From the N. Y. Express
MAJOR Dowrscvo. —We have so much
reliance on the Major's views of finance,
that we ask with entire confidence the
attention of our readers to the following
letter. Those who approve his notions
should use their individual efforts to see
them carried out into practice; it is cruel
and heart-rending to witness a nation like
this crushed and trammeled, amid plenty
and ability, and all for the want of good and
wholesome measures. Every day's delay
brings increased misery and distress, and
we are quite sure that as soon as the pre
sent administration can have time to act,
they will act promptly and wisely; and we
trust the whole people will go with them, in
tin honest and patriotic aid to lift the nation
over and out of the mud wo are no w floun•
dering in. It is not the work of a party,
but the work of a people, honest, patriotic,
and independent, and above mere party—
we have bad enough of party.
WASHINGTON, 15th March, 1841.
To the people of the United States:
FELLow•CzTzzENs...—Whilst the Gineral
and his Cabinet folks•are busy looking into
matters acd gitting things in order, I think
it is a good time to give you my notions as
to what is best for you, the people, to be
thinking OW, so that by the time Con
gress gets together they can go to work
and do . what is needful, without making
long speeches and wasting time till the dog
days.
There aro three or four measures must
be put in shape without delay—and it is a
great pity all the State elections didn't fin
ish before the fourth of March, so that a
now Congress would be always ready.
In the first place Uncle Sam must have
money, without being driven to borrowing
on't from hand to mouth on Treasury notes,
which is n beggarly system; and ho must
get his money out of duties on foreign goods
—there is no mistake cheat that. • In the
next place he must have an agent to receive
and pay his money, and make it the inter
est of that agent to take what kind of mon.
ey he chooses; only agreeing to pay out
what he does receive, in the best kind of
money the people demand; and then all par
ties are accommodated, and that can't be
done by Sub-Treasuries; because if the law
compels every man who owes Uncle Sam
to pay only in gold and silver, they must
first get tho gold and silver, and that is a
trade in itself, and before the folks can larn
it there will be no revenue. Every man
engaged in any kind of calling will under.
stand the difference betwixt an agent of the
landlord drawing gold and silver for rent,
or one who is willing to take what the ten
ant takes in his trade; and if this agent can
accommodate thus the tenants, and agrees
to pay dollar for dollar of what he collects
for the landlord in gold or silver, if wanted,
than no one can grumble, and we have cur..
rency matters put back on the same foot
ing is was before the hogs got into the corn
field.
Tho next measure is to put the public
land matter on a safe footing, so that they
who own this big farm will get their honest
share of the proceeds of sales, and see that
no speculators grab up large quantities of it
because prices are low, but sell to no man
unless he goes and digs there: and then let
him have it at the lowest price.
Now all these measures have been talk•
ed over, and intelligent and patriotic folks
understand them all well, and there is no
use to waste time in Congress in gabbling
over them but toe the mark and pass them,
and as soon as done there is only one mea•
sure to look to, and then we all float off the
mud and get into deep water, and that is to
aid and save the credit of the States. I
don't know but that the measures already
mentioned won't do this—but to make it
sure Uncle Sam has only to say to the
world, "1 stand by the bowl," and the busi
ness is done at once. Now how is he to
do this economically and safely? Unless
some folks have a better plan—this is mine.
Let Congress pass a law authorizing the
issue of U. States bonds having twenty years
to run, and bearing an interest of 3 per cent.
and say "all ye who have any State bonds
now issued by the States, if you don't think
'em safe bring 'em in and take my bonds
bearing three per cent. interest," and Con
gress might further say, "and all bonds
hereafter issued by the State can at any
time be thus exchanged—provided said
bonds are issued by the authority of Con.
gress first obtained by the State issuing
them." This would work on a safe rule;
for tho' it don't actually prevent any State
issuing 'a bill of credit, (which the Consti
tution positively prohibits) yet it comes to
the right ground, and the States should
agree to it never to let any State issue more
of these "bills of credit" withutit consent of
the great family.
The Constitution did evidently intend
that no State should go on and create "bills
of credit"—and for very good reasons; for
apart from the ability any State could other.
wise• have in raising money for unlawful
purposes, it is a scandal to the family for
any of its members to create debts end be
unable to pay them.
I .have no doubt myself that any of the
States now owing debts can easily pay them
if the country has a revenue from foreign
commerce, an agent to collect and disburse
the same with, power to furnish a good cur
rency, and also the land distribution bill;
bnt these take a little more time than can
be afforded. Creditors have lost cool.
donee; public works of improvement ate
stopped for want of means to proceed, and
millions will be lost by not saving what is
dOne and completing some, so that they can
goon earning; and this can be at once done
by Uncle Sam himself coming right up and
saying to the holders of State bonds, "here
is your security if- you don't like what you
have got," Uncle Sam then pays three
per cent. on his bonds thus issued; the
question is who is to pay thnt? for some
States have no bonds nut—the answer is,
the States pay 4t whose bonds,are exehang.
ed for these 'United States bonds. Fur ex
amp* suppose Illinois bonds to the amount
of three millions, or Indiana bonds;or any
other bonds, aro thus cancelled for United
States bonds, the interest paid for their ac
count by the United States is a debt against
said States, and can be .deducted out of
their proportion of the distribution of land
sales if needs be, so that no State, unless its
bonds are cancelled, by this exchange sys
tem, pays for account of any other State;
the account is as simple as shelling corn
there is no mystery, about it; if' twenty or
even forty milliontfOf State bonds were thus
cancelled, it would be no killing matter to
Uncle Sam—three per cent. a year on twen
ty millions is six hundred thousand dollars,
and the credit of the States sound and put
high; he has paid more than this in chasing
and catching six Injins in Florida, and con
sidered cheap work, too, for one campaign.
Now, the next question is, how will this
operate? Well, I'll tell you. By the time
ton millions of dollars of State bonds are
brought . in for exchange, folks who hold the
balance will begin to think it is quite as well
to hold on and they will feel confidence, and
well they may, for by the time they see the
country on its legs again, and all interests
working ahead, as they will under the mea
sures proposed, they will be very glad to get
State bonds and hold them too, for it will
be a strange matter inleed if the securities
of tilts country aint as good as the best in
Europe when things are put straight here,
and 'they will be put straight if the people
will only agree to what the present folks at
the helm advise, there is no two ways about
it. But if one set of folks talks ono way,
and one another, and another a little of both,
and another contrary to all, there is no get
ting on "E pluribus unum" is the Latin of a
bundle of sticks straight and crooked ali tied
up snugly together, and all creation can't
break them whilst thus bound together, but
take 'ern singly and you can snap 'ern like
pipe stems.
The time has come now for every honest
man to look to this, and see that his repre
sentative in Congress does his duty and
makes no long 'speeches about it. Three
hundred folks all talking month after month
at 8 dollars a day (and a Congress day only
throe or four hours) is a little too tuff for
these hard times, and the expense comes
right out of honest labor. The people must
therefore look to it, and see that their rep
resentatives look to it too, and do their I
work properly.
It is dead low water now all over the
country; the hammer, the wheel, the axe
and plough are all ready for action. We
have good and honest and truly patriotic
folks at head quarters, and all they want
now is a chance to do good for all; and
for ono say give 'em a fair chance and if
they don't succeed or show they don't know
how, then turn 'em out and try again.—
Some roots of the old weedsdire still in the
ground and will try to sprout up; they must
be watched and hoed under if we want good
crops; it makes no odds what name these
weeds take, or how they may show off and
try to gull folks; but "red dock," "blue mul
ten," and "skunk cabbage" we all know,
and have seen and suffered by, and the less
wo have of them the better.
Your fellow•citrzen,
J. DOWNING, Major,
die &c. &c.
From tho Philadelphia Inquirer
ARRIVAL OF 7 lIE STEAMER
CALEDONIA.
22 DAYS LATER FROM ENGLAND.
The Atlantic steamer arrived at Boston
on Saturday, and we are indebted to private
hands for Liverpool papers to the latest
dates, namely, to the 4th of March—Lon
don to the 3d, and Havre of the 2d.
We ha - sten to publish all the news of im
portance.
The news of the suspension of specie pay
ments by the United States and other Banks,
had been received in England. The effect
was not so disastrous as had been expected
—but time enough had not elapsed to test
its results. As far as known, however, the
depression of American securities was great
—United States Bank being quoted at low
and merely nominal prices.
The bills drawn by the United States
Bank on the house of Morrison & Co. had
been accepted. One difficulty therefore, that
had been anticipated, seams to be removed.
No news had been received overland,
either from India or China. We have
therefore, no later dates from the East, than
have been already published.
Lord Cardigan had been tried in the
House of Lords, on accusations arising out
of his duel with Capt. Reynolds, and acquit.
ted. The occasion was one of imposing
solemnity. A portion of the public seemed
to be much dissatisfied with the result.
The general aspect of European affairs
was pacific—but it was said that England
and the Allied Powers intended to remon•
strate against the warlike demonstrations
of France.
An extensive mercantile house had failed
in Liverpool.
A Wai- Movement in France.—ln the
Chamber of Peers, Marshal Soult had pre.
vented a bill for the levy of 80,000 men;
and for increasing the term from 7 to 8
years. The deputies had already adopted
the measure.
All was quiet in France. The Ministry
had majorities in both Houses,and all Home
questions were in a fair way of settlement.
From Spain.—The Madrid dates are to
the 21st ult. The Government had con
centrated a large force in the neighborhood
of Victoria, which threatened to arrest the
Alcaldo and Depety General of the Pro•
vince, should'they refuse to instal a Judge
appointed by the Regency.
Turkey and Egypt.— Constantinople
dates are to the Bth, and Alexandria to the
6th. The Turkish fleet had' anchored in
the Bay of Martnora. It was in a very bad
condition.
Ibrahim Pacha had arrived at Gaza.—
Vessels had been sent to bring home the
remains of the Syrian nrmy.
The Sultan and ltlehemet.—The Porte
had held frequent councils. in relation to the
restrictions to be imposed on Mehemoi Ali's
Government, and also to the negotiations in
L-ndon. •
The News from the U. States.—The
picket ship George Washington had arrived
in Liverpool on the 3d, with news of the
stoppage of the U. S. Bank. It is certain
therefore, that the account above, derived
from a passenger, in relation to the effect
on American stocks, will only apply to Liv
erpool—fin the news was published in that
town first on the 4th. The Mail of that
date gives it without comment.
The Princess has been christened, and
the Queen was in excellent health.
We have just seen another paper contain
ing Parliamentary Debates, in one of which
we observe that Lord John Russell said, in
reply to a question from si-r J. Graham,that
the pension to bo granted for Lieut. McCor
mick, was recommended for wounds re.
eeived in the "cutting•out" of the Caroline.
It was rumored in Paris, that the French
Government had offered to mediate between
England and the United States, in relation
to the McLeod affair.
The American Chamber of Commerce in
Liverpool. —At a recent meeting of the
American Chamber of Commerce in Liver
pool, resolutions were adopted in favor of
some change in the commercial relations
between Great Britain and the United
States, and urging that sound policy calls
for the admission of American grain, flour
and rice, at a moderate fixed duty; and that
the practical exclusion of American timber
operated most injuriously on the British
shipping interests, the manufhcturers, and
the community at largo.
Dreadful Catastrophe at Sea.—Sinco
publishing our "extra," we have perused
the painful particulars of the loss of the
"Gov. Fenner." It appears that she was
run into by the steamer "Notingham,"nnd
supposed to have been cut in half—as one
portion of the wreck was afterwards fallen
in with about 16 miles west of the "Sker
rtes." Two men were seen in the rigging,
and a boat proceeded instantly to take them
off—but both wore dead! All the accounts
agree, that only the captain and mate were
saved. The entire number of lives lost
was 124! Singular to relate, the passen.
bets on board the Nottingham steamer,
were impressed with an idea that she
would go down, and they made every effort
to get on board the sinking ship—but fortu
nately they could not succeed, and so their
lives were saved.
Cotton maintained its price at Havre;
anti at Liverpool, the sales were chiefly
American.
The British Naoy —Lord Palmerston,
in the course of a debate on the British Na
vy, said that it was necessary for England
to keep up her navy, if it were only to make
peace permanent. This hint should not be
lost in this country.
CIRCULAR.
DEPARTMENT OP STATE, /
March 20, 1841.
To the Hon. TEIOMAS Ewnco,
Secretary of the Treasury:
Srn:—The PPESIDENT is of opinion that
it is a great abuse to bring the patronage of
the General Government into conflict with
the freedom of elections; and that this abuse
ought to bo corrected wherever it may have
been permitted to exist, and to bo prevented
for tho fnture.
He therefore directs that information be
given to all officers and agents in your De
partnient of the public service that partisan
interference in popular elections, whether
of State officers, or officers of this Govern
ment, and for whomsoover,or against whom
soever it may be exercised, or the pay
ment of any contribution or assessment on
salaries or ofricial compensation for party or
election purposes, will be regarded by him
as cause of removal.
It is not intended that any officer shall
be restrained in the free and proper expres
sion and maintenance of his opinions respec
ting public men or public measures, or in
the exercise, to the fullest degeee, of the
constitutional right of suffrage. But per
sons employed under the Government, and
paid for their services out of the public
Treasury, are not expected to take an ac
tive or officious: part in attempts to influence
the minds or votes of others; such conduct
being deemed inconsisten with the spirit of
the Constitution and the duties of public
agents acting under it, and the President is
resolved, so far as depends upon him, that
while the exercise of the elective franchise
by the People shall be free from undue in
fluences of official station and authority,
opinion shall also be free among the officers
and agents of the Government.
The President wishes it further to be
announced and distinctly understood, that
from all collecting and disbursing officers
promptitude in rendering accounts, and en
tire punctuality in paying balances, will be
rigorously exacted. In his opinion it is
time to return, in this respect, to the early
practice of the Government, and to hold
any degree of delinquency on the part of
those ei,kusted with the public money just
cause of imrrediate removal. He deems
the severe observance of this rule to be
essential to the public service, as every dol
lar lost to the Treasury by unfaithfulness
in office creates a necessity i for a newlcharge
upon the People.
I have the" honor to be, sir, your obedi
ent servant,
DANIEL WEBSTER.
[Similar letters have been addressed to
other heads of Departments.]
STATE DEBT AND TA7CATION—A CON
TRAST.—When the late Governor Ritnor
came into office, the State debt was twenty
four millions, and the people were burthen
ed with tax to pay the interest. One of the
first acts of his administration was to RE.
PEAL the tax—and during his term ofoirice
tho public work swore continued, the inter
est of the State debt was promptly paid, the
state debt was diminished, and not a dollar
of STATE TAX was taken from the pock
ets of the people. But how is it now?
Since Governor Porter came into powor
the State debt has been increased TEN MIL•
LIONS, and a State tax to the amount of a
million a year has been levied up us. And
the money squandered upon partizan favor.
ites and idlers, that live upon public plunder.
If"any doubt this, we refer them to the fol.
lowipg extracts from the messages of both.
Extract from Governor Rilner's message
delivered December 23, 1838.
"The- permanent State debt, which was
$24,330,003 32, in 1895, is now 824,230,-
000 32:
Tho State tax, which was then in exis•
tence, without the hope of termination, has
ceabed to bo collected, and nothing but the
utmost profusion can make it again neces.
nary.
The State credit, which was at a low ebb
in 18a5, is now raised and the common
wealth obtains even her temporary loans
with ease at four per cent."
PRESENT STATE DEBT
Extract from the late message of Governor
Porter.
"Thn present amount of the public debt
is--
Permanent loans at 5 per
cent. $33,0 1 30,013 32
Do. do. at 4/ per cent. 200,000 00
Temporary leans at 4 " 15,000 00
$33,801,013 32
Duo United States on ac•
count of doposite surplus
revenue, 2,867.514 78
Unpaid appropriations, 622,247 59
$36,790,775 69
Let the tax payers look at the above
facts.—Har. Tele.
From the Albany Argue
A SINGULAR DIVORCE CASE.—Tho re•
cords of the proceedings of the Legislatures
idsome of the States present frequent cases
of the dissolution of the marriage contract
by legislative enactment, and necessarily,
when that mode is resorted to, without
strict adherence to any gelieral principle or
well settled judicial rule. In this state, the
prnctice has wisely been to confine such ap
plications to the court of chancery, where
they are decided upon a uniform and rigid
construction of the statute.
A case is now pending before the New
York Senate, however, which is quite pecu
liar in its features. The common law fixes
the "ago of consent," as it is termed, at 12
years for a female. Some years since, the
statute law of this state varied that age of
consent to 14 years, and at the same time
declared it a telonioue offence to marry a fe
male under that age, without the consent of
her parents or guardians. Subsequently,
the statute was amended, so as to restore
the common law rule of 12 years of age as
the period when a female becomes legally
marriageable; but the penalty against clan
destinely marrying a female less than 14
years of age, was inadvertently left in force:
During the autumn of 1839, a daughter
of a citizen of Stephentown, Rennselaer
county, aged about 13 years, attended the
common school of the district in which she
resided, and when going and returning was
in the habit of calling at a neighbor's house
on the way. The mistress of this house
seems to have been an inveterate match
maker, and she so filled the simple girl's
mind with notions of matrimony, having
reference to a particular young man of her
acquaintance, as toprepare, her to take that
important step atthe first convenient oppor.
tunity.
In the course of events, the father and
mother of the girl were absent from their
residence, at a funeral, which would detain
them for nearly a day, and this occasion
was improved by the husband of the officious
match maker, and others, to persuade their
victim (though not without much hesitation
on her part) to ride to a clergyman's in the
vicinity, and be married to the young man
—who would seem, from the statements
before the Senate, to have played but a se•
condary part in the affair.
Resulting from these proceedings was
the indictment of the conspirators, and the
sentence of the husband to the state prison.
Meanwhile, the wife is such, in the oyes of
the law; although the punishment of the
husband pronounces her still under the con
trol of her parents. To put an end to this
double and incompatible relation, legislative
action seems to be necessary.
bill for that purpose was reported by
Mr. Strong, from the judiciary committee,
and was before the committee of the whole
on Tuesday, but was recommitted on Fri
day, for the purpose of having the facts
spread upon the journals in a formal report,
lest the case should be drawn into a pre
cedent.
THR TARIFF AND THE SOUTII.-A Wash
ington correspondent of the Boston Atlas,
writes in a late letter:
"On the subject, too, of a protective Tar
ifFit, is, held a matter of doubt whether
there is not, in reality, a stronger feeling
in its favour at the South than at the North.
There has on this point, evidently been,
within a few years past, an extraordinary
change, both of interests and opinions.—
At all events, the anti.tarrff feeling at the
North has evidently very much increased,
while at the South there has grown up, in
certain parts, a desire for protective duties
on certain articles, of importation. This
latter feeling is the strongest, perhaps; at
the South %Vest, but it is not wanting in
parts of N. and S. Carolina arid Georgia,
to protect their cotton manufactures, and
exists still more among the tobacco growers
who desire retaliatory duties upon imports
from France. This last feeling prevails to
a great extent in Maryland; and in nearly
the whole of Virginia. In the latter State,
the districts of Messrs. - Wise and Mallory,
being wholly commercial, and therefore
antagonist to the interests of the tobacco
growers, none of this article being raised
there, aro exceptions. The state of feel
ings on this subject,wbich is rapidly increa
sing in strength and extent, does not appear
to be fully appreciated at the North."
NEW YORX AND VIROINIA.—The Rich
mond Whig of Friday says: "The hill tm•
posing restrictions upon vessels coming
from or belonging to New York, was yes.
tdrday, aller verjoio amendments, ordered
to be engrossed by a largelmsjority." The
following is the concluding section of the
Bill: "This act shall commence and be in
force from and after the first day of May,
1842; but that tho Governor of this Com•
monwealth may, by proclamation, suspend
the operation of the same, until the end of
the succeeding session of the Legislature of
this State, whenever he shall be officially
informed that the Evecutive of New York
shall have hone fide consented to comply
with the demand of the Executive of this
State for tho surrender of Peter Johnson,
Edward Smith, and Isaac Gansoy, as fugi
tives from justice, (and that the law of New
York of the sixth of May, eighteen hundred
and forty, entitled 'an act to extend the
right of trial by jury,' has been repealed by
that State.)"
NORTHREDI STEEL.—The Evening Jour
nal publishes the report of Professor Em
mons, the State Geologist, upon the nature
and qualities of the native steel embedded
in the soil of Franklin county. The com
bined evidence of scientific investigation and
practical tests, confirm the impression that
the steel found in that region is a genuine
article. "Such being the fact," says the
Journal, "we have n treasure of far greater
intrinsic value than gold or silver. It is
impossible to calculate the value of this
mine, or to anticipate the influence it is to
have upon the manufacturing interests of
the country. An intelligent merchant who
entertains doubts of its reality, remarked to
us that if it was genuine steel, for the article
of axes alone it was more valuable than the
estate of Stephen Girard or John Jacob
Astor."—N. Y. Times.
SILK.—But few persons nre aware of the
valus of the importations of silk into this
country. The Journal of the ,American
Society, says that the importation of silk
into the United States,during the year ct,d•
ing 30th of September, 1839, amounted to
nearly twenty three million of dollars
Compared with other articles imported, that
of silk is one fourth more than the amount
of any other. The amount of manufactures
of cotton imported, was 814,692,397; of
iron, $12,051,663; of cloth and cassimers,
$7,078,906; worsted stuffs, $7,025,898;
other manufactures of wool, 83,567,161;
ono half the value of silks and worsted stuff+,
$1,169,042; total woollen goods, $13,834,.
90. The importations 61 sugar amounted
to $9,924,632; linen, $6,731,278. So that
the importation of silk nearly equals that of
woollens and linen together, and is equal to
half of the other fabrics combined.
THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRI
TAIN.—The Quebec Gazette hasa iddiCiOUS
article on this subject, stating the belief
that while a war between Great Britain
and the United States is not impossible, yet
it is not an event that will speedily occur.
1. There are no sufficient grounds for a
war. There is nothing in the matter in
dispute which may not be arranged by am.
icable negotiation, or decided by reference
to a third party 2. They will not even
have the common excuse of aggrandizement
and gain. It is not probable that either one
can force the other to yield. The enlight.
ened men of all countries and future histo.
Hans will condemn two nations so intimately
connected by language, institutions, man.
ners,' customs, and intercourse, if they go
to war upon these or similar difficulties.—
Salem Gazette.
ExTRA SESSION9.—The following extra
sessions of Congress have been culled since
the organization of our Government:
John Adams was inaugurated on the 4th
of March, 1797. He convened Congress,
May 16, 1797. His first anuual address
was delivered, Nov. 23, 1797.
Thomas Jefferson was inaugurated the
4th of March, 1901. He ordered a called
session Oct. 17, 1803.
James Madison was inaugurated the 4th
of March, 1809. He convened Congress
May 23, 1809, also on the 25th May,lBl3.
Martin Van Buren was inaugurated the
4th of March, 1837, and convened Congress
the 4th of Sept. 1837.
William Henry Harrison was inaugura
ted on the 4th of March, 1841, and convo•
ned Congress on the 31st of May, 1641.
ROMANCE OF REAL LIFE.— We have,
aforetime, recorded many romantic and af.
feeling incidents which have become histo
ry through the medium of the inquisitions
held by the Coroner of this city; and per.
haps a majority of those investigations, if
they could bo sifted to the bottom, would
developb connected circumstances out of
the dull and ordinary course of every day
life. But cases of loafers found floating in
our docks, have generally more of the dis
gusting than the romantic in their composi.
:ions. The case which forms the hurthen
of the following veritable narrative of facts,
howeve( is a striking exception to that gen
eral rule. The story became known to the
Sunday News, and is told in the following
manner in the last number of that journal:
—New York sun.
"Married, on Tuesday, by the Rev. Wil
liam Ash, Thomas Mowitt to Charlotte
Conroy, both of this city."
The above marriage was consummated
in this city on last Tuesday week, and
thereby hangs a tale which may be worth
the attention of the lovers of the marvellous.
Mr. Mowitt is a respectable shoemaker,
who keeps several men employed, and
among the rest was one named John Pel
sing, who had ingratiated himself so much
in his favor by his faithfulness, industry and
sobriety, that he took him in partnership
about three years since, and had no cause
to regret his kindness. From that period
Mr. Mowitt and Mr. Pe!sing were constant
friends and companions, and boarded in the
same house until about twelve months since,
when one day they were subrcened for a
coroner's inquest which was about to be
held on the body of a man that had been
taken out of the Maiden Lane dock. The
deceased had all the appearance of having
been a regular dock loafer, and it was the
opinion of all er mien! that he had tallen into
the slip while in a state of intoxication; but
the verdict—which was given in a few min
utes—was merely "found drowned."
The jury being dismissed, Mr. M. turned
round to look for his friend end fellow juror,
who had been at his side till that moment,
but he had gone; and' he thought he saw
him running at almost full speed up Maiden
Lane. This struck hi :I1 as being curious,
and it also reminded him of another curious
fact, (at least curious as taken in connection
with his sudden flight,) namely, that when
Mr. Pelsing had first glanced at the face of
the corpse, he started, and turned deadly
pale. Mr. M. then proceeded to his board
ing house, and thence to his store to look
for his partner, but he was to be found at
neither; nor did he return that night; nor
the next; nor the next; and two months
passed away without bringing any intelli
gence of him, during which time Mr. Mo.
witt had fully made up his mind that there
was some mysterious connection between
his friend and the man that was found drown
ed, and that, in consequence thereof, Mr.
Pelsing had in all probability made away
with himself.
Well, so matters rested until a certain
day in last June, when a lady called at Mr.
Mowitt's store, and asked for Mr. Pelsing.
She was told the particulars of his story.
"And has'nt he been here since," she inqui
red. "Not since," replied Mr. Mowitt.—
"I know he has," said the lady. "Ho hae
not, I assure you, at least to my knowledge."
answered Mr. Mowitt. "But I am psi.
tive," said the lady. "What proof have
you of it," inquired the shoemaker. "The
best in the world," returned the stranger,
for 1 am here, and I and Mr. Pelsing are
one and the same person. And strange as
it may appear, such was the actual fact.
• Well, the question then was,whet her Mr.
Peking was a gentleman, or a lady, and it
turned out that she was a lady, and more
than that, her name wasn't John Pelsing at
all, but Charlotte Conroy, and furthermore,
that she was the widow of the man that
had been found drowned. She then stated
that her husband, who was a shoe maker in
Philadelphia, and to whom she had been
married for about two years, had treated
her very badly, the consequence of which
was that she picked up his ti ado by stealth,
and when she thought she was sufficiently
p-rfect, equipped herself in men's clothes,
and ran off to this city to be the more safe
ly out of the reach of her lord and master.
Here, as we have seen, she got into the em
ployment and remained in the confidence of
Mr. Mowitt, until the time of the coroner's
inquest, immediately after which she pro
ceeded to Philadelphia, where she learned
that her husband (who had become a wan
dering loafer,) had, on the hint of some
friend, set out for New York, about a week
before, to look for her; but where, instead
of nn injured wife, he found a watery grave.
The upshot of this romantic affair was,
that Mr. Mowitt requested Mrs. C. to make
his house her home; that after a while he
found that he liked her yet better as Mrs.
C., than as Mr. Pelsing; .that by virtue
thereof, he proposed a renewal of their
terms of partnership, which was accepted;
and that on last Tuesday week Mr. Mowitt
and the late Mr. John Pelsing became hus
band and wife
This is the first instance we believe on
record wherein a wife performed the offico
of a coronor's juryman on the body of her
own husband, or wherein a young man was
m-irried to his own master. The lad 3, by
the way, is very good looking, and still on
the safe side of thirty.
MORE RIOTS AT KENSINGTON.—On Mon
day night, between one and two thousand
people assembled near the stone bridge in
Kensington, and destroyed several hundred
feet, of the road between the bridge and the
depot. The right to use the road through
that district was granted to the Philadelphia
and Trenton Rail Road Co. for a consider
ation for a number of years.
It appears that time has expired, and tho
people thinkling a legal process quite too
tardy, proceeded to, destroy what many of
them considered a nuisance. Hitherto
they have.prevented the Company from lay
ing the,rails on the new route, and now
they have begun the demolition of the old
one. Emboldened by their former success,
they are now entering upon new atrocities.
As this part of the city does not coma
under the jurisdiction of Philadelphia, and
the police there being inefficient, unless
some special effort of the citizens is made,
they are, or will be, in 1 state of anarchy,
and liable to be ridden ov3r rough shod by
a lawless mob.— Phila. Worth Amirican.
GREAT FRESHET IN THE SOUTH•--
Charleston papers of the 13th instant give
accounts\ of a freshet in that section of coml.
try, which had already done grelt damage,
and there where apprehensions that it would
be much worse. At Hamburg the water
was very high, and rising at the rate of 18
inches an hour—a considerable portion of
the town was under water. The rail roads
had snfrared much by the washing away of
bridges, embankments, &c. &c.
INDIA RUBBER P.SVEMENTS. — Among the
marvels of the times, says the London. Mor
ning Chroi,icle, a patent has been actually
taken out for paving the streets of London,
with India rubber, and many scientific per•.
sons are sanguine as to its success. There
is to be a substratum of wood, on which is
to be put a coating of cnoutehouc, mixed
with iron filings and saw dust to a. depth or
several inches. This, it is calculated, will
resist the ill influence of all weathers, and
make the most delightful and durable pave
ment.
CONVIVIAL PANTIES.-At a temperance.
meeting, held In Boston last week, young
man present related the history of twelve
yrung men, who were accustorni.d to hold
frequent convivial meetings. and whose lash` ,
meeting was held three years ago. Since
then, six of them had gone toildrunkard's.
grave, and five more to dt•struction, and ha
alone remained to tell.- the story, having
been restored to . reasph and to society by the
perseveranne of thelrietids of tunierrance.
B pun LIC AN B Axxx R.
GETTYSBURG, Illarclk 30. 11841.
Democratic Candidate
FOR GOVERNOR,
JOHN BANKS ,
OP BERKS COUNTY.
1/Po aro indebted to MC98113. SH YR ER and F AIMS,
Of the Legislature, for various public documents.
The Bank Bill.
Tt will be observed, by reference to our Harris
burg correspondence, that the Bank Bill which
has been under discussion for some time, has
passed both Houses of the Legislature, and needs
but the signature of the Governor to become a
law. Wo will give the bill in our next.
The Contest of 18411.
An Extra Session of Congress has been celled
to convene on the 31st day of May next; and be
tween this time and that, elections for members of
Congress aro to bo held in eleven States. Are
our friends in those States animated by a proper
zoal;—or is there a lukowarntness prevailing
amongst thorn, such as is always the forerunner of
disaster?
Tho victory achieved by our party last year,
was the result of an activity which had been awa
kened and stimulated by the abuses of the party
then in power. Lot us not continuo our exalta
tions on account of that victory until defeat again
overtakes us. That victory will have availed the
country notbing,if wo suffer ourselves to be thrown
into the minority at the coming elections. An
opposition majority in Congress, would cripple all
the efforts of the administration to restore pros
perity to the country. Let our friends, therefore,
arouse from the 41po'L+;• bto which wo fear they
have fallen; put on once more their armor, and
fight the approaching battle with the same gallon.
try which distinguished them in the last, and we
shall secure another victory which is necessary to
render the former one available.
The measures which will be brought before the
next Congress, will be of the very highest impor
tance to the country. Its prosperity—we hazard
nothing in asserting—will depend upon their adop
tion. Tho Sub• Treasury law, so repugnant to the
interests of the poor man, is to bo repealed; a low
enacted to distribute the proceeds of the sales of
the public lands amongst the States; a tariff law
to bo passed; and some schemes to be devised for
the regulation of the currency, rendered so worth
less by the experiments of the lute administrations.
To effect these '108401)1(i - objects we must have a
majority in Congress, and to this end should our
friends exert themselves in those States which
have yet to elect their members.
For Pennsylvania let there he no roars. Her
old veterans will ho in the field—those men who
never faltered in any contest, however unequal,
from 1829 up to the consummation in 1840. Tho
same men who broke down_ the spore than 53,000
majority opposed to us, again lead tho van. Of
these dons BANKS was ono. It is not often that
the old and faithful are rewarded; the newer con
verts, the more eager proclaimers of their own
services, often succeed in making themselves con
spicuous, and without any other merit than pre
sumption,
succeed in palming themselves upon
heedless constituents. But in ions BANns, true
merit and long services in the cause of the coun
try aro united; and those were so prominent, that
the nomination was awarded to him with unex
ampled unanimity. Of his triumphant election
we feel but little doubt; that his administration
will restore the credit and prosperity of the State
we have none. Venality and corruption such as
disgrace the present administration, and the cha
racter of the State itself, will find no countenance
from him; and guilt will not he emboldened, by
the assurance of pardon in advance, to tear up
the order and peace of society.
NATII•SrIEL P. WILLIAMS, Esq. has been ap
pointed Collector of tho Port of Baltimore in the
room of Wm. Frick, removed.
ROBINSON CONVICTED.—Tho trial of Peter
Robinson, for the murder of the late Mr. Suydam,
President of the Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank
of New Brunswick, N. J. was brought to a close
on Wednesday night last. Tho jury after being
absent a short time returned to the court with a
verdict of "guilty of murder in the first degree!"
Fri Ammo TnomAs, Esq. of Frederick, Md.,
declines being a candidate for re-election to Con
gress. Mr. Thomas has been a representative in
Congress for ten years in succession. During
the last few years he has filled the office of Presi-
dont of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Comps.
ny, in connection with that of Representative in
Congress
SescraL ELEcTrow.--The Governor of Mary
land has issued his proclamation ordering a spe
cial election for members of Congress to be held
on the 17th of May next.
Taxation.
Many subjects have lately been proposed for
taxation. An exchange paper suggests the pro.
priety of causing a tax to bo laid on "brains ; "
every man to be his own assessor. Rather a poor
source of toren ue, we should think; and collector*,
no doubt would have much difficulty in finding in
dividuals in possession of the materials taxable.
Even then, in many instances, the property if
sold would scarcely pay the taxes. A tax is also
proposed on "courtships." Now, these are very
justly said to be quxuries;" and we doubt not
that a tax judiciously laid upon them would prove
is Le a fruitful source of revenue. Our word for
we will not murmur.
A NEE Soo' ET Y.—Thoyo is a Society in Rich
mond, (and Would that there were one in these
cal!et) an t.4.nii•borrowingiour-netgh
hortiPoewspoper%every-day -and thus.cheating—the
printer oat ind hard-earned-dues So.
piety." •
Eow.ten Kesr has been tulnnimaufly 'nomi
nated as the Democratic liarritrn candidato
qo%croor i f Maine. A good seNction,
FROM HARRISBURG.
Correspondence of the Gettysburg Star and Banner
lIAURIMUUUG, March 22, 1841.
Dear Sir:—At an early hour this morning, the
House proceeded to the second reading and con
sideration of the resolution for the final adjourn
ment of the Legislature on the 24th inst. Vari
ous attempts were made to postpone the further
consideration of the subject until some future pe
riod, but without success. A motion was then
made to amend the resolution by striking out the
24th March and inserting the 15th April, which
being under consideration, a motion was made to
amend the amendment by striking out the 15th
April and inserting the Bth day of April; the,
amendment to the amendment was agreed to, but
before the question was taken on the amendment
as emended, a motion to postpone the further con
sideration of the subject until Saturday next was
agreed to, when, in all probability another day
will be consumed without coming to a conclusion.
Very little else beside was transacted to-day.
A number of local bills were passed to-day.—
The bill to incorporate the American Sunday
School Union was negatived on second reading
by a very decided majority.
The Bank bill has not yet been taken up, it is
generally understood that on to-morrow the House
will get to work in earnest on the currency ques
tion. Your's, &c.
Ilianienußo, March 24, 1841
Dear Sir:—The House considered on second
reading to-day the Bank bill passed by the Senate,
as it came from the committee on hanks in the
House. The bill as reported by the committee
on banks in the House differs very materially from
the bill as it passed the Senate. A number of
amendments were mode to the bill on second
reading, amongst the most important is that which
prohibits the system of voting by proxy under any
circumstances.
The bill repeals, as it passed on second reading,
all penal enactments tending to work 'a forfeiture
of charter upon a failure to redeem in gold or sil
ver on demand any of their notes when presented.
lt, authorizes the issue of small bills to an amount
not exceeding fifteen per cent. on the capital stock
actually paid in. 'rho dividends of non-specio
paying banks aro restricted to five per cent. per
annum, and the amount of loans to Directors is
restricted to a certain amount named in the bill.
The foregoing are amongst the most important
features of the bill.
The question pending when the House adjourn
ed was an amendment of Mr. Lusk adding to the
end of the bill a new section, to the effect that if
the benefits of the act are to extend to the bank of
the United States, the capital shall be reduced to
fifteen millions of dollars and its name changed
from that of the United States Bank of Pennsyl
vania to that of the State Bank of Pennsylvania.—
The question to-morrow will of course be on the
amendment.
The locos very generally voted against the bill,
and Mr. Johnston of Armstrong supported some
sections, and opposed others. The House was
full, ninety-seven pombers being in attendance.
ITAIIIIISDURG, MOTCII 25, 1841
Dear Sir:—The amendment of Mr. Lusk pen
ding yesterday evening when the House adjourn
ed was negatived,and an amendment of Mr. Gratz
reducing the capital of the bank of (ho United
Suites to fourteen millions, and repealing so much
of the act incorporating the bank as requires the
bank to loan to the State seven millions of dollars
at four per cent. was adopted, yeas 51, nays 45,
provided the bank is willing to accept the proposi
tion. Several other amendments were adopted,
and the bill was then ordered to bo prepared for
the third reading. An effort was made to dia.
pense with the rule which prohibits the reading
of bills twice on the same day, for the purpose of
finally passing the bill, as this requires two thirds,
it was disagreed to, and the House adjourned.
liAnnienuno, March.,27, 1841.
Dear Sir:—The Senate have just this moment
concurred in the amendments made by the
Houso to the Bank Bill. So it now depends
upon the Governor whether the people aro to
have relief or not. The Legislature have done
their part. Whether the Governor will do his,
or according to his usual practice, veto the Bill,
remains to be seen. For my part, I fear he will
veto it; God forbid that I should be right in this.
Your's &c.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT.
Robert C. Cornell, of New York, to be
Receiver General of Public Money at New
York, in the place of Stephen Allen, remo
ved.
Samuel Frothingham, of Boston, to be
Receiver General of Public Money at Bos
ton, in the place of Isaac Hill, removed.
Richard K. Kell, of Florida, to be Gov
ernor in and for the Territory of Florida, in
the place of Robert R. Reid, removed.
Charles B. Penrose, of Pennsylvania, to
be Solicitor of the Treasury, in the place of
Matthew Burchard, removed.
Elisha Whittlesey, of Ohio, to be Audi
tor of the Treasury for the Post Office De
partment, in the place of Charles K. Gard
ner, removed.
I'aul Reesignol, to be Superintendent of
the Branch Mint at Dahlenega, in the State
of Georgia, in the place of J. J. Singleton.
John Williamson, of Pennsylvania, !co be
Recorder of the General Land Office, in the
place of Hudson M. Garland, removed.
OFFICERS OF THE CIISTOXL-COLLECTORS.
George Allen, at Waldoborough, Maine,
vice Denny McCobb, removed.
Jeremiah Brooks, at York, Maine, vice
Joseph P. Jenkins, removed.
Parker Shelden, at Bath, Maine, vice Jo.
seph Sewall, removed.
William Coad, St. Mary's,Maryland,
vice James W. Roach, removd.
Robert W. Alston, St. Mark's, Florida,.
vice J. F. Kackler, removed.
Arnold Naudin, Delaware, vice Henry
Whitely, removed.
POSTMASTERS. •
Solomon Van Rensselaer, to be Deputy
Postmazter at Albany.
Jahn C. Afontgomery, at Philadelphia,
in the place of James Page, removed.
Jamr.s Rees, at Geneva, New York, in
the place of G. J. Grosvenor, removed.
• LAND OFFICE RECEIVER.
Daniel G. Garnsey,Dixon; Illinois, vice
Julio Dement, removed.
Tun U. S. BANK.—Judges King. Ran
dall and Jones have delivered opinions in
relation to the suits against the U. S. Rink,
favorable to that Institution. The opinion
of Judge King is published in the Inquirer
of Tuesday and is very lengthy. The In
quirer makes the following remarks on the
subject:
CHARTERED RIGHTS.—The important
opinion of Judge King, in relation to the ci
tation cases of the United States Bank, in
serted in the preceding columns, has crow
ded out several articles intended for this
morning's paper, and among them, the re
port of %V. B. Reed's Lecture. It will be
seen that this opinion is in favor of the
ground taken by the Bank—to wit, the un
constitutionality of the citation law, or reso
lutions of the Legislature,passed April 15th,
1840, so far as the same affect the Bank of
the United States. It is sustained by the
highest authority and most powerful argu
ments, and it is believed to be one of the
ablest opinions ever delivered cn that bench.
Judges Randall and Jones also delivered
separate opinions, concurring in principle.
which will appear in our pages hereafter.
MAsen 23.
TnEitsunt NOTEB.—Gen. Miller of Ad
ams, submitted a resolution to the Senate
yesterday, recommending to Congress
pass an Act directing the issue of 8-30 or
100,000,000 in Treasury Notch, to be - paid
to the different States in proportion to their
representation in Congress, as an advance.
ment to their respective shares of the public
domain; and to lay a Tariff on luxuries, to
supply the deficiency in the Treasury s
occasioned, and , to save the country from a
ruinous drain of specie by foreign Govern.
ments. We do not know how about Gov.
ernment shm plaFeers,but we should like our
portion of the one hundred millions at this
particular time, very well, indeed.—Har.
Chronicle.
GOVERNOR OF VIROINIA.—The resigns•
tion of Gov. Gilmer, devolves the duty of
the Governor on the senior member of the
Executive Council. J. M. Patton (W.) is
now the senior member, and will act till the
31st inst. when his previous term expires.
Col. John Rutherford (L. F.) then becomes
the senior Councillo'r, and will be the acting
Governor.
From the Savannah Republican, March 17
GOOD NEWS FROM FLORIDA.—Tho stea
mer Iris, Capt. Pitcher, arrived last eve
ning from Black Creek. To the attention
of one of our correspondents we are enabled
to lay before our readers the following grati
fying news of the capture and surrender of
a large number of Indians.
"Capt. Ker, 2d Dragoons, a day or two
since took twenty•one Indians with their
chief, Koxa Tustenuggee.
Twenty old Indians came in a few days
ago at Fort Fanning, and gave themselves
up.
Yours. &c.
Wild Cat has been in at Tampa and gone
out to bring in his people end letters to-night
say that ninety men were sent out on the
11th, to escort ninety old warriors on their
way in.
About four liumirsd Indians ire already
at Tampa waiting to be shipped—in fact
every ono writes that the war is over.
SILL LATER FROM FLORIDA.- By the
steamer Gen. Taylor,Capt. Peck, the above
inteU~gence is confirmed.
MELANCHOLY DISASTER. -By a letter
from Pensacola, dated 9th inst., wo learn
with regret that the body of GEORGE R.
Mosntn, Esq., of the house of Reynolds &
Mosher, of Baltimore, was fot:A on the
shore, nearly opposite Pensacola.
It appears by the lector that he had taken
passage in a small vessel at Apalachicola
for New Orleans, which vessel foundered
in a gale, and it is supposed all on board
perished. On Mr. M's person wore found a
gold watch, considerable money and several
valuable papers; and his body was to be in
terred the next day at Pensacola.—Balt.
Patriot.
Your's, Sc
MORE DEFAULTERS.-It is stated in the
Richmond Star, on the authority of private
advices, that the Assistant Post Master at
Abingdon, in that State, John W. Stevens,
had been detected in plundering the Post
Office at that place. Ho was caught with
letters in his coat sleeve, which contained
money, and it is supposed that he has oper
ated pretty largely in that way. He was
arrested upon the charge, and lodged in
Wythe jail. The accused has hitherto
borne a very high character, and the dis
covery of his villany has created a great
sensation among those who knew him."
Gov. GILMER OF VIROINIA.-Our apr
mises as regards the resignation of this gen
tleman were correct. The Baltimore A
merican in explanation tells us, that the
resolution expressing the disapprobation of
the Legislature at his refusal to surrender
the fugitive demanded by the Gov. et New
York, was passed by a large majority in the
House and unanimously in the Senate—
accompanied however by expressions of
high respect for his motives and of admi
ration for hispatriotism. The Governor's
resignation was sent to the two Houses on
the same day.
It must be admitted that the action of
the Legislature of Virginia in passing the
Inspection Bill, by which the first example
of retaliation was set in the controversy
with New York, affords a sort of precedent
for the further act of Gov. Gilmer, which,
he maintains, is only carrying out the same
principle. The Legislature took the quar
rel into its own hands as though the two
States were sovereign, independent com
munities, without a common bond of Union
and a common Government to which both
owed allegiance. Tho Governor proceeded
upon the same view. In his case' the dia.
regard of the Constitution was more palpa
ble and direct than in the other; and the
Legislature disapproved. It can n ot be
concealed that the reproofeamo with a bad
grace from them, although wo wore glad
to see it; for it indicated a sincere desire to
obey the requirements of the Constitution
....b. 0 &Pm..
"PILATKA, March 14
which were not knowingly disregarded in
the passage of the Inspection Bill. We
say not knowingly disregarded—for it is a
common thing to bo blind to faults in our
selves, and to bo able at the same time to
discover the same with great clearness in
another. With regard to the legislative act,
too, a difference of opinion may be enter
tamed concerning its constitutionality—al
though we have not much doubt about it
ourselves. But in the Executive proceed
ing the disregard of the Constitution in un
equivocal, and undeniable.
The resignation of Gov. Gilmer is much
to be regretted; but it would have been a
matter of far greater regret if tho cause
which produced his resignation had been
withheld. The sentiment of the Legisla
ture, viewed in itself and apart from its
implied inconsistency with their former
act, was noble and magnanimous; honorable
tp Virginia and to the country.
OUNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN. —
The despatches received by our Govern
ment, by the Caledonia, are reported to be
entirely of a pacific character: The ex
citement at first occasioned in England, on
hearing of the arrest of McLeod, was sub
siding at the last dates thence; and looking
to those now in power, there is no cause
to apprehend that the negotiations between
the two countries, in this as in other mat
ters in question, can have other than a
peaceful termination.—Bait. Pat.
HOSPITALITY OP THE WHITE HOUSE.-
The IVashington Correspondent of the New
Haven 4t9adium, speaking of the Presi
dent, says; "Ho keeps his house open to all
corners. In spite of the terrible throng
which'beset him for a while, 'the string of
his door has never been drawn thro'.' lie
is a little less pressed upon than he was
lately, though they have not by any means
done coining yet. The servants at the
White House House find more difficulty in
adapting themselves to the change of Ad•
ministration than any other office holders.
He breaks in on all the elegant aristocratic
usages of the palace, and plays the mischief
with that systematic courtly etiquette which,
with the Sub-Treasury constituted the two
great radical reforms of the late President.
He gets up at sunrise, like a plain farmer as
he is, and wants his breakfast within an
hour after, (the vulgar man!)—and eats
with the appetite of a common day laborer.
He gave one of his servants a regular 'blow
ing up' the other day, for leaving a visitor
dripping wet and muddy in a cold 'anti•
chamber,' because the President was at
breakfast and could not be disturbed, and
because the carpet would be injured by the
muddy feet of one who came on foot! The
President brought the visiter into the break
fast parlor, and insisted on making him com
fortable at the fire at once.. At all these
things the democracy aro much shocked,
and look aghast at this desecration of the
'palace!' "
TAVERN Licrssts.—The following is
the bill relative to Tavern Licenses, as it
passed bath 'Houses of the Legislature:
AV, ACT supplementary to the various
acts relating to tavern licenses.
SucrioN 1. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania in General As.
sembly met, and et is hereby enacted by the
authority of the same, That every person
intending to apply for a tavern license in
any city or country of this Commonwealth,
from and after the first day of April next,
shall give public notice of the same by at
least three publications in two newspapers
where the application is made in any of the
cities, and in one whore the application is
made in any of the counties of this common
wealth, (if so many there be in said city or
county, or if there be no newspaper pub.
fished, then by printed handbills, to be post
ed throughout the township in six of the
most public places, of which fact an affida
vit, together with a copy of the printed no
tice, shall be attached to the application)
which publication shall bo made nearest the
place where such tavern is intended to be
kept, and shall embrace the certificate re
quired by the fourth section of the act pas
sed the eleventh day of March, one thou•
sand eight hundred and thirty-four, entitled
an act relating to inns and taverns, and so
forth, the last of which publications shall be
at least ton days before the first day of the
term of the court to which tho application
shall be made.
SECTION 2. That the price of a license
to keep an inn or tavern shall be as fol
lows, viz: ten dollars for one year, in all
cases where the adjusted valuation of the
yearly rental of the house and the property
occupied, to be occupied for that purpose,
shall not exceed ono hundred dollars; in all
cases exceeding ono hundred dollars and
not above two hundred dollars, fifteen dol
lars; in all other cases, the sum of fifteen
dollars and the additional sum of four per
cent. on the rental above the hundred dol
lars; and so much of the tenth section of act
of March eleventh, one thousand, eight hun
dred and thirty-four as is supplied by this
act, is hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. No house of entertainment
shall be construed to be an inn or tavern,
under the provisions of the laws of this
Commonwealth,except such as retail vinous,
spirituous or other strong drinks, and the
twelfth section of the act of March eleventh
one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four,
to which this is a supplement, be and the
same is hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. II any person shall be con.
victed under the provisions of the 'act or the
act to which this is a supplement, of retail
ing vinous,spirituous or other strong liqours
by less measure than one quart without li
cense, such person shall be fined in a sum
not less than twenty, or more than one hun
dred dollars.
YANKEE ENTERPRISE.-A late English
paper states that one of tho American ships
at Calcutta, recently landed 400 tons of ice,
which sold at the wholesale rate of one pen
ny per pound .
, netting a profit, exclusive of
port daties, of upwards of £3,700 sterling.
SIIAD.—Four fine shad, the, first of the
season, were taken at Staten Island on Mon
afternoon, and'sold at the Fulton Market,
N. Y. for 84 a piece.
Thus are these New Yorkers served.—
We in Balinnore have had them so long
that the novelty is altogether eaten oft
Bull. Pat.
BLEEDING ALWAYS IDIPIIOPED.—For the
Life of the Flesh is in the blood. With as
much reason might we say, that trees die
from too great a quantity of sap, as that a
man can die from too great a quantity of
blood. The moisture derived from earth,
to the tree becomes sap, and the stomach of
a man from the food put into it obtains
blood, which supplies the daily waste of
the body. The same causes tend to life in
both.
Dr. Benjamin Brandreth considers bleed
ing always improper in the treatment of
any complaint, whether inflammatory or
otherwise; because the Brandreth ;Vegeta
ble Universal Pills remove the cause of
the inflammation without touching the vital
principle.
Harken to the voice of reason and expe
rience, ye who are now the friends of 'this
fatal practice, bleeding, learn, that purlga•
ton is the only sure road to health; because
it lessons the quantity of blood,, and leaves
what remains richer. Thus the - crassa
montum oxygen is left, which is indeed the
lifeof the blood, the watery part oftbAlood,
being only that which is dis Charged by
purgatives. Think of this, yeu. whosecon
stitutions are inclined to plethora, and in
time purge with that most innocent of all
purgatives, tho farfamed Brandreth Vege
table Universal Pills. They are known to
act on every part of the bodyAeing taken
up by chyle they pass into the blood, which
they purify; and it should be remembered
that they remove only those watery parts
from the blood which were the cause ‘itif
inflammation. Nothing is equal Pi) ridding
the vitiated humors with a vegetable medi
cine of this kind, which eigl•ty-four years
have proved never to do injury, but always
good.
Purchase them in Gettysburg of Thos..).
Cooper, distributing agent; of Jno. . Ste
venson, or only in the county of Agents
published in another part of this paper.
HYDIENIAL REGISTER.
MARRIED.
At West Chester, on the 11th inst., by the Rev.
Mr. Bedell, Henry S. Evans, Editor of the Vil
lage Record, to Jane, daughter of Dr. Darlington,
all of the first mentioned Pince.
.".
On the 25th inst., by the Rev. B. Keller, Mr.
of Liberty township, to Miss
Margaret Slagenhop, of Cumberland township.
On the same day, by the same, Mr. John Sto
ver, to Miss Elizabeth Knaus, both of Franklin
township.
On the same day, by the same, Mr. George
Spangler, to Miss Elizabath Brinkerhoff, both of
Adams county.
OBITUARY It ECORD.
DIED•
On Sunday the 21st inst. Mr. Jacob Diehl, son
of Mountjoy township, in the 73 year of his age
On the 10th inst. in Hamilton township,
ander Klinepeter, aged about 13 years.
Gettyslauvg liiterax - 3 . as
sociation.
T" Quarterly Meeting will be held at
Mr. Clarkson's on llfonday Evening
next, April sth, at iSti o'clock. On the
same Evening a lecture will be delivered in
Christ's Church before the members of the
Association by Dr. KRAuTu. The inhab
itants of Gettysburg are respectfully invited
to attend. The .ecture will commence at 7.
H. W. THORP, Seey.
March 30, 1840. tm-1
NOTICE
To. Collectors.
THE COLLECTORS of Adams Coun.
tv, for the years 1636, '37, '3B, '39,
and '4O, will take notice that theirdifFerent
Duplicates must be settled by the 22d day
of April next, otherwise Executions will be
issued without respect to persons.
DANIEL DIEHL,
JOS. J. KUHN,
WM. DOUGLASS,
Commissioners.
Attest—H. J. Scruttmen, Clerk.
Corninissioner's Office, 1 .
March 30, 1841. ) • td-1
REGISTER'S 4NOTICES.
"aim is hereby Given,
rwo all Legatees and other persons con-
IL corned, that the ADMINISTRA
TION ACCOUNTS of the Estates of the
deceased persons horeinaflor mentioned,
will be presented to the Orphans' Court of
Adams county', for confirmation, on Mon
day the 26th day of April, 1841, to wit :
The account of Philip Myers, Adminis
trator of the Estate of Daniel Hinkle, de
ceased.'
The account of Jacob Wolf and Daniel
Sower, Administrators of the Estate of
Daniel &vier, deceased.
The final account of George Dutterer,
Administrator of the Estate of George
%Veikert, deceased.
The account of Daniel Diehl Esq. George
Gulden and John Blair, Esq. Executors of
the Estate of Peter Diehl, deceased• •
The account of Jacob Clutz, one of the
Executors of the Estate of Peter Baumgard
ner, deceased.
The account of Peter Miller, Surviving
Executor of the Estate of Mathias Sunday,
deceased.
The account of Moses McClean, Esq.
Adminisirator of the Estate of James Core,
deceased.
- _
The account of George Trostle, 'wham
'tstrator of tho Estate of Peter Gintling, de.
cva , ed.
W5l. KlNG,,Regieer.
Regidter's Office, Goltybburg.
March 80, 1840.
ADVERTISEMB TS.
0. K.!
REMOVAL.
S I VIM la
FASHIONABLE TAILOR,
ESPECTFULLY infbrms the cilizona
AL Vl ' of Gettysburg and its vicinity, that ho
has removed his
Tailoring Establishment
to the house formerly occupied by Mr. Ro
bert •Taylor, on South Baltimore stieet, a
few doors South of West Middle Street,
where ho will be happy to receive and ful•
flit!! orders in his line of business, in the
most fashionable and worltnitiolihe manner.
As the subscriber regularly receives the
LATEST .
Philadelphia Fashions,
he confidently hopes to be able to give very
gemiral eatistaction to all those who may
entrust him with their work.
0:""The subscriber takes this opportuni
ty to return thanks to his old friends and
customers for their patronage, and respect.
fully solicits a continuance of the same.
N. B. COUNTRY PRODUCE will
be taken in exchange for work.
Gettysburg, March 30, 1841.
LOG CABIN RIFLE.
APROPOSITION WORTH CONSIDERING.
To induce persons to act as agents for
procuring subscribers to the RIFLE we sub
mit the following proposition.
For $35 we will send one hundred copies
to not more than ten addresses.
For $l5 forty copies to not more than
four.
For 85 twelve copies to one address.
This will afford over twenty five per cent
to agents for their trouble, and as every
one can procure one hundred or more sub.
scribers, in their own neighborhood, he
will be doing a fair business in these hard
times. Any one to make it a business for
n month could procure two or three thou.
sand at least, as no body will refuse to pay
fifty cents for a paper for six months during
so exciting a campaign as the approaching
one will undoubtedly be.
Address, H. MONTGOMERY, Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania.
March 30, 1841.
Grand Jnry, April 'Ferri), 1841,
Franklin—D r avid Wills, Esq.
1:1%;1
Germany— 4, e `k
Study. "if
Huntington-Aeonard Marsden, Sarn'l A.
McCosh, Thos. Stephens, Francis Godfrey
Menallen—John McKnight.
Gettysburg—Peter Weikort, George Little,
Hugh Donwiddie, David McCreary, David Lit
tle.
Mountpleasani—Jacob Clapaaddlo, Honry
Stauter.
Conowago—Daniel Gitt.
Tyrone—John Diohl, Henry Spangler.
Reading—Abrnham Myers.
Mount jo,y—Corneliue Lott, Wm. Gulden.
Slrtibun—Williern Meilhenny.
Latimore—tiamuel Hollinger.
Liberty—Henry Gordon.
Hamillonban—Hugh Culbertson.
General Jury.
Nfraban—John N. Graft,
Mountpleaeant—Jacob Lawrence.
Latimore—Jesso Cook, Wm. F. Bonner.
Menallen—Wm. H. Wright, William Re:,
George J. Hartzell.
Germany—Dlivid U. Eckert, - Jacob Bishop,
John Barnitz.
Huntington—Christian Picking, Harman Wl
erman, John Gardner.
.Reading —George Spangler. Jacob Dudley of
J.. Solomon Albert, David White.
Gellysburg—William Bayer, George Gritz
man, George Heck, Alexander D. Buehler, Rob
ert Taylor.
Franklin—John Shell, David hliddlecoff,
Frederick Stover, Henry Comfort.
Berwick—Jacob Diehl, Joseph Carl.
Ilamillonban—laaac Weagly, Jacob Herreder,
Wm. Blythe, Joseph Baughcr.
Hamilton—Hugh McSherry.
Cumber/and—John Hunter, Samuel Coburn.
Freedom—William McCreary.
Estate - of JOHN TAUGHINB AUGH.
an habitual Drunkardln the Court of
Common Pleas of Adams County. •
IWHEREAS, Rnhert King and Gar
rott Brtnlterhoff Committee of said
Taugbitibatigh, have filed in the office of
the Prothonotary of the said Court, their
account of the said Estate.--NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN to all . persons in
terested In the said estate that the same
will be presented for confirmation and al
lowance at a Court of Common View', at
Gettysburg, on Monday the 26!h day of
ißpra, A. D. 1841.
AMOS MAGINLY, Protky.
Prothonotary's Ciftice, ?
March 23, 1841.
NOTICE.
Estate of SAMUEL NEELY, deceased.
LETTERS of Administration an the Es
late of SAMUEL NEELY, of Hun-
tington Township, Adams county,decessed,
having been granted to the subscriber living
near Petersburg, (York Springs,) he hereby
requests all persons indebted to said deceas
ed to make immediate payment of their re
spectiVe accounts, and alt persons having
claims or dente' nds against said Estate to
present them prorerly authenticated (yr
settlement.
JAMES R. NEELY. Admit..
March 23, 1841, 60LN
JOB PRINTING, •
OF ALL Irma,
Such as Cards. Circulars, Nand-bills,
Blaiiks; &c., ,
Neativ snJ expoditinuey execuud at diet:Ricci)
align STAR & 11.1" R V."