SUNBURY AMERICAN AND SHAMOK1N JOURNAL.
Conespflndeiice of the Public Ledger.)
LETTER FROM WASHIMBTn.
Wahi!otoi, Di'o. 17, 1853.
The difficulty betweefi Senator Gviti and
Secretary Giilhii ems pimply out nf
breach of etiquette! which ike Senator,, from
California wa rieterminrtj to resent.-; Mr.
Cmliing acted a merlwlnrj K id Mr. Gulh I
wrote a letter, (linolaimingt any intentional
I irepeot.ThaL. explanation .. proved, of
Dour, anlinfaclnry ; and accordingly, M
Gwin honored the Secretary' reception lldt
veiling, with her presence.
file war between the VVashinieton organ
of the government and the United SinlesSen
ate -ie paing on- Senator are personally
threarj-nedTUiihiejriosure, nJ c,,,',,, !
pursued towardt refractory Salois by Gen
eral Jrk.on. Query-Whero id Gcuern
Jackson t Echo answers, "Whar V! Another
thrcAt i that uf making the oflicu of Senator
elr-clivej by the pr-nplc, instead of the Legis
lature. Such a step, however, is not easily
taken. ' It is not by n aimpluact of Cunares,
by an inctdcntal majority, that the Constilu
tiort of this United Slates can be altered. It
requires, the assent of three-fourths of the
8l;ils., v -
There is ,indeeJ, no cause for the terrible
hubbub that is made abont the public printer.
Ec!i House electa its own officers, and the
printer of each House is an officer of that
timly.. Senators clearly esoicised a preroga
tive, to which they were entitled by the
Constitution, and are not responsible to a co
in Jinate branch of the government for the
exercise of that prerogative - ,
A very important piece of information has
just reached me from England, ;in a shape
which hardly admits of its being doubled.
It is said that the mixed commission silting
in London for the adjustment of claims of llie
respective citizens and subjects of America
and England on the governments of the two
cojutiies have had before them, and allowed
the claims of the Florida boudholders on the
government of .the United States. Thcso
bonds, to the amount of two million, vere
jsmed under the territorial government of
FiortJa, and are now nearly all held by Bri
tish subjects, to which they have been trans-ft-iied..
It is added, by way of a joke, I
renme, that a similai transfer is contempla
ted of the Texas bonds ; but I am not certain
that the Commissioners would dare "inter
fere with the sovereignly of that Stale."
General Cass will, early next veek, define
his position, lie will exort the Democratic
patly to harmony and unity, and act the
peaca-maker ; but avow bis intention to vote
azainst some of the nominations made by the
President.
The Homestead Bill, which miscarried
last session, has already been revived by the
Hon. John L. Dawson, Chairman of the Corn
miltee on Agriculture, and reported to .the
House. It is confidently believed that it wil'
pass this session. Observer
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SUNBURY.
;ATcnnA?, dcckmuer, us.Isas. .
II. B. MASSrn, Editor unit Proprietor.
To Arviaiucn.- .The circulatkw of the Sunbury
Ameiicsn among the different towns on Itie Susquehanna
1 1 not exceeded if equullsd liy any rper published in North
ern Pennsylvania.
ruiTOR's TAnr.E,
LATE AKO IMPORTANT FROM BUEX04
AYREA ANOTHER KI VULHIU.Ii ftlLlllC
TED. Boston. Dec. 19. Br an artival at this
port we hare received later advices from
Buenos Ayres. Private letters repoil that
great disaffection prevailed throughout the
Province. The federal party, which was
composed of a majority of ihe people, were
decidedly opposed to the present govern
ment, and it was predicted that another re
volution would lake place in a few months.
The British Packet nevertheless congratu
lates the commuuity upon the charge from a
provisional to a permanent government.
Gent. Torrees and Paez both decline re ap
pointments under the new administration.
All kinds of provisions ate scarce and high.
A revolution against Ihe government had ta
ken place at Montevideo. Piesident Giro
and his Minister took refngn on board of a
French vessel of war. Gei:s. Fores,Pacheco,
R;vera and Fiuctos, compose ihe'new govern
ment.' It was" thought that' Gen. Flores
would be nominated for the Presidency.
Th mail steamer Prince Rin, bound to
Montevideo, is several days over her passace,
aiid is supposed to be lost. At Montevideo
U. S. ships Relief, for Rio, and Jamestown,
f.ir Buenos Ayres. B idda and VVaon, two
noted assassins, having been publicly shot.
Business Notices.
M'e received the ?d No. of the Psopts's Joan.
vu, a new periodical, ruiMisheJ monthly by
Alfred E. Bench, No. 60 Nassau street, New
York, at the low price of one dollar per annum,
or fifty cents a volume The Journal is an illus
trated record of agriculture, mechanics, science
nnd useful knowledge, and is appropriately styled
the "Peoples'," for its low price places it within
the rcoch of every body. Farmers, mochanics,
inventors and people of every profession will
find in it a repository of useful knowledge pecu
liarly filled to their wonts. The present number
is illustrated with 72 engrsvings. ,
ttJ Land Warrants. Persons having
Land Warrants for sale, can dispose ot
them for cash, by applying at this office.
Ihe admission. A graceful, dashing woman
on skates is a most enchanting sight J and
think ef gliding with the speed of the
wind ever an icy lab with stich a creature
of light and elegance at your aid. Dan't
talk of dancing in a saloon hot with breaths
of five hundred panting wallzrri ; think ol
flying 'in 'mazy circles, in a bracing air
that has been coquetting with a thousand
icicles, over a sheet of transparent Jce,
trying your 'speed with some blue eyed
Atalanta on skates. Where are the strong
minded women ? -. ,
f7 Sad Accident. On Tuesday alter
noon, Mr. Daniel Glenn, who wis enga
ged in quarrying slone on the "farm of
Judge Welker, at the junction of the Tol
prhocken road and Cenlre Turnpike, was
crushed by the sudden falling ol the bank.
He survived the accident about half an
hour.. He leaves a wife and several
children. . .
KtSgverely Blesed. Mrs. Goidhart, j
an aged lady residing alone on Whortleber
ry street, in this Borotifh, was severely
burned, on Monday night by her clothes
taking fire. It is scarcely possible for her
lo survive. Mrs. Cooilhart is one of our
oldest inhabitants, having lived in her
present residence, mere than sixty years.
MANirET DKSTISY.
In another ' column will be seen an ac
count of Walker's conquest of Lower
California. The histoiy is very brief and
inasmuch as it wants the hair breadth
escapes, and imminent perils, will not,
probably possets that thrilling interest
which Presco'.t's Conquest of Peru never
fails to excite.
Col. (we beg His Excellency's pardon)
President Walker is evidently imbrued
with the true progressive spirit and means
to enlarge the srea of freedom more rapid
ly than is consonant even with the views
the national administration. Govern
ment has, very incontinently, ordered his
arrest, and he will probably sutler for
usurping, individually, a national peroga-tivr.
Ciiicaoo, Dee, lf.
Fearful Riot among ft ail read Laborers
Bloohhed and Lots of Life A fearful riot
occurred at Lasalle yesterday, among the
openUves on the Illinois Central Railroad,
owing to a reduction of wages. One of the
ri er was shot dead by the contractor, Al
bert Siory Subsequently his uflice was at
tacked by an infuriated mob. who pillaged
'.Iih place and brutally murdered Mr. Story.
Mis. Story was also flrcd upon, but escaped
uninjured. It is reported that Mr. Dunn, the
for-inan of Mr. Story, shot nine ef the rioters.
The sheriff finally arrived lo quell the out
break, and, meeting with resistance, shot
one liUhman dead, wounded two others, and
arreted thirty of the rioters.
Mr. Story's body was horribly mutilated
Pittsbukc, Deo. 17
Court Deciaiont-Tlie Erie Railroad Diffi
cully In the United Stales District Court
nn i in session in this city, Jndye Irvin pre.
siding, to-day refused the injunction aked
for in the case of the Cleveland, Painesville
and Ashtabula Railioad Company, is. Th
Ci'y of Erin anil others. In llui case of the
Boff ilo Railroad Company, vs. Tim Ei ie and
North Eastern Railroad Company, the City ol
E ie and others, an injuctlon was giauted
The opinion ol the Supreme Court of Ih
Slate of Pennsylvania, in the same cases, has
been made known.
facMCH Ocean Steamers. The. Paris cor
respondent ef ihe" Courier des Etatt Unis
ays: "The Dieppe set ew steamer, whose
Iislence has by some been deemed apocry
phal, has just issued its prnspectna lo the
public Their capital is lo be 17,400,000
fians, ($3,400,000 ) They intend to place
en the route twelve steamer of 1200 tuns
burden, and tSO horse power each, and la
make two voyages each way' every month,
between Dieppe and New Yoik, Boston, ihe
Braiils, La Plata and Ihe West Indies."
7tt Secretary of the Navy has directed
'at U. S Rendezvous al Norfolk lo closed.
(XT The U. S. Dtstrcl Court, at Pitts
burg, have granted an injunction to restrain
the authorities ol Erie from tearing tip the
rails of the Erie and North East Railroad
Company's road. . ,...-
An estra from the' Erie Observer con-
Sains a statement " from ; Ihe Mayor and
Councils, of the whole difficulty at that
placp, in relation to tearing up the railroad
The whole object of that action was to pre
serve the interests of the stale ol Pennsyl
vania. This Railroad Company, alter
having perpetrated a fraud upon the citi
Zens cf the state in building a railroad under
charier authorizing them to make
canal, by an open and uotoriotts expenditure
of S.i0,000 among our virtuous legislators
obtained the passage of an art authorising
them lo change the gauge of their road,
and thus make use of the soil of Pennylva'
nia to carry trade away Irom her cities and
enrich those of other states. The railroad
was made without the authority ol law and
permitted to occupy the streets of Erie.
By an ordinance ol the Councils, it was
ordered to be removed whenever the Conv
pany changed the gauge, as a public nui
sance. This Was done bv lh anthnrltiix
ol the city. There was no mob, no unlaw
ful act. The citizens ol Erie deserve
credit lor their patriotic action. A law
which is obtained by bribery and corrupt
lion snouid be resisted to the utmost at
least until its repeal could be urged upon a
legis'.a'.ure whose members have received
no f art of (he $50,000 used to procure
its passage,
ICE AND SKATING.
We were astonished on Tuesday morning
'o see a clear and mirror-like sheet of ice
covering the Susquehanna at this place.
On Monday not a particle of even floating
ice was visible. This river very rarely
closes in one night, and we never knew it
to present so smooth and beautiful appear
ance in its glacial stage. It usually
rough and rugged, with huge cakes of ice
raised up at every imaginable angle, caused
y the shoving of the heavy masses bov
upon those which have already been stop
ped by congealing together in the basin
A more excellent field lor skaters, thaa it
presents could not easily be found. It is
ireat shams that the men monopolize that
rraceful and hralthlul exercise. The Hoi.
.anders are far ahead of us io that branch ol
women's rights, and we are sorry to make
SNOW AND aLEIGIIINuV
On Monday we were favored with a
light touch from the icy hand of winter In
the shape of a snow storm, which covered
the ground to the deplh of three inches.
In old times this would have been consid
ered only a smart sprinkling, but we de
generate mortals got out our dusty sleighs
and made right goad use of the small favor.
There are, after all, few pleasures of
our sublimary existence which outshine
the enjoyment ol a sleigh ride, especially
when the first snow of the season covers
dirty earth with a white wash coat of
purity, and so strongly, with its hills, val
leys and bending trees clothed with the
virgin robe of lily's hue, recats the unsul
lied brightness of this planet ere sin invaded
its limits, and made man a thing that flour
ishes, fades and dies like tbepoer grass and
flowers that decorate his garden. Years
have passed away since our youth, and a
lew gray hairs and a wile and family ta
ken the starch out of some of our aerial
day dreams of romance, and more than
once brought to our awakened vision the
realities of life, but there is still something
in the first deep tall of snow that memoiy
will take hold of and revel in.
How quietly and modestly the first flakes
come down -a youthlul maiden, yielding
to the ardor of love's first outbreak, sinking
upon her lover's breast and touches the
dark (ace ol earth only to be absorbed io
its polluting mud. Unmindlul of its com
panion's fate, each successive flake, still
ke poor human nature, descends to the
same unauspicious resting place, until, by
successive accessions, the ground is cover
ed, hill and dale are shrouded, and tree
and shrub, like white haired old men, bow
beneath ils weighf. "The clouds disperse,
and the moon, doubly bright as it smiles on
so pure a thing, looks dazzingly down and
ighls the world with an unusual splendor.
A horse and sleigh are at the door. The
air is clear and bracing, the stars shine
with a brilliancy that is not their wont, the
crisp snow creaks and cracks under the feet
of the fiery horse. Away we glide, a
loved one and I, on the glistening track,
over hill and valley, unmindful of distance
and reckless of speed. . All the whiskey
punch in Ireland could not exhilirate us
more. The pines droop, wilh their weight
ol snow, into a triumphal arch over our
way. The merry bells jingle and a more
musical voice and laugh from love-parted
lips mingle with their melody. A warm
heart is near uj ; a mutT large enough cost
ly to admit a hand more than belongs to its
owner. 1 he stars are dancing above us in
indescribable mazes and a pair of them
have lailen into the lurred hood at our
boulder and look brightly,' loveingly and
trustingly into our eyes
We will go sleighing to-morrow, for
the sake of old times.
' This lock, with pet haps, one exception, I
Is the largest ever built in the United
Slates." It Was constructed by Ira T,
Clement and E. Y. Bright, of this Borough,
under the superintendence and direction of
Austin F. Clapp, Esq., the engineer In
charge of this division of the railroad. In
the performance of so novel, extensive and
important an undertaking both the super
intendent and contractors have distinguish
ed their proficiency and energy, and white
the work stands it will be a monument of
their skill., .. "'
TUB IKON LOCK,
Of which we promised a description last
week, is now completed, except the adjust1
mrnt of the balance beams. Kimber Clea
ver, Esq., Chief Engineer ol the Sunbury
and Philadelphia rail road, first lormed the
design of building a lock wholly ol ca.st
iron as a substitute for the solid masonry
now generally in use. This idea suggested
itself to him chiefly lioin the inability al
ways to procure stone fitted for such pur
poses, and partly from an opinion that iron
was cheaper and more suitable.
The foundation of this lock, which form
the inlet to the railroad company's basin
and the Canal Company's water power, is
solid rock, found some ten feet below the
surface of the water in the river at- low
water. The dimensions are as follows:
length 100 feet. Width, 32 leet. Height
from the floor to the caps, 20 feet. ' Into
trenches excavated from tlie rock are sunk
longidudinally yellow pine sills, secured in
their places by cement grouting. On these
are laid transverse sills, on which are pla
ced ninety columns of cast iron in the
shape, the verticle side of which is on the
inside of the lock. These columns are
secured to both setts of sills, bv screw
bolls, whose tensile strength is calculated
lo sustain a much greater pressure than can
in any event be thrust upon them. Against
these coluras, forming the chamber of ih
lock, rests a wall of 3 inch plank whose
joints are broken by inch boards, both ot
which are lasteoed to the columns by key
bolts and cast iron clamps. These clamp
are constructed wilh continuous projection).
to guard the ends of the key bolts from in
jury. Behind this wall of plank comes a
layer of cement, rendering it imperviou,
to leakage, . backed bj another wall oi
plank of equal thickness. At the back oi
this the whole space is securely puddled.
The wings extend 25 (et on each side,
front and back, and are constructed in tht
same manner as Ihe chamber. .
The gates are built ef solid ea!c and each
contain four wickets, 5 It. .by 2J ft, .. Tl
fates open and shut on bearings, theii
great weight and size rendering it neces
sary. ; , i . t
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR, DATED
St Nicholas Hotel,
New York, Dec 1, 1353. J
The New Yorkers are famous the world
over for their enteiprise, and perhaps I mishl
justly say, for their bold and daring charac
ter. Their is no project too great or Hercu
lean In its proportion for their undertaking,
providing there is a prospect that it will pay
Hence their canals and railroads their wa.
ter works-lbeir magnificent iinesof steamers,
and last, though not least, . their splendid
Hotels,- not forgetting the Crystal Palace
The St. Nicholas, w hich contains about 500
looms is peihaps the largest and best arrait
ged and finished hotel in the woild. 1 have
heard Europeans themselves admit this fact.
The Metropolitan is not far behind Ihe St.
Nicholas, in finish and style, and is said to
be superior, as regards ihe table, always an
important matter to travellers. Must of the
large hotels, have sprung np within Ibe last
few years, and the great rivalry to outvie
each other, has resulted in the erection of a
number of hotels that are not only making
the fortunes ol Ihe proprietors, but attract a
great many people lo ihe city. Having
heard a good deeluf I ho splender of Ihe tuiilaj
chambers in ihese hotels. I was curious to
examine Ihe one in the St. Nicholas.
An old gentleman, who constantly sits at
the entrance of the Ladies Tailor, keeps the
keys. lie opened the door, and as ho was
showing me ihe splendid drapery and furni
ture, he remarked that there was nothing in
Europe to compare .with it, even Queen
Victoria, he said, could not boast so mnsnili
cent a bed chamber. He wa himself an
Englishman and said he had travelled much
and I have no doubt, was fully impresse
with the truth uf what he said, though '
question, very much, whether Ihey would
compare wilh tho goiceous chambers of
Windsor Palace. The wall of the bridal
chamber aro plaited with white satin. The
bed seems to be made tip of ratio, the end
cushioned and Infled, and the whole is sur
rounded bv a white satin cushion on the floor.
A beautiful Mechlin lace cover, is spread
over the bed, w hich, itself cost six hundred
dollars. It was elaborately werked by hand,
and the needle woik was ceitainly beauti
ful, and would, no doubt, have looked well
in a lady's cupe or collar. There is an apti
tude for nil things, and in my opinion, a
andsome w hite Marseilles quilt, would have
een not only mote appropriate and servicea
ble, but would have looked much better.
Tue bed and chamber is not designed for
use, and has only been occupied one night.
A California!! and his bride enjoyed Ihe rare
luxury. His bill for this, nnd a few other et
ceteras, was one hundred and fifty dollars.
Taylor's International, hotel is anoihor o'
those palatial structures, that strike the eye
as you pnss up Broadway. The Saloon or
first floor, in which he serve tip his ice
2ream and confectionary, is said lo exceed
any thing in this or any other country. No
etpance has been spared in the furniture and
fin ir-h uf Ihe room. The whole establishment
has cost Mr. Taylor, as he informed me, over
four hundred thousand dollars. Mr. Taylor'
business is immense. Ladies and gentle
men are constantly visiting it and are served
wilh eveiy variety of refreshment that the
season a'lords.
. I, of course, visited the Crystal Palace
whioh alone has attracted so many strangeis
lo New York. I spent utily three or four
hours within its wulls of glass. There seem
ed to be but a few in at the time, but five
hundred or a thousa 1 1 persona make scarce
ly any show within its numerous avenues.
Theie is much to be seen, but it would re
quire weeks lu examine all. Tho Painting
gallery is peiliups the most attractive featuie
in the exhibition, and compiises an immense
uuiobei ol paintings.
Disasters at Sea. Perilous Situation of
Four Mm. The captain of the brig Emily,
at Charleston, reports that on Ihe 9ih Instant,
at 9 o'clock at niaht, in lat. 34 36, Ion; 76
10, during a northeast gale, he saw a vessel
bottom up, wilh three or lour men clinging
lo her. The Emily remained near her for
three hours, for the purpose of relieving the
men from Iheir perilous situation, but Ihe
gale increasing and the weather becoming
thick, the captain lost sight of the vessel
A larte number of article were ftrtfltina; en
ihe water, which the captain supposed was
the eargo of Ihe capsized vessel. ,
ARtvrR Flowing under a City. Tho
Newark (N. J.) Advertiser states that some
persons who were engaged in giading Ihe
street of lhal city on Saturday last, while
working' at the corner of Nesbitt street, be
tween High and Summit, came upon n larce
hole, about twenty feet deep, two feet wide1
at the mouth, and seven at the bottom. A
stream of water five feet de;ep running in a
south-east direction, was found at the bot
tom. The discovery has excited considera
ble curiosity in Ihe Vicinity. '. . t
An Important Bounty Land Question Set
tled We understand thai Ihe Secretary of
Ihe Interior, in a case recently submitted to
him by the Commissioner of Pensions, has
decided lhal the illegitimate sisters ef an
illegitimate deceased soldier in the Mexicau
war (the mother of iho three being dead)
can draw ihe bounty land due tho soldier.
Miss Permrma Dumas, daughter of J D.
Duma, tavern keeper, nt Strykersville, Wy
oming, county, recently ejected from the
stomach a black snake some six nr seven In
ches in length! It had a white ring around
its neck, very distinctly marked. The scr.
pent was aboiit the size of a common goose
quill.
Koszta, the Hungarian, who wns arrested
by the Austrian, at Smyrna, has published
in Ihe New Ycrk journals a brief address to
the American public, in which he expresses
the most unbounded gratitude to this nilion
for its bold vindication of his rights,'. :
A Vienna Paper asserts that Gortschakoff.
whn is still nt Bucharest, lias sent off lo St.
Peleisburg, loaded with chains, the son of a
Wallachian Piince, one of whose letters,
aivina information to. Onicr Pasha, had been
intercepted. Six boyards had alsr been
transposed lo Siberia, for relations with the
Turkish chief. '
.
The Aeronaut, M. Arban, who made an
ascent from Barcelona, in Spain, more than
two years ago, and had not since been heard
of, and who was believed lo have fallen into
the sea and been drowned, has mado his
appearance auin. An Alicant letter says,
that his balloon went over to Africa, nnd
that ho was seized nnd made a slave, and
continued in that stale for two years, when
ho made his escape.
M. da SanleyV discovery of Ihe sites or
Sodom and Gomorrah is consideied one or
Ihe most striking within Ihe whole ranee of
Biblical antiquity. The disinterment of Nine
veh Is, a a matter of feeling, a small matter
compared wilh the discovery of Sodom and
Gomoirah.
In this place, on Tuesday Inst, aftsr a lin
gerie lllaess, Miss MARY CATHARINE
I'ETGRY, aged about S3 years. , .
"Mother, mount not my loss, I have given
my whole heatt unto Ihe Lord ; let these,
ber dying words, be a consolation to the af.
flicted family.
In Lewi township, on Ihe l?th int..
ADAM HILLIARD, aged 33 yeats and 1
month. .... , , - , ..,...
i tn St. Louis. Mo i (in ihe lflih lilt., of con
sumption, LEWIS YOUNG, primer, aged 37
years
The deseased was a native of Union co
Pa., and was well known by the craft at
Harrisburg and oilier places, enjoying lha
confidence of his employers and the respect
of his fellows. - ;
In California, on tho 12th of August lust,
Mr. LEMUEL C. FETTER, son of Capt.
Samuel Fetter of this place, nged about 24
yenr.
The deceased left some If) months since,
with accompany of young men from William'
port for California, robust and healthy,' full
of hope and energy. But lha hand of death
was soon upon him, and his body rest in a far
off grave. We sympathise with his deeply
olflictod parents and relatives, in this sudden
and unexpected bereavement, and may He
who ha so sorely afflicted them, not with
hold the oil of consolation.
The following nre the proceedings of Ly
coming Lodge. No. 1 12, I O. ol O. F. adopt
ed by lhal Lodije on hearing of the death of
their late biother, Lemuel C. Fetter.
lyibmino Loner, no. ii, i. o of o. r.
We", the Committee appointed lo diaft res
olutions expressive of the feelings cf this
Lodge, and llie death ol roomer Lemuel ...
Feller, in the discharge of the melancholy
duty assigned us, present ihe lollowing resolutions:
Resolved, that thn death of our fitend ond
brother, in a land of stiangers, has deeply
affected .is. He left lis full of hope and en
eicy, lo belter his fortune, but found in the
liilernrss a grave. In all our relations wnn
him while he was a member of this Lodge,
we always found him nil honest mid line
hearted man. As an O.ld Fellow, devoted lo
the benign principles T the outer. In his
friendship, he was unobtrusive nnd cordial.
Resolved, Thai this unexpected bereave
ment, depriving us o! one who was in the
prune ot ti.'e, loreibly speuks lo u ot llie un
certainly of life, "thai Ihu places w hich now
know u will soon know us no more forever,'
hen nil lhal w ill be remenihoied of us w ill
bn the good or evil that we havo done, arid
adinonislies us to cultivate those virtues upon
which on r oider is based, which w i'l tend to
I'ghten life's I ordens, and, by God's blessing
piepate lis for tho celestial lodt.e above.
Resolved, That wo deeply sympathise with
h ist B lilicled telatives, in this sudden be i cave
merit. Resolved, That our sinceio thanks are ten
dered In biother T. B. Styles, of Nodaway
Loilne, No. 14, of the State of Mo., fur his
kind attentions to our brother in bis lust ill
ies, and Ihe in'oimalion sent us of his
death.
Resolved, That as a token of teg ird for
our tier-eased brother, our Lod-ie loom be
clothed in monrniiiB for thirty days, and his
name he placed upon the mortality record.
Resolvid, That a copy of these resolution
be eut in Iho relatives of our late bmlher,
and one lo brother T. B. Styles, and lli.it tlniy
be published in Ihe Independent Piess.
S W. Ham, 1
J. II BusKit, i Com.
Wm. Updegraff, ;
Now it the time for cheap Clothing;!
The Great
CLOTHING STORE
I OF 0. ELSBERO 4, CO.,
Market Street, opposite the Post Office
o t toc h" recently been largely replen
W ishsd, abd now shows aa extent, valus am
variety ' n
Ncrer before Equalled,
in order to give all an opportunity to supply
themselves with good and cheap clothing before
tha approaching Holiday!. .
Among our cheap and choice Assortment can
be found Hie following 1 Fine black, blue, olive
and brown Frock, Dress and Sack cost of cloth,
Peter Sham, cassemere, sattinet, braver, felt'
whitney and blanket. Also, monkey Jackets, U
styles, color and stuffs. , '
PANTALOONS,
An endless variety of ''lock and fancy Cassemera,
satlinctt, velvet and other Pants.
VESTS,
A very large and choice Assortment, such s
black and embroidered, sslin, fanry silk, cisti"
mere, cloth, worsted, velvet, 4c. &c
BOYS' CLOTHING. A nice aisorlmcr.t f
coats, ycil and pants.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
A variety of calf-skin, kip and ether boots, slip
pers nnd shoes.
L DIES SHOES. Morocco, enamelled, Jen
ny Lind, gum and other boots, bootees, gaiters
and slippers.
If ATS AND CAPS. A variety of silk,
wool and fur hats, black and blue cloth, plush
and oil-silk caps, men' and bovs' sizes.
Also, all kinds af underclothing, white anil
fancv shirts and collars, suspenders, gloves, socks,
handkerchiefs, Ac.
UMBRELLAS, TRUNKS, VALICES,
Carpet Bags and a great many other articles too
numerous to mention.
JEWELRY. Watches breastpins, car and
finger rings, gold pros, with or without cases,
gold penrils, Ar. of all kinds and at bargains.
Also KK VOL VINO, double and single barrcl'd
pistols.
IjV Our clothing is made of the best and sound
est material, nnd its workmanship equal, if not au-
I e.ior to the best cuitomwork of city or country
tailors.
We arc still continuing on our former motto,
CHEAP FOR CASH
, And are trying to deserve still more our rapid
ly spreading reputation of having th cheapest
store in Sunbury.
Remember C. Elsberg &. Co'a New clothing
store, Market Street, opposite the Post Office.
Sunbury, Dec. 24, 1S53.
T'S
Notice.
HE board of Directors of the Pennsylvania
raininff School for Idiotic and Feeble
Minded children, incorporated by llie Legislature
of Pennsylvania, April 18.13, give notice that
tliey will now receive a few additional pupils un
der IS years of age, into their Institution. Ear
ly application wiii be necessary to secure admis
sion as with their present accommodations their
number must be quite limited. Application may
be made t j
Hon. Cienrge M. Stroud,
Philip S. Justice.
S. Morris Wain,
.'oinmittee of Reception, Philadelphia.
Ur to tho principal ol llie Institution,
J AS. D. RICHARDS,
Dec. 14 1SS3. Germantown, Pa.
Col H J. B Cnmmings, formerly of the
Schujlkill Haven Misrelany, was last week
admitted to the bar of Lycemiug county. Pa.
The Whiysof Pennsylvania are lo hold a
State Convention, al Harrisburr, on Ihe 15tb
of March, lo nominate a candidate for Gov
ernor, Si. ..:!..
Horace Gar.ri.KV ha been prosecuted for
libel by Mr Carson, chief of Ihe New York
Fire Department, laving the damage at
$20 000.- Horace says lhal considering tho
tightness of the money market, he rnigh1
havo fixed the amount at $19,500.
Benxett, of Ihe N. Yoik, Herald, ha to
foot a bill of $10,000, and cost of prosecu
lion, for libel lecovered by the manager of
a Opera troups, named Fur.
Philadelphia Market.
Dee. 20, IS53
Flour axd Meat.. Flour is in fair de
mand, al SO oOaO 62, per Ltd. Theie is a
steady demand lor city consumption within
Ihe rHiiiin ol 6 50a7 62 lor com mun and e.Min
amis. Rye Flour is inactive, at S5 per bid.
and Corn Meal al S3 5 per bid. fur Penna
Chain There is a lair demand for Wheal,
nt steady prices. Sales of 4.000 bushel of
luteal SI 60, ami red al 51 16a 1 DU. Itye
is wonh 60 ct. Coin is in ieiu?M. Sales
of 10 000 bus. yellow at 7u70.t lor new, ac
cording lu quality, and 75c. for old. Oat
o.ileit new cmitlieru nt 4Uu.
WinsKEY. Sa! of bhis al 27c. and bud
at 2Gu.
Skipwi tck of a British Ship, and Lost of
Two Hundred and Fitly Lives. Wo have
received accounts of the wreck of the British
ship Lady Evelyn, Capt. M'Clennau, while
on a voyage from Uoni? ICong lo San Francis
co. N fewer than two hundred and fifty
live weie li st. The previous mail furnished
some brief intelligence of a serious loss hav
ing occurred ou one of the Madjiscnsema
group of islands, and Ihroueh Ihe repiesenta
lions of Lloyd'e agent her Majety' (team
ers Hermes and Salamander were dispatched
to the acene of the reported catastrophe. It
was Iken ascertained that ihe ill-fatad ship
had gone upon a reef known as Richard
Rocks, eff the South east end of Typuisan,
one of the group previously named, situate
in lat. 34 42 N J long. 125 25 E., and of lha
number ef soul who were on beard only
twenty escaped, w ho were taken off the is
and by ihe steamera, after being there up
ward of two months.
Of Ihe wreck of ihe Lady Evelyn not
vestige remained. It is iinile-stood that she
wa insured, but nol lo Ihe extent stated.
Nearly Ihe whole of ber crew were shipped
in London, and many of them have left, fain.
ilies.
India Rcsaa ok Railway. On the N
J Ceniial Railroad, they aie laying, for ihe
space of two miles, India rubber sleeper
under lha iion rail, expecting thus to relieve
he train of those sodden jar which ruin ihe
uniting gear o speedily, do away with very
muoh of ihe noise, and communicate a spun
;(y, elaslie motion to the rider.
Chiba. Dr. Bridgmau say that ihe las,
uensns of China which be saw in print wa.
or the year 1813, which made the popula
lion of ihe Empire mere thai 171,000.000.
He ie on (idem that the present populatiou
cannot be less than 400,000.000.
Isaac Diiilington was mulcted in twenty
five dollars damages, and cots, in West
Chcste', last week, for shooting lht dog of
a pei son w ho was hunting on his premises
Tamaqua, I'a , has just organized a town
police force, headed by a Captain and three
lieutenants, Ibe chief purpose being lo sup
nresa riots, lo which Ihe town in the coal
region appear veiy much subject.'
Steamer Ashore. The steamer Hum
boldt, of Ihe New York and Havre line, has
been particularly unfortunate during her ca
rem. While attempting lo put into Halifax
for eoal on the 11th inst., went ashore north
uf the harbor, w ith ninety passengers, and
450 Ions (if freight. Tho passenger were all
lauded safely, but the steamer is fast ashore.
and will be a total wreck, though the cargo
will be saved, partially damaged.
A despatch fiora Halifax, December 15th
to Waller R. Jor:es, says that lha Humboldt
is all broken to pieces, and nothing mote
from her can be saved, except on salvage.
Very little of the ma'terial will be aved.
The eoverment ha sent down a revenue cut
ler lo nroteol the floatili" properly. About
half Ihe cargo is lauded, nearly all thorough.
ty dumaged. ,
Hullowat's Pills, a Sat and Certain
Cure for Coughs Colds, and Athmatical Com
plaints. The Autumnal quarter ie the one
when coughs, colds, and wheezing on the
chest are most prevalent ; such are the pro
parties of Holloway' Pills, that jf taken at
Ihe commencement of ihe attack, and viru
lance of ihe disease Is very much abated, so
that the patient suffers little or no incenve
nience, but if neglected, it frequently occurs
lhal the foundation of inonrable disorder is
laid; therefore -those who are liable ' lo at
tack of this nature are particularly tecoai
mended lo Iry these valuable PilU. , .
91 A n It 1 B D.
On Sunday evening Ihe lftth inst., by David
uace, E.q., air. tioacaT uuttok. io Mrs
Eliza Joses, all of the town ef f ramekin
tXIjc iUavlicts.
Baltimore Market.
Dec. 20, 1853.
GRAIN. The offcrins! of Grain at tho
Corn Exchange this rnornins were larcf, and
Ihe demand very nclive. About 30 000 bus.
uf Wheal were al market, niuM nt Inch was
sold lormlleis and h,ppei nl 143 it 17 cenla
for fair to pinue reits, niul 152.il.-iG lot lair lo
ime whiles. 1 he ollurini! ul Cum were
about 70,000 bushels, which is a larger quan
tity than has been in maiket on any pievi-
oils d-iv Ibis season. Th3 demand was an-
live ami most of lha p.iicels were sold al 58a
iJ cents for new yellow, and 64a57 cts. for
new white, we quote Kyn at )2J3 cents
for Pennsylvania, and 78..8 J cents for Mary-
laad and liglui.i Sales of Oats at 45 cent
for Poiius) Iv.iuiu, 40,43 cents for Maiylaud,
and 3.t4 I reuu foi Virginia.
WHISKEY. Ihe demand continues ac
tive, and the advance in prices i fully sus
tained. We nutH sales to-day of bbl. at
2Sia29 cts. Hhls. are held ul 27&a?8cenl
Some parties are still selling bbi. al 23 cts.
THE FAR-FAMED MEDICINE!
HOLLO WAY'S 1'ILLS.
These rills !hm cimp trtl entirely of medicinal herbs aro
ot h in .m li-iritilcsi iiuture, wluie ttt extraordinary vir
tuet Oh'y !( hve reiideml tliein timveraviUy popuiatr
in ticirly every purl of the wrlil. The iininease ueceM
IdVy lr.ive met Willi thr -upli ut the Outlet is must extra
imliuarTt mvinir, it is rrmnu'(1, to lhir wonderful
cilU'iit'v in llie cure uf ililintis cttmpluiata and disorders
oi the l.iver Bint St. inath. IVrs ! who persevc.e in
iiwiiir them in Hcetritunre with Ibe direetiuiis, seldom
foil in being restored to heulih.
vi:aknksani dkbimty, kkstoration to
ILftALTil OF A (jKNTIXM A. A(.KD45, WIIKN
AT PKATITS DOOR.
Copt) cf a Letter from the Rev. Charlts Smith 9
dated A'oion, .S7. Philips, near Hath, Somcf'
sttthiie, 7tk August, 1853.
T Professor IIollowat,
Sir. A .Mr. J-.ifli lMixi'm, formerly a resident of this
pi. ice. had l ci i in a (lecliti iup stale of he lilt fur upward
uf three year. rnlutilly wns ting nwuy to a barlow by
nightly pri Hjiirali ins nnd waul of appetite, whieli caused:
jjicnt uiieftimie to his t'tieiids, ns he hud consulted various
lfi'ilit-til men in UuLti without ejluct. lie at Inst used your
ti!!i. ond tn def providence, was rett"rcd to health by their
utratis. lie l".tly einigntlrd to New Y'tk. and has just
written tit ny, tlmt lie wits never belter in health, and de
fiicd mo to uc((Utitit you with the circumstmic. I ought
n!mi to mention, thut iny wile iiuu derived great betieiit
from tho use u y ur Tills.
1 ntiKiiti, Sir, V'-ws respectfully,
L1IAULKS bMlTU. Dissenting Minister.
A PERMANENT CURE OF A DISEASED LIVER
OF MANY YEARS DURATION.
Copy of a Letter from Mr. Gamis, Chennstf
Yeovtl, to P.ofcsior Hollotcaij.
Pear Sir. In this district your Pills comma ml a mora
extensive sale than any other proprietary medicine before
the pulilic. A a urooi'of their etiirucy in Liver and Dilioua
Complaints I muy mention the following case A lady of
this town with whomi urn pers nullyaniiinhited, for years
was a severe stiilVrer from dmenc of the Liver and diges
tive ore;;tus; her medical attendnnt assured her that he
could do ii'itlung to relieve her stifo.ru if s, and it wus not
likely she c uld ourvive innny m nilhs This announcement
nuinrully c:ius d pruot alarm among her friends and rehs
ti 'im. nnd they induced her to mnke a trial of yHir Pills,
which so nnpioved hvt f-tnvna hsaUh thut slw was induced!
to continue them until the received a perfect cure. This
is twelve mouths ,, and she has not experienced nny
symptoms of rirluc, and often declare thut your PiUs
buve been the mentis of savins; her life.
1 remain. Dear Sir, yemra truly,
Jul) -2X1, 1SS3. (i.gned) J. GAMES.
These celebrated Fills are cadc) fully ijfica.
cwu$ tn ine joitoicing complaints.
Dropsy liiftmnrniitiosj
SUNBUHY l'ltlCE CUKKliNT
Wuut. ,140
Rik. . 87
Coax. .62
0ts. 40
PoTATOIS, 50
Butv. 20
Earn. .16
Puna. - . .8
Fuiitii. . lib
TtLLOW. .' . 10
Ariis
JuuiHJtre
Liver Com
plaints
I.iimbbgo
run
Hheumstum
ltetetiUnii of
Lriiia
Boofiula. nr
Kine's Evil
Secniituirv
8ynitoiiis
New Advertisements.
ATTENTION,
FARMERS' IND JirClIiXICS'
AKTILKWSTSU
"lTOU are lii ly commanded to
-- nut t ill Market Squar , bunbu
)v, on
SATURDAY, the 31st of December,
next, at 9 o'clock, A. M., fully
fi)ui'jtd for drill. Earh nieuibrr lo
be prt'ia'rcd with 10 round of blank
cartridges. 13 y order of llie Captain,
SOLOMON 8'1'KOlt, O. 8.
N. B. A Court of Appeal will be held ou
said da;. ...
Sunbury, Pec X4, 1 353.
EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
THE Northern Pennsylvania Educational As
sodlioii will bold its next stated meeting at
Ltwisnurtf, oo Monday, til ttilh of tlerrmher.
AddreMM will be delivered by the Prenidont
and other member oi the Awooiatioii. to be
followed by discourse upon various uitartaliu
Educational topic. 1 ' ,
Teacher and frienJs of Education are invited
to attend and prticiie in th proceeding.
B Oaasa of th Esserwra CvaaiTTSE.
; December IT. 1S .
Alml ilyacntary
Hilioua CompWinli Kryfctpclua
lllntrhue mi llie I-'emuia IrreffU-
Mini lam in
B iwel Couiplaiiilt Frvera uf all
Cobra kiiuli
Couitipation of Fill
the Uowela Gout
CoiiniuiiU, lleuu-nrlie
Debility Indignation
S-ire Throats fimia uid Gravel
Tic Douloureux Tunioura
I'lreis VenarralAOeetioiia Wurinauf ell kakl
Wcakucaa, from wlimevor oauae lie, Ac.
Sol, I at the F.sUbliahitieut of Profesaor IIollowit, S44
Slrouil, (neut Tempi Bur, .oihIoii,) aiul also ut hia Hua
in New York. Onlera for Medicines in ttia States, addres
sed T. Holloway, New York,' will leceive riueatlsiitlon.
S lit also by all reanerUiMr Ui ukrihU and Dealers in Med-H-iiiea
throughout the I'nited Stutea, in liojtea nt 37 cents,
87 cents, and lTjll cenla each Tone kad Wholeaals of
the pitiiciial Drug Houaes iu the Union.
There is a eamideraW aevuif by takutf the larger
. i - riirections for the guidance of patients i every
d r itiri are affixed to each bul.
llecembef 4, l63, ly.
To tht Honorable the Judges of the Court f
Quarter itstiom for the courtly of Northum
berland :
The nuderaieneff petititllet respectfully eohcita the Hon.
Court to grain him a license, to keep BR lu or tavern m
the liufounk ol Noiiiiondierkiiid.
, I'KTER HAXSJLMAN.
WE the underlined citizens of the Borough of
Northuiiihwlaiid, being acquamtod with ike Petiiticner,
no certify thut he is of good repute for knueaty end
temiierance, end that he ie well provided with h wse mom
and other eonveuienees for theaccomiwodationiK strangeis
end travellers, and that in Inn or tavern there is necessary
for the accommodation si rang era snd travellers.
Jos.Wsllis, D. M. BreulHram, Airs. Coh, Robert B.
McCoy, Jus. Tnggart, )r.. Hsrouel I. iohnson, J. Ileuni
inaiHhe, John Cuke, tirnnlhura I. Temntrt. Jurors Tncgart.
J M. l'rieeltry, M. Taggart, Hcnrf Neuer, jr., Samuel
Elliott.
North'd , Dec. IT, 1653 31.
ATTENTION,
DEW ART CIaBDSII
TOU ar hereby commanded lo meet
A in Market Square, Kanbury. on
SATURDAY, DEC. SI, 18M.
at 9 o clock, A. M., fully equiped fer
drill. Each member lo be provided wilh
10 roand of blank cartridge.
I'uuclual attendance u'ecjuired. i
By order of llie Captain.
GEO. OUPIIA.NT. O. 9. ,
Sunliury, Dec IT, 143
A Preen supply of Arnold fluid just received
-1
- and for .! at this ortto.
V
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