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