FIRE IN WAbIJINGTON CITY. post. ' Extract of a letter, dated - MARCH 6 1895 ' "Wstistrierroe, , H. SMITH, EDITORS. 1 "There was one of the most destructive fires in this t .Y, MARCH 10, 1045. city last night that has takensidace since the learning 4 of the Post Office buildings. It oiiginatell in the " hardly know how to Theatre, and in 15 minute* after it was discowerell, the public that the Editor t h e whole building war wrapped in *flames., tOttiing tug his overwhelming ever- te t h e inefficiency of the Fire companies, several fine If—Repealing the Annexes- dwelling houses in the neighborhood caught, and were now, it is fairly out, and burnt down without scarcely an effort haying been iced State. bear it as they made to save them. The Globe office, which stands our duty by telling them next door to the Theatre, was for n while in danger, that "the foul treason to but the efforts of its friends saved it with no farther acornf"ket"" Itlid then ' damage than a pretty bad scorching. which look* like thunder, as .. TheFire Department of this city is the most mis it that appeemnee) be asks erably managed affair raver saw. They don'tknow igsl" When a similar gees- how to do anything but destroy furniture, and, ut that nreml of t tube tiheme " fell the T ow whipexas reso „ —judging from what I witnessed of their proeeealegs his would prevent a part of last night—they appear to be quite proficient. AU the i t valuable furniture in the tipper roams of the burning! ith the Gazette for'Repeel. buildings, they pitched out of the windows, and if was turn, the hot-headed editor , in broken in the fall, or trampled to pieces by the multi-' tat e..k get together, en d etde—and when the flames furred them to leave the in the name of our outra- buildings, I saw several firemen come out, carrying of our degraded constitution window shutters, wings of folding doors, and similar I—in the sight of high Hen- valuable articles. It was painful, to one who had sowers protest against the foul iniquii seen the efficiency of the Pittsburgh firemen on such 'sty:” Gentianl blunderbusses! but this is very tits fu an occasion, to observe the wanton destructionof prop- Ihreatening—let the Whigs in Congress who voted for erty that took place. Twenty of the boys, 'what runs the "foal treason" sock out for evalls—for with the engines' in Pittsburgh, would have prevent " Pistol's cock is up ed the fire from spreading beyond the Theatre. And flashing fire will follow." We earnestly beg the whigs in the Senate who voted foe this "fool iniquity" to be careful, for the Gazette is in the "humor to knock them indifferently well,"and if be •tan only manage to "get together" his "high aid sal wren conclave," we shall have, hot work of it. Some of the whig NatSves, it is said, will refuse to go into a "solemn conelerse;" which they say is an idea bor rowed from 'Rome, sad they will have no "conclaves" "here in ear feed ve lend:" For let it be remembered the tbiethreateneld "conclave" is to be held "here in nor native lanai'—the' Gazette was•thucparticular. we suppose, because some persona might think he bad better hold his conelsrve'in 'England or Mexico. 4 •Haviog done this," says the Gazette—that is, after having held a "solemn . " meeting and denounced car- 1 tab' prominent whig leaders and a large portion of the party as the cousumators and apptavers of "foul treason," "let us raise the banner of REPEAL." Only think what a tremendous band of RI:FEELERS we are going to have. O'Cos ETA's agitation will be nothing to it. 4 e7,fter ale:" negre-sseg sees, the Gazette prim ises that "the Cisesehution-shalliseprewrved inviolate." 1,401 this comfortable assurance the Gazette deserves die thanks of the community. This is positively the last time the 'Constitution shall be disregarded, and our "rights trodden in the dust " tt a ran forgivel the vengeful spirit it has manifested toward the Texas Whigs, if, the Gazette only keeps its word on this subs just—for according to whig doctors, the constitution : has been wounded "past all surgery" at least once a year ever since ifackson was elected. We are glad the Gazette means to put a stop to this, and that what is left of the. Constitution it toile wall taken care of THE WERATER CHARITY Box.—We are glad to see that some of the Whig papers take a proper view of the immense largess to DANIEL WI:SISTER, and speak openly of that gross and scandalous piece of corruption. A correspondent of the Ciur,innati Gaz ette bas -an article by a carresporalent beaded "Web sterboiNght up," in which the transaction is character ized as "wholesale bribery." The writer says, "are " we getting back to the times of George the 2d orof "Lord Baccv,if such things as this are approved by -"leading, moral papers of any party." He adds: -" This is the third time that Mr Webster has been " bought—twice before has the money been paill "'Nam " —now the putchasers have learned wisdom and put " it in trust." The writer is indignant at the proposal of the Tri bune that CLAY, too, shall have a purse of $lOO,OOO made up for him, and says, "If ho yet bolde to duelling, " he ought to challenge the Tribune editor for offering "him a deadly insult." In his letter about dueling, last summer, Mr CLAY said he would not promise to fight no more duels, but still the Tribune editor is per fectly safe—to a whigstatesman any such offer may be I made ithrerfect impunity. We thitak it is likely they would act on the example of Webster, and quietly ro. fuse to "look a gift horse in the mouth"—much less to shoot the donor. The article concludes by asking what Washington, Jay, Marshall, would have said lathe oar of a largess in money frotn their friends or counttymenandtheirstipposed answer is quoted from a speechof Webster's, at Rochester. "We fought and labored foe right, justice and our country--not, like Swiss, for wages. When we are poverty-stricken, our fallow citizens will be thanked if they relieve our po verty, but, in the language of one to oome after us, we would rather 'work our fingers to the bone than de grade our souls by receiving pay as a mark of our country's gratitude.' Upon this communication the Cincinnati Casette comments, and responds to its sentiments, but suppo ses the whole affair to be "gossip." The following are the two last paragraphs of its article: "Mr Webster needs help from no one. Ile has powers which would enable him, if he he poor, to se cure a competency in a few years: told what more need be or any other man askl But further if as a public man he should receive a gift from the wealthy men of Boston, (such as that referred to,) he chould not feel that independence which a Senator should feel, nor possess that confidence of the people which is sn es sential to every great character. Things of this kind destroy moral power. No gift could deaden Mr Web ster's intellectual might—but it would. in the estima tion of thousands, put him in the attitude of a feed advocate of particular wealthy interests, and thus ren der him still an object of wander and admiration, but not a true, earnest and great defender of American principles arid the American constitution. We know of netbinga public man should evoid so scrupulously ns any thing which might be tortured. by the most ma lignant ingenuity, into the shape of a bribe. "Regarding this giftas a ru.nor only, not a fact, as tegards Mr Webster, we need hnrdly add, that, in our opinion, Mr. Clay would not accept, tinder any circumstances, any moneys, even if procured and sent to him under the imposing name of a national testi• monial." MR BAN CROFT.-T h 0 Senate met on Thursday last, but did not c.onfirm Mr BAItCROFT'S nomination. The correspondent of the Baltimore Sun says that the op position to him comes from the Muth, and is induced by a passage in his history in which he speaks of Sla very as a 'necessary evil.' This, we suppose is mere conjecture. Nitw ELECTION FOR OTKRSEISKS OF THE Coon.— The Councils have passed an Ordinance authorizing the Mayor to issue his proclamation for en election for one overseer of the Poor, to supply the vacancy that will °emir in the Board on the Ist of April. The e/eotion is to take place on Thursday the 27th inst., at the usual places of bolding elections. Gr The account of the murder of Captain NORRIS, io thl speper, looks very much like a hoax. If it is true, the hero of it is a most surprising character. HOE. C../. INGF.R 4 OLL. — Who is to be Mr. By- CHANAN'S successor 1 is the prominent question now among the people of Pennsylvania. We are glad to perceive that the talented and fearless democrat whose name heads this article, is extensively spoken of for the exalted station. It is agreed on all hands that the Senator must come from the Eastern portion of the State ; and of all the aspirants presented by that section of the Commonwealth. none have greater Claims than C. J. Isc KRSOLL. He has been a shining mark for federal malice, and to break him down, their BADGERS, their RIROZNEYS and all the most daring spirits of the pipe-laying clan, essayed their utmost.— They succeeded more than once in defeating the de sires of the people, to send Mr. Ingersoll to Congress; and, in addition to the ordinary mortification of de feat, he felt theconsciousness tbat that defeat was ac complished by the basest fraud. No mau the Com monwealth is better qualified than Mr. 1. to occupy the place and maintain the position. Mr. Buchanan has resigned, and vie should be glad to see him in the Senate. TUE CABINET. Tim President nominated to time Senate to-day— Ilion. JAMES BUCHAN•N, Secretary of State. Hon ROBERT J. WALKER, Secretary of Ike Trea- Hon. Wm. L. 111.seev, Secretary of War. non. GEORGZ BALSCROIT, Seeletary of the Navy. 'Hon. Jong Y. MASON, Attorney General. Eon. •Csvx Jomstsom, Postmaster General. All the nominations were acted on and confirmed during the sitting, except that of Mr Bancroft, which was prigtponed until to morrow, at the request of some member—from whnt motive; we cannot divine. The cabinet is composed of men of talent—of fine business aptitudes--of imblemidx..d and exalted characters. All of them are distinguished for devotion to the dem ocratic cause, each having seen at least sixteen years of hard service—twelve years o• der the lead of Jack son and Van Buren, and four during the term which has resulted in the election of President Polk. Globe, Merck 5. TWO INIPORTANT DECISIONS IN THE SU PREME COURT. The SdpremeCourt this morning decided the very important land ea.e from Louisiana involving the validity of the c.debrnted grant known as the Mahon Rouge grant. The hinds claimed under it were thirty leagues, being upwards of two hundred and fifty thou sand acres, lying on both sides of the river Ouachita, near Monroe. The case was decided in favor of the United States, the alleged gtant being declared by the court fraudulent and void. Tho court also decided a ease from Michigan, in which it ruled that lands purchased from the United States in that State are subject to State taxation from the date of the sale. On the part of the purchasers it was contended that the lands were net liable to be an taxed, because, until the patent issued, the legal estate was still in the United States, and the lands therefore exempt from taxation. Globe. "A BANK IN CADIZ!" Yes—' A BASK is CADIZ!" The Republican is out in one of i's "most forcible feeble" articles infix vor of a Bank in Cadiz. We, too, go in for a Bank in Cadiz! Cadiz must have a Bankl—er must! That is the word with the bark on! How under the sun can the citizens of Cadiz and the county of Harrison, th'nk of getting along without a Bank! How can a fish live without water? Where is the use in writing a column to prove the necessity of a Bank in Cadiz? The whole argument may be summed up in few words. 7HUSi have a Bank! Every town in the State, that canboast of a tavern, blacksmith shop, a distil lery, a taffy shop, a wbig politician, is making efforts for a Bonk, and of course great Cadiz must kart a Bank! Without a Bank, a thousand misfortunes will certainly befal us! iVithout a Bank, the Hessian Fly will surely get in the wheat and destroy it! Without a Bank, the sheep will die off with the rot! Without a Bank,t he cot worm will nip t'ie corn int he bud! Without a Bank, the streams will run up hill! Without. a Bank, the Milleritos will realize their long-looked-for event —the end of the world! After these powerful argu ments, who will have the unblushing temerity to op pose the establishment of a Bank in Cadiz? And then, moreover, a Banking House would add so much to the beauty of the village. How pletwing it would be to the eye of a stronger, in coming into Cudiz for the first time, to see a large building, made out of pure marble, (for we must have a marble Bank!) with beautiful Doric columns in front, surrounded with a neat cast-iron fence. There, in the morning, while the words "BASK SHUT" were not removed from the door, stand the cashier and teller, nice fat men neatly shaved by Joe Murrin, (Joe would make a good Brin ker, for he shaves close.) with arms akimbo, while the smoke curls gracefully from the highly flavored cigars in their lips! Look at them, and like Gold smith's school-master, you —"mny trace, The day's disasters in their morning face!" "Vot himmazin' fine hindividuals they is." as Snmivel Yeller says in the Pickwick papers;—philanthropic, noble hearted, genemus men, and good citizens withal! They are guardians of the morals of the town and country! Conservators of the peace! They wield the magic wand, and every thing they touch turns to gold, as if by enchainment! They have but to utter a few my s. terious, cabalistic words, and flake a few signs like the witch of the Alps, and the drawer of every man will be I filled with beautiful pictures, of gods and goddesses, ?barium in the air, Neptune with his watery steeds, Ceres with urn of plenty, and Minerva's owl, red dogs and wild cats without number! Arid all these benuti pictures will have a V or X in the corner, and these significontwarris—"Ttit BANK OF CADIZ PRODltsi;s TO PAT, ON Dg AND, to Peter R. K. Snooks, or or der, ten dollars," in beautiful letters across the face! We are decidedly in favor of a Bank in Cadiz—who is sort—Cadiz Sentinel. A Monstrous Cat.—A Indy has a cat which with in the course of last year broke fifty plates, six cream jugs. two brass candlesticks, three soup tureens,fifteen tea cups and one poker; and has eaten no less than thirty chickens, two sweetbreads, seven turkeys, three legs of lamb, ten gonsberry pies, and three pots of preserved picots. Nevertheless, this extraordinary ' cat is the greatest favorite with the cook, chamber maid, and all the servants. Front the New Bedford Mercury MCRDER OF. CAPTAIN NORRIS, - - Of like whaling skip Sharon, of Fairhavorist4 re caphiri of the ship from Martiestem, Sy Mr Besjassia' Clough,. her 3d dicer. Tbs. Sharon -baring been some time, cruisbqr For whittles in the vicinity tif the Caroline Islands, put in at Ascension the 15th r f Octobes 1849, for woodorratec, and recruits. The requisite supplieir . 41:it.iii!rg obtained, preparations were made to proceed upon the voyage, when eleven of the crew deserted, and being secreted end protected on bbore, all efforts to retake them were fruitless. The ship sailed again Qa the 27th °s tater, with a crew of seventeen men, all told, four of whom were netirt4 of the King's Mill Group, and two of other islands in the South See. The intention was to touch at -Bay of islands or Port Juckson, to make up the compliment of men. On Saturday, No. vorrkher 6th, lat. 220 N. ludic. 162 E., whales were raised and both boats lowered in chase, leaving Capt- Norris, a Portuguese boy named Manuel Jose des Reis, wbo acted as steward, and three of the King's Mills Islanders on Igrid. The boats soon succeeded in capturing a whale, which the ship tan down to and took alongside—they continuing in pursuit of others. At 3 o'clock, Y, M. the mate's boat being about a mile and a half from the ship, her signal was discover ed at half-mast, and he imnnedintAy pulled towards her. The singularand unaccountable management of the ship for some time previous had already been remark ed by those in the boat, and excited the liveliest ap prehensions us they approach( d her. Coming up up on her quarter within speaking distance, the boy who wns aloft and had cut the main-top-gallant halyards, told Mr Smith, the mate, that the Islanders bud killed Copt Norris and were in posses.ion of the ship. Just then one of them, armed a ith a cutting spade and en. tit ely naked, leaped upon the tafftail, and brandishing his wenpcn with most furious and menacing gestures, dared the crew to come on board. The other two were also naked and stationed one at each side of the ship, where they had collected all the whaling craft, billets of wood, hammers, belaying pins, in short every thing that would serve as a missile or offensive weapon, de termined to repel any attempt to board. The fourth native of the same islands was in the boat, and one of ; the mutineers addressed him in his own language, tel ling him, it was supposed, what they had done, and inviting him to join them. He made a gesture of disapproval• upon which the other caught up the conk's axe and hurled it nt him with such precision of aim,' though a ship's length dis•nnt. :hat it cut through the back of his shirt as he stooped to avoid the blow. A shower of missiles followed, thrown with such linen that the bone belaying pin, was broken into several pieceson striking the boat; foitunwely tio cue was se- riously injured by them. The mate then ordered Manuel to the main-top-gal lout sheets and main-topsail halyards, and to go for ward on the stay and cut the halyards of the head-sails and clear them from the yards, which was done. The ! task of retaking the ship was es idently one of extreme difficulty and danger, fur the mutineers had the advan tages of position and a splendid sapply of arms, with the resolution and skill to use them effectively, so that the second mate and his crew, who had in the meantime come up, were called to consult upon the heat conrse to pursue. It was proposed that both boats should ad- lance and board the ship, one upon each side at the some time: hut Mr Smith, upon whum by the melan choly catastrophe as board, the responsibility and du ties of master had devolved, thought that a proper re gard for the interest of the owners as well as for the safety of the men under his c immand, required him to avoid all personal risk, for which reason he proposed that both mews should take the other boat and pro. coed to the ship, leaving him alone to await the issue. This prop-sill met with no favor, the men declaring a wish rather to start for the nearest lard—five or six days sail distant—and the second mate relishing it so litt!e that he suffered his boat to drop astern out of talking distance. Mr. Clough, the third mate, who acted as Mr. Smith's steersman, since the ship was short manned, had dui ted his lance several times at the naked savage on the rail, but for want of sufficient warp it felt short three or four feet at each trial ; he requested therefore that the boat might be polled within reach, as the fel low kept his position without flinching and insolently defied him—but the mate thoug h t the danger too great and refused to gratify him. He then offered to go on board over the bows if the boy would cut the fere royal stay, and let the end fall overboard, an that be could ascend by it t i the jib-boom with a lance warp in his teeth; but Manuel had become so exhausted by fright and fatigue, that he was unable to get up to the royal-mast head to execute his task. His next plan, and the one he executed was, that both boats should pull ahead of the ship, and when it Wll A quite dark, taking every precaution to avoid ex- citing the suspicions of the mutineers, he would jump into the sea, and passing close by the side of the ship, enter her by thu cabin window. The ship and bolus were surrounded by sharks, attracted probably by the carcass of a whale kil'i d in the morning, to defend himself against which he took a bcnit knifu in hitt teeth, and let himself into the water as silently as possibta. At the same moment the ship took aback and it ha; came necessary to swim; but to "strike trat'and make the best of his way would cause a sparkling in the water, and betray his approach to the luoti-out, so that he was obliged to "walk water," by which scarcely any agitation was made, and almost as little progress. It was a tedious passage of more than an hour and a half in duration, terminating nt length by divingunder the ship, seized the rudder at the heel, and ascending by the after part of it to the starboard cabin window, through which he made his entry. Two large sharks were close to the boat when he left her, and kept hits company the whole time without offering to molest him, and the knife which lookily had been useless, he left upon the transom as he in at the window He then divested himself of his clothing, that the enemy might have noedvanrago over him on the score. of nakedness, should they come to close - quarters; and applied himself to listening to the movements on deck; as these indicated that there were yet no suspicions of his presence, he proceeded to search for arms and ammunition. Two cutlasses wore soon found, and a mongst all the muskets, two only were fit for service., so fur as he could judge by carefully handling—it was too dark to see—every locker end drawer in the cabin was then ransacked for powder and ball; which being found, the muskets were loaded and placed with the cutlass at the foot of the cabin stairs—while engaged in loading a fowling piece, he heard a step in the gangway, and some one descerded the stairs, hitting the arms ut the bottom and knocking them down upon the floor. Mr Clough ran, to the spot, but enable to see anything, groped about by the intruder's feet till he caught hold of a cutlass, with which he run him through the body; as he drew it out a struggle ensued fur the weapon, and both fell to the floor—the officer luckily uppermost; planting his knee upon his breast, he took out one of his eyes, and with a good deal of trouble brought the edge of the sword to bear, upon the hark of his neck, and made nn attempt to cut elf his head—he pulled it back and forth several times, but it was an awkward operation, for the other kept hold of the sword and struggled violently, wounding Mr C. severrly by twisting thu blade several times in his hand. After a while he became quiet, and suppos ed him to be dead, Mr C got up, but the other im mediately rr.se and struck about furiously with the cut lass, hitting him at almost every pass, until exhausted probably by loss of blood, Le uttered a slight groan and fell upon the floor. Going again to the stairs, the officer saw another in the gangway, with a cutting-spade pointed towards him, when, feeling fur a loaded musket, he succeeded, 1 after snapping twice, in putting a ball through his heart. At the same moment the spode dropped, on 1 , was thrown down, taking effect in the thick part of Mr Clough's arm, and the blood gushed so violently from the wound, that he supposed the artery to be severed, and begun to give way to unpleasant reflections, when ' the third came to the gangway armed also with a spade, and endeavored to look into the darkness be low. Mr C made severul ineffectual attempts togain another musket, but his right band and left arm were I both disabled--the•nan stood still a few minutes, then dropped his spade and walked forward. Mr Clough now hailed the beats, which were so near that he could hear the conversaticmigoing on amongst the men. He told them that two of the mutineers were dead, himself dangerously wounded, and urged them to bas tes on board. They said they die not believe more than one had been killed, as they bad heard but one dome nearand dad not consider it prudent for them to come near him,—so the wounded man had to sit down and' suffer his blood to flow, for his right hand had become 1 1 so 'Lifland medlar he could not use it to place &hand -1 age on his arm. More than half an hour havingelak. sed since the bail, md no further news being heard.. . Fsre.—About 8 o'clock this evening, a 6th broke the boats ventured alongside. A light being struck and out in the National Theatre, which etood,emly Awe brought in the cabin, the floor Was found covered with feet east of ouraifice, and coasdined the Theatta;and the blood of both combatants. `seven or eight buildings , east cif.h. Owing to the - The man who had first-enteted the eabin was re- great awarder:to( the firemen of our city, the mem- Wining on the transom, stilt grasping the cutlass, and hers of the New York Empire: Clob, and oar classes with it the boat knife left. try Mr C., when be mere on get:err:lly, our office was saved tailbone heivig mew h board; oils of bin eyes hung upon his cheek, and Ws deranged. We hereby tender our grestfni thanks teed' bedy.watecrvered with gore; he was still alive, but did whit aseisted in saving our property.—egiebe,March not moth, and made no noise but a laud of suppres sed groan. One of the men stabbed bim twice with a boat spade, and Mr Smith discharged a nuusket at him be was then caught by the hair, dragged upon deck, and thrown into the sea. Tlat'deck presented a shocking spectacle, all dabbled and tracked with clot ted blood; the mangled and headless body of the uns forte :mate captain war lyhtg there, as was that of one of his murderers, which was unceremoniously thrown over the side% while the remains of Captain Norris were collected anti reserved for burial the next d a y. The on-giving mutineer jumped overboard. and swam some distance from the ship, but returned Awing the night and hid himself in the forehold.—Whom the crew attempted to take him out the next day. he made some show of resistance, but at last came upon deck and surrendered himself; he was put in ir.ms and-ta ken to Sydney, where he was left in irons when the ship sailed. The Sharon completed her voyage under the cam mnnd of Mr Smith, mere successfully than could h eve been expected after ouch a melancholy and dishearten ing interruption—Mr Clough remaining on beard as second mate. To his during and almost unaided exer tions are to be attributed the return of a valuable ship and cargo, and, what is fur more important, the pre servation of the surviving crew from the miserable lute which most have overtaken them had they perei::. ed in seeking the nearest land in their boats. The owners of the Sharon have shown their appreciation of his services, by giving him the command of a fine ship, and it is to be presumed that other parties who have escaped a heavy loss, will not withhold such a testimonial of their approval, as will at once gratify him. and incite tithe: s, under like circumstances, to I emulate his conduct THE LEGEND OF THE BRIGHT SWORD In a work veently 'published in London, entitled "The Life, Progresses and Rebellion of James, Duke of Monmouth,' the following anecdote is related as having occurred after the battle of Sedgemsor, in which Monmouth was defeated by Feverallion, in the reign of Charles 11. XVltilst Fevertham was entertaining himself with the ex.i.eution of the prisoners, many of his officers returned to We..ton. and without ceremony went into the ditferent houses and ordered refreshment. One, an ill-bred ruffian, went into the family house of the Bridges, which had been so recently the head-quarters of his general, who, though not a welcome guest, had received all the attentions due to a stranger, by the rules of old English hospitality. The intruder has tened through the great hall to the parlour, where the ladies were assembled, end had not recovered limn the fright which the long-continued sound of the great guns had occasioned. After having made use of the must ungentlemanlike expressions, tne armed and cowardly miscreant proceeded to offin a gems insult to the lady of the mansion, when her daughter, Miss Mary Bridge (between 11 and 12 years of age,) drew his sword and stabbed him to the heart. She was I brought before Col Kirke. and tried by a court-martial. when the fair, young, and interesting heroine was was not only honorably neqiitted, but also received an order that the "semi' should be given to her, and that it should descend to the future Mary Bridges of I the family. The relic is now in the possession of, Miss Mary Bridge of Bishop's Hull, near Taunton, ' who bears on bet. seal, "Mary Bridge, 1685," stir mounted by an exact representation of"ibe sworde." The same work contains the subjoined story of a nother Mazeppa: When the battle of Sedgemoor was won, a cruel act of wanton barktrity was committed upon a prisoner. "A very fine young man, holding an ensign's commis ! siun in the Duke's armv, was amongst the prisoners; I and it was represented to Feerersham that he could ; show extraordinary feats of agility. With a ptemise of swing life, he submitted to be stripped, when one end of a halter was fastened round his neck, and the I other round that of a wild young colt. .They started at a furious rate at Bustlers Rhine, in Weston, and the horse fell exhausted by the side of his ill fated corn ( pillion, at Brinsfield Bridge in Chedzoy, a distance of I three quarters nf a mile, when the young man, worn out with (Otiose. claimed his pardon, but the 'inhuman general ordered him to be hanged with the re st on th e fatal Bussex tree." The native* of the Zoylands spenk of the " Nbite Lady," who was long seen about the great grave, dressed in white, and who died, bereft of reason, at Weston. She was the bethruthed of this young sol dier. GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY A late number of the Dayton (Ohio) Transclipt mentions a discovery of a most singular and extraor dinary charaeter which it to be seen in Delaware court v. in Ohio, about seventeen miles north of Columbus, the seat of govenrsent. The Transcript remarks, that although it is one of the most novel and curious things in natural history, it never has been made publicor been known to thesciehtific world. It has heretofore en- I i rely escaped the notice of scientific men from the fact of its being in an obscure place, and no account of it having ever bees given in the public prints. The Transcript says: "Sometime about the year IBIS, two men by the names of Davis and Richards. salt boilers by prates e'en, commenced boring foroalt water in the bed of the Scioto river near the place mentioned. After having bored about fifty feet through a solid rock, they came on a stream of w hi te sulphur water of the strangest kind. The auger with.which they were boring soddenly sunk something like two feet, which is probably the d.-rah of the stream; but such wa s the pressure of the water that , the auger was forced up again, and large weights bad to be attached to it in order to keep it to its place and enable them to bore further. They continued to bore on, however, until they got about four hundred feet be low the sulphur stream, when they struck upon salt water. The size of the auger was about two-and-a half inches In diameter. When they took it out, the jet of sulphur water rose up to the height of twenty feet above the surface of the river. In order to obtain access to the salt water beneath, they procured a wont; copper pipe and attempted to force it down to the place where it was to be found. But whenever it reached the sulphur stream, such was its force and presure that the pipe was completely flattened, so as entirely to prevent thepassage of water through it. All subsequent attempts to insert a pipe proved abortive, and after prosecuting the work at in- tervals for several years, the project was entirely a bandoned. After enlarging the orifice made by the augur at the top, a wooden stock 20 feet in height was inserted—yet, even st the top of this, such was the force of the stream, that it required the strength of two or three men to put a plug in it. From this stock a pipe conveys the water to a spring house on one of the bluff banks of the river. The stream has been running for twenty-six years, yet the strength and force are unabated. Those who have recently examined it, say that it is capable of throwing up a stream ten in cites in diameter from eighty to ninety feet high—and that water can be thus obtained to turn a large mill. The whole matter lay in obscurity until a short time since, when our fellow-citizen, Mr N Hart, acciden tally heard of the circumstance and bought the land upon which it is situated. It was from him that we learned the foregoing facts. The stream furnishes as good white sulphur as is now known. It is strongly impregnated with gas, and possesses valuable medi cinal properties. The place in which it is situated is in a fine healthy region and the country roundabout is beautiful and rolling, and admirably adapted to fishing and hunting. The Population of Great Britain.—The line pop. illation returns. giving the nativity of die people, sbow as follows Irish living in England, Scotch Total Scotch and Irish absenteeism, 532,178 English living in Scotland, 37,790 " " Ireland, 21,555 " " Chaahel I.slantls, 18.000 Total English nbsentecism, The Irish and Scotch living in Eugland are mostly of those wealthy classes who draw their revenues to the Meiropois Similar rehires of the United States population, would be exceedingly interesting. Large Sale of Dry Goods. AT Davis' Coinmercinl Auction ROOM% enrnow of Wood and Fiftlt streets, to-day, Monday, M arc h 10 at 10 o'clock AM. will he sold a large lot Di y Goods, of nearly every description. At 2 o'clock M Furniture. White Lead. GREG; & EATON'S PURE WHITE LEAD, a constant supply and for B a le by A. G. REINHART. 140 Liberty At. mar 10 150‘. LB:i. PRIME GRAND BANK Cr CUD-FISH, on hand and for sule To t4e Honorable the Judger of the Court of Gen eral Quarter se.grione of the Peace, is and for the County of Allegheny. The Petition of John Hoffer, of the First Ward,City of Pittsburgh,io the county aforesaid, hum bly sheweth, That your petitioner bath provided himself with ma terial.; for the ac.comm••dation of travelers and others, at his dwelling house, in the city and ward aforesaid, and prays that your honors will be pleased to grant a license to keep a Public Homy , o f Entertainment,—; And your petitioner, as in duty bound, will prnv. JOHN HOFFER. We, the subscribers, citizens of the lst Ward, City of Pittsburgh, do certify. that the above petitioner is of good repute fur honesty uud temperance. and is well provided with house room and conveniences for the ac commodation and lodging of strangers and travelers, an that said tavern is necessary. A. S. Wilson, S. R. Holmes. John Lafferty, Andrew Holton, William J• Robindon, Michael M'CuAker, Thos. Owsten, A. Cross, C. Schmertz, mi o—d3t. To the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Gem:- r-11 Quarter Sessions of the Peace, in and for the County of Allegheny. THEpetition of N. L. Bugh, of_Versailles ip., in the county afirre:taid, respectfully shew cth, That your petitioner bath provided himself with materials for the accummodntion of travelers and oth ers, at his dwelling lonise in the township aforesaid, and prays that pest honors will be pleased to grant him e license to keep a public house of entertainment.— And your petitioner as in duty bound, will pray.. N. L. BUGH. We. the eabscrib,re, citizens of Versailles township, do certify, that N. 1...8ugh, the above petitioner, is of good repute fur 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. Jesse Sill, Jobn A. Robison, Win. Michael, John Sill, James Neel, A. Soles. To the Honorable the Judges of Ike Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Pecos., in and for the County of Allegheny. The petition of W B Thompson. of the 4th ward of Pittsburgh, in the county hforesa id, re•pectfnity Aber eth, That your petitioner bath pmvided himself. with material,. for the accommodation of travelers end oth ers; at his dwelling house in the city aforesaid. and prnys that your honors will be pleaded to grant him a license to keep a poblic house of entertainment. And your petitioner, as in duty bound, nil! pray. W 13 THOMPSON. We the subscriber+, citizens of the 4th Ward, city of Pittsburgh, do certify, that W. B. Thompson the above petitioner, is of good repute for honesty and temper ance, and is well provided with hOuse room and conve niences fot the accommodation of travelers and ()then, and that said tavern id necessary. John Powler. John Vance, • S S Free, It Galway, - Jonathan Rhule, Fredk. Rophon, A Stewart, Edmund Omer, Jots Burgher, H A Weaver, Jas Ashworth, Sam! Murray. [mtt To the Honorable the Judges of L4e oourt of Gene ral Quarter essions of Lie Paine, in and for the County of Allegheny. The Petition of. James Ashworth, of the 4th ward, City of Pittsburgh, in the county aforesaid, humbly sheweth, That your petitioner bath provided himself with materials for the accommodation of travelers and other., at his dwelling house, in the city and ward aforesaid, and prays that your honors will be pkased to grant him o license to keep a Public House of enter tainment. And your petitioner, as in duty boned, will pray. JAMES ASHWORTH. We, the subscribers, citizens of the 4th ward, city of rittsburgh, do certify, that the above petitioner is of good repute for honesty and temperance. and is well prepared with house mammal conveniences fertherse comodationand lodging of strangers and travellers, and that said ;event is necessary. • H A Weaver, James f)onalyn, S S Free, • G W Henry, J Vandivender, John Fowler, Israel Wiggins, John Venue, John Rhule, John Fenn!, B Thompson, lnmes Burgher mnr 84i3i Tj OAF SUGAR-.-13 Bbls Loaf Sugar; 5 bxs dojoss remised for sale by HAILMAN, JENNINGS & Co., mar 8 43 Wood st. DRY PEACH ES—A few bags of those excellent lluvoted Dry Peaches still on hand. RICE -15 tierces fresh Rioe, recd tuxt fur sale by HAILMAN, JENNINGS & Co., 43 Wood at. - - The Wonders of the Heavens, Wagnillcsat v Illastrated. bT Shealnreings. • FING's popular view of Astronomy including a B full Illustration of the Mechanism of the Heav ens, embracing the Sun, Moon and Stars with descrips dons of the Planets, Comets, Fixed Stan, the Con stellations, the Galaxy, Meteors, Falling Stars, Aare liras. &c &e. illustrated bv/Maps and Kngtavinp, by Duncan Bradford. The above for sale by CHAS. H. KAY, Bookteller, corner of Woud and 3d streets. 4(9.256 111,22 Pigs sM Estisisms. 1 -1, DRUMS fresh Braying Figs. J 50 Packages Bunch Raisins, boxes and half boxes, received this day and for saki by A. G. REIPIHART, 1:0, Liberty street. Medicine Chests tbr Steam Boats. T HE subscriber has nc,w on hind twenty medicine chests (of var lout sizes and pries%) for sale cheap or dish. WM. THORN, feb 22 Druggist, 53 Market U., Pittsitsugh. J D DAVIS, Auctioneer A G REINHART, 140 Liberty it- John M'Farland, John H. Francis Nicholson S. M. arse, lt(thert Shaw, Jncob Keister Theodore Merlin, T. Penney, m I 0-d3t. HAILMAN, JENNINGS & to., 43 Wood At Now Orison Omar. 200 I b Mide. Flu" 84igar' ead hi II" IiAILMAN, JENNINGS & Co., 43 Wood greet. IifOLASSF.S-300 BR. NO Molasses; JIAL received awl for sale by HAILMAN, JENNINGS & Co., liar 8 43 WOOI fet. UI(DRIES-150 bags Rio Coffeet2s Ltenyrat b...l....sopackages Yates Hyson,.Gunpowdet, aid Ito- cartel flees; 30 bases assorted Tubecc% together witb 6 gement wolortment of every thing in the Greeect rare. AImi•COTTON YARN, Iron, Nails, Castiap,dai all ideal of Pittsburgh manufactures, oil af wlrldt -will be Awed on pleasing terms: AILMAN, JENNINGS & Co" mar 8 - 43'Woodst. Salm Last Lamps. JIIST OPENING, this day, my Spring stock or Art cher,' and Cornelius & Son's celebrated and new generally used Solar Lard Tmps. These two malls et Lamps, constructed on correct philosbphical plies cipkts, after having rowed through the severe - test et actual use for three years past, are now universally ad. mined to be superl*th al/ otters. Large Centre TaNet Lamps ; Supper and bloat* do; Hall and Steamboat do; Pulpit do; Papershadee —a beautiful variety; Extra Globes; Wick., &c.; Cans for Melting Lard. - W. W. WILSON, 57; Market skeet.. rl p I am cow prepared to alter the old astral sad Sperm lamps into Solar Lard Lams, at a modeniie expense. mB-3t W. W. W. 'MRCS COCHRAN, Corner of Liberty mot Factory streets, POI Wad, Pilishisrgh , I,IANCFACTURER of Magiesia Fire Prod _Ol.. Chests, Iron Doors. Grates and Railingsrs Iron Doors for Batik Vaults, Canal and Rail Roaddroan, together with every description of Smith work. Rxre R vo—Nl Allen, James Muy, William Holmes, Samuel Church, Lewis Hutcbinsem; Loren:, im/ling & Ces„ John Irwin & Son, Atwood& Jones, A Siseklans PITTABOROTI, MARCH 3, 1845. Weohe undersigned, having been present at • test made this afternoon. of a Fire Proof Chest., manufse tared by Mr. /us. Cochran, certify, that said dent remained in the fire, which was fed and kept op aerie(' the whole time, at least one hour, bad during aearly, all that time was red hot. Oa being cooled and spew. ed, the papers and Bank wee, which we saw placed' inside, were preserved. ii e cr.mdder the rest was most fair. and perfectly satisfactory, and cheerfully and confidently recommend the safe made by him t• the public. Signed Anthony Beelen, Esq., W H Smith. Bees C Town. ser.d, A Miltenbetger, M John Scott, Juke Anderson, William J Ankrim, William J Arakvstm, John H Cassel. A BEELEN, Esq., Commission Merchant. tamper of Front and Ferry streets. and Mr. G. BEALE, Jr., No 74, Wo, d street, are Agents for Pittsburgh; tad Messrs. BRYAN and MILTENBERGER. St Louis, Mo., to either of whom orders may be addressed. l'ilt.horeh. March 8,1815 dl Valuable Stassiast Works. SPARK'S Life of Washington, 1 vol—plates. Nfonthales do do 3 " maps. Tucker's Life cf Jefferson, 2 " Be['chamber's Biographical Dicty—Miniature Edit 4 vols. Bridgewater Treaties 7 vab complete. fine editions . uniform; - comprising Chalmers on the Invellectwal -. Constittainnaf Man—Prout's Chemistry, bleteroks....:• gy end the Function of Digestion—Kidd on the Pity-- facial Condition of ,Man—Whewel's Astronomy ned:.• General Physic-141%e Hand, its Mechanicisto end _ Virtual Endowments, an evincing design, by Cherie.... Bell—Kir'ty on the creation of Animals end - their History, Habits and Inanincts--Animal and Vegetable Physiology be Peter Maxi( Boget—the BiattrAnd Litat Treaties of titidgewater, all of which intended to it. - lust rate the power, a isdotn and goodness of God as manifested in creation;'Buckland's Geology and Min eranlogy, very ntnnerous plates. (2 vols. Eschenburg's Manual of Classical Literatare, with additions and improvements by N W Fisk-, Ea' q 14.1, Malta Brutes Gengtaphy, 6 vols. A Comprehensive Atlas—Geographical, Hisao& cal and Conn-uncial. a ith fine colored plates, quartos Butte's History of the War of Independence of tire lleitedStates,2 vol; translated by G A Otis, Kai. - Wood's Ptactical Treetisn on Railresdat. elates. The above welts on hand and for sale h 1 " C. H. KAY &Co., Booksellers and ?riper Dealers wholesaleaad • mur3 retail. corner of Wood and 314.- Caution. THE undersigned is obliged to publicly adroldes that his wife, Elisabeth Berymsnn, with his daughter, Margaret, bes secretly left him, to 'joie, ._ somewhere in the west, the followers of one Keno... Those who might be induced to trust her on my account, „ are hereby forewarned that I shell not pay any thing for her, since she left me without 'Necessity or any good reason. CHRISTIEEB BEFIYM.AN, 111 .1 .. 11 mB-430 Caaan , Seed. 400 LBS. Fresh Cowry _Seeds. jest received - 1f for 'lle wholesale and retail, by F. L. SNOWDFX- ' • mar 7 No 184, Liberly bead of Wood To Teem Ma,. WANTED; an active indistriats young man trim 16 to 18 years of age to lesirn the butchering business in all its branches; be will be requited to boned in the house, nod ono from the country will be pre-. ferred. Apply at the office of the Morning mar 7 d3t&wlt. wit', A I IMMO, Cashaterts DtCalksii. 83. Market Street, Pittsburgh. 83. SELLING OFF AT COST. BBE. CONS TA BLE requests the attention of tb. E . public to his stock of shawls-, cosaistlog Blanket Cloth, Cashmere, embroidered Tbibet sod. Belvidere, and Broche, at prices ranging from 50 east up to $l2. Alpaccas, figured and plain, Romeliaks, Zemobla Cloths. &c., at from 18.1 cents up to 50 110 62 . Cashmeres D'Cose from 2.5 up to 50 OOdtih the one. est imported styles. Just received, another lot of Flannels. imported as the only kind that is not liable to shrink. jan 1.5 MEM CANAL BOAT FURNITURE AT NO 4 WOOD STREET. T H AVE in store and for sale low, a large assort ment of Bunk Frames, Swinging Cots, Canvas* Frames, Cushions, Mattrasses, Quilts, Sheets, Slips, Pillows, Sm. &c. WM. NOBLE, Bedding Warehouse, near the mar 5 corner of Wood and Water sts. Cash Store Removed. THE subscribers have removed their Wbol Dry Goods establishment from No 99. to No -123 Wooa street, one door above thecorner of Fifth, where they are now receiving a large and carefully . selected stock of Dry Goods, to which they respect fully invite the attention of country merchants sad dealers generally. This is the only Wholesale Diy 'Good Louse in this city, that confines its Jules to cash only, and as we are wilting to sell goods at the very lowest grade, and at oath's= prices to all, iris so ob ject fur merc hants visiting this city to make purchases for cash. to call end examine our stock and prices be fore purchasing. TIERN AN & JONES, 123 Woad street,Pittaburgh. • Waysaburgh Messenger Pa., Butler Herald, Marl. etta laudlige•tieer, 0., C harleston Kettawha paper, Va., each copy to the amount of 2 dollars, trod charge this office. A LL pei ices Waxed to oz. will please take sop tiee that we have not ally collect4n 9 1 r , employed ie that ewpasitita invest," tint* eon onto firm ft authorized to receiptwriaalte iettlemeets also, amide** stow be signet by the firm ahem. THOS ALOE°, JAS DirGUIRE, N•tlq.
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