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U. S. Semite—WOosteron Oregon.
Corresiiondence of ilte Pallimore Sun.
WAsurioTox, March 30, 16 le.
Mr. Benton reported hack the House
bill to increase the rank and tile of the ar
my, amended so as. to extend the term of
enlistment to four years instead of three.
Several other matters having becn,cilis
piiScti of, ihe'Semile•resturie the cOnsidera
tion of Mr. Clayton's, resolution, calling
forAl the recent oregoti correSpondence.
Mr. Webster, after some preliminary
remarks, said there could he no doubt, but
that loiters had been received from Mr.
M'Lane. But as this resolution had been
objected 'to. by the chairman of the com
mittee on'foreign relations, lie, Mr. Web
ster, was. bound 4o believe that the execu
-five government (lid not find it convenient
to communicate these letters at the. present
moment. Yet, asThe Senate would slifirt
ly be called upon to vote, it was highly de
sirable that all the information bearing on
the §,ubject should be placed in their pos
session ; otherwise they must necessarily
legislate in uncertainty. There appeared
to be some-degree of , embarrassment at
tending this call for information,, and, in
his opinion it could only arise, 'first 'he
cause negotiations were still, going on,- or
that there was an expectation that they
would be shortly renewed.
Ile went on to argue that Congress and
diecountry were not prepared to sustain ! '
the President in his claim to the whole.—
If,,however, the _President desired the no
tice to paSs with the understanding that it
.was to , be based upon our claim to the
whole '
it was his duty to say so. Ile re
peated that it was a great mistake to cou
ple the recommendation for this notice with
an assertion of our claim to the whole of
the territory.
-Did.the President mean to put forth this
I,ilocttine and afterwards recede from it ?
No, it was impossible that the President
could be guilty of playing. so small a part,
• and -yetsould-he have done this
,in the
hope: that no serious collision would arise t
When he claimed the whole of the terri
tory, didle give it as his official or perso
nal opinion that our title was good to that
extent ?
After further remarks, Mr. W. said that
to him it,appeared a great mistake for the
' - Exemitiveito. have called upon Congress to
pass the notice, until all negotiation had
first been tried and failed ; then; and not till
- then; ought he to have called upon. Co
ngress to. pass the notice. It had been said
that the passage of the notice would aid and
-assist the negotiations, and that it would
serve, as it were, as an instrument in the
• hands. Of.4loExecutive. He, for his part,
• did notSeehow iteould be. He did not
understand • its , 'applieatiOn. It was ,not
very .abirions_ to him.' Under -all the. ex
isting circumstances,hedonbted very much
whether, the - Mitiee.could in any way.hast
.. en.er.assist negotiations ; yeti under some
circumstances, it might be is inconvenient
now; to eland still as to go for Ward. "
The whole .subject had been subjected
to great,ejnbarrassment,
,owing to the ex
treme, pretenstiiiis
,of, the President in tits
inauguraladdres,s, in which lie lays, claim.
to the whole of the territory. had it not
been for this, the.notrce might have passed
both Houses ; and the whole matter placed
in a fair wayof 'adjustment. But now that
the notice, as coupled with this claim of the
President : loythe whole, it had naturally
tended to alarm the country.
After! further remarks, Mr. W. gave
it as his' firm conviction that the whole
country had, tome to . the conclusion
that this controversy .ought to be settled u
poh the towel basis of our offer made in
1826, which' was. the 40th .paralicl. He
had no maser' to doubt that the people of
the United - Stated Were quite ready' to stand
by that offer. ' Why' should either Gov
etnnictithOld back'? Why should there
be.iny further delay ? Why do not that
now which: 'eventually be done, after
years Of 'delay,' nnleSs we 'were prepared
for . a rupture,? There could be no loss of
honor in 'artadvanee by either Government,
nor-would there be any condescension on
either side; now renewing propositions
itierder that.a rupture may be avoided.—
Why shoilltl.not- each and both, seize the
fircseiftpriipitious , moment, and, settle,
ale 'dirieulty, at once V. The sooner the
Fetter.; With' a vidw - of fUrtherinff this
. ,
~paethe project,,he thought the notice reso
lutions might .to s he postponed a naenth,.—
PUring that period, it might happen that
negotiation, would terminate favorably, and.,
thus put an end to all necessity for thc no
tice.' -But if the Senate were prepared to
act upon.this notice now, it would 'be high
ly necessary that it should: have all the in
formation-that could be obtained. Ile was,
therefore, in favor of a postponement of the
joint lesolutions of notice, until it should
be seen whether negotiations • would not
rentler.the notice unnecessary altogether.
lie 'repeated.thatthe notice, if given now,
would in no way 'help the negotiations.—
In ecinatisiOn, he said; if he had the con
trot of this notice reSOlution, he would lay
it on the tittle' for a month. And, as it ap
pearedAliatit`was not convenient for the
.to communicate the - informs
-ter' by this' resolinion . (of Mr.
-Claillin):he 'Would ,stuigeit that the' mover
ailOW!'it to lie over infOrm•ally for a few
daksl• • •
Mr. Allen replied with some warmth to
that. t por4oll of Mr..,lll 7 ObSter's.rentarks in
which ,expressed ,it'as his. opinion that
-Any t t:egOint,,had committed, a great inis
talw.vtli regard to Wegon. lie argued,
ilw.i(*ptpr#„4l4est in this. way, Eitg-
Itto4woohtb 's . l„progiiit. to take the advan
-, tago afforded by
_4,,:want of unanitnityin
:ours councils, and:iii.iliree months he-would
.firOpltestyi , that; uportithis policy, our claim
to any portion of thekerritory would be rez
jittgeshatitt So far ;frOrri.- the President
eouttuitted , int'eriori, he bad acted
4111;11:trttel ft pah'ibt , and with -Oonsuinmate
;:ii*•itt,t 9.64140 the territory'
..4,0444000410,
wskimt ito: nk, A t then
tient 6410 fthOW - the humiliating : ;position
itt witich -we would plzce oni.selves, if we
were to follow the advice of . the last speak
er. •
Mr. Webster rejoined. He denied that
there would be the least humiliation, or his's:
of lun'or, in our making another advaneri
for aisettlement upon the general basi :; of
the. obis• of 1820. In his opinion there
was a strong tendency- in both countries to
settle upon the basis of the 49th parall 1.
Mr. Allen did not believe thOptdilie sen
timent of 'his country was in favor of any
such settlement.
Mr. Webster still believed that the pub
lic sentiment in both countries had that
tendency, to settle on the general basis of
49. As for the navigation of the Colum
bia river, and the straights, seas and is
lands, that could all be left for friendly ad
justment between the parties. All he con
tended was, that there was a desire to set
tle upon the genrral basis of 49. But he
desired distictly to he understood as sa v i 11 , r,
that England must not expect any . thing
south of 49. Said he, "it appears to . me
clear as the sun at noonday, that there is a
tendency of opinion on both sides of the
water to settle this question on the basis of
49." He then showed that this was the
result of the speech of Mr. Calhoun the
other day, and also of other SenatorS, that
in 1826 this was the whole extent of our
claim.
Mr. Clayton, the mover of the resolu
tion, defended it, and argued thatthe infor
mation it called for would increase the
vote in the Senate in favor or the notice.—
He was in favor of the notice, because so
long as the Convention shall remain in
force, neither we nor England could have
any clear title so as to grant lands to set
tlers. What belonged to one now, belong
ed to both.
Here the morning hour having expired,
the Senate resumed the consideration of
the Oregon.notice resolutions.
Mr. Barrow gave his views in favor of
an an amicable adjustment of the difficulty
upon the basis 9(49.
Correspondence of the Baltimore Patriot.
WAstirwrroN, March 21; 18.16-
The secret estimates of the Naval Bureau
and Secretary of the Navy were in the
I louse this morning, and at one time upon
the Speaker's table. The Committee on
Naval Affairs were ready and and anxious
to report, but the majority took the matter
into their own hands, and refused .to allow
the reports to be 'read. The information,
however,l can give you.
The information, then, which the House
designed to keep secret is the f:►ct that the
- estimates were made by the Heads of the
Naval. Bureaus( Comniodores Morris,
Warrington . , Crane and ShubriCk. proposed,
under estimates prepared by the Secretary
of the Navy, the following increase of the
Navy :
In men, thirty-six thousand, eight hun
dred.
Expenditures, $20,000,000. .
- And the increase of the i.essels in com
mission to the following number:
Steamers, •
Erigates„
Sloops of War,
An increase offifly-eight vessels off lin.
in all. The Secretary of War did not go
to this extreme, • but proposed an increase
offifi! Lthousand to the Standing Army,
the whole force to he tinder the control of
the President of the U. States.
OUR STATE WORKS
The Canal Commissioners in their Report esti
mate the whole cost of repairs at Si 11,515, thus:
Eastern division and Juniata to rope ferry, 5:26,700
Juniata division, from rope ferry to Holli
daysburg,
Western division, from Johnstown to Pitts.
burg,
Susquehanna and West Branch, from junc
tion to Milton, i 20,000
West Branch, from Milton to Queen's run, 10,175
North 'Branch, froM Northumberland to
Lackawana, • 20,000
Delaware division, from Bristol to Easton, 25,000
It is confidently believed that for the a
bove sum of $111;515, 'all dama g es done
by the late freshet can be repaired, and our
canals placed in as good 'a condition as
they were before it . occurred, .and that the
several lines of improvements will be re-
paired and ready for navigation, as follows,
viz: • •
The mainline from , Harrisburg to Pitts
burg, by the 30th March, and from Har
risburg to Columbia by the 2d day as April
inst.
The West Branch / and Delaware divi
sions by the 15th day of April next.
The Suslnehanna division by the
. I,st
day of May next, and North Branch divi
sion by the 20th of May next.
The extent of the damage suffered by
the State to her public works, is thus as
certained to be not near so great as was
generally apprehended, while the waters
were at their greatest height, and bears no
comparison to that which has been sus
tained by
. individuals and companies;
throughout the State, to their improve
ments.
The Main Line is_ now open from Harrisburg
to,Pittsburg, and goods are transporting to Phila
delphia over the Harrisburg and Lancaster Rail
road. .
SINGULAR MARRIAGE.-A. widower at
Camdem, who was- not very young, be
came smitten with a young and beautiful
girl, and married her. A short time after,
the son of this man by a former wife, be
came also in love, not with a younger per
sou,-but with the mother of the, father's
new wife, a widow lady still in the bloom
of life. lie offered himself, and soon the
voting min and the 'widow were united in
the bends of matrimony; so that in' cense-
Apence of these -two connection, a father
became the Son4it-law of his own son, and
and the wife not only the daughter-in-law
of her own son-in-law, but still more, the
inotriee-in 7 law
.of her own daughter; while
the llusband of the latter is'the father-in-law
of his mother-in-law, and father-in-law's
his own father. , Singular confusion ma)
ariSe,=ilichildren'should spring from thcs
peculiar_ matriars.
AOler/can and. British- Goods.
Cori;espnadence nJ the U. S. Gazcile.
.(!miNmroN, ”7, lb 15.
I mentioned some !line :igo, that there
Was a irrintlenian here by the name of Ho
mer. of Boston, an importer of British
IT 00(1 ''. Ile has been here some live or six
weeks, exhibiting samples of British goods
and their pkices, and also sOine American
samples, with a view of slkowing how nukch
cheaper the British are. 'To day several
gentlemen from Massachusetts, engaged in
the manufacturing business, made their ap
pearance (incited bymembers of Congress
to come here for the purpose) in the same
room Mr. 11. had oct , upied to display his
Manchester goods, and to lecture members
of Congress on political economy.' They
brought with them samples of their manu
factures and opened them upon the same
table where were Mr. limner's. The lat
ter gentlemen then began packing up to he
off, but was induced to stop by Mr. Stew
art of Pa., who insisted he should stay and
let a comparison be formed, and if the N
merle:in manufactures misrepresent prices,
&c. to correct them.
The various samples were then compa
red as to quality, colors, weight, ptiees, &c.
and the superiority of A meriCan goods
were too palpable not to be seen at a glance
!by any one. As to prices the British av
eraged a little less (price in England) than
the Alnerivan, but the quality of the latter
was infinitely better than iikßritish, the
colors fast, the British iii , •nd the
width was just one-eighth more ; there be
imr 27216 square inches' in a piece of 29
pc J. of American, and 24192 its_ a piece of
the same length of British. Difference
)1024 inches, which multiplied by eight is
2.1192.
But one important circumstance was de
veloped ; the moment the" manufacturers
saw the British goods they pronounced
them what are. technically called "job
goods," that is to say, odd pieces, defec
tive prints, pieces left on hand of a particu
lar kind, &e. &c. Mr. 11. admitted this
to be the case. Now these goods are sold
much lower than prime'goods—say from
eight to ten or twelve per cent. 'rills im
portant fact Mr. Heater had not, thaght
proper to state before, to those who were
inexperienced, and had been instituting
comparisons between American prime
goods autl British job goods.
Ile underwent an examination and a
cross examination Which he will not wish
to encounter again, and will not, therefore,
be likely to make his appearance in the
committee room while these gentlemen are
here.
I learn that it is in contemplation to get
up a fair for the eNhibition of Manufactures
here on'the first of May.
OLI VER OLDSCHOOL.
The exhibition of British goods alluded to
above, has called forth the following Card from a
portion of the Pennsylvania Delegation in Con-
Dress
'With a view to furnish correct infor
mation in regard to the character, prices,
and extent of American manufactures, as
well as to correct misrepresentation on that
subject, the undersigned respectfully in
vite the Artizans, Mechanics and Manu
factures of the United States to send spec
imens of their various productions, with
their prices, to be compared with the Bri
tish manufactures sent from Manchester,
and now
,being exhibited in the room of
the Committee on the Post Office and
Post Roads, to influence the action of Con
gress in relation to the proposed modifica
tion of the Tf.
arif
.
5 ,200 ..Indrew Stewart, John Strohm,
James Thompson, John H. Ewing,
Richard Brodhead, Jacob Erdmnn,
.91e:tander Ramey, dlbrahant
.ilAses McClean, John Blanchard,
James Black,
.1. S.Jst,
Jos. Iheipgion,
The object is eminently a good one, and
we hope there will be a liberal contribu
tion. The Locos have•had, for some time
back, anetthibition of British goodF, which
they are doing their best to protect, and it
is time that the manufacturers of this coun
try should place in the hands of the Whig
members the substantial evidences of the
progress of the productive arts in this
country, and to show the legislators for the
nation the objects they ought to protect for
the sake of the country.
$111,513
BLOODY ' AND FEROCIOUS ATTACK OF A ,
MANtitc.—Yesterday morning, about six ;
oclock i a; person named Jas. Sucker, who
is said to be a merchant from Madison
county, Virginia, in a fit of insanity or
maniapotu, attacked Capt. Ramsay and
three of his sons, Messrs. - Wadsworth,
David, and Douglass Ramsay, with a sharp
claspkttife, cutting and maiming all of them
(tile eldest severely.) The maniac first
attacked the servant at the, door of Capt.
Ramsay's house about six o'clock in the
morning, and then ran into the Captain's
hed room, and made an assault upon him.
The sons of Catit. Ramsay, coming to the
aid - of their father, could and would have
killed the maniac but for the self-possession
and singular forbearance of the Captain,
who believing the wretched man to be in
sane; protected him from certain destruc
tion. . The maniac was . afterwardssecured
and is now in jail under medical treatment
from Dr. Gould and Dr. Miller.
VALumiLE SocrErrt - .—A. movement has
recently been made in Philadelphia, by the
formation of a Society, whose object is, as ;
forth in an address to the public, the
collection and preservation . Of statistical, in
formation relative to the Agriculture, Com
merce and Manufactures of the Common"-
wealth,. which cannot but prove of very de
cided advantage to the whole State, if con- :
ducted in a liberal spirit: The addres ex
plains clearly and fully the objects of the
society4o,tycntility, as well as necessity
of it. 'Wd.,tyust iltekr efforts may beprompt-,
ly - seconded by ey.ery 'one who can aid it
in the accomplishment of the important ob
ject it-has inicw.—last. Citiort.
Horst: or• Rrrnr.sß4ATlTtr,
Alarch 21, lsli;
James Pollock,
C. Darragh.
"Vat.
slntelligencer
IN:rtmusTmo bEctstox.—Some, time
since Gov. iVrijht, of New York, pardon
' cd a man named George Porter, convicted
of pocket picking.. conditioned that he
should lufve the State of Na AV York and
never return. He did return and was ar
rested as having' forfeited Lid pardon. A
writ of habeas corpus was sued out, and
the question brought before the Court of
Over and Terminer, in New York city,
whether the Governor had authority to
give a qualified pardon. It was deided
by Judge Eilmends yesterday th a t h e h a d
such power, and that 'a violation of the
condition of the pardon, subjected Porter
to all the penalties of his original sentence.
The decision was excepted to, and the case
is to he taken up to the Supreme Court of
New .York.
A TRAim or WivEs.—The Huntington
(Pa.) Globe thus describes a trade in
' wives, which recently took place in Blair
county, Which is a pretty ~,fair start in the
line matrimonial for a new county: "The
trade took place between Mr. 'l'. and Ale
-1). in a written article of agreement, the
latter paying the former the following arti
eles,generallyodenominated as ''boot": two
dollars in cash, three gallons of whisky, two
pounds of smoking toliacco, one pair of
' shoes, one bell crowned hat, such as was
the fashion when Adam was a boy, and sev
eral unmentionable trifles. On conclusion
of di l e agreement the wives changed places
leaving behind all their moveable eflects,
including the children, and established
tffemselves ill their new homes. The par
ties arc in moderate cireumstauces.7
:Rum ANo DEATti.—A female was taken
to the Mayor's office, at Philadelphia, on
Sunday afternomm, she having laid on her
infant and smothered it to death. The
child was only three weeks old. The wo
man was in a state of intoxication at the
time.
SHOCK ING AND FATAL BUirrAi.urr.—.A poor
woinamnamed Initha I tamilton, (lief in Wa:11-
'. ington City, on Saturday,, from ill usage by her
husbeial-d
From the evidence adduced, it appeared
that on or about the 19th inst., Edward L.
Ilitruilton, a house carpenter by trade, and
husband of the deceased. went into his
house, and !demanded of his wife 12 1-2
cents;- which she had earned, for the pur
pose of procuring liquor. lie was told she
icould not comply, that the pittance had
been spent in the purchase of a pair of
stockings for her own use. Hamilton
thereupon dragged her by the hair, across
the, room and stamped - .:upon . her right
breast, breaking ono 'or more of her
!'ribs. Subsequently, deceased complained
of severe indispositiofi, and called at the
house' of Dr. Causin for advice, but made
no complaint of the treatment she had
ceived until the doctor discovered that a
rib Was broken. She returned to her home,
and from that time until her dissolutien was
I attended either by Dr. Causin or his son-in
law, Dr. Condiet.
DREMITKT. DI9EASE.—TIIO NCIV Matt ly Dem
ocrat gives the following account of a disease now
prevailing in that part of the State of Indiana. It
is a learltd disease indeed :
"Henry Wilder, of Grcensville, in this
county, died on yesterday- morning after
an illness of only a few hours. Several
have (lied of a disease the most fearful and
appalling. Physicians haVe no knowledge
of the disease, and stand horror stricken to
witness their patients struck down in a mo
ment, and hurried to the tomb in a few
hours. History gives no account of so ter
rible and fatal a malady. In all eases per
sons attacked have died. Some twelve
deaths have already occurred. The first
symptoms arc chilliness, severe vomiting,
paroxysm, congestion of the brain, follow
ed immediately by death.
A SCENE IN Coutcr.—While a Mr. Es
tes was giving his testimony in a case try
ing at the Justices' CoUrt in Van Buren
county, Mo., in a trilling suit, a Mr. An
derson called him a liar. The insult was
resented. Anderson being the stronger
man, got Estes down, and was dealing hea
vy blows upon him, when Estes drew a
penknife and stabbed him some half dozen
times and he fell back a lifeless corpse.—
Estes was admitted to bail, and it is ru
mored that he has since disappeared; sonic
suppose for the purpose oftwading justice,
while others think that he has been sum
marily dealt with by Anderson's . friends.
MURDEROUS ASSAULT Dl' A PAUPER ON
A STEWARD.-A desperate and well eye
anted effort was made on Tuesday last by
a pitiper• at the County Poor "[Ouse at
Carlisle, by the name of Ramsey, to take
the life of the steward. His conduct be
coming insufferable,the steward ordered him
to the cells, which he refused ; by exertion,
however, lie was continod. The door not
being locked immediately, lie rushed a
gainst it, succeeded in getting his liberty,
and struck at the steward with a knife,
who received five or six severe stabs in dif
ferent parts of his body. Ramsey was se
cured and sent to prison. '•
THREE C lIILDREN DROWNED.-At Han
cock, Delaware county, on the 18th inst.,
three children of Calvin Thomas, the eld
est a girl of 14; another of 12, and a boy
of 0 years, with a daughter of Zenas Lew
is, aged 10, and a daughter of Josiah Mar:.
tin, Esq., aged about 14, were playing on
small pond covered with ice, which stid.
denly gave way and the four girls fell in,
but the daughter of Mr. Martin succeeded
in getting out. The boy, like a little hero,
seeing his sisters struggling and.calling for
help, attempted to assist them, when he
was either pulllid or slipped in, and•sshared
the-fate of those he .was attempting to res.,
cue. . •
THE HON. HOMY CL.11%---Tiliti dis
tinguished gentlemen, says the NeW
Or
leans Delta, who has resided in that. City
for some two or three months, left on the
22d ult., on the steamboat Alexander Scott.
Mr. Clay will stop a few days at Natchez,
and and then visit St, Louis, before return
ing to Kentucky.,, Ile is said to be in ex
cellout health.
NARROW EseArr,---On Tuesday after- , - The National Fair.
noon, Mr. Alfred Ludlow of this city, while The following Circular has been is-neit by tlie•
riding- on Staten.lsland, had 'a, Very liar Committee of l'::uperintetulanre of the , National
Exhibition ol A meritan Manufacture, and pro'-
row escape front death. When on 1110
(hos of Mechanical Art, at the City . j edge of the steep near the Seaman's Re
treat, where the road passes along a steep lon, in Ma y s
embankment, tit horse attached to the wag
nen(3.vl lonfy
the
friendly to the perma- .
on took fright at an umbrella, and rushed
i present - protectiVe System,
down the side of the hill with leartin 1r-
and ,
otners, who, without being, committed
locity. Mr. Ludlow jumped from the
to its support, desire informatiMi in- refer
wagon before it had descended for, but the
mice to its (Meets, have . suagested the itn
. portance of procuring an exhibition of driver remained in his seat, and was with
A
the horse, precipitated to the bottom, a dis
, merican ithmlitlicturing and Mechanical 4
tanee of thirty feet. The horse was dti
co ct sto be made :It the seat of Gov
stantiv killed, hut.thc driver iniraculimsly eminent at as early a period, during' the
escaped with trilling injury.—N. present Spring, as the opportunities for
did Eliq•
accomplishing such a project might allow.
his believed that an- exhibition, embra
cing specimens of every Id tid of handicraft
or manufaeturing skill employed in the na
tion, or at least all such spechnens as may
be conveniently procured for the occasion,
together with the prices at which they may
he purchased, and the names of those by
whom they are fabricated, would embody,
in an impressive form, a mass of useful
facts which could not fail to he appreciated
as they deserve by the public authorities,
upon whom rests the responsibility of sus
tatting the prosperity of the great interests
connected with this subject ;_ and that such
facts collected froM the Anilv transactions
of the people, authenticated by the person
al examinations of all who choose to in
spect them, would furnish incontrovertible
arguments in favor of that industry which
so greatly honors as well as enriches the
mechanics of America. -
A recommendation of a similar exhibi
tion by the National Institute two years
ago, met Witha high degree of favor fro€n
the pulthe at that period; and the success
of such an Obit now, may, it is hoped,
lead to its regular adfiption hereafter, as a
means of presenting at suitable intervals a
visible demonstration of the advance of the
country in those arts upon winch its pros
perity so greatly depends. ,
At a convltation recently held by many
members of the present Congress—gen
tlemen of both political parties—the prop
osition of inviting such an exhibition as we
have referred to was considered and adopt. ,
ed, as an enterprise of eminent utility at .•
this time, and with a confidence that - it
would - find a hearty assent from the friends
of National industrY - throughout the whole
Union. To give ellicacy to this proposi- -
tion, they have nominated the undersigned
as a general committee-of superintendance,
and have charged them with the duty of
presenting the subject to the country at
large, of inviting the aid of the friends' of
national industry- to the scheme, and of
making such preparations as may be neces
sary to render the exhibition as full and as
ellective as the time allowed will permit.
Thus summoned to this labor from a
source so amply entitled to the respect and
confidence of the nation, and fully concur- .
ring in the importance. attached to the sub-;
jeer, the undersigned have not hesitated to
comply with the wishes 'of those by whom
they have been put in requisition, and
promptly = to enter upon the duties consigned
to them. In the performance of those du
ties they invoke the earnest co-operation
of all who may have any thing to contrib
ute to the proposed exhibition, hoping that
this invitation will -be answered in such a
manner as shall enable the committee to
present . such a display, of the work of our
artisans as shall adequately attest the great
skill and perfection to which our country
has attained in manufacturing and mechan
ical art.
The committee propose that the exhibi
tion shall be opened at Washington on the
20th day of May next, previous to which
date ample provision will be made for the
reception, Security - , and suitable, disposi
tion of all specimens which may be sent
to their care.
They invite the transmission of speci
mens of every kind of mamilacntre and
handicraft known to the artisans of the U.'
States, and desire that the price, as well as
the maker's name, be furnished with each
article intended for exhibition. Commit
minces will be appointed for the superin
tendence and arrangement and preserva-
lion of all parcels sent to the exhibition '
Is IDNAPPINii.—There was a great ex
citement in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday
last, in eonsequetwe of a ne,groe man nam
ed Jerry l'hiney, having been kidnapped
and carried of to Kentuekv. Ile had been
using in that place about fifteen years, as a
free man, having settled there and married,
with the consent of his mistress, who is
now dead. Several citizens, who were
charged with being connected with his be
trayal into the Lands of the Kentuckians,
had been arrested and were undergoing an
examination, whilst a number of persons
hail started in purnit of the party with the
warrant of the Governor.
DREADFUL.—I'he Cincinnati Times
says that an individual, named Nathan
Vanskiver, living in CoVinglall, while sha
ling on Thursday, had his throat cut by
his little girl, who, in suddvnly and violent
ly opening the door, drove ihe razor
through and through the jugular vein.
The Sub-marine Armor, invented by Mr.
Taylor, was used at New Orleans some
days ago, kir the purpose of reszating prop
erty from the sunken wreck of the stoatu
boat 1)r. Franklin ! The engineer -went
down for the purpose of taking as much
of the engine apart as possible, and remain
ed down for twenty minutes at a time.—
Tiff, amount of properly recovered is quite
large.
At a meeting - held in New York, on
Wednesday evening*, Of the Aletloulist E.
Missionary Society, the stun of $ll3O,
in money and provisions, was raised in
aid of the mission at Liberia.
AN Army OF DOCTORS.-At the com
mencement oldie Jefferson Medical Col
lege, in Philadelphia, on Tuesday last, the
degree of M. D. was conferred on one
hundred-..and seventy _students, intist of
whom were from Virginia and Pennsylva
nia.
HON. W 3r. A LLE:.-A few years ago
this gentleman, now chairman of the com
mittee on foreign relations, was an appren
tice to the saddling business, in Lynchburg,
• Jackson and Gildersleeve ran another
foot race over the Charleston, (S. C.)
course, on the 20th ult., and Jackson ran
ten meles . and a half in fifty-nine minutes
and , thirty - -five seconds. Gildersleeve ran
six miles, and then stopped on account of
a pain in his side.
Tnr•. CANADIAN PARLIAMENT Opened on
the 2d inst. The Governor General in
in his speech refers to the unsettled state of
the negotiations between Great Britain and
the United States, and urges a reorganiza
tion of the militia for the better security of
the North American dominions.
EMMIQUAKE.-At 111"aysville, Ketucky,
on last Sunday night week, at half past 12
o'clock at night, an earthquake, precceded
by a rumbling sound as of distant thunder,
was sensibly felt by all the inhabitants of
that city who were awake at that hour,
perceptibly shaking the houses.
SMALL Pox.—The number of deaths in
Philadelphia last week from this disease
..•as 10, and in Baltimore 7.
SAND ' S SARSAPARILLA.—CouId the ma
'ny thousands who now suffer from diseases
for which this preparation is a certain spe
cific, listen to the grateful testimony of those
who have used it and been cured, they
would no longer doubt in regard to its effi
cacy-, or If6sitate in appropriating to them
selves the benefits which this medicine can
alone bestow. Obstinate cutaneous erup
tions, scrofula,,ehronic, sore eves, enlarge
ment and pain of the bones and joints, then
matism,in all its forms, and diseases ari
sing from an injudicious use of mercury
are safely and speedily cured_by its use.
(CrFor further particulars find conclusive evi
deuce, of its superior efficacy, see Pamphlets, which
may be obtained of agents gratis. Prepared and
sold, wholesale and retail, by A. 11. & D. Sands,
76 Fulton street, New York. Sold also by ap•
pointment of the Proprietor, by S. IL BUEHLER,
Gettysburg, Pa. Price $1 per bottle, Six but
tle3 1)i - $5.
April 1 5•16.-3 t
THE BRINDREMI PILLS.—The
Brandreth Pillsgive strenglh for weakness
—they are liked best by those who , have
taken most of them. Dr. Brandreth ran
give personal reference to thousands who
have been restored from a bed of sickness
by their use, when every other means prov
ed entirely unavailing. These cases tire
continually _occurring in this 'city and in
every part of the Union. Get Brandreth's
Pills if you are notperfectly healthy, and
they will restore you—if medicine can do
it—because they expel those humors which
are the cause of impurity of blood, and at
the same time the body is strengthened by
the operation of this most excellent medi
cine.
11:7 - The genuine Brandreth*.s Pills can be had of
the followins,. Agents:—
J. M. Stevenson 4..Co.,—acitysburg,
Jno. B. IlleCreaty,—Petersburg,
.dbrahans Kiitg,—llunterstown.
11. 3.leFarland,—Abbottstown.
Cook 4- Tudor,—llampton.
IlkSherry4-.lTitk,—Little . stown.
John )Joke,--Fa i rfiCl(l.
Mtirch 27, 1816.
rooms.
The rooms will be ready to receive ar
ticles for exhibition from and after the first
day of May. The exhibition will be kept
open not less than two weeks.
Owners of parcels exhibited during' the
exhibition will, unless directions to the
contrary be given, be expected to allow the
sale of such parcels at the prices marked,
to be delivered at the close of the exhibi
tion.
All goods intended for exhibition can be
directed to Mr. David A. Hall, secretary of
the committee, who will see to their safe
keeping, and attend to their being repacked
after the close of the exhibition.
In case of a sale of thqm, the money will
be duly transmitted.
As there will be many goods 'indisposed
of, which the proprietors may not desire to
have returned, and prefbr to have sold for
their benefit, the committee will cause a
sale at auction of such articles as the own
ers
may desire to have so disposed of.
Motive power will be furnished at the
exhibtion rooms for such machinery as
may require it.
As the cemmittce can only give this gen
cral invitation to the manufacturers and ar
tisans of the country, cult one will be
pleased to consider it addressed to himself
individually.
Editors of papers throughout the coun
try friendly to the object are respectfully
requested to give this cirdular a few inscr-
Lions.
Wm. Sealon,Tritshington; 710 - },
as P. Jones
. 1 1. Hall; W . ,?. Bradley; -1
'Mtn; Thomas kagden; .Lusby ;I.
John F. Cal/an; James Lyons, Kichmondi
ra.; J. P. Kennedy, Am. ;
John Inthercd ; 0. C. Tiffany.
Mardi 28. 1840.
Nolle I'rosequis ha l ve been entered in 'lie:
remaininir eases of the Anti-Itentpry it, Co
lumbia county, N. York. ..‘
'lllll 39.a8 itmtna,
GETTYSBURG:
Friday Evening, April 3, 1816.
Whig Reform Candidate for Canal Commissioner
JAMES M. POWER,
OF MERCER
117 Our thanks are due to the Hon. .4xnne.w
STE*AnT, at Washington, and Messrs. SANDER'
sus and Bnocon, at Harrisburg, for sundry atten-
W"Til INcoNsTNNT" will appear next week
'Th►e Standard , Discontinued.
Mr. 13nEconat.r, in his last paper, announces
that the publication of the "Standard" has ceased,
and calls upon those indebted to "toe the mark."
We understand that our young friend designs con
necting himself with the "Carroll County Demo
crat," published in Westminster, Md.
Lancaster County.
TD — The Lancaster Union of Tuegdny last says :
"The W pigs of Strasburgh township, in this coun
ty, have recommended Hon. J.tx ns COOPER as
the Whig candidate for Governor in 18.17. There
by they-show their good sense7r The Pittsburg
Commercial Journal has also declared its prefer
ence for him."
Annexed are the resolutions of the Meeting re
ferred to:—
Reso&cd, That titp interest of Pennsyl
vania, as well as the success of the Whig
party (at the approaching Gubernatorial
electioh) demand that we should select a
candidate of enlarged mind, sterling abili
ties, and undeviating integrity to the par
ty, and of unbounded influence and popu
larity.,
- ,Resolved, That we recommend to the
Whigorty of Pennsylvania, the lion.
James,e - er, of Adams county, as our
choice fo`r-the Whig candidate for Govern
or in 1847 ; in whom are combined these
essential qualities iii an eminent degree—
' subject,lnevertheless, to the decision of a
Whig State Convention. -
Resolved, That with such a Champion,
as our "Standard bearer" in 1847, we will
redeem, regenerate and disenthral Penn
sylvania, at least, from the treacherous im
becility of Locofoco misrule.
Flood Number Two.
The IraniSlitirg Telegraph of Saturday last, says
that in consequence of heavy rains, the Susque
hanna, on the previous day, was within a foot as
high as it was at the great flood of May, 1833.
At Columbia, the River rose to within three feet
of . the height which it attained during the late de
structive freshet It is thought, however, that
but little serious damage was sustained by the
Public Works other than a few days' delay of the
completion of the repairs of injuries sustained du
ring the late freshet. .
Appointment• of M. E. Conference.
The Baltimore Conference of the Methodist E
piscopal Church adjourned on the 25th ult. An.
nexed are the appointments for the District :
Carlisle! District—A. G. G RIFFIT n, P.
E.—R. Emory, President Dickinson Col
lege. Carlisle Station, J. A. (=ere; Car
lisle Circuit, Win. Prettyman, J. W. Kel
ley, Wm. Butler, sup.; BlooMfield, E.
McCollum; Newport, F. Dyson, W. M.
Meminger ; Mifflin, J. Guyer, J. N. Spang
ler; Shippensburg, J. M. Green, J. Moor
head; Greencastle, J. Forrest, P. E. Wat
ers ; Chambersburg T. H. \V. Monroe ;
McConnellsburg, J. Watts, W. A.'McKee;
Hagerstown, D. Steele; Boonsborough,
T. Myers, J. 'Thrush; Frederick City, P.
D. Lipscomb, T. T. Wvsong ; Frederick
Circuit, H. Holland, F. J. Boggs; Gettys
burg, 'F.. Taney hill, R. S. Maclay; York
Springs, D. Hartman, J. W. Ewing.-
Rev. S. IVllkfullin goes to West Harford ; T. H
Switzer, Light Street Bethel, Baltimore; J. hi
Jones, Baltimore Circuit; T. 111'Gee, Severn
T. M. Reese, West River; Jonathan Munroe, West
minster Geo. 0. Little, Christiansburg, Va. ; Wm.
Gwynn, Luzerne ; R..Welty, Clearfield.
National Fair•
3Ve invite attention to•the Card on the preced
ing page, proposing a Fair to be held in Washing
ton city in May next, for an exhibition of the va
rious productions of American Artizans, Mechan
ics, anal Manufacturers: Our readers are no doubt
aware that the British manufacturers, for some
weeks past, have had an agent at Washington, ex
hibiting specimens of goods from Manchester,
England, with a view of inducing Congress, to
break dow the "American system," by repealing
the Tariff of ISt . The. proposed Fair is &Signed
to counteract the influence of this foreign agency,
and it is to be hoped that the call will be proper ,
ly responded to by the Manufacturers and Arti
zans through out the co:talky..
Deapotchcs for rngland.
Mr. Bidwell, of the British Legation at Washing
ton, took passage in the steamer which left Bos
ton for Liverpool on Wednesday. The N. Y. Sun
says that the last steamer took out directions to
our Minister in London to inquire, through Lord
Aberdeen, the precise views of the British . Gov
ernment, and whether Sir Robert Peers allusion
to the offerof the 49th parallel was intended to im
ply an approval of that line as a compromise;
Mr. M Line being authorize! to say that this
government would receive that proposition favor
ably. The British Minister at Washington is said
to have written to' his government by the - same
picket, in favor of an Wanted ate adjustment of
t 4.• quest+ The April steamer is expected to
king a definite answer to these despatehe s.
Rev. Mr. Torrey.
Our readers arc all aware of the confinement of
the Rev. Mr. Tonnsr, for some time past, in the
Maryland Penitentiary, upon a charge of having
assisted in the escape of several runaway slaves.
Since his incarceration, Mr. T. has been gradually
sinking under the ravages of consumption, and ac
tive efforts have been Node to procure a pardon
from Gov. Prim.. Among other conditions, An
son G. Phelps, of N. Y. with a few other personal
friends of Mr. Torrey, proposed remitting $1.600
to compensate for the alledged loss in slaves. But
all has been unavailing. Neither the agency of
distinguished counsel, the efforts of powerful
friends, nor the pleadings of an interesting and
heart-stricken wife, has sufficed to appease the cru
el spirit of Slavery; and the Christian Pastor is
doomed to die a felon's death, for daring to act
upon the great truth taught him by his own con
science; the religion, of his God, and the Charter
of his Country's . Liberties—the natural equality
and' freedom of man, and his inalienable right to
the privileges of "life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness." This, too, in the midst of the Nine
teenth Century!
We understand that Mr. Tonne: is lying at the
point of death, and that his friends, who had pro
posed to obtain his liberty by paying for the slaves,
have considered it best to reserve the money in
their hands for the benefit of his wife and children,
rather than pay it for the privilege of faking him
home to die.
Legislative.
The Governor has approved the bill-granting
the Right of Way to the N. Y. and Erie Railroad
Company.
The bill incorporating the Pennsylvania Rail
road company, for the construction of the `•central
route" from Harrisburg to Pittsburg, has passed
bath !louses .
The Bill authorizing the Street and Road Com
missioners tit the Borough of Gettysburg to open
an Alley, passed final reading in the Senate on the
25th ult., and was sent to the Goyernor.
The Bill incorporating the Lancaster Steam
Mill Cotton Factory, which had been vetoed by
the Ge%:ernor, was , taken up in the Senate on-Fri
day last; and passed by the Constitutional majority
--ayes f2o, nays 7.
On Monday, in the House, Mr. Burnside, from
the Judiciary Committee, reported adversely upon
the petitions asking a change in the manner of
collecting tollsby certain citizens of Adams county.
On the same day, in the Senate, Mr. Carson pre
sented a bill to incorporate the Gettysburg Water
Company.
The License question.
In the House of Representatives, on the 25th
ult., the bill authorizing the citizens of Chester,
Allegheny, Butler; Tioga, Bradford, Crawford,
Kean, Elk, Warren, Fayette, Washington, Beaver,
Mercer, Venango, Mifflin, Susquehanna, Wyoming,
Erie and Delaware counties, to decide whether the
sale of vinous and spirituoug liquors shall be con
tinued in said counties, piiSsed final reading by a
majority of 16—yeas 48, nays 3:2. We regret to
observe the name of our Representative on the
lint of nays, and still more that Adana was not in
cluded in the list of counties.
The Revenue Bill.
The Revenue Bill, to which we alluded in our
last, providing for a reduction of the Public Debt,
and designating new articles for taxation, has been
under consideration in the . House of Represen
tatives for several days. An amendment offered
by Mr. Kunkel!, of Dauphin, striking out the sec
tion which imposes a tax of ten cents per ton on
anthracite coal, was, after an animated discttssion,
negatived—yeas 31, nays 56.
117°A resolution for an adjournment of the Le-
gislature on the 9th of April passed the House on
the 15th ult., by a vote of 73 to 19.
The. Sub...treasury Bill
Has Been brought before Congress by the Com
mittee on 'Ways and Me fns in the House. The
Bill has been under discussion for several days,
Messrs. Winthrop, J. R. Ingersoll, MiUm: Brown,
and others, opposing—and Messrs. C. J. Ingersoll,
Holmes, M . Kay, and Chipman, defending the mea
sure. By a resolution adopted on Tuesday, the de
.`bate in Committee of the Whole was to have been
closed yesterday.
Texan Scinntore.
On Monday last, SAMUEL HOUSTON, U. S. sen
ator from the State of Texas, presented his cre
dentials to the Senate, and was qualified. His
colleague, Mr. Rum, had appeared several days
previously. The two Senators then drew ballots,
in accordance with the male prescribed for the
classification of new Senators. Mr. Houston hav
ing drawn No. 1, his term will expire on the 4th
of March next; Mr. Rusk serves until ISSI,
Melancholy Accident.
On Sunday last, a flablioat, loaded with flour,•
ran against one of the broken piers of the Rail
road' Bridge at Harrisburg and capsized. There
were seven men on board, three of whom succeed
ed in' crawling upon the pier, the force of the
stream carrying the other four down the River,
with the flour barrels and broken pieces of the
boat. Several skiffs were immediately sent to
to their assistance, and two of the men were pick
ed up nearly a mile below the town. The other
two, David Vance and Jacob Ruth, could not he
found, and it was feared that they have been drown
ed.
ColottlzatlAti.
ID-The Board of Manhgers of the Maryland
State Coto9iiation fund, in their lute report, state
that they have drawn from' the State Treasury, du
ring the past year, $lO,OOO, and that duriiig the
same period the number of manumissions has been
156—0 f which 65 were immediate, and 91 pro
spective. The whole number of manumissions
since the enactment of the State laws upon the
subject in 1831, has been 3,144—0 f whom 1,866
were immediate, and 1,278 prospective.
1 1 7"Ftriz Fonnstrimt," (Miss Chubbuck 1)
the popula• magazine writer, with whom one-halt
the magazine readera have fallen in love,:ihg said to
lie r:voltisn—and, what is still worse; to Rev.
IP& Judson, the misionary, who has buried his ie
cond %vire. So says a correspondent of the N. V.
Journal of Commerce. . r.
The Admintration and Oregon.
ll3"Ouvr.a OLnscunot,," 4 writing from Wash
ington, under date of the 29th ult. thus speaks of
the position of the Administration in relation to
Oregon controversy :
"There is a curious state of things here;
one that cannot be explained. You see e
nough at a distance from the scene to lead
you, doubtless, to infer that "there are more
. things in heaven and earth than arc dream%
Of in your philosophy." There is a good
deal going on under the surface. You do
not know men's opinions by what they
utter in public. There are in private con
versations, the stifled and muttered anathe
mas; the half-expressed and half-suppress
'ed expressions of disappointment, chagrin,
mortification and contempt;—the suppress
ed, pregnant with meaning; the anxious
Inquiries and speculations as to the future,
and the undisguised dissatisfaction at the
doubt, uncertainty, mystery and fog in
Which both the present and future are in
veloped. "I came here," said a gentle
man, the other day, "a Polk man' up to
the hub—up to 5140. I planted myself,
as I thought, along side of him, apd was
ready to stand by and defend him manfully.
PreSently, however, I found I had mista
ken his position, and sought to find him,
and in that laudable labor I have been as
siduously engaged ever since. I will be
with him if he will only let me know where
he is, and stand there long enough for me
-
to come up to hint ; but he won't. His
friends don't know where he is nor how to
support him. He is like the cuttic-fish,
the moment you approach him he lets oil
a quantity of darkness in your face and,es- 1
capes, the Lord knows where."
The embarrassnient in which men are
kept here who arc apprehensive of taking
a position diflerent from that which the I
President may take, was manifested by
Mr. Sevier. Every well informed man
here knows he is in favor of settling the
Oregon question on 49-piand yet, lie dared
not say so frankly and plumply. Were
Mr. Polk to Say to the British Minister, I
will settle this . quesfioit upouithe basis of
40, and upon nothing short of that, three
fourths or more (tithe Senate, and proba
bly two-thirds of the House, would approve (
the proposition, and very feW of the peo
ple would dissent. But he will not say
this nor, os_we can see, any thing
As Mr. Crittenden said, the negotiation has
come to an awful pause upon a mere point
of diplomatic etiquette, and_ in the mean
time the nation suffers all the evils of dzailif
uneortainty, and apprehension. Had Mr.
Toll: the moral courage and firmness of a
ny one of his predecessors, he would cut
this gordian knot of diplomacy :it once;
or, rather would never suffered it to be tied.
But lic lacks the moral courage to act eith
er one way or the other; stands dilly-dal
lying, keeping his friendsif he has any—
in the dark, and the nation in suspense, and
may stand so, perhaps, as long as he -pc-
cupies his present position. Some sup
pose he is watching the signs of the times,
and calculating his chances of a re-election
should he come out for 5440 and no com
promise. ! But he is mistaken if he sup
poses he will be the candidate of that sec
tion of the party, even should he now go
all lengths with them. They will use him
if they can, but never trust him again.—
Why should they ? Ile trusts no one, con
fides in no one. Confidence must be mu
tual or it cannot exist, at least there can be
no attachment where there is no confidence.
Equally distrustful of him are the com
promise men of his own party. Both are
grooping in the dark, both complain of his
want of energy, frankness and ability ;
both admit that they have made a sad mis
take. This mistake is causing their party
to crumble; its adhesiveness is much weak
ened, jealousies and distrusts are sprmff
ing up, and its members look forward wi7h
foreboding.
Mr. Benton and Mt. Cm's.
On Tuesday last Mr. CAse addressed the Senate
for three hours upon the Oregon question, taking ex
trcme ground and affirming it to be the duty of the
government to claim the whole territory up to 51°
40' if neetrs be at the cannon's mouth! He repudia
ted the idea that "in this enlightened age, two great
nations could not go to war," where national honor.
and rights were involved. He combatted the ar
guMent of Mr. Webster and others that the United
States had acknowledged that the 19th parallel of
latitude had been established 'by the treaty of U
trecht as a boundary, at least on this side of the
flock). Mountains, and said that if it could, be es
tablished that such a line of demarcation between
the English and French colonies had been deter
mined under the treaty of Utrecht, he would "nev
er say another word in favor of 54 40."
• On the following day Mr. BENTON took up this
gage, and undertook to establish the fact in a
lengthy argument. In concluding his speech he
bore down•with a good deal of severity upon the
51 •f 0 party, which he described as becoming
"small by degrees and beiiutifully less."
Mr. Cass not being in his seal, Mr. Hanegan took
the floor and replied in an animated speech that
produced no little sensation by its sarcastic tone.
He congratulated Mr. Calhoun that 'antipodes had
at last met, and that he had at length "made a
convert of the honorable Senator from Missouri,
who stoops from his lolly.place to play the subal
tern." Mr. Hannegan had taken his first lessons
in political economy at the feet of the Senator from I
Missouri, but note that the latterhad abandoned
the principles of his.first love, he spurned him as
a teacher, i{nd would think for himself. He spoke
of gr. Cass as the AChilles of - the Senate, and
bade the Senator from Missouri "beware that
when the fight:is over he be not found the Hector
whose lifeless and spurned body shall adorn the
triumph of Achilles!"
During the delivery of Mr. Hannegan's speech
he was several times applauded from the gallery-r
-e breach of decorum which drew front Mr. )Veb
stera prompt rebuke.
Advertising.
The Frederick Examiner justly remarks that
four-fifths of the fortunes that have been accumu
lated within the lust thirty' years; may be attribu
ted to the influence of Advertising: Let business
men act upon this hint. He whe adverthies Jibe
wily, will du the best IM,•iness,
ig Smith's; Weekly Volume.
The publisher of thiS excellent Journal• has an
nounced the discontinuance of the "Weekly Vol
ume." Mr. SMITH having entered into the Law'
and Miscellaneous Book-selling Business, at Phil
adelphia. Under these circumstances the Propri.
etors "have nide arrangements to incorporite,
so far as the publishing department is concerned,
the "Weekly Volume" with the Anglo American,
published every Saturday in N. York, by F C.
Geavrr & Co., who will commence next week
at the conclusion of the fifth quarterly part, and
supply their subscribers regularly. The present
editors will continue to contribute original articles,
such as have appeared in the Journal of Belles
Lel!ref, to the united periodical, which, under the
name of .the .4no-Ameriran, will contain more
reading matter than the Weekly Volume, of a kind
to be universally acceptable. It will, moreover.
be of nearly the same form, but of 21 pages in
stead of 111, and be charged with newspaper post-
age only."
The LI 1111 l rein Journal
For April has'been placed upon our table by
the publisher. The contents are of more than
usual interest, embracing well written contribu
tions upon "Socrates," "Geology," "Palxontole 7
gy," "The Moon, 4l. "Exploring Naturalists," "The
Asteroids," `Thorwahlsen," &c.
The cimduct of the "Journal" is altogether
creditable to the Association under whose aus
pices it is published, and ti should be well sup
ported.
One Day Later from Europe.
Er — The packet ship Yorkshire has arriveir at
New York with European intelligence one day
later than by previous arrivals. The news is
rather more unti.vorable. The Oregon Notice
resolutions, as they passed the House, hid reached
England and given rise to a good deal of bitter
denunciation by the London Press. English funds
were depressed in consequence of the unfaviirable
aspect of matters. The rejection of all the offers
for arbitration by our government in connection
with the 'passagii of the Notice resolutions, was
regarded as evidenCe of a determination upon our
.part to liiiiig . lie ditticulty.to a hostile.isiue."
No intelligence of interest from the continent
Army of Occupation.
Despatches from the army of occupation have
been received .at Washingbton to the 12th of
March. The different columns were advancing to
the Rio Grande with great regularity, :and with
out any obstructions worthy of notice. Gen.
Worth's command was 14 miles in advance of
Lov. , Pintos, that is 43 miles from Corpus ChriStus•
It is said that, more pacific intelligence has
been received from Mexico. That Mr. Slidell.
our Minister, had been duly notified that the Mex
ican Government wore ready to consider any pro
position he had to make on behalf of our govern
ment, and that there existed no doubt but that:the
matter would be . spoedily itditoted, •
TIRRELL ACQT 7 ITTED.—WC see by the
Boston papers of Saturday evening, that
Albert J. Tirrell, charged with the murder
of Mrs. Maria Bickford, has been acquit
ted on the ground of a want of proof of his
having committed the deed.
FURTHER SECESSIONS FROM MEXICO.-
The secession of some of the Northern
States of Mexico from the confederacy, has
for some time been freely spoken of as an
event in the chapter which is of more than
pobablc occurrence. In relation to the
Northern confederacy of the States of Neu
va Leon, Coahuila, Tamaulipas, and parts
of Zacatecas and . San Luis de Potosi, on
the model of the U. States, the Corpus
Christi Gazette says there is not a doubt;
and adds, that they have already organized
and declared their independence, unless
prevented by "untoward events," such as !
the approach of Generals Ampudia, La
Vega and Woll with 0000 troops ; and the
editor concludes with the statement that
he has printed copies of the proclamation
and accompanying orders of the said con
federation.
HALTIMORIg DIARUET.
[conatteTsn WEEKLY.]
Fr.oun.—Some sales of Howard street - flour
have taken place, at $1 75, being a slight decline;
some holders have been asking $1 87. Receipt
price $4 G. Sales of Rye flour at $3 75.
GUMN.—There is a light supply of Wheat in
market. Small sales of good to prime Maryland
red Wheat at $1 00 to $1 10. White Wheat for
Family Flour nothing doing. White Corn sold
at 63 a 00, and yellow at 1;4 aO5 cents. Oats are
worth 38 and , 10, and Rye 75 a 77, Meet-seed
43 51 2 a $0 00.
Bssr, CATTLy.,--324 head oftered At the scales
on Tuesday, of which 300 were sold at prices
ranging from $4 50 to $7 00, per 100 lbs accord
ing to quality.
hoes.—A large supply of live Hogs in market,
with a dull demand, sales at $4 1.3 ass 00.
Pnovistozes.--- , Nothing doing in Pal or Pork,
and prices are now set down at the following
Mess Pork $l2 00,a $1250, Prime Po a SIU 50;
new Mess Beef $lO 00 a $lO 25 ; No. 1, $8 50 a
$8 75; Prime $0 25 as 6 SO. Sales of Bacon in
limited go:nities—Shoulders C a 0+ cents; Sides
7 a ; assorted 7a S; and Hams 7} a S cts.
Lard is in moderate request at 7 a 7} cents tbr
No.l Western, in kegs; and 04' in bbls.
.11IARR1ED,
At Conowago Chapel on the 231 ult., by the
Rev. Mr. Stelithaugh, Mr. Nicholas Dalhaninicr; to
Mies Susan Lit of Union township, Adams
county.
On the IP.th tilt. by the Rev. J. Ulrich, Mr. Jar
srph Galloietty, to Miss Ain Eliza Griffec—all of
this county.
On the same Jay, by the same, Mr. Ala(' lima-
Mon, to_ Miss Maria Panre—all of this county.
DIED,
On Monday last, Win. Morton, infant son of
Rev: Prof. Reynolds, of this place, aged-7 months
and 15 days.
At Mereemburg, on the 12 inst. Mrs. Isabella
Reid, widow of Cul. James Reid, formerly of This
county.
On the 18th of March, in T.ogan county, Ohio,
Mr. Jusrph Shepherd, formerly of Harniltonban
township, in this county, in the . 30th ycar of his
In Frederick, yestei•daY morning, very.s.taklenly,
of apoplexy, Mr. Goldsmith Bendy , formerly of this
place.
IVLOIVER SEEDS, from the celebra
ted Gardens of E. RistEv & Co., N.
York---.a large variety just received and for
sale at the Drug and Book Store of
S. If. BUEHLER.
. Gettvsburn Jun. 23, 1846.
• co
DR. WM. F. KREBS )
OTEMUYDSI DaliTs229l:oD
RESPECTFULLY informs the Citi
zens of Gettysburg and the Public
generally, that he is prepared to perform
all operations belonging to the practice 'of
Dentistry, viz : extracting, cleaning, filing
and plugging Teeth. He will also 'insert
artificial teeth of the best quality, from one
to a full set, on the latest and most approv
ed principles. All operations warranted.
Ile may be found at his Father's
residence in South Baltimore street, a few
doors south of the Presbyterian church,
and nearly opposite J. Jenkins' Store.
Gettysburg, April 3,1846.-3 t
CHEAP PUBLICATIONS,
From the best Publishing Houses in the country,
_I UST received and for sale at the Drug
" and Book Store of the subscriber—in-
chiding
13RAITIlwArrE's Retrospect of PractiOl
Medicine and Surgery,
The London Lancet,
Fremont's Exploring Expedition to the
Rocky Mountains,
1171 son's Genius and Character of Burns,
Proverbial Philosophy, and the Crock of
of Gold, by Tuctitu, -
.Thdubignie's History of the Riform,a
lion, (including the 4th volume,) •
Four Months' Residence in the Marque
sas, by MELVILM .
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Subscribpr respectfully informs
IL his friends and the public generally,
that he continues to carry on the
TAILOICING
Business at his Establishment in Chant-,
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below 'llibmpson's Hotel, where he will
always be prepared to attend to orders up
on the most reasonable terms; Ile has
made arrangements to receive regularly the
Latest City Fashions, -
and he promises all who. may_fiwor
_him_
with their patronage, that he will give them
entire satisfaction; both as it regards the fit
and wormanship of all garments entrusted
to him ; and at as moderate prices as they
can be obtained any where else.
lie hopes, by strict attention to business,
and a deire to please, to merit a share of
public patronage and support.
Country Pioditee taken in exchange
for Work.
• JOHN G. BAKtR.
Gettysburg, April 3, 1846.—tf
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RAN away froM the of the sub
scriber, on Monday last, an indented
Apprentice to the Cabinet-making Busi
ness, named - JOHN DELLONE. The
above reward, but no thanks, will be given
for his apprehension.
DAVID HEAGY.
Gettysburg, April 3, 1846. . St
. Pennsylvania Riflemen!
-m•OU will parade at the house of Francis
Bream, (formerly M'Gaughy's,) at
Marsh creek, on Saturday the 181 h day
of 4pril, at 12 o'clock, precisely, with
arms and accoutrements in complete order.
By order of the Captain,
ALEXAN'R COBEAN, OS.
- N. D.—An Appeal will be held on said
day. A. C.
April 3, 1846.-0
LITERARY CONTEST.
•
eHE ANI I / 4 UAL CONTEST ketween the
Phrenakosmian and Philomathtean
Societies of Pensylvania College will take
place in Christ's Church, Gettysburg, on
Wednesday Evening, Spril 15, on which
occasion Essays will be read, Orations de
livered, and die following Question dis
cussed :-„-
"Do the Signs of the Times indicate a Dissolu
tion of the Union l"
The exercises will be enlivened with
Music by the Haydn Association'. The
Patrons of the Institution, the friends of
Literature, and the public generally, are
respectfully invited to attend.
REUBEN A. FINK,
'WILLIAM M. BAUM,
J. P. SMELTZER,
JOHN K. PLITT,
WM. B. RIEHLE '
AARON W. LILLY, •
Joint Committee.
March 27. 1845. td
apprentices Tranted.
AN Apprentice to the llamas Making
and Carriage Trimming_ Business
will be taken by the subscriber, if applica
tion be made immediately.
Also Two Aprentices to the Smithing
Business.
• C. W. HOFFMAN.
Gettysburg, March 27.
Letters .of
.Administration
ON the -Estate of JOHN STONER;
deceased, late of Franklin township,
Adams county, having been granted to the
subscriber—notice is hereby given to all
persons indebted to said Estate to pay the
same without delay, and to those having
claims againsi - the same . to present them,
properlyatuthenticated, for settlement, to
the subscriber residing in Franklin town
ship-.
CATHARINE STONER„
ddminidratrix.
Ot
Mardi 27, 1846.
HORSE WILLS,
AND JOE PRINTING OF WRY DritRIPTION,
Neatly & expeditiously executed
.2 T E 8 7' .2 - 1?"' OFFICE
. • 2
I tt,
DR, TAM - LS PARRY,
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WILL be at the Heise of Loma A.
'Nom PSON, in Gettysburg, from tbe .
ls/ fill the 251 h of Sprit next.
March 20.
7n7.!..:.M 8 WIT ,8 VIM 2 •
- --,NO7' LIKELY , TO BEY
a.maame
•
1 . ITHOUT exertion nothing can
.4 1, be accomplished; therefore cus
tomers and others should be inforine& of
the fact that there can be had every variety of
•
FURNITURE
ready made. Also a very large....asscirt
-
meat of . , •
Common and Taney Chairs,
of the latest patterns, and of the:different
colors, in imitation of Mahogany,- : Satin,
Rose, and 'Walnut Wood, &c., all of *hich
can be had very cheap, perhaps, as cheap
as at any other Shop . , - for Cash orThrOdike.
ICT°Try us ' . at the Shop in Chamberaburg
street, one door West. of the Lutheran
Church.
, . DAVID HEAGY.
Gettysblirg, March 27: - if
E M 0 VA L •
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'Gettysburg, persons having business
with him may find him during all the Courts
and on every Tuesday. throughout the year,
at the Hotel of Jetties
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•
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VIM. WSHERRY.'
Feb. 6, 1846. - Om
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