%.I . e - - a^'ry~ y ~ , f ~~ s'~ sec Tem See PEDRO Ext,entrtoe.—The Baltimore 4t post. . Patriot sayst—We understand that letters have been - , received in this city-by a recent arrival, from Messrs THOS. PHILLIPS //s WM. H. SMITH, EDITORS. Howell and others engaged in the second San Pedro PITTSBURGH, TUESDAY APRIL 8, 1845. i Expedition—as iris called—who went for the purpose I of raising the Spanish ship of war San Pedro, which Ns'w CITE ORDINANCES, — Whereas, by an act was sunk many years ego inforty feet water, on the of tibe gotmcils of this city (and a very improper Coast of the Spanish Main. She had in her some mat we Wok) the Mayor was authorized to °el ect the ' thing like $2,000,000 besides brass cannon and other papers to do the city printing,—and whereas, "n' valuable articles. der that act his Honor did not think proper to '' o°- I The letters state that the expedition has been sue de:time "the Post" to perform that servioe--and eessful in finding the vessel. She was descended to whereas, by this conduct on the part of our chief city by one of them in a diving bell, constructed fur the officer, the readers of our paper w ill be p revented purpose, and $3 in specie, besides several brass can freer seeing the new city laws, as they may be Pew - i non, brought up. One of the dollars was found em *ed, at length, among our a dvertisements—androkere - beded in the timber of the San Pedn some inches as ,sigrrerance of the law escuseth ne man:" therefore, deep, supposed to have been placed there by the explo- We have determined to give a synopsis of each *ion of the magazine which caused the vessel to sink. new enactmentof the City Councils, for the benefit Most sanguine hopes were entertained by those enga of the pub/to—so that they may avoid all the penal- g o d in the attempt to obtain the vessel's treasures that t t asee seerreent upon violations of the n ew l a ws, which, they would succeed finally in accomplishing their oh like the rescripts of a certain Roman t y r ant, are set jeer to the satisfaction of the stockholders. Nlost - of forth in small characters, and placed on eotemns, where the treasure is said to he in bullion. the people can never see them—even the columns of In consequence of this favorable intelligence the theilialette and American. San Pedro stock has materially advanced. One of putsuance of this resolution of our own, we pro- the holders informed us yesterday morning that he cesd to note that an ordinance has been passed, by had refused $lOOO rash for a share which originally which the watchmen are empowered and required to cost one hundred dollars. apprehend all night walkers, malefactors, vagabonds. We learn further that the anchor of the San Pedro rogues and disorderly persons, whom they may find has been taken up, weighing altogether sin tons. It either upon the public streets, lanes or alleys, or whom is the intention, we are told, of Mr Howell, the sci-, they may find gathered together at the corners of. the entific operator in this matter, to begin at the boom of streets, or in the vicinity of Churches or other public the ship and not cease operations until the entire yes places,in adlsorderly manner, to the disturbance an ge l shall have been raised. injury of all well disposed persons, and to bring all We learn that the stockholders of the San Pedro such persons as may be apprehended to the Mayor, Company had a meeting yesterday, the result of which to be examined and dealt with according to law. is shortly to be made public in due form. If this en- This is every necessary and proper enactment, end terprise prove successful as anticipated, it will reflect we trust will have the effect to disband crowds of much credit upon the perseverance of those who on half-grown ttoys who assemble at certain cornea, and dertook it. We wish them the full realization of their et the letup-posts, and disturb and annoy the citize n s . fondest anticipations. 'There is, however, a probe- Another ordinance has been passed, regulating to bility that "it is not all gold that glitters." pay of the watchmen—the Captain is to receive $26 a month—the three Lieutenants $23 per month, and the eighteen privates, $2O per mouth. They shall gall the boor of thenight, and the state of the weather, thin the Mayor and Police Committee may direct the sus pension or resumption of "crying the hour." [From this we infer that the watchmen are in no case to de sist from giving their reports of the weather, which will be a great convenience, for every body knows the watchmen ate very distinct and accurate in their an nouncements of the Condition of the air.) They shall light the public lamps and keep them clean, except on moonlight nights. [lt would seem that the Council& do not approve of the idea expressed by one of Near s charcoal heroes, that "Gas light is a great advantage to a good lookin' evenin.' "] The Councils cannot afford to give ns gas-light and moon-light at one and the same time. Well—retrenchment is a great thing. Ttestiett watch are to get certain fees from persona erreeted,which ere to be paid to them in the same man • wee as other poliee officers, fees are paid. In no case, where a fine may be imposed for viola tb3g a city ordinance, shall a constable or any city uffi cer, receive any portion of said fine. The ordinance of May 9, 1842, and all other ordi titaness conflicting with this are repealed Tai GAZETTI.—Mr. D. N. Warr' has associated Mr.B. F. HARRIS with him in the management of the Gazette. Mr. H. has been the commercial Reporter for the paper for some time past. Mr. WHITE will continue to edit the paper. White we shall use every honest endeavor to defeat the projects of the party for whom the Gazette speaks, we shall be pleased to see the publishers of that paper receive abundant reward for their labors. rirA short paragraph in our paper of yesterday, noticing the abuse of the American in proper terms; has disturbed the equanimity of the unctuous genius who presides over the destinies of that interesting sheet. Be decent, Greasy; keep n civil tongue is your bead for the future, or at least do not let your ruffianly disposition lead you to assail the Morn ing Post, and it is not probable that we will have any dig ..• ition to meddle with you. %tong Ladino ELLeTION —This election took place on Wednesday last and at the latest accounts all the towns in the state except three had been beard from. It was doubtful if any choice of Governor had been made, but Byron Dimon is undoubtedly re-elec ted Lieut.Governor,ard the other candidates on the Law and Order Pro% are elected with him. Henry Y. Cranston is re-elected Representative to Congress from the Eastern District without opposition. Lemu el H. Arnold is elected Representative to Congress from the Western District over R. Potter, the, late in. eumbent. Gov. Arnold run as an independent WL candidate. The Law and Order majority is over- I A SLY Jorte.—Some wag in Baltimore has caused wbelming in bath the branches of the General Assem M r Webster to be made a member of Ilse Baltimore Sabbath Association, a society the object which is to blp Mr Jackson, if elected at all, is the only successful promote the observance of the Sabbath. This has esindidste upon his ticket. The candidates for Seere- drawn forth a reply from the great Expounder, in tar/ of State, Attorney General, and the General which he expresses in strong terms his regard for the Treasurer °nib° law and Order pro* were about even Sabbath. This is certainly the best joke of the sea to Gas ißirnon, who is elected by a majority .greater son. It is but a few years since MeWebster made than that of Mr. facksen.—N YMirror. a politieal speech in this ame Baltimore, on landing from a steamboat on the Sabbath, before a large crowd assembled in the street, in which he declared that "there mere no Sabbaths in Revolutionary ?"1 Tax 817117.111.0 Cooatatt.—This excellent Demo cratic paper, hasbeen enlarged and much improved in 'its appearance, and wears an air of prosperity which is well deserved. The Couture sustains its aide with 'firm oeu arid fdrce, whit* it is, at the some time, unassuming and quiet in its Isehavior.— Wean-clad tte notice its success. '__-. ~; ~: tt.% • -^S, Urn Lumina *Every body has heard of this singular man, and many of our citizens know him, penoually. Well, poor LtITRIA is at present an inmate of the Pauper Lunatic Asylum, in the Dig triad Columbia. The night before the last Presi desmid Elution, he attended a Democratic meeting at Bingbages Warehotise, and made a speech, which was not very ouch to the point, although it was interesting 1 lemur—he gave an account of the war of the people with the Algerines in Rhoda Island, and described in unique lineage the sufferings of DORR and his Me' ode, and the outrages and indignities put upon /AMUR is nut a very good public speaker, but be bee displayed talenti-of no ordinary . quality. 3A*U RUSS zu., theinventor of the l'iarsetarium, is a candidate for Mayor in Columbus, Ohio. The Statesman is a warm advocate of his election, and tolls on the citizens to win the "plaudits of genius and ecietwe," by placing Mr Russell at The head of their amtniciPal officers. The election was to have taken Idelte yesterday. Tot STIAMBIP PRZAIDCST. -- it if DOW four yeas I Bike this ill-fated vessel left our shores for Liverpool. She was seen at sea about forty-eight hours -Orr she loft the harbor of New York, but no tidings of her have, Ithaca that tiros, reached soy hUman ear, nor bias a siogAs vomits Giber been drifted on any shore to ftingloil loves a malaticholy memento of her fate. A womoandokt hasbeea erected in trektrul to the memo ry of her commander, Capt. Roberts, by his w idow. A Pstraut. DISCOVERY.—In Frankfort on the banks of the - Penobscot, in Maine, a gentleman lost his wife by death. Three days after her interment he bad solve business with a physician of that town. Calling at his house, be was informed that the doctor had gone out, but would soon return. He concluded to wait, and us pass the time more agreeably, as he thought, went into the young physician's studio, and there he found a student with scalpel in hand, in the act of dissecting a dead body. He started back at first view, as people generally do when coming into the presence of the dead. Recovering from his sur prise, he stepped towards the corpse which the stu 'dent was cutting, and, horrors, found the dead body to be that of his wife, buried three days before. His feelings may be imagined, but cannot be described.— The husband immediately took legal measures against both student and doctor. They were examined and bound over to answer. SEDUCTION AND SCICIDE.—t. New York, on- ' Wednesday, the coroner was called to hold an inquest ' on the body of Euphemia Stokes, a native of Scotland, I ' aged thirty-six years. It appears from the testimony of a Mrs Crook, in whose house the deceased resided previous to her death, that she was the mother of an infant about three months old, although she had never been married. The father of the child lives in the city, and, as an examinant states, is a married man; this was unknown to the deceased until a ehcrt time since. From the time she ascertained that her de stroyer had a wife and family, slit!, expressed a deter mination to commit suicide, saying that she could not bear the disgrace of her present condition, and was determined not to give cause for discord in a peace ;Cul family. She would not pain the innocent wife of, him who had proved her ruin, by making public her wrongs. She, therefore, with a wonderfully mistaken philosophy, chose rather to throw herself, unbidden into the presence of her Maker, than to encounter the finger oircorn, which she foresaw a censorious world would &pint at her. JUSTICE IN GROW:Mt.—We have heard a good many stories about "Georgia Majors," Georgia fights, &c. but the following incident of a Georgia jury is the last item from the Georgian State. The story is told by one of the jury himself—so it must be all right. _ Two intimate friends had a "fuss" about twenty five dollars, and "went to law." The case was a ju ry case, and it happened that the plaintiff and defend ant were mutual friends of every man in the jury.— How to decide was a vest difficulty, and after a long and perplexing consultation, the members of the jury , I finally agreed to raise the sum of twenty-five dollars . 1 I by contribution among themselves, satisfied the claim, i paid all costa, and had the case dismissed! g times." TOLX ARLAD.—The match for $lOOO a side, two mile heats in harness, between tho chesnut geldings James K Polk and Tippecanoe, over the Metairie Coarse, New Orlens, on the 20th ult, was won hand somely by the former, his name carrying him through. Time 5.18, 5.21. The Picayune says:—Tbe winner was the favorite at 2 to 1 at the start, and we are con ; strained to say that be won handily, although Tippe i canoe came throujh the first mile of each beat in 1.30 ahead. * Jimwwas evidently trailing through all i the first mile of the first heat; he then made play, and won at his ease. 1 The second heat was more interesting. The Pres ' ident's namesake led for the first quarter, when he (broke up, and a gap of forty yards was made upon him. This ha made up in going a mile further, but \when on the back stretch he broke again, and lost at [ least sevety-five yards. However, he subsequently struck into such a lick as cannot be beaten, and enter ed the quarter stretch borne, leading. He made - a Lunt of speed in doing this, which was indeed re markable, and most distressing to the crowd 4-mourn ers, and came out an easy winner. Obeying Ordrrs.-4 good story is told of an American General in the last war, who was more ready in the use of his sword than his pen, andwho still lives the pride of the army and counuy. While sta tioned on the Lake frontier, two of his soldiers, broth ers, of the name of Kennedy, had deserted. He is seed. an order to a subaltern to detail a file of men, and withthem proceeded to pl ace named,on the line, and take the two "Canadas. The order was per emptory, and not to be trifled with. The officer said he would try, and set about execu tirg it, but remarked that he would be d—d if be thought be could take more than one province with out a reinforcement. ./ACKSOR . II BIRTH. 31T.—On the 22d of March, a number Apemen, met at Coleman's Hotel, in Wash ington, D: C., to celebrate the day of Jackson's birth• Gen.Molitersorto sad Major Davazac, companions in arms of the Old Hero, were present. Being called out, Major D. spoke as follows: "There are craven hearts, I have been told, that would have refused the boon of an empire tendered to this great republic to complete its giant frontiers, lest the accepting of it should lead to war: a war, they said to be dreaded by a nation having no army, no leader to match the commanders of European na tions. No leader ! They forget, ungrateful men, that Jackson still lives. Ab! if Marshal Saxe, borne in a litter, could gain Fontenoy, on what field of battle could Americans be conquered, if borne in the arms of freemen, Jackson should breathe into all hearts the au spicious contagion of his undying energies? No army ! Even if the hero was dead, go to the Hermitage, ye I men of little faith! Go ! ask for that old cocked hat; it is there; take it; raise it on the top of a hickory pole! One hundred thousand American horsemen, ral lying round ,that national standard, will tread down Europe's or Mexico's mercenaries like the grass of the Texan prairies." "What reason have we to fear a third sear—we, the conquerors of two wars? In 1814 an army of 15,000 veteran soldiers landed on the most vulnerable point of the republic. They came flushed with the hopes of glory and conquest. Conquest. indeed! The vain boasters they could net conquer a grave for their slain. They asked their sepulture as a boon—as a boon it was granted by the victorious Jackson. "A word now, ere we real, about that old sword.— It is in the keeping of one who will never allow a stain to attach to it. This is as it should be. The Greeks did not adjudge the arms of Achilles to the brutal strength and valor of Ajax. They bestowed them, as the merited reward of Ulysses, wise in coun cil, daring in action. Let the drum but beat to arms, and, leaping from the scabbard, the warriors of Ameri ca will see the well-tried blade again gleamlike a me teor in the from of victorious battle. "And now, gentlemen, I offer this—a sentimentl— a feeling ? No ! my knowledge of the present, my oracles of the future: "Jackson—Alive, loved, venerated by the patriot, the grateful, the brave; dead, immortal in the pages of our glorious annals." Steam Navigation.—A monument has been erec ted in Ireland to the memory of the estimable Captain Roberts, commander of the English steamship Sirius, on her first voyage to America, and subsequently of the ill-fated President, in which he was lost. The in scription on the monoment errlneously claims for Capt R the honor of "being the first officer under whose command a steam vessel ever crossed the Atlantic a cean." The National Intelligencer notices the error of this inscription. It is to the bold and skilful navigotor, Copt Moses Rogers, a native of New London, Connec- ticut. that the high honor of Commanding that ever crossed the Atlantic ocean rightfully belongs. His voy age in the steam-ship Savannah, in the year 1819, first from New York to Savannah. thence to Liverpool, thenceto Copenhagen, Stockholm, and St Petersburg, thence back toSavannah, and from that place to Wash ington, is a fact as well known to the American public as any other occurance which happened a quarter of a century ago. - The Intelligencer says: . "We have now before us the fog-book of the Sa vannah, from her departure from New York on the 28th March, 1819, to her arrival at Washington on the 15th December following, and, containing as it does the original and authentic journal of the second most important voyage in the world, we look upon it as worthy to be placed at the side of that of Colum bus. This valuable relique is the property of Capt. Rogers' descendants residing in Washington, and should, we think, be placed in the keeping of the Na tional Institute, or some other safe place of public de- HON JAMES BUCHLNAN.—The Savannah Georgian dosite, for careful preservation." mukes thefollowing just and complimentary remarks t in noticing Mr Buchanan's letter resigning his place in 1 Anti-rent sear.—The anti-rent difficulties still con the U. S. Senate: liner at Delhi. "On Satnrday night," a correspondent of the 'Albany Atlas' says:— "The relation existing between the senator of a "Guns are firing at this moment on the bill—the state and the free people herepresents in that august whole people are under arms—bells ringing—women body. which embodies the sovereignty of independent God knows when it will all end! If they do states, is, when the senator acts w ith dignity and en crying. God are good for twenty-five scalps. But I do eye single to the interests of that people, blended as , c ome ' not believe they dare approach the village. The last they are with the honor of the nation, second only to time we went out, wb brought in ten prisoners, who that which exists between the people of the Union and . were identified as Indians present, armed, at the late their selected President. Such a senator has been Mr Buchanan, whatever riot in Roxbury." Eighteen persons are now confined in the jail; many' imbecile darts may be hurled longo interval° at his more have been arrested. In no instance has the re political fume by the letter writers, who have spleen. , sistance to the laws been against the execution of Lao tol gratify at the expense of the untried chief of acon- ' cess for rent, or in any way connected with rent. Thel fiding people. insurrection is against the law and the power of the Were we a Pennsylvanian we would reluctantlypart State; and the purpose seems to be, to persist in arm- with such a senator in Congress; but such men belong ed insurrection against the State till the demands of to their country, and circumstances demand them to . sunder for a period those conshierations Welch bind ! the tenants are acquiesced in. them to their constituents." Gxtvaxic Ltunf.—rr fes-or Locke,of Cincinnati, has published &letter of interest regarding the galvan- ' is light. He makes no denial of the discovery, but disclaims all endorsement of its value, and enters into a scientific expose to show that for practical purposes all the known means of producing such a resplendent agent are impracticable, owing to their prodigious expenses. A galvanic light, producing at a distance ; of 200 feet a light equal to that of the sun, would require 1,440.000 batteries, which, at $5O each, would coast $72,000,000. By the same calculation as above, it appears that, with the distance -extended to a mile, more than a thousand millions of batteries would be required, (ex act number, one thousand and three millions six hun dred and thirty-two thousand four hundred,) and that the first cost would be no mono than fifty thousand mil lion of dollars. Annual interest of the above, at six percent., more than three thousand millions. Daily interest, eight millions two hundred and forty nine thousand. Hourly interest, three hundred and forty-three thou sand dollars. Interest per minute, ;five thousand seven hundred and twenty-four dollars. Interest per second, ninety-five dollars and forty cents. SCHENECTADY.—John I. De Graff, the Democratic candidate for Mayor, in Schenectady, was on Tuesday elected to that office by a small majority. The city for several years back has been Whig. • FOR THE POST GEN SIMON CAMERON. The "Philadelphia Spirit of the Times," or the 3d ins' contains seven columns of extracts from numer ous democratic papersin Pennsylvania, approving and commending the election of Gen S C•MEROII, to the Senate of the United States. The following are among the democratic Journals from which the commendatory articles are taken.— They will show that, so far us the "press" may be ta ken as authority, Gen. Cameron's election is generally approved, and he has the respect and confidence of the democratic party. This favorable expression of pub lic opinion is given by the Sunbury American, Danville Intelligencer, Lycoming Gazette, Monroe Democrat, Pottsville Intelligencer, Wilksbarre Democrat, Easton Sentinel, Union Times, Harrisburgh Union, Star of the North, Western Star, Harrisburgh Argue, York Democratic Press, Doylestown Democrat, Lewisburg Chronicle, Bradford Reporter, Columbia Eequirer, Bloomsburg Democrat, Northern Democrat, Lehigh Bulletin, Wyoming Patriot, Reading Democrat, Morn ing Post, American Sentinel, Union Times, &c , &c. These, with sundry other democratic papers, have come out in support of the election of Mr. Cameron as United States Senator. Who can doubt hut they have done right. Surely it is the policy of the press and the party to sustain instead of denouncing him ! Let us keep and strengthen our friends, and fight our enemies. TAFtIFF. Accident on a Rail Road.—The Boston Tran script states that on Tuesday morning. as the cars from Stonington were coming towards Providence, when near Wickfurd, going nearly at the rate of thirty miles an hour, the axlettee of one of the deck cars broke, nnd the car was nearly destroyed—the next being also a deck car, was thrown entirely off the track, as were the forward wheels of one of the long passenger cars. Most miraculously no person was seriously injured, although there wete nearly 250 per ! sons in the cars. Had the accident occurred fury i ther on the road when passing through a deep rocky cut, the loss of lives would undoubtedly have been great. By the judicious management of the conduc tor, Mr L Tucker, with the assistance of the engi neers and a part of the passengers, the cars were pia- - ; ced upon the track after a delay of only about an hour and a half. A good Dog to "Fetch."—The Quarterly Review relates the following amusing anecdote, illustrative of the extraordinary instinct of the dog: "Some dogs possesses a singular knack of hunting out any thing that has recently been in the possession of their masters. There is one ludicrous anecdote of this faculty, which we fear is too good to be true. A gentleman made a bet that a dog would identify a franc that he had thrown down upon the Boulevards, in Paris. Before the deg had discovered the money a passenger had picked it up. Presently the dog caught the scent, and followed the stranger to his ho tel, remained with all day, and attended him t.ct bed, to the great delight of his newly constituted master, wbowas extremely flattered by the sodden attachment. But the moment the gentleman pulled off his small clothes, in the pocket of which he had the franc, the dog barked at the door, as if desirous to get out. The door was opened, the dog caught up the breeches, and rushed away to his rightful master. Shortly after wards arrived, all deshabille, the owner of the breech es, trembling for a purse of gold that lay in the same pocket with the important franc." 4 , * • A Vitaxsast.e WoMAN.—We learn from the West Things in Weshington.—The latest rumors from I rri HE Sin of Ignorance is entity forgiven. Meny of t; Chester Record, that there died:st.Springton Forge in l i V l Vashington state, that James M. Buchanan, Esq., Ji- the "nostrums" of the presentday are put mit bi :- West Marlborough township. Chester countf. , been a pointed Postmaster of Baltinaor* city; p? West who have no knowledge oftlae science efatedlV . on the • C u olf. Polk, of p Somerset county, Naval Officer; W. L. - tine in theory or practice, and in order to hide tbsdrir '24th nit, Mrs Esther Townsley, at the remarkable age i Marshall , P.sq., District Attorney ; and Robert M. norsnce cry out loudly against the "JgeoranS Pr/trout. of 103 years and 11 months. She Wes born 1741.-- i Welsh and N. Hickman, Esq., Appraisers in the Cue- , era," and bribe others to boast for them, which ti ro mes ha k s oo g N u r i l l e er d i o th o e f e ll e; u d i;pe se c a ti so n s g . an d more than s century ago. At the time of her death , ! torn Hease a .. Es-Mayor Morris is still in Washington,, city. ntveye Jamesod-te G eole l c i t o o to rs o hig i. o c r . th i e s 1?e th ey re for tend to ". a her daughtet's'family, in which she resided, was com- ' l l„" d os t t i i: ; ffi ls ce s in id ,thh'issi p no doubt r think fhey cure when they do p not, therefore; posed of the old lady, her daughter, her grand-daugh- ! also there. and rumor assigns to him the appointment they are to be pitied, but not halls() much asthma who , ter, her great grand-daughter and her great great ;of Naval Officer, now held by Mr. Towle. Mr. Stamm ' take their "miserable compounds," but they not may grand daughter—a regular descent of five generations. i is likewise there in expectancy. l lose their money, but miss the advantage of that all. ! ceasary advice which the real practical physician, ia These were the only persons constituting the house-i----- CARD - -- - A . always able to give. We look to the tailor for an im provement in the mode of dress; to th e medical man for The age of her daughter is 70 years, and of her great an improvement in the science of medicine--and this great grand-daughter about '3 years. Mrs Townaley accounts fol. the greet superiority of Dr Steeple/ - Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry over all other vas born in Ireland. medicines ever offered to the public for the cure of all diseases of the Lungs and Breast, Coughs, Colds, Consumption, Asthma, Spitting Blood, Liver Com plaint, Pain in the. Side and Breast. Broken Constits. Lion, &c. Remember always to inquire for the name of Dr Sways& as all preparations which have the name of Wild Cherry attached were stolen from the great original preparation. The genuine is only prepared by Dr Swayne, corner of Eighth and Race streets, Philadelphia.. For sale by WM. ORN, Agent. Pittsburgh. .. • - 41111#16„ _ SOFT AND HARD. These teo antithetical words, besides their ordi nary meaning, have, in Missouri, a political significa tion. In that State the democratic party are divided into "hard," and "softs." The former advocate en exclusively metallic currency: the latter are in favor of a State Bank. Mentally and physically, no doubt, there are many soft among the "herds," and many hards among the "softs." Yesterday a young six-footer from Missouri was strolling carelessly along the Levee, whistling, 'Jenny, get your hoe-cake done,' looking at the sights that passed in panoramic view, as it were,- before him, I though not taking of anything a very minute view, ex cept it was a dandy with his face covered over with black hair, who passed along, and et whom he laugh ed outright, ejaculating, "Well. I swar', if I didn't take that 'err critter when I saw him first to be a bar in breeches!" He had not gone far, flinging out his legs as he would the oars of a flat-boat, when he was accosted by one of those fellows who go about seeking for green ones to fleece. This fellow, looking very mysteriors, put his hand inside the breast of his coat and pulled out what seemed to be a flashy, emerald, double breast pin, set in gold. He motioned the Missourian te him with a kind of confidential. stage gesture, and asked I I him, in a semi-suppressed voice. if he would not buy that—he would get the greatest kind of a bargain of It. The materials of the pin, or pins, we need not tell our readers, instead of being emerald and gold, were stained glass and lacquered brass. This fact the Missourian knew at a elance, though he affected to be quite unconscious of it. He went on to bargain for it, till the sharper consented to give it for five dollars, though if he were not hard up, the said, and if his • shirts were not seized for his board, ho would not give it for forty. "Well, I hnin't got less than a ten dollar bill of the Missouri Bank," said the Missourian; "it's good as gold, though—never suspended—and, as I'm a 'soft,' you see, I prefer it to specie." "0, you're a 'soft,' are you?" said thesharper. .'l. reckon I am," said the young Missourian. "Wall, do you know, I thought you were," said the sharper; "now isn't that strange!" "Very!" said the Missourian handing over the ten dollar bill, and receiving the brass pin and five silver dollars. ' They parted. The sharper carried away a counter- A SMAL L L Chutch Organ with six stops of good felt ten dollar bill—for such was the one given him by . J. tone and workmanship, low for cash at the Missourian—the latter returned to his boat, told • ni , 7 F BLUME'S. how he bit the biter, and treated all hands out of the prcfits of the trade. I Wanted, "The ceased scamp." said he, "took me to be a , Tpl OARDING for a gentleman and his wife, in a re soft; but I reckon he found me a hard." I I_.) spectable boarding house or private family—the Picayune. 1 latter would be preferred. Terms must be moderate. I Address D. M., Na. 90, Post Office.. a7-2t. Combatbetween a Monkey and. Cobra.—The fol- Wanted, lowing curious account of a combat between a monkey and a cobra da carpella was related to me by an old A MATRON for the Pittsburgh and Allegheny friend in Bengal, who heard it from a gentleman who' Orphan Asylum. A middle aged lady would be bad witnessed the fact at Patua, some years ago: , preferred. Reference required. The monkey inhabited a large burr (Indite) or bay- Apply to MRS. ROBINSON, an tree, (fleas indica,) and was preparing to ascend i mar 7 Federal street, Allegheny. it, when he perceived a large cobraneat the root. On For Mortgage• every attempt to approach the trunk, the snake reared his crest to attack him, and, as the monkey moved to ; A GENTLENIAN wishes to raise $300,004111h the other side, tho snake in like manner shifted his /A. for a few years on an is cumbe r ed farm of ground, so as always to intercept his advance to the 70 acres, situate in N. Sewickly Township, Beaver tree. The monkey on this quit kenedlits movements,county, about 8 miles from the town of Beaver, ani danced from side to side, and occasionally rushing di- 1 on the New Grade from Beaver to & Ne M w Cast l e. rectly at the snake as if to seize it, keptit in a state of Apply to BLAKELY ITCHEL. continual action and alarm fur nearly two hours. lap 7 At length the cobra, apparently tired out, lay stretch ed on the ground The monkey now walked leisurely before it, watching its motions all the time with. the utmost vigilance, and gradually lessening the distance between them, till he arrived within reach of a single bound, when, springing on his enemy, berme he had time to rear his head, grasped him firmly by the neck. The snake instantly enveloped him in its folds, but the monkey retaining its hold, seized a brickbat, (a part of the ruins of an old pagoda at the root of the tree,) and cooly set himself to work to rub it against the head of the snake. This operation was continued with the most determined perseverance, till he had ut terly destroyed all vestige or the head, reducing it to a confused mass, when, disengaging himself from the now inert folds, he threw it from him, and sprang up to his wonted roosting place in the tree. After this, it can scarcely be questioned, that the monkey was not petfectly aware of the dangerous character of the snake, and also knew well the seat of formidable power which the enemy possessed, and could in an instant put forth his destruction. It also appears to prove that, the large animate; unlike the smaller ones, and small birds, are incapable of being acted upon by the power of fascination. Medical Times. GRAPHIC.—Tbe Red River Republican, in an arti cle descriptive of a fox hunt wbieh recently came off in the vicinity of Alexandria, thus discourseth: " One of the fair Nimrodesses falls from her pram clog steed—great excitement—half a dozen knights dismount in hot haste and fly "to her assistance—she utters a few inxiherent words and rolls her eyes a bout like a guinea chicken in a fog—slowly she recov ers and faintly asks, 'Who is James K. Polk?' 11 HE subscriber, having entered into a permanent arrangement with Mr. George Armor, to take charge of th custom department, he is now prepared to execute all orders in his line in the most work manlike and fashionable style. Grateful for the very , liberal patronage heretofore extended to him, he will be unremitting in his attention to merit the continu ance of those favors—and from the well known char acter of Mr Armor as a Practical Cutter, he trusts it will he unnecessary to say any thing further in his favor. Customers furnishing their own goods, may rely up on having them made up in the latest style, and on the most accommodating terms. P DELANY, 49 Liberty street. The undersigned would be happy to receive a Call from his friends and former patrons, and will exert himself ashnretoforo to the utmost of his abiltty to fit and please their various tastes. GEORGE ARMOR. ap B—tf 150 B an U d S f H or E s L a S le a D t RIED S. P I W E H F E , store 110 Second street. ap 8 d2w HAMPTON & NO. 112 WOOD-STREETs PITTSBURGH, ALRE now receiving a very large stock of Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods, all purchased within three weeks last past, comprising as handsome and desirable goods as were ever brought to a western market, and which bill be offered to country or city buyers, at such rates as will compare with eastern pri ces, and that without "addition of carriage." They solicit an examination of . their stock by pur chasers. ap 8-d6w REMOVAL. M'DONALD has removed his Book Store Y V . to Market Street, near Third, next door to Martin's Exchange Office. Ile has just received a large assortment of Miscellaneous, School, and Classi cal Books, together with a variety of memorandum Books, Steel Pens. Printer's Blanks, Port-folios, Blank Promissory Notes with steel engravings, and plain, &c. &c, WM'DONALD, No 44 Market Street, has just • received the' following books:—Comstock's System of Elocution, Caldwell's Manual of Elocution, Porter's Rhetorical Reader, Pictorial History of the Uuited States, Pictorial History of Franco, Oswald's F,tymogical Dictionary, Moffit s Johnston's Chetnistry, Do Philosophy, Bullion's Grammars, Willaid's Histo ries, Cobb's New Series, Gummere's Surveying, Phil lips' Curran, and Grattan's Speeches, Chatham, Burke, Erskine and Mclntosh's Speeches, American Oratory. Poetry—Mrs Hemans, by her sister, Wordsworth, Southey, Rogers, Campbell, Scott, Norton, Barton, Mrs Hemans by Griswold, Willis' Poems, Gems of Modern Poets, Cooper, Ossian's Poems, the Flower Vase, Autumn Flowers, the Irish Girl, by Mrs Ellis; &c., &c. Religion—Some fine Oxford Bibles, a very large assortment of Family Bibles with tucks; the finest edition of the Common Prayer ever published in the United States, published by George & Wayne; beauti ful common Prayers, with tucks; Louth's Sermons, Burkitt's Notes, &c. &.c. ap 8 (American copy.) Situation Wanted. A person who perfectly understands the business, is desirous of obtaining a situation es Coackman or Waiter. As employment is his principal object, he would make himself generally useful to any one who will engage his services. A line addressed to James Hughes, leftat the office of the Morning Post will be attended to. ap S•3t' ON Saturday evering the 29th February, between the U S Hotel, and the packet boat landing, in Allegheny city, a small Valese, and a Red Tin Dressing Case. Any parson finding the above, will be reward ed by leaving them with Wm B Thompson, at the U S Hotel. Pittsburgh. T"public is w , reed against buying • certain house and lot situated between Virgin alley and Wood street, belonging to the heirs of Marshall, as I am the only one who can give a tit'e to it. a 8-31.* ISABELLA GA RNEAU, St. Louis, Mo. Piano Tortes. THE subscriber offers for sale a large and splendid assortment of Piano Fortes, from $2OO to $450- each. The above instruments are of superior work manship. and made of the best materials; the tone is not to be - excelled by any in this country. F. BLUME. Corner of Nan and St Clair streets, opposite F.x.- change Hotel. op 7 COE Pinno Forte with Coleman's celebrated JEo- L/ lian attachment for sale at ap 7 Wool Hats. ja 50 doz of good Wool Hats on hand, and for 0116 sale by S MOORE, 93 Wood street. ap 5.1 w • Premium Bats. fl JUST received a few dozen of New York Pre mium Silk Hats, (latest style,) which for beau ty and durability cannot be surpassed. ap 5.1 w. S MOORE, 93 Wood street. LADIES' FANCY SHOE STORE. 44INia 0. J. BECKLEY .dial Would respectfully inform the Ladies of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities, THAT HE HAS OPENED AT N O. 11 FIFTH STREET, (FIVE DOOR! FROM HARRIET ST.) A Ladies' Fancy Shoe PLaanfactory. Having procured his materials in the East--also the latest fashions—he Is prepared to manufacture all kinds of Ladies', Misses' and Children's Gaiters, Half-Gaiters, Buskins and Slippers, of Rid or Fan cy color, on the shortest notice, and on the most tea- , sonable tet me. ozr N. B.—Satin Slippers made to order on a few boors notice. rt. All shoes made at this shop WARRANTED. ap 2-2 w IMPROVED LARD OIL, of superior quality, entirely free from Gum and equal to the best Sperm Oil; a few bbls received on eontigninent and for sale by mar 12 Notice. F BLUME'S CHURCH & CAROTHERS. '~a DENNEITT & BILOTIEBES, QUEENSW ARE MANUFACTURERS, Bitmingharn, Pa.; Ware Rooms No 63 Woo 4 sired, Pittsburgh: WILL keep constantly on hand a good assortmeet of ware, of their own manufacture, and of a su perior quality. Wholesale and country Merchants are respectfully invited to crll and examine for themselves, 40 , as they are determined to sell cheaper than has ever before been offered to the public. NB. Orders sent by mail, accompanied by the cash, or good reference, will be promptly attended to. ap 5-3 m. SPRING AND sumnios CID 3 lack CD Wlca 11l Et IZI AT THZ THREE BIG DOORS! No. 151, LIBERTY STREET PITTSBURGH. The proprietor of this highly favored Establish ment, announces to the public that his stock of SPRING AMD SUMMER READY MADE CLOTHING, Is now prepared for the inspection of his friend* wad customers, and he can confidently assert that a more SPLENDID ASSORTMENT Of articles of Dress has never been offered in any part of the Union, than that, to which be now in• vites the attention of the public. it's *bons, Were all *elected by himself with great care in the Eastern Markets, and he is able to assure his friends that all articles sold at his establishment am mad* from the . VERY BEST MATERIAL, And not from Altai** Goods, as is the case at many slop shops. His purchases were all made on more advantag* one terms than could be effected by any other house is the city, end consequently he can . SELL CHEAPER Than any of his competitors. This is no idle boast, as will be admitted by all who will call at his store and ascertain the EXTREMELY LOW PRICES, Of 01l the articles be offers for sale. His stock is too extensive tobe enumerated in an advertisement, but he will merely state that every ar. cle of a FASHIONABLE DRESS, Can be had at his store at prices NOT EXCEED ING what would be charged at some other plates for the materials. His large assortment of DRESS COATS, a made in the most modern and approved style, sad the worinnanship cannot be excelled. Pants of every Description, SATIN AND FANCY VESTS. He has a runt and murmur. assortment of VESTINGS To which he would call the attention of the public es he believes them to be more BEAUTIFUL, AND CHEAPER Than anything of the kind that has been offered barer 'dote. TWEED & OTHER COATIS FOR SUMMER WEAR, In great variety and made in every etyle, FASHION ABLE SHIRTS, LATEST STYLE OF STOCKS, Suspenders of every description. HANDKERCHIEFS, and every other article necessary for a FASHIONA• BLE DRESS. He has a very large and excellent assortment of SUBSTANTIAL CLOTIIINCF. - Which will be sold lowerthan it can be purchased at any other place• in the city—.-to which he woald invite the attention of working men and others who wish ser viceable clothing for every day's wear. - Having in his employ some of the BEST CUTTERS AND WORKMEN That the Country can products, and being provided with a stock of Goods, which for excellence and var iety CANNOT BE EQUALLED, he is prepared —TO-- Make Clothes to Order, At the shortest notice, and in a style that CANNOT BE SURPASSED Do not Pass the Three Dig noon• It is not considered any TROUBLE TO SHOW cLara-zav And the proprietor feels confident that after an in. emination cf his stock, all who desire to purchase wilt find it their interest to deal at his establishment. JOHN McCLOSKEY, THREE BIG DOORS • 151 Liberty st. First Chance for a Picture. THE subscriber has made very important c. in his Daguerreotype Apparains, by which be is now enabled to take pictures, "RIGHT side up," and not reversed. The objections that have hitherto been made to dime pictures having now been obviated, for beauty oitint, perfection of delineation, delicacy of coloring. thus stand unrivalled. Call at the rooms. corner of Fifth and Market atm, and examine specimens. A. C. DRAKIE. mar 31 AT DM JOHN DEADEVS Medical Army Office, No. 50, Past Ogee Baildiegs, Use.. is to be found s large *Home* of the most approved Patent Medicines in natat the present day, as well as Perfumery, Eau De Cologne, Fancy Soaps, Shasieg Cream. &c., &c. Those who patronize the weed, will find a good supply of the best chewing Tobacco, and impacted and domestic Cigars of the best brand and quality. ap 5.412w* Fresh Lobsters. SDOZEN Canisters Fresh Lobsterst 2 " Jars, Pickled all in prime order, just arrived and for sale by A. 0. 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