The want of a canal from Beaver to Pittsburg, is a serious obstruction to the business on this route when the Ohio River is low, but does not present very great difficulties when the water in the river exceeds four feet. If the State of Pennsylvania does not undertake this work soon, the stock of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal Company should be increased and the work done by them, for I am confident that it would double the dividends of the company. The difficulties to be overcome on this portion of the canal are not very formidable and I would pledge my reputation, with money at command, that I could accomplish the work for five hundred thousand dollars. I know that the character of this work has suffered abroad in consequence of the small amount expended in its construction; but the fact that the whole has been navigated one year, and more than two-thirds of it two years, and that the cost of repairs has not been one-fourth as much as other canals that have been considered well built, have required, ought to be a sufficient refutation of the slander. Engineers have sometimes gained high reputations in consequence of the great amount of money spent in ornamenting their work. but I have never known the stockholders much enriched by it. During the whole time I have been engaged on this canal I have devoted my whole mind and strength to it, and have endeavored to discharge the duties of Engineer in such a manner as to merit the approbation of the Directors and Stockholders, and shall ever feel a deep interest in their prosperity. For the almost unlimited confidence you have placed in me, in the construction of the work, and disbursement of moneys entrusted to my charge, accept my warmest thanks, for I have ever felt it the highest compliment that you could have bestowed on me. And it is with no ordinary emotions of feeling that I now take leave of you. The National Gazette contains the following case of true benevolence: A certain "Friend" whom we very well know, was recently at a distant place of summer resort. He stopped at the Post-Office one morning, and while there, the Post-Master asked him whether he knew any English people staying at the hotel.- "Why does thee ask?" said the Quaker, "Because," said the Post-Master, "here are a half dozen letfers directed to England by the next steamer, and as the postage to Boston is not paid I cannot send them. If I cannot find the writers of them, they will be forwarded to the dead letter office in Washington." Our "Friend" looked at the letters. They were all double and he remarked-" they appear to be family letters, and no doubt will be most welcome if received, or may cause great anxiety if they should not be." "I cannot help it," said the Post-Master. "Well I can, if thee cannot; what is the postage?" "For six double letters three dollars." "Well here is the money; thee will please mark the letters 'paid,' and send them to Boston." And with this injunction, the Philadelphia Quaker left the Post-Office-his pockets not quite so heavy as when he entered, but his heart, we are sure, a great deal lighter. The last of the Elms. The New Haven Herald, in speaking of the Elm which has just been removed from the front of the residence of the late Judge Bristol, on the north side of the public square, in this city, thus remarks: "The old patriarchal Elm, one of the last of the links that connects our sociabilities with the mementoes of our fathers, is gone. After standing through sunshine and storm, the blasts of winter and the summer drought, about 160 years-the ornament of the town, the arena of childish sports, the solemn sanctuary of heavenly aspirations, and the deity of the feathered tribes-it has at length fallen. The axe was laid at the root of the tree on Tuesday, and great was the fall thereof.' Willingly would the woodman have spared it-willingly would its old and young admirers have left it stand, but the unsparing and insatiable scythe of time, had scathed its branches and seared its trunk, till the public safety required its removal." This tree was planted in 1686, near the corner of what is now Elm and Temple streets, in front of the parsonage house built for the Rev. James Pierpont, pastor of the first Congregational Church in New Haven; and under its shade, the distinguished divines, Edwards and Whitefield, on various occasions, preached the word of God with powerful and happy effect. Heavy Rains. The greatest fall of water ever known in Charleston, came upon us on Tuesday afternoon and night-principally between 11 o'clock in the evening and daylight. The continuous roar of the rain was like the thunder of the ocean in a storm. The quantity of water which fell from 9 A. M. Tuesday to 9 A. M. Wednesday, we learn from the Citadel, was 7 24-100 inches. The actual period during which this deluge was pouring, was not over 7 hours. The cellars in all the lower situations of the city, were flooded, some to the depth of two feet, and much loss was sustained by those who had valuable groceries in their cellars. The city drains in some places were burst by the press of water. The damage to the crops from this frightful flood cannot but be great, as there was every appearance that the rain was general, and it was also accompanied by considerable wind. The business prospects for the coming season are very gloomy. The health of the city, however continues good-probably it was never better at this season, and we have now a fair prospect of escaping the visitation of Yellow Fever. [Charleston Courier of Aug. 26. An old Lady. A correspondent of the Baltimore Argus states that there is now living in Somerset Co., Md., in the lower district near the residence of Hon. T. H. Carroll, an old lady named Mrs. Elizabeth Cottingham, who was according to the records of her family, one hundred and ten years old last March. Mrs. Cottingham can see to read without spectacles, and yet talks with good sense, and appears to have a sound judgment, and to exercise her mind about matters of a domestic kind with a great deal of discretion. A Rich Man. died in that city on Sunday last, aged nearly 100 years.Henry Brevoort, one of the richest men in New York, He is thought to have been worth more than $2,000,000. He was originally a market gardener, and many years ago purchased for about $500 a small strip of land, which was then looked upon as being in the country. It is now the very centre of business in New York, and of course has increased immensely in value. He held it until his death. [Ballimore Sun. Appointments by the President, By and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Charles S. Todd, of Kentucky, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Russia. Daniel Jenifer, of Maryland, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Austria. Thomas B. Pottinger, Marshal for the District of Maryland. Heroic Remains--Posthumous Honors. The patriotic citizens of Rochester, and of the Genesee Valley, and the neighboring country, have done themselves honor in rendering due honors to the illustrious victims of Gen. Sullivan's famous campaign against the Six Nations. Agreeable to arrangement an immense body of the people turned out on Friday for the purpose of exhuming, with solemn ceremony, the remains of Lieutenant Boyd and his associate Parker, which had been traced to a grave near the new village of Cuyler. The burial place was ascertained through Stone's Life of Brandt and the recollection of Mr. Sanford and Major Van Campen, the only survivors of those who were of the party that buried Boyd. The two bodies were buried in the same grave-Boyd's headless trunk and his mangled, jellied head, with the less mutilated form of Parker. After careful examination through an area of several square yards, the laborers found the bones about two feet below the surface. One skull entire, or nearly so, was found, and a number of teeth, beyond the supply for a single head. Most of the bones were frail and many crumbled to dust upon the slightest abrasion. see, by the old veteran, who sixty-two years since, buried his school friend. The Major arose without faltering, and, though eighty-five years old, read in a distinct voice, audible to all within thirty or forty feet, notwithstanding the tumult, a paper that blazed with patriotism and noble sentiment. As he turned his eye to the dark enclosure of the bones of his comrades and briefly poured forth his tribute of regard for bravery and worth, many an eye rolled free in its moistened socket, and many a heart leaped at this testimony of any early friend. A reply from the Rochester committee, upon the reception of the bones, followed. The concluding and crowning exercise in the Grove, was that of changing the names of the streams at whose junction the mound has been thrown up. The main stream has long been known as Beard's Creek. It was changed by acclamation, at the suggestion of Mr. O'Reily, to Boyd's Creek, and the other to Parker's. The assemblage then turned to the boats, where discharges of artillery closed the scene. To-day the bones are to be buried at Mount Hope. The Burial Ceremonies. of the final ceremonies at Rochester: Rochester, August 22, 1841. Search was also made by a party of gentlemen from Genein Groveland, for the bones of others who fell from the ranks of Sullivan's army, which were sufficiently identified by the presence of pewter buttons bearing the letters U. S. A. I had yesterday the good fortune of witnessing the interFriday was the day appointed for their interment in the ment of the bones of the brave Lieut. Boyd and his combeautiful cemetery of Mount Hope, at Rochester. A letter panions in arms, and a most interesting and imposing scene in the Albany Evening Journal draws this preliminary scene it was. At daylight, the Mayor, Common Council, and of preparation in the neighboring vallies.-Newark Adv. Military companies of this city returned from Livingston The morning of Friday opened with an almost cloudless county, where, I am informed, they were received by ten sky. Just before sun-rise, to an observer upon the brow of thousand people in the most enthusiastic manner, and where the hills which wall the valley on the west, there might be the remains were delivered to them by a Revolutionary seen proudly sweeping through the waters of the new canal, soldier, Mr. Campen, who fought under Sullivan. The vast a train of boats whose decks were surmounted with uni-multitudes that thronged our streets during the morning, formed soldiers and streaming banners. Bands of music manifested the deep interest taken in the ceremonies, and made vocal the valley around. A salute of artillery noted the feeling of gratitude entertained toward those who fought their passage through Cuyler, and they moved on to Mount the battles that established our freedom. Here and there the Morris, where provision had been made to breakfast the nu-aged and the young might be seen assembled in groups, talkmerous soldiers and visiters from Rochester. After a repast ing over the early history of the Genesee Valley, and espewhich a long night of travel, not less than the hospitality cially the events of Sullivan's famous expedition, the last of the citizens had made grateful, the boats took their depart-ever sent against the Indians of the State of New York. ure for the grounds which had become memorable as the At ten o'clock the procession moved forward, headed by scene of savage cruelty. Crowds by hundreds and thou- the military of this city and the Staff of the Governor, (the sands, and constantly increasing, welcomed their arrival. At Governor himself not having yet arrived, and proceeded to two o'clock the military and committees moved to the mound Mount Hope. Before the procession arrived, thousands had about a half mile distant, to meet the delegation from the already assembled at Mount Hope. The urn and sarcophagus eastern side of the valley. Here the bones of Boyd and containing the remains were placed on one of the most beauParker and those of their associates, were committed to the tiful eminences in the Cemetery, which is hereafter to be sarcophagus prepared for the occasion, and the two proces-called the "Hill of Revolutionary Patriots," and on which sions returned to the Grove, near the residences of Col. Cuy-a monument is soon to be erected. The Rev. Mr. Tucker ler. A stage had been erected for the committees, speaker and old Revolutionary soldiers. Seats for the accommodation of about a thousand were appropriated to the ladies. To describe the exercises from this point would require more room than I can command. The Urn was placed immedidiately before the stage. Around were soldiers and citizens to a number which has been variously estimated, including all at the village, from five to fifteen thousand. If there were five thousand about the wharves in Albany at the time the Bridge fell last fall, I think there may have been between seven and eight thousand here. Mr. Treat, of Genesee, a young man of distinguished talents and attainments, had been requested to make an address on the part of Livingston county. The duty was discharged in a manner highly creditable to himself and to the approbation of the immense assemblage who heard him. He opened with an eloquent and impressive exordium,-then followed with a detailed history of the border warfare, more particularly connected with the movements of Sullivan, and most happily introduced the life of the heroes whose memory these exercises were intended to preserve. He concluded with an address to Major Van Campen and the soldiers who honored the day and occasion with their presence. The address will doubtless be published. It had been determined that the ceremony of delivering the bones to the Rochester committee should be performed read the grand funeral service of the Episcopal Church. At the close of the service, Governor Seward was introduced by the Vice Chancellor Whittlesey. The Governor addressed the multitude for about half an hour in a happy and impressive manner. He alluded eloquently to the trials and sufferings endured by Sullivan and his brave followers, and to the deeds of high valor which they performed. He vividly depicted the changes that three generations have produced, and thrillingly did he appeal to the patriotism of the American people, earnestly entreating them to admire and imitate the noble examples of valor and virtue presented to them in the history of their country. The whole scene was impressive, and well calculated to call up long trains of pleasing thought. We stood in one of the most beautiful Cemeteries in the United States, in sight of a city containing more than twenty thousand inhabitants, addressed by the Governor of millions of Freemen, and witnessing the interment of the bones of a brave young officer, who, sixty years before, beyond the verge of civilization, was most cruelly butchered in the broad valley that lay before us. Could Boyd have peered through the mist, and seen the future greatness of his country-the salutary results produced by his own valor and that of his associates, and the high respect paid them three generations afterward, he might well have exulted even when enduring the tortures of the savages. Yours, C. 46 Repeal of the Independent Treasury Law. An Act to repeal the act entitled " An Act to provide for the collection, safe-keeping, transfer, and disbursement of the public revenue," and to provide for the punishment of embezzlers of public money, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the act entitled An Act to provide for the collection, safe-keeping, transfer and disbursement of the public revenue," approved on the fourth day of July, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and forty, be, and the same is hereby repealed: Provided, always, That for any offences which may have been committed against the provisions of the seventeenth section of the said act, the offenders may be prosecuted and punished according to those provisions; and that all bonds executed under the provisions of said act, and all civil rights and liabilities which have arisen or accrued under said act, and the remedies therefor, shall remain and continue as if said act had not been repealed; anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That if any officer charged with the safe-keeping, transfer, or disbursement of public moneys, or connected with the Post-Office Department, shall convert to his own use, in any way whatever, or shall use by way of investment in any kind of property or merchandise, or shall loan, with or without interest, any portion of the public moneys entrusted to him for safe-keeping, transfer, disbursement, or for any other purpose, every such act shall be deemed and adjudged to be an embezzlement of so much of the said moneys as shall be thus taken, converted, invested, used or loaned, which is hereby declared to be a felony; and the neglect or refusal to pay over on demand any public moneys in his hands, upon the presentation of a draft, order or warrant drawn upon him, and signed by the Secretary of the Treasury, or to transfer or disburse any such moneys promptly according to law on the legal requirement of a superior officer, shall be prima facie evidence of such conversion to his own use of so much of the public moneys as may be in his hands. Any officer or agent of the United States, and all persons advising, or knowingly and willingly participating in such embezzlement, upon being convicted thereof before any court of the United States of competent jurisdiction, shall, for every such offence, forfeit and pay to the United States a fine equal to the amount of the money embezzled, and shall suffer imprisonment for a term not less than six months nor more than five years. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the act entitled "An Act to regulate the deposits of the public money," approved on the twenty-third day of June, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, excepting the thirteenth and fourteenth sections thereof, be and the same is, hereby repealed. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That so much of an act passed the fourteenth of April, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, entitled "An Act making appropriations for the payment of the Revolutionary and other pensioners of the United States, for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-six," as provides that no bank note of less denomination than ten dollars, and after the third day of March, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, no bank note of less denomination than twenty dollars, shall be offered in payment in any case whatsoever in which money is to be paid by the United States or the Post-Office Department, be, and the same hereby is, repealed. JOHN WHITE, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Approved, August 13, 1841. Kentucky Manufactures. The Maysville Eagle states that the extensive bagging factory of C. Shultz & Co. of that city, manufactured during the last week thirteen thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight yards of bagging, and fourteen thousand pounds of bale rope. The Eagle doubts whether any establishment in the land has ever turned out, in any one week, so large a quantity of these articles. Yankee Presence of Mind. and During the war of the revolution, in the year 1778, it was common for ship-owners of Boston and other American ports, to send cargoes to Christiansand, a neutral port on the southern coast of Norway, by which a considerable profit British armed ships. A mercantile firm, well known at the was realized, whenever the vessel succeeded in escaping the time, and probably to some of the venerable remnants of that time, even now, sent to that port a fast sailing brig, the , a shrewd, "calculatF, commanded by Capt. Sing" Yankee, who was famous for his "judgment," on critical occasions. The brig got in sight of her destined port, without meeting with any difficulty, but when thus far, to the dismay of all but our Captain, between the Fthe coast, was seen anchored, a British frigate—not in the harbor of Christiansand, but a little farther up the coast.— From off the coast, near Bergen, or thereabouts, was a priquarter; and another in the offing seemed to be running directly for him. All on board were in great trepidation, and expecting nothing less than a British prison; but Capt. S—— briskly, but saying a word to no one. He still kept the vesseemed as much at ease as ever-walking the quarter-deck sel on her course straight toward the frigate and the port.which he forthwith caused to be hoisted at the peak. The Soon after turning about, he called for the British ensign, frigate, not suspecting any ruse, suffered him to pass withtowards the brig in the offing, and was soon after followed out query; and immediately getting under way, stood out by the privateer which was nearest the coast, thus permithis cargo, and procure another, after which he returned in ting our Yankee to enter the port without trouble, discharge safety to Boston, making an excellent voyage. vateer coming towards him; another was hovering on the [Boston Mer. Jour. Sub-Marine Panoply of Capt. Taylor. The Gunner of our Navy Yard, yesterday, put on the sub-marine panoply of Capt. Taylor, and descended by the side of the steam frigate under the water. He reached the bottom, where he wandered about till the spectators, anxious to see him, or the results of his discoveries, demanded his re-appearance; accordingly, he came up, quite delighted with his excursion. He was supplied with fresh air by means of a forcing pump and a long tube of gum elastic. He could have remained under the water, as he says, for a week, provided some one could have provided him with crackers and cheese. The apparatus is going on board the U. S. Ship Delaware, where its utility may perhaps be tested during her cruise.-N. American of Aug. 31. Quarterly averages of the Bank of England, The following is part of a review of the Report of a Committee of the House of Commons, on banks of issue that omit the review of the evidence, confining ourselves entirely to that which relates to the operations of the Bank of In 1835, a loan of fifteen millions was negotiated, the proceeds of which were to be paid to the claimants as their claimants were paid. The effect of this was to leave the money market in precisely the same situation as if no loan had there were no real ones, and we have therefore deducted the quarterly average amount from both sides of the accountration of the institution. from 1832 to 1839, both inclusive. appeared some time since in the National Gazette. Owing to the great length of the paper, we have been compelled to England. claims were adjusted. The bank received the money and invested it as received, selling out its securities again as the been made. The insertion of so large a sum in the accounts of 1835 and 1836, would make apparent differences when from the deposits and the securities. With this exception the following table presents a complete view of all the ope |