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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.
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