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ftf! be City. itatubatnpuea rvear. 3'" rAVCB BY.AV. 3. 4 MrtM to Hunel rrff7S 1 1.

1 A ft JUT corp. 0 Mirrtw. nlnt milct Mow mill rruiliD lhr wVmkol Kioii; Poiw, .,11 ni th r. er nni BOWK WHEBT FEBRV. lowtr aMeof I 7,, lientT leaving Camden, paw nl Manahawkij.

N. Eft WoAVS THURSDAYS. From SSwioa, a ad reapeelftilly aoli alii Mto Tuektrton Mana dir R. a A PP. Piopriuior t.rtt daiW from tkr CMBmi mwr P.

31.. pa'a 1 a md Umr City, laera croaaint rand eommodiooi BtaamboaUfnJ 1( tlie foot of Liberty twaet. if itariinr, MdinU" New Vork baMaft ii Line and Paoanjen art tiiteaaly 3 uaini aay tntna at Bacnart bu Nvnt HIWKI.B. Jlrmd. I ma WILMINGTON.

Ttw Hmam Ma.Van) Uvea ACESTfikEX YVIU1INCST0W, avery noraiaf at urninn, ieatt VTilmioftoa It mi I tart 4u araU To Marcua Boak 37) xrr 23 eeatt. 1 tut awaert riik: dinner prorided 01 i.kr. (he awal atea, ibi Boat will tyuaiinrton at tarai 1 1 if. Jyl 3m ni FISHHOOK MMXVriCTVfiXM. JJ RKET Wrt.

Philadvlphia, and No. mUNea; Yoik. VVi baa at all timet on anoitairnt of every deacriptioa jui, aliick at aflef to Merchant npoa vrt terna. OnecUbrated Victoria Doaet" i it obuiaed at ua aaovt ataeaa, oral iv Triamim and Hard warn Btorte a 13 1 LLMuN BVUlP, JTOR MAlUftU Ii mred tba nbactibar, for ttMdotca or unKla boUie. A tabletpoonful lotilaaatfaraternalietadelifbiAti aadoool.

(br Ue want ramsier writ her, eqonJ to Je front netfe Icmcai, rtcaiaeAdin itaelf oa otof coareitieww, emmwy aad wboloiao B. torser of Broad aad OhMawtM iTOIO DFFAPB ATTA1M HEALTH i WW IN THE fOWER OP RVCRV ONE. TatCTABiB IN1VBR8AL PILLS, IroMutt ito tui I'atTia Biaxaa, IHn MT, IM33, i turn POR THEIR tXCW' iVLK, 8 K0JIT1I EIGHTH STREET." ui aevn heea la ioatanea af theaa otle toivrrnl Pilia aot iviog relief tnjn in old ototiaata cam ia aura of niur ia not entirely ea ainftvrhMe intn. 1 1 fi at leaat VO.WJO TWENTT a of diataeet beretofaie al iiKuiiUe, It ia only nra yeara tinea a Kmnrtfrthorirned the flrtt office (br the iMtfcitevditiBain NEW TORK; Tet, 1 lure told oret TWELVE MILLIONS A i haw iow eiabtaeji offioea for their ua, at Iraat oat in avary arineipal city in npa of near ruavrr tmuU' yw And lih tbt cxpenaet of i id lncidrntnla, the turn waa a and Thirty Thouaand Dol fu i some idea aaa be formed how initiated from theaa facta Ibey a irtte4 bleaainf that aver yet bat rut noni at airoat to know bow a ki will con theaa. It ia kaipoaaibit dependa DAoa (B( ttate of tht One thing mar be relied upon 'i Mi tre rTttrerad with, according to the murk tooner tbaa the patient dany Unfering chronic ifife.

are awing either to mercury aating beeu properly purg ed la JiiHiTioat, ctiLaa, Maatut, titaLLrtl, II a titerly iuipoMiblt for at to attain Jai lwuteoand purging. YVemayfat toinlw by Urkt aad tonka, bail if it bi tome oat before health ia enjoy. lAt will break oat of ittlf, w.if thin method of purifying the body No danger CAN ariaedom purr iMln p.iw. btt been proved, be tlx ei Whrated Pilia and the bomaa 11. Mr.

i 7 "'wit IvrfrV h4 n.l lV i I 11.1111. I lIII.il I I I i ') aiaptea one for the other. By tht "it the eontentt or batnort entirely evacuated, altered, and i arrateU; and ia a meaner ao aimyle il MW preven. bn ava 4 II i. aa.

WMry on the least taertion. it 'i to Uxt a date of theae Pilia. Thil tor, i effuctT keeaoae it it iaipoaai. 1 'J th wUhoutthe presence of product it, and it it only by them 'Waiib puling that health eaa bete I have been aUe atcertaiii, either 'ra 0,9 fc00k conurwed ne ia IB fcllng contrary to "Iki the natural Vitleu otbt I hp J' tW body, Brtllfe lh1 10 health, we hart hr" 11 reatored. A haa enabluhed, ia fully ru TVt who hva utAMai Ikl.

41 itClirod lh. TUaweak VnBMiail h. 'hey wtUd be bodily, liioagb wairS ik in J. weakn ne prirKiptt of 1 1. i "ga of health from the or 1 1,.

a rui rauaa "c.0o,'r'wirBB Tae wa 1 t. lararaatt or Mo Which an, In. 1,.:. "t'VW' rwMiiitbi wrra aaaarnma v. Wa wmember that www' Attorney, regular.

bef the Clerk of theewnty 7 I i t. rir tK n.t. v. 1 rt. Principal Ml tt'et, JA.

Mjtttrrii, M.D. 1 neofthe larvvl. V. r'T Newsmen dinCalinnora. During Vnfj paw a cirrnla ra.Wett.

1 on'y pprtOf 1 a tl, principle of tirifl rar nnmoni bmhCity 'iiiM a'to'rtmoai't 1 A mj, corner ef MAR. the low pr.ee of r'aaee. Km BUS INKS 3 CABDS. CUp Ruled PM Books, 31 en. mt do.Coy Eook.iO.Cyphrtcg, L83J N.

Second it b7 0w XV mi, Kyr. Prttical Builder, Mttntrvr It tfCTpnltrt Wtrk. 91 Jf. 8CU. EIGHTH it.

i one tor thaw leci 8 3l a invuMiy tun. iiwvuniTj ftn vruiMl! vitrwir Bl.f Jot liando AococrrjurT, corner jriflb WUaut ttraoU, Boot tterinf JScAirmy. Jet yj BUUD flUDD Jit UnneU CMct rrjr MnuUrm Bt, abovt Popltr Lane. Supply on band. tlly Dr.

Unet. 14 Mo? lira the lime tvtr heard of before. rt curet diwatei in hIT Jolua Htnart. Attorney at Law. No.

33 Arcailo. (Sdatory.) OBica houra from 9 ta i Jy7iy i Jauatua K. Maore. DKNTIBT.dt) 8outh Bueet, below Chetnut. Ttnnt itaaoaahla.

JxU ly Ia.vdajattiM Met Cmhaiau for half the tM wv ee a V. cot HEVB.STfl aad SOUTH tU. Jell in C. Uobclbower. BOOKBlNDEtt, No.

10 Frank. Ua Place, or XU ttoutfi Second ttrcet. aSa nui T3i Parry Chenp Uooka, Paper Ruled and! wrnna to ornwr, at et w. Hecond at, below Rare hit NOTICE. Let ten of Aitminitttation having been ranted on the Ettate of Maar Hi't, of the county Philadelphia, deceaaed, to the Bubtcriber; peitoni having claitnt oi demand! on the raid Et.

late, are reaueatnd to make them knowa to him with. oat delay! aad tboae indebted 19 tht laid Ettate to mane inioieniaie payineni. JOHN tJ. BROWN. Admlnlrtrator.1 i aat ltwOw Corner Becond and Callow hiU ttaV ESTATE OF PETER DOvKlUS.

DECEAoEIX i Aiminitmtitn at teait ata cum mt'. deceaaed, latt of Oennantown. having been gran tad 10 He anaeraiined. all oetaona itavinf ciaima or de manda ataiptt aaid ettate, will make known the taint to ibem without delar. and all pet aoM indebti ed tUihe uid ettate, plnate make immediate payment.

LORENZO PRITCHE'fT, I'Li SS3 flouth SECOND ttreet. 1 ROBERT PlilLLIPfl. aU lawdar 41 Ridge Road, Adminiatratoia. NOTICE rf af A dmUUtrttitm having been ranted to tba Kitate of JOSEPH JACKSON. deceaetd, ta the Subeeriber, all perecne having ciaima or debiaada on the aaid ettato.

are requeatad 10 make thorn known to him without delay, and thae indebted to the an Id Ettate, to make immediate pay menu HIRAM CHESTER. Admirjlttrator, No. 13 FRANKPORD ROAD, between ALLEN and Ql'EEN ttreet, aia lawaw CURE OP PULMONARY CONSUMPTION ha extraordinary caaa of Mite ConttaUe having ta eited mtch iniereet, and aoaae doubt having been ex preeted relative to the ttatement mmteriy puuiiaoed, Mr. Conatabit adetted the following letter to the editort of oat of the daily papen ia Philadelphia PmLaoiLrina, April 13. Meatrt.

Editort I with, ihrough your paoer, to remove a wrong iupreteioa from the aalnda of many Who think that the letter I wrote to Dr. II. 11. Uigbee it not hint but a Aclitiout letter, with borrowed namee attached to It 1 for many who have called on me were a ndcr the Mine laipretaioa, but whea they taw ray daughter they found it wat no deception, but aa aa tonithing fact, and mora ao when they aaw tome of the other pertone referred to ia ny letter, but ia par titular John Oieenleefe, a man tiaiy two yeara of age. who waa perfectly cured by taking Dr.

liigbee'a medicine, whta be wat reduced ta almeat a akaietoa by a vioieat eoay aad diacharging of hood Dora the lunga. la a tirullar way to my daughter. Whea I taw the eKbct the medicine bad oat my daughter, 1 Wrong ly recommended to bint, and with difficulty I prevailed on hire to try it; for be aaid that be wat given ao aa iacovabM by hie phvaieiaa. and that lie bad tried almost every kind of medicine be tore, and band no relief from any; I did not know Or. Uigbee, aot bad I evtreeea him bt the I have no Interest ia eelllag the medidae am a agent, direct or indirect.

I pnrchated Dr. Bigbee'e medicine previout to hit removal to thia city af hit Menu, Meetra. Stokea at Brewa, la Market atreet. If any peraoat doubt my ttatemeot. they will aleaea call aa me, and I will give them every aatitfactioa, for I have ao atiier motive la view but that the afflicted may And tpeedy Jie.4.Jfa may 4piad aa theaetattmaait to be true, for, nt I expect to atand he fore the iudff meni aeai or unrut, to give aa account, or ine oeeua of wiy lift, I bate made theae etatcmenta knowing them to be true.

I have net been. eolicilcd by Dr. Highee, or any other nereea, ta make theae elate BMBla, aad 1 repeat ifaem if nreer ta remove the doubtt in every mind. IVa. Coniiaata, 313 Callowhitl ttreet, between 8lh and Wh.

1 TheaUUtorof the above letter it wttl known at aa honett and aDriiht maa and a tiacera Chrailan, be. ving for many enre beea a eilizea of Philadelphia, aad aa exemplary memeer of the Methodist church. It ia but an act of Jut lice loDr, Higbaa to. cap that the above rtetevwnt wat unaaked for, and that Mr. ConetiMe wrote it becante be believed that by to doing be might be the meant af aavlng many valuable bvea, which aader the naual practice would iaeviav Wy be loet.

Dr. Big we'e medicine, which eontiauee (though aot ottered at a panacea) to perform the moat aeioaittung coram tnroiiii hwiki mo iu.r., throat, liver, kidnevf.fcc. may be obtained at Dr. H. H.

H10BEE 8 OFFICE, Mo. BS South Seventh ttreet, vi i Alee, of Bean wnreea, namnowi, ra, C.Lkwood.MiddletoB,Del.,! (. Joaeph Scott, Wilmington, Del. 5 Joha Wind. Lanearter, Pa.

John Wyeth, llarrtobarg, Pa. tg tm SHALL SICKNESS OR HEALTH PREVAIL It it evident that tba former wiH, i( there it not more care and atteaiion paid woaraeivea. wnat are the primary cautee of the very great variety of Diteatee which wa daily behold? AFFLICTED PERSON, were you not flrtt attacked with Bin on, rat Sroaarn, attended with Bickneta. Coativeneaa, a Orrtorcrf ewt brine mornaca ana aigemve urgane. (probably caaaed by indulging too freely in rich food, a eedentarv Ure.iirerular mealt.expature.

late houra, Intemperance, ace.) Theae mottly are the caatee of afflictioa at the pretenl day. When theaa tymptomi occur, if you devire Health to prevail, procure imme. Aimu Dk IIARLICH'S COMPOUND STRENGTH EN 1NO and APERIENT GERMAN PILLS, at they are a turn medicine to remove tbeae dittrewing at lack. The pmriertiet of lliit medicine are flrtt to CLEANSE THE STOMACH AND MOW ELS. ra move Bile aad Bilioue matlere PURIFY THE BLOOD, which, whea obetreeted, tahjeeta the body to pain end dlteate, Thte It effected by a few doaee AftheGRRMAN APERIENT PILLS.

Aftertbieia accompliihedth8TItENU'Oiitiiu iTJicriiajs are uted to give ttrengtb and vigor to the eyttem, ra ton the debilitated functioni of the animal eenna. my. dee, la a cmiree of thie treatment the patient win be ttored ta perfect health, when all tymptomi of Pytpepela, Li ver Complaint, Heai'ach, Pain ia the Bide. Limbe, aad other bodily inflnaitica, will k. nttnnletelv eradicated.

BJ" PRINCIPAL OFFICE, Jfo. 1 North EIGHTH Street, Philadelphia. AGENTS Mrt. Parker. Beach ttreet, Keniingtoa.

Joteph Pryor, Second ttreet and Poplar lane. Barnaul Bwope, Frankford. Jeha Zieber, Eaat King ttreet, Laneaeter. Jeaae Kerne, Wettcbeater. Geo.

Oets, loading. Beta da Bchraek, Norriatowa. Jacob Kolp, Spring Miu. John Harker. Wilmington, Det John Blliennoate, nppoiiia iw tm uait, maatown, Alao by Areati geaeraUy, aearty every towa in the United Statea, eg Imt WILMAMT.GEDDES, book, osgMJircj PAJvTEA.

118 UJIESNUT Street entrance In Hadaoue Alley. 1 Bookt, I fjireuiars, 1 niiw wi Mung, Panrphlett. I Checks, 1 HsndbllU, I FtiUHeoii.I Hat Tins. Profetaiowal and Visiting CARDS elegsatly printed ea a pedished surface, wiih Fancy, PtVia. Or.iTTWH.tAl aad Script Typta, tunUar ta at pearance to copperplate, at half the pries.

CWd, mm end Brfu PHntlmg execated ta aH its branches, together with XyVographie Wmibi ta hit ritv ATenlof. ll eorftf STATES MARSHAL'S SALE VALUABLE a CLOTHS AXD CASSUtZRU 1 virtue of a writ of aale iasnedaat of the District Court of the tailed States, ia and for the Eastern District or PMinnhtinia. tnrl i. m. directed.

I Will I Bote 10 public tale for rah, oa TUESDAY, the 8th day of rVptemher, WO, at 11 o'clock ia the forenoon, at the AWJNiu malAh. Liittnui street, ia me cuy rtiiiadVlphia, 1 "Twenty nvt caw toiuoia, Fifttea asset of Cataimerta, Oirtcataof Clc Oit andt .1 Twenty four pit of Pilot Cloths. 1 Mwd at Wm. Blackburn tCo't tntse" the tame hivinc beea eonomnd si nfi a ording to law. SAMUEL D.

PA1TLE90N, Mamhal E. IX, Peaa. Msrahal's Office i Aag. 10. leeft, sTThb above Cloths and Candmeree are ef a ta perior quality, aad dealers will Snd it to their adraa tar to attead Ua sale.

a to, 84, 17, 31 1 3, 5, 8J Hirrom Fraxer't Magaaine liAUXAM CU.1U, 7 Two diflL rentfloweri I give though none Ahead moreljvely rearav Aurora blaibea tint the one; i Bnib glittea with bar leanf i rote riitpltyt a bri jhur drcae il.Xwt makee ut like the lily 'frjSJ Accent ine gin, rait main ma mat it lyive etprciai cares 1 Both grew within one gardea aurat. Ti claim'at the lily for tliine own Ph till k.nrla rnliliA Of worth that abase tht lltbl 'It Ofbeautytriiay bright: A 1 Reignt in all breaatt each teented flower 4 tu With varied eharmt, yet equal power ine my purer aues anneca my lorm and toui combined; lie eteinleat white adorn thy aeck, i i Aad imaget thy mind 1 ui wmin tny toae rea upa atapiay A charm to tteal all heartt away I tKrom the SonOiern Literary Mea.engrr.) A Satiatl) ta the Cow wiry. fv There are two dittinct worldt the natural tnJ the artiGctil. Mary Fay knew but ono. Thai wot a world of brick and motor, painting' and tilk and lore, (uahion and conventional rm in the city waa the world to her.

Beyond it, until her eighteenth mmmer, the had tcorcely breathed the tre bleatod air; beyond it, her vie wa and wlahei bad never wandered. There, the wei receiving a finUhed 1 1 .1 mat ine migni enter aoctety in an 111 accowpiua taenia, i :4.v.. i.m, a Marv Fay never dreamed that. Were wm a world of eoula; for the ttudied and tang, and danced and dremed. with and for "U10 world without lOule." The artificlul and mperficial education the wat awakened not the nobler iaculiiee of the haruan mind, stirred not the deep tentibiliiieaof the heart.

It taught her the external gracea of life, under the name of po liteneat roliteneat, too often, like theailveiy veil of the Prophet of KhoroKan, hiding all thnt ia repultire, but changing not the teUUh, tinning heart, that throbs beneath the softened exterior. Seventeen years had been allotted 10 Mary Fay for preparation for the world in which the waa to ihinoi Her orohatiim was finwhed. and the im portant clrcutnatanre waa announced by the distribution of cards for brilliant party. Many a youthful heart beat high with hope ond expectation that dav. until the last rinkincof the door bell at nichi.

and then 'fluttered upon a rcetleea pillow. more" in aorrow" than in anger for thmirh invilnlinna went numerout. thev mutt be select the party must include only Ueur det doiV of the world. The newspapers that meddle with such minor matters, described in glowing colors the splendid afiair, snd the worldthe (astklious world pronounced it" This oarty. aiven earlv in the eeaoon, was fol lowed Ty a winter of uncommon gaiety, and no ono rivalled the beautiful Mary fa in ceaiooi devotion at the altar of fashion, bae waa pro nounced, not, the iter," but the very sua of the It wat early in June! Mary had left the city to pend, a whole month with a cotwfry aunt; and worse sttiL that aunt wis me.wne 01 rowury clergyman.

A few lights only twinkled from the scattered homes, at lute one Saturday evening the carriage drove through the long street of the. villogeofL r''iix Oh. my dear Mrs. aeid Mary, to the lady under whose care she bod travelled thui far. ho lonely and hideous this village looks I shall be completely out of the world, ami die of ennui." wish, indeedrP Mr.

IV, that you were to make the northern tour with ns but yonr father thinks fltia quiet rnttkition will more effi'rtttnljjrremnre the roteipf your fhcckg, Aa On.it af Jv 1 Mary alighted at the panonoge, and badeihre well to her nj friends as sadly ea though' they were the only Tinman beings site wtfuU see four long weeks. a ft i.The familr th parsonage coMitted of th venerable Mr. Leete and his wife, with two faithful domestics. Mary retired early, and sleep soon restored her for a brief space lo the dazzling world she had to lately leit. t' The voice of prayer, exceptingal church, Mary Fay had never beard eince bcr grandmother lauaht her the Lord's waver in the nursery.

At the famil altar aha now knelt for the first time in her life, end although the fervent petitions of the good man went forth from unfeigned lips, the heart of Mary joined not in them. Alter breakfttUwo long honrtmual elnpee before it waa time prepare for going to church, and Mary retired disconsolate to her solitary little chamber. it a quiet, beautiful New England vil lage. Its broad meet waa at that season covered wiih gram scarcely crashed by carrisget, except, ing where a narrow road wound along beneath lofty elms whose branches nearly swept the ground. i If tat down at an own window, aril bum med snatches of an opera nir "for want of thought." "A The air came bland and laden with perfume from the green meadows and dUtant bilk Blue mountains bounded the far horizon, marking it with a soft and graceful outline.

The mists of the Connecticut were gliding up like water niriia Innvinir the clear river to mirror the blue ikv and the honey flowots and trees that looked into its wiooth The village lay in pro found silence note foot full broke ujxn the ear. The birdt nlone sang, and twittered among the waving branches. 1 Mary was attracted from the train of reminn cencee lhai haa oeen cwwwnng mitouKb mind, bylhe cheerful song of a robin, which rocked to and fro on the upmost branch of a tall tree. She ceased her mechanical hum, and list ned awhile to the bird's novel music Accus tomed only to the spare patch of akf seen over I the narrow street! of a city, the broad expanse of the heavens suddenly uurtt upon her, and she looked forth upon the landscape and its glorious canopt untit a holy awe stole over her mind. For the first time in her life, Maryrff the presence of the ail prevading Spirit of the universe, and from the innermost depths of her soul exclaimed God made this beautiful world.

What a now world was it to Mary Fsy The artificial 1 tempts of Goda pure wonhip 1o excite the ad I miration 01 maa 1 When Mary descended to the rmlor. hor tnoi aunt alone vt at waiting for her. Mr. Leeto, the aaid, had on to preach in a neighboring villageL ho congregation had awerublcd, ttaf the bell was sounding lis last lingering note, before Mrs. Leete anq Mary reached the church.

At they waiKM np toe uiaie, a ncb.deep ioncd voice gave utterance to the words" The Lord ia in hit Ho. ly Temple let all the. earth keep ailrnce before nun." not destitute of architectural beauty It woiinthe lone mintea windows 01 the Uothic atvle. unbro ken by tide throusb them came not a dim rcligiout light," but a fight softened and chequered by the dense foliage of the trees in wmcu 11 was emoowerco. 4 Mary Fay bad expected to produce a treat sen mtien when he displayed her faihionahle para plrermilia at a country cliurch; but every ey waa nxea upon me miinmer or ine prayer oooa The melodions voice of the reader had uncom mon pathos in ita natural tone: He whs devout and simple, sincere" and fervent.

The liturgy, lhe solemn, liturgy of the Episcopal Church, Mary Fay had heard from her infancy with her "outward ears." and her lioe had re tponded but the heart had hitherto given no re spotiset now uie penitential ttreathuigs 01 the liu any went lo her soul, and though her. lips moved not, it might have been whispered to the angeli who rejoice over man's salvation Behold, the a i By one of those remarkable coincidencea for Providences we might devoutly term thorn.) hich sometimes occur, the toxt for the morning' sermon was, "Surely the Lord ism this place, and I knew it not" As the minister repeated it with startling emphasis, his evet met lhe tearftt ones of Mary fixed upon him, Did his thought wander from his holy subject I A single second only, for he waa a true and faithful metsena or. ana then he spoke with appealing eameetnete of a present uod, until iiis glory ulled the temple of every believing i The last deep prayer waa Mary arose from the poetuie of devotion, humbled in heart, and walked forth with the chains lootoned thnt had bound her to the artificial How glo rious was the sunset of that holy day Ai Mary watched lhe crimson clouds until ihey. deepened to a purple edged with gold, and then wave after ave grew pale and gray," they were to her like opening vietas into heaven." To commune with her own heart, and listen to its deep mysterious breathingiat twilight'scontemplative hour, was a melancholy yet soothing clone of this oa rred dnv. Mm.

Leete a woman of great excellence op Venango, character, with the incoraina trace of humilitv "aiTeD in constant exercise moreover, ahe bad long lititntd with reverence to her husband, that she was habitually a ailent. woman. Although she had received Mary with affectionate kindness, and when she did speak, it was in a sweet and gentle manner, ahe had mode no effort to become 1 .1 1 acquatniea uuring ine Mary was aroused ironi bcr reverie by the Presently her aunt came and beared the pleasure of her company in lhe parlor. On entermg.Mrs. Leete said lienry, my son, this vour cousin The young minister bowed distantly, but respectfully, to his full dremed fashionable cousin, and an awkward pause followed, fog Mary waasnrprisod and embarrassed to lUtlo intercourse having been, maintained between, the country and city sinters, that Mary had never be jure heard that she bad a cousin Henry.

1 inj uiu nw auuw uiru, buiu mra vu ly fixed religious principlee gave tone and harmony to his character, and bis noble ingenuousness won the love 01 au no naa tvmpainy with excellence. The imaginalif0 mind of Henry Leete had almost doified woman pnre, simple, high aouled nonuui. His standard of female character was: A perfect woman, ttohly planned To warm, to comftjrt, snd command; Aad yet a spirit still, and aright. Withtometiting of so atgel light," Of the doll dressed up for society, in manners ai lantntlie as their paraphernalia, he knew nothing. lie had heard of Mary as one of these au tomata, who was extumtea during ine post winter with great eclat, and felt no desire to meet her either in his world or that of which the is a denizen.

Her evident embarraasment, and the modest bltu that suffused her face, dissipated at once hit prejudices, and convinced him that she did not yet wear the impenetrable mask of society. I We have a beautifjul view of the rising moon from the piazza," said Henry Leete Come, mother, will you and Miaa Fay greet her pale Isdvahio aa she looks over the eastern hills So saying, he offered an arm to each, and they were 1 if lit: A 1 1 vi 1 I I VI I month spent in the society of her revered uncle and aunt, and an occasional visit from cousin Henry, who found some special reason (a book of bonauet perhaps) for riding over to itrength ened the sentiments and confirmed the resolu lions of that memorable Sunday." HAiwaionry Lete. was netavDacneior I Atit the readers of sixteen aqd six and twenty. wm a bachelor, but bears the blushing honors of a Benedict and Maw Fay, as every reader has antwipated, is Mary Leete. L.C.T.

i rKSIDP.STIAL ELECTIOK IN Pr.HNiyLVAM W36; We bliah the foUowlng list of the votes given In 1836; in lhe contest for preiident, in order that a comparison may be mode bet ween ine returns then and those oi the next election Te: rrfcen. Adaaaat Allegheny, Armstrong, Bedford, t4a.lca Bucka, Butler, Cambria, Crawford. DaupaiiH a i Delaware, Erie, Iavtt. I I I I I I I A I III hvr.l I Jl.l I'M If I 1 ft IE I 1 1 I 1 I I I Ll I WJAl i 1 Jl i It TT 11 I Ml A 1 iVI 1 II 1 Uj I5W r. 334 4 1074 S077 t.

S'iaM t13S7 'J iui Ceawa. 1h0 Chester, 377., ClearAeld, 4 Columbia,) 13I MM S104 FraakliB r. S1J5 Greene, J13H Hantingdon. Ym Indiana, an vtt 1 Lancaaler 4144 ,1 j. Lebanon, 1188 Lehigh, lft7 Luserne, UYJH Lycoming, iTtU Merear, 'f l53 Monroe, Tilt in M.rBin, Montgomery, 3444 Aonhamoton.

fOM Northumbetland, 14S1 Perry, 1107 Phil, city, 30s Do, countv. Pike. Potter, M'Kean, Scbuylkill, Someraet, Sutquehanna, Tiota. union, Waahingtoii, Wayae, Weetmoreland, Yorkr 33t ISO 1M ,611 114o 10J7' 1143 3443) 721 7S 8756 91,473 Iel im, .1 WB .116 364 Se4 S5 Wt tsf tp 11 iin 1747 8573 015 116t ,6230 .1407 17M 1412 1W1 StOH' 1446 718 473 5747 0336 flil S3 3T 1.W5 B36 13E2M 600 34 RE03 340 1725 9003 8M 31.1 353, 933 til 31 S03 sua 630 I. 160 1037 959 634 1401 .306 03 65 6V3 627: 567 944 3M '1133 731 .87,111 4,304 333 1 iH 1 S09 158 104 21 1M 13f8l 8106 1 319 73d 8719 13B4 183 360 iv.

i. 4: irOTtntruoueidier.i, Messrs. Editors I have oiten, of litte years, a. oeen inaucea to centure severely mat orer zeal broils and fights but while 1. as well all other peaceable cithcens, mutt continue to condemn such conduct, we oosht not lo withhold the meed paLThe jcene ji onrtflagratioa were an engine uoin uermantow and one engine aid bucket carriage from Manayunk, which all arrived almost at the same inatani.

The Good Will Hose was the first from the city, bat they were almost immediately joined by others from both Gerruanlown and the city, until they reached the number mentioned i among them the Columbia, United States and Fairmounl Engines, Good Columbia and Western Hose, from the city; Union, Mount Airy and Washington, from Germantown. I believe the city engines were not played. The Manayunk engine (a auction one) was run into the creek, and, satiated by the Good Will Hose irom the city, played an cesaant stream of water for about two noun, and to their exertions chiefly may be attributed the saving of the water One or two others were played, but without the opportunity 01 be ing equally efficient Praise to the activity of the Philadelphia Firemen is, I am aware, rather a trite subject yet in lhe present instance, I think, they are particularly deserving. Nor ought I to omit an opportunity to toy that Monavunk and Germantown have shown that aa noble a zeal animates their breasts as those of their more experienced rivals in good deeds, the City Firemen. Mestri.

Garsides' factory was for ipinning flax, and was perhaps the most complete one in the UnitedStates, filled with the roost costly machinery, and sorry I am to say that there is no doubt the fire waa occasioned by an incendiary. Lost a supposed to be irom to i 'f wSbnrr; da do. I 1. 4t 0 7i 3 1 t0 1 wfn 1 75 Ins I lo. 8 'd go UJT' if ht liMw.

or lew. mate a enwuw. If adm. tiemeat asceed muht lioea. tht rm will bt in txaet Israooruoa.

All ailvwtHomem. wrthnnt tieeminai. era parahieat the time of Mart SIX o'clock on tXt ertrnvr prtoimu aa Umr Im. IsiaMiMWaatitN. u.

Marrmae ana rtnerai vrwip jwtufauv I whKih (MX In nil en be n4nrr4. (Retorted for the Public Ledger 4 Const Calendar tept. 3, 16W. Court ef Ctaeral Sewonw ia eeatioa. Court of Common Pleas ia seuioa.

Motions, or gumenta and rulee beard and entered. urpnanr uoan inteaaiun. Courtt of Quarter Seeaiona and Over and Terminer. 1 The lermt of these Courta have not yet beea fixed. court not in District Court the Judteaof this Court hare witef.

mined not to meet until tba tiA Mondny ia fr'P vt a rr Ut. P. inil IT, VUUlt UVt IN KH1UU. P. g.

Circuit Orwrt fcBot ia tetttoa. 4 H. fteparted fbt the Pnblie UaAr. ir ivMorainenalne; Police, jau4r 5,., Btf Mitrma CcwfbOl 1 Jamft Morria.vharped with the mutderof Aaron Croas, waa aiaia brought up, aad several witBeasea examined. Tbe.captain and n.ate corroborated their former itatemente, and ia addition thereto lea titled to the Bui that blood was fmad a poo tome part ef the eabia ia the vicinity of the epot where Morris' trunk stood Morris hsving gone down there, accord, tng to bia own statement, for bis trunk about the time he was going to lesve the sestet.

Morris eaya be got blood on himtelf by the bleeding of hie note, and tayt that be shifted hit clothes before be left the vessel, aad thinks he took all hit clothes away with him, Duffy, the black man. who pawned the mate's watch, wsi examined his testimony wat af the same chaise ter aa that given before the Recerdcr. He atated that Morris wat with bim reariy all day oa Wednesday, and that Motiii' did not ant to come eat of Moyamensing into the City. The atch of the caataia waa eroduced and Identified by bias. Mr.

Donnelly, with whom Jl wat pledged, wat not certain that either Morris or Dully bad pawned it with bim, bat Morris said he did and got 3 30 ror (t. Morris pertitied in bit itnoritne of any body't being nun on board the reriri. ana mninisineti rrarnu pnaentiun throuibost the whole examination, He 4t0 1 wat fuUy committed to tske bit trial for the murder or Croat, and for aa aatault and battery, vaia intent to kill, en the boy Prima. At bit request, the Alder aa made him a prevent of a bible, which he took withhitntopriaoa. Proceedings of City CovuciIa SELECT COUP IVm.i.

flrnl. X. IAIO. Mr. Rowland prevented a petition ot retidenu ia Water street and Dtlawart Avenue, baking that culvert may be eoastiucted from Water street to Delaware Avenue, down the alley between Race and.

Vine streets. Mr. Elliott, a petitwa ofreiidentaof Cbetnut aak ing that flag stones may be placed at the erosting of Chetnut ttreet, from Hudtont alley, to Franklin Place. I. The Pretideatlaid before Council the petition of reaidenlt ia 'he vicinity of Washington Square, Biking that the atieeta on the est, south and eaat tides of the square may be paved with woodwhich pa titioaa were referred to the committee on pubUc ThaVreildenl laid before Council eommuaica Hon from Joteph Pool, taking ft tbe settlement at hit claim agaimt the estate of tbe late Stephen Gi rard reftirtd te the commissioners of the Girard estate.

Tbe Preiident laid before Council a communication from Lawrence Lew is, resigning bit seal as a member of Select Council. Mr. Chandler moved that the retignatioa ef Mr. Lewis be serepted agreed to. Mr.

Williams ottered a resolution, that lhe City Treasurer be authorised to receive a legacy ef gCuu, bequeathed by Wm. J. Williatni to tbe cay, ia trust fortheuaeof tba Wills Hotpitsl wmium. v.fi i Mi. Shanwood moved that Council proceed to thr seroad resdibg of the Gat bill agieed to.

Mnnd nf lh. JMn vnin. tA which Mr. Vethetiil moved that tbe fui tBer eonaiaeraus Wetheflll dly Snm iervicV. MiSr WV K1U.1M 1 I WMW 01 pnuse when to well deserved as it was at the fire at Messrs, Garsides' mill, which commenced at about 10J clock on Thursday night Inst, the 8d inst Thia factory ik situated on the Wiua hicon, about 8 miles from the rity, from Ger mantown, and 2 from Msnayunk the roods hilly and difllcult, especially from the latter place, aim yei in a soon time were (as 1 sra in serv tig hor suiwwe, "thnt the tntnaiter wnom fonn 14 engine; hose end bucket carringes on fiioriiihz.

waTour own ouronlir child.1 "llow ilwuld my cousin recognise me, dear mother when we have never met before quickly and kindly rephed Henry Leete, and than hastened to explain to Mary, that his father had rone" to Preach for him, and he had been per forming the same duty by preaching in' the vil lage of and a neight rhborint narish. over both of which his father had the pastoral care, Mary had been so entirely occupietl with the hew and solemn thoughts that had that day visited her mind, that she had taken no note of the appearance of the minister, and his voice alone demonstrated that he was the same who had officiated in the desk ond pulpit. Henry Leete was ah honest in a higher sense than was ever dreamed of in Pope's phi losophy he was an honest gentleman an ho neit Christian. Educated by his father till he went to the university, he1 had never mingled with rough and unprincipled youth and Inheriting too the gentle character of bia mother, his manner were peculiarly, soft and amiable 1 so much so that his classmates called him a sweet girl." and" Lilly Leete." Soon, however, they discoverea that beneath this bland and mild ex terior, there waa power of mind that would com rnand respect power that would mount farther than the many would follow to for indeed thol he held the highest rank, and was graduated ith the first honors of the univenity. Ilia deep training to which the naa ueen suojectea naa to hef dUk di.played 0n the upprewu rr 1 nonzon.

mis was a ed but not aesiroyeu amy vi fut and true buried long beneath heaps of. rubbish. Tbe chords had not been strong, yet it was a perfect initrumenf, that human soul as came from the hands of its Maker iv iii Iato tbvseH thine owe aumea tonne; What tbe'iedoet werthipT whatdeem'tt thou divine." Mary Fay looked out upon the glorious new uniKd mnA then held solemn communion with herself, until the church belT startled her from those deep musings. In the labor of the toiieioiary naa aiw avs oeen ftfsisted by her maid, and often, loo, by her mother. On Sunday morning especially, Mrs.

Fav had given her advice and approbation. 1 The rich drettee with which Mary had expected todazztde the ey country congrega mn. w.m Ink on Irom me nftliuig uui im ipread upon the bed; but having no one to consult some time was spent in making a choice. As ihe arrayed herself before tbe small mirror, the countenance there reflected looked out re proeohfully upon her. It was a novel exprewion, Irut Mr it earnestly; still it rooked tennttrhfull ami inoumfulW into her Urte ha iei eye.

toe tmiieo uauiu3 sive smile. But the second bell Bounded, and Mary hurried oa her white hat with Ita delicate rosea, and cast a pasting glance at that beautiful foce which had never reproached hetlill now. nid Mink at in wn loveliness, or for the folly of her who hod so often, arrayed herself for tht Fav. who hod seen the moon, not above the tops of ihe snow shining mountains," but looking down intotne narrow atroeia ot a crowded city. Softened and saddened as she bad been by the Ihoughtfulnem of the day, this lovely evening trarrauilized her feelings, and to the young minister she listened with intense interest as lie dwelt with eloquent admiration upon the "heavens which declare the glory of God the Crmanent wntcnsnoweui iiisnanaiwora.

How different to Mary were the morning and evening sacrifices At the family allor! In tbe morning, no incense arose from her heart in the evening, the sweet incense of praise and thanksgiving ascended to the throne of her Heavenly Father. 1 "li postible that I have pasted but a single day in this place waa lhe natural reflection of Mary, as she tat in her chamber that night meditating upon the events which had tramptred. A revefatioreof a new world had been made a re lation to it and its Creator had daw ned upon her mind. The deep and hitherto unknown energies of he? soul were avrokened. comes there not, to him who dings, 't Like a strong bird with fettered wings, To the tow Joya of earth, .1 A voice from sky, Bidding him seek bia home os high.

Aad nrove bis Bobievairwr It was well for Mary Fay that aha did not re tun immediaU.lv into tlie whirl of that world which nuihtunin'dravniber into in vortex. A Extract from ftuinn'a Trade of Bonkiof London, 1833. "The Scotch Batiks were originally founded upon the principle of free trade; they were allowed an unlimited number of partners, and are still permitted to isaue one pound notes. But what hu been the consequence fv Those very eetablifch ments, which were intended be mutual competitors, have combined against a metallic cur rency. They rest upon the principle of monopoly in that respect and they have to fhriucceeded in their purpose, that when they are pretend for gold, they are obliged to apply for it to the Bank of England.

They cannot obtain it in Scotland, from which their paper has, by concert, expelled it v. fjfcf "The chartered banks of America are upon a limilnr orinciole. But to difficult hai it been to compel them to retout a tuffkient proportion of metal, at a security to the public, that Commit sioners are appointed to inspect them from time to time, in order to enforce lhe law. But they have contrived to evade its provisions, by com binint to assist each other with a tuincieat sup timet that sum. II it moreover uniformly hew out by the bankers at aa unpatriotic act in an AmeriCin ClUsen Ul ucmiuiu wut tin considerable extent, and they would appear to have actually fused thia sentiment with public ooinkm in that country.

Bat what ia thia but monopoly BtiicH or PtOMisi or Makmagz. A case of much interest occurred recently in the county pf Tyrone, Dr. John Brown Macartney, bow Ihe most eminent and wealthy practitioner a Wexford county, at the age of 25, became desperately enamored of the beautiful, accomplished and highly respectable Miaa Ellen Mourtray. of the earao county, and after seven long yeara of voluminous lovesick correspondence, without cause, changed hit mind and married another. The verdict for thia dishooorable ami cruel coo duct waa damages to the amount of JC1200.

A Waizikh printer, whom we once knew, wat setting from tie manuscript of en author who wrote a very ftlegtble band, and wnom wt wm call Jupiter Hobson, net being willing to introduce his real name into print aa he ia one of our beat and moat adeemed friends. Whenever the Compositor come to an unintelltrible hieroglyph lc if it was short be substituted Jupiter if Jlialttoogef "OhJuplierr' and if tenter still supplied the gap "Oh Jupiter Hobta! and thus the proof went to the trtonifhed an thor. Act Gaxr'fe. A 't 1 tAJMMUIl nn.nvii.' Communications and petitions of a similar teaor 7 to tboae In Select Council, were submitted by tbe President, Meters. Gilpin and Winebrenet and were rercned to the appropriate committees 4 On motion or Mr.

Barrtington, tht tpeclal commit, tee oh the communication of the Trutieet of the Gl rard College, were authorised to print 560 copies of their repoil J'AHa. Fom Libzjiia. We have this morning rei vr ceived Africa's Luminary, from Liberia, of July 17th, and proceed to note its principal contents. Thaanirermnr of American Independence waa OetthMlad withi airaowlinery iemoiwifaiaa. of joy, under the auspices of uovernor Buchanan.

The army," consisting of three hundred men. welt appointed, wot upon duty, and the review gave great sstiafaclion. A luroptoeut dinner mo (seeded the review, at which a sufficient number of toasts were druak, ThtOrdtal e. Sassy Wood. ThO Luminary gives an interesting narrative of the circura itancet attending the sasiy wood ordeal, and the arrest of a person who had administered it wiih in tbe jurikdiction of Liberia.

It appears that a clan of natives were living on an island near Monrovia. The child of a man named reeman died suddenly and mysteriously. Some of the natives, whose relations were not amicable witht Freeman, hod been heard to threaten hit iamily. They had been known to procure the gall of a crocodile, under the pretext of. wanting it for their greegree, or charm.

Freeman tupaoted that they had killed the child by itchcraft i and they, as a test of their innocence, aropoaed lo tn, dure the ordeal of drinking the poison of aaary wood a cuttora of the natives ta such cases. Three of them drank and died, okd Freeman' wat arretted for a violation of the lawt of th oolony, forbidden the practising of those baxbuPn out customs within its limits. Freeman declared, that he had cautioned them' not to drink the' aaty wood in the territory. He wot committed' for trials The doalh of the victim of course convinced the natives of their guilt In their ap preherwions, had tbey been innocent the poison would have proved innocuous They believe all deatht in Uieir tribee, unlera of very old people, to be wmpttrwed by tome. evil disposed person Even when a person hu been accidentally drowned at a groat distance, a supected relative has been taken ftp ns being the cause of the dcalk iV.

Y. Com. Adv. AMAKUXATtOH of Lieutenant Fatvuiar ft Cap tain McAdam. We regret to have to announce an event which; happily for the race and tho' country to which we belong, of rare oeeumneef among ua.

Yesterday morning, at (Mimitquoi Bav) Captain McAdam, of Colonel, Dyer'i corus of volunteers, accosted Lieut Forw( quhar. of the same corps, in the ttreet, and after a few Wttfde drew a leaded pittol, which he had kept concealed under hie chuhea, and diachargedj ita contents in the body of his on Tort una te vio tim. Lt Farquhtr fell instantly, and upon ex amination it waa discovered (hat the wound waa' mortal, the ball having passed through tho Ioint and injured, beyond all hope of reparation, toman of lhe abdominal viscera. Capt McAdam. waa easily seenred by the police, A despatch waa sent off to Montreal, without lws of ne, by tht cornraandant of the regiment with ti.e pertlrt i tart or the event Mr.

tarqunar.ot ii.il city.tho.v. father of the unhappy gentleman thus premature ly cut off by tbe blow of an assaaai n. hxit no timer 4 in obeying the aurnmons to repair to Phiilipsburf wito wit little nope 01 oemg in nine 10 receive the last adieu of his son. lie took medical ab tendanto with him, altliough told that their oaaia. tan could be of no avail.

i ore unable to give any minute paiticulara 1 of Ihe circumstancea which led lo thie tragio event Ail that we know upon tho tubtoct aw that tome high words between the par tiee at the mesa supper on Monday and that on the following rooming, Capt McAdam. after breakfast called upon Lt. Farquhar to re tract and apologize for certain words ho had used on the previoua nisht, callmg them lkrV.tr baing tomo opprobnou epithet of the Ilka nature. Thia the lieutenant lo do, whereupon hie ourderer drew forth the deadly weapon and fooaummated the crime with which bo etondi chaff eable to tht offended laws. Jkfcw treat lit raid.

A Eaxix. A few daa sincts a ahark, awesar i mi upwards of 7 fevt ia lerfth, wns taken 'O 6ah net orwtite the farm ofrhilio just above Dclaw tre City. The ver weighed Opwnrdi of 50 ponnda, iVwrt Amtntm. I WHAT NtSTt There ia a peftWl cirtula 1' tion to incorporate a banJ of mntic We fk not know that bar.king priiilegee ore atked certain it ia, they wuh to issue aaKt. 1 i't..

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