Cor. of tbe Bait. Republican and Argus. -Impnrtawt trotst California. " i ' MotrTKEt,CLiroaMift, ct 10, 1SI7. Expected . Attempt of Kt) conquest of New Mexico The Fleet gone on an Expedition to taku Certain Porta The Troops it Monte rey Their Lsbora A Pestilence at Mon terey Desih ot Troop Death of Lieut C. J. Minor and Feeling Notice m the nmfl ' Dark-eyed Maid of Calirorni'a, a 'Minister in? Angel to hnn--California faat becoming Yankeeixed Vast Quantities of Wheat rai sed Mission Stations becoming Cities Emigrant pmring in from America and all par' of the World A Great Country Exe cution, &c. .... r DpaR Aanrar I have the cnanca of sending you one more e-piMle from the far Weet. There haa boon a rumor afloat that Gen. Castro ha a raiae) ISflO men in New Mexico, and i approa ching Ui is country for tte reennquest, and cou rier haa arrived with despatches from Col. Ste phenson, Com'i, at Ina Angeloa, informing the Governor of the report, that thia force haa al ready crossed the Colorado, and have 14 piece of Artillery with them, but no reliance ia aa yet placed in the minor. . The Fleet, consisting of the Frigate Con pre, Kntfe Independence, Sloops-of-War Portsmouth, Cyane, Da!e and Preble, under the command of Com. Sliubrick, (whose broad pen nant is on boird the Independence) have aailed fr the purpose of taking the porta of Matatlan, Acapulco, Sun Bias, and all other porta of any consequence on the Pacific coaat ; and by the next mail I hope to be able to inform you of (he result. A for us poor devils, we have been placed hereaa a kind of Police party, with no hnpnof signalizing ourselves aa braves of the battle field, or for chivalrous deed of arms. During the pant summer the trup, Comp's. F , 3d Art., and Comp's. I , New York Vol., have built a ruflkiency of permanent Fortifica tions to mount 20 24 pd guns and 4 mortars, and erected two 2 story log buildings, 90 feet by 20, and an Ordnance tlre,80 by 30 besides an e normoua share of drill. Monterey fna been visited by a pestilence for the last three months, which haa carried off a great many of the hardy sons of America. Our troopa have suffered severely (roni it more than two thirds have had the disease and eight of them have died. They have sunk into 'the grave not unmrnirned nor unwept ! Rut there is one whn has left our ranks that all have mnnrued for whom particular regret ia felt the young and noble Lieut. C. J. M inor, of Co F., 3d Ar. lie died on the 17thday of August, after a short illness, of this withering and blea ching disease. Every attention waa paid him by hi brother officers, and all who knew him; the dark-eyed maid ot wild California waa by His side aleo, in his wild deliriums of fever, when he called for his mother, hi sisters, and nil the fund one of youth, ahe, kind, gentle wo man, was there to soothe hia troubles and bathe with water hie parched lipe! California ia fast becoming Yankeeized ; the American modes of agriculture and living of every kind ia taken up by the natives, and their Egyptian mode abandoned. There has been immense quantities of Wheat raised during the past year. Monterey and San Francisco, which were nothing more than Miwion Stations a few months ago, have spread out into Cities. More than five hundred houses have been built during the psst summer, and many more commenced that will r.nt be finished before the rainy sea on or winter commences. Emigrants are pou ring in every day,' not only from the State but from every part of the world, and by the time our nld Uncle claima it for himself, we will aek to be admitted into the Union aa a State. We have several of the white hat genta among us, whose where ton and whrre-froms we know net and taking all thing together thia is a preat country. The usual mode of public exe cution in this country haa been by shooting we will, on Friday nex, teach them the civili ze mode of Hanging two Indiana for the mur. der of a New York Volunteer. The Bowie knife and Pistol are ornaments worn by all, and are entirely indespensabla at present More by next mail from your, Moat respectfully, J. II. C. f.afa front Tas.-I Wafare Woody Fight between the Delawarea and Ca manches Twenty-five Delawarea Killed Defeat ot a Marauding Party of Camauchea. PKisesevao. Jan. 31, 1848. Tbe Overland Expreas that arrived her tbi morning, brings Naw Orleans papers of tb 23th intL Th steamboat CI ahe arrived at Nw Orleans en tha previous day from Galveston, bringing dates ot tbe 33d. A war had broken out between tb Delaware and tbe Camanche fribe of Indians, and a bloody fight had taker. pli-e, in which tha former were defeated with a loss of twenty-five warriors. The ran of tha war is attributed to the Delawarea bavin; encroached upon the bunt ins: grounds of tbe Camanrhes. ' ' Tha lot of warrior will probably aarit the Delaware Nation to revenge, and they will pro bably raise a Urge fore to carry oa thia new In dian war. A party ef Camanches had stolen twelve hor es from the camp of Capt. Gillette, en tb Seio, soma time ainre. I-ieut. Cozzens, with twelve men, followed in pursuit,' and after nine days' travel, overtook tha party and routed them com pletely, killing seven and rscsnturiog tb borse utoleu, and seizing a larg number belonging to tba Indians. It 1 rumored that eevtral tribes ef Indians have volunteered to carry on, the war against Moaico.- ?.,-. fh tVae between 'he fn tnnttt hs dim! the I The Texas papers mention , tba originof th war between the Camanches snd the Delaware to be the encroachment f the .latter ppoa, the hunting ground of the Camanchee. At they are remarkably skilful hunter they have destroyed immense number of buffalo and deer, and game haa become so acsrc in some portions of the Ca manche country that the Indians are compelled" to feed on hotee and mules! The Camnnrbe have also became exasperated with the Delawarea because they have sided with tb whites when ever hostilities hs ve existed between them and the Indian tribe of Texa.- The Delaware have but a few lodge in Texas,- and csn at present muster scarcely 900 warriora there; but tbey can easily indiise hundreds of warriora to join them from their settlements in Missouri, and it is probable that tbe Sbawnees will make com moo cause with them egaitst the Carnenches. The Delaware and Shawnese ate better aupplied with firearm, and more expert in their use, than the Camanrhe; and it is quite probable that tbey will diive the latter from a large por tion of their present hunting grounds, if the war should become general. The Houston Telegraph has the following par ticulars ofan ' " ' ' Innun Fioht We learn from Mr. Bre. mond, that a thieving party of Camanches, who were probably returning from the frontier of Mex ico, stole twelve horse from the camp of Capt. Gillett, on the Seco, a f'W month sin:e. Lieut Cnzzens, with twelve men, went in pursuit of the Indians, and after following them nine days, overtook th' m near the head water nl the Nence. They sought ehelter in a thicket, hut the gallant Gzz ns charged di rectly into the thicket, and after a short but desperate contest hand to hand, completely routed them. Seven of the Indiana were killed, one severely wounded, and the remain der, supposed to be five or six, escaped. Two of the ringer were killed, and another severe ly wounded, and Lieut. Cnzzens was danger oualy wounded with an arrow in the side. He also received a severe wound in the arm. All of the stolen horses were recaptured, and eight or ten horses that belonged to the Indians were also captured. This ia certainly one of the moat brilliant exploit that has occurred on our western frontier since the d-perte fight of Oil. Hays with the Camanchee on the San Saba. In th same number of the Telegraph, wa find the following paragraph : The Indian tribea that were hovering along our northeastern frontier, a few months since, have nearly all disappeared. Scarcity any large par tie of Indiana have viaited any of our trading poet a or frontier settlcnirnte eat of the Colorado since the last council was held. It ia rumored on the frontier '(tat a large number of the warrior of the loniea, C.ddoes, Cher. kec, Keachiea, Cananches, Towaccame and Seminole have volunteered to carry on a wsr gainst Mexico. The Indian that have for the last two or three months been devastating the country around Durangn, San I.uia Potoei and Parras, probably In-long to toene tribes; and if they ehoulu return laden with epulis there is reason to fear that the war fever will be com municated to the great Inbre of Cherokee, Choctaw, Seminole, &e..nf Arkanaa. The young warriora of these tribea would, ilnubilers, delight to dieplsy their prnwea in tha new fiold of glory that haa recently been opened in Mexi co ; and if tbey should ever combine under such a leader ia Cotemseh. of the Camanches, or the Wild Cat, of the Seminole, they might overrun the northern provinces of Mexiro, as easily aa the banda of Attila overrun the south ern province of Europe. The Hcvkm es or Mexico A long and mi nute report appear in the New York Herald, upon the revenuee of Mexiro for 1844, said to have item sent by Gen. Scmt to the govern ment at Washington Cur its guidance. The gross amount of nominal revenuee m put down at r5 ,905,34 S, a e follow: Dntie on exterior commerce, a7 033 720 ; interior commerce, al,lt!, 128 ; lax- on real e.tau and industrial professions, $-J,SHJ9,403 ; rent aduiinieiered lor account of government, fci,S.m5 ; replevies and balance of acootmt, 714.(309,' extraordi nary resources, chiefly loana, JG2N)J34; dc posits, I?r2 501,5.'l. The actual revenue wa only $10 343 511, the loana and some other i tem having to be deducted. This is the anno al receipt into the treasury for fourteen years. Thia amount, it is estimated, might be increa sed to $-(K.K),(Kl0 by more efficient fystum of administration and collection. It i said that no source of revenue has been o neot'uclive as that Merited from foreign commerce, and tbe duties to which it i subjected. But tbe na tional treasury he never received more than one half, or perhaps more than one third, ot the duties which might have been collected under a better ytem of impost administered by well eeleeted and well behaved officers. Under the new American tariff! the amount of Custom House receipt will not be less than $12,0(10,. 000 per annum, all collecting charges Iq be de ductedconsumption duties to be collected in the c port and frontier custom house, at the time that the good sre forwsrded to the interi or. Theae would be fixed at twenty per cent on the amount of the import duties payable, which, would give a nctl revenue of $2,400,000. C HLoaoeoBn The perfect success withwhich this agent operate to produce insensibility to pain, saya tb Spirit of th Time, was mani fested on Wednesday laat, when one of tb mot painful operation known in surgery, was sne cewfully performed upon Mr. Murdoch, th tra gedian, wail under its influence, by Dr. L. A Say r, of New York. : t TXXXS AITCEIUCAN. aotr -, February 6, I'M 8. 1". a. ljifliKlt, ,')( Mi nml liim Imlt mmtl fJaaU UOUs, earner afdmmd ClumiU 8trrl; PMIadelphtm, mt Ms fWTrc . I fin AttMswt aa-reet , eMail IVr. 8. B. Cmmtt Hal Umifrf and falvert f, HaMmmrt, mint Afh 16 Mai Stiff, Do ', fa eutkeriird to awl at Agent, and rerript for mil mtinltm dug this oilier, for SMaWrfpf test ot kdreriMttg. ' E. W. CARR, Corner ttf Third rrnrf Dock Slrrrtt, 8m n BtiilJingt, of;ntte .Vrrxkanlt' Exchangt, Philadelphia, i$ olm oulhorittd to act a our Agent. ' , FOR PRESIDENT, , den. ZACIIARY TAVLlllt. Oeiitocrnllc Central Taylor Com mittee Hon John C Bucher, of Dauphin county ' 1 Hon John M Read, of Philadelphia city. - Hon Richard Vnx . . do , do , , , Robert Allen, Eq do do Andrew Miller, Eq Philadelphia eonr.ty ' Samuel D Patterson. Esq Montgomery county Franklin Vantant, Esq. Bucks county Joaeph J Lewia F.q Chester county n. iv:ii:. r- ... 1 Henry W Smith, Esq Berks county - Hon Elli Lewia, Lancaster county , Charlet W llf(in. Eq Northumberland co Hon John Snyder. Union county ' " - Col James Burnsiile, Centre county Robert J l-'isher. Etq York county Oliver Walton, jr. Esq Lycoming county '" Gen J. K Morehead. Allegheny tounty Col Urael pHinter, Westmoreland county Thoma J. Power, Eq Beaver eoniity Hon Edward Herrirk, Bradford county "" Hendriek B. Wright, Eq Luzerne county . Francis W. ilnghei, F.q S huylkill county . Jame L. Gillia. Etq Elk county Jamea Peacock. Eq of Dauphin county Hon William Dork ' do Gen Simon Cameron . do Benjamin Park, F.iq do , Gjn Christian Seiler ' ' do ' ' Philip Dougherty, Esq.' - do 0,: Barrett. Kq. do , Francia C Canon, Etq. .do .tames Brady. Eq. do Edward A. Lesley, Esq. .7 do 07" The editor- will be absent for several weeks, w hieb will account lor tbe dearth of edi torial in our columns. C7" Esaoa Dr. Spratt was appointed post mster in Snyderstown,' and not Rrr Sprats, a we erroneouily itated Istt week. . 07 Fiaa On Monday evening last, . Mr John H. Purdy's store-room, in this plsce. was discovered to be on 6re, short lime after the store had ben closed. , The timely discovery of the fire and th active exertions ef our firemen, prevented its further outbreak. About 1200 dollai worth of dry good, however, were con tuned, w hich, we underitand, had been insured. The fire, it is supposed,' was communicated by a spaik from a candle. .... We noticed at the fire, that tha firemen suffer ed treat inconvenience from the want of buckets' It is obvious that when tbe flame are confined to the interior of the building, the only means to extinguish is by the ' introduction of water by hose or buckets, a the stream from the pipe would be of little efiVct. Our firemen have not sufficient bos to reach far into a building, aad are forced to dexnd aa lb buckela wbicb tbe citizens are required by a law of Ihe boiough to provide. Soma yeara ago, almost every house keeper had strong leather (ire buckets hanging in some aafe and convenient place, and aa soon as the alaim waa given, conveyed them to th scene of action.. Now, there is scarcely one of tbeae uieful art ivies to be seen, and in their place, at every fire, are a monsrel collection of borse, slop, milk ami water buckets of all deicriptions. Af ter the danger lias patted, the owner is obliged to wander over half the town in search of his property, and in many cases fruitlessly. We would respectfully suggest to the Burgess and Council, that it would be an excellent idea for them to enforce the law' requiring citizena ti provide themselves with tire-buckets. 1 ' ' While we are on this subject, we would also suggest to persona who are tot connected with the fir department, Ihe propriety of permitting tbe orfieere of Ihe ceanpaniee to have tbe direct ion of their own apparalaa. Tbeyar tb proper person to command ; ami those woe wish to as sist tbe firemen, can do much more service by o beying than directing, and thereby prevent tbe confusion which necessarily arises from tba in terference of those not in charge of the appara tus. - 07 John M Reap, Esq A writer in th City Item speaks in high terms' of the forensic eloquence of John M. Read, Eq. of Philadelphia Mr Read is not only a sound lawyer, but a sound statesman. " '' : 07 Th TJsion Maoism -We bave before u the . February ' Dumber, of this magazine of Literature and Art, edited by Vra C, M. Kirk, land, and published by Israel Post, M0 Nasaau street, New York. ..This magazine possesses a greater variety than soy of tbe magazine of th cy, ..Tbe engravings are .excellent and Jh il lustration numerous Tba typography and pa per are such aa to reflect credit upon th enter prising publisher. The term are S3 per annum. PaMNiTLVaNu CaaaLS A letter from F. K. Wet, dated Holidayiburg, January 19,' sys. "I bava just returned from a tour along the dam aged portion of tb canal ast, and I think I ran spesk with confidence, when I say that tbr is n doubt a to th canal being ready for the Spring navigation as early the weather will permit.' .' ' ' ' 07 Soo roa THii Pfcoi-L .We have receiv. I edthe Peltuary number ef this, excellent Work,' ' Issued monthly by U0 9 tieber k C . of Phil, adelphia, at tl cents per number or $3 per an num. The number before na containa thirteen one, among them : A new aong '-The men of ChMrubuscoj' J'.'Blsck fyad Suian," "Roiy O'- More," "the Battle of the Kegs," "Angels' Whis per,M ,,Old Dan Tucker," "Home, aweet llom,', besides twenty-eight illustrations or pictures to match Among the illustrations are the portraits of Gen. eott, Gen Woith, and othera It is a enevp-pibiitatin'n, and ht" manner in which it it .yel.vttfk 4e creditable-to the enterpriaing pub li.br. , ., . , ., , 07 Bi'iTr.a It is a lact well known to all makers and consumers of butter, that during th winter season this article doea not posies a rich a flavor a that manufactured in the spring and iiimmer. Indeed, we rarely can procure any Duirer now, except mat white, cneesy looking stuff, the sight of which destroys our appetite. We beg leave to call tb attention of all makers of tbi necessary luxury to the annexed recipe ny ronowing tne process describe: in it, you will have. Instead of the cheese-like stuff wbicb is usually made In the winter, rich, pure, aweet and yellow buttsr, that will delight both tbe eye and palate : "To Mas, Goon Bv-TTsa ix Wiars -rW of ten hear the complaint Ibat butter made in win ter ia poor.' Our waa so for several seasons. It was very alow incoming, and frothy, white, and sometime bitter ; while butter made from the same kind of milk in tbe warm sesson was good. I devised many plan for improvement, such as throwing in rait, warm milk, scalding cream, Ac, but to no purpose. At length I scalded my milk w hen brought from the cow, afterwards set ting it in either a cold or a warm place, as was most convenient. I mean I communicated a sufficient heat to desrroy the effect which froity feed ha in autumn,' or dry feed in winter upon it. Since wbicb time we have made,' witb IS minute churning, purer, sweeter, and more yel low butter than we ever made in summer- and sometimes from Ihe froien cream gradually war med. ' And were it not that tbe increase of man ufacture, tb pursuit of fashion, and other celia cs combined, render helping hands in a dairy room now-a days very scarce, I should be at the troottle of scalding my milk before setting it du ring tb summer, ss well as in the winter; fur surely, butter made in this way possesse a deli cious richness and dryness which cannot be found in any otbrr " Cu.iVa'oe. Lstk raoM ths Bsazov A gentleman, arri ved at New-Orleans from Monterey per steam ship Fanny, bring the intelligence that a train of 96 pack mules, belonging to Dr. Wilkinson and 'Mexican, 'waa attacked near Cenlvo, by forty Mezirane, and all the moles driven off. Major Norvell, of the 16th infantry, en being informed of thia attack, halted, and taking six American cititena, wbo volunteered for tbe purpose, start ed in pursuit. They ooa overtook tbe Mexi cans, and after a slight skirmish, in which one of the marauders was killed and two wounded, tbe mules were recovered and restored to the owners., . Ho. Anaor Lawaaacii. The Washington correspondent of tb Philadelphia Ainaiican says that among those gentlemen who favor the nomi nation of Gen. TaTLoa for the Presidency, as the best adapted to the present situation of the coun try, there ia a very considerable influence incli ned to the Hon. As sot I.wsi-tn forth second office; and that he is also the choice of others who prefer different candidatea for the Presi dency. The writer remarks '' ''- However we may differ in our prefereneea or our views of policy, there can be no difference a mong the Whig of tbe Union a to the fitness, th character and tbe ability of Mr. Lawrence for thia or for any other station for wbich bis friends would nominate bim. As a atatesman, a philanthropist and a noble illut ration of theA merican cititcn, in bia most elevated capacity, Mr. Lawrence po tsetse tbe confidence and ap preciation of the wbo'.e country, without ret pec t to party. He bas lived to raise hit own monu ment, and to see bis virtues, his patriotism, his charities, and bis integrity inscribed upon it by the approbation of society at large. No public honor could elevate him higher than be now stands; and if just ambition seeks the applause of the good, be need not aspirate political sta tion to find hit reward or' hia appreciation. It will be happy day for the Republic when snen like AaaoT LawaiNca are selected to adminis ter tba Government, who bava no motiv to take erne but to serv their country, aad no purpose to gratify but that of leaving au example worthy of emulation, .. . , , Wnm NaTiaaaL Convintiox. Th meeting of the Whig of the two Houie of Congress, last week,' in reference to a National Convention is referred o in a letter in the New York Tri bune, which says it was nnmerouly attended. Senator Berrien, of Ca , pretided, and among other Senator present Were Mnssr.' Mangom, Webster, Corwin, Green, 'Baldwin, tct. There wa a great deal of enthusiasm manifested, and a great confidence in tbe approaching triumph ol tbe Whig party. ,;,,.,, ., , , l.twiT Max! The Washington correspon dent of the Evening Bulletin, says that Sena tor Cameron, of this State, haa tsaliaed eoma $300000 by the e I of hia landa in Virginia to eoine Rugliali company.' ! ' " 1 Reports prejudicial to' the Erie Bank are in circulation. Tbe CrJ (Saitttt rays Uie insti tution is out of tb sound eft and safest in th country, and no feare,need be fntcrtained fyr jta wlco ' ...q..., .t,: i , ... ' Gtn. Hataiaoa's Caaanoi. Thai fami!y of ths late Ga. Hamsun adrertuM for wit tbs plendid caniage praaentet) bim shortly be (or big death by tba Wbig young cms ot Battiasort. It cost evr thrv tbouaaod dollars.' Appnlntmenls hf lh Canal Craiailsslnrs On the 53lh the Canal CoWimiasioners pro- ceeiladfo make appointments on tbe Pennsylva nia improvements, when ,the llowing appoint mntt were made. cout.zrToa. A B Cummings, Philadelphia Wit, Gamble, Paoli Robert Laverty, Parkesburg John T Houston, Columbia ' John R Manderfield, Portsmouth A Stewart. Swatara Aqueduct , Samuel Marqnart, out-let lock, Portsmouth ' Samuel S Bigler, Hsrritborg.' George Zieglcr, Duncan's Island bridge Jno Shoemaker; Juniata Aqueduct Wm R M'Coy.'Lewistown r'-.' . ' I M Cunningham, Huntingdon ' - . Otieg tnson, .jonnsrown Jag A M'CulWh, Freepnrt . ; f r, Benj Tike, Freepml - A2nsduct Levi G Clover, Pittthurg J H Morrilon. Northumberland J S Campbell, Berwick ' . .t Jas A Dunlap. lUston Jacob Uibbs, Bristol . , . , WtlOHMaSTKRS. Jsred Katrham, Philadelphia J II Duchman,.I.anraiter A P Moderwell. Columbia G L Mytinger, Portsmouth George Potts. Weigb'Scalea James Shsnnon, Weigh Scales, Johnstown. Geo A Kurts, Pittsburg Jacob G Chesney, Northumberland Cbas E Weygant, Easton srpcavisoa. John Maglaiichlin,'' Pattern Division Jams Turner, Lower Juniata James Ross. I'pper Joniata William M'Pberson, Upper Western George Blattenberger, Susquehanna Thomas Bennett, West Branch Wm K Huffnagle, Delaware Division. . Th ExrosT or Srxcis The New Yoik Jour nal of Commerce says : "It is estimated, by those who keep 'the run of such thing, that the whole amount of silver and gold shipped to France and England, beginning with September last, ia from ten to eleven millions of dollara Ths outward current seems now to have ceasi-d except for the passing off of things already star ted. The London Packet this week to $100 000. and a small amount will probably go by the next steamer.. But this coin waa purchased be fore the decline in bills, and is sent forward be cause it cannot be disposed of here, without loss. The exchangee all over tb South and West are in our favor, witb the exception of Philadelphia, which somehow continues to keep us in dfht in spite of free .trade, which was to have been her ruin. Within the latt four days three or four hundred thousand dollar in coin have been re ceived here, and large sums in American gold have been deiosited in the Banks for want of a better market." During a recent snow storm in I'tica, the ope rator in the telegraph office war knocked off his seat by a discharge of electricity. . Tux Rfdcctiox i.i tbi Paicx or I son in Eng land, news of which wa received by the lata ar rivals, will undoubtedly operate injuriously on the Iron interests ol tbis country under the pre sent low Tariff We learn that rail-road iron has been offered by the English szentt in the At lantic cities at from f.'iO to 5,"3 per ton. deliver ed, and other iron in proportion. Large order have been aent out already by the last steamers, and we will now, no doubt, very soon reap the benefits of that admirable British Tariff of 1846 Several rolling mills and iron eatabliabments in Massachusetts,' New York, New Jersey, and Philadelphia and vicinity, bave atopped opera tions or ar about doing so ; and we fear tbe worst for our own immediate neighborhood, which entirely depends upon the successful slat of tbe iron trade. DanvilU Democrat. A Volcm or TeaAfcox General Tierre, in bia speech at Concord, N. 11 , latt Wednesday, on th occasion of hia public reception, stated that on entering tha national palace of Mexico, our aoldiera dicovered a bound volume of ex tracts from tbe different papers throughout the United Statea opposed te tbe war. Tbes ex tract were taken indiscriminately from all the opposition papsrs, and were used by th Mexican government to produce tba impression amongst tba people of that couutry that the people and preaa of tb United Statea were opposed to tb war. . . , , Frton I'rrtt Caiifo!. A recent letter from Monterey, California, to the Journal of Commerce," announce that Com. Sliubrick in tended to take poeeeeeion of Sin B'as, Acapulcn, and Tehusntepec, in addilinn toGoaymaaend Mazatlan, whose enrrender baa been already announced. When this i accomplished, Mexi co will not have possession Of t rin.'le port worthy of the name, oa' either ocean. Emi grants have arrived in great nambers, and the writer of the letter saya thia would have aettled ths fate of California without any declaration of war with Mexieo. lie say it ia imposeible ever to recede that country' to Mexico. '' They don't care t fig how Congress figarsi it out, they have settled the matter for themee've, and as territory Independent of Mexico, it will be admitted into the American Union. Mr. Col. ton, formally of this eity, is still ths Alcalde. The, cUiseM woo Id not let bim resign., . l t Tbepukf of Devonshire bas an income pf f jj. 950,000 ;' Louit 'Pbilipp i aaid to be worth $150,000,000 Y Sir Robert Teel $00,000,000 ; and John Jacob Astor" $30,000,000. " ' A Fa sen Discovxav. Fire in rhimnejs, in Fianc, bar reently been preventedV by plac ing three frame of wire work on foot' above each other, near th baas of ths "chimney ; no flame will pest thm -" '' ' ' ' if iCorreapoodente of tb Public Ledger.) , Legislative Proceeding. .. HaaaisacBQ, Jan. 59, 1$. Sxmatk Mr. Small presented a memorial Kensington, signed by 1,300 citizens in fav the ten hour system, . Mr. Forsyth reported, with amendments bill to prevent the employment in faetorl children under twelve yeara efage. . lliUtkeudin Plate.. Mr. Smith, to inco ate tbe American Telegraph Company. - Mr. Middles warth, to incorporate the L burg Bank. Penntyltxinia Riutrnad The Senate res on second reading,' the consideration of th plrment to tbe art Incorporating the Penm nia Railroad Company. The third aection was negatived, and Mi son moved to amend by adding a section e; ins tbe provision of the merhsnict' lien hi work and tabor done, materials furnished, but the section wss rejerled-. yeas C, nays '. The bill was then read a third time and, by the following vote: - - ' -. - Tess Messrs. . Brenner, Black. Bn Crabb,' Dartie, Harria Johnston, (Armi Jordan King, Levia, Matthias, Middles R'ch, Rirhardt, Sanderson, Smith, Smyaei rett, Williamson, Speaker 19. Nays Best, Crearraft. Forsyth, Gillis son, (Eris) Maton, Overfield, Totteiger, 5 Small, Streeter '. I. Ilniisa Bilh Reported Mr. Ethelnr.an plement to the act to reform the penal thi Commonwealth. Mr. Fox, in relation to the lien of m on building, aa committed. Mr Leyburn, relating ta preiervatinn will and testaments, witb a reromme that it e negatived.' Mr. Frick, relative to the collection ol prothonotariea, with a recommendation be negatived Mr Ives, a supplement to Ihe act to i rats the Lykens Valley Canal Company The Ten Hour Hill Mr. Fernon, fr Select Committee, reported the bill to the hours of labor, with amendments. The bill is rather an extenaion of reed in place by Mr Fernon, which was ed in the Ledger tome day aince. It i hibits minort from being employed i furnaces, mills, factories or worktho than 10 hours in every St ; it likewis its the employment of children unde years ot age, under a penalty of forty d every offence ; it also fixes teu hours a day's work over the State This last I the bill does not prevent an adult from more than ten hours it h please so to prevents the eiaetion of more than t labor to sntisly a contract. The penaltiea provided in tbe bill a the regulation and abridgement of thi hours of apprentices and other minori facturing establishments and workiho; Scsatr 1Mb rend in pl.iee. John a supplement to the art relating to wi warranto and mandamus Mr. Crbb, for the regulation of th partment of Philadelphia City and Co so, for the protection of the property Women. Mr. Creaeraft. relative to tha a ment of Sheriff's deeds. Hoin. Mr. Ilallowell, of Montt feredthe following resolution, which table on day : Rcaolved, That the Standing and S mitees of this Honse be instructed tc versely to all petitions and bilia whi referred to them, when authority l the subject matter of'the 'petition been conferred upon tbe couits of thi wealth. Mr. Ball, a supplement to tbe act t State debt, and to incorporate tbe P Railroad and Canal Company, and t much of aaid art as allows money at be taxed for county purposea. Mr. Benedict, a bit! to estahlisl Banking law ; mad the older of Monday next, and 200 copiea of the ed to be printed. ' Mr! Fox, a supplement to th erection of a new county out of part ing, to be called Sullivan. Mr. Evans, ol Chester, respecting and providing for an abridged form. Mr. Kerr, a supplement to tha ac arbitratious and proceeding in court SrwaTC B'llrend in Ptare M of Armstrong, to secure to merriei use ol tbeir property ; also, to property from exeeutiona levied property of tbeir hntbandir also, to right of choice made under last will ment. , , Cosmos Sellout or Ohio T the Ohio Secretary of Statu upnii t School, give 0,1. VI as tha number t district in ths Stats; 670 the Irastbnal dnttnett; 4.882 aa Ihe common schools in the State; '2 uutnber of male, and '2.577 as the n mala Uacbers, and 3a 'H as the male; and UO.rWfl as the number of lars reported. (Twent -seven c made go report ol tbe number of ac thirty-four counties bava made the number of schools thirty-two report ot ths number of teachers, counties ha v returned tbs numbs Th t mount paid teachers of com front lh common school fuiad, ia 111 Usa, i. for tnaU, leathers, 13i, for ' female ' leacheva, gjfj0,2ftj 81. been appropriated, and apportioned raj oouatres for purposes of com mo ring ths put year ths gum pf 9399, .
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