Si t mr In 1 m f mm r . V SERIES, VOL. 3, NO. 4G. SUNBUKY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1S5G. OLD SERIES, VOL 10. NO. 20 Sunbury American, tCRMIHID KVBMT lATDRUAt BY II. B. MASSER, arket Square, Stmbury, I'enna. It M S OP SUBSCRIPTION. OLLjARS per annum to lit paid half rarly in N J pKjiet diicuiitii-icil until all urrcarugca arc ntiTxtitiimi or Inter, on uu.iueis relating to to mnin attention, mint be 1'03'f l'A)D TO Ci.LliS. iea lo one addtesa, fSco D ii(u . ' oi(i usra in a.lvnnei, will pay rot Hire, year's tub t.i the American. iter, will pleawact aa rur Aeetita, ami frank ajniiuT siiherriptinii money. Tliejr ara permu tes under the I'ost Office Law. KHMSOF ADVKRTISINO. te or 14 lines. 3 tiin.a, '.ejuei.t in.tuion, i-. 3 moiii'.ii, 1". ri or Jj;0 300 "ni1j nf Fire linp. tnrmJt, RCi.l otiirni a iVerti'M)t ' ln r t,l ,'t itisiinffi.t wcklv. IfteO u AiUi-tiiiisme;itfl. pf r gretnHt. J O 11 PU1NT1NC. r iM-r-tt'.1 with mr p?fiVtitfiT'p( Wfll i. fi (H'TiCr., V'hich Will rtinhtr HI t' Fiecutv lel me. t't rv viinr'.y of pmiimg. H. !D. ICASSE?,, T O H N E Y A T L A W , ECMBUntr, PA. ie attended In iu the Counties of Nor rlaiul, Union , Lycoming Montour and in. I'.-feratctt in Philadelphia : .Tra-.n, CS.a. OitLn,... ;.., k b in fun, Ijiih, Smith it C. i: ASH ANTHRACITE COAL t it-n rut liMHTin Coi.ulhi, ISorthiiiiiberland county, I'., EUU we liave cry enlensiv improve-i.-i:l( an J are prepared to olier to tlie i wry superior article, jiartirul.irly muted i -..iiiufartura of Iron and uil.ii:g friiiem. ft Cottl ar : I I .Ml', y for Sineltinj purposes. K VI'. A M IJ. )AT, for do. und Steamboat '' for Family me anJ Steam. et'OVK, ) j'i ' I for Liiotburnera an J Steam. I fioii.l of Slipping ia SuiiLury, where ar gents are uiaue le loaJ beats will, out any COCHRAN, PEALE 4 CO. J. Cmhkh, Laura. ter. Vt', I'kaik, Hlianiokin. Ki.iuolii, Lanraater. . I) iu;oiaNiH, do. -ilera adtlresteil to Sbamokin er Sur.bory, five prompt allentiou. 10. lX3i ly "(rJ a'iJ our Xatice Land.'' 3VF.H.NN. CAMP, No. 2'J, r.r t 0. th C S. A. hold, its atHleil traainna evei it evening intlieirNew 11 h II . opposite K. ': t,iru. Sunbury, Va. Initiiation ai d $2 00. T. M. SUI.NDKL, W C. l Wiiviht. n. S. ibnry Oct. 20, 1SE5. o. oip xj. v. ivr. .'UL'ISY CtJCNClL, No. 30, t). of I'. A. . mi'rti every 'I'ti.hat evi-ninir in ti:e ran Hall, opposite K. Y. 1 riclita atnir, t alrert, Stu.bury, I'a. Memhera of the ara reapectfully reijiieatPii to ajtenil. i'. M. SHINDLL, C. '(iort, R. S. ibury, Oct. 20, ISf.S. cr. s. op I ASUNCION CAMP, No. 19 J. S. r.f A ho!Ja i!a alnloil meeting eerry batorday ic. in the Amurira:i Hall, Mukel btrrit, A. A. 8iIISSLEH, P. in 3. Pcard. R. . Hli:ry. January S. 1 8."i.. tf. CELUUR EATING SALOOM (UatlLtS O. WlMat l OK S liken the r!oon foimerly octupieJ i:y Wbailnn ti. I'ialier, Ji ?l?.;Tl.it .Square, .SVn'niry, . t he will bo hapji? to Uixpeiue to hia a and liie eatii'f 'iildic r,ene.-a'!y, all the idea f ihn aeaanii. including OyHera lrr.-!l pire.l. The bill of fare will iiiriiide nl.- ilinii.l ili-!irariea, ral-iilatrJ t.n:.lify t'lOfe are lni irv, ami i!i.p l!0 iltirc tnerrly to tli. ir palate ticUcd. It will Le i...'ii at all i of the ilay, an J all reasonable himmi'f the . (live li a a call and taate f r y.nrrelvea. f i'amiliea and paitiea auppiiej uu aha:t . .ibury, Sept. SI. 1623. LEATHER. 211 TZ. HOIIKV Si. Co. o. 23 Xorlh 'J'tinl &rret, I'LiUuletphic. Oi(J(.'CO Mantificturpra, Curriers nn.l Im pru ra of J'KKNCH C LK-MI.N. unit miaiiod and Oi. fcUl.l. bL Al Ubii t. P. b. 17, w ly F. II. SMITn. 0P.T JTONAIE, POCKET E00S,' rc-lnfc Case Rlanufarlurer, .V. II'. for. of Fourth h- Chestnut Sit., riiiLAiifci.ruiA. aya rn hand a lnrge and varied aaaortmento nrt .Manns.ica, Work lloaea, o. ket llni'ik, Cabae. Hiilcm L'iHi, Traveling Dnca, n-. Il..id( ra, liackgaminoii lloarda, orl Koli js, Clieaa Men, orl.iblo l)cka, Ci?ar Caae, a'ini; (a.-.ea, Pocket Memorandum Tlooka, IriO, a xmet.i aaanrtinrnl of Engliali, Frencli i;.-r nan 1'aury (Joods, Fine Pocket Cutlery, oi, Itai.ir Strops and Cold Pens. Second and Third Floora. F. II. SMITH, A, cor. Fourth A Chestnut Sta., I'hilada. .'. U On the receipt of $1, a Superior Gold avill be sent to any part of the United Slates, nail ; de.cribing ren tnu, ro'dimrit bard, oft. hila., MarcH 31. 1855. ply. FARMERS TAKE NOTICE. 100 bushela Flaxaeed wanted immediately at the Cheap 8tor of E. Y. Bright, tot which highest market prica will be paid, unburr, October 6, 1855. If fARDWAFE.Vrahhj Cutlery, Raora, Poek 1. at Knivea, Haod aawa' Wood aawa in ics. Aim, Chisels, Door Locks, and tlingee, id DjIIs, Waiter, e.. just received and for ,1,, . I. W.TENER&CO. funlmay Pee. I. 1154. AN ANGEL IN THE WAY. Fnir the downward path ia prcnd, Lovo und liht thy coming grutt, Fruit is Mnphitic o't-rthy linul, l-'Iowcrs are growing 'ncath thy feet, Mirth and Sin, with tossing hands, Wave thee on, a willing prey, Yet an instant puusu there standi Au Angel in thu way, Ilcod tin? lionvmiv wnrninrr know Fairest flowers thy fuet niuy trip ; Finit, t Ii lit like the sun set glow, Turns to ashes on the lip, Though the jovs be wild und free, Even mot tnl rye can tev A u angel ia the way. AYilt thou drown in worldly pleasure? Will thou have, like him i f ( Id, Li'ith of iluys utid stores of treasure, WiMloin, gloiy, power mill gold 1 Lif" mul limbs shall sickness waste, Wuut shall grind thee (lay hy day, Still to win tin e Und hulh placed An at.jjel in the way. Trusting nil on things that perish, iliall n hopeless luilli he thine I Earthly idol wilt thou cherish T How helorn uu e-u lhly shrine f Meet rebuke to mortal love Yearning loru ohi.d of eby, Death shut! cross thy path uiid pravo An angel in the way. When the prophet thought to sin, Tempted by his heathen guide j When n prince's grace tn win, Prophet lips would fain have lied. Even the brute the same controlled round n human voice to snv, "Master, smite mu not" Heboid An angel in the way I So. when Vice to lure her slave-. Won him down the shining (rat k, S'pirit hands are stretched to save, Spirit voices wain him buck. Heart of man 1 to evil prone, Chal'i! not nt thy sin's delay, Eow thee hunibly'down and own An ungel in the wav. 2f.boIu(ionari)hftcj). Prnm the rhilndelpliia Unllelin, THE T0P.Y BLAST-FURNACE. tt D. W. BKI.1SLB. During the Revolutionary War, the moun tains of North Jersey bordering thn state of New York, afforded an excellent rendezvous for robbers and highwaymen, nml were not unfreijitentty visited by bunds of Hessians in the seivictt and nay of the Hiitish Cmiim! I InU-ispei-fcd with abundance of rich and"e- cessibm minerals, tlieso nionntains previous to that interesting era, had been taken pos-ser-siun of by manufacturers of iron, nml in (!ue course of time various blast-furnaces dot ted the streams which coursed, bko lims nf j silver, through the adjacent valleys. Those I furnace were objects of much speculation, j and had strange legends connected with them, ; Tor. ode-i ut night the inhabitant living far j back in the forest, along the sides of the mountains anil in the intervening vales, be. held the sky lighted up by corruscations ra diating from them, and, to many, such illumi i cations wero ominous. They were regarded as indicative of evil, more eppeciully ns im ! preasions were quite irenernllv entertained bv the people that various localities in that sec tion were nocturnally visited by supernatural agents; therefore, it is not unreasonable to conclude that minds thus educated und ope rated upon, were well prepared tn en-ate for themselves strange prejudices, und retain them with impcitm-hahie stoicism. If the light from those furnaces on particular occa sions presented a crimson tinge, it was to them prognosticative of war and bloodshed. Hence, long before the actual struggle for independence coiunieneed, those uneducated pioneers had supvrstiliorHy antieip.iti d many of its concomitant horrors." If the light wa's pale, of a purple or ornnge tint, it denoted pestilence and its iittendniit evils. In fact, every prismatic ray had its peculiar augury .mil llioso vagarious notions were us reli giously ru-li.-Y-d ns were inuny of the princi ple of moral ethics. .Superstition ii sometimes as potential In forming the character of a certain dais ns ai'.v o'.her agency, and of this descrintion wu tint (bus who then, and for a I.iIil' time af- terwarus. resided at Iiingwoud, l'asraic coun ty, Ntw J.M:;ry, tan ii nt Muling, n U-.xe miles i!is;.n.t. 'i'l.c furnace st liiuguuod was eon dai ted on a larre scale, and was owned by a arm n.ni.ed Kvei.-t n, (many (r whose de seembti.ts arj still living ;) it was regarded l.y the hdia'uitaiiU about Stirling, and con tig:imis loiicf s, as destined to evil, because every cloudy night they witnessed the sky in that direction tinged with crimson. .Subse. quently, und during the wnr, this furnace was employed in casting cuniion balls and? other inishilcs for the tiiemy. When the fact was known to the government, u law was passed closing all furnaces found thus engaged for, the space of trenty-uine years. When wu were but a youth, w distinctly remember playing around the ruins of that old blast-furnace, which had been a source of so much speculation in former times. In its palmy days tho peculiar crisis of the times gave to it great importance, as being a centre where considerable amounts of money Were distributed, and ull kinds of goods were bought and sold I ulso, because it manuructurcd and furnished one of the staple articles of warfare. Hut, unfortunately for its proprietor, while it disguised its true character by manufacturing such material for the Americun army, it like wise sold bulls and bombs to the Hritish, and und hence received thu designation of the "Tory ISIii.it'J-'urnace. During thut interesting period, another fur nace was owned by General Stirling, anil was conducted by a young man, named Charles IlotT, who had served in the American army as captuin of a small company of volunteers with signal ability aud success. He was of medium stature, full of ieul in the cause of freedom, and, like Codes, often cave battle single-handed, and was remarkable for his vic tories. He was of that courageoua claas of men who "ask no favors and shrink from no responsibility.'' At the time our narrative commences, be bad been married oniy a lew weeks to daughter of Moses Tuttle, a resi dent of Mount fleaiaDt. Ooe veDintr. just as the last gleams or son- shine were fading from the topi of the bills, the family of Captain Iloff were seated around the table, refreshing themselves with that much admired, tbonirb somewhat ancient disb "joosh and milk," conversing oo the prospect of tho war, and feolin? monsureably alarmed lest their own quiet domicile should be, in turn, visited by tho tories who were foraging that section of country, and robbing every house to which they could pain ncces. The tn-ilifcht of evening was settling into tho more sombre shadows of night, and tho quiet beau ty of tho surrounding hills seemed clothed with a supernatural grandeur, when suddenly tho door of their residence was burst open by a party of four men, who had been engaged ns workmen at the "Tory Hlast-Furtince," under the commnnd of Claudius Smith, a no torious lender of the Tories in that pnrt of the State. Their face wero besmeared with point, giving them a frightful and terrifyin-t look, in order, no doubt, to prevent being recognized by Captuin JlofT. Without a word of ceremony they walked into tho house, Mr. rioff. nt first, not suspecting their inten tions. They were not long, however, in mn king their purpose known, for. thev presented o pistol n his breast, with the demand "In the name i'f the kino, deliver up ynur moneii and other vnlimltcs.'' Surprised at this stranjo procedure, the young captain began to remonstrate, but they declared that thev would have his mnnev nr his life. Still nnd'nunted. Captain IIofTdcter mined to cive them ns warm n recent ion ns the nature of their visit diserred. (Quietly moving himself back from the table, as if in the act of handing his money over to them, he darted furiously' at the leader of the Tory Imnd and felled him to the floor with his fist. I his was tho signal for a e-eneral melee, tin. ring the continuance of which tbo liirhts wero extinguished, and neither of tho bellisrcrents dared to fire in tho dark, feariuir that thev might injure their own party, and thus do mor harm than cood. Tho confusion in the dining-room attracted the servant to the scene of conflict, ami as she entered the room, one of the tories ordered her to produce the light, but as she attempted to do so the candle was knocked out of her hand bv Cnntuiii lloff. At th:s juncture of affairs the tories endeu vored to tie him, but, like Curtius, he bravely contended with them, declarinir "1 never ! will be tied ! I never will be carried away. J trill die like a giddier tit nt pvft.'" At this resolute determination, and seeing that ho had nt least one of their lives it: his power lor he had a good pistol they relaxed in their efforts to make him a prisoner, and sought a compromise. He answered them that he would never consent to any such ar ratiifemeht, unless thev solemnlv tlcdmil themselves to injure none of his family. To this proposition thev readily assented, nnd seeing that further resistance might result in consequences of a serious character, through the earnest entreaties of his wife, fnfitiiin JlofT gave the robbers his kev. .nd informed them that they might find lill thev could. This unceremonious visit of the robber.-t was prompted by the impression that they should Slates' evidence, and charged the Babcocks wun robbing yon, which is now on record in (Joshen, and Allen live in New York. shoemaker by trade. Jame Babcock has been hnug. Isaac Iiabcock is living about six miles from me. I have heard from one of the family that the things taken from you were uiviueu umnng them. , 'I am your obedient servant, '.Iobki'U Hoard. "To Captain Charle ITnfT. In tracing the early history of this Hnbcock family, it has been discovered that the two mentioned above, together with several oth ers, hud been employed at tho Ringwood r urimce. nnd became acquainted with the lact of Mr. Iloff havinar money In his posses sion, nnd nt the time were cutting coal-wood in 1 Ho mountains between Sterling r mnace and tho Ringwood Furnace. A sinirnlur cir cumstance councctol with this aTnirwas, that some time al'terwurds cue cf this cotnpnnv was wounded in n skirmish, and. supponm ho wits about to die, sent for Captain I luff. requesting that he would write his confession. I he wounded mall had in his possession n massive gold ring which had been taken from Mr. II off's finger, and likewise hi wutch. lie informed tho Contain whero tho rest ol the goods might be found. James Habcock, jut before lie was taken from the jail ut Cos hen to tho gallows, re marked : "I now remember a prediction which mo ther made C3iiccrning mo, thut I would die like a trooper, with my shoes on my feet V meaning, no doubt, thut he would meet with some sudden death. With imperturoble coolness ho remarked to an individual with him : will male the old toman lie for once!'' and, pulling off his shoes, he was actually con ducted to the gallows bare-footed, aud execu ted in that peculiar situation. Such were some of the incidents connected with the history of that old Tory Mast Fur nace, and many of the inhabitants who still remain in the vicinity where it was located, superst ilionsly believe that all these circum stances occurred in consequence of prenaturl indications from the furnace itself. " 'Tis a lottery ITnmteil frmn aia down j a mtrse'ata!e Which children, open-eyed and nmutli'd, devour; And thus n (i.iiriiluii itninnnicc relates, Wa learn it und Ulieve " California Tcfos. able to obtain a handsome sum of money be which had been received by Captuin Iloff, in exchange for a lot of bombs and cunnon balls winch had lust been disposed of. but which. however, the Captain had buried in his yard for safe keeping Having the kevs in their possession, the robbers proceeded to search the house. Every drawer und desk was core fully examined, but not finding as much mon ey as they anticipated, they commenced col lecting together everything tho house con tained in the shape of clothing, and other articles, nnd tied thetn up in bags." They even stripped the beds, and every particle (if wearing upparel had been seize'd. At this juncture, however, Mr. Iloff interfered, say ing, very inmiestiv : 1 hardly think von are actiiirr the fair thing to take my wedding suit." l ooking him steadily in tho faco with a sort of grave perplexity, one of the gang re plied : "It isn't fair and we won't take the suit." Saying this, he handed it back to tho own er. Mrs. 11 off was less fortunate. The thieves took all her wearing apparel, even rudely snatching from her cap an ornament which she had worn there. There were sev eral things prized by her very highly, which were seized, and in a kind tone of entreaty sue said to them : "(Hi. leave me that searYt clonk that I may wear it when I go to see my mother !" The Poor Quails. The helplessness of the quails during this severe winter is inducing many people to capture and kill them in gn at numbers. Wo notice, says the I'ittsburtr Gazette, that thev are offered freely in market, and hear that great havoc has been made among them bv this thoughtlessness. It would tie far bette'r policy to feed them, and so preserve them for tho future, than to kill and so exterminate them. The following pertinent remarks on this subject are from the Albany Kveuing Journal : "Under the dry leaves of the scrub oaks, and under tho leaves of friendly logs in the woods, covered over with snow or extended stiff upon its crisp surface, is many and many a quail, who last fall whittled 'Hob White' in a style to win all hearts. The winter is too severe for this charming b::d. The quails are dying in great number. The cold stiff ens many, und hunger stills the Leurts nnd hushes the music of the rest. The ground is covered everywhere with a deep layer of snow, tbrough which 'Hob can not get at his food. The grain stacks are plated with ice nnd sleet, und coldly refuse a kernel to the dying bird. l'lumpest, tightest, prettiest, most social of our feutlmred game, the distress of the quails will touch oil tender nnd manly natures. Thev should be fed wherever this is possible. While it is a privilege to dine Hob, or have him at breukfust or supper, this humane attention to him will bring its re ward next season.' Many a pairing, and many a nest-bousekeeiiinir. and rearing of junior Hobs will Lo theitby saved and encom passed. Many a solo of sweetest whistling will be kept for a summer und autumnal en joyment of the woods and brakes of the com- ing leaf tune and harvest. Many an orches. tral trottingoverthe dried leaves aud grasses of the thickets by Hob in company trailing Hut, the lender paying little utteittiou to j for his food with the prettiest motion of nn her solicitation, threw it over his shoulder. remarking : "This cloak will shine in New York !" Upon discovering the character of this par ty M rs. Iloff ut once set to work, in a man ner which deserves the greatest commenda tion, to secure such of her property us she cmild. unpereeived by the tories. She cure fullv gathered up what silver she had on the table, and soineo'.her trinkets of value, which rite placed i:. her pocket, umnng which were two watches, one belonging tn her husband and the other to his brother. As ill luck would have it. in the struggle these spoons made tin unforiiiiiate rut t tittir. which arrested the attention ol one of the thieves. Instantly placing u pistol ut her breast, ho demanded and made her give up the treasure. All that this heroic woman succeeded in saving whs three rings, which, in attempting to put into her pocket, fell on the floor, und a basket of bed-clotbing which she had managed to put under the bed unobserved by the tories. Cue of tlieso rings is said to be still in the posses sion of a member of the family. Capt. lloff resorted to several experiments to induce them to desist pillaging his house, but finding ull attempts unavailing, he made an ut tempt to overcome them by strong drink. They were, however, too mistrustful to be caught in that way, and finally decamped ta king with them ull the goods they could pack upon five horses. They took all tho horses belonging to Captain liolf, and, before leav ing. Smith, the leader of these unwelcome visitors, approached Mrs. II oil', and, with au air of perfect suuvity, saying, as he took her by thu hand : "I feel exceedingly sorry for vou, maunm, but I have been robbed niysulf, ucd this is the wuy 1 take revenge. Having secured ull they could at this houso, they proceeded on their journey over the mountains towurds New York, committing on their route nil the depredations which the strength of their party allowed. Among tho mountains their overloaded horses became lame, and for their own safety they were obli ged to turn them loose iu the woods, where theywero afterwards found by a party sent in pursuit of tLe robbers by Guuerul Wines, ami returned to their owuur. Their Buddies aud bridles were ulso found biddeu among the rocks. Captuin lloff entertained strong suspicions against three of bis neighbor, named James Habcock. Isaac Habcock and James Allen, am) although the paint on their faces ut the time prevented a positive idi nli. fixation, yet bis suspicions were more than confirmed in a letter whicb be received some yean afterwards, from au intimate friend. It was as follows : "Rihowood, April 12, IT90. "Si a : I would inform you that you wero robbed by Icaac Habcock, Jamei Habcock add James Allen. The laid James Allen was afterwards taken with a gang ol robbers, , aud put lu oshea Jail, lud then tnrn4 living creu.itre mat goes upon two legs pattering music us ho steps, and trotting right into mun's heart while trotting away from him. Friends, let ns come to tho help of the Quail, by feeding him nnd abstaining from feeding on him. In a time like this it is a sacrilege to cut. Hob White. Ski.f-Actimi Stkam Biukr. Mr. Robert L. Curry, of this city, has patented a "Self, ucting Steam Drake, for stopping locomo tives." A cylinder is placed beneath the locomotive, supported by a bad-plate, hav.i.g two pistons with heads" und cio.-s-houtls ui tached. The steam, when thrown into the cylinder from the boiler, between the two piston heads, forces out the piston roils in adverse directions, which inolion, by extend ing the brake rods, brings the brakes direct Iv upou the wheels with ull thu force and pres sure of the steam, and equally distributed upon the different wheels. The engineer has the entire control of the trains without uny assistance from a brakesman ; aud he can regulate, with a key, the stoppage of the train so us to apply the force of the brukes gradually or immediately, as the emergency may require. Tho invention uppears to bo u practical and valuuble one for the purposes designed. It is exhibited at Mr. Oeorge V. Wurd's store, 'ill Chesuut street. 1'hila. Ledjtr. Qitkn Victoria refused to see her maid of honor, the Hon. Miss Murray, upou ber re turn from tho United Stutes, because she bud written her candid opinions on tho subject of slavery; aud her foolish majesty caused it to be intimated to Miss Murray thut, it she pub- iitueo. tier uoou in Ueience or extenuation ol slavery, she must resign her place. Heing fiecburu white hngbsh woman, the maid of honor accordingly resigned, and "is uo longer a member ol lite royal household. Not be ing able to write KnglisU herself, and being ij fact a ludy of feeble mentul capacities, the queen naturally reseuts Miss Murray's writing a book at all ; but thut she should presume to write a word iu favor of an institution whicb the queen and a lurge portioo of the Hritish aristocracy who are pampered on the toil aud misery of the people join with ur avowed disunion fauatics in denouncing, is suwh an outruee unon anti-alaverv rovultv aa uiust ha punished by proscription to the full exleut of royai power. Aktdiacitb Coal in Viaomu. The Richmond (Va j Dispatch bas just beard or tha discovery of very fine authracite eoul on the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad. The vein passes under the railroad, about seven teon miles front Wytheville, in l'ulaski coun ty, and is about seven feet thick aod widen, in. ARRIVAL OP THE STAR OF THE WEST. LATER FROM CALIFORNIA. SC43.4 16 in Treatnre Arrived Interesting Jetr from Nicaragua. The steamshin Star of th V fmm Rnn Jnun del Norte, on the t91h instant, nnd Key v est on tho night of tho 20.1, with SfiU.nf). 0!) in treasure, nnd 2G0 passengers, arrived nt pw x orK yesterday. Connected at the Isthmus with tho stenm slnp Lucie Sam, from San Francisco on the .)lh inst.. and Mnnsnndhi on the 12th, brine. iiie iroui both port., m eoul nnd silver, for ."vpw lork. New Orleans and Nicaragua, c I-.IMMI nnn 4ii'l pnscntTer; I he pa?engers specie, and bsrgngn tret wi,h rare despatch on the Transit, reaching uu .Atlantic steamship insale of twenty-two ll 'III S. Captain Scott the Company' general n.'rer.i. ni me istiimu. lias completed th Si-en' wharf nt irgin Hay. It is six hundred varos in length by five hundred in breadth, and reaches to the verge of deep water, and so enabling nt all times tho Luke steamers to bind and recive passenrers and freiirht in the greatest safety and comfort. Tho old laun ches have been necessarily withdrawn alto. get her. Last week he laid down, nt Piiontn A another stehmer for the river, of far greater capacity ami power than any hitherto. She will be fitted tip in good style, with sleeping berths, and will be ready fur launching in two months. "Nicaragua is nt poapo " Cxnirnl Wolbn has i now eight hundred ami fifty Americans under arms, and "the cry is. still thev come." The suburbs of the city of Grenada have been laid o;it into building lots nnd already sold; a pier is Lcin.r constructed into the Lake, nr.d to be re idy for u:o curly in the ensuing month r March. .Viiootiors to Virgin I'.ar and San Carlos, conveying passengers and freight, are adver tised to sail with promptitude three times a week between those and the city : and, more than nil, the rich absentees have returned to Grenada, and the resumption of business is firmly established. CALIFORNIA. Since the sailing of the last ftenmer the weather throughout the Stnto hits been nnn. sually cold. Ice has formed in San Francis co and Sacramento about half nn inch in thickness, and mm b snow has fallen in the mining or mountain tcgions. In this city the thermometer for several davs has been in the neighborhood of thirty degrees Fahrenheit, which is tho extreme limit of our winter cli mate. Kelly, convicted of the murder of Howe, in E! Dorado county, is to bo hung in Sacramen to on the Sth Hy an arrival from the Sandwich Td nnde we leM-n that Gen. M. Chase. United States Consul at I.ahaiua, is dead. A difficulty occurred, a few days since, nt Rnlweil.s ranch, resulting in the death of five Indians and one white in nn. The Indians came into a store kept by Mr. Joseph Schaef f. r and asked for some flour, nnd demanded it without payment. Upon being refused, they immediately shot down and killed him. The white residents in the neighborhood gath ered together and pursued the murderers, and succeeded in killing five of them. A man named John Item was killed in Stocktou by tho explosion of a flouring mill. From the mines we have the most cheering accounts. The recent rains have given the miners plenty of water, and therefore plenty of work. The Legislature is tn meet nt Sacramento on the 7th inst., when tho new Governor will be inaugurated. Tho experts of wheat during tho pnst year has been quite large, equivalent to 152.500 barrels of Hour. Australia and New York have furnished our principal markets for sur plus breadstuff's. The total amount of wheat raised in this State during the past year is estimated U3 high as 2 fi-J5.4-t 1 buslu'ls. A much larger amount will doubtlcbd bo produ ced this year. THE SONG OF From the Sunday Tlraoatrh. SIIAWLAWATHA. IT BROAMTI.LOW. If you ask ns whence these "Shawler;" Whence these chops in women's fixins Who parade onr city streets through, Looking like "tho very dickens;" Looking liko Canndinn hinnies j Looking like confounded asses; Looking like egrngions ninnies ; Looking like menagerie monkeys; Looking like the onratig outungs Who have seized on wrong npparel We would tell von, wo would answer, In the words which here do follow : From the hind of softpatrana. Where dwells Wamiu, son of Witi.fs ; Where the northwest wind. Kf.waymm llushe fmiirk through bough of pine trees, And the wild goose. OfAfK olack oiikk. Sings its simple song of pleasure; " here lourth-proor roots their wealth inherit. And zanies show their want of krowledge, And dandies strut in borrowed toggery, rtuu niiiniings are a llncK us butter, And common seno has no relations, And folks arc dumb beyond redemption. Come these ehnp hermaphroditic ; Come these double-st rained j ickasses, Neither men nnd neither women, Clail in masculine breeches; Clad in feminine garments: Clad in M arv'a best terkerri ; Clad in Sl-san's broadest "Hay State, Clad in Sau.y's longest long shawl; Clad in Lizzir.'s best Hroche shawl ; find in shawl of Georoiana, Heugbt for her in stor where dry goods Are selling olTat price below cost. Just to close a losing business; Clad in shawl that's hooked from Rridoet, U ho bus missed it from the kitchen And raises nnitc a row about it ; Chid in shawl that sister once wore. Hut don't wear, 'cause she's got auothcr Rather new nnd rather better rhun the one that Siiawi.awatiia Wraps about his feeble shoulders, In hope that people will admire him As he struts down rue dc Chesnut. And say "Oh. look at that there feller ! Aint he tpiito a thing of beauty T A mt he got an nirrfisfinnteT An air that's graceful, while it's shabby? vini tie quite a Hung to look ut 7 A int he qnite a thing to laugh at ? Aint he quite a thing to jeer ntt Aint he quite a thing to point at ? Aint he quite a thing of softness t A fool by art nnd cultivation ; tool by birth and education ; A fool by rights hereditary t a tool by choice und observation ; A fool who loves his deprivation ; A. fool in looks ; a Tool iu action ; A fool who feels exceeding thankful I hat bis head is rather empty. And wears a shawl, that he may prove it To many folks who might not know it." Tilt: PAST. I'll fcNKM-, AM I'tTUlE. Postal Roform. A largely attended meeting of merchants was held at New York on Monday, to take into consideration such measures as might bo deemed necessary to improve the Postal System. The following resolutions proposed by Theodore Sedgwick. Esip, were adopted, and a committee nppoii.trd to cull a public meeting upou the subject; .V .'y.'.'t ', Thtit the condition of onr Fost Ofllce system i entirely inadequate to meet the wants of the country, and is discreditable to the intelligence and energy of our peoph. llrfnUed, That, in order to make the fvs te:n what it ought to be, it i? nec ss.iry iu the opinion or this met ting, substantially to in. trodtiee the following reform : 1 Unifoim Postage or two cents on let ters, without regard to distance, nml a cheap liuil'oim rite for printed matter. 2 Receiving houses tied letter-carriers for the collection and delivery of letters iu cities und principal towns without ex tra charge. 3 Money-orders, for sums not exceeding $2ri, to be drawn by the priucipul Post Office nr. each other. 4 Compulsory pre-pnynient to be abolish ed, and double postage to be charged on all mail matter not prepaid. 5 All deud letters to bo returned to the writers, and, whenever possible, with out opening. 6 The Postage on all franked matter to be paid by the Government. AVfsterx JesncK. The St. Louis (Mo.) Herald says thut u week or two ago, a weal thy young Tennessee planter took passage fir that city, at I'uduculi, Ky., on board the steamer Helen Mar, ami the passage stucee ded in gaiuiug the affections, and finally ac complishing the ruin of a young aud pretty girl on board. Hy soma means, tho matter was suspected by the boatmen, who, through some of tiie lady pusseugers, obtained a veri fication of their suspicious. They waited on the planter and told him to prepuro to get married or be put to ashore on a sand bar to freeze to death ; then inude tbe boat fast at Chester, III., sent for a justice, whom they pulled out his bed, uud in a few minutes the pair were married, and the sum of SI 5( . ucted from the bridegroom to treat all hands. W h u la.-t heard from, the newly married coc. plo were at Hurnum's Hotel, St. Louis, Mo, Coi.d Wkatufr in Texas. Dates from Galveston to the JMh instant have been re. cuived. The weather coutinaed very rold tbroughooglt Texas. At Austin ti) vera futtiiig op ke four Itxbee tlkfe. I can see that I grow older, And 1 note it day by day t I can feel nip heart giow colder As its pleasures puss away. At the tell-tale glass I linger, As with faded eye I trace Solemn tokens which Time's finger lias engruveu on uiy face. Hut one moment cant restore mo To my boyhood nr.d my prime, And sweet memories come o'er did Of thut brief and blessed time : Then 1 hear father's blessing, And I feel a mother's kiss, And again I nm caressing One who has shared with mo my bliss. Who shall say the Past must perish 'Neath the Futuie's coming waves? When the Soul delights to cherish From Oblivions depths it saves? Looking backward, on I'm gliding; Till 1 reach that final shoro Whero the Present is abiding, And where Change shall come no more. Improved Firf. Arms. Tho St. Louis Democrat states that Mr. Sharpe is now pre. paring models for four new species or his weapon, viz: A small pocket-pistol, calcu lated to throw n Minie ball 1011 yards: acav. airy pistol, with ii range ol' 500 yards ; a rifle, suitable for footmen, with a range of one mile, and a large gun, to throw a two ounce ball or a small shell one milo und a half, or as far as a mail and a horse can be seen to advantage. With this latter weapon ho declares he can set on fire a house or a ship nt a distance of nearly two miles, and prevent the usb or field artillery by killing the horses before the gnus are brought within good range. This ritle. in the hands of u good marksman, is equal to ten muskets, bayonets and ull ; for, place a man six rods d. Mart with u musket and buyo ut'!, and before he can bring the bayonet into use, the rillo can be loaded aud di-charged ten times. They carry balls with great pre cision nr.d force. He intends these lilies to become a national weapon, and should Con. gross, by using n little liberality, purchase the patent, tun country would lie Oiscsseu or a means or warfare unequalled. A Tai.i. Chimney. At Preston, England, a chimney has ju-t been t'omplcitvl ut the work of Messrs. John Hawking fc Law, which is 2.9 feet iu height ; its width at the founda tion, 3t feet ) thu weight of the stone cap is thirty-one tons, hud .110,0(10 biicks havu been used in building it. Etchanpe. This is, indeed, a invltv full chimney, bet not to be compared with one in the city rf t.lasgow, ilestl. lien in lite l'ecember number of Hunt's Mtrchauft ltazile. page 677 Its height is 4 CO feet, uud its circular diame ter nt the base 50. It is of the form of a cone. and Contracts to six feel diameter nt the top. Three million of bricks, and thirty tons of iron for bunds, were us. d in its construction, uud cost ubout CoO.OOO. It was built by Messrs. Teunent, lo carry off the deleterious gases arising from their reiorU in manufac turing chemicals. It ia situated on elexatej ground, and can be seen ut a distance of 20 mites on approaching the rity. from any di rection. It is the tallest chimuey iu the world. Comviodokf Stkwaht. A ioiut resolution has beeu introduced into the New Jersey Si o ate for memorializing Congress to ret tore the gallant Coin. Stewart, "Old Ironsides" to his station in the Navy, of which he was deprived br tbe decrees of the late Naval Hoard. Oiain Caor or Iu.tHots.-s-The Chicago Press estimates the grain rrap of Illinois for 1853 m followst 160,000,000 bushels or In dian corn, 20,000,000 bushels of wbeaN aod 60,000,0i basbeli ol oa'A bsrre i bI r Barnnm Exploded. According to a long article in the Rridgc. port .Standard, it was P. T. Hurnun,' want of business sngncity which rccasicncd lh recent suspension of the Jerome Mnnnfnc tnring Company. The correspondent of the Hoston Post, t.riting from New Yor'c, snys it is currently reported in that citv, that M'r Uarntim is a bankrupt. Wo hope nnd believe not. Yet Barnnm hns been running down hill ever sincn ho attempted to buuihug the Press. Thorn have been two eras in his life one of which ho devoted port of his means to advertising, reaping ten-fold profits ; nnd another, the latter, in which he l as attempted nil (!. illegitimate by-way of notoriety' nnd sound,. publicity without paving for it. The engagement or Jenny Litul was tho cnltniniit ion of the first era. In his triumph and success he thought ho could kick over the ladder by which ho rose. lie discarded the Press as an agency; and thought he coulj bo his own advertiser blow his own trumpet rise up, balloon like, by the force of his own gas ! As weil might a man attempt to lift himself np bv th waistbands of his own pants. Ho inflated himself, but it wtis like the frog in tbe fable, emuhins of rivaling ox only to bust. In his new experiment everything failed s lupioiy uuu wnnueniiiiy ns evcrvthing had succeeded under tho old system. "The Crys tal Palace became a mess of cracked crock ery under s touch ; tho Fire Extinguisher burnt Ins fingers terribly; his Menngerie be came the ridicule or tho public, and he was tho smallest nr.iiimnl in his show. Ho put Ins fingers in the Tress and got squeezed. Mis Illustrated Paper illustrated his folly. He undertook Lecturing; but was never asked twice to the sumo place, lie tried philanthropy and Temperance and got cold water for hi3 rcwnrJ. lie attempted Lis Lilt. in tho way of biography. He had bet ter attempted his junhir with the back or a razor. The rmhlie laughed ut the dull nnd sd.y parade. He. tried the softer sex. lint ie Rear Womnn bore him no profits; the Hlack Swan laid no golden eggs in his nest ; the teeming Mutrnns of the Uuby Shows were barren, as far as bis Excheo ccrned. Ho put his face unon tho bills of tin. TMoW portHank; but whether the Suffolk threw tliotn out or the people threw them tip. wo ..I.. not; uui no nas stepped down trohi the Presidency, and the bank finds itself ns wll without him. His evil genius pursued him into tho factory. It was the satisfactory operation, 'i Jib Lnsiness . wooden clocks, but it wouid not come to titno in Harniim's hands. Jn nil this latter career his aim wns fn rret notoriety, without pnying far it. To be talked or by the Press, and to give nothing to them. ho cunning was he that he woi.I.l ct.-n-l dollars in those by-paths of publicity rather irian devote one to tho .egitimato uud curtain rhanm Is. And there he is t The deposed King of Humbug, puts usido his wreath of laurels, and crown, his own bead with pri-kly thistles! ' His whole course exemplifies this ! Moral. Ilumbncr the ntihl law-, delude the clergy but do not attempt to nunimig the infallible Tress. It is im possible to do it. It is fatal to try. Albanu without sending in loafiug Iai.limo for IIki.p. When Dick Alma first crossed into New York State from tho Canada side, he took lodgings nt an inn in CaiiiinilaijMia. A wailing lnuju Mt ot tie table with him, nnd Dick spoke of her ns tho servant, to the tin small scandal or mine host ; who told him that iu Lis Louie tho tenant were called "help." Next morning the wholo house was alarm ed by a loitd shouting Troiii Dick of "Help! help! water ! water !" In an instant every person equal to tho task rushed iuto Dick's room with a pail of water. "I am much obleeged to you, to be sure," said Dick, "but bore is more than I want to shave with." "Shave with?" qooth mine host ; you called help and water,' aud we thought the bouse wus on tire." "You told me to call tho servant help, and do you think I would cry water when l meant lire t" "Give it tip," said the landlord, as Le led off the line of buckets. ,..,, Seven Deadly Sins. 1. Refusing to take a newspaper. 2. Taking; a newspaper and uot paying for 3. Not advertising. 4. Getting muriied wedding cako. 5. Muking the rrintinj; Ofllce a place. C. Reading the manuscript in ths composi tor's hand. 7. Sending nn abusive letter to the editor. For tho first und second offences no absolu tion can be granted. The fourth is unpardon able The fifth is death bv the law. For tho balance, dispen-ution cau bo received by especial bulls f:oui Iho Tope or Rome. A N'kw Cf't'iisE of Sermons. Some ono who faels tho need or being "nn with tlm times," writes to the Philadelphia Christian Chronicle ns follow ; "We have hud the "Women of tho Bible,' 'The Daughters of the Bible.' and many other things in that line, find now we are having from one of the pulpits in New York, 'Tha Mothers of the Bible,' with the usual varie. ties. Please announce through your valuable, columns that I propose commencing a course or sermons on tho 'Men or the Bible !' anion j the subjects, of which will be the following ; Adam, the Grandfather of all. Noah, the Fir.-t Sea Captain. Esau, the Man with the Heavy Beard, Absalom, the Fast Young Man. Nebuchadnezzar, the First Pure "egeta lian. Felix, tho Free -Lover, Ac, Lt. A Lowell fditor says that one reason why he supports the ten hour law for factories is, that then the factory girls will have time td garter their stockings iu the morning, instead of having so frequently to draw them up iu the street. A Hist. Whenlifa Is full of wealth and-gtct, Work, work, as busy as a We J And take this gentle hici from me. Be careful of your maaey J You'll Oud it true, that friends are few Leo you ara sjtt of wpuey. Thk WsiTUKR at ViaQaBI An n. k.L. ah-ive Niagara Falls, connecting with Go it Isla'ir, and Canada Shore, has buen saM? travelled by pedestrians tba past ek. tint h a tamg t.i net http-faned VVfcrtfC t r yMii. i. 4. -
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