fry' CTiEFFERSONIAN republican Thursday, Fcbrnary 15, 1849. talc Convention. The Whig Stale Committee have fixed upon the 10th of August, next as the time foe holdings State Convention at Harrisburg, to nominate a candidate for Canal Commissioner.. ID3 The Election in the twentieth Senatorial district, to fill the vacancy oc(ftisioned by the res ignation of Gov. Johnston, resulted in the election of Augustus Drum, Locofoco. Gen, Taylor's Pockets. We see a statement in our exchanges, to the effect, that a New York tailor having completed two suits of clothes for the President elect, was much annoyed by persons who wished to exam ine the clothes and particularly the pockets. The tailor fearing the insinuation of petitions, denied hem. Attorney General Reed has recovered $21,000 more of the stolen Chester County Bank notes, from Old Duke and Tobacco Jack who were some time since convicted of a participation in the robbery. A ISaitk Note ITIoral. The following lines are copied from the back of ft $5 bill, handed in to the New-York Tribune of fice, last Wednesday : , 1st Nov., 1818. Five years ago this day my father died and left me, his only child, two thousand dollars, mostly in money. Vile associates have ruined me ; my . fortunes and reputation are gone, -and ere these lines shall have been one day old the hand that penned them will be cold in death. Thomas Reynolds. A steam plough has been tried on a farm near Stratford, in Essex, by stationary engines at the extremities of the field, and that the Experiment is said to have been satisfactory. The engine is ten feet by six in bulk, portable with a pair or horses, and may be used for ploughing, thrash ing or for any purpose where power of the kind is required. DCP During the year 1848, three hundred and ninety-five weddings took place in Stark county, Ohio. That's the place for the ladies. Female Physician Miss Elizabeth Blackwell has received the di ploma of M. D. at the Geneva Medical College, Iv. Y. On receiving it she is reported to have said " 1 thank you, sir. With the help of the Most High, it shall be the effort of my life to shed honor on thi3 diploma." Retaliation. It is in contemplation among the adopted Irish citizens of Baltimore, io form a league which all Irish are especially invited to join. The leading features of this league will be,- a pledge to refrain absolutely, from the use of English manufacture. Snow Worms; The National Intelligencer, in referring to a cu rious phenomenon of worms upon the snow in Washington as stated by a correspondent, says We have been shown a letter from Professor Chester Dewey of Rochester N. York, (addressed to a scientific gentleman of this city,) from which we learn that the snow in that regiort has recent ly been covered with worms varying from a quar ter of an inch to an entire inch in length. We are also informed that a small worm, of a dark color, and resembling a tiny bud or seed, was found upon the snow in North Carolina during the last winter ; and also that about two years ago a small worm of a scarlet hue was found on the snow in Tennessee. The -worms described by our correspondent are said to be a quarter-of an inch in length, and bearing a close resemblance to those produced by cheese. Fatal Malady. The Pennsylvania Democrat of the 8th, states that a fatal malady is prevailing in the noth eahtern pan of Fayette county, more alarming than any ever known to the people of that vi y cinity, and even the physicians are at a loss ; to assign it a name. The patient is attacked ' tuddenly with vomiting, accompained with diarrhoea coldness of the extremities, and, in some instances, terminating with spasms. Sometimes the first indications of ita approach are pains in the fingers and limbs, accompanied viih violent fever and headache Some of the patients break out with spots like the measles, and after death, the body and face are covered wih large black spots, the legs and arms as suming a black color. , The Girard Estates. The estate of S'te phen Gjzard, deceased, now in possession of of the city, and known as the Girard Estates, comprises in real properly 177 houses in the city and county, of which 39 are small houses, 77 large, and 61 stores. The taxes and water rents on the proporty amount to about $25,000 yearly ; to wjiich an additional sum of $15,000 .has been applied for repairs and in making per manent improvement, annually, for several 5'ears. The income of the otatu was last year 100,000. . Pennsylvania Legislature. llARRisriimo, Feb. 6. . Senate.- Tlie Speake'r presented the annual statement of trie affairs of'the DelawareJand Hud son Canal and Coal Company, which Vas re- 'ferred to the Committee on Finance. Petitions presented By Mr. Stirie, for Ihe re chat ter of the Bank of Lebanon. Mr. Konigmacher submitted the following reamble and resolutions Whereas, It "has been alleged that "certain frauds have been committed in the treasury of Monroe county, whereby Edward Postens, late treasury of said county has obtained undue credit in the settlement of his accounts, to the serious injury of the Commonwealth. Be it therefore Resolved, That the Auditor General be and he is hereby requested to fur nish the Senate as soon as practicable, with all the information in his possession on the subject, stating whether any money is due the Common wealth by Edward Postens and Jacob Shoema ker, late treasurers of Monroe county, and whether any measures have been taken to col lect the same. The resolution was-taken up, discussed by Messrs. Overfield, Konigmacher and Braw'ley, and at length agreed to. Resolved, That the State Treasurer be re quested to inform the Senate of the- whole a mount of State tax from all sources due andtm paid to the Commonwealth, from the city and county of Philadelphia, and the counties of Erie .and Alleghany, designating the years for which there arc deficits, stating the amount for each year. The Governor sent in a message nominating the following gentlemen as Associate Judges: E. C. Winslow, of Elk county; J.A.Baker, of Perry ; T. S. Cunningham, of Mercer. House. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Auditor General, transmitting the statement of the affairs of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company. He also presented a, petition from Robert Mitchell, praying for re lief from the sentence of the District Court of of the Western District of Pennsylvania, by which they had imposed a fine of $500 for harboring a fugitive slave. A bill was reported, conferring upon the Au ditors and State Treasurer the power to adjust claims against the State. Harrisburg, .Feb. 7th, There is nothing of interest in the procee dings of the Legislature to day. Harrisburg, Feb. 8. Senate. The Speaker presented a commu nication from the Auditor General, transmitting the information called for in the matter of Ed ward Poitens and Jacob Shoemaker, late treas urers of the county of Monroe, alleged defaul ters to the Commonwealth. After debate on the subject, in which Messrs. Overfield, Brawley, Mason, King, Konigma cher, McCaslin, and Johnson, participated. On motion of Mr. Overfield, the communication, together with the list of defaulters previously furnished from the Treasurer of the Common wealth's office, was referred to the Committee on Finance. HOUSE. Mr. Little read in place a bill providing for the redemption of the relief notes, for avoiding the Philadelphia Inclined Plane, and for the completion of the North Branch Canal. This bill proposes a State loan for 20 years of $2,-000,000-$600,000 to cancel reliefnqte8,$300, 00D to avoid the Inclined Plane, $ 1,1 00,000 to complete the North Branch Canal. The banks are to take the loan, and issue one, two arid three dollar bills. Two hours and a half were spent in the pre sentation of petitions. Harrisburg, Feb. 9. Senate. Petitions Presented. Mr. Kon igmacher, from Lancaster, asking fo a repeal of the act to incorporate the York and Harris burg Railroad. By Mr. Sadler, for the extension of the Farm ers' Savings Institution of York county. By Mr. Rich, for the re-charter of the Farm-, ers' Bank of Bucks ctfunty. By Mr. Boas, for the establishment of a Bank at Allentown. By Messrs. King and Matthias, for the os-H i i .... i laDirgnmem ol a bank at Holidaysburg. Reports. Mr. Crabb reported, from the Com mittee on Banks, the bill to extend the charter of the Commercial Bank of Philadelphia, with amendments. Bills Read in Place. By Mr. Mason, to pro-0 vide fof the completion of the North Branch Extension of the North Branch Canal. House. The Committee on Agriculture, re ported against the bill regulating fisheries in the river Delaware, and were discharged from the further consideration of the same. The .bill for the completion of the North Branch canal was discussed. Saturday, Febuarv 10. Neither House did any thing of much inter est lo our readers. Proposed Union of Two Crr-rcs. There is a question now in course of agitation in the cities of New York- and Brooklyn, in regard io the propriety of merging the latter chy in the former. At the last meeting of the New YorJi Historical Society this question was considered, a papej was read advocating the project, and a list of the names of several distinguished cler gymen and lawera who believed thai it would result to the advantage of all the parties con-cerned.- Thc Troops acid the War. The States which furnished the most troops for the Mexican war were as follows New York 8r50, Pennsylvania 4,346, Ohio 2,321, and Mary land2,151. When a man is' not' U lieBy whatever he does is amiss. ' -.. Thej10,000 Prize Fight The ResultfAnother fact elicited is, that the richer classes1 -Incidents Arrest of the Seconds. Baltimore, -Feb. 8 A.M. This shameful affair is settled despite the efforts of the police to the contrary Hyer and Sullivan having been tracked to, and surprised at Pool's Island, by a large police force, headed by the Sheriff, succeeded in baflltng the officers, and wjent to Rock Point, which is about twelve miles below, on the Eastern shore of Maryland The ground was selected by the seconds, and at a few minutes after 4 o'clock all the arrange ments were completed, and the two men stepped into the ring ready for action each confident of his superior prowess. Sullivan was over sanguine, and wasted his strength in expectations of making a short fight of it. During the first one or two rounds, he struck some tremendous blows, but they tlid not seem to tell. On the third round, he made a slight feint, and fetched Hyer a heavy blow on the left temple, which laid him flat. In an instant, Hyer rallied with much determination striking Sullivan a severe blow, and throw ing him on the ropes. He recovered before he fell, and as he came, he got one between the two eyes, which shut his left peeper. This disconcerted him, and he began to Tall Hyer perceiving this, kept him up to quick time, deal ing heavy blows about his head. On the last round Sullivan came up slowly---evidently be wilderedand received a blow on the face, which lifted him entirely off of his feet. He fell to the ground-, striking his head severely like a sack of sand and was picked Up by his seconds in a state of insensibility, and com pletely blinded with blood ! Restoratives were applied, and in a Tew minutes, the parties left in their boat. Sullivan had to he carried off by his friends. Hyer left for Frenchtown. tie did not appear to be-much hurt, though his face was covered with blood. 4 o'clock, p. m. Thompson! and O'Donnell, the seconds in this outrageous affair, have been arrested in this city, and committed to prison in default of $5,000 bail. It is reported that Sullivan's friends have ta ken him to the Mount Hope Hospital, suffering very much from his injuries. Some think that he will not survive long. His head is severely injured. Life Insurances Institutions of this character have been in operation in England, for more than a century; but it is only within a few years that the na ture of this institution has been comprehended in this country, and its benefits embraced. 'I hey are not only used to afford security to the as sured, but they furnish a safe and profitable mode of investment for capitalists. The prin ciples of life insurance, from certain data, na ture of the risk is ascertained, and the amount of premium determined upon. Records of death have been kept in different cities, for a numbnr of consecutive years, -and from these records have been constructed tables, showing what is technically called "the probability of life" of a person of any given age. The sub ject was regarded as one of sufficient impor tance in England to engage the consideration of the British Parliament; which in 1825 ap. pointed a committee to inquire into the merits of these tables. The oldest tables of rates for life insurance now in use, are the Northampton, formed by Dr. Price from the bills of mortality kept in the parish of All Saints, in England, during the years 1735 to 1780. The next ta bles are the Swedish, and were constructed upon returns collected in the years 1735 to 1776, from the whole population of Sweden and Finland, they have been corrected by others made at different periods. The third table, formed in France by M Parcteux, during the years 1789 to 1796-and taken from select lives. The fourth, called the Carlisle table, formed during the years 1780 to 1787, upon the pop ulation of that town in England. Theso last tables were approved by the Committee of Par liament. All these tables have been modified, for it is ascertained that in later years the dur ation of human life has increased in conse quence of the advance in medical science, and the improvement of the moral and social con dition of society. From those tables, a calcu lation can be easily made, how much a person ought to pay yearly, during his life, to entitle his representatives after death to receive a cer tain sum, taking ouf (he account the rate of in terest at which these annual payments are pre sumed to accumulate, and the profits of the in surers. Life insurance has become a very ex tensive pusiness in Europe. In London, alone, there are eighty offices for this purpose, and throughout the kindom, every town of two thou sand inhabitants has several agencies from them., The real service of the Institutions to persona who have certain and limited iucomos, whether salaried officers, professional men, me chanics, or laborers, should commend it to gen eral acceptance. It is, however, not only of a private benefit, as affording it support and pro tection to families who might otherwise be des titute ; but it is of public utility, as exemtfng society from the pressing demands of the suf fering poor, and of consequent crime. Within a few years past there has been a modification, or rather nn improvement, of the oiiginal Life Insurance Companies. What are ca fled "Mu tual fjenefii" associations have been establshed, the principle of which is, that the person taking out a policy becomes a member and has a mu tual or joint interest in iis concerns and prop erty, and a voice in its management. The science of life insurance has revealed some hew and interesting facts. In the first place, it is ascertained that people live longer now than they did a century ago, or rather few er die oung. This is owing to the increased attention paid to personal cleanliness, and pub lic health, to improvement in medical sciunee, 'and particularly to'the desco'cry of vaccination. ft v . - ' , i - . ' " . J r' t , -r - live longer than the indigent ; because they are more exeml from the evils of want, and the aux iues of business. Women live longer than men. They are not as subject to exposure, to danger- . . ' V, " - . ... r ous employments, to ine cares anu anxiewes oi men ; they are moreover of more temperate habits. Life insurance is applied to a rariety of com mercial purposes. Creditors insure the lives of their debtors, and persons insure their own lives for the benefit of their creditors. In every form, Life Insurance is an institution produc tive of good. N. O. Bulelin Too Good to he tosl. Two Suckers came in contact atone of our restoraunts the other day, and were regaling themselves with a ''long nine," beside a very hot stove, when the mud and bad roads became the. topic of their conversation. One observed that several coal teams had siuck in the mud axletiee deep and that he saw twenty yoke of oxen straining every nerve, but to no effect. The o-her, no doubi, thinking that a pretty tough yarn, replied that when he was coming to the city he saw a man sitting on the fence, cracking his w hip, yelping and howling at a most furious rate -: he approached him and en quired what was wrong ? " Oh, nothing much," answered the teamstear, "only (pointing to the road) I have a Wagon and four' yoke of oxen in that modj and the d n brutes won't move an inch !" At this moment an old Hoosier en tered, who overheard only the winding up part of the story, drew up a chair and commenced a story about what he had seen. Says he, "Friends, were you ever over on the American Bottom t I crossed there yesterday afernoon, and on wading" through the mud', which, of course, was the best, Walking, when I kicked out a hat, and a voice, 'quit that, old fellow,' saluted my ear ; looking around and seeing nothing, 1 concluded to give, it another, which I did, when the same voice was heard to say, 'stop your kicking my hat.' I here discovered that a man was -sticking in the mud, and ob served, 'old fellow, you had better been getting out of that before night, or you will freeze to death,' he hollowed up, I don't care a darn I've got a d d good mule nuder me.' '? John Donkey. More Western Eloquence. We have chronicled many of thfr sayings which hare distinguished western lawyers, but do not remember ever to have perused so splen did an effort of forensic eloquence as the follow ing speech at a capital trial in Wisconsin. The counsel of tlie prisoner, Cicero Mapes, Esq., delivered his argument in the most im pressive and eloquent manner: "May it please the court and gentlemen of the Jury. The case is as clear as ice, and sharp" to the doin'as 'no' from your sweetheart. The scripture saith, Thou shall not kill now, if ydu hang my client, you transgress the command a" slick as grease, and as plump as a goose egg in a loa fer's face. Gentlemen murder is murder, wheth er committed by twehe jurymen or by a hum ble individual, like my client. Gentlemen, I do not deny the fact of my client's having killed a man ; but is that any reason why you should do'so? No such thing ; gentlemen. You may bring the prisoner in guilty; the hangman may do his duty ; but will that exonerate you 1 No such thing. In that case you will ail be murderers ! Who among you is prepared for the brand of Cain to be stamped on his brow to day; who, freemen, who in this land of lib erty and light 1 Gentlemen, I will pledge my word not one of you has a bowieknife or a pis tol in his pocket. No gentlemen, your pock ets are odoriferous with the perfumes of spgar cases and tabacco. You can smoke the to bacco of rectitude in the pipe of a peaceful con science ; but hang my unfortunate client, and the scaly alligators of remorse will gallop through! the internal principles of animal ver tebne, until the spinal vertebras" of ydur aniiom ical construction is turned into a railroad for the grim and gory goblits of despair ! Gentle men, beware of commitiiag murder ! Beware, 1 say of meddling with the internal prerogative! Beware I say. Remember the fate of the man who attempted to steady the ark, and tremble. Gentlemen, I adjure you by the manumitted ghogt of temporal sanciiiy to do no murder ! I adjure, you by the name of wo'menj the maim spring of the ticking timepiece of lime's theo retical transmigration to do no murder! 1 ad jure you by the love we have for the esculant, and conditioned gusto of our native pumpkins to do no murder ! I adjure you, by the stars set in the flying ensign of our emancipated country, to do murder ! " I adjure you by the American Eagle, that whipped the universal game cock of creation, and now sits roosting on the magnetic tele graph of Times's illustrious transmigration, to do no murder ! And lastly, gentlemen, if you eier expect to wear long-tailed coats, if ever you expect free dogs not to bark at you if you ever expect to wear boots made of the hide of Rocky Mountain buffalo and to sum up alffl if you ever expect to be anything but a set of sneaking, loafing, Cn-thtoated, brained, small ends of humanity, uhittled down to indistinc- tihility, acquit my client and save your coun ify !" The prisoner was acquiled ! Philadelphia. Market, Tuesday Feb. 13. The foreign advices have had but hide effect on the produce market. Flour is stilt held at S5 per barrel, for common brands, with no sales of moment. Ryo Flour is nteady at $3,12 1-2, and Corn Menl at $2,62 1-2. In Grain there is nothing doing beyond small sales of Southern yellow Corn at 5"? cciiis, weight. Sales of 1, 000 bo, prime old Cloverseed at $4 per bu, of 64 lbs. Whiskey is steady at centa in bblsrj atid 20 cents in initio - , -, : ' The Treaty. Quito an animated discussion took place in the Houso of Representatives, on the 3d insi upon a resoluiion offered by Mr. Stephens,,, Ga calling upon the President for informality in regard to the Mexican Treaty of Peace, jn which, it is said, there exist some provision! of which when the Senate ratified the Treaty' owing to the duplicity of Polk, had no knowl edge, and which, it is highly probable, will im. pair the whole Treaty. .When the Senate of the United States, wat revising the Treaty and making the amend, ments it thought proper to make, our Comniij. sioners in conference with the Mexican, ijj him that those amendments were a mere mat ter of form, and they even went so far as to sign a protocol, to that effect, and this too by the authority of the President. It is highly probable that had the Mexicans had the ppjpcr interpretation of tlie articles suppressed, and in. sertcd, they would no: have ratified this Treaty and these Commisssoncrs, backed by a Detn"). cratic President, obtained the signature of th8 Mexican Commissioner, through intrigue There are someirTpie House who try to screen the President from all charges of the kiuJ, but they have been most signally rebuked. Scott's Weekly Paper. Dickens' last and best story " The Hiunted Man, and the Ghost's Bargain," was published complete in Scott's Weekly Paper of the 20th January. The story, in hookworm, makes q iitea large volume in " Scott's Weekly Paper" it occu. pies little more than half a sheet thus provur the great amount of reading furnished by that pa? per weekly. The republication of the best Kti. lish tales, legends, &c, forms a prominent feature of this paper; and we see by a late number th.t the other three great Christmas stories, by Dickers " The Chimes"" Battle of Life," and " Cricket on the Heart," will be published during this year, also those great tales from the Diiry of a l.tte Physician ; and the best of Arthur's stories, These, in addition to an unusual variety of first rate reading handsome Engravings full reports of the markets solid editorials the latest news and choicest miscellany, with Romances of Amer ican History, and original Biographies of distin guished Americans, continue to render Scon's Weekly Paper, the very best family journal pin lished in the Union, alvjays excepting our own. We advise every body after securing our in fict their local-paper for one year, to address A. Scott. " Scott's Weekly Paper, Philadelphia." Now the time to subscribe. Published at the low price of One Dollar a year clubs at greatly reduced prices. Iris of Niagary, JSiagary I alls, N. f February 3d, 1810. New Counties. We perceive by the preceedings of our Staid Legislature, that quite a number of application have been made for new counties; The follow ing list of them is not uninteresting; "Larkt wana," from the upper part of Luzprn, Cir- bondale be the County seat : "Penn," nut of parts of Berks, Ku'Z'own to be the county seat; " Mahoning" out of pa rts of Jefferson and Clear field ; " Pine," front parts of Clearfieldt Cam bria and Indiana ; " Madison," from part of Berks, Chester and Montgomery, Potistowu to be the county seat ; "GaneMoga," from patlj Lancaster and York, with Columbia for the county seat ; "Tionesta," from parts Venang-t, Crawford and Warren; "Carrol," from parts of Allegheny, Westmoreland, Fayette and Waih- ington, with Monongehela city as the cunry seat ; "Lawrence, from parts of Mercer and Beaver, Newcastle the proprised county tea!. SUDDEN CHANGES. -There is nothing mve trying to the human constitution tiian u Uea changes of weather. Heat rarities the blood, and increases the perspiration ; but when sudder.ly checked, those humors which should pass off Ij the sltin, are thrown off inwardly, causing coughs, colds, consumption, difficulty of breathing, water? and inflamed eyes, sore throat, and many other complaints. Wright's Indian "Vegetable Pills are a delightful medicine for carrying off a cold because they expel from the hodv those humors which are the j cause of the above complaints. Four or five cf said Indian Vegetable Pills taken every night on going to bed will, in a few days, carry off the most obstinate cold ; at the same time the digestive or gans will be restored to a healthy tone, and neff life and vigor will be civen to the whole frame Beware of Sugar Coated Counterfeits. member,t hat the original and only genuine Indiaa Vegetable Pills have the written signature of Wil liam Wright on the top Jabel of each box. For sale by George H. Miller, who is the on!r authorized agent for Stroudsburg ; see advertise ment lor other agencies in another column. Office and general depot, 169 Race st. Phtl'a. We cut the folloidmg from an exchange papcr) Monmouth County, N. J. July 18th, 1844 Gentlemen, I think it highly proper that I should make known to the world my gratitude f" the benefits I have experienced from the use C Clickener's Sugar Coated Purgative Pills and en deavor to the utmost in rnv power, to extendi knowledge of their many virtues and wonderfc efficacy in removing disease. After a long and painful confinement, dun.'! which I was attended by three Physicians of eff ineni sianaing, i was so much reduced ana en feebled as to cause my friends to, despair for life. In fact I was left in a state of weakness asi suffering, and. concluded all had been done wb ;i - - - wits possi&ie lor my recovery. I was aDoutyie ing in, despair when a relative of mv husband d vised me to try some of your pills, stating at ' same time she knew of their having auerteu n miraculous cures, and they might prove eflucac to me. I purchased a box and took them ac. t ding to directions. In five days from the tirr.fi j commenced their use I fait lik n diffeient peis" nil imine 'X'firfl Tflmnvnrt mu nnnolilo fnr solid foflil was as good as it was before my sickness, ana J 1- 11 . . -. : n fl'.l graauany regained strength, i am now Mid way of recovery, thanks to Clickener's Pills 1 send this communication, trusting you Ifive it an insertion, in thn fidilnrial column your paper, in order that the afflicted will IW my example, and, as they value heaUh, make of Clickener's Sugar Coated Vegetable W r tlte. Believe me yours sincerely, T STTSAN WRIGHT J? or sale at the, Jtepublican utnee, uy i the only authorized agent for Stroudsburg. far . ?v
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