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tHC STATU COITRItlOK.
lUaatsBURO, March 4.
Tha Democratic. Stale Conftnlion met In
the hall of the House of Representatives at
1 1 o'clock.
Judge Wm, S. Ro, of Lnrerne wa elec
ted temporary Chairman, and the Conten
tion proceeded te consider the conteited
seats of delegate! in numerical order. The
Erie and Crawford district case being the
first in order, on a motion that the contes
tants be permitted to state their claims, a
great variety of amendments were proposed
and much discussion prevailed, and the
chair evidently became bothered. The mo
tion to hear both sides finally prevailed,
limiting the speakers to twenty minutes
Mr. Lowrie advocated his claims, and Mr.
MoArthur replied. Much discussion follow
ed and numerous motions were made ; much
excitement prevailed ; an angry altercation
ensued between Mr. Lowrie, Judge Gillis
and others, during which there was much
disorder, hissing, stamping and applauding.
After the passage of a resolution in refer
ence to the permanent organization of the
Convention, a motion for adjournment pre
vailed, to meet at three o'clock this after
noon.
Aftkrnoon Session. The Convention
assembled at 3 o'clock. The consideration
of contested sats was continued and con
cluded. The Chairman of the Committee on Or
ganization reported the Hon. William Hop
kins, of Washington county, as President of
the Convention, and a large number of Vice
Presidents and Secretaries.
The President upon taking the Chair,
made an eloquent and somewhat lengthy
address.
Mr. Hirst, from Philadelphia, presented a
resolution to the effect, that this Convention
proceed to vote viva voce for a candidate to
be presented to the National Convention for
President, and that the one receiving a ma
jority of the votes of this Convention shall
be the choice of Pennsylvania,
The roll being called, resulted as follows :
Jas. Buchanan received 98 voles ; Lewis
Cass, 31 votes; Samuel Houston, 2 ; and
Robert J. Walker, 2.
It was then moved by Mr. Searight that
the Convention unanimously concur in the
nomination of James Buchanan. The yeas
being called, were, 103 yeas, 30 nays.
This vote created considerable sensation.
A resolution was offered, authorizing the
President of the Convention to appoint a
.committee of one for each congressional dis
itriet, to report to the Convention, subject to
tits approbation, the names of Delegates to
present this State in the National Conven
tion ; .and that no one should be nominated
who is not known to be the firm friend of
Mr. Buchanan, and having no other prefer
ence ; which was amended by Mr. Scott, of
Huntingdon, to the effect that the Delegates
.from the several congressional districts be
.required to report to this Convention the
name of one person from each district, as a
Delegate to the Baltimore Convention, lo
nominate candidates for President and Vice
President. A very exciting and animated
debate upon this question ensued, pending
which the Convention adjourned, to meet at
71 o'clock this evening.
Eveniko Session. The Convention met
At 71 o'clock.
"The .discussion on '.he resolution and
AraaadsMikt, jn reference to the appointment
of Delegates lU.Ihe Baltimore Convention,
.was iesusfrd ana" (Continued. Many warm
aspeeqke rM a4e on both sides, after
schich. tie flMadme were all voted
down bf aunt 4eavs tes, and the ori
iol (eeotoUea (Uoftod toy, vote of 91 to
41. Tfee etsir detected srote
t&j. jSeeU, f KuDiiujion, ta behalf of
foimsetff otiiets, ptjeaeotei a paper, sign
ed bjr twenty-four delegate;, (pretexting, jn
the most emphaUe os eeie.e tenss
gainst the action ot tfce saa'qr'Uj':, m4 ex
pressing determination to dscltive paUkfe
fating any further in the selection of dele
gates U the National Convention. The pa
per is quite lengthy, ad the language ex
ceedingly firing.
Mt. Hirst moved to refer it to a commits
tee of five members. The motion was
violently opposed by the Cass delegates,
wLo denounced "j as an attempt to stiJe the
proteet,
Mr. Hirst defended his motion and k final
ly prevailed, and the President announ
ced Mr. Hirst as Chairman of the Comojit
tee. A Committee, consiatiog nf seven sneu
bars, Mr. Hugus, Chairman, was appointed
to prepare resolutions, la be submitted to
the action of the Convention,
The Convention then adjourned, lo cueet
at Hi o'clock, to-morrow morning.
SECOND PAY'S SESSION.
HigRisBL'RR, March Mh.
The Convention mat at a quarter past ele
ven o'clock.
Mr. Hirst, from the Committee appointed
for that purpose, reported the names of 54
delegates to represent the State in the Na
tional Democratio Convention lo meet at
Baltimore. Also, the names of twenty-seven
gentlemen as electors.
DELEGATES TO BALTIMORE.
Senatorial,
James Campbell, Philadelphia.
Samuel W. Black, Fi tubing,
David R. Porter, Harrisburg,
J. Porter Brawley, Meadville.
FaaM ma Kvatb AT LABOS).
A. H. Reader, Northampton.
Lather Kidder, Luierno,
Coo. Dial.
I. stobert Tyler, Sober T. Carter,
t. Jas. C. Van Dyke, Chamber M'Kibben,
i. Samuel P. Patterson, John G. Brenner,
4. Peter Rainbo, Henry Leech,
a. John B. Rterigsie, Jacob 8. Yost,
rV Charles W. Cooper, James W. Wilson,
7. John A. Morrison, P. Fraaer Smith,
a. James L. Reynolds, William Mathiot,
9. Charles gessler, Wm. M. Heister,
10 J L. Ringwall, John F. Lord,
II. H. B. Wright, S, S. Winchester,
It. John Blending, C. L Ward,
II. A. D. Wilson, William L. Dewart,
II. JobnWeidman, lisatt G. M'Kinley,
II. Henry Welsh, James Gerry,
U Of a- W. Brewer, John Stuarl, I
17. S. B Honch, A. S. Wilson,
18. R. P. Flenniken, Isaae Hugus,
19. Job Mann, J. M. Burrell,
20. Thomas Cunningham, R. Donaldson,
21. David Lynch, Mathew J. Stewart,
22. ArnolJ Plnmer, James E. M'Farlane,
23. J. L. Gillis, J. Y. James,
21, Alfred Gilmore, J. Forney,
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
George W. Woodward, Luzerne.
Wilson M'Candless, Alleghany.
Gen. Robert Patterson, Philadelphia.
Con. Dist.
1. Peter Logan, Philadelphia City.
2. George Martin, City and County.
3. John Hiller, "
4. F. W. Buckius, "
5. R M'Kay, Delaware.
6. A. Apple Buck.
7. Nimrod Strickland, Chester.
8. Abraham Peters, Lancaster.
9. David Fisher, Berks.
10. R. E. James, Northampton.
11. John M'Reynolds Columbia.
12. P. Damon, Tiogo.
13. Henry C. Eyer, Union.
14. John Clayton, Schuylkill.
15. Isaac Robinson, Adams.
16. Henry Fetter, Perry.
17. James Burnside, Centre.
18. Maxwell M'Caslin, Greene.
19. Joseph M'Donald, Cambria.
20. William S. Calahan, Washington.
21. Andrew Kurke, Alleghany.
22. William Dunn, Mercer.
23. John S. M'Calmont, Clarion.
24. George R. Barrett, Clearfield.
The delegates from the 6th, 13th, 14th
and 17th Congressional Districts, proposed
to the Convention the names of gentle
men from their districts, for delegates and
electors.
The report made by Mr. Hirst was adop
ted by a vole of 97 years to 3 nays.
Mr. Hugus reported a long series of reso
lutions approving of and adopting the plat
form laid down by the Baltimore Convention
of 1844 and 1848 ; sustaining the compro
mise measures, and in favor of the fugitive
slave law ; urging Mr. Buchanan as the
only choice of the Democracy of Penney!
vania, and as one who would secure an old
fashioned Jackson majority in the Keystone
State. The resolutions also instruct the del
egates named by this Convention to vote for
Mr. Buchanan from first to last, and requir
ing a pledge from each delegate and elector
to sustain the instructions of this Convention
and provides that upon the failure to give
such a pledge, within a reasonable time, sub
stitutes shall be appointed.
Various amendments to the resolutions
were proposed and discussed. Finally a
call was made for the previous questions,
which was sustained, and the resolutions
were then unanimously adopted.
Afternoon Session The Convention met
pursuant to adjournment.
The Convention then proceeded to nnmi
nate a candidate for Canal Commissioner.
A large number of candidates were brought
before the Convention, The fourth ballot
resulted in the choice of Wm. Searight, of
Fayette co , he having received 77 votes,
G. F. Mason received 37, J. B. Bratton re
ceived 8, and Henry Mott 8. The nomina
tion was then unanimously confiimed.
A number of the customary resolutions
were passed, one of which authorizes the
Central Committee to fill any vacancy occur
ring in the Electoral ticket.
After the transaction of ether unimpor
tant business, it was moved that the Con
vention adjourn line die.
FROM CHILI.
Under date of Valparaiso, January 26th, a
correspondent of the N. Y. Herald writes as
rollows :
The political difficulties, which for some
time past hare agitated this little republic,
seeai for the present to be happily ended,
li'jhte the exception of a slight outbreak in
tfee iti oin g region at Copiapo, which was
soon cuxMQSsed. Peace and tranquility
tajre geiuvajUy prevailed during the past
qB&. TJse jeevlulionists have all disban
ded mad teUiraei Ui their homes, and it is
to be hoped Agrtaostw unri commerce will
soon reeuav tbeit waoUed activity. There
has, however, nooeotif baea a terrible com-
twnioa among the tftate prisoner at tbe
Strait U Magellan. UaiSutd from their
home m account of political xad other of
fence, tbey got up a reveUtiou there among
themselves killing the geoor, taking
the garrison, aod declaring liieaiteJeee Ye
and independent of Chili in particular, aod
tbe rest of mankind in general,"
The American barque Florida, which I
mentioned iu a former letter a having been
chartered by this government, and freighted
with a full cargo of revolutionists, was for.
cibly seized while at the Straits, and is now
in possession of the prisoners. Official in.
formaiirai ha alao been given lo the Ameri
can Consul here, that another Ameiican
vessel, (name unknown,) bound from Cali
fornia to N'eiv York, with a large amount of
gold on board, had been captured by these
renegades, who have sailed with both vessel
for "parts unknown " There being, unfor
tunatsly, no American man-of-war on this
part of the coast at present, the English and
French admirals have both despatched ships
in search ot these daring pirates, and we
hope soon to be advised of their capture.
A similar outbreak ha recently occurred
at the island of Juan Fernandez, and at
tempt made to take the American barque
Eliza, which wa freighting with wood
there at the time ; but she succeeded
in
putting out to sea before they accomplished
their design. This island is at present one
of lha depot for Chili prisoner.
This list or tub Bostom Tr t FsaTT.
David KinnUon, the last surviving patriot of
that gallant band that threw the tea in Boa
ton harbor overboard at tbe commencement
of our revolutionary struggles, died at hi
residence, t Chicago, HI., on the 24 lb ull.,
at the good old age of 115 year.
Tub small pox, according lo the New
Haven Palladium, is very prevalent in New
England. v
TE3. AiraCRXCAlT.
SUNBURY.
ATfJtlDAT, MAR H 13, ISS.
H. B. ltlASSER, Editor aa4 Preprletar.
V. B. PALMER It mir anthomed ag ent lo mwii sub
scription and advertising at his office, in Philadelphia, New
York, IJoston and Baltimore.
To AmnMtTtilRi The circulation nf the Suithitry
American among the different towna on the Susquehsnua
i a not exceeded if equalled by any paper published in North
arn Pennsylvania.
FOB CAN At, COMMISSIONER,
WILLIAM SEARIGHT.
of Fayette County.
EDITOR'S TABLE.
Baslajcss Natleea.
GLtaaoft'a ConrARioir. This pictorial atill
continue to grace our table. The engravings
are well executed, and its literary matter (Iowa
from the beat pens in the country. Ths enter
prising; publisher is worthy ths support he re
ceives, as his industry is unabated in making
this favorite, truly a Drawing-Room Companion.
Published by F. G lesson, Boston, at $S per
volume.
I.ini's Kirrs.iac The March No. of this
Magazine, ia on our table. The present No. is
emhellisbed with a fine engraving of Gen. War
ren taking leave of hia wife and child, on the
eve of the battle of Bunker Hill. Publisbcd at
New York, 143 Nassau street, by John 8. Tay
lor, at $! per annum.
We would call the attention of our readera to
the advertisement of F. I.. Hutter & Co., of
Harrisburg, We have seen specimens of their
book binding, and for durability and neatnaaa
cannot well be aurpaaaed.
John Stone & Sons, 45 South second street,
advertiaea in our columns general variety of
Millinery Goods. We would advise our friends
going to the city to call and judge for them'
selves.
W rail the attention of our readera to the
card of Carr, Gieae oc Co. which will lie found
in another column. They have opened a For
warding and Commission House, at Spears
Wharf, Baltimore.
Our readera will find J. T. Walton'a advertise
ment of Bonnet and ftraw goods in our col
umns. Mr. Walton keeps a good article, and
will render you entire satisfaction.
The card of J. Falmcr & Co., will be found
in our columns. Those in want of Fish, ore.,
can, by calling on them, have their wanta aup-
plied.
Messrs. French A Richards, Philadelphia, ad
vertises in our columns, Silver's Mineral Taints-
Those wishing good article in this line, should
not fail buying of them.
?" Hon. S. A. Douglass, of the U. S.
Senate has our thanks for favors from Wash
ington. We would likewise return our
thanks to the Hon. James Gamble, of the
House of Representatives, at Washington,
for public documents received.
An advertisement for husbands from
five young ladies in Northumberland is re
ceived, but cannot be inserted unless some
responsible name is given. If the adverti
sers do not comply with this requisite, we
shall enclose the money to any address they
may name.
Sl'NBl'RT AND ERIE RAIL ROAD.
An extract from a letter dated at Sun
bury, and directed to D. G. Miller, jr., an
nouncing the passage of a resolution re
questing the County Commissioners to sub
scribe $200,000 stock in this road, appear
ed in all the Philadelphia papers of Satur
day last. The statement is utterly in cor
rect ; no such resolution having been offer
ed at the meeting.
A committee was appointed, in conjunc
tion with a committee from Northumber
land, to take means to procure releases
from persons on both sides of the West
Dranch, between Northumberland and Wil
liamsport, through whose land the above
road might pass. The joint committee met
on Monday last and unanimously resolved
that it was inexpedient to enter upon their
duties until the line of the road had been
distinctly marker1, upon the ground.
THE MAINE LIQUOR LAW
Or more appropriately the Anti Liquor
Law is now under discussion in our Legi
faiure, and appearances indicate its passage,
Numerou petitions are daily presented in
the House and Senate in its favor. The
people are moving determinedly in the
matter and the reponibility of decision
rests, where it should, with our law makers,
That the intemperate use of ardent spirits
is highly injurious to individuals and soci
ety, no sane man can doubt. But temper
ance in all thing is commanded by the
best authority. That the temperate use of
alcoholic drinks is an evil very few will
admit, and that an occasional drink of pure
old rye or cognac, has a very beneficial ef
fect on one's stomach and spirit is a truth
that challenge successful contradiction.
We can bear witness to it htppy influen
ce and can call in a host of our friend in
corroboration. Like every on of God's
good gift they can be and are abused.
man often eat too much, drinks too much
talk too much, pray too much, meddle
in bis neighbor's affair too much and is apt
to be entirely too enthusiastic, fanatical and
intemperate on great many suhjects.
Every one of these eccentricities is an ev
in it way and productive of a deat of mis
chief In proportion to the number and force
of it practitioners. We meet every day
numbers of unmitigated gourmandt who
stuff themselves with food until their stom
achs ire disorganised and themselves unfit
ted for business. A fit of apoplexy or Indi.
grstlon hurries them to a sudden death, or
they lead a miserable life, full of bile and
acidity, a curse to themselves and a source
of annoyance to their neighbors. Yet no
one proposed imposing any restraint upon
man's appetites in that ine, if we except
Graham, ol "saw-dust and muddy water"
memory. We mention this as a singular
fact : for we have remarked as a general
rule that every man violently in favor of
total abstinence from grow, is invariably a
glutton, or intemperate in some other re
sppct. The consequences of yielding to the sway
of bad appetites and evil passions are ex
tremely penurious. Brand and rum are
not worse than envy, hatred, malice and all
unchnritableness. The crimes of sober men
originate in depravity of the heart, while
(hose of the drunkard are errors of a dis
eased imagination. Our laws are framed
lo guard against both. They provide es
pecially against unlicensed sale of liquor
and the indiscreet sale by those who are
icensed. They impose a fine for drunk
en ess and treat the habitual drunkard as a
lunatic, appointing a guardian to take care
of his properly and himself. We seldom,
n this part of the State, hear of a indict
ment for keepinga tippling house, although
no doubt many are kept.
Information is seldom made against our
icensed dealer, for improper sale of liquor
to minors and others. The fines for drunk
enness is not imposed once in a thousand
cases ; and an intemperate man is in nine
cases out of ten, suffered to waste his estate
and impoverish his family, uncared for and
unheeded. In the face of all these unen
forced laws against intemperance the legis-
ature are asked to make another, and no
guarantee is offered that after a few years it
will not be suffered to sleep with its prede
cessors. We regard those who are perpet
ually petitioning for new laws while the
old ones are sufiered to slumber in inactivi
ty, as on a par with children who tiring of
one plaything cry for the novelty of an
other. The legislature should say to these peti
tioners "go home ; exert your zeal in en
forcing the laws already on our statute
book ; it upon a fair trial these fail, we will
listen to your prayers."
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR DATED
Harrisburg, March 8, 1852.
The late Convention held in this place, on
the 4.h inst., brought together an unusual
number of persons from various sections of
the State, among ihem a number of promi
nent democrats, from youthful aspirants to
hoary headed sages, whose locks betokened
three score years and ten. The friends of
Mr. Buchanan having Ihe power in their own
hands, weie determined, from the start, lo
wield it exel usively for their own purposes,
without regard lo the usages of the party or
Ihe rights of the minority. The friends of
Gen. Cass gave timely notire to Ihe friend
of Mr. Buchanan that Ihey would not quietly
submit in having their right lo select the del
egates to Ihe Baltimore Convention, by the
delegates from each Congressional district,
wrested from them. But soma of Mr. Buch
anan's friends, very indiscreetly, asserted on
the floor of the Convention, that they had the
power and they intended to use it, one of
them declared the only right of the minority
was the right of being voted down. Such
feelings and such sentiments, publicly de
clared, were not well calculated to allay the
opposition of the friends of Gen. Cass. There
were a nimber of the Buchanan delegates
who disapproved of these summary acts, but
their voices were stifled by a clamorous ma
jority. Had the delegates been selected by
Congressional districts, as had been the usage
for the last seventeen years, four districts
would have been represented by delegates
selected by the friends of Gen. Cass, under
instructions to support Mr. Buchanan. This
they would have done fairly Rut Iheir
rights were entirely disregarded, and the re
sult was a protest signed by thirty-one mem
bers of the Convention, which will tell more
effectually against Mr. Buchanan, at the Bal
timore Convention, than if a dozen out and
out Cass delegates had been sent to that bo.
dy. The Convention introduced another new
feature in the appointment of delegate.
The anxiety and rivalry of ihe different com
petitors, for delegates and electors was so
great that it was impossible to accommodate
more than a small fraction of the expectants,
and probably not one half who had labored
for the "favorite son" under the promise of
a mission to Baltimore, were rewaided. In
order lo make Ihe distribution of honors a
large as possible, it was resolved that a dou
ble set of delegates should be sent to Balti
more, each delegate having a kind of tender
or lity delegate to accompany him, and to
supply his place, should sickners or cham
paigns oveilake him. This I believe, has
been the custem of some of the Southern
States, and certainly adds something more lo
the aristocratio pomp and parade so conge
nial to southern chivalry, than Ihe plain re
publican rule heretofore practised in Penn
sylvania of sending but one, who is obliged
to do his own voting. Each pair of dele
gales, it is said muat occupy one room and
perhaps one bed. Unless my friend, the
delegate from Lycoming, is endowed with
tbe somnolent qualities of the seven sleepers,
he will have a bard time under the effects of
Ihe nocturnal musio of Ihe Major, his col
league. The fifty four delegate of Penn
sylvania, will have, of course, but twenty,
seven votes, and will elect, from among their
number, a Chairman, who will cast tbe en
tire vote of the delegation as the majority
may instruct bim.
Who will say that Pennsylvania is not fast
progiessing in refioemeut and civilization
under lha benign influence of modern lead
ers, and should her "favorite son" be eleva
ted to the Chair, wa might probably be an-
tirely relieved of the onerous duties of vo
ting. Every thing had been arranged in rancn
previous lo the meeting of the Convention.
Wm. L. Hirst, Esq , of Philadelphia, one of
the shrewdest lawyer and politicians of the
city, had been selected as the premier or
leader of Ih House, but all this could not
prevent them in getting into dilemma from
which nothing but the iron will of the ma
jority could extricate them. Their own se
lection of delegates is far from giving general
satisfaction among Iheir own party. A prom
inent western delegate, after the reading of
the report of the committee, setting near me,
declared loud enough to be heard by many
around him, that one of the delegates from
his district was a loafer and knave, and the
other a fool. The same gentleman after
wards remarked to me that he looked upon
the proceedings as a kind of "political Scire
Facias to revive dead politicians, and to con
tinue their lien upon the party."
1 was, however, glad to see the nomina
tion of Mr. Seariaht for Canal Commissioner,
by a large majority, not only because he is a
Cass man, but because he is decidedly the
most competent man that had been named
Gordon F. Mason was the Buchanan candi
date, but he was not able to secure more than
thirty odd delegates. Mr. Mason was the
man who declared in caucus thai he would
vote against Gen. Cameron for U. S. Senator,
if he even received the caucus nominntion
Mr. Mason has, no doubt, discovered ere this,
that he did not make much by that declnra
tion.
The friends of the Smibury and Erie Rail
I Road are very sanguine of lha early and sue-
cessini completion ot mat great worn, and
ri ... ..... . . .
ay that the whole line can be completed in j
two years, i ne Misqnennnna Hail Konil Irom
Harrisburg lo Sunbury, and thence lo Wil
liamsport, is also attracting; great attention
Large meetings have been held in this place
and in York, for the purpose of sending del
egates to the Baltimore Convention, on Sat
urday next. I think I can safely predict that
in less than two years, the journey from Sun
bury lo Harrisburg, will be performed in two
hours. I have another piece of new which
will be interesting to all Ihe citizens in
our section of country. There is now a
fair prospect of the speedy completion of a
rail road from Sunbury to Poltaville. The
bill for the extension of the Mine Hill rail
road to Ashland, passed the Senate to day,
another bill for the extension of the road
from Ashland lo Shamokin, is also on file.
There was also an act passed last winter
for a rail road from Mt. Carmel lo Shamokin.
This series of roads will form a complete
chain of rail road from Sunbury to Poltsville,
and it is in the hands of men who are not hceu ill some days. Vagrants and the usual
only willing, but able to make I hem A gen-' niuht offences had a hearing, this morning,
tleman of the highest authority and charac- J before Alderman Steel, who will probably
ter, informed me that the road would be put ! hereafter exercise this portion of the May.
und( contract in less than three mouths af- or's functions.
ter the passage of the above acts, Btid that! Stian says he now understands why Puts
there would bo a perfect scramble for the j burgh is called llio lion City ; it is bocauso
stock. Two other capitalists hero deeply in- ' ,ha citizens are such hard cases,
terested in Ihe extension, informed me the i "
P . ... .. . , i We are requested lo announce that Mr. J.
KnninnM u-ntild h nn fho marl in tan .! ' I
after the r-aasare of the act. The "Mine
Hill Road," it must be remembered, is the j
best rail road stock in the United Slates, and i
its extension by that company gives it both j
character and value. I
Petitions in favor of the Maine Liquor law
come pouring in from every section of the
State, and probably nearly one ihird of all
'
the petitions presented the past two weeks,
have been in favor of that law. The Senate,
it is supposed, will pass the bill, and there
are a number of its friends who feel sanguine
that it will pass the House also, f do not
think (hat it will pass the House, although
there are some members who think it will
pass Ihrough that branch of the legislature.
The apportionment bill was up before the
House to day. A motion was made to strike
our County out of the I3ih district, and unite
it with Schuylkill and Montour, as the Uih
district.
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
Harrisbi'Rii, March 4, 1892.
Senate. Bills Passed. Relative lo ihe
estate of Adarn Ramage ; incorporating Ihe
Mercer and New Castle Rail Road Com
pany.
Bills introduced. A supplement lo the
act oi ine in oi April, itJ4, entitled an
act to exempt properly lo Ihe value of $300
from levy and sale on an execution of dis
tress ; lo prevent frauds in the sale of dry
goods ; a further supplement to the act
incorporating Ihe Ohio and Pennsylvania
Rail Road.
On motion, adjourned.
Harrisbdru, March 5, 1852.
Senate. The following bills were iulro
duced :
A bill to provide for Ihe punishment of
trespasses upon lands.
The Committee on the Judiciary reported
a bill to prevent frauds in Ihe sale of dry
coods.
Tbe same Committee alM reported a bill j
for the relief of Building, Land, and Saving ;
Fund Associations.
The bill providing for the election of a I
Stale Librarian, as amended by the House, I
which had struck out $1000 ns the salary to I
be paid, and inserted 8750, was then !
taken up, and the amendment non-noncui-red
in.
The joint resolutions relative lo Ihe es- J
lablishment of a dry-dock and fortifies-1
lions on Ihe Lake frontier, were taken up
and passed. .
The Senate then adjourned.
House. The Senate bill, relative lo the
Board of Health of the city and county of
Philadelphia, was taken up, and passed
finally.
The resolutions from the Senate, sympa
thizing with Smith O'Brien, and his associ
ate in exile, were considered and passed
yeas 70, nays 3.
The further supplement to Ihe act relative
lo tbe lien of mechanics and others against
buildings, approved lha 16th of June, 1836,
was taken up, and passed.
Sentence or Pieates. The United States
Supreme Court having refused a new trial
to Ueiil and Clement, the condemned pi
rates, at Richmond, Vs., they were on Fri
day sentenced to be hung on Ihe 9th of
April next.
aUNBURV AND ERIE RAIL ROAD.
A Bill, granting Lands to the Stale of Penn
sylvania, to aid in the construction of the
Snnhury and Erie Rail Road, in that
State :
Be it enaoted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United State of
America, in Congress assembled, That, for
the purpose of aiding in the construction of
a Rail Road, authorized by an act of As
sembly of the Stale of Pennsylvania, appro
ved on the 3d day of April, Anno Domini,
1837, Incorporating a Company with the
style and title of the Sunbury and Erie Rail
Road Company, there be granted lo the
Slate of Peunylvania forty townships of the
public lands, subject to entry, to which no
Indian title exists, and lo which the right of
pre-emption does not attatrh.
Section 2. And be it further enacted, That
the lands hereby granted to the said State
of Pennsylvania, shall be subject to the dis
posal of the Governor of that Slate, or his
authorized agent, for the purposes aforesaid,
and for no other purpose : Provided that no
portion of the land granted by the first sec
tion of this an, shall be sold at a price less
than one dollar and twenty-five cents per
acre.
Section 3. And be it further enacted, That
if the said Rail Road shall not be construct
ed with ten years from the passage of this
act, from lha western terminus, at or near
Lake Erie, lo the Susquehanna river, or lo
some other eastern terminus, equally appro
priate to lha purposes contemplated in this
act, by which the Sunbury and Erin Rail
Road Company was charteied by the Lepis
lature of Pennsylvania, then the said State
of Pennsylvania shall be bound lo pay to
"
the Unit.-d States the amount which mv be
received upon ihe sales of any part of the
lamia by said Stale ; the title lo the purcha
se is under said Stnte lo remain valid, nnd
ihe title to the residue of the Innds shall re
invest in the United Slates, to have, and to
hold the same, in Ihe same manner as if
this act had not been passed.
Tub City Diffici'i.tikh at Pitthu'rhh.
Pittsburgh, Mnrch 3. Last niitht thp Pn.
lice Committee, accompanied by Ihe new
nijjht watch and a larjje mob, went in a
body lo the Mayor's Otlice, and demanded
posseosion of the watch house, which was
refused. They then broke open the doors,
declaring their intention to shool down Ihe
first man who refused. After obtaining pos
sesion of the watch house, an attempt was
made to capture the books, but the iron safe
resisted ihe eflorts of the official mob. The
roll of the new watch was called, and Ihey
went on duly ; the crowd then dispersed.
Mayor Guthrie was not present, having
I Ed"HI' ' M' "ow staying
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I n I llnriil.ra'. hu- I... n d Aurtn.n S.....I..I-
I made of berries, grown in a Botanic garden i
near Jerusalem, which he repiesent ns pie- )
veutive of Cholera, Scarlet Fever and other j
i "K """sea. xney are orn .or
contageons diseases. Ihey are worn lor
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i.J. e-o a a
will remain in lown but for one week.-
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New Advertisements-
A NAKED BODY of iron ore haa been found
in Missouri, and a modest lady suggests that
it should tie supplied with clothing. Speaking of
clothing, there ia atill no disputing the fact that
the largeat, cheapest and most fashionable Store
in Philadelphia, ia at Rock lull it Wilson's. No.
i 1 1 1 Chestnut street, corner of Franklin Place.
. Philadelphia. Jan. 31, 1852.
VVIU.IC SALE.
rfIHE aubscriber will sell at public aale, on Fri-
-- day, the 20lh inst., at hia residence, on the
onamoKin isianu, in i.ppcr Augusta township,
Northumberland county, the following property,
to wit :
Horses, Cowr, Young; Cattle, Shoata,
lltler Allll, IMoiin & Harrows,
j and a general variety of farming utensils.
Sale to commence at 10 o'clock, A. M. of said
day, when the conditions of sale will lie made
known by JAMES HMITH.
Upper Augusta, March 13, 1852. 2 1.
ATTENTION,
FARMERS 1ND J1FXU1NICS'
ARTILLERISTS!!
"VOU are commanded to meet in
Market Square, Sunbury, on
SATURDAY, 27th of March,
at 9 o'clock, A. M., fully equipped
for drill.
By order of the Captain,
SOLOMON STROH, O. 8.
Sunbury, Marth 13, 1852.
BONNETS AND STRAW GOODS.
JOHN T. WALTON wishes to inform
his customer and the public, that he
is now prepared to furnish them with a new
and well selected stock of Boi:ts of the new
et st) le, and materials, together with a variety
of other alraw goods and
MILLINERY TRIMMINGS.
Ho will also lie receiving throughout the season
all the fresh and deairuhle styles which he will
sell at the lowest prices.
JOHN T. WALTON,
No. 61 North 2nd at., Philadelphia.
March 13, 1WS2. 3mo.
6PEINO MILLINERY GOODS.
JOHN STONE 1$ SONS,
IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN
FRENCH MILLINERY GOODS,
No. 43 South Second Street, Philadelphia.
ARB now prepared to offer to their customer
and the trade a Urge and well selected aa
aortment of
8lka, Itlbbona A. Millinery Cioods.
Confining themselves exclusively to thia branch
of tbe trade, and Importing the larger part of
their stock, enables them to offer an assortment
unsurpassed in eitent and variety, which will be
sold at the lowest price and on the most favor
able terms.
March 13, 1853. tin o.
WANTED TO BORROW
TWELVE HUNDRED DOLLARS In two
auma of ail hundred dollar each, (or which
good free-hold security will he given.
Addn
M. W.
unbury, Fsh. 3. I85J. tl.
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SHERIFFS SALEi
r V virtue of a certain Writ of Lev.
- me directed, will be i posed lo aale I
lie vendue or outcry at 1 o'clock, P. M., en .
day the 5th day of April next, at Ih Cor
House, in the Borough of Bunbtiry, Ihe folk
ing Real Estate lo wit t all thai undrndvJ avoir
or half part of a certain
Tract of Land,
situate in Coal township, n NortrramWand
county, being part of tract of land taksn up in
the name of Samuel Clark, and known by Ihe
name of Boyda' Stone Coal Quarry, on which
the town of Shamokin is principally laid oat, be
ginning in Ihe centre of 8purzheim street, in the
line between John C. Boyd and David Mf
ivnigni a lond, tnance eastward along the midilM
of said Spunhcim atreet, to the centre or Inter
section of said rtpurzheim st., and Rock street,
thence southwardly along the middle of aai.l
Rock atreet to the centra or intersection of said
Rock and Webster streets, thence westward'
along the middle of snid Webster alrcet, to the
original line between the "Samuel Clark" end,
the "Samuel Wetlierill" surveys, which is near
Ihe Danville & Tottsville Rail Road, thonce
south along said oiiginal line lo a heap of atones,
in line between the "Samuel Clark" nd"Wni.
Green" surveys, thence west along the said line
aeventy one lurches to a post in the first men
tioned line, and thence north along aaid line to
the middle of said Kpurzheim atreet the place of
beginning. Containing about SI Acre more
or less.
Sci7d, taken in execution and to be sold as
the property of Richard Richardson, with notice
to Henry Fry, Daniel Ephlin, Isaiah Millar, Jo
seph Hill and David Hill, terrctenanta.
A I.SO s
By certain Writa of Vtn. Exp. certain
Tract ol' Land,
situate in Lower Augusta township, in aaid
County ? bounded north by lands of George Key.
aer and John Fleming, east by lands of William
Ross and Daniel Kufaiirr, aouth bv lamia of Ke
lix Maurcr and west by lands of Westley Clark,
containing II Arrcsj mere or less.
Siczed taken in execution and to be sold as the
property of James Ross.
ALSO:
A CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND,
situate in Lower Augusta township, in aaid
County ; bounded by lands ol Joseph Nhipman,
dee'd., Thomas Snyder, John Wynn, David M'
Cloud, Michael Crcaainger, George Conrad and
tJeore IS'iliurt, dee'd., containing 156 Acres)
anil 102 perches, strict measure, whereon is erect
ed a lt filing HoilNe and Barn, Ac.
Sic7.ed, taken in execution and to be sold aa
the property of Emanuel KaiitVman, wiih notice
to Henry KaulVman, terretcnant.
WILLIAM U. KIPP, Sheriff.
rMieritl a twice, Sunbury, )
March 13, 1852.- 4t. J
IIKXRY CARR. C.F.O. I.KAGl'K. J. II. OIKiK.
COMMISSION AND FORWARDING HOUSE.
CARR, GIX3SX3 & CO.,
Commission & Forwarding merchants,
.Vo. 19, Spears Whnrf,
BALTIKOBE.
Will receive and sell FLOI.'H. tiRAIX, and al
kinds of COUNTRY PRODUCE and also
LUMBER.
PARTICULAR attention will 1ms given tothi
"- branch of Ihe Business, by Lewis W. H
Uiese, whose whole attention will lie devoted I
the Bale of Lumber, and will occupy an Office o
the Falls Dock, especially for this purpose. M
fiiese'a long experience- and reputation as a fir
rate salesman, is a guarantee that tiie higne
market prices will always be obtained.
W Lilierut Cash advances made nn Co
augments : but in no case will thia House ma
i any advance- until the IVoJuc. i. reoeiv.J
I .MUITIl 1.1. H.r.'.1lnil.
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HARRISBURG BOOK BINDERY.
V. Is. IIUTTKK & CO..
8ueersnr In W. O. Hii-knk. and Hirknk r.nri...
)R mM)EIW STATIONERS A
mj M.ANK BOOK MANUFACTURERS
Th Wrilrs respectfully inform iheir frie,
' mnA m mil. I'm tl..e it.... .
' iT tk V " P
Hickok or Co. 1 hey flatter themselvra that
careful attention to business, ther will merit i
receive a continuance of the patronage ao til
ally enjoyed by the old linns.
Particular attention will be paid to the ru
and binding of every description of blank b
for banks, county oflicee, merchants and pri
individuals, and every variety of full and
hound blank books. Old books, periodicals,
hooks, music, newspapers, Ac, bound in
pattern and in any atyle required.
In addition to the above, thev ha-e. and
at all times keep, a general assortment of ji
J my I'.K i , consisting of
Letter I'uptr, Knives,
! 's Omits.
Drawing " liikman.l.
Shies suit P.I
I .nad IVnrilitf
letter Stamps,
Imlia llubber.
Wafrra.
Keil Tape.
Hlank I'anta,
j r."" r
Iranilrr ' Moll. i Wafers.
Illack Ink.
-nllng Wax,
iti.-i,i,.
ns. Klue Ink.
Carmine Ink, C.invinff Ink.
Ainiikt's Writing Fluul, F.raaurei, 4e.
r nmera.
t s Paper ruled to pattern, and all work wi
ranted and done verv cheaply.
' F. L. HUTTER & CO.
March 13, 1955 tf.
51,000,000 Saved Yearly by Purchasing
SILVER'S MINERAL PAINT
THE wonder nf rha ace, nature'a own produnim
These Pninla differ from all others in lha niar
they are not clays ; Ihey rrnnire little Oil, Sow easily
cuver with a heavier bodv than white lead. They ne
eraek nor peel, ami dry readily, making an KaMS
StOMS.
COLORS. We have seven different colors, via :
Drowns, two Chocolates, Illack and Yellow, and by
binaural make every variety and ahade of color.
iiOUV. These Psinis are superior tn body (or e
ina properly) to any yet dismvetetl. and potmd fori
will over doulile the surfaee of white lead, ine, or
metallic Puinta.
IKON To Iron they furniih perfect pro
against rust, fir they contain no metal, whirs like
lead acta destructively nn the iron ; in fact thia
mnkea iron d uhlv valuable for building purposes
IIUICK Willi K They g,ve l house walla
heavier coating Ihan other pemli. and if sanding is 1
ed, in 'Hung holds so firmly or liiiljhes , well wilh i
Ol J HOOFS. Give us a naif, never i old and
Silver's Mineral Paints will make II cheaply
mote enduring than it ever was.
SHU'S using this extraordinary Mineral as wa i
it for them, will be priarf aguiuat tbe action of a
worms mid salt water.
CAI'ITAUSTS and ItUILDKRS are invited t,
strict acrutiny into the merits o' these Paints. Th
find a very great redueliiai might tie made iu tha
painting. These Puinla are purely mineral j all e
other iinpuritica are washed out in preparing theia
market. They edat but half the price of white M
Ihe same quantity will cover twice the surfaee,
ail times as long, which in fact reducea the pri
twelfth. Climate has no effect on this Paint, and
valuable in the cold Canadas or our sunny Florid.
DIKKt 1 !. I s Linseed Oil, mix s,
you can. and use aa other painta. Theas Paint
little dryer, and for priming and aecond eoati
housework they will be found far cheaper and m
hie than lead.
Dealers and oonaumer can procure this rint
and retail of FRENCH RICHAI
N. W. Corner 10th and Market Sta., Phila.
Oeaetal Wholeaale Agenta ; alao Importers of
Cokired Window Cilaaa, Desks s in Drugs, Paints
Match 13, I8W. 3mo.
MACKEREL,
811 AO, CODFISH,
SALMON.
HERRINGS,
PORK,
HAMS AND PIDEH,
SHOULDERS,
LARD AND CHEESE.
Constantly
and for si
J. PALME'
( Market St.
rrllLADE
March 13,
RAIL ROAD LETTING.
A I.L persona indebted to the aub
BooW account, are hereby notifies
and settle Ihe same between this and tl
March neit. Should thia notice be
persona can find no fault if their accoun
ced in the handa of magistrate for co
My hooka muat be settled money or
short settlements make long friends.
GEORfJE ROHR
Punbury, Tab. II, 1S. -itmo.