Corruption in the Canal Board The article on our thild page hiotn tho Pt 7ilrgroph discloses dm m o-t abominable cor ruption on the part of Prone uf the lib zest tone. [inmates of thi.Slate. Penns) Ivania has been lobbed of mote than one !loathed and finy•four thousar.d dollars by the vety men elected to watch over her interests! Foremost in this in. famous business, we notice the name of J. For. tcr Brawley, who has had the impudence to de• mond, and the ingenuity to obtain the Demo cratic renomination to. the office of Serveyor General. The contracts in Sections nrciity•si.r arid Twenty scree were awarded to him, though he was the highot bidder, thus putting into his pocket and that of his partner, Bailey, neatly thirteen thousand dollars of the public funds. Report says, ho was interested secretly in other bids; to what extent we know not. There is no pretence that Brawley intended to perform the contracts himself; his intention to sell out was no secret. At the lime of his hid, he was Surveyor General of the State, an office whose ditties he shifts epee a clerk, while he passes his own time in speculations, for which his of ficial position affords him facilities. At pre sent, he is neglecting the ditties of his post, in order to make money out of a profitable job he has got from the Federal government, for sup plying the navy with pork. Hold up your hands, Mr. Brawley, and let us have a look at them! There ! put them down again ; they are too dirty to touch, hereafter, the records in the in !ho Surveyor General's office. The people will ratify this verdict in October. It is said that this swindle of the bids on the Portage railroad involves flatly of the Demo eiatie members of the Legislature which au thorized the letting. So malty of these were present at the lettibg, that some ono proposed, by way of a joke, to send for Col. Jack, the clerk, and call the House to order. It is high time this plundering by officehold• ere should be put down. The men we elect should be taught that they Fball not, by villain ous collusion, systematize corruption and plun• daring. Boring, bribery and rascality threaten to become the rule at Harrisburg; it will soon be a distinction for an office holder not to be a knave. Come what will, cut where it may, we are resolved to expose every member of this vile crew which traffics widl the public honor. What is Democracy. The Buflalo Republic, a Democratic paper, asks this question, and answerii it in the follow- inn definite and comprehensive manner: 'Like all other names of things it, implies whatever the people mean, who use it, in the partic ular country where it used" We have never heard aroore complete definition of the term "Democracy" from ally source, than this from m an organ of Dentocracy. 'lt implies whatever the people mean who use it, in the particular part of the country where it is used !" We al ways thought Democracy- an India rubber cloak that could be stretched into shape to cover all sorts of political doctrines in any latitude. In Pennsylvania it implies plunder; in Massachu setts it implies Coalitionism ; in New York it implies llunkerism and Ilarriburneriam, !lards and Solis. At Mc north it implies Free Sadism and Abolitionism ; at the South Southern flights Secession and Distittion. In the East it implies strict construction; in the West, Internal Im provement by the General government; at the North it implies portection ; at the South free trade, in Georgia rapperistn, and FO on ad in fill/UM. It implies any and everything in turn and nothing long—its active principle being the loaves and fishes. It implies whatever the people mean." It is one thing at the North and another at the South, and entirely different in the East from what it is in the West.— Truly Democracy is a comprehensive term, :too suits alike the views of Abolit!, , :lists at the North and Fire-eaters of the Soinh, latitudina rians and strict constructionists, tre,o traders anti protectionists, 011 men and DiAntionifds, in ternal improvement men and :Imi - internal int. provement men, “blit-k and gray" It is a Protean mask h,r aspiring, political dem ogogues of every hue and color in any part 01 the country. In whatever the people mean %vim use it, in we partienli,r rouri• try whore it is used !" 'rhat is ntotlem Dertnic racy.—Savannoir Prini/dirad. Pmt (Wice Arpoihtiatia.4.--:Solorrion 1. Holder, Esq., a:4 Postmastor at llo , roack, 1.c1.441; in place of David Goltinat• Ito is a good IVltig. A Saucy Minister Mr, Walker, our newly appointed Mir::.!er to China, refuses to proceed on his mi.ision, because • there is no steam frigate to take him to his sta tion. To send Mr. Walker to China in a frigate would cost our Cluverntnent $lOO,OOO. He could go as other people go for ;WM. A newspaper in New York says, qt would take from leg. inmate employment, one ship, thirty etlicers, four htindred seamen. It would use up, 2,000 tons of coal, $lO,OOO worth of cordage, and $15,000 in machinery to comply with our minister's desires.' :Such tour fo o l cry will hardly he entered into to gratify Mr. ‘Vallters's ( - pinions. lie should give up his appointment 1., ::otne gentleman whose aspirations arc not quite 00 lolly, - Ppidemies,—The New Yet It Express in an; ar ticle on epidemics, says: "Yellow, fevor visited the city oC New York in he years 17.11-42, 1191-95-9 S-99, 1800-3-5-19 -32. The deaths were as follows '.--732 in 1195 2,086 in 1708, (population 55,000); 070 in 1803. 280 in 1805; 23 in 1819, in :160 in 1822. In 1305 37,000 of the inhabitants (out of 70,000 the whole population) fled front the city, In . 1804,. , 10 per• sons died with it in Brooklyn, but New Yotk es caped. Philadelphia was nearly destoyed by it in 1793, and again in 1708. 4,081 persons died In 1793, and 17,000 <Npulation 50,000) fled from the city. In 1798, the mortality was great and 50,000 out ol 70,000 lied. See ;:r a I thousand died end the greatest number of deaths in cic. day was 1 17. Baltimore stili;p: , l 111 ni this de,mrt in 1798, 1319 and 1821. (1 Ile c.ctiler. Alicietotvel7Pa. IVEDNESDAY,IIIIGUST 31, 1553 CANAL CONCUISS:IONEIL rilosem rownall, LANcAsTnit COUNTY A EDITOR GENERAL. r~iceaoedcr ba. ittaltore, OF Fit ANI: IJS COt:NTV SURVEYOR OENERAL. Christian Myers., =EIS JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT Thoulas A. Budd, C} PI II LA 17ELPII1A. Education of Fanners We hear many of our farmers complaining of their limited influence over community in comparison with some other classes whose oc cupation is no more advantageous to the coun• try than their own: They say—and very just ly. too—that while the s hole country is depen dant on their exertions, they are hardly allow ed a voice in pnblic transactions. The politi cal men, the men of influence and power, who are appointed to fill offices of trust, are for the I moit putt professional men, while those who etc the noblemen of nature, the bone and sin ew of the country, are kept in the background, and frequently looked upon as inferiors by the very men whom they elevate to the chief seats. Now for this our farmers themselves are chief ly to blame. We consider that there is some little truth in the sentiment that in proportion as wo form a correct notion of our own impor tance, will others be. led to form their estima tion of our qualities. If farmers aro stupid enough to think that they are not fit. for nothing but breaking the etas of.the earth, and make no efforts to se. cure the information which will qualify them for the discharge of their duties as citizens of this great republic, we see no cause for their expressions of discontent at the success of oth ers more intelligent. How many of our farmers will you find who either have a liberal educa. lion themselves, or form adequate notions of i the proper kind of instruction for theft children? iWhat is the testimony of our common school 1 teachers on this head ? One says "in the dill- 1 trict where I (aught last winter 1 harPrit a single 1 i scholar in English Grammer. The folks about 1 there think it of no 1180." Another complains that he could not form a class in any of the higher branches because the old people could'nt see the use of it. Composition arid declarna• tion, are school exercises hardly heard of yet in some parts of the country and how frequent ly has it happened to the conscientious teacher who has tried to introduce these and other im provements among this Hip Van-Winkle class of citizens, to be regarded as a dangerous intro valor and be tinned out of his situation We would by no means be understood to say that this state of things is universal in our mid dle Slates. We have farmers in our midst who seem to know their true position in socie ty, who endeavour to educate their families in a way becoming American citizens, but while we commend the good sensi; of such people, we cannot held deploring the narrow-minded groveling spirit, which those manifest who seem to think that a farmer needs little or no ed ucation-. There is no other class of people who could exert a weightier influence than our agricultu. al popnlation, provided they were properly ed. twitted. INo one would stand se fair a chance or political promotion as the man, who could Tither turn the furrow or thunder in the senate house. Such a one would very naturally be disposed to study the best interests of his coun .ry. And what is to hinder us from having in telligent farmers who might come forth at the call of their fellow citizens and lend their help in Male affairs? IVe can have such men, we even now have a few of this stamp, and were the proper course taken we Might soon have many more who Cincinnatus like would appear to cqual advantage in the husbandman's appa rel or in robes of state. Let it once be. fairly understood that it is for I the interests of a farmer to have a liberal edu• cation, that he cannot in fact sustain the part of a true American without it. That it is of the utmost importance that farmers, when they I can, should receive not only a common school education, bat a higher course of instruction in the Academy and College, that agricultural is not only ono of the most independent pursuits, but that it also opens the door to future emi nenee and fame; let such a feeling as this get abroad in our country and Many who are now sieioe in the office of the physician, or poring (wet Coke and Blackstone hoping for future ire .• :e!;s—vory often against hope, would be • ,in the fields at work Intelligently cultiva tin;.; the ground by ihe aid of science develop ing the hidden qualities of him soil, and pros ing in Itik way their right to be regarded as benelactors of their species. In the meautime our citizens should not re• man, in a state of inactivity if they look for the establishment of this state of things. A change cannot he effected in the minds of these people who Mink sent are far enough advanced already in the twinkling of an eye. i'he work of rais ing the standard of education must be a gradu al one and the friends of Education cannot too soon engage in it. Begin then we say to all our country friends nm.v. You will soon be en gaging your teachers for the coining winter— teachers, who are to leave their mark on the plastic minds of your children, and it will be manifest whether you are determined to have schools of a high character or not. When a young man, who knows little or nothing about the rtieciples of the branches requisite to be tans.lo is your schnels, and who may not have an overstock of common sense, solicits employ- merit at your hands, we F ay have nothing to do with hitn ; though he have any quantity of Irish blarney, Yankey soft soap or Dou' pala ver, 'lint him. He is not tho larmer's true friend, he is incapable of directing the minds of your youth in the attainment of valuable information, he is a blind guide who might conduct them into the labarinths of error. Real ly intelligent and conscientious teachers are rare in this country, and they should be held high in public estimation. You will readily ad mit that these are the proper kind !or your em. ploy, and let not the fear of sacrificing a few dollars *vent you from securing their N servi ces. I ces. o man can quality himself too well for a teacher, and no good teacher will so far un-! der-value his services as to suppose them worth a mere trifle. Court Week On INlontlay last the September term of our couir corn Menced. Judges M'Curtncy, Dillinger and Haas, in their chairs. The grand jury list was called over and upon retiring for a short time, reported themselves organized by electirg Dr. Jesse Samuels, as foreman. Full proceed ings next week. Horse Stolen On the night of the 24th instant, a dark bay I horse was stolen from Dr, Charles li. Marlin, in Allentown. In the bill the horse is described '•as-being 16 hands high, no white about him, except a star on the forehead, has a scab on his left hind leg - below the knee, and also half a shoe lost off the left foot. is rubbed by the ter under the chin, is strong built, and a good free traveler. The thief is supposed to be an Irishman, of small stature, who wore a straw hat, dark clothes, and had a car Pot bag with him when seen in this place. A reward of twen ty dollars will be given to any person delivering the same to the owner, or giving information where the horse can be obtained. Fire in Seventh Street. On Friday noon, the 26th of August, a fire broke out in the garret or loft of a two story frame house, belonging to Mr. Franklin Ila llicl, which also extended to the frame adjoining on the North,owned by Mr.Phi/ipPaff,the two build ing being put up together—located on Seventh between Turner and Chew streets, which, but for early presence and active efforts of the cit , izens, would have resulted in considerable dam• ages. The roof, floor and gable ends was de stroyed, the other part of the buildings was saved. How the fire originated is not possitive• . ly known but is supposed through a bakeoven, adjoining the building. The damages is sup posed lobe froni - 400 to 450 dollars. The houses are insured in the Upper and LowerSaucon Mu tual Insurance Company. The Company have cn Saturday last examined the property; what arrangements they have made we have not learned. Whig Judicial Nomination The %'hig State Convention assembled at Huntingdon, on Thursday last to nominate a candidate for Judge of the Supreme Court. Ja. cob Gossler, was chosen permanent chairman.— The names of George Taylor, of Huntingdon, Alexander King, of Bedford, and Thomas A. Budd, of Philadelphia, were placed in nomina tion. On the third ballot, Thomas A. Budd, was nominated by a majority of ono vote, and was subsequently declared unanimout.ly confirmed by the Convention, as the Whig candidate for the Supreme Judgeship, to fill the unexpired term made vacant by the death of Judge Gib• son. The Convention then adjourned sine die Mr. Budd, is an eminent lawyer of Philadelphia and a most unexceptionable candidate. Business Notice A New Finn.—Mr. William Leh, has retired from the firm of Keck ,5 Leh, and Alr. Joseph F. Newhard, has take'n his place. The Merchant Tailoring Business will hereafter be carried on by Keck ‘5.. Ncathard, at the old stand, No. 31, East Hamilton street. These gentlemen are well calculated for this kind of business, and perfectly understand it,ae both grew up with it. Such then, who aro in want of Clothing, will do well to give them a call as they have piles of goods on hand from which you cannot fail to make choice of what you want. A New Party A new political organization called the American party—has been formed in No* York. Its platform is made of what Greely would call the following planks—Universal ed ucation—reformation of the naturalization laws, protection of American labcir—a liberal system of river and harbor improvements and the ex• tension of Government aid to the Pacific Rail road—the sale of the public lands to actual set ters, the economical adMinistration of the gov ernment and the strict accountability of its agents 7 -the continued and harmonious union of the States—and opposition to legislation which shall interdict the use of the Bible in the pub lic schools,- or which shall vest property devo• tail to, religious or charitable uses exclusively in the hands of the clergy. Cattawissa Railroad We are gratified to learn that the workmen are busily engaged in laying the track ott the Cattawissa Railroad. Hundreds' of men are employed at high prices and roady - pay; and many more are much wanted. The road is graded to Tamauqua, all the tunnels completed whilst the bridges over the ravines and streams through the valleys are in a way to be comple ted this summer.—Dan: /W. Very Truo The Ilintilehent Pioneer has gone the voy age. We could have told our friend of the Pioneer as much, More he commenced. The Easton Argus thinks, there is no usein trying to print papers where there is no room for them and where the people. ont sustain them. Pts all gammon ; and printing for the mere sake of enterprise ie poor fun. • (Prom N. 1: Ertning, Post.) The Chinese Rebels and Iheir THe following communication front the Rev. James Colder, one of our missionaries in China, gives the most authentic statement of the rely gious aspect of the present movement in Chinot that has come under our notice: ILtvn ICosia, China, June 4th, 111t53. Recent developemenis of the revolution new progressing in the Chinese empire, have brought to light a fi;ature of that movement which has arrested the attention and secured the sym.pathy of the entire foreign community. I allude to its religious aspect. At various times since the commencement of the revolution reports' have been circulated, sta. ling that those engaged in it Were worshipper, of the one true God—believers in Christ as the Saviour of the world—and that they were un compromising opponents to idolatry in every form. For the most part these rumors were credited,.but recent investigation has shown that strange as they may appear, they have their foun, dation in truth. The British steamer "Hermes," conveying Sir Ceo. Bonham and suite, last month forced her way to Nankin, which is now held by the patriots and while there her officers witnessed facts, and were able, through the great kindness of the rev. olutionists, to collect dimuments which forbid any further doubt as to the religious character of the new movement. One of the works issued by the Government, called "The Book of Religious Precepts of the Thee-Ping Dynasty," has been translated by 11ev. Dr: Medhurst, of Shanghai, and has ocea- sioned as indeed it well may, an agreeable sot-• prise to all who may desire the salvation of the millions of China. It commences with the dec laration that all men are sinners, and that i t is the duty of all citizens to worship and serve God. It next presents an argument showing that anciently the Chinese had a knowledge of the true God, and subsequently, that in worshipping him they will not be imitating foreigners, but their own ancestors. It next presents "A form to be observed in seeking the Forgiveness of Sins," alter which is the following. PRATER FOR A PENITENT SINNER. I, thine unworthy son or daughter, kneeling down upon the ground, with a true heart, repent of thy sins, and pray Thee, the great God, our heavenly Father, of thine infinite goodness and mercy, to forgive my former ignorance and fre quent transgressions of the divine commands. I earnestly beseech thee, of thy great favor to par , don all my. former sins, and enable me to repent and lead a new life, so that my soul may ascend to heaven ; may I, from henceforth, sincerely re pent and forsake my evil ways, not worshipping corrupt spirits, (gods,) nor practising, perverse things, but obey the divine commands. I also earnestly pray thee, the great God, our heavenly Father constantly to bestow on me thy Holy Spir it, and change my wicked heart; never more al low me to be deceived my malignant demons. but perpetually regard me with favor, forever deliver me from the evil one; and everyday be• stowing on me food and clothing, exempt me from calamity and woe, granting me tranquility in the present world and enjoyment of endless happiness in heaven, through the merits of our Saviour and heavenly. Brother, the Lord Jesus, who redemed us from sin. I also pray the great God, our Father, who is in heaven, that his will may be done on earth as it is in heaven.— That thou wouldst look down and grant this re quest is toy heart's sincere desire , The book also contains a "Prayer to God, for Morning and Evening;" a "Thanksgiving to be offered at Meals;' "A Prayer for Times of Sick ness and Affliction," and directions for condnct- ing religious exercises on various occasions.— The following is given as the— FORM' TO DE USED INT PRANING (MTh We praise God, our Holy and heavenly Path- rECI We praise Jesus, the Holy Lord and Saviour of the world. • We praise the Holy Spirit, the Sacred Intel igrnce. We praise the three Persons who, united,con stitute one true Spirit, [God] Hut perhaps, the portion of the work in which . your readers will be most interested, is that con. taining the "Ten Celestial Commands," the re semblance of which to the commandments as given to Moses, is very evident. These I will subjoin, omitting, however, the hymns which, in the original, follow the "command.:," and which are but a repetition in verse of the sentiment of the text: TILE TEN CELESTIAL COMMANDS, WIIICIUAIIE To Di CONSTANTLY OBSERVED The First ronnqand—Thou ;halt honor and worship the Great God. The Great 'God is the universal rather of all meu, in every nation under Heaven. Every man is produced and nourished by him i every man is also protected by him : every man might there fo're, morning and evening, to honor and worship him, with acknowledgments of his goodness. It is a common saying that Heaven produces, flourishes and protects men. Also, thai being provided with food, we must not deceive Heav en. Therefore, whoever does not worship the Great God, breaks the command of Heaven. The second COM Mall (17—Th011 shalt not worship corrupt spirits (gods.) Tie Great God says, Thou shalt not have oili er spirits (gods) beside Inc. Therefore, all be• sides the great God arc corrupt spirits; (gods,) deceiving and destroying mankind. They must on m account be worshipped; whoever wor ships the whole class of corrupt spirits (gods) clients against the command of Heaven. 7h• third Command—Thon shalt not take the name of the Great God in vain. Th! name of the Great God is Jthovalt, which men nust not take in vain. Whoever takes God's natnein.vain, and rails against Ileaven i offepds again t this command. 77ttfourth Command --On the seventh day, the day u worship, you should praise the great Coil for hi goodness. in be beginning the Great God made heaven and crib, land and sea, men and things, in six days tend having finished his worts on the sev enth dy lie called it a day of rest, (or Sabbath,) the rare all the men of the world who enjoy the of the Great God should, on every try ',nth day, spcM,•.l'., rcyetr.!(.l. am! ‘vor.ltip the Great (1,,t1. and itr.,i•tt him for hi. , r: ,,, 1nt•n.3. 'l7te 0)1 , 11,hrol Thnu sh:lq liming. Illy rithcr and by motht . r,Allat thy tiny:: may be pro- 11'tit+t•vor di , ‘ , l ,, y , Lia plrt-itt; ltuati , this CO11 , 111;1 II J. ewilinaltil—Tholl shah art hill or in jure in, it lie who number 1:0!, him , elr, nn.l %rho injnres nm thi r 11'hoevtr does either (f ihoke I , runk, ih :1 1 ,ove romautid. s;la:t not commit adoltery or any:l) oL , " nnc:ean. All 0)c nwri in thr ttin;,! !n•-.thrrn, nr.,l all the tromr n in the world are sl•ter. - ... Among the s a ns and nt the C , lCslial ll,tll ihe males are or. ol;n side and the frroak<cn tho nthe and not nliolred to no nnix. .tstrdi'd edht r Ito n or women practice lew,limss, ihcy are ci• ed outcast', as having idnaided against elle of thi• chief commands of Heaven. The ca , tino, , of :moron.; glances, ihe harboring, of - 111%Iftli in agit nations, th e smithing of foreitm tiinaceo, or the singing of libidinous sings must all be considered as breaches of this command. The eight command—Thou shalt not rob or steal. Malec and poverty are detcrtnined by the great God but whosoever robs or phoolcrs the proper ty of others iranscrrs,es ibis command. hr ninth rumnwhel —Thou 1.111,11 not utter fa IL e:Ion I All those %dm 101 lies, and indti'd!e in derili , ll deceits, with re( ty kind of coarse and ahand,ned talk oirend a gali,st co,nmaild TAt Ir Jo th rwiw!ciiil —Thou halt not conceiv e a covetous desire When a man In. ks uron the. beauty of anoth er's wife and itatiehiet s with cos eious de s i res , County' lett Insurance Companies are as plenty or when he regat (IS the elegnce of another man's just flow, as counterfeit “relief notes. Our large possessions with cove tour desires, or when he rides ate full of Insurance Offices with high engages in gambling, he offends against this sounding names, but no capital, which make a command. great parade in the newspapers, and by drum- As the leaders of the revolution not only teach olive up customers witlt the inducement of low but also observe the above “precepts," and as ' rates, through the instil umentality of travel ling and local agents who operate at distance unvarying success has thus far attended them, I may we not hope that the "good time" for China , from the principal office, contrive to diddle 'the is not far distant? Let all who would speedily i the unsuspecting out of a good deal of money. see this vast empire brought beneath the sway As long as no losses occur, all goes well enough, of King Immanuel, lift up their hearts and voices i The Company flout ishes, and President, Secre in earnest prayer of our great fled, and the tary, awl Managers fare sumptuously off of the the profits of their "enterprise." 'But the mo-' praviw of faith will be heard, and the present merit a Policy holder has occasion to apply for contest will result in the downfall of idola'rV, and the establishment of Christ's kingdom in the indemnity, the whole afhiir explodes, and the hearts of this people. cheat, is laid hare. The "Cash Mutual Life Ina • • • • suranee Company" of Trenton, by - whose lave- An LuVePa cflbr Eindevilic nl A" , e' Oeleao4— Ilitg agents many of our citizens were shameful- The New Orleans Delia, of the 1 lilt inst., records ly taken itt, was a sample of this sort of thing; the following sorrowful incident: and there are many more, both Fire andtife In. “I.l'e ereetuil an old acquaintance yesterday. surance Companies, that are, if anything, even whom we had not seen for a formie,ht before.— elititreil to confidence than it was. Prudent He had a care-worn and troul.ted countenance.. people will beware of cheap Insurance Compa- His eves were sonken and his cheeks were holi ;'ties; for, like mo.t other cheap things, they are low, and care had left its lom•prints on his brow; eeneraileworthless:. Choose one that is known he looked at least ten years oiler than when last ki be sound and honest', whose officers are men we saw hint. We asked if he hail Leen sick, or Sifind I!I g and reputation in the world, and and, if not, to explain the cause a this great w bi-e earmil is more substantial than paper; change ? , Alas !' he replied.m few days agmand and then, should losses come, you will be certain I was happy in the possession of a father, a ta receive full indemnity.'. Better to ray a high mother, and three loved sisters; but I am alone j premium, and be sure that your Policy is good. dow—lburied the lastonc yesterday.' We were than a low one with no insuraece at Ga. answered; it was indeed, enough to torn the darkest hairs to snowy whiteness. An yet it is hut one instance out of many which daily occur in our city New Seedling Grape. I'. Hovey states in his Magazine of flor tieull tiee, that a neW seedling.,grape has been pro. tin a native vine, fully rgnal to the Isa ! The Pestilence in New Orleans. ripening at least a month earlier than The te!egra , nhie reports of the past few days 0. - 11 variriy . lle received .Iltecimens cd the fruit show afr ighttul increase or the mortality in New as early as the middle of September, which were Orleans, notwithstanding the reduction of the do; verse last of the crop. The berries were population, which must now be down as low as roud, black, and covered with a dense bloom ; 80,000. There are about 275 death, or 1 daily bunch as large as those of the Isabella ; skin to every ISt inhabitants, or t weekly to every 20 thick ; flesh tender, with scarcely any pulp ; inhabitants, or I monthly to every 0 inhabitants. ceedingly sweet and delicious.' The vine is The entire number or deaths from Yellow Pever hearty, viertrotts and productive. The name of and all other diseases, since tie 'epidemic ap. I the ot hel moor is not given, as it would, if known reared, as we learn from the newspapers and i stthject hint to a flood of orders. telegraphic reports up to Aug. 23.1, has been eight thousand and eighty•eight. If the present rate of mortality continues till the Ist of Novrtm her, there will be over seventeen thousand addi tional deaths, making a grand total of over twen ty-five thousand victims to the epidemic and other diseases. But long before the Ist or No vember, we trust that the pestilence may have abated, either from a change of weather or from sheer failure of subjects, so that the aggregate may not be so enormous.—Evening Bulletin Preuthing to the Point—Passing along one Wednesday night—for evening at the South is our afternoon—in Montgomery, Alal,ama, I step ped into the Presbyterian lecture room where a slave was preaching: "My bredren," said he "God bless your souls, 'ligion is 'diode Alabama abet ! In spring come fresh, an' bring in all de ole° logs, slabs an sticks dat halt been lyin on de bank, an'carry dent down in de cut yen t. Byrne, by de water go down—den a log catch on ilk is land, den a slab get comhed on de shore, an' de slicks en de bushes—an' dare cloy lie, withria' an' dryin' Till come 'wither fresh. Sits's° dare conic viral ob ole sinner brought in, dar old backslider brought hack, an' all the folk I seem emit'', an' mighty good times. But bred. ren, God bless your souls, hymcby 'rival's gone —den dis ole sinner is stuck on his own sin, den tint ole backslider is catched where he was afore on jus' such a rock; lien one alter' tinder dat had got ligion lies all long de shore, an' dere dey lie till , notler 'rival. Belubed bredren, God bless your souls, keep in de current." • I thought his illustration beautiful enough for a more elegant dress ; and too trite alas! of others than his own race.— Chridirtn //crab/. CURE run Yi:ccow FEVER.—The juice of the pounded leaves of the Verbena Draziliensis, gi• yen in small doses three flutes a day, end in jections of the same every two Iwurs, is stud be a remedy for yellow fever. Our Charge to Vcnezula has sent home a package of the seed for cultivation. _ . Appoinlment De&Ned.—The appointment of nettjamin Tyson, Esq., of Fllatling, to the post of Naval Storekeeper of Philadelphia, in place of Gen. Adam Diller, removed, has been declined on the part of Mr. Tyson, he being an applicant, for Naval Coal Agent—that is, agent for supply.) ingy. 8. steamers with coal. GLEANINGS. araham's Magizine.ror September, con" a mere than u,aally interer•tine miacellany of orl:ina I and selected artieleq. l'he Illustrations al . the Rhine are conlinned; as also Read's story z , f the l',ltrriins of the Great Si. Bernard. =I A Comet is now ci ibJr. in the North west in fly' evening. 1!) earh: , nt, sarc,.an rilitior can not s!ep. ;. 1 .•;111P11 , ,!eppiprz on somebody's Ines." Well, irl keeps his foes 0111 of the way. . A pap^r [mil, in which seas manufactured P 3 r 7 "s` , .l by fletijanii,n Franklin in his office r is still in riwnt,i(qi in Thdaware county. It is T;Pin . " l "TrY M 11, " ;l'ot was erected in 1773. The total va!m• (q- India Rubber goods. Imuut!or.:orrd in the United Slates, is estimat ril at ten millions annually, and nearly the whole te.td.• h,a Npripo , 2 ttrt since 15.11. r - 1.- The man who was carried away with hip ferl'l2s his re:unicsl safe. E7'llarnnin i c—ing NI canvass Wisconsim in I.elialf of ilie M line law. Counterfeit Insurance Company. Two men named 11. M. Reed and A. J. Ward,- lately opened an office in Pittsburg, purporting to be an agencycif the “Proicetion, Fire and Mir' rine Insurance C impany of Boston." They represented the capital of, the corportinn to be• 5400,000 with a surplus fund of i.:250,000. Cards. were ruldished giving a list of officers, and quite• a considerable amount of money was received in the shape of premiums for insurance otr prop" erty in Pittsburg. Inquiry having been made. in Ilio-ton on the subject, the Piusburghers have just become twain that the whole concern is bo rn,. 7 lie fellows hare both disappeared from hat raciliii) 77,c EpVemic Abding.—New Orleans, Augus t 21.—1 ant happy to state that the number of deaths from the fever, fur the 24 hours ending at 6 o'clock, this morning, shows a marltr.d decrease in mortality, while the number of cases and , deatns • at the Charity Hospital, also exhibit a falline oQG 'Fite interments for the Zi hours ending al B. A. M. to day, was two hundred and"thiriptwo. lof which one hundred and ei,glopeight were of yellow fever. This is still a frightful figure, considering the reduction of our population, but it is recorded as a vety great improvement on the records of pre.. vines days, and it inspires hope that the worst of the plague is over. Job Priiiiing.—Persons in want of printing of any tle , eription, either fancy or plain, can be aectnnatodated by leaving their orders at this, office. Suicide by Bang W m. J. Weir, late a com positor in the office of The Commercial Advcrliser committed suicide on Saturday morning, at are catty hour, by hanging himself with a rope to. ,•the balms', in his boarding house, No. 111' Chambers st. Ile was missed about noon, and• a friend having called to see him, his room door• was 'found to be locked, and on forcing it open. he was found hanging and dead. Coroner ton held an inquest upon the body, and a ver dim of suicide .was rendered by the Jury. It ap— peared, in the evidence taken, that the deceased had formed an unfortunate attachment to a Miss Mary F.. Meyers, and the circumstances connec ted with it, it is supposed, preyed upon his mind and led him to commit the fatal act. He held at the time of his death over $O,OOO, belonging to her, in trust, all of which, in a note which s he left among his papers, he requested should be conveyed to her. She now resides in California... The deceased was a native of Massachusetts, and about 00 years of age.—N. Y. Tribune. Pohd Accident-John Mehany, of Philadelphia,. in digging a well, the rope by which the ter and rubbish was drawn up, broke and pre , &pilaw.' the bucket or tub upon him, injuring die :pine. lie died on Sunday morning. This is the srennd time he has been injured in the same manner, in addition to other hair breadth escapes by flood and field. Poor fellow, his life was n hard one.—Sinnerstt Visitor.
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