,,R INTERVIEW WITH TIIK J P
A1EE.
An officer f the Japanese expedition
end homo a long account of the vio'f to ihe
harbor of Jeddo. The first interview in Ihe
cabl" of American vessel with thr Japan
ee auihoritj is minutely described :
Afier being g.iej r moment, Mr. Manila
Han aros--, ma,tt a salaam a Japanese, and
hen extending hia hand, we shook hand ;
lien seated Outselve., lining Mr. Postman an
Interpreter, a the Japanese interpreter
pok Dutch nnently. I thus opened r
'Tell the Lieutenant Governor Tor such
was the mandarin) that I am the aid of
our chier, the Admiral, and am instructed to
"peak for him. We have come here on a
friendly mission, with friendly intention, to
deliver a letter from the President of the
United State to your sovereign, tha Ernpn
ror of Japan ; that the letter is ready Tor de
livery by nine o'clock to morrow, to any
mandarin sufficiently hi-jh to receive it." To
this was replied: "h mutt be refeired In
higher poer to know who can receive the
etter." 1 then asked: "How long will it
take to given an answer?" "They could
not tell I said:' think the sooner Ihe
better, as we are anxious to be ofl." The
reply was : 'I do not think it will take long.'t
and it was then understood that in the tnori.
ing a mamlarin would be off le receive the
letter.
I then emphatically said : "This ship has
aboard the chief there is his pennant. All
messages from shore must come here by a
high mandarin. No boats must go to Ihe
other ships; their commanders have orders
not to permit intercourse; they have no
right to think, and must obey. We insist
that no boats shall Tiang around our vessels
to watch them." This was not palatable
They said : "It is Japanese custom, law,
and we must carry them out." Uajsl:
"Tell him, sir, that we too have our customs)
and with men of. war one of the laws is,
that no boat is allowed to come within a
cortain range." There was no pnsiiive con
sent given just then as to what they would
do; they evaded it by asking questions.
"Where are you from !" "From tho United
Slates of America." "Yes; but what part,
Washington, New York, Button 1" My sur
prise was so great that I smiled, and told
him, "some from Washington, somo from
New York, all parts; that the President of
tha United States lived in Washington."
"What is the name of the ship, haw many
people, guns, &a 1" "Tell him, sir, that we
are not traders: we seek no trade; we are
armed ships, and our custom is never to an
swer such questions."
The questions were again repeated in pret
ty much the same way, when I told Mr. P.
to make the same reply, and to add that 1
have no curiosity to know how many men
are either in the emperor's army or navy;
and also that he could see for himself thai
we had four ships; that we had others in
those waters. "When will the others cornel"
"1 don't know, it depends upon the answer
to tho latter." "What are the contents of
the loiter 1" "Tell him, sir, that the letter is
from the President to the Emperor of Japan,
and it would be most indelicate in me to
inquire into its contents." This rebuke was
received in an apologetic manner, and lhig
questioning dropped. 1 then again alluded
to the boats which were still clustering
around our ship and the other ships; told
them that it was absolutely necessary thai
they should be kept olT, that this must be
done. "Wa shall be sorry, with our kind
and friendly feelings to you, to do you any
harm, or 10 come into collision wiih you;
but, if you do not order your boats off, we
shall fire into them and drive them ofl. Our
boats are now armed and ready, and we
cannot allow you more than fifteen minutes
to give your orders and to keep them olL
At the end of that time you must suffer."
Mr. Mandarin went out, told this to the
boats, sent word to the other boats, and came
in. "Now, 1 must have an answer What
have you decided about the boats?" "I have
ordered them off from all Ihe ships, and with
orders only to communicate with this."
"Yes, from all the ships; and, if any come
around you, send word to Ihe Governor, and
he will punish them." Thus was this point,
never before yielded, conceded. After a
few more remarks, I bowed Mr. Mamlarin
off, and away he went on shore taking the
boats ffwi'.h him.
At a subsequent interview the Mandarin
again excused himself from taking Ihe letter,
and it was only on a threat of the Awerican
commander to go to the town of Oioganom
and deliver the letter himself, that his wish.
were conceded to and an interview on
shore with commissioners from the Emj-eror
took place. The writer says:
"My opinion is, that for theso thirty-six
hours (and more particulaily for theso six)
Ihe Japanese hesitated whether or not they
should at once resist, and try with us the
fortunes of war. But so steady was our de
termination, both in council, and in conduct,
ao u'.leily careless of any action on their pan,
so perfectly confident of our own resources
and power, and so regardless of all danger,
that Uy were paralysed, and prudent and
friendly mensures were decided."
The letter is beautifully done up in a ense,
and tha st'ul (inclosed in a gold box, coMir g
$1000.
Tuc Africanization or CuBA.--The ter
r'ble conspiracy discovered by llhe Wash
ington Union, between Spain and Great
Britain, to fill Cuba with African apprentices,
to tha manifest danger of liberty in Ihe Uni
ted States, is generally conceded to be a
humbug. Tho plan never had any stronger
basis l rent upon than a disordered fancy,
though it is said that Seuor Mariano Torri
nle, of Cuba, started seme such scheme in
England, where, however, instead of finding
favor, it only met with opposition. Senor
Torrienle is a Spanish scholar, ao author and
a gentlemen. His views art evidently Ihe
opinions of a literary man without any offi
ial sanction, and tha fact that be endeavors
to show that it would ba good policy in Great
Britain to help forward Ihe scheme, shows
that Great Britain, at yet, is engaged in no
anch attampt, if any such evideute weie
n-'eded after all tha attempts of Great Britain
lo break up the slave traffic entirely.
Correspondence of Urn Public toiler.
L Un til FHO.M WASHINGTON.
Washinotom, Nov. 7, 1853.
All the rumors afloat, about Ihe President's
Message, are mere speculations amounting
to nothing. One thing, only, is certain, via :
that the President will allude to the posilion
of Cuba clearly indicating, that while the
United States will discountenance all fillibus
terism, ami strictly observe the stipulation of
treaties and Ihe duties of neutrals, the could
not remain an indifferent speolalor, if Eng
land or Fronce er both, were to meddle with
the municipal or other regulation of the
slaml. On that sublect the Administration
is fiim and derided, and as i have reason to
believe, to some purpose. I have no doubt
but that England will, if she has not already
done so, express in some official form her
determination not to meddle with Ihe affairs
of Cuba either to please the old ladies of
Exetrr Hall, or the "drab-colored" gentlemen
of Manchester. At all events, Ihe British
Legation, here, lakes every possible occasion
to disavow any such intention, on ihe part of
England, and 1 have reason to believe that
similar professions will be made or have
been made to Mr. Buchanan, in London.
By the bye, speaking of Mr. Buchanan, 1
learn, that though not over-pleased with the
climate of England, he will remain at his
post during ihe present administration, and
does not desire to have his name again
brought forward for Ihe Presidency. There
is both wisdom and discretion in this patri
otic resolve.
England, Fiance and Russia are intriguing
about the Sandwich Islands, and what is most
remarkable, Franco makes herself more busy
about them than England herself. Yet the
Islands could not possibly be of any use to
her, even if she acquired possession of them.
The same holds of Kussiu, whose ships you
see occasionally described by some traveller
but never meet on the ocean. It is hardly
possible to conceive thai England should al
this juncture, give vent to her jealousy ol
republican aggrandizement. One would
think that she had better settle her difficulty
with Russia first, before she borrows trouble
with the United Slates.
The Fisheries question may be considered
as goud as settled ; and will doubtless be
disposed of during the ensuing Congress. On
the preliminaries both Governments have
agreed. The Copy-right treaty concluded
by Mr. Everett, but not yet ratifie l by the
Senate, will also be considered, and, I be
lieve, will also be agreed to. The present
Admiuisltation seems to have taken a more
enlarged and philosophical view on the sub
ject than I have yel seen urged in any of the
leading papers, or in Congress.
On ihe subject of rivers and harbors it is
confidently expected the Message will con
tain some important suggestions. It is a fact
that some of tho appropriations for River and
H.irboi Improvements, voted by the last
Congress, have not yet been expended, and
that the whale amount appropriated for them
will next July revert to the Treasury.
Observer.
.Minister to Ruhia From Oregon Battle
with ihe Indians Gen. Lane wounded.
Washington, Nov. 7. Ex-Governor Sey
mour, the newly appointed Minister to Rus
sia, was here, to-day, in attendance at tho
Stale Department. He will sail for England
in the steainei Pacific, on Ihe 29:h inst.. ac
companied by Mr. Irving, as Secretary of
Legation,
Advices from Oregon have Leon received
heie, dated al camp Myrtle, Umpqua Val
ley, September 11, saying that for a month
previous to that dale that region had been
the seat of a formidable Indian war. With
the assistance of Gen. Lane, Major Alvord,
in command of the regular forces Ihere, rais
ed a cmnpany of Umpqua volunteers Gen.
Lane, after leaving the main body, was
eleoted to the command, and on the 24th of
August the troops met with a body of In.
dians, comprising some 300 warriots, whipped
them and mude them sue for peace. Sur
prising them b). marching and otherwise
acting with vigor Geu. Lane oveilook them
in their stronghold in the mountains, where
the battle took place. He was badly wound
ed in the shoulder, but kept the field.
The Pacific Railroad Enterprise, start
ed in New Yoik, is beginning to attract the
notice of Ihe press of that city. The Tribune
says :
"It is now fully under way, and having
distributed its stock all round, in every quar.
,er where it is thought it will pay, its final
act and consummate achievement will be to
kuy vp Congress. Most probably the prelim
inary steps of this mammoth Corpoiation to
ward subsidizing the press have already been
taken, wilh what success we shall learn in
due season, and it is not woith while to be
impatient As the balloon begins to bo infla
ted, we shall be all able to see where ihe
gas comes from. We nwait the trying on of
the scheme at Washington. There is a
stock of a hundred millions la be disiribuled
free gratis fur nolhin?, to somebody How
much will member of Congress take? Gel
ready to speak up, gentlemen!"
Terrible Rat-icide. On Saturday last, a
number of person were engaged Ihieshing
iti Ihe bain of Mr. Chiislain Mechliug, of
South Butler township, and on removing ihe
grain, and coming near the floor of ihe mow,
Ihe presence of an extraordinary number of
rat was discovered. The barn door were
immediately closed and every precaution
taken to prevent their escape. Several per
son properly armed, then entered the mow,
and the onslaught commenced. The con
flict waged fast ami furious for considerable
length of lime the assailed frequently seek
ing shelter up the pantaloon and in the bo
som of the assailant. When the bloody
work wa ended, Ihe (lain were collected
together, and found to number one hundred
and eighty. The whole number of rai col
lected in the mow mutt have been more
than two hundred, a upward of thirty mad
good their escape. Butler, Pa., Whig.
Mr. Partingtoo says be never cared much
about grand spectacles, or other eight; but
there are two thing she would like to have
Men the inoculation of Frank Pierce anil
Barptiialioo ef Queeu Victoria.
SUNBU11Y AMERICAN AND SHAMOKIN JOURNAL.
THE A1QRICA1T.
SUNBURY.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER W,l.tt.
II. D. MASSEIl, Editor anil Proprietor.
To AvTii.n.-.The mentation of tha Punhury
Ameriran nmung tli. different towns na lli Bnnueriiiii
i not exceeded if equalled hr njr pnper published in North
ern I'eiiiiBylvniii..
eihtoh's tablk.
Business Notices.
James Smith, Administrator of George Arm
strong, dee'd, will sell the pcrsonnl effects of said
deceased, cn the 56th instant. Read the adver
tisement in another column.
Tim Pexa. Faiim Join a i for November is
well filled wilh articles of interest to the fnrmcr.
This Journal has become quite a popular pcriodi.
cal to many of the agricultural portion of the
community. Published at West Chester by J.
M. Meredith 4 Co.
Gimimastows TiLHnnAi'ii This excellent
paper is about to be enlarged in order to accom
modate its advertising patronage. Major Frcas,
in order to attend to his increased duties has ta
ken a partner. The Trlegrnph is not only a
good paper, bnt a profitable one, as it deserves to
or.
Tiik KvicKEitnoeEKR Maoazixk. We havo
received the November number of this excellent
periodical. As usual, it is filled with Interesting
and instructive literature. Among its contribu
tions aro "In Search of a Place," "Moults from a
While Blackbird," and "Harpings upon Hades,"
as very entertaining. Tlie "Editor's Table," al
ways good feature in this Mugaziue, is peculiar,
ly interesting in the present number.
Th Momk's Rr.vr.snr., tin Tun Sscnr.T Exs
ar, is the title of an excellent romance just re
ceived from the enterprising firm of De Witt &
Davenport, whote books have at least one quality
to recommend them, and that is the clear and
handsome style in which tlicy ore got up. The
incidents of this romance belong to ail age when
men eurncd renown only on the battle-field, and
sought repose only in Ihe lap of beauty. It is a
well written book, by a popular author, and lacks
none of the more prominent elements of success
It furnishes an admirable portraiture of the times
when religious enthusiasm led whole countries to
enlist under the Manners of the Cross, and wage
exterminating war in the name of the Holy
Church.
The I.iTr.rtAtiT Companion for November!
published by Messrs. Egle oc May at Ilsrrisburg
has been received. Its contents are varied and
interesting, and the letter press and paper excel
lent. The present number is illustrated with the
"Burial of Dc Soto in ti e Mississippi."
Land Warrants. Persons having
Land Warrants for sale, can dispose ol
them (or cash, by applying at this office.
OCT31 ArJornNKD Sale. There will be a
public -sale of the balance of thu eflccls of
the estate of Henry IWassrr, dee'd., at his
late residence in SunLury, on Saturday, the
12th inst., al 10 o'clock.
(KrLoT. A lame sized sold nen. with
silver holder or case. The finder will be
rewarded by leaving it al this office.
OCT Tb Weather. The bleak and
cold winds of November are upon us, and
the preliminaries of winter are already
here. Coal fire are becoming every day
more and more important ; and we pity
those who are not uhle to procure a good
supply of that valuable mineral from the
Sliamokin coal region.
The operators ht re are. doing all they
can to supply orders, but we fear that
many who have delayed their orders will
find some difficulty in getting a supply.
The operators could do much more, if they
could procure a suUicient number of miners.
CI" The Court for the first week closed
on Thursday. Most of the important cases,
having been fixed for the second week,
there was nut sufficient bu.incts ready, and
Judge Jordan discharged the Jurors on
Wednesday evening.
There was a coiisid.-rahle amount of
criminal bijiness despatched, a branch of
our jurisprudence that seems lo grow more
rapidly than any other.
C7 News is awfully scarce. The Turks
and (he .Russians have matters in a very
interesting state, and we await every arri
val to hear whether or not, they have "let
slip the dogs of war." The Russians as
well as the French, it is rumored, have a
design upon the Sandwich Islands. A
Boston paper thinks Russia would highly
relish a couple of sandwiches with her
turkey. Uut the Haiawaiati gov. -rn went,
the king as well as the people, are anxious
lo be annexed to (he United Stales. A
great many Americans having settled on
these Islands, they give tone to public
opinisn.
OIF Tun 1'niLADKi.riiiA Welkly Regis
ter. Th enterprising publisher ol the
Philadelphia DuHy Register will com
mence publishing, on the 1Mb inst., a
weekly paper to be called (he "Weekly
Register." The talent exhibited in the
daily, ii a ture guarantee (hat the weekly
will be a spirited and well conducted pa
per. Mr. Birney, the editor, is well known
at an able writer, and will, nodjubt, make
the Register worthy ol his reputation. The
Register will be published, for tingle co
pies, at 12 per annum. Address William
Birncy, Daily Register Office Philadelphia
THE NEW SAW MILLS.
On Thursday last, Mr. Shaw, of Wil
liamsport, who is engaged by the Canal
and Water Power Company, (o tiprin
tend the erection of (he large Saw Mills, al
(his place, made a selection ol (he site, on
(he gut, below (he railroad. The two
mill about lo be erected, are of (he largest
class, and will run gang saws, capable of
cutting sixty thousand leet of lumber, each,
per day. Mr. Shaw, who is a man of ex
perience in these matters, say he never
saw a better location, o: one possessing
more natural advantages. Mr. Joseph E.
Leib, as agent of the Canal Company, and
who is extensively engaged iu the lumber
business at this place, has just returned
from Clinton county, where he has con
tracted for the necessary timber, for these
mills, to be delivered this fall. Mr. Leib
has purchased during the past week, a
number of raAs of sawed lumber, in the
river at this place, containing over 300,
000 feet and also 100,000 prime shingles.
We are glad to see Mr. Leib, who is an ac
tive business man, so successfull in his
business.
AI'l'OIST.MK.Vr.
The State Canal Board, in session in the
early part of the week, at llarrisbur, an
nounce the following appointments of collec
tors and supervisors for the next current
year :
Collectors Piltsbnr, Baker ; Fieeport
AqucdLct, Mrs. Martin; Blairsville, McAn
ulty; Johnstown, Gibbons; Hollidaysbnrp,
Hoover; Huntington, Black; Lewistowm
M. Kay ; Newport, Zollinger ; Liverpool,
Baum ; Northumberland, Zimmerman ; Lock
Haven, Aughenbaugh ; Easlon, Morrison J
New Hope, Solliilay; Philadelphia, Yost;
Lancaster, Caimany ; Beach Haven, Ent ;
; Duncan's Island, Ziej;ler ; Williamporl,
i John Piatt ; Duiisbuig, Geoige A. Aughen
. bauh.
j Supervisors Lower Western Division, J.
jM.Orr; Upper Western Division, Buyer,
j Eastern Division, Houp: ; Delaware Division,
' Evans ; Susquehanna, First Division, Blal
'tenberger; North Brunch, Seaich; Superin
! lendent Columbia road, Baker.
! State Agents Messrs. Buckingham,
; Thompson, Tippen, Packer, Siook, Kelly,
1 and Bent.
' On Market Train B. Ebauah.
Weigh Scales, Hulliuaysbliigii Mr.
i Bell.
i -
I The Native Ameiican vole, nl tho recent
j election in Peni.s) Ivania, was as follow :
Supremo Judge, (Bioome) 7,851; Canal
Commissioner, (Moigau) 7.764 ; Auditor Gen
eral, (Iteiyle) 7,636; Suiveyor General,
j (Cleaver) 8,150.
I The Free Soil vote foots up as follows :
Supreme Judge, (Stephenson) 3 664 ; Canal
Commissioner, (Mitchell) 3,579; Auditor
General, (Craig) 3.462; Suiveyor General,
(Corson) 3,594.
The Late State Fair. The Executive
Committee of I lie Stale Agricultural Society
held a meeting al their ollice in H.irrisburg,
last week, when it was ascertained thai the
receipts at Ihe exhibition held in ltlbuig,
amounted to $17.500 deducting $8,000 paid
in premiums and other expenses, a balancu
will be left of S4J00() ; which, added lo Ihe
appropriation of S2.000 by tho Slate, and
the sum in tliu Treasniy and invps'ed in
stocks, will reach thesnin of SI6,000. It is
contemplated by the officer of the Society,
to use this sum for the purpose of establish
ing an Agricultural School, ami application
will be made lo the Legislaluie for an an
of incorporation lor the purpose. It is be
lieved by the officers of the Society, that an
institution of this kind, established upon a
proper basis, could be sustained by iho re
sources of the Society.
Mr. McLaik, our new Minister lo China,
it is said will lakti tho overland route to In
dia, and goes thence to Hong Kung, where
ho will run his chance of getting on board
one of the ships of the Japan squadron, and
of finding his way to Iho government of ihe
Celestials Having no pioper ship al com
mand, this is ihe only way Ilia government
can get Mr. Me La in lo his destination.
THE SHOIITINtJ STAR. PH I'.NOM E.N OS.
The annual November display of shooting
slars occurs on the 12ih nod 13lh of the pre
sent month, Saturday and Sunday next.
There has been a ureal ilcul ol" scientific re.
search into this phenomenon, but liltle that
is satisfactoiy in theory has yel been educed
in the investigation. It wa on ihe 1 St h
and 13ih of November, 1833, that the extra
ordinary apparition of meteors was observed.
November is not the sole period of the recur
rence of such phenomena, certain limes in
April, July and December being marked by
like periodical appeaiaures.
Vermont LiQuoa Law. Gov. Robinson,
of Vermont, has delivered his first message
to (he Legislature. It is brief and confined
to Slate affairs, which are reviewed, ami ihe
peoplo of ihe Slate are congratulated thai
ihey are free from the embarrassments of a
public debt, but are recommended lo incur
Ihe expense of a geological survey of the
Slate. The Governor is o posed lo the new
liquor law, Ihe passage of which ha revolu
lionized Ihe State.
Judge Ghier and the Fkee Democracy
The ' Free Democracy" of New York have
a resolution before litem looking lo impeach
ment of Judge Giier, for hi words and ac
tion in ihe late VYillkesharre Slave Case.
The resolution appoint a special committee
to memoralize the House of Representative
of the United Slate upon the subject, to
lake uoh further action in ihe premise a
will ecur a bearing in that body on this
subject. On motion of John P. Hale, the
resolution wa laid on the table till Wednes
day evening, when there will ba a full
meeting.
There are fourteen hundred . aurviving
revolutionary pensiiineis, regularly drawing
thoir pensions.
THE PATENT OFFICE.
The Patent-Office report, which is annual
ly published, i one of tne most interesting
public documents which the Government
pule forth. It shows the progress of inven
tion in this country, and the remarkably
practical character of mind which distin
guishea our countrymen. There is nothing
which promises a saving of manuel labor, no
mailer in what department of domestic in
dustry, or which may accomplish woik in
an improved manner, which is too insignifi
cant lor the application of inventive genius.
Many of these inventions are, no doubt, more
curious than profitable ; but many of them
yield the inventor fortuue. Thus in the
patent reporl for 1852, a man, who had made
a slight improvement in straw-cutters took a
model of his machine through thu Western
Stales, and ufler a tour of eight months re
turned with $40,000. Another had a ma
chine to thresh and clean grain, which, in
fifteen months, he sold for $90,000. A third
obtained a patent for a printer's ink, refused
$50,000 for it, and finally sold it for $60,000.
Examiner Lane's report deseribes various
new electrical iuvetions :
Among these is an electric whaling appa
ratus, by which the whale is literally "shock
ed In death." Another is an electric mag
netic alarm, which rings bells and displays
signals iu case of fire or burglars. Another
is an elecliic clock, which wakes you up,
tells you what time it is, and lights a lamp
for you at an) hour you please.
There is a "sound gatherer," a soil of huge
ear trumpet, to be placed in front of a loco
motive, bringing to Ihe engineer's ear all Ihe
noises ahead, perfectly distinct, notwith
standing ihe rattle of the train. There is an
invention that picks tip pins from a confused
heap, turns them all around with their heads
up, and slicks them in papers, in regular
mws. Another goes through Ihe who's pro
cess of cigar making, taking in tobacco
leaves nud turning out the perfect article.
One machine cuts cheese; another scours
knives and forks; another blaek boots,
another rocks the cradle ; and seven or eight
lake in washing and ironing. There is a
parlor chair patented, that cannot be tipped
back on two legs, and a railway chair that
can be lipped back into any posilion, with
out any legs at nil. Another patent is for a
machine thai counts the passengers in an
omnibus ami lakes their fires. When a very
fat man gets in it counts two, and charges
double. There is a variety of guns patented
that load themselves; a lisli line thai adjusts
its own bail ; and a rat trap that ihrows
j away the rat, and then bails and sets itself
mid shunts in the comer for another.
Theie is a machine also by which a man
prints, instead of writing his thoughts. It is
played on like a piano. And speaking of
pianos it is esii.n tto.l that nine th iusaud are
made every year in the United Stales, giving
constant nmploytnent lo ono thousand nine
hundred hands, and costing over two millions
of dollars. There is also an explanalion of
the principles of Ihe celebrated Hobb's lock.
It unpickability" depends upon a secon
dary or false Stt of tumblers, which pieveut
Ihe instruments used in picking from reach
ing iho real ones. Moreover, the lock is
powder proof, ami may be loaded thiongh Iho
key hule and fired otf until (he burglar is
tired of his fruitless work, or fears that the
report of his explosion will bring to view his
experiments moro witnesses than he desires.
Doors ami shutters have also been patented,
that cannot be broken ihiough. with pick or
sledge hammer. Thu burglar' "occupalion
is gone " A harpoon is described which
makes tho whale kill himself. The more
he pulls ihe line, the deeper goes the har
poon. An ice making machine ha been
patented, w hich goes by a steam engine.
In uu experimental trial it froe several bot
llei of sherry, ami produced block of ice of
Ihe size of a cubic fool, when Ihe thermome
ter was standing al 80 degrees. It is calcu
lated that for every ton of coal put into ihe
furnace it will make a ton of ice.
There are no less lli.ui twenty-seven pat
ents granted during thu year for sleam and
gas iiiveulions. An improvements is also
mentioned in cutting-nails, so as lo possess
thecuinpound quality of wrought and cut
nails. Aln, in making copper kettles, by
w hich Ihe kelile is formed by Ihe pleasure
ol" a burniher, a the dic is revolved iu a
Inilie. Out of 493 application examined,
IC5 were grained, which shows lliat nearly
three-fourths (he labor bestowed in invention
is tinproliiably employed, probably for want
of Ihe general spiead of that kind of infor
matiou which the Ledgor lay before its
readers, iu ilia weekly publication of the
patent list. Many an inventor spends his
hours conniving a mechanical improvement,
only lo find, w hen he has succeeded, Ilia,
some oilier inventor has foiesla'.led him, ami
patented ihe same invention.
I'ichmond, Nov. 2, 1853.
Frightful Scent. Thomas Board, who
wa convicted of the murder of ihe Barber
family in this Stale, was executed yesterday.
When the trap was knocked from under him,
!hn rope broke and iho unfortunate man fell
heavily to Ihe ground, Much excitement
followed. The sheiifif finally re-adjusted
the rope, and Ihe criminal was again placed
on the platform. Ha seemed lo be perfectly
frantic, and jumped of Ihe platform. Another
scene of intense excitement ensued. The
prisoner was again secured, and the sentence
of ihe law fully carried out.
Nebraska Territorv. Colonel Benton in
a recent letter to the people of Missouri, re
gards Ihe early settlement of Nebraska Ter
ritory, its organization by Congress, and the
establishment of. the mosl liberal pre-emp-lion
piinctple within it boiders. a a great
national object one that is tailed for in a
mililary point of view, as consolidating our
settlement on both ide of the Rocky Moun
tain, and a furnishing the volunteer to
defend, in case of an emergency, our Pacifio
possessions. He promise to give bis atten
tion to the Territory in the next aetsion of
Congress.
A new wheelbarrow, it is said, ha been
invented. The wheel is placed under the
centre, so that none of tbe weight of the load
rest upon the band. A man can wheel
twice tbe usual weight.
THE TURK AND THE TARTAR. 1
Every ai rival from England brings u new
of the nearer approach of Ihe grand collision
between Russia and the Ottoman Power
which has been so much dreaded, in advance,
b involving a possible crisis in the affairs of
Europe. We may well believe that war to
be inevitable which has been formerly de
clared by one parly, unless upon conditions
which the other scornfully refuse. Abdoul
Medjiil, frighted out of fear, assumes the
port of a soldier and hero, defying his Impe
rial enemy, and declaring that, if fate be
against him and the Osmaulees should be
driven from Europe, he and they will at
least leave it,, a their conquering fathers
entered it, four centuries ago, sword in hand ;
and Nicholas is, in consequence, as we are
told and may well believe, iu a towering
passion, determined to do or to attempt
terrible things. Prince Paskiewitch, whose
name is linked with the mournfully memura
bio despatch ,:Order reign in Warsaw"
lakes command of the army of invasion;
Omai Pasha asks fifty thousand additinna
troops, that he may meet it across the Danu
be; and the British and French fleets at
length sail, or are about to sail, iu force to
Constantinople', le watch proceedings, anil
perhaps, in the end, repeal to ihe Car ihe
lesson of autocratic impotence w hich the sea
once read to the presumptuous Canute. The
Turks are in a fever of patriotic, or religious,
enthusiasm, pouring their voluntary oblations
of money and arms into Iho treasury of ihe
Sultan. All is prepaiation ami expectation
the battle is aboul lo begin according to
tho new by the Africa tho very day .had
been sellled for iho first collision : and yet
tho barometor of commorcial feeling at Lon
don shows that, after all, the war i not re
garded as being ullogelher so dreadful a
thing, now that it is at hand, ns it was at
first feared it would be. Does this not show
a belief lliat Russia will he virtually foiled in
her undertaking and foiled, too, without ihe
actual interference as would necessarily em
broil those two Powers with Russia, and thus
lead to the general war once so uuivcisaliy
appieheuded ? X. American.
The City Council, we understand, held an
informal meeting last night to consider the
propriety of a City subscription to the Sun
bury Railroad. A subscription of two mil
lions was mndo early last spring, and in con
sequence of some misunderstanding between
Councils nnJ the Company, the subscription
was by resolution suspended until tho condi
tions exacted b Councils weie complied with.
How far this has been done we are not advised.
We only know that city nor county bonds,
to the amount of two millions, can be sold
at this time except at a great loss. There
is beside a general indisposition at this time
to increase the indebtedness of either city or
county. What seems lo us most proper,
under the peculiar condition of the money
maiket, Iho city credit, am! thu exigencies
of the Company, is for Iho city lo pass lo
the Sunbuty and Erie Railroad 40,000 of ihe
shares held by the city in the Pennsylvania
Railroad in exchange for Iwo millions of
Suit bury and Erie R:tilrnd bonds. By this
operation the city debt will not be increased,
and the Sunbury ami Eriu Railroad w ill be
nearly or quite as much benefitted as from
the use of the city bonds. The city debt
ought not to bo increased, and if the Sunbury
and Erie Railroad Company cannot get along
with the kind of aid here mentioned, iu for
Iher progress hail better wait until belter
times. We do not favor municipal subscrip
tions lo remote woiksof internal impiove
ment, and think thai the mosl that should
now be done by l lie city is lo pass Ihe oreilil
lenl lo and enjoyed by Ihe Pennsylvania Rail
road, now that it done wilh it, lo the Sun
bury and Erie. 1'hila. Ledger.
Decimation. As an average calculation,
we believe it would be fair to say thai the
yellow fever has decimated all ihe communi
ties it has visited. This estimated, if erion
uous, may be considered as below rather
than ttbove the mark. The proportionate loss
is, peihaps, smaller in New Oilcans Ihau in
any other town, but here it may be consider.
ed as embracing fully one-tcntli of our popu
lation. This was our lns iu three months
and a half. Mobile was decimated in one
month. So of Galveston, Vicksburg, Thibn
daux, and othei towns. Natchez, with a
population estimated during ihe summer be
low three thousand, loM in Iwo months, three
bundled and fifty. But, peihaps, ihe sever
est lots was in thd small village of Lake
Providence, where a population, never esti.
mated over two hundred, the loss was one
hundred and twenty. A. U. Delta.
The Executive Mansion. The Wash
ington Union announces that Ihe repairs of
I ha While House authorized by Ihe last Con.
gres are now neaily compleled, and that in
Ihe course of this month Ihe building will be
thoroughly renovated as far, at least, us Ihe
appropriation will allow. The Union sat
that the woik has been conducted iu the most
thorough, careful, and economical manner)
under the immediate superintendence of
Capt. Lee. of lh Uuiled Slate Corps of En
gineers; Mr. Waller, Architect of the Caplol ;
and Sidney Webster, Eq., the private secre
tary of the President. The amount placed
al their disposal has been expended wilh
good judgement, and ihere is eveiy reason
to believe that the people will be satisfied
wiih the comfortable and elegant condition
of ihe mansion occupied by Ihe first citizen
of ihe republic.
Pore Prospects in the West A Jeffer
son City, Mobile paper, says: Farmer are
oflering to furnish hogs for 2 cent per
pound, but whether that is gross or net
weight, it doe not say, a other paper in
that State, quote the article at 3 cent
Kentucky and Indiana papers, have estima.
ted pork at all price, from S to 5 cent, and
(peak of hog being plenty.
Montgomery county, Tenn., ha voted in
favor of subscribing $250,000 to Ihe Mem
phis, Claksville and Louitvtlle Railroad.
i i a
91 A II U 1 El),
On the 3d inst., by th Rev. It. A. Fisher,
Mr. Willim SitYDEa, to Miss Miit Catha
rine Rr.iLMo,'ilaughter of Samuel Reiland,
both of Ajjusta.
Baltimohe, Nov. 6.
Tht Sunday Lam in n,).... tl
, . , w,m. i oo suc
cess of the Maine Law Ticket at th recent
.um, ,IBS nau one good effect already
Nearly all the tavern, throughout the city
have been closed, the pjoprie.or. anticipating
vcuniii oi me Sunday law.
PI3.?,!:!?1". B.rc there will be a
wr...wn them and tho Russians
Th. efforts of such a war will hover, terrible'
but we have the best rr.. r... t "7.,cm?le'
nothing could fcappen j ".
effect of raisin, ,,e price or ,,,, "'"'
Koekh.ll & Wilson'. Clothing Htore "'
Chesnut street, corner of Krankfin P..2, .1
Hiiladflpliia, Nov. 0, 1852 lyCw.
New Advertisements
Administrators Sule.
Wil:Lbe "o,st puWiAc ic at th. i n.i.
ilence of (,CorBe Armstrong, dc-'d ir
I pper Augusta town.hir, x.n....Jr . "
ty.on '-"uiuerind coun
SATURDAY, the SGlh f NOVEMBER, i.
ci:S::!irtonal
FOUR HEAD OF HORSES
Two fresh Milch Cows, two Heiffe'rs
and other young Cattle. '
HOGS & feHOATS, SHEEP,
A Thrashing Machine,
A two-horse Wagon and bodv. . tr,ltk V.
and body, . llnggv. Nl,,, Plo'., "I. ,, B'n
Ilorsc-gcars, a silver Wat, I, .7- t- Ha"nw"
m short a large ,ld ,,.;,, ry
utensil., too numerous to enumerate. f
AT v" -
C.lt: f"?T ''7 "'.".V-'b".Rve. Crn am
-. . , uusei. A I. SO Wheal
Kye in the ground.
Sale to commence nl 0 clock, of said dv nh.
the terms w 1 be. l. ,,',... amua w".i
" ' nuu . ii ty
h , v JAMES SMITH, Ad-tor.
t-unmiry, IW. IS, 18.VI 3,,
Stray Cow.
AS,',ri,y Cow 10 premise, o
Nuiltiunilierland conntv. m. n.n urn. ..fn. ..i"''!
last, baid cow is of iimMIi) size, about 10 ve.r
old. Color, brown on the sides, ami while 'iron
head ta tail. The left horn lost. The owner i
requested lo come forward, prove property am
take her away.
JOHN HN.FKJER,
Nov. 12, ISSil.-m Towu.tlk.
A Stray (Jow
Came to the premises of the Ri.Wril er, fTTTft
in. Sliamokin township. Nortlmml.rrbiKl
tounly, about three weeks since, of a lirowiThrin
die color, rather old, weighing 300 or 400 pound
and dry. f he has a star on the forehead, on
had on a brass hell. 'J-,e owner is requested t
come forward, proie prope rty nud aUt her awat
XAMI. LL UKOSIOL3,
Nov. 12, 1853 at Innkeeper.
This Way ! This Way ! ! Thfs" WaylTl
Fall and Winter (loods.
PRILING Sc GRANT.
RESPECTFULLY inform their eu.t..mei
and the public, that they have just recei
ed and opened the hest and cheapest slock of
Fall and Winter Goods,
at their store in Maiket square, Sunhury.
Their stock consists of everv varie'y of
Dry Goods, iz :
Cloths, Casfimcres, Snltinrs, fcslincf
Flannels, H'ullens, e., ' '
And all kinds of Fall & Wmier Wear.
AIo n splendid variety of
LADIES DHKSS & FANCY GOODS,
Calicoes, Ginghams, Chintzes, De Laines.
Jlcragcs,
Ami every variety of "oods srit:,l,t.. r.,r I .
dies h ear.
Also a large assortment of
HARDWARE and QITEENSWARE,
Eish, Salt and Plaster.
Also an extensive assortment of
Hats and Caps for Men and Boys.
Also a large assortment of C HOC Kit IE!
srcil as
Sugar, Teas, Coffee, Molasses, Spices
of ail kinds.
Also a tiesh supply of
DRIGS AND MKDICINI'.S.
Besides Ihe largest and most scleral assm
ment of all kinds of yoods lo be had in th
place.
W Country produce of all kinds taken in e "
ehunire. ut the highest market price.
Sunhurv, Nov. IS. Isj:j.
Consumers, look here ! !
I5KX.IA MIX II KKFXEU
JESI'ECFFULLY inform, the citizen.
Sunhury and vicinity, that he his just r
reived otid 0iencd at his new .lore, in M.rk
street, Sunhury, a handsome as.ortmrnt of
Fall and Winter (loods
consisting in part of
Cloths, Cassimers, Cassinets.
of all kinds, of linen, cotton and worsted.
ALSO:
Cnltc-ofM, (siiiglianiN, Lnmig,
. MoiiftNt'lliic lie I. a I nen
and all kind, of I. tidies Dress (Joods.
GROCERIES or every va.iety.
Also an assortment of llardtVIII'l', IrO
and Steel Nails, &c.
Also an excellent assortment of
QTJEENSWARE, of various styles and
patterns.
Also an auortment of HOOTS tt SHOE!
II ATS & CA PS, a good selection,
Salt, Fish, isc
And a great variety of other article. uch as
suitable to the trade, all of which will be old
the lowest prices.
l-" Country produce taken in exchange
the highest prices.
Sunhury, Nov. 18, 1853 ly.
EXECUTORS SALE.
VIILL be exposed to .ale on Monday, tl
28th inst., at ihe late residence of Pet.
Uberdorf, dee'd., in Upper Augusta, twsp.,N'ort'
uuiberlaiid eounty, by virtue ef authority eoi
tained in the will of .aid deceased.
A VALUABLE FARM,
contaiaing 226 acre more or less, artuated c
the Catl.wi.sa road, in .aid township, about
mile from Sunbury. adjoining land, of P.t
Oberdorf, jr., Isaac Campbell and oilier. Tl
iuiprovemeiila are a two story lug wratherboardc
house, an out house a larg. bank bam, wage
house, corn erib and spring houso. About 18
acre, of raid land ar cleared, and there i.
orchard of good fruit on Ihe premise.
ALSO i
A Tract of Land,
containing 40 acre, in Mid township, .djoinin
land, of Henry Kline, Henry Gulick nd other
alwul thirty acre, of which ar cleared, and th
remainder U good timber land. There i a goo
pring of water on the premise. The abo
tract, are in good .tat of cultivation.
Term, and condition, will b mall known e
the day ot'sale by "
PETER OBERDORF, ) .
v tiEO,OBERDOKr7 i
Upper Augn.ta, Nov. U, 1853.-;3l.