What ought to confirm us in this, is that Mariana says himself (book 26, chap. 3d) that a certain vessel going to Africa, was thrown by a gale of wind upon certain un return to Madeira, had communicated to. Columbus the circumstances of their voy. age. All authors agree that this learned man had some information respecting the 298 scraping together gold in every quarter of the known world, whilst the German and the Italian took up the pen to transmit to posterity the remembrances of their riches and cruelties. The Spaniards were not | Male. Femal. much more informed before Charles V. in- Aug 24 Schuylk. 8th. bet. Market & Filbert 14 Callowhill, below 13th Linder, near Schuylkill 7th interesting discoveries in geography, in 1485, Aug 25 Hanover above Prince without the public being acquainted with them. If he had brought back from his expedition gold and diamonds, the noise would have been spread in a few weeks, but simple geographical knowledge was not of a nature to interest men of this turn of mind. 5th. The long stay which Christopher Columbus made at Madeira, makes his interview with Behem more than probable. It is impossible that he should have neglected seeing a man so interesting, and who could give him every kind of information, for the execution of the plan which he had formed, The mariners who accompanied the Chevalier Behem, might also have spread reports at Madeira, and the Azores, concerning the Palmer above Queen Collins's Alley Shippen, below 4th Oliver's Court Moyamensing Road below Carpenter Maria street, N. L. 81 Swanson Court from John's street, Southwark Passyunk Road Fifth st. Southwark South 8th, city No. 3, Vernon street discovery which they had been witnesses of. Aug 26 Washing'n below Vine & Callowhill John above Beaver 32 1 known lands; and that the sailors at their Aug 27 5th street, Southwark do Lombard, near 10th 56 Western shores, but they speak in a very Aug 28 Schuylkill 7th above Vine vague manner. The expedition of the Chevalier Behem explains this mystery. of the discoveries of Columbus, because the last had been farther North, and that in Aug 29 Passyunk Road a time when they did not know the whole extent of the new world, and when geographical knowledge was extremely bounded, it might be believed, that the country discovered by Columbus had no connexion with that discovered by Behem. It appears, however, certain, that Behem Aug 30 Nectarine, below 10th discovered this continent before Columbus, and that this question, which is only curious in Europe, becomes interesting to the American patriot. The Grecians have carefully preserved the fabulous history of their first founders, and have raised altars to them; why are not Behem, Columbus, and Vespucius deserving of statues in the public squares of American cities? These precious Aug 31 Court in 7th betw. Lom'd and South 28 Coates street monuments would transmit to posterity the man. Appointment by the President. Benjamin Patton, Jr. of Lewistown, Pennsylvania, to be attorney of the United States, for the Western District of Pennsylvania, vice George W. Buchanan, deceased. Queen street, Kensington Coates, above 4th Sep. 2 Whiteman's Court 135 3d street Vernon street Front, near Lawrence Walnut near Broad Carpenter, above 2d, do 35 1 Shippen, near 2d 30 1 Carpenter, below 4th 14 1 30 1 Queen, below 2nd street 44 1 dead 158 dead 11 dead 22 1 dead 13 1 371 dead dead Result. dead 33 1 35 1 50 1 33 1 25 35 11 4.5 Sep.12 Canal boat, Spruce st.wharf, Scyl.city Sep. 14 Lombard, above 8th street Sep.16 Beach street, above Maiden Pitt, above Poplar lane Sep.18 Lombard near Schuyl. River, city Sep.24 N.E. corner of Vine and Schuyl. 8th Sep.25 Bank street and Schuylkill 1 11 40 1 1 1 conv. exceed 8,255 tons. Every day affords new evidence of the immense advantage to be derived by the state by the Coal trade. A Radish was raised this season in the garden of George Spice, of Bellefonte, Centre county, Pa. which weighed 15 lbs. and measured 32 inches in circumfer ence, and 23 inches long. This beats Mrs. Reynold's Radish of Montgomery county. ANECDOTE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN."Not long after Benjamin Franklin had commenced editor of a newspaper, he noticed with considerable freedom the public conduct of one or two influential persons in Philadelphia. This circumstance was regarded by some of his patrons with disapprobation, and induced one of them to convey to Franklin the opinion of his friends with regard to it. The Doctor listened with patience to the reproof, and begged the favour of his friend's company at supper, on an evening which he named, at the same time requesting that the other gentlemen who were dissatisfied with him should atcollapse tend. The Doctor received his guests cordially, his editorial conduct was canvassed, and some advice given. Supper was at last announced, and the guests invited to an adjoining room. The table was only supplied with two puddings, and a stone pitcher filled with water. All were helped, none could eat but the Doctor. He partook freely of the pudding, and urged his friends to do the same; but it was out of the question -they tasted and tried in vain. When their host saw the difficulty was unconquerable, he arose and addressed them, "My friends, any one who can subsist upon sawdust pudding and water, as I can, needs no man's patronage.—Watson's Annals of Philadelphia. conv. conv. 28 1 1 dead 64 DIVIDENDS FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS. 4 per cent. Pegg above Budd Shippen near Broad Mechanic's Bank, Southwark, Mr. Richard Evans, Innkeeper of this Borough, has left at the Record-office, a Beet, the product of his own garden, the circumference of which is 25 inches, and the weight is eleven and a quarter pounds. The Walnut street Prison.-We understand that the following named gentlemen were on Monday last elected Inspectors of the Prison: City-James Hutchinson, Thomas Harper, Samuel Palmer. The importations of Anthracite Coal, into Boston, amounts to 24,532 tons, while the importations of the last year did not, in all, | The Cholera.-As faithful chroniclers, and to prevent exaggeration, we deem it proper to state, that on the Railway, in East Whiteland township, a fortnight ago, several cases of Cholera occurred, eight of which proved fatal-it then ceased suddenly as it commenced. One man, from there, moved up to the Valley Creek, near the line of East Bradford and East Caln, where he died. One other person also died immediately afterwards .A humane man a smith by trade, remained as nurse, while all the other workmen fled. Having shaved and decently laid out the second man who died, he blew his horn and called in some neighbours who aided to bury him. The contractor, after a day or two, set fire to the shantees and burnt them down. The disease extended no farther; the humane smith is hearty. All along the line we learn, it now is, and has been, through the summer, with the few exceptions noted, remarkably healthy. Confident hopes are entertained that, next season, the whole line of Railway from Philadelphia to Columbia, will be in full operation-Village Record. The quantity of rain which fell during the last month was 3.41 inches. Pennsylvania Hospital, 11th mo. 1st, 1832. Oct. 1 2 4 New cases. Total. 1184 271 New Deaths. cases. New Deaths. Total. 0 A Merchant Mill, brick house and Cooper's 1 A large stone building on the southwestwardly side of the Brandywine Creek, 88 by 46 feet, con888 345 17492 86462370 768 taining 2 new water wheels and four pair four feet six inch burr stones, with all the machinery in and yard and cooper's shop. complete order. Attached is a large brick house † Including four cases and one death in the Pennsylvania Hospital. + One case, and one death in Walnut Street Prison. § One death in Pennsylvania Hospital. A two storied Brick House, frame kitchen and Lot of ground on the west side of the Moyamensing Road at the distance of 95 feet six inches, from the south west corner of Carpenter st. 18 feet 6 inches by 100 feet. An annual ground rent charge of twenty-eight dollars and fifty cents, payable half yearly, and issuing out of a lot of ground with frame buildings thereon erected, situated on the south side of Lambarder's alley, 19 by 80 feet. The three storied Brick dwelling house and Lot of Ground on the east side of Delaware Eleventh st., No. 15, between Market and Arch st., 20 by 77 feet; subject to a ground rent of $32 88 cents. The three storied Brick House, and Lot of Ground on the north side of Cherry st., No. 205, between Delaware 9th and 10th streets, 17 by 60 feet. The three storied Brick Dwelling House, Kitchen, Bath House and Lot of Ground on the north side of Arch st., No. 485 between Thirteenth and Juniper streets, 20 feet 8 inches by 128 feet to a 20 feet wide street, $5,350 110 5,100 24,900 30,000 900 410 4,000 1,675 8,050 $80,495 105 A LEAD MINE. It is very currently reported that some of our citizens have discovered strong indications of a lead mine within the distance of a mile and a half from this borough. What lead to the search, was a tradition that the Indians procured their bullet-lead, after being absent a very short time from this place. If the report should prove correct, we will give such particulars in relation to it, as will be interesting to our readers, in our next,— Muncey Telegraph. Mount Pleasant Glass Works went into operation on Tuesday last.-Ib. POTTSVILLE, Nov. 2. Dreadful Occurrence.-It becomes our painful duty briefly to announce that yesterday afternoon while 20 men were engaged in the coal mine of Samuel J. Potts, Esq.the water rushed suddenly down from an adjoining mine, which has been for some time unoccupied, drown ing two individuals, who were unable by reason of their situation to make their escape. The remainder sustained no injury-one of whom was immersed in water up to his chin and saved himself by clinging to the roof of the mine. One of the deceased miners was a foreigner, engaged in his first day's work on this side of the Atlantic. CLEARFIELD-Town, Pa. Nov. 1. A land "flowing with Milk and Honey." As regards the truth of the following statement, we have testimony from the most unquestionable authority. Week before last, a gentleman living in Bradford township, Clearfield county, proceeded to cut down a large pine tree, in which he had previously discovered a number of BELS. All things in readiness and this lord of the forest laid prostrate before his assailantswithout, however, receiving much other injury, than the loss of his understanding-they proceeded to investigate his physignomy more closely ;-applying the axe to his trunk in several places, and nothing but Honey! Honey! Honey! meeting their astonished observation, and finding their vessels incompetent to hold the "flesh and blood" of which he abounded, a new supply was immediately furnished;-and now determined on finding the alpha and omega of his treasure, numerous incisions were again made, when a space of about 25 feet was found interlarded with combs, in many places not more than one inch of a shell remaining. Judgmatically he was now split open, and the combs taken out and secured. The most singular fact is, that the upper combs were perfectly black with age, and the whole exhibiting a group of strangely diversified colours, and possessing as many different tastes. The next morning they proceeded to ascertain the quantity of honey, which they found to be of the liquid which had left the combs eleven gallons, and the remaining combs to weigh better than 200 hundred lbs. ! The tree was two and an half feet in diameter, and no doubt was in possession of the Bees twenty or thirty years ago.-Banner. PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL. Thursday, Oct. 25, 1832. SELECT COUNCIL.-Mr. Fox, as Chairman of the Committee, made the following report and resolution, which were adopted. To the Select and Common Councils. The committee appointed to purchase wood for distribution to the necessitous poor, during the approaching winter, beg leave to report: That they have purchased seventy-five cords of wood, which has been deposited on the lot at the north east corner of Filbert and Broad streets, and that they have drawn orders on the City Treasurer for the payment of the wood, hauling and piling, for the sum of four hundred and seventy-three dollars seventy-five cents, which have been promptly paid. They offer the following resolution. Resolved, That the committee be discharged. All which is respectfully submitted. A copy of his accounts for the last quarter were received from the City Treasurer. Also, a communication from the City Commissioners and City Clerk, with statements of their accounts, which was referred to the Committee of Accounts. The City Commissioners laid before Councils the following communication from Mr. R. A. Caldcleugh, relative to the rent of the Western Watch House for the next year, and suggest to Councils the appointment of a committee with whom the Commissioners may confer on this subject. PHILADELPHIA, October, 1832. Gentlemen be pleased to take notice that I shall expect from and after the 15th January next, a rent of six hundred dollars per annum, for the property occupied by the city as a Watch House, at the corner of Broad street and Penn Square, and I trust that you will consider that rent as no more than an equivalent for so large a property occupied in the way it is. Respectfully, gentlemen, I am, &c. R. A. CALDCLEUGH. The City Clerk submitted to Council printed statements of his receipts, for permits for placing building materials; and for entries of Hackney Coaches, Wagons, Carts, Drays, Wheelbarrows and Handbarrows; and also of his payments to the City Treasurer; during the quarter ending on the 30th September last. The annexed communication was received from the German Reformed Church, which was referred to the Paving Committee. To the Select and Common Councils of the City of Philadelphia. The Subscribers, a committee of the corporation of the German Reformed Church in this city, beg leave respectfully to state, that their bural ground at the N. W. corner of Arch and Schuylkill Sixth streets, is considerably below the level of the street, and as there is no outlet for the water, they respectfully request that you would grant permission to conduct an iron pipe into the common sewer in Arch street to carry off the water; and your applicants as in duty bound will ever pray. GEORGE TROUTMAN, HENRY SMITH, CHAS. SCHNIDER. Philadelphia, Oct. 23, 1832. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF JAMES SMITH. From the Encyclopædia Americana. JAMES SMITH, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was a native of Ireland, born probably between 1715 and 1720. His father was a respectable farmer on the Susquehanna. James, the second son, was educated at the college of Philadelphia, and afterwards studied law. On being admitted to the bar, he established his residence near the present town of Shippensburg, as a lawer and surveyor, but some time after, removed to York, where he continued the practice of he was a member of the meeting of delegates from all his profession during the remainder of his life. In 1774, the counties of Pennsylvania, for the purpose of expressing the public sentiment on the expediency of abstaining from importing any goods from England, and assembling a general congress. In January, 1775, Mr. Smith was a member of the Pennsylvania convention, and concurred in the spirited resolution which it passed, that, "if the British administration should determine by force to effect a submission to the late arbitra ry acts of the British parliament, in such a situation, we hold it our indispensable duty to resist such force, and at every hazard to defend the rights and liberties of America." He was also a member of the provin cial conference which assembled on the eighteenth of the ensuing month of June, to establish a new government for Pennsylvania, in consequence of the instruc tions given by the general assembly to their delegates in congress, to resist every measure tending ration, and seconded the resolution moved by doctor Rush, to express in form the sentiments of the confer ence on the subject of a declaration of independence, which was carried, although the obnoxious instructions had been rescinded. Doctor Rush, Mr. Smith, and Thomas M'Kean, were the committee by whom the resolution was drafted. It was unanimously adopted, and signed by the members, and presented to congress, a few days only before the declaration of independence, In July, a convention was assembled in Philadelphia, for the purpose of forming a new constitution for Pennsylvania, of which colonel Smith was a member. On the 20th of the month, he was elected, by the convention, a member of congress. He retained his seat in a sepa. |