SUNBUHY AMERICAN AM) SHAMOKIN JOURNAL.
Hail Uoafc illattcr.
PIIIL4ILLI11M AXO ISBURV ItilLItOAD
Having published synopsis of the pro
cprjin;! ul tha opening ceremoniet of Ihe
mil.oad, we avail ourselvet ol the report
from the city papers for the following ex
tracts of the speeches mad on the occa
ion. Hon. F. VV. Hoghei having tha
floor, spit on the in'purtance of rail road
But, taid Mr. L, he would re mnrc cntr-t-tabling
by referring brielly " fHW ,",,'f",
fuels. VVhr-n hf !e'1 h"nie yesterday it:orn.
ins, n u'i'ia tiiwtf time ln "'"' ,nt
' rewp:ipir, he p.. ill. PMtal'IpMa Mgtr
into hi" I'.i-kfi. vn-h ii !' i" UMilinii it mi
brs a-utsl here. Wn"i I m Vmi: '-ver il lu
!!Hl1iim wm attested l "'I ai'n le headed
'A'ii L'iiMin liailmr.ds " lie pmposed ifitiM'-ii
rt lor li e pi ipnse "f rishit! il n ' ' bir
ant further rt nuol.s lie bud !o n.nke. Tin
. iii !e is as folio s :
' MicurfTAjf Raiiroads Al pioM-tit there
ate but io railroads completed, running
tbsm-ch ibe Stale of Michigan. These are
Ihrf Southern Michigan' end the 'Ceiittal
Atichignn.' These runds wete completed and
in opermiou ratty in the year 1852. Tlie
tsresSi-d vttlne of tiul estate of i ht Stale of
M,tb:;.r wi.s, in J851, $21 5:6 957. In
1SJ3, the uf-vtmi vhIi.e had ri-en lu t"6,
7C' 493, tH'ii sr ai- incicase of over two him
tl.su1 r.t.d C fry per cent, in two year. Of
ihe seventy enmities of Michigan, these rail-
roads run ihrnngh only twelve, and thetefoie
these Mould l entitled lo only one-sixth of
ihe increase. But mailt w hat the assessment
discloses, vi : that. the. inereasti in itiH val
iif of i lit- it al cstHic of the Stnle in these
twelve counties is neatly two-thirds of the
utirc valni-tinn of the w hole Stale! in olh
n wt.n!. the increase in the value of hinds
and tenements in these twelve counties
thtdih which these railroads run, in two
jrenif, is n.ore tlinn forty million, thus : val
i:e in 1851. 816,550,000 ; value in 1853, $57
813 000. Increase, S42. 263.000. Value of
the whole State, (evenly counties) $70.
735.000."
What a great fact do these statistics estab
lish. Michigan is merely an agricultiintl
State, while Pennsylvania abounds in mineral
treasures of the most useful kind iron and
coal: these being the means out of which
the opulence and granduer of Great Biitain
have, in a gieat measure, spiuns. And, su-por-added
to these great resources of wealth,
her hill sides and her valleys ate covered
with a large growth of timber, which has al
ready created a vast business, civinc em
ployment to a numerous and fixed population,
building up communities, and sustaining
cheerful, piosperous, and even elegant towns.
During 1852, the quantity of lumber tha1
passed down the Susquehanna, for the differ,
ent markets, amounted lo 300,000,000 feet.
To Baltimore alone, this trade was worth
$1,000,000 last year. Harrisburg, Middle
town, Maiietta, VVrightsville, Columbia, and
4 few other places, are points foi the sale and
transhipment of a good portion of this lum
ber. Sunbury will now become one of the
leading lumber marts on Ihe Susquehanna.
With the Philadelphia and Sunbury Railroad,
being located at the coufluQr.ee of the two
branches of the river, a vast quantity will
be shipped from this point, not only to the
Middle Region, but to the Schuylkill basin
alio. The revenue, fiom this source, will
doubtless prove a big item.
Is it not certain, asked Mr. II , that if in
Michigan the result had been as w stated in
the article jiist read, that an impiovement
which will open to inaiket Ihe v.iM and va.
Tied, and inexhaustaLle pioduc'.s of our own
Stale will afford a prt.ritablo investment for
capital. Gentlemen need not be astoumleil
w hen h aseils, lor he does it after leflectiou
and a cart ful rxeicise of his judgment, and
Ihe runs il.-iiiiiiMi ol every kind ol information
tfndin! In elucidate the piopositiuu access!
b'e, that I lie completion of the line of public
mii'iivrnienls nov pioji cte.l ho Philadel
p',ii:i ami Sunbury, the Baltimore and Suqnt'.
hail iiih, mid the Sunbury and Eiie, and the
N-iv Y:nk railroads, will bo tantamount lo
ihe pivmenl of all the heavy public debt of
' ir State. Tliero aie lare, vast bodies of
!auli'i that portion of Pennsylvania, through
hieh these meat pi.blie improvement must
p.-iiM. ass-'s-c I at I mm 25 le 50 cent per acre
Tfcti iutrini v,:'i of itu-sp lauds can scarce
ly be f-ti'n bui -iv th.it, by Ininishiug
a . .;kti 'nr 'i neb, iuiIiiih! pt'iluet ion,
nil i r.il MtiJ B'j'ieii'uiifii, with whit h thya
K'II'kI. I hey are appreciate! to say fifty dol
lurs the ucie, ami it i not a tlilficult ciilcu.
la ion lo estimate the va-t a,l vaiil.ijes the
public treasuiy will derive fiom their iucieas
Ctl accessible value. The speaker hew en
teied in!" a culuiiUtinu, .ie. upon the as
ted value of real elatn in Pennsylvania,
slimline lhal by a necesiiaiy result, Iheappre.
cittMoii of lands would pay the public debl
entnely. V regiel that wecnuiiut yivelhe
f.jnies Cause w ill follow effect, he said
Tne prujrtcl of D'Wi I Ciiu'on, and Ihe con
tiiiciiun ol the New York and Erie canal,
has built up towns ami cities along the en
tire line ol the improvement.
By way of illustration and example, as well
as in direct establishment of the pioposiiion
assumed. In the Schuylkill Coal region, a
single tract of eight hundred acres, is this day
yielding in rents an annual return of one hun
dred thousand dollars, while a liaot of lour
huridied acres is yielding but little short of
that amount. These tracts have been longest
worked, and yet are now most profitable.
These facts deinnnstiate two things, the in
exhaustabilily of our coal deposits and the
immense wealth lo Ihe State, as well as lo
individuals, of which thi'y are the direct
aourco.
The speaker here proceeded to show ihe
vast importance of the Sunbuiy and Erie
road to the Ftate and to Philaddlphla, de
monstrating conclusively the proposition as
sumed, and exhibiting the superior advanta
ges presented by tha Sunbury and Erie route,
by way of tha Sunbury and Philadelphia
road, over every other, showing il to be
shorter and of easier giade. We ara obli
ged to omit bis figures and tables fur want
room 1 -
Ha begged leave to advert te one import ,
aril fc,i, lb extraordinary advantages wbii h
carrying coal as back fitlgli', while open
other roads ihe cms were frequently to be
hauled back empty 1,000,000 of Ions d
coal w ill soon be sent yearly from the Sha
inokin and Mnhanoy region to Lake Eiie,
and this fact alone establishes it as certain,
that the road will out rival all possible com
pttlii'jn. lie must bting bis remarks to a close; but
ha could not do so without (Hireling attention
Ij ihe great b"nelita lo result to this Inline
diate locality Ihe boiouuh of Sutibury
from the completion of these gieat jubtiu
improvements.
This ancient town, strled by the shrill
whistle of the l icomotive, was about lo awa
ken from its Rip Van Winkle sleep, and, like
a jiaiit refreshed, to compete with energy in
the great race of piogress, improvement and
iiaii , v lii-ie all are stiagglmg, The tegiou
tiial loi mi many yeais had laid, like some
old fuigotirn gmve, ovcrurown with grass
and w eed, was viviliej w itli a new lile
Her old diiluf s, and dilapidation and easy-
quit t, w ere among the things that have been,
iua lew jeais to be entirely forgotten, only
as recalled In mind by the tailors of some
old mortality who might find his pleasure in
blushing away the mildew and the moss
from above the buried memories of the past.
Sunbury was destined lo become the centre
of a vast trade in lumber, in coal, in iron
manufactures, and as Ihe central distribu
ting point fur Ibe great chain of railroads
piojeeled and in progress for the purpose
f opening the resources of Ihe countryto the
consumer as thoroughfares for the merchan
dise and general tiafio of the country, and
a line of communication between the wa
ters of the lakes and the tides of the Dela
ware and Chesapeake.
In conclusion, said Mr. Hughs, permit me
to submit the following sentiment: "The
Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad-second
in importance only lo the Sunbury and Erie
Ri.id."
Uetil. William F. Packer, President of the
3 isqnenaniia Kailroail uompany, in uu
ver lu the toast, remarked that no man
joined more heartily in ihe rejoiceing of this
interesting occasion than he did. The im
provomenl of ihis section of the Slate, by tho
l tilroad this day opened for public use, and
othets ol a kindred character, was an object
which laid near his heart, and which had oc.
cupied much of hi attention during the last
fifteen or twenty yeats, A railroad opening
on the banks ol the Susquehouna is a new
thing anion!; us, said he, and it is not thuie
fore surprising lhal one and all should unite
in the jubilee. Thirteen thousand miles of
railway have been constructed in the United
States at cost of five hundred millions of dol
lars, and yet Ihe Valley of the Susquehanna
has nevor been made to rejoice w ith a rail,
road opening along its green border. Dues
it not surpiise you, gentlemen ol Philadel.
phia, that you are on the banks of a river in
our own Slate, nearly a mile wide at the vil
lage in which we are so sumptuously enter
tained that rolls down its mighty waters
trom north to south cutting ihe Alleghany
mountains to their very base and furnishing
the most elligble route for a railroad from
Ihe seaboard, and especially from Philadel
phia to the Lakes and yet no railroad is
found uponl those banks. Why is it? The
gentle man who had just proceeded him
(Mr. Hughes) had referred to the green
streets of this ancient borough, and to the
change which would immediately follow-this
day's celebration. That the grass is now
growing in the streets of Sunbury, said Mr.
P., is not entirely the faull of her citizens,
nor is it because she does not possess na'nral
advantages. The God of Natute has lavish
ed his gifts with profusion al this point, and
along the entire valley. The reproach of
not improving them must be borne, in part
by the capitalist of our own cemmercial me
tropolis. Mr. P. corroborated all thai had
been said by Mr. Himhes in fovor of Ihe
Sunbury and Eiie Railroad, and said that
they would find, like the Queen of Sheba.
:hat the half had not been lold them."
But suppose, said he, I'hilad. Iph a should
continue lo decline the construction of lhal
KAMI or SCUD
Attantto and St. Ijiwrciir .
P itt Imut, Bucoand P.irUmoulh,
Concord .
Nsshu and Unveil . .
Vermont and Csiisita .
B -tton and Mnine
Boston and Worcester
Fall R iver ....
Fitchhurg . . .
New lledton) and Taunton
Western ....
Ilnitford and New Haven
New York ami New Haven
tluITilii anil Sb.te Line .
New York Ct'ntiul .
Walertown and Rome .
Camden and Anitxiy
New Jersey -
Krie and Northeast
Peiniff)lvatiia Central .
Richmond, Krrd'k mid Potomac
StHjlh Carolina .
Georgia Cen.rul . .
Mucou aiid Western
Glevclamt and Columlma
CincinnoUl, limn, and Dayton
Little Miumi . - .
T .led i, Norwiilk and Cleveland
Terra llsuta vud Indianapolis
Illinois Central ...
Galena mid Chicago -
Michignn Southern
Michigan Central .
Harrtsburg and Lancaster
Miles Ptocksel-
open, ling for.
ISO too
61 100
83 100
IS 109
47 101
63 10SJ
69 101
t tut
M tun
tu 117
iss too
61 185
t 109
119 I. 10
6M ne
pa iou
6 ISO
31 118
20 14J
K0 1D0
7tt 105
913 1
101 . li
101 101)
135 1D3
6(1 1U
et II PI
67 ISO
79 103
138
W 191
315 I9A
99 I0(ij
37 div. 8 per ct.
o03S mitea.
TEE .1EFsICA1T.
SUNBURY.
ATURDAY, SEPrEHUEtl 3, l33..
II. B. MASKER. Etliuraml Proprietor.
To AoviBTislsa - .The eireiilntlun of the Suiiltnry
Ameiiran nmong the different towns on Ihe 9ucnuehatuin
is not exceeded if eunlled by any paper published in North
em Pennsylvania.
the stock of which sell at par, oi commands
a premium in the stock mmket. In this cal
culation, Mr- P. said he did not include sev
eral roads declaring dividends of over 6 ei
cent per annum, w here no sales were quo
ted ; among others, the Xenia and Columbus
Railioad divided last yeal 15 per cent.
That road is 54 miles long. The Winchester
and Potomac, 32 miles lonu tlivid. il 12 pel
cent. The New Yuik and Eiie, 4G'J miles
in length, divided 7 per cent
Al ihe conclusion of Cien. Packer's speech,
H. B. Masser, E?ij , of the Sunbury .4inertca
offered
"The Press of Philadelphia."
This was responded to by Morton McMi
cliael, Esq , w ho, after loud calls from every
pait of the room,
Arose, ho said, to make a few remarks in
vindicalion of Philadelphia not that any as
sault had been made on the city by the gen
tleman who has just taken his seat, but be.
cause theie appears lo be an obvious misun
derstanding in regard lo the feelings of Phil
adelphtans for the developmeutof tho rrsoui
ces of the interior of Ihe Slate, fie did not
rise to scold at what had been said. At
home, he considered thai his province.
His profes-ion enabled him to indulge
complaints freely against any apparent hike
ai inness of the citizens of Philadelphia in
impiovemeuts calculated to benefit the city
ami State ul laigp, ami he was ready to con
fess lhal hn fiequenlly bail done so for ihe
purpose of inciting Ihem lo greater efforts.
Even this, however, was not upcessary. The
sympathy and co-operations of Philadelphiaus
hail never been refused lo entepiises such a
the Philadelphia and Sunbury Railioad, Ihe
opening of which we aie now celebrating.
So it has been in other cases.
The presence here to-day of a targe dele'
gatiou from Philadelphia shows no lack of
interest in Ihis region. They are alive to
l lie importance of ihis road. They know it
must prove a source of profit lo the stock'
holders, and be ihe means of not only bring,
ing into inaiket your valuable mineral depot
Is, but of improving the condition of the
people ttenerally. Mr. MeM agreed with
the speaker who preceeded him, that rail
road investments were now among the most
profitable. He heartily concurred in that
gentleman's appeals.
The spectacle of enterprise, energy, and
prosperity presented in the Anthraci:e coal
fields of Pennsylvania, is most imposing and
insttuctive. In the heart of a wild broken
terri'oiy, amid the shurpridgos of mountains,
inleisecud b) the numerous rivers and
streamlets w Inch go tu smell the tides of the
Delaware nnd Susquehanna, in what was but
a few years ago) almost a desert region, we
find a numeioiis and fixed population, ware
houses tilled with merchandize, and dwel
lings of cultivated competency, smiling vil
lages abounding w ith plenty, and a multitude
of improvements in railroads anil machineiy,
Democratic State Nominations.
FOR JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT:
JOHN C. KNOX,
OJ Tioaa County.
FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER :
THOMAS FORSYTH,
Of Philadelphia County.
FOR AUDITOR GENERAL:
EPIIRAIEI BANKS,
Of Mifflin County.
FOR SURVEYOR GENERAL:
J. PORTER BRAWLEY.
Of Crawford County.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY NOMINATING.
For Assembly.
DAVID B. MONTGOMERY, of Delaware.
rrnsnrcr.
FRANCE BUCHEU, of Sunbury.
Com misnionrr.
SIMON SNYDER, of Upper Angnsia.
Dis'rict Attorney.
WILLIAM M. ROC'KEFEFLF.R, of Sunbury
Deputy Surveyor.
SAMUEL YOUNG, of Lower Mahanoy.
Auditor. K
JOSEPH HOOVER, of Upper Augusta.
EDITOR'S TAI1LK.
Busluess Notices.
Ooiiets Ladt Book. Tho r-sptemlier num
ber of this book has ahead; reached us. It is an
excelrmt number containing oO engravings, and
is enriched with 100 pajps from 61 contriluitors-
The engravings are "The Schoolmaster in love"
"tithe Little Shell Merchant" "EmbroiJory
Patterns," and "Fashion Plates."
Terms, S3 per year. S. A. Uodry, Published,
Philadelphia.
Tho September number of the LiTrninx Com
rAMios, Published at ll.iniiiliur, by Messrs.
Eglc and May. is ncit'y an 1 taste ully gntiip, ami
Contains much useful anJ entertainiag matter.
Published monthly at 3 1 per anum.
C?" Land Warrants. Persons having
Land Warrants for sale, can disp.is ol
them for cash, by applyins at this office.
nad, is it no. a matter of amazement lhal a I f n hk'h the nio-t advanced people mi -hi
railroad has not been built by the Valley of
the Susquehanna, lo inleisect Ihe New Yoik
he proud, are spread out beneath Ihe sharp
ridges of mountains, reaching up their black
and Eri Railroad at Elmiia. To teach Ihe ...mmi: io the sky. The immense Irade ol
trade ut the Lakes those great inland seas
on our north western Irontier, amounting an
nually lo 5200,000,000.
If tho route by Ihe raod Ihis day opened
be adapted, in that case Philadelphia is over
30 miles neaier to Elmira than the city of
New Yoik is, and hence thai much nearer
to Duukitk and Buffalo on Luke Erie. And
ct, said Mr. P., a passenger al Elmira, as
his best loulo to Philadelphia or Baltimore,
is compelled to go by the way of the ciiy of
New Yoi k !
Mr. P. referred to Ihe great advantages en
joyed by the Philadelphia nnd Sunbury Road.
Southward il connected wilh the Susquehan
na Railroad leading to Harrisburg and Balli
more. Eastward with Ihe Readmit Railroad
leading to Philadelphia, and by the Catiawis,
sa Road, (when extended to the Lehigh) it
connected with the Somerville Road, leading
to New York. Norihward it connected wilh
Ihe Sunbury and Erie, and with lha road
leading to Danville, en the Noilh Branchi
penelraling one of ihe most valuable coal
region, in Pennsylvania. Such a road can
not fail to be eminently successful und profit
able. He fongradnaled the officers and
stockholders ol ihe company on the brn'ht
piorpecls befoie them.
The benefits enjoyed by th country
through which railroads have been construc
ted, has been demonstrated by tha exlraol
read this evening by Mr. Hughes. What is
true in Michigan is equally true in every
State of ihis Union. The locomotive goes
hand in band with progress and prosperity
every whore. But the people along Ibe line
of railroads, and ihe business pubile, are not
the only parlies benefitted. By tha follow
ing table, prepared wilh cam, said Mr,. P.,
it will be seen that shaiebolders alo enjoy a
liberal share of the profits of railroads. Mr
P. then read and commented ppon ' the fol
lowing table, showing the number of milt
each railroad named has open and in use,
hnd the value of ihe stock of each company
in the stock maiket, duiing the mouth of Aa
ibe Sunbury and Eiie ruaJ would have in gust 1100 beirg the par Talue of each.
the Authiacito regions has given a fitsli
stimulus lo individual exertion, created an
inexhaustible source of wealth lo the Stale,
and a new bond of fraternity to the whole
Union.
Judge Helfeustine was railed upon nnd
made a few excellent remaiks f I alluded
to Ihe daik days of the Philadelphia and
Sunbury road, nnd spoke of the ditiiru'iv
its friends experienced in obtaining the
means to effect its completion. But thanks
to our Lancaster liiends, and several other
gentlemen of enterprise and enlarged views,
among whom Judge Hegins was mentioned,
the necessary funds were obtained. Ihe load
has been partially completed, and the mid
dle coal field will henceforth give employ
ment to thousands of the hardy sons of toil,
yielding wealth and promoting prosperity to
every part of this region.
The Judge did not, in review ing the finan
cial enterprise exhibited in the prosecution
of ihis work, forget In make favniable men
tion of lha physical labor bestowed upon it.
He said ha had early learned to regard and
revere human labor. Tha laborer makes an
offering of his bone and sinew in tha im
provements of his country, and should not go
unappreciated by those w hom ha benefits
moat. Ha incorporates bis life in tha com
pleliou of tte enterprises he is engaged upon
His pari, in ihe construction of works, is es.
seulial to success as lha duly of Ihosa who
ara assigned more responsible positions. The
Judge ended his tribute to labor wilh lha
annexed sentiment :
Human Lsaua Ever honored by God
and matt."
IC" Telegraphic The building; of a
House Printing Telegraph line between
Sunbury and Poltsville has commenced.
05" Col. J. B. BAt'tiELnrn, who is vi.
iting this section of country for the pur
pose of taking sketches of some of our
beautiful views, designs remaining in
this place fur a short time, for the purpose
of instructing a class it1, the principles of
perspective drawing and sketching from
nature. Col. Hatchcldcr comes among us
well recommended.
fXT" The present is what may be called
Ihe sickly season of the year. There is
considerable sickness in the valley of the
Susquehanna. This place has been re
markably healthy for a number ol years, but
there are more ca esuf billions and intermit
ent fevers this season than titual, but they are
of a mild character, and readily yield to
medical treatment. In a few weeks the
change of weather will restore things to
their usual equilibrium.
M.W .MAIL AllltANdl vil Vt-LiW HATt
Ol IMItr..
On Monday nex; will commence lh'
new arrangement for carry iii)( the mails
and passengers from this place to Piiifa
delphia, over the Philadelphia and Sunbury
Hailroad. The proprietors ol the stage
line to Poltsville have made arrangements J
with the company to carry Ihe passengers j
to and from Sharrrokin in sis hours. The
cars will leave Sunbury at 7 o'clock in the
morning, arrive in Shamokin at 8 o'clock,
where they will take the coaches, and ar
rive at Potl8ville, according to this ar
rangement, at 2 o'clock P. M., an hour and
a half before the allcrnoon ttain leaves fur
Philadelphia. On their return from Phil
adelphia, pa.-sengets will reach Shamokin
about 6 o'clock, and Uih place about 7 in
the evening. Thus it may be said at last,
that the trip from Philadelphia to Sunbury
is made through by day-light, and the
morning papers of the city can be read in
this place the same day, before candle
light. This will be a great convenience
not only to the traveling public, but on ac
count ol our mail facilities. L'-tters dateil
at Philadelphia in the morning, can be re
ceived and replied to the same evening,
and the answer received in t he city Iheeven-
ing ol the next day. The fare through to
Philadelphia is fixed at From this
place to Shamokin the fare is fixed at GO
cents, or the round trip for 5'- There
will also be an accomodation train which
will leave Shamokin about 10 o'clock A
M., and this place about 3 o'clock P. M.
These rales of fare are assuredly low
enough lo induce an extended travel over
the road. Unlike the "old Toryism" that
controls the management ol most railways
starting out with exorbiant tolls, and tt iit'
ciously adhering to them, the directors o
the Philadelphia and Sunbury Iload, hav
been governed by wise councils in making
their company a common carrier ut prices
to suit Ihe times. Hundreds, in additiun
t illio.-e w ho must necessarily pass over the
road on business, w ill now take a trip on
account ol the cheapness ol the fjre. Citi
zens here, and all along ihe Susquehanna,
should not, and we know will not hesitate
to avail themselves of the excellent facili
ties for travel t the basin of our greut
mineral deposits. Low fares nave mainly
been lile cause ol the enormous travel over
tile railways, in the .Ww Kngla.id States,
and it is lair lo presume that the nuttatoiy
s ep taken by our company, will tie atten
ded, in a corresponding degree, with like
lesulls. We congratulate (lie Hav-lln o
p hi c in having tueir interests thus ca til
tor, as well as the cmiipa iy on in- ti e
prop-ct Indole (linn. i 11- uliicela ol lie
Cotiipuiiy liuVe all aloii t-viuced u torn
iin'ii.1 jult- spirit ol liberality in their man
agement ol allaiis; but in no pai titular
have 1 1 1 v exhibited so mm h foresight ati i
annul policy as in the establishment if
their rates of fjre. L t them but pursue
the course la lulnre that has marked their
career thus far, and the Muck-hoM. r and
people generally, will not be slow lo award
a juot meed ol praise.
In addition we understand Messrs. How
ard and Earlc Co., intend to extend their
Express thiongh to this place. A well
regulated Express is much wanted and will
prove a great convenience lo the commu
nity.
Hi: iL I il OP Ml.lMoKlM 1
This town in lb- iiioiiiiIhiu, iltS'TVedlv
enjoy, the reputation ol In mir one ol th
most hiaithy lot at ions Iiiimi. An oh
inhabitant of that place, whose leisure mo
ments have enabled him lo observe closely,
informed us a lew days since, that he ran
recnl lo mind the death of hut two male
citizens within the last seven years. The
population has, probably, during that peii
nd averaged about 700 persons. This ab
sence of disease at least of a character un
attended with serious restills, independent
of the other striking features of the place,
i remarkable enough to attract thither a
arae population. The good hea'.lh of the
citizens ol Shamokin is attributable to the
purity of the atmosphere. The place is ele
vated about 700 feel above the level of the
sea, being beautifully situati d in the Wt-st
ol the great Shamokin Coal Basin. It is
ties main point in the Basin, through
which all the oal, lumber, &.c, will pass
and must therefore become a great place
of exchanges of products belween the Sus
quehanna and Scuvlkill. Great business ca-
p.city, thus lib n led with provirbially good
health, when fairly known, cannot fail to
make Shamokin a mining town, second in
importance lo none in the Slate.
I i it IIAVAOK4 OF 1111'. CIIOLKHA lit
t OI'l-.IMIAUkfl.
The A-ia-ic Cholera, we see by out Emo
tr, ui tilci-, i milking rapid progress wesiwarJ,
I Hhou death on eveiy side, and III soma
places eiealinj the utmost consternation and
lisma). Its match, on this occasion, has
b. en (ioiii IVisia direct, ami lha last account
iefl il at Copenhagen, whence we have tha
most melancholy reports. As many as thirty
thousand inhabitants Are stated to have fled
from the city. The frttpieul passengers in
the street are the catpeuters people carrying
home Ihe coffins; omiiibusses convey full
loads of corpses lo the burying grounds,
where humUare insufficient In dig th graves
and clergy are wattling to lead tht luirisl
service. On Sunday week 170 tojjlns wert
Itins in one ihurchytird, exposed to the trot!
tiigsitn. and hai lain there since the Thursday
previous. "The lower tinier," say a letter,"
divide their day betveeu working luneiulsj
the reckless aie to be beard fiolicking lu
taverns, and shouting, ''lei us eat and drii.k
for to-morrow we die." The rich have ap
plied, dining the last few days, to lha num
ber of 14,000, for passports tu leave tho
place; the Hereditary Piiiiceuud his consott
have resolved on staying in Copenhagen, to
serve as an encouiageniciit and an example.
A committed which has been formed for pie
venting the extension of the chuleia, cuese
all the w retched it habitants of still mote
w retched tenements, to be luougbt tutu bet
ter dwellings feed Mid clothe them ; Ihe po
lice have dispersed a number of rookeries or
poor lodging houses.
Among the new victims are nine physi
cians, one of whom, Dr. Witthnseu, funned
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i, oi iiic iiii-iiivai i r-in tjnni Hjr ut ul ilia
T1IL BLACK DIAMOND.
We presume thai every body has hpard
of the superior and inexhaustible body of
coal in the Shamokin coal region, hut eve
ry body has not heard ol the opening of
some new and superior veins of Ihe black King's household ; out celebrated tu inter, Mr
diamond, by Mesirs Coc bran and Peale, j d'Eckeuberg, Baron de Il.dstein, inlendenl of
the operators of the Lancast r colli-ries. Ihe Theatre finyiil of Copenhagen ; and M.
On Tuesday last the locomotive brought in I Douce a lieutenant in the navy. It is iinpo:-
behind ihe passenger cars, a single speci- u"1 to hat all the airy parts of tho
men car load, consigned to our humble self , ,un" ("l""1 ltm" U' -1,t'Kls '""'"""J by
.., ... , . , the plague ihiough the hospitals in them) as
with the compliments of Messrs. Cochran , , , , ,
. , , ' , I well us the extensive subuibs, are perliclly
and Peale," the first from that colliery, tleal,ny. gm.L.y cllsi) 0.urit.j
that had yet been se.d to inaiket. It i u,ese quartets, and ihen it has usually been
needless lo say that the coal is a very supe- sme ,., hu has worked all day in pes
i'l or ailicb', such only as might be deemed tifeioos diMiiets.' Thisui once decides the
fit lor an editor. By the bve Mr. Cochran, question as to what makescholcra imminent-himst-lf,
hasheeii, until leceiilly, connected ly dangerous il is lilih, and stenches, and
with the Pres.-, an I is, therefore, presumed , " ,0""". a'' ''. "d P""'"
, . . , i, Siiiue cai-es ul i hnlera have uiadu their ap
to be wide aua.ie, as editors irenerally" ' ... .
peniiince ut r.einuig .mil 2.n ilci Durg, and
are, or on-llit to be. Mr. Peale. if not ex- ; : n i i . .i ."ii
' " ' I also in Deumaik, but thu pemons attacked
actly connected wilh the "art preservative ' Uuj ,.,.,., t.ome 10, Copenhagen, or been
ol arts" is a descendant of a great aitist, , in cuiur..ct uih ueh peisuns.
and has evidently keen something beside j The St. Peleisbuig journals stale that the
good paintings. We are c rlainly much cholera in at pit-sent taging m ihe new guv-
tH. d to our new liiends, and hope to be 1 -'"""' ' "ud lovw, and lhal it has
1 : i . i ... . i i .
able t g.ve the,,, a warm reception. We ";" '"W '
vv'tiiil l tmvvi .r ciio.r. t i.t if -i 1 1 I It.. ..,.. . '
la'ors int ml to s.-rve us in the Mine wav,
we shall hav - to "-xt-oid tttear-a" ol our
coal ti'iiK. .
Loan BauvoHAM bat coma in for hand
some bequest of nearly 30 000, made by
lha lata Mary Fisherly, a Hammersmith
spinster.. Tba bequest is "out of respect and
admiration for bis unequalled abilities, pub
lie conduct and principles." '
Ma. Bright describes India at "a dozen
Irelandi rolled into one "
tj" Tun Rail Raod Celebration. We
are pleased to h"ar that the opening cere
monies of the Philadelphia and Sunbu-y
Railroad, hive given most general sati.-dar-
lion. Those present, who represented the
Pn ss from Philadelphia, Baltimore and
other places, all express themselves highly
delighted wilh the irip the country anil
the entertainment.
fv" First Train op Coal. On Tuesday
last the first train of coal, over the new
road, was brought in by the locomotive.
The coal was consigned to Reuben J-'agelv
& Co,, and is the begining, we trust of a
brisk business. Mr. Fagely has been for
years almost the sole operator in (he Sha
mokin region. A new order of things has,
however, now sprung up. Coal hrakers
and other improvements ara introduced,
and six or eight collieries are now being
put into operation. We sincerely wish
them all success in (heir new enterprise.
E7" The Piiiladelhiiia News, of Wed
nesday last comet down on Gen. Packer
on account of tome reflections cast upon
Philadelphia, by him in hit speech at th
recent Railroad Celebration, at thit place.
The Newt admits the force of tome of the
(Jetieral't remarks, but looks upon him at
unfriendly to the city, and therefore not the
proper person to lectors them. General
Packer, we are confident, hat no unlriend
ly feelingt lor Philadelphia, although he
may occasionally complain of ber supine-nest.
(E7 The Miltonian. Robert M. Frirk,
Esq., tba Senior editor ol the Miltonian ha
wit drawn from that establish t e t on ac
count of ill health. Tha paper will be
conducted berrtfter by H. Frick hit hn
Ihrr and Junior partner. Wa trust thy
will botb realist their fondest expectation!.
DEMOCRATIC t:OL'.TV C VENTtO.V
The Democratic County Convention as
setnbled at this place on .Monday last for
the purpose of nominating candidates for
the ensuing election. In this convention
there were no delegates. The different
candidates had been voted for at the town
ship elections, and the Judges met here for
the purpose of ascertaining the aggregate
vote the highest in vote being declared the
nominee.
The convention was organised by ap
pointing James Cameron, Esq., President,
Henry Reeder and Daniel Beckly, Vice
Presidents, and Dr. G. B. Weiser, Secretary
On n otion the Secretary proceed to read
ing the returns, w hich summed up as fol-
I jvvs ;
Fun Assembly :
Votes.
David B Montgomery, 10i2
Huidllu G. Taggdit, 8'Jl
Majoiity for Montgomery 123
who WdS declared dui) nominated.
t-'uii Commissioner:
Simon Snyder 736
ClnMiaii liauschlag 657
Ueo tiarinall -U7
Mailiii Cta.-a 131
Majority fin S. Snyder 1U3
who wax declared duly nominated.
Foa I'stiscatii :
Francis Bother B51
J. D Fi ber 640
Majuiiiy foi F. Bui-her 31 J
who was ileclaied duly uoiuiiiHled.
FoH DlxTHICT ATroHNKV
Wm M Itocketeller 487
Ch.is. A. Kutx 485
II. J Woolveiton 462
J. Woods Biowii 439
Majority lorWm. M. Rockefeller 2
who was declaied tlnly iiuiiiiua'ed.
F 'K Di-TaicT Suavxvoa:
Samuel Young, of Lower .Maluiuuy, was
nominated without oppoiiiiu.
Fua AcniToa:
Joeeph Hoover, ol Uper Augusta was
Humiliated.
O i motion, the Standing Committee re.
main Ihe tame at last year, with the add',
'ion of Henry J. Reader, and Hon. G. o. C.
Welker
Major J-din Uon-h, of Torbul waselecied
ll-preMiilHliVM llrleL'ale, and Uaaf D R .krr,
"I Lilila Mahanoy. Senatorial dt-eoUIH )M
'exl 4th of Mar- h Convention, with iostiu.
io is iu support Gov B gler.
Tha whole proceeding paas-d ofT quietly
with lets confusion and excitement than
any of our previous Conventions.
r:iK Bi'iiM.vi or the iiicrokef.
This steamer, belonging to Ibe New York,
n Uileaii Hint Havana line, was burnt.
. jO.iK iday niah', al New Yoik. The loss to
tCT (Tmos''oc.ntv. The Union ennntv the owners, Messrs. Geo. Law & Co., will
- i
1 -inor-ia'ic ro'iveiiiimi asetiibleit nt New j "tf ubout 8050.000, ihat is her cot to Ihem.
Ber'in, on the 22.1 Amj., and pot in tiomi- : ' ' )H "-'otaiued whether the compa-
,. f..!!.,,,;,,, . v.- ., m.. " peuecie-t an insuiauce ui ;iuu uuu
'm V. Riir1 r -. Prothonolarv, Samii- I
R u. h ; f "o-nni'K.ioti. r, S. in L-itz-'l ; Treas
urer, K- v. Jam. Lulu r ; D-putv Survey- iny. lioite is known, as even body and eve-
or, M'-nrv ;Moat7. : froseru'iiii Atlornt-v, rylima is in coutu-.ion llius far.
H. W. Bon"'-ll ; Auditor, Liir l llowarl ; j Tl" Cherokee whs to sail on Saturday af-
Trns'eesol Miliiiliurr Ara.lemv.J. Sloan-"" "-'"". via Havana, and
aker, Wm. F'oster, J. W. Taylor.
on thu slenniei in English oflices. She was
not iinoiud in New Yoik. The loss lu
lieLhten i Cstiuialnl al S500 000, but uoih-
phia,a prolound lawyer and estimable citi.
zen, was nominated by the Whig State
; hid a valuable cargo of merchandize on
t lioatd. VVhit'll llit hMfii Mliinn..! t,L'ul,..iit t.,iir
I " I I 1
I?" Thomas A. Bt. nn, Eal., ol Philadel- ! bundled persons belonging to mercantile
As sinm as may be fuum! e.vptnlifnf. iho
Il II t ic Will liP HllillMM.I Milt fir miaul u 1 1 K
Convention at lluntiiirrtton. on Thursday. ' .u . , - ,
for the unexpired term on the Supreme j ship.bu,' !.-, oilers to put her in sailing oi
Bench, made vacant by the death ol Judge , der for S 100,000. The limbcis aie supposed
GinsoN. '; to be soiiu.l, below- the- lower deck. The
' machinery and boileisaie iu a toleiably good
state of preservation. A large quantity of
Th.. f.llme.n, l-.l-r f,. Th,. fre,'" ""' " he lower decks will be
,,, . i reeuveied, damaged by water. S
Chambers, L-q., President of the Montour ! , . . ...
11 peis have lust as high as S12 000 o
iron company, was one among a numoer t
received in ri-ply to an invitation to parti- j Conflagration calsi-d by Cigah Smo.
cipate in the opening celebration of the kkg. Mr Gilbert states, iuu letter publish
Philadelphia and Sunbury Railroad, but j pj '' Bosiou Tiaveller, that the deanuc
came too late lo be read at the time. ,ive fira whic1' "-''"'' i'i his piunu-foite
factory was occasioned ' by the carelessness
of the boarders iu an adjoining house, inton
ing the fiagmeuts of their bunting ce-ais on
mam r.it TiitiNu aiivw r.i(.f or tii:
ItLOICV.
nine ship.
or more.
As it cct:!ains matter of general interest'
we have deemed it proper to lay it before
our readers :
Ollioo of the Montoi'r Ibon Cumpany,
New York, August 25: h, 1S33. j"
DlVlD LoNCtNLCkKK, E-q , Prest.
My Dear Sir. I have your kind invi
tation tu the opening of your Koad, and re
gret in Ut ti ihtl I cannot bepiosent. 1 shouUI
like lo give you a speech upon tho impor
tance ol vouruoik the future pi o peels of
your coal held. Il is desliut-tl lo bo Ihe seal
of the finer tabricaiiuns ut the Lou of ihe
Cm ted Stales, and will coolant a population
within tin geiieialion, as great as that of
any oilier portion ol ill- coal lield. What
h t been Wdoted lo build in.tni f.icini ing
- t abli-hmeiils upon it, has been the neces
saiy facilities lu liarsporl the maiinl'.iclur-d
ui l ii les to maikt I iluung the winter. The
small. -r liibiica ioiis. siuhasaves, scythes,
nails, &o., must be sent to inaiket daily, so
as lo liiiiiish lue uece-sury capital lo eariy
iin lha t-iistiit ss. Your woik is only in part
accompli-hi ti, beeaue jon must give us, a
continuous Hail to inaiket, tool to the iiianu
lat'turiiig esiiibiishnieutt. Only citlenlale the
poilil upon such an establishment as Colon',
ai H.iriioid, (w heie Ihey inaunlauuire 1500
axe pei day, and buy iheir Lou ami Coal
lioin Pennsylvania, wilh ihe enormous
heights upon such unifies ) it il weie loea
t.'.l iu ) ureo.il field, ami these a e were
manutiieliiied anil senl into your nioii:i!aiu
withanoiher lieight upon them and so'd
Hie-e. Th' applies equally well to all the
other description. The basis , if all maioi
f.e lores ,t ihenp fuel, a d vmi mint t told
wheie you can with il i-mnlmie all lhs oth
er Hrln les at the file ji.-s via; ore,
liilies'iine and agrienl nie, ami where will
Vi'U liotl ihem uiiue advaniageuilsly, than io
your immediate vn iony
Kepei-i'n'lv Yoii",
1 hos Chambers.
New Com. Litlle bit of gold coin, of the
value u! lweni. live een's, am now being
coined in California. On one side is a pel
feel head sui rounded m i h eleven siars
opposite tide quaiter dollar surrounded niih
a wreath. A few have made their way to
lh Suites . ,
Thc Potato Bliumt Aaaoso Accoiding
In present app- aisiu es, Ihe p .lalo diseaw
will pievad lu a great eltent in Great Bii
laiu tba present searou.
to a shingled roof below "
New Advertisements.
riMlE C11INESK REVOLLTION -Fears
are expressed that the troubles iu China
will cut oil' our supplies of tea, temporarily, at
least, until one or tho other dynasty becomes se
curely fixed. Il is a happy thing that all our
supplies do not depend upou China, uuJ that we
can still get thejp and i-leyaut rlot..in from
Kockhill Jt Wilson's Clothing Store, No. Ill
Cliesnut street, corner of Franklin Place, Philadel
phia. Philadelphia. Nov. 6. 1852. ly. cw.
Ettaieoft;toitr.i:sMKi:n,ii-c1d.
V O'lHCE is he'ehy given, thut letters of admin-
islrutiuii have been granted to the subscribers
on the estate of George tii.ikcr, late of Lower
Augusta tuwusliip, dee'd. All jiersuus having
cluiius against said estate aro rcijvirsleU lo present
thrill, uuly authenticated. Lor settlement, slid
those knowing themselves inJcblcJ to make pay
ment without delay.
JEU. WETZEL. I AjBW
11. a N.N AH 6.MK12K, AJm 1
Lower Augusta twap., Mept. 3, l(S5X Gt.
OllPHASV COURT SALE7
IN pursuaiu-e of anordcr of the O ;.';i-a' Court
ol' Northumberland coLiity, will tij.oscJto
public alc, on
Thursday the 6th day of October, next,
on the premises; Ihe following Keal Eatatv to wit i
A CEIlTAIN TRACT OF LAND,
situated in Rush township, county aforesaid, ad
joining lands ul Luther Hasseti and others oil the
north, Joseph Cauiptol Und Peter Haushawoul
on tlie east, Jesse Weaver ou lbs south, and
Philip Metilcr and others on the west, (JonUin
ing ONKHLN URKU AND EIGHTY TWO
A CKcl. anJ one hundred peiche mors or less)
U hereon are erected a
Two and half story Frame House,
and liasement story, a lrg frarM Bant and
Cow Shed aliacbeJ, an orchard, ma scallent
cipnug of water 4c wilh tha apperleiianeeo
To be told a tha property of Ueorga and Jasptr
Mettler, minor vhildreu of Speucar Meillar, dae J.
Hala to eoinrueno at 10 o'clock, A. M.. of Saul
day, wheu the terms will be mad known by
iii'iirs nAststk'-lT nuardiaa-
, r -. wM f , -
Dy Order of tha Court, 1
P. PURS EL, Clk. O. V.
Sept. 3 1853. ta J