ht Illailp JUornin post. TNOS. riniX.tre a WM. H. SMITH, HDITORS PITTSBURGH, FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1845 OUR flovirt.s.—We understand that efforts have itswe made by some persons along the Baltimore route to induce travelers 'to believe that since the fire our Hotels we not 'capable of accommodating all the atnutiers siboitisit our city. This is either a mistake or *wilful tni statement. The Hotels of our city ate -abundantly able to entertain all who may visit us. The Exchange Hotel, one of the finest houses in tbecountry, has made ample arrangements to accom moaate all customers and strangers that nay call; and the well known courtesy of the gentlemanly pro prietors, ileum Wltrente & SRITEI, is a sufficient guerantrthat all will be well entertained. Its Exelrange and all our other leading Hotels arstdoing a splendid business, and, what is of some importance to travelers, their charges are lower titan shoes of similar establishments in any other city of the Union. Auk may be useful to strangers to know where the principal betels are located, we publish the. following Es:lenge, Penn and St. Clair streets Washington, do do Miller's Mansion House, Liberty, near Wayne ljnitsd Stites, Penn end Canal Basin. 'Brondhurat's Mansion House, Penn near Canal. Rea 'Lion Hotel, St. Clair street, near Allegheny Iron Cltyllotel, sth. between Wood and Market. American Hotel, Concert Hall, (formerly corner of 3d and Smithfield streets.) Bell's Spread Eagle Hotel, near 7th street. !dairies Hotel, Water and Ferry streets. Temperance Hotel, Front and Market sts American House, Fuut th street Fut& Paoo► But LDII4 Gs .—The late terrible disaster has caused mach reflection as to the bt st mode of se .curing agaiumfire, and many persons have been devis ing plans for rendering buildings fire-proof, or at least so constsuetiug them as to lessen the risk of anoth er such a conflagration. A gentleman with whom we were conversing yesterday, thooght that the roofs of the houses now going up or hereafter to be erected in this city, should be made of zinc, sheet-iron covered with some sort of composition—or some other in combustible material. He suggested that the insurance on houses with such roofs, and on goods in them,wnuld beso much less thau insurance on shingle-roofed houses, as to make it an object with builders—and that this difference is the cost of insurance would soon pay the difference between the cost of the roofs. The high price that shingles will probobly cost, this summer, will no doubt make the difference between a metal, sad a shingle roof, less than heretofore. . . The fearful lesson taught by the late calamity will probably have the effect to make men careful in pro vidingagainst Towles by fire, and we may expect to i.e the burnt district rebuilt in abetter and more se cure style than has heretofore prevailed. CORRFCTZOI.—We have seen a paragraph going the minds of the papers, setting 'forth that the Revenue Omer, 'Legere, was weather bound at Rey West,and vas unable to proceed en account of ht.r propellers (Husstet's,) proving to be a total failure. We are in formed by a gentleman connected with the Navy, that the Legere is provided with Eriesson' • Propellers, and not Bunter's. We deem it an act ofjastice to make this correction, and do it the more cheerfully. as we are in formed that several paragraphs which have been seen in the papers of late, speaking disparagingly of Lieut Hunter's Propellent, have no foundation in truth.— 'Those who have tested their power, have full confi •debee in them, and believe, and have the utmost re :Banco in their capacity to perf'rm all that their friends h are eve r asserted. tThe Warehouse of the Kensington Iron NVorks , containing about 400 tons of Iron, Nails, iSrc. was saved from the flames on Thursday last, by the exer tion of Jolts FRILCMAN, Esq., one of the Proprietors. He iiceoded to the roof with a bucket of water, just in time to put out a small spot of fire, and contin ed his la'xtra until the danger was over. The works -will be re-built in a few weeks—meantime the iron on hand will keep the customers of the Mill sup plied. DIMINQIIENT LANDS IM Vinci?? lA.—Persons own ing land in Virginia may be interested in knowing that •tin Auditor of Public Accounts at Richmond has an nounced that delinquents on account of non-payment Sf -taxes are liable to have their lands sold by the Sher iff' every five years, and this Is the year of sale. Tho Auditor requests such persons to correspond with him -in relation to the matter before June next. rir Among the•many instances of a liberal and Fenerous 'spirit, developed by tho late calamity, we are 'nforsaad by Colonel JOHN WATT, whose property in Kensington was destroyed, that Mr STEWART ("Kit. i irnoon") and Mrs M'Csarmar, from whom be ren ted the premises he occupied in sth street, rerniued the quarters rent due on the Ist inst. Resoast.—The 'President, says the Globe, we un derstaad, has issued a -circular to the departments,. requiring an exact observance of the laws in regard to the organisation of the offices, -the duties and atten dance of the clerks; and to enter:emit, hir -directed the absentees to 'be noted and reported. The genera complaint Of• persons visiting Washington on business with the 'departments of the delays and expense to which they are subjected, has rendered the interpo sition-of she executive necessary. +The circular also requires a distribution of labor among .e.lerka proportioned to compensation allowed' and provides Tor the suppression of the injustice (too long tolerated) of making meritorious and faithfu public servants perform the duties of such as may b, found negligenter incompetent. ADILNICAN COTTON lIIINCYACTURES.—The exports or COMO goods continues on an enlarged scale. We see it stated that from Boston the entire shipments of M arc h were 4,422 packages, and since the Ist ofJune 1844, ten months, 31,214 packages. Of the shipments in March, the largest amounts went to the following places: Canton, I,llp packages; East Indies, 220 de.•. &c. dr.c. The exports of cotton goods from New York, since tile lit April, roach 1,35% packages. ' A GOOD 0111 L—Professor Bronson informs the edi tor of the Cincinnati Commercial, that his loss in geo logical paintinpat the late fire in this city, is between $4OOO anti and $3000! That is cool of the "Professor;" if ho has saved the "wonderful Manikin, we hope `tie will be able to bear his loss with philosophical dig- cir The Crawford Democrat states that several sol-tbe citizens of that piste wilt be heavy suferete by :thelire to this city. Fagra ga DOSATIONS.-.—in every part of the cone eon ran roar. I Tag AJTAIR AT R}o.—The following letter, which try where the news of our great calamity has been I Messrs Editors—Having learned from varied and /we find in the Cleveland Plaindessier of the Bth inst., confirms the story we published a few days ago from a heard, the public are prompt in adopting measures for i s:Wheelie sources that a number of individuals have to since va the late distructive fire, 'made hinge donations' , .., New York papert the relief of the euTerers. Today we have the plea sure of recording the following liberal donations: Ito ,herrerei Fir e Companies , who have house s ' n le"' Rio Da Janitas, Feb. 9, 1845. Le heir Aparatus, and &title Naga done °biter' Coleman & Stetson, of Astor House, N. V., 4109 eiag the Vigilant standing in the Diamond, the I The Brazilian Government have insulted cur Min- Chester Jennings, of the City Hotel, N. V., tee house which belonged to the Company, having shared ister of War here, and also - the Consul, and in fact the the fete of thousands of our citizens. a Curtis and Hart, Philadelphia, 100 : c m o u v s e;ii e ng sv w hi h e i i c i bih r ep i t i t i ti p ne anssd, a nd now the only American o ffi cers and the Bag daily. The Minister has s witeetezownhteotheWraitsseltiliatolindaele7eurteit, warto kesnow not, end James B Irwin, of Pittsburgh, in groceries , 100 Hose generously iis ga ll ee we tte o m f ft H ree . .3les, Pitt township, in Hardware, 100 i to protect the emirates from the rain. Now Iwould ask! to send him out a largerieet. The Brazilians are fit- The above sums aided to the donations pubhshed, 1 why it is thatcompenies who have houses, end need no ' ring out all their ships of war, and repairing their , assistance, receive th f e donations of the public, and the forts, so that every thing looks like war here. They yesterday, make an aggregate of $1038,55 that has cease Vigilant destitute reedd o ri m e h ouse is passed by? Is it be- are impressing men every day here on board their yen been contributed by individuals fur the relief of the suf • serv ice in the late 'fire? Let sale of war, and come out boldly, and say to our corn feters. those whose property was burned, and those whose mender and officers, they are ready to go to war and property was saved, answer. I give the d—d Yankees a licking. The English and "A Loocstt orris VENTCE." the French here are laughing in their sleeves atit. We took an American slave brig called the Porpoise, of Brunswick, a fortnight ago, with the slaves on board, and $BO,OOO in gold and silver, with /20,000 worth of gold dust,—we kept her for a week under charge of the frigate, but the authorities here demanded her, and in fact made the Minister and commodore give it up, or they would have sunk us. They bad all their ships around us, and their feats double manned, and their guns double sheeted, to blow us out of water if we attempted to resist, su that we must have a war, or recall our navy home, and packet the insult. AID FROM BALTIMORK.—The follovring notice ap reared in the Baltimore papers of 15th. At the aeslre of a numberof my fellow-citizens I most respectfully invite a general Town-Meeting, at "the Ex change" on this afternoon, at 4 o'clock to take inte con. sideration the awful calamity which has lately befallen our fellow citizen. of PittsUtc,h, and to devi.e Mt`ll3- surea for their relief. The Sun of the same date, has the following re tnark.,: 7'ke Pittsbxrgli Calamity.—A Geueral Meeting at the Excla.ange.—ln our advertising columns will be found a notice issued by the Mayor, invitng the people of Baltimore to convene in general meeting at the Er- change, at four o'clock this afternoon, to devise ways and means to relieve the people of l'ittsburgh.in this the day of calamity and suffering. It will of course be well attended, and result in the adoption of snituble measures to carry out the benevolent purpose had in view. Even had we any doubt of this, we know not that we could add anything to what we said yesterday, in older to induce action by the city, in communi cations received yesterday, and for which, we could not find space in our columns, we perceive, that we only nntieipate the cummunity in cur remarks, and that tho Mayor's invitation (tithe citizens toa general meeting with with general commendation and accep tance. 1:13 The 01.iu Statesman, in speaking of the fire, closes its article with the following paragraph : "We hope the kind-hearted citizens of Columbus will take immediate measures to insure a liberal sub scription for the relief of the needy sufferers. Let each one contribute according to his means, and a handsome sum can be forthwith robed to gladden the hearts of our unfortunate fellow mortals in that ill fated city. A public meeting has been suggested as the most proper end successful way of procuring libe ral assistance. If so, let one be culled immediately; otherwise set a subscription ou fort, and call upon all to contribute liberally and freely, for we know not how soon we of this city may need a similar act of benevoience." From the Democratic Union: Extra. April 14 SPECIAL MESSAGE. The following Message with the accompanying corrett pendence, was transmitted by Gov. SHUNX, to-lay at 1 1 o'clock, A M. to both branches of the legislature, relative to the late dreadful calamity with which the city of Pittsburgh has been visited. The Executive expresses his willingness to coneur in any measure which maybe adopted by the Legislature to afford re lief. Whatever is done, we sincerely hope it will be done promptly. If ever there was such a calamity which called for the symathy of the public, it is the one which has befallen the city of Pittsburgh. To the Senate and House of lit presentatives of the Commonwealth of Pcnnaylvania. Gentlemen—Tho destroyer has come upon oar Western Emporium. It is estimnted that one third of the City of Pittsburgh including; two-thirds cf the business capital was consumed by fire on Thursday last. The mind is appalled by the contemplation of this desolation. About 1100 dwelling,s are in ruins cr eight thousand inhabitants are honseless, and millions of property are destroyed. This visitation of Providence strikes from beneath us all self-dependence and inforces the instruction from the Book of Life. that other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ," and the necessity of that faith, "that looks for a city which bath foundation, whose builder and maker is God." A week ago Pittsburgh was like the snnsen expanding its energies, renewing its vigor and animated with nb,m dant life: Now its strength is humbled. A more hospita ble, benevnlent,and energetic penple that itscitir enscnn no where be found. The weight of their present dis tress is tremendous. It appeals for some relief with resistless force. I have had an interview with a com• mistee of the citizens, and received a written commu nication from them. This, and a letter which has been received while this message is transcribing, are herewith transmitted. They give a graphic outline of their loss. and express manly confidence in their ulti- mate ability to restore it. This is one (+ribose pnblic calamities that speak to the whole people and their representatives in terms that are felt and understood by all. It invokes your immediate attention. I shall most heartily concur in any measure of relief, which your wisdom may sug gest, knowing that it will be worthy of the common wealth that gives, and the people who receive. FRS. R. SIIUNK. Executive Chamber, April 14, 1845. RELIEF TO PITTSBURG!! The House passed a bill unanimously to-day appro priating 850,000 to the relief of the sufferers by fire in Pittsburgh, to be distributed by the city authorities, releasing the property destroyed from taxation, and refunding and releasing all licences of merchants and others having their goods destroyed. This bill will doubtless pass the Senate this afternoon. Gtntlenien:—My attention has been called to an article in your paper of to-day under the head "Gard i ners's Submerged Propellei," in which it is said that "Hunter's Propeller has proved a failure." That "it is to be taken out from saver-al vessels to which it was f i rst applied, and the design of putting it into a govern ment vessel now building ut Lake Elie, is said to be abandoned." It is true that Hunter's Propeller has been taken out of the Spencer, end is to be replaced by Loper's, from what cause I am unable to soy—the same, no doubt, which dictated the change in the Princeton, from Ericson's to Stevens' Circular Screw—but, that Hunter's Propeller has proved a failure in any respect, or in redeeming any of the promises that we made for it, is entirely untrue. The performances of the Union —of the steamer Hunter at Pittsburgh, and more re cently cf the new steamer Watet-Witcb, at Washing ton, establish the complete success of this propeller beyond any question. The Hunter, in yuur own wa ters, against a snow storm and -- a gale of wind, with forty pounds of steam, rnn from the six Mile ferry to the lower lock of the Monongahela in thirty seven minutes. This is a rate of 'eine miles an hour with half steam in the face of a gale of wind. Tho Water witch, at Washington, with the President and Cabi net on board, ran upwards df ten miles the hour against wind and tide. These boats are but 100 feet length, and it is questionable whether, under the cir cumstances, greater speed was ever attained by boats of the same length. Ellintel's propeller, then, is any thing but a failure. and it it is taken, or to be taken out of the government vessels building at Boston and on Lake Erie, it is without the knowledge of the Treesuary Department, or of Lieut Hunter, under whose directions in part these vessels have been constructed. Bo pleased to correct an error into which you have been inadvertently led by the New York Evening Post, by giving an insertion to this in , your valuable paper with a request that all Editors, who, like yourself. have inadvertently aided in dissemi eating an error, will please copy it in behalf of TRUTH. RATS LEAVE A. SINKING SHLP.—The Whig papers are openly denouncing Nativism now that it is a hope less minority and is rapidly going down. Even the "North American," which was really painful in its flattery of the Nativists and their principles, and io whose coiumns the advertisements of Whig meetings and Nativist meetings were eflectionately blended' now deem:noes the subject of its former panegyrics. "El its Brute." bp. Timcs., MAYOR'S OFFIGE, Aprills, 1895. At a primitive meeting of the Commissioners ap pointed by an act of the Assembly of Pennsylvania, for the purpose of making a Turnpike Road from Bt ownington, in Butler county, to Allegheny city, in Allegheny county. held 'lt the house of R McKee, on Tuesday, the 15th of April, 1845. The following Commissioners were present: Thomas Gibson, Mar tin Byrne, Thomas Kennedy, Thomas Fletcher and G A Kirkpatrick. The meeting was orgatri7.ed by appointing THOM AS GIBSON, President, and G A Kirmekrarca, Secretary. On motion of T Fletcher. it was unanimously agreed that one Book be procured fur the pu:pose of receiving the names of subscribers. Moved and seconded that the Subscription Book be first opened in the City of Allegheny, at the house of Hugh Sweeney, on Monday the 19th day of May next; and on Monday, the 261.11 May. at the house of Jetties McAleer, in Perrysville; on Monday. the 2d day of June next, at the house of Robett McKee, on the Franklin road; on Monday, the 9th day of June next, at the house of Thomas Wilson, in Evansburgh, I on Monday, the 16th day of June next, ut the house of John Dickey, in Prospect, and on Monday, the 23d day of June next, at the Stone Tavern in Brow nington, at white times and places Commissioners will attend to receive subscriptions and continue six successive days, bunt 10 o'clock, A. ft 4., to 4 P. M. of each day. On motion it was agreed that the times and places of opening the hooks to receive subscriptions be pub lished in the Phtsburgh Manufacturer, the Allegheny Atlas, the Butler Democratic Hernld and the Butler Democrat r one calendar month from the date of publication. Out motion the meeting adjourned to meet again at the house of Robert 11 McKee, on the Franklin Road on Tuesday, the 6th day of July next at 12 o'clock, M. THOMAS GIBSON, l'res't G A KIRKPATRICK, Seey. THE GLonE.—The following articles from the Globe, will end the various speculations afloat as to who would publish the official organ. We have no doubt that Messrs RITCHIE & HEI33 will make it an excellent and popular paper. Mr RITCHIE has had half a century's experi -nce as editor of the Encioirer, and Mr liEtss has been for s )me time past engaged in publishing the Nashville Union: THE GLORE office nnd its appurtenances. (in virtue of the agreement which we annex for the information of its subset ibet s,) passed on Saturday last, into the hands of Messrs Ritchie & Heiss. The Globe had its origin in the will of Gen Jackson, and owes to him and Mr Van Buren, and their political friends, the success which has attended it through fifteen years of conflict, closed by the late triumph of the democra cy, which effaced the disaster of 1310. It has been the misfortune of the Globs, in sustaining the strong administration of Gen Jackson—the uneompromising administration of Mr Van Buren—and in opposing the abuse of Mr Tyler's administration, to make ene mies of some who united with the democracy in its last struggle. The interest of the cause requires that all who contributed to the election of the present Chief Magistrate should continue to give their support. It is the good fortune of the conductor of the new official organ not to have offended any portion of those whose adhesion to the party is necessary to its safety and success. We have unbounded confidence in the abili ty, integrity and patriotism of the men who are now to preside over the establishment. nnd shell consider our- Iselves amply compensated for the sacrifice we are now called on to make, if our anticipations of the continu• ed union nnd success of the democracy shall be realiz ed by the official journal, tinder its new name nnd now auspices. We cannot express our gratitude to the de mocracy, to which we owe everything. F I' BLAIR, JOHN C RIVES. A nitet.l.:s or AGREEMENT entered into at Washing ton this 12th day of April, 1845, between Frauds P. Blair and John C. Rives, of the firm of Blair & Rives, of the first part, and Thomas Ritchie and John P. Heiss, of the firm of Ritchie and Heiss, of the second part. V [Ts Ess—That Blair & Rives agree to sell and convey to Ritchie & Heiss the presses, types, stands, fixtures, &c., &c., constituting the printing and bind ing establishment of the Globe office; together with the let of ground, and the buildings thereon in which said business is carried on, for a consideration to be ascet rained in the following manner: That is to say, said Blair & Rives are to select one appraiser or valuer, and Ritchie & Miss another, who shall proceed to value the property at its cash val ue. In case the appraisers so selected cannot agree upon the price of said property, or any part thereof, they shall select a third, and the opinion of any two shall fix the price. And the said Ritchie &Heiss further agrees to pay in hand one-third of the purchase money when the transfer of said lot, buildings, presses, types, stands, bindery, fixtures, &c., &c., are made, and the residue in two equal annual instalments, and secure the same by a deed of trust upon the property, which shall be insured by said Blair & Rives, ut the expense of said Ritchie and Heiss. And it is further agreed that the newspapar shall be sent to such of the subscribers to the Globe who have paid in advance, and that Blair and Rives shall credit thesaid Ritchie & His with the same as a part of the cash payment, after deducting such a pro portion as the valuers shall think reasonable for col lection. And it is further agreed, that said Blair & Rives may reserve for their own use that part of the type now employed in printing the Documentary History of the United States. The said Ritchie & [kiss voluntarily express their sense of the liberality of the said Blair & Rives in transferring the good will and subset ipt ion list of tha Globe, without charge; and agree, that whatever Congress work in the office shall be unfinished at the time of the transfer, may thereafter he executed by the said Blair & Rives without charge or hind rance. As witness our hands the day and year first above written. BLAIR & RIVES. THOMAS RITCHIE, (By his attorney, 'CI - tomes Green ) JOHN P. REISS. Abolition rf the Punishment of Death.—Tho friends of this humane and wise re form, in this and other States, are invited to meet with the New York Society for the Abolition eel the Punishment of Death, in Convention for the consideration of means for the promotion of that object, on tho Monday of the Anniversary week in May, which will be on the sth of the month. Other Societies having in view the same object, are especially invited to send Delegics. The daily papers will give due notice of the place of meeting. MPEditors of papers friendly to this cease are respectfully requested to copy this invitation. By order of the Executive Committee. • WILLIAM T. Nl'Cous, President J. L. CrSallivan, Secretary. Diplomalit Expenses.—A correspondent writes, that the expenses of the American Minister at Paris is seventy dollars a day; his wood bill alone amounted to $l4OO. It requires a large private fortune to meet the expenses of that office.—N. Y. Sun. rsrSterne, who used his wife very ill, was talking to Garrick in an exuberance of sentimentality, in praise of conjugal love and fidelity. "The husband," said he, •who behaves unkindly to his wife, deserves to have his house burned over his head." "If you think so," said Garrick, "I hope your house is insured." The Whale Fishery in the Pacific.—The Polyne sian of the sth of October thus speaks of the success of the whale fishery in those seas:. "The quantity oC wealth which will be poured into the United States the ensuing year, fished from the stormy region of the northwest Pacific, will be large. The success of the hardy and adventurous whalers has been truly marvellous—we suspect unprecedented in the annals of their exploits. We hear of one ship in four months on her cruising ground, taking 3,500 barrels; others neatly or quite as much—one that sailed at an expense of $30,000„ having in twenty-one months 50,000 of hone, oil, &c. on board. Nearly all have done well. Tho exceptions appear to be very few, and those mainly among the sperm hunters. Our ports are rapidly filling up with these successful ships. We bid them welcome, and wish them all foil fares and prosperous voyages to their mother land." PITTSBURGH MARKET. REPORTED TUB TSB POST BY ISAAC HARRIS Owing to the late calamitous fite in our city we omitted our Review last week. Business having been very generally resumed in all parts of the city, except in the burnt district, a good deal is now doing, and our merchants are very generally well prepared, or actively employed in preparing to meet their spring sales and customers; and almost all kiodsof goods are plenty and low in our city. The only articles that have advanced, that we know of, is owing to the ad vance in other places, the great demand far them, and their scarcity. Perhaps half of the stock of New Orleans Sugar, Molasses and Queensw are, &c., was destroyed, and dried fruit is scarce and in demand. We are glad to be able to inform our friends abroad that our Merchants and Manufacturers bear their loss es with wonderful resignation and patience, and are daily getting in fresh supplies of new goods, and . ma king every possible arrangement to accommodate the public and Spring customers, ant our Hotels and public generally in both our cities are cluing nil they can to meet the coot i ngency.ansi supply the public demand Our country Merchants can visit us visit with every degree of confidence, let them come, as well suppli with money and produce to meet our pressing demand as possible, ardour business public will bo much ser ved and obliged. Our rivers are low, only about 34 feet in the char, - nel; but last I.oit we had a very heavy rain. Floor—Sale. are made as fast. as it arrives, nt $3,- 68,riz. $3 75 per bbl., from boats and wagons, and about $4 from stores. Grain—W lie tt. 70 awl in l n tn.l. B trlev is quick of 90G$1 00. Rye 40 d 43. Oats 20Z:2:2 eta. bushel. Ashes—Scorchings 3e3i ; Pot 3 ,- &31; Pearl 4' 4 1-2 ; Satenons 4ir&4l cgs 1-Y It. Beans—Dull at 87 1•20$1 00 jY bushel. Beeswax—Sales in small lots at 26 to 28 cts 49' Beef—Dried 9 c rtY It. 59 head of beet cattle Mold in lots to butchers at 3 1-2fie4 1-2 c -19 Butter—Keg, scarce, B , W9c; Roll, in bills, 12 , 213 It. Bacon—Bacon has advanced East ; and sales on Monday of 60,000 lbs of hams at 7. and sides at 6. Sales from smoke house in lots at 54 for shoulders, 6,4 for sides, and 74 c for hams—fur country bacon a shade lower. Cheese—is in demand, and coming in more plenty; sales of about 10,000 in casks and loose at 6faa6i c. Cotton Yarn—Sales constant; short reel, 5 to 10,14 e, 11 to 13, 15c end No 19, at 16 DeerSkins—Dry shins, in hair, 19Z16 c 11' Feathers—Choice and prime in small quantities, at 28Z30 cts a lb. Ginaeng—in demand nt 2511.",?.6 cts a lb. Groceries—Sugar—Market advanced about bhda.aalos at 7. . Molasses—N 0. 37} a gal.; some ask 10c. Coffee has advanced about a cei.t a lb. Soles of 509 bags Rio in lots at II to 9 eta a lb. Hay—Sales of loose at $7 50 a Ton. Lumber now is in demand and rather advancing, and a good deal of seasoned buying to repair the late burning, &c. Common seasoned $0; for clear, $18; Green Lumber, $7 and $l4 fr M. Lard—Sales of country rendered at 7—and by Packers 74€.074c. 4' lb. Metals, Iron, &c.,—lron—Common _bars 3' 3{; steel Pittsburgh Springs sAras c•P' Nails remains as formerly at $3 75 to $1 per keg. Pig Metal—Sales of 200 tons No. 1, Allegheny, a few days ago at $3O. 4 months. Salt—Sales of Nu 1, in boats, in Allegheny, 90c a barrel. Seeds —Clover dull at s3es3 €.2.5; Timothy in de mand at $1 374, and Flaxseed $1 O 6 a bushel. Tallow is iu gqoademand at 9c for rough, and Ge. 0 It for clean. Wool is quiet and dull. Whiskey—Common from wagons at M.—rectified 20a21c a gAlon. On Wednesday the 16th inst. in the 63.1yenr of her age, Mra J•Nlr, FAIRMA ft, consort of Thus Fair man. The friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend her funeral without further notice, from the residence of her husband, corner of Plum and Cherry Alley. at 5 o'clock this afternoon. Ir&' My Warehouse escaped narrowly the gen eral conflagration of Thursday lust, for which 1 ten der to my numerous friends my grateful acknowledg ments, and as I am corfident that my House and its contents would have been consumed but fur the most prompt, energetic and persevering exertions, I hope my friends will do me the justice to believe me TRU LY GRATEFUL. for SO IMPORTANT a favor. ap 18 JAMES MAY. Second Ward Public School. aPThe exercises in the male and female de oartmer.ts of this school, under the charge of Mr Meeds and Miss Dennison, will be returned on Mon day the 21st inst. Owing to the vast destruction of property in this Ward, the Directors will be compelled for a time to depend for the support of the school, upon payments of $1 50 per quarter. for each scholar, from those pa rents and guardians who may think proper to send their children and wards, and thus keep the school in partial operation. This rate has been the aver age cost for the instruction of each child in this school for some time past. Children from other Wards and Districts will be re ceived upon the same terms. JAMES A BARTRAM, A JAYNES, A M BRYAN, C B M SMITH, P A MADELRA, apr. 18-3 t. Directors. Friday, April 18, 1845 Office of tite,.Pents rearrest.* Company, Z Pittsburgh, April 17, 1845. 5 At a meeting ar the Board of Directors, held this day, it was Retailed,. That a meeting be called of the persona who have suffered by the Fire of the 10th inst., insured by this Company,to be hold on Saturday pest, 19tb inst., at 10 o'clock, A. M., in the room at present occupied by the Board of Trade, corner of Market and Fourth streets, for the purpose of ex.hibi tins to them a statement of the affairs of the Company, and mousing their approbation of such plans as may than be submitted fur their consideration. From the Minutes. J. FINNEY, Jr., Sec'y. apr. 18-It. NOTICE 1 would inform my friends and customers, that the circulars signed with my name, and sent to them through the Post Office, (and tYtherwise perhaps) were circulated without my knowledge or consent. They were printed before the Fire, for an especial purpose, and were not intended to be sent to all who have re ceived them. The sending of them, under the circum stances, has vexed and mortified me. ap 18 G ARMOR. Postponement. IconAequence of the late calamitous fi re, and this day having been set apart by the city authorities as a fast stay, the sale of 13 Lets of Ground on Holmes.' Hill, advertised to take place this after noon, by order of Assignees, is postponed until Friday afternoon, the .2ti of May next, tit 3 o'clock, at the Auction Rooms, corner of Wood and Fith sts. ap 18. J D DAVIS, Auctioneer. Insurance against Fite—/temovaL rrl-1 E undersigned continues daily to make In surance against loss or damage by fire. Gee. Cochran, Agent for American Fire Insurance Com pany of Philada.; office No 2 Ferry at. Pittsburgh. Sufferers by the late fire insured at this office, wilt be pleased to present their claims fur adjustment and payment. ap 18-tf Wm. 41, Ward, Dentist, Has removed to the place of his former residence, in Penn street, two doors below Irwin. Wall raper. Fourth Street Road, Pittsburgh T SHIDLE, manufactures and keeps constantly for J sale, WALL PAPER and BORDERING of every description. He has now on hand, a large and splendid assortment of Glazed and Commas Paper, which he offers to sell for cash or barter, as low, if not lower, than they can he bought for of any other house west of the mountains. Also, a superior lot of Glazed Green Paper, colored on both shies, ex pressly for Window Blinds, by the dozen or single piece. A liberal discount to those who purchase to sell again. ap Lzar Notice. ir AMES CALLAN has removed to the chambers 0 occupied by Alderman McMasters on I?ifth et., between Wood and Smith Geld. np 18 Boarding. RSBRADY bon rdßeßrsA if application n m ar c o n ica n ti c o c n n he m m tt e st a few gcnter noon net her reri dance in Fifth st., opposite Matthew Patrick's Hotel ap 13-3 t. Green Apples. 20BBLS. Green Apples, in good order,recolved and fur sale, by DRIED PEACHES-50 bushels, received and fur sale, by A. G. REINHART, ap 18 190 Liberty st. Groceries. AN excellent stock of Groceries of every &scrip- Lion on 'hand (and daily receiving ftesh supplies,) for sale low, at wholesale or retail, by A. G. REINHART, 140 Liberty street. Particular attention paid to putting up Orders for fami:ies. A. G. R. NOTICE. THE effects of FREDERICK AZT, a German, sup posed to be frcm Hesse, are now in the hands of I. J. A shbridge, Overseer of the Poor. Aztcame on boned the steamboat Columbia. at Cincinnati, from the IVhite Cloud, which arrived from below. He was sick when he got on hoard the Columbia, and died on the passage up. His friends or legal representalves are regoested to call on the subscriber and claim his effects I. J. ASHBRIDGE, up 18 Overseer of the Poor, City of Pittsburgh. Baltimore Sun, and Phila. Pennsylvanian copy 3t and charge Post. To Machinists. FOR SALE; that establishment, situate at the junction of Front and Liberty streets, In.tely oc cupied by Porter & Grant. The machinery and tools are all in working order, and immediate possession can be had. Terms moderate. JAMES KERR, Carpenter, ap 18-Iwd• near Sweeney's Hotel, Allegheny. DRY GOODS. J. N. LOGAN & CO., Corner of Wood and Fifth streets, tip stairs, WOULD respectfully inform their friends and the public generally, that they have removed to the Room over John D. Davis' Auction store, where they have opened a large lot of Dry Goods, of all descrip tions, just received from the East, which will be sold nt a small advance for Cash, at IVlioletittle or Retail. We would particularly invite the attention of Country Merchants to an examination of our stock before mak ing their purchases. ar 18 FLOUR. 250 BBLS S F Flour just reed, for sale by up 13 JIV BURBRIDGE & Co. Louisville Limo. 50 BBLS Louisville Lime...just received and for sale by opl3 J W BUR BRIDGE & CO. WASHINGTON HOTEL, Corner of St. Clair and Penn streets, Pittsburgh, JAMES ARMSTRONG, Proprietor. Ir HE proprietor begs Nave to lawn his most grate full thanks to his friends and the public for past favor-, and hopes, by intention, to merit a continuation of their patronage. The house is pleasantly situated near the Eachange; it has accommodations for travel ers, and a large room for public meetings, dinner or supper parties. REFRESHMENTS Always ready, or prepared on the shortest notice, with the choicest the market will afford. Oysters and Oyster Soup, also Fresh Shell Oysters, received eve ry day during the season. The greatest care has been taken in the selection of wines and liquors. A varie ty of newspapers are regularly filed in the establish ment. P. S. A Hot Lunch served up every day at 11, A. M ap 18. Removed by Fire. VET CLOSEY'S office is removed to John Peek's V V • Hair dressing establishment, 4 doors from his late re4dence, where he oan be found at any hour in the day. ap 17.1 f Removal. it A 1 01 1 ON & thece on north d ofe AS N' N . (; N TO . W A y t tl ie L 3 ?rneys nld door Lo w; East of the Court House Cook's Literary Depot. ALTHOUGH not in first rate order, the Eastern Newspapers can be had by calling on the subscri ber, up stairs, next door to Duquesne Hall, on Third street, first door. [ap 17) J. W COOK. HemoveL HPERRY has removed his Boot Store since the s late fire to St Clair street, opposite the Ex change Hotel, between Liberty and Pion its., where he will be glad to see his friends and customers. - ep 15-Irn A. G. REINHART, 140 Liberty St tlhaiirleg AlpaCcasgeasluneres DtCosMl 83. Market Skeet, Pittaburgi. 83. SELLING OFF AT COST. BE. CONSTABLE requests the attention of the • public to his stock of shawls; consisting of Blanket Cloth, Cashmere, embroidered Thibet and Belvidere, and Broche, at prices ranging from 50 cents top to *l2. Alpaccas, figured and plain, Romelias, Zenobia Cloths. &c., at from 18j cents up to 50 and 62 1-2. Cashmeres D'Cose from 2.5 up to 50 cents, the new est imported styles. Just received, another lot of Flannels, imported u the only kind that is not liable to shrink. jRII 15 Special Loan Agency. rrUnquestionably and incomparably the most Im portant thing tobe done in the present crisis is the re building of our waste places. No man acquainted with the locality of l'iusburgh, it business facilities and its business men, can doubt for a moment, that the indomitable energy and enterprise of its population would very soon re establish its position if the crumb ling walls were re-built. Our own resources would, to a great extent, be sufficient to set in motion the ptostrato industry paralyzed by the late calamity. if we had houses in which to resume business. The ground itself, now buried in the smoking ruins of the best business portion of the city, affords the amplest security, for any amount of capital required for this purpose, and this security might be enhanced by • guarantee that the money loaned should be expended on the ground, and a policy of insurance in any place designated by the lender himself and assigned to him by the borrower. But we have not, among ourselves, the necessary capital unemployed, s million and a half, invested in buildings alone, has been annihilated in a few hours. We must therefore look abroad for aid, and there can be little doubt such aid can be obtained through the combined influences of a certain prospect of a profitable investment of capital, the sufficiency of the security we are able to offer, and the common sympathies of humanity. The subscriber, at the instance of some of the suf ferers by the late conflagration, proposes to start for the Eastern cities In a few days, as a general loan agent, and, if necessary, locate himself in some of them to attend to that business. lie proposes wear. ry with him a faithful and (as far as practicable,) offi cial exhibit of the titles of such as desire to borrow money on real estate security, or to sell a portion of tkeir property to enable them to improve the balance. He will also effect insurances in the Fast, if desired. and transact generally end business of like character, or such as cannot spare time to go themselves. - WM. M. SHINN, i Att'y at Law, Garsam's Buildings, Market st. REFERENCES. Host. Wm .1 Howard, Mayor of Pittsburgh. George W. Jackson, Esq , President of Select Council. Morgan Robertson, Em., President of Common Council. Thos M Howe, Esq., Cashier of Ex. Bank. Robert M Riddle, Esq , Postmaster. E D Gazzam, Esq., J Kidd & Co., Rev Charles Avery, Hon Thai Williams, M B Rhey & Co., Jas Marshall. Esq., Josiah King, Esq., Curling, Robertson & Co. apr 17-d3t. Broke ont in the 014 Place. THIRD REMOVAL BY FIRE! ... HE subscriber very respectfully informs his and the public generally, that he is now at his Old Shaving and flair Dressing Saloon, 3d st, between Market and Ferry eta, where be will be hap py to wait upon 011 who may favor him with a call.— Also, the City Baths are now open every day (Sun days excepted,) from 6 o'clock in the morning, until Ii at night. ap 17-6 t. J VASHON. MAGRAW & EVENIGEIT, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, HAVE, removed their office to the New Court House, in the room over the Sherif 'sOffice. ep 17—if. Wanted. AGOOD 5 horse team, to haul Lime from the country during the summer. Ire Also, wan ted 50 good Cooks and Girls to do all work in private houses and hotels. Also, wanted places for a number of men and boys in town aad cowry. Wanted on loan, several sums of money, from $lOO to $2,500. All kinds of agencies promptly at tended to by ISAAC HARRIS, Ag't and Com Merch't., No 9 sth st. 7A Needle Book with a note of value and gold rings in it, was found lately. The owner can have it by calling as above. ap 17. William Elder, Attorney at Law. Bukewell's Buildings, Grant street, opposite the New Court Hollow. ap 171 f Dr. Jaynes' Family Medicines. THE subscriber, Agent for Dr Jaynes' Medicines, has temoved the balance of the stock remaining from the late burning to the DRUG STORE OF DR. SMYSER, Corner of Market and Third streets, who has kindly offered to sell them for him anvil other arrangement* can be made, and where his friends are invited to call who wish to see him. He has some of the different articles on hand, and a fresh supply expected imme. diately. A. JAYNES, Agent. apr. 17.1 w. 11OLDSHIP Sr. BROWNE, HAVING saved a portion of their stock of Well Paper from the fire, hive for the present remov ed to the second rtory over James Wilson's Hat store, corner of Wood at. and Diamond alley. The factory, machinery and mat4ials for making paper, are un touched, and they still continue to manufacture, so that they will be able to supply those who may give them a call. ap 174 0:7 Entrance through Mr Wilson's atom and from Diamond alley. Zemov al. HENRY 11 I GBY takes this method of announc ing to his I.iondsand the public, that since the fire he has taken a part of the warehouse of IL F. Schweppe, opposite the head of Wood in Liberty as. No 182, at which place he is now receiving, and will soon have opened, a general assortment of China, Glen anti Queensware, to which he respectfully invites the.. attention of his former customers. [ep 17-1 m Eystor & Buchanan, Attorneys at Law, OfFme now in Burke's Building, 4th street, near Market. ap. 174119.. Contracts for Rebuilding. THE undersigned is desirous of obtaining em ployment in drawing Deeds, Bonds, Mortgages, Articles of Agreement, &c. And will give particular attention to the prepara tion of contracts for tbe rebuilding of houses destroy-, ed by the recent fire, and pledges himself to execute the same with neatness and accuracy, and open the most moderate terms. He may be found at the Office of iheClerk of the S Circuit Court, new Court House, north side, up stairs. R BIDDLE ROBER,TS. ap 17-1 m Cooley & Laird, MERCHANT Tailors, may be found in Fetter man'a Ruw, next door to the corner of Liberty and Smithfield Ats. ap WALL PAPER AND BORDERS, FRENCH AND AMERICAN. THOMAS PALMER, • No. 47 Market street. Pittsburgh, Pa., RESPECTFULLY invites attentiou to his present extensive and well assorted stock inciailing aN the various articles in his line of business. Frequent additions will be made to the goods, now on hand, &y freak Importations from France, during the active business season; and the American Paper and Borders in store, having been manufactured by . careful and com , petent workmen, are probably not surpassed in sills, 'finish, or brilliancy and durability of colors. The liberal patronage with which the establishment has hitherto been favored, is duly acknowleged, and its continuance respectfully solicited. [tea handsome assortment of beautifully painted "Transparent Window Sbades"just rec'd,aad Ake sada at prices suited to the state of times. Rags and Tanners' Scraps bougbt at the highest market prices. a p 164
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