.
flee dimwit. Gaity repressed the cry of de li ght which 1 Ming away, seemed to bus herself in preparing Arne
_-.
mounted from her heart to her lips, but, clasping her I refreshment for the etitinge girl• Her well meant
. .e.. . •
hands together, tears of joy fell over her pale tenet kindoesa, however, writs and, after an attempt to .
~.,. A secede} arrow was now thrown ins. eressidire rose wallow the morsel of Geed the old women V i r be"
ee -
a paper, on which wed written:
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bereerith deeper at kin bean, Gait, t w her
'At midnight. Onowaboo, by the:riverside, will moth- reelrupori the wretched pidlet.
, forrhe Stres.blossmn. The mum e floats empty in the At length sleep, that angel of peace, who'll, tendet
: stream; a r horse, fleet as the wild deer, paws the oppo toss hetet* to the lamentations of the afflicted.
site seore. The ring will whisper 'yest to ttie beert of took her gently to her bonen, and she slept calmly
o.tawalton.
until late the folibwing meening. When site awoke,
Alasenpt a moment did the wretched girl eleliteme .bosun was Alining braghdy In; hastily
'taws - with : trembling fingers she once more fastened from the bed, slie *ewe* die window, Idob
the ring to the arrow, and &sipped It trout the window. one upon the. WPM. , Thee window egad the Glibly
• Onawahoo glided melte spot, amiss -he recognized one) was bemire& OP, with the ' °rem soli
. • the token of assent. he looked up to the pale, beautiful teu-y pane eremite, which was direct over the deep
.. framer Gaity bendingever him in love and truthful- ravine before-mentioned; and the stream, swollen by
new their, sinking for an instant upon his knee, the the late storm, now brawled.furionsly over its rocky
:Z Imam- pressed the ring to his lips and disappeared. bed. 'One aide she wis sntromiseed-by deep forest.
...
It Cenet surprising that the serve
and apparent She attempted to open the window ; it was fastened;
ee . • , seareethe now met from those i t whose eyes she had she then tried the. door —. that was also secured. At
e. ewer been worshipped ler an idol, by whom she bed that moment from sonseedark corner emerged Nell
' e e e ' beentendedy tarresed, flattered, and indulged; Imre,- gibbering, and dancing as before. Throwing herself
cry wish, however trifling, gratified almost before it at her feet. (laity implored her to release her; entreat
was expreesedt should have filled the undisciplined ing het, while the tears rolled down her cheeks, that
heartef Gaity with mingled grief and indignation.... she would suffer her to quit that abode of misery and
At that critical moment, when still writhing under the desolation; Lot, although the old woman appeared to
4 insulting look of her brothers , the feigned difference of cotnprefmnd, and even sympathise in bee grief, she
' -
'ter father, came attendee° offering love—happiness— only shook her heed, saying:
- err met= !
' No, ne, pretty birdie!' and then, as if it might be a
• leer error was great! Bo man her te means to frighten her from her wishes, added. in a
0, pnrentsebeware bow younneat the Se men! offences voice of effected terror, pointing to the words, *Adieus
nifinexperienced youth ! Crush nettle,- hearts of your in the titoodr--titke care!
- e i ldedren with a brow of iron; withhold not from their Laity soon found all attempts at escape were im
repentant Opethekiss offorgiveness; nor let tbe tongue possible. What, then, eqp to be her lot? Was she
' speak'thnee 'hitter words that hstt P No, rather take brought there to die? No. it could not be; her father
them to your arms in pine whisper efface and perdue; wonki relent; she should be forgiven. Onowal 00, too
' nod. as the gentle dew falls from heaven to enrich and —yes, they should all be happy once more! Such were'
- fructi& the earth; so let the words of tender admonition the sunbeams which occasionally lit up the dark prison
-sink into the heart of your child, to nourish the seeds of Gaily. Alas, poor child !
of virtue and good resolves. A* the end oft' week. Gaity one morning saw Basil
Tof a child moat, indeed, he formed of approach the house. Uttering a screamof joy, while
-! * stuff,' which can resist the holy influence olden she beat the window with her little hand, she cried:
.s, ee h a ll owe d w ith geese from th e 'ep e of an aura- 'O, Basil, dear brother , take me away! Take me
tle te ttet .
- ' inter( parent ! to my mother! Take me home—horse—horse!' she
Had such been the conduct of' Mr Trevor, what days shrieked, louder and louder, cache saw him tern from
of anguish, of misery beyond description, would have the honee!
been 'spared!
Yesehat cruel brother, after depositing, a basket up-
Too much agitated to reflect upon the momentous on the door-stone walked rapidly away, without cast
step she was about to take, Gaity hastily selected a few ing even one look to where the pale despairing face of
articles from her wardrobe, changed herlight dress for Gaity was watching,him; and whose voice of armee.
a travelling habit, and, at the appointed hour stole ing entreaty reached his cars, even through the walls
softly down stairs. As she reached the door of her of her 'niter/.
mother's bed room, she stopped—her whole frame He disappeared. Then hope forsook the bean of
shook with emotiun; then the pang of remorse shot Gaity!
through her bosom. Alas ! was she about to leave Every week either Basil or Walter would leave a
fter ever thatkind,affectionat e mother, the tender nurse basket of the coarsest provisions at the door, never en
of her infant years; that being from whom lips no tering the house, or bestowing either word look upon
words but those of kindness had ever fallen; and was the unhappy sister.
she thus to leave her! Edith, too, that beloved sister! The place at list was reported to be haunted.—
should she never more meet the glance of those mild Shriek, ' groans, and hot rid langhter•waa said to have
eyes, ever bettming with sisterly affection! Gnity trem- been heard issuing thence by fishermen whom erne
bled, her purpose faltered, and she fain would have re. dent had led thither. Some mien went softer as to as
turned to her chamber; but, at that moment, the stern mit that temee very witches, supposed to have been
reproachful look of her father seemed fixed upon her! executed nearly a century before, here assensbled and
Again her ears seemed poisoned with the contemptu. held their midnight orgies, in contempt of fire and &g
-ems language of her brothers ! No longerdid she lies- 1 gots! While by others it was believed a maniac was
itaufebut softly unbarring the door, fled swiftly along there confined in chains!
'the path which led to the river. At any rate,the island soon became deserted, no one
She had not proceeded far when she was joined by caring to approach its shore after nightfall.
Ottowahno. They spoke not—but one look, as their After leaving his daughter, as already described Mr
eyes met. told all! the pain and suffering they had Trevor returned home; but it was only to meet with a
mutually endured, and the happiness of the pre s e nt new and more severe trial. He found his wife in the
moment..
agonies of death. She had been some time gradually
They crossed the river. and sped swiftly on through I sinking under that fatal disease so incident to our cli
the night. Soon after daylight, they arrived at the mate—consumption; and this sudden shock of her
little village of Westerly, on the borders of Rhode Is- darling child's elopement had caused the rupture of a
land. Here the fugitives deemed it tweeesary to tarry blood vessel, and Mr Trevor only arrived in time to
nshort time. in 'lnter torecruit dm almost exhausted receive her last brentb.
strength of their panting steed. Greet us was his g-ief at this sudden bereavement
It happened, unfortunately, that Walter Trevor had i of an amiable and beloved companion, it lessened not
left the Grov e l a w o n the previous afternoon, to attend I his wrath against his disobedient child. On the con
e) some law trueness in Stonington A witness real.'' nary, these feelings seemed only to be augmented. and
ding in Westerly was required; and Walter, therefore, I again and again he cursed her, as 01 1 destroyer other
rode ever very early in the morning, (a distance of i mother!
tire mike.) and arrived at the inn only a few moments Edith was still in Bosom. Who should break to
aftef the neon anate lovers! her them heavy tidings—a er dad! asi ban-
Then the storm burst in fury over their heads! ished! As soon , however, mot
as t h
he la st sad rite. ster
were
Walter. foamine *
with rage, instantly called upon pi dimmed, Mr Trevor resolved to go himself and bring
the authorities of the village for aid. Onowahoo I Edith back to her desolate home. Accordingly, the
next week he departed for Boston, and soon returned
white Gaity
was
was se and strictly guarded as a runaway Indian;
conveyed
to a
small
room in iin ,, up. with his child, now his only comic,' t.
Absorbed in great at the death of her kind mother,
tier story of the inn, Walter himself keeping guard in
the outeide,
and at the uncertain fate of 6aity, Edith moved mourn-
In the meanwhile, an express was sent off to inform e gh and song, now so silent, so dreary, as if the
fully arou nd the" w all° once eetheiett with the merry
M r . Trevor of the fugitiv es . Ina few hours the un-
lau
happy father,
pale
with
rage
and
mortification, err- shadows of the tomb already darkened them.
(Come eu Dun euteorteraw.) •
rived, accompanied by Basil.
. &abort iime - sufficed for their arr ingements. On
o,
eratexi was immediately sent otf. under a guard ,n i
Reston, from thence ho was to be shipped to the West
Indies, there to be sold as a slave.
At that - time Ferber's Island was uninhabited, un
-leas it might be by the occasional visits of fishermen,
'end for their ownconvenience, a few rude settlers had
been thrown up near the water's edge; but in the in
terior of the isiand stood the remains of a large build
inenaid to hive been occupied by several white fami
lies, who had fled thither for 'security during the Pequot
war; they were, however, nt length discovered by the
savages, and every soul inhumanly murdered. Since
then it had been uninhabited. and was fast crumbling
interlaces: To this desolate spot did Mr. Trevor re
solve to bear hie child! With a terrible oath, the
infuriated father swore he wculd never forgive her:
ibo had disgraced herself and her family; the proud
name of Trevor was now indelibly stained ; and there,
than. farfrorn the face of man, from the sound of a
human voice, should she forever bury her shame !
• Having decided upon this course. Walter and Basil
immediately left to ascertain the exact location of
this miowahle dwelling, and to furnish it with such
.arttrees as might be necessary fur a bare exietence, ta
king with themeat the same time, an old, half-crazed
wornen e whororyertrs had roved the neighlewherel a t
largelltiler the name of "Crazy Nell." Mr. Trevor
procured Otis woman to take charge of his daughter.
As a nestled, he poured into her skinny hand more
gold than had ever yet met her greedy grasp, while,
at the same time, he so wrought upon the terrors of.
the miserable women, should she refuse, or prove un
faithful to that trust, that, cowed with fear. trembling
as-if she alrefulv felt the knife at be; heart, Crazy
Nellevtut borne fair by the brothers, a companion for
tVeimung beautiful, noble-minded, but mis-guided Gui
ty!
0d the afternoon of the second day all was prepared;
AtOm wretched Gaity wag dragged from her prison, ple
reed on horseback, and, with Wel er and Basil riding ,
close to her bridle rein, the party itet forth to bear
to kfr future gloomy abode. Here the reader fol
lowed Ler at the commencement of this veritable Sto
ll'.
When Crafty recovered from the s woon. into which
it will be remembered she had lallen,she found herself
stiorte.• A. few wet branches were smouhlering in the
fireepilice. A tallow candle flickered in shadows upon
the wall, tendering darkness even more horrible.—
The wind bnwlod mournfully around, and .the rain
tttill poured in torrent"; while, to add to the terror s
ef the scene, a heavy peal of thunder now shook the
building toils foundation.
• 'Basil! Walter!' shrieked the poor girl. But there
is** answer. Her voice sounded strange in that
iiiirn..rnorn. Again she called—still no answer. At
lan the door slowly opened. and Crazy Nell, her form
bag nearly double, tottered into the room. With a
nett of half-dancing motion, she advanced to the bed,
while Gaity. affrighted, shrank to the wall.
Bid the little bird call?' cried the old woman fixing
hershisey eyes epee her. What will the pretty birdie
bevel'
Reassanal by the kindness of her tones, Gait' , ex
claimed, chtsping ter hands in entreaty:
tell timerhere I ern? Where is Basil? Where
%kart' • ' •
Aligkaa:ingoae—gone—th e brothers are gone,
':-.llAd-IS birdie is left in the cage all alarm"
ung. tar rather screamed the beg.
-4 0; !ovine out quickly from this horrid place!
idtriebed Gitity, now overcome with fear, springing
frnsAhe bed end reshing.to the door. -
' Her ha! ha!' laughell tits, Iranian, hobbling
After her, 'fold your wings, prertyltialie ;
' l 3nne--rone—gronw—the brothers are gone,
And the 'birdie to left in the cage all alone."
The acre - .4 - jrfri sank nearly /toneless upon the
Stew, And g ulf up to her misery. Crazy Nell
seemed somewhat moved by the heavy sobs which
heist from her, and, after watching her a kw moments
with apparent wonder,she patted her gently ea the
head: raying, ?nor birel--poor [did!' sad then hob.
Pithead the Indiana called toto-bearfre or throe
*he /100 fohie/y. `sinpothirda ' .
• FOR GOVERNOR,
FRS. R. SHUNK:
Subject to the decision of
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVESTION.
Cie lElailii ,horning post.
THOMAS PHILLIPS, EDITOR
PITTSBURGH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27
Ia
pursuance of notice given, the Committee of
Correspondence for Allegheny county, met and adopt
ed the following resolution:
Retained, That the Democrats of Allegheny coun
ty he requested to meet in their several wards, bo
roughs and townships, at the. usual places for holding
delegate meetings, 011 SATURDAY, Tag 2d or MARCH
sear, and elect two delegates from each ward, bo
rough and township, to a County Convention, to be
held in the city of Pittsburgh. on Wednesday, the 6th
of March. at 11 A. fur the*nrpose of nominating a
candidate for Congress, to fill the varaticy occasioned
by the resignation of the Hon Wm. Wilkins.
In the wards of the cities of Pittsburgh and Alle
gheny, Pitt township and the boroughs, the meetings
will be held between the hours of 7 and 9 o'clock, P.
M. In the Townships, except Pitt, between the hours
of 3 and 5 o'clock, P. M. J. B. GU rmirE.
Pittsburgh, Feb'y 24, 1844. Chairman.
FILS6 ECONOMY—SCHOOL FUND—SALe OF THE
PUBLIC Woaas.—One plan by which the lipirislature
intends to raise n porti m of the means necessary to pay
the interest on the state debt, is to stop tbs school ap.
propriation—to shut up the school houses so that those
who have been speculating in state stocks may real
ise - their dividends. It will scarcely be credited in the
enlightened portions of the country, that such a propo
sition would receive any serious consideration, but it is
nu less a fact, and from present indications, it is very
probable the*the legislative wisdom of Pennsylvania
will decide, that it is better that the children of the
state should be deprived of the means of acquiring an
education, and grow up in . ignorance, than that the
money mongers should fail in receiving the smallest
portion of their interest.
The folly and iniquity of cutting off the school appro
priation is only surpassed by the project for selling the
public works, and whetherit was intended so or not by
those who originated these wise measures, they will
both be of the greatest advantage to thecapitalists and
stock jobbers, while their effects on the people will be
most unjust, ruinous and oppressive.
By vithholding the school appropriation the capi
talist will be paid his interest, but the schools will be
ithout teachers. By the sale of the public works the
stock-jobbers who have purchased state stock 'will real
ize fifty or sixty per cent on their purchases, and make
investments niorept ofitable than were ever offered bythe
most corrupt bank legislation. But while the specu
lators am offered such a magnificent field for plunder,
the burdens of the tax paying people will be accumula
ted and they will be left with a hopeless debt of 20 or
25,000,000, which must be Wrung from their pockets
bydirect taxation. If this bribe manner in which the
legislature intends to sustain the credit of the state,the
people will have muse to egret bitterly that it ever
- Met, and when they find theirmbool houses closed, and
their noble public improvements passed into the hues
efmessizspeuslatme r let. diem remember thatfor these
wmnge. are indebted ott the legislaten of 1844.
ia. "20111,11‘
I
We an requested by Gen. Moonnesn, testate that , Pr
W lke Neap York Trs e
~sing.
the announcement of his name as a candidate 'fiw Coo- i. - ' GREAT FIRE AT CANTON, CHINA.
,_,.. Pal sy
~ _ , .114600. Fifteen Austdred lwases burnt !
Pogo" UM. was miaow In i We stated this morning' that a bed Dam
edge. Re Ste* gretefel to his friends for th eir Poni;- ' red in 'Canton by which I.soo,houses
we
destroyed.
.
ality,lut at then time would respectfully decline The Canton Press gives the foikrwing particulars of
being brought hefote the public as a candidate en.: the disaster;
Coollren•
I A little rfter midnight, the fire reached the - north-
' .
I western most factory, and sonn sprindelong the whole
of the Danish and Spanish hongs, and new China strPet, '
which were totally destroyed, and had tbe direction of
the wind not most providentially changed to due north,
liule doubt can be entertained that an the other bongs
would have shared the same fate. The wind averted
this calamity and drove the firo towards the river, de
stroying every thing in its way until eabausted from
went ef farther fuel on the river's bank. At about 6
o'clock of Woduesdayntershig, it bad nearly Wm it
, 'effect, and wasen ander by eight.
The ancient-tem Pik-taineun. dedicated to
the God of the NortilPole, sbanetbe fate of he Weal
ble neighbors. Fortunately the fire bad given ant&
cienty timely warning tattle inmates of the foreign
feetones,to enable them to save their treasure and
most val)nble effects, and the night was, spent by them
in mmoving them to boats on the river, which was ef- I
fected.
From the shipping at. Whampoa the flames had
been seen, and the boats of H M S Dido, under the
commend of the Honorable Captain Heppell, were
! without Inas of time sent to the scene of disaster, coo
taining about 160 men, including 26 marines. Must
of the merchant ships also sent their boats and crews,
the first of which from American vessels reached
ICanton at about 3 o'clock in the morning. The Di
ido's m,n_and other ship's crews were employed in
protecting the property that was being shipped of—a
great number of thieves being present, who tried to
profit daring the confusion; one of them was caught by
n marine in carrying off some plunder but on being
seized struck the marine witha dagger ,: slightly wow:-
ding him in the face, and was shot dead by the ma
rine.
Aa ESCAPED SLAYS from Lonitiann arrived in Bos
ton last week, hiving travelled on foot the entire dis
miss. A compudo n who started with him died in a
state of szhaustion and fatigue before they got as far
as Baltimore. The, trasstiod through the woods and
by the retired ways, and soared much from lacers,
lion& their feet. The one who reached Boston, is •
state of hunger and fatigue, was very shy and would
not trust himself in any kind of vehicle, even with those
who were disposed to give him assistance. Nor would
be, go into asters to obtain something to eat. He was
directed to the house of one of our clergymen, says the
Bunker Hill Aurora, who kindly gave him some food
and assisted him on his way.
Punic Scutoot.s.—A friend requests as to insert
the following paragraph from one:change paper in re.
lation to an attempt now making to withhold tho ap
propriation for public schools:
"The effort will doubtless be made—perhaps suc
cessfully—to suspend the appropriation. The whig
editor of the U. S. Gazette has come unt in favor of it,
and Mr Brady appears ready to advocate it. No com
mittee of the Houle will report in favor of depriving
the children of the state of education. that the means
may he appropriated to satisfy the demands of stock
holders, foreign m domestic. who made a fair invest
ment of their money subject to the usual rinks and
cheat)°, of profit and loss; but the same object may be
accomplished by a resolution or a clause in the upprc
priation bill, or in some other way. We desire to nee
the state debt, however unwisely or improvidesitlycon
tracted, paid—the interest punctually met, however
burdensome: it may be—but we are not prepared to see
the fortunes of the cm:dines of the state, or even the
honor of Pennsylvania, erected on the ruins of our
Common School System, the only bright spot amid the
darkness •f long years of Pennsylvania legislation. It
has been said frequently and truly, that the legislation
of Pennsylvania has, for many years, been solely devo
ted to the benefit of corporations. It is rarely in any
state nrcountry, that we find a law enacted which has
for its object the benefit of the whole people. The
Common School Law is one of the very low of this
character which has graced the statute books of Penn
sylvania."
BURL IR DISTRESS —Lou of part of Ote Crew.—
The brig Ada Eliza. Msahman, from St Domingo -Ci
ty. January 20th, with mahogany and honey, bound to
Baltimore, put into Norfolk 18th instant in diAtress,
with the lessor part of the crew, end the remainder,
with the excerition adze Captain. sick. Experienced
very sexism witatherHost toptallant pint. forespencer
foretopmait staysati : sprang foreyard, started bow
sprit and spnuag alai&
SOlNEvitalT WI/MT/IL—Tim late iting or Holland
is desul. Re governed a torritoty not much larger than
Connecticut, and left a fortune of sixty-fire millions
of dollars.—The papers that notes the treasure of his
coffers, say n•ithing of the thousands from %%hose mis
eries ho ground his gold.
FIRE evn Loss OP LIFIL.—Wo learn from the Paul
ding (Mississippi) Clarion, that the house of Mr G.
W Gardner, of Clark Co., was recently destroyed by
fire, and what is horrible to relate, his wife, child, and
a little brother thirteen years old, were consumed. It
is believed that they had been previously murdered,
and a colored man has been arrested on suspicion of
being concerned in the affair.
Wo learn from the Cleveland Herald that the
grand jury of Lorain Co.. Ohio, Lave found thirteen
bills of indictment against H C Taylor, late Editor of
the Oberlin Es... ngelist. to most, if not nll of which, it
is said, he will plead guilty. Twelve are rot stealing
and one for attempting - to prncure abortion.
F T
.117 E THOUSAbID LADIES of Cincinnati have peti
tioned the Councils of that city against licensing any
taverns or grog shops.
RAISED—The S. B. Cumberland Valley, which
sunk in the Kanairba about two weeks since, with a
cargo of salt—about 1600 barrels. 600 barrels have
recovered
tar
'"Of nearly 33,000,000 persons in France,"
says the Reformer, •'them are 27,000,000 who do not
drink wine; there nre31,000,000 who never taste su
gar; there are 21.000w00 who never wear shoes; there
are 31,000 000 who never eat meat; there are 18,000 ,
000 who never eat wheaten bread; and finally, there
are 4,000,0110 clothed in rag-A."
AT MISTER VANSPLIITTERER'S TAVERN, /
Jist afore ae fuel eend uv March.
MISTER EDKTUR—
Sur: I've jist kum from way up in Thultertown,
whore its so tarnashvinall fired kold that evrythin is
fruz up as stiff RA grnnfer's wite oke leg, that he sez he
! got in the nwolushun. Erin Sally Clukitt's Lung has
got GI runnin slo. and she has tu use lard ile tu keep
it agoin at all. I fist theta Ids kum down soul th heer,
to se e how vii sitthinerii wur gattin along, and tu git
thord out, fur my idees wuz nil friz up iv my bed, and
I had to quit ritin for the "Tiekertewn Gasett," and
old deekun Shiftabout begun to feel rite streekid, wen .
he then I wuz again In giv up ritin his purlitikal edi
tnrsals. Neow. I heerd afore I kum heer, that you
suthiners win all nashun sorts of fakes fur niggers, and
I guess as huw I wuz purty considerholl rite. cos yu
hay got a tarnsl big beep of the critters beer, and
theer the sarciest kind Id. If theer enny wusserer in
Vidinny, tha ort tu change places with "Old Scritch”
bimselph, and let him kum arth, Cot hell kant hee
a primin to em.
I've.list kum heer as I sec] bephore, to git chord out,
and as I haitit got sumtl.in ells tu du. Ime agoin tu git
a big shingell and a pees of rharkole. and tail- knots as
mistur Deekiags did, of evry thin I see and sumthins
I dont see, and if volt wit Arent em and send the
“Tinkertown G 'sett" sum papers, so that the old dee
kiin wont git rathy, Ile tel. yu all I see and heerin my
tmpessins about town. Erne goitt fur tu see the iron'
works and the gins, makers, and h , er the preechera,
and see the ak•.vedukt mid the stemehmes and that ere
fellow that kulls “tempitrans tabernukle." Wen I git
tu hum from my &wham tower wunt the gals snap Chair
ise to see mt.; I guess I kiln git married then and have
no trouble a koretin.
Wen .I git to goin nut and see ennytbin to Jeff at,
Ile mirk it on my shingel and bring it rite strate to
yore offis. In thee mean time, as our Sally used to
say, da, da. JONATHAN SQUA.SHPIPZI
PUBLIC MEETING.
A meeting of the citizens of Allegheny county, with
out distinction of party, will be held this day, at 2 o'-
clock, P. M., in Temperance Hall, Smithfield street,
for the purpose of taking into consideration the pro
priety of petitioning the Executive of South Carolina,
for the pardon of John L. Brown, who is under sen
tence of death for aiding a slave to escape from her
master. We hope the meeting will be attended by
'Dower our cool and more rational citizens, who will
prevent those not headed Abolitionists from passing
any inflammatory or insulting resolutions ' which arid
not only excite the Carolinians to hang Brown, but
bring our own rate into contempt.
THE NEW ORLEANS FIRE.
We learn by papers fionv Motrile;that the accounts
given in the newspapers, of the fire in New Arleen*.
Bch took place on the 11th inst. are greatlyauggs
rated.
The loss says oat letter is, at *outmost, but tbres
or four thousand but.. of C.tstusn.
Another letter statas the lees at 4:600 bales.
that only a consumed bout oneosizth
by fi posit of th
N e (Means Cotton
re. Event Pear
By this calamity the foreign community of Canton
is now reduced to between sixsig seven Hongs only,
which are of coarse altogetherlFisufficient for their ne
cessities. It is much to be hoped that a groat por
tion of Ibeground cleared by the fire, will be bought
by foreign merchants and their houses erected thereon,
particularly that part where stood formerly the many
eating houses, leading down to the river's edge, and
which have all been destroyed. The British Consu
late was burnt out, but the papers were saved.
Hong Kong Register adds that a good deal of cot
ton was burnt and some tea. The whole of the treas
ure appears to have been saved. The jail of goods
belonging to Chinese (not including the value of the
houses destroyed )is believed to amount to three hun
dred thousand dollars. The flames extended over a
space of one mile by threequarters of a mile.
It is said to have been a scene of fearful sublimity.
The rapidity with which the flames passed over, and
devoured the combustible matter that lay in their path,
seemed more like the angry passage of a storm. The
Consulate House burned with such fierceness that the
heat set fire to the French fiagstalTin three places,and
the topmast fell to the ground.
Another fire broke (Hutt a later date, consuming a
bont twenty houses. It is supposed to have been the
work of an incendiary.
The High Commissioner and Governor sent in a
Circular of Condolence to the foreign community, ex
pressing their sympathies and offering their protec
tion. Great pains have been taken to protect the pro
perty from tbieves.and the Chinese authorities had giv
en notice that a Military force should be placed over
the factories to prevent plunder.
Another frightful disaster had occurred in the b'ow
ine up of a Cochin-Chinese vessel bt inging tribute to
the Chinese Empire. The magazine, in some way un
known, took fire and blew up with an explosion that
shook the whole city. Nothing but fragments of the
ship were left scattered on the water, and nearly all on
hoard perished. There were probably fifty or sixty
destroyed.
CRIMZ AND Dtsratss its CANADA.—The distress
Iwhich bas so extremely prevailed among the poorer
inhabitants of this city, aggravated as it has been by
1 the late excessive coldness of the weather, has, we
1 , are' sorry to say, been productive of the worst evil
which can accompany it, in the shape of robberies and
other crimes. But besides the felonies committed by
the class to whom such were hitherto confined, or even
by those who have been driven to crimn by necessity.
we unhappily findthat crime has infected a higher class
in mote than one instance of late. A medical man,
who has lived in Montreal for some time, has been
detected as the head of nn organized band of young
thieves, who robbed under his direction and carried
their booty to him. A shopkeeper, in good circum
stames and respectably connected, is under rrcogni
tenet.' for no less a crime than that of breaking thro'
the partition wall of his own house, into hie neighbor's
and robbn g him of property to a large amount In
short, this winter in Canada, has been prolific of e
very variety of crime.
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TO the Honorable the Judges of the Court of General
Quarter Sessions of the Peace, in and fur the county
of Allegheny:
The petition of Nathan M'Grew. of Elisabeth TOIrDe
shin. respectfully sheweth—
That ylur petitioner hath provided himself with
materials for the accommodation of travelers and oth
ers, at his dwelling house in the township aforesaid,
and prays that your honors will be pleased to grant
him a license to keep a public house of entertainment.
And your petitioner, as in duty bound, will pray.
NATHAN M'GREW
We, the subscribers, citizens of Elizabeth town
! ship, do certify that the above petitioner is of good
renute for honesty and temperance, and is well pro
vided with house room and conveniences for the ae
commodotion of travellers and others.
Samuel Walker, John Bailie,
Henry Wegbay, William Woods,
Joseph Scott. John Mace,
James M Wilson, John Weaver,
James Vankirk. sr, Philip Howell,
Thomas Warren, - Thomas Reynolds,
Elisha Pears. Lewellen Howell.
P27-3t
To the Honorable the Judges of the Court of General
Quarter Sessions of the Peace in anti for the county
of Allegheny:
The petition of F. A. Schachleiter, of the let ward,
Pittsburgh, respectfully sheweth—
That your petitioner bath pr. - whit -1i himself with ma
terials for the accomm,siation of travelers and others,
at his dwelling house in the ward aforesaid, and
prays that your honors will be pleased to Kraut him a
license to keep a public house of entertainment. And
yam petitioner. as in duty hound. will pray
F A SCHACHLEITER.
We, the subscribers, citizens of Ist ward. Pittsburgh.
do certify that the above petitioner is of goodrepute for
honesty and vempemnre, and is well provided with
house room and conveniencies for the accommodation
of travelers and others.
John Glenn, A Barden,
Wm Sheehy, H Gross.
James Wilson, James Cavanagh,
Wm J Ankrim, John Bubnup,
James Crawford, August Woe!hoer,
Frederick Ruch, John Kirchher.
f27-3tdsw"
FOR THE POST
To the Honorable the Judges of the Court of General
Quarter Sessions of the Peace in and for the county
of Allegheny:
The petition of Henry Gray, of Pitt township,
respectfully sheweth--
That yourpetitioner bath provided himself vriih ma
tetials for the accommodation of travelers and others,
a: his dwelling house in the township aforesaid, and
prays that your honors may be pleased to grant him a
license to keep a public house of entertainment. AM
your petitioner, as in duty bound, will pray.
HENRY GRAY.
We, the sebscribers, citizens of Pitt township, do
certify that the above petitioner i s of good repute Sir
honesty and temperance, and is well provided with
convettienneo for the accommodation of wavelets and
others.
William Warteo. Wm Scanlon,
Thomas Newel. Thomas Morrison.
Burkhart,
.Geerad Wave;
Bohan Shaw, ,Trahhiser May,
James Taylor, - B Mutiny.
Win. Seat, Wm. Donageon•
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re-se
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To the Honorable the Jndtee of the Court of Ehmeral
Quarter Sessions of the Peace in and for the cean•lty
of Allegheny: •
...
" Tbetetiticra of Adam Walter, of Wildastowiebip,
rtermlothd— 4, steivretb— .
1 That pate petidoner -hath provided himseif withron
!. terialsfor gm eecommodation of tie roller, and otiwri.
at his dwelling house in the. township aforesaid, and
prays !hut your honors will be pitmx•d to groin him a
' license to keep a public house of entertainment. And
year paticknrar r us in duty bound, will pray.
ADAM WALTER. -
We, the subscriberi, citizens of Wilkins Township,
do certify that the above petitioner is of good repute
fgr honesty and temperance, and is well provided with
house mom and conveniences for...the accommodation
of travelers and others, and thatsaid tavern is orcessarY•
John Johnson, ' Robert Donaldson,
Matthew
fl IrJohosols, WO Hawkins,
George ut, Itobert
PC Hottiech,y lithaw
jr.
John Shafer Peter-ParchnNetr
Janie. Ready, Shaw
Gilmore,
Thomas P. Broome.
(27-31.4
DR. lli'L
Americuta Worm illippolia
THE GREAT WORM DESTROYER.
THIS is to certify that I ptirchased-a vial of Dr.
McLane's American Worm Specific. et the Drug
Store of Jonathan Kidd, corner of 4th and-Wood sts.;
gave it according to directions to and of itt) , children,
who named upwards of 63 Worms. ?hit created no
small stir in my neighborhood, many of Whom will
call on your for this valuable medicine:
Caas. Guru , AllegheateMittty:
For sale at the Drug Store of 'JON. Kibb k
P 27 Corner 4th and Wdisd i
DR. WLANE'S LIVER PILLS,
CURE SUR SICK HEAR-ACRE.
Extract of a letter from the Rey. Robert Laughlin, of
the Pittsburgh Conference, to Dr. McLane.
I have tried your Liver Pills, according to the direc
tions, and have found them to relieve me of sick head
ache,in half an hoar after taking* dose.
R LA UGHL
Mmumgahela County, Va., Jan. OBERT
161, 1844. IN.
A fresh supply just received at the Drug Store of
JNO. KIDD
f• 27 No. 60, Corner 4th and Wood it ..
O For aleS.
NE new Yawl, 'oog, g, (built by Peter
18 feet l &mute, of Shousetuwn) also, one Skiff, 22 fret
lone, built by the same. The workmanship and ma
terials of both warranted, and will be solid low for cash.
Apply to BIRMINGHAM & CO., .
f2T No 60, Water street.
FRANCIS SELLERS,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. GROCER,
And dealer in Produce. Salt and Cordage,
Hes removed to No 17, Liberty street, opposite the
hood of Smithfield street.
Green Apples.
40 BB LS Green Ap*a, just received and for sale
low by REINH ART & STRONG,
127 140, Liberty street,
T O the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Gene
ral Quarter Sessions of the Peace, is and fur
the county of Allegheny:
The petition of Sarah Savage, of the . Second Ward.
of the city of Pittsburgh, in the county aforesaid, re
pectfully sheweth—
That your petitioner hatb provided himself with
materials for the accommodation of travellers arid
others, at her dwelling house in the city aforesaiN,
and prays that your honors will be pleased te grant
her a license to keep a public house of entertainment.
And your petitioner, as in duty bound will pray.
SARAH SAVAGE.
We the subscribers, citizens of the 2d Ward, dome ,
tify that the above petitioner is of good repute for ho
nesty and temperance, and is well provided with house
room and
vellers and convenience s for the accommodation of tra
.
M. MlClosky, , John Birmingham,
George Vandegrift, Thos. D. Rhodes,
Arthur Toner, John Smith,
John Fox, H. Tuner,
John 'Res., John Wolohan,
That M'Kaine, H. T. Dexter.
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ARRIVAL EXTRAORDINARY.
More New Works received by Repress.
N EW supply of Harpers' illuminated and new Pic
toral 13:ble, this being the last supply that can
be obtained.
Grumbling, &novel by Mies E. Pickering—her hest
novel and her last—Author of the Fright, Expectant,
etc., complete, from the London edition of three vol
umes.
El Dorado, being a narrative of the circumstances
which gave rise to reports its the 16th century. of the
existence of a rich and splendid city in South Ameri
ca, to which that name was given, including a defence
of Sir Walter Raleigh, in regard to the relations lie
'peering it.
Black Ralph, or the Helmsman of. Hurigate by J. H
Ingraham.
St. Patrick's Purgatory, an Essay cm the Legend
of Purgatory, Hell and Paradise, current during the
middle ages.
Willis' Letters from under a Bridge, the complete
edition.
Camp Charlotte, a tale of 1774, by a member ofthe
Bar.
New Mirror,Nos, monthly part, embellished with
4 steel engravings.
Graham's Magazine, for March—splendid engraving.
Ladies' National Magazine, fur March, 'beantif illy
illustrated.
Ladies' Magazine, a rich No. and only $2 per (m
-ount.
Knickerbocker, for February, late, but unusually in
teresting,
The Edinburgh Review, Jan t y., 1844—Anunicas
edition—price ryduced.
Waverly Novels, by Sir Walter s Scott, rrrised PAU
tion, nod new issue, fur only 20 cents per No., the first
No. being Ivanhoe. •
French. Revolution, by M A Thiers. to be complete
ed in 16 weekly Noa , for only $3, or 20 cts per nuns.
ber.
Defesce of the miffs, by s member of the 27th
Conents*, I vol price 25 ote.
Tam Merchosita, by T S Artbnr. new edition.
Witheles's celebrated Method of Magill: in etas
set.
Gahm"? Dediais aadfoll of the Romar♦Estpire,
No. 5.
Neal's History of the Puritans, pnrt third.
Boys' and Girls' Magazine, for Feh'y, only 11l per
annum.
Mrs Ellis' Housekeeping made easy, an excellent
work.
Complete Confectioner, by Parkinson of Philadel
phis.
Miss Leslie's French Cookery, containing 200 re
ceipts.
Secret Guilt, an American Tale, and a gnarl one.
Brewer King, from the French of Le Brasseur Roi.
by the Viscount D'Arlingconst.
Thirty Years among the Players, Joe Cowell—new
supply.
For sale at Cook's Literary Depot, as Fourth st
feb 24.
PIT-ISM:MGR MANUFACTURES. dsc---On
hand and receivingdaily, for sale at wholesale
and retail, a complete assortment of •sindnw glass and
sash, nails, axes, hatchets, manure and dung forks,
shovels and spuds*, patent tuba and buckets, churns,
tubs, half bushels and pecks, corn brooms, and brush
es, bed cords, writing. letter and wrapping paper, oh
eels, mattock , wand pick handles, wrappi ng
licc. AU of
which will be mid low for cash, ee exchanged Cor coon.
try madame to snit eonsignees., ISAAC HARRIS,
Agent and Commission Mercian, No 9. loth at.
or Wanted to puchase, palm and capes rep,
its, dm . ,
AND ail
WHOLESALED iLETAIL GlLOCLEithor
dealer is warding - OW Couesitiosio o Dierehaut, and
cesusay Produce end Pittsburgh /flambe*
tvrair,No 28 Fifth strew. Pittaburtt
Removal
PENNSYLVANIA, 88.
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the name and by the audaesidt s Of Cesieitseke.
wealth' of Pennsylvania.
David R. Prkter,iicerstrath of the !Mit
Cum morewealt
k
A r t i To Elijah +roviller, Sherif of the
County of Allegheny, seeds PeetiltiP
Whores's, a vacancy has hnppereed ire
the representation of this State in the
House of Representatives of the United States, la
consequence of the resioduitas l
re
Esqui, elected a member of thusiiVcon
gress from the twemptirst district.- composed of the
County of Allegheny! Now ; therefore, in putuattoe
of tbo pr.ryisiorui in such case made by the Comfier"
tion, and an Act of the General Assembly of this Com
monwealth, passed the second day of J As. D.
eighteen hundred and thirty.nint; David' f l. . Ttiiler
being vested with the Executive authority of the Stela
of Pennsylvania, have issued - this writ. t hereby cons.
!landing you, the said Elijah Trovillo, Sheriff as
dosseraid, to bold an election in- the oalid-Coettly of
onAnn,comprising the 21st 'Congressional Dist ,
i n a7 , the fifteenth day of Sian& ensuing the dasef
hereof, for choosing a represemativo of this Common
wealth in the HOMO of flepreeentstiveenf dor Weed
States. to fill the vacancy which leas loappereed as
aforesaid. And you are hereby regafred and . enjoined
to bold and conduct the said election and mite a re ,
turn thereof in the manner and firms as by yarn le di
rected and required.
Given cinder my hand and the great *id of the State.
at Harrisburg, this twentieth thy of February, one
thousand eight hundred and Cony-loser, and or the
Commonwealth the sixtpeightb.
By the Governor.
rstocruearstions.
In pomace of the aboie piecept; issued by the
Governor of Pennsylvania ,'and to me directed, corn*
mending an election to be held. to fill the vacancy potty
signed by the resignation of William Wllk{nr, Esti hi
the 28th Congress, I, Eli j ah Trovillo, High Mufti, of
Allegheny County do issue this my proclamation to the
qualified electors of said county (which form the 21st
Congressional district) to met at their respective elec
tion places on FRIDAY THE 15th OF MARCH next
and to choose ONE MEMHER OF CONGRESS to
fill the vacancy afisresnid:
The Elector* efthe First Ward of the city of Pius.
burgh, to meet at the house of John Little in said
ward.
The Electors of the Second Ward of the city of .
Pittsburgh: to meet at the house of Hugh Dairy, on
the corner of Second and Gram Streets.
The Electors (tithe Third Warder the city of Pitts:
burgh. to meet at the house of J. Doted, .corner of
Grant and seventh streets.
The Electors ofthe Fourth Ward of the cite of Pitts
burgh, to meet at the Washington Coffee itZuse, cor
ner of St Clair and Penn streets.
The Electors of the Fifth Ward of the thy of Pitts.
burgh, to meet at the house of Alentander- Stewart; la
said Ward.
The Electors of the First Ward of the eity,of Alle
gheny, to meet at the house ofJohn-Goehting, fietnedy
occupied by H De Raven, on- Federal street.,
The Electors of the Second Ward of the city_of Alle
gheny to meet at the bons() of.lames Cason, former
ly occupied by John Goehring, owner of the Diamond
and Obio street
The Electors of the Third Ward or the city of AN
gheny, to meet at the Public School House, in raid
Ward. at the East Common.
The Electors of the Fourth Ward of the city of Alle
gheny, to meet at the house ()Nehmen Lighticap, cos.
ner ((Cedar st. and Bank Lane. ..
The Elector, of Ptt towsbip, to meet et the house
now,or lately occupied by Conrad Freyrogle,knoWn by
the name of "Social Garden," on the f'esitmesfUnit Me
uhunici Turnpike mad. -
The Electors of Peebles township, to meet .at- the
house of John Beitier, in the villas. of East La;eny.
The Elector, of Wilkins township, to meet at the
houseof Francis Wilson, on the Fraukstown road,, in
said township.
The Electors of Plum township, to meet et the house
of Margret Little, forMerly John Little's, in said tram)
ship.
The Electors of Versailles township, to meet et the
White House, formerly owned by Thomas Neel, on the.
Pittsburgh and Greensburg Turnpike road, in said
township.
The. Elector. of Elisabetbsownship, including the
borough of Elisabeth, to meet at the house formerly oc
cupied by John Walden, itt said borough, • . -
The Electors of Jefferson township, to rneetstt the
house of Michael Snee, formerly 'occupied by John
King, in said township..
The The Electors of iMifßio township, to meet-at the
house of Samuel Wilson, formerly occupied by j'aptes
H Neel, in. said township.
The Electors of. Upper St illait township ,
. to meetit
the house of Jame* Connor. in said townsh ip.
The Electors of Lower St Clair township, to meet
at the house of E MeAnincit. forrner:yuccupietl.
H Hershharger, at the end of the Monongahela 13' 'dues.
The Electors of Robinson township, to meet at ;be
house of Sarah Farina& formerly A udley MTV
land in said township.
The Electors of Fayette town ship, to meet et. the
house forme ly Matthew !Wilma 's, in Noblettowa s ,in
said township.
The Electors of Findley township, to meet et tho -
hmse of McCiellatui A Armor, formerly - owned by
John Charlet, in the village ofClintoa in said township.
The Electors of Moon townshiN to meet at the
hones of Peter Onsint; in said township.
The Elector; of Ohir; township, to meet at the hems
ofJohn Hay, in said townshi?
The Electors of Franklin township, to meet at the
houseforaterly occupied by John Shroat, it said town
ship.
The Electous of Reserin township, -s,o - boot at the
Public School llou ra t in the 'village of Alanitiaslei -"-
The Elector* of Ross township, to mot: at the house
of Henry !Crider, in said tuwniobip.
The Electors of Pinclownship. to meet n t thr crass
of William Cochran, Esq, in said township.
The Electors of West Deer tuwnsip, to meet at the
house of.Nuthan Cauley,in said towmatip.
The Electors of East Deer township, to meet at the
Public School House in the borough of Taroutum, In
said township.
Tyr Electors of Indiana township, to meet at tho
house formerly occupied by Samuel Mackey; in ••44d
townstriph.
The Electors of the borough of Birrningtain, to
meet at the house formerly occupied by Dunrinia-cr-
Conner, deceased. in said bomtigh. •
Thu Electors of the borough of Lawrenceville, to
meet at the house of Jetties Sharp, in said borough.
At which time and places the qualified electom
aforesaid, will elect by ballot—
AM by %intro the 19th section of the set of the
second of July. 1839: it was enacted that evert Pin
excepting Jueticrs of the Pence, who shall hold "any
office or nPletint mem of profit or trust under :Lefler. I•P
ernment of the United States. or of this State: ar'of
tiny city, or incorporated t'Larict, vtbethrs a rmriabo
sinned officer or otherwise. e-aubordinato offices , ne
agent, who is, or shall be employed ender thelegitle
t ire, Exectu ire, or Judiciary department of this Stair,
or of the United Steles, or of any city or incorporated
district, and ako that every nv miler of Congeesi, zed
;.f the State Legislature. and f the Select or Com
mon Council of any city, or Commissioners of-any
incorporate - el district, is by low incapable 410h:fits
nreiterriAine. at the same time, the offsets- or appoint.
meat of Judge, Inspector, or Clerk of any alewi f e of
his Commonwealth, and "that no. IngpectOr, Vadg#,,
I or other officer of any such election shall be eligible
to any office to be then voted for.
Also, in and Ire the 4th section of an art approved
the 10th April, 1840, it is enacted—That the .13th
section of the act.passed July the 2d. 1889. entitled
an act relating to the clot-lit:me of this Commotarealth,:
shall not be so construed as to preview any Miiitia
Officer or Borough Officer, from serving as fudg,e; In
spector or Om*, ar any General or Special Election
in this Cosemestartadtb.
felt. 24voci&wle.
A FARM. &e, Tor gale ebro p.—A farm of ebncreS
23 elearwl, whit a road cottage bricigiton.c, a ob,
good web ofwater at the door and plena of wood nod
earl oo it. This farm Fier on the S•eubentsilie titrripike,
Smiles fraptrittsbur - t ri ntui near to blowour'sCollivit.
low •
awl %till be sold
.possession given Ise of
*fat.setal taiteir farms; fur salts Please ait
fig
aM
1 0 / Aran and Intelligence awe, ,
CHAS. McCLURE, •
Secretary of the Comatoovrealth-
TMOVILLO,Mtdf.