HERALD - EXPOSITOR _ _~~oc ; c~E-i1 *;. cicaita ; ~auor. CLARIOSIL.E. AVERNESDAy, JANUARY 6,1841 . . - A meeting of the Union . Total Abstinence So , cietwif the borough of Carlisle, will be held in the Methoditil . ilpiscopal Church, on Friday evening next, • at half past'o - o'clock; at which time an addrest, may be expected, and 'delegates will be ;appointed to 'at= tend. the Temperance Convention to be held at Mir . risburg on the 13th instant; all the friends of temper ance are, invited to be present; • ' • Jan. 6, 1841. • • prThe snow storul of the first inst. has stopped all 'communication . with .the cities. We have had no rnailfro,t2 ;Phila- Aelphiasince last 'Thursday , consequently our paper of,to-day lacks its usual variety. Riz7"A colored man,,by the liarn:, of Thomfison, was found. dead. in the garret of a - house, owned- by 111 r. ~Shepley, in Lotithenstreet,nn last Sunday, morning.--:. 'rho cause of his death, as found by the Inqueit,.was Intemperance and-exposure. FEMALE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY:—The . ladies, who are always ,foremost in every good Work of benevolence and, mercy, held the anniversary meeting,of this Society; in The First Presbyteriatt Church of this bc rough, on Sabbath evening last. Although Athe.notice for the meeting was—Short,-and ' the night-intensely cold, a large number of • personi were present,-many..a.whom, we doubt not;_tesliftOdotheir sympathy-for the 1-- - ---- , aufferings of the pbor of : their contributions ,to- the funds of the 50-' ciety. Afterthe _Reprirt•had been:l.oo . 6y Mr. WiLLIAN L•voN,on eloquent.discourse .was delivered by ilitit.ey...President Don- BIN, who impressed upon his audience. the duly of extending a helping - band, at, this . . • • inclement season; to felieve•tho.necessities of thO poor and deSfiTufe. These of our Tenders.-may . Wish. to ,bestoW • charity upon worthy. object's, .cannot .do. --- better than to make-the ladies of the ."Be rievolent Society" the Almoners or their bounty. • IQ-- We undertook, sometime ago, - to study. the. Italian language,- but got sick of it andstopped short. --- In rummaging our es - eritoir t'other day, -we. found. the° manuscript of , One of our exercises, we cannoClrani: late, we know says something about human life; and may therefore be a very nipro . - .priato lesson, - now' when the Old Year is :about to blow his last blast.' We are Some -Iwhat too lazy ourselves to write a moraliz ing editorial on departing time and life's offerthislittle scrap .as a substitute. Will' Dickinson translate iit.for .us.? ;VITA. UM ANA. 11 paaxata.non e, ma se lo fiage La uostra•finiembranza ; • - 4 6• 'futuro.non COBH se to pings • La ereeltila speranza; . • - 1 11 presentssell ktelae in un baleno . Paw del seam ; Sieelie In vita,se 41%punto . . • Una memorin, nun speranza, un panto ,• . ..,11CrjOHN LEEDS 'KERR, Esq:ofjralbot county, , Md., ,(Whig,) has. been elected U. e_saeuktor,taillUlLe_y_a ea ney (nes-. - sioned by the deatli`of Whiile .._nureber 92;: - of=which- Mr.-Kerr hail:7o; .19. Were.'hlank,..aitil three scatter . - ing. The Baltimore Patriot. says : ." Mr. Kerr is well known - throughout the state; was for's number of years a Re presentative in„ Congress from - the. Talbet District,-enjoys a rare degree of'peisonal Tortularity, and will ornament the •statinn ,to whicht-he-was-eleded-yesterday.!!__L___. ' ' FRANCIS MALLORY, W hig,- was -onlVlonday.the 28th ult., elected without organized opposition, (*rani the Norfolk (Virginia) 'Distrietto . supply the vacancy xtecasioneil in theTresent.copgress bytthe ---mesignation-of-Mr-4lollemen,_LoeoTheo.',. who Lieutenant Barret Shepard, his now Second in command of the tl.. States - - store-ship-Relief,—which , sailed—from-New-, York, a few days since, for. the Pacific, .Awas originally .a -.llrintsr. He left the _of-, Tice; and entered A:lte Navy %as , a‘midship . inan. end hy his unaided exertions now en joys an enytable'situation.`This is an ex= an)* of .pers ver fiiio, which it.would be for eyery yOung,. American. to fellow. --New . Fork Paper: • 10 - "" Bless you; Mr. Editor, we dOn't Mr.Slitipard_iias-attained - alythink like an. rent able situation." In our,o, , nion the . geWilenian ;has - been edvanciug backwar!le,”l--es 'n , C',Conider the 43taikil) of a Journernair-Pritutr;l4 a'Journeyniarr I " aay 7 l, *p&p ,4ti :g s,rrspecl abl e,. an4 far More comfortable, than that of 41 , 2 d Lieu tenant ,in Uncle Sant7t , Marine.-- hind' Jonint; r tf .. tVo` yinai a s,)1! 0 rn „, Peet qaptain in the Natty,•era Mpjtir Glek; 961 9( thiicfpniiseriige, • an Editoy: is infiniteiy 'above any situation in the be,stistial lef.:Governmeni, Why • didri!tt . ool;4 o Lt:44:4 • AT: bdrrt3Wa - countrY • establishineni, and dibt.:o4 : Piineiptes,:in stead a ,Perk and Beans 1."-• =II THE CAB!NE'l l .—Pupwc •'-' " mENT.. - • • The Winchester .Virginian,•a paper de . . i liervedly of grief influence in'the - Old Do= minion, , lfolds the following language in reference,4o Mr. Penrose. The extracts which we have already given from leading journals in 'Pennsylvania and Maryland,, show conclusively that public•'sentiment, there,is decidedly inifivor of the appoint ment of our fellow townsman to aCabinet station—and the Old Dominion now comes forward- to back the position of her sisters. But enough__the "Virginian" speak for. Virginia • 4 . 4 Charles B. Penrose; of Pennsylvania. -We observe that the name of this gen tleman is frequentlyThnentioned‘in connex ion-with the office of. Postmaster General, and also for Governor of Pennsylvania.— The independent arid manly poiition' Which he has occupied ,for many years past upon National politiO, as well as thole of his own state, has attracted to hie course much of th'attention of the public; and the zeal at d' . ability he displayeitin the climelof the , .eople, during the exciting canvass which has just terminated _so auspiciously, has made him, as lie justly deserves . to be, quite a favorite with the dominant.party in Penn _ _ sylvapia. Should he be called upon either to adininister the domestic concerns of his own state, , or the more laborious duties of the Post Office Deliartment, we no doubt that he will fulfil the high promise anticitiated by his qiends." The annexed artiole is clipped froth the Gtrzeye, one-of thp most spi rited, consistent, and -able Republican pers. id Pennsylvania:- -With, perhaps, two or_thre6 exceptions, , the sentiments of tG .Gazette are these of the; Harrison press of the state—and wp think' we are not far wrong when weaver that so far as a public expression of opinion has been made. :in Pennsylvania, Chaileifil. Pen. . - the favOrite - of the - HarriOn party: • • Fro the DON. Cs4 - liLE PKNRORE. This gentleinan - , - alike - distinguished for his firmness and ability, we are pleased to fierceive;iti Claiming, attentien in different sections of this— great - Commonwealth, which proudly. points to him:as - one_nf . the noblest of her sons: -.- pislmwaverin g sup port of her best interests=the soundness of his political views—his trpu - atui.menly. 'bearing, when the Unprincipled despotism of a tierce majority, c. feeling power 'and forgeting right,”.threatened to overthrow the.constittition and prostrate the majesty of the laws, are yet fresh in - our -- recollee; tion;:and justly endear him to us. all: . Mr.. Penrose' has been named in connee= rtion -with the Gubernatorial chair--:'but Whether in the Cabinet,..-in- the Legislative 'Helf- r -or at the head --- orthe -- E'xeeutive - De- I pertinent, he would• reflect lustre on the station he - might occupy. Auuopolic,.earliest friends of the veteran, Heirison,.to . whose triumphant election he so efficiently contribtited, no one yieided a more steady and hearty support; and on no prominent member of the party, did the bitter and malignant vituperation of a sink ing enemy, through a profligate and un principled press, more copiously and con stantly fall than on him., He bore it with the proud spiritof a - freethan; . and conscious of the purity of his :bodies, and the rectiy. tulle of his epurse, did but redoubli - fits efforts in the great and good ..cause, and magnanimously-resolvedi' to-sink .or swim - With the people - iwilielofty - effort to redeem the' governinent from the pollution of. the great baud Of - AO-holders. He labored zealot:Sy first to secure the nomination of General ilarrison, satisfied he was the Choice.of the 'peOpleoutfl after wards labored its_ zealously_to_elpvat , I . the restt en tal chair, the Hero of Tippe catufie•. and the,,,Thainni.. The Keystone Staie cast her vote for him; and without presumineto-dietate.--tve. believe-his ,zelec-. don as. a •Cabinet Officer would meet the 'views--and wishes of a_ large majority of the freemen of this• great Commonwealth. THE, ,PREISIDENT ELECT:. A Cincinnati correspondent of the Com mercial Advortisersays; • . ' • "General Harrison has been in.town for isome" days.. .It. is said he is ,alreadite -sieged-;hrapplications-for-office by a host of and some amusing °need - dies are told of the mannerin which'-he dispos 7 es of those who annoy him in this way.-L-- I am .pleased to find that nthe conduct '.of • such men Meets general censure; and from all I can hear, they will not find.their cense at all advanced by their.nnblushing avidity for the spoils. It is said to be the Gene • intention to leave here, in the course two Of — three — w. - eeks — for — Wallitigto* but this is mere rumor, mullein unable to' .say' what degree of,credif it'deserves.•The -same 7 anthority-iiikrms—methan Mrs. H: - will not ge to the capita!, bl 4 her • place will be supplied by .IVlri. B. Harriits, the widow' of the General's son, who is' a daughter ef General Pike, and . is •li.mosi ,acemnplished 'and-amiable Many .of our citizens aro preparing: to visit .Wash 4 ington en. the .4th .4if March - , in o_fder_ti*.b - e nreSerit at the inaugaration; and Ipiequptit . th a t ..Kentuelty-. 'and Indiana emalhtrin;~;on .!±e - same,errand. Tuts will: ho joyful newt, fur tie: liOtej'keepers, ' - they-will'doubtlebs pt,ofit; • dil'ottik, 'ANO .7t;i4lNt,::.i::,Ail-Tzivi.'.,, BARGU: . Our, readers (ea 34 the , baluntore Sup are familiar:with the long pending dispute between, Georgia and ,Maine, relation demand to: the de on - the one pont; 661 thi,t, re fusal; the' otheroo giye up •eettein per.' 'eankFliarged'l4itlkielonitittelt taking el ayes, Trem,,...Lhe former t4iate: retnedy, patteriffie legielattire ofteorgiashatte now - tinder ! doneitleratiott a ;bill,..Whkeir,jr, it passes into a law, will:be , egilak(O,A. elaralitur or titliVinteteaurae«"!- Thei alreally' . ;peedetl 44e - f!liOeiP ll 4kokiFoc,,CAYl4, 10 .- the SiO;a! ftr , Prot' wideiLthatafter_tifiLlireldey' of - 711 1 tw".. a 15 ° • . • + - ,qlC:' r 1%1 41* every vessel 'frunt:Miline, which'visies the, waters, shalt, perform it .ituaraittine, of tine hundred days,-snir.during that time ne.one of the passengers, officers_ or civic, shall be permitted to leave the vessel on any ac count, under a-heavy.p,enalty. The`qe,a - t: entitle 'ground is to be net within three miles of any seaport, city, town or hamlet within , the State. The penalty for an in fringement of the law is punishment in the , penitentiory not' less than five, nor more than, ten years.' ' A National Bank. GM , 'ln the Sehate of Kentucky a ,few days since, a joint;resolution was introdticed.by Judge Pirtle to r the following effect;--,- "Whereas a uniform currency is of in dispensable importance in the extended country of the United States, and experi ence has shown_that_this_ desirable .object can, lie obtained by the establishment of a National Bank; and whereas a fiscal agent that will not interrupt the prosperous course of commerce, but secure to , trade and in dustry protection from Execmive interfer ente,„wbile it subservea -the—Treasury' n the least expensive, and most safe• and ef feetual—mannei, is - also, as shown by ex 'perience, to bi 3 found in d National - Batik.; and, whereas, any question which may have heretofore existed, as to the Consti tutional power of Congress to' incorporate such an' institution,. has been settled, as far as any , question. of Constitutional power :has been, or can be, settled in this country, by the concurrence-of the Legislative; - Kx= ecutive-and - Judicial departments of the Government; wherefore - • ---- "Revolved General"th - e - - Assembly Of the Commonwealth of Kentucky That it is expedient for the Congress of the United *ates to establish' a National Bank as soon a - s - pratticablueto do so; rand thatthe - Gov , error be requested - to cause a copy of this resolution to be communicated to each of Our Sanators_and_Representatiies_inT2Con— ,, gress. • - • • POPULATION.--The annexed statement shows . the population. of various cities and villages,..according to • the consul. _just ,tak en, compared with the population lof,1830: 1840. 1830. :.increase • New York, --- • '319,94 — 109,64 - Philadelphia, ' 258,83 2 . -•' 188,797 70,35 BaltiOlOre, - 101,378 . '80,625' - - 21 - ,753 . ., Boston- ' • 84,401. - 61,392., ... ~ 23,019 Brooklin, ••• _ 86.2 83 " 12,903 24,830 Cincinnati, _ . ' 46,382 ..• 24,8.31 - 21,551 -. . St.-Louis,' .-, - 24,585 - 5.852 -- 18,783 Washington, 22,777 18,827 3,950 _ .Pittsburg,-- 21,296 . ...-12,542 ... 8,754 Dover,' , 3,775 _3,416 • • 359. ~ Wilmington, Del. . 8,367 6,013 • • . 1,704 Bridgeport; •--„" • 4,570'• • • 2,M0 ; 1,770 ' -Middletown, - 7;210 .6,892 ' ...: 313 Norwich, _ 7,239 5,179. - • 2;060 New London, . 5,528 4,356 :- . 1,172 •• Now Haven, •• • 14,390 . • 10;678 9,712 -Hartford,. _ -. 12,793 - 9,789 " • 3,004 New Orleans, ' - 102,191 ' •50,103- ,52,08/1". - -Savannah; . • 11•,214 7,903 3,911 • .Newliurypert, -•:•• 7;161 • ' 6;388 -•-: • 773 • Wilmington, N. C. 4,268 2,700 -1,568 Natchez, . ,- , 4,826 2,790 2,036 Newport, . 8,3'21 - 8,010 " 311 Buffalo . 18,354 6,321 12,035 . Portland,. 154218 • 12,601 2;615 Gardiner, - - 5,044 - ' 3,709- • 1,335 Canandaigua, 5,653 '. 5,162 •• 491 Troy, 19,972 .. 11,405 . 7,967 - -Bath, • 5,000' 3,773 : 1,227 Dover,•N.ll.--6,438.-------5,449--- -989= Providence, ,' 22,042 16,832 . '5,21() " Decre«ae. Portsmoilth; N. H. 7,884 ' '' - 8,082 198 Charleston, - 29,253 30,289 . - .1,096 STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION . The mail boat Walker, Capt. Qtway, yes terday best one of her • boilers near - Dog .Hiver - bar i - on-her - passage - from - New Or leans to this city. The• boat,•we under stand from • a'passenger, -was proceeding under her • usual head of steam when the .boiler-exploded,.—We -regret-to- state- that,a number of persons - .were severely injured, some of whom are not expected to survive, Five, who are-severely scalded, have been taken to the H9spital. Our felloW4cit4.en, .1.• S. - Hopper, 'although severelyis not, we Understand, dangerously scalded. J. H. CaldWell,_ESci—of New- Orleans,Was - on -- boarg; -- ane - very fortunately esetifec . with a very slight injury,- while a• gentle man standing beeide him at the o time of the explosion .wasjirealdeil f _Tlie Captain_.i Clerlc - w - erolfiable - To — giVa -- :us any definite information, of. _the_lilled- and wounded.---. VVe • liaVe heard.of only ono killed ; but it is probable that some who were .. .soverely Scalded will the. . Further particulars' of the explosion of the SteambOat Walken—We have re ceived additional information relative to this inelancholy_and„unfortunate_accident,- -and-are-induced-to , believe - thatit - isccurred, not from any negligence of the engineers, but from the weakness of the boiler 'which exploded." The testiindny of the, offieers go to show that the boilers were tell 'of water, and that the boat was proceeding not over her usual speed, es we stated,yes- . terday. The,steam cocks were examined' a few motneute previous to the accident, _and_the-top-cocks,-which-ordinarily-should let off steam, only .discharged fact testified by several on board: It is one_of_those_unfortunate-zhccidents - which: it seems that-man can have no control over. We subjoin of, the sufferers,-tis'iti;` ported to us by Mr.. I).' H. Rydei,lthe Clerk of the Walker: ' ' ' J.' S. Hopper, dead. John Pierenn, eleerernani dead. Bedaubing', BaWinded, dead. J. Winte;Venneesee, badly scalded. :Mr. , , i ' John Dean, atevedure, nieet,eg; , Four mevedoresfrom Mobile bay, slightly. A. Otorpy, , L' t: Catdwell_.rsq. elightl3r R. Roach , deOk, , hanti,. badly moj;pe Sdver. - • ' ' . " • - • r• 111 e c cin o ;1400 , p u 9 wife . once kept a eioree.lri her pantry foe oroold,goleitthtf,tl liiretaNytne,rit 1410 , 1 W1v. the beeopie'laiiiiiiiittilf-"telilfllieleeti'lietilti# 7 , her,:tainitiitery;3,4tiierei yolillif4lo l llOte 4 thliut: lie a • ' tl ta - o ~ 4 A , t 113. ce.got t they than' jai ftlid'he& fore Only I felt. i t: tab little too far " MILITARit MEETING!. In accordance with preitiotiet: public no- Ace- given—by_ the:___Brigade . inspector, meeting of the 'officers lof the let BitUdian - Cumberland ,Vobanteers,: and. the ,2d 'Bat. 86th, Reg. P. was - held at ,the: House of Wrn. S. Allen 'on Satuiday the 2d inst. to take into Iconsideration' the proPriety of sending delegates to represent :thoie Bat talions in the Military (.Icinirention ',to be held in Harrisburg on the third Monday of this month. Capt. Wm. M. Porter was cslled to. the Chair, and_ Capt. John Good year appointed •Secretary: , •The object of the meeting , having been stated by Col. Foulk,'tl e . following gentlemen were elect ed delegates to said Convention. CO. :Armstrong . 11oble, Thomas , Craig head, Capt. Samuel Crop, Capt. Wm. M. Porter, Cppt. Jacob Rehrer, Capt. John Goodyear, Lieut. 'C. E. R. Davis.and Lieut. Fenstemacher. • 'Resolved, That the '.aliove named' dele gates beirequested to•mees at -Allen's Ho tel on Saturday evening the, 9thibst.'at o'clock, for the_puricse of 'filling any val van'efes_that_inay_occur _in._tl . delegation, and make such othei arrangements a may lie deemed necessary.. Resolied, That the proceedings Of the meeting be signed by - the officers and pub lished: INIVI..'n; PORTER, Ch. JOHN GOODYEAR, Seey. BitirtDRETH,ll . VEOLTADLZ tiNIVEASAL These Pills whichj very much doubt can r. vEn_be equalled, and I , am sure that it is utterly, impossible to surpass them their extraordinary curative pro perties, are made on such unerring_principles that they: are-not only-the - the-proper -a but- only-rnediiinc which ought to-be used from infancy to the most re:- mote extensions of human life. - . The public mny not tie aware that I have ma'db this val4ble Medicine nearly si.item years, and .1 feel happy in being able to state, that during the whole of - that periodithirs-nevertione-otherwisethan-glve-tlie krcatest possible satisfaction. No complaint was - VV. er 'made—on the edntrary; - every one, : who has been so 'fort nuate este- become acquainted with them; tins in .vari b ly-con si d ered -It:a-duty-continually to- reconi-- mend them to all theiracquaintances. •Whoeverases this medicine may assuredly expect a healthful and vigorous old are, • • B. Brum:mans. ht. V. D For sale In - Carlisle by GEO. W. HITNER, and'in Curitherland County by, Agents published In another part Of this paper. • BE CAREFUL' OF YOUR COLDS -Many-people-are so.'very--apt-to-Contider-a-cold but a trifling matter, and to think that-. 'it will go away ofitself in a day ortwo,".that the' give them aelves no trouble .about it.. But to such. *e- would say, "be careful of your colds"--:do not tam Per with' your constitutions. If you_desire to -live to "a good old age," be careful to .take. , such 'remedies as will effect an easy and a speedy cure._ .Dr. Siltyne'S -Compound-§yrupof " Prunus Virginian - a or Wild Cherry," has cured more colds than any othermedi cineoffered for tale in this country. The certifl -clues of cures effected by this _invaluable medicine, 'which the proprietor is daily receiving, are of. the most gratifyingeeharaeter and tend to show its sana tive propert.tes, and the high rank it-holds-in-public estimation.—` . . . The above medicine can be.had-at the Drag`Store of -.1., J: Myers Win; 'Nut; Shippensburg, Pa. , • .„.. _ , Tirltiothers—Chihiren Teething, At thisperiod, we are aware that thcselitt which are neaOtild deir to us, suffer vet' , much. I therefore.talie this Oppertunity of informing the pub. lie of the great benelit_derived _fret:tithe use of_Dr. Paris' Soothing Syruplor'Children Cutting Teeth. This medicine I found to produce relief as soon as applied to the Guilts; it is pleasant and effectual. I feel happy in recommending it to the public, as I am Certahilt Will - save leant' nightsof sweet repose to parents and nurses; besides preVenting those danger. 'ous symptoms which slay thousands annually , . . . AVM. JONES, ,„ • Ninth street, above Willow. POP' sale by Dr. J. J. Myers tie Co., CsOliale ; and Wm:Peal, Shippensburg, Pa. MORE POSITIVE-PROOFS, . - Ofthe eicacy.of Dr. Harlieka Compound Strongth --, ening and Gcrni - Aperient ALGEOCIANY, Jan. 8, 1840. To Dr. Harlichh Agent—Sir: I 'wish to state. tots the benefit of : those who may be afflicted, that Dr. Harlich's have entirely cured me of Dyspepsia, -of Whiclahave been afilictedfor many 'Tars. I used hollikitida, the Aperient and Rtrengilient tig,tindl am constrained to say, that-they are a valuable discovery,- ,and.actuperi the system mildly, but very efflictatilly. I found the Tonic Pills_ cause a determination to the surface, and to strengthen the weak stomach and increase its powers. The Aperient Pills arc the best cathartic I everused. +urn confidentall Dyspeptics would do well to make Immediate.trial and be relieved. Auk one can-etill 'at my house and be satisfied of the above.nt pleasore.: - - ' DAVID 11. POPE. • N. B. The original certificate may be seen at the office of the "Spirit of the Tiniest" - For sale at No. 19,N0112 Lhstre et. - Also r •A T..T , Carlider hippensburg7Pa. - _ -- [Dec: 23;1840- • . Dig