SUNBURY AMERICAN AND SHAMOKIN JOURNAL.
mt.D Ronnr.nv. f
BuncLAns Wot'RDKO. One of the most da
ring n n.l villainous attempts at robbery that
have Inken place in Ihiscily for finmlMT of
yeais, occurred nt an early hour on Saturday
tnnrniur, nt ths usidence of. Mr... William
Wiiplii, No. 13 south Ninth utieel, below
Lombard. "Our -readers ' no doubt, tetiem
br that sometime in December, 1819, lh
dwelling of Mr Wright was broken open by
a gang of black burglar, who attacked him
in a mom violent manner, during wllirh ho
' was severely injured, and tome of the bur
ylai were badly hurt. Since that event, Mi
Wright hasadopted extraordinary precautions
.ugainst similar occurrences, among which
wastho nlaeinir a bell at the head of hi bed.
oad so "ananpeJ that when the back door of
his dwelling was opened the boll Would ling.
The following are the particular of the rob
bery !-About two o'clock, on S-iu.diiy morn
ing, Mr. Wright was awakened by the ling,
ing of ths beil; and knowinsr at once that iho
teor door had been opened, he immediately
dressed hirr..elf and went down stoi.s into
his dining room. Before (H '""" .ho
armed himself with a "six barrelled revolver,
and a tort of j.-ivelic, formed or a piece ofgas
pipe pointed ot tho end, uuJ . scented to his
wrist by a ihoi.g.
The burglars hud effected their entinnce
into the kitchen, mid Mr. W. could distinctly
hear them talking together and biting with
an ttngnr into tho door tending from lite kit
chen into the dining room. This djor was
kepi bolted, and, profiting by pint cxpeti
ence, the precaution o! having it lined on tho
inside) with sheet iron had boon ado,ved.--The
villians found the bit s'.rmk i::nitist tho
iron lining and that it was impossidlti to cul
through it, and they were compelled to icsort
to other measures.
Curiously enough, the scoundrel, in opcia
ting tipon this door, bored directly through u
piece of wood which had been fitted into the
huto bored by the burglars in 1349.
The partition in which the doorway is lo
catcd ii composed of lnth nod plaster, the
burglais cut a hole thiough this, and one of
them, putting his hr.nd through the npeilure
thus made, unbolted the door. Four rough
looking villians seemingly ranging from
twenty-five to thirty-five years ol age, then,
entered the dining room. Mr. Y. posted
himself behind an orange tree in t"-ic hall,
where hti'ould unobserved watch their move
ments while in the Oining room. The vil
lians then lit the gas and commenced delib
erately to ransack the room in search of vul.
uablcs, helping themselves to brandy and lo
such other refreshments as they could find.
After a lime two of tho men went up stairs,
leaving tho other two in the dining-room
Mr. W. knowing that the chambets of the
members of his family weie kept locked, and
' that no person was in his, (Mrs. Wright is
absent from the city,) suffered the two vil
lians to ascend the staits without disturbance.
Soon one of this twain, who remained down
stairs, and who appeared to bo a leader of
.the g.iinr, gave to his fellow a boulder stunei
weighing about two pounds, and tuld him,
with a strong Scotch accent, to take it up
ttairs and "ivo it to the maisler," admon
ishing him at the same time with an oath, to
"give it to him right."
Mr. W. thinking this was a favorabjc mo
ment for an attack, rused into the dining
room and made at one of the villains with
his j ivelin. The fellow attempted to defend
himself with a formidable looking butcher
ki.ife with a shaip blade, about ten inches in
len-ilh. The handle of this weapon Mr. W.
struck as it uns thrust at him, and the bro
ken portion can now be plainly seen. Mr.
W. immediately cau'4iltlie fellow and thtew
3 .
him headlong on the floor. The second bur
glar rushed lo the aid of his comrade, and
was greeted wilh a shot fiom the revolver,
but il is uncertain w hether the load look
effect.
Thn noiso of the scuffle, and the shouts of
Mr. W. alarmed the two burglars who were
tip slaiis lansaeking the house, and they im
mediately rushed down to the assistance of
their companions. Tho fight now became
frightful, and Mr. Wright, was compel
led lo defend himself against Ihe four bur.
glars, who cut at him with their knives and
stiove to kill him. Five shols were fired
from the revolver tho sixlh missing fire
and ihe javelin was not kept idle. Mean-
time, a lad, a son of Mr. W. hearing the
noise, shouted murder lustily, and ihe follows
made ihe best of their way o.T, but not with
out having tuslained some severe wounds.
Mr. W. states that he fiied a shot at one of
the ruffians while struggling wilh him, and
that he held his pistol closo to tha back of
. the neck of the Utter when ho fiied,aud lhat
tho collar of his coat was thus set on fue.
The pai dally burnt collar was found in (he
room after ll.o baltle. cone-ciow ned drub
wool hat was aNo fnund with the lim ut Ihe
lear scorched. The crow n of this hat bears
a heavy maik of Mr. W.'s prowess the sido
is cul through evidently by a heavy blow uf
the javelin. The lining is stained w ilh blood,
and a clol of gore on the inside has a luck
of lung red hair malted in it. Fiom the
manner in which the hat is cut, nud tiom
mark inside, a very serious wound must
hdve been inflicted on Ihe libber.
Daring tho struggle with Ihe fellow whore
clothes wero set on fire, the lulter exclaimed,
' D n it, we w ill both be burnt up! duu'i
you see I'm on tire !" Mr .W. was somewhat
tinged about ihe hair, and was almost suffo
cated wilh smoke. Tho carpet was ulso
tzorched.
A black cloth cap was also found j lha in-
d. it deeply stained w ith blood, ami the
cap is torn by lha blows inflicted on the head
of the w rarer- The skill of a blue fiock
coat left in the loum, has a bullet hole in il
in such a location a to rentier it almost t or
lain thai the shot which caused it was lodg
ed in the right thigh of the wearer, some
w here about the hip joint. Abuut one-half
of one leg of a pair of broad striped panta
loon was torn off in the ttmggle, and wan
left behind by the robbeii.
A coaise eusfemler, wilb a respeetable
tiled piece of a pair of daik clutU pautuluonJ
hanging lo it, was alo left. .
Other article wme left bhind by Ihe di
tomfijtei vidians.. They were a fellow;
A pair of heavy coarse boot; two inlru.
inei.: fur flckie lock a lutitb of fal-'
keys; an augur, with an inch and half bit J
a boulder stone, beforo described ; h butcher
knife, well shaipened, with a blade about
ten inches long; a second knife of lha tame
description, w ith a shorter blade, and a ra
Eor lashed with twine, in a rough woodon
handle.
Several light articles wero taken by the
thisves whilo up talrs. These, were after
waul a found in "the ei,irt thai was lo,n' off
from the eoat of the one that was hol to the
'hijri'. , - . '
At least ono of the villians escaped o)
means of the fiont door, leaving it open.--The
others escaped through the back Jnl
and over the fence, into on alley-way in the
rear. They could be tracked n, hort dis
pute by tho blood which flowed fiom their
wounds. They must be seriously hurt, and
it is almost imposslbe, with such Wounds,
for them lo escape detection. Mr. Wright
will bo ablti to identify thorn if they are ar
rested. Oiiieei Wood, of the Mayor's Special po
lice, traced the blood lo tho vicinity ol
Rlevcuth and South streets. From several
circumstances, il is conjectured that a wagon
was in waiting for tho bmglars in the alley
way i i the tear. If such conveyance Was at
Inn I, il must have afforded tsseiilial assist
tanco to the retreating villians.
Tw o of the buralars ate believed to be En
glishmen, and one of the icmainiiig two is a
Scotchman, , '
Mr. Wright has forltina!!y escaped willr
out important injury. 1 1 is b;.i k is strained,
ii ml a slight cut has b-oii inflicted upon one
of his checks. The dining-room and'kitchen
of his resideneo bi-ar maiks of blood, and the
ceiling find wall of the hitler have bullet-
marks upon them.
Watchman Cunningham was at Eighth and
Lombard streets w hen he heard the firing: he
mil to the spot, anil found tho front door
thiongh which one of the robbers had esoa
ped open ; ho went in, giving his ratllo to a
citizen ontsde to spring.
Dir. W. could have obtained assistance in
time, from the watchmen, had he gone Ironl
ami given the alarm, lie chose, however,
lo combat with the burglars single banded
When his neighbors and the watchmen arri
ved upon tho spot, he was completely pros
trated by excitement and over-exertion. The
weapons were grasped in his hands so light
ly that his hold of them could with difficulty
be loosened. Phtla. Sun.
A Gbeat Wobk A tunnel is being con
structed near Cincinnati, 10.000 fee! in length
of w hich 8,000 feet are to be arched. It is
justly regarded as among th greatest enter
piisos of the kind in America. When com
pleted, two railway tracks will be accommo
dated to the heait of Cincinnati.
Tho Woollen Mills of R. S. Denny, in
Clnppville, Mass., were destroyed by fiio on
Sunday night .' insurhd for SC0.O00.
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Arri vii I of rite 15 a 1 tic.
Liti:r i'om pi-rope.
Failure of Count Qrlaff's Mission With
drav:al of the Russian Ministers from Lon
don and Paris,
New cmk, Feb. CO
Tho mail steamer Baltic, with Liverpool
dates to the 8th, arrived below last night.
She brings the highly important information
of ihe entire failure of Count Orlon"s mii-sion,
and of ihe departure of the Russian Ambas-
xnilnra frnm t.ninliiti nml Piria iKu Pv:..'o
I i . , , r ' ,.
last proposal boina finullv reiected. and al
negoiiations broken nlV.
EASTERN AFFAIKS.
Paiiis, Feb. 7.
The rumor of the ill success of Count Or
ion's mission is now confirmed. Ho leaves
diiiclly for St. Petersburg. Forseeiug ihe'
same lebuiTat B.-rliu, ho will, doubtless, re
fiain fiom visiting that capital.
Il is said that the Seivi.111 government,
yielding to tha suggestions of the Russian
Consulate al Belgrade, will refusii to accept
two firmans of (he Sullan, unless Uussia
gives consent.
Sr. PtTKRsBURcii, Jan. 29.
Il is said that the Empeior, who is fully
aware of Ihe pieseut position in which he is
placed, w ill endeavor to avoid a general war,
il ho can only preserve his honor and his
rights.
Tho influence of Count Nesscliodo is ug.iiu
in Ihe ussendaut.
Il is uUu said lint the Czar is about to
write an autograph letter to the Queen ol
F.nglarnl, in which he will endeavor to
piove that he is not I lie uggtcstor. An im
perial ukase confirms Ihe summoning to arms
of all the reserves, ns well as soldiers on fur
lough. ENGLWD.
Seveial of tho Cunaid steamers have been
taken i;p by the Engli.-h government to cany
troop 13 Couslaiilinnple, 6000 men will go
fiom England; othrrs will be taken up from
the different stations, and ubuut 10,000 men
will soou be collected lo form lha first purl
of tho expedition; there is also no doubt,
that a brigade of the Ouards will form a part
of lha expedition. The 46ih Rigcmenl, tha)
was und-r order for Australia, is now 1
hold ilsulf in readiness for loreign service,
taking all the best men, and leaving all the
young to,.lieia and recruits al home.
UKEADSTUFFS.
Liverpool, Feb. 7.
Flour prices fell off Is. Western Canal
Fli ur js quutod al 41s; Ohio at 42s 6d
Holder are not pressing on the market.
THE A II MY ON THE DANUBE.
Omar Pasha has effected a most important
movement, having crossed thn Danube wilh
00 000 men, and divided the Russian army, Ihe
right wi g of which it at Kiajova, the loft at
G.ilutz, and the centre at Bucharest. Omar
erosied in person at Olteuiua, and at last
account wat only Iwo days distance from
Bucharest, where tho Russian force it weak
The supposed object of Omai't movement
wat lo attack the rear of the Russian army
un its march from Kiajova against Kalafat.
A dispatch received at the Turkish embassy
i- dicalit prepaix'ioiit foi an attack by tbe
Turks on Eiichan :.
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ATl'ltn.tY, FEimCARY 11. 18"t.
II. B. MASSEIt, Editor and Proprietor.
To AnvBSTirtSt.-.The circulation of the Suiibnry
Ameiirnn amour the different towns on Ihe Susquehanna
Is nut exceeded if equalled liy any paper published in Noitli
em Pennsylvania.
TDITOR'H TABLE.
nusinris Notices.
Guntt's I.mit's Book for March comes out
with 100 psgrs and CG engravings, anil reading
insttcr from CO contributors. The fashion plate
is beautifully got up. Mr. CJodcy is determined
to keep up the character of his Book.
Hxspuat' MiuAZttft for February. -This
valual'le periodical, we are pleased to tee, it al
ready assuming its former appearance. Tho
contents are of the most valuable and interesting
character, and the illur.trntions of tho picsent
number plainly indicate what it will be when
again fairly under way.
The Kiiiti-h Rf.views. "NYe have received
from Messrs. Leonard Pcott & Co., New York,
the last numlirrs of the Kiuniiiho and Noiith
BiUTisu Kevikws. In the first we find an inter
esting review of the memoirs of Charles James
Fox, by Lord John Russcf a review of Thack
eray's novcI4 of Vanity Fair, Ac. An interest
ing article on the Ottoman Empire. In the
North ISritith, there is an interesting article on
Shnkspcnre AUo ono on Arago the French
philosopher nud one on Herodotus.
Glano. 13. 6. JJurlintr & Co., of Philadel
phia, advertise for sale Mexican (Juano, an ex
ccllent fertulixer.
"Wal F.ira. llurton 5c I.nning, 124
Arch street, call the attention of dcalors to their
assortment of Wall Paper.
Roar.RT Stiiis of New York, wants 1000
Book agents.
KP" Land Warrants. Persons having
Land "Warrants for sale, can dispose ol
them lor cash, by applying at this office.
Op-The letter from our Baltimore cor
respondent came to late lor tins' week.
ZJ We are indebted to the Hon. C. M.
Slraub, Hon. J. L. Dawson for Congres
sional lavors.
0We are indebted to J. C. Kunkel,
Esq., D. B. Montgomery and others for
legislative di.cu'mi nls.
IE7" t'r.. A. Yallercua.mc is in town,
and will remain al the Lawrence House
for about ten days. All those who wish
to have operations on their teeth, will do
well to consult him in time.
Plt.lic Sale. The balance of the
personal properly of Henry Masser, dee'd.,
will be sold to-morrow, (Saturday,) at the
lale residence ol the deceased.
IT The 22d of February, was celebra
ted, as usual, in this place, by the parade
of our military companies, the Dewart
(luards and the Artillerists. There was a
fair turn out and the day was fine. Some
of our citizens went to Lewisburg to attend
a Masonic nipper at that place.
OCT" We have received from Aaron C.
Fisher, Eq., Principal of the Mhflinbtirg
Academy, a catalogue of the teachers,
students, Sec, of that Institution, which,
under Mr. Fishers auspices, seems to be in
a flourishing condition. Mr. Fisher has
both the ability and energy equal to the
task assumed- The whole number of
scholars is, males 78, females 25.
1X7" Snow at last. On Monday we
were visited wilh a fall of enow that gave
promise, for the first time this winter, to
la-t more than twenty-four hours. The
snow on the following morning measured
about ten inches, and as it has fallen in the
right sign ol the moon there is a prospect
that we may yet have a little sleighing,
thongh the near approach of spring admon
ishes us that it cannot last long. Our citi
zens are making the best of it, and the
merry sleigh bells remind us of olden tim
when good sleighing wa always a matter
of course during the winter months.
Since writing the above the warm wea
ther of Tuesday and Wednesday finished
the sleighing, but on Thursday morning it
again blew up cold.
E7 The ice on the Susquehanna broke
up on Friday last. There was not much
of arise in the river. Some of the ice
from the branches was from 12 to IS inches
thick, a n 3 piled up considerably at the up
per end ol the town. The new Steam
Tow and Ferry boat, lying at the shore im
mediately opposite ihe Steam Saw Mill, wa
ex'posed lo imminent, danger but escaped
v.'ilhout any injury whatever. She wa
hauled in close lo Ihe chore, and as the
water has since fallen she ia now high and
dry, and will have to remain to until the
next freshet. The steamboat it so nearly
finished that she could be made ready for
service in a weeks lime.
lV"TlIU SUSQUFHANNA R AIL ROAD Re-
roRT. We have in type the report ot pen,
Wm. F. Packer, late President of this
company, which has been unavoidably
crowded out of this week paper.
MAD DOG.
There was considerable eicitement in
our town on Wedneiday last, in conse
quence ol a mad dog pasting through, and
biting upward of twenty dogs before he
wssshot, The dog, we understand, be
longed to Joseph Hoover, near Snydertown,
about six miles from this place, and, it is
said, bad been bitten nearly a year since,
by a mad dog, which also passed through
here. On Sunday lat a child of Mr. Solo
mon Evert, a neighbor of Mr. Hoover, was
bitten by the dog. The animal then left
home, and bit a number of dogs in the
country, and also a horse of Mr. George
Oberdorf. He came into town on Tuesday
afternoon, and while in his paroxisms snap
ped at everything in his way. He had
attacked a number ol dogs and been kicked
oulol several dwellings, before any suspi
cion was excited; which was not fully
confirmed until Air. Evert came to town
for medicine, for his child, a boy about
four years old, who stated the circumstan
ces. The dog escaped pursuit on Tuesday,
and was chased again on Wednesday morn
ing, when he took refuge, nearly exhausted,
in a shed at the town mill, where Mr,
Haas shot him. Some twenty or thirty of
our dogs were killed on Wednesday, by the
owners, some ol them favorites, and highly
valued. In Centre county and in Berks,
and also in the Mahanoys in this county,
there have been rabid dogs for some time
past. Yet there are some who express
doubts in regard to the dog being rabid.
This was also the case last March, yet,
it is said, two dogs in this place became
rabid some fiveor six months allerwards,
and had to be killed.
Too much caution cannot be used, and
those who have dogs, in regard to which
there are any grounds whatever, of having
Tieen in contact with the rabid animal.
should either kill them or secure them.
Human lite is tuo valuable to be trifled
with.
Or?" The Snow Storm ol Monday last
was much greater south and east than
north and west ol us. At Baltimore the
snow was two feet deep. In Philadelphia
the roids were blocked up and the streets
were impassable lor vehicles. The market
houses were empty of everything but snow
drifts. Thousands of men were at work
removing it. The trains to New York and
Baltimore did not arrive until next day.
We received no mails from Philadelphia,
either by way of flarrisburg or Pottsville,
The cars came inanotit hall past ten at night,
but there was no stage to take the passen
gers or mails to Northumberland, The
pasjenger were forwarded by the Railroad
company lo Northumberland, and the mails
were left until nest morning. The obsta
cle was a snow six inches depn. Thi il
i i :
j ' irm' would not have been, inordinary
winters, a serious impediment. But this
j was the first snow ol the year, and took
I the country by surprise, stage proprietors
not excepted, hence it required time for
'consideration, to devise wavs and means
to carry the mails, at the dead hour of
eleven, two miles, through sis inches ot
snow. Should this excuse be coldly re
ceived at the department, it will be on
account ol the shallowness of Ihe snow, not
the excuse, of course.
C7"Hon. Jamhs Pollock appears to be
the most prominent of the whig candidates
for Governor. Gen. Larimer of Pittsburg,
is also a prominent candidate, but as the
West has had the two last Governors, his
claims will, no doubt, be deferred. Union
county has selected a double set of dele
gates, though bolh profess to be favorable
to Judge Pollock.
It is understood that the next whig can
didate is expected to take the stump at Ihe
laying is, which, of itself, it a t'.rong argu
ment in the Jndi-e't favor.
OCT Scsquch an a Railroad. An im
portant ordinance was reported in Ihe
Baltimore City Conncilt last week, having
lor its object Ihe extension of aid lo the
Susquehanna Railroad, and the consolida
tion of the different rail roads into one
company under the title of the "Baltimore
and Susquehanna Railroad Company ex
tending from Baltimore lo Sunbury.
The measure wa favnraM r.:...i
and will, if finally adopted, tecure Fi
. j v. v v I "Til j
Hundred thousand dollars for the comple
tion ol the road bem-een this place and
llarrisburg.
fX7 Lackawanna and Bloomsburg
Railroad. The Berwick Investigator saji
that Ihe Capital Stock of this road has been
secured, and that the entire work will be
placed under contract during the coming
season. This-road will pass down the
west side of the Susquehanna river from
Pittston to Bloomsburg, a distance of about
fifty miles, connecting the great railroad
routes ol Ihe northwest, and those of the
southwest. It will connect, by an easy
grade, the coal fields of Wyoming and
Lackawanna, with the limestone and iron
fields ol Columbia and Montour.
ID" A bill has passed the House of Rep
resentatives at llarrisburg, allowing Con
stables $1 50 per day for their attendance
at township and general election-.
!D"The pricei of coal delivered in boati
in the spring, at the Wyoming mines, art
fixed at $1,50 for lump, and $1,75 per ton
for prepared coal. ' These rates are an ad
vance of 25 cents per ton on tbe ppening
rates of last spring.
tt" David Taggart, Esq., of Northum
berland, .we perceive by the following
paragraph from the New York Sun, deliv
ered an address before the National Poultry
Society' in New York, on Friday last,
which teems to have been a decided hit.
We hope the success of our friend on the
stage, will not induce him lo forsake the
Bar lor "the toe and busk'n."
National Poultry Socirrr. A meeting
of this Society wat held yesterday in the
Lecture room of Barnnm's Museum. P. T.
Barnum presided, and II. MoCnrmick acted
Secretary. A lurge audience was present.
David Taggart of Pa , delivered an address,
which was fully descriptive of Ihe various
breeds of poultry, of the operation of the
Society, and oT the general benefits which
would result from il labor Il wa marked
throughout with sparkling wit, and excited
as much lauuhter and good feeling as ever
was produced by the best playing of "Paddy
the Piper" on Monsieur Burnum's stage.
03-Gov. Bigler postponed the execu
tion of David Jewell, sentenced to be hung
at Piltsburg, on Friday, the 10th inst., un
til the bill relative to hi case is finally
disposed ofby the legislature.
(U Ladies Faib. A fair for the sale
of fancy articles made by ladies of Danville
connected with the Presbyterian church
was held 011 Monday and Tuesday
evenings of last week. The Danville pa
pers say it was well attended. Amount
taken in was $500. Nett proceeds, clear
of expenses, about 375,00.
PENXSYr.TAMA l-LGISLAlinE.
Harhisuvrc:, Feb. 20, 1854.
BILL READ IN PLACE.
Mr. Kunkel, a bill authorizing the consoli
dation of the York and Maryland Line, York
and Cumberland and Susquehanna railroad
companies, wilh each other and with the
Baltimore and Susquehanna railroad compa
ny, of Maryland, 10 bo called the Susquehan
na railroad company.
On motion of Mr. Kunkel, tho Senate took
up Hunse bill No. 69, prohibitions muncipaj
subscriptions by tho county of Nonhumber
laml or Ihe boroughs and townships thereof.
Mr. Quigglo said that this was an impro
per bill. Under the act authorizing North
umberland county to subscribe to the riilroad
to which this bill had reference, iho city of
Philadelphia and a nnmbei of counties had
made subscriptions, and Northumberland
county wu acting 111 bad faith to the city and
the coulies subscribing, by repealing the law
so.far as it relates lo lhat county. No county
would be more benefiied by ihe Sunbury
and Erie railroad than the county of North,
umberland. Tho law did not compel them
lo suscribe, and its repeal would be unfair
and in bad faith to tho. other counties sub
scribing. Mr. Kunkel said that the county of North
umberland had already subscribed $200,000
to the Susquehanna lailmad company. This
road was a connecting link wilh Ihe road
running to Erie, the commisriouers of North
umberland couuty chosing to subscribe lo
thai part of tho load soulh, rather than Ihe
pari west, as they had a right to do. This
sum was as much a the county was able to
subicribe. Theie was a strong feeling in
thai county against these subscriptions, the
Lmember of tho House having been elected by
six hundred majority on this issue.
Mr. Quigglo then moved to amend, by add
ing after the last word, Iho words "unless the
s.tmo shall be recommended by the gland
jury of Ihe county."
The amendment was not agreed to, and
after some further discussion, Ihe bill passed
finally.
Montgomery majority over Bergstresser,
whig, wa 403. Over Bergstresser and
M'Mahan, temperance, 14-I. Ed Am
House. Mr. Caldwell, presented ten pe.
titions fur the appropriation of $100,000 lo
improve ihe navigation of ihe West Bianch
of the Susquehanna river, from ihe head of
navigation lo Northumberland, and 4"rom
Northumbeilaud lo tide water.
Mr. Davis, fiom the bar of Crawford coun
ty, against llu permanent location of the
sessions of the Supreme Court at llarrisburg.
Mr. Moser, from citizens of Centre and
Clearfield counties, relative lo booms in ibe
Susquehanna river. v
IIarrisbi'rc, Eeb 22.
Mr. Crabb, from the Committee on Bai.ks(
reported a bill to extend the charter of the
Bank of Gettysbnig.
The bill to incoiporato the Montour Bank,
was also reported from the Committee.
Hakrisbcrc, Feb. 23.
Senate. Tho Senate met this evening,
when the following billt were severally la
ken up, considered and passed :
The bill to extend Ihe chatter of ihe Bank
of Middletown. The bill lo extend Ihe char
ter of Ihe Bank of Northumberland.
CorreioiHleiic of the I'uMic Ledger
LETT til Fno.11 VAMIIiGTOr.
Washington, Feb. 1G, 1854
Tno Conklin Tieaty, made some nine
mouths ago, was sent to the Senate this
morning. Of course, if ihe Government
adopt this treaty, the Garay grant for the
Tehuantepee liansit will become null and
void ; but then the Gaiay Company will
have claims for damages anil losses sustained
by Ihe annihilation of ihe Garay giant, under
tho law of nations, and receive compensation
out of tbe five millions of dollars reserved-for
that purpose in the Gadsden Treaty, and it is
most proper and opportune, therefore, lo
present both Ireuties to the Senate at Ihe
same lime.
Tbe Cadtdeu Treaty, as it now stands,
and w ith the judicious amendments of the
Piesident, will doubtless pass Ihe Senate;
though il is a poor Ueaty iu itself, aod not
much lo boust of in the way of diplomacy.
The principal reason for its confirmation is,
that Santa Anna, if not receiving money
pretty toon, canuot succeed wilh ihe coup
d'etat which is to make him Emperor of
Mexico, and if be granted more than what
be can make appear lo the ignorant Mexi
cans lo be merely a rectification of an erro
neous boundaiy line drawn under a former
treaty, il might cost him his lb rone, and
piobably his life.
The Mexican people- aio deadly opposed
to any alienation of territory ; but when Santa
Anna shall be firmly established on the
throno of Mexico, ha may be disposed to l
ut another tlice of California, and perhaps
Sonora,and make up for Ihe loss of territory
by conquering one or two Central American
Republics. This would be cheap glory, pur
chased wilh Uncle Sam' money, and he
might keep all Central America till we are
leady lo lake il fiom him by ihe same title
by which he acquired il. It would hive
been better, nevertheless, i we had in Ihe
meantime fixed Ihe new boundary at Ihe
mouth of the Colorado. If the Mexican
treaty is meant a a payment on account, we
must of course be (atisfied
Judge Badger, of North Carolina, who, it
was rumored, would oppose the Nebraska
bill, made a very full and able speech in fa
vor of it, which threw a vast deal of light on
the subject, and completely demolished some
of the phantoms of mischief, agitation and
ruin wheih SQine of the agitators try to con
jure up against the passage of the bill. Per
contra, Mr. John Minor Bolls, ihe same who
headed Captain Tyler in 1841, is out in the
Intelligencer against the bill. There is not
a shadow of' doubt that the bill will pass the
Senate by a two-thirds majority. In Ihe
House the Nebraska bill, Ihe tariff, slavery
and everything else is thrown into the discus
sion on the Homestead. Thai measure, nev
ertheless happens to be very popular, and
will, beyond doubt,' pass the House in an
amended form. It passed the last Congress
by a considerable majority in the House, but
lingered and died in the Senate. May it
meet a bolter fate this time.
Tho Spirits wero yeateiday interrogated in
one of Ihe committee rooms in the House as
to the fate of ihe Nebraska Bill, and rapped
favorably to Ihe ultimate success of the bill.
Calhoun, Clay, and many other spirits were
interrogated, But Mike Walsh reminded the
Speaker to-day that, by a joint rule, spirits
were not permitted to be introduced into
minor Houso. Of course tho House indulged
in a roar of laughtor.
The Diplomacy Bill is still lingering, and
it has just been discovered by some of the
young member that il is easier to kill than
to bring lo life again. I have, however, no
fear of the ultimate success of the bill
There is loo much money in il, and there are
too many persons interested in il, to let it
sleep ihe sleep of death. I seldom saw an
appropriation bill defeated in either House.
Mr. Floience's Bill for the extension of
grants of land to soldiers and sailors
of Ihe '
War of 1812, ihe War with Mexico, and the j
various Indian Wars since 1700, was up in '
Committee of Public Lands, in Iho House, I
and ordered to be repoited adversely to tho j
House, without a single contradicting voice.
Ceitain inquities having been addressed lo 1
l he Secretary of tho Interior, the latter an- '
swered ihem in writing, and his Idler has
been adopted by iho Committee ns their own '
report. The Secrelary of the Interior esti- 1
mates that, if ihe bill passed, il would coxl
the United Slate- -ome eight y-thieo millions
olaciesot Jaml, in value ol E 120,000.000, j
and lhat it would lake tho w hole present ;
foico of the General Laud Office for nine or ;
ten consecutive yeuis, to make out the land j
warrants, besides involving the Government
in endless litigation as regards lelteis, inher
itance, S-c.
There is jet another Ilonso Committee
having tho same subject before them. bu
that Committee, on examining ihe ease, wi!
probably report as the Commitee on Public
Lauds have reported. Tho bill, if carried,
would embrace some llnee hundred thousand
cases. Hie bill lor Ihe reoigauiation ot
the navy will probably bo reported in tho
course of next week. Nothing is likely to
be? done for tho present week with the bill
making appropriations for lha building of six
additional war steamers.
Cbservcii.
-iKVT COUNTIES.
The following applicati6us for new coun
ties are now before the Legislature:
ltMadison', out of Beiks, Chester and
Montgomery.
"Contmatigi" out of Westmoreland, Sum
erset, Indiana and Cambria.
'Madison" oul of Allegheny, Armstrong,
Buller, and Westmoreland.
"Ligonier" out of pari of Wes'moroland.
' Laclawana" out of Luzerne.
Cost or a Daily Papek. The Times and
Transcript, of San Francisco, estimates the
weekly cost of a daily paper at San Francis
co at $2,700, or $140,000 per annum. There
are some twelve of these daily itewspapers
and some ten weeklies; so thai we may
safely estimate the cost of San Francieco
new-ppaper literature at $1,500,000 per an
num. The Board of Directors of the Susquehanna
River and North and West Branch Telegraph
Company held a semi-annual meeting at the
Mouloni House, in Danville, oi, the 14th lust
al w hich time the Board declared a dividend
of two per cent upon Ihe stock of said Com
pany, for the last six months, ending Decem
ber 3bt, 1853.
The lino of this Company has been exten
ded up the Lackawanna, fiom Pittston to Car
bondale, wilh stations at Hyde Paik, Scran
ton, Duumore, Piovidenee and Carbondale.
We uudeistand ihe lines are now doing a
prosperous business. Tho business of the
Lackawanna Valley will improve ihe receipts
upon Ihe whole line Danville is the best
station. Dr. Goell, the President, is still per
seveiing in his efforts lo extend Ihe usefulness
of this Susquehanna Line. Danville Intel.
A Correspondent of the New Orleans Cres.
cent, writing from Florence, says "there is
not one room in ono hundred in Paris thai
has a carpet on il. Tha floor is made of
brick, laid down generally in large squares,
and it is cleaned by pouring on it a quntity
of brick-dust, and then throwing over it a
quantity of water, and then scrubbing it till
it acquires a polish, faiily painful for the eye
to look upon.
. Gov. Bigler has signed Ihe death war
rant for tha execution of James Quinn, of
Luzerne county, for Ihe muider of Mahala
Wiggins, and appointed Friday, the 7th day
of next April, for Ihe execution of the sentence.
California WiKr.. Theie is 110 reasoi
why California should not be as celebrate,
for it wine as il is for gold, and the day wj
come when luch will be lha case. n tfa,
ower country, considerable quanlitiet tr.
ahead;- madej and in Ntpa valley, last yeat
he proprietor of vineyardt made succetsfu
experiments.
New Advertisements.
Teachers Wanted.
PPL1CATIONS will be received hr it,
itL Pecretarv of Bunburv RM, nn Tin- .1 f
M j - ..uvi SJVIIU, IT
ale Teacher, for room No. 3, of publi
school, until 10 o'clock, Friday, March the J.
IH.14, at wlueli time an examination will ink
place, and His school alloted.
. u-w-SHLNDEL, 8ecV
Nunbury, Feb. 25, 1B54
Estate of LYDIA HOUSEl deed
NOTICE is hereby given that letters of A
ministration have been granted to the ui
Oemgncd upon the estate of Lydia Housel, U
or Rush township, Northumberland count
uccil. All persons having claims tgainit
estate are requested to present them, Jul s
t henlicated, for settlement j and those knowin
themselves indebted lo make payment withoi
delay.
CHARLES HOUSEL.Adm'r.
Rush tp., Feb. 25, 1853. 6U
NOTICE
IS hereby given that the subscriber has sold
Adam Clayberger, the following properl
w hich, afpr it is paid for, shull belong to U.
said Adam Claybcrger, vii : One horse, a or
horse wagon, two sells harness, one log chaii
one teamsters saddle.
ADAM S. REXN.
Alt. Carmel, Feb. 25, 1854. 3t.
An Apprentice Wanted.
-A N industrious boy, between 16 and 18 yea
of age, desirous of learning the Saddlci
and Harness making business, can find a goi
situation by oppl ying to the subscriber.
A. J. STROH.
Sunbury, Feb. 25, 1854.
Assignees Account.
jVTOTICE is hereby given that J. Woo.
J' Brown, Esq., assignee of Corncliui McCi
ley has filed his account in the Prothonotam
office, and the same will lie presented to the Con
f"r confirmation at April Term next.
JAMES BEARD. Pr.th'v.
I'rolhonotary's Office, )
Sunbury. Feb. 25, 1854 J
"mexicanuaito'.
"ipilE subscribers ofiVr for tale Mexican Guai
-" of the best-quality, well adapted lo the so
of Pennsylvania and New Jersey; analgys
w hich, hy a well know n chemist, is in our pos
sion. This article is soiJ it a much lower ori
!'"'" lrruv'an' ""d will be found fully cqu
iu 11 -luii.-.iiig quillllics.
II. S. BURLING fc CO.
101 Xortli Front Street. Philadelphia.
Phila., Feb. 25, 1854 3in.'
New Wall Paper Warehouse.
BURTON & I AIMING,
MANUFACTURERS & IMPORTERS, 7
iS'o 121 Arch Street, second door above Siit
Philadelphia,
""T'V'IIFRE may be found Ihe largest and linn
somest assortment in ihe city.
Purchasers from the country will find it to llu
sulleJ w?ilh a BUpl.rior rlicle'at the lower! pric.
ouvanlaic to call at our store, where thev wiil '
BURTON' & LANINU,
No. 124 Arch .Mrpot, above fcixi
Philadelphia.
Feb. S5 165-1 3m.
l-hila.
1.000 Hook Agents Wiintet
To Sell Pictorial and Useful Works
for the. Year IS 54.
1,000 DOLLARS A YEAR.
E'ANTKU iu every section of the Unit
Stales, active and enterprising men,
ciiguge in the sale of some of llic best boo
published in the Country. To men of good a
ilri'8.1, possessing a small capital of from .-5
$101', such inducements will be oli'ercd as
enable them to make from $3 to $5 a day prof
T The lioi-ks published by us arc all nscf
in their character, extremely popular, and con
niancl large sales w herever they are ofl'cred.
For further particulars, address, (postage pal
K015KHT SUA KS, Puklihiiki.
1HI William Street, Xew-York.
New York, Feb. 25, 1SS4. 31.
To the Honorable the Judges of the Court .
Quarter sessions for the county of Horthm.
berland.
Tiic umlri signed petitioner reicetru11y mliciu Ihe lb
Couit t -unit Ii 1 tn a liceiute to keep mi lutt or tuvern
hisoij sl.tutl in IltckorUw-n, l,ower Mahauoy t''vmh
KI.IAS W1KST.
Ihe uii-lerii-neil citizens uf Lower Mutumoy tnw
ktiip, being acquainted witli Lite Petitioner, do cerlily II
he in ol gtHtd repute tor honesty and temperance, anil tl
he is w-ell provided with honke room und uthvr cnveiuc
cei t'ol the kccoimnodituon of trungcrs niitl truvclem, s
tliiitun Inn or tnvern there is uecessaiy fur the sccntnm-.
dntion of slninpert mid truvelers.
Miclmcl Uudel, John Uockey, tr., Adam Binfieim
Jaii.-ib Uordiier, Ahruhnm I.enker, Charles lliosiou. Gi
Harris, llavid lluin, Michnel linker, Esq., Zhjah liver
Willinm Shuetl'er, John llinffetnnn.
I.ower Mxhanoy lp., Feb. 35, leal 31.
To the Honorable the Judges of the Court
Quarter sessions for the county Sorthui
berland.
The undoisi-nej petitioner respertfnlly solicits the Hi
Cunrt to grant him s license lo keep an Inn or taveru
his old slaml iu ths Uorunsli of Northumberland.
I1KNRY HAAS
WF. the undersicne'd citizens of the Itoronsh tl Nor
umlrkind, being ucuuuiuted with ths Petitioner,
certily lhat he is uf go.! lepute for liouesly und temp
awe, and thnl he u w ell provided wilh house loom t
other c Jnveiuen-es for the ncconiinodutinii of strain
nnd traveler, nud thut au Inn or tavern there is necesu
lor the urcoininodalion ot strnnKCis nud tmvelers.
Win. II. Wnnles, James Vunilvke, M. ii: I'riestl.
Wm. Klliolt, W. T. Forsyth. Juhu Cake. C. F. I.itl
John link, J.-seph Priestley, David Ililkcrt, Jrn
Tiifcnrt, jr., Alex. Colt.
Noilh'd., Felf 25, 152 3rn.
To the Honorable the Judges of the Court .
Quarter sessions for the county of Northun
berland.
The undersigned petitioner respettfullv solicits the II,
Court to grunt him u liccnsr to keep an lun or tuvern
his old stand In the borough of Bunbury.
JAMF.S COVERT
WF. theuiMcrsigi edcilizensof the Borough ofSunbui
beine; ae.iumuts.1 with tne Petitioner, do ceitifr that he
of gthid repute for honesty and tcmpernnce, and that he
well provided witb house room and othf eoavemene.
for ths accommodation of atrans;ers and travellers, ai
ttiat an Inn or taveru the- is necessary w the accoiuin
dunon of strangers and travellers.
8. M.Yorks, Jsmes Heard, Frad. Lnsarus. Chas.
Brunei. Peter II. Masser, M I. bhindel, Wm. K. Marl
J. W. I'aal, J.B. Pucker, F.d. Y. Briehl, II. B. Msssi
John H ins
Sunbury Feb. 85 18o4. 31.
Executors' Sale.
f pTVlE subscribers, Executors of the estate
Jl Henry Masser, dco'd., will exiiose to publ
sale, 011 (Saturday, the SSlh of February iust.,
Ihe late residence of the deceased, all the
HOUSEHOLD FUENITUEE
AND PERSONAL EFFECTS
of said estate, consisting in part of
7iAm, Chain, Looking-glasses, Beds an
Bedding, Carpet, Stoves, Books, Tubs,
Barrels,
and a variety of Kitchen furniture.
Also the balance of stock f store goed.
sisliJg of Queensware, Hardware, Ssdlery, Paw
Wine, Brandy, Ac.
Sale to commence at 10 o'clock of "! day.
Terms made known on the day of sale.
H. 11. MASSER, 1
JOHN MASSEK. lExw
P. n. MASSF.lt. f
F. BUt-HFJt. J
Sui.bury, Feb. II, 1051.