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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.
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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.