Sunbury American. (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, December 01, 1849, Image 2

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LOUISIANA,
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The New Orleans Delta and Picayune of
the I6lh and 17th inst. bring tie the melan
choly particular ef the kteawfcleocuweno,
by the explosion of the steamboat Louisiana
at the whaTf, by which orer 800 persons are
believed to hare been killed aod woonded.-r
The telegraphic despatches, giv.n o
count of this lamentable affair, haTe. been
"necesiarily brief and imperfect. We here
sire all the particulars known up to the date
th. inmal9 from which we take the ac
pount, condensing, howeter, the tmimporUBt
'matters.
- The violence of nhe mock operating on
t koilors was tremendous. A part of one
of them, a mass of considerable size, was
hurled wilh inconceivable force on tne leveo.
..It eut a mule in two, killed a horse and dri-
verofadrav to which they were attached
instantaneously. Another massive portion of
the same, twelve feet long, and of immense
. weight, was blown to the comer of Canal and
Front streets, a distance) of 200 yards at least,
. prostrating three large iron pillars which sup
ported a wooden shed or awning which stood
- before the coffee houso mere. do.u.
n in contact with the iron pillars, the frag'
- ment of the boiler cut through several bales
-of cotton which lay in its passage, making
. the staplo scatter through the air as if it had
. been run through a cotton gin
ti, .;M r,f ihn mannled bodies which
strewed the loveo on all sides, and the shrieks
r .i,- ,u.in,r. Wpre nnnallinir. making the
. Aa ith hnrrnr. We saw one man
with his head off, his entrails out and one leg
-r A mmn. whose loric dark hair lay
.' on,l mMtfi,l bv her side, had one leg off
. u. ,.,),iUt .r hmlv was shock-
- n hivh nni kiicci s a i j i
ingly mangled. A large man, having the
.ir.,11 rrnnVinH in. lav a corpse ; his face look-
in if it had been nainted red. Others, of
v-v u ,;.. lP(r. and arms off, mere
Will BUAG9, WW " I
ul -hnnt in different places. Two
bodies we found locked together, brought by
death into a sudden and close embrace.
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But it is utterly impossible to describe all
iho rAvnhine siahts which met our view.
c..fn it m uv. that death was revealed
UUiuvv a I
there under almost every variety of appallinj
, horror. The Louisiana sunk about 10 min
tites after the explosion, and it is supposed
many who went on board to assist the wound
ed, were carried down with her. This, we
judge, from the fact of several persons, who
had escaped tho first eliects ot tne explosion
nvorWn at tho time of her
1U llllt l"-v v,w. -
.Vi it or a rtrnv.ilpntiallv ftnvnd.
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A irnntleman who was a passenger on the
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Louisiana, was standing
on ine nurricano
deck abaft the wheelhouse when the explo
sion took place, and escaped. He distinctly
saw the faces and arms of several ladies i
gentlemen vainly struggling to free them
selves from tho falling planks and timbers.
They were carried down with the boat when
ahe sank. He succeded in saving a little
negro boy. About twenty persons were
standing on tho bow of the boat when she
went down, most of whom were saved. The
river was covered immediately after the ac
cident with fragments of the wreck. A por
tion of the stern of the ladies' cabin of the
steamer is still out of water. Numerous
small boats were employed picking up the
rkiirwf wl .
The steamer Bostona, laying alongside the
Louisiana, had her pipes blown down, her
wheelhouse crushed, and her upper deck al-
most entirely torn off. Captain Dustin, of the
Bostona, was seriously if not mortally injured,
and several persons were killed aboard of
her. The steamboat John Hancock had ner
wheel-house broken, and was otherwise in-
Tured.. The Storm, a steamer from Loots-
1 ville, was coming in alongside the Louisiana,
full of passengers, when the explosion of the
Louisiana blew her upper deck to pieces,
killing the wife of the clerk, Mr. Robert
Moody, another lady, and some ten or twelve
other persons, and wounding a great many
1 We aro fold that the oriein of the explosion
is not known, and yet we know the First En-
ffineer was on shore, with leave to loin tho
boat at Lafayette; and that the Second Engl
S3 ' -
oer must have been absent from his post.
from the fact that the instant before tho ex
plosion he returned to tho engine, found that
there was something wrong, cried out to the
mate to run for his life, and saved his own
by a rapid movement to the stern. Negli
gence the most cnlpable is too plainly seen
The boat was within a few minutes of its de
parture, when officers and crew should have
been doubly vigilant; and yet how different
from this are the facts shown.
Captain Cannon, of the Louisiana, was on
the levee coming with a gentleman when the
exnloaion took place. The boat was waiting
for ome freight, and was about to proceed
in n shin lvina some distance below to tako
- . t
in 80 or 90 emigrants for St. Louis. The en
irinecr, it is said, had tried the boilers, and
finding no water in them, remarked that "it
mu coiima?." and they had better leave. Ho
escaped.
i The extent of the mortality will exceed our
highest estimates. All the facts discovered
thus far give color to the gloomiest apprehen
sions of the number of the killed. More
than sixty-four dead have already been re.
cognised. More than forty were exposed in
the Barome street Watch-houso yesterday,
and at least twenty were in the dead-houses
..r,u....,i u.iiu Svrl l,v din.l
. ,;,.i Kn..... MBv oil, hiiva no
doubt floated down the .tream. and will
K t,,.i f a,in n.w. h... tu,n
wusheAuur tho .-.i,ht of tho wreck, and
their bodies will not rise for some time.
' Earl vo.iar.fuv .b- .n-n-
the disaster. A large erowd was assembled
-n the levee. Nol a vtint iW, r,;.;,.
was visible, but the Storm and Fostona lav
hi Ibn aama-noailioii thnv uv.imiu1
explosion occurred, There they were, the
Storm a perfect wreck, riddled and crushed
from the boilers to the stern; the Bostona, a
costly and beautiful boat, also, with her pilot
knusa knocked off, and her wheel-house
-' badly crushed. Amid, the general wreek of
.-Ci :f..n.. s v
,u...., w wro jiu.uk,
tb .peotaola of beautiful little girl ol ven
, or ight year, who stood near a gentleman,
f anpaitmuy mi miner, swuijj in IUB caeni
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the Storm, with his head in his hands, seem
ingly in deep grief. The expression, of de
pendence, affection and giief of the little
girt, with Ike sorrowing attitude of the father,
surrounded as they were by so many signs of
disaster ami desolation, made a picture which
we shall not soon forget. We have since
learned that the gentleman was Mr. Moody,
clerk of the Storm, whose wife was killed.
The little girl was hi only child. ' ""
The wharf, the barrels and sack lying on
It, were still sprinkled with blood, and the
debris .of mutilated bodies. A number of
persons w'ere engaged In fishing up bodies.
Six were taken up whilst we were on the
levee. In all, eleven were token out of the
water yesterday.
' IncUeatt et the stxeleslea.
Captain Cakhom. We had an interview
with Captain Cannon. He is a young man
whom we have long known as bearing a good
character for prudence and discretion. Cap
tain Cannon affirm that there was so little
steam in the boilers that he had ordered the
engineer to get up steam to ptoceed to the
lower shipping to take in passengers. He be
lieves that ihe explosion vas caused by gun
powder, a barrel of which was carried aboard,
and taken down into the held to make into
cartridge, to fire a salute when the boat left.
Ho had given his consent to Tire the cannon,
and the mate and one of the hands went to a
store to get powder. They presently return'
ed, and the Captain remarked, as they were
going aboard, "What did you get a whole
keg for, instead of a pound or so!"
This is the last he saw of the mato and the
hand. Shortly afterwards the explosion took
place and Captain Cannon declares there
were two reports-imtnediately following
each other. He thinks the concussion and
vacuum caused by tho explosion of tho gun-
powder, produced a collapso of - the flues of
all the boilers at the same time. He arrives
-
at this conclusion from a knowledge of the
low stage of the steam in the boilers and the
want of fuel in the furnaces.
. - - ... .
Affecting Incident. A little girl, the
. . . .
daughter of one of the steemge passengers,
was taken from tho wreck, and being placed
on the levee, began to cry for her mother.
Being shown some of the dead bodies, she
recognized that of her mother from the ring
on her finger, and threw herself, in deep
grief, on the mutilated remains. This little
girl is at tho house of a gentleman in this
city. A generous rivalry was enacted among
our citizens, to extend to her all the protec
tion and kindness in their power.
Narrow Escapes. A number of young
'I ., 1 - e. .
men, clerKs, naa gone aooara mo e.unu .
. ; , f, ,ya c,rm vhihiU Ihn mnt
narfunt ri.lillirlfT U'A hilVA PVAf llPPn. II A
r - .
hundred cannon oi mo largest canure iiuu
been playing on her, they could not have cut
I i ner up more uuujpjuiujy. mi. oiincun iiavj
i.i xt. c:
who was standing on some bales of hay, on
the bows of the Stoim, was knocked down by
the body of a man, which lay across him.
He escaped without injury. The clerk of
Mr. Matthew Martin, who was on the Louis
iana, was thrown some distance into the air,
and landed in the river, on the farther side of
the Storm. He swam ashore and landed in
safety, without serious injury. Dr. Testut
was standing on the wharf, just after parting
with a friend, (Dr. Bienvenue, of Point Cou
pee, who has not been found or heard of,)
when a splinter struck down a man standing
near him, and the poor fellow, grasping the
doctor's coat as he fell, tore it in the violence
of his agony. His grasp, however, was soon
released by death. Mr. Paradise, of the firm
of Paradise & Lawrason, who was on the
wharf at the time, had his coat and other
clothes torn to ribands, and yet was unnuri
The fragment of boiler, which was blown
I across the levee to the new buildings, on the
I old site of the sugar platform, had not its
force boen considerably broken by contact
with the cotton bales, would have done awful
damage in passing through the buildings, as
it would, no doubt, have done. This piece
embraced at least one-half of the boiler, be-
ing twolve feet long and three in diameter
It was projected a distance of eight hundred
feet,
Good and Bad Deed.
Occurrences like this never fail to devel-
ope the higher as well as the lower qualities
of humanity. During tho confusion of the
scene following tho explosion, many of our
citizens threw themselves, with characteris
tic generosity, promptitude, and energy, into
the crowd of the dead, . the dying and the
wounded.
A great deal of money was thrown about
the levee, and was eagerly grabbed by the
loafers who were assembled. One man was
seen going off with a large roll of bank notes
many others were seen picking up watches
and other valuables, and others, mure de
praved, were employed in pulling rings and
other jewels from the bodies of the dead and
wounded. An honest laborer, having rescued
a wa'ch from one of the rogues, gave it to
the Mayor for safe-keeping. It did not re
main, however, long iu bis Honor's pocket,
some daring scoundrel having extracted it,
whilst tue Mayor was absarbed in his duties.
Later from Fori Laramie Further Fights
with ike Patentee.
St. Louis, Nov. 24, 1849.
Mr Charles Terry has arrived, with tho
mail from Fort Laramie to the 23d of Octo-
""' vo,cj
dragoons, haU recently encountered a com
lny of 100 botile Pwnee Indians, on Lit
t,e Blue Riverj an action took place, in which
Ine Indians were defeated and many of them
killed' LicUt' ,e nJ 8 dragoon were
wounded-tvo of them, ,t was feared, mor.
f tally. They were .eut back to Fort Lara
H5' or C.hil,0n B,arlfed L,h8 AY
frce ,n Pur8Ult of ,he Ind'a". "d
h wtt would BU6ceei itt erla'8
I them-
Important from Canada.
Montbial, Nov. 24 P. M,
The French paper state that Lord Elgin
ha written an autograph to the Catholic bi
shops, promising to give up the Jesuit estate
I to thaLchurch. nrnviilino. lhav uriH Biifln n.
I . r o J
VJ nexation movement now in proeres. The
lhlnB ... inerBfl:H ' . ,
neverlhele, believed bv wall-infor,! 7.
VI I sou.,
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SUNBURY AMERICAN AND SHAMOKIN
THE 4.10HXCJL1T.
SUNBURY.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 14.
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collection, persons are hereby notified to set
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ser any balance due for advertising or sub
scription to the American.
EDITOR'S TABLE.
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Those of our readers who would like to niWrihe
fur this elegant monthly periodical, can now do so
at a very small cost. The Lady's Book is pub
lished at $3 per annum, hut as an inducement,
which we are enabled to hold out by means of an
arrangement with the publishers, we will furnish
the Lady's Book and the rJunbory American, one
year for $3,50 cash in advance, to those who may
wish to subscribe. ,
Toe Death sun or the Rev. Jonn Wesley.
This large and magnificent Mezzotinto Engra
ving is offered as a Premium to any person remit
ting $3 in advance, for one years subscription to
Godcy's Lady's Book, the leading magazine of
America. ' '
Our readers will see by our advertising
columns, that Dr. J. J. UpdcgraJT, has located
himself in Danville. The Doctor is an excellent
surgeon and the Danville papers have already
noticed several successful operations by him in
that vicinity.
The PicTaaiAt Broths a Jshathak to
Chbistxas ad New Ye An.- This great holi
day paper presents the grandest display of large
and beautiful Engravings we ever saw collected
together. "Tho Pleasures, Follies, and Miseries
of New York," is an engraving of enormous size,
occupying and going across two entire pagns of
the paper. The spirited group of portraits of
President Taylor and his Cabinet ; and the grand
tableau of Poor Richard's way to Wealth, go to
mako up the remaining outer pagos. Price 12
cents per cony, or ten for one dollar. Wilson &
Co., New York, are the Publishers.
Bank op Northumberland. At
an election for Directors of the Bank of
Northumberland, on Monday the 19th ult.,
the following gentlemen were chosen to
serve for the ensuing year, viz : John Tag-
gart, John Porter, William Forsythe, Wil
liam M'Kelvy, Abbot Green, Geo.Schnure
Ebenezer Walton, Daniel Brautigam, A. E,
Kapp, Lewis De wart, Samuel Wilson, John
Walls, and Samuel T. Brown.
This Bank has always been under the di
rection of an able board and competent of
ficers, and in point of credit stands second
to no Bank in Pennsylvania.
KF" Bank op Danville. At an election
for Directors of the Danville Bank, held at
Danville on the 19th inst., the following
gentlemen were elected, viz : Peter Baldy,
Wm. H. Magill, G. A. Frick, W. Jennison,
Wm. Donaldson, Lewis Vastine, M. C.
Grier, ol Danville ; Thomas Hays, of Lew
isburg j Jacob Cook, of Muncy ; Wm. C.
LawsoTi, of Milton; J. W.Smith, of Sel ins
grove ; John Sharpless, of Cattawissa, and
J. K. Grotz, of Bloomsburg.
The directors met on Monday last, and
elected Peter Baldy, of Danville, President
of the Bank. The election of a Cashier
was postponed until the ISth of December
instant.
CP The Packet boats ceased running
last Saturday. Though the weather has
been fine, there is no certainty of its
remaining so, long. An arrangement
should be made to connect the stages with
the cars at the Junction, 17 miles this side
of Harrisburg. This Would save three
hours staging at night. When it Is done,
we trust the proprietors will not be afraid
to make it known through the Press.
REDl-CTION OF POSTAGE.
It is stated that the revenues for the Tost
Office Department will exceed the expenses
by a halt million of dollars. Thus it will
be seen that the cheap postage system, which
was fought through Congress, in opposition to
Cave Johnson, the late Post Master General,
has done better than was anticipated, even
by many of its friends. Mr. Col lamer, the
present Tost Master General, it is said, will
1
recommend a lurtner reduction to a uni
form rate of five cents, for all letters under
a half oemcr, for any distance.
He is also, we understand, in favor of a
reduction of newspaper postage, and we
trust a free circulation in each Congression
al district. We are not surprised at this. Mr,
ullamer is a practical northern man, and
can appreciate the progressive spirit of our
people, and the great benefit of cheap and
universal reading. This is the great dtstinc
tion between our northern and southern
states men, without regard to party ,the
South being a full century, behind the age.
K7 The weather the latter part of this
week has become quite cold and bracing,
and if it should continue, will before many
day, close the navigation.
yy j Hsjiisaivmu. -i nursaay last was.
as per order of Gov. Johnston, thanksgiving
day,. The churches were open, and so were
the stores.. Th weather, a usual,, was eold
and Mustering.-
. E7" A barn of Mr. Caleb Appleman, about
two mile from Danville, was consumed by
fire last Friday evening, together with his
wfcole crop. There is but a small insurance
on the building.
DAftvtua rosT fries robbery.
Several sums of money amounting to
bout 11000 mailed at Danville, having been
missed several weeks mm, iwtpicion was
fixed upon Charles M. Dearhart of Hush
township in this county, who bad been
temporarily employed at the office It clerk.
In order to prevent detection he destroyed
while he was in the office, all letters from
the person to whom the money wm remit
ted. A day or two after leaving the office,
he suddenly made up his mind to go to
Ohio. From some circumstances that trans
pired, the suspicion of hi guilt became so
strong, that Mr. C. Garretson of Danville,
went in pursuit of him, and arrested him in
Mount Vernon, Ohio, and found Upon his
person f 3,684 in Cash and checks. Mr,
Garretson, in his despatch, says, he has
identified some of the notes found in his
possession By another letter just received
from Mr. Garretson, we learn that an effort
was making to discharge young Gearliart
upon a Habeas Corpus, and that an attempt
was also about being made to convict Mr.
Garretson ol perjury on the ground that his
affidavit against Gearhart was false. The
monev was nut in the hands of the Sheriff
at Mount Vernon for safe keeping. It is
to be regretted, that Mr. Gearhart, in an
evil hour was tempted to an act which will
blast forever his reputation. His con- 1
nections number about forty families of
that name, and are amongst the most res
pcctablo and prosperous farmers of Hush
township.
ANOTHER ANTI-TARIFF ARGUMENT.
We hail some idea of replying to some ol
the crude notions of our neighbor of the Ga
zette on the tariff in his last paper, but when
we came to the following profound argu
ment, we were so completely unhorsed that
our pen fell from our fingers :
"Let us suppose that thero is a specific du
ty of two cents per pound on brown sugar.
Then there is no more duty paid on the best
Havana sugar, than on the poorest New Or
leans, both payiug but two cents per pound."
A duty of two cents per pound on New
Orleans sugar! ! We should like to know
under what protective tariff, in this or any
other country, articles of domestic manufac
ture were made to pay a duty. The Ga
zette is entirely too profound.
If vou wish to eel into hot water, iust tell
your wife sho ain't as good looking as she
useu io oe so says ine i niiuueipina ouu.
VorJt Republican.
We don't believe that. A woman who
even never had been handsome, always
consoles herself with the reflection that
she was "some pumpkins," at one period of
her life.
E7Tho York Republican alledges that
the notes of the "York Bunk aro as good as
those of Northumberland," and consequent
ly, therefore, as good ns any in the State.
How true is tho old niliipe, "'tis an ill wind
&o." We received a V. on the York Bank,
about the time of its reported failure", from a
source wholly unexpected.
The tolls of the public works consider
ing the stagnation of the iron business has
increased $67,414 thisseason. Should Penn
sylvania become extensively engaged in the
iron business the tolls would soon free us from
taxation, and thus virtually put us out of debt
The tolls on the Stale Works, received at
the State Treasury up to Nov. 1, amount to
S 1,388,446 62
Last year to November, 1,381,032 60
Excess in favor of 1849.
12
C?" Some of our whig contemporaries are
down upon Judge Parsons with tho savage
'erocity of a meat axe, for having said in one
of his charges, that of late years there was no
use of convicting a man of crime, as they
were only turned loose again by the pardon
ing power. They think it necessary to re
fresh the Judges recollection by statistics of
pardons granted when he was Secretary of
State and which tho Judge Iwd inadvertently
overlooked
(' P'ltTsfiuiio CoNVENtioK. Our reaifen
will find in another column a sketch of the
proceedings of the Pittsburg Iron Convention
The "Pillsbufg Daily Mercury," has given a
full report of the proceedings but their lengrrth
has prevented lis from copying them
ry" Agriculture and Manufacturers.
Our readers will fiud ou our first page, an ex
tract from a most able and interesting address
delivered by Mr. Skinner before the Bucks
County Agriculture Society, on the 20th ult.,
on this subject. There is probably no other
man in the country so conversant with the
relative interest of the farmer and mtmufac
ture as Mr. Skinner.
We take the following extract from
the "Mountain Echo," a democratic paper
published at Johnstown, Cambria County :
1.. . . . .
ii is reany sicKemng io witness the arro
gance'and presumption of a certain class of
Hunker politicians, who-vauntingly claim the
prerogative of reading democrats in or out of
Hie parly, who do not coincide with them in
all their political w in ins. We apprehend, to
be a democrat is to be a 'freeman whom the
truth makes free." To constitute such a de
mocrat it is requisite that be should act upon
nunesi couviciiuna oi ngni, ana not to b
guided merely by this man's or that man'i
opinion ot public measure.
On the subject of a Tariff, we hold that
democrats can consistently disagree. The in
ciueiuaiiy protective democrat can quote
rruiu irra nicosugea ui every uemoc ratio gov
emor, from the organization of the Oof em'
ment, a well as adduce the unanimous re.
solves of successive democratic Legislatures,
m support of the democracy ef his position.
To say that the advocacy of an iucidoniallv
protective Tariff ten year ago, was demo
cratic, But to hold such doctrine in 1849 is
Beresy, i to MOlily ourselves. No! No f the
.i . r..:ir : i - .,
ijuuaiiun us m jbiiii is- at iaesiiou Ol policy,
bjju ihis lur puucipie, smr even uemoerat
rosy Biiiu contrary view a to tne propriety
of modifyins the Taiiffof 1846. without rn.
dering themselves amenable to the charge of
Tivmtiuy biij uiib oaruinm principle OI me
demooratio creed, although their views may
conflict with those of certain self-appointed
leaders in our ranks."
JOURNAL.
Tmi U. 8. TaEASvav. A Deficit of if early
TWnfy JtfiHtoni Expect" The National tn
lelligenoer of yesterday learn from an b fa
cial aonroe that, in the amount of revehu
which will be requisite to roeot th expendi
tures of the Government for the fiscal year
ending th 80th of June, 1850, and the SOth
June, 1851, there will be a defioitof between
fifteen and twenty million of dollars. 1 his
deficfl, it says, will trot have been occasion
ed by any insufficiency of the current reve
nue to meet the ordinary expenditures of the
Government, but by the extraordinary expen
ditures growing out of the Mexican War and
the late Treaty of Peace with that country.
The P. O. Department, however will exhibit
a lurge surplus. . ,
Thb Wholesale SEDUCEa.-Jonathan O
Mills has be convicted at Harrisburg on s
second indictment, in tho matter of the three
sisters be seduced, and is to bo tried oil a
third. Ho will not be sentenced on any one
till all are tried.
. The Massachusetts Humane Society have
expended about $5000 for life boats along
the coast and life preservers.
Benjamin Bender, has been nfrested at
Bloomficld, Pa., on the charge of murder
ing his brother, William Bender.
E The Mauch Chunk Gazette, which
was destroyed by tho gieat fire, has risen
rhirnix like from the ashes, in a new dress,
PROCLAMATION-
TOTICE is hereby given that the several courts
of Common Pleas, General Uusrtcr Sessions
of the pesee, and Orphans' Court, Court of Oyer
and Terminer and Ueneral J nil Dcliverv. in and
lortlie county of Northumberland, to commence
at the Court House, in the borough of Sunburv
at 10 o'clock, A. M. on Monday, Vlh of January
next, wiu continue TWO WEEhS.
The coroner, Justices of the Peace and consla
bles in and for the county of Northumberland, ore
requested to lie then and there in their proper per
sons, wun tlicir rolls, records, inouisitions, on
other renicnihrances, to do those things to their
several nlFit cs appertaining to be done. And all
witnesses prosecuting in behalf of the Common,
wealth against any prisoner ara also requested am
commanded to lie then and there attending in their
proper porsons to prosecute against him, as shall
be just and not to depart without leave at thoir
peril. J urors am requested to be punctual in their
attendance, at tho time appointed agreeable to
their notices.
Given under my hands at Sunbury, the 1st day of
uecemner in the year ol our Lord one thousand
eitjht hundred and forty-nine and the Inde
pendence of the United States of America the
73d.
JAMES COVERT, Sh'lT.
God save the Commonwealth.
LIST OF JURORS
F Northumberland County for January Term
A, v. 1850.
Grand Jurors.
Names. Occupation. liKtiDisci.
1 Wm. B. Irwin, Smith, Delaware,
2 Milton Troxel, Miison, Lewis.
3 John N. Smith, Farmer, Delaware.
4 Samuel Weist, sr., Farmer, Up. Mahonoy.
6 Jacob Campbell, Saddler, Milton.
6 Isaac Arnold, Carpenter, Shaniokiii.
7 Jacob Doebler, Farmer, Delaware.
8 Geo. Horis, " Lower Augusta.
9 Samuel Gariuger, " " "
10 Henry Hartranft, Shoemaker, Delaware.
1 1 Martin Williington, Merchant, Norlh'di
12 Thos. Watts, Furmer, Point.
I pper Mahonoy.
14 Geo. Apsley, Gentleman, Northumberland
13 Henry VVulker, rarmer, Jackson.
16 Daniel P. Caul, " Chilisquaque.
17 Wm. Follmer, Justice, Turbut.
18 Daniel Bloom, Farmer, Lower Augusta.
19 Geo. W. Freist, " Chilisnuaqno.
20 Peter Treon, " Uppor Mahonoy.
21 Wm. Clark, " Rush.
22 Sam'l Troutman, Little Mahonoy.
23 John Lessman, " Lower "
24 Edward Kulzuer, Merchant, Trrbut.
Traverse Jurors.
1 Geo. Weiser, Farmer, Lower Augusta.
2 Peter Reed. " Jackson.
3
Bohr
iR.k'a
Rush.
4 C. liouslagli, Innkeeper, Shamokin
a Jonn k. Umfc, farmer, Jackson.
6 David Dodge, Gentleman, Norlhum'land
7 John Buckley, Farmer, Chilisquaque.
8 Gideon Shadel, " Upper Mahonoy.
9 Dan'l. Zartman, " Jackson.
10 Geo. Troxel, " Chilisquaque.
11 Peter Boughner, Carpenter, Coal.
12 Henry Johnson, Farmer, Rush.
13 James liusscl, " Chilisquaque.
14 Kumuel Keils, Mill Wriprlit, Milton.
15 Geo. Conrad, Innkeeper, Lower Augusta.
io rotor vanuung, f armor, tipper Augusta
17 Geo. Seller, " Lower "
18 Samuel Wilson, " Lewis.
19 John Tweed,
20 Christopher Goodlander, Gent., Milton.
xi l nomas Uitler, farmer, iurbut.
22 Peter Kelchuer, Merchant, Delaware.
23 John Russel, Carpenter, Lewis.
24 Bernard Christy, Boatman, Northtim'land
23 Franklin H. Carver, Farmer, Delaware.
26 David Kckert, . Turbut.
27 Christian Albert, " Low. Mahonoy
28 Jacob Stamm, " Turbut.
29 John Peiisyl, " Rush.
30 John Spat, " Low. Mahonoy
31 Solomon Ressler, Carpenter, Lower "
33 Joseph Hilkert, Farmer, Delaware.
33 John Sailor, Carpenter, Lower Mahonoy
o. ' : I ft ii. I o i
at uiucuii jiiuraie, rainier, ouuuury
35 Peter Reitz,
Lower Mahonoy.
38 Samuel Moore,
37 Daniel Billmau,
38 Michael Arnold,
39 David Deppin,
40- Isaao Heill,
it
if
ii
it
enamokin.
Jackson.
Upper Aogitsta.
Lower Manonoy
Point.
41 Christiau Gosh',
Delaware.-
42 Samuel Adams, Laborer, Shamokin,
43 Henry D. Ilollniun, Farmer, Jackson.-
44 Jesse Reed, " Shamokin.
45 William Groli, Jackson.
46 Abraham Biugaman, Single, L. Mahonoy.
47 Luther Basset, Farmer, Rush.
48 Wm. B. Kipp, Justice, "
1'elit Jurors
r David Haiti, Farmer, Lower Mahonoy.
2 Isaac Roadarmel, " "
3 Hugh Kemple, "
4 AniosT. Beissel, Merchant, Lewis,
6 Joseph Campbell, Farmer, Rush-.
8 lsaae RtHlgers,- " Lower Augusta.
7 Jacob KauHuion, " CpperMuhonoy
8- Jacob Shoppell, Wagon maker, Jackson.
9 John Bowen, Mechanist, Sunburv. -
10 Ab. Kuutzluinan, Farmer, Upper Augusta.
11 ooiomon uecaert, Jbower Augusta.
12 John W. Friliua, Merchant. Sunburv.
13 John Porter, Gentleman, Northumberland.
14 jacoD Alaurer, " . Coal. -
15 Jo Fenstermacker, Farmer. L. Mahonoy
v lunu nana, juii aeeper, enamoitin.
17 John Kissinger, Farmer, Turbut.
18 Peler Hepner, Lower Mahonoy.
tn r. t: . .
iv uevf iriisiimn, lWI.
20 John MutcWer, Shamokin.
21 Henry Renuinger, Shoemaker, North'd
22 Aaron Kelly, Carpenter, Shamokin.
23 Henry Latslia, Fanner, Jackson. t
24 Jaoob Conrad, " Lower Augusta.
io uavui nelly, " Miamoltin.
26 Jacob Giltuvr, Carnenter, Lewi.
7 Jaoob BinRsman, Farmer, L. Mahonoy.
28 Geo. Oberdorf, (jpper Augusta.
99 Peter Montelins, Justloe, Mahonoy.
30 Geo. Board, Wheelwright, Lewis.
II John Bohner, sr.. Farmer. Jackson.
32 Samuel Weise, Blacksmith, Milton.
nam enaer, rarmer, .bower Mahondyi
34 Wm. H. Kase, " Rush, -
ea oimon ienaer, Lower Mahonoy.
36 Geo. Heckert, Gentleman, Coal.
A School Tcltclier Wanted.
CGALED proposals will be received by the Di.
rectors of the Common School in ihe borounh
of 8unbnry wnlil 1 o'clock P Mi on SatuTriav the
8tli day ot December nctt, for one male Teacher,
st which time there will be a moeting m the said
directors held in room No. 4 of the Public School
House when the application will be considered,
the allotment made and Teacher examined.
By order of the .Board, '
W. L. UEWAKT, President
O. M. YORKS, Soc'y.
Sunbury, Dec 1, 1849.
mi J- J- UPDEGRA1T,
T3 ESPECTFULLY Informs the citizens of
Danville and the public at larce, that he has
located in llnnvillr, slid is now prepared to prac
tice Median and ufecry in all its various bran
ches, lie will oncrato on ll the varions forms
of blindness, cross eyes, club feet, harelip, cleft
palate, and attend to the extraction of tumors.
amputation of limbs, and all other surgical dis
eases. His collection of instruments comprises
all instruments in modern Surgery, of the latest
improvement and finest finish. He flutters him
self that many years' practice and experience will
lie a sufficient guarantee to those who may feel
disposed to employ liiin.
ills renulcneu is nearly opposite tho Mafittronte
ry IhiitJiiigs, and next door to Isaac Rosen-
banm s store, in North Danville.
Danville, Dec 1, 1849. ly.
VENDUE,
Of Heal and Personal Property
(XN Wednesday the Sfitli of Dccemlicr next, at
" lOo'clock A. M., at the late residence of Peter
Burns, dee'd., in Lower Augusta towgship, will
lie oil Wed for sale, Horses, Waggnns, Plough,
Harrow, Sheep, Hogs, Corn and Oats by the
bushel, and Grain in the ground together with
some Household furniture, one liifle, one Shot Gun
Hay bv the ton, etc
AI.&O At the same lime and place,
. A Tract of I.iirtd,
containing 148 acres more or less, on which tho
deceased resided, and on which aro erected two
conilbrtaMo Dwelling Houses, -one Barn, ono
Stable, About 100 acres of said lund are cleaved,
and iu a pretty good state of cultivation. The
said tract of laud is about 0 milcS below Sunbury,
and adjoins Henry Conrad, Henry Musser, Joseph
Folk and others. Terms of sale will be Insdo
known on day of sale, bv
HENKY BURNS, Ex'n
Lower Augusta tp., Dec. 1, 1849 ts
ORPHANS' COURT
SALE-
N pursunnce of an order of the Orphans' Couft
of Northumlierlaiid county, will be exposed to
Public Sale on Saturday the Utlth day of Decem
ber next, at the house of Mrs. W harton in Sunbu
ry, the following property to wit : A certain lot of
ground in the Borough of Sunbury, bounded on
the north by lot No 88, on the west by Water
street, and on tho south by lot No. 68 and number
ed in the town plan No. 67--coiitaiuius one
fourth of an acre more or less, whereon is erected
a two story log House, rough cast, to which is at
tached a log kitchen, & c., luto the cstute of Wary
Uargcr, (or Van IJerger,) dec d., now in the occu
pancy of Samuel rcttcr. Sulc to commence at
10 o clock A. M. of said when the conditions there
of will be made known bv.
HENRY BARTSHER, Adin'r.
Bv order of the Court, )
David Rockefeller, Clk O. C. J Dee. 1, 1849.
SHERIFFS SALE.
T Y Virtue of a certain writ of Fieri Facias to me
directed will lie exiKiscd to public sale at the
house of Henry Eeklicrt, in tho borough of Milton,
at 1 1 o'clock Ai M., on Saturday the 22d of De
cember next, the following real estate, to wit I
A certain lot of ground situate tn the borough
of Milton, between front street and (lie west
branch of the Susquehanna river, beginning at a
corner of a lot of S. Diellenderfer on Front street,
thence along said street 30 feet, thence by a line
parallel with the line on the south side of said lot
of tho said Solomon Dicfl'endc ffcr, and extending
as far back westward as midway between high and
low watermark of said rhirj thence up the said
river 30 feet to the corner of said lot of the said S.
Diellenderfer ; thence by the line on the soufh
side of the said lot of the said Solomon Diellender
fer to the place of lieginniug ; it being the same
lot of ground which Scth I Comly, by deed dated
December 1, 1812, prunted and confirmed in fee
to Paul Bennett. Whereon is erected a largo
two story brick dwelling bouse and store room,
with a brick kitchen attached and other out-buildings,
now in the possession of Paul BeiiucU.
JAMES COVERT, Shr'ff.
Sheriff office Sunbury,
De
1, 1R19, ts J
Cuble'H Tooth tcbe lrop.
A most valuable euro for the Tooth Ache, For
sale by GEORGE W. COBLE.
Third (red) House above Railroad,
in Water street.
Sunbury, Dec. 1,1 919.
Winter Arrangement.
ax.
PHILADELPHIA AND HEADING RAIL.
IiOAD, FROM PHILADELPHIA
to run a vi llu.
0!
N and aftor Novcmbor 1st, 1S49, the Pas
senger Trains will run between Philadelphia
and Pottsville as follows :
Leaves Philadelphia at 6 A. M., daily except
Sunday.
Arrives at Reading at 11 18.
Arrives at Pottsville at 12 50.
Leaves Pottsvilte at 8 J A. M. daily except Sun
days. Arrives at Reading at 10.
Arrives at Philadelphia at 13 &0.
FARES. 'PotUville and Philadelphia 3,50
and 3,00; Pottsville and Heading 1,40 and 1,'iO;
Reading and Philadelphia 9,25 and 1,90.
Passengers cannot enter the cars unless provi
ded with Tk-kcts.
There will be no Afternoon Train.
NOTICE. Fifty pounds of baggage will be al
lowed to each passenger in these lines j and pas
sengers are expressly prohibited from tuking any
thing as baggage but their wearing apparel, which
will be the risk of the owner.
By order of tho Board of Manager.
S. BRADFORD,
Nov. 24, 1819. Secretary.
HICIIEV & TULL,
li'o. I&O Cheauut street,
(Opposite the Arcade)
PHILADELPHIA,
IV t ANVFACTl"RER3 of their improved style
AJ- Elastic Steel Spring, Solid Sole Leather, aud
Solid Riveted
THVKKS,
which took the only first premium, awarded by
the Franklin Institute at their last exhibition.
H. cV T. lake pleasure in iufofirling the travel
ling puhlic, that they have new on hand, a beau
tiful assortment of Ihelr improved style of Solid
Sole Leather Trunks; Double and Single Folio
Trunks, of various styles ; Ladies' Trunks, Va
lice Trunks, Bonnet Boies, Cap Cases, Carpet
Bags, and an elegant assortment of superior En
ameled Patent Leathor Bags, with every article
La their line of business.
(7 Old Trunks Repaired or taken in exchange
to. New -nee. ALEX. L. HICKEY.
RICHARD W.Tl'LL.
PWIadelnhia, Nov. 17, 1849.
Ns S. LA WRENCH.
itgeni for th $al if Southworth MannfattH
ring Co's. Writing Paper:
itr0 IIme, Ho. 8, lrllnor itree
raiULDBLPHXA.
100 CA8E8 of th above superior Papers no
unc, biiu iur rata 10 inuie Bl UN loWSI
market prices, consisting in part of
Fine thick Flat Caps, 13, 14, 1& and 18 lb
blue and white. ,
t Superfine. Medium and Demi Writing, bit
Ind white.
ExM Stlpf and supefrtne folio Posts, biiii?
Superfine Cammcrical PdS; Blue and Whl
plain and ruled,
and white, plain and ruled.
Superfine nd find Hi I f.,' .-,t .
c r , . -iii. iuiik iiiu nnm
PcSt
Extra super Congress Caps and Letters, iiL
Superfine Sermon Cans and Posts.
Suporflni'd blu Bath Posts", blue and wMi
plain and ruled.
bmbroidered Note Tapers and Envelopes.
" Lawyer's" Brief PaK-nl.
SuiKTtine and line Cans nn,l Pnrf. ..i.j 1
plain, bine and white, various qualities and Brie
Also, 1000 reams white end asserted Shoe I
per, i.nnuci uoaMs, white and assorted Us.
Tea, W nipping-, Envelope, assorted Srtd blue Ir
diums, Cap M rapping, Hardware Paiicrii ttel
i-liilatlelpliia, ISov. 24, 1849.
'PHE undersigned, appointed by the Court
- Common Pleas of Northumlierlaiid coun
to report the liens and their priority, in the mat
of the Side of certain real estate of the Danville
PoUivillo Rail Road Co., hereby notifies all t
sons interested in said matter that he will attc
to the duties of his appointment on the 8th dav
DccemWr, 1819. at 10 o'clock A. M, at his orl
in the Borough of Sunbury.
CHARLES J. B RUN ER, Auditor
Sunbury, Nov. 24, 1849. 3t
Tit II 15 li STltAYTlEiFERS."
OAME to tho premises of the subscriber ah
four weeks ago, THREE STRAY Hi
FEKS. Two of them arc red and white spott
and the other a briudlc. The first two are fr
one and a hulf, to two years old. The other, at.
one year. They each have a slit in Ihe right
The owners by ciillin2r on the subserilicr, prov
v mm giving ri;nn;es ran nave inc. sai
olltcrii they Will lie disposed of sccWrilint.
lw. ADAM SHlstsLEH
Upper Augusta uiip.( Nov. 21, 1849. ,
wh.Lf,tt it tittmti's
7HOI.ESALE Commission TAPER i
' rag Warehouse1. n. in mini
Street, Philadelphia. VVI icre a general assi
ment of nil kinds of Paper is kept, and for salt
Hie lowest cauli prices.
Cap, Letter and Ir!h1lifg Iilpei
kc, on Hiiiidi
Plain and ruled white Cnpsi
" ' biuti
Flat Caps.
Plain aild ruled White Le'ltc'r;
" " bluo "
Blue am' Hirtc Folios.
White mid colored Printing Paper
Tissue PiierSi
Shoo "
Wrapping "
Eiivclnjic "
Hardware and SI entiling Paper; . , "
Tar Boards,
Straw Bnar.ls.
Bonnet Boards.
All orders from the Country will ic stiem
to at the shortest notice.
All Roods sold will be carefully packed, and
livereil nt any place iu the city.
The highest cash price paid for Ras, or
changed for Pacr, as low ai cull be bought r
wlirffc'.
Please call ancf examine for yourselves.'
Philadelphia, Nov. 17, 184Ja-
FIRE PROOF CHESTS.
tirn Diniiv.-, i-a rjc.tta, JCW CLUl , eC
EVAKS WATSON,
No. 9(t North Third street; between Arch am
Race, and 83 Doti itfeet;
OPPOWTB THK i,IIII.AI)F.l.fiilA kktHtAjibi.,
I.1 1 1
Pateut Soap-stone Lined and KeyJ
hole CoTer
SALAMANDERS,
FtBE Afl THIEF I IIOO'F IRO (ItnTl
fc.- .rr,rn",'1 to- u!,ld Hse
liumje Kcya, which can be rhant
Mr ill fuel every tiiiie J l-k m
uwd if rlt-irti!i!i!. . Tlttw lyflii nre ir.Ki" ujrninsl Ui nit
exiKTt Tliieve. riey y.-itpliil Viih ttie Pjite,i R.hAte'
Ct'ver, ami incite v.-ry rtpuf. Il.y ruftiiet he hliiwn eprii
lv C,iinr'wi.T. Tlnc lH-ks are iuirndcd for HANKS
STCIUIIS, SAI'KS, ,Vo. '
iViilBiwt Irttn copying prre, nre proof doers in Bankf
and Stores.
1'ateiit State I.ntrn Ilefnirmlors. wMrented imperii in
iillifta. Winer I'lllcis. SU.M if liullit ,, ttie lieu ml'
nil
" . .
fe rrmns ihin to purelmi Ay ttf Ik ahnv r-
tii leg. will pliiiM' irive tlirni 8 Call, lliry sell rkraper'
llulll any oilier in L'uited Slnteii.
UAVm EVA vs.
. . ..JDHANNKS WATSOC.
riiilmtrlpliin, Nnvemlu r 10, 1M0 ly
50,000 Victims Every Year
Fall a Prey to Oonsumfitifcri, AHtlimat
and Raisins Blood, IleCtic Fevrr
and Krgfit Swert'
Af TTIMl AND CONSl'MTTIOSl. -
I.. J. Hi-nb", (II DrlniHvy slreet, gave il Io kn iaier'-i'n-law
i,i luiH hn-n an int nlid fi yenri (rem Aathma j tn
Biusticr amsidered um iu eiNinuinplimi. Ii relieved Ibaw af
ante, ao Iiuu they travellnl Kvernl humtrtd uillea.
81TIT1XG BLOOD
Is alenyi otifmi.- It Mct to the worst kiiiil nf Cm
suiiiiii.m, aini mih urreoted iu Urns is renemlly hul.
Mieruiuii'a All-Healiiijj llalann m llielwet remedy knywaj
it ncela the wtiuiidt-d or ruptured bkxid veafi'Is of iue niiif,'
and thereby ei)-eta perniaiiant cure, while other reme
diei only atop Ihe lbid lor the tune. A few d.e oT
this IJuUiaiii u-ill Httiniy the urnst akeisieal thai it is the'
nieitiriiie reijutred ll tuts teeii nuoecMI'ui in muny eaara,'
and I hut too where iliey luid nin into a rapid decline, nr. asi
nor geuerally Muresaed, "HASTY CONSl'PTION.;
Younf. pirarma, or tiviae oi mukllc age, ara uire auhject
tolhfMj nltaek than the avA.
Price 3 eentii and $1 prr hitttle.
Dr. rihernuu'a Coukb aA.1 Worm Isctifea, aad Tom
Man's 1'lustera. sitd as nbtiva.
1'riucipul OUk-e 106 Nusann-atrecf, New Ynrkr.'
SHERMiS'S
POOR MAN'S PLASTER
bn cured more of Khcumntuun, Pain in th
ride aial Cheat, t jiuHnirn aial Woikneaa, tliail any appll
catinn that haa iiMTtvaul, hundreils of unpruicipled rases Ur
Suva attenipled to connlerlrit (1. BlaJ palm it o uaosi tk
community na the gcnulue. ri-Belvnre of DeceptHt(l.,4
Kenieniher thul Ihe Hue and (mine Fkiater l fpredrl upar
reiklish piiier nuute expreasly f.w the purrsss and avers,
eaae Uie siftnalure of Dr. hernyia is' pruited apne iss saelr
of ttie l'bisler, and the wlmie secured by Copy Rifhl Wosal
others are svnuine. "Therefiira when yoa want a rear son
(herman'l l'oiw Man's Flumer, call at UieuBMa, lo siasal
street, and vou will n lie dis.ipf.'iiitod. . " .
Reniemlier prinri(ililnre IlidXnasassrre.ew.rertl
where all Dr. Sherman's I .olenites are tM. His i AsaT
are Mrs. Hays, I W Fult.m airret. Bnmkl)-ai Hinesua
Villmu.sburj j aud Kedduui a fo, Boatoe, and
JOllS YOfNO, Sanbury.
M.A.McCAY, NorUassberW
Nor. to, taio eh s3ib Ir
ROSE OINTMENT. A fresh supply oT fM
, excellent article for Tetter, J received?
and for sale bv HEN R MA8MER.
Sunbury, jjly S8, 1849;
WINDOW CLASS, 8 by 10. for atJe Ir
HENRY MASTE !
$ubury, Jan 8Tth, 1848. It
AY RUMr An excellent article tor' sakf
by HENRY MA88ER.
Sunbury Jan. 27lh, 1819 t
f pEAS, from th New York Canto H FtUOX
Buubury, Dec. t, 181 -l