THOS. PHILLIPS lc WM. H. SMITH, EDITORS
PITTSBURGH, FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 18.4
SENATOR CAMERON.-WO rregret to observe that
many of the democratic paperrs - thcough the state evince
a disposition to keep up a discussion in relation to
thelato election of US Senator. Gen Cameron, as is
well lanowe ie our readers, was not our chnice for the
distiagoishedrisration. When our first choice failed to
receive the Cation nomination, we desired that the
mast who had ,btrn srlectrd vccordirg to the us
ages of the party might receive its unanimous support
at the election. Butthis was unfortunately frustrated,
and thiough the aid of the whigs the Caucus nomina.
tiara of the democratic party was defeated. In this
tee admit that the party has good cause to complain of
anddenoonce the sixteen democrats who proved reere
setts the usages of the party, but we cannot find in it
a sufficient excuse for the wholesale and bitter abuse
Atilt is heaped upon the person that was elected. Gen.
Cameras has been long an active and prominent mem
ber of the democratic party, and; although he has nev
er been a favorite, with us, nor have we one word to
say in extenuation of the manner in which his election
was secured, vet we are willing to give him a fair trial
in his new position, and we have a strong hope that
his course will fulsifyall the charges as to bargaining
with the , whigs that have been made against him.
We should remember that these charges come from
Oat opponents, and it is probable that they have no
firmer, basis than the hope that the new Senator will
torn traitor to the party with which be has acted so
It will he time enough to denounce the Senator
when we have the proof that he has sold himself to the
whips, or when he declare. himself in favor of those
schemes of fedetaliom, that the democrats have oppo
sed with sack a determined spirit.
We think the denunciation of Mr Cameron, cornea
with a bad grace from some of the journals that appear
anxious to be leadrrs in the crusade. But a few months
have passed since they were his warm allies in ccnsum
stingimportant matters in this State, and, at that time,
we have no doubt but they would have warmly rebuked
.n of their cotemporaries that would have dared to
insinuate ought against lis political honesty. Whet
new light has broken in upon them, since then, we
cannot say, but we do not believe that he is a whit
won* than he was when they acted in harmony with
him, and believed him to be a man fit to lead in mat
ters of much importance to the welfare of the party
griddle State.
We hope our cotempnraries will see the propriety
of dropping this difoussinn for the present; no good
tan arise from it. Let Gen Cameron have a fair trial
in the Senate. and then if he proves recreant, it will
be tirne enough to denounce him.
Nrw Hrurseerns ELICTION.—The Democratic
Governor has 1200 majority over all competitors, and
shoot s, OOO over his whig opponent, with whom
the reel contest was had.
The Council will be anti rely Democratic. The Sen
at* will be without a single whig member. In the
House the Democratic majority will be between 80
and 90 ! In .9 of the 1-0 counties, the Dernoensts have
elected their candidates fur county officers. The whips
have succeeded in old federal Cheshire alone.
Mr. Woodbury la defeated, his vote falling a few
short of the combined whig, abolition, mattering and
John P. Hale, votes. But at the next trial, no Demo
nist doubts the eleet ion of Mr. Woodbarv.
It would seem that the whigs have been playing the
same game in New Hampshire that they placed so
desperately in Pennsylvania lest fall. They charged
Gov. Steele as they did Gov. Shunk, with hostility to
the Bible. They did rather better, however. in New
Hampshire than Pennsylvania, because their witnesses
in the Granite State were rather better than in the
Keystone. M'Cutcheon would not have been totem•
ted by the New Hampshire whigs.
ELECTION IN PutLitrortritts.—The whigs have
elected ten Aldermen in the city, the Democrats two,
and the Native Americans three.
In the Northern Liberties the Democrats have elec
ted three Aldermen, and the Native Americans two.
The independent candidate was surcessfal in the 2cl
ward. The Democrats have elected a majority of the
other officers in the several wards of this district.
In the lit ward, Spring Garden, there was no e
lection for Alderman. The Native American candi
date was elected in the 2d ward, and the Democratic
candidate in the 3d ward. We have no returns of the
election of Alderman in the 4th ward. The Native
American candidate for Assessor, Mr. Cramer, has
been elected by about 50 majority.
The Native Americanshave been successful in all
the wards in Southwark, electing their entire ticket.
in consequence of an infotmality in the tickets, there
was no election fur Alderman in Moyamensing. Na
tive Constable elected. The Democrats have elected
their candidates in the lst and 2d wards, and the
wbigs have been successful in the 3d ward.
RHODE TaLAND.—We really begin to have same
hope that humanity will prevail in Rhode Island, and
that Dorr will obtain his liberation by the suffrages of
his fellow-citizens, CHARLES JACKSON, the Liberation
candidate for Governor, and other candidates on the
same ticket are ardent and prominent whip. Mr.
Jacssott,as will be seen by a noticein another part of
this paper, invited his whip friends to meet him, so
that he might declare his views, and explain his po
sition. We do hope that the whips of Rhode Island
may feel the touch of mercy, and give their votes on
humanity. side. We do not see how whigery can
suffer by giving evidence that it is influenced by the
best feelings of human nature.
nr'ln the Washington City Criminal Court on
Saturday, in the case of the United States VB. Caleb
J. 114'Nulty, the late Clerk of tho House of Represen
tatives, against whom the Grand Jury found a present
tufmt charging him with embezzlement, Mr. Hoban,
counsel for the accused, stated that his client was not
only ready but anxious for trial, and hoped the Court
would take up the case during the present term, as it
would be most inconvenient and expensive to hisclient
and his witnesses to attend at the next term of the
Cotnt. But the District Attorney objecting, on the
ground that the witnesses for the prosecution could
not be brought here in time, and for other reasons, the
trial of M'Nulty was postponed.
A pardon has been granted by the President to Capt
Sangster, found guilty of assaulting the Hon. John,
Quincy Adams, and sentenced to a fine of $lOO, and
end one month's imprisonment. Mr. Adams, and the
Judge of the Court, signed a petition to die (resident
for his pardon.
roisonen.—Eight or ten members of the family of
JoseOlover, near Fulton, Missouri, have been poison
ed recently. Four of his negroes and one child of
Mr. G. have died. Two other children are danger.
may fit and not expected to survive. A negro has
been arrested on suspicion of having poisoned the
family.
ailv ,Morning Post.
larThe lateness of ni:vigationos the lakes has af- I
forded our canal amine a fine 'opportunity for doing
business, and the early start which they were enabled
tomeke by the opening, will, we have no doubt, make
this one of the most profitable seasons they have had
for some years past. A letter from Buffalo dated,
March 20th says:
"The prospects for navigation is not a whit more
promising now than it was a month since. There
have - been two heavy snow storms, and intensely cold
weather, reclosing the creek and bringing is accumu-'
lations of ice from the upper end of the lake in such
quantities as to close up the mouth of the harbor and ,
prevent the steamers from entering. The boat which
left here on the 10th, returned on the 18th, but instead
of forcing a passage through the ice, landed her pas
sengers at Point Albino, 17 miles distant in Canada. A
cou?le of other steamers put in to Dunkitk, from
whence their passengers came in stages."
A NEW PAPER TN ClNClRNAll.—Cincinnati is a
great place for newspapers—and there are some great
' newspapers in Cmcinnatti. We published an extract
from the "Queen City," a few days ago, and it will
be seen by the follnwinz, which is an extract from the
"introductory" of the Pies} une. a new paper just-star
ted, that the •Queen City' has got a rival worthy of all
itspowets. The editor says he is aware that many
penny papers "haw, arisen Mushroom like; concoct and
"gestated in the nightly sanctums of imaginer} sue
! "cease but he intends that tho "Picayune shall escape
their fate; and if he does not keep his promises with
the public he is willing to submit to "public ostrism.' ,
Ile then goes on :
I Our Load Star is the public good, for the dilinsion
of knowledge denunciation, and exposition of all im
moral practices. We will forever refrain from entering
upon the contentious antagonistical and loathful ground
of politics. We vend upon neutral ground sacred and
hallowed, which is death for a belligerent to set a hos
tile foot upon—but, inzres and egresss may be given in
pet forming offices of humanity. We will keep from
ourcolumns,t he monotononsdeleterous and forevercon -
dem ned disputations of demagogues. Nothing of a
scurrilous, pernicious or vicious cast, shall ever find a
place in our columns. But whatever is praiseworthy
intellectually excellent, shall find in us strenuous and
stringent advocates. For public morals we have resol
ved to stand or fall with. And if we should sink be
neath adverse circumstances our motto shall be seen
displayed pure and unsullied: with its letters bright
and glaring, with a hallow of glory encircling it—our
motto is Vox Populi. Our businessshall be attended
to with indefatigable industry.
Our stimulence is our unperverted veracity, to the
public, and by keeping it unsophisticated, we expect
to rise to that eminence which the strict adherence to
it and our abilities entitle us to, sad the public will
justly give us through the medium of their patronage.
We leave the subject for thepublic meditation, the
character, disc, and tenor of our columns for the public
scrutiny, and thus throw our sheet to the popular
breeze, to Negress our journey in the literary and flue.
tuating popular seas, to waft us to a successful goal.
All that we ask is a trial, and that a fair impartial
one; and if we do not appear to be the the Simon pare
forever discard us as trash, and this our introtinction as
prevarication.
It must be a matter of rejoicing among the politi
cal editors of Cincinnati that the Picayune is to keep
out of the "antagonistical and loathful ground of poli
tics." And if the "character, disc, and tenor of the
paper" do not meet with the favor of moral and the lit
erary people, then there is no use in attempting to sat
isfy the wants of those classes of readers.
LIBERATION MEXTING ♦T PRoVIDENCE.—An im
mense meeting was held at Providence on the night
of the 21st inst., in compliance with an invitation of
Mr Jackson to the Whigs of that city to meet him
and bear an exposition of his opinions. Tint Gazette
sacs:
Mr. SULLIVAN Doan, father of the prisoner, ac
companied by the venerable BENJAMIN ABORPI, came
into the Hall, and amidst the most enthusiastic ap
plause, the too took seats upon the speaker's platform.
They were subsequently joined by the venerable R ICH-
Norm BULLOCK who was also much applauded as he
mounted the steps and took a seat cn the right of the
speaker.
Mr Jackson at considerable length declared his con
tinued attachment to the Whig party and to the prin
ciples of Law and Orler party, but at the same time
as-owed himself in favor of the unconditional liberation
of Mr. Durr.
Carrie A L I'oBmm—A young man at !Yew Orleans
on the night of the 12th, sleeping in the upper got) ,
of a house that had caught on fire, woke and found his
room so full of smoke that to prevent suffocation he
got out of the window, and in this position, with one
hand holding the sill and the other clinging to the
spout, he dangled until a ladder was brought to his
rescue. As it was, one of hia hands and arm to the
shoulder were severely burnt, the sleeve of his shirt
being consumed, and the rest of his dress scorched by
the flumes. A few minutes more, and he must have
tumbled into the sidewalk or been burnt to death.
rir The Petersburgh Railroad Company having
been fined by the Post Office fora failure in carrying
the mail, took a spiteful revenge by refusing to take it
on some occasion when they could do so withcot in
curring a loss. The Charleston Mercury reprimands
them sharply and says
"In conclusion, these corporations should remember,
that, having no souls, they have no tight to entertain
anger, revenge, and such other personal feelings.—
What have points of honor to do with the purposes
for which railroads were chartered? They were
made to carry freight and passengers, not malice and
revenge. Their business is to -fire up" with coal
and wood, not passion and resentment."
TEXAS.-By the steamship New York at New Or
leans, advice, have been received from Galveston to
tha Bth inst. The news is important, inasmuch as we
are informed that the Government of Texas will not
consent to Annexation on the terms of the House
Resolutions, but will oppose it to the utmost. The
National Register (Government organ, at Washing.
ton, the Texian capital) opens with perfect ferocity
on the House project of Annexation, though avowing
itself favorable to the measure on fair terms. It ob
jects to the required sun - ender of all the Public Pro
perty of Texas (her Public Lands excepted) to the
Union; to the right reserved to the Union to settle with
Mexico the boundaries of Texas, and to the humbug
Compromise on the subject of Slavery. It protests
against the "state of imbecile and hopeless depen
dence" on the United States in which the House pro
poses to place Texas, and pronounces it "the actual
pit and grave of insignificance and infamy." A
correspondent of the Herald says:—"The People are
opposed to the bill of Annexation, and the opposition
is gaining ground. A fair treaty, Rea State, assum.
ing our public debt, &c., would be accepted almost
unanimously, but they do not like this mongrel An-
nexation."
CIRCLSSIA —England and Russia setm to have a
good understanding. Immense preparations are mak
ing for the Spring campaign on the Caucassius, and
England has pledged herself to prevent any assistance
to the rebels, as they call the Citcassians. Shame
that those gallant mountaineers are not permitted to
defend their own soil without being charged as reb
els. What allegiance does Circassia owe England or
Russia!
PRESIDENT POLK
The question which the Whigs used ignorantly-Ito
ask during the canvass of '44, must, we suppose, be
varied to suit the tunes. It Is no longer who is Polk,
bat who was Polk.
A very satisfactory answer to the latter question has
been pointed out tots bye II lend, in an old number of
the New York Mirror, that for the 17th of March,
1838. It is as follows:
The speaker of the House ts, considering the high
station he eccupies, a young man; his age is between
forty and forty-sve, In his person he is rather spare,
and about five feet nine in3hes in height. His hair is
dark, with a light sprinkling of grey about bin tem
ples. His countenance is very expressive, and, ex
cept when something occurs to disturb his equanimity,
is indicative of good nature, and very often lighted up
by a smile. His eyes are bright and searching, and
an excitement within is more visible through them,
than through those of almost any individual within my
knowledge. As a debater, on the floor of the House,
he always acquitted himself well: energy and quick
ness of apprehension are his characteristics, and, as
chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, he
had ample opportunity to call all his talents into requi
sition. Any subject.which he undertakes to investi
gate, he enters into with all his powers; and it is never
left until sifted to the bottom. In debating, rhetorical
figures aro seldom resorted to by him—poetry and
flourish are left for those who wish to tickle the imagi
nation—while he contents himself with sound and
convincing argument, plainly; but forcibly put forth;
and be never loses sight, for a moment, of the point
in issue.
Since he has occupied the Speaker's chair, his e&rts
have been untiring to perfect himself in parliamenta
ry law, and to administer it with impartiality; and,
while he presides over the deliberations of the House,
with all the dignity due the situation of presiding offi
cer over the representatives of a great and free people,
there is mingled with his manners, a plain, Utlol tenur
tious bearing, which does honor to himself, and is in
keeping with the true principles of a republican gov
ernment. That 'pharisaical pride which exclaims,
—"our eyrie huildeth in the cedar's top"—belongs not
to James K Polk ; he is a Democrat in principle and
in practice, and every man who has had any personal
intercourse with him, will agree with the writer here
of in the opinion, that honesty of purpose, uprightness
of principle, and an exalted sense of moral responsi
bility, are the beacon-lights which guide his course a
croxe the ocean of existence.
Hewes elected Speaker, it is true, by a party vote,
and is, as the Speaker of the American House of Re
presentatives must always necessarily be, a party man;
and, under the peculiar circumstances of his election,
the place, during the first session he filled it. was ren
dered as embarassing as possible. Questions of order
were multiplied upon him, and he was celled upon to
give constructions to the lex parliamentaria upon
every occasion where, by possibility, a question could
be started. He passed through the trial, however, with
honor to himself, and with satisfaction to those who
elected him ; and his urbanity and gentlemanly bear
ing were such, as to dis,arm even his opponents of
their rancor.
Though, at times, Colonel Polk may appear, to his
political ppponent., to be governed by party feeling
in the course he pursues in discharging the duties of
Speaker, I do not believe any consideration would
tempt him, intentionally, to swerve one hair's breadth
from what he honestly believed to be his duty , be the
consequences what they may, he will ever ho found
pursuing that course which he thinks will result most
honorably to his country.
GENERAL ALMON f E'S PROTEST
The New York Evening Gazele of SatuMav pub
lishes the following is an abstract of the Protest of
the Mexican Minister, on the occasion of the passage
of the Annexation Bill:
"The undersigned has the honor to address himself
to the lion. Secretary of State, in order to manifest
the deer concern with which he has seen that the Pre
sident of the United States has given his signature to
a law admitting into this confederarcy tho Mexican
province of Texas.
He had flattered himself that the sound counsels of
the most distinguished citizens, &c would have led
to a better result. Unhappily it has not been so, and
against his hopes and sincete vows, he sees consuma
ted on the part of this government, nn act of a ggres
lion the most unjust that modern history records—the
spoliation of a friendly nation of a considerable part of
its territory.
For thew reasons, in obedience to his instructions,
he must protest, and does protest, in the most solemn
I manner, in the name of his government against the
&c. He protests also that the act in n measure
invalidates the rights of Mexico to recover her prov
ince, of which she is so unjustly dispoisessed,and that
she will maintain and give effectto those rights by all
the means within her power.
lie also begs that the Secretary will let the Presi
dent know that in view of all these facts, his mission,
near this Government terminates to-day. He conse
quently begs that the Hon Secretary will forward to
him his passports, because it is his purpose to leave
this city as soon as possible for N York."
Very well. There is no greet harm in this. On
the contrary, it is not the tone of a minister whose
nation is about to declare war. The truth is, that the
Mexican authorities by this time understand as well
as the rest of the world, that their country has no bet
' ter claim left to Texas than Spain has toMexico—
her that right and her power in the premises are about
exactly on a par, each being simply nit and nothing
more: Nevertheless, we hope to see our government
deal handsomely by Mexico, in the way of soothing
and satisfying the irritation in which a large part of
cur own press have been doing their best to encourage
her. NVere she a powerful nation, we might stand more
sternly on our rights, and give nothing more than a
fair adjustment of the boundary line. Being so feeble
and distracted as she is, it will well become us to he
gracefully generous and magnanimous toour poor neigh
bor; after which we have no doubt that we shall kiss
and be better friends than ever we have been before.
Morning Nears.
RHODE ISLAND
OLNEY BALLOU, nominated by the Democrats as
their candidate fur Congress in the Eastern congres
sional district, has declined the nomination, having al
ready accepted that of his fellow-citizens for re.elec
lion to the State Senate, where he thinks he can be u
more service to the cause of unconditional liberation
for Gov Dort.
CHARLES .1 season, the liberation candidate for
Governor, addressed an immense concourse, principal.
ly Whigs, at Providence, on Friday evening last. The
Providence Gazette says:—
. "MrJackson explained at length the motives which
actuated him in accepting the nomination with which
he had been honored by the friends of Liberation. He
had done so with no other desire than to restore peace
and tranquility to the State. He thought the State
had been distracted long enough by violent struggles
on local issues, and if they were ever to be laid aside,
he thought the time had come for taking the first step
towattis it. He had not been required, in accepting
the nomination, to abandon one rota of his political
creed, or to sanction or countenance the least deviation
from what be considered sound political doctrines. He
had ever been a friend of Law and Order and be was
the friend of Law and Order now; and he had only
consented to become a candidate for office, when
the party which nominated him declared in the
most solemn manner that the present Constitution
was valid and binding upon the people of the State,
and that they had no desire to change or amend
it, except in the manner which itself prescribed.—
This declaration, he thought, made it wholly unne
cessary to require any further condition to Mr Dorr's
liberation. And it was in consideration of this step
having been previously taken, that he had avowed
himself in favor of Unconditional Liberation, and
permitted his name to be used as the candidate of that
party. In doing so, he had not abandoned a single
item of his opinion on national politics, or swerved
one inch from the true principles and doctrines of con
servativism, or Law and Order, On the other hand
he had taken the most conservative and conciliatory
course of the two which were now presented, and the
one which he thought would most surely tend to the
permaneccy of our institutions.
If a majority of his fellow citizens should honor
him with their suffrages, his first object would be to'
secure the liberation of Mr Dorr and his restoration to
the rights of a citizen--lor without such restoration,
he would consider liberation little better than mocke
ry. After that object was effected, he would still use
his influer.ce in favorof conseirativa messares, having
for their object the permanent peace and safety of the
people, and tending to the eradication of all that bit-
ter strife and animosity of feeling which has so long
been nourished in our State by eaci.ing local is
sues."
THE GREAT LAKES
A writer in the Ciucinnati Atlas (says the N York
Evening Post,) furnishes some interesting particulars
of the vast extent of our great Northern Lakes. It ap
pears, from a narrative of Professor Drake, who visi
ted these lakes last summer, that they extend over
nearly eight and a half degrees latitude in breadth,
and sixteen degrees of longitude in length. The ex
tent of their surfaces is estimated at 93,000 square
miles; and the area of country drained by them, is
competed at 400,000 square miles.
Their relative sizes are 84 follows:
Ontario, 6,300 a. miles.
Erie, 9,600 "
St Clair, 360 "
Huron, 20,900 "
Michigan, 29,400 "
Superior, 22,000 "
The average depth of water in the different Lakes,
is a question upon which there is no certain informa
tion. Authorities differ. Dr. Drake gives it as fol
lows:
St Clair,
Erie,
Ontario,
Superior.
Huron and Michigan,
In our standard works, Lake Erie is thually stated
to have a depth of 120 feet. The deepest soundings
have been taken in Lake Huron. Off Saginaw Bay,
1800 feet of line have been sent down without finding
bottom.
The altitude of these lakes varies step by step from
Ontario to Superior. Lake Ontario is 232 feet above
the tide-water of the St Lawrence. Erie is 333 feet
above Ontario, and 565 feet above tide-water at Alba
ny. St Clair is six feet higher than Erie; Huron and
Michigan are thirteen feet above St Clair, and Superi
or lies 44 feet above them.
This shows the curious fact, that while the surface
of Huron is 684 I , et above the level of the ocean. its
bottom, at Saginaw Bay, is more than 1100 feet below
the same level,
The waters of these lakes, with the exception of
Erie and St Clair, are remarkable fur their transparen
cy and delicious flavor. Of. Lake Huron, Professor
Drake ascertained that the water at the surface, and
two hundred feet below at the same place, indicated
precisely the same temperature, to wit fifty-six degrees.
His explanation of this fact is, that tha waters are so
pure that the rays of the sun meet Milli no solid mat
ter in suspension to arrest and retain the heat.
The writer adds:
"There is a great curiosity connected with these
lakes about 30 miles from Kingston. near the outlet of
the bay of Quints, in Canada. The writer of this vis
ited it a few years ago, in company with Professor
Lyell, of London, who pronounced it ono of the great
est curiosities of the kind he ever saw. It is what is
called in Scotland 'a Tam' or mountain lake. It is
situated upon a conical hill about 350 feet high. It
is circular—about half a mile in diameter, and occu
pies nearly the whole surface of the hill.
The lake is consequently entirely without inlet; a
small stream consequently escapes from one edge of it,
down the side of the hill, turning the wheels of a flour
log mill, which has been erected near the summit.
The level of the water in the lake is supposed to be
about 350 feet above that of the bay below. As there
are no high lands within fifty or sixty miles, or perhaps
a greater distance, the curious question arises, whence
comes the supply for this mountain lake?
"Professor Lyell supposes it to occupy the critter of
an extinct volcano, and to receive its waters through
hidden syphons, from a great distance; but did not co
incide with the popular belief in the neighborhood,
that the fountain head was Lake Erie, although it is
supposed that they occupy the same level."
TRT AL 07 Mas MART Bunters.—The trial of this
woman for the murder of her brother's wife and child,
and for robbing and setting fire to his house, was to
commence "in New York on Monday. Three days
wereconsumed in obtaining a jury, which was finally
selected on Saturday afternoon.
SENATORIAL GALLANTRY.—In the course of his re
marks on the Poet Office in the Senate of the li S Mr
Buchanan said:
"The present system was suhkct to gross and ine
vitable abt.t.‘e. Not a day passed in which be did not
,eceive letters from persons et distance, containing
letters addressed to persons in this city—often to la
dies. Now what must a member of Congress do
with 8 letter thus enclosed?
Mr 'Benton—Why, carry it t the lady, sir, and de
liver it sir, and, sir, make a low buw."
Mr Buchanan agreed with the Hon Senator that
there was no other course to be pursued.
PITTSBURGH MARKET.
REPORTED FOR THE POST BY isAsc HARRIS
Friday, Mardi 28, 1845
During the past week our streets have been full of
drays hauling huge quantities of goods, and a good
deal has been done by our merchants and manufactu
rers, in filling orders, and the wholesale of cotton,
bacon, poi it, beef, sugar, molasses, hemp, ashes, and
iron, have been large and the advanced prices well sus
tained, espicially since the English news by the Cam
bria. Our merchants are daily getting on autl opening
fine large and cheap assortments of new and fresh
goods, and our streets, pavements and rivers, all show
quite en animated scene; and now the weather is so
fine and comfortable, business in the selling depart
ment will bevery cheering.
Ashes—Sales of the week of about 25 tons of
Scorching, at 3234 cents a 115, for time and cash and
inferior a.id damaged at 1 leZ2Ac IV; I'ot ashes 3i;
Pearls 4e4ic Tr).
Beeswax—Small sales at 25e26c
Brooms—Corn Brooms are in fair demand at $1 to
$1,50c a doz.
(latter—Receipts of good Roll ar.d Keg light, and
demand good—good Roll sells from wagons at 14015
cents la 115.; Keg 8 to 1 oc
Beans—Plenty, and rather dull at 81 to $1 a
bushel for small white.
Bacon—Since our last very large transactions in Ba
con have taken place and purchases made at an ad
vance, on Monday Eastern news created quite a de
mand and sales, has been made of several large lots
City and country cured Hams, nt. 6404. Sides, 54@
5i and Shoulders, ilitaqi c. 2E. One sale of City cu
red 55 hhds- assorted, 500 hams and about 35000 Ito
of hog round at Gi for hams, 54 fnr sides and 4i shoul
ders.
Beef—Sales of 1000 Its. dried Beef from stores at
s i. P lb.
Feathers—Prime at 28c a lb.
Fruit—Dried apples are very active, but they are
very scarce—green, on the wharf in bble 1 50es1 75
a bbl.
Le.nons—from New Orleans, $2 00 a box.
Flour—We quote good sf. Flour at $3 37&a3 50 a
bbl from the River and Wagons.
Fire Brick—File Brick at the River is 13 to $l5
per M.
Ginseng—Sales at 25 to 27c a lb.
Grain—Wheat, sales of wheat afloat, 67—prime 70c.
Rye, 600 bushels sold at the River and from Wagons
at 40043 c; Oats have advanced and sales of 700 bush.
afloot at 17018 c.; Corn, sales in two lots of near 800
bushels at 27e28c.; Barley, has advanced, especially
seed Barley which is now in demand at $1 a bushel.
Prime Barley for malting, 75487 a bushel.
Groceries—N 0 Stigar has advanced sad is firm at
is alb in iihd• and 5026,ic a lb in bbla for good and.
prime.
Molazier—sale, of about 500 bla during the **eh,
in lots at 27 , 27i, 271e28c. We Dow quote the article
at 28030 c a gal.
Cuffee--sales in lots of prime Rio at 7071 c a lb.
Hay—loose Timothy in wagons sold at $7 a ttat
Hideo—groer. slaughtered, 4c a lb.
Lead—stock large and good, and saleaoffered at 31
03} a lb.
Laid—A good deal is doing and the sales largec
500 or 600 kegs in lots of No 1, at 6,64 and 6&c a lb.
and since 61e7c has been offered for city cured and
decaned.
Metal—Bar Iron, 3e31; Juniata, 3i031e a lb
cash and time
Metals—Steel, Spring is steady at 54e5f. Nails,
no change and sales large and constant at 4 , a4
Pig Metal, the price has looked up and sales of 300
No 1 Allegheny at $27,50, at 6 mos. Sales of some
scales of hanging Rock and choice Allegheny at $3O
a Ton.
Tinplate—The late news horn England has advan
ced plate $1 jf, box a f x is now $ll a box.
Rice-14 firm at 4i a4ic M.
Salt—sales in Allegheny from Boats, 90 to $1 per
Seed—Clover is now in demand at $3 25- Timo•
thy has advanced ; sales from wagons $1 37i, and
store $1 50 a bushel. Floxeeed,quick at cefit
Tallow—Sales of 3000 Tbs. rem:kcal at 6 cts., and
1100 butcher's, rough, at 9cts. la' lb.
Whiskey—Common 18 cts.; rectified 21 cra. gall.
10 feet
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GRAND CONCERT
AT THE DUQUESNE HALL,
Friday and Saturday, march 28, 29,
THE ORIGINAL
ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS
Messrs. GERMoN, ST•NtvenD, HA NINGTON, EILH•M,
AND WHITE.
RESPECTFULLY announces to the Ladies and
Gentlemen of Pittsburgh, that they will give
two of their inimitable entertainments on the above
evenings. consisting of Songs, Glees, Choruses, Comic
Banjo, Congo, Tambo and Bone Castinetts, in all of
which they stand unrivaled in the world.
ler For particulars eee small bills.
Front seals reserved for Ladies.
Admission-50 cents, doors open at 74 o'clock.—
Concert at 81. mar 28.
In the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny Coun
ty in the Commonwealth of Pennsy/vania at June
Term, A. JD: 1840. No 54.
In the matter of the Voluntary As
,- signment of Mcßride & McKeehan.
•y And now to wit : March 22d 1845, the
••;" , •
'•( Court having been satisfied that the no
tice of the presentment of the supplement
al account in the above case has beendu
ly made according the order of the Court of Common
Pleas Jan. 1845, order the same to be confirmed and
appoint Clarence Shaler Esq. an auditor to distrib
ute the proceeds amongst the Creditors.
From the Record, GEO. R. RIDDLE,
Proth'y.
The undersigned auditor will attend for the purpose
of his appointment at his office on Third street, city
of Pittsburgh on Wednesday the 30th day of April,
at 2 o'clock P. M., when and where all persons inter
ested are requested to attend.
CLARENCE SHALER,
mar 211 n3t Auditor.
Dissolution of Partnership.
rp HE Partnership beretolote existing between the
subscribers, under the style and firm of Amy,
Ogden & Co., has been dissolved by minuet consent,
the business will in future be conducted by Geo. Og
den & Samuel Snowden. under the firm of OCIDKS
& SNOWDEN who are fully authorised to settle up the
business of the late firm.
I take pleasure in recommending Messrs Ogden &
Snowden to the friends and customers of the law firm,
and to my personal friends as worthy of their patronage,
and hope it will be continued.
mar 28.1md CHARLES AVERY.
The Teeth!—The Teeth
A W. W. WRIGHT, 4 AV., M D.,StraosoN DENTIST,
office and residence in 4th,
a ft.w doors above Wood street.
From Dr. Wright's long experience in the depart.
ments of SURGICAL and MECHANICAL Dentistry, he
feels confident that all operations performed by him
will give entire satisfaction.
mar 28-d4w
Gold and Silver Patent Lever, and other TVatehes,
Jewelry, 4.e.
A T Davis' Commercial Auction Rooms, corner of
Wood and sth sts to-morrow (Saturday) evening,
March 29th, at half past 7 o'clock. will be sold the
following valuable Gold and Silver Watches, Jewelry,
&c., manufactured in Liverpool, viz:
1 Gold Patent Lever Watch 6 pr Jewels, W Cooper.
1 do do do P Mortimer,
1 do do do W Robinson.
I do do a., S Morris.
1 du do do S Morris.
1 Gold watch suitable for a Lady, very fine a beau
tiful article.
I•Silver Patent Lever Robins, Liverpool, 1 do Harri
son, Liverpool. together w ith a large lot of English end
French Hatches of various descriptions which must
be sold without reserve to close a consignment.
Also, Fine Gold Guard Chains; Ladies and Gentle
men's fine Gold Breast Pins, Broaches, Topes, Agate,
&c. settings, Gold Pencil Cases &c. J D DAVIS,
mar 28 Auctioneer,
Mackerel
5,17, BBLS. No. 3 Mackerel, large size;
If just received and fnr sale by
J. W. BURBRIDGE & CO.,
Writer street
Select School for neys.
lIOr WILLIAMS, will open a Select School for
Boys, in the Session-room of the First Pres
byterian Church, Pittsburgh, nn Monday the 7th of
April next. Entrance on Sixth street.
TllPrimary Class, $6 per scholar per quarter
of 11 weeks.
unior
Senior Class,
Rev, D. Elliott, D. D., Rev. D. H. Riddle, D. D.,
Rev. A. D. Campbell, D. D., Hon. Charles Shafer,
Joseph P. Gazzam, M. D., Charles H. Israeli, Esq.
NB. Mr Williams will deliver a free lecture at 8
o'clock. P M of said dny, on contractions in Writing,
Arithmetic (the Prussian System) and Book Keeping,
and if sufficient encouragement shotdd be offered,
evening classes will be formed in either, or all of the a
bove branches.
march 27-Iyd.
Spring PR Won',
416 RECEIVED AT THE NEW ix
HAT AND CAP STORE.
(Observe Yellow Front.)
The proprietor would return thanks to his nume
rous customers and the public for the liberal patronage
bestowed, and would inform them that he has received
the Spring Fashions for Hats, direct from New York ;
which he is prepared to supply them with on the most
moderate terms. Not wishing to puff my establishment
into notice; but would say to all who wish to get a
fashionable, seat and durable Hat at moderate terms,
to give me a call, and examine my splendid assortment
of Hats and Caps.
(Recollect, Yellow Front.)
G. W. GLASSGOW,
No. 102. Wood greet, tbir4 door from Fifth street.
m 27.
CHARLES AVERY,
GEORGE OGDEN,
SAMUEL SNOWDEN
Large Sale of
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10 ~
REVERtNCES
Shawls, AiPIKICSS, Cashmeres Wow&
83. ifarket Street, Pittsburgh. II
SELLING OFF AT COST.
10 E. CONSTABLE requests the attention ache
• public to his stock of shawls; consist'.( of
Blanket Cloth, Cashmere, embroidered That sad
Belvidere, and Broche, at prices ranging from 50 cents
up to $l2.
Alpaccas, figured and plain, Romelies, &robin
Cloths, dtc., at from 10$ cents up to 50 and 621-4.
Cashmeres D'Cose from 23 up to 50 cents, the New
est imported styles.
Just received, another lot of Flannels. imported es
the mil kind th at is not liable to shrink. jan 13
For Itaho L.
2n NESTS Cot:amber wood bowls; 10 oasts
15 tubs; 6 dos bucket*, 7.9, 8-11, 9-12, 19.12,
10-15, 12-16, 12-18, sash and glass; churns; chalk,
bed and clothes lines; carpet chain; cores all
sizes angers; all kinds of brushes and combs; axes,
hatchets, quill.; steel pens; G S thimbles, 0 S table
and tea spoons, paper and school books; tacks; bast
hinges and screws; percussion caps; pocket books; all
kinds of buttons; mattocks; fishing hooks; black wri
ting sand; scissors. For sate low for cash, by
ISAAC HARRIS, Arent
and Corn Merchant,
m 27 No 9, sth street.
Carpet and carpet chain, carpet and papermakers,
rags received in payment.
Sailing Off
91 HE subscriber intends closing his Mori/eta sets
JL Leather Store, on the grit of April neat. All
persons wishing bargains in his liras, MI be aocoatahr
tad by calling befogs that time.
JOHN H. &LIME.
mar27-dtal 95 Wood at., near Diamond Allay.
Pittsburgh ilisantesstures.
50 DOZ. Estep& Sons' Cast Steel Axes, warned
100 do Berger & Son's Steal Herne, trowel
tempered.
100 do Shaw's & Nelson's Sickles;
60 do Marsh's Grua and Corn Scythe%
30 gross Spinning Wheel how
100 dos Shovels and §pade
50 do Manure and Hay Fork%
30 do Mattocks and Picks:
Window Glass, assorted sizes.
Lamont's Patent Vices, solid boxes.
For sale at reduced prices by
GEO. COCHRAN, No 28. Wend et,
Agent for the Manufacturers.
70 DOZ. Scytbe &lathes;
200 do do Rifles, just tooeived anal !sr sae
by
mar 27
MACHINE CARDS--A full supply Foe the emu.
inc. season received on consignment.rnir br
mar. 27. GEO COCHRAN, No 2s, Wood it.
Pie)des.
1
BARREL beautiful cucumber pi,kles, 6t for fami
lies or Hotels, for sale low by
Smyrna Pigs.
A FEW drums on hand, and for sale low by
T. C. MARTIN,
60 Water at.
Ps•sb Oranges.
30 BOXES prime Messina Oranges, jest meek.
el, and for stile low ,by
Fresh Lamas.
20 BOXES for sale low, by
P. C. MARTIN,
60 Water street.
Gram Apples.
BARRELS of superior apples, tiat of
I II" red pippin, Spitsenburg, yellew pippin, Ow,
prime fur family use. For sale low, vgy
P. C. MARTIN,
60 Water street.
To Ike Honorable toe Judges of the Court of Gess
red Quarter SLItliOlU of the Peace, in and ler the
County of Allegheny.
The petition of George Barnes, of Ohio township,
of the county aforesaid, respectfully 'hewed', That
your petitioner hath provided himself with materials
for the accommodation of travelers and others, at his
dwelling house in the township aforesaid, and prop
that your honors will be pleased to grant him a license
to keep a public house of entertainment. And your
petitioner, as in duty bound, will pray.
GEORGE BARNES.
We, the subscribers, citizens of Ohio township. do
certify, that George Barnes, the above petitioner is or
good repute for honesty and temperance, and is wall
provided with house room an.l conveniences for the ac
commodation of travelers and others, and that said
tavern is necessary.
David Shields, Robert Green,
Paul A. Way, Robert Road',
W. Woods, E. W. Worthington.
Abraham Wakefield, Jno. W. Little,
W. Little, John Way,
Samuel W. Peebles, J. W. Crasafizrd *
Elias Grimes, James Duff,
B. C. Anderson, F. Duff
R. L. Balker
PLATFORM AND COUNTER SCALES CHEAP
FOR CASH!
ALL sizes of Platform and Counter Sales kw
sale at extremely low prices, and warranted,
as regards neatness and accuracy. not excelled 83,
any make in the country. Merchants and others
having orders would do well to give us a call.
LEWIS PETERSON, Jr., Manufacturer,
No. 45, Front St., between Market & Wood.
mr 26-Iw.
HARPER'S BIBLE, NO. 21,
And more New Works at Co'.ok Literary
Depot, 85, Fourth Street.
LTA RPER'S Illuminated Bible, No 21.
Look to the End, or the Bonnets Abroad, by
Mrs Ellis, and only 121 cents.
The Nevilles of Garretstovrn, Ne 3, by Charles Le
ver, author of O'Malley, Torn Burke, &e. •
Thirlwall's History or Greece, No 8, and last nutn•
her, the work being now complete.
Illustrated London Times and News, 4 Noe each.
by steamer Cambria.
Punch, 3 Nos.
The collegians, a novel, by the author of Tales of
the five Senses, &c.
Arthur's Maga:loci for April.
American Whig Review for March.
The Art of Conversation, with remarks en Fashion
and Dress, by Mrs Maberly.
Lectures on the Invocation of Sainte. Veueraties
of Sacred Images and Purgatory, by the Rev Charlie
Constantin* Pise D. D.
The Seven Lights, or Tales amen; lands, by In.
graham.
A new supply of Harpers' novels, just received
mar 23 •
Chair actory.
JNO. IRW/N, F and Jansts W. W oc a,
well, carry on the Chair business in all its
branches, and solicit the custom of their friends w
may want to purchase a substantial article. A large
assortment now on hand at low prise s , •
mar 22 JNO. M, IRWIN & CO.
IPi
4 r BARRELS White Fish;
e ) 10 Drums Codfish; for sale low to ninon eon.
signment. M B RILEY & Ca,
mar 13.
New Orleans ism.
200 Vs. prime Sugar, arrived and for sale
iIAILMAN, JENNINGS & Co,
43 Wood street.
50 BBLS. fresh family Flour, sus band and foe
sale 127
mar 20
20000 for FIRE RI CK, B a prime &Web.
oak
D. & O. W. LLOYD.
mar 20
GEO. COCHRAN.
P. C. MARTIN,
60 Water at.
P. MARTIN,
60 Water street.
m27-dit.
D. &G. W. LLOYD. "