iDailp poet. THOS. PHILLIPS St WIC H. SMITH, ILHITORSI. PITTSBURGH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1845 MISIERAHLE Fat..sxstoett..—ln a bitter attack on the Virginia 'Legislature, tke Richmond Whig enume rates a number of false charges aginst the Democratic party, and - among ethers asserts that "Pennrylvania ' "Pelket7 Mashed Clay's speeches on the Tariff, "and asserted them to be Mr. Polk's." This is one , of the most absenl, mean and malignant falsehoods thaistver emanated from that prolific and foul vehicle -of slander, the wbig press—the same press which inter. ed the infamous Roorback forgery. It is by such vile inventions as this,-tlei the honest and well-meaning of the whig party are deceived and blinded. In Virginia. they are told that the Democrats committed frauds like the one charged above. In Pennsylvania, they are told tbatin Louisiana, the Democrats were guilty of great outrages on the rights of the voter. And so on throughout the Union.' Their lies are made and sent far abroad; far enough, if possible, to prevent a core tradiedon ever reaching them. Such is this invention shoot printing CLAY'S speeches on the Tariff, and cir culating them as Pout's. Although this slander has been inserted in the whig papers of this State as it fell from the pen of its unprincipled author, we have yet to see a whig paper in Pennsylvania that has endorsed it, and there is no man within the borders of the State who ever saw a copy of a speech of the description this slanderer charges "Pennsylvania Polkery" with 'baring issued. The friends of James K. Polk had abundant reason to be satisfied with the position of their candidate on the Tariff question. His public course upon that, as upon every other subject. had been -clear, consistent, unslisguisedhe had not been doub ling and twisting—masquerading alternately behind a northern and a southern face on this matter—be always was and yet is for a Tariff for Revenue with incidental protection. Neither he nor his supporters had any -desire that he should change places with Mr. CLAY on that or any other subject—and they would have - considered it the extreme of baseness, as well as a piece of wilful and stupid impolicy, to have done what the Richmond Whig charges upon them. The truth is, it was left for the whigs to garble, pervert and mis represent rafts on the Tariff question. The grand address of their Committee in this county. professed to give Mr. Pout's letter toJ. R. Kase, but a giug vial portion of it was meanly and wickedly left 0.1 bti- -- No, No, Mr. Richmond Whig—the friends of the Democratic candidate could not have been coaxed to make him father the productions of CLAY on this or any other question. It would have marred the beauty and consistency of the course of Col. Pour for them to have done such a thing. His fame is unstained with CLAY'S errors, and be is abundantly able to' write his own views—which are the same for all sections of the country. By the way, does it not look a leak inconsistent for the whigs to proclaim that Pout is a mere "nobody," and then assume that the attempt to make him the au thor of Ct.s.t's speeches was successful? IVe think the statements don't bold together well. But still they are quite as forcible as the suggestion of a whig that these speeches forged by "Pennsylvania Polkery" were sent through Virginia! Virginia is surely a capital place to circulate tariff documents; such excellent tariff documents, too, as the whigs tell us sorts of CLAY ' S speeches are. MT The Gazette endeavors to be severe upon us for publishing an extract (tom • letter to an Eastern paper, in regard to the personal babas of the Presi dent elect. The amount of the information in the ex- tract was that Col POLE was a very industrious man, an early riser, and that he dispensed with the services of a barber. The Gazette seems to think this "impel.. tint intelligence." The Gazette has no kind of gra titude for favors extended to it. During the late con test, that paper was asking in lamentable ignorance, '.Who is James K Polk?" and our extract was calcu lated to enlighten our simple neighbor as to what sort of a person he was, and what were iris personal beha viours. The information we gave was, in itself not very important, but still it should be accounted valua ble by those wbo affected to be so painfully and anxiously trying to find out wbo and what Mr Polk was. We think, too, it was quite as important as the fact, paraded with much circumstance by the Gazette, during the-election canvass, that Mrs CLAY rose at 4 in the morning, and salted her ern beater with her own kands. There is this difference, too, in the facts given in the Gazette about Mr. C. and those menticned in the Post about Mr. Polk. The butteralting business was intended to have an effect on Clay's election, while we did not a=ir nor expect people to vote for Polk merely because he does not employ a barber to take•bis beard •Faow llsvArrs —A letter from Havana in the N. 0 Picayune, dated the Bth inst. says that the masque. rade balls commenced at the magnificent Tenon thea tre on the.night of Sunday, the 2d inst., the attendance ow the-occasion, in the neighboring coffe4houses, as well as the theatre, being immense. Among the spectators in the boxes of the latter, so witness the dancers and masqueraders, was the captain-General, O'Donnell, together with his , lady and daughter. It wns said, the next day, that no less than six persons were assassinated during the night, soms of them near the theatre, and that several ethers were severely if not mortally wounded. A thousand rumors stern afloat in relation to these murders, some saykng that all the victims were killed by one megro in. mask, while others state that a gang were implicated or en gugad. Of the persons assassinated, two were known to be engaged in IPtv-snits, while another wail/sites lad, showing that the perpetrator or perpetrators had sumo object in view other than would grow out of a drunken brawl or a masquerading frolic. A negro was arrested on the 3d inst., and it is said that one of the wounded men recogni'sed the fellow as the person who had itmatilted,Litra. ',These are certainly very pretty evening amusements. it is to be heped that they are limited TO "on. night. only." The Picayune letter says that business is very and gives the following report of the gamma mayhem Sugar—Jost beginning to come in. Prices runfrom 7;2103112 reals. Coffee—Fair $6 500/7. Dull. Lard-100101 cents. Stock 13,000 kegs. fl o ar--Very dull at $l4 50. A large -quantity of Spattleh on hand, which depresses the market mated ally. Hams-8 cents. Abuadas.f. Pork.Sicteot-71 cent+. Also abutuisat. rip The friends of Col. W. L. Matra, of this county, intend to urge hit claims to the nomination for Canal Onmniseioner: Mr M.. is a zonststentdem. octet, who never flinches. The negro who is arrested for the murder in "*. New Haven, lays hedoea know the man Lotter, and newer did—and that he took no part in the murder.— The examination of Lotter and the negro is postponed till Vredneniay nezt.. SIICItiTCRY of WAlL—TlWW:athiogtOri cnetempn (lent of the Baltimern American says :—Tt is ceitain that Col. Butler, of Kootosky, will be Seeltituy of War, but beyond this Mr. Polk's friends &dere that no member of the new Cabinet has been agree/ upon. Col. Butler has accompanied Mr. Polk to thecity. ACCIDEST. — We learn from the Charleston /Patriot orate tOdt init., that the schr. Florida, Read. for Dar. ien, while proceeding to sea about 5 A. M,, on the ith, came in contact, a short distance below Fort Pinckney, with steam packet Wiltaingtot. The F. lost her bow sprit and heed, split knight heads, and plank ahem-- The W. lost some of her boarding to wheel-house. THE A art-licrunces.—Some verdicts have beea rendered at the recent Albany Circuit in favor of the executors of the late late Stephen Van Rensselaer against the Manor tenants. Fur the defence it was contended (as far gm understood) that the leases were void on their face—that they se out with granting a fee, and then reserve rents and contain conditions which defog any title before granted—that the pre emptive right of purchase and the reservation of quar ter sales render the leases void at common law end statute—besides, interest is not recoverable on a wheat rent. The defence was overruled, and principal and interest were awarded by the jury in rarer of the plaintiff's. A Porto ERT.-A counterfeit cheque was paid at the Union Bank of Maryland, on Thursday last, for $17,755 57. Three notes of $5OO each were paid out, and se there are now only four notes of the denomination al luded to in circulation, the Cashier cautions all per sons against receiving them, and requests, should they be offered, that the Police may be notified. From the Baltimore Soo. TWENTY.EIGHTIR CONGRESS. WASHMITON, Feb 17, 1845 SENATE. Petitions for and against Texas annexation were presented from the northern and eastern States, and laid on the table. A resolution was adopted granting to Ex-President Lamar, of Texas, the privilege of the floor. Mt Ashly made some amendments to the joint two- 1 1 lution for the annexation of Texas, submitted by him last week. Mr Fairfield submitted a resolution, calling on the President for information as to whether the British Government has made any compensation fur the ille gal cepttue of the fishing schooner Argus. Several other matters having been disposed of. the Senate took up the French spoliation bill. The question pending was on the motion of Mr Mr- Duffle to re-consider the vote on the clause appmpri t. ting five millions of dollars for the sativfaction of such claims. He commenced a speech against the bill, ar guing that the claims could not be paid without indi rectly censuring the administration of Gen Washigton, when he was interupted by a, motion to take up the Texas joint resolutions. Ihe latter motion prevailed, and the resolutions were again taken up. Mr Woodbury having the floor, made an eloquent and powerful speech in favor of immediate annexa tion. Mr Choate has the floor for to-mortow. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Senate bill granting pensions to certain cases, . was taken up, and after some amendment, passed. The Senate joint resolution. providing for the dis tribution of the history of the exploring expedition among foreign governments and the United States is coming up. Mr Hammer, moved to amend by inserting "one copy to Texas." After some laughable remarks, this was agreed to, as was also an amendment providing one for China. Another member moved to amend by sending a copy to St Domingo. This was tejected, as wefts sev eral other proposed amendments. Mr Kennedy, of Maryland, moved to amend so as to give evory efficient officer of the expedition one copy. After a long discussion it was rejected. Last week, Mr Thompson. of Mississippi, moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the Eastern Branch Bill lied been laid on the table. lie now call ed the motion up for consideration. The motion to reconsider was, however, laid on the table—yeas 9L, nays 75. Su it appears there is not the least chance of any favorable action on this subject at the present session. An ineffectual motion was made to take from the table the bill to enable the Secretary of the Treasury to compromise with the sureties of Samuel Swart wout. The house then teamed the consideration of the ' bill to reduce_ the pay of the army, the question being on the engrossment of the bill. Mr Adams took the floor, and made a speech in fir• vor of the measure. He said in so doing he was oot actuated by a desire to gain popularity or to make po- litical capital, but from a sincere desire to retrench the unnecessary expenses of this branch of the service. He contended, however, that the majority of the Home in this movement merely desire to make poli tical capital, after which the measure may drop through in welcome. In the course of his remarks be touched incidentally upon Times, and the movements connected therewith. He thought it incontinent in the dominant party to attempt to reduce the ermy,while they are grasping Oregon and Texas. Mr Rayner opposed the idea of a reduction of the army, on the ground of the present threatening aspect of things. He was opposed to the annexation of Texas, but if the country decided it should be so, he feared war would be the result. in which ease be would go with his country, right or wrong. Hence he be lieved the army ought to be increased instead of di minished. He then gave his reasons at length for be. Having that annexation will involve us in a foreign war. Mr. Black, the author of the bill, disclaimed any design to reduce or otherwise to effect the army, than to correct abuses. He then moved the previous ques tion, which was seconded. The bill was then passed. Yeas 107-nays 27. A number of Executive communications ware read, and ordered to be printed. TERRIBLE STEAMBOAT DISASTER. Seven Lives Lest! The New Orleans papers o(February 10 contain ac counts tithe burning of the 'Answer Pathfinder, and the loss of several lives.: The following is from the Bulletin of the 10th inst.: This morning (Saturday, Bth) at half past 2 o'clock, about midway between Grand Gulf and Rodney, (whieb are about 25 miles apart) the steamer , Pailful& or, Capt. Moses, from Yazoo, with a full lead of not• ton, 1481 bales, was discovered to be on fire. As we are informed by a part of the crew, but a few minutes since arrived here, intmediatedy ensued a moms of con fusion and dismay which may be more easily imagined than described. Soon there was conning to and fro, and then arose screams and ories really terrifying.— The pilot was forced to leavezhe wheel by the smoke, which nearly suffocated him, after be had steered the bow of the boat lot the shore, The engineer was also forced to leave his post before any movement of the boat towards the shore could ho Made, and when the .}lames raged fiercest the bow of the boat was pointed ap stream. Several of the crew commenced throwing cotton bales overboard, end many saved 'themselves on the bales, and otbe.rs on planks, chairs, &re. There were seven lives lost, that are known of, and doubtless °theta that the officers or crew do not mist. Those kuown to be lost ar*—Messrs. S. S. Huggins, and. Butler, of Grenada, Mimi.; Mr. Carleton, of Tallahatchie; Mr. Pinchbeck, of ittiaoig the stew ard of the boat, and one of the crew, names unknown. Mrs. Fleming, wife of one of the pilots, the only is. .male en board, except the chambermaid and a colored I woman, was saved in one of the yawls, with many others. The fire originated between the eagiaei—from what cause is net known. The whole cargo (4'1481 Wei cotton is a km's, tias cataitrapbe bevies taken phase neat the middle of the river. The crow sad 'arriving piessager" sere broightio Natchez by the steamer Wave. I.4sua riasi „„, Min DRYS LATER FROM EURoP RIVAL Or THE PACKET SHIP ROSail S- FROM .LIVILRPOOL. The noble packet ship Resoles, Geptaia Eldridge, arrived here yesterday afternoon, *Yin left Liver. pool on Sanday, the 11th ult. Through The polite attention of Capt. 'Eldridge, (the fit commander of so fine a vessel) we are placed in possession of oor papers. They are kola Liverpool and London of the 11 th, being eight days later intelli gence, therefore, than wee wet:nisi:4l by the steamer Cambria. The commercial news brought by this arrival is of a generally favotatile character bloneycentienesplen tp, although for the week ending on the 11th, cotton was rather heavy than otherwise. The Engiish revenue for the year showed an in. crease of - .E2,162,370, of which R. 1,670,757 was cus toms anti excises—a most flattering result. Corium:lry use or TVS Struetict.--Notwithstand ing, and in spite of the Bishop of Exeter's letter to his clergy, two of there, incumbents of the largest parishes in the diocese, continue to use the surplice rin preaching. Their partshioners have held meetings Ito remonstrate with them up in this subject, but it seems chat they will not yield either to their Bishop or their people. On the other band Dr Fanfold of Trinity Church, Marylebone, (in the Metropulis.) has taken a lesson from what is passing in the world, and laid aside a custom by which he bad astonished, to say the least of it, big congregation. Ho left off the surplice, and preached in the black gown, without,ofibring any ex planation of the change. THE Quggn and the Royal Family continue well. They were at Windsor, where there had been a gay suc cession of guests. Repairs and decorations have been making in the banqueting room in St James's Palace, and are nearly complete. The ceiling has been pain ted, and the circular compartments, from which are suspended the gilt chandeliers, have been re gilt.— The walls have been pointed, and the ornamental gilt mouldings of the panels, pilasters, and dices have been cleaned and restored* This magnificent apart ment will be used as a waiting room on State occasions at St James's. O'Cortnict.t.—The Pilot of Jnn. 10th, contains a 13ng letter from Mr. O'Connell to the Right Rev. Dr. I Cantwell, on the subject of the Charitable Bequests Act. We can at hest but give a very few extracts from it. He says: "The fatal facility with which some of our exempla ry prelates, with pious intentions and pure designs, fell into one snare after another, encourages the ancient enemies of our faith and fidelity to augment their ex ertions, and to mature their plans, omit they render them, as they conceive and hope irresistible. " fitrough your lordship I address the people of Ire land, and I sadly, but must solemnly assure them, that we are arrived ate conjuncture which involves the civ. it as wall as the religions liberties of the Irish nation , in the greatest and most imminent peril. "I am able to state, as certain facts, that the English government have fur some time past active agents at the Court of Rome. The one a Mr. William Petre, an English Catholic—for no treachery to the Irish would be complete without the intervention of an Es- 1 GLIM Csrteac. The other an Austrian, nominated by the Austrian government. The design and object are to obtain for the British minister control over the Catholic hierarchy of Ireland "The modes of obtaining that control are twofold; the first by making a state provision for the Irish Catb nlic clergy—the second by a concordat with the Pope, giving a power either direct or affirmative, or indirect and by negation, to the British Crown to nominate to the Catholic prelacy all over Ireland. "The English Catholic agent, Mr. William Petre, tins succeeded in convincing the Pore's ministers that ho is authorized to pledge the British government to give great countenance and liberal pecuniary aggiStAUICO to the Catholics in the British colonies and foreign pos sessions. This bait has taken, and has produced a letter from the Propaganda to the Most Rev. Dr. Crony, tinfavornble to the Repeal agitation." Mr O'C. nnell proceedsto say tbattbe great acre. gtb of the English envoy, consists in the support and assis tance of the Austrian agent. He continue.: "It is most melancholy and highly deplorable that at such a moment, and with so powerful a conspiracy on foot against the Irish Catholic church, there should be so animated a dissension amongst the Catholic pre lates, clergy, and laity of Ireland on the subject of the 'Bequests Act. It seems • most inopportune period to come out with such a resolution as that in the ap pendix to the pastoral of his Grace the Archbishop of Dublin—a resolution which, instead of being framed to subdue dissension and create unanimity, appears in fact and truth to be a mere license to dispute. Under existing circumstances, I humbly consider it to he the duty of all sincere Catholics tocombine in order to pre. vent ant her mischief." OUTRAcits to IRKLARn.—A party of ruffians on the'morning of the sth, (Sunday) between two and, three o'clock, visited the seat of the O'Grady family, near the town of Bruit posted a Rockite ootiesson the entrance, and fired a shut through his hell door, which', , perforated the cousin drapery, and struck the apposite, wall. after which the ruffians departed, firing a second shot, but not daring to force an entry into the mansion. This violent outrage area conunitted in the centre . of a populous and cultivated district, and in the neigh borhood of a police station, which, like most others in the south of Ireland, is so weak as not to afford suffi cleat strength fur a vigilant patrol. MILITARY Row.—The Limerick Cdronichr COD tains • curious account of the upshot of an entertain ment given by the Sergeants of the 6th Regiment to those of the 73/1, in that place. All went on happily until the spirit of the company rose to an extraordina ry pitch. A scuffle ensued, and the officer on guard wasobliged to report the condition of things. A great body of troops was atone turned out to take the ser geants into custody. As soon as they perceived the guard, the sergeants of both corps seised bold ofpakers, bottles, chairs, and stood up on the defensive, threat ening death and demolition to the first whoapproached. The rioters were not got into custody until they bad in flicted some hard blows upon the officers and m 471. At an examination the next d sy, the colonels of the regi ments interceded, and the culprits were let off with a lecture. GRR•T BRITAIN STIRANtRe- , -OR the Bth this fine ship made an. experimental trip down the Channel, having about 140 visitors aboard. The Great Britain now presents a eery different appeeraneete that which she did when she left the docks, heraix, masts, which are called foremast, mainmast, and third, fourth, fifth, and sixth masts having been stepped, and temporary shrouds auached; the yards of the mainmast are also across. She made the passage from the tiolms to Kingroad (19 miles,) in exactly one hour and nine minutes. being head to wind. EQUEATRIANS AT BIRMINGHAK.--The talented Company of equestrians whose performance we before noticed, depart from Birmingham to-day for Liverpool. It would appear, ' however, that they have not been allowed to leave without substantial evi dence that their merits are appreciated. Yesterday M Sadda was presented with a handsome riding cane by a party of gentlemen who met teespress theirhigh estimation of his talents. The Company open the Liverpool Amphitheatre un Monday.—Diresiegkain Herald. FRANCE.—M Guizot has again triumphed; be bad a majority4s2 in the appointment of a committee for drawingnp 'headdress. The ministerial "crisis," of which the papers were so full o few days since, is over for the present. On the Bth ult. M. Guizot laid some dociments be fore the Chambers in relation to the right of seurch and in doing so berentered into some very important ex planationsim the subject, which created en immense sensation among the members, and were heardin Eng land with astonishment. M. Onizot deckled that be had taken into serious consideration the wish so often' expresssed by the Chamber of Deputies, for a modification of the treatise oaths righcofseareb, and had opened negotiations with England thereupon, whieh be was sure of being aide to laring 40 a conclusion perfectly satisfactory to the peo ple end the navy. The Morning Chronicle says, we unit if It be true that the English government has been weak e nough toopen up this question, that the Parliament will regard with greatjealiany the progress of the ne gociations. The question is note party, but a nation al one. StAIII.--Generti Lybrand has escaped into Parte. Ruins's are again abroad of a Cadist rising, and the Government was taking precautions, the first at which - . ... ________ ___ -- ----- -- -_,.. *mug sand awa y Awl a ffi c e r astg the regiment of the r '424 Administration of Mr PiLt.—"We *int fell _ t ..- HostoreMil** Airs i t ale Cowl Irak /else Soix-rnadota, who were imilpected of being en- authority which wo deem the very-test ire OM hiani. .: Wet Quartet gliseirres of Pawl, ill alaildjiae 0 iss a plot. , that Lbw follpersout will is ail parbsibiliq, etera- liSie Coady of Ineillitiy. Thalarate has finally tejocurd thainstiecz SW the P I ?" the C l6l - 01 Mr- Polk- Rubils l 3 . WalkOr• Therpetition a Matthew Penick, a the sa Weak „ Top a for a here a iary peerag e i ' b yi , isidarity of 45 Secretary ofiltatet•Cal. Butleg , of irerruielky, %wan of ibi city of Pittabnigh, is the cousity afilalliiiiip to 24 viites. 1 of Wat; L Marc,. of N York, Secretary of the Tft'ittiteiatilki sheweth, That your petitioner hath petrAllail, Tracer AND STRII.Thet AngslArgl Gazette, eY- Tbs. etherePPeielmente aro to be even le Melee. hostitalf with inertias far Ike awslawvi 40 Hampshire. North Carolina, and Old Virginia, which tra velers and cabers, at his Jeanie/I basso la die gaiy' publishes • latter from Constantinople. of the leth December, in which it isolated that de Titre, the Rus- as usual. "ttev.t tires."—Trae Sun. aforesaid, and prays that your honer* wi lmi rl ' sian Ambassador to the Porte, shows no disposition to . . - t to gam Lima harass to heap a pebiker ' second Sir Stratford Caning in hii deniand for the die • 1 Public Sale. urinment. Ault you petitioner, 04 11 , 1 1 WM missal of Abdullah Parka, tbe Governor of Trebizood. m A FARM on the Frankstown road near East Pray- • MATTI-Inv , The same letter says: I Liberty, belonging to Mr Flees. Jones; contain- We. the adoseribers, citizens lathe 3d Wart, 'kilo "The last news from Syria give a melancholy Ile- Mg fifteen acres (more or less) under a high state of I burgh, do certify, that Matdiere Paula. lip ONNO count of the state of tire Liberties- The eellePeretion cultivation. On sa id F arm i s a comm odious dwelling 1 petitioner is of good tepute- for hawasty as& tweeple 'of the Christians, who are forced to bend ander the in good order, besides a smaller one, (suitable for a ao ro, oil e i s wo e p rovi ded W idappepplll,ll/111111111W !yoke of the Drums, has reached • such a pointthat it gardener,) end a large frame Barn, and other build- vanienoes for ths accorowrodeties of true** sa begins to excite the gteatest alarm. The most expo- lags. i others, ard that said tavern is awsWearls . ' rimmed and most moderate men of the country, ai There is 'hoot eighty acres thereof in choice Or- . James m onwedi, John Laughlin, Chroris Stryder, • well as the English Consuls, are of opinion. even should chard Fruit, besides a vat iety of such other kinds Joseph Cur**, the lost resolution of tbe Divan be carried 41'0 execu- of Fruit as are usually found on a well culti iced farm. Ram , paw, • &mastoid/sunk -1. tion—by having recourse to tbe troops who are in the The place is well watered with there or four excellent w j,„„ki,,, %Villiers Meow ' country in sufficient numbers—that all would have to Springs. ft Young, Jainr - M'idarwasiree . - be commenced again, because the moment the ports Being but four miles from Pitttburgh it is valuable i ce „ p h Kiser. David R. bilair.. should withdraw its forces from the mountain, it would either for a cunntry resideoce or for raising produce feb 21-31decw -:: undoubtedly become the theatre of a frightful guerrilla fur the market. war between the Christians and the Druses. M. Flan- N. B—A LSO for sale et the same time, three acres din, charged by the French Government to sketch the of land on the opposite side of the road, with a large remains of Ancient Nineveh, strived here a few days Snuff Mill thereon, containing apparatua complete for beck. The amateurs of antiquities ought to be oblig- manufacturing, together with foul or five thousand ed to the French Government, as the produce of the pounds of Leaf Tobacco. resew rhea at Nineveh would be destroyed if they re- ALSO—Five hundred bushels of good Potatoes, and mained long ezpneed to the action of the atmosphere." a lot of Funning utensils; consisting of a new three horse Wagon; a one horse Wagon; a leather top Bog gy, nearly new; two horses; besides a variety of arti cles too tedious to mention. ' Said sale will take place-tit the Farm, on Tuesday the 25th day of February neat. at 1 o'clock, P. M There will be no postponement on account of the weather. In the meantime it is ofered at private sale to any person wishing to purchase. In the event of neither a public nor privute sale, it will be to rent on reasonable terms. For further information apply at Wm Thornia,_ Nor 33, Market st., Druggist, wherethe proprietor may be seen at any time between this and the 25th inst. feb 21-du. COMMERCIAL ITEMS. RIVER INTELLIGENCE. The river on Saturday morning began to swell, and up to yesterday bad risen about fifteen inches; and it will probably attain to three or four feet in case it is not checked by cold weather. (Cin. Corn. Feb. 17. MIAMI,CANAL The weather on fintaiday was cold, and rather un fuvorable for business operations. One sale of Flour 140 bbla.--was made at $3 44. Whiskey sold at 161 cents. The receipts during the week amount to 985 bbls. whiskey. 158,660 bulk pork, 385 bbls. wheat, 14.758 lbs. sundries, 140,000 lbs. ice, 178 bbls. meal, 105 busks. flaxseed, 100 do oats, 1 bbl. eggs, 1134 do flour , 207 do cloverseed, 6 do timothy seed,l2 casks bacon, 1800 hoop poles, 800 lbs castings, 500 lbs. cotton yarn, '2l bbls. pork, 82,765 lbs. lard, 79 bbls beef, 31 bf. do do. [lb. OP The Illinois river is reported free from ice as far as Peoria. On Beardstown bat there is five feet water--falling. The Lebanon brought down 150 tons of ice, 1058 dozen of core brooms, &c. Erne steamer Western Belle is reported about 20 miles above Cairo, with her starboard guard torn away; the Superb, aground at Goose Island; the Bs uns wieh, aground at the Crossings, near Bower's island —a snag boat attempting to get her off. Ur The weather continues unusually mild for this season of the year. There is six feet water, scant, on the principal bars between this place and Cairo.— The river here is eta stand, with about seven feet. in the channel. The Missouri at St Charles is falling, but is clear of ice.—St Louis Repub., Feb 12. ARKANSAS RIVKR.—In custsequence of the low stage of the. river, navigation upon it is entirely sus pended, Tbna far this season there has not been a single bale of cotton shipped from above the "raft." PITTSBURGH MARKET REPOISTKO Tuft TUT. POST ST ISAAC HAMM Friday, Febrarary 21, 1845 Since nor last report, we have had some rain and very warm weather for the season, and our rivets have been up to 11A feet, they are now falling, and down to about 8 feet—but all three are open and flee ef ice, and a good deal doing on them, and especially on the Monongahela and Ohio—and the Franklin has gone up the Allegheny, and other boats preparing to go. We believe there will be no further stopper to our navigaticio this spring. In taking 'our usual walk along our streets and rivers, we ford quite a revival and a rod deal doing, and a good deal of Southern and Western produce coming up the Ohio. and all kinds of country produce, glass, iron. ilig l Awsrt the Morton =and a consitharabba eibitatity of Foreign and tie Goods, sod Pittsburgh menufactures ship ping by the Ohio to all rise ports below. Our whole sale mesekants see getting daily a good many new 1 goods. Oar stocks of all kinds of goods on hand are 1 excellent and cheep, and every day improving, and Country Mere/nuns wad those who wish to purchase, can now visit our market with the certainty of genial( , a good supply of spring gouda, cheep and of the very best quality. • iFloor—Flour is now corning in freely, and sales from the river and from wagon, at $3 564e53 624; and frourstores $3 754143 874 4P bbl., for superior. Grain, &c.—Wheat 65070; rye 40042; barley quick at 75; corn 28029; oats 174818. Hay s7'a $7 50 fr ton. Ashes—Ashes are plenty and no change in the price Pot 34031 ; scorchings do do; pearl vaii ; and sale-I . ft To tbe Hooorablettbef edges of the Court of General rates 44 4se lb. - Butter—Fresh roll in bbls. sales at 90101 c t3' a. Quarter Sessions of the Palm, in and for t h e Come ty. of Allegheny. Keg 63e74 c a lb. Beans—Common 70 , 75; small white 87641 a The petition of John Barber, of Lawrenceville, in bushel. . - I the county aforesaid respectfully sbewetb Bacon and Beef, dte.—We find no large sales—but I That your petitioner bath provided himself with ma tis prices firm; no change. City cured hams 6064; terials for the accomodation of travellers and when. side, hog round 4105; shoulder 4044 c if). lb. Beef at his dwelling house in the borough aforesaid, and aattle—salesof the week of aboutlso head of beef in praYs that your bon's will be pleased to grant him a lots to butchers at 24 to 4c. I license to keep a public house of entertainment. And Cheese—Good Western Reserve in boxes, 4105 c.; your petitioner, as in duty bound, will pray. in casks, 44c sib — stocks light of choice and good. — I . JOHN BARBER. Feathers—Good and prime are held at 28e • lb. I Fruit—Dried Peachet,a few sales at $1,25a51,374. We, the znblevibere, citizens of Lawrenceville, do and Dried Apple.., small sales from wagons and stores, certify, domino Sather. the above petitioner is of good 624068jc, and 75 cut. a bushel. repute for honesty and temperance, and is well provi- Groceries—Coffee, Sugar and Mel , and all ded with house nom and conveniences for the accons kinds of groceries are plenty and cheap in our Mar- mudation of travelers and others, and that said tavern ' ken—Coffee, Rio, 61074; Laguira, n 01: St. Do- is necessary. ' mingo, 666*, and Java 124 eta. a lb.iWm G Sheridan, ' N. O. Sugar and Molasses are advancing below,' James Eder, and are also looking up a little in our market, and very W A Cathcart,: firm—N. 0. Sugar in hbds. 4 to 3, and in bbls, 44 to James O'Brien, 6c a lb. Molasses, sales in lots early in the week a t Samuel Kissick, 20021 a gallon, bat are firm now at 21'W22 cents aJames Yonne, gallon by the qusntity. I feb 21-3td. Tallow and Lard—Tallow 54064. Lard.. 80 bbls. and 150 kegs sold during the week at 5405/c. #l' lb. I Metal and trine—Pig Metal, sales of 275 tons Ken tucky cold blast at $2B, cash: 200 tons do at 12 0 , six ma. ; 200 tons Tennessee at $2B, cash. Iron, no change; 1 common bar at 3e; nails 4044 c ft It. Salt-*-The market dull at $1,154851,185 ,P bbl. Seed—Sales in lots during the week of about 400 bushels of Cluverseed at $3.37053,40053.50 from wagons, and W at $3,50 to 61,75 from stores; Timothy $1,124051,25; Flaxsee quick at ify bhel. hiskey— d Common 17.10 let; 9sosl Rectified 22c us . #tt Ilion NEW ORLEANS MARKET„ OFFICZ OF TAE PICAT it Sunday Honing, F1e5.9.1 The demand for Cotton madames on the most sal mated scale, and the Wes. yesterday emanated so ful -1 5,000. bales at steady prices. The purchasers wits England, Spain and the Not tit. and the market pears to have an upward tendency. At present there is not much Acrine. Timm mean active inquiry yesterday for Sugar, and `Ones are firm at 9f to 51c. lIS fur extreme qualities. Several crops have been sold on Planta don, chiefly, at 3j to 4c. to T. Molasses is rely scarce and there is none remaining in first hands. Fri ona have further adoloced,and we now quote fromla to 19 c. 4p gallon. • We have no improvement tonotice in the Flour mar het, and in the absence of any export demand, prices have a drooping tendency; we quote Ohio 7.6; Mir Atari mammy aide* brands, $9 95 to $4 50 P' WI. We do net beat deny tommotions in the , Provision maxims liesereit4perucalar notice. Grocery Store at Auction. AT 10 o'clock, on Tuesday morning the 2Sth inst. wid be sold at the atom of Robert Ballentine, at the corner of Cole Lane and Washigton street*, his entire stock of groceries. queenaware, shoyefattnrer aad • large stove and pipe, &c. Terms, cash currency J. D. DAVIS, feb. 21. Auctioneer. MEDICAL BOOKS. 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CHARLES H. KAY, fob 21 corner of Wood and Third sts. TO TIULPUTIJO THE Mutual LaborAtestiation of Freedom, are now Amu andreedy to build Steam Engines of all thitaae, fur hard or boats, on the shortest notice, and on as reserumbie terms as any other establishment met of the mountains. Also, can be bad at the Foundry of the Association, Cooking Stoves • Stoves for Churches and Hotels; Mill Gearing; Ploughs Grate Bar.; • and Castings of every description. Also, Blecksmithing and Sheet Iron work dune at the shortest notice, and a prime to snit the times. All letters should be addressed ur A. BAIRD, Free I dont, Pa. Sob. 21-46 m. To the Rotatable the Jude.. of the Council' General Quarter qessiuna of the Peace, in and for the County of Allegheny. IHE petition of Margaret Lennon, of Indiana tp., 11.. i n the county aforesaid, respectfully sbeweth, That-your petitioner bath provided herself with ma terials for the accommodation of travelers and others, at bur dwelling house in the township aforesaid, and prays that your honors will be pleased to grant her a license to keep a public house of entertainment.' And yourpetioner, as ns duty bound, will prat. MARGARET LENNOX. We, the subscribers, citizens of Indiana township, do certify, that Margaret Lennox, the above petitioner, is of good repute for honesty and temperance, and is well provided with house room and conveniences for the accommodation of travelers and others, and that said tavern is necessary. J B Power. Senses Wilson, Richiud.finley, Anthony Murphy, John Gallagher, Riley Power, !lionise Jessup, John WAleewe, M Huger,. Alex Campbell, Win Matthews, David Boyd, Joh Hendimoon, John Malone. feb 21-41.* Now Engravings. IrHE subscriber having just returned from the east. has bruupbt, wits him s cbuice collection of Rualivh and Fretich engravings (uf hissowe uelection) suitable fur. framing, port folio, of wimp b oo k, w hi c h 'albs/Oared at very low pikes for earl,. The lover] oftheFine Arts, and those wishing to pmehtas, we United so cull. THOS. A. lIILLITait. fob 17.1 w 104 Wood st., near Sib The petition of James Mackey, of de 41k W al 4, of the city of Pittsburgh, is the county eftwasaitio• speetfully sheweth, Tint your petitionerlatds preeithig himself with materials for the ecootninedatiee Iffitalr• elers and others, at his ilwellirtg house is dlisseigy aforesaid, avd mays that your booms will be *NM to grant him a license to keep n public bowealif tertatinment. And your petitioner, as in day brook will pray. JAMES BUCKET: - We, the subscribers, citizens of the 4di Pittsburgh, do certify, that Jones Mackey. O. those petitioner is of good repute for honesty nod sumper• ance, and is well pgovided with boors radii sad sew - veniences for the accommodation of travelers epill , ers, and that said tavern is necessary. Dennis Leonard, Lewis C; Babiettok Jer Fleminr, Saml Garriron, Stephen H Squires, J W Decker, Jamey B Reed, Matthew Murdock, To tke Honorable de Jireires of the Court of 6Atp► al Quarter Swims* of gAe Puce. eniejsr tlic Coußly of AUerkvey A C Bell, James Armstra% Henry Kaanedy, James WlCamm, ' Chambers M'Kibbia, Wm Broadhutss, Joseph Watt, Juba M'llwaine, feb 21.3td&w To the Honorable the .11aigu of the Castle 01110 eral Quarter Sessiesa of the Peace, is awl fter he County of Allsiheay. The politico) of :Oho &min, of the Ist ward, city of Pittsburgh, in the county aforesaid, respectfolly eth That your petitioner bath provided hiniec ' eerie,' fortbe accommodation of treelike* sill litho"; at his dwelling bons' in the city aforeeaid' prays tbatyour honors will be pleased to grant biros Koons. , to keep a public house of entertainment. And your petitioner, an in dewy bound, will pray. , JOl-01,SEVIN. We, the subscribers, chisel* of the Ist ward, city at rhubarb. du certify, the t the above pad down. is Osumi repute for honesty and temperance..end is well proaiv, dal with house room and conveniences for the riccems, enuelation of trawlers and others. and that said wets is necessary. Henry Earle. James °my, 4th st., Victor. 13=er. Jamea A Wilson, AHen Ceibalk feb 2 t-d3t To the Honorable Vie Judges of the czmiwt el QA. owl Quarter Sissnass of the Peats in and ,bir the Oonisig of Allegkesty. The petition of John Reed, of the *groves WT. % rosereville, in the county aforesaid, resPsonfully aliewith„, That your petitioner bath provided hinteetterith tir. terilds for the accommodation oftruseiers nod othitts. at his dwelling bocci in the Boruugb , eiliresaidi and prays that your honors will be pleased to pant Wet a license to keep a public hours of entertainment.. And your petitioner, as in ditty bound will pray. JOHN REED: we, the subecribers, citizens of Lerwenemille„ do certify, that John Reed, rho shove petitioner is el rood repute for honesty sad temperance, and in well provided with hoots room and conveniences foe** samonmsodetion of travelers and others, sod dim mid tavern In necessary. H. Snowden, James Eisler, Jon Seine, wilfiam Cranston, William Lawson, Alexander Hardin, CA. 213-3t.' To gh, Honorable the Atka of the Court of GUI% rat Quarter Sessions of the Peace, hot asetfor Cossets* of Allegheny. The_ petitioa of James Fleming, of the let wart re :j ... the city of . Allegheny, in the county aforesaid, fully sbewetb, That your petitioner bath reuvedid• himself with materials for the accommodationet, travelers and others, at his dwelling' boucle the * aroresakl, abel prays that your boson will irei plowed to grant hint a license to keep a public berme dear terteinment. And your petitioner, arbrdartieelial; will pray. JAMEI.)-11.,M4141. We, the„subscribers, citizens of the Ist weedy* • gbeny, do certify, that James Fleming, the abarfillew. titioner, is of good repute for honesty and tempsitelpe, and is well provided with house room and convendesmat fur the aecomodation of travelers and others, and that said tavern is necessary. . . Fletcher Gray, Robt M'Cberney, Luke Dewsuap, Wm Came, Jnhn Rodgers, Wm R Phillips, Feb 20-d3e To tale Honorable eke Judea of As Cesil ej jr oral Quarter Sessions of tke Peace, .the Comalyel Alltgkeity. THE petition of Bernard Loutb,of Birmingham. in the county aforesaid, reapectfully shommit, That Your petitiouer bath provided ltimelf with mew rials fur the accommodation of tmvelers and oases, at his dwelling house in the township aforesaid, and pap that your honors will be pleased to grant him mimeo) keep a public house of enmeshment. And your petitioner, as in duty bound, will pray. • BERNARD LOUTH.- We, the subscribers, citizens of Birningltap►. do certify, that Bernard Louth. the above petition er is ,of good repute for honesty and • mse mice, and is well provided with banes room and wan veniences for the acconntodition of parekna sod others. and that said tavern is necessary. • B &Swim, Hobart J W Defard, Robert Sibitett, John !Wittier, David Jenkins, Henry) Metz, John Weitbreehr, John Metz, GOO Weitbreekt, - Isaac Wallace, Jacob Ehrstein. • Feb 20.3 t• To Ike floworabletie Judg es of th e Court of Clideo. rat Quarter Sassiono ga Peace, is and forAt County of Alloghtsy. The petition of Adam Walter, of Wilkie* Towsebire is the comity aforesaid, humbly sheweth, Tbat your petitioner bath provided himself with gleiterisb forum accommodation of travels:sand chars, at his dwell et house in the township aftwessad, sad prays that Jew Hamm will be *steed to grant him a license to taw a public borne of entertainment, And year petitienet, as in day bound, will pray, ADAM WALTER. We, the subscribers, citizens of Wilkins Township. do certify, that Adam Waiter, the shove petitioner is of good repute for honesty and temperant?e, and is wail provided with house room and conveniences fist thie accommodation of travelers and others, and that mild tavern is necessary. Hugh M'Cracken, A Horbsok, Georp Curry, John Staffer, AVMS Gitakor, John Ifinmerel, kto to.3t• Joseph O'Brian, John Turbotu Au cri..tos WoeHiner, John Ca ldwell, James Crawford. A S T Copeland, Rows Townsend. Jeremiah Fleseing, Jarvis Wainwright. Joseph W . Decker, David Shaffer, John Jerrie,. A. A. Decker, Issas A Anguey, R A Campbell, John South,. Mob Moffitt, Wm M Dunlap, A Thur Jay, Willies Glinsure, Stowert Thames Megaisiry. Timpapsee, torimaXmou Wig ifiatestr,, Abram Lamm.
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