From the National Intelligencer.
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Eli 41EXE /la L ILI R I SOX
WHILE IN WASHINGTON.
HIS INAUGURATION
The three days previous to his Innugu•
ration, atter his arrival in Washington,
were mostly spent at the Mansion of the
Mayor of the city, where he received at all
hours of the day the visits of his friends and
fellow-citizens. The urbanity of his man
ners, the open-hearted frankness with
which he received the congratulations of
his friends, deeply impresed all impartial
and disinterested persons et the Capitol
with the confident assurance, that he was
about to enter upon the high office,ta which
he 11413 bean called, with a single heart and
porpo.ie to discharge and faithfully 'execute
tl .inpiritaiit trust.
N , pric:rillis strangers, from almost every
sew ion of this wide spread Republic, for
dap; and weeks preceding the 4th of March,
been rushing into the Metropolis till
the erowli barl become immense almost
.be
y,,nt! .!,ilrulat.on. Every hotel and bosrd•
ing b.No.s , was filled to overflowing, nod al
niogt ei,ery private rssidenre crowded be•
vood e.olvenient accommodiatino.
procession for the Inaugnration was
farolorl in beautiful order, and, no it passed
yioo c the streets arid avenues to the Capi
tol,t fie thror,ging inultitude,pressing against
each et her,seeined to mi.ve on like the ocean
aqivo, and with tile "noise of many waters "
Th•• spontamous expression of joy and
Kl:ufness which ever Ind anon burst forth
from young and old, even from the aged
- matron and the blooming maiden, together
with the waving of handkerchiefs froni the
crowded windows. proclaimed to the war
worn veteran a welcome to the highest hon
ors of hi, country. After taking the oath
of office, and ha vi g delivered his Inaugural
Addross, he returned from the Capitol to the
President's Mansion amid the inerevtoed
acclamation of nearly flirts/ thousaild of his
admiring countrymen, who there tendered
him their cordial congratulations. Thus
passed away the joyous day of hia political
triumph, none suspecting that in one short
month the whole scene would be changed;
that GOD was preparing to summon him
away from the height of his earthly glory,
we trust to a more exalted station at his
right hand.
HIS RELIGIOUS CHARACTER.
The next morning (the sth of March)
Gem HARRISON walked down on the aven•
ue and purchased a Quarto Bible and Book
of Common Prayer, which he carried home
with him, and directed the servant to place
in hie bed room; where I saw them on the
night of his death—thereby indicating that
he had chosen that Holy Book for the rule
of hie faith and guide ofhis life in the exe
cution of the important trust committed to
his charge. The Bible he was seen read
ing every morning and late every evening.
In his first letter to Mrs. Harrison, after
his Inauguration, he states that, after he
had returned from the Capitol to the Pre
sident's Mansion, as soon as he could com
mand any-time, he retired to his room and
fell down upon his knees before his Maker,
thanking him for all his mercies, and sup
plicating his gracious guidance in the faith
ful discharge of the duties of his high station
to his country and his God.
On Sunday morning, the 7th, Benjamin
Harrison, Esq. of Virginia, at the request
of the President, called at my house, desir
ing to know whether he could be accommo
dated with a pew for himself and family for
that day, and expressing a wish to obtain
the one recently occupied by Mrs. Madison
—which the owner accorded to him. In
the public worship of the church he con
formed to all her rituals in the audible re
sponses of the service, and, with that howll
ity so expressive of devout feelings and
humble devotion, bowed himself on his
knees before the Majesty of Heaven, nod
supplicated that mercy, of which as a sin
ner, however highly exalted his station, he
stood so much in need. Thus following
the example of the pious rulers of Israel
and the illustrious men in every age who
have adorned the doctrine of God their Sa-
viour.•
The following day he purchased the pew,
and regularly attended the service of the
church every Sunday morning, until pre
vented tty his last fatal sickness.
His high regard For the Sabbath was
suell, that, of late years, he always avoided
iniv oiling on that holy day, unless from
et)T , inte necessity; and during the short pe
rl,,(l hr. occopied the President's Mansion
rrfully avoided all company on that day,
nod dined at an early hour, that he might
te!,,i public worship in the afternoon with
hi 4 t;irn;ly, some of whom belonged to the
co‘moutoir.o et the Presbyterian Church.
His nigh estin,minn for the "people of
Go.i" was maw nobly shown in kindness to
ins Vlimsters. On a recent occasion, he
said to a brother clergyman of mine, with
horn he had bean for some time acquaint
ed, whom ill iwalth prevented from the per
to:mance of his clerical dinies,and on whom
ho had within a few weeks conferred a
vacant clerkship until his health would etia
b:e him to resume the duties of his ministe
!tat otlice: "I see no company on Sunday,
and dine in a plain way; but i shall always
to happy to see you at my table, for I love
to hove the Clergy with me on Sunday."
!n th!s connexion it may be proper to
ewe that, at his own hospitable mansion at
North Bend, when the infirm health of
Mrs. Harrison would not allow her to attend
public worship elsewhere, Gen. 11. would
often obtain the services of a clergyman fin.
the day, and remunerate him liberally. It
has a ls o been stated to me by a member of
the family that, some years since, he acci
dentally became acquainted with a young
Minister of the Methodist Church to indi
gent circumstances, whose native talents
am authorized from novestionable authority to
Um, that the eloF , itig pa, t of.his 1111:lue;urn1 Address,
erpr•ciully that part in which he so reverently expres
ses hi* regard for tho Christiun Religion, was penned
by bin) in roan in which he was born, and where
be had often kneeled bee-id , his pious Mother. who
iternoitly implored Iho riub b:onaing of Heaven on
tab *lsm III:. %V. U.
and powers of mind promised extensive use
fulness if properly cultivated. Gen. I!.
kindly invited him to become a member of
his family, and offered him the use of his
library until well prepared for the exercise
of his ministry. This young clergyman is
now a distinguished and successful laborer
in the vineyard of our Lord.
Of late years, notwithstanding bis hav•
ing erected mostly at his own ,expense, a
church in his immediate vicinity, yet, not
being able to support a clergyman for the
regular services of the church, he was in
the habit of leaving home on Saturday after
noon for the sole purpose of attending the
church in Cincinnati, of which the Rev.
J. T. Brooke is Rector, twice or thrice a
day. He also frequently attended a stated
weekly lecture.
From the day of his Inauguration, it was
his invariable practice to rise with the
dawn of day, and, after reading the Scrip
Lure, to take a - walk for exercise, and sel
dom did he breakfast or dine without some
old friend or acquaintance partaking of his
hospitality. In this manner his whole
time was occupied. Occasionally, if for a
moment disengaged from his official duties,
and the press of visiters, he would steal
away from his family, and visit some of his
acquaintance, with all that cordiality
and generous good feeling so characteristic
of the warm-hearted soldier and devoted
friend.
HIS DEATH
With this brief notice of passing events,
we come to the closing scene of the melon
choly drama. On Thursday, the 25th of
:►torch, in a ahem interview with him, he
comploined of being quite unwell; and this
iudisposition continued to increase until the
exposure of his person in the morning walk
of Saturday brought on a severe chill and
fever, which the best medical skill could
11 , A arrest. No human power could stay
the ravages of his disease. The commu
nity generally, in this city, without distinc
tion of party, manifested much anxiety for
his recovery, and in great numbers daily
and hourly called at his residence with anx
ious inquiries respecting his sickness and
its probable result. Its violent and exciting
character seemed, in the opinion of his phy•
sicions, to forbid the usual religious servi
ces in his sick room, lest they might pro
duce an unfavorable effect.
On Saturdy evening,the 3d instant, about
nine o'clock, on approaching his sick bed,
his strength appeared to be rapidly failing
and as little or no hope could be entertained
of his recovery, a law of his friends united
with me at his bedside in that "commenda.
tory prayer for a sick person aethe point of
departure" to another world, set forth in
the service of the church, to which he ap
peered to listen with silent attention and
approbation. About thirty minutes before
1 o'clock, by the watch held in my hand;
on the morning of the 4th of April, he gent
ly breathed hie departing spirit into the
hands of his God and Saviour, and sunk to
rest without the movement of a muscle of
his countenance, a struggle or a groan.—
Thus, after one short month's elevation to
the highest station and honours which earth
can bestow, he has passed away from all
the troubles, sorrows, and trials of mortali
ty, / trust and believe, to the possession
and enjoyment of an unfading crown of
glory in the realms of Eternal Day. For,
Whatever may have been his character and
conduct in former years, of late at, evistent
change had been observal --- )y hisiTifel l ids in
favor of true religion.
On Sunday evening I saw him In his
winding sheet with a countenance mild and
placid as when he expired.
The next day,after being placed in his
coffirl! the public were permitted a final,
farewell look of the Chief Magistrate of
this great Republic, the President of nearly
twenty millions of people. ft is said that
not less than ten thousand paid their respects
to his lifeless remains.
The sadness and gloom so obviously
marked on all countenances now spoke the
silent language of grief. The victim of
death--the eminent personage who so re
cently occupied the first place in the gift
of his country, whispers in the voice of
solemn stillness that the Great Destroyer
has come among us; that the mighty con
querer of man in every age, for nearly six
thousand years, has winged his flight hither
and felled to the earth one who had been
distinguished in arms, in the councils of
his country, and in all the excellencies of
private life.
How exalted that mark! How distin
guished the object! How fatal the blow!
The arrow was sped by the arm of Omni
potence: the victim fell: he lies beneath the
cold earth, to rise no more until the voice
of the Archangel and the trump of God, on
the morning of the resurrection, shat: call
his reposing dust into spiritual life. For
"the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall
be raised, incorruptible, and we shall be
changed," and summoned to the final judg
ment.
In anticipation of this coming event, and
of the awfully momentous consequences in
volved in it, our deeply lamented departed
friend was not unmindful of the needful pre
paration. It has come to my knowledge
that; for some years past, his mind has
been deeply impressed with the important
concerns of eternity, and that he had fre
quently expressed his confident faith and
hopes in the Gospel of the Son of God, and
' had been for some time desirous of uniting
himself in communion with the church, and
intended doing so as soon as the recent po
litical excitement should have passed away,
whether it terminated favorably to his ele•
vation to the Presidential office or other
wise. This holy purpose, it is understood,
had he survived, was intended to be con•
summated On Easter Sunday,but was denied
him by the interposing hand of God,in whom
he had placed his trust.
'Life makes the soul dependent on the dust;
Death gives her wings to mount above the spheres,
Life is the triumph of our mouldering clay;
Death of the Spirit infinite, divine!
His God sustains him in his final hour!
His final hour brings ;tory to his God!
htsn's ear) ILleer'n %outhunted to call her own."
fflifia
The groat number of communications re•
ceived from different parts of the country,
requesting information on the subject of
the dernivi of the late President, rendering
it out of my power to answer thorn all in a
manner either satisfactory to them or to
myself, has induced this communication for
the inforo.atien of the clergy and the public
at large.
In preparing the above statement, it has
been my object to collect all the incidents
and facts that have come to my knowledge
respecting the late President while in Wash
ington—no one of which, singly, would be
of sufficient importance to establish his
Christian character; yet, when combined,
they agreeably harmonize in manifesting
the bent of his mind, and the ruling desires
of his heart.
May God, in mercy to the nation, over
rule and sanctify this painful dispensation of
his providence to the welfare and prosperi
ty of his church, the cause of truo piety,
and the establishment of hie kingdom
among men!
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WM. HAWLEY,
Reclor of Si. John's Church
Washington, April 19, 1841.
ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT WESTERN.
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
The steamer Great Western arrived at
Now York on Saturday, at one P. M., hav
ing left Bristol on the Bth inst. There is
no news of importance.
We regret to say that there is no news
yet of the arrival of the President. The
Liverpool papers think it probable that she
had gone Southward to the Azores, for an
additional supply of coal. If so she was
scarcely due when the Western left.
The accounts from the wheat counties
represent the state of the crops to promise
a tnost abundant harvest. The arrivals of
foreign wheat and flour where large, grin
cipally from this country and Canada.
The over Lind India mail had nut arrived
when the evening papers went to press on
the 7th, but was due and hourly expected.
There was another rumor, coining by
way of Russia, on the 6th, that the China
dispute had been adjusted, but it was not
credited.
Public opinion seemed to have settled
down with the belief - that peace with this
country will continue uninterruptod, and
'ho papers are chiefly discussing other sub
jects.
The packet ship North America had
reached Live, pool with the latest news
Iron' this country. The only comment we
find relating to it, is the following:
"The news relative to Mr. McLeod, and
the prospect of his liberation, cannot be con
sidered satisfactory. The reports regard
ing his removal from Lockport to Albany,
are altogether untrue; there is now little
doubt but that his trial will take place at
Lockport. The Attorney General has set
off to Lockport, so as to be present at the
trial.
"lie is provided with an authenticated
copy of the despatches from our own gov
ernment, and upon the ground of our avow•
al of the destruction of the Caroline, he will
request Mr. McLeod'e release. The At
torney General of the State of New York
has been sent to Washington with an ox.
plicit and decided answer as to what will be
done by that State."
In the House of Commons, on the 7th
instant, Mr. Flume rose to move for a copy
of the correspondence between the legation
of the United States in London, and the
Secretary of State for the Foreign Depart
ment, in relation to the destruction of the
steamboat Caroline.
Lord Palmerston requested him, in re
spect to the state of the House, and the ex
cited feelings prevailing on the subject, to
postpone a discussion which might have a
tendency to prevent the affiiir being brought
to that amicable termination which bcth
Governments desire.
Mr. Hume said that no man was more
anxious than himself to avoid the evils of
war; and that after what he had just heard,
he rould consent to postpone his motion
till after the recess.
The London Standard or the evening of
the 7th inst. makes this comment.
We entirely concur in the suggestion of
Lord Pahnerston last night in the House at
Commons as to the unadvisablenese of a
compliance with Mr. Huine's officious re
lative to the Caroline. Every body but
Mr. Hume must be satisfied of the inexpedi
ency of such a demand. There is evident
ly an anxious dosire on the part of both
governments to bring the matters at issue
which the courso proposed by Mr. Ilume,
of raising a discussion on the subject, might,
and in elk probability would, tend to embar
rass. After the wise and judicious recom
mendation of Lord Palmerston, Mr. Hume
did well to withdraw his motion, seeing
that is was next to impossible that he could
have found any one, save his friend and
patron, M r. O'Connell, to second it.
Mr. Labouchere's resolutions, substitu
ting a uniform ad valorem duty of 7 per
cent. upon imports into the West Indies,
were ag reed to.
The House of Commons adjourned on the
evening of the 7th till the 20th, for the Eas
ter hollidays.
The Court Do Surveilliors, Joseph Bona
parte, has been alarming
LONDON, April 7.
The President steamer has not been
board of, and the greatest alarm prevails
regarding her; yesterday insurrances upon
her were effected so high as 20 per cent.
premium, and more will probably be deman
ded to day. Beyond the usual mails from
the continent, we have no foreign arrivals,
and nothing in the shape of news is 'Airing.
Rims, April s.—lt seems certain that
Mr. Guizot has of the mediation of
France to terminate the differences existing
between Great Britain and the United
State s . We cannot, however, believe that
,Ir. Guizot, net content with offering his
services as mediator, has threatened the
Uriited States, as n journal affirms that be
has, with an armed intervention. Prance 1
invading the United States in favor of f;ng•
lend! -It is an idea too fabulous to be en.
terhined, even by the men who abandoned
Egypt to the mercy of the . powers.—Le
Courrier Francais, April, 5.
This report of mediation seems to have
been founded only upon a Paris letter in the
London Globe. The armed intervention
spoken of by the Courrier Franck, was n
barn invention of the French editor. The
letter in the Globe intimated no such thing.
MEETING OF THE DEMOCRATIC MEM
BERS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
At a meeting of Om Democratic ['aril.
son Members of the Senate and House of
Representatives, of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, held April 26, 1841, for the
purpose of expressing their confidence in
the present Chief Magistrate of the Union,
and their views in relation to the policy of
the National Administration. NER M ID
DLES ARTH was appointed Chairman
and Gno. R. SMITM and Wm. lixEsTER,
Secretaries.
On motion of Mr. Williams, tho follow
ing gentlemen wore appointed a committee
to prepare resolutions expressive oftho sense
of the meeting, viz: Messrs. Williams,
Reed and Pearson of the Senate,and Messrs.
Lnw, Cox, Sinysor and Miles of the House.
After some time the committee made the
folio Ning report through their Chairman,
Mr. Williams.
Resolved, That while we feel deeply, in
common with the people whom we repro.
sent, the groat calamity which has befallen
this nation, in the death of its late lamented
Prosieent, wo have at the same time, the
most undoubting confidence in the ability
and integrity of his successor, and are as•
sured by the tone of his address, us well as
by the manner in which he has entered upon
the performance of his high duties, that he
will so administer the Government as to
carry out the wishes and opinions of those
who elected him, and leave to them no
regrets, except such as are merely person
alt.) the distinguished patriot, who has just
departed from amongst us.
Resolved, That the retention in office of
the distii.guished gentlemen selected by the
late President, and associated with him in
the administration of the Government, has
met with the approbation of the people of
this State, and is deservedly regarded as an
earnest of the determination of his succes
sor, to adhere to that course of policy which
dictated their selection, and had already so
strongly reinforced his claims upon the con
fidence of the nation.
Resolved, That we fully recognize the
necessity, and as fully appreciate the wis
dom and patriotism which induced the con
vcation of an extraordinary Session of
Congress of the United Stated, for the pur•
pose of providing means fur the support of
the Government, repairing the unexampled
waste and dilapidation which our common
inheritance has suffered, und restoring as
far as practicable to the people, the prosper
ity of which they have been deprived, by
the fraudulent and blundering mismanage.
mont of the rulers whom they have just dis
placed.
Resolved, That it is the solemnly expres
sed will of the people of Pennsylvania,
that
the act of Congress of the 4th of July,
1840, commonly known by the name of
the Sub-Treasury Bill, was a departure
from the true principles, as well as the past
practice of this government, a recognition
of a new and odious distinction between the
government and the people—a surrender of
a high trust, and an abandonment of an
undoubted duty on the part of those who
enacted it, and a dangerous addition to the
powers of the Executive head, and that the
same ought therefore to be repealed.
Resolved, That we hold it to be an un
questionable power and equally unquestion
able duty on the part of the General Gov
ernment, so to regulate the currency of the
country auto counteract the mischievous
effects of the multifarious, and in many in
stances contradictory and conflicting legis
lation of the several States of this Union to
equalize the exchan g es and to secure to
labor its just reward s—the more especially
as the currency of the people has been de
stroyed by its illl judged and unskilful at
tempts to improve it when it was not im•
proveable, and its ultimate abandonment
and absolute denial for purposes of good, of
an admitted power which it had never hesi
tated to exercise for purposes of mischief.
Resolved, That the process of direct tax
ation is not, in the judgment of the people
of Pennsylvania, a proper or legitimate
moans fur the support of the General Gov
ernment, except in the last resort, and that
in as much as the wants of that Government
imperatively require the imposition of ad
ditional duties on articles of foreign growth
or fabric, we are of the opinion that such
duties ought to tall on such articles as may
come into competition with the products of
our own country, so as incidentally at least,
if not directly, to protect the labor of our
own citizens Emir' foreign pauper rivalry.
and secure for it a recornpence which shall
be worthy of those who are invested under
our system with the high functions of self
government.
Resolved, That a fair distribution of the
proceeds of the sales of the public lands, is
claimed by the people of this State as an
act of justice to those who have contribu•
Led so largely to their acquisition, and have
incurred so heavy a debt in the prosecution
of improvements calculated in their effect
to enhance the value of those lands them
selves, and to draw still closer the bonds of
our Federal Union.
Resolved, That copies of these proceed•
ings, signed by the officers of this meeting,
be tiansmitted to the President of the Uni
ted States, and the several Heads of De
partments at Washington, and that the edi•
tors throughout the State friendly to the
present administration be requested to pub
lish the same in their respective newspa.
pers.
NER MIDDLESWARTH,
Chairman.
G. Rusn SMITH, Secretaries.
WM. 11 lESTER.
The amount of Treasury notes outstand
ing on the 3d ult. was $0 1 301,324 87.
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MURDER, BURGLARY AND Assom.—Thi
western papers bring a proclamation, issued
by the Mayor of St. Louie, under the date
of the 18th inst. in which it is stated that
the Counting House of Mr. William G.
Pettus, in that city, was forcibly entered on
the night previous, two young men who
slept there, murdered, the counting house
vault or safe robbed, and the building after
wards set fire to. The building was con•
eutned, and also the roof of an adjoining
house; and the vault of the counting house
had cash in it at the time to the amount
of about $200,000, which is supposed to
have been carried of by the daring bug
glers. The names of the clerks murdered
are given as—Weaver and Jessy Baker.
The body of Baker was found near the
door of the building, with a shot through
the head, and one of the hands maimed on
the fingers. The Mayor of the city offers
a reward of 85000 for the apprehension of
the perpetrators of these daring nets, or
such intormution as shall lead to their de
tection and conviction.
MORE OF VIE ST. LOUI3 MURDER AND
ROBBERY.-Thtl St. Louis Republican of
the 19th inst., contains more full details
than those horetotbro published of the atro
cious murder, robbery, and arson, commit.
ted on the night of the 17th, in that city.—
On that night, or rather early on Sunday
morning, the Chime were seen bursting
from the windows of a store on the corner
of Pine and Wateestreets, occupied in front
by Simonds and Morrison, and in the rear
by Mr. Pettus,ae a banking house. It had
been fired in several places. The alarm
was given—the doors of the banking house
forced, and the body of Jacob Weaver, a
clerk of Von Phul & McGill, found, dread
fully mangled with a hatchet or bowie
knife, and the skull penetrated by a pistol
hall.
Near him lay the hat and handkerchief of
Jesse Baker, clerk of Simonds& Morrison,
but as his body could not be (build, it was
supp.ised that it was consumed in the flames.
The two young men were in the habit ()I
lodging together in Pettus' banking l o use.
Both were young men of excellent chortle
ter, about 22 years of age.
The house in which the fire origigated
was consumed. Mr. Pettus lost all his books.
At great personal risk; lie sated a drawer
containing his bills receivable amounting
to $200,000. His large vault was envel
oped in flames and could not be approach
ed. Simonds & Morrison's loss was 40 of
$50,000. The store of Kennett, %Vitae &
Co., was partly burned—loss from 10 to
$15,000. A wall hill upon Ansell S. Kim
ba!l, chief-engineer of one a the fire com
panies, and crushed him to death.
The reward of 85000 offered by the
Mayor of St. Louis, for the detection of
the perpetrators, was so offered at the in
stance of a public meeting of the citizens.
An additional reward of $3OO was offered
by the St. Louis Fire Company. Several
suspicious persons had been taken up the
nest day, but alter examination were dis
charged. The affair was still shrouded in
darkness—though it is to be hoped the per
petrators will not be able to maintain their
concealment— for "murder will outl" A
private letter to the Louisville Advertiser,
states that (Mr. Pettus had obtained access
to and opened his vault, and found every
thing safe. Simonds & Morrison's iron sate
was also unbroken.
POSTSCRIPT.
THE BODY OF BAKER FOIIND.-At 10
o'clock this morning the body of BAKER
was exhumed from the ruins. It was found
just below the door of the Bank vault, where
it had doubtless, fallen when the floor gave
way. The body is entire—the fleshy parts
of the head and neck are entirely consumed
leaving the bones down to the shoulders.
He was wrapped up in a piece of sheet
or canvass, and had his pantaloons on.
The general conjecture from all the cir•
cumstances, is, that the young men hear.
ing the villains at work at the door of the
vault, alter hie return to the store, went
thither, and there they despatched him.
It is impossible to give an idea of the
excitement which pervades the city. All
classes are shocked—alarmed, and with
reason—at the enormity of the crimes.
In the very hqprt of the city, the most re
volting murders have been committed, and
an attempt made to shroud the whole in dark
ness by the total destruction of the house
and all within it. Who is there who will
rest quiet until the murderers are brought
to justice?—St. Louis Republican.
A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT—On Saturday
night last, as the steamer South America
was about 10 miles above Poughkeepsie on
her trip to Albany, under full steam, the
shaft broke, the conitect ing machinery gave
way, tho piston was forced through the
cylinder, at the top and bottom, scatteriing
tho fragments of machinery in every direc
tion. The steam rushed into the cabins,
the passengers jumped out of their berths
naked, and some were horribly scalded.—
The steamboat Diamond came up soon af
ter, and took the whole 97 passengers on
board. They reached Albany about 10
o'clock A. M. yesterday, and the wounded
were taken ashore.
The Shacklobar, fulling, perhaps fifty
feet from its place, passed through the deck
of tho state-rooms, through the second
leek, and striking a colored man belonging
on the boat, severely wounded him in the
head.
The South America is a now and splen
did boat, having made but three or four
passages. for machinery is said to be
literally a wreck; and the damage from
$20,000 to $30,000.
The following are the names of the per.
sons injured:
Mr. Conant, Ballston, Spa ; Mr. Glen.
Schenectady, Mr. Jones, Rensselaer; Mr.
Garwin, Troy; L. Taylor, do.; Solomon
Smith, Fort Plain; George Warniek,
• Am
sterdam; James Steer, t-lartwick. Anoth•
er, a resident of Hyde Perko, and left on
buard. A colored man, a hand on board.
An but cue are expected to live.
OUR RAIL ROADS Ar. CANALS.
THa COST, REVENUE AND rArioni-
TURE.S—A very valuable table has been
prepared at Harrisburg, by Dr. John W.
Hammond, biadt keeper in the Tr enPury
Department. It furnishes accurate infor
mation as to the cost, revenue and ',expen
ditures of the several finished lines of the
Canals and Railroads oldie commonwealth.
The cost embraces the original enlist' nc
t ion, such as work done, repairs before corn•
plot inn, damages, enginaer ing c xpenses,&e.
and the new work up to the Ist of Novesii
ber, le4o. The revenue is made up of
canal tolls, railroad tolls, rind motive power. 1
Tho expenditures consist of repairs, ordina•
ry and extracrdinary, salaries of agents,
motive power, locomotives, ropes, imple.
&c.,—in short, all expenses necess
arily attendant upon the operation of the
works. The revenue and expenditures aro
arranged for each financial year, from the
Ist of November, 1820, to the Slat Otto-__
ber, 1840. The whole table has been pre
pared from the °pint records.
Thus wo learn that the Eastern division
of the Pensylvania Canal, extending from
Columbia to Duncan's Island—a distance of
43 miles--cost $1,734 958. Tha aggre
gate revenue is $1,047,826. The aggro. ;
gate expenditures, $422,805. In the year
1839-40, the revenue was 8142,671; and
the expenditure, $05,681.
The Juniata division of the Pennsylvania
Canal, extends from Duncan's Island to
Hollidaysburg., a distance of 130 miles.
Cost, 82,437,334. Agzgregato revenue,
849 1 ,104.--Expenses 8592,180.
Tho Western Division of the Pennsylva
nia Canal extends from Johnstown to Pitts- '
burg, 105 miles. Cost $2,964,882. VS' hole
reveta.), $897,013. Expenditures,s9B9-
834.
The Delaware Division of the Pennsyl
vania Canal extends from Bristol to Easton,
GO miles. Cost 81,374,774. Revenue
8586,515. Expenses $63 .- -i,831.
The Susquehanna Division or the Penn
sylvania Canal, extends from Dinican's Is
land to Northumberland, 39 miles. Cost
8967,874. Revenue $141,730. Expense
8314,253.
The North Branch Division of the Penn
sylvania Canal, extends from Northumber
land to Lacicitwannock, 73 miles. Cost
$1,491,894. Revcnuo,s63,ss9. Expense
8390,024.
The West Branch Division oldie Penn
sylvania Canal, extends from Northumber
land to Dumisburg, 72 miles. Cost 81,708,-
579. Revenue, 00,859. Expense 8333,-
789:
The French Creek Division of the Penn
sylvania Canal extends from Franklin to
Conneaut Lake, 4.5 miles. Cost 784,754.
Revenue 84,767. Expenditure, 8133 979.
The Beaver Division of the Pennsylva
nia Canal, extends from Beaver to Newcas
tle, 25 miles. Cost 8522,259. The gross
revenue 810,924. Expense, $139,082.
The Columbia and Philadelphia, Rail
Road extends from Columbia to Philadel
phia, 82 miles. Cost 83,983,302. Gross
Revenue, $2,030,329. Gross expenditure
$1,883,998.
The Allegheny Portage Railway extends
from Hollidaysburg to Johnstown, a dis
tance of 30 miles. Cost $1,783,176.
Gross revenue, $856,955. Expenditure
$954,879.
the gross cost of all the finished im
provements, as above specified, is $20,653,-
791.—Gross revenue, $6,181,624• Gross
expenditures, 86,694,206.
It will thus be seen that the state is in•
debt on the receipts and expenditures, to
say nothing of the interest on the cost of
these works. The State Debt has been
increased beyond the twenty millions above
specified by the sums invested in unfinished
improvements, in appropriations for benev
olent objects, dr.c. In a financial point of
view, our condition is wretched indeed.and
the sooner the people know the whole truth.
the better will it be for the present genet..
ation, as we!l as for posterity.
LIODU ISLAND ELECTION.—The eters
t ion for Governor, Lieut. Governor, mem
bers of Congress, and of the Legislature,
took place in Rhode Island yesterday.
There was no regular opposition to the
Whig candidates, with the exception of
one Senator and sundry Assemblymen.
Consequently, Samuel Ward King, of John.
atop, is ro elected Governor; By rod Dimon,
of Bristol, Lt. Governor; Joseph L. Tilling
hast and Robert B. Cranston, members of
Congress for two years from the 4th of
March last; Henty Bowen, Secretary of
Slate; Albert C. Greene, Attorney Gener
al; Stephen Cahoon's, Treasurer. All
W hips, and reelected. The ton Senators
will doubtless all be Whigs. The Assem
bly consists of 72 members, 48 of whom,
in the lust Legislature were Whigs, and 24
Van Buren men.—Jour. Corn.
...roe 0 o.w.
A RIIAST OF Ronnmts.—The Police 0111-
cers of Baltimore have succeeded in arrest
ing three persons whom they suspected of
robbing the store of Messrs. Marriott and
Hardesty. Their names are Thomas
Scott, alias Thomas Walker, George Wil
son, alias Alexander Dugan, and Hurry
Brown. Thomas Scott, alias Walkermus
arrested on Thursday last in Pratt street,
and George Wilson. alias Dugan, was ar
rested on Friday morning, in the house of
Brown in Franklin street above Covo street.
Brown made his escape through the back
way. Tho two, after a hearing 'vier°
Squire Snyder, were fully committed.
The Clipper says:—“Wo understand
that the mites and negotiable paper to the
amount of about $50,000, and $1,287 50,
indentified as part of that stolen, have been
recovered. Twelve hundred and fifty dol
lars of money was found in Walker's house,
situated in an obscure place in the eastern
part of the city, nisi $37 50 was fund on
the persons of Weller and Dugan. Ths
notes and papers were found in the Catho,2
lie burying ground at the western extremi
ty of the city."
The want of money is universal, and the
smallest change wuuttl be acceptable.
nr.Pun L1C11.17 nAN,Brza.
IVI'S S S ISURG. Ditty 4, 1841.
Democrat ic Candidate
FOR GOVERNOR,
JOHN BANKS,
i OP BERKS COUNTY.
E;4:)AN Apprentice to the Print
ing Business wanted at this
Office
Iscon F. WsLint, Esq., on motion of lion.
James Cooper, was lost week admitted to practice
in the seversl Courts of Adams county.
Borough Election.
The following 'rickets were settled at a meet
ing of the Democrats on Saturday evening last.—
The meeting was composed of two distinct parties
—the Water party and the Anti-Water party.
The gentlemen who compose the first mentioned
ticket are favorable to the introduction of %%rater
into the Borough by means of pipes; and those on
the latter aro opposed to this measure. 'rho clot•
tion takes place to-day
Bargees.
Thos. J. Cooper,
Town Council.
D. Little.
Samuel Hunter,
Georiqo Arnold,
.1. Brown,
A. Kitztnillor.
Street 4r. Road Comers
G. C. Strickhoneor,
Adam Mowry.
School Directors
If. Denwiddio,
Win. 'P. Smith.
_Revenue and Relief Bill.
it will be perceived, by reference to our Harris
burg lettere, that the Revenue and Relief Bill re•
ported by the committee of conference has passed
both Houses, and been sent to the Governor.—
We are on the °qui rive" for another veto.
Fine.—A building, used for storing pork, in
yearn( Mr. Green Wider; tannery; ili Front street,
Harrisburg, Po., was destroyed by fire on Wed
nesday last.
SENATOR WILLIAMS ' EULOGY.-011 Siturde.y
the 24th ult. Thomas Williams, Esq., Senator
from Allegheny county, delivered an Eulogy on
the life, character and services of the late Presi
dent, in the House of Representatives of this
State. The Governor, Heads of Departments,
and members of both branches of tho Legislature
wore present. The Harrisburg papers represent
it to have boon a brilliant production.
Another Veto.—The Ninth of
the Series.
On Friday last, "Bashi Rittenhouse Porter"
returned with his objections the Bill for the relief
of the contractors on the Gettysburg Rail Road
Ho contends that the Commonwoatth ought not
to pay interest on claims against her, and urges
as a reason why, that she has never hitherto done
it. Poor logic, truly! But what are the circum
stances connected with this case? The claims of
those persecuted men, two years since, wore ac
knowledged to bo due; accordingly, at the session
of 1838—'39, a bill was passed and became a law,
authorizing a loan of $150,000 to be made, for the
express purpose of paying them the money to
which they were entitled, and justly acknowledg
ed to .bo duo them. Tho loon was never taken,
end we confidently believe, no effort was even
made to obtain it, by those whose duty it was to
have it taken; therefore the money was not paid
as directed. Now, we ask any honest, liberal
minded Pennsylvanian, if there is anything cx
horbitant in the demand of those contractors.—
Their claims are acknowledged to be due, and duo
two years since, during all of which time they
have been kept out of their money, and now, at
this late day are denied the interest on that mo
ney. They ask nothing more than even-handed
justice, and is it not fair that their demand should
bo paid, and paid promptly tool If, however, the
loan authorized by the Legislature had been ta
ken, and the money disbursed among the individ
uals claiming it, the interest would certainly have
been paid on it by the commonwealth; undoubt
edly then, these contractors, who have been kept
out of their money, should receive the interest.—
But unfortunately for these Mimed men, the Bill
alluded to, does not give the disbursing of the
money to the Governa's favorite, Mr. Jacob Zieg
ler, Superintendent of the Gettysburg Railroad,
but requires it to be paid in a more direct manner
out of the State Treasury! Here's the rub! It
is not because this Bill allows interest to the con
tractors, or creditors of the commonwealth, that it
has met with the displeasure of this Veto King;—
but because that his sycophantic, pliant tool, the
Superintendent, is not permitted to disburse the
money, and shave the contractors as he did on a
former occasion! Thank Heaven, a day of retri
bution is near at hand, in which David R. Porter
and his co-plunderers will be made to feel the
justly deserved indignation of an independent but
much injured people.
V'irg i.n i ~ Elect ion.
The election for nidnbers of Congress and Leg
islature took place in Virginia on the 22d ult.—
The following is the result ns far as ascertained:—
CONGRESS
Whigq. Opposition.
let. Francis Maßury 2d G. B. Cary
7th. W. L. Goggin 3d. J. W. Jonos
Bth. Henry A. 'Wise 4th. W. 0. Goodo
10th. John •I'aliaf rro , sth. E. W. llttbord.
John M. Butts nth. W. Coles
12th. T. W. Gillier • 13th. Linn Banks
11th. I'cthhert Utiti. Win. A. Harris
16th. R. IV. I,:qon 21st. Steenrod
17. h. AJI 11 .' . tin7.l
19th. G. IV ritfro,,,r).,F
9th. R. M T. ITA!titer, (indepundent) is re•cicc
tr, r , Nl'!,;_. aaili Mr. Uart , q) iii place of M r.
Lueort, Mr. in iu phir9 pl.ir. Craig, and M r.
Summers in place of Mr. Beim.. The opposi
tion gain Mr. fluhnril in place of Mr. Hill.
. - -
The Whigs have gained One member of the
Senate, which will give ei Whig majority of two
in that body.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Tho Whigs have lost eight members of the
House of Delegates, and have gained three in the
56 counties heard from.
I3velcraa KE.—On the opening of the New
York and Erie Ca.ial. the first day'e receipts of
tollsat Albany was over aix Thousand dollars,
the largest sum ever received in ono day on the
canal.
DEATH WA RII•NT.—Wo learn from the Balti
more Patriot, that the Sheriff Of Carroll county
has received the warrant or Gov. Grason of Ma
ryland, for the execution of Frederick Fritz, alias
John Jacob Broker, on Friday next, the 7th inst.
Burgess.
David M'Uroary,
Town Council.
John Houck,
W m. King,
Wm. Boyer,
James Bowen,
John Gilbert.
Street lir Road Corn'ra
David Trozoll,
Jacob Heck.
School Directors.
Wm. Wiautsky,
Daniel Culp.
FIRE AT AX TIETAM.-110 Frederick
Examiner says: —A destructive fire occur
red a few days ago at Antietam Iron works
in Washington County owned by John
McPherson Brien. The nail factory and
other property to a large amount were de
stroyed.
'PRECOCIOUS DEPRAVITY.—Dennis Ken.
nedy «•as convicted in Baltimore, On Thurs
day week, of manstaughter, in killing a lad
•named George Hyland, m Dot:ember last:
The prisoner is not yet fifteen sears old.—
It appears that he shot the deceased while
A n ti n g, with a musket, and, upon seeing
him fall, he went up and asked if he was
dead, then turned and doliirrately went
home,
STATE SENATORS
FROM HARRISBURG.
Correspondence of the Gettysburg Star and Banner
HARIIISISUITO, April 27, 1841
Dear Sirs—The amendment* by the Senate to
Mr. Johnston's revenue bill were considered in
the House to-day, a largo number of which were
concurred in; but as the House non concurred in
some of the Senate amendments committees of
conference were appointed, consisting of Messrs.
Johnston of A., Law, Cox, Wright and Barr of
the House, and Messrs. Reed, Gibons, Pearson,
Strohm and Kingsbury of the Senate., which will
no doubt report a bill some time to•morrow.
What the result will finally be, will in a great
measure depend upon the character of the bill that
may be reported by the committee of conferenee.
Your's Stc.
HAHniqAunG, April 30,1841
Dear Sir:—The vote has been just taken in
both Houses on the report of the Committee of
conference on the revenue hill, and as it is of a
highly important character, I herewith send you
a libt of the yeas and nays of both Houses on
the adoption of the report. The vote in the Sen
ate was as follows:
YEAS.-51essm Barclay, Brooke, Brower, Case,
Cochran, Theater, Huddleson, Maclay, Mothers,
Pearson, Reed, Spool:mon, Sterrett, Strohm, Sulli
van Williams, Ewing, speaker-17.
NAYS.—Messrs. Brown, Coplan,Crispin, Feq.•ly,
Fleming, G ibons. (lays, Headley, ,Kingsbury , Miller,
Patterson, Planter, Swith,Snyder.-14.
Thu following is the vete in the House:
YEAS.—Messrs Andrews Banks, Bunt, Bell,
Brunner, Chrismau, Church, Clark, Correy, Cox,
Cummins, Darsie, Dilworth, Dunlap, Eyre. Fails',
Foreman, Funk, Futhev. Gratz, Hanna, Digging,
Ilinehman, Johnston, (A rmstrnitg,) Kennedy, Kerr,
Kieffer, Law, Letherrnan, Livingston, M'Clurc,
M'Curdy, Middleswarth, Miles, Montgomery, Mus
ser, Myer, Pennell, Purnkoy..ltush, Skinner, Smith,
Smyser, Snivel)", Sprott,'Titus„Non Neids, Wastr•
abaugh, Crubb, speaker-49.
NAYS —Anderson, Apple, Barr, Bean, Boal,
Boned!, Brodhead, (Northampton,) Cortright, Crou
sillat, Ebaugh, Felton, Flannery, Flenniken, Flick,
Fogel, Gamble, Garreston, Gillis, Ilnas, Hahn. Hill,
Holeman. Horton, Johnston, ( Westmoreland,) Katz,
Leidy, Lusk, May. M'Ctilly, IWKiiiney, Moore,
Painter, Penniman, Pollock, Scott, Siiyder, Steele,
.Yanhorn, Weaver, Wilkinson, Zimmerman-41.
You will observe that in the Senate it was a
strictly party vote, in the House Mr. Church,
(conservative in principle,) voted in the affirma
tive, and Mr. Steele, (Whig,) in the negative.
The impression now generally prevails, that it
will not receive the signature of the governor.
Your's &c.
P. S. Absentoss of the Senate. Messrs. Pen
rose and Ktilingor, (Whig's.)
Of the house, Messrs. Brodhead (Pike,) Doug
lass, Fenton, Fuller, Pierce, Tisch, Waklee, and
Wright, (loco focoa) and Messrs. Lightner and
Pearson, (Whigs.)
PUBLIC MEETING
Pursuant to public notice a very large meeting
of the pauple wag held at the Ceuit-house, in the
Borough of Gettysburg, on the evening of the 28th
April, 1841.
On motion, tho Hon. JOHN REED was elec
ted President, the Hon. Gs.o. WILE. and Citrus-
TIAN PICKINCi, Esq., Vice Presidents, and Col.
ill. C. Clarkson and David Wink were chosen
Secretaries.
The object of the meeting was then stated in an
eloquent and highly impressive manner by the
President; after which the following preamble and
resolutions wine offered by Thaddeus Stevens,
Esq., and unanimously adopted:
A bereaved nation mourn■ the loss of her be
loved Chief Magistrate; having attained a good
old ago, and reached the summit of earthly fame,
he was summoned to the enjoyment of higher glo
ry and purer happiness; although a gain to him,
hie'death is a deplorable loss to the whole people,
but especiAlly to his mourning family. With that
family we deeply sympathize; but the sympathy of
a nation should be expressed in acts, and not in
words only: therefore, unanimously
Resolved, That Congress be requested to grant
to his personal representatives the full amount of
the President's salary for thu whole term for which
Gen. Harrison was elected.
Resolved, That the Representative in Congress
from this district, the Hon. James Cooper, be re•
quested to present the foregoing preamble and re
solution to the House of Representatives as early
after its prganization as practicable.
Resolved, That the above proceedings be signed
by the officers and published in all the papers of
the county, and a copy handed to the Hon. James
Cooper.
The meeting was then ably and eloquently
addressed successively by Thaddeus Stovens,Esq.
and the Hon. James Cooper.
JOHN REED, Chairman.
CIIIIISTIAN PICKING,
V. Presidents.
GEOBOE WILL,
.M. C. Clarkson, Z Secretaries.
David IVhile,
.......o 0 a.---
PRESIDENT TYLER AND THE FOR-_
EIGN -MINISTERS.
We learn from the National lntellig'ii
gencer, that President Tyler .received the
Diplomatic Body on Saturday, at two o'cloc
at ihe President's Mansion.
In the absence of the British Minister,
Mr. Fox, (who, we are sorry to say, was
kept away by indisposition,) the Russian
Minister, Mr. Bodtsco, appeared at the
head of the corps. We give below his
address to the President, on behalf of him.
self and his colleagues, and tha President's
reply.
As the members of the Body were re
spectively presented, the President spoke to
each of them of the relations, present or
past, between his country and the United
States, and of his hope of the continuance
of amicable relations; , and received from all
congratulations, and the assurance of the
desire of peace and amity with his country.
In these short conversations with gen-
tlemen, most strangers to him, the Presi
dent was particularly happy, and this, his
first official intercourse with the Represen
tatives of other Nations, was, we doubt not,
exceedingly satisfactory. Nothing, indeed,
could be more appropriate or in better taste
than this President's remarks, and the re
pike of the several members of the Corps.
MR. BODISCO'S ADDRESS.
[Translation]
Mr. PRESIDENT:--The United Staten
having been suddenly deprived of its se,
promo head, the Constitution has invested
you with the Chief Alagistracy of the Union.
The Diplomatic Corps has the honor to
appear before you, Mr. President, for the
purpose of expressing through me, its organ
its concern in the melancholy event which
has so unexpectedly removed General Har
r:son from the hopes of the American Peo
ple. The Diplomatic Corps hastens els°
to ofThr up its vows, Mr. President, that your
administration may be distinguished by the
maintenance of all the existing friendly re
lations, and by a constant incleaso in the
prosperity of the United States.
The Diplomatic Corps erfibreces this op
portunity, Mr. President, to assure you of
its earnest desires to merit your confidence
and esteem.
THE PRESIDENVS REPLY
Mr. MINISTER: lit my character of Chief
Magistrate of the United States, and in the
name of the People thereof; I have to return
to the Diplomatic Corps, whom on this oc
casion you representony acknowledgements
for their expression of condolence on ac
count of the bereavement which this conn•
try has so recently sustained in the death
of its late lamented and — illustriotts ^ 'Presi
dent. I take occasion, at the Immo` time,
to give the assurance that my most earnest
desire, as his constitutional successor, will
be to maintain and cherish the friendly re
lations which now so happily subsist be
tween our respective countries.
The People of the United States regard
their own prosperity as intimately connec
ted with that of the entire family of nations
and the cultivation of the feelings of mutual
amity as the best mode of advancing that
important end.
1 sincerely desire that the residence of
the Diplomatic Corps near this Govern.
,gent may prove every way agreeable to
them; to accomplish which nothing shall
be wanting on my part.
RATES OF INTEREST.—The following
are the rates of interest in the States and
Territories of the Union, together with the
punishment of usarr. It is a valuable state
ment, and should be preserved.
Maine 6 per cent--forfeit of the debt or
claim.
New Hampshire, 6 per cent—forfeit of
three times the amount unlawfully taken.
Vermont, 6 per cent--recovery in action
with costs.
Massachusetts, 6 per cent--forfeit of
three fold the usury.
Rhode Island, 6 per cent—forfeit on the
money and interest ors the debt.
. .
Connecticut, 6 per ceut—fOrfeit of the
whole debt.
New York, 6 per cent--forfeit of the
whole debt.
New Jersey, 6 per cent--forfeit of the
whole debt.
Pennsylvania, ti per cent—forfeit of the
whole debt.
Delaware, 6 per cent—forfeit of the
whole debt.
Maryland, 0 per cent--on tobacco con
tracts 8 per cent. Usurious contracts void.
Virginia, 6 per cent—forfeit double the
usury taken.
North Carolina, percent. Contracts
for usury void—forfeit double the usury.
South Carolina, 7 per cent—torfeit of
interest and premium taken, with costs to
debtor.
Georgia, 8 per cent—forfeit of three
times the usuary and contract void.
Alabama, 8 per cent—forfeit of interest
and usury.
Mississippi, 8 percent—by contract as
high us 10—usury recoverable in action of
debt.
Louisiaba, .5 per cent—bank interest 6
—conventional as high as ten—beyond
contract, void.
Tennessee, 6 per cent--usurious con
tracts void.
Kentucky, 6 per cent—usury may be
recovered with cost.
Ohio, 0 per cent—usurious contracts
void.
Indiana, 6 per cent —on written agree
ment may go as high as 10—penalty of u•
sury, a fine of double the excess.
Illinois, 6 per cent—three fold amount of
the whole interest.
Missouri, 6 per cent—by agreement as
high ai 10—if beyond, forfeit of the whole
intorest due, and of the usury taken.
Michigan, 7 per cent--forfeit of the usu•
ry taken, and one fourth the debt.
Arkansas, 6 per - cent—by agreement,
any rate not higher, than 10. Amount of
usury recoverable, but contracts void.
Florida, 8 per cent—forleit of interest
and excess in case of usury
Wiskorman, 7 per cents—by an agreement
not over 12—turfeit treble the excess.
On debts and judgments in favor of the
Siate4, interest is computed at six per.
con, a year.
Thus, there is not Ft single State or Ter
ritory where an enlightened system pre
vails upon the sibj , ict of interest, for all laws
limiting the price of money ought to be re
pealed.
•-..*4a 0 *or.—
EXTENSIVE FORCEEIEs.—In yesterday's
Sun, we gave the particulars, of a success•
ful forgery to which the Commercial Bank
of Cincinnati and the Bunk of Kentucky
had been made victims —each to the tune
0f513,000. We yesterday learned that
some time last week, the cashier of the
Bank of America received a letter from
the New Orleans Bank enclosing the half
of a certificate for $23,000 Mexican dol
lars, which he was to deliver to a Mr.
Britton, on presentation of the other half,
and recommending Mr. B. to Mr. Thomp•
son's considerat ion as an English gentleman
of fortune, who lied deposited the money
with the New Orleans Batik. Mr. Britton
appeared on Thursday, and received the
half of the certificate, which he took to Ja•
cob Little & Co.'s who cashed it for him
by a check on the Union Bank, which was
paid in 1000 dollar notes. At a late hour
in the day another person, evidently an ac•
complice, came to Mr. Little to buy soy.
ereigns, which he paid for in notes of the
Union Bank.
The next day the steamer for England
sailed. There seems to be no doubt that
this is but a part of the plan by which the
banks have been swindled.
Mr. Little has offered 85000 reward for
the recovery of the money. To show the
coolness of tiro villian, when ho presented
himself at the Union Bank, the check being ,
drawn to his order ' , lament was refused
on the ground that Mt. Britton was a stran•
ger.
Fie immediately returned to Mr. Little,
and asked him to accompony him for the
purpose of satisfying the bank. Mr. Little
not :icing able to go, the cashier of the
Bank of America went with him, and the
money was accoidingly paid.
Pao learn that the Girard bank of Phila.
delphia paid a similar certificate on Bator.
day last, but for some reason, being anxious
about it, they succeeded about midnight
in finding the men and recovering the mon•
ey. It in now evident that the villian has
been operating extensively, and has made,
probably, attempts upon other banks. lie
is an Englishman, and is supposed to be the
man •vhose arrival in the United State',
from London was Intety announced in the
_papers. in,whirli he ‘vam.spolten of as the
moat accomplished scoundrel in the world.
--IV. y.
A C!-TMN Cane roe Fouivunn ix
floes s.--Take a large kettle of water and
make it boil, lead the horse to the-kettle,
it he be able to nalli, if net, take the water
to the stable, commence with a swab and
wash the fetlock behind; then wash the
legs in the same manner, then the should
ers and body,—rub the horse dry, and he
will be well in a few hours. There is no
danger of scalding the horse if the above
direction be pursued. This remedy is on
the authority of one of the best Farriers in
the place, and is worth to every farmer
double the price of his subscription to this
paper.--Illinoian.
SUGAR IN Lou ISIANA.--According to an
official straw - neat, there are 525 sugar es
tates in Louisiana, employing 40,000 hands
and 10 000 horses, and that the average
crops equal to 70,000 hogsheads of 1,000
lbs., 70,000,000 Ibs• sugar and 350,000
gallons of molasses; the average value of
sugar, is six cents per pound, and molasses
20 cents per gallon.
fileLnon AFFAIR.—The chief witness
who swore on the arrest of McLeod to his
presence at the capture and burning of the
Caroline, is, we are informed, a drunken,
worthle. , loafer, whom no ono, where ho is
known, would believe on his oath. At a
recent apprisal of damages for a farmer,
against the Auburn and Rochester Rail
Road Company in Ontario county, this
identical loafer swore up the damages
claimed to an .incredible sum, and his tes
timony was whole disbelieved and disregar
ded of courso.—N. Y. Times.
THE MCLEOD CASE.--111 the New York
Legislature on the 24th, Mr. Simmons,
Ironi the Judiciary Committee, reported
a bill to provide for a Special Circuit Court
for the trial of McLeod. The bill provides
that the Court may pe held in snch county
as the Chict Justice shall deem most expe
dient.
THE THRONE OF Loins PHILIPPE.—A
Parts letter writer of the New York Corn
mercial, in announcing the success of the
Fortification Bill, says:—"The moral force
of 2000 canons and 14 bastiles round Paris
is to ensure the stability of tho throne of
Louis Philippe. I hope it may prove suc
cessful, for the tranquility of Europe de.
ponds upon the pacific temper of the present
government."
UNITED STATES BANE...—The Pennsvl
vauia Inquirer of Monday, says:—"lt was
very currently rumoured on Saturday night
and as we believe with some foundation,
that the United States Bank had determined
to place a portion of its assets in the hands
of Trustees, for the benefit of the Philadel
phia City Banks, which hold five millions
of dollars of its Post Notes. The names
of the following highly respectable gentle
men have been mentioned in connection
with this Trusteeship:—Jas. Dundas, Esq.;
Robert Ilowel, Esq.; M. D. Lewis, Esq.
Samuel James, Esq ; Robert Pittfield, Esq.;
We learn also, that Thomas Taylor Esq.
has been elected Cashier, in the place of
A. Laidner, Esq. resigned.
OAKLAND COLLEGE.—The Natchez Cou
ncr says: "We learn with pleasure, that a
wealthy lady in the vicinity ofOakland col
lege, has subscribed fifteen thousand dollars
to that valuable institution of learning."
A CURE AND PREVENTIVE OF DISEASE ,
—Brandreth's Vegetable Universal Pella
are no less a cure than a preventive dis
eases. 11' hen we feel dull, pain in the head
back, or side, weary on the least exertion,
it is then we ought to take a dose of these
Pills. This will always have a good effect;
because it is impossible for pain to he in
tho body withuut the presence of those hu•
more which produce it, it is • only by them
being forced nut by purging tint health can
be restored.
It is at all times easier to prevent thnn
to cure disease; because by taking a pre.
ventive course we do not &Initiate the
natural functions of the body, but rasher
strengthen and assist them; the peculiar
action of Brandreth's Vegetable Universal
Pills is to cleanse the blood from all im-
purities, remove every cause of pain or
weakness, and restore the constitution to
perfect health and vigor.
Purchase them in Gettysburg of Those
J. Cooper, distributing agent; of Jno.
Stevenson, or only in the county of Agents
published in another part of this paper.
ADVERTISEMENTS
LIGHT ON THE SUBJECT IT
fIpHE subscriber respectfully informs his
friends and the public generally, that,
ho still continues his Store at the old stand
in West Chambersburg street, where he
keeps on hand and offers for sale REA DY .
MADE 8111138111 Cr Clothing, such as
Coate, Pants; Vests, &c., all of which ho
will sell cheap for cash. Also, a general
and well selected assortment of
GROCERIES,
Consisting in part of Sugar, Coffee, Tea,
Molasses, &c.; good Tallow Candles, of his
own manufacture, at 12i cents per pound.
AlSo, a good supply of CONFECTIONS,
such as Candies, Fruits, Nuts, &c.,—also,
Cakes, Beer and Cider, with a groat variety
of other articles tinneeessury to mer.tion.
oj"Tho subscriber fools thankful for past
encouragement, and respectfully solicits a
continuance of the same.
JOHN JENKINS.
Gettysburg, May 4. Gt-11
NOTEcr2.
Estate of JOSEPH MILLER, deed.
f N K E notice that G co. •L. FAuss and
IVILLIA3( WOLF, Administrators of
JOSEPH MILLER, .late.ofildhms. coun
ty, Pa , deceased, have applied by petition
to the Orphans' Court of said county, set
ting forth that their said intestate, in his
life time did sell by a parole agreement, to
it certain George Dick, several Tracts of
Land; to wit—One Tract situate in Frank
lin township, Yotk county, on which are
erected a Dwelling House, Grist Mill, Saw
Mill, Distillery and out buildings;—also, a
Tract of Mountain Land, containing about
twenty Acres, situated in the township and
county aforesaid; and that their said intes
tate died without having made any sufficient
provision for the performance of such con
tract; and the aforesaid petitioners pray
the Court to receive proof of the said con•
tract, in vrder to the. completing of the title
according to the Act of Assembly in such
case made and provided.
The Heirs of the said decedent, and also
persons concerned, are hereby notified to
appear at the' next Orphans' Court to be
holden nt Gettysburg, on. Tuesday the Ist
day of Jane next, and show cause if any
exists, why the prayer of the petitioners
should not be granted.
By the Court,
S. R. RUSSELL, Clerk.
May 4, 1841. at-6
co-York Republican insert throe weeks succor
sively, and send bill to this °Rico for collection.
REGISTER'S NOTICES.
S'otice, is ixelzeilyy Giv en,
f lo all Legatees and other persons con
cerned, that the ADMINISTRA.
TION ACCOUNTS of the Estates of the
deceased persons hereinafter mentioned,
will be presented to the Orphans' Court of
Adams county, for confirmation, on 'hes.
day the Ist day of June, IE4I, to wit :
The account of William M'lcinney and
Robert T. IFl'iiinnev, Administrators of the
Estate of John 1111(inney, deceased.
The account of Wm. D. Hums, Ad•
rnmistrator of the Estate of Barbara Deck
er. deceased.
The account ofJohn Lady, Administra
tor de bows non. with the will annexed, of
the Estate of Henry Walter, deceased.
The account of Henry Witmer, Guar
dian of Jacob Eicholtz, minor son of
Frederick Eicholtz, deceased.
The account of William Albright; one
of the Executors of the Estate of Daniel
Eyater, deceased.
The account of Samuel Isaacs, one of the
Executors of the Estate of Daniel Eyster,
deceased.
The account ofJohn Bender, one of the
Executors of the Estate of Jacob Eyster,
deceased.
The account of Jonathan C. Forrest,
Administrator of the Estate of Catharine
Reever, deceased.
The account of Jonathan C. Forrest,
Administrator of the Estate of Catharine
Long, deceased.
'l'he account of Abraham Spangler, Ex
ecutor of the Estate of David Troxell, sea.
deceased.
The account. of Win. Taughilibaugh,one
of the Executors of the Estate of Philip My
ers, deceased.
'['he account of Philip Aivers,"one of the
Executors of the Estate of Philip Myers,
deceased.
The account at Moses Myers, qne or the
Executors of the Estate of Philip Myers,
deceased
WM. KING, Register.
Register's Office, Gettysburg,
May 4, 1841,
ADVERTISEIIEN'TS
6 CIE. WT Ak.itlol%
ANAW AY from oho subscriber, !iv
zus' ing in Slr;ilinn tutvnsbtp, Adanis en ,
Pa., on Thursday tin. 22d ult , nn indented
apprentice to the Suddle•Tren i',lnking Bu
siness, named
J s Id S
Suid boy is about 13 years ()Inge, nod bad
on when he left a drab roundabout, pretty
much worn, blue cloth vest, curd pantaloons,
and I)lack hat, without brim. A ll persons
are hereby cautioned aghast harboring or
trusting said boy oti my aceuiint. Thrr a
bove re‘vard will be given for hie apprehen
sion, hut no thanks or charger?.
EDEN' NORP.IS.
• 3t-C1
May 4, IS4t.
ASSIGIVEiL'S NCeLitE;E.
ALL persons interested are required to
take notice, that the Account of Jo.
smut TAvr,oll, Trustee of Henry Epeal
tnan, (lunatic,) has been filed in the . I ro.
thonotary's Office, at Gettysburg. f'r,set•
(lament in the Court of Common Picas of
Adams county, and that the same will 1,6
presented for confirmation nod allowance at
an adjourned Court, to be held on Tuesday
the Ist day of June, A. D. 1' 41 .
AMOS MAGINLY, f'roth'y.
Prothonotary's Office,
May 4, 1841. 5
iNeW) Osoi+
W. M l SMedaliVir
IIAS just received a large assortment
of spring Goods, which he
can sell cheaper than they have been sold
in this place. The assortment consists of
Vlo tits , Cassimer s,
Cassinetts, Tweeds, Ganibrones, Summer
Clothe, Velvets, Calicoes, Silks, dr,e. &c. a
good assortment of GROCERIES,Seythew
and a large assortment of QUEENS.
WARE.
April 27•
SPRING- GOODS.
D. U. Swci) E.
HAS just received a general supply of
Fashionable
•
:SPRING_ & SUMMER GOODS,
AMONG wincß ARE
Wool dyed Black & Fancy colored Cloths,
Spring and Summer Cassimeres,.
Wellington Black Summer Cloth,
Imperial Crape do.
Black Lima do.
Do. Cashmet emit,
Corded and Striped Linen Drills,
French and Irish " do. do.
Handsome Spring and Summer ,estings? .
Satin Cravats and Stocks, '
London and American Prints,
4-4 French find Ainericanthintt,
Painted Lawns,
Mouslin de Lane 4,
Black end White Lavvas,
Fancy Shawls,
Nett and Gause Sdarfs,
Nett, Mohair and Pic Nic Gloves',
Silk and Cotton Hosiery, •
Handsome Bonnet Trimmings,
Leghorn Flats,
Florence Braid Bonnets,
Nun & Shaker do.
Parasols and tlmbrellna,
With a gtv. , at variety anther cheap and
desirable Goods, all of which will be sold
npon the most accommodating terms to
those who may favor him with a gall.
April :27.
11,e,simiental ()ran! a.
ripHE 80th Regiment, Pennsylvania
iLMi
litia will parade, for Drill and Inspee ,
tion, in Gettysburg, on Saturday the 15th
day of May next, at 10 o'clock, A.M.—
Each member will provide himself with
sufficient fire•arms according to law.
Kerhe court of Appeal will be hold on
Monday the 7th of June next—for the Ist
Battalion, at the House of Geo. Caldwell, in
Mummashurgpind for the 2d at John Yetta',
(formerly Heavy's) Marsh Creek.
JOHN WALTER, Colonel.
April 21, 1841.
4"persons interested are required to
take notice, that the Account of John
%Volford, George Deurdorffand Joseph Bit'
linger, Trustees of HENRY BITTING
ER, has boen filed in the Prothonotary'e
Office, nt Gettysburg, for settlement in the
Court of Common Pleas of Adams county;
and that the saine will be presented for con
firmation and allowance nt an Adjourned
Court, to be held on Tuesday the first day
of June, A. D. 1841.
A MOS MA GIN LY, Proth'y
Prothonotary's Office,
April 27, 1841. 3
MUM? 0 1 2011 4 .11 .
- A N
CONINECIOVO D
XIMY.
rmiwsubscriber respectfully informs the
citizens of Gettysburg and the public
generally, that he has taken the stand for
merly occupied In J. Gowen, in Bomb Bal
timore street, a few doors sow h of the Court
house, whoic he cmountly keeps on band,
and ofPrs fin- sale, a general assortment at
0.1111;Ct - I. l ‘ USA s
such as Candies, l'ruits. Nais, To) a, &c.;
also, Cakes. lice r and Csi..r•
Ile respvelliilly solicits •it td.are of the
public patronage.
J. G. WEAVER.
Gellyeburg, April 14. 114