Jfomgn $lctos.
Arrival of (he Baltic.
LATER i nOM F.IHOPB.
Th nlpnnmliin lialtic. villi advices
from
Liverpool to tho 6th iustant, arrived at ISew
York yesterday. .
Tho interest of the news bos in the opera
tions before Sebastopol, tho dates from which,
by telegraph, nre to the 4th instant, tho day
previous, to the suiling of tho steamer.
Tho British government is very cautious
in giving out intelligence But the fact thnt,
on the 2th ultimo, nineteen days after tho
bombardment had commenced, thn Allies
had still mndo no progress warranting an as
ault, shows tho depornte nature of tho de
fence and the little hopo there is of taking
tho town. The last dates say that tho Allies
temporarily suspended their fire on tho l!8lh,
bu'. we do not hear subsequently of then hav
ing resumed it.
Tho advices from Sebastopol nro to the
th i nst.
Tho allies were steadily gaining ground,
having captured ulltlie Russian outworks.
Sanguinary ci.connters wero freo,nont, and
ft largo unniber of Russian mortars have been
taken, acii many prisoners.
Nothh.g had yet occurred iu the Siege to
warrant an n:)snult.
Tho Bonibftrdmcut ofSohastopol had much
slackened, and bad not produced tho results
anticipated.
Tho position of the allies was regarded as
critical, notwithstanding the- advantages
gamed. An immense Russian force is repor
ted concentrating near Sobastopol. It is
aidto bo 100,000 strong.
Numerous reinforcements are constantly
roachiug the Allies.
Tho French reserve of 80,000 men, near
Constantinople, was expected to be sect to
Bulakluva.
Lord John Russell had reached London,
nd M. Drouvn do L'lluvs had arrived iu
!..:- p i;-
urn iruui leiinn.
PROGRESS OFTIIE BOMBARDMENT
ino itussian oiuciul accounts to tho J.nli
rcprosent tho dainago sustaiued from the
bombardment of little account, mid actively
repaired, while tho skirmishes were geuorally
finrriictifiit
Tho loss snstainod bv tho carrion from
the 11th to the l.rth wus 7 subalterns
436 men killed, and C superior. 31 subulteru
officers, and 1S!9 men wounded.
Tho English had captured the first Russian
Riflo pit ou tho night of tho 17th ult, after
a desperato encounter, in which Col. Graham
Kgerton, tho field officer iu command, was
killed. On tho 20th an attack was made on
the second Russian Riflo pit, when it was
almost immediately abandoned.
According to the statements of Polish de
serters, there ure 100,000 Russians in the
vicinity of Sebastopol, 00,000 of whom arri
ved from Scmpchropol.
Tho Forts on the North fide of the harbor
bavo taken part in tho cannonade, carrying
their shots clear into tho lines of the Allies.
THE LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
The latest despatches from Sebastopol
state that a sharp engagement took place on
tho night of tho 1st of May, when a front and
left attack was made upon the Russian rifle
pits, aud the w holo taken, with eight light
mortars, and i!00 prisoners. Tho wholo af
fair was a brilliant achievement for tho Al
lies. Mehcmet Ali has been-recalled from ex
ile. Gon. Canrobert reports his troops as rndy
for immediate operations. Orders have been
received to prepare transports.
Sebastopoi., Muy 4. On Wednesday night
tho French, under Gen. Pelessier attacked
tho advaneo works of tho Quarantine Bas
tion, and carried them at the point of tho
Ivtvonet. takimr twelvo mortars, and cstab-
Jishing themselves in position. On tho fol- j
lowing night tho Russiuns made a sortie to
regain the position, but after a sanguinary
engagement, wero driven back.
Intelligence from Halaklavu is up to April
17th. Tho narrative is a chequered one.
Gon. Bizot, tho commander of the French en
iuoers, died of a wound received by him in
the trenches, and was buried on tho lGth.
Cn the 14th, the French exploded three mines
under the Flagstaff Battery, with only par
tirtl effect j and, though tho Russians appre
hended an assault, tho injury was not suffi
ciently great to justify the operation. Ou
the night of the 13th, a sortie took place,
which cost tho French 'Mi) men and six offi
cers, but were repulsed with moro tlian ordi
nary success aud more than ordinary slaugh
ter. Putting (ill these things together it would
seem that we have certainly made 60iuo pro
gress in our operations, that we aro gradually
drawing nearer to the object of our uttack,
and that the enemy huve found themselves
quite unable to carry out or maintain tho
conuter works with which at one time they so
seriously threatened our position.
' We need every man thai cau bo sent, and
yet we hear of -10,000 French troops rcmaiu
ing on the Hosphorou and a whole division
of cavalry which has spent the winter at Ad
rianoplo. Never was there a situation so
full of hope and frar, of danger nnd of prom
ise. One moment we xeeni likely to grasp
great successes, tho ue.t suggests thj uppre
Jacnou of enormous reverses.
In her usual ride in tho Champs Elysees.
Tho Emperor was nccompanied by two offi
cers of his household, and when near the
Barriere o'Etoilo was approached by a well
dressed man, with an action intimating a de
sire lo present a petition. He advanced
within Cvo or six races or the Emperor, who
had not observed him, w hen ho wos perceived
by o policeman. As tho poliecniaii was ad
vancing towards hinr, o cab wos driven rapid
ly between them. Ill the interim tho indi
vidual had drawn a double-barrelled pistol,
and aiming poiut blank at tho Emperor, dis
charged both barrels without ell'ect. He
was immediately seized by tho policeman,
but not before ho had drawn another pistol,
and made a third attempt to thoot. It is
said that one of tho balls grazed tho Emper
or's hat.
Tho would-be-assassin is an Italian named
riunoxi, aud was a volunteer in Garibaldi'B
army. He was in Londou during tho Em
peror's visit, and would have made tho at
tempt there, if he had not beeu prevented by
the concourse of people. The Emperor pro
ceeded upon his ride, aud visited tho opera
comUjue in tho evening, and was greeted by
an immense outbreuk of loyalty aud enthusi
asm. Tho Emperor decided not to receive any
formal uddrosses of congratulation, though
an exception was made in regard to the Bri
tish residents in 1'uris. Tho Corporation of
London also adopted an adilrcss.
Piaiiozi was in close confinement, aud will
be tried about tho middle of May.
The Fusionist and Orleanist papers pub
lish the official accounts from the Monitcur
without a word of comment. The causo of
the attempt was understood to be private
revenge. .Nothing of a political character
has been discovered.
LATE mOM .MEXICO OUTRAGES UV IX
DMMS. Tho Orizaba arrived at Now Orleans on
the lltll inst., with S91.473 in specie. Her
dates from Vera Cruz, are lo May 8th. Tho
Delta gives the following summary of her
news :
President Santa Aniia had again left the
Capital to pay a visit to the State of Michou
can, tho principal theatre of revolt, in com
pany Willi the Minister of War, and "house
hold" troops. Gen. La Vega had arrived in
Mexico with his command, and has beeu pla
ced temporarily in churgo of the Government,
with orders to use every effort to prevent any
and I revolt during the absence of the President,
THE AMERICA N.
SUNBURY.
SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1855.
II. B. MASSEH, Editor and Proprietor.
To ADVuiTmm.- .The circulation of the Sunbury
Amencan among the different towns on the SiirqueriaiiiiQ
is not exceeded ifequtllcd by eny paper published in Not Mi
ern Pennsylvania.
EDITOR'S TABLE.
flnslnes Notices.
Fptia Din'oe avii MKnictKm. Welscr &
Bruner have just received nnd opencJ a general
assortment of Drugs and Medicines pure Li
)uort for Medicinal purposes, fancy articles, Ac.
fcc. See their advertisement in other parts or
the paper.
r.i'ist OPAL SERVICE.
St. Matthew's Church will be open on
Sunday evening next, 27th, iust., service be
ginning at 7J o'clock.
TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES SUS.
PENSION OF THE FIRE OF THE
ALLIES.
St. PnTKitsiiciu;. April 10. Tho Grand
Dukes M ichael and Nicholas havo set out for
the Crimea.
On tho Mib, a telegraph despatch from
Lord Raglan, dated tho 'J'Jth, was received
by the Government. It confirms the news
that the bombardment of Sebastopol is dis
continued. Sir Charles Wood, in stating the
fact, expected that the Oriug would bo re
turned. Xon official advices from before Sebasto
pol, dated the 20th, roported that the bom
bardment was drawing to a close from the
exhaustion of men aud material, that it had
not uttainnd its object, and that, coo(pucut
ly the assault could not be attempted.
CoxsTANTiieorLK, April '-fi. 'Pile cholera
has nude its appearance at Galata, Masluk,
and even at Pura,
On Thursday,' the 20th ult., a despatch
from Sebuatopol was posted at Odessa, ru
ling that tuo French und English guns were
silent, that uot a single Russian battery wus
demolished, aud that the greater part of a
reinforcement of 50,000 Russians had arrived
in the neighborhood of SebastoiMil.
The Fi-Etr not Im.k. The ileet is not
idle. Every night 0110 English, und possibly
one Frof.ch man-of-war ruua in and disc-bar-gei
a broaeVtide into the south vide of the
town. '1 be Wrangler was tho first, and she
is supposed to huvo don some mUchicf with
tor heavy gnus. The Valorous went in so
close that the tiaoiny caught sight of her, aud
as she discharged br broadside, they sunt
tho very first shot Up through'her paddle
box.ud obliged Utr to haul of as wolrus she
could.
Tho Emperor NapoU'oa will not go to the
Crimea, it i cow said,
liLbSIA.
An insnrrcction had occurred at Ukrauie,
hick Lad extended to three ether depart
merits. . Twenty land proprietors, with their
wives and families, had jeen massacred.
At St. Fiftorsburg every article of con
sumption won at fuiuiuo prices.
The British Baltic fleet has loft Kiol. The
' French fleet is about to sail from Cherbourg.
FRANCE.
Thn Emperor Nupulcxm had narrow s
r&r from assassination on the evening of tho
Ictn ult., while bis way to join the F.mjr's
for the purpose of overthrowing tho powers
unit be.
On his arrival at Morelin, tho capital of
Slichoacan, Santa Anna will bo nt the head
o('4000 troops, with which force he expects
to be able lo prosecute the war to a success
ful and speedy issu
A section of troeps, under Oen. Torrejon,
left Onjaco on the 5lh ult.. for Tohuautcpec,
to operate against the rebels of Juehitan, who
have recently been perpetrating outrages of
a horrible character in that territory.
A letter dated Cucmavnca. tho 22d ult.,
gives the details of three skirmishes at Jojot
la, in Mielioacnn, between the Government
troops, under Don Antonia Agestaran, and
the rebels, under the command of Cusules and
Fuudino, in which tho latter were routed with
great loss, and wero being pursued by Ages
taran, who expresses a determination of anni
hilating thent. The first light took place ut
Pachon, and the loss of the rebels 111 killed
and wounded is set down at seventy men, in
cluding ouc of the chiefs priest Fuudino.
A good deal of alarm was caused by an at
tempt recently, on tho part of a Mexican
named Charez, aud an American gambler, of
Upper California, to get up a rev ilution nt
San Diego, in Lower California. On the ap
proach of Col. Nelendez with fifty chosen
men, tuo Miouslers lliouglit it prudeut to
wait for a more favorable opportunity, aud ac
cordingly fled.
Thn L'nireral pnblishes nn ncconnt of a
horrible massacre by the rebels at Pnrnandi
ro, in Michoacan. The pinto was defended
by only eighty men. It was attacked by P11
eldita and other chieftains, who ure represen
ted as tho most barbarous of the revolution
ists, with over 10()0 men. The garrison of
eighty men bravely defended them.-elves for
i over thirty hours, in the vuin hope of receiv-
; nig reinforcements from tho Government
I troops, which were close at hand ; but they j
! were finally compelled to succumb to numbers.
The victors then pillaged tho houses, ravish
ilied the women und put the principal men
of the pluco, including the commander of tho
force, to the swovd,
TIIECOSr OF TIIK GEVEHAL GOVERN
m en r.
Tho National Intelligencer gives the fol
lowing as the amount of appropriations made
during the last session of Congress. Four
teen aud a-half millions of dollars aro appro
priated to the Post-office Department and
the Ocean Mail service ! Tho Intelligencer,
iu introducing tho statement, says :
"This document oueht to possess interest
for every reader, and ought to be examined
by every one, as exhibiting in tho main the
objects on which tho public, revenue is expen
ded. The aggregates of the classified heads
of expenditure are as follows :
Civil, diplomatic and miscel
laneous S17,2C5,929
Army, forti&cutions, Military
Academy, ic. 12.571.496
Iudian department, navul, revolu
tionary, and other pensions 4.453.fi36
Naval service - 15,012,091
Post-office department. 10.946.841
Ocean steam tuuil service 3..')74.458
Texas debt 7,750,000
H.l'VGE OF IIOl'R.
The morning train for Philadelphia now
leaves hero at 8 o'clock, A. M., instead of CJ
as heretofore. Wo congratulate tho travel
ling community on this change. Tho former
time of starting was heathenish, aud very in
convenient. Tho afternoon train on the
Rending road leaves Pottsvillo at 4 o'clock,
P.M. We are informed that regular pas
senger trains will commence running on tho
Mine Hill nnd Schuylkill Haven Railroad on
the 5tb of June. This will shorten the time
between Philadelphia and this plnce sotno
three hours, aud leave but four miles of stu-6'S-
g3P A very aged man. named Daniel L
Becker, of Selinsgrove, was knocked down
by a train of coul cars on Broadway, on Mon
day, nnd severely injured. Crossing the
track at that place is
great care should bo taken by persons who
uro obliged to pass there, to sec that no cars
aro approaching.
DfcCISIOKS BY STATU MTC It IIS DENT.
1. Xon-retidcnl not to be Directnrt.io
person can servo ns Director, who docs not
reside in tho District for which ho was elec
ted. 2. IWanrtet ; removal from District lo
be filed by appointment. AVhen a Director
has removed from the district, it is tho duty
of the Board to fill tho vacancy by appoint
ment, until tho next regnlar election.
3. Last adjusted valuation not to be modified
or enlnrgrd. In levying school tax, Direc
tors are limited, in their assessment, tinder
tho 29th section of the Bchool law, to the
"last adjusted valuation," furnished by the
County Commissioners, and cannot modify it,
to make up for cither real or supposed omis
sion aud mistakes on tho part of the assess
sor3. 4. Ordinary school tax not to be applied to
Building. The tax levied under tlie liOth
sectioT of the School Law should be appro
priated solely to tho support uud mainten
ance of tho schools, and to defray their ordi
nary expenses, including repairs; nnd Ditec
tors cannot legally use any portion of it as a
building fund.
6. Building tar limited and to he Irpt (p-
arale. The special tax for building purpo
ses, tinder tho 3ild section of tho Law, cannot
exceed the "amount of tho regular nnnual
tax" for the current school year, levied under
tho 30th section. A careful account should
bu kept of each fund separately,
C. Treasurer not to get any per centage on
hnlame. An out-going School Treasurer is
not entitled to percenliigo on tho unexpend
ed balance 111 the District I reasury, banded
over to his successor in office.
7. Number of dags in a Teacher's month :
To ascertain the exact number of days in a
Teacher's month, first deduct ull tlie Sab
baths from each calendar month tuught, then
deduct every alternate Saturday, or the hit
ter half of every Saturday, anil tho remain
ing time, but no more, should bo exacted or
tho Teacher. The better policy would bo to
have no school ut ull on Saturday : and when
ever this is done, tho days thus vacated
should not bo charged to the Teacher.
H. Teacher's Ctrtijicatet not in force out of
the county. County Superintendents certi
ficates to teachers are of no authority out of
tho county for which they were issued. A
change of location to another county, would
require a re-examination by tho Superinten
dent of the proper county, und a fresh certificate.
IftTEIlIiSTMM FltOM TUB OREAT AtT
LAKE.
Intelligence from Snlt Lakocity represents
thnt Col. Steptoo declines tho nomination of
Governor of Utah, and that Judge Kinney,
Chief Justice, has been oll'erod the appoint
ment. Ho has stated thnt ho will accept.
Col. Steptoe's command was to leave Salt
Lake city, on the 5th or April, -for Rush
Valley, from which camping place they start
for 'California in tho beginning of May. The
object of his expedition was to secure the
murderers of Cnpt. Gunnison, Mr. Kern, of
Philadelphia, nnd others massacred by the
Indians in October, 1853. The Chiefsagrced
to give up seven Indians. Cnti-Osh then
turned over to Major Reynolds four men, a
gquaw who had helped to strip the dead, nnd
a child about threo years old. Major Rey
nolds refused to receive tho child, but took
charge of the men nnd the spiaw, stating to
Can-Osh, through the interpreter, Mr. Bean,
thnt ho still helil him responsible for the de
livery in Salt Lake city or tho remainder.
Swiiii if !io lnilinns wero verv much dissat
isfied with the rroceedinff. and one chief
pointed his riflo at tho officers, but tho troops
soon brought their lilies to oring nun uou,
when ho desisted. The Indian murderers
were tried nt Nenhi. bv a Mormon jury, and
convicted or manslaughter in tho second de
gree, and sentenced to three years' imprison
ment. Ou their wnv to jail they were per
mitted to escape. Tho account says :
"Several members of the Mormon jury
acknowledged Hint they had received bisec
tions from Brighum Young what verdict to
give. It is well known that the oath of a
Mormon is paramount to allothcrobligutiotis.
The lion. Judge Kinney, after tho verdict,
declared that it was in direct violation of the
evidence adduced. Tim principal object of
Col. Steptoe's expedition was to obtain sat
isfaction for the murder of Gunnison's parly ;
but the Mormons, in order to defeat this pur
pose, huve acted ill a manner that can only
bu accounted for by their inleuso hatred to
wards the general government. The above
information comes direct from an officer who
was present ut tho time. Tho writer speaks
strongly of the scheming und duplicity oftlie
Mormons, which, ho suys, strongly indicu cs
that they uuticipato making use ol the lndiuns
at some future day, should there bu a nipt uro
between tho two natious of the "Mormous''
and "Americans."
THE FKHKCII Rl'OI.I A I ION RILL.
Wo have received from Mr. Juinoq II.
Causten, of Washington, his review of Presi
dent Pierce's Veto of tho French Spoliation
Bill, making a pamphlet of forly-livo pages.
Mr. Causten has for many yearj zealously
labored to procure justice from tho govern
ment in behalf of citizens of the United States,
claiming compensation for Frenrh spoliations
very dangerous and 1 l'""r "' !! Iis ".-icro
V c 111 ml 111 il Nil-,-il l inn mm,. 1 tin m-iiitiiilc
HOW "Ol'THAIil
.S OCt til AT St A.
been cntertai.iod from
upon which the claimants rest their cause. It
is nn appeal from President Piervo t the
people. It is remarked by Mr. Causten,
that "if tho first Consul and President Joll'er
Ron, who ratified the couvention of 1800. and
Mr. Madison nud Mr. Pickering, who. as
tho Grand Lodge, Cyrus O. Lachmnn, of this j Secretaries of Stiite, conducted the negotia-
fT I. O. of O. F. At tho late session of 1
borough was confirmed and commissioned as
"Worthy District Deputy Grand Master" of!
tho I. O. of O. F. of Pennsylvania, for the j
county or Northumberland. Lodges will
pluaso uddrcss accordingly.
rST At an election held in this borough 011
Monday last, tho following persons were
elected: Supervisors, Samuel S. Gobin, An
drew Hoover. Borough Assessors, Peter B.
Masser, V. M. Shindei.
COT George Hause Ins been appointed 1
tion leading to it, and Chief Justice Marshall,
one of the envoys to Franco to demand com
pensation for these claims, aro worthy of be
lief which 110 man can doubt then it must
be acceded that these claims wero taken by
the United States for the public use ; nnd
consequently, that President Pierce is in
error iu nssertinjr tho contrary." This i3 the
I maiu point iu the argument, and if the view
! here taken should be made sippur-.-nt to C011
! grei-s, a two-thirds vote may yet be obtained
1 and tho bill passed, the obji clions of tiie
I I resilient to llio cmitrarv
1 or Congress may refer tho wholo subv.'ct
! the new Court of Claims. Baltimore .utu
can.
postmuster
Ketlcr.
nt Chillis(mnqr.e, vicft Adam !
LDUOltl.lL on It hl'OMItMt;,
rhiludelphia. May 21, 1S.13.
The city just now, is not ns well filled with
strangers ns might bo expected. It is true
the season for travelling has not yet fairly
set in, but tho prospect is not favorable for
those who depend upon the traveling connnu.
nity for n rich harvest. Tho money market
is much easier, but tho late stringency iu that
market had led many to reflection and the
studv of economy, not political economy, but
the economy of incai.s, as little understood by !
many, as the other.
A meeting is to bo held in this city, this
evening, in relation to tho affairs of the Sun
bury and Erie Railroad. Tho object is to
give Governor Bigler, the President of tho
road, an opportunity to make un expose o
S71.574.357
is only the
This va't sum of S71.S74.3j7
amount of specified appropriations. The
great mass of contingent objects of expendi
ture, of which the sums were unascertained
and could not bo specified, may swell tho
grand total of the expenses oftlie year to
perhaps screntij-fce millions ut dollars. Al
though tho Government expenses mu.-t tie
cessari'y increase with tl.o growth of the
country and the corresponding necessities of
the public service, one can hardly imagine the
necessity of to vu.-t an augmentation of the
necessary expenses of the Government us
accent y-J.ce uiill.oiis of dollars j and tuo im
mensity o' tho sum must arrest tho atteutiou
of every intelligent reader."
Aiiiikst or a Catholic I'mrsT. The Rev.
F. Tnrcott, formerly tho Catholic priest of
the French congregation here, w-is arrested
at Fort Edward yesterday, and committed to
the Jail at s-alem. on charge ol defiuuding the
Trustees of St. John Buptiste Church, of this
city of their church property. It seems that
Turcot t obtained possession of their church
here uuder tho pledge lo hold it for .he con
gregation, and thut after securing the title he
made it over to Bit-hon MeCloskv at the
sume time obtaining notes from the Trustees
10 pay up indebtedness. The m,t, were ui.
so given to the Bishop. Previous to his
leaving Hoy, and offer tho destruction of
the crouch by tiro, Turcott sold the orna.
menu belonging to it and kept the money
Alingemer the trustees wei-.i ll't in ,l,.i,t l.v
the munagement of their priest totheamount
of $8,000, onj imve notliig uatover to show
for it. Turcott was ou big way to Cauada at
tho time he was arrested. Hu will lmv bin
trial at the next ession oftlie Oyer and Ter
miner in Washington County. Unable to
find the required bail, 8-.000, ie U ,JW i
tail. Tho Trustees believe that Bishop Me
Closkv is ignorant of the transactions of Tur
cott, und that he will Hot directly or indirect
ly sauction them. ''ru Timet,
the position of affairs in regard to the roadi
its prospects both present and future. I he
Governor promised this when ho accepted
the office, aud tho public will look with more
than unsunl interest for his exposition, for
there never wus a project more butchered,
uedevilled and belied than this Very Suubury
and Erie Railroad, in this city. Governor
Ei6'ler understands the subject thoroughly,
and will bo able to give such an exposition ua
will, probubly, astonish many of those who
have opvos'-d this measure from first to last,
without understanding it, or from motives
less honorable.
Thero is also a prospect of ranking another
connection with the Philadelphia & Suubury
Railroad, which will be most important, when
completed. I mean tlie extension of the
Coal Run Railroad by a now route, striking
the Cattawissa Railroad about fivo miles
above Tumaiun. This will make the distance
from Tamaqva to Mt. Carniel but 23 miles,
or 51 from Suubury, to which add 12 miles to
Milton, wo have then the distance from Phil
adelphia to Milton, where the Cattawissa
road conuccts with tho Suubury and Erio
161 miles, viz :
Philadelphia to Tamaqua,
Tamaqtta to Suubury,
Suubury to Milton,
ntSIHTAMLTO LAW IN MI.SSUl Itl AM)
KANSAS.
CuiCAco, May IS. The St. Louis Demo
crat, of yesterday, publishes n long letter
from Geoipo S. Parke, late of the Parkes
vilio Luminary, iu which he snyslhnt Messrs.
Strinufellow anil Atchison havo org"iii.ed a
i secret nssoivvtiuii, sworn to turn out und
' light when called upon, and all to share the
i damages accruing lo any one member, even
1 at tho price of disunion. They nil act secret
ly to destroy the business and character 01 tin
northern men. All the Benton and Whig
presses nro to be destroyed. The destruction
of the hotel ut Kansas and the presses tit
Lawrence has been decreed, and cannon uro
being taken to demolish them at a distance.
Tlicv have declared they will not slop till ev
ery I ree boiler is driven out ol Missouri aud 1
Kansas
Mr. Parke says he telegraphed to Governor I
Price of Missouri, and President Pierce, j
claiming protection, but no answer wus given, j
Ho traces to .Mr. Atchison, me destruc
tion ot the Luminary establishment, and
promises still further developments.
The public l.uvo
time to time with accounts of "outrages"
committed by Spanish cruisers oil American
vessels. Recently Capt. Waidle.of the Bay
State schooner, complained of an "outrage"
committed by the British cruiser Bonnilhi, of
a very aggravated character, and which, if
true, would deserve the severest censure. As
a general rule, we have found that American
captains who wili to keep out of tho difficul
ty can do so, and if they uro ever troubled ut
all at sea bv fori ign cruisers, it is for some !
violation of the laws which have been estab
lished for the protection of commerce. In
the case oftlie Bay State, according to u vol
untary statement maiio by the mate, tho
facts are as follows : Tho Bonnilln, cruising
for Russian privateers, discovered the lny j
State boru up und hoisted her ensign. No
response being given to the signal, the crui
ser lired a blank shot. Capt. Wardlo told
the crew of his vessel that he would hoist 110
colors, nnd that if the cruiser fired into him it j
would be the best voyage ho ever made.
Seven guns were fired by tho cruiser before
the captain brought to. and then not till it
fired a shot across his bows. I
Oil coining on board, the commander of
tho cruiser said : "Why did you not lmi-t
your colors? It would havo saved ull this
1r,inli1i Otiv nnlioii i-i ttl v:ir und we have :
notwithstanding, 1 ),,. jri-i tta-d that Bus-inn privateers have
been lilting out iu the Gulf for this co.tit. 1
Your e-iugiilar conduct has led ine to suspect )
you may lie one of them, and consequently 1 j
cannot consider you as Americans until 1 see 1
onr papers." Capt. Wardlo theu said, j
"What aro you blowing about '! I have been I
in the navy as well as you, and know allabout j
if I only wish you had fired into me; ill
would lnie been the best vovage 1 ever made.
However, you now see my t!ag ; jet out of)
lay vessel as soon us you run."
The officer being satisfied, from the exuin- j
niation ot the papers, toot his leave, 0.11 ring
to supply men if the schooner needed tlicm,
aud show ing other courtesies, w hich was un
civilly refused. A similar circumstance look
place" shortly after leaving Pei uainbuco, w ith
the United States sloop-of-war Capt. War
die refusing to show his colors, although they
were bent on soino tiino before they spoke
him, and barely consenting to have them dis
played from tho nizeii rigging. No guns,
luwever, wero fired. Lulgcr.
To Bounty Land Applicahts. A divorce
cannot restore a woman to the rights or con
dition of widowhood. In other words, the
Commissioner of Pensions baa decided that
tho widow of a deceased soldier having mar
ried again, and having been divorced from
her second husband, is lint entitled to bounty
land in right of the first husband.
Nebraska. We fine the following Items in
the Council BltifiV Bogle, on the 30th ult:
"From several sources we learn at least
one boat is on its way to this place, above
St. Joseph, and probably two. Lot 'eincome
as fast as steam, snags, aud sand-bars w ill
lot 'cm.
"Market becoming mora and moro bare of
groceries nnd staple articles; Ground too
dry to plant corn ; spring wheat not up yet.
May the good Lord send us rain immediate
ly or wo perish !"
Faxatical Outraok. Charles Hayes, who
hont a proccrv at Stouchton. isconsin, hav
ing occasion to leave homo early last week,
ordered his clerk not to sell any liquor "by
tho small." as he was only licensed to sell by
the qunntitv. On Wednesday, a temperance
mob. snnnosinir that minor had been sold by
tho glass, attacked tho store, wrecking the
building, and totally destroying 111s wnoiu
stock ol groceries.
Cholera at St. Peti:rsih:ko. The cholera
ninienrs to be on the increase at St. 1 cters-
burg. The cases for several weeks have aver
aged one hundred and fifty a day, but from
the Journal da St. Petersburg, of the 17th. it
appears that on the 13th instant there were
as many as two hundred nud twenty cases re
coided. Ciiolkra on the Missount. A letter from
the Missouri river says thut the prevalence
of cholera on the river was caused by a num
ber of steamers crowded with cmigrunts get
ting aground in consequence of low water,
nnd remaining there for several days. Over
twenty deaths occurred in that period.
A German woman named Clara Engel was
on the lrtth inst. arrested, charged with steal
ing S200 in gold coin from Charles Jliensell
of No. 35 Lispeunrd fdroet. New York. She
was taken before a Justice, where also the
complainant appeared, and he intimated to
tho niagistruto thut if tho accused would con
sent to marry him ho would withdraw the
complaint. The question was "popped" by
the Judge and the lady consented. The knot
was then tied and the brido and groom left
the Court each happier than when they en
tered it.
)itMic lcetmg
Mr.nno of the mechanics.
In pursuance of previous notice given, th
Mechanics nnd citizens generally of tli
borough of Sunbury, assembled in the Court
House, on the evening of tho 10th inst., to
adopt some measures to advauce the interests
of tho mechanic and luboring man.
The meeting wa organized by the appoint
ment of proper officers, when the olyect of
the meeting was stated by Mr. John V. Mar
tin. Hon. Geo. C. Welker was called upon
to address tho meeting. In his address h
held forth the rights of tho mechanic in 0
very appropriate manner.
A motion was made by Mr. George Renn,
that the chair appoint a committee of fita to
draft a preamble and resolution, to report at
a subsequent meeting.
Whereupon the chair appointed Oeorga
Renn. C. O. Buehman, Geo. C. Welker, J.
V. Martin, and D. O. E. Maizo as said coin
mittee. On motion udjonrned until the 17th inst.
Exports and Imports. The total value of
tho foreign exports for the week was but,
S85.91S. " The principle articles of export
were 2.265 barrels of flour, 1.2'JD bnreis of
corn meal, 701) bushels of corn, aud 7u6 hogs
heads of tobacco.
Threatening the Mayor's Lirn.-
Boston Times states that the Mayor of
-Tlie
that
1 city received, on Wednesday morning, an
anonymous letter, threatening his life, iu the
event of his putting tho Prohibitory law into
execution, iu accoiduucu with hi3 leant pro
clamation. Cim:r Seizure. Tho City Marshal of
Portland, seized oil Thursday, u large quanti
ty of cider at the store of Mr. L. Harlow, of
that city. Ho dealt in the article, and . man
ufactured vinegar ou tho premises. The
Judge declared that cider was "notoriously
intoxicating," uud coudemned the article.
Deadkninu Timber. When the bark
freely in June, July, or August, is the best
time to girdle trees. Cut the sinull growth
three feet above the grouud; tho loots do j
not sprout, und tho stumps ure more easily !
leiuoved.
Gitowixn Wheat in the West. The St.
Louis Republican hat reason to believe thut
notwithstanding the drought, rust and flies,
prevailing in some parts of the country, the
Coming harvest will be one of groat plenty.
Tin1 Washington Star says, letters received
from Mr. Buchanan state that ho will leave
his mission about tho last of September, and
travel iu Europe for some lime before leturu-
j ing to the United .Slates.
i A Ski.!.. Tho City Marshal of Bangor.
Maine, seeing u man drinking something out
j of a bottle, olfered him three dollars to tell
; him where ho got it. The money was paid
i over and pocketed, and tho Marshal wus
shown to tho pump 1 The bottle conti.iued
I water.
I Tub Place to like in. California flour
i is selling in San Francisco at S6 per barrel ;
j iu Philadelphia lloii'" at ?13. Wheat iu
1 San Francisco is .l,25, und in Philadelphia
I 32.G0 to 2.70. As wages, too, are much high
er iu California than on this side ofthe Union,
it cannot be hard to live ia San Francisco.
Temporal Powers ok the Catholic Ci.er
;v. A case has just been tried at tne May
term of the circuit court for Charles county,
Mil., which shows that there is not much to
be feared from the temporal power of tho
Catholic clergy in this country:
The testatrix, Elizabeth Farr, bequeathed
"to the Rev. James Moore, her negro slaves
namely, Peter and Thomas, ulso Mary and
her two children, Leonard and Taney to
li i in and his successors nt Saint Thomas.
Tho heirs-at-law of tho testatrix, being
strict members of tho Catholie't 'lunch, em
ployed two Catholic lawyers, George Brent
and' George C. Morgan, to resist this legacy
to the Rev. Mr. Moore, a Catholic priest;
and tho point being fully argued by these
gentlemen as counsel against tho prio-t, and
by Frederick Stone, 11 Protestant lawyer, for
the priest, the court (Judge Cram) decided
that the legacy was void under the 35th nrti
cle of the bill of rights, which annuls all gifts
to members of tho gospel as such.
Temporal Sovereignty of the Pope Du
mi.h. Arclibi-liop Kenrick, in Li pastoral
letter, jiict published ill Baltimore, makes the
following allusion to tho temporal power of
the Pope :
"To the General and Stato Governments
you owe allegiance in all thut regards the
civil order: the authorities of tho Church
chidli-tige your obedience in tho things of sal
vation. We have 110 need of pressing this
distinction, which you fully understand and
constantly obM-rve. You know that wo have
uniformly taught you, both public uud pri
vutely, to poi form nil the duties of good citi
zens, and that we have m-vcr exacted of you,
us we ourselves have never inudv, even to ihe
highest ecclesiastical authority, uny engage
ments inconsistent with the duties we owe to
the country nnd its laws. On the very op
poi tuue occasion, we have uvowed these prin
ciples, and even iu our couiuiiiliicutions to the
late Poutitf, was rejected us u calumny the
imputation that we were, iu civil matters tub
jeci to his authority."
A Duel in the Dark. A lute California
paper mentions a duel which was fought be
tween a Y'mikee und uu Englishman in a dark
room. The Yankee not wishing to have
blood on his hands, fired his pistol up the
chimney, und to his horror down came thu
Englishman.
98 miles.
61 "
121 "
Total, 161 i miles.
This makes tho distance from Philadelphia
to Milton 11 mles thorter than tho Catta,
wissa route, which stauds thus t
Philadelphia to Tumaqua, 98 miles.
Tamaqua to Cattawissa, 47
Caltawissa to Miltou 27 "
The Axti-Lht.xsk Law. The AUoutown
Democrat, contains the proceedings of a
meeting of the citizens of North Whitehall,
denouncing the Auti-Licenso law as a "dis
grace to a free people," condemned by ularge
majority of tho voters, ut tho last Slate elec
tion, and calling upon the citizens of that
part oftlie Stute, to help them to procure its
repeal. The follow ing ri soullioii looks war
like. jVtsuffi.Tliut we will use all peaceable and
lawTul means to alfect tho repeal of this law,
but aro determined that if its measures are to
be forced upon us, to devise meaus by which
UH'co can be met with ton e.
Items of Jlcto
Total,
172 miles.
The Liquor Law is New York City.
I'Vio V..ui Vdrlr Mirror announces, bv author
ity, that the Liquor dealers iu New York will
continue to sell us usual after tbo-ltb of July.
If an officer of the law seizes and destroy li
quor, the aggrieved party will call iu some
two or throe of hi. most respectable neigh
bors, make thein sworn appraisers ohis pro
perty, lie theu will instantly commence a
suit for du in age s against the State. The
Mirror adds that several of tho old and ablest
lawyers are w illing to risk their legal reputa
tions, upon the recovery of duuiageg, to the
utleriuobl larthiug.
Death of Mrs. Stuart. Tb New Or
leans papers announce the death of Mrs,
Stuart, the popular and well inown actress. I Karuas outrage needs some such atonement.
Governor Price, of Missouri, Los appointed
the 30th iust., ad a day of fasting, huuiiliatiou
ana prayer, throughout that Male. I be
A Youthful Mukoerer. We read in the
Progres du Pus-de-Calnis : Tho coiuniuno of
HU Michael has just boon the tbuutre of such
an atrocious aud revolting crime that mo one
can explain it. A boy of ten years of age,
named 2ephor V , being anuoyed, 111 the
absence of bis parents, with thn cries of his
step-sister, two months and a half old, he
jumped into the cradle, trampled upon her,
uud theu choked lier, notwithstanding tlie
cries of another sister of three years of age.
The young murderer did not attempt to deny
what he hud done, but related the whole mat
ter with the utmost tang froid. -
Appropriations Tho general appropria
tion bill passed by the Legislature or this
State, ot its late session, contained iu the
aggregate appropriations amounting to $4,.
600,000 ; of which amount $2,000,000 was for
interest on public debt. $129,000 for expenses
of tho Legislature, $230,000 for the support
of Common 8chools, $277,730 for the com
pletiou of the Portage Railroad, and $250,000
for relaying the South track ofthe Philadel
phia aud Columbia Railroad.
American Ships roit the Crimea. Tho
Novelist of Marseilles notes the tri.ing oftlie
following American ships with, trout to the
Crimea, viz ; The clipper Ticnnderago. Capt.
Boyle, with 180 men nnd lfcO horses; the
clipper Golden Gate, Capt. Pi wing, for Curte
Yi-cchia. where she is to take on board 2,0,0
men and 200 horses ; the clipper Emma Juuu,
Capt. Springer, with 200 men uud 200 horse
to. Constantinople ; tho screw propeller Win.
Penn, with 250 men uud fcO horses, for Con
stantinople. Ax Extensivk Farmer. Michael Sullivan,
uu Illinois fanner, it is said, is about to phtut
10,000 acres of laud iu com. He was for
merly one ofthe largest farmers in the State
of Ohio, for many years, uud according to a
roleuipurary, he could ride in h direct course
tlfteeu miles through his owu com fields.
ltuRTON, May 21,-.Governor Gardiner's
veto of the Personul Liberty Bill has been
sanctioned by a communication Irom the At
torney General oftlie State, pronouncing the
bill unconstitutional.
The Senate has, however, sanctioned the
bill over the veto by a vote of 32 to 3, and
me uouse oy a vote 01 three to oue.
Boston, Maj 21. The jury in the cam of
st. irowu nguiusi 1 ne .ew tlaven Railroad
Company havo returned a verdict fur tlm
plaint ill', assessing the damages at $16.000.
Dr. Brown was injured at Norwalk, and sued
for $20,000. 4
of
Suit. Mr. Goodyi
ties in Paris for an
year.
Ixpia Rusher
New York, sued some part
infringement upon his India Rubber patent.
no won uis gnu me twj UureudanU being
condVmrfcd to pay fine of 1,000 francs each
and damages. Mr. Goodyeur may also post
600 placards in Ihe.street reportiug the trial,
and insert it iu six newspapers, at the ex
pense of the defoodauU '
There ure six vacancies in the United
States Senate one whig and fivo democrats.
New Hampshire, Indiana, Alabama, Missou
ri, California and Pennsylvania have each to
elect a Senator. Mr. Gwin, of California,
will claim a seat on the ground that a plural
ity vote elects in California, and hu got that
vote 011 the hist ballot.
The Artesian Well at New Orleans.
The New Orleans Picavuno says that the ar
tesian well iu that city lias reached the depth
of threo hundred and seventy fett. The uu
ger is now penetrating a stratum of loose
sand. The workmen do not anticipate arriv-
ing at a permanent source of water supply
betoro reaching a depth 01 nve or six hundred
fett. .
David Newman, who died lately in Gran
ville county, North Curoliuu, was a cabin boy
of Paul Jones, u cannoniur for Rogers at Tu
nis, an actor iu the scenes at Tripoli, and at
Sandy Fork u corporal iu the Philadelphia
regiment.
Cholera is said to have already broken out
nt Cincinnati, and the papers of that city aro
culling on the local authorities to muke early
preparation for it, by cleaning tho streets
and removing every cause of unwholesome
ness. The investigation of tho various charges
against eA-l'ostinader Keudull hag been
concluded, uud the accused has been held to
bail for hi tippeurunce at the next term of
the United States District Court for trial.
M r Soulk has returned to the law, inNew
Orleans. He made his appearance in the
Sixth District Court, and 011 the Hth inst., as
counsellor in a case mvolving nearly a million
of dollars.
Boston, Muy,22. The groat Anti-Liqitor
Law gathering ut Faneuil Hall, lust night.
was uttended by at least six thousand persons.
Strong resolutions, denunciatory of the law
were adopted. '
The totul nctt profits ofthe Reading Rail
road for tho first five months of the present
year, is given as $711,817! Last vear Tor the
same time the nggreato was 437,053.
The Mormons have established a settle
ment ubout thirty miles from Council Blufis.
It is composed exclusively of families from
the Western Reserve of Ohio.
The Know-Nothincs of Tennessee hav
adopted Col. Gentry us their caadidate for
UU1CIUUI,
The splendid pair of horse 1 presented to
the UU Daniel Webster bv citi ItitlH nf Vets
York, will be told at auction, ou Saturday
Col. Steptoe las declined the aprniutBieut
In pursuance of adjournment, tho meeting
of the Mechanics was held oil tho evening of
tho 17th iust., and was organised by the ap
pointment of John G. Fry as President, as
sisted by Samuel Snyder, John G. Bright,
Solomon Brocious, Philip Clark, William K.
Martz, Solomon Stroll, and Sebastian Haupt
ns Vice Presidents! and D. O. E. Maize ami
Em'l Wilvtrt, Secretaries.
The proceedings of last meeting were road,
and. on motion, adopted.
The committee appointed nt lost meeting
to draft resolutions expressive ofthe sense of
tho meeting, reported through their chairman
as follows :
Whereas, It is a lamentable fact that the
hard-working und energetic mochanics of the
Borough do not receive from their fellow citi
zens such encouragement as the combination
of their scientific skill nnd practical knowl
edge doe?, and at all times ought to merit.
A.vo Whereas, It is manifest that the
improper and unwarrantable conduct of many
of our citizens in withholding their support
from their own mechanics, nnd extending
their patronage to foreign or city manufac
tures, is a practice deeply to be regretted,
and ought to cease.
Asn Whereas, We earnestly bclievo that
a more judicious system ought to, and if
looked at in the proper light, would bu adopt
ed by every working citizen who desires to
seo the prosperity of our beautiful town,
therefore
lloolce.d, That the practice of our mer
chants and others in purchasing und keeping
for sale articles of eastern and city niiinufac.
ture, when tho same articles nro sold and
manufactured as cheap and as substantia),
(aud in many instances more so,) by their
next door neighbor, is against conscience,
sound policy, and is depriving their Allow
townsmen i,f tho very means ot their subsist
ence. lUsolced, That Ihe Mechanics of Sunbury
hold themselves responsible for their skill and
knowledge iu all the various brauches of their
business, and assuru the public that no pains
shall be spared to render full nnd complete
satisfaction, nud believe that they are fully
competent to furnish articles of their own
! manufacture at as low prices, uud in as neat
I und substantial manner as cun be procured
I elsewhere.
slips L Btsolred, That the course of many of our
citizens iu going abroad to purchaso wares
for their own use, is entirely unwarranted, the
fact that they take their money out of their
own town, und spend it amongst wealthy city
stwpitalists, instead of encouraging their own
homo industry" is unjustifiable, and thu fact
that they pay the cash to those persons with
v. honi they deal from home, whilst they often
ask a long credit from their poor neighbors,
is without excuse, and is u cause of just nud
proper complaint.
Bnsolced, That wo earnestly appeal to tho
conscience of every honest ond patriotic citi
zen of the Borough and vicinity for th
truth ofthe above facts, and ask them in th
iiamo of justice to consider the premises, and
to cordially unito with us in carrying out iv.
erv possible measure that may further ittth
uud all of our interests which uro so ictiuititv
ly blended together.
Jit ola d. That we the Mechanics of Bun
bury believe there is policy iu doing and per
forming our w ork ut tho lowest possible rati,
Hesulred, That those persons who are pla
ced iu public trusts, ought always to purcha.-
their articles of use from, and get their woik
done by the Mechanics in the community r.u
w hom depended their success,
GEO. HENN, Chairman.
On motion the abovo resolutions wvr
unanimously adopted,
The Hon. G. C. Welker, S. Snyder, ttnj
Wm. M. Rockefeller addressed the nieetir.fr
G11 motion,
Bcsalced, That the proceedings of this
meeting be published iu all the papers of this
place.
Ou motion adjourned.
.Signed by the Officers.
' . .... .j
New Advertisements.
NOTICE.
"rtJOTICE is hereby given (hat application will
be made to tho next legislature of IVninyl
vania, at the nrnsion of 1H56, for the creation uf
a rorpornte body, with bauking and disfmiuUng
privileges, to be culled the "Nhajsokim llis."
located at iSlumokintown, Nortliumlx-rlsiiJ t'.
Pa., with a ropitul stock uf $150,01)0, with lh
privilege uf increasing- the uuie to $300,01)0 if
necessary.
Miamokin, May 82, 18.VV 6i.
Estate of JACOB ALLEMAN, doo'd,
TOT'CE is hereby gi-en that letter ttUi
' tary upon the estate of Jacob Alleiuin, Is"
of Lower Mahanny, Northumberland county,
dc'd , have been granted to the aulwcrilr.
Therefore all persons having claims or deinsnils
gainst the said estate, are requoaUd to n'
them known without delay, aud all persout in
debted lo inaye payment forthwith.
JACOB BINUEMAN.tVw
Lower Mahanoy, May 86, 1855. 61.
SEGAES.
El Neptuno, El Dorado,
El Ducndo, Kio Hondo,
Itecrea.lorea, La CuriosidaJ,
La Sumiarmis, Caiialoa,
Hantation, Havana Cheroots,
For 6ale at WKISEU 4 UKl'.N'BR
Sunbury, May Si), 1855,
NEW DRUG SRTOE!
O
WX3ISER c BRUNEI
Wholesale and Retail Drujnprt
Market St., htxt door to E. Y. hi tt,ktW
ctlunrrnir v a
FFF.R to the uublie the largest sral 1
(elected atocll ever opened iu di tcU'B
cuntry, consisting of
FBESH AND PURE DBUGS,
Medicine, CbemicsU, Ground Bfi ,'!n''
til, Varnish., Dya-stuU., WiuJ! Z
Patent Medicinea, toeetbar with s "i",
ortment uf 1'aii.t, Clothe, Hair, 'llVa
and Staving Brushes, Dressing, KiJe,
Pocket Combs, rancy cloapa, fcliain
Tobacco, feegars, Tort MoMa. Sltwnry f
eetionaiie, ' ''
PURE WINES AND BRANDIES
ror Madicinal use. English. French and
car, Perfumery. K.ney OocA tl r2
lion. lr. abort every article k'P b VmV.
a t . a ? id