TERMS OF PUBLICATION.
'• §2 00 per annum, in advance—or
50, if not paid within the year.
No subscription taken fora less term than six
months, am] no.discontinuance permitted imttl
all arrearages are paid, A. failure to .notify a
discontinuance at the.expiration of a term,'will
be considered anew engagement.
Jldveriiaementa —oo per square for the
three first insertions, and twenty five cents for
every subsequent one*
■ golden ball
HOTEL,
WEST HIGH STREET CARLISLE.
The subscriber respectfully informs bis
friends and the public generally that he has
taken that well known tavern stand at the
West enil of High street, in Carlisle, for
merly kept by Mr. Henry Rhoads, and that
be is now prepared to accommodate Drovers,
Waggoners, Travellers, and all others who
may favor him with a call, in the very best
manner.
His Table will be constantly furnished
with the best the country can produce. His
Bar is supplied with the choicest liquors,
and his Stable which is large and convenient,
will be iii charge of a careful and attentive
ostler.
He flatters liimself that, from bis experi
ence as an Innkeeper, lie will 1 be able to
render general satisfaction.
GEORGE SHAFFER.
Carlisle,-May 3, 1839, tf
11ARDW AUK & GROCERY
S TOR E.
Thk subscriber respectfully informs hisfriends
am) the public in general that he has just
received from the city of Baltimore, an extensive
assortment of merchandize suitable to the pres
ent and approacldngseason, snrh as
34.F.DUAP.3,
consisting of Case Knives and Forks, Spoons,
Locks. Bolis. Hinges am) Screws, Pen and Pock-’
et Knives. K iz *rs, Tacks-'and Sprigs, Spade.-, IS
Shovels, Hav ami Dung-Forks, scy th<-, stones,
rakes, &c.. 6cc>. Gfc. Also, superior American
and English Sciji/tes.
He has also on hand an excellent assortment
of-Patent' Family Medicines*, such as spills, oils
•nml oint|Jients. Also, dll kidds of Essences.fje
has also on hand Horse Medicines, such as the
Oil. of Spike, Oil of Stone and. Horse
ike. &c. |ikc..
/7c has also on hand an extensive assortment
of American Fcrrest and //iudostan C)ll Stone,
suitable for Carpenters and Wood Choppers.
- //<.* also has P »wder by the keg, among which
is the fioent Rifle Powder. Shot, Lead, Percus
sion Caps, and Flints.
• //e also lias an extensive and superior assort
ment of ' 1
China, Glass Qucenstvare,
twenty per rent cheaper than can be had else
where.
•GROCERIES.
Rio, Si. 1) uuingn, and Java Ceffecs. New
and P. no Rico flngar. Orleans and Sw
g\r H -use M^lasse.-. Y< ung /Tyson, I mporlal
and BUck Teas Chocolate, Rice, Hurley, .Vo da
aiftl W iter Cr.ick.t rs, tSplc.es of all kinds. Nuts
ami Confectionaries. Piunes, Raisins. On uml
y Allum. and ,Fhle Stlt. Tar, and Candies
wholesale anil retail,,at city prices.
LIQUORS.
Whe, W-mtly, Nyw mtl Rum, /farvesl
V\ hisfct-y, \Viuu rind Ctik-r Vinegar, Ecc.
TOBACCO.
Cavendish, Roll aud'P-lug. - Spanish and /7alf
.Vp mLh Cigars, Mucubau, Rappee and -Scotch
6'ouff.
SHORS &: BOOTS.
Hiding, (iig and Jockey Whips ami Lashes.—
Brushes. Be "mis;. Runted Buckets, &c. "\
Carpet Chain of all colors.
The above articles In-inn carefully selected,
arc offered to cust oners and others it city prices.
JOHN'GUAY, Agent,
C rlisle, July 4, 1839.
PUBLIC! BALE.
ITJ&Y yUl'ie of mi order of.'the Orphans* Court
IB «f Cumbetlmd cruntV, will he sold <m
ti»e premises on Flinty the- 6th of Sentcnfher,
3839, a : frrst rate.
part of the estate ol Henry Longnecker, dec’d,
situate in Allen township, Cumberland county,
about 2 miles‘from Shephcrdstown, hounded l>y
lands of 'M.arv M’Cew, Geo. Crist, Abraham
Wopjoncr, an.fl others, containing about 120
ACRES . 100 acres of which is cleaned, lUe
balance covered with limber. The improve
llleifN are a tWo story StoneL-HOlJSEi'Aiiji' '
a BARN and the necessary outhouses. |»«m]
S\le to commence at 50 o'clock, A* M. *' l t*- L
when terms of sale, will be made known hv
3NO, K LONCINECKKR,
Ahn'r. of H; LomrHfcher, dte'd.
—Aug»st-I;rrB3Sr; — 1 ~ «
jr. c. JVJEJPff',
dentist.
ESHEOTFULLY iufunus tlu- ladies „iid
Aft. Kvntlenieu c ol Carlisle ami its vicinit'v tliiit
In.- si ts Artificial Teeth in the must approved
.manner. He also scales, plugs ami separates
‘.t'.'etK to at test decay
Dr. N. prepares a tooth powder, which whi
ctens the.teeth, without Injuring tiie enamel, col
•ors tite gums a fine red and refreshes the rmiii'th.
t'he tooth ache will he cured, in most cases,
without extraction; and an odontalgic wash is
prepared for healing sore gums ami fasten the
teeth. .
I-aclies antf gentlemen arc requested to call
and examine 'Ids collection of Porcelain or In
corniptuble teeth, which will never decay or
cn-vnge odor, and ure ifrce from all unpleasant
odour, durable .and yni adapted for chewing,
v/lnch will be inserted>).the best manner and at
fair prices. \ . ..
, Ajl pcrsmis wishing DK>j to Cilll at tKi ,r
* line ..t his resi
dence, No. 7 Harper’s How, wh»„ )ie
t..,.11y attend to every roll i„ the^„ e Jhfrs '
fession. From, a long.and succeslnjf i r i’ L L,.
tie hopes to Ri»<r gyiera! satisfaction^ 1 ’
Carlisle-, An.rint.l, 1839, • S- g m
Estate of John. Snyder, deceased^
NOTICE
13 hereby given that letters testamentary oh
the l ist will and testamentof Jnlpi Snyder,
late of Allen township, Cumberland county;, dfc
ceased, were this day issued by the Register in
aiv\ for said county, to the puhscri ner, tile exec,
otor named in the said will, who in Moo*
yoe township in'the said county. ' All persons
jtji.viag ciai ns op demands against the estate .of.
the said decedent, are hereby requested to make
•known the.same with uf delay; and those indebt
ed to the said estate Vo make payment to -
- - ■ . i JOHN HOUSER, .£r«ufor,
August 3, 1839. . ■ - fit
ARNOLD & CO.v.
AT their New'Store in -Mechanicifdurg' j.ave
Just received a large iissnrtnmnt ol summer
goods; consisting of Cassimergs, Mriilihgs, Linen
and Hempan Cards, Nankeens, £fe. ,
BV G. SANDERSON, & E. CORNMAN.J
Whole No. 1310.
PUBLIC SALE.
WILL be sold at public suit* on Saturday
the 14M of Sc/ttember uext t * in the bor
ough of Mechanicsburg, Cumberland county, ul)
tl*6 following property, to wit: *9
One iiOt of Ground^
Lot No 1, being purl of lot No, 5, fronting on
the south side of Main street, Jhirty nine feel
wide and one hundred and fifty fiye and a half
feet deep to a contemplated alley: whereon is
erecteda two story J&yA
brick Hbireß, fflgHjg'
twenty four feet in front and thirty
feet back, with a good cellar underneath, and
would be suitable, for a store house—also a num
ber of choice apple trees on said lot _
Another hoi of Ground,
Lot. No. 2, being parts of lots No. Sand 6/front
ing on the smith side of Main street and adjoining
lot-No. I on the west*, forty three feet wide and
one hundred and filly five and a half feet deep
*tn said.cnntcmplat< d allev, whereon also is erect
ed a two story BHZOIS HOUSE, w
twenty six feet in trout ami thirty feel
hark, with a Brick Kitchen and IktkeJu&m.
Oven attached to it—also a cistern close to the*
kitchen, and a number of choice fru.it trees on
said lot.
•Hso,ianotherTiot of Ground,
I.ot No. 3, being part of lot No. 6, fronting on
the south side of .Main slree.t-.and adjoining,lot
No. 2on the west, fifty feet wide and one hun
dred and fifty five and a half feet 'deep'to the
aforesaid alley—the improvements are' a Gar
den with an elegant grape vine a,pd a goodly
number of fir.-vt rate ffult trees on said lot.
Also, another Lot of Ground^
Lot No. 4, being part of lot No. 5, fronting oh
the north side <*f Locust'street, forty four feel
wide nml one hundred «n*d thirty eight feet deep
to the above mentioned alley, whereon is erected
a frame weatherhoai tied Stable, and a number,
of choice apple trees on said lot.
Also, two other Lots of Ground,
Lots No; 5 and 6, on the west of No. 4, fronting
on the noi'th'‘side of Locust’street, each forty
tour feet wide and one hundred and thirty eight
fett deep to the aforesaid alley, being parts of
lots No. 9 and 6, with a number of choice apple
trees on said lots.
Also, two other Lots of Ground
Lots No. 5 and 6, as designated in the town.phi
by Brenizer and Least;, fmnliitg on the. soutl
sale of Main street, each forty three and ,a ha!
feel wide and two-hundred fect.deep to SUiufler*
alley, is erected a two story Frame
TTnnge. weutherhoarded, about eighteen Lit
-wide-and about twenty' six feet hack, with a
C' Il.tr nuclei neath it, and also a two story log
House, we.ttherbonrded, am) a cellar, under it;
with a Kitchen attached also ..a ..frame
simp weutherhoarded and plastered inside, suit
able for a silver smith shop, and likewise a good
frame stable, wealberboar.led, and also a nuni
ber id’elegant fruit lives on said lids. The.abuVi
two Ims will be sold together or diUdeci ii»»o
sundry lots to suit purchasers.
Also, iiuother Lot of Ground,
Lot No. 18, designated by Brenfzer and L* ase,
as aforesaid, fronting nn the south side of Locus;
siivetj forty nine feet wide and i ne hundred a- e
ninety three feet deep along Arch all’ey to St.
John's alley, whereon is erected a two story
BRICK HOUSE,
about twenty four feet in front and eighteen fret
deep, and has an elegant bake oven and a ccmon
cistern on it—also, a first rate grape vine am
sundry young thriving fruit trees.
Also,' another Lot of Ground,-
No 19, designated as aforesaid, fronting no tl
si'Ulh side/ tf Lot ust street, lofty nine feet wtc
and one hundred and niiuly three feet deep I
St. John’s ul'ev, where-n is elected a one ami :
half story Buck S mp, about sixteen f ei t sepi u;.v
■suitable i'or a kitchen, amlsurrdry'choice apph
treis. -•- •
Also, three other Lots oCGroiiml.
Nos. 20, 21 and 22, designated as aforesaid,
fronting on the south-Mde ol Locust street, each
forty nine feet wide and one hundred and min tv
three feet dee() to St Johi‘»,*s alley,'with’ a good
numhnr of first rate j»pph trees on said lots.
Sale to commence a_t 10 o’clock. A- M. of said
day when due attendance will lie yivtn and
terms of sale made known by ...... f
JOHN KUI’P.
Assignee of Jacob S/yd'rr.
6;
Align'd 8, IPS9.
Tothe"Heirs-nnd Hcsal Representatives of
MJCWiKL QUIGLEY, laieof the bor
ough of\ Carlisle , deceased .
T\KE NO I 10 E to ft 1 will lioM <ti Imprsi*
lion <>n a writ.of P irin'nu* an I Valnaii"*.
ou tlie premises bite ot Mich ml Quighu, der’d
on Frid iv the 6rh day « f September,.lB39,-at 4
'o’clock,“PrM. where all interested ttlav utteml.
JOHN MYERS, Sheriff..
Sheriff** Offircv- ) ' ——
Carlisle,. Aug. 15. 1H39. S -4*
PUBLIC SALE.
THE suVcrjber,' Execut r of the last:Avid
uid testament •of Sonnet Ihiliv-j late of
E-ist town-hip, Cnnfberhmd conn
ty, deceased, will expose to,public sale on -tin
premises,on Saturday the 7th of Sefifemhet
Hfjl, hi I o’clock, P. M. the following veal es
tate, to w>t: ♦
Tied JLots of Gronnd,
umv.nship,-
No». 1 & 14 iu tin* mMuinnul plan of Hind town’
Aitrnd:uico will b»* given and terms niadr
known on the day of h ilp by - - ,41
JOHN RUPP; Bxccufor, %
, E. Pennshorniigh, Aug; 8, 1539. 5t .
OAni.XSZ.XI FEMALE
■ SJEMFMMRTi-
Mrs. brown and iMmimu* i>st. om_er.
rospi-ctfnllv. Inform the puttlic that the
.<!iiis a <*f th-iv vi •ijv-rtivr <h p.vtitM'nfs in tin
C4RLISI.C FEMALE SEMINARV will hV
re«n'm.-d nh-tiu.- 3d S;*P f *'mbc*V iuxt. 1
..Carlisle, -Aug. 8, 1839. # ■ 3t*
KiiL Scotrh Giiigliiim Cotton
Umbrell is and a large assortment of; plain and
■Hurcd Puimsols for sale;hV’ I
•• \ ;; •, arnouj y/co., ; ;
_\y * . At their store iii-MtTh*’iiu(*>hurg”
£ata\„f Frederick Hoover , deceased,
V' •'•■•Xo ; . •
o^v t «yf„™ a i^* sirat ' r>n on thaestate of F/aJ.
S township. Cumber
without delay properly , f Jfog
menu - s ■ ; - • -
■•?OTW
ASA-F. SMIVt-: - a j
July, 551839. > --V- ;
Carlisle, PH. Thursday September SS,. 1830.
From the Bedford Gazette. -
. To the People of Bedford County.
A sketch of the events which tookplace at Har
risburg, during the session of 1838-9.
No. 3
Fellow Citizens:
~ ItJs perhaps unnecessary to state that
Constitutionally the Senate consists of 3S
members and the House of 100 members.—
In order to carry out the design of the con
spirators, it was necessary to obtain a majo
rity in joint ballot and in both branches. If
they had the majority in joint ballot they
could elect their Treasurer and U. States
but they would be curbed in most
of the rest of-their factious schemes, if a
Republican majority existed in either branch
—such as withholding the legal returns, and
thus excluding Porter from his seat—appro
priating fifteen or sixteen millions of dollars
to useless Rail Roads and* Cana's, and in
creasing the capjtal of the Bank of the Uni-'
ted States to fifty-thousand dollars, and
thus impart to that institution an uncuntro
lable power over the destinies of our coun
try. ;'-
In (he House there were 56 democrats le
gally elected, and 44 whigs and anti-ma
sons. Tliis state of parties gave us a ma
jority of 12-—the Senate had a vascillating
majority ol S—consequently the democrats
had in, joint ballot a certain majority of
. nine. In the Senate the seats of the mem
bers from the.Bth district were-contcstcd, as
was also the seat of one member from the
third district, mid two from the second dis
trict. The object of each party was to se
cure the admission of their respective friends.
But Burrowes held the returns, and nothing!
like the.,observancc of justice or law could |
be looked for from sich a man. He there- ;
foj;e, in accordance with his character pre-1
sented to the. Speaker, of the-Senn'te, the
spurious returns which excluded Brown and i
Stevenson, and withheld the legal returns!
by which they were elected. {
The Senate sat at night. The Hall was
crowded to overflowing. Among the men
assembled was the Uitner Phalanx drawn \
from the public works - • j
-The men employed on the, public wofks !
have , become an organized* body which can |
be wielded- at will by any administration
wicked enough to employ their hirelings a- ‘
gainst the people, and they, have become so
insolent and arrogant that they think the 1
Legislature is bound to, appropriate money
to,useless public works in order to keep
them in employment, and have even threat
ened the Legislature with bringing down the
laborers on the public works to enforce cer
tain The Superintendents,
Engineers, Supervisors and Contractors are
an organized body whose interference in the :
politics of the State ns a body ought, and
must, be restricted. .The riots and viola
tion of law which took place at the Millers
tq.wn district, in Adams county, in Hallifax,
Dauphin, in Morris district, Huntingdon, in
Ydungwomanstoun, Lycoming,, where the,
Canal and Hail Ruud men could over-power
(he farmers and mechanics, forms a proof
undeniable of my assertion. There are some ,
exceptions to the general rule, but there are
very few. '
This array of contractors, &c. was met By
men from the county of. Philadelphia and -
others from the surrounding counties ad
joining Dauphin. When the clerk attempt
ed to read the spurious returns - , considerable:
emotion was observed in the Senate Hall.—
So imith so that men of weak nerves became
alarmed. ■ 1 believe so.me persona exclaimed
“we will have our rights!” The Xnfima-'
sonic prints attach to, the exclamation “or 1
blood!” I cannot vouch however for the 1
truth of the latter assertion. It is certain 1
however that (he confusion hecanve 1
that the Speaker, Charles B. Penrose.-hasti- I
ly abandoned the Chair ami appointed an.-'
other Speaker pro. tom. and retreated behind 1
the desk. Stevens and" Burrowes had been I
drilling the Senate for hours, and now sought
r fuge with their colleague (he Speaker.;—
But shortly their fears overcAme theln al
though those fears Were excited by'them
selves—"Conscience makes cowards of us
all.’ 5 They-therefore determined to effect
a retreat and they escaped out.of the back
window, of thb” Senate Chamber. Because
t is-.too perilous a descent for tbeir vaulting
.ambition to leap out of the window, they’
clept out by the lamp-lighters ladder, In
asmuch I profess (o narrate the facts a
they octurred, I must differ in opinion with
those who think that they jumped out. ThVv
took a more deliberate anti less dangerous
mode.of escaping from fancied danger. One
of their partisans more daring and athletic
than themselves di-opt himself from the win
dow, and took the lamp-lighters ladder frort®
its usual place in the vestibule and secTtred
it against the back window of the Senate
[Chamber, and thus the frightened statesmen
readied terra firma -I dale say not without
soiling their dress. And here their pilgrim
age began. Burrowes took up and-pursued
a devious course. As described tome it was
quite as circuitous and doubling astliat of
the Gypsy Herald, when Charles .fbA Bblti',
set l)is dogs on him. [We heard no iiiore of
this Hero until he was figurihgin Lancaster,
pleading fm*redruitB to take the Capital.—
HowTiie managed to pasS from Harrisburg to
I.nncuster- without being recognized, is a
inystefy ■ whie|i is not yet.solved, I attribute
it to .the instiirtStive/powerprinan. to mask'
himself when under ari. extreihe state of ire-1
nidation. , : . .'-yfr*
However, let that be as it may. certain it,
is the trio clalnbefed oiitof the Senate Chauif
herby means of tke ; :lamp-lighfers laddsjv~
•When the lamp-lighter, at the usual "time,
went to extinguishTiis lamps, (he liiddeir.was
non est, and the lamps burned
there was'oil in them. lam ndjicertain
thatPenr«9C,Bnrrowes.andStcyerm“ought
■Kit to pay for the extra oil whicli-was con
sumed on tliat extraordinary occasion. V The
lamp-lighter did noli recover big ladder until’
mid-day on the fifth, and he execrated the l
absconded hot, a little for delving Kim pfi
“OUR COUNTRY—BIGHT OR WRONG.” ‘
liis -ladder and obstructing him in the dis
charge of his very important duties.
Alter they had thus descended, and Bur-,
rowes had taken care of himself -as above
described, Penrose, arid Stevens, like' the
Siamese Twins, adhered to each other, and
if the course they took is accurately describ
ed by Stevcns'-before the Committee, it must
haye been a tortuous oire, of no common
grade or curvilure. However they wander
ed into a thorn bush and had to back out a
little—it is,not the first or last time they
have had to back out. They blundered on,
holding each others arms, fancying every
tree in the enclosure an armed Democrat, or
Copy Greer with his red comfort, until.they
effected a passage over the fence, when*, bid
ding each other farewell, Penrose escaped to
Carlisle, and Stevens to Wilson’s cellar,
where I leave him for the present in all the
grandeur of unenviable-scditude.
Not so with Penrose. He was transfer
red to Carlisle by a Locomotive, where he
immediately.set about prosecuting Ids trea
sonable designs by military force.' In com
pany with Gen. Samuel Alexander he wait
ed on Commodore Elliott near 12 at night,-
and they three called on Capt. Sumner who
commanded a party, of Dragroons stationed"
at Carlisle, arid requested him immediately
to. march his men to Harrisburg to suppress
the "infuriated mob” and restore the un
chaired Speaker to his chair, and sustain law
and order by the application of the sabre.—
Capt. Sumner deficient in knowledge
of military dufyarid withal is a rrta,n,of sound
sense. He very promptly and very proper
ly declined interfering in the matter, and
though strongly urged, he answered he could
not move,his troops without an order from
the Secretary ajTVvar, or a superior military
officer, and he recognized no power in a-Na
val officer to command him. j
Thus foiled in his attempt In that-quarter
the 'Wandering Speaker of the Senate wiis
again thrown on his beam ends. He ex
claimed, in the bitterness of heart -which
might be expected from a man whose air
built castles had suddenly exploded, and
left him in all the sad reality of truth, like
epitome of Adherbaj whep addressing...the
UomaifSenate, "OlTcrue.l reverse of fortune.!
Whither— ; oh whither .shall. J fly? V If I re
turn to the Senate Chdlnber my chair is be
seiged.by an “infuriated mob.” ’ What can
I expect but that Cony Greecand-the other
ruffians who wear red comforts round their
necks, should hasten to imbrue in my blood"
those hands, which are now reeking with the
blood of other innocents. 1 know not where
to fly foivjrefugc or assistance. Proof my
own family, friends, and party I have no
expectations. I must throw myself on the
resources of my own-great mind.” He then
ordered the lllh Division, P. M. under the
command of Major General Alexander, to'
be prepared at a moment’s warning to march
on 56 unarmed men who we're in the peace
ful exercise of their legitimate represents-■
live duties, and retired to brood over the
disturbances which, as a traitor, he had aid- ;
ed to bring on the Commonweal tli, and which '
brought us to the verge of a civil war. The
intention of those men, Penrose,- Burrdwes
and Stevens to retain their*power in the
State even at .the expense of the
our-peoplc, the desolation of our farms, and
t|ie-conflagration of our towns and cities,,
outfit and will receive the profound condem
nation of every lover of his country, , j
The execration of all good men must pur--
sue even to th'e last breath men sufficiently--
infamous to imagine such a work of destruc
tion—and j.tjs most extraordinary, that not
withstanding (hey had cut nut such a field
of havoc, slaughter, atfd desolation for oth
ers. they are all three notoriously destitute
of personal courage, twoarjeast.nof posses-,
sing Pennsylvania birth, and neither of them
possessing a claim to Pennsylvania feelings,'
TheV-ouglit to hc lnoked uporras - (he EXE
CRABLE OF ATHENS and prohibited
from every office of trust, profit, and ,emo
lument in the Commonwealth. That a great
people, comprising.:! population of a million
and a half of souls, should have their peace
disturbed by such IVantic_men is a matter
which merits and receives the deep maledic
tioii of every lover of law and order in the i
United States. Besides, if I am correctly'
informed, this diabolical.plot, had some con-1
nexion with the Whigs of New York, who
rally under the standard of a certain writer (
who, assumes the signature of "SIDNEY,”
and the principles of a monarchist, of which '
I shall sneak inaiiother number. I
. Immediately after the precipitate retreat!
of Penrose, Co. the Senate adjourned and :
; so ended the principal acts of the memorable!
4th of Deteinberjl.lB3B-—but not so their 1
consequents. I had hoped that an ablerj
pen. than mine would seize upon thia import- '
ant subject—unmask it in alt its details and. f
deformities, now that fresh,in the
memory of men, as a beacon to shallow con
spirators, who 80, not opinions of
the people, and who falsely imagine theyar©
to bc led by untruth, or terrified byjnilitary
violence—the safety of the cuuntry.requires
we should guard against such meli, and nev
er entrust 1 those with power and office by
whom they liavtyieen abused aml converted
to the worst puiffoses. What I record may
serve to aid an author who will,narrate the
[facts and develope the plot in all its ramiflr
[cations, and; thus place on the.journals of
the couptry the memorable events of the
Session;.df.lBSB-9j and strip the domino and
vizor from men who wished to change our
.Republican form of Government, and
our beau tiful country to all the horrors
im a civil war, while attbe-sainefime he will:
do justice to; the brave 'men. who, though ufn
arinod,successfullyresistedmilitary aggr©s«-
sionj and, by the power of truth and-the)
firmness ofthcsriul, sustained the lawsand
institution'of the lapd unimpaired* j
Inasmuch as this article is dra.wn'l ton,
'gyeater,length than I expected, I • will ■ rd-•
.serve: the relation of thy events; of ,the ; st h.bf
December: for my, next,/:,;; y. y/•:=; J - a-.u.Y , ■? •
Your fellow citizeh, . . •
.- THOS. B. M’ELWEBI;
[AT TWO .DOLL ARS PER ANNUM.
New Series—Vol. 4, ITo. 12.
From the Philadelphia Inqutier.
SXZiS.
We so'tne.tjme since grouped together a
number of paragraphs, in relation to the Silk
Culture in various sections of the country.
The subject possesses interest for.a large
portion of the community, and it isour inten
tion, therefore, up from time to time,
all the information that reaches us from au
thentic sources, .with the object, as far as
possible, of shewing the progress arid pros
pect of this laudable enterprise throughout
the'United States. According to tire official
statement published ip our paper of Saturday
last,:s!ilk goods to the amount of 922,862,171
"were‘imported into this country' in. 1836,
while in 1838, the amount jdid not exceed
$9,312,338. The former it shphld be re
membered, was the great year of overtra
ding. It is impossible with our present in
telligence, to form any thing like a correct
estimate as to the amount, invested in silk
culture in fhisTiountrvv, at this time; but if
we fake all the Multicaulis trees, the cocoon
eries and manufactories into consideration, it
cannot fall short ofseveral millions of dollars.
It is quite important, therefore, to ascertain
the real condition of,the matter, and the ac
tualprospect;throughout'the country. " "
Ihe information we have heretofore given
has served to strengthen the impression 'that
silk can be cultivated in this country not
only successfully but profitably. The ex
periment is now in progress, and we trust
most sincerely that, the reaultmay realize
the expectations of the most sanguine. It is
right to add, that while we have hopes, and
while our information thus far is,of the most
cheering character, we have also apprehen
sions. I hat is to say,, we fear that some
who have entered into the business are too
i sanguine, will not devote sufficient time ami
| attention to" the subject, and hence , >vill ex
'P ‘ Those who do
persevere, and pursue their operations with
; a thorough knowledge as to the proper treat
ment of the worm, who exercise patience,
skill .and assiduity, will no doubt be fully
successful. We perceive ‘flint in Georgia,
cocoons of tlie second crop had-becn produ
ced as early as. the 28th of last month—
They were made-in 23 0r.24-days, from the
commencement offending the worms, or one'
week less than the time occupied in the first
feeding. The Athens Banner considers the
-practioabilil.y of making two crops of silk, as.
having been successfully tested, and indul
ges a hope as to a third crop. The Charles
ton Courier-7says that several persons in that
state have planted the morus multicaujis
cuttings this season. Also, that a number
of individuals are. engaged hi the culture.ol
silk. At one cocoonery 40,000 worms, fed
on the native mulberry, had been raised from
one ounce of eggs. They had all finished j
spinning, passed through the chrysalis state, I
and laid 5,000,000 of eggs. The whole mat
ter had been accomplished in six weeks. A
specimen of the raw- silk from the cocoons,
is described as fine and;beautiful.
The Frederick, Md. Examiner, states that j
Messrs. Jenks-ahd Ramsburg, of that place
have gofie into the business with more than
ordinary energy. They are just completing
the feeding of a very large number of worms.
The- morus alba was made use of. Their
cocoonery-is described as very extensive,—■
We trust that our friends of the Examiner
will endeavor to obtain some further partic
ulars. The question-possesses, interest in a
; National poipt of view, and every thing cal
-culated to throw light, upon it, may be, said
to be important; The number of trees now
Th-progress within a few miles of Philadel
phia, must be very large.' One bundled
thousand, it is said, will be raised in 'the
borough of Doylestqwn;. while at least-2,-
000,000 of-worms are, or shortly will be,
spinning in that immediate neighborhood.—
The V&lmineton Jnnrnal-mentions-nn-ex--
teiisive cocoonery in that town, under the
auspices of’Mr. Zebra Ferris. .Some of his
cocoons are described as very large, taking 1
only 115 to the poilnd—They are from the
Tyson white worms, he shall refer to the
subject again, as opportunity offers, and in
the mean time shall be glad" to receive any
. information -upon the matter. A number of
j oiii; citizens, we. are aware, have gone into
. the business pretty extensively, .and are,
perhaps, well qualified to speak upon the
subject from actual experience. l
' Since the above'Was prepared, we have
nicLwith an article in the National Gazette,
from whibli we copy the following paragraphs.
The picture is rather discouraging, butif.the
statements are, incorrect, they can and ,ho
doubt will be refuted.
i - *ln a Philadclphiapnper there Vvcrepub
: lislietl a short time age the names'of a con
jsiderable number of persons'who fed silk
worms last summer.in different.parfs of the
I Union, and'with many of them the numbers
they fed Were given. As tins'publication
was designed to encourage the 1 friends'of the
[ business, it ismostprobable those included
all 'the largest numbers, and' they amounted
altogether to about_4,ooo,ooo.-If we allow
IiOOO.OOO for those whose names'only Were
given* and. assume 1,000.000 to have been
fed-, in' small parcels 1 over the country,-Of
which the; editor had. not heard -or: which
were' too trifling to-notice,-wef shall- have
6,000,000 as the ; ,whole nu mber fed In. the U.'
Statesiast.yenr.. Each-100 ofworms will
consume on a full estiuiate,' 50 jbs.,of leaves;
Sift,ooo l^:>wJl ; ’ti}M«foce sustainJ,ooo,pop.
I have seen it statwl ,by one \vho fed from.
Alultioaul|s>.of .the.'^rst -year’s growth, .that
each nalf,a pound of Ipavesj
ODO woTmsLwlll then require
ito sijstaln .fhem... It has :been ldmit(edi l>y
thbsa'jntefeSfed- the- itiiviiber as
:Ojn tompaving
this With'' thb> 1,200,000. it will be- seen that
|we had last year 1 mnrethan twice as
tides' as were rcquircd'fof all the Warms that
were' raised in fhe : Uhite«l-Statieff. v ':' r ;
: ' On. a very high estimafe 'flie nbmber of
worm snow feeding, and to be fed ;this season
tnay be suppoßsd about So,ooo,()oo.lttiirit
AGE NT S/
JokhMoouk, Esq. Newvillc,'
Joseph Mi Ms ams. Esq. Hopewell township.
Johm Wi/nderuch,,E»o. Sbippensburg.
William M. Mateeii, ETq. Lee’s X Roads.
John Meuapfx-, Dickinson township. 1
Jons Clehd'enln, Jr. Esq., Hogestown.,
George F. Cain, Esqi Mecliunicaburg.
Frederick Wunderlich, ; ,do.* ' '
James Elliott, Esq. Springfield. . . .
Daniel 1 Krvsher,'Esq; Clmrchtown.
Jacob Longnkcker, Esq. Wormleysburg/
Gkoroe.Eknest, Cedar Spring, Allen tp.
ho enthusiast would say more.. For this
purpose we, want .by the above calculation
6,000,000 trees, flow many, have we?—
Tenfold is considered a small average in
crease for the Multicaulis. There were last
year 3,000,000; there must consequently bo .
-30,000,000 at presentr' , According'tb this, .
therefore now growing in the United Stated
five times as many trees as are required to
sustain all the worms to be fejl.on the pres
ent year! And such will be the relative in
crease from year to year.
There is great speculation in eggs too/—-
They have risen, says a late publication,
from 10 to S4O per ounce during the present
season. What a golden'opportunity! Biit
how many will we hove. There are as sup
posed about So,ooo,ooo.worms to he fed this
summer. The eggs command so high a price
that it is more than likely every .body will
prefer them to silk, for at 50 cents an dunce,
they would be far more profitable’. But say
one half the worms will he allowed to pro’-
duce cgM. They increase at the very least
one hundred fold, so that we shall have tho
coming, abtumn 1,500,000,000 eggs-in the
market, just ten times as mafty as.w'ill bo
required for next year’s feeding, even sup
posing five times'as many worms to be raised
as we have this year. So much for demand
and supply. Is it not surprising that, with
this information beforc-him, any one in his'
sober senses should think for a moment of
speculating any longer in Morus Multicaulis
or Silk Worms’, Eggs.
I have a fine lot of trees. They are very
thrifty, and if the price, should be as higlras
those of out craft who manage the scenes say
it will, I shall probably make a. profit of
many thousand dollars. But Thope no one
will bo deceived. Thesp are not real pros
pects. _ Jjet, timin' be examined, with the
scrutinizing.eye of plain common sense, and
but pa
per and paint,” .
INTERESTING, SURGICAL OPERA*
TION.
'Dr. Warner the Professor of Surgery at*
the Richmond College, Virginia, has per
, formed interesting surgical operations in two
cases of congenital deformity, pf the feet.—
. The tendons, whosp contraction occasioned
the deformity, were severed, and the two
parts united in the formation a-new and
J perfectly-sound tendon. VThe 'Richmond ■
"Compiler gives this report of'the cases: —
The'first of the two cases operated for by
Dr. Warner, was that form of a club foot
termed by medical writers Telapas Equinus;
the subject a son of a highly respectable gen
tleman of Albemarle, of about ten years of
age. The deformity consisted in the com
plete extension of the foot, so that the heel
was elevated at least three ipches above the
ground, whilst the foot was turned slightly
inwards, and rested upon the outer edge o'f
the foes. The operation consisted in the
complete section of the Tendo Achilles,
which immediately remedied the deformity, '
so that there now remains ,no disparity be
tween the two ’
The second case -was a double clubfoot,
Tnlapes Yarns Verus. The panent
was a'young man aged twenty years. The
feetturned inwards, so that the foes of each
foot pointed to the angle of the other! They
were turned completely over, the weight o'f
the body resting on the top of each during
the upright position. It was necessary in
this, .case to out, in addition to'the Tendo
Achilles, the long flexor muscle of the gieat
toe, and the cominon flexor of the lesser toesr
Notwithstanding the aggravated character
of this deformity, immediately after.the ope
ration, the toes were directed forwards, the
foot elongated, and at this lime the weight
ofthe body rests upon the. sole of the foot.
The operations were performed in a very
.neat-manner,—None oMhe incisions occa*
sinned an orifice more than a quarter of an
inch in length. Ingenuity and care are re
quisite in applying the compressing apparat
us, and keeping the limb in proper position,
until a cure is effected, and Dr. Warner.has
shown skill in the manner in which-he has
performed this very important part of his
office. We understand there arc two other
cases of club foot to- be operated for at fhe
THE DISTRESS IN IRELAND.
We are pained to be cbmpplled to state
that the'late English papers furnish further
details of distress and, starvation, in'various
sections of Ireland. Alctterfroin a cler
gyman nas read in the House of Commons,
a short time ago, which stated that the-tnis*
ery of the.people of Newport in the.county
of'Mayo,.was frightful to.think of. Mr. Of-
Connell said that Owing. to the failure of a
second potato crop,, the people \vere on the
very verge of starvation. . He spoke with a
knowledge of the, state. of things, inKerry,,
iii which county, the,gentry hail made every
sacrifice aiid done all they could to alleviate
the sufferings of theirpoor
case was of that pressing nafure that it was
absolutely necessary that, something should,
be done in the way of fefidf witnourthe
least'delay. " ' J-iyn
I ’Mr. Serjeant Jackson said that heh'adrO
ceived’ four letters on this 'subject'from
Brandon and its neighborhood;'and; to men
tion one fact only, it appeared that, of a pdp- -
uldtion of r.OOO persons,- there' were 3,000
in a slate bordingon'stai'varinn, and :i,OOO ‘.
o tterly destitute.-; A very small amount of
relief from .the government,, promptly- ady
niiniatercd. would save.grcat numberaof ther n
population front pciishing«
T*K«OR.SttaßT^A^oik»naniwbok«?pa.
a *ltat*toncg ; :
the
at tire rate
•He put* th^
;salt oyexrt,
-ly. Thiapreacrvca them feeWM6i(M ih <fie
iheadv promotes their- general-; "
supposed to be fc specific egainstirietok r .'