UN BURY
H. 15. MASSEn, KD1T011 AND PltOPKIETOH.
OFFICE, MARKET STREET, OPPOSITE THE POST OFFICE.
rimffi jfictowaorr-Ortotrt to JJolftfrs, nrtrrnturr. iHovnlftij, jforttflit ann Domestic lictos, Srttnce an the flits, agriculture, ittnrfects, amusements, e
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np;io to Hie Americuii.
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yenr, with the privilege nf iimertirf
different advertnemenle weekly. 1000
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He Be MASSES
ATTOKNEY AT LAW,
6UNBURV, PA.
13 mines, attended to in tlie Counties uf Nor
thumberland, Union, Lycoming and Columbia,
liefer tot
P. & A. Kovoudt,
Lower & Ilarron,
Borncr & Snodirross, r Philad.
Reynolds, Mefarland & Co.,
Sparing, Good cV. Co.,
HENRY D0NNEL,
ATTORN GY AT LAW.
Vjjice opposite the Court House,
Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pa.
Prompt intention tu business in adjoining
Counties.
WE M. ROCKEFELLER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
M M.I ICY,
Dec. 13. 1H.M If.
M. L. SHINDEL,
ATICPaTEY AT LAV,
SUNBURY, PA.
December 4, 153. If.
" CLINTON WELCH
ATTORNEY At' LAW,
LEWlSBl'Kli. PEWl.
WIU. prat-lice ill thp several Courts of 1,'nion
and North iinbciluiid counties.
I::kkii to
Hon. .1 imcs BurnsiJe,
" James T. It lie,
E. C. 1 1 nines cV Co.,
Hon. A. S. Wilson,
" A. Jordan,
Bellefnnte.
tlo.
do.
I.ewMown.
Suiihury.
Saint, ('akin,
Hnllidayaliurg
Lewisburg. At 30, f-53. tf.
DOC-TOR 1. . llUGllliS,
OFFICE on Broadway, near the Episcopal
Church. Sunbury.
Sunhury, May 14, 1853. tf.
LAAVREXCE HOUSE,
SUNBURY, PA.
THE subscriber rcpci lfully informs his friends,
and Ihe public tienerully, that he has opened
the "Lawrence House" and will do his best en
deavors to please the public.
SAM I." EI. THOMPSON.
Sunhurv Teh. 26, 1 853. tf.
SLAYMAKER & HASLETT.
o I urn ti i n 7Ln o u 0 c ,
Chestnut Street below 7 th,
PHILADELPHIA.
Board $1.50 per day.
Phila., May 28. 1853.
worth, llmnson 5 Co.
I.MPnltTKR OF & DeaI.KHS IN
I'ort'itfii aml Dometktic
HARDWARE, CUTLERY, &C
A'o. 59 Market St., door below 2d St,
PHILADELPHIA.
Whera they always ieo-i on hand a large stoc o
every variety of Hardware, Cutlery, &c.
Wm. Dilworth, Henry D. Landis,
Samuel Uransi n, James M. Vance.
Oilolr 10, 1852. ly.
wmTm' caTt y,
B O O K 8 K I. L, K K ,
Mirkef Street,
SUNBURY, PA.
J
U8T received and for sale, fresh supply o
VV lXGr.I.K . I'll' MC
..r Siiifiim Schools. He is bIko onentnz at
i time, a large assortment of Hooks, in every
ranch of Literature, consisting ol
lVnirv ITiutorv. Novels. Romances.
hi'ienttli
Works, Law, Medicine, School and Children's
Uooks, Bibles; School. Pocket anil r aiiiily, botli
with aad without Engravings, and every of vari-
ttv of Binding. Prayer Hooks, of all kind.
Also iuat received and for sale, Purdons VI
gent of the laws of Pennsylvania, edition of 1851,
price only 6,00.
Judge Heads edition of Blackstone. Commen
taries, in 3 vols. 8 vo. formerly Mild at $10,00,
and now offered (.in freali binding) at the low
price of 86,00.
A Treatise on the taws of Pennsylvania re
specting the estatrs of Lecedents, by Thomas t"
liorilon, price only l,uu.
Travels, Vovages and Adventure, all ol
which will lie sold low, either for cash, or coun
try produce.
February, 21, 185?. tl.
notice;
Bask or NiiBTHCBi.uLin, )
Northumlierlaiid. June S 1853. (
The Director of the Bank of Northumberland
give notice that lliev tnteed lo apply to the next
Legislature or tin loinmnnweuitii, lor a renew
at of its charter with tne same i apital. and with
it present title, location and privileges. II)
rder of the Board,
JXO. TAQQART. Prest,
June C5 1R53 6m.
in,
r. l.tjiWW fMtAUI.s, Leather Trunk
Valise and Cariiet Baa., just received and
far sale by I. W . I l.i Kit & to.
. Miitiburv. April 30, 1853
TTtRENCH Cloth, Fancy Vesting, and Caul
r- meree ju.t received and for sals by
ftunhNry, May 14. '53. TGNER A CO
"CVtErlH Vanilla Bean of superior quality
)u received and for sale t'V
Jon 4, twu II. B. MAUSER
RITtNG FLUID aod self eealin Enva-
r. .' received .ml lot a.l h
4 ril It. im- , H. B. M
W UMBRELLAS, Parasol and Kmcy fan
J just received and for uda h .
eiwiDurv. May l. aa. TUNER A. CO,
SKJ.jV.IT POETUY.
"WHEN STARS ARE IN THE QUIET
SKItS."
BY . t. BCLWER.
I
Whjn t'ar are in ti e quiet skips,
Then must I pine lor thee;
Bend on me, then, thy tender eyes,
A stars look on the sen:
Fur thoughts, like wave that glide by night,
Are stillest when they shine.
Mine etirih'y love lien liu-hM in light
Beneath the Heaven of ihii.e.
II
There is an hour when angel keep
Fa in iIih r w atch o'er men.
When cuaisei souls are wrapped in sleep"
Sweet spiiil, meet me then.
There is an hour lirn holy dtcams
Thiiuiilh slumber fa i rem glide,
Ami in unit mysiie hour it seems
Tliuu should'sl be by my siJe,
III
The though' nf thee loo sacred are
For da) liulu's t'limmon beam ;
I run tint know thee as my star,
My nuuel ami my ilream !
When alius lire in the quiet skies,
Then must I pine fin thee;
Beml on me, then, ihv lemler eyes,
As stars look on the sea.
Vbout Qcaltl).
WHAT NOT TO EAT.
The JViiter Cure Journal publiies nn
article by a German physician of emi
nence, in u hu h the pernii inns qualities of
certain substances in common use as food,
are stated. The enumeration deserves at
least the consideration of those whose voice
is most potent in the eMails of the t.ihlc.
"Culinary salt, in smallei quantities, ex
cites the stomach, increases Ihe appetite
I and S'-cretinns anil excretions. In larger
quantities, it irritates and iufldtnes Ihe mu
1 cons meinhraui s, produces gn at heat and
burning in the throat anil stomach accom
panied with great thirst. In sensitive per
sons it occasons vomiting, diarrhoea, and
sometimes cardialia. Its continued and
copious use effects a general corruption of
the juices of the body, whit h shows itself
in exatithen.atic I'iseases ol the skin, and
sometimes ei.ds in that dreadful malady,
81 urvy ; an evil frequently seen among
sailors 011 long voyages. External applica
tions of salt produce inllamation and pus
tulous eruptions on the skin. (One half
ounce, or a tahlespoonlul a day, is consid
ered a large dos.) Such is the effect of
salt upon man; and almost every one uses
it more or h-s, and is consequently more or
less, deletriously afTected by it. The ap
petite may be normal or already o"er ex
cited, salt is indiscriminately taken at eve
ry meal. It is not regarded if salt has al
ready inflamed Ihe tender mucous mem
braneswater is resorted to, and then salt
taken again. If nausea, vomiting, diar
rhoea or loathsome eruptions are already
caused by it, salted victuals are constantly
u-n-d ; hut if cardialgia or scurvy are once
torturing the poor sufferer, then the physi
cian will probably tell him to discontinue
the use of salt until he is cured again.
Vinegar promotes secretion. Its continu
ed use causes digestive disorders pains
and pressuie in the stomach, colic, diar
rhcea, dyspepsia, even organic degenera
lion ol Ihe membranes of the stomach and
intestines such as indurations, schirrhtis
etc, After vinegar is assimilated into the
blood it exerts a bad influence upon the
whole arterial system, therelore upjn the
organic reproduction, and sometimes in
such a degree as to cause even cachexia
and consumption. In persons who are
continually employed in vinegar establish
ments, (in consequence of the unmterupt
ed absorption of vinegar vapors) on the
lungs as generally to cause speedy pulmo'
nary consumption. II nursing mothers
consume vinegar, their sucklinz infants
will invariably experience all the sufferings
which most attend upon acids in the stom
ach and intestinal canal. Cinnamon is a
stiong stimulant increases the appetite,
excites the whole nervous system sensi-
tively as well as irritably accelerates the
circulation ol the blood, increases the heat
of the body. N'.itmeg is in its effects rela
ted to cinnamon, but besides has narcotic
qualities, and acts upon Ihe sensnrium
produces giddiness, oppression on the breast,
somnolency, ins nsibility, in anity and
even death. Dr. Cullen after administering
two drachms, observed giddiness, somno
lency, and m-ntal aberration to result. Dr.
Pniktiij- exp-rienced for a considerable
time, torpor in every motion, in conse
quence of having ukeu a nut alter dinner;
ihree nuts pro lin ed an unconq'ierable de
sire lo sleep, and, after a short ti in-, abso
lute insensi'iilit v. t loves stimulate the
the a;peiiie, and frequently produce disor
ders in the ri;e tive organs, are very h-at-
m and cause rapid circulation. Ginger
af-ftg the organization nearly like cloves.
V-inira excites the organs of circulation
an I the nerve, increase the excretions and
-erre-ions, particularly of the lumrs, skin,
and kidneys. The foregoing aaticle is not.
a the rest, of common use in kitchens, ex
cept in those of fie wealthy and so-called
refi led. We add it to the list merely he
oue confectioner often introduce it in
Urge qnautilief into chocolate and other
sweet meals, because it agreeable smell
and taste make those articles more saleahle.
The effects of saffron are similar to those
of opium. In small quantities it is exci-
tin and in larger, produces giddiness, tu
l--iaciion, laii'ting, and even appoplexy ;
it heats and irritate th- circulation of the
blood. (Orfi and Alexander deny its
"ronf n-otic quality.) Hops stimulate
I me w- lion ni me SKin ann ine organs nl ae
rrvtinn. Jjnne asenhe. narcotic proper-
1 " h'p. which M'endii and Other
' 1 dany to them, but Ivet. Fr.aVe. Wvtie and
' otbrn confirm tha result of l.inn.'a n.ri.
mentt. Cayenne Pdpper in small qt.anti-
tie, excites and stimulate the functions of
the 8toinacli, and the whole nervous iyi-
tem in general, in larger quantities it pro
duces severe pairs in the intestines, tenet-
mous mucus emissions from the iirelha-
trangury. Dr. Weinhold administered
two drat hma of the powder to an eld dog,
alter which the same appeared very lively,
and the circulation of the blood greatly ac
celerated ; during dissection the blood was
found very red and thin, the kidneys and
glands of the abdomen were enormously
swelled, and metallic irritants applied to
the muscles caused them to contract vio
lently. Capsicum annum (red pepper)
black pepper and white pepper (allspice)
have the same effect, but less intense.
Mustard, in small quantities, stimulates the
appetite and increases heat. In large tlosea
it produces vomiting, diarrhoea, and infla
mation of the organs of digestion. Exter
nal applications are attended with irritation
and iiiflamatioti ol the skin. Horse-radish
is less aromatic, but more acrid, than must
aril, and, therefore, occasions quicker and
more intense inflatnation ot the skin and
mucous membranes. Chocolate merely
prepared from the cocoa bean and sugar
(known, I think, as sanative rhacolute) is
nutritive ; but on account of the cocoa
oil not easily digested. Choco'ate prepa
red as is generally done with cinnamon,
etc., has the same effect as those spices,
only more intense, because of its very nu
tritious qualities. Tea possesses narcotic
properties. It first stimulates and next
stupefies. According to Dr. Smith, n mere
inlusioi) of the h aves suspends the irritabil
ity of the muscles. Dr. Lettsom states
that an iulusion c f tea produced a paralytic
effect upon the nerves ol fruits. Taken
either into an empty or overloaded stom
ach, the us- ol tea is followed by lassitude,
giddiness, want of appe'ite, flatulence, op
pressive le ling", trembling, stupidity, and,
under continued use, by Weakness of the
stomach and the memory, nervous afh' c-
lions, hypochondria, and even convulsions
an'i epilepsy. 1 nese symptoms ar- mien-
stfieri and increase,! if lea is made of a
strongly iraixram artici-, taKeii ireqiieuiiy
ami hot, inasmuch as it then occasions veiy
debilitating sweats. 1 he eitect ot thetia
is worse on lean persons, with tense mus
cular fibres, than on corpulent, plethoric
ones. - Collee stimulates the nerves and the
muscles, increases the peristalic motion of
ih- stomach and the appetite, accelerates
the circulation of the blood, the secretion
of th" saliva. A fr quent aod copious use
of it is attended witti congestions, trem
bling, palpitation of the heart, oppression,
stupeiaction, weakness ot tne nervous sys
tem, spasms, hypochondria, hysteria, weak
ness of the eyes, paralysis, digestive disor
ders, hemorrhoids. I he use ot collee is
particularly deleterious to plethoric and
hectic persons, and to those ol a choleric
temperament.
CLERGYMEN.
WHY THEY 'DIE AT THE TOP."
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, in
noticing the inquiry ol a correspondent of
the Journal of Commerce, why so many
eminent clergyman are struck down by
paralysis, remaiks:
'-To us the reason seems plain why cler
gymen lall victims to paralysis so frequent
ly, and why lawyers and statesmen so
generally escape it; and we are surprised,
we confess, to see an intelligent writer ig
norant of so obvious a thing. The clergy
become "dead at the top" tct often, simply
because thpy do not take exercise enough
Lawyers, statesmen, and even men of let
ters, are compelled more or less to lead a
partially active lile. Clay and Webster,
for example, were among the most active
men of the day. Hut clergymen lead
sedentary lives nearly altogether. Who,
Jor instance, ever sees a divine galloping a
horse, hurrying to court daily, or doing
anything requiring vigorous physical ac
tion, or involving pure physical latigue.
Partly this is owing to public prejudice,
and partly to clergymen themselves. The
popular opinion, a very erroneous one, we
think, censuri s a minister of the gospel, if
he indulges in even the irost harmless
sports. If he rides out, except in some r
spectable, slow going, deeply cushion -d,
a'lominaibly s'eepy coaih, he is made the
subject ol remaik. W. re ihe best clergy
ii an in town lo get on the bark of a spirit
ed horse, such only as a man in want nf
exercise (itiyht to ride, or to roll at 'en pins
publicly, or even ti pitch quoits, all Ih
o'd tah'iiet about would crv out that he had
inrne.l iork'-y, gambler, or blackguard.
Aol even Channing, or Wnith-Mil, or V- s-
ey, were they alive, could no' be pardon
d lor what would be considered such
worldly, wiclod behiviir. But why
should not a divine take exercise as other
men take it t He is a man, like the iesl
ot us, and needs some motive in his exer
rise. Since the world began, cither emu-
1 1 io i, the motive in gymnastic schools or
pleasure in subduing the hiu'e creation,
the motive in riling a fine horse, have
b en requisite to render violent exercise
. m
a:reeatie, iwen cannot rsw wont, or
t ving dumb bells day alter day, mer ly for
X'Ttif, or if they ran, they ar-' ii'iiillv
stupid dunces, unfit for any inlell rt ai
p irsmt, much less f ir th- pulpit. We
would not have clergymen tollow the
hounds, and drink "ten fathoms d ep" af
ter it, ra they once did in England ; but
they ought, we think, to be allowed to
participate in many amusements, from
which false public sentiment excluded
h-fi-.
But clergvm. n ar portly tobl?metVm
se vei. Even while in the theological
ein'mry, they begin to acquire a habit of
sitting all day at th-ir hooks taking no re
laxt'ion hut in a ciar, a cup of strong cof
fee, or a laxy chat with a companion. All
this is sheer indulgence at first. r But it it
a practice that soon growa upon a Mi'dent,
if not stoutly resisted, and lead at I Jet, to
a constitutional aver.-iou to active exercise.
The necessary results of such i lleness, com
bined with constant mental effort, is a dull,
jaded fetling of the brain, olten combined
with great prostration ol spirits. To re
move this, immense quantities of tobacco
is chewed, cigars smoked, or tea and coffee
drank. Formerly, that is, a century ago,
wine, if not brandy, was rrsorted to fur
the same end. Many j clergyman, seri
ously asked, and honestly answering, has
conless-d that he could not write his ser
mons, at least with vigor, if he gave up to
bacco. In word, and not to mince mat
ters, he must stimulate or his brain will
not work.
The consequences require no prophet to
foretell. Some fine day, alter twenty,
thirty, or even forty years of such a life,
the brain gives out entirely; the man be
comes "dead at the t"P," and paralysis, or
inanity, ensues. Regular exercise, how
ever, would have avoided the necessity of
stimulants, and pteserved the brain uniin-
paired. An active hie, in spite ol their
youthful irregularities, kept the intellect
of Clay and Webster bright almost to four
score. A sedentary life, with even less
brain work, has paralysed or killed htm-
deeds of clergymen
at the age even of
fifty.
Cumous Attestations Wiih regard to
the extraordiiiaiyphi'Uoinena which Judue
K Imonds testifies to m haviui; occnired in
his pieseuce, it is worthy nf nolo that others,
far more incredible, ate testified to by other
persons equally eminent u iih himself. We
h ive the word of a gentleman of itcknowled-
U 'd high social and professional position
one whose b;ne word on any other subject
we could receive without fliiesliini that he
s iw a mail earned tlirouga Hie air Jor seventy
fcet, at tht heith of three yards, iilihounh no
lone louohed him or t.r..nsiln an v mechanical
power to bear on hurt. Tliiss'oiy i entitled
,ex,1(.,y rume t.M, UlrU is Uw ,
llu0 of JuJ Edmund. no less and no
The spread of the delusion, the newspa
pers and peiiodicals devoted to it, Ihe judges,
membetsof Conoress, Ambassadors and Se
u.tlois who have been engulpbed in it, add
no weight to its credibility. Unfortunately,
the history of the win Id is full of the recoids
of wildei dclusiuus even than this, which
have made shipw reck of earth' noblest souls
as well us of her mealiest N. Y. Courier
Lnq'iircr.
We know a gentleman of remaikably fine
intellectual powers, who assured us, a few
mouths ago. that in his house, a man had
been taken up fiom the floor by spiritual
agency lib jut live it-ei ami pome an mm to
ihe loom. Our informant said that it was
deep twilight at the time so that tie and the
o heis present, Iheie being no lamp or candle
in Ihe room, could not distinctly see the form
of the person cuspeuded in tho air but that
they touched him repeatedly with their
hands, thus sati.f ing themselves that there
i-uiikl be no possible, mistake in the matter
Louisville Journal.
A Vaia-blb Discovery. London pappis
slate that an effectual means of pteservin
writni'-s. charts, bank bills and picttiies, us
.veil fiom injury by time ns from forgeiy or
alteration, has been discovered. The process
consiM merely of running a coating of gnlta
percha solution over the sniluce of ihe aili
le. It i peifectly tiuuspareiit, and I said
in improve the appeaiance of pictures. By
coating both side of an important document.
il can be kept in the best preservation. It
renders it UHler-ptoof, and the plan would
thus be a valuble one (or ship charts. Ii
used on bank bill it would be a most efii
cieut means of pieveuting fiuud, inasmuch
a no ulleialiou could be made on Ihe lace ol
the bill without removing the coating, which
it would be impossible to do without destroy
ing the whole.
New Steam Route to England The
Newfoundland Moinins Post leu ins that Ihe
most ample means hive been adopted by Ih
1 New fouudlanit Teleuiaph and Steamship Co
I lo open a direct and speedy communication
with England lliriui"h Si. John II i intend
ed to have lour passenger steamers, Ktintnii j
leed to make 20 knots ail hour, reaching St.
John ii six days. It is also said that inti
in I'ions have been made i hat the Collins line
would unite with the new company in niak.
iniS 'he necessary arraiiietnei.ts fur KillcllillL'
at Si John on ihe vomiop to and fiom Eu
rope w ith their f a steamer.
TilETaEASIINASLR CoRKr.sPilNDF.NCE, found
concealed in Maj. Audie'a bonis, w hen he
was searched by Pauldiu!, Williams and
Van Wnr:h. ha recently been discovered al
Albany. The paper consi-t of an enumera
tion of the number and disposition of ihe
American fnices at Wel Point, and a de
scription id the foitificHiinns, with sugues-
',0" '" '"l!nrd lo weak and exposed point
Th'ie is al i a pas fiom A'lli'd under
which Andre, a "Mi. John Suii h,"' was re-
t'-riiinjj to ihe British cump.
Cast Inosaiiam andthc Fobeic.n Resi.
dent or New Yoke According lo a call is.
sued by Ihe French Democi . tic Committee, I
meeting was held in New Yoik, on Saturday
veiling, at the Shakspeare Hotel, for the
pi rpose of genius; up a demonsttauou in fa
tor of Cpt. (ugiabam, who, ihey say, "by
h a nulla conduct ai Smyrna, bs so faith
fully inteipreled ihe hospitable sentiment
of hi countrymen, and baa entitled himself
to the profound (rati ode of all Euiepaao ex
ile."
BLOODED TOCK
Recently it was noticed that large and
valuable slock of Emtlifh blooded stock,
cows, sheep, &c, atrived at the pn of Phila
delphia, in one of Ihe packet ships fiom
Liverpool, on their way to Kentucky, for par
lies in that Stale who had imported them.
They belonged to the Northern Kentucky
ltnporliii Association, and were procured
for Ihem by agents, Messrs Dudley, Garrard
Van Meter.
On Thuisday, the 18th inst., the animals
were sold at public auc-tion, on the farm of
Biulus J. Clay, in Bourbon county, and at
tracted a latge assembly of people than was
ever gathered at any previous occasion of ihe
kind in the Slate. As the principal feature
of the sale, we may mention that the bids
were restricted to citizens of Kentucky, and
the purchasers were requited to give bond
not to remove the stock from the State for
twelvemonths. It will, therefoie, be seen
that this was solely nn attempt to imptove
the stock of Kentucky by the introduction of
these snpeiioi breeds. There were ten bulls,
fifteen cows and heifers, all of the short
homed puie blooded siock, one horse, and
eiiiht sheep of the Southdown, Cotswold and
Leicester breeds. All these are of the best
description and are rpgarded as invaluable
acquisitions.
By Ihe published list, it seems that the
successful bidders were from Fayette, Bour
bon, Claike, Woodford, Scotland Ftanklin
coimties, all in the vicinity of Lexington.
The prices were remaikable. One bull
biotiuhl upttaids of 83 000; a ram upwards
of $-1,000; and ihe horse $2,000 The whole
cost of the stock, importation and trauspoilion
included, ua they stood at the farm, was $23,
000' and Ihe total proceeds of Ihe sale amoun
ted In S05 976, being a net! profit of $32 9T6;
en thai, as a mere speuuluttu.-i, this was truly
a profitable venture, yielding a return of near
ly one hundred and fifty per cent, upon the
apital invested. It will, doubtless, lead to
similar undertakings in other quarters.
RAtl.MU SFgfcD OF HOUSE.
A fiieud makes an inquiry concerning the
rate of speed at which lour-mile heals have
been run in this country ami in England.
The g i eldest speed of American hoise is
thut of Fashion, who, at five years old, in a
match vviih Boston, won two four mile heats
in 7m., 32 is. ; 7m., 45s. American Eclipse,
in a match with Henry, won three four mile
heats i.i 7m. 37s. : 7m. 49s. ; 8m. 24s. Of
Euulieh horses, Flyinu Childeis, foaled in
1715, ran over the Beacon Course, four mild
one fm long and thirty-eight yards, in 7m
30s. He leaped with his rider thirty feet on
cvel ground. Eclipse, foaled in 1764, ran
lout miles at Yuik, ( 1777) in 8m., carrying
169 lbs., or 42 lb over tha standard weight.
It is a rule lo allow seven pounds as equal In
240 5 ants, in a four-mile race, w hich would
make Eclipse's epeed equal lo four miles in
Cm. 27s. St. Bel compuies thai he could run
four miles in 6m. 2s. Both Flying Clnl leis
and Dclipe were always u iuuei, anil ihey
never met any competitor who coul l brinu
oul their full powers. Law e n-e has olwei
led that ihey "stand proui'ly aloof limn all
lank or possibility of coinpetiiioti." Of bit
years four-mil-' h-als have sel l.i.ti been run
in England. Boston Cultivator.
The Great Coal Fraud. Mr. William
Payne, one of Ihe pa -lies implicated in '.he
recently discoveted coal frauds un lb Read
mi; nuilioad Loiiipauy, lias pulilielicil a
couutei statement, backed by his own, am!
other affidavit, in which he chaises that
hands of ten fold mine magnitude have for
year past been peipelrated iiu.iei Ihe Com
pany's own eve at Poll Richmond. These
Clauds tire said to consist in false consign
nienls by which the dtawback on coal going
to New Yoik was obtained ; by false ccitili
cites of weight and by false return nf dump
a"e, bv which ait allowance was obtained
from the Company. He charge ihe com pa
ny with wronging turn, and wiin reuatd io
Ihe I rami with winch tot is cluroed say
lhat he fell perfectly jus'ified in a moral
point ot view, in -letting hi own money out
nf the Readms Railioad Company the beat
way he could, especially as he was so silua
ted at the lime that it was not policy to go
to law wiih the Company notwithstanding
ihe demand he thinks was a jusl one.
The Chinese Dr. Newman, a dilin-
gul-lied ueriu.in scholar, sends a communi
cation lo I ho London Tune in reference lo
some highly iiiterestiii" Chinese works he
recently leceived, lehgious, political, and
statistical tract of tho new Chinese dynasty,
which he say will be Mandated as soon as
possible. There ran be no m"ie any doubt,
he says, about the new religion sprinting up
in China. Ii i certainly Piolestanl Christi
auity, mixed yet, a it could nol be other
wise in the hi'itiiuiing, with some heathenish
custom and prejudices. He adds, that from
a priva'e letter he has received ftorn a well
informed sontee, il appears lhat Ihe rebels,
or patiiots, have i-sued a pioclamalion, that
they will uot take Canton until next Septein
ber.
Akcohded It i stated that some of the
sub-contractor on tbe Marietta Railroad,
Rosa county. Ohio, absconded last week,
leaving indebtedness behind, for others
suffer, lo Ihe extent of f 50 000, one-lhirj
which is amonr panie in ChiHicolhe.
A hor. named William Priee, wa danger.
.,.! intnred iii Newaik, N. J-, on Friday
evening in ronaeqoence of fire engine run
nine over him.
THE SllKtS, AT NEW OtlLE.tNS.-ITft
I'Ltt LiAttn n:.
Persons arrived at New York from New
Oilcans, which Ihey left on the 12 h instant,
.e.crioe, s ol daily occurrence, scenes ol
listress m that plagnc-stricken city which
one can scarcely consider as real. Death
overtakes foot passengers in the 8' reels.
Many have been seen to cross lo iheh.l
side of the street, and thtow themselves on
tha pavemeni, already sinking, almost as
soon as taken, undei the influence of the de-
stroyer. Persons have been known to Bei
into an omnibus, and be taken out dead or
death bound upon their arrival at Ihe place
ol llieir destination. Sometimes ihe disorder
is fearfully rapid in its course. It i not al
ways accompanied wiih the black vomit.
Il is not considered identical with the yellow
fever, as it has been heretofore known in
ihe same vicinity. Il appears lo bear a clo
ser rcsemoiuuee io tne piacue. it was
thought by many that It was brought from
the coast of Afiica in a slaver to Rio, and
thetico in a coffee ship from Rio to New Oi
lcans. The vessel that introduced it diatiib
uted death among all who were engaged in
or about her. Many believed that the calam
ity would have been avoided by stricter qua
rantine regulations. Much confidence had
been begun lo be felt in the salubrity of New
Orleans. ince 1847. there has been no
alarm in rcgaid lo the health of the city.
But lo, in less than two mouths, we sue a
great city almost depopulated and decimated
by the sudden invasion of a pestilence, ihe
history of plagues furnishes few parallels to
this.
Yesterday evening, says the New Oileans
Delta, of Ihe lSili inst., by order of the Board
of Health, four hundred discharges from Ihe
six pounders of Major Galley's Artillery,
"waked the echoes" from the different points
in the city The same number will be dis
charged daily, until further ordeis, and in
the evening, large quantities of tar ware
scattered throughout the streets, and set on
file, flooding the city with a mid-day blight-
npss. The Commercial Bulletin says, there
have been soma grievous complaint made
of the great distress that Ihis thundering dis
chaige of cannon ha occasioned the sick
From what we learn, ihe poslive injury that
is done, outweigh any speculative benefit
that may possibly be derived from the mode
of clearinu and purifying the almospheie
The Postmaster of New Orleans, announ
ced, on ihe 20 h, that the Post Olfire would
be closed, after thai dale, al 4 P. M , on nc.
count of the virulence of ttie disease. He
had bren induced to this measure, by the
illness of several of ihe clerks in the est-. b
lishmeut, and by the necessary absence of
others, attending their sick friends.
Ploucuinq by Steam. We see it staled
in English papers that the Marquis of Twee-
dale has succeeded perfecily in woikins
pluuoh by steam power. The distinguish
ed English agriculturist, Mr. Mcche, in a
late article, sajs, "there can b no doubt but
lhal very shortly every auiieiiliiirist must
ne steam power if he is lo stand hi ci'n'ud
in the ra.ie nf niiricnllural competition. The
waul of il is already fell, if nol seen, liv those
who have not the mi-aus or the inclination lo
use il The lime is appioachmu when a
steam cngina on a farm will be as common
as the diill or threshing machine, alibiing!),
like ihem, it has to pass Ihronjli the ordeal
of disbelief, doubt and ptpjudice. A com
mittee of the Royal Agricultural Society give
the most extraordinary account of ihe rapid
introduction of farm locomotive eugiups du
ring the past three ypars." Aricultuiisl ap
peal to be w aking up to the importance and
advantages of steam as a mechanical aid in
their labor. A vast field is opened to ine.
chauical invention as soon us this fact be
come generally impressed upon those who
till ihe soil.
COM MISIOXl:ll TO THE WORLD' F4l!t.
The Democratic Union s.iy Gov. Bialer
has appointed Ihe followins iienllemeii com
missioueis lo represent the Slate of Penn
sylvania at Ihe 'Exhibition of Industry of all
Sations,1' at New Yoik :
Gen Robert Patterson, A. L. Ellwvn,
Chailes Gilpin, of Philadelphia.
Isaac G. M'Kiuley, Esq., nf Dauphin.
Hon. Frederick Watta, of Cumbeiland.
Wilson M'Candless and Gen. Win. Lari
mer, of Alleuhany.
John W. day, of Westmoreland.
William F. Packer, of Lycoming.
C. L. Ward and G. F. Mason, of Bradford.
William Strong, of Reading.
Aa Packer, of Catbon.
Luther Kidder, of Luzerne.
G. W. Ilaleubrake, of Clinton.
The Gardiner Mines. The unuu.il re
liable Washington correspondent of Ihe N
V. Courier, telegraph to lhat paper as fol
low ;
Major Mordeeai, Gardiner Commissioner,
return to-moriow. Mr. Bowes, interpreter
to the Commission, returned to-day. The
testimony of the previous Commission is
confirmed, and ihe nou-enHlence of Gardi-
nei'e mine in the Slate of San Lmn Potosi
is established beyond Ihe possibility of doubt
The mines, as described by Gardiner, were
found in the State of Queretare.
to I Ntw Yoax Ahav Orica The builii g in
of Wall lreei, New York city, formerley own
led by the U 8 Bank and oorup-ed DV
branch, ha just beau purchased rv Ihe U'O.
I led State gov nment for (520,000, io be
I used for the purpose of an oflk. At
- j present the edifice is ocoopied by tare bank
' ing iDalitotion
ASTBING OF IT! MS
A company of Eujiieh gipsies aio encamp
ed near Wcllsboro' Pa.
The fish al Baltimore and the hops tn Jef
ferson county, Pun., are dying from some
strange dinease.
V. T Barnum, Esq , has been invited to
visit Lancaster, for the purpose el delivering
a lecture on Prohibition.
A despatch from Cleveland dated on Sat
urday states that Iheie hare been fourteen
deaths by cholera in thai ciiy.
'Love your neighbor a yourself."
William Henry sajs he does, and more thai
ever since Lib Junes lives next door.
Senator Gwin left Fori Miller, Mariposa
c"., Cal., on ihe 20th of July, tin an explora
tion of the route of ihe Pacific Railroad.
Ei-Senalnr Hanaaan has become a mem.
ber of the Temple of Honor, at Covington,
Indiana. This is an association lo promote
the cause of tempeiauee.
Major Henry, the late Whig candidate for
Governor of Tennessee, it j, w, h rPC.
ted U. S Senator, in place of the Hon. John
Bell, who will probably decline a re-elec-tion.
A snakk, tnnnty-one feet six inches in
li-npth. was lately seen in Bedford valley,
near Cumberland, M,. Afler being seen he
sued his stun, which was found and mea
sured. The Pacific Mills, at Lawrence, Mass.,
are now nerely completed. They include a
mill of 1000 looms and 50 000 spindel, with
print work large enough to print the entire
product.
Thekb is a yonng lady down in lafayetle,
tnd., so exsessively modest, that every night
before retireing, she closes the window cur
tains to prevent "the man in tha moon" from
looking in.
The town of Lynn contain ann hundred
and fifty-five shoe factories, w hich give em
ploympnt to ten thousand four hundred and
eighty-six persons, of both sexes, in ihe man
ufacture of shoes.
A new drink is described by the San Fran
cisco Heiahl, composed of "three pails of
root beer and two of watei cruet, thickened
with a little soft squash, and strained through
a enne bottom chair.
The Shanghai fowls are iloins great things
in some of Ihe Eastern Slates. The Doyles
town Intelligencer has been piesented with
a Shanghai egg which is entirely covered
with Chinese characters.
A battery of six pounder and o'her ord
nances, is preparing, Mid w ill be forwarded
1 1 oui Ihe Washington Aisenal for ihe Rio
Giande, where a large portion of the United
Stales army is concentrating.
The administration is adopting means for
seeming ihe Sandwich Islands a a station
lor our mail and trading ships in the com
merce w h-i-h it is supposed i ab'Ctiu be
opened writ Chum and J . n.
"'Tn not (.sr.tii? !.xy C-.iu- "The
o dor of mounting diet iim' g iks Chi' -o
and Siamese is white; wnii the Tnil.i, M'ie
and violet; E hinpiiuis, giai ; I'einviar ,
mouse color; Jipitteseand I'eisian-. b.cwn ;
Egyptian, yellow.
At a Down East celebration oi the Fourth
of July, a young lady offeied -h- following
toasl :
The Young Men of America Their aunt
our support ; our arms their reward.
To arms ! lo arms! ye brave.
A ciiizen of Wellington, on the western
Reserve, in digging a well, has hit upon an
extensive reservoir of era, which, on the
19th. was fully tested and burned admirably.
Ii issups from the bottom of the well, and
make a noise that is heard some distance
off.
New Orleans Prisons Health -It it
staled that in the New Oileans woik-lioose,
w here there ate over I wo bundled prisonei
confined, there has not been a sinale case of
yellow fever Ibis season. All the other city
prison are said to be equally exempt from
the epide.riic.
Chloroform Cointkracted. Dr. Tobert
de Lamballe, a distinguished pfc)ian, of Par
it, announces that a .hock of electricity, giv
en to a patient dying from the effects of
. i- ...1.. . iorrlt ila iiiflii
i-bioroiorm, imnmiimirij -
' . . - ears
ence, and relorcs the sufferer to lite.
The
fact i worth knowing, if it be a tact.
To Backbiters :
What are souther's faulu lo me 1
I'm not vuliart'e bill.
To peck at every Haw I see,
And nuke it wider still.
It i. enu'i for me to know
I've foltieaof mr
And o my bart my earee UMow,
And let my friend, almi.
Sincplab Pbenomenok.-A writer in the
liiteU 'oncer communicate a curiona inci
dent. A little girl wasstanding at a window,
before which wa a young maple tree Af
ter brilliant flash ot lightning, a complete
i nageof lh tiee was found impiinted on
her body. Thi is not ihe first instanee of
the kind. Newark Ad.
A Piobee Gone James Gorman, of th
firm of Strader k Gmman, of Cincinnati, bo
com meneed business in ibat city when il
wa in it infancy, died few days ago
He U said lo have been one of ihe weahbiatt
men in lhat oily, and h not reUnv io
th world to inherit bit imtrtpce trait).