MESSAGE.
On Monday evening (he Speaker of the
House of Representatives laid before thai
body the following message from the rea
dout of the United States.
Washington, February, 13, 1843.
To Ae House of Representatives :
I herewith transmit to the House of
Representatives a report made to me on
the 9lh inst., by the Secretary of the
Treasury, on (lie subject of the present
and prospective condition of the finances.
Y will perceive from it that even if
the receipts Iroin the various sources ol
revenue for the current year shall prove
not to have been overrated, and the ex
penditures be restrained within the esti
mates, the Treasury will be exhausted be
fore the close of the year ; and that this
will be the case, although authority should
be given to the proper Department to re
issue Treasury notes. But the state of
ficts existing at the present moment can
not fail to awaken a doubt whether the
amount of the revenue;for the respective
quarters of the year will come up to the
estimates, nor is it entirely certain that
the expenditures which shall be authori
zed by Congress may not exceed the ag
gregate sum which has hitherto been as
sumed as the basis of the Treasury calcu
lation. Of all the duties of the Government,
none is more sacred and imperative than
lhat of making adequate and ample pro
vision for fulfilling with punctuality its
pecuniary engagements and maintaining
the public credit inviolete. Any failure
in this respect, not produced by unforseen
causes, could only be regarded by our
common constituents as a serious neglect
of the public interests. I feel it therefore,
to be an indispensable obligation, while
so much of the session yet remains unex
pired as to enable Congress to give to the
subject the consideration which its great
importance demands, most earnestly to
call its attention to the propriety of ma
king further provision for the public ser
vice of the year.
The proper objects of taxation are pe
culiarly within the discretion of the Leg
islature, while it is the duty of the Exec
utive to keep Congress duly advised of
the state of the Treasury, and to admon
ish it of any danger which there may be
ground to apprehend of a failure in the
means of meeting the expenditures auth
orized by law.
I ought not therefore to dissemble my
fears '.hat there will be a serious falling
off in the estimated proceeds both of the
custom and the public lands. 1 regard
the evil of disappointment in these res
pects as altogether loo great to be risked,
if by any possibility it may be entirely ob
viated. While I am far from objecting, undef
present circumstances, to the reccommen
dalidn of the Secretary, that authority be
granted him to re-issue Treasury notes as
they shill be redeemed, and to other sug
gestions which he has made on this sub
ject, yet it appears tu me to be worthy of
grave consideration whether more per
m.inenl and certain supplies ought not to
be provided. The issue of one note in
icdemption of another is not the payment
f a debt, which must be made in the end
hy some form of public taxation.
1 cannot forbear to add, that, in a coun
try so lull of resources, of such abundant
mean"', if they 'be but judiciously called
out, the revenues of the Government, its
credit, and its ability to lulfil all its obli
gallons, ought uol to be made dependant
on temporary expedients, or on calcula
lions of an uncertain character. The
public faith in this, as in all things else,
ought to be placed beyond question and
beyond contingency.
The necessity of further and full pro
vi-iioti for supplying ihe wants of tin
Treasury will be the more urgent, if Con
gress, at this present session' should adopt
no plan for facilitating the financial oper-
iim. f the GovenmwM.f -..nd imnrnvi...
the currencv of the country. Bv the aid
of a ivi.-e and eificienl measure of that
kind, not only would the internal buinef
xuA prosperity of the country be revived
and invigorated, but important additions
to the amount of revenue.arisiug from im
portations might also be confidently expect
il. Not only does the present condition of
fttingsin relation to the currency and com
mercial exchanges produce severe and
distressing embarrassments in the business
ami pursuit of individuals, but its obvi-
K tendency is to create also a necessity
f.r the imposition of new burdens of tax
ation, in order to secure the Government
an I the country against discredit, from
the failure of means to fulfil the public en
cements. JOflN TYLER.
A jet black For was caught in China
(M;.) lately, and is the first ever caught
ui tlut region, 30 price for the skin.
The man who could catch a pair of these
Joes a'ive would make .his fortune. Hel
o-ild aiford to keen them on chickens
eese.
imprisonment for debt jiaj beyn iiboj
jr!j( d i Mtsipmj,
Apportionmkn.t Bill. The Harris
burg Repoftcr of Friday has the follow
ing:
Immediately after reading the veto in
the Senate, Mr. Penniman, of Philadel
phia, introduced a new one, of which, we
have with some trouble; made the follow
ing synopsis.
Districts.
I. Southwark, Moyamcnsing,
Passayunk, in the county of
Philadelphia, and Cedar Ward
and New Market Ward, of the
city of Philadelphia,
II. The city of Philadelphia,
except Cedar and .New Market
wards.
III. Northern Liberties and
Spring Garden, of the city of
Philadelphia,
IV. Kensington, unincorpora
ted Northern Liberties, Oxford,
Bristol, Lower Dublin, Byber
ry, Moreland, Germantown,
Roxbnrough, North, and South
Penn township, Blockley, West
Philadelphia, Kingsessing,
V. Chester,
VI. Montgomery and Dela
ware, VII. Lancaster,
VIII. York and Adams,
IX. Dauphin, Lebanon, and
pop ln.
74,141
62,323
55,958
57,515
67,032
84,203
70,054
81,043
64.569
73,844
66,545
72,833
68,273
765,43
85,842
60997
84,469
76,273
Schuylkill,
X. Berks,
XI. Lehigh and Bucks
XII. Northampton, Monroe,
Pike and Way ne,
XIII. Susquehannah, Brad
ford, Tioga and Potter,
XIV. Luzerne, Wyoming and
Columbia,
XV. Lycoming, Northumber
land Union and Juniata,
XVI. Perry, Cumberland and
Franklin,
XVII. Mifflin, Centre, Clin
ton, Clearfield and Cambria,
XVIII. Huntingdon, Bedford
and Somerset,
XIX, Fayette and Westmore
land, ,
XX. Greene and Washington,- 60,426
AAI. Allegheny, 9I;235
XXII. Beaver4 Butler, and
Mercer,
84i6l9
78,275
XXIII. Indianna, Armstrong,
Clarion, Venango, Jefferson,
and M Kean,
XXIV. Crawford, Erie, and
Warren,
72,346
The remaining sections provide for car
rying out the detail of the Election, after
its determination.
AWFUL CATASTROPHE AND
LOSS OF LIFE.
A dreadful accident occurred at Troy
(N. Y.) on Friday afternoon. About 4
o'clock, a portion of hill, (Mount IdaA gave
way ana tell, burying beneath the. rums
eight or ten buildings occupied by poor
fa'milies. It is supposed that from'Thirty
to Forty , persons were in these buildings
at the time, only 10 or 12 of whom have
escaped.
iic.i
vv untu one hour ot the occurrence,
nine bodies were dug out of the rubbish,
five of which were without life, one par
tially injured and three not beyond recov
ery. Had the accident occurred in the night
Ihe loss of life would have been greater.
The land slide was from the same portion
ui me nut wnicn tell on me 1st ot Jariua
ry. 1837, so deplorable in its consequeu
ces.
A farmer passing at the time of the ac
cident, saved his life by leaping from his
sleigh his horses were killed and his load
buried beneath the earth.
I he scene is described to have been
one of horrific desolation. The people
collected in thousands, and a corps ofeth
P.'1 m !": wt:re engaged in penetraung
, . . .
I Ue;,3nd clearing away the fragments
of the buildings.
" Correspondence of the. Albany Argus
Tiioy, Feb. 17, half. past "5 IV M.
Our city has been again visited with an
awful calamity. Another terrible ava
lanche ha swept houses and families away
in il course ol destruction. Il is useless
to attempt to particularize, when it is ut
terly impossible to do so on thi mourn
ful occasion. Suffice it to say, lhat the
earth-slide occurred in the immediate vi
cinity of the terrible avalanche of 1837,
about four o'clock this afternoon ; cover
ing acres ol ground at the base of the hill,
and crushing to atoms some ten or twelve
houses, nearly all occupied. Whole fam
ilies have perished, and the only warning
they received was the death blow that
carried thern into etemily.
1 have just left the ruins to communi
cate to you there few lines. There all is
panic and confusion. Eight or ten bodies
have already been taken out from the ru
ins, and how many alive or partially in
jured, I cannot tell. The crowds are
moving in masse? from spot to spot, ana
in the centre of eijcji the .mortal remains
of some one" who has perished, are being
carried Irom" the scene of destruction to -some
more suitable place. The munici
pal officers are on the spot, doing all (hat
is possible to be done to rescue the living, ,
if any are to be found, and to take care of
the dead. When I left, the smoke was
gushing from the smouldering ruins, and
several hose companies were theie. While
1 am writing, the alarm bell for fire is ring
ing, but I do not apprehend that the des
truction can be augmented by fire. -
Let me assure you that the scene pre
sents an awful and melancholy sight.
Babes in their cradle mothers with their
children iii their arms and stalwert men,
who but two hours ago breathed freely
and in health have been taken from the
ruins, mutilated and mangled corpses.
The buildings destroyed were nearly all
new, and had but recently been erected.
They wete tenanted principally by poor
and industrious mechanics.
I will stale for ihe information of your
distanl readers, that the centiicof the. av
alanche was at the head of Washington
street, a little below what has usually
been termed the " five points" of this city.
"I'ke Land Slide at Tnav. The
Troy papers of Saturday gives the names
of fifteen upon Whom an inquest has been
held, and of sixteen taken out alive. The
excavations Were going on, but it was
thought all the persons known rertainly
to have been near the place of accident
had been recovered. The owner of thet
land on which the slide occurred had fre
quently forbidden 'persons to take away
the earth from the hill, being fearful of a
catastrophe like that which has happened,
but his orders were disregarded, and the
consequence has been the loss of life lo
sixteen ascertained; and probably many
more human beings; and the destruction
of a large amount of properly.
To prevent unnecessary alarm in the
minds of persons at a distance who have
friends in that city, it may be staled that
no other part of the city but that Which
has beejt overwhelmed is liable lo a sim
ilar disaster the larger poftiov of Troy
beingxbuilt upon a level plain, and the
centre of the population being from half a
mile to a mile from the scene of the late
melancholy occurrence.
The New Jersey Legislature has nass-
ed a law to repeal certain Bank Char
ters m that btate. Ariiongst them we find
the charier granted a few years ago to a
company to erect a bank at Philipsburg,
io ne-caiieu me "Deiviaere, ana i remon -
Rail Road Bank;
LUMBER! LUMBER!!
Prices Reduced.
100,000 feel While Pine Boards c$l0 00 and
$1 1 25 per thousand.
50,000 feet While Pine Siding c$l0 00, $11
25 and $12 50 per thousand.
30,000 feet Yellow Pine Heart Boards Si 3 00
20,000 " " " Sap c$9 00
per thousand.
40,000 feet Hemlock Boards c$8 00 per m.
40,000 Pine Shingles from $6 50 to $10 00
per thousand.
4,000 feet Panel Boards 1-3 icb, 1 inch and
1 1-2.
All kinds of
PRODUCE
will be taken in exchange for the above, at the
highest market price, and good money would
not be refused We respectfully solicit all per
sons in want of
LUMBER,
before purchasing elsewhere, lo call on
C. W. DeWUTT & BROTHER.
Milford, March 2, 1843.
NOTICE.
A Petition for the Benefit of ihe Bankrupt
Law, has been filed the 14th February, 1843,
by
Henderson D. Harvey, Laborer, Pike Co.
Which Peiition will be heard before the Dis
irict Court of ihe United Stales for ihe Eastern
District of Pennsylvania, sitting Fn Bankruptcy,
at the District Court room in the Cilv of Phil
adelphia, on Friday ihe" 17th day of March
next, at 1 1 o'clock, a. h. when and where all
persons interested may appear and show cause,
il any ihey nave, why the prayer ot the said
Peiition should not be granted, and the said
Petitioner declared bankrupt.
FRAS. HOPK1NSON,
Clerk of the District Court
Philadelphia, Feb. 15, 1843. 3t.
CHEAP FOR CASH.
r
Calfskins, Kips, and Upper
Leather.
For sale at the POCONO TANNERY.
February 1, 1843.
ADMINISTRATORS' NOTICE.
AH pesons havingjunseitled demands against
the estate of Hugh Koss, will present the same
for settlement, and all persons indebted to said
estate, aro requested to call and settle the same
at their earliest convenience.
JOHN II. BRODHEAD, 1
'Administrator,
Milford, Dot. 23, !8-2: - . 3
NOTICE
A Petition for Discharge and Certificate un
der the Bankrupt Law, has been filed Jby
Samuel Case, Butcher, Monroe county.
And Saturday ihe 29ih day. of April next at
11 o'clock, A. M. is appointed for ihe hearing
thereof, before ihe said Court, sitting in Bank
ruptcy, at ihe District Court Room, in the Ci
ty of Philadelphia, when and where the Cred
itors of the said Petitioner, who have proved
their Debts, and all oiher persons in iniercst,
may appear and show cause, if any they have,
why such Discharge and Certificate should noi
be "ranted.
FRAS. HPPICINSON,
Clerk of jhe District Court.
Philadelphia, Feb. 11, 1843. 10w.
. NOTICE '
Petitions for Discharge and Certificate under
the Bankrupt Law, haie.been filed by
John H. Brodhead, Farmer, late Merchant,
and lale partner in the firms of Molt & Brod
head, and of the firm of Sioll & Brodhead, Pike
county.
And Saturday ihe 29.h day of April next, ai
11 o'clock, a. m. is appointed for the hearing
thereof, hefbre the said Court, sitting in Bank
ruptcy, at ihe District Court Room, in ihe Cuy
of Philadelphia, when and where ihc'Creditor.s
of the said Petitioners, who have proved their
Debts, and all oilier persons in interest, may
appear and show cause, if any they have, why
such Discharge and Certificate shobld not be
granted.
FRAS. HOPKINSON,
Clerk of the District Court.
Philadelphia, January 30, 1843.- 10.
NOTICE,-
A Petition for Discharge and Certificate un
der the Bankrupt Law, has been filed by
David R. Burley, late Merchant, Pike cotini
iy.
And Friday the 31st day of March next; at 11
o'clock, a. M. is appointed for the hearing there
of, before the-said Cottrl, sitting in Bankrupt
cy, at ilie District CoUrt Room in the City of
Philadelphia, when and where the Creditors of
the said Petitioners; who have proved theii
Debts, and all oiher persons in interest; may
appear and show cause if any they have, why
such Discharge and Certificate should not be
granted. FRAS. HOPKINSON;
Clerk of the District Court.
Philadelphia, Dec. 28, 1842. 10:
Bit. LAiVIROj
SURGEON DENTIST,
Has located in SirOudshurg. Office one door
west of Dr. W. P. Vails.
August 3, 1842. tf.
Attorney at Iaw,
Ifiilfordj Pike fcoihty, Pa
(OFFICE NEARLY OPPOSITE THE' PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH.)
September 4, 1842.
NOTICE.
All persons having demands against ihe Es
tate of Daniel E. Labar, will present the same
duly auiheniicaied for settlement, and all per
sons mdebied lo said Lstate are requested to
call and settle the same previous to the first of
April next. v
S. J. HOLLINSHEAD,
Administrator.
Stroudsburg, Jan. i8, 1843.
FEMALE SEMINARY.
The Autumn Term of this Institution com
menced on the seventh day of November, under
the superiniendauce of Miss A. fflt. StofccS,
and is now open for ihe reception of pupils.
The branches" laught in this Seminary are
Reading, Writing, Geography, Grammar, Rhet
oric, Composition, History, Natural Philosophy,
Chemistry, Botany, Logic, Mathematics, Draw
ing and Painting, the Greek, Latin, German
Languages, yc.
The Seminary being endowed by the Stale,
instruction is afforded at iwo dollars per quar
ter, inclusive of all the above branches.
Board can be obtained in respectable fami
lies on reasonable terms-.
The Trustees with full confidence commend
the Stroudsburg Female Seminary to the pair
ronage of the public.
JOHN.-HtlSTON, President
of the Board of Trustees.
December 11, 1842.-tf.
LUMBER! LUMBER!!
The subscribers have at' their Mill situate
three miles from John Fleet's Tavern, which is
on the Drinker Pike, and only half a mile from
Henry W. Drinker, Esq.," a large and general
assortment of seasoned
White Pine Lumber
of the best quality, which they offer atvery low
" w
nrices. Purchasers would do well io call and
examine their assortment, il being from 5 lo 10
miles nearer, and a much better road, than to
any other Mill in this section of country, where
a general assortment can be had.
PHILIP G. READING & Co.
September 21, 1842. 4m.
JOB WORK
Neatlv executed at this Office
"I
13T A "W Tf TITP17TIS
JJ ii XX. 1 1 JU J- j-j p$ J t r
For salt? at tins omce.: TV$
BAlffK PS O TE JL1ST.
corrected weekly for the JeffersonianllepubUcanT
The notes of those banks on which qubtatfoAs
are omitted and a dasb( Substituted, aretfut
purchased by the brokers. . .
fcimsyivaitisi.
Philadelphia bank,
Bank of North A'nerica,
Farmers' & Mechanics'
Weern balik
Southwark b nk
Branch banli'
yayneAarg
j0Il:ownesrtlle
jjo'TJrie bank
jjoiDerks county bank
,,.'Towajida do
Bank of Northern Liberties ii ncUef Notes
Kensington bank
Mechanics' Bank
tlo
doj
do
Kew "Fork.
Commcrcivl Bank
Bank of Penn Township
Manufacturers' & Mcch'ns
Moyamensing bank
United States bank
Girard do
Pennsylvania bank.
Bank of Germantown
Bank of Montgomery co.
Bank of Delaware county
Bank of Chester county
Doylestown bank
Fanners' bank of Bucks
Eastoti bank
Farmers' bank of Heading
Lebanon bank
Harrisburg bunk
Middletown bank
Farmers' bank Lancaster
Lancaster bank
Lancaster county bank
Northampton bank
Columbia Bridge
Carlisle bunk --
Northumberland bank
Miners bank of Potts villc
York bank
Chambersburg bank
Gettysburg bank
Wyoming do
iro'ncsdafc do
Bank of Lewistown
C1TV BA.VK9
il'Americi. bank of
cur
'dt
do
-as
4 American Exchange
47 Bank of Commerce
45Bank of the State of N Y
SButche'rs' and Dicvcra
trar
Chemical
do Citv
do Commercial 2
do Clintoa par
do Del. and Hudson canal co. m
do Try Dock 11
do Fulton bank of New York par
1 Greenwich oo
7 Lafayette do
r Leather Manufacturers' do
7 Manhatien company
1 Mechanic' Banking Aso
1 Merchants' bank
2 Merchant'
23 Mechanics.&. Tracers'
1 Merchants' Exchange
r. Vmv-.Vnrk. Banker '
-IKev-York BankuTftsoiv jtj&V
5 f Y. Sfe.-St'k Seeur:ty r
5 Notth Hirer oo
SPhcenix .
lo'Scrn'nth Ward do
llTenth Want .1
UlTradesmen's P?r
12'IItiinn n, of X. Y dp
Bank of Susquehanna co
Lum. bank at Warren no sale. Washington
WORMS!. WORMS ! 1
jjjIf parents knew ihe value and etfieacy
of Dr. Leldfs Patent Vegetable Worm Tea,
thev never would be without it in their utnihuf,
as children are Mibjed ai all mnes to Worms.
Dr. Leidy'a Worm Tea is compoM-d o! 'i
elables altogether, and nlay be ghen m chil
dren of all ages. Directions-accompany eatfh
paper or package.
Children suffer much, of limes, from o many
lhiiigs being given them Tor worms, withmn atiy
effect. Much medicine, given to children, hfu
a tendency to destroy their general heahh, and
they are mote or less delicate ever after.
To avoid the necessity of giving medrcnm
unnecessarily when you are certain your clfil
dren have Worms give them al first Dr. Leidys
Worm Tea. It is all thai is necessary.
Reference mighl be made to several hundred
parents hi Philadelphia city and county, ofaho
efficacy of Dr LeidyVWonn Tea. Tryit aritf
you will be convinced. 1
Price 12 1-2 cents a small, and 25 centra,
large package. Prepared only, and for sale,
wholesale and retail, al Dr. Leidy's Health
Emporium, No. 101 North Second street, be
low Vine, (sign of the Golden Eagle and Ser
pents,) Philadelphia.
Also, sold at W ra. Eastburn's siorc, btrnuils-
burs-
Jan. 4, 1843. .
doc
Brass 30 hour Clocks,
Wood 30 do do
For sale cheap, by
C. W. DeV1T'FJ-!
Milford, Dec. 3,1842.
TAILORING.
Mrs. Smith & HIiss States,
Respectfully inform the citizens of Strouds
burg and vicinity, lhal they have commenced
the above business in Elizabeth streel, at the
shop formerly occupied by Charles Smith, dee'd
where they will be happy to receive orders for
all kinds of work in the Tailoring Line; aud
where they wiU devote their best efforts to
the accommodation of their patrons. With art
experience in ihe business of no inConsiderablo
length a determination to adhere strictly to-
iheir promises and a resolution never to make
unreasonable charges, they Hatter themselves
lhat ihey -will receive a fair proportion of the
cusiom of the neighborhood.
Country produce of all kind3, taken in pay
ment for work.
Stroudsburg, April 20 1842.
Stores!
C. W. cWitt & Brother, have
just received a large assortment of Stoves, con
sisiing of - . ,
Franklin Furnace 3 and A boiler Cooking stoves.
do do 9 plate stoves. -
do do Parlour do.
do .do B'jj: do.
Orange County 4 boiler. Cooking do. .
Many's Albany 3 do : -do. ,.,. .
Degrqff Sears Albany. 3 do do? -.
Spoors' Patent Coal stoves. . . r .
And a large lot of Stove-pipe, all of which,
they will sell cheap for cash or produce.
Milford, Nov. 10, 1842: -
BAR IRON, y
DOUBLE AND SINGLE REFINED,
Bar Iron, Car Coaclidc Wagon Axles,
saw a.2ua
CROW BAR, SLEDGE AND THOUGH MOULDS
Axle and Gun Barrel Iron,
And a general assortment of
WAGON TYRE & SQUARE IROBfi
constantly on hand and will be sold on the incsl
reasonable terms, by
MORRIS EyApta
Analomink Iron Works, April 1842.
BLANK MORTGAGES
'.ji: J?9Xihe at YiW office; 5
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