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SUNBURY "AMERICAN AND SHAMQKIN JOURNAL.
1 Jih. "Should lh City make the Subscrip
tion asked for, what security ii ihtra that
connection shall not be made by the Catawis
' ea toad lo New York V 1 '
I answer! frankly, that if our legislature
fcrent tho right of way, I know of bo power
to prevent such a connection.
While this ia categorical answer to ihe
question, t may perhaps be permitted to ad 1
a few remarks on this point.
There Is no part of the Catawissa Road thai
is not at least 40 miles nearer to Philadelphia
than to New York, and Ihe grades to our city
hre infinitely superior to the roads leading to
New York. The Sunbury and Erie Railroad
Company need not allow their ears to proceed
to New York. Hence at Ihe point of diver-
gence, if any; the cars wonld have lo be un
loaded and reloaded. With this heavy item
of expense, equal IS) some fifty miles of trans
portation, together with 40 miles of actual
distance inonr favor, 1 feel that noapprehon.
sion need exist nbout the connection leading
U New York. The Sunbury and Erie route is
the bed one from Erie lo Ihe Atlantic: and i'
it is also ihe best to New York, I cannot re.
gard it as an unfavorable feature, as it musj
surely remove all apprehension relative to the
possibility of anv necessity for increased tax.
nosed
ation, sRould councils mane tue proy
inscription.
It must nover be forgotten, however, that
theSunbnry and Erie Road' will hot be de
pendent on Ihs Calawist Rr-al.
The Philadelphia and Sunbury Road will
soon be extended lo connect roads milling
with the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
The Susquehanna Railroad Company are nls0
prosecuting their work from Sunbury to Har
risburg, where connections will be formed
with the Harrisburg and Lancaster, the Pine
Greve and Phanixville, and tho Lebanon Val
ley Roads.
13th. "Have offers been made lo construct
the road from YV'illiamsport lo Enet If madei
by whom, and upon what termsT"
Last Spring propositions were made by re
sponsible parties residing in the Stale of New
York, "to furnish tight of way, build and
equip the road from Sunbury to the city of
Erie, for the sum of $9,000,000.- The road
to be made well and substantially built with
single track necessary sidings, &o , and laid
with the best T rails of not less than 57 lbs
to the lineal yard. The Bridges to be of the
first class, Depot Buildincs equal in extent
accommodations and finish to those on the
New York and New Haven Railroad. The
equipment to consist of 50 first class locomo.
tives. 25 nassencer and baccate cars, 300
house and platform freight cars, 150 gravel
and 20 hand cars. The work lo be finished
in two years, and we (they) will lake in pay-
merit for the woik equal proportions in Mock,
Bonds and Cash, that is to say, three millions
of dollars each."
' 14th. "What would be the probable cost
of the rolling stock upon the road, to work a
single track to its full capacity 1"
I can only answer by an estimate ; I should
suppose that SI, 500,000 would fully cover
sueh an expenditure. 1 notice by the last
Report ol the Pennsylvania Railroad Compa
ny that their estimate for the total equipment
complete, with the double track, is 81, 500,.
008.
16th. '-Is it or is it not probable that ar
rangements could be made with other Com
panias by which the expenses of equipment
could be avoided 1"
I should suppose it probable that such an
arrangement could be made
- 16ih. '-Would not the Company have to
incur a very heavy expense in the purchase
of sites and erections of depots in this city V
It is evident that proper depot facilities in
this city would be a large item of expend!'
lure. 1 think it quite possible, however, that
arrangements could be made with the Phila
delphia and Reading Railroad Company to
Ornish at least the depots for passengers, ng
their accommodations for such business will
be very ample and perfect.
. I7th. "Can you give any estimate of the
probable amount required, for these purposes V
I should estimate that proper depots, &c,
for such an immense traffic would cost not
less than $350,000.'
18th. "What have been the expenses of
the Company for the past year for surveys,
salaries, &o. !"
The expenses paid fiom January 1st, 1853
to this date, for surveys end engineering ex
penses generally, have been 845.151 11-100.
For eateries, office rent, contingent expenses,
to., &c, 814,882 15 100.
' 19. "What has been the amount of inter
est paid during the same period, and upon
what?" '
The amount of interest paid during that
period has been $10,713 49 100, and has been
disbursed for interest on the subscription to
stock, and for tomporarj loans.
20tb. "Are there any claims ripon the
Company, or can any be made on ueoount of
Ihe Company not having been in a position to
prosecute the work during the past year?"
There are none, oi 1 am not aware of any.
21st. Have any lands upon the proposed
route of Ihe Road been purchased for account
of Ihe company 1 wbenl and at what prices!'
There hnve been no lands purchased for
the use of the company, except some small
properties at Milton and Williamsport, whieh
Ihe Commissioner of damages (Mr. Jacob
Iluines) believed it for the interest of Ihe
company to purchase ral-her than acquire the
right of way in any other manner. These
lands, that Commissioner believes, end 1 have
no doubt such is Ihe fact, have been acquired
et fair prices, and the pottios remaining ran
in most instances be sold for nearly the
amount of the purchase money.
SJJ. "Has not Ihe light ef control over
Ihe Railroad extmded along th Lake shore
west ef the eiiy of Erie, to Ihe Ohio State
line, been obtained by Ohio interests, and Ihe
road east thereat, owned in New Yoik, coin
cident in saiJ control?"
I believe lhat the read extending from
Erie lo the Ohio line, was consliucted by
Ohio luterests, and thai the road eal from
Etie is practically identlcat In interest with
the other.
2Sd. "In what manner ran the control
f the Railroad or Railroads, from the Eastern
leiminus of the Bjnbury and Erie Railroad to
Philadelphia be obtained and secured for the
ienefit of Philadelphia V'
The control of such reads could only be
had, I presume, by the purchase of a majori
ty of the stock, or by a lease.
In consequence of apprehensions which
have existed with some, that the Catawlssa
road might boused in part as a portion of a
route to New York, 1 have recently had
some correspondence with some of the lead,
ing Proprietors, and am able lo state that
this work, or a very large proportion of the
stock, can be purchased en perfectly fair and
equitable lerms. 'A lease can undoubtedly
be obtained on oqually favorable lerms.
can see no object or possible necessity for
obtaining the control of Ihe other roads, as
their own interests, Ihe best guarantee, will
induce every eflurl lo attract the trade to
this city.
I am, Sir, very respectfully,
Your obedient seavant,
JOHN TUCKER, Pres't pro. tern.
PROCEEDINGS OP THE! SELECT COUNCIL.
An adjourned meeting of City Councils
was held on Saturday evening. The matter
of the subscription of Ihe city of I wo millions
of dollars lo tho Sunbury and Erio Railroad
Company was acted upon.
In Select Council, Xlr. Suowden moved to
lake up the ordinance providing for the sub
scription. Amendments were offered by
Messrs. Hinman, Perkins and Smith. The
first section, ns amended, reads as follows:
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted by
the citizens of Philadelphia, in' Select and
Common Councils assembled, That the May
or of the city be, and he is hereby authorized
lo subscribe, at such times and upon such
erms and conditions as may be agreed upon
by the Committeo on Railroads, by and with
the approval of the Select and Common
Councils of the city of Philadelphia, and the
President and managers of the Sunbury and
Erie Railroad Company, in the name of the
Mayor, Aldermen and citizens of Philadel
phia, for ten thousand shares in the capital
stock ef the Sunbury and Erie Railroad Com
pany, whenever" a like number of shares;
excepting all subscriptions now already
made, shall have been subscribed by respon
sible parlies, no portion of which shall be
obtained from any of the cities, towns, coun
ties or boroughs which may now already have
made subscriptions; and fur an additional
ten thousand shares when the same number
of shares have been subscribed by others ns
afotesaid, provided no portion of the above
subscription shall bo expended east of Wil-
liamsport.
The second section was mostly stricken
ont, and the following was adopted in its
stead :
Tha', in order to provide for Ihe payment
of the respective instalments on the said
shares of capital stock as the same may be
come due and payable, the Committee of Fi
nance of the Select and Common Councils of
the city of Philadelphia, upon receiving no
tice from Ihe Committee of Railroads that
the conditions of the first section of the onli
nance have been complied with, are hereby
authorized to raise by loan, at a rata of inter
est not exceeding six per cent, per annum
the sum or sums required to pay the instal'
ments as they become due on the stock sub
scribed to the Sunbury and Erie Railroad, not
exceeding $2,000,000, and the Mayor is
hereby authorized to issue certificates to the
lenders for the amount thus borrowed by the
Committee on Finance.
Tho third section was amended by the
addition of the following words: "Piovidcd
that no instalments shall be anticipated
without the consent of Councils."
The question having been taken on the
amendments separately they were adopted
The bill was then passed finally, by the fol
lowing vole :-Yeas, Messrs. Duffee, Hinman
Lenuig, Perkins, Smith, Suowden, Thomas,
Waterman and Watt, 9. Nays, Messrs
Poulson and Hagert, President, 2.
THE AlKHICAlT.
SUNBURY.
" ATHRDAt, JANUARY 14, 1884.
II. B. HAMKIl, Editor and Proprietor.'
Te Astsstiuri.-.The circulation of Ihe Sunbury
American amonf the different ttiwni on the Bniqnehanne
ia not exceeded if equullod bj anjr paper published ia North
ern reniisylrariia.
"" " ' 11 1 ... .J'.'"" wijign
EDITOR'S TABLE.
Business Notices.
In T. Clemsxt advertisos soma very value'
ble town property for sale in another column.
See his advertisement,
Onuuss Cocbt Saiks Peter Perning ad
vertises for sale a tract of land, situate in Shamo-
in township. Messrs. Biid and Reader, Ex'tors,
also advertise in to-ilays paper, some valuable
ands in Point and Rush townships.
Service will be hold, by Divine Permission
n St. Matthew's Church, to morrow (Sun-
ay) al 104 o'clock A. M , and in St Marks
Church, Northumberland, at 3, P. M.
K"" Land Warrants. Persons having
Land Warrants for sale, can dispose ot
them lor cash, by applying at this office.
SUNBURY AND ERIB RAILROAD SUBSCRIF-
TION.
It is with unfeigned pleasure that we art
able to announce this week, that tha City
Councils of Philadelphia have made a sub
scription of two millions of dollars to the
Sunbury and Erie Railroad, the full pro
ceedings of which will be found on our
first page. This subscription ensures the
early and rapid completion of the whole
line to Erie. Tbe ordinance requires that
a a . l
an equal amount must ue nuoscriDea inde
pendent of subscriptions already rnade.-
There will be no difficulty on this score; as
there are a number of responsible individ
tials who are willing to contract for the
work, and agree to take one-third cash,
one-third stock, and (he remainder in bond
of the Company. The estimated cost of
the road is about eight millions of dollars,
and as the cash subscriptions now will
amount fo over three millions, there will
be nodifficully in pushing the work through
without delay.
The proviso that none of the two millions
should be expended east of Williamsport
may not, perhaps, be properly understood
The object was to ensure the early complex
tion of the road through the wilderness
poilion of the route, and does not interfere
with the other three millions that will be
subscribed.
The Councils, we have reason to know,
See fourth page for useful and inter-
eshnr matter.
are tuny impressed wun me importance ol ,,V8 front on Breadwav. and rao La,.k
mat portion ol the route between bur.bury Mercer street.
aUNBURr AND KRIS RAILROAD.
At an election ht.l .i Plailnjt.i1r.fila. An
Tuesday last, tha following gentlemen were
chosen Directora of the Sunburr and Erie
Railroad.
Henry White. Chart.. ...,; rh.,to. R
Boker, J. . Mvers. Dsninl IW1. PmnLlin
Plait, Robert Ewinir. J. W. Stokes. James
Armstrong . D. K. Jaokman. Jas. Thnmr..nn.
and Gideon J. Ball.
The new board is oomnosed of irood and
reliable men and meets with the approbation
of the Council.
Another Terrible Cot.nogr.Hon In N. York
......ropoutanll.ll ana the Laftn ,,.
In Rnlna.
Nkw York, January 8 About one o'clock
this morning a fire commune..) in ih. im
mense block of buildings on Broadway, con
taming the Metropolitan Hall and Lafarge
uii, ana in aooul two hours their destruc
tion was complete. Nothing remained
standing except Ihe marble front of the hotel,
which, however, being in a dangerous con
dition, was demolished by Ihe firemen this
morning. The fire commenced in the Hall,
iu which Julian was making preparations for
a splendid dress ball and supper fixed for the
18th inst.
Tho hotel had been leased by Charleg
w right, was tumished in the most maanifi
cent style, and would have been opened in a
lew days. Nearly all the furniture was
either burned or seriously damaged in the
hasty removal. The hotel was undoubtedly
tne largest and most expensive buildine of
the kind in this city. It had a moil mxien-
to
IE?" We are indebted to Hon. Ephraim
and Milton, and which one of the members
justly designated as the key to the whole
route, as will be seen by the following ex-
Several other buildings on Broadway and
Mercer street were more or less scorched,
und the roof of a fiame dwelling on Mercer
street was crushed by (he falling of the rear
wall of the hotel.
The total loss by this conflagration exceeds
half a million. The La Faroe Hotel was in-
1 I i . r 1 1. .1 . i i i l . . i .
Banks and to D. B. Montgomery, Esq., for ' J ? T J
...... Mr. Smith said that there was a portion of
legislative favors. tho rna, ivim. hiB.n sh, ,i m,h.
J -"C ,
14 miles in extent, ami it occurred to him that
IE?" Our Court adjourned last week on "' gentleman's (Mr P's) pioviso micht be sured for $195,000. The furniture, which,
Thursday evening.and this week on Salur- " .-j '"T "V- " , exee.ted anytn.ng ever before
dav. Jod,re Jordan, wnrka hi. handa 1Ip Sonhorv ami E.in Ira.t- nn .h. rnl,. I '"anutaciureu. was only covered Dy S2U.U00
road that tne portion between Snnburv """'a"i ' "uiuai oust.
and Milton might be the key to the whole It was partly owned by a gentleman formerly
the proprietor of Ihe Lh Farge Hotel at Ma
con Geoigia, w ho was interested, with oth
ers, in Ihe lease.
and early.
PEMNSVLVAfttA LEGISLATURE.
IliaaisBuao, Jan. t, 1854. ,
Sehati. Mr. Slifer. Supplement to an
act incorporating Ihe Lewisburg, Centra and
Spruoe Creek Railroad Company. '
Mr. Kunkel. Supplement to an act incor
porating the Susquehanna Railroad Company (
also, a supplement to tha Wisconisoo Rail
road Canal.
Tbe following Standing Committees were
announced.
Finance. Messrs. Buckalew, Darsie,
Hamlin, Crabb and McFarland.
Judiciary, Messrs. Heister, Kunkle, Quig
gle, Price and Piatt.
Accounts. Messrs. Evans, Sager, Barnes,
Wherry and Friok.
Estates and Escheats. Messrs. Hamlin,
Hendricks, Cresswell, Price and Foulkrod.
Pensions. Messrs. Barnes, Fry, Hamilton,
lloge and Ferguson. .
Corporations. Messrs. Gavin, Darlington,
F.laldeman, McClintock and Mellinger.
Library. Messrs. Jamison, Cresswell and
Kinser.
Public Buildings. Messrs. Piatt, Skinner
and McFarland.
Banks. Messrs. Huldeman, Crabb, Bnck
alew and Hendricks.
Railroads and Canals. Messrs. Qtiiggle,
Slifer, Goodwin and McClintock.
Retrenchment and Reform. Messrs. Cress
well, Mellinger, E W. Hamlin, Kinser and
Sugar.
Public Printing. Messrs. Darlington,
Evans, B. D. Bamlin, Mellinger and Foulk
rod.
Mr. Buckalew moved that when the Senate
adjourn, it adjourn lo meet in Tuesday next,
which was agreed to.
House. Mr. Bigham offered a joint reso
lution providing that the voters of this Com
monwealth shall vote on the third Friday in
March next, on the question of the sale of
the internal improvements of the State.
Mr. Horn moved that when the House ad
journ, it adjourn to meet on Tuesday next,
which was agreed to.
Mr. Ziegler, a bill for a voto of the people
on the Prohibitory Liquor Law.
The innumerable routes' and diteriirW
interests in all probability will defeat the '
passage of any bill whioh- has for its okjeel
the construction of a Rail Road to tha Pa'
cirW C.
New Advertisements.
matter.
ine line oi me i m.aue.pnia anu jMr petki.1(1 remarkeii ,., lhe Catawissa
Sunbury Telegraph, as far asShamokin, will and Elmira roads have en, toned the Sunbury
be put into operation to-day. The wires MIU', ,n "n o. .uu,uu(., and tha
1 ' J j one of the conditions is, lhat the road-shall
between bhamokin and roltsviiie are being be finished by next July. The individual
mil nn and will he comnleted in a few subscription is entirely lost sight of. The
. city is merely giving her two millions with was received here to-day
Ihn ul Iflf tvt-n million. 1 lu Snuhnru anrll r I . . .
on i -i . j i . .u v 7.. " ... .. 1: . o, r " X- l.Z A "arrisourg, January 7. lo A. fttng. Mini
1 lie ouice in ims place is locaifu lor ine """" miica, iur w iiioii iimy . ... ... .
I I l .ii- . .... . i Or Or L 1 te Ina Km marl mnn nmnnta ! hoi
navo iwo minions, and we, wun two nunureu '
THE ERIE RAILROAD CONTENTION1.
Erie, January 7 The following despatch
ValtiableProperty for Sale
In the Borough of Sunbury !
THE subscriber offers for sale the following
property in the Borough of Sunbury, via
THE HOUSE
And two contigious Lots of Ground,
on the south west corner of Market Square, now
occupied by the subscriber as a store and dwel
ling. Also:
THE STEAM SAW HILL
en the river bank, together with one and a half
acres of ground. Also: a double two story
frame
Dwelling House and Lot of Ground,
in Elderberry street Also: six acres of
ground at the Point, adjoining the Susquehanna,
on which are erected two tram houses wagon
house, &C. Also i
A House and Lot of Ground
in Cranberry street, near the river, on which tot
are also erected three lime kilns. Also:
A House and half Lot of Ground,
on the north east corner of River and Dewberry
street, occupied by Augustus Clement. Also:
Twenty-Three Vacant Lots
on Eldurbarry street.
IRA T. CLEMENT.
Sunbury, Jan- 14, 1854 if.
present at Friling $' Grant's store.
IC7 Ice. Most of the citizens, who
have ice houses, embraced the opportunity
during the last and present week, to fill
them with the beautiful ice on the Susque'
hanna, which was perfectly solid, and clear
as crystal. The late rain and thaw caused
a break up on Friday.
miles, have only the same amount.
1 he question nn Ihe first section as amend
ed was taken and adopted.
CONVENTION OP (SOLDIERS OF THE WAR
Monday last being the day for the as.
sembling of the Soldiers of the War of 1812,
if lhe people will let them lay down the
track for ihe lime being, they will discon
tinue the present proceedings against Kirk
patrick and others, for eomtempt of . Court.
We think you had better accept. Call the
Councils und have 4heir action immediately.
"Signed E. Babbitt, J. C. Marshall, C. A
Tr-itinit i m
in National rW..; . Philol,.!,;, a "-e.so, u. j. can, james DUinner and It. A.
-
very large number met at 12 o'clock' in the
Hills."
The Erie authorities telpirrnnheil a rpnlv
i . . o---i '-r'j
death of hoji. hexry A. muhlenber. Hall ot independence. 1 he venerated that it is unsatisfactory to the people of Erie
It is with deep regret that we announce room was filled to overflowing, and among and Harbor Creek, and that they will not
the death of the Hon. Henry A. Muhlen. those present were not a few who had consent to the laying ol any gauge whatever
bercr. member ol ConorMs from TWk rnn- borne a prominent part in the Second
war ol Jndepend
ty, which took place at Washington, on
Monday evening, at the residence of Sena.
tor Brodhead. His death was announced
in the House by Mr. Drum. Messrs. Daw
son and Straubalso paid a tribute of respect
to his memory.
Mr. Muhlenberg was but 33 years old,
with fair prospects of fame and future use.
fulness before him. Mr. Muhlenberg bad
served three years in the Senate of Penn-
i'pendence.
The Convention was called to order by
Gen. Adam Diller, upon whose motion
Judge Joel B. Sutherland was called to the
chair.
The Rev. Dr. P. F. Mayer offered a fer
vent prayer, in tbe course of which he al
luded feelingly to the remnant of the actor
in the war, who had met together once
more
on the old tuck
The two Kirkpatricks, Dr. Sherman and
John Jack were arrested here to-day, and
taken to Pittsburg, to be imprisoned for oon
tempt of Court. The affair caused consider,
able uneasiness among those that have been
engaged is resisting the railroad,, and some
persons left lhe city in consequence.
SECOND DESIATCH.)
Erie, January 7. The arrest of the Kirk
patricks and the other prominent actors in
THE DUEL OF MR. SSJULE.
A letter from Madrid gives the following
account of the duel of the elder Soule.
The principals are M.deTorgol, French
ambassador, und Mr. Soule, United States
envoy at this court. The seconds of the for
mer were Lord Howard and General Calier,
French commissioner on the boundary ques
tion. Mr. Soule was attended by General
Valdez and Senor M. A. de Gamindo. The
duel took place this morning, with pistols, al
wenty paces, the parlies meeting at Cha-
martin, a league from Madrid, at half-past
11 o'clock.
The first fire took place without effect. On
the second fire, M. de Turcot wns shot
through the leg, near the knee; he was im
mediate!) removed home in his carriage, and
bore his journey pretty well. The leg is
now a good deal swollen ; but as it appears
lhat the knee-cap was not touched, and no
principal artery wounded, it is trusted that
his state is not one of danger. Mr Soule was
not wounded.
the recent occurrences, has alarmed others
T , Oil. i j i ... i J concerned, who are absenting themselves
Judge Sutherland submitted a series of , . ... L .. . c .
I rum ine scene oi action, i no uniicu states
CALIFORNIA NEWS.
New Orleans, Jan. 7. The steamer Dan
iel Webster arrived here to-day, from San
Juan, with 150 passengers, and San Francisco
dates lo the 16th ult. She reports lhat Ihe
steamer Star of the West sailed on Iho 1st
inst., for New Yojk, with 300 passengers and
82,000,000 in gold dust.
The general news by this arrival isof some
importance. The principal item is in regard
to Walker's Filibustering expedition. On
the Sd of December lhe expedition made an
excursion from Sun Diego, where they arri
ved a few days previoue, lo capture the Gov
ernor or to forage. They were attacked by
tha Mexicans and defeated, with a loss of 12
or 14 men, and were obliged to fly for their
tives They were pursued by lhe Mexicans
into a house at Ensenada, where, at the la
test accounts, they were besieged by several
hundred Mexicans, who cut them off from
their boats and prevented their reaching Ihe
bark Caroline which was anchored near lhe
shore. Several parlios had gone lo their as
sistance. Tho bark Oueto sailed on the 13:b, from
San Francisco, with 250 filibusters and
plenty of atnunition, lo anit Walker's expe
dition, lhe authorities making no attempt lo
stop her. It is reported that other vessels
were prepariag la follow.
Wealth or the States. The population
of the United States is set down at 20,746,.
000, and tha aggregate of personal and real
propeity is estimated at J8I294J569.000
New York is Ine richest Mate, her property
being $1,1 12,000,000 ; Pennsylvania, $850,.
000,000 ; then Ohio, $740,000,000 ; then Vir
ginia, $508,000,000. Tho remainder of the
States rank as follows : Indiana, $384,000,
000 ; Tennessee. $280,000,000: Kentucky,
$342,000,000; Massachusetts, $340,000,000;
Georgia, $320,000,000 ; North Carolina, $306,
000,000 : Illinois, $294,000,000: Alabama.
$276,000,000; Mississippi, $256,000,000;
South Carolina, $242,000,000; Missouri.
$240 000,008 ; Maine, $240,000,000 ; Mary
land, $193,000,000 ; Louisiana, $188,000,000;
New Jersey, $166,000,000 ; Michigan, ,1148,
000,000 ; Connecticut, 182,000,000; Vermont,
$120,000,600; Now Hampuhire, $12,00,.
030 ; Aikansas, $60,000,000 ; Texas, $56,0C0,-
000 ; Iowa, $52,OC 090 ; Rhode Island, $52,.
000,000 ; Wisconsin, $36,000,000; Delaware,
$32,000,000 ; Florida, $30,000,000 ; District
of ColiiBbis, 18 000,000 ; Oiegon, $8,000,-
ooo.
sylvania. Like his revered father ha was
a 1 I ' I III. la A il sv.tnnlnl i n n nnrl n mimUnM nf - U ... H.
cut aown wmie on uign roau to lame ano - .j,, wr.e Marshal is her8( fuly determined to enforoe
usefulness. , maae. icie lonowing are among tne re- lha ar. tnj Droteot lhe Railroad Company
..... t '
The brother of his grandfather, Frederick solutions adopted : in their rights. The present condition of
Augustus Muhlenberg, was the first Speak- JtesoJuriZ.That as many of the officers and affairs proves lhat determination and spirit
er chosen to preside over .the House of eo'diers of the Wur of 1812, and their wi- alone are required lo quell any new distur
o . ,..:' r,L. ,t.:,4c,.i j.. dews, are old and in deslilule circumstances, banc.
' , 1 k es i.elhV'Dof h'""Z L. The following despatch from Governor
llic lucent i.uii3iiiuuuii. .wotyii riaii, . . . TV. . I Kirrlfir ha. h.pn rpppivnil
. . ' ' . I pension svstem that lhe soldiers and widows. I C'er nas Deen received
bis maternal grandfather, was among the 0f ,na War of ,ne Revolution have so long Harrisburg, Jan. 6th. To Aljrtd King,
early Governors of Pennsylvania. His fa- enjoyed, lo the soldiers and widows of the Mayor, and T. B Vincent, Sheriff of Erie :
ther, Henry A. Muhlenberg, was long a 'ZT. IrT. "Jl " I, William Bigle,, Governor of .he Common-
distinguished member of Congress, and was Hon. John Wentworth, of Illinois, lor his ear- vrealh of Pennsylvania, for Ihe purpose of
afterwards chosen by General Jackson the lv movement at the present session ef Con- enjoining obedience to tne laws, and in order
representative of this Government to the W ' Arable and pratrio.ic ,0 see .hem faithfully executed, hereby au-
court of Vienna; and alter discharging, Resolved, Thai Congress ought to place the ",0:iz fnd ,,,ba ,a,J , ?
with high credit to his reputation, the H
ties of that responsible position, he was, considering them in the service until paid off, suppressing riots, if any should occur, and to
shortly after his return to Pennsylvania, as was the case with the volunteers who re- preserve Ihe publio peace ; and also to secure
nominated for Governor of Pennsylvania. ouf 0f service till they received their pay from obedience l the laws and orders and desires
tie leaves a wiie ana coy, wuo were me general government. i ui," w.
with him through his illness A resolution was ai.o adopted, ottered Dy the destruction oi me property oi ine r rails
u i iriiiucr ui mo uaiumoro ueiegauon, pro- j Canal Company. And further, lhat you
,i " "S ' ' .7 T: " , ' n . . " advise obedience to the orders and decrees
The Erie papers come lo us filled with memorialize Congress on the same subject.
accounts o! the (roubles at that place, occa-
BiaiVtllA.lfl HAIL. K.9AU,
THE TROUBLES AT ERIE.
You. will also
sioned by the Railroad Company altering
the track through that county. The citi
zens of Erie are of course vilified and abu.
sed in no measured trms, by the papers of
Buffalo andCleaveland, and those opposed
to Pennsylvania interests. There is about
seven miles of the road from Erie to Har
bor Creek that is torn up, which distance
travellers are conveyed in carriages, sleighs,
Sec. All kind ol stories are told of the
ORPHANS COURT SALE.
N pursuance of an order of the Orphans Court
of Northumberland county, will be expr-std
to public sale, on
THUKSDA Y, the Oth of FEBRUARY next,
on the premises, the following described teal
estate, to wit : two certain pieces or
Tracts of Land,
adjoining each other, situate in Point township,
Northumberland county, the first whereof ia
bounded by the North 1) ranch of the river Sus
quehanna, lands late of Thomas Lemon, Wm.
l.emon and others, containing one hundred and
twenty three acres and three quarters, more or
less, with tho allowance ; the second is bounded
by tbe above tract, land of John Nixon and the
north branch of tbe river Susquehanna, contain
ing forty one and one fourth acres more or less,
strict measure. About one half of said tracts is
cleared, and a two story frame dwelling houso
erected upon them.
ALSO :
On Friday, tho 10th day of February next, on
the premises, a
CERTAIN OTHER TRACT OF LAND,
or a lot, situate partly in Franklin townshipt
formerly Columbia, now Montour county, and
partly iu Rush township, Northumberland coun
ty, measuring on the northern line one hundred
and thirty-three feet, on the eastern side 159 feet,
on the south side ISO feet, and on the west side
"i feet, which is all cleared, and on which are
erected a two story frame dwelling house and
shops. Lato the estate of Ziba Bird, dee'd.
Kale to commence at 10 o clock, A. M. of said
ay, when the terms will be made known by
SAMUEL READER, J 1
By order of the Court,
P. PCKSEL, Clk. O. ('. S
Sunbury, Jan. 11, 1854 ta ) ,
oiTC5ponbcncc.
of the United States Court.
give publicity to this communication.
?igneu,
seal. I William Bigi.ir.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT READING
Burning of the Railroad Machine and Boil.
er Shops. ucidino, jan 9. About s
'clock, last night, a fiio broke out in the
machiae shop ef lha Railroad Company at
this place, which proved very deslruutire,
and for a lime threatened to involve all the
adjacent buildings, ineluding the Depot.
Tha machine ahon was entirely destroyed.
hardsh.ps encountered, and of infants lhat F Willer E Uon' John P Kennedy a. was also lha boiler shop, tha depot form
have perished, or nearly perished on ac- i"" ""i Wm' "ately escaped. Tha m.ehia.ry in tb. ma-
' ' J 1 V M, -,!,.!, XV m F as. u-, .u: i . . I .. .1 1 .1 u .
CIllllV PUUp TT a U.III.DU luuugu
poilion of lh stationary machinery, and Ihe
boilers were saved uninjured, and it ia ex.
peoted that a few days will ba sufficient lo
raster them lo running eider. Twelve lo
comotives which were in the building, were
count of these vandal acts of tha citizens of
Erie. Terrible indeed! What will the
thousands who have never even seen a rail
read, think of the sufferings of those who
are compelled to ride seven miles in vulgar
unfashionable carriages. Their sympathies
will, no doubt, be terribly excited.
The fact is undeniable that our Erie
friends have right and justice on tin if side,
and are determined to maintain it. The
Governor, in his message, refers to these
difficulties in becoming manner, and the
legislator should at once pass a raw re-enacting
the guage law that was repealed last
session through foreign influence. This
would settle the matter and protect not on
ly the people ol Eri but tha interests of
tbe whole State from tha lawless acts of
those who art determined to wrest Tram
us, by fraud force, what they cannot ge
.otherwise. -
At the recent meeting of the stockholders
of this Company at Harrisburg, the follow
ing board of officers were elected.
President :
GE.V. SIMON CAMERON.
Directors :
Gen. Wm. F. Packer, Jacob S. Halde-
man, Joseph Casey, John B. Packer, Hon.
Charles W. Hegins, Eli Slifer, Esq., George
F. Murdock and Wm. F. Mayhew,
The last four are from Maryland.
Gen. Packer, w understand declined
being a candidate for re-election of Presi
d'nt.and received a vete of thanks from
the Board for his past services. General grl)v injored).n4 win require considerable
Cameron, tne new rresment, n so well r.pair, before they can ba placed upon the
known here, that we shall say nothing in road.
commendation of his election, excepting The fire, though quite destructive in itsef
thatthe ComDanv have been exceeding Uee"i wi" no1 materially interfere wiih Ihe
1 .! It-.M .L- -I
fortunate in securing bis influence and aer- P"'n " "'P7. ' P
Btv rcuuill, i icfjuiiv, n.u., mm tv ikiiivu
on at the company's shopt at Port Carbon,
m-The Miltonian has changed hands Pottstown and Kichmon.
u B -
i a ... ;mr.r.J in .r.r.n 1 e extensive car snops, orass ana copp.l
' ' ' I (ill U. imira mnrf I K m M fRittal tnf I h m
M- f Bk n.i.fr.u.rtrof Mr. Friclr " i
, . . ha tha nra
.i.- t.i i ' " - '
vices.
ICT The ice ef both branch of the Sus
quehanna broke up on Friday morning.
Tbe steamboat below the wharves escaped
without any damage.
A writer of a love tale, In describing bis
heroine says, 'Innocence dwells in Ihe riob
OJtlsef her dark hair.' We ahoald thief it
would aland a pretty amarl chance of being
combed outv
ttJ" The following letter from our mem
ber, the Hon. C. M. Straub, explains itself.
Mr. Straub informs us that he hopes to be
able at the next session to accommodate
most of his friends.
Correspondence of the American,
Washington, )
January 9th 1854. t
Ed. American-
Dear Sir .--There are inumerAble applications
sent to me for Patent Office and other reports)
and documents, nearly all of which it is not
in my power to furnish at this time. I take
this method through your very useful and in
teresting paper to state the reason why I
cannot comply with the request. Mr. Bibig.
house, the member who preceded me, died
since the adjournment of last Session, and he
bemsi entitled to the reports and books voted
to Ihe 32d Congress. The Clerk forwarded
all that were printed and ready fot distribu
tion to his administrators or executors. This
comprised Ihe Patent OHice and abstract of
the census reports, besides many other docu
ments ; il is true that not long since Ihe low.
er House carried a motion that the books
&c, that were not already distributed to Ihe
last Congress should be furnished te the pre.
sent members, but this donl comprise the re.
ports re re red to. C. M. S-raeua.
Correspondence ot' the American.
Washington, )
January 10th 1854. j
Ma. EciToa
In all that passes here, except rumor and
Matters in prospect, you are kept, perceive
well posted by tbe papers and your corres
pondents. 1 will therefore give you a little
of Madam Rumors woik, and a word or two
on tbe latter. It is said that Mr. Gadsden.
our Minister to Mexico has in conjunction
with Santa Anna negotiated a treaty with
that unfortunate nation, Ihe purport of which
is that the right ef way to build the Pacific
Rail Road ia secured to- the United States
and a large share of the Mexican Territory
ceded to Uncle Sam, (or which' he has agreed
to pay some fifty millions of dollars. There
is also a report that our Government is likely
to have some trouble on Ihe Cuba question
Ihere seema to have been a serious error
corr.ir.iUed by our Government, or rather by
Mr. Clayton, Secretary of Stale, under Gen
TayV, in his negotiations with Great Britian,
which appears in the Clayton and Bulwe
Treaty of 13 50. Last March this matter ws
brought before the Senate Ihiough a reaola
lion offerred by Gen. Casa, who with Dou
glass, then construed it as her Majesty
Government does. This construction repu
diates lhat put upon it by Mr. Clayton an
if sustained will, in time, prove exceedingly
detrimental to the interests of the United
S i tes. Gen. Cass will make a great spre
on it in a few days and then we wilf kno
mre about it. Nebraska i all probabili
will ba admitted into lha sisleihood of Slates
this Session, tbe Territory is large enough
fir Iwo large Slates. In lime ah will doubt,
less be one of the rioaesl agricultural States
in Ifae Union. '
ORPHANS' COURT SALE,
X pursuance of an order of the Orphans Court!
ot Northumberland county, will be exposed to'
public sale on the premises on
SA I LI. DA , the UtUof f UHt AK i next,
Thirty acres off of the north east corner of the
following described tract of land, to wit :
A Certain tract ol' Land,
situate in Shamokin township county aforesaid,
hounded on the north by lands of Daniel Miller,
on the east by lands of Nancy Wolverton, on the
outli by luiida of said JNancy and Michael
'immeunan, and on the west by lands of said
Michael and Philip Vetting, containing two'
u ml red and forty acres. Late the estate of
William Persing, dee'd.
Sale to commence ot 10 o clock, A. M. of said
ay, when tho terms f sale will be made known.
PETER PERSING,
One of the Executors of said dee'd.
By order of the Court, )
.P. PURSEI., Clk.O. C.
Sunbury, Jan. 14, 1854. )
SUNBURY AND ERIE RAIE ROAD
COMPANY,
THE ANNUAL MEETING of the StockheU'
ders of this Company will bt held at their
Utiice, Io. 50, Pouth Third Street, Philadelphia,
n MUAUAl, ttie um ot f'ebruary, 1 854, at 10
'clock A. M.
At this Meeting an Election for a President
nd twelve Managers ol the Company, to serve'
for one year, will bs held.
I he Polls will close at 3 o clock, P. M.
PHILIP M. PRICE, Sec'y.
Jan. 14, 1854. tc.
Ex'tors.
NOTICE.
Office of the Coal Ron Improvement and
Railroad Company.
Philadelphia Jan. 10. 1854.
npHE Stockholders of the Coal Run Improvt.
ment and Railroad Company are hereby'
notified that an election for Five Directors to'
serve one year, will be held at the Company's'
onice, io. eo souin 4tn at., on Monday, the 6th
day of February, 1854, between the hours of 10
and 13 A. M.
SAMUEL T. ALTEMUS,
Secretary.'
January 14, 1854 4L
NOTICE
, N adjonrned meeting of the Stockholders of
the Treverton, Mahonoy and Susquehanna'
Railroad Company, will be held at the office ef
the Company, Trinity Building, New York, on
Thursday, February Sd, far the election of Officer
for the ensuing year.
By Order,
F. L. JOHNSON, 8sc'y.
January 14, 1854. SC.
List of Letters
RESUI.M.VQ IN THE POST OFFICE
at Northumberland, December 31, 1853.'
J Andrews
B
LAD Bradway
T G Brown
Robert Brown
Samuel Belman
Levre Barrett
C
Edward Carney
O U Cramer
William Clapp
Henry Colman
D
George Divig
P Bernard Fostock
Dr Rami B Soster
H
W Hiester
Ellas Ha w lew
Moses Hubler
Pairick Hughe
Jud?on Holoome
X
Geo M Keiser
I
Jane Lions
L Lambikiq
M
Jehial McKean $
Isuao L Monroe
Isaac Miller, (miller))
H W Patrick
John Pierson
Kraanuel Pelerr
Henry Paul
Robert Finn
R
James Riddle
B
Rfs Rovinia Simmons
Mrs Thos Shoemaker'
D L Smith
G P SwarIX
Emery Stickeli
Miron Stevens'
T
L D Taylor
W
Ward Warren'
Gee B Wilcox
John Winkelman'
, B J Williams
John M Wagnef
Williams at Waidreh1
Art her Yates.
JACOa) Itr. t.K.,
s