SUNBURY AMERICAN AND SHAMOKIN JOURNAL.
(From tin Phil .Lelr.
THIRTlfeTU CONORESS SECOND SESSION.
LAST DAY OF THE SESSION.-
THE GOLD DOLLAR BILL PASSED.
THE HOME DEPARTMENT
ESTABLISHED.):
. . . i m
THE POST-OFFICE, CIVIL AND DIPI.OMA
TIC, ABMT AND NAVAL APPROPRIATION
BILLS PASSED.
GREAT EXCITEMENT IN BOTH HOUSES.
COLLISION OF MEMBERS.
FINAL ADJOURNMENT.'
Washinoton, March 8, 1849.
Senate. After the usual preliminaries,
Mr. Atchison presented the credentials of Mo
ses K. Morris, Senatpr elect from New Hamp
shire, n. s ;
A bill requiring all revenues to be paid im
r mediately into the treasury, without abate
ment, and for other purposes, was considered
and passed.
Mr. Bright, of Indiana, presented the cre
dentials of bis colleague, Mr. Whitecomb, the
newly elected Senator.
The bill extending the revenue laws over
Upper California, and establishing a Collec
tion District, was taken up, considered, and
laid on the table.
The bill previously reported, providing for
the coinage of gold dollars and double eagleg(
was taken up, considered, amended and pas
sed. The bill providing for the settlement of the
acconts of military officers and: others, who
have received military contributions in Mex
ico, was taken up and passed.
The joint resolution authorizing the Com
pilation and transitu ion of such laws as were
in force m New Mexico and California at' the
lime of their Requisition by the United States
was passed.
The resolution regulating the mode of ta
king testimony in certain pension cases, pas
sed. A cirsiJemble amount of miscellaneous
. business was transacted, amidst much confu
sion. ' ' '
An act to Incoropornte a company to build
a cemetery in the District of Columbia pas
sed. Mr. Douglass moved to take up the House
bill for the establishment of a territorial go
vernment in California. The motion was dis
cussed by Messrs Douglass, Butler, Rusk and
Hamlin, after which the yeas and nays were
ordered on the motion to take up, and stood
yeas 25, nays 28.
On motion of Mr. John Davis, the Senate
took up the House bill directing the Secreta
ry of the Home Department, (if such office
should be created,) and the Postmaster Gene
ral, jointly to frame and submit to the next
Congress a law for taking the seventh census.
An amendment prevailed, striking out the
Secretary of the Home Department, and sub
stituting the Attorney General.
The bill was discussed by Mr. Calhoun,
Westcott, and John Davis, and subsequently
passed as amended.
On motion of Mr. Underwood, the Senate
took up the bill creating the Home Depart
ment. The bill was discussed by Messrs.
Jefferson Davis and Webster, in support, and
by Messrs. Allen, Hunter, Niles,and Mason
in opposition.
Pending a question on an amendment, Mr.
Mason moved to lay the bill and amendment
on the table, and the yeas and nays being or
dered, the motion was negatived by a vote of
- oft . ft ,
yeas 22, nays 31
The debate was then resumed,-when Mr.
Calhoun spoke in opposition, and' Mr.' Foote
in support of the bill.
Mr. Hunter rose to speak on the same sub
ject, but gave way to Mr. Atherton, who
wished certain Hduse amendments to the
Fortification bill considered. This was done
and the bill passed.
Evening Session. On re-assembling, the
debate of the Home Department bill was con
tinued, Messrs. Webster, Berrien and Downs
spoke in it favor, and Messrs. Mason and
Dickinson opposed it.
Mr. Davis, of Mississippi, while arguing in
favor of the bill, claimed it as a Democratic
movement, and charged the Democralie Sen
ators with opposing this necessary measure
because they were not themselves to be bene
fitted by it.
Mr. Aiiea dtmied (hat it was a Democratic
measure, lie oppnsd the amendments,
which were all Voted down. .
The bill was reported to the Senate, or
dered to a third reading and passed.
The Committees of Conference on the Na
val and Army Appropriation bills made re
ports, which wero concurred in.
Th crHop.tials of Messrs. Soule, of Louiai
an, fei. J Cass, of Michigan, were' presented.
Mr. Cass took, the oath and occupied his seat
for the rest of the session.
Mr. HannegAn, from the Committee on
Foreign Relations, recommended that the
Senalo cononr in the Hmse amendment to the
bill providing for a Board to settle claims ac
coriinar to tha provisions of the Mexican trea.
ty, which was agreed to. This gives the
eppointments to President Taylor.
The appropriation to carry into effect the
bill to establish a territorial government of
Minesota was engrafted on the bill for the
relief of John Norris, and passed.
The bill to extend the passenger laws to
vessels going to California and Oregon was
debated and laid on the table.
A multitude of private bills were passed.
At fwenty-five minutes past II o'clock, the
e . . r, .
oenaier wem mio txecutive session. The
ooors were rc -opened at ten minutes before
14 ntnllF
The Senate wa.occuni .;.!. .,:.,-km,,
until 12 o'clock.
Mr. Webster remarked upon the importance
oi passing tne general appropriation bill, and
contended that Congress bad tbe right to sit
ontil 12 o'clock at noon.
At five mumtes past 12 a message from the
President was received, ana tne senate went
into Executive session. At half past 12 o'
clock the doors were re-opened.
The general appropriation bill waareseived
from the House, with amendments.
Mr. Webster moved to concur and Mr.
tinnier to adbere. ' .
Mr. Fools, in spite of earnest remonstrances I its
proceeded to speak upon the aubjeot. I
Mr. Msson moved to strike out the section
continuing the existing laws in California un-
til July next. Ruled out of order.
Various prepositions were submitted, which
ltd to much excitement.
Mr. Davis, Massachusetts, moved the ap
pointment ef a committee of conference With
a view ef purging the bill of every propoti
tio for a California government. Not enter
tained. Vj? .:. '..-
An exciting debate, occurred in connection
with this subject betwsen Messis.Cass, Tur
ner, Borland, and Allen. -, , -
Mr. Foot protested against proceeding as
the term had expiied. .
Mr. Cameron raised a point of order during
the discussion, when Mr. Foote walked up
to him. Waims words were passed between
them, when Mr. Foote shook his fist in the
face of Mr. Cameron, and the latter struck
'''The parties were here seperated by Mr.
Fitzpariok and other Senators.
About 4 o'clock, Mr. Bright moved that
the Senate recede from its original amend-
ment, and thus get rid of all its difficulties,
Mr. Webster said that the only question in
order was on the concurrence with the House.
The debate was continued for some time
when Mr. Alherton moved that the Senate
disagree to the House amendment and recede
from the amendment before made by the
Senate. .
Mr. Webster having withdrawn the motion
to concur for that purpose, the Chair ruled
that the motion to concur having been with
drawn the question recurred on Mr. Bright's
motion to recede.
Mr. Douglass made an earnest appeal to
the Senate in favor of granting to California
a government, depicting In a strong colors
the evil consequences of permitting the ques
tion to lay over Until the assembling of the
next Congress."
The debate was further continued, and at
ten minutes past five a vote was taken on the
motion to recede from the Senate amend
ment and decided in the affirmative, yeas 38,
nays 7.
On motion of Mr. Dix the Senate took op
the bill to extend the revenue laws over Cali
fornian, which led to an animated debate in
which Messrs. Yulee, Davis of Massachusetts
and others, participated.
Mr. Foote moved to amend by inserting a
provision to extend other general laws over
the territory.
The debate was further continued by Mr.
Jefferson Davis, and resulted in the rejection
of Mr. Footo's amendment.
The bill then passed final reading.
A committee was then appointed to inform
the House that the Senate was ready to ad
journ. At 7 o'clock, this (Sunday) morning, on
motion, the Senate adjourned.
House. On motion, the reading of the
Journal was dispensed with, and the House
proceeded to the consideration of the business
incident to the last day of the session.
Mr. Ashmun moved to suspend the rules, I
in order that he might submit a resolution au- I
thorizing the bust of the late John Quincy
Adams, for which the members had subscrl-1
bed, to be placed in the Speaker's room, and
also to pay the expenses of Mr. King, the ar
tist, for bringing the bust to Washington, and
putting it up in the place designated.
- Mr. Jones, of Tennessee, objected to the
suspension of the rules.
Mr. Grinnell hoped the resolution would
Rmeded by striking out so mOch as rehv
I J
ted to the payment of expenses. He would
prefer paying them oat of his own pocket.
He never wished to hear the name of Adams
mentioned in the Hall in connection with
money.
Mr. Ashmun accepted the amendment.
The resolution was then passed, the vote
standing, yeas 125, nays 14.
Mr. Tallmadge moved to suspend the rules
in order that he might move to take up the
bill for the establishment of a branch mint in
the city of New York. The motion prevailed
by a vote of 100 to 31, when the bill was
read by sections.
Mr. Talmadge called for the previousques-
tion.
Mr. Broadhead made an ineffectual mo
tion to lay the bill on the table. The bill
was then passed through by sections, and
ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.
Mr. Dixon moved to suspend the rules, that
the bill might finally pass in advance of the
engrossment, which motion was taken by
tellers, and decided in the negative.
The House then took up the Senate's
amendments to the Post Office bill, whioh
were agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Grinnell, the House went
into committee of the whole, Mr. Scbenck in
the chair, and took up the Light House bill,
which was agreed to, and reported to the
House by the chairman, and passed.
Several unimportant Senate bills passed.
The If j use then resumed the consideration
of the Minesota territorial bill, at the point
where it was suspended on the previous night.
The yeas and nays were ordered on the ques
tion, will the House recede from its amend
ment making the bill go into effect on the
10th instant. The vote stood yeas 105, nays
70. So the bill passed in a shape which will
allow President Polk to make the appointment
of territorial officers.
After some time spent in the passing of
unimportant bills the House took up the en.
grossed bill to establish' a' Branch Mint at
I New York, which was passed.
The House went kito cwrimittee on private
I ,:n - :. i;: .
" n aner pass-
a numoer oi dius reported (tut same to
I Ik. Uiiiu .nit lk. -,- H..nJ "PL - (V
then took a' recess.
Evening Session. The Conference Com-
roitlee on the Army bill made a report, whioh
I was agreed to;
I The Speaker signed certain enrolled bills.
I Mr. Vinton, from the Conference Commit
I on the Civil and nplomatie bill, reported
I mai tne Lommittbes- haer been' unable
I agree and asked to be discharged.
Mr. Aabmun move that the Rouse insist
on its amendments. '
Mr. McClemand moved that Ihe House re-
cede, and, on motioa of Mr. Wentworth, the
, question was put will tke Hoase recede Iran
amendment, and the vde being taken by
yeas and nays, the motion" prevailed, by a
vote of yeas 111, naya 100 So the noose nr
ceded.
This brought the Walker amendment be
fore the House again, when motionsand coun
ter motions, propositions to sdjetfrn, and
every thinf else of a confused1 rntitre now
succeeded. .
. Motions to amend the Walker amendment
in a variety of ways were acted open. Nice
points of order were raised and discussed.
Mr. Morehead moved td amend Walker's
amendment by leaving the Texas boundary
undecided. This was adopted, by a vote of
yeas 186, naya 20, amid much hubbub and
uproar.
Mr. Giddings passed over to the Demo
cratic side of the House, where Mr. Meade
jammed his fist in Mr. Giddings' face, and
collared him. The combatants were, how
ever, immediately separated
Mr. Thompson, of Indiana, made a pacific
appeal to all parties to settle this agitating
question like brothers. He proposed an
amendment, authorizing the President to ex
tend the laws over the new territories for the
time being,
The question on Mr. Thompson's amend-
ment to the Walker amendment was then
taken and decided in the affirmative yeas
111, nays 105.
Mr. Petlit moved to reconsider this vote,
and vehemently denounoed the amendment
adopted to the civil and diplomatic bill as
irrelevant and mal apropos. He declared the
clock had been. stopped for the last twenty
minutes, standing at fifteen minutes past
eleven o'clock. At twelve, he said, Congress
must adjourn, sine die, whether this bill is pas
sed or not. He said perhaps Joshua, of old,
had stopped the clock, or some more nefarious
hand. He talked on vehemently, and would
yield the floor to nobody for any purpose
Mr. Pettit was called to order by several
members, but the Speaker decided he could
proceed
The decision of the Speaker, however, was
overruled by the House, and Mr. Petlit con
eluded by calling for the question on Mr.
Walker's ..mendment as now amended, when
it was carried in the affirmative by a vote of
yeas 107, nays 104.
The House then receded from all other a
mendments, and the bill was sent to the Sen'
ate.
Mr. Tallmadge offered a resolution paying
the officers and pages of the House an extra
compensation-of $350 each, which was adop
ted.
For a hour or two Messrs. Edwards and
Hill, of Missouri, discussed the subject of
patent medicines.
While killing time by useless motions,
fight occurred between Johnson, of Arkansas,
ana r ickim, ot Illinois, at nail -past two o'
clock, in which Mr. Johnson inflicted severe
blows upon Mr. Ficklin, causing the blood to
w freely. They were separated and Fick
was tea out oi me nan.
Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, moved an
adjournment sum die. Lost.
The House sent a message to the Senate
saying they were ready to adjourn.
The bill granting the right of way to the
Illinois Railway Company through the publio
lands was taken up.
Mr. Gentry alluded to the means that had
been nsed to defeat the General Appropria
tion Bill, and condemned the factionists, say
ing that their names would go down to ever
lasting infamy.
- Mr. Turner said he had acted conscientious
ly in voting against the Senate's amendment
providing a government for the now territo
ries. The lords of the lash were the real
factionists and therefore the charge of traitor
had no sting for him. 4
Messrs. Henry and Levin also made
I speeches.
At twenty minutes of seven o'clock the
House was informed that the President had
signed the General Appropriation Bill.
The House being now ready to adjourn
Mr. Winthrop made a beautiful address,
which he thanked the members for the kind
ness and courtesy extended to him.';' If
he
had given offence he asked for pardon. He
made a beautiful allusion to this as the most
eventfnl period in our history the powerful
empires in the world tottering, while ours a
lone stands firm, and concluded by praying
for God's blessing and the perpetuity of our
institutions.
Cheap Postage In the United States
there are 16,10 Post Offices; in France, 3,
582 ; in Great Britain, 4,785. In our country
we have 41,175,787 miles of post roads; in
France and Great Britain, of course very
much less. The French mails transport an
nually 115,000,000 letters; the British mails,
300,000,000 ; the mails of the United Slates
but 00,000,000. The French mails annually
transport almost twice, and the English mails
just three times the number of letterscarried
in the same time in our own mails.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
We regret to learn that the dwelling
house and store of Emanuel Kaufman, in
Augusta township, was entirely consumed
by fire on Thursday night last. Mr. Kauf
man, we understand, had been out, and on
his return home, about ten o'clock, passed
I through the store when all was right.
I About midnight bt was awakened by a
crackling and noise. On opening: the
I
AoIt door he wu repulsed by a thick vol-
back to his chamber, and escape with his
wift children, frew the devouring ele-
roent Every tb,n8 WM consumed, inclu-
uog nis books, accounts, notes, ana money,
I The entire loss we have, heard estimated at
- 1 $8,000 or IOjOOuV The stock of goods
I we understand was insured lor 94,000 in
to I the Lycoming Insurance Company
I
07 Mr. Cooper, it is slated, baa sold his
residence and other property in Adams coun-
ty, and will remove this Spring 14 Schuylkill
county, taking ay bis mideooe paraaanentry
ia PottsviUe.
TBS A1,1EICA1T.
SUNBURY.
SATURDAY, MARCH 10, IMS.
H. B. MASSER, Editor eat rnfrlttor.
QT Parsons indebted to the office of the Ameri
can up to April 1848, are notified to make final
settlement with H. a. Master, in whose hands the
books of the lata firm art left for collection.
By" Removal. The office of the
"American has been removed to the build
ing formerly occupied by Dr. J. B. Masser 1
V " 4 - I
in Market street opposite the Post Office.
The law office of H. B. Masser the editor, is I
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ill IUV II Viii I Will ireiwwi I
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interestino- article nr. Dr. Franklin's Poor
Richard'. Almanac, and other mailers of
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THE LAST SCENES OF CONGRESS.
last at Seven O'clock. Our readers Will
find a full account of Ihe proceedings in
another column. There was, as usual, a
great deal of excitement in the effort to he has a superior in the Union. Mr. Clay
hurry through a number of bills that were ton nM i02 been a distinguished and able
left to the last hour. A fracas took place
in the Senate between Mr. Cameron and
Mr. Foote of Mississippi. Mr. Foote, is
exceedingly valiant and bombastic, apd
likes to make himself heard. - Gen. Cam
eron stopped him on a point of order,
which excited the wrath of the Mississippi
Senator, who shook his fist under the Gen-
eral's nose, for which compliment the Gen- merly Secretary of the Treasury, and was -na yet it seems according to the Mil
eral suddenly tapped Mr. Foote in the face. Governor of Georgia in 1845. Mr. Pres- toman tnat tn'8 '8 tbe Commissioners Re
in the House there were several scenes. ton is a young man, at present a member of Prt notwithstanding the Auditors certify
About midnight Mr. Giddings of Ohio, the Congress. He is a nephew of the late Wm. under their own hands that U is their re"
great abolition gun, went over to the demo- C. Preston, of South Carolina. P01' wny Bnou not tne Treasurer,
cratic side of the House, where Mr. Meade
jammed his fist in his face and collared
him. Some time after this, Mr. Johnson
cf Arkansas had a fight with Mr. Ficklin of
Illinois. The member from suckerdom report, as long as they were paid for pub- these accounts" as well as their own, and
bled profusely, and was led out. Such Hshing it, which they did for ten years past, by some strange mistake suffered the Au
scenes are disgraceful in the extreme, and raade UP precisely as it now is. How very ditors to sign tbe Report instead of them-
those who are the cause of them should be
punished. In Mr. Camerons case, no one
can well blame him, and had he in addition,
applied his foote to Foote, he would richly
have deserved it.
THB IJVAl'GURAI, ADDRESS.
m t i JJ r n mi I
mi i. V 5 u ! iT
win be lound in another column. It is a
document characteristic of the man brief,
frank, and unostentatious in its style. With
the exception of General Washington's ad
dress, which is near about the same length,
it is shorter than any that has preceded it.
Tt does not vary, in substance, from the
opinions expressed in his Allison letter.
He says he will be guided by the Consti-
tution as interpreted by the judicial tribu-
nals, and the earlier Presidents. In regard
to appointments, he says he shall make hon-
esty, capacity and fidelity, indispensable
prerequisites. He is in favor of the en-
couragement and protection of the great
interests of Agriculture, Commerce and
Manufactures the improvement of our
harbors and the speedy extinguishment of
the public debt. All this requires revenue
and necessarily favors such a modification
of the tariff, as will carry out these mea-
sures. But it is for the wisdom of Con-
gress, he says, to regulate these matters, and
he will not readily, we presume, interpose
his authority to arrest their action. We
think that we can fairly infer, that Gen.
Taylor is in favor of moderate protection to
our manufactures, with a restoration of the
principle of specific duties, instead of the
ad valorem system, which is the bane of the
tariff of 1846. But if Congress should think
differently on the subject, hg will acquiesce
in ttteir decision.
THE MILTONIAN AND SHERIFF COVERT.
The gross and unjustifiable personal
attack of the Miltonian. on Sheriff Covert
has made even the editor ol that paper
ashamed of himself, and now like one who
knows that he has been guilty of a mean
act, he tries to excuse his conduct towards
Mr. Covert by saying, "we thought to
make it easy for him to collect the taies."
The editor of the Miltonian roust have a
. i . .
poor opinio o remaer ., oe suppo.es
turjr u.wujmu wruow mi-
tifices. Not satisfied, however, with this,
be makes use oi nis columns to injure iur.
.overt in the eyes oi nis old trienas ana
neighbors in Milton, by saying that be bsd
run to us with bis duplicate, to show "who
owed taxes and who did not1 in Milton.
It is but a matter of sheer justice to Mr.
Covert, to say that we never saw his dupli
cate, nor did he ever say anything to us in
relation to the taws of any ooe, excepting
the person alluded' to in our former article,
j i.:-v 4k. rj":w --.:.-
a .:. -k. -:ii !..
oeaaeu- - wu wui hww ui.
columns to gratify private revenge can have
out iitue seii reepew iuv uiuseu arm. rema-
era -
7 The Canal Commissioner navel11"
given notice that the main line will be
opened' Jbr navigation on the 10th inst.,
should tht weather permit.- The proviso
u a very proper one.
By The fall of 8now on Friday last,
and Mbsecjuent thaw, baa mads the roads
deep and imddy.- '
SEN. TAYLOR'S CABINET.
Some alteration bss been made in the
original cast of the new Cabinet. The
Hon. John Davis from Massachusetts, in
stead of taking the Home department as
was originally intended, is left out as ineli
gible under the Constitution. "
Mr. Clayton, of Del., Secretary of State,
rar. mereaun, or rs. Treasury.
Mr. Ewing, of Ohio, Home Department.
Mr. Crawford, of Ga., - War. "
Mr. Preston, of Va.. Naw.
Mr. Jacob Collamer. of Vermont. Portmaster
venerai,
Mr. Reverdy Johnson, Attorney General.
The following provision of the Constitu
tion renders Mr. Davis, t member of the
late Congress, ineligible to the Home De
partment. Art. 1, sec. 6, provides that
"No senttor or Representative .hall, during the
urns for which he was elected, be appointed to
sny M1 offi "dr the authority of the United
A telii.1i .hall k.HlH-n-M-.J .1 I
umen,u whereof shall have been Increased during
such a time and no person holding any office
unaw mm uiuuxj outtcw, mamu vm memoer ot
J IT I I Cl-- - L.ll I. -
rithor ITaum Hnrintr him rnntinuanrji ln -
uaoinei is sucn a one as we might
Wtl -Pit- . . .
,, . , ,
""'J oaveezpeweu iromuenerai lay
I l T. I I. f .L1 1 it .
Ior up oi aoi. moo, ana mougn
I all ttfrtim wvra rf ikom mnrlAii(i. an ln-
vov v tatctuy iuuuciaic in men
views, i ms is particularly applicable to
Mr. Mtanul.ftli nf IhU S.oto
we consider the best that coula l.jve been
made. He ia a man nf c-reat rannritv
0f t powerful and well stored mind, and as
. lawver and advoratP. w.. dnnSt whetlmr
member of the U. S. Senate.
Mr. Ewing
of Ohio was formerly Secretary of the Trea
sury in Gen. Harrison's Cabinet, and is a
man of talent. Mr. Johnson the Attorney
General, is a talented man though probably,
more distinguished as a lawyer, than as a
statesman. Mr. Crawford is less known.
He is a nephew ol Wm. H. Crawford for
-KF" The editors of the Miltonian seem
10 nave feIt tne force ' our remarks that
they never found fault with the Auditors'
differently some people see things through
different spectacles.
"The venerable gentleman who acts as
county clerk," authorises us to say, that the
Uommtssioners have resolved to award t
leather medal to the learned editors of the
1 Mitlnnl-n trtr Ihnir nrrttnttitr irnnwloJ era nfl
the law, especially that portion which re-
quires the clerk to do the business of the
Auditors.
C?" The Miltonian is exceedingly in
dignant that our "little German paper"
should be paid for the county printing.
This little paper is one of the largest Ger-
man papers published in Northern Penn-
sylvania, and taken altogether is a bigger
concern than the Miltonian. We at least
would not like to make an exchange. But
the Miltonian like some others, seems to
entertain a contemptible opinion ol any
thing German, without knowing that they
are the most prompt, punctual and orderly
citizens in the county. In regard to the
sum we received for the county printing,
we have only to say that we intended to
publish most of the affairs of the county
I without any compensation, in the columns
of the American.
The editors say they dont rat it. It may
be that they have improved since they have
no opposition, but while th Ledpr exist
ed, the Miltonian was looked upon as the
biggest npst ot the whiskered gentry in
Northern Pennsylvania. We know that the
Miltonian published some medical adver
tisements at 50 per cent less than we re
ceivea ior me same, un tne truth ot tnis
we will wager a new suit of type against
the old dress of the Miltonian.
We feel that we owe an apology to our
readers in consuming so much space and
time in cutting up small potatoes.
STATIONERY.
The editors of the Miltonian, whose philo
logical learning is only equalled by their legal
attainments, are amazed thut the sum of
$154,811 has been paid for stationery, which
they contend means simply "paper, ink and
I pens,' and nothing else. Webster, whose
dnary is considered pretty high authority,
m ,uc" ma"ere nM an. ,nw D0V ,
I a number of other articles were embraced
nde em u- And ,hecoun.
. Aniitnr. ,.: mnrA filh i u.K,.,,
,h the iexioogr,pher, aod tommm tattrt of
the Miltonian, have acted on his definition,
and accordingly included the following arti-
eles under the head of stationery, vis :
I Dockets for the Prothonotary It Regis-
ter .- . SS 2
Assessment books paid McKinley and
Leaoore . . . . 86 75
Binding sots of Assembly . 4 50
rnminjr (commissioner's deeds,
blanks, fee., ... . . 28 00
Total, ... $95 87
Thus it will be seen that a very small por-
Uoa ,he was applied to purr,
hase pens,
tok d . , lKj nf
views
ni bridges, 192 in number, the expla-
i nations demanded by the Miltonian, would
I occupy not less than three columns of our
I Qjf By the advertisement of Miss Ann
I C. Morris, it will be seen that she will
I continue her boarding bouse in this place.
This will be agreeable news to those who
previously patronised her house.
ttiP" Mr. Foot has apologised' to Gn.
ICaraerotr-ahd to the Senata.
TH MfXToinAif on ptmDon.
Whr M sir fveateml bm to the Bhoolt,
t wHb knowtodft migM surtoh Wff nttnd,
Mm tfc Soir to lam Im aw), ma foola,
And did Ktrmpt th n oT all -unkind ?
SPENCER.
' La-raiaf by BmSj moat t wait, ' i
, Twm am'm MUlted trim ik. tu ion.
I .11 ' i i OAY
The learned editor of the Miltontan halt
by some means, come in contact with a
stray copy ot Purdons Digest, and has im
bibed therefrom, just enough of law to
make a dunce of himself and to verify the
truth of Popes remark, that "a little learn-
inz is a dangerous thing." He sayi :
Of thn Auditor? Renort we have saia
nothing as yet. Ws confined onr remarks to
the Commiiiorri Report, not being aware
that the law authorised the Auditors to pub
lish a report in the newspapers, at the ex
pense of the county."
Here is the wisdom ol ages concentrated
in a nut shell. Who can say that the man
tle of Solomon has not been dropped (acci
dentally perhaps) in the office of the Mil
Ionian.
The 5th section of the act of 1834, rela
ting to County Auditors, is as follows :
"The Auditors of each county, any two of
whom when duly convened, shall De a quo
rum, shall audit, settle, and adjust the
accounts of the Commissioners, Treasurer and
Sheriff, and coroner of the county, and make
repent thereof to the court of Common Pleas
of said county."
The 8th section ol the act of 1834 in re
lation to commissioners, requires the com
missioners of the county to "publish annu.
ally a full and accurate statement of all re
ceipts and expenditures of the preceding
year." This they have done by publishin
the Auditors' Report entire, without any
abridgment or alteration whatever, incla
ding not only their own account, but that
of the Treasurer, Sheriff and Coroner, all
of which is certified to by the Auditors,
under their signatures.
Sheriff and Coroner also claim ;t as their
report. Or have the commissioners dispensed
with the board ol Auditors, and themselves
undertaken to "audit, settle and adjust
selves.
"If this is law, then truly we think it is
time to "draw in our shingle," and our
great wonder is, how our friends Pollock,
uwson, vvoinnger, rorter ana omers ex-
pect to survive, when such a superior foun-
tain nf lour on1 1ar.il ofr iimpn ia 4niinf?
amongst them, dispensing law and wisdom
without lee or reward, through the columns
of that eighth wonder of the world, the
Miltonian.
Our County Commissioners must be
great admirers of literature, if the amount
they charge tor stationery (8154,81.) is any
indication. We wonder if they have com
bined their talents for the purpose of writing
a dook. -wwonian.
Yes.
They are getting up a new edition
of "Jack the Giant Killer," and are only
waiting for the portrait of the editor of the
Militonian, as a frontispiece, to complete
the work.
IU The last act of President Polk was
the appointment of Senator Hannegan as a
Minister to Berlin, Prussia.
KF" Frederick Watts, Esq., has been ap
pointed President Judge of the 7th judicial
district.
Ht- The private Secretary of Gen. Tay
lor is Col. Bliss, who married Miss Betty
Taylor a few weeks since.
PHILADBl-rHXA HABXIT.
Maris 8, 1849,
Wheat Red is worth 107 a 108 cents
white is held at 113 a 114c.
Rie Pennsylvania is worth 68c.
Corn New Penna. yellow is held at 67c
white 53o., weight.
Oats Southern is held at about 30 a 33c
Whisht. Sales in hhds at 22c and in
bb at 24 cents.
PRICE CURRENT.
Corrected weekly by Henry Masser.
Wheat. -100
Rte. -56
Corr. - .50
Oats. - 88
Bcttir. . -14
Eee. 10
Purr. 5
Flas.seb. -, . 185
Tailow. - -10
Bie.wai. ... 25
Flas. 8
Hecrleb Flas. ... 10
Drier Arris. . . 83
Do. Peaces. - . 200
BOARDING.
THIS subscriber will continue to receive and ac
commodate a few transient or permanent
Boarders, at her residence in ounbury. 1 be lo
cation is in a handsome and pieaunt part of the
town, commanding a Una view of the 8uquehan.
na, NortbumberlaiMl and tne ecenenr adjacent.'
To persona from tbe city, wbo wwn to spend
few months in the country during lb .ummer eea-
ton, Dunbury affords a delightful retreat
ANN C. MORRIS.
March 10, 1849. 6m
mi OT ICC Those wbo are in want of any
L good, are requeued to come next week, as
the subscriber is determined to sell all off by the
last of the week, C. & BOGAR.
8unbury, March 10, 1849.
SCHOOL BOOKS, Car sale very cheap by
CHARLES & BOGAR.
Hunbury, March 10, I84V.
PABA8OL8 A few fee sale below eoet by
C m. BflflAR.
Sunbury, March 10, 1849.
niruuva aui wra i- li :.
O by C.8. BOGAR.
8unbwy, March 10. 1849).
PAINTS, s few Cor sals by
RR AfL (L BOGAR.
Sunbury, March 10, 1M8.
SubHT.
MCNN at Co, nutiri-hers of tn "SCrENTf.
FIO AMERICAN," hate favound as witlf
s Phamphlet containing the Patent Law. of tht
United States, together with all the forms necewn
ry tdt applying for a Patent, Information in regard
w Dung ca-ww, wim remain, on us owe, etc, .
mount of fee required at the Patent Office, and
every other information that i. n Reentry to initruct
a person in making ni. own applications.
rtice 1-t cent, single, or 13 copies for one do!
Ian nnt by mail to any part nf the United States.
Aaarew nunn ccuu., iV'ewYork.
March 10, 1849
A MILLER WANTED.
A GOOD MILLER is wsMed at the Mill of
the subscriber in Lower AMo-iata tn-m.l.;.. .
Northumberland county. One that can come well
recommended for sobriety industry and honesty.
Inquire of HENRY MASSER.
Hunbury, March 10, 1843. tf
LIST OF JURORS
OF Northumberland County fat April Term'
A. D. 1849.
Grand Jurors.
Urrts Acodsta Jacob Weimer, '
Lowta AcociTi John Wvnn. Wm. M. Mil
ler.
Shakokiic Amos Vaatine, Iraac Hull, Sam'f
Gonaert, Caaper Adam., James Yocum, 8amuet
Graul, Sila. Boughner.
Ro.a Peter UoughawouL
Jack.oit Jeremiah Longsdorf.
Lowsa Mahonot John Kiehl, jr., J at. Ebright
Urraa Mahonot Daniel Geiau
LiTTtt Mahovot Jacob I). Hoffman.
NoBTBCXBiaLAifn John Wheatly, Wm. Mc
Donnald. Milton John Beihler, John Divers, Benjamin
Kauterman, Hugh M. Davison.
Tobbot Henry Follmer.
Dblawabb- Wm. T. McWilliams.
Trarerse Jurors.
Suit hurt Geo. W. Kiehl, Samuel Fetter,
Benj. Robins.
Upvbb Avbcsta Jno. Houghawout, Mordica
Lawrence, Denni Woolverton.
Lowir AcGtr.TA Joseph WeiUel, Henry
Rodgera, Wm. Miller.
ohamokin John Rodarmel, Iraac Treiblv.
Elida John, Geo. W. Lerch, John Reed, Alex.
Scber, Geo. Miller.
Rush John Hoffman.
Jack.ok Samuel Bobb, Daniel Grow.
Lowir Mahonot Jacob Badman. John Bow-
en, John Borrel.
Upria Mabokot Geo. 8hadel, Daniel Beiael.
Northumberland Henry Thomas. Peter
Ruch.
Point Cliaa. Parka,
CHiLi.auAars John Beck-ever., Hugh Mc-
Laugher), Jno. C. McWilliama, Wm. Deram.
Miltob John E. Gerhngh, James Adam.,
John J. Auten, Leonard L. Beidelman, John
Sweeney, Abraham 8. Maxtz, Geo. Stine.
Turbut Jacob Dtam, Joanna lole, lbarle.
Riddel,
Dei.awarc Christian Gosh, Jacob Hoffman,
Wm. Hood, Simon Lantz, Jacob Doebler.
Ltwia J at. Tweed, J&j. P. Armstrong,
Petit Jurors.
Surdort Samuel J. Young, Thomas A. Bit-
lington.
UrrKB Acsu.ta John Smith.
Lowir Aususta Jacob Shipman.
Ru.n Wm. D. Gearhart, Jeremiah Basset,
Chas. Carr.
8h amor in George Krigbaum. -
Coai Daniel Kriegger.
Lower Mahonot John Witman, Daniel Wit-
mer.
Upper Mahonot Henry Malick.
Jackson Geo. Deppin, Daniel Holahoe, Henry
LsUha.
Northumberland Henry Goesler, Philip
Hilsert.
Poior Geo. Leaner.
Chili. aroui Wm. Machemer, Wm. Par-
doe, Tuni. Gearhart, John Fredericks
Milton Wm. F. Nagel, H. A. Kerr.
Tun but David Eshbach, John McCormick,
Geo. Overpeck,
Delaware Wm. Smith, John F. Dentler,
Geo. Newcomer, Samuel Truckemiller, John A.
CowelL
Lewi. Jacob Shade, JohnT. Bruon, Sam 1
Shannon, Wm. Reynold..
LIST OF CAUSES
FOR trial in the Court Common Pleas of Nor
thumberland County at April Term 1849.
Chas. A. Snyder et al vs Geo. Grant et al
Wm. Seimonton - vs Shipman &Greenough
Jacob Reed v. David N. Lake et al
Danville & PottsviUe , . ,..
Rail Road Co. "
Wm & R. Fegely vs George Heckert
Wm. Murry vs Baltzar Garnhart
Israel Guteliu. vs John Porter
Elijah Crawford vs M. & Philip Billmyer
Wm. stark. vs John Mcuinuu
John Diehl et al vs P. Laxarus et al
Frederick Keener vs Wm. Ayres
W. Pattaireon'. assignees vs Wm. McCay sadmrs.
and heir.
Mahan for Seimonton vs Hackenberg & Risbe
John Garner', heir. v. Leah Stroecker
Andrew Garner et al vs same
Robert M. Clark vs Isaac Brown
Andrew Emmon. adm'ra vs David Stahlnecker
Henry H. Burr
Daniel Ungst
Thomas Allen
Charles Doherty
John McGinnia
J. G. Montgomery etal
Jonathan furman
vs Wm. McCay'. adm'ra
v. Baltzar Garnhart
va James Cumming.
vs Samuel Caldwell
vs Wm. Stark,
vs Thomas Lloyd
v. Samuel Furman
Ljwia Creaeman et al v.
Sam'l Herr Ex'rs of
Jacob Rhule, dee'd
Graham's, Heirs
Leah Stroecker
Lewi. Hubert', adm'r.
Jacob Houael 5c wife
John N. Martt
Jonathan Purael & wife
Joseph Bird
Elijah Search
Eleanor Reed's adm'r.
T. Paulding a. Co.
Mary McCay
D. Hoata for J. Bound
Same for Mathews
J. P. Shultt
Peter Richler's ex'rs
Hannah Mendenhall
John Dunkelberger
Peter Erwine
Catharine Zimmerman
Ann Myers
Rachael McCarty
Jonathan P. Shutts
Jacob W. Seitxinger
John McMaban
J, Grier Bogs 6V wife '
vs Hugh Bellas et al
v. Jacob IIofTman
va A. C. Barret
vs Philip House! admr's
v. Joe. H.& J. Kim
vs same
vs A. G. Bradford
vs James Covert
vs Jacob Weik
vs Jss. Da Normandie
vs Wm. McCay 'sadm's
vs Harrington e. GUtner
vs Conrad GUtner
va Jacob Weike
va Dodge ol Barret
vs Joe. Walker & wife
v fiol. Dunkelberger
vs John Jacob Weike
vs Blythee. Ayree
vs DewarteV Jordan t el
vs Elisabeth Weitaaletal
va Sarah Reed
vs Leah 8troecker
vs Wra.Frickc-ESlifei
vs Mary Jarrett
Wm. dc R. Fegely otCo. vs Jotut Shinier
William De Haven vs Ira T. Clement
Benaville Clapp va Baltxer Garnhart"
Noah & Mackey vs Samuel Finney
Thomas Keener vs Samuel Blain
Mows Chamberlain vs Thomas a Mackey
A. 1). a R. Patteraoa ve Charlas W. Richards
Hugh Bellas va Robert 8. Grant
D. Hoata for W. H. Frymirs vs base Brows
Samuel Boudman s Jacob Hower
Mary Quina etal " EUm5T- .
D. & Dodge for Moor ABiddlevs W.c. ILFegely
R.-h pi vs Eleanor Reed', wua'rs
Jacob Krch ner
Jacob W. Pfoute
Jacob Weimer ,
John Hower
vs iMvui rrymtrs et si
vs A. Rhawa
va Ira T. CUment'
vs Frederick Has
vs Hsary KeiesC . j:'
vs Ira T, Clement'
vs lames Whit
i v Joreph Pettil L
- BilUagtoa, Buyers dt
" Hunter
. vs A. J. Fetsar
va J. o. M. A, ftwaney
vs J. Wyna tt J. Vaasan
P. Lasarus, eoi
Aaron Reply ' ,
Palmer B. Juhnsao.
Chas. W. Riobsrds ;
David Miller "' ' :
Cba. G, Doits
Jacob PMUIeretal
Sarah ooyeretal
JOHN FARNaWORTH, Prvrw
ProthoBotary'soOes )
Pmilniy March S, 1848.
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