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From ihe N6tii American ft U. 8. Gsiette.
SHALL PHILADELPHIA OR BALTIMORE
hold tie key to thr stsmi
IIAKNA VALLET i
With 'ihis brief recurrence to the scheme
6f l!a!timore to wach the Western traJe
'through Pennsylvania, let us glance at her
-fioheme, now maturing, to reach the trade
the lakes through the Susquehanna valley
in our own Slate. In 1851 a company was
chartered under the auspice of jwrties
known to be in the interest nf Baltimore,
vrith authority to construct a rail road from
the terminus of the Baltimore line of rail
road, opposite Harrisbutg, to Sunbury, a dis-
tanee of fifty odd miles up the Susquehanna
river, with the right to extend to Williams,
port, on the West Branch, and lo make a
branch road to Wilkesbarre, on the North
Branch. At Ihe late session of Ihe Legisla
ture the Sunbury and Krie Rail Koad Com
pany obtained Ihe right to build their rond
as far down the Susquehanna as Htmisburg,
instead of Sunbury, which was Ihe pnint
lixed in their original charier. Now, as but
one rail road can be made along the Susque
hanna, between the Pennsylvania Kail Kond
bridge and Sunbury, the Bullimorenns are
straining all Ihe energies they possess to
ntan their work first, and thus get possession
of the ground ! Therefore, time is ihe es
sence of the whole matter, nnd if, by pro
rastitiHtion, Philadelphia interests should
be compelled to pive way lo Baltimore in
terest in the Susquehanna valley, then say
we, woe to Philadelphia, and farewell for
ever lo all those visions ol a lake trade
which now beam upon our city. It is the
most positive conviction of Ihe writer that
tho Select Council had better give to the
Sunbury and Erie Rail Road Company one
million of dollars as a patnity, rather than
suffer Baltimore to fasten her iron grasp
nbove Ilarrisburg in ihe Susquehanna valley.
Why, then, should the Select Council hesi
tate to subscribe lo that amount of the capi
tal stock of the Sunbury nnd Erie Company,
which is certain to pay more than six per
cent 1 A subscription of one million dollars
made now to ihe Sunbury and Erie Rail
Road, will keep Baltimore influence from
extending beyond its present termination,
nnd will, besides, inspire confidence and
faith Along the entire route to Erie. Fiom
tlatrUburg to Sunbury is the cream of the
route. The tonnage and travel which
Would be thrown upon a tail road between
those points, would alone make the section
profitable nnd remunerative, while the
through business that would pass over it
would be clear profit. From Ihe eastern
bank of the Susquehanna, between Hums
burg and Sunbury, there are at this time
four rail roads already constructed, which
penetrate into the anthracite coal region !
These four roads, to wit : the Ssuquehanna
and Dauphin Rail Road, the Lykens Valley
Rail Road, the Trevertun Rail Road, and the
Shamokim Rail Road, would pour an im
mense tonnage on the main trunk line ex
tending along the river.
By keeping Baltimore below the pass in
the Blue Mountain, near Ilarrisburg, Phila
delphia can always hold the dead latch
upon her ; whereas if Baltimore, through
delay of action on the part of our Select
Council, once gets her iron arm b-yo:id thai
pass she will extend it entirely across our
.S'fafe lo Elmira in New York, and iheie
connoct with the New York and Erie Rail
Road. This is the Baltimore programme
for 1852, as plainly laid down and as zeal
ously urged as was Ihe Baltimore pro
giamme to reach Pittsburg in 18-16. Will
the Council of Philadelphia of 1852 mani
fest lets enterprise and foiesight than the
Councils of 1846, whose action raised the
character of our city in Ihe estimation nf
the whole country 1 Delay then would
have been fatal to the hopes of Philadelphia
for Ihe trade of the West delay norr will
be fatal lo the hopes of Philadelphia for ihe
trade of the Lakes.
With two great iron ways ((retching
alhwait the great State of which she is the
metropolis the one to Ihe brink of ihe Ohio
and the other to tho margin of the Lakes,
Philadelphia may in verity become (he em
pire city of the nation.
The (rile words "now or never" apply
with resistless emphasis to Ihe Sunbury and '
Erie enterprise at the present time. Having
faith in the promises and confidence in the
judgment of Philadelphia, Ihe coui.ties along
the line have all made subscriptions to the
slock of ihe Sunbury and Eiie Company. If
Philadelphia odds her million, ihe road will
be begun and prosecuted lo speedy comple
tion. Northern Pennsylvania will be made
populous and glad ; the metropolis will be
ttiong in her own Commonwealth ; the
iradeof the Lakes will enrich our citizens.
If, on the contrary, the Sunbury and Erie
project is permitted to break down, the peo
ple of Ihe interior will, in iheir disappoint
ment, (urn to New Voik and Baltimore for
that aid which Philadelphia foolishly with,
held fioui them. The New York and Erie
Rail Road Co., will be invited to extend its
branches everywhere along I lit! northern
bonier, and Baltimore will be welcomed
with a carte llanche into the very heart ol
the State. Il is idia lo expect ihe interior
counties lo do without rail roads in thi time
of progress. Philadelphia cannot play the
"dog in Ihe manger," because the political
power of the State it in the rmtl counties !
A new avenues aie opened with New York
and Baltimore ct the north and south, Ihe
people of the interior became more and
more estranged fro.n Philadelphia, and
allied in closer bonds lo her rivals. This is
human natare. The first impulse of a
Penniylvanian if to turn towards the chief
city of the State ; but if he be received
coldly, or it disappointed in bis just e.:pec"
taiions, be turns hit back and it no longer a
friend. Philadelphia can never acquiie her
proper position till aha that) be bound by
meant nf rapid communication with all pot
itioM of tin Commonwealth.
.Slate pride it tn ennobling sentiment, and
if our .citizens would ofleuer breathe Ihe
moauta'ta ir of ihe interior, and iuvite in
rarkira the wellers of ihs valley and bill
tops lo .ia Pennsylvania' fair city, we
would all bacorsve mure thoroughly Peonsyl
auia iu our JeelingK, view and iucii
tialious. A PHIllPtl.T-nli lV.KKtYLVAKUt).
TEE AMERIGiLlT.'
SUNBURY.
SATURDAY, MAT 89, 19Ji.
II. Bt MASSF.R, Editor and IroprlMor.
V. B. PALMKR It nur suthnnxed srent to receive Sub'
criptlon ami advertising at hisctfice, In PhttKtfiSj, New
York, Boiton nnd llultunnre.
To Advertisers The circulation nf tN'e Siinlniry
American among the dilT irent ovns oh V-4 9uscihsiiiia
is nut exceeded lfequld l,nyfpTfublnhed in North
em Poinnylvnuin.
DEMOCRATIC STATE NOMINATION.
VOIl CAN AL tOMMIKIONF.R,
Willi AM SE ARIGHT,
tif Fayette County.
EDITOR'S TABLE.
Business Notices.
Geniy's Lady's Book for June ii A double numticr and
a gem, containing lit! pnges with four full page engia-
viiii Ooiler i determined tliut hit book liall not beouljr
eute rtniniitr. but useful orntmentnl and instructive. The
present number contains the following nrticlet of useful'
iiess, "Uov to Moderunizc an Old Cottage,'1 "Costumes
of ull Notions," "A Chapter on Watches," "On theStnrs,'
On Wild Flowers," Ac. Some of the contributors to
the present numlier are Mrs. Neat, Fredericks Bremer'
Mrs. Hole, Ac.
Glkasos'i Pictorial Drawing Room Companion contin
ues to he na attractive at ever. The Inst number eontains
a handsomely illustrated view of the procession and recep
tion of Kossutli iii HosUm. This publication it creditable
tl the art and should lie well tuslaincd.
The advertisement of Mr. Weictiselbaum, the Spectacle
man wilt lie found iu this weeks paper.
Pali or Real Estate. We catt the attention of our
readeis to the sale of valuable property iu the Borough ol
Norihiimlerlnnd, lute ttie cstute of Kphraim P. Shannon.
by bis F.xeeut irt.
Removal. Miss Mary E. Wharton in her cord in
another column, informs tier friends nnd the public that
she has removed to the building lately occupied by Mr.
John .Martin, northwest of the Court House.
I.AST NOT I.RAtT. Frtling A Grant advertises a large
stock of goods, at their extensive st'irc in Market street,
just received from Philadelphia. They say they will tell
cheaper thiln the cheapest.
Tailoring. We call the attention of our readers to the
advertisement of John V. Martin, who hat removed bis
tailoring establishment to the shop formclty occupied by
Jacob Pointer, a few doora ntiove this office. Mr. Martin
is a a xxt wutknian Bud is determined to please hit cut
toiners.
KF Printing Ink. For sale for cash,
at this office, kegs ol 25, 20 and 12 pounds
each.
fXT Business. The contemplated Rail
Roads running to this place have already
given an impetus to business. Three new
stores have been opened here since the 1st
ol April, and all, we believe, old and new,
are doing as well as expected. The road
from Ilarrisburg to Sunbury, we presume,
will be shortly put under contract the
law authorizing a subscription by Balti
more having been recently passed.
m Shad. Some fine shad are now ta
ken in the river below the Shamokin Dam
by some of our citizens. They remind us,
in flavor, of days gone by, and are much su
perior to the soft shad brought Irom Philadel
phia and Baltimore.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT
A youn girl about fourteen years old, a
daughter of Mrs. Miller, of this place, was
most severely kicked in the lace by a horse
running loose in the street, belonging lo
Mr. Ray. The child, when taken up was
not expected to live but we learn that it is
now likely to recover. There is an ordi
nance against horses &c, running at large,
and it ought to be strictly enforced or more
accidents will happen.
H7-B
rain. There was a slight rise in
wheat about ten days since, but since the
late arrival from Europe the prices have
somewhat receded. A crrgo of twenty
two hundred bushels from this place, sent
by Messrs. Friling and Grant was sold in
the city at the time, for $1,04. but it was a
fine lot, not to be surpassed by any in the
market.
mThe Erie papers are busily engaged
in discussing the various rail road projects,
now in progress. There is some misunder
standing in regard to some of these contem
plated improvements. The Erie folks sus
pect there is a design on the part of some to
prevent Erie becoming the terminus of the
Lake trade. We hope not, as Erie is con
sidered the best harbor on the Lake.
U" SrinrruAL Raiting Judge Ed
monds, of New York, a distinguished jur
ist, has become a convert to the doctrines
ol the Spiritual Rappings. The Philadel
phia Ledger thinks the Judge is a inono-
rnoniac on the subject, and fears that he
may infuse some of these spiritual notions
into the New York jurisprudence. The
"Spiritual Telegraph," published at New
York, the first number of which we have
received, contains some singular develop
ments of the rappers.
K?" The whigs of Union county held a
meeting at New Berlin on Tuesday last.
Speeches were made by a number of prom
inent whigs. Among the number was
David Taggart Esq., ol Northumberland,
chairman of the State Central Committee,
Friend David, who is something of an At
las in his dimensions, declared among other
things, that every inch of the six feet two
inches, that compoeed his lineal proportions
was purely, absolutely and unqualifiedly
whig. This reminds us of the campaigne
when Francis Granger was a candidate for
the Vice Presidency, wliose electron was
advocated by some on the ground that
"Frank (-'ranger was fine looking man,
and measured six fee', two."
SUNBURY AMERICAN AND SHAMOKIN JOURNAL.
RlBSt RIPTION TO Til sl'ITjVEHANNA
RAIL ROADv
It will be teen by l)ie following pream
ble and resolutions Viral the Town Council
of the Borough of Sunbury, at their meet
ing on Mondsy laA, authorised t subscrip
tion of five hundred shares to the ttock of
the SusquehaYina Rail Road, at t50 per
share, amounting to t25,000. Thii is a
very liberal subscription for Borough of
the size of ours, and shows most conclu
sively that we have full confidence in the
project. The Council also authorised a
subscription of $25,000 to the Sunbury and
Erie Road, on condition that the road is
commenced at this place within one year.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE TOWN COUNCIL.
At a meeting of the Burgesses nnd Council
of the Boronch of Sunbury, May 17th, 1852,
Dr. D. W. Shindel offered ihe following Pre
amble nnd Resolutions, which were unani
mously agreed to :
Whereas, The construction of a Rail Road
from this place to Bridgport is a matter of
great public importance, and must be highly
conducive to the best interest and general
prosperity of ihis Borough, and whereas the
sum heretofore subscribed by ihe Borough to
the stock of Ihe Susquehanna Rail Rond Com
pany, is deemed too small, nnd doubts exist
as to lha regularity and eflicacy thereof.
Therefore
Resolved, That in lien of the subscription
heretofore made, Ihe Chief Burgess of this
Borough, be and is hereby authorised nnd
empowered to subscribe on the part or the
Borough, five hundred shares at fifty dollars
per share, to Ihe capital stock of the Susque
hanna Rail Road Company, to be paid at
such times and places and in such propor
tions ami instalments as the directors of said
Company may require, in pursuance of the
act regulating Rail Roads, approved 19th of
February 1849 and its several suppliments.
And that the said Chief Burgess be nnd he
is hereby authorized and empowered lo per
form and execute all lights, powers, franchi
ses and privileges conferred and secured un
der the provisions of ihe act entitled, A sup
plement lo the act incorporating tho Susque
hanua Rail Road Company, passed Ihe 24th
day of April 1852, and generally lo do all
acts and things necessary lo carry out the
true meaning and interest of this resolution
provided, however that this subscription is
only to be binding and is made upon the con'
dition, that the 8500,000 expected to be rais-
ed by the City of Baltimore, be subscribed
as stock to the said company, either by the
City of Baltimore or some company to which
said city may loan said money.
On motion of Dr. R. H. Awl,
Resolved, That Ihe Chief Burgess be and
is hereby authorized to subscribe twenty-five
thousand dollars to the Sunbury and Erie
Rail Road, provided the said road be made
from Sunbury to Erie, and provided the said
Erie company commence the work at Sun
bury within one year.
P. M. SHINDEL, Clerk.
PROVISIONS.
There seems to be great scarcity of pro
visions throughout the whole country.
Potatoes and all kinds of grain excepting
wheat, seem to be scarce and high. Fresh
meat sells higher than ever known before
almost equalling city prices. Our butchers
are now asking and getting nine cents per
pound for all good pieces, and as nearly all
the pieces between the horns and the tail
are included in this category, there is but
little to be had below that price. The
butchers say that they have to pay extrava
gant prices for cattle. In this dilemma it
is well to have something to fall back upon
We, fortunately, laid in a supply of most
excellent dried beel Irom the establishment
of Van Brunt and Fitzgerald, in Water
street, Philadelphia, a house that does a
large business in the provision line, and
who are extensively engaged in curing
dried beef. This may be often used as an
excellent substitute for fresh meat, espe
cially when frizelled and served up with
a cream gravy, and besides it is always han
dy and easily prepared.
1YILLIAMSPOKT AND ELMIRA RAIL ROAD.
We understand that a company Irom
New York have commenced relaying the
Blossburg and Corning Rail Road with a
heavy II tail, and that the same company
have entered into contract, to extend that
road Irom Blossburg by way of the Block
House, to connect with the Williamsport
and Elmira road, at Trout Run, we presume.
Thus williamsport will be connected with
the New York and Erie road by way of the
Blossburg and Corning and the Tioga rail
road. A meeting in favor ol the measure
was held at Williamsport, a few days since
The meeting was addressed by J. F. Cow
an, T. W. Lloyd, Esq., and others. The
corps of engineers are on the route. The
money it is said, is ull raised, and the road
is to be completed in less limn a year. The
road will be somewhat longer and more
circuilcns than the direct route to Elmrra,
but the grades are favorable.
IEF" DACiEnnEOTvrE Likenesses. It is
some time since we have been visited by
a daguerreotype artist. Mr. Mason, whose
advertisement appear in our paper this
week, bos taken a room in the State House.
He is a gentleman of skill and intelligence,
and his pictures, though taken at the low
price of one dollar, are the best specimens
we have seen exhibited in this place.
George F. Miller, Esq., of Union
county, has been recommended by some of
the papers at the whig candidate for Con
gress in that district, composed of Union,
Dauphin and Lebanon. Mr. Miller it
highly popular at home, but wt doubt whe
ther he would make much in exchanging
hi profession lor the empty honors of Con
, greiional bear fighting.
UNIIRY AND ERIK RAIL KOAD feVB.
SCRIPTION.
The Philadelphia North American after
copying our remarks in last week's paper
in regard to the refusal of the Select Coun
cil of that city to subscribe one million of
dollars to the stock of the Sunbury and Erie
Rail Road, makes the following comments:
While we cannot but regret such a splen
elio exhibition as this, we must admit that
we expected some such indignant denuncia
tion from the press of the northwest, to
which the very singular conduct of tne Se
lect Council has evidently laid us open. It
is admitted on all sides that this road is of
immense importance to Philadelphia, and
that Philadelphia herself ought to put her
shoulder to the wheel. Indeed, it is stated
that some of the very gentlemen who voted
against the subscription in council, agree
to the paramount importance of the enter
prise, and think that the subscription will
have to be made, but express a desire to in
quire further into the subject, and there
fore vote down the subscription in order to
have delay! To us this seems a most un
accountable state of things, and arrived at
by a most incomprehensible process of rea
soning. This is not a new project sprung
upon us suddenly, nnd only urged with spe
cious plausibility. It is one which has been
before us fur years. Every thing relative to
it ought by this lime to be familiar not
merely to nur publio authorities, but to the
izens at large. The condition of the
Company, the routes, ihe necessity for the
subscript inn, have all been long before the
public, and if our Select Council do not sutTi
cienlly understand Ihe matter, they cer
tainly are behind Ihe generality of our intel
ligent classes.
They must perceive by the above articles
that (heir vote Las jeopardized the interests
of ihe city, and thrown over to the side of
our Baltimore rivals the sympathies of the
people along the line, and the advantages
resulting from their being in the field, while
we are deliberating. By noting at once,
the Select Council can remedy this measure,
but if action is long delayed, we fear it will
not be of much consequence when it is
taken.
Extension of the Mine Hill Road
to Ashland. The Engineers are already
on this route. There is no doubt but the
whole road between this place and Potts
ville, will be located and put under con
tract. The Mine Hill extension to Ash
land, will there be connected either with
an extension of the old Danville and Potts
ville road, who have now a corps of engi
neers surveying the route, or perhaps un
der a new charter called the Broad Moun
tain and Mahonoy, extending from Ash
land to Shamokin, a distance of only about
twelve miles. The old road between this
place and Shamokin is to be relaid with
heavy T rail. This will complete the con
nection between this place and Pottsville,
and consequently to Philadelphia.
DANVILLE BRANCH.
We understand the rail road from Dan
ville, to connect with the road from this
place to Shamokin at Reeds, about ten miles
from this place, will be shortly commenced.
The large amount of coal consumed at Dan
ville, in the furnaces and rolling mills,
renders this improvement almost absolutely
necessary. The road will be located, we
understand, on the short route with an in
clined plane to overcome the summit.
E Mr. Shriner of the Lewisburg Dem
ocrat, is respectfully informed that we did
not say "there would be no difficulty in
the Northumberland Bank obtaining a
recharter since the E.islon Bank has secured
one." We said nothing at all about its
recharter. We, however, now say so, and
no sane man ever doubted it. The Bank
of Northumberland is not only one of the
best conducted, but one of most popular
Banks in the state, and until the Governer
and Legislature determine to abolish all
the Banks iu the State, they will not read
ily venture to brave public opinion and
public justice, by opposing an institution
as unexceptionable as any iu the Common
wealth.
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ParsiDENT FiLLKoat't wiferdaughter and
son, left New York on Monday last, for
brief visit to Buffalo.
THK CASK OF HEDUCTIO AND ATTEMPT.
ID ASSASSINATION IN BALTiMORK.
The following particular! of a painful oc
currence in Baltimore, which wat briefly
given in a telegraph despatch yesterday, are
furnished by Ihe papers of that city i
Seduction and if Consfgufnee. -Abont
eighteen months since, a young man of our
oily, named Joseph F. Creamer, well known
around town, became acquainted with the
beautiful and talented daughter of Mr.
George League, a gentlemen long known
and highly respected in our community, as a
commission broker. Miss Rosalba League,
ihe lady lo whom reference is made, was, at
the time, attached to the choir of one of our
churches in ihe vicinity of Baltimore street,
and numbers of persons wended their way
thither every Sunday to listen to her singing
which all who heard it, pr nonnced almost
unequalled for melotly nnd cempass.
Creamer, as we stated, became acquainted
with her, nnd paid to her the marked atten
tion usual from a man toward the lady
whom he intends to make his wife. The
young lady, herself, loved him dearly not
wisely, bul too well and the consequence
was, that he had been visiting her tome
eight or ten months, her friends noticed a
change in her, and anxious maternal in
quiries elicited the fact that she was about
lo become a mother, without having under
gone the ceremony that would make her a
wife.
Of course Ihe discovtry caused ihe live
liest emotion in Ihe family, Ihe members of
which had always hitherto maintained an
unsullied reputation. The father of Miss
League at once waited upon the seducer of
his daughter, nnd demanded of him tho
only reparation in his power to his injured
chilil lo marry her. This he refused to do
alleging that he was a minor, and therefore
incompetent to many without his father's
consent, ut Ihe same lime referring him to
his father ns the most suitable person lo be
consulted in Ihe premises. Of course this
was merely prevarication, nnd an attempt lo
escape from doing justice to his victims. A
shorl lime afier Ihis ihe father of ihe young
lady induced Creamer lo go to the house nnd
see Rosalba. she being desirous of having an
interview with him. When ho had arrived
at the house, a preacher was in wailing, ihe
license prepared and everything in readiness
to celebrate I lie marriage ceremony, which
the friends and relations of the lady's family
had determined should take place at that
lime, even if threats and force had to be re
sorted lo.
The question wrs then put to Creamer, by
the father, "will you marry my daughter 1"
lo which he again evaded a direct answer
by a reference to bis father. Mr. League
now become very much excited and enraged
and pointing a pistol at the ruiuer of the
peace of his family, threatened lo shoot
him if he did not at once marry his daugh
ter, but Creamet steadily refused, and final
ly was suffered lo depart on a promise that
he would do justice to ihe lady at tome fu
ture time. He continued to visit the bouse
until after the child was born, professing a
determinate n to marry her is soon ns he
became twenty one years of age. While
this promise was hanging over him, how
ever, he was paying his addresses to another
lady, the daughter of a highly respected
citizen of Baltimore, still however, regularly
visiting Miss League, anil making no avow
al of his determination to break hit engage
merit with her.
On last Saturday week he eloped with the
young lady mentioned Miss Clare they
being married here on Saturday morning.
and starting for Philadelphia in the after
noon train. They did not get off, however,
without considerable dilliculty, the family of
Miss League having by some means become
apprised of what was going on, although
not lo ils full extern they only supposing
that he was going off to be married, not
knowing that he was actually married at
the time. Mrs. League und other members
of her family were at llio depot, and at
tempted to get to Ihe bride, but by some
means they were put upon the wrong scent)
and ibe biidal parly succeeding in gelling
off without the two ladies meeting.-
Creamer and his wife remained in Philadel
phia about a week, and then returned lo
Baltimore, and look rooms at the Fountain
Hotel, where ihey have resided up to ihe
present time. The father of the victim of
ihe seducer' nrts, knowing that reparation
to his daughter by marriage was now out of
Ihe question, determined to personally
wreak his vengence upon the destroyer of
his family's peace and good name, by (hoot
ing him ; and accordingly he has been on
Ihe alert for him ever since his return.
Yesterday morning, about half past seven
o'clock, he stationed himself at the Mechan
ics' Bank corner, opposite Bamum's Hotel,
armed with a double barrelled gun, to wait
for his intended victim. A few minutes
after, Creamer came along down Fayette
street, and passed him. When he had got
boul ten yards on tne avenger raised Ins
un. and taking deliberate aim, fired. The
barrel was loaded with buckshot, one of
which passed through Creamers apparel,
and after indicting a flesh wound on the
lower part of Ihe breast bone, glanced along
the margin of the ribs, and passed out with
out inflicting any further injury. The sec
ond shut struck a revolver which Creamer
had in a side pocket, ehiveiingittopiec.es,
and then, strange to say, fell, and was found
found in his vest pocket. Immediate after
Ihis discharge, the trigger of ihe second
barrel was cocked, and the gun levelled, but
Creamer at the moment threw himself be
fore some ladies, who were passing at the
lime, and thus gave time to some citizens to
interfere and wrest the gun out of the hands
of the assailant.
Creamer immediately proceeded to a pub
lio house in Gay street, and Ibe services of
Dr. J. A. Reed were called in, who dressed
the wound, which ia not dangerous, and he
was then taken home in haek. The above
we believe to be a fair and impartial state
ment of an affairs which has caused a great
deal of excitement throughout the cily.
Both bsahches of the Maryland Legisla
ture have agreed lo adjourn on the 31st inst t
al which time it will have been in session
nearly five mouths.
Funeral or Mat. Adams. Washington,
Mty 18. The funertl of Mrs. Adams, relict
of Ex-Presiilent Jbhn Quincy Adam, took
place this morning. Tho President and all
the members of Ihe Cabinet, except Mr.
Webster, were present, and also Gent. Scott
Wool, and a large number of the membera
of Congress, and other dignilnrie. The
Rev. Dr. S. Pyne read Ihe burial tervice of
the Episcopal Church. The body wat inter
red in the Congressional burial ground, to be
htreafler removed to Quincy, Mass.
The Phila. Ledger says, a very ingenious
bank note fraud was shown us on Saturday.
It was a genuine five dollar bill of the new
plale on the York County Bank, altered lo
a fifty, by pasting tho words and figures of
Ihe hieher denomination over those nn the
bill of Ihe lower denomination, or rather in
ihe place where they had been, for the
peice had been cut out, nnd when held lo
Ihe light, a quick tight wat necessary to
delect the place of joining. To Ihe eye il
wat a perfect fifty dollar bill, ami as such
we are informed had passed through at least
one bank.
K7" Hon. James Pollock, is reccom
mended in tome of the whig papers at a
candidate for the nomination lor Supreme
Judge at the election to fill the vacancy oc
casioned by the death of Judge Coulter.
The Susquehanna Rail Road. The
Maryland Legislature has finally passed the
bill conferring power on the Mayor nnd
City Council of Baltimore to subscribe for
slock in Ihe Susquehanna Rail Road, which
it is proposed lo extend from Ilarrisburg lo
tunbury nnd Williamsport, Pa.
The Baltic, for Liverpool, took out 175 pas
sengers, and f 75,000 in specie.
TtlK National Free Soil Convention is to
be held at Cleveland the 4th of August.
The office of the Detroit Bulletin was
burned down on Thursday. Loss SI 8,000
New Advertisements.
flHE Chinese pay the Itritiwli merchants fif
teen millions of dollars for cotton manufac
tures, and forty-five millions for opium grown in
Ihe British East Indies, every year. Tlioy do not
understand political economy there, and never
Willi understand any kind ol economy such as is
learned here by those who buy their clothing from
liockhill iSt Wilson's cheap and fashionable Store,
No. Ill Chestnut street, corner of Franklin
Place.
Philadelphia, Jan. 31, 1853.
JOHN V. MART IX,
SUNBURY, PA.
THANKFUL for past favors respeclfully in
forms his friends and the public that he
still continues lo carry on Ilia Tailoring Busi
ness al the shop formerly occupied by Jacob
Painter ns a hatler shop. Being in the re
ceipt of the fashions, monthly, from New
York, his work will always be done in a
workmanlike manner, and according to Ihe
latest style. Hi terms for cash or country
produce will be as reasonable as any other
in the place.
Sunbury, May 22, 1852. 3m.
Valuable Property.
Late the Estate of . P. SHANNON, Esq.,
Of Aortlsunibcrtaud
AT FRXYATE SALE.
THE subscribers, Executors of the Estate
of Ephrairn P. Shannon, late of the Bor
ough of Northumberland, offer al private sale,
the following Valuable Ileal Estate, viz:
Lot No. 77, corner or Queen and Front
Street, on which is erected a tw o story Brick
Building, formerly occupied by the deceased
as ti Store and Duelling, unit now occupied
as such. There ate also on the lot two liume
dwellings. &c.
Lot No. 52, situated in M irkel Street, on
which is erected a two story while Ftanie
Duelling, &c, adjoining John Taggarl, Eq.,
occupied by Ct.as. Knous.
Lots Nos. 611, 70, 71 & 72, situate in Mar
ket Sireet, a two story while Frame Dwel
ling, occupied by James Douly, and a stable
is erected on lots No. 09 & 70.
The undivided half of Lol Nn. 120, situate
on ihe corner of Duke and 4ih Sheet, un
which is erected a iwo story dwelling, occu
pied by Joseph McCallister.
Lot No. 188, situate in Queen Street on
which is erected n two story while Frame
Building, occupied by John Buikert
Lot No. 60, situate al Northway and Wa
ter Streets, on which are erected two Frame
Dwellings and Stabling, occupied by widow
Vandlmg and John Vundling.
Also Ihe undivided fourth part of lot 16G,
on which is erected a two story Frame Dwel
ling, occupied by Jehu Vandyke.
Also ten nores of cleared land, adjoining
lauds of John IVsnay, on the East side of ihe
Susquehanna, about ibree miles below Dan
ville. Also Iwo adjoining vacant town lots, situ
ated on Ibe corner of Second and Oranue
streets, n Dm be red in ibe general plan of Bin
ongh, Nos. 215 & 216.
Also four vacant lots on Third and Orange
Streets, numbered in ihe general plan ol said
Boron-h, Nos. 209, 210, 211 & 212.
Also four vacant lots fronting on Market
and Sixth Streets, running East lo an Allev.
l numoereu in tn general pian oi said lior
I ou-'hi No- 7i 78i 79 & 80-
Also four vacant lots fronting on Oranue
Street, ami numbered in the general plnn of
sanl Korotign, INos. 185, 1S, 187 & 188.
The irbove properly will be sold in parts
or parcels lo stril purchasers, on reasonable
terms. For further particulars annlv to John
Cake, Esq., at Northumberland, or lo Ihe
su Dscrioers.
ALFRED KNF.ASS. ,
THOMAS STRAWBRIDGE, rr
Northumberland, May 22, 1852 if
AN ORDINANCE.
TE il ordained by the Burgesrand Town
Council of Ihe Borough ol Suntiurv. and
it is heieby enacted by the authority of the
same, that no person or persons sHull under
any pretence whatever, ride or drive on
horseback or in any wagon or wagons earl or
carls carriage or catriages or any other vehi
cle, over or across lhal part of Market Square
in Ihis Borough East of the Conrl House
which is surrounded by trees, or eut up the
soil inereon in any manner, umter ihe pen
ally of one dollar for each and eery offence,
lo be recoverable as debts nf tbe like amount
are now by law recoverable.
Resolved, That Ihe High Constable be au
I honied lo eive ten day noliee loall persons
to have the Streets and Alleys-adjoining ibeir
property cleared and cleanerf up, and lo lake
up all Horses end Mules running at liberty iu
Ihe same.
By order of live Chief target
V, M SHINDEL, Clerk,
Mav li 1852. 31.
THE VERY LATEST ARRRIVAL,
CHEAPER THAN THE CHEAPEST
FRILING & GRANT.
RESPECTFULLY Inform th. public .
"the rest of minkind," that they hsv just
received and opened the best tnd chespest stock of
Spring- and Summer Goods
tht his ever been brought to Sunbury.
Their stock consists of eery varied- of
Dry Goods, viz :
Cloths, Cassimeres, Sattinets, Vestings,
Drillings, Linens,
Anil all kinds of Summer Wear.
Also a splendid variety of
LADIES DRESS & FANCY GOODS,
Calicoes, Ginphams, Lawns, Chintxes', D$
. Laines, Her ages,
And every variety of goods suitable for La
dies wear.
Also nn extensive assortment of
Panama and Palm Leaf Hats.
Also a Urge assortment of CillOCERIES,
srcn as
Sugar, Teas, Coffee, Molasses, Spices
of all kinds.
Also large assortment of
HARDWARE and QUEENSWARS,
Fish, Salt and Plaster.
Also t Ircsh supply of
DIICGS AND MEDICINES.
Besides the largest and most general assort
ment of all kinds of goods to be had in this
place.
tV Country produce of til kinds taken ia ex
change tt the highest market price.
Sunbury, May S3, 1853.
REMOVAL.
M1SS M. E. WHARTON, thankful for the
patronage heretofore extended toward
her, umrounees to her friends and Ihe public
generally, thai she has temoved her Millin
ery Store to the building at the corner of
Market square, and directly opposite Mr.
Coven's Hotel The business will hereafter
be condurted by Mrs. Wharton, who respect
fully solicits n continuance of the patronage
of Ihe public, nnd intends selling off the pre
sent stock of Bonnets, Ribbons, Flowers and
Parasols at fust cost.
Sunbury, May 22, 1852. 6t.
J. vi:i ixi;ijivi
OPTICIAN and OCULIST,
FROM PHILADELPHIA.
f espect fully informs the citizens of Sunbury
ami vicinilv that he has opened a Store
at ihe Hotel ol Miss Ann C. Morris w here ha
oilers for sale
Spectacles
OF EVERY VARIETY, SIZE & QUALITY.
A ikw invention of Spectacles, lor distant
or close reading, with gold, silver, steel nnd
tortoise-shell Irames, and n new nnd impni.
ved nssortmer-l of Perifocal ground flint Glas
ses of his own manufacture. He would par
ticularly call the attention of the public to
his Spectacles for
NEAR SIGHTED PERSONS,
and for persons who have been operated upon
for Ihe catatact ol ihe eye, nnd lo his new
kind of glasses nnd Con'servers of the sight
made nf the best flint nnd nzzure Glasses.
Good Glasses may be known by iheir shape,
exact centre, sharp nnd highly polished sur
face. The qualities are lo be found iu a
high degree in his glasses.
Also, Microscopes. Spy & Quizzing Glnse
of every size and quality ; Telescopes, Mag
nifying nnd Opera Glas-es, with different
powers, together with every variety of arli
cles in tlieOpricnl line not mentioned.
iT!7" Optical and other Ins'rnment nnd
Glasses carefully le,, ired nl short notice.
Ha can always select Glasses to suit the vis
sion of the person, ns he sees them, upon Ihe
first trial He will remain in this place du
ring next Special Conrl, which bee ins May
3 1 sit, when those in want of the above arti
cles will civH him n call.
(CT He will, it required, an lo anv resrwci-
able house where his services may be want
ed.
TO" The vary best Eye-Walor always for
sal
Sunbury, May 22, 1852 if
Daguerreotype Likenesses
FOR ONE DOLLAR!
T MAILER MASON has the pleasure of
informing ihe inhabitants of Sunbury and
vicinilv that he has opened Rooms nt !h
State House, where he will be iu readiness
o receive visitors between ihe hours of 9 A.
M. and 5 P. M. Piclores taken with anv
esirable effect of li"fi or shade and colored
u ihe highest perfection of Ihe art and no
reuard Id weather.
Instructions given and apparatus furnished
for S50.
N. B Perfect satisfaction civen in all ca
ses or no l barge.
Sunbury, May 32, 1852. if.
Drigade Orders.
"O'l'ICE is herehy given to the
I'niformril Volunteers of Ihe
1st Brigade, 8th Division, Pen
svlvania Militia, that they are to
meet for inspection in the follow
ers order lo wit :
Northumberland Troop, Csptv
Bryson, at the house of Henry
J. Reader, in McEwensville, en
Thursday the 27lh day of Msv sC
10 o'clock. A M.
Washington Guard! Csptairv
IT.vrV vim,.;... :n. ..i
, . ,
TV, Captain Hilbiah, at the house
gi- of Daniel Heim, in I'ppfr Ms-
9lhdv of May at 'l0 o'clock, A.M.
Khamokin Guards, Caiitain Fairrow; Csdwal-
eder Guards, Lieut. Wm. T. Forsythe ; Drwsrt
(inanls. Captain Zimmerman, and the Firmer!
and Mechanics' Artillery, Cpt. Marti, in Mar
ket Kjuare, unhury, on Morufty the 31st dy cf
.nay, at IU u clock, A. M.
J- H. ZIMM EUM AN, Brig. Inspector.
Brigade Inspectors OrHcs,
unbury, May 15, 185-.' 31.
ATTENTION,
FISHERS' 40 BFXUAMCV
ARTILLKRISTSI!
TOK art commanded lo mrct ia'
Market Square, Sunbury,
SATTRtVAY, 22d of May,
t S o'clockr P. M, fully equipped
for drills smf prepared wilk 9 roonoV
of blank cartridges.
By order of r I'aplain,
U0L0M05 HTROH, O. .
&whuryrM7 15 1854.
KOTIC'ETTAX. COLLECTORS.
mj OTICE m hereby given to all eolleetorswh'
are barfc oil County or State tat, longer
than the presort" year,- that they are required U
eall on the County Treasurer on or before the
Slat of Ma? and pay over the amount )
on their duplicates. Those whr neglect' this no
tice will ha suits instituted agsio them with
out fail.
WM. WILSON. 1
C. ALBER'PY ' JCWrs.
CHAM. WEAVER. )
8ueury, Way 8, 1852.
FOR sals at Ihia office;- Superior Black Ink.
Cattle Medicine at 3 rts, Pure Essence tC
Ginger, Si seals.
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