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FRIDAY MORNING
WE require a copy of the Daily Post of Oc
tober 14th, to complete our files. If any of
our readers have a number of that date they
will oblige us by leaving it at our counting
room.
PITTSBURGH, FORT WAYNE 8: CHI
CAGO RAILROAD.--APPOINTMENT
OF A RECEIVER AND SEQUESTRA
. TOR.
_ On Tuesday of this week, Messrs. Moran and
Von Hoffman, of New York, representing
certain - persons holding bonds issued by the
Oiliol'en • Pennsylvania 'lanceted Company,
made application to the United States District
Court for the Northern District of Ohio, for an
injunction and Receiver for the Pittsburgh,
Fort Wayne 4e Chicago itailrdad.
On this ex-parte application the Ceurt, on
Wednesday, granted the injuction,and named
J. K. Edgerton, E-q., of Fort Wayne, Ind.,
and the Vice President of the Company, Re-
ceiver.
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these proceedings were without notice to
the Company, and of course no counsel being
present to repiesent them, the Court made a
preliminary decree, with leave upon the part
of the company, to move for the vacation of
the present Receiver and the modification of
the decree, the whole proceeding being with
out prejudice to the rights of the company.
Domestic creditors here, having judgments
against the Company, hearing of the above
proceedings, and being apprehensive that their
rights might be sacrificed, yesterday applied to
the District Court for a Sequestrator. The ap
plication was made by Messrs. Park, M'Curdy
& Co., and others, and granted by the Court,
appointing T. Haskins Du Puy, Esq., Segues
- trator.
This prompt movement on the part of Park,
M'Curdy ,Sz . Co., and others, will prevent the
bondholders seizing upon the road, to their
prejudice, and to the prejudice of this city.
If the Receiver appointed by the United
States District Court in Ohio should undertake
to obtain possession of the road in this State.
we presume our State Courts woald resist to
the last extent of their authority.
We understand that the officers of the Com
pany here, not being advised of the disposition
of the earnings of the road by the decree of
the Ohio court, did not feel warranted in op
posing the domestic creditors, as they might
thereby do great injustice.
With the road in the hands of different re
ceivers, it is evident that the public creditors
and shareholders must greatly suffer, and it is
to be hoped that it will not long remain so. It
seems to us that the New York representatives
of the bondholders have pursued a very ill-ad
vised course, and aro the really responsible par
ti the present unfortunate imbroglio. If
Messrs. Moran and Von Hoffman bad come
44 " before the Board of Directors, and asked them
to unite in the application fora Receiver, and a
decree appropriating the earnings of the road,
they would doubtless have agreed to all that
justice and equity required,and then the whole
road would have been managed bY — ene party,
and for the mutual interest of all parties.
`Nom-NAnow FOR ALDERMAN EN
THE THIRD WARD.
„To-day, between the hours of three and
seven o'clock, the Democratic citizens of the
Third ward will nominate a candidate.for Al
derman, to be voted for at the ensuing Janus
rytlection. The notifinlition will be by bal
lot,-and the electlonAvill be condocted at Duf
fy's. There are now in the field some eight or
nine candidates for the nomination—all' good
men and true Democrats. These gentlemen
have shown the truth of their Democracy,
And their desire to secure a harmonious action
of their party, by one and all agreeing to abide
the results of the nomination. The contest
will be an exciting one, but the winner will
rest assured of the hearty suppori, of his less
fOrtunate competitors.' It is probable that
niarly the entire Democratic vote of the ward
will be polled.
NEW YORK CITY ELECTION
The Charter Election in New York City has
'result& In the defeat - of Messrs. Havemeyer
and Opdyke, and the triumph of Fernando
Wood:- The vote was as follows: Wood, 30,-
125 . ; Havemeyer, 28,843 Opdyke, 21,773.
Plurality fOr Wood over Havemoyer, 3,285--
nearly Aka same as the majority for Tiemnnn
(8,831) over Wood in 1857. The aggregate
vote cast was 78,741—1e5s by 4,492 than the
total: polled , at the election of 1857. _ Have
meyer ran 5,070 ahead of Opdyke while
Wood's majority over Opdyke is 8,352. The
united vote of Opdyko and Havemeyer is 48,-
- 615; Wood polling at this election but 30,125
votes against 89,951 in 1857—a loss of 9,826.
The returns for Counsel to the Corporation,
Mr. Greene C. Bronson has received over
30,00otas, and is elected by a plurality of
7,661 over Tilden—being double the amount of
Wood's plusality.
THE CHARLESTON CONVENTION
BY reference to our telegraphic column it
will beseen thatthe'Demooratie National Com
mittee have fixed upon Monday the 23d of
April . es the day for holding the National
Democratic Convention at Charleston, to nomi
nate a candidate for the Presidency. This
-unusually early date has been fixed upon to
obviate fears upoa the part of Northern Dele
gates of visiting the South during the hot
season of the year. The campaign of 1660 will
thus be a long one indeed, but it . will also bo
the most important which has ever taken.place
in the history of this nation.
A SIGN OF THE TIMES
In view of the possibility, if not probabil
ity of a dissolution of the Union, growing out
of the irrepressible conflict doctrines of the
Republican party of the North, capital in
New York City is already seeking Southern
. inVestraerits. Within a few weeks past the
bonds of Southern municipalities and the
stock and .bonds of Southern Railroads have
gonsiderably.appreciated in the money mar
ket. A fact like this shows that the money
dealers who are generally remarkable for
the sharpness and foresight, do not regard a
severance of the Union as at all improba
ble,
St. Loub, Alton and Chicago Rallroad--Ite
Transfer to Sondholders.-.
'Area Robb; of New. Orientti,' and Charles
Congdon, of Slew York, , have been appointed
by Judge - Drummond, of the United states
Distriet Dourt at Chicago, Receivers of the
above named road, at the suit of tho drat and
second mortgage bondholders. We learn: it
will-immediately pass into their hands-, and the,
continuation 'of its affairs hereafter he under
the direction of Mr. Robb, a well known mer
chant of wealth and position in New Orleans.
In the 'world of art and artists, Mr. Robb will
berm ea t i'bered as one of the earliest and most
litiqra , friar- - ; oe,..Kiram Powers, and the pur
clialsor..n '.:•• or •". 2py cif tht Griwk Slave sent
cN iv.
to Amen -- ,„..4,..„„usineas Men in this coun
try havei e ' .•
, „..:paniord enviable position
tthanJas.....Rob : '
‘ 4 ,3ew Orleans.
The Chicago, Alton and St. Louis road has
been embarratied with a large testing _and
handed debt 'which has soi. trammelled it,ihat
while postetanrig natural adVantages; °it failed
to attain that position which it should have
coma:Anibal-- This decretwariMrelieve it. Im
mediate arrangement will be made to con
strnot- an independent track 'between Alton
ariff - Edit Elt - rLortur;attcl the whole line of road,
rolling , stock sadmachinery, upon which ex-,
tensive inaprovenienteitave.beennende: dnr . ing
the pest •Anssent' 3 4 ll :.be' thorot43 l o 4 tured
and renewed . ' - "'-` ' ''' ...
HELPER'S CRISIS.
The leading men of the Republican party
seem to be singularly averse to acknowledg- -
ing theiropinions or their acts. When they
are convicted before the bar of public opin
ion of uttering treasonable sentiments in
their-speeches, their conventions and their
public documents, forthwith they cry out
these are not Republican but Abolition sen
timents and weought not to be held respon
sible for them.
DEC. 9
No one who has watched the proceedings
of Congress since Monday, can fail to com
prehend the fact that the "irrepressible con
flict," which the Republican party have so
madly advocated is indeed upon the,coun
try. The debate upon Mr. Clarke's resolu
tion, although it is progressing with far less
outward manifestation of feeling than has
often been exhibited in the halls of congress,
has fully shown that the feeling on both
sides of the slavery question is of the deep
est and most intense character. There is
not a single indication in the whole debate,
as far as it has proceeded, that any, either
of the Southern members or the Republi
cans, entertain the least idea of giving up a
single point in regard to the slavery ques
tion. Of course, according to their custom,
the Republican signers of the recommen
dation of the Helper pamphlet are prepared
to deny any knowledge whatever of its con
tents, but this only proves their utter reck
lessness in regard to the public welfare. Men
who will sign papers recommending an in
cendiary document, without inquiring into
its character, are quite as dangerous as the
declared advocates of incendiary conflicts.
Every man of the sixty-two who have recom
mended Helper's book, will practically sus-
Min every doctrine of thatpublication by his
vote and his voice during the winter. They
are prepared to stand by Helper's doctrines
now that they know precisely what they
mean.
The debate which is now progressing in
Congress is by no means a useless or unne
cessary ono. It is proper that those who
have signed this document should promptly
have an opportunity of uttering their dis
claimer or approval of the doctrines therein
contained. Mr. Sherman, the Republican
candidate for the Speake?rship. must explain
how his name came to be appended to a
recommendation to the slaves of the South
to murder, pillage and burn by wholesale in
the slaveholding States. It is among the
contingencies in case of his election, that he
might perchance become, for a time, the
virtual head of the Goveuttbent of the Uni
ted States. Without a full and satisfactory
disclaimer on his part, of all knowledge of
this book which he has recommended, hi s
election as Speaker would do more towards
ripening the whole South for disunion than
even Brown's invasion of the soil of Virginia.
The Gazette, of this city, in its issue of
Thursday, as the Republican organ. fully
endorses the sentiments of Helper's Book.
It says :
Doubtless many of our readers have perused
Helper's book,and know that it is mostly a sta•
tistical work, fell of sound political inferences
as to the effect of the peculiar institution upon
the interests of a Suite, illustrated by the
writer as seen in the State of North 6 tlarolina.
The book is very dispassionate, and Its state
ments and arguments remain, hitherto. unan
swered, and are, as wo tincerely believe, un
answerable. Tho only response which was
ever made to it, in North Carolina, at least,
was the sine commonly in use in the slave
holdin:;'communities i 0. social ostracism and
mob warning to leave the State, with which
latter he was obliged to comply.
Tins work was; Loreddered by many Repub
licr ns sn valuable as a test-book on the sub
ject, the matter wab so fairly and so ably treat
ed in it, that they, and among them Mr. Sher
man, joined in a letter recommending it.
The Gazeue is in advance of the Congres
sional Republicans in its endorsement of
Mr. Helper. They " went it blind," and
signed a recommendation of the book with
out knowing its contents. as they say : it
endorses, without reserve, its incendiarisin.
Our readers may well ha surprised at the
unqualified language of the Gazdtc, when
we tell them that the leading object of Mr-
Helper's book comprehends the following
purposes
"1. Thorough organization and independ
ent political action on the part of the non-slave
holding whites of the South.
2. Ineligibility of pro-slavery slave holders
never another vote to any one who advocateA
:the retention and perpetuation of human
slavery.
a. No co-operration with pro-alavery politi
ciane ; no fellowship with them in roligion ,
no affiliation with them in society.
4. No patronage to pro-slavery merchant. ;
no guestabip in slave-waiting hotels ; no fees
to pro-slavery lawyers ; no employment to
pro-slavery physicians; no audience to pro
slavery parsons
6. No more hiring of slaves by non-slave
holders.
6. Abrupt discontinuance of subscriptions to
pro-slavery nowspapera.
If this is not a direct declaration of the
•' irrepressible conflict„” we cannot under
tand language.
The recommendation of the book, im
bued' with doctrines like this, which has
been signed by sixty-two of the loading Re
publican members of Congress, is in the
form of a circular commencing as follows,
and recommends an extensive circulation
of a copious compend of the work in ques
tion :
PEAR SIP.: If you here read and critically ca
omitted the work, you will probably agree with
us that no course of argument so successfully
controverting the practice of slavery in the
United States and enforcing a precise and ade
quate view of its prostrating effects, material
and morale hat equalled that of the volume en
titled "The Impending Crisis of the South :
How to Meet it." By Hinton Rowan Helper,
of North Carolina.
No other 'volume now before the public, as wo
conceive, is, in all reepeetz, so well calculated
to induce in the minds of its readers a decided
and persistent repugnance to slavery, and a
willingness to co-operate in the effort to restrain
the shameless 'advances and hurtful influences
of that pernicious institution.
To this recornthendation the following
names are appended i
SCHUYLER COLFAX, A. BURLING/II E,OWOO
Lovejoy, Amos P. Granger, Edwin B. Mor
gan, GALESHA A. Gaow, Joshua R. Giddings,
Edward Ward, Calvin 0. Chaffee. Wm. H.
Kelsey, Wm. A. Howard, Henry Weldon,
JOHN SHERMAN, George W. Palmer,
Daniel W. Gooch, HENRY L. Dawzs, JUSTIN
6. MOIRRILL, I. W.6.81/BURN, Jr. J. A. &Ne
u/at, Wm. Kellogg, 'E. B. Washburn, BENJ.
STANTON, Edward Dodd, C. B. Tompkins,
Jain 'Coved°, Cad. o.'Washburn, Samuel G.
Andrews, Abraham B. Olin, Sydney Dean,
Nathaniel B. Durfed,Entory B. Pottle; DeWitt
C. Leach, John F. Pottor, T. Davis, (Mass.,)
J. F. Farnsworth, C. L. Knapp, R. E. Fenton,
Philemon Bliss, Masolz W. TAPPAN, Charles
Case, T. Davis; (Iowa) James Pike, Homer
E. Royce,-Isaac 'PI. Clawson, A. S. Murray,
Robert B. Hall; - Val. B. Horton, Freeman a
:Morse, DAVID.. KILGORE, Wm. Stewart,
SAMUEL R. CLTETLE, John M. Wood, John
, M. Parker, Stephen 0. Foster, Chas. Gilman,
Chas. $. Hoard,_ Sohn Thompon, W;:Sher.
man, Wm. D. Brayton, Jas. Buffington, O. B.
Matteson, Richard Mott, Geo. B,obbins, E. P.
Walton, James Wilson, 5, A.. Puna - axes,
F. E. Spinner, S. M. Burroughs. •
, .
It strikes us that it will be somewhat dif
ficult for those gentlemen either to stand
by or backout of the position in which
they have p1..,cl themselves. The discus
sion;
now co 0 • ce.clin the Reuse of Rep
i'aentatives, and ' e result of - tlie'eliletion
tai - Speaker",.' blirjooked foi!with.` the
Annst intense anxiety lby the- whale:o=n-
NEW YORK, March 9, 1859
LUKE BLAIR'S ENCOUNTER WITH A PACK
OF WOLVES.
" God hays mercy upon us l" This excla
mation was not more sudden than startlingly
uttered, and sent the chills creeping from
the leaping heart in pricking sensations over
the skin.
It was the first time I had ever noticed
such a tremor in the old squatter's tones, or
a manner which indicated that he ever felt
fear. It was something unusual, and with
my own young pulse quickened, I watched
the old man by the dim light of the fire.
I had known Luke Blair—" Old Luke,"
as he was called—for ten years, and yet
knew nothing of his history. There was &mys
tery about him which none ever penetrated,
and an eccentricity of manner Which gave
his movements a peculiar interest to his
rough but true hearted comrades. He spent
his time in the woods, and never brought in
anything but wolves' scalps. There was a
fierce burning look in his eye as ho flung
them upon the ground, and he would sit for
hours after one of his excursions with his
head bowed between his hands.
As unsocial as was the squatter, he was re
spected by all who had come in contact with
him. He was bravo to madness, and yet
as cool in danger as in his camp. Nor was
there anything rough in his manners ; on
the contrary, there was an easy bearing,
which—almost elegance—bespoke a day of
education or refinement. And when ho did
speak, his language was well chosen.
Blair had other qualifications which won
the respect of the hardy spirits around him.
He was six feet in height, broad shouldered,
full-chested, and form erect, and his limbs
were models of symmetry and strength ;
hair and beard had grown unshorne since
we had known him, and were thickly sprink
led with gray. But the forehead, though
darkly bronzed and deeply seamed, was
almost massive, and the head of faultless
mould. The eye was dark, lustrous, and,
in excitement, of peculiar and fascinating
power. Around his neck was some sacred
token, which no eye had seen, and which he
guarded with a jealous care.
There was something about the old man
—his commanding presence, his bravery, and
his lonely habits and sad manner—which
won my young heart, and I watched every
opportunity of manifesting my regard. I
had engaged him to guide me to tho Mis
sissippi, by way of Prairie.
For several days we threaded the dense,
forests which intervened, and under great
difficulties. The snow hail fallen to an un
usual depth, the cold was intense, and ren
dered more intolerable by the fierce wind
from the prairie waste. Wo were warmly
dressed, but there were times when the
weary frame began to feel the dreamy influ
ence of the sleep which steals so fatally over
the senses.
On the night in question we had turned
aside to seek the shelter of a grove of small
timber, and to find fuel for our fire. We
had faced the blinding storm all day, and
could hardly keep sufficiently awake :to
kindle the fire and secure wood for the
night. We had just accomplished this
when the hunter made the exclamation at
the head of our story. I wa s a wake a t once
and the blood tinged thmugh my chilled
veins, for I knew that Luke Blair would not
speak without cause.
"Hark ?"
Tho word was hut a whisper, but had a
terrible distinctness. His hand bad invol
untarily sought his rifle, and his head turn
ed.towards the woods. 1 heard nothing
but the wild roar of the storm as it swept by.
"There again ! The devils are on out
track !" and he ciutched his knife handle
with a steady grasp, and broathed hardly
between his thin nostrils,
I heard the noise this time, which had at
tracted his attention before, swelling, as the
storm lulled an instant, into a wild, protract
ed howl, as from a thousand famished throats
clear, dismal and wailing, with that fearful
tone which startles the boldest, even at their
firesides. Blair turned, and as our eves met
he slowly whispered
"A PACK 0; JIUNGFIY WOLVE , . have
mercy upon us !"
A sickening sensation went liken Nash
tho heart. and then canto Luning thought?
home. and again the child..., l ttiought
of the Shelterless prairie and blinding
snow.
•' Again the black devils are on our
tracks:" As Blair spoke he laid his hand
upon my arm. and with an expression of
sadness which I never shall forget, looked
me steadily in the eye. Thorn was a tremor
of the lip which I had never seen before.
It was not fear—l knew that—but some ter
rible remembrance or presentment which
came over him with irresistible power.
"The hour has come! I knew it would—
have felt it for days. I do not fear death,
but it is horrible tn be hunted down in such
a spot as this, anti be torn by infernal devils."
His breath came thick and hissing through
his clenched teeth, and his chest heaved
with intense emotion.
Here," said he, lifting the soiled string
over his head, and taking a locket attached
to it in his hand, " is the shadow of one you
never knew, but the original was once the
light of my young life, and came with me. to
this territory when the world was bright with
hope. I left her in the cabin one day, and
went to my work as usual. She crossed the
valley and came where I was working.—
Wishing to fell the tree I was at work upon,
I urged her to cross the log over the creek
before dark, and I would immediately fol
low her. She had not been gone but a little
time, when there burst up between me and
our cabin, that long, freezing sound. tits
howl of a wolf. It was answered as if from
a thousand throats up and down the valley,
until one wild, startling, unearthly howl
swelled on the still evening air. God, how
that howl went to the soul l I reeled in
utter weakness a moment, but soon rallied,
and with the speed and energy of despair,
rushed down the path. I bad reached the
stream, and was upon the old trunk thrown
across, when another and different sound
reached my ears. It seemed that my brain
would burn into ashes under the fiery heat,
and my heart burst from my bosom. That
was the cry of iny wife, a clear, wailing
shriek of mental agony!'
Blair dropped his head and thrust his fin
gers into his ears, as if that terrible sound
was again ringing through the forest. A
moment, and he hurriedly resumed :
I remember no more until the morning
broke, and the sun smiled through the trees
upon the terrible scene. It was horrible I
The ground was torn and stained with dark
spots where pools of blood had sunk away.
Seven long black bodies lay around gashed
by the axe, some of them glaring fiercely
as they fell,their tongues thrust out,and the
white fangs gleaming fearfully in their open
jaws. The erie itself lay within reach, red
with blood its entire length. My own arms
were also stained, an still (law,. But,
God of mercy ! a worse sight than all this
met my gaze of returning conscionsness. =
Tightly in my arms I was holding the. head
of my wife, her form hare and limbs torn
into shre4s, * * * *
The old man sobbed convulsively, and
wrung his hands until it stmmed that the
blood would start from his fingers.
- coming!"
Again, and nearer than before, the dismal
howl rose above the storm. The camp fire
burned dimly in the blinding storm of snow
and a sense of lonelinesa r,md terror came
over the spirit darker than the sky dyer
head.
"Here, take this," said Blair, as he handed
me the locket, "and if you survive, carry it
to New York, and I will thank you.
Boy, lam not afraid to die. Death will be
rest, and I shall see Maria; We must take
to the tree. It is freeze or death by the
wolves. Quick boy I Good hye." •
I felt .the hot, tears drop on my hand as
theifid man pressed his 'quivering lips upon
it, and then pushed on towards the trees.
We had need to ;he quick, for. wejsad
hardlY reached the branches, when ai Score
of long, gloomy shadows shot out of the
surrounding darkness, and sent up; a yell,
which went to the 'heart colder than: the
breath of the wintry bleat. They paid but
little attention to the dim fire ; and scent-.
ingtheir prey, they gathered in a• shadowy
circle
,beneath us.
Lash yourself fast, boy, and commend
youf sot4,Jo God; for yatt will freeze,,and
better to cotton:the oak than to be torn by
the
,•• .clea aser,"-ke -continued, as, I Eng
eke(lo4: the .B9unfil P't PW guns 'Egght'
reach the inmates of the cabin, "they would
not hear 'em in the storm, and besides, I
swear by the living .God that I will send
some of them to h—ll before I die."
one
commenced his deadly work, and as
one of the wolves fell the others fought and
snarled and gnashed their teeth over the
horrid feast. Their teeth sounded like
the smiting' of steel upon steel. Still they
howled more fiercely as the slaughter went
on.
"My gun is wet, and will not go," I heard
Blair mutter, with a curse. Damn 'em I'll
try them with the axe."
My wildly uttered warning was too late,
tor, as it swelled above the sounds below,
with unnatural strength, Blair leaped
down with a shout of rage and defiance,
and with his axe and knife, fought the pack
face to face.
I grew sick at heart as I watched with
burning eye-balls the struggle through the
darkness I could see the black forms
swarming around the trunk whero Blair had
backed up. After the first howl of joy, as
it seemed to me, when Blair jumped down,
the wolves were less noisy, and apparently
more wary, for they seemed to realize that
they.had an enemy to deal with. I madly
called to him and muttered curses, as I tried
to untie the thongs with which I had lashed
myself to the trunk.
"Ha, na ! glorious sport here, boy; another
devil the less !" and his maniac laugh and
shout came up scarcely less startling than
those of the wolves around him. I knew
that he was mad.
I could hear the vice-like jaws close con
stantly around Blair, and now and then his
axe sink with a heavy crunching sound into
some skull, and then all grew more dim; a
delicious feeling of happiness crept over me;
the sounds of the strife below died out, and
sweet dreams stole over me like the sum
mer's breath. The reports of our rifles had
reached the cabin, which, as I afterwards
learned, was not twenty rods from where we
camped. The inmates, numbering some
fourteen by the addition of emigrants who
had stopped in the storm, came out with
dogs. Blair had lodged his axe so deeply
in the head of a wolf that the corners remain
ed fast, and the others tore him down. They
were literally shot down with their fangs
holding to the torn flesh, and his warm blood
jetting over their shaggy skins. The mang
led body was snatched from them, and I cut
down from the tree and carried to the cabin.
I was all winter recovering from my inju
ries. The awakening from that dream of
death was a terrible awakening, and I suf
fered more than pen can describe.
Blair was buried on the edge of the prairie
and when I left in the spring the early flow
ers were already springing upon his grave.
The old man rests sweetly under the wide
shadow of the old oak.
I carried the locket to its destination. The
sister clutched it eagerly and thanked me,
though heart almost broke under the stroke.
I remained in New York through the sum
mer, and in the autumn the sister returned
with me to Prairie, and we built our
cabin within sight of the brother,e grave.—
The oak is now dead and splintered, and the
spot where he died is densely covered with
an undergrowth, whose vines shut out the
light of day, and guard it even from the
footfall of man or beast. Last week our dog
brought out a skull, with the wide gash of
an axe hit through the top. Quietly, and
without the knowledge of my wife, I went
and tossed the memento into the thickest
growth of the place.—Thily Wisconsin.
Incendiary Publications in am Mailr
We invite attention to the following letter
of the Post Master General, ns containing in
formation highly important to Post Masters,
and the public generally st the present time:
'POST QFFICE DEPARTMENT,
December .5, 1869. j
SIR: I am in receipt of your letter of the
2d instant, in which, after referring to the
opinion of the Attorney General of Virginia
sustaining the constitutionality of the statute
of that State denouncing, under heavy penal
ties, the circulation of books, newspapers, pam
phlets, &c., tending to incite the slave popu
lation to insurrection, you ask to be instructed
as to your duty, in relference to such docu
ments, should they be received through the
mails for distribution at the Post Office of
which you have charge.
The 61.44 e alluded to, is in the following
words
-Sec. 23. If a free person write or print, or
cause to be written or printed, any book or
other thing, with intent to advise or incite ne
groes in this Suite to rebel or ma.ko insurrec
tion, or inculcating resistance to the right of
property of masters in their slaves, or if be
shall, with intent to aid the purposes of any
such book or writing, knowingly circulate the
same, he shall be confined in the penitentiary
not less than une nor more than five years."
Sec. :f4. If a Post Master or Deputy Post
Master, know that any such book or other
writing has been received at his office, in the
mail, he shall give notice thereof to some jus
tice, who eludl inquire into the circumstances,
and have such bodk or writiftz burned in his
presence. And if it appear to hip; that the
persons to whom it was directed subscribed
therefor, knowing its character, or agreed to
receive it for circulation to aid the purposes
of Abolitionists, the justice shall commit such
person tojail.
If any Post Master or Peputy post Master
violate this seotion, he shall be tined not ex
ceeding $200."
Tho point raised by your inquiry is, whether
this statute is in convict with the act of Con
gress regulating the administration of this
Department, which declares that "if any Post
Master shall unlawfully detain in his office any
letter, package, pamphlet or newspaper. with
the intent to prevent the arrival and delivery
of the same tb the person orpesrons to whom
such letter, package, pamphlet or newspaper
may be addressed or directed, in the usual course
of the transportation of the mail along the
route, he shall, on conviction thereof, be tined.
in a sun) not exceeding live hundred dollars,
and imprisoned for a term not exceeding six
months, and shall moreover be forever there
after incapable of holding the oleo of et
Master in the United States."
The question thus presented was fully do
aided by Attorney General Cushing in the
case of the Yazoo City post office. (Opinions
of Attorney Generals, vol. 8. 489.) He there
held that astatuto of Mississippi, in all respects
analocons to that of Virginia as cited, was not
inconlistatit with 01,0 act of Congress quoted,
prescribing the duties of postmasters in regard
to the delivery of mall matter, and that the
latter, as good citizens, were bound to yield
obedience to such State laws. You are rofer-
Pri to the luminous discussion of the case for
the arguments urged by that distinguished ci
vilian in support of the conclusion et which
he arrived. The judgment thus pronounced
has boon cheerfully acquiesced in by this De
partment, and is now recognized as one of the
guides for its administration. The authority
of Virginia to enact such a law rests upon
that right of self preservation which belongs
to every government and people, and which has
never been surrendered, nor indeed can it be.
Ono of the most solemn constitutional obliga
tions imposed on the Federal Government is
that of proteptihg the States against "Insurrec
tion" and "domestic iioledee"--of course,
none of its instrumentalities can be lawfully
employed in inciting, even in the remotest de
gree, to this very crime, which involves in its
train all others, and with the suppression of
WhiCh . It is specially charged. You must, un
der the responsihilitioi rooting aPPn you as an
officer, and as 'a citizen, determine whether
the books, pamphlets, newspapers, dm., receiv
ed by you for disitrbution, are, of the incen
diary character described in the statute; and,
if you believe they are, then you aro not only
not obliged to 0.431iy0r them tO those to
whom they are addressed, but you are
empowered and required, by your duty
to the State of which you are a citizen,
to dispose of thorn in strict conformity to
the provisione Pr tlle ltFif referred The
people of Virginia may not only forbid the
introduction and dissemination of such docu
ments within their borders, but, if ',brought
there in the mails; they, may, by appropriate
legal proceedings, havethem destroyed. They
have the same right to eXtinguish' 'fire-brands,
thus impiously thrown into the midst of their
homes and share, that a man has to pluck the
burnilag Attie from a betah shell which is
about to explode at his feet.
Very respectfully your obedient servant,
J, .HOLT.
Air. Charles A. Orton,
Postmaster at Falls Church, Va.
The.Catholie Clergy.
There are in the Vnited States forty-eight
Catholic archbishops and bishops, two mitred
attrbott,' and . two thonsind4 twci handfed and
twooty-thrie oeculor sod regular priests.
Steamer Lake City Sunk—Cargo, Value,
Insurance,
•
The steamer Lake:City left this port, bound
for Arkansas river -oh Tuesday evening, about
half-past three o'clock, with nearly 100 tons of
flour, beef, whisky, and tobacco on board, con
signed at Memphis and various points on the
Arkansas river. when she had reached a
point opposite Carondelet, she commenced fin
ing with water, and was, immediately headed
for the Missouri shore. She sank in two or
three minutes, close to the shore—up to her
boiler dock on the starboard side. There is
very little water on her larboard side, as sho is
directly on shore, and ofcourso very much ca
reened. The boat is lying perfectly straight,
and it is supposed can be raised without diffi
culty. For this purpose a submarine boat was
sent down to her assistance yesterday morning.
The accident occurred at about five o'clock
P. If., and some of the officers and crew arrived
in this city on Tuesday evening, by railroad.
About 150 barrels of floor were taken off the
boat undamaged; all the rest of the largo cargo
will suffer more or less. The hold was full, and
the engine room was full of froight. A large
portion of the cargo was consigned to F. Smith
& Co., of Memphis. The Lake City was a
good, stern wheel boat, worth $16;000, and
was insured for about $ll,OOO in Pittsburgh.
The freight was chiefly insured in St. Louis
offices. She was owned by Capt. Blake, Mr.
Sloan, and parties at Pittsburgh.
The James H. Lucas, on her way up from
Memphis last evening, landed alongside the
Lake City, and rendered her all the assistance
in her power. It is very probable that the
Lake City will be raised.
Visits to the President
Chief Justice Taney and the Associate Jus
tices who had arrived in season for the opening
of the Court, viz : Judges Nelson, Grier, Clif
ford, and Campbell—paid their respects to
President Buchanan, and the interview was
a most agr 7 eeable one, indeed, sufficiently indi
cating the hearty mutual respect and good feel
ing existing between the Executive and the
Judiciary of the nation. Vice President Breck
inridge and many other persons of note, took
occasion to call upon the President, and were
received with the heartiest welcome by Mr.
Buchanan, who despite the laborious care he
bestows upon every detail of his official duty,
yet finds time to receive his visitors with the
ease and cordiality of the thorough man of
leisure.
Stephen Girard's Estate.
The heirs of Stephen Girard have entered
upon another litigation with the . city of Phila
delphia, which is likely to prove long and cost
ly. They have now filed a bill in equity, tak
ing ground that the consolidated city has no
right to hold in trust the various bequests made
by Girard.
Bcerhave , s Holland Bitters.
The Press of the country has been particularly
loud in the prnise of those Bitters. Among the many
notices, we offer the following to an impartial public:
It is a welt known fact that we do not puff Patent
Medicines, and that we but seldom adyertise them, but
flierhaves Holland Bitters comes to us endorsed in
such a manner, as a specific for the diseases it professes
to cure, that we not only advertise it, but give it this fa
vorable notice, unasked by the proprietor."—Hondel Zei
tunp, S. Y.
The Philadelphia Arks. in speaking of the late Exhi
bition in that city by the Franklin Institute, say.
" In noticing medieiooA, we are always extremely cau
tious unless natisfled of the merits of the article. Among
those exhibited, is the celebrated Holland Hitters-
Tilts medicine has been extensively introduced into
every State in the Union. and into the Canadian Prov
ince-I, principally within the last two years. The exhi
bition chows testimonials in every language known in
America, among which we notice one from the late Hon.
John H. Clayton, of Delaware."
sliairhaire's Holland Miters are an invaluable remedy
m all canes of dyspepsia. They import a strong healthy,
tone to the stomach, and are the best renovator of the
system generallv."—Chicago Bulletin.
"Dyspepsia, Headache and Indigestion, by which all
persons are more or less affected. can usually be cured
by taking moderato exercise, wholesome food, and a
.lose of Bolth,/ves fhttprgoi;is hum' belire each meal."
—Batt_ .Sos.
"Bizerhive's Holland Bitters for Dyspepsia, Headache,
LOP. , of Appetite, Nervous Dalidity, and an diseases
consequent upon a disordered stomach and liver. This
article is very favorably known throughout the Ve est,
and is regularly prescribed by some of the most dis
tinguished physicians."—Phila. Ledger.
"There can be no better remedy for Indigestion,
Heartburn and Loss of appetite, than ilterhave's Hol
land Bitters."—MicJiioas Bripttev.
BENJAMIN Ja. s Co., Sole Proprietors, No
Wood,benveen Fast.. and Second eta, Pittsburgh.
New advatizonentu
FOR ALDER:VA:4.—Thu subscriber offers him
self to the Democratic Voters of the THIRD
WARD for nomination for the office of ALDERMAN.
deS,2t JOILN TAGGART.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.—The Democratic
Vetere of the Third Ward, Pittsburgh, will meet
at DUFFY'S. Tots Dsr, between the hoursof 3 and
o'clock, P. 11., to place in nomination, fhy ballot„) a can
didate for ALDERMAN. And on MONDAY next, the
12th inst, between 4 and 7 o'clock, P. IL, to nominate
Candidates for other Ward Offices, (by making.) By
order of F.7.CCIIIiVO Committee.
de4lt JOHN CDYLE, lalocretary._
For Memphis, Napoleou, Flue 1131 Wit, Little
Bock and Fort Smith.
Mali THE NEW AND SUBSTANTIAL BUILT
Steamer Damon. Miura. Captain J. A.
WILLLAMS, trill leave for the above ports on SATUR
DAY, December 10th. For freight or passage, apply on
boat, or to
de' FLACK. BARNF-9 A CO.
GRAND PANORAMA.-
PETER SINCLAIR.
The tliitinguivhed Advocate of temperance, will exhihi
this ruagtotleent work of art,
THIS. DAY, FHIDAY 9TH,
Saturday, 10th. and Monday, 12th of December, in
k. 4 Ir.F.TTP !TALL
MI who have seen it pronounce it ono of the finest
and most valuable Oxtui,itionN that has ever visited this
city
On .9aTIIRDAY, at 3, P. M, a special exhantion for
thn young.
EVENING E.X111131T102 , 4, 7.1 i O'CLOCK.
Tickets, 25 , t 4.; 8 tieket, , , s lololo4reil, 10 cts. bleS,
GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES
W. E. SCHMERTZ & CO.,
HAVE MADE A GREAT REDUCTjON
fn tho pTieo of chet;
L.A.EZGEI ST'OCIC
BOOTS, SHOES AND GAITERS,
31 FIFTH STREET.
EMBROIDERIES AT COST ! COST ! !-
FOR THE HOLIDAYS ! i I
Our entire stock of FRENCH EMBROIDERIES at Cost;
many articles at less than coot- A heavy reduction In the
price of REAL STEEL, SPRING SKELETON SKIRTS.
Now is the time for Bargains, beforu they all go.
EATON, CRF,E A MACRUM'S,
No. 17 Fifth ptroat.
OARPENTERS' TOOLS AND CHEST AT
AUCTION.—This (FRIDAY) Evening, December
9th, at 7 o'clock, at tho commercial Sales Rooms, 110.54
Fifth street,. will be cold—One Cheat Carpenter's Tools,
embracing a general assortment, In good order.
dee J. G. DAVIS, Auctioneer.
9NE -HORSE WAGON AT AUCTION.-
Th'ia (FRIDAY) Morning, Dec. WI, at 11 o'clock.
00 J. G. DAVIS, Auctioneer.
WINTER GLOVES AND HOSIERY,
WOOLEN HOODS,
Bonnet Ribbons, Trimmings and Embroideries, all at
reduced prices.
CHAS. GIPNER,
TR Margot street
Hooli CANDY.
25 boxes Whlto
No. 1 White,
2.5 " Yellow; Just received and for sale by
REYMER .4 ANDERSON,
deg No. 39 Wood st.. opposite St Charles Hotel.
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..
DRUNES.-
AL 2 cases Bordeaux Prunes, in jars ;
2 " e " in boxes
2 'I “ " in fancy boxes;
80 kegs “ ~ for cooking;
1 cask Turkish " on hand mentor sale by
REII4U4 i ANDERSON,
No. 39 Wood street,
do' Orincentelitt. Charles. Hotel.
OLIVE" OFL.—
6 baskets Bordeaux Oil, quarts ;
6_ " ' " pints;
4 boxes ?darsellles, quarts and pints;
Fame Florence Oil, in wicket flasks,
Jost received and for aalet by •• •
firykOrt .11 at ANDESSON__,
deg go Wood at., oppoade St, Charles BtoteL
-I P ROADCLOTI[S, ' eassimeres, Satinetts
0 4E4 46448 ' f C. MOti LOVE'S, 74 Market nt.
II ALS. CUPAIVA. 160 lbs. for sAle'by
B. A. FAUNESTOCK a CO,
deg oor. First and Wood sta.
100 boxes for sale by
FAENESTOCK
oor. Wood and Firstlta.
PAINTS IN 01L. 7 -50.eases in). lb. cans,
snorted, - for dale b7A. FAHN •
Tocrir . o ; .,
dot/ • corner Firne and Wood Ina.
Etl fre4.ltolLe -fo04:;oby
IVINGSTON, COPELAND -CO„
Proprietor,;
MANUFACTUM . : " FAIT:-
RANK'S PATENT PLATFORM
SCALES" °revery variety, for Weigh
ing Live Stock. flay, Grain, Ore, Coal.
Iron, and for all purposes.uf Merchan
dising, whether dormant or ou ttheels,
with twisting lover or without Iron of;
Wooden Columns, and nfall classes and
capacities,fromßailroad purposes clown
to the small counter scale and halm:ices.
Also, they are the Pantentoes and only manufacturers of the unrivalled , 'Janus Faced Door Lon kV' and
LATCHES, for right or left hand doors, 01 every size and varionslv trimmed and flashed. • Coffee •Mills,Faint
Mills, Corn Mille and Shelters, Sausage Cutters scud Stuffers. Bolts, • Selfs9hutting Gate and Shutter Hinges, Bed
Castors, Axle Putties. Wardrobe Hooks. Fire Iron Stands, &c., &c., together with every variety of illfaleable Cast
ings, and DOMESTIC HARDWARE generally. n 024
For Sale
FOUR LOTS ADJOINING LAWRENCE
FILL, each 24 by 110 feet.' They will be dispnNed
of cheap. Information to be obtained at THIS OF
FICE. no"
2011121. DALLZSIL
.J.LICLS t Braantsa.
ROBERT DALZELL & CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
COMMISSION AND FORWARDING MERCHANTS
DULZE.S LN PIIIIDCCL AND PITISDURGH MANTIELMILES,
NO. 251 LIBERTY STREET,
nol9 PILISBURCIII,' PA.
CONTRADICTION.
AN ADVERTISEMENT in the Peoria
rarserlpt, of November 4th, calls on Coal Diggers
to come to Peoria to work. It states that from 150 to 200
can find employment. As we deem such an advertise
ment calculated to mislead many already nearly impov
erished miners, we take tins occasion to state, there is
now more coakiiggera hero than can find employment,
and warn all to stay away. Many that have been attract
ed here by such unwarrantable calls, are in a suffering
condition, after paying out their little-all to get here.
A COMITETEE FROw Au. rite MINE= EYRE.
n01.4:1m
I_ 0- OF Co_ P.
GRAND REGALIA BALL,
IN AID OF THE WIDOWS AND OR-
A. PHANS of ZOCCO and DAYSPRING LODGES, to
take place at LAFAYETTE HALL, ou
Friday Evening, December 9th, 1859.
The members of the Order are respectfully invited to
attend. Tickets can be procured from the Managers of
the Efferent Lodges in the District.
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENT
D. BARNARD, C STAFFORD,
T. O'BRIEN, I THOMAS BUNT.
de6:4t:aso.
NOVELTIES FOR THE SEASON.
SAM'L GRAY & SON,
HAS OPENED,
TN ADDITION TO A LARGE ASSORT,
MENT of
CLOTHS,
In the most desirable colors for FINE DRESS AND
FROCK COATS, several
New Varieties in
Nap, Harrington
and Elysian
BEAVER OVERCOATINGS ;
CHOICE STYLES IN CHEVOITS. &C., &C., for
WALKING SUITS,
AND THE LATEST DESIGNS FOR .
TROWSERS & WAISTCOATS.
lio. 19 Fifth Street,
n 030
.74/welling Mouse for Sale.
ALFIRST-RATE. three story Dwelling
HOMO, No. 55 Ross street, between Third and
Fourth streets, is offered for salja. The house is well
finished and recently repaired; has bath-house, with hot
and cold water; paved yard; Cement Collar Floor under
the whole building; Gas in nearly all the rooms. Terms,
$4,00(-11,000 cash, and the balance in equal annual rsiy
ments, payable in eight years. Possession given on the
drat of April.
Enquire on the premises. de2:4m
Real Estate Auction Sale.
I - I N MONDAY, DECEMBER 26th, at Om
o'clock in the afternoon. on the premises; valuable
Reid Estate, beautifully situate ou Scotch Bottom,
Peebles togaship, formerly part of 'the Wood cotate,
near the line of Braddock's Field Passenger Railroad,
lately chartered,and expected to be in operation in ashen
time, making it easy ofaccescapd within a few minutes'
ride of all parts of the city; adjoining property of lion.
George Duvet., Hon. H. Swartzwelder, William Bagaley,
Esq., and others; oleo, of the proposed Depot of the Con
nellsville Railroad. This is the most delightful spot in
Allegheny county for a country residence, surrounded
by scenery not excelled in the Weat, commanding a
splendid view of the Monongahela River, the cities of
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and borough of Birmingham, and
at this particular time the kind of property most in de
mand by the man of business arid mechanic, mho are
anxious to leave tho crowded streets Oldie city, and se
cure for themselves anti families a pleasant country
home, such as is now offered on terms so accommoda
ting as to be within the reach of all. The grounds ara
laid out in plats of from one to three acres each, Making
a convenient size for dwelling, ont-honses. garden and
pleasure grounds. A plan of the property will be de
tribut.d previous to sale, and can be seen at any time
at the Hotel of Mr..l. D. P. Heating, who will give any
information required.
Terms of sale, one-fourth cash; balance in three equal
annual payments, with bond and mortago and interest
added Iron) day of salp. dtffittd
PENITENTIARY
BOOTS AND SHOES.
ASUPERIOR ARTICLE OF BOOTS and
SHOES are offered for sale at the Office of the
western Penitentiary, low for cash or approved paper.
consisting of
133 dozen Coarse Boots, I,ewed and pegged;
131 Monroe:,
45 " Calf And Kip s.fonroes, sewed:
74 " Kip Boots, sewed;
7 " Boys' Coarse Boots, sewed end pegged;
10 " English Ties,
10 " Boys' Coarse Monroes, sewed and pegged.
5 " Woman,' Boots, sewed;
3 " Boys' and Youths', sewed.
41..30—CHECKS.
TS,BOO Checks, it Very superior article—warranted fast
colors.
MO dos Three-bushel Tow Bags, admirably suited
for the farmer;
50 " Tow and Cotton do.
Persons wishing to purchase any of the above articles
can be supplied by calling at the Office of prison.
dearly'JOHN 1311011NGIIAM, Warden.
PRICES REDUCED.
JAI!LES ROBBY
NC). 89 1V1.49.72,4XET
4. s NOW SELLING OFF HIS LARGE !
and well selected stock of BOOTS and SHOES,
\ BOLE:3ALE AND RETAIL. at Reduced Prices. lie
has constantly on hand Ladies', Misses', Children's,
Boys' and Men's GUM OVERSHOES SANDALS, &c.
Ladies', Misses' and Ctuldren'a High Heeled Boois,
Gaiters, Slippers, be. Custom-Made, Calf, Double
Upper and Sole Boots. Children's Shoes of every , vari
ety, all of which he will sell cheap for cash. Call and
examine his stock before purchasing elsewhere.
do 7 JAMES ROBB.
FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
P. SCHILDECKER,
BAKER AND CONFECTIONER, would
respectfully inform his friends and the public gen
erally that ho is now prepared to furnish everything in
tho FRUIT, CARE, AND "CONFECTIONART line on
the shortest notico and moot satisfactory terms - -
.04-Remember N 0.22 DIAMOND ALLEY, the place
to supply yourseiyes for the holidays. del
FUR GLOVES,
FUR COLLARS,
MUFFLERS, SHAWLS, •
SLEIGH RUGS,
TRAVELING SHAWLS,
UNDERSHIRTS,
• DRAWERS, AND
HALF-HOS E,
•
Of every description, at
- REDUCED PRICES
L. HIRSHFELD .1; SON,
HATS, CAPS,
OLOT ING,
FURNISHING GOODS,
FLEMING'S.
Corner of Wood and Sixth street. 9
L.HIRSHFELD & SON, have
.I.4la•now in stock in their Tailoring Depart
ment
BEAVER OVERCOATINGS,
Many. Novelties in
ENGLISH - SUITS, ' •
PARIS-VESTINGS,
HEAVY PANT STUFFS.
Tho above have just been purchased by one of the
firm in New York, and are the
LATEST STYLES OP TED SEASON•
NO. 83 WOOD STREET
T HE NEW TEMPERANCE MELODIST.
consisting of Illees,'Song. 3,: and pie* computed
and arranged for the one of the various temperance or
gatnsationa in 'Halted Statel,;.. by Stephen Hubbard.
• . 4 rar o gr),4„centai; 0r,53,76 co. Wood
.P.I =I'S MU'
NO. 102 MARKET ST.,
NO. 13 FIFTH ST.
NOVELTIES OF THE; SEASON.
FROM THE EASTERN CITIRS," we .are
enabled to offer to the public the Best Styles Of
DRESS- GOODS,.
And LOW IN PRICE. We direct the attention of our
Lady customers to our THIRD SUPPLY of •
Raglans, Dusters and Shawls
TO THE PUBLIC,
VSPECIALLY the Ignorant and Falsely
12j Modest Physicians of all denominations, treat Se
cret add Delicate Disorders. Self Abuse and Diseases or
Situations common and Incident to Youths of both sex
es. and Adults, single or married. Because De:BRAN
STRUP publishes the fact of his doing so, theignorant
and falsely modest are dreadfury shocked, and think it
a great sin, very • immoral, and for - contamituition'and
corruption among their wives, promising sons and
daughters. Their family physician should be cautious
to keep them in ignorance thatthey do the same as Dr.
BRANdTRUP, (except publishing) lest n lucrative prac
tice might be lost to them among stupid, falsely modest
and presumptuous families. burn and raised in igno
rance. sprung up as mushroons, and who compare soci
' ety, intelligence, sense, Sc_ to dollars and cents, rnrite
nously, meanly or illy gotten. , It into ptiblicity, howev
er, that numerous parents and guardians are thankful
that their sons. daughters and wards, previously feeble,
sickly and of delicate condition and appearance, have
been restored to health and vigor by Dr. BRANSTBLIP,
besides many before and after_ marriage through him
have been saved 11111Cil suffering, anxiety, mortification,
ac. Having the advantage of over thirty years experi
ence and observation, consequently, he nos superior
skill in the treatment of special diseases. and who is
daily consulted by the profession. as well as scum
-mended by respectable citizens. publishers, proprietors
of hotels...tc. Otlice S. Smithfield street, near . Diamond
street. Private communications from all parts of the
Union strictly attended to. Direct to '
BOX 800, r"
de6flydiw Pittsburyh Post Odle°.
Valuable Property lor Sale
or lE#ieliatige‘
205 ACRES, in Somerset county, adjoin
ing the town of Somerset, will be disposed of
by the under,igned cheap for cash, or in exchange for
Property adjacent, or in the city of Pittsburgh.. The farm
is well improved with valuable buildings and Earn, and
is a desimldelocation fora stock or dairy farm. Immo :
diftte attention - is desired.. Apply to -
MARTIN CONNELLY, Penn st.,
de2ilmdtw or,'.. D. Roddy, Esq., Somerset; Pa.
GRAND PIANO!
•
THE SUBSCRIBER ha.; the plea.,,s4re of
announcing to the public, that Ile bag htsttOcelie4
a liplendid 7 Octave Carved FlosevetiodGrandPuipu,frorn
the FaCtory of Chick° ring .n Sons; the First one of their
New Improved Scale that has been in Pittsburgh.
This Piano has received the most unqualified admira
tion from all who have seen it, and has been pronounced
by competent, judges to possess, in on eminent degree,
thoss qualities which constitute a tine instrument. ,'
The public are invited to call and see this splendid
Piano, at the Warerooins of
CHICKERING & SON'S
NEW 5C31.(4/
SEVEN OCTAVE PIANOS,
WITH THREE STRINGS TO EACH NOTE
in the Treble—Seto Felt Hammers—Braced Bottom, and
Repcattng Action.
A NEW LOT of the above
-La. Piano Fortes just received direct
from the Manufactory of Chickering h -
Sons, Boston, selected riersonalfy by Hr. Charles Mellor,
c.snsisting of superbly Carvted and Plainitosevrood Cases.
The public are respectfully invited to call-and exam
ine these splendid instruments. For sale only by
JOHN H. MELLOR.
Solo Agent for Cbickering b Son's Pianos,
for Pittsburgh and Western Penn's.
NEW SCALE 6 1-2 OCTAVE PIANOS
THE SUBSURBEE has just
received, direct trout the mantifant -
ry - of Chickenng' & Sons, Boston. a new
and splendid k of their NEW SCALE 83.4 OC T
TAPE PIANO—FORTES, in elegant Rosewood
and Black walnut (Axons, selected personally by Mr.
Charles Mellor, at the Factory, for this market. Prices
from $2.50 to CSIO. For sale only by •
JOHN 11. MIPT.T.OR
Agent for Chickering g SOWS Piallo9 2
SI WOOD STREET.
ASSURANCE COMPANY
NO. 1, MOORGATE STREET, LONDON.
CAPITAL.
__oo,qoolBoo 00
PAID UP CAPITAL AND 5 111RPLL. 1 8.- - 2:;110401.p.
ANNUAL REVENUE. 'for the year.':
ending ending Salmi:try 31,1153 933,734 13
THIS COMPANY INSURES AGAINST
Loss or Damage by Fire, almost every. description
of Property. The ßate.l of Premium are moderate, and,
in all cases, based upon the character of the owner or
occupant, and the merits of the risk. - -
Losses promptly adjusted and paid withoutreference
to London.' .4 special permanent fund provided in Phda
detphiu.for ?wiliest of lipacs in +his country. - •
. .
23.121.6.E3CES LT PITMUILOIX: • .-
Messrs. James ?Molly & C0.,114 Wood street;
John Floyd & Co., 173 Wood street;
Brown & - KirkFitricks, 193 Liberty street .
D. Gregg & Co., 99 Wood street;
Wilson. M'Elroy & Co., Ed Wood street;
" James MCandless & Co., 103 Wood street
Nimick & Co., 91 Water street;
B. A. Fahntock & Co., First and WoOd eta.;
Jos. Woodmen & Co.. Second and. Wood sta.;
Atwell, Leo & Co., 8 Wood stmet,..• . •
13urclifield & Co; Fourth and Mika sties;:
tWCan dless, Mesdi &C. 0... Wood and Water sfa
8171.^M-em LT PECIWALPELS. -
George H. Stuart. Ems, 13 Rank street.;
Messrs..:4 var.!, Claghorn & Market siteet; -
" m.M'Kee & Co., 22 South Front street;
0 M'Cutcheon & GOlllll5, FTolltaridlievratresta
" Smith, Williams & Co., 513 Market street;
" James Graham & Co., 20 and 22 Letitia street
Joseph B. Mitchel!, Esq., President Mt...chit:aim Bank
James Dunlap, Ent., President Union Bank
Hon. W. A. Porter, late Judge Supreme Court:
G 8., Bataa, Late of Lancaster— LOGLiN & Gipos,Pitt'gb.
GEO. S. BRYAN & CO.,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
FOR THE qAT.F
PIG IRON, .'BLOOMS',
No. 52 Wood st., Ittsbn
.• .
Rsrnivicss.—Lyon. Shorb Co_ Pittsburgh; Livings
ton Copeland a Go- Pittsburgh: Thos. E. Franklin. Esq.,
Lancaster, Hon. Simon Cameron, Harrisburg Bryan,
Gardner & Co_ Hollidaysburg, Pa. JeZi.lnn
No. 83 'Faod street.
THE ENTERPRISE INSURANCECO.
OF PHI LADELPIEI3,' ';:,
TNSITRES AGAINST LOSS' OR DACE
ji by Fire. on Buildings, Merchandize, Furilitaze &c.,
at reasonnblerates of premium. . ,
Humerus —F. Ratchford Starr; William Al'Hee, of Wm.
M'Kee & Co. Nalbro Frazier, J no. M. Atwood, of Atwood,
White & Co.; Benj. T. Tredick, of 'Tredick, Stokes .t Co.;
Henry Wharton; Mordecai L. Dawson; Geo. iLStawart„
of Stewart & Bro.: John IL Brown, of Jolla B. Brown &
Co.; Fahne,tock, of B. A.Fahnestock & CO; Andrew
D. Cash; J. L. Erringer; of Wood & Erringv -
F. RATCHFORD STAR t,
.%Pieshient.
CHARLES W. COX.E„Secrevary.
Prmsbaart Rxruncrs.—Wm. :/,'Painter
& Co, Thomas M. Howe,-Esq., Jas. Marshall; Wen
Kramer, Ent, Wilson, 3E.Elroy & WRson, • a &
co, Bailey, Brown & Co-, Lirizwatork.Cppell94 Co-,
James B.Lyon & Co, Wm S. Lovely` &CO:
BRO. 9. BRYAN Agetits,
leoa 3 rn . - No. 43.W00d street
... ••—•••••-• ... • ...... Saia4
LOGAN & GREGG,
Importers ef t . ,
,
HA R DW A - RE,
No. 52 Wood 'Strept,
Four, ours above 8t Cbarles Hotel, :
102&13.ns . i6ITTSBURGH.
ESSENTIAL iot, 01 : pure
Essontata Oils.jubtreceiTedAEpa ABEL,
101,08 .. caner Filth sad Grant salmis,
RecelTing Goods Continually
Reliable as to Quality,
'W. 8z JD_ 1-3.T.70.1775,
N 0.102 Market and 13 Fifth Al
JOHN 11. 'MELLOR,
81 WOOD STREET.
CHICK EKING Zr, SOAPS
ESTABLISHED. IN 1836:
JAMES W. ARROTT, Agent,,
Office, 103 Wood street.