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, .