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JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN
Thursday, December 13, 1849.
, Wood! Wood!! Wood!!!
Thoseqf our subscribes who have promised us
wood in payment for subscription, will please bring
it along immediately), as we are in want, of the, ar
ticle very much, and. unless wc. get sorrjesoorv,
we'll be abliged to do something desperate,. : ,, ()
Out of Seaosi.
The editor of the Bucks County Intelligencer,
inhis .paper of the 1 1th inst., acknpwledgesthe
receipt of a ripe Plum just taken .from the tre.e by
3NIr. Charles Malaby of Buckingham township, in
that County. Mr M. in a note tO'the-editor says:
" 4s I see yon have been toastinghig Turnppsfi
long Corn, and green Peas.'l herewith 'send ybh'
a Plum of the second growth, whfch gVe'w oh a'
small tree wirfch I transplanted last spring. It
bore at. least a peck, and then blossomed about the
last of August, and bore. another crop:. This j's
one of, them." ' . ' . ,
The Election of Speaker. ' r
The Republic of Monday last, in referring, to the
ineffectual efforts to organise the House "of Rep-:
resentatives, and the clearly demonstrated fact that
neither the Whig parly, nor the. opposition, as a
party, have a majority in the popular branch of the
National Legislature, and that which ever partyv
therefore, succeeds in electing a Speaker, cannot
claim such election as - a party triumph, gives
utterance to the following well conceived remark's,
in which we fully coincide. We have heretofore,
says the Republic, expressed the opinion that,
considering all the circumstances of the case , the
speakership might be yielded to the Whig party
without compromising thp party, fealty of the. Op
position. No administration, eyer.,befpre, upon
the meeting of the first. Congress after its installa
tion, has found adverse majoriliesin both branches.:
It is clear that the measure's or recommenda
tions of the government will derive no strength
from the party composition of either House;
General Taylor will1 open communications with
the national legislature under less favorable cir
cumstances than any of his predecessors, let the
House of representatives be organized as it may.
It is therefore conceding little to the popular will
which elevated him to the Presidency, to, select
a presiding, officer favorable to his administration,
especially as no other party, per sc. has a majority
of the House. In the' predicament in. which .par
ties find themselves in that branch of the legisla
ture, we would ask if there is any safer suggestion j
to follow than that which solves a difficulty by
paying deference to the popular will, as evinced
in the selection of a chief magistrate . The coun
try certainly desires to give the President of its
choice a fair hearing. It Ts not yielding much in
this direction to elect a speaker favorable "to his
administration, however the House may not be
strictly so. The executive is prepared for any
alternative. We barely throw out the suggestions
for.isuch consideration as those who are responsi
ble for the organization of the House may choose
to give them.
New Bail Its.
i Wcrfihd ihTthe Harrisburg napersilhef following
list of applications' for unevvT banks, ,and e-charter
of oULones. that ir intended to.be made rat' the aD-
- r .t.. n 1 ; t '. 1
ture :
Kensington Bank, Philada., (additional
capital,) , - - ....m.. $250,000
Carlisle Deposite Bank, Carlisle, Pa. ,
Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank, Easton. 300,000
Miners' B'k, Poltsville, (additional capital) 200,000
Anthracite Bank, Tamaqua. r - 500,000
Mechanics' Bank, Pittsburgh. ' ' 1 200,000
JranKLor;tfOttstowp. --- w--'lw;yl 200,000
City Bank, Philadelphia. .5 r' lW 500,000
Dauphin Bankv'Harrrisburg. "t . .200,000
Farmers and Mechanics' B'k.AHentbwu. 150,000
j:jicnange. name, ri.itspurg, renewal. jr
South warkft'k, Ttijla., (additional capifal) 150i;6oO
' HnnSl Rnrilf "R'rtn '' " qm nnn
Wellsboro' Bank, Welisboro'.; ' ' T50,000
Central Bank Harrisburg. $J 500,000
Bank of Spring Garden, Philadelphia; -r 200,000
W. Branch B'k, Williamsport, (renejya'l)
Lebanon Bank, Lebanon, Pa...(regval)-U
Spring Garden Bank, Philadelphia 250,000
Blair County Bank". 4 . 200,000
Farmers' Deposite Bank, Pittsburg. '
irarrisbug Bank, Harrisburg, (renewal)-
Schuylkill Bank, Philadelphia, do.' '' -
Xmportaut Decision.
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania made, a few '
we'ek since, the following important decision un
dejr tlie' hew law for protecting the rights' of mar-,
ried women. "1. The guardianship of females un
der, age is terminated by marriage,, and the .hus
band, before the act of 1848, .relative to the rights
of married women, might call on. the guardian to
settle, his account, and pay him the balance ; but
that act has worked a radical change in the con
dition ofjnarried women. 2. By the act of 1848,
a married woman must be considered as single, in
regard to, iriy estate of whatever name or sort
owned bylier before marriage, or which shall' ac
cure in her during marriage, in any" way ; and the
husband is not entitled to the possession of his
wife's funds. 3. The consent of the wife that the
husband shailhave her funds, being a ininorj is of
no avail. , . .
AfiBepraved Fesnaie
jMrs Miller, wife of Major Milleofe iyi
how i'rftFlorfda, and daughter aif the, Hon. gJohn,"
Wt- ... it wr...i:L nt-.?-
lorveu, rauseu some sensuiiuu;.m .esiciu ijew
'York, by the commission, on the 26fh ult., as'was"
supposed, of wilful and deliberate suicide by throw
ing herself from the bridge over the falls at Niag
ara,, connecting,.thelaA)dji,yith JioaJ Jsland. JShe
arrived at the Eagle Hotel on the same morning
with her boys, one four and the other six years old.
Her bonnent was found on the bridge, and her
sliawl tied to the railing, and three letters were'
found in.heT'roomone addressed to her husbund,
another to her father, arid the third to lhe proprie
tor of the hotel. Subsequent1 developments have
thrown a different' light onthe matter; showing
.tnatinepp.earance.pruiciaeasnery
CONGRESS!
1-
EIIlSfrSESSION.-
I'oNOAY,J?eqm31849.-In Senate, wer
forty members appeared and took theifi seats
among themIessrsClay, Benton,. Gas's, Corwin,,
Calhoun, Seward, &c. Both Senators from Penn
sylvania were present. Hon. Millard Fillmore,
Vice President of the United States, and Presi
dent of the Senate, took the chair. It was or
dered that the House' be informed that a quorum
was present in the Senate that the daily hour for
meeting be 12 o'clock that Senators be supplied
with newspapers as usual -and they then ad
journed. . - .1$ t ;'tV
In the House, at 12olclockt. Thomas, Camp
bell, Clerk of last House, called the roil of mem
bers, when 223 answered to their namesthe ab
sentees beingiAr.rH'. .Shepherd iThos.;B..,Kingf A.
J. Alston, David Hubbard," A. G Brown, M. P.
Lrentry, u. VV.. Julian.
cover. the. infamy attending her.elpAm.ent w,th a c-eeded t(i ;-th'e election -of a Speaker, viva voce-
man uamcu ijiatvciuci.- uuu ao ucch .incsieu ui Messrs.- jiiuiara oiJiiaDama,foirong,, oi;:renna.,
Syracuse, ' , ; ,A " ' - Duerof New York,, and Miller, ofOhio,, being. ap-
: Z ' pointed Tellers. The following was the result of
uiorous news irpm weinersneici nasjust ar- I acvuiai maii .
rived from. California. A bag of Connecticut on:
ions, weighings. 80 -pounds; :has been sold at Sacra-!
mento city for $125 ! ' 'A cargo of "gals" : from
Danvers and Wethe'rsfield, each with a string of
onions for a necklace, and a bairel of the, same
for her dowry, would be received at the mines with
tears of joy. : ; ' .
Black lead has. .been discovered J( in- Warwick
township; 'Bucks courtly, PavbyWm.-.-II. Long1,.
lsq.
1st'-
Mr. Cobb, . --a i 403
Mr. Winthrop, , , : - 'OO,-,
Mr. Wilmot, '. 8.
Mr. Gentry, 1 ' 6
Scattering, 8 ' '
2d
102
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;8
6
r9
3d
102
96
.. 7
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10
4 th
102
9fi
, 7
" G
10
Wonders.
What dull, monotonous lives people must have
led in fornier ages, when there were only 'seyen
wonders ' in the world to be astonished at ! Now,
there is a new wonder for almost every day in the through six additional .trials,- with the following
year. sb that people hardly recover from one pleas- resu11 :
ant astonishment before they are delightfully im- r Ti
The Free Soilers Allen, Booth, Durkee, Gid-
dings, Hove, Preston, King, Hootiand Tuck voted
for VVilmot on., the first two; bal lots, - after; which
Mn Booth voted among the. scattering, -n
Cabell, Hilliard, Morton, pwen, A. II. Stephens
and Toombs the Uoltihc Southern' Whi2svoteTd;
for-Mr. Gently,-Whig.1- All the bther Whigs pro
per voted for, Mr.iWinthrop.-
.4.11 the Locofocos proper voted for Mr. Cobb.
No choice being effected the House adjourned.
Dec. 4. TheScTiae met and'adjourned without
transacting any business. r '
In the House, the. voting for Speaker proceeded
fTlse Foreisa Party;
Tt?LrE?(1iteLoXcofoco papers, remarks theShip
pensburg NjB4ws,.one would think that in Ameri
can labor there was something wrong, and that it
was a crime rather, than patriotism to try to make
the iron we ride over, or daily use, or the cloths
that keep us warm. The men who embark their
hard earned money in mills are denounced as
monopolists, or robbers, and every effort is made
tomakeuhenodiousandunpopular.' -To'be-an
American manufacturer is to be, inLocofoco par
lance, a plunderer, a thief of other people's labor.
Through all the veins of these prints, there run3
a bitter hostility to American Labor, American-
work and Work Men, or the employment of Amer-
This ever: prominent hostility of sucht perspns
to American Labor,- and to the employment of
American Capital, constantly reminds us of the
early- .and later colonial history of thfs country,
when British Governors and'Eriglish1 Presses man
ifested the same sort of'lioslility'. The great strug
gle of the British Governors was to prevent the
American Colonies from making eye'ri a hob nailt
much more a yard of cloth.;.and.there yas a bitter
bewailment sent to England when we succeeded
in making homespun, and so saved the necessity
of buying it from England.
We never can help thinkingj in this buisiness of
American Labor, that thereis a Foreign Party in
this country, and a Home Party. To define
which is which, miVht be severe but anv hnrlv
-Q-- J J
can guess..
mersed in another. . The National Intelligencer
gives the following account of the latest marvel
of experimental science : '""
We were present a few evenings ago at the
Gth. 7th1,
101 1 Ofi'0'0
5th,
100
Winthrop,. 07 ,07 i
Wilmot, c, 8 : . ,9:;
Gentry, G .6
Scattering, 13 "11
8th,
?9tf
-wy7-;u:i97r
, 9t! ,9
..6.,.,, , G
12 " 13
9th,
8
6
13
10th;
90
97
9
.6
13
The changes for Wilmot were made by Mr.
QpT' Information Wanted, of Alley and Mary
Dixon, or Dickerson, both Americans, the former
25 years of .age,, and the. latter 19, as nearly as
known, children of John Dixon, dec. They are
two orphan girls, and have two orphan twin broth
ers, William and John, aged 22 years all of Pat
ersbn township. The brothers were indented by
the Overseer of the Pooi of said township in 183G
to a, trade, and having become of age, are desirous
of learning the whereabouts of their two sisters,
of whom they have had no tidings since their sep
aration at that time. Any information respecting
them will be thankfully received by their brothers,
residing at Beemerville, Sussex county,, N. J. to
which address letters may '.be directed;
Coast Survey Astronomical Sl.alio.n, on Capitol Wentworth votiocr cnmp.iimn, fr him ,1 Lm
Hill, which was put in telegraphic cohnextibn with' times for ;Cobb. -
Cincinnati, for the purpose of determining the Ion- . No choice being made the" House adjourned.
gitude between the two places. The electrical - Dec- 5 Te Senaie .adopted a resolution au-
r..c ; ,u; . oil., n.- .-i i ' thorizing the President of their body to employ a
clocks in this city and Cincinnati havmcr been in- rw t u , , . . , J
J -i,aI,,h ucc" 1,1 Olerk, as he was unable to read and write by can-
uuuuueu iiiiu wiu compieieu circuit, evcryoeav at die liht
Cincinnati was recorded at almost the same instant
and then adjourned
In the House, four more trials were made to
oh Saxton's revolving cylinder in this city, and: elect a Speaker,
Cobb,
Wirithrop,
Koot,
''Gentry,
Scattering,
11th,
98',
97
7''
5
1G
12th,
' 97
P '
7
if-
13th,
;'93!:
" 98
'5
20
14th,
89
99
7
5
23
. . Pcdler Itlurdcred.
We learn from the Independent (Doylestown)
Democrat of the 10th inst.;, that considerable ex
citement exists in, Cayuga county, New York, on
account of the murder of a. pedler, named Abler,
who is supposed to have been murdered by two
sons of -a farmer, named Bairn, residing in tlje
north part of the county. .Idler was a German
pedler of choice dry goods and jewelry, and stayed
at Baim's house the night before he disappeared.
His failing to meet his brother, who is also a ped
ler, at Auburn at an appointed time, created sus
picion, and search was made for him. He was
traced to.Baim's house, ind the two sons were ar
rested. It was ascertained that they had been in
possession of an unusual quantity of jewelry and
other goods similar to those carried by .4dleri
The body of yidler was found buried-about a mile
from Baim's house. -4dler will no doubt be rec
ollected by many of the citizehsof Stroudsburg.
The State Legislatures of Viirginia Kentucky,
Ohio, Indiana and Iowa, convened at their respec
tive seats of government,, on. .Monday the3d in
stant. Those of MissourPand Maryland, will meet
on the3Ist of December ;-New-York,,Pehrisylva-riia
and Delaware, on the 1st of January'; Massa
chusetts, op the 2d of January ;"Michigan and Mis
sissipi, on the 7th of January -New- Jersey, on the
8th of January ; Illinois, on the 14th of January ;
and Louisiana, on the 21st of January. .
Rents and Real Estate in Wow-York.
The demand for property in Cuurtlandt street is
said to be increasing. A single floor of one of the
spacious new storehouses recenty erected, rents
for $3,500 ! One lot and house was , sold at auc
tion on Thursday last, with 28 feet front and 123
feet In. depth, for $29,400 ; the house itself being
regarded as . of little value. So sajs the Journal
of Commerce, in an article on the increase, of the
buisiness. pn the ISorth, Riverside.
Another Iflail Robbery.
On Friday evening, William S. Hunt, Post
master at Erwinna, in this county, was brought to
our jail, on a charge of robbing the mail. The
circumstances of his arrest areas follows: For
some time, complaints;,ha,ye been made of letters
containing money sent on the river line between
Philadelphia and Easton, never reaching, the
destination, and Mr. Ottinger, the Post Office agent,
was set to work to find out where the fault' was.
Accordingly, he placed in the mail a letter con
taining a large amount of counterfeit bills, a gen':'
uine three dollar bill,, and a half dollar, addressed
to Mauch Chunk ; and watched its progrees. It
was traced to the Evvinna Post Office, (but went
no farther,), oh Thursday evening. Mr. O. went
on 'to Easton, satisfied in his mind where the letter
had stopped, and procured three warrants for Mr.
Hunt, prepared to take him, upon separate char
ges, according to the disposition he had made of
the letter. Accompanied by an officer from Eas
ton, he came down to Nockamixon, procured the
services of Constable Appleback, of that township,
and proceeded to the house of Mr- Hunt. When
they made known. their errand, Mr. Hunt stoutly
denied the charge, and said they accused hiro
wrongfully. The -4gentpr.oposed.to take him, into
a room and search him, to which he assented.
-4s they passed througlvone room to reach anoth
er, Constable .4ppleback, who was behind, ob
served Mr. Hunt throw aside his pocket book, and
picking it up, found all the money deposited by
the .Agent in the letter, except the half dollar. Mr.
Hunt then confessed that he had taken the letter,
and had paid out the half dollar in change at his
tavern; bar but he denied positively having ever
taken anything from the mail before. He was
promptly conveyed to prison, where he will .have
to remain until trial, unless he can procure bail in
the um of $3,000.
Mr Hunt has heretofore born a good character
for honesty as, far as we have been informed and
has stood high among the democracy. He was a
candidate for , the nomination fprrSheriff in 1848,
and again for. County Commissioner in ,1849, .and
if nominated, for either would have been elected.
He has held a commission of Postmaster for many
years.' -Bucks Co. Intelligencer.'
every beat of the clock here was recorded in like
manner upon Mitchell's revolving plate at Cincin.
nati. At the moment a star passed the meridian
at Washington,.by the touch of a key the record
. . , . - On the last-vote, among the scattering were 10
nan as weu as upon me cylinder at tne Washington for potter and:8 for Richardson, both Locofocos.
station, and. the difference of the time of the two But no choice still, the House adjourned
clocks would of course indicate the difference of Between the 13th and 14th votes, a- resolution
lnncrinuln. TliP flktnnrn hnt pph thv twn oiiitftf i. was'offered by Mr. Johnson of Tennessee, that
, " . . . w n ' the person receiving the highest number of votes
it must be reccollected, is upward of 500 miles; should bc the Speaker-lost!' veas 210. navs 11.
this distance. was annihilated and events happen- 4nbther resolution offered by"Mr. Stanton of Ten
ins at the one were instantly recorded bv automat- nessee, that they elect by majority one of the four
; o ti.o ,uar. tu ;.,t.u r highest r and' if no choice be made, then to select
i iiiui.uiin.1 j " i. tut tstuv,t. i lie iiiicxvliail!c: Ul I - r"i . i - r . rtit - i i ,
, . , , . one of the two 'highest. I his was laid upon the
the intervention of a cloud at Cincinnati, and the Dec. G. The Senate met and adjourned.
remainder of the evening wasoccunied bv the pen- In the-House. Mr. McClernand offered a reso
(inm v,;i u:i j: lution to adobt the rules of the last'House: also to
i.i i . r . i r.i . . . . uw iujiii itiii H,ut u ao itui uuiai r uuuuiiiaiii until a.
:il , wit oUUJtt.t t,, tut .t-iwv.. u. tiau.in.uii ui speaker be elected. The mover advocated the
ir electricity. We were never more impressed with adoption, and a debate ensued, in which several
the power of the telegraph to annihilate space, and tuok part, and propositions were made that Mr.
bring into instant mental communication individ- and Mr. Vinton should presiUe oil alternate
- - - -
; From the Wilkesbarre Advocate.
Anson Y. Parsons.'
The gross and scandulous attack recently made
by this individual on Governor Johnston, is in per
fect keeping with his known character, as a man.
Vain, vulgar, and vindicftive, a small lawyer
and a.smaller J udge, of little shrewdness, and less
erudition, sum him up entirely. This "Excellent
Judge" has been wonderfully smitten of late with
a horror of Executive pardons. It is not quite
forgotten in this community, 4hat this same hono
rable' gentleman was Secretary of State under
Governor Porter, in 1842, and that during the year
of his continuance in that office, he signed the par
dons of one hundred and eighteen convicts. "Facts
are facts.'" Anson " behold the beam in thine
own eye." Verily thou art a " Daniel come to
Judgement."
The records show that during the last threo
years of Gov. Porter's Administration there were
491 pardons. Under Gov. Shunk there were 350,
while during Gov. Johnston's there have been but
11G. We are pleased to see that the conduct of
the Judge in this matter, meets with the disappro
bation of the honest men of all parties.
Politics should never bias the discharge of ju
dicial duty. Two years hence the people electing
their own Judges, will grant this man leave to retire.
Mild Weather. The National Intelligencer
states that owing to the long continued mildness
of the season, in some of the gardens of the Dis
trict the strawberry vines are supplied with a sec
ond crop of blossoms, and that in some of the
markets early spring vegetables have been offered
for sale.
uals separated by hundreds of miles.
days; again lhat Mr. biddings should enjoy a part
of said honor. ;,The; M'hole'subject was laid upon
the table. Voting lor Speaker was then resumed
as "follows : .' ' ' ;-.
Winthrop,
Cobb.
Potter, ' ";
Rlch'ardsoh.
Tuck, " "
Gentry,
Scattering,
"IT n " - l- J -v I
15th','
101
89
10
i
5
4
16th,
100
73
16
19
8
5
4 :
17th;
100 '
66
17
25;
4'
'"5'.
18th,
100 ,
63
18
26
, 9
' 5-
4-
Nb choice being effected, 'the Hu,use adjourned.
Dec. 7. The Se.4a'e:rrierely met and 'adjourned.
The House proceeded viih their effoftsHo choose
u peuKer, vmn me ionowing irumess result
GSiocolaie and Kroma.
.. Uroma an admirable preparation, alike agreea
ble!t6 the well or sick, has acquired a reputation
which we think it certainly deserves. A few years
since a great manufacturer ofbroma (Mr. Baker
of Dorchester, Masssachusetts) sought the opin
ion of many medical gentlemen of distinction, for
the purpose of having an unobjectionable food' for
invalids, and he was assured that he had fully suc
ceeded. Hospitals, infirmaries, and households
generally should always be provided with it.
When gruel, arrow-root, groats, barley, starch, rice,
farina and many other things ordinarily resorted to
for patients are ofno utility, the broma is sometimes
relished- It is believed that those who use it as a
daily beverage will have manifest dietectic advan
tages over the consumers of tea and coffee. We
see it stated that during the last summer those in
dividuals who were habitually using chocolate or
oroma neitner naa attacks ot cholera or dysenteric
affections, while others
their daily potations
ivrifnr worn t!m enfTrt
..M.wt, ..wit tut 4uuviitd ii iiuv. ii t-tiiiuirb i j- Q riii '' t
vouch for thn truth nf thi hnt it" lno mu0A in lc' 8. lhft Senate met and adjourned
- --' - w wi-f v iiuo xvivva w I riii r 1 l
mind the Rffitemnnt ttiM tho nii rinniorc ; Tnn.inn uouic maae six more trials to elect a
have been fren frnm cholnra or iHp ohnlomid Cvmn. speaker, ana aajourned to Monday.
nmc onrl it Koc hoon r,.rfV,Q. nU.A ut : 23d, 24th, 25th, 26th,' 27th,
Rnctnn trrnf Mortno .!..- J WltllhrOp 102
nil fnr rlirnnin rlifTirilltipe rturinrr tUa nrnnnlnnnn OOOD, ol
Potter, ,29
Richardson, 23
Bank,
Cobb,
Winthrop,
Richardson,
Potter, r '
Wilmot, -Gentry;
Scattering1.
19th,
63
102
29
is-
8.'
20lh,
62
102
28
f
2 list,
66 l"
' 102 '
23 ' '
'. 19
22d.
6o
102
"23
' 18-
7'
'5'
"3
5rs in the same families taking Crowell, Campbell . and Howe, whor had' been
of tea, coffee, or simple cold voting for Wilmot and Tuck, changed'to-day and
fferers if anv. WeP cannot votd foDr W'ntfirP' ... '
oil for chronic difficulties, during the prevalence
of the late epidemic, were not affected; by it.
Vegetable oil in the first instance, and animal oil
in the last, taken internally,, would appear by these
statements to have secured those who took them
from the shafts of the pestilence. It i's certainly
a point well worth while to determine whether the
chocolate drinkers have been secure in other in
fected cities. Boston Medical Journal.
102
16
Wilmot,
Gentry,
Boyd,
Holmes,
Scattering 25
3
' j16
f
ii
40
25"
102
9
48
12
8
102'
7
,22
,19
.-.i;
6
7
5
oo
61
,15
102
6
70
: 5
7'
5
i7'
13
28th,
101
5
76
' 4
7
10
12
Village lots in Norristown have been sold within
thejast few days to the value of $12,596."
. Itledical Practice.
The great English medical reformer, Dr. T)ick
son, writing from London, says, that . rejecting
blood-letting, leeching, and the entire :tragic.of pld
practice, he has, earning a professional income of
ten thousand pounds a year; given 'certificates of
only nine deaths in fhe whole rangef;qf,h; practice
for-four years, and one of those a cholera' year. '
A destructive fire occured at Baton Rouge(La.)
on the 24th ult., which . destroyeil .about $75,000
worth of.property, 'iWi
. ' ' ! V " ' " ' lU Hp."' i ,
Fjsh are common n the seas ofiSunridm with
four eyes,, two of them on horns whichrgrpwjon the,
top of their heads.
Hew Jersey Railroad;
Commodore .Stockton has issued ap ap'peaTto
the people of New Jersey in relation ta the joint
companies of the tamden and Amboy Tlailroad
and the Delaware and Raritan Canal .Company,
in which he state that he invested, the whole of
his fortune, amounting to $400,000, in these cpm
pahies, under the contract with thei;ate of New
Jersey, and complains of the efforts todnduce the
State to repudiate their-contract
. This ,uetion has long been a scource of interest
to the ppblic,.because of its involving the Jine of
travel and chief communication between the North
and South. The case, stands now in this way :
The Stale of New Jersey chartered the Railroad
and Canal Companies,-and contracted with them
that if they (the companies) would pay to the State
the interest on'$200,000 worth of slock, and'transil
ddli.es 'op all passengers and "freight, tHo State
wpul'd guaranty to the company that;'hd road should
be made through it to compete i vVitji their:rpad'.
The jCegislatu;esk835, and mir&ffcmod
the contract,. . .The. transit duties now'pa'id to the
btae amount to abou g80.000 a
The most tonder-hearted man ever seen was a
shoemaker, who always shut:his eyes and whistled, was resumed:--
Dec. TO. House. The members assembled at
12 o'clock. The Clerk read the Journal of Sat
urday. nJ ' ;
On motion, the .ballotting for Sp'eako'r viva voce
: 1. -'. ia . .
when he run his awl into a shoe.
The Home Journal.
In
our advortisnig columns may this day he found
the prospectus of Tiin Home Journal for 1850 ; a
paper confessedly at 'the'head of those weekly pe
riodicals, devoted to elegant literature in this coun
try. The long experience and admirable talents
of its editors, Messrs. Morris. ,& Willis, qualify
them to make their journal what it is, u welcome
visitor in polite circles, and a favorite wherever
cultivated taste seeks for a newspaper which shall
please while it instructs and interests while it
pleases, New. York Tribune.
year,
A Robber's Caye has beep- discovered in ex
cavating tenth a,veniip, 81st street, New Y.ork.
Some workmen, at the depth of fifteen feet came
upon a "vaulfcontainihg two apartments, each
room being about ninefeef bv eight and eight feet
"''ViPieTqpf is, arched, the wajls are about a
-r'l covered with cement, .apd each
aphrjrnerlt tk o'f'an oval form. Some years ago art
old hduse, which was thought to have stood about
a century was burned; down. r This old tenement
wps Jpng" suspected ,to,,be t)ie haupt of robbers,
aninP.cave waspio.bably their sanctum sanctor
um, as a square fap door seems fo have commu
nfcated with the house in question. Nothing can
of course bo known heyond conjecture, but. the
discovery Jjas excited ,CQisiderabl'e interest, and
hundreds have visited. the cave to satisfy their cu
Winthrop
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Brick Ida It in jr.
It is stated. that a Mr.. Wm.' N. SawveK nf Bhlti
more, has in.vented,apd put in, pper.atjbn, a brick
rnaking machin.q, ybich.tftkes in theory, clay, and
turns out 40,000 bricks per-.dny, pressed sp hard
mat mey.pan qe rpnguiy handled, withouubreakin
and are.iendy qv)q kilp without drying
Popislalion of Texas.
The State Census of the State of Texas shows
a white population of 115,501, and a colored pop
ulation of 42,855. The number of electors in this
population is stated at 25,393.
A ILsicky Sawyer.
A Mr. Washington Kleinfelder, formerly of Wil
liamsburg, Northampton county, in this State, who
started for California last spring, writes home to
his friends to the following effect : Before star
ting for the golden regions, he bought a set of saw
mill irons for Si 50, which he took with him. A
short lime after he landed, he sold his irons for
$900 cash, and made and agreement with the pur
chaser, to put up a saw mill for him, for which he
is to have 812 per day and boarding, until it is
finished, after that he is to receive 25 per day for
attending the mill. This agreement is to last for
five successive. years. Mr. Kleinfelder's letter ful
ly confirms previous accounts of the enormous
quantities of gold found, and says the climate is
healthy and clothing nearly as cheap as in the
States. .
New Counterfeits.
5's on the Sussex Bank, N. J.
10's on the iMechanics' and Traders?
N. Y.
5"s, on ihe Wareham.Bank, Mass.,-. u
3's, on the Belvidere Bank, N. J. ; , .
5's, on the Essex County Bank'N.. Y.
JO's.on tho Shoe and Leather Dealers' Bank,
Boston.
10's, on he Providence Bank, R. I.
2's, on the Fall River Bank, Mass.
10's, on the Mechanics' and TraderVBank,
NfY. ;r
on the Morris Co. Bank, N. J.
103, on State Bank. Camden, N. J.
' 3's on the Farmers' Bank, of Mina.
100's on the Broadway Bank, altered from
genuine 2's. The genuine 100's have'" J.00,"
and the Comptroller's die on the left end the
altered notes have a picture of ihe Irving House,
and read "will pay one hundred dollars to tho
bearer." The genuine read, "will pay one
hundred dollars to the bearer on demand."
500', on the Mechanics' and Traders' Bank,
altered from genuine 2s vig. blacksmith, two
females, &c. 500 on the upper and lower left
margin, with Comptroller's die between them.
This bank has no genuine bills of a higher de
nomination than 100.-
5's, on the State Bank, Hartford, Ct.
A $2 bill on the old Trenton Slate Bank,, al
tered so as to represent tho Chesapeake Bank
of Baltimore, has been detected. The altera
tions arc roughly done. The name of Geo.
Watson, payee of the State Bank notes, has
not been altered.
A Lady lias been arrested in Boston for beat-
inger husband with a chair. How affection
ate ! . '
il.lv
Oiim. The Members-of thei House of. Repre
sentatives 'of the Stale of Ohio, notwithstanding
the predictions to the contrary, have encountered
hut little difficulty in effecting an organization.
The Coalition have elected thdir candidates to' all
Qfficesi and admitted the Democratic members
who were illegally elected from Cincinnati. The
Senate' is not yet organized. , . -
Ppst Office Operations.
t 'The'Pbsimaster General, durfng the week- end
ing tho' 1st inst;'? established 2Friew post'-offices,
discontinued 4, and changed thfa'i
OnVof these; StocKpbrtr'Wayne county, Pa.; is
changed to Stockport -Stntibn, Delaware county,,
N V
Philadelpliia Market. . ,
December 10, 1849.
There is a better feeling in the Flour market,
and 2a8,000 barrels sold at $4,47 per barrel.
Some holders however will Vot accept this
price. Fbj city consumption the sales are to a
moderate extent at 4.S7 l-2a$5 for common
brands, and $5.25aS5,5Q for extra.
RYE FLOUR is held at $3 perKarrel, with
out finding purchasers. - v
1'N CORN MEAL there is nothing doing ;
we quote' Penrisylvania at $2.tf$. -5
GR A IN-WThc receipts of all doscribtunu
are very small. There is very little wheat, of
fereuY.and p.ri,cpi are steady pt!$J.aS 1, 05- per
.bushel for ordinary. pjime. redandl.H or
, ,S.CQRN is ip HpuV demand, jsaleso new
yellow it 46$51 cent.sA an'4 olitaC58a59"cen4i8.
OATS are s.cajqo, ! TQiqqQie Pennsylvania
:at 35 cents, and Sotuhorn at 3132 cents per
bushel