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HIBERNIA.
MYEN Mil umWJ1 EtOPE.
ITALY. 7 ,rTr
Although, the French hare restored the go
YemmentofthePope of Rome, they hare
not succeeded In perenading hit holiness to
return to the Vatican.
Gen. Oudlnothae been himselrat Gacta in
the hope of modifying the intention! of hii
HolineM, but with what effect hat not been
announced.
The Milan Gaiette of the 2d states that a
rumor was current on the Neapolitan frontier,
that Garabaldi had embarked for America
under favor of a disguiso, and that the band
of the Tuscan Appenines merely kept hit
name ai a wrt of safeguard or watchword.
TURKEY.
Advices from Constantinople state that an
rmy of 80,000 men have been ordered to
asmomhla on the Hungarian frontier to pro-
! the Turkiih territory, and to disarm all
who might make the attempt to cross the
frontier. A Russian Polish paper states that
m. wnnblican conspiracy has been discovered
inBussia, that the conspirators intended to
..rin,n thn reirninri dynasty, and establish
a. republic. Numerous arrests had been
tnade.
HUNGARY.
The Hungarians continue successful. Again
they have defeated and out-manmuvrcd the
onemy, placed the Austrians in peril, cut off
the Russians from their base of operations.
The three great Generals are now in com
munication with each other, and ready to net
mm,ihr. if necessary. Their respective po-
eitions are rendered secure by the nature of
the country, while there is nothing to prevent
their emerging from their fastnesses when
occasion presents itself. The whole popula
tion serve tl:em with heart and hand, and
bring them food, horses, and intelligence of
the enemy's movements.
The London News, of August 3d, has Vi
enna dates to July 28.
The English papers, with the Hungarian
debate, had arrived, and the Vienna public
were occupied extensively in studying the
translation, which appeared on the above
date, of Lord Palmerston's speech. This, it
is said, has been a clap of thunder to the
Ministers. The news of Georgey having
beaten the Russians at Jasseo, entered Kau
hau, and crossed the Theiss, came at the
ante time and already there were rumors
of intentions to negotiate for peace.
Leneswar is reported to have surrendered
to the Magyars.
The Ban of Jcllachich was continuing his
retreat towards the south of Almyrnia, and
THE AlOFtXCAlT.
SUNBURY.
ATtnDAY, At'OVST BS, 1849.
H. B. MASSEIt, Editor and Proprleter.
Democratic Nomination,
for canal commissioner i
JOHN A- GAMBLE
Ot Lycoming County.
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Eisely wm dissolved in March 1848, and the
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in
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.
Tho democratic electors of Northumberland
county, are respectfully requested to meet nt the
usual places of holding dclcgute elections, tn their
respective boroughs and townships, on
SATURDAY THE-25th DAY OK AUGUST,
1849, for the purpose of electing delegates to the
Democratic County Convention to im liolde.ii in
Sunbury, on
MONDAY THE 27th DAY OF AUtSL'KT,
to nominate candidates, to he placed on the dem
ocratic ticket, at the ensuing full election.
FELIX MOURER. Chairman.
WILLIAM WILSON,
JACOB RAKER,
WM. WALDRON,
JOHN C- MORGAN,
JOHN YORDY,
DANIEL P. CAUL,
ABRAHAM SH1PMAN,
C. J. BRUNNER,
Standing Committee.
August 9th, 1819.
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NANKIN CLOTH.
We have frequently seen it stated, that
Mr. Forsyth, formerly Secretary ol State
under Gen. Jackson, was the person who in
traduced the Nankin Cotton into this coun
try. A writer in the North American a-
wards that credit to David S. Brown of
Philadelphia. Mr. Brown ii one of the
most enterprising and successful merchants
in this country, always ready and willing
to lend a helping hand to every important
improvement. The cotton Factories at
Gloucester Point, probably own their origin
more to him than to any other man. He is
also among the heaviest stockholders oi the
Philadelphia and Pittsburg rail road, and
we have heard him express a deep interest
for the completion of another important
work one that we have always deemed ol
more importance than the Pittsburg road
the Sunbury and Erie Rail Road. The
following is an extract from the article re
ferred to the North American:
"Many years since Mr. Brown wrote to his
agent in China, tiot the American Consul, to
procure for him the Nankin Cotton Seed, as
he was desirous to furnish it to the lute Air
Forsvth. The uzent. after much dilliculty.
succeeded in procuring it, which wos done
throuch the exertions of a Nankin trader who
annually visited Canton, tind who brought
the very small parcel he could venture to
smuggle, secreted among wearing apparei
as he would have been subjected to punish
ment if detected in carrying cotton seed of
the peculiar kind which produces the iankin
i t- . , e i :
colors. ro jtmious are xne pupie ui liuiiiwii;
tnai incy win not permit a parucie oi win
seed to be taken into the adjoining provin
ces: but immediately on nntherinrf the crop,
destroy the germinating quality of all seed
not reserved for seeding the next crop, and
spin and weave the cotton at home. Many
attempts have been made to crow Nankin
Lotion in India and elsewhere, and so tar as
known, this small parcel, thus obtained, was
the only successful one. On its receipt Mr.
Brown sent it to the lute Mr. Porsylli. who
succeeded in raining it, and added another to
the many valuable products of our country.
In early times, the English Governor of the
then Colony of Son Ih Carolina, who planted
in his garden at Charleston a few seed of the
while Cotton obtained from India, whs ridi
culed and his "project deemed wild and
chimerical." Wo of this day witness the re
sult.
EFThe delegate elections will take
place to day (Saturday.) On Monday the
County Convention will be held at this
place. The contest between the different
candidates will be a warm one.
Bern announced his victory to Kossuth
these three words: "Bern, Ban, Boun." j
In a later despatch he says: "Our army
requires now to conquer only two Generals
more, Julius aud Augustus."
Letters from Cracow, of the 23d of June,
elate that a number of Russian troops, who
were on the point of leaving the above city
for Hungary, had received counter orders.
Seventy railway wagons had arrived re
cently in Cracow, filled with wounded Rus
ians. Later ! A Postscript in the Liverpool
Courier of the 4th says :
The accounts from Hungary through Tarisi
Vienna and Cologne, announces another bat
tle in. Hungary, and another victory for the
Hungarians at Eylu. It appears the troops
of Dembinski and Paskiewitch came to an
engagement, which ended in the defeat of
the Russians. Paskiewitch is cut off from
his line of operations, and Dembinski, Bern
and Georgey are in communication.
" Hayivau is described as in a most perilous
situation.
The Magyar Generals are masters of the
whole line from Waag to Assoba, facilitating
their communications with Belgrade and the
Turkish provinces.
The Cabinet of Vienna are obviously in a
tate of alarm. A peremptory order has been
issued, prohibiting the purchase of foreign
lock, shares, kc. The object being, it is
supposed, to prevent money being sent out of
the country.
On the 15th of July, a desperate battle
was fought at Wait.en, between the Russian
commander Paskiewitch, and the Hungari
ans, under Georgey, in which the former was
defeated.
The army of Georgey has broke through
the lines and marched north, thus effecting a
junction with the main army.
A letter from the seat of war, says the at
tack of the Hungarians upon Paskiewitrh's
division, was tremendous, and the Russians
were bome down and compelled to yield be
fore the terrible onslaught of the. Magyars.
who fought with unexampled courage and
daring.
Another letter describes the Russian re
treat to Danakess as a disorderly flight before
Dembinski's hussars, and states that the Rus
siaus were only saved from annihilation by
the arrival of Ramberg. It wus admitted in
Vienna on the 20th that the victory at Wait
ten had been complete.
There has been a change in the Austrian
Ministry.
IIF Our readers will find interesting
sketches of Kossuth the leader of the Hun
garian revolution, and hisgeneralsBemand
Gorgey, in this weeks paper.
CP The Cholera has ceased to exist in
Philadelphia, as an epidemic. The Board
of Health have ceased to report, no cases
having occurred since Monday.
HUNGARIAN SIKETINO.
A large and enthusiastic meeting was
held at Independence square in Philadel
phia on Monday last, to express the sympa.
thy of our people in favor of the gallant and
oppressed Hungarians, who are now fight.
ing for their liberties against Austria, aided
by the Russian despot Nicholas. The meet
ing was organized by the appointment of the
Hon. Geo. M. Dallas, President. Spirited
resolutions offered by Dr. T. D. English
were adopted, and an eloquent address was
read by John W . t orney, Lsq. The meet
imr strongly urged the recognition of Hun
gary by our govprnmer.t. We trust Gen
1 aylor's Cabinet will promptly carry into
effect, what appears to be the unanimous
wish of the whole nation. If there ever
was a sincere prayer by any nation, it is
that of our people in favor of the gallant
spirits now struggling lor freedom under
the patriot Kossuth, and his gallant generals
Bern, Gorgey and Dembinski.
Correspondence of tin Newark Advertiser.)
THE HUNGARIAN CJENKRAX.8. GORGEY.
Most of the Generals In the Hungarian
army, with the exception of a few Polish
veterans have sprung suddenly from inferior
ranks to those they now occupy. Their His
tory, therefore, anterior to the present war,
affords few materials for the biographer.
Gorgey, now the pride of the Hungarian na
tion, and the favorite leader of her armies,
was in 1040 omy iiouiciimn wo n.-
service, and at the beginning of the Hunga
rian stmiriTle the Bast vear, a volunteer in tne
r?ci ' .
ranks of the Honveds or national mnilia. At
the battle of Schwechat, beneath the walls
of Vienna, when the Hungarians were betray
ed bv the treachery of General Maga, Gorgey
was yet but a simple major; but the snarp
eye of Kossuth had been fixed upon him and
in the removal of Maga, he was immoaiaiciy
raised to the vacant place of commander-in
chief.
His conduct afterwards fully proved the
wisdom of the choice. Ho extricated the
Hungarian army from a position in which his
predecessor had designed it should be obliged
to surrender to the enemy, or be driven into
the waters of the Danube; and he conducted
the Hungarian retreat before the overwhelm
iriff forcesof Wind ischgratz and Jellachich
flushed with the conquest of Vienna, until
the favorable moment arrived for making a
stand, and assuming the offensive. For this
his character eminently fitted him. though
so young a general (only about 30 years old)
he is distinguished for uncommon prudence
This has earned him the appellation of the
Hungarian Fabius.
Gorgey is the most noted as an officer o
cavalry. At the head of the Hungarian hus
sars, he finds his favorite place, lne plains
of the Theiss region, where Wimtischgratr.
and Jellachich suffered their signal defeat,
witnessed the most daring and heroic deeds
performed by Gorgey with his flying cavalry.
But his talents are not limited to mis pamuu-
lur sphere, as amply proves the taking of the
fortress of Ofen, aud the late battles before
Cornorn atrninst thn Austrian, ana ai
Rjf" Distressing Acciuknt. It appears
by the following notice from the North
American, that a valued friend, Mr. Wm.
T. Snodgrassof Philadelphia, has met with
a most serious accident, the result of gross
carelessness in the workmen engaged in
putting up a building :
Distressing and Nearly Fatal Acer
pent. Mr. William T. Snodgrass, cloth mer
chant at the corner of Market and second
streets, while passing in front of a new build
ing being erected in Market st. above second,
on Saturday morning, was very severely in
jureu, uy the tailing ol a lame and heavy
piece ol timber liom the fittn story, upon his
head, lie was struck down to the ground.
and to nil appearance dead to those who wit
nessed ttio teailul aflair. Mr. a. was immediately-
conveyed tu the store of Messrs,
liinehman & Brothers, where his wound was
dressed, and subsequently removed to his
temporary boarding house. Hero he was at
tended by Drs. Purrish an Pancoast. who upon
examination of the naiure and extent of his
injury, ascertained, wc are flad to learn, that
It was not nuito us severe ns at lirst sunnosed
and strong hopes aro entertained of his te
covery. This melancholy case, without re
lerence to the numerous accidents that occur
under similar circumstances, calls loudly for
tne enactment ot a law protective ot our eitt
zens from danger around and near new build
ings.
E" Gen. Haynau, in addition to hissa
vage proclamation to the people of Buda.
Pesth, has levied a tremendous fine upon
the Jewish communities there, including
clothing for about 70,000 men and 1,000
well caparisoned horses. In his cold blood
ed proclamation he says, "Doomed to death
is every person, no mutter of what rank or
sex doomed to instant death, on the spot of
the crime, is every one who dares to assia
the cause of the rebels, by words, or by deeds
or by revolutionary dress." Such are some
of the wretches who govern Europe in the
nineteenth century.
K7"Home Exemption. The legislature
ot Maine,have passed a bill exempting from
sales on execution real or personal estate to
the amount of $500
OENEhbfttTY OF JENNY L'lND.
Numerous anecdotes are related to prove
the kindness and goodness of her nature, but
no one IS more characteristic than the fol
lowing, Which, We believe, has not been made
publio before : During her visit to Bath, she
happened to be walking with a friend, in
front of some almshouses, into one of which
she entered, and sat down for a moment, os
tensibly to rest herself, but In reality to rind
some excuse for doing an act of charity to
the old woman who lived in it, and whom
she had seen feeble and totterting at the door.
The old woman, like the rest of her neigh
bors, was full of the Swedish Nightingale,
whom she had heard was just then in
Bath, entertaining with her voice all those
who were so happy and fortunate as to be
able to go to the theatre. "For myself," said
the old woman. "1 have lived a long time
in the world, and desire nothing before 1 die
but to hear Jenny Lind." "And would it
make you happy 1" inquired her visiter. "Ay
that it would," answered the old woman ;
"but such folks as I can't go to the play-house
and so I shall never hear her." "Don't be
so sure of that," said the good natured Jenny;
sit down my friend, and listen ;" and forth
with she sang, with all her richest and most
glorious powers, one of the finest songs she
knew. The poor old woman was beside
herself with delight, when, after concluding
her song, her kind visitor observed, "Now
you have heard Jenny Lind." If she had
given the woman a hundred pounds, she could
not have afforded her half so much pleasure.
It was an act of noble charity, of tho tendo-
rest and most delicate kind. Money it would
have been easy for her to give, and money no
doubt, she did give; but to sit down in an
almshouse, and there to call up the enchant
ments of her voice, for the amusement of an
obscure and poor old woman, was a touching
proof of goodness of heart, which nothing we
have heard of Jenny Lind surpasses. After
this, we could readily believe of her any act
of gentle and affectionate kindness, and wo
would be glad to see collected, for the honor
of art, all the numerous proofs of sympathy
Rev. Dr. Bascom. The Southern Chris
tian Advbcate says that this distinguished
clergyman or the Metnodist episcopal
Church, South, is recovering from an attack
of cholera, which lasted twentjr-bne ,days,
and durimr which he was twice supposed
to be beyond recovery, un tne dum of
Julv he was able to walk about his chamber,
. .J. ... i A . it, . i !
but is so mucn prosiraiea mai nis pnysi
cians have prohibited him from any mental
labor.
Literary. A gentleman, looking upon
an extensive conflagration, expressed his
surprise in three words, each the name of
an English author "iicnens, nowiu,
Burns."
Waitzcn against tho Russians. It is now
perfectly clear that in both tho latter cases
only the forces of Gorgey were engaged, and
that Dembinski, with whom Gorgey is now
united, was not at all on the ground.
and charity which she has given during her
residence in England. It is a great thing to
be universally admired. It is a still greater
thing to be universally beloved, and we be
lieve that the admiration of Jenny Lind's vo
cal powers great and unrivalled os they are,
t . A lim rinT finrrrpv ifl jtaid tO be
ill perauu hum uinijK, ""-n-j - ,., i , ,l !,.. r , , ,
.mn hii and chivalrous. He is ol I
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the middle size, wilh dark brown hair and
blue eyes, and manners that win all who ap-
nroach him. In the army, particularly among
the hussars, he has unbounded influence, both
by reason of his chivalnc character and oi
his powers of oratory, which are very great.
Many anecdotes are related of his personal
prowess on the field of battle, and of the ef
fect a few elegant words have often woiked
there upon his hesitating men. He is also a
man ot considerable learning, particulaily in
mechanics and the natural sciences, which
he left the army to study in 1845, thinking
he could thus be more useful to mankind
than by carrying a sword in time of peace.
He sneaks fluently, it is said, six languages.
Magyar, Slavonian. Latin (which until a few
Mr. Lucas Cowi.es died in consequence
of cutting his thumb with a circular saw in
Westneld. The wound did not bleed, ana
caused congestion of the lungs. .
The boats destroyed by the late confla
gration swells the uttmher that have been
burnt ntthe St. Louis wharf, within the last
eighteen months, to thirty six !
Virtue hallows the cottage, and sheds a
glory around the palace. It is celebrated
by the angels it is written on the pillars of
heaven and handed down to earth.
Preparations are actively making for rais.
ing the great tubular railway bridge across
the Menai Straits to its proper place. A
dead weight of 2000 tons is to be lifted 100
feet.
A medal in honor of Mazzini and the Ro
man Republic, is to be struck in London,
where a subscription is ulso open for Italian
exiles.
Life.
Seven years in childhood's sport and play 7
Seven years in school from day to day 14
Seven years at a trade or a college life 21
Seven years to find a place and a wile 28
Seven years to pleasure's follies given 35
Seven years by business hardly driven 42
Seven years for fame a wild goose chase 49
Seven years for wealth a bootless race 56
Seven years for hoarding for your heir 63
Seven years in weakness spent aud care 70
Then die and go you knov; not where!
A Ccnious Fact. It is stated that of the
five hundred and forty young ladies who
fuinted lat year, more than half fell in tho
arms of gentlemen .' Only one had thu mis
fortune to fall on the floor.
Mr. Soper is a farmer and is well known to
the democracy of this county, as 4 firm arid
consistent democrat. He is a marl of gbdd
moral character and of that plain practical
sense that would render him well qualified
to represent the sturdy democracy of bid
Northumberland county in the next legisla
ture, bhould he receive the nomination; it
would be gratifying to r
' Many D'exccrats.
Ma. EoiTo : Allow us" to fec'oiTimend
through your valuable paper, Major WM. L.
DEWART, of Sunbury, as a candidate fer
the next Legislature. ;Ithasbkeitke tiutoo
of late years by the Democratic party of this
county to choose their Representative attcf
nately from either side of the rivef, nnfathe
Forks have had the rnembea for the fhsi 2
years, it now belongs to tbe frnvri fticT: Anal
in fact it is ceded by them r thiTtrid!; fae
know of no man who we would more cheer
fully recommend to the Democratic partio
of this county ihmi Mr. Dcwart he is i man
of pure democratic principles';' he has always
battled in the good aiise and we are sure
that he would attend to the interest of hi
constituents, and go in for the great principle
of "doing the great good fbt ta greatest
number." There are many principles 6Tgrci't
interest now agitating, the public aA we
want a man of a strong mind to represent us,
one whose w interests- nor those of any
clique or faction woulci centiol him,, and Mich
a one we find hi tlie Major. By publishing
this you will confer a favor en many.
Democrats or JVciMorf;
REOTECTFCM.V mfiwms the eitiiefts of
thin plncr anil vicinity, dint tie has perma
nently Im-ntril hfmsetf in .Sunflury. His oflico
is next door to Mr. JacoD. Fuintcr's httrr-Wrj,
nurre tie tan nn nines w; loana. aniens pro,
fi'ssionnllv rngvvA.
funtury, Aucrv Sjv r84!v 3m
ties, ror this reason, we may be allowed to
express a hoie that, though she has now left
us for France, England will be her future
home. Her manners are already those of an
English-woman, and the analogy between
the Swedish and English character is so great
that the transition from Stockholm to London
would scarcely be felt, except for the change
of language. London Athcnaum.
ail Sorts of 3tcms.
years since,
was the official language of the
different countries of the Hungarian king
dom,) German, French and English.
Sam Slick's Last. Judge Halliburton the
witty author of Sam Slick, was holding a
Court the other day, and in the commence
ment of tho proceedings, it became necessa
ry to empanel a jury. One worthy burgher
upon being culled, requested of the Court to
excuse him, on the ground that he -wasaillict-
ed wilh the itch, at the same time holding
Teachers Wanted
PROPOSALS will he received by the Directors
-- of the Common School of Siniliurv, unii
1 o'clock V. M., ou SjtunPj-v the 1st dv of SrsV
tnnlicrnext. for two mutt mil two femulr telaillern
fur the eiisiiini; yc:r. nt wliith lime, at tltr punlic
fc'hool House, in room No. a meelingof the Di
rectors will be held lor the purpose of examining
tho npjilicanUaiiiJ ttUoUiiie soiAsHiooIn.
13 v order of the l!mrd,
C. M. VORKS.See'rji
ftunl'tiry, August 35, ISI'J.
Born in the year 1816, of a poor hut noble 01ll njs hands to the iudce, nnl disnlavin
family, he lost his father at an early age, and t,e visj0e evidence of his cut.-.neous aiHic
is said to have suffered much during his youth tion. The judge, after closely inspecting the
from the negligence of his guardians, ho bands of the juror, directed the clerk as fol
made his first studies at the Lyceum ol 1 res- lows
burg, after which he entered the Turner mil- The Court decides that tho juror's excuse
itary school, where he was distinguished for j, a va)ij 01ie ami therefore directs that he
his talents and application. Having timslied be s-c-r-a-t-c-h-e-d off.'
his studies here with credit, he was receivea A tremendous roar of laughter signified
into the army, first in a regiment of infantry, lno unanimous verdict of the audience that
and subsequently in one of cavalry, wnicn nj, nor,or was guilty of a pun.
he left as I have said in 1843, to aevoie
attention to tho sciences. He seems io nave assembling thb Jews. The Jewi.sh pa
had the design to devote himself to the move- p()rs have been for some months endeavoring
ment then some time started in Hungary, in to induce all the Hebrew congregations in the
reference lo establishing domestic inanufac United States to send delegates to a Jewish
tureg. Convention in New York, for the purpose of
We see him first at Brunn, making himself discussing and affecting some important
acquainted with the principles of the various changes
manufacturing arts and afterwards at I rague,
British Freedom or the Press. In tho.
ory the press is free in Great Britain ; in fact,
it is liable to be suppressed as completely as
in France, though in a different mode. The
. Government does not enter the office and
' break the presses and scatter the types of an
, obnoxious journal : all it does is to refuse to
- register it or supply stamps, and k is as ef
fectually quelled as in France or Austria.
Here is a specimen :
, -..The Irish Stamp office authorities have, by
.direction of Government, refused to register
the proposed new series of the Nation news
paper, or supply sumps for it. Therefore
Mr. Duffy's new project is knocked ou the
ieaU. Olobt.
0" Tin: Philadelphia Bulletin comes
down with a heavy hand on J. W. Forney,
Esq., of the Pennsylvanian, who feels some
what sore at the loss of the government
printing as well as the Registers advertising,
which is given to the "Bulletin" and the
"Times." The Bulletin says, "it is a noto
rious fact, that the Pennsylvanian is more
the organ of a candidate for the Presidency
than ot the democratic party."
Mr. Forney, in his reply to the charge,
drags into the controversy the religious du
ties of Mr. Cummings of the Bulletin, in a
most discreditable article under the head of
"piety and veracity." The Press of Phila
delphia has long sustained a high character
for its courtesy and sense of propriety, to
wnicn sucn articles must certaiuly form an
exception. Of the truth of the charge, that
the Pennsylvanian has always been subser
vient to the interests of a clique, there is but
one opinion in the interior ol the state. The
abilities oi some of its editors, as writers.
have never been questioned, but it has al.
ways been sadly deficient for want of a
proper head, to make it, what it professes to
be, tne organ of the democratic party in thii
State.
John rabre, in a recent speech in the
French Chambers, said "the Republican heart
'ot France is enclosed in Monaichioal
fuoald."
Godey's Lady's Book. The Lady's Book
lor September is already on our table. Con-
tentment better than Wealth," one of Wal
ters finest Mezzotint leads off the embel
lishments. A beautiful view on the Hud
son, and the "Baptistry of St. Mark's" are
capital line engravmga The quilting par
ty, Pilgrims bathing in the Jordan, and
children's fashion are fine wood engravings,
The contributions are by some of the best
writers.
Mn. Fkeaner, the correspondent of
the N. O. Picayune says, he saw a lump of
gold in California that weighed twenty-five
pounds.
Amount ol coal brought to Minbury over
the Danville and I'ottsvillo rail road, from the
Shamokin mines: Tons.
For the last week, 515
Per lust report, 9601
Total.
10116
High Postage. Eleven dollars and sixty
cents were paid on a letter to tho care of Mr.
G. W. Simmons, of this city, received by the
last mail from California, from a young man
formerly foreman in the Boys' Cutting do
partment at Oak Hall. It was his first re
mittance of sixteen ounces of gold dust col
lected by himself at the mines, and remitted
home to his mother. rnfa. Ledger,
BtwARE ov CooNTERrtiTs. Ten's on
Bank of Pittsburgh 5's altered from l's on
Bank of Lexington, Ky. l's Slate Bank of
Ohio 5's Union Bank of Massilon 3's City
Bank of Cleveland 3's Franklin Bank of
Zanesville 10's N. VV. Bank of Virginia, at
Wheeling ; all new and likely to deceive.
1 emfkrakce and health. It appears
from a report of a committee of the Dela
ware Temple of Honor, that the Temperance
associations of Wilmington number nearly
1,500 members, among whom not a single
case of cholera has occurred, from which it
is believed that intoxicating drinks tend to
superinduce cholera as well as other disea
ses.
studying chemistry under Prolessor Ketten-
bacher, who subsequently took him in his
laboratory, and procured him a little salary,
as ho was at that time very poor.
HYDRO-ELECTRIC LlfillT.
When the "Drummond Light" was dis
covered, the public almost believed that we
had reached a substitute for the Sun '. With
out exaggeration, it is superior to moon- Th(. Bctler Divokcb Cask. The Model
light in brilliancy; for few eyes can read by Courier ,ieniea ,i,e truth of ,ho repor, ,hat n
the light of tho full moon in a cloudless sky, arran!?emenl ef lhe difficulties between Mr.
while a Drummond light, with a flame only ami Mrg Bntler has ,aken anJ s(ate$
three inches in diameter, will enaoie si. io tha, ,he ,ria, wi com(J 0) jn he September
read distinctly wiiuin a rauiun u, on teqm.
of a mile, and is equal to ordinary streel
lamp light for two miles distant. Sir. Henry Abbott Lawrencb, the newly appointed
M. Paine, of Worcester, Mass., has lately in- Mjm.ter to P.niln,l. i. nnu, in VnV.i,,,rtnn
vented an apparatus for producing light from u u id that he will not, probably, leave
the decomposition of water, which far ex-
ceeds in Drimancy any omua. of September,
fore produced, ll is saiu io uu u mum
The Cistoms at New Yoee. The re
ceipts of the New York Custom House are
said to be unusually large at the present
time, reaohing in the neighborhood of one
million a week. On Wednesday last the de
positee in the cashier's office reached two
hundred and forty-five thousand dollars.
EHTERraisa. The Wilkesbarre Farmer
says, that Mr. A. XV. Ilenshaw, of Tunkhan
nock, Wyoming county, arrived1 at that place
on the 13th inst., with the frames and fix
tures complete (or fifty-Hint duelling kousts,
destined for California. .... . . .- ..
perior in power to tho Drummond light, as
that is to the best carburreted hydrogen or
common cas light. It is produced by the de
composition of water by electricity. This,
having been discovered several years ago, is
uo novelty. But Mr. Paiue's invention is an
apparatus, moved by a clock weight, which
evolves a powerful stream of electricity,
which resolves water into its component
Our Minister to France, Hon. Wm C
Rives, passed through Washington a few
days ago, with the intention of taking pas
sage immediately for Europe. He takes
London in his route.
"Such Fratehnal Love," said Lord Beau
mont, in the British House of Lords; '-such
brotherly protection as France was now ex
tending to Rome, had never been seen by
the world since the days of Cain and Abel !
I:Me made in the image of God." Gen
tlemen p.re manufactured by tailors, barbers,
and bout jacks. "Woman is the last and moM
pertec.t work ol Uocl." Ladies are lne pro
ductions of silkworms, milliners, and dress
makers.
The Secretary of Nova Scotia in recom
mending measures against the spread of lhe
small-pox said it was a loathsome disease it
destroyed life, caused a great deal of tenor,
and imjmircd the looks of the HiliiMunis."
Earth is eaten as bread in several parls of
the world. Near Moscow a hill furnishes
earth of this description, which will ferment
when mixed with flour.
Fivo of the Capitals of Europe are now
under marliul law, vi. : Paris, Vienna,
Rome, Berlin and Naples.
Tiir.HE is a man in Illinois, named Barrow,
who has changed his politics so often that he
has now got the sobriquet of trted-Barrow.
Nobility is Prcssia. A Prussian judicial
tribunal has lately decided that the Prussian
constitution abolishes nobility in that country
The Bkginninu. Eighty Polish refugees
have been ordered to quit Paris within twen
ty four hours, and France within three days.
Si'CRiovs Bank Notes ore in circulation,
altered from the old broken State Bank of
Trenton, N. J. to present bills on the Camden
and Morris banks. Look out for 'em.
"There are two things," says Mrs. Parting
ton, "that should be at home every evening
at dark, cows and women.''
Some Descendant of Solomon has wisely
remarked, that those who go to law for da
mages are sure to get them?
"Father," said a littlo boy in a theatre,
"ain't that a land bi)C where the musical
are!"
There are 106,700 poor, sick, criminal and
debauched people in Beilin, the model city
of Germany.
The distance from New York to St. Paul's
Minesota, 1,500 miles, is travelled in seven
days, at a cost of $82.
Lady Blessiirgton was the daughter of a
printer named Power.
SHERIFFS SALE.
T) V Virtue of a certuin writ nf Fieri Farias to me
directed will li sold at 1 o'clock P. M., on
Monday the 10th of ."September next, at the pub
lic house of Frederick flicker, in lhe BorotiRh of
Milton, nil the intercut of the Defendant! in n cer
tain lot of crouml situute in the Borough of Mtttoti
hounded on the north by an Alley, on the east
by lot now in th occupancy of Blair 4c Reed, on
the snutli I'V Muhoninr? ntrcet, and on the westbr
lot of Samuel Blair, where n is erected a am!!
House. Heired taken in Execution, and to b
sold niithe property uf David Went and Motfy
West his wile. JAMES COVERT, Shr'ff.
Sheriff's ollicn, Piinljurv, )
August 55. 1810.
TSTI9rH7.CrZ3'HB3eB' -
V OTICE H hereby pi-en, that the miilersii;ud
' ' Auditor, appointed ly the Orphans' Conrf.if
NorthumiH'rlnnd county, lt nettle and adjust the
niton and proportions of the nssct to and amony
the creditors of the cutnte ol'Isuiic Vausickle. dcc'aL
hereby notifies nil persons interested irimid maf
ter, that he will attend to the duties of hi appoint
ment, on Wednesday, the oil of iSVptenlt'ier next,
at ID o'clock, A. M., at his otlice in the.' Borough
of Niinlmry. CIIAKI.E.S J. BRCS'ER.
Auditor.'
Sunbury, August S3, t S 10. 3t
COMMUNICATIONS.
Robert P. Letcher, late Governor of Ken
tucky, is expected in Washington in the
course of the present week. The President.
gases, oxygen and dydrogen, and produces a it is rumored, has tendered him a foreign
mmt nouerfu m il. Willi bis apparatus, mission
v 'lan Mr i'uima nrmiuoes a
u0.,..,i, uu. , ..... -"- - c
light which, while the full moon was shining v- ssi, at home. me iianans,
in a clear sky, caused a sensible illumination " meeting in New Vmk on Saturday
for a mile around. The light is perfectly niSn, vt tbre cher for Mr. Brown, the
white, like that of the sun, and thus enables Anwic" Cental in Rome, for his noble con-
the eye to distinguish the nicest shades of duo1 ,n "TI1 helter to Aveasena under
color. It is free from the slimmer ot vavs hu wf, in spite of the threatenings of
or other motion produced by all other gas Oudlnot,
lights, and being produced from pure wa,8r SuUan Turk Qu,en of Grea,
by eleotrloity, is perfectly inodorous. It is Blilahl Bnj ,he Pfri(len, of Unhed
also perfectly safe from all explosion end States, have each given Count W.ss, the Hun-
other eouroeeef danger, and will copies, by garian Envoy, a favorable and satisfactory
fifty per cent, than any other gas light, the reoeption Bu, Louis Napofeon, the Pre.i-
funatnng material, water; coeting nothing, den, of F e b;m , c6luho6fcfer .
and the machinery for producing it not being J. ,
expensive. Its superiority over lights in Cholera at Sr. LociS. The wbVe num-
brilliancy, steadiness, cheapness, safety, and ber of deaths at St. Louis during the fifteen
freedom from odor, certainly ought to com- weeks up to August 6, was fi,89, of. which
mend it to general use. ' nuinbei 4,060 were f Asiatic cholenu
H. B. Masser, Esq. Dear Sir: Although
a number of individuals have been recom
mended for the office of County Commis
sioner, through your paper, there is still ano
ther whom we prefer in the person of JOHN
B. HELLER, of Chilisquaque. Mr. Heller is
a Geiman and understands both languages)
and is a good Mechanic, and is therefore par
tieularly well qualified to give the most gene
ral satisfaction. For ihese reasons he will
be warmly supported by many of
OlO Tl'RBl'T.
H. B. Masser, Esq Dear Sir : Althouph
there are a number of candidates before the
publio, for the oflioe of County Commissioner,
permit me to add another to the list, in the
person of GEORGE A. WYKOFF, of Lewis
township. Mr. WykotT is a farmer and a
consistent and unwavering democrat, and ha
the ability to make os an excellent Commis
sioner. Withouj. intending to say anything
unfavorable of the other candidates, I would
merely state that his nomination and election
would be highly satisfactory to many of the
Forks.
H. ll. Masscc,' tm.Dtaf Etr:-Ai the
time fs approaohfiig' when candidates for the
Legislature are to be sele6t'ej, permit me to
rec'oirimend Vf the voters bf Northumberland
county, Iho name bf Mr. MICHAEL M.
SOrEU, uf tltaiuokui townJiip fur tkit ollice.
E. HICJES JOITES,'
WIIOU-SU.F. I)KAI.i:iI A MAMTACTTilftt Off
UlUflW AMI WOODEN WARE..
Importer ol 1'renrh Basket Lmklug (llitYltt,
and Fancy Ukx!, j v' ' i"
Ko. IS North Second Streel,
Between Market urn! Arch Hts., under J. StWVift
JonE ( arpet W urchouse, two doom below
Christ Church,
PHILADELPHIA,
T-TAHnn hand and is constantly receiving"!
LA luri,"! and extensive, assortment of Combi
Brushes, Fancy Goods of every description, fB
numerous to mention,') I.ookiii? filassca oftii
ami Mahopanv frames, Baskets, Coaches, t'haif '
BROOMS,
Shaker's Eastern Wisp and Cmintnr Brnorr
Window Blinds, Door Mats, Tubs,' Bucke
Churns, Wrashliourds in fact, Wooden and W
low Ware of every description, all of which w
be sold low for Cash or City acceptance.
Merchants would save themselves much til
and trouble, by calling and examining my sit
before purchasinii.
N. B. Looking Glasses, are insured agii
Breakage to all pnrta of the Union, without ti
charge.
August 85, 1849. 3in
LAND WARRANTS
rr HE hiirlu st market price will be paid for
diera' Land Warrants, at the
EXPRESS OFFICE.
Potuwilte, P
I'ottKvillc, August 15, 1893t
IVcrtice
ALL persona indebted to CtiarWs" 8. Bcar
save costs by eulluu on him before tlu
of September, as he intends leaving all he
counts in lhe hands of Esq. Weiser, clt" tlri1
without rspect to pontons.
CBA!H,Ef?8. BOG A
Sunbury, Aug. 18, 1849 5U
ORPHANS' COU&
SALE.
IN pursuance of sri' order of the Orphan'
of Northumberland county, will be expo
public sulo, on the premises, onKnturday tin
day of September next, to wit I Theundivuk
fillll parts of a certain
Tract of Land.
situate in Mmniokin township, IS'orthum)
county adjuing lauds of Augustus Huey, Ej
Miller, John Derr, 1'eter Kroeger, Pete
DunUebergvr aud others, containing- gt
more or lean about 100 acres of which c
Y hereon are erected a House aqd Barn, (
ftc Late the estate at Daniel Jurman
Sale to cuiiiiiiciiue at 10 o'clock 4. M, of s
when the conditions thereof will be made
by . . MMIEL FL'RMAN. A
By Order of the Court )
David KockefeUer, Clk, Q, C. )
Sunbury, Auguet 18, l84.9ta
Estate of Jacob CearYbSKVt,
, penter)1 ttee'd,
mj OTICE W hereby giwr, that letters t
il fatrufion uporV the estate of Jacob'
(CarpciitcOriafe oVRuah township, HY
land comity, dec', have been granted U
sclnVr, residins1 m auid township, A p
deble.,1 (o the estate are requested to mi
biate M'nSont, and all having claims at
estate s'ri desired to present ahem to ti
der, without delay.
WM. D. UE.tRU.4RT
.tug 18, 181901.