-change the subject, if he had known what to say, for
histiroughts bad been with his eyes, upon Sallyissind
he had not heard a word of the sermon.
'Even the singers seemed uncommonly balked; 'said
the Squire. never heard 'cm sing louder. Ido
wish they would give up the new collection and stick
to Meer and Bray, so that a body could jinn with 'em.
'Twould be much more edifyin.' And then the've got
Arapiniu' their mouths so wide, that none of the sound
goes through the nose at all, and seems to lose all the
.ARIOMIK'ss as 'mem , '
4 Did'id you think, Mr. Baker, that the little man
was uncommonly lifted up in prayer?' said the dame.
Fortunately for Josiah, this was a leading question,
and The monosyllable, yes, came to his aid. Just then
thiclock behind the door began to strike nine, and
. beifore it was done, the Squire and his wife had taken a
sandleana gone to bed, cautioning Sally not to forget
Yi'®ever up the embers after Mr. Baker v.-asgone.
Now, though the sudden departure of the old folks
had relieved Josiah from one dilemma, it lefthim in a
worse one; fot he was alone with Sally without a single
,lea in his head, and histongue cleaving to the roof of
his mouth, which was as dry as a powderhorn.
'I believe my horse is a little uneasy,' said he, after
a silence of several minutes; and he jumped up and
went out to the fence, and walked round a little, took
- another drink from the well, and then rushed into the
house, and determined to make a bold push, and broach
the subject et once. So ho drew his chair• up near
Sally, and addressed her.
'Miss Sally !--darnation !'—
'What do you say, Mr. Baker
- Tarnation ! •
'Oh! I Thought you spoke to me.'
'What, do you •thinkof getting married, Miss Sally?'
' 'Did you speak to me, Mr. Baker?'
'Sartingly, I did—there's nobody else to speak to,
as I see,' said Josia'a, looking round the room.
• Sally now began to color up, her throat swelled, and
the-reminded Josiah of one of his turkeys, and thus fur
--.ftiabied him with a topic for conversvion.
'Mira Sally, do you love tnrkey
*tbs.'
'So do Irsaid Josiah.
• ',''Which de you like the bat on it, apple sauce or
'cianberry,'
Cranberry.
said Josiah. 'Which do yoc think the
sweetest, Sally, honey or maple sugar ?
- 'Honey.'
- 'Thunder !"—we're as near alike as two pumpkins.
- Nit, Sally, I'll tell you what's the sweetest thing in all
mane—its you.'
'Now be still, Mr. Baker, for mother says praise to
'the face is open disgrace.'
He now drew his chair close to hers, for as he told
islasister afterward, he began to get his piuck up. 'Sal
ly; says he, what's the sign when any body treads on
your toes?'
'lt's a sign they love you. Oh, Mr. Baker you have
smashed my feet to pieces.'
Upon this he threw his arm around her neck, and
gave her such a smack as Sally J ones got when old Mrs.
- Jones thought her bottle of emptins had burst.
'What's the matter, my dear V said the Squire, who
was awakened out of a sound sleep by his wifejurnping
in bed.
'Nothing,' said she, 'only I heard a great crackling
jnst now; I thoug - htat first %was your shootin' gun goin
off; but I guess its only the frost comin' out of the
ground.'
At the mention of his gun the Squire got rut of his
bed, and opened the door into the sitting room.
'Sally, are you up 1 What noise was that?'
'Twas—'twas, I just shut the front door ! that's all
the noise I heard.'
'Well, you'd better put the nail over the latch and go
to bed.'
The next morning the old lady gave Sally a severe
scolding for slamming the door so hard, when people
wet's. asleep.
That interesting intrr.iew, and above all that part
ing kiss, w--s more than Sally Jepson could stand un
moved—and on the next Sunday when - she went to
'church and got a sly . wink and a nod from Josiah, for
her life she could'nt tell whether she had a heart left
among her goods and chattels, although she tried all
meeting time to decide the doubt. Josiah repeated the
kiss on that very e iening, and performed more, for he
popped the alternative, and had the satisfaction to see
Sally blush—an infallible symptom that his question had
gone straightway to her heart, and caused it to flood
her cheeks.
The parson soon blessed the happy twain and they
became one flesh—very much to the delight of all
loc
en of thanksgiving dainties—who in that union foresaw
a perpetuation of Josiah's incomparable breed of ter
keys, as well as some other things.
A HOME THRUST.
The Rev. Rowland Hill was celebrated for his talent,
his boldness, his piety, and his conscientiousness. He
Would never suppress his feelings, or modify his lan
guage, through fear of giving Ofence, and was never
known to omit an opportunity of illustrating a senti
ment, or administering a deserved reproof, however
embarrassing it might prove to individuals who might
happen to be present. It' is related of this good, but
eccentric preacher, that on one occasion, when speak
ing of the sin attendant upon dress, and conformity to
all the fashionable fooleries of the day, he observed: "I
ein well aware many of you are ready to say—`Mr.
Bill, look at home, look at your own wife.' It is all
tree, look at her. 113 There site is:" and then apply
ing himself to her, in the presence of the congregation.
"You know, Mrs. Hill, I have often pointed out to you
the sin and folly of pursuing extravagance when you
could relieve so many cf your fellow-creatures, in place
of wasting your money in this way."
THE LARGEST WROUGHT IRON GUN IN TH E
- For the last two weeks, says the N. Y. True Sun,
L. B. Ward 4 Co , have been hammering out, at the
Hammersly forge, at the foot of *s9th street, North
River, the largest gun, it is said, that we have any re
cord of. It is fourteen feet long, three feet in diame
ter at the breech, and weighs thirty thousand pounds,
drfifteen tons. 'lt is made for government-use, and will
beplaced on board the steamer Princeton,Capt. Stock
ton, now at Philadelphia. This extraordinary gun is
hammered out with a hammer weighing fifteen thou
sand pounds. The process of heating and hammering
loch an immense shaft is wonderful. The machinery
fez placing the gun in the furnace, of putting it on the
of turning. cutting and hammering, are so com
plete thatit is moved with a precision and facility truly
astonishing. Cast iron guns of tris size are frequent
ly made, but no attempt we believe has before been
made to make a gun of this size from wrought iron.—
It is calculated that the strength and power of this
piece, when finished, will carry a ball of one-third great
er weight and one-fourth increased distance, than the
best east iron gun.
.OrThe Globe acknowledges the receipt of five dol
bars trom a subscriber in Carroll co., Md., in advance
for the paper. It s .ems that this subscriber bad, a
abort time previous,been attacked by a ruffian and near
ly killed, but recovered, though his life was despaired
of. The secret cause which worked this recovery is
thus noted by the Globe:
"We never heard of a man being killed while he
wasin advance for his newspaper."
Mtn! Drtno.—Money is said to be a "drug," in the
eastern cities. If western apothecaries would on
ly bring on a supply of this drug, they would find a
piety of patients, who would take it without making
faces.
tar The following /3 the condition of the Banks in
New York:
Capital,
Deposited,
Circulation,
Specie,
The Green Bay Republican states, theta large
portion of the Miners that went friim the southern part
of . Wisconson to the copper region in the Lake Supe
rior county, have returned home, well satisfied that the
prospects of obtaining fortunes without hard labor and
severece is bad, even in the copper region.
Tas MILSOURI-..Ma. Cc s LNG. —Lieut. Win.dow's
official account of the burning of the U. S. Steamship
Missouri says—"We are happy to learn, however,
that Mr. Cushing saved all his valuable effects in the
early part of the fire; his departure was only delayed
fur the English steamer of the 7th., in which vessel he
left for Alexandria. The officers and crew lost every
thing except the clothes they had on.
A subsequant investigation, proved that the fire or
iginated in the engine-room, from spirits of turpentine,
which had ran down from one of the stow-rooms
above,"
WORLD_
$43,019.577
24,679,330
14,620.843
14,001,824
FOR PRESIDENT,
JAS. BUCHANAN,
Subject to tho decision of
THE 'DEMOCRATIC KATIONAL CONVENTION.
411)c Elaitu Jilorning Post.
PHILLIPS dr, SMITH, EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS
PITTSBURGH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10,1893
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
coacanss,
WILLIAM WILKINS, Peebles.
SENATE.
JOHN NEGLEY, Butler.
ASSEMELY,
ALEXANDER BRACKENRIDGE, Pitt,
JAMES A. GIBSON, Pine,
WILLIAM STURGEON, Fayette,
JOHN ANDEREGG, Pitt.
SHERIFF,
ELIJAH TROVILLO, City.
PROTHONOTARY.
GEORGE R. RIDDLE, Allegheny.
COMMISSIONIE,
JAMES CUNNINGHAM, Mifflin.
TREASURER,
ROBERT GLASS, City.
CORONER,
DAVID HARTZ, Allegheny. /
AUDITOR,
ROBERT DONALDSON, Wilkins.
CkitAL COMMISSIONZR.S.
JAMES CLARICE, of Indiana,
JESSE MILLER, of Perry,
WM. B FOSTER, Jr. of Bradford
TICKETS
Any quantity of the regular Democratic Ticket, can
oe had at this office. Our Democratic friends are re
quested to call and supply themselves. sep 28—te.
DEMOCRATS ATTEND!
If our friends turn out to-day strength, and use their
usual exertions, there is not a doubt but a splendid vic
tory will crown their labors. We would urge upon
them to
Bt EARLY AT THE POLLS;
TO HAVE CAREFUL MEN AT THE TABLES,
WHO WILL WATCH THAT NO FRAUDS ARE
PRACTISED ON THE VOTERS.
LET EVERY MAN EXAMINE HIS TICKET
BEFORE HE VOTES, AND SEE THAT HE HAS
ALL THE GENUINE DEMOCRATIC CANDI
DATES. You can't be too particular about this, for
our Ticket has been altered in every possible way.
SEE THAT EVERY DEMOCRATIC VOTER
IS BROUGHT OUT, TH AT WE MAY NOT ONLY
DEFEAT BUT ANNIHILATE THE FOE.
YOU MAY DEPEND THAT ALL CHARGES
BROUGHT AGAINST YOUR CANDIDATES ON
THE DAY OF ELECTION, ARE FALSE; PAY
NO ATTENTION TO ANY THAT MAY BE CIR
CULATED BY THE OPPOSITION OR THEIR
TOOLS.
SUPPORT THE WHOLE TICKET; SCRATCH
NOT A SINGLE MAN.
SEE THAT NO DEMOCRAT IS DEPRIVED OF
HIS VOTE ON INSUFFICIENT OBJECTIONS.
RALLY, friends for the total and complete regene
ration of Allegheny; let us make this day a terror to
the whip for years to come, and let us, by our exertions
to-day, ensure the permanent ascendancy of democrat
is principles in Allegheny county.
WILLIAM WILKINS
Old men of Allegheny! rally to the support of the
comrade of your boyhood; the honest counsellor and
faithful servant of your riper years. You have known
him through along life; from the time he sported with
you m the 'village green,' until now, when his hair has
grown grey in your service; you have tested his hones
ty and know his worth; you have always found him the
zealous friend of the interests of this district. All ac
knowledge his high talents, his great experience, and
his unswerving devotion to your interests. You have
tried him before, and found him all that yotA desired;
support him as you did in former times, and send him
to Congress with a triumphant majority.
YouNu ms:4! unite yourefforts in support of the co
temporary of your fathers. Long us he has been in pub
lic life, he is yet just "as good as new." He is the on
ly candidate who has the ability to attend to the inter
ests of the district properly, and the faithful and effi
cient manner in which he has discharged former trusts,
is the best assurance that your confidence will not be
misplaced.
Farmers, Manufacturers, Mechanics and Work
ingmen, vote for WlLLtsst WILKINs; he has shown
himself tube the sincere friend of measures with which
your interests are identified. From the other candi
dates you have but promises; his acts are a guarantee
of hitt c,mrse. By electing him, yon will secure a rep
\
resentative in the national councils, unsurpassed for
ability and, experience. Give him your suffrages; let
him rot be defeated by your inertness, or by the vile
falsehoods circulated against him. Express your de
termination to-day to have a representative who can
defend with vigor, an
s support with ability, your im
portant interests, in thele.gislative Halls.
l',lrThe Maryland boys have been caught napping,
and have not maintained their position as well as we
expected. Shall we be guilty of the same shameful
neglect, or will we show them to-day what the "huge
paws" of Allegheny can do, when "wide awake," and
by electing our whole ticket, add another star to the
democratic galaxy of the good old Keystone.
WE CAN DO IT, AND WE WILL DO IT, and
our friends abroad will have the satisfaction of pro
claiming that old federal Allegheny has been regenera
ted.
DEMOCRATS!
Do not forget that JOHN NIGLICY, the sterling old
Democratic farmer, is a candidate for State Senator!
He is, politically and personally, a man of true princi
ples and undoubted integrity. Rally round him, then,
with undivided strength, and assist to defeat the trim
ming, scheming pettifogger whom the blue noses
are so anxious to foist upon the people of this district.
Let NEGLEY have a tremendous vote!
ASSEMBLY
A L Eld.d DER BHACICZNRIDGE, JOHN A N DER EGG,
ismas A. GIBSON and IN ILL IA NI STURGEON are the
Democratic Nominees for Assembly. No ticket be
fore the people combines the same claims and qualifi
cations; none could so well represent at Harrisburgh
the interests of the people of Allegheny county. They
are all true and tried democrats, and should receive
the cordial and unreserved support of every man who
wishes well to the cause.
CLARKE, MILLER AND FOSTER
Those who desire a continuance of the economical
and successful policy which has rendered our canals a
source of profit, should vote for Limits CLARK E, Wx.
B. FOSTER, jr., and JESSE MILLER. They are well
acquainted with the business of managing our public
works—they are men of cnterptize and mensal resonsi
ces, and will seize upon every circumstance calculated
to advance the blench cf the public interest which will
be under their control. Of their firm and fearless de
mocracy nothing need be said. They deserve and will
have a hearty support.
MECHANICS AND WORKINGM - . ;, - "Atilete Exracran.—The affects to speak
Turn out, to -day, and give the old Beicetarai4hoist - eery contemptuously of 5.;2 ea, for
at'abap
the *ff* ti Eusito tll.olrati! t* onlyilloningthe federal party. 4,
practical iiechanic before the people for the Alice of, but they cannot get the public toforget that ever since
Sheriff. Dr. Halts is ayoung pkysician,in gootfprac- I he took a part in politics, he has beenone if their most
lice, in. the prime of - life, and with bright pecuniary prominent men , and one of their most popular speakers
prospects before him. Mr. MORRISON is a business , in all "warmly contested contests. The fact that Mr.
man, in prosperous circumstances, and in a fair way to BLACK was selected as the person to who was to stand
acquire a competence,—and each of them has sure ex.- the brunt Tor settling up the matters of the great cam
pectation of an ample inheritance. They are not, like paign of 1840, shows whether or not he was consider
the democratic candidate, identified with the mechan.; ed a person of importance to the coons. He has, bow
ies and workingmen,—he has spent the best portion of ever, "come out from among the vile party," and we
his life with the trowel in his hand, ca rr ying u p b r i c k can assure him that those he now acts with will never
Walls to enrich and beautify 'Mir City, or with his mus- ilet him be plundered to - pay for the darithstils' of the
ket carrying terror and destruction to the foes - of his whole party, as the wbig nabobs did in the case of
country. Turnout, then, mechanics and workingmen, the Tippecanoe Dinner,
and give one strong pull for the "old bricklayer."
THE WHIGS AND THE TARIFF.—Tbe leading whig
papers of New York urge on the party the policy of not
nominating candidates this fall, but to support a Cal
houn ticket, and thus effect a division in the democrat
ic ranks. This shows bow hollow are their professions
of devotion to a Tariff; Mr. Calhoun has ever been an
advocate of free trade, and the whig leaders of New
York now propose to support men favorable to that
system, while hero they profess to be the exclusive
friends of the Protective policy. This is the old game
of the whigs; they have advocated and denounced in
turn every measure of public policy, as it suited their
interests or their schemes. They have professed "all
things to all men," and while supporting a Tariff here,
they are, in New York and other places, advocating
free trade, and aiding the enemies of a Tariff. They
care nothing for that measure, fw ther than it may serve
as a hobby to carry them into power. CRAIG and his
clique, notwithstanding their loud professions, would
abandon it to-day, if the measure should be found to be
unpopular in this community, but they know otherwise,
and hence are rampant Tariff, men. But the result of
the election to-day, will show that the people of this
district desire a pers - m to represent them of some ho-
nesty and inflexibility of purpose, and as Mr. Craig is
opposed to a National Bank, merely because a majority
of the people are opposed to it, it is but fair to presume
that should he be elected, and find a majority of Con
gress opposed to a Tariff, he would abandon that mea
sure, and come out a free trade man.
JAMES CUNNINGHAM
Is the democratic candidate for Commissioner. He
is trustworthy and competent, and the old democrats
who have stood shoulder to shoulder with kite in sup
port of their tickets and principles, will:take pleasure
in givinglim their support.
Mr. CRAIG has not corrected his atrocious calumny
on thetneasory of the lamented Wm. B. CONWAY; nor
will he do it; he is brave enough to villify the dead,
who, while living, made him writhe beneath their caus
tic lash. Poor Conway! is there one in this communi
ty that knew his generous nature and sincere Christian
ity, whose soul will not revolt at the baseness of that
man who could pronounce kim a "malignant infidel!'
TREASURER
Our old citizens will not forget that ROBERT GLASS
is before them for the office of County Treasurer. If
an honest and unobtrusive course of life, and a devotion
to the cause of democracy may win support for a man,
Robert Glass is sure to receive it.
LOoR TO YOVR TICKETS.—ThO first duty in every
district this morning, should be to appoint active
men, to examine the tickets that are given out to the
democratic voters. Frauds will be atetrriptol, and it
wil require close vigilance to defeat them. Look well
toour tickets for Congress, Sheriff, and Prothono
tary, We have already exposed one fraudulent is
sue that has been circulated through the county, and
we have no doubt but more will make their appear
ance to-day. Remember that the opposition have no
hope to succeed except by cheating, and we must all be
on oar guard to frustrate this mode of federal election
eering.
CORONER AND AUDITOR
Democrats will remember that DAVID HARTZ and
ROBERT DONALDSON are before them for Coroner and
Auditor. Those who support Mr. Hartz, will have the
satisfaction of assisting a man who, owing to the loss
of an arm, i 3 rendered comparatively unable to provide
for his family. Mr. Donaldson is an unswerving dem
ocrat who is well qualified to perform the duties of
the office. Let them be heartily sustained.
WHO ARE THE FRIENDS Or A TARlFF? — Dernocmts
should any blue-nose antimasun or whig, ask you to
support his party, because it is friendly to a Tariff,
just put the following paragraphs at him, and see if he
can explain them in a satisfactory manner:—
°When you hear a federal slangwhanger talking a
bout a discriminating tariff, and the protection of Am
erican industry, just tell him, that Henry Clay's liege
man, dolan White, Speaker of the House, killed the
tariff twice by his casting vote, and that of the remain
ing ten of the Federal delegation from Kentucky, six
voted against the bilL
And just remind him, also, that thirty-five Whigs in
the House, and nine in the Senate, also voted against
the bill, and that without the aid of democratic votes,
it would have been left in an aggregate minority of for
ty-five.
And then ask him if he is bold enough to say that
the Whigs, as a party, ever intended to _pats the Tar
iff? Harrisburg
There is no certainty that any federal isurnsbee win
give a hearty support to any measure. They have no
principle in any thing they do, and they wall sacrifice
the most important measure that interferes with their
selfish designs. What assurance have the people of
this district that Craig would not follow White and his
colleagues, in their treachery to the manufacturing in
terests of the country? The beat protection against
such traitors is not to place them in . a position where
they can betray.
GEORGE R. RIDDLE,
The Democratic candidate for Prothonotary, is fur the
first time before the people as a candidate for a county
office. Upon the democratic party, his claims are
founded in his long undeviating devotion to their cause.
From the time he gave his first vote until now, George
R. Riddle has been an active and reliable supporter of
democratic principles and measures; he has never spa
red money nor exertions to bring success to the demo
cratic cause—and he desarves the warm support of ev
ery member of the party. Those who disregard party
nominations in county offices, by voting for Mr. Riddle,
will be certain of aiding to put in office one of the most,
if not the must competent man in the county for that
situation
DRILLING. — The Autirnasonic candidate for Sheriff
intends to make bold battle to-day. We saw bim yes
terday drilling his fortes most diligently—not his po
litical forces, but the military company under his com
mand. By the way, the Greys looked well (as usual)
yesterday, and turned out str on gly, for the purpose of
drilling fora medal, which wits to be awarded to the
best drilled private of the company.
rip. Nathaniel Greene has received the appoint
ment of postmaster of Boston vice George Vim. Gor
dont.whii goes consul to Rio Janeiro. The appoint
ment is to take effect on the 15tn inst.
THE HIGHT SENTIMENT.—The Mobile Tribune COT
reedy remarks:
"We hold him as an ENEMY to the Democratic par
ty, who, ender pretest of striking at its men, assails its
measures—who seeks to destroy its organization, by
the encouragement of either secret or open opposition
to its regularly nominated candidates.
This is the sentiment that every democrat should en
tertain, and we hope it wile acted on at the polls to
day.
OF Politicians, oft both sides, have been sadly
disappointed at the result of the election in some of the
counties of Maryland. In many of the democratic
strongholds, the party felt so secure in its strength, that
no exertions were made, and lulled into indifference
by their uniform triumphs, they permitted their ene
mies to rally and obtain a temporary victory. Again,
in some of the strongest federal counties, the democrats
with a little exertion have carried their ticket. In Dor
set, forinstance, where a democmthas not been elec
ted for the last 14 years, and where Harrison had 546
' majority, the democrats have elected their whole ticket
except one candidate for the Legislature. This shows
what can be done by a spirited effort, and the reverses
our friends have met with in other parts of the state,
should admonish us of the necessity of being always
ready, and never to relax our watchfulness.
CHRISTINA GILMOUR.—The fugitive from Scotland,
accused of the murder of her_ liusbasd r arrived in the
packet ship Liverpool, from New York at Liverpool,
on the llth ult. She was cnnfiued in Bridewell du
ring the night, and at 12 o'clock the following day took
her departere for Glasgow,
CUBA .- A Rumor.—The Baltimore Sun says that
for a day or two past, a rumor has been prevalent in
that city that advices of an important character had
been received at Washington, to the effect, that at the
instance of Etvpartero, the late Spanish regent, the Bri
tish government had determined upon taking passes
sion of Cuba. and had actually taken measures to that
end. The Sun could learn nothing to satisfy a belief
A Tarr El.-A democratic speaker at a public meet
ing in Philadelphia declared that all the professed dem
ocrats who were opposing the nominations of their par
ty, were at beg Whigs, and that it was more probable
they would be found supporting the Whig candidate for
President in 1844. This remark will apply to more
places than Philadelphia, and we would caution every
democrat tobe on his guard against these "professors"
who abuse the candidates of their party and endorse
the slanders of our opponents.
OFFICIAL RKPORT OF THE LOSS OF THE
UNITED STATES STEAM-FRIGATE MIS
SOURI.
GIBRALTAR, AUglISt 28, 1843
Sia: It has become my painful duty to report to
you that the United States steam—frigate Missouri, un
der my command, has been almost entirely destroyed
by fire. I arrived here on Friday night, the lath
in seventeen days from Norfolk, and five from f ayal.
The nest clay commenced taking in coal. , filling up the
water, overhauling the machinery, and making the
necessary arrangements prior to leaving here on the
Sunday following. After paying the customary hon
ors to the Governor, by salutes from the ship, the Hon.
Mr. Cushing and myself came on shore to pay our
personal respects, first to our Consul, Mr. Sprague,
who afterwards accompanied us to the Governor, Sir
Robert 'Thomas Wilson.
We remained en shore and spent the afternoon with
our consul, intending to return to the ship in the even
ing; and I had ordered my boat to be on shore for us by ' '
9 o'clock. At about 8 o'clock, a message was brought
to me that the Missouri NMI on fire; I repaired. with
out a moment's delay, to the only gate through which
I could pass the walls of the city, (the others being, as
is the custom, closed at sunset.) I learned after
wards, however, that they were aft thrown open, by
direction of the Governor, the moment he heard of the .
fire on board the Missouri. lam pleased to mention
here, that every assistance was rendered to as by that
distinguished gentleman, as well as from Sir George
Sartorius, commanding her Britanic Majesty's 74 the
Malabar, (as will be seen by a communication from roe
to those gentlemen, a copy of which I have the honor
herewith to enclose.) My boat, fortunately, had been
sent as soon as the fire broke out, and I found her at
or near the landing place. When I arrived on board,
(which was in about twenty minutes, perhaps, from the
moment I received the startling intelligence, I found
the flames raging with violence,) and the officers and
crew exerting themselves to the utmost to overcome
them. Every person on board was disposed of, or
stationed in a position, where he could do the most
possible good.
The powerful pumps on board had with alacrity been
rigged, with their hoses attached, and were in opera
tion; those men who were not at the pumps, were em
ployed in drawing and passing water in buckets, and
pouring it upon the flames. At a single glance, how
ever, I discovered the prudence of flooding the after
magazine, which was immediately done; the forward
one having already very prudently been ordered to be
flooded before I reached the ship; soon after I did so,
two engines in large boats, well manned, came along
side. These boats were sent off by Sir Robert Wil
son, the Governor, and by the able and energetic exer
tions of Sir George Sarterius and his officers, with the
seamen of his ship, I was at one time in hopes the de
vouring element was conquered; but alas! the flattering
hope was soon dissipated by its breaking out, agnin
with increased violence. This only increased the en
ergies and zealous efforts of the officers and crew ofthe
Missouri, and our friendly auxiliaries, until they were
driven from their stations by the flames.
When I sow there was not a ray of hope left to save
that noble ship, I summoned a council of the officers,
and those English officers who were near me, to as
certain their views; they quickly and unanimously deci
ded, that there was no hope left of saving the ship. I
therefore gave the order for every person to quit her
without delay, and without confusion—for by this time
there was very little space remaining for those on board
to stand clear of the flames and smoke; the wind bad
increased, and the ship was in flames fore and aft.—
The crew immediately took to the water, and received
the ready assistance of boats, anticipating the exigency,
from her Britannic Majesty's ship Malabar, and from
the vessels in the harbor. Such was the state of the
ship, when the officers and crew were compelled to
give tier up; they saved nothing but what they stood is.
After I had seen every persoaout of the ship, I lowers
ed myself down by a rope from the starboard wheel
house, and was taken on board one of the boats in wait
ing. This occurred at hilf-past 11 o'clock. The im
mense number of boats surrounding the burning ship at
the time were directedto pull out ofthe way as fast as
Ipossible., fearing, lest the magazines might not base
been effectually flooded, an explosion might take place;
and, in that event, the loss of tl would have been very
great. Fortunately, however, the magazines did not
explode until 3 o'clock in the raorningi• so completely
were they flooded; and, as they exploded under water,
the shock was not severely felt. At thep,olite Invita
tion at Sir George Satori us, the crew were sent on board
his ship, (the Malabar,) and have remained there until
to-day. I have had them removed to a ship chartered:
for the purpose of conveying them and the officers to
the United States.
As the officers end crew have, by this unfortunate
and unlocked-for event, been rendered completely des-
titute of ek,thinhind eve r ythin g .lse,
lutely neeessaryA:ir the pieservati9n of their healthind
purchases.lhave dieEe . tad the Va
serto ma :
ttOkstfoit s havetilem isotip li ed iitmedfately with ittern-
Ccltithkw k ear e wcf!lnntl7
441Panti;
aed
- The ship chartered is the Ra j ah of 600 tow', of ADIP.
ton, and bound to that port; and will sail in night days:
from this date. I have the crew employed, as well as
lighteners from the shore, in saving as much of the
Property as possible from the wreck. The guns, an
chors, chain-cables, &c., will probably be recovered in
time to send themby the Rajah, and all such articles
as can be got from the wreck before she sails; the re
mainder will be sent to the United States by the next
vessel which sails from this. The machinery, boilers,
and many valuable parts will be recovered. After sa
ving all that is valuable, or that canlbe of any use
whatever, I will request Mr. Sprague (our consul) to
sell the remainder to the best advantage. Until to
day, I have not been able to ascertain any satisfactory
evidence asito how the fire originated. The following,
sir, is the testimony of three coal heavers, who were at
work at the time in the engine -room, and in the vicinity
where the fire broke out. I will state the circumstan
ces in theirown words, taken down as they related
them:
John Sutton states that "about ten minutes to eight
o'clock, I went in the starboard engineer's store-room,
with a globe lantern, to get a pair of beam scales to
weigh coal, which they were at that time taking in; in
getting down the scales, a wrench fell and broke a
demijohn, containing spirits of turpentine; I wiped up
as much as I could, I then went down to the cylender
where they were at work, to see how much of the
spirits had rundown. I was on my way to the chief
engineer, to report the circumstance of breaking the
demijohn, and had just got on the berth-deck ladder,
and had not reached the spex-deck, before I heard the
cry of fire, I turned round immediately, and saw the
fla.me bursting up through the gratings atrove the steam
chest; I ran on deck and got a fire-bucket, and endeav
ored to extinguish the flame."
William J. 14'illiame states: 'I was at the start
ing-bars in the engine room, at work on the outside of
the cylinder; we heard something dripping down, and
we sung out to Sutton not to be dropping his water
here, (for there was usually a bucket of water kept in
the store—room above;) he said, we need not be afraid
no more would be coming down. We went on in our
work, and the first thing I heard Cfuna sing out fire;
de the same time I saw the flame burst up suddenly
from the felt and canvass which was around the steam
' chest. I jumped with Clum to the steam—chest and
I pipe, and endeavored to haul the felt off, which we
were not able to do; I then went to work to try and ex
tinguish it.'
Alfred Clu states: was at work putting on the
coverof the cylinder, I saw something like water drip
ping down, and I sung out to Sutton, who was in the
store-room above; he said something which I did not
understand; I bad a light near me, and the water, as I
supposed it to be, had nearly wet through the felt and
canvass which was around the steam-chest. when it fell
down apon my lamp, which was below; immediately
the whole felt and canvass was in a sheet of flame, and
together with Williams, I tried to haul the felt off, but
could not succeed; the flame blazed up. and caught the
boards which made the flooring of the store-room im
mediately above; it was impossible to work about the
packings of the cylinders with a lantern s '
There is no doubt on my mind, sir, as to the correct
ness of the above statement: and to that circumstance
alone must we attribute the dreadful calamity which
has overwhelmed myself and officers with the deepest
and most painful feelings—the destruction of our noble
ship.
During the sad and melancholy scene, I am happy
in having it in my power to bear testimony to the zeal
and firmness cif all the officers. They evinced, on this
trying occasion, a coolness which does them infinite
credit, and is alike honorable to themselves and to the
service.
The crew ale() did their duty like men, and deserve
well of their country. There are three or four who
wore particularly distinguished for their zealous efforts
and good conduct: and of whom I will speak again in
another communication.
I have the happiness to inform you that all the crew
of the Missouri were saved, without a single acci
dent occurring to any of them.
If, on a review of all the circumstances connected
with this disastrous occurrence, you, sir, should deem
it expedient thata court inquiry should be directed
to investigntc the facts in the case, I should be much
gratifierl if inch a course should be alOpter
I have the honorto be,
Most respectfully,
Your very ob'dt servant,
JOHN THOMAS NEWTON,
Captain,
1
Hcn. DANE]) livestshw
Secretary of the Navy, Washington
THE FRENCH MAIL STEAMSHIPS
The Journal des Debuts state* ? that the French
Transatlantic steamers will begin to ply in a few
months. There are to be four grand lines and four se
condary lines. The first grand line is to be from Ha
vre to New York; the second from Bordeaux to Mar
tinique, touching at Corunna and the Azores inthe out
ward voyage, and rewriting direct; the,third, from
Marseilles to Makinique, touching s. Barcelona, Ca
diz, and Madeira, in the outward voyage, and return
ing direct; the fourth, from St. Nnzaire to Rio Janeiro,
touching at Lisbon, Gnree,Perneunhuds Bahia, on the
outward voyage, and returniu,g , direct. The first se
condary line is to be from Martinique to the Havanna,
touching at St. Thomas, Porta Rico, Cape Haytien,
and San Japa de Cuba, both going and returning, the
second front the Havanna to New Orleans, touching, at
Vera Cruz, Tampico, Galveston, and New Orleans,
both going and returning; the third, from Martinique
to La Guayra, touching at Cliagres Carthagena and
Santa Martha, on the outward voyage, and returning
direct; the fourth is from Rio Janeiro to the ports of
La Plata, Monte Video and Buenos Ayres.
A TOO FOND WIFE
Among the items of late foreign intelligence our
readers may remember the mention of the death of a
Mr. Aymer, a circus vaulter. The North Adams
(Massachusetts) Transcript gives the following melan
choly account of the effect of the news upon his widow,
who is a rer ident of that town:
"Mr. Aymer formerly resided in this village, and
left here engaged in his profession about a year since,
He has here, residing with her mother, a bcautiful and
lovoly wife of twenty, to whom the intelligence of his
awful end was communicated by means of the above
extract on Friday last. She read it, shed a tear over
it, and burst into the wild laugh of the maniac.
"It was ene of the most heart rending scenes the eye
ever beheld td look upon the mental ruins of this beau
tiful female, to encounter that wild and frantic eye, and
to listen to the wild and unmeaning conversation of one
whose reason has stranded. On the Sabbath she ar
rayed herself in bridal dress, and wandered over the
fields plucking flowers, and decking herself with fan
tastic ornaments, piercing the ear and the heart with
her frantic calls for her lover.—Mrs. Aymer buried
her only child in New York, the past summer, and is
now verily alone on the bleak waste of life, without a
star to guide her frail and shattered barque, and with
out a beacon-light to warn her of quick-sands and
shoals."
Port of pittoburg4.
Reported by Sheble and Mitchell, General Steam
Boat Agents. Water street.
8 EXIT WATEft IN THE CHANNEL AND RISING
ARRIVED.
Massachusetts, Bennet, Louisville,
gter, Klinefelter, do
Forest, Hazlet, Dock.
'Daily Beaver Packets
DEPARTED.
• Bridgewater. Clarke, Wheeling
North Queen, McClean, Cincinnati
Herald, Dawson, St. Louis,
*Daily Beaver Packets.
All boats marked thus (") in the above list, are provi
ded with Evan? Safety Guard to prevent the enplovion
of steam boilers.
Birgains to be Sad.
13,68, ACRES r. be S OF m liA b L ar L ga 'A i ß n L ir E , L
lon, A t 7 sDui S t
purchasers. The land lies in Tyler and .Nicholas
Co's., Virginia—and CLY.AR 07 ALL ESCUMBRANCES.
For particulars inquire of the subsea ibera, if by letter,
postpaid, . LLOYD &CO.,
oet 10 140 Liberty street, Pittsburgh.
To Printers.
WE have received, and will hereafter to keep cop.
stantly on band, a full supply of Printing Ink,
irthrg e and small kegs, which we will be able to sen
cheaper than it has heretofore been sold in this city.
'Orders from the country accompanied by the cash
(Li sit cssEs) will be promptly attended to.
PHILLIPS & SMITH, _
.oct 10—tf Office of the Post and Manufacturer.
'TAKE NOTICE—That my wife Err haring
I left my bed and board, this is to Caution the public
against trusting her on my account, as I will not be res
ponsible for any debts she may contract.
oct. 14)-3e JAMES O'BRItN.
FOR ZANESVILLE.
The new light draught steamer 41114.,
KINGUM VALLEY, Bowirn,fifte,
will leave as above, on Tuesday the 10th, at 10 o'clock
A. M. For freight or passage apply on board, ca. to
SHEBLE & MITCHELL.
The Valley has been thoroughly repaired and is sup
plied with Evans' Safety Guard, Shippers may depend
oa her going through without reshipping. 2.
New Groceries!:
IN addition to theirformer Excellent Stock of Facia,
FAMILY GROCERIES. the subscribers have this day
received No's. 1, 2 and 3 Mackerel. No's. Tanta 2 Shad
and Salmon, Susquehanna and Labrador Herring, Cod
Fish, Liquorice, Cocoa Nuts, Ground Nuts, Lemons,
Sultana Raisins, Prepared Cocoa, Sago, Mace, Saltera r
vas. Saltpetre, Sperm Candles, Chalk, Whiting, Roust:
Stone, &c. &c.; together with a great vat iety of rare sad
choice articles in their line; all of which they offer at
Wholesale or Retail, on very reasonable terms.
LLOYDS, Co.,
140, Liberty at.
Stray Cows.
CA ME to the premises of the subscriber, living hi
Wilkins township, about the middle of September,
TWO cows. One of them it a Red Cow, with a white
faze,about six years old; the other is a Brindle, wishn
white face, large horns, very old; no other marks per
ceivable. The owner is desired to come forward, prove
property and take them away, or they will be disposed
of according to law.
oct 9-30' WILLIAM HARE.
Bitter Almonds and Ginger Root.
RECEIVED this day, a choice lot of Bitter
Al
monds, real Jamaica Ginger Root, and mamma
ALSO, a few catty boxes ' choice Du:iron-ass
LLOYD & CO'S,
140, Liberty st.
JUST RECEIVED and for sale by WM. THORN,
No. 53, Market street,
500 lbs. pure palm soap in the bar,
600 " " " " in casks,
100 " variegated soap,
50 " white Castile, (only lot in market)
100 " almond soap, in f lb. casks,
50 doz. shaving soap,
10 " Glenn's rose spermacetti soap, for chapped'
hands and for softening the skin.
The subscriber has on hand a lar g er assortment of
the above articles than any other establishment in this
city, and is also receiving a large supply of fresh drop,
&c. WY . THORN,
act 7 No. 53, Market street.
Penmanship and Book-Eneldnir.
THOSE who wish a thorough knowledge of these
branches. would do well to call at MR. S. W.
STEWART'S Commercial Academy, on Fourth Street.
near the corner of Market and Fourth, before engaging
elswhere. oct 3-17 m.
J. W. rtarbriage & Co,
AGENTS for the gale of BEATTY'S - Powder; Water
street, between Wood and Smithfield stree*
Pittsburgh. oct 5 lm.
BUFFALO ROBES by single robe or bale, for sale
by A. BEELEN.
os—tf
The Right Principle!
W& D. RINEHART, Manufacturers end
. dealers in all kinds of Tobacco, Snuff and Ci
ears,No. 138, Liberty street, and head of Canal Basin,
Pittsburgh, Pa., would respectfully announce to mer
chants and d.mlers generally, that they have determined
to adopt the RIGHT PRINCIPLE with regard to the
tares of tobacco kegs. cc. The people may rely upon
it, that hereafter, the tares of kegs and hovel %ill be
cortnEcr. They hope, by strict attention to businis,
together with tarnishing the very-best articles in their
line, to merit, as heretofore, a liberal share of patron...,
age.
Orders promptly executed. 04-1 w
Sew Lisbon Patriot, Stark County Democrat, But
ler Herald, and Franklin Arch publish to amount of
one dollar, send one copy of paper to adveni.ier, and
charge this office,
Per Sale.
20 DOS EN Patent Bnckets and tubs assorted sizes,
30 dozen of all sizes of Window sash window.
glass of all sizes to snit, by the box or retail—Nails and .
spikes--Carpet chain—A variety of shovels, spades;
axe handles, hoes, augurs, brushes, coffee-mills, Louis
ville lime, the balm of life, Brodie's anti-billion and
anti-dispeptic pills, Evans' camomile and aperient
nnti billions pills, eventsin Indiana histo
rv, history ofthe backwoods, American pioneer. Ser
pathology of drunkeness, permanent temperance
documents, bacchus and anti-bacchus, and alarge vari
ety of temperance documents, Sabbath and day school
books, ink, quills, writing and wrapping paper, &c.
for sale low fur cash or approved country produce. -.
oct 4. - _ ISAAC HARRIS.
JONES, MUMMY & CO.,
No. 48, WOOD STREZT,
ARE now receiving an extensive assortment of
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DRY GOODS,
which have been purchased in Philadelphia and. New
York, at the lcscest pricesfor cash. Their stock con
sists in part of blue, black and invisible green cloths;
blue and black pilot and beaver cloths; plait, and fan
cy cassimeres, sattinett.s, Kentucky jeans and kerreys,
black and colored merinos; black, colored, watered,
changeable and figured alpaccas; plain and rich printed
muslin de laine; domestic,Farlston and Chusan ging
ham; linseys. plain, stripd and plaid; tickings, checks,
blenched and brown cottons, a great variety of faney
prints; giraffe and buffalocloths, Genoa cords, hosiery.
gloves, suspenders, buttons, canvass, padding and
buckram, besides an infinite variety of other articles,
all of which they will take great pleasure in skewing
to the mercantile community. They flatter themselves
that the variety and prices will be fuund such as to in
duce all who give them a call. to make a hill with them
o2-1 w
E. A. BROWN & BROTHER,
127 WOOD STREET,
LTAVE now received and opened their Stock of
11 FALL AND WINTER DRY GOODS, com
prising the greatest variety to be found in any house
in the city.
These goods have been very carefully, and it is be
lieved judiciously purchased for cash, most of them at.
the lowest spring. prices, and will be sold accordingly.
Goods can now bo bought cheaper than in any of the
Eastern cities. and merchants will do well to examine
here, before going farther and faring worse.
sep22
Now Pell an/ Winter Goods.
HAMPTON & SMITH,
No. 112 WOOO STRUM,
ARE now opening and offer for sale a very hasp
and general assortment of swonable Dry Goods,
consisting of plain waved, and diamond beaver do*
broad cloths of every color, cassimeres, sattinects,jeami,
kerseys, linseys, flannels, baizes, bleached and brown
cottons, drills. ticks, Alpacca lustres black and colored,
plain and printed merinos, mouslin de 'aim), Irish li
nens, Mattioni and other silks, ribbons, limes, cambric',
muslin, merino, fancy and blanket shawls, sewing
silks, spool and skein threads. &c., &c.. together with
an assortment of carpets, russ floor cloths, Su. , all o
which we are able to sell as cheap as goodacan now be
bought in any market, east or rest. sep 21—tf
MITH'S NEW YORK VARNISH, No. 1. /nick
s.D drying, in store, and for sale at the DRUG
WAREHOUSE of J. KIDD,
oct 2 Corner of 4th and Wood itta.
HOPKINS' EXTRA ALCOHOL, for retai HAL
for sale at the DRUG STORE of
JONATHAN XIDD,
Cornerof 4th and Wood at'.