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gr.nin I thul they had hd every opportunity of iVkooklyn evening star Tn Votm or tiik Moaa.s. -Art Iht short sighted petjiln of our common world aware, that iVeTal the door Dear me I and the hall loo. How his umbrella 11 ilricpid ell over and then ln bell, she ordered the woman to bniif flannel and pail, and wiped out all traces Political 1)wari. There is a lilllrnass ia lite conduct or some politicians ws could mention which appears to us Iruly cuntemplihle. Foiled In their own villiany they take great de.il or trouble lo revenge themselves Uo the Individual who may have been the innocent tneana of their defeat, forgetting that in the exercise of this pet ey reeling how much they in jure the parly lo which they belun if such men can be said properly to belong lo any party.

If one man is furtunats enough lo receive the nomination to an office in preference to an other ambitious for the distinction, the latter if he be any man at all, will, instead of seeking to injure his more fortunate rival, do all he can to promote his success. We are sorry to find among us men who adopt course exactly the reverse oflhii, forgetting (hat in the display of this pet-try and foolish feeling they show the nakedness of their vaunted patriotism and betray the selfish character of Iheir own motives. A political party should be cautious of such partisans and when discovered should send (hem to Coventry by the quickest possible conveyance. OriNioNs. The Eagle publishes a number of Will attend to di.aatea id" the EYE and F.Alt 01.

TUF.DA YS, TUUKSIU nl SATI HDA 3, front i lo i P. M. Oltio 135 llmry st. Out. 12.

3m I i CI TV TlO-Sl'I IA Ih HUDSON AVENUS opposite FORT GREEN Altemliiig JhyicMiil aild Surgeon, for Mouth ocTuunn. iiYpn, I "I'W. I Vwiliug Cuniuiilies same Month, It. NICHOLS, cor. Sands nd Wnkhington it.

A. A. LOW, IliS Washington tiort. A. KDWAKIS, 41 Willow urerl.

Sept. 15, 1343. Chihlron vacillated from 8 lo 9 o'cU-k, crvry setk doy. City Dispensary. 267 Washington utreet, near Myrtle A renue.

Open every duy ricept Sunday, lioin 'J to 3 o'clock under clmige or a Hoard of Trutteis. Vaccination of ChdJrcn, from 8 10 9 o'clock, each day. sep 15 tf I It Kl 8 1' AN K. THE NORTH AMERICAN FIRE INSITR. ance Company, of Ihe Cily of New York, CAPITAL 250.C00, DOLLARS, Conlinue to take fire risks at their ugency, olfiee No.

40 IWklyn. Sept. 1 1, tf J. E. UNDERHILL, Agt.

run: IXSmiANOK. INSURANCE COMRANY, Of Hartford, Capitol 250,000 ii.uri'r:rTiol.xsi HA.CK cu ui'A. r. uming their otjiclious telore llio tuniinmce. and all who desired a hearing nail Dcen nenru The Movor said it would be vsluMUhinif dangerous precedent nnd had repeatedly been Iiv ttiH Council.

Mr. Criit.lhe Counsel refericd to by All. Cady, then roe without permission and address ing the Mj)or claimed a rigM lo neam inn was in the tuture of a judicial proceeding lbs law gave parties a right to appeal from the ludui-ine nl of the assessors slid Hint necessarily iinplicled the right to be beard, lor the right lo appeal Wi tmul the privilege ol neuig ncuru 011 urh appeal would be an uuheaid of absurdity. He therefore claimed as a ruht and not as a matter of courtesy ihe privilege ol speaking 01 llm niiliSMtl Aid. Redding was ui at the assurance ofthe Counsel to instft on the right 01 uigini his opposition here.

If this practice wi per milled we shuuld have all Ihe lawyers in urooh i he heard here 011 every subjeel tlml might come belore Hum they should not have nine lor any Hung eie. Al rVniv the iiosiunu taken by Mr, Crist, lhat Hi lemonstraiils hud virtually been heard belore the Common Council in mo ji sessment Committee the mutter having been re leired lo the Committee for Hint purpose. Aid. Cocnrnn moved to recommit Ihe report to Ihe Assessment, Law, and Street Committees for the purpose of hearing Counsel. Aid.

Cudy rcmaiksd thai Ihe meinueisoi tnose three Committees bad already ueen consuiteu in the matter and fully uudei stood the subject, and if recommitted at all ought to go to ihe Com mittee ofthe whole which would amount lo the same thing as to hear Counsel before them now. 1 Aid. Husted moved to refer it back to the as sessors Irom whom it ormitillv came, he was op posed to its confirmation at this lime, did not believe it would be legal. If ihe assessors con curred in the report ofthe Commit I re he should be willing to vote for Us confirmation, not 0U1 erwise. Aid.

Richards moved to refer it to Ihe Conn sel of the lloaid for his opinion as tn the legulily of lha whole nroccedimc. Adopted. Aid. Husted moved that when the board ad journ it adjourn lo meet on Mundny nexl at o'clock I'. JW.Ior the special purpose 01 coniu eiing and dinpo-inu of this mailer.

Lost. URPiHlTS OF COMMITTEES. Lamp Coin, reported in lav. of paying Ihe bills of Barllell Sinith C. $2813,01 for Oil and lamplighters bill 83J.38.

Adopted. Committee on Lands and Places reported in favor of renting a room in the basement of the Citv Hall to the Associniion for the improve. mcnl of the condition of the poor and another room to Ihe Brooklyo City Dispensary. Adop ted. Cotnniil'ec on accounts re purled in favor of referring bill of J.

Mundell to Hie lamp com- u.itteefor investigation. Adopted. Sane coin, reported in Mvor ol paying the bilis of Mr. K. Suires 21, and Huraco Mraiig 8, for Police services.

Adopted. Joint com. of accounts reported in favor of paying the following Police bills, viz John E. Thome $14,74, John R. Mundell, D.

SSmitli, 11,00, A. V. Rice, 30,37, Plat I'uwell, 1nos.11. van con, Webb, Henry Oakley, 148,13, John L. White 16,02, John Slilwell.

94,69, Rem Hegeman, 0 93, James O'Farrell, 42,6, Geotge Colmuii. 32,25, J. H. McCormick, 114,75, and Christopher Wright, 47,51. Adopted.

Asscsment cou. on pel. of F. Tryon for repayment of an erroneous assessment reported in favor of refunding 22. 2S.

Adopted. RtSOLUTIONS Bv Aid. Hulbeit Directing lupeclor to cause Ihe pump cor. of Concord and Stanton sis. to be repaired referred to com1 on Well and Pumps.

By the same Giving permission to the owners of property to lay down two crosswalks at the corner of Concord and Stanton sis, under the direction or the City Inspector olid in accordance with the City ordinance at their own expense AM. Cochran objecting to the resolution, it was referred to the Street com. with power. Bv Aid. McDonald Directing the lamp com.

hereafter lo use nothing htit the besl Sperm Oil for the city Adapted. Iiv Aid. Husted Directing the Comptroller lo draw wartants in payment of the assessors and surveyors fees in the matter of regrading and repjving Fulton St. Adopted. By Aid.

Redding me street 10m- iniisioner lo advertise for estimates lor lamp posts and lumps on Kent Avenue from Flushing Av. to Williamsburgh. Adopted. On motion of Aid. Wilson tne report 01 int Assessmni eommitlee adopted at the last meet ing of the Board, confirming the Assessment roll for grading and paving Denn street was re-considered in order lo permit parties interested to be heard on the subject before that commit- teP- On motion of Aid.

Husted the report ofthe Assessment com. adopted at the last meeting confirming Hie Arsessment for CrofS Walks on on Hudson Av. was reconsidered and referred bark to that committee. 9 On motion of Aid. Cady Ihe majority and minority reports of the Special com on the subject of appointing a City Marshall was taken up, and the Board went into executive session lor the purpose of electins that office and William Applesnte was elected by a vote of 10 to 4.

adjourned to Monday next at 4 o'clock P. M. Sudden Death. A stnae driver in the employ of Messrs. Hatfield Bertine, named James McMnllin, in about fifteen minutes after return-ing home No.

328 Sixth Mreet, Thursday afternoon, was taken ill and expired. His death is supposed to have been cnused by disease ofthe heart, to which he was subject. A CARD. The Long IhUmH Inland Insurance Vompany, Are happy to inform their dealers and the public generally, that their CAPITAL, $200,000 DOLLARS, I is unimpaired by the late disastrous fire; they still retain a SURPLUS. The Company are prepared to pay all their osses in CaiA, the moment the amount is adjusted.

B. W. DELMATER, President. E. C.

FINN, Sec'y. Brooklyn, Sept. 11, 18-18-. tf MARK1KD. tn this -city, on the lltli insl.

by Ihe Rev. Dr. Dwight, Ssamuel P. Jewett of Ann Arbor, Mich, to Miss Sarah W. Jones.

In this city, on the 11th inst. by the Rev. Mr. Greenleaf, Cooper AyreJ, M. D- of Indiana, to Mary Frances, only daughter of the late Dr.

Camp, of New-Jersey. I.i New-York, I lenry T. Lee to Miss Mara-retta M. Jewell; Daniel Haas to Mrs. Ann Martin Wm.

G. Aldnch to Miss Mary C. Bay-les, both of Port Jefferson, L. I. FloyJ Smith, Jr.

to Margaretta Oliver P. V. Z. Lane to Miss Elizabeth Lnojueer; James II. Lndlam to Amelia F.

Prior of OyMerbny, L. I. Chas. L. Mather to Miss Annie L.

Whelan. DIED. In this city, on the I lib infant, Caroline, danghter of the late George A. Hicks, aged 21. The friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend her funeral from 71 Hicks street, at half past 2 o'clock, this nftemoon.

Services in St. Ann's Chnrcb, at 3 o'clock. Ia thii city, on Ihe 12lh instant, Miles Keens, aged 67. His friends aie invited to attend his funeral this afternoon at 4 o'clock, from Coert street, near Atlantic. Ia New-Voik, Thomas W.

Fay, aged 45 John C. Peterson, aged 49; Tri-odre I. F. Jaekon; Ellen, wife of Patrick Whedon, a red 57 Adaline II. Powell, aged 20.

uDon the surface ol xmr rivers, tached to every Hoot upon; their weedy shows, nr. flowers wort delicto nnd brnut.n.1 ma. grow in th. tropical climates, vrth. horromd of our hoMiotisr.

"0-And yet th. f.cti.aub.,d. Any ontWho Socie.y, JJnHy Institute see there flow.rs. delicate "u8ht nd painted po or 11" which lheyr and Jor. But il is not pecrssaiy to go to the Inititute for thii purpose.

Where there ii anything in. trinsically beautiful or delicate the ladies al-waysdiscovcr il tml jiive it fuli development. The pi'hlic art invited to call at the store of Stephen P. Leeds, druggist, corner of Court and Atlantic streets, nnd examine an album filled with, these charming picture, prepared by a lady of New. London Connecticut.

It i for ale. could hope that many repies would be. procured in 11 rook I 11 logive character to the ofl-limes unmeaning and common place trin-ietshich load the centre iUe. the title of ihU fairy volume 1 U7-Sea Mottri, or Marine fouid near New London, State of Connecticut, pre- 'pared and arranged by E. M.

FrenchNew London, August, 1848. Wo aubjoin an elegant and tasteful effusion by Miss' French, with which she closes ber volume of anecimens Il will be agreed on all hands that the lines are as delicate as the Cla-jneots of the Moascs themselves 1 i Tilt Motsee, Hath old Ocean lovelier bowers 1 Than on Terra Firma grow I Jluds more delicate than ours, Blooming for the nymphs below I Tell us, children of the sea, Marvellous in form and hue Varied to infinity Whence ye eamt so fair to view Things of beauty whence came ye Floating cloud-like on the wave Tints like yours, and tracery, Searching art may vainly crave. In. the microscopic view, Life ye have, and more I see Suns of breath and feeling too, Such as nature gave to me. who know ye, have divin'J More of the creative mind Beautiful 1 the links thnt bind To their fellow worm, mankind.

TUE YOUNG HOUSEKEEPER. Do, Fanny, have some fit said Mr. to his wife, I am almost she repeated. Yes, fire, said he. I'am sure it's cold enough.

My teeth ore fairly 'It's raiher she replied. But the grates are cleaned, and the summer blowers up. 1 cn't have a fire Oh, nonsense urged her husband. What if the grates are cleaned Do ring and order a But the young wife never stirred as the answered, It's out of the question, Charles. The chimneys are closed Pshaw said he, impatiently.

What on earth did you have the chimneys closed for? Tom can take the filling out, though, I Tie continued, as he moved towards the bell. No, indeed, he intetposed his wife, quickly. 'What are you thinking of he'll raise such a dust I And, besides, I can't have a 'fire made, indeed. The paint is still fresh, and whitewash scarcely dry? and when things are once cleaned, fire make such dirt. Then do wish you would not have things cleaned till the necessity for fires is said 'her husband, somewhat vexed.

'But you are always in such a hurry with your he continued pettishly. I do detest the 'tight of a pail of water. I am sure the house -was clean enough before. Clean exclaimed his wife. I don't know what you call clean I am sure I was ashamed Ho receive a visitor, it looked so smoky and dirty.

But you men seem to have no perception of ihe continued almost contemptuously. And not so cold Then what are you wrapped in that great shawl for answered her husband. Oh, it is rather chilly, certainly. A heavy rain Jike this makes it cold, of course. We are "liable to such storms in she replied.

1 It's anjijtsnrdit.v to close up the grates at this If iltejhusband. At luLalgs. Why, it's not cold. Only look at she continued, 'pointing to the treinn the garden in proof of her assertion. Well, I wish I were a peach he replied, if they are inaensible to the weather.

Since I can't have a fire, however, I'll put on my she replied. And he left the room, and returned presently, buttoned up to the chin, as if prepared to brave the elements on a pedestri-arl excursion. He thrust his hands in his pockets, and walked up and down the room while his wife, drawn up almost into a knot, seated in a large chair and wrapped in a heavy quite as chilly as himself. Now this is too ridiculous, Fanny. You may have been ashamed to receive a visitor before things were cleaned, but I declare I should be a great deal more so to be caught just now.

How Fou loqk in that great blanket 1 And I can't say thin.k this fustian coat is particularly becoming or suitable for house he said stopping and loqkiog at himself ia the glass. No one will come in such she replied, perfectly satisfied as to there being no chance of their being caught. But scarcely had the spoken, when there was a decided ring at the belt, which betokened something more than an errand-boy or postman, and a shuffling was heard in the ball as of an umbrella, and presently in was ushered a visitor. Ah, Harrington exclaimed Mr. Taylor, receiving his guest with great cordiality.

when did you trriva Only this replied the other, and wt.hins im vou Particularly, I thought I should find yon at home such a stormy afternoon as this. Singular weather for he contin-like It is, replied Mr. Taylor, somewhat embarrassed, aad looking; ruefully towards the empty grate. Fanny, dear, I think yon might manage that fire-place so ti.at we could have a fire. But Fanny looked annoyed, and hesitatingly sai.l, I am afraid it will only make it smoke.

Whereupon, Mr. Harrington protested with chattering teeth that he was not at all cold and begged that no fire inieht be kindled 01 account. Tbera was ao concealing the fact, however, fur the wbo'e party looked blue aad aflrr a somewhat short and decidedly ancurofort-able visit, Mr. Harrington Umk hi departure. He did aot nay long at aay said Fan-ay.

No, repliel her habani pettishly, do yea suppose he'd star aad shiver here whea be eoald get away Tooc devil I do believe he'd got aa goe fit it fiftera annates more. I declare, fan ay, I was bat on eerth brooghl him here said Fan-1 eagry With Ih ws for com.n aad hemg ancofnforubJe. People have ao right to irt ia seek weather I Ad what a qoaaiity ef dirt he has tracked in she coelieaed. with infinite veiatioa, any beattiial see snalUag will he quite spoiled. He anight tt h-att have wiptd kit i oftht uU'ending stranger, which operation the superintended herself, fretting the while, and It-rling the whole at grenl hardship.

It was happily through at lt, however) and as Mr. Taylor sal opposite to his wile al the lea-tulilej somewhat thawed by his second cup, he said, Fnnny, I must aak llariitigton to Must you she replied, with a soil of deprecating assent, that implied that if the necessity were not very urgent, she would rulherdpenne with the pleasure, he a.iswcred 1 'have you any objec tions she replied, reluctantly. Only I must tokeduwn the silver, and it hII so nicely put awavin whitening nnd Why can't Tom lake it down inquired her husband, Because he she replied. 1 1 nev let any one mi to my pandit's but in) self. No it ybu must hnve him, I must do it Mr.

Taylor seemed annoyed at the idea ol givme her what was apparently so much troub le, and yi 1 more annoyed at not treating 01s friend with hospitality, and he sa 'I do not see why you caunot let one of the crvauW do it." 1 Because I can'l, she pursued with a true woman's answer. if jou muH have hiiu ihntV And so the subject drorped, though the bus-bond hnd a s.i of uncomlort.ible fet-linn that he was doing something selfish in being still'1 on hospiiable Ihoutfhu in spile ol his wire's evident reluctance lu 11 1 wiuieme on nr. ft It ns il Vliere was a world of trouble belore her and thought of al) her lamps wilh btr fresh wicks, Jtc. In fact Fanny took things AarJ. Everything in housekeeping was a labor to her.

She trusted nobody, she was satisfied with nothing. Ser-vauts were her natural eoemies (' flies her torments moth her corroding evil and all the minor ills of life, miseries. She had been married about two years, and wanted to be, and thought she was, a verv good housekeeper and so she was, if having everything as bright and nice as labor and care could make il is good housekeeping 1 but if the term is meant to go a little further and include comfort, and ns much of happiness as depends upon mestic detoili, she wolully missea n. en ber husband came home of an evening, wearied wilh the loils and cares of the day, and would gladly have refreshed himself with a little female gossip and lively chit-chat, she generally greeted him wilh a grave, anxious lace, and a long story of some petty domestic annoyance, the history of soma housemaid who ohU make up the third story before the second, or use the brooms and poils of cither indiscriminately and rhi. mnn-aervanL wlux spite of all she could do or say, had certain ways of his own of arranging his pantries, that were a source of bitter com plaint.

Well, dismiss said Mr. Inylor impa-tiently. Where's the use T1 she answered complnin-ingly 1 they are all as bad one as another. I spent a week in going about making inquiries be-fore I engaged Tom, and he had first-rate vou see what a torment he is. He is so obstinate)' and then followed such a list of Tom's moral delinquencies, that the only wonder was that Mrs.

Taylor was able to keep him for a day. If Tom's story could have been heard, it would probably have been quite as earnest, and perhaps as reasonable; in which Mrs. Taylor would have figured as the most pertinaciooa and exacting of housekeepers, as Tom thought. with what did not concern her, for tf he did his work well, he had a right to do it in the way he liked So no doubt a silent struggle was going on, on Tom's part, as well aa his mistress' for human nature is not all on one side nor perfection to be bought for any stipulated sum, let it be what il will, per month. To be Continued.

Divinq Pigs. The changes in the -physical character of animals consequent upon change of situation, as described in various works on Natural History, are well calculated to excite surprise, as well as a disposition to further mves-liooiinn. It is well known that fish and crabs found in the waterso the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky are without eyes there being no use for such oreans in the dark regions they inhabit. The English hounds brought to Mexico by the miners from that country lor tne purpose 01 huih-ing hares, were rendered useless by the fact that they were unable to run any length of time in the rarified atmosphere of the high mountain ranges but their progeny have all the capabilities of the native dog. The diving pigs which exist in the interior of Pennsylvania are remarkable.

The town of Pottsvile is situated at the point where the Norwegian creek empties into the river Schuylkill. The creek is a rapid stream, but the river, where the creek enters, is rendered deep and sluggish by a dam below. The butchers of the town reside along the creek, and are in the habit of throwing offal into the strewn which is washed into the river. A large number of Irish laborers live near the river, keeping, as is customary u-ith ihpm. manv niss.

These obtain their sub sistence chiefly by diving for the offal at the bottom or the river, here nDoui ten ieei aeep. A particula rrace pigs called "Divers" have been bred in the place, differing from others in the fact that they are web-footed, and are remarkable for their ability to dive and for the length of time they can remain under water. Their power in this way seems to increase with age. One male of two years of age was observed to remain under water more than thirty minutes younger pigs ten, fifteen and twenty minutes. An ordinary pig is drowned in less than one minute, as ascertained by experiment.

The peculiarities of the diving pigs are supposed to result from long practice, and physical change, transmitted and increased from generation to generation. The reason why they remain so long under water is that they may there devour their food which is in danger of being taken from them by other pigs which frequent the shore. The young of this amphibious breed take to the water with great alacrity at an early age and soon learn to dive. Nor do they strike Iheir throats with their fore-feet in swimming as do others of the race, by which they not unfre-quently destroy their lives. These singular facts relating to this peculiar breed of pigs shows in a striking manner the ability of nature to adapt herself to peculiar circumsiances, and throws some light on the origin of the many varieties of the different species of animals.

American Zoological Journal. DEsrarcTtVE Fiam in Patfrsow. At 1 1-1-2 o'clock, Wednesday night, a fiie broke out in a stable ia the rear of the Phoenix Build ngs, in Main street, as follows 1 Blauvelt at Mandeville, dry goods Joaiithan Hopper, do; J. S. Glover, dot Wm Stinson, thread and needles Wm Stinson, do J.

M. Smylie, hardware Ward, grocer on corner Broadway, and also occupied by James King, the owner of that and some of the other buildings burned. The fire crossed over to the east side, and consumed all the buildings on that aide, to the seat of the old fire, where it was stopped by the fire-proof store owned by Mr. Cledhill. The names of the sufferers oa this side principally ere Van Gieson, grocer Wm.

C. Smith, ditto 1 Israel Maasoa, butcher 1 Fredericks, grocer 1 Hathway, hardware Habbin, crockery Miates Sutheria.d, pr.Ul.ners Joha A. Vaa Hanlen, rulchrf 1 SaBfoid, oyUrV nloo 1 S. McColly, tailor, Henry Seell, daw I Dav M.llar, ditto David Beraet, bookstore tr William ft Bllnhw Amtlrew Mead, bookstore and tAwii O' Aeil, friege maker. OaiciiAt.

The Albaay Arge laaets the reiraatMMi of a. Witt, F.q. aeeet of one of the rail rcadsraaaiac fioca Albaav. This is Ike first Witt we evtt saw ia the Argea, RowiN a. srwNxa, aniTpa ao r-auraiETus.

ZACHARY TAYLOR, OF looisianaN, FOR VICE-PRESIDENT MILLARD HLLMOKL2, OF JEW YORK. WR GOVERNOR, HAMILTON FISH. FOR IAKVT. GOVERVOH, GEORGE W. PATTERSON FOR CONGlll'SS SECOND DISTRICT, DAVID A.

1JOKEE. Of Kings. FOR ASSEMBLY KINGS COUNTY, JOHN A. CROSS, EDWARD 1'ISKE, JOSEPH HOUGHTON. Mr.

Ilokre decidedly a Taylor rami. To these who have any doubt of Mr. Bokee's determination to suppoitthe Philadelphia nomi nation, we beg them to read the following letter which we received this morning from Joseph Hoxie, Esq. in answer to one we addressed to that gentleman. We feel indignant that malice, and malice alone, should rendir il nec.ssary to offer any testimony npon this subject; we give only for the benefit of those who may not know Mr.

Bokee's devotion to the hig cause, as well as we do Naw-Voait, October 13, 1818. W. K. Nobtiiaul Dear sir: I bore read wiihai- toniflmieni. vnur note of this morning, ia relation to the opinion of Mr.

Bokee, on the utiject of the Phila nnminalions. mr- nonee, 1 tin quim murn ill naivor mtomni in eoneanl the fiol that he preferred Mr. Clay lo sll olhen lh Whig eaodidate. for Pres ident. But that ho will withhold hut support I mm trie ticket, that 'he i still oppoeed to noe to at entirely untrue.

I am rery intimate with Mr. Bokee, I Mliti.r milt.ri. see ann conrcrro wm. pim 1 and I know he i doing all ii me vr nig eawe, and the aurees of the Whig candidates. Widiin the laet lo or three month.

I be known him lo put hand in his wckct, to do that which the (Senerul Committee ought to here done, viz to furnioh the necessary meant for a mirvionnry lo go through the Stale, laboring fiw Taylor and Fillmore. Wiihin the hurt wee he has waited 0.1 me with a letter from a person engag ed in the tame good tau.e, the meearary nicana were procured instantly, and iUr. ofc-ee uaeiem I do nol with to censoriour, but aa an old Whig, willing to luonr always in the support of Whig princi-plsa and candidate, and expecting to die with harness on, I do wUh that th.ne whonpprue Mr. BoAve, would only do for the gxl cause, what I Anow he is doing. In baste, your friend, JOSEPH HOXIE.

GEXKRAL. TAYLOR. The Massaebpetts Spy, a Barnburner paper, in remarking upon the 'principles of Gen. Tay among other very stupid remark, says He (General Taylor) was in favor of the war with Mexico. If not, why did he not resign his commission, and retire to privete life Poverty did not prevent him, for he is a man of extensive Was not General Washington a peace man yet he was in favor ofthe war with England, or why did he not retire private life 7 Poverty did not prevent him, for he was a man of means.

The time has not yet arrived when the differences of nations can be altogether settled by the pen 5 and until that much desired period comes, it is black ingratitude to reproach a military chieftain wilh the love of carnage, simply because be is engaged in a profession which is in evitable in the present condition of things. We may as well say that a physician is fond of cholera or ytllpw fever, because when the scourge is among us, instead of deserting his post, yielding up his profession, he manfully fuces the enemy, and risks his for the benefit ofthe afflicted. Does any person believe for one moment, that if the troubles with Mexico could have been honorably and satisfactorily settled by treaty, that Gen. Taylor would not have bad the courage to express his joy at such an event? The name of that brave man cannot be plucked from history. Who would not at any time have prefered a peace by treaty, than one conquered by carnage.

It is only your bombastic cowaru, who brags of his willingness to rush -into the field of battle, and though generally the first to rush out it, is the last to confess a horror of war. Gen. Taylor is too brave fo love war. Some comfort. -The glorious news received yesterday from Pennsylvania and Ohio, seemed to have struck our neighbor ol the t-agie quite aback.

He says he expected to be pretty close ly pushed on the Governor's election in the Key-stone State; but Johnson, he admits, has done better than he expected. This gentle and affable admission on the part of our opponent is very gratifying to our feelings, and we really rejoice that he has something to fall back upon for solace under the awful pressure of the Penn sylvania news. Hi comfort is to be found in the small item of the Eagle, which announces the (to him,) happy intelligence that Stnnsbu-ry, democrat, has been elected Mayor of Baltimore, by the handsome majority of about one thousand." So we go up, up, up, And then we go down, down, downy. All is not lost, he can exclaim. Pennsylvania is lost lo us but thank the gods the Mayor of Baltimore is safe.

The Mayor of Baltimore is the sort of Dalby's carminiative, to relieve the political gripings of distressed democrats. Loco-rocoNoMixATioN roa Congress. The loco-focos met at Sweeney's last evening and ad journed not having agreed upon a candidate. The Free Soilers of Kings County meet in Convention this afternoon to nominate Congress man and other officers. A boy whose name we could not learn, was ran ever this morning about half past 8 o'clock, by a swill cart, on the corner of Bridge and Til- trl reeta.

The presumption si that he was so much injured he cannot live the day out. New-York Citt Nomihatioks ron Con- CRtss The third Congressional District Con vention, on ThnrsJay evening, nanimonsly no minated J. Phillips Phoenix, Esq. as the Whig candidate for Congress. The sixth Congres sional district nom.aatesl James Brooks, Esq.

Sohstbixc Licti. The promises of poli ticians, says the New-York fen, before elee tana, are perhaps the lightest sabttance in the world. We lain the promise to on the riainfieli shin-plasters are lighter, notwithstanding they have fallen a heavily apea the working, industrious classes. short paragraphs above ihe place of the lending editorial, which he lumps under Jthe heading 'I Whig Opinions of General We can- not imagine the object of this, for the Eagle has always professed a contempt for Whig opinions. It appears however, he hns at length discover.

ed their value. Will he favor us by devoting a little space to the Whig opinions of Gen. Cas I We think he will find them of more weight lhan those he now publishes. Safe return or Dr. Morrii the jERosAuf.

By the politeness of Mr. John Roberts, pilot, we have been put in possession of the particulars ofthe grand baloon ascension which took place from the old site of Niblo's Garden in New York or Wedncsduy afternoon. Dr. Morrill took leavn ofthe assembled multitude at 4J o'clock oa Wednesday, the wind carrying him in a south-westerly direction, and often having ascended out of sight, he struck another current of wind which was south easterly 1 this was about 7 o'clock two and a half hours from the lime the Dr. left tcna firma he sailed about th this wind nearly an hour, when he brtfan to let off the gas from the baloon, descending veryrapidly and when within a few hundred feet ofthe water about 6 miles east of the light ship.outside of Sandy Hook.he was discovered by Mr.

John Roberts pilot (who was lying at anchor with his pilot boat) coming down very ir regularly and very rapidly the baloon twirling and rolling, Mr. Roberts immediately ordered a boat to be manned wilh five pilots and sent to rescue Ihe Dr. from his perilous situation. At this time the balloon had struck the water nnd was rolling on the surface; the parnrhttte which contained the mronautwas dipping in the water and the Dr. was nluiost exhausted from the numerous duckings and the nbttiict of all hope of being saved from a watery grave.

Immediately upon the boat reaching the balloon the men seiz ed the terror-stricken and perishing tcronautand supplied him with dry clothing which had been put into a bag and laked to him. They then cut several gashes in the baluon in order to let off ihe gas having saved he life of the Dr. and his baloon they returned to the pilot bost near the light ship where every attention was paid to Dr. Morrill by these hospitable and noble hearted pilots, and last evening about 6 o'clock he was brought to this city by Mr. John Roberts.

His baloon was saved. tS COMMON COUNCIL. October 12th 1818. Present, His Hon. the Mayor presiding and Aid.

McDonald, Cady, Hall, Pell, Wardwell, Benson, Taylor, Carman, Hulbert. Schullz, Taylor, White, Cochran, Husted, Wilson and Reeves. Petitions tc. presented and referred. Pet of Wm Lambert for leave to withdraw certificate of sale, presented for conveyance.

Granted. Pet of Thomas Jamison to be appointed watchman lo the watch cr.m. Kills of John Leech Jr. for eross-wnlk, $30,00, of RiUer $11 nnd for special services, to Comptroller for payment. Pet of JG Hardv for leave lo estimate for fur nishing clock lor City Hall to com on clock.

Bills of McKenzie $48 35 for police services and A Shepard $11,03, for lumber, to enm on accounts BillofWmClavton $107.26. ofSam'l a ilicks $31, ofthe same $21,25, of Wm Birdsall $54, 38 for Police services to joint com. Pet of John A Blnke for discharge certificate as fireman, and of Mc Gee and others for a fire alarm bell near engine house ao. 1. Bill of Dan'l Levy for services as watenman at City Hall $30 to com on lands It places.

Petition of John Benson relative lo assessment for gradingand paving Clason av from Willough- bv to Atlantic avs and ol John Uagley lor pay- ment 01 contract lornning 1015. Te assessment Pet of Dnn'l Gildersleeve and others for crosswalks eor of Bridge and Front ststofWm II Inlay and others to open Van Brunt st from Sedgwick et to Hamilton av of John Philips and Others to open nnd extend Johnson st of Isaac Smith and others to flag side walks on Hoytst of Luquerand others to extend time for filling lots on Henry and other sts of Wrm Cork and others to have awning posts removed in Atlantic st. Remonstrances of Scranlon tt Cp. and others against removing lamp posts in Atlantic st; of Johnson and others against flagging side walks on st of George Groves and others against grading 22d st; and of Lord and others, against removing lamp posts in Atlantic st to street com. Pet of Patrick Duffy and Richard Miller for permission to remove house through the public street lo the street com with power.

Lamplighters bill from Eept 16 to Oct 6, $835, 38 and bill of Banlett, Smith $2843,04 for oil lo lamp com. The special business of the meeting was then taken up, being the report of the assessment on Ihe several remonstrances against the confirmation of the assessment toll for Sewers in D. Kalb Avenue and The Committee reported in favor of striking out the item of $337 for rebuilding the crown of the sewer, which from some cause- appears to have fallen down after it was completed and was properly chargeable as repairs. Also in favor of deducting from the Surveyors bill $371,29 overcharged. Also in favor of changing the district of ns-essment, by striking out map No.

20 therefrom and o( changing the rate of apportionment of the assessment by deducting 23 per cent f.om the charges on the property on maps No. 15, 21,22, 23 and 24, aach deduction and the, amount formerly charged on No. 20 to be charged on Ihe remaining portion of the district, and further reported that believing all the proceedings to have been regalar they ream mended its confirmation by the Com mo a Council as altered. Aid. Cady stated that one of the Counsel en-rated ia opposing Ihe assessment was present, and desirous of being heard ia opposition to the confirmation ofthe asvtnent, and moved that he he peimiited to epeak on Ihe subject.

Aid. Redding opposed the Motion, on the of Hnrtford, Capiml f'IKR VO.VrAX Capital 8150,000. lti.ki taken and Po'icms lemcd I.y CHAllLUS L'. HVLhELEY, A 'enl fr the aliove named companies, 31 Fultou ,1, Hiimkt) n. An In.iiiiinre may lie left at the more 0 lurid II.

Ila)li, 131 Ailaiuic-at. June 3. Cm a 1 .11 1 1' 1 1 io it ur nil BOMBARDMENT vera'ckuz, "I7ILL OPEN Int llanraril Pan.in.iua Hull. 111 Um I lulf Arrival of real hit, ttean.cra, Ac. lliirning ihe M.

hn'g Creole, i.wler lha wulla nl thecaiil', hv Luul. Parker. Shipwreck uf I In "un.r. Lwdinir and tirniir rial iiiim and howiisers ly median- ienl nil urea 'I erribla bonibarii.iirnl of the cily lr day Bli nielli. llitlhanl fifed ol the firing and buret-inx ufalx-lli.

by night. SurreaJer ol llie cily and pre-remation of cnlofa. 1h lara-eat hip and aleainera er. en in anv dioraniKj fjiiiibaiuii every thing ia lunvinff an it tfitled wilh lilt. A li ifiil Tl.allwig a praaida at Ihe pmnn lorle An overture every evening.

Ad.niaai.rn htl cent, Children half price. A limned number of luinilv suit aeaxon.lirkelr. lnnr open at 7. uriain at 8. An rjhitMlioa 3 cloJiN edneday anil Sulur- day al'trrinmna.

October i. lima llARXIIM'S AMKKICAS 13 T. UAK.M'M, rropr.el.rt-, Hitchcock, M.ma-a Iter. f.MllI) PKRFORMANCEH every alt. moon nl hull-jiaiil 3 o'clock, and every cu-niiii! at haH'-(al 7.

MAJOR LiTTLEFlNGiER, the smalleat Ihimibh n-mt on eanh thai aver walked 1 alimd alone I He. 10 leara und in-tereetintr, wrtoiia oklv 13 room', and i only 3 inches bitfli, mnking l.iui much smaller than cesksal TOM THI MB, ami ia aa rf. ct in his form and features. OBSJAT WEI-TEBST, TH VANKKB who has tx-en to favorably known, wdl nr in a COMIC VASKeS NOE, In.wl l.l(ihabl entertainment, hi company hli lh latent'. MSB.

Avr.ar.LU In addition lha Manaeerhasaleoeiiftajjcd ihecckbralaf ABIE aSOTHEBS. if MISS EMMA LSfcLlE, voealift. THE THKES IIIOHLAKD OB MAMMOTH SoVS. GIANT OB MAMMOTH BA BV. ENoBMol'S Ci'NfcTSICTon.

TWO LIVING OBASO uCTAKOS. rAIBV TAMII.V INrANT VEKTB1K. Srriplurt Statuary. MADAM ROCKWELL, lha fa.nooa Fortune- Tel ler, may Lc privately eomulicd at an cliargo 01 'ih rents. Adn.iieion lo (lie whole inr.lii.linfr cum I ennr- manes, Major Mil.

linger, ct. 10 years ul age, and old eiiony!) u. nm a.o.ic, 12 1-2 eta. I Heaervid lrnnueine, uue thilling eacn, extra. Uciober ij.

11 1 Aiictioieer. PF.UE.ll fTOUVSALE. VAI.L AHLr. Ut u.n-IMi 1.0'IS in the 7h Ward, being part oflheMrssernl, ri.n.e. ft, Jnmea Cole win ren a.

aucnon -v iota i- a.ihl Mrebanta Kxcharik-e, 77'l UTS. on riowniouand Hnuler.l.eel, and fJalea, Jamaica ami C'lamn nvenuea, viz lb lota on ine eaucriy ame. I.iiiier-streel, 18 lots on the weit si.lc. Iiinier-ftreel, 11 lo'a on lha eaM aide avenue, 8 lota, on the. west side on Una u.n (Vm houses.

IlinU f. avenue, 4 lota, on the norihenat cur. of laifn and Galea avenues. i.naica avenue, lota on the southwest aide, iiiclu- il.mr enrnfr IntA. avenii, 6 Inta on lha southerly M-Ie.

'r rrii t-an inntn on btnid and inort- gage. of ihe can be had nt ihe olT.ee. ol th auctioneer, ii omiiirm, ton st. Brooklyn. jss H.

Hie leTm avenue line 01 singes irn few hloiJasroT ihia property. Oct.arli 3.X N'- 8. Wanted, A SITUATION, by a person arrived Irom r.ng.nno, who lm heen acci.Homed to active liu.inea ia not particular a to occupation can lake lh charge of and ifreuuired, will cive security in one or two hi.n.lred dollar, or advance that sum in a good k. an securnv n.iu r.i'.m,, niieincrp, nv.ni Haa no objection Utovel, or at the Star office. y- Corporation South.

Aildresa A. Oct. 13. 3t oliee. ESTIMATES for grading and paving Vande.bilt from Fiiliot.

to Atlantic avenue. Sealed eslimalei will he at ine n.ree, m-ofllrs, until the tktober, at 4 P. for grading and paving Vand. rb.li arenue, fn'in Fulton to Atlantic avenue, with Ihe following materials, viz: cm euro, on r.i.'iei, n. v.

eross-walfo at all the intersection, aeconhng tn ordi nance. To he paved with bana paving atone ol w.e best quality. To be eighteen inches of gravel under h. r.vinir. All the materials to be of the best quality and the work to be done in Ihe moat substantial maii- ner.

JOHN ITW RKAl fc, Mrect comnosa r. 13. dt.ltf Notice. I the matter of the Real Estate of Joba I Doojihertr, deceased. I f.

li made bv Andrevrl l- Surrogate of the county of r. the 131 da, of November, A. D. 1817, and of a further order made in this matter on the Z.in day of May, Franklin llonse, corner o. Bmoklvn, at Public endue, en tbe cfrre-r day rrmfcvr next, at 12 o'clock of lhat day, ail the right, title and interest or John Dougherty, deceased, in and to that eeita.a i lot, niece or parcel of land, situate in Ihe Siilh ant ftheeilyof Brooklrn, eom.ty of Kings alore- siad, nnd is deseiibed as rollows, to wit .1 a.

a ..1 rtl Slltlla menring at a point oa or.orv.y -mit etrcet, distant three fcondred and seventy from tbe northwesterly eorner of Colombia and Summit streets running tlienee north herlr on a line parallel wim oiumo- hundred feet; thence wvsierly on a line arrttir DTf lfr one parallel tin Inence Motherly a h.e parallel bia street one b-nd-ed feet to Summit thence e-sterly tbe aortherl. -of f-tnit street twenty lire Iret to the 01 Of. Dated October It, MICHAEL McCOLCAN, Administrator. October 12. 2awtd.

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