SUNliUllY AMERICAN AND SHAMOK1JN JOUKNAL.
THE SEVENTUtPI If EAR WCIIH.
According lo the prtfcriMlication of those
acquainted with the subject, we are to hate,
during the coming summerJ In this visitation
of the .even.oen yearlocns.f The following
from ... article by Dr. Gideon B. Smith, of
Baltimore, on the subject, iseuiion and in
teresting : ... i
In the whole tongs of natural history ihem
is nothing more strange than Hie fact, which
has boen established with much certainty
ns any fact in astronomy ever was, that a
little insect not as largo as the smallest ant
shall pass into the ground and remain thoro
eTcutren wars and emeigo in the form of a
comparatively large insect ; or, that a certain
tribe of insects shall appear hero in immense
numbers numbers almost equal to those of
the sands on the sea shore exactly once in
seventeen years, always in the same monlh,
almost on the samn day and same hour. It
is indeed wonderful, but it is nevertheless true.
Another fact, equally strange, is that there are
numerous tribes of these insects. I have the
particulars of twenty-eight districts in the
United Stales, in each of which these insects
appear every seventeen years ;
but each dis.
trict has a different year for their appearance
from that of nnv neighboring district. For
example, the locusls appeared about Richmond
and east of the Blue Kidge, in Virginia, in
1843, nnd will appear there again in I860 ;
while on the west of the Blue llidge they ap
pearcd in 144, and will appear again in 1861.
S, it is over the whole of the United States,
south of latitude 44 deg. ; north of which
limb, and repeat tho operation, till she has
laid about 400 eggs. The eggs are while, or
peail onlor, about the ISihofnn inch long,
and about ono sixth as thick as they are
long. It is this operation that, destroys the
small limbs the excavations cutting ofT the
sap vessels.' The time of depositing the
eggs continues till about tho 20th of June,
w hen they cease. All kinds of trees and
shrubs aro selocted by them for thoir tie
posits, except pines, and other turpentine
trees. Thoy do not seem to select the hard
est nor tho most soft wood, but that which
is about the size of their bodies or less seems
to bo chosen J the operation requiring
them to grasp the side of tho limb with
their claws, which they could not do well if
the limbs wero larger. By grasping firmly
with their claws, they are able to make great
pressure upon the point of the ovipositor, and
thus effect their object.
From the 1st lo 20lh June, oil shrubbery
of voluo should bo protected, either by care
fully covering it with cheap anu.e, or in the
case of pot plants, by keeping them in the
house. Abonl tho 25th of July the eggs will
be ready to hatch. Then lake a limb con
taining them, cut carefully till you expose
the eegs, and take them out, plaoo them m
the palm of '.he hand, end they will hatch
in a lew minutes. Tho little insect frees
himself from the egg shell precisely in the
same way that the large one did in the spring
by rupturing the shell on his back. As soon
ns he is faiilv out of tho shell he stalls off
briskly in seach of food. Let him get to the
ground and you will seo him work his way
1 l,nm nut vet heard of their appearance
That they appear throughout the west I have into it $ follow him, and you will see him al
,,, ilnnhi as far as the shores of the Puoifio. tuch himself to the tondur roots of grass or
other vegetables, and commence taking up
the linuid exudation from ihe surface with
his little rostrum or snout.
Theso observations can only be made with
a good magnifying glass. By the uid of the
glass you will see ihe young insects has eve
TEE A1E?JCA1T.
SUM1URY.
SATt 11DAV, FKBIIUAKY IS, tMl.
II. B. MASSF.R, Editor and Proprietor.
V. M. PAI.MF.R l our Mutliorixrd atreirt to receive suli-
cripUim nnd advertising ut his office, in Philadelphia, New
York, ljustoft and Hullimore.
To Anvicrttissm. 11l" circulation 'of Itit Sunhury
American among the different towns on tho Siie!iniia
la not exceeded if equalled by any popef published in North
em Pennsylvania.
EDITOR'S TABLE,
Itiislncss Notices.
. . . - . . T...I-
t have the fact ot their appearance ai nine
petulance, the western limit of Missouri. In
some one part of the American territory, they
appear no doubt every year that is, they ap
pear some where- every year.
I have only been able to get authentic ac
counts of their appearance in fourteen out or j ry fea'.ura and member precisely the same
Tim other ihree years they : ns the lavce one had when ho came Horn the
We refer our readers lo the advertisement of
Mrs. Mary Weaver, of I'otlsvilli', who has opened
that large and commodious Hotel, The AMsairi
Hot'SK, in that plate. Mrs. Weaver is well
known as an excellent hostess, and a friend in
forms us tlmt every thing is dune up ill tho right
style.
Wacoistv on thk Pkophkct. An Indian
Tale ly jiinjer llichantxon This is a republica
tion of s most exciting border talc, which we rend
with deep interest some ten years sinre when it
was first published. The aceno is principally in
Detroit, Michillimncinac and St. Cluir, when
llrese Forts were the nut posts of civilization. In
point of interest anil Rrnphic power, descriptive of
the vengeful feeling of tho red ninn, it is c)unl, in
ninny respects, to the. best productions of Cooper,
who previously hnd the whole ground to himself-
-"-Published by Dewitt & Davenport, New York
seventeen years.
appear in the western wilds, without doubt.
But that the progeny of the samo insects
that appeared heic in 1834, will appear here
in 1851, there is no doubt. They do not pass
from one district to another, but remain in
their own district. Though they can jly,
Their flight is very short ; from tree to treet
some fifty or a hundred yards is about as far
ilwv naunllv attemnt to flv. Veiy high
winds fiequently drive ihem to a considera
ble distance, even over rivers. Rivers and
mountains are Generally boundaries of their
districts. Thonh they will go pretty well
up the sides of the mountains, they rarely if
ever reach the top, or go over it ; and they
cannot fly over a river the eighth of a mile
wide. Still, tho whole country, now occupied
only once in seventeen years, will in the
course of time be visited by them every year
in eiinaniiinei ol ihe iniimlina of the dis.
liicts jy the insect being wafted by the
winJs from one to another. As before stated
there are now several places where tho in
sect of neighboring districts have commin
gled, causing their appearance every eight
and nine years alternately, &c. Who knows
but that other insects require also a number
of years for theii existence, though they now
appear to be annual ! The progeny of one.
that appeared several years ago coming up
this year ; ami those of another that appear
ed a year after coming up next year, and so
on.
The habits of the locust am as follows :
By shaving olT an inch soil, from the 1st lo
lha 10th of April, or any time before the 20th
of May, in any place where trees, &c, grew
in 183-t, you will open the chambers of the
locust They look like half inch anger
holes. Dig down, and yon will find one lo.
cust in the hole. This hole or chamber is a
place wherein he prepares himself for his
final appearance in the perfect stale. During
night, and in cold or wet weather, he is at
the buttom of the hole, 8 to 12 inches deep ;
giound in the spring. By carefully watching,
you will see the young insect coming out of
the excavations in the limbs, anil falling to
tho ground. You can sometimes see gieat
numbers fulling from high trees. They ure
like little motes in the air, and require sharp
sight to see them. They are so small, and
their apparent specific gravity so inferior that
they aro not injured by the fall. About tho
25th of June the old locusts will have disap
peared ttllosielher. Tho locusts do not go
ftp" Printing Ink.
for cash at this oflice.
-A few kej-s for sale
tCr" We are indebted to the Hon. John
A. Gamble, Esq., for the Canal Commis.
sioner's Report. To the Hon. Joseph
Casey for another volume of the Congres
sional Globe. To J. C. Packer, Esq., and
others of the Legislature, lor favors.
The rain of Sunday night and Mon
day last, has raised the river, and the ice
was carried off on Tuesday evening last.
JUDGE OF THE ttlTREMK COURT.
The subject of the election of the Judges
of Ihe Supreme Court is already exciting
considerable attention in almost every sec
tion of the State. We mentioned last Week
thai Charles W. Hegirls, Esq. of Pottsville
and recently ot this place was highly recom
mended for that station by the Pottsville
Register. This recommendation has since
been endorsed by a number of papers whig
and democratic. Mr. Ilegins possesses
abilities of a superior order and would
niuke an excellent Judicial officer.
J. W. Maynard, Esq., of Lycoming is
also recommended in the last Lycoming
Gazette for that station, Mr. Maynard is
one of the most talented lawyers in North
ern Pennsylvania. His qualifications for
the station are undisputed.
Joshua Wi Comly, of Danville, is also
recommended by the Danville Democrat
for that station. Mr. Comly sustains a hip-h
reputation at the 13ar for his legal learning,
and possesses all the requisites, as a gentle
man and a lawyer, necessary tor that sta
tion. Our whig friends could not well
select from their ranks, an abler or better
man.
HIT" Lieutenant General. The Senate
has passed the bill conferring the rank of
Lieutenant General on General Scott.
THE FOUR GREAT STATES.
The complcto census returns of Ohio give
her a population of only 1,983.140 a full
hundred thousand less than was expected
This makes her increase in ten years 463!B73;1
while Pennsylvania has increased, during the
same period, about 000,01)0. We have yet
to hear from six of our counties all of them
among the most thriving in the Sl.no ; but
there is no doubt that our population will
amount to fully 2,325,000. Wo are now en
abled to make u cotnpaiative statement of
tho population and increase of ihe four great
est State of tho Union, New York, Pennsyl
vania, Ohio ami Viigiuia:
lf-40. Increase. Inc. per ct.
New York, 9....ni 3.0MMM9 0;o..'r.'S 27
Pennsylvania, I.TSl.OM S .T-J.'i.Oiki 0i,!7 .14 J
Ohio, l,5l!Ufi7 L9i-3.H0 40.1,873 an
Virginia, l.teip,7 M"e.-.3 lsu.003 1S
Here we have Ihe Old Keystone even ahead
of Ohio, and showing a per coinage of increase
which may make her neighbours, North. South
deep into the ground. They live upon the The Susquehanna was frozen over in one and West, stand aside. It will be interesting
vegetable juices of the roots near the surface
which they take with their snout or rostrum.
There-are three hairs in the snout, which, iu
feeding, are projected and spread out over
the surface of tho roots or leaves of trees,
and these collect the juice and convey it by
capillary attraction to the stomach. Yon can
see this operation very distictly in the perfect
insect, by watching it with a magnifying
glass. They have no olher mouth or means
of taking food either in the larva or winged
stato.
lUasljington 2Ccu3.
Correspondence of Ihe Puhlic Ledger.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Washington, Feb. 9, 1851.
1 seo from the late proclamation of Gov,
Hell, the gentleman that wanted lo make
war with Uncle Sam, and who has Biich sub.
linio notions of moral honesty as to call the
swindling of bondholders a legitimate trans
action, is now glorifying over the preserva
tion of peace, and ihe ten millions in tho
U. S. Treasury, subject to the order or
Texas.
It would be invidious to refer to the Go
vernors giammer. Not every great warrior
can, like Julius C'a-sar, write 'commentaries'
to his own acts ; but the following specimen,
which shows the Governor's erudition, as
night, about ten days previous. The ice
was about six inches thick and was strong
enough to cross with a team, though it was
only used by foot passengers.
017" In the House of Representatives on
Wednesday the fHh inst., Mr. Packer read
in place a bill relative to the Danville and
Pottsville Rail Road Company, also a bill
to incorporate the Big Mountain Improve
ment Company; and also a bill to incorpo
rate the Carbon Run Improvement Com
pany. JfDCK WOODWARD.
At the late January Court held at Belle
fonte, Judge Woodward, at the close of his
charge to the Grand Jury, embraced the
occasion to deliver to them and lo the Court
his farewell address.
to look a little further back say ns far as
1S20, when Virginia was the second Slate of
tho Union, and compare tho growth of iheso
four Slates from that period :
ls20. ls.r0. Iiicrenpe Inc. per
in W yenni. cent.
New York, 1.3T3.SI9 3,nn0.24!l l,?-ja.l:i7 K"5
Pennsylvania, l,(it!.l.ls s.IiSS.OTXl L!i7.r),.'l'J l'.'l
Ol"". 5HI.I"! 1.IIK1.M0 1.4III.7IW SHI
Virginia, 1,0&VI7I1 HW.:) Wi3.4ht ;
Pennsylvania, from having been the third
Stato in tho Union, is now tho second, and
has gained on New York in the las! ten years
Virginia, from having been Ihe second State
(in 1810, she was the first,) has now become
the fourth, and by 1SG0, from present appear'
j ances, she will bo ihe sixth, as Indiana ani
Illinois ate rapidly overtaking her. l'hila
Bulletin.
honored him with a complimentary ad
dress. Judge Woodward states, that tliough
olten solicited, he will not be a candidate
for any Judicial station. Judge Wood
ward is a man of superior abilities, genlle-
DrxisioN in nr.c.Ann to Land Warrants
for Scbstiti'Tes. Wo understand, savs the
The Bar, afterwards, Washington Republic, it has been decided by
i well ns his familiarity with the Holy Scnp-
in tho middle of tho day he is at the top, ev- i ,urt,g deserves to be put on record :
identlv preparing to slough the shell oi skin,
Tho walls and top of the chamber are made
water proof by a peculiar viscid humour.
About tho 20th day of May, a tiny or two la
ter or earlier, according to the weather, they
will begin to leave Ihe ground. Yon will
seo their old shell adhering lo tho bark of a
tree or shrub. Hut few will bo found the
first dav, more tho second, and so on, in
creasing in numbers till about the "ill of May
when the greatest number will appear, and
then in less numbers thereafter till about the
5th of June, when no snore will leave the
earth.
When they come up from the earth al
ways about day light or a little before they
immediately climb the first object they meet
with, a tree, or bush, or slake, any thing two
or three feot. They then lay hold of the baik
fixing themselves firmly by their claws, and
commence working themselves out of their
old shell, which is done by rupturing it on
the back, between the shoulders and draw,
ins themselves out. As soon as they get
fairly out, they seize hold of the old shell
wilh their claws, raise themselves, and begin
to expand their wings. Their bodies and
wings at this time are exceedingly delicate,
white, and moist, but a few minutes expo
sure lo Ihe air dries and hardens them, so
that by the time the sou is fairly risen they
re nerfect and can flv. The winus before
sloughing are beautifully folded up, tnd in
few minutes change from the most soft and
delicate tissue, to the firm and rigid wing of
the perfect insect. If it be a wet or very
cloudy day, they are very apt lo perish in the
operatioa of sloughing and diying
About the 15th of June ihey commence
depositing their eggs. This is a very inter
esting sight. You will see one attached to a
limb, and it will not flyaway as you ap
proach. Look closely, and you will seo it
excavating a hole in the limb with it curl
ous ovipositor. Watch it closely, and as suon
as it has inserted the ovipositor completely
into the limb, lake hold of the insect and
cenlly but quickly draw it forwards, and ap
ply the point of ihe ovipositor to the palm of
ihe other haud, when you will see two eggs
jected iulo your baud in quick succession
They deposit two eggs at each iueertion of
the oviposilor, and generally five lo ten pair
in each place on the limb. She then goes to
u!b.:r places on the same limb, or lo some
the Pension Oflice that, where a ohlier en
g.iiied to servo six months, and actually serv
ed four months, and then hiied a substitute who
served tho residue of the term, bolh aie en
tilled lo bounty laud under Ihe piovi.-joiis of
Ihe act of Seotember 28. IS
manly in his deportment and retires with ! ,h(J acluaI am0Ullt of gmices rt.1Keieil. "
a character, public and private, pure and I
unblemished. the owtco .-vurdek, Ac.
! Owei;o, Feb. 8, 1851
O- Ihe election lor directors ot ttiej j, iir,ears from the evidence, iln.t ihpre
But if evils, manifold and graat, have for a
season overshadowed the harmony and tran
quility of tho country, the issue out of its
misfortunes has been happier than was antic-
pated by its most devoteil and sanguine
friends : and may I not congratulate my to!-low-citizens
of Texas that they will on to
morrow suluto the New Year under better
and more propitious auspices for onr Stato
than it was her lot lo enjoy at tho beginning
of the old one now about to expire T and may
not, also, in this pleasing association, em
bracing the length and breadth of the Union,
tender tny gratulations for tho general peace,
and say truly, in the beautiful and expressive
language of ihe Bible : "7A trmrer of our I
discontent is gone ; the rain is over and past . j
the time of the sprnuging ot tne flowers has
come, and the voico of the turtle is heard in
our laud ?"
1 presumo the turtle here referred to is the
snapping turtle of Texas, singing Ihe song of
the Ten Millions. Shakspeare and the Bible
are tho two groalest books ever published iu
tho English language, and tho erudilo anil
pious Governor of Texas blends the knowl.
edge of both in his compositions. Gov. Bell
is as accurate and nice in his quotations as
he is iu his commentaries on Ihe sixth com
inaudineut.
The great fight ou tho Tariff will come off
to morrow, after Mr. Bayly shall have moved
the suspension of the rules. It will be a short
ono. II me previous question is nut susiaui-
od, there is some chance for Pennsylvania
iron ; but if the whole subject is relerreil to
the Committee of the Whole, both the Taritl
and Hunter's bill may be lost, atid Ihe reven"
ue of the Union iu consequence so diminish.
ed as to call for an extra sesion. On the
other hand, the Tariffites have come dowu
from their pretensions from leu lo five per
cent, throughout the whole proposed iuoiease
of duties. . . .
There is a rumor here in the diplomatic
circles, that a spicy reply from Prince
Schwarzeubeig, Secretary for Foreign Allah
at Vienna, is on ihe way to Washington, in
reply to Mr.. Webster's letter to Chevalier
Uulsemau. If the answer to Mr. Webster's
letter is disrespectful lo our Government, it
will not be received. . ..
1 OsscKVKa.
Pennsylvania Railroad Company took place
in Philadelphia, on Monday the 3d inst.,
and after a spirited contest the following 1
named gentlemen were chosen : Win. C
Patterson, Thos. T.'Lea, Go. W. Carpen
ter, John Yarrow, Samuel V. Merrick
David S. Brown, C. E. Spanglerand Wash
ington Butcher.
"If the filumy Luminary doirt quit calling
tho '-Star" a ."tnrill 'nondescript" paper and
ranking it in company with the Snnbury
mrriruii, Danville httrllijiemer, &c, Ihere
will b a libel-suit or something else desper
ate. We are good uatured but we can't stand
thai." Jiloomsburtx Staf.
K7"" Nor can we stand any such insinua
tions. We supposed friend Painter had a
greater regard For our reputation as a con
sistent democrat and friend of ,1nterican in
dustr', than to put us in the same category
with those whose doctrines tend to the pro
motion of British and foreign industry
generally, in preference to our own. We
trust the Star will, for our sake, insist upon
a lecantation or correction of the error,
We certainly feel ourselves greatly ag
grieved. K7" The Muncy Luminary says some
"graceless scamp" stole eight chickens from
the coop of one ol the citizens of that place
a lew nights since. We have a number of
the same gentry iu this place, but we call
them thieves, and look upon them as the
meanest kind ol thieves, not eveu except,
ing the sheep thief.
, .
Cy Some fellows, we larn from the
Luminary, a few nights since stole the
horse ol Joseph Staufl'er, of Muncy town
ship, but fearing he would be tracked in the
light snow, let the horse loose at Ilause's
tavern in Montour county.
7" Shooting Match. The great shoot
ing match for the large ox weighing 1300
ibs., was to have terminated on Thursday
last, but was continued the next day.
Mas. Fanny Kemblc is reading Shak
speare iu the provincial towns of England. ;
t
was a difficulty between Garrison and his
wife, so lliat Mrs. G. had left his house the
day before, and gone to the houso of her
brother, John M. Tliuiston. Slio look their
only child, a girl six years old. with her.
Thurston went iu the afternoon lo see Garri'
son iu relation to tho custody of tho child,
and had invited Garrison to come to his house
in tho evening to talk the subject over wilh
his wife, when ihey separated, Thurston re
turning home.
Soon after, Gairison started to go to the
house of Thurston, ami ugaiu met Thurston
near bis own house. Thuislou relumed iu
company wilh Gairison lo the house. Garri
son stopped at Ihe door, and requeued the
child to be sent to him. His wife said if he
wauled lo see the child ho tmisl comu iu.
Garrison then went iu, and Thurston hand
ed him a chair, and immediately passed out
through a back door to the wood liunse. Gar
rison had become seated, ami taken his child
on his lap, and was playing with it, when
Tliuiston relumed fiom tho wood house wilh
an axe, and approaching Garrison from be
hind, struck him in the head with the edge
of the axe, bnrying it in his brain. (Ie then
repealed the blow, which look effect on ihe
side of his face, severing the lower jaw from
bis face.
Garrison died instantly retaining his posi
tion iu his chair, and the child on his lap.
Garrison's wife asked her brother why he
had killed Garrison 1 He replied that "he
could not help it."
Thurston does not evince the least contri
tion for Ihe deed, but told the Sheriff to-day
that ho had "served Garrison right, and ho
was not sorry he did it."
Thurston was a man of excitable tempera
ment, and was generally regarded as a dan
gerous man in the community, though he is
very respectably connected.
PENNSYLVANIA LKfliaLATlRE
lnlo 11S1.
Harrissurc, Feb. 8.
House. Original Resolutions. Mr. Doss
ier moved that the Commitlee on Ways and
Means be instructed to report a bill ascer
tabling and fixing Ihe amount of tan on ton
nage, and all duty on all passengers over the
York nnd Cumberland railroad, agreeably to
the charter of the company. After a debate
the resolution was adopted.
Mr. Haldetnan moved that the Committe
on inland Navigation be discharged from the
further consideration of the supplement lo
the York and Cumberland Railroad company)
and that it be referred lo the Committee ou
Corporations. After debate it was disagreed
lo. ,
Mr, Cassiday moved thai Ibis House do not
hereafter consider any petition for a divorce,
unless the petition has appended lo it an affi
davit of service of thirty, days' notice on tho
opposite party, of the presentation of the
same; and that no depositions will be con
sidered unless proof of service of ten days'
notice ou tho opposite parly bo given, und
was ngrecd to yens 57, iinys 26.
Reports of Committees. Mr. Bouhani, (Ju
diciary,) a bill to encourage the apprehen
sion of those who may have committed mur
der iu Ihe first or second degree ; 'also, a fur
ther supplement to the act relative to the ac
knowledging and recording of deeds.
Mr. Cassady, Judiciary, with amendments)
a bill requiring Justices of the Peace in crimi
nal cases to return a transcript of their dock
et ; also, with a negative recommendation a
supplement lo t lie act for the limitation ol
actions; also, with amendments a bill rela
live to actions on policies of insurance against
fire.
Mr. Bigham, Judiciary, with a negative
recommendation, a bill to compel assignees
to settle their account; also, a lurltier sup
plement to the act to enable aliens to pur
chase and hold teal estate, wilh a negative
recommendation.
Bills in Place. Mr. Feather, a supple
ment to nn act entitled "An Act to revise the
Militia system, and provide for the training
of such only as shall bo uniformed," passed
tho 17lh day of April, 18-IS.
Mr. M'l.ean, a supplement to the act icgu-
latmg Banks, 18j0.
Mr. J. Blown, for tho incorporation of tho
Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank of Easton.
Mr. Packer, a bill relating to the granting
of new trials iu the courts of quaiter sessions.
The Taiill' resolution came up in order,
when Mr. Laiighliu continued his remarks in
favor of protection. Aflei he had concluded
Mr. Grillin commenced his remarks on the
subject, when the House uitjourucd.
Feb. 10.
Senate. Petitions, Memorials, and Rcmon
stranecs. Petitions and memorials were pre.
settled for and against Ihe change of place of
holding elections in Bleckley township ; in
favor of tin alteration in the constitution so
as to extend ihe right of suffrage to all per
sons without distinction of color; tor and
against the repeal of tho kidnapping laws; a
memorial from cili'.eusof Pliilaucipliia in fa.
vur of tho pussugo of u law making county
offices in tho Slate House Bow salury offices;
in favor of renewing tho charier of tho Eas
ton Bank; against the erection of the new
county of Mahoning ; iu favor of a law allow"
ing banks in this State lo issue small notes;
in favor of the construction of a railroad from
Pottsville to Philadelphia ; iu favor of five
banking ; against consolidation.
J'riiHsifrunM nui the World's Fair. The
Senate adopted a juinl resolution, authorizing
the Governor to nominate Peter A. Browm
F.sq., of Philadelphia, to the Executive) Com
i.iiiixt 1 1 r thii WurLl's K.iir now fciltiiM' at
Washington, lo piocccd to London lo atlond
to the Fair, and llieie take chaise nf the in
terests of such Punus) Ivuniaiis its have sent
thither objects for exhibition ; lo use his bust
endeavors to collect iutoriualion that may he
useful to us, ami Iu make a report al the next
session of the Legislature.
Bdls Patted. A bill providing for the
publication of the Colonial records and other
original papers in the office of tho Secretary
of the Commonwealth.
FtD. 11.
Hocse. The Pennsylvania Volunteers. At
the afternoon session, the House passetl finally
the bill relative to tho payment of Fiist and
Second Regiments of Pennsylvania Volun
teers, who served during the Mexican cam
paign.
Trouble among tru Mormons. The Dc.
troit Tribune says that application has been
made to the military commanders In Macki
naw for the Interposition of the U. S. troops
to protect the rights and government of citi
zens at Beaver Island, from the outrage of th
Mormons.
John Cooper, an old and respectable
physician of Easton, died at his residence
on Sunday evening last, in the 87th year ol
his age.
Knoweldfe connot bn acquired Without
pains an application. It is troublesome, and
like deep digging for pure waters ; but when
once you come to the spring, they rise tip
and meet you.
When the stent Hie, the leaf, ttist jrew
Out uf in heart, muft perish trio.
The Bishop of St Anph litis issued a p.ur
toral letter to all his clergy, reqtiiriuz them to
preach against I lie enors uf the Church o1
Kome.
Gen. James, the new Senator from Rhode
Island is the cnntiaclor for the erection of ihe
cotton factory now going up in Reading. Pa,
Tiik fog was recently so dense in Amster
dam that sixteen persons were injured iu the
streets, and eighteen fell into the canals in
one day.
It is reported that the Bishop of Oxford
has issued an inhibition against Dr. Pimey's
preaching in his diocese.
Tnr; price of paper has risen 30 per cent
in Austria, on account of a dearth of the raw
material, it is expected that a heavy export
duty will be imposed on rngs.
The friends of Gen. Winfield Scott for the
President''., are lo hold a mass meeting in
Heading on the S'2d iust;
The North Branch of tho Susquehanna is
completely closed.
CHERRY PECTORAL:
For ihe Cure f
COUGHS, COLDS,
HOARSENESS, BBOIT
OHITXS, CROUP, ASTS- "
MA, WHOOPING-COUGH
AND COKrsUTvT.PTJ.OIJ-.
The uniform success which has attended the
ore of this preparatirn As snlutnry effect Its
power to relieve and cure aflrrtiom of th
I.untrs. have gained for it reltbrity tqwtlled by
no oilier medicine. Wo efTer it tu Ifie afflicted1
with cnlirn confidence in its virtues, and the fulti
I clicf that it will sulxlnc and reinore the severest
attacks of disraiie upon flic tfsro.il an'l Lnngt.
These results, as they Wome puMicly known,,
very naturally nltriict thr Rlttintion of medical '
nien nnd phiUnt.-opists everywhere. What is'
tlieir opinion of CllKKA"i PKCTOKAi. may bfr
seen iu the following :
VALENTI.N E MOTT, M. O.,
Vmf. Surfftrn Colrpe. Nrv Yorl, ,ay,
"It gives mc pleasure lu certify tlie value ft
clTamy of Aer- C'JILUUS TECTOKAL.
which I consider peculiarly mbyte-il lo cure disss
scs Of Ihe Throat and Lungs."
THE RT. REV. LORD BISnOrT FIELD,
writes in a letter to liis friend, who. wa sinking
iimli-r nn aGection of the Lungs "Trrf the
CHKKltY PiX'fO.'AI. nnd il any. mecleina
can irive you rulicf, with the blcsjin;?. of CJod tint
will."
CHIEF JUSTICE F.fSTf.
of Louisiana, writes 'Thut a youni duiihter ok"
his was ctni-d nf several wvare atlackaof'. Croup,
by the CHEAV.'V J'LCTOJAL."
ASTHMA A.D IJHnxcHITiffc.
Tne Vanailian JuurHal of Mr.diral Sctt:nt
stale, -'That Asthinn und Uroncliitis so pnrvalenB
i" this inclement climate, has viel.leil with seirpri
I siiiK rapidity to Avers CIIEXKV FEUTORAB..
ami we cannot loo strongly recommend this-sktll-.
iiu pieparaiion to tho Troti'ssiou and nubile eane.
crallv.
Let the relieved snti'eror apeak, for himself:
, , ,, . Haiutoui,, Jan. 2fi. 1847..
iff. J. v . .Aver -Dear
ie liiiu-s, ntalected at first.
Tor JI7;.t...c' lmiiil m... cmtinnn i. ,.v
- 1 lit. J. I .- ver -Dear Mr 1 7 1
ponded annually iu the borough of Fotlsvillo j cuud from u. painful und djiiuerous "disease, by
for ruin. I vmlr ""'dicine. uratiitute prompts me to send yoiu
tins iiclnowlcdijineiil. not only in justice to you,.
A rvrtLlC meeting in favor of free banking hut lor the infurmaiiuii uf oihers iu like ailllc-
was held in Kcading, ou Saturday night last- 1 llol-
' ' r I A .itirht cold up.ju
W. IHIEUS IS reported to have said 111 a tame so severe Hint sputni.r f blood, a violent
speech in one ol the bureaus of Ihe French i ''ou"!' prulusc uiirlit sweats Kdlowed and fas.
Assembly during the discussion of the Chan- ' 1 ,' "na, iiltt,J- uld not
gamier difficulties, lhat he defied any one S,,,; IT't'u V"'"
7 ' . J ttiroiiL,ii in i.i, eat, and m rlmrt had all the alurni-
to restore absolute power 111 IraiiCe. He i nit; svniMins of iptick c.iisuuiptiou. No medi
also made use ol this remarkable expression, cine mm ut nil to reach my ease, until I provi
' Vnpo)eun rose from hi gravt he could lentialiy tried y.nr CBi:i;i;' 1'ECTOrtAL,
not do it." ' ul"!''' '"hexed and now has cured me.
. ouis witli respoct. E. A. STEWART
Rkvenve op Illinois. It is stated in the . , Ai.im t, N. V. April 17, 1848.
i". ", unwell LJcarWir I ihv Tor rr
i ..... ....... ..u ..no .uuuna in mo worst lorm ; sn
Message of tbe Governor, that now, for thr
ursi time lor several years, me revenue ol that I have ,P,. (,,id to sleep in lny chair for
Illinois, exclusive of that appropriated to : turner part of the tune, beinij unable, lo breathe
specific purposes, is sufficient to meet the j " "y hoi. I had tried a ureal many medicines,
demands on the treasury. The statu debt is i "" imiTKc. until my Physician p'rcserilwd, as
$16,G27, 507 91.
Tun CiiF.sTi'.n Covnty Mt.nui:it Con
viction op I'liAROAil. George Plicroah,
tried at West Chester last week, for slioot-
aii experiment, your f'HKKKY PECTORAL,
At first it seemed to iiiaku me worse, but in
less than a week I bepiti lo eipericnce the most
pratihin:? relief from its use ; and now, in four
weeks, the disease u entirely removed. I col
sleep on my bed with comfort, and cniov a state
ing; Miss Sharpies, the teacher, has been ! oi health which 1 had never csnected to 'eniov.
convicted ol mul'iler in the lirst degree.
Pharoah is a nephew of Jabez Boyd, whn
wasconvicted and hung lor the murder of
Wesley Pulton in Chester county some live
or six years ago.
ANOTI1KII SCIKXTIFIC WONDEK!
PEI'MN, tltc True Digestive Fluid, or r7t.'n
Juice ! A great Dyspepsia direr, prepated
Iroin Kennel, or ihe fouilh Stomach of theU.v
niter directions nf Ilaroti I.lcbiir, the ureal
Physiological Chemist, by J. S lloiiL'tuou,
M ."!)., No. M Ninth Ei-hih Street, Philadel
phia, Pa. This is a linly wonderful remedy
tor IndiL'esliou, Dyspepsia, Jauinliee, Liver
Complaint, Constipation, and Debility, fining
alter Nature's own method, by Nature's own
agent, the Gastric Juice. Sen advertisement
in another column.
HKOIitJF. S. PARffANf.
wr.iMtir.ti isr j.c. i n.it, cm. u is r, low tn., mn.
I i" Sold by lienrv Masser. NimSurv; Mary
A. McCay. rv'.irlhiimberland- lr. Uearhart, Me-lins-iovc;
Dr. IJickly, Danville, and Druggists
geiu'iallv.
Pi ;.. 13, ls.'i lvee:tni
A2EKSC!.&3J HOUSE,"
r01TSVII.IL, PA.
MUIV WKAVHi rer-Mc,.;,-.,)!,. informs
''C I'uMie and tMMviiu ' ri.tnii.imitv mnraU
y. t! at ha. .ppt ned tl.i l.irje and commodious
litlfKI.. i'limi-lv.! in 4 sa,..Tl,ir style. From
her I--..1.-1 ':pcue:i c in th LiMneS. of a first rata
I Hotel, iiml well kiuevii rci.utatiou tJ aceomnlix
dale. In r customers may depend ou heinir "applied
i wilh every tiling cvuJ.i:hc to their comfort and
j coir. ciiciuv.
F
"!. tf
Afpuintment. We neglected last
week to notice the appointment of Charles
J. Bruner, Esq.j of this place, as Commis
sioner under the Fugitive Slave Law.
A Htl.D OF LUIIAL.
Ill the immediate vicinity of Ilermudn,
says ihe New Orleans JVuttitie, is a Held
of corals, some twenty miles by ten iu ex.
lent, which, seen through water several feet
deep anil perfectly transparent, presents an
object of gieat beauty and richness. The
prisoueis al that establishment am freipieut
ly employed to procure, by diving, speci
mens uf coral from that exhaustless field uf
beauty and richues, w hich uie scut lo nu.
meious cities and individuals on both conti.
lien ts, fur ornaments upon mantle pieces. In
many places coral rock is used as the only
building material. For foils it is probably
preferable to any oilier mnleiial. It is more
difficult to shatter by cannon balls than any
other rock. Though not hard, it is tough.
Coral is Ihe carbonate of lime. The Potomac
marble, used for pillars in tho assembly
chambers in the American Capitol, is calca
reous pudding stono. Il is composed of peb'
bles of the caibonate of lime, uf various si
zes, .troni thai ot a man's neaJ to grams
smaller than a pea.
A Rich Miser, in Auburn, N. V., is to be
buried in Owasco Lake, a beautiful sheet of
water near that town. He lias a stone coffin
made, which takes twelve yoke of oxen to
draw it. He gives a man a nice farm for
burying him. He is to take him into the mid
die of the lake, and sink him.
It is said that the coast of New Jersey is
amply supplied with Francis' life boats, and
that more than 400 lives hare been saved by
these within the past year.
.4 ii it 1 1: i.
On Thmsday, tho 30th ult., by !he Uev. P. !
Willard, .Mr. Y.i. Cokse, lo Miss P.M.Aiii:rii I
Maksii, all uf Danville. ,
On Tuesday, ihe 4l!i inst., by the same, Mr.
Valentin Ff.i;ei.t, to Miss Cathkiusa Ann i
riio.Mfso.N, all of Shamokiu TuWu, Noriliuiu- i
norland county, Pa.
On Tuesday, ihe 4th inst., by James K -k-
man, r.sq., ftlr. immihaim iiMMEn.vt.V.s, ftliss j
Lkweisa UrtiiarmeI., all of Rush tp., Nof I
tipimbeilaud county. j
On tho 4lh inst., by the Kev. K M. Liii'g. 1
Mr. Weidi.er Koi.i.ami, of linliulo Valley. !
Union county, to Mis Susannah Du.nklk, If
Tuibut township, Noutliiimbeilund county. I
On tho 11th ult,. bv tho Rev. P. B. i
Marr, Mr. S.nudckass, ot Shippeusbuig Ciun
barl.tud co., lu Miss Mauv IIakris, of fcl.isl
Itutfaloe township Union co.
Ou the ICth ult., by Rev. J. Guver. Mr.
John D. Mim.er lo Miss Marv Ann Hart-
Man, both of Buflaloe township.
Ou Ihe 23d ult., bv the Kev. James F.
Woods, A. P. Jacob, hip, to Miss Mary
F.u.abeth, -eldest daughter of Dr. Thomas
Vtui val.ali, lUI of Lew istotvm
ist isi mmri Hi mir iniiiani tumi nnasa
i i i: i.
In Delaware tp., on the 27th ult., Mis.
DEAKMOND, aged about 80 years.
In the same tp , on tho 30th nil., Mr.
JAMES KUIK, in ihe 3lh year of his uge.
ATTENTION,
ir.i s',r (.riansn
""OC are c inimar.ded to meet in Mar
ki t jii.irc, Sisnbury, on
SATL'KUAY, 2'id inst.,
at 10 o'clock, A. M., fully equipped for
drill. JJy older of Ihe Captain.
;t:u. CLIPIIANT, O. 8.
fenbury, I'cb. 1 j, 115.51
ATTFATION,
l-mm' AM) MillANlCS'
AttTIU.KJdSTS!!
"V Ol are ruimiianderi lo meet in
Maikel cpiare, Sunbury, on
SATLT.DAV, 2Jd inst.,
at 1(1 o'clock, A. M., fully equipped
lor drill.
l.'y order of the Captain,
KJLOMON bTKOH, O. S.
Sunbury, Feb. 6, 1850 3U
&I)C iUcirkcts
Laud kou India. The St. Louis Intelligen
cer says that Messrs, YVhiltaker & Palmer of
that city, are filling an order for Uubcuck &
Funnell, of New Orleans, of 1 2,000 pounds ol
lard, intended for shipment to Calcutta. The
lard is put up in cans of 25 pouuds each, and
is the first shipment ever made direct for
that quarter.
A Word to tub Marryihu. "Let thy
liking ripen befoie thou lovest let thy love
advise before thou makesi choioe ; and let
Iby choice be fixed before thou marriesl."
Gin. Mirabkau ii. Lamar, ex-President of
Texas, was married in New Orleans on the
29ih ult., lo Henrietta N. MalTit, daughter
of llev. J. N. Maflit by his first marriage.
Philadelphia Market.
Feb. 12, 1851.
Flock. The market for Flour continues
quiet, with very lillle inquiry for expurt.
Slandatd brands are held al $1,30; and
holders firm. Sales fur city use limited at
S4 50 a SI 63 Fancy brands are held at
$5 a 6J 1!ve Flock is without inquiry ut
$3 50. Cokm Mkal -I held al $2 87i.
Wheat Prices are steady sales of prime
Southern and Peiiuu. red al $1 05 els ; piime
while ut f 1 124- Corn. is worth 60, a oic
lor new yellow.
live Tho last sale was at 75 cts.
Oats. Oats are now steady: sales of
prime Penna. from 44 lo 45 cts; Southern
sells at 43, cis, :
Whisk ev. Sales of Whiskey iubbs. at 25o
and hhds. at 23 els,
SUNBURY 1'IIICE CURRENT.
Wrsat.
Bis.
Curs.
Oats.
Buttss.
S""".fi.
Purs. .
FlAISIS.
Tallow.
Basswas
,i f. ..
100
56
50
37
IS
10
7
its
10
i X5
4 STKOIXKiY Tin: cr.l.l'HIUTKD DR. c. w
X ItHIIArK. Prolem .r ef Annvl. jy, Astronomy. Pkrs.
iwl. gv. nnd (ieonmi.cyt eoinbinr'J wtiti CO.Jl;KATIftN,
fmui tiweairu, utiev No. il I.ui I ST ttrset, fhiiadclpkia,
oMR-m In wrvieep lotlie citizens T Northumlrland mssty.
He. has been enuiuiltcd tiv all the crowned heads of Esross,
snd eujoysu higher repu'stS'liHsau Ahlrolog4r thiin any sss
llvliit!. .Vito met ciil.iUI.l uccordwig .iOrmaiiey-La.
itiei lietitlernuii lVrsoni ut s dittancea esn bava
their nam me drawn by eriidnifr Uie dale oi' the day uf thsir
birth. All Iruerii conljiHiuig the sluice fee will reeeivs lm
inedtiite alteiitii-n. and Nulivilies sent to any perl of the
wurkl written on durable er ; snd lie is prepared to msks
uih.. of Ins piwei tv eon.iurutlon ou any ul Uie fcllowinf ta
pies: Ci.utl!iip,u.tvlee.len for the nuceeseitil seonmpliss
inent of a wealthy uunriue ; be bm the power tn rsnecss
such ii nre tflee.i l Uie free u si llie iNillle; snd Iwr sit
ciiM'it of h:i2.iril, unit for tlie rse ivery of stolen or kt pros
eny, and puretKifitiis ol lottery tickets. Tttsuunds of tbs
slhive inui'-il cum'S lu c iK-en il'ne in this euv snd its vieia
itv. and in the I'nileil Soitea to the lull sstlslHetioii of all
lO.UOU .Vitmtirs or lloreieores have lieen east dunnf IBs
lust f.nif yejirs while here. I.etleit wiH snswer risry psr
pose. ami will do ns well iih to unit in ieisous, snd lbs mail
is ii'.w i sue tint iem us neun not leur lo trust mousy
through the l' t Ullici'. 111. Kolwclt receives from S00 W
liSal u-tu'ia in. oil lily , and ha never iiius.d tais Bs psr
tleiiturlo inline P. si (lrtW. t'olinlv and Klale. AUIeilsrs
wilt lal reli?iouslv attemltt to, if nreiiaid. For mors psr.
ticuiaiK cull at ihe ottice oi this tuiper aial cut su Astrolufu
eat Alnlsiines crutis.
71 lHUst street above Fichili, Philsdelphua.
C. W. UOBACH.
Phibueli liia, Feb. 8, lsM - Cm.
NOTICE
To the Heirs of Susanna Hall, Deo'd.
JOTICE is hereby given to Charles Hall, Ed
L wurd Hall, Jerstniuli Hull, Harriet Hall in
lermurried with Charles C. Cook, and Elitabalh
Hall, heirs and lend representatives of Peter
Hull, ilec'il. 8us:uuia lloey intermarried with
Win. Conrad, and Juines llocy, jr., by bis Gum.
Jian, J 11 Zimmerman, Ksq., heirs and legal rW "
prcsotitulivea of Kliulieth Hall, who was iolet
married with John Hoey, dee'd., and folly Hall
wliowaa in term arried with Cieorga SSimaiersnsB,
that by virtue of a certain Writ of Joisj'
cirtitJ: issued out of the Orphans' Court ef Nor.
thumberlaud county to me directed, an inqtuaitis
will be held upon the Kcai Estate of said dee'e.
in Augusta townsliip, ajl 11 o'clock. A. si. est
Monday the 3d day of March 1851, a whitk Uase
and place you are hereby warned to be tad ap
pear if you think proper.
JAMES COVERT. MisTUr.
Sheriff's OfBre, Hunbury, ' " t
Jsu. S5lh, 1811.-U. S
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