1 r. -.-.vj ci kri?.vni '. ,' i l.c') -m' i' : r -is r ( i f . V r f ,-r iT,."r') .1 , J.;, o l t . ' . .H.i . , : lfr. -,i n;Si 7 ' " I ir.J -t.l ,ii , jii!, . j ol ' ii i.f , i . .-Jin i ! . ';' t ' ''I h j a ',M wjj'I .-, ' 11 .lUv. :'; t 01 '. . n i. I A . ; ) n, ) n i ti jivM 1 -I.i H , ' i. -"T S 'l i 1" " .10.., V. 1 V' )' ' .'i J.i--' !.i t ) .;.l. 'I !;n .i -.ii! )';'.! T-i ! i.: :;i I ', -':', ( ! olT . .: it - ' ' ' - - ' ' - N'lW SERIES, VOL;', 9, NOV 51.' SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND. COUNTY, P A.S AT URD A Y, MARCH 14, 1857. OLD SERIES, VOL 17. N0 2 f- T f ft ')-' T.fTTs-:" . . ...j ... r - . . a The Sunbury American. I'UBLISJIKI KVKltY l5A'rL,CAY BY H. B. MASSER, T Market Square, Sunbvry, Penna. uuun OH SUBSCRIPTION. TWO LOU.A RSperatse.it ob!' half VWwlM Urn c. Nu M.r iH.ootrti. nwl awn u- Mret.gta aia dim '"aiI m.roinuii'ic.tiuin IcUert on bii.hiM Mltm to ilie .!, 10 iiiwii u.niiMii " " '81 rAIU. TO CI.UB9. - - - T ir cpie. I -B. l-lre., ' ' l-iueen "u0 Five tl.Hta mlvmiM will pr foi hr yni tub- ...t,oi.ter. will plnne cl (f Aim,wl nli c nuiuig .ul-criptl.il wurntf. liny art parmrt- ,j l do Una uiiiler ibc t'.nt OHica U, TKR.M OF ADVE TI8IN0. . . 5q ioic of 14 Hn. J "" '. One fHUM' "XHitta, , . ' i iii.'i.lb! : ,,'". C.id. ..'f F.v Ii...., P" .m.m, 100 (00 Mor.-h inU and oilier., nnvrn , .vitu the privilege of .n.ert.n iiir,.rei.t Hilveiti.eineiiU weekly. A.lv,-rti.e...e,.t.,a. per afrn. . ,. ,. 11 n I M T I M O KM ;V. h-ive cimrcted wilh our e.t.lili.nmal w" .i......i mil OKFICK. wnwn wni.... ..w the neate.t .tyle. every vfiy " P"t't- ., 1 v ultNCY AT LAW, EUNBURV, PA. .. . .. i . i :.. frmntie. 01 Pior lliimiiraa auciiueu " , i i i i:..ion. LvcomiiiB MonUui tod .'oliimliia. Refertnctt in Philadelphia : .,. lol. n.'Tr.., fh... Oililjone, E,.. h S,..Kltni.., Unit. Umitli fc C. locust" mountain colliery BUPK1U0R WHITE ASH ANTHRACITE OOAX.. 'rem Hie Mammoth Vein, for Furnacea, Found rica, SleamboaU nl J'Bimly uae, 1 r. CAIIIIKt.'.NoHTIIUMIlltllLtSK '0UTt, Fa S1ZKS OF COAL. LUMP, Tor Ulant Furnacea and CuiKlaa, STKA M BOAT, for Stfamboala, Hot Air Funiat'ra J Steam. -UUOKKN. ) Fot Grates( Stovea and St-. Klil!. ) , . SP'VU, j I'ur Stovea, Steam and burning .MM', Lime. fl'UX.lur l.nmiliurnera and making Steam. Onler. received at Ml. Carmel or NiKllium .tla:l Wharf, will receive prompt attention M. U. Ur.l.U, U. J. l.KWIS WILLIAM MUR. May 3, 1850. tf DIIiWORTII BRANSON & CO. Hardvare Merchants, lUvine removed from fto. an w 73 Jtarkct Street, riiiladelihia, Are prepared, with Rreatly increaaed faci'.itiea, o nil ordera for HARDWARE of every variety ,.n liral terms, from a full ansorlinent, including Railroad Shovel. Picka, 4 e. Country merclmnta ami olkera will find it to nheir inlerc.l to call miJ ei amine our atock be- lore purchasing elsewhere. A(iril 12, I8SC ly .. XJ. S- OF Lft-. "Cod anil our Natii e Land." aLM SQLRUANNA CAMP, No. S3, of the 0. of Ihc U. S. A. h.ilda it "luted aeaaiona ever) Momiai evening in their New 1I.1I.owmM E. V. llrigliu store. Sunbury, P. Initrtatioii and regalia, S.OO. BHINDEI W. C. I.kvi Sr.H0LTZ, Pk. K. ,., sunbury. January 10. 1857 oct 80 55 en OF XJ- A INN U I. W Y CUCNCU., No. 30, O. of U. A. .. . vuiiiw evenins in the ...ri, lull, oimoaite E. V. Utighti atore, Murkei street. Snnhury, V: Membera of tl S. S. HvlllllCRS, R. S. Smvlmry, Jan. 5. 1857 oct 20. 55- MHINUTON CAM V, No. 19 J. 8. of A holda iu aute. meeting every 1 hur.day .evening, in Ibo American H.H. M.trket Hlreet, Sundry. MUSSBLMAN, P. A. A. ?IIISL. R. et. Bnn'.inry. July 5. 1856. If. Flour, Feod and Provision store. SEASHOLTZ & PETERY, Broadway, between Market Blackberry Sts. RESPECTFULLY inform tho citiient of rtunbury and vicinity that they have juat .reteived large and well ieleetcj Moment if t-!ioice FAMILY GROCERIES, consi.ting in part of Hama, Shoulder, Mackerel. Herring. While Flab, Cod Fish, Salt Preseiyed Fruit. I'ltklea, Cracker, Cheeae. Molaaaea, hire, Sugar. Coffee, (green, roasted and ground,) Im iwial. Young Uyaon, Ounpowder and Ulack Tea, Ce.lar-ware, Stone-ware, Soaps, brushes , ,low and wash lines, booU and shoe, tobacco. Ue.'r. &c. togclhcr with evtry article usually .fouu.1 in a first class Grocery Store, all of which ,will I aoJJ at the lowest prices, either for cash or -i wr ..a ln urenared to auD .country iitouui. r- i (i.ly the ciliiens wilh fresh bread, twist, rolls, pie, jiretzela and cukes of every kind. . N. U. The highest cash p" be PlJ f0' butter and eggs, corn, oat, rye and wheat. - Hunbury, May 3t, 1856. A. J. CONRAD, HOLLOWING RUN... RESPECTF(?LLY Informs the public that he has replenished hi Store with an ei . cellerit assortment of New Goods jut received rout PUJaJelphia, which h will H on term n-aonaliW as any other establishment. Uis ssortmeut consists in part of CLOTHS. CASSIMEKES & SATTINETT. 'Vinter Veara for men and boya, ajlatylea anj prices Ladies lrea Goo4. . ' . Consisting of Dlack Silka, Merino A lpca. tie Laines, Calicoc. Ginghams, Muslins, Trim wings, Ac. - . Also Iresh supply at GROCERIES of all kinds. HARDWARE and QUEE2f8WARE, - Cedarwara, Broonts. cVc. Also a 1rg ssoTt mmnt nt Hnni. arulKhoeB. auitaMe for . Starr We- -. ii rhil.lren. llata and Cans. Silk lfta.' nd all tdods usually itpf in ot-'Oiwrtry tor. ... .," ... i k .i. ;n k.' All tua anoiai iianiwi ... old positively at low prices for cash, or in ti change for country proOuo. at ths highest inarket pric. IIwiVowiBI Run. No. 19, ISM, If - ROUTINE AND THE ' RESOLUTE." . ,BT MARTIN r.'fl'PPKn'. " VTlie Resolute, Arctic Vessel, by order of the Lords, of the Admiralty, has been strip ped of ull her fittings, and Inid p in ordi nary." ' , ' Can it be possible ? Is dull Routine lteully so 6tupid such a mere niuchinet So utterly divorced from cnininnn senxe tio sedulously seemed to give offence f And shall America's most courteous boon Officially b flung aside so soon ; Nor rather kept for ever and a tluy, With all the love and honor we can pay t Hear this, two Iletnpispheres, both Old and 1NBWT IIenr it, Americans and Britons, too ! The notile ship, sent forth Ihu lust to save. liut lult a Ilotsam to the wind unci wuve. Rescued, roduem'd, rupuir'd, was given, , thus With ull a brothers generous love to us. We in our 0,ueeii' aud people's heart up lift Our tlmulcs, to bless the giver and his gift; We in our rulers and their proud routine, Scorning the people and the people's Queen Uummaud, "by order ot my Lords, to strip Forthwith to a sheer hulk ibis sue red ship Its glories, honors, interest all despised ; All Knglund's sense of kindness compromi sed, And nil America's great heart ignored, liecLdie so wills sumo Admiralty Lord ! You stolid rulers 1 In the times of old A satirist imagined lie was bold In smartly saying, "With how little wit The world is govern'd. Uod be good to it 1" but yon make dull to that dictum of the sape, - , By being fur mnre stupid in this nge, ' I lian he could fancy ; for you govern now By simple force of folly God knows bow ! America I white yet a Briton's cheek Is hut with iniligmiliou, hear us seak : Enjrland, misjudged so oft ns ruled amiss And plagued perpetually by shames like this, Nuw doth resolve to wipe this wrong away ior thus with scorn your kindliness repay. We will rescind that '-order of my Lords." And make their Lordships eat their Lordsbii s words; Commanding, that they forthwith buve re- shipt All that your kindness gave, their folly stript Commanding further, that, as all was seen In perlrct order by the people's Queen, So everything their diligence restore For us, the people, as it stead before : Commanding lastly, that, for honor's sake, To save the uation from a great mistake, They moor the Ile.mlute, with all her gear, In rortmnouth harbor or at Greenwich pier : A home for Arctic heroes timely made, A charitable show lor orphun's uid ; A proof how well Columbia did hrr part, . Aud how Routine abused our English heart! 1 pumorous 3ttt. (From "Major J ines' Courtship." MAJ. JOS. JONES' WEDDING. To Mr, Thompson Dear Sir: Ever sense I writ my lust letter to you things is goue on just us straight as a shingle, und the only thing that troubles nie is, 1 in ulranl its ull too good to lust. It's always been the way with me ever sense 1 can remember, when ever I'm the happyest. sumthing seems to turn up jest to upset ull my calculations, and now, though the day' is sot fur the weddin, and the Stulliotises is getting everything reddy as fast us they can. 1 wouldn't be sprised much if somo botuiuable thing was to hapdpeu, some yeurlhquuko or something jest bust it all up again, though 1 should Lute it monstrous. Old Miss Stallions red that piece in the Miscellany bout the mistake in parseu Mil. lers's Ggers, and 1 do believe she's us glad bnut it as if she was sure she would live u whole thousand years more herself, She ses she haiat got no objections to the weddin now, for me and mury will have plenty of time to make a fortiu for our children und raiso 'em up us they ought to be. She ses she always wondered how Mr. Miller could cifer tlie thing out so straight to the very day. without a Bingle mistake, bnt now he's inaiie sich a terrible blunder of a whole thousand years, she ses she knows he aiut no smarter nor other people, if he was raised at the north. It's really sarprisin how niaziu popular it does niuke a body to be engaged to be mar ried to a beautiful young luriy. Seiife the thing's leaked out, every body's my tickler fried, and 1 can't meet nobody wbvrever 1 go. but what wants to grutilate 'mu on my goud fortin, cept cousin l'cte and two oi three, other fellers, who look sort o' like they want ed to laugh and couldn't. Almost eveiy night Mary and me is invited to a party. Tother night wo went to one to eld .Squire Hogerses, wbar I got my dander up a little the worst I've had it for some time.. 1 don't believe you've ever beard of jest sich a fool trick as they played on me Tlierwusu good ninny thar, und as the Squire dont allow dancin, they ull played games und tricks, und such looiisuness, to puss away tne time, wnicti to my notiou's bouunublu site worse than danciu. Cousin Pete was there splurging bout iu bis biggest, and with his dandy cat Irowjers and big whiskers, and tried to tuke the hlune off, of eevrjboily else, jest us he always dose. Well, bitneby he ses ; "Spose we play brother Bob let' play brother Bob." .'Ys, lets play that." ses all of eiu. "wont didn't way 1 you be brother Bob, Major?" " w no uroiuer uudt" ses i, lor i know nothing bout it; and t hut's the cum to be so bominably tuck in. "1 tell you," ses he. "you and somebody else must set down in the chairs ami be blind folded, and the rest must all walk round und round you, and keep tapping you on the head with omeihin, till jou gucss wbo bobbed you." .'' ' ' .. "But how bob tne t" serf I. 'Why," ses be, "when 'any' one" taps yoo, you pi us l say, brother I'm bobbed ! and theu they'll ax Lb bobbed you! and if you gustos the rite one,theo they must take your- plut-e. und be bobbed till they guess who bobbed 'em. If vou'll bo bliudiolded, I will," ses be, vjest for fan." eWll," set I,."anythig for fun and Cob io. Polo got out te chair into the middle if the room, and w sot down, aiid,tlu)y tied a baodkereifar ound uiy eyes aiiilit. vs- the mitcbief. so 1 eooidn't foa to cus uo dioreb Jif 1 bad no eye at all... .t. , - j. , ' I bada't tot to D9 tim foro taWo j wme one tuk me rite tide o' tht bead with a drated bier book. The fire flew out o' mv eyes in big live coals, and 1 like to keeled over out o' the chair. I felt my blood risin' like mill-tail, but tbey all laughed mightily at the lun, and alter a while ses J, "isrotuer, t in bobbed I" "W ho bobbed you I ' set they. guessed the biggest-fisted feller in room, but it wasn't him. The next minnit spang went thubook airin Cousin Pete's head. "Whew 1" ses he, "Brother I'm bobbed 1" But Cousin Pete didn't guess rite, nuther, and the fust thing I know'd whang they tuk me agin. I wus d red ful anxious to gues rite, but it was no use 1 missed it every time, and o did Cousin Petej and the harder they hit the harder they laughed. - One time the hit me a great deal easier than the rest. "Brother. I'm bobbed L" ees 1. "Who bobbed voti 1' ses they. "Miss Mary Sheldon," scz I. "No, 1 never," ses she, and they all roared out worse than ever. I begnu to git monstrous tired of sich fun. which seemed so much like the frogs in the spellin' book for it was'delb to me and I don't know what I would have done if Maty hadn't come up and ontied the hundkercher. "Let's play something else," sea she; and ber face wus red as fire, aud she looked sol t o' mad out of ber eyes. I seed ther was somulhing wrong in a minnit. Well, they all went on play in' "pawns," and "pon honor." and "here we go round the goosebury bush," and "O, sister Ft by, bow merry we be," end sich nouscuse, till they knowed j and when they was playin' Mary told me bow Cousin Pete bobbed uiu biia- sell. It wrs the most dudaciotis tukein I ever heard of. Do you think he didn't set rile down beside me ur.d never blindfold himself, und bit uie every lick himself, now and lin n hittin' his knee with the book to make me b'lieve he was bob'el too 1 My head was sing- iii with the licks when the told me now lie done me, and 1 do believe if it hadn't ben Tor her I'd giu cousin Pete sich n lii-kiu ritu thar iu that room us he never hud afore in his bom days. Blazes 1 but 1 wus mud at lust. But Alary becked me not to raise no luss about it, now it was all over, and she would fix In in for his smartness. 1 hadn't no sort of a ide how she wus gwine to do. it, but 1 knowed no was eniill lor Cousin i eto any liua, so 1 jest let her go uheud Well, she look ihu Homiuable lool oil to one sidu anil winspercd to him like she wus gwine to let him into the secret. Shu told bun bout a new play what she learned down to Macon when she was at the college, called "Introduction to the King and Queeu," what she said was a grate deal funnyer than "Brother Bob," and swaded him to help to git 'em ull to play. Alter she and hun muue n uu up. loiidin Pete put out three chuirs clos together iu a roe for a throne, and Mary she put a sheet over 'em to make 'em look a litllegiund Bill IJvera was to bu Kiiic aud Mury was to be Queen. I Now yon must all come into toinerroom, i ses Cousin Pele, "ouiv them what belongs to ; the court, and then you must bu introduced, I one at a time." I I aiut gwine," sea Tom Stallions, for there's some trick in it." No there Bint." ses Cousin Pete, "I'll , give voti my word there aiut no trick, only u iittle'fun." I Well," ses I, "I's bad fun enough for oue mle. i Mury looked at me and kind o' winked, and i ses hhe, "you're one of the court you know, j Major, butjest go out till thu ceurt is sum- : ensed before the throne. i Well we ull went out, and bimeoy Bill Byers culled out lords i:,d lu.lys what be- : longed to the court, and we all went in aud i tuck chairs on both sides of the thrciie. Cousin Pete was to be the first one intra- duced, und Sunmwel lingers was to be the , feller who introduced the company. Well, bimcby tho dure opened, in come Cousin Pete, bowin und scrapin, und twistin and riggloin and put tin on more ares nor a French , danciu master he beat Crotchett ull to : smash. The King sot one side of the throne und the Queen on tother, leaving room in tho ; middle for some one else. Sam was so full of laugh ul cousin Pete's uulicks that be . couldn't hardly speak. ; 'Doctor Peter Junes," ses he, "I intcrdure ! you to their Majesty the King and Queen." j Cousin Pele scraped about u while and i then di opt on oue knee, rite a To re 'em. I "UisH gallant knight," ses Dill Byers ; "rise, ! we djli you knight uf tho royal bath." j Cousin Pete got up and bowed and scraped j a few more times, und went to sit down be- i tweriti 'em, but they ns up jest us ho went ' to set down ; anil the firs', thing he knowed, I kerslnsh he went, lite into a big tub of cold j water, with uothing but bis bid uud heels i slickiu out. I He tried to kiss Mary as ho was takin I113 seat, and if you could jest Seed him as he ! went into that tub of water wilh his linns reached out to her, and his mouth sot lor it j kiss, 1 do believe you'd laughed more'n you ' ever did uloru in your Hie. I lie tellers wus all so spit-ions that some trick was gwine to lib played they ull left tho dote open, and when the thing tuck place they all run in shoutiu and laiighin like they would bust their side Pete got out as quick as he could, and I never seed a feller so wilted down iu ull my lite. He got as mad as a hornit, and said it was a mean trick to serve enuy body so, es pecially iu cold weather. And ho weu t rite off home by himsell'to dress Mary made the niggers lake out the mid die chair and put the tub of water thar when we was in tother room. Pete didn't spit-ion thu trick wus gwine to turn out that way , he luought the queen was gwine to sentence every feller what didn't kiss her as he Sut down, to do something thul would make fun for tho rest, uud he was jest gwine to open the gumu. I fell perfectly satisfied after that, und 1 don't think Cousin Pete will be quite so fond of fanny tricks the next time. But I like to forgot to tell you, my weddin is to tuke place providiu ther uiu'l no mure yeurlhquakes linr unaccountable things to prevent on the '.''2d of this month, which you know is a lamuus uay wuai uugni to ue cele brated by every guiiewiue patriot iu the world. 1 shall look for you to come, und I hope you will be sure to be thar. for I know jou couldn't grudge the ride jest to see Miss Mary Jones what is to be, We'i gwine to have a considerable getberin, jest to please the old folks, and old Miss bullions ses she's gwire to give us a real Oeorgia weddin uf the old time fashion. No more from - Your friend til doth, Jos. Jones. P. S. I wuut over totber niln to see 'em all, and tbey was ai . bifi't b'F iu ,ir burial sowlu abUVlMukn up finery. Mury wus towju lometbin mighty fine and white with ruffles aud jigamarees all round it. "Whut kind of a thing it that?" tes 1. The gals looked at one auother and laughed like they would die, and my uo,or little Mary (bloss her Quj kept.jtil b nil itVp in a beau and blush iu dredful, "Tell him, Sis." set .Mist Ctro Jiue, but Mary looked rite down and didn't taj botbia., .."Ill bioiJ eet Ketiab Wi a "No, too thant now slop, stop," teg Mary, and she put her pretty little hand ritn on Miss Kesiah's mouth, and looked iik she'd cry for a little- I felt so sorry fur b.-i I told 'em 1 didn't want to know, and they put the things away, and bimehy I went 'i-iti. . but I kept a thinkin all the way what Upon yearth it could be. I spose I'll tinU,,iut some day. HEROIC CONDUCT OF a WOMAN. .4ccotm( of Mrx. Martha Ann fallen, a young Lady twenty yean of age, who Commanded a vessel, Jif ty six dayn, during hrr husbanc's lllms. The readers of the Herald will remember an account taken from one of the California papers, relative to the heroic Conduct of Mrs. Martha Ann Putten, wifu of Captain Patten, of the ship Neptune's Cur. who. during her husband's illness, took charge of I lie vessel and navigated it safely into San Francisco. The lady, together with her husband, who is now so sick that he is not expected to live ar rived in this cily in the Geotge Law, and are now stopping ut the Buttery lintel, lleslo ry is nn interesting and painful cue, and shows how ninob n weak, delicate woman can do w hen a great cuiergeucy calls out her pow ers. Mr.. Patlen was born in Boston of weal thy parents, aud received nn excellent ctluca. lion, and win in every respect tendeilv nur tured und cared fur. She is now but twenty years of age, tie petite tuille, has small hands and features, delicate blonde complexion, sot't blue eyes, and altocether cives olio uu idea of feminine softness and womanliness that it is impossible to associate with the daring nerve und decisive qualities she exhibited in a remarkable degree. At eighteen years of age, ho having been master of n vessel the bark St. Andrew, which plied between New York und South American pur's and was then offdnly waititiK until ihe Cornelm Law rence a new ship was ready for seu. Shortly after he was mai rried the muster of I he ship Ncptuii'es Car sickened us sh was a I .out to put to sea for a voyage around the wolld. and the owners, Messrs. Foster and Nickersou, offered thu post to Captain Patten, hut he hesitated as he did not wi.-h to leave his young bride. Tho owners, however, gave him per mission to take her with him ; aud in twelve hours after the first notification the young collide were on board, and the vessel evtlimr ready to leave the dock. The Neptune's Cur I'.-.. e.-t? ... 1 : .i...' . ,'i - nisi e.iueu iwi oiill riaiicisi'u, tliencu .o t. Ul nu. from China to London, and finally arrived iu New York, after an absenco of seventeen months. During this titne Mrs. Patten amu sed herself by helping her husband in his nau tical observations, worked up tho time fiom the chronometers, and occasionally kept the reckoning of the ship. Last August the Neptune's Car again put to sen, urd it was on this voyage that Mr.i. Patten's me fortunes commenced. As the vessel beared the slruits of Magellan, her husband was taken with a disease in the head whii h finally develi. ed into a bruin fever He attended to his ship as long as he was able, aud when it was im possible to give any personal orders, l.u foiuid to his dismay that his first mute was wholiy imcoinpcteiil to take churge of the ship, und that there wus no officer on board qualified to take the vessel into port, lie found that the first mate was anxious to run tho vessel into Valparaiso, but this he earnestly furl a le us the crew might all leave and the cargo be destroyed before the consignees could send fur the vis-cl. Iu this emergency Mrs. Put ton's rare quulities developed themselves. She assumed command of ihe vessel herself, and the nautical observations she once nu ile in spoit for it pastime she now- undertook us a duty. Her time was spent betw. cn the bed side of her dtileriou husband und I he writing desk, working up the intricate cut ul. t ous incident to nautical observations n akinc en tries in the log-book in her own dclicut:' pen manship, ouil tracing out. with accuracy thu position of the ship from the churls iu tin-cabin. The rough sailors all obeyed the "little woman," us they called her, with will, uud eyed her curiously and uffee tionutely. through tie cabin windows while deep in the culcula t 'oni in w hich her life und theirs .depended. There was one person on board, how ever, who viewed her coursn with jealousy und mistrust He wrote her a letter warning l.er of the te spensibility she was assuming and pniff. riiij; iidv.ee, but she s iriledly rc li. d ll.ut In r I es liaul would I 01 trust him while lie was well, and slio could not do so now that he was sick." For fifty days Mrs. Patton did nol undress herself und took very little sleep, working day and night, aud never loav.ng her sick husband's room. Her labors are the more surprising in view of tho fact, that sl.e was all this time iu u delicate condition, uud soon expects to give birth to her first t-h ld. The Neplune's Car arrived safely ut S in Francisco on the 15lh of Nove.nhi-r last, it having been for fifty-six days under the com mand of a delicate ' female not twenty years of age. What a splendid text for the wo man' rights people. Mrs. patten is now at the Battery Hotel with her husband, who it is supposed is in a dying condition. The fever has never left him, und fur some time past has been blind and deaf. They did expect to leave in the bout for Boston yesterday for her own home, but he wus too sick to be moved. Mrs. Patten's case is one or the most re markable on record, and adds one to th- many instances that history rcc.n-ds of leinale cevo lion and heroism. Stw York Herald if the Irfra ult. SALK UF rilE M M 1,1 N K. There is every probability that the bill for the sale of the Main Linn of the Public Works, to tho Pennsylvania Railroad Com puny, for 9,000,000, will pass, Tor which they will issue stock. $5,000,000 it is proposed to invest in the Sunbury and Krie Kailrnad, a most important work, and the residue iu oth er lines of of railway, projected and in exis tence. None can question the policy of thus disposing of the Muin Line, which as it is cor., ducted is a grievous burden. With a heavy State debt, growing out of the construction or the Publio Works at a cost of 40.000,000 what advantages have accrued to Pennsylva nia through them T Absolutely none. Last year the receipt of the Main Line above its expenses were but ijfG'-'.OUO, or pur cent. By their till we will realize from the start, JIUO.OOO. or 6 per cent., which is a practical method of reducing the State debt. The in vestment in the Sunbury and F.rie Railroad will be doubly udvantugeons to the lb late, as an iiiveslmeut yielding interest, and in addition-to its revenue growing out of the duvul opement of new, fields of operation in our State. The good policy of this investment it indisputable, livery interest of : the Com- nianwealib calls Tor I lie sate oi tne jiain uiue at the enterprise of . modern compaulet it leaving in the rear the State improvements. If tbe MsioTAtvu should not be told, it wilt in a few yeart b ntiitly tuperteded by pri. vWfcirpritf, 't ,!. "'' ,, i . (Hurope.fl Onrrenp-Midfiice of Die N. Y. Tioiet Romance and Revolvers. Tbe. Emperor of Russia has lately perform ed rt tct tif jnitict to a .much Injuied and honorable American family, which reflects Ihe highest honor on bit government. The lauts were given me by Mr Salu, tbe princi pal writer for Ditkeut Hoi8Kiioi,r VonDs, with whom I had the pleasure to dine at London, ami who was an uctor id tbe history i.uiu g'.mg to give you. ... . About eighteen months ago, a Miss Wtrd, irtin one ot tne .Southern Mutes, was mar r ed at Florence, after a short courtship, to a Polish Count,-whose unpronounceable name escupes me at tun moment. I hey were married belore tne American consul, 1 be. lieve. After living with M iss Ward, maritally i ir inree weeks, the vuuut took t rench le iveonu tine mominir, carrying off his wife's jewelry in booty. A letter left behind in formed Miss Ward of a fact of which she bad tie. ti ini that moment entirely ignorant, to wit : that any Russian subject not married according to thu service recognized by the Urcek Church and the Russian Government, was invalid and not binding, and that the seivici' which hud united them resembling in no wise tho one required, they were as tree as if no service had been performed. The consternation of Miss Ward and her family at this delectable piece of villainy inoy well bo imagined ; Tor on inquiry they found that thu Count's statement was but too true. Miss Ward and her mother remained a short timu in Italy, endeavoring to obtuin Some Kind nl redress lor the base imposition which hud been practiced on them, but their t Hurts were fiuitless. They then came to Purls aud spent the winter here, where they were geiierully kuowu to the American resi dents iu the place. At thu period id the corvnation of the Kmperor of Russia, they went to St. Peters buig. It was here that Mr. Salu made the acquaintance ol the lainily, by a letter of introduction from Paris. The family were going to demand justice vT thu Kmperor of Uussiu ngaiust his'scoundiully subject. Mr. Ski la drew up -the-petition to tho Russian M nisier, and in this petition Miss Ward de manded of the Russian Government, "tho rehabiliation of hvr honor by a lawful mar riage with the Count." Thu document was huuded to Mr. Sjymour, tho American Min ister, and he hauded it to the Russian Minis ter of State. The moment the case was laid before the Kmperor, an order wus issued to the Russian Minister ut Naples (whero the Count was then living) to confer with the Neapolitan Government with a view to his arrest. The Neapolitan Govei meiit, which was just then in great favor with Russia, yielded at once 10 the request. The Count wus seized by the Neapolitan police, uud ut Russia's expense was conducted to the Russian frontier; there ho was received by the Russian police and curried to Warsaw. The Wards wus already there awuiling his arrival. The Count was marched luto the Church by u jxisse of police men, und was cumpcilcd to stand up before Iheultur und many Miss Wurd in due lol in. When the ceremony was concluded, bis wife, now legally the Countess of , made hun a luruiul bow, uud bade, him adieu forev er. A ml Sulu, w ho. w ps present, uxcluiinud, " oiing America forever !" The Count, who wus uu exile, was sent' to Siberia, his property was confiscated, thu Countess retaining by luw uiie-lhird. Thu luiuily immediately lilt again for Italy, where they ure now speuding tho winter. Tbe l.-ther und brother ul Mits Ward were present ut thu marriage ul Warsaw with re volveis in their pockets, determined, il there was any touching on thu part of the Cuuul, to bb,w his brums out. For iu view uf the fad that bu was donned lor Sibella under ,.ny circumstances, it was feared thul lie might not ut 'he last moment pronounce the iiecessury word. A It K H K T I VI' t.'IUM I V L Governor McRau of Mississippi, has sent to the Legislature ul that but.-, a petition hum Graves, the defaulting treasurer, now uu ex.ie to Cauiuiu, lo bo allowed to return 1 1 his native Stale, on a promise to niuke res titution in yearly ins tu I me nls of the amount i.e had purloined. The case is certainly sin gular as a siioject lor L gislatiou, but not more remarkable than the lorce. given tu tbe proverbial phrase, "the way of the trans gressor is bard,;' as wus exhibited iu his pe tition. Graves says, under date of July last, pre facing Ins letter by the remark that he is ignorant even of the name of his Kxcelieu cy : "1 have been near fourteen years an exile living iu this Siberia of America, exposed to tins terrible climate, where the mercury often sinks to 4U degrees below zero, separated from ull that is dear to me oil eurlh. Surely this is sullicit-nl punishment, lor ull my pre viou nets. Kveii it 1 bud been living in Russia, my olleucu would not hare meiited the puiiislime ul 1 have endured. "You surely cannot, ul'ti-r fourteen yeursol punishment, when my head is silvered with trouble mid age, wiien my children have grown up around me, unconscious of llieir la ther's mis'.orl'iue, wish tu degrade me any furl l.er. "1 have a w ife, s r, born iu the Sunny South whose roi.ilious rei-ide in Madison county, who, is most anxious to return lo her unlive State, ft lie nobly ueserled her purenis, In r nume, her all, to Willow l.er husband into ex ile ; her piiuiiliineul ha been greater thuii mine. She ut Uatt u innuctnt j Out this Xus not prevented Ihu c uuule lium uoiug H worst upon ber, and sho is gradually sinking into the grave. All she asks is to bu permit ted to return to her native Slate, Mississippi, to the Sunny South, lo die. This bhecunuut do miles, ber lidsnand is free,' The Governor submits his proposition to the Leg.sl.Uure, and says that if il meets the approbation uf that body, be "he shall inter pose uo objection." An AncikntOak. An oak tree which was planted ul Cliutillon tur Seine (Cute u'Or ) iu 1070, by a Count of Chumpauge, France, was struck by lightning last summer. It measured metre iu cncunilereuce, and up to 1830 bore acorns. Pvixo rou tub PtRP(F. or Pvkisg. Every pound ol cochineal contains 70,000 in sects, and from COO.OOO to 7110.000 ioui th re uiiuuully exported to Kurope lor scarlet and crimson dies. Whu.1 a desl ruction ol insect life to fuinish acolui iiig muter, al I I ."mtitction or Lka usixa. There nr H i colleges in the United Stales, the oldest of which ure Havard and Willium and Mary In addition to these there are 40 Theological rieaiinarie. Texat ha' prospectively the lurgest edu&catioual fund of any S'at in -tbe tM. ., M i . ,i -la;,; . . Larok Bear KibUSwA bear, weighing 411 oound. was killed, after achate and ruu- ning figtrt'whkh Uttesl ten honrs, -and cost tbe lives of three dogs, ovitr' Aiuissville, V., a few dsyt ' - : ' f) a t i x . WISHING. sr jonn o. 0Axs. , Of all omrrsements of the mind, t From logic down to fishing, There is'nt oue that you cun find So very cheuti ns "wishing S" A very choice diTersiotf, too, If we but rightly use it, And not, ub we ore apt to, Pervert it and abuse it. I wish a common wish indeed . My purse was somewhat fatter, That 1 might cheer the child of need, And not my pride to flutter, 1'hat 1 might make oppression reel As only gold can make it, And break the tyrant's rod of 8teel, As only gold can break it 1 I wish that sympathy and love, And every human passion That has its origin above, Would come und keep in fashion That scorn, und jeulousy and bate, And every buse emotion, Were buried fifty fathoms deep Beneath the waves of ocean. I wish that friends were ulways trne, And motives always pure; I wish the good were not so few, I wish the bad were fewer : I wish that persons ne'er forget To heed their pious teaching ; I wish that practising was not So different from from preaching. I wish-that modern worth might be Appraised wilh truth and candor; I wish that innoceuse were free From treachery und slander; I wish that men their vows would mind, That women ne'er were roveis I wish that wives were always kind, . And husbands always lovers. I wish in fine that joy and mirtb, And every good ideal. May come ercwlule throughout tho earth, To be the glorious real. Till God shall every creature bless With his supremest blessing, Aud hope be lost iu happiness, Aud wishing be possessing. fanners gcpifmcnt. BF.-GRAFiiNri Old TnKEs.-The late George Olmslead, of Hartford." Ct., was very sue cessl'ul in grafting r.ew tops into old trees, ilis rule was always to begin at the top. and graft one-third of the tree in each year three years being thus required to complete the entire head. By grafting nt Ihe top first, grafit are not shaded by the remaining branches, while the necessary reduction throws the sap into the remaining side limbs, and gives them vigor for grafting the next yeur. A tree "seventy-five years old" was successfully treated iu this way. Thu fourth year afterwards it bore ten bushels of uppl -s; the fifth year eight bushels, and the sixtliyear twenty-eight and a hull bushels. Our readers will have observed the recent statement in this paper of Lmher Bui her, of Kast RlnomfielJ, before the Fruit Growers' Society of Western New York, of tho mmJc he has long since adopted in re-grafting old Ir-es, and in which he has had much experi ence. We have examined trees of his woik iug. and know his statement to be correct. Ilis mode consists, briefly, in rawing df thu large limbs low down, or very near the trunk, and setting n circle of grafts, an inch or two apart, into the exterior of the wound. They grow rapidly, and soon cover the whole sur face. This mode, combined wilh that of G. Olmstcad, above described, would undoubt. edly prove a very complete one. Country O'tntlemat,. Trimming. Those who have nothing else to do ut this season of the yeur may trim their trees and vines. Grape vines ought to be trimmed soon iu case they were neglected iu November. Il is generally supposed that vines om; lit not to bo cut or tritium d when the sap Rows, or when the vines bleed, though some contend that bleeding is not injurious. Weudvise to trim before the lime of tap ping to obtain sap. March is not a good month for trimming grape vines. If the work cannot bu done as early as February it will be better to let alone till May, when the h aves will be out uud when no sap will flow. Apple trees and cherry trees may as well be trimmed now as nt any time, provided that small limbs only are cut und in casn the trees are trimmed annually no large limbs need to be cut. We would not recommend the cutting of any apjde tree limb which was more than one inch in diameter aud none larger than this need to bo cut in case of an annua! trimming. A fine saw with a dulrow plate is tho best tool for trimming the limb need not bo cut very close to tho body, for the wound may be too broad to be healed in a single season. When a trimmer has time enough and would b.- qu.te nice, h should have a sharp knife und pant the corners of Ihe wound, when il will heal sooner than the rough edge mado by the Saw. Men should not stand on the young limbs wilh heavy beots on or shoes with units in them, for the tender bark will be of more service where it grew than on tbe rough boot. Put on slippers or easy shoes when you have young ami thrifty limbl to ttund ou. Mass. i'lawman. Founder. A writer in the Country Gen tleman gives the following recipe, which is r-'presenleil ns sure and speedy as far as his experience goes, ai d adds that he hat teen this remedy tested so often w ith success that he would not make five dollars difference in a horse loiiu,lered,(il done recently) aud one il.at was nol : "Tuke a table spoonful of pulverized alum ; pull the horse', toucan of his moulh nt fur as f 'ssible, and throw- the attiiu down his throat, et go of Ii tongue and hold up bis bead Until be twul ow it. - In six hours' tune (no mi .tter, how bad the founder) he will bu fit for moderate service." Ad impression of tbe nw otot. ? tV Taking Toll. It was1 Winter, clear and cold, and the sm, was firmly packed, when l'r Me.idow.wu one of a sleighing party, which he describe so fur as he and the young Widow Latntkii were concerned, in thu w jrd following : Tho lively Widow Lambk n sut iu tin tune thigh, under tbe tame buffalo robe will me. "Oh, oh, don't, don't f" olio exclaimed as we came to the first bridge, nt the same tin t catching me by the arm, while ber little (ju twinkled through the moonlight. "Don't what t" 1 asked. "I'm not doir, anything." "Well, but I thought you were going to take toll," replied Mrs. Lambkin. "'Jolt," 1 rejoined, "what's that?" "Well, I declare 1" cried the widow, I.ci clear laugh ringing out above the music i f tho bells, "you pretend vou don't know v. tin loll is I" "Indeed 1 don't, then" I said, laugliii:fe 'pray explain, if you please." "xou never heard, then,'1 said the widow most provoking!- ' You never hivid tl at. wheu we are on usleighride the gentlemen ;.l ways that is, sometimes when they t-roiS. a bridge, claim a kiss, aud call it toll. Bui 1 uever pay it." 1 said that I bad never heard of it before but when we came to the next bridce 1 claim. ed the tol, and the Widow's struggles to hoi J mo veil over her lace were not enough to tear it. At last, the veil wus removed, her rouud. rosy face, was turned directly tuwurda mine ; and in the clear light of tbe frosty moon, the to 1 was taken, lor the first time i.i his lilo, by Dr. Meadows. Soon we came to a long bridge with several uicbos ; the Wi dow said it was uo use to resist a man wl.n would have bio own way, so she paid the lull without a murmur. "But you wont take toll for every arch, wiil you. Doctor!" the idow said archly, bul 1 could not fail to exact all my dues, und that was tlie beginning bnt never mind the icsl I he Lnmbkin bud the Meadows all to herself in the sjiring. The Dt'TriiMAK and Hie Coat. A good One Occurred in Zanosville some timu aco. when a Mr. Porter was landlord of the Eagle," and "Dutch Pete" did the "clean thing," or lionorj of the stable. Pele and the horses had n large, as welt us a very strong gout, for a compuuinn nnd n oii-infcct-u tit At the lime of uur Inn, the stable was occupied by n drove of mules. To the great annoyance of Pete, "Billy" (the goat) was someria ps in the habit of taking up hit quarters in the hay-mow, which he reached by a pair of stairs. Mine host of the Kacle tint the usual crowd in the bar-room, were cm? day staitled by Pete rushing in with his 'Dutch tip" and elmosl breathless, exc laimifl" at the top of his voice: "Meestir Boiler! Mei stir Borler ! Billy ho leaves or 1 lcaes. 1 go up in d stable, und dero v.is Biiiy. 1 say, B.lly go down ! he say, Bah-bah-wu! or..l slmss gits up on hiit hind feet. I say ugair, Billy yon go down, and strikes at hun mil do bitch-lurk, when do dam Rtink-niim-sheep pitches into me and bats tne down stairs 'lining de mule-jacks, who oil kicked me more hard den de goat. So, Mr. Butter, Billy ho L-utes or 1 leaves !" " Fellow Citizens," said an American p-cuch or, "if you were told that by going to the top oi those stairs yonder (pointing to a rickety pair at one cud of the church.) you might se cure your salvation, 1 really 'believe "hardly any of yon would try it, but let any man pro. claim that there were a hundred sovereigns up there for you, and I'll be bouud there would be such a getting up stairs ttyou never did see." Laughing, The youthful Isabel, lias iballer.gcd mo to kiss ber , well, By s'luiagtm I sron obtain W hat lorce would labor for in vain, I bousted. "Don't be proud," said she ; "' Tis nothing wonderful ; for see Your valor's uot o very killing ; You kitsed ir.e, true, bul I wus willing 1" Povaly a Virtue. Vr. R maintained that poverty was a virtue. "That," said Mr. Canning, "is Jitterally making a virtue of necessity.'1 A Quaint Old Gentleman, of an active, stirring disposition, hud a man at work in hi garden who was quite the reverse. "Junef." said he, "did vou over see a snail ' "Cer tainly," said Jones. "Then suid the old boy. 'you must have met him, furj'ou never ccuid overtukehim." A Gentleman onco asked tbe celebrated Dr. Abernethy if he thought the moderate Use ol snuff wouldittjure the brain ? "No, sir," wus Abernethy's ptompt reply, -for no inun with a single ounce of brums would ever think uf taking snuff." Quite a joke happened to one of the doctor craft, some little time since. He ordered tome very powerful medicine for a sick boy, and the father not liking the appearance of it, forced it down tho cat's throat. hen the doctor called again, and inquired if the pow. der had cured the boy, tbe father replied, ' No we did not give it to him." "Good heaven !" .aid ihu doctor, "is tire child living V "Yes, but tbe cat aiu't we gave it to ber." The doctor sloped. Tug Dread of Something Atrtm Death," It is stated that an unfortunate fellow m New York, who bad resolved upon tu.citie, has since given up the idea from the fear thai Coroner Conuery would bold an inquest uiiou his body. A Pedagogue, provoked at the dullness of a pupil, i isteud ol coaxing bim along, boxed hi ears, and demanded of liim how long u man cuu U live w.thout brains. ' hd boy meekly replied '1 don't kuuw bow long have yuu lived yourself, sir.' Here is a very good domestic toast ' May your coffee und slanders against you be ever t.ikeu witbo grouuds." The Newspaper is a termnn Tor tl;. thoughtful, a librury for tbe poor, und a bles s ng to everybody. Lord Brougham calls :t ihe best publio instructor. A gallant country editor, describing a rn, rul dance, says ! "Gorgcout ttriugs ol glass beads gluieuiiig on tbe heaving bosons of lutVillugH oles, like polished rubies iwtiup ontaje sucfact of warm apple dumpings." AAV itt Fei.i.ow dipped down m an iey pavement. -While sitting We amaltered "1 bava oo-desire to see tbo iwh Urued dow but I sincerely wuU tW ,trU ,tft, Uia I ' ' si - - til
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