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ATTORNEY AT LAW,
SUNBURY, FA.
Business attended to in the Counties of Nor
tliumberlarid, Union, Lycoming Montour and
Columbia. 'J.
Reference in Philadelphia
Hon. Job R.Tvsnn,
Chue. Oiht.nne, F.KJ.f
l.inn, Sinilh C,
Soniere k, Ssodfrass,
LOCUST MOUNTAIIf COLLIERY
SUPERIOR, WHITE ASH
ANTHBACITE 'COAL, .
From the Mammoth Vein, lor Furnaces, Found -ries,
Steamboats and Family use,
Mt. Ciisu, NoaTauMaeuLAKi) Coukti, fx
SIZES OF COAL.
LUMP, for Blent Furnaces and Cupolas,
STEAMBOAT, for Stesinboals, Hot Air
F urnnc.ee and Steam.
BROKEN, ) ror rjratei, eJtov.andSleain.
l-.;o, s -a , ,
STOVE, F6r Stove, fctesm and burning
NUT, I I.ime. V
TEA, for Limaburnrrs and makiag Steam.
Ordere received at Mt. Carmel er Northum
berland Wharf, will receive prompt attention.
M. B. JELL;
v D. J.LEWH,
WILLIAM ML'IR.
May I, 1868. tf "
DILWOH.TH BRANSON CO.
Hardware Merchants,
Having removed from No. 59 to No. 73
Market Street, Philadelphia,
Ara prepared, with greatlv increased facilities,
to fill orders for HARDWARE of every varwiy
tm best terms, from a full assortment, including
Knilroed Shovels, I'icks, $ c.
Country merchants and atliers will find it to
their interest to cal! and examine our atock be
fore purchasing elsewhere.
April 12, 185C. ly
"God and mir Xatii-e Land."
CUSQURHANNA CAMP, No. 2'.), of the O.
-3 of the U. S. A. holds its stated sessions avrrj
Mon'iut evening in their New Hall, opposite t.
Y. Bright stare. Sunbury, Pa. Initiation and
regalia, $2,00.
S JOHN G. YOUNG, W,
Eh'l 'Wilvskt, K. H.
Sunburv.JuIv It, U5G. oet 0 '95
C.
O. Or XT-
SUNBUKY COUNCIL, No. U, O. of U. A.
M. meets every Ttekiiat eveniiiff ill the
American Hall, opposite K. Y. Urithl's eiote,
Maiket street, Kmiliury, Pa. Mcmberaot the
order are respectfully reo,uested to itenil.
WM. A. 15HUNEU, C
G. W. Smith, K.8.
Sunbury, Julv 5, 1850. ot-t 80, '5.
J". S. OJP -iV-
W A S II I X ( J T O N CAMP, No. 19 J. S. of A
holds its stated lneelimrs every Thursday
evening, in the American Hall, Market Street,
Sunbury.
A. J. ROCKEFELLER, P.
J. P. Sumim Goaia, R. S.
Suhbury, July 5, laTjfi. tf.
Cheap Watches fyJewelr
"BITHOLESALE and Retail, at the "Pkiludil-
phia Watch and Jewelry Store," No. HO
North Second Street, comer ol quarry,
Gold Lever Wutdics. full jeweled, Irt carat cases, S2V.IKI
Unld Lepiue lhH. fril.iKM Fine Silver fpectaclea.
Silver l.ep. full Jewlhal, 9. (Gold Ururelets,
Silver Lever, full jcvI'd 14 U ndies' (inld Pencils,
s-upeiior Ijuurlicis, 7. Silver Tea spoons, set,
SnHcLii'lra. 7.011
1.50
3.i
I. no
S,ou
Gold Pens, with Pencil and Silver Holder, 1,00
Gold Finger Rings, 37J cents to 80 ; Watch
Glasses, plain, 12J cents; I'atent, Lunet
fi5; other articles in proportion. All gc.dswar
ranted to be what they are sold for.
STALFFER & HAKLEY,
On hand, some Gold and Silver Levers and
Lepines, still lower than the above prices,
Sept. 6, 855. ly.
GOOD3
AT
j. . vjr iviv x k7 i) j vjtij,
A larae assortment iust received from Phila
delphia, and sold cheaper than ever for-cah or
country nroduco. Among his stock will be
louud
I'aiicy nrcK) GoIn,
of all kinds ana the latest and most fashionable
stiles, Black and Fancy Dress Silks, (.'bullies
Braize De Lair.s, Ginghams, Lawns, Shuivls,
Prints, Dress Trimmings, Hose Gloves, Stocks,
Cloths. Cassimeies, Nestings, Linen Drill
Irish Linens, Muslins, Parasols and Umbrellas,
Scc, AC.
HA KDWARE a general assortment.
GROCERIES, Fish, Cheese, Baisins, Tobacco
and Cigars, Queenswurn, Boots, Shoes, Hats and
Caps, and a general variety.
ty PLEASE CALL AND SEE
P. W.GUAV,
Sunbury, May 84, 1856. tf
FOR BALE 1
sCft STEAM ENGINES 90 Horse power each
jQjg Willi UUIir,.. uuuiuuinBSB.iuit 'u..''
ing engines, together with 2 large blowing cylin
tiers, suitable lor a blast furnace. Apply to
HENUY LONGENECKEU Sc CO.
Shamokin Iron Works,
Shainokiu, Pa.
Bhamakin, July 91, 1855!:
STOVES-
ITO R cALE an eicellent second hand Cook
-- ing Stove, also several Cylinder Coal
Stores. Enquire at thia.ofcce.
new mf Tery tlesiraule
Spring and Summer Goods, em
bracinir an endU-ss .aricty. Their stock con
IJCtjf.
sists in part of'
Black & Fancy Broadcloths & Cassimercs,
Summer Wares for mon and boys, all stylea and
pricr.s. 4
DRESS GOODS.
SILKS Plain and Figured Black.
An assortment of Plaid Stripe and Figured Fan
cy Prexs Silka nt tmusunlly low prices,
Bliellies, 1) razes. Brnzn Do l.nins, Mus.
He Lnins, Lawns, Ac,
(SINGH A MS from fi to 2fi cents par yard.
CALICOES 3 " 12J "
WIIITB GOODS,
Cambric. Jaconctts, Swiss, Tarlton, Mull, Bobi-
nctt, French and Swiss Lnccs, Edgings. &c.
Brown and bleached Muslins, Drillings, Ticks,
Checks, TowliTigs, Table Diapers, 4 c.
OKOC'EKIKS.
HARDWARE and aXTEENSWARE,'
Cedar-ware, Hollow-waro, Iron, Steel, Plaster
Salt and FUh.
Also a fresh supply of Z
DRUGS AND MKDIOlrNES.
Thankful for past favors, we hope by atrict
attention and a desire to please, still to'nuex with
the approval of our friends.
Ttf Country produco of all kinds taken at the
highest market price; f
SunbinY.'May 24, 1856. ly.
Flour, Teed and Provision store.
SEA3H0LTZ & FETERY,
liraadicay, between Market Blackberry Sts.
FJESrECTFULLY inform the citizens of
Sunbury and vicinity that they have just
received a large and well selected assortment
of choice
FAMILY GROCERIES,
consisting in part of Hams, Shoulders, Mackerel,
Herrinp. White rish, Cod rush, Salt Preserved
Fruit, Pickles, Crackers, Cheese, Molasses, Kice,
Sugar, Coffee, (Erecn, rousted and ground,) Im
perial. Young Hyson, Gunpowder and Black
Teas, Cedar-waic, Stone-ware, Soaps, brushes
ow and wash lines, boots and shoes, tobacco.
segars, etc., together witli every article usually
found in a first class Grocery Store, all of which
will ha sold at tlfcjowcst prices, either for cash or
country produce. We arc also prepared to sup
ply the citizens with fresh bread, twist, rolls, pies,
pretzels and cakes ol every kind.
N. B. 1 lie highest cash prices will lie paid for
buttor and ettus, corn, outs, rye and wheat.
Sunbury, May 31, 1856.
AT -
S. N. Thompson's Store,
In Lower Auyusta toicnsliip, at the Junction oj
the J wpthocken ana 1 lum crmk road.
"HE subscriber having Yeturncd from the city
-a- with a new and extensive assortment of
fashionable goods, respectfully calls the attention
of Farmers, Mechanics and others to the same.
SPUING AND SUMMER GOODS,
consisting in part of
Dry (ioods, viz :
Clotki, Cassimeres, Cassinets, Jeans, Drilling,
Muthns, t estings, 1 weeds, and ull kinds uj
blinng and bummer V ear,
LADIES DRESS AND FANCY GOODS,
Calicoes, Muslin de Lnins, Lawns,
Ginahams, Berates, Hubrs,
ll'oolcns. Flannels, Ifc.
Gtttai'KttlLS,
Sagar, Tt as, Coili'e, Kice, Mulases, Cheese,
Spices, Salt, &c, &.C., 4c.
Eiarti vi are.
Nails, Kcrcws, Files, Saws, Kliitcs jc Forks, eVc
Queens and Glassware,
of various styles and patterns.
BOOTS AHD 3H035 .
A larei assortment of Boots ami Shoes, for
men, women and children.
k'Ts Cai's, axe, of various sixes and styles.
Besides a large and general assortment of
fasliioiial Us goods. Call and examine for your
selves.
It Country produce ot all kinds taken in
exchange ut the highest market prices. ,
S. .X. TIIOM I'SOH.
Lower AusTusta. 5 mo. Jl, l(t.r)G.
MOUXT CARMEL HOUSE,
liI0UT CAKMEL,
Kcrthunderluiiil County, J'ennylcania.
rfpvKIiS larirc and commodious Hotel is situa-
Sl ted nearly half way between Suuburv and
i'ottsvillo. The sceneiy the salubrity of the
atmosphere and. the cool mountain breezes, make
it one of the most delightful summer retreuts in
the country. The Hotel, is a new structure, four
stories high, fitted up with all the modern con
veniences. The pure mountain water is intro
duced into every chamber. The place is easy
ol access, being but one and a hull hours rule
from Sunbury, over the Philadelphia and Sun
bury Rail Road. From Potlaville, it is 17 miles.
Lvcry attendance will be paid by tuc proprie
tor to make guests comfortable, ('barges mode
rate. JESSE KICE.
Mt. Carmel, May 4, 1856 if
New Goods for the Ftople !
15 EN J A MIN 11KFFNER
RESPECTFULLY informs the public in gen
eral that he lias just received and opened a
splendid stock of
8HUXG AND SUMMER GOODS
at his New Store, in Lower Augusta township
His stock consists in part of
Cloths, Caasimers, Cassinets.
of all kinds, of linen, cotton and worsted.
ALSO:
C'MllropN, (.liiKtiatiiN, I.nwns,
ItlotiMst'liiie lie laluesj
and all kinds of Ladies Dress Goods.
Groceries
Also atl assortment of 11:1 I'd tiai'C, Il'OU
and Steel, Nails, &c.
Also an excellent assortment of
Q.UEENSWARE, of various styles and
patterns.
Also an assortment of HOOTS ti. SHOES.
HATS k. CAPS, a good selection.
Halt, Fish, ftc.
And a great variety of other articles auch as are
suitable to the trade, all of which will ba sold at
tne lowest prices.
I""" Country produce taken in" exchange
the highest prices.
Luwer Augusta, May 24, 1856,
Silk, cotton and linen Handke'chiefs, fancy
neck ties, gents collars, cotton, opera sack and
Welsh Flannels, port monnais and the best as
sortment of Hats and Caps in town for sale by
May 31 '56. E. Y. UKIUH T & SON
RAISINS, Figs, Jujube Paste. Rock Candy
Jelly Cakes and Gum Drops for aala by
MaySI.'SS. WM. A. BKUKER.
RE now opening a new'
stock of Spring and i
KEATS' DYTNO POEM.
Tbo fol!owinp'liTs were written by John
Keats on Jiis death-bed, and were (lie lust
verses over penned by that gifted younir poet.
rpi.- .i.r..i i .. . i
aiim vuiiiimi poet wus removeu to jiniy,
where he expity; the lust words lie whispered
were, "I die of a broken heart." Many
irleces linve appeared purporting to be hw
lust production, but these now transcribed
are the Inst that ever omnuated from bis pen :
My spirit's- lamp is fiu'nt and weak," '
My, feeble senses bow ; 1
06018 finger pales my fading cheek,
His seal is oo my brow.
My heart is as s withered leaf,
Each fibre dead and fear ;
And near me sits the spectre, Grief,
To dfuifl eaK'h burning tear.
The earth is bright witlHwds and bees,
The air with purple benms-i. ;
Tha winds ure swimming; in tho tre.es,
Or sporting ou the streams.
Hut not for me, the blossom's breath,
Nor winds, nor sunny skies
I languish in the arms of Death, ,
And feed my soul with sighs.
I sigh to hope "Come back again,
My heart is weak for thee 1"
But woe is ma 1 my sighs are vain
She flies from misery.
It is not that I fear to die,
'i'hnt burns my withered brettst
But thus to wuit with agony,
And sigh in vain for rest.
To count the minutes one by one,
And long for coming light.
And ere the lingering day is done.
To languish for the night.
To feel the sinking of the mind,
The nothingness of soul,
"Where all is dead, and dark, and blind,
And drops of Lethe's bowl I
And yet, O sunny Italy 1
'Twere sweet to find a tomb
"Where wild Rowers ever strewn by thee
Above my couch shall bloom.
Farewell my harp ! I kiss thy strings,
Go hang thee in the bowers,
"Where oft thy dreamy whisperings
Have charmed the buried hours.
And if some finger fain would wake
Thine unreniembered l.iy,
And bid thy sleeping silence break,
Then, haply, wilt thou say;
"Oh ! stranger scatter roses.
And slips of cypress burn
A broken heart reposes
Within this silent urn." '
cfllmicmis.
INCIUCKl's) F
THE DISASTER ON LAKE
fcKllv.
C. Jordan Esq., gives the Cleveland Her
ald the following incidents of the terrible cas
ulty :
Among tho lady passengers by tho North
ern Indiana, wus Miss Jennings, of Waverly
111., a young ludy who had been attending
school in l'liihtdclpliiu, and wus returning
homeward unattended. She was among the
lost. When the Mississippi came neir, a
young woman was seen hanging by the ropes
over the bow, nearly reachiinr the water.
While so clinging, while so clinging to save
er lile, a uuiii was seen to descend by the
same rupe, uihI soon struck the joung wo
man s hands, loosening her hold. 8lu) sank
into the water and rose no more. It was not
iiown whether the. man who was tho ennse
of this result, was awaru that another unfor
tuato was clinging for life to the same rope.
An Irish woman, named Hridiret Glynn,
with her four children, was on board the burn
ing boat, t-he threw her children, the young-
t of whom was a nursing infant, into the
water, and then followed them. She main
tained tho most admirable presence of mind,
and while sustaining herself from sinking, she
preserved all four of her littlo ones from
drowning, instructing them how to keep up,
and t-uisiiig them as often as they snnk. One
was drawn tinder and passed over by a small
boat from tho Mississippi. The tool her as
soon as the boat passed by, caught sight of a
head, and grasping at the hair, drew tip the
child, her eldest. The mother and four chil
aro among those saved. They were on their
way to join husband and father at Chicago,
Illinois.
Mrs. Akroyd, a ludy emigrating to the
West, recently from England, wus saved, and
was the only survivor of her party, which in
cluded her father, mother, husband and two
children. None of the property and money
belonging to tho family was saved, tho father
and husband having their funds in gold secur
ed in a belt arond their persons. .Mrs. A
we are unformed, was so overcome by her sit
uation, aud the loss of her mends, that she
became insane.
Dr. Niins and wife, of 'fully, Onondacra
county, were saved, but lost thuir only fluid,
a boy of live years, lie uroku on a piece ol
oak from the fenders of the boat and threw it
into the water, telling his wife that when ho
had jumped down and got hold of the slick
she should throw to him tho boy. On trapp
ing his flout, he found that it would not sus
tain li i in, on account of its density, nnd he
could not manage it. His wife threw her lit
tle sou overboard, telling mm to trust to Ins
father for safety. 1 he lad clung to his fath
er's neck with so strong a clasp that it uear
ly strangled him, and both went under.
Feeling he must loosen the hold of his child
or both perish, he unclaBped the arms of the
boy and gave him a push, intending to turn
at once and hold him in safety. Hut the un
fortunate child at once went down nnd was
drowned. Tho father and mother wore sav
ed, tind lament in most all'ccting grief the
loss of their darling and only child. Anoth
er physician was saved, with his wife, and lost
bis only son.
Mr. Joseph F. Fressly, of Frankford, Indi
ana, was among the drowned. He hud on a
lilu preserver, but was ill and (lying with con
sumption, and could not help himself, lie
was a man much respected at home a law
yer and editor.
Others who weto drowned had life-preservers
upon them.
Incidents partaking of the humorous occur
red even in tho midst of this awful sceue.
One man came upon deck with his hands full
of money, and his watch hanging ay its guurd
chain upon his arm. He was in great distress
to know what he should do with those things
'tin t.tl " lia rio.l wlint. ttbiill I in wit h nV
I money V U was told he mut not think of
having his handbnrdesed with If'9 K0'0". r
ho would bo lost. He, was still lbewildered
by the excitement of the time. lFinally he
threw his watch overboard, nnd pM his g old
in liis pocket. A yonnd lad whrrwas strip
ped to jump In, saw the watch flyiW. sprang
after it. catching it on his arm befil e it reach
ed the water, lie hung it arouiiol his neck,
and being a good swimmer kept alloat until
taken up. He was rewarded by tlira owner,
who was saved, with 810. "
Just nrevious to the breaking out ofvthe
tire, and before any thought of such a dis
ter hud been Btatcd, one of tho passenger?
who had in his state room ft sum ol money
some $3000 went and tooks from the pack
age about half the aifiout, and put it iu his
pocket. When the alarui of firo was given,
he found it impossible to reach his state room
and the balance was lost. Ho could not ex
plain to himseir why he took a portion of the
mruiey. or why he should.havo taken any of
it, at the time he did. li was a suggestion
of his mind which came-involuntarily and
without apparent cause one of those incom
prehensible things for which there is no ex
planation. The Detroit Tribune, of Friday, relates the
following incidents :
Tliero was on tho ill-fated sVenier North
ern Indiana, a lone mother with fonr children
Satisfying herself that the destruction of the
bout was inevitable, and that the wide waters
of the lake was the dernier and almost hope
less resort, the noble woman cooly cast her
eyes tibout for the best security for her four
little ones and herself. Looking over the
side of the vessel she my a table floating
near by. Quickly she calculated the chances
Then, binding three of her children to herself,
she gently lilted tho fourth over the side of
the vessel and dropped him into the lake, di
recting him to "Keep still and float on tho
water." Having done this, she next jumped
into the water herself witn 'hor three little
ones. In a few moments she seized tho float
ing table, placed the three little ones upon it.
then sought and secured her fourth child, and
getting them all upon it, she clung to it her
self. until all wero finally resenred by tho
boats and placed upon the steanif r M issif sip
pi, where the noble woman was hartily cheer
ed and congratulated by the passengers ou
the steamers, who had been anxiously watch
ing all ber movements, and who manifested
their regared for her heroism with warm,
hearts and unstrung purses. Such s woman
deserves to be a mother.
About one-half of those saved lost their all,
and srs nearly destitute, some entirely so.
One man and hia wife had $2000, their all
with which they wore going west to purchase
a farm. They lost all, and hardly clothing lo
cover left Another man going West with
liis family and $500, all his savings for years,
and all loet. A poor woman with four chil
dren, the oldest about eight years old, lost
everything, but saved their lives. Another
woman, with two ehildren, one at the breast,
was saved with her littler cues, but nothing
else.
ROBERT C. WIltTIinor t)V THE MISSOURI
COMrtlO.MISE AD THE CONDITIO!. OF
KANSAS.
We End in the Boston Courier a letter
from the lion. Robert O. Winthrop, of Mas
sachusetts, in reply to the epistle ol the lion.
William U. Hives, of Virginia, in relation to
the Missouri Compromise and tho lamentable
state of al-Vairs in Kansas. Tho views of
Fresident Madison are particularly the sub
ject of discussion. Mr. Winthrop gives an
account of an interview he had with that
eminent man in 1832, and says :
I shall not soon forget one remark of his,
of which I made a memorandum tit tho time :
"The recent revolution of opinion in Virginia
on the subject of slavery, (said he,) is the
most important that has taken place since the
Revolution of '7C," adding that then, almost
for tho first time, he had begun to conceive a
confident hopo that slavery was not to be a
perpetual institution, nnd that he thought
there would hu no difficulty in a system of
gradual emancipation. In this connection,
ho alluded particularly, and with strong ap
probation, to a speech whieh had recently
been delivered (in tho Legislature of Virgin
ia, 1 believe) by the late Governor McDowell.
1 had the pleasure of meeting Govenioe
McDowell many years afterwards as a member
of Congress, and of forming a friendship with
him, of which I shall always cherish u most
agreeable remembrance, and which was ter
minated only by his lamented death. On
relating to him this remark of Mr. Madison,
and complimenting him on that speech,
(which I had not failed to read) ho replied to
me instantly, in langungo of which inure than
tho substance is iiesh in my recollection,
"Oh, Mr. Winthrop, do not mention the
subject. I would uot dai-o to make such u
speech again. It would be bu-ned by the
common huuirman at thu corners of tho
streets, if this ono has uot been so already,
1 have not changed an opiniou expressed iu
it : but your Northern Abolitionists have now
made it a forbidden topic with us. We
cannot speak of it s we might havo been
glad to do among oursulves, while so much of
hostile aud dangerous agitation is going on
in the r ree states.
1 need hardly assure you, my dear Sir, that
such remarks. Iron) other sources, have lelt a
deen impression on my mind, and have con
curred with other considerations in leading
me to deplore the irritating and violent re
proaches and criminations in which Northern
men have too frequently indulged on a subject
of to much perplexity und peril. If, indeed,
it bo in any degree true that our agitations
liavo deterred the statesmen of the iSoutb
from considering and discussing among them
selves the subject of domestic Slavery, and
nave even compelled t lie in to uestsi irom
plans for ameliorating the condition of tho
colored race which were nlrea"dy projected,
we havo a heavy load ol responsibility upon
our shoulders, und one which 1 trust will not
be augmented by anything iu our future
course.
Gov. Con win fob Fillmouk. The Cincin
iiati Columbian, a few days since, announced
Unit lion. Thos. Corwm would address a
Republican meeting at Lebanon, thereby
implying that his opinions were in favor of
the Republican issues. Tho Colujibiun, of
Suturduy, bus the following paragraph :
"Wo are authorized by Gov. Corwin to say
that our notice of his relation to the reseul
1'residoiitiul contest is not accurate. Mr.
Corwin will vote the Fillmore ticket, if it
shall be run with a fair prospect of success
in Ohio, Mr. Fillmore being the man he pre
fers. But if the Fillmore ticket is uot likely
to carry Ohio, then he will vote for Fremont
and Dayton ; that be does sympathise with.
the Uepublican party in many ot their priti
ciplus, but to some of the extremo dogmas
announced by them cannot give bis ussunl.
lie believes all that it desirable and proper
may be accomplished by the ttectwn of Mr
hitlmore, and that he tf the man iust now
wunled, to do exact justice to both Xorth and
Hmti, renter tremfnHtf t we etuntry,
An Adventure in California.
The truth of tjbejiillowing thrpliti" talo of
adventure is vouched for to i,3 by a person
who beard it from tho lipa of ono of the
party i
A party of three men started from Sacra
mento on a prospecting tour, nnd, being well
supplied with provisions", they penetrated
much farther into tho mountains than any
other party, without mcetim with any success.
Being men of great perseverance, however,
they determined to pursue their course still
further, although they hud nearly reached a
point where it was believed the foot of white
man never trod before. The part v began to
feel somewhat discouraged, ns luck appeared
o have abandoned them. 1 hey were many
miles from any habitation, nnd their provis
ions were getting very low. A melancholy
fejling pervaded the whole three, but they
kejbt on until thej came to a deep cnlch.
Aftwr making a thorough examination, they
returned to Sacramento for ropes nnd pro
vision. Having procured these, nnd loaded
their iiuules with as much as wns thought nec-
essnryfor their purpope, they proceeded again
to the Vul' h. To uet down this ravine wns
tho nc.t,t object. They tied n rope ton tree,
and by tikis means nun alter the oilier de
scended to the bottom, alter lowering down
the provisions and tools. Here they found
gold iu abundance, and labored assiduously to
secure llit'ir pile us soon as possible, not
being particularly in love willi their habita
tion! By a mere accident, after having been
in tho ravine for several weeks, they discov
ered that) tho ropo had been cut by the
Indians, ,ir let loose by some other mentis,
which cat oil all hopes of escape, 'file
ledges of rock wero perpendicular for hun
dreds of feet, and climbing up was out of thu
question. Their provisions rapidly dimin
ished, and starvation stared them in the luce.
J hu gold whicl. they had secured was of no
use. They ha.l mado up their minds that
their end was nerr. 1 rovidentially. a party
of friendly Indians came by, nnd hearing the
men hallooing, they discovered their wherea
bouts, aud immediately went to work to re
lease them. Ropes wero obtained, nnd let
aJown, when they were drawn up one by one,
und their gold also. Being released from
their prison, they liberally rewarded the In
dians, and went on their way to a more suita
ble location, thnnUnil for their preservation
from tho awful fate, with which they had been
threatened. J.. InmnurcKil Adcerttser.
A Chinese Ifcbleman.
Wo take tho following from tho Trinity
(California) Times. It records ono of the
most remarkable instances we ever heard of
canine, sagacity :
William luedgo lives uuont live miles
from town, at the base of the mountain
which towers North of us. A short time
after midnight on tho mm ninf of Wednesday
last, ho was aroused from his slumbers by the
howl of a dog. No menace on bis part could
rid him of the presence ot the strange
intruder. Tho dog continued 16 walk around
the cabin, still repenting his dismal -moaning
howling, occasionally making efforts to effect
nu entrance through thu closed doorway.
Surprised and somewhat ulnrmcd at this
singular demonstration. Mr. Dredge ut last
hastily dressed himself and unbolted the
door, when a large mastiff rushed in. The
dog at once caught hold of his trousers and
employed every gentle means to induce the
man to uccompuny him outside, invogos
first impression was, thut the animal was
mad ; und yet so peculiar und earnest were
the dumb entreaties thut be finally yielded
and proceeded without the cubin. A jojfi.l
yell was tho result, and the delighted brute.
now capering and wagging ris tan uiioie
him, and now returning and gently seizing
lum by the bund and trousers, induced
Dredge to follow him.
Their course wus up the precipitous sioe oi
tho mountain, end soon they wore forcing
their way through a siiow-iirii't that had
settled in ono of its numerous fissures. Here
comes the wonder. Upon the snow lay the
body of a woman, who hud evidently perished
from cold and exhaustion. Her limbs were
ulready stiffened iu death ; but what was the
surprise of Mr. Dredge to see that faithful
dog ferret out from a bundle of clothing that
lay by the sido of the woman, n young child,
about two yenrs old, still warm and living.
A little inspection, aided by the starlight und
tho brightness of the snow, enabled him to
discover that the person of the woman was
nuar'y naked. With a mother's nftectiou she
had stripped lier own person in oroer to
furnish warmth to her exposed infant. I ho
trusty dog had completed her work of sell
sacrilice. Mr. Di-edgn immediately conveyed the
child to his cabin, and, arousing some of bis
neighbors, proceeded again to the mount J 't
to secure from the allot ks of . ild 1. easts the
person of the unfortunate womaif. Her body
was buried the next il.iv. The child and dog
havo been adopted by this good Knnuiritan ;
but us vet he 1ms been unable to obtain any
1 it-lit. as to the name of the woman, or how
she, happened to stay on the dismal mountain
side ut such au unfortunate hour. The child
is doing well, and is truly k handsome boy.
.
The Charleston papers publish un address
from Mr. Brooks to his cortti!vnts. Tho
following paragraphs aro a specis.eu el' its
style and temper :
But a uiujotity of tho llouso has pro
nounced me, because of my act, unworthy of
a seat iu the American Congress. 1 could
not, a9 tho representative of a high toned
and gallant constituency, rest with this im
putatiou upon you and myself. 1 resigned
my seut, and kicking thu black dust of a
Black Uepublican majority from my feet, I
left the Hull in indignation and disgust.
My appeal is to you. If 1 have represented
you faithfully, then re-elect me with a
unanimity which will thunder into the curs
of fanaticism the terrors of the storm that is
coining upou them. If in aught 1 havo
fuiled to represent you as job are, the in
God's nuuio sutid some man whose blood is
moro Bluggish than mine.
The Cologne Gazette is responsible for tho
following story : "When l'ulmer was con
demned, the Sardinian umbassudor tele
graphed to Turin Tulmor, condemned to
death, will bo hanged at Uugclcy.' Tho
official at Turin w rote for Tului.' (abridged
for l'almei) l'alinerston,' and sent it as an
official despatch to the Minister favour.
Tho latter having smiled on reading it, left
it open on Ilia desk, and iu u few miuutes the
report went like wildfire through Turin, that
tho Euglish had hauled their prime miuister.i'
An editor in Iowa has been fined f-2i0 for
bugging a gill in meeting. "Cheap enough!"
says another of the finternity we once hug.
ged a girl in meeting, and it has cost us a
thousand a year ever since.
It is Buid no man who has paid regularly
for his newspaper, has ever been kno u to be
bitten by a mas de
OUB WK0L5 C3UNTHY.
Who would injure Freedom's shrine t.
Who would draw the invidious line t
Thonirh by birth one spot bo mine,
Dear is all the rest.
Dear to me the Sonth's fair land
Dear the central mountain band
Dear New-England's rocky strand
Dear the glorious West t
By alters pure and free j
By onr laws deep rooted tree ;
By thp Fast's dread memory ;
By our Washington I
By our common parent tongue,
By our hopes bright, buoyant, young,
By the tie of conntry strong
We'll still bo one.
KAILHOAU T.LfcSAP:i.
A correspondent of the' National Intelli
gencer says, that of the vast system of rail
roads which, like iron bands, traverse the
whole country, the telegraph has been intro
duced only on four railroads in the United
States, vix : the Madison and Indianapolis,
the New York and Erie, tho Baltimore and
Ohio, aud the Camden and Absecoin road.'
The sumo writer saj-8 :
"In Tumbtill's work on Electro Telegraphs
it is estimated that the Norwalk trudegy cost
the New York and New Haven Railroad
(if21,G73 more than enough to build two
hundred miles of telegraph and furnish the
apparatus for twelve stations upon the line.
There is but little doubt that u telegraphic
station at the biidgo, and another a proper
distance from the bridge, would have prevent
ed the horrible accident referred to above.
Independent of the safety of passengers a
telegraph railroad can accomplish moro work
with less amount of rolling stock. C. V.
Walker, au experienced electrician and tele
graph superintendent of England says, (I
quoto from Turnbull on the Telegraph :)
"It ia of daily and nlaiost hourly occurrence
for stations, iu unexpected want of carriages
und trucks, to obtain them by means of tele
graph notices from other stations which cun
spare them, and thus the surplus stock is
much less than it must otherwise be. Besides
these messages arising out of the daily wants
rolling stock, there is a plan of furnishing tho
chief ollico of the goods department with a
telegraphic report every morning from all
stations of the stock ut that time ut each
station.
"Ou New Year's day, 18.10, a catastrophe
which it is I'uurl'ul to contemplate was averted
by tho aid of tho telegraph. A collision had
occurred to un empty train ut Gravesend,
aud the driver having leaped from his engine
the latter, started ulotie at full speed to Lon
don. Notice was given by telegraph to Lon
don and other stations, and while the line was
kept clear, an engine and other arrangements
were prepared as a buttress to receive the
runaway. The superintendent of therailroad
also started down thu line on on engine, and
on passing the runaway, he reversed his en
gine and had it transferred at tho next cros
sing to thu up line, so as to bo in the rear of
the fugitive. He then startod in chase, and
on overtaking tho other ran into it as speed
and the driver of his engine took possession
of the fugitive, and all danger was at an end.
Twelve stations were passed in safety ; it
passed Woolwich ut fifteen miies au hour; it
was within a couple of miles of London be-
lore it was nrre&ted. Had its approach been
unknown the more money value ol damage it
would have caused might have equulled the
cost of the wholo line of telegraphs. T hey
h.ve theu paid, or in a large part paid, for
the erection."
A BISSKKTATIOX O IJOOPS.
The spicy correspondent of tho I'au tucket
Gazette thus "lets himself out" on the expan
sive subjects of hoops iu ladies' dresses :
"A talking ofladie.i, they aro positively
getting bigger nnd bigger. The petticoat
mania rages fearfully. T hey fill up the side
walks us they brush by you, you feel bones
whalebones, 1 mean, fur there nro no others
within half a mile of you. What a dreadful
reversal of tho order of Nature is all this. 1
do uot object to plumpness and rotundity in
the proper places, but what sense is is there
in being too tremulously orbicular about tho
feet If Between you and me, Mrs. F. 'J', has
fallen into this fashion, and uiaugro my re
monstrances, has purchased one of the most
monstrous of those inventions. 1 examined
it with much awe, the other night, alter she
bad gone to bed. O, Roberto, it is -fearfully
a-.id woiiileriully made." Jt is un institution.
I think it must have been raised like a bum.
It is latticed und corded, und stiffened with
the utmost ingenuity. When she hits it on,
my -glide wife' is (so to speak) like Hamlet's
father, 'chid ill complete steel.' She is just
as sale us if bho was iu convent. She is en
tirely shut out from this vain world. Quoad
the earth, she is nothing but a large skirt.
So milch for tho safety of the contrivance.
Tho question of beauty is uuotbor matter."
A BuAi'Tiia-L Skntimk.nt. Shortly before
the departure of the lamented ilebcr, for In
dia, he preached a sermon which contained
this beautiful illustration :
"Life bears ns on like a stream of a mighty
river. Our boat at first glides down the nar
row channel through the playful murmur-
ing of the littlo brook and the winding of its
grassy borders. The trees shed their blos
soms over our young heads, the flowers on
the brink seem to offer themselves to our
young bauds ; wo aro happy in hope, and we
grasp eagerly ut the beauties around us but
thu stream hurries on, and still our hands are
empty. Our course in youth nud manhood is
ulotig a wilder aud deep flood, unud objects
more striking and magnificent. We are ani
mated at the moving pictures and enjoyment
und industry passing us; we aro excited at
some short lived disappointment The stream
bears us on, und our joys und griefs ure ulike
left behind us. We may be shipwrecked, we
cannot bo delayed ; whether rough or smooth
tho siver hastens lo its home, till tho roar of
the ocean is in our cars, und the tossing of
the waves is beneath our feet, and tho land
lessens from our eyes, and the Hoods are lilted
up around us, and wo tuko our leave of earth
audits in habit aits, until of our further voyage
there is uo witness save tho infinite aud dor
ual!" Lord Falmerstou has the reputation of bo
ing able to couverse w ith fluency in a greater
number of the living languages of Europe
thau any other Englishman kuown to fume.
A dying Irishman was asked by his confes
sor it he was ready for the renounce the dev
il and ull his works. "Oh, your honor," suid
Fut ; "don't ask mo thut ; I'm going into a
siruugo country, end dou't want to niuke uiy
irH wire's."
Tm? Most iNcoNsinnnAM.K Mr.S ere llio
usually. Of the most eminent gravity. Wo
hnve seen a conceited blockhead who nut '
shono an owl in his looks Of wisdom. WeJ
have seen a fourth rate lawyer whose nearest
approach to mirth wns a grim, smile, while
Clionte is the soul of hilarity. We have socd
n solemn pharisee who was constantly sur
rounded by a frigid atmosphere, ntul whose!
most cheerful Conversation sounder liko It
voice from tho tombs, while some eminent
divines curry with them an atmosphere likd
spring, nnd their conversation is simple, un
restrained andjoyons.
Rki.toiox A mono thu Chinksp.. Religion!
would appear to be at n low ebb among tha
Chiiioito. Tho priest sits down in front of au
altar, with a small taper burning, nnd with a
small mallet in one hand and a string Of bead)
in the ether, he begins to hum or hulf sing a
number of words ; this appears to bo all tho
worship they have, and their belief is that
the priest can and must do all the praying.
In this latter particular the Chinese are not
alone ; there is a largo class of religionists in
our own country who look to the miuis'ters to
do all the praying.
Most Trkhendocs Fkat. Miss Knd
Cooko has announced for her forthcoming
benefit at Astley's, thut she will take a jlyimj
leap over a lady in full dre.is, and clear the
entire body without touching a single flounce.
Tho distance measured from skirt to skirt
is calculated to exceed, by two or tints
yards, that of the longest leap on record.
There are wagers to a considerable amount,
both in sporting and equestrian circles, that
the daring young lady will not be able to
accomplish the difficult fvat. She has been
strongly advised by all ber friends to abandon
the fool hardy undertaking, and to jump over
sixteen hoops, or half a doien elephants, or
a Greenwich hotel bill, or any other bulky
object, instead. Punch.
''Trti.no to tub Basts." An Hibernian,
fresh from the Green Isle, having sufficiant
means to provide himself with a horse aud
cart, (tho latter kind he probably bad not
seen before,) went to work on a public rood.
Being directed by thu overseer to move a
pile of stones near by, and deposit tliem in a
gully at the side of the road, he forthwith
loaded his cart, drove tip to the place, and
had nearly finished throwing out his loud "by
hand," when the boss told him that wus not
tho way but ho must tilt or dump his load
ull at once
I'addy replied that ho would know 'bettor'
next time.
After loading again ho dfove to tho sido ot
thu chasm, put his sholder under the hub ol"
the w heel, upset cart, horso and all into tho
gully.- Scratching his baud and looking
doubtfully at his struggling horso below him;
hu observed that it was a mighty expeditious
way, but "begorra, it must be trying to tho
baste."
Tho London Times has at length discover
ed that Turkey Is a sick man : that tho Eng
lish aro bound to occupy it with citizens, not
soldiers, and civilize it.
A young lndy recently married to a farmer
one day visited tlm cow-houses, when sho In
terrogated the milk maid : "By-the-by, Mary,
which of these cows is it that gives "the but
termilk!'' Mary fainted.
Why was St. I'atil like a hore Because:
he loved Timothy.
When a Tennessee girl is slyly kissed, sh
frowns und sny9 : "Fut that article right back
sir, whero you stole it from.
At F.cor.omy, Fennn., they have a dog
which weighs ons hundred and sixty-five;
pounds.
Russia is forfy-one times the size of Franco
and one hundred and thirty-eight times that
Lnglaud.
Mrs. Juliana Irwin, wifo of Gen. James
Irwin, of Bellefonte, Fa., died last week, at
the age of fiftn nitio years.
Two thousand dogs have been 'killed by
the New York authorities this summer.
Governor Recder made a two hours' nnti
Wuchanau speech at Scranton, on tho elev
enth. Tips New Orleans Bulletin thinks that Fill
moro will curry Georgia.
farmer's $cpattat
Kkkp Wkkd Sheds oit op Mantrb. Somo
seeds will live through almost any useful la
mentation of the heap, and besides, it should
not boat and ferment. Many weeds cut in
flower will still ripen seal, and as a general
thing tho seeds of most pernicious weeds uro
most tenacious of life. The fire is the proper
place for them, nnd us ashes they are harm
less and profitable.
Mixture for Makino Siikef. This pre
pirution will not injure the value of the: Td
thirty spoonfuls of iihseed oil, add two ounces
of litharge and one oui.CJ of lampb'uik:
unite them by boiling, and mark the sheep
therewith, using a common paint brush.
Fotato Blossoms Injurious to thb Crop.
Much attention has recently oeeu drawn
to the fact that the produce of potatoes may
be riiiich increased by plucking ofl'thoblosJ
soms from the plants ptoducing them, a result
quite consistent with theory.
Sunflower Seeds are suid to be the best
known remedy for founder in horses. As
soon as uscertuim d he is foundered, mix ond
pint of the seed whole with thu feed, aud an
entire cure may be expected.
Ci JtK for Lockiaw in IIorsES. Bleed titer
horso in the third bar of the mouth, ami
drench with strong snll water. This method
has been known to bo successful when all
others have faded.
Clay is frequently Bought for by horses,
nnd ea'ten with aviility, and, it is believod,
with decided benefit tb their health.
Rita Baoas Farmers, wVo dcsii tc
raise a crop ol this valuable root for winter
feeding. Will bear in mind that the seed should
be drilled about the twentieth of July. '
We have given bo frequently the mode of cul
tivation, thut is to be presumed ull are fuuiil
liar with it.
Blackberry Wiksv-TIio following is said
to be an excellcut recipe for manufacturing:
blackberry wine. Measure your berries and
bruise them, to every gallon adding one quart
of boiling wuter. Let the mixture stand 24.
hours, stirring occasionally I then Btram off
Ihe liquor into a cask, to every gulloo Adding
two pounda of sugar; cork tight, and let
stand till the following October, uud you will
have wins ready for use, without any furthui
eM-atansj; or bo.lis.