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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.
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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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