SUNBUHY AMERICAN AND SHAMOKIN JOURNAL.
PUBLIC DOCUMFNTS.
REPORT OF THE POSTMASTER GENERAL.
This document is very short and practical
The following is a condensed summary :
The gross revenue of the Department for
the year ending 80th June, including an ap
propriation, for franked matter of the differ
ent departments, of $200,000, and deducting
the lum of 147,0l3 38 received for British
postages, was $8,652,971 48. The total ex
penditures were $5,212,P53 54. Grow excess
of revenue 8340,018 05. Adding ondrnwn
appropriations, fcc , the net balancejn the
Department is 81,132,045 82.
"The revenues for the current year are esti
mated" at a total of, $0,166,616 28; and the
expenditure of nil kinds at $6,010,809 60.
' ' The Postmaster General recommends,
among other important changes, a reduction
on the rates of postage on inland letters to
3 cents prepaid ; on sen-going letters to the
Pacific) coast, South American, nnd the East
ern Continent, 20 cent, nnd 10 cents on nil
othel sea-going lellers; on newspapers, inland,
a uniform rate of 1 cunt; on pamphlets nnd
periodical, Inland, one cent per ounce ; nnd
for sea-going newspapers, pamphlets, nnd pe
riodicals, double und quadruples rates; where
the letter rates are 10 and 20 cents. , ,
He also recommends as we have often re
commendedthe equitable reform of charg,
ing the expense of the Congressional franking
nrivilare. aa well as of the transmission of
a o j .
newspaper exchanges, upon the public Trea.
sury, rather than on tjie private correspond.
ence of the country. Ho recommends that
these charges' should go into ellect at the
commencement of the next Cscal year; and
that the commissions allowed to postmaster at
the smaller offices shoulJ be raised, to insure
the services of competent and faithful ollicers
Ha also recommends that the-laws regulating
the Department should be revised, and their
various provisions re-enacted in one law ; and
that the Assistant Postmasters General should
be placed upon the same footing, in point of
compensation, as the heads of bureaus
THE A1CTRXCA11V
SUNBURY.
ATI RDAV, DECEMBER It, 1SJ0.
H. D. MASSER, Editor ana Prsrlur.
V. B. PALMER it ont authorised stent to recslv
leriplimi and advertising at his office, in PhilWr' Kew
York, Boston and Baltimore.
To Avctt!es. The circulation of the Banbury
American among the different tmvni on the Susquehanna
it not exceeded ileqmuled ly 'r I"Pir tUiied in North
ern Pennsylvania.
EDITOR'S TABLE.
Business Notices.
TittTTuns ran thr Backwoops, an ths
AnitioitnAC, by J- T. Hcadley, is an interesting
book to thoso fond of wild sporting scenes. Mr.
Hcadley it one of our best Writers. Published by
J. g. Taylor, 143 Nassau at, New York. Price
38 cents. i
NEW STAGE LIKE FROM POTTSVILLE TO
SHAMOHIN.
We are gratified in being able to state
that a new stage line has been established
by Mr. Conrad Kershner, of this place, be
tween Pottsville and Shamokin. This line
commenced operationi a few weeks since,
and is' now running daily between the
above placet. A comfortable two horte
coach leave Mt. Carmel for Shamokin im
mediately on the arrival of the Pottsville
stage, and will return next day from Sham
okin, so as to meet the Pottsville stage go
ing down.
The proprietors will also ran n daily
line, on or before April next, from Shamo
kin toTrevorlon. In the meantime private
conveyances will always be kept in readi
ness at Shamokin. This line will be a
great convenience to those who desire to
visit our Coal region, as well as to many
others.
POSTAGE REFORM THE COUNTRY PRE,
The newspapers, both city and country
we are glad to see are urging the necessity
of Postage reform in regard to Country
newspapers. The Post Master General's
recommendations will never be carried
through Congress, unless there is provision
made for the fiee circulation of papers for
thirty miles, or within the Congressional
district. This will be insisted on as a sine
1 nun inn tiv olmnd iprv roiinlrv mpmher.
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necessarily crowaeu out una ween, niti . ,. r . iw it ii u.
J J measure in his message. But Mr. Hall has
will appear in our next. . . . . , f course .
- j ,
as well acquainted with the wants of the
country. The City Press generally, have
not favored the measure, but there are ex-
E7 Mr. Hampton of this State has Intro
duced a bill in Congress to appropriate por
tion of the public lands to aid in the con
duction of the following rail roads, vi:
2000,000 acre to the Pennsylvania Rail
Road j 500,000 acrea to the Pittsburg and
ConnellsviHe Rail Road, and 500,000 to the
Pennsylvania and Ohio Rail Road. If the
public lands are to be voted away as they
are, in some measure, every year, by those
too who have always opposed a general dis
tribution of the proceeds, there is no rea
son why Pennsylvania should not come in
for her just share. Without the internal
improvements made by Pennsylvania and
New York, these lands in many instances,
would be almost worthless.
EF Printing fxx. A few kegs for sale
for cash at this office.
O The continuation of the subject of
the "Idler" on our third page is well wor
thy of perusal.
KJ" Rendeuino unto Scissors. Frie nd
Getz of the Reading Gazette, wants to know
where Col. Wallace of the Philadelphia
Sun found a dozen or more Berks County
Items. The Colonel says he took t hem-
out of the Berks county papers, and that it
will depend on the quality and importance
of the article, whether he will render unto
Caesar or unto Scissors.
UJasljington JCcujjs.
C7" The Danville and Pottsville Rail
Road is advertised in our columns to be
sold at the Court House, in this place, on
the 2Slh inst.
other Departments. '
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
j; . The report of the Secretary of the Interior
is an elaborate document, presenting a full
exhibit of the condition and operations of the
new department and the multifarious inter
ests of the Land service, Indian affairs, the
Pension office, &c, &c, over which it has
charge.
The estimates for the various brnnches of
the public service within its jurisdiction, for
the approaching year, reach the lar;:e amount
of $7,132,013 47; being an excess over the
estimates for current year of S 1,728,670 63
Thef increase arises principally from the en
larged expense of Indian affairs and the pen
sion list ; for which the estimatesare, respect
ively, 81,441,472 66 and S2.644.726 31.
" The number of claims for warrants under
the late bounty land law, up to Nov. 5th, was
9,418, and it is rapidly increasin;:. The
whole number of persons who, it living,
would be entitled to the benefit of the law,
the Secretary says, would exceed half a mil
ion ; and he estimates that the number of
claimants will be about 250.000.
Of the public lands there were disposed of
5,184,410 91 acres; of which 1,320, 802 77
were sold, and 3,40S. 520.00 located on boun
ty land warrants. For the three quarters of
1850, the quantity disposed of lias been 2,
815, 306.42 acres; R69.0S2.32 sold, and 1,
520,120.00 located on warrants.
' The Secretary urges the importance of a
national highway to the Pacific, within oui
own territory, from the valley of the Missis
sippi to tho western coaM, and the necessity
of obtaining full and accurate information as
to the shortest and best route, having refer,
ence not only to distance, but also to the soil,
climate, and adaptation to agricultural pur
poses of the intermediate country.
He renews the recommendation of hi.i pre.
decessor for ihe estnblishmniii of an Agricultu
ral bureau ; and advises the insliliiliou of a mo
del farm at Mount Vernon, "whose soil was
once tilled by the hands and is now conse
crated by the dust of the father of his Coun
try." REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR.
The aggregated streuglii of ihe aimy as at
present established by law, is 12,326 oilicers
and men. It is estimated that the number of
men actually in tteivice and fa for duty, from
deaths, discharges, desertions, sickness, and
other casualties, falls short of the legal organ,
ization on an average- of from 30 to 40 per
cent ; so that the number would represent an
effective foice of only from 7,400 to 8,700
men. Of the whole number, 7,706 are sla.
tioned in or are under orders for Texas, New
Mexico, California, and Oregon; leaving only
4,530 iu all the rest of the States and Territo.
ries.
The Secretary urges the necessity of em
ploying a calvary force to curb the mounted
Indians of Texas and New Mexico; and sug
gested the adoption of some system, dictated
equally by policy uud humanity, for reclaim-
ing the whole unfortunate race, by inducii.g
them to abandon the wandering and preda
tory life, to live in villages, and resort to ag
ricultural pursuits for subsislance. The stale,
ment of the enormous cost of transporting
pork and flour tor the use of the troops'in
New Mexico, afford a strong evidence of Ihe
benefit which the republic would derive, in s
mere pecuniary light, from restoring peace
and security to the herdsman and husband
of S territory, ,:a large poition of which issus
ceptible of producing crops of grain, and neat,
ly all of which is well adapted to grazing."
ceplions. We are glad to see the Jew
York Tribune enlisted in our cause. The
following suggestions, are in substance
what we recommended, several years past,
C7" New from Europe. The steamer
America brings important news from Eu
rope. The popery agitation in England is
on the increase. Political affairs in Ger
many are assuming a more warlike aspect,
and there has been another conflict be
tween the Prussian and Bavarian troops.
The rumored assassination of the Sultan
prows untrue. Kossuth is still in durance,
and is suffering with Typhoid f. ver.
C7 To Correspondents. We cannot
assume the responsibility of publishing arti
cles, especially on subjects of which we and what friend Getz of the Reading Ga.
have personally no knowledge, without zette also suggested a few weeks since
gome responsible name.
The ten cents per unnum, we think, should
be retained by the Post Masters as their
compensation. This would ensure enre on
their part, and give general satisfaction to
publishers and subscribers. The following
is the extract from the Tribune :
The weather the past week has u"ce" Pr mITlZ
mure, than l wo ounces when mailed, is pro-
been exceedingly cold, and the roads which bably n very fair ueneial rale ; but there ehnnld
had been deep and muddy, are now hard ' nmneh lower ,ie for Country Newspapers
- I ... ... ... iir i nuriiii ii.u Kiiiiuvru.i m.. 11 in
.11... .. " "
05" Correspondents should always re
member these three requisites to insure at.
tenlion, viz : to write legibly, briefly, and
to pay the postage.
and roush. A stood fall of snow would not
prove unacceptable.
K7 Lycomino Mutual Insurance Com
pany. Dr. J. B. Masser, of this place, has
been appointed local agent for this compa
ny, and will make insurances. upon appli
cation at his office.
OCT" Yocno Miluken, who was recently
convicted of firing the Clark's Ferry Bridge,
has been sentenced to three years imprison
ment at hard labor.
t t ..: .i rii:
more. The first ticket there only brought
$100, which was bought by Mr. White-
tfurst, a daguerreotypist. Others it is said
were willing to go a $t00, but could not
crowd in very doubtful we think.
forty miles. We lliink leu cents per annum
a liie iHislnae of a Weekly, twenty of Semi-
Weekly, thirty tor a I ri-weeKly, ami si.viy
fur a daily I" be p.iid for n full year in ad
vance would be fair rales for nil journals
conveyed nut more than foily miles from
(heir respective places of publication. We
believe such rates weuld be most ndvaulnse-
i . . . . . i r . . . '
on, yet uni liisnv so, to in uinniry rress,
which is now unduly crowded by the city
journals.
The following we copy from the West
Chester Republican :
An effort will doubtless be made at ihe
approaching session of Congress, to eflect a
reduction on Letter postage. We nave seen
indications of the movement for it luui; lime.
from city (liuirleis mid shall not be surprised
to wiiness lurllier exertions to pive it sucess.
The mercantile interests in the Allanticcilies.
are especially anxious on this subject and
uise it with meat eneiiy
How far the country or Ihe masses ot the
people would be benefiied bv a reduction of
Letter pnstaue, we nie lint prepared to say ;
hut we are tine of those who believe that Pnsf-
CJTiie Weekly Sun. The proprie
tors of the Daily Sun at Philadelphia pro
pose to issue a double sheet, Sun every
Saturday, after the 4th of January next,
for country circulation. The Sun is, un
der its present conductors an able and in
teresting paper.
E!7 We take the following statement of
the census, ol Montour and Columbia coun
ties, from .1 he Danville Democrat. U is now
full and complete :
CliNMS OF MONTOl'R COUNTY.
1850.
3302
867 f
760
1232
763
8.S3 1
956 j
Franklin, (new) 1000
tRoaring Creek, 2000
(Madison, 1255
W. Hemlock(new) 193
TCooper, (new) 312
Danville, (new)
Ma lion in'',
Valley,
Liberty,
Limestone,
Derry,
Anthony,
Bell of Texas is not willing a?e re'orm means something more i.ian such
ZD" Gov
to pay the present holders of Texas securi
ties more than the State realized, with in
terest, which would be from one-half to
two-thirds. These same securities were
selling a few years since at ten cents on the
dollar.
SIONTOl'R COINTY.
J he first court under the new organiza
tion of this courdy will be held at Danville
on Monday next. We presume there will
be somelhins of a crowd to witness this an
cient novulty. This brings back old and
pleasant recollections. Danville will begin
to appear quite natural again. We shall
endeavor to "be there to see."
!T7" A Special Rlection for a member
of Congress in the 11th district, composed
of Columbia, Montour and Luzerne coun.
ties, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
death of the Hon Chester Butler, will be
held on Tuesday the 3lst of December inst.
It is lime the Country Press should turn
their attention lo this movement, and make
known their views, j he people ol the conn
try the farmers, mechanics and working
men of the land are interested, together wilh
Ihe publishers of the Country Press, in have
lusr such nlicratioii ot the. pnsiaun sysiem as
will allow Newspnpeis lo circulate thioimh
the mail, free of imsaie, to all siihscrtbcrii
vithiu the co'tntu awl (.owtrcfsioniu district in
which thfij are published : mid ocnitlors am
rneinbeis ot Lonress should lie jjiven to tin.
ilerslaud in very plain term, lhat any rtln-ni
linn of pMsliiir.) rales, which dues not include
tin, will not he reuvrdeil Willi pnniie lavor.
We hope Ihe Country rivsa ol IViinsylva
nia will sneak oul on this subject, now on the
eve of the npeuins of another session of Con.
jress, and let their representatives know w hat
is desired and expccled of litem. These
members own snrii liiiitf in Ihiw matter, to
ihe people and lh Press of their respective
districts, nnd it is lime lliey were paying it
f7 Dispatch. The Presidents Message
WEST UHAM'II TELEGRAPH.
Our neighbors at LewUburg held a meet
ing on Friday the Clh insl., in relation to
the extension of the Telegraph from Dan.
ville to Northumberland, thence up the
West Branch. Mr. Goell the Superintend
ent of the North and West Bunch Tele
some ten or fifteen years lince. seldom ever
appeared in our country papers, in less than graPh and Mr- MC Grwr lhe 0Pera,or al
a week after its receipt. Now it it is often
published in i hours after its arrival. We
received the Message on Wednesday morn.
ing, and would have issued it, sitigle hand
ed, on Wednesday night, but for a press of
advertising matter that we were obliged to
wait for until next day. Our Danville
neighbors united their forces in getting o
the Message. This plan was also adoptid
" Hon. Joel R. Poinsett has published a
letter, in the Charleston Mercury, against
the secession of South Carolina, which he
thinks wild and suicidal. Mr. Poinsett
was in Philadelphia when the Union meet
ins was held, and he bears testimouy lhat
the friends of the Union in Pennsylvania
and New York are animated by the pur
est and noblest motives and have through
out, evinced the most praiseworthy zeal and
patriotism.
The President's Menace does not please
trie Charleston Mercury. It savi the mes
sage is "the essence ql respectable platitude
pna constitutional uing-oong."
the Danville station were present, and
spoke of the great benefits of the Tele
graph. Mr. Griersaid lie reluctantly had
subscribed for $300 worth of stock, but
would now take $1000 worth, rather than
do without the Telegraph.
We extract the following from the Lew
isburg Democrat :
It ii. lh intention of thecompinv, provided
lhri reiiuisite mniiiiiil tit) anhsciilmd Inr
by the Columbia Democrat and Star of the iioin-r, to exiend ihe line fiom Danville to
North at Bloomsbur". Norihnmb-rliind, mid thenee lo Lewistiurj.
iwiiioii, rt cwensvitip, money, w iniamsporl
I ..... Wl.r.--. I ....1 ll..i..i .II..I ...
ny ur. j. i. oiuivEn, wno diet! a tew weiwvilla. and inleimediale place between
nd
Ih
days since, at Muncy, Pa., by an appoplec- l,,al al"' i hIk flom Nrliuinber.
h.,l t... Iir. : ,u.. n ... Hiirristmra. Colombia, and l..llowi.,Lr
tic stroke, had hn life insured in the Penn
Mutual Company, for the handsome sum
of $1000.
Er" Heavy Taxes. New York is said
to be the most heavily taxed city in the
world. The Receiver of taxes in that city
received for the week ending on the 30th
of November the following suma :
On Monday bis collections amounted to $S4,
437,50 : 'J ueaday, $73,090,0'. ; Wednesday,
$105,668,16 j Thuradav, 123,903.43 ( Friduy.
136,379,28; Saturd.iy, $317,004,84- Grand
total, $8 1 a,443,2a This i all personal, not rsal
i-miiw of thi SnsuiieliHiii'ii to H.iVre-ilo-L'raci
where this hue will tu1 put lit conn ctinu with
the .Baltimore, Washington City and other
Mill'
The following Gentlemen were appointed
a coniinillce lo receive siitisciipliono, nnd re
liort to a meelins lo hp held at lha jnw
Hull, on Tuesday evenins last, vix : Tim
H.iye. Ks'i ., Col. B'i Slifer, (Jeo. F. Miller,
fc , Lol. L. 15. Chust, and William Came.
run.
Wa have learned from a gentleman from
Norihumheiland that the requisite amount
has been subscribed for the extension of the
line to lhat plaea Shall the t'ilixeusof Lew
isbnr ip behind our enterprising neighbors
of Danville and Northumberland ! Ws hope
not
E7" The Telegraph Irom Danville to f7" Some of our cotemporarici must be
Northumberland, Lewishurg and Milton, it hard run for exchange! when they publish
o cost fi.GOO. Lewuburg subscribe! $1,800 the cut-throat prospectus of New York
Northumberland and Milton tht balance. I and other cheap weeklies.
new)
1840.
1927
633
1329
646
1753
(estimnted)
(estimated)I842
1700
13,493
Franki.ix ImriMliip, in HP, ni a part of Catawiitn
tovvimhip, in Columbia connly.
t l'tirt of rto.tmxo Csar.a fornn a new tuwnaliip iu
Cnlumliia county.
J Minisnx litis been divided lince 1S40, by the new
county act, and a part ot it reimiiu in Columbia c-iunly.
X r.t IlntLocK ii a purt ol' Hemlock in Columbia
cftimly.
f Coorsa in part of Mon'.our twnthip.
CENStS OF COLl'MBIA COINTY.
CorrmpoiHteiica of tha l'hlla. ledger J
FROM WASHINGTON.
7Vriim7& of the Orderly Men of the JJoute
Giddinei Put Down in d Summary manner
Mr. Giddinen' Object Failure of the
SameThe PretidenVt Memage Referred to
the Appropriation Commitleet Futility of
all Attempt to Repeal the Fuplme Lute
Reference of Petitions to the Committee on
the Judiciary Mr. Webiter't Letter to Gov
Stabrook, of South Carolina.
Washington, Dee. 9.
There was quite a triumph in the House of
order and law, in the calm, quite and sum
mary manner in w liich Giddings was jmi
tlown with hisniilificntinn speech. The que.
tiou was on referring lhe President's message
to the appropriate committees, when Mr. Gid
dings, of Ohio, (abolitionist per e,) obtained
the floor
The object of Mr. Giddings was lo produce
a protracted debate, which would have ena
bled him and his friend lo attack le admin
istration ami the friends of the compromise)
but in this he was signally foiled Mr-.Brown
of Indiana; moved lhat the committee lise,
and when Ihe House should again go into
committee, that the general debate on the
message close in five minutes. . This was
amended to on miuiiie, Bud carried by a tri
umphant mnjoriiy ; and by the aid of this
timely manoeuvre the whole message, which
has often been debated fur a month, was at
once referred to Ihe nppiopriate rommilleps.
This is certainly a most excellent sign. We
may have a little skirmishing at the two ends
of the lever, but here in the fulcrum every
thing looks like a quiet, harmonious session.
1 doubt much whether, if h bill be introduced
for the repeal of the fugilive slave act, it will
receive more than forty votes; in no case will
it receive more than sixty. The Whigs have
eilher lo toe Ihe maik of the administration,
or be henceforth considered us its enemies.
The majority of the Senate hnve come lo the
resolution to lay all the abolition pelilions on
the table, and to refer till petitions to repeal
the Fugilive Slave Bill, without debate, to the
Committee on the Judiciary, where no doubt
they will not be disturbed for, the remainder
of the session.
Daniel Webst.-r, as Secretary of State ha)
in obedience to instructions received by the
President, addressed a letter lo Governor Sea-
brook of South Carolina, from which much
good may be expected in the present moment.
The letter is mild uud respectful lo the Go
vernor, yet firm, conciliatory wiihont, surren
dering lhe right of the United Slates. Mr.
Webster concedes to the Governor all lhe rihl
belonzinu to him ns chief magistrate of a free
and independent Slalp, but reminds dim. if
1 mistake not, of lhe duties hich Ihe Consli
lotion imposes on the President, nnd which
Mr Fillmore would feel bound lo fulfil. The
letter I Delieve ha been sent tu Columbia)
South Carolina. A similar letter will perhaps
be addressed lo lhe Governor of Vermont,
should he bpcomn obslrepernns. Let us hope
that reason will yet prevail over dissatisfac
tion ami fanaticism.
Obsebvbr.
THE DESTRUCTION OP THB HOSPITAL AT
AUGUSTA.
Boston, Dee. 6, 1 850.
A telegraph icdespach, dated Augusta, N. Y-
December 6-10 o'clock, A. M ., says : "The
whole' number of patients missing since the
nurniilg of ho Insnna Hosnilal IS 28, "H
LIST 07 JURORS.
F Northumberland County for January
males.v Their names are. Armstrong Atkin
son, Bam, BlHke, Carriell, Dennett, Dehlson,
r link, Foster, Fuller, Greene, Harlow, Heath
Hodgedon, Jncob, Kinsell, Linsoott, Dr. Mci
Kerineir,.McLcflan, McVay, Norwood, Day.
on, Pierce, Pines, Richards, Willis, Widson,
Wyman, Some of these are believed to be
abroad. The bodies of seven have been
found, but cannot be recognised. A coroner's
jury has charge of the remains. Henry Jones,
hii afendant, was the'only nno person who
perished ; he was cudenvering to lescue those
under his charge. Wilh but few exceptions,
nil those lust were incurable, and it is be
lieved that most of them died from suffoca
tion. It is estimated that the damaze done
lo the hospital can be repaired for 850,000,
The entire building, and seven others, were
destroyed.
Silver Mine in Vermont. A bed of
silver and copper ore has been discovered
about three miles south-east of the villawp
of Brandon, Vt. The ore is incorporated
with milk quartz and argillaceous, slate.
An average specimen analyzed hv W. H.
Sheppaid, mineralogist, wave 31.13 per
centum pure silver, and 17.09 of copper.
Messrs. Chapin, Mandslav and Stewart have
undertaken to work the mine. Chrono-tipe.
American Riiandv. A Mr. John A.
Scott, of Washington county, Miss., is suc-
cesslully manufacturing brandy, which is
pronouncod as pure and good as the best
r rench article, irom the Scuppcrnong
grape.
n 1 1: i.
1850. J840.
Bloom, 3122 1774
Calawisn, 1143 206Q
Maine, (new) 5S1
t.Millhi, 1024 2143
Beaver, (new) 672
Briar Creek, 1001 ....
Berwick, 486 1903
Centre, (new) 1019
Orange, 1077 843
Fishing Creek, 1110 902
Sugailoaf, 1316 934
Jackson, 374 265
Greenwood, 2ii0 1217
Mt Pleasant, 708 609
Madison, (new) 712
XMontour, 309 809
NHemloek, 1087 957
iiRoniingcreek, (new) 519
17,700
Term, A, D. 1850.
rnnl Jurors.
Lkwii Charles Shell, David Wilson,- Asor
ben Beiber. '
I Tuhbut Grieg Marsh.
' CHitisauAQUs Hubert Lyons.
vMn.ton Paul Beimel.
Sumuav. J. M. Simpson, Wm. Young
man and John Randalls.
Upper Augusta Isaac Campbell, William.
Betlleyon, William Reed, Henry Gulick, anoV
Herman Kline.
' Lower Augusta Philip Weiser,- Darnell
Zartrnnu and Lewis Smith.
- Upper Mahonoy John Reisel.
Jackson Jonas Bohuer and Jeremiah
Lougsdutf. , i '
Coal David Billmhn.
Shamokin Benjamin Adams snd Wiliinm
Campbell. . ,
Kush John Fulper.
Traverse Jurors
Lewis Aaron Gaston, John Haffer ant!
Solomon Efhbnch.
Delaware. John Balliet, Thorns De Ar
rr.ainl, Henry lluilenrifl, Beneville Linubach,
and John Hiltle. "
Milton John Kohr, Jesse Derickson.
Abrahum T. Goodman. J B. Davis and David
Teas
CiiiLtsQUAquE John Bartholomew anil
Adam Keller. -
Northumberland Peter Rnch.
Point George Shiiuer and John Shriner. t
Susburv John Colsher mid Jacob Cable. '
Upper Auuusta Maik Slack and Joseph
Savidye.
Lower Augusta Abraham Brocioos and
Herman Shipman, sen.
Ucsii Jacob Fulper.
Shamokin John Teat, jun., William H.
Mnench, H ii i y Haupt, Solomon Hummel Slid
Samuel A. Beigtreer.
C3al Beni. Kallerman. George Kersteller
and J.iseph V. Dimmick.
Upper Mahonoy Peter Gpist, Michael
Paul. Samuel R -ssler, Joi.as Eiseuhart, Peter
B.-issel, Jacob K.ttnan and Felix Mi.urer.
I Lower Mahonoy A urn ha in Klasser, John
jShroypr, Adarif Bintie'iinii and I'hilip SpalX.
I Jackson Nicholas Drumheller, Isaac AW
te 1 1 , John Buhner anil John Wolf.
:li i Petit Jurors
In Point township, on Thursday the
inst , iWr. .HH. HAiUUU an old -jinl highly Lr-wis-James Carl, Adam Burner, Peter
respected citizen of that place, n-ed 66 year. jStruuse, William Levan, Ithinehart Barrel,
About ten o'clock, on the 4ih inst., at the Abraham Werlimui. John C. Shadu and Levi
Paper Mill. n-ar Caltawi-sa, ANDREW' Glaze.
CLARK MeKELVY, son of William Mckelvy, Delaware Daniel Wertman, Henry Kri-
aged about 23 years.
NEW STAGS LINE
FROM POTTSVILLE TO SHAMOKIN.
A new line of stages is now running daily lie
twocn the nlmre plane. ' A comfnrtiililc Iwo horse
stitae will leare Mt. Carmel for Slmnlokiii, imme
diately alter the arrival of the Pottsville stride at
that plncc, and will return the next duy from
Slnitnokiii, so a to mct-t the Pottsville stage on
its return to Pottsville.
From Shamokin to Trevorton
lliero will lie established a DAILY I.I.N K lirnrxl
spring aoa.1 to connect with this line til SSimniukin.
In lliu ni"an time private conveyances will lie in
reailiuesa at fcSliamolau on the arrival of patsen
gers. CONRAD KERSHNER.
Sliamokin. Dec. 14. tSift. tf.
FORF.IRX NKWS.
ARRIVAL OF THE
ASIA.
THREE DAYS I.ATm FROM EtROPE.
NOTICE
TO EDITORS AND OTHERS.
yew Yoil, .Yop. 2SfA, ISjO.
Mr. H. B. M.tssK'i, Munliury Pa.- Dear fir:
In sonic portinns of the country where we had
advertised our tSarsapini la, in 184H, the EJiUira
of some of Die papers have seen lit to take upon
themselves the responsibility of conlitiuitij the
same after the n?recineiit expitvd, and in some
Ciiiica have had the presumption to acini us u hill
for the amount. Now we have no objection to
have all the papers in the United Slntea adverliw
for us for yens, if they arc pleased to do so at
ner mid John Work.
Cim.isCAQiK Samuel McNinch, Jame
Jordan and Solomon Deuller.
rUn.Tos Samuel Stovci and Daniel Dough-
e"y- . , v
NonTiic.MnERi.AND D. M. Brautigam.
Point J. C. llorton.
Shamokin Samuel Campbell, William
ICreiuhbaum, Philip Slambach, Casper Adams
and David lieed.
Rush D.ivid Mnchler anil Joseph Kelly.
Su.NBt iiY Henry V. Simpson.
Low Kit Aik.i'sta David Keiser and An
Ihonv liallaspy.
Upprii Mahonoy Jonathan Smith and
Beneville Ibdshne.
I.tiwt.ti Maiionov D.ivid Haiti, Samual
Youii!j and ii-oi.ji Enrich.
Litti.k Maiionov Jacob D. Huflmnn.
Jackson J. A. D.tniel ami D.ivid Swartz.
LIST OF CAUSES
KT'OR trial iu the Court of Common Tleaa
of Morlhuiiibcrlaiid County, at January
Term. A. 1)., 1851.
t'l.AINTUT.
J. Milliken. jr. & Co
Uuu ora Lowlier et id
aiitnc
Jonas Uowniau et al
Danville & l'ollsillo
Kail Komi Co.
Prciler'u k Keener
I.neh StriH-eker
1)i:fknha.nts.
vs Frank & Steinheisor.
(Jooiije Miller A aou
vs Jonas Itowman
va biiinucl KoiilVman
FasListovnliip, in Mmitnur enmity, has been ta
ken from Calau-iiaa since IH40, also nnrls i" Maisb.
t Ilp.Avn township and part of Mains have been taken
from Mittlin sines S0.
Centriiii ISIO w-ns part of Wnora aixl Briar Creek.
$ Maiios is a portion of Mmlismi in Miaitoin onniity.
t Coorta tovn.bii, in Montour county, lias been urn
from Montocr.
( f IVw Hemlock, in Montour county, was part of thi
tovnlii in 1-MO.
I Part ol Il.Hinng Creek in Montour county.
The whole, population of Columbia
and Montour counties in 1810 was
24,246
31,193
31,103
Present populaliou of )
JMonlonr 13,493 )
Present population of i
Columbia 17,700 I
Making the increase in Col. co.
since 1840, 6,947
The increase since 1840 in Mahoning tp.,
which then comprised Ihe borough of Dan
ville, is 2242, and lhat of Bluoin tp., 1348,
making an aggregate of 3690 in these two
townships alone, which comprises more than
one-half of Ihe increase of lhe whole cuunty
The only tp., iu lhe county, which has de.
creased since 1840, is Liberty. This is ow.
lug to the stoppage uf lhe Liberty Furnace.
roriLATiox or towns is colimbia
lOtKTf, tlSK 1st, IBM.
Bluomsbur,
CaUwisaa,
Liyhl Street, (abuut)
Espytown,
Buckhorn,
Berwick,
Orang"ville,
Kohrbburjr,
Mitllinville,
1524
565
500
247
132
468
368
80
297
rOPlXATION OF TOWNS IS MONTOt'R
COUSTV, JUNE 1st, ISM.
Danville, 8302 !
Jersylown, 131
Washiugtonville ; 178
Moorsburg, '. 103
Lancaster countt, Pa., tccordins; to the
complete census returns, has 17,982 fami
lies, 16,675 dwellings, and 100,660 inhabitants.
The Briliidi mail steamship Asin, from Liv
erpool, Nov. 23d, arrived, at New York, on
Saturday morntni. The intelligence is only
Ihiee day later, and confirms the piospect of
a continuance of peace, indicated in the news
received by the Arctic.
The Roman Catholics of England are pre.
par in' an address to Ihe I hi one, said lo have
been written by Cardinal Wiseman, tissuim
the Queen of unalterable loyally and unsha.
ken fidelity. The following Mory is cur
rent :
The Rev. Dr. Jelf declared to the meelinjr
at St. Clement Danes, a few days npo, ihe
Queen was lhe first to denounce the Pope's
invasion of her authority. "When alio heard
of it" said the Doctor, :she al once sent for
Sir Genrje Grey, the Home Secretary, who,
on obeying the summons, found her Majes'y
walkinu up and down the drnwinu-ronm in a
slate of preal excilemenl. ' SirGeo-geGrey,'
said her Majesty, '' am Queen of England 5
I will not bear this."
Extraordinary Scene at a Puskvitb
ChI'BCH Dm it'll the morn i no service al lhe
Chapel of St. Barnabas, Pirn lien, on Sunday,
a laije crowd collected outside Ihe edifice
hoolms nnd yolltnp, and rendered il necessary
to close the ep. A police force having been
sent for, enabled Ihe congregation to leave
unmolested. The mob amounted to about
1000 persons.
The Senate of Hamburgh has declined the
in vital ion of Prussia to furnish its contingent
ol troops as a party to the German Union.
A council of war U held daily at Vienna at
which Ihe Emperor proides. . .
The Kings of Prussia opened Ihe Prussian
Parliament in a speech which appears to have
caused some excitement.
IHPOIITAST FROM TEXAS.
New Orleans, Dkc. 4. The Texas Legis
latures have passed Mr. Penice's Boundary
Bill, almost unanimously. In the Senate
there was only one negative vote, and in Ihe
House there were five.
Govcnor'i Message. The messase of
lhe Governer of Texaa slates thai he an
ticipated the passage of the Bounty Laud Bill
by Connie, bul regret lhal Congress wa
not specific in defining the mode uf ascertain
ing and making known al the Federal treasu
ry lhe amount of debt for which Ihe live mil
lions of stock are lo be retained or had no(
deemed lhe relinquishment by the Stale of
liability on the part of ihe United States a
ufiioienl guarantee.. . . ... ,
'IV. ..l li i: . .1
.. . . ..... . m a uu Hutu t . ui
their own expense., but wc eunuot nllord lo ray i ,, , . .
It.n.n ....I...,. I...... ..,ll.,l... f..t... L- ! " '" -
We write lo you fjr the puruso of informim; the
Editors, through you, tl ut they arc ut liberty to
advertise us Ion;' as they (jtease, l.ut we must not
be held resnisible without our written authority.
THOMPSON, fsKILLMAX cV CO.,
'.' io. 1 IB, Nassau street, New York.
December 14, IHiO tf.
vs I lay wood Sc Snyder
Win. Ayres
vs Jacob HolTinnn
vs J De Normnitdie
mi Dodge & Barret
Ann Mvers vs DrwarLV Jordan at al
: lt.u'hncl Mct'arty vs Kliialieth Wcitulttsl
i W ut. & R. Pejicly & co. v John Shissler
Mary Mat dcr rial vs KoU-rt W Dunn 1
I same s James Dunn
Poulius & Thompson vs Sanuiol K WooJ
2 U Jontan, S Iluatar
Coin, for Snml Furnian vs
Just received nt the store of HENKY MAS
SKIt. a lot of (.'aps, (iuni rhocs, Ahnniiacs,
Queensware, Liuuorv tic. All of which will be
! sold at the lowest price.
Uee. 14, 1850.
"ICiicoi.rnsre Your Own!'
FASHIONABLE MAKE OF
FURNITURE AND CHAIRS.
John B Miller
Jacob Philips
A S Lawrence mlin'r of
K. A. Jordan et al
The Great Tunnel on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, in Preston county, Va., is
said to be progressing wilh great rapidity.
The contractors, M-tsrs. Leniman, German,
Clarke & co., work 300 hands during twelve
hours ol Ihe day, and have already penetra
ted about 2100 feet, or more than half tbe
distance. . ,. ., :,.
Christian llollingcr
! C has. A . A mh o
i Daniel HauiiubacU
""IIE auliscriliers respectfully rail the attention : fsamut. Seaman
of the pulilic to their larue and splendid assort- ; aantn
tnent ol every qualtty and price of
:itii: -ware.
which cannot fail to recommend itself loevnrv one .
who will examine it, on account of its durable
workmanship and splendid finish, made up of the
best slock to lie had in tho city. No efl'ort is
spared in the manufacture of their ware, and tbe,
subscribers are determined to keep up with the
many improvements which are constantly being
made. Their l k consists of Mahogany
, Sola, liit'Hlltf nntl l.otnigrH, !
2iUrCilUS,SCCVCtni frS,SnJCllOnr,0S, ' Jacob Niltra'uer
SOFA, liliLAKFlXT AM) l)IMG T.H3LES,
nd also VENETIAN BLINDS, equal to Phila
delphia maiiul'ucture.
BEDSTEADS, of every pattern and price,
CUPBOARDS. WOI5K AND CANDLE
STANDS, TOILET TABLES AND
EXTENSION TABLES,
in short, every article in tr-.is line of their business.
They also manufacture all kinds and quulitics
CITATI.S,
nclmlincf varieties never before to be had in
Sunbury, such as MiuiuNtr, Black Walsct
ASII Ct'llLKII M trLS tillKtUX J AXI, WlMIS'lR
C1IAIKS, ami rM r Pi a mi S roui.s, which sreof
the latest styles, and warranted to be excelled by
none manufactured in the Cities or elsewhere.
' The auhsrriliers are determined that there shall
be no excuse for iersona lo purehae furniture in
the cities, as every confidence can he entertained
alwut the quality and finish, of their ware and
Chairs. ,
Their articles will be disposed of on aa good
terms as they can Iw purchased elsewhere. Coun
try Produce taken in payment- for work.
11?- UNDERTAKING. Having provided
themselves with handsome Hkirsk, I hoy are
pow prepared lor Undertaking, nuj attending fu
nerals, in this vicinity, or at any convenient dis
tance from this place.
L9 The Ware Room is in Market Street,
ooite J. Young's store, and nearly opposite
Alex JunUn
vs John U Uoyd's cx'rs
va George 1 Weimer
n t. r. -l
Sarah Leishou. " " " " " "
J Clayton for J .Me Williams vs John Bowen
Y O'Donncll for Wui Y Nale vs John Divers
Mary Vickcry vs Peter Kerster
same vs Pelcr Brosious
Charles II Frick vs Eli Mifur
Thus Cuiiimiugs et al vs J Parke & D It Rishsl
Jonathan Lecdam et al vs Win McCoy's aJia'rs
vs t. harles H ousel
vs F. Matthews
vs Joint C jnrud
vs Richard Goodman
vs Philip sipuyd
vs (ieu Uowiuan
vs John Arnold
Green & Bros, for T Howard vs Henry Lants
David Perry vs Abraham Luuper
same vs Henry H alderman
Montgomery A Sweny vs James ('overt
Clayton tor Mi-Williams vs Jus ciavidge
It D Cummiug vs Montgomery At Masteller
Jacob Stitxcl vs Samuel 1. Beck
B R Kase vs Geo A Dixon
li P yson for Job Tjsoii vs Daniel L. Schnsrk
Jas Caruther ct ul vs Edward D Peane
l'hilip Billmyer vs D H Watson
vs Samuel J arret
Geo Apsley vs Nurthuinlierland county
James Divllenbach vs same
Y Fner & Wui Mover vs Elias Gorman ,
i Wm M Auteit
I Win McClcry
! George Luwrence
Daniel P Canl
Aaron Keppart
lieury Cilic-I
Piatt & Piatt
vs Thomas Raser
vs R D Cummin;
vs Allen Shreyer
vs Deuller & Montsfus
vs Ira T Clement
vs Win McCarty
vs Henry Masser
P K. llotlni.uiiV wife vs H Kuhut. McCarty stal
Joseph iS'uyder
Huii Martin
John McCormick
Martin Irwins' adm'r
Moll &. bholier
Jacob .rslollt'r
Fullmer for Caul
Henry Keiser
Ira 'J'. Clement
Weaver's Tavern.
DANIEL HAAS,
GEORGE RENN.
Bunburv, Dec. 14, 1850. tf. '
AUDITOR'S NOTICE,
f1HE undersigned appointed auditor to exam
M in and make distribution of lha balaues re
maining in the bands of David Marts, Esq., ad
ministrator of Valentine Hummel, dae'd , on the
final settle tnent of bis administration account,
will attend to the duties of his appointment, t his
office in Hunbury, on Thursday Uietttttttl inst , at
10 o'clock, A, M , at which tint and place those
interssud are. hereby notified to attend. .1 :
H, B. MASSER, Auditor- ;
Dseambcr T. 1850 ,
va Joseph Diniraur
va Reuben Troxel
vs Isaac riltatfcr
va H V'oxtheimer adm'r
vs Daniel Dreisbach
vs D C Caul (
vs II Steinsnetx, ex'r. .
vs Henry Yoxtheimer
vs Georire Rohrbach
Win Gross lor Saml Gilbert vs J. J. UpdejrafT
J. bowman Indorsee &c va 1 C Perkins
Elijah Uartu vs Charles Sailor
Ueuj H uinmi l vs Philip Clotfelter
Thomas J Addis vs Bultzar Garnhart
Conrad Reedy vs Hosts, Kepler & 8tous;htoa
va Ira 1. C lenient
vs Joseph Klines' adm'r
vs Jacob K Trego
vs UejijFA J WSUmn
vs Frederick Heckart
vs Jacob Hower
vs George Eckerta' adm'r
vs A 1) v4rtman
vs Leonard Koadarml
vsJHPurdy
va Geo U Youngman .-,
vs Joseph Long
vs Samuel 8 Sneddon
vs Jacob StiUel . :.
vs John Keiter
Tiubrook for A pule ton vs J sines Bras ''."i:
R D C'umnting . vs Thos S Mackey
Hirkok it. Cautiua va Geo W Araistrotis;
John Keiter ; vs CUarlsa Lerch ...
Reubon Fagely va Kershner & Clement
Nancy Housel va David lloussls' adm'r
Jacob Keller 'vs Dank of Northumberland.
JOHN FABNSWOKTH, rrth'rtj.
Prothonoiary's osfice, )
Hunbury, Nov. , A. D. US0. J
Lower A; liarron
Jacob Kline
William Welch
Thomas Sutton
Caspar Heckart
Nicholas Hower
John Geisiuger
Daniel II Driesbach
John L Ross
Ira T Clement
John W Peal
Oeo C McKe
Sarab Stitiel
Same
Jacob Koch et al
i . -I.i; :
' I. J. ...