•
of the house, and its irregsdur Internal arrangement,
it was time before any of the intruders iiiacoveted the
room in which Monsieur d'Estival bad barricaded
himself. At last a party that was roaming through
the passages and corridors in search of the inmates.
whom they were surin ised nut to meet with, tried the
door of the picture glittery, which resisted their efforts
to open it. With horrible curses and imprecations
they summoned the boron to admit them; but no an
swer was returned to their menaces. They threw
themselves violently against the door, and struck furi
°us' blows upon it with the butts of their guns, but all
was in vain, until it occurred to some of their number
to fetch a very marble suttee from its pedestal in anoth
er room, and rise it as a battering ram. Poised upon
the muscular arms of half-a-dozen men, the mass of
stone brought in violent control with the door, cau
sing the oaken panels to crack, and the fastenings to
yield. After a few blows the barrier gave way en
tirely, and eight or ten men, headed by Dezelouz, in
person, rustled into the room. Not a living creature
was there. The apartment was entirely unoccupied.
Unable to account for the disappearance of the bar
on and his family, whom they had made sure of find
ing in the room. the brigands iustituted a minute search
for the fueitisee. It appeared impossible that the lat
ter should have left the apartment. The windows
were shut and fastened, and there was no other mode
of egress 'than the door, which had just been broken
open. The bed, and every article of furniture that
could by possibility afford concealmene. were being
closely examined, when, in the midst of their investi
gation, the robbers were startled by a shot fired in
front of the house. They paused and listened. Anoth
er, and a third report from the entrance at the gate,
and then the clatter of horses' feet were heard, and a
strong detachment of gendarmes galloped into the
court of the chateau. At the same moment the house
door was hastily shut and barred by one of the robbers
who was guarding it.
The first impulse of Dezelouz and his followers,
upon finding themselves thus surprised, was to rnsh to
the back windows of -the chateau. But even had they
been disposed to risk a leap of five-and-twenty feet,
they would have fallen upon the sabres of a piquet of
gendarmes that was patrolling in the rear of the house.
They were fairly caught in a trap; and gaining Cour
age from the desperate position in which they found
themselves, they resolved to make rut effort to cut their
way through theirenemies. Headed by Dezelouz and
his lieutenant, a sward y and gigantic Pyrenean, alto
went by the name of Lou Negre, or the black, they
,charged out of the chateau and made a furious attack
' upon the gendarmes.
Scarcely had the last of the banditti vacated the pic
ture gallery, when one Or the large family portraits
swung aside and disclosed the entrance of a small room
or rather closet, that had probably served, in times
Of civil war and revolution, for the concealment of per
eons and property. Monsieur d'Estival and his valet
stepped out, each with a gun in his hand, and after re
storing, the picture to its F. rmer position, descended
_cautiously to the lower part of the chateau. A despe
rate fight was going on in the courtyard, of which the
side nearest the house was occupied by Dezelouz and
his band. It was impossible fur the :Baron and his
servant to join their rescuers, but they stationed them
selves at a window and opened fire upon the robbers.
The latter, finding themselves thus assailed in front
end rear, fought with less confidence; moreover, the
discipline and skill in arms of the soldiers began to
prevail over the desperation and superior numbers of
the brigands. Many of the latter were shot and cut
down, others made prisoners, and at last only Pete
' lout, and Lou Nee ' re, and time others remained, stand
ing back to hack upon the door steps, and defending
themselves with unabated courage. Half-a-dozen gen
darmes pressed forward to seize them; but the robbers
fought with such fury that, although one of them fell.
their assailants were for a moment repulsed. Before
another attack could be made, Dezelouz spoke a word
or two to his companions, and the four brigands darted
tnrough the door of the chateau and secured it behind
them.
The comparative stillness that now reigned without
the house, enabled the gendarmes to hear the noise
and scuffle of the violent struggle that had commenced
within it. Only one shot was fired, but there was a
trampling of feet, a clashing of steel. and the sound of
heavy blows. When the soldiers succeeded in for
cing an entrance, nearly the first objects they encount
:ered-were the dead bodies of Monsieur d'Estival, his
-servant, and two of the robbers, lying bathed in their
blood at the foot of the staircase. Dezelouz and his
lieutenant had thrown away their arms, and were seat
ed upon a stair with the calmness of desperate men
who knew that they had forfeited ell hope of mercy,
and lost every chance of escape. They offered their
wrists to the handcuff's, and were led prisoners, into
the town.
• The last capital penishment that took place at Dax
was that of Dezelouz and Lou Negro, who were exectt
'led on the Place Sainte Marguerite upon St Vincent's
day, the letof September, 18119. The guillotine was
Shortly arta wards removed to Mont de Marian, the
chief town of the department of the Landes.
CONGRESS.
The Senate was engaged to day,during the morning
Your, in discussing the bill providing for the appoint
onent of twenty-seven assistant pursers and assistant
surgeons and chaplains in the navy. Mr Bayard ad
vocated its passage, and Mr Crittenden opposed it,
showing that there were pursers and surgeons enough
-already in the service. if they were ordered to sea, to
give three to each vessel in commission. The bill
was laid on the table. and the Senate resumed the
consideration of the postage bill. The debate on this
bill was cnntinaed, and, on motion of Mr Bagby, the
ninth section, relating to free covers for members of
Congress in lieu of the franking privilege, was strick
en out—yeas 27, nays 17. Mr Bagby then moved to
amend the fifth section, (which repeals all law confer
ring the franking privilege,) by exempting from repeal
the privilege nrw enjoyed by members of Congress,
delegates from Territories, and the clerk of the House
-of Ikepresentatives and secretary of the Senate. Mess
rs Buchanan and Merrick declared themselves alto
gether in favor of abolishing the franking pri
vilege. for the sake of giving cheap postage a fair
experiment, and meeting the expectation of the coun•
try. Mr Bngby contended it was a privilege enuring
to the benefit of the constituency of members, and not
personally to themselves: and Mr White urged the
continuance of the privilege to deputy postmasters.-
- Pending the question to amend the fifth section, as
proposed by Mr Bagby, the Senate adjourned.
The House, at nn early hour, resolved itself into a
Committee of the Whole en the state of the Union,
(Mr We ll er, of Ohio in the chair,) and resumed the
consideration of the Oregon bill. Messrs Thompson,
M'Clernand, Hamlin of Maine, Owen and Elmer,
spoke in favor of the bill. and Mr RIP. R. Ingersoll
against it. Without coming to any decision, the com
mittee tose and reported progress, and the House ad
. 'ourned.--Globe, Jan 30.
LATE FROM TEXAS.
By the steamship John S. Kim, Captain E Moore
-arrived at New Orleans on the 21st alt., in fifty hours
from Galveston, the Picayune received Galveston pa-
pers to the 18th ult.. and dates from the seat of govern
ment to the 10th ult.
The papers contain a letter from Duff Green in re
!mien to the revocation, by President Jones of his re
cognition as-n public officer. The avowed purpose o -
Gen Green in this publication was to contradict rumors
prejudicial to himself that had been circulated concer t
fling the cause of this revocation. He denies having
-attempted to procure the President's approval of bills
by any improper means; but asserts that his last in
terview with his Excellency was to consult him on the
details of measures about which there was, as be be
lieved, a concurrence of opinion between his Excel
lency and himself.
An epidemic sickness of a mild character prevailed.
at Washington. Mr Donelson who had been very un
-well, was recovering.
The Galveston News, of the 7th ult., contains a re
port, which we noticed some ten days ago, of the de
feat of Santa Anna before the Puebla- by Peretic-s
-4serorly the same in substance as that which reached
this city on Sunday last:foam Tampico. Since the day
upon which the battle was said to have been fought,
direct advices have been received here from the city
of Mexico, which make no metion of it.—Baltimore
Bum
INCREASV, OF Pop et, vrtos.--The Geographer, Mr
Darby, calculat a the future increase of our pop
ulation from the past census tables, at 3 per cent ad
vance per annum. Thos in 1790, we had 3,929,327.
In POO. it reached 5,305,925, near 3 per cent. On
this basis, he extend. his calculation up to the year
1901.
MMEM
SPECIAL MESSAGE
ROM THY
GOVERNOR Or PENNSTLVAN/B.
To the Senate andliouse of Representatives:"'
G minty R:—ln a mardance with a promise made
to you in my inaugural address, I now submit to you
such facts having a bearing on the financial condition
of the Commonwealth as the time has permitted me
to collect. The near approAch of the dajs on which
our semi-annual interest again falls duo, and the
anxiety which we all feel to return as soon as practi
cable to a state of public solvency, has hastened the
preparation of this statement, and will account fur the
want of fullness and perhaps of minute accuracy in its
details. It is believed, however, that it may be re
garded fur all practical purposes, as adequately
correct.
The state debt of Pennsylvania, asappears by the
annual report of the late Treasurer, consists of the fol
lowing items, vic
Permatteut loans at per per cent inte
-32,881,662 0
rest, $
Permanent loans at 44 per cent inte
rest,
Permanent loans at 6 per cent inte•
Certificates of loan for interest on
the funded debt, Aug I, 1842,and
Feb and August 1843, at 6 per cent. 2,606,333 03
Certificates for interest on Ist Februa
ry and Ist August. 1844 ats per cent 1,847,040 48
Loan per act of 4th May, 1841, (re
lief notes,) 1,4311378 00
Making an aggregate of 40,703,866 86
The interest upon the at rte debt has not been paid
since the Ist February, 1842, but certificates have is
sued for the same as it accrued; thus funding it, and
making it a part of the principal. The interest so fun
ded amounts to $4,453,373 15; and upon this there htis
accrued for interest a sum, also in part funded and in
cluded in the above, amounting to nearly $400,000.
The annual interest payable by the state has thus gone
on increasing , . For the year 1844 it has been stated
at $1,954.187 14; fur 1845 it will amount, including
the interest accruing on relief notes, and on certificates
issued to domestic creditors, to the sum of V,035,013
56.
The annnal receipts into the Tteasury, and the an
nual claims upon it, may be arranged in two general
classes. One of these, may properly embrace the or
dinary revenues not derived from the public works.
and from the tax on real and personal property, and
the ordinary disbursements, unconnected with the
public works and the public debt. The other may
embrace the items of receipt and' disbursement
. not
included in the former class.
The receipts of the former class into the Treasury.
fur the year ending on the Ist December, 1844, may
he thus stated:
Lands,
Auction commissions,
Auction ditties,
Tax on dividends,
Tax cm corporation stocks,
Tavern licenses,
Retailers licenses,
Pedlars' licenses,
Brokers' licenses,
Pamphlet laws,
Tax on wrn3,
Tax on certain offiees,
Collateral inheritance tax,
Enrolment of charters,
Tax on salaries,
Militia and exempt fines,
Escheats,
Fees of the Auditor General's office,
M iocel Inneous
The disbursements of the same easel for the year
ending on the Ist of December, 1844, may be stattkl
thus :
Expenses of government, $254,453 11
Militia expenses, 19,151 16
Pensions and gratuities 36,369 60
Common schools, $260,771 30
Arrears, 60,771 30
. ---- 200,000 00
Institution for the blind, 12,356 65
Do Deaf and dumb, 11,000 00
interest on loans, ponitentiary, 6,000 00
Penitentiaries, 13,308 00
House of refuge, 4,000 00
Public grounds, buildings and water, 1,123 56
State library. 4.094 00
Miscellaneous, 7,370 71
From a comparison of these two tables, it appears
that the disbursements for the year ending the lit De
cember, 1844, on all accounts, except those connected
with the public works and State debt, exceeded the re
ceipts for the same period from all sources, except the
income of the works, and the tax on real and personal
property, by $188,780 71; or in other words, the ordi
nary revenues were less by $188,78071, than the ordi
nary expenses.
The receipts into the Treasury for the year ending Ist
December, 1844, of the class which may be denomina
ted extraordinary, were as follows, viz:
Profits from canals and railroads,
Proceeds of tax on real and personal es
tate,
Making an aggregate of
The interest on the public debt, as giv
en in the late Treasurer's report, a
mounted, for the same period, to
Showing a deficiency of $573,318 31
The excess of liabilities over income for the fiscal
year 1844, may be summed up thus:
Of the ordinary class,
Of the extraordinary class,
Making an aggregate deficit for 1844, of $702,099 02
In fact, however, no interest was paid in 1844.
The moneys which would have been otherwise appli
cable to such payment, together with a balance of
$199,471 50, which was in the Treasury on the Ist of
Dec 1843, were required to a considerable extent for
other purposes, such as payments to check-roll and do
mestic creditors, the cancellation of relief notes, the
repairs of the Huntingdon breach. &c; and in the re
sult the balance in the Treasury on the let December,
1844, was reduced to $G63,851 88.
The calls on the Treasury for the year ending Ist
December, 1845, may be estimated thus:
1. Ordinary permanent expenses, not
connected with the public winks, the
same as in 1844, $567,500 00
2. Cancellation of relief notes, defer
red from 31st December, 1844, by
former Treasurer, 50.000 00
3. Cancellation of Relief notes for 1845,
According to act of Assembly. 200,000 00
4. Payments to domestic creditors, on
scrip issued by Auditor General, (a
mount appropriated May 31, 1844,) 102,159 46
5. Interest payable in 1845, according
to report of late Treasurer, viz:
On funded debt, ' $1,758,541 56
On funded certificates
for interest,
On 4th Huy issues.
Total, $2,948,432 05
Of these it May he rcmar;t,l, that the Erst item sup•
poses no increase to be made to the ordinary appropri
ations beyond those of the last year.
I have assumed that the progressive lancellation of
the relief notes, provided for in the second and third
items, will not be interfered with. We can never hope
for a sound system of currency or finance until these
e all of them withdrawn from circulation.
The payment of the domestic creditor's scrip, which
forms the fourth item, I also retain. because justice
seems to require that we should not make exceptions
among creditors equally meritorious; and this item has,
moreover, bees appropriated for, and the moneys are
actually claimable at the Treasury. The remaining
item, five, is for interest-en oar fended debt, and cor
responds with the estimate reported by the late Trea
surer. . .
I have not included the balances of appropriauons
now in the Treasury, and liable to be called for, be
cause it may be assumed that similar balances will be
in the Treasury at the close of each fiscal year.
The incornefor the year ending hit December, 1815.
estimate us follows, tit:
---- -
.
.
I. Receipt" fioinlordinary sources of income, exclu- havetaken, it is apparentthat we are not yet prepared' DEMOCRATIC MEE'TING.
"ding public works and taxes, viz: to resume the payment of our interest in fall, and to i t Pursuant to mike the Democracy of Allegheny Co.
..
Amount receed from these sources in I continue the payment punctually hereafter. I met at the Washington Hotel for the purpose of ma
-1844r 8 371 0 40 08 1 This state or things, however, will not continue l king arrangements for the reception of His Excellency
To which I add a probable increase (or I long, The payment of our domestic creditors in full, J. K. Pots . The meeting was organized by calling
1845, of t 0 per cent., 37,864 60 an d the cancelling of a large amount of relief notes, for Jet. K. Moorhead to preside, and appointing P. Mc- i
- , which 1 have estimated, are in their nature temperer' , Kenna, W. B. Foster, John Keown, Vice Presidents,
t dibursements, which will essentially relieve the and Wm. McElroy and S. Snowden, Secretaries.
Treasury; and the operation ofthe increased tax law of On motion of C. McKibbin it wasunanimously
the last Legislature, must yield, after a time, a large I
But for the present. the (inflation may be regarded Resolved, That a committee of sbe appointed to se
increase of revenue.
lent a committee of 100 for the purpose of receiving
1
the Hon. J. K. POLY. and that the committee be incln
as a simple alternative. Whether all the moneys dad therein. Whereupon the Chair appointed as said
which will be in the Treasury on the let df February committee, C. McKibbin, Ewd. Gazzam, Abm. Hays,
next, shall be converted into par funds, and paid out Andw. Barclay, and J. B. Butler the committee reti
es far as they will ge in discharge of the interest then re d and after a abort lapse of time returnedi.he follow
due: or whether such a rate of interest shall be paid ing as said committee:
on the lst of February, as can with reasonable certain- (Names of committee will be published to-morrow.)
ty be again paid on the let of August,looking to a grad- On motion the Chair appointed the following as corn
eal increase in tbeamonnt of our future interest pay - mittee of arrangement: C. McKibbin, Andw. Barclay,
merits as our improving circumstances shall warrant, S. W. Black, Abraham Hays, Semi. Snowden, John
and holding the state fully bound to make payments of Bigler, John Leown, J. B. Butler, Wm. McElroy, Geo
the arrears at the earliest time. It can hardly be ex- A. Kurtz, and J. K. Moorhead.
petted, even in the most prosperous condition of the On motion adjourned.
Treastny, that our financial operations can be so regu- J. K MOORHEAD, President.
toted, as that there shall be neither a deficiency nor an P. MCKENNA,
excess in the Treasury on the days for the payment of W. B. Forirsa, Vice Pms'ts.
our eami-annual interest; hence the necessity will at JOHN KAOWN.
once be perceived of providing, as soon as practicable, W. eElroy, , 1 . ys
a contingent fund to meet any deficit that may occur Send. &mode Is. Sec
on any interest day. The mode in which such a fund
should be constituted, will probably be the subject of
future consideration; hut it cannot fail to irhpress itself
upon the mind of the Legislature; as an important part
of a well regulated system of finance. •
The whole subject refers itself properly to you; and
whatever may be your decision, I shall hold myself
ready, cordially, to co-operate with you in the great
work of vindicating the integrity, and renovating the
pride of our commonwealth.
2. Profits of canals and railways dim
1845, estimated at
3. Proceeds of tax on real and person
al estate,
No certain estimate can be made of the receipts
from this tax. The amount derived from it in 18441
was $751,210 01; the aggregate of the assessment of
that year is not known, and it is therefore impossible
to calculate what will be that of 1845. The act re
quiring an additioall mill to be levied on the more im
portant subjects of taxation, may be relied on for a
considerable increase ; but assuming the amount of
tax levied for 1815, to be 50 per cent. greater than
that for 1841, there appears to be no reason to believe,
from a comparison of the amount levied with the a
mounts collected in past years. that the collections of
1845 will exceed those of 1844 more than 331 per
cent. This would give us one million of dollars as
the net proceeds of the tax on real and personal estate.
Ido notfeel myself justified in making a more liberal
estimate of this item; nor in making a separate allow
ance for arrearages of taxes to be collected within the
year. The sum of $751,210 11, 'received into the
Treasury in 1844, and which forms the basis of the
estimate of $1,000,000 for the present year, was four
fifths of it the proceeds of the taxes of former years;
and the estimated million for 1845, must be regarded
in like manner as including a very large amount of the
more-recent arrearages.
The aggregate receipts for 1845, thus estimated, is
$2,056,510 68.
Comparing our estimated receipts and liabilities for
the year ending Ist December, 1845, they stand thus:
Estimated receipts, $2.056,510 68
Estimated liabilities, 2,948,432 05
200,000 00
. 1,730,653 37
$12027 2420 0
27 0
68,145 41
46.705 55
52,379 88
40.150 94
64.847 75
1.483 93
6,460 12
333 34
32,921 88
1,833 54
21,631 96
1.100 00
225 70
1,163 93
500 00
44 87
2,463 01
$378,646 08
*,67,426 TO
$629,658 82
751,210 01
$1,380,868 83
1,954,1£7 14
$188,780 71
573,318 31
218,732 00
21,500 00
--- 2 028,773 56
IM:IIMME
and they show that the sum of $891,921 37
will be wanted to complete the payment of the year. •
Were the entire balance in the Treasuryon the Ist De
cember,lB44, to be applied in reduction of this defici
ency, there would still remain $228,069 49 of defici
ency unprovided for.
It is obvious from this, that if even all the resour
ces of the fiscal year could be made available fur the
payment of the interest in February and August, of
the year 1845, they would still km insufficient, though
aided by the application of $663,851 88, from the
accumulated Meanie of former years.
But it is plain thit a large part of the resources of
the year cannot be made available to this object.—
The second semi-annual interest becomes payable four
months before the close of the fiscal year, when a
large proportion of the receipts, equal probably to
more than one-third of the whole, have not yet come
in. The income of these four months, from 13t Au
gust to Ist December, in fact belongs-to the fund des
tined to pay-the interest of the following February; and
to anticipate it for the August payment, would be to
misapply it. The most careful estimates which I
have been able to procure, satisfy me that thiwe will
be a deficiency of means to meet the interest pay
ment of August next, supposing the February inter
est to be paid in full, of about $900,000.
The ability of the Treasury at the present time,with
reference to the approaching February payment, may
be judged of from the following facts.
From causes connected with the times at which the
arrears of interest were funded, there is a difference
in the amounts payable for interest on Ist February,
and Ist August, respectively:4lle amount payable in
February being $971,395 90; that in August being $l,-
063,617 66. To meet the February interest now
payable ins few days, the amount in the Treasury may
be thus stated:
On the 26th January, 1845, the appa
rent balance in the Treasury was, $901,702 32
Of this balance there was in
relief mites legally cancel
led on 31st Dec., 1344, $5O 000 On
In available funds, 6,176 00
advanced on account fur the
uses of government, 11,391 22
67,567 22
Making the real balance, $534,135 10
The receipts into the Treasury between
26th January, and Ist February, are
estimated at, 15 000 00
Showing as the available balance in the
Treasury on the interest day, $349,135 10
Which sum* consist of par
funds, $440,684 91
Currency equal to re 1i e f
399,450 19
notes,
$849,135 10
It will be seen from this, that on the first of next
month, the balance in the Treasury will not be ade
quate to the full payment of the intetest felling due
that day. but will be deficient in the sum of $122,260
80, to which must be added such additional sum as
may be necessary to convert the relief funds into
specie.
This deficit on the Ist February, thus ascertained,
furnishes another means of testing the correctness of
the estimate presented above of the condition of the
Treasury on the 1 et of August next.
The receipts between Ist February, and lit of Au
gust, hove been estimated as follows:
From sources other than direct taxes and
public works, $167,633 67
From tax on real and personal property, 300,000 00
This estimate is lower than the average
of the year, but it is to be observed,
that these six months havealways been
the least productive, and that the addi
tional mill taN. of the last session, will
notbe available before the first of Au
gust.
From public works, nett receipts - as esti
mated by the Commissioners,
Making an aggregate of $802,220 12
Deduct from this aggregate the deficit on
Ist February, above mentioned, 192,260 80
And the nett receipts are $670,950 32
Deduct from this the estimated espendi
tut*s for the period, from let February
to let August, viz:
Expenses of government, $170,000 00
FAucation,loo,ooo 00
Pensions, 11,000 00
Penitentiaries, 4.000 00
Miscellaneous, 3,000 00
Balance,
This balance. under exist
ing laws, is applicable in
part, to the psyment of
the amount due to domes
tic creditors, • $102,159 56
And to cancellation of re
lief issues, 100,000 00
Estimated balance applicable to payment
of interest on Ist of August, provided
the Legislature 'ball. make no special
or extraordinary lapin opriations, to be
paid prior to that diy, $189,799 76
I have thus frankly presented to you, 'gentlemen,
what appears to me to be the facts in reference to the
present and prospective condition of the Treasury.—
The conclusions to which I have come, differ in some
degree, from those which were sanctioned by,the esti
mable gentleman who recently filled the office of State
Treasurer. The difference arises, principally, from
the fact, that I have included among the charges upon
the Treasury, the cancellation of relief notes, and the
payment of domestic creditors; and that be has esti
mated the profits of the public works, and the revenge
from the State taxes, &c., more highly than those whose
opinions I have adopted. Should his views prove to
be more correct than mine, the affect upoa the finan
ces will not be important before the first of August
neat, however happily they may influence the Mate of
the Treasury after that period.
I cheerfully submitto the wisdom of the LegislaftM'a
to determine what course shoul h pursue poke the
circumstances. If lam correct d
in e
the views irkith I
.a....._,__....r:i
$416,510 68
640,000 06
LOOO,OOO 00
$2.056.510 68
FRS: R. SHUNK .
Exgcur!v Cirmuneu,
arrieburgk, January 29, 1815.
the Malty ,illorning post.
THOS. PHILLIPS & WIC H. SMITH, ZDITORS
PITTSBURGH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3
THE Sun TREASURY.—Gradually, but certainly,
this excellent democratic project is gaining ground
with the people. When it was proposed, many of the
best democrats in the country whispered their dis
trust of it, while the whigs attacked it with obstreper
ous fury. The fear of new experiment/ induced many
to turn aside from the scheme without giving it the care
ful examination so grave a proposition deserved.—
While those who were committed to a United States
Bank, and could not conceive of any other mode of
contracting the financial business of the country, ex
cept through its agency, dreaded that it should re
ceive popular favor, well knowing that if it did, the
pro4pect for a Bank were forever blightened.
But notwithstanding all these elements of opposi.
tion, tho Sub Treasury has been gaining ground, as
steadily as the Bank project has been sinking, in pub
lic estimation.. And, one after another, the leading
minds ordeacl.fare coming into the support of the
Independent Treasury. Mr L , the editor of the
Boston Chronicle, a very shrewd andralentecl man, for
mally gives in his adhesion to it. In speaking of the
M'Nulty affair, he says it affords " a proof of the ne
cessity of passing the independent treasury bill, or
some other measure for the safe keeping of the public
money. I have never, until this winter, thought fa
vorably of the sub-treasury scheme; but on the contrary
have always ridiculed it as a political humbug. The I
Whigs repealed it, and left the treasury as-it is, utter.
ly open to the spoiler. No person has proposed a
third scheeme, between this and thlt of a national bank
—and that is "an obsolete idea," as Mr Webster
says. Mr M'Nulty has, according to his own account,
done with that part of the public funds placed within
his reach, precisely what Chancellor Bibb has been
doing with the rest, to wit, removing from one place
where he thought they were too abundant, for the pur
pose of depositing them elsewhere, as he thought
would be for the public good! A hopeful copy of
hopeful example. I would have that discretion cut'
off, as well from chancellors as from clerks, so that the
people shall know where their money is, and so that
no man shall have the benefit of it, but the people."
How SMALL THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE TOR
CA NAL COMMISSION ER DE DOERS AT CD.—On this sub
ject the Democratic Bunion remarks, that the only
Slate office to be chosen in Pennsylvania, at the next
October election, will be a Canal Commissioner in the
place of Mr. CLARKE, whose term of office expires
with the present year. The question arises, by what
mode shall a succssor to Mr C. be brought before the
people? During the past two years there was no difft
chlty experienced in this respect, as Democratic state
Conventions were held for other purposes in each year
and the duty of nominating Canal Commissioners was
very properly discharged by them. But the presen t
year will pass over without the holding of a &ate Coa
-1 vention, unless it be deemed necessary to convene one,
for the purpose of placing a gentleman in nomination
to succeed Mr Clarke, and for that purpose only.
In the absence of any delegated authority to the peo
ple's representatives, this may be regarded as the only
satisfactory method in which a nomination can be made
In that event, therefore, we respectfully commend the
subject to the attention of the Democratic State Central
Committee who should esteem it their duty to issue
their call for a State Convention. The time of meet
ing should at least be fixed at a period earlier than the
adjournment of the Legislature—say the Ftasr or
MARCH—as many of the distant counties may feel re
luctant to incur the trouble and expense of sending
special delegations to Harrisburgh and would doubt
less prefer delegating the ptoper authority to their rep
resentatives in the Legislature. We esteem this mat
ter of sufficient importance, then, to claim the atten
tion of the gentleman who compose the State Central
Committee, and trust it may be speedily acted on.
334.586 45
289,000 00
$391,959 32
Extract of a letter dated,
HARRIBWROH, Jan 29th, 1845
The bill for the redemption of the illegal issues
made by the Berks county Bank, hes just passed the
Senate by the constitutional majority, it having pre
viously passed the House of Representatives, it is now
a law. The issues will now be received at the Treas
ury and cancelled.
202,150 56
HAD Cot MS £T TELM.—GOD Morris of New
York, since ate "benefit," has been beset by a horde of
sopplicantsto slamn his good fortune. Some are lath
er tricky. One of them lately—a woman—wrote him
that her husband, a dentist, was deceased, and that
"i n looking over the papers of the poor dead and gone,"
she discovered an unsettled account of $3,00 against
the General for drawing a tooth, and begged, for the
sake of the widow and fatherless, it might be settled.
The gallant General immediatey wrote a reply to the
'dear madam,' in which he stated that, unfortunately
for the claim, be had never a tooth drawn in his life.
In a postscript ke added, that the lady might have
imagined he lost his eye tooth, but, fortunately for him
it was as sound as when first cut." The General's
teeth have saved him this time.
jor The New York Mirror says. that the best A
iseties authors are employed in writing for the Month
ti,Magazines, because the booksellers will not pay
for the copy-right of books.
~.~~.
On Saturday at 2 o'clock, Miss Cnst.orrt ANN
HERM, in the 20th year of ber age. Her funeral will
take place from the residence of her mother in Alle
gheny city at 2 o'clock. P M.
On Saturday, Feb. Ist, at 10 tOchick P. M., EDWIN
E. second son of A. E. and Cecilia Drake, aged 4 y'rs,
7 months and 27 days. His remains will be interred at
St. Paul's Cemetery, from the residence of his grand
mother, Mad. Blaique, at 2i o'clock P. M., on Mon
day, Feb. 3.
My Goods and Furniture at Auction.
AT Davis's Commercial Auction Room, corner of
Wood and sth streets, this day, (Monday) Feb.
3, at 10 o'clock A. M., a large let of Dry Goods of
nearly every description. At 2 o'clock P. M., House
hold and Kitchen furniture. J. D. DAVIS,
feb 3 Auctioneer.
Perfumery, &C.
THE subscriber has just received a large
assort
ment of French and American perfumery, cos
metics toilet and shaving soaps, &c, of the most elo-
quent and fashionable description, consisting in part of
the following articles.: Bears oil, bears grease, Ma
cassor oil, antique oil; cherubin pomatum, for curling
the hair (of great utility to those with long straight
hair.) Beef's marrow pomatum, highly perfumed;
Jules Heuel's black pomatum, for g*adually darken
ing the hair, stick pomatum—Ammode de Victoria,
extra fine; Eau Bandoline, for smoothing the hair.aod
keepini, it in its place; Howand's ambrosial oil, for
growth and preservation of the hair; Jules Hauer.
Eau Lustrel for do; Oldridge's Balm ifgehrmbra for
do; Hauel's liquid hair dye; vulverine 'balk-dye; Eau
Divine de Venus, for improving the complexion eradi
cating eruptions of the skin, and rendering itsoft and
fair; milk of roses; improved cold cream of roses,
pearl powder, alabaster powder; !illy white powder;
French toilet powder, highly perfumed; powder puffs;
Rouge vinegar for imparting a . bloom to the complex
ion, extracted from the most fragrant roses; depilatory
powder, for removing superfluous hair from the face,
&c.; lip salve; cologne water: orange flower water, la
vender water; rose water, distilled from the leaves; fan
cy and toilet soaps,a great variety; nymph soap, anew
and excellent article; castile soap; palm soap; almond
wrap; shaving cream; scent bags; tooth brushes, hair
brushes, &c., together_ with a general assortment of
drugs, paints, dye-stuffs, &c.
F. L. SNOWDEN,
No 184. Liberty. head of Wood it.
To the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Gene
ral Quarter Sessions of the Peace, in and for
the County of Allegheny.
The petition of Joseph Kiser, of the 3d ward,
Pittsburgh, in the county aforesaid,respectfully sheweth
That your petitioner bath provided himself with ma
terials for the accommodation of travellers and others.
at his dwelling house in the city aforesaid, an d
prays that your honors will be pleased to grant him a
llcense to keep a public house of entertainment. And
your petitioner, as in duty bound, will prey.
JOSEPH KISER.
We, the subscrihers,citizens of 3 dward Pittsburgh,
do certify, that Joseph Kiser, the above petition
er is of good repute for honesty and temperance
and is well provided with house room and conveni
ences for the accommodation of travelers and others
and that said tavttn is necessary.
James Montnoth, Thomas O'Neill,
Frederick Seitz, W M Edgar,
David Sims, John Patterson,
Wm Paul, James Patterson, jr.,
Alijah Ferguson, Win Gilmore,
James Mackeral, Thomas Moorhead.
thb 3-d3t• ,
noose and Lot for Sale at a Low Pries.
ATWO story brick house witha basement, well
finished and n early new, situated on the 4th
street road, near the toll gate. This is a valuable
property, as the house will make a prime residence
for a family, and the basemeut could be used as a
store room; the kit is 24ftby 94. This will be sold
for cash or Pittsburgh manufactured articles, such as
Iron, Nails, &c.„ Rm. The title is indisTrutsble.
Enquire at the office of I'. HOWARD.
febsl4l3t Smithfield near sth st.
Stray Cow•
CAME to the premises of the subacriber living on
the Franklin Road, Ross township, about four
miles from the city. a small red and white cow, about
4 years old, gives a little milk; no other marks Per
ceivable. The owner is desired to prove property,
pay charges, end take her away, or she will be dispo.
sed of according to law.
feb 1.30' GEORGE COOPER.
A. O. IMINIZART,
(Late Reixkort ¢ Strong.)
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCER.
PRODUCE 4. COMMISSICN MERCHANT
No. 140 LIBERTY ST., PITTEBURGB, PA.
feb 1
To the Honoroble the Judges of the Court of Gen
oral Quarter Sessions of the Peace, in and for
the County of Allegheny.
THE petitionief James Karney, of the sth ward,
city of Pittsburgh, in the county aforesaid, res
pectfully sheweth, That your petitioner bath provided
himselfwith materials fur the accommodation of travel
ers and others, at his dwelling house in the city afore
said, and prays that your honors will be pleased to
grant him a license to keep a public house of entertain
ment. And your petitioner, as in duty bound, will
pray. JAMES KARNEY.
We, the subscribers, citizens of the Sth ward.city
of Pittsburgh, do certify, that James Barney, the above
petitioner is of good repute for honesty and temper
ance. BO is well provided with house room and coo
veoiences for the accommodation of travelers and
others. and that said tavern is necessary.
John Gibb, Thomas Flood,
John Makin, J S Hamilton,
James Ormston,
John J Mitchel,
Andrew Scott,
James Scott,
jan 30-3td&w
Dissolution of Coyartuorship.
THE co-partnership heretofore existing between
the subscribers is this city, under the firm of
Reinhart & Strong, was this day dissolved by mutual
consent. A. G. Reinhart having purchased the inter-
est of Sidney S:ror.g..will continue the Grocery busi
ness at the old stand, where all persons indebted to the
late firm will please make payment; and thosehaving
claims against the concern, will please present them
to A. G. Reinhart for settlement.
A. G. REINHART,
• SIDNEY STRONG.
Pittsburgh, Jan. 30th, 1844.
A. G. Reinhart having purchased my interest in
the above firm, I cheerfully recommend hi top bulic
patron e.
SIDNEY STRONG.
in 30.
Ipaccoks, illedimenos , •
33. Market Street, Pithintrok. $3.
SELLING OFF AT COST.
BE. CONSTABLE requests the asommion (Jibe
• public to his stock of shawls; oissisting af
Blanket Cloth, Cashmere, embroidered nibs. sod
Belvidere, and Brodie, at prices ranging from 50 ems
up to $l2.
Alpaccas, figured and plain, ftorneliast Zusobis
Cloths. ttc., at from 1111 cents up to 50 sad 62 14.
Cashmeres D'Cosseirom 25 up to 50 omits, the raw
est imported styles:
Just received, another lot of Flannels. imperial's
the only kind that is not liable to shrink. jos 15
FRESH FIGS.
A PRIME article of Fresh Smyrna, Figs, jutA
ceived and for sale by
REINHART & STRONG,
140 Liberty 'user.,;
T
HE Steam Woolen Manufactory and Grist Mill,
situate in Phillipsburgh, Beaver County, Pa.,
on the Ohio River, 28 miles below Pittsburgh, lately
carried on under the name and style of the Osmium
Manufacturing Company.
The Factory building is three stories high, 75 feet
by 30; Stair house extra with a high parer.
The other buildings are one Woolens° 2 Mitiriee
high, 30 feet by 26—one Dyebouse 50 by 24—bee
store house; one turning shop; one soap boiling shop:
wool wash shop and large stable.
Engine, Cylinder 16 inches, 5 feet stroke, 3 Boiler,
22 by 21 feet.
Mill contains 2 French Burrs, 2 Boltings and ether
necessaries.
The Machines in the Woolen factory consistd
Picker, 2 sets of Carding Machines, 1 spinning male
with 270 spindles, 1 Jack with 143 spindles, 1 de.
with 130 spindles, 10 Power looms 40 inches wide,
3 large hand looms, 2 Fulling stocks, 2 napping ma
chines; 2 shearing machines, Iron screw press with
Iron plates—one machine for grinding sheerer 1 watr
ing machine, 1 spool machine, 1 large turning lath,
vices, bummers and other tools necessary in a woolen .
Factory.
The Dyebouse contains 3 Coppers for 100, 50 and
25 lb of wool, 1 Blue vat and worms for others. The
ground contains about 111 acres. Water is sepia.*
by a run and the Ohio River.
The above establishment is situated iroo.bestithy„
thick settled and wool' growing country, and there are
good experienced workmen at hand.
The above property will be sold low attalwate saki.
and if not sold till the middle of May nrisli;it will he
sold by public outcry.
For more particulars and terms, apply to
FRANCIS LE GOULLO?i,
JACOB SHAFFER, Treats..
DAVID WAGNER.
jan 27
Trait and Glass.
150 BUSH. Dried Apples;
125 boxes 8 by 10 Glass; for sale by
D. & G. W. LLOYD.
SWEET ORANGES.
AFEW Prime Sweet Oranges, just received and
for sale by REINHART & STRONG,
jan 28. 140 Liberty red.
Dry Goods.
1 •
TAE unwed having purchased SW 'o'oolo
stock of - Pliny!, & W•dishr-oilleadalrilts vt
riety of foreign and*Wurtielbri.Gaids,„ which he
will now arm- at viry low *pis fcr itasb,i; Conaup
merchants, and Oh 84100 - wish tallglaull• will Om*
call in and examirlifiguitumweissik.
jan 28-6 m. WM. P. MACKEY.
Sugar and Molaastair
1 HHDS. Prime N 0 Sugar, ohtirtitg
40 Bat Sugar House Molasses;
For sale low, to close consignment, tit
jar 28 JAM FSMAY
Teas.
5n PACEAGES Young Hyson, Gunpowdaeifile
V penal. and Slack Teas. for sal. by
HAILMAN, JENNINGS & CO.,
43 Wood street.
5 BOXES Loaf Sugar for sale by
HAILMAN, JENNINGS & CO.. 7..
43 Wood street.
sale by
jan 16
William Hamiltna,
Alex Glags,
Samuel Bigham,
lames ISl'Lean
For Sale.
Loaf SlLlral%
- Dry Fruit.
BUSHELSbushels r
Dried P A oa pr e i b es es, i ( n b i a t iver;)
tor *
200 20
HAILMAN, JENNINGS & CO..
43 Wood sued.
Molasses.
20 BBLS. prime N 0 Molasses (oriole by
HALLMAN, JENNINGS & CO.,
43 Wood street. 1...
Coffee.
250 BAGS Rio Coat.;
50 " Laguyta do;
5 " Java. do;
5 " Manills do; in store and for ode
HAILMAN, JENNINGS & CO.,
43 Wood street,
ow by
yin 16
Improved Shatter IPsMessrs.
THE subscriber has invented and manufactures a
a superior SHUTTER FASTENER, made ei"
malleable iron, and superior to anything of tilt kind
now in wain this city, and, be believes is the Uake4
States. To be bad at any of the Hardware stores is
the city. and at the manufactory, Smithfield st..toe.
tier of Diamond alley. J. VOGDES.
jan
Extra Large /grooms.
16 DOZEN Extra Large corn Brooms;
20 smaller size, do do;
just received and for sale by
REINHART & STRONG,
140 Lt
Wagon and Hail Road Line.
THE undersigned bas made arrangements to for
ward Goods during the Winter 'season to Bald.
more, Philadelphia, New York and &man, by the most
expeditious route and at low rates.
C. A. M'ANULTY,
dee. 5.1844 3m Canal Basin, Liberty st.
Notici.
THE Rev W J Bakewell, respectfully informs his
friends and the public, that be has resumed the
charge of his School fur young Ladies, ea Fourth at.
jan 28-Iwd.
PITTSBURGH MANUFACTORY.
Springs and ems Ib, Owings,
At Eastern Prices.
HE subscriber manufactures and keeps constant.
T
ly on hand Coach. C end Eliptic Springs (war , "
ranted,) Juniata Iron Axles, Silver and Brass plated
Dash Frames, Brass and plated Hub Bands, sump
Joints, patent Leather, Silver and Brass Lamps,
Three-fold Steps, Malleable Iron, Door Handles and
Hinges, &c.,
He respectfully solicits a continuance of the patron•
age heretofore bestowed upon the establishment.
WILLIAM COLEMAN.
jou 4 St Clair st., near the Allegheny Bridge.
Wanted Immediately.
AT the Baldwin Foundry, one Moulder, and oss
Blacksmith. KINGSLAND & HAYS.
Apply to W B HAYS,
N 0220 Liberty street.
join 31—d2tar 10
Willer Wanted
TO GO up the country and take cheerio( a Grist
Mill. A single man will be preferred. Aptly
to REYNOLDS & WILMARTH,
Jan 30-dt.wtf corner of Penn and Irwin act
Pinsk Arrival.
A T the New Morocco and Fancy Leather Save,
±11„ No 93, Wood at. next door to the corner of Dia
mond Alley, a superior lot of ex. No 1 Cape boot Mo.
rocco, a very heavy article, No 2 do, Cape Kid, Car.,
racoe boot Morocco, Carracoa Kid , glazed and rubbed Ilk
off, Tampico boot and undressed Morocco, Madras
Kid, &c, all of which will be sold very low for risk-
Merchants and others will find it to their advantage Se
call and examine this stock before purchasing elan
where. jan 30;