Santa. Art nit has been robbed at Jamaica j by SdnVG rascal not having a due sense of the endrmity of stealing tho property of no dis tinguished a perscildi The Jamaica Jour nal gives the facts In tho following form : Oil Friday night last, man was discovered in the premises of General Santa Anno, car rying away a box belonging to one of tho General's servants. The fellow was captu red, and the owner of the box was for taking his prisoner to the cage; but Santa Anna pro posed that ha should be secured for the hands of tho mithorties. The box was therefore taken away from him, and at the suggestion of the General, he was well tied to a tree, in such a manner that there was no doubt of his security. Tho General seemed, however, to have had some doubts, for he got up more than once during that night to satisfy himself that the fellow was safe. About two o'clock he again left his bed to have another look nt lha prisoner, but lu and behold ! his bird had flown, and what was more surprising, he hud dso taken away the box with him. I low the thief managed to have unloosed himself ind made his way into the very place where n the properly he had first stolen was placed ifler being taken awny from him, and then o steal it a second time, no one can tell ; but he fellow, who is supposed to be a Creole, las completely outwitted the Mexican. No ntelligoace has, we learn, been as yet heard f the thief or the stolen property. Robbery or Tin: National Jewels. The 'atent Olfiee, at Washington, on Wednesday light was entered by thieves, who made a dean sweep of the National jewels, valued ul ?20,000. A reward of 5?10l)() is offered for ho recovery of the stolen property. The Vufhington correspondent of the Baltimore -Upper gives the following particul-irs of the obbery : Late last niirht, or early this morning, the oum in the Talent Ollice Huildiug, occupied s the National Gallery, or Museum, was eu red and robbed of the following articles, iz: the Gold Snuff Box presented by the '.tnperor Alexander to the Hon Leavilt Har s, American Minister to the Court of St. etersburg, (the letter A on the lid was com jsed of diamonds,) the value of this article $ ,000. The bottom of it only was found the room. The gold scabbard of tho sword csented to Com Biddle by the Viceroy of 3ru ; the sword was not taken. The largo )ttle of Otto of Rose, (from which perfu ers could realize SOOOO or3qp0;) the pearl teklucc, and two large pearls, presented to esident Van Buren by the Imauin of Mus t. The string was cut, and three of tho arls left behind. There were also stolen ?diis, copper and silver, of various Generals U. S. army, among them that of Gen. ayne ; a guld medal of Bolivar, presented himself ta a person who prevented him ra being assassinated, and other medals. The building was entered by the robbers the double front, and ascending to the Nu lal Gallery, they unlocked the door with a 10 key. They then secured the door wiih ;s inside. 'he articles above enumerated were in a blc case, tho class of which hud to be ' .- r , , .i 1 1- ..i:. I use, uitj ruuuers noitruu ti jjil-cc hi yuu ting paper with gum arable, and pasted i the outer-glass, then with a knifo or ccr, the glass was broke by prying it o nd tho edges. Tho fragments adhered to paper, and were thus silently removed. : s evident that an effort was made to slid ! :k a portion of the outer case, to gain ac j ,s to tho treasure" ; but being unsuccessful, ! 1 Kt Wl:m, Tl.. The lltllcr Kiting oo imcnipo uiunwi- .. ' o ; d snuffbox was fastened in sttch a man- ! r that its removal would pull a wire and ; use an alarm of a bell, the sound of which 1 uld be heard all over the room, but us there sre no watchman there, no good purpose is attained by tli3 arrangement. The rob .rs(itis supposed there were two) went out a window, about twenty feet above the nding. A thick gimblet was found siick .g in the frame, lo which the end of a rope -as fastened. On the sill a bottle of gum rabic was discovered, and a colt, made of ipo, with a place for the hand, and heavy ads of load. This was the means of defence -a silent instrument of death. (The owner an have hispioperty by coming forward and proving property ! ) Some years ago tho .old snuff box was stolen, for which a reward of S 1500 was offered, and recovered on board of a vessel in Baltimore. Tho watchmen of (he building were in the basement, and heard nothing of the doings of the thieving visiters. Tub Asiatic Cholera proves by dissec tion, the Medical Kxuuiiner says to be the iu llnmation and ulceration of the various mem brane of tho bowels. The contents of the stomach and intestines ferment and putrify, vomiting, and swelling of the abdomen quick ly follow, and the patient sinks. Dr. Max well, of Calcutta, saw ho cured himself by copious drafts of effervescent soda powders in cold water ; that he afterwards saved ma ny a lil'u by tho kiiiio treatment. He says that no remedy will avail except relieving the bowels of ihe fermenting content, and if this be not done gently, it will bo fatal. tlt.vi James Veursly, and Knglish surgeon, ha discovered, according to tho Me ical Examiner, a curious and erlieient mode of relief for deafness resulting from scarlet fever, &c, in ciues w here the drum of the ear has been broken. It is simply to mois ten a small pellet of raw cotton, and gently push it down tba passage of the ear till it reaches Ihw drum at the bottom ; adjusting it neeessary, else it may muke the deafness at first ouly greater. Moisture is indispensable. Tho cotton shod J be changed every morniug. Many other cases aie eked in proof. Another Counterfeit. -Willis k Co., Brokers, 23 Slate street, have shown us a new counterfeit 3 on the Commercial Bank of Burlington, which is well calculated to de ceive the uio6t cautious. It is an ulteration from Commercial Bank, Gratiot, Michigan, Vignette, steamboat and vessel of war, ship under full sail, city in the distance observe the word Burlington u spelt "tau" instead of -lnm.Travtlttr. TEE AXOB.IC.tUT. sunburyT ATI IID A V, NOVEMBER 18, 184H. II. B. MASKER, Editor and Proprietor. r.. . . . nnn, .-.viiim iiiiiiimiK, . nuu - r-r the rhilnttclphiii KxchmiBr. in rrfrulnrly authorized lo receive wtvrrtimnwnM ami mibwrlptiuiw fur thin pap". uni rcc,lPl lor me sanir. T An active boy about H or 15 years old, would be taken as an apprentice, at this office. UiTiiANKSGiviNu )AV.-(jovernor John ston, has recommend the 23d of this month (next Thursday,) to beset apart by the peo- de of Pennsylvania, us a day of thanksgiv. 1 in; and prayer. We hope his recommen dation will be universally regarded. i)jr- Wc publish this week the correct returns of this county for the Presidential election, which by some strange mishap were incorrectly stated last week. The majority for Cass, it will be seen, is 493 instead of -1-1 (i. AVe had the full returns in advance by express, the morning after the election, and therefore regret that an error should have been committed in their publi cation. D'" The editor has been absent from his post for several weeks past. Tho smoke and the lire, of the late elections, having nearly subsided, our readers will settle down in the enjoyment of general news, literature, anecdotes, tales, and the usual variety necessary to make up a good news paper. THIi (illAM II KM'IT All the returns are now received, and (Jeneral Taylor is President elect of the United States. lie has received an unpre' cedented majority one that was not anti' cipated by the wildest fanatics ol the whig part'. His vote is entirely owing to the suicidal course of theJDemocralic leaders in relation to a tariff. So faithful have the masses hitherto been to the will of the lea ders, that the latter, in an evil hour, inuv gined that no doctrine or principle was so wild or gross, but it could be readily for ced upon them. They vainly supposed that their utter and shameful abandonment of fixed principles would be quietly acquie ced in by the people. Too late they have, if they arc not willfully blind, discovered their error. Pennsylvania lias spoken her disapprobation in tones of thunder by 13,. 000 majority for Taylor. Yet it is not a will.' virtfirv. Tt ii n rrlfirinns trmirmh of . . . " . . - - . , . . the principles of truth over falsehood and deceit of the free thought and action of the people over (he will of partisan leaders. It is an emphatic declaration by the free men of Pennsylvania, that they can and will think for themselves, and that they cannot be driven by dictation, or overawed by influence. It is a wholesome lesson to le unTraU,rui Naders of the Democracy. It , h th to i(1 similar course J - , , i.t . 4 in fiitnr.1 It ikii l.arh (hum tr fAKnurt the indignant rebuke of an outraged people. The result was announced in a spirit of prophecy by Senator Cameron, in his speech on presenting to the Senate in July, 1816, the petition of thousands of Pennsylvanians against the repeal of the bill of 1812. He said : 'Every legislature for years has instructed her representatives here to adhere to her fa vorite policy and no man has ever presumed to ask her favor without admitting the justice and propriety of her views upon this subject; and 1 may add, Mr. President, woe betide the man who raiv his suicidal hand agaiiisl her, now in the hour of her extremity. 'I havo said her favor was never asked without a pledge to support her views. You know, fir, how it was in 1844. I need not tell you that you would not now occupy that chair but for the assurances the oft reitera ted assurances that her policy would not bo disturbed. Yon and I remember the scenes of that day. We cannot forget the flags and hauliers which were carried in Ihe proces sions of her demoerncy, pending1 the election which resulted in the triumph of our party. It cannot, and it ought not to be disguised, that, but for these assurances to which I have alluded, that triumph never would have been obtained. 1 remember tho anxiety which pervaded tho minds of the politicians until the publication of the Kauo letter, und I can not forget tho pains that were taken by the leading men of the party to convince the people that il w as evidence of on intention to protect our interests. Hit confiding citizens iravo their support in good faith, and they ex peeled good faith in return. The letter was published, in English mid German, in every (b'tnoeiatic paper in the State, and in pam phlets by thousands. Everv democrat noint. ed to it as a satisfactory tariff letter, und no democrat doubted il. It i not saying loo much lo ascribe to that letter, mainly, the democratic majority 0f tho Stute. Surely, honorable men will not now, since the batlla has been fought and tho honors won by it. evado its responsibility, by saying that too liberal a construction was put upon it. If it was wrongly applied, there was time enough for its contradiction between the time of its publication und tho election. The party nia torilv in this hall mav be fairlv attrihotHl tn that letter; and task honorable Senatois if they expect that majority can be retained if tins bill sliull Decome a law J 1 warn them now of the sudden and swift destruction which awaits us, if Punic faith is lo govern tlie coun sels oj tne Democratic parly.- it is to avert what I believe would be a tlire calamity the prostratiou of democratic principles that I raise my voice to arfest tba further progress ofihisbill. 4 'I have already intimated what I believe will be the effect of thin bill. I horw. for the welfare of my country, that I may bal mistaken ; but if it be true thut the 'history " uui i no propitecy ot tne luture,' the result is too clearly foreshadowed to ad mit of a doubt. Puss this bill, and the demo crattc party must again be defeated and our op ponents again triumph, nnd the policy of the country will be unsettled for vears. , SUNBURY AMERICAN AND SHAMOKIN A TIIOVOHT FOR WINTER. A bountiful harvest has filled our barns with grmin, and Autumn has shed its rich fruits upon us in profusion. Ail tne pro duction of the Earth, Vhich this season has so plentifully repsM the labors of the hus bandman, are gathered and garnered. Al ready stern winter is upon us with his frost, snow and biting winds, and while we sit by the blazing hearth listening to the storm, or wrapped in wool and fur, dare the cold without, let us remember there are those a bout us, upon whose "unprotected bodies that storm and cold fall in all their violence. Let him who rises from the table where his inner man has been comforted, think of the many who are at that moment suffer ing from the knawings of hunger. These are the thoughts which must enter the mind of every one, in whom is a spark of humanity. But let not the thought pass unheeded, or turn into a selfish congratula tion on your good fortune. Look about among j'our neighbors on whom the bles sings of Providence have not been bestow ed with so liberal a hand. Sec if there is not some one whom you can bless by the bounty, it is in your power to distribute. Is there no family, whose supporter has been prevented by the hand of disease from pro viding against the approach of winter; where you can shed gladness by a few bushels of potatoes or a bag of grain, that will never be missed from your full bins? A load of wood or coal, a joint of meat when your fatted ox is killed, may gie comfort and support to some neighbor and make you no poorer. There are innumer able little charities each of us may dispense. Give then, and with no niggard hand. God has not given us abundance to waste in ex travagance, or hoard in avarice ; but that we may mete out kindness to others as he has to us. But give not in an arrogant spi rit that makes the recipient feel his depen dence. Give as friend gives to friend, and the sense of your kindness will come with double force. Many refuse charity when tendered in an improper manner, while they are in woeful want ; for there is a feeling of pride in every man's bosom which revolts at the assumption of superi ority. Give then, in thankfulness, that you are able to give. There is much good in small things, and the loaf a bread you give to the starving man may save him from the gallows. And it is your duty to relieve the suffering. The time may come when yourself will need the charities of the more fortunate. Besides there is a pleasure in being able to give to the poor, an inward consciousness of right that warms the heart and cherishes the better feelings of our na ture. The smallest act of charity comes back upon the giver and makes his spirit lighter. It is the trne nature of man to be benevolent. 'The p wrsl pnr, Iiifj fnr s ni m Hiu'ntti in a winry life, When they can know and iVel tliut they hnvc liertl, ThcniKvlvcH. the futliiT. and the dttaleri-out Ol' tnc .mull blt'iwiiig. ; have been kind tit 9wh A. needed kintlitcit., for the .ingle rttuMo, That we have all of u. one human heart." Then in your plenty forget not the poor. And while on Thankgiving Day, you praise God for the abundance he has blessed you with, you will feel doubly grateful and happy that you have not neglected his com mand. Northumberland County. ELECTIONS IX IS 18. OFFICIAL. Govkrnor. S S i5 p Districts. & re S Sunburv, 109 2 Northumberland, 125 80 Millon, 114 191 Turbut, 91 74 Lewis, 184 73 Delaware, 186 146 Chilisquaque, 140 98 Pohit, 80 9! I'pper Augusta, 49 95 Lower Augusta, 199 42 Shamokin, IS!) 138 lluh, 155 52 Coal, 77 50 Little Mahouoy, 29 19 I'pper Mahonoy, 175 6 Low er Mahonoy, 47 174 Jackson, 175 104 2124 1546 1546 Majoiities. 578 President. o 113 127 115 91 192 196 144 122 77 197 96 79 164 114 83 104 69 157 68 67 25 11 220 112 9S 4 230 237 158 74 23 190 40 179 2258 1765 1765 493 Van Buren had 6 votes ill Milton, 1 in Turbut, and 1 in Chilisquaque A Massachckett Characteristic. In the list of 917 voters in the town of lliiighain Mass., thnre aro only 230 different names. There aio 57 Herseys, 42 Cushings, 38 Spra gues, 36 Lincoln, 36 Gardner:, 35 Stodders, 21 Whitoim, and so on. American Volunteers in Yucatan A vessel arrived at New Orleans on the 4th inst from Sisal, and reported that Iho brig Harriet Captain Whitney, with Captain While's Com pany of Volunteers from New Orleans, 150 in number, arrived at lhat place ou tho 22d ult. all well and in line spirits. Tub Question who first nominated Genor. al Taylor, is being mooted as earnestly as a sinii ar quest ion was about eight years ago in respect to Mr. Tyler. The New York Mir ror claims the honor, and with the greatest share of plausibility. It supported him man fully when presses since very Taylorish were abusing the old hero as if he had no friends, and it was no shame to kick hira PkiladeU phia Ledger, French Minuter to Mexico M. M. Le Vasseau, Envoy Extraordinary and Minis, ter Plenipotentiary from the French Ropub lio to Mexico was among the passengers in the royal mail 'steamer Great Western, for Vera Cru. - , THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN 1948. , . NEW YORK. ; We have returns from all the counties in the State except four. ; Taylor has a majority of 57,118 in 48 counties. ' Cass and Van Bu ren have majorities in only the following counties:.- .' : , . MAJOBtTIES FOR CAM. Putnam, 800 I Warren 800 Rockland, . 150 MAJORITIES TOR VAN BVRKN. Chanung, rep. 400 I Lewis, rep 400 Herkimer, . 1,000 St. Lawrence, 2,150 The Congressional delegation stands: 33 whig, 1 free soil, and 1 hunker. NEW JERftKY. We have returns from all the counties in the State which sum up thus : Taylor, 8,387 5,305 3,082 Cass, Taylor's majority, VIR8I1M. We have now returns from 83 out of the 129 counties, which show a gain of 2500 for Taylor, compared with tho vote of 1844, when Polk carried the Stute by a majority of 5893. Unless the gains in the counties to be heard from are very heavy, the State has gone for Cass. NORTH CAROMS A. The returns indicate that Taylor's majority in the State will exceed 4000 HEORUIA. A despatch direct from Georgia states thnt Taylor's majority in the State is about 2000 ALABAMA. Albania has probably gone for Cass by a small majority. OHIO. Casss plurality in this Stale is estimated as high as 14,000. I.nuUlnna, I'lorlda, nnd Milmilpil. Macon, Gu., Nov. 14 . In consequence of the derangement of the telegraph, we have received nothing further from Florida, Louisiana, or Mississippi. Louisiana nnd Florida have certainly gone for Taylor, with a strong probability that Mississippi has followed suit. TENNKSSEi:. Certain for Taylor by a large majority. Returns from East Tennessee exhibit very large gains for Taylor. IOWA ASD WISCONM. A despatch from tho editor of the Detroit Hulletin str.tes that Iowa and Wisconsin have gone for Cass. tiik ;ii AM) ri:si i.t As far as ascertained, the States have cho sen Presidential F.lectors us follows: Votes. Taylor. Cass Maryland, 8 8 New York, 36 36 New Jersey, 7 7 Pennsylvania, 26 26 Delaware, 3 3 Massachusetts, 12 12 Vermont. 6 6 Rhode Island, I I Connecticut, 6 6 Kentucky. 12 12 North Carolina, II It Tennessee, 13 13 Louisiana, li 5 Georgia, 10 10 New Hampshire, t 6 South Carolina, 9 9 Ohio, 23 23 Indiana, 12 12 Illinois, 9 9 Michigan, 5 5 Missouri, 7 7 Alabama, 9 9 Virginia, 17 17 Maine, 9 Mississippi, 6 Wisconsin, I 4 Iowa, 4 4 Texas, 1 Arkansas, 3 Florida, 3 290 160 105 Of tho Slates not yet definitely heard from we look with full confidence that Taylor will receive the three electoral votes of Flo. rida, which will raise his oggregalo voto to 163. The four remaining Slates, it is proba ble, will cast their 22 votes for Cass ; if so, they will increase his aggregate to 127. Appointments by the Presipent. Jos. Graham, of Ohio, to bo Consul of the United Slates for Buenos Ayres, in the place of Geo I. Fairfield, deceased. Illness of Hon. Henry ('lay. The Lex ington, (Ky.) Atlas of the 8lh inst. states that tho Hon. Henry Clay had been very seriousiy iudisposed for several days; so much so lhat ho had not been ublo to visit that city. Ho was thus prevented from going to tho poll to vote for General Taylor, ns was his wish and intention. Relative Rank ok Generals. An officer of tho war of 1812, w ho amuses himself with such matters, has compiled tho following: Major Generals. Scott, Gaines, Jesup, Taylor, (Butler, Pat'erson,) north, Twiggs, (Quitman,) Kearney, (dead,) Wool, (Pillow, Shields,) Persifer Smith, (Cudwalader, nnd Lane.) Brigadier Generals. Brady, Brooke, Gib son, A rbnckle, Roger Jones, Towson, (Mar shall,) Churchill, Whiting, Belknap, Tierce, Baukheail; Tutteu, (Cushing,) Riley, Harney, (Price,) Garland, Clark, (Morgan, Audrows, 1 rousdale,) Childs. Those in parenthesis are disbanded. Hayti. We have the Feutlle du Commerce of the 15th ult., from Port an Prince. The only article of any interest which we find in it, is a bill submitted by the President to the Senate, for its sanction, granting as a financial resource, the monopoly to the Government of all produce of the soil the whole lo be dis posed of exclusively by brokers appointed by the Government. From Texas. Advices from Texas to the 18th nit. have been received at New Orleans. The Indian troubles still continued, and the residents of Lavaoea were fearing an inroad The stock of Cotton in Galveston, on the 28th was 1398 bales; and in Matagorda, on the 20th, 581 bales. . Fuel in Cincinnati. Fire wood sells in Cincinnati at from (4 50 to S6 00 per cord JOURNAL. PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION. 1848. 1848. 1 1 1 ari:' h 3 'J 1806 2331 1762 856 6164 8856 6591 10112 2133 2094 2126 2030 2383 2764 2303 2655 2739 2613 2816 2836 8411 4207 9485 5081 5245 ' 5084 5364 140 3748 3241 1889 3272 2308 2410 2247 2505 1427 2293 1435 2476 996 768 1181 889 2861 2580 2748 2205 5140 5895 5370 5949 157 1980 3396 2263 3069 2989 3178 3242 1421 1151 1386 1233 2544 1649 2611 1856 1004 808 967 911 1111 630 1168 761 2238 1252 2306 1372 2269 3249 2251 3705 1500 1975 1547 2194 283 145 2087 3500 2022 3418 3290 2776 3441 3U45 2988 3758 3199 4006 2362 1354 1871 2289 1922 2590 1568 2371 1544 2410 992 783 992 783 1201 1103 1215 1182 3785 2967 3991 3516 5514 9727 6080 11390 1800 2637 1862 2996 2996 2550 3199 2978 2298 1850 2244 1992 5218 4645 5007 5040 3104 3642 3094 2977 1769 425 1830 518 1591 1443 1586 1543 429 376 3470 2551 4203 3191 2124 1546 2258 1765 2064 1339 2295 15C2 . 21000 25961 21510 31230 612 126 799 216 627 278 168 226 1103 2755 1127 3018 3538 4264 3490 4808 360 182 147 , 2416 1397 2563 1853 2077 1219 1344 1264 1686 2887 1656 3129 1532 988 1538 1061 3948 4065 3820 3898 1455 855 700 1145 947 , 4955 2856 5197 3121 948 780 892 861 4345 4162 5151 4838 Adams Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Berks, Bucks, Bradford, Butler, Blair, Carbon, Crawford, Chester, Columbia, Cumber'd, Cambria, Centre, Clinton, Clearfield, Clarion, Dauphin, Delaware, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Ilunting'ii, Indiana, JeHerson, Juniata, Luzerne, Lancaster. Lebanon, Lehigh; Lycoming, Montg'ry, Mercer, Monroe, Mifllin, McKean, North' ton. North'd, Perry, Phil.c'y&co Pike, Potter, Somerset, Schuylkill, Sullivan, Susquehanna Tioga, Union, Venango, Washington, Wayne, Warren, Westmortil'd Wyoming, York, 168221 168523 168221 Majorities. 302 Taylor's majority about 12,000. VOTE FOR VAN BIKEX IX I'KNNSYIAANI A. Allegheny 779, Adams 25, Armstrong 141, Berks 51, Heaver 5H0, Bucks Ib3, Bedford 1, Blair 4, Butler 173, Cambria 12, Carbon 1, Chester ft07, Centre 4, Cumber land 25, Columbia 29, Crawford 621, Cla rion 37, Clinton 1, Clearfield 23, Dauphin 34., Delaware 84, Erie 357, Fayette 73, Franklin 4, Huntingdon 25, Indiana 204, Juniata 1, Jefferson 19, Lebanon 2, Lancas ter 163, Lehigh 3, Lycoming 9, Luzerne 176, Monroe 3, Mercer 1080, Mitllin 2(i, Montgomery 251, Northampton 38, Nor thumberland 8, Perry 5, Philadelphia city 309, Philadelphia county 568, Pike 3, Pot ter 248, Schuylkill 35, Somerset 21, Sus quehanna 301, Tiogi 1039, Union 25, Westmoreland 122, Washington 467, Wy oming 37, York 4, Bradford 1779. From Elk, Greene, McKean, Sullivan, Venango, Warren and AVayne we have as yet not learned the result. FROM MAXT.t VF.. We copy the following from the St. Louis Republican of Nov. 1st: , v ,i i .t t i r llr. XX titilii arriveit nt Iiiilinmu1iri fn,n - r "' iNtuia re, on minuay, ine un., in about elex'en days from Santa Fe. Dr. W. left Col. Washington's command aboul a day's match from Santa Fe. Sir. Charles J. Ashbury, of Johnson county was killed, supposed to be by the Apache Indians, about twentv-fivo miles this side of VI I II n. ... .I.-. i.i i uou. in, mis ii iuiuiii iiiMMin.il jiuii-c j iTe, u iseapouuiu jiiji Biuimi, siuirs mai uiu not injure me nealtn ol tne most delicate, to meet his wagons, which he had left a few : human body can be rendered insensible to I ry-CAUTION days before. As ho had not been seen, search ! fire by Ihe following embrocation being ap- j Some speculator has clandestinely (under was made, and after some days, his body j plied. One ounce and a half of alum, dis- j auolhor name) published an imitation, (bear was found, with the body of a Mexican ser- ! solved in four ounces of hot water ; to this j '"- ,he lIU'1 ti,lo) which besides omitting ' , , . t .1 .... r .. THE MOST IMPORTANT PORTIONS of its dunes vant, who had accompanied him. From Iho ; must bo added an ounce of gum arable. lm, Preilulous out of "p wounds upou the bodies, it was supposed : .U... .1 I. 1 1 1. . r ill in. ii uit-y nan uuuii suoi irom some conceaieu point in the chnparul, on the road side. By this arrival, we learn that the Indians are making incursions into every neighbor- hood, as they have complete country, and the withdrawal of tlui United States troops have given encouragement and confidence to them. Tho prospects of trade, and the sale of merchandize iu Chihuahua, were flattcrinc. ' New Jersey Baptist Convention. The nineteenth anniversary of this association was held last week in Salem. The convention has during the year carried on its operations in 15 counties and aided 25 churches; 2,810 sermons have been preached, and 155 per sons have heen babtized. Revivals have been enjoyed by five churches under the care of the missionaries. Sunday schools have flourished, and many persons have been per suaded to sign the temperance pledge. The receipts of the year were as follows: $1600 for the convention ; $700 for the Ame. rican and Foreign Bible Society ; $1000 for the American Baptist Home Mission Society; $200 for the Publication Society; $1400 for foreign missions. Washington Gossip. A Washington let ter says that Mrs. Polk has gone North, to buy furniture for a aw mansion in Ten nessee, ' , From the Evansvillo (Indiana) Journal A DRAMATIC DEATH. We hat lately seen feoing the rounds of newspaper an account, in the main correct. of a deplorable tragedy that occurred on the boards of the Nashville Theatre tome fifteen years ago. The editor of this paper was on the stage personating the "Friar," when the deplorable accident occurred, and as we ob serve one or two slight errors in the account as now published, we deem it proper to make the correction. A number of young men wiih one or two exceptions, printers, engaged in the different office in Nashville, formed themselves into a a Thespian Corps, ond rented the theatre with its scenery, and commenced giving dramatic representations. Thny had performed two or three weeks, when Mr. J. J. McLaughlin, a young gentleman from Hopkinsville, Ky., of fine personal appearance, great dramatic lu- lent, and energy of character, presented him self to the managing committee for a situa tion. His offer wnsnrcepted, ami lifter Uitnift ting in Ihe representation of tho drama of "Rob Roy," "Bertram, or the Castle of 'St. Aldobrand," was announced, and he to per form the part of Bertram. The day tho piece was to be performed, McLaughlin visited the steamboat landing to bid good-by to a friend who was leaving for the East, and was acci dentally taken off by the boat and carried some twenty miles down tho river, when he was put on shore and had to walk nil the way back to tho city, where he arrived about sunset, completely exhausted, and looking wild nnd excited to nn unusual degree. His associates, to whom he had greatly endeared himself by his frank, manly deportment, of- fered to postpone the play to some other j evening, but he, to whom the management j had been given, strungly insisted lhat then should be no disapKiiiitment, and remarket with a forced smile rpon his countenance, lhat if the others wore ready he was. and he would '-'piny Bertram ns it never had been played ou those boards." He kept his word. Evening came and tho theatre was lighted and the house was poou tilled by the beauty and fashion of the city. The play had pro- giessed nearly to the close and had given general satisfaction, not only to th;? audience but to th.; performers themselves. It is true McLaughlin appeared great excited during the play, and when not on the stage he sought some corner apart from the others, but no no tice ns taken of this, and he was suffered to commune with himself alone. In the end of Ihe play Bertram stabs himself and dies, and McLaughlin not having provided himself with a weapon for the occasion, accepted a Spanish dirk from a gentleman who had been admitted behind the scenes. As the tragedy wore lo its denouncement his excitement in creased, nnd the gloomy spirit of the play was upon him with a power that made a strong impression of reality upon the hearers, and made them shudder as he pronounced the followiuix, accompanied by the plunge of tho dagger that brought him to his death : 'Bertram hath but onu foe on earth, .Imf If is- icir." Stabs liimsrli'. It was at lhis moment that he plunged the weapon lo hi? heart. It wa.s dot:blle.-s the result of the excited feelings of the actor, who had too absorbingly entered inte the dreadful spirit of his hero. Wc charitably suppose that he had no premeditated design of ending his life with the play ; but his com plete identification of feeling with the part he acted, led him to suicide as a natural con sequence. Mo drew the bloody weapon from his bosom, and throwing it from him, fell al full length upon the stage. The hallucination, if such wo may call it did not end with tho plunge of Ihe dagger. His feelings bore him along still after some exclamation of surprise from the tragic monks ' a dying sentence for him to repeat Hi) rai sed himself on his elbow, and went through it with starting effect. With a burst of exul tation 'I died no felon's dealh A warrior's weapon freed a warrior's soul !" While he was pronouncing these, tho last words of the tragedy, his eye and manner were fearfully wild the blood was fallim; from his bosom upon the singe and running down Irtiv. rjl. tlw. .'nniii. iruiiltaninn ulin liml li.ir- fe. - sonated the then lifeless lady Imo'eno! As I goon ns the last words were pronounced, he ' foii backwards to rise no more He lived naik warns to rise noiprr, 110 "u a c 'Pi l ;t c -.1.... j iiuiii i iiiii:ua infill uuui imiuiuui win limy ; when lie, expired m much pain, His remains xvere attended to the grave by ! his compauian, who raised a slab to his mem' ory, on which is inscribed, if xvo recollect j rightly tho last words he spoke upon the stage. i Tim lionv Rendkrkd FiHK-Paoor. Tana- ' .... i: 1 . u. .1-- . .. ; n XI.... ....... Tl,. IV.Itei.m.. I r.i.r.u iu.- umi. ..n !.....-. m, . ... j Journal gives au account of u desperate tight ; which took plnee at Mount Carbon o elec. ; tiou day. In the melee, a man by the name j of Johnson, an engineer on the heading Kail- 1 road, xvas killed w ho leaves a wife on the ' eve of confinement, and several small child- re. lo mourn bis loss. Mo HE OF r.LECTINU THE I'HKMDUNT AND Vice Pbesiubst. Tho mode of electing a ! Piesideut and Vice President not being gene- ! ally understood, we may state that the Presi- deutial electors chosen by the people, cast the vote of each Stute. These electors as semble iu the capitals of their respective States, shortly after they are elected, and vote for the candidates of their choice. Hav ing recorded their vote, copies of it are made and forwarded to Washington by special messenger. The votes of all the States are opened in the presence of both Houses of Con gress, and the result placed on record. Pooa Wives "As well might the farmer have the Venus de Medicis placed in his kitchen for a wife," says the Rev. Heury Colmau, in one of his agricultural lectures, "as some of our fashionable women. In deed it would be much better to have Lot's wifo standing there, .for sho might answer one useful purpose ; site might sidt his baron .'" Pbescott has nearly completed his history of Philippe II. ' ii i.. . . wt SlXAbfiiHXA MAUIT. t - Tuesday, Nov. 16, 1848. Wheat lied is worth 112 a 114 cents; white is held at 118 a 120c. Rv Pennsylvania is worth 66 a 67o. " Cork Sales of Penna. yellow at 68o ; white 65c. Oats Southern is held at about 29 a 30c. WmsaEY.-Sales in hhds at 22a23o; bbls 231 a 24 cents. 1TE77" CHEAP GOODS. The largest Assortment In Town, John W. Friling, RESPECTFULLY informs hisfriendsand customers, that ho has received tho largest nnd best assortment of goods ever of fered in Sunbury. Consisting of DliY GOODS, (irmeriai, Hardware, Queensware, Liquors,' Drutrs, Paints ( anil a great variety of other articles. The politic aro respectfully requester. sneclfullv rennpsted lo call and examine his slock before purchasing lim.h iiirtu. Sunbury, Nov. 18, 1818. NEW GOODS CHEAPER THAN EVER. Henry Masscr, LI AS just received nt his store, in Sunbury, nu assoitment of the cheapest Goods, that ever came to the place, consisting of DliY GOODS, GROCERIES. LIQUORS, At. French black Cloths, Cassinells. &c. Cali coes, of excellent quality and colors, price 6 to 10 cts. Good Muslins, a yard wide, at 61 cents. These are not tho low priced trash articles usually sold. Muslin de Laines, of fine qual ity and patterns 18f. Handsome Tcrkeri and other Shawls and various other articles . The public are requested to call and jndgt for themselves. Sunbury, Xov. 18, 1848. .Sunbury Itiblc Socief', The Bible Society, of Sunbury, wishes to inform the public and the Sabbath Schools of tho different denominations; that they havo inst received a new supply of Bibles, and Testaments, both German and English, of large and small print for sale, and can be bought lower than in Philadelphia at retail prices at Mrs. Dorcas Grants, in Sunbury ono dour from tho Methodist church. The Society also respectfully invites all the Female subscribers to attend their Annual t meeting, which will be in tho Public school housu room, No. 1, on the second Saturday in. December at 3 o'clock. By order of the Board. Sunbury. Xov. 13th, 18 IS 3t. Good Intent Fire Engine t TITT. the undersigned, take this method of informing the citizens of Sunbury and its vicinity, that we have waited long enough for the balance due for repairing the Firn Engine, "Gt)OD INTENT," and "unless w.; are paid in ten days time, we will put ihe- ac ennnt into the hands of a magistrate. Ilav inu waited since last May, we think the citi zens have had sutiieieiit time lo collect the money should they feel so disposed. BOl'RNE & MASSER. Sunbury, Nov. 18, 1818. ORPHANS' COURT SALE. 1 N PURSUANCE of nn order of the Or x phaus' Court of Northumberland Count v, will bo sold at public sale, on Friday the 29th day of December next, on tbe premises, to wit : A certain House and Lot of land situa ted in Rush township, in said County, and known as the Union Corner Store House, ad joining land of Jos. Reedcr, Robert Scott and John Peusel, containing two Acres anil thirty two perches more or less. Late the Estate of Hannah Reed, dee'd. Sale to commence at 11 o'clock, A. M. of said day xvhen tho terms of Sale will made known bv JACOB REED. Adm'r. Bv order of the Court, EDWARD OYSTER, Clk. ) Sunbury, Nov. 18, 1848 ) CHILD-BIK TI : A vnliiutilrSfirntific Work, llp.111 Ihe mbjwt nf Gektlltinn ond Child llirlh, lir R. (i. Uki.,m'B, M. 1)., kilt of P. ri, jimt publish in New York by the Aullmr. Price Twenty-Five Cents. rPIIS WORK contains recently discovered -- llifnrmntifiTl Imnn n .ii).ii.nl ..I .I... 1. ; ..V. . : ..... . . HI in E iinimriuiice m iuarneu t-ersous, or loose con- teinplaliug Marriaw. It will be found of special value to those 1 wll040"ln,an.? 1'p""1' .r "'er circumstances, do not permit them to increase tho number of , .... . mnr laniuy, wituoui great inconvenience, suffering, or perhaps risk of life. A method of avoiding these troubles and dangers, at will, (recently discovered by a celebrated French Physician.) is fully communicated in this xvork, so thai any person may avail him self of it at once, without cot-t. The means of prevention here set forth are therefore within the reach of nil. Tho process is new. safe, infalliable, convenient, simple, and can- . ' .. . ' ... '.. .. ' . . '.. One Dollar, . .i.u .: : , Twent II f" j " J , of (hu wQrk J envelope, single letter postage to any part of j tho United Slates, for twenty-rlve cents sent, ! R"8!"'111'''' l0,Pr- R--Geiasner, V. "uer,y ",reel. ! X. B No Booksellers allowed to sell this work. November 11, 1848 5m J. J. GP.EE1TOTJGH. . (Late Keller & (irsenaufh.) PATENT ATTORNEY. AXTD MEOHAmOAX. BMOIXnEBK, Washington, I. DRAWINGS and papers for the Patent Ollice, prepared and all the necessary bu siness, in relation lo securing patents, trans acted, and promptly attended to, at their of- ' fice opposite the Patent Office, October 28, 1848. Oysters! Oysters! ! Oysters! ! ! H. T. SANDERS, RESPECTFULLY informs the citixens ot Sunbury and vicinity, that he constant ly keeps on hand the best quality of oysters, ' in the shell and otherwise, which will bo served up in the best style, on the shortest notice. Also an assortment of oonfeotionary. His establishments is opposite J. Young store, Market street, Sunbury. Sunbury, Oel. 28, 1848 Sine
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