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Section 4. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That on the fourth Thursday of October of each succeeding year, the Select and Com- mon Councils shall elect in joint meeting, three persons to serve as Managers of the said Hospital for three years, in the place of those whose terin of service shall then expire, and whenever any vacancy may occur in the said Board, by death, resignation, or otherwise, the same shall be supplied in like manner at such time as Councils may determine.
Section 5. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said managers shall meet within ten days after their appointment, and shall elect out of their own number a President and Secreta- ry, and the said offices shall be filled in like manner, each succeeding year, at the first meeting of the Board of Managers which may be held after the annual elec- tion.
Section 6. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all orders drawn on the Mayor and City Treasurer, for such sums of money as may be necessary for the support of the said Hospital, shall be approved by the Board of Managers, five of whom shall constitute a quorum, and the said orders shall be signed by the President, and countersigned by the Secretary of the Board.
Section 7. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That as soon after the said Board of Managers shall be organized as may be, they shall draw up such general rules and regulations for the management and supervision of the said Hospital as they may think proper, which after being approved of by the Select and Common Councils, shall be considered as the established rules and regulations of the same, un- til in like manner altered or amended.
Section 8. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Managers of the said Hospital shall be authorised to elect a suitable person to serve as Steward of the same, who shall be allowed a compensation of not exceeding three hundred dollars per annum, to be paid quarterly on orders drawn in manner aforesaid.
Section 9. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Board of Mana- gers shall have power to appoint such other officers, nurses, and domestics, as they may think necessary for performing the labor and such other services as are re- quisite to the said Hospital, who shall be paid for their services such compensation as the Managers may deem reasonable.
Section 10. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said managers shall admit only such persons into the said Hospital as are de- signated in the will of the said James Wills.
Section 11. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Managers be, and are hereby authorised and requested to take such mea- sures to increase the fund of this charitable institution, either by donations, life, or annual subscriptions, or such other means as they may deem most expedient.
Section 12. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That whenever the funds of the Hospital will admit, the Managers shall establish a school for teaching such inmates of the house as may be capable of receiving instruction.
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tion shall at no time exceed the income of the fund devised by the City authorities in trust, by the late James Wills, and such other contributions as may be ob- tained for that purpose.
Section 14. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Managers of said Hospital shall cause the same to be furnished in an eco- nomical but substantial manner, with all such articles of household and kitchen furniture as may be necessary and proper for such an institution, and the expense at- tending the same, shall be paid out of the general fund devised for that purpose, on orders drawn in man- ner aforesaid, any thing in the foregoing section to the contrary notwithstanding.
Section 15. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Board of Managers shall on the second Thursday of September in every year, report to the "Select and Common Councils, a statement of their proceedings, containing a full and accurate account of their receipts and expenditures for the past year, and that the said accounts be audited by the Committee of Accounts of Councils.
Enacted into an Ordinance, in the city of Philadel- phia, this twenty-sixth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three. HENRY TROTH, President of Common Council.
J. R. INGERSOLL, President of the Select Council.
Attest,
ARCHD. RANDALL, Clerk of Select Council.
{ From the United States Gazette. SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND.
It is not many months since we had occasion to note from personal observation, the undertaking of Mr. Friedlander, to instruct the blind, under the patronage of a society of gentlemen in this city. Since that time, Mr. F. has taken a house in North Twelfth street, and opened it as a regular school for the blind, with appro- priate machinery, rooms and play ground. In compli- ance with a special invitation, we visited Mr. Fried- lander's school on Saturday afternoon, in company with some others, better capable of judging of a part of the exercises than were we.
When we entered the house, Mr. F. and five or six of his pupils were engaged in a concert of instrumental music, Mr. F. leading from the piano forte. One was playing on the bass viol, two or three on the violin, and another on the French horn. This was followed by singing. The whole was performed to the admiration of the company, and considered, even without refer- ence to the circumstances of the musicians, as exceed- ingly well done.
Theodore Myers, a smart and pleasant lad only nine years old, who had been in the institution about five months, played on the violin, keeping good time, and " playing well his part."
Abraham Marsh, a boy about thirteen years old, join- ed in the concert, and William Graham played the French horn with great exactness.
Graham and another pupil subsequently played a duet on the piano forte.
When the musical performances had ceased, we fol- lowed the master and pupils up to the regular school room. Here was exhibited a quantity of work, per- formed by the lads-a basket of silk guard chains for watches, which they had woven, and a number of wick- er baskets that they had made. We may remark that these baskets were of a much closer texture, and of a better shape than are usually found in market, and al- together exliibiter a better state of workmanship. The handles, binges, loops, &c. all made of the willow twigs, were neatly twisted and beautifully wrought into the texture ofthe main work. A quantity of these baskets
Section 13. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the number of inmates admitted into the said Hospital, shall at all times be so regulated and prescribed by the Managers thereof, that the expense attending their support and accommoda- I were handed to the scholars, and each could designate
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those which he had made himself, and could refer every other one to its proper maker.
Mr. John Vaughan, a gentleman to whose philanthro- py the school is in a great measure indebted for its ex- istence and present advancement, mentioned to us, that some time since he met with a blind lad, whose situa- tion he felt anxious to relieve, and he raised a contri- bution among some gentlemen of his acquaintance, amounting to about one liundred dollars. This sum he offered to the basket makers in the vicinity, if they would instruct the lad in their own labors. They de- clined the premium in the full conviction that he could never learn to make a basket.
Now, one of the pupils of the school is the son of a basket maker, and his work is probably far superior to ordinary work offered for sale, and the young woman who has instructed the lads, professes to have found them as docile and as rapid in their improvement as boys of the same age who can see.
The affectionate manner in which the little scholars spoke of, and addressed Mr. Vaughan, was proof of the kind interest which that gentleman has manifested in the successful establishment of the school.
The exercises upon the map of the United States were exceedingly interesting. The lad, Abraham Marsh, bounded the states, pointed out the capital ci- ties and chief towns, told the relative positions of places, laid his finger upon the sources and marked the course of the rivers to their mouths, and made such observa- tions upon the map as would seem impossible for any but " open and seeing eyes" to suggest.
"Is Rhode Island a large or a small state?" asked one of the company.
"Why," exclaimed Abraham, "here itis small enough; I can almost cover it with my finger; a little of it only comes out beyond my finger nail."
A little boy, William Hartz, not more than six or seven years of age, designated the letters of the alpha- bet; other pupils read lessons from cards with raised letters; others wrote sentences with the pencil on slates, and some printed names of visiters with moveable types.
We were much interested in the exercise in fi- gures. One of the lads arranged before him, on a frame, three rows of figures of nine places, amounting numer- ically to hundreds of millions. They were then read from right to left to the boys by lines. They listened attentively, and then gave each line of figures hy enu- meration, and in a minute added up the three columns and gave the sum of the whole; and this without having felt the face of the figures,"depending entirely upon their recollection of their order. This we regard as a very remarkable exercise of the faculty of memory.
We followed the little folks next into their supper room, where they soon satisfied us that a good appe- tite is by no means dependent upon vision. Good or- der, indeed, prevailed at the table, but the evidences of taste were particularly observable. After the close of this interesting exercise, little Willam Hartz went through with his devotions in German. He subsequent. ly sung, with a most mirth-provoking accent, a German song, adding thereto by way of close, an imitation of William Graham's French horn, with some words of the little imitator's own supplying.
The company then adjourned to the play ground, where the little blind pupils amused themselves with gymnastic exercises, in which they appeared very ex- pert. Theodore and little William amused the visiters by a race.
Some one gave William Hartz a piece of money; he felt of it with great satisfaction, and having fingered out the denomination of the piece, he forthwith thrust it into his lowest pocket, with a look of the most per- fect satisfaction.
" And what will you do with that money?" asked Mr. Snyder, a gentleman in some way connected, and from his manner, we should think beneficially connected,
with the institution-"and what will you do with that money?"
" When I go out," said the little fellow, " I will buy some good things."
And what will you do with the good things which you purchase.
" Oh" said the boy, rolling up his sightless eyeballs in evident pleasure, "I will give some of them to The- odore, Abraham, and all the boys." 'I he child delight- ed at the prospect of sharing his " goodies" with his school mates, clapped his hands together, jumped up, and sung half a verse of his Dutch song, with a tone not to be mistaken, though the words were heathen Greek, to most of his auditors.
We should do injustice to our own feelings, and to those who accompanied us to the school, were we not to express our sense of gratitude for an afternoon's enjoyment, such as has seldom fallen to our lot. But the school for the blind is a public consideration; and, we trust, will be so regarded. We profess to under- stand something of the requisites of an instructor, and we may venture to assert that the manners of the blind pupils, their appearance and conversation, all indicate the kind parental care of their accomplished instructor Mr. Friedlander. While the improvements, made by the scholars, show how eminently qualified he is for the station he now occupies.
If we take a view of the utterly destitute condition of the uninstructed blind, we seem to regard them as separated from their fellow beings, and put aside to "wait the great teacher death."
But when such a power, as that possessed by Mr. Friedlander, pours upon their mental eyeballs the light of truth and reason, they start at once into consequence and into enjoyment; they feel the connecting link that makes a part of active life, and they understand the design of their Creator, and the arts and enjoyments of society. We earnestly beseech those of our fellow citizens who feel that they can aid the prospects of this important seminary, to visit Mr. Friedlander, become acquainted with his labors, and then assist in bestowing the blessings of learning and profitable industry upon a class of human beings, who possess all of the best sym - pathies and feelings of our nature but one, by the loss of a single faculty separated from the duties and enjoy- ments of their kind. Let it not be so in our city, fam- ed for its philanthropy. Let not Boston exceed us in the work of goodness. Let us build another monument to the glory of our beloved city, in' the form of a school house for the blind; and let the blessings of education reach them,as it has done their fellow sufferers the deaf and dumb.
Mr. Friedlander, will shortly make a public exhibi- tion of the advancement of his pupils; and we trust that the event will prove most fortunate for the blind.
From the daily papers. WARD ELECTION-INSPECTORS. Democrats. Independent Democrats.
Pine.
Isaac Mount
166 James Redman 244
Wm. Ripperger
167 Moore Wharton 243
New Market.
Hugh Catherwood 248 William Abbott 239
Charles Shaw
244 Thomas G. Conner
242
L'edar.
A. R. Gemeny
314 . William Erringer 153
John D. Miles
310 Robert E ยท Johnston Locust.
149
John Horn
376 Cornelius S. Smith
257
John Snyder 378 Samuel Harmstead
254
South.
Thos. Cave
160 T. Ross Newbold
222
Thos. Desilver
159 Edward Parker
223
Middle.
208 Samuel Morris 142
Thomas Hopkins
William P. Barr
208 John Read, jr.
142
223
Demcerats.
Ind. Democrats.
North.
Robert Adams
235 Thos. Harper 367 Geo. Binder
154 George Hass 205
Tho. M. Rush
161
Ilenry Walton 205
PENN TOWNSHIP-INSPECTORS.
Joseph Lake
123
No opposition.
Hugh Scott 73
NORTHERN LIBERTIES-INSPECTORS.
Saml. Stevenson
254 Samuel Gilbert 175
John M. Cannon. 242 Jesse Gilliams 166
Second' Ward.
94 James Freshmuth 182
Conrad Hester
39
James Mitchell
181
W. Neal 55
Third Ward.
Wm. D. Hazlet
197 William Bruner 235
Danl. Reiff 198 John 31. Brown
Fourth Ward.
154 Jeremiah Walton 190
Thos. Bedford, jr. 150 Ezekiel Childs
Fifth Ward.
David Ginther 316
John Horn 248
G. H. Dennenhower 317 C. J. Wolbert
247
Sixth Ward.
Jacob Stearly
311
Donelly
140
Jacob Rudy 313
Weaver
139
Seventh Ward.
John G. Kline, sr.
223
John Wortstall
222
Rohrman
104
SOUTHWARK-INSPECTORS.
John J. Krider 1031
John I .. Ferguson
719
Jeremiah Flickwir 1032 Cornelius Tiers
719
John Dubois, sr. 1032
David Coombs
716
John Floyd, jr. 1030 Daniel Green 715
Israel Young, and Gowen A. Brown, Esqrs. are elected Assessors by the democrats with corresponding majorities over their opponents, Thomas K. Teese, and Thos. Ash.
MOYAMENSING-INSPECTORS.
Thos. Barrett
210
James Eneu 141
Isaac Shubert 199
Francis M'Bride 123
KENSINGTON-INSPECTORS.
WVest.
Jas. Wood
146 No oppposition
Jas. Rihl 146
East.
Thos. Vaughn
128
John Bakeoven 96
W'm. Graves 126
Jacob Andress 81
Lower Delaware-M. L. Gordon.
High Street-Thomas Snowden.
Cedar-Joshua Andrews.
Locust-John Rutherford.
North Mulberry-R Savage.
Middle-C. Dobbin.
Pine-C. F. Hockly.
New Market-B. Jones, jr.
South-Morrell.
South Mulberry-E. T. Scott.
High Street-Snowden.
SPRING GARDEN-INSPECTORS.
First Ward.
Lewis Lowry
248 Wm. Drum 230
Miles N. Carpenter
247 David Woelpper 231
Second Ward.
William B. Hunt
203 Charles Harbert 99
Chris. B. Merckle 203 J. W. Wyncoop 100
Third Ward.
Robert Strain
104 B. M. Hough 46
Wm. Dougherty
108 Wm. Reed
46
Democrats. Ind. Democrats.
Fourth Ward.
Francis Cooper
237 Charles Schnider 365
South Mulberry.
Jacob R. Clark
256 R. W. Pomeroy 235
Samuel Martin 264 Thomas S. Richards 233
North Mulberry.
Joseph Yeager
509 Henry Sailor
154
Theodore Colladay 502 Samuel Jordan 150
Upper Delaware.
John Dallam
323 Charles Stout
232
David Clark
323 Samuel Cowpland 232
Lower Delaware.
David S. Freeland
214 John Thompson
296
David Boyd
214
Thomas Street 298
High Street.
John Cullin *
364 William Dougherty 225
Saml. D. Reed
138
Chesnut.
Wm. H. Hamilton 144 Joel Cook 187
Alexander Henry 144
T. Cooper
187
Walnut.
Samel H. Perkins
63 Charles Wheeler
192
Joseph Murray 62
Wm. L. Maddock 191
Dock.
Thomas Roney
140
George Jeffries
279
George K. Childs
139
Robert Donnell
280
* On both tickets
Names of Wards.
In. Dem.
Dem.
Totals.
1. Upper Delaware
232
323
555
2. Lower Delaware
298
214
512
3. High Street
364
000
364
4. Chesnut
187
144
331
5. Walnut
192
63
255
6. Dock
280
140
420
7. Pine
244
167
411
8. New Market
239
248
487
9. North Mulberry
154
508
662
10. South Mulberry
233
264
497
11. North
367
237
604
12. Middle
142
208
350
13. South
223
160
383
14. Locust
257
378
635
15. Cedar
153
314
467
Totals
3565
3368
6933
Assessors.
Dock Ward-W. W. Thackara.
Chesnut-John Ward.
Walnut-N. Holland.
Upper Delaware-E. Mustin.
CULTURE OF SILK .- We had presented to us a few days since, a skein of superior sewing silk, manufactur- ed by Mr. Ira Glazier, of Mckean township, in this county, from cocoons of his own raising. It was equal in strengh and texture to any of the imported. We are informed that this is the first experiment of the kind made in this county; and are happy to learn that it has been attended with such success, as to warrant Mr. G. in devoting increasing attention to the business. We understand that from his experiment and estimates, it would be the most profitable business to which a man of a family with a very small lot of ground could turn his attention. From this and the experiments that have been made in other places, we are satisfied, that this country can very easily be rendered independent of any foreign nations, for the article of silks; and more particularly sewing silk .- Erie Observer.
BEAVER MEADOW RAIL ROAD .- It is with much plea- sure that we have to announce to the public, that our enterprising neighbors (the Beaver Meadow Company) have concluded to extend their rail road down the val-
236
George F. Freed
First Ward.
Lewis Pelouze
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103
Dickson
185
224
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ley of the Lehigh to Allentown, so as to form a connex- ! will prepare myself to make every exertion to fulfil the ion with the rail road contemplated to extend from Al- i duties of the situation to the best of my abilities. lentown to Philadelphia, via the Perkioming and Schuyl- To yourself, I feel much indebted for the very kind and complimentary expressions accompanying the com- munication, and kill. This road will form an additional outlet for the immense anthracite treasures of the Lehigh region, and as it will run parallel with the Lehigh canal for nearly I am, sir, most respectfully, 40 miles, it will afford an opportunity of fairly testing Your obedient servant,' the comparative advantages of canals and rail roads for Signed, C. R. LESLIE. transportation, &c .- Mauch Chunk Courier.
READING, Pa. Sept. 28.
LARGE BALL .- The ball for the spire of the new stee- ple of the Lutheran Church of this borough completely covered with gilding was seen and admired yesterday by a number of our citizens previously to its elevation to its lofty resting place. When mounted on its spire, it will seem perhaps no larger than a punch bowl though actually exceeding three feet in diameter, and capable, if hollowed out, of containing above a hundred gallons wine measure. Its workmanship does credit to the turner and the gilder who prepared it .- Berks County and Schuylkill Journal.
The following is a correct statement, of the number of taxable citizens in the several townships of Venango county, as taken from the returns of the respective as- sessors in April last. Since the enumeration in 1828, the annual increase of the taxable population in this county has been about 100, equal to 500 souls.
Borough of Franklin,
131
Plum
118
Frenchcreek
213
Sugarcreek
270
Scrubgrass
193
Irwin
153
Rockland
156
Richland
142
Allegheny
199
Tionesta
138
Elk
111
Beaver
136
Paint
80
Farmington
91
Pinegrove
64
Cranberry
90
Cherrytree
100
Total
2352
DEPARTMENT OF WAR, April 2, 1833. TO CHARLES LESLIE, Esq. London:
Sir, -- I do myself the pleasure to forward to you the accompanying commission, and to ask your acceptance of it, not on your own account, but for the sake of the institution, where its duties are to be performed.
The high professional character you have so justly attained, has directed the attention of the President to you, and I am sure his choice will meet the approbation of his countrymen. Your successful devotion to one of the most important of the liberal arts, while it has se- cured fame to yourself, has conferred honor upon your country. And I am happy in being able to offer to you this testimonial of the estimation in which you are held.
Very respectfully, sir, Your obedient servant. LEW. CASS.
Signed,
- LONDON, May 16, 1833.
To HON. LEWIS CASS,
Secretary of War, Washington.
Sir,-I had the honor to receive your letter of April 2d, accompanying an appointment to the office of Teacher of Drawing at the Military Academy.
I beg you, sir, to offer the President my sincere thanks for this mark of his approbation and confidence; and say for me, that I receive it as a great honor, and | ing that period.
PENNSYLVANIA COAL TRADE.
During the year 1832, the amount of coal taken from the mines in this state, and forwarded to market by the Lehigh, Delaware, Schuylkill, and Delaware and Hudson canals, amounted to 363,850 tons,
Of this quantity, the amount brought by the Schuylkil canal was 204,000
Lehigh and Delaware canals, from Mauch Chunk, 75,690
Delaware and Hudson canal, from Carbondale, 84,160
Total,
363,850
In 1833, amount received by the Schuylkill canal, from Pottsville, Schuylkill Haven, and the Little Schuylkill, up to September 19th, By the Lehigh and Pennsylvania ca- nals, from Mauch Chunk * up to the 20th instant,
192,315 tons.
83,419
By the Delaware and Hudson canal, from Carbondale, 74,730
By the Union and Schuylkill canals, from near Harrisburg,
1,000
Total, 351,454 tons.
COAL .- Amount of coal transported this season on the different rail roads in Schuylkill county, up to the 26th of September.
West Branch 60,072
Mount Carbon 57,140
Mill Creek 29,736
Schuylkill Valley 19,987
Little Schuylkill 27,108
Mauch Chunk 8,486
Tons 282,529
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BEAR .- We understand that a large Bear was seen between Middleport and Fort Carbon,a few days since. Several persons have been in pursuit of the animal, but hitherto without success.
READING Pa. September 3, 1833.
FROST IN AUGUST .- On Friday morning last, a pretty severe frost was to be seen in this quarter. Its effect upon vegetation, however, is not very perceptible.
CURIOSITY .- A bunch of stalks of wheat, amounting to sixty in number, firmly united at the roots, and bear- ing every indication of baving sprung from one grain or kernel, was left at our office yesterday. The stalks are said to have been nearly seven feet high, and the heads which grew upon them were well filled, and of a good size. This singular production was raised on the farm of Mr. Emory, in Woodcock township, Crawford county, Pennsylvania. - Meadville Courier.
*By a break in the Pennsylvania canal, near New Hope, the operations of this Company were retarded two months. Had the canal been in navigable order, 30,000 tons of coal would have been brought down dur-
HAZARD'S REGISTER OF PENNSYLVANIA.
DEVOTED TO THE PRESERVATION OF EVERY KIND OF USEFUL INFORMATION RESPECTING THE STATE.
EDITED BY SAMUEL HAZARD.
VOL .. XII .- NO. 15. PHILADELPHIA, OCTOBER 12, 1833. NO. 302
A DISCOURSE BY PETER S. DU PONCEAU, LL.D.
A Discourse on the Early History of Pennsylvania; be- ing an annual oration delivered before the American Philosophical Society, held at Philadelphia, for pro- moting useful knowledge; pursuant to their appoint- ment, in the Hall of the University of Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, the 6th of June, 1821-By Peter S. Du Ponceau, LL. D., one of the Vice Presidents of the Society.
Mr. President-Gentlemen:
Six years have elapsed since a committee was insti- tuted in the bosom of this Society, whose labours were principally directed to the object of making researches into the history and antiquities of America, but more particularly of our own state. This committee have not been remiss in their exertions; with the aid of several of their zealous and patriotic fellow citizens, (whose names and services have been gratefully recorded) they have succeeded in collecting ample and precious mate- rials, which only wait for the hand of the artist to work them into shape. It was hoped that the impulse thus given would have been caught by some able writer, who, availing himself of these rich stores, would have combined the scattered facts into a faithful and elegant narrative. But our expectations have hitherto been de- ceived, and Pennsylvania still wants an historian.
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