CL., NKAV SERIES, VOL. 9, NO. 17. .SUNJJUItY, NOUTIIUM13KULAND COUNTY, FA -SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1856. OLD SEMES, VOL. 1(5. NO 43 The Sunbury American, rCBLISIIKO F.VBBT SATCntlAT BY II. B. MASSER, Market Square, Svnbury, Penna. THRMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. . Tvf.l IVH.I.ARS par annum tube finid linlf ye arty in tdVias. No pnpet ilncmitiened until all arrearages are paid . All enmmanirali it letter! on tai.iiiesa relating to tti oilee, ta mmrt uttmifmi, nmt be POST PAID. TO Ct.UHS. Three eopie on aMf ess, MP Sova.i Da Do ! V.fiMii T D' iii Kiv l.illxm In nnvanea will pay fnt three year's un irriotioii to the American. p.mtmaster will plen act a onr Agent, and frank !U.t cntaittiiiK snhserintion money. They are permit (ml tu do thi wlr the liat Ofliee law. T&UM9 OP Al VERTI9IN0. Oar ""inaie f 14 Hue, 3 tlin.., Uvrrv subsequent insertion, Ono iqaiia, 3 moalll, In nvnitlia, OA year. Iluaineu eards r.f Five llnee, per annam, M.. ln.it iH other., advertising by the ear, with the privilege of inserting Ht(Treiit advertisement weekly. lon s' Su .Hill mm Jnn in no IjT l.n'jol Advertisement. a. per agreement. JOB PRINT1NO. VV hnve eonneeteH wilh our establishment a we'' .eli-eteil JOB OK KICK, whlrh will enable u til eneruto la the ueatoit tyle, every variety nt' prmtiiif . H. B. MASSSPs, A T T O R N E Y A T t. A W , SU1NTBTTRV, FA. 3uinasj attended loin the Counties of Nor ".'iiiuIiimIuiiJ, Union, Lycoming Montour anil '.'olumbia. Heerencet tu l'hihulclyliia . M m. fob R.Traon, Ch. Oililmns. Kfq.. s.nner at SanJcrass, Linn, Small ft; Co. LOCUST MOUNTAIN COLLIERY SUPERIOR WHITE ASH ANTHRACITE COAL, From the Maintnotli Vein, for Furnaces, Fuulid ties, Steamboats and Family use, M T. C'Ail SI, iXollTHf MBSHIASD CoUMI, Pa RIZKS OF COAL. LUMP, fnr tlUxt Furnaces and Cupolas, STEAM UOAT, for Slcumboats, Hot Air I'uni.n r-i anil Steam. mioitEN, ) For Gra, Stov , j Stcll. JLIiCi. ) Kl'MYE, i For Slovca, Steam anil burning NUT, Lime. PEA, for Limeburnera ami making Strum. Ur.lcr. received nt Mt. Curmel or Northum berland Wharf, will roceive proinit attention. M. II. HELL, I). J. LEWI", WILLIAM ML'tR. May 9, 1S36. if blLWORTIIBRAN3 CTT & CO. Hardware Merchants, Having removed from No. 6H to No. 73 Market 5tret, I'liiladel.hin, Ara prptiarpd, with Rreatly increased facililie", 1 fill urdera fur 1IAKDWAKE of every varie.y ii irt trrma, from n full aaaortmrnt, including J'i.ihoad Kliorcla, I'icka, Q c. Country mi-rclianU and olhera will find it to lheir iulcn t t' call and exunine our atork I c iore pu:c(iaiii(r vlnrwlide. Aitil 15, IMC ly XT. S- OP "God and our A'tift'fe .mirf." OrRQi:r.lIANNA CAMP, No. 2!. of tVw O. of the V. S. A . holdt it stated sen-sunn ever) Voiiiay vvening in their New Hall. oj.iioil V.. Y. l!rii;!it utoro. 8unbury, Pa. Initiation and trgi'M, S2.00. D.O. E MAfZE, W-C. Ku'i. WnvriiT , I!. S. uiilmrv Jan. IS. 1SS6. ad 30 '5 O. OTP XT. .A CI'MIUISY CUUNCIL, No. 30, O. of V. A. mpft. every TTr.atiAT evonins in the Amariaan Hull, opposite. E. V. Uriirlil'a store. Market strife. Huudury, l'a. Membera of the ii.U.'J uo rrajwc'iful'v wr,ncled to intend. ' WM. A. UK UN Ell, C. H. V. K:Uth, R.S. .Sunburv, Joivi'i, IS SC. oct ?f, '65. J". S. OIF J. "IVTASHINGTOX CAM I, No. 10 J. S. of A hold it ntate l nieelint; every 'riiurailay evening, in tha A mcriraii Hill, Market Street. Wunbuiy. A. J. ROCKEFELLER, P. 3. r. Bhixiiki Gobi. II. H. BuHhury. July 8, IS.'iO tf. iMu:tp Watches tSjJewelr 7iOLr.!iALF anil Retail, at the "rhiladel- ihi;t Watch and Jewelry Store," No. U6 North Second Street, corner of Quarry, PHILADELPHIA. 3ol.l l.evar Wntrhrt, full jewilril, 1H fnrut cilice, t.W! . .lit l.n.iiie I.-.H. S'Jl.'nt Fi:ie Silver !,,. tacit. 1.50 Vilver fill! jewllnl, t'J.'llolil nraeeirta, S OU S-ili'ir larver, full jewl'd 14 l! ailiea' Uohl Peneila, I.OH t'ipfii r ifuartitas, 7 Silver Ti shioiiii, aet, S,OU li'ii ypcctni'lcB, T.niil tioKI I'm , with Tciicil and Silver Ilokler, 1,00 Gold Finger Kin ?a, 37 j cents to $80 ; Wutch Ghmsea, ( lam, 1SJ cents ; Talent, 1 8 j ; I. unci, 25 ; other article in proportion. All goad war aiilcd to be what they are mild for. rlTAUFFER & HARLEY, .In hand, some Gold and Silver- Levera and l.opirrea, still lower than the above fficea. (itpt. C, 8i5. lj. 'I'ht heft co'Iocli in tf Gleet ever I'ullithed. TIP-TOP GLEE Sc CHORUS BOOK. A new nud ch'ii.e c illeetion of Ciipyrriehta liefer btfore harini'inzrd, and tuany of ilia CVini nf modern German Italian 'Gowj osert Arranged in a famil:nr style, and adapted to the iikb of Glee ('lull, bulging Clauses, and the Fumily Circle, lly C. JARVI3 and J. A. GETZE. Thin werk contain" a great number of new and favoiite Honga, harmonized in a alyle adapted to general purposes, while many of the Gem of Mendelssohn, Ahl, Kuchen, and other celebrated rompoaera, are presented in an Original lorni The great variety of musical compositions here introduced, emiuemly adapts it lo the lasts nnd capacity of the Hinging School, the Glee Club, and the Family Circle. IV PRICK ONK DOI.LAR.jn Ju.t published by LEE it WALKER, No. 1 83 Chesnut Street, and J. U. LII'PINCOTT ft CO.. No. W North Fourth St., Philadelphia. tV Sample copies will bo sent by mail, free of postage, on receipt of $ I. March ii, 1850 4 in c4 FOP. SALE! fc FTEAM ENGINES 0U Horse power each, jiti with boiiere. Would make excellent pump, ins; engine, lopether with '1 large blowing ijliu. or, suitable for a blast l'urna,-e. A paly to HENRY LONGKNEt KEW & CO. tiliaruukm Iron Works, $baukin. Pb. SUnaMn. tuU "A, ?:,... Select ')oetnj, . A PLEA FOR KISSING. The. fountains minrlu with the river, The liver with tho oci-un j Tho wiinla of heaven mix forever Willi a sweet commotion : Nothing on thueutth is fillip. All lliings ly a Itiw tlivine, In iinollici's lu irjr mingle ; Why uot 1 witk ll.inc 1 See tint mountains kiss hiirh heaven, Anil tho waves clasp mm another : No leiifnr flower wotilil hu forpivon, If it ilisihiineil to kiss its lirnthcr; Ami the sunlight clusp the mirth, Anil the moiinlienni.s kiss the sen. Hut what tiro nil thi'se kiasings worth If thou kisg nut mo T Si rlcct Calf. A MISSISSIPPI STORY. The Game for Life. "The (luikics tire mine," nM the pitmester, striking his list upon the liilile. '-show Yin up, utiil let us seo what they look like." The riiuiiir iilituter who hail In!, font ono of I he In mt set vun ts below fur John ami Helen. Tim assi ujjei awaited the iippeutuiice if the eivaiits in mIi i, i e, f.,p u long timej hut tliey tiiiiie not. The servuiil hail iiiiiiiineii tlii in ! tho change of oKiiers. They weie atl.iclietl to the young planter utnl iie, mill ilnl not like to h uve them ; but they hail cllll. dieii of their iumi ul home, uml what nua to become (if ihoni ? Thu witiner begun to wax impatient at the delay, umj exclaimed : "Come, Diintou huriy up the niggers. They must move tpiii ker thuti this when J Heml for em or they'll never know what hurt Yin." The yoniifr phinti't's nrit-tooratic faco (lushed crimson ul lliis ruih and tirutul ex. clamutinn, but hu mailu nn reply, lie was iilinut to semi another servant lor John mid Helen when his purpose was staved liv the sippearunco of Mrs. Daiilun. Ihr lilit-bum had been gaming, and 1ie lu,() liceti weeping ever since the boat UK Cincinnati, ami we were now far down the M issi.oippi. No wonder the 1 I I'll I file was pule and wan. uml lliul' her eyes looked tie (hough they hud been nearly wept nway ; but elm wus exijtiisitcly lovely r.evoilhelesg. Allhough many years have pnssr-tl nitice that evening, 1. can sco the sot row-stricken young wife now, us she glided up to tht: table anil lntilietl dor liusbainl in the face He could not tieur ti under her gaze. 1 1 o had ! lost all his money, and in a lit of desperation I had also staked am! lust thu lust two slaves. ' ' Is it true tliut you have lost John and i Helen V" I Her Ims'nniul made no reply j lie could not i even look up, Tho Jjassengvrs Here wow fatt gathering ' rotiud. Mini thu Bceuo was (; row in;; painful. , My fat !:! who l.au eome Nmlli lo fetch me (com schoi I, and was taking tho longest ' possible way home.) was holiling nin by the hand, ami 1 knew by the tightening of his grasp, that he was In-coining mtic.i excited. As Hasilott did not s-ei.tn iiK-liuid touiisuer his wifv's tpMcfclion, thu g.uneU-r io;sghly saiil : ''es, inu'atn, John mid Helen uie mine, nd I want to see Yin tpiick." Dauloti sprang to his feet, nnd stooping across tho table, hissed ill the teeth of the gatnof tor : 'villain! don't you preiuuie to tpenk to toy wife upaiu." The look with which the menace was nc-ctMUj-.iiiied was perfectly blavling. und made the Kwuithy and pitted face of the gunietter fairly turn white. How inconsistent is nian ! That nccont plUhcd and higli-boru husband could deliber ately jeopunliso J'roperly uml c(irridu the hapiuess of his wile, hour ufler hour, day nfler thiy, and year ufteryear, but ho could not bear tliut the man whom he had clio-in for a cotnpmiiou ehotild even so much uc speak to her. "Ye Mary, John nnd Helen are lost," he said at I iM, us he b t the gamester from his gaze J "they nio lost, anil it can't be helped now: fo limi t ! t us have a ueeiie ulu nt it.'' "I shall imt let them go,"siiii Maw firmly, "nnd I shall have a scene about it. j ilid nit say a word almnt t he money, but in.w 1 lint you have tdayed them nwny oh. Charlie '." and tho leuiicU her head en her husband' breast. "Ah ! hero they come !'" said tlie gamester, as John and Helen approached. John was a powerful und line looking mu latto; his face indicating unusual intelligence nml kind heartedness. Helen wan much whiter than her husband, mid remarkably handsome. The garni sloe's evil eye gleamed ti8 ho surveyed her. mid turning lo u savage, looking ma n near him he gaid : I'll sell von John in the inorninr, Ham mond, but Helen I shall keep at least u few ls va "I'm agreeable," said the slave trader, for such he was, "but I'd like thu gal us soon si possible." A look of inilignalion ran aronml the group at this brutal colloquy. My father's grasp grew tighter still ; and encourage d then by. 1 whispered to him to buy John and Helen himself; but he shook hu head und mention ed me to keep silent. "J tell vou 1 (hull not let tnem go. rel'eat- cd Mr.--. Danton, addivsciiiL' thu straueer. They were brought up in mv father' family ; besides, they have children ut home, from whom it would be cruel to separate thi-m." 1 he gamester ami slave dealer exchangetl sneers ut Mrs. Daiiton's eeiitiuiental reasons for not letting the sluvee go, but her husband said : "It rant't bo helped, now, Mary, let us go to our room." "O, Missus, don't go and leub me wit Out man," shrieked Helen ; "i shall die or jump overboard. O, don't leal) your own truu Helen, whosabud your Lfo w litu you fell in tie byoo." " shall not leave you, Helen. Do not be alurioed. 1 " "l!rcs de Lord for ilut," interrupted Helon ; '.I kiiflw we're safe now j kao you ullers does jus w hat says you w ill." "I think its about time this nonsense wus Stopped," said the gamester rising from (he table "You ucknowlcdiiB. Uaiiloii, that these negroes nre my 'i' perty; cousi rpieinly tiny are mine, uml I've u right to do what 1 please with thriii ; nu bill ol sale is necessary between two gentlemen. And now. you nig gera, coiuo along'with me, mid don't make a fuss, or I'll have you flogged and put in irons. The tceoo nosy became extremely exciting. John drw Ileleu to hi side, and clenched bit tt, wh3f their joung iaitrr Moo4 closo In front, an If, with her feeble nrm, she could iirotect them from tho clutches of the gnmester. ' 1 wag wild with excitement, and begged my father either lo buy the slaves or shoot the gnmegier I did not cure wh.cl). A bloody fight seemed inevitable, when a young New Knglander, who had been Very quiet during the whole trip elbowed his way to the tnble. and asked at what cam he vul Ued his fluvpa, "Two thousand dollars," said lie ; do vou want to buy f" J huve only thousand dollars," the young mnn answered; "l will give jou that for I hem." ' "No, sir, but 111 stako Ym against n thou sand dollars, and play you a guiuo of poker for the pile." ' I don't understand tho game," said the New Knglander. 'What game do you piny?" "I huve played "a f,.w games nt nil-fours, but I never gambled fr a cent in my life." "Well. 1 11 play you a putno et nil fours, then, if you like, and stake, the niggers against your thoustt il ilollars." To the surprise of every ono present, the young man accepted the challenge, called Tor n new pack of iard, staked his thousnml dollars, and the game commenced the game, ster having the tirst ileal. As the company drew more closely around i ue mine, u seeineil us though a watclunukcr'a shop were in our midst so distinctly we heard the tick of the watches. The first hand the New Englunder mndo three to the gamester's one. at which r Iiott. of pleasure ran round the crimp. The second hand the gamester made three to his opponent's nothing; the thin! hand ih..v each made two, which left the New Englund er two to go. while the gamester hud but one lo inuUe, uml it was his turn to beg. This was a grout advantage, and evervbodv seemed In give up the thousand dollars an lost. The New Eiiglalidi r dealt iheearils wilh n steady hand, however, and turned up the jack of heaiis, which placed' him even with us uiuagonisi, nut when he raised his cards, I saw that he had not a single trtimp in his huml, and bis adversary to "stand" or "beg," if tho former, the emtio was his to a certain. tyjifthe latter there would be nnoihi.r chance for the slaves. Alter ilriiniminn- o the back of his cards for n timet Cm.. I,.. ooked at the New Knehinih r to if l, could determine liy his milliner what it was oesno do. lint tlie oung Bunker 11:11 met ins guie wiinotii tiinching, and there they sat lor a long lime gazing into each other's eyes. 'Hull the cards," said the gnniesler. at last, 1 could have hugged him for his mis take. Hunker Hill npain denlt and the queen of spades Was turned. Every heurt stood still us the cards were for the last time lilted. "They are mine!" shouted the New Etg lamler ; "or rather, they are yours. Madam." said he in a milder Ii lie, lo Mrs. Duntoli, us he threw down the uce of spades. The beautiful impetuous jjoutheren threw her arms tiromid the winner's neck, ur.it three, deafening cheers (in which even the slave dealer joined) told the satisfaction of the audience. Many years after I met the New England, cr iu Mississippi mid claimed his acquaint ance, en the score of having been one of his most enthusiastic piutjj'.uos on the night if the well reineniiiered tritunj.il. He hail prospered in business apd become rich. He was making his annual visit to I ho heart h- stoiie a slono which has more potent charms i for good than that nl which kneel Mohauime. I'uu lYvoties in the city i f their prophet, i llesnid he had never touched n card since 1 that memorable game ; that the thousand dollar that he then risked wus the sum total ! i f his savings for many toilsome years ; but j that he st . kid it, and played thu game wilh u perfect conviction of success. Jl.iiiton had sought him out, nrd kept tho 1 acquaintance ever since, mid Mrs. Danton j could tuny travel the world over with her j l.usbatid without fear, for he had forsworn gambling from thut liover-lo-be-foigolten night. b llnyou. ihr name whieli Sauthi-rii iiccioi giretu every stream ur ii. dy el wnter. foreign lctos. ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC. lathi rnon i i noi't EXCITEMENT ON AMERICAN A 1 EAIKS mi.SIDKl). Nnv Yoiik. July fi. -Tho Steamship Baltic, from Lixel pi.ol, Willi dales to ll.u 2Mb. lilt., arrived about noon. The Uallicsaihd ut '1 o'clock on the afternoon of the Hfitli, The Loudon papers, iu their summaries for the week, in regard to the American rela tions, say that, judging from thu interior new spu pels, il would seem that the country is delighted with the turn that the American d.llicultieg have taken, and it is surprising now inticii tue purine lias become enlightened on the subject by the cheap pu ss. Every paper of that class has devoted itselTto a ra tional exposition of our American dilliculti'i s. The country ulso appears ph-used with the nomination of Mr. ltiirliai.un. Our Liter pool Correspondent adds that the public feeling on American uflairs hus now subsided so much as to havu no longer any un.-i ltl.ng i fi'ect on the markets, although several of the leading presses vet keep grumbling. The London Tunes udvises Great Erituin to hurry up a settlement of the Central American Question before the election ol Mr. liiichalian to the 1' resiliency. Two wealthy ladies, Misses Anil anil Eliz abelh Sherwood, of Shellield, have just been liberaled by the intervention of llieir friends, after fourteen years' imprisonment for con tempt of the Court nf Chuncery. They con tinued iu prison fourteen year's rather than produce un important document iu their pos session. DENMARK THE SOUND DUES. Tho Paris Presse says k "Tho prospect of a conflict between Den mark und the United States is set aside fur tho moment. The Washington Cubinet, at the request of that of Copenhagen, has consented to a furl In-r prolongation for one year of thu treaty ol 'Jbth of April, 18.il!, und thu extension nf which, for two months have just terminated. American ships puseiug through the Sound und Kelts will continue, tl pay the dues with, out protest, but with reserve of their rights. Moreover, tho question is to be settled by international negotiations before the end of the year. Such are the two conditions put by the United Slat, s mid accepted by Den mark. Il is said thai the good olhce of Hussia have cuiiliiLuled to this temporary urruiigcmeut. FRANCE. The French papers are discussing the sub ject of the Empress' regency ; tbu pablic seem much interested In H. For thaffuiibery AAiMicafl. Mt. Pijurakt, Iowa, July, 1st I860, f Dear Sin: I believe I havo written you no account of this town and vicinity. It will be remembered that this is an inland town with no railroad nor navigation ; but built up en tirely by the enterprise of its inhabitants, and tho business of the surrounding country. Its location is tha most delightful und its utmos phere the most healthful that the most sensi tive can desire. I had estimated tlie popula tion of the town to bo twenty seven hundred but the assessor say.s he has already taken the ceusus ol that numbor and that when the returns shall have been completed tho num ber will reach to within a scorce of S000. The inhabitants aro mostly from Ohio; and our State, and thoao of tho north uml east are largely represented ; consequently the Free-Soil element strongly prevuils in the" politics of tho county. This community also gave n large majority last year for a prohibi tory liquor law, which was subsequently en acted by the Legislature, and is now the law of the land : nnd the condition of affairs rnn. firms mo in the position taken in advocating nill ami) Law in Pennsylvania: thut, not withstanding tho prohibition of the tnle of in toxicating drinks, there will nlw.iys be hotels enough to accommodate the traveling public. And in regard to the morality of the people 1 will merely say that in the two weeks I have been here l havo not Fent n drunken man : mid that I have seen the boys playing together in lint streets hour at a tint with out hearing from them a profane word. The town contains many tine large stores nnd stoiehoiiPes ; n large portion are three stories high, built ol brick with splendid fronts. Most of the dwellings are built in the cottuge style, und stand within spacious lots, and sur rounded by shrubbery uml shade treess. A very large hotel the ltrazellon House is being built by n company of which Dr. Dirtl is president, on the corner of Monroo and Washington streets opposite the northeast corner of thu public square. Il will bo 120 feet front or. ono street and 00 on the other. The rooms on tho first floor were all engaged for storo rooms ut a high rent before the house was commenced There nre not less than one hundred buildings m jt cess of erec tion at this time, and many of them are of an imppoitaiit und substantial character. The Iowa Wesleyun University is located here and is iu successful operation, and Very large ly patronized. There arn lso several re spectable und well sustained Seminaries. 'I he congregation,!!, and the the cnmpbelUte societies l,ao each a good and substantial brick church; The Presbyterian. and Metho dist meeting houses are both giving place to two stoiicil brick chinches. The Universal jsts urn just conipl, ting a nice brick church. The Baptists have a neat fraiuo meeting house. The Statu Lunatic Assyluni lias been located hero und tho foundation work is going on rapidly. There- is an inexhaustible quantity of excellent building stone near the low ii ; mid belts of limber in all parts of the county, improved farms sell for all prices from ten to sixty dollars pur acre, and on ea sy term. Some of these farms, if situated in our State as they are hi re, wilh such a soil, and with the Mime proximity to towni would be worth two hundred dollars per acre. This neighborhood is as healthful as the most favorable locutions iu Pi-nns) Ivania ; but along the rivers the people are'suhject to in termittent uml billions fever. The temper ature of the air us indicated by the therinoHi ter appears to be tho same" as in central Pennsylvania, but its ethct is very much modified by a constant refreshing breeze w hich renders the heat of Summer much more tolerable. This State is I'tvo from the un healthy east winds which often visit tho At lantic Stales, and nourish the perms of con sumption, nnd accelerate the progress nf ma ny disease of tlie human system. When 1 left homo of tho crops Seemed to have censed grvwmg, ai d Viigitution had Commenced to wither und wus sutTering; for want of rain; and when 1 arrived here the drought hud in creased, und it continued up to about the 2.Mh of June, yet vegetation preserved a firm and healthy 1 1 pi mane. '1 he sol being very deep and extremely porous, plants can ex tend their roots down to a great depth and absorb moisture to fortify ! he rn tigaiust the effects of a protracted drought. Most of the water here, i like that iu the limestone re. gions in our State what is called "hard," und reqiiiru "bretiliing" us they say herp, or neutralized with lye before it can be used for washing; but those who arc accustomed tu its use. or have i i.-terns to store rain-water, seem to be very little inconveiiieuce. Unfail ing water is found on every lot in tho tow n by sinking a, well 1!.") or 30 feet deep ; somo of it is ns sweet and pure and cool us tho source of thu Shiitnokin or Schuylkill river; yet there is much thhnt would bo pnlutiiblu to u taste unaccustomed to it. And here permit tun to remark that neither my peculiar studies nor my experietic has led metobelive in ihe uiihculilifiilucss of uny couhl water when ta ken us God created it, and in proper doses, in til conditions of the body. Yours truly J. J. M. tLtLTOUAL VOTES. The votes to be cast by the several Stales for President nod Vice President are s fol lows ; Eixttei: Fice Sut-.-s. Fifteen Have Stats Maine, 8 Deiuwure, 'J New Hampshire, Maryland, b Vermont, ! Virginia. lo Massachusetts, 13 North Carolina, 10 lUiudo Island, 4 South Caroline, 8 Connecticut, 6 Georgia, 1 10 N. w York, 35 Florida, ? New Jersey, 7 Alabama, 9 l'ennsylvai'iu, 27 Mississippi, 7 Ohio, 23 Louisiana, 5 Indiana, IS Texas, 4 Illinois, 11 Tennessee, V Michigan, C Kentucky, 1 Wiscunsiu, 5 Missouri, t Iowa, 4 Arkansas, 4 California, 4 Total. 120 Total, 17C Necessary to a Grand tutu!, 2'Jti choice, li'j Unpaid Luri-ma Tho Pott Master Gen eral has addressed nn olliiiul despatch to the leading Post OUices instructing tho Post iiiusler in eiuh cuse, that whenever any let ter is deposited unpaid, ho musl send u circu lar notice in llio purty addressed, that the said letter is dctauieu for want of prepayment und that it will be forwarded ou lint receipt, in stamps of the amount due. A Louisville paper, hostile to Fremont, a2- mil iuuv mere are auout ve iujuauu tve paUic&Q ia Kentucky. History of tlie Star Spangled Banner Wo copy the following from the Hultimore Patriot. September 20, 1814. Tho following beautiful nml animating effu sion, which is destined long to on l lust the oc casion, and outlive the impulse which produ ced it, has been extonsivnly circulated. In first renewal of publication, we rejoice in an opportunity to enliven the sketch of nn px ploit so illustrious with strains which so filly celebrato it. This inrorporablo song Wus composed under the following circumstances: A gentleman Francis S. Key, Esq. had left Hultimore with a flag of truce for the purpose of getting released from tho British fleet n friend of his. who hud been captured nt Jttarl borongh. He wnt as far ns tho month of tho Pattixeiit. nrd was not permitted to re turn, lest the intende 1 attack on Baltimore should bo disclosed. Ho was thereforo brought up tho Buy to the mouth of the Pu tapsco. where the ting vessel wsi kept under the guns of frigate, and he was compelled to witness tho bombardment of Fort Mcllenry. which the admiral had hnssted that ho would carry in a fe Lours, nnd thut the city must fall. Ho watched tke flair nt tho Fort through the whole day with nn anxiety thut ! can be better fi-'t than described, until the night prevented hTin from seeing it. In the i night ho watched iho bomb-shells, end at ear ly dawn his eye vns again greeted by the proudly waving fJ:ig of his country : STAR-SrANOLKD I'.ASNF.R. O! t ny, can you son, by tl.o dawn's cnily light, What so prondlr wo hnil'd at the twilight's last gleaming. Whoso stripes ami bright stars, through the penlo fight, O'er the rmiipur's we watch'd were so gal lutitly st learning ; And the rocket's red glare, the bombs btirst irg in air. Gave proof through the night that our flag wm still there t O ! say, doe that star-spangled banner yet wuvo OYr tho land of tho free end the homo of tho brave ! On the shore, dimly seen through the mists cf the deip, Where the. foe's haughty hof t in dread si- lencu rcpos'-s, What is that which the breczef o'er the tow'. ring '.eei As it fitfully t.'ons, half conceal, half dis closes : Now it catches tin gleam of the morning's fif!t beam. In full glery reflected, now shines on the st team : 'Tis ihe f tar-spaitgluj banner! O,longemoy it wiive O'er tho land of tho free, am) tho homo of the brave. And where is that hand who so Tauntingly swore Tliut the havoc of wur and the battle's con fusion, A homo niui a ci utitry shall leave us no more ? Their blood 1ns wnsh'd out their foul foot steeps' pollution : No refio'e coij'j srv tho hirling and slave From the terrcr if flight, or the gloom of the grsro And thu st.ir-spiii.gtcd in triumph doth wave OYr tho land .if the free, and the home of the brave. O ! thus bo it pver when freemen shall stand Between their loveti home uml the war's rio solntion ; Blest wilh victory and pence, may the heaven rescued laud Praise the power that hath made nnrl pre- served us a nation ! Then conquer we mu.-t, when our cause rt is juM, And this bo our iiotto "In God is our trust!" And l he star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave OYr the land of the free, nnd the home of the brave ! United Stater. The Constitution of the United States was ratified by the thirteen original States in the following order, to wit t 1. Delaware. December 7, 17S7 2. Pennsylvania, December 12, 17H7 It. New Jersey, December 18, 1187 4. Georgia, January 2. 17fc8 5. Connecticut, January t), 1789 C. Massachusetts, February C, 1788 f. Marvland. A m il ' 2M. 1788 8. South Carolina, May 23, 1788 j 9. New Hampshire, June 21,1788' 10. v irgiiiia, Juno 2ti, 1788 11. New York. Ji.ly 26. 1783 12. North Carolina, Noveiuber2t, 1789 13. Rhode Islund. May 2'J, 17'J0 Stale admitted iuto thu Union since the adop tion of the C'onjli'fufi'o.i. 14. Vermont. March 4. 17111 1.1. Kentucky. Juno ), 1792 If!, Tennessee, Jntin 1, 17'JC 17. Ohio, N'ovember2y 1H02 18. Louisiana, April 8, 1812 19. Indiana. December 11, 181C 20. Mississippi. December It'. 1 St 7 21. Illinois. December 3. 1818 22. Alabama. December II, 181 l 23. Maine, March 14. 1IU 2t. Missouri, August. IU. 1821 25. Arkansas. .bini', 15. IsSC 26. Michigan, January 2. 1837 27. Florida, March 3, 1845 28. Texas, December 20, 1815 23. Iowa, December 28, L-'l'' 30. Wisconsin. May 2'., 1848 31. California, Heptember 9, 18i0 Territor'tet artjuvivd ! act nf Otngref.i. 1. Oregon, Ananst 14. 18 IS 2. Minnesota, March 3. 1910 3. Utah, September 9. 1850 4. New Mexico, September 0. 1850 ft. Washington, . March 2. 1853 C. Nebraska. May 30, 18-M 7. Kantus, May 30. 1851 riTTSiano. Fort Vavxb ash Ciiicifio Raii.hoad. The stockholders of tho Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad, ou the 2d inst., decided, nearly unauiiiK b'ly. for consolidation with the Fort Wayne nnd Chicago road, which will r-ivo n continuous line of railroad from Philadelphia til Chicago, by November next, as the work of completing ihe connec tion from Fort Way no to Ply month is to b immediately proceeded with. Tho Pennfjl vaiiia Railroad have agreed to furnish, in connection with tho Hurrisburg and Lancas ter road, the funds uecessary to complete the desired connection. The stock of the con solidaied company is to bo sixteen millions of dollars, divided into three hundred ami twenty thousand shares of fifty dollars each, tho director to have blie power tif icreiuiog tb capiU! flock, tf neocssary. (From the Drrlt Arlvertiaer, June J J Eaisiig the Safe from the Stenmor .: - AUontic A Thrilling Scene. , A sub marine diver from UtifTalo has at last succeeded ill raisins; tho safe of the American Express Company, which was lost when the Monnirf At 'untie wa. inkol Long Point in 1852. It will be recollected that this steamer was instantly sunk by collision with a propeller, nnd thut a large number of pus-enners were lost. The diver was pro tected by copper armor, nnd wus under wit ter forty ininirtos, during whieli lime ho had somo strange adventure. Tho upper deck of the steamer lies one hundred and Rixty feet under water, nml fur below where thero is any current or motion. Everything, there fore, is exactly ns it first went down. When the diver alighted upon the deck, ho was sa luted by n, beautiful lady, whose clothing wns well arranged, nnd her hair elegantly dressed. As ho approached hi-r, the motion of the wa ter caused an oscillation of the head, us if gracefully bowing to him. Shu was standing erect, with one hand grusping the rigging. Around lay tho bodies of several others, as if sleeping. Children holding their friends by their hands, and mothers with their babes in llieir arms were there. In the cabin tho fur niture was still untouched by decay nnd to ull appearance hud juat been arranged by some careful nnd tasteful huud. We think the diver is trying his hand ut romancing. It is difficult to believe thut nfter four yours' sub mersion bodies were still undecnyed, In the office ho found the safe, und was enabled to move it with case, and took it upon deck, where tho grappling irons were fastened on, and the prize brought safely to the light. Upon opening the safe, it display cd its contents in a perfect state ot priservu tion. There was in the safe $5000 in gold 3500 in bills of the Government Stock Bank and a large amount of bills on other bunks, amounting in nil to about S3G.000. The pa pers were uninjured, except that they smelted very strongly of decayed human bodi 'i. as if it hud laid for so many years in a coffin with thu owners Oi course, ull this money pons to th persons interested iu this wouderlul adventure. Tlie Detroit Frco Press, snys : "Tho new bills we nre told nre comparatively uninjured by their long imprisonment und exposure to dampness, but tho old 0itC3 are quito injured and defaced, wheUier.so much as to prevent" their identification nnd redemption wo have not learned. '1 here are several thousund dollars on tho exploded Government Stock Bank of Ann Arbor, included in the amount recovered.'' Mri.cmxn. Mulching should be attended to early. Tho young trees set out this spring nre now nicely started, mid tho sol is tho roughly wuruied. Tho danger new is. that the hot still and drying winds of summer will either stp their grow th or kill them outright. Give them a good mulch oT hay. shavings saw dust, or fine brush. Any thing that will re tain moisture und shield their loots from the hot sun will answer. Many a line tree la lost for w ant of this protection. The Raspberry plan is will also be greatly benefitted by Ihis treatment. This shrub loves n deep, moist soil, and a mulch facilitates both iho forma tion of voting piant anil the perfecting i f the fruit. 'I'he berries ripen in succession for sev eral weeks, and it often happens thut the later berries are very small for want ot suffi cient moisture. To MpAsrtiR a v AtrjG or Ur.ovxD In measuring land, thirty and one-quniter square yards make one square rod. nnd 40 square rods make one square rood, four of which, or 160 rods, make one acre. It is evident, therefore, that 40 rods long by t rods wide, will mako nn acre. The same result may bo arrived nt by measuring 229 feet in length, "and l'J8 feet in width, or by nica-iuriug 73 yards in length, by UC yards iu breadth. To lay out un acre, square 209 feet on filch side, is the nearest foot that will make un acre, being loss than on inch each way over tho exat t distance. 43.itl0 superficial feet, or 208 95-100 feet on each si ie, constitute an acre of ground. Ankcdotk of Pathick II emit When the celebrated Patrick Henry, of Virginia, wus near the close of his life and in feeble health, he laid his hand on the Bible, and addressing an old friend whit was wilh him "Here is a book," said lie, "worth more limn all others ever printed ; yet it is my misfortune never to have read it with proper attention and feelihg till lately." About the same time ho wrote his clang!:, ter "I hear it said that the Deists have claimed me. Thu thought gives mo more pain than the appellation of lory ; fi r I coil s' der religion of infinitely moro importance than politics ; and 1 find much cause to re proach myself that I have lived so long and uiven no decided and public proof of my be i ig a Christian. Up and Dow .v. A Virginia paper has 'ately blow n a very noisy blast in uilulation of Senator Douglas. It compares him to Mount Chiinboruzn and thinks ho towers above other men us that mountain dot p above inferior hills. When upon John Wcntwnrth. of the Chicago Drmncrat, who knows Dou glas "like a book." sas the "Little Giant" i7o"i resemble Chiuiborazo, or spine of it neighboring peaks. Bui with this dill'erence, however whihi they mo pourinj lava t;. Douglas is pouring it down ! A PrtKTTY Widow.--Ti e f-'pringfu-d (Mass) Rrpuhliean suy : tu this place a pn lly lit t Ui widow dwe'lleth iu a little street, and she h u n pair of pretty eyes, and two pretty 1:'. tlit feet. No mailer what her nanin is, or the number of the house, she's u mighly pretty widow a perfect muiisn. Th rosu and lilly blended, live on her dimpled cheek, ami her lips give them expression oh ! gracious! oh. sj meek. Iter hands are white and tender, b it her lovers sadly fear that she'll get tl.t m stained and tainted up by handing layer bier. Mary Hurk, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, has 'oeeil convicted of the inur.lt I" of her hushiiiul by poison, and has been sentenced to Solitary imprisonment with hard labor fur life. Dnrng a thunderstorm i n Monday evening lust. Ilia liginning struck a house in Essex. Mass., occupied by Daniel W. H.utlelt, and instantly killed the wile of Mr. B. Sho was 25 years of age. The house a!i badly torn to puce., aud tho woman was horribly dis figuif d. There were 117 deaths. Including three of cholera, at St. Louiu, for the wec'i ending the 1st Instant. Over 200.000 bushels of wheat and corn were shipped from Ihe upper lake port of Oswego, N. Y., the week ending June 27. Sr. avert. The Massachusetts General As sociation nf CongregBtionnl Minister have uu.iiiimonsly referred to the District Associa. tions tho question of discontinuing corres. pondence wilh ihn Old fclinol Presbyterian Church, on account of iU alleged pro iluvcr; tBJracis'. Dahtablc Recipe;, How to Cook Potatobs To Boif. Pcta Toks. In Ireland potatoes are boiled to per fection ; the humblest peasant places his: potatoes on Ids table better cooked tharf could half the cooks in London, trying their tMst. Potatoes should always be boiled ill their "jackets :" peeling n potato before boil ing is offering n premittm for wrtter to run through it, and making them waxy and ihi patutuh'c: they should be thoroughly washed and put into cold wnter. In Ireland they plate them in the pot ; the water Is gradually heated, but never allowed to boil ; cold water should be added as sootl as the water com mences boiling, and it should thus be checked until the potatoes are done ; the skins wilt not then be broken or cruked until the pota to is thoroughly done; poor the water off completely, and let thu Sriius be thoroughly dry before peeling. Good Bisccit. 1 f M iss Ella, the Georgian does not kuow how to oiuke wholesome bis cuit. I do. Rub a quarter of a pouiid of butter", sweet and fresh, into three pinnule of flour; nse as little cold Water in mixing it ns possible, Tof thu dough must be exceedingly stiff as stiff as it cuu be possible be worked. When thor oughly knend. pound it with a wooden mallet or un axe, rolling-it up whenever pounding for half an hour, or uutil the dough is as smooth as putty . then break off small bits, nnd woik Into cukes of the sifo of a dollar, in thickness a quarter inch. Bake from half to three quarters of an hour. The biscuits must he thinner in the centre thun nt tho edges, and must be pricked with a fork- If this re ceipt is good in your sight, I t an give some hydropathic receipts. Yours truly, A ScnncniiiER. Homk-Madk Dni.NKs fou tub Fii-xd. Molusse liter. Six quarts of water, two quarts of molasses, half u pint of yeast, two spoonlulls of cream tartar. Siir ull together. Add the grated peel of lemon ; tusd the juicu may bo substituted for the cream turtur. Bottle nTler standing tell or twelve hours, with a ruisin in ea'."h. Harvest Drink. Mix with five gallons ct good water, half n, gullon of molasses, ono quurt of vinegar nnd two ounces of powder derod ginger. This will make not only a very pleasant beverage, but one highly invigorat ing and healthful. Bi.ackrkkky Wirt. The following is said to ba an excellent recipe fur the manufacture! of superior wine I'roiii blackberries: Measure, your berries and bruise them, to every gullon adding one quart of boiling water. Let the mixture stand twenty-l'uur hours, stirring oc casionally; then strain off the liquor into a cask, to every gallon adding two pounds of sugar; cork tight, nnd let stand till tlw fol lowing Oct jber. und you ivil! have wine ready for use, without any further straining or boil ing. W.18UIKO Ci.orHB.r-Mrs. L. W of Erie, P:i,sny: ' 1 . nd you tho following for your housekeeper's department; 1 have tried it Ihe last four or five years: 'Whoever will soak clothe- from twenty to thirty-six hour before washing them, w'll Hud tha't they can ilii Without paletit washing fluids, Sc., nod save nearly all the wear of clothes by rubbing too. The clothes may be boiled without rub bing any moro thati to ritiso tho loosened dirt.'" CtTRit rort S.vakr Bites. Tho Wisconsin Farmer says it will insure your life for n six pence against a rattlesnake bite if yon will stir in salt with the yolk of a good egg until it is thick enongh to spread a plaster, and apply it to tho wound. Avmoxia. Ammonia, rubbed upon a hot wet spade, in a greenhouse, has a mrst miraculous effect in developing a profusion of flowers, hnds nnd leave. After each application of the ammonia, the tints are suid in deepen and increase in brilliancy. Coati.vo Iron- witii CorrEr: Pomroy'a London patent proposes to malo sheet-cop. pur similar to sheet tin, by which stiffness is imparted to tho copper, which is desirnbln in many processes of the uit. After clean, ing thu surface by acid water and hent, thi sheet iron is dipped into wnter, coniuining clay, suspended in it, nnd then dried, when it is plunged for a moment of time Into nielt"d copper. The 6hot metal may theu be rolloJ. 5 tun or 0115. 'Have you heard that story nbont number 2S8?'' inqirred the f.ictiens Mr. C, address ing his fun loving neighbor B. "No, 1 luvo not," replied B.," "let ns have it." It is too gross," remarked Mr. C, hesita tingle. "Oh. never mind, I can 6tand ; let mo have it by nil means," eagerly exclaimed B. "1 tell you it is too gross.'' "All the better, it will jiist shit me ; t liko suck jokes ; j jsl shut tha door there and let me hear it." "Can't do that, forG. stands there listening to hear me sell you." "Well, if you're going to sell me. I should like to kkiuw how you're goiui; to do it. Let mo heur what 'your 2S8 is that's too gross." "Yon have heard it twice already, replied C. with a grin. I tell yon 238, being twice lit, is two groce." Thren Full-Wooded Dandified "Gents" np. plied at a stable before tho rr.ilwny era. for Ihn hire of a horse und gig. to take them 10 Brighton and buck in one-day. '"Whutt" exclaimed the groom, "you sura would not drive a beast a hundred miles iu a day ?" Vy not 7'' said one of them, "we've all got vips !" Drnrur-tx M ipxrss. When Gerge III. was told that Wol'e was quite unfit to com mand, and was, in fuct a inuiiniuii. the mon arch replied, "Mad mad mud! Wolfe mad ! AVjih he'd bite some of the other gen. erals !" The hnmblei thing In the word a clock, as it is ulway running itself down. A nd thu most bashful, tt is alway holding it band before it face. What Roman General doths lndiei ask for in leap year t Muriui (miy us) What is It yon must keep nfter you have givtn it to aiitt!n?r TYour word.
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