... . '.-)f t-'. (17. V. :)!!,; ; ' ' ANBURY AMERICAN H. B. MASSER, EDITOR AND PllOPRIETOR. OFFICE, MARKET STREET, OPPOSITE THE POST OFFICE. El jr-Tintl" Jicvuspapcr-Dcbotcn to JNmt.cs, aftcinture, morhlftff, jforcfflu nnU Domestic ileitis, Stfcnce ano the arts, aarrruiturr, wtruets, amusements, $ct SUNnURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY. 'PA.. SATURDAY. AuML 9. I Slat. M4W SKKIKS VOL. , NO. a 1)1.1) SKItlKS VOL. 1 8. NO. 30. .IV TERMS OF THE. AMERICAN. A?.E.,AMKn,CA Pl'i""' every fciturrlny m '"u DOLLARS per annum to lie pnid lmlf yearly in J,y"ce' Pper li.ciiiiliiiucd until am. arrearage, nrt All enrnrnunicalinnt or tellers on business rclnting to tnt office, to in.ure .(trillion, mint In TOST PAID. TO CLUBS. Three eopie. to one addreu, MS 00 2,?yen i' Do moo Ftrw , 1' 1 so oo ive dollar, in advance will pay for lliiee yeai'a aut cnptioH to the American. On Scmrne of IS line., 3 times, r.vety autiBciinent iiiflertion, One Square, 3 miinllie, ffci montlia, One year, lluaiiieis Corda of Five line., per annum, Merchant, nml utliern, nttvcrtitiititr by the year, with the privilege nf iimerting different ndvcrti.eincnta weekly. Ci" larger Advertisements, na per agreement. I no 3(HI 61 HI NIO 300 1000 ATTORNEY AT I. A W , SUXTBTJRY, PA. Business attciiilctl to in tlte Counties of Nor thumberland, Union, Lycoming and Columbia, liefer toi P. & A. Rovoudt, Lower & Barron, Koiiicm & SnoJgrafK, V Vhtlad. Reynold, McParland oi Co., I Spcring, Rood & Co., J H. J. W0LVERT0N, ATTORITET AT LAVf. OFFICE in Market street, Sutibury, adjoining the Office of the "American'' and opposite the Pot Office. Business promptly attended to in Norlhunibcr land and the adjoining Counties. TSkkeii to :- Hon. C. W. Hegina and n. Han nan, Pottsvillc; Hon. A. Jordan and H U. Mas Mr, Sunliury. April 10, 1852. ly. " HENRY JJONNEL, ATTORNEY AT LAW. . Office opposite the Court House, Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pa. Prompt attention to business in adjoining Counties. wm; m. rockefeller, ATTORNEY AT E.AV7 SU.MJUUV, PA. Pec. 13, 1851 tf. r M. L- SHINDEL, ATTCP.1TE7 AT LAV", SUNBURV, PA. Decetnlwr 4, 1852. tf. SELECT POETRY. THE USE OF FLOWERS. Sweet human flowers, of passing loveliness. Bloom on lifo's pathway with celestial splendor ; God bade them grow, the) pilgrim's soul to bless ; Use them noi roughly (hey nre frail and tender ! Thou plnrkest one to wear upon thy breast 5 To qua IT I lie fragrance it is ever breathing : Oh, cherish lovingly thy bosom! gnest. t:s graceful tendrils round thy heart swings wreathing. 'Twill flourish gaily in the light of smiles, And from such sunshine heulihy vigor bo trow, To soothe in turn, with soft enchanting wiles, Thy mind when darkened by a cloud of sorrow. Let not the cold winds of unkindly skies Chill ils warm beauty, lest it droop and languish ; And though ihou water it with streaming No life return to rlv.er ihi'o in thine an guish. Showering the sweets of true and constant love On nil thy dear ores, make life ever vernal, Until transplanted they shull bloom above, , With blighter hues, unfading nml eternal tf (0ttlltmtott0 jrHnttrr. MATRIMONY ; On A BACHELOR IN A DILEMMA. WM. M'CAHTY, BOOKS F. LLKR, Market Street, SUNBURY, PA. TCST received and for sale, a fresh supply of F.V AXGFXIC.il. nir.sic or Singing .Schools. He is also opening nl this time, a large assortment of Hooks, in every .ranch of Literature, consisting of Poetry, History, Novels, Romances, Scientific Works, Law, Medicine, School and Children's Books, Rililes j School, Pocket and Family. both with nJ without Engravings, and every of vari ety of Binding. Prayer Books, of all kinds. : Also just received nnd for sale, Purdons 1M jest of the laws of Pennsylvania, edition of 1851, price only $6,00. Jndire Rends edition of Blackstones Commen taries, ill 3 vols. 8 vo. formerly sold at SI 0,00, and now offered (in fresh binding) at tlic low price ofSG.00. A Treatise on the laws of Pennsylvania re stiecting the estntea of Decedents, by Thomas F. Cordon, mice only $ 1,00. Trove's Vovaces and Adventures, all ol which will be sold low, either for caah, or conn, try produce. 'February, 81, 135 tt. . Wall Pofitr U mkmr BTJP.TOIT & LA1TX1TC-, MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTER, No. 121 Arch Street, second door above Sixth PHILADELPHIA TtniERE may I e found the largest and licit . V T el..,tel stock in the Citv. ' COUNTRY PURCHASERS may here lie accommodated without the inconvenience of look in further, and may lie assured that they will re- reive the advantage ol tneir money. BURTON fc LAN1NG, 154 ARCH Street, above Sixth, Philadelphia. March, 12, 1853. 3m. LAWKENCE HOUSE, SUNBURY, PA- A correspondent, who describes himself as "an Old Bachelor," anil who appears to be somewhat nervous on the subject of mat rimony, askes for a lew hints or suggi r ions in relation to courtship. He says that he desires to change his condition, but that he has so long lived a lile of single blessedness, that ho feels awkward and uncomfortable in the society ol ladies, and is constantly ap prehensive lest he should commit some mis- lake. He has recovered, moreover, that he has made onesad error, in having postponed the most important act of his life till so late a period for he now perceives that the chances are decidedly against him. In other words, he is puzzled to distinguish the real Irom the artificial, and is annoyed, lest in Ins ellorts to obtain a wile at Ins time of life, he shall M'cure the hand hut not the heart or that the marriage on the part ol '.he lady shall be one of convenience, and with the object of obtaining an establish ment, rather than one ol feeling or affection. Our correspondent is evidently in a dilem ma. Mis case, moreover, is by no means rare ; it is one of many of like character. lie describes, himsell as in the neighborhood of fifty, and yet not more than forty-five by appearance, or in comparison with men generally ol that age. Nevertheless he hopes or expect to get a wife who "is twenty or thereabouts" we quote his own language. 1 Ins seems to us a very extrav agant expeclalion, and one that is neither sensible nor natural. Let the case be rever sed, and our bachelor will at once see his true position. He desires a young lady ol twenty to marry a man of fiifty, or one who is thirty yeais her senior! Now let us suppose that he were twenty, and that a lady-love of fifty should present herself What would be his indignation? True, there may be some disparity, and in favor ol the former, but it should not be beyond ten years at the utmost. 1 he laws of nature, as well as of good taste, revolt nt a larther difference, and matches that exhibit a great er, are seldom harmonious or happy. No wonder that our correspondent finds it difficult to get along with the gentler sex, with such views and expectations to regu late his conduct. No wonder that he oc casionally finds younger society preferred to his, although he may possess advantages of position and wealth. There are merce nary parents who are willing to sacrifice their children upon the alter of Mammon, and who regard any match as a good one that secures a flourishing establishment, no matter what the relative ages of the parties but alas! for the victim wife. Alas! for the young creature who is bound for life to family circle of which he is the soul and the centre there ore no domestic associations in which he can participate and feel happy. It is therefore we contend, that our corres pondent has postponed a sacred duty too long. But 'better late than never.' There are still chances, many and templing, ond although at his time of life, he cannot ex pect to pick and choose among the lairy creatures who are so calculated to dazzle and bewitch, he can no doubt readily dis cover a fitting partner, one suited to his habits, tastes, and circumstances, by resort ing to the proper means. Our advice, then, is, to postpone the consummation so devoutedly wished, as little longer as pos sible. He must, moreover, not be rebufl'ed by the first cold look or the first critical remark. Courtesy, kindness and assiduity will accomplish much in cases of this kind. He can readily discover a heart that is disengaged, and then he must determine to use every honorable effort to achieve ils conquest. Pen nsylvania Enquirer, A Thrilling; Incident. The firt settlers in Maine found, beside its n tl laced owner.'', other anil abundant sources nf annoyance nnd danger. The majestic for-s's, which then waved where now is heard the h im of business, and where a thonsttid villages stand, were the homes of iniiu'.neiable wild and savage ani mnN. Often nt niglil was the farmer's family aroused from sleep bv the noise without, which told that bruin was storming the sheep pen or the pig stv, or was laairig vi olent paws on some unlucky call and of ten, on a cold winter evening, did they roll a larger log against the door, and with beating hearts draw closer around the fire as the dismal howl of the wolf echoed through .the woods. The wolf was the most ferocious, blood thirsty, but cowardly of all, rarely attacking man, unless driven by severe hunger, and seeking bis victim with the utmost pertina city. The incident w hich I urn about to relate, occurred in the early history of Biddeford. A man who then lived on the farm now occupied by Mr. H , was one. autumn fered to accompany him to the house where his wife was sewing. Upon arriv ing there she said to her, "Mrs. II , here is a gentleman who saw your brother in California." She appenred astonished, looked at the visitor, but apparently did not recognize him. He brushed back his hair, and said quickly, "Eliza, don't you know me J" Mrs. H immediately swooned away, and fell on the floor. In the same moment a husband and brother, both supposed to be dead, were restored to her. Dr. H as we have said, has re turned with a competence, nnd the sup posed widow, it is presumed, will no lon ger sew (or a livelihood. The above statement, we nre assured, is strictly correct. Here is a scene in real life equal in strangeness to any to which romance ever gave birth. JVcu Jllbaty (Ind.) Ledger. Frum ttie Boston Post. THE Bid Bl'l.l.iri riOTTI.C THAT MIS OX THE SHELF. How AtR-'TAe Old Oaken Bucket.'" this henit is the bottle recollection present it of to r-uiF. .nWrilier respectfully informs his friends, jl and the pubnc generally, imn an om man, comparatively speaking, or to the "Lawrence House" and will do his best en- Ueavorstopleathe pntinc. Sunbury Feb. 50, 1853 tf. Dilworth, llranson 5 Co. Importers or &. Dealers in Foreign Domestic HARDWARE, CUTLERY, &C No.' 69 Market St., I door below id St, PHILADELPHIA. Wrier ibey always ecn on hand large stocX of some regular occupation - . ,1 1 . '...!... A-t. I f 1 111 one who mutt soon become old, and who, finding no kindred sympathy or association in her liege-lord and legal partner, is indu ced by the necessities of the case to flutter in the fashionable world, to seek new ex citements for her thoughts and feelings, and to be subjected to the most fearlul tempta tions. Larly marriages are advisable in the great multitude of cases, ano especially where the husband is of settled character and actively and prosperously engaged in J his regularity .pvex variety of Hardware, Cutlery, ic of occupation should be the first object of W'm. Dilworth, - Henry U. Lanciis, every sensible young man, of all, indeed Samuel Branscn, October 10, 1855. ly. James M. Vance. . -,,n vvi ll H I. V. UAKER. W. C. BAKF.K. Cornelius, Baker $ Co., MANLTATVIIKKS OF tamps, Chandeliers, Gas Fixtures, &c . STORE JNU. 170 uuiioi."' Manufactory No. 181 Cherry St., PHILADELPHIA. April 10, 1855. tf. who desire to maintain an independent po sition. Any other policy is franght with a thousand vicissitudes. Some formal profes sion or calling, some regular avocation, by which the time, the thoughts and the ener giei may be actively and profitably employ eo, is in a country like this, absolutely es- rential to good character, to correct habits, to social position, and to worldly prosperity And then matrimony, as it seems to us, is dear to brandy When fond view. That stood in the Clipboard, so neat nml so t handy, With ils neck tapered off, nnd its belly of l:ue ! The old eoliage walls now are crumbling in pieces, As I, who am old, soon must Crumble my- sell, But, ah ! every woe nnd ftmbitterment ceases, When I think of tho bottle that stood on shelf. The bin bellied bottle ihe long tappered bottle The bnitlit of btnndy that stood on the ihell : Tho loosely corked bottle, 1 held it a lien- sure, For oflen, when weary I came from the field, I found it ;ht! source of an exquisite plea sure. Such pleasure ns brandy and weaiiness Yield I The "ardent" I seized it, and hastily bring inff Some spice from the cloet, I mixed me a bowl. And soon was my weariness, changed into sinainpX And the dust of my labor was washed from mv snnl. Byllie bis bellied lotlle Ihe taper necked liotile Th- boitle of brandy that stood tin llu shelf. How sweet from Ihe thin crytar-brim to re cieve it. As I luriied up my finger nnd moistened mv lins ; Not a fountain of diamonds could tempt me lo leave it, Nor nil the roll water that lies under (hips ! And still though in Maine is my new sittia linn. An.I all hough 'lis a good one for gathering nelf. As fancy reverts lo tho ruby temptation, 1 ei-h for the bottle that sioml on me shelf. For the bin bellied bottle tho loosely coik- iil bottle The curding blue botllo that stood on the tdiBlf!. HOW Mi rtAT MF.T III FATE. The senteecn of the rnilitaiy commission was real to him with due solemnity. He listened lo it nshe'vonhl have listened to the cannon of another batlle during his military t;r P.Timllv wiihnnletr.olion or bravado. He engaged in felling trees at some distance from his house. His little son, eight years old, was in the habit, while his mother was busy w-ith household cares, of running out into the fields and woods around the house, and often going where the father was at work. One day, after the frost had robbed the trees ol'their foliage, the father left his work sooner than usual, and started for home. Just by the edge of the forest he saw a very curious pile of leaves. With out stopping to think what had made it, he cautiously removed the leaves, when what was his astonishment to find his own dar ling boy lying there fast asleep! 'T was but the work of a moment to take up the little sleeper, put in his place a small log, care fully replace the leaves, and conceal him self among the nearest bushes, there to watch the result. Alter waitings short time he heard a wolfs distant howl, quickly followed by another and another, till the woods seemed alive with the fearful sounds. The howls came nearer, and in a few minutes a large, guant, savage looking wolf leaped into Ihe opening, closely followed by the whole pack. Ihe leader sprang directly upon the pile of leaves and scat tered them in every direction, boon as he saw the deception, his look of fierceness and confidence changed to that ol Ihe most a! jeel fear. He shrank back, cowered to the pronm!. and nassivelv awaited his late : for the rest, enraged by the supposed cheat, neither asked lor pardon, for delay, nor for fell upon him, tore him to pieces, and de toured hnn on the spot When they had finished their comrade, they wheeled around, plunged into the forest, and disappeared : within live mm utes from their first appearance, not a wolf was in sight. The excited father pressed his child to his bosom, and thanked the kind Providence which fed him there to save his dear boy. The boy, after playing till he was wca ry, had lain down and fallen asleep, and in appeal. He advanced of his own accord to ward the door, as if to accelerate the catas trophe. The door opened on a narrow espla nade, lyiiis between tho towets of the castle and tho outer walls. Twelve soldiers, w ith loaded muskets, awaited him there. The natrow space did r.ot permit them to stand at a sufficient distance to deprive death of a part of its horror. Moral, in steppiuv.' over Ihe threshold of his chamber, found himsell face to face with them. He. refined lo let his that situation the wolf had lonnd and cov- eyes be bandaged, and looking at the soldier eretl him with leaves until he could bring his comrades to the feast ; but himself fur nished the repast. A Bit of Romance. About six years boo, a Dr. II , hav ing become involved in debt, left his home and wife in another State for Texas, for the purpose of improving bis fortunes in a place w here he would be free from the de mands of clamorous creditors. In the course of time he went with the army to Mexico, and finally wended his way to California. Alter residing there sometime, with a firm and benevolent smile, 'My friends," said he, 'do not make me sutler by taking bad aim. The nanow space natnially compels you almost to rest ihe muzzles of your muskets on my breast ; do not tremble, do not strike me in the fnce aim at Ihe heart, here il is." As he spoke Ihus, he pla ced his riht hand iipon his coat, lo indicate I tho position of his heart. In bis led hand he held a small medalion, which contained in one focus of love, the image of bis wife and of hi four children, as if he thus w ished lo make them witnesses of his last hour, or to he met a young man from the place of bis have their image in his last look, as in his former residence, who however, he did not ast thought He fixed bis eyes on this por know, and inquired of him it he knew his ,,;, am received ihe death-blow without wile, whom he described without, however, lellinz him the relation he bore to her. The young man replied that Mrs. 11. was his sister, and the last he heard of her she was in St. Louis. After accumulating a competence, Dr. II left for St. Louis, for the purpose of seeking his wife, who feeling it, absorbed in contemplation of nil he loved upon earth! His body, pierced nl I so short a distance by twelve balls, full with the arms open and his faeo lo the earth, as if still embracing iho kingdom which he had once possessed, an, I which he bad come lo Tr im the North American ond U.S. O.isetle. THE I'LNMSYLVAM A RAILROAD STATE TAX ON TOXXA6F-SO. P. Il will not answer, at present, lo remove the lax from the tonnago of Iho Pennsylva nia Railroad. The experiment has not been tried sufficiently long. It would be advisa ble lo tvnit nt lensl another year, that an opportunity may bo offered ot ascertaining ils effect upon the revenue. Tho movement to remove the tax is prematute. Truly a wise opinion. The house is on (Ire J don't apply the water now ; it is pre mature ; perhaps it will go out itself. At any rale, let us wnil awhile. We can then belter determine how much damage is like ly to ensue. Tho Stale tax is injuring the revenues of the Stale ; it is absolute prohibition upon tin) transportation of coal, lumber, and other heavy articles by railroad ; it burdens the local business and Iho citizens of the into- ior of the State, with the whole of Ihe tax on through as well as local tonnages ; it dis courages, nml entirely prevents many im portant mining and manufacturing opera- lions, nnd the increase of wealth. and popu lation that lesult from them. Il discrimi nates against our own trade nnd in favor of lint of rival roads and rival cities; the lon ger this statu of things continue the greater the loss, and the. greater the difficulty of re covering fiom its effects, but we must not yet nk for relief; "it is premature." Bet ter sulTer the loss a year or longer, we will ihen be better able to determine how great the injury has been. We have already alluded to this subject of the revenue, and endeavored lo prove that, so :nr Irom sintering loss by tne abatement of tho tax, Ihe revenues of the Stale would be increased : but as the subject is one of much importance, and about which Ihe ideas of some of our friends appear to be a liitlo cloudy, we will endeavor to dispel the mist by a resort lo figures. The whole question is simply this: Has Iho Pennsylvania Raihoud injured the busi ness of Ihe main line, nml impaired the rev enues of the Stale, or not ? If it has, it be comes a grave question whether taxation is ihe proper remedy ; whether Ihe evil is di minished or increased thereby. If the Penn sylvania Railroad reduced the revenue of the Suites, then it does not admit of question that a tax imposed by error, nml injurious in its operation, cannot be eonlinned wiihout a violation of every principle of equity, com mon sense, and good policy. We return to the Canal Commissioner's report for 1843, the ypar in which Ihe Penn sylvania Railroad first commenced opera tions : The receipts of Ihe main linn in I hat year, augmented, no doubt, by the opening of the Pennsylvania Railroad, were $1,246,262 We have no report of 1850, but in 1851 the receipts were 1,359,71 1 In IR52 Ihe receipts were 1361,619 Exhibiting a regular increase in lbs re ceipts ol iho whole maine line between Philadelphia and Pitfsburg, since the open ing of Ihe Pennsjlvania Railroad, in which not a dollar of tax has been included. The increase is due entirely lo the increased bu- iness brought upon the line by the Penn sylvania Railroad. Il must also be observed that Ihe C.itml Commissioners, not cousicer ing the lax a sufficient discrimination against I lie business of the rennylaiiia Rtiboad, reduced the tolls upon the Canal lo almost inthi- g in favor of canal tiansporleis, nnd by tho fjs e;n of maximums rcquirt d the company to p.iy as much, and in one in stance ev.en more, toll for the usu of a part ol the State improvements t'.ftn it'ieis paid for tho whole. Yet, notwithstanding these ureal reductions, the business and receipt of tho main lino have been steadily in creased. In 1819, Ihe number of passengers over the Columbia Railioad, 82 miles, was 90,250 In 1851, ihe number was 98,290 In 1852, ihe number was 146;320 Thus, in the slunt space of three years, from the opening of ihe Pennsylvania Rail road, Ihe passenger business on tne Lolum bia Railroad was increased sixty percent, while on the other hand, it is certain that, without Iho Pennsylvania Railroad, theie would have been a great reduction conse queul upon the loss of ull Ihe through travel idler liiu opening of rival and superior lines. It is altogether within bounds to suppose that the piese:;! passenger business of the Columbia Railroad is twice ns great as it would havu been without the Pennsylvania Railroad. The teport of 1849 does not gives Ihe ton. uagu on the Columbia Railroad, but in the report of 1851 is the following statement : "The freight passed over the roa 1 amounted to 265,113 Ions, being an increase over the last year of 45,632 tout. additional revenue from these sources must be clear profit to the Slate, and must far oul wciah any real or imaginary loss from ili. version of business from the cannl. Our worthy Chief Magistrate, in his tote veto message, remarks, "That tbe net profi s of Ihe Columbia Railroad in 1852 have been 9507,234 ; nearly double Ihe amount of the net revenue from atl Ihe other branches of Iho publio works." As the Met receipts b" fore the opening of the Pennsylvania Rail road were only $294,588, it follow that ihe actual cn in from Iho increased business brought upon Ihe Columbia Railroad by the Pennsylvania has been 212,666 in mm year a sum which we miaht suppose would be ample compensation for an imaginary loss of revenue, nf which no better evidence ran bo furnished than large increased receipts ! on the w hole of tho main line. This dispo sition on the part of tho executive to exam ine figure is a favorable symptom ; it prom, ises nn intelligent decision upon the tax question, should it be brought before him. Tho Pennsylvania Railroad has in it hour of extreme peril, not only saved the business of the main line, but largely increased il. For these benefit it must be taxed. Is it not clear as light that the Pennsylvania Railroad has not only not injured but greatly benefitted tho State 1 What reason, what justice, then, in continuing the tax 1 Ifjhc revenue requires it, ihen why not tax every other corporation in the Slate 1 Why throw the whole burden on that road which has the greatest competition to encounter. Make it general and the friend of the Pennsylvania Railroad will benr their por tion cheerfully. Injustice nnd oppression cannot be full, whether directed ngaiiit in. dividual or corporalions, it is never too aoon to correct a wrong ; and honor duly, interest and publio opinion all loudly call for the correction now. Pennsylvania. THE DAYS GO.NE BV. The burthen of the world's old song, Must have its share of truth, Thai the most honored life and long Was happier in vonth. It i not Only memory's cheat 1 hat prompts the heart s deep sigh, When, 'mid prosperity's defeat, We think ol days gone by. A feeling lost, we know not what, sweet because undefined, Replaced by knowledged sadly got, Ihe canker ol the. mind ; A gloiy on the youthful head, A brighness in the eve, Hues of our native heaven nre fled, Among those day gone by. Ye, O my friend, if this be sooth, lei fuiul not, but be sure The van shed freshness of your youth Was ignorant, bill pure. Heaven's glories may again be won, And, streaming Irom on high, As alter moonsel come Ihe sun, Uutshino ihe days gone by. the next important step. It gives ui a new i: i.. r. u : iu r lycomiflff Mutual Insurance Company. cho;C(S am, it . u a MW incenUve -I AR. J. B. .MAHM.it " to industry an ambition. It elevates us in U above Insurance Company, m Nortl umber J land county, and i. at all time, ready w enect v iiu vw j i avFA. 1 rAannnci hi a tint nnlv ir nnr nivn eioai mv Insurant against nra on ur ..-r. - Dertv or renewing policies for the same. but lor that of another being, who has Con- BUnoUry, AfiU u. i0"" . l uucu oil lliai t.iuuuic u pun rami, iu uur - ' " , , . care and keeping. It is, it is true, the CHAIN PUMP8.-A .roan " ' fi of anx;ety . but jt i, also the fountain excellent pumps have bcea received and are f 11, I lliauj new uivaauiga. iiwn iuuci j , llu w flared for .ale by . Htmburv. Nov. 6. 1855. H. B. MASSER. EMERSON'S ARITHEMETIC Nc. l.S 3. and Porter . -J n aula ha " Sunbury, Msy L 1 SSL- desolate, how petulant in most cases, ii the old bachelor ! If poor, he is too often neg lected and deterled if rich he may be en vied, but there is no heart that will look up to and love him there are no eye thatwill witch patiently for his coming there is no had -Ion" since giving him up as dead. In St. reconquer Tor his lomb. lhey threw Ins Louis he learned that she nad leu mat piace ooa upon uiotoij, iiii,iiiiCT m some time previously, and was believed to the cathedral of Ftzzo. Thus died the most be in New Albany. He came hither, and chivalrous soldier of Ine imperial epoch ; not upon inquiry learned thai she was earning De greatest, but Ihe most heroic figure among a livelihood by sewing. He learned that tue companion, of tho new Alexander. she also believed her brother to be dead, not having heard from him for many years, Dr. H went to the house where he un der stood his wife was living, but found the had left there a few days before, be en quired about her general character and de meanor, aud found that it had also been unexceptionable. She spoka but little of ber husband, but told every one that she Lamar line's History of the Restoration of Mon archy in France. Tub mechanics of Pittsburg held a meet ing on Saturday evening, to collect money in aid of the Baltimore workmen, now on a strike. The amoont raised wa. inconsideru- ble, and a resolution expressing a determinas considered him dead. The lady of whom lion to assist their fellow laborer, in .landing Dr. H was making inquiries discovered lout again.) their employer., wa the most that be wi the long lost husband, and of- I important piece of business of the evening. We have therefore the ton. nags of 1850 1851 IS52 Tons. 219,481 265,113 317,719 Tho increase of tonnago in two yeais has therefore been 48,308 tons, or 45 per cent When it is considered that this is the in crease of two years only, aud that a consul erable portion of this hade would have been lost without Ihe Pennsylvania Railroad, il i. not unreasonable to .oppose that the con struction of this road has doubled the freight at well a. the passenger business of the Co lumbia Railroad. And when it i. remem bared, loo, Ibat an increased busines. nn a railroad i. accommodated with very little increased, expense nearly the whole of the Troin ttie Miner.' J urnnt. Cl'RIOl'S DISCOVERY. Ma. B. Bannan : As some workmen were engaged in clearing Ihe ground near the old Coal Mine, about a mile east of Mt. Carmel, on Friday last, (25ih ult.) they discovered a human skull par'Iy covered by the leaves. Upon examining Ihe spot they found the bone of an apparently tall man, covered with nn inch or two of decayed leaves, nnd . II 1 I L Tl. - I a growl n or small unuerorusn. i ne uuura were considerably decayed, and must have laid theie many years. Traces of iho hair, of a light color, could bo detected ; nnd por- linn of the clothing, qnite rotten, and filled with the fino roots of growing plant. Tho coat seemed to have been of dai k cloth, with flat gilt button. Several of tho coat and vest buttons were found, npou ihe inside of iho coat buttons the maker's maik, '-Treble Oraupe, London," was qnite distinct. The only thins 'hat could be discovered as having been in the person's possession wns a smalt whetstone, about five inches long, 1 in. broad, and in. thick. The position was that of a pei.on' sleeping with one band under the head, and indi cating an easy death. Many years ago there wns a road from Mt. Carmel lo theCatawissa road at Roderbttrger's tavern, but i now en lirely closed by the bushes. It was but a few feet from the side of this old roid that ihe remains were funnd. Many conjectures have been made as to whose they may be, and how lhey came there. The oldest in. habitant has been asking hi memory for ii formation, ami the deed of eaily times, when the mountain were filled with high waymen aud desperadoes, hnve been again related. Some twenty yer. ago, a pedlar of jewel ry was attacked by a lobber while descend- ieg the north side of the Locust Mountain By driving furiously he passed Iho rubber, who fired upon him, the b ill passing through hi. wagon and near hi body. Ha ih mi fired upon the robber, saw him stumble, and re covering himself, take into ihe bushes, as he supposed dangerously wounded. This hap. pened about a half mile from the spot where the leniain. were found; and lhey may bf Ihoseof this robber, who micceeded in crawl ing to the stream and expired upon its bank About iho same lime a young man. ns med Arney wa known to have b ft hi home iu company with'a noted and daring high wayman of Ihe mountain, and wa. never seen afterward. Il waa supposed at the lime that he had been wounded by tbe rob ber., and had died in the mountain. on EGO. The Oregon Time, of the 12th February, says: We have been favored by a friend, write the editor of the Times, with the perusal of a letter from ihe Dilles, giving a most dis couraging account of affair here. He writes that the cattle whic'i ran over the Plain l his season are nearly all dead, and what few remain alive will soon din. The ho ses stood it well until the 'e ! came, when lhey com menced dying rapidly. Out of hi band of 250, he does not expect lo save any. Ite says that lhey are living in tents, short of piovisions, friends and funds no mails snow a foot deep, the crow sand wolves re joicing in the fulluna of their harvest. He says, the fact is, lhey nre all perfectly used up. All Ihe people who have passed down into the valley aud left their stock there, must make their calculations to get along; with the entire loss of their slock. The Legislative Assembly adjourned en the 1st of February, having exhausted tho sixty days authorized by the orgatiio law. Much has been done by the Assembly at this session of a local character, and of immediate interest to Ihe northern and southern sections of the territory. Tho British bark Josrphine, from London, has arrived in ihe Columbia river, with mer chandize for the Hudson Bay Company. One hill of potatoes, grown in a field of several humLed acres, yielded, wiihout spe cial culture, one bundled and ninety-nine po tatoes, weighing fifty-three pounds. The free settlers ot Vancouver's Island have recently expressed, through the Oregon papers, grievances of n commercial character. arising from the colonial and exclusive au thority exercised over them by Ihe Chief Factor of the Hudson Bay Company, who, it appears, is or tins been endeavoring to mo nopolize the trade in Ihe name and with the influence of thai establishment, to the great detriment of the. settlers and of commerce. An I.ncorimcible Einrr.a Suodgrass, the wanderer in man's apparel w ho some lime since created a gtenl deal of talk in Boston, and finally wa brought before the Police Magistrate of that city, ha paid Albany a visit. The Express says that she "put up at tho exchange Hotel, registering her name as '-Henry Lewis,' Boston." She visited the Museum, and, est tolled around town. The fact leaked out, and he began to attract a good deal of attention ; so while engaged in viewing the architectural beauties of the Exchange, she wns requested to view lha Second District Station House and be intro duced to Chief Morgan. She evaded, at first, her identity, but finally frankly owned it. Emma, being asked if she preferred Ihe mala garb to that of her own sex, as an ap parel, answered to the satisfaction nf the most ultra Bloomer. She left in the after noon cars on her way to Chicago, St Louis, &c, ultimately, she says, either California orAustrilia will be her destination. Chief Morgan, on her being brought to the Station House, gave her, some vary excellent advice, which she becomingly received, and gracefully thanked him for. But Emma i till obdurate." A Famk. when flagellating two of bi. eldest boy., was asked what be was doing. 'Thrashing wild cat," was the reply. Glass for the New York Crystal Pal ace. Messers. Cooper & Belcher of Camp town, N. J., have contracted to supply the glass for Ihe New Yoik Ciyslal Pnlace. The contract is for 40,o00 leet one-eighth of an inch thick, enamelled by a new process in vented dy Mr. C ooper, one of the partners, who has devoied Iho grealer portion of bis life to Ihe glass woi king. The Newark Ad. verliser says he i the author of the article entitled Glass, iu the New Ediuburg Ency clopedia Brittanica," aud a manual on the lime subject. In the Crystal Palace at Lon don, it was found nescesary to cover the glass with a cotton cloth to prevent the ingress of the sun's ray, but Mr. Cooper's invention S'.v.'s the necessity for this. It has an eflect similar to that produced by ground glass, ba in; translucent, but not transparent so that the sun' ray are diflused and yield an agree able light to those within the apartment en cloied, with out being visible to those on the outside. The process fur making it is very si nple. The enamal is laid upon the glass in a flu ill stato with a brush, and after being dried, it is subjected to the intene. heat of a kiln, w hich vitrifies the coating, rendering it fixed and durable a the glass itself. CIIIE FOll THE CROIP. Dn. Forbes, of Boston, relate, iu a lata number of the Medical Journal, a rass iu which a severe article of croup was cured by the application of sponges wrung out of hoi water to the throat, logtlher with water treatment, w bich he describe as follows : Soon after making the first application of sponges to Ihe throat, I wrapped the child in a uojleu blanket, wrung out in warm water a a substitute for a warm bath, and gave twenty drop of the wine of antimony ins little sweetened water, which she swallowed with dilliculty. I persevered in the applies lion of ihe hot moist sponges for su hour, when Ihe child was to much relieved Ibat I ventured lo leave it. These applications were continued through the night, and in the morning ihe child was well. Wasted. Wanted immediately, a physi cian who never charged an exoibiiaul feea woman who was never in s quandsry on Ihe first of May a married man whe sfirey went tbe irishl way home a "fast man who never looked al s firl's heels-an omni bus driver who never abuwve a mer chant w ho never I huughl of busines on s Bmii.. Iy, snd sn editor wIiom chair w. emphaN itally sn "east" ore. 4
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