SUNBURY AMERICAN AND SHAMOKIN JOURNAL.
From the Evening Bulletin.
ARRIVAL OF THE
STEAMSHIP NIAGARA.
EVC IAV LATER TIIO.M KCROfE.
REVOLUTION L ROlUE.
The Poae'a aecratarv h I
TIIK FRKXt'H PRtmnEMV.
COS TINENAL AFFAIR IN GENE-
RAL. ' .-..
oto, Dec. 18.
The Steamship Niagara arrived at tier berth
this morning with Liverpool dates Id the 2 J
The Hibernia from Boston arrived on the
30ih ult. The United States arrived at Ports
mouth on the lit.
The cholera is decreasing in England and
Scotland.
The bullion in the Bank of England is ra
pidly increasing. The shipments from Liver
pool continue large. A number of American
merchants are at Manchester.
Tho Irish journals are do void of interest.
ITALY.
Revolution In Rome.
A Revolution has taken place in Rome, fol
lowing the assasination of M. Rosea, before
reportod. The mob. at tho instigation of the
Clubs, proceed in a bojy to the Quirinal pa
lace on tho 16th, where they demanded a
now ministry, the immediate declaration of
war, kc. About one hundred of the Swiss
guards resisted them. Tho diplomatic body
also entered the palace to protect the Pope
by their moral influence. Some endeavor
was made to set fire to the principal pate,
but a few shot fiom the Swiss caused the
mob to retire. Shortly afterward the civic
guard, the gens d'armes of tho line, and the
Roman Legion, numbering somo thousand,
invested tho palace in order of battle, and
commenced u fusiladc against tho windows.
The Swiss were overwhelmed and tho Pope's
Secretary, Monsieur Puhnn. was shot in the
b roast. The attacking party, by their over
whelming iorce, compelled submission.
Negotiations were opened and a list of
ministers, comprising the names of those who
had got up the conspiracy, was sent to the
Pope, who, under tho duress of arms and fear
of personal danger, was compelled to submit
to any terms they dictated. The authority
of the Pope is in fact now a nullity.
On the 18th the ministry was formed with
Mazarelli President of the Upper Chamber
and President of the Council. Mamiaiui,
Sterbina, Campcllo, Lurati and Serine were
placed in the Ministry.
The Swiss were sent away, and the Nation
al Guard occupied their post in tho castle.
The popular club is the Supreme Government
and decided upon all questions. The new
Ministry has put forth an address, in which
they say they will convoke the Chambers.
The French Government have sent a force
to Civita Vechia, to support the Pope against
his subjects.
Latest fbom Rome.
Marshal Radetzky, the commander of the
Austrian forces in Italy, is reported to be dead
Accounts from .Rome to the evening of the
20th, states that the most perfect tranquility
had succeeded the commotion of the 17th.
The new Minister, Campello, had arrived,
and the Pope appeared to be satisfied with
the new order of things, and was greatly
pleased to find that the peace of his capital
hail been so speedily restored.
AI'STRIA.
In Vienna the energetic measutes taken by j
the Prince Windisehgratz, seem likely to se
cure tranquility. The Emperor of Russia has
sent the Prince a letter with tho order of St.
Andrew, and to Jellachich an equally llatler
tering communication has been made, togeth
er with the order of St. Wladimer. Tho war
in Hungary engrossed the thoughts of all.
The immense army of the Imperialists is a.
bout to enter Hungary, and tho German pa
pers state that the Hungarians will give them
a sharp reception.
The execution of Dr. Becchcr and Dr. Jel-
linek, for participating in the late events at
Vienna, has been officially announced.
Pacification or Italy.
It is announced that Austria has accepted
the ofTor made by the mediating powers, to
hold conferences for the pacification of Italy,
at Brussels. The acceptance was the last
net of VVissenberg's cabinet, and Prince
Sehwartzanberg, on accepting the govern
ment, immediately ratified it, and expressed
at the same time to the representatives of the
meditating powers, the strongest desire to en
ter immediately on the negotiations.
M. Bustides, however, objected that it
would be more advisable to wait until the
President of the French Republic was elec
ted. Lord Palmerston has acquiesced in this.
The mediating powers have also agreed that
the armistice should be prolonged throughout
the winter and in consequence, Austria has
engaged not to attack Venice by land or sea.
The Sardinian Government has also engaged
to retain Admiral Albini with the Sardinian
nVet at Ancona.
FRANCE.
Tnr. Presidential Election.
The excitement in relation to the election
continues, Gen. Cavaignao has triumphed in
the debate that has taken place in the Nation
al Assembly, us far as regards the sentiments
Of the Chamber, by a majority of 502 to 34,
by which tha vote, that he had deserved well
of hi country, was carried.
Cavaignao in his speech, mentioned all tho
points of accusation made against him in not
providing for tha defence of Paris, and by ao
doing promoting the insurrection of Juno,
with tha view of raising himself to power
for a brief 24 hours. His speech was highly
satisfactory. The fund have improved iu
consequence of his increased chance for tha
Presidency.
Ou Sunday a manifesto from Louis Napo
leon appeared, and a change again came over
tha minds of tha Parisiaus and the atar of
Bonaparte was again in the ascendant. Hi
address was calculated to win tho good opin
ion of all partios. He avow hi republican
sincerity and detestation of socialism, say ho
is tha friend of peace with the surrounding
nations, and promise if elected, that he will
do all in hi power without regard to' party,
for the benefit of the whole peoplo.
Cavaignao ha taken anoitier step within a
few day, which cannot fail to influence the
eontest.
In consequence of tho alarming few from
Italy, and fears entertained of actual personal
danger to the Popo from Ills onn subjects,
and his reported flight from Rome, Cavaignac
has dispatched four Steam frigates, carrying
a brigade of 1500 men, to Civita Yecchja, for
the purpose of securing the liberty of his Ho
liness and respect for his person.
M. Carcelles has been sent ofT suddenly to
Rome as' Envoy Extraordinary, toconferwith
the French Ambassador, M. D. Harcourt;
and act jointly with him in accomplishing
the objects of his mission. f A reinforcement
of troops will immediately follow.
Cavaignac has rend to the Assembly M.
Bastide's instructions to M. Carcelles. The
despatch repudiates in the strongest manner
any intention whatever of interfering in the
domestic differences between the Romans
and the Holy Father. , ...
Ou the day that the above communication
was made to the Assembly, Gen. I.amoricicre
developed his plan of reducing the army to
292,000 thereby reducing the army estimates
to 220,000,000 francs.
The government is using strenuous efforts
to carry Cavaigntic's.eloction, but the cause
of Louis Napoleon preponderates.
Latest trom Paris.
The latest news from Paris was to the 1st
when a report was current on the Bourse that
Prince Windisehgratz had been assassinated
but it was not credited.
Tho 5 per cents rose per cent. The gen
eral impression was that things would settle
down nnd no riots occur whether Napoleon or
Cavaignac is elected.
PRUSSIA.
The progress of the revolution in Berlin is
stayed but the contest is still going on be
tween the Court and the Chamber. Gen.
Wramjol maintains the peace by the presence
of his troops.
The second sitting of the Prussia Chamber
nt Brandcuherg took place on tho 28th ult.
No legislative business was done. It was n
greed llint tho House should meet on the 29th
and 30th. On the latter dale M. Simons in
tended to move that the Ministers should
summon nil the absent members, nnd in the
event of their not appearing the government
should be empowered to call up their several
substitutes
GERMANY.
The Frankfort Journal states that a plot, a
Republican and Socialist rising, for the assay,
sination of several members of the German
Parliament had been discovered.
SICILY.
The London Times says "We are happy
to state on the authority of our well-informed
local correspondent at Messina, that an al
most immediate settlement of the pending
dispute between the King of Naples and his
Sicilian subjects, is expected to take place.
the Goi.n n,K;io.
A fter a careful examination of the accounts
from the 'Cold Region," by Col. Mason, Mr.
I.arkm, Sir. Colton and others, we ascribe
three fourths to exaggeration, produced by
excitement. Each of the narrators seems to
have been dazzled, nnd in no condition to
consider sober realities. Col. Mason, who
travelled up the American Fork, n blanch of
the Sacramento, saw gold on its banks, and
on those of the tributaries. But all his state
ments of quantities rest upon the authority of
others. This person told we tlii, and that
person told me that. Now ns all lliese persons
were occupied in their own (figgi'iitr, and
highly excited, they gave themselves no time
for inspecting the operations of each other j
and hence neither of them was the best au
thority for the success- of his neighbors. And
under such excitement, wo must take for
granted that great stories would readily start
up from trifles, and grow rapidly in travelling.
Hut taking the whole of Col. Moson's esti
mate, founded upon what he was told, wo find
an aggregate not very astonishing. Four
thousand men are engaged in digging, and
obtained f-30,000 or 850,000 daily. Assum
ing 840,000 as the daily average, we find only
510 daily for each man. If then 4000 men
dig incessantly during the 312 working days
of the year, each procuring flO daily, the
aggregate produce will be only $1,248,000.
If the diggers be 40,000, the annual produce
will be only 12,500,000- If then 400,000
men dig gold annually for ten years, at this
ratio of produce, the quantity obtained will
be $1,250,000,000. And considering that
the present circulating coin of the world it
5.000,000,000, nnd that tho consumption of
gold in the arts, since the process of magne
tic gilding was discovered, has annually in
creased, we do not apprehend any monetary
disturbance, or enormoos augmentatioe of
prices, or depreciation of the precious metals,
even should 400,000 men dig gold in Califor
nia during every working day of the next ten
years, at a produce of 510, by each. But
nobody can dig gold iu California during the
rainy season of three months ; and 400,000
men will not be thus employed there; and
the diluvial deposite on these branches of
the Sacramento w ill not endure for ten years.
If the gold endures for five years, and 40,000
men dig during 240 days of each year, each
gathering $ 10 daily, tho whole produce will bo
only 596,000,000 annually, or 8480,000,000
in five years- The coin now in the United
Slates amounts to $96 000,000, aud the paper
to twice as much. If then the w hole of this
paper be extinguished, and its place be sup.
plied by gold, the amount of "circulating me.
dium" among us would be precisely equal to
the present. And if the remainder of this
gold, 288;000,000, should go abroad, a it
would, we see nothing very alarming, to our
own country or the world.
Tut K'EKTi'CKr Firm are beeinninir to
discus the subject of emancipation, which
they aay will form a prominent topio before
the coming Constitutional Convention. The
Louisville Courier aay that nothing can be
hoped for short of the removal of the negroes
from Kentucky.
Tm Name or THcPauBTaAGtuy. M.
hoinmed," is the title, it i said of the prize
tradegy written by Mr. Mile, of Baltimore,
and which took Mr. Forrest' $1000 award.
The British Army consists of about 124,
000 iauk and file, and is officered by C.,734
persons. "
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THE A1A3RXC.&1T.
) SUNBURY.
MATVnnAV, DECEMBER 03, I MM.
II. B. MASKER, tailor ni pnprlfUr.
K. Vf. CARR, Evans' Building, Third Iran, 'nprowt
the Philadelphia Fit hnf r, it regularly authorized to receive
sctvertieemeiiti end aubsrriptiona Air this paper, and receipt
for the Mine, r . . ) ;
. . py pen,,,,, Indebted to the office of the Ameri
can up to April 1848, are notified to make final
settlement with H. D. Maaacr, in whose hands the
hooks of the late firm are left for collection.
O- An active boy about 1 or 15 year
old, would be taken as an apprentice, at this
office.
fr The present season is probably the
mildest that has been known for many
years. On Tuesday last the weather was
not only pleasant, but actually too warm
for comfort in the sun. It was a day that
would have done no discredit to August,
and seemed altogether out of place for the
19th of December. By way of contrast
we publish the following extract from our
files of December 3d 1842:
"Snow .--For three consecutive Wednesdays
we have had a fall of Snow. The first two
were slight ; but thnt of Wednesday last was
one of the real old-fashioned snows dry,
deep, and based on a solid foundation. The
depth is ii bout 15 inches."
OTP" Our next Court will commence on
the first of January or New Years day, to
continue two weeks. There appears to be
plenty of business, as can be seen by the
trial list, published in another column.
There are no less than eighty cause set
down for trial, and yet our lawyers all com
plain, that the profession is growing every
day, less lucrative.
Cf Sxvpkrtown Pack. We ak our
subscribers who receive their papers at
Snydertown to bear with us a while in re
gard to the delivery of their papers. Con
gress, in a few months will relieve us from
further trouble, by a law allowing newspa
pers to be carried in the mail free of post
age, within the county.
tt7" Mine at Dawn ok Sonus rort the
Fuori.r:. This is the great month for morn
ing concerts, and in this place there are
not a few performers of all sizes and con
ditions. The music is generally heard
about daylight, and although the musicians
are generally confined, in parties of from
two to tour, they invariably perforin solus,
or sing one at a time. They never sing
but one song, and that is the "Song of the
Knile;." not exactly in a soprano, but rath
er in a guttural voice. Tho music is not
the most melodious in the world, and un
like the dying swan, the last notes are not
the sweetest, though they are undoubtedly
the shrillest. Alas! what a death blow to
the ideal and beautiful, to think as we lay
half awake, listening to these strains, from
various quarters, that they are hut a pre
lude to sausages and bacon.
fjy (Jkn. Brady. Our last weeks pa
per contained a small article stating that
Cen. Brady had been stripped of his com
mand at Detroit. We could scarcely credit
the report which was received with no lit
tle indignation, but have heard nothing in
relation to it since. We have heard no
cause assigned for this act, but have heard
it suggested, that the old soldier's opposition
to Gen. Cass has had something to do with
it. We hope not. Such a tyranical exer
cise of power would be most disgraceful.
Gen. Brady is a native of this place where
most of his family connexions slill reside.
He is now upwards of seventy years of age,
and would, therefore, ere long by the
course of nature, have been removed to
another world. His gallantry at the battle
of Bridgew ater, in the war of 1812, should
have shielded him from anything like pro
scription. OIF" California Gold Mines. The pre
sent excitement, in regard to the gold mines
in California will result in the speedy set
tlement of that country by American citi
zens, but we venture to predict that nine
tenths of those who go out to realize for
tunes in hunting for gold will be disappoint
ed. Thousands however will be on their
way thither before Spring. From what
we can learn, we would greatly prefer go.
ing round Cape Horn. The ditHculty of
getting acrose the isthmus, from Chagres to
Panama, is greater than many imagine.
Chagres is a small village of huts, contain
ing a population of about 500, almost all
negroe.
It is one of the most unhealthy spot on
the Globe. From Chagres toCruce abou1
40 miles, the river is navigated by small
canoes. The fare, a doubloon, in ordinary
time. From Cruces, a small village, the
route across the Iathmu is a mere bridle
path, performed on horse or mules, per
son carrying their own provisions with
them. The mud hole and iwampt are nu
merous. After a weary journey of eight or
ten hour you have a tight of the broad and
glittering Pacific ocean, and the tower of
the Cathedral of Panama, now about four
mile distant. Panama i a city of about
7,000 inhabitant. . , ,
At Panama travellers may have to lay
for weeks and months before a passage can
be had for California. These are certainly
great drawback to this route,'
POSTAGE.
The Post Master General is opposed to
the reduction of postage on all letters to
three cents. His recommendation is five
cents on all letters of not more than a half
ounce, without regard to distance. Such a
law will no doubt be passed this session,
and we should not be surprised to see the
postage on all letters pre-paid, reduced to
three cents.
In regard to the law carrying newspapers
free within the county, or under 30 miles,
there is but one opinion and it must pass if
publishers of papers are true to themselves
The receipts of the Department, are now a
half a million of dollars more than the ex
penditures. KF" Ohio Lkhislature. The difficul
ties have not yet been adjusted. The nov
elty of this species of anarchy is beginning
to wear off, and people take less interest in
the matter. W e trust, that ere many days,
they will put an end to proceedings that are
disgraceful to the age, especially among a
civilized and intelligent people.
KP The water was drawn off the Juni
ata division of the Pennsylvania canal, from
the Millerstown dam to the jucction at
Duncan's Island, on the 18th instant. The
other portions of the public works will be
kept open as long as the weather permits.
Attempt to Murker. The barber
under the Pennsylvania Hotel at Harris
burg, made an attempt to murder the host
ler, by inflicting severe wounds in the arm
and side. The man is not expected to live.
The barber has been arrested.
K7 The Hon. G. K. Badger was re
elected to represent the State of N. C, in
the United States Senate for six years from
the 4th of March next.
03?- The Crowd at Panama. The latest
account from Panama reports 6000 persons
gathered there awaiting some means of con
veyance to the gold region of California.
From the Phila. Ledger.
'ON;m:.NMONAi. rum i:i:ni.;s.
Washington, Dee. IS.
SENATE The Vice President called the
Senate to order at 12 o'clock, noon.
Pinyrr by the Rev. Jlr. Sheer.
Numerous petitions ond memorials were
presented and referred.
Mr. Cameron presented a petition praying
for the reduction of the existing tarilf.
Mr. Sturgeon presented a petition praying
for tho reduction of postage.
Mr. Douglass presented a petition from
Mr. O'Reilley, asking for the right of way to
construct a continuous Telegraph line to Cali
fornia.
Mr. Douglas?, pursuant to previous notice,
moved to lake up his amendment to the Cali
fornia bill, for the purpose ol referring it to
tho Committee on Territories, and moved it
be so referred, Mr. D.'s amendment empow
ers the judges, kc. of the districts, to provide
for the election of seventy-live Delegates to
a Convention to form a Constitution for the
State of California, and to apportion that
number of delegates to the number of voters
iu each distiiet, aud gives the said authorities
the power to prescribe the time and place for
the assembling of said Convention. The 5th
section provides that all citizens of the Uni
ted States residing within the limits of the
Territory, and all Mexicans who have been
citizens of the United Slates, shall be entitled
to vote for said delegates to the Constitutional
Convention, ond further provides that no
white male citzen shall be entitled to vole
who has not obtained the age of 31 years.
Mr. Berrien moved that the bill be refer
red to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Upon this motion a very animated debate
took place, in which Messrs. Douglass, Ber
rien, Hale, Clayton and others took part.
The motion of reference lo the Committee
on Territories was lost by a vole of 24 yeas
to 25 nays.
The motion to refer to the Committee on
the Judiciary finally prevailed.
Thk Latest News raoM El'mofe. Under
this head, the following items of intelligence
are given :
Insurrection Apprehended in Central Gtr
many. Accounts from Bavaria, Darmstadt,
and Baden, represent affairs as being in a
very uneasy state. Apprehensions of an im
mediate insurrection throughout Central Ger
many are entertained.
T'A Roman Chamber and the Pope. At the
sitting of the Roman Chamber on the 21st of
November, a resolution of fidelity to the Pope
was rejected. It is doubtful if any thing
short of his actual dethronement w ill satisfy
the turbulent spiiitsof that city.
The Reported Assassination of Windiseh
gratz The report of the assassination of
Prince Windisehgratz, the leading Austrian
General at Vienna, which was current at
Paris, is also reported by two German papers.
Ledger.
A Tlleubahiic Joke. The operators, who
telegraphed the President' message to the
West, by way of expressing their joy, we
suppose, at finishing the heavy job, added
"God and Liberty," but unfortunately the
editors supposed the word were a part of the
message, and added thein so a to reud, "God
and Liberty Ja. K. Polk." and in thi way
it is published throughout the entiie West.
A Tamb Wolf in Cincinnati. A Mr.
Harwood having succeeded in domesticating
a wolf, kept him for a watch dog, and he had
proved to bo perfectly obedient to him in
most thing. While he wa engaged a few
day ago with one of bi workmen, the ani
mal became excited at the man and seizing
him by one leg nearly tore the flesh off, pay.
ing no attention whatever to Mr. Harwood'
effort to stop him. The ferocious creature
wa finally killed by the men present with
pick-axes, and tha wounded man taken care
of. ....
CALIFORNIA IT COMMERCIAL ADVAHTA.
OfcS, Arc. .
A recent number of that very able work,
"Hunt's Merchants' Magazine," contains ao
excellent article of tho commercial advanta
ges of California, from which we make ex
tracts :'
When Discovered and Colonized. Up
per California was discovered in 1548, by
Cavelln, the Spanish navigator. In 1578 the
northern portion of it was visited by Sir Fran
cis Drake, who called it New Albion. It was
first colonized by the Spaniards in 1768, and
formed a province of Mexico until after the
revolution in that country."
' Its Boundary and Extent -"lt is bound
ed by Oregon on the North,, the forty-second
degree of north latitude being the boundary
line of the two territories ; on the East by
the Rocky Mountains, on thoSouth by Sonora
and old or Lower California, and on the
West by the Pacific Ocean ; its extent from
North to South being about 700 miles, and
the average distance from East to West is
about tho same. The strip of country along
the Pacific Ocean, about 700 miles in length,
and an average of 125 miles in breadth,
bounded on tho East by the Sierra Nevada,
and on the West by the Pacific, is the only
fertile portion of this extensive territory." '
Its RivEns and Nont.E Valley "The
Sacramento nnd Josqnin river have each a
course of from 300 to 400 miles; the first
flowing from the North, and the last from
the South, and both emptying into the Bay of
San Francisco at the same point. They
water tho largo and fertile valley lying be
tween the Sierra Nevada and the coast range
of mountains. This noble valley, the first iu
California, nnd ono of tho most magnificent
in the world, is about 500 miles long and 50
wide. It is bounded on the F.ast by the great
Snowy Mountains, and on the West by the
low range, which m many places dwindle
into significent hills, and has its northern ter
minus at the strait of Caroline, on the Bay
of San Francisco, and its southern near the
Colorado river, which is the largest in Upper
California, and has a course of about 1,000
miles, emptying itself into the Gulf of Cali
fornia in latitude about 32 dog. North."'
Bay of San Fbancisco. "The Bay of San
Francisco is about 45 miles long at its ex
treme points if taken in a straight line in a
north-northwest and a south-southeast direc
tion, and its greatest w idth about 12 miles.
From its position ond extent, the city and
port of Ihe same name must become the de
pot for nil Ihe produce of the great rivers and
valleys. It will also become the great naval
station of Ihe Pacific, and here also will be
ihe great rendezvous for whalers."
Town or Sas Fbancisco. ;'The town of
San Francisco is regularly laid out in lots of
fifty varas sijuare, geneially six of which
form a block. Some, however, are in lots of
100 varas, and are also in blocks of six. The
streets are from 50 to 100 feet wide There
are large hotels here, besides boarding ami
public house. Two w harves are nearly com
pleted, which ure indispensable lo Ihe mer
cantile houses, aud other important facilities
for trade are in progress."
Tnr CitMTr. ivn PminetTioxi. "Tho
thermometer ranges at Snn Francisco from
00 degs. to 75 degs. A peach orchard bloom
ed in January and Ihe fruit uninjured Culi
nary vegetables are raised Ihe year round.
Wheat succeeds admirably, yielding in quali
ty equal to Genesee or Egyptian. In grapes
and wine, this land will, cro long, challenge
the world, it is emphatically the land of the
vine.
"Sheep are very prolific, and subject to no
diseases; and here is the pasturage and cli
mate for growing the finest Merino and Sax
ony fleeces, Old Spain and New Holland not
excepted."
Vali e ok Imports and Exports. The
follow ing statistics furnished by the Collector
of tho Port of San Francisco, embrace iho
quarter ending December 3t, 1847: Total
value of exports for the quarter, "49.597 53.
of which 30,353 85 w ere of Ihe produce of
California, and were shipped as follows : to
Peru, $21,438 36; Mazatlan, S560 ; Russian
America, $7,285 50; Tahila, S700; Sand
wich Islands, 320. The balance were of
the produce of foreign countries, $19,343 68,
aud shipped as follow s : lo Ihe United Stales,
$2,160; Sandwich Islands $12,442 18; Maz
atlan, $4,831 50.
Tolal imports for the same period, $53,
589 73, of which $6,790 54 came from the
United States, $7,701 59 from Oregon, $3,
676 44 from Chili, $31,740 73 from Sand
wich Islands, $2,471 32 from Russian Amer
ica, $492 57 from Bremen, and $7 10 54 from
Mexico.
General Remarks. "At present a large
portion of the trade at San Francisco is indi-
I rect, and consequently cosily to the consu
i mers, who have to pay duties and profits to
' the merchants and governments of other coun-
trie by the channels of traffic. In selecting
the port of San Francisco for a naval eslal
lishment upon the Pacific, our government
has shown a degree of sagacity worthy of the
highest statesmanship. Without the succor
which American port could extend to our
commerce, we have already four-fifths of all
the shipping upon the Pacific under our own
Hag. With the assistance of a secure naval
establishment on the western coast, under A
mericau laws, our commercial interests must
rapidly increase.
"It has been shown that about $32,000 of
the trade of San Francisco for the three
month ending 31st December, 1847, was
with the Sandwich Islands, and mostly for ar
ticle not tho growth or produce of them.
It would be a moderate estimate lo allow Ihe
same amount of trade with all the other Cali
fornia ports for the same period, and this
would be an annual indirect and costly trade
of about $250,000. The amount of trade
which the Sandwich Islanders have hereto
fore annually enjoyed from our men-of-war,
whalers, and merchantmen, i about $450,.
000, which must soon be transferred to our
merchants on the coast of California, and is
mostly for beef, pork, flour, poultry, vegeta
ble, to.
"A recent arrival from Canton has shown
the practicability of voyage being made be
tween Sao Francisco and China in forty-five
days ; and the average period of voyage from
San Francisco to the Mexican ports down the
coast, and to the Sandwich Island, i let
than twenty day." ' ' '
OrrUIAWrpp.. OLb KaSAVED jttTRA-
OBDISART MlRlTT.
We publish below the.pfficial letter copied
from the Union, of the Director of pie Mint
at Philadelphia to the Secretary of the Trea
sury, showing the assay of the California gold.
The gold assayed, the Union says, yielded
$36,492. The purity is extraordinary, the
gold dust yielding 98 pure gold ; the melted
gold yielding within 6-1000, or six dollar in
the one thousand dollars, of the mint standard
of 900.''This far exceeds' expectation, and
places tho extraordinary purity of the gold
beyond controversy.
Mint or The United States.
Philadelphia, Dec. I I, 1848.
-Sir I On the 8th Instant, we received, as I
have already had the honor to inform you, the
first deposite of gold from California. It Was
deposited by Mr. David Carter, who brought
it from San Francisco by tho isthmus route.
It weighed 1804 59 ounce troy of which
1423.80 was from the lower surface; mines,
and 380.79 from those at Feather river. On
the 9th instant another deposite was sent by
tho Secretary of War, which weighs 228
ounces.
The f.old was of two sorts in external char
acter, though apparently not different as to
quality. The first, from the "dry diggings,"
was in grains, which averaged from one to
two pennyweights, the other variety, fiom
the swamps or margins of the streams, being
in small flat spangles, of which, on an aver
age, it would take six or seven to weigh one
grain. Of these, by far the larger part of the
deposites was composed.
The gold was melted in six parcels, and
the loss by melting, due to the earthy and
oxidable matter which disapears in this op
eration, averaged about 2i per cent, of the
original weight. The loss thus reported is
moderate, and shows that the gold had been
carefully washed.
Assays of the melted gold were made with
great care, and the results showed a variation
in fineness from 892 to 897 thousandths the
average of the whole being 894. This is
slightly below the standard fineness, which
is 800.
The average value per ounce of the bullion,
before melting, is $ 18.05 L; that of the same
in bais after melting, is $18.50.
The w hole value of the gold in the two de
posits was $36,492, besides a few ounces re
served in the native state for the Secretary of
War, at his request.
Very respectfully, your faithful servant,
R. M. Patterson, Director
Hon. Robert J. Walker, Secretary of the
Treasury.
Gold inViroisia. The following letters
appears in the New York Evening Post. It
was written by a gentleman travelling in Vir
ginia to a friend in New York :
FBEnrBlcKSBfRO, Va., Dec. 1, 1S4.
I was at the Whitehall mines Mr. Boding
was there in high spirits. In sinking a shaft
yesterday, they cut through a corner of n very
I. I M. T!.,,i;,,,r i. nlw.,t out one
null uii., aim .. "".""'i, - - ,
panfull of the ore, one hundred and twenty-five j
pennifweiptts pure gold, worth ?U5. -Mr.
It. C. Taylor of Philadelphia, was there and
saw it washee. and weighed it. :
Com. Stockton, with three negroes, last j
week pounded out, in hand mortars, from the I
common ore, six pounds ol pure gom in io
or three days.
You must not think that I am exaggerating
in what I have written about Whitehall, for
I have stated nothing but facts.
This looks like a very respectable opposi
tion to California. We are certainly living iu
the golden age.
Dramatic Talent in the I'nitkd Statks'
Mr. Foatest, in his letter to Mr. Miles'
says :
"Among all the plays which have been
presented to me, 1 do not find one that 1
could venture to put upon the stage but as
your tragedy of Mohammed' has been de
termined upon as worthy of the second prize
inasmuch as it is considered superior to all
the others as a dramatic poem, I herein en
close you a check for the sum of one thousand
dollars."
The New Yobk and Erie Railuoad is
graded and ready for ihe superstructures and
rails from Binghamptou and Tort Jervis. In
three weeks, trains of cars will run regularly
on the whole line from Pieiniont to Binghamp
tou. Bananas as well as plantains have been
successfully cultivated near Galveston.
At Edinburgh tho cholera has begun to
attack the middle classes.
PHILACIUHIA MARKET.
Tcr.an at. Dec 20, 1848.
Wheat Red worth 106 a 108 cents;
white in held at 112 a 115c.
Rve Pennsylvania is worth 62 le.
Corn Sales' of Peima. yellow at 62c ;
white 58c, new 52c., weight.
Oats Southern is held at about 27 a 29c.
Whiskey. Sales in hhds at 23c and in
bbls at 25 cents.
PRICE CURRENT.
Corrected weekly by Henry Master.
Wheat. - 100
Kti. .... 56
Co. .50
Oats 37
DiTTia. . . -16
Euea. .... 10
Pus. .... S
Flaxseed. ... 125
Tallow. 10
Beeswax. 5
Flax. - - -8
Heckled Flax. - 10
Dbieb ArrLE. 75
Do. Peaches. .200
Notice.
ALL persons knowing themaelve indebted to
the late 6rra of Khoads A Farrow, merchants
of Snydertown, on Book account or otherwise, are
hereby notified to pay up or make aeliUmen! on or
be fur Om first day of February nail, a longor in
dulgence cannot be given. Persona interested will
civ thi notit their immediate attention.
" R1IOAD8 A FARROW.
Snydertown, Dec S3. m at
TEAS, from tha New York CanU and Pkui
Tea Company. For aalj
tonbory, Dee. B, I tit.'
LIST OF CAUSES
TjIOR trial in the Court Common Pleas of Not -
WC thumbcrland County at January Term 1849
Wm. Sclmontofi
vs Sliipmnn A Grecnough
v Valentine Klate
vl H. B. Masscr & Jos,
Eislrv
Bcnj. Robins '
Henry Masscf
Jacob Reed vs David N. Lake et al
Danville A PotUville . . 0 .
Rail Road Co. Haywood & Snyder
Win tt R. Fegcly
Wm. Murry
Israel Gutclius
fcelh I Comly
Jacol) Lciacnriiift
Elijah Crawford
Wm. Starka
V George Hcckcrt
vs Baltzar Garnhart
vs John Porter , v.--,
vs I). Marr & I. Browa
William Depucy
vs M. A Philip Bilhnyer
onn Mcumni
urautiffam v appirs vs u. H. ft W. Friek
BankofNorihumlicrlandva Philip fttambarh
Gideon Market va John J. Warfotd 1
Geo Hileman A wife v Martin A W. tlajwltui
John Dirhl et al v P. Laxarua t t
Frederick Keener v Wm. Ayrea
Foray (h, Wilson & Co, . v I. C. Bryant et at 4
Wl Pattcraron's assignees v Wm. McCey'sadrar.
ft'nd hirs ., i
Malian for Kcinionton
Hugh Bellas
John Garner's hcira
Andrew Garner et al
J. H. Rhoads A wifo
Rolicrt M. Clark
vs Harkcnbcrg A KIhf .
v James A Wm. Rom
v Leah Strocckcr .
vs same
vs James A Will.'
va Isaac Brown
Hum
Andrew Emmons adm'rs va David Btahlnccker
Henry H. Burr
Danirl Uncut
Thomas Allen
Charles Doherty
John Wolf
Jacob Swenck
John McGiiinis
vs Wm. McCay'a adm'rs.
vs Baltzar Garnhart
va Jame Gumming
va Samuel Caldwell
vs Charles Ruasel
vs Samuel Henderson
vs Wm. Stark
J. U. Montgomery ft al
vs Thomas Lloyd
School Director of Rush tahp. vs William H. Kas
Daniel P. Caul
vi Dentlcr A Montague
Jonathan Furman
vs Samuel Furman
Lewis Crcssman et at vs
Ram'l Hcrr Ex'rs of
Jacob Khule, dee'd
Graham's, Heirs
Lcnh Stroeekcr
Lewis Hubert's adm'rs
Jucob Houm-I A wife
John N. Marts
Jonathan Pursel A wife
Joseph Bird
Elijah Search
Eleanor Reed's ailm'rs
T. Paulding A Co.
Mary McCay
D. Hoats for J. Bound
Same for Mathews
J. P. Sbultz
Peter Rirhtcr's ex'rs
Hannah Mendenhall
John Diiukcllicrgcr
Peter Erwine
Catharine Zimmerman
Ann Myers
Raehae'l McCnrty
Jonathan P. Sliulti
Jacob W. Seitziuger
John McMahan
vs Hugh Bellas ft al
vs Jacob HorTman
vs A. C. Barret
vs Philip Honael ailin'r
vs Jos. H. A J. Kline
vs same
va A. G. Bradford
vs James (.'overt
v Jacob Weik
vs Ja. De Normandift
vs Wm. MrCay'sadm'a
va Herrington A Giltner
va Conrad Giltner
vs Jacob Weike
vs Dodge A Barret
v Jos. Welkcr A wife
vs Sol. Dunkelberger
va John Jacob Wrike
vs 111) the A Ay res
va DewartA Jordan etal
va Elizabeth Wcitzeletal
vs Sarah Reed
vs IjCah Stroeeker
va Win. FrickA E Slifer
J. Gricr Bong A nife
vs Mary Jarrctt
Wm. A K. Fegcly A Co. vs John Shissler
William Dc Haven
Ira T. Clement
BenaMllc Clupp
William Hillis
Noah S. Maokey
Jacob W. Seitziuger
Thomas Keeller
Moses Chamberlain
A. D. A R. Patterson
Hugh lMlus
Geo. A M iller Border
va Baltzer Garnhart
v Jus. De Nornmnilie
vs Samuel Finney
vs Leah IStroeeker
vs Samuel Main
vs Thomas S. Mackey
vs CharlaB W. Richards
va Robert S. Grant
va Andrew Nve
D. Hoats for W. H. Frymire va Isaac Brown
Samuel Roiuluiaii va Jacob Hower
Marv Quiiin et al vs Klina Brosious
ll. si. Dodge for Moor A Biddle va W. A R. Keenly
Sarah Reed vs Eleanor Rred'a adm'ra
John Meek va Edmund I.. Peiper.
JOHN FARNSWOKTH, VVi7y.
Prothonotarv aolbee i
.
s.n.l.nry Pec, i, IW4H,
LIST OP JURORS
F Xorlhnmberland Couiilv 6r January
Term, A. D. 1819-
C.'raiid .Jnror.
Siinhurf. Christian Bower, Pter Hileman,.
Edward OyKtiT, Thomn Robfiia.
f 'ii'tr Ai'gii'ta. Lot Bervstrewer.
l.omr An.Tit'iu John Krivbaam, Jao. Kra--
mrr, at- Jas. I. ret.
y.'w.A Christopher Campbell. Win. H. Kaf-
lHaMaii. Jiliu (Veuiui, t'lma. Kmii.
t'oaf. John Iteilt-
. .... Mark Leader.
Ioirtr Mnhmioy. Michael LaHr.
J'nint. FrauciaGUiHou, Jacob Snyder, "Tianry
Currey.
Cilit(i'nue. Wm. ITufrT
Milton. John Murrav. Jacob Hoots.
Tvrbiil. lani f X. McFalla-
J)f a fare. J. Ker'aer '
lstw's Jocob Ksrc'ilicr.
Traverse Jurors.
Scsarai. Jacob Kohrbach, Geo. Hilemarr.
Xortiii-belaxd.i Wwu Wilton.
Lowe Ariam. Chas. Gaiini;rTr John T.
McPhnaon, Jarob Khoanli., Petel Yorom, Tho.
Snyder.
Ki Wm- HurT, Thilio Obentorf, Henry
Weaver, lwia Vatme.
8ii'.ii. John King. Felix Lerclt, Xt'qs.
Haai.
Jickm. Uaac Reits, Jeremiah Adams, Mar
tin Drumlicller.
Lowkk VtHUMnr. Joiln Sailer, Peicr Borncl;.
Michael Went, Hi:! Krabolli, lue Ihibelbia.
John Broo, Phihp Hcrkrrt.
1'eeEEt Hwnai. Vttrt Gain, tire, Ileini,
John Kealrr, Gkl. Ailanm.
Coal. Gen. Loan. Davui B ilium u, Jauira
Thomas.
Little Mtuosni . Jaenh !. Ryan.
CHiLiii'a,cK. Ja. (iearluirt, K. Cumlor, Jj.
Ada ma.
Milto. John Hoots.
TianiTV Peter Dnnkrl. X. MrKray, Johr.,
Dunkel.
Lewis. Jonaa Koch, Samuel Mruvas, Wm.
McGuirc.
Dela w a e. Jacob Brown, Daniel DirrTenbach
Anthony Folliner, John Round.
Foist. John Elaton.
Petit Jurors.
SrxBVBT. Martin Harrison, Wm. Krigbaum.
Lower Avocta. Geo. Keitlcr, Philip Wei
aer, Ab. Bartholomew.
t'ri'Ea AcuisTi. John A. cthiaaler, George
Armstrong, John Bowen Peter I'ulp.
Ri sh. John Kline, jr., Michael Moore, Chris
tian Weaver.
Coal. Uaiiicl Evert.
ji eok. Jno, Leader, Bcnj. Hein.
fciiAHoEi.1. Jno. Kolhermel.jr., Henry Houpt, '
Jacob Iteed, John Teats,
I res Mahusov. Philip Reita, Peter Beiaael.
NosTHi'HBEaiASD. John Dunham, John
Weiae.
Foist Chaa. Guliek, J. W. Stam, Cha.'
BenneU . .
Miltox. John Kohr, John Divel, Israel Keap.
ner.
Tcsbct. John Huaa;.
Delaware. Robert McKee, Moan Border,'
Jaa. F. Beard. . ..,
I.EWia. Peter Noeckrr, Jno. Linebaeh, Jehu
Kin pp.
r A Y UP- ..t
ALL person knowing themaelve indebted la, ,
the subscriber, foe SALT and PLASTER. ,
are hereby notified to pay up on or before the first
day of January next If the accounts are not act
tied bv thai time, they will b left in tha hands
of C. Bower, El., for collection.
HENRY V. SIMPSON.
Sunbury, Dec X, 184 ft
PATENT Truaaee of all kilida, Harrison'
writing and indellible ink. Cotton yarn and
laps, juat received and for sale by
J. W. FRfLlNG. ""
Sunbury, Deo. t, 1848.
HAI8IN8, currant, citron, cheese, pepper
eeue, eVe. For aale by J. W. FKILING
Punbury, Dec. , IH48. . '