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Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-08-14
NEW U 5 STEAMER NEW ENGLAND.

E-E1 The new and fast r%rnuinc p,S
J.lA.I,k Seneer steamer NEW ENG
$500 LAND, Samatl b Page, com~
AS mandcr, Will continue 10 make
Ie2u'at weekly lup, to CIncinnlr; leaving
Wheeling every Wednesday evening az 9 -,
clock, and Cincinnati every SATURDAY AT loan.
Fer freight or passage, having superior ac-
Communications, apply on hoard.
&FThe New EugIond vas hnilt expressly
for The Cinc'nnaii uate, and will rnlInue in
the uade he whole season.
FrThe New ENGLAND l. provided with Evans
Safety Guard 10 prevent The explosion Of hcil>
cts. feb II
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-08-14
JDyN x uOTs FOND.

GOAfr - tSb - WV.
NO 20, WATER ST, WHEELING.
~ As Just received ltom ibe East a ycfy
"a Ittge cnl general assortment Ut l. auoRs,
S%oGAUs, TOBACco, ca, CEulEs, sc, amOus wbicu
utc
: halt pipes :eigneu & Dupeey's lh proof
Bran0y;
ar ca,k old Hcnnes>ey do;
| nall pipe Holland n, ~iavotitc brand;
l ar clsk Port Wine, superior qualiy;
~ do Mldciru TO-, do do
3 CUZ Mu>cat Wac;
8 do Claret DO first quality;
3 10 Cherry Cugnat, supefIor quality
8 do Lemon syrup;
? DO Wtsi India Peppe, Sauce;
5000 Ecgalid Segai,;
1000 Imperial Cuz1dnres do;
5000 Principe do, 1T, 81 dsd g qral tie;
a large qnanuly Of half Spanish aud Com~
mon Gn;
90 gross Go',hs M1tthts;
TOBACCO a large ant general assortment
OF The most layoli'c brands;
Mrs MIlef'> fine cut Tobacco;
SOAP. Every description and qnaliry, manu-
taclufed w + Hyde g SOuS, Bal. mote;
20 drums Figs;
Several bO2cs P.ne Apple Chge'c;
rOgethcf wIh q general assortment Of Gro
c,rics all ct The veiy best qualny, Which wui
be- sold as low ashley can be had west of tnc
nnunialnS. leb ~
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-08-14
ST Fam DO Al s.
NEW U S MAlL sTEAMER CurTER

NEW MNIL STEAMER CUTTER
~d-u The new and last Iunning mas
knsrSrsfnr Scnger steamer CUTTIR Col
- Inns, commander, will continue Ia
MAKE tcSular weekly trips To- Cincinnati; leav
ing wheeling every Sunday cveaing at Q ~,
,'ovE' and Cincinnati every Wednesday al 10
For freight OF TaSssge. htv no surotiot &C.
communications, aEply on hoard.
& The Cuu,cN provided with Fyin>' Safe.
" Quad, q" lrcyent The explosion OF boilers.
mat 3
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-08-14
LNIRE Il MARINE INsuRANCE-rherc

INlRE Il MARINE INSuRANCE-Thero .r,
two situations only in which individuals can
1e placed, where they can adequately apprecini,
inS upon the rams Of their own property, .thet
receiving, from an insurance Office the full a.
mount whICh they have lost, or standing on IN,
same spot surrounded perhaps by a drsaiate fam
NY, '4meniihE hat stupidity and folly which mac
hh,lrd 20 Lrovlde for such a contingency.
- nlklNSON, Agent ofthr PROTECTION
INSURANCE CO OF HARTFORD, CONN
VIM take RISKS on dwelling houses, ware houses
s'oIts' mills, lactorits, dc, together with thei.
'p.'eHts, such os furniture, merchandise. ma
chIlery' and eVcryothcr description of iusurablc.
properly Also. on steam, keel aud nat boats
No mn rnTSocs To aud from any poIl on the
western Waters.
Hotel. ',,n ESQ
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-08-14
NEW Us djrEid&l NATIONAL

NE" Us dStGidIt NATIONAL
The new aud last running pas.
E~SrrTESis Scnecr >'camcr NATIONAL.
Ecs& AG Mason, commander. wiz
continue 20 make rCsu'aI weekly UPS TO Gin
ciHh9i; leaving lVh cling cyt,y Thur>day
evening an o'clock, and CInCIunaiieveiy Sun
day at 10 "A NJ.
tor ircl@ht or passage, having superior &C.
Communications, ARMY un board
- ne National Is pt0yidei with E~van%SaG,
" Gu'Id. 20 prevent he explosion OF BOILERS.
mar3
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-08-14
60 PARTNERsuIP.

=, he SUB>t RIBER. hrs N 5 day taken ,nro
partnership, Mr. } \ ABbiS, m'ihc Cunicc-
iuu1ty hu.iLc.>, 90 hts uli 3 AID NJ l0l Man IT
The "a use wIl hereafter ~ condHaird a. tho
na'rc ui l. hN'r 4 adds. Ar Parker Likes ,dcn
'ure tp saying o. ms old customers. dnI hc has pre-.
cured utc s'ryicc- oi nm c,pcuthrc1 Cunfecimn, r
nni Cake y her ard hn,,s u" mcrI o lthcul share
oil'' patronage at has iurtis ~ ilus c,y mol Tho
surrounding clmuiy and IA, pbtlig ucricrally.
Mr. Adds % a gent, man 90 stcady haiiis, aud
may always De- und at ihc establishment tt aitei.d
e. customers.
II" uriz,rs I nm 10 sav. riai We ran thtrri,L
iRrlrs wth uuy nuicie ,A,, uuy N,sl. ,n as I, ,d
style ntd uls u more rcnsuiahig terms lhun auy cs.
iahIisltn'ut.tu ths rijy.
Country Nlcfrua'is vii fnd uiot icie odvuntaro
10 c'll previous Ia uur,np-ius ~clscwItr,. as a..
ca" i"fnlsla any otrcc"i ton.,,tiouay as luw ms
u'l establishment IN any pl iUc E.,i,md rs Auv
d'irar' "i dc s,u,vu can o'Ngys hc had at ON,
csinhh>hm,It.
Relying upon Inc continued patronage of ole,
Customers, wc feel sure oi sue, 60.
IilOS NJ PARKER.
" II u - In No lUl Mann Il.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-08-14
CITY OFFICERS FOR 1917.
vnp--TE no MN nN


C0Unciimea:
C~terk-JAMEs S. WiIaAr.
rl 'ss,geant-JouN MURRAY.
HHne Hhn'J .Mas'er-R. uAMrLroN.
Thos Hughes, Matthew NIL are, w wilson
w w ShGv.r, A S Todd, S Brady,
B F Sanbofn, Geo Mcndell, o lie iskel,
M nelson, Il Coen. WIN PumphIe,
Jacob Amick, 3 Kelley, JH Robarty
ID Lamb. -
STANDING COMMITTEES OF The
COUNCIL
On Ordinanets-MesSI Nelson, Brady anc
Wheat. '
On Finances MessrS Hughes, Brady and
Kelley.
On Streets and AliieS-Messrs Todd, vii.
son, MenGell, Amick end Kelley.
Ga Water Works-MesSlS Sanborn. N,Iurc
Todd, Coen and Roberts.
On Married House -MeSs.s Heiskell, PUN.
phrey and Coen.
On Coal Bants-MesSrs Amick. Wi son. Re.
berts and superintendent of Wafer Works.
On Wharpes-Shriv.r, Hughes and Amick.
On Fire Observation-Disclosures Todi, M'Lure
Sanborn, Pumrhiey and Roretts.
On Pethions-MesSrs Nelson, Lamb and
Sanborn.
Cn Sataries-Messis Kelley, M'Lure, ShrI.
yer, Brady and Nelson.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-08-14
MENIERN INSURANCE COMPANl
COLUMBUS, OoIINSURAnEE cow
PAW

agency ron UWEELLNG
ii Is LIST, AT Shri,er & Stelle', Warehouse
- Wa'er street.
HEf vii! take risks on Buildings OF all
y kinds:
Scandals and CargucS, Factories, Mills.
Nee'o"ai>i FlnihorlN and CareoeS e., agains,
'">N "i uamaSr by hrc,"r The dangers md pr"irs
OF the seas, lakes OF MYERS. on y,ry favorable
ittmS.
RETURN PREMIUMS
heir agents are author zcd To- make the fol
lowing terms WITH their customers:
ANY Person ln>u'lng q single risk nv which
"" loss lo the company Is sustained. snail re.
oeive a return ON Hpplicauon to The AGENT. OF
40 per cent on the EmuunI paid. ON nett gross
premium p3ld each year, amounting ~ $500
Or over, l2l , per Gent on DC; amounting 10
1000 OF over. 10 per cpni. ian -
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-08-14
NOW is 1NE ACcEPTFn TIME.

I'D TFWTI.
A ZONE ONE, CONF ALL. no JOHNSTON
" n BERRSiIILI.S, Nc 1871 MAN ~ where
y"" VIII iiud a mcsI beautiful mad We'll selected
,l1'k o. FANCY. STAPLE M DOMESTIC
"OODS oi every description; uud also, a large a.
,nrmeUi ut lluicts' Fans AID Tinnmu ~: all az
winch "" Viii sell OF v'W |fclurcl prices. a, We
wish To ci's" ori Tor our Fall sock. All lhn.c wko
'c m sca'oh !"f Bargains Will do well 10y ealing.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-08-14
REGULAR CINCIvNATI riCkEr:
l&iE
NEW MAIL STEAMER HIBERNIA.

NEW MAIL STEAMER HIBERNIA.
%sS- The new and last runnin.
A,vh SieTmrr UlBERNIA, John
.S5Ty klinctel,sr. will continue
make regular weekly
trips 20 Cincinnati; |letving PuI>bnr,h ev.Iy
rue'ddy at 10 A.. NJ and Wheeling every
tuesday az 9P NJ, aad Cincinnati every Fri.
day at 10 a NJ.
f'r lrrisht or passage, having superior &C
commodhtlons, aprly on board.
ST The Hlbernia was huilI expressly Tor The
CincInnali anh PiiNburah trade, AM will CON
ilnue M the t'ade The whole season.
A5'IEe Hihernia IL provided with Evans
oaIely Guard 20 prevent lie expo ion of boil
- feb 81
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-08-14

URoNNETS. HATS PARASoIS -Piain aud
Fig'd Florence Braid Bonnets. new STYLE. Iacs
Do, S'rsw bpnnets ofevery kind, Lcghom aud Pnlm.
leai Hats. all ives. rich Pafasols. PdfasoIcls and SUI
Shades Oft1sit quality. Just received by
ap u SENSENEY s. RHODES
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-08-14
NEw U 5 MAlL STEAMER CLlpPER.
T. Z Nsw AND SPLENDID srEAMER
u > MAIL SWiFTSURE NO >.

u 5 MAIL sWiFTsuRE NO s.
rO~-o ROBSON master, will con
A Sc. .@n 10 %. ! a m, 'sF%"g a,c .Sr
hrlwsen PIishutah and
Cincinnati; leaving W hceling every Mnudlv
evening at 9 o'clock, and Cine nnltI every
Thursday a, 10 A NJ.
For freight or passage apply on board.
!th 81
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-08-14

DoNNET RIBBONS & FLOWERS -LaJie.
ID CmyaIs aud Neck ties, Jaccouei and s,i.
Elgings and Ioserinrs. Thread Laces and Edginss
jnsl received. SENSENEY & RHODES
ap )
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-08-14

NOODS FOR LADIES DRESSES. are as fol
~ lows Cnshmr re-, D,N.nga Bnlzauu,a rev
'I0''e lar s'csscs,s melting dinprsuI lrum nr, hing
now IN ihis market Aso > variety of Fren,h
Towns and Bdzari"e; toartihA striped aud plad
S'h-i A'p'ca,, rnhtzjuo, Mcunoes, md a variety
W "'"efs '"' numerous I" mention. We have also
on mana . ln'ge ass"rimcul ui CluILS. Cassimers
'"' We tugs Isilor's Trimmings of,ycry dpsrrirl
,"n We likewise have o beautiful assortment Of
B'nnr's VIZ Medina EnuncIs, Gimp do Lawn do
SRA" do NeoP'iuan do Persian BRAID do Birds Eye
20 Lace 20 Se4n -! SiI,rS}ir A. Cstueupe of every
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-08-14
lllOS NJ PARKER.
VI u - In No lOl Mum Il.

ETNrRACr FROM rms DECREr-Tb.
hX C"uu do'h ndIu' 90, uulcr AID deere. that
'hiS 'ausc hc ~ erred To Cuc at tie Comm ssiuu,t,
81 lh'> Count who j. - ascertain ard &c, un whn,
real estate wn,uNUcd ur r,rs, SEED hv he Defendant
DAVID AIMS rnug on lhc % da, 81 Ma, 1873 and
what 'icts 90 inrumhmnccs There are nrnn or ~
gainsi ihe same at hat 1 IN, and how ur ia wh.t ofisr
Tue same are caiIIul To- c pant; AID what l.. ti5
annual value 81 The sand real estate; urelhcr vub
any other mailer decmcd er ineni hy himself. or
specially required hy ,lrhcr rarry. Tese,
ALIEN 4 LAlULEY, Clerk.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-08-14
WHEELING 'rIMEs& ADVERTISER
AND WHEELING GAZETTE.
PUBLISHED DAILY AND WEEKLY BY
JAMES f.. WHARTON.

At THE MASONIC BALL,oPPosiTE THE Pnsr OFFICE
Market street, Wheeiing pirginia.
TERMS,
Daily Psner, IS. year IN adv.ncc.
Western Virginia Time. & Gizeuc, Weekly,
81, in advance.
/. No subscription received lor either raper for
ess than 6 months.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-08-14

KcaI estate and airamboai ndvcrii>, ments
herihs' and commissioners sales, theatrical
iIcus, or similar advertising, not 10 be pub
shed by the year.
Advertisements charseable by the insertion
should in all eases, be accompanied by III,
written directions n In the number of inser
lions; il not, they will be published ill forbid,
and payment exaci,d.
60 no advertisements inserted era,uitous'y.
T. Marriages and deaths are published as news
obituaries and funeral in Tita,iUns are adyrr-
isements.
{ The privilege OF, advertisers, by the wear, i
eShsnes 10 advertise menrs OF their wn tesu.
sst business. Ali other advertisement ssnt b.,
hem will be charged at he usual rates.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-08-14
WHEELING FIRE & MAPINE INSUR,
ANCE COMPANY.
OFFICE MAIN ST., BELOW MoNRvE.
SAMUEL NEEL. President.

."" JITtt|WT0s
s Brady, Rubt Cranglc, ia, Y Caldwell.
WIN Fleming, Jno G. ,shorn, Daniel Lamb,
re Woods, jacob S Shriver
II w HARDING, Secretary
The New York herald., 1845-09-05

AdvIces from Lisbon are to the 10Th ut The
elections have resulted in favor Of the ministers.
royal order has been issued dec ,rng that all per-
sons iound gong about IN any part of The country,
whether on foot or on horseback; seditlously en-
leaVorlng 10 promote dlsafiecuon towards The pre-
'enf ministry, shall be immedstely committed to
prison, and seized in aagrante deiicto"
The government has issued an order 10 the dirpc-
tors OF The health Offices at the Azores and Madeira,
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-02-15
INTERESTING MEMORIAL.
there

A lengthy, huD highly interesting memo
ua, has been presented Ia our State Legls-
ia)urc, and 5000 extra coplrs ordered to bt
printed, The production Of Miss, d. l. Dix,
of Boston. It exhibits the condition and
treatment Of IIiols, EplepricS, and Insane
Poor, as found in the countyJ4Ils and
aims houses OF our State. This intelligent
lady, who is now in our borough, has dur
ing the past year, from purposes pnreI,
benevolent, visited every county town in
tho stale, with two unimpOrtant exceptions
collecting. by means Of personal observa.
ton, evdeuce OF lhe claims of this large
aud much neVlecled class Of sufferers upon
the sympsthics Of legislation. The results
Df this vasi enterprise, from which ordinary
benevoIence would have shrunk, are pre-
sened at lSnglh in hi, memorial, in man
net, too, that ID not less eloquent than in
pressvp Measures are also recommend
ed whose adoption cannot fail 10 check an
al nos; incredible rje Of IInm,n Misery
Mss. D. has made r similar tour through
the slater of New York and New Jersey
where she likewise collected a vast fund o
inysIuoble historical and statistical informa
ton aud we lelun, too, that she designs
extending her researches into some Other
states, ,BoneyoIence such es Ih!s s,which seek,
out suffering in its wUrSI iOrns, s. com
mcnds ito The sympathy Of the State, calls
lor the expression OF enlarged gratitude, q
should be properly appreciated by lhose 70
whem it more directly appeals. A lifetime
spent in such cause the disintereeted
ameIoraIion Uf rhe,'empora destiny Of the
Stricken and Afiicled--.is worthy The
PIAudis of Heaven and Earth.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-02-15
ESsEsziLEg E......! -: gzL-z1
\ RELIC.

\ day or two ago, San oak was ru'
down at short distance from Harris
burg, (aDd near an old revolutionary
tlic, knownas 'Psxon's Church, Owhjch
upon counting The growths, provedto b'
near four hundred wears old, and per
lecrly embedded ip it, al a height o!
near thirty feet from the ground, wa,
found a we'll shaped stone mortar and
ptstle, and an Instrument very much
resembling oar axe, though much small.
er IN size. They had evidently beer
placed in the crotch Of The Tree, which
mad grown together over them, anr
from an examination Of The section, it j,
perfectly manifest that they must have
been there at least three hundred years.
They are of very hard fi:nly stone and ,
n their finish exhibit much skill,
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-02-15
Nidnigll. Musings.

Ills night-every noisy voice is hushed
The hollow winds lha, all day angry blew,
ilqye sought repo'e wl,hin their tOceycaves
Except mild Iephyr who still lingor' round
The aged popIars, and in ploio'ivd signs
seen, priewug iha, his iellowS all are gone
The crlrkeI's soug mnnn,onou', yet swest
10 those who ~lsh that song msy reach
thrlr heats,
And help then think aud feel, alone IS heard
AZ NV window ait. and look abroad
Ca forest, valley, rver meadow, hill,
" hiIe the fair moon bestows usi llghi
enough
70 let their modest beauties be perceived,
\ al aoI oalruded on the startled eye.
( Iae to muse on Na'ure's peerless charms,
When lhoughdess men hllIe while retire,
Not 10 Iamen, the nonsense OF The past,
But to Iecrui. their wasted Strength, that they
May shout more loudly, run with greater
speed,
In Folly's train. when next The radient sun
Arising, robes The eastern skies IN gold.
Pae moon love 10 gaze upon thy face,
And think that thou art loOkHg through the
clouds.
With plying eve on all mywanderingS here
10 whliper peace 10 every passion wild,
And WOO me by thy beauty to the sky
Ye Gluering slarsl ye arg the same as when
In fair Chalde shepherds nightly watched
Their nocks, e. 10 begullo The tedious hours
Gazed on your beauty, ,loVod you ardjbegan
10 give you names ,as fancy gave command
Ye slime unchanged,your glory is The same,
Age hath moi written sorrow on your brows;
Death hath not hurled his fatal dart at you
But where those shepherds Do they tend
their fOcks,
Rejoice in youth, aud love your beauties
still
Alas! no more thsy view Orion belt,
Or watch Arclurus, or the Pleads rise
they sleep in dust, forgotten quite by all,
Except some penslve lover of The Stars.
Who, when he sees lie objeC, that they
loved,
Still thinks upon Them, and with fearful eye
Reflects, hs, soon your beauties must be
From him. as from The shepherds that oncr
loaned
|Chaldn.' .'s plains, bu, roam those plains no
more.
While thus muse upon you, changeless
stare,
Meihinks feel the noIhingness Of man,
YET pride and vanity are with me still,
Prompting the idle wish to leave name.
But sure yon star, reproachlully doth say,
- Poor child Of dust, and being Of an hour,
I've seen ten thousand thousand such as thee
Wish, hope, toll, sink, in misery complete
Down 10 The grave, and sleep forgotten
there W.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-02-15
CURIOUS

The Baltimore Clipper says, that per
son named Wilson, formerly of that city
whose death was announced some six or
seven years ago, as occurring somewhere
IN the West, had, by mere accident, been
discovered in a religions ins,IuioL in GIN
cinnali where he had been forcblv confn,
ed for The Iasl Is yCS., that his release
was effected after considerable trouble and
excitement, and IhaL he was about 10 return
to Baiimrrr, The sect alluded to it pro.
babIe lie Zoafits.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-02-15
STORY or A BRAVE WOMAN.


We read 10 one of our sle EnQlisf
journals. OF the application for relief, to
The magistrates OF town near London.
made by an aged female. who we'll de-
serves the tile of heroine, and whose
story is one Of those rare but interesting
ones, which never falI TO secure SYM
p1thy, and to claim henevoence. The
woman was widow, whose husband
(Thomas llewclr,by name had been a
private IN The As h regiment, 10 whom
'he had been married 40 years, and had
shared active service with him for 27
years. Whilst in the reg gimen' it seems;
she bore seven sons, five OF whom are
dead; Of The two survivors, one il in III
.CoIdsIream Guards, and the other ia
the l2th regiment, now lying in Ih,
Isle Of France. .-This female veteran ac-
compaoIed her husband 10 all his pcrin.
'nIlr compaigns, sharing all his hard
ships, aud being present al len genera
engagements, VIZ; Talavera, Albuera;
Rodrigo, Rtdsjos, Salamanca, Vmoria,
P}renres, Neville, Orlhes, ana Thou
Iouse. She had lived as servant 10 Cen
eraI Hamilton, and she related WI
pride ,lhat at The battle Of AIbuera, ,wheu
The Duke Of Wellington had an inter.
view win that General, she had the
honor Of handing his Grace glass OF
water, being the only reiroshmenl ht
would take. A that batIle,he mule OF
which she rode was frightened 10y a s@oD
sinking close TO her, aud she W.
thrown off She took care of Colone
MlDlo when wounded at the ballle 0.
VItori she was taken prisoner by tn
French 10 the retreat on Salamanca, ana
made her escape disguised in man,
t.tre. BY the late death Of her husband,
she was deprived of all means Of sup.
port, and having three daughters to
mainai7, she applied for relief, ano
wished t. BE- forwarded to London, I,
5, G the Duke Of WeIngton. who, shr
Aa' coui lent, would assist her.
Her story excited The sympathy Of lh'
Magistrates, one Of whom wrote Letter
recommending her 10 the noble Duke
aud came forward aud agreed TO pay
her expenses 10 London. Toe last ac
counts stated that his Grace had written
U make fuuher Inquiries about the wo
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-02-15

W WASTlNGr0N LETTER WRITER'S
The IIoe. John Wentworth. me nber Of
Congress from the Chicago district, I'LL
nois) who is so tall that instead of nouLi
ing the stump when addressing hs cooslI
uents. has TO be led toWa into a ko'e due
Ior The purpose - writes some quite charac
letIslIc letters home ln ons oi hS recen
.eplsIlcs, he thus unveils the myserles oI
Washington letter wrllng;
'rhey have new way OF advertising
here "A man wants his tavern praised
Accordingly he gIves a letter writer % an'
he writes TO some New York, Boston oi
PhildrlphIa newspaper that Col Polk
President elect, has taken rooms at
Hotel Accidentally, NIL the Office hnnler
go and engage lodging there! A man ha'
a piano for sale and he gives letter vrleI
IS 10 write that Mrs. Polk has bought on,
o! Mis- splendid pianos SO lht
matter goes even lo mlIlner shops, in each
of which hangs bonnet engaged TO Mrs
Polk, Aud it takes S5 to get letter
writer TO tell of it. Indeed, it takes IS anC
no more 10 reach any Of this profession
For this they will put an eloquent speech
in any mans mouth. For 'h's, put him II
Col. Pok's Cabinet. For shis give him
foreign mission. For this, put up Col
Polk at his tavern For this make Gov
Polk buy ha, at a particular store, Dc
Sc. The magic number is So. All unde'
is insult. all over superhOly. A prOmlnen
politician who has no. S5 10 spare to few
of the letter writer's, will not be HromInen
long
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-02-15

VERY DDsrRucTIvE FIRE AT New
YoRR- The Tribune Office md ad-
joining Buildings Destroyed w,
regret 10 Iearn,by the New Yorl Herald
received last evening, and The first pa
pc, for Two days from beyond Trenton,
that, about 4 o'clock on Wednesday
morning, a terrible fire was discovered
o be raging in the block OF building
occupied az the Tribune establishment
coIner Of Spruce and Nassau streets
Every eGJrl was made by the fire com
psnies to master the raging element, bn
TO no purpose, and in the course OF &
couple Of hours after the first notice o
The blsz", The Tribune newspaper con
cern, the periodical depot Of Mr.. II
Graham, the bookseller and sraloners
s'sbl snmenl Of Jansen & Bell .rhe lIquo
store occupied by Mr. Kennedy, anc
the Germsn establishment OF the D,u
lsche SchnelIposr, German journa
published in that cry for The last lhrt'
years, with Large stock OF books, &c
were totally consumed, with all they
contained Mr.. Graham lost not only hi,
stock, buI $500 10 cash and his goIc
watch, and narrowly escaped with hI'
life by lesping out Of an elevated win
dow upon The deep snow beneath. a
boy employed by him, who was asieei
IN the DOM below, followed Mr.. G
bul fell on his head and WIS severely
hurt. Just before retiring 10 bed, Mr.
G. had taken 1915 and his gold watcl
from his drawer aud had placed then
noder his pillow, where they we're des
,royed. Mr. G. estimates his total los
At sbou, S2500, and was not insured
The Tribune lost all their type, material
&c., with large quantity Of paper
great numb r. OF books of their own pub
5Ilcation, besides their valuable presses
IN he basement. Mrssrs. Greeley anc
McErarh were insured for $4,000
)arlIy iC the Williamsburgh and partly
IN the Trust Company of that city
The presses alone in the basement cos
upwards Of $4,000, and The amount o.
their los over and above insurance j.
estimated al $40 600. There wer,
several offices in The same building
among them tina, V. B. Palmer, Gen
eral Newspaper Agency, anI Ensign''
Map Engraving Establishment, and it
no case was any thing saved. Mr. P'l
mer'a b )oks and papers were in SAFE, bo
from the specimen Of its saving powers
IS exhibited soon after the fire, it mu'
nave proved Of little service. lied
ger.