ywi.'.C'itwf rrr nmni-rirM J ' 11 "?JLJI JE PFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN Tliursdayj November X, i25. Terms, $2,00 :n udrs.nce: $2.25, tmlf yearly; and S2,00 if not pniu ncioeme cnu oi ine year. ftfV. if. Palmer, Esq., at his Real Estate and Coal Office, No. 59 Pine street, below Third, two squares S. the Merchants1 Exchange, Phila., and No. 100 Nassau sircet, (Tribune buildings,) N. Y.,is authorised to receive subscriptions and advertisements for the Jcjfcrsonian Republican, and give receipts for the same. Merchants, Me chanics, and tradesmen generally, Nuay extend their business by a railing themselves of the op portunities for advertising in country papers winch jl! i.rf!!'... fM 1 1 i ' "" "" Almanac lov ISG. We have on hand a large number of the Amrrican Farmer's Almanac for 18-10, which we will sell wholesale or retail. It contains thirty-two pages of instructive reading matter, including the lahles and astronomical calcula tions, and is calculated not only for farmers, hut for general use. Price of single copies 6 rents; for sale at the office of the Jeffersonian .Republican. A IXcxv German and English Book. We have jui received, for sale, a new Pray er and Hymn Book, in the English and Ger man languages, published by Julius W. Held, of Bethlehem, and intended particularly for the use of children, and Sunday Schools. We earnestly recommend it to tho use of parents, and teachers in schools where the German is lauglu. The Fair of the Franklin Institute. The annual exhibition of the Franklin Insti tute, in Philadelphia, closed on Saturday even ing last, after being open about two weeks. During that period it was visited by upwards of sixty-thousand persons. It is said to have been equal to any previous exhibition of the Institute. Specimens of every description of American art and handiwork, were represented, and showed that the United Slates is rapidly imptoviug in her manufactures. Nothing is wanting but a continuance of the Protective System, fully to develope our great national re sources, and make us wliat we are intended for, a great manufacturing, as well as agricultural community. A Token. Quite a remarkable occurrence took place in our good, quiet Borough of Stroudsburg, on Fri day last. The Polk Pole, which was raised here during the political excitement of 1844, broke in two, where the Young Hickory is spliced on the Old Hickory ; and the former now hangs down like a drooping-willow, by the side of the latter. When the occurrence took place, there was uo wind to produce the disas ter, but it fell of its own accord, on a bright In dian Summer's day, whilst the elements were unruffled by storm or blast. That " same old pole," which has been the boast of many a loco, and so long reminded them of their triumph, is now in ruins an un sightly and ungainly thing. It no longer " stands in its pride and majesty," as Jimmy Walton once said, " a beacon to pokies, and a terror to coons." No, indeed ; it is deprived of its beauty and fair proportions and in this re spect is not an unfit emblem of Jimmy Polk, himself. But one short year ago, that individ ual stood before our people robed in tho beau tiful garb of a friend of the Protective Policy. Now he is exposed in the attitude of a Free Trader, with drooping head and unsightly form. JQ3 By a notice in the Whig and Journal, we see that our neighbors of Easton are about to increase the Capital Stock of their Water Company, S 14,000, for the purpose of introdu cing an additional supply of water into the Bo rough. Very Sick. The would-be Dictators of Monroe county, are' still very sick in consequence of the unex pected drubbing they received on the 14th of October. Some of them, we are told, have ,been actually obliged to cry, in order to give tent to their painful feelings. Many persons may think this very hard, but it can't be helped. When the people are aroused the Dictators must tremble. Methodists in Canada. The Wesleyans have so multiplied in Cana da, within a few years, that they now amount to half a million, more ihan 20,000 of whom are church members. They have erected upwards of 150 chapels in the province, and sustain about an equal number of preac hers. Living in Texas. According'!!) the following extract of-a letter, published in the New Orleans Picayune, writ tun by an officer of the army at Corpus Chris ti -the post occupied by Gen. Taylor's 'Army of Occupation,' cannot be particularly desirable: 7th Infantry Camp, Corpus Christi, Texas, Sept. 30. j Florida may be the land of prom iso, but Texas is the land of 'varmints. In clearing the ground to pitch my teni, I killed a water moccasin; about 3 o'clock in the morn ing, 1 was wakened up by the barking of a dog; he had just run a rattle snake out of my neigh bors tent, when the rattling and barking aroused me nine rallies captured. 1 am again laid down, and when day broke, a yellow backed lizard was cocking his eyes cunningly from the ridge pole of my tent. 1 sprung up, seized my boot to dispatch him, when lo ! out of my boot dropped a tarantula. Exhausted from fright and fatigue, I sank back into a chair; but no sooner down than I was compelled rapidly to abandon my position, having been slung by a scorpion ! Besides the above mishaps, he lost a valua ble dog by a shark. The dog had jumped over board from a boal, when the voracious monster caught him. The Wheat and Indian Corn Crop of 1815. The aggregate crops throughout tho United States, form a subject of congratulation for eve ry lover of his country. The wheal crop alone for the present year, is estimated at 125,000, 000 of bushels. The wheat crop of 1842, which was the largest ever previously ruised in this country, was 103,000,000. The in crease of 22,000,000 shows not less the large additional amount of land brought under culti vation than the genial character of the last sun nier. Tho crop of Michigan is comparatively lar ger than -that of any other State in-ihe Union. With a population of not over 400,000, she raises thisfyear at least 7,000,000 bushels of wheat. The quality is also of the very best. The Wolverines are glorying in their abund ance, and they say they can furnish Europe with all the bread she may need. The Central rail road now brings down to Detroit 10,000 bushels of wheat daily, but the supply is so very heavy at Marshall and the other depots at this bu sy season, that the motive power cannot take it off as fast as the forwarders require. This will give some idea of the production of Michigan. The recent advance in prices will most for tunately aiTord a fair profit to the producer, and thus with an immense crop ho reaps a high price which fortunate combination is all that is wanted to ensure a sound and enviable pros perity. In 1S44, the amount of Indian Corn raised, according lo the best calculations, was about 425,000,000 of bushels. Commenting upon this subject, the Argus says: " The half starved operatives of Europe may well look at the returns with glistening eyes, for it affords 22 bushels of corn alone for every man, woman and child in this country. Indian corn will rarely bear exportation, and therefore but Hi tie is carried abroad. It is nearly all consumed at home. Our cattle enjoy an abun dance of that food which would be deemed a luxury in Europe. Such is the prolific fertili ty of our soil and the extent of production un der the competition of freemen. Egypt was once called the granary of the world, but America in the extent of its wheat production as well as the superiority of its qual ity, will throw into the shade even the fables of Herodotus. Bick. Rep. Oregon. P. H. Burnett, Esq., a citizen of Oregon, in a letter which we see in the last Platte (Mo.) Argus, says : "The Legislature have passed an act de claring that slavery shall not exist in Oregon; and the owners of slaves who bring them here are allowed two years to take thctn out of the country, and, in default, the slaves to be free. The act also prohibiis free negroes or mulattoea from settling or remaining in this country, and reauires them to leave in two vears. and. in de fault, to be hired out to the lowest bidder, who will bind himself to remove them from the coun-!08 iru fnr ihn l,nrK, .., ..f -..r o.wl aravavww.uuvtlt'WttVlUIIU 111111 1 six months after the expiration thereof. The object is to keep clear ol this most troublesome class of population." Coal. The Morriatown Jerseyman states, that "a bed of coal has been discovered whilst digging a well at Mr. Nevin's hotel, in the vil lage of Basking Ridge. The well is nine feet in diameter. On the west side ihe vein is ten inches in thickness, and on the opposite side four feet, at only thirteen feet from (hq, surface. It appears to be more of a bituminous than an thracite naturej and burns with a beautiful (lame Bank Applications. Applicatioi.s for re-chaitering, and incorpor ating.tho following Banks in this. State, will be made to the next Legislature : The Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank asks an increase of its present capital, half a million of dollars, S 1,250,000 Bank of North America, renewal, 1,000,000 Western Bank, renewal, with $100,000 increase of capital, 500;000 Bank of Commerce, renewal 250,000 Doyleslown Bank, renewal, 100,000 Farmer's-Bank of Reading, renewal, 500,000 Girard Bank, new, 1,000,000 Far.&Mech's'b'kof Allentown, new 100,000 Dauphin Bank, new 300,000 Tioga County Bank, new The Bank of Manayunk, new 250,000 The City Bank, new 500,000 The Allegheny Rivor Bank, new 100,000 Pottstown Bank, new 100,000 Reading Savings Bank, new 50,000 Farmers' Drp't Bank, Pittsburg, new 100,000 Southern Insurance Co., Phila. new 200,000 6,300,000 The February Interest. Mr. Snowden.our indefatigable and efficient Slate Treasurer, has expressed himself confi dently as to his ability to pay the interest on the Stale Debt, falling due in February. There is now $340,000 in the Treasury, and undoubt ed prospects of.receiving a sufficient additional sum to make up the required amount. Mr. Snowden is about addressing another circular to the County Treasurers, urging them to be prompt in their payments. An Important liarnor- The Washington Union gives the following as an extract of a letter from New York. " A rumor has reached me, through a highly respectable channel, that the territories of Cal ifornia are about to establish an independent republic, in which they are to be supported by England and other governments. This infor mation came through a commercial channel, as a political secret; yet, being under no restraint, and knowing- the importance of tho intelligence if true, and unknown to our government, I take the liberty of imparting it to you, that you may make such use of it as you may think proper." Mew Invention. Some ingenious person in Worcester, Mass. has succeeded in manufacturing a carriage which will move at the ordinary pace without the aid of horse power. It consists of a light iron frame supporting three wheels, propelled by a crank which is turned by the passenger, and steered by the forward wheel, through the agency of a tiller. It weighs only 50 pounds, and is construcied on a plan similar to one re cently consiructed in England. A tory about a Snake Mot "a Snake Story." Mr. J. G. Templeton and his brother Elam Tcmpleton, both of Iredell County, killed a snake on the plantation of the latter, some lime since, which had two heads. They were walking together through a corn field on tho low grounds of Davidson creek, and were in the act of stepping over this singular reptile be fore they discovered it. They instantly drew back, and having procured a missiJo, struck it several blows on the head, and having bruised it severely, concluded they had killed the snake. Upon their approaching it, however, it offered battle from the other end of its body, and then for thSfir6t time, the idea of the double headed snake occurred to them. They killed is, and on examination found that it had two perfectly shaped heads, one at each extremity of its bo dy, with eyes, mouths, and tongues in each, be tween which there was no perceptible differ ence, except one was a little larger than the other. It measured in length, 5 feet 5 1-2 inches. Its color black. What say naturalists about this odd serpent 1 Salisbury (N. C.) Watchman. Sweet Potatoes. The Village Record says: " Our friend Jas. G. Branson, of Brandywine tsp., has raised the present season, a crop of this vegetable, which would do honor to the Exhibitions of the Agri- CullUral Sciu,'- Ff0m a lot ()f 40 rods d" 40 busheh-iwo .r which, sent us as a ispeclmen, will make about half a peck ! The two weigh about 4 lbs. If any body can nend us bigger potatoes than these, wo havo no ob jections !" Mammoth Calves. The U, S. Gazette says:---At the Agricultur al display at the Lamb Tavern, we noticed, two calves six months old, the property of Mr.. J. Hollinghead, one of which weighed 590, the other 605 pounds. t The "big gun" for the ''Princeton Ual ar- rived at New York.n tjio "JolyjJ?., SkUIdy-''; limit, i ivfrriiiii qu..M nimi i 1 1 t mm i in i h Pennsylvania Legislature. Session 1846. MEMBERS OF- SENATE. 1 Phila. city. W. A. Crabb, Charles Gib bons. 2 Phila. county. John Foulkrod, Oliver P. Command H. L. Bennor. 3 Montgomery. John B. Sierigere. 4 Chester and Delaware. Wm. Williamson 5 Berks. Samuel Fegely. 6 Bucks. Henry Chapman. 7 Lancaster and Lebanon. John P. Sander son A. Herr Smith 8 Schuylkill, Carbon, Monroe and Pike. George Jlahn. 9 Northampton arid Lehigh. J. K. Heckman; 10 Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming. W. H. Dimmick. 11 Bradford and Tioga. Daniel L.Sherwood. 12 Lycoming, Clinton and Contre. Joseph F. Quay. 13 Luzerno and Columbia.--Wm.' S Ross. 14 Northumberland and Dauphin. Benjamin Jordan 15,Mifilin, Juniata and Union. Jacob Wagen seller 16 Perry and Cumberland. Wm. B". Anderson. 17 York. Adam Ebaugh. 18 Franklin and Adams. Thomas, Carson. 19 Huntingdon and Bedford. John Morrison. 20 Clearfield, Indiana, Cambria and Armstrong Wm. Bigler. 21 Westmoreland and Somerset. Sam'l Hill. 22 Fayette and Greene. Charles Black. 23 Washington. E G. Creacraft. 24 Alleghany and Butler. Charles C Sullivan, George Darsie. 25 Beaver and Mercer. Robert Darragh. 26 Crawford and Venango. James P. Hoover. 27 Erie. James D. Dunlap to fill vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Wm. R. Babbit. 28 Warren, Jefferson, Clarion, Potter and M' Kean. Joseph L. Gillis. 'New Members. fNative. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Adams. John Brough. Allegheny. Alex. Hilands, Daniel McCurdy, T. J. Bingham, H. M. Brackenridgc. Armstrong. Findley Patterson. Bedford. James Burns, George Chestnut. Beaver. Robert M'Clelland, Thomas Nich olson. Berks. Jacob Tice, Michael Hoffman, Hen ry G. Stetler, Charles Levan. Butler. Joseph Cross. Bucks. Robori James, Michael Worman, Wm. M. Armstrong. Crawford. Alex. Power, Joseph Gray. Centre aiid Clearfield. James Burnside, S. Worrell. Chester. Wm. Price, Philip D. Thomas, George Ladley. Columbia. Thomas G. Funston. Cumberland. A. H. Van Hoff, Jos. Means Cambria. Michael Dan Maghehan. Delaware. John Larkin,jr. Dauphin. Michael Keller, John C. Kunkcl. Erie. Lyman Robison, John B. Johnson. Franklin. John Stewart, John M. Pomeroy. Fayette. R. T. Gallaway, Alex. M. Hill. Greene. J. V. Boughner. Huntingdon. Alex. Gwin, Henry L. Pat terson. Indiana. John McFafland. Jefferson, Clarion and Venango. Robert Mitchell, Robert P; Barber. Lebanon. John Bassler. Lehigh and Carbon. Jesse Samuels Reu ben Strauss Luzerno. Wm. Merrifield, James S. Carnp' bell. Lancaster. Jacob G. Shuman, Theo. TD. Cochran, Thomas B. Jacobs, Christian Bcntz, George Morrison. Lycoming, Clinton and Potter. A. A. Sieu art, Timothy ves. Mifilin. "Wm. Wilson. Montgomery. Henry Doits, Benjamin Hijl, Benj. T. Ilallowell. Mercer. Dawson Wadaworih, Thomas Pom- Northumberland. Edward Y. Driohi. Northampton and Monroe. Hugh B. Hino line, George Bachinati, Peter Snyder. Perry. Eleazor Owen. Philadelphia City. Charles B. Trego, Thos. G. Connor, Benj. Matthias, Thomas Q. S'tsel, Wm.W. Haley. Philadelphia County. Thomas H. Forsyth, Thomas Daly, David Bjre, F. W. Weesi, Thos. S. Femon, John Kline, Joseph Eneu, John Rupert. Schuylkill. James Taggart, Geo, Boyer. 4 Somerset. Michael Zimmerman. ' " 1 Susquehanna and Wyoming. David Thom as, Schuyler Fasseii ' ? Tioga. 'JohiiKno.x, ; U H f4 Vi 1'M' inwea Washington. Daniel Rider, Richard Dun aldson. Westmoreland. J. M. Burrell, G. R. H3V. maker,. James Clarke. Warren and McKean. Solomon Sartwell Wayne and Pike. Richard Eldred. Union and Juniata. John M'Crum, Jacoh MCurlcy. York. James Starr, Win. M'Abee, George S. Murphy. Locofocos in Roman Whigs in Italic. EIected as Independents. JJj3 In Huntingdon county the question turned entirely on division or no divjiion of tho county. The Benefits of Odd Fellowship. U will be gratifying to every " brother" to learn that the losses of individual timbers 0f the Order by the great fire in Pittsburg, amounting to more than $15,000, has been fully mad up to them. A part of this loss embraced all ihn earthly possessions of several widows of de ceased members, who are thus by the liberality of ihe Order, again placed in comfortable cir cumstances. What other charitable society can be found as prompt and efficient as the Odd Fellows ? Herein consists their oddity. Pittsburg Gazette. A celebrated pickpocket who was lately sent to the.New York State Prison for his mistleedj, being noted for his marvellous adroitness j: pocket-lifting, was requested lo reveal the se cret of his success, when the following, ainoti other disclosures, were made ; we publish them as likely to be useful to those who are willm to take a hint. Tribune. u I never," said the pickpocket, "atlemptthe pocket of any old resident of the city, but wn family strangers and countrymen." But on be ing asked how he distinguished them, he re. plied " very easily ," and gave the follmviiiij list cf persons who were the regular victims of the craft :" "Persons in an omnibus who lake out ihrir pocket-books- after the stage stops are sure to be countrymen. Those who stop to coiivtr3t. on the sidewalks or in the thoroughfares ; cr who take out iheir pocket-books at ihe box or pit offices of theatres or steamboat offices. Ail those who stop to gaze at shop windows, w counl money, or show pocket-books in h it- . l -n i street, or can in ai ine runs Auctioti-rooms. All tnese, said ne, are our common victim". " If I find a man eaiing oysters or fruit, or carrying an open knife in the street, in nins limes out of ten he is green, and we victimize him. Persons who stand up in iheatres, or stand on cross-walks, are generally country folks and we make sure of them." A Windfall to a Beaut v. A youno lady who has formerly resided m New Richmond, Ohio, since early, childhood, has just received intelligence that one of her relatives in Eng land has deceased and left her 40,000, abn.: one hundred and ninety thousand dollars. She has sailed for England to take possession, hiv ing left her heart in charge of a 'ouug clerk w Cincinnati. I Cheating In Flour. We are advised of great imposiiion3 prac tised on the community, by millers, in the u of their flower barrels. Some of the best brani that are sold in this city, by canal receipt, we regret to say, are not exempt from the charge In numerous instances the barrels have ben weighed by bakers and instead of eighteen lb. the proper tare, they have weighed twenty-two This evil has been one of years, in this citv, and we trust that the representatives elect froa this county will take measures nexl scssionot the Legisiatujc to remove it. Cincinnati Gazette. 1 Most Singular Discovery. A Vermont paper states that while son workmen were digging near the granite btii'J in Manchester, they came to several maple an! oak logs on a gravelly bottom twenty feet be Jow the surface. In one of the logs was aim ,of bees, a good deal decayed, but still in a'0'1" erable state of preservation the wings, lt etc. of iho liule laborers being perfectly ilin guishable. Several oil nuts were aNo uW1' I ered, whole-and sound. It is but a shut since larre tres. nuntnrv nlil u-I,h,h trtu'B ' j m .... : t-j i.i - .t - . MS tuio uuoetiucu in ine sou,.. were giowm the spot. Probably this miniature Herculmf umy while "-teeming with life and indusuy," was buried in the earth long ago by a slide frt0 the elevations in its neighborhood. The Wilkesbarre, Pa. Advocate, says:-- The potatoes raised In this section ihe Iasi or two having been nioro or less deased, 11 gives us much pleasure to slate that this J Jliey aro generally very fine. So far as f have been informed the crop is a fair y' and the potato'es generally sound., I, i ? t
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