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NE WSPAPER LAW
to-The law is, and so the courts decide. that the
person to whom a paper is sent is responsible for the
pay tirot. if he receive the paper or make use of tt,
even though he neversnbscribed for it. flis duty in
each ease is not to take the paper from the office or
place where it is left, but to notify the publisher that
he does not wish it. If papers are sent to a post of
fice, store, tavern, or other place, and are not taken
by the person to whom they are sent, the postmaster,
store or tavern keeper, &e., is responsible for the
payment unless he ;iniuediately gives notice to the
publisher that they are not taken from the office or
plane where they are sent. Extract from the Post
Office Regulatio..s, page 50, section 115:
"In evory instamte in which papers that come to
your office are not taken out by the person to whom
they are sent, you will give immediate notice of it to
the publisher,adding the reasons,if known, why the
tapers are not taken out."
REMITTANCES BY MAIL.
TRAM THE POSTMASTER GENERAL.
Po4tmaster may enclose money in a letter
to the publisher of a ne:supaper, to pay the sub ,
ser:pti in of a third person, and frank tho letter,
tf written by himself."
ETNcrru..—SoMe subscribers may not bo aware o
the above regulation. It will be seen that, by re
questing any postmaster to frank their letters con-,
Wiling money, he will do so upon being satisfied that
the letters contain nothing but what refers to the
subscription.
PER SE—VETOB, said
an interesting little boy to his silver haired
Locafoco ancestor the other day, what is
meant by per se, which I ea w in the Pres
ident's Veto Message.'
'Per ee, my child, are two latin words,
meaning, by itself.'
'Ol grandpa, is that it? IV hy 1 tho't Mr.
Tyler meant purse, but Milt know how
to spell the word• I'm be bound he was
thinking about a purse when he was wri
ting. Isn't it a pity ho did'nt make it all
one word, and there, would have been no
division.'
'Get along! my child—you'll distract
me!'
'No, grandpa, I'll not distract you; but
if 1 let you alone, wont that be making a
Tyler man of your
'The young reseal I' said.the old man in
an emphasis bordering upon temerity, 'the
young rip's as 'salty' as old Torn Ewing.
Be must beset back several pegs, or there'.
no knowing what'll become of him. Why
1 shell have to leave my own hOuse to get
out or his way:
At this juncture, the youngster, bent on
mischief, obtruded himself into an adjoining
apartment, where sat the old man's guo,
loaded fortunately with powder, per se, and
cocked and capped. In a twinkle he was '
experimenting upon the trigger with the
biggest of his rtoes, when off went the gun
producing a wonderful report. The old
man, oppressed with the belief that his
grand child had blown out his brains in a
fit of pbrenzy, proceeded to the door with a
vascillating step, and opening it with a
tremulous hand, said, 'Whet in the world
,-bas produced this terrible explosion?'
'Why g-r•a n•d-p•a!'eaid the young 'un,
recovering, from n paroxysm of fright, 'I
was trying to—smash out this little La
conic° cap so as to make it fit the head of
CaptaiutTyler, and—your nasty %bat rop-
Wear' went off—per eel That proves that
a meiotic basis is mazes! PEN se, an evil in
itself. Now, grandpa, please don't whip
me this time; my conscience tells me I did
wrong, and if 1 had it to do over again, I
wotild leave things so slate quo. 'l'll nev
er apply my V-toe to such a dangerous.
thing again.'
The old man became perfectly resigned
when he found no bows were broken, but
gave his grind child a real Tallmadge
caution against the fatuity of running coun
ter to his opinions and opposing his expres
sed mfg.—Alabama Patriot.
APPOINTICENT.—We understand that the
office of Military Storekeeper, at the Ar
aenal, near Frankford, Pa. which was abol,
'shed shortly after General Harrison came
into office, has been recently revived, and
Mr. Th.,mvi A. Cooper, of Bristol, appoint
ed. The former occupant of the situation,
was Colonel Romfort. Numerous Whigs
applied for the situation, some of whom
won of excellent character, but as the of
fice was to be abolished, and a saving to be
made to the country, no complaint was
made —U. S. Gas.
Mr. Cooper, appointed to this office, i■
the celebrated tragedian, and father of the
young lady who married .Ir. Bohan Tyler,
the ['resident's son. He took a benefit at
the Bowery Theatre. some six or seven
years since, as a superannuated actor, and
unfitted for any further . active duties of
any sort. Ile is as he always has been a
rather rabid loco fbco, though past the phy
sical possibility of being n very 'active' one.
It is quite true that the office waq abolished
by Genera! Harrison, as utterly useless; but
'it seems to have boaome so far useful to
Mr. Tyler's domestic relations,' as to have
bean revived.--N. Y. Cour. 4. lnq.
Maj. Funnso, Senator from the Ly
comino district, whom Rumour had mur•
dered somewhere in the wilds of Illinois,
the Will,am-port Emporium says, is •now
olive a=id well and will shortly return
home, es tin 21119 , 111'C* the gentleman on
whose litiqMoitihtl i. absent, in a letter late.
ly Tee- irk d. Caron.
Gat All.—iiy an net '.f the State Leg's
ris,l-,1 u, 1. 4 !N1, the huAel °intent
is Its weigh nu teishel of rye and
ettert..ss —lotrlPy 47 lbs.—buckwheat,
4 44 Itti —anti tints 31 114.
From the Philedelphialnquirer
THE U. STATES CENSUS FOR 1840
PasarsyLvxmx.—Authentic copies of the
census have not }`et made their appearance.
The work of arrangement must bo one of
great difficulty, and it is quite probable
that few if any copies will br ready till late
in the approaching session of Congress.
Still, from various sources we have been
able to give much valuable information.
We have already published in the columns
of the Inquirer, several valuable tables,
I compiled exclusively for this journal, and
we now proceed to give some further inter
esting facts, derived from Hazard's United
States Beguiler, and other sources. Ac
cording to the census of 1830, our popula
tion amounted to 12,866,920. Our pres
ent population is 17,062,566—in addition
to 8,100 in the Navy.
The total free white males in the Uni•
on is 7,249,270
Free White Females, , 6,939,942
Free Colored Males, 186,457
Free Colored Females, 199,778
Male Slaves, 1,216,408
Female do, 1,240,705
Number of persons employed in mining
in the United Sham 15,203
Tn Agriculture, 3,717,756
Commerce, 117,575
Manufactures end Trade., 791,545
Navigating the ocean, 56,025
Do. Canals, Lakes, &c., 33,067
Learned Professions, 65,236
Peuaioners in the TJnited States, 20,797
Blind in United States, . 5,024
Deaf and Dumb under 14, 1,919
Do: do. from 15 to 25, 2,056
Do. do. over 25, 2,707
Universities and 4:olleges 173
Students in Colleges, 18,233
Academies and Grammar Schools, 9,242
Students in Academies and Schools, 184,159
Primary and Common Schools, 47,209
Scholars in do. 1,845,244
Scholars at public charge, 468,264
Whites over 20, unable to read and
• PENNSYLVANIA. '
COUNTIIII, COUNTY TOWN. AND POPULLTION.
EASTERN DISTRICT.
Counties. Pop. 1840
Adana, 23,044
Berk', 64,569
Bucks. 48,107
Chester, 57,515
Cumberland, 30,953
Dauphin, 30,118
Delaware, 19,791
Franklin. 37,793
Lancaster, 84,208
Lebanon, 21,872
Lehigh, 25,785
Monroe, • 9,789
Montgomery, 47,241
Northampton, 40,996
Perry, 17,096
Philadelphia, 2 258,037
city & co. .)
Pike, 3,832
Schuylkill, 29,053
Wayne. 11,848
York, 47,010
908,744
WESTERN
Allegheny, 81,233
Armstrong, 28,305
Beaver, 29,368
Bedford.. 29,335
Bradt.rd, 32,769
Butler, 22,378
Cambria, 11,256
Centre, 20,492
Clearfield, 7,834
Clinton, 8,323
Columbia. 24,267
Crawford, 31,724
Erie. 21;344
Fayette, 23,574
Green, 19,147
Huntingdon, 35,484
Indians, 20,782
Jefferson; 7,253
Juniata, 11,080
Luzern*, 44,006
Lycomine, 22,649
McKean, 2,975
Mercer, 32,873
Mifflin, 13,092
Northumberland,2o,o27
Potter, 3,371
Somerset, 19,650
Susquehanna, . 21,195
'Flom 15,498
Union, 22,787
Venango, 17,900
Warren, 9,278
Washington, 41,279
Westmoreland, 42,699
Total, ,815,289
Total of State, 1,724,033
The proportion of males to' females, ta
king the whole Union into consideration, is
100 to 98,52.
There are in the States of Maine ' New
Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Connecticut and Vermont, 1,110,011 males,
1,124,811 females; total, 2,234,822, being
in proportion of 100 males to 101,33 fe.
males. In all these States (with the excep
tion of Maine and Vermont,) the females
are in excess. Total excess, 14,800.
In the Middle States, viz: New York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware,
there are 2,326,117 . males, 2,279,228 fe
males; total, 4 004,345—0 r in proportion
of 100 males to 97,90 females. In all these
States the males are in excess, viz: 47,889.
In the Southern States viz: Maryland,
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana,
District of Columbia, and Florida, the
males are in excess, there being 2,615,654
males and 2,549,591 fern'ales; total, 5,165,:
245--or in the proportion of 100 males to
97,51 females, Excess of males, 66,063.
In the Western States, viz: Ohio, Ken
tucky,Tennessee,lndiana,lllinois,M ichigan,
Miessouri, Arkansas, Wisconsin Territory,
end lows,the males are in excess—there be
ing 2,603,349 males to 2,427,795 females,nr
100 males to 02,29 feinaleattotal,s,o39, 154.
Excess of males 202,564.
549,693
County Pop
Towns. 1840.
Gettysburg, 1,908
Reading, 8,410'
S Doylestown, 005
. Bristol, 1,438
West Chester, 2,152
Carlisle, 4,351
BARRIO/MUG, 9,780
Chester, 1,790
Chatobersbarg, 3,239
Lanceter, 8,417
Lebanon, 1,860
Allentown, 2,493
Stroudsburg, 407
Norristown, 2,937
Easton, 4,866
Bloomfield, 412
Wo happen to know something of the
doctor's determination, however, in two
cases; both growing out of the same event,
where the natural temper of the man broke
eut—blazed up, like a smothered fire—be.
came visible, as it were, all at once, in spite
of himself. Scene time about the year
170, he was in this country, acting as
agent for some of our truneatlantic posses:
skins. The troubles bad already begun
there. One day, he went before the privy
council, as agent, with a petition from the
assembly of Massachusetts; or, more care
fully speaking one day,when a petition from
the provincial assembly of Massachusetts
Bay, already presented by him, was taken
up, he was treated with, great indignity, in
sulted, grossly abused by the solicitor gen
eral Wedeiburne. He bore it without any
sign of emotion. All eyes were upon him.
No change or shadow of change went over
his face. His friends were amazed at his
forbearance. They wondered at his equan
imity; they were almost ready to reproach
him fur it. Such untimely self command
could only proceed from indifference to the
great cause, or, so they thought, from a
strange moral insensibility. Or, his way
from the place of humiliation, they gather.
ed about him. He stopped, he stood still;
hie manner, look, voice, were those of a
man, who has quietly concentrated every
thought and every hope under heaven, all
his energies, upon a mingle point. , "His
master shall pay for itl" said he, and pass
ed on.
Milford, 648
Orwigaburg, 779
Bethany, 299
York, 4,779
ISTRICT.
Pittsburg, 21,215
Kittening, 1,323
B , 651
Bedford, 1.022
Towanda, 912
Butler. 861
Ebensburg, 353
Bellefonte, 1,031
Clearfield.
Danville.
Meadville, L 319
Erie, 3.412
Union, 1,710
Waynesburg,
Huntingdon, 1,145
Indians, 674
Brookville, 276
Mifflintown, 420
Wilkesbarre, 1,718
Williamsport, 1,353
bmetbport.
Mercer, 781
Lewistown, 2,058
Sunbury.
Cowdersport,
The other circumstance grew out of the
same affair. • As a mark of especial consid
eration from the privy council, the Doctor
appeared before them in a splendid drew+,
after the court fashion of the time. He
wore it bravely—ho looked uncommonly
well in it. Finding however, that this
country garb, thus chosen, thus worn, had
been of no avail, as a refuge or shelter to
him; that on the contrary, it had only made
for him a better mark, and exasperating
his adversary; that worse than all, his con
siderate loyalty had been misunderstood,
for a piece of dirty adulation, or worse yet,
for a piece of wretched foppery;he went, on
leaving the council, straight way home;
threw the dress aside, and, from that hour,
never wore it a Azain, till the day on which
he went with full power into the court of
the Bourbons, to sign Me treaty between
France and America—the United States of
America I W hat, must have been his feel
ings I That paper gave the death blow to
British dominion over the western world.
It was done; the threat was accomplished!
Franklin was at peace with himself; the
majesty of Great Britian had paid, bitterly
paid, for the insolence of the solicitor gen•
oral.
Somerset, 638
Montrose, 633
Wel',borough.
New Berlin, 679
Franklin, 595
Warren, 737
Washington, 2,062
Greensburg, 800
Tnn $99,000.—A process hns been is
sued against Mr. Geo. Handy, by the U.
States Government, for the purpose or re•
covering the 899,000 which according to
the records of the United States Bank,
was paid into his hands by that institution
for contingent expenses. If the matter
ever comes to trial, there will probably be
some curious revelation.
BRICK. MARINO IN ST. 'Lovis.—The
New Era estimates the number of bricks
mmde in St. Louis during the year 1841,
at 30 millions, all of which were used in
building in thnt city.
In the Slave holding States, viz: Mary
land, Virginia, North Carolina, South Car
olina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Lou
isiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, issouri, Ar
kansas, Florida Territory, and District of
Columbia, there is an excess of 126,685
males. The total in these States 7,255,
559, viz. 3,691,122 males and 3,564,437
females.
In Maryland, North Carolina, South
Carolina and Dietrict of Columbia, howev
er, the females are in excess.
It seems that the District of Columbia,
furnishes the largest proportion of females,
viz: 114,98 to 100 males, and Wisconsin
Territory the smallest; viz: 64,05 to 100.
In the States of New Nampehire, Mas
sachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut,
Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina,
and District of Columbia there Is an excess
of 39, 804 females. The exams of males
in the United Slates is 301,716. The new
er States have, generally, the smallest pro
portion of females, and the New England
States the largest, caused, probably, by
emigration.
The whole colored population amounts
to 2,873,459; or melee 1,432,875. females
1,440,593; or in the proportion of 100
males to 100,53 females; being considera
bly above the average of the white popula
tion, which, a• we have shown, is 100 to
96,52. The excess of females is 7,709.
The District of Columbia furnishes the
largest proportion, viz: 136,89 females to
100 males. Rhode Island gives 129,31,
and New Hampshire 110,03. Michigan
has the amallest proportion, viz: 97,49.
But enough for to day We may com•
pile one or two articles upon the same sub
je•ct when we obtain the census complete
from Washington. We may add, that
in IF2O the population of Pennsylvania
was 1,049,459
In 1830,
In 1840,
After Philadelphia, it will ho seen that
Lancaster county hae the largest popula-
Lion, viz:
Allegheny has
BENJAMIN FRANIELIN.-A writer in
Blaekwood's Magazine, several years'
since, relates from personal knowledge the
following anecdotes of Franklin, illustrative
of the character of the man who could bide
his day.
By nature perhaps, like George' Wash.
inglon, whose character, by the war, is
greatly misunderstood, he was a man of
strong passions, which, after many years,
by continual guardianship, trial, and severe
discipline, ho had brought entirely under
his contro I. This, we say positively, was
the character of Washington: this, we be
lieve to have been the character of Frank
lin.
DtMOVALIZING EFFECTS Or LOCOFOCO .
tsar.—During the years that Locofoeoism
ran riot among the political and financial
institutions oft his country., the increase of
crime was truly fi ight.-01. Nor, although
the Nati:mal Administration has been
changed, is the baneful influenco of Lo
eefocoism yet at end. Defalcations and
peculationa are &fly being developed which
wire commenced in the palmy days of
Locofocoism, when every offic - er of the
Government, as well as those moneyed in
stitutions which were under the control of
Locofocos, thrust their arms, elbow-deep,
into the treaqure of the nation, or of indi
qiduals, as the case might have been.—
Robberiss, to use plain language, unparal
holed in number and amount and which will
justly entitle the reign of Locolocoism in
this country to be designated in after years
as the 'age of theft.'
So_clarustve has been the spread of this
demoralizing influence, that there is hard.
ly a city or a town in the Union that cannot
point to several instances to which we re•
for, committed by our own citizens. It
seems indeed, as it the genius of peculation
had stalked through the wholo length and
breadth of the land, and made proselytes at
every step. In the Post Offices alone, there
were found by the present Administration
to be more than three thousand Locofeco
Postmasters defaulters, and the number nf
defaulters in other branches of the public
service as proportionably largrt In the In
dian department and Land Offices particu
larly so—to say nothing of the great poc
uletions of those who took the lead in this
robbery of the people, by marching off with
Iwo or three hundred thousand dollars a
piece.
It was the deep impression made by the
corruption and dishonesty attics late Ad
ministration of public affairs, that, more
than other causes, produced on the minds of
the People the con% iction that a change of
rulers was necessary; and they according
ly rose in their might and effected such a.
change. But to enable the People at large,
and the national affairs, to derive any per.
maneut advantages from this change of ru•
lere, it must be perpetrated through a con•
siderable period. The evils which the Le
cofocoe were twelve years in effecting, can
not be remedied in a day. Time is neces
sary to restore the country to its former
respectability . and prosperity. Hence the
necessity, therefore, that exists, and that
will continue to exist for years to come, of
active and energetic measures—of perfect
and efficient organization on the part of the
friends of the Constitution, for the great
purpose of preserving the country from a
gain falling' into the hands of its spoilers.
To effect this important object should be
considered by every true Whig as the most
sacred duty, and paramount to every other
earthly consideration.-- Cone. Courant.
1,367.672
1,724,033
84,203
81,135
WHIT enouLn TIIGY Da --As the Lo
cofoco party has a majority of about 30 in
the State Legislature, it is to be hoped that
some of the good which that party ev
er promises, may he done for the people at
the next session. As for the white it is to
be hoped that they will not thrust them
selves forward. Let them rememberthat
the destinies of the State have been placed,
for a season, in the hands of their political
opponents, who have gained power by pled
ging themselves to do certain things. As
the people, or a majority of them who vo
ted have given them power, the only way
in which the truth of their promises can be
tested, is by their acts. Let them act
then. Let their measures of reform come
fairly before the people. Their past man
agement has added greatly to the atate debt,
and state expenditures. Now they have a
chance to redeem themselves in some mea
sure, by bconomy,and an honest administra
tion of public affairs. Governor Porter
having no re•election to secure, his actions
will not be subjected to that pernicious In
fluence. Let the Banking institutions
come fairly up to the bar for a locofoco sen
tence—let public credit and State faith be
also submitted to the same tribunal, in order
that the people pan have a fair and impar
tial understanding of those principles, which
, Barn burning and conservative' Locofocon
have all declared to be purely 'democratic.'
Let the motley majority rule, and at the
same time take the responsibility.—Becks
co.
LONE AT TlllB!—The following state•
went comes from an article in the Boston
Atlas, by n Lynn shoemaker. It level•
apes facts which few knew of or suspected
before• Does it not appeal most forcibly
to our worthy American mechanics, to take
immediate end proper measures for the'
protection of their interests? Will they
be nny longer led by the nose by the dem.
agogues who oppose a tariff' of protection,
and let England, France and Germany rob
them of their means of subsistence. Look
at the great increase of the importation of
boots and shoes from foreign countries,con.
serpent upon the reduction of duties, and
then consider whether we wruld not be
lab'ring under the greatest delusion in per-
mitting a continuance of such a state - of
things:
The quantity of boots fairly entered
from France, last year, was 16,849. pairs,
besides those from other countries, which
is an increase of sixteen hundred per cent.
to eight years; and the custom is daily be
coming more common, for gentlemen to
send out their measure, ai.d order directly
from the manufacturer. Owing to this,
Forr's boots aro now as well known in New
York and Boston as in Pari9.
Of ladies' shops the quantity imported
last year was 72,435 pairs, which is an in•
crease of more than four hundred per cent
in eight years. In this, we make no calcu•
lation for those brought into the country in
other ways than through the custom house,
which, as they are not bulky is no doubt
very large.
ADVEATISING.--,lllilf et our exchnnges
ere preaching up the benefits oradvertising.
Nonsense! Wise men know it Dow; let
old find it out themselve4.
Equiv.—Reasons why the people of the
United Status, especially the farmers,
should engage in the business °full!: grow
ing.
Ist. Because silks form the heaviest item
in the eatalogut: of our exportations.
2d. Because we possess the meats of do
ing it to better advantage than any other
nation.
3d. Because the nece:•sary skill is easily
acquired, and no nation ever posstssed bet
ter talents to acquire it.
4th. Because the nation is under heavy
embarrassments on account of excessive
importations, and no other moans nre an
sure of success in providing the necessary
relief.
sth. Because it can be clrectudlly r ngn
ged in by nll quests ut people, requiring
little or no capital.
6th. Because we have more spare land
than any other nation, and much well suit.
od to the growth of mulberry, which IS
worn out for other purposes.
7th. Because we are already stocked
with the mu:berry trees, which will be lost
to the notion if not used for that purpose.
Bth. Because a stock of silk worms may
he obtained the first year, equal to what
could be reared of any other live stock in a
great portion of a life limo.
9th.• Because raw silk or cocoons are al
ways surer of sale than almost any other
commodity.
10th. Because it is n very certain crop.
11th. Because a pound audit worth six
dollars can be grown in loss time than a
pound of wool worth fifty cents.
12th. Because it will cost no more to
transport n pound of silk to market worth
six dollars than a pound of breadstuff or
pork worth six or eight cents.
13th. Because the labor of growing a
crop of silk requires only six or seven
weeks, while that of almost any farming
crop requires more than as many months.
14th. Bileause mast of the labor will be
performed by women, children or invalids
—who are unable to perform other profita
ble labor.
16th. Because there are hundreds, if not
thousands of skilful silk manufacturers in
the country who are unable to find regular
employment for want of raw silk.
IRth. Because the growing and manu
facture of silk bee never failed to be a
source of wealth to any nation which em•
barked in it.
17th. Because the Legislature of our
State, having observed and duly weighed
all the foregoing reasons have wisely of.
fered a liberal bounty for its encourage.
ment.
18th. Because the American Institute
with a liberality which speaks yolumes to
its everlasting credit, has offered, for the
encouragement of: literature as we II as this
most eminent branch of industry, a premi
um of fifty dollars and a gold medal for
the best silk reel.
The person who would not bo stimulated
to exertion by such reasons and liberal of
fen of reward must be sordid indeed.
Exowerma Berta or NTT/38VMM.-
The Pittsburgh Advocate says:—'The Ex
change Bank is one of the soundest Banks
in the Commonwealth; its notes are at a
premium of 3 per cent at any broker's of
fice in the city, over the paper of any Bank
in the city of Philadelphia. The Bank
has not in a single instance refused to meet
in gold and silver any demand upon her
since the resumption in January last, and
the Philadelphia public may rest assured
she will not. Her means are ample, and
no excitement which the Philadelphia con
spirators can succeed in awakening, can
prevent her from fulfilling promptly all her
engagements to the public.'
GOVERNORII.—The following says the
Albany Evening Journal is a complete list
of the Governors of the several States, in.
eluding the results of the recent elections.
Just half ° the Goveinors of States are
Whigs. Their dames are in italics.
6TATB9. GOVERNORS.
Maine John Fairfield
New Hampshire John Page
Vermont Charles Paine
Massachusetts John Davis
Rhode Island Samuel W. King
Connecticut Wm. W. Ellsworth
New York Wm. H. Seward
New Jersey Wm. Pennington
Pennsylvania David R. Porter
Delaware Wm. B. Cooper
Maryland Francis Thomas
Virginia J. RutherforJ, Acting
North Carolina John M. Moorehead
South Carolina John P. Richardson '
Georgia Charles J. M'Donald
Alabama Benj. Fitzpatrick
Mississippi T. A. Tucker
Louisiana A. B. Roman
Arkansas Archibald Yell
Tennessee James C. Jones
Kentucky Robert B. Letcher
Ohio Thomas Corwin
Michigan John S. Barry
Indiana Samuel Bi g ger
Illinois Tbomarr Carlin
Missouri Thomas Reynolds.
No Wa.n.—The Madisonian says that it
is understood that Mr. Stevenson has rep-
resented the British Government and peo
pie as dipposed for peace with our country,
and that there was nothing in the present
relations albs two countries, which might
not be adjusted by negotiation. The Rich•
mond Inquirer also says that Mr. S. is do
cidedly of opinion that the intentiong of tho
British Government towards the United S.,
CVO pacific..
No Pnvirwr.—The merchants of New
York prepared an elegant life boat, us a
present to Prince de Joinville. The Prince,
however, refused to accept it, his father
Louis Phillip, on his leaving France, hav
ing enjoined on the Prince to accept no
presents.
OLD MAIDS and tallow candles nre said
to be gloomy looking t bject;wlien they re
quire anriff.ing.
EXTRAORDINARY PUNtiIIMENT.---Tlio
COll rt of N , .w cgii.uty, Delaware,
wag in ses.lion loot week. Several person.
were convicted of larceny, and bentenced
to receive 21 lestie.i on tilt bare back. Ono
man plead guilty to three indictment'', and
was servo need to receive wenty one lashes
anent. But the meat extra
fiir each Indic
lordinary of all is the following, which we
copy from the Delaw n re GAzett.;
i'A young girl, (whore name we omit on
account of the respectability of her parents,
and at the urgent regeest of several of our
friends,) plead guilty on ten different in
dictments for larceny. Sentenced to pay
two fold value of goods stolen to the own
ere, to wear ten T'a on tier elder garment,
and to receive 21 lashes on the bare back,
well, laid on, in each case, making 210 in
all. And this on it womitn,,a very gentle
!oohing young girl! tied up to a pea, her
ti Eked body expoeil to the gaze of a laver.
vines crnwd—stripped and scored! But
enough, the theme is shocking. The
barberous law must be repealed—it is a
crying disgrace to the State. Ws are
glad, however, to have it in our power to
say, that this shocking cruelty will not be
inflicted in this Instance, as we understand
the Governor has interposed his clemency,
and pardoned horns to the corporal punish
ment. With this view the court interceded
in her favor, all the members of the bar,
the officers of the court, the prosecuting
witnesses, and hundreds of others petitioned
in her behalf, and his excellency readily se
ceded to their wishes. So she will go un
punished."
THE NATIONAL MOT OF ENGLAND.-
The Madisoninn contains an elaborate arti
cle upon this subject, derived from the best
bources. From it we learn thut the first
American war increased the National Debt
of Great Britain about £120,000,000. At
the commencement of the' French war,
1793, the debt of England wag £239 350,-
148. In 1 9 / 7 it emountoil to £948,282,-
477--an increase W 600,000,000, in twenty
four years of the convulsions of Europe.
Since the pence, the debt hes been dimin
lobed £04,009,000 by a fall of interest; as
the government offered to pay the holders
of stock, if they refused to receive a re
duced
payment. Thia national debt of
England now amounts to (64,009,000,000)
FOUR THOUSAND MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS!!! At three per cent, interest
this sum requires for interest about ono
hundred and - twenty millions of dollars an •
ninny. The interest on this debt may con
tinue long .to be paid; the capital never
can be.
A BALL DnEss.—Tho Boston Post, in
describing some of the dresses at the
Prince do Juinville Ball, says that the
Countess A merican Vespuccia was, per- s
haps, as fine looking a woman as any in the
hall• Her dress Was of rich claret colored
velvet, trimmed with gold, and on her
head she wore a Grecian cop, also of gold.
DEATH OP Gov. BUCHANAM—The
Gloucester (Mass.) Telegraph says: "We
learn by a letter received in town last
evening, that Hta Excellency Thomas
Buchanan, Governor of Liberia, in Africa,
died at Basta, Sept. 3d, very much lamen.
tad."
MORE flifollge WANTED.— WO kern
that the Governor of Pennsylvania has
made another requisition upon celletri
Banks liable to such a call, for a loan or
per cent on their respective capitals. The
time is limited to the let of February, and
the object, as we presume, is to provide for
the payment of the State interest then due.
Our Banks leave already been bled pretty
freely—too freely, indeed, for the interest
of the Stoclabolders and the community,—
Ph ad. imp
Mn. Miss—Smite:us of Sanity.—Tbie
gentleman in a recent speech at North
ampton, defining his latest "position," de
clared, (says the Norfolk Herald,)"that ho
could never cooperate politically with the
Loco POCOF; that while in the private rela
tions of life, there were many of them unex
ceptionable, yet as a party, he believed
them totally unpr,incipled, and had no con.
fidence whatever'in their political integri
ty—that lie was no "third
. party man'
woe for no or,gan;zation of parties—that
while he could not support Mr. Clay, hav
ing had reason to change his opinions of
that gentleman, yet ho would sustain any
other Whig for the Presidency—and that
as for Martin Van Buren, (who would pro
bably be the Loco Fuco candidate for the
Presidency) he shrunk from the idea of
ever giving that individual his support.—
Mr. W. also declared that Mr. Tyler was
out of the question—that neither party
would support him—and he also expressed
the opinion that Mr. Clay was equally bru.
ken down with Mr. Tyler."
FoRGERIE/1 1 ,AND SuICIDE.—A financier,
(ni rumor says) by the name of !maws., of
Nlariette, engaged in the dry goods end
grocery business, lately forged to the name
of Dr. Glntz, of that borough, as endorser
to a note of 82,200 which he got discount
ed at the Columbia Bank. The forgery
was ant discovered till the note became
duo, and was suffered to tin protected. lor
huff then "sloped," and passed through this
place on his way 'to Texas.*.
Another person of the came place, by
the name of Manz, forp,ed the name of his
father to a note nf VIM which he also gat
discounted at the Columbia Bank, and
which, like the oth"r, was only d:scovered
to he a forgery upon being protested.—
Metz tock a shorter way to reach the same
end which linhoti . will reach by the way
of Texas. Ile throw himself into the canal,
where lie was dt9rovered the rext day after
the discovery of his guilt.— Hur• Chron.
Some ger-mm( 4 / 1 1 or oroondrels broke ;lite
the dwallinz of Mr. loner; Lenox, . near
Uvionlmwn, (Pa.) t), , n last week, and
rnliburl thu firmly of opwavls of $4OO,
twist!) in spe.:ie.-.7-LToiontorrit Da s:
BEI
512,V:i'VEIBUIRC5 C 24.11.
AND
REPUBLICAN BANNER.
GENERAL WINFIELD SCOTT,
Subject to the decision of a National Convention.
4 , Contee's" articles are approved and ad
missible, and shall be published, upon his
complying with the printer's fixed rule—
'‘your name friend."
We have on hand an article from our
valued friend and correspondent, Mrs. Ly•
dia Jane Peinsoo, which shall appear in
our next.
It will be observed by a card in our pa.
per of td-day that Mrs.. W. E. CAMP, for.
merly of this place, has removed to the Man
sion House, corner of Second and Rail
Road streots, Harrisburg. We would nig.
gest to our friends who may visit Harrisburg,
to give Mrs. Camp a call—our word for
it, you won't regret it.
Graham's Magazine for December is a
magnificent number. The embellishments
consist of a Hawking Scene, in mezzotinto;
Lady Isabel, a beautiful engraving; and a
splendid plate of Fashions. For terms, see
advertisement in another part of to•day's
paper.
The December number of this ever wel
come periodical publication' is before us.—
It contains the "Confessions of [Tarry Ler.
requer," winch is truly said to bo ono of
"the pleasantest Books of the day;" an
original story by T. S. Arthur, Esq.; and
is embellished with two engravings—one
of "which--('Childhood"—is decidedly the
most beautiful production of American art,
that has ever came under our notice. The
Library is one of cheapest and most
desirable literary publications of tho' day.
It is published monthly by Morton M'Nli
chael, Esq., at $3 per annum, in advance.
Each number contains upwards of eighty
pages of reading matter.
We have received the December num•
bar of this popular work. Its contents are
original, and from a number of our ablest
writers. The principal embellishment is
a sketch of "the Futuzo Commodore."—
Terme,-62 per annum,payable in advance.
We wish our editorial brothers to caution
the public against a musical scamp who
calls himself J.. K. A. Brutting.— Rend.
ing Jour.
It is esid that ha plays pretty well on
the violin, tolerably on the bugle, indif
crawly on the H guitar, miserably on the
piano, and not at 'all on the flute; and is a
perfect master at borrowing from ostlers,
dic.—Lebanon Cour.
fiCi" We know him—surrY we do. A
greater villain than this same J. K. A.
Bruiting never drew a bow on a violin, or
blew a bled on a bugle. He sloped, sans
ceremonie. from this place not long since—
though net,however, until after he had swirl
,dled a number of persons most unmercifully,
ourselves too,among the number. Pass his
name around.
Dixort H• LEwxq, of Alabama, is
announced in the last Mobile papers as a
candidate for United States Senator hi
place of C. C. Clay, resigned. So, the
story of his doath turns out to be a mere
fabrication.
DEATH OF A MEMBER OF CONORINIS.--.
The Bedford Inquirer announces the death
of the /lon. Henry Black, by apoplexy.—
He was elected to supply the vacancy oc•
cesioned by the death of tho Hon. Charles
Ogle, and bore a very high character.
Ecor,Esrmrrroar,.— We learn from the
Lutheran Observer, that the Rev. C. P.
Erauth, jr. formerly of this place, who was
admitted a member of the Maryland Sy.
Hord at its late meeting in Hagerstown, has
recently taken charge of the Congregational
church in Canton, nrljnining Baltimore.
The Rev. Charles [Vey!, late of Peters
burg, nu this e.luntv, has Wren charge of
Trinity Church;the third German Luthe
ran church in Baltimore. •
EX•GOVEIINOR SIItNNUN has declined
rtanding n poll fir Governor ofollio n 1 ihn
nrxt GOY. CORWIN, has also an.
flounced hie inten , ion to decline a re•eloction.
A Germnn nntned Buchwniter, htie been
convicted et Lancaster, of counterfeiting
Spanish 12.3 and 01- cent pieces.
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GETTYSBURG. December 7. 1841.
FOR PRESIDENT IN 1844,
To Correspondents.
Alm Camp's hotel.
Graham's Magazine.
The People's Library.
'Young People's Book.
HEAVY V EEDICT.—In the case of
1 Thompson, trustee of Caroline E. Norris
vs. ex Sheriff John G. Watmouth and T.
W. L. Freeman, auctioneer, to recover
damages for the seizure and Sale ofa large
quantity pf personal property, tried in the
• Supreme Court, tho jury yesterday mor
ning gave a verdict in favor of the plain
tiff for the sum of $5575 135 cents. It ap
pears the articles were held by the trustee
under a deed of trust, being the same goods
conveyed by tho assignment of Joseph P.
Norris, Jr. the husband of Mrs• Norris to
Samuel Norris, for money loaned. Notice
of these tads was given to the Sheriff, who
being indemnified by the judgment credi
tors of Mr. Norris, Jr., proceeded to exe
cute the levari facias.—Phil. Gaz.
It is said that the Postmaster General in•
tends to propose a reduction of about 10
per cent. on the pay of Postmastera.
A SENATOR RESIGNED.—The Hon. C
C. Clay, of Alabama, has resigned his sea
in the United States Senate.
DAGEWREOTYPING CAIUMALS. — When
a discovery has been made in science there
is no telling at the time to what useful pur.
poses it may afterwards be applied. The
beautiful process invented by Daguerre, of
painting wit:i sunbeams, has been recently
applied to aid the police in suppressing
crime. When any suspicious person or
criminal is arrested in Franco, the officers
have him immediately daguerreotyped and
he likewise is placed in the criminal cabin•
et for future reference. The rogues, to
defeat this object, resort to contortions of
the visage and horrible grimaces.
IMPEACIIMENT OF A JUDGE.-A I the
meeting of the Legislature of South Caro.
line, on the 24th instant, Mr. Dudls , , mem
ber from Marlborough, introduced a resolu
tion imoreaching Judge It. S. Gantt, of
incompetence to discharge the high duties
of his cfrice. After much discussion, the
matter we. laid over to the following day.
Intemperance is said to he the' cause of the
Judge's incompetency.
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AN AI=3IE:NT FOR BACHELORS.-A
Mr. Morsell,-who WEB in the habit ofaleep_
ing in his store, at Dayton, Ohto, left it one
night to get married. In his absence it
was robbed of a large amount of jewelry.
This is a pretty good argument for bache-
lors, who seize hold of anything of the kind
that will apparently justify their conduct.
AN ELDER ARRESTED•—NO little com
motion was raised in one of the churches in
Providence last weak, by an Incident in
which Elder Knapp, a preacher of some
cdebrity, and the Sheriff of the county
were the principal actors. Mr. Knapp,
appears, in the course of some of hie tier•
mons took occasion to make 'sr :no severe
remarks against the Univerealists; and in
reply to a question which he made, a lady ,
rose and answered I At subsequent meat.
ings he made some remarks derogatory to
tho character of the lady and her whole •
family, the particulars of which are not eta
ted, but the consequence was an action for
slander, the damages being laid at $lO 000.
The Sheriff was ordered peremptorily to
serve the writ, and oa. Tuesday night be
went to the church where Mr. Knapp was
holding forth, and took a seat, with the in
tention of serving it after the close of the
services. The fact, however, becoming
generally known, great confusion ensued,
in the course of which the Sheriff was call
ed forward and addressed the crowd, in•
forming thorn that he should prosecute any
who were guilty of creating a disturbance.
This restored quiet, and in the meantime
Mr. Knapp left the church and repaired to
his hording house, whore the writ was of
te r wet de served,t wo of his frieude becoming
bail.
Tun CIIALLENOII ACM/TEM.—The fol•
lowing te published in the New . York Cou
rier ofyesterday:—"The challenge of Bos-
ton to run Fashion over the Union Course,
Long Island, four mile heats, stiring 1842,
for Twenty Thousand Dollars, ono fourth
forfeit, having appeared in your paper, you
are authorized to state, the same has this
day boon accepted by the•friends of Fash
ion,yed the second Tuesday (the 10th) of
May next. ha■ been named as the day of
race."
FRAUDULENT VUTINO.-A Mr. Troxell
was tried and convicted last weak in the
Court of Washington county, Md. of hav
ing voted twice at the Presidential election,
at Hancock polls, in 11140. This being
the first vise of the kind over tried in this
Court, the Judge was rather lenient with
the offender, imposing upon him a fine of
only fifteen dollars, and imprisonment in the
county jail for a period of five days.
FATAL DUELS AT NEW ORLEANS.—We
regret, says the New Orleans Bee, of the
19th, to record two more victims at the
shrine of the insatiable Moloch of duelling.
Yesterday, encounters took place between
four gentlemen of this city—all of them
highly respectable and honorable., In both
instances the result was fatal. The wea
pons used were, we understand, small
swards. Two of the combatants were well
known members of the mercantile commu
nity. Can neither reason nor law arrest
these miscalled "affairs of honor?"
.ARREST FOR MunnEß.—The Bedford
(Pa) Enquirer says:—Two persons, named
Goodin and Fessler, were committell•to our
prison last evening on charge of having
murdered a man in Well's Valley, about
two years since. Goodin, we understand,
confesses his guilt and implicates Fessler.
It takes a Yankee to do a cute thing.
says the Boston Transcript. The duties on
collie, by the new British tnriff for the pro
vince,a, are on green coffee 2d per lb. ground
coffee 4d. The Yankees take it over roas
ted, nd so, duty free—it being neither
green nor ground.
GOOD MD MAP.—WO have before us SI
map of Pennsylvania, engraved in 1770,
done by Mr. Scull, and humbly , dedicated
to the Honorable Thomas Penn and Rich
and Penn, true and absolute Proprietors
and Governors, dtc. The map is not en
remarkable for its age, as for the excellen
cy of the engraving, and then too what a
difference in the face ?if things. In those
days, Northampton county included all the
northeastern section of the State, east of
Berks and Bucks counties. Burks extend
ed northwest from Philadelphia county to
the New York line. Chester then included
Delaware. Lanceater extended from Berke
to York, and Cumberland included all west
of Lancaster. Things have changed since
that time. Men have increased, multiplied,
and replenished the land. We notice that
coal is marked upon the map in the neigh
borhood of what is now Pottsville, end In
dian paths run where rail roads have since
been made.—/r. S. Gas. • ,
A NOVEL MOVEMENT.—By a vote Of
the inhabitants of Dover, N. H., on Satur
day, the 20th ult., the "sort lus money" re
ceived through the State from the United
States on deposite, was ordered to bs dis
tributed as a gift to each citizen having
resided in the town for three months next
preceding the day of the order and having
the ordinary qualifications of a voter, and
to the widows of such, excepting however
such persons as may have received their
rateable share by a distribution of any oth
er town in the State.
DON'T Lint Cortmntitgar.—Last week
a prisoner by the name of Brant attempted
to escape from the Westmoreland county
(Pa.) jail by setting it on fire. The jailer
arose in the night by accident, and discov
ered the fire, or else the whole might have
been consumed.- This is the third time
that this desperadefhas been on the . eve of
escaping.
A RECONCILIATION.—The good people
of Townsend, Mass., who elected a colored
man as their representative, and intended
to elect him again in consequence of there
being some informality in the proceedings.
have thought better of the matter and con
cluded not to elect him at all.
ANOTHER iNVENTION.—Some New Jer
sey genius, has been manufacturing indigo,
out of plaster of Paris and rye flour colored
with Prussian blue. It is said to be far
superior to the wooden nutmeg invention,
though the contriver seems to be modest in
his pretensions and has not yet applied for
a patent.
Macon Arum in Jan.—This notori
one person is aaain in jail, not for boasting
of having Con ted a murder, but for not
et
paryittg his de s. He was formerly depu
ty shetiff. His bondsmen have been oblig
ed to pay large sums on account of his
official defalCations.. On hie return to Ni
agara, he was arrested on civil processomd
for want of bail is now cor.fined in a Diutish
prison.
ARE WU rW CONNRCTICET7—The rail
road train run off the track, near Norwich,
the other day. A gentleman, accompani
ed by a female friend, jumped fronr the .
care, asking—" Are we in Connecticutl"
Some of the passengers inramed them that
they were, when they hastened off to a
Justice of the Peace, and. were Jnited in
the holy bonds of wedlock. They soon re
turned, took their seats in the cars, and
pursued their journey, apparently not much
displeaerd• that the care had run off the
track.
A YANKEE WHIG GOVFAMOTI.-A late
number of the London Courier contains
the following extract of a letter from an
English gentleman travelling in America:
PI am traveling in Vermont for pleasure
and tufo/matron. .1 have journeyed 500
miles in my own carriage, and have not
seen a person in my progress to whom 1
should have dared to cflin- alms! As I
was detain3d an hour. .or two, a few days
since, I saw a sturdy looking farmer pass
the inn, driving a or,e•horse cart loaded
with wool, on which he was seated. He
drove to a store, shouldered his bales of
wool one after another, and placed thorn in
the merchant's shop. Who do you think
it was? Paine, the present Gruver/ear of
Vermont l"
Is re Terra? —lt is rumored that since
the appearance of Veto No. 1, several cler
gymen in Virginia have refused to perform
the matrimonial ceremony, on the ground
that their views of consistency would cot
permit them to sanction any institution ca
pable of operating 'per Be over the 'U
nion.
DEBTS OF CITIES. — The States are not
alone in their indebtednes, as appears from
the folloWing table which we have taken
the trouble to collect. The population of
Philadelphia is only the population of the
city proper. The suburbs swell the popu-
lation, but also swell the debt_ We make
this statement lest some of our readers
should wonder at the comparative insignifi
cance of Philadelphia, as seen in the table.
Population.
Now York, $19,063,000 212,710
Baltimore, 4,680,000 102,318
Br.ston, 1,410,000 93,393
New Orleans, 1,759,000 102,192
Charleston, 1,142,000 29,261
Philadelphia, 3,000,000 94,000
Cincinnati, 860,000 46,339
Albany, 695,000 33131
'L'roy, 361,000 19,334
FOR YOUNG URN TO I:3lllLATR'.—Elijah
Burnt delivered two lectures in New York
last week. The rooms though of the lar
gest size were not halfable to accommodate
the thousands he attracted. Mr. Burrit
though he has regularly worked at his trade,
of blacksmithing since he was a boy, has
acquired a knowledge of fortyetght differ
ent languages!
Tim [Amts.—The Detroit Advertiser
says: "There is no little alarm felt along
the Lakes because of the great fall of we
ter which has been for a yenr or two and
still is in progress. Since 1830 the water
in our river, has fallen more then three
feet, and it is still two feet higher than it
was in 1820. In that year it was a frac
tion over six feet lower than it had previ
ously been. Should it now go down to the
low mark which it reached in 1820, tt
will be impossible for any of the large boats
to pass over the St. Clair flats heavily laden.
Indeed, it was sometimes impossible for
them to do so, the present season. It is not
strange, therefore, that considerable anxie
ty is felt upon this subject.
Nor will Buffalo be any better ofT.—
Should the water reach the lowest mark,
the bed of the canal at that point would be
above the level of the Lakes! Already
navigation had been interrupted, from the
fact that the low state of the water does not
fill the channel of the canal. That evil,
however, can be remedied by digging; but
it would take a long time and a great deal
of money, to dig a ebannel through the St.
Clair flats."
A NUT FOR THE SUPERSTITIOUS iS giv
en in the New Orleans Crescent, upon the
sacred honor of one of the most respected
citizens of that city, in a story of which the
following is the substance. On the morn
ing of the 23d of September last, about two
o'clock in the morning, Monsieur de C--
a merchant of Bourbon street,New Orleans,
but at that time in Paris, was awakened
from an uneasy slumber by the rustling of
the curtains or Lis couch. He felt a cold
hand press upon his own, and fancied that
he heard a voice which ho recognised as
his son's, say, "Father! lam dying!" So
decided an impression had this presenti
ment' upon his mind, that he immediately
got up and noted down the circumstance,
and the precise time it took place. Two
weeks atter this occurrence he was on his
voyage to New Orleans, and a few days
aco he arrived there. His first inquiry
was—"%V here, and how is my sonrt
"He is dead and in his grave," was the
answer.
After the poignancy of his grief had
subided, he detailed to a friend in whose
arms his son had died, an account of his
strange presentiment, when, to his great
astonishment, his friend told him, that his
son died on the 23d of September lost, at
two o'clock in the morning and that the
Inst words ko uttered were, "Father! I am
dying!"
The trial of Mrs. Collins, mnther•io•law
of Breddee, the mail robber, indicted for
being concerned in the depredations upon
the mail, was had last week, in the United
States Court at Pittsburgh. The jury
stood six to six, declaring their inebil
ity to render a verdict. Mrs. C. was
bound over in the sum of $2OOO for anoth
er trial at the next term.
A DOPERATZ RUFFIAN, named Yon
kum, the head of a gang in Texas named
theNonhum gang, has been recently pun
ished with death according to the fashion
of some portions of that country and of the
United States, that is the lynch process.—
Onyle very eve of committing a horrible
deed, he was discovered by a party of citi
zens and shot together with two of his
comrades. This wan was a rich planter
in Texas, owned more than a hundred ye
gross, and large tracts of land, and had a
large revenue coming in from various sour
ces. He was in fact the richest man in all
Texas. Yet he could not forego the pleas
ure to him ef rap;ne and murder. One of
his gang who was caught alive, detailed to
his captor a most horrid catalogue of
crimes.
A Durm—A duel with rifles took place
on Saturday last at Bladensburg, between
Mr. Anthony Hamilton and :Hr. Robert
Green, of New York, which the Baltimore
Sun says grew out of the supposed infidelity
or Mrs. H. Hamilton, who it .appeats had
been absent in Europe for some length of
time, had some reason to suspect Green of
the seduction of his wife, and charged him
with it. They, met, as ag reed , on Satur
day, and either because th e rifles were not
loaded, or the marksmen ware no shots, no
blood was spilt. But one shot was agreed
upon, and Green's rifle having missed fire,
the parties were withdrawn by their sec
onds. The Sun says the seconds had a
greed to hoax the parties. and have a jaunt
at their expense. When they reached
Baltimore the matter leaked out, and the
seconds bed to flee for fear of the wrath of
Hamilton, who swore like a Flemish Major.
.lERIAL FLICIIT.—The greatest exploit
of travel ever made on this side of the at.
lantic—or the other either, for aught we
know—was performed by Mr. Clayton, the
celebrated aeronaut. He started from Cm.
cinnatt in a balloon, and travelled thence to
the Allegheny Mountains a diatauce of three
hundred and fifty miles, in nine and a half
hours!
TOLL FOR STAGES CARRYING. TILE UN'.
TED STATES MAILS.—An action was re
cently brought in Fayette county, by Mr.
Wm. Hopkins (our late speaker) superin
tendent of the Cumberland Road, against
Stockton & Stokes to recover eeooo of
tolls, for stages passing on the road carry.
ing the U. S. Mail. The defence eet up
was that the mail bking the property of the
United States, the vehicle transporting . It
was exempt from the payment of toll.—
Judge Ewing decided in favor of Stockton
dr, Stokes, and the case went up by writ of
error to the Supreme court. The Supreme
Court reversed the decision of Judge Ew.
ing, and declared Stockton & Stokes pro.
perly chargeable with the toll for stages
carrying the U. S. Mail.—Har. Chron.
CGI. J. H. hook, deputy Commissary
General, of the United States, died in
Washington city on Tuesday lest.
NO TIME TO RELD.--We Use often en
countered men wbo prorate to believe they
have no time to read. Now we think of ii
there have always been men of such char
acters, the points of which are easily sumed
up.
Nice timos out of ten they are men who
have not found timo to confer any substan•
tial benefit either upon their fitmilias or
themselves.
Thcy generally brive time to attend pub
lic burbecues, • • • * sales, and singing
schools, but they have no time to read.
They frequently spend whole days in
gossipping, tipling, and saving horses, but
they have 'no time read.'
They sometimes loose a day asking ad
vice of their neighbors; sometimes a day
in picking up the new 4, the price current,
and the exchange, but these men never
have 'time to read.'
They have time to hunt, to fish, to fiddle,
to drink, to—do 'nothing,' but 'no time to
read.'
Such men generally have uneducated
children, unimproved farms, and unhappy
fire•sides. They have no energy, no spir
it of improvement , no love of knowledge;
they live 'unknowing and unknown,' and
often die unwept and uoregretted.
CLOSING SCENES op LIFE.--The last
words of Mr. Jefrerenn, who died just India
century after the the passage of his immor
tal Declaration et Independence, were 6 1
resign my soul to God, and my daughter to
my country." The dying words of John
Adams, on the same day, were still more
characteristic of the man. A few minutes
before he died, being roused by the firing
of a cannon, and told that his neighbors
were rejoicing for the 4th of July, he ex
claimed, "it se a great and glorious day!"
and expired with the words, "Independence
forever!" on his lips. President Monroe
also died on the morning of our National
Independence. When the firing began at
midnight, ho opened hie eyes inquiringly,
and when the cause was communica
ted to him, a cheerful intelligent smile in
dicated that he understood what the occa
sion was, although speechless. Gen. tier
rison'a dying words will never be forgotten,
1 wish you to udderstand the true prin
ciples of the Government-1 wish them
carried out—l ask nothing more." In
death as in life, the happiness of his.4coun
try was uppermost in hie thoughts--Cin
cinnati Republican.
The Bank of England covers five scree
of ground and employs over nine hundred
clerks. Every thing for the use of the
Bank is made on its own premises, and
the printing of its notes is a large item.
A noto once returned to the Bauk is never
reissued, but is filed away, and at the end
of ten years burnt. Tho workmen are
busily at work every day in the year,
save Sundays,in printing notes. At the on
nual burning, two days are required with a
large fire, to destroy the old notes; and it
employe two men coistantly in feeding . the
bros.
11.1zesixo.—Cul. William 11. Hunter, for
merly member of Congress from Ohio,
while hunting on the•2oth ult. strayed from
his company and had not been hedrd from
at the latest dates, although several parties
had been searching the woods for him for
several days.
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DEPARTURE OF THE MEND! AFRICANS.
—The thirty-five surviving Africans of the
Amisted, accompanied by the Rev. Messrs.
Steel and Raymond end Mrs. Raymond,
missionaries to Africa, and by Mr. Wilson
dr, wife, teachers embarked last Wednesday
morning in the barque Gentleman, Capt.
Morris, bound to Sierra Leone, and were
towed down the harbcr by a steamer.
A Fonostre.—The Philadelphia Gazet
te state. that yesterday morning, it was
discovered that three of our Banks, the
Pennsylvania, Farmers and Mechanics',
and the North America, have been swind
led out of 813,000 by means of forged
checks, in the name of a firm on south
wharves, by a clerk in the establishment,
whose whereabouts at the present time is
problematical.
The new Court House, et York, Pa.,
says the Republican of that place, has cost
the county $lOO,OOO. The court house at
Reading is little if any inferior to that at
York. Pretty liberal for loco loco coun
ties I
SOMETHING FOR THE
John George Fleck of Sinking Valley, Run.
tiogdon county, Pa., writes that he wishes
us to inform the publid, that he has got, a
pig with fine heads and twenty legs, all on
one bodyl I I He says "it appears to be a
singular sight to see," and invites all who
are curious in , such matters to call and ex
amine it. The fact that he has such an an.
imal, is substantiated by a certificate sign•
ed by a dozen or more, of his neighbors
who have seen it.—Register.
"Two THOUSAND Piaa."—lna village,
not many miles distant from this great wes
tern metropolis, dwelt a" barber, who was
in moderate circumstances, and possessed
moreover of w beautiful and 'pecooliah
as he called it; in this town as in larger
cities, it was the pec.tliar province of the
police to arrest all swine runnilig at large,
or loafing in streets, and either sell them
for the benefit of the poor. or deliver them
to the owner for a small compensation.
happened that our barber, whom we shall
designate as Fount, had Made some pur I
chases at one of these mica without procu
ring the necessary buildings for the :veep.
Lion of hie obstinate charge"; not knowing
what course to pursue, he proceeded to the
residence of a widow lady, Mrs. Y., to ob
tain the temporary use'ofa pen, in which
to place them, addressing her thus:
"Mitheth Y., I come to atlik you wpm
kin lind me your . pig pen for a few deythr
1 , 51) pig pen! why, Mr. Fiihe4 what
can you watt with my pig pen?"
"I have jutht bin purehalhin theme
thilivne—twn Ilinwth and pigth at conthca-
Limb their, end *an( to put them in your
pen."
"Why, Mr. Maher, my pen won't hold
an many pigtillft you hove I What on nitth
did you buy them kw?"
"I bought them for my awn family tithe,
madam; and I'm thetlain yuur pt,t) will be
f fTi Ili! rntly !aro h for them."
'•My pen will (ally hold twentylive com
mon sized ones!"
“Well if it will hold twentyfive hngth,
it will thorely hold two thowth and pigthr
"Two thousand pigs! why it won't hold
the twentieth part of them!”
"Underththand me, madam! f dont that'
two thouthand pigth, but two thowth and
pigthl"
"I hear, ynu! two thousand pigs, for a
firmly of six! I dont the man's demented—
two thousand pigs in that pen! he's certain
ly crazy!"
"Mttheth Y.! I fell you again, hut two
thowth end two pigthl"
"Oh —oh— M r. Fisher, k that what you
meaml—my pig pen is at your service,
sirl"
"1 thank you, thintherely, madam'?"
lisped the-relieved Fisher, as he started for
tho pig pen, in which he soon deposited his
•'two thowth and pigth!"—Pitts. Morning
Chron.
=l=l
The Prince de Joinville gave 10300 folks
French Benevolent Society at New York,
and $2OO to a French family desirous of
getting beck to their native country.
Wommos or CopiscieNcu.--The Sec
retary of the Treasury acknowledges the
receipt of fifty dollars inclosed in an anon'y
moue latter, post-marked "New York, Nov.
SO."
liraossz.—A Bangor (Maine) paper
states that the joincr's shop of Mr. Ira
Dunbar, of that place, was consumed by
fire on Thursday last. Mr. Samuel P.
Dresser, hearing that a little son of Mr.
Dunbar's was in the shop, liable to be con.
sumed, rushed in to rescue him, and in his
heroic attempt was so badly burned that
his recovery is doubtful. The lad had
escaped from the shop, and, in his fright,
run to a neighboring house. •
Ger. McNutt, of Mississippi, in a let
ter to the Richmond Enquirermyst---'A de
mand will prohably be made on the Govern
ment of the United States for the payment
of the bonds referred to. This will raise an
exciting and perplexing question. This
State has defined her position, and will main
tain it, be the consequences what they may.
I firmly believe that fourlfftha of the peo
ple of MLR State raarEa GOID.O TO WAX
TO PAYINO TITS BONDS.'
He adds, that the Whig candidates far
Governor and members of the Legislature,
generally pledged themselves to oppose any
hill intended kites the people, to pay either
the principal or interest of these bonds.—
But for this and national politics, the State
would have been almost unanimous in op
posing the payment of the bonds.
HYMENIAL REGIFSTAR•
stARg
On the 115th ult. by the, Bee. Mr. - Sechiar, Mr.
George &Seely, to Miss Anna Ens/at—bath of
this county.
On Tuesday last, by the Bee. Dr. Johns, Mr.
Napoleon Hughes, of Franklin county, to Miss
N. B. Thompson, daughter of the late Henry
Thompson. Esq. of Baltimore.
OBITUARY RECORD.
DIED,
Champaigne county. Ohio, Thomas Tipton:
a soldier of the Revolution, aged one hundred and
eleven years.
At Urbana, 0.. on the 9th ult. Frederick
Rump, • Revolutionary soldier, in the one halt
dreth and seventh year of his age.
MANSION HOUSE",
fairs. Wm. E. Camp,
(roftmanix rus WASRIXOTON ROM.)
H AS removed to the MArtstorr Housr l
at the corner of Second and Railroad
streets, Harrisburg, where she will be
pleased to accommodate her old customers,
in the best style and on the most reasona
ble terms.
Dec. 7, 1941.
TEMPERANCE.
PUBLIC Meiling of the Washington
Temperance SociatY of Gettysburg,
will be held in the School-house, near the
old Academy, on To morrow evening, et . fl .
o'clock. The experience of several morn-,
ban will be'related. The citizere generally
are invited to attend.
JNO. BR ING :41 A N,Preet.
J. AUCHENBAUGII,
Sec'ries.
C. ZECKER
Y.SIIVU IILI.T LJIWS.
QUBSCRIPTIONS for the . Pamphlet
Laws of this Commonwealth (half
bound) will be received at the office of the
County Treasurer in pursuance of the Res*
oluttun of 10th April, 1A3.5.
JAS. A.' THOMPSON, Trott?...
Treasureen Office, Getty-- Z
burg, Deo. 7, 184.1.
TO MY CREDITORS. •
TAKE notice that I have applied to the
Judies, of the C..urt of Common Plea+ o
Adams county, for. the benefit of the • Insol
vent twit of the, for,
of Pena.,
eylventa, and that:'' they have appointed
Tuesday the pstfii.o.4:Decembe.r inct—fpr'
the hearing of tun oitit,ioy creditors, Al the
Court House in the Suongls of GettY +hew.
when end where you .moy attend if you
flunk proper.
MICH A&A4 RU P.
Dec. 7, I'4l,
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