JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN
Thursday, April 26, 1840.
05 The Legislature of this State, previous to
its adjournment, passed among others, the follow
ing measutes, which are of general interest.
The new appropriation bill provides for the
'payment of the interest on the State debt in cur
rent funds, instead of the depreciated currency
heretofore so much complained of. It also au
thorizes the re-issuing of relief notes to the amount
of those already out, which 'fatter are to be called
in and destroyed ; and suspends for the period of
three years the clause of the old act, by which
650,000 of those notes were to be destroyed every
three months. The measure, it is said, will save
the State $70,000 to $75,000 per annum in inter
est Provision is made for avoiding the inclined
plane on the. Columbia Railroad near Philadel
phia. The same law provides for the completion of
the north branch of the Pennsylvania Canal.
The nevenue bill, it is estimated, will bring into
the treasury from $200,000 to $500,000 from
sources' not heretofore drawn upon.
Provision is also made for a sinking fund for
the payment of the principal of the State debt.
The Common School System is to be re-organ
ized, as well as the Militia System which is so
altered as to dispense with parades, substituting
a small tax on alL liable to service and who do
not belong to volunteer associations-
Resources of Lehigh County.
The Lehigh Register is urging among other im
provements, a railroad between Allentown and
Easton, which could be constructed at a grade of
less than six feet per mile, the elevation of Allen
town being only 100 feet above the Delaware at
Easton. The agricultural exports of the county
arc estimated at $600,000, consisting principally
of wheat and flour. There are two establishments
for the manufacture of pig iron, in which anthra
cite coal is used. One of them, the " Crane
works," has three furnaces, and the other, the
" Allentown iron worksr" has two. There are al
so two furnaces in the county in which charcoal
is used. The quantity of pig metal manufactured
annually amounts to about 27,000 tons, which at
$25' per ton comes to $675,000. Iron ore is found
in a large portion of the lime stone formation of
the county, and if there were a market for it more
than double the quantity now consumed, would
be employed. The population now probably is
over 30,000, and fixing the number of square miles
at 390, it would average little more than 76 indi
viduals to each square mile. There are a large
number of flouring mills in the county, no less
than six or seven being within one mile of Allen
town. Twenty-five acres of land in Kentucky, oppo
site Cincinnati, on the Ohio river, wera recently
sold for $25,000.
Canal Commissioner;
The time is coming on when the Whigs must
begin to look about them for candidates for the
fall election. The- battle in this State will be
fought on the Canal Commissioner; and it is,
therefore, all-important that we should exercise
great care and discretion in the nomination of a
candidate for that office. To make a good se
lection, it is necessary that the claim3, qualifica
tions, and availability of the different gentlemen
whose friends may bring them forward, should be
spoken of and discussed; but it should, by all-means
be done in a spirit of liberality- courtesy, and an
entire regard for the great result. The Locos
are already marshaling their broken columns, and
will try to present as good' a front as possible; but
their efforts will prove abortive, if the Democrat
ic Whigs will but throw energetic and harmonious
action into the campaign. We have heard but
few names suggested for our nomination. A cor
respondent at Harrisburg, for whose judgement
of political information we have great regard, says
that " there is a strong feeling in favor of Mr. Ful
ler, member of the House of Representatives from
Luzerne countyv for Canal Commissioner. Mr,
Fuller is an excellent man, and no doubt would
make a very good officer.- His character and
qualifications are unexceptionable; and his nom
ination would be well received in- all sections of
the'State. Lebanon Courier.
07" Gen. Leslie Coombs has just married
a.Kfibde Island lass,, and they have gone'to
Washington.
Arkansas Election.
The latest accounts from Arkansas, (-Little
Rock Gazette of the 5th,) give Wiison, the
Whig candidate for .Governor, 19 majoriiy.as
foilows ; Roane 3,038 ; Wilson 3,057. Noth
ing short of the complete and. official returns
will settle ihe .important" question of 'Who's
Gorernor?' ' ,
fjy It is now said that; the rocksrin California'
are solid gold. fOne has been discovered so large
that it took a dozen yoke of oxen to turn it over.
The .Mormons claim it as their own, and undertake
to prbrc'iby a passage !in eremiah? thats)tTs "their
linage- i'"7f" , ?"
Rumored Defalcation of Ely Moore.
The Courier & Enquirer of the 23d inst. thus
states, the case, which has given rise to the re
port of Mr. Moore's defalcation :
" On Saturday J. Prescott Hall, Esq., the new
ly appointed U. S- Attorney for this District, made
a motion in Court, which was grouded on the
probable defalcation of Mr. Ely Moore, the U. S.
Marshal, to the amount of $18,500. Some time
since the brig Lawrence was libeled' at this port
by the United States, on the ground of having been
engaged in the slave-trade, and the U. S. Marshal
took charge of her by virtue of his office,. She
had on board the sum of $20,000 in specie, which
Mr. Moore placed' in bank as a special deposit,
the law requiring that the money should be paid
into Court, but he preferred keeping it in that man
ner to save the half per cent, which would have
accrued to the Clerk, as his fee for the custody of
it. Soon afterwards Mr, Moore transferred the
special deposit to his own private account, and
on Saturday Mr. Hall moved that the Marshall
pay the money forthwith into Court, where it
rightfully belonged, but on an examination, into
his privute account at the bank, it was ascertained
that he only had fifteen hundred dollars on depos
it. An order was then made that unless he pay
the money into the Court on that day, an attach
ment would issue against him on Monday. On
inquiring at the office of the Clerk on Saturday
aftornoon, we were informed that the money had
not yet been paid, and our readers can guess as
well as ourselves of the probability whether it ever
will be."
Whiuiaig Office-Holders.
The Cleveland (Ohio) Plaindeqler a Hunker
paper is out on the office-holders of its party for
the ridiculous whining and mawkish sycophancy,
with which they have been seized since the inau
guration of the new President. After introducing
the following lamentation : " O that mine head
were walery mine eyes a fountain of tears, cj-c."
as applicable of course, to only those who know
they deserve removal, the editor gives his opinion
of Father Ritchie and the others, in following racy
manner :
" There are crying times in Washington about
these days. The Union brings us the most sickly
accounts of whole departments assembling and
joining in a general boo-hoo at the fate which has
overtaken them. The old man Ritchie is chief
crier. His heart is full (as well as his pockets)-
and it overflows like the inundation of the Nile.
He knows no democracy but tho papsuckers at
Washington, and he thinks by publishing their
tribulations the whole nation will be melted into
tears. Poor old man! his time to bellow for
himself has yet to come. He has been stuffed to
repletion with pap, and his paper, the -exclusive
organ of the South, has teemed with Gov
ernment provender and abuses. On its mer
its as a national papef could not have lived a
month, but on the good will of a southern admin
istration, backed by the treasures of the people, it
has grown insolent and fat.
" The last crying assembly officially announced
by the Union, was that of " Old Cave" and his
loving deputies: It must have been an interesting
sight to see this testy old tyrant, whose heart, if
he had any, long since turned into half stone, try
to raise a tear. It would take external applica
tions, such as onions, smoke, and horse-radishyto
raise the moisture' in such an eye. You might
as, well attempt to make a ' tiger titter.' BuVtbjg.
clerks, those $1,000, $2,000, and $3,000 clerksT
might have felt the titillations upon the pocket
nerve to such a degree as to really boo-hoo.
Very likely ! They had to whine themselves into
place, and it is very proper they should whine
themselves out.
" Now if Father Ritchie supposes the people
care one fig about all such kind of troubles at
Washington he is greatly mistaken. They do not
spend their money, lime, and exertions simply that
a few cormorants may fatten on the spoils. The
great mass of the people care nothing about office.
All they want is a good government, and these
accounts in the would-be government organ of the
groans of office-holders in Washington, are sickly
and disgusting. Somebody must hold the offices
and discharge the duties, and under a democratic
administration we claim this should be done by
democrats. But when the people have in a con
stitutional way declared for a change, die game,
submit like men, and not go out of office blubber
ing like a lout."
A Galaxy of Whig Cities.
Every City in the Empire State is Whig I-
This has never before been the case at the same
time. Look at them :
Buffalo,
Rochester,.
Auburn,
i
XJtica,
Schenectady,
Albany, .
-.Troy,
t Hudson,
,,: New York;
Brooklyn.
We may say, in addition, that more counties
have a majority of Whig Supervisors, and the ag
gregate number in the State is greater than ever
before ! We point with pride and pleasure to
those gratifying indications of public sentiment
, Albany Evening Journal.
Missouri Twin?., u
. The4cbildeioflrBnjamin Ross- living in
Texas co., Missouri are comieetedjike tho Sia-
jfrhese children. Thov are joined' frorriMhe breast
bone to dhe abdomen, measutevtwenty inches .fin
height, and weigh twenty pounds. Their .con
nection ts such that the
y stand ace to face, heads
coated over with 'fine black hair, and in another
ircspcmigrfect inform and featuro,.
New Counterfeits.
COUNTERFEIT five dollar notes on the Mer
chants and Manufacturers' Bank", Pittsburg, are
said to be in circulation in Baltimore.
State Bank, Camden, N. J.
3's spurious, altered from State Bank of Trenton.
May be detected by the picture of Two Race
Horses with Riders, between the name of the
Cashier and President.
BanJ; of Salina, Salina, N. Y.
10's altered from l's. Vignette two figures one
of which is an Indian.
Bank of Orleans, Albion, N. Y.
3's vig. a country scene, female with sheaf of
wheat
North River Bank, New York.
2's vig. a Female in a sittiug posture with.a Sheaf
of Wheat, Plough, &c On right end the word
' two." Bug, Key, and Safe, between officers'
signatures. Signed A. B. Henry, Cash. The
genuine is Halsey.
Middletown Banki Middletown, Ct.
10's altered from Vs. Viggette of the 1 's and' al
tered notes, Female, Sheaf of Wheat, &c.
Somerset County Bank, Somerville, N. J.,
5's altered from l's. The true 5's have Red
Backs.
10's altered from 2's. Vignette of the 2's and al
tered bills, a Man lighting a pipe cattle, coun
try scene, &c. The true 10 is quite different.
Bank of Susquehanna Co., Montrose, Pa.
5's spurious. The counterfeits have between the
Officers' names, a Locomotive the genuine a
Female head. The word Montrose, in the bad
note, commences immediately over the end of
Pennsylvania the genuine over the middle of
the same word. In the bad notes mere is a
medallion on each side of the viguette, the true
notes have none.
New Swindling Operation.
Mutilated notes on several of our city Banks,
but particularly the Commercial, have been passed
lately. Some of these are in three pieces pasted
together, and are nearly an inch shorter than they
should be ; thus five notes are made out of four.
We have been requested by the Cashier of the
Commercial Bank to say that that Institution will
not redeem any bills thus mutilated, and it will
be well for the public to refuse all such when of
fered, and in this way the object of the manufac
turers will be effectually defeated. BicknelVs
Reporter.
Ml? A law for the re-organization of the Militia
system passed the Legislature, by which we believe
annual trainings are abolished, and a tax of fifty
cents imposed on all who are not members of vol
unteer companies. W e have not yet seen the dm,
nor do we know its exact provisions, nor when
it takes effect.
Another Whig; Pleasure Claimed by
the JLocofocos.
The bill to exempt $300 worth of property from
levy and sale for debt was introduced by Mr.
Johnson, Senator from Erie, and passed through
both branches by Whig votes. Yet the Pennsyl
vanian, and other Locofoco organs, claim it as a
Locofoco measure, well knowing that it was vio-
lently opposed by leading Locofocos. The bill
originated with Mr. Johnson, as did several other
measures, now claimed by the Locofocos, which
we shall refer to hereafter. It was carried by
him through the Senate, and his influence aided
its passage through the House, notwithstanding
Locofoco opposition. These facts can be found
on the journals of the Legislature. Will the Lo
cofoco organs publish them 1 Harrisburg Tel.
The Washington Whig says, that Mrs. John
Quincy Adams is lying dangerously ill.
A Monster- GaTFisn. Yesterday we were
shown a monster catfish, beautifully preserved in
a neat glass case. When alive, its weight was
168 pounds and its-length five'feet five inches.
It was caught near Cincinnati, and is a rare curi
osity in this section of the country. Daily News.
es Where is the Home Ttlatket."
The Pennsylvanian with a recklessness entire
ly its own, asks " Where is the Home Market ?"
and adds, that " the prices of grain are going
down rapidly, as if only to verrify the historical
fact that grain always commands the worst rates
when the Whigs are in power." The answer to the
question is plain. The ruinous measures of the
late administration have destroyed the home mar
ket by cripling every branch of domestic indus
try, thereby limiting the power of consumption,
not less than the means to buy ; while the for
eign market, to which our agriculturists have been
told to look, and which, in seasons of famine, af
forded tolerable prices, are now abundantly sup
plied, from other sources. Is it at all singular that
under such circumstances, with supplies pressing
upon the sea-board markets, and in the face of
declining prices abroad,-the products of tho farm
should be dull of sale ? It is one of the effects of
Locofoco policy, long foreseen, and it ill becomes
the Pennsylvanian to taunt the farmer under an
injury of its own infliction. Daily News.
An Odd Affair. "
We find in a New York paper a strange account
of a cat there, down whose throat a mouse jumped
completely, when puss was trying to catch it.
How it happened cannot exactly be described,
but so is the fact1, the mouse contrived to leap
down the cat's throat, and arrived living and with
out broken bones in her stomach. The cat fled
to the farthest corner of the cellar, and kept up
such appalling sounds of agony for an hour, that
the whole neighborhood were attracted to the spot.
At last the mouso ceased to course through puss's
infernal regions, and yielding to necessity, laid
down and died. This quieted matters and' the
crowd dispersed.
"Father, what does . the printer live, on I"
Why, child!" Because, . you said you . had'nt
paid him for two years, and you .still take the pa
per!" " Wife, put that childto beds he' an
everlasting, talker.'?., . - . v . ,.(
Political Grave. s
" We have frequently heard it remarked that the
office of Canal Commissioner was the political
grave of every man -who accepted it. The re
mark may be true in every case, but we think
Israel Painter intends giving his a depth which
has not been reached by any of his predecessors.
Should he continue ias he has begun,, his politi
cal grave will be like the one described by Sena
tor Hanegan for President Polk, " so deep that the
hand of the resurrectionist will never reach him."
Huntingdon Journal.
Post Office Robberies. George Baldwin,
Postmaster at Great Bend, Pa-., has been arrested
on suspicion of having been concerned in robbing
the mail of sundry missing letters. Upon his ar
rest, he is said to have confessed the crime, and
he was committed to jail in default of bail.
The Exemption Law.
The following is the act recently passed by
the Legislature, to exempt three hundred dol
lars' worth of personal property from bales or
execution or distress for rent :
An Act to exempt property to the value of
three hundred dollars from levy and sales on
execution, and disires for rent.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met, and
it is hereby enacted by the authority of the
same, That in lieu of the property now ex
empt by law from levy and sale on execution
issued upon any judgment obtained upon can
tract ; and distress for rent, property to the val
ue of three hundred dollars, exclusive of all
wearing apparel of the defendant and his fam
ily, and all Bibles and school books in use in
the family, (which shall remain exempted as
heretofore,) and no more, owned by or in pos
session of any debtor, shall be exempt from
levy and sale on execution or by distress for
rent.
Sec. 2. That the sheriff, constable, or othef'
offices charged with the execution of any war
rant issued by competent authority, for the lev
ying upon and selling the property, either real
or personal, of any debtor, shall, if requested
by the debtor, summon three disinterested and
copetent persons, who shall be sworn or af
firmed, to appraise the property which the said
debtor may elect to retain under the provisions
of this act, for which service tho said apprais
ers shall be entitled to riceive fifty cents each,
to be charged as part of the costs of the pro
ceedings, and property thus chosen and ap
praised, to the value of three hundred dollars,
shall be exempt from levy and sale on the sard
execution or warrant, excepting warrants for
the collector of taxes.
Sec. 3. That in any case where the prop
erty levyed upon as aforesaid, shall consist of
real estate of greater value than three hundred
dollars, and the defendant in such shall elect
to retain real estate amounting in value to the
whole sum of three hundred dollars, or any les3
sum, the appraisers aforesaid shall determine
whether, in their opinion, the said real estate
can be divided without injury to or spoiling the
whole, and if the said appraisers shall deter
mine that the said real estate can be divided
as aforesaid, then they shall proceed to set
apart so much thereof as in their opinion shall
be sufficient to answer the requirement of the
defendant in such case, designating the same
by proper metes and bounds, all of which pro
ceeding shall be certified in writing, by the
said appraisers, or a majoriiy of them, under
their proper hands and seals, to the sheriff, un
der sheriff, or coroner, charged with the execu
tion of the writ in such case, who shall make
return of the same in the proper court from
which ihe writ issued, in cpnnection with the
said wriu Prqpided, That this section shall
not be constructed to effect or impair the liens
of bonds, mortgages, or other contracts, for the
purchase money of the real estate of insolvent
debtors.
Sec. 4. That upon the return made of the
writ aforesaid, with the proceedings thereon,
the plaintiff in the case shall be entitled to have
his writjrf venditioni exponas, as in other cases,
to sell the residue of the real estate included in
the levy aforesaid, if the appraisers aforesaid
shall have determined upon a division of the
said real estate, but if the said appraisers shall
determine a-gainst a division of said real estate,
the plaintiff may have writ of venditioni expo
nas to sell the whole of the real estate included
in such levy, and it shall and may bo lawful in
the latter case, for the defendant in the execu
tion', to receive from the sheriff or other offi
cer, of the proceeds of said sales as much as
he would hate received at the appraised value,
had the said real estate been divided.
Sec. 5 That the twenty-sixth section of
the act, entitled "An Act relating to executions,"
passed sixteenth June, one thousand eight hun
dred and ihiny-six, and the seventh and eighth
sections of an act entitled uAn Act in regard
to certain entries in ledgers, in the city of Pitts
burgh, and relating to the publishing of Sher
iff's sales, and 'for other purposes, " passed
twenty-second April, one thousand eight hun
dred and forty-six, and nil oiher acts inconsis
tent with this act, be and the same are hereby
repealed.
See. 6. That tho provisions of this act shall
not take effect until the fourth day of June next,
and shall apply to debts contracted on and af
ter that date.
mincsola.
This new territory, for whjfch a Government
was formed at the lato ston of Congress is
represented as one of the richest and most beau
tiful portions of th globe. Its name is just be
ginning to be familiar, and yet thousands of fam
ilies have already emigrated ihiiher and estab
lished homes for themselves on its virgin soil.
The water powerJn the lerritory is iaid to be
inexhaustible, 'Mines of copper, leadand iron
i are abundant. It embraces within its bordnr.
ail the natural advantage necessary to a great
State. The act organizing this teritory, which
recently passed Congress, binds it on the
North by tho British possessions, East by ihe
Stao of Wisconsin and the Mississippi river.
South by Iowa, and West by the Missouri and'
Whiteearth rivers. Provision is made for the
division of the territory, if Congress seen fit.-..
The government is lo be organized in the usual
manner, consisting of a Governor, Secretary,
and legislative Assembly. The two former
hold office for four years. The last consists
of a Council elected every two years, and an
Assembly chosen annually, on the principle of
universal suffrage. All law enacted by this
body are to be submitted to the United States
Congress, and if disapproved are anulled. The
act contains the usual provisions for a territorial
judiciary establishment. The Governor's sal.
ary is fixed at $1,500, but he receives S 1000
additional as superintendent of Indian affairs.
The salary of the Secretary and each of ihp
Judges is $1,800. The Per Diem of membersof
the Legislature is three dollars, and the ses
sions are limited to sixty days. The laws in
force in Wisconsin at the date of its admission
into the Union remain in operation in the new
lerritory until modified by the Legislature.
The Legislature is to hold its first session at
St. Paul, at a time to be named by the Gover
nor, and thereafter wherecvor it may estab
lish the seat of Government. The Governor
appoints the time and place for holding ihe first
election of members, as aho of a Congression
al delegate. All subesquent elections arc to
be regulated by the territorial law. The act
appropriates $20,000 for the erection of public
buildings at the seat of Government, and $5,
000 for the purpose of a library. Miueno'.a is
about twice as large as Kentucky, and it i
doubtioss destined to become one of the hiou
powerful members of the confederacy, lis pop.
ulation is rapidly increasing, and in two or
three years they will be knocking at the dor
of the Union, for admission as a bovereigji.
State. Louisville Journal.
Morris Canal Company.
The Legislature of New Jersey having pas
sed an act authorizing this Company to issue
preferred stock to cancel the last loan, a mee
ting of the stockholders was held at Jersey
City on Monday of last week. The attendance
was quite large, and 25,000 shares held in the
city of Philadelphia were represented. There
was little opposition made to the acceptance
provided the bondholders should make anoiher
advance of $500,000, to be secured by a pre
ferred stock ; but to the simple acceptance
there seemed to be much objection. The Trib
une says ;
" Those who advocate this new loan, ur
that the present bonds are void from usury, an I
that unless the holders of them consent io make
the new loan and accept the preferred stock
for all, and thus make the whole business le
gal, they cannot obtain anything from the Com
pany. Afier a warm debate, the meeting ad
journed lo May, after electing the following
Board of Directors; J. 1. Coddington, J. C.
Green, George W. Edwards, of Philadelphia,
H. McFarlan and Samuel H. Brookes."
JTJJ3 A law was passed during the late ses
sion of the Legislature of New Jersey, increas
ing the pay of petit jurors from 75 cents to one
dollar'per day.
JXS3 The Postmaster General has now on
file 7000 applications for post-offices 3S0 for
situations in tho Department at Washingion,
and 76 for Riding Agents -f six being the num
ber employed. There are some lb',000 post
affices in the United States.
The Hinchmaii Case.
The jury in the case of Morgan Hinchman,
against Samuel Ritchie and others, for dama
ges for confining him, Hinchman, in the lunatic
asylum at Frankford, rendered a verdict on Sat
urday last. The verdict was sealed, and was
substantially in this form : "We find in favor
of the defendants, Anna W. Hinchman, Philip
Garret, Dr. Joshua Worthington, William Bid
die, Thomas Wistar, jr., Benj. H. Warder, and
Dr. John D. Griscom and against the rest of
r . 1 .T r i o t o r:.u: t .1 t
ui iiiu uuiuiiuaius, oamuet o. xviicum, CiUdiu
Ritchie, John M. Whitell, John Lippmcott,
John L. Kite, George M. Elktnton, and Eliz
abeth R. Shoemaker, we find in favor of tha
plaintiff, and assess the damages at ten thou
sand dollars." The case occupied five weeks,
and the jury were out four days making up
their verdict. The result of the trial is in ac
cordance with public opinion, excepting only
that the damages are less than was generally
supposed, from the character of the evidence.
Philadelphia Market.
Tuesday April 24, 1849.
There is a better feeling manifested in tuft
market ; the export demand for Flour continues
limited, and only 6a?00 bbls. good brand
Penn'a and Western have been .aken for ship
ment at $4 50 per bbl. Fo: city consum?"0"
there is a moderate dTnand at $4,50a4.(52f r"f
common and choice brands, and $4,50-i5i"'
extra and fancy brands. Rye floiii mi!
sales at S2,75a2,87 1-2 per bbl. Cum
is scarce, and wanted ; sales of 500 blk
Penn'a at $2,50 ; some holders, however, de
cline selling at this price. Grain There M
good demand for Wheat, and prices are firm;
sales of 3500 bus. good and prime red at lOOi
102c, and white at 05c. Rye A small sa!a
of Penn'a at 57c. per bu. Corn is in good de
mand, sales of 6a7000 bus. Southern and
Penn'a yellow at 54a56c. Oats are dull; sale
of Southern at 28a29c.,and Penn'a at 3Sa34c.
per bu. The. Cotton market is firm, bu1
transactions are limited. Whiskey is rrnre in
quired after, and prices have slight'ly advanced,
sales of hhda. at 20c.j am, bbls at 21c,
v.-