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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-08

BOARD or ASSISTANT ALDERMEs-Slated Ses-
-Mondsy-Present Jonathan Tro;ter, Esq, Presi
dent, in the Chair.
Msnoria!-By the President Of Samuel Nowlan, 70
exhibit his system Of paving streets with metallic sub
stance. To Committee On Streets.
Petition OF James Murphy, VIM. Radiorl and Miner
g. story, for railroad through Nnthav, Gansevoorr-
IT., &C, from Fifty hrstst to the Battery and back 10
special Committee, consisting OF Assistant Aldermen
Rodman, Whcelan. Rogers, McCOnkey ard McGoun
RssoiRtioa-By Assistant AID. Woodward. Hb<Teas'
Thi- Board has petitions ard appcstons Tor
railroads IN the various streets snd avenues oil tne Cly
presented to them and, Whereas, these applications
houd be well considered and investigated before being
Granted; therefore, be
ResoIred Tint Standing Committee on Railroads be
appointed by tbe Presiden, 20 take INTO condcraon the
subject OF constructing railroads IN ts City To Com
miitee Streets.
P-,nion,-Ot Thomas +. Davis l.. & II. Simmons and
others for leave 20 construct railroad Broadway
70 Committee on Streets OF Thomas 4. Dayi. and
Others for same Tossme. OF JOIN LsFarge and s.eo
ciates. To same OF Waits Sherman and others, for
ssme To same OF Alex. T. stewart and other, for
.are. if laid. To same OWN AcHarrsy and Henry
Hilton for same To same. OF r. W. Geissenhaner,
r., tor railroad in Avenue 1, Aadson-st, g.; TO
same OF David II. Aanwaring. Tor peTIciss.ol U lay
railroad through Grand Canal &C. TO foot Of C0rlanif
To same y; Jiumerson s. Beers and otnere Tor leave
10 lsy railroad from DRY Dock through Grand and
Bowery branch in Eat Broadway &c. To same. ID
Warren, 10 be rehsved rom oDerous tax- 10 Com
mitee Oh Finance o. j. X. Fisher, for hcense ~ nm
steam Carriages ia New York. To same. Of Jonn Ran
del Jr, for eie'sred railway IN Broadway 10 CON,
Irt1ee on Street, vi Duryez and Others for railroad
through Grand. Canal sc, 10 North River To same.
Resolution Wkereas The Commissioners Of the Sink
mo Fund have advertised for sele certain Piers and
Bukhesds beop ng 20 the City sat piers AMI buikhesL
now bringing N a good revenue AMI, ehfreos this
Board deems 10 OF doubtful policy taus % dspose Of
property belonging TO the CIE which s rapidly incres
lng IN value; therefore,
Rlsolr,d That the advertserDn. tor the sale Of the
said pier. nd slips be w1lrwn, anil the sale Of them
stayed until further ordered BY the Common Council
Adopted.
Prombe setting forth that the increase Of business
Csthsrnest and vicinity demand facility by i'm
provernent the streets and accommodation for the
market, &c. with the following resolution
Resolcee, That application be made 10 the Supreme
Court for the appointment Of Commissioners 10 widen
Catharine e. y feet The west eide, through from
Cherryst. to the Bowery, the intersection o; the
Bowery and Csthsrne-sl and the report OF such Com
nissioners be presented 10 the Supreme Court for con-
/ irnsfion when made. To Committee Street..
RrpoTtS-Of the Joint COMMITTEE Streets AMI 4oads
in favor Of granting permission TO MyndertV schs''k
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-08

ereseut for before he died out too his e
During most OF Friday the bereavc mother continued
to wall most piteously the body of her APP
psrenily inconsolsble for his loss The father being
in Newfork was telegraphed To- and suitable arrange
ments made for preserving the body. We believe
no arrests hsd been made up to Friday evening,
though officers were the ground awaiting the action
of Corouers Jury. SC, which progressed souewhs.
slowly from the difficulty OF receiving suitable jurors
and witnesses
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-08

FIVE PoNTs USIoS BErHEL MIssIoS. No. IL
ORANGE sr-Ths association have their office in Nd
tual Relief HALL No ~ Orangest, adjoining their place
Of worship They have eight officiating ministers and
have preached I'D in the open air d-F.ag
the last summer They have labored with much zeal
and success The imNeds;e reformation OF the masses
Of the thoughtless Is the special object OF these eaor
There has been Of late complaint that they do not
sufficiently advertise the Christian public OF the WORK
they are doing and the expenses under which they labor
TO csry il forward They desire 10 acknowledge the
,ymps,ly and kindness OF several wealthy phlsn;hro
pists in this City Their Sabbath School connected
with the Unsn Sabbath School No. H. Il soon TO have
an Anniversary of which further notice Will DC given
For the support of missionary labor for the poor Gnu
dren Of their school and the vrtaous poor IN faai Vc
ity they are seeking 10 make provision, and any do
us,ion viii be thankfully received and duly acknow.-
edged ofsee open from 10 A. N. until 4PN
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-08

DIcKEss's HoUsEHoLD WoRDs.-Thls ex-
cellent periodical il now issued, in neat clifton, by
McErath & Lord, No II Sprucest. II Is preceded by
Weekly Register for the United Siate' embracing
variety Of itatisiical documents news items, anec-
dote and miscellaneous reading In the present form,
tie publication sen; by the mail at newspaper post
age enabling every family to obtain an invaluable sup
ply of instruction and entertainment nj comparatively
trininc expense.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-08

II The peculiar circumstances attending
the close OF the Art Union render proper specially to
invite the public attention to the sale of its pictures
which takes place neXtweek We have already spoken
of this collection as by far the finest made by the
Institution, since it first commenced operations. Ger
tainly so many good pictures never offered for
sale together in the United States and probably will
not be again. We doubt not that persons who desire
to procure excellent pictures by the best artists OF
America viii to this sale from all parts of the
country
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-08

Il The Albany papers say there is more
butter and cheese taken down the river just now than
was ever before known. The prevailing question is,
how such large quantities of those articles arrive in
New.York and still the high prices be mqint'incd'
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-08
tv- There is a reward of 500 offered for

the discovery Of the fellows who assaulted the Demo
cratic Committee at Tammany Hall last week Tie
ex District Attorney ought to be well acquainted ex-
officially, with most of them. BY the way, the new
method of making hsrdshe into soft one by beat
ing in tie skull of the patient, as tried upon Hon Au-
gustus Schell, hardshell leader, is likely to become
popular The invention Is novel, and the originator de-
serves patent.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-01-15
4 Wonderful Tail.

y year or two since, some French traY-
elers in Africa reported the existence of
negro tribe with tails. Lately, Count
de Castelman, the explorer of South Af-
rica, communicated to the Geographical
Society of Paris, the result of some
personal inquiries at Bahia, which seem
to confirm, or at least give a coloring Of
truth to the former report The count
said he found himself there in the midst
of host of negro slaves, and thought it
possible to obtain from them information
Of the unknown parts of the African Con
tinent. He soon discovered that the Ma
hommedan natives Of Soudan were much
farther advanced in mind than the idol
atrous inhabitants of the coast. Sew
eral blacks related to him that they had
taken part in expeditions against q nation
called Man Mans, who had tails. They
traced their route, on which thay encoun-
tered tigers, giraffes, eephants apd wild
camels. Nine days were consumed in
traversing an immenoe forest. They
reached at length numerous people of
the same complexion and frame as them
selves, but with tails from ten to fifteen
inches in length. This organ of excres-
cence they described as smooth and mo-
tionless. The Houssas massaered the
greater part of the tribe among the
bodies were some females with the same
appendage. Both sexes were entirely
naked. Some lived in straw novels, but
the greater part lived in caves. The
only article Of furniture seen among them
was wooden bench, pierced with a hole
for the accommodation of the tail.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-01-15
Unable TO Decide.

Parker's Journal says that one Of the
editors interesting female friends awoke
one night just about the witching time,
and in a state of dreadful doubt and anx-
iety, informed her alarmed sister that she
didnot know whether she was going to die,
or only wanted to take walk This re-
minds us of very uninteresting old maid
we once saw, who during religious revi-
val was induced to go forward to be pray
ed for One of the ministers asked her
if she felt herself under the influence of
the Holy Spirit. Placing her hand on
her stomach, she replied, ." l feel some
thing here, but don't know whether it
is wind or religion"
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-01-15
Dict and EiberiY.

There is no writer that says more
pointed or piquant things than Mrs. Swiss
helm. Her views on revolutions are
somewhat different from those of many
able and. distinguished individuals, but
are certainly original. She says that the
reason one nation conquers another, is not
owing to the kind of arms they use, but
the kind of food. In her opinion, meat
will triumph over cabbage, So long as
cattle and Hindoos feed on caulifowers,
so long will bulldogs triumph over the
one and the Tartars over the other
When Ireland esherself from England,
it will be when Ireland swaps off her po-
tatoes and takes to pork. To expect
freedom to come from buttermilk, is as
absurd as to look for ballot boxes in Rus
sia.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-01-15

meets, IN our markets, from the labor of
foreign countries.
1t is most sincerely TO be hoped, that the
present Assembly will determine, in its
action on this subject, to be fai' hful to Penn
sylvania.
A communication from he Inspector of
the Western Penitentiary has been laid be-
fore me. Its statement shows that the mum.
ber of finished cells is inadequate to the ac
commoddtion of the convicts. To secure
punishment by separate confinement, it is
proposed to finish another tier of cells already
commenced. While concurring fully in the
Recommendation of ihe worthy Inspectors,
desire to call your early attention to the
letter here:o annexed.
My attention has been directed, by the
occurrence Of fearful accidents in the cities
of our Commonwealth, to the necessity of
precautionary legislation on the subject of
the construction of private and public bull
dings in crowded communities. respectful
ly ask your consideration of this matter. 1t
is idle to say that a sense of individual self
interest is sufficient protection on this sub
ject. All experience shows it is not so; and
that in localities where ground is very valu,
able, space restricted. and competition for
position active, everything is lost sight of but
temporary advantage. The public is not
reused to the sense Of impending danger un>
til some frightful casualty, involving the
loss of innocent human life, startles it from
false security. Legislation in prevention of
the recurrence ofthesc casualties is earnest
ly recommended.
The laws in relation to small notes issued
by banks Of other States have failed to real>
ze the results intended by the Legislature.
In E.any counties they are entirely Gisregar-
ded. In former message reference was
made to the evil consequences likely to result
to the morals off community from open dis
obedience to law. 1t is clear that the pres
ent law is not, and will not, be executed
The circulating medium it proposes to Danish
should not be permitted to eXIs. among US in
its present condition. Authority to banks of
the Commonwealth to issue this denomina-
ton of money would speedily drive fiom
circulation this deprecated currency, by the
substitution of notes issued by institutions
under the control of the Legislature. In re-
lation to this subject, as we'll as to a system
Of free banking, based upon public securities,
the recommendations of former message
are respectfully referred to yonr careful con-
sideration
would refer you to the Report of the Ca
nal Commissioners fer detailed statement
Of the proceeds on the public works during
TIE past year, and to the Reports of the Au-
ltor General, State Treasurer, Surveyor
General, Superintendent of Common Schools,
and Adjutant General. for information in re-
lation to the operations, and condition of their
several departments during the same period.
The following estimates of receipts and
expenditures for the current year are duly
submitted:
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-01-15
A True Story.

Col c. of Mansfield, Ohio, was lawyer and
merchant of that place some twenty-five years
since. Col. c. was a tall, muscular man, no.
bic and high minded in all his transactions in
life. He purchased goods at Pittsburg, ard
had occasion to repair to that place, at GER
tain time, and fork over and buy more goods
On his arrival at p, he called'his creditors
together, and told them he would not be able
to pay them but fifty cents on the dollar, and
if they would accept Of that proposition he
was ready to DO it; il not, they might dispose
of him as they pleased. They would not ac-
cept of his offer, but had him Immediately ar
rested and put in prison. On arriving at the
jail he found three hearty looking men, who
were confined for debt, sitting on their blocks
or stools, in rather desponding attitude.
Well" said the Col. to the one nearest
him, ''what are you here for!''
"For debt, sir, replied the prisoner.
"How much is it?' asked Col c.
"Three or four dollars was the reply.
CThe Sheriff being presently show much
is it Mr. Sheriff."
"Four dollars and seventy-ive cents''
"Weil," said the Col "here is the money,
but don't let me catch you here again for that
AMOUNT ua
The Col. addressing henext one, "Well,
sir, what are you here for !''
"FOr debt, SIR" a-l
"How much is it"
twenty-five dollars or more"
"Yes," said the Sheriff, twenty-five dol
lars and seventy-fiye."
"Well," said the Col. f" here is the money,
and now, clear yourself, and do not let me
see you here again."
The Col. put the same question to the third
one, and paid twenty-five dollars for his lib
Grafton.
81 have now," said the Col "vacated the
coop, and am cock Of the walk. Now, Mr..
Sheriff, lock me in, and go and engage me a
good, trusty servant man, at a good price,
I've got the money to pay him and you also,
Tor pour trouble, and one with whom you can
entrust the keys of the prison."
"Very well," said the Sheriff, az will do
60" Accordingly the man appeared with
the key of the prison in his hand.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-01-15
Advice to Girls.

DR.. Beeswax, in his admirable "Essay
on Domestic Economy" talks to the young
ladies after this fashion =
"Girls, do you want to get married.
and do you want good husbands +! If so,
cease to act like fools. Don't take pride
in saying you never did housework-nev.
er cooked a pain of chickens-never
made a bed, and so on. Don't turn up
your pretty noses at honest industry-nev-
er tell your friends that you are not OBJ
liged to work. When yougo a shopping,
never take your mother with you to car
ry the bundle. Don't be afraid to be
seen in the kitchen cooking steak-or
over the wash tub, cleansing the family
duds."
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-01-15

A few weeks ago, youth of sixteen
arrived in this city to prosecute his stud
les with view to professional life. lie
came from distant State, and was to re-
main here for some years. n week or
two after his arrival he was seized with
a paralysis in both legs, which advanced
upward till nearly the lower half Of his
body was benunbed and apparently life
less. The most distinguished physicians
in New York attended the case, but no
relief being afforded, the unfortunate
youth has been taken on his way home,
and there is but little hope of his recovry.
The cause of his disease is stated by the
physicians to be tOdacc0-cheacaRg--a hab-
it which he early acquired, and persisted
in to the time ofhis attaek,--N Y iI0s'e
J35aoI
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-01-15
No Is.

passed the 10th day of april, A d. 1885,
expired, by its own limitation, on the 10Th
day of December last. Its re>enactment
would secure to many the advantages of It's
provisions, who, from peCuniary inability,
or other causes, have been unable to avail
themselves of its provisions.
1t will devolve on the present Assembly
to make an apportionment of the State, for
the election of members of the House of
Representatives of the United States.
feel confident the greatest care will be OBJ,
served, to give to every portion of the
wealth its just claims, and to make
the arrangement of the Congressional Dis
tricts strictly conformable to those consi-
derations of population and locality which
should apply to them.
And now, gentlemen of the General AS
sembly as thisis the last occasion upon
which ] shall formally BY message, address
you, beg to present to you, at parting,
assurances of my highest esteem and re-
gard.
WM. F. JOHNSTON.
Executive Chamber, ,
Harrisburg, January 5, 1852.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-01-15
"WelI," said the Col. "you have come, !

"Well," said the Col. "you have come,
suppose, to work for me while remain in
this solitary abode of justice!"
"Yes, sir" was the reply.
Now," said Col. "get all the help you
want, to renovate this room by washing,
whitewashing, &C., and in the meantime,
purchase one table, six chairs, one bedstead
and bedding, one washbowl stand, two gal
Ion jug of the best brandy in the city, one
loaf of sugar, pitcher, tumblers, decanters, and
all that is convenient and comfortable for a
gentleman TO keep house with, and put them
in as soon as the room is cleaned" and the
Col. furnished the necessary funds All these
acquisitions being complied with, his hired
man was employed from day to day, in at
tending to visiting gentlemen, and also to
see the COL. furnished with all the luxuries
of life.
Gentlemen and ladies, and creditors, came
to visit the Colonel; the latter were surprised
to see the expense incurred in fitting up a
room, and furnishing it with such costly fur
niture,
WELL" said the Col. to his creditors, 81
was raised to live decently and comfortably,
and when you had me conveyed to this horri-
bic place of justice, found it in a filthy, un-
comfortable condition, and / was determined
to make it more comfortable during my stay
in this unholy abode. And further said Col.
G. call on me tomorrow at p. NJ. and dine
with me on fine roast turkey, and although
my conveniences TO entertain gentlemen are
not very good, as am confied to this room
alone, | will endeavor to make you as COM
Portable as circumstances viii permit"
Very WE'LL" said his creditors, "we will
dine with you on the morrow"
At dinner, Col C.'s creditors said they did
not feel disposed to keep him in prison; if he
could not pay but fifty cents on the dollar,
they would take it and give him discharge.
But said the Col Il have incurred some
necessary expenses that must deducted out Of
that fifty cents''
"What are they!" asked one of his credi-
tors.
''One hundred and five dollars and fifty
cents" said Col C. ''for the liberation ofthree
prisoners. which conceived TO be an act of
charity and humanity; and then again pay
expenses Of fitting up the prison room, duty
owed to myself, treating friends, hired help,
&c. and six days Imprisonment at So per day
VIII amount to all S;1s1, and will pay the
balance after deducting this"
'Very WE'LL" said his creditors, ''we will
do it. We do not want to see you absent from
your family for the paltry sum of $4,000,
when you say honestly, you are unable to
pay the whole"
'Eery well,'' said the Col. 81 have told you
what would do, and will do nothing else.
Let US make out an estimate of the amount
you are to have
All being done, Col. c. purchased a lot of
goods, and returned again to his residence in
Mansfield, Ohio.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-01-15

The BENEFIT OF FADyERTIsING.-The Bos-
ton Times of Thursday says" The gentle
man who advertised for wife in the Times
about fortnight since, called on US yesterday,
and said that through that advertisement he
had been able to select one ofthe best women,
and that he was the happiest of men. In ad-
dltlon he handed US ten dollar gold piece,
and insisted on our accepting it as it was
present from his better half
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-01-15
JOE PRGNTING
The Eight Of Zinc.

RESTLESS TME!wh ne'er abides;-
Driver who life's chariot guidest
Der dark hills and wales that smile
Let me, let me breathe awhile:
Whittier dost thou hasten! say!
Driver bu: an instant stay!
What viewless distance thou.
Still untired, hast trave'd now
Never tarrying-rest unheeding--
Over thorls and roses speeding,
Through lone places unforeseen
Cliff and vast abyss between.
Five and twenty years thou'st pass'd,
laundering on uncheck'd, and fast;
And, though tempests burst around,
Stall nor stay thy coursers found:
am dizzy-famt-oppress'd-- d.
Driver. for one moment rest!
Swifter than the Lightning flies,
All things vanish from my eyes;
ali that rise so brightly DER me,
Like pale mist-wreathes fade before me;
Every spot my glance can find,
Thy impatiencc leaves behind.
Yesterday, thy wild steeds few
Ger spot where roses grew;
These sought to gather blindly,
But thou hurriedst on unkindly;
Fairest buds | trampled, lorn,
And but grasp'd the naked thorn!
Driver turn thee quickly back
On the self-same beaten track!
/ of late, so much neglected,
Lost-forgot--contemn'd-rejected-
That | still each scene would trace;
Siacken thy bewlld'ring pace
Dost thou thus impetuous drive,
That thou sooner nIay'st arrive
Safe within the ballow'd fences
Where delight, where rest commences
Where then dost respite crave =
All make an answer" At the gravel"
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-01-15

A miserly old farmer who bad lost one
of his best hands, in the midst of hay
making, remarked to the sexton, as he
was filling up the poor fellows grave,
It's sad thing to lose good mower, at
a time like this-but, after all, poor Tom
was u great eater
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-01-15
Published by Theodore schocE,.

4TERMS-Two dollars per annnum in advance-Two
dollars and quarter, half ycaryand If not pald be-
fore the end OF the year, Two dollars and hail Ihose
who receive their papers by carrier or stage drivers
employed by the proprietor. Will be charged 81 IL
cents, per year, extra.
No papers discontinued until all arreaages are paid
except at the option of the Editor.
M Advertisements not exceeding one square (slX-
teen nes) will be inserted three weeks for one doar
and twentv-fv cents foT every subsequent lnserton
The Charge for one and three insertions the same
A liberal discount made to yearly advertisers.
HT All letters addressed to the Editor must be post
ooid s H..
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-01-15

'John,' said a pedagogue the other day,
what's detained your well, sir, | had
hot soup for dinner, and had to wait for it to
COOL Take your seat, your excuse is suf-
fcient'
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-01-15

The man who had to lower his shirt collar
to pass under Wheeling bridge arrived in
Cincinnati last week He was laboring un-
der a slight attack of cotIary morbus.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-01-15

GA stove has been invented fer the
comfort oftravellers. 1t is put under the feet,
and mustard plaster upon the top of the
head which draws the heat through the whole
systemI