Z.l)c Itegistet. Allentown, Pa. THURSDAY, MAY 210849. Circulation near 2000. V. B. PALIdER, Esq., N. W. corner of Third nd Chesnut streets, Philadelphia, and 169 Nas sau street, (1 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 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 Jot work of every description will be neatly executed at the shortest notice: Oti—l.Ve have lately conversed with several farmers from the country on the subject of the grain and . grass prospect. They all coincide in the opinion, that a favorable harvest may be anticipated from present appearances. Our Pilgrimage to Cedar Creek • We rose from bed; we ate our breakfast; we started on our journey ; with staff in band we bent our pteps westward ; we were bound for Cetlar creek; we reached our destination; we found that Cedar creek was still Cedar creek. Each sentence in our first paragraph we con sider of such lasting importance, that we have used no more words than were absolutely nec essary to express each of them. Yes, we found that Cedar creek was still Cedar creek, and that in our estimation expresses an infinity of meaning; for Cedar creek is unique; it is the pearl of creeks, the jewel of jewels, the prima donna of beauties. We sat ourselves upon the old weather-beaten stone which so often used to receive our profane mortal body, before old goaty, crabbed winter raised his crutch at us and threatened to make us suffer, if we approached our favorite stream while he was stalking about. it was the first time we entured after his frigid denunciation. Ac cording to our custom too, we kissed the placid countenance of a crystal spring that wells up near the edge of the winding brook ; to us it was the fountain of life. Dame Nature had for a few days been sub jecting the face of her child Terra to a severe ablution in the shape of falling rain; but this morning in question, she was employing her napkin, Master Sun, who was doing his best to remove all traces of the late pluvious appli cation; and gloriously did he perform his part. Thick heavy masses of fleecy clouds were suspended in the sky whose deep blue rivalled Italy's famous cerulean conopy. A bird now and then broke the silence by a few softened notes, as if his approach to the stream awed his more boisterous song to a scarcely uttered expression. The waters gurgled by with that peculiarly lonesqme sound always attendant on such a scene. We sat ourselves upon our ac customed seat as mentioned above : with our chin on our stall, and ruminating long in regu lar philosopher style : and philosopher-like we appeared no doubt ; at least to a buxom maiden who passed to fill her bucket at our. sacred spring ! No doubt the lady cudgelled her brains for somtitte to think what could possess us to be in that spot at such an hour; or else she thought we were a poor devil of a wanderer who had strayed from the road-side to rest his tired limbs: She wolild'itt have been far from right in her last supposition, had she but have considered us a lone pilgrim toiling through the world who had strayed there to rest his tired brain, she would have been nearer to the truth. We must sincerely believe Cedar creek to have been immediately transplanted here from the garden of Eden when Mr. Adam and..his wife had to flee its bounds! for it is too beau tiful to have been conceived in any other part of this depraved world! Long may its waters run unsullied by impurer contributions of any kind ; and long may Little Lehigh rejoice in its pure current and green banks that sleep on each side of it ! We opened our article with a few sentences pregtfant with vitality and im portance ; we close it with ono fully as import ant as any that has preceeded it. We at last came away ! Now's Your Time W ho wants to subscribe for the best country paper in Pennsylvania? This is the question gentlemen. If any such are in these Biggins lot them speak out immediately, ifthey do not they may be too late ; for if thegreat rush con tinues, we might, perhaps, soon be compelled to close our books, and thereby exclude some of our most particular friends from our list, which we shall be very sorry to do. But this state of things can be avoided by giving the matter your attention at once; so tumble up to the 'cap tain's office,' without any further delay, and we will endeavor to find room for your names. We would remark, by the way, that it is at least very probable we will be succesful in finding room for the names of all .those who may desire to subscribe for the-"ltegister." 13" The New Orleans Picayune, of the 17th, states that Gcn. \Nth. died at Sari Antonio on the 7th inst., of Cholera, which prevails there to a great extent—upwards of one hundred deaths having taken place. "Neutral in Polities." Dear readers! those of you who live at a dis tance whets you come to town, do not fail to enquirefor the noted scribbler J. D. He is the greatest curiosity that has ever escaped from the hands of a keeper, but he will not hurt anybody. If you see a little foam streak from his lips; do not believe him mad ; it is of no more account than the eflerveacence of a glass of soda. He walks the streets, we believe, the same as any other person without a master; and his venom is more harmless than the sting of a honey bee. In his 7 by 9 battery of last,week, be left its traces on more than a half column, but how fortunate ! do you think anybody is dead No ! not even wounded by a spent ball. IVe indeed candidly admit that we de scended from our pedestal of dignity, in no ticing his luminous thunderbolt that appeared the week previous; nor would we condescend now, to say aught further on the subject, had we not already committed ourselves, so that -we feel bound-to continue-as-long-as the mag— nanimous "J. D." is disposed to ask us to "be kind enough to answer my (his) charge." In his last, "the fellow" says : "apparently, the ostensible editor and publisher of the Nee tral' sheet is the author of said meritorious' com bination of wards and incoherent sentences.— At least, it is given as such, and although I have never been guilty of .the slightest suspi cion, that this personage ever penned any of the articles that appear in his 'editorial col umns,' yet, for the sake of courtesy, and in view of the richness of the production alluded 'to, I will treat it as the emanation of his lu minous brain." Now in the name of common sense does he take the public to be foo!s? We judge so from the above remarks of the bluster ing boaster. Whether we do or do not pen the editorial articles, in our paper, is totally imma terial in any point of view; and to 'question it, is an insult to common intelligence; for every sensible body knows, that almost every well conducted Journal always has more than one hand in its composition. Thus the "New York Sun" with the largest circulation of any paper in the United States, formerly bore upon its surface the name of Moses Y. Beach, as its publisher and proprietor, but no one was ever such a ninny as to suppose that that personage ever did a tithe of the wri ting, that ilEcolumnscontained, and though we are only the "Lehigh Register," we avail our selves as far as possible of such opportunities to diversify our columns. Tltis, far from being ashamed, we are proud to acknowledge. But to the point at issue. 'Xre — We•nentral, or-are-we-not-?—"J—D." — has — searched deeply in the profundity of his , wisdom, and after weighing the matter over very carefully, has taken upon himself to answer we are not. Now we shall not answer this point directly ; we will not assert decidedly that we are neutral, for this would be paying a poor compliment to our readers of both parties, who can answer that question satisfactorily enough. But we will assert, that our aim has, been to keep an unexceptionable neutrality; this we state in most positive terms. We have selected and written articles, which if judged by party bias might at different times have been claimed by both parties; we are not aware that the pre ponderance has been in favor of the Whigs. If we cannot publish an article which we deem interesting to the community generally, with out being assailed by such "courtesy" (! !!) as "J. D." employs and being accused of viola ting the terms on which we pursue our course, why, we say go ahead, open your flood of bil lingsgate and discharge your foul stomach ; perhaps you will feel better alter it. IVe are happy to own individuals of strong political bias of both parties as our intimate personal friends; and our subscribers are also composed from the two great political parties. And. we shall always pursue our course as we think best, to the best of our abilities, and if there happen to be a "fellow" who would dictate' another one, he may as well direct his efforts in some oilier quarter. for we are not disposed *to yield to dictation. We have noticed this "fellow's" animadver sions more than they merited; but, having been led into a controversy which he wished to create, it only remains for us now to notice him as he deserves. IV.° will close our re marks, with the consideration of another point, which, however, is only a variation of his for mer charge, and which he conceives in these words: "I cannot close without asking Mr. "Neutral" whether he sincerely and honestly believes that a haid, headstrong and ungener ous politician like himself, could under any circumstances publish a "Neutral" yaper. We believe, that we have a right, as well as the next person, to entertain any private senti ments we please, without their being ques tioned by "J. D." or any of his equally profound assistant scribblers. We now leave the ques tion to our readers to decide, who after all are the proper tribunal in this matter. The Easton Argus. In answer to our remark of the 10th instant, says We have neither the time nor inclina tion to enter in a Fengthy contest." We per fectly agree with our Iriend !fltter, but as to "the tare and miscalled protection to Ameri can Industry," we disagree. We contend that a tariff, no matter how low it may be is in some measure a protection to "American In dustry," a thing so apparently hateful in the eyes oftho Argvs man. The high tariffiloctrine advocated by his worth); Democratic Ances tors, may now have exploded, but what was then good doctrine, and found the approval of both political parties, we are inclined opine, is still. What the editor says in reference to sending our paper to some subscribers for less than to others, is a wanton and cowardly falsehood, cleptilute of the remotest abadow of truth, and we defy him or any other person to substantiate the same. Eagle Hotel It will be seen that our old friend Maj. Eli Steckel, who has taken this large and spacious hotel, which ranks in point of convenience ant. spaciousness, amongst the first in our Borough, has changed its name from that of "Pennsylva sylvania" to "Eagle Hotel." Maj. Steckel, is a gentleman - whose amenity et manners and energetic business .habits, cannot but render him an agreeable and popular landlord. We trust the Major ‘4l fynd his new undertaking both pleasant andlirfifitable. Anthony E. Roberts. The appointment of Mr. Roberts, as Marshal of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, reached us so shortly, says the Lancaster Republican, before the issue of our Saturday's last paper, that we had neither time nor Space to make any comments upon it. which we consider a sufficient reason for recuring to it again to-day, and to perform that duty now, which, in jus tice to both President Taylor and Marshal Roberts, WO should_ have_performed,-had-cir-- cums:ances permitted; a week ago. Mr. Roberts is so well and favorably known through out our county, as also in some of the adjoining counties, that it is almost needless to say any thing in commendation of either his character or qualifications to fill the station to which he has so deservedly been appointed. A more accommodating and obliging person, and a more aetive, prompt and industrious business man could not. have been found. All ; who have the pleasure of being acquainted with Mr. Roberts, feel confident, that he will perform 'the duties enjoined upon him by this appoint ment, with credit to himself, and with honor to the source from which it emanated. Or Mr. Roberts wishes .it to be understtod, that as the Census is not to be taken until next year, it is not intended to appoint any deputies at present. To (lergymen... Custom has long made it necessary for country publishers to insert noti ces of Marriages and Deaths gratuitously. We would respectfully solicit all clergymen in this section to forward us such notices, where they officiate, either in Marriage or Orbituary cere monies. In the latter particularly, we should esteem it a favor to have the name and age, and time of death of the person. The Dollar Newspaper The above is the title of an excellent Phila delphia hebdomadal, and one that ought to be in every family. Its contents are edifying and never fail to give universal satisfaction to its numerous -readers. We would advise all such-that-fell anxious for-subscribing-for a pa per out of the preeints of this county to sub scribe for this. CP"The Easton Sentinel ; has again been re sumed under the management ofJamrs A. Dun lap, Esq., as editor and proprietor. The Senti• nel has undergone a decided improvement, its editorials are well written and its selections calculated to win many new subscribers. It hai doffed its violent political course, and will henceforth appear as an "Independent" sheet. We trust the Sentinel will meet with better success, than it did under the old regimen. Mauoh Chunk Boatman The difficulty existing between the Boatmen and the Company is not yet settled. Some three or four hundred boats remain tied up be tween Easton and Freemansburg. The strike of the boatmen as they allege, is, that they cannot live at the prices now paid by the company, which they say, is live cents wton less than last year, and, that the coal this year is sold for twenty-five cents a ton more than last. On the contrary, it is contended that coal does not sell at a higer price than last year, and that the priced compared with those of last, are as follows: Along the line of the Lehigh the rate is the same, to Bristol two cents, and to Philadelphia three cents This state of things is to be regretted, and we hope a compromise will be entered into. This would disperse the Boatmen and set them to work again. Gold Dollar The newspapers Mate that gold dollars bare certainly been coined at the Philadelphia Mint, and have been put into circulation —an event upon which we congratulate our subscribers and the couniry, holding this measure to be a decided improvement in our circulating me dium. We are no enemies to the banks— of such as are honestly and ably managed, nor of a judiciouS issue of bank paper; but for the judicious denominations of our currency, we vastly prefer the metals to the paper, for rea sons as plenty as blackberries in blackberry season. Nay Postmasters.—Jacob F. Nicholas, has been appointed Postmaster at Bath, in the place of Daniel Siegfried, removed. George 1!. Miller, to be Postmaster at Strouds burg, in the place of George Malvin, removed. The Philadelphia and iVilkeibarre Telegraph Company.—We are glad to learn, are in a fair way to accomplish their work at no distant day. Their agent last.week visited Easton, Bethlehem, and other places along the line, and was quite successful in obtaining subscriptions to the stock. The work of planting posts and putting up the Wires will tie commenced at an early day ; and we shall soon have the news flying along with light ning speed. The line passes through Boyles town, Easton, Bethlehem, Allentown ; Manch Chunk, &c. The Books for subscription are still open, and persons wishing to subscribe can do so by calling upon Mahlon Yardley. Esq., at lloylestown.—Doyfesfaten hiteillgencer. Hunker Conrention. 7 -The New 'York Hunker State Convention, to nominate Stale officer:, is to assemble at Syracuse on the sth of September next. The call is somewhat lengthy, and re views the grounds of difference between the Hunkers and Barnburners, asserting that the for mer adhered to, and the latter deserted, "the principles and usages of the party." Mr. Benton's Address. The following is Mr. Benton's appeal to tlr people of Missouri, against the frantic. legislators of that State. It will be read with interest, and with a feeling of unmitigated contempt for the small demagogues and would•be traitors upon whom the great Missourian plants the crashing foot, as the , elephant of Oriental courts does when performing the part of an executioner. To the' People of Missouri: The General Assembly of our State, at its late session adopted certain resolutions on the subject of slavery, and gave me instructions to obey them. From this command I appeal to the people of Mis scrovi...the whole body of the people—and if they confirm the instinction,taltall give them an op portunity to find a Senator to carry their will into effect, as i cannot do anything to dissolve this Union, or to array one half of it against the oth- I do not admit a dissolution of the Union to be a remedy, to be prescribed by statesmen, fm the diseases of the body politic, any more than I ad mit death, or suicide, to be a remedy, to be pre scribed by physician frw — the diseases of th - e oral body. Cure, and not kill, is the only rem edy which my mind can contemplate in either Case. I Think it probable, from what I observe, that there are many citizen—good friends to the har mony and stability of this Union—who do not see the Missouri instructions and their prototype, the Calhoun address, in the same light that I see it, and in the light in which it is.seen by others who best understand it. For the information of such citizens, and to let them see the next step in this movement, and where it is intended to end, I herewith subjoin a copy of the Accomac resolutions, lately adopted in that county of Virginia, and fully endorsed by the Richmond Enquirer, as the voice of the South. Ido not produce these resolutions for the purpose of arraigning them ; on the contrary, I see sometime in them to admire, as being bold and open, and to the true interpretation and leg itimate sequence of the Calhoun movement. I consider the Calhoun address and its off spring, the Missouri instructions, as fundamen tally wrong,•but to those who think them right, the Accomac resolutions are also right, and should be immediately imittated by similar res olutions in Missouri. I produce them to enable the people of Missouri to see what it i 3 to which their Legislature would commit the State, and what it is they have instructed me to do. I appeal from these instructions to the people of Missouri—the whole body of the people—and in due time will give my reason for doing so.— It is a question above party, and goes to the whole people. In that point of view the Acco• mac resolutions present it—and present it truly; and I shall do the same. I shall abide the deci sion of the whole people, and nothing less. Iles 'pectfully, TI,oM►4 H. BENTON St. Louis, May 9th, 1849. Last Appeal.—A shoemaker in Portsmouth talks thus to delinquents.. We hope he will have no occasion to black-ball any-of them, or apply the strap "oil" of which, in olden time, the writer somewhat remembers : On your taps! The sole purpose of this notice is to the end that those indebted to me may be in duced to tetra! the thread of his honest endeavors to improve their understandings, by calling at his counter, examining the footings of their bills, and closing up. He trusts that this may be the last necessary call upon those indebted to him, as he feels it bootless to attempt to progress in business while his all lS in other hands than his own. The Wee Men not all Dead heard of one young man, bound to California, who took his blanket and slept one night on a open porch. The next morning he concluded not to go. Another took a yoke of oxen, and travelled about six miles through the mud. lie found it 'was a pretty hard day's work. The next day he gee hawed them back again, and that evening took his name off the emigrants' list. A young man got about forty miles, after being out from home ten days. He began to count the cost for the first time, and his calculation led him to see that if he was to travel at that rate all the time, all the gold might be taken up before he got to the Sacrarriento. He concluded to return to his father's house. Four Children at a Birth.—A woman, the wife of a young man named David Moor, a carpenter, residing in Shippen street, above Fourth, oppo site the Washington market, Southwark, on Thursday, gave birth to four children all boys, of which three were born alive, and are all, with the mother, doing well. The living infants are remarkably fine looking, and bid fair to thrive.— The mother, by a former husband, had twins once and triplets at another accouchment. Of these five children two survive -- one of the twins and one of the triplets. The woman, who is a native of Ireland. is yet under thirty years of age. The occurrence cre ated quite a sensation in the neighborhood, and yesterday the house was run down by curious visitors. The family is vcry poor, and the case is one deserving of the attention of the benevolent. New Orleans Post Office Defalration.—ln the United States Circuit Court at New Orleans on the 7th, the case of the United States vs. Wilk inson, Grymes, et. al., which is of some import ance, was undei trial, but was not concluded.— This action is for the recovery of $20,060,95, the amount of the defalcation of Wm. McQueen, who was appointed postmaster of New Orleans, 1840.. The securities on the bond are J.B. Wilk inson, John L. Lewis, John R. Grymes, C. Rose lius and M. Marigny. The defendants allege in their answer that this suit affords no ground of action against them, because the said bond was never &livered by the defendants nor accepted by the Postmaster General, as the bond of the defendants, fur the purpose set forth in the peti tion, in conformity with the statute, &c. Fine.Sheep.—Wabhingion county, in. this State is famous for its wool, and we see with pleasure that a number of the growers there have been making exertions to improve the quality of their fleeces by importing numbers of the most superi or European breeds. Recently a lot was brought from Germany, The Flood at New Orleans The Cresent of the I 1 th has the following in reference to the exciting state of affairs in New Orleans: The water, night before lest and yesterday, continued to rise steadily in the back portion of the upper part of the Second Municipality. The rise during that time we should take. to be_abottl_ twenty-two inches. The flood has now advanced as - far as Bacchus street, and threatens to extend further. The'Dryades street market is completely surrounded. In order to protect the lower por tion of the Municipality from inundation,a levee had been constructed along the New Canal. The people above were exasperated at this, thinking it tended to raise the water in their "part of the city. At one time, night before last, it was thought there would be some disturbance, re sulting from the excited feeling of the people ; watchmen were placed to guard the levee, but in spite of their precautions several openings were made, thus letting the dater through into the lower part of the Municipality.' We have heard it stated that one of our Aldermen is re -sponsiblfor this — r — ttc • Our intelligence.from the crevasse yesterday leads us to believe that it will soon be closed.— Those persons who arrived from there, express this opinion decisively. • Yet, the rapid rise of the waters in the rear of the city shows that a vast quantity must still be pouring through the opening above. how long this is to continue will soon be settled, Great excitement prevailed last night along the canal, where a vast number of people was assembled some expressing a determination to cut away the levee, and others to protect it.— It was feared that serious results might be the consequence, and that a collision would take place. There was a large force of policemen and citizens ready to prevent any demonstration, so that all was quiet up to 11 o'clock last night. We learn that no progress has been made to ward stopping the crevasse at the Powder Mag azine. It has increased about ten feet in width, and thus far defies all attempts to fill it up. The water is rapidly covering the planta tions on the opposite side of the river below. The country on the other side of the river is also widely inundated by the large crevasse at Mr. Fortier's plantation. The damage to the pl rotation in the vicinity is immense, not less than 2,000 hhds. of sugar be ing already destroyed. 'erhe Picayune states that there were strong hopes of closing the crevasse—but unfortnnately, the progress of the ,work was stopped by an ac cident which could not be foreseen or guarded against. Two large rafts were sucked into the torrent, pushing over the levee with such im petuosity as to drive before them the pile-drivers one of which was worked by steam. The larger raft swung round, and floated off; but the steam pile-priver was left aground in the beach. Further intelligence states that the water con tinues rising in the roar of the First and Second Municipalities. The workhouse is completely surrounded by the flood. Ferrett's Cotton Press and St. Mary's street arc both flooded, and near ly. all the streets in the rear are filled with water. The water is now rapidly embracing the Chari ty Hospital. The Gas Works are in great dan ger. Many families in the adjoining dwellings have already been compelled to remove. Dur ing the last twenty-four hours the water has ris en seven inches at the Gas Works and contin ues to rise rapidly. The accounts from the cre vasses are extremely discouraging. Ma* of the laborers are sick and leaving the work. Gleanings from the Mail. C' Newspapars in Europe are not as cheap as in this country. The German dailies cost from $2 to $3O per annum. IV'At the time General Arnold, the American traitor, married Miss Shippen in Philapelphia, he was a widower, and had two suns (boys) go ing to the Academy in Philadelphia. They were not long since officers in the British service—one in India and the other in West Indies. IN' Our exchanges from the piny regions of the Old North State camplain, that the insect which was so destructive last year to the pines is again at work, and that serious injury is ap prehended from its ravages. The Tar River boys, it is thought will gather a small crop. 1.7" The New Bedford Mercury states, that since the arrival of the Falcon, whaler, at that port, a few days since, it has leaked out that the cook, who has shipped at Honolulu, brought with him $12,000 in gold dust, keeping his own secret until yesterdey. It was gathered at the placers in California last year. gar A convention of wool-growers will be held at Washington Pa., on the 22d ult. The Wash ington Reporter says: "The call is signed by Some of the most responsible men and extensive wool-growers in the country." IN - The Railroad 'iron imported last year is found to be of inferior quality, and a preference is now given to American Iron. Or There are published in New York seven Sunday papers, with a circulation of 30,000.' LV"The wheat crop in every county in Wis consin is said to be promising, li' Herkimer county, New York, and adja cent counties, have been covered with myriads of pigeons. The sportsmen have made great havoc among them. I The Census Board is composed of three members of the Cabinet, Messrs. Clayton, John son and Collamer. Joseph C.G. Kennedy; ESq. of Meadville, Pa., has been appointed Secretary' of the Board. 13" - A White Crow has been captured in Ma ryland. or Mr Macready, greatly pained by the terri ble results of the attack on the Astor Place Opera House, as a proof of his regret, it is said, has sent to the Mayor of New York the sum of POO% to be divided among the innocent sufferers. - Lawless Desperadoes.—A party of riotous young men engaged in an outrage.ius disturbance, at a house in the neighborhood of Tenth and Carpen. ter streets, where a dance was being held, at a very early hour yesterday morning. A cabman was shamefully malircated by them, and some of the Moyamensing watch brutally handled.- The perpetrators of these outrages escaped. -- One of the police officers was severely injured.— The Great Fire la St. Leafs. It appears thnt the fire broke out on boaid the steamer St. Cloud, which was almost in• steady communicated to the adjoining steam ers: The burning boats were cut from their moorings and floated down the levee set. ting fire to such boats aswere unable to get out. • A strong wind prevailing, the boats al• most the entire length of the levee soon pre• sented a solid sheet of flame. By this time nearly the whole city become aroused, and the utmost consternation prevailed.. The beat from the burning boats set the buildings fronting on the levee on fire. the flames communicating nt the lowest street / the very heart of the business portion of the city—and extending from Locust street for three quarters of a mile down the levee, reaching back as far as Second street. With• in these bounds nearly every building is in ruins. To attetnut to give particulars in the midst of the excitement that now prevails, is utterlyimpossible. The St: Louis Republican office, with ex. tensive materials and machinery, was en• tirely destroed. The offices of the New Era, the Peoples' Organ, St. Louis Revielle, and Anzieger des Westens, shared a similar fate. Some of them, however, saved a great portion of their materials. There is only one daily paper printed in the English Language, the Union, left. The Banking Houses of the Messrs. Be• noight, J. J. • A nderson, Presbery & Co., Clark & Bros., Nesbitt & Co., E. P. Tee.• son, and the Telegraph office, were entirely destroyed. The operators in the Telegraph office subsequently removed to the opposite side of the river. The vaults of the different banking how ses, however are supposed to be secure. The burnt district embraCes almost all the business portion of the city. The merchants mostly had on hand very heavy stocks of goods. There wovery little moveable property saved. The whole river-front of warehouses, froth Locust street to Chesnut—three sioares— were destroyed ; and extending to Alain st., the flames swept both sides to Market street —crossing to Second street, diagonally ; thence taking a course southward. More than a mile in length, by . three blocks in width, of the centre of the cfly,lins been laid waste, and the fire will probably continue until it reaches St. George street. On the river, at Markel street, the pro gress of the fire was stayed by blowing up the drug store of Messrs. Doenich & Val lou x. Three persons were killed by nn explo sion on board the steamboat Alliqe and it is probable that as many as twenty lives have been lost, during the progress of the destroyer. The City Hall was several times on fire, but it is saved. At least three hundred houses Were des. troved. Many robberies Were committed M r. Thomas B. Fargo, an auctioneer, Ira one of those killed during the fire. He threW a keg of powder into the s t ore of Doenich & Valloux, for the purpose of blotting it up and stopping the progress of the flames at that point ; but, unfortunately the explosion took place before he could get away from the building. The value of the steamboat stock was about slSo,ooo—insured for $200,000. Value of the cargoes of the steamboats. $150.000. Freight on the landing valued at $70,00). The total loss by the fire is about 55,000• 000. • Newspaper Credit System. The correspondent of the Baltimore Pa triot, speaking of the National Intelligencer, says that the outstanding debts due to that establishment, are estimated at $10.0,000. EA tins. This shows the folly of the 'credit system in the newspapers business. The National Intelliffencer is one of the oldest, as well as one of the best, newspapers in the country; and we believe that its list of subscribers is. in the score, of respectability, wealth and mind, equal if not superior to that of any other newspaper establishment in the coun try. There is hardly a Whig planter in the Southern states but is a subscriber to the In telligencer. There are hundreds of per sons, men of wealth too, who hare for years been receiving and reading that paper with out contributing a cent 'to the support of its proprietors, two of the most generous heart ed men in the printing business in the Uni ted States. We doubt not that there arc other sub. scription papers the proprietors of which can tell as sad a story as that given above. The loss to every paper of the kind is not less, on an average, than twenty per cent. per an. num. We know of nn instance which oc curred in this city a few years ago, where an old establishment was compelled to fail; and at the same time its outstanding debts were not less then 925,090, not one quarter part of which was ever collected by the as signees. The late Major Russell once at tempted to draw up his subscribers to a pak ing point—scime of them were indebted to him for twenty years subscription. Ono of these, an old farmer, having received a law yer's letter, called upon the Major, and in a great rage ordered him to stop his-paper.-4 "I'll he d—d," said he, ""if I will take'a paper of any man who duns me to pay for it !'"fhe old scoundrel had read the paper for over twenty years without paying a cent to its proprietors.---Boslon Herald,. - huyease of Population. We have it 11. om a reliable source, says the Hollidaysburg Whig, that the lady of a certain gentlemanbg the u,ame of 1% Fullerton, in the town of thearfield,Zlear. field county, gave an increse to his family of four Children at a birth—two of them are living and doing we'. Progressive country this. IV' The steamship Globe, which arrived at New.Orlerns ou the `9th instant, brought $30,000 in specie.
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