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PErrRIcH.-A correspondent Of the Boston
Post, writing from Rio de Janeiro, under the
date OF December 5th, holds the following Ian
guage in regard to Pettrich, the sculptor late of
this city:
The Miseracordia Hospital-an institution of
immense wealth-has already given him an
order which will occupy his time for four years.
He is to execute four statues in marble for this
institution, as follows "A full length colossal
statue OF the Emperor Don Pedro ii, in his coro-
nation robes; full length statue of Esculapius;
his group of Charity, already alluded to and
second group Of Charity, after an original model
by him, representing Nuestro Sonora de Carload.
dispensing aid to two suppliants. And, in add,
lion, he is TO execute, also in marble, large
freze Of bas reiets, to be placed over the prnci-
pal entrance of the Miseracordia Hospital. In
the way of busts, Mr. Pettrich has as much as
he can turn his hands TO; and if marble sta.u-
airy becomes as fashionable as present appear.
ances indicate, such is the wealth of the coun-
try, that Mr.. P.'s arrival here will prove very
fortunate event in his life"
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10 The WEEKLY WING STANDARD is issued
this day, and contains, besides the political and
other news Of the week, the Letter of Gen. Jas.
Hamilton in reference to Mr.. Clay. 1t is printed
on double-medium sheet, and contains trenty-
four columns of reading matter, at one dollar I'M
til the first Monday in December next.
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VAN BuRENIsM UP TowN.--A meeting of the
friends of Martin Van Buren, in the 18th Ward
was called at the Hermitage Hall on Wednesday
evening. 1t proved complete abortion. Not
more than seventy-fve were found sufficiently
faithful to attend. Van Buren, meetings in these
days do not prove very profitable to the land
lords whose rooms or lights they use.
~ Y. Aurora.
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The PROPOSED NATIONAL FAIR.-We learn
that the committee appointed for the purpose Of
inquiring into the practicabli,y of holding ma
tional fair in May, will report that the project
cannot now be carried out. They find the best
spirit among those engaged in the manufacturing
and mechanical arts, but the want of time, and
the difficulty of procuring suitable building,
presented serious obstacles; and these were SO
much increased by the attempt, now making in
Congress, to repeal the Tariff by which the in
dustry of the country is cherished, that the COM
mittee have concluded to report adverse to hold
ing the fair in May. The idea met with such
universal favor throughout the country, that it is
altogether probable that some future day will be
fixed upon, and a national fair be held either in
this city or Washington. which will be all that
the friends of domestic industry could DESIRE
What say those interested to fixing on the 4th
OF March next-the day for the Inauguration of
Henry, Clay-and Washington city for the
place ?-Balt Pat.
So far as the people Of Washington are in
terested, they vote unanimously in the affirma-
tive Settle the question, aud let's know it, and
the thing will be done right.
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DOUBLE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
CORRUPTION


CORRUPTION.
We have seldom seen moro profiieate article
than the following in the Hartford Times. Well
does New Haven. paper say at is the most
bold appeal to their party to perpetrate fraud al
the coming election that has yet appeared"
From the Hartford Times of March is.
IF YOU PLEASE,
Freemen of Connecticut, you have the privi-
lege OF DOUBLING your vote, and the box-tender
who opens it to sea what is written upon it, tres
passes upon your rights. He has no business to
do so. IT IS A FREE MANS PRIVILEGE TO CAST A
DOUBLE VOTE if he pleases. The argument that
ne may thus cast TWO votes or more, is not good,
Tor II on counting, two or more are found doubled
together, all are thrown out. The Federalists
will probably not like this, but if they object, in
any instance, mark it down as case of oppres-
slon--of undue measures to broWbeat man to
vote Contrary to his will.
And yet those who openly and unblushingly
make the proposition to the DEMOCRATS" to
deposite TWO votes each at the next election have
the assurance to charge the Wings with "pipelay-
ing!" But they do not alone SUGGEST villany; they
carry it out, as in the case of the election in New
Orleans, where Judge Elliott issued some 1880
or 1000 illegal naturalization papers, which were
voted upon at the election in July, when Mr..
Sldell was elected (by illegal votes) to Congress,
and at the late special election in that city, which
will, however, be upset and declared illegal on
account Of the iegality of the naturalization pa
pers issued by Judge Elliott being voted upon.
The subject, we are glad to learn, has been in
vestigated by a committee Of the House of Rep
resentatives Of Louisiana, whose report exhibits
series of FRAUDS and coRRuPTIoNs unparalleled
in the history of this country. The Tropc says
that the committee establish in the clearest man
ner, that in naturalzing foreigners every principle
of law, honesty, and decency has been will
fully and deliberately trampled under foot by
Judge Elliott If he and his compeers had set
out with settled determination to place the laws
at defiance, to violate the rights of the citizens,
and break down the Safeguards of popular gov
eminent, it is clear that they could not have been
more successful than they have been, while pre-
tending to act under color of law and the sane
tity of the constitution.
The committee have pursued and investigated
the subject with indefatigable labor, and examined
host of witnesses. The report is the result Of
that investigation, and was adopted by very
large majority of the House, both parties approx
ing it. twill be made the groundwork of an I'M
PLACEMENT of the Judge, committee of five
having been appointed to prepare articles of i'm
parchment against him by vote of 81 yeas to 6
nays. Who are the "pipe-layers Who per-
petrate frauds! Who poison the very fountains
of Liberty, the Ballot-Box! Let the above an
swer.
The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-03-25

PENNSYLVANIA ELEcTIoN-The official vote
for member Of Congress in the Pittsburg district
exhibits the following result: Darragh (Whig)
1924; Gazzam (Loco) 3,542; Craig (AboltioD)
$3.50; scattering 2. Mr. Darragh's majority over
DR.. Gazzam is 792-over all others l43,
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NORTH CAROLINA GoLD-The Raleigh Star
says that in the gold mine near Lncolnton sew
eral large Jumps have recently been found, one
weighing 267 dwts., and several others weighing
as follows: 1876, l54, LOT, 81, 60 dwts. "A new
mine has been discovered in Randolph county,
which promises an extraordinary yield Of the pre-
cous metal
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OHIo.-The Wings ofWayne and Stark coun-
ties, composing the 18th Congressional District
of Ohio, have agreed upon JOHN HARRIS, Esq,
OF Stark, as their delegate to the National Wing
Convention. DANIEL L. SpRAaUE, Esq, OF
Wooster, is the alternate.
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The degree of Doctor of Medicine was confer.
red on III graduates Of Jefferson Medical Col
lege at Philadelphia on Wednesday last
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The Chinese have notion that the soul Of
poet passes into grasshopper, because it sings
till it starves.
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ORGANIzATIoN.--Burke utters these truths in
reference to organization, which it may be well
for those persons to reflect upon who either OBJ
ject or are Indifferent TO this means of making
their own principles operative among the masses
of men:
"While men are linked together they easily
and speedily communicate the alarm of any evil
design. They are enabled to fathom it with COM
mon counsel, and oppose it with united strength.
Whereas, when they lie dispersed, without con-
cert order, or discipline communication is uncer-
tain, counsel difficult, and resistance impractical
BILE. When men are not acquainted with each
others talents, not all practised in their mutual
habitudes and disposition by joint efforts in bust.
ness, no personal confidence, no friendship, no
common interest, subsistlng among them, it is
evidently impossible that they can act public
part with uniformity, perseverance, or efficiency
In connexion, the most inconslderate man, by
adding to the weight of the whole. has his value
and his use out of 1T the greatest talents are
wholly unserviceable to the public. No man.
who is not nfamed by vain glory into enthu-
siasm, can fatter himself that his single, unsup
ported, desultory, unsystematic endeavors, are Of
mower to defeat the subtle designs and united
cabaIs of ambitious citizens. When bad men
combine, the good must associate, else they will
fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in con-
temptible struggle"
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MISCELL A N E GU S
From the Hartford Journal.
WAKE TO ACTION.

From the Hartford Journal.
WAKE TO ACTION.
AIR--.Museiiles Hymn.
Wings Of Columbia, wake to action,
Your fathers spirits bid you rise;
On, on. to quell each hostile faction,
They cheer you bending from the skies.
Wake, and around your leader rally
The hour to break your chain has Gomez
Wild to the wind his banners flung,
On, follow him to glsry.
Huzza for Henry Clay,
Huzza for Henry Clay,
March on, march on, in that great naine
To certain victory.
Now, e'er our sun has set forever
Fer clouds and darkness gather round
Rouse up your souls, for now or never
Destruction's demon must be bound.
No arm shall stay, no fear shall check us,
Base is the slave whose heart shall yield
One inch on that brave battle field,
Or by desertion wreck US.
Huzza, sc.
Spirit of Washington, now hover DER US,
Again thy bleeding country save;
Pillar Of fire, march on before us
z Our motto, "Glory or the grave.n
Light on his path our chosen leader,
Firm is his tread and true his heart;
Well fitted he to act the part
That thou'st performed before him.
Huzza, sc.
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GEN PETER B. PoRTER.--Ere this, las we learn
from the Albany IN. " Evening Journal) there
is reason to fear Gen. Peter B. Porter, distin-
gulshed citizen Of that State, has been gathered
to his fathers. He has been honorably associ-
ated with the history Of his country, in her
councils and in her battles. The next intelli-
gence from New York will probably confirm
this melancholy anticipation.
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ANOTHER DREADFUL STEAMBOAT AC.
CIDENT AND LOSS OF LIFE.

On the morning Of the 18th instant, (says the
New Orleans Bee,) between and 8 o'clock, tho
steamboat Rainbow, Captain Sellick, which runs
as weekly packet between this city and Bayou
Sara while descending the river, mile and
half below Jefferson College, fifty five miles above
the city, was run into by the steamboat American
Eagle, Captain Montgomery, bound hence for
Louisville, which struck her on the larboard
guard opposite the boilers, tearing away the guard
from the bow to the stairs which ascend to the
cabin, and cutting into the hull nearly to the
water line. The concussion threw down both
the chimneys, one Of which fell overheard, and
broke the connecting pipe under the boilers, fill
ing the lower deck of the boat full of steam, in
stantly killing white man named John Williams,
who was employed as deck hand, who was
asleep on deck Immediately under the place
where 1t separated, dangerously scaldng three
negro firemen, and severely scalding two white
deck passengers, one of them named Michael Null
dover, who resides in this city. The cause which
led to the accident was the waving Of signal light
on the right bank of the river descending to
which both of the boats were steering. The
American Eagle was in the act of crossing the
river to take in the passenger who was hailing
her, when she came in contact, in the middle of
the river, with the Rainbow, which was rounding
to- to ascertain the cause of the signal.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-24
Foreign f,uportxtIons

LvnnrooL1Br ship Birkeahead-iso tons coal W New
soda ash Poultnsy Jenkins- csk soda Gritty 772 bars
iron 60 tons do Crook00g sacks salt Wondhui Mnsurn
-2 chs NOSE Lee276 WinkIey-7 do Ihom,s Coz hds
va,n.h Crook.isooo states 900 bxs tin p order
1000 BAGS coffee no hampers potatoes sckucad Favre Co
II BIZ mdse Born Schachardt-9O cks Dixon son-2i do
Noltenns Paversead20 do W icheuaussn20 do Never
sne.,nIs ae . Wicheusasen.l2 do 50 bag, Burlsge
Brustling koop6 bxs A Pakker-5 cks T. K T Poppe-
box P.trck-3 chess Victor 4 Dsckwth-I box Volt
keys herIings Edw.rd;75 cks II bags boz to order
BoRpEAUr- Brig Arabian! ported yestrrday}2o hf pps
brandy Aymar ca-0 do Figueres Il co.'s do Cas-
welI20 do Wolf-i7 cks d Hayiland-s Delesme
80 hf Or cks brandy easalou20 hf do
cs wne Begoden COLO Bouchaad Thebaud-80
Durand-i0 cks wine MeIea-t4 h Iscombe-I bbl Dor.
tie-88 hf pps 90 ar 80 90 order.
Sr CRoIx-Sehr Julia Teifar7 hhds Sc bbs sugar hhds
CO. '
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Iotal. 47a0,O00
Showing the consumption to exceed the production Of
coffee by 100000 cwt
The increase Of consumption for the last five years was
about u millions cwt thus out Of proportion larger
than the increase OF production The greatest increase
OF consumption is in the United States being $50 per
for Eve years. and 30 per cent per year for the fast five
years In the Prussan Duty Union it is 70 per for
eight years, % per cent per year Upon average
the consumption in other countries has increased per
cent in the last five years. or 81 per cent per year The
total increase of consumption OF coffee is including the
United States IS per cent for five years. cent per
matter determine the consumption OF coffee for 1874
and lSi5. II assume the consumption Of coffee for
1874 to be for the whole world per cent than ii
in s3 shall require 900 900 cwt British weight for
consumption being 700 900 cwt than the greatest
production yet known.
We have carefully inquired into the stocks in all quar-
tiers OF Europe aud readers that the pre-
sent stocks all Europe in every quarter nearly
ders to Judge whether considering that business is
verng and better over all Europe and America than 1t
has Deen Tor five years past increase OF consumption
may not be presumed for this year. equal at least to that
oil less prosperous years.
Although this report in relation to coffee comes from
high authority in the trade cannot agree with all the
deductions drawn from the facts The production OF
article OF food will generally increase with the demand
We find that for many years past prices Of coffee have
been gradually declining and the quantity produced
gradually increasing The producers have It in their
power to control prices and until prices are raised for the
article in first hands there be no danger othe supny
falling short The fluctuations in prices have been nrn
cpaly confined to the markets of consumption This bos
been in a manner produced by the abundant sunpliss
Unavorable seasons, or slight deficiencies in the
have not advanced prices in the markets of production
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State OF Trade.

AsHEs-Pots continue very inactive. We still quote
374 81 43 Pearls are dull at 81 932 The sales of
both descriptions very trihing.
BEEswAxPrime yellow isin fair demand. but prices
not so firm as before noticed. We quote 29d 29sc.
CorroN-The market poorly attended today sales
amounto about 500 bales of which spinners took 600
bales the remainder in execution of foreign orders chief
y at decline of cent from the prices of Saturday
buyers demand further concession The whole trans.
actions too limited to give tone to operations
FLoUR-Another decline Of course. Genesee may now
be bought at So
HAy-The stock in this market does not increase much,
although the receipts down the river fair extent
We quote fair qualities at 50 37c Prime qualities will
command 40e
WnsxEy Drudge casks sell wanted at 23c, hut the
demand is very limited Prison barrels in better de-
mand than drudge We quote small sales at "a 24lc.
REAL Est ArE-Iot on Clinton avenue Brooklyn
rs # by 24l1,. $3.50
81. Lot IS by no.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $500
Lot 9th 23d street, 242 by 95 feet $50
Lot adjoining, same size. ,...... $50
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-24

'ehnsyivania WILL after all the time spent these bills
perfect and pass them this session. There to be
disposition to procrsstinae, that augurs the most unfa
Vorabie results There only Ave days left of the
son. and the movements in that short time must be
10 the purpose than they have been yet to get through
This single bill to say nothing about the host of others
The subject Of prices is at the present time very
esng as the present position Of trade is attributed by
both Of the political parties OF the day directly different
causes the actual falling between both parties
The prices Of our different agricultural products depends
more upon contingencies than manufactured articles
The supply affects the demand and prices governed
by both It impossible under any state currency,
to control prices in the face of abundant supplies
ThicEs OF THE PnIScrPAL ARTICLES A0RicuLruRE IN
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Domestic InpOrtatiOns.

sAvANNAH-Rrig Excella5 bales cotton Holbrook Nelson
co-l36 Barsow. Pope coil FAIL Porter ColIins-i5
De Fores co-sc Ps'msee Kilborn & Roseu-t7 s
turn co. ~
zee Ia bales cotton Victor Duckwz 90 shap
Souher brothes528 do 90 bales Des Ars-iJ
nard co-i8 J. fost-9s Smith. Mills & co-32 Law
renee Trim6e-6l Renard co36 b,as Fathers Greenway
Henry SIN TIL Dbl w Howland-I bdl G. Gregory
To-; box Lochyood-s1 boxes ~ If DO rasps Seymour
Mann $3.50 -
bales cotton Parmeles. Kilbom Rogers5oo Colt COT
Sackett Brohers ties rice LOG bbls Spague Robinson
Is ties rice Hayes-43 cords pine wood Ayeril CO.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-24

Ships Vile de Lyon, Stoddard ffavre For Livingston;
Crstova Colon, smith Havana Tistoo.barque
Nancy w Stevens. stevens. New Otlens, Eiwe & 60 =
Themi-, (Swl Shnte, North Of Eur ne, Poppe
Peruvian, Watson Csrdeuss Ramon Dc zado; Macon, Lews
Saw annah, X iemill-chs John Kenca r. binsou Ma
Elwel Co; Ex, Dearborn Pete sburv, " Me.
Cready Coz EdyaI Wooison Philadelphia, do; Lexington
Wass, do. J Elwell X Co.
Arrived.
British ship BrkenheaJ. Keswick. a. days from Liverpool
with mdse, 10 X Irwin
Ship Algelqu' Edwards, from Amsterdam March ia. with
mdse, to Schuchardt, Fayre X 60
British barque John Gag Connolly 50 days from London
with mdse, n Il Winslow
Barque IsohschiId Lauy days om Cardenas, with i6
hh,s ~ les moia-ses To Taylor.
Brig Excel smith, II days from Savannah with cotton, to
Sturges tiearmsn. - -
British brig utew, Card days from Windsor Ms with
ulster, to Sonle. Whitnet Go.
Schr lula Tear Burns from st CroS April 5with
NC II l. Mitchell
v AZ MShoney, Mclaughlin, from Trlndad de Cuba
nch wa Delaware Break days with 279 hhds mo-
asses TO Chastelain X Ponyett
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Cotton Market.

NOZZLE April l5.--Our market has been very quiet to
day. but has abated nothing in Stiffness Buyers for for
eign account, it is said. have pretty well filed all the
ders in hand which approach near present prices The
New ORLEANS, April 10 There was good demand for
cotton on yesterday and the business amounted about
4ooo bales The market is very firm, and rather brighter
than in the beginning Of last week Liverpool Classica
tonLouisiana and Mississippi Inferior, ST 81 ord-
nary. 6i mddng, rs middling fair, u 81; fair
81 81; good fair Q a 81; good and fine 10.
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Passengers Arrived.

$50 in the sieerage $3.50 ~
sAvANNAH-Brig Excel-Mr Marsh lady and two children
Mrs Grant and two Children Mrs Cram and child Miss u
Barry. Miss Soonons Messs Bethwick Bolton Key Coon
Davenport-32 in the storage ~
CHsaLEsTcr-Brg CarolinaMiss T. s ysnderpoo', II
Ksndlett and LADY, Lieut. Sherman, u Army; Miss T.
in the steerage -
GEonGrrowN-Rrg Jauo-S Willmot, Mrs M Gerard,
Miss Spooler, Miss A Spooner
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WASHINGTON, April ~, 1874

W ASTIINUTON, HTTI Il, ISF4.
Mr.. Van Buren, has been written to for an ex-
preston of his opinions upon the question of An
nexation of Texas. He will answer. II is ex-
pected to be favorable to annexation. shall have
the earliest notice ofthe arrival of his answer-and
hope to be able to lay it before you at an early day
1t the intention of the Hon. Charles j In
gersoll, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign
Relations, to lay his Report upon the Annexation
on which the Texas Treaty is laid before tho
Senate. Mr. Ingersol is known to have pursued
high and honorable course upon this subject-a
majority OF the committee were believed to be in
favor OF annexation, and much disappointment is
felt that his Report will not be presented this day.
especially as the Treaty has come in
| General Mckay Tariff Bill was taken w in the
House, by majority OF TO- as above. 5. b.
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WASHINGTON, April %, 1874.

The Treaty has gone into the Senate this morn
ing, with all the documents, and message from
the President.
The tariff bill has been taken up in the House
to-day by vote of l04 to "a, the largest vote yet
taken this session. ii friends of the new tariff
bill were absent, and wings, (Clay menu
They are now discussing the time when it shall
go into operation-lst July next, or LIST September,
or LIST Of January.
lMroRTANr-The amendment fixing the time the
tariff bill should go into operation at July LIST, in
stead of September LIST, has just been lost--a, es,
4S; noes, %.
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TWENTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS-.
FIRST SSION.

FIRST SESSION.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, 22d April 1874.
BRANCH MINT IN NEW YORK.
Mr.. WRIGHT presented petition from the Cham
Der OF Commerce in New York city for a branch
mint in New York.
ANNEXATION TEXAS
Messrs BUCHANAN, WRIGHT, FAIRFIELD, and
others, presented memorials in favor of annexa-
tion OF Texas. One or two more presented against
II,
TREATY OF ANNEXATION.
The treaty of annexation, 30 long talked about,
is at last sent in.
The Senate Immediately went into executive
session.