SUNBURY AMERICAN AND SHAMOKIN JOURNAL.
Jo reign Ntm
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP
AMERICA.
ON WEEK IaATEIl WOM EIROPE.
'. AUSTRIA-AND HUNGARY.
" It is difficult to decicle intelligibly the mil
itary eperatlons f b contending armies, as
all the accounts from Vienna to the 2 let ult.,
Ire exceedingly confuied and contradictory.
It it admitted on all hands, however, that
lfceiiacheious Ban of Croatia, Jollachich,
hay been completely defeated by the Mag
'yars under Bern. It appears that Bern cross
iilhe Ffonze Canal at the head of 50,000
men, took the encampments of fhe Croats by
'storm, &nd after a scries of conflicts, which
lasted four days, compelled the imperialists
to raise the siege of Pcterwardein and to eva
cuate the Baiska.
' The troops of the Ban, dispirited by the
defeat, and diminished by sickness, can make
no head against those w ho have marched to
the South, and the Imperialists feur that he
Will enter Servia and Vonia; and the Ban
has been driven over the Danube into Servia,
and the Servian chief, Knickatiim, has been
forced to leave his position at Tiril. Gen.
Ilaynau has gone with the third division to
the support of the Ban. Bern has entered
Zomber, amidst the acclamations of the peo
ple, at the head of 100,000 men.
From a bulletin by Prince Paskiewitch,
published in the Weiner Zeitimg, we have
his version of a sharp action, which occurred
ori the 17th, at or near Waitzen, between
Gen. Georgey and the Austrian (Jenerals,
Sass and Ramberg. The bulletin states, that
on the 15th,' the Hungarian army marched
upon Waitzen, which was then occupied by
the Russian regiment, which according to
former orders, fell back as the enemy ad
vanced at night. Gen. Georgy had occupied
a strong position before Waitzen. His army
was estimated at 44,000 men, with 120 pie
ces of artillery. He was at once attacked by
the advanced guard of the Russians, under
Geu. Sass, but his powerful artillery foiled
all attempts that were made to dislodge him.
The cannonade on either side was very se
vere, and the Hungarian cavalry executed
several violent charges upon the Russians on
the post. On the 10th the main body of the
Russian army was brought up, and on the
17th the Russians attacked Waitzen, and not
withstanding a desperate resistance, the Hun
garians were compelled to evacuate the
town, with the loss of two standards, two
cannon ana five hundred prisoners. In the
course of the pursuit, it was found that only
the rear guard of the Hungarians had been
engaged, and that their main army had
marched to the north. Gen. Rudigez, with
his cavalry, was despatched in pursuit.
This is the substance of the bulletin, which
a correspondent of the London Times qualifies
by stating that it should be used with great
distrust, or be looked upon as the production
of very disastrous news.
From private accounts it will appear that
Sass had abandoned Waitzen on the 15th,
and that Gen. Georgey marched along the
left bank of the river and took up a strong
position near Waitzen. At this junction,
Gen. Dembinski's army of 40,000 men, which
had been slowly edging away from the mi
ning district, camo down upon Gen. Sass, who
was compelled to retreat to DunaKelph, mid
way between Waitzen and Pesth.
The Austrian General, Ramberg, hearing
at Pesth of the defeat of the Russians, lef1
that city and hastened to their support, and
encceeded stopping the progress of Dembin
ski's army, while he eventually fell back
upon . Waitzen. The body of tho Russian
army meanwhile came from Rambres, and
its strength was brought to bear upou the Hun
gariart flunk and rear, by whioh means, on
the 15th inst., a great battle took place, which
nded in the defeat of Dembinski's army
while Georgey had taken his troops to the
north, and not to Comorn, as was generally
believed. It is thought Gen. Georgey will
turn off to the east and mureli to Ray.
' The Anstrian Commander in Chief had ad
vanced with his main army to Pesth, leaving
his main division in the Island of Hulk, anil
the division under Gen, Crabbo and Schlock
ire on either bank of the Danube, to lay seige
to the fortress of Comorn.
much consolidated that it was almost impos
sible for the old veteran to reach the inner
part of the building. He was received by
Hon. Thaddeus Stevens in a brief manner, to
which address the General only replied in a
few words, expressing his gratitude to the
people for their kind welcome. So great
was the noise and confusion that but few per
sons could hear what was said, ad those
who could distinguish his words were quite
near to him. The desire of the assemblage
to see him not being appeased,, the General
presented himself at one of the windows of
the second story of the building. He was
greeted by loud huzzas. Governor Johnston
then addressed the people in a brief manner,
stating that the object of the President in his
present tour was to acquaint himself with
the interests of the people of' this Common
wealth, and so to legislate as would best ben
efit them. There was a slight inclination on
the part of His Excellency to lug in the tariff,
which was anything else than proper on the
occasion of a no-party reception.
After Governor Johnston had concluded his
remarks, the President, suite and committee
of rpception set down to a sumptuous supper.
The crowd gradually dispersed and retired,
to rest, to engage early in the morning in the
further ceremonies of the occasion.
At about five o'clock the next morning,
the General, without exptessing a previous
intention, arose and visited the market, but
so great was the crowd that instantly sur
rounded him, that he was compelled to sur
render, and cease further inquiries as to the
price of butter and eggs. The crowd fol
lowed him to his hotel, in which he was
the committee and guest repaired to the par
lor of the hotel, where General Taylor re
turned many a warm grasp of the yeomen of
our Commonwealth. In the ovening, there
were several illuminations, and particularly
at Coverly's, where an eagle was brilliantly
glittering behind hundreds of lights, and at
the different windows transparencies bearing
the inscriptions of the various scenes of ac-
Sort ' iri Mexico, under Taylor's command,
were exhibited. Also, in the evening, most
of our ladies called upon the President, when
several handsome bouquets were left with
him, as tokens of their esteem. In the whole,
we have never had such a day as yesterday
presented, and long will the remembrance
last of Buena Vista's hero The General at
tends church to-day, and leaves for Pittsburg
to-morrow. Yours, &e., Ptimitis.
THE AMEFJCA1T.
SUNBURY.
OUR SENATOR, AND Hit ACTS
ASSEMBLY.
OF
ATI n DAY, AXJGIST 18, 1S40.
" C'lrreipondcnct of tho TuUio Leilgor.
'GENERAL TAYLOR'S PROGRESS. j
"'Reception of General Taylor Mi Depar
,J""' ture for Harrisburg.
l"V . Lancaster, August 11,1849.
. General Taylor arrived here, agreeably to
public arrangement, at 74 o'clock, last eve
ping. His approach to the city was announ
ced by the firing of cannon, whereupon tho
bells of the city commenced a merry chime.
He was met at Columbia by a large body of
our citizens as a committee of reception, and
conducted here in an extra train of cars. At
the head of the town the cars were stopped
ltd a procession formed of the cairiages and
mounted -citizens in waiting. The proces
sion was under command of General George
Ford, as Chief Marshal, and a number of
aid and assistant marshals. A fine band of
music led the procession ; next followed the
President in a four horse carriage, accompa
nied by the Hon. Thaddeus Stevens, Gover
nor Johnston and others. As the procession
passed through North Queen street, to the
Swaii Hotel, he was greeted by the shouts
and hurras of thousands of ladies and gentle
pi en,' who had blocked the pavements, doors
and window along the whole line, lie ac
knowledged the greeting of the crowd in a
manner that betokened he was deeply lm
pressed with the enthusiastic welcoming of
the people. He stood in the carriage, head
uncovered and bowed smilingly from one
aide to the other. The hundreds of beauti
ful ladies, ' whose handkerchiefs fluttered at
Jvery window, claimed much of his atteu
ton and seemed to please the "old man"
mightily. Our venerable Court House was
wrapped in blaze of light, and the head
quarters of the Geueral were also brilliantly
iUumiaated. As the carriages, containing
the President, Governor, Mayor of the City
and the Council drew up before the Hotel,
V crowd baf become so immense and so
glad to seek refuge. At seven o'clock, aa
companied by Gov. Johnston and Judge Ha
gee, he took an airing in a carriage, and visi
ted the beautiful outskirts of onr city. The !
crowd that pressed upon him when he de
scended from tho hotel steps to the carriage
was very large.
The President received the ladies from R
until !) o'clock. Quite a large number of fe
males visited him, and were warmly greeted
by his F.vcellency. He shook them by the
hand quite heartily, and beamed his most
gracious smiles upon them. The ladies'
hour having expired, and that for the gentle
men commenced, the crowd became im
mense, and the most eager desire was mani
fested to sec him. Tho tide flowed upon
him so turbulent!) that it was impossible for
him to grasp the hands of those who present
ed themselves, and all were obliged to be
content with a smile and a nod.
At 1 1 o'clock a procession was formed to
escort the President to tho cars. After pro
ceeding through a principal portion of the city,
the General and suite, and committee of re
ception from Harrisburg, took the train of
cars in waiting for Harrisburg.
Thus passed off one of the most Interesting
occasions that old Lancaster has ever expen
enced. Gen. Taylor is the first President
that ever visited this city. The number of
persons In town was very large. It is thought
that no previous occasion ever assembled
more persons, excepting the great political
Conventions of 1840. Gen. Taylor left highly
pleased with the Lnncasterians, and much
astonished at the ereat extent, wealth and
resources of the "banner county. '
An Observer.
Gen. Taylor's Reception at Harrisburg
Harrisburg, Aug. 12, 1849.
Yesterday afternoon, at an early hour,
thousands of the citizens of Dauphin and
surrounding counties, had gathered, uccord-
ing to announcement, to witness tho recep
tion of President Zachary Taylor. In town,
all the mechanical branches suspended labor,
and every body crowded to the scene of dis
play and life that marked every part of the
determined route. At many crossings flags
were suspended, and many wiealhes and
gay festoons hung beneath the windows of
our dwellings, which, added to the youth and
beauty of our belles, made indeed a gay and
happy scene. Between three and four o'
clock, the whistle of the locomotive warned
us of the approach of the town's guest, and
in a few minutes the procession which had
been waiting moved in line, and over the
greater portion of the town in the following
order: Chief Marshal, Brig. Gen. Karns,
and Assistants; Committee of Arrangements;
Committee of Reception: Gen. Taylor and
Gov. Johnston in a barouche ; Gen. Taylor's
suite and other distinguished gentlemen in
carriages; military in large numbers and
many from different sections; ascociations;
firemen with apparatus. After passing the
entire route wherein the General was saluted
and cheered at every turn and house, they
arrived at a platform erected at Coverly's
Hotel, where an incident, striking and beau
tiful, was presented ; there stood the hero
who had fought the battles of his country
against odds fourfold, listening with attention
to the feeble voice oi the venerable Harris,
who stands the living representative of tho
founder of our borough, John Harris.
The feebleness of his voice prevented even
the President from hearing him, but when
he had concluded, General Taylor nervously,
but distinctly replied in substance as fol
lows :
"Fellow Citizens: It is with heartfelt sin
cerity that I return thanks for this leception
on the part of the citixensof Dauphin county.
It givt-s me pleasure to meet with you on
this occasion which 1 can feel, but lack the
words and eloquence which so many of your
distinguished citizens possess, to express the
emotions my heart is filled with. It is not
my purpose to make a visit to your State or
beautiful seat of government, for political
purposes, or to be received by the citizens of
the various places through which 1 pass with
ostentation, but come among you to view the
several inteiests, and ascertain the respective
information which is necessary for her wel
fare. 1 thank you for this warm reception,
and 1 feel that it comes not as it would at
tend such as the autocrats of Europe, but as
belonging to the Chief of a nation of warm
hearts and republican people. 1 feel honored
by this reception, and want language to truly
express my gratitude,"
The delivery was labor to the President;
but the honesty of expression, and the pliu
ness of attire, and uudiaguieed native frank
ness, made it sink in the hearts of all who
were within hearing. After the welcome,
II. B. MASSIiR, Editor and Proprietor.
Democratic Nomination,
for canal commissioner
JOHN A- GAMBLE,
Of Lycoming Conntf.
NOTICE. As Ihe latp firm of Masser &
Eiselv was dissolved in March 184", and the
books" left in the hands of H. B. Masser tor
collection, persons are hereby notified to set
tle with and pay over to the said H. ri. IMas
ser nnv balance due for advertising or sub
scription to tho American.
In noticing the arrival of the acts of As
sembly, a few weeks since, we stated that
they contained some curious enactments, in
which our Senator had taken especial care
to guard his own interests, if not the inter
est of the people. A consciousness of the
truth of our remarks has prompted him to
attempt a species of defence in his last pa
per, the Miltonian, when his best friends
would have counselled him that silence
alone should be his policy, where not even
the shadow of an excitsp could be offered in
justification of his course. If Mr. Senator
Frirk can show that he has been instrumen
tal in paasing any acts excepting several
which were passed for his special benefit,
we should be glad to learn what they are
But why should he care for that? Mas he
not achieved a noble triumph in smuggling
through the legislature a law repealing an
act which authorizes the Sheriff and Com
missioners to publish their notices, procla
mations, sales, &c, in at least one German
paper in the county? and has he not, with
a magnanimity of soul that should place
him on the highest pinnacle of lame, im
posed on the legislature the passage of a
law requiring these proceedings to be pub
lished in three English newspapers, in
order to get them into his own, thus com
pelling the county, and the unfortunate
creditor, to advertise in four, instead of
two newspapers. In a pecuniary point of
view we have no reason to complain, as
we shall, under this act, have the advertis-
03"" The editor of the York Republican
thus comments on our reply to his notice of
Northumberland and Sunbury. It is, how
ever, a mistake in Friend Cochran, to sup
pose that we give up the prosperity of the
town. We have glorious prospects ahead,
and although we may not be as well off
for Gas as our York friends, we have at
least what is more substantial an abun
dance of coal which affords warmth as well
as light. We may visit York again, shortly,
and can then view it in another lighh
should the Gas works be completed.
EDITOR'S TABLE.
Biiiilnrss Xotlcei.
Gotisvs Lady's Book, ami the Amebic.
Those of our readers who would like to subscribe
for this elegant monthly periodical, enn now do so
nt a very small cost. The Lady's Book is pub
lished al iU per anmfm, hut us sn inducement,
which we are enabled to hold out by menus of an
arrangement with the publishers, we will furnish
the Lady's Book and Ihe ."Sunbury lmerienn, one
veur for !$3,!0 rash in advance, to those who may
wish to subscribe.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.
The democratic electors of Northumberland
county, are respectfully requested to meet at the
usual places of holding delegate elections, tu their
respective boroughs ana townsnips, on
SATURDAY THE 25th DAY OF AUGUST,
1849, for the purpose of electing delegates to the
Democratic County Convention to be noldeu in
Sunbury, on
MONDAY THE 27th DAY OF AUGUST,
to nominate candidates, to be placed on the dem
ocratic ticket, at the ensuing tall election.
FELIX MOUKEK. Chairman,
WILLIAM WILSON,
JACOB KAKEK,
WM. WALDKON,
JOHN C- MOKGAN,
JOHN YORDY,
DANIEL P. CAUL,
ABRAHAM SHIPMAN,
C. J. BRUNNER,
Standing Committee
August 9th, 1849.
Ct The advertisement of William C,
Wilson, of Milton, who is a candiuate for
the office of Register &, Recorder, did not.
through some inadvertence, make its ap
pearance in our last paper. It will be
found under the proper head in this weeks
paper.
fX?" We have received a communica
tion from E. W. Marcher, in which h
complains that he has been unjustly charged
as the author of the communication re
commending Mr. Chapman as a candidate
for Assembly. The article, though well
enough written, contains some things that
would not look well in a family newspaper
which would prevent us publishing it
even if its great length did not preclud
us from doin? so at present. Mr. Marcher
is disposed to be especially severe upon th
writer, and Northumberland in particular,
for the sneering manner in which the lor
mer alludes to Tuckahoe, as may be seen
by the following extracts :
"Can anv one think me capable of sendiu
for publication, itn instrument of writing, eon
tuiniiiLF expressions that are calculated to
lower in the estimation of others, the place
in which 1 lesule'"
"Why may not thu individual who wrote
that communication resnie in i'oriiiiifr
land. He sneaks of ifiinnerv. and as Poin
township is frequently unnoyed by the would
bo maiksmeu of that poor miserable town, I
think it fair to infer that he is uii inhabitant
of that HorouL'h."
"As to kill'-deers there are but very few in
our rieighbmbnod, but it tnere were tnou
Kinds, it would be no maivel for these ant
mals like all others are fond of good living.
and where else would tliev cet it but in th
garden of Eden, vulgarly styled Tuckahoe
No one could expect them to seaich lor looa
in Skihberdeen. former! v ca led Norlhumbe
land, this would be in the feathered songster
the heightti of lolly."
fXF" Cholera in Philadelphia. Au
gust, 11th, 16 cases, 4 deaths; 12th, 7 ca
ses, 1 death; 13th, 17 cases, 10 deaths
14th, 16 cases, 3 deaths; 15th, 12 cases.
3 deaths.
ILT" Gen. Taylor has issued his prock'
mation, warning our people against inva
ding Cuba, or any of the provinces of
Mexico.
HP" Albert Gallattiw the last survi
vor of the cabinet of Jefferson and Mad
son, died at the residence of his son-in-law
Mr. Stevens, at Astoria, Long Island, aged
89 jrears.
ffJ" The Barnburners and Hunkers are
in Convention at Rome, N. Y., for the pur
pose oi uniting Ihe parties. The Darn
burners insist on the right of Congress to
legislate on slavery.
n in our i.ngnsn as wen as our uerman
aper. Our only surprise is that the act
id not specially except the "Sunbury
American." But our magnanimous Sena
tor, no doubt, thought he had accomplished
enough in legislating thus much for his
Miltonian, and depriving, as he thought,
our large German population of a know
ledge of the proceedings of our county af
fairs Sheriff's sales, &.c. in which no
people take a deeper or more lively interest.
Hut, alas! our best laid plans sometimes
fail, and our most cherished hopes ar fre
quently nipped in the bud. Thus it was
with our iriend of the Miltonian. The
little bantling, nearest his heart, and which
he nursed with the utmost care and tender
ness through the long and weary session of
last winter, like an ungrateful offspring of
another biped race, only lives as a monu
ment of its parent's shame, without real
izing any of his fondest hopes. The act
repealed being a special one, did not repeal
the general law requiring the Sheriff to ad
vertise in a German paper, when there is
one published in the county. And as the
Commissioners of Northumberland county
are under oath to give nufjlcient notice in
two or more papers, there is no danger of
their cutting oil' our German citizens from
a knowledge of their proceedings. They
know them to be among the most honest and
industrious portions of our citizens, and that
none are more prompt in the payment of
their taxes and in contributing to the sup
port of the government; and they would
sooner resign than be instrumental in out-
rasinc the rights of their German fellow
citizens in order to gratify the wishes of
this very gallant and impartial Senator.
Mr. Frick cannot evade the true issue
by a vain attempt to impose on his readers
a statement that we have lost 73 or SO
dollars a year by his legislation for the
Miltonian, when the fact is, that we shall
gain about that sum. Nor will the attempt
to decry our German paper a paper that
has a better circulation in the county than
his own avail him in this instance.
We might have alluded to another im
portant act by which ho abstracted for his
own benefit some fourteen hundred dollars
from the State Treasury, the proceeds of
the labor of some unfortunate creditors, to
whom injustice and equity it should have
been more properly awarded.
We repeat, that so far as our personal in
terests are concerned, we have no cause to
complain of our Senator an a law maker. He
has been magnanimous in one thing ut least,
in not legislating exclusively for the Mil-
Having in our lute excursion "'made a note
on" Northumberland and Sunbury as "finish'
ed towns," and called upon the Editor of the
Atuufi.jf.i jtvnorirnn fnrnn (.nvnlirut inn." Mr.
' j . ""i -- , -
Massrii alludes to the matter in his paper or
Saturday week. Our cotemporary is "cun
ning ot lence," and, line an ingenious law
yer in his pleadings he "confesses and avoids''
the statements of our declaration. He gives
up the prosperity of his town, but shelters
himself under "the superior beauty of their
ladies." It is a pretty sure sifjn of decay
when people so entirely surrender to petticoat
government! Now in York our Inches are
beautiful as a matter of course; and we have
become so accustomed to their charms that
we never think of boastina on that account.
Mr. Masser too, tries to mortify us by a ma
licious use of '.hat odious adjective, 'little.' Our
town has never been called by it, except by
envious persons who tried to diminish her
fair fame, and obscure her reputation abroad.
Wo are rapidly Betting over that the stran
gers who throng our streets when they leave
will never attach that diminutive to our true
name, and even Mr. Massed, who never pot
otf the railrond track and merely skirted the
environs of the town, admits that it is "some
pumpkins.' We can assure him that the Gas
Company is hard at work the Cotton Facto
ry, however, seems to rest until the warm
weather and Free-Trade TaritT havo passed
away j and from Ihe piles of building mate
rials in onr streets, our friend should be con
vinced that there was no scarcity, ofthat arti
cle, and that our people had no notion of
finishing for a good while to come.
THE ELECTIONS FOR CONGRESS.
From the recent elections have turned out,
it is tolerably certain that General Taylor
will not have a working majority )n ,ne
House of Congress. There were 90 Whigs
and 75 Democrats elected, leaving 66 mem
bers to be elected, which stood last Congress
30 Whigs and 36 Democrats. We here take
the classification of the Journal of the Com
merce, which, though disputed, is probably
as fair as any. The same result this year in
the elections to beheld would give the Whigs
120 and the Democrats 111, a Whig majority
of 9. But the Democrats have already gained
suflicient to overcome the whole of this ma
ioritv, if the telcgaph despatches are correct
vis ! Two in Tennessee, one in Kentucky,
where tho Democrats have gained three dis
tricts and lost two, and ono in Indiana, not
counting the Free Soil Democrat in the 4th
district. This gain of four Democratic mem
bcrs, and one Free Soil candidate elected in
place of a Whig, rnnkes a difference of ten
votes against the latter, and of course swallows
the whole Whig majority. The following
is the result as reported by telegraph :
North Carolina. Stanley's election is set
tled in the 8lh district by the vote of Tyrrel
county, which makes tho delegation stand as
it did in tRe last Congress, as follows:
1st. T. S. Clingman, democrat.
2d. J. P Caldwell, whig.
3d. E. Derberry, whig
4th. A. H. Shepperd, whig.
5th. A. W. Venable democrat.
6th. J. R. J. Daniel, democrat.
7th. W. S. Ashe, democrat.
8th. Edward Stanley, whig.
9th. D. Outlaw, whig.
KeiUncbi. In this Statu the democrats
have gained three and lout two, s follows:
1st diwt. I.vnn Bovd. democrat. No elunqc
For thi Amkricami
the whig meeting.
H.B. Masses., Esq.: The last Miltonian
gives a short account of the proceedings of
the Whig meeting held at the Court House in
Sunbury, on the 6th inst., in which the editor
R. M. Frick, wishes to make himself as con
spicuous as possible, by stating that "on mo
tion of R. M. Frick, the meeting concurred
in the nomination of VVm. M. Kerr, Esq., of
Dauphin county a Senatorial delegate.','
Now this is no very great matter, but it
might as well have been stated correctly,
and I would merely state that R. M. Frick
was not in the Court House, when the mo
tion was made. As I wish to see matters
fairly transacted, you will please publish this
communication, and oblige a whig, who was
present, from the Forks.
"Signs. The Sunbury American, Lvcom
ing Gazette, and other papers of the Porter
faction, who were so bitter against William
B. Foster in 1846, are now unions the loud
est in BiiiiriiiK praises of Mr Gamble. Straws
show which way the wind blows, &c Mil'
tonian."
How much truth there is in the above,
we need not inform our readers. The fact
is we have not said one word in regard to
Mr. Gamble since he was nominated bv
the convention, excepting a small conipli
mentary notice announcinghis nomination.
We, therefore, as an excuse, for our appa
rent neglect, have only to say, that in this
section, where Mr. Gamble is known, he
requires no endorsement at our hands, nor
can the weakly effusions of the Miltonian
injure him in the eyes of his fellow citizens.
If "straws show which way the wind
blows," the people w ill find no difficulty in
tracing these "treacherous winds," to the
proper quarter.
Gr" Harvesting Machine. The Mom
phis Enquirer notices a machine that cuts,
threshes, fans and ba;js the wheat in the
field without the application of manual la
bor, except to drive a horse and change
the bags when full. It is so constructed
that it can be used on stumpy rugged, or
even ground. We noticed a Harvesting
machine about a year since, in use by Mr.
A. Y. Moore, of Michigan, formerly of
Danville, which would cut thresh, clean
and bag two bushels every ninety seconds,
or about 20 acres per day ; but that machine
requires from 12 to 14. horses and can be
used only or. the level prairie grounds of
the West. These machines cut off the
heads leaving the straw standing.
Every pound weight of cochineal con
tains 70,000 insects boilad to death ; so that
the annual sacrifice of insectual life, to pro
cure our scarlet and crimson dyes, amounts
to about 40,000,000 of these 'small mem
bers of the creation.
Mr. Waters, who was injured by the
railroad accident at Princeton, N. J., is ra
pidly recovering, and amputation of the leg
is rendered unnecessary.
COMMUNICATIONS.
2d
3d
4th
5th
7th
8th
9th
10th
J. L. JohusoiK whig, gain in place
of Samuel Peyton, dem.
F. E. McLean, whig, gain in place
of 13. L. Clark, dem.
G. A. Caldwell, democrat. Cain.
J. 13 Thompson, whig. No change.
N. Lane, democrat. Gain.
C. S. Morehead, whig. Norhanae.
J. C. Mason, dem. No change.
R. H. Stanton, democrat. Gain.
Jrtdmna. The democrats elect their Gov-
ernor. l.ieut. i.overnor. ana a ma mnv in
both branches of the legislalnie. Fiom the i
telegraphic reports the following are thu
Concressmen elected in nine out of ten dis
tricts: j
N. Albertson. dem. Gain.
C. L. Dunham, dem. No change.
J. L. Robinson, dem. No change.
G.W. Julian, F. S. democrat.
W. J. Brown, dem No change.
J.S. Watts, w hig No change.
E. W. McGuughey, whig. No
change.
J. E. McDonald, dem. No change.
G. N. Filch, dem. No change.
A. J. Harlan, dem. No change.
. Olfieial and reported returns
for governor, from sixty-five counties in tho
State, give Trousdale, the democratic candi
date, 1,658 majority. There are eight conn-
ties to he heard from, which if they give the
same vote as al the last election, will make
Trousdale's majority in the Slate 1,079.
1st dist.
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7th
H. 13. Maseh, Esq. Dear Sir: Although
a number of individuals have been recom
mended for the office of County Commis
sioner, through yoar paper, there is still ano
ther whom we prefer in the person of JOHN
H. HELLER, of Chilisqnaquc. Mr. Heller i
a Gei man and understands both languages
and is a good Mechanic, nnd is therefore par
ticularly well qualified to give the most gene
ral satisfaction. For these reasons he will
be warmly supported by many of
Or.D Tenser.
H. B. MAsn.EQ. Dear Sir : Although
thert? are a number of candidates before the
public, for the olfiee of County Commissioner,
peimit me to add another to the list, in the
pei son of GEORGE A. WYKOFF, of Lewis
township. Mr. Wykoif is a faimer and a
cunsiflent and unwavering democrat, and has
tie; abdity !j make us an excellent Commis
sioner Wi: limit intending to say anything
unfavorable of tli" other candidates, I oull
merely state that his lumiinaliun and election
would b; highly snlii-c:oi to many of the
Forks.
8th "
9th "
10:h "
Te mik
tonian and in embracing the American in
his "three English newspapers." We shall
not, therefore, question his motives. And
if at the next session, he should have ano
ther act passed, requiring every taxable in
the county, to subscribe for the Miltonian
under the penally of losing his vote, we
hope he will be equally magnanimous to
wards the "American," in embracing it in
the list of "Three English newspapers."
7 Gen. Taylor Abroad. Gen. Taylor
was not able to attend church at Harrisburg
in consequence of an attack of diurrhcea of
which he has had several, since he left
Washington. It is stated that he expressed
his determination, in the event of a third at
tack, that he will turn about, and retrace his
steps homewaid. The old hero though brave
to a fault upon the battle held, has not (a
want among many other great man,) nerve
enough to quell all uneasy thoughts of the
cholera. Ho is candid, too, in admitting the
fact.
We have heard it said that in the event of
his uot going Westward, he designed visiting
this place, and if so, he would extend his
visit to Danville, and from there we presume,
to Potlsville, Mauch Chunk, and probably
Wilkesbarre, his object being undoubtedly to
visit the great coal and iron regions of Penn
sylvania. The General, we understand, in
conversation with Mo. Cooper of Danville, ex
pressed bimnelf opposed to the ad-valorem
system of duties, and iu favor of greater pro
tection to our coal and iion interests. Should
he visit Sunbury, he will meet with a warm
reception.
f7 The Smyrna Telegraph, is the ti
tle of a neat and well arranged paper, just
started at Smyra, Delaware by Samuel E.
Jones. As this is the only paper in the
county, Friend Jones cannot well fail in his
enterprise.
Arrival of tiik Hidernia. The
news from Hungary continues most cheer
ing. ' The Hungarians are still successful,
and have completely out-mano?vered the
Russians. Bern, Dembinski and Georgey
are now acting in communication with
each other. Dembinski has defeated the
Russians under Paskiewitch, in another
battle at Gylaw. The attack of the brave
Hungarians was tremendous, as they bore
down upon the Russians. A republican
conspiracy has been discovered in Russia.
05" Gen. Taylor in his reply to Gov.
Johnston, on his visit to York says :
'Travelling as ,1 do, for the sole purpose
of obtaininga more intimate knowledge of the
various sections of our Union, of their various
pursuits and interests, the kindness with
which I have been, every where, received by
my fellow countrymen has been to me, pecu
liarly gratifying. I have been heretofore hon
ored by the confidence of Pennsylvania. I
feel great pleasure iu now mingling with her
people ; and I pledge myself to endeavor to
show by my future conduct, that the confi.
dence of the Key-stone State has not been
misplaced."
Tub Wheat Crop. Notwithstanding the
partial failure of the wheal crop iu Ohio and
Indiana, it promises lo be a full average one
in the country. In onr own Stale, Virginia,
Maryland ami New York the crop is large, in
Michigan and Illinois more than a full aver
age, and in Upper Canada also.
Crops. North Carolina is one of the lar
gest producers of corn of any Stale in lb
Union. The Wilmington Chronicle says that
the com crop in that region generally looks
well, although rather backward, and the
yield will be as good as common.
incendiary attempts to m ItN THE
CITY OF St. LOU I.
St. Louis, Aug. 13.
Incendiarism is again busy, and several at
tempts have been made to lire the city.
Yesterday one was made by firing the
steamer Whirlwind. The bed clothing in
three different state rooms was set on lire,
but it being timely discovered, the boat was
saved.
The other attempts were made in the Nor
thern part of the city, two of which were in
lumber yards.
The city is overrun with theives from all
quarters, who have threatened to burn the
city for the purpose of getting an opportunity
to plunder.
An extra police force is talked of.
California Coin. We yesterday had tho
pleasure of holding in onr hand one of the
new California gold coins. It is about tha
size of a S5 U. S. gold piece, but It is not
quite so handsome. On one side it has tho
American eagle, with the inscription, Cali
fornia Gold," 'Without Alloy." On the re
verse it has a circle of stars with the inscrip
tion, "Full Weight," 'dlalf Eagle," ,;San
Francisco," '-N. G. N.," "1848." The edge
is smooth nnd not milled like our coin. It
has a different color fiom that of our coiti(
being of pure gold. It is coined by a private
company. This coin will prove of great con
venience to the inhabitants of that truly
golden country. N. O. Picayune.
Bkig. Gen, Brady, of this State, now sta
tioned at Detroit, is the oldest surviving offi
cer in the American Army. He is now Col
nel of the 2d Infantry A few days since,
the General was taken violently sick. The
attending physician thought him to be dying,
and communicated to him his fears. ''Beat
the drum my knapsack is slung, and Hugh
Brady is ready to march," was the soldier
like response.
A man was attacked by cholera, in Tren
ton, some days since, and his friends pro
cured brickbats, and proceeded to rub down
the patient. The man recovered in a few
hours, though with the loss of the greater
part of his hide. Let the "brick remedy"
have a fair trial.
H B. M.?a. Kso. Dtar Sir: As the
time is approaching when candidates lor the
Legifl.iture are to be selected, permit me to
recommend lo tha voters of Northumberland
county, Hi name of Mr. MICHAEL M.
SOPER, of ShamoUu towrirhip for that office.
Mr. Soper is a farmer and is well known tu
Ihe democracy of this county, as a firm and
consistent demociat. He is a man of good
moral character and ofthat plain practical
sense that would render him well qualified
to represent the sturdy democracy of okl
Northumberland county in the next legisla
ture. Should he receive the nomination, it
would be gratif) ing to
Many Democrats.
Mn. F.niTon : Allow us to recommend
through your valuable paper, Major WM. L.
DEWAKT, of Sunbury. as a candidate for
the next Legislature. It has been the custom
of late years by the Democratic party of this
county to choose their Representative alter
tialely from eitherside of the river, and as the
Forks have had Ihe member for the last 2
years, it now belongs to the lower end. And
in fact it is ceded by them to this side. We
know of no man who we would more cheer
fully leeomtnend to the Democratic portion
of this county than Mr. Dewart : he is a man
of pure democratic principles; he has always
battled in the good cause, nnd we are sure
that ho would attend to tho interest of bis
constituents, and go iu for the great principle
of "doing the greatest good for the gre.test
number." There are many principles of great
interest now agitating the public, and we
want a limn of a strong mind to represent us,
one whoe own interests nor those of an)
clique or fuel ion would contiol him, ami sucr
a one we find iu the Major. By publishinj
this you will confer a favor on many.
Democrats of Jackson.
The Mortality in St. Louis during the
cholera is stated by a distinguished divine of
of that city, whose labors among the sick
gave him aa oppotunity of judging, to have
reached the enormous amount of eight thou
sand persons.
I Lima, S. A., it rained hut lour times
i during the eighteenth century.
"The Old Oaken Bucket," one of the
sweetest ballads in the English language,
was written by Samuel B. Woodworth,
when a journeyman printer in New York.
Alas! that its gifted author should have filled
a drunkard's grave !
Richter says "No man can either live
piously or die righteous, without a wife."
A very wicked old bachelor of oiir acquain
tance says to this "O, yes sufferings and
severe trials purify and chasten the heart.
Cool Evenings being now-a-nights de
licious times for sleeping ; but we cannot
be too cautious of exposing ourselves to cur
rents of air and light coTerinz. Dangerous
colds may follow the least indiscretion.
Mila.SHn. j .lnj is, let 4 ol
Notice
LL persons indebted to Charles S. Bo?r wi)
a ave cusu bv calling on mm nviors uw h
of tSriitrniliur, as he ineiid leaving all his si
count in the hands of Est). Weiser, on that da
without riel to persons.
' l HAULES 8. BOGAR.
Sunbury, Aug. 18, 1849 5t,
REGISTER k RECORDER, &.
YV'M. C. WILjSON, of Milton respectfully
fers liiuineU'ti a candidate for the ollics
lleijisier & Itecorcler,
for NortluunlKTland Count) . Should he I le
ted he promises faithfully to discharge the duti
of suiil ollice.
Milton, Aug.18, 181'J.
ORPHANS' COURT
SALE.
IN punuauce of ail order of the Orphans' Cen
of Northumberland county, will be eiposed
public tale, on the premises, on Saturday the I!
day of SSe pu-mbcr neat, law : The undivided t
fifth paru of a certain
Tract of hand.
situate in fchamokin towmhip, Northumbarii
county odjoiiig lauds of utfustut Huey, Ephrj
Miller. John Derr, Tcter Kreeger, Peter P
DunUcberger and othera, containing 800
more or less about 100 acre of which areelea
Whereon are erected a House and Barn, Osrt
AC Lata the estate of Daniel Furman, k
Sale to commence at 10 o'clock A. M, of said
when the conditions thereof will he made kn
by 8.1MI EL FL'RMAN. Adm'
By Order of the Court )
David Rockefeller. Clk. O. C. J
Sunbury, August 18, 1849-ta
rstate f Jacob Gearbart, (C
IM'iitrr) dee'd.
!, OTICE it hereby given lhal letter
F iatraliqn. upon the eatet of. Jacefc Gear
(Carpenter) lata ol Rush towiwhisv Nortous
land cottnly. dee'd, hava been granted to the
aciibar, residing iu aaid township, P"
(looted ti tlie estate are requested to moke ii
diaUj payment, and all having claims against
estate are doaired to preeeut eheut to Ut su
her. tvilluiut ilt'Ltv.
WM. V. GE.t!UI-4RT, 4Ji