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THOS. PHILLIPS ili WY. H. SMITH, 'EDITORS
PITTSBURGH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17
A New POOR Law.—The Gazette of Saturday,
staantins a draft of • new Poor Law, which, - it says,
is DOW before the Councils for their supervision and
approval, previous to its being sent to Harrisburgh
We will give a brief synopsis of the provisions of the
Bill, and mention some objections to it which have co-
Starred tons.
Section 1. Provides for the election, by councilt,:of
six guardians of the Poor, who shall be sworn, form
themselves into a Board, and determine their respec
tive terms of service by lot—two guardians, to serve
3 years, to be chosen annually every January—
councils to MI vacancies 30 days, and guar
dians during their terms to be exempt from the du
ties of jurors, and from military services, and to be
eligible as long as they will serve.
Sect, 2. Declares that the Guardians shall be a
body eorporaie, with power to hold the property now
vested in the Overseers and any other they may bay,
sue and be sued, make by-laws, &c.--and they shall
meet every 30 days.
Sec 3. Makes it the duty of the Guardians to mart
annually, in April, at the Mayor's office, to assess the
imount of Poor Tax they may think necessary, not ex
ceeding 20 cents on the sloo—nor more than $1 per
head of personal tax--and of this assessment they shall
have duplicates prepared.
Sec 4. The Guardians shall annually choose one
of themselves, "or any other fit person," to act as
Treasurer. He shall give bond with bail.
Sec. 5 and 6. Provides for the appointment of a
Secretary, echo, we infer, is not to be a member or
the Board.
,Sec. 7. Empowers the Board to employ persons as
4 ejlieetors of Poor Taxes, who shall give judgment
beads for the faithful performance of theirduties. The
lsws to compel the payment of State and County Taxes
to be extended to the collection of the Taxes assessed
under this law.
Sec. 8. Authorizes the Guardians to select two Writ
ers of the Poor, who shall give security, be paid by, and
bold office at, the disctetion of the Board. They are
to act as agents under the Board of Guardians, and
when called on to relieve any poor person. shall visit
him or her, and report in writing the particulars of the
case, to the next meeting of the Board of Guardians!
and on the receipt of such report, the board, if satis
fied of the necessity of the case, shall direct the mode,
and fix the amount of relief to be given. Provided,
.that in sudden emergencies. where the party cannot be
sent to the Alms House, the visitors, if they have the
sanction of one guardian, may give relief, and report
their proceedings to the Board. And Provided, that
when the proposed new Alms House is built, nothing
but temporary relief shall be granted. The Board.
may appoint as many sub-visiters as they choose.
Sec. 9. Authorizes the purchase of a Farm, of not
more than 200 acres within 12 miles by water or 4
miles by land, of the city, and the erection of an alms
house, house of employment, children's asylum, and
such other buildings as they may deem proper—hav
ing regard to the wants of such poor personr as may
want medical and surgical aid.
Sec. 10 and 11. Directs the guardians to sell and
convey the present poor-house property. and to apply
the proceeds to the purchase of the farm, and the erec
tion of buildings.
• See.l.2. The Board are to inquire into the situation
deny one who shall ask relief, and if they deem it ex
pedient they will cause an account to be opened with
him on the Alms House Books, wherein he shell be
charged with maintainance, &c, and credited with the
labor he may perform. And those brought to the Alms
House and cured of disease brought on by vicious hab
its, and all idle and vagrant persons shall he sent to the
House of Employment and compelled to perform such
work as the Board may direct. And the Board are
authorized to "exercise such authority" as may be ne
cessary to compel such persons to work.
See. 13. Authorizes the Guardians to put out as ap
prentkes to some trade or calling, such poor children
to may become chargeable. If the parents of such
persons seek to reclaim them, they may do so on pay
ing the expenses which the,Guardians may have incur
zed in supporting them.
Bee. 14. After the second Monday of March next,
the Office of the present Overseers shall cease and de_
?ermine; their engagements of every kind, which have
been legally entered into, are to remain in force, and
'the Guardians are to stand in the position in regard to
contracts, suits, &c-, that the Overseers now occupy.
The Committee concur in the opinion (advanced by
whom?) that bonds should be issued by the Board of
Guardians for any sum which might be necessary for
the erection of building s, &c.
'We object to this law; it creates too many officers.
There is, first, a Board of Guardians, consisting of sex
persons—whether they are to he paid for their servi
.ces or not, we cannot learn. The President, Secretary
and Treasurer, will surely have to be paid lot their
labor. The President must, of course, be chosen from
the Board, but the Treasurer and. Secretary may not
be. Then, there are the Visitors and sub-visitors, to
which list there is no limit but the discretion of the
'Board. Thus at least ten persons will be employed
to do the work now performed by two—and this tea
vasty be increased at the pleasure of the Board. The
Bur paid for the services of physicians, stewards, ma
trons, collectors, &c. by the present Overseers, will
of 0001141 bare to be much iocreased by the Gunnli-
Weobject too, that the choice of the Guardians is
-taken from the people and given to the Councils. It'
is never advisable to take from the people the selection
•of their servants, in any case where they can conveni
ently choose thee,-and especially in an office like
*Wiwi Councils propose to 811. The tendency of
popular opinion far many yeas' has been to give to the
people themselves, the choice of all those who are to
serve them in any capacity. Besides, in those counties
in thhi State where the poi/Armee are best Managed,
the overseers are elected by thejieople.
The Mode of ministering to the wantsef the desti
tute is miserably devised. The Visiiers are to ekam.
ine cases and report to the Guardians, who are to
meet fur business every 30 days.' If the Visitors
should be called to a case to which they were not dis
posed to grant immediate aid, on the day afu.\-a suited
'nesting of the Guardians, the sufferer would have to
wait 29 days foi help! Truly, this would be mercy'
the poor.
The regulations of the Alms-Muse, the charging
ay/lib support and the crediting with labor, is a beauti
ful device so increase the number of officials about tha
plays, intheshape of Clerks, Massagers, &C.
It would seem that the projectors have hadsoore re
gard to the cost of their magnifiecat scheme, and they
intend to raise money by the good old way of borrow
. int.. Time Guardians are to issue Bonds in their own
..triwue to raise money. We do not believe our citizens
aro willing to incur a hJav) dobt in maintaining a le-
giou of officers to tains:are of Ins than one hundred
paupers.
There are other objections to this project which we
may recount when we have more leisure. **bete
given enough, however, to show its impisatiaibility
and injustice.
STATE TAXES.—We are indebted to Wm. ism,
Esq., for "A Tabnlar Stitement Relating to the Tax
on Real and Personal Estate, for State purposes, and
to appropriations for Common Schools" for the last 4
years—'4l, '42, '43 and '44. This statement shows.
the amount of taxes assessed for State purposes in each
year above given, aid the sum collected. It is a mor
tifying fact that of $3,124,537 67 assessed in the four
years, $1,180,602 17 is still outstanding. It seems
that Delaware county has done more than any other
county in the State toward paying the amount of her
assessments. Of $48,719 29 assessed, she has paid
$45,059 12—Or more than nine-tenths of the whole
sum. Tioga and Allegheny stand next to Delaware;
both having paid nearly five-sixths of the snms asses
sed on each respectively. Many of the counties have
paid three-fourths of their quotas, others but one-hal f
—others again still less—Union county has paid the
smallest amount in propmtionto the sum assessed up
on her—of $39,796 56 assessed, she has paid but $6.-
682 14—or less than one-sixth! This ought not to be
—if the State taxes now authorized to be levied were
promptly collected, there would be no difficulty in pay
'
ing the interest en the State debt. May we not hope
to see a new and strong spirit of emulation abound in our
State—en emulation which will cause our people to be
as anxious to pay their shares of the State burdens, as
they were to obtain their shares of the appropriations
through which they were incurred.
CASE or YOUEIG FASSZTT.—Our readers will re
member the case of young Fassett, who a year or two
ago, being then a member of Yale College, mortally
wounded Tutor Dwight, and was afterward, admitted
to bail. At the present term of the Superior Court of
New Haven, his trial would have regularly come on,
but a motion was made to postpone it, on account of
his sickness. Certificates from physicians were pre
sented, stating that he was unable to auend. The
Judge, ofter expressing great douilt of his duty in the
case, overruled the motion. The bail was accordingly
forfeited. If the matter is to end here, it amounts to
this, that an aggravated case of manslaughter is pun
ished only by a fine! The remark was often made,
when the bail was given, that the case would never
come to trial. Fassett resides in Philadelphia, and his
father is said to be rich.
On to Commots Scnoot.s.—By the report of Secre
tary of S 'ale of Ohio on common Schools for 1844,
we learn that the number of whole and fractional
School Districts in the Sate is 5,526, the uumber of
Teachers is 3,389, and the number of Scholars enrol
led 48,870. The whole amount of money apportioned
for School purposes during the year is 235,585, dol
lars. The returns are very defective.
KIDD'S Teraurae-4 Hoax!—We gave some
time since, says the Philadelphia Times, an accountof
a stock company, formed for the purpose of searching
for Capt Kidd's money at Caldwell's on the Hudson
river. The location of any treasure at that point has
always been problematical and the Peekskill Republi
can relates some circumstances which show the whole
business is a vile hoax. It appears that just as the
Columbus was about to leave New York, for Peeks-
kill, a gentleman came to Capt Frazer, and requested
him to take on board and land at Verplanck's Point.
about 3 miles below that Village, a box very strongly
constructed and containing something. The Captain,
for some reason, probably on account of the lateness of
the hour at which he arrived at the Point, did net
leave it as directed, but brought it on to Peekskill, and
left it at the Point on his way down the next morning.
Some carpenters who were building a Catholic church
on the Point, supposing the box contained some
stone for the building which they had been expecting
from New York, commenced an attack upon the box
soon after it was landed, and upon opening it, found it
contained two cannons. The next morning the box
and its contents were missing and nothing more was
heard of them until a day or two after, when it was
heralded forth in the New York Evening Post that
two Big Guns had been taken from Kidd's vessel.—
Upon receiving this intelligence, Mr Orne, one of the
I builders who had assisted in opening the box, led
either by_cyriosity, or a "smell of the rat," repaired
to the vessel from which the discovery had been
made. and the very same guns were there exhibited
to him, which he had previously seen in the ironbound
box on the deck. The two cannons therefore fished
up from Capt Kidd's vessel sunk at the foot of the
Dunderberg mounur)ns opposite Peekskill, turn out to
be "stool pigeons."'
C il' The utility of the Caton Light, invented by
Benjamin Franklin Coston, of the U. S. Navy, has
been fully tested in its isplication to Light-house pur
poses. It bas been in tmelor more than a year at the
Christiana Light house, nest Wilmington, Delaware,
and has proved to be not only the safest, but the most
b rilliant, uniform and cheap light that can be used.
Its general adoption will, it is stated, save to the gov
ernment at leist $150,000 per annum. The Hos. Mr.
Nuadain, the collector of the port of Wilmington, and
fbrmitrly a senator of the United States, pronounces
it, in his report, a great triumph or American ingenui
ty and skill.
LZGISLATITY FEM.-A good joke is relaxed of a
member of the Legislature of Mass, from one of the
country towns who was in the habit of sleeping at his
post. There was one bill-relating to the fisheries on
which be was very desirous to tusks a speech. An
cordingly he got his next neighbor to wake him up,
whenever the bill was called for. It so happened that
bill to punish the crimes of adultery and fornication,
had just been read, when by accident or otherwise
some one trod on tLe toe of the sleeping member, and
winging to his feet he began, Mr Speaker, I have •
word to say on that subject, for more than half of
my constituents get their living by it!"
A NOTHZR Naw 'arcs vicat.--The Boston'Post of
Saturday, gives this account of an invention, whirl if
successful, is likely to be a formidable competitor to
Mr. Moose's magnetic telegraph :
••We were Way entertained yesterday afternoon
by an mbibition of an invention for transmitting sub.
stances thronghtebee, or pipes, with great
. veyicity.--
It is the purpose of this invention to imasmit letter.
or packages any distance which may be desired, with
the rapidity almost of lightning. The process by
which this is accomplished is very simple, consisting
merely of an air.chest, which is charged with air bye
force-pump contiguous to the chest. When the chest
is sufficiently charged with air, dm letter or package!'
placed in the feeder, and is immediately discharged
through the pipe with great-velocity, andperfeot safety.
Ccd. Bead, the inventor, is of opinion that an outlay
of $6Ol l BOO would insure the transmission of letters
and packages between Boston and New York, with per
fect safety, in the space of half an hour !"
Ilar At die lastessizes for the county York, (Eng-
Wia) a Mill was scummed so be hung for the kel
ng crime. Oa the night of the lit of October be
w him s lid, his brotber4s4ser, to the fate of
aKr Neville,and *swelled him to set - te to the
bbuae. The only reason the criminal assigned foe the
ect was that he expected to get the job of rebuilding.
From the Foamylranian.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The recent payment on account of the State Interest,
and the Executive message that preceded it, present
interesting topics for consideration to the public cred
itors of Pennsylvania. Taken together, they show the
anxiety of the Legislature to hasten the period of ulti
mate resumption, while they show as *Ley that-that
period has not arrived.
We propose to analyse tbe Governor's message in
cfur present number, and perhaps to follow it hereafter
liy a few remarks on the ether estimates that have
been presented on the same subject.
The message begins with a statement of the loans
which form our funded debt, amounting in all to $40,-
703.866 89, and bearing an annual interest of $2,-
035,013 56..0f which $971,395 90 falls due in Feb
ruary, and $1,063,617 66 in August.
It then proceeds to give a view of the annual re
ceipts icto the Treasury, from the surplus of which,
after.defraying the necessary expenses of government,
this interest is to be paid. It divides these receipts
shin two classes, and sets against each the charges that
belong wit.
It shows first, that from auction duties, licenses,
and in a word from all sources, saving only the direct
State Tax and the Public Works, there was received
in the year ending first December, 1844, $378,616 08.
The expenses of the government, throwing the inter
est on our debt out of view, amounted in the same
time to $567,426 79, so that, if we were clear of the
public works and the public debt and the direct tax, all
tpgether, we should have run short in the year 1844,
$188,780 71.
It then goes on to show that in the same year 1844,
the canals and railroads paid us the clear sum of $629.-
658 82, and the direct tax $751,210 01, making to-
gether $,380,868 83. But then the interest for that
year, though less by $BO.OOO than that fur the present,
amounted to $1,954,38714; and there was therefore a
deficiency on this account also, amounting to $573,318
31.
Thus, taking in all accounts, the moneys received
by the Treasury in 1844, were less than the calls on
it by $762,099 02.
This of course made it impossible to pay the in
terest during the last year, for the balance in the Trea
sury when the year began was only $176,471 50, and
there was nothing else to supply the deficiency. Be
sides, there were some other pressing claims against
the State, which the Legislature saw fit to pay first;
and thus it happened that although the interest was
suffered to go by, there was in the Treasury on the Ist
of December last, only $663,851 88.
So far the message is made up of facts. It next pro
ceeds to estimates, and endeavors to show how the
Treasury will stand at the end of this year. The calls
on the State during the year he sets down at $2,948,-
432 05, and he supposes the income for the same peri-
Od to be $2,056,510 68. There would be a deficiency
on this showing of $891,921 37, but for the balance in
the Treasury at the beginning of this year, which will
make up the deficiency in part, though it still leaves the
money in the Treasury on the Ist December 1845,
short by $228,069 49 of the claims against it.
This calculation takes in the whole year's receipts
up to 14 of December next; but unfortunately our in
terest falls due on theist of August, 'four months be
fore the yerr ends, and those four months have hereto•
fore been among the most productive both of tollsand
taxes. The Governor thinks, therefore, that, though
by the end of the year we shall want only about $200,-
000, to make up what we owe, yet in August when
the interest falls due, the nmount wanting to meet it
may run up to perhaps fourtimes that sum, or nearly
$900,000.
The Governor next goes on to show bow much
money is in the Treasury. Irbonsiscs, he says, of funds
equal to gold and silver $449.684 91
Relief notes 399,450 19
making in all $849,135 10
or about $183,000 more than was in the Treasury on
the Ist of last December. The interest now due is
however $971,395 90; or $122,260, 80 more than we
have the money to meet.
Starting from this fact, he next seeks to determine
what will be the condition of the Treasury on the next
interest day, Ist August: and making use for this pur
pose of the estimates of the Canal Commissioners and
other sources of information within his reach. he finds
that there will probably be received into the Treasury
hefore that day $802.220 12. Ile also finds that the
necessary expenses of the Government during the
same time will be s2BB,ooo—and that the payments
to domestic creditors and the provisions for cancelling
relief notes will be $202,159 56 more. So that after
paying up these and the t 22,260 80 of the February
interest, for which we are at this time without means
of payment., the account will stand thus:
Receipts from lst Feb to Ist
Aug.. $802,220 12
Disbursements, 612,126 36
Balance on hand Ist Ang. 1845 159,799 76
which sum is all that we shall then have to meet the
$1,063,617 66 of interest, falling due that day. The
deficiency will of course be about $874,000,an amount
corresponding closely with the estimates made by the
Governor in an earlier part of his message.
The conclusions at which the Govenor arrives may
be summed up thus:—
We are able, by using all the funds in the treasury,
including the relief notes, to pay at this time all our
February interest, except about $122,000. But if we
do pay out February interest in full, we shall probably
not be able to pay more than about one fifth of the in.
wrest that falls due in August.
The Governor, having stated these as the conclu
sions of his own mind, presents the question to the
Legislature for decision: Whether all the moneys which
may be in the Treasury on the Ist of February shall
be converted into par funds, and paid oat as far as
they will go in discharge of the interest then due; or
,whether such a rate of interest shall be paid on the
'list of February, as can with reasonable certainty be
again paid on the Ist of August, looking to a gradual
'increase in the amount of our future interest payments
l as our improving circumstances shall warrant, and
holding the State fully bound to make payments of the
arrears at the earliest time:"—and pledges himself,
whatever ma} be their decision, to "co-operate with
them in the-great work of vindicating the integrity
and renovating the pride of our commonwealth."
The. Legislature, by a unanimous vote decided, that
the moneys in the Treasury "shall be paid out as far
has they will go;" and the Whig newspapers praise the
Legislature, for the Legislature is composed of Whigs
Las woll as Democrats. The Governor signed the law
' as soon as it was presented to him, and the same whit
newspapers abuse the Governor, for it so happens that
lin his companion there is no particle of wbiggery.—
I Honest critics! impartial friends of public credit!
Greet Katt& Race across tie Atlaatie.—The Uni
ted States ship "Jamestown," Commodore Skinner,
for the coast of Africa, and the U S ship "Portsmouth,"
Commander Montgomery, bouna to the Pacific Ocean,
sailed from Hampton Roads on the morning of the
25th ult. The Jamestown was built at Norfolk by Mr
Rhoades, U S Naval Constructor, and the Portsmouth
at Portsmouth, N H, by Mr Barker, U S Naval Con
structor; both are new ships and each builder bad
"carte blanche" to build as he pleased. These ships
willproceed together as tar as tie Cape de Varies,
touching at Madeira-the result of the trial of speed
end etberqualities, will dettidui which is the best mod
el fee ant dastridoops of war,--so far at least u these
two are cootertird. The "Jamestown" has 2 feet 1
inchiless beam than the "Portsznenth," butshebas9 feet
t imore length:-..beieg a long straight ship. They both
carry the same crew and armament, viz: 18 thirty-two
!pounders, and four Mrs for shot or shell. Total of of.
,'inters and crew, 213 each.
The Jamestowh has a light spar-deck over her gao
-1 deck,—the Portsmouth is without this upper deck.
The Jamestown has more length of yards, but .the
Portsmouth has more "drop" to her oanyase—yet the
Jamestown has mote square yards of canvass than
'the other ship. The Jamestown has No 1 cows,
the Portsmouth No 2—en advantage in favor of the
former. The Pertomouth is 1020 tons, the Jamestown
is less ereararemeer tonnage, bat her peculiar build
'enables her to stow one month's more provision mid
water than her competitor.
It is emceed ed on all sides diet the "Jamestown"
lathe we perfectly "fitted" skip of war that ever
sailed from tie United Staten--eiery Milani improve.
mint has been introduced into bet. which ghee bee it
"tout ensemble" altogether 4 Ninkpaile " The WWI
will call both these ships Frigates in alga*. 1110 1
certainly are "crack sloops:"
The Commanders of these !me ship, will give them
a fair trial. and no doubt some interesting accounts of
their performances will be given to the world. The
stars and stripes will never be disgraced by such no
ble ships as these.
P. S. By the Pilot frees off Cape Beery.—t
The Portsmouth has passed and beaten the Jameu•
town ose mite in the distance from old Pt Comfort
to Cape Hen ry,; wind on the quarter under royals,-.1
fresh breeze. Mr Rhoades on board the Jamestown.
Three cheers for both ships, but particularly the
Portsnumth. EN Y Mirror.
From the New Orleans Courier—Dare, Feb. 6.
LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.
The News of Santa Anna's Capture Confirmed ! !
By the arrival of the schooner Water Witch, Capt.
Dupeire, at a late boor last night from Vera Cruz, we
are in receiptef full files of Mexican papers to the 22d
ult. inclusive * Owing. to the lateness of the hour at
which thepapers came to head, we have not had
time to examine our files minutely, nor have we space
(or long extracts—this evening or to-morrow we hope
to be able to give full particulars. The most import
ant news by this arrival is the confirmation of the ec
count previously given in our paper, of the capture of
Santa Anne. The minister of Exterior Relations an
nounced to the Mexican Congress on the 17th ult., the
fact of Santa Anna's capture, and read the following
official note conveying the intelligence:
HBADQUARTUIS Or CONSTITIITIONAL MILITIA, 1
At half prat 9 o'clock.
His excellency Don Antonio Loper. de Santa Anna,
has just been brought in by four of our men, and is
now in our power. lam in too much haste to write
the particulars before to-morrow.
PEDRO LLERA.
To his excellency tire Minister of Exterior Relations.
Jii.srs, January
The minister further informed Congress that Santa
Anna would be conducted to the fortress of Peroto, to
await the decision of government.
A proclamation, dated January 14th, announced the
re-establishment of peace io Mexico, and invited the
citizens to return to their homes. The members form
ing the provisional government of 1841 have been re
quested to form part of the assembly under the same
charter. The commanding officers at Vera Crux and
Tamaulipas have addressed thanks to the soldiers un
der their command.
We learn verbally that Santa Anna. previous to his
defeat, entered Puebla, pillaged end burnt the town
butchered and the inhabitants. His army of 10,000 to
12,000 men turned against him, and he now remains
without a friend to his cause. General Ampudia bad
been recalled, and replaced by Martinez. Ampudia
declared that all he bad done was by orderof Santa An
na. It is said to be the opinion of well informed peo
ple in Mexico. that Santa Anna will be shot, but that
be will be kept for some time to try to got him t
disclose where his treasure is, before they execute
him.
A passenger who came in the Water Witch terms
that Santa Anna left Perote under a strong escort for
the city of Mexico, on the 20th ult.
Fisk at Peoria.—Fish must be very abundant in
the Lake at Peoria, if we may credit the statements.
During the last season 200 barrels were caught from
the Lake in six weeks; this encouraged the fishermen
to make another trial. They began about the sth of
November, and on Saturday the 18th, they made a
haul, but the net was long, (being 375 yards in length.)
and the fish so numerous they could not get it ashore.
This haul they estimated at 100 barrels. They were
engaged about six weeks, and put up and sold in that
time32s barrels. There is a fishing company in Peo
ria, who bought Mr Baldwin out last year, who at
three hauls in succession took 44.000, 60.000, sad
40,000 fishes, all of the various kinds caught in the
Lake. C inciastali Express.
On Sunday morning, 16th inst.. Amiss YOUNG, wife
of Colin Young, formerly of New York, in the Stith
year of her age.
Herfriends and acquaintances are respectfully invi
ted to attend her funeral from her late residence, cor
ner of Smithfield st. and Virgin Alley, this day at 2 o'-
clock.
(N. Y. papers will please copy the above.)
Notice, Call and Settle.
ALL persons indebted to the late Firm of Cham
bets & Bowman, partners in the saw mill bu
siness, prior to the Ist of April last, (as we have late
ly agreed to date our dissolution from that time) are
hereby notified to call and settle up, on or before the
15th of March nett: as all accounts remaining unset
tled after that date, will be placed in the hands of
a propet person for collection. And all persons hav
ing claims against the same, will please present them
for settlement. JOHN CHAMBERS,
fob 17. JOSEPH BOWMAN.
- Likenesses of Gov. Skunk.
WILLIAMS' fine Print of Gov. Shunk, may be
obtained at HILLIERS' Pant Store, 104
Wood Ereet.=—Price 50 eta. feb 17.
New Engravings.
THE subscriber having just returned from the east.
has brought with him a choice collection of
English end French engravings (of his own selection)
suitable for framing, port folio, or scrap book, which
will be offered at very low prices for cash. The lovers
of the Fine Arta, and those wishing to purchase, are
invited to call. THOS. A. HILLIER.
feb 17-1 w 104 Wood at., near sth
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MAIM 1845. MEM
For the TfaillpOrtatioo of Merchandise
cad- Produce between Pittsburgh,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, New
York and Boston.
THIS Line is composed of new four-section Boats,
one or more of which will depart daily.
The superiority and advantages of Portable Boats
over every other mode of Transportation are too well
known to shippers generally to require any further corn
menu suffice it to say that the detention, loss, separa
tion and damage attending so many transhipments to
their distination are by the Portable Boats mostieffec
toady removed.
Or" Any Produce or Goods directed to the Agents
of this Line, will be promptly forwarded at the lowest
rams and in the shortest time.
Western Produce consigned to E G Whitasides &
Co., forsale, it unloaded at their warehouses in Phil
adelpha and Baltimore ander covet, thus saving the ex
pease of drayage and exposure to the weather.
ACIENITII. •
CLARKSON & Co.,
Canal Basin, Pittsburgh.
EDW G WHITESIDES & Co.,
No. 365, Market st., Phila.
EDW G WHITESIDES & Co.,
Baltimore.
'This line has no interest in steambous.
feb 17-dly.
Diraisgbius Drifts.
THE following penes. mimed es Commissioners
for epasseg books far stocksod e —resting • Bridge
over the Moasegehela river at the borough of Binning
ham, ere requested to attend a meeting for that pus ,
pelst, on Thu:salty the 29th inst., 1 o'clock P 51, at the
home of Daniel Shawhan, in said borough.
The following eve the Commissiousrs wool in the
Act passed the third day of April, see thousand eight
hundred and thirty seven, (1637,) and revived the
last Session of the I.egidature, to wit:
Alex Miller, 0 0 Gregg. James Patterson, jr, Wm
Noble, R A Bausman, Thomas Daft, Charles S Bre&
ford, Elias Philips. C lhmeen, Sunuel Hare, David
Boggs, jr, John M'Clurg, James Barr,, Ales
ben, Wm Price, Samuel Leonard, A McN Semple,
Andrew Watson. James Thompson, C L Magee. H
M Watts, Alex Carnahan, WznEichbemn,Thomas T
Whitehead ; S P Darlington, Wm O'Leary, A
Henhbenger. David Desist; ft C Towanend ' David
Fitzimosons, James Patterson, John Baird and John
Brown. febl6-t5
Mist et LeIIDA
REMAINING lit the Peet Oat* Flab' °gib,
Fabrsuy 15„ 11145. yam= earwig fislatevirs
whose Dames are or this list, will please say they 1$
advertised.
Adams John Anderson bliss Nancy
Ackens Wilson J Anderson Mrs L A S
Allen George T Applegata H S
Allen Mrs William Applebee Thomas
Allbargher Jacob Andrews John
Anderson J ArmetrongCol Geo
Anderson Mrs Elizabeth Armstrong Andrew
Anderson James E Arnett Madame, A
Bailey John Blair Thomas
Bailey Mrs Elizabeth Blake Michael
Baird Thomas Bigham William
Baker Joseph Blanchard Henry
Baker Henry Blair James
Bane Thrums L Black Samuel
Bartlett B F Boyle Geotge
Bastian William Barbra** Mrs Mary
Barkley William Bodine David P
Bell Edward Bowen Wm F
Bell Thomas Bowen John t
Hesston baba* Bougher James
Berlin Peter Boggs William
Betz Jacob Bonner William
Bears Henry , Burns Miss Mary Ann
Brown Miss Jane Briggs Mrs Margaret
Brown James Brindle Peter
Bryant Mrs Eleanor A Brat& Levine
Bright Yager Buchanan J W
Brooks Jobe Buchanan Samuel
Briscoe Augustus Burnsides William I
Bradley William C Burnham Margaret 2
Brand Samuel Bryan Mrs Ellen
Burns Samuel 2 Barker Lydia
Burning Jacob A
C
Cue Elisha Cooper Cleo W
Carothers .J Cooper R iSr. Ce
Carter Jelisi Cooksoe Mrs Sarah
Carlisle Miss Margaret Cole Abra'at
Carman N Cole Michael
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Cassidy S Cockle Joseph
Callahan J C Cooley Francis
Calder Bead Cooney W S
Calitoe Joseph Coaly Hugh
Cary Miss Mary Cady Jam
-01121•C Mrs Martha Cowell Was
Cassidy Solomon Cop*lon Daniel
Caldwell Mrs Nancy Copeland Wm B
Charleton T & W Combs Andrew
Charters Samuel Creegan John
Ceville Wm 'Comilla & Brothers
Clarke C E 2 Cups Elisabeth
Clarke Mrs Sarah Cunningham John
Claude Chas CunniganCoady 2
Clary Mrs Susan a_ Cummins John
Clock J B Calberson C D.
Cochran Susan Coyle Henry
Dallas J
Davitt Samuel
Day Jas J
Davies Mime Mary
Danis Thos
Davis Mrs Elisabeth
Devine James
Deming Chas W
Devine Mrs
DigauM James
Dilworth Samuel
Ellis Gilbert Ellis Elizabeth
Eliott James Evans Mrs Crtberine
Estey Mary Wan
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Fenwiek David "owlet Thomas H
Finiele John Fortuna Walter
Fitzgerald John Forsythe Mrs Sarah
Fitzpatrick Teranee Frets Aaron
Fife John Freeman Daniel
Foster A J Frew John
Forester Joha Fuller A
Forster John M
Galbreath James Gardner Richard
Galbreath Wm Garman John B
Garwood Elisabeth Galan thus George A
Gallic oliainer 'Chas Gibion Catharine
Gallaher Robt Gillett Isaac
Gallaher Mary Gilchrist James
Gatenby Joana Glass Wm
Glenn John M - Graham Wm R
GOYS Mrs N S • Graham Sarah .
Gooch - Stephen GlahamJacob P
Goacher George Gray Ralph
Goodwin A L Gwynn. J 8
Grover Solomon Gregory Fregicis
Green James Graf I. G
Grearake Mrs Ann 11 Graham Reed
Groat Miss Ann Graham James H
Grant Chitties A Grass ;Am H
Grunes Levi Grover Candies L
Hamilton Wm Hersey Joseph
Hamilton Miss Margaret Himes Osee
Halt David Hill Mrs Mary
Hammitt Jobs Hodge A C
Haddock Moses Holmes Daniel C
Hanna Samuel M Hoffman Danis!!
Harkins Jamei Holland Amos
Hare Mrs Elizabeth Holden Mrs Ellen
Harkins H Hodkinsou M
Harris Jas Homer Samuel
Hare Samuel Hunter Wm
Harker Mrs E Hunter bliss H N
llawkins R Huhley Benard
Hastings Miss Mary Hunt Ebenter
Hatch Jeremiah Hughes Them
Hays E W Humphreys John W
Hays John Henry Wm
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Iceman Henry Irwin Orzbra
Irons Robs Irwin Robt
Irwin George Ingraham James A
Jackson Wm Jones E W
Julien Madam •Jones Tama
Joyce Wm Jones John
Jonaton Darin Jones With*? - F
Johnston Mrs Elizabeth Jones Cape E
Johnston .1 H C Jones Jeremiah
Johnston John
Kennedy John & Co Kelly Charles B
Kauffman Sarah A Rally A G & D
Kirby T King
Kints Joseph Knight Petal'
Knox Miss Sandler Kincaid Eugenia
Knox George Kimmel Mrs Ellmbeth
Knox Sarah Kamm, Egal & Co
Labbree Ball
Lame Jesse
Lein Samuel Liggett James
Latahaw Mrs Margaret Lowrey Jo s eph S
Large Jonathan Low Mee Amebae!
Lee Silu Lowrey John
Leidey Leonard Lyon M S
Leonard B C Lysol' Comeau'
Leon 14 • .
M .
Mark trY J F Jobn
Mattock Joseph . mil es William
Mathias Em's • Miles Thomas D
Matthews Thomas Maws* Hoban
Maxwell James Mitchell John
Mackie John Miller Miss Amelia
Meson John U Miller David
Memo James 8 . Maier Mies Nancy •
Martin Laurie Miller A ti
Marshall John M Montgomery Robert
Martin Robert Meade Thames
Meths Moses Melia James
Miliager Miss Lydia Meadeahall Cyrus
Morgan Edmond Moore & Lougbry
Morgan Isaac Moore William D
Mona' William Morrow, pattern maker
Morrell Miss Helen " Murdock Vibe Eliza
M on tgomery Mrs Cadent Mona David
Moore Frsal lin Mann Mrs
Moore Rev Walker Monsost ?derrick
Moors Mrs Rosanna Motbern Pauick
Moore Sohn Marry Jeremiah 2
Murry James P
Dilks .1 C
Doering C G
Maly Patrick
Dood Samuel
Douglass Cars Wm
Douglass Robert
Donald/cm A.& Co
Dobson Jane
Dmvo Peter
' Dunn Petrick
Dunktp A It
Lereriwg Aaa E
Liners Edward
11 11
i 7
Beibane Akm WCesary J
Waalkingh Tina M'Case Jea
hkCallough Wm Milkika Jam ,
AECaMeagh Mrs Enemies!. W 06 11 •1 Mr° '' - ti , .•
MNinalbutif Ann Maria MlLtie Mrs Hag Asa '
MiCkMand Mies CAD M-Iliaa Family
M'Cielland Samuel MlLess J H-
?Mall Jae firtowa Mai '
M'Cattney Thoe Mirialey hobs -`
M'Cabs Jae WHAM Jabal; I
M'Cattney Washington M'Tighe A
:krauts Jae 11 M'amia Mrs Olen A
M'Ckiee Rocklin! lerSibiga Jam! _ :.
M'Can Samuel Wein MIA A -
!Croy Wm Weinlias -
hi 'Coe net Jae WOW 3tlm II
M'Donnel Jae 114'1314 , An1me
M'Donnel Jae MTh* Raft
Si 'Doe Alex ArGisday Mary
hi'Donaki H
Nelson Nath 2 Nutt Janos
Noble David lYorsis ,
Noble A
o Naming s „.
Orentt B B Oltryas MAW
Olden Matilda Oliphant Hem
O'Leary Miss C O'Sullivan M.
Owens 0 J - ' -
Palmer Win Pierce Vim A
Patterson Nathaniel - Miss illielset
Patterson Dr ?Wipe &Ghee
Plannieni Win
Peters Rink
Peters Caroline .
Piper Lucinda
rearms John roma, Wan
Peterson Mary Ann Procter %hot
Pees Levi Pryor Sibs D
repaint Stoutish Probart Mary
Phillips Miss Eliza Patter Meg Mary
Pittir Edward •
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Ratiety Banal • -Wle,l 4 filliait,
Rainey Thomas Rielmateatalsoniss C .
Rains. Thomas Riohani Geiser • ~
Railing William Rodman Thomu ' ' -
Rhodos Cbaries Roberts Robert
Rqodes Robert Roew William T
Reenter Sarah F Rotuma George
ROS !dory It Radians Samuel '
Reese William Roblesu J H
Redrith Jane Robinson Jobe 0 II '
Rend Amedia Ross base;
Reynolds George Ross Emelimi
Reynolds Samuel M Rodgers Pat ~
Rupp Sarah
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Samoa Kee J G
Sanderson A dahlia
Scott David
Scott Grace
Scott Cleo W
Scott 'rhos
Scott Saimaa' C
Scoot Sarah
Sconller'John Y
Scanlon Wm
Scrannage Wm
Seith Joeeo
Seibert Join A
Semis Stmplies
Seymons Sylvester
Seibert Mr
Sprout Wm
Spaulding Gould
Snyder Jobn F
Spears Mrs Letitia
Spears Alex
Sted‘ord Jams
Stephen W tl
Swenson Francics
Taylor Wm
Tay,* A.
Taylor Manson
Thompson I
Thames Rev .7
Thomson Ann E
Thome:PDS Cy
Thomson w S
Thomson Wa
Upluun ChasC
Vaughn John
Vail Solomon G
Vandine Abraham
Vandike Wm
Wallace Allen S 2 Well in g Row D 8
Wallace Peter Wells Mary Ass
Wauen Jobe or Woo Whits Casper
Watson Aaron White Cap This
Walters Amelia White Mos Mary
Walters Dr G A White John
Watt 11111111111
Waters Oren-
Wells 13eajarnia
Wet& Jamie
West John C
Wiles Ann WilkisaGspi
Wilkinson Anthony Wigpns Janos
Wynkoop James M , •
Young Mn J
Young Jere
Miler B
fib 15
Shawls, •1 'minas, Cashmeres irbsalM
83. Market Street, Pittshwirk. 83.
SELLING OFF AT COST.
BE. CONSTABLE myelin& the menthol etas,
• public to his \stook of shiestlin
Blanket Cloth, Cashman:, embroidered now
Belvidere, and Brooke, at prices meat froolliiiool
up to $l2
Alpo:cam, figured end plain, RohmUm:, 2014i1l
Cloths. /Lc., at from 18t cants up to 50 end 12 14,
Cashmeres D'Cose from 25 up to 50 cents, din sm.
ut imported styles.
Just received, another lot of Flannels. harmed sie
the only kind that is not liable to shrink. Jen 15
Fresh hat Ilitistes.
UNDERWOOD'S" celebrated rookies. arestai
Do. Jame and Jellies,
Do. impedes Mustard,
Gans;
Superfine "Lucca" Olive Oil. a seardaeartieln
Sardines, in oans and half eaasereboice btesal
Received this day, and causal" by
A 13 RLINUART.
140 Lslestyaufst.
SCHOOL BOOKS.
'Can asw Serbs seabed SOU
floßalirow Fits Book, SPollinnositoolisitik•
%.1 ses, Noe. I, I, 3, 4 and 5.
The *bore Books hove been adopted by the Bevil
of Control foe tb Public Schools of the city eel
county of Pbilwkdpkitx by Vie Poitfac sad District
Schools of the city ef N York and are rapid), too"
Am doll other sledlar weeks ia the swim lid
Peassylvints.
Smith's sew Arithrestio—This is saidaM du bul
wark of the kiwi extant.
Smith's pew Geogrepiq and Atka cestaisist tai
Napo, being IS more Map* thus Dlitchstl's, ad nails
for 75 amts.
Parley's Coq School Histerh im
Vnteopitply, or sit um
Heavens, ar;•mispeasd by as Atlas, the buil twat
wah.of
Oswald's ittiwtl Ds =ovary.
Mosses raltuothl.
do do Chemistry.
Darie's Arithmetic" and Key; Algebra sod Zap
Praindeal Geometry; Analytical Gonnotryi his ers
and logendre.
j Mitchell's Geography and Atha.
Morse's new Geography. . -
Jandon's Expositor; Author's Clunked Weida
TWPtbor with a suaulaususuagttlVlll.l
Stationary, Sacred Made Books, 'la maw wwwwww
sate wbcdesale or retsll,"ou most
by J. 'Ff.
fob 15. 121 it
RaP bought ar taken or takes is Ta
?hap K
Pporrlifie
Smith Saha F
Smith N A
Smith II J
Smith &Mani K
Smith Mai L
Smith Mrs A
Smith Bre Edwar4
Shank Wm •
Shaffner Ca
Short Al..s
Slater Win.
Smith Wm •
Smith Rabe
Smith Smith 0 S • .
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Stuiderinry S
Stageasoe Miss •
Stewart /aim ' -
Stewart Thomas
Storm
Stone Nathaaial
Sihr John A
Stoma Gamy
SwartsgreMer Morsitsil al
r • •
Turner S C
Tomer W Id •
Tarim, James
Traub' Ihnithea
Tad g S
Tufts Julie
Tanditime Amos S
• Thaeson-Josvpis
?homburg Suss*
Vaaamti Mary
Verbs George
Vases Sarab A
Nilllaals George
Williams Dina
Went NI ft
IM:X=I
Youst Mrs SUMS
Yardley Joseph C
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