. J TERMS OP TIII5 AFRICAN." II. B. MASSfttt, 7- rTKtxnt, aw, lWiiEP.II KlSELY, 5 PmotnifcTon.. Hcti Centra Metf, in. thertar of N. Mai ler's StortA ,: : THE," AMERICAN"!. publbihed .vary 9lur y at TWO DOLLARS per annum to be W hair yearly in advance. No paper discontin- J till Alt arrearages ire paid. No subscriptions received for a lets period than t montrs. All coramunicstions or letters on sinm minting to the office, to insure attention, it be rusi! iaid. ( I't,, 1 !!i LL.Ji.-XI Boot & Shoe ISTABLISHIVIENT. D AN I EI Dll tJC K EM 1LLEH, his UM Establishment, in Market Street, ' Sunbttry, (OPPOSITE THE RED LION HOTEL,) ETURN8 hi thank, for pint favors, and rn , spcclfulty inform his friends and the public erally, thst he continues to manufacture to or , in (he neatest and latest style, cheap Hoots axi shoes, rranted of the liest material, and nude liy the st experienced workmen, He nlso keeps on id a general assortment of fashionable Boots fur itlemen., toecther with a large stock of fashion ! gentlemen g, boys', ladies' and childi en's Shoes, of which have been mirte under hia own Imme te insecliun, and are of the best material and rluiun.hip, which he will sell low for cash. . n addition to the almve, he has just received ti Philadelphia a targe and extensive supply of Jls, Shoes, Slc. ut all descriptions, which he sIho us fur canti, clteaper than ever before offered in i place. He respoctfully invites his old cuato n, and others, to call and examine for them- VS. ' tcpairing done with neatness and despatch. ; Uintury, August 1 5th, 1846. REMOVAL. JOHN. II. PURDY, ESl'ECTFULLY inf.wms his friends and castonters, that tre has removed his stork of 'la to the St.me Home, on Market square, fotm occupied b Mr, Wen. Dewitrt, where he will I'Py ' aerve hU old customers and the pub- '.eueralty, on as good terms, and at as low pri s can be bl elsewhere. ' i Urge assortment of wfooeriew. Dry Goods, Queerisware, constantly ou band. , une 87ih, 1846. tf. ' 'HOLE SALE RETAIL HAT &: CAP WAREHOUSE, , 'Ml. Market. Street, ofcnorflf fc, Nout side, PRILAOSXil'RIA, THE eulischrevs respectfully call the atlen I tiott of their friends and de leva to thetr large well assorted stock of Mala and Cat s of very ription, well adapted f -r the spring tniile. Be mtde of the best materiil and by the moot ex--need warkmew, they feel confident to give utti l estisfnetion to all who may favor them with ll, as they offer to sell as low aa anv house in ;ity. ,BAUrALO"i:A ULYNN. hiladelphia, January 3, 1846. 1 -jlil JB33 XSMXCJUCkSL P I A N O S. HG SUBSCRIBER has been appointed agent, for tta axle ,f t ION R AD MEYER'S tJEIe tATED PREMIUM ROSE WOOD PI JS, at this pines. These Pianos have a plain, vc and btautiful exterior fmUh, and, for depth weetne-s of lone, and elegance of workman , are not surpassed by any in the United Hi ales. following is a recommendation from Ciaii rs, a celebrated perfoimer, and uimiudf a man luter: AC1K I, Avian had the pleasure of Irving the excel- Piano Fortes umnfaclured by Mr. Meyer, and bited at the I jet exhibition of the Frmklin In. te, I feol it due to tlte true merit of the maker ecUre that these inslruinents are quite equal' in some resprc's even rupt'rinr, to all the Pi Fortes, I saw at the capital- of Euiope, and ne a aninum of two years at Parts. be Piano will be void at the manufacturers t Philadelphia prices, if not something, lower. ons are reoueMed to call and examine lor selves, at the residence of ihe subscriber. ' inbory. May 17, 184. ' H. B.MA88ER. fDounterfcltei-a' ' 1 DEATHBLOW. is public will plsase observe that no Brand'eth pills are genuine, unless the tox has three la Upon it, (the top, the able and the tiottom) i containing a faosionle signature or my hand' ing, thus B. BatNuaxTii, M. D. These la. ate engraved on ateel, lsautifiilly designed. done at an expense of over f.,000,- I herefor. .11 be seen that the only thing neceNsary to pro the medicine in its purity,' is to observe these la. emembrr the top, the side, and the bottom. following respective persons are duly authori and hold : . . CERTIFICATES OF AGENCY r the sale of ISrandrciKt Ytgttable Universal nils. nrthamberland count : Milton--Mackey - dt mbeilin. Hunbury H. B. M-tswir, M'Esvena- r Ireland dL MeixelL NorUiuinliland Wm yth. Georgetown J, & J. Walls. ' nion County: New Berlin -Dogar A Win' celtnsgrove George Guudiuna. ' Mkldl , Isaac Smith. Beavenowu David lluliler, mUiurgAVm. J, May. MiAUn.burg Meoach Kay. Haitlelon -Daniel Long. Freehurg l t .U. Mover. : lewistiurg Wall. & Grsen olumbia county : Danville E. B. Reynolds o. Berwick Rhuman Kittenhouaa. J( sa--C. G. Brebts- II I onnmt i urg J ohn It. ex. : Joisey TuwnLfvi BiaeL Washington t. McCav., Limestone-r-BallK't .M:'!ncb, bserve that each A sent haa an Engraved Cer ite of Agency, containing a representation of JKANDRETIi'M Manufactory atSin Hi eg, unon which will also be aeeti ciaot copiea of new labels ffu; used upon the, Brpndreth l'iU CI. hiladelphia, ofRce No. 8, North 8th street . ! U B. BBANDsiTli, M. li. 1 debree J. Weaver 3PE MAXES & SHIP CHANQtEB. Mi. IS North Water Strtet,rhindeiph. r AS constant! on hand, a general' aai I rm-nt ef (Jordaisa. Seiua Twine. Aa., via d Bopca, f iahipg ;Kopa, While Royea, Mai Ropes, Tow IJnas fox Canal Boats. Also, i plete assortment of Seine Twines, Are. such as np Shad and Herring Twine, Beat Patent Gill Twin, Canton 'Nhad and llervlng Twina.Whae asdsvAs. fca AkovBad Cowls, flottf Ltnei, tars Trvalcni ud ineu , Cwpm, lns, ,JI of. wljij.a o:4'prP.r)CM rfonyp is. btUdelphia, Novamber 13, It 13. ly. Ahwluta auiftsceuca in tbe dneaaiorw of the Prom the Miner Journal Contlnaans Rattroasl from Phtladslphla Pttikbiir;, . . . This tubject ha. excited much interest, du ring the pa.t year in many part of the State. Il ie on of great importance to her fulure pros perity. The selection of proper route tea matter of np small consequence ; a mistake in (hi first atep of the work may lead to the moat disastrous consequences only to be remedied by the future expenditure of millions. In Phil adelphia meet in(a have been held and eddrre ses issued in- which a decided preference lias been given to what i. termed the Middle Route and many arguments are adduced to prove thnt a railroad on that route would not injure but rather benefit the State work. In tiTi we think they are mistaken. Wiia. is called the middle route for snch a rail road, commences at flarrisburp, and pas sing up the Susquehanna and Juniata river to near Lewirtown parallel with, and in most places in close contiguity with Ihe Pennsylva nia Canal is from' Lewistown lo Lop an' Nar rows, on the Little Juniata, the road leaves the river and is to he carried across chasms, over ridfea. and through mountains, considerably shortening the distance, but descending again to near the bed of the river, en that nothing is gained in this distance, in ascent towards the great Summit of the Allegheny mountains, save the actual rise in the river between the two points. Soon alter pasing Logan's Nar rows the road begins to ascend the Allegheny mountain, and it requires 'Ai miles of climbing along the south eastern side of it to attain the summit; and it thence descends 50 mile or more to the GHinematigh 4he whole, distance in the vicinity of the State works. After cros sing the Cnnnsrrrangri it is to be carried across ill and dale In the Mononpahela, and down it to Pituburg. ' The whole length i stated to be 3'29i miles ; or the whole distance from Phila- elphia to Pittsburg in round numbers is 330 mile. The road is to have ascending and de- cending grade both ways, the maximum of which is 45 ft. per mile. There will be 12 sum- mils, and 12 tunnels varying in length from 50 to I860 yards, amounting the whole to 6131 yards or three and a balf ruilee. There is to be viaducts or bridges 80, 00 and even 130 high ! with cutting 80 and 00 feet deep and embankments 50 andGO fei t high, and both of great length. These are a few of the gigantic obstacles to be overcome, (low many more here may be and of what size ha not a yet been made very apparent. For in the report from which the above is derived, and which is constantly appealed to by the advocates of the route as undoubted authority, the 80 miles of the monitUtn division, the heaviest, most diffi cult ed rugged part of the work, is passed over wrt.li few details, in place of which wo have the oft repeated remark that much heavy work Will occur. The cost of the road as rstimateJ by the en gineer ia about Oj million of dollars.. Its ad v oca tea however, ay that the cost will not ex ceed 7 million, owing. to the greater knowledge sod experience that we now have . in making railroad be this a it may, we predict that i much more likely to cost 14 millions than ei ther of the above sums, before it is fairly in operation. Should the road and itsequipinenUi cost equal to the Reading railroad in proportion to its length it would not be safe to set it down at less than 25 millions. Now can a road that must necessarily he very eoMly to make and having ascending grades of 45 feet to a mile compete with a Canal whoae rate of tolls ia very low and must continue to, to ensure a share of trade. If it cannot, what is to become of the investment, until there is trade enough for both? Out suppose it can carry cheaper than the Ca nal, or in some other way sbuuld obtain the preference, what then become of the .Stale works and the millions, expended on them 1 We know it ia confidently asserted, that the construction of the railroad will increase the business of the Canal, and the case oi New York is cited. . But waa U the proof ) A- part of the railroad from Albany to Buffalo ia atttctly pro hibited from carrying freight while the ' cans is open, an at other timet it is duly permitted to carry freight by paying to the State tolls equal to those charged on the Canal: The mik ing of the rail read from' Philadelphia to liar rUburg has not increased the business on the Union Canal, neither has the construction of the Reading railroad increased Ihe business on tho Schuylkill Navigattun, thus far,' whatever it may do .hereafter whije.it has drawn toil sella tonnago unprecedented, in t hia country at least. , . lAynrrioAjoiu An oxftoGovKtMaaTrf-.TBe 'Wyoming Treop' have pairiutically oifereai-thei ear x ices to government for the war iq Maxoo,and have appointed a committee for the purpose of eecu rinir the acceptance ef the same, by uniting, if possible,' with th isgimenf of' fJavslry now forming in Philadelphia, t-occess to them If any cavtflry are needed for the war, we hop the Wyoming boy will lava a chancer m il Mmmm ;: AND : SHAMOKIN JOURNAL. majority, lb. vital principle of Republic, from which Sunhurj, NottMumtfrlma V . From the Cincinnati Times, 23d olt. v. Sevenua Llraa t,eat.a)e-rra.l Fin-boat , , Wrekan,v , , The following memorandum, from the log book of the Ben Franklin, No. 7, arrived this morning from New Orleans, i from the' book' of the Merchants' Exchange. . . "Lclt New Orleans on Monday night, the 11th inst., at 10 o'clock. Boat a in port for Cin cinnati, Jamestown, John Hancock. Loat 30 hour in the Mississippi, saving a flatboat, which we found about six miles below Helens, at the head of Montgomery bar, floating, sunk to the roof, with five men on board; the boat belong ing to Patterson, of Cincinati, W. 11. Marandy, master, and loaded with flour, whiskey and oats. The Bun, No. 7, towed the boat to shore, and succeeded in saving the cargo in a damaged condition. Another boat waa lost ot.e mile a- hove, ..ire night, name and destination un- nown. - ' - ' . We alsi took in our paaaage, the crews of four different boats that were lost in the late storm, who informed me that there were many more lost between Memphis snd Plum Point. Mr. Charles Smith, who came passunger with from Raleigh, informs us that there were two coal boats sunk at the mouth of the Wa bash, the crews of which, thirteen in number, were all lost, except one man, by freezing and rowning. Some succeeded in reaching the inber on the Island, but it being overflowed, they hung on the trees until they froze and ropped in the river. Five miles above, ano ther boat with five men, waa ljst with all on board. , The S. B. Louisville ran over a flat boat at Enterprise, and sunk her instantly. A great deal of ice was running out of the Wa bash, and also out of the Upper Mississippi at Cairo." Shocking Accident. On Wednesday nigh aat during the storm, two flatboat lashed to gether struck a log near the head of Tennessee aland, and one of them was so injured aa to sink immediately. The biat was freighted with pork, from Cincinnati, and bound for New Orleans. John Ulrey was the Captain and waa on board the boat. ' Two of the men after con- iderable exposure and suffering made their ee cape.to the shore. No boats being near, one of them was unfortunately drowned. The other two men wboescsped were badly frost bitten. . Thta Ksat Ooviraor. That tb Democratic party is shorn of. its strength by a want of harmony in ita ranka, is too evident to the plainest understanding to need the production of facta. -That it cannot hope for (uture succeaa without a restoration of that har mony which achieved ita former triumphs, ia ad. mittcd by every one. Under circumstances so discouraging, it seems to us that every Demo crat, who is sincerely attached te those princi ples, th ascendancy of which ha made this U nion respected and admired, throughout the civ ilized world, would be anxious. to heal all brea ches, to endeavor te restore harmony, and to place the party in that attitude in which it could defy the most strenuous exertions of its oppo nents. What is tb obstacles to our success? Simply an indisposition ea that pari of a por tion of the party to nominate auch a candideta aa will be the moat likely to unit the. whole Dem ocracy of Pennsylvania. . The warm friends of Gov, Shunk insist on hl rs nomination. If they succeed in their effort they feel, they know, that they will give the Whig a moat decided advan tage, beeauae the Democracy will enter into the contest with broken ranks, and dispirited by the almost ccr'ain prospect of an inglorious defeat-. Their fealty to the man bas most unac countably, but we trust only momentarily, over come their fealty te their principles. Tb par ty it in iminent danger. Anew candidate will invigorate the rank and file restore harmony enatir a concert of tction-and place th success of the Deroocutic ticket next fall beyond all dispute Yet they, composing but a minority of the masses, pertinaciously insist upon the r e-nomination of their favorite, who, in th opinion of every on conversant with public opinion can not be re-elected. Is this Democratic? Does it not savor more of a devotion to men 'tnan to principles ? No matter how atrong may be their belief in the fidelity and politiral honesty of Gov: S. their convictions of duty to their principles shonld overbalance all personal predilections, Tbe success of th party should bs paramount to all other considerations. It is in danger. But thai danger can bo removed. ,Tb party is dts organjzvd, but it unity can be restored. Thar iasn almost universal diapoaitlen te hsrmonlts. Let that disposition be cberisee. and our lata ditattroua defeat will be fully retrieved. W want a candidate whom we can all cordially tuppoit.. Tbe DeiPtKf acy ef the tta'e can. furn ish many such candidates.' Thsa why not make such a selection ! A re-pomination of the, pre sent Executive will prov disastrous: Th ss lection of a new csndidats w'jll go forth as the baibingsr of triumph. Is It hot then wore than madness to hesitate for a moment at to the course to be pursued T Tbii portion ef the party who feel convinced that Gov. Shunk cannot b r. electedask'tha. the Democrary may ts ssved hy the nomination of a iiew man. If rot 'their demand reasonable ? Ts it net strict?! DentO' traUc 1ffarruburg .4-u,' " ' ' A T rrTTTiTlTh thorsU n. appekl bat' to force," Aa Vitaf pVinripte Pa. Saturday, Peb 6, 184Y. t L'iTK riiQ.ii ruB aflat r. , Christmas at altllla. The Ntw Orleans Fictyune hat the follow fnff interesting letter from it correspondent at Saltillo, giving an account of the celebration of Christinas at that place. ' 1 Saltillo, Mexico, Dec. 26, 184(1. I will give you a littlo sketch of Christmas in Saltillo, the moat interesting and exciting one I ever enjoyed. If you could have peeked into the kitchen of any of the barrack before daylight, you wrnild have beheld the bti-ieat set of soldiers in Christendom. While some were engaged beating up eggnogga. others were pick ing chickens and turkeys, acalding pigs and ma king all sorts of preparations for a real old Yan kee Christmas dinner, while out of doors the streets were thronged with thousands oflhe na tives, ss well as soldiers, go ng to mass. The cathedral was beautifully lighted, and the silver altars in each apartment were splendidly deco rated with flowers; but I will pass over egg no; and other fine fixings, bv saying that all enjoyed themselves during ihe morning to their hearts content About 12 o'clock an express arrived from Gen. Wool, informing General Cutler that be was in momentary expectation of being attacked by the enemy. Orders were imoiediately issued for every man to "pack up bis duds," put on his accoutrements, and fall in, which was performed in double quick time. All was excitement and joy. In the mean time, old Msdsme Rumor wss hard at work, and I never saw the old lady more industrious. One story was to the effect that Wool was within twenty miles of us, retreating on the place, and fighting 20,000 Mexicans as he came along. Another wss thst a portion of his column had been cut to pieces, and a hundred other stories of the same kind were circulated. Although I many did not believe these reports, they thought there was something like a fight ahead, particu Isrly as the orders from hesd quarters had been so explicit. The streets before the quarters presented sn interesting spectacle, , The gun were all (tacked before the doora, and every man wore hi accoutrements, ready and anxious to be oB; but tbe most amusing part of the scene waa the Cnrtsfms iiain's. There was scarcely a man but what had tbe limb of an old gobler, the rib of a pig, or something, else of the kind, enjoying K probably, from the novelty of the scene, belter than they ever did a Christrnss dinner before snd then all candidly belioved we should wind up the day with another hat' tlo. About two o'clock, P. M., Webster's bat tery, and the Ohio and Kentucky volunteers, who were encamped six miles below town, came in, and such cheers as the regulars gsve them, and such aa they returned, put me in mind of the shouts which accompanied the diff rent victories in Monterey. Webster's battery look up a position on the top of the hill,' while the pioneers were busily engaged making loopholes through every house near lb road. The horses belonging to the light batteries were all kept harnessed and the caissons filled with aminuni tioa. I sever saw men so enthusiastic aa they were now. There waa one thing only that I prayed for, and that was that a portion of the battle, if we did have one, might take pUce in town, for the Mexicans who did not bamo to the rsnche when the news first came, or a large portion of thorn, promenaded the streele and ap peared to be delighted at tbe prospect, and those that did not tell you mucha fandango poco ti empo, would give you a look as uiueb aa to asy now you wiil catch it." . t . The inhabitanta all agree that there are be' twesn seven and eight hundred laihones snd le pet os in town whom they fear in case of an attack, more than tne soldiers, for as soon ss they have an opportunity they are sure to com incne their work of murder and plundering but there is little prospect of or commander gi ving them that chance Gea. Butler is commander-ie-chief of thi place, Monterey, and Gen. Wool's command. . . .. , Yours, Jcc, t ., Aim Departi're or Vibgi.ma Troops. Four companies of Ihe Virginia Ri'imeiit, including the one which contained a number of Pliilndfl phians, left Old Point Comfott utt Tuesday last in the May Flower, Cept, ILlchcock, tiir the seal of war the whole under the command of Lieut. Col. Rtndulph. Other companies wi be ready to emba'k in a few days, in the Victo ry. The Richmond Republican says ; . Tbe Msy Flower baa 333 officers and men on board, and all very comfortably fixed. The Victory is a new vessel, and has fine accommo dations for 2-rA) msn. The berth of both, (ss we learn from Col. Hamtraack, who had him elf inspected them,) are wide, and will eontain two men each, and all on board are very much pleated. ' They have 40 daya' rationa on board and a double supply of water. In two weeks these companies will probably be oo the banka or the Rio Grande.". lo a pool serosa a road io the count of Tip peiarj, Irelandy U stuck up a poJ with this in scription : "Tske police, that whta the water is over this board tht road it impassible." KUAN and immediate parent of iWm-Jin.uoa.' ToL TXO. 20 Whole If, 33a I P i a a i mmmmmmmmfm Famine and Appalling Distress. The English paper are filled with shocking details of the misery caused by a want of food m Ireland and the highland of Scotland. We can scarcely realize tho existence of such suf fering ss is described,' and which ia brought upon the unfortunate victims by no fault of their own; Appalling Distecs. We entreat our, Vet era' attention, to thn following shocking de scription of the state of Skibberenn, and the sur rounding district of West Carbery, in the coun ty of Cork, premising that it is only an aggra vated epitome of the Atifloringa of the poor star ving peasantry in other districts. It is by Mr. Cummins, a county magistrate, who thus writes to the Duke of Wellington: 1 went, on the 15th inst., to Skibbercen, and to give the instance of one tnwnlsnd district which t visited, as an example of the state of the entire coast district, I shall state simply what I there saw. ' It is situate on the eastern aide of Castlehaven harbor, and is named South Reen, in the pariah of 'My ross. Being aware that I shou'd have to witness frightful hunger, provided myself with as much bread as five men could carry, and on reaching the spot 1 waa surprised to find the wretched hamlet ap parently deserted. I entered some of the ha vels to ascertain the cause, and tho scenes that presented themselves were such aa no tongue or pen can convey the slightest ides of. In the fiM, six famished and ghastly skeletons, to all appearance dead, were huddled In a corner on some filthy straw, their sole coveriog what see n.ed a ragged horse cloth, their wretched leg hanging shot it naked above the knees. I approached in horror, and frmnd. by a low moaning, they were alive they were in ferer, four children, a woman, and what had once been amen. It is impossible to go through the detail , suffice it to say, that, in a few minutes. I was surrounded by at least 200 of such phan tome such Inghtlul spectres no word cart de scribe. By far the greater number were deli rioua, cither from famine or from fever. , Their demoniac yells are stili ringing in my ears, and their horrible images are fixed upon my brain My heart tickens at the recital, but 1 must go on. In another case, decency would fotbid what follows, but it must be told. , My clothes were nearly torn off in my endeavor to cecape from the throng of pestilence around, when my neck cloth was seized from behind by a crip which compelled me to turn. I lotind myself grasped by a woman with an infant apparently just born in her arms, and the remains of a filthy ssck across her loins the sole covering of herself snd babe. The same morning the police open ed a house on the adjoining lands, which waa observed shut for inaey days, and two frozen corpses were found lying on the mud floor, half devoured uy me rats. A mother, herself in fever, wss seen the same day to drag out the corpse of her child, a girl about 12, perfectly naked, and leave it half cov ered with stones. In another house, within 500 yards of the cavalry station at Skibbereen the Dispensary Doctor found aeven wretches unsble to move, nnder the sa-ne cloak. One had been dead many hours, but the nthera were unable to-move either themselves or the corpse. Equally disheartening ia what follows from the Monaghan Standard ; The state of destitution in this neighborhood is sbsolulely frightful. In every street, at eve ry corner lean snd cadaverous boings meet your eye, Ismine in the fsco, went in the hollow glance, emaciation in ihe wasted frame, and yet they do nut die. Strange how much aufler ing tho body accu'onied lo want can bear be fore the spirit winga ita fi ght I It has not yet been ascertained how little a man can live on Msn who fed moderately in other yeara are surprised how they are alive, they get so little now. The able-bodied laborer is no longer so he is haggard and famine-worn. There is no chanty amongst those who gave ninety per cent, of Ihe ahns of the country tbe farmers they are buying thriuselvee oats; flour is Is. 6d. per stone, snd is sold to buy meal ; the horses sre starved, and the family, like a vea sel in a calm, ia on half allowance. The poor houses ire filling with frightful rapidity In Cone it rs, on the 21st ult a personal ex planation was ' nmdo between Messrs. Culver and Sawyer. The latter pledged himself to prove that Mr. Culver hsd endeavored to obtain improperly ihe secret of Lodges for publication. Mr. Culver p-on'ounced the statement to be false, and if compelled to fight, he should Insist, aa the challenged party, to have the choice of weapon. The New York Tribune uggeta that Mr. Culver ahoirld choose sauaagea aa wea pon. ' ' ' It is said that at a certain time a Chinese widow, bo wat fanning the grave of her bus bead, was asked why she performed so singulsr sn operation. Shessid sha had promised not to marry again whileths grave of her husband re .fist s j -," - ... . 0 . -.-. v. -v- a - - mained damp, and aa it dried veiy alowly, the saw no harm in assisting th process. t VHIB&OW AttTEaTIWIJfq. t. matte t insertion, ... '. g0 .. A do , , . . . T I ee S do . . . . l oe Every auhssqasnt InsertHn, . . . aft Yearly- Advertisements, anaenlamtt. tea k.u column, $1 8, three square, $19; two squares, ft one square, $5. Half-yearly! one column, f 18 half column, $11 1 three squares, fa j two squsres, $ 6 1 one tqutte, $9 50 - Advertisements left without directions ss lo the lentth of time I Let are to he published, will be continued until ordered out, and charged acoord ingty.. . , . (.Sixteen Hoes or less raaka a square. Printer's Festival at Wa"ihotoi The Columbia Typographical Society of Washing on, held their thirty-second Anniversary in that City en the 2d ult The proceedings, at publi shed in tbo National Intelligencer, are very lengthy, but Interesting. ---Among the large nemeer of toasts offered on (he occasion, we find the fuMowing, sent in by Printer Cameron, U. S. Senator from this Stat, who was unable to attend the meeting of the Society. rAe Poor Boy' College The Printing Office:- Industry, intelligence, integrity and perseverance will ensure distinction and honote to ite greatneaa." Upon which the N. Y. Globe remarks, that thete i more truth than poetry in thia sentiment. "The Printing Office" baa indeed proved a better college" to many a "poor boy" haa graduated more useful and conspicuous mem bers of society hss brought out more latent in. tellect and turned it into practical, useful chan nelshas waked up more mind, generated more active and elevated thought than many of the iterary colleges of our country. How many a drone or dolt has paescd through one of these colleges, with no tangible proof of fitness to graduate, other than hia inanimate piece of paichmentl himself, if possible, more insnimsto than his leathern diaploma. There is aome- thing in the very atmosphere of a printing office, calculated to wake up the mind and inspire a tbirat for knowledge. A boy who commencea in each a school, will have hia talents and ideaa brought out, if he have any ; if he has no mind to be drawn out, the boy himself will be driven out Loan to thk Bank or France. The Lon don papers say that a loan haa been negotiated by M. Hottinguer, one of the Directors of the Einlc of England. . The secutilies are deter mined upon, tho rate of intereat agreed upon. and the loan is called substantially one of silver bullion. For, a ailver ia the standard of vs. lue in France, and the circulating coin compo sed of that metal, it will therefore be more pro fitable to aend ailver than gold. The loan ie made for the purpose of aiding the Bank of France in ita present difficulties, arising fman the diminution of the amount of bullion in tho vaulta of the Bank, estimated at 65,000,000 francs. The New York Evening Post says: The causes which hsve produced this condi tion of the bank are an external drain of bullion, in payment for the balance due to other coun tries created by the enormous purchase of grain and the internal drain of bullion cauaed by the high price of provisions in France, and the con sequent larger sum required to circulate them. The internal drain also aggravated by the fact tliat the farmers, receiving large prices for their produce, retain the actual coin for several, months, until they either expend it or invest it; it is also sggravated by the fact that the extent of discredit which exists in Fiance induces bankers and notaries throughout the country, who always hold large sums of money whioh can be called for at pleasure, to larger reserves to meet such demands than usual. . The mode of transmitting the loan to France excites tome attention, and the question is rai sed whether it should be douo by bills on Lon don, issued in Paris, or by purchasing silver with the funda which the Bank of England may advance. This will be determined by consul e rationa which relate to the condition of tbe ex changee between the two countries, and also with the rest of Europe. Very little apprehen tion is, however, manifested in relation lo the influence of the loan upon tbe money market. Jt ia thought that at the utmost il might aid other causes which are iu operation to make money dearer before long, but of itself wouid.not bsve sny important effect The Bravb Utti.e YANkBE. It htppened, in 1770, that the garden of a widow, which lay between the American and British camps, in the neighborhood of New York, was frequently robbed at night. Her son, a mere boy, and small for his age, having obtained his mother'e permission to find out and secure the thief, in caae he thould return, concetled himself with a gun among tho weed. A stripping Highlan. der, belonging to the IVrilisb greutdiert, came, and htving filled a large bag, threw it over bis . shoulders, the boy then left hie covert, went softly behind him, corked hi gun, and called out to tbe fellow, .'You are my prisoner; if yo j attsoipt to put our bag down, 1 will shoot you dead ; go forwarti in that road.' Tbe boy kept close behind him, threatened, and waa constsntly prepared to execute hi threat. Thu the boy drove him into lb A merican caanp.whcr be waa secured. Wh the grenadier waa at liberty to throw down . hi bag, snd saw who bad made him prisoner,, h waa extremely mortified, and exclaim"!, K Bril'sb grenadier; made prisoner by such a brat by such a bral.' Tbe American officers were highly entertained with tbe adventure, made collection fur the hoy, and gave hwi severs! poun ds, 11 returned fully satUfisd fur th loo ses hit lather aattiied.--Th etJdisr bad fide arvut eevav -est- . - r.s, but they ware of do ose, as be could ny4 get rid of hit beg, (
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