SUNBURY AMERICAN AND' SHAMOKIN
JOURNAL.
JT o x ti g n N t to a .
ARRIVAL OF THI STBAKSBIP
ITEM DAYS tATR MOM tUROMC.
orriCIAt aVECtARATIOI OF EisOLAJID IN
. JKHAtF OF TVBKEy. rrjj-
THE TURKISH AND RUSSIAN WAR.
teWri''lOO,0 MRS Il THE FlEtO.
Departars el tht Refugees ires Tarkef.
JtLtonifH 0ficr, SACKWLtt, N. B. i i
Wednesday, Oct. !4 8, P. M. f
.,Th8 steamship Europa, Capt. Lolt, arrived
at Halifax this rooming, with 1S3 passengers,
And was to have left for Boston at about 1 o'
clock. " : ' : :
.THE . TURKISH AND RUSSIAN DIFFl
w -. l . CULTY. '
-j. Pending the decision of the Emperor of
Russia upon Ihe appeal to him respecting the
extradition of the Hungarian refugee., the
English papers contain many reports respect
ing; the probabilities coucerning the issue, but
of course hothine definite can be arrived at
until the 'resolution of the Emperor and his
Imperial Council shall bo made known. The
reply of the Emperor, which was expected
with the most intense anxiety, would, it was
thought, reach the Turkish capital about the
JOib or 12th of October. Apprehending that
the decision of the Czar might be a declara
tion of war, tho Porte was exceedingly impa
tient to learn the. effect produced upon tho
cabinets of London and Faris, by the bearing
of their representatives of the Sublimo Porte.
A large fleet of steamers is collecting in the
waters of the Bosphorus and in the harbor of
the Golden Horn, between the entrance of
the Black Sea and the Propontius and the
Sea of Marmora. .
' There are twelve ships of the line at an
chor, fully equipped and plentifully supplied
with arms and piovisions.
In the army of 100,000 soldiers assembled
around the Turkish capital, drilling and re
viewing were going on from daylight to dusk.
A letter of the 25th ull. states, that beforo
entering the Turkish territory, official assu
rances were given to Kossuth, that he and his
follow refugees were welcome, and should bo
allowed to proceed to any part of the world.
A considerable number of refugees have
been put on board American corvettes and
the French steamer VAverin. Their desti
nation is said to be Greece.
Kossuth has written a very eloquent letter
on his present position to Lord Palmerston,
which is published entire in the English jour
nals. ' From Widden the news is somewhat start
ling. It appears that Amiliah had been sont
to urge tho refugees to embrace Ialamism,
and has not been unsuccessful. Kossuth,
Dembinski, Gnyon, Zumoyski and others, all
swore that no person should induce them to
apostacy. Bern had no such scruple.
Tha most unwelcome feature of tho news
from Turkey is, that those pashalics iu Eu
rope, which are partly Greek and partly Tur
kish, -are in a state of great foment in conse
quence of the threatened rupture between
Turkey urn! Kussia. Undei the influence of
Russian emissaries, chielly members of the
Greek church, these vassals of the Sultan be
trayed a serious intention of taking advan
tage of the present opportunity to get up a
revolt. , . ,
.The greatest activity prevails in the send
ing of couriers for and from all the principal
ports of Europe but the general firmness of
the public funds indicate that the prevailing
opinion is,, that no serious results will arise.
The correspondent of. the London Times,
writing from Paris, says that a note, address
ed by the English government to its Ambas
sador at St. Pelersburgh, on the subject of
Constantinople, couched in firm, moderate
terms, contains not a single expression or
threat calculated, to wound the susceptibili
ties of Nicholas, whilst it announces the de
termination to support the Porte against exi
gencies that would compromise the dignity
of an independent sovereign.
Lord Palmerston has, likewise, sent proper
instructions to Sir?. Canning, and has placed
the Mediterranean fleet at his disposal, which
has, by this time, sailed for the Dardanelles.
: 1 have also reason for repeating, that France
has imitated the conduct of England, and that
the most perfect unanimity exists between
the two powers.
' AFFAIRS IN FRANCE.
The Monilcvr announced the appointment
of Lncien Murat as Minister to Turin, and
M. Bois Le Compt, now Minister at Turin, as
Minister Plenipotentiary to Washington.
But the fact was slated, of which there was
no doub', that the Government was totally ig
norant of what had passed in America vhen
M. Bois was ttanud.
The only allusion mado in any of the pa
pers received, in the difficulty between the
French and American governments, is the
following, copied from the Paris Presse :
Some explanations of the affair are neees
. sary. The French government demanded an
. indemnity for the losses caused to French
subjects by the war in Mexico. This de
rrhaud having met with sumo difficulty, the
, French government charged our minister to
announce to the American government that
the indemnities claimed would be kept back
ont of the annuities not yet due out of the
', (wenty-five million francs for which we were
the debtors of the United States. It appear
that the letter written on the subject by M.
Poussin. was couched in rather unsuitable
language, of whioh the French government,
maintaining the claim, has expressed its die-
. approval. .j .
In consequence of the illness of M. FsW
loux. the discussion in the Assembly on thi
Italian question, and the affair of the River
Plate, together with the American audlur
kish disputes, have all been postponed. v
.; As was expected, ihe proposal of M. Na.
c poison Bonaparte has met with the approval
of the Committee to which it was re erred.
. They declared that the uniting of 4he
Bourbons, and amnesty to the insurgent! of
June, being inc'udeU in the same proposition,
established an onbeomitg assimilation of the
'two partial meaiiooed, aad sl eoee uaasi-
mousty deeided on recommending the As
sembly to take it tinder consideration! '.'
,M. Trappoli, tha e x-Envoy of the Soman
Republic, who is accused of having published
false news from Rome, which occasioned the
movement. of the 13th of June, hi Paris, has
been sent under an escort of gens e"ormi to
Bologne.
The loss experienced by the foreign com
merce !of. Pari m consequence ofjhe fevoiu
tion oft February amounts to M9 millions
francs, as compared with the returns of 1147,
whcqtbe total, amount of (ha foreign ' trade
wai 2,019 millions francs.
It is Mated that the government is to re
call a portion of the army in Italy, and to
leave a division of 10,000 men at Civile Veo
chia. A single regiment is to occupy the
capital of St. Angelo, and the Spaniards are
to enter Rome.
ITALIAN AFFAIRS.
The French government had received ad
vices from Rome to the 4th inst.
A letter from Rome states that the effect
of raising the state of siege of that city, de
manded by the three cardinals, will be to de
prive the French general of all authority in
civil and political questions, and to invest the
cardinals with unlimited power. The French
prefect of police had, in consequence, appri
sed seveial ex-deputies or Ihe Constituent
Assembly that warrants had been issued
against them by the pontifical police, but
that the French authorities would suspend
their execution until the 1st of October, and
that, in the mean time, they should have
a free passage to France, with tho liberty to
reside thero. Sixty deputies left imme
diately. ' Vast crowds attended them, cheering them
and hearing their remarks of respect. The
emotions of the people had a visible effect
not only on the French troops, but the govern
ment." It is reported that the Pope has taken
alarm at the numerous assassinations of
French soldiers, and believes that there is an
extensive plot for his assassination, if he
should return. He expressed a wish, there
fore, to remain at Naples during a portion of
the winter.
The announcement at Rome, that the pub
lic and private pecuniary engagements of the
republican government would be respected,
has gained some popularity for the Pope.
Private letters from Geneva, of the 4th,
mention that Garibaldi, on arriving at the
island of Madulena, demanded passports for
England, with the intention of proceeding
thence to the United States, where he intend
ed to settle. - Since then, however, he has re
received proposals from Ihe Montevidean En
voy, who offered him command of the forces
of that Republic, which offer it is believed
he will accept.
SARDINIA.
Report says that a formidable conspiracy
had been discovered in Piedmont, which was
to have broken out at Genoa on the occasion
of the landing of the body of Charles Albert.
It appears from the French and Piedmon
tcse correspondence seized by the Turin au
thorities, that the conspirators on both sides
of the Alps reckon on the refusal of the
trench Army of the Alps to make against
them, and there is good reason to believe
that, if they had consented to march into
Italy at all, it would be to give their support
to the Piedmontese patriots, and not to op
pose them.
AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY.
It has been rumored that the Hungarian
refugees near Widden, the leaders excepted,
have applied for leave to return to the Aus
trian territory, and their request would be
granted.
The statement that Georgey had been shot
at Kagenfahl by a brother of Count Zichy,
who was executed by the Hungarians, has
been contradicted Several Hungarian lead
ers, besides Kossuth's mother and Guyon's
wife, ure kept in close imprisonment by the
Austrian authorities.
Previous news relative to the surrender of
Comorn is fully confirmed, after the patriots
who held possession of the foi tress succeeded
in making very favorable terms with Austria.
PRUSSIA.
The Wurtemburg government has formally
intimated to the Prussian ministry that it
will not join the federal league proposed by
Prussia, Hanaver, and Saxony, and that Han
over has already announced its intention to
withdraw from this confederation.
SICILY.
The affairs of Sicily have been nearly ar
ranged. The island is to have a distinct ad
ministration, from that of Naples, with a Con
sults or Chamber chosen by the municipally.
THE A3XEXATIOX QUESTION IM CAXADA.
Quite a serious disturbance took place at
the Annexation Meeting held in Quebec on
Saturday. The meeting was called at the
Parliament Buildings. When it became evi
dent that the Anti-Annexatiouists would at
tack the meeting, the aid of the Mayor was
invoked, but he refused to attend.
The meeting subsequently adjourned lo
the St. George's Hotel, when the assailants
made an attack, but were driven off". In Ihe
midst of the excitement some persons went
to the house of Mr. Cauchon, M. P., for
oioiuinorenci, -and an Anti-Annexationisi.
and after breaking the windows, retired.
J he lion. Mr. Gait, member of Parliament
for Sberbrook, has declared in favor of An
nexation. The wealthiest and most influen
tial citizens in Quebec have signed Ihe An.
novation Manifesto.
The excitement in Montreal is on the in
crease, and is now intense. "
FoaciGv RxitaosD Iion. The quantity of
railroad iron recently purchased in Europe,
by Mr Stevenson, President of the Nashville
and Chattanooga Railroad, at 939 60 per ion,
and delivered at New Orleans free of all
charges duties included, was 10.340 tona. It
is said that tho saving on this purchase is
$350,000 on the engineer's est i male, and up
wards of 250 000 on the cost of the iron if
purchased in the United States.
. T Mwt The total amount of Califor
oia Gold received at the Mint baa been S3,.
100,000. All thai still remains cau be coined
in leas -than three weeks. '
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of November next, as a day nf thanksgiving
to the people of this Commonwealth.
FOnEIC NEWS.
The steamer Europa bring most impor
tant and exci'ing news from the whole world.
The Turkish Sultan hus given a derided re
fusal to the demand of the E.npernr of Rus.
sin, and in anticipation of the lesult hus fath
ered together his army and navy. The gen
eral impression is lhal Nicholas is too wise to
make war upon the Turks, supported as they
are by England and France. The enormous
expenses inclined iu the Hungarian war have
drained his treasury and left a large balance
yet to be paid. Bi-sidi's the contest would
certiiiuly terminate unfavorably to him.
Fiance and England are not influenced by
any sympathy with Hungary or its unfortu
nate defenders. Their object in aiding Tur
key is to prevent the Russians from obtaining
the command of the Black Sea. They aie
bolh too selfish to be moved by any thing but
an appeal to their p ickets. The army sent
by the former lo smother republicanism iu
Italy would have contributed more substanti
ally to ihe saiVty of Kossuth and his follow
ers, had it been sent to assist I hem in iheir
struggle fur independence, ih.'in the united
strennth of France and Great Biiitaiu can ef
fect now. They stood quietly by and suf
fered them lo ho driven from iheir homes,
and now show their sympathy by procuring
for them the estimable privelige of b ing ex
ile. The Turks are by far ihe more Chris
tian than either of ihem. A ' Kilkenny cal'i
war between Russia, Austria, France and
England Mould be more beneficial lo the
cause of republicanism in Europe lhan any.
thing that could hnpp-n. The harder ihy
whip one another Ihe better il will be for us.
The French very fortunately had superse.
ded M. Poussin at ihe very time Ihe news of
hi dismissal reached Ihem, and have disap
proved of his conduct. This ends all fears
of a rupture with that republic. They pro
pose thai our difficulties bo refered to the ar
bitration of a third power, i
England is disposed to be very bellicose in
repaid lo the disturbance of her ancient rela
tion with Ihe Mosquito Indians, and disre
gards, as ia her custom with weaker nations)
the right of the "little State of Nicaragua."
The idea of her preventing us from making
a canal across ihe Isthmus ia preposterous.
Sue can not afford lo quarrel.-' An enormous
'bt precludes in posibilily Ehe can not raise
saonry enough lo save Canada from running
off.. .
tiy PitAiAiiT roa Pcnnixlv ania. The
ship Franconia, at Mobile, from-Newport
Wales, ha on board a large amount of rail!
road iron for tha Charleston and Chattanooga
ailroad. It will be ahipped lo Montgomery
and then transported by land to the points
where it ia to be used. . . v ,
AMENDMENT Or TMIV a. CONSTITUTION.
Tha following amendment! to tha constitu
tion will be proposed lo Congress in th early
part ef tha next session.
1st An elective federal judiciary.
td. Depriving the President of tha power
of nominating lo office a Senator or Represen
tative in Congress, until hie term of otfiee
shall have expired by limitation. i
8d. Rendering Ihe office of President di
rectly elective by the people.
4th. Requiring that all nominations shall
be confirmed by the joint action of the two
houses, instead of by the Senate alone, aa ia
now the rase. And , r- -v
5th. That no candidate can be eligible to
Ihe office of President who may have served
in thnl rapacity, unless four years shall have
elapsed after 'the expiration of the tetm for
which he was elected
We cannot see the propriety of making
any amendment to the Federal Constitution.
It is already a model of perfection. Founded
by men who have ever been esteemed our
wisest and best, and whose deliberations none
of the bickeiing of faction were permitted lo
disturb, it has been our guide in a glorious
career which has no precedent in the history
of nations. Our ancestors were proud of it,
and taught their children to regard it with
veneration. The fiieudsof liberty in every
clime point to it ns a pattern of justice and
equity. And we who have lived under its
benign influences and enjoyed its blessings
are called np'u to raise our suicidal hands n
gniusl it. We are asked to amend the off
spring of ihe wisdom of Washington, Frank
lin, Hamilton and Morri men whose lives
were spenl in the real service of the country.
Verily, our legislators have sufficient assur
ance and confidence. It will not surprise us
to hear of a proposed amendment lo Ihe De.
c la rat ion of Independence. 1
If any thing should be unaltered end intact,
it is our constitution. Il is the foundation of
government and any tampering with it en
dangers the whole fabric. We hope the peo
ple will speak their disapprobation of this
project and preserve this instrument, at least,
from the linkeiing hands of partisan politi
cians. The motto "let well enough alone" is
good and true. The epitaph on Ihe tomb of
a discouteuded man, "I was well, t would
be better; I took physic and died," should
be ever before the eyes of our advocates of
perpetual change.
IE7 M. Bonisco. This gentleman, so long
the representative of the Russian Autocrat at
Washington City, has been banished to Sibe.
ria. It seems thai M. Bodisco had dabbled
in Government stock and realized some SI 50,
000, contrary to the edict of his royal master,
prohibiting his ministers from holding prop
erly in the countries lo which Ihey are ac
credited. Nicholas heard, by means of a spy,
of the speculation, sent for M. Bodisco and
his nephew, the secretary of legation, under
pretence of important business at home, and,
on their arrival, banished his excellency to
Sibeiia and threw the nephew into prison.
Previous lo setting out M Bodisco settled a
handsome fortune on his lady who resides in
Georgetown, D. C.
This is, unfortunately for the romance of
the story, a hoax played upon tho correspon
dent of the N. Y. Courier. Mrs Bodisco has
received letters from her husband and he
will return in January.
A horrible liagedy occurred at St.
Louis on Monday night last. Two young
Frenchmen, Count Gonzales and Count Ray
mond de Monlesqni, arrived from Chicago
and took rooms at Barnum's Hotel. As Mr.
Barnum and the stewaid of the house were
going lo bed, the younger Frenchmen fired
upon them through a window, a ball passing
through Mr. Barnum, and several buckshot
lodging in Ihe steward's arm. A Mr. Jones
coming to iheir assistance, was shot thiough
the head and died instantly. Two other gen
tlemen were wounded before Ihe assassiu was
arrested.
Nu cause has been assigned for the com
mission of the deed. The Frenchman says
it was by the order of God. He is evidently
insane. Mr. Barnum's wounds are consider
ed modal. '
E7" We are sorry to hear that the office of
the "Democratic Union" at H.trrisburg was
partially destroyed by tire on the Sftth ultimo.
The materials of ihe newspaper department
were totally consumed.
C7 Philadelphia was ngain the scene of
riot and bloodshed on Saturday evening. Th
local authorities seem lo hav no control over
the rowdies The next legis'atnre should in
terfere and organise a system of police for
them lflhe A'dermen were nrpniuled by
the Governor, ms'ead nf beii.g di pi:dai I iv
these same rowdies for support, il is probuble
they would act w ith more tirmiiessaud energy.
C7" A large black bear was killed in ih
Susquehanna, a shorl distance below here,
last week.
flFiaa ! the MorBTAms. During lh
latter part of last week the woods on the
western t'lid of Line Mountain were on fire
A large quantity of valuable timber has been
destroyed.
Treaty with the Hsir Breed in Min
nesota. The St. Paul Chronicle announces
that a treaty was effected on the tth inst.
with Ihe Half-Breeds, for the land laying
west of Mississippi, bordering upon Lake
Papin, about 70 miles below this place ; it is
bounded on Ihe river about 35 miles, extend
ing back 15 miles, making some 320,000
acres, purchased for S 200,000, or about 60
cent per aore. The land ia said to be of
good quality generally, having some fine
situations on the Lake, and a number of im
pioveinent made by the Half-Bieed.
Letter Returned from LiverpoolA
package, containing men-hauls' letters, was
received by Ihe Kuropa from the Liverpool
Postmaster, having been aeised, the New Yoi k
Tribune says, by the Admiralty Agent at that
port. The tellers, one hundred and bve iu
number, all destiued for the Continent, were
en! from New York by the Niagara an the
I9tb Sept. by psivate haud, and being found
in passenger1 trunks, were seised for a breach
of the Posl-offioe law. , , ,
Junes Habt, of Ci.icimwtl, lately eaasrd
the "criminal bos" lo be taken out of Court,
on the giound thai go man need be disgraced
before he is found guilty ef ansae. '
rOM MINCBOTA INDIAN BATTLE, Arc.
We copy from tha' St. Fhul ChroMcU sTHjd
Rtfittir the following late intelligence of
matters and things in Mini-sola : v f)
BaTTLI BETWEEN TUB HAI.r-BREIW ARB
CaiPPtWAS. A battle was fought, wo lean,
a (ew day since at Poaagomnn Lake, abatjt
ISO mile north-east of 8t. Paul, between a
family of Half-Breeds named Le Praire and
the Band of Chippewa, who acknowledge
Shunia (Silver) a Chief. The number 6r
Half-BreH war frve-ree-Tnen-end two
boy the strength Of she Indians frem ten to
twelver The were divided by a small stream,
one side of which is covered with timber, the
other side is ptairie J the Half-Breeds being
on the timber side, had the advantage, but
th Indians continued their fight for about
two or three hours. The Indians lost one
man killed, two mortally and three or four
slightly wounded. Their Chief was badly
wounded while attempting to restore peace.
Such an outbreak has long been expected, the
Half-Breeds being concerned in selling ardent
spirit to the Indians. The Half-Breeds suf
fered no loss, with the exception that one nf
Ihe ears of Louis Le Piaire waa taken off by
a rifle ball. ..: .
Theatics with the Indians. Govs. Ram
sey ami Chambers have been in Conference
w ith the Sioux at Mendota, near Fort Sucllinu
for severs! days. The number of Indians in
attendance is about 3.000. We regret lo
leu m th:il there is no hope nf effecting any
thing like a general treaty with them at pres
ent. They allege Ihe season is loo far advan
ced ; for this, and some other reasons, ihey
decline entertaining any proposition of the
kind this season. The Commissioners are to
meet Ihe Half-Breeds ai the sn me place, : to
treal with ihem, if practicable, for a tract of
land ihey own on Ihe west side of the Mis
sissippi, opposite Luke Pepinj some 35 miles
on the river, extending 15 miles. They wil'
also meet the Wanalee, VVapokotee and Sis
setons, band of the Sioux, to negotiate with
them for Ihe lands ihey own.. It will be re
collected, by those not much acquainted with
Indian affairs, that every nation, united by a
common language, are divided into bands,
each claiming separate interests in lands It
often happens, however, that Ihey unite in a
general treaty.
Gov. Ra.mset has sent a message to the Le
gislative Assembly of the Territory, commu
nicating n memorial numerously signed by
lh Red River Half-Breeds, setting forth iheir
grievances, and embodying suggestions for
remedying their wrongs, and addiessed, main
ly, to ihe General Government at Washing
ton, for relief. It appears that dissatisfaclioi
arises on the pari of the Half-Breed in con
sequence of the interference of British hun
ters iu Iheir affairs. Gov. Ramsey suggests
that the tirst step toward an efficient relief is
the extinguishment of the title of occupancy
iu the lauds on the Red River of the north;
the extension of our laud system or a modifi
cation of it thereto; and tho organization of
counties and courts therein, so thai our fellow
citizens of mixed blood on the frontiers may
enjoy in common wilh ourselves the precious
privileges of frep, just and liberal institution.
He concludes thus: A memorial from the
Legislative Assembly of Minesota would in
dece Congress to act in the premises, and is
due from us to our brethren of the North.
SOriETT IN PHILADELPHIA.
The Daily News, states the estimated pop
ulation of Philadelphia, at the present lime,
lo be 350.000 ; or in other words 70,000 farni
ies. Of this number, only 3000 families have
a competency for support above manual la.
bnr, 30.000 depend upon mechanical and pro
fessinnnl branches; and Ihe residue of 47,000
is divided into two parts, viz: 30,000 who
labor or are desirous of laboring, and 17,000
who resort lo illegitimate and criminal means
for a livelihood. Of the hitter class, 6000 sre
supposed to be b"ggar; 4000 w ho depend
upon the offal of the streets, and what Ihey
can collect from th kitchens of the wenlihr:
3000 who steal; 1000 whn starve for want of
any kind of support, and 3000 w ho follow a
promiscuous livelihood. Such ia the slate of
society in Philadelphia, and Ihe elements
which compose it.
The Nicaragua Dispute. It is ' reported
at Washington, on what is ihonghi sufficient
sn'hnritv, that Mr, Rives had. whilst in Lon
don, an interview with Lord Palmers'on, in
r-'gard to th" Nicaragua afT'ir. w hich hns re-
nllpil in a goo I nn I'Ts'andi-ig between th
foiled S'sles and England, npon th- his of
lire free ns ligation of lh San Juan River,
and the opening of the whole contemplated
line of communication, to all nations, upon
the same terms of trade and navigation
This, however, does not affect, probably, the
question of sovereignty, which is the main
ground of threatened difficulty. The Sew
York Courier doubts not, in spile of the bel
ligerent articles of the British Presay that the
dispu e will bo amicably settled Great Bri
tain surrendering tho right of way upon the
above terms.
Flosida New Three of ihe five Indians
who have made all the recent disturbance in
Florida have been handed over lo General
Twiggs by Billy B.m legs. . Another one was
killed in attempting to escape, and the fifth,
Bowlegs' nephew, escaped. Gen. Twiggs
consulted Ihe chief as to their removal from
Florida. They seemed lo receive the propo
sition wilh good-will, but reqaested to be al
lowed Ihe term of sixty fay for iheir final
deoision.
A Movement in favor of repeal of ihe pre.
sent tariff, or a considerable modification nf
it, has been started among the manufacturer
of New Jersey. A Stale Convention on ihe
subject is proposed to be helil iu Trenton on
the I4tb of November. j t . , . :
Necroei in Deieset A letter from lho
Great Salt Lake Mormon City says there is a
set dement fifty mile from thai city of men
owning negroes, carrying eo fanning largely
Conviction.. Harrisborg, Oct. 19. -Jona.
lhan G. Mills,, a deulist of this place, who
was chsrgsd with the seduction of three
young women, sister, in this place, was tried
on lb charge before our Cour of Quarter
Sessions, autl th jury ibis sooriwiig brought
ia a vetdwl ef guilty J t .t y ten j
LATEST FROM THt CALIFORNIA TRAINS.
Its Ulngton tMo. ttxpresa ha- ft,, f0.
!ownt etract Mm a letter feceived 'by Mr.
Anderson, of Lexington, from 'hW brother,
dsted W i f .
I tCoLoastaJ Rit, California, 1
V juy 24,'imj J
We sre now lying on the east side of the
Colorado river, intending to cross to-day. W
Sre.yojsejen hundred fnilep frohl the gdfd
mines, si which we expect to arrive in seven
on tha tin of May, and have been: travelling
ever since.
For some time our train has been in greal
excitement and much danger of being cap
tured, n. the. mountains around, us lb re are.
about two hundred deserters from the Oregon
battalions; well. armed with rifle Slid swords.
They have threatened, and no doubt intend
lo attack us. '' ' -
They are making their way lo ihe mines,
and are iu great w ant of provisions. We are
ready for the attack we number 69 brnve
men, armed with 25 double barrelled shol
cms, 25 rifles, 10 yagers, 34 six-barrelled
pistols, 10 ride pistols, and some brass bin rel
ied pistols. We sleep on our arms onr Co
rel is equal lo any breast-woik, and we are
always ready for Iheir attack.
The cholera has caused greal distress on
the plains Mr. Single is the only man who
has died in our train the rest have hud good
health. Some days we have passed five or
six graves, w hose tenants had fallen victims
to that destroyer of the human race.
Counterfeiters. A man named Isaac
Hobbs, and his wife, were arrested in Louis
ville, last week for counterfeiting. The house
in which they were found contained about
half a peck of counterfeit dime and twenty
five and fifty cent pieces, the machinery for
melting the metal and the dies for the dimes
and quartets. The counterfeits wereexeced
ingly well executed, and calculated to de
ceive Ihe most cautions.
John F. Phelps, Kt. who was recently
elected President of the New York and Krie
Railroad Company, was journeyman printer
but a few years since. By a elosespp'i-atinn
and a sprinkling of good lin k, he has tapidly
advanced to th-poss-ssinri of hiseompelcncv
and an honorable station at the head of the
first railroad enmpany in America, covering
a capital of 23,000.000.
LAsnOn.. In Cincinnati it j calculated
lhal 11.000.000 pounds of lard will be run in
to lard oil this year, two-sevenths of which
aggregate will make stearine, the residue nil.
say about 20,000 barrels of 43 gallons each-
WRrsTLlNfJ is a very silly thing nmtwg
men. At the Whig Convention, in New York
on Friday last, two members were wrestling'
when one sprained his bark, and so injured
his spine that he died on Sunday. This
should be a warning.
Rem Ti'RNF.n Turk. It is rather a reverse
to Ihe fortunes of Best that h should have
renounced Christianity and turned Moslem
To save his life he has abjured his fuith, and
to save his head he has become a Pacha wilb
three tails! '
Wore npntt the new rnurt-hnuse at Potts,
ville, has been commenced. It is lo cost
about $20,000, and il is to be tun stories
high, 56 feet front and 115 deep. Inane Se
vern of Pottsvilln is the contractor.
Quite a serious riot occurred in Reading on
Monday nighr last, between a nninlier nf
rowdies and ihe men attached to Spalding
& Rogers' circus.
A New Counterfeit. We leam from the
Pennsylvania!!, thai counterfeit notes of the
denomination of $5, on the Harrisbnrg Bank,
are in circulation They are well executed,
and calculated to deceive, bear the date nf
March 1, 1849, and are marked letter "A."
Look out for them.
Minnesota. The Minnesota Legislature
is said lo comprise among its members seve
ral western half-breeds. It also contains one
member who was elected Iq both the Senate
and House of Representatives.
Mas. Pikrson. Mrs. Lydia Jnne Piersoir
has become one of the editors nf the Lancas-
I... 111. t I f . mm
i.) biientry uazette ami rarmer. Her
graceful pen will do much to add interest lo
the paper for which she is to labor.
Diuth or a VexerasleCi.ersvmam. Rev
Dr. Cathcart. of York, Pa., died a few days
ago, at the extreme age of ninety year.
- Iron Convention The Con vent ion of per.
sons in the iron interest, lo be held on the
tlsi of November next, at Pittsburg, bids fair
to be large in numbers. Delegations will be
present from Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio and
thi Slat.
Ci'RtNO Bacon. The following is the re
ceipe of Mr. Thomas Bowie, of Montgomery
county, a presented wilh a ham at the late
fair at Rockville j
1 lb. Saltpetre-1 lb. SnVratosJ lb. Cay
enne, Mixed together and rubbed on the
fleshy parts of shoulders and hams of 100
lbs. pork before salting! Sailing E mal quan
tities of coarsa and fine salt, put on suffi.
rienily to cover the fleshy pans. Remain in
six weeks and smoke with wood.'
Bleeding at the Nose. There i no
greater annoyance to some, lhan fitnpient
bleeding at the nose, and various means ana
resorted to cneck il. ' Dr. Samuel R. Smith,
of Suten Island, N. Y , has reseutly cocn
Oiunicated to the Boston Jlltdied Jtrnal a
m 'thod of stopping it which be learned of an
obi ship-masler. Hi proeee was lo roll up
a piece of paper anil plaoe it undor ihe upper
lip. - Dr. Smith eiopped bleeding which had
continued foar days, by tying a knot in a
bandage and applying it on the upper lip.'aml
tying the bandage round Ihe head. Th r.
honal of thi treatment is, ' that ptesw at
the point mentioned compresses the artery
famishing the blood.
, Our. Minister to. Spain, Mi. IfcHingev and
his family, were in Pari at, laat da,V, an
heir way to Mdrjd, t, j ,WI -.. , ,
For thi Aneaicar.
f' tiNM roR a tAora albvm.
f-1 '
' Bj Lovn Li'Ror.
l.ady I come with,Friendship's flower,
An emblem Of her sScred power j
-'Aneertt itjs tribute due,
Til Natl,' H-i.l.i ik. mj. a ...I ...
know 'i not f em '! .dVs r fn-,M
"'"'""jH wr-Mh" f "Anlr? Isnf syne,"
'VHWs.n-hrd-srerfsr. 1 '
Lsdv ecen it. 'il. . a
The ntrnst in the Floral bower'
The love'iest plant lhal ever graced, -H
rtvirniTi swe- or dsert waste. "
Accept' M if tn me t iff gUfe, i c tf A f.
Whil sailing down life's ebbing tide,
'- A .iister-th-viaht-hf faintest sigfi,""
A o'er its leHveyott glance jreur, aye.
W'iIiam.tjorf, Ljc. to. P$u ,v , ; i
Nice Place to Live in A correspondent
of the Forf Smith Herald thus depicts the
moral beauties of Santa Fe : 1 think -it iR
little ih hardest place I was ever in.Mei
shoot one another here for pastime. k Not a
day passes with.iut Ihe enactment of a bloody
tragedy. The first ' morning ' 1 , was ' here
lh.ee or four shots were exchanged in ihe
midst of a crowd in the main plaza, bill A
few steps from where 1 was standing,", Ji
poor Califoruian who had no concern in 'the
affray was the victim. One of the dragoons,
Ion, belonging to Capl Bn ford's company (
was shol through the lungs At a fandango.
''-1 i j a
The Coal Trace. We learh from the Mi.
vers' Journal, that seveta) extensive collieries
iu the Schuylkill region were closed last week,
Ihe proprietors being unable . to dispose of
Iheir except at a loss. The total shipments
by tailrnad and canal this year, are tj3IO,43
tons, being 115,078 Ions less lhaii last year le
the same date.
Solicitor or the Treasury The'aiorf,
al Intelligencer of Friday learns officinllyMhat
Walter Forward, Kq. of Peiiiisylva'uia, Im
len upp ii ite I Solicitor of th-j Treasury S
the place of R. H. Gillel, Esq.
Tub ngrn emperni of Ifay'ti hasi forward'
ed S3. 000 to London to porch" a crown for
his hii iIi head. The senate fixed his sslsrr
pi $150,000. bn' subsequently added $50.00'
for "pin money'' for the empress. ' i-. .
(Dbituavn.
More than a p:ising pniiee. is due to hv
memory of Mrs. MARGARET BLACK, whose
dea'h was noticed in the s American,' lar
week.; f ' :?' f U f !
Mrs. Black wa a daughter of Dr. Solnmot
Markley, formerly of Sunbury, dee'd., am
widow of William C. Black. Some year
ago, under the mitiistiy of the Rev. Willian
R. Sniiih, now no more, she became deepl;
impressed with a sense of her sins, and th
need of vii interest in Christ, which she ea
nestly sought and obtained. She united wil
Ihe church, and proved by her humble, ho'
walk and couveisaiiiiu, that the possesion o
religion, was the result of the good seed sown
in Iter heart, and bountifully wateied by Ifsr
grace of Cod. Asa member of the Church
she waa greatly beloved ; her quiet, humble,
holy example wilt long be remeiiibred, She
was a fond mother, and affectionate child.
From November 1W8. hen the symptom ef
the disease, thai resulted nr her death, first
manifested lheiuelvrs, uutrl her happy spirit
was called hume, she possessed sliotig as)
abiding fai:h in h"r Saviour. On the morn
ing of the day she died, idle a id to her daugh.
ler and only child: "Thi will le my last
day on earth." , Until within an boor of her
dissvluiioit, strong hopes were cherished by
ber fi iends, lli.il he wouTil recover, or be
spared some tune. God had tkfermined
otherw ise, of Rich the deceased was perfect
ly conscious. While U-r iJairgbter, hi' obe
dience to her Mother's wish, was reading the
9lh Chapter of Matthew, she exclaimed: "I
am dying"' and iu a little while '! know in
wbuin I have bcliovcd." Wilh eternity fulj
in view she continued lo assure her frienil)
that she was not afraid lo die, and In the
most solemn, allecting and, lender manner,
entreated her beloved child, when she was
gone, to lake her place in 'the church. Th
closing sc ene of ber life wae delightfully sol
emn and impressive. While stalling on the
brink nf Joidau, nay in its swellings, her mind
was cVar uini her hope of eternal happiness
strongand bright Not a cloud of doubl ob
scured tor a moment, the'siyht of the Heaven
ly Canaan. Tho dark valley of the shadow
of deaih. ihe struggle of the last contlict,
and ihe gloom of ihe grave, all, all disappear,
ed, before the biiyht vision of glory, thai
unfolding lo her view. ' Not. a struggle dis
turbed her dying moments; not a wave
dimpled the stream of death. ( Her end was
indeed peaceful and nappy.'
UUMtY IIASSLKK,
Gi:ninx op riciAN.V.
From Philadelphia. ."
HESPECTFLLI.Y informs the Ciuseiw f
ISuul.urj and its vioinity, thst h has opsn4
a room in the Hotel of Mr. ('baric Wsavtr,
wuer he ouers for sal
SPECTASLBtV '
widt Gold. Milvss, Torteise Shell. (1 kind o
Kiev. pefHisn Silver, and 8ijver Platrd t'ramssj .
and k 6m llis largest and best ' assorts!!, itf,'
Mint sud Asure GtsaM,of hi own mauataUsTs.
He would partirularty call tha attention o(,tU
smtilie to hie finrat assortment of l'limoui Inat
Perifocal) Convex and Coticav Glasses, for Near
and r'ar-ighusd person., aud iat pereia whob
been operated upon for Cataract of Ihe .-. i i
Through thirty year sludv ami Practice, ha
ha tea lied llie Vnu lata of suiting with th first
trial, sny person on semlninf Inetr eyes tUareeWe
he had llie honor of altsivkftf th principal Crewa
ed Heads in Europe. ., -t s, - , . .,
UecommendatiQus csn oe an own (ir reqasse).
from lb moat cciebisted Prafcessrs and PhysiciaM
H be io JbfSeWspy OttsssWsncSiissVss.
Magnifyin4 G1se. Ey Glasses. TVssad Cetw.
tors, and Drawing Mirror, eta. " ; r .
ttpcetaeles Escbaneed. Kefeired Rod Glasses
He will rensia la litis phua duria urt.
- Banbury, Oct. 17, l48v- ,
ROSE OINTMENT. A fresh stjppry eTlhi
soaUol.srticl6 TaMer. se feet ssWved,
sad (s sale by HIKY XARSJX.
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