1 jc rvr- (s. A. 7 .a,,.-, , OFFICE, MARKET STREET, OPPOSITE THE POST OFFICE. II. B. MASSER, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. rrrzTT. , J... ..t g,.hy,iiegt(c ilttas. science ana the girts, Bflrfculturr, Jllnrtuts, amusements, c te ,1 I.I J I III ! 1 . il II 1 JL ZA. , . ; ; 5W: SERIES, VOL. 7, NO. 6. TERMS OF THE AMERICAN. j t i THE RENOWNED REMEDY I AMERICAN U published .very Saturday at 1 f n I I n w n v's Ci I II t in P 11 t . OLLAUS per milium to be paid half yearly in 11 O I 1 O W IV Y S UlUUULllli "TrTTi SATURDAY, MAY 0, 1854 , o u n i u in is uiv 1 11 ti luuui.i" u , , who but OLD SERIES, VOL. 14, NO. 32. HE U DUI.LA.US ner inc.. No paper discontinued until all arrearages art I communications or letter, on business relating to lhc, to insure attention, mult b. l'OST PAID. j I . i , TO CLUBS. ,e conies to on. tddrew, ' 08 in D Do '""9 een ' " ' Dn ' Do ' ve dollar, in advance will pay for thia. year's suu it ion to lb. American. ORPHANS' COURT SALE. 11URSUANT lo a decree of the Orphan JL Snunio of 16 linn, 3 time., iv subsequent inacrtiont Square, 3 month., months, inea. Card, of Five line.,et annum, chant, and other., advertising by the mr, with th. privilege of inserting ITerent adveriisemeul. weekly. larger Advertieementa, a. per agraement. ttoo SS 3(ill 600 800 SOU 1000 ; H." B. iTTORNEY AT LAW, SUNBURT, PA. lusiness attended to in the Counties of Nor mberland, Union, Lycoming and Columbia, liefer toi P. & A. Rovoudt, ' 1 nwn. Ar Hnrmn. Rnrnnr. fc Snodcrass. Philad. Reynolds, Mclarland &. Co., Snoring, uoou ot tO., HENRY DONNEL, .TTORNEV AT LAW. Office opposite the Court House, unbnry, Northumberland County, Pa. ?rompt allenlion to business in adjoining jnties. WM. M. ROCKEFELLER, .TTORNKUT AT LAW Uec. 13. 1851 tf. M. L- SHINDEL, JLT T OPwlT BY -T L AV3 SUNBURY, PA. Oreemhrr 4, 1852. tf. OCTOll T. W. HUGHES, )r r lUIi on uroauway, iibdi mo i.1'.v1. f'l.itrnVi ftnnliurv. It. Sunhury, May 1, 1853.- N. M. Newnam's nffi'j Row, Norwegian street, Pottsville, Penna. VUmhits Shop. f AS CONSTANTLY ON HAND A SUP- uIv of all size, of Lead Pipe. Sheet Lend, ock Tin, liatli ruin, snower uiium, nj"'""i ... D.iiiMe and Sincle Actintt Pump, and i Closet.; also, all kinds of Erata Cocka for it.-r and atcam. Bras. Oil Cups, and Globes All kinds of Copper Work and .....Kincr ilonn in the neatest manner at the ortcst notice. . N. U. Cash paid for old Brass and Lead. Pottsville, Aug. 27, 1853. ly This extraordinary Unguent is composed of th. most lienl. ing B.ilmitns, and when ustnl in .ccordiince with the direclinns whicii aticoinpany each pot, will infiura currs when all ntlicr menu. iuil. Ciist-s of the most desperate - Skin diaessrs reiuhly yield to its eifiency. it is fumnus . wlicn uned in cafes of (iotit. It lieuinutifltn. extracted or Stiff Joints. In Astamus it will do wonders if well rub bed iuiotlie Cheat. A MOST ASTOMPIIINO-CtJHE OF BCROFTJI.OUS UL.CUKH, A CASK CKKTIKIKDHY TUK MAYOR OF BOSTON, 1SNULAND. . Copy of a letter from J. Noble, Esq, Mayor of Boston, Lincolnshire. To Professor IIollowat. Dear Sir Mm Knmh nlxon of I.leuornond Street IloS- tmi, hus thisdny deposed before me tlutt for s conniderulile iieri'id she wns severely nIHieted wiih Scrofulous Sore, and Ulcers in her arms, feet, legs, ami oilier ports ol her body : nd although th. first of medicnl advice wus obtained at the cost of a large sum of money, she ohtniued no abate ment of sulTeriiiir, but gradually grew worse. Being recommended by n friend to try your Ointment, she procured a small pot. ami a b x of the Pills, and helms that wns all used, svmptoms ol amendment appeared liy psrsevering with the medicines for a short lima longer, iteordingto the directions, and atrietty adhering to yoar ulea as to diet, Ac, she was perfeitly cured, and now enjoys th. best of heullh. " .1 remain, Denr Pir, yours truly. Dated August 13th, law. (Signed) J. (iLE AN KXTR A ORDINARY AN11 R APtD CUHK OF KKYSIPULAS IN THK LEG, AFTER MEDICAL AID HAD FAILED. . Copy of a letter from Mrs Llr.ahilhlcmci, of the Jot Office, Jtthrick Road, vear i'ogr.nr, Sussex, Haled Jim. 1853. To Professor IIollowat, Sir I snTered for a considerable period from a severe attack of Kivsinelns, Which at length settled in my leg, and rj.isted all meilicul treatment. My sutfrrings wcie vcly jniet, and I quite deiited of any permanent amendment, when 1 wus advised to have recours. to your Ointment mid Pills. I did so without delay, and am happy to say the result was eminently siu-cesslul, lor liny ellecico a radical cure of mv leg and restored ms to the ciij oyuient of henllh. . 1 stall ever spenk wilh the utmost coiihtlence of your medieiiies, mid luiue reeomoieiuled them lo others in this neighborhood smiilurly ullllcted, who dciivcd equal beuelit. ' I am. Sir, your obliged and faithful Servant. (8i8,icl) KIJZABKTH YEATE8. The Pills should he used conjointly with th. Ointment in most of the following casta : Bud Legs, Cliieuo-foot, Fistulas, Bnd Breasts, rhilhluius, Oout. Uiirns, Chapped hnivlf, (ilanoular Swelling, Bunions. C tiis tSol't) Lumbago J liite of Mosehe- Cancers Piles toes Snud-l'lics, Contrnclen and K neumatisin Coco-lsiy, Plifl" .loinls, Senilis, l'.leiih:inli:iJis, SireNimilea, Mre-tliroais, SUin-diseoses, Si-nrvv, S TC-henils, Tumouis, Ulcers, ' Wounds, 1 aws ft .1.1 nt II. rl;,l.lilonrnt of Tro eKSOr IIOLI.OWAY, 1:1s Slnnid, (nmr Tcmplo Bur, London.) and also ut his lb use ill rcw York, urdrrs lor ,TieiieiiieB m mc .-i. -seil T. H oll .wiiy New York,! will receive dueutiention Sold nlso bv all respeetnlile Pniggists and ucnier o. " ieiues throughout the United Stales, in Bojtes at UV J cents, 87 cents, B111I SI SO cenls each To ho liad V holesnle ol the priuciml DrugHoures ill the Union. There is a eoiitidernble Baviug by tuning in. uirger X. : - Directions for th guidaucn of patients in every U -uici are utfixcd to each box. December li I, lSS3,ly. CRITTENDEN'S Commercial Institute, 140 Chestuut Street, PKIXiASELPHIA. rHli branches tauclit are BOOK-KEEPING, WRITING, and COMMERCIAL CALCULATIONS, Open Daily, and on Tuesday. Wednesday nd Friday Evenings of each week1 . II. S. CRITTENDEN, Principal. Phila.. Jan.?8, 1854. 3m. . - WlOrcAllTY. BOOKSELLER, Market Street, . SUNBURY.PA. TUST received and for sale, a fresh supply of e;nnnl, R.-lmola. He is also opening at tii i . . B . f, - - . - hi. time, a lame assortment of Books, in every ,...li of Literature, consisting of Poclry, History, Novels, Romances, Scientific Works, Law, Medicine, School and Children's Sooks. Bibles ; School, Pocket and Family, both ith and without Engravings, and every of varf of Tlindinir. Praver Books, of all kinds. A l.n iust received and for sale, Purdons Dl rest of the laws of Pennsylvania, edition of 1851, ,ri.. nnlv 8B.00. Judge Reads edition of Blackstoncs Commcn aries, in 3 vol.. 8 vo. formerly sold at $10,01), tnd now offered (in fresh binding) at the low rirs of 26.00.. ' A Treatise on the laws of Pennsylvania re- ..ctinsr the estates of Uecedonts, oy I nomas r r:,.r.lon. nrica only 81.00. Travels, Voyages and Adventures, all ol which will be sold low, either for cash, or coun- try produce. February, 2 1, 185 2. U. SUamokin Town Lots. ORPHANS' COURT SALE. . y- 1 .1 5 PURSUANT lo a decree ol me urpuans . Cimit of Nurlhuiiiberlairl county. Penn- Pvlviiniii,' niiule cm lha lliird day ol April, J .' . . . i . ' i i ..II K S I II ISSi l ie inn ttrsiLMiei milium nittiMmn. Guardian of Laura Viel, a minor child of Jo sephine Buuaquet Viel, lalo of Bordeaux, in Krance, ilec'il., win exposi- m .uu uy puuw vrndne, and will nll, on Friday the twenly sixth day of May, 1854, at 10 o'clock m me forenoon, at llm nouse oi tviinarn in. "co ver, liinUreper in Ihe town of Shatiiokin, Niirlhtmibf rlniid county nforceaid, Ihe utidi- vided interest c.f the said Laura yiei, u minor, whatever Ihe same may be (lieltta: one enttdi undivided iweuty-fonilh pail or uliaie, nioie or less,) in Twenty Five certain Tracts of Land, to wit : in all that partol tne lanuaemDraceu within the said twenty five tracts, whicii is situate in the county of Northumberland, Being twenly five certain tracts ol lunu which were patented to one Richard Soder tiom, by twenty five several letters patent, dated respectively the nineteenth and twen tieth dasol Match, 17o, euroiieu in ruicm Book No. 23 und 24, ana were oy me sum Kir.hard Soderstrorn. bv deed dated Ilia twenty second day of April 1795, recorded in Niirituimheiland counlv in Deed Book K, page 359, &o., graiited and conveyed unto James Odier. Augustus Bonsonet, John Bous- qnet, and Henry Lewis Dupasquier, their heirs and asmus, as leuauis in cuiuiuuu, uou .mi a loini tenan s. ana were men snuaie in Mrihniiov townshin. Northiimbetlund county, now nail v in NortnumDeiianu count), unu narllv in Schuylkill comity, Pennsylvania, and were surveyed on variants granted lo the following named persons, ana coiiiaiu ac cording to theolhcial survey inereoi, respec tively, os follows, to wit; John Darr 399 acres anil allowance ; John Dul 441 acres and allowance; Maty Darr 382 acres and allowance ; Peler Darr 480 acres and.allow- ance ; Luke Darr 3S5 acres and thieo qnar ters and allowance; Smith Evans 390 acres and allowance ; Luke File 336 acies and al lowance ; William Harrison 414 acres and allowance; John lloglin 202 acres and a half and allowance ; Luke Hoalin 40G acres and a quarter anil allowance ; Robert Iiwm 414 acres and allowance ; Luke Boyle 407 and a half acres and allowance ; ADigal i.HKinsfluu allowance ; IV., ri ..I M-tl.., chorion, I rnnntV. relltl sylvania, made on the third day of Apr , 1854, Ihe undersimicd William H. Marshall, Guardian of Cee'ile Viel, a minor child ol Josephine B.ntsquet Viel, late of Bordeaux, in Fiance dee'd., will expose lo sale by pub lic vendue, and will sell on Friday the twenty sivih day ol May, 1854, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at the house of William M. Wea ver, Innkeeper, in lha town of brmmokln, Northumberland couwiy aforesaid, the undi vided interest of tho said Cecilo Viel, a mi nor whatever the same may be (being one equal undivided twenly fourth part or chare, more or less) in twenly five certain Tracts of Land, 'lo wit: in all that part of the lands embraced wilhin the said twenty five tracts, which l situate in the County of Northumberland, Being twenty five cerlain Tracts of land which were patented to one Richard Soder slroin, by twenty five several letters patent, dated respectively Ihe ninleenth and twen tieth days of March 1795, eniolled in Patent Books No 23 and 24, and were by the said Richard Sodertrom, bv Deed dated Ihe twenty second day of April 1795, recorded in Northu Tibeilaiiil county, in Deed Book K, page 359 &c. granted nnd conveyed unto j.itne Oilier, Augustine Bousqtiei, John Bous qtiet and lleuiy Lewis Dnpesquier, their heirs and nssiop, as tenaiils'iii common, and not as joint li'i:Sit, nnd were then Minnie in Mahanoy township, Northumberland county, now partly in Northtiiribeilaiid county, and partly in Schuylkill cotiniy, Pennsylvania, and were surveyed on wn i rents Granted to the fiil'otting named petsnns, and contains, ncfonling to tho fiflicial fiiivey thereof re spectively, as follows, to wit ; Jului Darr 339 acres nml allowance ; Jnlin Did 444 acres and allowance; Mary Dair 3S2 acres and allowance ; Peler D.irr 400 acres and ullow aticti ; Luke D.irr 3S5 ncies and three quitr tets and allowance ; Smilh Evens 390 acies nnd tillotvanee ; Luke File 336 acres and al lowance : vVilliiiin H:iiiifin 414 acres and allowance; John Hoslin 202 ceres nnd a half and allowance ; Unite Hoalin 400 iicres ntul a quarler and Hllowanne ; l'nbeit Irwin 414 acres anil allowance ; Luke Boyle 407 acres and a half antl nllowance; Abigail Lukeus 430 acres and ihreo qnarleis nnd allowance ; Robert Poor 393 acres and allowance; John Smith 410 acres and a quarter and allowance ; Luke Smilh 438 acres nnd a half and allow ance; Robert Smoke 398 acres and a quar ter and allowance ; Abianil Smith 347 acres ami allowance ; Robert Tid 375 acres and Ihreo qnarjers nnd allownnce, Luke Fidler 450 acres and a quarter ami allowance ; Smith Lukeus 481 acres and a quarter and allow ance; John Ilnnsnl 345 acres and three quar ters and allowance; John Meadling 376 acres and allowance ; Jeremiah Jackson 390 acres nnd allowance and Mary Smilh 41 1 acres and a quarter and allowance and containing in the whole nine thousand eight hundred and twenly nine and a half acres and allowance. The Sale to be for the best price itiat can be had lor Ihe snmo am! fyf cash to be paid at the confirmation of I he sale. WILLIAM H. MARSHALL, Guardian By onlcr of the Court, J. P. PURS EL, Clk. O. C Sunbury, April 22, 1854 :,Lh... nnd distress to penury, the eentle Ella -a the first to brin some lone desired luxury, ml, like a ministering angel, keep i.ighlly vigil by the lonely couch, until Ihe long, long hours had w aned and morn broke on "her dim, weary eye " Ella's eighle'enlli birth-day was fast ap prtjTrhing, and as yet, among the throng of devotee- who had worshipped at the shrine ol her excellence nnd beauty, none had kindled a reciprocal feeling in her breast. It vas not became she was way ward or capricious in her taste, but because the lair girl had, like all, her own ideal In all her romantic dreams of maidenhood, there had been a face a glorious face posst sst d of a wen Irons charm, and until the coming of its prototype the heart of Ella Clare remained unchanged. So passed the sunnv-hued hours of youth! The rose and jessamine twined around the casement, and poured their fra grance through the lattice of her pleasant home. Gaily, at eventide the song floated out on the still air of the valley, from the Clare Cottage, and the old man, her sire- he of the wrinkled orow tnd age worn form would bend It is grey head on his staff, and as the tear drop gathered in his dim. eye, call down the blessings'of high heaven upon the child ol his love, sitting there so lovingly at Ins feel so lovinslV with her upturned beaming face, and her curling tresses of golden brown ! So passed the gunny-hiied hours of vouth. one by on they flew t J join their predeces sors in the dim and shadowy past, and as the distance between him and the dark val ley grew less, the love ol the while-haired old man-waxed stronger and stronger for his child. Poor old man! how little he dreamed of the woof that fate was weaving in the desti ny ot Ella! How little he knew of the night with the dark storm-cloud, that so soon was to darken the home where the rose and the jessamine twined, and whose light was the love of the beautiTul girl, a night of hor ror and gloom, that would drive her forth toswither and die alone in the tempest. Poor doomed one: "A wandering bark, upon whose pathway shone All star, of heaven, except the guiding one." CHAPTER II. "Thy doom i. settled ; ay .. Sealed us if Ihe genius of jour stur had writ it." Hvgald Moors. Then came the destroyer, and her doom was .sealed! A tourist satiated with the wonders and ' mnanifkence ol the Old World, George Mortimer had come to Wil lowdale in search of the beautiful and pic turesnue of his native land. Of the finest order of intellect, his manners polished by foreign travel, it did not take long ere he became a welcome and au honored guest at every fireside. ' ' It rarely lalls to the lot of man to pos- ess tne rare, tne nooie Deauiy mat oeiong- .. .. l-L I . T I I va to me accompnsnea si ranger, jncieea, I know not if I ever razed upon a face I s'ood beside her erave, and near, a white-haired old man leaning heavily on his staff. And as the clods fell on her coffin, ringing the death-knell of the last j hope that had made lite wbrth the living, he turned him nway to his desolate home, 1 where the rose am! the jessamine no longer bloomed, and the sunlight had ceased to fall away to his desolate home, to lie down and die ! The Web that fate had been weaving was finished, and the night with the storm cloud had come ! Sweet Ella Clare! Thou of the beaming eye and the tresses of golden brown ! Thou J hast gone to thy long, long home, beautiful one, and the sunshine of eternity is on thy brow, the changeless smile is on thy lip; but thou art not forgotten ; for often in the shadowy twilight young forms are een around thy lowly grave, and, forgetful ot thy fall they drop there the heartfelt tribute of a tear. , And the destroyer! did you ask me what become of him 1 O, he went lorth into the world and wore the purple, and drank deep of the cup of fame, and held high honors in his country's gilt. He sat in the nation's councils, and men whose years were twice his own cave him Ihe precedence and sat enwrapt in wonder at his eloquence. He was fawned upon, and courted and caressed, and honored among men, throughout life ; and then came death ! We may not look beyond the cur tain of the dim, mysterious future, but who, think ye will stand the highest on the mighty scroll, when God makes up his jewels the Destroyer or his Victim ! From the San Frnnciseo Herald, April 1 J ixTEiiEvriisa rr.oM japax. Wall Tapers ! Wall Tapers ! raHE subscribers have now in store their com- I more superbly elegant or intellectually JsL plete spring stock of Paper Hangings, Curtains, &c, which they ofTer at very low prices, WHOLESALE AND RKTAIL. Our assortment is very complete, comprising all the qualities, liotli Fi-cndi antl American. We manufacture a lare proportion of our goods and can sell nt the lowest rates. l$r 'n per Hanging douo in thu country at citv prices. rAURTSH & HOUGH, No. 4 North FIFTH strict, Philadelphia, rhiln., March 25, 1854 3m acres anil three Quarters aim Robert Poor 393 acres and allowance; Jului s,.,;it i in nrreiinil a nuarler and allowance : TIIF subscriber is now prepated to exhibit and Luke Smith 438 acres and a half and allow dispose of Lots in the new Town-Plat of a1C(j ; t;(1tjer, gm(,ie 398 acres and a quarler and allowance ; Abiaal Smith 347 acres and sl,.mi;il. Persons desirous ol purcuastng can ascertain, the terms and conditions of sale by e.ttino on the subscriber, at Shainokm. WM. ATWATER, Agent. Shamokin, Oct. 15, 1653. tf. MATHER. FRITZ & IIENDHY, Store, 29 N. 3d street PHILADELPHIA Morocco Manufacturers, Curriers, Importers, Commision and General Leather Business. WHOLESALE & RETAIL. O" Manufactory 15 Margaretta Street. Phila., August 80.1853 ly. LAWRENCE HOUSE, SUNBURY, PA.' , THE su1criber respectfully informs the public that she still continues to keep the above named public bout, and that she has engaged Mr. W'eiser Zieglcr to suueriu'end tne same. She has also received a new supply of good liquors and wines, and trust that she will be able to give satisfaction to all wl.o may visit her house. - MARIA THOMPSON. Sunbury March 4, 1854 if. . allowance; Robert lid 375 acres anil tnree and allowance : Luke Fidler 450 acres and a quarler and allowance; Smith Lukens48l acres and a quarler and allow ance ; John House! 345 acres and three quar ters and allowance ; John Meadling 376 acres and allowance ', Jeremiah Jackson 390 acres and allowance and Mary Smilh 411 acres and a quarter and allowance and containing in Ihe whole, nine thousand eight hundred and twenty nine and a hall acres and allowance. The sale 10 be for the best price that can be had for the same, and for cash, to be paid al Ihd confirmation of the sale. . WILLIAM H. MARSHALL, Guardian B v order of the Court, J. P. PUBSEL, Clk. O. C. Sunbury, April it, 185 HARDWARE, N.ils, &c., JJoots, bhoes, Hats, Caps, Cedar ware, Brooms, Brushes. t'ebool Books and paper just leeived and for sale by , r ' ' I. w. TEN Ell CO. Bunbury, April S3, 184 tJUOES. AU kind of Boot Shoes and slip- per tor sal y . G. ELSI1ERG it CO, Market street, opposite th Post Office. unburr.Oct 1163. FLOOR OIL CLOTH. C. M. BAILEY, HANl'FACTClfa or PLOOP. OIL CLCTS, ALL WIDTHS, WB.UU j, . 5-8, 8-4, T-8, 4.1, 0-4, f)-4, T-. Ss4. Warehouse, HO North Third St., second floor, . . ' I'llll.ADKI.rill A i . AUSTIN BROWN. Acent. J uat received, 3 1 3 case. Constantly on hand, tu bent assortment ui Philadelphia. '. -. March St5, 1H54, 1 m j ; beautiful. And they met, he and Ella Clare and then was her ideal realized! There was the face, Ihe glorious face, with all the granduerof hidden thought with all its nameless charm its wierd and mystic fascination, that had been with her for veais, and formed the sum of a thousand golden dreams ! I remember how her dark eye beampd with a light brighter, purer far, than any gem ere 'drank in the flaming Orient,' when first they met ', and when he talked wilh her," nnd told her, in thai voice of low, mysterious eloquence, strange (ales or eastern lanus, wnere ue nan journeyeu, sue hung entranced on every syllable that tell from those thin, tirecian lins, which seem ed to tremble with eloquent expression And the winged hours Ilew on. Ihe heart ol that bright young being an object now on which to pour its long pent-up wealth, and O! how fondly did she love him ! He was her light her life, and she had throned him there within her breast, the only deity that she could worship. O it was a wild adolatry ! But as well might she have striven to breast the mighty tor rents of Canadian rivers, or roll Niagara's billows back from whence they came, as check this tide of wild ungovernable love! And how did he receive this rich obla tion of a pure young heart t Could he re turn fhis fond devotion did he love tier! Ave, with such love as the lustful Tarqmn bore the noble Roman wile! such love as pulls down from its pedestal of beauty the noblest handiwork ol the ureal Arctn tect the love that withers like the deadly upas tree, all that comes within the circle of its influence. Ave, he loved her, and she became his bride ! But there was no priest, or altar "She hived not wiwiy, hut too well." ', no ring or nuptial vows ; like as the gor Sweet Ella Ware! Do you remember geous serpent wiles the trembling bird wilh her, with her full, dark eye, beaming in its her mysterious lascination, Spring and Summer style O EN T L EMEN'S .11 ATS. FOSTER Cc GEBHARD. 49 South Third Street, below Chestnut, rillLADKLl'IlIA, MA VE unusual satisfaction in railing atten tion to their large and varied stock of Mole- skin.'Drab, Braver, Otter, Panama, and a variety of Slruw and r-opt Huts. Gentlemen's summer Caps of all' descriptions. Children Fancy Embroidered and Plain Crips Straw Huts nml Caps, Misses r lilts, ccc tr" Particular altcniion is called to a White and Nankeen French Felt Hat, of our own im portation. Puila., April 22, 1851. 3m. Fiom ihe Java (DiiH-li) papers of Decem ber 27th, weleatn that the DiHch Kast India Company's ship Hendrika arrived nff the to.ida of Batavi.i on Ihe 15 h of December. direct from Japan. On the 20ih of August, there had arrived in the roads of Naugasaki the Japanese fort at which is located Ihe Dutch" factory a Russian fiigale, a corvette, a screw steam boat and transport ship, under the command of the Admiral, Pontiatine, conveying a let' ter from the Chancellor of Russia to the Em peror of Japan. On the 21st of September the Admiral, with a number of officers, was received, wilh great pomp and honors, by the Governor of Nangasaki. The letter wns then received and forwarded lo the capital, Jeddo. However, at the departure of the Hendrika the Russians were still waiting for an answer. - The Hennrika confirms the report hereto fore received by way of China, of ihe death of the Fmperor of Japan. At the time she ft, bis successor, the Piince Royal, had no yet been crowned. The British have their eyes on this fleet of l lm Russians, and the very moment war is declared in F.urope the news will be expres sed to China, ami the British cruisers on that station will swoop down upon it ami make prizes of ihe whole expedition before it has the least intimation of danger. Since the above was written, we learn from the Captain of the ship Rob in a that Commo tloro reny's fleet, consisting ol Ihe war. steameis Mississippi, Puwhulian and Susque haiiua ; the frigate Macedonian ; the sloops-of-war Plymouth, Vaudalja and Saratoga ; and ihe storeships Supply, Lexington and Southampton had arrived at Lou Choo some time in January from Hong Kong, all well It will be recollected tho Commodota pur chased on his first visit lo Loo Choo, a tract of land for a naval depot, and for such other use as the American Government might de sire to put it lo. Upon this tract, lying upon xvappa uoaus, it seems a ion nas ceen erec ted by Ihe Americans. Perry left an officer and twelve men in charge of this fort, and ailed again on the 17ih of January for Jeddo Loo Choo is about half-way between Hong Kong and Japan, and Perry probably reach ed his destination about the 25th of January llON. KDWARl) STANLY The other day, in a cause before an honor able Judge of Sanla Clar.t county, California, I a very flattering compliment was paid by tho jury to tho Hon. Edward Stanly, of North Carolina, who was engaged in tho suit. I, appears that Mr. Sianly wns liiulor the im. pression that a onspiincy existed against the client's rights, who was none other than the celebralcd pioneer, Cnpl Graham, 'of San Di. ego, whose residence in the country dates from 1832 In the course of his argument, Mr. Stanly (ook occasion to allude to the un fairness which seemed to characterise the i proceedings, at Ihe same lime intimating what the court deemed a suspicion that it was not entirely unbiased. Whereupon, the clerk as ordered to fine Mr Stanly twenty, five dollars for contempt. That gentleman stopped in his argument, walked up to the clerk's desk and paid the fine, remarking at the same time that nothing gave him more pleasure than at all (Trues to render cheerful obedience to the constituted authorities of his country, and continued his argument. Mr. Sianly afterwards took occasion in his i-address to the jury to thank God he lived in a free republic, where Ihe truth might bo told to twelve honest men, and the teller not altrays punished for so doing. Mr. Stanly gained his case, and the jury, after having rendered their verdict, enclosed a compli mentary note to Mr. Stanly with Ihe amount of the fine that His Honor had imposed, which mat geni'eman relumed wiin an assurance of his appreciation of the compliment, and a request that they would give the money to soma charitable institution, for the benefit of those who needed it more than himself, or to some clergyman whose mission was to preach the Gospel of Truth ! nvvcGpoiibcncc. an.aiTccttug Sfcctcl). o-v , : THE DESTROYER AND HIS VICTIM. JJV liCGENR 6T. CLAIR. CHAPTER I. divine beauty, like a star, through the long remitting lashes, and her laugh of music and her tresses ol golden browo 1 Do you remember her, with the soft vermilion bloom stvaling across ner rounded necic, like the first rosy bloom of morn, and her ripe red lips, modeled after Cupid's bow ever wreathed witn smilesi jjo you re member her, with her lortn of exquisite so d;d George Mortimer, by the magic of his eye the witchery ol his low, heart-slirring voice. break down, gentlv, the last barriers b tween him and the priceless gem he cov eted And so she fell, down, deep down from the dazzling pinnacle of her purity ! An eels bish un vonder, far beyond the stain less azure, laid down their olden harps. grace and beauty of proportion, and her and wept such pearly tears as only angels rlit ten. buovant and free as that of the ween over me lau oi an erring sister : wild (razelle amonf? the rreen sunnv hiah- And now the shadow began to fall, tor lands' of its own blest Araby 1 the dream was over. The companions of .It was thus that I saw her first, when tier youtn, Witn reveungs, passeu ner oy she dawned upon my vision like a dream on the nther side ; young, light-hearted V A DIES Dress Goods. Spring and junimer SbswU, Black and fancy dreu Milk, bilk poplins, Da Laines, Hbatly. Ginghams and Call ea in great variety, just received sad for sate by I. W.TENEHACO. Bunbury, April 33, 1SS4. creatures, that knew not their frailty. Her Mortimer her god was gone ! so the bloom faded from her cheeks, the coral no longer lingered on the quivering bloodless lips the step lost its buoyancy, and the eve its elad light ol other days. Like weary bird, tar out at sea, with nought to rest its tired wing, she pined away until youth to secure her as a , partner 1 Was (the urn of death was opened a welcome mere some poor -one widow, prostrated by re!uge to tne wanderer, of fairy land. Sweet Ella Clare! The pride and pet of Willowdale. brie was loved alike by the young, and those whose heads were white will) the frosts of many winters. Was there a May-day festival, wnose name was sounded wilt) suet) aC' Claim tor queen, as nersT Was there a village dance, what rivalry among the Cruelty in tub Ohio State Puison. Tho Ohio Legislature has before it an inves tigation into the conduct of Deputy Warden Watson, of the State Prison, who is accused of cruelty towatdsa negro prisoner whom he suspected ef stealing from him 8300. On mere suspicion, and for the purpose of ex torting aconfession from the prisoner, Watson ordered him lo be thrown into a dungeon, his bed and every rag of bed clothes taken from himj and for sixtten days and nights he was kept confined, without the light of day, with the ground for his bed. At three seperate times be was brought out by Watson, stripped to bis skin, and whipped with a cat till his back was cut to pieces, and tho blood made to flow from bis wounds. In this con dition without a bed or a particle of bed clothes, to pass three days and nights as best he could. At the end of that time he was again taken out, whipped as before, and this repeated for three times, and when last put back, he was told that ho would be kept coti fined and whipped every day till the expira lion of his sentence, if he did not confess. These baibarities coming to the knowledge of the Leaislature, they have instituted an investigation, and the report made establishes ihe facts. Notwithstanding the atrocity of the transaction, efforts are making to hush it up, and keep Watson in his place. Ledger. Tut Liquor Law or Michigan. Judge Ross Wilkin, of the U. S. District Court, in a letter to one of the Judge of Ihe Supreme Court of Michigan, ray he has no doubt the liquor fcw of that State is unconstitutional, as all laws are when Ihe legislature, in ex press terms, submit a geneial act to the peo ple before it can ''become a law," directly delegating the legislative power to the people Ho says: I am fiiendly to the reform, and so lir as consistent wilh our fundamental law, 1 would advocate the absolute and entire suppression of the liquor (radio. Bui 1 ran never coun leuance any infringement on ihe Constitution, even to effect so great a blessing la this and succeeding generation. .. Oua Ambassador at Paris. The National Intelligencer has an interesting gossippmg letter, from a private correspondent in Paris 'Mr. Mason, our Minister at this capital, is an estimable and honorable man, and porson ally is highly respected ; but is unfortunate that, at a time like the present, with a gon era) war ubuut involving the whole continent he does not understand French, which is great disadvantage." "Out citizens are here in crowds, and pre sents themselves in great numbers to Mr Mason for presentation to the Emperor. At a recent levee, our good-tempered Minister, at the head of some thiity or more of hi countrymen, said to the emperor, as he slop. ped before the group, 'permit me to introduce your Majesty lo my countrymen; they are all Americans.' This turning of tables, by introducing the Emperor, only created smile ; but one of the. croup made a much more unfortunate error. He was a New York er, and had been, it appears, personally ac quainted with Louis Napoleon when in fot mei days the latter was in that city. Of I hi in very bad taste, he reminded the Emperor, and then added : 'I lmpe to have the plea sure of aaain seeing your Majesty iir- New York.' This was almost as bad as the speech of a lady to George the Third, 'that the thing sbe most wanted to see was a coronation ' '' Fi r the Sunhury American. Washington, April 23, 1854, Friend Masscr ; In looking over a lalo number of the Sunbury mrnran, (April 8) I noticed that you have received the same erroneous impression which many others have received, in regard lo the grant of pub lic land which your member, Gil. Slraub, has soitoht to oblain from Congress to nid in llie const met inn of Ihe Sunbury nnd Eri? Rail road. Vou say that Congress is not dispose i to grant any public land, for riiiln ad pur' poses, out of Ihe Sinle in which the lands a e located. Lei us see how the caso'-renlly stands and what the prospects are of ulti mately obtaining the grant in question. Kl an eaily day of the present session, Col. Slraub prepared a bill, appropriating 1,500,- 003 acres of the public land for the benelit of the Sunbury and Erie Railroad, which was referred lo the Committee on Publio Lar.ds On that committee was the Hon. Mr. Hiester, of the Lancaster district, who faithfully sec onded your member's efforts lo procure a favorable report. At first, the prospects of obtaining such a teporl were decidedly un favorable. Even Mr. Hiester became dis couraged; but by dint of the unwearied ex ertions of Col. S , the Committee finally au thorized Mr. Hiester lo make a report to the House in favor of the asked for grant. "Ob server," the Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger, says that Mr. Hiester repoited Senator Cooper's bill lo the House wilh tho Land Committee's endorse ment. No report ichutevcr has been made; lha friends of -the project believe that it would be inexpedient to urge the matter at thu present lime. This week, Mr. Bennett's bill fur the distribution of tho public lands among the old and new stales will come up for the notion of ihe House ; and of this you may rest assured, that salisfactnty assurances ive been given to Col. Slraub, Mr. Hiester, and olher Pennsylvania!!', who have shown the liveliest solicitude' in order to secute a ail way commnnication with the Lakes, that in case ot the passage of the biil, piovision at the same time will be made appropriating thj 1,500,000 acres for Ihe .benefit of the Sunbury and Erie road. It may not bo out of place to state, in con nection with this subject, lhat tha present congressional delegation from your State is composed of a greater amount of effective, woi king talent, than was ever known before; and here let me suggest to my old demo cratic Iriends of Pennsylvania, not merely the propiiety, but the necessity of keeping their representatives longer in office than the ustornary period always presuming that they have proved themselves to be both honest and capable. You send a man lo Congress, and by the lima he has become versed in the parliamentary rules by Ihe time h.e is initiated into the modus operandi of transact ing business at the publio departments for the benefit of bis const ituents by Ihe time, from frequent encounters, he has been shar pened into a keen and rucvessful debater and by the time he has attained the respect and confidence of his fellow members, lyid theretore in a situation to promote the inter ests of his district, he Is "rotated," as it is termed, out gf office. "The democratic doc trine of rotation in office mu?t be preserved !" exclaims the pot-house politician. Demo cratic nonsense! After a young lad had ser ved his apprenticeship fufihfully, and was capable of turning out a jub in a most skill-, fuljand workmanlike manner, who would think of pushing him out of doors to make room for the services of tome awkward, ig norant booby 1 Who would think of dischar ging a clergyman, doctor, or lawyer, on llio simple ground that their professional services had covered Ihe exact period of four years ' The more experience they have Ihe grcatur their reputation and influence, and the more largely are their services sought after. Tho service of legislation is the most profound, I and intricate of all services, for it embraces, within its vast range, the primitive princi ples of law, physio and divinity. Tho doc trine of rotation may with both safety and advantage bo applied to some rat office holder, with plenty to receive and nothing to do ; but in my opinion it is sheer folly and madness to apply it lo men who have by study, expei ience, and natural gifi, become able legislators. The reason why tho South and West have had such a preponderating Wilkcsaarrr,. April 21. Execution ut Wilkcsliarrt. James Quinn, the murderer of Muhala Wiggins, by cleav ing her skull with an axe on boaid a canal boat, lust fall, was executed here to-day, by virtue of the warrant of ibe Governor, lie left his cell at half past one o'clock this afternoon, and on reaching the jail-yard he ran enseily up the steps of the scaffold. He then looked around with apparent unconcern and composure, and with seeming indiffer ence lo his fate. During the prayer, he smi led and bowed on recognizing acquaintances among the persons assembled to witness the execution. , All being prepared, at a few minutes of two o'clock Ihe Sheriff bade him farewell, and the drop- falling, ha died with but few struggles, and without having made any confession. fc , . ... . . ' The Bill to Abolish Capital Punishment im Ohio was debated at great length on Thurs day afternoon last, lo the Ohio Slate Senate and finally lost by ! vote, A deadly assault was committed on the person of Moses Richardson, at Taniaqua, on Monday night, the 17ih inst , by three Ger mans. It appears that some difficulty occur red between some Americans and Germans, at a Beer shop, where a dance was going on, In the melee, Richardson received sev eral terrible and fatal stub with a butcher knife, cno gash severing the jugular vein. He died almost instantly, Three persons, charged with participating in thia murder, have been arrested and lodged in Ihe county Piison, lo await trial. Pottsville Register. A Marblb Palace. F. W. Hughes, Eq , Attorney General of Ihe State of Pennsylva nia, has purchased a fine lot on Broad struct and Master, Pbiladolphia, on which be in tends to eiect a splendid maible residence. It will have a from of 25 feel. The ownwrs of properly in ibis section of that noble thor oughfare, we understand, will not sell fur the erection of houses les than tvrenly-five feel front. 1 ' ' ' Judge Price, lately wounded in an affray with Col. McLin, at Ripley, Mis , ha since died. ' influence in our national affair is, lhat tho people of those seel ions of the country when they succeed in electing a good man to Con gress, they take good care to encourage, fos ter and sustain him; and to retain him long enough in office to obtain a national influence and a national reputation. If the doctrine of rotating an M. C, out of Congress every four years had prevailed there, we xljouM never have heard of our Clays ,Calhouns, Benton-, Forsyth, McDuflies, Kings, CiittctiJetis, and other illu.lrious names. Tha season here is cold nnd backward. Congress is doing nulling. Every thing, il suerr , must be postponed until Hid dog days. C. F. J. ' Law ok Dkscicnt in Utau. In I'lah, ert llm death of a man, his properly descends Pi i he M oiui ou Church, his wives and children not being recognized as heir. ' The church ia the sole heir of all properly. CucAr Livimo. The Jefferson villa Advo cate, of Tazewell etiunly, Ya., jives Ihe pri oe current in the Iowa a follow: B icon. 9 10 cts; butler, 10 els; egg S3, cts) fl'Hir,' per bbl , ,50; J tied pp es, 7 els; diiod peaches, U1 40 per bu jjel; corn; so cents,
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