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Business attended to in the Counties of Nor.
liunibctland, Union, Lycoming ans Columbia.
Itrltr tot
P. Sl A. Hiivoui't.
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l.nwun & Uamhiis,
Komki. &. hhimihmass,
RKfKOLim. WcI'AKLASI. &
SfKHINO,
, (in.in A. '
n- M- ROfltEFEtAER,
Attorney at law.
Miners' lllo. Schuylkill C5o., Vttr.
KUSINESS will be promptly attended to in the
comitirti of Schuylkill, Northumberland,
"Union, Columbia and Montour-
Refer to :
A. Jordan. H- Bellas, iV H- B- Mnsscr. Ksqr.-,
Huiibnry Win-Dc Haven, Edward Hm.'hcs, fi
Solomon Shindcl, Miiicrsvillc C. M- Hall, M
.Mortimer, Poltsville
Oct. 6, 1850 lv-
'CH'ATILES W. HEGINS,
JLTTCE.1TEY -T LAW,
INlflMt il!.
"Will promptly attend to collertimw and all busi
nciw entrusted to his rare.'
Jn 16, 1849.
.J. H. ZlMKEE3ffA2I,
aisri'Ui; or tii i:.ice,
Sunbury, Pa.
'Office in Deer Street, immediately opposite the
'Public'Si-tuml House.
rr Monte, eillei-ted :d ml tiuKirew pioinptly and care
flly Bllciul.'d to. -
April SO, 1850.
NEW KIRK & riltBAlJ:il.rtIIA
JOUEEEYJtSH
fluttt'l-M iMlalllMI.
'Cor. of 6i and Chestnut Steit, Philadelphia.
CONTINUE to innkc and sell finer and more
-' durable Hat for the inoin-y 'thaii any other
tablihment in the United Mates srundaril
.price of Huts $3 00. Gents and Hoy's Cloth and
ilaicd Caps. Umbrella, Carpet Uns, Calal'y
il'anaina and Struw Hats at equally low prices.
May 45, 1850 ly
joii r. fa it at & c.
IMPORTERS OF
"Wfttcheg, Jewelry, Plated Ware,
AD FAftCV .OtOS,
tilt CkesHiH-Kt., bftwecti 3f If 4th Streets.
PHILDEIPHXA.
A LWAYS keop on hand an excellent ansort
ment of the ubnve articles, which they will
cell on terms as low as any iu the city.
June 15, 1850. 0m
WM. M'CAllTY,
BOOK S't LLlill,
lirontlwiix),
STJIIBURY, PA.
VT AS recently received, ainonif other articles, a
J 1 great variety of New, Cheap and Entertain
niiK publications such as
'Cooper, novels, complete, or separate..
Herberts
Du mo.
Sue
Do
Kudwcll,
do
do
do
Trollope,
J l.i llilm. ton ,
M arryatt,
'firry,
Marsh,
Ainsivorth,
KeyndoU
'Cocktou do
Mai well do
-Jerrold do
Morris do
At the low price of from '25 to DO cts per volume,
fSunbury, Sept. 28, 1S50 tf.
JACOB REED'S
1 i.unn(i BOOMS,
"Southweit Corntr of Fifth anil Murkel Streets,
PIIILA-DKI.PHIA,
VTTHO always keeps ou hand a iurgo stock of
every variety oi cioiiiuiti inane up oi goou
materials, and in the latest and best styles. He
would also inform the public, that he pays consi
derable attention in getting up Military Clothing,
in good style and on reasonable terms.
June 15, 1850.- ly
"Iniusic : al in stru m entsT"
CHAS. DUIMIVIIG,
Ho. 207 Chesnut Street, front Arcade,
Philahklpih a.
TMPORTER and Manufacturer of all kinds of
-- Musical Instruments, Fancy Articles and rove.
Hia priocs are .ower than those of any other store
in Philadelphia All kino -of Musical Instru
ments repaired n the best workmanship, and also
taken in trade.
PkUiuJelphia, May.2S, 1850. ly.
"EDWIN IIcYLL,
(Lrrc or ti Fik or Watkiksou & Hall,)
wVo. 2t South Second Street,
Philadelphia,
13 E8PECTFULLY informs his old friends and
It customers, as well as the public generally,
that be haa opened an entire new stock of elegant
tylea of
Spring & Summer Press Goods.,
Hia assortment consists of the latest and most desi
rable styles of English, German, r reuch at Ame
rican Goods. Such as Delaines', Tissues, Iiera-
i ges, Silks, Lawns, M ushns, Shawls, lldUlU, Gloves,
and every variety ui uress ana r amy woous.
Philad. March 16, 1850 ly
ROBT.L. BETH. TH08. P. B. BETH
8ETII& BROTH EU.
WHOLESALE GROCERS
AND
eommlfisfon Stlrrciiimta,
NO. 69 PRATT STREET,
(Ns.b Bowly's Whabf,)
BALTIMORE,
Will pay particular attention to the sale of GRAIN
and ll other product of the fariri,
.ibakois, Janusry 8, ! ly
SELECT POETRY.
lay of the Famine.
The Irish IIi-chand to his Wife.
Bri'jlit wns your blti i eye Knllil n-n,
Siiidtilh wmk yiiur Ktionv bniw,
On Hint fair limni, my KhIiIimi. ,
Whoii you brtMth'd your bii.lnl vow,
Jov wovo hi i h.ii.-i'sl tmnsiirc rouu.l us,
IViir-e cum.! itli all her smiliinr. train;
Jllinh in hi tnasrio cirrl bouml ni,
Vtienc. fli'd 111.; phunloms Grief aiul
I'.iin.
Few ypar linvp pass'il, rtiv Kntlilfon,
Siiici? ymi broallt'il ymr bi i.Uil vow,
Hopp stiindi'lli o'er n, Kalliloun
O find, o sen yon now !
To nt your bluo aye wnnins, wanins,
To si'n your blow so i':mi:il wilh pn in,
To in LMiml llnnii-'i's rrd tooth drnwinii
Tlio life-blood from oacli thiobbinj;
Fair wns our first born, Kathleen
As it huna upon vonr bmnst':
Oh! weep not, weep not, Knlhleeti,
Why mourn lis speedy rest!
Aed tell irie not it smiles would liirhien
The panes that revel through this heart;
Say, how could smiles ilg youlh cheek
brishlen,
While Famine struck with venom'd
dart ?
Our Inst, nnr younitost, Kathleen
rnrjiiVB this Blrnitaliiisr tear
is sinkiny; cries, my Kathleen,
Rinir ever on my ear,
O find, to hear ils plaintive wnilintr,
To see your look of dark despair,
When the mother's founlnin fn fl itiir,
lis lips convulsive drank but air!
Rest on this bosom, Kathleen-
All, save your love, is lied !
fla. what my wife! my Kallileen!
Fiiend, Tempter, she's Not (lead.
Slaie not wilh lln.se eyes so blindly,
Fan me ilh thy senile breath.
Sp-ak ! even coldly or unkindly
Aalhlcen,
AM AMt'MMG STOIIV.
Hooper, the ethlor of an Alalmma Jour
nal, whose name we just now forget, but
whfch has always something in it to make
us laugh, tells the fullowni'' capital yarn:
'Shall 1 tell you a bit of a story, having
no connection wilh politics, this hut dry
weather? isy permission
"Old Col. D , of the Mobile dis
trict, was one of the most singular charac
ters ever known in Alabama. He was testy
and eccentric, but possessed many fine
qualities, which were lully appreciated by
the people of the district. Rlany of his
freaks are fresh in the memoi v of the 'old
uns of Mobile and allot them will tell
you that the Col. though hard to beat was
once terribly 'taken in by a couple of legal
tyros.
It 'is Oeorge Woodward, 1 believe, tells
thettory: but however that may be, it is
in keeping with others related of the old
gentlemen.
"It seems that Col. D had a mis-
understanding with the two gentlemen allu
ded to. and was not on speaking terms
with them, although all of the three were
professionally riding the circuit pretty
much together. The young ones, being
well aware of the Col's iiascible nature, de
termined, as they left one of the courts for
another to have some sport at his expense
by the way. They accordingly got about
half an hours start in leaving, and presently
they arrived at a broad dark stream, that
looked as if it might be a dozen feet deep,
but which, in reality, was hardly more
than as many inches. Cross'insr it they
alighted, pulling off their coats and boots,
and sat down quietly to watch for the 'Tar
tar,' Jogging aloti?:, at loiiirth come up the old
fellow, lie looked first at the youngsters,
who were gravely drawing nn their boots
and coats, as if they just had a swim and
then he looked at the broad creek that roll
ed before him like a fluent translucent star.
The Col. was awfully puzzled.
"Is this creek swimming?" he growled
after a pause of some moments.
'io reply was made", the young men
simply mounted their horses and rode some
little distance, and then stopped to watch
our hero.
"Col. slowly divested himself of boots,
coat, pantaloons, and drawers. These he
neatly tied up in his handkerchief, and
hung ibem on the horn of the saddle, then
he remounted and a? be was fat, short man,
with a paunch of inordinate size, rather
inadequate legs, with a face like a withered
apple, and a brown wig, there is no doubt
he made an interesting picture as ne be.
strode his steed, with the breeze holding
gentle dalliance with the extremities of his
only garment.
"Slowly and cautiously did the old gen
tleman and his horse take the creek. Half
a length aud he was not a fetlook deep,
Here the horse stopped to drink. A length
and a half and the stream no deeper?
1 hirty feet further and a decided shouting
"Here Col. 1). reined up 'There
must, said he, be a swift channel between
this and the hank. See how the water
runs! We will dash through
"A sharp lash made Ihe horse spring the
wintry waste, and another carried the horse
and rider safely to the opposite bank. The
creek was no whpre more than a foot deep.
"A wild yell lrom the young 'uns an
nounced their approbation of the sport as
they galloped away.
"I'll catch you, vou rascals," was
ground between Col. D 's teeth, and
way he galloped in hot pursuit, muttering
vengeance on his loes.
On-on-they sped, pursuer and pursued
The youngsters laughed, yelled, and scream,
ed the Col. swearing with mighty empha.
sis, while his shirt fluttered and crackled
in the wind like a loose flying gib.
"On-on-antl the pursuer reached the
farm house on the road &'dc. Their pass
ing fitait'ed a flock ol geese in a fence cor
ner, which as the Co!, dashed up, tret him
with out-spread wins, elongated neck, and
hisses tjr,s. Ui horse sndddenly swerved
and the Col. in a moment was upon the
pround, in a most tinromantic heap," wilh
his brown r by his side and his bundle
of c lollies scattered around.
"The while-hended children of the lions
came out first, took a distant view of the
monster as it seemed to them and then
returned lo report progress. Altera little
the farmer of the family came, and the af
fair being explained, assisted the Col. in
milking his toilette : the Col. swearing the
countryman laughing all the while.
"Dressed and mounted our hero started
off" with a wol'ul phiz, and was soon out of
sight."
A SIIITIUAN WINTER'
Tut: Traveller in Siberia, during the
winter, is so enveloped injurs that be can
scarcely move; and under the thick fur
hood, which is fastened to the bear-skin
collar and covers the whole face, one can
only draw in, as it were by stealth, a little
of the external air, which 'is so keen that it
causes a very peculiar and painful teeling
to the throat and lungs. The distance from
one halting place to another takes about ten
hours, during which time the traveller must
always continue on norseback, as the cum
brous dress makes it insupportable to wade
through the snow. The poor horsea suffer
at least as much as their riders, for besides
the general effect of the cold, they are tor
mented by ice forming in their nostrils and
slopping their breathing. When they inti
mate this by a distressed, snort and a con
vulsive shaking of the head, the drivets
relieve them bv taking out the pieces of
ice, to save them from hieing suflocated.
When the ir)' c-ro'.md is not covered by
snow, their hoof, often burst from the effect
of the cold. The caravan is always sur-
rounded by a thick cloud of vapor ; it is not j
only living bodies which produce thiseU'ect,
but even the snow smokes. Thes evapo- i
rations are instantly changed into millions
of needles of ice, which fill the air, arid
cause a consiaut slight noise, reseiiihlins;
the sound of lorn satin or thick silk. Even
the reindeer seeks the forest to protect him
self 1roni the intensity of the cold. In the
tundras, where there is no shelter to be
found, the whole herd crowd together as
dose as possible to gain a little warmth
from each other, and may be seen standing
in this way quite motionless. Only the
dark bird of winter, the raven, still cleaves
the icy air with slow and heavy wing, leav
ing behind him a long line of thin vapor,
marking the track of his solitary flight.
The influence of the cold extends ven to
inanimate nature. The thickest trunks ol
trees are rent asunder with a loud sound,
which, in these deserts, falls on the ear like
a signal shot at sea ; large masses of rock
are torn from their ancient sites; the
ground in the tundras and in tlie rocky
valleys cracks, forming wide yawning fis
sures from which the waters, wbich were
beneath the surface rise, giving off a cloud
of vapor, and become immediately changed
into ice. The effect of this degree of cold
extends even beyond the earth. The beauty
of the deep polar star, so often and so justly
praised, disappears in the dense atmosphere
which the intensity of cold produces. The
slars still glisten iu the firmament, but their
brilliancy is dimmed. Travels in the
JVorth.
1'i.i:am urs of laving in bed.
Leiih Hunt is said to have perpetrated a
I , , .... i i -.
verv bad nun connected wilh the dormitory. .
and which made Charles Lamb laugh im-
moderately. Cuing home together late
one night," the latter repeated the proverb,
"A home's a home, however homely.'"
Somebody has called it a bundle of para-
ies ; we go to it reluctantly, and leave
wilh regret. Once within in th" downy
precincts of the (our posts, how loth we j Coi n W atkr vs. LitaiTXixo. Mr. Kings
are to make our exodus into the wilderness j ton, of Babylon, Illinois, was struck by light
of life. We are as enamored of our cur- ning a few" weeks since und was left dead to
tained dwelling as if it were the Land of'ull external aiinenrunces, but his wife, a
loshen or the Cave of Circe. And how
iniiiir liAit)urtt a.rAta Kniiu i r ti litmK Kurlnnclo I
I1IUII T U III I U " IJtV IHV VI VI lit V IJVV-A'JJ
heard broxen ! every fresh perjury rising
to join its cloud of hovering fellows, each
morning weighing heavier and heavier on
our sluggard eyelids. A eaustic proverb
says we are all "good risers at night;"
but wo's me for our agility in the morning;
it is a failing of our species, ever ready to
break out in all of us, and in some only
vanquished after a struggle painful as the
sundering of bone and marrow.
The great Frederick of Prussia found
it easier in after life to rout the trench
and Austrians, than in- youth to re
sist the seductions of Bleep. After many
single-handed attempts at reformation, he
had at last to call to Ins assistance an old
domestic, whom he charged, on pain of
dismissal, to pull him out of bed every
morning at 2 o'clock. Ihe plan succeed
ed as it deserved to succeed. All men of
action are impressed with the importance
ol early rising. "When you begin to turn
in bed, it's time to turn out," says the old
duke : and we believe his pi adieu has been
in accordance with his precept. Literary
men among whom, as llulwersays, a cer
tain indolence seems almost constitutional
aie not so clear on this point; they are
divided between night and morning, though
the best authorities seem in favor of the
latter. Early rising is the best elixir vilw ;
it it is the only lengthener of life that man
has ever devised. l?y its aid the great
Buffbn was able to spend half a century
an ordinary lifetime at his desk ; and yet
had time to be the roost modish of the phi
losophers who then graced the gay metro
polis of France. Household Words.
Tub State Normal School of Connecticut
has ilpreseot about sixty teachers under
training.
T1IE PAPACY l. EMILAM1.
The excitement, in England, iu relation to
the lulu bull of thn Pope, widens ned deepens.
Lord John Itusseli, i he prime minister, has writ"
ten a letter, which appears on our third pasjei
distinctly declaring ,B disapprobation of her
"'ji'oly's government wilh the Papel bull.
The people, meantime, are asumini; a threat
ening and danyeious nililnde. The fifth of
November, or Guy Fawkes day, has of late
been scarcely commemorated, but it wns nb"
served, this year, with all the old ceremonies.
The I ope was burned iu eflii'y, ns alsoCardi.
nal Wiseman, iu various of the piovinoial
towns. Aleanlimo the leaders of the Ilumish
parly in (Treat Biilaiu appear lo court, rather
than avoid Iho slorm l hut is evidently brew
in?. The priesls have taken lo preaching in
the streets, a course perhaps not objectiona
ble in ordinary limes, but calculated, nt a
cresis like this, to inflame all Iho worst pre.
judicesof the people. Nor is the language
of these preachers conciliatory in the least.
The London Times speaks of a lute sermon,
delivered in the public thoroughfare, as couch
ed iu lha most temperate) tone. The spenk
er did not hesitate toasseitlhat Ihe establish
ed religion would soon be overthrown, and
Roman Catholicism substituted in ils place.
We fear, if such ill-advised measures are
persisted in, that Enpland will exhibit, before
lone, outbreaks of religious zeal that will long
be remembered. It is lather slrause lo see
the Pope, not content with being tolerated in
EiiL'land, thus assuming the aggressive, when
he will not permit an English Priest, much
less a Bishop, to minister publicly in Rome.
l'roin tlie ew Orleiin. t'rt-wi-nt.
Eovn with the Yankees.
''Gentlemen, I care very lillle. for the opin.
ion of this city. New Orleans is under Yan
kee influence nn inllueneu which we must
'!" Extract from Senator .S'Wc's
P"'clt on humjiart fired, Oct. 16, lSjO.
Ay, down with the Yankees the scum of the
earth!
Who dared to preside over Liberty's birth
Who dartd lo resist al old Hunker II ill,
Till the arm no longer could follow the will!
Ay, down with the Yankees, aud Faneuil
The Cradle of Liberty, hasten ils bill!
Wot Lerinotriu''s field from the canvas at time
And Charlefliiwn in ashes oh, lessuus sub
lime !
Blot out, Warren uml Ifaneock, and Adams the
old :
Remember their names like :a tale that is
told,"
They were sfroncis to iu and what if our
our siren
Libated their blood on the same aller fires!
Why fling we so close to a fond brother's arm,
When a stranaer stands forward to shield us
from harm I
With his "long Jlou'ine locks" and his "fierce
flushing eye ;"
Would he tremble and quail if a foeman stood
nigh?
Fouls, that we are, to remember the past!
To dream that the Union is destined to last?
Away wilh the hetoes of '-Sevenly-six,"
The Pa.-t wilh tho Present we never should
Then, down with the Yankees iho scum of
Ihe earth !
Who da ed to preside over Libeily's birth !
Blot Lexington's field from the canvas of time.
And the mother's who bore us be charged with
a crime '.
iTSiic i.iuriTi-DE. A is. l orlc paper
f ...... :.. .t. i- ... . -
suiies ii.u in me puor not se oi mat e iv is a
' -
ma" "'"- " '"'JS and neglect,
I " ll0M Vurtra t u" l'H -n iu the Governor's
mom at the City Hall, iu a painting placed
j there ns nn honor to an honored name, and
a relic of the most --loiious uvscn of Ameri-
can histoiy.
! -
I shrewd woman, took u bucket of n.ld
and poured it on his breast, w hen he revived
and is doing well. Let no one forget tho
efiiciency of cold water in cases like this.
Crafts, this itgitive. The Portland
Evening News says that the Rev. Theodore
Parker, of Boston, after uniting in marriage
the fugitive- slave, William Crafts, and the
colored woman with whom he lived as a wife,
drew forth a dagger und presented it to Crafts,
admonishing him to "stain it wilh blood of
thousands," rather than suffer himself or wife
to be captured.
Thk Schoolmaster. In a village in nn
adjoining State, the following notice is posted
in a bar-room : "The members of the Lisenin
will meet on Wenesday evning to discuss
the following quetun Should a man be
gidud by publick oppinioii or not ?"
A Bill has. been introduced in the North
Carolina Legislature, taxing northern manu
factures brought into that Stale. Such acts
have been declared unconstitutional.
Fatality Among Niouhoes. We learn that
Henry Johnson, of Luke Washing-tun, Miss, an
extensive planter, lost 28 of his negroes latoly
by cholera.
Ai'strilia is 2000 miles from north to south
and 2500 from eust to west, It contains 3,
000,000 square miles, 1.920,000 square acres,
and a sea board of 8000 miles.
Mr, Owens, of Manchester, has bequeathed
100,000 for the erection of a college in Man
rhester, where the same system of education
is to be adopted as that pursued at Cam
bridge aud Oxford.
FUF.E NOTES JOIIX HANCOCK. Sill J(lll ItOSVS CARRIER l'K.KONS.
Among the ren a kabli men whtsn names Many contradictory etalert e its have up
will forever stand part and parcel of tho prnred respecting the arrival of these pigeons,
Declaration of Independence," Hancock.
whose bold signature first strikes the eye,
bad perhaps, all things considered; Ihe
most at li-k, so far as fortune and ils ap
pearances were concerned, for he was the
richest man iu ih.j country. Ha inherited
the business and fortune of a millionaire uncle
and was the Abbot Lawrence of his day.
When he was fiist elected to the Provincial
Letii-lature, Adams said to a fiiend, "Boston
has done a wise thing to-day sic'j made that
young man's fortune her oini and this was
lilerally fulfilled, for he devoted it nil to pub
lic use.
The contrast between him and Adams was
very great ; Adams was poor, and held in
great contempt the stylo and show of for
tune. Hancock kept n magnificent equipage,
such ns is not known in America; his appa
rel was embroidered with gold and silver; ho
rode with six beautiful bays he was fond of
dancing, music, routs, parties, rich wine,
dinners, and all that kind of thing, called ele
gant pleasures.
How ho estimnted the goods of fortune und
ils concomitants, in comparison wilhthe
cause of liberty, is illustrated by the follow
ing nnerdote :
During the siege of Boston, Gen. Washing
ton consulted Congress as to Iho propriety of
bombarding the town. Hancock was Piesi
dent and ufter the reading of Washington
letter, a motion was made lo go into Com
mittee of Ihe whole, to enable 3Ir. Hancock
lo give his opinion, as he was deeply inter
ested all his properly being in houses and
real estate. He left the chair and addressed
I he) chairman ns follows: ;It is true, sir,
that nearly nil I have in the world is in the
town of Boston ; but if the expulsion of the
British troops and the liberty of my country
demand that they be burned to ashes, issue
the order, aud let Ihe cannon blaze mrni."
These men were made for the limes ; cool,
steady and deliberate principles show iu them
all; they were ready to take the "spoiling of
their goods," to insure ns a better inheri
tance. Tub Lookimi Glass IIat-Tiiap. The
Journal of the Franklin Institute contains Iho
specifications of a patent mouse trap. This
improved mode of body snatching is ns fol
lows :
"A savory piece of toasled cheese is sus.
pended on a hook. Enter rat. A small mir
ror is so adjusted that the rat sees his shadow
in the glass, (just as Richard did,) and, not
recognizing himself at first sight, thinks that
some other rat is aiming for Ihe cheese. He
rushes in to head off his rival. The board
he treads on is a deceiver. It is supported
by a weak spring which yields under bis
weight and precipitates him into a lower sto
ry of the trap, when the floor flies up to re
sume its place. Anolhei rat comes along
sees Ihe reflection of his predecessor us well
as his own, and thinks two rats are fighting
for the cheese. In he goes, down he goes
und so on, fofi'fs quolies."
Afy Sister.
Mine eye. liuve .eel. the beriutiftit,
Mint-ear. Imve l.ujml their Ihritling voice,
My lisurt lias fell their p-.itellt rule,
The fear, of hope, the hope of joy. ;
Hut uevei lm my .iiiht opproved,
A fairer than my .inter, no !
X'ine other sound so llint-h hath moved, .
As her "doiir brother, " spoken low.
A Poskr A "hoosier," of rather scanty
means, recently visited this city, with intro
ductory letters for tho purpose of buying u
runsiderablr) amount of goods upon a credit.
The jobbers lo whom he applied were very
couileous. but did'nt exactly like to trade.
"What's iho mailer?" inquired the buy
er. "Nothing particular," was the rwfily, '-only
we don't much like this credit business."
"Well, but I don't ask for only thirty
days."
"Very true, but you might die, you know,"
"Die ! Why who the d I ever heard of
anybody's dying in thirty days."
Odd Fkllows' Statistics. The following
view of the operations of the Odd Fellows:
Association is prepared from the official re
turns made to the late session of the Grand
Lodge of the Lnited Slates. Several States
failed to make returns:
Revenue of Subordinate Lod
ges $1,200,306 74
Contributing members 174,485 00
Number of initiations this year 30,579 00
Number of brothers relieved
23,882 00
Number of widowed families
relieved
2,327 00
345,007 62
42,301 01
7,348 34
67,595 90
462.252 97
Paid for relief of brothers
Paid to widowed families
Paid for education of orphans
Paid for burying the dead
Whole amount of relief
Railroad in Indiana. There are 228 miles
of railroad iu duily use in Indiana, viz. M.
aud I. Routl, 87 miles; Bellefontaine, as far
as Pendleion, 26; Kinghistown, 27;Rishville
20; Shelby ville, 1; New Albany, 20; Jelfer
sonville, 9 ; Peru, as far as Noblesville, 22.
Total 228.
M. Julian has had made for his band a
monster fiddle, the height of which is twelve
feet. Il is called an oeto-basse. It Is lo be
stopped by means of pedals acting on circulur
pieces on the finger board.
Thc latest improvement is a patent saw
filing machine. v
and more than one paraginph, reporting that
"three of these birds, bringing imporinnt des
patches, have relumed," has found its way
into the public prinls. We urn glad to have
it in our power to give an authentic account
of these lerail messengers. On Sunday, the
thirteenth of this month, u carrier pigeon
was observed on the top of. a pigeon-house al
Annanshill, which being under repait was
shut up; and on tho Wednesday following
Miss Dutilop (this lady presented Ihe pigeons
lo sir John Ross) was informed by a fiiend
that a carrier pigeon had taken refuge at She
wallon,. the seat of Ihe Lord Justice General.
The pigeon was secured anil taken to Miss
Ditnlop, who recognized it as one of the young
pair, both of which Sir John Ross had intima
ted lo her his intention tn send off as soon as
he was frozen in for ihe winter, promised to
send despatches by them. No letter has
ho wcver, been received, and although an
other bird of the same kind has been seen in
the neighborhood, which it is thought may
be the mate of Ihe one caught, it had nut, tip
to the 24lh, been secured. When the pigeon
iu question was taken into Ihe house where
il had been reared, and in which are forty
nests, the little cream ru flew at once into the
nest where il had been hatched. The fore,
going is a simple statement of the facts, and
is ol great interest in more ways than one.
We should be glad to receive any remarks
upon ihe flight of these birds from any orui
lhologi.,t of repute. Tin; probable position of
si- John Ross would be to llie westward of
Barrc-v Sliail. .outon Stundurd.
The Railroad alonu tiik Yallfv ok the
Lkiiicii. It is known, perhaps, to many of
our readers that a corps of engineers have for
some weeks passed been busily employed in
surveying ihe route of the contemplated rail
road from Easton along the valley of the Le"
high to the coal beds of Carbon being nn
extension of the New York ami Snmmcrville
Railroad. The engineers were as far as ibis
place early last week, and are now prosecu
ting their labors tip Ihe Lehigh. From w hat
we can learn, the route is not only feasible,
but presents advantages for the construction
of the Road, as far as tho engineers have
gone, equal, if not surperior, lo any Railroad
route that has been surveyed in Pennsylva
nia. It is said to be far belter, ns regards
grades, &c, than the Reading and Potlsville
Road. The design, we believe, to cross the
Delaware at Easton, at the point of ils junc
tion wilh the Lehigh, and to pnisue the route
on the west side of the latter, to the neigh
borhood of Parry villi! or Weissport, thus pla
cing the city of New York iu direct commu
nicalion, by Railroad, with as fine n coal re
gion as is to be found in the world. Allen
town Democrat.
A weaver in Bradford has been for some
time employed in weaving in a piece of cloth
the whole of the New Tesament. He has
lately completed the four Gospels, and has
made some advance in the Act of the Apos
tles.
Titu New Youk Custom House A des
patch to the New York Tribune says that
forty removals of whig subordinates in the
New. Yoik custom house tire asked for but will
not be sanctioned by Mr. Curwin.
Prof. Wkustf.h's Family. The Boston
Times says that the report that this unfortu
nate family had gone to Fayal is incorrect.
One of the daughters only has left, the widow
und remaining daughters continue to reside in
Cambridge.
IM'LE JOE.
A stalwart and a gallant man
To w itch a lady's eye.
Bold as 1 lie bravest cavalier
Whu buckles steel to thigh ;
With glance to awe, or glance lo woo,
No maid could e'er forego
To heave a sigh when passing by
My gloiiuus Uncle Jut:.
Mv uncle, then, was thirty-live,
Perchance a trifle more,
But few could match him in tho dance,
None pull a sluidier oar !
The woodcock knew him iu the furze,
And dropped his bill in wo,
Screame'd he, "I give it up at once,
I know you, Uncle Job !"
And when around the festive board
The brightest wits sat down,
Though Wisdom might perchance look grim,
And Piudence raise a frown,
Yet slill that merry gentleman
Would cheat lliein ere they'd go,
Lord bless you, who could solemn be,
While there was Uncle Jof. !
And now, though years have touched his
locks,
His glance forgets its flash,
The girls Mill love to flirt w ith J;.i:,
And pull his grey moustache ;
Tho' Aue iu sunn) may chill Ihe heait,
His throbs with cheerful glow,
We never think of calling him
Aught else but Uncle Jot!
Archiiisiioi1 Hi'ijhks, who sailed for Eu
rope in Ihe steamer Ballio on Saturday, was
escorted lo the boat by twenty-four carriage
load of Catholics, mostly the clergy from
New York and Brouklyu.
We saw a neatly dressed aud veiled female,
yesterday, leaning against a tree-box,.- and
wiping her eyes, as if weeping. The cause
was a sad one. The smoke of a cigar w hieh
she held iu one hand, had gut into her eyes-
Important Decision. The Supreme Court
of Missouri has decjded that Ihe merchants'
tax law imposed in that Slate is unuoustilu-tioaal.
I ENSIS IK THE UNITED STATES.
In 1790 the Union consisted of seventeen
Stales, with a population of 4,929.827, and
451.424 square miles of land, or 9 persons to
a square mile.
In 1800 there were twenty Slates, wilh a
population of 5.305.040. and an area of 572,
024 square miles, or 8 peisons to a square,
mile.
In 18 10 there were twenty-four Slates, with
a population of 7.239.414, apd an area of782,
514 sijuaro miles, or 9 persons to a square
mile.
In 1820 there were twenty-seven States,
with a population of 3,738,191, and an area
of 849,314 square miles, or 10 persons to a
square mile.
In 1830 there were twenty-seven States,
wilh a population of 12.866.020, and an area
of 849.314 square miles, or 13 persons to a
square, mile.
In 1840 there were twenty-nine Slates,
wilh a population of 17,008,666, and an area
of 1.17; 314 square miles, or 14 persons to a
square mile.
We have now 31 States, containing a pop
ulation (by estimate) of 21,686,000, and an
area of 1,913.125 square miles, or 12 persons
to a square mile.
F.I'lTAl'II ON A KITTEN.
"lleipiies. cat in pace."
Here lies, by dealh smitten,
A hapless young kitten,
To moulder away iu the dust;
Oh, hail it lived longer,
It might have been stronger,
And died somewhat older we trust.
Had it grown up lo cat-hood,
Then many a rat would
Have mourned in the deepest of wo;
I.'-t i he curtain be drawn lo,
We hope it has "one lo
Thai laud to which other cats go.
A nov, ap;ed sixteen, was lately tried at
the Old Uailey, London, and sentenced to
7 years' transportation. When only 6 years
of age he was a most expert pick-pocket
and his mother was in the habit of lending
him out to a gang of thieves at half a guina
per day.
A Fioinixo Pr.iKsT. The Revd. John
Gillespie", a Catholic Priest, Yisney, near
Doston, has been bound over for trial in the
sum of IJCOt) for assaulting a lady in the
street, and for an assault on a watchman, in
S'JOO additional.
Gillespie is one of the three officiating
priests at the Endicott street church in this
city, and a young man apparently of edu
cation, and good address.
Botch Work. A very eccentric cler
gyman named David Jones, who flourished
in Golhan a few years since, was passing
through Email way, one morning, at an ear
ly hour, when he was starteld by a voice,
apparently issuing from the gutter cry
iog "Good morning, neighbor Jones."
The worthy divine looked about him for
his "neighbor," and at last discovered an
object wallowing in th kennel.
"Who is it," said he, "that calls me
neighbor Jones ?"'
"Why don't you recollect me? You
converted me the other Sunday."
"Converted you ? Oh yes very pro
bable you look just like a piece of botch
work. If God had converted you I
shouldn't have found you in the gutter."
A " Monstrous Pktition" is in circula
tion at Meredith Uridge and Vicinity, pray
in g t h e j i ist ic es o f t h e N e w Ha m psh i re Su pe
rior Court to permit bail to be given for
Swain and Miss Hackett, who are in jail
charged with being accessory to the murder
of young Davis.
Geni:;!ai. Scott has been sitting to Mr.
Kellogg for a full length picture, to be
placed in the gallery of portraits of distin
guished Americans, in the City Hall, New
York.
Tiir Woodbury Constitution states that a
fatted calf taker, to Philadelphia last week,
bp Ephraim S. Coles, weighed 749 pounds
alive, and 456 pounds dressed. It was on
ly 7 months, and sold for 49,50.
An Ex-Rgrriii.ii'AN Guard in paris, was
lately sentenced to eight months, imprison
ment, for illegally wearing the Cross of the
Legion of Honor.
GOO.OOO passengers are said to have pas
sed over the Hudson River Railroad since
it was opened some nine months ago.
A HEART TO LET.
We find this clever little conceit floating
u. on the surface of occasion. They say it
was that talented gentleman we all know
so well, John lirongham, who threw it
adrift. It is certainly very pretty :
To be let,
To be let at a very desirublo rate,
A aiiiig liuli. huusc iu a healthy estate.
is a bachelor's heart, and the agent is
Chance,
Affection the rent, to be paid in advance.
The owner, as ycl, lias lived iu it alone,
So the lixlui'js are not of much value; but
sunn
'Twill bo lurnished by Cupid himself, if a
wife
Takes a lease for the term of her natural life.
Then ladies, dear ladies, piay do nut fot
g''t.
Au excellent Bachelor heart to be let..
Tho tenant will have a few luxes lo pay,.
Love, honor, (and tho heaviest item.)ubey
As for good will, the subscriber's inclined
To have that, if agreeable, settled in kind ;
Indeed, if he could such a mailer arrange,
He'd bo highly delighted lo take in exchange,
Provided, true tille, by prudence, be shown,
Any ttcnit, unincumbered and free as hi
own,
So ladiss, dear ladies, pray do not forget,
An excellent Bachelor's heart to be let.