y
California
RMVALOF NORTHERN LIGHT.
be slentner Northern Light arrived at
York on Thursday night.
,he brings California advices lo the 20th
February, and Inter now from Jupan,
ntral America and Oregon and Washing
i Territories. ..,. TT
l'bo steamboat Polio, Captain Cha-Ies II.
jueton, left this city at 7 o'clock tin's mom
t for lted Blufl's. At " o'clock, when op.
ite tho Unssian Ford, 11 miles above
,wn tlio boiler burst, and iustnntiincciitly the
rcn'm was strewed with mangled bodies and
agmentf or the wreck.
From the Alta California, Feb. 15.1
Tub Earthquake. Tho residents of this
it wire aroused this morning, at 5 23o'clock,
)V a most violent shock of an earthquake,
which was felt in every portion of the town.
The vibratiou nppenrod from N. H. to S. W.,
and as far as we could lenrn not a single
huilding escaped the terriblo shock. The
first nioveineut of the earth was very Hidden,
and the buildings swayed to and fro heavily
afterward, and filially the vibrations were
short and rapid. The wholo city was in up
roar, and tho entire population a good deal
ulartned, while many were nearly frantic.
l'eople rushed wildly into the streets in their
night clothes and stood amazed and astonish
ed ut what had happenod. Instances of per
sons being thrown out of bed, of clock! stop
ping, breaking of windows, cracking of walls
uiul disarranging the household things gene
rally, and entirely too numerous lo mention.
It seemed as though every dog in town set up
u hideous yell after the convulbian. The
shock was fult by the vessels lying iu the
harbor, and tuo waters ot the bay were aiucu
affected and agitated.
Erideu.ce of the violence of the shock wero
visible iu dill'erent portions of the city this
morning, and it is surprising that there was
not much more damage done. The fire wall
ou top of the store occupied by Messrs,
(Joodwin & Co., on Front street was entirely
thrown from tho uorth side of the building
into Oregon street. The plastering wus con
siderably cracked and torn off from the walls
of Wilson's Exchange. International Hotel,
Tremont House. St. Nicholas Hotel, Mer
chant's Exchange building, and the City Kail.
Tho shock wus more severely felt at Oakland
thau here, and various rumors are ufloat of
damage to the Oovernnient works at Fort
Point and Alcartaz Island.
NEWS FROM CENTRAL AMERICA.
Ry advices from Costa Iliea to tho 11th
inBt., we are semi-ofliciully informed thnt tho
mission oi uol. .clilessimrT won!U not Do re
ceived. The President of Costa Rica will
decline to accept our Commissioner, because
this republic has engaged the services ol A
iiiericiins iu its military establishment. If
tho foreigners under General Walker had
been dismissed when tho revolution was ac
complished, then the messenger of tho gov
ernment would have been accepted ; but
while thu urmy is composed us at present,
Costa Kica will hold aloof from communion
with us. We hope for better things, howev
er. This republic, in the truce, will not leave
any r fl'ort undono to relieve Costa Rica of
its ill feeling and anxiety, which done, a treaty
of amity must follow. Tho people of that
Stale uro prepared for it, but their govern
meut acts with caution. Throughout Cen
tral America the musses have n latent suspi
cion that (Jen Walker is breaking down the
barriers of their enfranchisement; but every
where they are abused and misled by selfish
men. The most improbable stories are cir
culated, vouched for by high officials, that the
American emigrants have come to rob and
WAste, and that their career will he marked
with pillage. Tho simple credulity of the
people is thus imposed on and the American
name brought iu disrepute.
FROM JAPAN EARTHQUAKE AT
JEDDO.
On tho 11th of November, at 10 o'clock,
P. M., n violent earthquake occurred at Jeddo,
which destroyed one hundred thousand dwel
lings, fifty-four temples, and thirty thousand
inhabitants. Fire broke out at the same
time in thirty different parts of the city.
The earth opened and closed over thousands
of buildings, with their occupants. The
shock was severe at Siinoriu. Although tho
distance from Jeddo to Simoda is but sixty
miles, it appears that no official account of
the earthquake had been received nt the lat
ter place at the time of tho sailing of tho
schooner Page Recember 10. The news
was obtained through the Dutch interpreter.
The Japanese seemed to attach but 1 it 1 lo im
portance to the catastrophe. The inhabitants
of tho portion of the city destroyed wero for
tvarned of the disaster, und ninny of them es
caped. Tho buildings of Jeddo arc chiefly
of ouo story, and constructed of very light
matorial. The temples of worship, however,
are lofty, and in soma instances are construc
ted of heavy masonry.
fr'KO.Vl TAMI'ICO
Ry the schooner Red Fox, Cupt. Scisa.
from Tumpico, wo have received u copy of
El Tantaulipeco of the 23d ult.
There appears to have been some trouble
between the French Consul und tiov. (Jurza,
in consequence of ui; order which had been
issued by the latter that none of tho goods
which arrived from the interior by the con
docta should bo delivered to merchants or
others indebted at the Custom bouse. The
Consul considered this as an act of injustice
towards some of his countrymen, and called
upon the Governor, when some bharp words
passed between them.
Tho editor says that the Consul forgot
himself so far us to use threats, but was soon
railed to order by tho Governor, who advises
him to remember that he is only u commer
cial ageut. and that questions of "internation
al policy are usually settled by XI misters at
tho scut of government, w ho usually discharge
their Illusion with courtesv and moderation.
an example be advises the Consul to imitate
ill future.
There is nothing new politicn'ly. Tho edi
t"r states that, with tin-exception of Pueblu,
tho factionists have not a foothold in tie
t ountrv, Crnja having concealed himself since
his defeat at Sierra tjorda, and being without
resources or prestige; the outbreaks in Mn
rvlis and other points having been promptly
put down, and tho entire Ro ulilie tranquil
lired and prepared. This is the picturenhich
Huro y Tamariii, the rebel chief, has presen
ted to him, and his downfall is considered
certain. We Hud nothing tnorw in the pa
pers. .V. O. I'icayme.
I.ATKR FROM M kxico. The mail Trout the
South bring New Orleans papers of Tues.
stay and Wednesday lust, furoi.-hing dates
from Vera 4'rea lo thu lh instant, hut no
hiter dutoe from tho city of Mexico, telo
rraphie communication being tot .illy inter
rupted by tho revolutionists ut Puebla.
General Comou'ort left the Capitol on the
291b to pot himself ut the head of tho be
seigiDg troops. There would then bo a force
of 1'itkH) troops and 48 pieces of urtillery at
Puebla, The revolutionists numbered hOOO.
The officers who led the revolt iu the Castle
of Hao Juau d Ullua had been stutrsced to
I shot.
DlSASTROCi FlRK AT RfM HKHTEII. Yt.
Early oo Sunday morning, the barrel factory
of Messrs. Kbodea, Kenuudy k Co., iu Roth
ester, Roarer couuty, Pa., us destroy jd by
6rf, together with a portion of the) machine,
ry, ami sou stave aud heading The on
fw at the fire is a mystery, ilia .tt i
rfbout $ 1000.
THE AMERICAN.
SUNBURY.
SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1856.
II. B. MASSER, Editor and Proprietor
To AmiTiilu . -Tlif circulation of th Sunbury
Ainencnn among the different towns on the Suifue)iamia
il not exceeded if equalled by any paper published in North
cru rennsylvania.
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Pii.vanub Bird, Esq., the oldest inhabi
tant of Sliumokin, died suddenly at his resi
dence on Momi.iv. lie was Post Muster at
the time of bis death.
tU'Tii!-: License liiu The House Com-
mittco of Conference on the License Dill
say they conceded much more than the Sea
ate Committee, but that an insuperable ob
stacle to nil agreement was, that the three
members of the House refused, to make the
ratio o( taxables in the country more than
125, and also refused to raise the minimum
of country license ubove 25.
$2" Puoi Swext's lecture beforo the Dan
ville Institute on last Tuesday night collected
a good audience. Tho subject wus "Home
and its Influences," and was null sustained.
(t3J" Va. 1asowskv has purchased a lot
and located the Dunvillu lias Works a little
distance above the Hough and Heady Rolling
mill. Operations will be commenced im
mediately, and the town will soon be illumi
nated with the subtle fluid.
Grir Tub Laborers in the mills nt Iunvil!e
are on a strike. They paraded the streets
with music and hanunrs. We uro informed
that one of tho latter displayed an order ou
the store for tu tlce and a hulf cents.
CyT. Patrick's Aknivkksart, contrary
to its usual custom, was a charmingly clear
day. Tho natives of tho E-nerald Islu dis
played the shamrock in their hats, but it
was ull aroKuetl before noon.
ty Rev. J. J. Reimknsxvcer lectured be
fore the Literary Society on Tuesday evening
The lecture, a very interesting and instructive
ouo on "Mental Culture," was listened to
with much pleasure by a lurgo audii-nco Thu
question ' In indictments for libel, should the
truth, iu ull cases, be admitted in evidence,"
was discussed by Messrs. Poale, Wolverton,
Clement and I'onnel.
S. It. IVale, Esq., will lecture on next
Tuctdav evening.
C' Klkctkik or Postmasters. Our Rep.
rescDtative, tho Hon. James II. Campbell,
has submitted a proposition to Congress to
authorize the election of Postmasters hy the
people. It has been referred to a Commit
tee. This is 1111 important, and cue of the
most needed reforms required throughout the
whole country.
tf2"TiiK Weatjikr, this year, has afforded
more than its osual material for paragraphs
A fter the glorious warmth and sunshine f
tho early purl of the week, six inches of snow
on Wednesduy was a very unwelcome visitor.
Seveuty or eighty days of deep snow takes
the romance out of the geutiy fulling flukes
and the accMnpanying sleigh rides. We be'
giu to bclitve there is more charm iu a rauiblu
over the hills among the birds, blossoms
trees aud flowera of a bright May morning
ai CAMUOAT DISASTER
A frightful steamboat disaster occurred on
the Helaware ou Saturday eveuing. Thu
btejni ferry boat New Jersey, Captain Cor.
sou, Lad left Walnut street wharf to make
her regular trip to Camden, with about one
hundred persons aboard, when she took lire
from the engine room, and a terrible sceue of
death aud ruin followed. The boat was
burned to tie water's edge. About forty
persons are kuowu to huvo been saved.
Nineteen bodies have been found, aud the
names f twenty-eight persons are mentioned
ut mlF'ing, a ad are thought to have beeu
eithrr burned er drowned. ' The Coroner it
lun'itigat.n th cause if the disaster.
WHAT ENGLAND llAS VOUK.
Peace is undoubtedly A great blessing, bat
its worth is questionable when obtained at
the price of honor. Where claims ar nn
ecrtaiu, concessions by both disputants is the
best modb of settlement. Tho Great Law
Diver has advised us to bcBtow our coat up
00 the man who steals our cloak, and our
goverment lias possibly pursued that courso
iu its dealings with Great Britain in obedi
ence to the divine command. There are but
two instances on record since iufant Jonathan
Grst began to resist the chastisements of his
parent and rcbol against his government, in
which he has not given up a portion of his
rights to that avaricious ancestor, to wit ; the
revolution and the war of 1812. Whenever
it suits tho English government to break a
Solemn treaty she does it boldly or cunningly.
If she is dealing with a weaker power, she
simply treads the compact under her feet ; if
with one of equal strength, her lynx-eyed di
plomatists Gnd a rut hole to creep through'
und always do it successfully unless there is
a sharp trap of big guns and bayonets ou the
other side.
Our first treaty with Great Britain was in
1783, at the conclusion of pence. It settled
the boundaries of our claims iu the plainest
manner, and its provisions secured lo ns the
right of fishing on the ISnnks of Newfound
land, in the Gulf of Ht Lawrence, and "all
other places in the sea," und " also on all
coasts, bays and creeks of all his Biitanic
Majesty's dominions in America." Since
then, in the course of a number of disputes
concerning boundaries, we have bucked from
degree to degree of latitude and longitude
until 1846 found ns the loser of some three
hundred miles or sea cjast on the Pucifk,
and a large quantity of territory on the north
eustern boundary. English bluster and di
plomacy then drove us from '54o 40' or fight'
down to 43, and cost us tho snrrender ol
rights lo the Hudson Ruy Company, which
we now propose to purchase for over a mil
iion of dollars.
As soon as the enterprise of our fishermen
made that trade extensive and valuable, tho
jealous eyes of F.ngland were directed to its
curtuilmeiit. Thcu commenced a series of
restrictions of our rights and a limitation of
the bounds guaranteed by tho treaty of 1783.
The terms of that treaty are as plain as thu
English langunge can make them and gave us
tho right to fish wherever we chose ; yet the
Convention iu Paris in 1818 prohibited fish,
ing within all bays and creeks, aud even this
has been infringed upon.
Our seamen were impressed by thousands,
our commerce pirated, ull treaties and inter
national laws were disregaidcd, by tho Eng
lish, until we were driven into the war of
1 S 12. Although we then forced England to
another treaty of peace, the wrongs which
led to the war were never redressed, and un
til this day no indemnity for them has ever
been obtained. It was only iu 1812 that the
subject was ever officially named to that gov
ernment. The objects iu dispute between us now are
tho construction of thu treaty relating to
Central America, and the breach of our neu
trality laws. On tho latter question there
can be no doubt England is guilty and should
yield Ui apology and redress. It is equally
certain thut cur construction of the treaty is
correct. It only remains to be seen whether
our government will again yield what tho
whole people believe to be our ju3t rights
There is, judging from tho past, every reuson
to believe they will do so. The English are
confident we will back down. They know
they have always obtained the advantage of
us in negotiations, either by violuting their
faith or by juggling diplomacy over our
blundering statesmen ; and we have quietly
submitted. These successes in cheating have
made them bold. They think we are nfraid
of a war and thut iu a nation where the al
mighty dollars is so much the object of wor
ship, that money weighs down the scnle
against honor. Their battles on paper, their
parde of the strength of their navy and
their army and their ridiculo of our coast
defences, so lately rilling the colunis of the
"Timts' and other sheets, are but part of tho
game of brag in which wo have so often beeu
beaten. Theirs is an audacious attempt to
bully aud frighen our government into com
promise which in John Hull's dictionary
means, ull for us and the remainder for vou.
The whole matter has come to this point,
that we must maintain our position. We
cannot recede without loss of honor and self-
respect. Tho time has come !or us to pun
ish the iiisoleuco of England. We cannot
yield to her demands without forfeiting tho
high regard of all Europe. Her demand is
accompanied by a display of force, and we
sliimlu at once accept her challenge to com
bat. We are well prepared for war ; fur bit
tar than Idl'J. The blow thirty millions of
freemen can Write would leave Great lirituin
a hopeless ruin. Ve are superior to her iu
strength upon laud, and one of our vessels 0
war is t any time a match for five of Lers.
If we yield, iu the present posture or alTaii's,
it is because wo dare not tight, and henceforth
Juuathaa miirl bear the bar sinister of cow
ardicu on that banner now brilliant with so
many glorious achievements.
tuiiotiiAi. t ofiit.a,roit.c :.
Ntw York, March 17, 1850.
The protracted cold weather has affected
New York like ull cither commercial cities, in
its business. Uroa.lwuy, in which U concen
trated more than half of all the life, bustle
aud fushion, of this great city, is uow perfect
ly clear of its wintry garb, and for the last
few days, when the sun wus out, exhibited
some signs of returning spring. With the
exception of liroaduuy, there is no street
that will eouipnre to Chestnut street iu Phil
udclphia in extent a ad appearance, u-nd even
in Broadway there are but few, if any stores,
that will rival the splendid new stores of the
Quaker city. Formerly the principal whole
sale houses were located iu the small crooked
streets, in the lower part of the city, but
within the last fifteen years, some of the large
streets further up town, Lave been converted
iuto busiucss marts for wholesale jobbing
houses, while Pearl street, a few years since
tho great centre of trade, i. now almost do.
sertvd.
Wbat adds greatly to the vast trade and
wealth of New York, is the easy and cheap
transportation between it and the numerous
and thriving towns, that surround it, and are
appruailtd. ry ikamboul navigation audral
roads. The banks of the Hudson, bctweeu
New York and Albany, a distance of one
hundred and fifty miles, are dotted, on each
side, with active and thriving villages, while
the fare on the splendid steamers, that run
between those points, seldom exceeds one
dollur, and is frequently as low as twenty-five
tents. A few days since I Lad occasion to
visit Nyack, a villngo containing about 2,000
inhabitants, 25 miles tip the Hudson, on the
west sirto of tho river. The day ptevious we
had taken the Hudson river rail road cars,
to Tarrytown, immediato opposite a spot
rendered famous in the history of the Amcri"
can Revolution, as tho place where Major
Andre was captured. The river hero is three
miles wide, and as the ice Lad been partially
broken up on tho opposite side, we could not
cross, and Lad to return to Nevv York, aud
take a steamer for Nynck next day.
Nyack is healthily and pleasantly located,
gradually ascending from tho river. Not
many years since it was simply a landing
place. The inhabitants are mostly of Piitoh
origin, industrions and frugal in their Lnbils.
Tho neighborhood has become famous for its
production of superior strawberries aud rasp
berries, vast quantities of which are, when in
season, ent to the New York markets. The
grape is also successfully cultivated for the
same market. Most of the towns along the
river are extensively engaged in manufactu
ring. Nyack is, however, un exception, er
coptitig tho extetisivo establishment of the
Messrs. Storms, who manufacture cedar waro
of all kiiulj, by steam and machinery, that
would ustonish our coopers who do most of
their work with tho drawing-knife and hand
saw. In reply to tho inquiry, how soon he
could make up four hundred tubs of peculiar
shape and size, w ith covers, his answer was.
about four days. This, of course, would only
employ a part of tho inuchinory, which is
adopted to the different va'icties of work.
The staves are first sawed out with clylondri
cal saws. They ore then placed in the dry
ing room heated with steam pipes. Next
they are cut to tho proper width by a circular
saw, then ploughed and grooved. The next
operation is to place them around the inner
circumference of a heavy irou hoop, which,
when driven down, holds tho staves together.
The tub is then place on a chunk mid turned
off outside in a few moments und hooped. It
is ucxt placed in a hollow chunk und turned
out, perfectly smooth, inside. The chine is
then cut and the bottom inserted, almost as
rapidly us 1 can describe the procc.-s.
About three miles below Nyack is Pier
motit, tho Eastern terminus, or rather the
commencement of the New York and Erie
railroad. Its name is derived from the im
mense pier, built out into the river, to accom
modate the vast trade of the road. It extends
out, not much short of a mile, and is, perhaps,
four hundred feet in width. The cot of this
piece alone, is estimated not much less than
0110 and a half million of dollars. A mile fur.
ther down, a piece of one third the extent
would have answered; tut it was suppored
that Piermont would become on important
town, a great mistake, as tho lots on tho fl its
are covered with a pool of water, and about
sixty feet of mud. A short distanco back
on tho rising ground, arc a number of hand
some and pleasant country residences
Amongst them was one occupied by Louis
Gnylord Clark, Esq., the editor of the Knick
erbocker, one of the oldest, us well as 01m of
the most populur and sprightly periodicals in
the country. Mr. Clark, whose place of busi
ness is in New York, came on board nt this
point. We were ph ased to learn from him
that the Knickerbocker still maintains its
standing and circulation amidst the strong
competition of more modern periodicals. Mr.
Clark is the twin brother of Willis Gaylord
Clark, deceased, well known in literary circles
some years since, as a fine poet and nn ac
complished writer. Some distance further
down is "Sunny Side," the residenco of
Washington Irving, the gifted uuthor of the
Sketchbook, Life of Columbus, uud other Well
know n pppulur works.
New York has projected, and is ubout eo
1 0 ri 11 cr into an improvement of a pUnntic
charncter, and important to the health and
beauty of this great and growing city. The
great Cent rul Park is a fixed fact. It is to
extend from fifty second street to one hun
dred and sixth street, a distance of nearly
three miles, and will ocenpy all the ground
between tho fiflh and eighth avenue, over a
half mile in width. The City Corpcrilioo
bus taken und appropriated ull this immense
property, for this purpose, without as much
us snying "with your leave" to the mune rous
owners, who will, of courso, be reimbursed by
the corporation for its value, whieh will be
determined by commissioner. The amount
is estimated ut six millions of dollars, but it
is supposed that most of that sum will be
reimbursed to the city, by assessments on ad.
joining property, ou accouut of its increased
value.
Much has been said for and against city
rail roads for passengers. They seem almust
iudispeusible to those liing at a distance
from the centre of but-lness. For instance,
tho cars that run from the I'aik up tho 3d
avenue, to 8Cth street, or to YorkviHe, leave
aboat every three minutes. The distanco is
nearly six miles, and the fare is only six cents
Many of the principal business men live from
five to twenty miles from their place of busi
ness, uud come iu und return evry day by
means of rail roads.
A IttMAHk VUl.i: MA V
A U.VIVKRSAL Rk.MKDY FOB RlSKASE. This
city is now tho home of one of tho most re.
murkuhle men of tho ugu a man who has
traversed the civilized globe, and established
ill almost every country which he bus visited,
thu sulo of bis medicines for the relief of
human su'eriny, and which are 11 certain euro
for diseases iu ull it forms. We' allude to
Professor Tuouah Hoixowav, of London.
It is uow several years since this bonluctor of
the human race first proclaimed to the world,
through Ihe Rritith press, thut be bud, after
deep research, prepared a remedy that wa
sure ao eradicate disease. Years of patient
investigation into the laws of humuu physi
ology which coutrol our bodies in health uud
when diseased, led to tho invention and pre
paration of the world-ronowued Hoij.owavs
Pnxa aud Ointment. Neorly, if uol quite
one half of thu humuu race have tukeu Lis
medicines! 1 1 is uame is as universally known
over tho globe as that of Altxundcr, Napo
leon, or Washington, when in the height ol
their ambitious career. If they conquered
natious iu the field of buttle, Professor Hol
lo ay Las, with no weapon but that of sci
ence, couqueied diteast iu all its forms. His
meritorious career is bounded by no itoagina.
ry liut; of latitude and luuL.tuJc itiort of
those marking the confines of civiliration It
self. No isolated country or nation was suf
ficiently extensive for the operation of bis
enterprising and gigantic Intellect. Wher
ever disease ban a residence, thore lie pene
trated with his medicines, and left an enviable
and endul-iiijT reputation. After enlighten
ing Europe, his fume spread over Asia and
the civilized portions of Africa, ond finally
appeared in America. He has translated
the cures he has performed and the virtues
of his medicines into as many languages as
the missionaries have the Hible. Govern
ments, otherwise the most despotic, have
been forced by the great vnlne of his medi
cines, en their popularity with the peoplu,
to remove antiquated and time-honored re
strictions upon the introduction of foreign
medicines, end open their custom Louses to a
free introduction to the fills and ofnfmrnf of
this distinguished man Empires and king
doms removed the harries of ages against the
introduction and sa!o of proprietary or pa
tent medicines, and freely permitted Hollo
wuy.s medicines to becomo the physician of
the masses. X. Y. Dispatch.
Centesnarta !Kn. On (he Dili inst.. a
man of color, known as "old Ren Duke," died
at Louisville, nt tho advanced ago of one
hundred and ten years eight months and t l reo
dny.s. Ho was a native of Maryland, but
emigrated to Kentucky when Louisville was
a mere outpost in the wilderness.
tatll'EKDtXG OF HOItOlGH IUIM1L.
CofSCII. ClIAMIlM,
Si 'NBt'BV, March 15, 1806. j
Council met, agreeably to adjournment.
Present, Messrs. Rockefeller. Chief Bur
gess ; bhiudel, Reck, Covert, Reard, Cluik
und Hans.
Minutes of the last meeting were read and
approved.
Thu Chief Rurgess presented to conncil a
Form of Loose for the use of the Rorough,
which, 011 motion of J. Reard, was adopted
ayes 3, nays '.
"The committee to investigate the accounts
of J. II. Zinimerninn, lute Chief Rurgess, ask
ed to be continued, which, uu motion, was
granted.
The following propositious were read aud
accepted :
To the Town Cnnm-il of the Borough of
Snnlmrv :
1 propose to lease that portion of the river
bank ounosite Hronuway, commencing ni rue
north side of lire alley called alley, being
the Hist alley south of und parallel with Mar
ket street, und extending north towards said
Market street 1 1. ' feet, and extending from
ton of bank lH0 feet into the river, for the
s 11111 of ten dollars per annum for the term of
ill years, on such terms nnu coiulitions 03 t lie
Council may have adopted or may adopt for
the leasing ol the bank uloresnui.
IRA T. CLEMENT.
'lo tho Chit f Burgess and Council of the
Bornu'jh oj Sunl"n )j:
The 'uiuieri.ij.'neil propose to lease that por
tion of the river bank opposite Rroadway,
extending 1 If) feet from the south side of
Market street, towards and adjoining that
part this night proposed to be leased by Ira
T. Clement.' from tho break of the hank 100
feet into the river, for the term often years,
on the terms fixed by the council for leasing
said bank, ut ten dollars per annum.
RELL, LEWIS & CO.
March 15, liroC.
The Chief Rurgess 6tated thnt ho had
brought suit ugainst P. R. Musser for the
amount duo the borough, and that Mr. Mns
ser presented a bill as an offset, aud thereby
claiming judgment for tho amount of $32
against the borough, and asked whether tho
council would submit to the judgment or up
penl. On motion. Betolced, That the above be
postponed until next meeting.
Tim Chief Rurgess uskeu leave of absence,
which was granted, and 2d Rurgess, 1. W .
Shindel, appointed chairman pro tern.
On motion of James lieani, Htsotcal, Thut
a committee of three be appointed to ascer
tain the person or persons to whom any por
tion of the river bank has been leased, und
notify them to appear before council and en
ter into a written leae for the same, other
wise their ritiht will be forfeited.
Whereupon the chair appointed J. Reard.
John Hass ami James Covuit said commit
tee. On motion B.nlced, That we adjourn to
meet on next Mouday evening.
Adjoir.vko Mkstixo.
Ki sm rv, March 17.
Present, 2d R'irgess. H. W. Shindel iu tho
chair; Weiser. Reck, Covert, Reard, Snyder,
Haas and Clark.
Thu minutes of last mectiirg were read and
approved.
The Chief Rurgess stated that judgment
in favor of I. R.-Musser. for the amount of
32, was entered on Squire l.uziirus Pocket
ugainst the boronuh, and asked what action
tho council was prepared to take on it, when
it was
7,Vj.'iW, That the Chief or 2d Rurgess be
authorized to uppeal from a judgment entered
on the Rocket i t' Equir Lazarus in favor of
P. R. Masser against the borough ot oun
bury. lleiirv Y. Simpson presented a bill for the
sum of V',87J, which, on motion, was luiil
over until next meeting.
On motion udionrned.
F.M'L WILYEUT, Clerk.
(UimnnmcnM.
For the Fuulxiry Ainerirnn
Mr, Editor: 1 iraimiy confess thut 1 am
not as well educated as J. J. R. uud may fie
qiicntly commit errors iu Orthography in my
business letters, ur i am 111 mis, utieino ucv
"entleninii hini.-ell'. sometimes too careless.
In his letter to me. dated Feb. 2, '53, I think
us manv errors may be detected as in mv an
Bwer to him, to which he sees proper to refer.
I do not propose nor inteud to enter into an
angry discussion witli the iev. J.J.J!, on
this or any other occasion, but my object
shall be us heretolore, 10 snow mm tho impro
priety of trying to throw our school' system
into the political Arena.
1 hope 1 may not be tho instrument of
throwing 0110 stumbling blink iu the way of
Its general improvement. 1 appeal to the
citizens of Northumberland county, nrespee
live of parlv, for the truth of what I say,
that when i. J. R. was elected to the eflice
he now holds, both whigs and democrats vo
ted for liim. This question was not asked,
ard you a whig or a democrat, but is he com
print T 1 Have always oeen an nig. uoiwr.u
standing his Know Nothing assertion,) aud
was in the conveutiou, and voted, and used
my influence in his favor. J. J. It. solicited
the oflice. offering before the salary was fixed,
to serve for three buudred dollars, stating as
a plea, that he was unublu to preach, owing to
some disease of the throat. This amount,
with the cultivatioa of a few acres of land,
would enable bim to luv aside Lis clerical
robes, and by travelling the county, be tho't
he might improve his Lealtb.
Truly I bo American people are a generous
peoplu, oftcu conferring favors upon uu meri
torious persons. And I think this Las been
full v uroven already in the ttersou of J. J. U,
He is bardly warm in office before he discov
ers that Lancaster county with ber five rep
resentatives gives ber superintendent (1500;
Hoiks with 4, 81-0(1 ; Uuester wuu a, tuuou,
Ac, and comes to the conclusion that North
umberland with Lcr I of Representative,
(sinco i of the county docs tot acknowledge
the free school svsteui. consequently no su-
perin'eud 'ofg vi.-its are require!, tuast Le'p !
to pay their superintendents. Who ever
heard or sucli wild statements I Lancaster,
Rerks, Chester, Ac, paying no more tax than
Northumberland 1 1 1
"U11! drowning men eakk at slrawa."
Now before J. J. R. makes any more such
assertions, he'd better study the Geography,
History and statistics of Pennsylvania. 1
therefore propose to him that we both go to
school a while. Let him study Geography
aud me Orthography, then I may be saved
the trouble of securing the services of others
to write for me, (us he insinuates,) and he may
not be reduced to tho humiliating and morti
fying necessity of carrying with him his book
of questions and answers on Goography, by
which ho tests the qualifications of teachers
on said branch.
J. J. R. says he has all Lis life been oppo
sed to Ligh taxes. Now suppose all the offi
cers in the commonwealth were of the same
patriotic stripe. What wonld be tho result?
In placo of attending to their legitimate busi
ness, wo would lind them, petition in band,
ready to have their salaries increased double,
notwithstanding they know that their salary
was a fixed matter when elected. 1 ask the
tax-payers of the county whether their tnxes
would not oe increased to uouoio uu uuiouui
thev now nnv.
Our stnto'has no general school fund, none
by donation, or lands set apart for that pur
tioan. I!ut all must como bv taxation, from
the lax-payer, together with tho revenues of
our public worlis, dec. nur i.egisiaiure uu
nuallv sets ormrt a certain sum of this for
jchool niiinnsus. Now suppose nil our su
pcrintendents wero to ask such an increase of
tlieir salaries 7 111 a lew yeursmix buui kuuiu
bo entirely consumed by them, and our youths
uneducated.
It is timo for the people to see to this
themselves, notwithstanding the frowns they
mny receive from these pritridts. J. J.R
asks me to take back the charge I have
made against him. Please let the gentleman
take back tho charges he mnkes against the
whig party, and be contented with his salary
until the expiration of his term, or resign ;
perform bis duty trustworthy; cease his
grumbling ; cease to cast reflections on other
parties, and leave our common schools but of
politics, then will I ugain be with him, heart
and hand for the advancement of our public
schools. In conclusion, Mr. Editor, I would
rather seo the superinteiidenry die a natural
death, than Ece it governed by a grumbling.
Clerical Aristocrat
S. A. R.
Elysburg, March 17, 150.
l)c lavhcts.
Philadelphia Market.
March 19. lt."C.
Gluts. Wheat is in light supply and very
little arriving. Sales of good red nt SI 7.1 a
1 78, und SI 80 a 1 00 for good white. Rjh
is in demand ; from store at $1. Corn is in
fair request; sales of new yellow at 58 a 50
cents. Oats are dull at 3il cents per bushel.
WiiisKKV is held lirmlv barrels at 29 els.,
and hdds. ut 27 cents.
SUNBUKY
PRICE CUKKE.NT
Wheat.
Iir.
(Jon. .
Oats.
PoTATir.,
Dkiswax
lite mrn Pm
Bu-i-Tsa.
Eat,.
i'nnx.
1'i.inn.ii.
Tallow.
150
ISO
SO
JO
17
r.
10
to 1
13
IS
1SS
10
New Advertisements.
NOTICE 1
X OTIC'i: is hc.ely Riven that I am not a
4 member of 111, y parturrbhip in the firm name
of Musser & l!ou-ru, our iu the name of Uowrn
& Masser, and that I will not be Vesfioraihle fr
any acts of either of said firm, nor pay any rn-
gat'einrnU entered into ry any oilier person m
either of the nainea aforesaid.
JOHN DO WEN.
Sunbury, March 22. 18r.fi.
The best collection of Glee ear Published.
TIP-TOP GLEE & CnORUS BOOK.
A new aa-1 ci ?e r-ill,-pinn .itCopyrnc'ea never Itrforc
tiarmiuz-tl . anil m-tiiy el the
Gtmt of modtrn German 4V Italian Gomposers-
Arrnnaed in a familiar style, and adapted to the
uh of Cilee Clu'.is, Singing Cluttes, and the
Family C'irele,
By C. JAKV1S and J. A. GETZE.
i'hii work contains a great number of new and
favorite Sunns, harmonized 111 a atyle adapted to
uener.il purpoten, while many of the Gnu of
MeiuH-Uaohii, Al't. hurlirn, ami otlirr celebrate.!
louipnaera, are pirsrnieu 111 ail ungual lorin
Ihe great variety ot inumvai coinposuiona no re
iiilrnjuoeil, eminently aJaota it to the taste and
capacity of the ranging School, the Glee Club,
and the family Lircie.
rp-l'HICK ONK DOLLAR.
Jost published bv I.EE fi WALKER. No.
IHH Cheatnut Street, and J.R, LIPl'INCO 'p
A CO.. No. 20 N''Hlli Fourth fit., I'lukidelphia.
I J- Sample copies will be ent by mail, (,re
of postage, 011 receipt of 1$.
March 22, I80G. 4m.-ri
I.K'IP IS ilKM. TOGinHF.lt.
ir. t vtu t vci TrrTt
ilUJljUW Al O ilLJ.
WHY ARF. WE SICK!
It hitii Hrfu tt:eM of tlt human fnce In he wiv-iirtl
iluwn ! dim) mill n:tTrm:. IUU,UWA 'S I'll. US
urn Unatally tdupt(t tit hr relief n( the V KAK, ih
NKU uL'tf, lh UUMCATi:, ami tl.e 1NK1K.M, nf all
ciiinci, ngei, fcin, mid iviiititutinui. l'nlrur llollo
ay per mally tiM-ruiteudt the mntmtaciui of med
icine! 111 the I'liiU-d Slate, and ullrra tlicin Ui a fre and
ciitilttene4 peopla, aa ihe beat tented) uie world evci
suw for the feiuuval of diavMie.
T11F.SE FILLS FURIFY THK BLOOD.
Thru fuuioui I'i la are eipreialy eoiubined In oparai
on ll,e 0loineli, Ihe liver, the kuttieyt, tne lungs, the akin
mul Ihe Ikiw cJ, curreeting any deruiipeinriit in their func
lien, iimitying the bliKif, the very fountain uf lue, and
thua cumin ditcise 11) all iu loom.
DYSFETSIA & LIVER COMPLAINT.
Nearly half the human rare huv taken lliaat Pilla. h
Una Uccu iroveJ in all pana ef Ihe wirkt, Mini nolhiet;
ha been lound eiiuul In tltrm ill eaiea uf dkeenlera the
liver, dyi,ifm. unit slulliacu imiiluhU generally. They
ion give a lieulihy lone t it,.e aranim, however muck
derailed, und wheu all ulhcr uieuna have tailed.
GENERAL DEBILITY, ILL HEALTH.
Many of the rontt despotic Goreintnenta have opened
llieir Custom lltites to the inlrmtuetieu tif Uieae IMIs,
th.-uthey may bceiune the Rueilii iut ol' the iruutoea. Learn
ed Collfgea udiuit llml this Ineditine la Ihe best lulled)'
ever kuiwu Ih peisuns (if delicate heal,, or where tae
system has been impaired, aa iu uivig uialiug propsttiea
newer fail 10 atfuid relief.
FEMALE COMJ'LAIXTS.
Nn female, yottni
ne nr old, ahiHiM be without this sele
bialed medicine. It correeta and legulelea Ihe uninlbiy
ruursea si an peiiuus, aciing in iwiuy uises use a Cliarui.
It isalso the beat and aufest nmlit-ms Uutl earn be giveu to
Children of all aaea, and for auy cvinjilatnl j euiisciaantly
no family should ba without it.
Ilolloieag's I'illt art the best rtmtJy known
in the world for the following disease :
Asthma, Fever and a pus flone and Gravel
UowelCoDipaiiutaKeinala CuuiaiiMs herundaiy Hyuip-
CiKiilie lluauai-rira Inward Weakness
Colds
IndiaeMion Liver Cinniilaims
Cheat Dii
lnAueiij
Lowneseof tuns
Cosuvenltsa
Lyipsi4
lliarhopa
IiiUuinmution
Veuereul AAYvtions
Worms, of all kino
I'uts
Dropsy
-Stw mw si ins nisnuiarvvics or rrnfeasnr Ifotiowaf
SO Maiden lne, New York, and tit Otmnd. Lnudia, by
all respecubia llrugiau aad tlsakre in Mediciaa Ur.iue l
out lbs l ulled buies, and Um otviluad wurld. in boxes
1 eems, 6J, cents, and VI each. '
t"f Triers i a omuudenb aavuie by taking tke larast
N. B Direction for lha ruitaiK-a tt nUenta la erery
dis -rdcr srs arTiasd to bc.
Maiih , VW r ca
....... jgm
LIST or juiioii.
GRAND JURORS.
fiunhnry. Daniel Hans, Eli Piemer
llecserr ,"5"J"'',rillia,n Malick, Peter
Point. r, Gibbons.
Chili.n,juanuc. It'm. Jornhnrt.
Vtton.Htigh I. L'arr.
Aj-irtn.Andrew Kcrshnor, Fred. Murray
Jnrbut. Asa Everett.
yWfmnrr .Tho. R. Arnold.
'Ms. Stanlv Genrhurt.
.S7,amr,Hn -Horatio G. Taggart, Mahlon
tfoiighnor, John Fngelv.
rntif Peter Rougtier, Wash. Hmink
Jord,,n.l. jr. Troutmau, yeU.r Trout
man, John K. Heist.
Zerbe. H. R. R'eaver.
L'pper Mnhtmo;i. Solomon Folk.
H'titt '"" hu'!l Jacob Phillips. John
TRAVERSE JURORS.
EnneT!,;:al5l,C'',m,n'J0,,n ""TP".
AortA..mWrm,;.Jnsr.pl, l-.r.irp
Hans Km. Elliott, John Dunham ir,u
Forythe. '
Point -Daniel Hilbwh, Adam Yandling
.e-tcw.-David Montgomery, John Frymire.
John Klupp. Robert Montgomery. Samuei
Turlmt. Day.d Marr, Charles Follmer
Delaware. James Durham, . J. Reader
.Tmi..1. it......, I, I ,
...v.... j'unifi .ncivnno.
Ijiver Awjusta. C.isper SttMair.
I'j'l'tr Augusta. 'harles Garincer.
Shamnkin.. John Campbell, ll'in Sm
Daniel I u.nmel, II'. II'. 'ersing, ir.11. l- urlev
Daniel ( onrad.
f 00. enry VntiOaskii). John Caldwell
y.erbe. Andrew A. eim, Jacob Gu.-s.
Cameron. John eim.
.Ionian. George Guise.
Jarkrnn.Jnhn Galen Smith, enrv en
man. Samuel Malick. Jacob lihi.-di
Lower -UdAuini.Michael Leiiker, Jacob
Spotts.
Little Mahannii. haac D. Raker.
PETIT JimORS.
S.uhury. Francis Rncher. 'eter il0.
man. Geo. C. I!e!kr, 'hilip llenn.
-VorthumUritintl. David ilkert.
Chilifuu'ur. J. M. Nesbit.
Millon. Charles Stout, David (,'rousor.
Leiri. David R. Montgomery, Samuel
Mengis, Daniel Keller, Ferdinand J'iper,
John F. Derr, Adam Shinier, jr.
.('( ift Amos Andersen, Comlv V.
Vincent.
l.tiinr G'f-tr I'nu.-hohl, John
Zimmerman, I' m. RecM-r, enry Ship,..
I)' tr .Iioy-J.-Zu. 'eter Coble, JacJ) Seo-i-holtr.
J lush. James I ry s on .
Shmiiokin Sololiiuti I iigelv, Simon Ceh
ner, II ni . Mim-w h.
C.j.'. Daniel l.phlin. H'm. nierrlnctrv.
Mt. Carnul. John . YuMeil, Vur
Stroll, Felix l.eivh.
Jordan. ll'm. Shade.
C matron H'm. Kramer.
I'pptr Mahanm. 'hiip Rute.
loi'kson. J (din Ih'lim r.
Lover Muhan'Kj.- -.1 ulni ningeui.-in.
' SHERIFF SALES.
Hy virtue cf sundry wnts of Yrndiiin Fi
f'Onas to me directed, will be exposed to pub.
lie sale, ut the Court House, in Stmbiii v, 1 n
MONDAY the Tih dv of Avnl. iN't'.'ut I
nciock, I . M
pert v. to w it
the followirg dcrcrihcd pro-
All the right, title and interest of dm-ob
Whitzel, dofendi iit of ami in uli that cei!.in
tract or piece of land, situate in Uiish ton
ship. Northumberland ( onnty. mlj,.jii!i n lanls
of Luther l!ns;ett. lVnj. Gearhnrt. lar.d i f
Ihe heirs of Julm I'itner, an-1 )ai:ds lute cf
Joseph C.inipbell. deceased, and land of
Allen Seehler, containing Forty fHe Acre
more or less, about Twenty. five Aim of
which is cleared, whereon are erected a Dwel
ling House. Stable, Ac. Seized, taken in ex
ecution and to bo sold as tLe properly iT
Jacob Whitzel.
. ALSO A certain unfinished Three Sterv
Rn'ek Divellinc. Rum and Two lot of tri iirii.
siluaie in Tuibutville, Lewis township. North
umberland enmity, contitinine about Two and
a Quarter Acres of ground, laying nloticidn
of Worrel street, bounded nu tho Fast, by
Win. II. Romig. lot South by l uul of Sain t
Shannon ; West, by lot of Win. Herring,
nnd North, by said Worrel street. Al?o, a
lot of ground hounded by Virgin Alley, on
tho North ,- by Washington street, on the
Last; by Wurrel street nnd Dicft'i-nba her
lot 011 the South, uiul by Ratmliso street, on
tho West; containing about Two Acres and
three IJiiurler of ground. Als,. lot No. 7,
on Main street and running bark to Virgin
Alley; bounded on the Last, by Win. Ful'
mer's lot. und on the West, by lliller's let ;
containing about a quarter of nn Acre more
or less. .SioEeJ, lahen in execution, and to
be sold as the property of H jrrtio G. Wor
rell. A I.SO A cerUln tra.'t of land, s ili:n! in
Coal and Zerby townships, Northumberland
county, adjoining lands surveyed in the naiiua
of John Rood, William Wilton. Filer Man
rer, Michael Krall nnd Frederick Kramer
containing 3t'.7 acre and " perches more or
less, and about a quarter ol an ucre of which
are cleared, w heron is erected a small Frnme
House. Siered. taken in execution, nnd to
be sold as the property of Dr. l.te W. liuf
. ,.,,
ALhO A certain tract of land, situate in
Relawaro owiihip. Northumberland county.
1 containing I wo Hundred and I ertv Acn-.
........ I ...1: : I I f l. ...... l
11,. 1 .. hi ii-ns, iKijniotnilig laini in o
Uridn Daniel Wertman. I'eter Shady and
others, a part of which is cleared, and where
on is erected a Log Rnrn. Seized, taken in
execution, ami to be sold as the propeity of
Thomas J. Addis.
II. WE1SE, Shor:?.
Snemrr's Orriri. 1
Sunbury. March 15, lfaSC.
PUBLIC NOTICE
IS herel.y given, in the mailer of the Tra.t
au.l parcel of Land advertiteJ by lie fclictitV
of Niirltiutntierland f'ounly amunij other I. amis,
to be aolj hy the said Sheriff on .Monday the 7tl
Joy of April, I8.ri, at Ihe Court House in Sun
hury, ami uV.rrilx-J in the saiJ iilvertineinent a
"a certain Tract of Land, situate in Delaware
"t iwnship, Northumherland county, contiiiniiisT
"Two Hundred ami Forty Acre", more or less,
'oilj.iiiiing land of l'cter Mcllride, David" Wert
"man, I'eter Hhaily, and othera. apart of which
-ia clarej, and whereon is ere.-teJ a Lii Barn,
"Seiied taken in eiecution, end lo I "Id lha
propeity uf Thomas J. Addis.
Signed. H- Write, Sheriff.
"SherirT'a Ulrire, Sunhury, .March 15, lt6.
'I'lrat I own Ihe aaid traei of U11J alwwe !eer-rt-Ud,
that I claim title to the aame hy a deed dated
ihe 17th day of July, A. 1. H.r.'. from Mallhiae
Matterly Addia, anil duly eiecuteJ and reeorde.l
in the Kerorder'solhVe of Northninlierlaiid conn
lv, ou the 7th day of August lao. in deed b'ok
L. L. pages 487 i 489, which aaid deed deaciilies
the title under which I claim the aame from the
Commonwealth to my grantor, and to which and
the deeds and Conveyances therein described, I
reler for a full description of my riijht and title,
ol" whieh all prisons intending to hid at id sale
will please take notice.
STEPHEN FALL- ELLIS.
Delaware tp.. March 23, 185631.
NOTICE.
LI. persons knewiiig themselves indented la
Ihe eulMR-rihers, a onto or book acceunt.
,eauctfuUy inviteJ M call end pay the sam,
on or Ufure the loth of Apiil neti, aa we nnif
have money to hoy our fprinj ud Suronu
ayorgoml.. . F. I- F. KLINL".
Kline. Crete, ft, Mt ch 59, lntf