From the United States Gazette. FUNERAL HONORS TO THE LATE CHIEF JUSTICE MARSHALL. Pursuant to public notice, the citizens of Philadelphia, assembled in Town Meeting on Tuesday afternoon, July 7, 1835, to express their sentiments in regard to the recent death of their distinguished country. man the late Chief Justice MARSHALL. The meeting was called to order by John Swift, Esq. Mayor of the city. On motion, The RIGHT REV. BISHOP WHITE, was elected President of the meeting: The Hon. B. R. MORGAN and T. M. PETTIT, Vice Presidents; and Nicholas Biddle and the Hon. Edward King; Secretaries. J. R. Ingersoll, Esq. offered the following preamble and resolutions, which were seconded by G. M. Dallas, Esq. and unanimously adopted. 29 be a Committe on the part of the Bar of Philadelphia, to unite with their brethren in other parts of the State and Union, in carrying the above resolution The deaths of great and good men are calculated to excite the attention and impress the hearts of those who survive; and to inspire them with an earnest desire to emulate their virtues and imitate their actions.into effect. In the decease of John Marshall, the nation suffers a peculiar and irreparable loss. Seldom has an event occurred, better calculated to impress his countrymen with feelings of awe. Seldom has an individual died more universally or more justly admired, esteemed, cherished or deplored. Resolved, That the citizens of Philadelphia entertain a deep sense of the public services and private worth which have distinguished the long life of JOHN MARSHALL, late Chief Justice of the United States. That as he he has died in the midst of this community; it feels itself especially called upon to express its sentiments of respect for his memory, and as the citizens of Philadelphia would have rejoiced to meet him in life with every mark of hospitality, they will extend to his honored remains the testimony of their unfeigned veneration. That they will form a funeral procession to move from the late lodgings of the deceased to the place of embarkation of his body. On motion of the Hon. Jos. Hemphill, Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be published in all the newspapers of this city. Whereupon the meeting adjourned. WILLIAM WHITE President. THOS. M'KEAN PETTIT, V. Presidents. Nicholas Biddle, Secretaries, At a meeting of the Bar of Philadelphia, at the Cir. cuit Court Room this day, July 7th, 1835, Mr. Duponceau was appointed Chairman, and the Hon. Charles Smith, Secretary. The following Resolutions were of fered by Mr. Sergeant, and unanimously adopted: Resolved, That the Bar of the city of Philadelphia participate in the grief which has been caused by the death of the late Chief Justice of the United States, JOHN MARSHALL, and desire to unite with their fellowcitizens in expressing their deep felt respect for the memory of that illustrious man. Resolved that while in common with our fellow citizens, we mourn the great public loss which has been sustained, we feel it to be our privilege as members of a profession so highly honored by the character, talents and services of the deceased, and so long enlightened and directed upon the most momentous topics by his profound and patriotic mind, to be permitted in a spe cial manner to acknowledge our obligations, and express our reverence for the name of JOHN MARSHALL, Therefore, Resolved, That it be recommended to the Bar of the i Resolved, That the Bar of Philadelphia will wear crape on the left arm for thirty days, and, if consistent with the arrangements of the near friends of the deceased, will in a body accompany his remains to the place of embarkation for his native State. Resolved, That Judge Baldwin, Mr. Peters, Mr. Sergeant, Mr. Rawle, Jr. Mr. T. I. Wharton, and Mr. E. D. Ingraham, be requested, on the part of the bar, to accompany the remains of Chief Justice Marshall to the city of Richmond, and to attend the funeral there. Mr. C. J. Ingersoll then offered the following reso. lutions, which were also unanimously adopted. Resolved, That the Chairman and Secretary be a committe to communicate these proceedings, and the condolence of the bar to the family of the deceased. Mr. Wharton and Mr. Peters moved, that Mr. Sergeant be requested to deliver an Eulogium upon the character of the late Chief Justice Marshall, before this Bar, at some future time, to be designated by himself. Resolved, That the preceding resolutions be published in the several newspapers of the city. P. S. DUPONCEAU, Chairman. C. SMITH, Secretary. The several newspapers are requested to publish these proceedings. CITY COUNCILS. At a Special meeting of the City Councils, held last evening the following resolutions were unanimously adopted in both Chambers: Resolved, That the Councils of the City of Philadelphia partake in the common grief of their fellow citizens, for the loss which our country has sustained, by the death of the late illustrious JOHN MARSHALL, Chief Justice of the United States. Resolved, That the officers and members of the Select and Common Councils, will attend the remains of the lamented deceased, beyond the borders of Pennsylvania, and that the Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen, and citizens, be invited to assist in paying this tribute of respect to his distinguished character and services. Yesterday morning, at five o'clock, the city authorties, the members of the bar, and a great number of other citizens, assembled at the house of Mrs. CRIM, and moved in procession with the body of the venerable JOHN MARSHALL, to the steam boat. The Mayor and Councils with many other citizens, went down the river in the boat as far as New Castle. A deputation of the gentlemen of the bar continued on with the body, Among the citizens at that very early hour, was the venerated BISHOP WHITE, in his 88th year, ready and able to join in the demonstrations of respect due to the memory of the illustrious dead. All that the time allowed was done by the citizens of Philadelphia, to express their grief for the loss of Judge Marshall. He was known here, and it is to the credit of our citizens that he was beloved here. In the Select Council, on Thursday evening last, Mr. Price offered the following preamble and resolutions, which were adopted: Whearas, means have already been taken to express the peculiar sense of the loss which the country has sustained by the death of the late Chief Justice of the United States, and the profound grief which has affected the community on that melancholy event; and Whereas, it is fit that the actions, character, and services, of illustrious citizens, whose career has been most eminently honorable to themselves and beneificial to their country, should be adequately portrayed and commemorated, therefore Resolved, by the Select and Common Councels, of the city of Philadelphia, That HORACE BINNEY be invited to pronounce an eulogium on the life of JOHN MARSHALL. Resolved, That the Presidents of Councils be requested to communicate the foregoing invitation to H. BINNEY. HALL OF THE AMERICAN PHOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. July 10th, 1835. At a special meeting of the American Philosophical Society, held to do honor to the memory of Chief Justice Marshall, the following resolutions, moved by Dr. Chapman, Senior, Vice President of the Society, were unanimously adopted. Resolved, That as a manifestation of their sensibility on this melancholy occasion, the members of the Sociely will wear the usual badge of mourning on the arm for thirty days. Resolved, that the Hon. Jos. Hopkinson, one of the Vice Presidents of the Society, be appointed to prepare an obituary notice, commemorative of the eminent virtues, talents, and services of the deceased, to be inserted in the Volume of the transaction now in the press. Resolved, That their associate John Sergeant, Esq. who has been selected by the bar of Philadelphia, to deliver a funeral oration on the deceased, be desired to express in his discourse, in a particnlar manner, the sympathetic feelings of the Society. Resolved, That Peter S. Duponceau, Esq as President of the Society, be directed to transmit a copy of these resolutions to the family of the deceased, with a letter of condolence on the afflicting bereavement which they have sustained. PITTSBURGH-AND ITS BUSINESS. MR. WILSON: I read your editorial remarks on Pittsburgh," in your paper of the 22d inst. with pleasure; and I believe with you, and many of our intelligent business men, that the importance and commanding position, and natural and acquired advantages of our city and surrounding country, are not generally known orffully appreciated, at home or abroad-and to wake up some abler mind, and some more leisure pen, to investigate and enquire, I now present for public contemplation, the result of my investigations, observations and opinions, as to the extent of our foreign and domestic business. In doing so, I have had strict regard to plain matters of fact, and the truth so far as I could arrive at it by consultation, advising, and exchanging views with many of our most experienced, intelligent, and respectable merchants, manufacturers, and citizens. I need hardly say, that Pittsburgh has had its vicissitudes; but that by the very great enterprise, perseverance, branch of business with us, is now in the most flourishand industry of her citizens, every department and ing condition. This fact will at once be conceded by every man who knows our city and its business, or who reflects upon our astonishing growth in all departments of trade and population. Our city and its environs, including Alleghenytown, Bayardstown, Birmingham, and all our surrounding villages and manufacturing establishments in our immediate vicinity, (and which are connected with and sustained by us,) possesses a very dense and active population, that may be computed at about forty thousand souls.* The entire manufacturing, mechanical, mercantile, and commercial business of our city has been computed at fifteen millions of dollars. Some of our most judicious merchants estimate it higher, and believe it approximates to twenty millions of dollars. Our commission and forwarding business is of itself a vast one; for it is admitted on all hands, and especially by our who have the best means of judging, that the annual large commission houses that have been consulted, and value of goods now arriving and passing through our city from the great eastern cities, New York, Baltimore, and Philadelphia, to the great and far West, in every possible direction, amounts to at least four times the amount of our own city sales and business; and the calculation of intelligent men accords with my own, in setting down the gross value of goods arriving by wagons, and the Pennsylvania canal, and descending our river by steam boats, at fifty millions of dollars; and others, to whose judgment much deference is due, think the total value would be sixty or seventy millions of dollars. value, but from the vastly growing and increasing population of all the great west, the carrying trade is and we now begin to see and feel the great advantages of every year increasing to an almost unlimited extentgood canals and roads, to bind and advance the interests of the whole country-and to facilitate and cheapen that immense intercourse that must always subsist between the East and the West, the North and the South. Before our canal opened in the spring, from two to two hundred and fifty wagon loads of goods from the east, destined for the west, arrived weekly in our city-and since the canal opened, it has been very actively occupied; and at one time could not, with very great and extra exertions and boats deliver the whole amount of goods receipted for with any degree of promptness-although, for a time, our enterprizing canal transportation companies, put on about ten daily lines of boats, instead of four or five, the usual number. Upon calling at the canal office, in Allegheny town, I was very promptly and politely furnished with the following number of arrivals and departures. Since the opening of the canal on the 16th of March, 1835, to the 22d June, both days inclusive, viz: Amount of tonnage received from the east, 30,234, 065 lbs.; amount of tonnage sent to the cast, 16,653,429 There is, however, no means of arriving at a certain lbs.; 873 boats sent to or departed for the east; 849 boats received from the east and arrived at Pittsburg. This shows the large amount done upon our canal in about four months, and the vast amount of goods arriving, and that will hereafter arrive, in our city, by this channel. Upon calling on our wharf Master, for the tonnage and arrivals of steam boats, he could not now furnish it with out considerablelabor and delay, and I had recourse to our respectable commission merchants, for the probable amount: they reported that our navigation commenced about the first of March, since when, up to this time, about an average of two steam boats departed daily, with an average cargo of about one hundred tons each -and about the same number arrived, with an average cargo of about 75 tons each. Now this is a moderate calculation, and perhaps less than the real amount, and will make, in figures, viz: In 114 days, 200 tons departing daily from Pittsburg, for all the west, and country below, or 45,600,000 lbs. In 114 days, 150 tons arriving up the river. Daily, 34,200, 000 lbs. 81 Total amount of tonnage received at, and departed April The apparent discrepancies between the arrivals and departures and tonnage by the canal and steam boats, is to be accounted for thus: before the canal opened this spring, an immense amount of goods was received from the east in wagons, and as soon as possible shipped to the west; and the still more pleasing fact, that a very large amount of bloom and pig iron, lead, cotton, sugar, molasses, flour, tobacco, fur, feathers, &c. &c. are annually brought up the Ohio for our manufacturers and merchants, and either sold or manufactured in our city, which now supplies a very extensive country around it, with all the heavy, and much of the lighter goods con- May sumed-indeed, the raw material in many instances, is brought to us from one to two thousand miles by water, manufactured in our city, and then sold and returned again to all the far west. This spring has been an unusually active, busy season, and our manufacturers have June not been able, with all the force and energy infused into their establishments, to fill their orders; and although the heavy run of spring business has passed over, yet many orders for iron, nails; &c., cannot yet, from sheer necessity, be filled-although every available means has been put into active requisition to accomplish so desirable an object for our western customers. Rec'd from east Sent east lbs 513,784 We have now two daily canal packet lines, and four dai- Total amount tonnage for the first 15 ly lines of stages for the east, to accommodate travellers; and four daily lines of stages, and one daily steam boat packet line for the west, north and south-and all these, at times, have hardly been sufficient to convey passengers to and from our city. We have also four extensive hotels, and a number of minor ones, and private boarding houses, all which have been crowded to excess, and have not been sufficient, at times, to accommodate our guests. Pittsburgh has, beside its great industry and enterprize, its very numerous manufacturing and commercial establishments and business advantages, many attracting, and many beautiful hills and landscapes around it, to please the eye, and gratify the mind. Its pure mountain air and healthy coal smoke, and its peculiar good health at all times, and especially at this season of the year, ought to attract our eastern, northern, southern, and western friends to visit us, and spend a few of the dull summer days in our city. It was highly pleasing to the writer as a Pittsburger, to know that the members of the late General Assembly of the Presbyterian church, left us so highly pleased with our city and their reception, as to resolve to come again next year-and also to hear the eastern merchants and respectable strangers visiting us, all to express their gratification at the pleasing state of things in, and prospects of, our city. AN OLD MERCHANT. YORK, JULY 1. RAIL ROAD ACCIDENT.-As a train of passenger cars drawn by a locomotive engine, came within two hun. dred yards of the inclined plane at Columbia, on Friday evening last, a cow got on the track immediately before them, with which the engine came in contact. One weeks, 1835, A TORNADO. 48,988,679 MUNCEY, LYCOMING CO. JUNE 30 A destructive storm passed within ten miles of our borough on Friday last, doing much injury to the property that lay in its course. The greatest injury was sustained by persons living on Lycoming creek. The dwelling house of Mr. Alexander Carothers was unroofed, and otherwise injured: his barn was literally overthrown, and his store house much injured. The barn of Mr. Oliver Watson was completely razed to the foundation: and out of a flourishing orchard of about sixty trees, but one is left standing, and that one stripped of all its branches. Mr. Willhelm, had his house unroofed. There was doubtless much other damage done, of which we have not heard the particulars.Lycoming Chronicle. YORK, JULY 1. TORNADOES AND TEMPESTS.-In our paper of to-day will be found an account of a destructive tornado, which did great injury on Friday the 19th ult. at New Brunswick, New Jersey. On the same evening, we learn, that a heavy storm passed over Windsor township, in this county, by which some buildings were injured, and the large trees in a piece of woodland through which it passed, were prostrated to the earth. On Saturday evening last, a tempest raged in this section of the country, which was very destructive in its effects. The winds blew a tremendous gale, and the rain fell in torrents, rushing down the streets in floods. No injury more than breaking off the limbs of trees, was done in town, but the house and barn of a person named Rhode, in Paradise township, were unroofed, as was also the public house of Mr. Peter Wolf, about five miles from York on the Gettysburg turnpike. In a piece of woods a short distance from town, in a length of three fourths of a mile through which the tempest swept, more than two hundred trees were blown down. We observed that the grain in many fields was prostrated to the surface of the ground, and the new-mown hay which was exposed to the weather, must have been much injured, if some of it be not destroyed. A second storm occurred on Sunday after. noon, which was not, however, so furious as that of the previous day. One would almost suppose from the accounts of violent tempests which come to hand from every part of the country, that we have exchanged climates with the West Indies.—Republican. Dreadful Tornado.-During the storm of Friday last, we understand that a tornado passed over a part of Springville and Brooklyn townships, unroofing, and in one or two instances totally demolishing houses, and other building, and tearing away fences, orchards and forest trees in its course. Among the buildings demoished or unroofed, we understand the framed house of Mr. Josiah Lord, jr. in the south part of Brooklyn, was totally destroyed, the roof and sides being literally blown away in fragments with the furniture, the lightest portion of which consisting of beds, bedding, &c. were taken so far that they have not been found. The family of Mr. Lord were considerably iujured, but no lives lost. Among the barns unroofed we have heard of Dr. G. Smith's in Brooklyn, and Salmon Thomas in Springville.-Susqehanna Register. DREADFUL TORNADO. CLEARFIELD, June 25, 1835. On Friday last, the attention of many of the citizens of this place, (being upwards of eighteen or twenty miles distant from the spot) discovered immense quantities of particles apparently green leaves, floating along in the atmosphere. We have learned since that they were taken up by a most violent burst of wind, altogether unprecedented in this part of the country, which took place in a new township called BELL in this county, on part of the plantation of William Hazelet, Jacob Walters, and other wood land; extending itself in a northern direction, of a mile in breadth and four or five in length, prostrating the stoutest forest and lifting up and driving before it every thing it encountered. Happily there was but one house within its range, as far as has been heard; this however was blown over, and the afrighted family we are told forgot a child that had been lying on the bed until one hour after the storm abated! on searching however, they found a log of the building lying across the bed heavily pressing the child, but it was liberated without serious injury. An idea can be formed of its violence if it be true-as we are told that a harrow was taken out of one field into July 4, at 5 A. M. mercury 66, and at mid-day from 85 to 87, very warm. July 5, at 5 A. M. mercury 67, and at mid-day from 80 to 83. July 6, at 5 A. M. mercury 69, and at mid-day from 76 to 78, a little rain in the morning, but it cleared about 11 o'clock. July 7, at 5 A. M. mercury 69, and at mid-day from 85 to 87, very warm. July 8, at 5 A. M. mercury 76, and at mid-day from 87 to 89, very hot and close. July 9, at 5 A. M. mercury 67, and at mid day from 76 to 80, overcast and some rain in the evening. July 10, at 5 A. M. mercury 67, and at mid-day from 85 to 87, evening cool.-U. Š. Gazette. THE REGISTER. PHILADELPHIA, JULY 11, 1835. The non appearance of the Register on the regular another; and some oak plank were carried two miles day of publication, was owing to the journeymen prinby it. Forty-seven Miles in less than Two Hours and a Half. The Steamboat Ohio left the wharf at Delaware City, on the afternoon of the fifth inst., at half past four o'clock-arrived opposite New Castle at fifty-five minutes after four-at Marcus Hook at forty-eight minutes after five-at Chester, two minutes after six, and at Philadelphia at fifty-nine minutes after six. Thus the whole distance between Delaware City and Philadel phia-forty-seven miles-was accomplished in two hours and twenty-nine minutes, or at the rate of about nine ters having, after the fashion of the day-struck for higher wages. We trust that matters are so far adjusted as hereafter to cause no interruption to the regular appearance of our paper. The Index is ready for the press, and we hope to issue it with the next number. Printed every Saturday morning by WILLIAM F. GEDDES, No. 9 Library street. The publication office of the Register has been removed from Franklin Place, to No. 61, in the Arcade, West Avenue, up stairs. HAZARD'S REGISTER OF PENNSYLVANIA. DEVOTED TO THE PRESERVATION OF EVERY KIND OF USEFUL INFORMATION RESPECTING THE STATE. EDITED BY SAMUEL HAZARD. VOL. XVI.--NO. 3. REPORT PHILADELPHIA, JULY 18, 1835. Of the Engineer of the Harrisburg, Portsmouth, Mountjoy and Lancaster Rail Road Company, to the Board of Directors, June 22d, 1835. In accordance with the resolution of the Board, dated April 29th, 1835, dire ting me to proceed without de. lay to the location of a rail road from the points and in the routes designated in the act authorising and amending the Charter of the Company, I respectfully beg leave to present the following Report. No. 393. the dividing ridge which seperates the waters of the Conestoga and big Chickesalunga Creeks. The surveys, with a view to the above object, were commenced at Lancaster, on the 11th of May, and have been prosecuted without intermission, to the pre-mile from the town by a bridge forty feet high, a short sent period. The explorations of the different routes have been so far completed, as to enable me to submit for your consideration a general description of the route chosen. After a decision of the Board has been obtained, the location of the route adopted will be immediately com menced, and the whole line put in readiness for contractors as soon as possible. Previous to the commencement of the instrumental examinations, I had an interview with Moncure Robinson, Esq., under whose direction the explorations were made in the fall of last year, upon the portion of the route at that time authorized by the Legislature between Lancaster and Portsmouth; he furnished me with a copy of his report, together with the original map and profiles of the several lines examined; I thus obtained in a shorter period than I could otherwise have done, a tolerably correct idea of the general character of the ground over which our surveys were to be prosecuted. A careful reconnoissance of the proposed routes between the points above mentioned was then taken, a corps organized, and operations begun at the date before named. A continuation of the long straight line on the Columbia rail road from its present termination on General Diller's land, about one mile west of Lancaster, appears to me to be the most favourable manner of connecting with that work. By this plan, a continuous straight line for a considerable distance may be obtained across the valley of Swan's Run. On this route, there is a favourable site for the erection of a depot, within one thousand feet of the junction of two roads, immediately after leaving the Cut. Assuming the connexion with the Columbia rail road to be made, as proposed, about one mile from the city of Lancaster, the line will pass the valley of Swan's Run by a straight line of considerable length upon an embankment; it will then cut through the low dividing ground between Swan's Run and Brubacker's Run, striking the valley of Connestogo creek near Wiley's old mill, and crossing that stream below Kauff. man's mill to the south bank of the creek; the line continues thence on the south side of the valley till it passes the dividing ground between the Conestoga and Kauffman's Run, passing it with a moderate cut. It passes thence over favourable ground north of the Blue Ball Tavern and north of Landissville, and crosses the Lancaster and Middletown turnpike road, about seven miles from Lancaster, passing immediately after VOL. XVI. 5 descending grade, encountering considerable excavaThe line is traced thence in nearly a direct line on a tion and embankment, to the big Chickesalunga Creek which it crosses at a bend near the dwelling of George Speer, Esq., a short distance below Schenk's mill, at an elevation of about forty feet: after crossing this stream, the line is traced upon an ascending grade for a short distance, until it gains the high ground between the big and little Chickesalunga Creeks, and thence over tolerably favourable ground in a direct line to Mountjoy, passing the little Chickesalunga about half a distance below the present turnpike crossing. The line crosses the main street in Mountjoy obliquely near the centre of the town: it passes immediately north of the adjoining village of Richland, crosses the turnpike a short distance above and continuing south of it for about two miles, touches Springville, and again crosses the turnpike before passing the valley of Nicely's Run over which an embankment of considerable length will be required. The line thence passes a little to the north of the dwelling of Abram Hernley, Esq., and continues north of the turnpike until it approaches the hills east of Elizabethtown, when it again crosses it. The line passses thence over a ravine by a short embankment of considerable height, and cuts through a narrow limestone ridge: it then curves to the right and enters a ravine running into Sandstone ridge, up which it passes on the property of Bumbaugh & Kuntz. The line crosses this ridge by a deep cut at a favourable point, which at the crest or highest part, will not exceed forty eight feet in depth, passing an intermediate valley by an embankment not exceeding thirtytwo feet in height, and meeting the main ridge east of Elizabethtown, on Isaac Redsecker's land; the line pierces this ridge by a tunnel about nine hundred and fifty feet in length, the excavation of which will pro. bably consist entirely of an excellent sandstone. After passing the ridge, the line is carried by a high embankment over the Conoy valley, a short distance south of Elizabethtown. The embankment in the lowest part of the valley, one hundred and fifty feet in length, will be about fifty feet high; it then meets the hills west of Elizabethtown, and is traced over an uneven side hill, encoun tering considerable cutting and filling until it obtains the dividing ground between the waters of the Conoy and Conewago: it is traced thence on a descending grade along the north side of a spur of the Conewago hill over sloping ground covered with loose boulders of sandstone to the Conewago Creek, which it crosses obliquely at a short distance below Mount Vernon Forge at an elevation of about seventy feet. creek at this place is confined within exceedingly narrow limits by bluff hills, presenting a remarkably favourable site for a high bridge. The After crossing the Conewago, the line runs along the southern slope of a ridge to the dwelling of Christian Mumma; from which point it gradually diverges from the hill, passing round the head of a small valley over an uneven side hill for about one mile; the line then obtains favourable gronnd, and passes along it till it |