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SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA -SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1857.
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l'UBLISlIED KVBUY BAIUimAY
' BY H. B. MASSES, . - . ' ,
iarkct S'juare, SMury, Penna.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.'1 '"
TWO DOLLARS pet .uuum to bo paid hulf ywiriy i it
nrlvnrce. No paper iliKunliiiued until all arreuge. nr.
r"Ali communication, or letter, on bu.ineM rolnlirtg to
III. UQU'C, w inn ii M..V..I...... i w. . -- -
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Five dollar. In advance will pny for three yeat'.iab-
riptlon to the Amenc.n.
will nlraii!et o. our A tent., and frnnk
fttt o i'tii m;r .iilmoriptiim inonoy. They .re permit
Mulothi. uuUet the l'o.t Office Lnw. '
TERMS OF APVERT1BIN0.
mcMMieiif H line., 3 time.,
Kvny miwequenl In.ertioil,
One Sqnnii 3 month.,
fix inmilh., , ,
KneSJcard. of F We line., per mmni
"l .rrhai.t. nml other., ndverti... by the
Vear, wllh the pt.vile.e of iiiwrtiug
iiiflrentiloitiemeiil. weekly.
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" LODUSi'MOTOT AIH COLLIERY 1
SUPE11IOH WHITE Abll
ANTHRACITE COAL,
,oin Hie Mammoth Vein, fur Furn bcpk, Found
lie., SU-amluats anJ 'amilj use,
.lr. CAllMtL, NollTHL-MBEIlLiSD 0U5TI, 1 A.
RTZK.S OF COAL.
l.tlMV, for Blaat Furnace, urn) Cupola.,
wi'i-'llliT. for Steamboats, Hot
Air
Furnsicr mid Stcuin.
j' HO'i For drain". Stoves and Stca.
KTOVK, P For Stove., Stenm and burning
NUT, Lime. .
J'KA.for I.imel'urniTH ami nmkinp leam.
'Orl'tT rewiveil at Mt. Carincl or Nortliuin
eranJ Wlurf, will receive prompt attention.
.m. u. urn. i.,
1). J. UiWH,
WILLIAM M L'lK.
May 3, lS'jC.-tf
O. OP XT- -A--
I'l.NUl KY COUNCIL, No. 30, O. of U. A.
M. meets every 'I rr.siiAf eveninu in tnc
Ameriean Hull, opposite E. H . 15 rutin s more,
kl.rLft atreuL Siinlmrv. Fa- Member, of Hie
order are respectfully requested to intend.
M. L. SlUNDLI,
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S. S. HfcNnitirK., K. S.
Sunbury, Jan. 5, 1857. oet 20.
V ASUNC I ON CAM I', No. 19 J. H. of A
bold, iu mated meetinii- every 'i'Uureday
evening, in llio American Hall, Market Street,
U'""iry- A. ARTEI1 SHIStfLER, T.
H. V. Fn-Lisn, It. H.
Sunlmry, July 5, 1857. tf.
Eevoluticn in the Dry Goods Business ! ! !
j. r. sc i. r. iiliije,
ltfpfcltiilly announce to their friend, and rh
ji.iblic in general that they have received at their
Htor.) in Upper AoRiiBta township, Northuniber
laiul county Fa., at Kline, firove their Spnnir
and auinmr COOUS, and ojiencd to the public
e ceneral assortment of merchandize &c.
Uonsistins in part of Cloths, black and fancy
Tans mers, tSutiiiell.. Checks, Kentucky Joan
togethor with a general assortment of Spnnfr
and Summer Goods adapted to all tjla.se. ol per-
" Tiady made Clothing, consisting of CaU and
Vests. .
Ladies Dress Goods,
Sun.in.er Shawls, liingham., Lawn., Ducals,
Calicoes, block Silk. AC. ...
Also a fresh nupply of Drug, and Medicine..
Groccrie. . e of all kind..
A new nupply of Hardware. Queensware,
troodeii ware Uroom. 4 c-
A large ossortinent of BooU and Shoe, .una
ble for wen women and children.
HATS AND CAPS.
School Uook., Stationery. Envelope., Ink, &c.
Finn so Salt.
And all good, usually kept in a country .tore.
Cre and see, Come one, come all.
The public are respectfully Invited to call and
examine our .lock before purchasing elsewhere.
All of the above named .lock bf goods will be
old positively at low price, for cash, or m ex
change for country produce at the highest mar-
Vet price. , , .
mm i.r.. I r... ni.ni fnvnra we hone bv strict
attention to Lusmesa to merit a continuance of
the same.
Kline's Grove, Pa., May 16, 157 tf
A. J. CONRAD,
HOLLOWING RUN.
ESPLCTFULLY inform, the public that
he ba. replenished hi btore with an ex
cellent assortment of iNew l.oo.I just receiej
from Philadelphia, which he will sell on term,
as reasonable as any other establishment. Hi.
assortment consists in part ol ....,
CLOTHS. CA81MEKU3 & SAUINEn,
Winter Wear, for men and boya, allstyle. and
prior.
Indies Drchtf i-ooils
Consisting of LI lack Silks, Merinos, Alpaca.,
De Laine. Calicoc. Ginsham. Muslin, i rim-
'" Alsotlr'esl, .upply of CROCEU1ES of all
kind.
HARLWABE and ttTJEENSWARE,
Cedarware, lJrcioiiU, Ace. Also a large assort
mout of Llooti and Who Stable for Men Wo
men and Children. Hats and Cap., Silk Hats,
and all goods usually kept in a Country Store.
All the above named stock of good, will be
...i.i ,.,.o;r,..,., .i i,.,v ,r'i,,.u for cash, or in ex
change lor country prouues,
at tho highest
market price.
Hollowing K.in. No. 29. 185fi. 1
KATR.T WIIEEl. Git EASE.
mlUS Grease i. recommended to the notice of
1 Wagoner., Livery Wtahln keepers, &c., a.
being Sersaioa to anything of the kind ever in
troduced. As it doe. not cum upon the axle.
i. much more durable, and i not affected by
fhe weather, remaining tha lame in summer as
111 Winter, ana put up in iin canisiers .idij ouu
75 cent., for sale by A. W. HS11EK
March M, 1937.
clccCiiicirirr
Tnun the Pennylvinin Inqulier.
IIS IT WELL WITH THEE 1
BY SIAftY L. l.AWl0.
Parted pprcriance we may meel no more,
Yet each lip in pnrtiDff a By smile wore (
We shed no tear, we felt no priof ;
Our words were cordial, frank and brief. .
Wd pnrtcd, es even frionds Will part,
On life's highway o'er its crowded mart ;
Who with gentle words, and a kind good-bye,
Choose the separate paths where their duties
lie.
And note In my dreams tby fact I see,
And 1 ask as I start from that reverie, '
"Is it well with thee?'' 'Is it well with
thee V
Dnsy with pencil, pen or book,
Or with thoughtful eye and earnest look;
Meeting those daily cares that come
To tho poor man's hut, and the rich man's
home.
Musing iu Kalnre's perfumed dells
llappy where mirth aud music dwells;
When with ceaseless jest the glad lips part,
Or tours well op from the wounded heart ;
Amid the city roar by the lonely sea,
Comes the Bame old question back to me,
"Is it well with thee V "Is it well with
thee?"
Oft in those shrines man builds for prayer
For the great God reignelh every u liere,
I sit with cairn and quiet mien
With heart attuned and with eye serene :
Listening to holy rite, and prayer-
Feeling that peace and truth were them,
Whore no worldly visions dare intrude
On the depth of this mortal solitude ;
Upon my enrsome worn will lull
Of that final doom that is meant for all,
And faintly I nsk though fervently
"is it well with thee?" "Is it well with
thec?"
Oo yon romeniber one summer day
'lire its beauty and freshness lind passed away
That wo sat 'neath a thickly clustering vine,
And watched with delight the day decline;
We were both too young to sigh nt this
Our hopes seemed endless, and life was bliss,
And music's breath, and the poet's tone.
And the painter's dreams, were our then.os
nlone,
I'y tho friendship not wholly passed awoy
Pure as the clouds of that lovely duy
Seud uicssage, or token, or word to uie,
"That 'tis well with thee," "aye well with
thee."
Hoston, August 4tli 1857.
Dtunorflus
Bill Jenkins' Trouble on the First
Night of his Marriage.
Bill Jenkins was a very modest man ; and
although ho had mingled with the world at
barbecues, bar-rooms, and at ninny of tho el
cetera places where men may occasionally be
found yet ho was very modest, very when
ever placed in the company of liiiiiVs. lie
trembled whenever n pretty girl would spunk
to him, nnd felt like a culprit at the stand
when culled upon too see "Miss So and .So
home." Bill could never explain or account
fur this most singular timidity, lie would
sing, frolic, and bo ns wild as a Hover among
men. but a petticoat would unnerve him in
stantly. Lucy Aun Ligging had "tsi-t her cap" for
Bill, and she was determined to "lead him or
din." Bill, to tell the truth, loved Lucy, and
was as miseruble out of her company us he
was timid in it but, ns to "popping the
question," that was impossible. Lucy knit
purses, hemmed bundkeichiiTs, woiked shirt
bosoms, nnd gave them to Jenkins, as well as
severul gold lings, but still Bill would not
propose. Luey declared to him repeatedly
that she loved him, nnd that she was misera
bio when he was absent from her, and her
happiness in life depended upon being his
wife but Bill was dumb. At last Lucy was
determined thut ho should "hear thunder,"
and when he next visited her, alter some pre
liminary soft talk on her part, she very affec
tionately said :
Billy, my dear, v. hen are you going to ask
me to ninrrj you ? for I want to get my dress
rady."-
IJill fainted on the snot, and hartshorn and
water were applied for half au hour before he
was finally restoied.
"What has been the matter, Miss Lucy?''
"Oh, nothing much ; you fainted when you
were about to ask mo to marry you but I
told you yes aud, oh 1 how happy we will be
when we are married ! I will love you so dear
ly ; nnd as you said next Tuesday, why, I am
willing the wedding should be then my dear
Billy, how 1 do love you !
"1 am willing, Miss Lucy." was all that Mr.
Jenkins could articulate, while Lucy almost
kissed bitu iuto (its. W hut a glorious vic
tory !
Here wo ought to stop, uni justice to our
narrative requires thut we should proceed to
tbo finale.
The next Tuesday had como, and Jenkins
was tremblinir at the approach of evening ;
something seemed to harrow up his miu.l, und
to no friend, even, would he communicate bis
deep distress.
"You are uot afraid, certainly, to go up and
get married why. to marry such a beautiful
charming and intellectual beiug as Miss Lig
gius, I should with that time would lly like
news npon the electric leiegrapu line; cueer
up Jeukins, cheer up !"
"Oh, replied uill, "you uou i miuw wuui
distresses me. 1 cun go up aud get married
that is easv enoueh : but there is some
thing 1 know it 1 loci it l am sutiaiieu oi
one thing 1 never will be able to do unless
Lucy will assist nie.
' Lxplain yourself, replie;! l,is lrieuu, -anu
if I can, with propriety, 1 will endeavor to
render you comfortable."
But Jenkins could not ex plain. Ho dared
not : it was his timidity ; be saw the Kuui-
con beroro nun. anu no Knew ue cuuiu noi
. . , . , i , i .
pass it ; but he was determined to get mar
ried. and trust 10 IUCK aim l.uey.
Tho night canio, and thej were married.
All were merrv: the laugh, the song, the
chat and the dance made up a lively party
until miduight they coromenceg to disperse
au 1, at ono o'clock. Bill Jenkius was 1ft "so'i
tarv and alone" in the hall. Lucy Ann had
mtira 1. and her bridesmaids were otl' 10 a dig
I nut room. Bill waa now at the point where
he thought bis courage would fail him. His
situation wag a peculiar one. JIo was not
certain which was Locv Ann's room, although
he bad been told, and even if ba bad kuowo,
be could not go to it.
The watchman cried "past two o'clock,"
nnd vet Jenkiui was still alone, and appar
ently eugoged in rcrusing an old almunac(
UUJ
which, by chance, bad been left In 'his coat
pocket. . An old female darkey, who resided
loathe family,' had boen prevailed upon by the
ladies, who noticed Jenkins' bashfuloess, 'to
Show him hit bed-room, and she accordingly
lotroducod herself to him in as modest a stylo
as sho could.
"Mr. Jeukins,' said she, "past two o'
clock." "Ob, yes, I know it, Pm going home In a
few minutes. Old woman, where's my butt"
"It is in Miss Lucy's ror.ni, sir you can
got it there ir you'll go in, Mr. Jenkins j why
don't you go to bed ?"
, The old woman seized hold of Jenkins and
pulled him along until sho got oat or the hall
and all his gaze was fixed lor a moment npon
the entry door; but she was determined to
nut him in Miss Lucy's room, and, after vio.
lent efforts, succeeded. ' .
There he stood with the knob of the door
in his hand, but the old dnrkey had beeu
smart enough to lock the doer outside. Lu
cy pretended for Borne time to be asleep, but
that sort of gammon would not unswer, at
last she said t '
"My dear 15illy( what is the matter I"
"1 wart my hut!" screamed Jenkins, and
Lucy, knowing his modesty, leaped out of bed,
and, ufter caressing him fur some lime, Dilly
went to bed with his clothes and bouts on,
und trembled till morning. '
Hon Jenkins, subsequently, succeeded in
getting over bis bashfuloess, can be kuowu
by application to his dear Lucy Ann.
Header, strangn as it may appear, there are
Jenkinses all over tht world, but the free
masonry of Wedded life draws the curtain
before the eyes of the uninitiated. Going to
bed on the first night after marriage must he
among the most delicate situations in life.
Ask your married neighbor how it was with
him. We have no experience exactly in thut
way.
Extraordinary Surgical Case.
A Dirk Travelling Faurtcen Years through a
Man's Scull. ' ' '
We mei with the most interesting case
this morning which has occurred in our expe
rience for a long time. We were introduced
to a gentleman who gave us a practical ex
emphGcalion of the wonderful. Fourteen or
fifteen yeais ago he states that be was poss
ing down Baltimore street, lute nt night,
duritig a heavy snow storm, when he met
neur Frederick street, three meu and a
woman, lie guve them the way, but being
violently jostled by one of thorn, he upbraided
them somewhat sharply, when they uttacked
him. Being a powerful mnn, standing about
six feet in his shoes, he soon laid two of them
hors da combat, and chased the other to I bo
opposite side of the street, where he felled
him to the groutid, and where, leaning over
him, he received a blow in the left temple,
which staggered as well as bewildered him
for a few moments. Upon recovering himself
his assailants had fled, nnd feeling the blood
flowing pretty freely from the wound, pro
ceeded to a physiciat, who soon round that
ho had been stabbed, the instrument entering
about hull' way between the eye nud ear, and
breaking off short, leaving a considerable
length of blade in Tils head! All efforts to
extract it proved futile.
Strange to say, he felt very little pnin or
inconvenience from his condition. The wound
soon healed, and he attended to his rocular
avocations as if nothing "had happened.
Three years ufter, the wound again opening,
ho consulted a surgeon, who, feiliug the
ragged edge of the blade, made severul
efforts to draw it out, and, after considerable
labor, drew from the wound a portion or the
base of tho broken dirk, which measured
within a fraction of two inches in length.
This part of it gave au idea of the amount
reuiaiuing, which was supposed to be a piece
of about the same sizo tuken away.
For eleven years longer did it continue in
this condition, when, about two weeks since,
ufter suffering a great degree of pain on tho
right side of his nose, near the corner or his
eye, on the opposite side to where he received
the wound, and a considerable swelling ap
pearing, ho went to Professor Smith, who,
upon examining the diseased part, found the
point of the blade protruding! It hud actually
truversed through the bones of the head,
und, after fourteeu years, made its appearance
in the above locality. Such is its position,
plain to the eye, aud wonderful to be believed,
excepting by an eye-witness. r. .Smith, we
understand, proposes, iu u short time, to op
erate for its expulsion. We have often heard
of pins aud needles being swallowed, and in
after years making their uppearanco in differ
ent parts of the body, but that the blade of a
dirk, between three and four niches in length,
should thus travel, and through bones at
that, forms an interesting subject for the
surgeon as well as for the common miud.
liultiiiiore Patriot, August 18.
The Infidel end th9 "Chrisliaa Child
jJe I
'Uncle Bob" was a great scholar,
had taken degrees both of "physics" and
"divinity," and was a student of many books
besides thoso bandied in colleges, lie could
quote texts from tho Scriptures as well as
Irom the mliuel writers. 1 am sorry to say
that be preferred reading tho iulidel. His
little niece Nettie, about twelve yeurs of age,
was a Christian, and 6he felt truly sorry tor
her uncle Bob, and for all the people who do
uot love God.
She said to him one day, "Lncle, why don't
you love God ?"
. . . . , ..
"I no love my uou.
"Who is thut, uncle?"
"It is the beautiful beautiful objects in
uature and art."
"Do ynu mean the Fulls of Niagara and
the Crystal Pulace."
"Well yes.
"Who made the Fulls, uncle?"
'T dou't know, Nettie."
"If you could seo the one that made tho
Falls, uncle, would you love him ?"
"If that could be I should adore hnu.
"I love him. uncle," said the little girl.
"just as well as if I could see Lim, and I love
all who love him. You must read about him
in my new Bible." . . I
"1 know the Bible, Nettie. Jl is noiiung
but a piece of Jewish mythological history."
"Are there any jiruj-hicics iu other uijtho
logies, uuelo ?"
Well no."
"All the world knows, ancle, that the
Bible prophecies have beeu fulfilled, and I
should like to know if uny kind of mythology
bus ever been spread all over the world, and
created love, aud peace, and joy in people's
hearts like the history of our Saviour f"
Uncle Bob made no reply.
Test or Rati.road Axles at Pethoit.
The followiug is the result : P. Corning &
Co.'s axles, made of faggotted bar iron ham
mered, stood 193 blows ; Wyandott axles,
made from Lake Superior iron, stood 11
blows showing a very wide difference in tbe
strength of tbtt different axlcg. Syracuse
Courier,
The Reasons for the American Horses
, vu.llg MOKtOU ?JAL'.1V& VVavIILCUL.
i Gilpatiick, who node one of Mr. Ten Bro-
ecu's horses in tbe race for tho Goodwood
Cop, has considered it ntfeeksnry to make i
statement to exonerate himself from blame
In a letter to Porter's Spirit of tbe Times, he
says : '
1 left New York June 20. enraged by Mr.
Ten Broeck to ride either one or other of his
horses in tbe Goodwood Cup race. I arrived
at Southampton on the 3()th of Juno, and
immediately departed for our training stable
at Stockbridge, which I reached the following
(lay. I saw the horses Prior nnd Prioress.
The former had just, recovered from a lung
fever, and had been galloped, Mr. Palmer
told me, il l recollect right, but throe times
previous to my arrival. Prioress had also
been ailing, but seemed iu better condition
than Prior, who, though he looked pretty
enough, to the eye of an ordinury spfctutor,
wag iu no racing trim whatever. 1 immedi
ately set to woi k exercising Pryor, whom 1
fouud incupable of extending himself j iu fact,
the horse seemed tied tip, which facts I forth
with communicated to -Mr. leu Broeck; be
did not seem to listen to my conimeuts, and
made me no satisfactory reply.
Matters remained in this state until about
the lClh of July, when our first trial took
place ; the distance was one-mila and a bulf.
I rode Prioress ulono for the' first bnlf mile,
when Prior, ridden by LilllcGcId, joined iu
he beat tho mare to the stand, she tiring
badly, und showing signs of leg weariness.
'Phitigs went on in the same wuy te the next
trial, which took place on the 25th of July,
over the same track. 1 again rode tbe mare ;
the trial was two mjlesj Prior running tbe
entiro distance, and JVioress joiuing in for
the lust mile and oalf. Tbo mare beat
Prior about two. lengths In this trial, but
exhibited tho same symptoms of leg wcari
iiCFfton the previous occasion.
. On the following Saturday wo left for
Goodwood. Mr. Ten Broeck stopped with
tho horees ; there waa much talk among our
selves about the prospects of tho horses, but
nothing transpired of iuterest to the public.
On Monday morning wecommenced galloping
on the Goodwood Course, which gallops wo
repeated every morning until that of tho
raco. Mr. Ten Broeck walked round the
Cup Course with us, und some conversation
took place ns to the best ground for us to run
on, especially the mare, as the was such a
long stridor, that we wanted to obtuin tbe
smoothest possible placo for her to run on.
.Mr. 'Ten Broeck pointed out to ire those
portions of the track he thought best suited
to the mare, as the smoothest and most free
fiom undulations, which might throw her out
of her stride, and accordingly, on the duy of
the race, 1, iu obedience to his directions,
swung out of the beaten path, followed by
the other horses, iu order to obtuin ground
more suitable to the mare's peculiarity of
stride.
Ou tho morning of the race, my orders were
to make a slou; or what Knylish jockeys call
"a trailing rare" of it further, not to take
the lead, or forco the running, if I could help
it, with Plioress.
The sturt took place; wo all went at a bad
puce for the first lir.lt' mile; Prioress, unlike
ordinary horses, when put to a gnllop. from
her length of stride, cannot go slow, und the
pace was so bud with the others, that in
spilo of myself 1 was forced to take the lead,
which 1 maintained to the second turn going
out, up to which lime I bad kept the inside
of the track, the others taking the outside. I
I then gradually bent across the track as had
been agreed upon, which brought me a little
outside of the others, who retained their ori
ginal position. We ran in this way, at a bud
pace, to tho top of the hill ; when we arrived
lie re, the mare appeared to be very fiesh, aud
I thought would uiuko a good run home.
The pnee now begun to increase. 1 kept
with tlieni to the tarn in to the straight run
in, when a still greater improvement iu speed
took place. At tho half distance they began
to quit me, and when within a hundred and
fifty yards of the stand, 1 found the mare
give way, ntid hi a few strides more she was
"gone all to pieces," which 1 imugino every
body preseut perceived. Hero was an end
of the race the mure being physically inca
pable, from want of condition, of doing any
better. As tn Prior, with neither speed nor
bottom, he had not tbe ghott of a chance iu
any part of the race.
1 have boon accused of losing ground in
the race. If I did so, it was in compliance
with Mr. Ten Brooch's directions as to those
portions of the trick to be taken to suit the
tuare, and whatever ground I may have lost
in this way, 1 more than made up subse
quently. The simple fact is, the horses were
worn out with long nnd r.selcss kind of work.
During neurly a twelvemonth previously, they
had uccer even had a sireut (.o the boys told
me) f rom the time they landed, until I arriced
in K'igland. Tho consequences may bo im
agined, uamely. want of all condition, and
absolute need of rest they were full of fat
burnt np inside, leg weary, aud bad no vitality
,11 IU.III,
In conclusion, I have no hesitation in as
serting that bud our horses beon properly
tuken care of from the commencement
corefully trained, and brought to the post in
anything like the coudilion we have ween
them exhibit at home that either of them
could and would have won tho Goodwood cup
easily. At the time of my leaving, there was
no probability of either of the borse3 Prior,
Prioress, or I.ecomte, running at Brightouor
Lewes. Indeed, I think it doubtful if the
American horses will appear aguin prior to
the four mile raco over the Beacen course, et
the Newmarket Houghton meeting in Octo
ber. Biieacu of Piiomise Case Damaues $25,
000. A cuse of no litllo interest to fashiona
ble circles in this city, has just been entered
upon und reveals the following stute of affairs,
il would appear from tbe legal papers iu the
case that, iu 1853. the plaintiff, a young gen
tleman of New York, nunied Moses lnglee,
became ucquuinted, during a tour iu Italy,
with the youthful widow of tbo lute Amos
Hinnev. of this city, and a mutual regard
spriugiug up, the two pledged themselves to
4 matrimonial alliance on tueir return uuu.o.
Tbe pluiuliff alleges that he was ever ready
tn nerliirin Ins nail 01 toe eouiruti, uui mui
tha ltt.lv. after her return home, by various
device, nostnooed tbe fulfilment of tho agree
ment, until at last, wuu uiver uioirgmu ui
his rights under her promise, sue ueserteu
him Hltneuthur. aud became tbe wife of lr.
Havward.of this city. In view of the
loss of his business, which be neglected while
in her service, and because of the much valu
!,! time and treasure that be expended iu
ber behalf, bo now sues upon the violated
promise, and lays bis damages at 825,000.
l)r. 11 award and his wifa are now abroad in
Europe, and Messrs. Choate and Chaudler
have been eneaircd to defend the suit.
Huston livening Journal of Aug. 18.
Cromwell did not wait to strike until the
iron was hot. but made it not uy striking.
Married in Spito of Themselves.
Old Governor Haltonstall, of Connecticut,
who flourished some fifty years since, was a
nian of some humor, as well as perseverance
in effecting the euda he desired. Among
other anecdotes told of him by the New
London people, tbe place where ha resided,
is tne loiiowing : .
Of the various sects which hove flourished
for their day and then ceased to exist, was one
known as the Rogersites, so colled from their
lonnder John or I om or some other Rogers
who settled not fur from tbe goodly town
aforesaid.
The distinguished tenet of the sect was tho
denial of the propriety nnd scripturnlity of
tne iorm oi marriage: "it is not good lor
man to bo alone." This they believed, and
also that ono wife only should "cloavo to her
husband," but then this should be a matter of
agreement merely, and the couple should
come together nnd live as man nnd wife,
dispensing with all forms of the marriage
covenant. Tho old governor used frequently
to call upon Rogers nnd talk the matter over
with him, and endeavor to convince him of
the impropriety of living with Sarah as ho
did. But neither John nor Sarah would give
up tho argument.
It was a matter of conscience with them
they were vorvhannv together as thev were
of what uso then could a mere mutter of form
be? Suppose they would thereby oscodb
scandal ; were they not bonnd "to take up
the eross," nud live according to tho rules
they professed? The governor's logic was
powerless.
He was in tho neighborhood nf John mm
day, and meeting with him, accepted an invi
tation to dine with him. The conversation,
as usual, turned npon the old subject.
"Now, John," says the governor, after a
long pause, "why will yon not marry Sarnh ?
nuve you noi tauen her to bo your wedded
wife?'' . '
"Yes, certuinly," replied John, "but my
conscience will uot permit me to marry her,
in the form of the world's people."
"Very well. But you love ber ?''
i es.
"And cherish her. as boue of vour boue.
aud flesh of your flesh ?"
"Xes, certainly I do."
"And you. Sarah, love him and obev him.
and respect him, and cherish him ?"
"Then," cried the Governor, rising, "in
the name of the laws of God nnd of the Com
monwealth of Connecticut, 1 pronounce you
to bo husband and wife."
1 ho ravines and ruiju of John nnd Sarah
were of no avail the knot was tied by the
highest authority in the State.
Discovery op a New Phim ii-i.e is Gun
nery and t uo.ikctii.es. o learn that a
patent has just been issued to Capt. J. L
McConnell, of Illinois, for au improved new
shaped ball, suited to every speces of fire
arms, Irom u pistol to a cunuon of the largest
size.
The discovery consists in this iicCuliur for-
nation of the ball, being so niudtt as to irive
it a spiral motion when lired from u smooth
bored gun, the same as it would take if fired
from a spiral grooved or rilled barrel.
I he inventor uiscovered that a ball of the
exact shape of an egg, thrown with tho larue
end foremost, would keep tha. position, and
would not revolve or turn over in its debt.
us the Minie ball, thrown with the small or
lightest end forward, is liable to do. lie also
discovered that, by putting upon a ball of
that shape spiral grooves of a peculiar shape
and angle, the force of tbe atmosphere, iicliug
through these spiral grooves when the pro
jectile is put iu motion, gives tbe same a
spiral or twisting motion, like a rifle ball
thrown Irom n twisliug-grooved barrel. 'J he
result is that the ball Dies upou a straight
liue, aud does uot oscillate from side to side,
hs an ordinary round bull is known to do
when thrown Irom a smooth-bored gun. I bus
the certainly of the rillo is attained, at u far
greater distauce, und with less force applied,
than can bo uttuined with a round bull wheu
thrown either from a ri Ho or smooth-bored
gun. ol either small arms or catiuon.
Jn this invention, the rule-grooving is vt nn
the bull, und not in the gun, aud tho spiral
motion is communicated to the ball by atmos
pheric pressure upon ils surface, and not by
the gun from which it is thrown, as in the
ordinury rillo. Xational Intdligenctr.
Voi.ca.mu Krittionk. Wo learn from u
gentleman who left the Sandwich Islands
uuoul lilty days since, that just before he
took his departure, news was received that
the volcano of Mauna Lou, on tho island of
Hawaii, had aguin become fearfully active;
and as the lava discharged at the last erup
tion approached within about seven n.il.s of
tho village of Ilillo, filling up tbo uuevcuess
or the surface down to that point, a distance
of CO or 70 miles from the crater, there was
great opprehension that the present erupliou
would either bury that village eutirely, or
undermine it and carry it iuto the sea. 'i bis
lust apprehension resulted from the actions
of the lava at tbe lust eruption ; il having iu
severul instances appeared to stagnate for a
while, but afterwards buist out lower donn
the mountains and curried ull before it.
Forests were broken down and destroyed by
it like bullrusbos. The village of Hilo con
tuius a population of about 500 persons, inclu
ding perhaps a dozen white luinilies. It is
situated ou the north easterly side of the
isluud, und such is tho surface of the ground,
that if the lava ever finds its way to the sea,
il must bo, apparently, over the ruins of the
village. Thu preseut eruption is from tl i
same crater as the last, it is uot on tbe ex
treme apex of the mountain, but from a posi
tion somewhat lower down, on the easterly or
north-easterly slope, looking towurds llilo
Seu) 'ork Journal of Commerce.
Heaves Br.occiiT Down to is. At the
Yale Commencement, Mr. Perkins, of Ver
mont, ridiculed the aristocratic idea of those
who auticipato heaven only as a glosijkd
l'ilh artnne. Aud this reminds us of u
teiider mother, who was endeuvoring to con
voy to the inquiring mind of ber little child
au idea of heaven, and tbe necessity for bein;
a good boy, iu order to obtain adinis-iou
there hereafter. She pictured to bis imagi
nation the bappiues8 of the blest, aud as an
additional iuduceuieut for him to lead a cor
rect life, said that be would be "like the
angels, who have harps iu their hands."
"Mauinia," responded tho urchin, wistfully
gazing iuto bis mother's eyes, "mamma, if it
makes no difference to Clod, I'd rather have a
jews harp."' The astonished parent rang the
bell, and the nurse removed tbe polite little
stripling to bis crib.
A Mas, whose appearance indicated that
he was etaggeiing from tbe excessive weight
of a brick iu bis hat, being asked if be wus a
Son of Teuiperauce, replied
"llic-no no relation not even an lie-acquaintance."
Mr. McElbath's name bag boen withdrawn
from the New York Tribune. The firm is
, now "Horace Grecly A C'j."
) fl c 1 r ji .
CAN DO WITHOUT A f AfEIl.
What ! do without a pnpor I No 1
I've tried it to my sorrow,
So to subscribe for one, I'll go,
Nor wait until to-morrow.
Should lovers frown or bang themselves,
Or other foolish cupcr,
I'll never get to bear of it
1 do not tako the paper.
Why, there's my neighbor, Jotlmra Stout,
lie always h..s the news,
And having news to talk about,
He never n-els tin, "litnnn "
While others yawn in ennui,
J 1 is mind is lilto a vannr
The cause is plain to half an rye
ue always tascs a paper.
While neighbor Stout hears nil the news,
.And knows each current price,
And ulwnys minds bis P's and Q's,
Bv tukin iroorl mlvipi,
T r r- - ,
I cannot tell the price of calves,
ui poultry, coiioe, tape, or
Any kind of merchandize,
Becauso 1 tuke no paper.
Though I have studios which reqniro
.utu time ana mental iaoor,
Yet I can spare a little time,
As well as Stout, my neighbor.
Though time be precious, 1 can use
A lonrpr midniirht tnnpr ,
And thus take time to read tbe news
j nereiore, i n lane the paper.
The Apocrypha in Germany.
One of the strongholds of the Apocrypha
is to be found in the catechisms nsed in dif
ferent parts of Germany. In tbe one nsed in
tho Principality of Coburg, in reply to tbe
question, "How do we know thnt there is a
God ?" we find an answer, "From the Holy
Scriptures, Sirach, xviii. 30-i)7," thus declar
ing the Apocrypha to be the word of God.
In the Protestant catechism, until very lately
used in Rhenish Bavaria, we find ten or tho
prophetical books of the Old Testament not
once quoted in it, three only twice, and one
onre ; even lsninh and Jeremiah are only
qnoted one-sixth part as often as the Apo
cryphal book Sir'ah. The first eighteen
books or the Old Tostument are quoted forly
oight times; tbo four greater and twelvo
lessor prophets thirty-six times, but Sirach
ninety-five times. The books of Wisdom nnd
Tobias aro oftiier quoted in this catechism
than the thirty canonical books of tho Old
Testament.
In view of such facts it connot surprise ns
that the Apocrypha should bo more read in
different parts nf Germany thnn tho Holy
Scriptures. A friend of mine, not very long
since, asked fifty-two young persons, to whom
he gave religious instructions, preparatory to
their being confirmed, in v. bat books of the
Holy Scriptures their nsrents road the most
nil answered. "In the Apocrypha." One
alone added, "My futlier reads sometimes in
the Psalms."
Bird's Nests for Dinner. Tho bird that
supplies this whimsical luxury for tho Chinese
table is a small swallow, thn thrundo esculen- j
la, which builds its nest on the steep procipi- I
ces and rocks that overhung the sea. It is
found almost only in the islands of Malaysia.
But the price paid to gratify this curious
ChincBO taste is vory high. Te procure tho
delicacy the risk to life alone is tremendous
from the lofty, deep and dangerous caverns
Iroqnrnteil by the swallows, and hen brought
to the Chireso market, tho value is enormous
tbo finest kind often being sold at 800 for
only a hundred weight, or about twice the
weight in silver! tor this reason it can
nppenr only on the tables of the wealthy, und
is not a common dish witu other classes.
Life in China.
Prevention of IIvrRopnoM.t A .Saxon
ranger, now 82 years old, and uot willing t
take the secret to his grave, publishes the fol
lowing remedy for tho bite of mad dogs, which
he successfully applied to man and beast dur
ing 25 years : The wound must immediately
be washed out with wurni vinegar or luke
warm water, and wiped dry j ufter which pour
a few drops of mineral murutic acid into thu
wound mineral acid dissolving the poisonous
foam, and so preventing thu said erlect.
Where no muriatic acid can bo had, the
wound iu meantime must bo washed out with
strong solutiou of sail water, nud the acid pro
cured directly.
Lahgk OniiER for Books Messrs. Phil
lips, Sampson & Co. have received, wiihin a
few days, an order from Sail Francisco for
thirty thousand of "Sargent's Standurd Reui'.
ers." This is probably tho largest order for
a single serits of books, of equal size, ever
received in Boston. It is independent of
other orders, received almost simultaneously,
for the same books for Msiygville, Sacramen
to, aud other California cities Somo sixty
large boxes will be required for tho packing
of the books for Sun Francisco. H-ts'.on
Transcript. ,
Kxtensivk Iron Works. An exchango
soys : "Crenzot is the name of one of tho lar
gest iron woiks in France, whem marine en
giueg and locomotives are built. The number
of bauds in the various shops is 9500. There
ure Do steam engines, of on uggregalo power
of 351)0 horses. The gross amount of work
yearly is worth -4,500,000,"
Romas Cement. To "Puuch" belongs tbe
credit of the following "Roman Cement."
Tho Freuch Army : lor it has been sticking
in Rome, now ever so long and the pope liuds
it impossible to remove it.
A Novel Team. A couple of young meu
from Albany. N. Y.. drove a pair of elks, at
tached to a wagon, through the streets of
Troy ou eduesday last, attracting consider
able attention.
Si'MiKS Cuanok of Oi'isiox. The Bridge
port Advertiser, (Democratic,) ou Mouday.
thinking that Rollius, of Missouri was one ol
its own party, praised Liin to tho echoes.
Ou Tuesday, finding that Rollins is probably
elected Governor, it soys:
"We made a sad mistake and we hope our
political friends will forgive us for cluss.ng
l. . Hn..Hin.i..larl r.c.l will, ll..,l (
BUHU .U uii'nu.if IUJVU. It , . U .UW.H.
1Iand80me Salary. Tbe Rev. Dr. Thomr
son, of Salem Mass., has bad au invitation to
become pastor or tbe l uturian i unicii iu
Chicago, Illinois, at a salary of $ 1000.
Hogg are said to be dying uf "hog cbuU ru"
in Carrol! co'inty, Md.
.Sowing Corn Broadcast for Boiling or for.
der, mny still be done. IT September should
he a warm, dry month, as is often the case it
will be a great support to stock to have a snp
ply of succulent aud nutritious green food at
band. Or if to preserve as fodder for winter
feeding, wbat is so vuluablo as this young
crop properly cured. Horses cat it with
great avidity, and many horsemen consider it
suporior to any other food for tho horse.
Farmer, don't overlook tbe present opportu
nity. To delay it a single week, will lose you
tho season.
Turkish Fust Wheat Mr. Georgo W.
Holme, of the 23d ward, this cily says that
two yonrs ago he received some Turkish Flint
Wheat from the Patent Office, which be sow
cd, and that it stood the winter well, grew
well and yielded abundantly, lie was so
much pleasod with it tkat be sowsd it again
last fall, bnt that this sensou it proved to be
quite a failure. It had grown Vfell aud look
ed flourishing, but there u'os no grain in the
head,
A CiniosiTV. Tho Selma (Ala.) Santinel
has seen a silver coin, tho property oi Mr.
LlioEborg, of that city, which is said to havo
been used by tho Israelites before the de
struction of Jerusalem, nnd must, consequent
ly, be nearly 1800 years old. On one side is
the Tree or Life, aud the words "Jerusalem
the Holy" in Hebrew. Oo the other Side is
an urn, on which are inscribed tbe words
"Shekel of Israel." It is very poor silver,
and although as large as a half dollar, does
not contain over fifteen cents worth of silver
As Old Work. Daniel Fanshaw, an old
and much esteemed Now York printer, le-
cently presented the Typographical Society
of that city with two volumes of Pitt's Eng
lish Atlas, printed iu London in 16K3 171
years ago with a statement to tbe effect thut
the original cost price of the same, and inter
est added to tho present time, would amount
to more than llarly muttons J dollars.
Temperature of the Earth. By experi
ments mado during tbe lust year by Professor
Smyth, at Edinburgh, with a series of earth
thermometers, imbedded in the earth at vary
ing depths, it was proved that there was a
gradually increasing heat of one degreo Fah
renheit, lor every torty loot or depth ; so that
at less than two and a bulf miles, water would
be at boiling heat, and at less than one hun
dred miles depth ull things must be in a statu
of fusion.
A Joxe nv Washington. Washington
seldom indulged in a joki or a sarcasm, but
when bo did he always made a decided hit.
l'unni the d'.'buta oo the establishment ol tho
federal army, a member of Congress offered a
resolution, limiting it to throe thousand men ;
to which Washington suggested an amondunt
providing that no enemy should ever iuvado
the country with more than two thousand
men. 1 he laughter which ensued smothered
the resolution.
A Sad Record. Out of the fifiy-nine Sen
ators during the lust Congress, (there bein.ij
vacancies from lndiunia, Missouri and Cali
fornia,) no less than five have already passed
away, viz: Messrs. Clay tou of Delaware, Bell
of New Hampshire, Adams of Mississippi,
Butler cf Carolina and Rusk of Texas. Th o
record is without a parallel iu the history of
the country.
1
wipes,
Si t: U:NiEUiii:EAP. Take 2 table spooiiss
ful of melted butter, 1 tea cup of sugar, 2 of
molasses, 1 ol cream or num. sour preicrrcd ;
stir it in flour not so thick but it will pour
easily ; dissolve n tea spoonful of soda in a
little water and beat thoroughly m the muss.
Ginger to tho taste. If you use sweet creuni
or milk stir in 2 tea spoonsful of cream cf
tartar belore the soda.
Taffy. Take 31bs. of sugar, white is bes
half ponud cf butter half piut of molasses,
half pint of water. Boil ultogothcr without
stirring. Try when it is doue by puttiug a
splint in the mixture and then into cold water
when cold if it is brittle it is done. - Pour it
into pans that have been well greased.
Washing fluid. Put in a bottle 1 pint of
spirits-of turpentiue, 1 pint of alcohol, 2 oi.
spirits of hartshorn, 1 oz. gum of camphor.
Keep it corked tight. Immediately before
usiug shake the bottle well aud put 3 tubl.i
spoonfuls of the mixture to each quart of soft
soap. Soak yourclothus over nijht squeeze
them out soap well and put ou to' boil in
fresh WAter. After boiling rinse thor ub!y.
Some thiuk it best to scald the cl-jthes iu thj
rinse. By using this fluid you remove stains
and the clothes require lees rubbing.
To Raise Giant Aspra.;i s. To insure a
good crop the next year it should not bo cut
alter thu middlo of June further east and
south not after the first. Iu the autumn ii.h
soon as Vie frost has bluckeiud the tops, mow
t hum when dry, burn them on the bed und
scatter the ashes evenly over it. Mix thor
oughly hull' a bushel of beu manure with each
load of stable manure, und spread a thick
coatiugover the bed, and dig it tiuder with a
throe pruuge.l fork U3 well C3 cau bo dono
without disturbing tho roots. As early as
possible in the spring turn tho top of tbe bed
over lightly, and cover it with suit quarter nf
au inch thick. In a short time you will hao
the largest kind or shoots. Repeat the same
proocetg every year.
Coax Meal Cakes. Mix 2 qts. or Indian
meal at night with a little yeast, and salt and
water enough to make it stir easy. In thu
morning add 3 or 4 eggs well beaten ; a cup
of sour ui ilk or cream ; I tea spoonful of soda
dissolved in a small quantity of water. Pour
iu a pan and buke 45 minutes.
Green Ciirs Cake. Mix 1 pint of grated
green corn with 3 table spoonfuls of milk ; 1
tea cup of flour, half tea cup of melted but
ter ; I egg j pepper and Ball to the tuste.
Droptho mi xture into In t butter by tLe spoo
ful, und fry 8 or 10 miuutes.
Fr.KsU Corn the Yf Rni-Nji Mr. Dan
iel Ruwe, ol Lancaster, Pa., has invented anj
patented a pluu for providing green corn for
the tablo tbe year round. Ho plucks green
coru und without depriving it of its milky
juice or taste keeps it in a stat3 of frejliness
and preservation ready for boiling at any
season. Hi3 process is described iu bis
claim : "Whut 1 claim us my discovery and
invention is tho new art und process of pieser
ving green corn in the ear, by extracting ihe
pitch or heart of the cob and seasoning and
dr ing the inside of tbo cob as rapidly as tha
outside for preserving the virtues and juice of
tbe graiu aud preventing the collection of
mould or corruption, hereiu described, and for
tbe purposes gel forih." A Lancaster paper
says Mr. Bowe is preparing convenient ma.
chines, not larger thun tbo used for paring
apples, by which every beusokepper can in
ohm evening, prepare ten or fiftet-u buslck d(
villi for his "'"I "ii'..