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tors.

The state Stocks and the Domestic Credi.
tors.
As the time approaches for the sale ofthe a'ock.
held by the Comm ,nweah in various Bank,
Bridge, and other companies, the certificates OF
allv growing in demand and increasing in price.
The lowest recent cash sale that we have he ,rI Of
was ahnve 10 per cent, and others not wholly for
cash as high ss so. If we remember rightly, the
whole would lie made available at the sales Of
socks, it is believed that they would not
the purchase. The stock hid in the Bank Of
Pennsy lvania, at present selling price, will bring
5000 600; the stock held in the Philadelphia Bank
s3l4, 900; ,ha, in the Schuylkill Nsvg alton
Company S35 900, anil that held in the Allegheny
Brijse Company and in one or tive others, sufi'
cient to absorb the whole of the certificates issued,
hut there are in ALL twenty >eight different compa-
uies in which the State holds greater less in>
terost, all which the Commissioners authorized
to SCH I, is no, probable that all these certificates
will be brought into the market TO participate in
| the purchase Of this stock. They bear six per
cent interest, and there are those who have conf
ience that the interest on them will. as /. is now,
be punetunlly paid, and they will therefore hold
them an investment in preference to selling them
at discount. Such holde:a as wish to cell ,hei
certificates will see that there is market for all
and, il the sale of stocks in question be made il
good faith, they oush, to bring very near pr.
Pubic Ledger.
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ron THE ANEnlCAN.
8 P RI \ G

Winter has fed to the ce.hound regions of the
North. The lovely Spring, with her sun-hine,
her rans. her blossoms and gay flowers. has come.
To receive her. the Earth has put on her mantle
Of green the trees have hid aside their lpok. Of
sadness. and chd themselves in garmea,s OF the
riches, hue. The modest flowers timdly peep.
ing forth from their lowly hsbi,a,iOns, anil greet
ing her coming with the sweetest p rfumes. The
merry birds tuning their little throats To notes
oil sisJDess, and, in their msiin songs, seem to
praise Jehovah for sending the joyous season of
Spring. The busy bees are humming their hymns
Of ofthanksgiving as they spoIt around the pretty
flowers and extract from them the swe is they
afford.
Al this season Of the year. when the majestic
rivers, filled 10 Overlooking by the mountiin rls,
are dashing and foaming along their rocky 5els,
on their way to the Ocean, and when the forests
ale ag ain shaded with green foliage, and The val
icys clothed with beds Of lilies and Of ros's, the
Christian behol,ls. with eye offAith, the impress
Of Deity on all the works Of Nature, and dcvou,ly
acknow'e,'grs-"My Father made them all :"
Sunbury, May, ls43, A.C.
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FRoM NAUvoo General Joseph Smith, Ohe
prophet,) Mayor of the city ofNauyoo, has pub
lished proclamation in the Nauvoo Wasp, ad.
dressed to the citizens of the holy city, stating
tina; there exists, up and down the Mississippi,
and round about the city Of Nauvoo, band OF
despcradocs, bound by oaths Of secrecy, under
severe penalties, and that he understands some
of the members, who have, through falsehood
and deceit, been drawn into their snares, are,
through fear Of the execution Of said penalties
on their persons, prevented from divulsing their
secret plans and depredatons; the prophet
mayor, therefore, grants and ensures protection
against all personal violence to each and every
citizen of the holy city who will freely and
voluntarily come forward and truly make
known he names of all such abomniabe
characters. The invitation will doubtless be
generally responded to by the pious Nauvooans.
81. Louis Repub.
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national DEBrs.-The National debt of
Holland, is larger in proportion to population,
than that of any other in the world, by six
hundred and fifty millions of dollars to popu-
lation of three millions, or shout S2l7, to each
inhabitant. The debt of Great Britain is about
5000 to each inhabitant of Great Britain and
ireland proper, which is less than that Of llol.
land England has, in addition, immense colo.
nies which contribute something towards pay
ing the interest of the debt
In Holland new debts arc annually contrac-
ted to pay the arrearages Of interest although
the expenses of the government have been re-
duced TO the most moderate scale, and the tariff
adapted to the greatest possible revenue, with
a view to meet the interest, it practicable,
without adding TO the principal Of the debt. 1t
is the opinion of many that reputation must be
the inevitable result.
The debt ofNorway,i is altilc over So to each
inhabi'ant. and is in a gradual course Of rcduc.
ton The debt of Prussia is also in a course
of gra lual payment Its amount is about Sll
TO each inhabitant.
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BALTIMORE MARKET.

Office Of ofthsBALrIMoHE AMERICAN. May %.
FLOUR.-Sales OF Howard street Flour Of good
standard brands were made from store on Saturday
at 81 e5. To day some holders ask the same price,
while others demand an advance. The receipt price
is s4I29
There is not stock in City Mills. A parcel Ofioo
bbls. was contracted for to day at 81 so.
The market is bare of susquehanna Flour. Il
would readily hiring 81 37I.
Sales of Rye Flour to-day 50 GAL.
GRAfN.-We note sale to>day of two lots Of
Pennsylvania rel Wheat, comprising $500 bush
els quality no, prime, at 3, per bushel; Of lot
of 1000 bushels white and red mixed Pennsylva-
MIA, quslity good, a, 81 OIL and 1t Of 500 bu.
shells prime Psnna. red at 81 OF. We quote Nd.
rels at so IS cts. at which rates the small par
GELS coming TO marke, are soJ.-Ssles Of Nd. Corn
to-day at so So cts for white, and 81 cts for yell
low. s'lss Of Penns. Rye a, 81 cts. and of Md.
Oats at rs cts. dull.
| wHlskEY-Con,inues in fair demand. We
note sales ofbb!s ., ~ cents and hhds. al 2ii cts,
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A FINISHED EDrcATIoN-The eldest and
prettiest daughter OF parrenu or retired tailor,
who has more money than brains, is first la
ced into a state ofincipient consumption, Grip
ped by small shoes, and stuffed with candy and
pertness, and then sent 10 a fashionable board.
ng-school. Here she istaught domestic French
Comment vouz porta vouz! Jer swecs trays
beans, jer vouz remersees, &c-the pianner
and dancing, interspersed with practical les
sons in immortality and manners. Bawdy books
and Buwer's novels are a great favorite at
most of your finished academies hence the num-
ber of runaway matches, and the fact that nine
boarding school educated misses out Of ten make
very bad wives-merc dolls.
If you would have your daughters virtuous
and happy, keep them at home and educate
them yourself Teach them their own Ian
guage, music and French, and see that she
learns to darn stockings, to make puddings, and
to despise bus,es, or other artificial aid. Let
their embonpoint be natural embonpoint, not
one made of saw dust or Indan.rubber Above
all send them 10 church or to chapel ; teach
them to fear their God give them a good re
ligious education, and your gray hairs, if you
should have any, will no, go down TO the grave
| with sorrow.
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A Hard Case.

An incident occurred on Sunday last in one
ofthe respectable quiet streets Of our city which
at any time would have been considered fright.
fdl, but which in these temperance days is n.
deed most passing strange. A young man
whose father on dying few years since left
him fortune of $4,000, was seen to drive up
toths residence Of his family in n cab. so be lst.
ly intoxicated, so awful in appearance, as to
strike every one with adherence. He was
without coat or hat. and the rest of his scanty
clothing was torn to pieces and covered with
dirt, while from the frightful gnshes on his
head the blood streamed down over his face,
spectacle ofhorror Such a spectacle! Such
an object to present itself on the Sabbath day
at the house Of MOTHER And this is wine
drinker, one whom we doub. not has always
been strenuous advocate for occasional glass;"
that occasional glass which is the source and
origin Of all the damning evils that boated
drunkenness accumulates upon its head. The
young gentleman, not yet % years Of age, thus
atired in his ta,tered and bloody hobiliments,
pitched from the cab to the pavement, and then
staggered up the steps that led to his mothers
dwelling What bitter cruel outrage. But
fortunately y that poor mother was spared the ap-
palling exhibition. The family had just gone
to church and the son was denied admittance
by the servants This refusal enraged the
irnnkard, who, in attempting to force the shut
ters, raised one by the hinge which then fell
haa, pI
him upon the pavement from whence lie was
taken into the house and subsequently rcmo
we'd TO the Hospitol. This really trightful scene
was witnessed by a crowd Of several hundred
persons, drawn together by the rawlings Of the
drunken madman His history, brilliant, brief,
beastly should furnish a powerful lesson to
the gentleman'y young topers who are so con.
ceitedly following the same pah.-Saturday
Museum
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or The Philadelphia Astronomers have been
making calculations for several months pas, in re-
ia'ion 10 the recen, comet. They have como to
The conclusion that the comet came in con,ac,
with the sun, or rather ,ha, the sun passed through
the comet. The Philsicphis Gazette has the
following comments on Mr.. Walkers conmunca-
tion
"Mr Walker IS eris that this body, il i, may So
be termed, came into actual contact with the sun
on the 27th Of February last. This startling con.
clu,ion, for other wonderful in the annals Of
Astronomical science, has we believe ever occurred,
is arrived q, by calculations whose result csnno,
he denied. These calculations occupying the
closes, attention during the past two months have
been all duplicated and in many part, Implicated by
Messrs. Walker, Kendall and Downcs, and cam
not DO forced even to give any other result. The
infcrences Of the result, are 10 be left 10 each t.
frame for himself, but Of the fac, ,hu the nucleus
Of the Comet struck point blank sgainst the sun
there be no doubt One inference is. that the
Comet relounjed. TITS would Of course he the
case were Comets solid bolies but inssmuch as
they sre 100 times thinner than the ,liinns clouds,
thinner than the vacuum Of an air pump, stars be
ing visible through o nuc,us 10 900 miles thick,
il could hardly be so. The more probable infer.
cnce is, that the sun passed Immediately through
L., and such parts Of it as escaped its influence
having remained, gave it the appearance which i,
had Of q heajless comet, and will account fot the
position Of its tail when first at the High
School. on the Esd Of February. Aflu the con.
cussion the Comet moved off in a curve called On
hyperbolo.
! The credi, for the discoveries Of the phenum, ma
/ Of this Comet is due TO the gentlemen who made
1 the observations at the observatory Of the High
School in this city. I, was first scen there on the
23j of February, before was noticed in any other
! pat, Of the United States. Its first recorded mp.
pearanee in New England, was on the 27th OF
February. II has since beer seen in almos, every
part Of the world, and especially in the North Of
/ Europe. 1t was last seen al the High School Oh
serva,ory on the 10Th April aud in another part OF
! the United States by Professor Lonmis Of the
Western Reserve Cullege on the 7th. His nstru.
mont not sufficiently powerful to enable him
to discover it after that date The most receu, e!e
ments from Europe especially from Berlin, Pari.
and Geneva, accori with those obtained at The
same dates 10y the observers Of the High School,"
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"Machine Poetry" Jrom The ". Y. Sund. Mercury
Little LOugIngs.

"
Little Lo"s'nss.
wish I had little wife,
And owned a little land,
I'd have a little house upon't,
And feel little grand
I'D want l''le daughter, and
Likewise a ht'e son,
And when Ia little time to spare,
Id have little iun.
A little CLASSY lake I'd have,
Well fil'd with little fishes:
NV little psntry shelves should shine
With liue pewter dishes.
Around my co, the little birds
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Great European aud American {

tftHt fsrOpeau ana American
The London M,rning H,raM in an
notice Of the late Richard Arkwright, Esq no
following Interesting remarks relative to the COM
rarative wealth Of certain leading European aad A.
mcrican capitalists -
He died possessed. /, is reported of no, less ih,n
seven millions sterling in personal property alone.
irrespective of landed estates. As an indivdu,l
capitalist there i. not in Europe a, the present
time who can approach within half the distance,
excepting. pefhsps, the excellent no less than
wealthy Mr.. Solomon Hrine, of Hamburg, who,
according to general repute, is estimated to con.
ccutrate in his own person the representation Of
many values to the vast amount of four millions
sterling
It mus, he remembered, however, that this sum
represents the whole property Of Mr.. Heine, where
Ms the late Mr. Arkwrigh, wa. possessed nf nd,d
estates perhaps one or two millions beyond the a.
mount at which the personality is rated, In-
mensely wealthy are the Bsrings, the Roihs.
chds. the Hopes, &c, of Europe, there is not has
not been, one that could be placed at all in the
comparison; not all the m gnicent fortunes
drawn out OF, with all the vast capital remaining
still in rhe prnccly ncuse of B,ring, would. per,
h,ps, all combined, h to the amount not all
the splendid capitals fall the Rohschills through.
ou, Europe together equal probably more than one
h'li the euorm mass Of accumulated horles left
behind by the late Mr.. Arkwrieh,.
, Out Of Europe the only capitalists who could
approach the comparison would be Mr.. As,nr. of
I New York, whose name will lie familiar with all
! travellers from the massive and magnificent pile If
buildings which, as Astur's Hotel, has administered
| TO their con venienoe-a building which, the de-.
scn lion, and fM the sp,csl use, stands unpiral-
I led in the whole world with this paatial ST. ucturc
II mus, he understood ,ha, Mr.. Astnr neither was
nor is otherwise connected than as planner and
proprietor. and forming part of his vast estate.
| The reports current about the enormous wealth
created and accumul,ted by this extraordinary ma,
carry it as high sixteen or seventeen millions
| Of dolars or say about four millions sterling but,
Of cou Sc, whilst he is living. this only be a
matter of CO.. jec,ure, though perhaps MOI III from
the truth,
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or A great Sale Of public stocks Of the State
will take place at Northumherland, on the 9Th Of
June, as will he sren by reference to our sdverri
sing Columns. The proceeds Of the Sale are for
the benefit Of the domestic creditors q class Of in
jivijuals who have severely suffered, in conse
q ucncc of ,be States inab ity to pay them th,ir
lust dues Rel ef notes are 10 te taken at par.
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A Sad apcctnc1e.

On our way from Philadelphia to this city on
Fddsy last, upon our return from Baltimore, our
attention arrested by the appearance of fel.
low.passengrr, who chancej to ST, near MS In the
cars. He was apparently not over 30, dressed in
coarse and seedy garments, and evidently in the
last stage Of consumption. Upon his face
stamped the seal of death clearly and terribly
than we have ever seen it upon another living
coun,enanee. He was wasted to a skeleton, and
the liyid pslcness of corpse had driven from his
face every hue Of health and life. His eyes were
restless and glsred with dull but eager stare upon
what was pass ng around him. We did not hear
him speak till we had reached Jersey City, and
then. upon the ferry-bosi, observed him talking
TO a number Of gentlemen. who were standing a.
round him. He spoke feebiy, hut with greet earn
estncss and excitement. He said he had just been
released from the Pencn,iary in Pennsylvania,
where he had been long time confined. He hal
never hefpre confessed bis shame. bu, now. he
said, he could no, help il. He had been Q grest
villain in his life hut, said he, as his eyes swan
in tears, aud his thin, blue lips quivered with emo.
,ior. that's all past, ard have go, 10 die in lay
or two. His mother, he said, lived at No. - Green
wich.sttee, he had no, seen her for many years,
and the only favor he asked Of God or man was that
he nigh, reach her home ard die in her arms. He
seemed in perfect agony of apprehension lest The
police officers of the City should him he
landed and detuin him ill it should be too late to
see his mother. They oil knew him, he said, to he
grea, rogue, and if somebody did no, aid him, he
kneD he should die in the City Prison instead Of in
his mothers house. He seemed greatly relieved
and truly thankful when several gentlemen offered
to send him g, once to her residence. We know
no, what became of him, b,H hink i, scarcely pos.
sibie that he should be living now.-But who
picture either the joy the agony ofth,t last meet
ing between the widowed mother and her wretch
ed son, coming from the dungeon to her arms only
to be laid somewha, more gently in the gravel The
exci,emen, oflhe hope Of meeting her seemed to
be all that KEEP, him alive and it Appeared scarce.
possible that his feeble. could survive the eI
ci,emen, of the meeting i,self-N. Y. Tribune.
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MISCELLANY,
Editorial, Condensed and s.iec,e,

Editorial, Condensed aud Selected.
Sesmen in the u. S. service, who do no, draw
their grog rstions, now receive SIC 80 per month,
grog drinkers, Sl5
Some Of the bachelors in the Ohio Legislature
arc for O tax on bustles We never knew bach.
ladies behind their backs.
Miss Mary Ann Lee, the danseusc, is reaping a
rich harvest at New Orleans. The picayune SAYS
that on the occasion Of her last btnef, some Of
her warm admirers sent a messenger to her with
rich and beautiful present. The me -senger was a
dove, and around its neck was a splendid diamond
brosch of great value.
The Wilkesbare Farmer says fudge Wood
ward lost pair of fine horses in the river on Friday
last. The Susquehanna is as rspacious for victims
as the Gang Except that it is satisfied with
horses. while the latter demands human ofTcring.-
Some dozen horses have been drowned in the Sus.
quehanna within few years.
Laughnb'e Willis says, it is curiou. how word
put down for perfect gravity by su'hor, may
be funfed fifty years after Ivy slang. In the course
of the comedy played in New York few nights a.
go, the phrase "m,ke hustle about a woman,"
which INTENDED to be used very angrily, raised
hearty laugh all over the house.
La,es, accounts from Naples state that yesuvi-
was again be'chng forth large quantities of ,ms
and smoke.
/ A wild boar was lately shot in the Forcs, Of
/ Raulaing, in the Vosges, which weighed 6l5 lbs.
Nearly 1900 shots were fired at him and he killed
more than so dogs.
| Cold ITater-Tbe German papers give an &C.
count Of extraordinary extension IF the cold w'-
ter system 10 the person Of young vcm h of 23
/ years of age, who for II years hid subsis,ed en-
tirely on cold spring water! A committee Of pfy-
sicans had been formed to investigate the case
which has attracted grea, deal Of attention in Mu.
Mich, where the girl is residing
/ a SENTENCE The Delaware Republican
states that Uriah Henson was tried on We'd
ncsjay last, and found guilty ofattackinr
Stanhope with intent to kill. Th
fenced him as follows: hour in
l2O lashes on the bare back, , V.
months Imprisonment, 81 years Sc
want, and $4,000 fine.
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u-t> In ano'her column will be found the opinion
Of the Attorney General. on the subject OF the g.
lection Of State Printer, subject which has caused
considerable ickrring among those pecunary in.
,cresed. The Gov. refuses TO approve the Bond
hecause he le ms the election TO have been illegal
In this opinion he is sustained by the Auorncy
Gcners' II isa matter Of but little moment to the
people thcm-elves, whether the Stlte Printer be
elected row or at the next session, but it is a m t.
ter of some importance that such an election, when
teld, should bc a valid one.
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or We refer ou, readers to number Of new
advertisements in this weeks paper. Advertising
has become a necessary consequence in all busi-
ness transactions. We therefore find men Of the
most correct and extensive business habits always
pursuing this course, which proves advantageous
no, only to the advertiser, but also 10 the customer
or purchaser.
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Saturday, May 27, !s43,

% We have on hand sixty ,eams Of print.
ing paper, similar in .zc and quality to the sheet
upon which this is printed. Also SO rcams Of su.
per Royal 81 by 2s inches which will be sold at
cost tnd carriage, for cash.
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Ur V. d. PALMER, ESQ. at his Real Estate and
Coal office. No, l04 South Third Street. Phila.
delphio, is authorised to act Agent. and to re-
ccivc and receipt for all monies due this office, for
subscription or advertising.
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A Brave YorTH OF TExAs-A letter from
Mexico, announcing the arrival of twelve of,he
prisoners captured at Mier says that "anong
them is young man about Is years of age, the
son Of distinguished officer in Texas, whose
bravery and gollantry is much admired in Mex
leo. 1t is related that he broke his muskct ra-
ther than deliver it to the enemy. General Am
pudia was so much charmed by his heroic con.
duet, that he has adopted him as his son, and
bestowed on him the name of Juan Ampudia,
and has recommended him in the strongest
manner TO the favor Of the government"
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~ Cdtkey Taem IN !"-Mr. Thomas Barrett,
sexton Of the Fins, Church, Beverly. tMsss) now
81 years old, has buried a2ss person.
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o. The Governor has appointed w. ]. d. An
drews, Charles w. Higgins and John Brnsdheaj
Commissioners to selec, the most suitable place to
locat. the sea, of Justice in Carbon county. This
it 10 supposed, will be Mauch Chunk.