Ike telrigl) -Register. •Allentown, Pa. THURSHT, JULY 19, 1849. Circulation near 2000. V. B. PALMED, Esq., N. W. corner of Third and Chesnut stretts,,Philadelphia, and 169 Nas sau street, (Tribune Buildings,) New York, is our authorized Agent for 'receiving advertise ments and Subscriptions to the Lehigh Register and collecting and receipting for the same. Allentown and its Health Itiacrfacti - and - all - who - know - any - thing - abonf Allentown will admit, that it is one of the health iestplaces, as well as ono of the most beautiful towns, in Pennsylvania ; if not in the Union. And if the citizens of our crowded and uncom fortable seaboard cities, when they determine to flee from the dust, the heat, the filth and dangers •of the Cholera, would seek for health, instead of pleasure, they would come to our quiet, airy, and beautiful healthy little town. Allentown possesses advantages, as aSummer residence, equal even to any of the favorite watering places, now so much resorted to by the fashionable and invalids of the large cities. If we have no Mineral Springs, we have large and elegant Gravel and Mountain Springs, a plenty of God's natural productions; we have also a pure and fresh air around our dwellings and public houses, the most splendid scene ries, beautiful streams of the best of water ; which abound with the delicious trout and oth er species of fish, and covered with little crafts, and our woods aboUnd with game, to and sport away time. We have also good Hotels, polite and atten tive landlords, our Livery Stables are provided with good horses, and all manlier of fashiona ble carriages, equal to any City establishment in the Union. We have as rich a country as the sun ever shone upon. If this all, in addi tion to scores of other "beauties" both natural and artificial, are not enough to attract the dust begrimmed city folks, we do not know how else to please their refined taste. We have spoken of the health of Allentown. This arises principally from its position, being several hundred feet higher than the streams that surround the town. Besides it is not so closely built, and the air has full play to venti late the houses. As an evidence of its health, is the fact, that neither -in 1832 or 1534 : was. there a single case of cholera here, while it prevailed in all or nearly all the inland towns to some extent. The probability then . is, that we have a very great chance, that the prevail ing epidemic will not visit Allentown, and for that reason we would advise city people to crime here to spend the months of July and August. Widening the Sidewalks. We see that our friT2 .erti ls it z t tlie Korth side of East Hamilton street fr Wi intu to MarPar st, are many eugagki to w mug the pave manta or sidewalks. This is a very necessary improvement in our.town. The sidewalks are often crowded that it is difficult to walk along with company,besides it adds much to the im provement of our otherwise beautiful town. We trust that the property owners in Hamilton street throughout will petition to Council for a grant for the same purpose. Our streets aro 80 feet wide, and 3 feet off on each side would still leave them 74, which is ample room for all kinds of vehicles to pass. The Crops The Farmers of our county by the close of the present week, will. have very near got through with their Hay and Grain crops. The Hay crop is a very abundant one and the weath er favorable, haw been well cured. The Grain crop is also very abundant, and if the weather continues fine until about the close of the week, very near the whole will be housed. Corn and Potatoes look highly promising : so that the toil ing farmer, has again a year of plenty in all respects: That Sign.—Major Steckel, the gentlemanly and enterprising proprietor of the Eagle Hold, has lately put up a splendid and attractive sign. Weadmire the Majors taste in fitting up a pub lio hpuse very much, and with his gentlemanly deportment, cannot fail to insure the House a liberal patronage. Cir Two Men were lodged in our County Jail on Monday last, by the Sheaf of Carbon county, charged with having robbed the Jewel ry Store of Capt, Jathea Miller at Mauch Chunk, daring the late fire at that place. %%ye trust the desperadoetiWill be dealt with as they deserve. • lam terrible fire was raging in Allegheny city, on . the 16th of July. Thirty houses have been consumed, and the fire was raging in all directions. The 41Iegheny Firemen refused to work, and have prevented tho Pittsburg, fire- men from going intikervioe. A Charitable Act. Several weeks ago a young man named War ns?, belonging to Philadelphia, came on a visit, with his family, to his parents residing near Nazareth, in this comity. He had been subject to Ste of insanity before, and was kept for sows time by the Mercantile Lodge of Phila. dthirtia, of which he was a member, in the Peansylyania Hospital. After ho bad recover ed, he had some to the country with the hope of firmly restoring his health ; but he had scarce ly-reached the home pf his parents before he became a raving mat* runt was thrown into pee of the prison cells 9f our county Poor ;louse. The Odd Fellows p e r Fasten, Bethle hem and' Bath raised a fond ,of messy and sent hint back to the city, where his yi ß olp will be properly attended to.-cartel} A r ctf. 0 The Committee appointed for the purpose of making the necessary arrangements, for a pub lic testimonial of respect, in honor of the late Ex-President James K. Polk, report the follow ing proceedings: Resolved—That a procession in honor of the deceased, shall be formed on the market square, on Saturday, the 28th of July next, at 12 o'clock, M., and from there, march up Hamilton street, to the Borough line, and ret -- the Court house, where the Eulog livered by the Hon. James 111. in the english, and the Rev. M german language: Should th favorable, however, the proce, through the principle streets of the Borough; at the option of the chief Marshal. Resolved—That MUjor William Fry, be ap pointed chief Marshall of the day, with power to appoint assistants. Mr :Fry being in orm ed of his appointment, appeared before the committee, and nominated the following per sons as assistant Marshalls, to wit : Colonel Jonathan D. Cook, Charles B. Haintz, Major Eli Steckel, Capt. Jacob D. Boas, Lieut. Henry C. Longnecker, and Major Hiram B: Yaeger. Resoked—That the following shall be the or der of the Procession. WILLIAM FRY, Chief Marshall. Order of Procession. 1. Orators and Ministers of the County. 2. Members and Ex-meMbers of the Nation al and State Legislatures. 3. Burgess and Town Councils. 4. Judges and Attorneys. 5. Washington Beneficial Society. 6. Lehigh Beneficial Society. 7. Lehigh Division of Sons of Temperance. 8. Jordan Division of Sons of Temperance. 9. Cadets of Temperance. 10. Daughters of Temperance. 11. United Daughters of America. 12. United American Mechanics. 13. Lehigh Fire Company. 11. Humane Fire Company. 15. Hook and Ladder Company. 16. Allen Lodge of 1.0. of 0. F. 17. Lehigh Lodge of 1. 0. of 0. F. MEM 18. Visiting Lodges of I. 0. of 0. F. 19. Unity Encampment of 1. 0. of U.F. • 20. Teachers and Scholars of the different Sunday Schools. 21. Citizens on Foot and Ilurse. During the movement of the procession, minute guns shall be fired, and the different bells tolled. *hie' shall continue until the pro cession enters the Court House. The different Societies are respectfully re quested to be in readiness, precisely at 12 o'- clock, in order to be able to form the proces sion with dispatch. Rcsolved—That the citizens are politely re-' quested to suspend their business operations ou the above day Irom 12 Al. until the cere monies of the day are gone through with. . Resolved—That the proceedings be published in the papers in the j.iorough. - Jacob Simmer, President.. John D. Lawsll, Secretary. • 11*, • t • Funeral Solemnities, Destructive Fire at Mauch Chunk. Upwards of Thirty. houses in Ashes ! Estimated Loss $lOO,OOO ! It is our painful duty to announce an awful conflagration and great loss of property which occurred in our sister town, Mauch Chunk, on Sunday. All the business portion of that flour ishing borough is laid in ruins. The loss is es- timated at $lOO,OOO. At least 23 houses have been reduced to ashes. The following is a list of the sufferers: G. W.Dodson, Jacob Strouss, S. Wilburt, J. M. Joseph, T. Oliver, C. M. Ebert, John Mears, J no. Leisenring, Asa Packer, H. Wilbur, J. Blakeslee, C. Conner, T. Brelsford, Gen, Esser, Jacob. Dealt!, G. Haggaty, J. 0. Swartz, N. T. Williams, Enos Tuli), (printing office) 'l'. L. luster, (printing of - fice) Dodson & Williams, J. A. Polk, Win. 11. Otis, J. Leisenring. U. Legget, 13. Hamilton, Wm Fistcr, Packer & Olewine, Joseph. Furst, Dr. IL Fields, Deahl & Lash, all are losers to a greater or less extent. The insurance, so far as we are able to gather them are as follows: Dodson & Beahm on Store goods and $1,400 00 Dodson & Wllljams goods, $3,00000 Thos. 13relsford, dwelling, $1,400 00 The above are insured by the Lycoming Mu. teal Insurance Company. A. Packer, $19.000 00 C. Conner, $6,000 00 James. A. Polk, $2,000 00 The above ate insured by the Northampton Mutual Company. iVe are informed that .1. Leisenring and 3. Mears, are also insured by the Northampton Company, but to what extent we could not learn. Peter Miller's Will From the Easton Argus we learn, that the Supreme Court has confirmed' the decision of Judge Jones, setting aside the will of the late Peter Miller. By this ,decision, some of the most valuable property in the Borough of Eas ton and some of the finest farms in that rich agricultural region, will ,fall in the hands of Peter Miller's nephew, who is.a sensible, in dustriens man, and at present in moderate cir cumstances. The whole estate is estimated at 5350,000. Ws understand that part of the will bequeathing legocias to isetieral private individ uals, and 810,000 in equal shares to the Ruth• eran and German Reformed benevolent socie ties, the interest of which is to be expended in the purchase of fuel, clothing, &c., for the poor of Easton, during the winter seasons ; do not fall, but will be faithfully carried out, This itnmpnsc estate comprises a number of town lots in the heart of the town, suitable for build ings and irnproiements of any kind. rirThe newly erected "Odd Follow's Hall" at E ati wo, is Affypitised by the Sheriff of North ampton county le Iv bJtl on the 3d of August neat. U. S. Mint, at Philadelphia. The United States Mint was established in 1791, and by several successive acts of Con gress, his been continued at Philadelphia. In 1829, the present building was commenced in Chestnut street, near Broad street. It is a splen did building, faced with marble, and presents a front of 122 feet, divided into a portion 62 feet long, and two wings each of 30 feet. The building is of the lonic order, taken from the celebrated Grecian temple on the river Illissus, near Athens. The mint at Philadelphia was the only one in operation, until 1838. The branches at Now Orldifis, Charlotte, N. C., and Dahlonega, Ga., then commenced operdilons. Bullion is brOught to the mint in every form amalgamations Ironi the ore, bars, plate, jeW elry, and foreign coin. All these present a great variety as to quality. Seine of the metal ill bT nrl l timib ill— the wll be nearly pure ; other port , %Val be Of lower grade, and in every proportion down to two-thirds line, or less. Part will also be duc tile, and fit to work ; part will be brittle, and will require a process of toughening. Once more, a deposit will often consist of two met als, gold and silver, in a mixed mass, requiring to be parted by chemical agents. To ascertain all these points is the business of the assayer. ' To bring this heterogeneous mass into good malleable metal, and to separate the gold from the silver, are not strictly mint operations. In some countries, these preliminary processes have to be performed by private refiners. At the Mint of the United States, a department is provided for the parting, refining, and stard arding of time metals, and casting them into in- I gots or small bars, suitable for the manufacture of coin. These bars are about 12 inches long. half an inch thick, and from ono to one and a half inches in width, according as they ale to be used fur different sizes of coin. Before they can be wrought, their fineness is tested by an assay ; and those which are found better or worse than the legal limits, are sent back to be melted or cast over again, at the proper rate. The coining presses are of various sizes, to snit the diflereut denominations of coin ?those for the dollar and the half dime, compared to gether, are as a ponderous machine by the side of a plaything. The usual speed of striking is GO pieces per minute for the dollar and half-dollar, seventy-five for the quarter-dollar, ninety for the dime and half dime. The mint is now manned by about sixty of ficers, clerks, and workmen. By the addition of ten or twelve men of the latter cla s s it would be competent to a coinage of six millions of dollars annually, half in gold and half in silver, with a due proportion of small coins, and at an expense to the government of 570,000. Bin if the institution were put to its utmost capa city, and with a still further increase of hands, it is estimated that it would accomplish a coin age of twelve millions annually ; the cost of which would be $106,000. The suite of apartments in the mint, appro priated to the exhibition of coins, ores, and na tional medals, occupies the front of the build ing in the second story, and measures six"— .oug. — rugunany there were three rooms, connecting with each other by folding doors; the removal of these has made one large saloon, with recesses ; very commodious and suitable for the use to which it is applied. The eastern and western rooms are of uniform size and construction ; the cen tral one has a dome and sky-light, supported by fourcolumps; with a corresponding Window in its floor ; (protected by a railing) to light the hall of entrance below. The ancient coins are displayed in eight ca ses, mitred in pairs, and placed erect against the walls. in the wide doorways and the mid dle room. The modern coins are variously ar ranged ; part (including all those of the United States) being id a nearly level case which sur rounds the railing above mentioned; and part being in upright cases, disposed along the walls of the middle and west room. The os, minerals, 'and metallic alloys, aro placed in the westisoom ; in the eastern are shown the na tional and other medals, and the fine beams used for the adjustments of weights. All the cases are fronted with glass, and besides al lowing an inspection of every specimen, pre sent an agreeable aspect on entering the room, especially by the middle door. At the present time, the aggregate of specimens of old coins is, in gold, 605;' silver, 2047; billon, (a mix ture containing silver, but less than half.) 324; brass and copper, 822; platina, 4; in all, 3802. Compared with the numistic cabinetS of Eu• rope, our collection is but a dwarf in size, and may stand second in that respect. Visitors are admitted in prescribed hours, if attended by an officer or conductor of the in stitution. State Taxes.—The Harrisburg papers an nounce that the counties of Adams, Bradford and Franklin have already paid into the State Treasury their quota of tax. Lehigh, generally one of the first, has not yet been reported, but wo presume will "pay over" in ample time to make.the funds available for the payment of the August interest. The Harrisburg Intelligen cer states . that if the counties pay up promptly the interest of the 15th August will be met without difficulty. The announcement of the decease of this venerable relict of President Madison, which was prematurely reported by the Phihidelphia Gapers of the 10th inst., ha's at length proved trno. Her demise was foreshadowed by a so rare illness which commenced on the Bth inst., and ended in her death at 10 o'clock on the night of the 12th. her day she enjoyed a degree of celebrity beyond that of .most of the wives of our Presidents, and was universally esteemed and respected. Her brilliint conver sational powers rendered her once the star of society in Washington, she was a wOm whew she married the husband whose limo she elated. Death of Mrs. Madison COMMUNICATION. The Coopersburg Post Office. 1 do not know that I have been amused with anything so much of late, as I was with the pe rusal of a set of resolutions, purporting : to have been passed a& a meeting, held at Locust Val ley—a place by the by, I never heard of—about a week ago, in regard to the removal of the Coop- ersburg Post 011 ice, and miblished in last Week's "Allentown Democrat." As the object of the ringleader is to manufacture another "Simon Drum" affair ont of this business, I deem it no more than right, to aid them in their patriotic and laudable undertaking. I shall take up the proceedings and sift them systematically, and if I fail to do it. to the satis faction of the triumvirs, it will be to my own. Premising then, that the meeting was a failure —only twelve or fifteen persons having attended, and they all drum'd for the occasion by timid I will first call the-readers - attention to IMEM22II the following extraordinary paragraph in the prp.- ceedings "The Chairman not being fully acquainted with the °idea of the meeting, and the particular facts of the case, on request George W. Peering stated the object, &c.! !! Now as the meeting was got up for buncomb in general, and to harass the Postmaster General in particular, and the proceedings undoubtedly for warded or carried to him—l think this item dis plays a degree of verdancy, on the part of the Phil osopher, to warrant me to believe that his mam my does not know he's out What can it be possible for 'enthusiasm and indignation" to ex ist as stated in the proceedings—where those present do not even know what they are assent• pled for This is a new feature in huthan na ture, and I'll note it down. The facts are thus: The President, who has but lately moved into the district, and is reported 'to be a Whig, having been cajoled and begged to attend ; and bring a hardworking, honest man, who cares nothing as to where Uoopersburg or its Post office is—never having any thing to do with either—found on getting there, that he was in strange company; and as it was important that they should have a Whig as President, he was ushered "totem velens into the chair; after which he called upon the triumuin to explain what this fuss was all about! It being explained to him as stated above, his enthusiasm was all at once unkindled, and the way he let fly his indignation was a caution to all future Postmaster Generals. Gentlemen,l would advise you to craze this item in your proceedings, or it it should ever be seen by Mr. Warren, it will be a damper to the whole. The preamble then goeS on' to say, that: "Whereas we the citizens of Upper Saucon town . ship, &c. Now gentlemen, I have before heard, that you had tolerable lofty ideas about your own importance, but this is the first time I see you ar rogate to yoursClves being the citizens of all Upper Saucon. “entlemcn ! nobody believes this, so you better amend by striking out the word "the" and in lieu thereof, insert "an extremely small portion," thus amended it will do to lay be fore Mr. Warren. "Unfeigned regret,".“surprise;'-indignation," -Simon Drutn,"-of the inkmhd removal of the lust ullice at.Coopersburg to Mr. Wetherhohrs, I want the reader to bear this fact in mind: not the surprise, indignation and regret of the meet- I ing, but the distance they make between Coopers- burg and Centre Valley ; and if I do not make them acquainted with a new theory in Geogra phical and Mathematical science, of which nei ther llumbold or . Newton knew any thing, it will . not be for a want of material before me. •That we will use all houttrable (in contra-dis tinction to dis-honorable) means to prevent the removal of the Coopersburg Post office." Why gentlemen it was removed, at the very time you said this, and you knew it! Now as truth is an indispensable ingredient in every thing honorable, I would advise you to expunge this re solution front your proceedings, or perchance the Postmaster General will be apt to place a di, be fore your honor, and will form a doubtful opin ion of your veracity. "That we do not believe (that is to say we do not so express it here at present, we entertain a hope that we can cojule him to restore to us the Post office) that there is any design on the part of the Postmaster General to infringe on the rights of citizens, &c. You are right here gentlemen, and if it is real ly your opinion, it is the most generous and hon orable you ever entertained. He neither means to do so, nor has he done so in this instance, and with the exception of yOu worthy deciples of Buncomb, every body says so. -"That in our opinion Post masters should be changed with ,an incoming administration, but to change the office, that is too bad, &c." This is what the resolution means—but hav ing studied Lacon to better advantage, I make less words. Well, gentlemen, how was it when the Saucon Valley Post office was removed from its legitimate and proper location to Weidner's Woods, a few years ago ! Where was your "sur , prise, regret and honest indignation" then! Eh! You all knew that it was unjust ; still not a word of disapprobation escaped your lips, but on the contrary were mightily chuckled at the idea, that a Whig haa . been decapitated by the Demo 'Grade guillotine: Upon Second thought,l would advise you to strike out the word "honorable" every wherein your proceedings, for should you venture toga before the Postmaster General, with it, it might cause you to blush, whereas if it is erased, it will give your faces a carte-blanche for any thing. "That if unjust and unnecessary removals of Post offices are allowed to be made, without an expression of indignation, &c." All right gentlemen—but remember sauce for 'the goose must be sauce for the gander.—What was the case with the Saucon Valley office! With the Siegersville I With the Weisenburg I Eli! Where was your indignation then! Shame • where is thy blush . ! "Free and Independent citizens," dictation by a few men," "Coopersburg P. 0.," "Democrats and Whigs," is 411 fudge and unworthy._ of comment. • • "That party feelings has fir, influencin this Meeting (ahem!) and al a proof we!vilt say that the Coopersburg P.O. has been leculed here over PEE :c.;:; . . °, .. ,~ 30 years, disturbed by no change of atfministiu tion, &c." True, but those that went before you, had less sins to account for—but ..The vicinity of Coopersburg contains the most dense population iii the district." Well the number of families or houses around Coopersburg within half a mile distance, is n— and around Centre Valley, within the same dis tance 30-a difference of two in favor of the for mer. This does not look much as if Mr. Weth erhold's was isolated. But I presume they got that idea from the Allentown Republican and Democrat, who'stated that there was not a house within halfn mile of Wetherhold's!!! however, I am astonished at nrithing they either say or do. And as' for business—l mean bupiness, that is business—l venture to say, that is greatly in fav or of the vicinity of Centre Valley but if busi ness, Which is no business—such as the ringlead ers of this meeting follow, is meant, I thinlcCoop ersburg will carry the palm, not only of Centre Valley, but from every oilier place of its size in Pennsylvania Times change I know when the Allentown Post office, kept by the late Henry Weaver, was located in-the lower part of the town, near the Court house, for years—is that a reason it should be kept there still lI think not, business having since shifted to the upper end of town,• it was no more than proper, that- the Post office shook! fol low. And so it is in, this case—Centre Valley is destined to be the focus of business in the town . - ship—and you gentlemen know it,so let the Post office obey the object of its creation, and go where it will be most needed in the midst of business. "That for the last five years the Postmaster at Coopersburg was a Democrat. and the acting P. M. was a Whig, yet no word of Complaint was expressed." Mr. Milton Cooper, the Postmaster referred to, has resided in Philadelphia, for the last three years—having gone there after selling his stock of store goods to two Whigs—but insteattof re signing the Post office in their favor, fiept thit commission in his own name the two Whigs doing the business of the office, without being ap pointed deputies, or sworn into office as such. Last spring these gentlemen sold out, and a Dem ocrat came there, Mr. Coopor immediately sent in his resignation, and recommended the said Democrat as his successor. This shows the magnanimity they boast of, in its true light. In deed gentlemen, I see all your cloven feet, and shall kick against them. "That such has been the good feeling, sense of propriety, and justice which has governed the people of this district, that through the efforts of Ihe friends of the late administration, aided by the efforts of the Democratic Representative in Con gress, lion. Samuel A. Bridges, the Post office at Sancon gl miles above Coopersbn rg (note this fact) was established and a decided Vhig appointed." I give this resolution in c.rtcnso, in order to show people what stutFthe triumvirs are compos ed of. In the first place, I would ask, by whom was the Sancon Valley• Post office removed, from its proper location, to Weidner's Wood's, so that it was necessary to re-establish it I Was it not done by the same magnanimous administration, I advised ccive yo t u o r i t t m b qu a . n rn ed P p thr o fi n n a ton nd it s upport, knowing at the .same time that it was wrung! And were not your utmost efforts exerted, to ' create jealousy and animnusity against Mr. , Bridges, in the Democratic party, on account of this very act! Finding that Mr. Bridges was too strong and popular, you caved in—and if the re cesses of your hearts could be explored, I do candidly believe, that this very resolution was intended for a different purpose, than many may suppose—to effect insidiously what could not be effected openly. "There are more things 'twixt Heaven and Earth, than were ever dreamed of in your philo sophy, iffy Horatio." %%Then we reflect, that these men exerted their utmost in the first place, to defeat Mr. Bridges I at the Convention of Delegates—seeking the no mination for one of themselves, and the raving after be was nominated, we can draw our own conclusions ; but no sane man believes, that either of the triumvirate voted for him at the polls. I do not care any thing about these party quar rels, but if men wish to play the hypocrite, they would better sow their seed upon more verdant soil. ..The Post office at Friedensville,3 miles above Coopersburg, on th• Bethlehem road, has been in the hands of an ardent Whig from the com mencement, yet no murmering was heard no wish expressed, or any attempt made, to place a Democrat in office there." Now gentlemen, either you know not what you say, or are a set of the most contemptible falsifi ers I ever heard of—Why it was but at the close of the administration of Mr. Polk, that efforts were in progress, to not only oust the Postmaster, but to remove the office to Charles Seider's Tav ern, one and a half miles north-west of Friedens ville ! Gent:emen ! I cannot but believe, that this is perfectly well known to you. How can you, therefore, expect any thing but supreme contempt fur your hypocritical whinings at the removal of the paltry office at Coopersburg. But now we come to the greatest curiosity of the whole meeting -- and I would here remark that if the acute Philosophical speculations of the author of these resolutions, are as wide of the truth as the distances here given—alas I for his Philosophy and his Map also l . "There is at present no Post office within six miles south of Coopersburg and 3i miles north— and to remove it to the isolated house of George Wetherhold, would bring it within two miles of Saucon Vally and within like distance of Frie• , densville•" Here good reader you have a specimen of Geo graphical accuracy, which seeks its parallel. In reason No. 4, it is stated, that Samoa Valley is only 2 / 1 miles from Coopersbuth while in N 0.6 it is made 3i miles. It is said moreover, that Centre Valley is miles &urn Coopersburg. Now, if Elaucon Valley is miles from Coop ersburg,' and the Post office has been moved Ifi miles towards it, it would leave the distance be t ween theta one mile only I Wonderful soca-ra cy !. particularly on She part of a person who:in . tends to make a Map ! , . . 44*M - 4 - :‘ , t"- ory ' • ' • • :AM .4{l BE ,- .~"~." .'y:r F.L~ }...~r' r ~.~ Now, the true dietanees are : Coopersburgv from Elaucon Valley 31 miles Coopersburg from Centre Valley if miles and fiom ensville, 33 Miles—Saucon Valley from Centre ValleY 2 miles, dcc. Try again gentlemen. I have alreaili tresspassed so much on space, that I am compelled to close, though much re , mains unsaid, which will be said on another oc-' casion. As for the meeting having been well attended by all parties, is about as true as most of the other proceedings, and could only be as serted by men, who can boast extreme elasticity of conscience. VERITAS. Gleanings from the Mail ILV'A negro woman watrecently sold at Saw Francisco for $lOOO. The buyer was originally from Rhode Island! and the seller from Oregon. The insecniity of such purchases will render them scarce in California. .One good result has arisen from the flight of .his-holiness-the-Pope.—The-moment Pius IX. passed out of the gates of Rome, no less thank 70,000 Bibles entered, which tiitherto• have , nog been permitted to be circulated in the holy city.- Ca - Spurious dollar gold , pieces have been) passed at Little Ruck, Arkansas. t3' Gen. Quitman , is nominaredas Governor ot Mississippi. cif Maine is not yet free from aborigines. A• bear has been killed at Northtown Dam, weigh+ ing six hundred pounds. UrrEvery child of Queen Victoria costs llie• government $500,000 yearly. Vi?"fhe old Postmaster at Bloorningdale,Mieli igan, refused to deliver the Post office to the newly appointed incumbent for some reason, when Mr. Sedgwick the new Postmaster opened another. E.3"A Cotton Mill, the first established in north ern Ohio, has recently been put in operation at Sandusky, and is now producing heavy sheetings, which are pronounced "equal to the very best manufactured in New England." Nut& Cure fur Cholera.—There are so Many certain cures fur the cholera, that some wit has been provoked to say, that the wonder is, that any body dies of it. mica. Paris paper we find an account of a cure, unlike any we have ever seen. A man's wife was attacked in the morning, while he was absent. The neighbors called in a Doc tor, who furnished the usual prescriptions. She nevertheless, continued to sink till towards night, when the husband returned very much intoxicat ed. He forthwith threw all the phials out doors, kicked his neighbors out alter .them, and began to beat his wife unmercifully. The beating ef fected what the medicine could produced a re-action—and the woman got well immediate ly. This is the only good effect of drunkenness we recollect to have chronicled. • flurrying Alive!!—The St. Louis Union of the. 30th ult., relates an occurrence of a Mr. Schnei der, living near the corner of Cirondelet Avenue and Lafayette street, who came ` ear being bur. ied alive. It seems that Mr.SCh eider wasiseia ed with the cholera, and hie' frieralitdaOltniPlC at a certain stage of the diseasethattrhaalead his body was at once transferred- to a iiiplattad hurried off to the grave yeard. On reachinithe. V.l3 ) 4Milieet - Vl:wing lowered into thigrimud. a knocking was heard from the inside. which caused those around the grave to remove the lid. I:pun this being accomplished, Mr. Schneider was discovered to be alive, and of course taken home. It is said he is in a fair way of recover ing his health cntitrly. Pops/Winn of Sunduzky ((Ohio.)—We are glad! to sec that our Bay neighbor is growing with rail road speed. The census of Sandusky city, just taken, shows a population of 5667,and increase.. the Clarion says, of at least a third in two years.. That will do. The Peace Pnoccf.—Onc thousand one hundred! and thirty•two petitions, signed by 1,204,205 per sons, arc now lying on the table of the British House of Commons, asking the government to• promote the project for settling national quarrels by arbitration. Ilour in Bags.--The Albany Argus Mates that the sale of flour in bags is becoming quite a trade between the New York Millers and the East. The bags are of sufficient size to hold a barrel. . Slavery Erlesision.—The Missouri Congres-• siunal delegation in the last and next Congress have all defined their positions on the absorbing. question of Slavery Extension, and may be clas sified as follows—For Benton's position, two;: against him, four. Analyzing. the Almosphere.—Prof. Wm. 11 Eh , . let, is about to undertake at New Yolic; an ana— lysis of the atnphcre, with a view to ascertain whether there is anything inits condition than may explain the prevalence of the Cholera.. The experiments ate to be on,a large scale. Remedy for Cramps.—A correspondent of the New York Sun, mentions a simple remedy fop cramfs, which he says he has tested in many ca. ses with invariable success. It cons - ism in tying a handkerchief around the forearm ; a tittle dis• tance above the wrist and then placing a stick underdeath and twisting the handkerchief tight, ly. In a minute the cramp will depart, if thew the handkerchief hurts let it be slackened maim* a recurrence of the cramp tightened again. • No Cholera among the .Sitekers..—The Lebaei:ei (Ohio) StaLLas ys_that_no oases has Over occur. red in one of the 17 Shaker villages of oureonn. ty—a circumstanoe indicating the value ofetuana liners, arid temrerance in all things. Alanufaduring Spirit South.—The Augusta Chronical saps that not less than a million and a half of dollars have been subscribed in Geor4 gin, lately, to build new cotton mills, which ans now being erected-- One hundred and forty thou sand of this sam have been invested or subscri bed in Augusta,. A Sign of Ike Times. —The Montreal Courier contains the pr . iispectias of a new Journal to be established in that city. "intended to Advocate tbe • peaceable separation of Canada from Imperiat , connection," 4 , 1 • 4 " • 4 , -**s;_ 4 :t *-10‘ 001 - • , r'\
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