SUNBUHY AMERICAN AND SHAMOKIN JOURNAL.
A LETTER FROM I.OLA MOXTF...
Trbmont House, March 29, 1852.
To the Editor -tf the Boston Transcript ;
Sir In your edition of Saturday you mw fit
lo lake exception to a visit paid by mo to
evo-al of your public cchooU, in company
with two ol your resectable fellow-citizen.
This exception was based on repoit prend
'to tny detriment by my Jesuitic emtiniea,
mid as to the truth or falsehood of which
you n.ert that you know nothing. Now
permit me to ask you where is the most
harm, in a visit by a stranger to the most
wonderful and interesting of all your insti
tution?, or in the base, false, dishonest, tin-
gentlemanly, uncharitable construction y on
have put upon it J Do you think, sir, that
one of those children would have had an
impure or improper thought connected with
my visit if it had not been put into their
heads by yourself Believe me, sir there is
often more impurity in the mind of the Ciitic
than in the object of his criticism. Tlieie
are men who would stand before tho Venus
of Medici and the Apollo of lielvidere, and
see nothing in them but thpir nudity
There are men living, like Paul the 4th,
who would object to the painting of the
Last Judgment, and throw a bronze drapery
over the statue of Prudence, and like Mi
chael Angelo to the Pope, I might reply to
yon, sir, "Reform the world, and these usper
stuns trill reform themselves."
Yon think it improper, sir, for a "danse
ne" to visit one of your public institutions ?
Did your fellow citizens think it improper to
accept the cap stone of the Hunker Hill
Monument from Fanny Elssler 1 Do you
think it improper for your public institutions
tl aily to receive willing contiibulions from
the hard earned talary of artists ? If you
do, yon might make it tho subject of your
next poem, for I am informed that yon are,
or have been a poet, though I never should
liave suspected it from so illiberal, ungentlo
manly, and immoral constructions. If you
do not, pray do not open your mouth again
on tho subject of the visit of an artist to a
public institution.
With regard to tny talent, it would be un
becoming in me to speak or quote but to
say that I have ever posed myself in this
country in any other quality than that of at)
artiste, i false in the llno.it of whoever may
fay it.
I had the ofler made to me when in Eu
rope, of entering America triumphantly.
Triumphant arches were offered to be erect
ed for me on the pier, garlands to be hung
across my way, flowers spread over my
track, and my carriage drawn to my hotel
by human hands, amidst showets of boquets
and vivas. All this I declined. If there is
any thing that I thoroughly detest, it is null
ing. I even declined, on arriving, the free
use of the telegraph, which was courteously
tendered me by the gentlemanly proprietors,
and in no case have I made interest to buy
the good opiniun vf the journals.
It hail cost me to return to the stage scald
ing tears, but 1 was determined if I succeed
ed at all, it should be lesitimetelu in the pur-
baldachino of St. Peter at Rome, so have 1 1
bowed, silent, content and happy before the
only successful realization of a principle to
which I have devoted my life. And now,
when I, as a stranger, wish lo pay a visit to
those nurseries of your noble statesmen
your Webster, your Calbouns, your Clays
yon cry out against me ns an intruder 1
Fie on you, sir ! for an ill bred snarling cur,
unworthy to stand at the portal of public
opinion.
-I had been told that you were a good lit
tle fellow, and published a good little paper,
thonah you did fail as a play 'vriter. Stick
to yonr new trade, sir, it suits you, and
praise your Vespucci and other favorites as
much as you please but do not interfere
with me in my innocent amusements, and
abuse me for visiting, with respectable gen
tlemen, accompanied by one of their wives, a
publio institution in which they had placed,
for education, their own children.
Above all, if you would have the charac
ter of an honest man, never give circulation
to aspersions of the chaiacter of a lady of
which you know not liintr, which are false in
themselves, and which, for my own pait, I
DErV ANV MAN MVINll TO PROVE.
J'ai Phonnenr ile vnns salner.
M. Db Landsfeld Heald
Lola Montez.
THE COMPROMISE RESOLUTIONS SIS- '
TAINKU.
Congrers has re-enacted by a resolution,
Ihe compromise mrasurei of last session as
a finality. There wa a great fluttering
and staving ofTby the non committalisbi.
This may be considered as a successful
move in favor of Fillmore and Webster
against Gen. Scott, vhose position on the
slavery question has not been-defined.
The General must now show his hand.
The passage of the resolution is also an en
dorsement of the cause of Gen. Cass. The
following is the resolution offered by Mr.
Jackson and amended by Mr. Hillyer, of
Georgia, and was adopted by a vote of 100
yeas to C5 nays.
Resolved. That tho series of acts passed
during the first session of Ihe Ihirty-first
Congress, known as the Compromises, uro
recanted ns a dual adjustment and a pernio
nent settlement of the questions therein em
braced, and should be maintained and exe
cuted as such.
The Pennsylvania delegation voted as
follows:
Ave Florence. Itobbins, Ross, Gamble,
Kurtz, Dawson, Minns 7.
Nay Grow, Allison, T. M Howe .1.
Absent or Donnr.n Chandler, Moore
MeNair. Morrison, Stevens. Jones, Dim-
mick, Fuller, Bibiuhnus, McLannhan, Park
er, J. W. House, Curtis, Gilmore 14.
Of the 233 members of the House 68
were absent or dodged. More than half
the Pennsylvania delegates were absent on
this important vote six Whigs and eight
Homiir-riita '
THE ASE?JSA1T.
SUN BURY.
SATI RDAT, APRIL 10, 15.
II. It. MASSFR, Editor and Proprietor.
V. H. PATsMKH is onr niith'inziM, njent torweivft niV
gcriptitm ami ariverliriiit; at his office, in Pliilmldnliiii, New
York, llunt'tn ainl Hultiitinre.
To AmTXTMKR. The cirru!ntlui of the Snnlniry
Anii'rirnn ntiim tf ic ilitTermt tnwm on tin; ?tisfi(fli:iiun
is cvpi'iUm! if rqiiiiltnl hy miy ptiprr puhlishctl in North
era IVniipylvtmin.
DEMOCRATIC STATE NOMINATION.
VOU CAN AT. CO.MMlSSIONT.lt,
WILLIAM SE ARIGHT,
of Fayelto County.
EDITOR.'.? TAHLF..
lliislllrss Notices.
SuNUtnv FrnRy. Henry V. Hurler Ins tutirn another
lease il" this Ferry. lty kei-piiig jr.ttnl Cnit'ls, a-.iil prompt
intention t'i business lie trusts lie will lie iilile to e,ive gen
eral sntisliu'tlnll.
Law Omen. II. .1. Woolycrtim, Esq., Ims opened n
new Ijiw Olliee iitij. iniiitr our own unit opposite the I'ot
Olliee 03 will lie seen liy his ti'lYcrtiseini'lit ill thin week'
paper.
Cnr.SKt.us. Hakkr tc Co., 170 Cliesnut Ftieel Tlie
lamp eKtuliliFhiiient of this tirni. ii so well known nut! es
tuMished Mint it requires no comment to recommend it to
our readers.
Ink MANt'i'ArTonv, Charles F.neu Johnson lie his card
informs the putilic that he has revived tin? business of
limuufarturiii l'rintiii? Ink nt the well known old stand
suit of my profession as an artiste, though I j of hi Father nnd limudiaiher.
was as well satisfied as the man who made I Clock. J. Ilarher, S. K. Corner ..f 21 imd chestnut
,i t .i . r -,i ; i-;reers, - mm ciiiuia, v era lorsnca nree tiKsirililclll ol
me the oiler, that in refusing it I was saeri- . . ...
Win
St
ficing a great many dollars to my principle.
1 hail too much umour propve, sir, to be
frhown nn likfl o wnollv hnrte nr n vchiln
liero, tint it is a satifaction lo know tha' if I I wi" '"'
it is I who have suffered by it, it is the pub- j
lie which has pained, and that instead of
paying S3 up to a fabulous price for ticket :
all who desired it have had ihe satisfaction !
of seeing me for a much emallar sum.
I was counselled by seveial of my friends
in New York lo purchase the esteem of those
whose mind had been inlluenced by the Je
suitical stories in circulation with regard to
me, by giving the receipts of my first night
lo public charities. The idea was repna
nant to me, and I refused doing so till the
eve of the close of my engagements, when
I have invariably given them a benefit,
when 1 could obtain the permission of Ihe
directors of the theatre.
I speak of Jesuitical lies. 1 mentioned to
a few fiieuds in Paris my intention of com
ing to America on an arti.Mic tour. Imme
diately all the journals from Canada lo Mex
ico are (loaded with communications heap
iZ upon mo all tho epithets in ihe vocabu
lary blackganl. It was also said that I
tamed wild horses, horse-whipped gendarmes
knocked flies with a pistol ball off ihe bald
heads of aldermen, fought duels, threw peo
ple overboard for the sake of saving them
from drowning, and a multitude of other
similar feals. Now, sir, do you see ihe sly,
Jesuitical, infamous design of all this ? It
was simply to uosex me. To deprive mo of
that high, noble, chivalrous protection,
which is so universally accorded to women
in this counlry by generous men.
Very well, sir, did they succeed ! I have
been now four months in this country ami
my succpm, instead! of ttiiiiinit-hinir, has in
creased from the lirst moment up 10 the pre
sent time. Americans are no fools, sir, and
believe me, though tks-y may bn imposed
upon at first, Ihey soon come again to their
senses,
J finally arrived here in your tri mountain
city, pleasantly associated by me with my
own adopted name, and which 1 had more
curiosity to see than 1 ever had had for the
far famed city of the seven. The latter was
the heathen mystio number, but the former
was that of the Christian Tiinity, and was
connected in my mind with those :ioble,
reif-sacrificing, devoted men, who were ever
the objects of my udtniiulior.. I bad twice
been placed under the protection of its citi
zens once by my parents in India on a
voyage to England, and once on my pilgrim-
uge lo thin country, and in neither case had
1 cause lo regret Ihe choice that had been
made for me.
I say my pilgrimage to America, for it
was indeed a pilgrimage. Not such as was
mad by those gallant, noble men who
steered iheir barque lo Plymouth rockbut
more like ihst lover would make lo the
mistress of hit heart; a disciple of Moham
et to his long dreamed of Mecca, a Catholic
devotee to the adored and worshipped shrine
of his saint. And as a lover at the feet of
his adored mistress, a Mahomrnedao befora
Ihe self-suspended coflin of ihe prophet-
irnel worn pflhgnno juosiiate befor the
Til IS WEATHER.
II there is any thing that people claim
the privilege of grumbling about, it is the
weather. And really they have had good
cause the past two months. Winter has
not only lingered in the lap ol spring but,
on Monday last, when he should have qui
etly retired from his throne, with his icy
and stormy sceptre, he reasserted his sway
with all the rigors of a snow storm and ac
companiments such as would have graced
his best efforts in January. The sun has
scarcely been visible for the last five or six
days, and the result is, slush and mud un
der foot, and clouds and vapor over head.
Ah ! for the balmy breezes of May, and
mooniigtu nights ol June.
Tttl.MMING SHEARS.
Mr. George Zimmerman of this place,
one of our most skillul mechanics, has in
vented and made a pair of shears for trim
ming liuit and other trees, that will prove
eminently useful. One of the arms of the
shears is screwed into a socket, fastened to
a pole of any desired length. The shears
are kept open by a spring, and closed by
means of a lever, with a small roller or pul
ley on the end, pressing on the olher arm
of the shears. A cord is attached to the
lever running along the pole, by which
the shears are worked. It is a handsome
piece of workmanship and operates admira
bly, culling oil" a twig as thick as a finger
without difficulty.
OtT" David Taggart, Esq., of Norlhum-
Clas,. Diuc.A.r.-j. H.Sir:iSnc,x.w.:&3. Nona i heriand, has been appointed Chairman of
:ur..reei, noeiiie I lie lurLrM afsof oueiu I'l jii.ne laf-f.
ill unol her column.
WlIOLKSAI.1: (inol'KR. Thi
curd of Messrs. .1. II. .V
H. Hart. Grocers, No. 2 :l Xorlli .'Id Street, l'liiladel-
uud in onr columns. Tins house is one of
Idest as well us one of the oesl in the city.
iVc. in Philadelphia, c- luricini- lo.lHtt tlillereul si.cn
flont the muni eft up to .'Is liy lii) im hes of every variety
mid quality.
J. Srr:wAT Deity, Xii.B1. North 2.1 Si.. riiila.lel.hia,
udvcrtiM-KU new s ipply of Carpetins, Oil CI llis, &c.
TursK Iliekey A: Tull the f.uu us Trunk Manufactu
rers under Jones' Hotel, have received nil udditicuul testi
monial of the siqicriotity of their work, over nil otheis. in
u prize medal ut the ''World's Fair in Loudon' us will be
seen liy referring! to their advertisement.
I.iiigitTY Stove Works. Wc refer our renders to the
advertisement of the stove works of Messrs. Ahlsitt Si
liwrencc in Hrcwn Street, I'hilnilelphiu. They nrtt men
of experience, and their t-Atuhliluucul is one of the hcsl in
the city.
Davui Coockk, No. n South Wharves, keeps constantly
on hand nil kinds of Fii-h, lro isions, A;c, uu exeellenl
place for our Siisiplehuiuia trudeis unit others to supply
themselves.
Soap anu Candles. We can most favorul.y ree-mi-mend
the establishment of .Mr. John llaueroft, Jr. & Sou,
for a supply of these necessaries. They not only inuiiu-
laelure an excellent article, hut hnve the reputnlloii ol' be
iu; luir mid honorulile tleiileis of lout; standing.
the Whig Slate Central Committee. This
is an important post, especially during a
ARH ILTLRAL MEETING.
The Northumberland County Agricultural
Society met nt the Court House, in Sunbury,
on Monday, April 5, 1852, at 2 o'clock, P.
M.,'for Ihe purpose of electing officers, for
the coming year.
The meeting was called to order by David
Taggart, and on whose motion, J. It. Priest
ley took the Chair in the absence of the
President.
In pursuance of the object of the meeting,
ihe Chair appointed a committee of seven to
report officers, to wit : David Taggart, Jas.
Pollock, Samuel John, Wilson Hutchinson,
Robert M. Frick, Daniel Hilbish and Benja
min Gearhart.
After a short relirement, the committee
came in and reported the following named
olhcers :
President SAMUEL HUNTER of Upper
Augusta.
ico Presidents. James Cameron. Chilis-
quaque ; Joseph R. Priestley, Northumber
land ; Geo. C. Welker, Sunbury : Jacob Seas-
hollz, Upper Atigusla ; Wm. B. Kipp, Rushj
Jacob Ililbish, Jackson ; John Montgomery,
Lewis.
Corresponding Secretary David Taggart of
Northumberland.
Recording Secretary Wm. 1. Greenougli
or Snnbmy.
Treasurer Wm. L. Dewart, Sunbury.
Librarian Wm. McCarty, "
Matiasets. Alexander Jordan, James Pol
lock, J. C. Horlon, A. E. Kapp, Samuel Shan
non, Samuel John, James Eokman, Peter
Oherdorf, Jos. Weitzel, Wm. Fegely, Wm.
Deppen, . Ilolshoe, Michael Lenker, Isaac
Raker, John Hine, John B. Heller, H. J. Read-
er, Charles Riddle.
The report was unanimously adopted.
John I'. Wnlfinger offered the following
resolution, which was adopted item can.
Resolved, That this Society recommend to
all farm and lot owners within the County,
to whitewash all Iheir buildings and fences
put up in the rough or wilh unplaned boards,
lor thest reasons. 1st, Because whitewash
ing is neat and cleanly. 2d, Because it op
erates as an effectual preservation of wood
against decay. 3d, Because it also acts as a
prevention to fire. 4th, Because the fiee use
of lime around our premises has a constant
tendency to purify and render wholesome the
air; and lastly, Because if generally practi
sed it would give our towns and country seats
a pleasant and beautiful appearance.
Mr. Taggart asked leave to say a few
words in behalf of the paper which he held
in his hand, (The Pennsylvania Farm Jour-
dal.) Ile spoke of its very low price, and
said it was ihe only Agricultural paper in tho
English language, published in the State, and
as such was enlilled to our consideration and
patronage. This was the 13th number he
had received and he was not afraid to assert
that every number was worth the full amount
of his yearly subscription, lie appealed lo
gentlemen w ho had received it, if it was not
so. The Slate of New York was able to sup
port 4 or 5 such journals and some of them
wilh subscription lists of 30 and 40,000. It
was hard indeed if Pennsylvania could not
sustain one, and sustain it handsomely. The
Press had always been considered by him as
the Right Arm of every Art anil Science,
which it had been established to advocate,
and was not the less so in the Ait and Sci
ence of Agriculture.
He moved the following resolution which
was unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That this Society highly ap-
MASSAIRE OF THE IREW OF TWO
ENGLISH (HUPS
Advices have been received at Lloyd's,
communicating Ihe details of two most flight-
fill events at sea Ihe massacre of the com
manders and portions of tho crews of the
British ships Victory of London and Herald of
Leith.
The Victory, on the 6lh of December,
sailed from Cumsingmoon with upwards of
three hundred Coolies on board for Callno,
and a general cargo. On Ihe afternoon of ihe
10th, belween three and four o'clock, the
Coolies made a rush into Ihe cabin, and with
little difficulty possessed themselves of the
ship's arms. The slauu'htor commenced
Henry Walt was killed and thrown overboard.
Mr. Mullets, tho master; Ihe second-mate,
James Manso, and Ihe conk Ed. Bailey, were
each murdered in succession. Mr. Flatrg
was kept to steer the vessel. They then en
deavored to beat up tho coast to Coehia Chi
na, but that being difficult, ihey bore away
for Pnlo L"bi where the ship was ultimately
brought to an anchor. Finding a convenient
place on coast where they had brought up,
they went ashore, carrying off wilh Ihem a
considereable amount of the cargo.
Tho Herald, under Ihe command of Mr.
Lawsoti, left Shanghai for Leith in the
courso of last October, and in addition to
the master and his wife, Mrs. Lawson, there
were on board two European males, a stew
ard, earp'inter, a cook, a Portuguese seaman
twelve Manilla men, and a Manilla boy.
Some four or five days after the Herald had
left Shanghai tho Manilla men appeared to
have planned u scheme for the purpose of
destroying l!ie whole of the Europeans on
board. They murdered Mr. Lawson, the
carpenter, and all the officers, except the
chief male.
Tho villians then attached heavy weights
to the legs of the bodies, and taking them
on deck, threw them overboard. Tho poor
mate had not breathed his last when brought
on deck, ami lie was tieard to say, ''Good
Good !" (Vie of the Manilla men, a gunner
then look ihe command, mid appointed two
of his companions as lirst and second offi
cers. In the course of live or six days the
wretches recommenced ihe slaughter. The
steward, llio cook, and Ihe Portuguese were
liedup and told that there last hour had arri
ved. The steward, it would seem, made an ap
peal to them for mercy, when tho fellow
who noted as chief mate split open his head
with a hulchet, and, lo render his death
more certain, run a long knife through his
body. Tho Portuguese and tho cook, who
was a native of the coast, contrived to move
the wretches to spare them, nod they were
eventually released, bid enjoined to keep
the greatest secrecy. On that day it was
The following bills were read in place :
To change the mode of granting tavern li
censes in this Commonwenl'h
The bill lo incorporate tho Munch Chunk
Bank was token up and passed finally.
The bill allowing the Banks ol the Com
monwealth to pay Iheir tux on dividends out
of their contingent or surplus fund, passed
finally.
The House then adjourned.
HARBisnt'RO, April 5.
Senate. The bill incorporating the
Wheatley Mining Company, which had
been returned to Ihe Senate by Ihe Gov.
ernor, wilh his objections, was taken npi
the objectionable portion striken out, and
the bill again passed and sent lo the House.
Tho bill incorporating the Reading anil
Kingston Rail Road Company was taken up
anil passed finally.
Tho bill, supplementary to the net revis-
GLASS, DRUGS, PAINTS, &c,
iv HULKS II.E A!VI RIJTAIL..
THE rhila.lp,hi Window Glass Ware
limtsf.. mnA 19..:... tr n:t I
s uiiii, annul, sriiu
Color Stores,
ATos. 33 and 35 North Fourth Street.
F.nst side, 1ms the Inrgest assortment of Window,
Picture, Coach, t.W, Hot-House, and other
(1LASS,
in Ihe city ; comprising upwards of 13,000 dif
ferent siz.es, rtiRiii(j from Ihe smallest size, up to
33 by 00 inches of Klict, inJ M BrB 5 by
7 fret of Plate Gloss, including Ennlish Crown,
French, German and American, both
Single and Double Thick.
Also, n large assortment of Very Thick Gloss,
for Kky-t.iirltta, Hulk Windows, Ac.
The Sulisoril.rr hnvintr a hrary stork on band
is prepared to fill orders at tho shortest notice,
and on the most reasonuliln terms. Odd sues
of any pattern cut to orjrr.
Ground White Lead t Paint. Varnish, of .
cry description ; Turpentine j Linseed Oil lwil.
i d mid raw ; Taint Mills j Putty t Brushes 1.
ing the militia system of tho Common w enlih Dye. Woods, &c., Ac, Sec,
was taken up on second reading, and passed
finally, wilh sundry amendments.
lloL'sr.. The general oppropiiation bill j
was taken lip, and after n lengthy debate,
was so amended as to provide lor a loan of
five millions of dollars, on ihe faith of ihe
Slate, to provide for the loans falling due in
1R52, '52 and '54, nnd as amended, passed
Committee of Ihe Whole, and was made the
order of the day for Saturday next.
The bill for tho relief of the creditors of
ihe Susquehanna Canal Company, was
then taken up, and debated until the House
adjourned.
Orrt'sp, intleuce of Hie Vliiln. I.tvljlir.
LL I 11.11 1'IIOM WAMIIMi'lWX.
Washington', Apiil 5.
This was nn imrnrtant day in Washington
nd iilso, a larRC supply of fresh imported
DKLGS AND MEDICINES.
J. H. 8PHAGLE.
Nos. 33 & 33 North 4lh St., E. Side.
April 1(1, 1S52. ly.
"TAMES B A?wBEE.'3"
Wholesale asul ECelail Clock
ESTABLISHMENT.
S. E. Corner Scond and Chestnut Sts.t
PHILADELPHIA.
V1TIIERE may ! found, one of the largest
' and lict assortments of Clocks and Timo
jiiri'cs in the United States, in quantities to suit
purchasers, of from a single Clock, to one thou
sand Clocks; emliraciuir every variety of style
nnd manufacture, suitable for Churches, Halls,
Conntiii? Houses, Purlois, Sleeping Apartments,
nnd Kit, hens, Steam and Canal Uoats, and Rail
ltoad Cars.
Also general rate Agent, for Hnpp's lately pat
ented Scientific Niche (iold Pen. Wholesale
and in all piobability the most important and Retail (iold and Silver Pen Holders, and
one in the session. .Mr. Jackson's lesolulion lv",:il- nl"1 " yri' y $ V? . Those
. I wicliiii!! to purchase will lind it to their interest
was taken rp, and amended, and then pas 1 tu c..,n l,r0 ,luri.lusillR Pcwl,cre.
sed. Mr. Jackson is a tiuveater, who voted j JAMES II A lift Eli,
against the Compromise measure passed at s- L'"r- Chestnut &. 2nd St., Phila.
1 A..-:i in 1..
April in, ts'.Vi..
SUNBURY FERRY.
TT"g ENRY W. lil'CHEIt informs the public.
8 rl t . . I. . . . I .1. t.. I 1
tvero mm iiv u;i i.ihcn mc ("Hiiiuury r erry aim
' !. .....it ,,,. . " 1 1 ..ir.
.... , ., 1 a , ; tin nt m nun " 11 I'm I'm 1 1.1 iiii uuini mm mini-
willing to subscribe to, while nt Ihe fame . . .. . 0(.romlno,,Blo
the public wilh promptness and despatch.
April 10, lS.Vi If.
ihe last session, but w ho introduced his reso
lution last week wilh n view of making
peace. Ills resolution contained tho extreme
that the Southern Stale Rights men
determined to leave and scuttle Ihe ship.
The boats were got ready, and Mis. Lawson
hearing of 'their contemplated abandonment,
appealed to tin Manilla man who had ihe
command, lo lake her ashore, and not leave
her behind.
The villian heeded not till her entreaties,
however, and slated that his companions
would not permit him to do so. She lln-ti
implored Ihem to allow her a spar to cling
to, but this was denied Indeed, so deter,
mined were the villains that she should
have no chance of saving herself, that be
fore they deseiled the ship ihey secured the
unfortunate lady in one of the cabins, where
she would have 110 chance ol escaping.
About Id o'clock at night, ihey, wilh the
Portuguese, cool., ami ihe Manilla boy, quit-
Rr.i.mioi's Notice. On Sunday emu'ng,
Matthew's Church, in this piace, will be
open lor divine setvices.
character, standing, and ability, among his
friends of the whijj party. Air. Taggart is
young, ardent and energetic in the cause,
and will make an efficient Chairman. We
congratulate Friend David. He is now in
the line of promotion, and if he was only
in the right party profit might follow as
well as honor.
E7" The fiorongh of Elmira, X. Y., is
authorized to subscribe 100,000 to the
Williarnsport and Elmira Rail Road.
completion of this road is an important
led the vessel in one of the large boats, and
shortly after she was seen to founder. Ear
ed Java; Ihe muuh'rets landed ul Sjilankaiwg
but the authorities hearing of the horrille
occurrence, no time was lost in m-rcsting
them, and being secured, they were sent lo
Batavia to await Ihe operation of the law.
proves of the Pennsylvania Farm Journal,
Presidential Campaign, and the selection of nlld earnestly recommend it lo Hie patronage
" ' f 1 . . - .1 .1 1 . . .
Mr. Taggart, is a high compliment to his 01 8"c''" " olurs """uhium" v 011 ,i,u following morning ll.o boat reach-
V.UIUII), iiiui luai me iinaiaicis uo reqiicsueu
lo exert themselves to increase its circulation.
On motion of W. I. Greeuough, Ihe Town
ship Committees of last year were reappoint
ed, to wit :
Rush. W. D. Gearhart, James Eckman,
Wm. G. Scott, Wm. II Kaso.
Cnul.W m. Fegely, Daniel Evert, Win.
N. Weaver.
Upper Aususla. James Forrester, Elisha
Kline, Jacob Eckman, J. Scashollz,
Lower Augusta. Samuel Lanlz, John Yor-
The I Thomas Snyder, Joseph Weilzel.
Jackson. Wm. Deppen, Jacob Hilbish,
t in... r nn l
matter to Ihe citizens of the whole Susque- J0,m "t rl UAnlel ,,uo,sn-
. ,, , . . , 0. 1 11 I ppcr Mahonou. Daniel Hine, F. Maurer,
hanna va lev, and to the Stale genera I v. . ,
' , : I 1 ct,'r Bawel, Peter lirosious.
hen once completed, Philadelphia will Umr Geo. Drosious, M. Len-
I M. il. T I t '
at once nave a connection wmi me ikcs, k A B Jacob s
1 1 .1 x ... 1 r t 1 '
(L?" Onr readers will find in this week's
paper a number ol new Philadelphia adver
tisements to which we invite their atten
tion. No newspaper reader should neglect
to look over the- advertisements as thev of
ten contain matters of interest. In the above
notices we briefly refer to these advertise
ments.
VCr" We are indebted to Messrs. Doug
las, Hroadhead and Gen. Cass, cl the U. S.
Senate, and Messrs. Gamble and Polk ol
the House lor public documents.
r7"" Our Court commenced on Monday
last, and notwithstanding the inclemency
of the weather, a large number of persons
were in attendance. Judge Jordan delivered
a most excellent charge to the Grand Jury
on the nature and character of their duties,
to which they and the Car listened with
respectful atttention and which, we are cer
tain, was not without its effect.
3y In another column will be found
the proceedings of a meeting in Shamokin
township, in relation to the subscription to
the Susquehanna Rail Road. We fear our
friends have taken a one sided view of the
subject. Much as 01 r public works have
cost, the people and the State have alrea
dy more than realised the amount, from the
improvement of the country and the en
hanced value of land and agricultural pro
ducts. There are lew farmers who do not
save in the transportation of fish, salt, plas
ter, grain, fee, treble the amount of their
State tax. The Susquehanna Rail Road
will prove one of the most profitable in the
country, tf this there u scarcely t doubt
by means of the New York and Erie Rail
Road. By this route Elmira will be about
2")." miles from Philadelphia am! 2S8 from
New York, and as the Pennsylvania route
will be not only 33 miles shorter, but much
more favorable in its grading, and there
fore more accepla'.de lo travellers, many
who have a dread of the New York and
Erie Road from Elmira to New York,
would much pref.-r traveling even to that
city, through Philadelphia over the Petin-
sylvania improvements. I
KT Seven additional miles of the Penn
sylvania Central Railroad were opened on
the 1st i nst. It is the first section of the
mountain division, and avoids the most se
rious obstructions on the Portage Road.
The unfinished portion of the road is pro
ceeding rapidly towards completion.
ty Land Warrants are made assigna.
ble by a late act of Congress. A large
meeting was recently held in Philadelphia
for the purpose ol petitioning Congress to
increase the bounty in all cases to 1G0
acres.
K Putting Ink For sale for cash,
at this office, k. g ol 25, 20 and 12 pounds
each.
Since October last the American Board
have sent oul over forty missionaries, male
and female. The laborers have gone to
some twelve or fifteen stations, which al
most encircle the globe.
The Odd Fellows of Boston are to erect a
splendid hull in that city, within the ensuing
year. It is to be of granite, four stories
high, and will ouat $80,000. This amount is
lo be divided in iliaiea of SCO each.
Little " George Peiffer, Jacob
Raker, D. Dornseib, Peter Sholley.
Shamuhin. J. I.eiseniing, W. II. Mucnch,
S John, II. H Teats, David Martz.
Sunbury. Geo. Weiser, Win. McCarty,
Alexander Jordan, Win. L. Dewart, Benja
min Hendricks.
Northumberland. Amos E. Kapp, Joseph
R. Priestley, David Taggart.
Point. 3, C. Horton, Joseph Vankirk, W.
II. Lii-hr.il Thos. II. Watts.
Chdisipiaque. lohn Voris, Jas. Cameron,
R. Troxel, Wm Nesbit, J. H. Yineent.
Delaware. Jacob Stitzel, J. F. Dentler,
Juhn McCorniick, E. Crawford.
Cameron. David Dillman, John Hine.
Wtfioii. James Pollock, S. T. Brown, T.
S. Mackey, Win. A. McCleary, S. Hepburn,
2V6uf. Chas. Riddle, Wm. Fullmer, A.
Armstrong, Philip Bilhnyer.
Lewis. John Montgomery, Wm. Tweed,
Kerr Russell, M. Reader.
The proceedings were ordered lo be print
ed in the County paper and in the Farm
Journal, and copies containing I hem lo be
sent by Ihe Secretary to the member of the
Township Committees.
The meeting then adjourned.
After which the Executive Committee
held a session for the purpose of fixing a
time and place for the next County Exhibi
tion. Present. Messrs. Priestley, Hortnii,
Cameron, Pollock, Jordan, John, Seashollz,
Welker, Kapp, Kipp, Taggait and Greenough.
Mr Hotton was called to preside. After
considerable discussion among Messrs. Cam
eron, Taggart, Pollock and John, it was re
solved lo hold the next County Fair at Nor
thumberland on 7th and 8th of October.
WM. I. GREENOUGH, See'y.
Death bt Lock Jaw. John Brien, of Al-
lentown, Pa., accidentally ran a nail in hi
knee a week ago ; on Saturday last he took
the lock jaw, and died on Tuesday.
XXMI ( 0.IU.V l irst Srssioll.
Washington', April, fi, 1S52.
Senate. The Senate commenced ut half-
past 12 o'clock.
Mr. Douglas presented the petition of
Henry O'Rielly, of the Western Telegraph
lines, proposing to establish a line of com
munication, by mail ami telegraph, from the
Mississippi river to the Pacific ocean.
Mr. Douglas said I he petitioner asked no
money nor land, no dentition nor gifts ; but
that his line of telegraph may bo protected
by the military posts of the Government.
As military posts have been authoiized in
that Territory, he asks that, instead of being
placed in large bodies, they may be put in
station of twenty men, nt a distance of
twenty miles apart. Detachments from
each of ihe posts could carry tho mail.
Thus tho telegraph, the mail, and the emi
grants could be protected by the same line
of military posts. If this bo done, Mr.
O'Reilly thinks ho can, in two years from
this time, have European news published on
the Pacilio in two weeks from the time of
its leaving Europe.
I'KIWSYLVAXn Ltt;iSL.TlUE
H.MtlusBl'lir:, April 3.
Senate. The following bill were also
consideied and passed :
A bill relative to the Northern Dispensary
in Philadelphia.
A bill authorizing the construction of free
bath, in Philadelphia.
A bill authorizing the Philadelphia nnd
Sunbury Rail Road Company, and lite Dan.
villa and Puttsville Rail Road Company to
borrow 800,000.
A bill relative to the Getmantown Water
Company.
The following bills were read in place
A bill more effectually to secure the pay-
n.ent of th e wages of laboreis.
The Senate I lien look up, and passed
through Committee of the Whole, the sup.
plement to Ihe act revising the militia sy
tern of Ihe Commonwealth.
The Resolutions instructing the Senators
and Representatives in Congress from Penn
sylvania, relative to a canal around Ihe
Falls, in the Ohio river, near Louisville,
were considered and passed finally. The
Senate then adjourned.
IlocsE, The Committee on Corporation
repoiled, with amendments, Ihe Supplement
to the Act incorporating the Pennsylvania
Rail Road Company.
time, they exacted from the North a faithful
adherence to the Fugitive Slave Bill.
The Democrats sat out the session tili
nearly 6 o'clock, P. M . and were resolved
to remain there till midnbht, defeatin
movements to adiourn, calling 'he toll. &e.
Some of the Whigs from the North voted
for one resolution nnd not for the other ; but
the Fillmore, or true blue administration
Whig-, came nobly up I" their lak, and so
did the constitutional D 'rnncrats, together
with a goodly portion of tli fire-ea'eis, and
some of the Fiesoilers. The moderate and
protiiolic men of both parties have now a
platform to stand upon ; and though some of
Ihe leading politicians have to-day received
their cuietus forever, the country will by no
means tegtet their loss. It is now mmally
certain tint General Scott cannot be nomina.
ted unless be embuses the Compromise plat
form prospcctivUi, not rel respectively by let
ters written two years ago, and thai no
Presidential candidate can be nominated or
elided who does not st.ind folly committed
lo Ihe resolutions passed to-day in the Hoii-e
of Ri'preseulaliv'js. Oii-erveh.
si' .mj I'll y AM) i:ttn: It All- IIO.U).
Tin) I'iiila. Ledger ays, we leain that 1)
L Miller, Jr., Piesideut of the company,
returned on Friday night, I mm a hasty visit
to Clinton and l.veoming counties. Dining
llis Slav, I tie Commissioner ol
county hiib-ciibed one htlltdied thousand,
and the latter two hundred thousand dollais,
to ihe slock of the Company. The borough
ol Lock Haven also subset ibed twenty thou
sand dollars making m all lliiee hundred
and twenty thousand dollars, ailtl'd within
Ihe last week to Ihe subscription of this Rail
Road, Ihe importance of w hich to the Stale
and lo the city, caiinol well be overeslima
led. The total amount thus far secured, posi
tively, is as follows :
Eiie't'ilv, S300 000
County, .iid.liuo
Watren ;;' 150.000
Elk ,; 1011,000
Clinton " 100.000
Lveoming county, SOO.Otlt)
Lock Haven liuiuugh, 20.000
Philu. individual subscription, 429.6110
Warren County, o2,000
LIBERTY STOVE WORKS,
H'tOU'X STIJEET,
nfiorc Fourth,
?EIIifll)EI,IHIA.
fni'.t'rsiL'tirO rr'C''iiuilv luiorm mc pu'j.
Total, 1,551,000
A laigo urno;int of individual subscription
has been secured by Couitniltees, still oc
livelv emploed in increasing iheir lists,
and from horn no definite report has yet
been receiveil the foregoing list embraces
nothing but what is ubsululely in possession
of Ihe Company
'Exclusive ol SlbSUU, conditionally sub
scribed.
lie that they are 111 full operation nt their
now foundry, and ready to execute orders for
s'ovrs of cery descrilioii on the most rcaiana
: b'.e Icrtiis.
They hr.itr the attention of .STOVE DEAL
j F.1JS to thi-ir l;ire assortment of tsTOVES, all
: of 1 ieh are i nlirely new. nnd gt up at great
e.ense. Among hill are the Liberty Air
1 TLht Cool;, Complele (,'ooli, ."'tar Air Tight,
. Slur IVanl.lin, lar Itiidtator, Jenny l.ind I in
i ji:ocl, l'iie King Itndiators, r-'sikimiilKlrrs, Can
j i.ons. Ila-i". D ue limlers, Uar Knoui btoves,
' r'unr.iec's, Gas livens, &e.,
I AlilJUnW LAWRENCE.
I N. II. Country merchants are particularly
invited to i :ul and esamine our assortment.
April 10. 1S32. ly.
i'sat; 4.iiti:i'U' 1'ittzi: ?ik.in. ak
HXCSS? & TULZ.,
No. 1 Is Chcstim'. St., vhove Si.rth, Front of
JONES' HOTEL,
f r-r-r-r- "P H A V E jut received their Prize
l"V'TrI Medal, awarded t them for
-j.lifll. iheir lest Travelling Trunks ex
hi'.iiU'.l nt the World's Fair in Loudon, 151
In - in li.e onlv fhiliitur to whom any aware"
wss made, 'i heir reiiii'iti'iioii was with all tin
Ihe lormer I o,d. imd thev have taken THE PRIZE!
TKl'NKS, VALISES, BAGS, &c.
To he found ill this City, and at very low prices
Clii lilld see.
'I raid; Ma
April 10, If
J. CTEWART EEPUY.
4 T '-C:t North '-.1 ucot. above Wood,
y (liiirnt Dirlri.'t.) Philadelphia, would
respectfully cidl the attention of his friend
' ami the public in ccr.er.il, lo his large and
P will select) d stock of t "ariits. Oil Cloths,
C .l at'.in ;s, Window tshidrs, !?tair Hods,
Ve.. cVc.
VeniliMi l"ur i't;iis fruil T ets to 1U1 els prr yd.
inirniii! ' i-; . mi
Tiuei' Civ n " im ' "
i: is' l ivy " ijo "
" Door Malts. He would invite the atten
tion ol de dersand others to his large stock
of Dont M,,tt. which he manufactures
in great variety and f splendid iuulity.
On. Cmitiis, froui 1 yard to 8 yards wide
w liolesale and retail.
April 10, 1852. Cm.
HICKEY V TI LL,
iinulactuiers, 118 L hcslnut M.
tf.
New Advertisements.
I 1.1, FOUL'S DAY The origin and mean-
iiiGt of the prevaloiit custom of Ihe 1st of
April, are a mvsterv to most persons, and in or
der to eplaiu it lo our readers in a practical
wav, we take pleasure In inloriiuii ttiem tliat
Kockhill & Wilson sell the best and cheapest
elolhiiiii in the I'liited (States, ut their line More,
No. 1 1 1 Chestnut street, corner of Franklin
Place.
Philadelphia. Jan. 31, 1852.
II. J. WOOLVZHTGIf,
A??C?slT2VT AT Li.77.
OFFICE in Market street, Sunbury, uiljoiuing
the Olliee of the "Aniericau" uud opposite
the Post ( Ml'ice.
llusiness promptly attended to in Northumber
land and Ihe adjoining Counties.
lvKi'Kti to ' Hon. C W. Hccius and 11. Kan
nan, Potlsville; Hon. A. Jordan uud 11 13. Mus
ter, Sunbury.
April 10, 1S52. ly.
NOTICE TO ERIDCE BUILEESS.
"B JI!OPOiALs for building a bridge t or near
I- Samuel Wood's Furnace in Point township,
Northumberland county, will be received on the
4th dav of May next, lutween the hour of 10 and
II o'clock of said day ut Samuel It. Woods, ut
which lime and place specifications will he ex
hibited. .WM. WILSON, )
OIKIS'N ALIiERT, J Com'r.
CHAS. WEAVER. )
Suuburv, April 10, 1H.VJ. 31.
Estate cf JOHN UNGEH Sen., Dec'd.
JOTICE is hereby given thut letter tesli
inentarv have been eranted to the suhscii
Wrr on tho estate of John L'ujjer, sen., dec'd.,
lute of Shamokin township, Northumberland
county. All persons iudchtej to said estate on
hook account, vendue notes or otherwise, or hav
ing claims against the same, are requested to
cull on the subscriber for settlcnieut, who will
attend ut the bouse of Charles l.ciscnring, in
Miiimokiu township, on Tuesday Hie SatU day
of May next, for that purpoae.
WILLIAM H. M TENCH, Exc'r.
Niamokiu tp., April 10, 1862.- Ol
DAVID COOPER,
COMMISSION MEiiClIAVJ
roil 'nn-: sai.i: op
Fish. Provisions, tV.,
.Vo. 9 Yorth Wiarrcs,
April 10, 1S.VJ. ly.
J. H. & W. B. HART,
VIIOLKSAI.E CliOCKK
So. 229 North '.id St , above Callowhill,
riULADELrniA.
A lar.'e assortment of Orooeries always
hand, which will be sold at the lowest pikes
Cash or approved Credit.
April 10, 1H.V2.Iy.
II. roit.NF.I.irs. I. P. HAKF.R. c. HA!
ConuTnis. linker Co.
MAM F.VITIU'.IiS OF
Lamps, Chandeliers, Gas Fixtures,
8TIWE NO. 176 CHESTNUT ST.
Manufacturij No. 181 Cherry St.,
r III I. A DEX.PKI A.
April 10, lS.V2.-tf.
SOAP & CANDLE MANTJTACTO-
No. 10 ll'd St, hrtireen 2d Ir 3d Sis.,
Ao. 17 North 6th Street,
nill.ADIU.l'llIA.
slolm JlatuTol't Jr. fintl So
IEsrECTFt LLY' inform SUire-keeiers.
t'liants, etc., that Ihey Manufacture ami
for Sale, Palm, White, Varietinted, Yt'lloi
Drown Soaps, Mould uud Dipped Candles,
good iualiiv and at reasonable price.
I XT' Cush paid for Tallow and rough F
April 10 ls.o'2. ly.
The Johnston Ink
MANUFACTORY REVIV.
KWfc Lombard St , PII1LADELPJ
TiMXF. aul.wribcr he; leave resetfu'
form 1'uiXTr.xs generally, lhat hfi
reeded to the Uusinesa of maiiufjcturj
ing hil formerly carried on by I'i'fiha
and father, and oilers, hi article re
without any Pi rrs, but with the tl jjM
upon the louir established chuiac gtial
l.s lnijj confident of it giving r fin '
to all who may Civnt him w''imisT(
Cash. CUAHLKS ENP
April IP, l3i-lf.