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EUNBURV, PA.
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BUPK1U0R WHITE ASH
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rica, SleamboaU nl J'Bimly uae,
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S1ZKS OF COAL.
LUMP, Tor Ulant Furnacea and CuiKlaa,
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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
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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