HtVUVvV is.'jltaavjl : cm, o v-iy'' :r': j f, ... , 5 - ,"Aii I . s ,. ih . tr'f oi'! Tt.r .s. I ..f i " " i I . . 1 . - I I 1 II II II I II II . II 1 JL; JLAi; JL :i '.. . 1. .. II. B. MASSliR, EDITOR AND PllOPEIETOPv. OFFICE, MARKET STREET, OPPOSITE THE POST OFFICE. 9. L '.'Jit ' 1V I ' "faVl 51 jF.im.I aictospapcr-Deuotcfr to IJolttfcg. jUtci-aturc. Woiauii), "jforc.fln ano Domestic .sinus, Science ano the arts, aar.culturr, iHarUtts, eimuscmritts, ct SERIES; VOL. 7,' NO, 3. OLD SERIES, VOL. 14, NO. 20. ERM3 OF THE AMERICAN. "'' A.MKKICAN ii publi.iicil every Saturday nt JULI.AaS per annum to he ptiid liulf yenrly hi . No p ijier uiscoiiuiiueu until all arreurugss ure l.tiiTiuuietitinns or letter, on business relating tn e, t iniure attention, must be POST 1'AID. TO Cl.UUS. ' imict to one address, ' MOO ' U , Do ' ' H Do Do SO till lolliirs in nilvnuce will pay for three year', .lib it tu the Ainerieiul. 1:11c nt' It) tine., T time., mlise'iueul Inseitbiii, t tltire, 3 months, ' , i lil lis, . . , t ur, 1 Curd, of Five lines, per animm, ma nnil oilier., advertising lijr the Willi the privilege of inserting , ent luU'ertlsemenls weekly. - - .nrgei Advertisements, n. tier nirreeinent. 1 no 33 ' Soil ami 8IKI 30ii in on IT1) RNEY AT LAW, ' ElinilUHY, PA. sincK. attended tu in the Counties of Nor hi land, Union, Lycoming anil Columbia, ' ' HrTer loi , P. & A. ISovoudt, ' T.ower & Barron, 1 ' Roincrt & SnodjiruBS, Philad. Reynold Met nrlaud &. Co., ' Spcrinjj, Good & Co., ; HENRY DONNEL, rTORNEIHr AT I AW. U Jice opposite the Court House, lbury, Northumterland County, Pa. wipi atti'tiiitin lo business in Adjoining tic. : WE M. ROCKEFELLER, CTORNElf AT LAW ."iU. Mil! Ill', IM. r. 13. 1R51 If. M. L- SHINDEL, TTOP.1TST AT LAV, SUNBURY, PA. ccmber 4, 1S32. if. jiCTOU I. AV. HUGHES, 'FICE on Broadway, near the Eniscojial Cburcli, Sunliury. mliury, May 14, 1853. tf. N. 31. Xewnam's ly't Row, Norwegian street, PottsviUc, 1'tiu.a. EMtmibsitg Khop, AS CONSTANTLY ON HAND A SUP ily of nil sizes of Lead Pino, fcshect Lead, k. Tin, Hath l'ulw, Sliower Uallia, Ilydrants, c, Double and single Acting Pumps and Wa Jlosets; also, nil kinds of Brafa Cocks for r and steam. Brass Oil Cups, and Globes lingiiii's. All kinds of Copper Work and Milling done in the neatest manner at the lest notice. . I. B. Cash paid for old Brass and Lead, 'ottsvillc, Aug. 27, IS53. ly PORTANT TO PHYSICIANS AND LADIES. ON FIDRNCH cun lie placed, t.i tlie fullest extent, in the use "f the Snrr BTr.as of Mi. Bktts hi" Phila dclplii:t. S i iniiiiy lli msniid cnacaure knoivit of entire .I of l.'i'tMiS from the most intense puiil of lindy and icty of iniiul, iinsin? from tne use of other application. , i r'ep'itHtion whatever. Hewnre ofinrtiil, (rl.ms sprinci II kinds, und elnslii! preimiatiom, the tendency of which niure the patient, is hut too well known to many uf ;r. and phvsiciana T.iuvnid nil rounterfiet.. apply . nialiy or hy letter to Mr.. H., No. Ml Walnut Slrect ; .mine her Sinrmture on each Supporter, and her United u. CnpyriKht label, ou ench Imix. Her eluppniler. are ctioued hy a sUluilinir of 'ill ye,ir. und also by Ihe Kuctll c nuistiiet o. the hialicst uuiuc in the tTniteil Slides. HSKND BVMilLrKF.a. PaiCK. M UIKKkTC. Addn-M, i ilcsnleor retail orders, to J AS. Mi T T3, Agent, No , Walnut tUreet, I'hihdelphio. Phila., October I, li tf. WM. M'CAllTY, BOOKSELLER, Market Street, SUNBURY, PA. fUST received and for sale, a fresh supplr of t Singing Schools. He is nlo opening nt Is time, a large assortment of Books, in every unci i of Literature, consisting of Poetry, History, Novels, Romances, Scientific i'orks. Law, Medicine. School and Children's ooks, Bibles; School, Pocket and Family, both ith ami without Engravings, and every of vari V ol Untiling. Prayrr Books, ol'ull kinds. Al.o ju.t received and for sale, Purdons Di st of the luw. ol IViinsyltauu, edition of 1851, rice only f 0,00. Judge Read edition of Bluckstonr. Coinmen tries, in 3 vol.. 8 vo. formerly sold ut tf 1 11,110, ud now oll'cred (ju fit'4i binding) ut tho low , rice of i1,UU. A Treatise on the laws of Pennsylvania re pectins; the estate, of LiecrdcuW, by Thomas K. lordon, price only $1,00. Travels, Voyages and Adventures, all ol rhich will t eold low, either for cash, or roun y produce. February, 81, 15?. It Sliamokiii Town Lots. JHIT ub.rrilK.r is now prep..ed l ell..t...d M. ,liiHiM of l.t. In ln nrw I own-flat of '.If suWrilwr i. now prepaied to exliil iIi.mim of Lota lu the new Town-flat of lacorUi" th Una. and condition, of sale by :a!liiil oil tin sulun-riliee, at Hliainokiii. VM. ATWA TLK. Agent. HUamokin, Oct. 15. IK.VI.-lf. 1J3 A THE U. F It I T Z i II K N I) 11 Y , Store, 29 N. 3d street VHIbADBbTIIIA M'trorf Mauuntrturera, t'uiiu-ia, Iiapertaie, Comiwi.nMS " I linocfal Laalbr, Uuiuaa. Wi:OI, V Ktf'AII.. C7" Mut,Ulury 15 Misled. BUe.l. Ph'la.. AujHl VII, LSI. - I), To hu Un.tttl. 4 lowl Dl!i House i H...el .li,,l, huu. u '"7". " ' U' Vt W,U 4H- M.itU II, a6t 1tl(rl Vanilla llr.u uf a Mipaitui tjuhi Ju.4 Wl,Iv (Mil luf MU If Ii... 4.J.V. . (J. MtM.vKlt. INK llutWMu' e.llwiJ u.k, au4 ali t'u ias tut, m tils, wbwlMOle eit KsUil b Hsmus.1. . IsH M MAHiLH. UUut"-AU a'ii. w V l 4 atiiH Mi. lul ais itf U. tUUtUUfc Mi. Mw.a tftsMt CU ttfi ltu.. kHsf. t.i. , la-l I' t si'tL tTv Vms hili iZ ZZT, aMWf. Ul- SELECT POETlty. LIFE'3 HARVEST, or william Howard knowles. Ilo, renpers of LiT-'s HarreM, Why Hland wnii iu,ieil bladi, Unlil ihi' niohl driiwH riiiind lliee, And ilny bruins In fatlf? Why rMMiid je idle. wnilini( : For reapem moie lu conic 1 Thf lioUleli nioin is passion;,- . Why fit ye idle, dumb? Thnifi in your sharened sickle, And L'uiliMr in the emi'i ; The inuht is fast nppioai hing, And .uon will coniu uyiiHi. Thy Mit.tpr phIU fcirrrnppr". Anil ihall he cull in vain f Shall ilieuve lie there tiiinmhureil, And wii.te upnn the plain? Come down from hill and mountain, In ninrniiii'5 nnhly glow, Nor wait until tin) ilinl 1'niiits In the noon below, And come with Ihe plroni! oinew, Niir laint in heat r cold ; And paitaft tint till Ihe evening Diaws rouml its ivreirth of gold. And rrmnnt llie rrumlilina watcli-tower?, And Iiit.iM on Ihe liulh ; Pieach mil the uoldeil precept, Tn wild and waywaid yimih. Mount tip the heiiitilK of Wisdom, And ciiisli each error low : Keep back n 'i!n (if kiiowledcB That human heartK should know, Be In ii lit n I lu thy mission, In s i vice nl thy Lmd ; And I lien a uiildeu chaplet Shal be Ihe just reuaid. Select Sale. THE WIDOW'S BEAU. BV MRS. CAROLINE A. SOULE. Service had cominenccfi in the neat little sanctuary, which the inhabitants of Fair mount had consecrated to the worship of God. The minister had read a psalm and the Scripture lesson, and the first lines of Ihe opening hymn. The eyes of his people were fixed intently upon him, lor he was not only a pood, sound, eloquent preacher, but he was a fine looking one, toof and thus enchained usually not only the attention ol the true, but the false worshipper. The house was very still, the clear, melodious tones ol the speaker were the only sounds that throbbed on the balmy, golden air which the mid-summer Sabbath morn had breathed into that holy place. The first syllable of the second verse was trembling on his lips, when a rustle at the door, and the entrance of two persons, a lady and a zedtlemnn, dissolved the charm. In a second every pye torned from the pulpit to the broad aisle, and watched with more than ordinary interest the progress of the couple. A most searching ordeal were they subject to, and when they were fairly nnd quietly sealed in the front pew, imme diately before the pulpit, what a nudging of elbows there was, aye, and how many whispers, too. In vain sought the good, the sound, the eloquent, the handsome Mr. R. to seal again the attention of his hearers. They had eyes and thoughts for nobody but Widow C., and Widow C.'s young and dashing looking attendant. How she had cheated them ! Hadn't she said a hundred times or more, that her heart was in the grave of her buried one, that she never would marry again? Hadn't she refused to walk out or ride out with any of the unappropriated gentlemen of the vil. lage ? Hadn't she said she didn't feel as ihiniL'h she could ever wear anything but mniiruinz? And in spite of all these proles talinns, hadn't she come nut, all at once, dressed all in wlrle, and walked into church in broad daylight, leaning on Ihe arm of a young gentleman ? Yes, indeed she had. She would have plead guiliy lo all these charges, grave ones as they were, and to the last two, how many witnesses mighl have been subpa-ueil. She had actually dressed in white. A benutilul robe of India mull Incited lo Ihe waist, with an op.-n corsage, displaying an elaborately wtnu.jht chemisette, drauTy sleeves trimmed with Ihe richest Mechlin lace, undcrsleeves ol Ihe same expensive material, a white crape hh.iwl, a white lace hat wi'.h orange bn Is and flowers, white kid gloves and light gjiiers such was the description every U ly had on her tongue's end lit reiieat over as a mn ai aervice U li coi,lH A , h , ,,.,. ,o0 wa , .... . . . . tirrkseii iii yie. uniin he wear wnii pants of the Idlest pattern, and a while ve.i, ami i roat ff "aini finish," and while kids too; and didn't be spnrl a fpleii. did pin and a miie chain, and didn't lie eai rdteii, an I tenderly, ami lot inpl y, on Ihe fair irr.ilure beids him I Ah, yes, he did s i, and ih rewi. no further room to douU. WiJow C. had cheated (hem. She had wori hen, Uid t.jd h-r nnmrniiif, nil on hriiul nine, and was giiing lo be mar ri d iii chinch !ut who the b an wss, or wi.nu titfiamc, iniir difficult lo I die, S- rice proceeded. Th thuir Mtllf. Ihe miituLr pfsyed and preih.M h seopU wandered) le Ihr oreiiumy Would lake I'Uee. Bui 1.1 Ih-ir Idler .rf...i.h,nel, ' ,.. . . Ihey went left III wonder, Fur uhrll Ihe beliedlfllull Wti ptniliiunfed, Wliluw (', and lh lfiie gentleman walked avilhlhe f'sl of llu roii)ra4liii cjiiirlly oul ol Ihe itiunh. When Kiev f.aile.i l,e i.air. in-ill, b nil' r-d Ins aim ciaeelnliv. n l h .!.c-)l hvf hsua ary ei.uttlinly cu lite lo aulilejly ag( (ul ,rvr, id tb'V asil on, WUi (Kiuiulaji wM It) t-'airmouitl t What WmI ol loi.iri!,,., nunniri, In. OiM., u4 tioubia ..lr4 cisef and ! Ih lb kita tl Ui4 tsuly (.mi.iiiv Jiv, tutt Jor, l.4'll-ul (s I l'lU.U.. I l.ktol ticki ibiu' l4 ktvi ociih4 before in the annals of the village, Thpre I was something new under Ihe sun a lady nau a oeau, ana nooody knew of it. Widow C. ! Didn". your cars, not only Ihe right, but the lelt, burn that day ? Ah, we wonder they hadn't dropped off surely they mtiRt have been cripp and crimson. 'I he Rev. Mr. B. preached to a crowded house that afternoon ; no compliment to hitn though. The magnet was in the pew befoie him. Everyone was sure Ihe wed ding would lake place then ; but everybody was sadly disappointed, and if tongues had run at railroad speed b fore, ihey travelled I hen on Ihe eleittic w ires. The minister might have preached in Greek , that day, and his sermon would have been quite its edifying. But one subject engrossed the village mind. The widow's beau that was the topic. ' It actually sepmed, too, as though the lady tried to make all she could. Afler tea, arm inarm with Ihe strange gentle man, she walked the whole lenglrTof Ihe village and away out into the cemelry, and never returned iill the moon was high. "A nice looking dress, I guess she had," diawled out old Grandma W., as she lis tened lo the widow's wanderings. "'tn glad I hain't got to wash it, all draddled up with dew as it must have been but I don't s'pose she's so can ied awav will) him. But I'll give her a piece of my mind ihe first time 1 have a chance, see'if I don't. Cheating us all in this way." but the good old dame began to fear by Wednesday night, that she should never have Ihe desired chance. She hurried through her wishing on Monday, and hob bled over to the willow's as soon as possi ble, but the door was locked, and one of the neighbors said Mrs. C. and the gentle man went off in a carriage, nobody knew where, very early in the morning. "Yes, and never gut home till nine o'clock in the evening." Look out, Widow C. ! your character is on the carpet! If she knew it, apparently she didn't care, for the next day she went a sailing with him, and on the next forenoon went with him in a carriage lothe station house, and Ihere not only wept as she parted from him, but actually embraced ant1 kissed him. 'What, in broad daylight ?" exclaimed Grandma W. "Well, if I ever seed or heerd the like on't." Little Nell, the old lady's youngest grandchild, wondered to herself if it was any worse in broad daylight than at any other time. Pethaps you will wonder too. We do nt least. There was a very large attendance that afternoon at the weekly meeting of the sewing society. Everybody went lhat could possibly leave home. And what a chattering there was when the bustle of assembling was over. There was but one topic, but that was all-sufficient, all-engrossing the widow's beau for the gentleman must be her beau, or at least he ought to Everybody had something to tell, some thing to wonder about. But suddenly every magpie tongue was hushed, a univer sal stroke of numb palsy seemed to have lallen on the group, as looking up, it per ceived the very lady about whom they were conversing so eagerly, standing in the door-way. "Good afternoon, ladies," said she, in her usual quiet, ladylike way. "I am glad lo see so large and happy a gathering. It is a beautiful day for our meeting." Then she proceeded to the table, helped herself to a block of patchwork, inquired for Ihe sewing silk, which she received, sat down in the only vacant chair, and commenced hemming a very red bird with a yellow wing, on to a very green twig, which lat ter ftad alieady been hemmed on to square piece of white cloth, and when completed was designed to form Ihe twen tieth part of a bedspread. She seemed all engrossed with the bird's bill, and spoke lo no one. Everybody wondered if she had heard what Ihey wi re suing when sli came in, but her placid countenance soon ie-assnred the most fearful, and every one longed (o commence a personal attack. Old Grandma W. was the fitst lo ven ture. She meant "to do up Ihe mutter very delicately," and in so "roundabout way," the lady should not suspect her of curiosity, S she began by praising Mrs. C.'s dress. "Why, il'a a r..nl beauty," said she ; "where did you gi-l il ?" "I bought il," waj the quiet reply. "H.re?" No." "Where then ?" "In New Yoi k, Ij.t sprin?." O, you did, did ou ? Bid 1 thought VOU WiMi't never going lo Wear anvihing but black again " Every eve scriitmu-d the lady's lace (his lime in a. arch f a hludi, hut il rotitinued as pa'e e was tunal, while she anso.vr.tl : I t'i I Ihink und nf so once, but 1 have fl ie'ly ctuneed inv mind." You luve, In ! But what made you ?" 1 had fisnil rejtout." Hear Ihe hearers and lonkcrtoii winketJruprrM.vi ly at each hi her. lint d dn'l vou. spoil your rcantiful white dress Sunday m'hl, wetting it 'way up Ihere la ihe burying jjuuud I" "I iinl mil," "You didn't! do LIT Put how could you help i(? Theft was Wood, i lul hcaty llem" -I Jit mot wt'ir il " lrl lUiniu r I'l lb old lady, (ihe hjd .nt h Unit h i Life lu read mi ( 4Hi e, and ah M at deleni.ilied) Itjda II l.wi, when, iiiiljrlun.lely jf her rl.xiieiil sliam, Mi, t'.'l dr a h4 hurt up in h.r wai.iioivs an ii. inn. au4 h k.4 an i.l.l kUth Mib. Alter t,ii the o'J U.I b lir.b s.l. kn Wuul.ln.il tse UlU 4 :la.- hit WisuM due) u.il all kU.ul Ikal IsliU ll ai.f WM Ituiite, uilt !, w.Ml.," Ki -smi iiMs,uy wul way tu) avtiuii4, ansim 'bey "They Hid," was the answer, a wee bit of emphasis resting on the "t.'iey." "He didn't stay very long, did he ?" "Not half so long a 1 wi.-h he had." was the emphatic answer this lime. And how the ladies did look at each other. It was as good as a confession. .' n- "When did he come?" "Saturday evening." "Was you looking for him ?" '. ' "I had been expecting hi.-n a fortnight." "Why, du tell, if vou had then ; and you never told ou't either. Had he busi ness in the place 1" 1 "He had." ' "What wm it?" 'This was rather more direct and blunt than Ihe old ladv had meant lo nut it, and she forthwith apologi zed by saying ,"1 didn't mean that I -only thought that I" "O, I'd as lief ymi knew as not," said Ihe lady, with a charming air of naivete. "he came to see me." ' - ' O, Widow C., didn't your'good name go down then. Be carelnl what vou say next, or you'. I only have a remnant of character to go home with, andremnants always go cheap. "He did, did he, ond he didn't come for nothing else then? But was you glad to see nun!" "Indeed I was. It was one of the hap piest moments of my existence." 'Well, well," said the old lady, hardly knowing how to frame her question, "well, he's a real good looking man, anyway." "I Ihink so loo, and he's not only good looking, but he's good-hearted one of Ihe best men I ever knew." "Yo'i don't say so then ! But is he rich ?" "Worth a hundred thousand or so," said the lady careleisly. "Whv, du tell ; if he is. Whv, you'll live like a lady, won't you? But what's his name '"' 'i The old lady'.i curiosity was now roused to the highest pitch. "Henry Macon." "Macon ! Macon ! Whv, wasn't that your name before yon were married J" "ft was." ' -." "Then he's a connexion, is he?'' "He is." "Du tell, il he is then? Not a cousin, I hope. I never did think rnuchol marriages between cousin?." "Henry is not my cousin." "He isn't! Not your cousn! But what connexion is he then : du tell, how ?'s "7u is my youngest brotitr." It ever there was rapid progress made in sewing and knitting by any circle of yiiutig ladies, it w as by those composing thM so ciety, for the next fifteen liiinil'i'K. Not a word was tittered, not an eye raised. Had Ihe latter been done, nnd the roguish and expressive glances, which passed between Mrs. C. and the minister, who unobserved had stood on Ihe thresnold, a silent specta tor and curious hearer, perhaps, mind you, we only say perhaps, they might have guessed more correctly the name, character, standing and profession of the Widow's Beau. AllKE FOR DUIMCLNNLSS. Tho London Spectator mentions n curious remedy now in use in Swedish Hospitals, for that form of madness which enhibiis itself in an uticontrolable appetite for alcoholic stimulants, wliivh we commend lo ihose of our readeia who profess an interest in the fate of the r.ufurtunale diunkuid. The pro cess is thus described ; "We will suppose that the Liquor lhat Ihe patient is uddicted to diinkino, is Ihe com monest in Ihe country, say cin. When he enters the hospital for treatment, ho is sup plied w ii h his favo; ite di ink, and with no other, if (ill 'y I lllii' elsa is "mil to him, or any other food, it is flavored villi yiu. lie is in Heaven the veiy atmosphere is redo lent with bis favmile peilnine! His room is aci'tited with (jiu; his bed, i lollies, every thing aiinind him, every ininiiliful he eats in drinks, rvervthin", he lunches ; every aepb) r. Ih il KleaU into his mom, to inc.. to him stdl yin. Ilo bejjina to jiow tireil of il begin, to fur I Ihe oppression intolerable hate II cuiiuot bear I tii siaht or scent uf il lons for cnauc ip.itinn, und is at last eiuaiil ip.ilfd J he issues inlo litsli iiir u cured man ; il.ead. i ,g notliirj so uiijcli lis lli'i icluui of that loilhed peisetulur which Mould lint leave bun an horn's teat in his coi.h leineot. 'Ibis fin.dy," says nt.'i coleinpniary, ".tppeai lo have been llcnoiiyhly cllecln.il sj elT.'U- llisl, lll.it peisio will ilep nied ih-ii uncoil. tiulluble piopeuoiy, li ne peliMmied lor a, I mission in ihe hospital in o der to be fund; ml (bey have b.tcn cured " MitaMnN CtaarNiv W luveeenao'd coi i of the i iini'i cy wlui li t iieul.tlea in the I'll) uf llm Saints. Tins Mounoii coin is ibinner Ih in a tie ilollar gold put of our cuiiiic), l not milled un the ede, and the liuiue and Ulieit cm It aij uul pooily ststnp- d. On una snla) i Ibu irpirsciiUliou of a vU.peJ lun Is, wiib ihe lijurea It'ili bei eslh Ihoui, ami the winds ' lie dol ..' luiin.U Ihe rdye. Above the hail U m d aiuuul Ihe sj.lne, aie ihe Ut'er "f. S. I., ('. F, I'.," bit l may be l.snsUle l 1 1 'ol il of S.ll l.ske IV), I'ub'ie funen.) " tin lb oibei In it Ihe lepieseuUUoii uf 4 rf h4' xd l.ke a ki.bop niiiif, uii.lviiiaU ii i r, eiy Im H o ., I, alia) Ihe aoi.U 'll.ili..4 lu the l.u.d ' amioi n lni the u lul lijmea. S. V, Htld. A Hko4a Ukwltlt 'I'd) Uaseinmeul Bta HMolad la iswueia uf l .i A4., l ( 4 ki IumI tslf isensun uf lb s4SMtt t ws tl kVs) Viuissm ) i at. 1 14 of lit, UM 44 ft l4 414 Ul g.lllU U Its list! 4s Us4) tu.lei.J, t s.Wuu.y ", ihe UU4I , IMatt'f HHU' tlt4i4 4( ncroriT of thf. committee on isdiai AFFAIRS, tX THE ClK OF ALEXANDER RAMSEY. . Fsn.Jt, ISM Submitted, considered, ami ugreed to. The Commiltee on Indian Affairs, to whom wn" referred Ihe leslimony taken by Ihe commissioners appointed by ihe President of Ihe United Slates lo investigate certain charecs prefened nyninst Alexander Ram sy, Into Governor of, nnd Superintend;!!)! of Indian AIT i s for III 4 lerri'ory of Mill . nesnln, in relnliou to ihe pnyments nindo lo the Indians and others, in pursuance of the treaties of Tiaveise Dis Sioux nnd Mendo lal ; nnd also the testimony taken by the aai.1 Committee nt the last session of Ihe Senate, beg leave to report : That Ihey. have carefully examined nil the testimony taken by Ihe commissioner:, dur- nearly lhree months which they were in session at i?t. Paid,' In the terriloty of Min nesota, and 1 nve snived nt the co iclnsiou, iluit I he conduct of Governor Ramsey was not only fiee fuim blame, but highly com mendable and m.' ritui ions , Not one of Ihe charge preferred against him has been sus tained by the testimony. On the contrary, the wiiiiesse of Ihe complainants llieui--elves, in n'mosl every instance, have nega tived them proviiio, conclusively, that he never violated the stipulations of the trealies as underwood by th parties to them, nor nns governed in his conduct by motives other thnn sue1) ns entitle him to commenda tion botn ns n mnn nnd nu officer. In the disbursement of ihe funds nrising under I tie treaties, he a: led in accordance with the tiiulerstiiiidina between the enmmis- i'llH-rs. who negotiated them, tho Indiansi and Ihe traders for whom provision had been made The payments of the moneys as made by him under the direction of, nnd in s'rict accordance with, the views and instruc tion of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. The f.njments, the propiieiy of which have been questioned, were those mado of thai portion of the money which was nppro. printed in pursuance of Ihe firM clauso of thu fourth article of the Irenties of Traverse ties Sioux nnd Menduluh respectively. At Ihe lime Ihe treaties were uegotinied, at the ptessing instance of the Indians thetflseives, us appears from the testimony, the commis sioners, Governor Ramsey nnd Luke Lea, consented to set aside ihe sum of 3195,000 mainly for the payment of thu debt due. by them to their tinders. The indebtedness of tho Indians to their traders has never been denied; und, indeed, they refused to treat unless provissions were made in the treaty fur the payment of their debt. That the Indian, fully understood the na ture of ihe piovisons innde in behalf of their traders, and were satisfied afterwards with the payments made to them, isclenily nppa rent from the leslimony. Il may be true that, subsequently lo the time the payments wero ninde, individuals amongst Ihe chiefs exciled by Iho hope which interested people encournged them to cheiish, thai their com plaints would be listened to by the govern ment, may have stated that Ihcir debts were not as largo as the tinders pictended. But however this may be, Iho claims of the tra dera were verified by their oaths, and previ, ously admitted to be just by the Indians themselves. Under shese ciicumstance, it was the luty of Governor Ramsey, and he would havo been culpable, had heneglecled, to pay ho money to lint Under, fur whose benefit ihe stipulation contained in the first clause oi he fotirih arlicle of the treaty was principally intended. Had the money been paid the In- Ii.iii", who. ut all acquainted wiih Ihcir bub- its, so, I I tie iiilliieiices suriouuiting Itiem, loubts that it would have been improvidently used ? Indeed the Commissioner, Mr. Young:, admits that Ibis would uecessaiily have been the case. Il h, therefore, in the judo. nieut of the committee, the duty of Governor R.imsy to putveiil, asfai lis was in his power, these funds fiom b. in" duelled fiom ihcir teiiiiiniute obi-cl. A nion-t Ihe accounts, voticheis, le., of Gov. RaniM'V, referred lo lint committee, ivere those of the chiefs, niithm ixiu ihe pay ment uf the neiiiey to Ihe traders. These voucheis me si'.'iied by Ihe ptepi r chief of ilie respective bauds, and coufeire I ample power 1111 Governor Ramsey, lo appiepnale 1 1,. money as be did. The cominiitee can not, Iheieloie, peiceive w herein his conduct 1 in uey icspeil hUiuc.iLle. No 111004 was done lo ihe In.lun. in it it respect; bm if Ihrf funds designed t')' li lieuln s lor Ihe lu'lielit 1.1 tlie 114 ler liu.l been paid In I Li Imliuiia themselves, he wind. I have sobjeeled himself lo Ihe just aid nt4.lvvisi.nl ul Ins snpenois. Thai puivissioit sin mad in the tieatiet bn llm iw)nieiit uf ihe debit due by the In .bant In ihe tiadeia was knots 11 lu i)bu.fy iotiseiMiil hb the mailer. Il is at the tub jovl ut 111111 k in the Sural, when the bill 1111k ii, J ii ii''ii4lHu la rt'ry the deal!, nil.! tllccl n iaui.dvl u ii.Ui4l loll ; 411 I 10 oor, 44 (j as lb foiniiiitler ai asi'i', (' S- l ,ie I the piooi) ul och plus I.....I ; uul can lb eo'tiiiiinetf see any iiii U'l 1 11 eh.-i i'l lh j"oi.i.o,s uf ihe ti4iivt ui li e .114. ovi in tti.itn ihey ' citiiiKd luiu i ititi by G"i"i Hsii'st ) . O. lb stl4' MI'4 by IR4 ISI 4b.vuiS a-tali.., c.utMiul lUiy, 4 I4t ,., ,i.iu,.ai, j lis auuoav ia.rit., fiuist lb I iv.su. y m 4iuiu 4..at lit the i'y uf Nw V . U4b., be b.4 ttwUle-l Use WUMUt 4 lb Ml M44tl A"t oustsitituly twit I Ibe ub n4y 4-t I I uu!4 bsfSullUsKul US My M si U) Ibu) I ! ai lb 41141a), ) l-iaiua, bu4, la receiving from Ihe treasury, ihe funds des. lined for the payment of a debt accidental in i s character, nnd connected in nowise with his ordinary duties Governor or snperintend Htit of Indian affair, was not nn officer in contemplation of the above-named net, nor subject 10 its provisions. Tho committee have, however, a word to say 11s to the facts connected with this branch of the case. While il is true lhat Governor Ramsey re ceived a draft on the Treasury for which he might have obtained gold, it is alsn true that he paid neither the ludinns or tiaders in funds below par, or which ihe creditois themselves did not make choice of. For convenierce and security bo deposited Ihe draft which he had received nt the Treasury, in New York, nnd took a certificate of deposit for it. Draft on New Yoik, nnd tho notes on New York bunks, were atu premium in Min nesota at the lime the payments were made. The Indian were pnid in pold. while most of the traders preferring paper, were paid) either by drafts on New Yolk, or in par funds ofNewYoik bunks. In making Ihe deposit in New York, Governor Ramsey could have had in view nothing but Ihe safely of ihe innuey, and his own convenience. Com nandiua, as New York paper did, a premium in Minnesota, he could have derived no ad vantage from exchanging gold for puperj nor is il shown, or even pretended, that he over realized, or expected lo realize, a cent of profit from the transaction. But he has been justified, if justification were necessary, by Ihe uniform ptaclice of government offi cers ever since the passage of the net of Au gust 6th, 1846. A year before, in another transaction, that excellent officer, Mr Comp. irolier Whittlesey, authorized him to place funds intended to be paid out in Miutiessotn, in such depositories ns he might think proper ; nnd the authority given him to do so then no doubt led him to suppose lhat he would be justified in doing co in Ihe instance now under consideration. The committee, lliere- loro sco nothing blamublo in bis conduct in lepositing the funds as he did, especially since it is evident from the testimony, that ho was actuated by none but proper pruden tial considerations in doing so. JtesoheJ, That the Committee be dischar ged fiom the further consideration of the subject, and lhat Iho accounts of Governor Ramsey, growing out of the disbursement ol the funds referred to in this report, be settled by the proper department. How to F.sjoT A K'tss Some chap who thinks he knows a thing or two, thus dis courses nbonl the delica'te subject of kissing : "Ofcouise you must be taller than the lady you intend lo kiss. Take her right hand in yours and draw her gently towards you. Pass your left arm over her tight shoulder, diagonally down across her buck under her left arm, and press her lo your bosom. At the same time she will throw her head back mid you have nothing to do bul to lean a little forward and press your hps to hers, and the thing is done. Don'l make a noise over it, as if you were filing percussion caps or trying the water gauges of a steam engine, nor pounce down tipon it like a hungry hawk upon an innocent dove, but gently fold Ihe damsel in your arms, without deranging the economy of her tippe( or ruffles, nnd by n pressure upon her mouth revel in ihe sweet blissfulness of your niton lion w ithout smacking your lips on it as you would over a toast duck." Facts In IIcman Life. The number of .inguagea spoken in the world amounts to 3000 -5S7 in Europe, 5C in Asii, 276 in Afiica, and UCGin Auieiica. The inhabi tatiis of the globe profess mora than 1000 di;" ferent religions. The nnubcr of men i about equal lu that uf uomuu. Life's aver age is 28 yeais. Oue-qnnilei die previous tn the nj;e tf 7 j eats ; one-ha If Lefoiu 1 each in 17; and those whu piss this uge er joy a f.i cility refused lo one half the human specie To every 1000 persona only 0110 leache 100 yeai of life ; lo every lull only six reach the n;e of 63 ; and not none itmn one in 500 lives to K) vea't of age, Tbere are uu ear'h 1,000,000 Oihi inhabitants ; and of Ihcie 33 333,333 die eveiy year ; 51,334 eveiy day 3780 every houi ; and Co eieiy minute, 01 one every second. These losses are about bul n eed by an opiul iiumbei uf bnlhs. Tli married aiu lonorr lifuil t tic 11 Ihe smg'e, aie!, above all, ltue who tbive a sol ei ami idualiioua conduct. Tail 11, cn litre Ion L'er than aiiuii uoet. tioiiiuii hue muie . bancs of l.f in ihcir faior pit'tmu la be i e liny cais i.f aje, ihuii meii ii..ve, bul filter blioi w.irds. I'ba iiuiiibt 1 ul maruses is in piopoiliuu ul ?5 lu cveiy ICi'O ii.dm.lo- Is. M nii.igi . ai linn ficqueol alter lb quili.eJ that l, duuoj Ih months ef June and D teu.bei. Thoso bui.i 11, llm siu g r geiu'iall) muie lut.o.l thu'i ihei4 Uulbs an I Jvaih. tie uwi f..p.ui by n'.ld lh .11 by Jay. The iiinnbei ul u.n pab:f beailiu " i CalcuUuJ at oo-f. uiltl u! ill optlUUO.. A Kivsi, tJ lUnr-Th Fa.l I d.4 l eu 4y b4 l.s4d. la ih M..crst Ce.l.ll.Vlf.al As4utl4 .U.U s4H. Ws uf 1..14IU llUlUUt gl44), S4l4 ls "" " "J .,il.i a.mwitul luJa. l"e ul ihsse tsiu. I Us I U..ii.4l . lb ike blue bu I hi i,eSIl bat l4 U4 I'l Ms IUi.b.11, s t-4-1., al 4 l iii) mi iue Aikr vl Ike MWfl mew 4UmUiel le l.sl b-.S4.4M bl 44 Ut kl4.44l4'."l Iks Imimici bsxe 41411 ki li 11-4. Wills ike 1 1 'e4l4 saily uiit t ' AM ODD AFFAIR. i We clip the following from the Paris con respondence of the New Yoik Journal of Commerce : 1 "Tho Lyonese have a singular annual 'e'' for Iho benefit of the poor, which took place yesterday. Alio; her amusements and bnsi ness were suspended, nnd ihe whole popnla lion joined in it with grcnt intereM. The principal actors young men, about 250 in number, said lo be of the fust families of the place splendidly ntiiied in velvets, cash, meies, silks, &c, of Ihe richest quality, and most brilliant colors, mounted on horses decked with showy caparison, formed a procession, which passed through the princi pal streets of tho city, receiving money and other gifts from the dense crowds in the streets, and from those nt the t alconies and windows on ench side. The procession was led by the Grand Master of the Templars and accompanied by two fine bands of music, and a choir of forty vocalisti, in an open car riage, richly embellished. Another car, covered with tinseled silk, supported a tower thirty feet in height, into which money nnd other gifts were thrown from the windows. A large gilt car, beating a young lady seated nu a throne, wearing a ciowti, was so con structed as lo represent the arms of Frati00 and Lyons. The musketeers of tho Queeno of Louis XIII and Louis XIV were represent ed by nbuul forty mounted men. The Ro man, Austrian, and Hungarian cavaliers by us many more. Tho spectacle was very brilliant and im posing. Tho richest productions, of the market we; 0 called into requisition for the dresses nnd decorations. The amount of collections was S6.400. AN E.VORMnlS tDiriOX, The Philadelphia Ledger publishes from its books a list of its circulation for every day of the present year. The lowest edition printed was fifty-one thousand three hundred) nnd sixty, on the 12ih of January, and ihe highest, sixty thousand, on Saturday, tho 4th of March. This is an enormous circulation, and exceeds lhat of any other paper in the world. The Loudon Times prints nbmit 40.. 000 daily, the Paiis Constitutional 2.1.0(10. nnd the New York Herald claims over50,t)00. The Ledger's statement shows lhat from J.-"-ruary 2d to Ihe 18lh ult, inclusive, nboei two ipgtilar months and a half, Febioary b - ing n shoit mouth, there have been coiimkii- I upon the regular daily edilions of tin edgcr, seven thousand four hundred nnd ninety-two and three-fourths reams of paper per annum. Il shows the aggregate of ihe nily edilions for the two anil .1 half months to be three millions five hundred and nineiy. six Ihnusand five hundred and twenty, or ex ceeding at the rate of seventeen millions of copies per annum. This includes neither ex. Iras nor weekly papper. Two of Hoe's fast eight cylander presses are used by ihe Led ger in printing this immense edition, nn.i it concludes its statement wiili nn apt compari son of these rapid machines with the old mode of piintiug with hand presses: By Ihe old mode of punting w ith a hand- press, il would havo laken, at ten tokens per day. which is pretty good woik for ten boms, fifty days to have printed ibis edition ; and lo have printed only dining the five or six hours, w ithin w hich time the edition u( the Ledger ought to be printed, il would have taken nearly one bundled days, FXTRAORDIKARV DIVORCE r.HF. In t tie N Y. Supreme Ccurt, on SiHod iy last, application (before Jinle Roevei) was made by Jeremiah W. Dnniek for iiiiuulineiit of his muiiiagu to Ins wife. Fiance N. Punick, under aomeuhiil exlianidiordinuiy circumstance. 'Plaiutilr uud defeiidait, the Court laid (iha. been martied more 1I1111 twelve veuis. It is uuw ullcle l lhat iho maniage whs void by reason of pie-coon u'l. The defendant, il i admitted was n amed when a school giil 10 11 young man, u ho si 011 nflerwaul. went off tu Ihe West, uud was not heuid uf, except it wa said he was de.i.l, for many years. She arcotdiugly, in g.n d f.mli, mariied her pieseiu husband, si pposicg her self ul liberty lo do so. Il now linns out that ihe first husband had tveu living iiH "t,',"t five ye.nt ag", when he died, nnd of ioi.ijo left her in a roudnioi". to l.-alic ill" vho.,1 in.tm.i: No foil her cei.'-nony, In.tev, look place, but the p liiolill aol d'l.n.li". f.. s.i.l five vea.t c Ii-ue I I" lite loyetlicr ma-l and if-. The r "" "" 4 tl ill I.'""' am of I he a. :c .1 " ll""'"" and Iheie is vveiy re.iso'l 10 believe Ibu I. o h of Ihi aieimeol Ol 1'iii.im', no ii.ai , h 1, leu. I, 1111 I ... ... I.u imp licaiooi C'1' 44s I 1 ,) 'i "" i" . 1 -r t I I , and li.i.li"i.'e.i 1 nei i 11 iibiojl li d.pii !' Ui""lf"l Ihe I it I.I liii. Ii ' ""'"" "o bav il toiU. . . 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