Tr Lost of the Erie, Th Colusa's Statement. The New Yoik Jotnmercrnl haa a statement by Mi. Clemcr a, ihe :m engineer, in relation to the Ium of itio steam boat "Erie." She had about 180 deck pasacngem luorig (hem 130 German, 60 Cabin passengers, about 12 of them ladies, 25 crw ami O n f.nti :tana in all 806 perton. -The iiisl eccnei on oar J (be boat, correspond with the account alrca I; given. Then we have (hi interesting pas go. The Whole of fhe vessel, with the exception of a small part of the f. iwad lower deck, wa one raata ul fire, lighting up the whole heavens; at the flame would wave to and fro he could aee Iho bodice of . ime pascRge.r writhing aa it were in their agony "iid endeavoring to throw thcmsclvc overboard, t ut apparently not possessing atrength to gel over I'irf Mil while on the fore part of the d.ck were cn tome dozen or more wildly throwing about their armt and filling the air with rrir and sluicks v'hich teemed to fierce hie very heart. In fact. ujiJ Ms, C, "to horrible and dreadful wan the sight that I at one timo felt almost ready lo suffer it.) If to sink beneath the water, without an effort io s ie myself, the scene might I hidden (rum my view." He again turned from the boat anJ aaw a ; 'ank flouting about, on which were two of the i-.ew. They called to him to gel on it. Ho did o, but it barely tupported them all; fortunately !i"pcrceived the drawer of a bureau neai by, which a- reached, and placing it bottom upwarda under -kin' plank, it floated with more ease. He had not been "i the plank marly minutes before he perceived an u.Svrly man swimming by nearly exhausted ; he illcd to him and relinquished hit place on the I'hiiik lo the old man while ho again tru led to hit lAimiuing. It waa not long, however, before he ncount.rcd one of the "fenders," and at ho waa sc i unrig it, lie tow two more of (lie passengersthis do he gave up to (hem. After swimming about .lone for some minutes he wat hailed by the cap t.nn, and turning round taw him and four of the 'ew on the yawl, which Wat bottom upwards. Me aleo got on it, when the Captain informed him '..ml there waa a, lady floating by. He toon dis-i-.ercd her. Thia waa Mm. Lynde ; a life preter--.-'i Wilt about her neck, but not one qua t. r -filled nith air; her hand grasped an oar, and the wat to M .-.ppcarance dead. Mr. C. thought by filling the iite-preserver the murt continue -to float, and if puked up be recognized by her friends. With i'h intention he applied hia mouth to the tube and ininenced filling it. While ao doing Mr. I., iiintly apoke and aid, you are -very kind, air." Timling she wat alive he continued to fill the life preserver, but to exhausted waa he that he could i i it but imperfectly. He then drew her toward i'ip yawl, when the revived a little and aatd, ".-ave mc if you can, but rather uae all your cflort for loiirtflf, and let me die if I cannot be saved with it sacrificing others." "Such language from a ' male," aaid Mr, C, "made me resolve that if I - ere saved the should be alto." And his effort Hi re constantly directed lo her, and successfully. I dry continued on the yawl for about two hour, a lieu the Do Witt Clinton rescued them. It is thought that with the exception of Mr, lyude, not a lady got out of the Cabin. It ia hit I'liimii that nearly two third of the lost were burn ' I lo death. 10 persons in all, gained the bottom '''the ymvl but of those, 4 were subsequently nhed cifand drowned. Tomato Figs. As the season for tho maturity of :iiiit valuable and favorite vegetable, he tomato, is at hand, the following rublicaiion from the American Farmer, for the preservation of it in a new form : Tatent OmcE, July 10, 1841. Dear Sir : The medicinal qualities f'f tomatoes have greatly incraescd heir cultivation, and every new pre paration of the article is deserving con nitration. A sample of "tomato figs" '..ivc just beetf deposited at the Patent llii'O of a very superior quality, from the taste I should suppose all the od qualities of the fruit are retained. In appearance the drum of tomatoes trembles one of figs so nearly that they -.night easily bo mistaken for the same. The sample is deposited Mrs. Stei 'kt, of this city, and the recipe trans mitted with it is enclosed for publica tion. It is deeply to be regretted that nice the periodicals of the day are open " communications, that so many valu able improvements are lost to the world barely for the want of publicity. O ihers may have dried the "toma iocs with a recipe, however less suc i ctsful. Very respectfully, II. L. Ellsworth. Hon. J. &. Skinner. Take six pounds of sugar to one neck 'or IB lbs.) of the fruit. Scald and re 'novethe skin of the fruit in the usual say. Cook them over a fire, their own vuee being sufficient without the addi tion of water, until the sugar penetrates i mi tney are clarified. They are then 'ken out, spread on dishes, flattened tnd dried in the sun. A small quantity 'if the syrup should be occasionally ( riiikled over them whilst drying; af 'fr which, pack them down in boxes. h eating each layer with powdered stt var. The syrup is afterwards concen trated and bottled for use. They keep well from year to year, and retain ur i-risingly their flavor, which is nearly fiat of the best quality of fresh figs, i'hc pear shaped or single tomatoes an cr the purpose best. Ordinary rown sugar may be used, a portion of a hicli is retained in tlie syurjx A glass bell for a church, was recently ca-. in Sweden. Its diameter is 6 feet, and its tone is said : bs finer than that of any metal bell. Pennsylvania anil New York. From the year IVJO until 18:10 every Cenus exhibited the Congressional representations of New York increasing in the pinpmtion which it bore to that of Pennsylvania, owing to the more rapid in crease of population, a show n in the following ta bles i Now York. Inrreae, I'onnsyl'a. Increase, 10 years. 1790 349,000 1800 C88.O0U 72perct. 1810 959,000 61 " 1820 1.375,000 43 1830 1,918.000 40 - lOyeart. 434000 . 602,000 38 per ct. 810.U00 34 1,049.000 29 " l,:i48,000 28 " From this wa see that while in 1790 Pennsyl vania exceeded New Yolk nearly 160,000 -in 1839, the latter exceeded (be former neorly 600, 000, and from its great population and rapid pro gress assumed the title of the Empire State. The recent Census furnishes us with the grati fying fict that tho Inblcs have turned, and that (he rule of increase in" Pennsylvania in the last ten year cxcei-da that of New York, at i here shown : New York. Increase. Ponniyl'a Increase 1810 2,4H,000 SliJ pr. cl. 1,744,000 28 pr. ct. The growth of Pennsylvania from 1820 to 1830 waa 323.000, where . from 1830 to 1840 it ha been 376,000 shewing an inciease of 53,000, when a ihnt of New York has fulleu from 516, 000 to M 0,000. Throughout the world (he land fust occupied i that which yielJ food most readily in return to la bour, while thai which yi Ida coal and iron is nl way avoided, because of ita comparative sterility. The South of England was in former tiius ihe teat of empire, but wi ll the growth of population and uf capital, it has gradually passed to the North, nnd (he Krforrn 13 ill deprived numerous (owns and lor ouijlii in the bouih of their representation, bec iune uf their decayed condition, for the purpose of trans ferring it to tlioc of tho Norih, which had sprung up in and near the gnat coal region. So lung a it was not necessary to pm the nioutitiiitw, Term- ylvjiiia grew more rapidly than New York, but when the Eastern counties became tolerably settled, the superior advantages of New York for cultiva tion adracted emigration thither, and her numbers increased with great rapidity. With (he growth of the population nnd eapit.il of Pennsylvania numer ous canals and railroads have enabled her citizens to bring into activity h, r great mineral resources, and a counter-action has commenced. Tho rat io of her iuciease it now greater than that uf any Athintic Hlate except CJi orgia, and we think we hazard little in asserting (hat the next, probably all future censuses will show a higher ratio of increase than will be shown by any Atlantic State whatever. No Slate in the Union poseses the same amount of minciol wealth none can yield larger returns lo-Lbor and capital. American Silver. Mr. F. Blackbu'ii has placed in the Exchange a sample of silver, entirely pure, from the Washing ton mine, Davidson County , North Carolina. The mass weighs 277 ounces, and is worth about Four hundred dollars. Aa we do not remember to have seen any silver from mines in this country before, we made tome enquiries as to the manner of ob taining it, and the chances ol getting more; and the following is the result. The company went into operation, under a very advantageous chaiterfrnm the Slate of North Caro lina, about tho first ol September, J 810, (he mine being (hen but partially ojh ued, and (bowing the bed of ore to be ol very great extent, comprising millions of tons of ore, of (he richest kind. In the early part of 1841, one furnace for smelting was put into operation, which up to the present time, ha produced 25 tons of mixej metal, (lead and silver;) the early smelting, from w hich this sample is made, yielding only about from one hundred to two hun dred and fifty ounces silver lo (he ton, and gradu ally improving up to this time, when it yeilds live lo six hundred ounces per Ion of mixed metal. Within the last few weeks, two more furnaces havo been put in operation, and three more, making in all six will go into operation very shortly, when the yield will equal from 1500 to 2000 pounds per day, valuing from $525 to i 80(1. The proceed of the one furnace havo lieen suffk-ienl to more than pty the expensea of the mine since going into operation, up lo (he firm of September, from which period the dividends of the company will commence. The ofliee of the company is al 24 Church Alley, whe re samples of (he le.nl and li(h:irg may be seen, and any furdier information on (he subject may be had. V. & Un:. A Xtw llarvetlK Machine. It in with no little piide we notice the invention of a harvesting machine by one of the members of the U. A. S, Mr. A. Churchill, of Avon, Kat e Co. A beuutiful in idi l was exhibited at uur late meet, iug here, and examined by a large numlier uf far mers, who etprcised great confidence in its uc cess. It threuhe the grain while standing in the field there lieing a leveller by w hich (he thrashing part may le raised or lowered accoiding lo (he hoisht of the grain. Not even (he heads are cu( oil"; but all (he straw i left kUuding in the field. Mr. C. says he letted (be principle last haiviai wi(h an imperfect m .cli ne lo hi entire taiisfactton. The machine will cot $200 to f v!50. Chicago Agricul. A Crat ros Wisri. A wri'er in a lato num ber of (he Southern I'lunttr, gives, the following as a certain cure for wart : "Itub the wart Iwo or three time a-day, with (he juice of the milk weed. A cure will be effected in a week or ten days." Loss ar Cant!. is Turt Ixnisff Win. From the commencement of (he AfgbanUan cam paign.ir. 1838, to tU present lime, (October, 1840,) the number of Uu-J, l4el( or rtf4yeJi j, k0Iue. whal beyond fif y five thousand. The average val ue of each nuy be taken at eight rupees, which makes this single item of war expenditure above forty five lav of rupees, or four hundred and fifty thousand pound. Interesting Philosophical Pacts, Sound travels at the rate 1142 feet per second in the air, 4960 in water, 1 1.090 in cast iron, 17,000 in Steel, 18,000 in glass, and fiom 4636 to 17,000 in wood. Mercury freetes at 38 degrees Farenheit, and be- comes a solid mas, mallenble. under (he hammer, j The greatest height at which visible clouds ever J exist, does not exceed ten miles. j Air ia about 816 times lighter than water. j The pressure of the atmosphere upon every j his life. The oi front 1m had been entirely blown square foot of the earth, amounta lo 2160 lbs. An ; away by the discharge, acattering and spattering ordinary sized man supposing hit surface to lie 1 4 ! the brains around, and rendering his appearance squato feet, sustains the enormous pressuie of 30,- most hideout. Near the head of the deceased lay 240 lbs. open a copy of the infidel Montaigne's works, as Haat rarifiies air to such an extent that it mny be it the pages had been the last which he had pern made to occupy 6,600 times the space it did before. ' sed, and this impression ia atrengthened from the The violence of the expamion of water when free-: circumstance that on one of the pages wss con zing i sufficient lo cleave a globe of copier of uch j tained the gist of that writer's argument against thickness as to require a force of 28,000 lbs lo pro the Plstonian and Christian doctrine of the irnmoT- duce the sane elfct. During (ho conversion of ice into water ; 140 de grces of heat are absorbed. Water when converted into steam increases in j Cheanut street Theatre ; another to hia friend Mr. bulk 1800 times. I Thomas Sully, Jr. a brother artist ; and the third One hundreJ pounds of the water of the lead ! to Doctor Heintzclman, Coroner. To his brother Sea contain 45 lbs. of salt. j he. gives direction as to the dispoxal of his body The iiu an annual depth of ruin that faHs at the t protests against any ceremony at the funeral, in Equator is 96 inches. i -f J against any funeral al all, or public notice of Assuming the temperature or tho interior of the j or invitations to the same. To Mr. Sully ho be eardi lo increase uniformly a we descend at the i queaths hit dimaond ring, and makes the request rate of 1 degree in 40 feet, at the depth of 60 miles ; that he will fini.h a portrait, of Mr. Lambert, the it will amount to 480,000 degrees Farenheit a de- Comediun, left upon his easel. In this letter he also gree uf heat sufficient to foseall known substances. 1 indulges in a strain of revolting levity greater than The explosive force of closely confined gunpow- will be fonnd in iho subjoined letter (given below dcr is six and a half tons to the square inch. ! 1 1 -til st lies sometime full with a velocity of 113 i f et in a second and rain at 31 feet in a tecond. j The greatest artificial cold ever produced is 91 j degrees uf Farenheit. Electricity moves with a greater velocity than ! light which traverses 200,000 mil.s ofjppace in a second of lime. Thunder can be heard at the distance of 30 ! mjlf j Iiiimtiut Wrnltli. ; i ue nnresior oi ine i uetiuson lamuy uieu in England about one hundred and thirty years ago directing by bis will that his property should accu- inulutefoi one hundred snd fitly years, interest up- on interest, snd then the existing Yuttntf Tltcllu- I ton to come into posses-ion of the whole. The pe- ' riod expires in 1H48. Tlie piectil Mr. Thelluoii in 1828, wss 40 years old, and poor, his sod, the heir, was eight years old ; so that to hia 2Slh year he will bo master of twelve minimis ttcrling, or up wards of Jifly-three millions uf tlolltiri. Paili.inn ut tried to ret the will aside at the time, but could not ; they have, however, parseed an act, that no such will should be legal from that time forward ! Interest on fifty-three millions of dollars is three million ono hundred and eighty thousand dollars per annum two hundred and sixty-five thousand dollars per month eight thousand right hundred and thirty-three dollars per day three hundred and sixty-eight dollars per hour six dollars per min ute. A (iruuluc Ter-Tolnllrr. Pas-ing a few days since, in the steamboat Tele- j graph l tweex New-Bedf. rd and Nantucket, the sclj ct of temperance wus under discussion, when ' ono uf the p issengers icmaikeil, that if we wished i lo ce a thorough going teineranco man, we might in the person of Capt. Phiiiney, the worthy com j own y,',unKs,'r. nu so continues on tlie uesi lerms , ol the l'liiladelptua papers, call on the Hanks to re mander of the boat. On the suggestion, another , u ilh ' family. This anecdote wauld have de- j ume, which lliey ay mighl easily be done aince of (he passengei inquired of Copt. P. whether he ! ,'g,,,eJ """'" or Goldsmith, and may be relieJ . the U. 8. Bank is out of the way. did not use ordent spirits ; to whi.-h he replied, "I never drank a teaspoon full of rum, brandy, gin, or any othi r ardent spirits, nor uf wine, cider, or beer ; I never chewed tobacco, smoked, or took a pinch of mufl'; and 1 never dr.ihk either lea or coifce." '-But," say a passenger, "what do you drink with yuur breakfast !" Clii With wa the answer. "And what with your dinner?" "Colo W'sTtn." "And whit with yourtupper ?" "Com Water." 'well," says he, "but what do you do when ynu are ick V "I nevt i was unwell in my life," was Ihe resdy and instructive reply of Cpt. Phinney ; and wt- could not but rellect, how much of human nurV. ring and wo how much of the ills thsl flesh is heir lo, might be avoided, if people would only adopt the attcmiu4 habit winch are adanl.d to our condition, and. like Cant. Phii.ne.. cmf.,rm more nearly than lliey uu lly do to the immutable la-.v nf our phyi-ioal nature! Massachusetts Spy. Hydrophobia, or i'auluc Madncaa. The Bulliilo Coiniiieiciul puldishe tho sul 'joined "Holier gitcn in the newspapei uf the 22d of June, IS II, by ihe Committee of Salubrity, in Pa ris." lt. Any person bitten by a mad dog or any oth er animal, should immediately prea with (he two hands all around the wound, so as to make the blood run freely and extricate the saliva. 2d Wash the wound wilh a mixture of alkali and watei, lemon juice, lye, soap, salt water, urine, or even pure water. Durii g the lime of pressing and washing the wound, w arm a pe. e ol iron in Ihe fire and apply it deeply to said wound. Mind that said piece of iron is only healed (O a lo be able lo cauterize thut it must not be red hot. Thi ne precaution being well olwerved, are uiTi cienl to preserve fiom the horrid effect of hydro phobia, and every one should keep litem in their mind. Wokpkhii-l Semu. We under-taitd that Ihe temboat New Jersey, plying between tin city and Salem N, J., came to her wharf al Race atreet. yesterday afternoon, in fiHy-five minute after Icav. iug Chester, the distance being twenty miles. This i ihe ihorteat passage made by any boat on the ri ver between this city and Cheater, and we think lhat for speed and comfort the New Jersey cannot be surpassed by any steamer belonging lo thia city. We also hesr thai the steamboat Sun, Capt. William running to the Capes, perfoimed her pas sage yesterday in seven hours, ihe w hole distance being 120 miles. r.ititud. Cat. Hulclde. Yesterdny morning Mr. William I.aning having occasion to aee bit friend John H. Lehr, portrait painter, corner of Fifth and Minor atreet, went to his atudio, and finding (lie door locked on the in- side, and receiving no answer to his knock, became alarmed, and after torn deliberation burst in the door. Stretched upon the floor loy the dead body - of Mr. Lehr, and near one of hi hands a pocket pi,0 wj,h nich (he rash younn man had taken lality of the soul. Upon a table near by, lay three Icttera, one of which waa addressed to one of his brothers, Mr. Charles Lehr, scenic artist of the emire) lo Doctor II cintzclmun. He speaks of the din trine of Pyttngoras, and say that if there be any truth in nictempyschosis, he will appear lo him, with wings, as Daniel Lsmliert sliding down on a rainbow. The following is a copy of the letter lo the Coroner : Monday afternoon, Mr- Heintzclman Dear Sir I wish it to be distinctly understood that I am not laboring under insanity, hallucination, or aberration of mind, but am in my senses, my true reason, and judgment. If I am not now sane, I never was sane in my life. Of consequence, if you report mc as above, for the sake of our clergy you you will tell a deliberate lye .' It is a satiety of exigence a di-gust for the world a longing for repose and contempt for men. I never asked to come here ; I was tfirutt here, and most unquestionably have a right to go to aleep whenever I like. I sin sir, yours &c, JOHN H. LEHR. The italic, and the orthography used in the word ''lie," are those of the deceased. He was a confirmed infidel, as msy readily bo seen the wri ter has heard him ridicule the faith in (he life to come within a week t". S. O'azette, Sisoi-LSH - The I hiladelphia National Gazette says a curious fact in natural history has come within our knowledge. A merchant in front street nesr Chesnut, has a cat in his counting room with a liner of young kittens. About a week ago Iwo young rats were caught and brought lo ihe cat, one of which she immediately destroyed, and the o.her was left to her mercy. Dsy before yesterday it was accidentally discovered that the rat was nesti ling among the kittens. It was taken nut and held up before pussy, but she only licked it with mater nal tenderness, snd when it was again laid down , it crawicd lo her and sucked in company with her 1 ufon " litsJ-raslly true. j The Contradictory t'ounlr. I I do believe," ssid he, taking the spoon out of his glass and too.ing it on the table, "that of all the obstinate, positive, wrong-headed creature, that ever was born, you are the most so, Charlotte." 'Certainly, certainly, have it your own way, pray. Ynu see how much I contradict you,' rejoin the la dy. 'Of course, you didn't contradict me at dinner time, oh, no, not you ! ttyi the gentleman. 'Yet, I did,' says the lady. 'Oh, you did !' criea the gentleman ; 'you admit that !' 'If ynu call that contradiction, I do,' the lady answer ; 'and I say again, Edward, that when you ! are wronir I will contudict vou ; I am not v our j slave. , 'Not my slave !' repeats the gentleman, bitterly ; 'and you still mean that in Blackburn's new house j there are not more than fourteen doors, including ihe door of the wine cell ir !' i 'I mean to say,' retoits the lady, lieating time w ith her hair-brush on the palm of her hand, 'thai in that house there are fouiteen doors, and no more.' , i By and bye ihe gentleman comes lo a little, and passing his hand across his forehead, finally reseat himself in his former chair. There is a long silence, and this lime the lady begins. 'I appealed to Mr. Jenkins, who sat next to me on the sofa, in the drawing room, during tea.' 'Morgan, you mean,' interrupted the gentleman. I do not mean any thing of the kind,' answered ! Ihe Inly. 'Now, by all that is aggravating and impossible to bear!' criet the gentleman, clenching bit hands and looking upwards in agony 'she is going to in sist upon it lhat Morgan i Jenkins !' 'Do you lake uie to be a erfect fool ' exclaim Ihe lady ; 'do you uppoe !(don'l know one from the other V 'Do you suppose thai I don't know the man with the blue coal was Mr. Jenkins !' 'Jenkins in a .blue coal!' ciies ihe gentleman with a groan ; 'Jenkins in a blue coat ! a man who would tutfer death rather than wear any thing but brown !' Do you dare to charge me with telling an un truth !' demands the lady, buisting into tears. 'I charge you, ma'am,' letoru the gentleman atarting Up, with being Contradiction, a monster of aggravation, a-a-a Jenkins in a blue coat ! Whal have I done thai I should be doomed to bear such perjictual torment V Sketches of Young Couple. THZ3 AMERICAN. Saturday, .lugttl 28, 1841, Democratic Candidate, FOR OOVKRHOS, Cicn. DAVID II. PORTER. SOS, ASSKMRLT, Iald II. Irloiiigomrry. FOM COMMISSIONER, I'lilllp Yfolsci-. ro Tdztscnxn, firorgc Wcler. FOR Al'DtTOR, IIiirIi DatlMon. Wmu CiiiniTM. 1'ur Gwernnr, JOHN BANKS. For Afiembli, Gkk. HENRY FRICK. Fur Commissioner, DAVID McWILLIAMS. For Treasurer, PETER LAZARUS. Fur Auditor, JACOD PAINTER. fXj" A Fire occurred in this place on Monday last, in the stable belonging to Mrs. Kinney, near the rail road. The stable was entirely consumed. A spark, it is supposed, was thrown from the loco motive into the hay mow. The wind was blowing South, and done no further injury than the partial trarrring of a few rail roaJ cars filled with coal, that were standing on the rail road. Qj We refer our readers to an excellent srticle from the Pennsylvania Intelligencer, on the Resour ces of Pennsylvania. It provre most conclusively that the outcry against the credit of the State was unfomded. Of her ability to meet all her liabilities, no one can doubt. Her willingness to do so should never be questioned. (Xj" The proceedings of the Temocratic meeting, held at Northumberland, on Tuesday the 24th inst., disapproving of the disorganizing measures of the late uieeting in the forks, came too late for in sertion this week. The late foreign news docs not possess much interest. The Tories will have a majority of about 76 in the next Parliament. The accounts uf the next harvest are not promising, which has caused an advance in the price of flour and grain. tfj" The Philadelphia Gazette, and a tew other "Lycoming Democrat" i the title of a new German paper, published at Willismiport, Ly coming county, by Julius Francis Zuller. It warm ly advocate the re-election of David R. Porter. (Jj The rival candidates for Gov. in Maryland, are Wm. Cost Johnson and Francis 1'homas. They have entered into an arrangement to make stump speeches fiom this lime to the election, going through the whole State. It is said that our difficulties with Great Bri tain are not yet settled. Some tumors have been afloat that Mr. Fox will demand hia paasport if Mc- ! I.eod i not released. Some difficulties on the I Maine boundary have been renewed, Great excite ment prevail there at present on account of the : governmental survey fXy" Al a fire in Syracu-e, N. Y., 25 kegt of pow der that weie in the building, exploded. Thirty per sons wt re killed, and about forty ol fifty wounded. Qj" Alderman Binns his decided that Ihe Moy amensing Bank was not bound to redeem its small notes in siecie that neither the Bank or Slate are liable for their payment. The alderman further says, that neither the Supreme Court of the United Slates, nor any Judge or court of any of the atatea have any right to pass upon the constitutionality of any act of the legislature. This strange opinion he sayt he his entertained for forty years. The alderman's opinion will add but little to his legal reputation, and has had no effect upon the currency of Ihe small notes, which pass fieely throughout Ihe Slate. OCT There is a disposition manifested in Con gress, by the Southern men, it is aaid, lo njecl Ihe nomination of Gov. Everett of Massachusetts, as Ministei to England, becaOse he is an abolitionist-. Such Conduct will meet, a il ha done, the jut in dignation of all honorable men. Tlie only way io make (he abolitionist at a party, powerful, ia to persecute them. The South cannot long expect the sympathy of the northern and middle Hiatea, when they attempt to proscribe men for opinion's aake. (Tj" The noble steamboat Missouri wa destroy ed by fire, while lying at the wharf at St. Louii, on the 12lh inst. No person was in jured. The M. was one of Ihe finest boat on the Western waters. She eost (52,000. The New Bunk Bill. Mr. Sergeant's new Bank Bill passed the House of Representatives on Monday last, by the follows ing vole yeas 125, noea 94. The friends of the hill exprett great confidence that the President will aign it. The following are the principal points of difference between the new bill and that vetoed by the President : The Capital of the Bank is to be (21,000,000, the government to subscribe 7,000,000. The Bank is to deal in Exchanges. To he called "The Fiscal Corporation of the U nilcd States " Agencies are to be established instead of branch es, wherever the Secretary of the Treasury may deem (hem necessary. Tlir Bnnkmpt Bill. Home misunderstanding exists in relation lo the operations of this bill. According to (he act, "all persons whatever" may declare themselves bank rupts, without any reference (o the amount of their debts, and merchants, traders, Ax. owing (2000, may le declared bankrupt by any creditor of iho amount of (500, under the ciicumstances specified. The Lttiid Bill. Wo are pleased to stale, that this bill has passed on its third reading in the Senate, by a vote of 2 to 22. The bill ia not exactly such a one at we would like, as it yields too much, but it is probably (he best lhat could be had. An amend ment has been made on it, providing that the ope ration of the distribution thall be suspended, when the duties on any articles of imports, shall be raised to a rate beyond 20 per centum ad valorem. Pedlars. Pedlars seem to flourish under the late law as well as ever. Pressure, panic, shinplasiers, hard times and legislative restrictions have little or no ef fect on their orations. The only effect of the late law has been to in crease the fees and difficulties of obtaining licenses, for which as a matter of course their customers must eventually suffer. Formerly the certificate of a physician, stating that the individual was incapable of earning a livelihood by bodily labor, was all that was necessary. I'nder the late law two physicians are required to attest the fact under oath, and iheii license must be renewed in every county. This one would have supposed, would have almost annihilated the wh.de class of pedlars. But they are not so easily discomfitied. All that b iieces-a-y, is to get sick one a year. A slight attack of the cholera moibus, a dose of Pc ters's vegetable pills, or a little nausea at the sto mach will answer. Physiciins arc consulted, ik a fee of ten or twenty dollars seldom fails to product the requisite certificate under oath, "that the patient is unable to tarn a livelihood by bodily labor." Tlie McEwmsiillc Meeting. The following protest of the officeis who presided at the meeting in McEwensville, on Saturday last was handed to us for publication. The attempt tc defeat the regularly nominated candidate for Assem bly will prove an entire abortion. If Mr. McKin ney will suffer himself to be brought forward as a volunteer candidate, in order to gratify the spleen of a few disapjioiuled office-hunters, he will surely icgiet the circumstance ; not so much on account of the litile disturbance it may create in the parly as the slender vote he will receive. If the county ticket is hereafter to be formed at MeEwt nsville, tt suit (be views uf a few designing politicians in the forks, il would be well to let the voters of the east side of the river know Ihe fact, lhat ihey may act accordingly. On this side of the river, where the main strength of the Democratic parly lies, the peo ple are ptrfeetly satisfied to support the ticket form ed al the County Convention. Mr. Mc Kinney m ly take a few democratic votes from Mr. Montgomery, and probably a few from Gen. Frick in the forks, but on the east side of Ihe river he will not receive severity-five voles, whigs ami d. mocrats. Mr. Mont gomery's majority on this side will be at least ait hundred. Of this this there is no kind of doubi; and unless the opposition candidates manage to get all the votes in the folks, they will not even stand the slightest chance of success. "The undersigned, who were officers of the De mocratic meeting held at McEacnaville, on Satur day ihe 21st inst., object lo any proceedings that took place, which iu any way went to disapprove of the regular nominations on the Democratic Tick el. We will never attempt to disorganize-, or break down the Democratic Ticket when projierly formed, a we believe Ibis lo have been'; but will always give it our hearty support. PHILIP KAl.T, President. AaasHtM M. Hi Lt, Vic Piesideut. James Iswars, Secretary." v t'oiiutf rft It. FaRMr.Rs' amp Met ha mics' Bavk, I'm l tint. -mil. 5's altered from Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank, Wisconsin, letter B., of different dales, ami payable lo ilirti rrnl persons. Filling up in blue ink. W. Patton, jr. cashier, J. Tagert, President. Yig nette, a female holding in right hand a cup, and left arm resting on an eagle. Engiaved by Burton V Gut ley. New York. 20's alteted from Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank, Burlington, W. T letter A, payable to different persons, and of various date. Vignette, a femalo spinning on left margin a female holding a cuplo vli eagle, and on right ertd, an Indian. Engraved by Button & Guiley. Burton & Guilty nevei en graved plates for this Bank. Merchants' Exiharce Bask, Nrw York. 10't altered from 2'. Vignette, a figure of Mercury. Oil left margin, 'Hojie,' Ac. Mechanic' Bark, Newark, N. J. 10' letter A, vignette on the left, a rail road car, on the right steamship ; altered probably from aome broken bank, as ihe word Newark is poorly put on. Bak or Da law A Rl 2', letter D, payable lo J. T. Baily, dated Wilmington, 4th Dec., 18,t'J. Written with blue ink th genuine are filled up wilh Hack. Bukueir litporttr.
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