's uncle. Peter Miller, deceased, by his will gave all the residue of his estate, after some small legacies to trustees, with directions that it should be leased, loaned and invested, so that the income of his es* tate might form a fund for the pin pose mention ed in his will. 11is purpose is to assist with loans of money on bond and mortgage; at inter est, farmers and mechanics who want to purchase farms, or having purchased, want to pay for them, or make improvements in the borough of Easton, or townships adjacent. The estate is to accumulate so long as applications to borrow money continue. By the will it is further direc ted that if it should, so happen, in the laps of time. that the income of the estate fund should accu mulate beyond the application's for such loans, and should be likely to remain so, sand the amount thus unemployed would safely justify the undertaking, and when mechanics and others 'may be in want of employment, then an asylum shall be built out of the income of the fund, for the benefit of the poor widow and single wo man, and the same be supported and maintained out of the means from said fund. The heir at law contends that the will is void in law, because it creates a perpetuity, and if sutlered to stand, would be injurious to the pub lie welfare. That nothing is given in charity, or if anything was intended, it is uncertain, bath as to the amount of the fund devoted, and the time when it will be applied. That the intention of the testator, which must govern, is at war with ev ery rule oflaw on the subject of charitable uses. The plaintiffs in error contend that it is a charity, and must stand or fall upon the point, what was the intention of the testator? The estate is worth over three hundred thousand dollars, the whole of which is tied up by this very strange devise. The whole subject of charitable uses and mon main, and the doctrine of perpetuities and law relating to the last wills and testaments will be thoroughly and ably examined by the counsel concerned. A. E. Brown and John Sergeant; Esqs., for plaintiff: in error: M. H. Jones and J. M. Porter, Esp., fur the heir at law. Pioneer Gathering—The Cincinnati Atlas no tices that on May Day, a gathering of the Pio neers of the Cincinnati region of Ohio, and their descendants, tool; place at Bellevue. The Atlas says ail:, Among the names recorded, much the largest number were from New Jersey and Pennsylva nia ; for the first settlers of the Idioms country were Jerseymen. We may add, that aniong those who have acquired most of this world's goods the Jerseymen stand decidedly the foremost ;. a fact which is due both to their thrifty habits and early settlement. {*'The citizens of Mobile have subscribed $65,000 towards a cotton manufacturing estab lishment in that city. $15,000 more is required before die Work will be undettaken. ' Gleanings from the Mail or The late election in Virginia terminated in the election of 14 Democratic and 1 Whigmem ber of Congress. ti" The seventeen year locost, which are to appear this year in the western part of Pennsyl vania, have been toped op with the plow, in Beaver county, Pa., by the hundreds. The hogs eat them with avidity. far MaYor Scott, late Navy Agent at Wash ington, is said to be a defaulter to $50,000. Cl'The furs, boat on the Brie canal from Buffa lo which came over this improvement, leached Albany on Wednesday-. the punster, challenged a sick man's vote at the recent municipal election, on the ground that he was an ill legal voter. C'X'So far as health is concerned, we doubt if any better place can be found 4b the world than the city of New York. Washed by titers, wa tered by the Croton and fanned by the sea breeze, it is a very Hy2,ei. So :lays the lime Journal. EV'The steamship Washington frac...trtired at her berth, with one hundred and forty-tire pas sengers. She chntains a very %aft:table' caioo, • and $50,000 in specie. • or The Cholera has reached Fatal:Wife. A number of casses are reported—two of *Melt proved fatal. It iS understood that General Scott has been called to resume the command of the army, and to make his chief 'head quarters at or near thii city of New York, for the Eastern division of the army. The head quarters of the Western* division has been located at Cincinnati. -CrThe "Peoples Press," a Democratic paper in Kentucky, nominates James K. Polk for Pres ident in 1852. The Fruit Fears have been entertained that the fruit,: especially peaches and apples—has been all or nearly all destroyed by the recent cold weath er. We hope that this is not so, though un doubtedly much of it has been nipped in the bud. We have examined peach blossoms, in a rather exposed situation ; and found fivesixtbs of them at least alive, and with a thrifty and vig orous appearance. But still, part of the ft nit, in some orchards in this neighborhood, has been utterly destroyed, we learn. Nothing like the abundance of the peaches and apples of last year can be anticipated, but still we think there will be a moderate supply—not quite enough, though The papers say that much fruit has been de stroyed in the West, except the late apples that had not yet bloomed. This is a little sweepin2, we think. Much has been destroyed without question—much the }:tearer part: but when the fruit season comes, it will be found, as is generally the ease, that, in'spite of the . frost, and of predictions and assertions that there would be no fruit, and could be none, here and there will be found a pretty sprink li ig of apples, peaches, Sze.—Wash. Globe. Explosion. A Mineral Water Fountain exploded yesterday morning, at the manufactory of Mr. John Kant ner, corner of Sixth -and Washington street, which seriously injured a colored man in his em ploy. The latter was engaged in charging the fountain, but very culpab'y neglected to apply a gunge to it, and therefore ignorantly over charged it, until it burst, with a tremendous ex plosion. The pieces of copper flew in every di rection, and carried away one side of the build ing (frame) in which the manufacture was car ried on, besides striking the colored man in sev eral parts of his body, and injuring hint seriously. Two boys were also in the shop at the time, en gaged in bottling, but they fortunately escaped uninjured. The colored mad is front Philadel phia, and was recommended to Mr. Kautner by the person from whom he purchased his mineral water apparatus, as competent to charge of it.— Reading Gorthe. Adulleraled Drugs.—The Committee of the American Medical Convention, upon the subject of adulterated drugs, made a report showing that the amount of drugs, medicines and chemical preparations imported into the city of New York during one year prior to the passage of the late. law requiring them to be inspected, was upward of one million and a half in estimated value, more than one-half of which were worthless, impure Articles. Since the law has been in force, the inspector in New York has condemned 13,000 lbs of rhubarb; 2,500 lbs opium, 72 lbs jalap, 1,400 of gambooge, 1,400 lbs senna, 1,700 lbs gum myrrh, besides numerous other articles in large quantities. Death of a. Veteran Politician.—The Newport Daily News of May 11th announces the decease of Dutee J. Pearce, long and widely known as an active and prominent palitician. The offices he has held are Attorney General of Rhode Island,. U.S. District Attorney for the same, meniber . of Congress and member of the convention to frame a new constitution for Rhode. Island. He died on Wednesday, in the Gist year of his age. In politics he was Democratic. Vancouver's Island. —lt is stated that the British Government has determined on forming an extensive depot and Naval station at Van couver's Island in the Pacific. The natural ad vantages are said to be very great, and the Islam! abounds with coal. Its soil is also said to be well adapted to farming purposes.— The only drawback is the rule of the Hudson's Bay Conipany, which will prove an obstacle to any thing like successful' colonization. New Invention.—The Pittsburgh Gazette men tions a new invention, which the editor calls a Manometer, tho purpose of which is to indicate the pt essure of steam on every square inch of the boiler. • The instrument consists of a glass tube inserted in a bath of mercury and a graduated scale, and performs its office in the most 'satisfac tory manner. honor to American North.—George Summer. an American in Paris, has•reeeiired the thanks of the Cointaitice of Public Instruction of the French National Assembly, for his valuable aid,. information and .suggcstions in matters of edu cation, legislation and finance.
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