f i'-k . - . . . i. v rrv - i I f tat 14) T akv 1IW' i ;.-.... . . ....saig 5xH coi -"' .. - :- i .,. . ., ....,.... H. B.r MASSE11,', EDlTOIt AND PROPRIETOR. office market street, opposite the post office; ;; 21 jramfr2'iicb3pipcr-Dcbotrt ii Botflies, ''SfteVature,' ittoraKta, ifotttflit anH Domwtfc ilttos, Scffitrr flirt the arts, aijrtculturr, tfHartuts, amusements, $ct. -U4 NEW, SERIES VOL. 3, NO. 3l. S UN 1J UR Y, N O IIT.II U MB ERLAN I COUNTY, PA., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16." I $50. OLD SERIES VOL. 11, NO., 8. i TERMS OF TIIK AMEBIC AX. THE AMF.niCAN is pnlrfished eve 8ntnrdny nt TWO boi.l.AKS w nmrni lo lie ! '"" Tr " 'vnoe, No tp diiroiuimiod uWil 1U iirmrnidM are P'rt Ah iommin.irii,.. .i kitrn. on ''""'","' '''''' lo ' office, to tnwre Mtn.timi, mut l POS 1 1 AIU. , ' - TO CLIB3. FiZa'-'- :."' V So . . SU.OO Fiv doitari in .Uino will pay ( Oat j ear'mubicnp ilon to the Amcrtnui. , j 3n ttauate of 16 Hnea, I timet, , grrry ulwwieiil inwrlion, (ii Square, 3 inonlha, ix miitli, ' ' ' ' VCUr, - ' tu.lne.K Canta nf Five line". r nnnnni, Merchant! and othefa, wivertiamir I'y the , vcnr, with the privil-go of nuertitig clif- .ltrnrtiftnent! WCflilV. Sinn .- 300 4M nim 31)0 1000 iy Larger Advertisement!, ai per ngreement. 'ATTORN RY AT LA W, , BUXTBtJXlY, r A. Bu!inc .ttcndcl to in the Counric! of Nor . umberl.nd, Union, Lvromin3 J C olumbia. .;, . .-j Helrr toi ", P."&.A.'""T,,l'l'T " LoWKH & UaHIUI, ' Sow ins "" ' '"" ' ' , 'RuTSOtl'!, McKAHt.!t & Co .1 1 : -Spkiiiho, 'Jooii & Co., J ' ' WI. M. ROCKEFELLER, '' j Attorney at law. Irllnernvlllc. Schuylkill Co.. Pa. BUSINESS will lie promptly attemirn to m me counties of fMiuvlkill, NorthumUerluml, Union, Columbia- ami Montour r . Refer to: "A.' Jordan. H- Bellas, II B- Mawcr, Esqm., tiinbury Wm- De Haven, Edwnrd Hnirliea, & Jolnmon Shindcl. Mmersvillc C- M- Jlall, M. Mortimer, Pottsville Oct. 5, 8.'0 lv- CHARLES W. H EG INS, A.TTCP.1TET AT LAV, Iot(Nvil!c. a. .Vill promptly attend to eollertiana nnd all "busi- ' : ' ni s entrusted to hi cure. ' Juna 16, 1849, J. H. ZIMMERMAN, JUSTICE OF Til 15 1EACE Sunbury, Pa. )flice in Deer Street, immediately opposite the Public School HntiBc. XV M'.nie collected uud ail business pupmptly nud care Lilly attelklitl t. April 20, 1850. iew Tonic & I'niL.tincLrniA .JOURNEYMEN '' Halter AmcI:jIIh, 7or. o6'A and Chestnut Srert, Philadelphia. "s OXTINUE to nmke and nell a finer and more durubU Hat for the money tliau any other utablUlinient in the United Mutes standard rice of Hula $3 00. Geiita and Uoy'a Cloth and jlazcd Cujii!. iriubrellas, Carpet Hags, Cnlafy anama and Straw Hats ut e.pjally low pri.ws. ..May 25, 1850. ly JO!I C. VA H St. & t o. , , JSP O H T KB! O V '' "Watches, Jewelry, Tlated "Waie, A.D FANCY .OIiUS, '112 Chesmit St., tefvfei. 3d !f Vk Streets. PKILADEl-PHX A. ALWAYS keep on hand an excellent assort ment of the above articles, which they will ell on terms as low as any in the city. '. June 15,1850. Cm WM. M'CAllTY, BOOKSELblllt, J roadway, " ..I SUNBURY, PA HAS reoemly received, anions other arti4e, a great variety of New, Cheap and Entertain ing publication! such as , Cooier oel, complete or aeparato. . HoruerU Do K.xlwell, . Duuiaa . Jo Trollnpe, . . iiie ' 4I0 Halliburton, i , lieyndola . do larryutt, Cock ton d 'rey. Maxwell . do , Marah, Jcrrold 'Jo ' Ainsworth, Morris do At the low price of from 25 to 50 eta per volume. JSuubury, Sept. 28, 1850. tC ". JACOB RSED'S a CEOTIll.'Vli UOOSIS, Sotrthwest Corner of Fifth and Market Streets, , .Philadelphia, WHO always keeps 011 hand a larire stock of . , avery variety of clotliins made up of good materials, and ill the latest and best styles, lie would also inform the public, that lie pays consi derahle attention in getting up Military Clothing, in Rood style and on reasonable terms. June 15, 1850.- ly . "musical instruments. CHAS. DUTtlltflG, ro. 207 Chtsnut Street, front Arcade, l y Puilaoliii. v. TMPORTER and Manufacturer of all kinds of Musical luitruinenu, Fancy Articles and Toys. His price are lower than those of any other store in Philadelphia.., All kinds of Musical Instru ments repaired in the best workmanship, and also taken 111 trade. Philadelphia, May 2i, 1850. ly. EDWIN 1IA.LL, (Lati or t Firm op Watkissox & Hail,) ' JVb. 24 South Second Street, V .;. Philadelphia, L) ESPECTFULLY informs his old friends and -1 1 customers, as well aa the public generally, that he has opened an entire new stock of elegant styles 01 ., . vV Spring & Summer Dress Goods. His assortment consists of the latest and most desi rable stylet of English, German. French &. A me. rican Goods. Such as Delaines', Tissues, Bera gs,8ilks, Lawns, Muilins, Shawls,Hdkll, Gloves, and every ariety 01 uress and rancy Goods. Pbilai March 18, 1850 ly . ROsrr.L. BKTH.' THOS. P. B. BETH .,: n. 8ETH & BROTHER, 'wholesale grocers AND . - - Commfctffou lilrrciiautfi, NO. S 1"BATT BTJIBBT, ,V7Nf Bowly's VVHA,), : alt !- BALTIMORE, Will pay partioulaV atteauon to the sale of GRAJN and all other product of the larm. Ballunora, Jwiuary 86, 1850. ly SELECT POETRY: THE COR SONG. BY I. O. WHlTTlElt. Hoap hich the farmer's wintry hoard V Hnap hizh the jroldrn corn ! ' .No richer pi ft has Aulnmn poured'' Fronj out her lavish horn ! , j . , , ; Let other land, t?xiillinr, tleam ' '-' ""' "' ,. The Bpple from ihe pine, ' ' 11 The orange from its plowy preen, .. . , The cluster from the vine ; -,' We better love the hardy gift Our rugged vales beslow To cheer us when the storm shall drift Our harvest fields with snow.., Through Tales of grass nnd meads of flow- ................. Our plows their furrows made, While on I tie hills the sun and showers 11 '. Of cfiangeful April played. We dropped the seed o'er hill and plain, Beneath the sun of May, And frightened from our sprouting grain The robber crows away. All through the lonj, bright days of June, Its leaves grew green and fair, And waved in hot midsummer's noon lis soft and yellow hair. And now, wilh Autumn's moonlit eves, its harvest time has come, We pluck away the frosted leaves, And bear the treasure home. There richer than the fabled gifts Apollo showered of old, , Fair hands the broken grain shall sift, And knead its meal of gold. Let vapid idlers loll in silk, Around their cosily board ; Give us the bowl of samp and milk, By homespun beauty poured ! Where'er the wide old kitchen hearth Sends np its smoky curls. Who will not thank Ihe kindly earth, And bless our fanner girls ! Then shame on all the proud and vain, , Whose folly laughs to scorn The blessing of our hardy grain Our wealth of golden corn ! Let earth withhold her goodly root, Let mildew blight the rye, Give lo the worm the orchard's fruit, . The whe.it field to the fly : , , But let the good old crop adorn The hlils our fathers trod . , Still let us, for His golden corn, Send up our thanks to God .' -V 0clcct vLalc. A SABBATH OF 177G. DV MARTHA ttUSUL. Late in the fall ol 184-7, it was my good fortune to spend several delightful hours in the gallery of the "Art Union" in New ork. Among the many exquisite pictures that graced its walls, was one which par- icularly attracted my attention. Aot that either comprehended or was much lnnu- nced by the learned and technical criti cisms of the connoisseurs at my elbow, but it was a new England scene. "The first news of the battle of Lexington," by Ran ney, and for its truth and spirit I could well vouch. It represents a New England landscape n the capricious month of April, with all the shows of awakening agricultural life nd industry. A village smithy in the foreground, which I could almost have dentified, under the projecting roof of( which stood the brawny armed smith him- sell, with compressed lips and knitted 1 ri..: . .k.. i.ik.... , ..kn. uruws, jilMtrillll a oiiur lu uiit irrfting iiuioc j r . ... -1 11 ; ik. m,i.tiu hn . I a WUIJIiri, H I1U, Dllll III 111 KIMUl 11U1II edlv told his tale of "late and fear" to the excited listeners that had already reached the spot. All along the ' road were seen hurrying stalwart forms, with the imple ments of toil still in their hands; in the fields, the plough and oxen were left mid way in the furrow, while their masters, without bridle or saddle, sprang upon the stout farm horse, and with his strong hand twisted in his shaggy mane, the gears still trailing at his heels, and nose high in the I air; guided him, at an undreamed-of-pace,' across the fields, and over fences, toward the scene ol excitement. I knew many in my native village that might have stood as the originals of those men, aye, and not a few horses that might upon occasion, nave taKeii mat -very iook and gait. But more than this; ns I gazed upon that picture, the shadowy forms of the white-haired father of our village, seemed to take the place of the gaily dressed peo ple at my side," and stand leaning, as was their wont, over their stout oaken sticks, as they told over acrain their "tale of the times of old." One of these, which that picture vividly re-called, and which would not be an unmeet subject for the artist's pencil, 1 shall attempt to relate. '' ' One Sabbath morning, during the gloomy summer of 1776, when the hopes of the pa triots seemed likely to be down in dark ness and blood, and even the uod-sustain ed heart of Washington grew troubled, and almost sank within him, (he people of our village came up to the bouse of God with sad countenances and heavy hearts. .Jv'ewi travelled slowly then, and they were chiefly then indebted to such wounded sol diers a passed through the village, on their way to their homes, for their information of the movements of the army. They knew that Washington sun nem new York, and the last 'poor wounded fellow that had reached home had told (earful tale of the state of our own diminished army, and the hordes of troop under the Howes, that were gathering around it like locusts. It was a beautiful mid-summer 'morning. A light thunder shower1, durin the latter part of the preceding night, bad laid the 1 dust and given coolness to th air. The rain drops still hung' trembling from leaf and tpray, and came dropping down in showers, as the footsteps of pedestrians, or the heavy tramp of horses, bearing in most iustanqes the double burden of man and ma tron, with perchance a rosy child or two, startled from their, quivering perches the silver throated birds. The grain was already harvested but many 'fields of grass were still standing, brown and sunburnt ; and it was very evi dent that many of the crops suffered from lack of proper cultivation, lor many of the most expert wielders of the hoe and scythe had already exchanged them for the musket and sword. Still here and there a piece of Indian corn stood up thnRly, through the broad leaves of which the faint wind rustled like a low murmurous sound, like the drop ping of summer rain. In the southwest, just above the top of Totoket, appeared the white caps oftwo of 'three of those singular clouds, known among the country people as 'Hhunder heads." But the people, as they, pursued their way along the green lanes and over the forest-crowned hills, had other .thoughts than of the beauty of the landscape. Their hearts were with their brothers and friends ; their thoughts turned towards Ilim who is both ahle to build up and to cast down before whose altar they were accustomed cast to all their cares and troubles. . ' As with slow nnd reverent step they filed into the meeting house and took their seats in the square pews, it was easily seen that the greater portion of the male pait of the congregation consisted of men advanced in years, and boys iu their teens. . The morning service passed as usual, and after a short intermission, the people again gath ered to their places, and the earnest prayer was offered, and a sermon, suited to the ex igencies of the times and the wants of the audience, was commenced. Suddenly, the congregation were startled by the heavy tramp of a horse which rapidly approached and halted by the meeting house door. In a moment the rider had thrown himself from the saddle, and stood within the door. Handing a note to the aged deacon, who was hurrying down the aisle to ask the cause of this untoward interruption, with an audibly whispered injunction to act with speed, he hastily mounted and kept on his way. The deacon cast one glance at the superscription of the paper, then marched reverently up the pulpit stairs, and placed in the hand of the minister, with the same whispered injunction. Deliberately the i old man finished his sermon and prayer, then glancing his eye over the paper, he laid its contents bpfore the people. It was a pressing requisition from Washington for more troops. He was daily expecting an attack from the combined forces of the ene my, and each town and village was called upon to furnish what aid it could. After a few apt and eloquent remarks on the criti cal situation of the beloved chieftain, the worthy man continued "Let us not be too much cast down, my brethren. Our cause is that of truth, justice and righteousness ; and strong in these, we shall yet assuredly triumph. This business is urgent; and I frust it will not be derogatory to our Chris tian character, nor an infringement upon the holy Sabbath, if we take such measures as seem most pressing to-day. Therefore, all who are willing to take their lives in their hands and stand by the side of their Commander-in-chief, in this, the hour of trial, will after the close of these services, please range themselves in single file, upon the village common." Then, with hands clasped, and raised to wards Heaven, he took up the sublime in- Vr.rtir.n f David lKeer not thou g:ence. O God ! hold not .1,' neace ar)j u . Q. "For, lo, mine enemies make a tumuli, that they hate thee have lifted up the head. "They have taken crafty council against the people, and consulted against thy hid den ones. They have said, Come, let us cut them off" Iroin being a nation, that fhe name of Israel may be no more in remem brance. "Let them be confounded and troubled forever ; yea, let them be put to shame and perish. "That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art Most High over all the earth!" . There was a silence for the space of some moments, and then to the strains of old "Mear," full clear and distinct, from all parts of the house rose the words of the following hymn : "Attend, ye armies to the fight, - And be our guartlinii God : - In vain !liU iiiuiuiroui foes units, ( . Against luuie uplifted rod. .' ,1'Onr troops, Wneuth thy guiding hand, , Pliall guiu a great rejivwu ; ,, , . ; 'Til li.pd Hint makes the feeble Maud, Ami trawl! the mig.ity down." v ' , ' 1 iThe deep silence that following the bene' diction was broken by the low muttering ot distant thunder, Tor the white capped thunder clouds' of the morning were climb ing with giant strides up the western sky. Contrary to their usual custom, the people waited in silence, until their pastor had de scended from the pulpit, and passed down the aisle ; then the aged deacons moved forward, followed by the congregation iu due order. As they issued from the wide door-way, the . whole male portion, as if moved by one impulse, took their way to the village common. . tnougiiiiulJy and silently, to the roll call of the booming thunder, they took their places, shoulder to shoulder, and the old minister saw before bun the available strength of the village- each man capable of bearing a musket, from the gray-haired veteran to the boy of six teen. Grouped around him was a small band, to whom age and debility had left ho available reasons save laith and prayer. One other group must not be forgotten; the mothers, wives, sisters and daughters ot those men upon the common, who remain ed clustered around the meeting houte door, I watching with breathless interest the move I mentg of their friends, 1 Love, bride.' anif lety hope and faith, lit up their excited fea tures, but I trow there was little cowardice mere.. The old minister's heart glowed within him at the sight of the resolute; determined looking faces before him, as they proceeded to a choice of officers. t The subordinate offices could readily be filled; but who should lead them to face the danger and death ; who should be their captain 1 ' Who so worthy to do this as he who had stood by them in all times of trial and sor row? he who had already aided them to fight the good fight of faith, their spiritual teacher and friend, whose moral and physi cal courage were undoubted and, with one accord, they named the Rev. Samuel Eel Is. , ' 'The old man Was much moved by 'this unexpected proof of their' esteem and confi dence. It was the highest honor in their gift, and he fully appreciated the, compli ment and fhe responsibility. He had too much of the old Puritan spirit in him to decline; his heart was in the cause, and in a few apt but broken words, he signified his willingness to stand by them in life and in death. Then, beckoning the females to ad vance, he bowed his head, and, like a true Cromwellian, called down the blessing of Heaven on them and their cause. This was the first company raised in our village; such was the spirit with which our fathers responded to the requisition of Washington; and, in justification of the wisdom of their choice, let us add, that, " lake a soldier of the Lord, ... . j. With his Bible and 1ns sword," t , ( the old pastor led them safely through manifold dangers, until they joined the main army in New York. OTOXNIiLLS GRAVE. No monument is raised to the memory of the great 'Liberator' over his remains at Glnsnevin Ce'mctry, nrar Dublin. A gentle man who has recently visited the spot thus describes what he saw : 'Neither age, name, when or where he died, is to be seep. The colfin rested on tressles, over which was an iron sheet, erected to prevent the water ooz ing through the earth dropping on the coffin. The coffin is covered wilh silk velvet, origin ally said to be pnee color, wilh gold orna ments and handles. At the foot of Ihe coffin rested a handsome wreath of silver and gold flowers, wilh an inscription indicating it, for 'Ireland's best of patriots." The doorway was barred with iron, and the wreath, from ts position, seemed to have been thrown on the coffin throttg, the bars. Whoever the parly was who offered it at the ehrine, it possessed a melancholy interest, for it was ho only relic visible from a peoplo who at one time acknowledged no other sway but O'Co'nnell's. ...... , The following colloquy passed between the party and guide: "Is this the spot whore he national monument is lo be erected V No; there is other ground set apart for that.' You can't tell when the monument is to be erected V 'Indeed I caul'.' 'Is it intended that the coffin shall remain here V I should say sol' was the reply. 'Is it possible that his relatives or friends would not be permit ted to remove the colfin V The guide shook his head and replied in the negative, v This answer so astonished the party, that they in quired the reason, when the guide replied : 'The fact is, gentlemen, there is a deal of mo ney due on the coffin !' He was pressed to explain, when he slated :. 'That it was the Committee of . Glasnevin burial-place that went to the expense of bringing over the cof" fin from Genoa. Now until that money is paid the coffin will not be allowed away!' Having thanked the guide for his attention who, for his class in life was shrewd and in telligent, the party got on the car and pro, ceeded to Merrion Square, to see the resi deuce occupied during his life-time by him whoso colli 11 they had just seen. The houso looked , sad and gloomy and desolate, amidst the stir and busllu that surrounded it. , Large printed billson the windows announced: 'To bk Let 'U may be here stated that the 350 wnien nail oeen suoscnoea in. t-oilc towards the erection of a national monument . to O'Connel, has beeu diverted from its original purpose, and expended 111 the purchase of a stained glass window, which has been put up 111 Father Mathew's new chapel 111 that city. Cork Constitution. A CAPITAL ANECDOTE, ' Professor ltisely, who Is now in Italy, says recently, when he wus in Venice, an Ameri can captain and an Englishman met at din ner." . ..-:! 'rs'.i . ', 1. . "Yon are an Ameiican, sir?" said the Eng lishman. 1 ' ' ' ' " . "I reckon I am,'l returned the captain. ' ' You have the name of being great war riorsV . . "Yes," said the Yankee,' "we shoot pretty well." ' - .1 "Hut bow is it that you are so anxious to make peace with Mexico 1 this doe not ap pear much like spunk." . "You are an Englishman !" ; interiogated the Yankee, .-. n - ; ill 11 "Yes," replied the Englishman. 1. "Well said the Yankee, I'l -don't know what onr folks have offered to do with Mexi co; but stranger, I'll jest tell you one thing I'll be switched if we ever onered to make peooe with you !" .mu i'-a 1 This home-thrust at the Englishman net the whole table in an uproar of laughter. ' ,. ,. .7 ;. ' i .'f. . ') s iT ' It you. would, never have any , enemies, never recognize soy, as such, v! Treat ell as friends, and they will be compelled to treal j you in the same manner. , , 1 IF""" . tf-Trilains . . -. ' ' A KEW PRtSTIXO MAt'MllHE. . " The following is the prospectus of a new priming machine, which is expected to work a revolution to the' newspaper press. 1 Wilkinson's Cylindrical Rotary Print ibo Pr km. This machine in every essential point differs from all others. In form it i, simple and compaot combining the ,rnost perfect ease in movement wilh the greatest power in action of any press hitherto invent ed. " ; - ' ' . : The inventor, Jeptha A. Wilkinson, of the city of Piovidence, has devoted much time In perfecting this extraordinary' comblnalioni which now promises a new era, if it does not effect a through revolution, in the art of printing- . ; ':.' .irj-v ;. ! '- All the motions of this press are rotary fhe type are udapted to and . brought into a citcular form and placed on cylinders; one of which is made to print tho upper, and Ihe other the underside of a continuous sheet of paper, which is made to pass directly through the machine and come out, printed on both sides, folded into a convenient form, and cut off ready for delivery. All the reciprocating movements heretofore used are abandoned and simple rotary motions substituted through out. Consequently, the exceedingly smooth and Unform action of this press is almost ex empt from the danger of derangment, or get ting out of order, and' subject of very little wear. -, -. .:- .. : : ,The types, moreover, possess in their shape a great advantage. They are so formed that they must nessarily all stand the right wayj and in their action upon the paper are not subject to injury by being battered ; and they are much less worn and disfigured by use than type employed iti the old way. To which may also be added the important ad vantage of casting upon the radii of a circle, and using upon the cylinders stereotype plates exactly conformable to the cylinder and made to move like the type, completely in a cir cle. ' The velocity in the movement of this press is perhaps the most extraordinary feature. Such is the astonishing rapidity with which impressions may be multiplied, that at an or dinary speed 20,000 imperal sheets may with great ease be printed on both sides, folded and cut neatly from a continuous sheet in one hour's time. Thus 40,000 impressions can be made, besides tho folding and cutting of the .theet ; in one hour's time by a single machine, without the aid of the human hand. With these advantages for quick work, this press can be staid up the very hour of issu. ing the paper. There is nn dilficuity what ever in placing the type on the cylinders. Indeed, ail the detuils of composing, arrang ing, taking proofs and transferring, so com pletely practical and can be accomplished with the same facilty as on ihe old plan. There is nothing,' therefore, to prevent the success of this machine, the absolute cost of which is also much less than that of the Dou ble Cylinder Napier Press, or any other used in the old way. It can be worked by any ordinary power, one man or active boy only being required to attend a press, place the roll of paper upon the machine, and carry away the printed and folded sheets as fast as they are, by thousands, thrown fiom the machine. Thus the expence of numerous gangs of hands, such as are usually employed about the old press,, either in printing, folding or handing the papers, may be dispensed with- and work which hitherto has required from twelve to sixteen hands during most of the day and night may ' now be performed by this machine, and one hand only, in the shor' space of two or three hours. ' And these are not the only advantages presented in the crowd resulting from the use of this perfect and singular combiuatiou of machinery there are many others, and among them some of a highly important char, ucle r, which extend from the press to almost every. branch connected in typographical art; and some of them reach, and will greatly abridge,' the operations and expense in the manufacture of paper which by this process of printing, can now be brought from the mill iti a roll of any required dimei.tion, and con taining many thousand yards in leng'h, of the necessary degree of dampness for us, with the trouble and additional cost, of drying) cutting, and packing iti reams or bundles, as heretofore done. . r. , - .. .. With these immense facilities, limes and expense in printing may be literally annihi lated, while fresh and extensive energy will be given to the diffusion of knowledge, and new and increase impulse to Literature and the Arts. , . - The Nj Y. Herald on alluding to the pro ceedings of the recent women's Convention remarks as follows:. . "But there was remarkable omission in all their proceedings. Not a baby, among all the three or four hundred women present, was seen not a winner, or an insinuation, hal babies are necessary to the preset vation of society, did we hear.' That important branch of the subject was dodged entirely. And ti'l some practical substitutes for the laws of the Creator are proposed, the Wo man's Rights Convention is destined to slum Me t)tev Ihe cradle.'' - i-l I. . t' . . ... j" '" 1' 7- 1 ' .Tin Fsf or Mississippi. The 46 papers published in Mississippi are thus classified; Whigs and ' for union 7; demooral ' and avowedly disunion 5 ; democrats and ' agita- tionisis 0 democrats and favoflrig the 'Gov ernor's proolamanatioo', but opposed to disn. nion as press nt remedy, 2 unknown 1 total 46. . MARRIAGE IN CALIFORNIA, It is said that the Californians are born on horse-back, it may also be said they are mar ried on horse-back. The day the marriage contract is agreed on between the parties the bridegroom's first care is to buy or borrow the best horse to be found in his vicinity. At the same time ' he has to get, by one of these means, a silver mounted bridle, and a saddle with embroidered housings. This saddle must have, also, at its stern, a bridal pillion, with broad aprons flowing down the flanks of the horse. - These aprons are also embroidered with silk of different colors, and with gold and silver threads Around the margin runs a string of little steel plates, al ternated with slight pendants of the same metal. These as the horse moves, iinsle like a thousand mimio bells. ' r The bride, also, Comes in for a share of these nuptial preparations. Tho bridegroom must present her with at least six entire changes of raiment, nor forget, through any sentiment of delicacy, ' even tho chemise. Such an oversight might frustrate all his hopes, as it would be construed into a per sonal indifference the last kind of indiffer ence which a California lady will forgive. He therefor hunts this article with as much solitude as the Peri the gift that was to un lock Paradise. Having found six which ate neither too full or too slender, he packs them in rose leaves which seem to flutter like his own heart, and sends them to the lady as his last bridal present. She might naturally ex pect him lo come next. , The wedding day having arrived, the two fine horses, procured for the occasion, are led to the door, saddled, bridled, and pillion, ed. The bridegroom takes tip before him the God-mother, and God father of the bride, and thus they gallop away to Church- The priest, in his richest robes receives them at the alter, where they kneel, partake of the sacrament, and aie married. This over they start on their return but now the gen tlemen change partners. The bridegroom, still on the pillion, take up before him his bride. Wilh his right' arm he steadies her on the saddle, and in his left hand holds the reins. The return to the house of. the pa rents of the bride, where they are generally received with a discharge of musketry. Two persons, stationed at some convenient place now rush out and sieze him by the leg, and before he has time to dismount, deprive him of his spurs, which he is bound to redeem with a bottle of brandy. The married couple then enter the house where the near relatives and all waiting in tears to receive them. They kneel down, before the parents of the lady, and crave a blessing, which is bestowed wilh patriarchal solemnity. On rising, the bridegroom makes a sign's for the guest to ceme in, and anoth er for the guitar and harp to strike up. Then commences the dancing, which continues often for three days, with only brief intervals for refreshment, but none for slumber; the wedded pair must be on their feet ; their di lemma furnishes food for good humored gibes and merriment. Thus commences married life in California. This stream it is to be hoped, is much smoother than its fount. Coltoiv Tvso Years. HoW THEY GET MARRIED IK ILLINOIS. Mr. Henry Wheeler, of Green county, and Minerva Steely, of Maccrissin county, wanted to get married, but their friends didn't want them to. They drove forty five miles to Al ton in order to escape this difficulty, but when they got there found that the law stern ly requiied a license, which could only be had from the County Clerk, who resided in another town. Not discouraged, they enga ged a parson and jumped into a skiff, and were rowed over to a small bar in the river directly opposite to Alton, where shortly af ter suurise, in the Slate of Mo., surrounded ay water, isolated from the world and the "res1 of mankind," but in sight of the whole city, they solemnly plighted tbeir troth. They leturned in a few minutes to the shore, where they were welcomed wilh cheers by the as sembled people. ' M Man. Man is a Marvelous and Match less Model of Mechanism ; a Mutable Mass of Mirth and Misanthrophy ; Merry Midst Mourning, Mournful Midst Mirth. Man Mars his Mundane Mission by Mixing in Monstrous Mummeries, Mildness of the Meek, Monitions of his Mighty Msster, Madly Misprising his Mild and Moderate Mandates Mid ihe Mani fold Manifestations of the Multiplied Mercies Meted out by bis Maker. Muse, then, Mis' guided Mortals, on the Magnitude (if thy Misdemeanors ; Mind not the Meretricious Machinations of Malevolent Ministers, but Merit the Meed of a Merciful Messiah I ' "W Woman. Woman, Who Whilome Was Weak. Was Wroucht upon by the Wheedling Words of the Wily oue, since When the World Weeps o'er its Wickedness Wanting Woman, the World Were a Waste, and We Wendinti our Weary r Way through its Wilderness, Would Waft our Wailings to the Wind snd Waves. Woman, Without thy Winsome Wayes, Wealth Were Worthless, a Will o the Wisp. ' The Witchery of thy Wooing Words Work Wonders, like the Wa ving of the Wizard's Wand; Witness Ihe Weariless Watohings o'er the Wounded and Wretched, . Withstanding our Waywardness through, Weal or Woe. Wanton Waddlers on the Wane, Writhing under Wrinkles, may Wage thee Warfare, but the Wise Wel come and Worship thee. ' J ' ' " 1 Lola Montm, according to the last to count, was thinking if tetmr.g to a convent. I r -. THK SILKWORM. , ; ' I At Colico, iu Lombardy. we found a little girl who had set up her miniature breeding establishment in a corner of the hut, having received, as she told me,' four ounces of seed as a present from her godfather, and being allowed by a neighbor's son to gather from his mulberry trees as many leaves as she re quired. In another place, we found a very aged man sitting besides his worms, and re. joicing to see them eat so voraciously, as some say this is considered the best sign of health. With silkworms, as with many men, the greatest lamentation when they are indis posed is for the want of appetite. It may well be disposed that, during their feeding seanon, the dwellings of the poor present a iiignlar aspect. Many of the peasants cov ers every bench and table with worms and mulberry leaves, till they have hardly one left for their own use, and they even sleep surrounded on all sides, above and below, by stands covered with these animals. : At the same lime all the doors and windows are carefully covered up with rags and curtains, which are some times lifted to let in a little warm air, and sometimes carefully closed to keep out a cold one, or to prevent the sun from looking in on the worms during their ban quet, which it seems they object to. . . . There are, indeed, few occupations connected with more trouble and anxiety than the breeding of these creatures, for they are liable to all kinds of maladies. Sometimes they become consumptive, and die off by thousands, at others dysenteries break out among them, and are no less destructive. Now they are attaked by a sort of ossification, in which the whole worm turns into a white chalky mass and then again the weather is too hot or too cold, and all sorts of diseases arise among them in consequence. The best silk in Lombardy is produced in the environs of the lake of Como, especially in the beautiful district of Brienza : and in all the valleys between this and the Carnlo Alps the culture of silk affords substance lo the great mass of the inhabitants. But as you proceed further eastward, the produce deteriorates. In the valleys by Bereami it is by no means so good as at Como, near Vero na it is still worse, and at Udine is the low est quality of all. Kohl. Walla of brass resist nt A nobis undertaking nor can vice Raise any bulwark to make good a psaes, Where virtue seeks to enter. Needles were first made in London by a negrojfrom Spain, in the reign of Mary; but as he died without teaching the art, it was lost till 1566, when it was taught by Elias Grorose, a German. Insignifiacnt as this lit tle instrument appears, there are but few com modities which in their manufacture require more skill, and provide more labor for a great er number of artizans. ' The Reading of a good and well conducted newspaper, even for the short space of one quarter of an year, brings more sound instruc tion, and leaves a deepar impression, than would be acquired, probably, at the best schools in twelve months. A child living near Cincinnati was recently seized by the throat by a large bulldog, and was so seriously injured by the brute that its life was despaired of. The dog seized the child by the throat, and the more he was pounded to make him let go, Ihe harder he held on. The people broke the dog's back, and after inserting a lever in his mouth, pried his jaws open and released the sufferer, but not till ber throat was mangled so that peices hung loose. Bacon and greens, jnle and snaps, once upon a time were regarded in( Virginia and Tennessee with a reverence second only to the lesolutjons of '9H and '99. When a per son, after experimenting upon other dishes, oome back to bacon and greens, it is called returning to first principles. REMARKABLE MEMORY. "Who made you!" inquired a lady-teacher of a great lubberly boy, who had lately joined her class. "I'd o'know J" said he. ' "Not know ? 1 You ought to be ashamed of yourself. A boy fourteen years old! Why! there's little Dicky Filton he's only three he esn tell, I dare say. Come here, Dicky; who made you I" "Dod I" lisped the infant prodigy. "There!" said Ihe teacher triumphantly, "I knew he'd remember!" '' "Veil, he oughler!" said Ihe stupid, u 'taint but a little while since Iu was made!" , A Hasty T km pea! Fight bard against a hasty temper. Anger will come ; but resist it stoutly. A spark will set a house on fire. A til of passion may give you cause to mourn all the dsys of your life. Never revenge aa injury. 1 Hs that revaofas, koows ae rsst 1 ' The oieck poseas a peaceful be asst. . Slave Hunter Killed r a Fuoitiy. John A. Butler, of Edgefield District, S. C, ' was killed 00 Ihe 13d ult-, by two runawry slaves which he was in chase of, and vas about to flog for having fled from their pre- -rietors. j It is now well ascertained that the quality i pf the wine in Europe of the present year , Will be very inferior in consequence of the rain which prevented the vines from ripen ing. ' The testilt has been a general rise tt t price on all old wines.
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