f , ),•nintion, and coDeltui d by
Knox'- memorable langu,o 4 e,
.13ook of Discipline, that
of what4oever Btate he be,
rwitted to bring up his chi].
hantasy he pleased, hut should
ipelled to give such learning to them
was able."
to progress in Agriculture, a Scot
'farmer at this dinner gave a most
3t.in, statement. He said that he
lected his father holding the plough
two horses and two oxen, and the land
nted at fifteen . shillings per acre,
now brought four pounds. He re
-ed land being ploughed with nine
. . .
and a woman driving the harrow
cow. His father knew nothing of
and clover, and exchanged his eggs
i;oes. The farmers now had every
comforts. Some grocers at Perth
:e tea and sugar in one week than
In sold in four or five parishes during
year. In his father's time there
ly two families in the parish that
;a. Ho concluded with humorous
to the now abolished rock, spindle,
hand-reel, and spinning-wheel of
time.
" Excelsior " is the motto of agri
keepin g pace, we trust, with the pro-
Christianity. Thus God speeds the
and will do so till the Millennial day
ne, when for swords there shall be
gyres, for spears pruning hooks;
Church sings in prophetic song,
•th shall yield her increase; God,
own God, shall bless; God shall
and all the ends of the earth shall
71 J. Mr.
is believed that the King, of Prussia
after all, go to war with Switzer
,lso, it seems certain that Russia
Bolgrad and the' Isle of Serpents,
after the Conferences, the Aus
ll the Principalities, and
ish fleet leave the Black Sea.
Report of J. D. Williams,
'D ANP COLLECTING AGENT FOR TUE
'LVANi A COLONIZATION SOCIETY, FROM
:RR 23T11 UNTIL JANUARY 25T11.
Chtirchei.
lie Presbyterian church, $9.00
4/ (4 8.00
Bequest
od, tiec'cl, Ohio,
Washington, Pa., (additional.)
Ayson, Esq., $l.OO, Dr.
Mlienoo.n, $B.OO, Mrs.
3.l.'lienniin, $2.00,
liuntinaelon, (in part.)
ison, Esq., $6.00,J. G. Miles,
$5 00, Mrs. J. P. Anderson,
Wm. Dorris, Jr., $2.00,
Icon, Esq., $2.50, Mrs. M.
r, X 2,50,
ller, Chas. 11. Miller, Thos.
Dr. J. B. Luden, R. E.
m, H. Glezin, and W. P.
a, each $l,OO,
•
B. Nl'Coy,
Altoona, (in part.)
Lloyd, Esq., $5.00, A. F.
ey, $l.OO, Miss Jane Scott,
Pittrburgh, (addilianal.)
ipton, Esq., $5.00, A. P.
55.00, T. J. Brierton,
L. R. Livingston, $lO.OO, $25.00
$00.60
. WILLIAMS. Agent, 45 St. Clair Street.
rah, January 26, 1557.
Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 1857
the past week, attention has been most
by the proceedings of the Committee
to investigate the alleged corruptions
Thus far, only six witnesses have
hued, and the two principal ones, Mr.
and Mr. Simonton, of the New York
ised to testify upon particular inter
. The first sets up "moral conviction"
oti6eation for the charges made, while
to communicate the authority upon
were preferred; and the other objeeted
ground that his revelations would in
each of private confidence. These may
‘flicient and satisfactory reasons for the
crested, but they should have been 'well
before arraigning a body of men upon
.!rious imputations. It may be the du
press to act upon " moral convictions,"
they implicate publics and private char
provoke an inquiry such as is now
;, the country is entitled to know, upon
)rity they were founded. Newspapers
•esponsibilities to meet, as well as.other
any abuse of their great privilege,
a discredit to the calling, but an 3n
the public, upon which they rely for
Another witness, Mr. Chester, of the
is Inquirer, absented himself, when
' the Sergeant.at-Arms, and an order
taken to bring him before the House
of its authority. It was stated by
when this movement was made, that
was sick . ; but the coincidence of an
parture, following immediately upon
, f summons, made an impression which
- aim] failed to relieve. As yet, no
testimony is understood to have been
41 the clues of some important (level
, MIN to have been discovered. Piow
10VeUlellt 11F1.8 been made, it is due to
and honor of Congress, it should be
to the fullest extent, and the guilty, if
be, exposed to the merited scorn of
These reproaches have been euffered
itil they have at length assumed a most
m, discrediting Congress at home, and
with disgrace from abroad.
"Or pretty well understood in political
Geu. Case will not be offered the
ip, as has been generally circulated and
His age, and other considerations, pre
ferable obstacles, which the friendly
of the President elect can hardly
Mr. Buchanan has recently said, if he
amine the Seoretaryship of State, the
of the Cabinet might be easily organ-
Tnty-four hours. He is now expected
fmtnight, when his future purposes will
distinctly foreshadowed. Until then,
on is unnecessary.
the Union here has formally announced,
)resent Editor will retire on the 4th of
be succeeded by Mr. John Appleton, of
This change has been understood Ayr
in well-informed circles, and, therefore,
no particular surprise. Mr. Appleton
eh:l.k in the Navy Department when
etc W. 1.3 Secretary • he was afterwards
C.meress; and hellast figured in an offi
'• :1- , Secretary of Legation to Mr,
which place he accepted in
zo the reiterated wishes of the then
He loon of respectable parts; of
I, and of character; all of which are
lutial elements in the management of the
I tch is supposed to reflect the views of
castration.
, ction of Mr. Cameron to the United
;pate, over Mr.
Forney, created much
here, from the fact that Mr. Buchanan
•wn the weight of his influence into the
the latter, and that his party h a d a ma
joint ballot in the Legislature. This
estimated in importance, according to the
or prejudices which are addressed ; h ut,
,to the ordinary fate of such traosatc
will soon pass into the oblivion to whi c h
id others of like magnitude, have been
I before. It was noticed in the House,
Keitt, of S. C., as the signal of some
danger ; and in other quarters it has been
Lett upou, as the omen of a serious polit
'ffection. Time alone can verify the re•,
t, for the present, these conjectures seem
iggerated. It certainly only affects the
lajority in the Senate by one vote, and
rge enough to spare that loss without
ial suffering. Besides, ibis by no means
judging from his antecedents, that Mr.
will be hostile to the new AdnAinistra
questions of general policy. Upon the
iesue, there may be some difference of
:ween them ; but even there, if the peace
meta in Senses should continuo, the prob
f disagreement is not striking.
'resident and Cabinet are making Pre"
P o rotary arrq nr . enieu t their iti 6,1
() wing to the feeble ecn lition Mrs. Po. , eels
health. whiA f.J•bids ;01 imme,liare velum to
New England, the family will probably visit
Cuba for two months, leaving here about the
middle of March. Mr. Marcy will remain in
Washington until May or June, unless invited to
protract his stay four years longer. Mr. Guthrie
has made arrangements for returning immediately
to Louisville. Mr. M'Clelland will testi= his
profession in Michigan. Mr. Davis, having been
elected to the Senate, will stay here until after
the executive session in March, and then go to
Mississippi, which he has not visited since enter
ing the Administration. Mr. Dobbin proposes a
sojourn in the mountains of North Carolina, for
the purpose of recruiting his health, which has
been much impaired by official labors and cares.
Mr. Campbell will re-open his law office in Phila
delphia, and Mr. Cushing may stay here a while
to get the hang of things. In a few weeks more
tae _Administration will have only an historical ex
istence, and the men who composed it will again
become every-day mortals. These transitions
from exalted station to the walks of ordinary
life, remind one forcibly of the impressive admo
nition which the father of Tbemistocles gave him,
when finding him bent on public pursuits Be
led him to the sea-shore, and pointed out the old
galleys which lay stranded on the beach, as sig
nificant of the fate which attended those who de
voted themselves to the service of the State.
As Capt. Hartstein and his associates declined
to accept the offer of the British Admiralty, to
return home in the war-steamer Retribution, ex
tensive arrangements which had been made for
the reception of the British officers at New York
and here, have all been disconcerted. The inten
tion was to show that - we appreciated the spirit
in which the act of National civility, intrusted to
Captain Hartstein was accepted, and knew how to
reciprocate the hospitality manifested across the
Atlantic. The only danger was, that some of,
our people, with the propenZity to lionize every
thing foreign, might have run into extremes, and
have overdone what should have a graceful ac
knowledgment of generous civility. Perhaps the
thing stopped at the proper point.
Although the Tariff is nominally before the
House, hut two set speeches have yet been made
upon the subject. Sectional issues still absorb
attention, and engross the time which should be
devoted to legitimate debate. The Chairman of
the Committee of Ways and Means proposes to
bring the House to a division on the pending pro
positions, within the next ten days ; but with the
little light which has thus far been shed upon the
subject, it is difficult to imagine how the Chamber
can vote understandingly. The idea has been to
extract information upon different branches of
industry, and thus finally shape a‘ measure that
might challenge the favor of the country. But
no developments have been made of any real
value, and consequently true policy suggests a
postponement of the whole subject until Con
gress can consider it free from present entangle
ments.
In consequence of the passage of the bill allow
ing Boards of Inquiry to such officers on the
" retired list" as might desire to seek that mode
of redress, the President has determined not to car
ry out his original design of filling existing vacan
cies in the active service from it. There are four
vacancies in the rank of Captain, two in that of
Commander, and sixteen in that of Lieutenant,
which might, and perhaps would have been pro
vided for, from the meritorious portion of these
officers, whose cases had been commended to
special favor But the whole of that interest
clamored for the law which was reeently,Adopted,
and they are now referred to it, as the only
method of restoration. Many of them now re
gret their mistaken zeal, especially since it has
been discovered that the proceedings before the
new tribunals will be open to public criticism,
and that the charges and testimony which they
must meet will be scattered broadcast over the
country. A CALM OBSERVER.
$7.00
$6.00
22.00
7.00
25
$29.25
$6.25
The past week has exceeded , in severity any'
similar period, within the memory of the present
generation. For six consecutive days, no mail
fr6ta any distant point, reached this city, and
even the communication with Baltimore, only for
ty miles distant, was almost entirely suspended.
After this comparative isolation, we are again re
turning to our old ways, though regularity is by
no means re-established along the various rail
road lines.
During this non-intereourse,'Congress was en
gagedi.for several days, with proceedings result
ing from the pending investigation, in the course
of which, the 'correspondent of • the New York
Times was brought before the bar of the House,-
for contempt, in • refusing to-answer a particular
interrogatory. It was mainly upon the statements
of this person, that...the inquiry was made at all,
and his testimony before the Committee, went to •
show, that various members of Congress had ap
proached him, with a view of negotiating for In i
bery. When the names of these members were
required, he pleaded "Confidence" as the reason
for declining, and maintained the same .purpose
when arraigned at the bar. In the first place, he
made the public his confident, by proclaiming
chargea of - corruption affecting the character of
the House, and then.set up an excessive morality,
in extenuation of a reouse.ney, which was calcu
lated to shield the guilty. 'Linder these circum - -
stances, a bill was reported,. and- carried without
much opposition, intended to enforce testimony..
The Senate responded in the 'agile spirit, while
suggesting that amendments were necessary, and
the President will return thelict with his signa - ,
ture to-day. - •
As soon as these forms are completed, Mr. Si
mouton will be recalled as a witness, and if he
should again refuse to answer, the fact will be re
ported to the House, and, he will be immediately
turned over to the judicial tribunals. It was et
first proposed by hiS friends, to apply for a writ.
of habeas corpus ; .but that step was abandoned at
, the advice of Mr. Reverdy Johnson, who was en
gaged as counsel, because he thought him bound to
answer the interrogatoriesproriounded, - under the
old law, and if doubt existed-on that subject, the
new one would compel him by its. penalties. This.
subject Las now assumed a serious shape, and
may lead to important developments. If it was_
intended to prosecute the investigation earnestly
and :In good faith, the right measure has been
adopted. The Sergeant-at-Arms returned on Sat,
with Mr. Chester, the correaponderit of the
Philadelphia inquirer, who was brought to the
bar of the House,•and allowed time to answer in
Writing and under's:oath, the questions. proponed
by the Committee. •
President Pierce has abandoned the purpose of
visiting Cuba, as was recently announced. The
physicians of Mrs. Pierce _ now advise agninst a
sea-voyage, and the family will probably seek re
tirement in one of the Southern States, until the
advent of Summer. Aiken, in Smith Carolina, has
been suggested as a most desirable spot, for a
temporary residence.
Judge Daniels is still confined to the house,
by burns received at-the time of the fatal accident
to his wife, and he has been compelled to decline
all visits, even those of sympathy, which is so
generally felt. From this cause, the Supreme
Court has notleld a consultation upon the Mis
souri case, and the judgment will hardly be ren
dered, therefore, until near the expiration of the
term. • .
The President has determined, in consequence
of the action of Congress, iu passing the bill
allowing Boards of Inquiry, to fill the existing va
cancies in the Navy from the active list, making
the promotions in regular order ; instead of taking
selections from the " retired list," as was at first
proposed. He contends that as these officers
sought this mode of redress, they should be con
tent to abide by its application. The new nom-
ination will be sent to the Senate next week.
Mr. Buchanan is now expected to reach here
in a few days, and apartments have been secured
for him at the National Hotel, where he will
probably remain for ten days. His object is a
full conference with political frie.nds in regard to
the composition of the Cabinet, after which he
will return home, and finally complete the pro
gramme. The South , is urgent for "representa
tive men" from that section, and will not make
any recommendation unless such a concession be
made in some tangible form. That section is
particularly inclined to favor the pretensions of
Mr. Tencey, as the New England man, over Mr.
Clifford;.but without a good understanding on
the first point, even this case will not be pre
sented. There are likely to be some exactions
made, to which Mr. Buchanan cannot subinit
With self-respect, and it is not -improbable that
disaffection will soon exhibit itself, after the
formation of the Cabinet. Men like Mr. Cobb,
Mr. Benjamin, and others of the same stamp, are
not accepted by the ultras as fair exponents of the
South, and hence intestine difficulties are threat
ened, which may become formidable. It would
not surprise tue,, if in six months some of the
most active lenders in. the South were in open op
position. They, like Daniel O'Connell, cry
agitate, agitate," and the cry is responded to
c ordially, by a faction in the North, which lives
by similar excitement. The two extremes of
opinions, one advocating the-extension of slavery,
and th e other its unconditional abolition, thus
play into each others hands;and between,the two
the country ie kept in a constant ferment and
WASHINGTON, January 26, 1867
111 F PP. FI SBYTERI AN BA, NNER AND ADVOCATE
strif,. It will b.s fortunate for its repose if Mr
Buchanan shall ncceed in crushing out both of
these factions, which, though seemingly hostile,
are united in carrying on a war of uiscord, with
out once regarding its terrible consequences.
If, on the other hand, Mr. Buchanan should he
dissuaded from his patriotic intention, and yield
to the menaces of this radical interest, he must
expect to encounter serious hostility to any nomi
nations which it may succeed in extorting. A
resolute minority has considerable power for mis
chief, if little for good; and it is determined, if
disunionists are sent to the Senate, that the Ad
ministration shall not be organized without some
delay.
Since Mr. John Appleton, of Maine, has been
formally announced as the official editor of the
Union, after the 4th of March, some attention
has been bestowed in regard to the subordinate
departments of that paper, with a view of giving
it increased efficiency and interest. Heretofore
it has been partisan, monotonous and dull to the
general reader, and any change must be an im
provement, which its subscribers will appreciate.
Mr. Campbell, the Chairman of the Ways and
Means, is determined to bring the House to a vote
on the Tariff, even at the hazard of postponing
the regular appropriations. Thus far, the effort
has been to dodge this question, or to blend it
with merely political issues, so as to prevent its
proper consideration at this time. Since the Ad
ministration came into power, the President and
the Secretary of the Treasury have regularly re
commended a reduction of the increasing revenue,
enlargment of the free list, and other methods.
But the party in Congress has never responded
to these appeals, while admitting the necessity for
legislation ; and has, in fact, evaded any real at
tempt to inaugurate a new policy. Consequently,
their opponents are inclined, not only from this
reason, but because a revision of the revenue sys
tem is demanded by the best interests of the
country, to test their sincerity on the record. It
is hardly probable, however, from the advanced'
period of the session, even if the House should
agree to a modification, that the Senate would
concur.
A number of railroad men are here, urging the
admission of iron free of duty, and planning their
operations so as to move a proposition at the for
tunate moment. But their movements are
watched, and the effort will hardly succeed at
this session. A CALM OBSERVER.
Current Review and Criticism.
TUE BIBLE IN THE WORKSHOP ; by Rev. John ffr.
Nears, (at .Davison.'s.) The title of this book stirred
up et once a hope that so momentous a subject as
that of God's Word for the masses had been ade
quately treated here. And wehave not been dis
appointed. In a community like ours, where so
much of the good order of society, and we may add
so much of the thrfrt of our business men, depends
on the good moral character of the thousands of
employees, we believe every head of a workshop
would be the gainer in dollars by putting a copy
of this small, inexpensive volume into the bands
of each of his workmen. Alas! we have heard
of large establishments in this city, under the
control of Christian men, (but not under their
immediate personal oversight,) where a foreman
is some ranting infidel, full of talk, filling the earn
of old and young with smart jibes at Christianity,
and leading thus many an unsuspecting youth
astray. Are these likely to be trustworthy-work
men? Is it not worth the care of employers to
put Christian books like this into the hands of
their men. And, above all, is it not their high
duty to the community and to God, to see to it
that their large workshops are not used to circu
late Infidel sentiments, and that their men do not
fail of getting, in some shape, the BREAD OF LIFE ?
This volume is truly one of the most thorough,
and inqructive, and striking, and satisfactory, on
the whole subject of LABOR, that we have yet
seen. Any man in the community will gain
great profit and much valuable information from
reading it, and we earnestly hope that hundreds
of copies will go into the workshops here. Who
of our money-making manufacturers would like
to do the greatest good to himself, to the laborers
in his employ, to the community, and to the
Church- of Christ ? Let him order a copy for
each of his hands, for the reading of these Win
ter evenings. It is dedicated to a celebrated
"ENGINEER AND MACHINIST." .1.
rebus peparintent.
Railroad Accident.
On Saturday last, a train of cars ran off the
track, four miles below Middletown, Pa., and
turned over an embankment, and were made a
perfect wreck. There were two passenger cars,
with baggage car.. About forty persons were
aboard, and the little injury they suffered is as
tonishing. One person bad both limbs broken,
and badly smashed. Another was seriously
bruised. About a dozen had bruises and burns
of not a dangerous, though some"of them Of a
very painful, character. The calamity was caused
by the breaking of a rail. It was our lot to par
ticipate in the plunge, but not to share in the in
jury. The intense cold had rendered the, rails
brittle ; and the weight of two' heavy locomotives,
with a rapid motion, proved too much for their
remaining tenacity. Several females and chil
dren were in the company, but none of them suf
fered beyond the distress of a serious fright, and
their sympathy for the if:dared. One had her
clothes ignited, and was in great danger for a
moment, but the calm and self-possessed efforts
of the uninjured, speedily relieved her, and
others.
After a detention of many days in Lancaster,
and amid the ojoieing of our exit, this was felt
as a monition that we are ever dependent ; but
the comparatively little injury, where danger was
so great and so mrnifest, afforded cause for much
gratitude.
The Snow Storms and Cold Weather.
The snow storm that prevailed along the At.
lantic coast 'on Sabbath , week, blocked up for
several days, all the great line of railway in that
region, so that the mails have been delayed, and
our Correspondence and exchanges have been
sadly deranged. The first arrival, after the track
was clear, from Philadelphia M this city, brought
a mail weighing eleven tons.
In this vicinity, the cold has been very severe;
and though the thermometer has not fallen as low
at any time as it did last Winter, yet the' aggre
gate range of the thermometer for several days
is probably lower than that of last year. The
ground is frozen to. a greater depth than last
Winter, owin, no doubt, to the smaller amount of
snow. Last Monday morning was one of the
coldest, if not the very coldest, of the season
but before evening, the weather moderated, and
during the night heavy rains fell. The change
in the temperature, from 7 A. M. until 6 P. M.,
amounted to about 42°:
Relief for Cincinnati and Louisville.
We are happy to state that active and energe
ie measures have been taken by our citizens for
supplying, as far as possible, the poor of these
cities with the fuel in which our hills so much
abound. It is said that atleast 100,000 bushels
of coal could be procured here, without cost, for
the places in want, but the great difficulty is the
want of care on the part of the railroad.
The first train, of fifteen cars, loaded with coal,
left for Cincinnati on Tuesday. The railroads
have made an arrangement, by which coal can be
conveyed to, that place, from this city, for about
$5 per ton. If the present state of weather
should continue, the river will be opened, when
an abundant supply can be forwarded at once.
Pennsylvania St,ate .&gricidUi.ral Society
This. Society' convened in the Representative
Chamber, at Harrisburg, on Tuesday, 20th inst.,
About seventy members were present. John
Murdoch, Esq, of Allegheny County, - occupied
•
the chnir Temporary President. Thu Chair
man of the Committee on field crops submitted
their Report, which was approved. The Secreta
ry read his Annual. Report, together with the Re
ports of the Chairman and Treasurer of the
Trustees of the Farmer's High School. The
latter Report showed the receipts of the School
Fund to be $16,579.17, and the expenditures of
the year $11,535.76, leaving a balance in the
Treasury of $5,046.41.
The Society then proceeded to elect officers for
the ensuing year, when David Taggart, of Nor
thumberland County, was chosen President;
Vice President was chosen from each Congres
sional District, and A. Boyd Hamilton, of Har
risburg, Corresponding Secretary.
Death of Hon. Preston S. Brooks.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 27.—The Hon. Preston
S. Brooks died this evening at Brown's Hotel.
He had been in bed a day or two, suffering from
the effects of a severe cold. He said to his
friends that he had passed the crisis of his illness,
feeling considerably improved in health, but ten
minutes afterwards he was seized with a violent
croup and intense pain, and expired. This event,
so sudden, has caused much surprise and sym
pathy throughout the city.
EDUCATION IN ILLINOIS.—We learn from the
last annual report of the Superintendent of Pub
lic Instruction in Illinois, just made to the Legis
lature of that State, that the total amount of the
school, college, and seminary fund is $1,054,-
365.08 During the year 1856, there was dis.
tributed among the Counties, $58,216.21. The
aggregate of the Township school fund in ninety
five Counties, is $3,005,937. Daring the year,
returns have been received from 7,694 schools;
of these schools. there were taught by male
teachers 3,672, by feritales. 2,699, and by both
males and females 743. There are in the State
696,348 white children, under twenty-one years
old, and 323,393 attended school during the year.
The number of organized school districts is 6,813.
Items.
Seven hundred and sixty persons died in Bei
ton, of• consumption, in 1856, being about one
sixth of the whole mortality. Four hundred and
five were females.
It is stated that vehicles of all kinds have been
'driven across the Susquehanna for some time past
on the ice, which'is very firm between Havre de
Grace and Port Deposit. .
The Blue Ridge (Ye.) Republican says that the
wheat crop in that region has had no covering
of MOW during the Winter, and regrets to hear
that it is suffering from the bitter, freezing
weather.
By the official tables, just published at New
York, it seems that the 141,625 foreign emigrants,
who arrived at that port during the past year,
brought with them .$9,642,104 in cash means.
A man named Theodore Lacorgny, steward of
the lowa, was, it appears, most wonderfully saved
alive to tell the tale of the wreck of that schooner
on Lake Superior. He crept into the provision
box, and, after a few hours, found himself on
land in the woods. A ham found in the provision
box kept him in food for two, days, till he met an
Indian,.who took him to his cabin, attended him
during several months' illness, and, then took him
to Mackinaw. '
The Legislature of Maine have elected the
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, 'United States Senator for
the long term, and Amos Nourse for the short
term.
Zechariah Chandler, Repnbliean, has been
elected United States Senator, in Michigan, in
place of Gen. (Ass, for six years from the 4th of
March next.
Dr. Hayes, who was with Dr. Kane in his An
tic Expedition, expresses a confident hope, from
'recent intelligence and knowledge of his case, of
the Doctor's recovery.
An aged negress, named Judy Williams, form
erly the slave of the grandfather of the Rev. John
G. Brown, of Pittsburgh, died last week, near this
place and was buried in the Allegheny Cemetery,
at the advanced age of one hundred and five
years. She was probably the last of the Penn
sylvania slaves.
PREMIUM . ON TEETOTALISM.—The Atalanta (Ala.)
intelligencer states that the Western and Atlantic
Railroad gives a bonus to such Jaen as agree to
abstain from spirituous liquors as a beverage, va
rying according to their post. Engine men re
ceive $37.50; conductors $25, and train hands,
firemen and wood passers, $l5 per quarter. Of
the employees of the road. seventy-one have
agreed to the regulation. The result has been
that a remarkable improvement has taken place,
not only in the habits and conduct of the men,
but a wonderful diffprence has been made in the
actual saving of Money on the road.
Some idea of. the extreme scarcity of fuel in
the city, says the Cincinnati Conuitercid, may be
had from the fact that many persons are keeping
themselves from freezing, by using the cracklings
from the lard oil factories, and the hoofs obtained,
at tanneries.
The ship Wellsford, from St. John, for. Live
rpool, was wrecked on the 25th of December, off
Cape Race, and Capt. Hatfield, and 'twenty.sis of
her crew lost.
No BIBLE AT THE CAPITOL OF MISSOURI I--
The St. Louis Democrat states that the inaugura
tion of Gov. Polk, was delayed at least half an
hour, in hunting up a copy of the Holy Bible,
upon which to administer the oath of office. It
was feared that the inaugural would have to be
postponed until a copy of the book could be pro
cured from St. Louis, but this proposition met
with the most determined 'and malignant opposi
tien from Gov. Price. Happily at this critical
juncture a Bible was handed in from the Peni
tentiary, and the oath was duly administered.
LAYING RAILS BY STBAM.—Two engineers On
the Virginia Central Railroad have contrived a
machine for laying railroad tracks by steam.
According to the account published, it does nli
the work of grading the road, laying the ties, and
putting the rails and chairs in position. The
mnahine :Lund is, sixty-two feet in length. and it is
estimated that it will lay the track at the rate of
ten feet n minute.
Xarkets
Pittliburgiu,
as uss--rearls, 7 1 4. Pots, 53/ 2 00.3. Soda Ash, 834
WM-
Arrms--$3.5004..00 per bbl.
BEANS--Small. white, $2.25@2 50 pep bush.
13urraa AND Bees—Butter, 20a22e. Ems, 20
DRIED Faun—Peaches,. 13.2508.50. Apples, $2.25.
Reartaras—Western. 58058 e.
Ftoua—Wheat; $5.020825. Buckwheat, $2.0002.80 per
100 tbs. Bye, $3.7003.75.
FEED—country $1.25 per 100 lbs.
Gam—Clate,22o2se. Corn, 60062068 e, Barley, $l.lOO
01.20. Rye. 66068. Wheat, 21.1501.20.
Hoes—Dressed, 0%. - 4
LARD-11344120. . ,
Pommes—Reds, $l.OO per bra. .
asses—s6.ooa6.2s..
Minh.Qrs.
' nenss—Pots, $8.50. Nails, $7.50. '
APTLES—$3.OO(.4B.54per bbl..
DRIED FROTT--Apples, $1.81a1.50 per bu. Peaches, $2.25a
2.50:
Pserneas-45a50c. per lb. •
twirl, am Mau—Wheat, $0.3734. Nye.• s4.oo.Corn
$3.00@3.37%. •
Osam—Wheat, $1.55@1.58. 0at5,45048e. Rye, 706760.
. •
Corn, 50062 a.
Hors-10a103,4c.
POTATOES—Mercer, 9iestl.oo. Common do. 75a80c.
Lao—Western,l23.6@7.3c.
Borrna—Western,l4()lsc. Northern Ohio, 2022 c.
New York..
' Mims—Pearls, $7.7507:8734. Pots, $7.50a7.8234 per 100 lbs.
FLOUR An. hisan—Wheat, 3b@6.50. Rye. $3.50w.25.
Corn Meal, .$3.25.@3.76 Buckwheat, p. 5002.6234 per
100 IDs.
Gls/un--Wheat, $1.6861.8. ' Oats. 52601 c. Batley, $.1.00
(01.32. Corn, 72075. Bye, 06c.@51.00,
Hey—sl.oo per 100 lbs.
lloPs•-•• 7@jl.oc. •
Pitiladflpitta•
Rtotts,--Wheat, $8.373/46,75. Rye, $3.75@4.00. Corn
Meal, $B.OO.
Oaans—Wheat, 1.02,g)1.6t. Rye, 800310. Corn, 64060.
Oats, 471404813.
Fauseas-55(8)58e. for Western:
PRIED mum—Apples, Be. Peaches,
Girrsixo- -50W5c.
Roes-8011e..
SREDS—Clover, $7.00(4)7.1234. •
Woot—Tub, 48,1*.
reign (nttiligturt.
From the late arrivals, we learn that a very
serious disturbance has arisen between the Chi
nese and the English forces stationed near Can
ton, which has resulted in the bombardment of
the city by the British. The cause of the collis
ion seems to have been to t follows :
A lorcha, under the British Ilag at anchor off
Canton, was boarded'on the Bth of October, by a
Chines force, and- twelve of the crew Seized.
Consnl Parker proceeded on board, and was in
.ollted and threatened with violence. The remon
straticeiti made to Yeh were treated with contempt.
On the 21st of October, the matter - Vas placed
in the hands of Admiral Seymour, who demanded
that the Chinese should restore the crew, accom
panied with a suitable explanation and apology.
This was refused ; whereupon hostile measures
commenced on the 24th of October. The forts of
Canton were taken, and several of them de
stroyed.
Yeh, Governor General of the Province, per
sisted in rejecting Admiral Seymour's demands
for satisfaction, or even an interview.
On the 27th of October, fire was opened on the
city walls, and on the Governor's palace.
The city walls were breached and stormed on
the 29th of October. The troops penetrated to
the palace, but were withdrawn in the evening.
The loss was three killed and twelve wounded.
Attempts at negotiation continued fruitless;
and on the ad and 4th of November, the old city
was bombarded.
On the 6th of November, twenty-three war
junks were attacked by the Barracauta, and all
destroyed.
Time was again granted to the Chinese; but no
signs were given of submission.
According to thelast accounts, the Bouge forts
had been captured. The factories had been
almost totally vacated by the 'foreign community.
Property to a large amount had been destroyed
by - fire.
Commerce was at a stand still.
The correspondent of the New York Times
writes, that during the fire, the house of Rev. J.
R.Yrench, one of our American missionaries, was
totally.:destroyed, together with its contents.
Mr. French removed almost nothing, having
been assured that his house was out of danger.
His books, manuscripts,. and much property be
longing to the mission were, therefore, all lost,.
as well as his hospital and stone, which have
been the means of relief tomanfthousands of
patients.
Our Consul, `General Keenan, `carried the
American flag through the breach made in the
wall by the British but this act was wholly dis
avowed by Commander Foote, of the United
States Navy, in command of the American force
at that station. Owing to the fact that an Ameri
can steamer had been fired into by the Chinese,
some ten days previous to the outbreak, to the
great excitement prevailing, and to the acknowl
ment, by the Governor. General, that his people
might not readily, 41istinguish between the British
and Americans, Dr. ; Parker, the United States
Commissioner, had arrived from Shanghai, and
the whole American force in the Bast,lndies and
China had:been concentrated at Canton, for the
protection of American life, and property.
Great, Britain.
Lord Napier, formerly Secretary Jo the British
Legation at Constantinople, has been appointed
Minister from Great Britain to the United States.
The Paris Conference.
The Congress of Paris has re-assembled, and
the probable result will be that Russia will yield
to the interpretation of the treaty, as given by
the Allies. -
Prussia and Switzerland.
It is expected that the difficulty between Prus
sia and Switzerland will be settled withont,a re
sort to ItTMS. •
-Wirtemberr is firm in refusing a passage to the
Prussian invader; and while shelremains firm, an
invasion of the Swiss dominions will be difficult
and dangerous, if not impossible. .
Persia.
The advices in relation to Persian affairs are
contradictory. The Persian Minister has left
Constantinople for Marseilles.
Latest.
By the arrival of the Persia at New York, on
the 24th inst., we learn that the Paris Cmi
ference closed on the evening of Tuesday, the
6th, by the signing of a protocol which pur'orts
to terminate the difficulties that have hitherto
prevented the execution of the treaties of the
30th of March.
Russia agrees to cede Bolgrad and the Isle of
Serpents to. Turkey; ,. and it.has been decided that
on the 30th of next month, at latest, the fixing
of the boundary shall be effected, and that at the
same date: the Austrian troops:and the British
squadron shall have evacuated the Danubian
Principalities and the internal waters of Turkey.
Nottts.
"'Eiip• LAFAYETTE COLLEGE.—The Board of Trustees of
Lafayette College, Easton, Pa., stands adjourned, to meet in
the PrasbyterianLoard of Publication Rooms, Philadelphia,
o&the second Thursday (the 12th day,) of February next, at
3 o'eltiek P.M., to receive and act upon the Report of the
Committee on thexesignation of Dr. McLean as President of
the College; and to attend to any other business that may
regularly come before the Board.
S. 31. ANDREWS, Secretary.
Aar The Board'of Directors of the Theological SeminarY
for the North•Weet, is called to meet on the 3d day (Tuesday)
of February next, at 7 o'clock P. M.; ht the North Presbyte•:
rian church, corner of Illinois and Wolcott Streets, Chicago.,
Business or vital importance demands the presence of every
member,
,
Arrit;
On the Bth of Jan., by Rev. Wm. Young, Mr. JOSEPH MC
LAIN 1.0,111i/19 ELIZABETH L,.9113E8T.
On thy Pomo doh by LIN) REMO, Mr. EDWARD PATTEN tOMiES
REBECCA HILL.
"On' tie same' day. by the same,llr. J. D. Ilzaitoir to Atha
Maur L. CANTER, all of Logan County, Ohio.
Jan. 15th, in Hopedale, by Rey. Wm. S. Dool, Mr. Rom
C. GOURLNY tOIIiSS RAID Laiels, both of HarrisonCouuty,o
On the let ult., by Rev. N. Shotwell, Mr. ADAM GA= to
MESS Tosr BUILDS, both of. Reedayille, Pa.
January let, by Rev. D. C. Reed, Mr. Roar. F JOHNSTON, of
Murray. Wells County, Ind., to Miss SADE A. DONALDSON, of
Mercer County. Pa.
In Port Carbon,Pa , on Tuesday evening. Dee. 3dtb. by
Rev. Andrew M. Lowry, Mr. Dawn WlLEura, of Philadelphia,
to MSS 315263G.A.RET J. GLEN, of the former place.
At Alexandria. Pa., on the 14th bast., by Rey. Geo. Elliott,
Mr. WM. DAMS to Miss MABOAPST WILSON.
II blimp.
Din—in Walker Township, Centre County, Pa., on the
18th instant, Wm. Moßasa% in his 85th year.
DIED—In the city of Pittsburgh, on' Saturday, ihe
lust Mrs. Misr P. OfIAMBERS, aged 45 years, widow of the
late Rev..,TosePh R. Chambers, faMaerly pastor of the Pres
byteriari ehurch of Wooster; 0 ' ' •
Diem--In Allegheny County, Pa., at the residence of her
son, Mrs. JIVE MARSIIALty in the 87th year of her age.
The deceased was long a devoted follower of her Lord,
and to the last enjoyed that delightful peace of mind, which
an humble reliance in the Saviouralone can give. Blessed
are.they.who die in the Lord.
. .
DIED—Jan. ath. of consumption, in the 47th year of her
age, Mre. Eliza .Roons, wife of Mr. J. C. Rogers, and daugh•
ter of .the late Mr. Thomas Brown, of Dauphin County, Pa.
The deceased was born in Dauphin County, Pa., and early
in life united with the Presbyterian church under the labors
of Rev. Jame% Snodgrass, pastor of the Banover Congrega
tion. Some years since she removed, with her liFsband, to
his present residence, near Springfield, Clark County, Ohio,
where, until God removed her, as wo confidently trust, from
the Church on earth to the Church above, she lived a con
sistent Christian, an affectionate wife, a tender mother, and.
a sympathizing friend. She has left a large circle of de
`voted' friends to'mourn their loss; but more afflictive still,
she has left rt group of children Without the tender care of
aimother. But even in this mysterious providence, our
heavenly rather says, 4, Be still, and know that I ameod."
S. Mc.
Dran—te Harrisburg, on Wednesday evening, Jan. 14th,
Cuenue F. HITIIB, after an illness of eleven days.
- Charlie is gone; his voice is silent in death. Tweni7
Bummers hat already passed over his brow ; but ere the
twentieth Winter rolled away, God plucked him, like a bud
from its parent stem, and transplanted him, we hope, to
blOom in his paradlei above. He has been called away from
ns while „Stein the vigor of youth; and though he expe
rienced a change of heart bntfive days previous fable death,
he reminded his unconverted friends and youthful compan
ions, that though young tike bimeelf, death might soon call
them hence ;. and warned them of the danger of delaying
repentance until a dying hour. Though his sufferings were
curing the greater 'part of hie sickness, 'ire 1 d
Ilrhily rn the prOliltfeA of God ; end 01 3 the evening of big
death, as night withered around, the dew of eternity fell
upon his brow, and his spirit took its tiled Calmly as the set•
ling sun; and he exclaimed with neatly hie latest breath,
" Lord Jesus, send thy ministering angel to bear my spirit
to thy mansions above."
Thee—At her residents, In Indianapolis, on the 17th Dec.,
Annie, wife of William Braden, and daughter of Abel Mill
kin, Aged 27 years.
Of this amiable woman we might say much; but for the
sake of brevity, peas on to the Closing scene to her life. Her
disease was consumption. Her affectionate husband had
spared neither pains nor expense; taking her to Eastern
eit.eS for medical advice; and through the last - Winter, to a
residence in the South. with but little behefit. In better
health than usual, she atten...ed the funeral of her brother,
S amue l minutia, M. 8., who died of the same disease, at
Hamilton, Ohio; but on the fourth day after her return, be
gan to decline rapidly, and lived but sixteen days. Having
for a considerable time enjoyed a comfortable hope, it had
been her desire to attend on some sacramental occasion, that
she might be admitted to the communion of the Church,
end take her place at the Lord's table, but bad not been able
to do so; and now, under the impression that death was
near, It seemed that the last opportunity was about to pass
away. At her request, therefore, the Session of the First
Presbyterian church came to her room, and received her on
examination; and on the Sabbath before her death, at the
close of communion service in the church, the elders, with
a portion of the members, repaired to her room, where the
ordinance was administered to her and others, greatly to
her comfort: It was a most solemn season, on which she
delighted to dwell,Und to talkduring the few hours *etre-
Mained toher in this life. On Tuesday, her sister and brotheri
in-law arrived. She said, "Now let ushave worship:" which
was attended to. She then called her friends around her,
and said she was dying, and would soon be with her Saviour.
She spoke to each one in turn; and then called for her little
daughter,(an only child, about four years old.) rejoiced that
rho had been beittlied, prayed over her most ferventlY, and
then committed her to her shier, beseeching her to train her
up in the fear of-God.- A friend now came in. She said,
" Mr. —, lam dying ; will you pray 1" He did, ro. She
then asked if there was any One present who was an unbe
liever, and out of the ark of safety, affectionately exhorting
such to fly to Christ. Being now much exbatisted, she said,
"Let us rest; I go to my Saviour, who lees prepared splace
for me; let me sleep." She then fell asleep, and died with
out waking, in about two :hours and shelf. Thus a loved
gone has passed away.
,The stroke is deeply felt. Though
we cannot but mourn, there is a most cheering consolation,
.in the evidenes afforded by such a death, that she has passed
lute that "Minn not made with hands, eternal in the
heavens" ' ' - .
Dirr)--On 'Wednesday morning, the nit . tit the hence
other fatber•in-law. in Olivesburg. Richland County, Ohio.
MARTHA Taunt, wife of J. R. Burgett, in the 23d year of
her age.
She' died, as she lived - -a Christian. She gave herself. to
the Saviour very early in life r ind continued faithfid, meek;
patient, and cheerful till the last. ;Deprived inchildhood of
her parents, the, with an only brother, younger than her
self, seemed always to enjoy God's peculiar pleasing and
farer. Raving then no parental home, her time was spent
among her friends or at school, either sea pripil or atelether,
and so mild and amiable was her'isposition; that she never
failed to:win the love-of all around. ".She never had an
enemy in the world," is nrenterk repeatedly made by per- ,
sons who knew her. 'When she became a wife; she immedl-
devoted herself to the promotion of her husband's
conifirt, and with hearts of love and gratitude to God, they,.
for seventeen months, walked together through this thorny
wilderness, in happiness and peace.. She was looking for
ward with hope, joy, and fear, to the completion of her bus
band's studies, when as the wife of a minister of the Gospel,
she could devote herself more exelusively to God. But in
the midst of her anxious hopes, fond anticipations, and dili
gent preparations, her blessed Saviour called her hildnetele
and she went ;with calm and quiet joy. Numerous friends
in Washington County, and New Brighton, Pa., as well as
in the city`of. Hathilton, Ohio, and other places, can testify
to her'amiable and quiet life, her 'Chrigtian devotion, and
her ardent zeal for thesalvatien of souls.
It is sweet consolation to her bereaved husband to know,
that hundreds—schoolmates, pupils, and friends—are ming,
Hug their, tears with his,. in tender sympathy for his loss,
lint it is sweeter Consolation still to know, that she left he:
hind the brightest evidenCe that sies is now at rest. No re
port of her danger, or of approaching dissolution—not even
an interview with her . newly arrived brother, could raffle
her peace or disturb her composure. Her constant remark
was, that she was happy, and she wee sorry her weeping
husband and friends were not. "I fear I have too much
confidence," she once said. "My hope is in the Saviour.
Ile will be with me. He leadlith me' in the paths of right
eousness for his own natne's Tea,‘though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death, I wiliTear no
evil, for thou art with me; thy rod and thy stalk they coin
fort me." She felt a deep seise of her own nothingness, and
prayed for pardon and forgiveness through the Saviour's
blood. When her little babe was brought to her, she took
it in her arms, and kissing it repeatedly, said, "Ah my dear
little Anna, I must leave you- Ton have not had a mother
king; but God will take rare of, you, dear little Anna."
Then clasping both husband and babe in ber arms, she re
marked, "It seems bard to leave you both; but God has
greatly bleased us. Goodness and mercy have followed us
all Our lives. We have lived. very happily here; but in
heaven, our happiness will be perfect, and subject to no
change. Do not weep, dear friends. I feel happy. God
death all things well.
"Jeans can make a dying lied ' -
Feel soft as downy pillows are;
While on his breast I lean my head,
And breathe my soul ant sweetly there." t
Death had no terrors for her. It was only a sweet and
gentle sleep which was falling upon her, because she saw
the Saviour with the eye of filth, and trusted in him.
When asked by her husband at diff.renttimes, if ebe saw
the pearly gates of heaven. or the shining robes of angels,
or any vision of the Saviour, she replied, "No, not
yet; I only lean upon the Saviour, and I feel so comforta
ble •nd happy." She kisset those around her, and giving
them ter hand, bade; them "good-bye.' "Be ye also
ready," was her earnest exhortation, "for pi know not when
death will come." Her mind frequently wandered when
upon other subjects; but on that of . religion it vas always
at home. Reason never forsook hPr here. Her favorite
hymn in , life was beautifully expressive of her last ma.
manta : •
Such is the death of the rightcons. Could superstition
or fan al kir= throw around one dying such an air of calmness
and composure, or pour into the soul ruch sweet and quiet
joy f Thcise who were well acquainted with'this beloved
and now gloriSed one, could surely never charge her with
fanaticism. She was ever remarkable for her self-possession
and freedom from excitement in life, and we cannot think
that in death she would lose these eliaracterisfies, and be in-
Snowed by mere enthusiasm. She did not profess to MO
any vision@ of bright angels or pee- ly gates. She only
trusted. in Jesus, and was patient. This is our religion.
This is Christianity. Oh I that this glorious teetimony,to
the truth, the valne add sufficiency of the blessed Gospel of
the Saviour, might be sanctified to all within the wide cir
de of her friende and acquaintances, and that Its Influenee
might extend on and on, fill time shall be no more. Oath
a result could not do otherwise than pour bappino's and
joy into the bleeding heart of her lonely husband. . ABMs,
be bows submissively to the str, ke, and kissing the rod,
would say with humility and earnestness, "Thy refit, 0
Lord; be done." Carry on thy work in thine own way, and
subdue this proud and conceited heart.
S. T. WILSON,,
President of tho Beard
" How bless'd the righteous when he dies I
When Blake • weary soul to rest;
How mildly beam the oloeing eyes ! .
How gently heaves the ezpiring breast," ,he
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month, and Two Dollars and Fifty dente, at the end of the
year. These are but "customary prices for other papers.
If Pastore, in mating, up clubs, find some .persons not
ready to pay at once, they may yet send on the names, at the
Club price, on their own - responsibility to pay um shortly. It
le desirable Shat clubs date their subscription periods at the
lame time. DAVIT) IdaKINNEY, Proprietor,
MIR UNDERSIGNED HAS BEEN '
POINTED Readying Agent and Treaeurer,.for the fol
lowing Church'etiterririsee, in the Synods oPPITTSBUROII,
ALLEGHENY, 'WHEELING, AND 01110 3 ids
The General i Assembly's.BOAßD. OF DOIIESTIC
SIGNS; the General' asemly's BOARD OF -.EDUCATION ;
the General Assembly's' CHURCH EXTENSION COMMIT
TEE, (St. Louie); and the - FUND FOR' SUPERANNUATED
MINISTERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
Correspofidenta will please address him as below, stating
distinctly the Presbytery and Cam*, from'Which contribu
tions. are -sent; and when a receipt is requited by mail, the
name of .the past office and aunty.
As heretofore monthly reporta will be made through the
Presbyterian Banner and .Adrocateandthe Remand Foreign
Record. WILLIAMS, Treasurer,
.Presbyterian Roome ,. 4b ; Bt. Cleir Street,
niyPA Pittsburgh, Pa.
ink It B. KE K 5 BAKING moWDEu i
Air pll.Emiem, YEAST; is great saving of eggs and
shortening, and far superior to Bream of Tartar, Soda, Sal
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Be. of the kind. Be particular and
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to be disappointed in hiving the true article. His signature
isunalch canister. Take no other that interested persons
may endeavor to palm offon.yon. ' 'Dorkee'slaking Powder
hasbeen adopted in most of the first chugs Hotels and lead
ing private families in New 'York, as the beet and only satis
factory. article. It is guaranteed to please. Sold by the
best Grocers,Druggists and Country Storekeepers through.
out the Anion, and at wholesale, by.
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dOHN MADAM, MASONIC TEMPLE,
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in the United States. Wholesale and „Retail.
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Boardman, Gray & Co.'s celebrated Dolce Campsite Piano
Fortes, of-Albany; Jacob Chickering's, of Boston; Bennett -
& Co.'s, of New York; F. P. Burns', of Albany; Ely & Miln
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Ladd & Co.'s, of -Boston • C. W. Flak &Co 's Premium Melot
deons, Ansonia; Carlit ' trt, Needham & New York-
George A. Prince & Co.'s,, New York; Steinway & Son'"
Plano-Fortis, of New York; William Miller's, of New Yorks
and other distinguished makes, ' constantly on hand.
Air HOOKS AND BODIDAY GOODS.—
B. O. COLIHRANE'S HOLIDAY CARD,
The attention of my customers, and others, is invited to the
stock' of Books, and unman= articlek, opened for the MAD
day sales.
GIFU. BOOKS—Elegantly illustrated, and bandsomely
Iltanderd,Toetleal. and New Works, recently issued
fcir the Holidays:ly various Easteru. houses: New Books
from A. S. R. Union, &A.._ COCHRANE,
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111.. PRINCIPAL WANTED FOR THE. ES-
TABLISHING, of a new ACADEMY, at Frankrort
Springs. Beaver County, Pa. Frankfort Springs is a beau
tiful 'village In a delightful situation.. The buildings de
signed :for the Academy were formerly a large Hotel and
Summer boarding . house. They are well adapted to the
„
purposes of a Stateless boarding school. The proprietor
is desirous that the Institution shall be' strictly religious in
its aspects, and to a gentleman qualified to establish and
conduct it well, he would give the situation on very liberal
terms. Address, ' ANDREW VANCE,
' Frankfort Springs, Pa.
Itsummaess—Dr. Wm. Smith, Canonsburg; or Messrs.
Harvey Childs and S. L. Williams, Pittsburgh.
PRESBYTERIAN BOOK ROOMS.—THE
Defooeitory to now well furnished with all the Publica
tions of tho Presbyterian Board ofPublication,and especially
with those that are suitable for Sabbath School Libraries.
There Is also a good supply of nearly 400 additional volumee,
selected with special care, from the numerous publications
of the Massachusetts 8. 8. Society, and the American 5. S.
Union.
Orders from any part of the oosmtry will bc promptly at
tended to by addressing the embecrlber. Money may be sent
by mall at our risk.
Also, a good supply of stationery.
novil JAMES A. IRWIN, Librarian.
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PRINTING of all kinds, vls : Cards, Bill-Heads, Cir.
enlarr.
ENGRAVING of Visiting and Wedding Cards, with en •
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American paper.
Envelopes made to order of any size, quality and de •
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premien. Address iAbrary Poet Office,
uoBi3m* • EDWARD RIDGE.
NEWARK FEMALE SEMINARY.—LTEIE
next Session of this Institution will commence Feb.
Ist, 1857, and continue five months. No vacation will occur
at the close of the present, term, and pupils can enter 'imme
diately. after the Christmas holidays, and pursue the course
of study to bettor advantage than when' entering later in
the scholastic year. Punctual and constant attendance is re
quired of each pupil, after becoming a member of the Insti
tution. Circulars containing terms, references, &c., may be
obtained by applying to the Principal,
MISS H. CIIAMBER
Newark, Delaware.
jalo.2m
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whore you will And a large amOrtnient or the above
named goods: also, Plated Communion Service, Tee-
Setts, Cake Baskets, Castors, Spoons, Forks, &e. All
kinds of Watches, Jewelry, and Silver,Ware, made to
orderand repaired. 1111. A deduction made t Clergymen.
*A. I will 401 my goods am low u can be had in the city.
• marB-ly • .
111A.RELISIBURG FEMALE .
The next Session opens on February lat. A few ad
ditional pupils can be received, by applying to the Principal,
jal7-5t MRS. LB CONTE.
EIfERAL CATALOGIIIII OF JIEFFERw
LW' SON COLT:MK—A new edition of the General Cata
logue h. now Issued, in which are given the names of all the
Trustees, Presidents, Professors. and Alumni of the Institu
tion, from 1802 to 1866; together with the professions, em
ployments, religions denomination. (of those who are minie•
tors) present residences, deaths, '&c., of all the Alumni, so
far as known.
A copy will be sent by mail, to any person who will en
close hie address; prepaid, with 15 cents in postage stamps,
to the Librarian of Jefferson College, Canonsburg, or the
publisher„John T Shryock, Pittsburgh. jal7-3t
VALUABLE NEW BOOES.—ISTANLIPS
Sinai and Palestine, in connexion with their history,
with the maps and plane; The Private Correspondence of
Daniel Webster; Graham's new Life of General Morgan ;
Sllverwood, a Book of Memories, by Mies Junklu ; Aurora
Leigh ; Minietering Children; Hitchcock's Religious Truth
Illustrated from Science; Neighbor Jaekwood, by Crevtnn ;
Paul Fano, by Willie; Lens Rivers, by Mrs. Holmes; Clare.
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, Doetar, by Southey; beet' London edition; Ferguson's Illus
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Ism's Histories, 8.v0.„ London edition; Cbalmer's te.egant
edition' of Shakepeare: plain cloth and full calf; NiipieeP
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plans; Dr. Kane's Arctic Explorations; Jeans upon Earth ;
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Ja24-9t • * JOHN S. DAA'TSON.
'ALLIDGHEINY FEM ALE SEREINARY.—
The - Second Seerion of this Tmditation will corn.
seance on the first Monday of February. 1867.
Jett-St* EDT. J. DAVIS, Principal.
VALIIABLS NE W THEOLOGICAL
Boma, -lately received by Jobn S. Davison, t 1 Mar
ket Street, between Third and Fourth Stmts.
WbrWeepest Thou? A manual for bereaved parents, by
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Bagsfer's Paragraph Bible, in separate books, (Genesis, Ex
odus, and Pialnsa.) on band.
— Adolphe Monad's Sermons, translated from the French.
MOdorn.Atheikm, lender NI forms of Pantheism. Material
inn, .Spenisriam, Development, and Natural Laws, by Dr.
James Buchanan, of Edinburgh.
W.A. Butler's Sermena—first and second series.
Books of Public) Prayer, compiled from the authorized
formularies of worship of the Presbyterian Church, as pre
pared by the reformers, Calvin, Knox, and other,.
• The' Epiatis to .the Galatians, ea-itical for Moisten and
Students of Theology by H.1..7. Beggs.
. Sprague's Annals of the American Pulpit.
Haire Notes on the fiospels.
Hitchcock's new book, Religious Truth Illustrated from
&fence Spurgeon'a Sermons.
Christ our Life, by Bev. Dr. Belli', of the Eras North
Church, Stirling—being expository discourses on tbu Gospel
of St. John
. . • . .
Armstrong's Doctrine' of Baptiema, Striplural Examina
tion of
Hear's Bible in the Workshop, or ChOnlianity the Friend
of Labor. • '
Storrs on Constitution of the fluman.Soul
" The Inspiration of Holy Scriptuse;- Its lqatun3 and Proof.
eight discoursee, preached before. the Umivereity of Dublin:
- I,y Wm: Lee, hi. A.
MoCosh's Typical Forms and SpachiliEnds in Creation.
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