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NEW SERIES, VOL. 14, NO. 7.
SUN13UHY, NOHTII UM13ERLAND COUNTY, PA-SATURDAY, MAY 11, .1861.
OLD SERIES, VOL. 21, NO 33
The Sunbury American.
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FRANKLIN HOUSE,
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Cur. of Howard and Frnnllin Streets, a few
Squares West of the A" C. ft. II. Depot,
BALTIIVIOBE-
rtnMt, 1 1 rr.n Dat
O. LEISENRINO, Proprietor,
July jo, 1SS if Frmn Selim Grove, P..
WILLIAM K. SIIMEB
CIIALKLT.T SOMfcll-
G. SOMERS & SON
Importer anil Dealers in
Cloths, Cassimeres. Ve'stingg. Taylors
Trimmings, &o.t
No 32 South Fourth Street, between Market and
Chesnut Street, Pb ilnde Iphia.
Merchants others visiting llic rity would find
It to their ndvintnge to gi them a call and ex
siiitnr their slock.
March 10, iy0
HARDWARE ! HARD Y7 ARE ! !
Tfl'ST icceivcd l.y A. W. FISHER, at his
3 Drug Store, Sunhury, Pa.,
SCOOPS, shovels, FORKS. LOG
CHAINS, Mil. I, SA W'S, CltOSS-
ci;t saws.
Also, .crewa. Butts, Door Knohs. Thtiinb
Lati'lu-H, ami all hnrdwaro necessary fur building.
A splenilid ht nf (nic kpt and table cutlery, Scis
on, Oeriiian .Silver Spoons.
.(lulling tilnNNCN.
A large stock of Looking UlaMra, received and
for sale l y A. W. FISHEK.
Sunbury, July 17, 1P5.
J. P. SHINDEL GOBIN,
Attorney fj (3ouiiseUor at Iaw
SUNBTJRV, FJK.
VII.Tj utlend faithfully to the collection of claims
and all prole xstnnal business in the counties of
Northumberland, Montour, Union and Snyder,
ouunel given in Ihe (ierman langungr!.
(V Cilice one dour cast of the Pruthonotary'a
ollice.
Sunbory, May IS, 1800. ly
THE INTERNATIONAL HOTEL,
unoAUWAY, coitNK.rt ok frankmn stuf,k.t
NEW YORK CITY,
ITurs iuilui-emmils to Mm-lumti and Tourists visit itijj
tv VnrKi u.i8iiriiiiriUiy any Hotel in Hie MHtrniohs.
i'hc I -II '-t!iK lire inn nig the HilvaiiliiKVS wlneh it posses
i , in. I wliifi will li npprrriiileil ly nil Imvelers.
Ut. A eentnil loKtiMoii.iniieeiileilt lo places uf business,
IN well us pUi'-s of iniiuseiiifiil.
4.1. Sernpiil.iiiJly lean, well furnished sitiiua; rooms,
,vnli a iiHiimfieeiil liiii'es i'ailor, coiniiiaiidiiig an exten
sive view of llroaitwliy
.11 l.are ami siiieilily furnished sittinsT rooms, wilha
n ieiiiHeiit I'urlor, cniin unling an extensive view of
liciailii'iiv.
Itn. Ili'in? eomlaeteil on ihe I urnpenn plan, visitors
van live ni the lies! stile, witli the gicncsi eeunon.y
6th. It is eoiineeted Willi
(ii tlor'st ( U hralcd SnluoiiH,
where visitors eim have Iheir meals, or, if they desire
lliev will lie furnished in ilieir own rooms.
li h Tie fine served in ihe Saloons nml Hotel is ae
kn m ieil red l.v epieuiM. lo I vastly superior to that of
mo oile r ll nel in Hie cilv. .
Willi all lhee ail.anlai;es. the eost of livmf III III.
tnieriialiimal, IS much helow that of nay other first dims
Uriel OILSON & CO , I'ropiielors.
Aneust t. I'll') lv
SI'Al.niN'ii'! Prepared nine, and 8he He) a Mucilage
Prim ner lutlle ai d lirli i'l cents
C riiml Klmr uf Caliaaya Hark A Uenzme, for removing
e":"M' KfHt SVI.F. AT THIS OFFICE.
Sanhury, March IT lbCu
ANEW LOT OF HARDWARE & SAD
DI.KKY. Also, Ihe best assortment of Irur
Nail and Steel to be found in the county, at the
Mammoth store of FRILINU & GRANT.
Sunhiiry, June S, lHlil).
SKELETON SKIBTS-
VT lhn Miiuiinnth Store will be found a
vvry Urtfu ussnrtment nf Sbelelou Skirts
from neven lumps up to thirty.
Oct. C, lbCO. FAILING & URANT.
HeroNeiie Lamp.
A VERY LA RGB and cheap assortment will
be found at the Mammoth More nf
Dec 15, 1 80ii. FKiLIXti ct GRANT.
0! YE LOVERS OF SOUP! Afresh
supply of Macaroni anil Confectionery at
Mill.l.MJ At UUAN 1.1.
Sunbury, June 2, IHfit).
j T is important to Ihe i.ADIES to know that
Friliug it Grant, have the beat and largest
assortment of Dress Goods iu the county.
Sunbury, June 1, I860.
k FRESH SUPPLY OF DRUGS at the
jtMsV. Mammoth Store. Also, anew lot of per
fuinery, Boapa and Fanrv Article. Very cheap,
FUILINU it GRANT.
Bunhury, May Sfl, 1H60.
I
JATENT BKITTANIA STOPPERS fa,
oar Domes lor aaie oy
H. B MASSER.
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R Iron. Steel, Nails, Picks, Grub-Hoes and
Mason Hammers, at low prices.
BRIGHT it SON.
Bunbnr, J one tS, I8W.
PlisccIInncons.
A Voyage) in a Balloon from Ohio to
South Carolina.
Professor Lowe started from Cincinnoli,
Ohio, on a bullcoo voyage, nt 4 o'clock, A.
M., nn April 20tli, nutl lauded the lame day,
at Union v, lie, South Curoiina, having trav
eled 1200 miles in uiue hours. We have
r ceivetl bis statement aod make the follow
ing extructs :
OVER CINCINNATI.
As I rose in the early morning, Ihe Cincin
nati fqiiareH, bicb at first appeared ir. the
usual size, (und gave the idea of an immense
checker board) became smuller und smaller
until they actually appeared like tbe stars
ab ive; the darkness preventing any object
frmn being visible J thus it Was euey to i tit -egiim
thai tbe distunce from the lights on the
earth were the same as that uf tbe stars, aod
it seemed as though 1 were flouting among
Ihe heavenly bodies. All was slill as death
ilpell ; end as 1 was silently floating over
1 70,000 sleeping souls, 1 could but hope for
the lime tn be near at baud when each and
every one could enjoy tbe same privilege.
In ten minutes I bad attained uu attitude of
Live thousand feet here 1 felt a slurbt wave
! of tbe atmosphere, and soon my course chan
ged lo the uortb, Mill ascending ; and wbeu
at an altitude ol 700 feel, changed to tbe
east, and muviug very slow.
NEAR ZKKO.
Here the atmopphere win quite frosty, nnd
the thermometer tell from forty five to fifteen
degrees above zero. I concluded to remain
at this uttlitude until the 'rising sun should
war rn and dry the dew Irom the balloon,
which alone would be sufficient to send me
up peverul thousand feet more. At four
o'clock and nfleen minute, u grey light
appeared iu the east, and tbe city of Cincin
nati with her tiny lights glittering through
the foggy mist, wus lust fading away oil the
west northwest hornzon, showing that uiy
course was a little south of east.
DAYLIGHT.
At a quarter lo five o'clock the light of
dny waj spreud over the surluce of the earthf
and tbe beautiful farms along the Ohio Vol ,
ley presented a splendid appearance ; the
stars had disappeared one by one, and the
I lay God was fust approaching to take their
place. 1 wus now over the Ohio river, on
the Kentucky side end at an elevutioo of
8000 leet, the thermometer standing at 13
deg. At 5 o'clock aod live minutes the sun
showed its golden rim ubnve the linrrizun,
and soon shone full upon the huge transpar
ent globe overheud which was now perfectly
distended, and presented a splendid appear'
auce. In ten iiiiuules more the rays uf the
sue appeared upoti the tops nf thu hills and
tall trees making long shadows on the earth.
I uow looked in the direction of Cincinnati,
but it bad entirely disappeared. On looking
to the southwestern hornzon 1 could discern
a small villuge, which bus since proved to be
Falmouth, Ky.
OVKIl VIRGINIA,
The balloon then ascended to the heigkt
of 1 1,000 feet. 'I he euvonaut was now soulh
of tbe Ohio river. At eight o'clock he passed
over the northern range of the Cumberluud
Mountains, aua descended so us to be? utile to
shout to some meu ul work ion Geld. They
responded that the Slate was Virginia, and
then took to their heels. Finally be crossed
the Blue Ridge. We coutiuue the narra
tive :
CLr.AItlNO Tint bi.cb Kipnri.
I discharged sixty pounds of ballast, and in
ten inioutes my elevation wus Ki.OOO feet,
with gus rapidly discharging from the tipper j
and lower valves, Bnd then I continued to i
discharge weight und let ofT gas until I nt
tained un elevuliun of U2.!)00 feet ubove tbe '
level of tbe sea. Here the theroiomi'ter fell;
to 10 degrees below ze:ro ; the water, fruit, i
and other things, froze, and it required all the ;
clothing and blankets I had to keep me :
wurin. Hut I bad gained one victory 1 had ,
cleared the mountains, whose tops were cov- j
ered with snow, and was rapidly moving tn j
the east. t was now twelve o'clock, uud 1 '
could distinguish the blue oteun in the
eastern hornzon. Not having sufficient j
ballast to remuin in that great attitude, the '
balloon grudnally sank down to within 12,000 j
feet of the earth. Here the current was a ;
little south oTeast again, and knowing that
the coast in that direction was an uninhabited ;
swamp, and being desirous of landing near a j
railroad, 1 concluded to descend uud look out I
a good place.
1 heard the firing of cannon aod concluded I
I wus near some village and on neuring the j
earth, over a plantation, caused great con- ,
sternution among the inhabitants, who seem
ed to be entirely unacquainted will) such a '
scene and it was some minutes before any one
could bo persuaded to approach ; and when
they did would not render me any assistance,
but threatened detruction to tke "bellibh" ,
contrivance that bad frightened them o ; i
but I learned from them that I was in the
town nf SpHrtanebtrg. near Ihe line of North
und South Carolina. They would not believe
thut I had sailed from the State or Ohio that
morning, and informed me linit they would
be very thankful if I would leave, and ordered
Ihe negroes to let go tbe -ropes tbey were
holding.
"LOST Ills BAOOAGE."
Iieipg desirous of getting near a railroad, I
threw out a bag of sand and commenced to
ascend. At that moment, one of the by
standers, seeiug tbe bag of suud full out, sung
out, "Hello, sirungi-r, come back, 1 reckon
you bave lost your baggage." 1 now arese
000 teet, aod there remuiiied until I was
wulted some twenty miles further to the east,
which occupied about half an hnur or more.
during which time I heard many discharges
of what 1 took to be muskets. Not knowing,
but being apprehensive tlmt tbe globe over
my bead was the object or tiring, 1 prepared
fur making all the signals possible when 1
should again near the earth, but while I wag
thus elevated 1 bad no tear, for it was im
possible to send a ball within a mile of me.
llavitii; several yards of red silk iu my car. I
tied it to the edge, and letting it hang down,
by descending, this would keep iu motion, aod
give tbe whole more lifu-like appearance.
1'bua prepared, with hat ir. one baud, ready
to wave, aua valve rope id me otuer, l com
menced gradual desceot.
SOU I S CAROLINA BARBARIANS.
When within a half mile of tbe earth I
beard loud cries of terror, and law people
runuiog in all directions ; but 1 aa deter
mined lo land for good ibis time, lei come
what would, and in five minutes more the
anchor took a firm bold in a short scrub oak,
and tbe car gently touched the ground
Thus fast, the globe geolly swung to and fro,
preseuted a very lifelike appearance. I soou
noticed some beads pei ping around tbe cor
ner of a log but tbat stood Dear by, aod in
which there seem,) in K,. persons in great
attest. c..'i;,.,, . f, t .. ninw tod :
me, at which (bey took do notice nntil !
threatened to cot loose aod rnn over them,
after which two white boy, tbret old ladies
and three negroes, in a body, veutured within
twenty feet of me. At thai moment a gust
of wind caused the balloon to swung over Dear
to the ground, anil a general stampede took
place, which caused me to ahundon all hope
of getting any assistance, but after telling
them it was fastened to a tree, and would not
hurt them, they again ventured op, in com'
pany with a stalwart looking young woman
sis feel high, and well proportioned, and took
uoiu or toe edge of tbe car,
"A DAT Or JUDOJIrtNT."
I inquired what was the matter In tbe
bouse, and was told that severul old persons
were praying, as tbay thought the day uf
judgment had come. I then asked if there
were any white men abnut. They said they
expected them every minnute ; that they saw
the great thing coining, and had run for their
guns. This was rather an unpleasant piece
of information, and 1 wai determiued to keep
as large a crowd around me as possible. Iu
a few minutes men with muskets began to
collect, but seeing women, children aod ne
groes surrounding the air traveler, there
seemed to be no uso for firearms ; so 1 dis
charged the gas unmolested, ami packed op
the machine ready to leave. By this time
several more rough-looking fellows arrived,
and threatened destruction to tbe "devil"
thut could travel through the air one adding
that be bad fullowed it ten miles, and had
shot at it six times without any effect.
"tiir tai.l woman."
Tbe tall young woman aforesaid, assured me
thut there wus no danger, for all tbe men then
in tbe tieighbuihood were cowards, as all the
brave oues had gone to th wars, notwith
standing they nil declured they were Dot
afraid ; however, promising to give myself up
wbon I arrived ot the village, they consented
that 1 should leave uuder a guard uf nine
armed men. Procuring a team, we started
for L'niooville, a vitiligo nine miles distant,
and arrived that evening, hulling in froDt of
a stone building with a small checkered win
dow. A council wus then held with tbejuilor
who positively refused to allow any such
animal as they described to come into the
building ; I was then tukeo to a hotel, and
soon found persons of intelligence who assured
me that 1 wus among friend. Here I te
inained over the Sabbutb, and was called upoD
by many persons of fine euucutioo, who in
formed me that of all the places in the South
the spot where I lumled the inhabitants were
tbe most ignoruul, lor they could neither read
nor wri'.e.
The next morning I started en route for
home, but news hud reached Columbia, tbe
capital of South Carolina, that a man bad
brought papers from Cincinnati, Ohio, ouly
uiue hours old, I wus therefore at first ar
rested on suspicion of being a bearer uf de
spatches. This brought together a number
of learned aud scion tilic gentlemen, who at
once knew me by reputation, and saw my
position, and 1 was immediately released, and
liirnished with a passport by the Major of
Columbia. From this tune uolil I reached
Cincinnati, do more impediments were placed
iu my way,
MILITARY.
Tiik Muis l!irL The first ride in vogue
in France, was the so called pillar ride of Thou
venin, but the invention of .Mr. Miuie is one
which has practically revolutionized the fire anna
uf the present day. The Improvements made by I
Mr. Mime are outlined almost w holly to the form
of the projectile, and bave very little reference to j
thut ol the )iuii out of wh ch it ii fired. The ball ;
is of an oblong conical form, a imeihiug like an!
acorn without its cups; but instead of being!
solid, thin cone is hoi. owed out at the base into a j
cup. like furin. The advantages of this form of
projectile are that it oilers leas rcsistanee to the ;
air than a round ball would, aud that having its !
centre of gruvity in its foremost part, it has no !
teuJcncy to turn over in ilsllight ; but its chief
merit in a military point cf view, is that with it
the rifle can be loaded as easily aa Ihe ordinary i
smooth-bored gun, Ihe lorciim of the ball into the !
grooves ol Ihe barrel being tllec'ed by the explo
sion of Ihe gunpowder, aud not bv Ihe ramrod.
The form ol ihe rifle proper to Ihcse conical mis
biles ililfcrs very luilu Irom those ured with Ihe
old spherical bullet, except that a three grooved
rifle lias superseded the old two'grooved gun, and
it is slill an unsettled question whether four
grooves would not be betler than three. With
this weapon ihe soldier can make far better prac
lice ul live hundred, or even one thousand yards,
than he could wiihihe old musket at one hundred
or two huudied yards.
Bakuaoks rou ths Ar.mt A number of
ladies have olleied to make bandages for our
wounded soldier, aud as, if made imperfectly or
not ul proportion they become quite useless and
tbe lalior of ihe charitable is ilirowu away, the
lolluwiiij directions ma be found uaelul :
Tbe bandages shuuld bu uf unbleached muslin,
of at least seven Icel in lengih, and, if possible,
withiiut scam. ; they abuuld be from two to three
inch in width, and rolled up in tbe tightest man.
ner possible, so as not only lo be iu Ihe smallest
compass, aud therefore occupy the least space,
but because when thua lightly rolled, Ihey are
less in tbe surgeon's way, and very much facili
tate his labors j llicy do not then unroll unless it
is desirable ,
Tbe lint should be made of liner elolh if olj,
so much tbe better; it may be either scraped or
raveled, but Ihe raveled is very much prelcrable.
as it can be more easily removed from the
wounds. The linen should be cut into pieces
about three inches square snj then raveled
These ilnections ale of extremed importance.
Very much labor of the French ladies during the
Ciuueaii war was useless because misapplied.
Bandages lor ribs, ten yards long, three or four
inches wide
For hand or finger, eight yarda long, one inch
wide.
For arm. eight yards long, two inchea wide.
For leg, eight yards long, two and a half inches
wide.
Suitaui.b Materials for Asmt Clotiiino.
The following is from a graduate of West
Point one who has been in service; aod
whose opinion is untitled to consideration :
"As many mistakes have been made in tbe
selection uf materials fur clothing fur our vol
unteers, a few suggesliooa fruui an army ofli
'er will out be amis. Tbe clothing prescrib
ed for Ibe soldiers of tbe regular army, after
long experience, is undoubtedly the best for
volunteers. Tbe overcoat, uniform coat, sack
coat or bluuse, trowsers aod blankets, should
be of wool, without any mixing of cotton, and
should conform, in cut and make, to those
used io the regular army. Tbe stockings
should be uf coarse wool do cotton ; flannel
ibirts of wool aod cotton, the lets cotton tbe
better; drawers of cotton flannel. Clothing
is usually issued twice a year, io quantities as
follows : To each soldier, ooe hat, ooe fo
rage cap, one uniform coat, two sack coats,
two pair drawers, three flaooel shirts, four
pair stockings in one year ; two blankets, two
leather stocks io five years; three pair of
trowsers tbt first year, two pair tot second
year."
"T.nftk out for paint," at a girl said wbao
I .... ant la kisl her.
. j .
Th Docision.
TJndxr wnicu Kino T is tbt question which
the current of events forces upon Ihe State
of Maryland, aod tn which thtt in required to
give an explicit answer. It is question not
to bt answered in passion unr from caprice.
It demands tbe coolest deliberation, the
souudest judgment and tbe wisest forecast,
but, at the same time, the firmest response.
Maryland Calls every trne sun of hers to give
ready answer, remembering bs he does sn
that lo him is committed some portion of her
iuterest which he is tn promote, and siinm
portion of honor which be is jealously to
guard.
It is not aquestion of election between two
Governments, equally entitled to our respect,
with neither or which w are connected, and
between which we are indifferent. If it were
so, the question so persistently and sn disin
genuously put j "Will you go wnh ihe North,
ur will you go with the South 7" uiiitht be
proper and pertineut. Itol it is not so. On
Ihe ot;e hand is MB cointbv, rich in priceless
memories of the past, which are ours because
tbey are our country's ; rich in the vast ex
tent and variety of her present resources
which enrich us as a part uf our country ; and
rich (uh 5 how rich, but for the present cloud
ol shame,) in tbe golden promises uf llii
future, which are ours because the country is
ours. On the otber band is a league of
States without a history, with no elements of
independent empire, tod around whose future
tbt thickest darkness hangs. On the one
hand is tbe flag round which cluster so niuuy
patriotic recollections, and which has waved
above the brave in to many hard fought
battles ; the Constitution which so many of
us have sworn to sustain; the laws which we
have aided to enact ; tbe alliance which wn
bavt contracted, and the cQt"ierc:u treaties
wbicb tee have negotiated when ue command
respect as a first class power umong the
nations of tbe earth. On the other hand are
those who trail tbnl flea in tlm dust, ubiuro
that Constitution and repudiate the onlbs to
sustain it which they have registered in
Heaven, defy the laws which they have helped
to enact, ond must contract alliances as best
they can when recognized as n sixtharate
power, whose discordant parts are cemented
only by the whim of demagogues.
IO observe our oaths, to maintuin tho law..
to sustain the Uoverbnienl as legally estab
lished this is uot eoinir "with the North '"
It is doing just what every true mull and
patriot throughout Ihe country has been
doing for half u ceutury. Upon whet vround
can wo justify to posterity, or to ourselves
w:ien lime snail have calmed the passions of
tbe hour, a repudiation of these examples of
tbe wise and patriotic? Has our country
uecome our oppressor I uu its Constitution
proved a tyrant? Wherein? It is no new
thing in tbe history uf MurjUnd that the
vote of the country has adopted u platform
and elected a President distasteful to her.
Jackson, Van DtrVcn, Polk. Huchiman. were
all elected against the wish and despite the
vote of Marylund. She regretted it und be
lieved and some of her sons still believe
tleir election was an injury to the Stute and
a calamity to the country, lint they were
constitutionally elected, und she did not iliinl:
it right or honorable to deceit tho country
iu the hour of its greatest need. Is not our
country's peril equally great now, end does
she not need, us much as ever in the past, ihe
unwavering support uf every one tf ber
children 7
Grant, for the sake of the argument, that
Mar) laud bus the power und Ihe right to
cease lo be one of thu United Stales, is it
Iter interest to do so ? Six months ugo no
sane man would buve dreamed tlmt it una
Now scrutinize as closely u you please the
whole course of our Government since i very
law enacted by the legislative department,
every decision pronounced liy the judictiiry,
aim every act, oi ine executive, ami answer
this question : Is there one law, decision, or
act, which infringes any right or imperils any i
interest uf our Stufe or of uny citizen of it 7 j
If uot, then between onr Nationul und our ;
Stale Governments: there is no occasion nr
ground lor separation, fur disagreement or !
quurrel ; then ull inducement lo w change of
the relations so long, so happ ly, nnd so ad- !
vuntiigeously subsisting betweeu them, comes
from ubroud. hat can it be? Certain of
the United Stales asserted their right to
withdraw from the Union, and, so far us their
act could do it, did withdruw. The Govern
meut, notwithstanding, at an expense of
thousands upon thousands of dollars has con
tioued to carry their mails, has submitted to
their assaults, aud hus in no instance or place
takeo any action but defensive. President
liuchunan, io bit message last December, said
the Government could not do less than this,
and tbe ofucers
lue oiucers or inn uoverumeni under
President Lincoln have dnnu no more than
they would have done under I'resideut Bu
chauao, if similarly assailed. We have, then,
and can bave, no ground nf leseutmenl or
complaint against our Government for the
harshness, tbe precipitancy, the baste und
aggressive character of its measures. Nor
caa tbe Southern Confederacy oiler any rea
sonable assurance of protection and prosperity
in tbe fuld to which they won ua like that
wbicb we have enjoyed, do and may enjoy in
tbe Uuited States. True they promise us
largely at Satan did on the mount of lemp
talion, but with as little lawful claim lo the
gift tbey proffer as he had to the kiuguouis uf
lha earth.
Hut one thought in many minds overrides
all other considerations : "Virginia bus sece
ded and of course Marylund r ust." Why
"Muttt" When did Maryland become an
infant or a captive to be dragged at Virginia's
chariot wheels? Virginia is a noble State
elltiooor to hor ; but she has done things
before to-day in wh'ch Marylund could not
follow ber. Tbe Old Dominion has fallen
from tbt first rank tn the seventh in uur
company of States, and the counsels which
have led ber thut downward road are not the
safest guide thut we cculd choose for Mary
land. Nor dues it by any means follow that
what is wisest or best ur mnst honorshle for
ber is so for us. We are on different sides
of a great nuviguble river. No natural
bnucdary separates us from the great North
No other Statu is interposed between us and
tbeiu. We cannot escape the pos.tion of
being all that separates them from their
Capital, and only a miracle like that which
opened the Red Sea, for Israel can save
Maryland from becoming one great grave
yard if tbe assumes to bear the bruut of tbe
battles of Secession.
Besides, if it were as clearly our interest,
as it is our ruin, to abandoo our country for
this ignis fatuus, could it be other ihun
disbouor to do it? We granted her a District
for ber capital. There she baa expended her
money-millions upon miltions-withnut stint.
Ia Aooapolis she has erected costly build
ings aod established t noble school, a constaut
tourct of reveoue to buodiadsof tbt citizens
of our State, lo our own city tha it invest
log ber means and urging forward improve
menu to day wbicb shall protect tbt persons
and proptrty of our citiimit is ,t honorable,
or booett, as between, man aod man, to rttakt
rat frsut, lta tbt improvement! earcoooU
lo good faith has mule there, and c'ai n all
a uur on 7 H to, it sorely would be well to
wait a few years lunger till a few mure mil
lions have been expended iu lhw.irks begun
tiut yet unfinished there. They will make so
muny more royal residence for bats when we
have turned ull to desolation and reduced all
that portion of our Stale to barrenness
again.
Dnulilless it would be wisdom to have no
wish or judgment, or thought uf our own to
become an outlaying pinvmce of Virginia, to
he legislated for at Richmond instead of An
nnpolis, hut would it not be well to defer
takinu thut position till Virginia shows so
much wisdom in the management uf her own
a flairs as lo entitle ber to that confidence
Till then let us take no position but that of
un indi'pundenl Slate : let us know no Dug
but the Stars ami Stripes, and no country but
Ibe United .States of America Baltimore
American.
FitioimT i. Explosion ok an Oil Well
We have already made mention of the explo
sion of an oil well in Warren county, Penn
sylvania. We extract the following particu
lars :
A well which had heen drilled two hun
dred feet by Hawley k Merrick, had struck
oil, but the yield being less than expected,
the pumping was abandoned and drilling com
menced. Over one hundred fe-t further were
drilled, when at half post five on Wednesday
evening; a 'inli.'cn rush uf oil through the five
and a hnir inch tubing threw out the drills
and gushed up the air forty feet above tho
surface of the ground. At the least compu
tation it was throwing from seventy to one
hundred barrels per hour. Above ill s mass
of oil, the gas of benzine rose in a cloud for
fifty or sixty feet. As soon us the oil com
menced gushing forth, nil tho fires of engines
in the neigbbothood were immediately extin
guished. At ubout linlf past eleven, as n large num
ber of men and boys were about the well en
gaged in saving the nil, the gns from tho well
which had spread in every directum, took tire
from the engine of a well over four hundred
rods distant, when in a second the whole air
wus iu a flame, with a crash and rour like dis
charges from a pork of artillery. As soon es
tbe gas took Ore, tbe head of the jet of oil
was in a furious bluze, and failing like water
from a fountain over a space one huudred feet
in diameter, each drop come down a blazing
globo of boiling oil. Instantly the ground
was a flame, constantly increased and aug
mented by the fulling oil. A I once a scene
of indescribuble horror took place. Scores
were thrown flat, and for a distance of 20
!h", B"d pumbers horribly burned rushed i
blazing from the hell of misl'ortuue. shrieking;
und screaming in their anguish.
Just within the circle of the flume could be
seen four bodies boiling in the seething oil,
and one man, who had been digging n ditch
to convey uway the oil to a lower port of the
ground, was killed as he dug, and could be
seen us hu I'eli over the handle of his spade,
rousting in the fierce element. Mi. II II.
Rouse, of the firm of House, Mitchell &
Brown, of the village of Enterprise, Wurren
Icotintv. a gentleman largely interested in
wells in this locality, nnd whoso income from
t bem amounted to 1,1100 a day, wus standing
near the pit and was blown tweuly feel by
ine explosion, lie got up and ran ubout ten
i or fifteen feet further, and was dragged out
j by two men. and conveyed lo a shanty somo
I distance from tho well. When be arrived
nut a ve-ttge of clothing vri-s left upon him
! except h:s stockings and hoots. His hair
j wus burned oil, n well as his finger nails, his
cum and his eyelids, while the bulls of his
ejes were crisp.-d up to nothingness. Io this
; Condition he lived uiue hours made his will,
, leaving SI OO.COO to the poor or Wurren
I county ; the same amount to repair the rouds
ol uiren county, and $fi'J0 a year lo bis
father, his ouly living relation, lor life.
He
died, however, without signing the will,
The bodies uf five other men wore recovpr.
Bl' u"d recognized. In addition there are
skeletons of fite others visible within the
circle of flame, and many ure missing stran-
gers who came to witness Ihe operations of'
'be wells, ll is supposed that a number of
"lliers have been burnt to powder close by
I be mouth of
Went wounded
the well. Some thirty four
At the time of the explosion everything in
the ni'ightiorliooj sixty or severity rods
look lire, ami shunlies. derricks, engine hou-
sesuiiil dwellings were ut once involved in
n tines, i n uoiler or Hobbs' well, eighty Mng was held in Cattawissa, on Thursday of
rods from ibe original well, blew up with a Ust week, presided over by Col. Paxtoo.
tremendous expbsion, killing instantly Ihe Ureal entbusirsm wis manifested. A coin
euguieer, Wesley Skinner, adding another nact is beine formed bv Muhlon Hamlin.
.intensity to the evening's horrors.
At
this
lime Ihe whole air was no fire. Tha i-'t of
oil rushing up forty feet was ulinost a pillar
of livid H.mo, while the gas ubove. it, lo Ihe
distance of a hundred feet was flashing, ex
ploding, dashing toward the heavens, and
apparently licking the clouds with its furious
tuujju.es ol heal Wheeling Union.
Stkam P A8SRKOK.il Car A steam pop. en.
per car, for a suiiiliern road, paed over tbe
Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad, as far as
Trenton and back to Ph.ladelphia on Satur
day, making ihe trip to Trenton in b0 min
utes, including stoppage, and returned in U7
minutes, a distance uf 30 miles. This car iH
37 feet long, contains a bugguge room li feet
in length, next to the engine, also a closet,
mail room, und seats for 30 passengers. All
the machinery is placed upon the platform, in
froot of the car, and acl upon the drivers by
means of cut gearing, which runs exceedingly
smooth. The water for the boiler is held in
a tutik under the baggage room, and sufficient
is curried, with coul, lor running 20 miles
One it for the Huntingdon und Broad Top
Railroad, a tributary lo tbn Pennsylvania
Ceulral. Severul others ar iuteoded for Mex
ico. Pay of tiik Troops. Tbe following is tbe
rale uf puv allowed iu tbe army of the United
States, to which tbe militia is entitled wbeo
culled iclo Service ;
Per Month.
Colonel $213 00
I.ieuteutut Colonel 1V4 00
Mujor 17.i 00
Captain 118.H0
First Lieutenant IOSTiO
Second Lieutenant 103 fill
Brevet Second Lieutenant 103 Ml
First or Orderly Sergeant 29-00
Other Se geatiM 27 00
Corporals 2'.V''
Privates 20 00
Musicians 21,00
Officers are required to provide their own
uniforms and equipments, but Ibe men ere
clothed ond armed by the Government. ,
Tbe New York Chamber of Commerce has
subscribed $22,000 for tha volunteers, rccom
meuded President Lincolo to proclaim south,
ero privateering to bt piracy, and also that
ba immediately declare tbt southern potts
blockaded.
Succp'rut. Nrwspaprris. Wt leurn that
our neighbor, Ibe Tribune, will henceforth
stereotype iheir daily edition, of which they
are circulating some 60,000 copies jverr
mnrninir. Their weekly paper of which about
200. Out) copies) art printed, bat been stereo
typed for three months past, at well as the
semi weekly editfon of the same jntitnal of
about 40.000. Taking nil their editions to
gether, they make abeul C40 000 Tribune
every week. Their recent bid' for gfiO.OOO
United States bonds, under the late 12 per
cent, loan, would seem to indicate a plethora
of pocket money quite convenient in these
times. It is understood that the profit, of
their business last year were nearly $100,000.
From the Keening J'ont, having fully realized
all the ends which lie proposed to himself io
embrucing the profession of journalism, Mr.
.John litgelow has retired, and Mr. Parke
Goodwin becomes Iho purchaser of bis inter
est. The Evening I'ost divided $09,000 prof
i's, last year, between its thr.-e proprietors.
The Independent has more than doubled its
circulation during the past year, and now pub
lishes 70,000 copies weekly A". 1'. Courier.
Ixfi.urnck op N KwsPAPEns. Small is the
sum that is leipured 1 1 patronize o newspa
per, the amply rewarded is its patron, care
not how humble or unpretending the gazette
woich be takes. It is next to impossible to
Gil a sheet with printed matter without put
ting ir, something thut is worth the subscrip
tion price. lOvery parent whose son is away
from home at school, should supply him with
a newspappr. I well remember what a
marked difference there was between those nf
my schonlmutes who had, and those who had
not, access to newspupers. Other things be.
ing equal, the lirst were always decidedly su
perior lo the last io debate, composition, aud
general intelligence. Daniel Wthsltr.
A New Hampshire editor was lately rob
bed while travelling. How much the thief
made by the operation may be discovered by
the indignant epistle lie immediately scut to
to his victim, returning the bocket book :
"Ynn miserable cups, here's your pocket book.
I don't keep no sich. For n man dressed as
well as you was to go round with a wallet
with nuthin !n it but a lot of newspaper
scraps, a pair ot wooden comas, two mewspa
prr stamps, end a pass from a railroad direct-
J nr' is R contemptible imposition on the pub
lie. As 1 hear you ore you are an editor 1 re
turn your trash. I never robs only gentle-
The recent sudden change of He New
York Herald from secession to the fide of the
Union bus been a subject or much comment.
At a public meeting held in New York on
Tuesday, ihe following resolution was receiv
ed with prolonged cheers, and passed nuani
mously :
Resolved, That the recent conversion of the
Editor of the jlerahl to the cause of the Un
ion is a gratifying illustration of the fact that
"While the lamp holds out to bum,
The vilest sinner niBy return."
The Canadian Government has paid, np to
March 1, bills for the entertainment of the
Prince of Wules amniiotiug to 123 374 23,
or, deducting the proceeds of the articles
sold and sums refunded, $20i.9."2 83. Io ad
dition to this there are some ousellled ac
counts, Ur the payment of which the sum of
$30,000 hag beeo reserved.
I Uoal oil, it is said, has been discovered if!
' the vicinity of Holliduyshurg. Some work
' men enguged iu excavation found oil oozing
, from the gronnd at the deplti of elovoo feet.
i Senator Wadp, in answer to nn applicant
for a consulship for which "nobody was ask
ing," said : "There is no sncb consulship oo
tins planet. Yuu may fiud it on some fixed
tar, not here."
Pr. yldiun Clark, who had a strong over
; sion to pork, was called upon lo say grace at
; a dinner, where the principal dish was roast
pig. He is repocldd to havesuid : "O, Lord,
if thou canst bless under tbe gospel what
thou didslcurse uuder tbe law, bless this pig."
IirtKAKKrt Burnkd. We regret to learn
that the Breaker attached to tbe Colliery of
Jeremiah Seitzinger, on the West Brunch,
was burned down ou Thursday night. We
could not oblam any of the particulars, cr the
cause of the (ire, loss, or wuother iusured or
not. Miners' Journal.
Tim Spirit of Cattawissa. A large meet
On the 3d of March, forty millions of Rus
sian serfs were liberated. Tbe day before
they were all slaves.
PreDtic saya a contemporary asks if we
can throw any light upon kissing ? We don't
' want to ; the thing can be dune just as well
la ine dura.
The quickest way to make a tall man short
it lo borrow all the money be has got.
Ad old bachelor is a traveller on life's rail
road, who has entirely fulled to make the
proper connection.
"1 feel," said an old lady, "that j've got
about through with this world. J than ten
joy much more trouble."
Why io life the tiddle of ricJles? Lecause
we must all give it up.
If old wine be good, is elder wine batter ?
Since Cotton is king, will it seem very tin
ister
To Dominate Hemp ts a useful Prima Mio
ister?
Grafting for Grape
J lie (.rape monopolists are being lust now
exercised at the rapid progress which gi.ie.aTalt
ing is making, ihey argue in long articles,
published for them as usual giatuiiou.lv, thai
Ihe policy is a bad one that gispes which are
gralled are not so louglived, and all that. They
see in tins lately unreduced mode lo propagate
Iho best grspea on common or worthless stocks.
ihe beginning uf lha cud of their monopoly,
hence Ihu whole park joins in one general howl.
The truth is, Ibe grape can be grafted with as
much certainty as the cherry, plum, apple nr
pear, and just in the same way, except that the
operation has lo be performed a low down as
possible, and Ilia whole then lighily coveted up
wilh soil. It ran be performed, loo, any ti.ua iu
March or April, like ulher grafting. There is
not Ihe least secret about il. Therefore, those
who have old grape vine of any kind, can still
graft them this season wi.h the best varieties,
pruvided .the gr.tis can bt procured. For the
Delaware grape, especially, which it ao alow of
growth, and never ought lo be allowed to grow
upon its own roots, grafting is particularly adapt
ed, and we trull it will resorted to generally
by theat who desirt fruit early, at welas la aav
n psiHsi Gw, Tetafrah.
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Jfnvmcr department.
Qrapo Vines from New Wood.
The following interesting extinct of a
letter is communicated to tho Horticultural
It contains a new suggestion lor the propa
gation of grapes. We can see. however, no
uecetsity for planting tbt shoot two feet
deep. One foot, or even eight inches, wa
venture to miy will answer not or.ly just es
well, but much better. A light, porous snil,
I undoubtedly the best so is a position
here tbe sua can penetrate not over t
couple of hours a day. Care should be taken
not lo allew the soil to become dry.
"Io the midileof September Ferdinand
Rubens, of Germany.) received a letter from
Rev. Mr. Rank, at Alexaudria, in Poland..
As that letter will iuterest you, 1 transcribe
a part nf it. He says : 'Toward the 20ih of
June, j net before 1 set out for a watering,
place, I transplanted a cumber of grape,
vines with perfect success, so that the troth
of your assertion, thut Ihis may safely he dona
in summer, was fully proved. 1 mad, beside,
the discovery not mentioned in your book,
that cuttings from young, green shoots, when
carefully planted and treated, grow very
readily. In transplanting the old vines, I
collected the youog shoots, which were about
three feet long, aod planted them in boles
two feet deep, cutting off about six inchee
from their tops, and watered them liherslly.
The leaves, of course, had been removed, and
they were planted so deep, that two eyes only
remained above ground. About a week after
planting Ihey commenced growing. Not a
single one out of fifty which 1 plauted bat
fuiled.'" r
It will be useless to attempt the propoga.
tfou of grape vines by this plun, unless every
attention is given. Germantown Telegraph.
Valoewf Roots for Fkkdino One thing
is pretty certain cattle are exceedly fond of
roots or all kinds. They are great promoters
of health, and as we treat ourselves to vari
ous kinds of delicacies, thore is no reoson why
their pulate. should not be gratified. We
estimate roots for feeding, something likn
this : ruta bagas 10 cents n bushel, beets 12
cents, carrots 20 cents, and potatoes 25
cents. And then six cents a bushel may he
added for the gratification of seeing with
what gusto they are eaten.
GlleTiiat Will Resist Moistcrr Dis
solve gun-samlrac ond mastic, of each, two
ounces, in a pint of rpirits of wine, adding
about an ounce of spirits f,f turpentine.
Thpn tuke equal parts of isinnlass and parch
ment glue, (gelatin,) and having beaten tha
isinglass into small pieces, and reduced tha
glue to the same state, pour thn solution of
the gum upon them, and melt the wbole io a
covered vessel, at a beat of ISO deg. When
the whole is melted, strain through a coorse
linen cloth, and then put it again over tho
fire, adding about on ounco of finely powder
ed glass. In the preparations of l.quids con
taining alcohol, cure should be tuken not to
use too great a heat, aud to prevent boiling
over, or thecatcliiug fire.
Salt for Cabbaoks. Edward Carpenter,
a correspondent of the Farmer end Gardener,
last your tested the value of suit on cahbape
and with satisfactory results. After plantinif
them out, he watered them two or three times
a week with salt water, containing about fif
teen grains of salt to Ihe pint. The cabbage
grew beautifully, aod headed np very fiuely ;
while those which bad no salt water given
them produced loose, open heads, which Were)
unfit for anything thoo hoiliug. Rata water
was given at tho same time, and io tho same
quuutilieg, as the salt water. He does Dot
know how strong a solution of salt the cahha
ges woold boar without injury, but is fully
Satisfied that a solution r.o stronger than that
lie used is decidedly beneficial.
Covkrino Grass Sf.kd. K. S. Allen, a
Vermel, correspondent nf the New Kog'anrl
Farmer, soys thai be hag "fouod a slab from
n saw log beMer than brush to give the Inst
finish to seeded land, aod better than tha
roller on havy Und, as it pulvediz-g tha
lumps, giving the surface a smooth, fine tilth,
without packing it." He describes its con.
struction and nse as follows; "My method is
to tako a large slub. o foot wiJe vi more,
about oine feet in leogtb, with a two iuch
auger hole at obo&t two feet from each end,
into which I fasten two small chains, and
bring thin togotberio the form ofa triangle ;
ihese are attached to the wbifHetree, nnd
drawn by a horse, with tbe convex siJedown.
A weight of any desired belt cbd ba attached
tp the top, or the operator or teamster can
ride on the flab, where tbe suifaca is But too)
unequal or stouy."
Plum Piddixo. Take half a pound of
flour, half a pound of raisins atoned aud chop
ped and acme currents, washed, picked uud
dried ; use milk enough to stir easily with a
pooo ; add half a pound of suit, chopped
fine a teaspoop.ful uf suit, and four well
beaten eggs ; tie it io a floured cloth aod boil
for four hours. The water must be boiiiog1
when it is put in, tod cuotiiiue boiiiog ua'.il
it is done.
To Hon. a Beef Tosgtk rut it into cold
water lor a few hours, aod theu boil slowly ;
two or three carrots and a bunch of savory
herbs, udded alter the scum had been removed
will improve it; simmer till it is very tender
when the skin will peel fiom it easily ;
dried tongue will take nearly four hours to
boil tender ; an ousmoked ooe about au hour
less.
To Soften old Pptiv In rsmoving old ,
broken panes from a window, it it generally
very difficult lo get oQ the hard, dry putty
that sticks round the glass und its frame.
Dip a saisll nitric or muriitio kotd to ba
obtained at the druggists and go over this
putty wilh it. Let it rest awhile, and it will
soou become so soft thut you can remove it
with ease.
To Pre,-) Rich ,A lady remoan mends tbe
following : Soak Ilia rice in cold suit and
water for seven hours ; bave ready a slew
pan with boiling water, tbrow in tha rica
aud let it boil briskly for leu minutes, drain
it in a colander, cover it up hot by the bra
tor a few minutes, and thn serve. Tbe
grains will be found douuls the usual .ze,
aud quite distinct from each fiber.
Pork Steak. This should ba broiled the
same at beef, except that it requires to ba
don slower and much longer. If there it
too much tire it wilt blaze. Cut around the
hone that there shall be nothing thut bat a
raw appeartnet.
Wall paper is often cleaned bv tbt ose of
wheat bran, but common wheal bread is deci
dedly belter.
Cookies Ont rup of thick, soar cream,
one cup of sugar, half a cup of butter, cinna
mon to taste, soda as usual.
Ants These amine! art known to avoid
irawert made of red cedar. Red cedar soar
egt placed iu Uao r vo sbelTet, will recast
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