From the 'Siffturt.
THE nERO OP ffltE rJIAMESI
JohniM Mas
In pursuance otaeall from JohnMin State'
Central rUornnvittee.flie Demociwry.of Penney"!
rtnia aaserrfulei til laretwnnjeT frvm cvwy
county in the Oiifrniftfrwcallh, at the seat f
SaveTmiwiBt, (litoriffcurp,) and on Saturday itbe
"7th of Sanitary Inst., convened at be Court
Mouse for the purpose fiiWioprc1inrinary
neeting;.
At 7 o'clock, I. Si. the tneetinir; was caHJesJ
tnrder Vy ke lion, fern S. Graere, -of Le
high coimty, who rrfler f!itfaiBBf the ob
ject f -the arreetinf an neat aad pertinent
iperfi, -nam mated tlmt obi, faithful and welU
tried Democrat, ihe Hon. WM.OVCBnei A
of Monroe county, to preside over ita 4eliWir
at ion a.
Mr. Ovcrfield todk Ms Peat amid the most
nt biiast ic on;rratiilat rortseff the friend oftlx!
I torn of the Thames. Tire fbllowtnjj named
pentlemen were then chosen Vice iVesideats
of the meeting? ;
Wm. Ei.wnti, Esq., of Tlrndrb -d en.
I fun. 5oiw S. GiMNn,of Lehijfh -co.
GnoitfiR Facoeaic-K, Esq.
Joiwi! Hxtx, Esq., of riiflaila. co.
J. S. Jom, Esq. "
Col. A. M.Ct-aAtK, "
MlCHC(. f XVMU.VO, "
Maj. Daivitx I). GeomiR,
Maj. F. L. IIowman, of liinerne co.
Col. Jons Twv,of Dauphin ca
Capt Owes M'CxaE,
R. II. Kckr, Esq.,of AHegfcarcy co.
Samiel A. Roger, of Perry ca
Secretaries.
Col. Wm. E. Barton, of Bradford co.
J. II. Steck, cif Dauphin co.
John Alexander, of llarrrdrsrrg',
Col. W. M. lkioUy,ifPiradctyhia.
Onaotion of Dr. f. W. Griffiths, of Philadel
phia, a cemmittce of nine were appointed to
prepare proceedings for the consideration of the
meeting. The President announced the fol
lowing named gentlemen :
Dr. J. W. Griffiths, of Philadelphia,
George Sanderson, Esq , of Bradford,
D. IV. Kownovcr, Esq., of Columbia,
Maj. James Patton, of taneaster.
Or. J. tt. Green, of Lycoming,
Charles Pray, Esq., of Dauphin,
I). F. Alillcr, of Crawford,
John Smith, Esq., of Philadelphia,
Cel. J. Sidney ones 44
The meeting being thus organized, and the
preliminary objects for which it had covened be
ing accomplished, on motion, it was
Resolved, That the meeting now adjourn un
til monday the 9th titst; tfeen to re-assemble
at the Court House, (IIarrisbur;,)at 9 o'clock,
P. Mat which time the committee to draft re
solutions wre instructed to report proceedings
for the consideration f tfce meeting. The
meeting then adjourned.
Monday, Jrnurry 0th, 1?M.
Tlie Masa meeting of tlie Democracy of
Pennsylvania assembled in pursuance of ad
journment. It was an immense gathering of
voters, from very section of the Common
wealth; one of the lagest primary meetings of
the Democracy ofTennsylvania ever held at the
seat -of Government. The EteL, the Weet, the
North, and tlie South, bad come together to de
clare their preferences n a great national ques
tion. At 6 o'clock the ofTicers resumed their
peats, and the lion. William Overfield, Presi
dent, called the meeting to order Tlie procee
dings of the preliin liary meeting being read,
Dr. Jeste W. Griffiths, cfl'lMladelpiiiaose and
afterabhort epcech submitted the following
reolutions.
Resolved, By the Democracy of Pennsylva
nia in State meeting assembled, That wc re
gard it as the highest, most sacred duty we owe
to ourselves, and to our country, to rally around
that man for tlie IVcsideney, who has stood by
us when tlie clouds f adversity were thicken
ing and lowering around, when the people were
bleeding at every pore, and struggling to per
petuate the Independence secured by the treas
ure and blood of the 'Revolution. Such then
must be the tott of his patriotism and Ameri
can feelings.
In eelectinp a candidate for tlie Presidency,
Ihe East, the Wci-t, the North and the South
must all feel that they have a common ptotec
tor. His national character must be clearly dt-fi-ncd,
and tveU ucsJeretoud. He mubt witboot
doubt or equivocation, be indcntified with the
laboring cUtwca of this natron, and upon THEM
lie uiuet depend, mainly for "his elevation, and
not to the machination. aud manojuverings of
demagogues, w hose ambition it is to "HEAD
TIJE PEOPLE," and defeat the sovereign
will
Resvlit d, That we are happy and pleased o
seethe patriotic and unyielding ntnnd which the
people are taking in favor of ''.sls.rt terms of j an?"i',d by this meeting, louse all their
service, when great powers are enr.lorred," and x riimis b promote the w ishes of the people,
standing upon tint broad principle-of teemo- j d toaee tliiit Ihe public will in fully vindicat
cratir truth, rotation etf ofjiee. Vc therefore, ld i:i the tune and manner of selecting dele-
declare ourwl vta in favor of o.c I'mruLymt.
term.
It is the doctrine-of the Democratic purty, in
Pennsylvania, and is enkried by the people of
the whole Umoo. Tliis p inciplt; tu indi
visibly connected with tlie mritv of our na
tional arlairs, ami tiie pnw-pority of or free in
stitution, that it cannot bo surrendered with
out endangering both.
The Democracy of the 'Keyttme Stutc'
therefore ailort it as a solemn and important
duty, m priiuifd vj eu tion which cannot bo
departed from, and rr joice in the hepe, that the
democratic porky. of Ihisinntion, by adopting .the
pninniple, -will .-net an iCMitrtplo in .all icomim
time, which will be as crciRalUeito thamsdXvos,
m it will lie safe and salutary in its practicnl
qpenrtions.
Resolved, That the character anfl -services
f Kichisrd NL. JokBnvnf ateirtaetfry, nmcnp
a full Jevol m.-ibh tte ikirthjrirficaroir9-re-yvittite
ito4flile'atin la Che IVesideacy, and
Tflnwt m-e Iferrr'bj Knawmowlly Teoemnxmd J?
&ar? W. JAmmm the fwofta of lV-imsriva-
ia aid ".-We Unin, as Ckeir canavisAe ir (Ike
IVeiaiikwrey in 11 L
As a ilc.r we offer his saciTed person and
the ftfAeadid victory of the Thames as ecidencc;
as a Phi1anl1irtH1, we all pcm Ate soldiers
of the RwoWlioB, an J ifpon the widow's and or
pluofl of thrtfte hIm fivll in the late war. As
the advica f civil and rclig'tmw liWrty, we
nuintto h Sunday Mail Repcrrts; avt&e friead
f the 4toi1i MiUl'Mit," w inxMke on answer
from the fiintwrs, the worfodiops nnv1 uy-labo-rers
of this wipljty ntwn. Uy rfc7ilie nas
rtood through jod roert, and evil rejtmt, in
ca und in w, and fwr tlictn and tir ihrir
eTt4y aad ItHttpinesR, lie Iid pmirod wit liin
Wood like walcr, and let thk.m, we om.ntit tlie
ii1e!linteof the Hem of the Tlitimt.
UcuJvcd, That we deprecate nil ?rirts made j
to henl the PEOPLE, by forcing a national
tVnvention at an earlier dy than llie us-nges of
the party jusiify, and that May, 1111, ia nite
early ownigli fic the congregatioo ofthia im
portant cunvontnw.
itrofr(t, Tlwt wc assure our Democratic
fL'l!ow-citiiei in other States, that tlie Demo
cracy of Pennsylvania do not fear trusting the
prospects of Richakc M. Jouksox to the Jeci
siou of a national convention, which shall re
present fairly and unequivocally the will of
the Democracy of the whole Union, and that
we will support this decision with cordiality
and energy ; but that the Democracy of the
Keystone State can never be tranferr ed to any
individual without their approbation and con
sent, Retoteetl, That tlie character, services and
political fortunes of the Hero o f the Hiame,
belong emphatically to hit) countrymen, lie
has served them in pence and in war for mnny
years. He has stood by them and their in
terests in every exigency. His devotion to
our free institutions is sealed with his blood.
Rasotveil, That it is the duty of the people, to
organize in every election district, preparatory
to the conflict. We have nominated our can
didate, and the only objection which gentlemen
who call themselves Laihr$, make to Richard
M. Johnson, is, that he is an honest man.
RrtolvcJ, That David It. Porter, the present '
popular and talented Chief Magistrate of Penn
sylvania is richly entitled to the proud place
which he holds in the affections and confidence
of the people of his native State. The pnri'y
of his character, the masterly ability and tie.
cirion with which he has administered the af
fairs of this great Commonwealth, the force
and eloquence of his State papers, the twenty
three thousand majority which he received at
his last election, are the high testimonials which
we offer to the Democracy of the Union ; that
he is the "corie ton" of Pennsylvania, and
that he will never falter in his duty.
Retolveil, That the recent demonstrations
made by the people of Pennsylvania in receiv
ing Richard M. Johnson in their midst, and
welcoming him to their firesides and their
liomeg, is overwhelming and conclusive evi
dence of his popularity, and the strong and un
conquerable hold which he has upon the confi
dence and a (lections of the people.
WritRFAn: An eflort is being made to pre
cipitate the election of delegates in this Com
monwealth, in order that by premature action,
the great uins of the Republican party may not
beheaid.and whereas, a secret combination now
exists between a few men, who make deception
a business, and office seeking a trade, to sobrct
delegates from Pennsylvania, w ho are transfer
able materials; men who will go into the Na
tional Couv-eittion w ith a view of defeating the
will of a large majority of the Democratic par
ty of the Suto, -and hi the end, to transfer the
vote of the Keystone State, to a candidate de
ridedly not the clnee of the people. Such a
plan is now miturrng, and relies upon its suc
cess mainly by efTecting an early and prema
ture elect ion of delegate, wherein, but a s.nall
portion of the republican pnriy of the State will
have a voice. Therefore.
RctnhriJ, In order thnta hill expression of
tlie Democratic party of Pennsylvania, may be
heard in National Convention, and to the end
that the public will may be clearly and une
quivocally expressed, and the sovereignty of the
people indicated. We therefore declare and
now resolve, that Marc h, 1H41, w ill be the pro
per time to elect delegate from the Keystone
State to a N'utional Convention, and it is here
by made the djty of the StsteCentral Commit-
j fftjs to n-pntn-nt th? Democratic party in a
Nutioinl t 'onveutioti, and that we hereby pro
claim, tl at Mjrvli, I -ill, ia the time aud the
proper Unre, tor electing oVIcgutes, either by
Stuto l'tiieutioiis, or by tlie people directly,
and tint any action got up by a faction and
mTt-il minority, wiM be nugatory in its
operations, disrerpectful to the public will, and
entitle)) to the niarked reprehension of a free,
virtuous and intellio,nt people.
Rrmdoid, Tltnt a corresponding Committee
of three from e.-icU county iu tlieCommoiiwealth
be appottitc d.
JirtolveJ, We re opposed to any alteration
in tthetl. S..t3onlitnii(n nJ weHimvewery i
confidence in the Tefo ipowert9tirenrcised by,
Jarfaxmimi TtIr., ns lit saved our 'oeon try
from Shh'iiih'imffleTnneo, and federal legislation.
RctolvA, That tire Hon. John S. -Gibbons,
nflieli igh, Col. John C. Mirynarrfl of Incoming,
Gen. tsaac Binvman, of Tarzemn, Crfl. Wm. H. i
CV'ortan, of Bradford, m. Jcihn C. Bitcher, of.
Dauphin, David F1l wood, Esqn of Wes'tmore
land, Col. Valentine Bert, of Colombia, nnd
Bjiltert NT. Pulmer, of RcnyltfK, Ve a commit
tee to address the people of ren my rvawia a the
rni1jectf the west Presidency.
Jt.-aofovZ, Tliat the evpnnging Tesolations
nnw a the Senate journal, meet the entire ap
probation nf every troe AmenVnn, and we call
en the Tepreftentativesofihe people in Congress
to A;wn tVe rfcroror o1 trio patriotk; Jack
wm ty rejecting the 'nisaliitioV of Senate
Onynrd.
RctaJ veil. That we approve oftno Ml repor
ted by Sewiitr t.imn, to jiny f len. Andrew Jack
ai ibe nintwntot fine, interest and tort, exac
ted by J!gc I li I L Wcthorefiirc cation the
tVmgrosfcoflhc UnitiM States to puns the bill
as reported by the Senator from Mistnuri.
limohnl, lint the adminisrntHW of Gen.
An.lrew Jackwn was charctcried by true A-
merican principles and lovo of country and
he deserves tlie gratitude of every man who
care more for principles, than spoils and for
liia removal of lite deposits, and his veto of the
United States Bank.
Rrnohni, That wc are billing to abide the
decision of tlie Democratic Republican Nation
al Convention, few the PtesiJenry and Vice
PretiJency of the United States, as the inter
est and welfnreof our country requires that the
people should support the nominees be they
whom they may.
RetolvtJ, Tltat tve, the friends of the brave
Cof. Johnson, have implicit confidence in the
Democracy, and sound republican principles of
the talented Senator, from Ichiqh county, (Mr.
Gibotis,) and as a consfufrnf republican be de
serves, as he has, the confidence of the people,
whom he en ahly represents in tlie Senate of
Pennsylvania.
Retolted, That this meeting now adjourn.
Signed by the Officers.
A Man A tKttielliig tils nvrn tVlfr,
t'harlea Miller, of Sing Sing, (f.irmerly of f.ilile
Fall.,) bo, it will lie rememliem!, endeavored to
nUluet bis uifo fr nn ring Sing, New Yoik, bisi
summer, and more recently from Stamford, Conn.,
where tlie bad lieen remaining in order to nUnin a
divorce from him, ncceeled on Wednesday l"St in
t ik ngberbv force from the bouse where she was
resi ling in the latter place. The case is lliua stated
in a New Yoik pnppr :
She was the daughter of l.yman Well, a weal
thy gentleman at Yflnker, Westchester county, by
which nvirriaue Mr. Miller liecame oses-ed in
right of a fo tone. In a short lime the feeling of llie
young wile w.-re eilueei1 It . m her husband, ami
slie Induced to leave htra aiidrerorn to her rsbitive.
'Ibe husband endeavored by force to regain posses
sion of his wife, a quarrel ensued, and the husband
was defeated, flogged and bound over in 8000 dolj
lar to keep the peace.
Mr. Miller was a mm of too much spiiit to stay
di featid, and he, on Thursday ft-rnoon, procur
ed of Difhrnw, of the Vaoxhill Killing Sch-wd, one
of hia fastest teams, and drove to Stamford, Conn..
where he learned his wife wi stopping. He call
ed at Sei ly's tavern to get some refreshment. He
was somewhat surprised, however, to leam that the
object of his search was under the simeroof wi h
himself. He had bis team arranged in readi.
ne at the door, and then went into ihe room where
his wife was tilting, and seeing him aha became
al irmed and screamed for help.
Mr. Mi ler, without more ado, seized her in his
arms and rushed towaula the door. IIiiwm in
terrupteJ in his fliylit by the bar keeer, whom he
promoted with a blow, and safely bulged hi cha ge
in the carriage, and ordered the ditver to speed to
town. For a time she struggled to exrac, but
Nfore reaching the city the iK-c nne reconciled, anil
consented to re-uuiie her fitte with her liege lord.
and render to him due oltedienre. In one hour and
thirty minute the parti, s weie in safe cnce:il
ment in this city. In one hour after, the brother
of Mis. Miller, aeromp miej by an officer, reached
Kiwn, and, pr etning tbe aid of our police, cum
i mmr-ed arching for ihe supotrd fugitives. Setirh
lln.r.tl, Ill . ,,!, ji.irm.j ...... ,1 tliv.
were safely embarked on board a vessel, and are
now tiefo'e a spankling breexe, wending their way
to the We.t Indiee.
A RMrnx. M'S.t'hild has published a comu-
nuntion in llie .Newark Advertiser, in w turn, after
dekcribing an offenaive bre th as a moat unpleasant
thing, abe a that a careful removal of substances
between the tieth, rinsing the mouth after meals,
and a bit ufchartvul heU in Ihe mouth, will uioota
rure a bad breath. Choreonl ued aa a detilifiit e,
(that is, ruUed on in powder with a brush,) is apt
la injure llie enamel ; but a lump of it bald in the
mouth two or three times a week and slowly chew
ed, baa a woodeiful power to preserve the teeih
and (rurify the breath. The action is purely che
mical. It count) race the acid arising from a dis-
ord red stomach, or fix si ihciying about the gums,
and it is this acid which di t1roy the tetth.
To iTur a KIT ow t"i'sjHia A correspon
ditil of the London Med cal (iatette, states thict to
elos ttss nostrils with the thumb arid flag er during
inapiraiion, will relieva a fit of coughing in a ahoit
time.
In addition In the nv we can stale from per
ww a I knowledge, that to presi the finger on the
upper bp ju-t lielow the nose will make iha seve
revt premonitory symitoma of a snerte pans off
hatmhsss. We have found the remedy uful ma-
my i tisaa iu cterjitng ou game ia the wooJs
THZ2 AltXimiCATr,
aHTait, , 184.
fXj W hrve guM rerehrcd shrty lerma df pn'rtt
n paprr, similar in fiee and quality to the shed
pon which this Is prhited. At SCtrams-wf n
per Toy SI 'by 28 inches, winch 4'll e J at
cost MidtarrtBgfor caA.
tj" We nTeinilrblc-d to trie Hon. John Bnyder
ffr a'ualilfpuVHc Wamervt.
We fcad sireril alnms of fire on Tuesday
an I Wednrsdny Tire wind was very hifih,
but (birr was Ihlln or no dam ige dnmvi ftmh en
gine cnmiranifa mat rmrlly on the spot.
Some fi-w dy nince, the rnr confined
in tlie j id ofvhtspUee, soawfnnr or tiein nmber,
had nbniist succcerdrd rn mux inn their Tivape, ty
ptrtoitf a bre through the wafl, while the PhcriflT
wii ilwrnt. They were at work insiiV of a hen
kop, built irgx'mA the wall, wbHi concealed ihem
from view, and were drscoveml jut in time to pre
vent their Mops. Among them is a mulatto who
appear to be a desperate charterer.
OTy'Tna Araon is the title nfatieat and
spirited penny daily pper, published at Philadel
phia by Col John J. MrCaben, of which we He
received several nnmhers. The Colonel no dnntd
will make an interesting ppor of the Aaron. Ths
editorial and selections are in good taste; many of
them pointed and 'picy, without being vulgar.
(Jj- Tat Mesne ia the title of a new weekly
family pnper, just started at Philadelphia, by Mr.
Thomas V. Ctaik, formerly of the Saturday Even
ing Po't. The Museum bni the appearance of a
well conducted family newspaper, and ia, we I
lieve, well recpivi-d by the putfr.
fXj Capt. McKentie has leen unanimou'sly ac
quitted by the court of inquiry. Ho has since de.
m inded a court martial, which is now aitting at
New Yoik.
QZj Iii Congrei there a pears to be but little
doing of any inietcst to the people. The exchequer
bill of the President meets wlih no favor from either
party, the President's frit ml alone voting for it,
who amount to but eighteen.
fjjj" While on a professional visit to Williams-
port, on Monday list, we had the pleasure of call,
ing on Col. Carter and his "lulie fair," in the
even-ng, and were ple-ised to ai e the Colonel him
ttlf so well pleased. He made to us a full reran
tation of his former errors on the subji ct of Bache
lorism. He UesC mted largily and feelingly upon
the blessings of a connubial stute, and fully con
curred in our notion, that the beat of these unfortun
ate bipeds, called bachelors, are not even half
men, in any sense of the term. During our visit,
the Williamspoit Band approached the house, and
discoursed eloquent music. They were invited in
partook of the refreshments plyed several airs
both martial snd plaintive, and then ret red. There
were no tar barrels, however, burned on the occa
sion. In this, Colonel, we are ahead of you.
(Ly" The New Yotk banks, it is said, are now
stronger than ever. It is also ihe rase here. Va hen
tlie 1-anliS are bound to fortify themselves, the peo
ple of course mu-t sudor in the contraction of
their issues. The legis'sture, we think, will au
thorise the Sank to issue srn ill notes, to supply
the place of the Relief Issues. Tbera is, no doubt.
plenty of silver, if it could be brought out. In the
s'ate of New Yoik ince 1839, the decrease nf cir
culation has hecu f 7, 570,5 17. In bank notes i'i,.
005,711 ; specie f 5,504,50c.
This reduction leaves them with f 1,334,092
more specie then bills, and is as nei.r ihe grand
haid money standard aa ran be wished.
A Nr.w Eiraiiti'is PmuwT. It is stated that
the President will soon send a message to Congo as,
requesting them to send some kind nf a currency
bill, and pledging hun-elf to sign almost anything
lliut ia nol uticonsliiutional. But what is Const it u-
t ional iu Ihe ryes of a Virginia alwlraet ouist, is hard
to tell.
frurlly to Barhrlors.
The MaryhtnJ legislature, in order to raise funds.
ate about enacting a law which impoeea a heavy
tax on this unfortunate class of binge. One of
the projects proposed, is to tax all unmarried men
over 35, and another, still mora comprehensive.
proposes to compel every unmarried man who has
the means to support a wife, to pay annually fifty
dollars for revenue purposes. The Baltimore Ame
rican, commenting on this subject, says:
- Thus, it appears, that because a man baa not
been blessed with 'Heaven's last best gift because
he is less fortunate than others of his kind he must
be made the victim of law as well as of fate, and
his claims to commiissetalion be converted into new
offences againat society. He who is denied of a
belter half must not only suffer hia la but his
semi-stale of existence, hia heritage of loneliness, is
imputed to him as a crime for whi. h he must pay a
reiiatiy. Society is to him a s'ei-mnther that
hi him till be cries, and then whips him for
crying Most flagrant inju-tice !
The inoffensive race of bachelors those disinte
grated atoms nf the social wot I.I non-fixtures
wandeiing tights that move in oil its of iheir own
and obey not the laws of conjunction have hern
for ages the objects of persecution. It was for
ihem that the 'inalienable righta of life, hlwrty and
the pursuit of harpine.V were secured. Life
to them a socl of negative a kind of imperfect be
ing wanting comi leiion existence merely whh
out absolute eniiiy. As for bbeity, what ia that
without Ilia privilege of reekiiiy one's own hap-pines.)"
The 'following lines ware led for ua at 'the
Poat'OBire.by "a subscriber;" Who is desirous df
remg'Whkt a figure thia'hanfling-dr hia moae wotflfl
cut In our Columns. A a out pneTs prsnpects df ever
becoming a?)yrnrjrTepe, appears to "be -very re.
inrr,a would advise htm te ad.lresa'bimtsTf.lxfre-
ft.r,"t VVebstefs speltinglMxtlihich, atflteugh
lestlumtnoua and dtazlrng'rban the son,1s es1er.
latrdicaberl'mrfre light, on "htsToad ta fime and
distinction, 'fhan that magnlficrrN nm. The tan is
a dangerous auhject to "be approached in any form,
and ts the catias of many df fhe-funar maladies 4bat
afnicl our nature.
In XOdrrss to tlie Snn,
As round as the shield of my father,
As Oosian hefore me nan said,
Thy countenance is fliat of fire,
Intermingled whh yeflow and red.
TliTn mnwit alone w rtis heirven,
No one to drstrrrb yrm oniign
llio moon by thy brrt.htwe rs dmkcnM,
1"iie atara ffisapprar wi fiie ffky.
All rmlrrre b pleaaM whh tby presence.
And rmyrra errrtwrrarrd wifl etey;
For Tocf) win itre Vmg of all nature,
As well as tVe rater of day.
Warm wenther ne'er fvil to attend you;
The snow disappear! m oSystfllit;
Aod colfl strrrmy winter i then laid aside.
Fur days mat am sunny and bright.
Thou bast traveled en ward for thousands of
years
And thousands of years have to come,
Ere trroaj wilt be found it thy long journey'
end,
And at thy Car, far distant borne. C.
MSCElim.
Bdltorlal, Condensed anal Selected.
Teats, The Inst news from Trias is, that the
Mexicans ba been defeated in several skirmishes
and battles.
C,mUrfc;i,.-Mexican dollar., silvered by a j
new msgmtic proeess. are in circulation in Pl.ila- j
drlpbia. They are well executed.
It is stated that In 274 streets of Liverpool, there .
are nine thousand families wholly de.-titute of the ;
i
sacred scriptures.
Education is a young man's cnp'tlrd for a well
informed intelligent men has (he I -est nssu'ance of
fulute competence and happiness. A father's gift
to his child then is education. If you leave them
wealth you may inure their ruin; at the best you
can only leuve them that which at any moment j
may be lost.
The N. Y. Express rays, we learn by Pomcroy
dc Co's Express, thnt the cars wete ran over the
Tonawanda Railroad on Tuesday for ihe first time;
thus completing the last link in the chain nf iron
mail from Boston to Buffalo-
A Knowing Ihic. A gentleman at Canbridge,
" " ' s
Mass , has a l .rge dog, who every d.y, u.mn the
arrival ol me rmmnus, tuns out ro receive tne
newsp rpers, which be regularly conveys to the
family.
The whole number of pr-rfons c nfined in Mse
tachusetts for debt, during the year ending Nov. 1,
IM2, was 742; for crimes 3593, f90 of whom
were females.
A Sew Object of Isgittatlnn. 8ome persons in
New York, duly impresd with the power of the
Ergislsture to do any thing and every thing, have
presented a petition to the Assembly nf that Slate,
praying for the passage of a law to prevent distur
binces in singing schools.
The Boston Bulletin says, ihe proprietor of ihe
ctebratrd paintings called Adam and Eve, has re
alixed during the last ten yeare, 190.000 char pro
fit from iheir exhibition.
A Paris letter writer states that the Mnrrpi's de
Ponlallo's carriage has a library, a !cd-Mnm, and
cooking apparatus. You touch s spnrg and the
pannels become cupboards it is night, and the
seats fly out, extended into beds. You see no steps.
ut ss the door opens they appear, and when it clo
ses they are out of sight.
Kicking one's wife in Bosmn nelv co-la 5. I
Kissing snoiher man's wife in New York doesn't
i . M.l Mn Wm lii.it vbiKoi 1iv0 i 1 1 X , rL'
,
not liecaue we prefer to indulge in the latter, but
lieciuse we wouldn't like to live in any place w
here
men are privileged to kick the women for a paltiy V.
Ikavy HMiery. On the Mth ulU a heavy rob
bery was perpetrated on the premises of Mr. l)
llaun, Charleston, 8. C, by whirh he lost between
two and three thousand dollars, and jewelry to a-
hout that amount.
Kind. The boys of one of the public schools in
Boston, recently collected thirty dollars, for the
purpose of procuring an artificial leg for one of
their unfortunate school fellows.
Emigrantt 14 IT English and Germans arriv.
ed at 8t. Louis an the 8th and 29th, from New
Orleans. 240 of these are English Mormons on
their way to Nauvoo,
What Boot Boots for ladies are now made of
India ruhber, requiring neither lacing nor button
ing, and exactly fitting the foot. Very well for the
young and plump.
Finanees of Delatrare.ThU State is in the
hissed rendition of being entirely out of debt, and
having $600 000 surplu. She never had a brok
en bank within her borders.
77icore lliok A lively Hitrmian exclaimed
at a party where the lata lamented wit shone as the
evening star. ' Och, master Theodote, but you're
the H ok that nobody ran bate.''
A Feast nf JUunun. General Bennett, formerly
a Mormon, and one Andirson now a member of
that choice Brotherhood, lately held a great debate
at Chicago, on the question "Is the Mormon reli
gion true V
An r-o SeiaiwM. Extract of a letter from
Washington : "The Cabinet had a meeting some
tuna sixica, at which it is understood the unction (
an extra sessian df Congress -was under discussion-.
It ia thought anetra -session "will be determine
niponi"
Cathedral -It was iramrrYfeu "that arae mem
bars of Ihe "Roman 'Cffhalic Chufth ere rpre par
ing to Tiegotirtta for iht ptfrchasa of 4ha 'Dnhod
(Mates Birik InThfladelplira, ta corrvert it hite a
Catherlral learn (hat (he probable clfnedlty
in raisirig decaa fond wMI fsevent4t for the
present.
Another Vielim. Dr. ScaOfler, fcnewn an an
eculist,died in the Albany Alma Hoaae a Tew days
siaca. He was the son of the founder of the A.
merican Maeum; a man of good education, a wil,
and, 'bat for Intemperance, would have been an
hcnorkhle and uaeful member of soci ty.
Wr. John Coflet had nist ght arra tarn from b;s
bo ry, at fori Elibetk, K. I , a few days urn re, in
CO' -sentience 'rTafii(htt' h'rs hordes which induced
them to ran away. Mr. C was thrown fiom his
seat, hrjured in fh 'mner deacribtnl, and died in
the course ef a few rmmte.
'Vite laihea of lliiighani, Massicnimetts, nVe m
trodiioeJ iIih fatiiin ef knitting iK'ti'niga while lis-
i ti'niirg itotveimng Vcwres. There's iudostry for
i nul
I J'Tr'ii Wirttt," At the Cape of tSood
llope,iie girls are furcned to enhance their charm,
snd ilet4tet is sure ( have (ha preference in
rnirriipft.
lireudful Deulh. Win. Henry fierm.in, di' d
in Cheicr county, a e.w ilays ago, of tbe "gln
ders." He had I4ed a bor afflicted wsa the dis
ease, and contracted the paisM through a atitt
wound in hisbarrd.
rorrrftpontlrnre of the Amrrtrau.
lltaaiaaeao, Feb. 1, 184.1.
Dr.n Si a The most important measure that
Ihe spgistslure has acted upon during the session
was the passage of lire Bill, on Monday last, which
provides that $100 000 of the Relief notes shall be
i ranrrlVJ everv month. The Ds.ifre of this bill
w ike B (( m,nT of ,he jomps.
wno we on ,hei. 11.,..,,-
fiom all paits of the state, under the expectation of
receiving their quota of Relief notes, authorised by
law to l p iid to the domestic creditors on the 1st
nfihis month. On the day following, Mr. El well
submitted the following resolution which was tak
en up on second rra.lint; ;
Resolved, That the commi'tee of Ways and
Means be instructed to enquire into the expediency
of bringing in a bill to provide that after 'he first
cancellation of one hundred thousand do'lars of the
relief notes uudc! tlie resolution recently p issed.
tbere shall le no more of the said notes cancelled
until the first day of May next and then only in
; monthly sums of fifty thousand dollars.
I This re-ohit on, which, in effort, alters and a
! mends the act mnteri illy, was w irmly discussed,
! Iml the hour nf aili lurnmcnt haviiiu arrived, it was
. . . . .
cut off without a vote having been taken on it.
f . .
House, no doubt, will piss the resolution, but the
Senate, I think, will not concur.
The apportionment bill published in y ui last has
been very properly defeated. Northumberlar-d
county, in the bill which passed the House on Fri
day the 25th, is attached to Lycoming and Union,
leaving the distiict aa it is. The Governor has re
appoint) the present board of Canal Commission
ers. This is just, aa these gentlemen have labor,
ed hard and successfully in reducing the expendi
tures on the canil to almost one half. In the
House on the 27th. Mr. B. II, from the select Com
mittee for that purpose appointed, reported a bill e.
ircting a new coun'y out of parts ef Dauphin,
Northumberland aud Sihuylkill, to be called Ly
kr ns.
The bill for the removal of the seat of Justice
from I) iniille to Bloomslmig, which has excited
consideiable attention, has passed the House.
What the result may yet lie is problematic!. Tbis
iiistaUlity of legist .lion is one of the worst features
of our government. It is difficult to conceive what
goi-d would te-ult in the removal of the seat of
Justice unless it would he for the especial hem fit
of those in and about the proposed county seat.
X. Y. Z.
lleLirr Notes have improved veiy considerably
, since our Isst, uroVihty because of the acti n of the
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spcie paying tai.k, ar,- it iltscoun's varying iroin
C to 8 per cent ; th.se of Ihe country non--pecie
paying bai ks. al discounts of from S to 9 per rent,
and those of the broken Imirks, at 10 toll. Mo
ney continues abundant, and may be procured on
undoubted security aa low as 5 per cent. Treasury
notes were in demand at the close of the week, at
fom J to J of one per cent premium. Two of
tbe suspended banks of our city, via the Manufac
turers' and Mechanics,' and the Moyamenslng, talk
of resuming soon, hul this is getting to be an old
story, with regard to these institutions. Bicc
Rep.
Tax Hnwo. Tbe following description of the
new srticle of traffic from South America is taken
from a letter from Mr. Wherlwiight to the Secreta
ry of ih National Institute at Washington :
'Hie Huano, of which you have specimen No. 2,
baa rocemly attracted great attention, no less than
40,000 tons having been shipped to England do
ring ihe last fifteen months ss a manure. Much
liscustjion has arisen a to its nature, but the re.
ceived opinion at present ia that it is birds' dung.
It U found on. the Islands adj icenl to the coast of
Peru, in such enormous quantities as to induce
much scepticism as to its origin ; in some places it
lies from 80 to 100 feet in depth, feathers and egg
shell are frequently found deepy buried in it ; it
was used as a nnnure by the Indians long before
the conquest, and without it the valleys of Peru
would be almost desolate ; it is pungent in the ex
treme, and if used in large quantities, haras and
desir iya vegetation, while in saasNer qaantitiee it
vivifii-s a 'id gives extraordinary rapidity to growth.
I hsvet not its analysis before me, I ata otry to say,
to forward you. .V. Y. A'tC',
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