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SUNBURY AMERICAN AND SHAMOKlNJOlTOiLA
t rom M N. Y. Herald, July I. 1
tnniDLK iitorm i new lOnkbE-
rniicrio!t or pnupcRnv-LtrBS Lot
tlllt T AC PALACE DAM AG CD. I
Yesterday afterjSoon, Wweert fiva And ix
o'clock onr city aa visited by one of the
moat tremendous 'hail etorrni that ever
remember to Iist seert. The'trind,. that
during the earty batt oT Ihe d v had been
from the northemit. itiddaulyyeered round 10
the northwest; and then, again changed o
the aaslv xiririfcmg fry il a heavy thunder-J
eiorm. 1 he mtt peculiar phenomenon was
the sudden faMTWif-tn&! ihe sforrri, not of
hail, tor that would be loo unmeaning a term
to describe it . but ol piece of Ice. which
tame clausing down ' epon the roofa ol the
hoowt like a shower ol brickbat!. - F.xtraor
xKnaVjr ae it may appear, this is the nearest
resemblance 'that1 can be eiven to the noise
that the storm produced j but singnjtir
enough, this phenomenon was very local, not
extending over Iho whole city, for in some
parte the fall of hail had become mndifled
into rain, probably having melted in its pas
sage to the earth. '
In order that our renders may not suspect
ua of exaggeration,' we have appended two
instances of what this hail storm was:
The ship yard of Mr. Thomas Colly er, at
the Dry Dock, was covered with irregularly
shaped pieces of ice, or largo dialers of
hailstones, fcevefalof them were measured,
tine Iff which teas 6 J inches in circumference,
another 7 inches, and a third measured 3
Inches long and I inches thick.
; The Inabiiants of a hdliso in Wavorly
Place 'were sta'itled by a solid body falling
in the front yard, and on proceeding there
found a number of pieces of ice,' which ap
peared to have been oiiginally one piece
broken by the fall. When together they
would weigh about (wo pounds. The garden
fct the back of the house has also a large
number ot pieces of ioe scattered over it, and
a skylight at the' top of the house was
smashed by the hailstones.
The noise of 4he falling hail on the Crys
tal Pultice was tremendous the dome acting
as an immense drum. " '' '
HHpppning ' to be in the neighborhood of
the Palace about 5 o'clock last evening, we
snfiSthl shelter under its ample roof from an
Impending thunder storm of very threatening
nppearancey tspidty approaching from the
west.' We had scarcely passed the northern
entrance and reached the gallery by the
nearest flight of steps, wben Ihe torrent it
was not rain, but an avulunche of water
(Mrnc'k lbs building ; the putters were filled
oVtlie windward side in a moment, and
ponied over an almost unbroken sheet of
water, which was driven through ihe'Veni
tian blind, ventilators, into and half way
across the northwest gallery, and also through
the upper ventilators, falling upon the main
floor of the noith transept.. Workmen has-
tened to closo the blinds, but that did not
prevent the deluge. The tinning of th
dome being unfinished, the water, of course,
come down in 6bovvers all over the centre.
Many workmen were engaged on the dome
when the shower struck it j. several ol thctti.
in their baste to escape such dangerous prox
imity to the terriGo lightning, came down
single ropes, hand over hand. .
, Large numbers of workmen ware engaged
all over the exterior, and such a scampeiing
will rarely be witnessed but once in a life
lime. It was found impossible to close a
ndrth window, used for ingress and egress of
Workmen upon the roof( and the water came
in in almost, solid column. For a lime the
water was nearly two inches deep on the
gallery floor, and poured down the stairs in
miniature cascades. A great number of
beies, tales and package of goods lay upon
the main floor, among wmch the watei pour
d down from the edge of the gallery floor
in destructive quantities. Fortunately but
few goods were opened, and were upon 'the
tables, or the damage would have been irre
parable. . As it is, we fear some of the goods
are injured. In the height of the storm, ihe
centre portion ol the fanlight over Ihe west
em entrance bnrst in, and several single light
were broken, by staging or otherwise.
Immediate steps must be taken to enlarge
the capacity of the conductors, and to make
a more effectual shield against rain driving
in through Ihe blinds, or the exhibition will
be damned past redemplien, if such another
lorra as this should occur.
The grandest exhibition that will ever be
seen and heard in the place, we witnessed
yesterday.' About ten minutes after the storm
burst, the most terrific hailstorm we ever
saw, began to rattle like discharges of mus
ketry upon the tin roof and glass sides
Some of the masses of ice were as large as
hen'i eggs. There were ptobably a thou
sand excited workmen in the building, and a
good many eihibiiois and visitors, Among
whom there were soma twenty ladies, some
of whom appeared a good deal alarmed at lha
awful din. A portion of the frame work of
the Addition nexMo 4Jd street, went down
with a terrible crash, and part of the brick
wall of the engine-house on the opposite side
Of the street, was blown ever; crushing two
or three shanties, fortunately without any oth
er injury than driving the occupants oat into
the storm.
TEE AlOiF.ICAlT.
..SlOTtfRy,
SATURDAIi tVLT 9, lMJ.tr''
II. ti. itiASSER, Editor and Proprietor.
To Aovsatinaas. The eirculaUoa of the foubary
Amei iran among the diuermt towns on the Sasanehamie
i not exceeded-if entailed by any paper paMistied in North
era Pfltuisyivaitia.
' .!'.! i ."A! 'JUL . J '..Ml I U
Democratic State Nominations.
FOR CANAL COMMISSIONK.R :
THOMAS FORSYTH,
Of Philadclfhia County.
FOR AUDITOR GENERAL:
EPHRAIM BANKS,
Of Mifflin County.
FOR SURVEYOR GENERAL:
J. PORTER BRAWLEY.
Of Crawford County.
PCtACOPAL AERVICE
Service will be held, by Divine Permission
In St. Matthew's Church, to morrow (Suit
day) morning at 101 o'clock.
IU Land Waraanta. Persons having
Land Warrants for sale, can dispose ot
hem for cash, by Applying at thii office. '
THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION
The celebration ol the 4th of July is no
longer what it ued to be, tome fifteen or
twenty years ago. Tbe patriotism of the
old folks, which of yore exhibited itself in
an encounter or attack upon a good dinner
and the firing of cannon and various other
shooting irons, is now transferred to the
juveniles under the leadership of ladies and
grave teachers, who instead ol ramming
lown powder, &.C., into the throat of
senseless metal, now ctani down edibles
nto the throats of animated beings, a con
siderable improvement, in the fact that
here is less danger in the liability of
bursting and explosion. To "teach the
young idea how to shoot" is now more
properly interpreted to germinate, instead
ol firing pistols, guns and cannons.
Tbe various Sabbath Schools of this
place, having made due preparation, cele
brated the day in a pleasant and joyous
manner.
The Lutherans were assembled on a
Small island, a beautiful retreat back ol the
lown mill. The German Reformed at
Martin Gats' farm, about two 'miles from
lown. The Methodisle ou Shamokin island.
There was also a celebration of a number
of individuals, on Smiths' Island,-below
town.
TERRIFIC HAIL STORM.
On Friday, the 1st inst., between 3 and
o'clock, P. M., hi neighborhood was
Visited with one of the most violent wind
and hail storms that Wit ever witnessed in
this country. Aa near as we can learn
ihe fury of the hail storm was confined to
A space of about A mile in width, commen
cing in the neighborhood of Lewisburg,
passing through Dry YaUey Northumber
land And Vicinity, 'and extending in its
eotliw of ef th lulls far as" Mr. Charles
Leisenrinjs, about twelve mllee'east from
this place. In th't place the hail stones
were comparatively few, although the stxe
was enormous, many of them being as large
as a hens egg. In the borough of Northunv
berland the storm was terrific, many of the
hail stones being ns large as a mans fist and
scarcely a window in the town, exposed
to the west, had a whole pane of glass left.
A quantity of the hail stones were kept
several days, and a lady of the place used
them to make ice cream. One waslound,
we are credibly informed, in Dry Valley,
which measured eighteen inches in circum
ference. They were, more properly speak
ing, cakesof ice than hail. In Dry Valley
we understand the damage sustained oy uie
farmers is most severe, the loss of Messrs.
Youngman and Walter is said to be about
$2,000 and others have suffered more or
less. The crop of Mr. Kapp near Nor
thumberland is entirely mined, his loss
amounting to $ 1,000. Trees wore much
cut and injured and buildings unrooted.
The leather ton of the biizzvol Mr. Murser
of Lewisburg, while in the storm near Nor
thumberland, was, when he came to this
place riddled with holes, same as large as
the crown of a hat. '
The storm in its course east, across the
Shamokin hills, was somewhat narrowed
down in extent. Mr. John Clark who was
in his field harvesting, lost all his crop, ex
cepting the little he had cut and put up,
whilst his neighbors, on either side, sus-
tainrd but little injury. John Farnsworth,
Esq., and others in that neighborhood have
also suflered severely from the e fleets ol
the storm. The crops on the Hunter and
the Gobin (arms, now belonging to the
rail road company, were greatly damaged.
A portion of the roof of the steam saw mill,
in this place, was torn off, and a number ol
trees broken down. The Philadelphia,
Reading and Wilmington papers give an
account of a violent storm about the tame
time, though not accompanied with hail.
But in the city of New York, the storm
and hail was almost as violent as here, as
will be seen by an account in another col
umn. The storm there occurred about one
hour and a half I a' it, and was, no doubt
a branch of the same.
ACLINAGROVE BRIDGE.
The good people of Selinsgrove and vi
cinity have fully determined upon building
bridge over the Susquehanna at that
place.- The books for Ihe subscription of
stock will be opened at this and other pla
ces on the 27th of July, at will be seen by
the advertisement in our column-. 1 There
will be two bridges, as there is An island
opposite, in the river, which the bridge
will span. The whole length of the two
bridges will be. probably, abouUhree-fburln
of A mile' The people in the vicinity and
on the road leading to Poltsville, take a
great interest in the work, and we have no
doubt that it will prove not only a"' great
convenience, but a profitable investment
Th main object, however, is to connect
Selinsgrove, which is the entrepot of the
rich vallies drained by Penns creek, with
the Susquehanna rail road, which runs
along the opposite shore, five miles below
this place. The citizens of Selinsgrove are
well satisfied with the location of the road
on the opposite side of the river, and very
properly contend that they will derive
greater benefits, by converging the trade
at that place, by tneans of a bridge, than
by the rail road passing through the town.
Where a town, like Selinsgrove, has a fine
extent of country bark, this is undoubtedly
true. The bridge company by their char
ter have the right to lay a track on the
bridge and connect with the Susquehanna
rail road, and the act also authorises incor
porated companies to subscribe to the stock,
of which privilege, the rail road company,
will, no doubt avail itself, in due time.
Benj. H. Bhewster, Esq. This gentle
man recently delivered the address before
the Whig and Cliosophic Societies of
Princeton College. The address is a beau
tiful and most finished , production. The
selection of Mr. Brew ster, for this purpose,
is a high compliment to his learning and
ability. It was belore these societies that
Nicholas Biddlesomc years since delivered
an address that attracted considerable at-tention.
TEMPERANCE CONVENTION. I
Pursuant to thecal! issued by the Standing
Committee for Ihe County of Northumber
land, a Convention of the friends of Temper-
ance Assembled in the borough ol Northum
berland,' on Monday, July 4, 1853, at 10
o'clock, A. M , and was organized by the
ppoinlment of SAMUEL McftlAHON, Pres.
ident, William M'Cartt and Samuel Blain,
Vice Presidents, and W. Simontott, Secretary
'-After prayer by the Rev. D. Longmore,
D. D.; and ihe enrolling" of thi named of
delegates, the; following persons were sp
pointed a Committee lo report business lor
the, action, of the Convention. Rev. J. G
Craighead, Chairman, Rev. D Longmore,
D." D," Rev. S. R." Boy er," John Murray and
Thomas Merrine. 5 ' ' ' .
' After a brief absence, Ihe business Com'
mittee re-entered the convention and presen
ted a report through their Chairman. The
report was accepted. Pending the dissens
sion of the preamble and first resolution, Iho
convention took recess till two o'clock, P. M.
At two o'clock, ihe Convention met an(
was opened with prnyor. The unfinished
business of Ihe forenoon wns resumed, vix :
Ihe consideintion of ihe report of the buai
ness Committee. After di'cusfion it was
adopted, and is ns follows :
Whereas. Prohibitory legislation in the
trade of intoxicating liquors as a beverage
has been found lo be the most efficient
means, and in fact, Ihe only uilequnlo reme
dy for the suppression of intemperance, and
hII iis accompanying evils; and
Whereas Tbe friends of temperance
throughout iho Slate, are making vigorous
eflor.s lo elect such representatives to the
legislature as shall ensure the passage of a
l;iw prohibiting t ho sale of intoxicating
drinks except fur medicinal, mechanical and
sacramental purposes; therefore .
Resolved. Thai the friends of temperance
in Northumberland county pledge themselves
I to each oilier audio the community, that
they will never relax their efforts in the
cauee unlill ihe traffic in intoxicating liquors
as a beverage is completely uppressed.
Resoh'eil. That we shall not rest satisfied
with any legislation w hich does not aim, and
which, on trial, will not prove an effectual and
tolal destruction of this demoralizing and
pernicious IrafTn.
Resolved. That wo will now, in depend
auce upon Almighty God, devise and adopt
such measures, as in our judgement,' shall be
ueemea best lo secure I so election of a re-
rrr poisoning. oi
Thousands of parents who use Vermifuge
composed of Uastor on, aiomor,
aware, ibat while they appear to benefit Ihe
patient, they are actually laying the founda
!;. i. . .,;. nf dnspnses. such a salivh-
IIUMV IWI " ' " - - .
.1 1.. r irht. u-nnkneaa of llITIDS, KC
: ' . ill t- f....n.l lha aHvftft
In anotner column win iw im.. ...
lisemenlof Hobeneack'i Medicines, lo-whioh
re ask the Attention of All directly miere.icu
in their own as well as their Children's healin.
In Liver Complaints and all disorders arising
fr6m those of A bilious type, ahould rtiake
use of the onW genuine medicine, Hooey
saok's Liver Pille.,.-- -r7;-r
f7- "Bsnof dereiW," but ask for Hoben
sack'i Worm Syrup and Liver Pills, and ob
serve that each has ihe siirnature of the
Proprietor, J. N. HOBENSACK, as none
else are eenuine.
M ABU1GD,
In this place, on the 5th inst., bv the Rev
P. Born, Mr. Jacob DaiiHea.of Lower An.
Kiista, lo Miss Elizabeth Sobba, ol Shamo
kin lownshin.
In Pine Grove, on the 22d inst., ty me
Rev. Wm. Gulick. PttTra W Siiindel,
(Printer.) of Danville, lo Miss Amelia A
Thobburn, of Schuylkill Haven. '
On ThiirmlY. lh aOlh inst . bV ihe Rev
P. Willard, Mr. F.i.ias Knorr, hi Miss Eli
zabkth Peren, both of Ddiivillu, Montour
county Pa.
Abatement on State Tax.
V OTICE is hereby give, to the Tsvpsyers of
Northumberland county (hat in h.t.a
of Iho per cent will be sllof ti on tlis But Tax
Assessed for 1853, tf paid on or before the Atr
.- It l r... ik. r... - V
pic.vu- u.bm mi aiiv jouetiors or the
sevtral townships to pay ever the amount collec
ted lo the County Treasurer. ,4
The Collectors of 8unbury,'Cmeron, Little
Mahanny, Upper Mahanny, Ruth and Upper
August will pay ever U the Treasurer on the
30th instant.
. Those f Lewis. Milton. TurbuL NorthumW.
land and Point, on the S lit instant.
-.Those of Lower Mahanoy, Jackson, Jonltn
Zerbe and Coal, on the J 2d instaat
Those of Delaware, Shamokin and Lower Au
gusta on tbe 23d intsnt
, CHRIST. ALBERT,) ...
v" . C1IA8. WEAVER, ) Com'trs.
J08. NICELY. )
8unbury, July 9, 185J.
i) I i: i).
In Tievortop, on Monday evening, ' 27th
inst., SARAH ELIZABETH, dimi-uter of
John W. and Ester Garrett, aged 15 months.
New Advertisements.
List of Letters
REMAINING IM THE POST OFFICE
at Northumberland, June 30, 1853.
rv , ' i i .. I piccnilive fioin this couniv. who will civo
To remove hard putty in old sa.h, llis influence and vote for'lho enacting of
apply a not iron to soften it. and it will cut "ucn a taw.
E7" Temperance County Cokvention.-
Tbis convention was held at Northumber
land, on the 4th inst. Among other reso
lutions, one was passed in favor of the
nomination of a Temperance candidate for
the legislature.
rXF" The lightning rod put upon the
court house, by T. S. Mackey, Esq., is a
well finished and substantial piece of
workmanship. It rxhibits a striking con
trast with the bungling rod put up several
years ago, on the State house, nearly oppo
site. OCT On our first page is an interesting
tale by Dumas, and also an interesting bio
graphical sketch Of the late Chief Justice
Gibson.
THE HOT WEATHER OF Jl'XE.
The month of June past, will be remem
bered in the annals of the weather, as Ihe
hot June of 1853. We have frequently
had as hot weather in June, but not so ma
ny consecutive hot days. According to.
the Register at McAllisters, in Philadel
phia, the following has been the slate ol
the weather since June IS 13,
June 16, IS 43. 95 deg., June 28, 1844, 0b;
June 9, 1845, 95; June 19, 1846,92; June
28, 1847, 971 ; June 27. 1848, 964; June 22,
1849, 97 ; June 29, 1850, 93 ; June 30, 1851,
95; June 30, 1852, 95; June 20, 1853, 96.
On Thursday, Iho 15lh, at noun, their the-
momoter stood al 89 degrees.
On Iho 16ih. nl the 6aurc hour. 88 "
17ih,
18th,
20in,
21i,
22.1,
23d,
like cheese. Ye sufferers from the hail
storm remember thi?.
91
80
93
95
931
93
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MEWSt'ArER. BY-LAWS.
A coulempoiary lays down ihe following
pithy code of newspaper by-laws : They are
the best we hnve seen drawn up. 1. Bebiief.
This is Ihe age of telegraph and slenngiaphy.
2. Be pointed. Don't write all around a
subject withuut hitting it. 3. Stato facl., but
don't btop lo moralize. It's a drowsy sub
ject. Lei Iho reader do his own dreaming.
4. Eschew prefaces. Plunge at once into
your subject, like a swimmei into cold water.
5 If you have Hullcua sentence thai vou
think parliculuilv fiuo, draw yom pen through
it. A pet child is ahviiyft the worst in the
family, fl. Coudeiipe. Make suie thnt yon
really have an idea, and then record it in the
shortest possible-terms. We want 'thoughts
in their quintessence. 7. When your article
is completed, urite out nine-tenths of the
adjectives. The Enylir.li in a strony lan
cuage, but wont bear much "reducing." 8.
Avuiil nil high-flown language. J he plainest
Anglo-Saxon woidii ate the best. Never use
stills hen legs will do as well. 9. Make
your sentences sliml. Every period is a
mile-stone, at which the reader may hall
and rest himself. 10. Write leciblv. Don't
lei your manuscript look like the tracks of a
tpidcr half drowned in ink. We sham mis
take any one for a genius, though he write
as crnbidly us Napoleon.
OCT Some ot the hail stones that fell at
this place during the late storm, were, in
size almost incredible. We saw one that
fell before our office, that was but we
won't say what size, tor tear ol Deing accu-
d of exaggeration. Out we were not
able to get it into our coal scuttle.
.. . . AOMETHiJiO or A S.EAE.
Some singular and rather startling devel
op nf ni in relation to the shipments of coal
she Heading Railroad, have been made
'hi tih an accidental estimate of tbe amount
m r .fit roniKii.it in number of ears, for the
ti-. t' itle road. The company, by a trick
"' h' wt'ih-inaster, at Schuylkill Haven,
' .'.-. ran yiug more coal than appeared on the
.'hi'ck bills, by wliirh ibe loss Ihe company
fU'atuiined, is estimated at some 1300,000,
A h:ch was tinned by the operators, so that
h.iva. not had, for the Ut three years, an
i-curt'e latum of the toniiuje on this road.
The investigations have ben on foot since
last Mmcli, resulting thus fur m the dis-
t"(i oi me peisons implicated. We aie
informed by a reliable source that A dincre-
paacy in tb accounts of one operator ex
eeda $40,000. Bsris Coiuirj Press. , v. .
1 ' ' 1 I' " 1 , . .
. On t. Samuel White was sent lo the house
pt Corriction In tow'ell,' on Thursday',' for
three monihfi, for putting bis arm Around A
lady b. the swets, And Attempting' to kiss
Mr."!- . .'v v ;--!'- .; nil
LEfTISBURQ
The Lewisburg Chronicle ot last week,
though on a half sheet, cornea lo us well
filled with spicy articles on the subject of
the Susquehanna and the Sunbury And Erie
rail roads. The editor asks, whether we
too, are panic stricken on this subject.
Not at all, friend Hiclcok. We Are as cool
as Any man of our totund dimensions,
measuring five (eet six inches in low heel
ed boots, And weighing one hundred And
twenty pounds, neAt weight, can possibly
be, while tbe thermometer is raging At 98
n the ihAde. We hAV great regard for our
Lewisburg friends. W Admire their en
ergy, enterprise And perseverance, And be
lieve that Lewisburg Always win o some
pumpkins, with or without a railroad.
Whether the rail road shall ruu on tne east
or WfH Sine Ol me run ('",
a mailer of very small moment as tbe fu-
ure prosperity of the place will depend
more upon the people, than any advantage
to be derived from the location of the road.
f7". At fhe military election held on the
4th inst., Wm. B. Kipp, Esq., our present
Sheriff, was elected Lieutenant-Colonel,
and Jacob Muench, Major, of this Brigade.
The Sheriff has all the elements, and the
military espril necessary to make a good
officer, and Mr. Muench is also a young
man of ability and military spirit; The
country is safe.
uT" The Philadelphia and Sunbury rail
road company are making vigorous exer
tions to complete the laying of the rails by
the 20th last.' Mr. Charles S. Critz, we
observe, is employed in the repairing and
adapting the bridges for the new rails. Mr.
Critz is a skilful and ingenio n mechanic,
whose services will be, no doubt, impor
tant, at this time, to the company. Mr.
Critz, we believe, superintended Ihe con
struction of the university buildings in
Lewisburg.
The Baltimore American. This ex
cellent Journal has recently changed hands,
Messrs. Murphy and Bose, having retired.
Mr. Dobbin, the remaining partner, has
associated with him Mr. Folton, and the
paper will be hereafter conducted by Dob
bin and Fulton! The Baltimore American
has always sustained the character ol being
one of the best papers in the country.;
A Stiam WuisTLe.Messrs. Frick, Sli
r-. l. f. hvR attached a w hisHe lo ineir
Sienm Saw Mill, Ihe shrill pall ol whicn lias
i.un K:ird seveial mili-s distant, ana men
is Only an vont courier ol those useu py
propellers en railways. In a year or two,
steam liimes win do jiu iiuibhj iw
burg. Lewisburg Chrontde. ...
The large steam whistle on the Foundry
and Machine shop of E. T. Bright, in this
place, was made and substituted for a shrill
one, that came with the engine. This
whistle Is distinctly beard seven miles dis
tant, nd has kteA 'ireoently heard four
! Wvll miles. !' i . -
tjy DicKiNsos Seminary. The annual
exercises of this seminary, at Williamsport,
commenced on Saturday, the 26th ult.,
and ended on Wednesday following, oi
which the Williamsport papers give a full
account. The Danville Band was enga
ged for the occasion. The performances
were welt conducted and the proceedings
seemed to give great satisfaction to all con
cerned. This institution, w presume, is
in a flourishing condition. Among' the
participants in the exercises, we observe
the following persons from this place;
Edward f. Bright, Paul B. Wtilrel, James
Piemrr.aod Terresa IVa!., .. j,.-...':
MINISTER TO I III.V4.
Tne Washington Union officially nil n nun
ces that Ihe lion. R. J. Walker ha accepted
the appointment of Minister lo China. Re
ferring lo the present revolutionary movement
in China, ihe Union says:
Should this revolution be arconiplished, it
w ill be the most important event of thisceu
tury, and may be fraught with incalculable
benefits lo our country and to the world. It
s generally beleived that the new dynasty
will Da more lavoraDle than its predecessor
to foreigh ttade and intercourse ; and our
increased commerco fiom Ihe Atlantic, as
well us from Oregon and California on the
Pacrtic, placo this country in a position fur
he development of an immense trade wiih
China and ihe neighboring Stales The Uni
ted States and China arc both great powers
fronting upon the Pacific, and their products
and manufactures are admirably calculated
for an immense and largely beneficial trade
and intercourse. We are Ibe only great ns
lion that consumes tea, the staple nioduct of
China, free of duty ; and and our cotton and
cotton manufactories, and various other arli
cles, ought to be Ireely received in exchange
The present crisis has induced the Presi
dent lo lendet this mission lo the Hon. Rob
ert J. Walker, of Mississippi, late Secretary
of the Treasury of the United Stales, accom
panied by all the necessary powers and au
thority to accomplish the great object of this
most important trust; and Mr. Walker, we
understand, has accepted lha mission. It Is
well known that the last Congress, placed
tbe mission to China upon the highest grade
know a to our diplomacy. Since this action
of Congress, new events have given to the
minion A still more commanding character.
There is at present no diplomatic station up
on which the public eye, not only of our
country but of all civilized nations, will be
more intently fixed. To this signal interest
And importance of the miasma alone, we
presume, it is owing that Mr. Walker, whose
political antecedents so eminently fit him
for the work before him, has abandoned his
well known preference for private life, and
undertaken tbis high and difficult diplomatic1
seivioe.
, Tub funo Forte was invented' by. J.- G
ScbioJer, o( Dresden, In 1717., The iuven
lion has also been awribeJ lo an iuslremcnt
maker ef Florotica. . .
With a view to carry the action indicated
in the third resolution into effect, tho follow.
ing resululinns were adopted.
liesolved. I hat we as leiupeiance men.
will nominate a candidate of oui own fur (lit;
Legislature, n ho is in favor of a prohibitory
liquor law.
Resolved. Thai the several boroughs and
townships of Iho County bo requeued to send
delegates to Sunliury to nominate a candi
date for the Legislature on Iho first Monday
of Anuiist next; and each township and
oornngn oh eimiieil lo Iwo ilelceales. I
Resolved. That the County Committee ie !
iiuMimi.ed lo appoint a Vinilance Committed
consist ing of lliifH peisons in each lownsliip
ami borough to superintend the election of
Irlrijati's, and that lliu iilance C. nominee 1
lecide upon tiio liiuo and place for holding I
said demon.
Rrsnlvcrl That an abstract of the. prn-
eedinBHof lhi Convention tin lmhlishril in
lie pipers of the County, and in the Crystal
Fountain.
Stgncd bij the Ojftiets )
Communication.
Mr. Editor: Pleaso inform ihe public if
you can, w hat has been done, for seveinl
ears past, with the money collected in the
shape of taxes, for the Borough.
Il is customary, in olher places, for ihe
officers to publish an annual account of Ihe
receipts and expenditures, but here we pay-
axes year after year, without knowing fur
what purpose. I, for one, have no idea of
being kept in lha dark any lunger- If we
pay taxes we ought to know how they are
expended. Without this there can be no
Mi let accountability.
A TAX i Ai H.K.
1 1 P ! -..
A
Allen Wm
B
Bradford AO
Bradford H B
Karnhart Martin
Buggy James
Battias Johnson
Bright Dr Wm
Barry Michenl
c
Case Mr.
Clark Samuel
D
Dunmore L
E
Eckert Albert
Eveland Marg't A
Ew ing James M
F
Fisher Elizabeth
0
Grunt Geoigo
H
llngerty P D 2
Hutchinson Marg't A
Hahne John J
J
Jones Thus T
K
Knickeibocker A
Knnple Caroline
Kiikbiide E
L
Lyons Thomus
McGlocklea Michael
Martin Samuel
Morrison Deborah
Markle Wm .
Mover Jiitin
n:
Narson Mr
P
Pearson John
B
Reilly John
Rungan Catherine
Ray BS
S
Stevens Jacob M
Shoemaker Matilda
Stevens Lucinda
$talToid Jos II
Steltler Samuel
Shindel M L
V
Vastine Elizabeth
W
Wonall Matilda 2
Y '
Young l W
MARGARET WKIMER. r.M.
iiot of "icTtcvs"
IIKM.U.I1 IN THE TOST OH H E AT
fel Mirill , Juue SO, 1S5JJ.
.A
Amistrnn Geo
Adams ll'Juh
B
Bartlelt Joseph S
Bickliail Tillman
Bacon C
liolllejon David
Barrett Tho
c
Lower Tilphni.i;d
M
Moore Rebecca
Miller iltstn v
Mylinger Ii E
Mart Solomon or J
Shissler
MeCaity Gen.
Mineai John
0
Chamberlain Lemuel Overseen ol Pour Sun-
J) bury Uoruugh
Ducher Britten P
Dever John L Pcttibone lieoigo
Dickson Jos.- ph R
E Renn Heniy
Eibler Nathan S Renn Susan
O Rvan J.e H
Gass Jacob Ruker Dr J
Gaul John G Reed John
Gazette John S
H Rhaeffer Josiah
Hill Martha Shaffer Jesse
Hales Saml Schminck Andiew
K Snyder & Zimmerman
Kesler Elias W
Kimball John C Wagoner Peter
Koblo lsaiio Weaver Geo
L Wend I John
Lewis Jonathan - Z
Zimmerman Eliznbeth
R. B. PACKER, P. M.
Death or Du. Chapman. Dr. Nathaniel
Chapman, one of Ihe oldest and most emi
nent physicians of this country, died on Fii-
lay evening, Ihe 1st inst., in Philadelphia,
in his 7 4 1 h year. Hi lung connection with
the Pennsylvania University, his learning,
his accomplishments aud his w it, have given
SHERIFF'S SALES.
TY virtue of a certain writ of Yen. Exponas
to me directed, will be sold by public mile, on
Monday, the first of August, next, at t o'clock,
P. M., at the Court House, in Sunbury, the fol
lowing property, viz :
A Certain Lot of Ground,
sutuate in the borough of Milton, on that part of
u;.l l...r...... , nlln.l nt.nnr Vl tun. Iwllinflflll nfirlll
him a reputation with the profession which j hy Moip .J a'iIori e,sl by s,.coml ,llect, ,outl, by
lew physicians in ine country n iva ever ; Mulberry ullev and west lv 1" ol w in. aic
exceeded.
Fi'l.l. Cori'EA. The Sub-Treasury in
New Yoik, lliu Express says, is jiiiw fuller
than it ever w as before running up to eight
millions. Unlets lha Government makes a
great saeiitice in buying up Ihe National
Debt, the surplus revenue will run over $-0,
000,000 when Congress re-assembles.
Post Office Eavti.orr. Stamps. The
postage envelope stamps are now being is
sued, the price, fixed upon is 83,20 per
hundred: being three cents each for ihe
postage stamp and twenty cen's per bundled
(or two dollars per thousand) for the enve
lopes. , j
HoMaoPAtur in France O. W. Kendall
writes te his paper at New Orleans from
Paris:
'It is said that a Chair of Homcropathy is
about to be erected in the Faculty of the
Medical School here. . The Emperor, the
Empress and Marshall Su ArnauJ who
savs he owes his life to Homoiupalhy are
very much in favor of it. M He. Rachel be,
lievea in this 'science' as firmly as ibe Ihree
last mentioned persons."
IaoN Cass. A correspondent of tbe Bos.
ton Journal says that an establUhment has
jubt been opened near Harlem, N. Y., for Ihe
manufaotnre Of railroad cars wnotiy ol iron
The builders are said to be men of capital
and enterprise, and have already 6rders for
all Ihe cars tbey can construct.
; CafMC In New York City is eo wide sptoed
.k,. ika Da its Times stales that ihoosands of
lliut ew J i
voters fn lhat city ill suppoit, the. Maine
Liauor'Law. out of sheer discouragement o
effecting any remedy wbilo m luany.li'iuo
thops aboiiud., - , . . . r
Clecry, eoutaiuing one eighth of on acre, more
or less, whereon l erected a Iwj story house, et c
tS-ueil. taken in execution and to be sold as
the property of Jeremiah Yargy.
ALSO:
11 Y an order of sale, at the same lime and
MM
place.
A CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND,
situate in Point townehip, in the county of Nor.
tliumbcrbind. bounded and described s follow
lowil: beaming at stones thence by I and of
Lennrd Plbutz. dec d.. south eighty nine and a
quarter degrees, east one bundled and eighteen
and three tenths perches to a fallen hickory,
thence hy lands of V m. Lemon, Dec a., and
Wm. L, Dewart, north 4 degree, east 123.3
Derches to stones, thence by lands mid to belong
to Wm. L. Dewart, south 81 J degreos, west
1 95.2 perches to stones, thence hy lands ef -
south 39 degrees, east 119 perches lo the
place of beaming, containing 101 acres and to
peaches and allowance with the appurtenances.
Late the estate of James Lemon, dee'd. '
WM. B. KIPP, Bherit
Hheria's Office, 1
Cunbury, July 9, t8&3. )
To the Voters of Northumberland County.
Fsllow CiTissas J Having been induced
to offer myself to you as a candidate for
COUNTY . COMMISSIONER
si the coming election, ahould I be se fortunate
as to receive a nomination ana obtain an elec
tion, my undivided and constant endeavor would
be to perform Uie dunes oi uie omc wim uuemy
and impartiality. ,...
Shamokin, July 9, 1853. :
Two Stray Cows.
Agricultural Meeting.
THE Executive Committee ol the Northum
berland County Agricultural Society will
meet at the house of Wm. Strester, in Nortlium
berland, on Thursday, July 14, at 3 o'clock,
P. M.
The object of the meeting is to fix premiums,
and nppohit Judges for the Exhibition at Milton.
Every member of the Committee is requested to
attend. All officers of the Seciety are members ,
ex-ofiicio.
Township Committees are particularly enjoin
ed to procure members for the Society. '
JAMES CAMERON, Pres't.-
' Dvid Taffgart, 1 Sec'rieev
Win. I. Grcenougn, J
July 9, 1853. ; . , - ;
i ir
Just Published 'Aiul'frf Sule
by.'.' ,' iWM. McCARTJ, Booksoller, .
..'.'; , V;i T.- Sunbury, Pa.
The American '
PLEADERS' t ASSISTANT :
Being a collection of approved declarations, writs.
returns and proceedings in the several actions
now in use in the United States.
Bv Collinson Reed, Esq.,
' Jpsae iegis vira vox
With notes and additions, together with a short
'system ot conveyancing. Uy" "A. Jawjan. Pies-
ident Judge of the Eighth Judicial dirtnw.' pf
Pa., and Wm. M. Rockefeller and M. L.
8hiudel, of the bar of Northumlierland county.
8ince the publication of the book, the following
letter has been received from Judge Pearson of
Harrisburg s
HiaaiiscBO, June 30, 1853.
Gertlimix :
After a careful examination of yoar "Amer
ican pleaders assistant," I take pleasure in ex
pressing my entire approval of the selection and
composition of the precedents thus offered lo the
public The legal profession in Pennsylvania
stands in need of a correct system of pleading,
adapted to our habits of business, and the practice
of the courts. Your forms of declarations being,
lo a great extent, founded on the acta of astembly,
will be a saving of labor to the pleader, and con
duce to safety and brevity in our pleadings.
It should be in the hands of every practising
lawyer in our slato.
Yours, with great respect,
J NO. J. PEARSON.
Hon. A. Jordan, Win. M. Rockefeller and M.
I.. Miindel, Esquires.
Sunbury. July 9 1853.
REGISTERS' NOTICE.
OTICE ia hereby given to all Legatees,
' Creditors and other persons interested in the
Kstatcs of the following named person, that the
ttxccutois, Administrators, and Guardians of
said Estates have filed their accounts with the
Register of Norlhuuilieiliiiid Coutily, and tint
tho same will be pr.,.iitil lo the Orphans' Court
ofsnid County, on Tuesday, the 2d day of August,
A.D., lt,'3, in t'.ic forenoon, for confirmation and
a.lowance. '
Charles H. Ky, dee'd., settled by liii Adm'nx
Jane K. Kay. .
Elizabeth Dcntler, ilrr'd., settled by her Ex'rs
, John Young and Oeo. P. Miller.
tMmon Lciiker, doe'd., settled by his Executors
! Jonathan and Isaac Lenker.
Jacob Horlockcr, dee'd., settled by his Ex'tor
Masick Horlockcr.
Joseph Milliard, dee'd., Final account settled
bv his Ex'r Ephriam Hilliard.
William Shelter, dee'd., icttled by his Ex'tors
Wm. and Jacob Sheffer.
Thomas II. Kerr, dee'd., settled by his Adui'r
William I.evan.
Isaac Stadler, dee'd., settled by bis Adm'tor
Peter Strauis.
Anna Maria Hunsicker, dee'd., settled by her
Ex'lor David Tagzart, Esq.
James Price, dee'd.. Final account settled by
bis Adm r David Maitx.
Michael Rockefeller dee'd., Final account set
tled by his Adm'r Isaac Ecknmn.
Andrew Tinbrook, dee'd., settled by his Adm'r
Andrew Tinbrook.
Gideon Markle, dee'd., aettled by bis Adm'rix
Mary Markle.
George Dvibler, dee'd., settled by bis Adm'tor
Jonathan Deibler
Thomas Yastine, der'd., settled by his Ex'tors
Wm. and Ames Yastine.
John Arter, dee'd., settled by bis Adm'r Wm.
11. Persing.
Elizabeth Frick, dee'd., Finn! account settled
by her Ex'r 13. P. Frick.
Jacoh Sechler,- dee'd., settled by his Ex'tors
Peter iStahl and M ichael ISechler.
Solomon Heckert, Jec'd., settled by his Adm'r
John and Jarob Hcrkcrt.
Samuel Culp, dee'd.. Final account settled by
bis Adm'r John llaughawont.
Absalom Adam, dee'd., settled by bis Adm'tor
Gideon' Adam.
Alexander Strickland, dee'd., settled by his
Ex'rs Wm.Gasa and Wm. Miller.
John Hursh, doe'd., settled by his Adui'rs John
and Stephen Hursh.
Eliialielh Pietlenhaeher, dee'd-, ' settled by btr
Adm'r Peter Knns.
George Kile, dee'd., settle by his Adm tor
Fiederick Haas.
Christopher Goodlnndcr, dee'd., settled by hl
Adm'r John V. Goodlander. (
John Hendershot, dee'd., aettled by his Adm r
Abm. Shipman.
John Snyder, dee'd., FiiraT eccount settled by
hia Ex'tors Thomas antl Adam Snyder. :
' Henry Rockefeller, dee'd-, settled by one of
his Adm'rs John Rockefeller:
Jesae end EUxaheth Tharp. inhior' children ef
Alexander Tharp. dee'd., settled by hr
Guardian Jeeae Campbsll.
William Tharp, mtnor thiH of Alexander
Tharp, dee'd., by hia Guardian Jesse Camp
belt Elisabeth tesher, settfed by her OoarrHan Johrt
Treutman. .
Mary Herb, setUed l y her Gusnbs Pmf
na-nmb Dressier, settled by bar Guardtaa 8ol-
omon Biltman. k
Sophia. Emiltne end Anthony Fox, settled by
' their Guardlao Peter Strauss.
Susan. Henry. Samuel, "r!f
Alfred Culp. minor children of Peter Culp.
dee'd., settled by their Guardians Samuel
Lantz and and Wm. Deppuu
Peter F. Culp, minor child of P.ter Culp,
dae'd., settled by hi Guardian Philip .
J0H5 P. PURSEL, Register.
Register's Olfice, I
,bury, July 3. t853S
di AME to the premises of the subscriber, on
J Friday Uattwo weeks, Iwe stray new'
white and red, oite about 8 an the otaei or w
'i be owner i reqeeated to come forward, prove
property, ,.y charge. ...0 tau,,,
Sunbury, July 9. 18-3.--3t. - ;
17IOR RENT, e small "Kiee or shop neai Tenei
1 Al KhuIs's ate, Market sueei, Wunoiiry,
Apply In,
II. JJ, MASTER.
Sunbury,
; Two Stray Cows.
tjTRAYED e-ey fria tbe
O two weeks einee, stray eewa, bolhwbrt.
and red, on. mor. while than the oUi-r, aM
cow.' bo,. ur. liul. backward
Uk. , Whoever inform, the. .uUcribw where
Rhamokin township. Bear Gap P. O.
uiy , 1 53. , ; .;',!" Tf
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