iUasljington 2Ccw0.
Correspondence of Ihe Phils. Le'lgcr J
FROM WASHINGTON. ,
The Tariff Question in Congress-Mr- Hamp
ton Plan-Coal and Iron-Mr. Bayly's
Speech againSomething Must and Will be
Done for PennsylvaniaProbability of In
serting a Tariff Clause in the Civil and Dip
lomatic Appropriation BUI in the Senate
Probability of the House Concurring The
Coming Week Its Importance to the Conn
try Public Opinion North and South Right
ing Itself.
Washington, August 25.
On Saturday last, Mr. Hampton, of Pitts
burg, made his promised movemont in regard
to the Tariff, and the first attempt has really
shown a greater strength in the House in fa
vor of that measure than had at first been
anticipated. That the Tariff of 1S4G is sus
ceptible of improvement is admitted on all
hands, and by no person more so than its au
thor, the Hon. Rob't J. Walker. That tho
principles on which the Tariff of 1846 is pla
ced are correct, no one will, after the success
ful experiment of four years, presume to de
ny; but that certain interests, and among
them, the iron and coal interests of Penn
sylvania might be better promoted, without
effecting a radical change in the principle
of the Tariff, is also true, and has been ad
mitted on the floor of the House by Gen. Bay
ly, the able Democrat io Chairman of tho
Committee of Wavs and Means. Thero is a
general feeling here that something ought to j
be done for Pennsylvania, and that it is ne
cessary to do something for Pennsylvania to
prevent the agitation of the Tariff.
The only difficulty seems to be about the
time and the present excited state of the
country, about the slavery question. If the
Slavery Bills had passed Congress, in omni
bus or sulkey form, three months ago, thoro
would have been no difficulty in adjusting
the tariff question ; and even now, it is not
entirely hopeless, if the movement is carried
on judiciously, and without irritating parlies.
If Mr. Hampton will avoid every thing that
shall make his amendments Whig measures
par excellence, and thereby disarm in advance
every Democratic opposition that may bo
made to it ; if, instead of parly support, he
will claim nothing but the support of men of
all parties, ready to sacrifice their own sec
tional opinions to the general good of the
country in a word, if Mr. Hampton and his
friends, or the friends of the measure, will
unite on true compromise ground, between
Ihe South and the North, the free trader and
protectionist, there is a good chance that the
bill may pass the Senate in the shape of an
amendment fo the Civil and Diplomatic Ap
propriation Bill, and thus endorsed, there is
every probability that the House will in that
case adopt it. An amendment to an appro
priation bill, not approprialing any money,
has, on several occasions, been pronounced
out of order by the Speaker of tho House, so
that Mr. Burt was perfectly riant in ruling it
out of order again. An appeal, however,
was taken from the decision of the chair,
and so well sustained, that Mr. Burt's de
cision was only sustained by a majority of
four. The tariff men are quite rejoiced at
this sudden and unexpected success, and feel
now doubly anxious to make the trial in the
Senate. That body is bound by no such
rules as the House, and may lack anything
tc an appropriation bill, even the admission
of California.
Mr. Hampton's whole resolution is a fol
lows :
An Act supplementary to an Act entitled
"An Act reducing tho Duties on Imports,
and for other purposes;" approved 30th
July, 1846.
Be it enacled by the Senate and House of
Representatives in Congress assembled, That
from and after thirty days from tho passago
of this Act, the duties imposed by the Act ;
entitled "An Act reducing the Duty on In
ports, and for other purposes," approved 30th
July, 1346, shall be levied on goods, wares
and merchandise imported into the United
States, agreeably to the average value which
similar articles bore in the principal markets
of the United Slales during tho year ending j
30th June, 1846, to be ascertained and fixed
under the direction of Ihe .Secretary of the
Treasury : Provided, however, that in no case
shall the duties be assessed on a valuation
less than the market value of the articles in
the principal ports of tho United States at the
time of entry; and further, that in all cases
of foreign merchandise imported into the
United States similar to articles manufactured
in the United States, wholly or in part from
any raw material of foreign produce, on
which raw material a duty is levied by the
Act ot 30th July, 1846, before recited, there
shall be levied, collected, and paid on such
manufactured article, an additional duty of
ten per cent, over and above the duly levied
by said Act upon the said raw material of
which such article is wholly or in part com
posed, Provided, no article shall pay a less
rate of duly than now imposed by law.
The- whole object of the bill is evidently to
re-affirm the Turin" of 1846, as regards the
ruling prices of that year, but to make the
duties specific, by averaging them in regard
to ihe ruling prices of the year independent
of the changes in prices which have since
taken place. Ouserver.
Discovery of an Kxtendrr Negro lituirrertloa in
Alasaina.A Ueaeral Musuu-r of tho W hits
Meditated.
Washington, Aug. 23.
An insurrection in which 400 slaves were
to be engaged, was discovered at Lowndes
county, Alabama, last week. The renuez
vous of the negroes was fired upon by the
whites, killing one slave and wounding 20
others. The slaves then fled. It is said ihe
laves were incited to the insuriection by an
Abolitionist, fur whose apprehension a re
ward of 6000 has been ottered. Large par
ties are in pursuit of him. He is supposed to
have lied towards Charleston. A general
massacre is supposed to have been intended.
Mr. Gliddgn, in a second communica
tion to the Boston TranscriDV. confesses that
Gat-Thothi got into the coffin ol AlissAncb,
through his mistake, and not that ol the em-
palmers.
LLL.i'l
TEE AIORICAIT.
SUNBURY.
8ATTRDAT, AUGUST 81, 10.
II. B. MASSER, Editor and Proprietor.
To Anvintissns. The circulation of tin Puntmry
American among Iho different towns on the Fniinuehnmia
n nut exceeded If equullcd by any paper published in North
em rVmiftylvnnin.
THF. UST OF I.F.TTF.HS in published in thin paper,
in accordance wilh the law requiring them to be published
In the pnper having the lar(rcit circulation.
Democratic State Nominations.
For Canal Commissioner :
WILLIAM T. MORISON,
Of Montgomery County.
For Auditor General:
EPHItAIM BANKS,
Of Mifflin County.
For Surveyor General:
J. PORTER ERAWLEY,
Of Crawford County.
Democratic Count) Nominations.
For Cnuercss :
W1TJJAM I DRWAIIT,
Of Northumberland County.
For Assembly :
JOHN B. PACKER,
Of Sunhury.
For Commissioner :
CHRISTIAN ALBERT,
Of Lower Mnhonoy.
For Prosecuting Attorney :
CHARLES A. KUTZ,
Of Milton.
For Deputy Surveyor :
SAMUEL YOUNG,
Of Ijowrer Mnhonoy.
For Auditor:
REUBEN W. ZARTMAN,
Of Jncks'm.
EDITOR'S TAULE.
Itlinilieaa Notice.
Tint (hmiaTiiv Pablob Mac;it.iN. We
hnve received the August number of this Mag
zinc. It contains several hnndaome illustrations,
one of theso a beautiful Engraving of the Mednl
presented by Congress to Gen. Taylor. Publish
ed l.v Ceo. Fratt. 1 16 Nassau St., N. V. Price
$2 per annum.
fU" On our first page will be found a
beautiful poem, besides a variety of inter
esting and tiselul matter.
RELIGIOUS NOTICE.
Rev. Mr. Craighead will preach on next
Sunday afternoon, 31 o'clock, in the Pres
byterian church, in this place.
fXF" Peaches have been in this market
for ten days past, but not in perfection
They are now plenty and very fine, though
not so finely flavored as last year, owing
probably to the cold damp weather of the
present season.
K7" We are indebted to the Hon. Jo'
seph Casey, for his very able speech on the
subject of the tariff1. Mr. Casey proves
conclusively that Senator Sturgeon was
either ignorant of the facts, or grossly mis
represented them, when he slated that the
tariff of 184G had not injured the iron and
coal trade.
Ol'R NEXT CONGRESSMAN.
From present appearances it is supposed
there will be some trouble in selecting the
democratic candidate for Congress in this
district. This is much to be regretted, as
it will require all the energiespf the partyf
even when properly united, to elect their
candidate. The difficulty is not with the
candidates named, but the county which is
entitled to the candidate. Northumberland
county has certainly been modest in herde
inands, and has patiently waited until all the
others were served and aftt-r that she claims
the candidate as her right, and policy and
expediency would seem to dictate, that her
wishes should not be disregarded, especially
when she presents an available candidate.
with a degree of unanimity not often wit
nebsed in our conventions. Twelve years
have elapsed since the democrats of this
county have been honored with a nomina
tion. During that period Union county
has had three nominations, Lycoming two,
with an offer of a third, and Clinton one.
Why then, it may bo asked, should there
be any difficulty? Why then should Nor
thumberland county, the strong hold of de
mocrary in this district, have her claims
set aside, unless some strong and urgent
reasons can be assigned for the cause? We
trust the Conferees will take all these mat
tew into consideration, for it is not to be
disguised, that it will be almost impossible
to satisfy many of our democrats of the ex
pediency of a further delay of their rights,
or reconcile them to the support of a nomi
nee from another county
fXF" The Whig Convention for the no
mination ol candidates took place at the
Court House, on Monday last, the proceed
ins of which will be found in another col
umn. James Armstrong, Esq. of Lycomin;
was nominated for Congress, and will be
the candidate of the party. He is a strong
man, and unless we are satisfactorily united
upon a good candidate, it will be difficult to
defeat him. A county ticket was aiso form
ed, more we presume for the purpose of
party organization, than from any prospect
of success,
fF" Howard Donaldson, a promising son
of Judge Donaldson, of Danville, about
years old, was drowned iu the canal at that
place, ou the 1 Cell iusl.
SUNBU11Y AMERICAN AND SHAMOKIN
FALLING OF ANOTHER CANAL BRIDGE
AND LOSS OF LIFE.
Wo regret to lay that another distressing
accident occurred on Monday morning last,
by the falling of a bridge over the North
Branch canal, about one mile above Nor
thumberland, on the farm of J. R. Priestley,
Esq. Mr. Henry Leighow, the tenant,
about 60 years of age, was crossing the
bridge with four horses and a plough, when
the bridge gave way, precipitating all into
the canal. Mr. Leighow, in his fall, struck
his head against the abutment or on a stone
near its base, so severely that a portion of
the brain protruded through the ear. He
lived but an hour after the accident occur
red.
These canal bridges from natural causes
of decay, have all become more or less dan
gerous, and should not be trusted without
being rigidly inspected.
The Philadelphia papers one and
all condemn the present police regulations
f the city. Murders, robberies and inccn
iariams are becoming alarmingly irequent
f late. The Ledger says the delegates
will be pledged to put in nomination no
men who will not pledge themselves to re
form, in this matter. In regard to the late
murders, the Ledger properly holds the
following strong language:
"Let all accused of the recent daring mur-
ers be impartially tried, fearlessly convicted
f uuilty, and then as fearlessly hanged,
though they be a legion. Belter is it to hang
a dozen murderers at once, on the samo gal
lows, than to sutler this daily murder in the
streets. Nobody is safe now. Impunity has
been tried till the tenure of life is worthless.
Let us try the stringency of the present laws
as an experiment. Let the gallows do its le
gal work, though it choke a hundred millions
at a tune. After ll:e criminal have thus been
w'ed into some respect for the lives of the
nnoeent, and nothing less will so awe them.
it will be time enough to think of relaxing
he severity of our laws. Let us try what
aws we have, before we think of changes."
An Improbable Story. The New York
Sun says: "A most extraordinary phenome
non, it is said, has just appeared in this city,
viz; a slave trom l lie south, who has dis
covered a secret mode of changing the col
ored skin to a white one ! He has already,
according to report, changed the hue of his
teet, his hands, and a part of his tace, .while
tho rest of his person is gradually undergoing
the same wonderful metamorphosis. The
story is that while at work upon his master's
plantation, he discovered that a certain weed
exercised this astonishing effect. He and a
number of his fellow slaves vigorously ap
plied the cosmelic, and ihe result is before
us. He expects to be fully white in from
eight to ten months.
Should the above prove true, a mas
ter would have some trouble in recop-nisins;
his slaves, should they determine to "wash
out." the House will have to insert a
new clause in the fugitive slave bill just
passed in the Senate. "Can the Ethiopian
change his skin or the leopard his spots?"
It be can, he can easily change his master.
K" September is now close at hand.
Cold evenings, foggy mornings, and a warm
sun at noonday, will, for a time, attend us,
The consequences will be in some instances,
agues, fevers, &.C., especially with those
who are not careful in their habits, diet
and dress. September is one of the most
plcasar.t months of the year, but also one of
the most sickly.
KF" Missouri Elections. In conse
quence of the divisions in the democratic
ranks, the whigs have elected four out ol
the five members ol Congress, being a gain
of four whirrs. The legislature stands 65
whigs ; 54 Benton and 42 Anti-Benton.
0 The Havre De
Grace bank has
failed.
Royal Poetry. At the baptism of the
young prince, named "Arthur William Pat
rick Albert," the following choral, compo
sed by Prince Albert, was performed :
In life's Ray morn, ere sprightly youth
By vice and folly is enslaved,
O, muy the Milker's glorious name
13c on the infant mind engraved.
Ho xliull no shades of sorrow eloud
The sunshine of thy early days,
But hnppincas, in endless round,
Shull still encompass all thy ways.
KP'The above which we extract from the
Philadelphia Sun, is going the rounds as
Royal poetry from the pen of Prince Albert
If it is really original with the Prince, he has
been unfortunate in having had. his ideas
anticipated, by a writer in a prayer book of
the Church of which he is himself the tem
poral head. In the 2d & 3d verses of Hymn
92, we find the following, which was point
ed out to us by a friend, as marvellously
like the Prince's royal lines :
Deep in thy soul, before its pow'rs
Are yet by vie, enslaved,
Be thy creators glorious name
A nd character engraved ;
Ere yet the shades of sorrow cloud
The sunshine of thy days,
A nd cares and toils in endless round,
Encompass all thy ways.
Democratic Philadelphia Count v Nomi
nations. The Demooratio Philadelphia Coun
ty Convention met on Monday lust, at the
Commissioners' Hall, N. L., and nominated
the following candidates for the Slate Legis
lature :
For Senator Thomas H. Forsyth.
For House of Representatives Washington
J. Jackson, Sodtnwark Solomon De Mears,
do; Lewis C. Cassidy, Moyamensing; Rich
aid Simpson, West Philadelphia; William
Goodwin, Northern Liberties; Smith Skinner,
do.; Wm. H. Souder, Spring Garden ; E. A.
Penniman, do.; Andre w Hague, Richmond J
Henry Huplet, Kensington ; Abraham W
Olwine, Penn District.
7" Gov. Johnson has promised to attend
a Whig meeting at New Berlin, on the 17tb
of September next.
THE DISUNION MOVEMENT.
The disunionists in Congress have a hard
time of it to get up a respectable show,
among the peoplo, to sustain them in their
desperate efforts to destroy the fairest work
which the wisdom of man has ever planned
as a political government. The Nashville
Convention proved, as everybody knows, a
a contemptible failure; but, from the vapor
ingsof some of its members, and the declara
tions in Congress, we expected the next ma
nifestation of the disunion spirit would be
more respectable in point of numbers and in
personal character. But a lukewarmness
that is in singular contrast wilh the fiery ap
peals of the leaders, appears to have seized
upon those who were expected to come to
the rescue. Georgia, we are told, was unani
mous to a man for secession, in the event of
certain resolutions passing Congress. Nothing
could keep them in the Union, and a despatch
which appeared in the Southern Press, a few
days ago, told us that the Convention at Ma
con was a tremendous outpouring of the pco-
p , Compared wilh the Nashville Conven
tion it was, but the 50,000 persons who were
expected to be present dwindled down to
1,500, and they not all disunionists. The
Washington Union has the following des
patches :
Macojt, 22d Aug. 10J o'clock The Mass
Meeting held by the. Disunionists in Georgia,
proves to be a failure. Not exceeding four hun
dred dclcgatss here to-day, and not more than
fifteen hundred at the meeting, all told.
Macon, Aug. 22 10 o'rlork, 55 minutes,
Mass Meeting is a failure. Not more then fifteen
hundred men in town one-third Union men,
Only three hundred arrived by railroad. Kliett,
Yancey, Colquitt and Stiles principal speakers,
Disunion openly avowed, Some delesatcs repu
diate it. Rhett favors temporary secession.
Fifteen hundred persons speaking for the
State of Georgia, and presuming to call the
Senators and Representatives in Congress
home, may seem like a tremendous affair to
an excited disunionists, but to a reasonable
man it is rather a favorable symptom that
tho people at large, in the South, know too
well the value of the Union, and too dearly
prize it lo risk its disolution at the mere call
of the ambitious demagogues who are endea
voring to fan the flame of national discord.
The disunionists of tho North have been
equally as unfortunate in all their manifesta
tions. The convention of crazy people, white
and colored, assembled at Cazenovin, preach
disrespect of the laws, resistance lo authorityi
and violation of the obligations which as citi
zens of one State we owe to all the others 5
but, beyond (heir own immediate circle of
friends, such sentiments are looked upon as
the wild vagaries of fanaticism. We believe
that, North and South, the sentments of re
gard for this glorious Union, under which Ihe
country has prospered and advanced in pow"
er, beyond all precedent, still burn as bright
ly as ever in the hearts of the people, and we
hope it may ever be so. Phila. Ledger.
TIURTY-FIRST CONGRESS 1st Session.
Washington, August 26, 1850.
Sknate.-tA motion to take up a resolution
fixing a day for tho sine die adjournment of
Congress, failed, only twelve voting in ils fa
vor. There seems to be a disposition on the
part of the majority not lo fix a day for the
adjournment until the House shall have acted
on the California and Texas boundary bills.
The fugitive slave bill was read a third
time, and passed without a division.
House. The' Speaker stated the pending
question to be a molion heretofore made, to
suspend the rules, in order to enable Mr.
Mattison to introduce the resolution, making
the reduction of PoslHge Bill, Ihe order of the
day for the fourth Monday in August.
The House refused lo suspend the rules.
On motion of Mr. Potter, the committee of
the whole on the State of the Union, was dis"
charged from the further consideration of the
bill establishing Post Tvoutes.
The bill was then taken up by the House,
when several amendments to it wero made.
Mr. Ashmnn moved that the further con
sideration of the bill be postponed until Mon
day next. He thought it was important to
dispose of the Civil and Diplomatic Appro
priation Bill at once.
The motion was deckled in the negative
yeas 82, nays 107. The consideration of tho
Post Route Bili was then resumed, when
several amendments were made.
Mr. Evans, of Md., offered one, to make
all public roads and analogous rivers, post
routes, and authorizing the Postmaster Gen
eral to contract for the carrying of mails from
place to place, in conformity wilh law, when
ever in his opinion tho public shall require i t
Afler some debate the amendment was re
jected, and the bill passed.
THE LAND OF MYSTERY AND GEMS.
It is stated that Col. Gaines, of Texas, is
about to bead an exploring expedition to the
Gila. Somewhere near the junction of the
Colorado, of the west, with that river, is a
sandy region, scantily supplied wilh brackish
water, and backed by sharp mountains, never
scaled by the foot of the while man, and this
there is some reason for believing to be the
''emerald fields" of the Aztio princes. Gov.
Beremendez once bought a handful of glitter
ing chrystals of an Indian from that section
of the Gila country. After some years delay
it occurred to him to submit those beautiful
specimens to a French lapidary in Mexico,
and after some hesitation and debate, in the
course of which Gov. B. began to suspect
their value, and ten thousand dollars was
o fie led and received for these precious stones.
The purchaser went to France with them,
and Gov. Beremendez made an attempt to
penetrate the exact situation of the country
whence they were brought, but the Indian
hostilities in that quarter, and bis own death,
ended the quest, Col. Gaines was his friend,
and it is thought has some clue which leads
him to attempt, almost single-handed, what
the United States engineer have negleoted
to accomplish a route along the north bank
of the Gila, as far as it is navigable, and an
examination of the nature and capabilities of
the unexplored Centralis, south of the Mor
mon territory. The country between the
Colorado and Gila is rich in mystery, mines,
and dangers, and the enterprising Gaines may
have wonders to relate if he live lo jecord
his discoveries.
J0U31NAL.
KOSSUTH AND HIS COMPANIONS.
The London Daily News has received a
private letter from a travelling friend con'
eying some interesting particulars of the
illustrious Hungarians whom the jealousy of
Austria, the dictation of Russia, and Ihe
weakness of the Porte, have consigned to im.
prisonment at Kutayeb. It was gratifying to
learn that the exiles enjoyed tolerable health
and were more reconciled than at first, to
their unaccountable captivity. Kossuth.
Batthyni, Messaros, Perezel, and the rest
were, indeod,' struck with despondency
when conveyed as culprits and captives to
the barrack prison of Kutaveh, where cells
were assigned them for habitation more sav,
oring of Newgate than of honorable captivity.
The strictest guard was kept over them, and
they were not allowed to pass the walls of
the barrack without a strong escort. The
Turkish officers and soldiers hnve treated the
prisoners with deference, and the Turkish
population wilh every mark of Oriental re
spect, Kossuth being with them the Krai,
who had held for a time in his hands the
destinies of Eastern Europe,
This universal respect was especially evi.
dent on the occasion of Kossulh's reception
of his children. Three of them, interesting
and intelligent little creatures, were sent by
the Austrian Government, not without foreign
intercession, to share their father's captivity
H. and Madam Kossuth were allowed to go
and meet them under guard, of course; and
the very guard of rude Turkish soldiers
were affected to tears at the meeting. In
the education of his children, the delving and
planting of a kind of garden, within the bar
rack wall, and an occasional game of skittles
with the companions of his political and
military struggles, Kossuth whiles away the
time of his captivity.
PROFESSOR WEBSTER
His Present Condition Another Contention Ills
I omllf, Arc.
Boston, Monday, Aug. 26, 1850.
Friday next will seal the fate of John W
Webster. Ho fully realizes his condition,
and docs not murmur that the day for his
execution is so near at hand. Ho appears
perfectly calm and prepared for the worst.
He considers thai tho law of capital punish
ment is right, and that he is justly a subject
of that law. He is kept closely conlined, and
no one is allowed to visit him beside the
officers of the jail, except his own spiritual
advisers, Rev. D. Putman of Koxbury, and a
Unitarian Minister from Cambridge.
There is now very Utile if any fear that he
will commit suicide. No regular guard has
been placed over him moro than that over
other persons in the jail ; and I am informed
that there will not be, as was in the case of
Pearson, who was lately executed at East
Cambridge. In the lalter case a razor was
found in the prisoner's hat, about a week be
fore his execution. Ho acknowledged lo the
Sheriff that it was placed there by a relalive)
whose name we do not desire now to make
public, wilh '.he request that he (Pearson)
would destroy his own life.
There is no doubt that tho statement is
true which was published in the Tribune
yesterday, that Webster has made another
confession, acknowledging that the killing
was premeditated. It will be mudo public j
after his death. I think I shall be iiMe to sa
tisfy the readers of tho Tribune in my next,
that some of Dr. Parkman's papers were la
ken from his clothing before they were burn
ed, beside those mentioned in his "Confes
sion," which fastens on him another false
hood. iV. 1'. Tn'fcunc.
Restoring and Preskrvimi thk Sioht.
A friend who had read the following valuable
item of information, but who had forgotten
which way "to rub his eyes," for loss of sight
by age, requested us to republish the process.
It is as follows :
For near sightednrss, close the eyes and
press the fingers gently, from the nose, out
tcard, across the eyes. This flattens the pu
pil, and thus lengthens or extends the angle
of vision. This should be done several times
a day, till short sightedness is overcome.
For loss of sight by age, such as require
magnifying glasses, pass Ihe fingers or towel
from the outer corner of the eyes inwardly,
above and below the eyeballs, pressing gently
against them. This rounds them up, and
preserves or restores the sight.
It has been already said that this is nothing
new. Tho venerable John Quiucy Adams'
preserved his sight in this way, in full vigor
to the day of his death. He told Lawyer
Ford of Lancaster, who wore glasses, that if
he would manipulate his eyes with his fin
gers, from their external angles inwardly, he
would soon be able to dispense with glasses.
Ford tried it, and soon restored his sight per
fectly, and has since preserved it by the con
tinuance of this practice. Prnnsifraiiinn.
In about two Weeks, the New Vork and
Erie Railroad will be extended from Corning
to Hornersville, a distance of 46 miles, mak
ing the whole distance, now laid 347 miles
from New York City. The directors intend
to take appropriate cognizance of the event.
New Hotels. The site on Chestnut street,
below Ninth, intended for the new boarding
house, or hotel, projected by George W. Ed
wards, Esq., has been extended in dimen
sions by the purchase of another property on
the east, of 25 feel front, the substantial man
sion on Which is now being demolished.
The whole plot now devoted to this improve
ment is 73 feet front by 174 feet deep.
The projected scheme of erecting ail im
mense hotel on the Butler property, at Ihe
the corner of Seventh and Chestnut streets, i(
also about to be undertaken by a company
formed for the purpose. Two gentlemen
have agreed to subscribe $50,000 each to this
new enterprise, the enlirs) cost of which is
expected to be $250,000. Ledger.
The New Yobk and Erne Railroad. In
about two weeks this road will be extended
from Corning to Hornersville, a distance of
47 miles, rraking tbe whole distance from
New York city 347 miles.
Elmira, Chenango County N. Y., has
5019 inhabitants ; increase in five years,
2263!
HE HORRIBLE TRAGEDY AT TROY.
The Albany State Register has been fa"
vored by an acquaintance of Caldwell with
the following statement, attempting to miti
gate Ihe depravity, or at least the wanton
ness, of the late homicide and suicide at
Troy:
Dear Sir : The extraordinary excitement
arising from the melancholy murder and sui
cide at Troy renders the publie anxious to
know all the particulars in relation to it, and
I do not know that it would be doing any
person an injustice, but would rather be the
source of quieting the excitement and put
ting a stop ts the many irrevelant stories cii
ciliated concerning this tragio'and awful oc
currence, to disclose them.
William A Caldwell has boon a personal
acquaintance of the writer for some fifteen
years, interrupted only by an absence of nine
months at Auburn, and a three years cruise
as supercargo on board a merchantman to
China, &c. He arrived at New York, from
that cruise in early summer. Previous to
his leaving this continent (some years pre
vious) he was engaged to be married lo the
lady who resigned herself to the horrid death
with which we are all familiar. There was
considerable opposition to Ihe match, which
delayed the consummation of their desires.
While absent to China and other parts of the
world, the lady, now no more, became ac
quainted with a gentleman by the name ot
Knapp, and her friends importuned her to ac
cept his honorable proposals for marriage, to
which, at length, she reluctantly yielded her
assent, and they were married, and have had
one child, which died eaily in May, and
just previous to Caldwell's return.
Caldwell had sailed nearly around the
world, and as he ncared his native shores,
the most prominent thoughts that swelled his
bosom was the certainty, as he supposed, of
again clasping his Louisa to his heart ; but
he returned only to find ihe object dearer lo
i .i it .i t r .i ti
h.m than life, Ihe wife of another. The iron
entered his soul; he wandered ubout nearly
distracted ; but his better reason came lo hiin
and he resolved to shake it off. In the mean
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time he found that she desired lo see him ;
she, the wife of another, requested an niter-
view. But their meeling is not to be do-
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scribed. The years of absence that had pas-
sed only had bound them together more
strongly, if possible than before ; they met
as they should not have done as lovers.
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Caldwell s better reason at first did not allow
him to think of the future asshe ihnuglil, and
it doubtless would have passed by, and left '
only despair fastened in their hearts; but
they loved, and madly; and tho former asso.
cialions of youth fame up before them more
eshly at the thought of final separation, fche
did not wish to live without him, and told
him that she could not, and that it was her
determination to remain with him, notwiih.
standing she was Ihe wife of another. Cald-
well was too passionate and rash to resist that
and it was talked over that they should meet
again.
He parted wilh her to visit his fiiends in
Whitehall, and went on board tho evening
boat for Albany. Afler the boat was under
way, and while he was walking the deck, lo
his utter astonishment, she appeared before
him. The thought at once pieiced him that
she had indeed abandoned her home, and re
solved, regardless of the tremendous conse-
quonces, lo share his fate; and her words
shmtlv corroborated whnt had Massed liku
liuhiiiiii!; through his soul. They imme
diately
proceeded to his state room, and
y resolved, in tho face of all the ter.
there lhe
riblo circumstances around them, to never
part again. They did not part; but arrived
at Albany, and took lodgings at the Delnvan
House. He left her there, and made his con
templated visjt to Whitehall, and returned iu
about ten days, she in the meantime recei
ving her meals in her room, according to
hissuggestions, in order to avoid observation.
He returned and took rooms wilh her at
the American Hotel, where he wrote the
published letter to the editor of a Whitehall
paper. He remained at the American a few
days, but thought it was too public a place,
and engaged lodgings at a private house in
Jay St.. where he remained about one week ;
then took the Eastern cars and went to Wil.
liamslown, but was surprised and pursued by
someone, us he remarked, in Troy, lhat lie.
whipped two constables and escaped, the
particulars of which will soon appear. He
escaped in one horse cariiage, and arrived at
the St. Charles Hotel on Tuesday morning,
about 4 o'clock. And the sequel is now be
fore the world. They were resolved lo die
-with his own hands he opened the portals
of eternity. They bolh passed to the undis
covered country, from whence no traveller has
returned. The pages of romance can scarce
ly produce a parallel, or a description fraught
with such startling and awful circumstances,
as represented in the truths of this case.
New Daguerreotype Discoverv. The
Boston Transcript is responsible lor the an
nouncement lhat Mr. Howes, a daguerreo.
typeist of that city has discovered a process
by which an odinary sized daguerreotype
minature can be magnified to life size, or
larger, if necessary, nd thrown upon a can
vass or any flat suface, retaining at the same
time all the clearness and detail of the
daguerreotype, so lhat an artist may sit him
self before this magnified reflection and ren
der it a perfect copy, in light and shade, as
well as outline, of the original. This discov
ery will facilitate the woik of the portrait
painter, and save a large amount of time con
sumed in silting. .
Painful Occurrence. We regret to hear
that the wife of Gen. Avezzamni, the Italian
patriot, while sitting at the window of her
residence Broadway, New York, on Sunday
evening fell asleep, lost her balance, and was
preeipitated upon the pavement below. Tbe
window which opened to the floor, was in
the seoond story, and the height of the fall
was about 12 feet. She alighted en the side
of her head, and was picked up senseless.
Very little hopes of her recovery are enter
tained' What makes this event more pain
ful, Geo. Aveitanna is absent from the city-
Thk Water Comroissioners of Albany, pur
chased Patroon's Creek for the sum of 1150,
000, to supply tbe city with water.
Thr Pennsylvania Railroad Company
have effected an arrangement with the pro
prietors of the Eagle Line of cars, running
from this pity to Columbia, by which the
lalter company will withdraw either on
the first or fifleetll of neit month, and an en
tire new line of spacious and elegant care,
replele with every convenience be substi
tuted In their places. We see also adver
tised trie sale, at Huntingdon tttld Hartisburg,
of the property of the Pioneer Packet Boat
and Staje Company, on account of tho
completion of the Eastern Division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. Ledger.
A Comfany of Actors recently went
from Pittsburg to Wheelingj where they
lost every thing but the clothes on their
hacks. The landlord even took the ladies'
dresses.
Thf.re are two kInds of lawyersi those
who have a "paying pfstctlce," and those
who have a practice of not paying;
Wheat in Star County, Omd. The
wheat crop in Stark county is estimated at
one million and a quarter of bushels ! That
amount will give at least one million" fff
export.
To the Voters of Northumberland Couniiji
FrtiKns ad FELrow Citizkrs :
Encouraged by a number of my friends in the
different spt-tions of tin; county, 1 ollkr myself as a
raiididato fen the olliec of
COUffTT COMMISSIfltfEn
ul llic coming election, should I rcccifp a majority
of your voles, I plrdgc myself to perform the du
ties of said oliice faithfully and to tho best of my
nliilitv.
GEORGE T.TRAUTM AN.
Joekson tsp., Aug, 31, 1850 tE.
ORPHANS' COURT SALE.
T N piirsnnnee of an order of the Orphans court of
Ac
orlliumlierluml county, will be exposed to pub
lic sale, on Maturday. the 5th dny of October, nent,
on the premises : the tollon inn nroncrtv. to wit i
Four tliuren of a rertniu Island, situate in thft
'' Urunrli f the river Susquehanna, opposite-
i the laiidiiitr on the lorm of Nicholas Mcnuclt: irt
; Hai(, romly of mi
in the county of Northumberlor'id,
' ""''iiiiiia two acres or thereabouts, and known as
i "" 't'l'-1"'" "W rS""C "f ,,n,"?',AV,l,AT, t
erased. Sale lo commence at 10 o clock, A. M.
of mid dny, when the terms of sale will be made
. known by
j ..... J'"1''1'1,1;?' Guardian
of hh-M, Molly. Harah and Elphina Walter,
j ny orJ(,r of tll(. conrtt :
j Jno. I'. I'ursrl, Clk. j
i August Hist ISM. Li, ,
N. 11. At the same time and place, the widow
and the heirs ot Henrv Walter, dee'd, will sell
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an hnv the whole Ii-hind at once.
....... ... . nu niui iiir I'liitimnrr
A STRAY COW.
JOTK'E is hereby given that a stray black
f row, with white snots, rume to the Dromist
: m ,,,, .1.lmi,,crlum, mAhy lhe 17tIl
: inst. The owner in requested to come forward,
1 Pruvc property, pay charges and take her awsy.
JAMES SMITH,
j Aug, 31, IS50.-3I.
; A CARRIAGE FOR SALE.
j yoll gllp , ,.,,,, W(. bui rar.
j riuqe in good condition with tonsue and shaft
, r,,r vUnet om' ,,r 'wo linw. Also a ik.uhk sat
ol harness. Enquire at lluV reticr
Aus. Ill, lSoO tf.
SHERIFFS SALE,
1) V virlne ot'n certain writ of Isr. t'nrins n
Vim. IC. iuiirr.t, to me ilirecled, wiil lie oM at
publie vendue or outcry, oil Monday, Hqrtember
:). ls.lu, at ten o'clock, A. M. at "the lioure of
Win. Weaver, in Sliarnukiiitown, the following
"-"ei propem , w. :
Jill ihes seventeen Lots of Land,
"ill,Ilc i" the l"wn of Phnmokin, Coal township
. 'ri....nlH rlr,.id county, and numbered in the
general phiii ot said town, as follows, to wit.
-No. n:i, 174, 175, 17H, 177, 178, 179, ISO.
181, 1!H, l'.ll, 102, 103, l'J4, l'Jj, 190 and 197.
A I.SO !
The undivided half part of 55 town Lots situsts
in the Kiine tow n mid uumlicred, 11, 12, 13, 84,
S3, Sli, '.111, 01, !l'2, 9:5,91, 95, 36, 100, 101, 114,
115 llfi, 117, US, 119, 120, 124, 125, 126, 146,
147, I ts, 1411, IHO, lot, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156
137, l')S. 15!!, 165, lfifi, 167, 1U8, 1C9, 170, 171,
172, 182, 18.1, 1SJ, 1S5, IS6, 1S7, lH8,nd, 189
AI-SOs
The undivided half part of three squares nf Land,
xit mi to in vaid tou n between Commerce sired on
the north, Spurzheim street on the south, Rock
street mi the eat and Wahiii;ton street on th.
west.
AI.SOi
7'he Square situate in said town between Com
merce, Vv uKhinglon, independence and labertv
' streets.
I AI.sO:
The Sipuwe silinte in said tn n between I.ilwr
ty, independence, Oiance mid Commerce streets
ALSO:
The Square sitnnle in mid town between Com
uieive, Urun:4e mid Independence streets, and thi
wei-Urn end or side of the said town, viz: tb
w hole of the last described two squares. Keiiei
; tu"" ,n "UT a"1rt M m. 7!5
' nf-lnlin I . Knvil it, thfi humts ot his snm r. III
notice to terrelciuiiits.
ALSO!
Two certain contigeous lots of land situate it
the town aforesaid, bounded north by lot of Jos
.cm, east by the Danville and Potlsviile Railroad
south by lot of Eckel, pangler and Kaiguel, am
west by Shmnokin street, each of said lots beint
28) feet in front and 100 feet, in depth, on one o
said lots is erected a two story Frame Dwellinf
House. Rcized taken in execution and to be sol
as the property of Daniel Kerstetter.
A 1.80 i
At one o'clock P. M., on Saturday the 28t)
day of September next, at the Court House ii
the borough of Sunhury, a certain Tract of Land
situate in Upper Augusta township in said count)
bounded north by lands of Sarah Kean, east b
lands of Ilastiau's heirs, south by lands of th
Widow Kavidge, and west by land of Sarah Keal
containing 3) acres more or less, whereon si
erected s frame dwelling House a frame Stabl
and a 8a w Mill. Soiled taken in execution an
to be sold as the property of William H. Thom
son. ALSOt '
A certain Treci of Land, situate in Point lowi
ship in the county aforesaid, bounded north t
lands of William Cameron, east by ths Norl,
Branch of the Susquehanna River, south by lam
of the heirs of Leonard 1'fouti and west by Mot
tour Ridge, containing 150 acres mora er lesi
whereon are erected a two story Brick Ts
House, a frame Barn, a Wagon Maker 6ho
Black Smith Shop, and, also three tenant houst
Seised taken in eicution and to be sold as ti
property of Jonathan 1'ursel.
ALSO i
A certain Traot of Land, situate in Upp
August township in said county, bounded aor
by lands of Edward Oyster, east by lands of Jc
Snyder and Jacob Eckman, south by lands
John Fams worth am) wast by lands of Edwai
Oyster, containing 34 acres mors or less, w beret
are erected a small log dwelling House, ami
small Stable. Seised taken in xecution aai '
be sold as the property of John Snyder.
JAMES COVEKT.ShxX
Bluff's Office, Sunbury,
August 31, 1850. ,