The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-04-27
Harrisburg.
Harr1sDuvK.
Correspondence OF the HERALD
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HARRISBURG, april "a, lo4S.
Matters and Things IN Harrisb.rg.
DEAR GENERAL
The lack learning" legislature of Pennsylvania
has adjourned and the members gone home to their
families, laden with the spols OF the winter, ave-
raging about $500, besides pay and mileage 1t was
an unpopular body, and few of its members will
ever return public men.
The political atmosphere was agita'ed during the
whole session by the schemes of those interested,
and now there is quite calm. The principal busl-
ness on hand was to head the Governor. In this,
success did not attend them. He has proved him
self match for the cunning of all the combinations
formed to put him down, although at the time the
keystone treachery took place his enemies were
sure OF success Even in the election of printer he
has come out victorious. " is now ascertained,
that after the expiration % three days after the pas
sage of the law creating the oce Of State Printer,
no election could be held, the law requiring the
| election to be held within three days. 1t was not
held for days after The reform bill turns out
| to be a mere humbug driving out Of the treasury
three times as much as 1t can bring in: The bill re-
leasing the lien Of the State upon the Nicholson
lands, throws away about $500 900 at one sweep,
and places the settlers in the ands OF the heirs Of
Nicholson, who will make millions out of il. Ne
yer had we legislature which did as much injury,
and SO little good to the people.
We now have considerable talk about coal. al
lude to the opening and bringing to market the
Bear Valley Coal, situated about twenty eight miles
from the river Susquehannah. 7 he company have
discovered route fer railroad from the river to
the mines, which presents natural grade OF seven
teen feet to the mile in every mile, crcums ance
seldom met with in the history OF railroads. This
road can be made very cheap, with iron, cast the
route, and when completed will open a market for
the best coal in Pennsylvania The road will come
to the canal few miles above this place.
The Bear Valley coal is situated about twenty
eight miles from the river and ls embedded in two
mountains. The veins are regular in their forma-
ton and of immense thickness, no coal field in the
United States presenting more Inducements to the
capitalist to embark IN. Coal can be delivered at
tide water for So 50 per ton, after the completion of
the road, the prospect of which Is very promising.
1t is the nearest coal to market in the State, and will
sell always for the highest price, It now being pre-
fered to any other where it can be had.
Our canals will be in full operation in few days,
and it is thought an immense business will be done
during the season. BY Wednesday the whole line
to Pittsburg will be navigable.
At the October election we are 10 elect three ca
nal commissioners which will afford sport sufficient
tor all our politicians. 1t is expected that sectional
feelings will govern the election.
see that the Little Magician has been nomina-
ted by caucus of the members OF your State Le-
gislaturc. In Pennsylvania he would be beaten by
any candidate $1,000 votes, and by Col. Johnson
80 600. Matty never stood well here, and as he is
a northern politician with southern principles, never
can.