FOR PRESIDENT,
JAS. BUCHANAN,
Subject to the decision of
THZ DZXOCILATIC NATIONAL CONTENTION.I:i
Zile ID ally litorning Post.
PiI(LLIPS EDITOIF4 AND PM/MOE-tons
PITTSW/RCH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19
ALEN:aft* Basetgalittneg; l Ettt. ,-,-.- The iisetis
borgliArKser ond Signal makes the following re
,
Into* inftketir of Mr. Brtscxxtptinox for Speaket:
"This genlientan,' tide of thi members eleet from Al
legheny county, has bean spoken of as a suitable per
son to preside over-the omit House of Itepreset.tatlres;
Mrnrackenridge is a. gentleman of commanding talent s
nnatialong experience us a legislator eminer.tly q uo.ii
fie.- him for th,.. discharge of the duties of the Chair
with ability. Allegheny county has never yut hall the
honored' furnishing a Speaker, and when she presents
a repiesentatire so well qualified to perform the du
ties of the station, as she now does in Mr Bracken
ridge, her clainv, we think, should not be laid aside."
We fully endorse all that the Enquirer says respect
ing Mr B's qualifications, experience and ability to dis
charge the duties of the station, and will add that we do
not believe that a person more likely to give satisfac
tion to the whole house could be selected.
We apprehend that in selecting the next Speaker of
the House of Representatives, the democrats a ill
eriCounter considerable difficulty, on account of all the
gentlemen--with the exception of Mr B—that have
been spoken of, b. , ing prominently connected with oth
er questions that have excited angry feelings and ent:4-
ed dissensions in our party. Happily, no objection of
this kind can be brought against Mr BRACKr.9atDec,
he is identified with no faction; is not mixed up in any
personal quarrel; but is a fir:n, unflinching friend ‘)f
democratic principles, and on this ground will flint
and act With all honest men without quarrelling with
them on account of their personal or private predi:ec
, Lions. His election to the Speakership would have
much influence in softening down the acerbities that
have existed at Hurrishurgh fur a,year or two past,
axd it would also secure to the House an officer of wlhnm
the State and the democratic party might well be
groua.
''We hope the democracy throughout the state will
consider this matter, and that they will see the
advantages to be gained in selecting as chief o,licer of
the Hour, a man who enjoys the confidence of the
wholes:pa - Ay, and whose amiable disposition would
Wig • pot. itfal influence in preserving harmony and
seal dideraniong his fellow members.
- ,
OPThe XDReAC.22I6 wants to know whether we
will suppoti 51r. VAN Fluttn . in his opposition to the
present Tara. We wi'l answer the question by ask
ingthe Advocate whether it sanctions the vote of the
m:big members of Congress, who `opposed the. present
tit4fr. Some of them, if we mistake not, were from the
state of Zentivky, where dwellethe idol of the Adva.
cute's political adoration. What does the Advocate
think of them and their contumacious opposition to
this measure which the Advocate is so much concern
ed About?
Hoos.—The altigi.tering of hogs commenced in
eincinuaii. The Message says: "Our killing estab-
Thahmenteare in first rate order, with hands end im
plements ready for the work. Our remiciirg and pack
ing houses are also is rs‘crivin:; condition, and prepar
ed Lod:, a 'larger business than ha; ever I e.2n dune is
this city before. We did nut learn the exact price
paid. but are informed that it was under $2,50 per
100 lbs. Last year's opening price was $1,62.
"~- ' The coons in announcing what little they a•:e
saved in New York, proclaim, with a shoat of joy, that
”Ulser is ours." Who would doubt it? Don't every
body. know that, politically, tlie whigs are an ulcerated
set, and that their party is made up of con option.
REVOLTING SCENT
Allan 'Mire, aged eighty-four, has been executed
of Sxirlino, S.:otiand, I,r the murder of his wife.—
The scene on dm scaffold was of a mast revolting na
me, the miserable old man invoking curses on the wit
nesses against him for a period of more than five min-
Attempts at reform, when they fail, strengthen des
potism—as Le that struggles tightens the cords he
does not sueeeed in b-eaking.
SAFETY GUARDS WANTED
• We observe that tb•a .Provincial Parliament of Can
ada hag passed a law similar to the one enacted by
• , congress, regulating the navigation of - th! waters of
the Province by steamboats. Each boat i 3 to be in
'spouted yearly—to Lave her rudder chains of iron—
to-ceirry fire-buckets, lights ahead, &c. High pressure
bpgiees tied racins are forbidden on penalty, and oth
er regraatiuns a...lopted deemed nec•sssary to the safety
of passengers.
Steamboats on the Canadian waters should be pro
vided with Evans' Safety Guards to make all sure.
MINT DROPS
There is quite a call just now, in the newspapers,
fir the coinage of golden dollars, which would be a
trifle larger than our Irdf dim', and very convenient
.for a thousand purposes, but particularly, to transmit
my snail in payment for books or periodicals. In
South Atn,..rica and ltfexien, they - coin sixteenths of
doubloons, which is something less. Lu as have the
.gulden dollars.
•FATAL ACCIDENT
kboy named Benjamin Tank, of New York, while
looking at a party of men playing ball on Sunday week.
vas struck on the head by abet which slipped from the
Lundy of one of the players, and was so much injured
thatho died ea Wednesday last.
LACE [PROM CA NADA.—Sea! of Gove rnment Ques
tion.---Resignation of the Members.—Tho Kinston
.1:U. C.) News contains a particular account of the pro
ceedings in both branches of the Provincial Parliment
ill Million to the seat of governineot que., tion.
Sn the House of Assembly, an address to the Queen
-aras adopted by a vote of 51 to 27, concerni , g the pro
position made by-her Majesty to remove the seat Of
government to friontreal.
When the address came before the Council for concur
ranee, a long and angry debate arose, the opponents of
the bill contending that the bill could nut Again come be
fore the Council during the present session, without
7:io:iiting all parliamentary rules and setting a danger-
One precedent, it having once been fin Illy disposed of,
.it was thought, for the session, and could not be
An-ought before the Council without it was prorogued for
'-x.,,Tetv 'days.
be measure was insisted upon, and the further .dis
cession made the special order of the day for thn 9th,
when the Hon Mr. Morris rose and said that, in view
ailtese strange proceedings, it became his duty to re
cord his protest, and retire from all further participa
tion in the proceedings of the Council. He then
• bowed to the speaker and the House, and retired, ful 7
lowed by Messrs. De Blaquiere, Ferguson, Crook. 4;
IVashburn, Sherwood, Mcßae, Dick/JD, Hamilton,
Mecenbery, Draper, McDonald, and A. Fraser.. Soon
iher thoy retired, the Council adjourned-
.:~_
ELIBOT/ON.
,MORE DEMOCRATIC : . THUNDER!!
According to tho'idtarns published in the Detroit
Frit. Petri, the *nulverioet have boon mukingaad
havoc among tte poor coons. Jtihn S Barry, therdo
nancra tie audid ate for Governor, has obtained FIFTY
EIGHT majority over Zinn Pitcher, in the city of
Detroit, the head quarters of vAligery and the residence
of the whig candidate for Governor, whose boasted
Personal.popularity his friends alleged would sweep all
before it. And Robert McClelland, the Democratic
candidaie foi Congress, has beaten Jacob M Howard,
the whi,-; sandidate for re•election, ONE HUNDRED
AND FIFTY"-THREE in the city, Mr H's place of
residence. In the county, as far as heard from, the des
rnoeratic majority is very large. The following are the
majorities:
Den. Whig
56
Detroit,
43 Redford,
Sprinpvell4,
liamtrauck, 126 Van Buren, 54
Domborn, 79 Plymouth, 17
Erorm, ' 4 Livonia, 53
Greenfield, CO Cameo, 53
Nankin, GO Huron, 10
WASHTEN AV" Cell:M.—The Free Fre.s says, that
Millis county, the home of the \Vhig State Central
Committee, where the whigs boasted that they 'Willa
give their old 500 majority, has ho doubt gone demo
cratic by a haudsome majority.
JACKSOI COUNTT.—A letter to the editor of the
Free Press says the vote has just been canvmsed; and
John S Barry beats Pitcher 209 in this town. The
average majority last year was 95. Barry leads the
ticket 10. In Leoni, Barry's majority is 61. Last
year it was an average of 8. In Sandstone, Pitcher's
majority is 14 ; about the same as it was last year.—
Barry leads the ticket 8. Jackson, two hundred and
nine majority! What do you think of that? Give us
credit, will you?
The following are the reported majorities in the
towns heard fl.om:
Dam. W his. Dam.
Jack.->on, 200 Grass Llise, 28
Leoni, 61 Sandstone.
OAKLAND COUNTY
ET.tract of tt latter dated
FLUENT) BAGG:—Let a shout go up from the Dem
ocrats of the city, for Oakland. The "Banner County"
has spoken. "We have metthe enemy and they are
ours." Below I send you the results of our election
so far as heard up to the time the cars It will
be seen that Barry's majority cannot fall short of 800,
and may reach a thousand!
Barry. Hunt.
Pontiac, 54 maj. 9 mnj.
Oakland, 53 " G 8 "
Orion, 33 " 77. "
West Blo.mirisild, 35 C 5
Avon, 27 27
Oxford, 8
Waterford, . 92 fe.l
Southfield. IR 16
rartninelon, 4 4
The &hive ale the majorities on Gi_e. , rnor and C.iii
essman. Owine: to personal friendship, Drake 7 ,it
good many democratic cogs in this town. Ile is iieat
en though hy more thau a thousand ia the district; that's
some satisfaction.
N'inV Foax kit.e.crioN.—The victory of t't.• dem )-
crats in New Yolk is lull and complete. The Albany
Argus says that in it. 4 details and is the aggregate ma.
jority, it will nearly equal the great victory of the las •
year—and this in the riiidst of the divisions prod rred
by the returnof the election of county officers. T t,e,;e
are ever fruitful sources of ill feelin.
SENATE - Of the eight senate di , tricts, the detn. - -
emits carry seNEN, viz: all except the 3th—electing 3 of
the 9 senators—and showing 26 democrats to the 6
whigs in that body.
HocsE—The return.; so far chew the election of Q 6
detnuent,i, and 18 federal members. In all probabili
ty, the democratic aggrepte will run up 90—to 33
The nggregete derneerutic majority in the state will
not he less than FIFTEEN TI-101:SAND.
This is a most triumphant result. It shows how re•
liable for a democratic majority the people of this state
itre, under nearly any circumstances.
The state is largely democratic, in all brandies of
its g.,3vernment,rinti is its Itggregate vote Rely upon
it, Mr. Clay has no possible hepo front its CSTIVIV , I of
the next year, any more than at this moment. The
indications from the River Counties, in the Nerd). the
Centre, and especially the West, all promise still more
glorious results then.
A maa natnNl JoszPll CONWA 1-, was drowned
off the S. J. Macedonian, is the Mtssis.ditpi, on the
25th ult. lie was a citizen u( St. Clair county, 111.,
%OE:rube was much respecte.d.
B. B. TArt.cm, Esq., of Linking County, has issued
a prospectus for 4 lite Western Democratic Review,"
a magnzine,se be published at Columbus, 0. nt $5 per
annum. Mr. T. is Well known w many of our 4mo
craric friends. He delivered a lecturebefure the Key
stone association of this city, last year. There can
be no doubt that he possesses the ability to make the
proposed Re% iew of essential service to the principles
of Democracy. and the cause of Literature in general,
and we wish him much success.
FROM THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
The New Bedford Mercury has a late file of the
Honolulu Advocate, fiom which it gleans the following '
items of intelligence:—
Lei whale ship Parker, of New Bedford, was lost
on a ledge of rocks in the Pacific ocean. on the 211
Sept , 1842, together with four of her crew. The Por
ker was owned by Messrs. A. Parker & Son, of N.
Bedford, and, with her cargo, was valued at $82,000,
which was insured to the amount of $55,800.
An Attempt to Mur:hir the Mask.) of the ilr''hale
Ship Maine, of Fairliren.—This ship left. Lahaina,
Maul, 25. About 11 o'clock in the evening of that
day, the steward entered Capt. M tqee's state room,
and attempted to take his life as he lay asleep. Two se
vere blows were irilleted on the left side of the captain's
head with a hatchet. • Springing from his berth, he cal.
led for the steward, whom he saw retreating to the
deck The second mate, thenoWcer 0( the deck, was
informed by the steward that the captain wished to see
him, but as he was passing down the companion-way,
the steward fired at hint with u pistol loaded with large
shot, The second mate then saw the steward jump
into the waist boat, and since that time has not been
heard from. Thu only supposition t that he must
have cast himself overboatd. On the following
morning the ship appeared off Honolulu harbor,
having hoisted the signal of distress. Capt. Magee
very soon received medical and surgical aid from Dr.
Wood, and surgeon of H. B. M. ship Craysfort.
Bloody Affray at Sea.—The whale ship Nassau,
Capt. Weeks of New Bedford, arrived at Honolulu,
and ft em leer was discharged upon the Consul's hands,
Luther Fox ,st seaman, of Rensselaerville, Albany coun
ty, New York. This man is charged with taking the
life of tha mate of the Nassau, on the P2th4 A pril.—
It beings the man's watch below, the mate ordered
him ondeck, but he refusing, the mate, after consult
ing with tke captain, started for the forecastle to bring
him nit. No sooner had he advanced part of the way
down I hart he received a blow which nearly severed
his let aborethe knee, from which wound he died in
a lee hours.
-- w .. _' -
Dem. Whig
Romulus, 9
PONTIAC, Nov. 8, 1843
~PARODY
BY lIIARNST NAM**
„TYINF—."Oyi ;Dan Tucker."
One evening,ttil wandered out,
To see if coons were still about;
Upon a tree "that same old coon,"
Was humming to himself this tune:
Chores:—Alas, poor whigs, you're still unlucky,
You cannot Come It from Kentucky.
The Lekies have six horses good,
And all of democratic blcod;
The Whigs but one who run before,
And beaten was by several score:
AlO3, poor whigs,
The spavined horse from old Kentuuk,
Has often run, but ne'er had luck;
He's broken down beCause his rider
Drank too much whiskey and hard cider
Alas, poor whips, &c.
•
The Keystone horse will run first rate,
He was raised in Pennsylvania state,
Ile looks sleek built, but this I'll say,
He'll out run all that's made of clay.
Alas, poor whigs, &c.
This Keystone horse, I know him well,
His wind is good—sound as a bell;
Ile has chas'd me many a wary day,
Bmause he thought I was fur Clay:
A1t1.4, poor whip, Sc.c.
The people's favorite JAM ES BccH•N•r,
He 's not a gun—lie is a canon;
And let the track be dry or mac*,
He 'Li take the palm from old Kentucky.
Mao, poor whigs, &c.
But now whig friends I must hare done,
I find my glass is neatly run;
But or I en take my advice,
And yuu will beat the Lokies nice.
Cheer up, dear xhizi, I haven plan,
How you can heat them every man.
Take lsiicholui Biddle,.he'd the man
Can run the best horse in the ipan,
He's get mere each—..ean hey erred pip:.
And cure you of the Tyler grippe.
Ilurrn fur Nick, forties iA lucky,
Ile'll beat old Harry of Kentucky
But one word more and then I'm through,
And then I'll bid vow all adieu,
Take Forger Mite/Leif, and be content,
Hull make a good Vice Preriiilent.
fricail3,pray for good luck,
But don't take Clay ofold Kentuck.
AN ORIGINAL
Some years sine.: a7-rtaintanlo of our: set ont on
horiebackfr4 n nart or M 1 ,41 •irt •tts
the Green )1 - hit:ibis of c,sr.n mt. Whi:e traveling ,
through the town or don, his ro,,i lei into a
piece of wood 4 44111 t! fo..v ir.nec In lerv:4ol, an l 1 1717,
fore he got 0.0 of woirli h h -4-an In entertain doahts
ultether lie should 62 bleit with the sitlit of a hnman
habitation; hat as all thin ,, . ni-t hay..• an en I. io at
la,t the wood.‘, and Hat-brawn l i eu., of a farmer
zr e,ued his vi,ion. the r. , 1.1 wit: a tall, ranr
b h es, tarobill . :y
teen yrars poet wa, it ru,i
-11114 tizure titbellllld. \V II it wt, isia , tit - ` leaztlt
or his to a , breech-, wa; wni,!y mad! ftr his
ailrap . a ) will •:1
UT:We-Vint . ;l!Ifi and a: for hi; b
was if din y white it lied onre evi
a • Ai seen day now, it was the
„r NV11..111-r t't t , •ln ~ •-t.; of tirn •
tho top in. or tho hl s -•
it Wit, II ' • a_ . l th - • a
nir • I linn• 1.1 vhinee AU),” {.1,1 `41,,,1
n.
In ah h- 0., • tio of .10-
in:•=ti , m Inuivtnie i!I it rnlrt.Ll I,i h .11. WI
rd,tia.l%...linz as itehinc arg.t.i.hit
nr.,- with the et' Lter, (irew itthe rinniof hi, horse
. .
'lllllo, 'fly I,ientl, curt
_von iai, r n too i t ‘...s far it is to
the next hipimq.
Jonathan started illt--I(Mlt4tl r , n his lioehnnfile—
one foot ton the ga mbrd of hi. ii.,l4tor i , and
replied: -
11 . 010 yenrzelf? \Veil. I joss
Taint tienr an far nt it oted to h' %fore the , . cat the
woad. asyny—then ' t
was nen - tally rerkinitsd fair mi
lea s
hut now the nun thrivel, roa4l. and arise
mor ' n tew. The fn.; /•m. , you One to th nrrh, i.
hari, and the next is a hart — te4; hat o'd tlo.l ids
tinu ., e it on he ant. ni-c: hi. 2 - 1;4
nfro yon got there: critter.. thee
onr f l nylr ' n little. Ili. sheep nit I,t nnr
ra-ttlre u‘TP, Its, ale] hi.l2,irk in onr or: 1 1.0 I. I)1 , 1
4.•t.11110,1 ,, :rart..t" Iht• .01 -, p. and roe nrter and
the s‘ List , -, ti: • .1 as I r.••ZI." •1 I
tll
`l;.•r vo , llll-P•ittriintl to Lor*^.•:i. I'l Z Env)—
prly tell mellow It happen s that oae of dour
Ah"rte: thanith , 7 othri!'
never lows ninny body to meddle ith rn:.• zr inn
taaglern, mint-r; bat nin,inn' in% ton, I'll till ye. 1 wan
born no at my 'fielder reauent. no that when I hold a
plough, I can go with one foot in thrn forrer.a.onl ember
on land, and not Inv Dear; benil•s, it in very convenient
when I mow round n side hill.'
'Very good indeed; how do your potatoes come out
thin warr
• they don't come nt alh I dig+ 'em our; and there's
an eyerlastin' snarl of 'ern in each hill.'
• But they ate small, I perceive.'
hrrnv it—pu we planned s min? whoprin'
Wine 1103 CA over in that 'ere pitch th-'re. and t'ney flour
ishcd all-firedly that th.nne 'ere atopt innt
out of spite; 'cauie they knuwed they couldn' begin to
keep up.'
•Yonn orar t • he pretty +mart, and I should think
you could r dinnl a better lint than nite one t d v, ear.'
'The loUs aint nothin; WA all inn the behaviour.—
This 'ere hat wns my Sandny-golonmeetin' hint, and it's
just an eh .rdir full of piety as a dog in full of tbans. I've
got a better one to hum, but I don't dig utters inn it no
hew.'
'You have bun in these parts some time, I should
guess.'
'I guess so tew. I was horned and got my brit't-in.
up in that 'ere house, but my native place is down in
l'ordunk.'
'Then you said it was about three and a half miles to
the next house!'
'Yes, .ir, it was it spell ntps; and I don't believe it's
grown much shorter since;
Inch ()bilged. Gond bye.'
Good bye to ye—that's a darn slick horse of yourn.
There, reader—tlwre is a Jonathan Lou you or the
first water. You don't find his equal everywhere..
It is astonishing that our ladies should persist in that
ridiculous notion that a small waist pre ne-
cebsitatein, must be—beautiful. Why, an Italian la
dy would cry for vexation if she possessed such a waist
as some of our ladies acquire only by the longest, pain
fill process. I have sought the reasons of this ditTer
once, and can see no other than that the Italians have
their glorious statuary continually before thtm, and
hence endeavor to assimilate themselves toil; whereas
our fashionables have no models except those French
stuffed figures in the windows of mini:ices shops.—
Why, if an artist should prosume to make a statue
with the shape that seems to he regarded as the per
fection of harmonious proportion, he would be laugh
ed out of the city. It is a standing objection against
the taste of our ladies, the world over, that they will
practically assert that a French milliner understands
how they,should be made better than N iture herself.
In another letter I shall speak of the manners of the
Italian ladies; which is the real cause of the preference
given them by all travellers.—Tribune.
PHYSICIANS' FEES
utimbor of the medical .gentlemen of Cheater
and Montgomery counties, Pa., held a marling, for
the purr:me of establishing unifuzm fees.
CONFESSLOti Or A Mu RDEREll,—.Anteille Geisler, . EI'iSCOPAL APPOINTMENTS.
who; was recently convicted of tioe murder of Mr. and From a highly creditable source, though-clot offidial,
we levee that on the 18th Septeanhevhe S. Congre-
Mrs. Smith, at Huntingdon, Long Blast; has made
a gation of Propaganda in a solemn moleting,concarred
full eaufession of his guilt. He says also that he mur- in recommending to his Holiness tho approval of all
dcred a m Eoropbolore ha fled to this country. Ithe nominations Made in the late Provincial Council
of Baltimore. excepting that of the Vicar Apostolic
SPEAKER OF Coscevss----The Mountaineer says, Oregon Territory, who, being of the Society of Je
we are much pleated to see that the Democratic pa- ° TT : was n nwill ng to accept the dignity.-1
o our informant, stand
pets of Pennsylvania are warmly advocatini the claims thus;
of
according
t
of our State, in the person of fir. Wilkins, the member I Fur the vacant See of Charlestown, Very Rev.
from Allegheny county, to the Speakership of Coagress; Iguatius Reynolds, Vicar General of the diocese of
and'certain it is that few men are better qualified, either Louisville.
Fur e new See of Hartford, Connecticut, Very
by talents' or a thorough knowleCe of Parliamentary ;R e , William Tyler, Vicar General of Boston.
rules, for that important station. I As coadjutor to the Bishop of Boston, Rev. John
Fitzpatrick, of St. Mary's church, Boston.
As coadjutor to the Bishop of New York, Rev. John
McCloskey, pastor of St. Joseph's church N. Y.
Fur the Iw%; Sect of Milwaukie, in Wisconsin,.Yery
Rev. J. M. Henni. Vic. Gem of Cincinnati.
Fur the new See of Chicago, Illinois, Rev. Wil
liam Quarter, pastor of St. Marvht church, N. Y.
For the new Soo of Little "Rock, Arkansas, Rev.
Androw Byrne; pastor of Nativity church. N. Y.
For the Apostolic Vicariate, Oregon Territory, Rev.
Mr. Blancliet, Indian Missionary.
As Mir informant is in the confidence of the S. Con
greqa tion, we do nut hesitate to give publicity to these
appointments, although the official documents may nut
arrive for some weeks. We believe that several of
the decl will be by surprise, on findins• them
selves c tied to the hien st ttion; for which they' have
been recommended by the suffrages of the American
Moronity. To each we offer our hearty gratulations
ad a:mites crews. The °dice, however, is not one of
but dreaded responsibiiity.—Catholic Her
tald.
rue TRW, POST•
New Orleans papers have later news. It pertains
chiefly to the reception given to the new Captain-Gen-1
eral, General O'Donnell. The reception was as cor
dial as he could have desired. The now Captain-Gen-I
erul entered at once, an l w;th energy, upon the duties
of his otfizei and we are iaclincil to believe that his ad
ministration will resemble rather that of Trieon than
of his im nediate predecessor, Gen. Valdes. A decree
of the provisional government of Madrid, dated the
24th of August, and published ut Havana the 24th of
October, by order rif the governor, declares that the
possessions of Spain in America and Asia, are exemp
ted from the dispesitioas of the decree of the :7th
June last, which revoke the employments, promotions,
grades and decorations conferred by the government
of the Mike de la Victorie (Espartera) from the 234
of May lust; cud the officers and employers in their
Ipossessioas are confirmed in their respective stations.
The new Captain G.•tieral had also issued an ordinance
to prevent frauds and rinses in the issue of po:sport.s
and licenses through the iinermidiary of third persons.
The parties interest; d are to apply directly to the Sec
retary's office, where the charges for those documents
are limited by a tariff. '
The N. V. Sun thus spanks of a work recently
published by Charles B. Trego, late Assistant Geolo
gist of this state:
ttlVe have regzived a work by Charles B. Tre:o, Esq.,
late a member of the Pennsylvania Legislatuie, which
contains a variety of interestinr statistics and
relati:e to that state. We learn from tin: work
that the Anthracite Coal mines of Pennsylvania ex
toad over non riy a thousand square miles, and the area
of the Bituminous Coal region is estimated tit .21.000.
Tho qoantity of anthracite coil carried to tuarl:et has
increased in the Fr74ICC of 13 years, from 173.000 tons
to 1,100,0Jd tons: and bituminous coal milted in the
state is nest ly tlenhie that quantity, a lame portion of
it bein; con,nmea within the state, chiefly at the wont.
"Peonsylyanialia3 fir many years increasing in
papilla:ion at the rate of about 80 per cent in each
succeeding period of ,en years, and she is now prob
ably iaermisin ahinit that rui, The w hole popu
, latinn in 1340 was 1.1:24.001), and in 1350 it will
exec it two
"Mr. Tr..g , ) tilt; of the. dobt of tho state. and
of the public works for which that d •bt was retracted.
After clescribittz the tria,•4aittuie of the dein:, which
amounts to nbout 40.000.000, and of the manner in
which it was Ir!CMipliatva, h a , o‘y ., :
"'But thou :h Poursylvaaia is thus involved in debt
I y the constructi•in of hot- railroads and canals. it should
br t•srm•Miereti In the rousiAttration o:t.Liso.b:ect, that
these public work have add ,I fitr more t the
wattle of the state, than their actual cost. The harms.-
facilities and Ow reduced prices of tra ti , porta ti on
aad travel; the ;rent ris:!. in the value o laa.l in many
p Iris of the state, from the creation of a market for pro
due., nr th • i•asy and cheap mains of cOnVevatlCe to
a market:ch. d , vtd. I, 'lll . 11t ()lour rniacrai Wcaaa. and
the ready traaspol tation toplaco, of rwii,otoinii of
our iaex:a ore ill and icei; all tho•is
a n d ••et It ~ t')•r ` ri!i7i•lta of Pern_.3..-I
-v hare leer Ir ifr trrl the coa-tru.li in of -r pohlic
i:nnr ivernThos, while thy people base hen
r,tl batilti4ct, the , ta•o2 has [we,- c etilhar
r 'd with d and tilt o:dy n1^1 . 14 ft , a . ••-
n, oxtri • 1: tr - viar.. from iTI (Lin
tar the I,_sootr to cotorhnite a pot thin of that ivbi -II they
tino,l o tOr ‘ror ' . , , toward.
pas i ; ' ,l •ir Cie er::tit llt tai 2
rttt::lsv ITEms Ilon. Mr.
o Tr Curt t, ttrei% •,I it .11•• tzi Iri t
nn TIT . .. I . J.h • • lit I Ti i i li ^ir • w . t...1
Illt• Vic 1 id kr, ti I OP` • - 1!11' . I.ly I'r S tr.?. . nr
t 1....1• Bl•nlyt. , . In tit • cno-t;:tv
c‘i. •.!;nr. , Itr,`C•i• ti!“ A:ll.d -in vomit-tit rea.ly
to r— rive ko••1 i. 0.1 to c.t.teec him t.)
111 •,,Co C I , late toicitron c 11.,
/.!:1 'lit i ai given th- Greqt Wc. , t 'rn (.' , rl.-
: )ttny notice. t:rit in (star.: it wit! cot al!ow them tit •
,Irair'.tek it hi. M'a'rt ..11:,31V •I.
!:
iA. I 11. , cocoTtpat,y hay.: 'tow a c10a... 4:11.11-ze. cii iI to
the brit o l a:1 cotili they sen'i out, tre.g,•+:
expense. , " fl 'l , i t, l p,•l. ct•la 1., on cerno‘Als from .:111p
To ihtp, ship t, an:l "It rut
ern. ‘vir, l‘l 1.1 .I.i tO.tortti.ca th-•
Compan)'s p;tl 14 hr no Trwatt, /1 for t:ic
public.
• ' •
Tho new 11'03; C is Opera
ti qt. an 13111'1* npV .1.1 i":„ in th , 2 nrtick;
wor.. ,X.:)k•ctol shipped
I),furt , the n of the L
Arcs •nI pric, it v.,. not 11- su,rthaed.
raxaauo returns of Great Heusi t show a gr-lt
Th.. temble. in Greece are not at an end, a-al it i I
generally believed that Kin., ; l'hlte will be c.impe.l, il
... .
to ahattite. I tin 4,11/(01.#100 i'l the dim nvii of the I, ... ,
L.A..
.i , ~... ey .3.ite.5/e and Mile/sell, General Sleam
rev.;lutionistA I. lie , lll el b eirtitet• a:I , 1 ia , .inc. r.. 8 , at Agents. Water stress.
The lateit aec.i , i , ito trmn Syri t r.•ptet ~it that coll.:- -- -
try an reve-A.lly tr tetiele tit taeh tit e. w e-• oecesiute _
-
__ _
til itelicatiatis tilt: tit , . oil feu I between to Deists and ARRIVED.
elbriei tes wan no , entirely healed.
Th- tra.11.1.-s in let y an 'at t, b . ne .r'y or quite at "Daily Beaver Paeliets,
an en I. Teen , i• net spirit sittlijent in title country .oiii., .N.lail, Bailey. Cincinnati,
to m Ike tt respectable show of rvvolution. Pinta, Vandegriff, Florence,
An unnaceenned e ttempt has been made on the life • Jiridgvrater, Clark, Wheeling,
of the Emperor of Russia. . Al ineeCockburn. Brownsville.
The E spire of M .ir0..0 fill I Itc'y li.en th... then- DEPARTED.
tra ore iv il war, but it hid haaa etTectually supiire.s.led "Daily Braver Packets
by th . mile Ire activity 11.11 e iergiti.; prt.e..,lins of 0..i1a, Bowman, Brownsville
the I: neeror. Th., entir.• pro t: -e o f Zerneeeelleie; Beiment, Poe, Wheeling,
had risen in reir.llion, tho subjezt: in di..pute being Allegheny, Deen,Cinrienati, '
the retvment of tribute, and the local administration Etna, AlcGowan, Memphes.
of justice. ' raP'All beats marked thus(*) are provided with
NI e xlco.—Tln schr. Virginia Inoionette. arrived Evaes Safety Guard, to prevent the Explosion of Steam
at Nt`lV Orleans 01 th, .c.l9th lilt., fr.,tn Tarn:lien, after Beilers.
a short pas.,atte, bringing :112,304 in specie. The _ ____ . _ .._________—
B , te syn.—The most impartaut intelligence brought Public Sale of Heal listate.
by this arrival in, that all tit. weenciatioen with Ytica- T HE undersigned will offer at Public. Sale, on the
tan had been brought to a close, by the nbrupt depart. premises, 30 Acttr.s or Geouttn, in the Bo-
ore of the e rnmii.sionets, who hat been unable to rough or Birmingham, on SATURDAY Neil . , the 13th
come to deanit 1 teens with tie. Mexican government- inst. at 10 o'clock, A. Al.
We lief an iaklin; of this result by a firmer arrival; It is laid - off into Lots of ^4 by 201 feet, fer build
but it is now positively ascertained. In eerrobora- In purposes, and 96 by 390 feet on the rivt r for mane
lion of thin face we publish the following extract of fact tiring purposes.
a letter, front an entirely authentic sourc e limit sold in u body, the lots will be offered sopa- I
"'TAN plc°, October 16th 1343. rawly. It is useless to renew the important advanta
"Th., nega tiati ms with Yucatan ii tee boon broken eels t e lls pr tpertv posst s en. The principal potion of it
off, in centequerme of the tenacity with which the will be sold at 'furthest in a few years, and will, doubt-1
loalets of th • ror tl Irl in p eeestetl is prapo-ine irritet- less, be yearly inercased in value by the erection of
in; arid hontiliating terms to net leo. Tti, , govern- huildinten ant and offers the best oppor-
Meta 19 prep triee, a new expedition; but I hope that lenity f r investment and improvments, all the dwelling
when the Yu :an -wet , belio!ci the scourge of war iO. hotline in the emu being occupied R.:± FOOD as comple
pc.l,linz over them, they will yield to the generous ted.
ceacezions which the government tenders them for Tennis—One-fourth in band, and the balance in five
the sake of pence." yearly payments, with interent, payable yearly.
During six w.. ells or ten months previont to the NEV ILLE B. CRAIG,
departure of the Virg,inia Antionete, illa yellow fever n 1 I—dts Committee of Mrs. Sidney Greg;.
had razed at Tampico with fearful virulence. The .
deaths are estimated at 600 out of a population of
6,000 The disan hod, td, however. greatly diminish- S sugar cured
1.7
er Alay Flower, a lot of superior 0A ft CURED HAMS—Just received,pr steam
hams. LLOYD & CO.
ad when she left." _ .
14Q. Liberty et.
SOMETHING sont,tNcr...
TOBACCO BUM/FACTORY.
The journeymen cabinet makers of New York, says the
JOHN McGINNIS offers for sale at N.. 139 Wood
Sun, assembled on Monday tveningt, for dovising means at rstet, opposite Rev. Mr. Herron's Church and
to test the leenlity of an oath, reqoired by some cm
next door to Messrs. Ba , mley & Smith's Grocery, a su
ployers 4ppm their workmen. It appears that some
perior a.ssortmmt of M \NU F ACTURED TOBAC
firms previous to giving employment, exact an oath
CO. Also, LEAF TOBACCO by the hozshead, or
from workmen that bind them to serve for a consid
in sraall quantities. His manufactare can he confident
ble time, notwithstanding, they may after wards discov•
ly recommended to the public and his terms will be as
er that they are not receiving the rate paid to their
reasonable as any other establish - meat iu the city. .
fellow workmen. A committee was appointed to ob-
Nov. 13-6t 5
tain legal advice, awl report whether emid 3yers are ,
jusr:fied in exacting this oath. I For Ladies' Cloaks.
, i PIECE super invisible green double milled pelisse
Duquesne Fire Company. I ji_ French cloth.
A. quarterly meeting of the Duquesne fire Compa- i 1 piece super wool dyed black do., now open and for
ny will be held this evening, at 61 o'clock, business of 1 an i e , v e r y c h ea p, at
importance will be laid before the company.
nov II JAMES A BARTR AM, President.
LATER FROM HAVANNA
A NEW KIND OF CURRENCY
Wo have hoard of all kinds of currency, Irani pen ter
"fti.s," down to "little dogs," but we never dreamed of
a "herring" currency yet. Yet it seems that in North
Carolina, just inch a currency obtains, though it must
lie confessed it is u currency of the most truly charac
ter.
gentleman travelling in that State, (so says one of
cur ex;liangeA,) re6ently gut out of the stage to refresh
himself, cod after taking a glass of whiskey and treating
the driver, he threw down half a dollar. The bar
keeper looked perplexed, and said, "1 have nu silver
change, sir, bit plenty of the common, if you will take
here he counted out thirty-seven herrings, which tho
traveller itatl to roil up in a piece of paper and take
•with him, thinking they might serve him for a dinner.
The itr..tqa went on. and at the next stopping place he
hailed an old lady, and asked her if she could sell him
a loaf of bread. She offarcd him a large loaf of fresh
rye, a:t•1 in return he counted out six tierriags.
"La me," she exclaimed, "where did you get so
m•trlt rt. to el • Can you charge me a quarter?" This
he did chectru: y, a Hi had sit ii.nrillgS remaining, to
eat.
Ther,'s a "eurroncy" that Nv ou 1 J puzzle old Adam
Smith himself to tind a place for in his Political Econ
om.y.--Sp. Times.
FRANCIS R. SHUNK
As the time is hastening on, when the people will be•
gin to M'iVe in their primary meetings fur choosing
tleleutes to attend the State Gubernatorial Con
seatzon, it is right that the friends of the dif
ferent candidates shouLl call attention to the Bub'
acct.
Mr. S!titnk, as is quite evident from the indications
popular sentiment, will be put forward with aim- st
entire unanimity, and perhaps without u dissenting
county, us the choir::: of Western Pennsylvania: fur 13
the day ot nomi cation draws near, public sentiment is
declaring In. him, with an ardor, I believe, 'nelier
witnot , ,vd c, , ,La.ions of the kind.
every thio r in the character of Mr. Spunk,
t o conk ti and uffectionate confidence of the
people for him. tie is emphatically the people's man;
t,, r ~tch a candid, generous nod true-hearted
' mind, boat v., innlveithont res.pec:ing and
e , n:i tin, in him; and be+ide+, his indents, business
h intimate knowledge of the condition, resources
ond interest+ of the stale. hi+ strirt and undeviating
d a-y. u aliaching firm-h.+: and congincy,
as l hi, ; it; aad iodexade integrity in all public
a id priv dr:. eminently endear him to the people,
1 p,‘,:t ffira wit a t the be - st man to Ell the Ex.eelitive
' Cn.ur. and carry lnt th- groat pl:rp3sos or the Dem
' vcra , •v ( ,:nmmiwoa!th.
tou rwe c,Pa.i.ter 11r. Shiik in the En .rlish War,
when, i 1314. its shouldered hii musket and marched
' to 11 ~•11 , re 1. 4 Lor.t theinvading _ enemy: or in the re
c.. ,t tt: ••nt: Ititt.-r and his cabinet. in th,- ti:
tin • littels-Alut \S ar when Mr. Skunk's
ty, : nosiffinkiltt firmnos-, and ficie",ity.
\yew , ftit.-3,•,-y greatest uti:ity to Ow 33 elfary and safe-
Co;:on., mealtl.; in 1113 conduct a 3 S:tt-re
tory 31...131er t 0,3. al,oiai4ration of Got:3131o,
th aF positioos his good faith, onyitAd
i::,: 1-.2,3•H : .1, :3:3,1 sooad, d , trioc.ratic principles are
toanast:3l: nti , l aro taaraest+ tf his exeollont heart, his
srt. t t -ractica: uraderstand in!, and .tev,ifas: yntriot-
11,11 th.tt a tall needoci for Gov.
erro of 0:1% -.tate; and it re:Oit.u.i MCI that the peop c
aro ni vow!: not to he !nil
on,ll...tood I', favor of the awl - no:160n of Mr. Shank.
ALLEGHENY.
Port of Pitt9burgli.
1;3 FE. :T (1 INCHES WATER IN THE. CHANNEL.
ALEXANDER & DAY'S,
55 Market street
lrHf. military (officials and privates) of Allegheny
county are requested too toert in mass COISPOI-
Iion, on Saturday, the 18th inst., at 11 o'clock A 31,
at the Washington Hotel, St Clair street, Pittsburgh.
A mesholal to the Legislature will be laid Was
the coiriention for adoption.
MAJ. JOSEPH RIGBY,
LIEUT. P N GUTHRIE, Cutotalti“.
COL. DAN'L M CURRY,
nll—tlB
rroight to Philadelphia and Baltimore'
T WILL receipt fur 30 tons Freight to Phi134142*
1 or Baltimore, and load it on board Portable Float
"Er.periment," this day, November 11, 1843.
H. DEVISE,
U States Portable Boat Line.
nll-3c.
Western Univer city of Pennsyhranin,
LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC LECTURES.
HEC ommittee on Education respectfully announce
that the course of Public Lectures, established
by the Board of Trustees, will be delivered in the Hall
of the University, Third street, on TUESDAY EVEN DM
in each week, during the winter scalton, in the following
order:
1843.
Nov'r 21. "Constitutional Law of Pennsylvania,"
Welter H Lowar, Esq.
Nuv'r 28. "The Anglo Saxons in the reign of Al
fred," Rev George tipfold, D D.
Dece'r 5. "The boundary line controversy betwees
Pennsylvania and Virginia," Neville B
Craig, Esq.
Doer 12. "Religion, ►7anners and Customs of a.
Greeks," Mr W J Bake well.
Dec't 13. "The History of Fire Worskip," Rev
Samuel Williams.
1844.
Jan'ry 2. "The Oregon Territory," Hon Chariots
Jan'ry 9. "Freedom," David Ritchie, Esq.
Jan'y 16. "Habil," William Elder, Esq.
Jan'y 23 "Architecture," John Chiilett., Esq.
Jtay 30. "Circulation, of the Blood," James it
Speer, M D.,
Feb' ry 6. " ," Rev W Kenney.
Feb'y 13. "Civil Government!" Hon Walter For
word.
Feb'y 20. "Geology," Thomas J Bighorn, Esq.
Feb'y 27. "History of Roman Literature," Robert
McKnight, Esq.
"The Aborignes of the Ohio Valky."
A %V Patterson, M D.
March 5
N. B. Tickets for the whole course, admitting& Gen-
tleman and Lady, $1 50: Single. Lectures 25 ceatE to
be had at the book store of C H Kay & Co., the Meth
odist hook store, at the Periodical publication offices
of J W Cook, and .1 H Foster, and of the Janker at
the door.
The Hall will be opened at 6} o'clock. and the Lee
vtres will aoininence at 71 o'clock precisely.
nll-4t
Money.
5000 $ 4 oando 0 , e .,s v 3 o 0 U i tl . s s r 2 al s l o e o ,
s s u 2 m o O s O w ,
0 16 u 1. 1 5 d 0 1 0 );
invested in the purchase of Ground Rents or Bonds and
Mortgazes. if offered on favorabla terms Apply at
GRAHAMS Land and !louse Agency, No. 6, St.
Clair Kt. nll-sta
!OR VII POST
SEVER AL improved farms wanted, (within 20
miics of the Pittsburgh market). Persons die
posed to set`, %yid plea.se call at my office, in Smithfield
strzet. near 4th, soon
olC—if
BANK OF PITTSBURGH, }
Nov. 7, 1343.
THE t'reAclent and Directors of this Bank have
this day (.I..clared a dividend of throe per cent
on the capital stock fcr the last six mcaths, payable to
ekholde rs or their legal representatives on or after
tha seventeenth in,t. JOHN SNYDER,
z. 9417 Cashier.
MERCHANTS AND MANUFACTURERS ' BANE, k
Pittsburgh. November 7, 1843.
This han't.hus this day declared a dividend of tbre*
per cent. for the lust six months. payable oo and after
ail] 17th ins:. Eastern steel holders will he paid at
Cmornercial Bank of Pennsylvania.
nB-‘2iv IV. 11. DENNY, Cubit?,
EICHANGE BANK,
Pirtshort . th, Nov. 7, 1843.
rip HE President and Ditcrtors of this Bank bare this
L day declared a dividerd of 3 per cent. for the
last six months, payable on and after the 17th instant.
Eastern Stockholders will l-e paid at the Westeta
Bank, Phila.da. THOS. M. HOWE, Cashier.
EXCHANGE BANK OF PITTISEItAGM,
October 120th, 1841
N Pi.-etion for thirteen Directors of this Bank, to
L :e; , e. for the ensuing year, will be held at this
Banking House, on Monday, the 20th day of Novem
ber next, between the hours of 9 A. M. and 3 r. x.
0`... 3 1—te THOMAS M. HOWE, Cashier.
NIERCHANTS AND M.ANCTACTURERS ' BAIX,
Pittsburgh, October 20, 1843.
N
election for thirteen Directors of this tank, for
'l. the ensoing year. will be hold at the Banking
rt 3 Monday, the2oth day of November next.
t)2l—te W. H. DENNY, Cashier.
_
BANK or PITTSIICRGIi,
October 19,1i.43.
A N eleczion for thirteen directors of this Bank, for
1 - 1. the encasing year, mill be held at the Banking
Huuse on Monday, the 20:h day of November next
JOHN SNYDER,
Cashier.
oct 20—te
ALARGE PAINTING of this splendid Temple
will be exhibited for a short time at lair's's
L Roost, corner of Fourth and Market streets. Of
this Picture, Bishop England gave the highest eulo
gium in the Catholic Miscellany, 30th January, 1836.
It is on its way to New Orleans, together with 50 other
paintings, which are now open to the public..
Admittance 25 cents; tickets for the season 50 cents:
children half price. G. COOKE.
?Open daily from 9 A. M till 4 P. M. and also
from 6 till 9 in the evening.
N. B. The Rev. Clergy of all denominations aro
respectfully invited, free of charge. /43.
GltAil: N D NuTs.—Ju3t. received from Philadel
phia, on consignment, 100 bushels African
ground nuts, which will be sold in lots to suit purcha
sers. by JOHN D. DAVIS,
n 1 corner Wood end Fifth streets.
Two New and First. Bate Steam Engines.
ONE: is 20 horse power, 10 inch cylinder, and 4
foot stroke, will be sold with or without boilers.
The other engine is 12 horse power, 7,+ inch cylinder,
3 foot stroke, one boiler about 22 feet long. 30 inches
in di:mete!. These engines are made of the best ma
terials and in the most substantial manner, and will
sold on accommodatin , . terms. They can be seen
the warehouse of the subscriber at any time
n3-t f H. DEVINE, U. States Line.
For Gentlemen's Cloaks.
riIIENCH Cloths. Nacks,blnes greens of the mot,
approsecl makes for elmics, n t remarkably low pri.
ces, DOW open at ALEXANDER & DAY'S,
nov 10. 55 Market street:
WESTERN EXCHANGE
COFFEE HOUSE,
4EO. 9, MARKET STREET,
Pittsburgh.
OYST F. RS and other refresliments,will be served Li,
in good order. Namely: Oysters raw,fried,stewed,
and on chafing dishes. Also, IN 71371. SHELL at the stand.
or masted a., soon as the season is sufkirie..tly advan
ced for their safe transportation.
THE PROPRIETOR is determined that this establish
ment (which is the old m;:.:ler depot) shall maintain
its reputation for the good quality of his ALE, LI
QUORS, CIGARS, and such refreshments as travel•
en or citizens may require. oct 18-6 m.
Attentien tbe WboLel
Farms Wanted.
J. K. HENDERSON
St. Peter's Church at Home.
FOR SALE CHEAP,