From the Newark Daily Advertiser. Sitae Last Tnrnliiff Machine. We have haJ the pleasure within a few days t'f witnessing the operation of this curious specimen of American ingenuity and skill. It ! .ym. invention 01 i iiom UI.ANcllARn, o nf ,,, M,oa but d lTer from the imported pin ..I:tsa., whose various labor saving inventions; n,inly in this, that they are solid headed iht U, have given hitn a just distinction am ng tlio j the p n nnd head are one and indivisible. The most eminent American mechanics. This mi- ', pit a ire twice the stirTnesa of the English, and tbe cliine ha9 been erected and put in operation 1 point of exceiding fineness, owing to improvements i.i this city under his suporintendancH by ! in the method of manufacturing. They are of ad I.KWi.s S. LlNDSLtV, at Quiinby's Conch Fac- ' niiiable quality and finish, and are tff ded chenpi f tiy, and is well worthy of the attention of !'h.n pint have ever been hi fore three hun ii... :... . r m t- those who take an interest in the progress of the mechanic arts. The machine differs somewhat from other machines for turning irregular forms, although it turns from a pattern. The indefinite variety in the sizes and half sizes of shoe lasts would seein to present an insiirmiuint;ililn ilifTtpnltv i : . .i. e i . ' m the way of making one instrument answer i f it . 1 . . rt . . . I ror an ; out tne genius or the inventor lias sue- ! coeded in establishing a principle by wlrch I l. sizes are turned from one pattern, either right or left. It is made 1o work completely according to a scale, or index, attached to the machine ; so that the tender c:in, by an in- Hl.ititaneous movement of a slide and lever, set j the machine to any size, which is designated by figures, so as to produce atiy last required from the same pattern, both rioht and lelt. Tho most skilful workman, we understand, cannot produce lasts with any thing like this degree of uniformity or accuracy, by hand la bor. We have before us a pair of beuutiful lasts turned by the machine from the measure ment of our feet, which conform perfectly to the measure, one for each foot. Betides the accu racy thus rendered certain, the labour of lutt making is wonderfully diminished, as one man with this machine will turn out 50 pair in a day. The business is to be conducted by Amos K. Carter, as agent for the Blanchard Gun Block Corporation, and can scurccly fail to prove, un der the fostering influence of the Protective Policy of Congress, an important addition to the business of our city. Return of at Saint. The Pittsburg papers rive rather an amusing account of the return to that city of one of Joe Jr'tuith's .N'auvoo saints. Among the first con verts to the Mormon faith, in Pittsburg, it seems was a baker by the name of Arney. He lelt his "bread-trough" and went to Nauvoo, with others who had been converted in the neigh borhood under the preaching ofono Elder Page. Arrived at the "holy city," he was honored with a sight of the temple and an audience of the prophet. This to an ordinary man would have been considered all sufficient compensa tion for a pilgrimage of five hundred miles, but not so thought tho baker he whs well enough satisfied with what ho hud seen, and wanted toseemore. Inquisitivoness often leads people into difficulties; and Joe toon discovered that his baker convert was "more cake than dough," and a pretty Eolid loaf at that, to lie de termined to reduce his size to the standard of his other stuf for fear the baker would work too tiiriuto the mysteries of his sect. Joe had re course to revelation ; the baker looked on and wondered. Another revelition and a prophc- o,. r ,;i ,... I i .1 i . i. .i i.i i- i CV to lowed and the naker tnnuolif in i inrnntr. ... u i ! .vi uiiri.oivi 111 nor m-np, aim so expresseu himself, and irruption in the camp was the j consecpience, and the baker "sacked" them.nud ' 1 , ' . , ' 11 ; reiurneu to I'HlPDursr, uertectlv satisfied that lie I - r - had been Wt wretchedly doped by tire im- 1 posture. TvOMANCEOF RkaL LifI'. Some vears ao, navso f.ireio,, inurnal. tin caiituin of a Corsjur ' carried off the wife of a poor wood-cutter re siding in the neighborhood of Messina. After detaning her for several months on board his I vessel, he landed on an island in the South Seas wind y regardless of what might befi! her. It happened that the woman wa's presented hi the ' bava.re monarch of the island, w ho became en- ! morBid of her. He made her his wife placed ! her on the throne, and at Ins death left her the ! soie sovereign ol Ins domains. Uy a European - . . .... vessel which recently touched at the Island, the rxvjr woodcutter has received inteliijrence of his wile. She sei.t him presents ot sucli vast value that he will probably be one of the wealthiest individuals in Sicily, until it ahall please Iter majesty, his august spouse, to summon hitn to her court. Piano Fuhtu. The Transposing P.itno Forte is an iiivcntKin by which music may be transposed into auy hey, suit the vocal per- former who rror.iii.iiii.a lhe iii-lriiin.nt or correspond with any other ins-trument. Llll- dell, Weunerstroin & Co. ollVr f'r sale a su ply of pianos cotiatrocUd on tins plan. Their shape is novel, and they occupy much less space than those of the ordinuiy coiistrueture. A Considerable Choiii. Itossini's "Stii bat Mater" has beeii performed ut the Cathe dral of Lausanne, (Ueriuuny,) by unit huu- ' drtd tinkers ! A WtasTtUN Umi.ii, who was endeiiviiriu to clcura notorious ouuibler from an i.iiiiciiiii-i.i fiir keeping a faro table, declared to the j iry that if they convicted his client, that they would also be bound in law to convict both himselt i and the judge, as they were both "aiding and ' a Bs.tti.nu, at the game when the arrest was made. In consequence ol this the jury hung, , for one half were in favor of convicting tho , judge and lawyer w it It the prisoner, but the o- ther half could not agree, as they would there- ' by have convicted themselves, having been bu- ily engaged at the firo table. 1 Amfmcan Pin. Among the novel product of American skill and industry eihibitcd at the Fair, re American Pins, mde by the IIe Manufac turing Company, Birmingham, Conn., auJ tuhl by Burnharn & Baldwin, 1R9 Pearl-afreet. Thry ere dred for five cents. The establishment now turns rut over one million pins per day, and is pie pari d to supply (he whole Unijii. The duty on Ibis aiticle waa raised from SO to HO per cent, by the New Tanir, and made specific, and the Com pany have since teduced the price of Pina in tbe I lllnkel live cents iir mirk. Sii min-h f.ir 1'i.itp... t;on to Home InJus'rv. A'. V " Tribune. Simm Llont. In conversation with a gentle ninn from tbe Western Coat of Africa, he men timid to us that a fiwn.nnths sir re a British vessil captured a slaver and sent the hip, with s- bout one hundred mid twenty-five captives, into Sierra Leone. tide he was hiua in the harbor. 1 ,i,P Governor sent on board and took ci-htv of the ! slnvi t, marched ihem up to tbe barracks, and pre- j sid them into tbe r.nks of the nimy t be sent iin- ' mediately to Janudr, in the West India service. To go a solilierii g may bebe;ter, een if involunta ry, than to be sold into slavery. Hut it st'lkes us I h t it militates acainst ihe cluims ofhumanitv tv ' ll.ellritish.thatth y make use of (he liberated blacks j for (hi ir own purposes, nnd end then to bear arms in the Ve,l Indies, instead of bearing civilization i nnd Christianity into Africa. U, S. (luz. Nohlf. Miss Hariict Maitineau, of England, hns declined a proffered pension of about f tfOO per annum, on the ground that the premier ha no ripht to bestow the public money at his pleasure, especially when the people ore in such a suffering condition, and for the additional reason, that ihe cricion would tike away her freedom of speich. She nppenr to be in atiaighlened circuntnnces, ond expresses her wilhngneess to work for her own support. V. (J. lire. Elopcmimt. A widower u une 1 S. ely , resi ding in St ok County, Illinois, has just ran away wilh the wife of a tenant he boarded with. They look one child each and left three er four lt'hinJ them. Seely is a man of property, having two farms, Vc, and lost his wife but s yeir ao. They ran off in the night, nine of ihe rhildren asleep in the bouse from which ihey departed. A late number of the New Orleans Picay une contains the two following announce ments : "A duel between two of our custom house officers ia to come off this morning over the Lake. Weapons foils." "Diet. ULTWi.t.s two Indians Two Choc taws, Iivmo' in the paribh liupids ill this Mate, fought a deadly duel a few days ago. The weapons were rifles; the muzzles were pla ced within six inches of each combatants' breast, nnd at the firing, which was i-imiilthiie-oiif, both fell dead.!" The Choctaws were less baiharous than the savages of New Or'eans Custom House. They, ! fit ii.it, r-iln C, ..!. l,,.,..i l....u I nl.-..1.... ... ' " i""i ii h.ioi vi uiii-ouic c- ( i quality. Il the people will murder each othe' j in duel, Gen. Putman's plan of the powder bar- re , , . ', , . est for the parties concerned and lor society ut or sunn, f on. no in i vT iiii'ni'ii , is is i ii.. t . tr. II .T . , ' Ittrt'o uhii'li tliirrliv i lilf!v tu rul itt.lt kt , , , , , , . , . .i tsriro U'tiO'li rliorroo lu hi., to t, , n. il.. I ..I I c trijubk.tolne ')1)urtt.Ila,1Cl.s. i - North Ami rican. - -Mart, lis. According to so:ue calculations, about 'JtXl.OOO Christian I'rottstuuU tull'eri d ! i death in seven years, under Pope Julian ; no less than 1(KI,(KK) were massacred by the Freud. i tbe space of three months ; Waldenses who H-rii-hed amounted to 1,(HHI,(Hi0 ; within ,lirtJ. years the Jesuits destroyed (MMJ.IHKI ; under the "" of Alva WyMKI were executed by n, banoman ; loO.fKM) by the Irish massacre, he- v.al multitude of wLo.i, the world i i.i i ..i.. :..r i .. i .. t"u"' w pain. oiuny iinoiuieu, who were pro- ; scribed, starved burnt, assassinated chained i to the galleys fur life, immured within the walls ; 01 I'-islile, or others of their church and : sl'''e prison. According t.. wm.u writers the i "bole iiumher of persons mas.-i.ered since the f" ' l"P:i,y, inrlu.ling the space of UtMl ' years, uinounts to fifty miliums. Pu.,cv Tli, liUll ain. 1 he (n:vu Surikivn i fluciT Ci-M.r Nuisance has wonderfully abated w.tln-i ' t Io-mO t'o w Vl'.ir. Tlioro is. tilsll u mno fi. iikh . . .. .- ., . .- , ., i .1... n .i iii ,i..,,,m. , i l oiiiuni rs there , u ul.i kit in limu n,r... n..,l tl...A .l... 1.1..., ... ue the practice homo to belong to inferior sta- j ... . , , ,. turns. Imitation hua knocked cigar-smoking: , , , . ..I nil the head. Having tleaceiuled lo shop lads , ,, . . . i ami all sorts, as a mutter of course, it has been I . , ,. ... . , . . i i.biiiidi.iieu bv those ol luohcr rank. Chamber $ i EtUnburg Journal. The Itilort. l I. lo 11 lit p. MUHU.S. Old B'rch who baa tune III lhe village s.-hool, WnKbila maid ol hounspuii babil ; He w is 1. stuhlioFil as a mule, And she was pbivlul as a labhit. Po r Kate had scarce become a wife, Itelore her huabsud sonitht to n.uke her l he pink uf rnuelr) polul ed life, And prim and formal as a quAer. One day lutor went abroad, Ai.d simple Kilty sadly misa'd him ; V ben be relumed beh'nd bl- lord Hie slowly stole and fondly kisa'd him ! Tbe hu-baiiu' anger rose !--nd ml And white bis face shein.l giew ! "Lesa fieedom. ma'am '."Kate sighed and said, Oh, dear I didn't know 'ticm you '' THE AMERICAN. Saturday, tfct. 22, '.842. cry- We legret to stale that the dwelling house of Col, John Snyder, in Augusta townsbip, was entirely consumed by tire on Fiiday the 14th inM. Tl e foe was caused by tbe burning of the chim ney ti e sparks from which communicated to the rn.if. The shingles being very dry, the whole roof was en veloped in 11 imrs before any assistance could be rendered. The family sucoeded in renting the ilTirts Iroin the lower story, and fiom oi.e of (he looms above, Tbe csthna ed loss is about $G00. The fire occuried ut about 1 1 o'clock in '.he fore noon of the d.iv. (Jj I heie seems to Lc a ilearlh of news since j the elections are over in ihe stale. The elections i of ibe olhir Mu'ea aie, however, coming on. Ma- ' tlai.d, we have oln ady stit-d. hn been carried by the De nocr its. New Jir-cy has gone for the! Whig by a very small majority. j X3 H.nry C. Eyei'a majority for Senator, over ! The Army ofihe Coiled States has I ecu recent Ju.lge Elliott, in the I'riion 1 i-trict, is about 700. y reduced from 12,30(1 to 9,000. Tbe rations of Ju,pe Champmy's m-ij.ri'y foi S. na'or, in York Lanra-ler ia 3(14, both democrats, el. cud in j l'lsce f whig. ' ; j Senatorial Election. The result ia as follows. Jesse C. Morten's nu joiity in the disrricl, notwithstanding the dis en lions in i ur own rmiks. must be gratifying to every true li.tnJ or ihe demorraiic puty : S C ?. Northumberland, l. roiiiiug, Centre, t'hiiton, 1097 lfiSt C'.i2 755 O'.IO Cli.t 7J' 77-i .r)58 54 i 4050 i 3101 2179 ; Morton's majority over tjuay 940 " ' Forsyth, IS? I l l'i. i - . .!... II .... . Alius ll will ut; seen inav jioiioii iiiuihiiv ui-i i j yuay.lhe federal camlulate is i.early one thousand; 1 i and over Forsyth, nearly two thousand. j - rrV (Jreat citic have Uen termed great sores on j the bo.ly politic. It is ceitainly lo lie regretted that ! the gieat cities of New York and Philadelphia have so little ieard for the choncti-r of the nstion, it they have none lor themitlves, a sc.rcely to per- , imt one election to pa-a without some sp. cie i.r ! UIIlM-iy VII vol I upior ll. a or oiiiiuu iui luumj ui- ficer i now undergoing juilicial invalidation. Edward ('. Dale, for Prothonotary , it appears, w,,s ti. ..i., r... ...... i.. ..r ' I i . i . i ... i i... .1 i ... i... i i..., .... .1... ' lUin UII, I1IB OpjIOIll 111 II1KI lilBjlMI'J VI II. l.l led to an inquiry, and Ihe Cb ik acknowledged be had made a mistake, nnd Dale ii now pionouncid elected ly about nt'O. (Jj- The New York l iiion, edited by Major Noah, ncoinmends I'n. J. ni Tvler lo (he Dtmo- erals as the Comprooiitc Cundidate. ll would In- I 1.... . ......r.....,Ui, . .1' ll.i, K. u.uiNiiri "-" .u. nor and independence of the Democi itic parly. t The hies, however, is too npreno Iv ridiculous lo j , , .1 l . t i . i - 1 1 . . . . . i e si rioupiv iiioouiiL ol. i icr unu i a I uurt'ii ait1 . , ,. , .. both out ol ibr uuestioii. -- - - ..- Cj' Judjie Lewi,', opinion in Ihe rn-e of Ann- strong, has been pretty gem rully republished, and - ..Facts, con. derable share of ... ntton. 'I hose iofthepr.as capable of understanding Ihe so! j.cl, t" ", ,a"y r'" cur wil'1 'be Judge in r. gvd to ihe " ,'e ,uIt J " l,ul w ,ldl m"1 W I""" fu,a,,y ,u " ""B "". cor.ru.rence 1 skt III A til. 1 1. 1.. n uf I ,Lar.r. II .r K mi. I ta. It ili uvi'l li " """' w" I '""d '''' -luinn. who . .j. he ngrc w ith hi,n '" hU "''" nd coiiclusion.'1 A ...me "f "ur friend, we.e .l.sp sed to v,e ,.Ur notice l ,h" iu,liv' of 1 we h"l"' ; huve ",l,r" J, f"n,c f"r lhe L'h.neellos , , . , , Among those who I ave undertaken lo review ihe 1 JuiiW .pinion, wa Ki-tiuiro Wulfniuer. whoilc I voiej six columns of the Mdtonian to .he sul ject, and came lo the sage conclusion lhat .he Judge was right in l is ilecision, bul w rong in his reasoning. He conclude by ssy ing : "The Court are eenerallv understood to have i ueciilc d. ,I'l,'VJl'KOVU"i'lJ.lwl',,'.lA1!MOPV the costs because hu "interfered wilh the law- 1 "lhor..y of the father over Ins own ulT- I - ... .ill ii. i .t , i l ' s i norm).' ill us i.iuior.iy. I iio.u lliai neuoservcu , l lF"'1". ' " "crouiii onus III- tort', ri'iiri nsof llo- ion n in r ot Ii is it. lirriri.ii.n i it Itoillir full r;.wli f. 111! llttotll iti-l 1 1 1 1 Ii ..I' lliol k' 'I"'''1 lu,1 ftleetionule spirit w Inch H.o,t ever to characterize the iniiut-tt r ol Christ." ... , , , , . , , , , .. I he editor or ibe l ew islmrg li.dci.ei. dent Press, 'ho dtvolea about five co'iimii lo ibe subject, is . , ,, , .. much liss nierufol, and if biackeis and Italics, are .- . - . . , , u. arv sn 111 an ai Liu.oroc, n.r juoe is ceiiainiy j "doomed lo utter ann tnl ilimi," and may as well j knock under at mice. Hear him ! He sav : j "The opinions of the Hon. Judoe in this case j appear to be predicated on ground ti frail and ! invonsistrnt lo endure the fiery ordeal of strict scrutiny and trial, as it must of necessity be de molished bv the force ol"rio;i and truth. The I...KI. .1., 11 llll. I. I . 1. Iin.1 U I t... II l.lli.l t.. i U- ,1.11 su.,structuroof"ore,rrUu." (which in the e.-tiiiuitmn ot its author is no disibtsuir and steadfast) is doomed to utter annihilation, (when analized judiciously,) by every iulelli - . i J i- i t n ' . gent and unprejudiced ouiid. 1 low fur we shall suceeedin making this appear, we will leave our readers In judge when tiiey shall have tiis-passionalely and impartially colifcidereU the claims ot each." A third lection for Repreuiative in Bangor, Maine, iciulted in no choics. rry By the late arrivals from Europe, we Icatn lhat great fire occurred in Liverpool. The loaa to the tnsurance Companies ia estimated atone and half millions of dollars. Lord Ashburton ia to be made an E.irl as anon s possible, and the London papers any hi title ought to be ' Earl Surrender." Tho Paris papers continue to di-cus the Ah burton trenty, and are violent against the United Slates and EnglanJ also. dj Col. Webb, ho wna indicted in the Court of Sessions, at New York, for fighting duel wilh the Hon, T. F, Marshall, has been acquitted. The U. 8. Gazette says: "The Recorder'read the opinion of the court, which set forth on comparing the indictment with the law it was discovered that it did not charge the prisoner with any offence accord ing to the statute. The law makes it a penal offence to leave the State with the intention of giving or receiving a challenge and giving and receiving one; whereas the indictment simply charged that Col. Webb lelt with such inten tion. The indictment was therefore, declared void, and Cul. Webb discharged fiom custody." JMSfELLM. Killtorlal, (oixlriisril and Selected. Mr. Calhoun, it is san', has stated hi di termi nation not to submit to the decision of a Nation al Convention; but to le a rundidute for the Pies'.dcncy, "nominatiim or no nomination." nc of the olficera have also leen reduced. A conepon.!ent of (he N. Y Evangelist says f) ( 1( npV(,r , ,Illu.h piofane swearing in his whole life, as he lately heard among the mem bers of Congress. Some rogues lately stole nine hues of old tyjie from a rail road depot in New Orb an, suppos Hg it to lie sj-ecie. At the Common P!ens, Sandusky eountv, Ohio Jos. Sperry was e nvicd d of the mtir.h r ol his wife, ami sentenced to be hung on (be 2d of November ne 1 1. Cnjiffr It Is said one furnace at Mineral Point. Wisconsin, is smelling coi per at the ra'e of 5(H) pounds per day ami lately two o'hets have been put in operation, rent. 'I be ore ii Id 1 3 lo 18 per The Diilurhajue in Siiiu It is slated in laic Pali papers that a joint int-rleience of France England for the protection of the Christians '" 'i ' ,,"ul take place. Caleb Cusbing is to be Secretary nftheTies.su i h, n Mr. Forward r.siuns. A nus'iinff feMow ' ,j (;UHhing. He may now be said to be ushing Forw ard. Tll(. cu.rgv (lf hiv1 (akrn Mmna g.u,,,), att t, reading notice, fr.itn their pul- j.j, wtjl.h r( mrri (y of w.fll) r order. lit ma ny pulpits they are rejected altoeiher. Very heavy rains over a lai,e section of roun- uy in Alabama have J ,nc much injury lo the cot ton crops. Tobacco. The production of tls article is now carried on lo a cousideiable i ntent in Illinois. It is rep irted that our difficulties with Mexico have In en amiribly adjusted, through the unn nut ling exertion of our M nU'er, Hon. Wtddy . Thompson, Thejews.it is said, refuse to burn lard oil, on 1 , , . I accouni in ineir i siikc ii p.i'K. 1 The Providence Journal chronicle w iih much "!ia)ii. ihf ores, nee in that ritv ol 21 sea bass. 1 i J i weighing when Uie-.eU o. arly one lliousaml pound. I . . I U is computed t''at the eiriott ot silver trom I 1 S, uih Ami r ea to Europe, is now I .rger than il has j ' rv"' ncr the . parati ifthe colonies from J J "H-n. up aro. .., e,v j car, ago. j I.i. ph lbpie's dau-htei, ihe P.ine.ss (;i.-! mentine, whoa.- hand mi sought in u arriage by a , P'ince uf Saxe C.hurg, asked three monlhs lo ie- firct. -j he time specified ha. just expired, and the ' . ' I . 1 : pF.nce.s has answered ,n the neg.t.ve. Another shameful fichl look place on Saturday : in Nf y, rki which .,,,, n ,hfl iftXh of , j y(UJ1R Ili.,1lllint namri, Jllln , (;m,win. j,i. n.u.derer. James Cookwiighi, e-rap.d. . ;.u(,u);( N(lr,h (hM , ; slituliug lo for uifo, in his version of lhe bible, he , ,. , , , hua at t. Ol 1 lliiilat.f. iiir rtvitl . il I. tkC l.illne. s t-st a : A ne wi -a por ha. just n,ade it appearance in , C!'l"- U U J '" F,,"l',' ' The arrival of the C S. Cutler Woodbury from ' Fa Cruz i aunounceil in New Oilcan paper ! o the 301,1 slle brought U,0)0 in specie. I r Wul.-h. in one of hi Ic iters. sava Irulv. ami jumly. that no where is, o much real deference paid ' . , , i ''"' female charade,, so much refinement pr.o liu. .1 in ilin ..ikiiI in I.ii.iiij l.iiu ui..i tin b.w.i ........... .......... ... -, III me u . eiaie. In the reigua of the fut kings Edward, of Eng land, ihose monaicha alwav slept on straw Nd, , which weie then lhe highest luiury. The Biitieh lroo are fast leaving Canada ; on I lhe .'lib instant, li e bead cjuarlcia and I I coui 1 panics of lhe CoKUtreiin (iuuds, embaiked at tjuels-c, on board 11. M, S. Thunden r. I Egyptian OUl.tk. Captain Claldi has reeeiv. j ed order lo proceed lo Egypt to lake charge of the I tllsii-k which Mehemet All has piesented lu the Pi pe. Europeai a rail il the ( llieli.k uf Sesostiis ; , Ihe Egyptiana that of Ihe patriarch Abralinm. Tbis will be the twelfth o'icl k now in the pos i "f ,""'e'J'" KM At Limoges in France haa lately been discovered j , n-.anusoipt of ihe 16th ccntuv, in wh.cbi. dc. :..,. i.e. . , . , . .. Mauecl the am lent modo of ei aim I natiitii a. Tbe ' j m,''"-"M" has I wn arm to ihe great pore, lain I faeioiy i ISeives, and gie-.t h 'ie aie ent. r'siii. d of its also giving some valuable hints on the old ... , in,. , i, iiiiiig igiasa, 'W Office Dtirttncnt.Ti Postmaster Gen- I ra has is ucd a.i orJei that no jamoii under ail- teen years of age shall be employed in the trans misaionofthe mails, or as a clirk in any Poet Of fice. Congress. John O. Whittier, the poet, has been nominated as a randidate for Congress, for the third district, Maaachuett, by the abolition ista ; being a poet, he can aing his own songs du ring the campaign. 77ie Sicholson Commissioners. Their labors are suspended. An application was niadu to the Supreme Court for an appeal from the decree of the Nicholson Coutt. This wna promptly granted, and all proceeding are atayed until after the meet ing of the Legislature. The foot of a Chinese female, fiom the heel lo the great toe, is only four inchea. The Esquimaux attain the height of but four fe. t two inches, and the Mongol Tartar but four bet nino inches, his estimated lhat more than 100 000 persons are employed in braiding atraw in Massachusetts. Sugar can bo manufactured from Indian corn, at the rate of 800 to 1000 His. per acre. Jeff r on siid ' Experience h is taught us. that manufacture! are now aa necessary to our inde pendence as to our comfort." An elephant bred tu war, stands firm a7tiinst a volley of musketry, and 30 bullets in the fl h will not kill him. The sound of ihunder mny be heird for 20 or 25 miles ; or, w ith the ear to the ground, much more. Lightning is rllccteJ 150 or 200 miles. Fhajklii' Fcsd. The fund bequeathed by Dr. Franklin to the cily of Boston, to he. loaned lo young mech inics for the purpose of ass s ing them on starting business, now amount to ubout twenty five thousand dallars. The President haa lurned Nathaniel Parker out of the office of postmaster in New York, and ao po uted ('umll. Accoiding lo Pnntice that's straining at a Nu and swsllowi.ig A Campbell. 'J'he amount of specie in the banks of New York cily, is i stima-.ed at from sevin to t ight million of dollars. i ('ounttrft'il Notes A cons derable numlier of i counterfeit nous, of the Eicharge Bank uf Pitt-- j buig, uie in ci culation n Philadelphia. j From the Kntone. rLWSVLVAMl LECISLATrRE. j henntr. i SESSION 42. Dislbict 1. Philadelphia ci'y Henry S. Spncl; oian, Wil:,'am A Crubb 2. County of Philadelphia Bi ijnnin Crispin, i Edward A. Periuiin in. 'I'honi'is Mi Cully. i 3. Montg.imerv, ('hestei and Delaware .Vira j ham Hroirer, J.hn T. Hudillif m, Jo..eph Bailj. , i 4. Bucks Samuel A. Smith. ft. Berk Samuel Fegi'ly. i C. I.aneas er and Yo k Thamas E. Cochran, , Willia-n Hiistrr, Kcnjimin Chsmpiievs. 7. Dauphin and Lebanon Levi H line.' i 8. Hontiniidnn, Milllin, Junia'a, P- rry and 1' riion Jainrt Mathers, Henrv C Ever 1 9 Columbia and Schuy Ikdl Samuel F. Ileml ley. j 10. Lehieh and Northampton John S. (iibons, ' 11. Lu.erne, Monrx-, Wayne and Pike Lu- liter Kidder. 13. Lvcoming, ("'ntre, Clinton and Northum U'rlnnd Jesse C Horton. , I. 1. Bradford and Susquehanna Asa Dimork. II. Franklin, Cumberland and A lams James ; X. Mcl.nnahan. William (i.ircas. I 15. B dford and Soineisel tleorge Mniin. t 10. tt'i stmoreland John Hill. j 17. Washington It ulltr ( 'raig ' If. Favelte and flreene Charles A . Black. 19. Allegmy and Butler Churhs C. Sulli van, C forge Darsie. 20. Beaver and Mercer William Sfnrarf. i 21. Crawford anJ Eric Jauira U'ihun Far. "Uy. 22. Jeffera -n, McKean, Poller, Tioga, Yenango and Warren William P. Wi'rni." 23. Indiana, Arnislrong, Clarion, Cambria, and Clearfield William Uigler. rXj- Democrat in Roman Whigs in Italic new members are marked wilh a lir.MAHKa. The Senator who held over from last year fe Messrs. Crispin, Peni.irnan, Smith, Fegelv, Headley, (iilisou, Kidder, Dimoek. M'f.an ahan.ti irgas, and Bigler, (di mocial-) 11. And Msr. Spackman, Bower, Huddlooo, Cochran, llie-ter, Mathers, Mulliu, Sullivan, Darsie, Stew art, (whig.) 10, and Farrelly of CiawforJ (conser vative) 1. Total holding over, I I democrats; 10 whig ; 1 conservative. Ari Ht uti ki.Lc i 10 the demiH-rata have car- j M'Cully. Baity, (gain) Ch .mpne.. a. (g ,in) ! , . . ,. . .,. . , , ..... , Eyer, (g .in) HoFlon. Hill, Black, and Wilcox. 8. .h.p.r i subject t. letter postage, but hrioninirlhi. itpmntslii- ilrcniilK I.i I !t TliMi&liior.i!:- i: . . I. .. .. lit 1. . .. cia.e car... -.. ioo, nii.ir, ami v. raiK, tan, nig wmc haveciriied Ciabb, Kline, and Craig, gaining none and losing three, which reduce their force in the Senate lo 13, exclusive of Kanelly. Democrats. Whigs. Conservative. Sum total, 19 13 1 House of Iteprrsviitallvrs. Philadelphia county A. L. Rumforl, Joseph L. Hancock, Edward Mc'tiowan, Joseph Deal, Itich - urd Bacon, Thomas Tustin, I'raiicis t'iin ton, JacSb IL Kline. , l Philadelphia city Thumas C. Kockhill, Ed ward Joy Morris, Benjamin M- Hinchman. Vitus. B Tw?o, William .'. Whitman, George Shars iivsh. J An Runh. Burks John Apple, Joseph Thomas, Scrtttch Titus. Chester Emmnr Elton, Jesse C. Dtckney, Ro bert Park, John Ucidlrr. . la. 1 ., 111.. l.anca-tei inm el liaimer. Airxanaer it. tioot', Charlm Carpenter, Andrrte Thompton, Jtoi Foreman, John Wurftl. Voik Samuel M. Bailey. M, V. McKe.inon, illiani S. Picking. L'uinbrtlaud Jamu Kennedy, George Bruidle. perry ThoilH O ilman. Berks John Potleiger, Joseph Biuchman, Sam uel Mooie, John Shenk. Schuylkill Abraham Heebner. Northampton and Monroe Joseph Kerr, Jelf.r eon K, Heckman, Ass Packer. Lehigh George S. Eisenhard,(eorge FcJerick. Wayne and Pike O 'O'ga Buah. Northumberland Jacob Oearheart. M'fflin, Juniata and Union Thowa J, Postle thw.iit, David (ilenn, Samuel Hiber. Columbia Daniel Snyder. W'ashinjton Samuel Livingston, John Starer, William M' Daniel. Westmoreland Henry Mf Bride, Joseph RusseR. Armstrong Jacob If if. Indiana John M'Ewen. Jelferaon, McKean and Warrrn Not known. Fayette John H, Deford, John Morgan. Bedf t I lianiel 7oy, John Spies. Franklin Jacob Wolter, Thomas Carson. Montgomery William B. Halm, Wi bam Bean ("harlea Kuler. D iHpbin William Bell, Henry fiuhhaitgh, Lebanon Daniel Stine. Luerne H iiJrick B. Wiighl, Moses Ovcr fi. I '. Susquehanna Friiikhil N. Avery. Bradford William El well. Tioga end Piter DaniilL Sherwood. Muntingd in Jonathan M' Williams, ISrice lllair. Beaver Malhew T. Kennedy, John Ferguson. Mere r Samuel (iomlwin, Samuel Kerr. ! A'b cberiy William Kama, Neville B. Craig, I Hiram lliiltz, James E, Sheridan. ' Bu b r J.iseph ('ummiua. ! I) liwa'i- II. Jones Brooke. Somersi t ami Cambria Tobias Muss'-r, John Wi l. I I innm'tw. fMnaiFil.t on.1 ftintdti l".fnrrTM I? . l(,ir-ptt C.oroe F U ml. (iieenc M. McCashn. Adams John Marshall. Henry Myers. Cei tre fierce McCullocb. Crawford Morrow B. Lowry, James Porter Bawley. Erie Stephen Skinner, Lyman Robinson. Yiningo and Clarion David B. Long. Democrats in Roman Whigs in Italic. IlKCAPITl'LATM. D. m. Fed. Senate, 19 11 House of Represetatives, 62 3S I 81 52 D. rniera's majority on j 'int b lbt TWENTY NINE ! Sufficient for "all useful purposes." From thr Lycoming Gazette. Cii ivo iinu Kkji r's Oeisio. The following letter was r. reived by Jodgn Lewi from Chancel lor Kent, and, at our request, a copy of the same was poll. ely furnished u for publication. It must be a source of pleasure and pride to J udge Lewis to know lhat ih- decision in quesii .n should merit the approval of one of ihe most diatingushed ju rists of the sge : New York, Oct. 5, IS 11. Dkar Sir: I have received and read wilh much pie. .sure your opinion in thecus.' of Armstrong, and I agree w ith yeu in y ur reasoning and conclusion. Before I rccriv.d youi friendly htter, (and for wh rh I thank you.) I fad noted in my Commenta ries, the decision as a just explanation and appli cation of the p r 'i'tal authori y to a caae like Ihe one leboe you. Wilh ihe assurances ot" my respicl and is ceni. I sni dear s r, Yours truly. JAMES KENT. Hon Ellis I.r. w is. Tbe following regulation, la ely issued fom tho Post Olfica Ui'partment, should I geneially cir c.lfated, to save persons incurring letter-post iga upon iiewspaj ers, as it is by no means unusual for the name of the person sending lo be Wlitten on the ripper. Whit barm thi re can be in this we are at a I is to conceive, and cannot but regard the Fu'e s unoeia-s irily rig d and interf.rU g with an usage of b ng standing a id quite innocent. Vnul OHice Depart mrnt. j Appointment Office, Sept. 23, 1842. I Si a Yours of ihe 9th lo lhe Auditor for the P. O. Depanmei t. ace- nip nis i by ibe three pipers I enclosed h. -ic with, has been referred to this Olfice. The P. M. tienei d decide lhat the name, or the initials of ihe name, of the person sending news. pajs-r through lhe mail, suljects Ibe newspaper to letter postage, and the person sending il to the jen ally of 5. If the name was written on lhe newapaper by the puMUher, and lias been inadvertantly suffer ed to remain theie by the person sending U, the case eumm uuls iisclf to the sn.ilJ discretion uf tba Post Mater. i f,hcnimebe written on the e.i.vic ofthe i , ,a ,lol u j.rI IH- --o-uirneo ior cue pvnsor. Ivesp. c.lully, I II. ' . ft l.l.r.K, 3d As 'I P.M. Ii. '.. Gaz. W,. McFaanM., Es.j. P.M. Iltinovir, .Viirrur Cu. N J. AxoTii.a Acci.ikst in th k Minis. John Cook and William Cua-e, two mine' working in Psttou's mines, near Llewe len weie caught by a i ( ' heavy fall of coal and slate, crushing and killing tho former instantly, and falling upon the Liter in such a manner na to prevent hi moving or escaping. They remained in ibis situation from ealy on Sa turday afteinoon until 9 o'cl wk at night, when their non appearance ce iti d an alarm, and know, ing that they were working alone in these mines, thry wi ie sought for and found in the situation we descii'ie the deceased ha left belli-, j ,!n . Vte Miner' vkmrnuA, A Urge f'l.nare ia aivc'iis t t' Wa.-hinglun N .'.y Vard, for lh purpoaa of testing the cjualitic ' "f various kinds of coal in this Counliy, Tho Navy Conmiiakioners invi.s spsctiiieu fom all interested in coal lollies. Many varieties have been received fiom all pari uf the I'nioii, and the experiments will probably be made some time i.i this month. 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