f Jforehjn lctos. ABEIVAL OF THE EUEOPA AT HALIFAX. LATk.lt FROM ElROrE. VofiHnutd Hospitalities in China The Chi nese Apologising to the Americani. Halifax, Fib. 14. The Royal mail steamship Kuropa, Cupt. I.eitch, arrived here at an enrly hour this ifiorning, and will be due at Boston oo Sun. lay evening. European affairs pcnornlly were in a state )( quietude, and the main id I crest was cen tred in the Chinese nnd Persian questions. 'I'll London U be hnn a telegraphic oes patch fro ni Constantinople, dated dun. 19th, announcing that the lirilish steamers huve retired from the 'vicinity of tlio lulu of Ser pents. It is believed that Persia has submitted to the dumauds of the British, but the intelli. enue is yet received with doubt. The Lon. dot) News says that Stratford has tt-lcgrtt pli ed that Persia submits, not from the fear caused by the tall of liushire, but CD general grounds. Details of the rapture of Biishire, have been received from lioinbny. under dute of January 2d, and K of em be r'iotb. Some Bri tish ships had arrived on the fort of Unshire. Correspondence ensued, and on December 3d the British sent on shore a copy of the de claration of war. Next dny'lhe 4th the Bri tish took possession or the J aland of Karrnh, without opposition, as a military depot. lu ritiR the 7th and 8th, the Britit-b troops dis embarked at llulliluh Bay, twelvu miles west of liushire, the men binding with three days' rations nnd without bupgugre. On the morning of the Sth the army, in two brigades, advanced along the const to wurds the chips, which were' sailing a little head on the Sunk. The ship Assaye, on coming abreast of Fort Bus hire, shelled it from a distance of seventeen hundred yards, and dislodged the garrison, eight hundred ol whom took up a new position, to oppose the British oilviuitc. Hrmadier Slopl'ord wu shot dead while waving on Ins nu n to tho attack. The British thereupon, rushed on the enemy, who fought sharply with the bayonet until driven back upon the fort, whence they at tempted to escape, but were met by the Brit ish rifles seaward, und by the ravulry landward Col. Molot, of the Cavalry, wus killed. The enemy wene not Pvrsiuns but Arabs, They lost tlirpo chiefs und a large number of men. The British loss is reported to be thirty-live men. BuMiire was then summoned to sur render, uiid'lie channel having been buoyed during 1 lie night, the city wus bombarded, ond replied steudily lor four hours, und then surrendered, when the British entered the town. The British repoit no loss in the Qeet The governor, commander of the fleet, and an officer, reported to be the Minister of War, were mude prisoners. The garrison, being to numerous to retain, were pscorfed some dis tanco into the interior, and there liberated. Bushirc was proclaimed British territory und a free port. The city became quiet, but re ports were rife of abomiuuhle conduct on the part of the British otter the capitulation of the town. The Cihnkse War. Details are to hand confirming telegraphic accounts of the Chi nes troubles. A u extra of the Chiuesu Muil of December loth soys : "The factories have been bnrnt down by tbe Chinese, and the only particulars we have ascertained are, tbul ul 11 o'clock, on Sunday night, the flames burst out in every direction. Vigorous efforts were made by the seamen and marines to stop its progress, but all at tempts were fruitless, and the lire raged throughout the uight, and up to the time of the summer's leaving. At first some hopes were entertained, that the flames might be extinguished, but fresh tires burst out." It is reported that the Chinese huve opolo gised to tho American authorities for tbe outrages committted sgeiust the American Aug. Tito London Times' Hong Kong correspon dence, dated Dec. 15, says : On the 15th No vember. Captain Foote, of the L is. ship Portsmouth, was on the way from Whumpoi to Canton in the ship's pinnace, for the pur pose of withdrawing the American marines Stationed in the foreign factories, w hen in ous ting the Barrier Forts, the bout was tired in to by the Chiuese. uud wus obliired to nut back to Whumpoa, notwithstanding that the American flag wus flying ul the time, und wus also waved from the bout, so thut there might be no mistake. The American men-of-war Portsmouth and Levant moved up the river and bombarded the Forts, which the Chinese defended bravely, replying with a well directed lire, killing two men und wound log others, and doiu much dumuge to the vessels. Commodore Armstrong then wrote to the Viceroy demanding uu apology wilhiu twenty-four hours. The reply being unsatis factory, the Americans ut once proceeded to take the fort?, which they have since destroy, ed. In this servico several lives were lost. Since this took place Yen has written to the Americau authorities to suy thut tlieir flag shall be respected, uud thut it wus entirely a mistake that' led to the iiisuiiderluuuing Thero are jet oue or two snmll points i.t is sue, but we understand thut the Americau will accept this apology and withdraw from Canton. The Plenipotentiaries and Naval Commun-ders-in-Chiti of Ureal Britiun uud Ainincu have held a conference in Canton, but there have been co results of auy uniioi tunc urn ved at. Tbe China mail of the 11th, says that the Americau met with a fatal accident in com pliiliug the destruction of the Barrier Forts Oue of tbe mines exploded, through the cure lestuess of a seaman, killing him uud two of shipmates, and wounding six others. The Portsmouth uud Levuul bud returned to Wbumpoa. A despatch ssvs the French had destrovd some forts. GItEAT BRITAIN. Tbo London Morning Herald persists in its statements of an attempted reconstruction of the Cubiuut by an iufusion of the Aber deen party. Tho London Post, the Government organ, asserts thut the btutemeots of the Herald are unfouudod, and that it hud gouo hopeless Jy mud. ' It was, however, generally believed thut some such reconstruction wue beiug negotia ted among tho party. ITALY. From Naples tbe accounts are depIotaVe. Terror reijns throughout the Cupilol and Kingdom. Arrests continue incessantly A priest has attempted to aesuseinuto'the Archbibhopof Modeua while he was giving li benediction to the people. The Archbt shop us wounded, aud a Canon, who at tempted to protect hioi, wus euoloeud by the aMOktiD. The Aruty Bill. Washington, Fob. 17 The bill incnas- log the pay of the officers of the Army, which now awaits only the signature of the Presideut, will give Lieut. General Scott SI 628, making his yearly compensation nt 910,620. The increase for each Brigade General is $1100; Colonel, (800; Lieut. Colonel, t650 ; Msjor, 8550 ; Captain, 8100 ; Lieutenant. $300, making their salaries re spectively 87,500 ; 3,000 $2,500 ; $2,200 ; $1.800And $1,600. The average increase is $500 to acb officer, or iu all $525,000. Ao old law provides that . r.r 0,. pay of tbe army bal! relt(i1y effect tbet of THE AMERICAN. SUNBURY. SATURDAY,. FEBRUARY 21, 1857. H. B. MASSER, Editor and Proprietor. Tft ADvaattsxas The circulation hf the Soithury American among the different town! on tlw iiKiuehamia Is not exceeded if equalled for any paper published in North em Pennsylvania. C3T Pennsylvania Militia vptev. We learn 1 hat a State Convention will be held in HarriRhnrg on the 26th of February inst., for the purpose of tubing into consideration on entire reform of tire Militia system of the State The Military Companies throughout the State should attend to this important muttei and act accordingly. tJS" Spanish Coin. The excitement in re lation to the circulation of b' punish small coin continue', particularly in New York. The News of that city eslimutes that about S:0UO,00 of tho depreciated coin is in this country, on which the loss will be SLOOO.OOO No law, however, us yet compels the reduc tion, and Congress contemplates no law o' force or penalty only voluntary action. 63T The piers of the Cumheloud Valley railroad bridge ut llurrisburg, were found, on the subsidence of the waters, to be less injur ed by the lute ice flood, tiiun was supposed Kepuirs uie being uctively mude, and have al ready so far progressed, that trains are safely crossing the lui.lyo f?sl" Godkv's Lady's Book. "Mitherless Bairn," is the title of the principal embellish ment or the March number worth indeed more than the price asked for a single copy of the Book. The colored fashion plute, too, is a triumph of which Godey may well feel proud. Then follow a great many engrnvings of patterns, embroidery, patch work, Ac, ull of which will prove interesting to the ladies. Terms S3 per annum. TI1K KOKTIIKIIN IfcMTIlAL RAILROAD. The annual meeting of the stockholders of : this company was held at the Culvert Station iu Baltimore, on the 4 1 h inst. A report of the present condition of the Company, and of their plan or future operations, was read by the President. That part of the rood alrea dy in operation, brought iu a very encourag ing return last year, the net revenue for 1856 amounting to $301,950,25. In reference to the future business of the road, the report says that the Ly ken's Valley Compunies notified the Board of Directors that it is their intention to send some seven or eight hundred tons of coal per day over the rond. The Trevorton Company has an nounced its determination to construct wharves at Cunton, nnd that they will supply one thousand cars for the transportation of their conl. The report adds, "the completion of the road to the Shiimokin Valley ut Sun bury will bring it into further connection with at leust fifteen collie; is, now in preparation with all the upparatus complete for a great enlargement of this trade ut the first moment in which the road shall form its connection.'' The President anticipates that one mil lion tons of coal will be taken down the first year the road is completed, I'llfc Ut'l(lr:l.L MLIIDtH. This case, exciting so much interest in the country, was brought to a close, before the Coroner of New York, oil Saturday lust. The Jury, ufter hearing one und the lust wit ness, retired, uud ufter deliberation, returned the following verdict : First Thut the deceased, Dr. Harvey Burdell, wus found dead at his houAe, No. iil Bond Hreet on the morning of the 31st of Juuuury, 1857. Second Thut his death was caused, on the night of Juuuury 30th, by numerous wounds from some sharp instrument. Third Thut the Jury find that Dr. Hervey Burdell was murdered by Mrs. Kinma Augus ta Cuuuiiighum uud John J. Kckel, as prin cipals. Fourth Thut George Vail Suodgruss was accessary belore the luct. Fifth That Miss Augusta Cunningham and Miss Helen Cuuuiughuui ure persons having u knowledge of the fuels, uud conceal ing llietr kuuwledgt ot them. eiiT It is believed thut the House will con cur in the umendmeiit to the Coinage Bill, us made iu the Senate on Thurtduy the 12th inst. That amendment provides that for the spuce of two years it shall be lawful to pay out at the Mint the new cents authorized to be coined for the fractional parts of the dol lar at their nominal value of twenty-five cents twelve and a hulf, Ac. It hus been ascertain ed that the Spanish coins which are not de faced or clipped, are in reality worth some thing more tbuu the Americau. The object seemc to be to drive out of circulation the smooth light pieces so common iu small deal ings, but it is wisely concluded that iu doing this there is no necessity for a sudden move meot, which can only enure to the benefit of speculators. All changes in the value of cir. culating medium should be made with proper delioerution, and this seems to be the course prescribed by the bill, as amended, and now pending iu the House of Representatives. TheCmkistian Religion. The will of the late Johu M. Clayton, of Dvlawaro, hag been published The first clause of it is as fol lows ; 'Firtt I leave to my friends and relatives, as well os to all others who muy tliint my opio.. ion or auy valve, this testimonial, that the re ligiou taught iu the New Testumeut is tbe bet thut bus been offered for our adoption, both for this world and for that which is to come, und that Jesus Christ was the true Mes. aiuh and will reiuuin foruver the Redeemer and Saviour of fu'.len men. Let oiy bumble testimony stand in favor of the Christian religion 1 am deeply, thoroughly conviuced of it truth." Tbe Customs Bcvenuc or Canada, for tbs last fiscal year amounted to $4,363,000. being an iocretM of $1,000,000 over tbe rf1Tjous wr. ftrcrut, cotnT riRocREDiftos. '"' List of causes tried at the special Court held at this place, last week, by Judge'WooJ ward, of Wilkes-Barra t ' " Ve; Knoutt vi. JJoMns, and etheri .ti-Tbi' waf an action of tresspass, for cutting, and taking away timber, claimed by the plaint iff to belong to him.' Tbo defendants alleged themselves to be the rightful and legal own ers of tbe land upon which the timber was cot. The jury rendered a verdict for the Plaintiff for eight dollars, and costs of suit. M iller for plaintiff, Packer and Rockefeller for defendants. . -, .'t : E. . Avchmuty, and olhtrt, vt. Jtt Auchmuly.'fh'M was on action of ejectment brought by the plaintiffs, who are the beirs ot Robert Anchrnuty, dee'd., to recover a tract of land in Lower Augusta township, containing some 70 acres. The defeudanl, who is one of the heirs of Arthur Auchmuty, dee'd., asserted title to the lund in coutrover sy, 1st, by virtue of the statue 0 limitations, and secoudly, that Robert Aucbmnty held the legal title, for the tract in dispute, in trust for Arthur Auchmuty, under whom the defendant claimed. The jury returned a verdict In favor of the defendant. Miller and Packer for plaintiff ; Corny n and Bruuer for defendant. Ira T. Clement . The Steam Ferry and Tow Dont Company. This was on action brought by the plaintiff to recover some Si "00, ulleged to bo the balance due for the Construction, sale and delivery of the Steam Boat Susquehanna. Tbe defendants insisted that the plaintiff wad required, under the contract between them, to take the stock of the company to the amount of $1000 in pay. ment thereo. The jury found for th plain tiff S.r)49. Packer and Rockefeller for plaintiff; Donnel and Comly for defendants Mcngir vs. Dentler. This was an eject' ment for a tract of land in Delaware town. ship, verdict for defendant. Donnel and Johnston for plaintiff; Miller for defendant itllas vs. Fage!y. Ejectment for a tract of land in Mt. Curniel township. Plaintiff took a non suit. Comly aud J. Pleasants for nluiutiff; Packer and Rockefeller for defendant. LATE AMI lMroKTAMl- FKWM tS ICAIA Ul. . 7ie Texas atXew Orleans Reported Success of Wulker Costa Ficans defeated by Col V'iiui and Gen Ihnmngstn. Nkw Orleans, Feb. 17. Tho steamer Texas, from San Juan, has arrived at the Ba ilee with dates to the 10th inst. The steamer Tennessee had arrived there with Cols. Titus and Lockridge, and the re cruits under their command proceeded up the river in ihff steamer that had been repairitig under the supervision of Col. Lockridge. The Costa lticuns, 300 strong were attacked ut Codey's Point, at the mouth of the Pusi paqua, and defeated with a large loss. The A nierieun loss was trifling. The uccounts state that the machinery of the steamer getting; out of order, tbe expedi tion returned to Punia Arenas, where the necessary repairs wore hurriedly made, and then started again. It was thought by those most sanguine, that the friends of Walker would regain possession of tbe town within a weeK. By the Orizaba, from Panama, dates from Wulker had been received to the 31st inst. The Allies under Cervas hud appeared near Hivas, but hud been driven back. On the 28th, Gen. llenniiigsen, with a force or 400, attacked 1500 of tho Allies, stationed ut St. George's, driving them from theirpo sitiou ; he then returned to Rivus. -i General Walker's entire force was 1300 men, of which 1100 were fit for duty, and in excelh nt health and spirits. He, bad sup plies of provisions and uminuuitiun for three months. A private despatch dated G.-eytown, Feb ruary the 10th, 1657. confirms the above in telligence. The Poiti.ation or Schuylkill Cointv. In our recent statement of the remurkublu growth or this County in population, wo neg lected to give a enmpurixon of the population at stated periods from lb2 up to the present time. Schuylkill was erected into a county, in 1611, uud in lS'JO the first census wus taken. To show how rapid our increase in t hiB respect hus been, we give the aouexed statistics : Population in 1820, i 1,3.19 " 1830, 20,7 U ' 1810, 29.4)53 " " lu.V), 62,212 " " 1K.16, (est.) 96,900 In tho estimate for 185C we rate the popu lajion at 5 persons to a taxable. The lis-t or taxubles being 19.380, gives the total stated. In noticing tho population or a rudius of four miles from the office or tho Miners' Jmtrnal, some or our colemporuries : have fallen into on error. -While we included only the Boroughs within that radius wBich con tain a population or 28,950, they sum it op as the total population of thut radius. The total population or aradius of four miles from the fpot at which wo pen this, is 30, 700, or 7,647 more souls than the entire county contuincd in 1S40. The increase in the total population of the county, is cer tainly remarkable, a parallel to whic h can not we presume, be found in the lust twenty yeurs liiFtnry of uny other county iu the State. Miners' Journal. Arrest or IIh.iiwav Roubkr. Two young men, named John Killeu and James McGovern. belonging to the notorious gang of Schuylkill Bangers, were on Wednesday morning last, arrested at Mt. Carbon, on the charge ot being ciagedjin the robbing or James L. Yodor, watchmaker, who our rea ders will remember, wus robbed of a gold watch and chaiu, the property of Win. Brady, of this borough, and tor which a reward was offered several weeks ago. between this place aud Scboyikill Haven. Mining Register. TukVawb or Five Minitm. The im portance or this brier space of time was stri kingly illustrated by a circumstance which oc curred at this town on Wednesday lust. One or our lawyers was called upon to make a will for an aged lady or this place. The person who camo to get it executed stated that the lady was iu no immediate danger, and might live some time. The will, howev er, wus drawn up with all the dispatch cou. sistent with prudence, and immediately taken to tbe residence or the lady. On arriving at the house and going to t he chamber or the sick person, with tbe document all ready to sign, the messenger was shocked by finding that she had been dead jott five minutes, then by diverting quite a little property into other hands than was intended bv the deceas ed. MUford Journal. Os Cauobt. For soma time past horse stealing bas been carried on pretty boldly iu this vicinity and along tbe W est branch. A young man named Whipple is now io jail at tbn place ooder a charge of this offence. Ha was brought her from Lycoming connty, aod promises to make such developments as will lead to tbe arrest of tba whole lawless gang engaged io this business. He fs bro. tber to tho person of bis cam who was few years ago sent to tba Penitentiary from bis coo oty it) company with Warnar. Star ttf Ike f,'orth, Cnrraapnndenea of the Public '.dfrr ' LETT EH FROM WAftHINGTO). Counting the Presidential Vote A Difficulty about the Vote nf Wisconsin A Change rn the Law Necessary. - . Washington, Feb. 13. 1857. At the conntine of the vote of the Elec toral Colleges for President and Vk-a Presi dent, a scene cf excitement happened in the House of Representatives, which perhaps never was exceeded in deep interest on any previous occasion. Agreeably to tho law laid down in the Constitution, the Senate entered the House at a little ufter tbe time greed upon to count the Votes. livery step was conducted with propriety, np to the mo ment when it was discovered that the Elec tors of Wisconsin had not cast their votes on the day in which they ought to have done it, vig : on the third of December. Flood,' or siiowi of some other difficulty prevented the meeting of the electors on the third of the month, and therefore, they bad to go into the election as soon as possible afterward, which was next day. December fourth. Now, had there been just a differ ence of the vote of Wisconsin between the whole number or votes cust Tor M r Bnclumnu and for Mr. Fremont, this accident might have been the cause of a very serious legisla tive difficulty, and the real person elected by the votes of a majority of the citizens ol'eoch of the States might have lost his election, for the reason that if the electom of a Slate fail tn mett on the liny in which they are appoint ed tn met-t liy the Constitution, thy fait to comply uith the letter nf the fundamental law of the Itipublic, and their election is void. This construction is self-evident, us well os necessary, otherwise it might happen that electoral colleges would vote at any time most convenient, and the Senate might enter the House or Representatives, to count therein the votes, and find only a portion, or perhaps pone at all, to count. Here, then, would lie a tremendous difficulty; nnd what the nuture of thut difficulty would be, the scene to-day in the House ol' Representatives uffordud a good and favorable specimen. Some of the members of the House, in the presence of the Senate, committed the greut mistake because they saw a possible diffi culty utsonie future election committed the greut mistake nf conceiving that the occasion or tho count of the recent election was the lime for correcting Wisconsin, und providing ugainst a similar casualty in tho future. The members ol the House pressed their action upon the President of tho Senate, while pre siding over thut body within the House to count tho voles. 1 lie votes were counted, and a majority of two hundred and ninety-six votes was declared by tin) President of the Semite in Tuvor or James Buchanan for Pre sident, nnd for John C. Breekcnridge for Vice President. The votu of AVisconsin. whether or Torce or not, did not change the ainjority for Buchanan nnd Breekcnridge. Aud yet the members of the House, iu the presence of the Senate, thought that that was a time to make a difficulty about the vote of Wisconsin. It should be definitely understood that every vote of un Electoral College, not cer tified as given in every particular in accor dance with the Constitution, will not be included iu any general result of any future count. Tho point of law specially defined, future difficulty will be altogether avoided. Tha difficulty to-day showed the propriety of some special action. AM lltlMl HIOI' l. IILUtOM I I V, V J. A Fret Fight 'tivut CurLoniuns und Fui duwn ers One dead, several Fatally Wounded, and about Jifty taken J'risoners VAe A'eie Jersey Militia called out. About four huiidred or tho laborers em ployed by the Long Dock Company in con structing the tunnel fur the use of the New York und Erie Railroad, through Beigen Hill, in the City of Hudson, New Jersey, were engaged in a terrible riot on Saturday afternoon and Sunday. It wus neceteary to cull out the firemen und military of Jersey City and Hoboken to quell the disturbance. A large number were bruised and cut in the tight, some eight or ten were budly hurt, uud two or three muy not survivu their injuries. Mr. Mullory, tho contractor, hun hed ueurly 1,200 men employed upon this work, but de siring to push it forward, he has lately con siderably increased his force. Some of the men employed ure from Muuster and others Coniiought district in Ireland These labor ers have colonized und built their Khuiities 111 groups. The "patch" on which the Muuster men had squatted iu adjacent to that on ft Inch the Couiiuught men hud erected their shan ties. Somu of the lute comers who hud join ed the Muuster settlement hud truusgiessed upon the domuin of the Couiiuught men in erecting their dwellings, which wus the prin cipal cause thut excited the feud between the two claps, and led to the riot. The reason of the outbreak occurring on .Saturday wus the fact thut they received their wages" thul day, and more whiskey thun usual wus imbi. bed. Tliu fighting commenced by an ussault upon tho Muuster men ubout 1 o'clock on Suturduy ufternoon, Hiid continued until night, the 1111 nbers engaged iu it oru constantly in. creasing. I he weapons used were clubs stones und lists, nnd some of the women who joined io put stones into their stockings, and useu mem wiiu consiuiruiili) euect. At night tho hgbt grew worse, and some four hundred men and women were engaged 111 it. tour shanties were ul this time set on fire. Tho citizens or Hoboken becoming ulurmed, und it being impossible Tor Sherd! Beaty to ruise men enough to muke a descent upon the coinbutuiits with sufetv. he sent to Jersey city uud Hoboken fur aid. Four Fire Compunies 111 Jersey city turned out, und by permission of Chief Engineer Freuch, went to tho scene of disturbance. Arriving iu the vicinity of the scene of riot and tire, the firemen formed in line, with No. 2 in udvuuce, and, led 011 by Assistant Engi neer I la) beck they charged, yelling loudly, upon the rioters, who fled at their approach. They caught one inun iu the act of selling tire to uuotlier shuuty, und arrested him. There was no more fighting 011 Suturduy uight ufter this occurrence. The military compnnies arrived immediate ly afterward. They thoroughly scoured the settlement of the Munster men und of the Connaugbt men, and arrested fifteen persons who showed by their appeurunce thut they hud been engaged in the riot, und lodged them in juil. The military continued ou duty uutil four o'clock on Sunday morning. All was peaceable during the night. The men employed on this work are divi ded into duy and night hunds, uud one-half were at work in the shul'ts at the time the disturbance broke out. The ladders were drawu up out of the shafts to keep them there, so thut they should not mingle iu the affray. The fighting was renewed on Sunday to some enlent, but was quieted. The Wush ington Volunteers, Captain Speur, of Bergen were on duty yesterduy, unit Sheriff Beuty mad further arrests ol 35 purkoua. The pri soners, 50 in Lumber, are lodged iu Bergeu tiaii rew lore dnitune Jb'A BtNAToa Brodrkick The Bult imore ( Md.) Sun, of the 17th inst., says: ''This gentle, man, who bas just been elected to the United States Senate for six years from Calilornia, was formerly foreman or Engine Company No. 34, in New York, it is said that wbeo he started for California, seven years ago. h bad fust enoucb of money to take him there and $25 over. Ha returns with a fortune of about $250,000." Great Jtailieoy. Tba western papers io. iorm us mat, id a lew years, we snail atv g tbroneblino of railroad in ooeration frnru Mobile, on tba Calf of Msxico, to Lake , pwnoi. The number of failures in the Unltei States in 1856 was 2705. The average liabilities is estimated at $20,000 which would give an ag gregate of $54,100,000. I he probability is. creditors have received about 25 percent, of their claims, leaving a clear loss of near $40. 000,000. The great majority of the failures occur la the dry goods trade, owing to the fact that this business it transacted wholly upon credit Mrs. Abie-ail Gardner, wife of the late no- sea J. Gardner, P. M , at Hingham, Mass., was arrested a Tew days ago oil the charge ol having poisoned her husband by administer ing arsenic to him. A post mortem exami nation confirmed the suspicion or his having been poisoned. Tbe circumstances are very strong against her, and she is uow io prisou uwuiling her trial lor murder. A big blast took placo recently at the II 0 ly head (Eng.) Harbor (Quarry, by which about 120,000 tons or stoue were brought down and broken into masses. The charge which was in Tour chambers, consisted or 160.000 lbs, or powder, which was fired by means of a voltaic battery. About 500.000 lbs. of powder ore used annually at these quarries, aud twelve hundred men are em ployed. Explosions and Loss or Lire On Satur day last, a drying house, connected with the powder mills of Parish, Silver & Co., below the fulls of Wupwullopun. Luzerne county, Fa., blew up. killing two young men, George Brodt, a Herman, aud Joseph Hey, an En glishman. On the same day two men, names not ascertained were killed by the premature explosion ol u blast 111 the shall ol J. H.Urit tendorn & Co., at Lackawanna iu the same connty. Curious Ffl'ect of Puhlic Justice. Mr McKay eon ol tin District Attorney of Wy oniittg county. New York, is in juil, ul Bulla In, lor making and issuing counlurleit com. Tim dies used by him came into his father's possession us a prosecuting officer, on the trial of a man some time before for the same offence. His son found them and usud ikeui He is twenty two yours of age. Bkuks County Accidknts. On the 7th inst., 11 Hum named Michael Morgan, while warming himself ut a lime kiln, in Tulpehock en Township, fell into the kiln and wus burned to uenth. Same day, a child or Air. Sem mclshiirgtr, of Cnlehrookdule Township fell into a kettle of boiling wuter, nnd wus so dudly scalded us to cuusu death next morn ning. Cannibals All. M. Hnmbolt, in his ''Personal Narrative," states that '"in the thirteenth century the habit ofeuting hu man flesh prevailed all classes of Society. Extraordinary snares were spread for physi cians in particular. They were called 10 at tend persons, who feigned to be sick, but who were only hungry, and it wus not iu or der to be consulted, but devoured. Tne Flood in Viroinia. Much damage has been done 011 the Shenandoah river in. Rockingham county. Y11 , by thu recent ri sing of the waters and breaking up of the ice. Every mill-duni on Ihe river, Irom Fort Re public to the Page county line, was damaged, uud some of them swept away. Considera ble injury wus also done upon other streams iu thul vicinity. Perilous Adventure.' Last Friday morning as Deputy U. States Mail Agent Matthews, with Messrs. V. Gurther and C. Uurdler were carrying the mail from the InihiMia shore to Louisvil e Ky., in a skiff their boat gor entan gled with the floating ice and in spite or their efforts, were curried over the falls. They es caped destruction almost by 11 miracle, und finally succeeded in affecting a landing , Safe and sound, at Portland, Ky. Enterprising Spirit. Tho people or flulp nn, III., huve determined to expend 350,000 in excavations nnd in making a lock on the Galena river, so as to render the navigation from the Mississppi, seven mile?, good, even iu the driest season. Fiub from Friction. During the late heavy gules, a windmill belonging to Stephen Smith, ol Yarmouth, Muss., became unfas tened, ond went with such rapidity as to tako tire from frioliou, and wag tolully consumed Iltl'ROVKMKNT Or TUB OlIIO RlVKR. TllO Hon. 1V111, Bigler, from thu Commute, bus mude nu important report iu the Senate of the United States, oil the general subject of improv ing the Ohio river, for uavaquble pur poses, accompuiiied by u bill to provide for a survey of the said river und its principal tri butaries. The present estimated uiiiiu ul vul ue of tho tonnage on the Western rivers, is now put down utsix huiidred millions. A "Socialist" Faim-re. Thelcariun Com munity, ut Nuuvoo. 111., having proved a dis astrous experiment, causing dissatisfaction to all concerned, the members, now led need from the original aggregate of 1200 persons to some Tour or five hundred, have petitioned the Illinois Legislature to repeal the act or incorporation, in order that the stock, uow amounting to ubout 45,000, may be divided. A bill for that purpose hus bueu printed, uud will probably puss. Unpkrtaintt or Life. Mr. Wm. II. Loverin, nn old and esteemed resident of Cuney, Matagorda county, Texus, died of pneumonia on the' 27th lilt., nnd while the Rev. Stephen R. Wright wag ubout to per form the funeral rites the following day. he fell dowu iu a fit of apoplexy, aud died io stunt ly. Common rSkljook For the Punbury Americau. Extract from the report of J. J. Reimen- snyder, County Superintendent or Common Schools, mude July 23d, ltsili, and found nu page loo 01 the annual report ol the Mate Superintendent. As many or our teachers ore quite young, I looked with considerable anxiety to their second winter iu ihe school room. With in uny of them 1 wus glud to hud decided improvement, not only ul Iheir examination iu scientific uttuiumeiits, but in their schools in the urt ol touching, und in governiui! their scholars. The result bus been thut thu com mon schools of our county, us far us 1 could leurn, gave better satisfaction, thun ihey hud previously done. 1 11 some locul'lies the di rectors mude greater efforts to improve the schools, lor which ihey deserve much credit. Having recently completed a vis-it through Jucksou. Jordan, Washington, Upper und Lillle Mulianov. und Cumerou districts, und leuruod the sentiments of thu people there 1 -led sulistied thut it would be wrong to attempt forcing them to opeu public schools. Auy effort of this kind, in my bumble opin ion, would cuuse only strife uud ulieiiulioii, uud do moitf harm thun good. During the lust yeur we held two Teachers' Institutes, one in December at Sunbury, and the other in May, at McKweusville ; both proved highly interesting to teuchers and spectators, und we have reason to believe, highly useful. On each or thefe occasions, besides lectures delivered by others, 1 de livered oue mjnelf, iu which I endeavored to expluiu, as clearly as I could, the operations and design or the system of common schools. In tho absence of normal schools, much may be accomplished to improve teachers by institutes, la addition therefore to our coonty institute, J advised teachers to bold institutes in every district, la perhaps all districts there ara soms teachers better qua). i6ed and mora competent tbao tba Test, and tbesa by means of institutes, would aid those less qualified, and tbos rrepara tbeni butter for t hair arerk. Wbiltt doing this they would be amply compensated for their work, for nothing is more true than the old laying, "by teaching wo ara taught." With the exception of Mount Camel, Coal and Zerbe j. . ' . ... . . i 1 Districts, wuicu are ramcr mountainous, mm io which the principal business is mining, our countv is aericultural. There ara to old Northumberland" manr beautiful farnir. such as are scarcely exceeded by any iu the Stain or tue united males. farming is extensively and successfully carried on in this county, and is regarded, (as it should be,) one of the most important and one of the most honorable vocations. It is owing to the importance aud indispensa- bleness or sericulture, that to tuitions of wisdom aud liberty, it Las always been an object of solicitude and care. Farming is the great source 01 snosistence tn all other classes of men, and though we would by no means undervalue other em ployments, we feel pleased that it is tbe priu cipal business or our county, for nothing per hups proves better the character of a people for industry and good sense, than successful larming. J'.dmuud tSurke, one ot England s greatest men, has justly said : "It requires ten times more of labor, of vigilance, of nt tention, of skill, and of good fortune ulso to carry on the business or a farmer than what belongs to any other trude. ' It is to be regretted that iu many places, where farming is the principal business, education la much neglected. This is not necessarily, however, owing to opposition to education or even to a want of its appreciation ; but to the difficulty of sparing children from the farm, on which as sjon as they are old enough to attend school profitably, they are also old enough to stay ut homo profitably nay, they are sometimes an indispensable help at home. Here we confess, is not an imaginary, but a reul difficulty, which perhaps only those who experience it, can fully understand and estimate ; for unless u farmer cun hire hands, (which olten he cunnot.) it is inflicult lor nun, aod sometimes impossible, to spare his sous to atteud school, when they are needed in a dozen places 011 Ins farm The only way often in which this muttercan he managed, is to make a sort ol compromise between the larm and the school. This plan requires a regular system and rrreat care and industry 111 order to succeed By tuking the winter season, when the work is not so extensive, and tho long winter evenings, the school may be attended, und learning may' bo secured without much, if any loss to the business ol the farm. A wise prudent parent, and a child very anxious to learn, will know how to manage these mat ters, and understand each other perfectly in regard to them, mid ''where there is a will theie will generally be n wuy." Hence some of our best farmers, whose chi'dren are trained to labor ond ate very industrious, have also furnished themselves with a very respectable education. There is no excuse admissible, in a 'country like ours, for the entire neglect of the education or our chil dren. Perfumed llrcnlli.-What lady or sen tlernmi would remain under the curse of a disa greeable lirealh wbeby using the"Ualin ofa Thou sand Flower," as a dentrifice would nut only ren der it sweet but leave the teeth w hite as ulahaater? Manv peraons do not know their hrrath is had, nnd the subject is an delicate their friends will never inenliou it. l our a single drop of 'Balm on your tooth brush nnd wash the teeth night and morning. A fifty cent bottle will last a year. A beautiful complexion may candy be acquired by using the '-Balm nf a Thousand Flowers." It wilt remove tan, pimples and freckles from the skin, leaving it of a soft roseate hue. Wet a towel, pour on two nr three drops, and whpIi the face night and morning. SHAVING MADE EASY. Wet your shaving brush in either in waim or cold water, pour on two or three drops of "Ualm nf a Thousand Flowers," rub the beard well and it will make a beautiful soft laiher, much facili tating the operation of filming. Price only fifty cents. For sale by all Druggists. eware of counterfeits. None Renuineunlesa signed by W. P. FE'lKIOtiE &. CO. Franklin Square, New V'ork. Sept, 87, 1856. Cm NO FAMILY Can afford to bo without Mustang Lini ment in their house. The many uccidents wo are liable to, may render it necessary uny moment, and nothing is capable of peiform- j ing such a certain cure. (Extract.) "Iu lilt ing the kettlo from the lire it caught and scalded my hands and person very severely one hand almost to a crisp. Tbo torture was unbearable. It was an awful sight. The Mustang Liniment appeared to extract the pain utmost immediately. It healed ra pidly und left no scar of account. Chas. Fos ter,420 Broad street, Fhiladeldhia." It is truly a wonderful article. It will cure any case of Swelling, Burns, Stiff Joint j, Km p. tions nr Rheumatism. For Horses it should never be dispensed with. One Dollar's worth of Mustang hus frequently saved a valuable horse. It cures Gulda, Sprains, Ringbone, Spavin nnd Founders. Beware of imitations. Sold in all parts or tho habitable Globe. 7JAKNE-S & 1'AKK, Proprietors, New York. Jan. 17, 1857.-lm.Pt. MARRIAGES, On the 12th inst.. by tho Rev. D. Y. Ileis ler, Mr. Jacob Ross to Miss Suruh June Kline, both of Lewisburg. DEATHS. In Lewis township. Northumberland co., on Sunday, the 1st inst.. Mr. WILLIAM TWEED, a highly respectable citizeu, aged 69 years. Philadelphia Market. February 18. 1857. Grain. Wheat Sales of prime new Pennsylvania red at $1 49. and $1 SOul 2 for good white. Rye Pennsylvania at 82 cenis. Corn Sales of old yellow at 68 cents and new yellow at 6.c ; new whim 63c Oats is selling at 47 eta per bushel. Cloversecd Sales of prime at $7a7 62J per 64 lbs. Whii-key sales at 2Gu28 cts. in bbls., and in bhds., ut 25 cents. SUNBURY PRICE CURRENT. Wheat, . . $1 50 Uuttel, . . $ 5S Bye, .... 75 Eggt, ... 18 Corn, ... 56 'i'allow, ... 11 Oalt, .... 40 Lard, ... 13 Buck wheat, . . 62 fork 8 l'otatoea, ... 50 Ueeswai, 25 Flaxseed, . . . 1 35 Dried Applet, . 1 S5 New Advertisements. FOB SALE. A CANAL BOAT FOR BALE, on rea aouabls terms. Apply to HENRY LONGENECKF.R. of Shaniokin, or H. D. MICH A EL, Sunburv. February XI, 1657 NOTICE. A SPECIAL MEETING of the Stock, holders of the Philadelphia & Sunbury Railroad Company will be held at tba office of tbe company, io tba city of Philadelphia, No. 6, Carpenters Court, on Fridav, tbe 13tb of March, 1857. at 10 o'clock, A. M. WM. RIKULK.tW'ry. , Feb. JI, 1557. tMjld Akitctal CELFXBATTONI ' i ' ; trASHINQlVN CAMP AU 19, J.S-OFA.. VIMLL celebrate the ItJUi Aiiniwaary of W aaliinaton'a BirUi-dav. bv holi'ma- a Publie Matting in the American Hall, Bunhory, On Monday, Feb. iid, at 31 o'clock, P. if. M. L. Sbindel. A. J. Rockafeller. Kiitihar Cleaver, F. B. I'otu and othera, have been in vited and are extweud to deliver addrersca appro- iriaio i ine vccaaion. J be I'utlic are Teajiertfully invited to attend. By order of the Committee. February tt, 1807. ttale ol WILLIAM tJAitlt. dee'd. OT1CE it hereby given that lettara of Ad JLI Ministration upon the estate, of William Carr, lata of lbs Borough of Suuburv, N'artlium berland county, dee'd., have been granted to Uva underaigirtd residing in the townkldp of Kueh, county aforesaid. All persona having claims or demand agtiust tbe said decendant are requested to make the tame known to the undersigned without delay, and all persona indebted are de aired to luuke immediate payment. FHILIP llVtf, Adm'r. of William Carr, deceased. Ruth Iwp, Feb. 21, 1857. Ct DiBiOlution of Partnership. rTWE partnership heretofore existing between D. M. Uoyd, John Kosser, Thomas Itusarr and James Woyd, under the fi.m name Uoyd, Kosser & Co., was dissolved by mutual consent on the first day of Januarv, 1857. The business of the late firm will be settled by J. & T. Roeser, who will continue the butiuets of Mining at the Luke Fiddler Collery, or by James Hsyd at tbeir agent, at Hunnury. V. M. Boyu, JNO. H033EH, THOS. KOSSER, JAMES liUYD. Tbe undersigned trill continue the business of tending and shipping Coal at Sunbury, where those in waul oi ibia celebrated Cual will pleaae address htm. JAMES BOYD. Feb. ai, 19.',7. h 111 111011 s of I'm-! .lion. No. 41, April T. 1857. Alexander Jordan, vs. W illiam Davis A George F. Lee, ex'trs. of Thomus Davis of l'hiladelphia, dee'd., audi Summons In also irustees tor the widow Fartiliou. uud heirs of suid deceased Joseph Warner of Fbiladel phia, and William McCarty of Sunbury. Nortliumberlaad Connty, tt. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to the Sheriff' of Northumberland County, Gkesiino : iV Alexander Jordan make you secure of prosecuting Lib claim, theu we comn and you that you summons by good suniiuoiiers William Duvisand George F. Lee, Executors of Thotnus Davis of Philadelphia, deceased, ami also trustees for the widow and heirs of said dee'd., Joneph Warner of Philadelphia, and William McCarty, or Sunburv, so thut they be uud appear belore our Justices ut Sunbury, at our County Court of Common I'leun, there to be held the First Mondnv i,f April, next, to show wherefore, whereas'tlm said defendants and the Said plaintiff, to gether uud undivided do hold Eight Lots of Ground in the town ofShamokin as originally luid out by William McCarty, Thomas Davit, Joseph Warner, and Alexander Jordan1 in the contty or Northumberland, and 1101114 bered in the plan or said town, number rour hundred and thirteen ; four hundred unci thirty-six ; fonr hundred and Sfteeu ;'f0ui Hundred and fourteen ; four hundred and tweiity-iiiiie ; four hundred and thirtv-scven lour hundred and tiiiity-eight, end two hun dred and fifty. Partition whereof betwperi them to to made according to tho fcrhj vi wiu Biavmes iu surii cuse made and prr vided, tho said defendants do guinsay, and the same to bo done do not permit vei" unjustly and contrary to the form of tb' statute aforesaid, Ac. W itnes the Ilouorable Alexander Jordan President of our said Court at Suuburv Feb. IT, I8:7. JAMES BTARD, Proth'rv. Prbthonotarv'a Offtre i SuiKiuiy, J.tn. Si, Hf-7. J lvCJ?.?HT & ZCC1T3, 1'i.srmi C0M.MMI0. MLKCHANTS, and wholesale dealers in fish, Clifcfte &. Proiisioijg, Na. 47 North Wharves, (btlow Race Street) PHILADELPHIA. Havins: constantly on hand a large afiortmeri 01 tut), l lieece and rrovj-ions, which they prepared t,i soil at the lowest possible rates. IV OKDKHH promptly attended to. February ttl, 1857 3m 3 JABZES BROWNS' " GRAMMATICAL WORKS, rpil K 6rttbook of ihe Rational Sysiem of Enf lih Grammar. 25 cts The second hook of the Rational system if English Grammar, designed to teach the prorea or Analysing the English. Language with sour judgment; and the art or using it with grauj. matiral propriety. 31 c't. The works are now used in the Pulse Schools in the (irsl School District of Peuntyl vauia. The third book of the Rational System f Eng liah Grammar, designed to enable the learner t become most- thoroughly acquainted with tk nature and use of the Prrpoailiuns. and maf . read by him either iu or out of tchoo1. 50 c , BROWNS' (iramatical Reader. Thia B 'k sei aside, the eld Grammars, exposes their defray demonstrates the little use of attending to them, end presents to the teacher the unerr ng an only way to the Grammar of the English Lan uge. 37 cts. Fortale by Peter Griffee, 118 Arch Street Philadelphia. February 31, 1857 3m w5 "W-A.3STTEJ3. 4 GOOD WORKING M N with a rrn.ll family to work on a farm, where constant employ and good wagea can be had frojn tw tuoscriber And, alto, a gene' farm for rent the enauing year, in Shamokiu town -hip. Ayfl- to d. juhin, . Mt. Comfort, Northumberland county. Feb. 14, 1657 3t NOTICE 4 LL persons indebted to the estate of James Taggart, dee'd , or to James Taggart & (ten. or to Grantham I. Taggart, are tesuectfullv rt quested to make payment on or halo re the 20ti of March, next, or the accounts will be placed ill the bauds of an'oflicer for collection. GRANTHAM I TAGGART. Northumberland, Feb. 14, 1857 PUBLIO BALE? "" r"MIE subscriber will tell at public Ssla.at I residence in the Borough of Norihumtw land, on MONDAY, the Sd day of MARCH, aeit, a general assortment of ' IIOt aeilOLD Fl'RSITtRK, Consisting in part of Bede and Bedding, Seise. Buretui, Tablet, Chairs, Stoves, Carpets, Ac, Alto, a full assortment of Kitchea utensils, Cftokiug Stove. cVc. In short a general lot of housekeepers' goedt. tale to commence at 10 o'clock, A. M, en slid day, without regard to weather as there is house-room if stormy, whea tbe terms aod CO ditioue will bo made known. . A MES T ASAXT. Kerthumbeiland, Feb. 14, H5C- s BLANKS. BLAXX4 of ewery deeenptioa ca be M V? apt nag at tbe o4 oS tV Ansetteaa V
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