turn aiKQit or isBTorot..
Tm Kcmum AVonii.
. Ckur wtroRt SicBiiiTorof, May 21. Tlio
rumor ia that we open fira on the 24th
(Thuradnr next.) bat tbnt may be a ruse to
distract tlifl attention of "gopsip and corres
pondenta" from the expedition. A to the
operations of the French army, nothing ia
known with any certainty.
It Is said that aprivute of llio 48th Uopi
tnent has given omo very volunllo informa
tion tanccting the terra' n of Selmstejiol,
and has corrected a serious tiiisconrpption
tinder which onr engineers wore laboring re
specting the cottrao of a creek in front of the
left attack. The nmn 1ms beeii for some
years in Kussia, and as a stone mason lie
labored at tho works of.Sobnstopol.and knows
every street in it. lie pointed out the po
nitiou of the terminus of the water works, and
ef the engines working in it, and it is now
Stated that there are no less than 100 guns,
all hid from view, defending these works, and
raking the Redan, so that hud wo assaulted
and carried the formidable work, we should
have met a fire on which none of our officers
had calculated. Tho uncertain reports T.e
rcceira respecting tho strength of tho garri
son are most perplexing.
It is certain that tho Russians require nil
Immense number of men to keep their com
munications in order, and to bring up their
applies to Schastonol. wherever thev mav
come from. Should they, indeed be short of
material, it may be easy to estimate the dilii
culties tncy encounter in dragging up shot,
shell, cannon and powder from their depots
hundreds of miles away, by referring to the
great labor we have to undergo, railway and
all. in furnishing our batteries, only seven
miici irom tue sea, wan the requisite arma
ment and amunition. The French here were
lately flying large kites over the Flagstaff
Dastion, whether to amuse themselves and
annoy the enemy, or to secure somo practical
object, I cannot sav. Their example has
been followed, and a large kite is at this
moment soaring gracefully in front of the
A uuriu uivision.
scexes wrrniN sebastopol.
LETTER GROM A RUSSIAN THERE.
The Austrian Military Zeitung contains
an interesting letter from Sebastopol, uuder
date May 13. The following is a summary :
-"In spite of all the efforts which the enemy
nave made, ouj bulwarks stand as fast as
ever. Long before the bombardment begnn,
the journals of the West informed us that
our walls and forts were speedily to be put
to a new prooi. mis maue us redouble our
precautious, and we bore firmly the truly
murderous fire ihollische which threatened
all with destruction. Nevertheless, thou
sands were devoted to death, and it made one
shudder to see the Elborus the steamboat
pass every two hours during the bombard
ment, from the south to the north, with so
many wounded that she could scarcely carry
them. "While standing in Bastion No. 4
the bastion which Buffered more of all I for
got the danger to which I was exposed in
admiration of the cool end stoical conduct of
our sailors. They fell and expired without a
cry, though racked with the most fearful
Bgonies.
"The southern side of our town has suffer
ed most severely, and is hardly to be recog
nized 500 houses have been totally destroy
ed, and grass is growing on their ruins. The
beautiful theatre no longer exists. Though
the upper districts of the town are not so
much damaged, yet there is not a single house
to be soon which does not bear manifest tra
ces of the bombardment. The streets are
everywhere ploughed up by shot, and the
pavement is totally destroyed ; while at every
corner stand whole pyramids of tho enemy's
cannon balls and exploded shells, which were
daily collected before the opening of the fire.
In many streets fire or six such pyramids aro
to be seen, each of them from 8 feet to 10 feet
high. Nevertheless, business is continued,
and booths are opened for the sale of goods.
Prices, however, are enormously raised, and
engar costs a silver roublo (2s.) per lb. The
supply of meat is more than abundant, but
bread is exceedingly scarce. The streets are
filled with people, and crowds of children run
to and fro, assisting at the construction of
barricades, aud pelting each other with balls
of clay. Our life iu Sebastopol is agreeable
to us, for use iu a second nature. The
greatest activity prevails iu the harbor of
8katerin, where cannon balls, powder, fa
cines, sacks, and provisions are landed in
astounding quantities, as they are forwarded
from the northern forts. In a word, neither
the thunder of the enemy's cannon nor the
siege of Sebastopol, is suffered to disturb us
any longer; we mourn over adversaries, who
are shedding their blood without result before
onr brazen walls. We read many absurd
statements about the condition of the be
sieged ; but the absurdest of all is, undoubt
edly, the news that we suffer from want of
supplies, and that hundreds and hundreds of
us as are daily cut off by death of all which
no trace is to be seen."
THE ASIA'S MAILS.
The Asia's mails bring more details of the
Allies' operations before Sebastopol :
The geneaal conclusion of the press, "that
tho Mamelon and White Tower have been
taken by Gen PeliBsier, amounts to more
than that the approaches to an important
bastion on the Kc.st front of the south side
of Sebastopol, have at length been secured.
When the Malakofl bastion end tower shall
in their turn have fallen, a deadly wound will
have been indicted upon Sebastopol."
It is remarked, too, iu the House of Com
mons, desprecate the sanguine conclusions of
the press and tha public, and that the liituer
to reliable Russian despatches manifest no
depression, and speak of communication by
way of the Isthmus of Fcrckop, as unlikely
to be intercepted. Nevertheless, new life
has been infused into the allied armies by
General Pelissier, wha seems determined that
his forces shall not at least not rot idly away.
Mr. Colxlen is quoted too, as saying :
"Five months ago, Russia gave notice that
it was intended to abandon Kertch, and no
doubt it was the same with Uerdinnsk and
other places in the Sea of Azoff. From what
he gathered, there was great exaggeration
with regard to this expedition to the Sea of
A son. n mere was reany anyiiung in it,
what must now be the reflection of those who
had the ships to undertake it long ago. lie
believed that the supplies of Sebastopol came
entirely from I'erekop, and that that place
and Simphcropol, were strongly fortified like
Kcbastopol, and that bom must be taken be
fore you could intercept the food of the Rus
sian army and take Sebastopol."
Thn Vrnliiliitorv T.inuor Law seems to be
fated to evasion. We already stated a West
ern decision to the effect that single bottles
of wine, brandy, etc. are "original packages"
fara ho until lorrnllv : and also a New York
decision to the effect that ule is not strong
drink, and therefore the sale cannot be for
bidden. We have now another decision in
Oonnuocticut, iu the case of the city Hotel at
Hartford, which is that the liquor in an inn
ir hotel is for the coovcnieiice of tho lodgers
and guests, and not fir Miscellaneous salu.
Under these various decisions, it appears that
people may buy aud drink imported liquors
by the bottle as before, and that hotels, mns,
4c. are permitted to supply their guests with
liquors.
PaEACueas or tub Oluek Time. Iustan
ces are cited of earnest neta in preachiug and
of persistent labors in the gospel.that appear
t the present day almost incredible. Hoo
per, bishop f two diocess, preached daily.
Tobias Mettbevi, biabop of Durham, eighty
ysars pld, precshod daily. Jobu Wesley is
raid to bars presetted forty thousand times in
ftfty jroarj.
THE AMERICAN.
SUNBURY.
SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1855.
II. B. MASSER, Editor and Proprietor
To AvraiTtmti.- .Tht circulation of the Sunhurjr
American among tha different towna on the rSiirrjuehaniia
la not exceeded ifeqmlled bjr any paper published in North
ern reimsvlvame.
EDITOa'S TABLE.
Bnainraa Notices.
Kat & Brother advertiso a new edition of
Purdon'a Digest, Binn'a Justice, and Grdydon'e
Forma.
OnriiiNa' CoraT Sam. Frederick Lazarua,
Esq., Administrator of Christian Bower, advert!
aca a lol of ground in Fawn atreet, part of the
mansion property of aaid deceased.
Naw CotMi ii t. Ammerman, Zuern cfc
Weitzel notify their friends and customera that
they are now prepared to deliver coal of a aupe
rior quality from their new colliery at Shamokin.
Mr, Ammerman ia an old and experienced ope
rator, and will give general satisfaction in hia
line of business.
63T The stores in this place will be closed
on the coming 4th of July.
CaS" Large Vegetables. The Danville
papers aro exulting over a large leaf or stalk
of the Rhubarb plant, presented to each of
them by Mr. Alexander. The Intelligencer
describes his as measuring 4 feet in length.
We have cut from our garden, stalks of the
mnmmoth rhubarb that measured five feet
and a half in length, the stem measuring
threo feet long, and five inches in circumfer
ence. (ST Tub Chops. The general impression
is now that tho new crops of grain give pro
mise of an average yield, and as more acres
have been sowed than usual, there is a pros
pect that grain will be abundant, unless some
untoward event should intervene between
this and harvest. The continued wet weather,
will, no doubt, put back the season for har.
vest, at least a week or ten days, and may,
perhaps, prevent the filling of the grain per
fectly. Wo havo also learned that the weevil
has been found in a number of the wheat
fields, which has induced some of our farmers
to sow slaked limo over the fields as a reme
dy. Tho fly has been found in some fields of
rye, this season, which is something unusual.
Whut we want now is several weeks warm
dry weather. This will maturo the crops of
wheat and rye, and greatly invigorate the
growing fields of corn, which are not only
backward, but have a sickly and feeble look,
owing to the frequent rains and continued
moist weather.
iE3J"Peoune is Wheat. The Baltimore
markets show a considerable decline in tho
price of wheat since our last publication, as
will be seen by referring to tho quotations o
the markets in another column. Red wheat
was selling at 215 to 220. White at 220 to
225.
Grain is gradually coming down in the
city, and some predict that there will be a
heavy decline iu less than 30 days. We un.
derstand that a good dcul of old wheat is be
ginning come to light, as the prospect of a de
cline becomes mora apparent. An abun
dant harvest will not fail to bring down pri
ces to reasonable and living rates.
PIIILADALPIltA AND Sl'KBl'RY RAILROAD.
We observo by tho Philadelphia papers,
that at a meeting of the Board of Managers
of this Company, held at their office in Phila.
delphia, on Friday, the 22d inst., the Hon.
Wm. L llelfenstien was elected President
of tho Company, in place of David Longe
necker, Esq., resigned. Although the Com
pany may regret the loss of the services of
Mr. Longeneckcr, whose active and energetic
business habits have dono much towards tho
completion of this work, they hove been nev
ertheless, fortunate in securing the services of
Judge Helfenstein, tho early and constant
friend of this great improvement, who is no
less energetic and persevering than his pre.
decessor in office. The Company is now do
ing a fine business, and the prospects for a
largely increased business, are most favorable.
The following is a copy of the letter of
resignation, and resolution of the Board of
Directors :
To the Director! of the Philadelphia and Sun.
bury Itailrond Company.
Piui.APEi.riitA, Jane22d, 1855.
Gentlemen : Huviug retained the Presi
dency of your Company. until the successful
completion and operation of your Road, to
tho point contemplated when I accepted the
situation, at a great sacrifice of my tune aud
private interests, 1 now feel that 1 may retire
from the position without injury to the road
or its prospects ; this course is imperatively
demanded by my interests and engagements
in a large Cotton Manufacturing establish
ment and Iron Works, which will necessarily
require all my time and attention.
In resigning my situation, permit mo to
congratulate you that our labors have con
structed an improvement of great interest
and importauce to the middle coal field, aud
to the country, and upon the flattering pros
pects of realizing ample remuneration upon
our outlay of toil ana capita). With senti
ments of regard, I am your obedient aervaut,
Signed, D. LONGENKCKER.
Ou motion, it was Resolved, That the res.
ignatiou of David Longenecker, Esq., of the
I'resfdoncy of the Company, be accepted, aud
that we express to him our high appreciation
of his untiring energy, perseverance and
great abilijy iu the discharge, of his official
duties, and in the completion and successful
operation of our Road thai far, aud that we
earnestly request his further co-operation as
one or the directors or tne Company.
tgrTbe New York Herald favors the
rliius of George Law for the Presidency.
The last argument it has adduced in bis favor
is, that- when a boy be was an ostler, and
somewhat famous for eating crackers and
cheese, and drfciinj small bssr.
PENNSYLVANIA BIBLE SOCIETY.
We have received the 47th annual Report
of the Pennsylvania Bible Society. It con
tains the Usual amount of information in re.
gard to tho progress of the society in the
distribution of the Bible.
We are pleased to observo that tho opera
tions of the "Sunbury Female Bible Society"
havo been much more extensive .than any of
its neighbors, and with one exception, the
largest of any town in the State. The amount
received for Bibles, &c, tho past year, was
by the
Sunbury Female Society, (270
Northumberland, 18
Milton, " 60
Lewisburg, " 125
Bloomsburg, " 105
Berwick, " 28
The following is the report of tho opera
tions of the Society of this place
Sunburt Femalk Bim.s Society. During
the past year tho Society disposed of the fol
lowing number of books at its depository :
"Bibles sold, 20
Testaments sold, 109
Bibles presented. 2
"It affords the Managers of the Society
great pleasure in being able to report, that
daring the past year they have been enabled
to extend their operations beyond the borough
of Sunbury. In their Report presented to
the Parent Society a year ago, they avowed
their attentions, provided a suitable npent
could bo secured, to explore that part of Nor
thumberland County lying south of the North
Branch of the Susquehanna River. Mr. C.
AVnlters was engaged as agent for the Socie
ty four months, lacking one-third.
"The following is the result of his labors :
"Number of families visited, 21C8
" " " destitute, 115
" " " ' non-accepting, 33
" ' Bibles sold, English, 278
" " " Gorman, 38
" " given, English, 16
" " " German, ' 1
" " Testaments sold, English. 391
" " " " German, 84
" " " given, English, 4
" " volumes circulated, 812
Donations, ... $C5 03
"In his Report, Mr. C. Walters remarks:
'More than half the destitute were Protestant
families. ... In tho Coal regions. I sold a
great many books, and received most in the
lino of contributions. The largest donation
made to the Society was from a lady.
" 'In that part of the county south of the
Loine Mountains a rich country I received
one contribution, given by a young lady of
Georgetown.'
Sahao Gown, Prest. F, Born, Sec'ry.
Jane Finnev, Treasurer.
C3 Resignation. We regret to say that
tho Rev. Richard A. Fisher, Pastor of the
German Reformed Church of this place, has
be' n compelled to resign in consequenc of ill
health. Mr. Fisher's health has been feeble
and precarious for more than a year past.
His congregation, by whom he is highly es
teemed, deeply regret the necessity that im
pels their separation.
At a meeting of tho Consistory of the Sun
bury German Reformed Church, held ut
Lautz's Church on the 20th ult.. the follow
ing preamble and resolution was unanimously
adopted.
Whereat, The Rev. R. A Fisher, has this
day, in consequence of impaired health, ten
dered his resignation as pastor of the Sunbury
Church in which he has long and lailhfully
labored. Therefore.
Resolved, That we bow with humble sub
mission to tho ruling hand of Provideuee, and
accept of the resignation of our beloved pas
tor, in tue nope tnat lie may soon be restored
to health and usefulness, in the church.
3T An accident occurred on the Sunbury
and Erie rail road lust week, a short distance
above Milton. A land slide from the hill
side, occurred just before the train approach
ed, at full speed. The speed of the engine
and train would have cleared the obstruction.
but for a log that rolled iu the way, which
turned the engine and baggage car over into
the Canal. The passengers escaped unhurt.
The hands on tho eugino came off with a good
ducking in the canal, accompanied with a
lew sligut bruises.
65T Col. Steptoo, appointed Governor of
Utah Territory, in place of Brigham Youug,
whoso term had expired, has declined the
appointment, aud recommends tho re-appointment
of Young. Col. S. has resided for
some time, with a detatchmeut of United
States troops, in Salt Lake City, and is pre
sumed to be acquainted with the dispsition of
its government and people.
3T Land Warrants. President Pierce,
Ex-Frcsident Tyler and Secretary Marcy,
have all received Laud Warrants for military
services. The first was in the Mexican war,
and tho others in the war of 1812.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.
We regret to state that Samuel J. Fry of
this place, brakesman on one of the coal
trains of the Philadelphia and Sunbury R. R.
lost his life on Thursduy afternoon, by falling
off the train coming down. His right leg aud
arm were terribly crushed. He was taken
into the hotel of Mr. C. Leiscnring near which
the accident occurred " and died iu fifteen
minutes. Ho was sensible to the last, and
seemed to experience little or no pain. Mr.
Mr. Fry was about 35 years of age and one
of our best and most worthy citizens. He
1 'lives a wife and child.
Harvesting in Virginia. The farmers of
Virginia have commenced harvesting their
wlieut. J he crop is generally considered
good, except in the Southwest of the State,
where the fly has injured it ; but as large
quantities of wheat were sown, it is expected
that the harvest will be more abundant than
usual. The di yinir of the Btraw immediately
below the head, by which the ascent of sap is
arrested, is said to be one of the most reliable
indications of the maturity of the plant, aud
oi tne necessity or cutting and curing it.
hiNBURY a nii Ehib Railroad. The Phil-
adelphia Lnouirer learns that the parties in
terested iu t lie coal fields on 4 be Susquehanna
river above Lock Haven have submitted a
formal proposition to the manacers of the
Sunbury and Erie railroad company to reut
the road, on its completion, for fifteen years,
and pay the company seven per cent, net
profit on the entire cost of the road, and sub.
scribe one thousand shares towards the con.
stroction of the work. This ia a liberal prop
osition, and speaks well for the character of
tne improvement.
'Ths Cry is Still, Thet Cohk." There
arrived at Buffalo, N. Y., on Thursday last,
by the Buffalo and Sute Line Railroad, 1000
head of cattle, 60 bogs, and 650 sheep, con.
tained in one train of 80 cars, drawn by two
DJIIrVa.
(From tha Alia Califoruimu.) I
PROBABLE AFFILIATION OF WALKER
AND KMNEY-LETTER FROM HEAD
QUARTERS.
By tho kindness of Col, Iliram Pearsons
wo havo obtained the following letter written
to him by Col. Kinney, from which it would
appcnrlhat the originnl idea of landing at
Blewfiolds has been abandoned, and conse
quently that tho plan bf colonizing the Mob-
qnito lerruory witn Americans has been
given up, at least for the present. From tho
intentfons expressed by Col. Kinney in his
letter, it is evident that the Walker forces
from San Francisco, and the Kinney immi
grants from New York, will meet about the
centre of Nicaragua, and tho results of their
junction can hardly be doubted, as far as the
permanent location or an American colony is
concerned. Tho mines referred to in the let
ter arc those in the districts of Segovia and
anomalies, on tiie toot lulls ot the Cordiller
as, risjng eastward from the Lakes Managua
and Nicaragua. They have long been cele
brated for their productiveness. Nearly all
tne silver ore extracted from these mines
Contains more or less gold, which is now sep
arated in a rude muiiod by smeltine.
It is not generally known that Walker en
ters Nicaragua by the express invitation of
Castillion, tho Democratic candidate for
I resident, and still waging war against the
servile or legitimate party, ruled by thechiefs
of the late President Chamorro. A formal
contract, with tho seals of State, and signa
tures of the constitutional authorities attach
ed, was procured by a citizen of San Francis
co more than six months' since, at tho sug
gestion of Castillion himself, and forwarded
to Walker, and upon this contract ho is now
acting. It grants Walker and the party
forming the first expedition to aid the Dem
ocratic party, 72.000 acres of territory, to bo
chosen from any public lunds in Nicaragua,
"to them, their heirs associates and assigns
for ever." Should the Castillion party prove
successful, Walker & Co., have un immense
tract of country in the garden of tho world,
and here, in connection with Kinney, who is
purchasing lauds on the eastern Bide bf Lake
Nicaragua, a flourishing American colonymay
in time spring np, and perhaps provo the nu
clous about which tho entire country will
gradually become settled by Americans, and
pass into American hands. The following is
the letter referred to :
New York, April 20,1655.
Mu Dear Colonel : I have omiltud wri
ting to you until now, becauso I did not know
what my moves would be I have at last
arranged to start on the 7th of May, on the
steamphip United States. I have chartered
her to take my companions and mends to
San Juan, where I shall remain for a short
time. I have purchased, in company with
our United States Consul, Mr. Fnbens, a
large tract of country situated on the Nica
ragua Lake, on which there is some very vul
uablo gold, silver and coal miucs.
1 think. Colonel, that when Central Amer
ica is settld up by good American citizens,
and a firm Government established, it will bo
one of tho most productive and rich countries
in tho world.
Now, my dear Colonel, you were so liberal
with me when here, to let me have an interest
with you in your California operations, that
I leel it a duty to oiler you, on tne same lib
eral terms, an interest with me in my Central
American enterprise. 1 here can be no loss,
and there may be a very great gain. My
enterprise is a large one, dud I havo every
confidence of my success.
If you can spare the tunc, come down and
meet me at Virgin Bay or at San Juau del
Sad. I should like much to see You, and
make your visit profitable to you. I saw Mr.
Whitcome to-day : he inquired particularly
after you. Write me at Sau Juan aud Vir
gin Jiay, and believe me.
Your siucere and devoted friend,
II. L. Kinney.
AGRICULTURAL DIVISION OF PATE.NT
OFFICE.
Paraguay Tea. We are indebted fur the
introduction of this tea to the kindness of
Lieut. Page, of the United States ship
Waterwitch, now engaged in exploring the
sources of tho Rio du la Plata, in South
tVmeriea. It is worthy the attention of per
sons living in tho middle and southern sec
tions of the Luion who limy have tho means
and conveniencies for cultivating it, and for
its many agreeable qualities its distribution
by the office cannot but be upproved. As a
tree it is highly ornamental, and wherever
the Magnulia Grandifiora will thrive, there it
may be successfully cultivated. The inhabi
tants of Paraguay, and indeed most of those
who use it on the southern part of this con
tinent, attribute to it almost fabulous virtues.
It is unquestionably aperient and diuretic,
and produces effects very similur to opium ;
but most of the qualities so zealously attribu
ted to it may with some reason be doubted.
Like that drug, however, it excites the tor
pid and languid, while it culms the restless
and induces sleep. Its effects on the consti
tution, when used immoderately, are similar
to those produced by ardent spirits; and
when the hubit of drinking it isonee acquired
it is equally difficult to leave off. The leaves
of the plant are used by infusion, and all
classes of persons partake' of it, drinking it at
all hours of tho diy, at their various meals,
rarely indeed beginning to eat before tasting
their vavorite beverage. Not ouly is this
the case in Paraguay, Uruguay, and the
Argentiue Republic, but in l'eru. Chili, aud
Ecuudor it is no less esteemed. They drink
the tea from the spout of a pot which they
call mate, adding to it a little burnt sugar,
cinnamon, or lemon juice. The wealthier
aud more refined class draw it into the mouth
through a tin or silver pipe called bombilla,
which, being perforated with holes at oue
end and inserted iu the mate or tea-pot, en
ables them t5 partake of the liquid without
swallowing the smaller particles of the pul
verized leuves floating on the surface. The
quantity of leavts used by a person who is
fond of it is about an ounce. The infusion is
geuerully kept at a boiling temperature, but
those who are accustomed to it seem to drink
it thus without inconvenience. In the mean
time hot water is supplied as fust as it is con
sumed, every visitor being supplied with his
mate and pipe. Of allowed to stand long the
tea acquires an inky color. The leaves, when
fresh, taste somewhat like mallows or inferior
Chinese green tea.
Sixty Feet of Daughters. In the Half
Century Sermon of Rev. Dr. Brace, of New
ington.'Ct., we find a fuct respecting the Ed
wards family, which we do not remember to
have seen elsewhere stuted. Speaking of
.Mr. liuckus, one oi Ills predecessors, be says:
"His wife was one of ten daughters, every
one of whom has been said to be six feet tull
making sixty feet of daughters, and all of
them strong iu mind children of Rev. Tim
othy Edwards, of East Windsor." That man
who had sixty feet of daughter, and besides
them one son who bud more than sixty feet
of intellect, must, according to the Feal mist's
view of things, have been a happy man.
Murder or a Teacuer. The Memphis
(Tennessee) Whig, states that Mr. Brown,
principal of the male Academy at Pontotoc,
Miss., had, a few days since, punished a lad,
uamed Warry. On Monday, 11th inst., a
brother of the lad, aged about 17 or 18, lay
in wait for Mr. Brown aud attacked him.
Dnring the scuffle, young Warry inflicted
two wounds upon Brown with a large Bowie
kuifu, which proved fatal in a few minutes.
The murderer was arrested.
Caors in Ouio. The Cleveland Herald
offers to take its reputation for veracity that
flour will be down to $6,50 per barrel in 30
days. It says the crops never looked better
in the State of Ohio, and that the prospect
is that there will be tbs largest Meld erer
known in that 6tate. '
THE PAPAL POWER.
The N. Y. Journal of Commerci notices)
at length, the efforts of Spain and Sardinian
Governments to effect some temporal indo
pondonco of the Pope of Rome. The sub
stance of the contest is thus snmmed up :
"The powerful Yassals of the Popo have
thus tirtuallv thrown off the yoke of tempo
ral ptiwer. The hand of ecclesiastical tyrnn
ny which has weighed heavily upon them for
centuries, has been shaken away, and tho
chief cause of ages of political paralysis re
moved. What England and Germany did
three hundred years ago, has now been done
in part by Spain and Sardinia J but unfortu
nately the same weapons of intrigue, ecclesi
astical censure, and alternating threats and
cajolery, are evidently preparing by Romo
now, that were nsed in former days ; and
there is every reason to fear that modern re
formers will enconnter as ninny troubles and
cares in perfecting their patriotic work as
woro sn fibred then. The relations between
Sardinia and Rome have been recently most
nnfriendly, and the whole weight of Clergy
influenco'has beeu thrown into the anti-progress
scale.
According to the latest intelligence from
Europe, "The Pope was also profoundly af
Jlicted, at the state of things in Spain ; and
the general opinion was that tho diplomatic
relations between that Kingdom and him
would speedily cease." It was rumored that
tfie Spanish Minister at Rome, M. Pncheco,
would bo handed his passports, and conGdert
hopes were entertained that tho influenco of
the clergy over the peoplo would be sufficient
to excite them to rise in force and overthrow
the Espart government. The monk had be
gun to agitate the minds of the iiipcmtitiouo,
and it has already been given out at Madrid,
that an image of the Sartor, in the Church of
est. l-rancis had sweat blooa out oj grtej Jor
the sale of church property ! Some even affirm
ed that tluy had wiped off blood from the im
mogc, and others that they had seen hit eyes
move I
Thus the renewal of the old war begins.
On one sido liberty struggling for dovelopo
ment ; on tlio other, interdicts, excommuni
cations, authorized treason, and rebellion,
massacre, civil war and all the ills that fol
low in tho train of ecclesiastical usurpotion.
And for what? To retain the possession of
large endowments, which Rome acknowled
ges are in a great measure misapplied, mis
managed, and in the hands of lax, wordly,
religionists, and which aro a direct bar to tho
progress and developement of the nation."
IDtisccIIange
Wine from the Isabel grapo is manufactu
red iu Hartford county, N. C.
Ex- Senator Dix, of New York, is about to
return from Europe with a sick wife and son.
A woman in Lyons, a glovo maker by
trade, lately made and won a bet that she
would fast for seven duys.
It won't do to conclude tliat a man is al
ways happy when he is "smiling," or that ho
is a house builder, because you always fiud
him with a "brick in his hat."
It is stated that a cargo of liquor has just
been brought to Boston from Rotterdam,
consisting in part of 1350 packages of liquor,
including 500 pint and 300 hulf-pint bottles.
Crushed to Death. On the 16th inst., a
man named Thomas Jones was instantly kil
led in G. Bast & Co.'s mines, nt Miuersvilll,
Pu., by a heavy fall of coal.
Wealth Well Used. Amos Lawrence, a
wealthy citizen of Boston, who died recently,
pave a various benevolent purposes during
his life time the munificent sum of seven hun
dred thousand dollars.
Flour from New Wheat. A few brrrels
of Hour ground at the Croton Mills, in New
York, from Southern red wheat, received
from Charlestown, grown tho present season
in Sifulh Carolina, were exhibited on Friday,
at tho Corn Exchange, in the former city,
and held on sale at $13.
Death from the Sting of a Locvst. The
Athens (Ala.) Herald slated that a youth, in
the neighboring sounty of Lawrence, while
out fishing, a few days ago, was stung in the
head by a locust, from tho effects of which he
died immediately.
Astronomical. The planet Venus is now
the evening star, and will continue so until
October 1st. For two or three months it
will be increasing in brilliancy, and may bo
seen plainly with the nuked eye in the even
ing, east of and about forty-five degrees from
the sun.
Not a bad Gcess. During anniversary
time in New York, a boy asked his compan
ion what was the reason for so many Minis
ters meeting together every vear T The oth
er confidently answered, "To exchango ser
mons to be sure.
The venerablo Father Sawyer, of Maine,
now in his 100th year, lutely visited his native
town, Hebron, Ct., at the invitation of ex
Gov. Peters. On Sunday, he baptized four
children, and preached well all day.
Haymaking. Many of the farmers about
grass, although the late showery weather has
i i ti v
neen ny no means lavorauie lor Having.
Grain of all kinds looks well iu that vicinity
The fear of Infection recently caused some
persons to Aberdeen, Scotland, to bum all
tho clothing, and even the prayer boak of a
aeceaseu cnoiera patient, but six A-1 notes
lound on nis person were religiously prcser
ved.
In an Episcopal Church in Toronto lately,
the creed was chanted, instead of being re
peated in the usual manner. More than half
the congregation immediately left the church
indiguunt at this attempt to introduce Pu-
seyite observances into the worship.
The Clearfield Raft man's Journal says that
Alex, irvin, fcso., who, for some time past
has been on a visit to Kansas, has returned
that he gives but a poor account of the
country says it s scarce or water, and scarce
of timber aud thinks that Clearfield men
had far better stay at home thau go out there
on a "wild goose chase I a
Middi.etowk, Ct., June 23. J. S. Tarni
lee, of the McDonith House, and Peter Ro
senkrantz, were tried to-day for violating the
Liquor Law. The former was found guilty
on four indictments, and Roseiikrautz on
three , They were fined 30 and costs, from
which they appealed and gave sureties.
These esses were prosecuted to test the con
titutionality of the Liquor Law.
"Wast Paper Letters." Two letters,
mailed for and received at the Baltimore
(Md.) Post Office, were sold among waste
paper, and lutely found at tho mill of Mr,
ilbelm, in Baltimore county. One con
luineu a j ana -.ue omer $4.it. ana were
found by two of Mr. Wilbolm's employees
a portion oi me money was recovered by the
Post Office Agent, and restored to the
owners.
Great Family Gatherino. There was
great family celebration at Rowley, Massa
chusetts, ou Thursday last. Five hundred
liembers of the Jewett family marched in
procession to the ancestral burying ground.
aud thence to the residence ol Dr. Joshua
Jewett, 87 years of age, who, with aged rela
tives, 83 and 84 years of age respectively-
one from St. John.ibury, Vt., and the other
from Connecticut took their seats in the
carriage, which was assigned a conspicuous
place in the procession, which tbenxiroceedod
towards the old Jewett homestead.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT NIAGARA FALLS.
Niagara Falls, June 23. A man went
over the American Falls this morning. He
Was in the act of landing a skiff just above
the rapids when he was carried away by tho
current and his boat capsized. His name is
nnknown, but he is supposed to hate been on
his way from Canada with vegetables.
Portaob ox Back Numbers of Newspa-
rKRf.- Back numbers of newspapers, if ad
dressed to a regular subscriber, are chargea
ble with postage of one cent each, payable ei
ther at tho olhce or publication or the olhce
of delivery , but if sent to ft person not a sub
scribcr, they are considered transient papers,
and, as such, are chargeable with one cent
each, if prepaid, nnd withjwo cents, if not pre
paid. Noue but regular subscribers to news
papers aro entitled to tho benefit of qnarter-
iy or yearly prepaymeni. ii usiunywn urn-
OK.
Fall or A Suspension Bridge. On the
16th instant, about half of the cross-timbers
supporting the floor of tho suspension Bridge
over tho Cumberland River, nt Nashville,
Tcnn., gave way in the centre, precipitating
a largo wagon and six horses, loaded with 12
500 pounds of groceries, ftnu ft buggy and
horse, into the river. The wagon-driver had
one leg broken, while the man in the buggy
swam ashore uninjured. Several foot pnsseiit
gers were on tho bridge at the time, who it is
feared, are lost.
The Bounty Land Applicants, under the
last act of Congress, continue to pour into
the Pension Office at Washington. L p to
the end of last week the whole number of ap
plications received was 1 1 7,700, of which 104,
(97 were enveloped and briefed, 98,844 ac
knowledged, 18,700 examined, 10,244 allowed,
49000 registered, 5803 warrants issued, and
3150 warrants registered.
Mysterious. A large elm tree, which be
gan to show symptoms of decay, was chopped
down last Thursday, on tho farm of Ml. Coz
zens, in tho southern part of Cump'iell coun
ty, Ky., when the skeleton of u woman, with
n little dried, shrivelled flesh adhering to the
bones, was found in n cleft of the tree, about
20 feet from tho ground. The discovery
caused a great sensation throughout the
neighborhood, but no one remembered of any
person having been missed or disappearing
from there for many years.
Lkavenworth City. Kansas territory.
having become the starting point of the Salt
Lako traders, is doing a thriving business.
Such is the quantity of goods passing through
the place, that in the space of ono week S17,-
474 was paid for freight on goods lauded
there. At the last dates, a train of six hun
dred wagons laden with government stores,
was about to start for the Salt Lake, the
draught cattle of which train would number
four thousand oxen, besides several hundred
horses nnd mules. Several of the Salt Lake
trading firms have Bent off twelve hundred
wagons, a like number of teamsters, and over
ten thousand draught cattle.
A Tragedy in the Ckimka. Lieut. Dri-
ant, of the grenadier company, had occasion
to check a soldier, who, being'partly intoxica
ted, was inarching very irregularly. Scarcely
had the reprimand been given, when tho man
replied, "lieutenant, you ve punished ine of
ten enough yon shall not punish me any
more ; and on the instant levelling his mus
ket, ho fired, and shot him through the body.
The general in command of the trenches wus
in the ravine close by, and after a brief con
sultation between him nnd tho commandant
of the relief, a council was held and the nmn
condemned to bo shot. He was taken out,
and twelve bullets were sent through his bo
dy. "
State and County Agricultural Fairs.
Tho Canal Commissioners have resolved
that all freight '. tended for the exhibition of
the Pennsylvania Stato Agricultural Society,
to bo held ot Harrisburg, and all freight in
tended for the County Agricultural Fairs to
bo held in this State shall be permitted to
pass the estate works free of toll, iu going to
and returning from the same. Provided that
the regular toll shall bo paid on all such
freight sold at or during the eontiuuanco of
tho said Fairs. They have also resolved to
issue excursion tickets over tho Philadelphia
and Columbia railroad to persons visiting the
state and t ouuty Agricultural 1-airs to lie
held in this State, this fallthe fare on said
tickets to be threo cents per mile for the
round trip.
A Thief Turned Reporter. A scoundrel
being lately caught robbing a bank, when
asked what he was doing there, replied, "Ouly
taking notes."
New Advertisements.
TO COAL DEALERS.
AMMERMAN, ZUERN & WEITZEL,
RESPFCTFUI.LV inform the public that
they have leased the new colliery, called the
Lambert colliery, and are ready to deliver coal of
superior quality, and of a variety of sires prepa
red on their new coal orcaker. All ordera prompt
ntlcnded to by addressing the firm, either at
Sunbury or Shamokin.
Sunbury, Juno 30, 1855.
'Jo the lion. Alexander Jordan, I'm., J 'resi
dent, and his associates, Juages of the
Court of Quarter Sessions of Surthnmber
land County.
flMlE Petition of the subscriber residing in
JL the township of Coal, iu aaid county, hum
bly represent that they desire to continue the
aide ot inous, spirituous, malt or brewed liquors,
in quuntitiea not less than a quart, at their old
stand or drug store in the town of Shamokin, and
are well prepared for that purpose. They
therefore pray your honors, to grant them a
license to sell aaid liquora during the ensuing
year, according to the act of Assembly approved
April 14, 1855.
JOSEPH BIRD.
J. J. JOHN.
Shamokin, June 30, 1855. 3u
Orphans' Court Sale.
N pursuance of an order of the Orphans' Court
of Northumberland county, will be expoaed to
public aale, on Tuesday, the 17tk day of August
next, at the Court House, in Sunbury, the fol
lowing described real estate, to wit; A pat t of
those iwu CfclWAl-X 1.U1S, Koa. 205 and
208, to wit : Seventy-four feet fronting on Fawn
atreet, and extending in depth back ne hur led
and eighteen feet, aituate in the boriauiih of Sun
bury, whereon ara erected a good amall frame
dwelling house, barn, 4c Late the estate of
Christian Uower, dec d. tale to commence at
tO o'olock, A. M.,oi said day, when the teruia of
aale will be made known by
FKEDK. LAZ.VIIUS, AdtnW
.uy order ol the Uourt,
O.C.I
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JKO. V, PLRSEL, Clk
Sunbury, June 30, 1835,
SHERIFF'S SALE.
TY virtue of a Wis. Exp. to ma directed, will
-a be expoaed to public aale, at the Court
House, in tha borough of Sunbury, on Mond;iy,
tha Clh day of Auguat next, at 10 o'clock, A. M ,
tha following property, to wit All the defen
dant a interest, auppoaed to ba Ilia unuiviueu
moity of
A TRACT OP LAND,
in Coal and Zerba Townships.
Beiutd, taken in execution, and to b aold aa
tha property of Wm. Ayr, aunivuig Calvin
BlytUdacU HENRY WEISE, 8hari
Sunbury, Juaa 30, 1885
Good Intent Fire Company
A MEETING of tha Good Intent Fira Compa
ny m ba bald at tha Court House, on
Monday vaning next. Punctual attendanca ia
requsated.
Bt Oaaaa or va Patnaiav.
Sunbury, Juna 30, 165.
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Phila., June 30,1C5.') ,1ni5.
AUDITORS' NOTICE.
MIE undcraigned, appointed Auditor by the
Orphans Court ofNotthumherland county,
to distribute the assets in the hands of David
Manx, Administrator of the estate of James
Price, late of .Shamokin township, Northumber
land county, dee'd., to and- among the Severn I
creditors of the aaid dee'd, will attend to the du
tics of hia aaid appointment, at hia olfice in tho
horough of Sunbury, on Friday, the 27th day of
July next, at 10 o'clock, A. M., of aaid day, at
which time and place all persona interested arc
requested to attend.
WM. M. ROCKEFELLER, Auditor.
Sunbury, June 30, 18.r5 tit.
NOTICE.
Tie Commonwealth of 'ennflca)iia
To the heirs and J no. G. Youngman, Ad
ministrator of Francis Cook, dee'd., and all other
persona interested GnxtTiso.
yorthumberland County, ss.
Notice is hcreb)
given that at an Orphans' Court held at Sunbury
in and for snid county, on the 6th of April, 18."5
William I,. Dewart prcaented hia petition to tht
said Court, representing that he ia the aole devi
ape of the Kcal estate of Lewis Dewart dee'd, ami
praying the rourt to grant a rule or citation upon
the heirs and others interested iu the estate oi
Frincia Cook, dee'd, to appear in court on the
first dav of August Term next, to show cause
why the Administrator of aaid estate should not
report to the court the salo of lot No. 146 in the
borough of Sunbury, made by him by order o
said court, why the said sale should not be con
firmed, and a deed executed for the premises b;
the Administrator, delivered to the Petitioner at
devisee of the said Lewis Dewart, oec'd.
Whereupon April 6th, A. D. 1855, the court
granted the Kule.
Witness the Honorable Alexander Jordan, Esq.,
President of our aaid Orphans' Court, at Sun
bury, this Clh day of April, A. D.. 1855.
JNO. P. PUHSEL, Clk. O. C.
Punlmry, June 30, 1855.
PROCLAMATION.
OT1CE ia hereby given ihnt thn Severn'
' Court of Common Pleas, General Quarter
Sessions of the peace, and Oprhnns' Court, Cour:
of Oyer and Terminer nnd General Jail Delivery,
in and for the county of Northumberland, t
commences! the Court Hi use, in the borough o:
Sunbury, at 10 o'clock, A. M. on Monday, the
6th day of Auguat, next, and will continue ONE
WEEK.
The coroner, Justices of the Peace and consta
bles in and for the county of Northumlierland, aro
requested to be then and there in their proper per
sons, with their rolls, records, inquisitions, am;
other remembrances, to do thoae) thinga to their
several ollicea appertaining to be done. And al'.
witnesses prosecuting in behalf of the Common
wealth against any prisoner are also requested and
commanded to le then and there attending in their
proper persons to prosecute against him, as aha!!
be just and not to depart without laave at their
peril. Jurora are requested to be punctual in theii
attendance, at the time appointed agreeable to
their notices.
Given under my hand at Sunbury, the 30th day ol
June, in tne year oi our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and fifty-five nd the Inde
pendence of the United Slates of America the
79th.
God save the Commonwealth.
HENRY WEISE. Sheriff.
List of Causes,
rT3 . : .. i :n ,i. - f r i . m . .
iiibi aii me vuuu ut -uiiiriiou m lea '
of Northumberland County, at August T.
A. U., 1855.
PLAINTIFFS. DEFENDANTS.
Rachel Miller Ac vs E R Miller
Ludwig Kneadlcr, Ac. et al va Abrah. Shipman.
Wm B Burke
vs m II 1 hompson
va Reuben Fagely
a John Wedtlecomb
va John P Summers
va Peter SheaA'er cV co
va Thompson & Eisly
va Sweeney & Caldwtll
with notice to Garnishee
va Jacob Seasholtx
va Reuben Fagely
va same
va eame & CO
va Thomas Dornan
va David Fisher
vs same
va Wm Tilman jr
vs G Morria
vs aame
va same
vi Samuel SaviJja
va Henry Hurt"
John 8. Peterman
J B Mawer
John C Meloy
Martin Rishel
Peter Dickeson
Wm Grady
George Good
Benj Hendricks
John Shissler
same
Henry Masser's Ex'ra
Elizabeth Irlana
Hugh Bellaa
aame
Ann Devera
G Leisenring
aame
Leisenring & Fisher
John Smith
Isaac Campbell
Isaac Brown va
I.aac D. Fiaher va
John Stnick
Mary Ann Cumminga
Rosannah F Klii.a
same
Susan Kline
Samuel Kyla
Jamea Caanaron
E. A. Spar, tfce. va
Wm. Dalea Ex'tora va
Harroan Klina
va Jacob Snyder
va Geo Trottel jr
va Aaron Trottel
va Geo Trottel jr
va earn
va snj Griffey
va Geo aker
8hoemaker tk Dreaaler
Georga Vsnkiiis, A dm.
vi L L Bavin
vi J B Maaser et al
va SGehringer
va Jesse Archumety
v Milton Ahlum
va L L Bavin
vi J Our (V Terretenant
vs Michael Kersteltar
Good tV Miller
F W Hughea
Daniel Conrad
E H Archumely at al
ChaaSEngla
Milton Stamp & eo
Henry Stetlera adm'r
Cressler 6c Reesidea
Graca Huoy
vi Charlea GoMlwr
JAMES BEARD, I'lath'y.
Prothonotary'i Office, )
Punbury, June SO, 185S.-
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