Amtnm KEW SERIES, VOL. 12, NO. 11. StJNBUIlY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, TA .-SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 1859. OLD SERIES, VOL U. NO 37 The Sunbury American. PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY BY H. B. MASSES. Market Square, Sunbury, Tcnnfl. TERMS OK SUBSCRIPTION, 1 t, n -"a 1 inl I.AB. per annum to 1 P"'d 1"" yT v. Arsa'di-continued until All arrearages iriira. Copi." to on. ad.lre.. VUv.n d."- d.0- a a no 10 (HI 2U Ou t'.fi..n HO. " l"i,".",llnr.in.1lvnnc.wiU pay for three ye.r-..b- W;mi...ct ..our .ndf, nnntniniiw .ubKriiition money. Ihey r. peimn '.d to Jo this under the lu.t omee WW. TERMS Or ADVERTISING. ,nnfii.reof IS line.' 3 tun.., 1 (10 K"":'".. i.Tli..n. S5 I 00 6 00 . t 00 I 00 5")iie Uiire, 3 month., ix min'ths, C'Sinwrnciril. Five line., per ain.mn, erc 'mwuna oilier., advert..!... by the VHir, with the pJivilegeo'l i.e.ti..gJ.irereiitJv- TrTIuvlimen,,, a. per agreement. JOB HIIKTIHO. 10 ou well .e- Wted JOB OFF1CK, which will ei.nt.le ... to execute '. Ihi nentct .tyle, every vuiiet yP L, n ATTORNEY AT LAW, BUSTBTTRTT, PA. Business attended to in Hie Counties of Nor h Motherland, Union, Lycoming Montour end 'Jolumbia. t .....i..nl(w1 u'ltn mir rsimiii""""-" References in Philadelphia Hn. Job P..'fT.on, Somen ft tntlRru, ri.nB Rihlinnm. Km.. Uinii Smith Ct. iiOtlOB IUI.U J- H1NIKI. IJOI1IN. HILL Sz C3-OBI3ST, 1 1 o v n r jj $ a t 21 a to , 8TJNBUBY, FA-. MWINU associated themselves together for Ilia practice of Law, all business in this on. adj-mini counties entrusted in their charge s will Wsttended to Willi fidelity and despatch, Ou.ce North .ide of Market Square; few door, east of the Court House. IV Counsel (riven in the German language. Kunbnry, April 30, IS59. CSArLLSO 16 AT THEWS 1 1 o r n c n ci t a w , lo. 12S Broadway. Xew York. Will cnrefulty attend to Collection, unit all other rantt.r. rriin.Mrd to hi care. Miiy 51, IbS. .. " ELANSSS! BLANKS ! ! Anew Kuridv of Summons', Executions. Warrant, Supcrnas, Deeds, Mortgages, Bonds. Leases. Naturalization paper., Justices end Constal.le. Fee Hill, &c, &c, just printed end for sale at this Ollice. Sunbury. April 30, lfc59. . "OAXafCOAIa! CO AH rroia tlie Coal JIoi:ataln Colliery, f IMIE suhseiiher.now nperntinir. the Coal Moun-- tain Colliery, at Ml. Ca.mel, is prepared to furnish all size's of White Ash Coal from his colliery. This is a superior quality of W hi'e Ash Coal, which he is prepared to furnish promptly to ordcr rARI0N. Mt-Carniel, Aril3, 1858. im;,vix & tcvrsiKn stoke D. KIUKPATIUCK & SONS, No. 31 South Third ftre.-t. lM-lwecit Mj.rket mid Chesuut Streets, I'Ull.ADF.MUUA, T;Onsule Prmnirii II.de., WlnuilA V Orrr,. full.-.! Piitna K.pi. lANM'.Rs' l" . iSI.KS' AU i;L HHIi:itS' TOOLS, n.,d central MSurf ineiil of I.eiillier, l imehed und in the Komr.i. ALSO RLDSOLK LEATHER. Allis'wliiei will be sold low lor Ch.or the ucsal f riv-'AII kit .1. of Leather in the Rough wnnled, fr which the hiehrst market price will ho given, in c..li, -r Mi,'hV" . "iSw-nd 3"ld ou Commi-ion. I'hiUleiphia, July 3, leJo. ly TJTIST received by A. W. F1SHEU. at his IP Drug Store, Sunbury, I'Ri, SCOOPS. SHOVKI.S, FOUK8, LOG CHAINS, MII.1. SilWS, CROSS CUT SAWS. Also, .Screws, Butts, Door Knobs, Thumb .atches, and all hardware necessary forbuilding. A splendid Ul of pocket and tabb cutlery, Scis jrs, German Silver Spoons. I.ocltlng Clastics. A lams stock of Looking Glasses, received an J ,r sal. by A. W. FISHEJl. Sunbury, July 17.1B5M. FATET irUEEt. GIIEA8E, ilHIS Greass is recommended to the notice of L Wagoners, Livery Stable keepers, &c.,as ing Si rsatOH to anything of the kind ever in duced. As it does not gum upon the axles (lo. end is not ailected by i weather, remaining the same in summer af winter, and put up in un c"10" cents, for sale by A. W. t Ion LK. Iuly24,lBoS. RnT.fYWnW B. E0YER, ATTORNEY A.'T LAW, ics in Market street, opposite Weaver's Hotel, SUNBUKY, PA. Ilcctions attended to in Northumberland and oining Counties. Is acquainted with the man language. HfcrF.nr.sci t I. J. Wolverton, Esq., Sunbury, Pa., leo. F. Miller, Esq., Lewisburg, Pa. . II. Ziegenfus, Philadelphia, Pa. enjaminKamerer, " unbury, .dug. 14. 1858. ly. niacksinithiiig. JAMES F. DEEN. BTJNBTJBY, PA., SSPECTFULLY informs the public that be has commenced the above business in ury, and is prepared to do all kinds of black ling to order, including horseshoeing in the tyle. i will also put up iron railing in the most ived style and patrern. untry produce taken in exchange. nburyt Oct. 16, 1858. tf FURNITURE POLISH. E'S Premium Patent Knamcl Furniture I. This polish is highly valuable for resto he polish on all kinds of Furniture, Glass, ige Bodies, H-ir Cloth, Sic. Also, for re g spots, hiding scratches, 4tc, Ac War to dry immediately and retain its gloss. 50 els. per bottle. Sold by A. W. FISHER. . 17, U58. 2KLES of various kinds. Lobsters, Bar .nes. Ac. Ac, just received and for sale ' rugStor. of A, W.FISHER- bury, August. 1857. ly ID WARRANT. The highest price I be given for Land Warrants by the suU II. H MANSER. clect Jocltij. TIIE WAR. BT ALFRED TKNNYSOS. There ii a eonnd or thunder afar, Storm lo tho Sooth that darkens the da;, ' Storm of battle and thunder of war, Well, if it do oot roll our way, Storm I Stoim ! riflemen form 1 Heady; bo ready to meet the storm 1 Riflemen, riflemen, riflemen form I Be not deaf to the eonnd that warog I Be not gulrd by a dospot'i plea I Are figs of thistles, or grapes of thorns t How should a despot set men free? Form I form 1 riflemen form 1 Heady, be ready to meet the storm 1 Riflomen, riflemen, riflemen form 1 Let your Reforms for a moment go, Look to your bolts and take good aims, Better a rotten borough or so, Than a rotton Beet or a city in flames ! Form 1 Form! riflemen form! Itnody, be ready to meet the ttoira K llerjiom, riflemen, riflemen form 1 Form, bo ready to do or die 1 Form in Freedom's namo and the Queen's ! True, that we have a faithful ally, But ouly the Devil knows what he means. Form 1 form I riflemen form 1 ltendy, be ready to meet the storm 1 Riflemen, riflemen, riflomen form 1 MR. PETERS' FIRST WIFE. BY r-KlM-ERCORN. "Dear! dkar! no toast, egps boiled as hard as brickbats, and the eoflee stone cold," and Mr. Tutors rosn from the breakfast table in a temper by no means amiable, rang the bell violently. There was no answer 1 He rang again, a third, fourth time, still no an swer. Out of all patience, he went to the door and called "Maria! Maria!" A slight, pretty lilljo woman, d.escd in a soiled, tumbled wrapper, with buir in a state of direful coul'usion, answered this summons. She had one of those round bright faces which nature intended should be decked with continual smiles, but now, with all its roses ia bloom, it was drawn out to its full length, and the large blua eyes had a serious, or la ther doleful expression, totally ut variance with their usual joyous look. Her voice, too, had lost its melodious ringing ?ouud, und was subdued to a dismal whiue. "What is it, Joseph T" "Where's Bridget?'' "Gone out for me. I want more white rib bon for my ascension robe." Mr. Peters said a very naughty word, and then continued. '-Cold coffee, bard eggs, breakfast not Gt to eat." "I wish," whined bis wife, "you would think less of temporal matters, and turn jour ot tent ion to the great end of life." "Hung it all. madam, I would like to enjoy my life whilu I do have it. Here was I, the happiest man in the United States, with a pleasant home, a chatty, cheerful, loving wife and good cpiet children ; and now, siuce you have joined the Millcrites, whut am 1 ?" ' Oh, Joseph, if you would only come into that blessed circle !" "Oh, Maria, if you would only come out of it. here are the boys I "I am sure 1 don't know." "Aro lhcV Botne to school to-day T" "My dear, their teacher has given op the school, and is turning her mind to more exol ted objects. Oh! JoEeph, turn now while thero is time. Y ou nave still a wetK lor pre miration and repentance." 'Ilepeutaoce 1 Well, when I take up tho subject, it will tuko ratiitr more man a wetu to nut it through. And Mr. Peters put on his coat and took op bis hat. "Joseph," said bis wiff, "you need not send home any dinnor. I shall be out, and I'll take the boys over lo their uncle s to dine." Joe made no answer, unless the violently emphatic manner in which be closed the door was one. Muttering with anger, be strode into a restaurant to make a breakfast Here he was bailed by one ef bis bachelor friends, I red. Somcrs, who looked up as be beard Joe s order. "Hallo The cried, "Yon here? Why what are you doing here at breakfast time? Wife sick ?" "No!" "Had a qoarrul ?" "No 1" "Gone out of town ?" "No!" "Then why don't you breakfast at home ? Chimney on urei "No 1" "Servants all deed?" "No !" "Children sick ?" "No !" "Well, what in thundnr to pay ?" "Maria's joiued the Milleritcs!" Fred gave a long whistle, and tboo said. "Going to ascend next week?" "Yes, and if 1 don't commit suicide in the meantime, yon may congratulate me, I am almost distracted. Can't get a decent meal, Children running riot, servants saucy, bouse all in confusion, wife in the blues, either quot ing the speeches of the elders at me, or sew ing on a white robe, and groaning at every third stitch. Hang it all, Fred., I've a great mind to take poison, or join the army !" "11 m I bail you cive an encnanting pic ture but I think I can suggest a cure." a cure i" "Yes, ifvou will promise to follow my ad vice, 1 will make your home pleasant, your wife cheerful, and your children happy." -no ii criea Joe. "i ll follow your worn like a soldier under bis officer. What shall 1 do?" At tea-time Mr. Peters entered his home. whistling. Maria was seated at the tabla. sewing on her white robes, and there were no signs of preparation for the evening meal. -Maria, my uear," said Mr. Peters, cheer. fully, "is tea ready V' "1 don't know," was the answer, "I have been out all day, attending meeting." "Ob, Tery well, never miod. Attending meeting? You are resolved, then, to leave me nest week V -'Oh 1 Joe, I mast go when I am called." "Yes, my dear, of course. Well, I must resign myself, I suppose by the way, my dear, bas it aver occurred to you that 1 would be left a widower with three children ? 1 think I am a handsome man yet, my love," and Joe walked over to the glass, passed bis fingers throngh bis hair aud pulled op his collar. Maria looked op, rather surprised. "You tee, my dear, it ii rather a relief for dect Calc. yon to go quietly, yoo know. It tt so wear ing on the nerves to have a long illness ; and besides, my dear, there will be no funeral ex penses, and that is quite a raving." Mrs. Peters' lip quivered, and her large blue eyes filled with tears. Joe longed to stop his heartless speech and comfort her but he was fearful the desired effect was not gain, ed yet, "So, my dear," be contir.ned, "if you must go, I have been thinking of getting another wife." "Whet t" cried Mrs. Teters. "Another wife, my love. The loose most be kept in order, and the boys cared for." "The grief was gone from MVia face, but her teeth were set with a look of fierce wrath. "Another wife, Joe 1 Another wife 1" "Yes. I think 1 have selected a good suc cessor. I deliberated a long time, when I was a bachelor, between her and yntsulf. You will like her, for she is your bosom friend." "My bosom frieod !" "Yes, my dear. I think on the day yoo ascend, I will marry Sarah Ingram !" "What! that good-for-nothing, silly, empty-headed old maid, the mother of my child ren I W.hat I" "Well, my dear, it cepfns to le the best I can do ! I don't Want to leave my business to go a courting, and she will have mo I am cer tain.'; "No doubt! Oh 1 you great brutal, halo ful " "Stop, tny dear, don't fly iulo a fury. We will try to spend our last week in happiness. Oh, by the way, 1 have a proposition to make." "Go on, sir ! Hon't Sparc me I" "Ah, yes, that is the very thing I wish to do. I know your mind i rntirely engrossed with your ascension, and 1 wish to spare you the core of the house. Suppose you invite Surnh here lo-morrew, to spend a week 1" "What?" "Then 1 can arrange onr matrimonial pre parations in the evening, while you ere at li'Ctore." "What ?" "A nd you can leave the house in her charge all day. That will give you plenty of time to go out, and she can learn the ways about io the bouse." "What ?" "And, my dear, one littlo favor. It nmy bo the last I shall ever atk. Stay ut home one or two days, wou't you, and show her round, where you keep things, und so ou, so that she won't haw any trouble in keeping order after you go. You will do this to oblige me, wou't you ?" M r8. Peters, for answer, rolled op the as cension robe into a bull and fired it ut Joe. The cotton, scissors, work-basket, and table cloth, followed this missile In such rapid suc cession, that he was unublo even to fly. Then Maria's luge found vent iu words. "So ! You and Sarah ! That's the reason you whistle when you come iu 1 You will be very glud to have me go end let you marry her, won't you ? No doubt of it ! But j ou shan't marry lior, sir ! Y'ou sbau't have that gratification ! 1 will stay, il it is only to spite you ! I won't go ! I tell you, Mr. Peters, I won't go!" "But, my dear, ycu must go if y- n ore come for !" "I wou't go !" "But consider my dear !'' "But v.hut will Surah think I" "Sarah I Don't dure to mention Sarah to me aKaiu ! 1 1 oh ! I urn fairly clinking!" and the littlo woniun threw herself into a chair, io a tit of hysterics. Next morning, Mr. Peters tnet Fred, iu the street. "Well old boy, how goes it?" "Fred ," was the reply, "I am the happiest man in the world ! 1 have regained my wife and domestic peace, and got rid of a busy, tattling old maid, who under pretence, of lov ing my wil'o, was everlatliugly interfering iu ull our hoiiR.-hold arrangements." "Then Mrs. Peters will not ascend?" "No. If Surah is to be my second wife, and step mother to tny chilJreo, Mrs. 1. bus concluded that she wou't gol'' GEORGE WASHINGTON. We copy from the Xew York 'J'riliune, the following account of the last scenes In tbe life of the "Father of his Country," as given in thu concluding volume of Irvine's Life of Washington : Winter bad now set In, with occasional wind and rain and frost, yet Washington still kept op bis active rouud ol iu-door and out door avocations, as hit diary records. He was in full health and viuOr, dined out ocea siooally, aud had frequent guests at Mount Vernon, and as usual, was part of every day in tbe saddle, coiue the rounds Of his estates, aud, in his military phraselogy, "Visiting tie Outr-osia " He had recently walked with bis favorite nephew about tbe grounds, knowing the im provements be intended to make, and had espec'allv pointed oat the spot where he pur posed building a now family vault, the old one being damaged by the roots of trees which had overgrown it and caused it to leuk "This change," said be, "I shall make the nrst of all, for 1 may require it before toe rest." "When 1 rorled from him," adds thenoph ew, "he stood on the steps of the front door where he took leave of myself and auother. It was a bright frosty moruiug j he had taken his usual ride, aud tbe clear healthy flush on his cheek, and his sprightly manner, brought the remark from both of us that we had never seen tbe General look bo well. I have sometimes thought him decidedly the handsomest man I ever saw ; and wben in a lively mood, so full of pleasantry, so agreea ble to all with whom he associated, tbat 1 could hardly realize he was the same Wash ington whose dignity awed all who approach ed him." For sometime paBt Washington had been occupied iu digesting a complete system on which his estate was to It managed for sever al succeeding years ; specifying the cultiva tion of the several farms, with tables desigoa tinr the rotations of crops. It occupied thirty folio pages, and wat executed with that clearness and method which character ized all bit business paper. This wat fin ished on the 10th of December, and wat ac companied by a letter of thut date to bit manager or steward. Ittta valuable docu ment, showing tbe toondnest and vigor of bit Intellect at tbit advanced state of bit ex is le ace. and the love of order tbat reiuued llbrounhoBt hit affairs. "My greatest aox. lety," said be OS a previout occasion, "is to have all these concerts in tucb a clear and distinct form that no reproach may attain it self to ma when I have taken my departure .or luo muu oi spirits. It wat evident, however, tbat full ot health and viiror. be looked forward ta bit lonr- eherishud hope, tbe enjoyment f a tereue old B io iui. uu.ue oi nit usari. i According ta hit diary, the morning on which these voluminous inttraetiont lo hit steward were dated was clear and calm, Vint the afternoon wat lowering. The next day (11 lb), be notes there was wind and rain, and "at night a large circle rvund the moon." The morning' of the 12th was overcast. Tbat moruing be wrote a letterto Hamilton, heartily approving of a plan for a military academy, which tbe latter had submitted to tbe Secretary of War. About 10 o'clock ho mounted bis horse, and rode out as usual to make the rounds of the estate. The ominous ring round tbe moon, which he had observed on the proceed ing night, proved a fatal portent. "About 1 o'clock," he notes "it began to mow, soon after hail, and then turned to a settled cold ruin." Having on an overcoat, be continued his rid j without regarding the) weather, and did nut return to the bouse un til afUT 3. Hit secretary approached him with letters to bo franked, that they might lie taken to the Post Ollice in the evening. Woshiugton frnnked the letters, but observed that the weather WkS too bad to send a servant out with them. Mr. Lear perceived that snow was bangiug to bis buir, end expressed fears that he hud got wet; but he replied, No, bis greatcoat had kept him dry." As diuuer bad been waiting for him, ho sat down to the table without changing bis dress. "Iu the evening." wiitts hia secretary, "be ap peared as well as usual." On tbe following morning the snow was three inches deep and still lulling, which pre vented him from taking his tsuul ride. He compluined of a sure throat, aud bad evident ly taken cold the day before. In the after noon the weulber cleared op, and he went out on the grounds between the bouse and the river, to murk some trees which were to be cut duwu. A hoarseness which had hong about him through the day grew worse to ward night but be made light of it. He was very cheerful in tbe evening, as be sat in the parlor with Mrs. Washington and Mr. Lear, amusing himself with the papers which had been brought from the Post Ollice. When be met with anything iqterestiog or vntertuioing, he would read it aloud as well as bis hnureeuess would permit, or be listened and made occasiuiial comments, while Mr. Lear read the debates on tbe Virginia As sembly. On retiring to bed, Ktr. Lear, toggested that be should take something to relieve tbe cold. "No," replied be, "you know I never tuko anything for a cold. Let it go us it came." In the night ho was taken extremely ill with oguo und difficulty of breathing. Be tween two aud three o'clock iu the morning, he awoke Mrs. Washington, who would bavo risen to call a servant, but lie would not per mit her, lest she should take cold. At day break, when the servant woman entered to nuke a fire she wus sent to cull Mr. Lear, He fouud the General breutbing with diffi culty, mid hardly able to utter a word intelli gibly. Washington duired that Dr. Craik, who lived in Alexandria, should be sent for, and that in thu tueaulime Uawlius, one oTthe overseers, should bo summoned, to bleed him before the doctor could arrive. A gargle wus prepared for his throat, but whenever he attempted to swallow any of tt, bo was convulsed and almost suflocated. Rawlins uiude his appearance soon after sun rite, but when tho General's arm was ready lor the operation, became agitated. "Dou't be afraid," said the General, as well as he could speak. Rawlins made an incision. "The onlice is not large enough," said Wash ington. The blood, however, ran pretty freely, nod Mrs. Washington, uucertain whether tho treatment was proper, and fear ful that too much blood might be taken, beg ged Mr. Lear to stop il. Wben be was about to notio the string the General put up bis band to prevent him, and as soon as be couid speak murmured, "more, mere ;" but Mrs. Washington's doubts prevailed, and the bleeding wus stopped, after ubout half a pint of blood hud been taken. External applica tions were now made to the throat, and his feet were bathed in warm water, but without aDording any relief. His old frieud, Dr. Craik, arrived between eight and nine, and two other physicians, Drd. Dick and Brown, were called in. Va rious remedies were tried, and additional blcedinc. but all of no avail. "About bulf-past four o'clock" writes Mr. Leur, "ha desired me to cull Mrs. Washing ton to his bedside, wben be requested her to go down into bis room and take from bis desk two wills, which she would find there, and bring them to bim, which tbe did. Upon looking at them, be gave her one, which be observed was useless, as being superceeded by the other, aud desired ber to buru it, which she did, and took tbe other and put it into her closet. "After this wus done, I turned to his bed side and took his band. He said to me : "I find 1 am going : my breath cannot last long. 1 believed from tbe first that the disorder would prove fatal. Do you arrange all my late military letters and papers. Arrange my accounts end Bettlo tny books, as you know more about them than any one else ; and Ut Mr. Ruwlius finish recording my j other letters which be has begun. I told him this would be done. He then asked if I recollected anything which was ttssoutial for him to do, as be bud but a very short time to continue with us. 1 told him 1 could recol lect nothing ; but that 1 hoped be was not so near biseud. He observed, smiling, that he certainly was. aud thut, as it was the debt w hich we must all pay, he looked to the event with perfect resignation." Iu the course of the afternoon he appeared to be in great pain and distress from tbe difficulty of breathing, and freqoeutly cbaug ed his posture in the bed. Mr. Lear endeav ored to raise him and turn hiiu with at much ease at possible. "1 am airaid i ia:,gue you too much," the General would say. Upon beinr; assured to tbe contrary, "Vteij," observed be. gratefully, "it is a debt we must pay to each other, and I hope when you want aid of this kind, you will find it." Hit tervaot. Christopher, had been in tbe room during the day, and almost the whole time ou hia feet. Tbe General tioticed it in tbe afternoon, and kindly told him to tit down. About five o'clock bit old friend, Dr. Craik came agr.ii! into the room, and approached the bedside. ' Doctor, said the General, "I die hard, but I am not afraid to go. 1 belieud from my first attack, tbat I should not sur vive it try bream cannot last long." 1 be doctor pressed hit band in silence, retired from the bed-tide and tat by tbe fire, absorb, td in grief. lietween five and six tbe other physicians came in, and be was assisted to sit up in tbe bed. "1 feel I am going," taid be j "1 thank yoo for your kind at entiona, but I pray you ta take no more trouble about me ; let me go off quietly j I cannot last loog." He lay down again t all retired except Dr. Craik. Tbe General continued noeasy and restless, nui witnout complaining frequently asking bat hour it wat. Fsither remedies woo tried without avail in the evening! lie took whatever was offer ed bim, did as he was desired by the physi cians, nnd never ntterod sigh or complaint. "About teu o'clock," writes Mr. Lear, "he made several atlelnpu to'spcelt to me before he conld effect it. A t length ha laid, "I am just going. Hare me decently buried, and do not let my body ba put into the vault io less than three days alter I am dead." 1 bowed assent, for 1 cool 1 not spk. He tben looked at me again and said, "Do you understand me?" I replied, "Yes." ";'J'is well," said be. "About ten miuoles before he expired which was between tea nnd eleven o'clock) bis breathing became easier. He lay quietly; lie withdrew his hand from mine and lelt bis own pnlso. 1 saw his countenance cliuiitrc. I spoke to Dr. Craik, who sat by the lire. Ho came to the bedside. The General's hand Tell from his wrist. I tdok it in miue and pressed it to my bosom. Dr. Craik put bis hands over his eyes, sod be expired without a striigglu or a sigh." While we were lixed iu silent prief, Mrs. Washington, who was seated at the foot of the bed, asked with a firm and collected voice "Is he gone 2" I could not speak, but held up my bund us a signal that ho was no more. ""i'is well," said sho in thn some voice. "All is now over; 1 shall soon follow him ; I huve no more triuls to pi ss through." Torturing of tho Widowa. Iu the interior (if Now Colidcnia, which is east of Vancouver's Island ond north of the river Columbia, among the tribe Culled "Tnw wo tins," who ore also Babiucs, and ulso among other tribes in t!io neighborhood, the custom pievails of burning tho bodies, with circumstances of peculiar barbarity to the widows of the deceased. The dead body of the husband is laid naked upon a largo heap of resinous wood, his wife is then placed upon tho body and covered over with a skin ; the pile is then lighted, nl-.d ttie poor woman is compelled to remain until she is nearly suil'o cateJ, wben she is allowed to descend as best she can through smoke and flames. No sooner, however, dors she reach the groonJ, than sho is expected to prevent the body from becoming distorted by the action of the Gre on the muscles and sinews ; and when ever such an event takes place, she must with bare hand3 restore the burning corpse to its proper position her person being the whole time exposed to the scorching effects of tho intense beat. Should she fail in the due performance of this iudispensublo rite, from weakness or the intensity of her pain, she is held rp by sor.io until tho body is con sumed. A continual singing and beating of drums is kept op throughout the ceremony which drowus ber cries. Afterwards she must collect tho unconsumed pieces of bone and ashes, aud put them into a bug made for the purpose, which she bas to carry on ber back for three yearj; remaining for the time a slave to her husband's relations, and being neither allowed to wash or comb herself for the. whole time, so that she soon becomes a most disgusting object. At the expiration of the three years, a feast is givpu by her tormentors, who invite all tho friends and re lations of her and themselves. At tho com mencement thpy deposit with great ceremony the remains of the burnt dead in a box, which thry affix to the top of a high pole, and dance around it. The widow is then stripped nnkrd, and smoared from head to foot with fish oil, over which one of the by standers throw a quantity of swan's down, covering her entire person. Sho is then obliged to dunce with tho others. After all this is over she is free to marry ogain, if sho have tho inclination, and courage enough to venture on a second risk of being roasted alive and the subsequent horrors. Tower of Mcsic. Squire G. tolls the fol lowing good Hoosier yarn, demonstrative of the power of tnusio over the human mind : Some years ago, a tall, gaunt, knock-kneed, red-headed, cross-eyed, I u unmix of a Hoosier, who was a hunter of tho classical Wabash, conceived the idea of making a visit to tho home of his progenituro in old Keutuck. He did so ranted rouud amongst the girls soma, and was, of course, from bis native impudence and unearthly ugliness, tho "ob served of all observers." One mormog the whole neighborhood was astonished with the news that the ugly Hoosier had eloped with Mrs. B., an amiable and good-looking wo man, wife of Mr. B. For two long years the disconsoluto husband mourned over his unto ward bereavement : at tho edd of that peri od, however, to his otter astonishment, one day, in popped Mrs. B., looking as bright und rosy as ever. After tho first joyful greeting was over, tho injured B. thus ad dressed his truant spnuie: "Nancy, how could you ta'vo up with thut nnairtkly ugly Hoosier, and leave- me and the children all firrtorn, as you did?" "Well, Jot-h," suid Nonoy, "thut thar larnal uly critter from Iodiuuny, was a little the best whistler 1 ever heuru tell on ; you know I was fond of wbistlin ; 1 used to think you could whistle soiiio, but 1 never heard wlnstliu as is wuM lin till 1 met thut ar Wabash feller, lit jest whistled my tenses clean away, and I followed lain on thut account. A short time ago, however, he caught thu measles, uud they split h wliistlm forever tho charm was broken, and so 1 concluded to come buck to you ; but, O Josh I Unit Hoosier wus tin awfullest whistler thut ever puckered!" l ijcercille Judex. A New Cots. We were shown, yesterday, one of the new American dollars, coined at the California mint, intended to ben .tit the merchants of the Pacific it) their trade with tbe CbibesB. They have, heretofore, bueu much euibarrassed for the want of coin which could facilitate them in their trade with the cbiuese, between whome au iuimebce business isanouully carried on. Inconsequence of the fmrity and intrinsic value of tbo Mexican do! ar none other is regaided as a legal tender in the Chinese country, to that a premium of from twelve to tilteeu cents is given here, ana that coin shipped in order to carry on our trade. By the introduction of this dollar which is worth one hundred and four cents, iuto the Urge trade of tbe Pacific, aud the assurance of the Cbiuese that it is a regular dollar, of American coinage cirrulat ng for tbat throughout the Uuited States, it will eventually supercede the the Mexican dollar, end thereby give to our merchants un advan tage over all others ina business point of view, t he weight of this now dollar it 412 grains. J'atrtot and Union. Lucy Stone says "there is cotton in the ears of men and hope io the bosoms of wo men." Got tbe cottou and hope io the wrong placet, Lucy. Tn Lovek's Pi'xzlb. To learn to read the following, to at to make good tense, is tbe mystery t I thee read tea that me. Lave it down will I'll have But that and yon have you'll One add up aud you if 0 e 1 r j riE WOEKINGMAN-. The noblest men I know on earth, Are men whose bends are brown with toil ; Who, bached by no ancestral graves, Hew down the woods and till the soil j And win thereby a prouder fume Than follows king or warrior's name. The workingmen, whate'er llioir task. To carve the stone or bear the hod They wear upon their honest brows The rojul slump nnd sr)nl of God ! And brighter ore the drops of sweat Than diamonds in a coronet 1 Hod bless the nobln woikinjmen, Who rear the cities of thu plain, Who dig the mines und build thu ships And drive the romnifrce oT the main ; God bless them, for their swarthy bunds Havo wrought the glory of ull lands. From li.e Peoria TrMucrijit, May is. Terrific Ti&iu with a Rattlesnake. .We have hitherto supposed the day lung since passod for chronicling n big suuko fight in tho vicinity of the Cent ml City, but such it appears is not the casn, from a scene which recently transpired within a short drive from the Coort-bouso. Some of the older resi dents will remember a building which for merly Btood en Prospect 1 1 II, ubout six miles distunt from Peorin, und which was destroyed some seven or ei;ht years skice. buring the past senson unotber house was erected, near the same locution, and all that has remained as relics of the old hotel wus a partially filled excavation for a cellar, and two well preserved brick cisterns which had beeu kept covered up. Last wock the proprietor of the place, while busy with his wife in preparing their summer liower gardun, found himself ia the want of a few bricks for tho edge of tbe wulks. Remembering thu cisterns, ho uncov ered oue of them, and finding it dry at the bottom, and onlv ubout six rwt in H..r.th i.o jumped in, and commouced throwing 'out sumo ot me dcsi Drick be could pick from the walls. It seems thero was a piece of plank with one und partially imbedded in the earth thut somewhat incommoded him, so seizing it, with sou.o exei tiuu ho pulled it out and threw it to tho top. What was his horror aud surprise, at the next moment, to find that be bud unearthed an enormons ruttlesuuke, and himself with out a werpon in his hand! As the cistern wob round, and ouly about five feet in rlmnie. ter, he could not jump out, und thu make bristling with anirer, and rattling defiance, was ready for battle. His screams brought his wife to the scene, but sho was so overcome with fright that she became powetKss to render uny asistuiico. Tbo snake, in the meantime, had commenced the fight, making repealed spriugs at bim, but fortunately he managed on each occasion to hit him upon tbo head with bis boot, without receiving a bite, the snake all tbe timo becoming more defiant and enraged. During the whole sticni", which lusted scV oral minutes, the man did not losa his pres ence of mind, but watching his chance made several frantic efforts to jump bodily from his Becmiugly pit of destruction. At the last trial, he fortunately grasped a brick, which gave way with hiiu, nnd remained in his band as he again Btood fronting his his sing enemy. Alter a few moro kicks, and watching his opportunity, ho Grod it, muking probably one of the best shots nu record, for it struck the snako on tbo head, aod bo tween the oue sent and the wall, ho becamo a "pretty well used up sarpint." Weak aud exhuusted, our hero, by the as sistance of his wife, was enabled to climb from tho pit, but when once more upon tho earth he fumted away, and it was some time before ho recovered. For several succeeding days be was quite unwell, owing probably to the poisonous etlluvia inhaled, while his des perate exercises in the encounter rendered him exceedingly lame. Tbe snake was af terwards taken from tbe cistern, when it was found to measure seven feet in length, and contained thirtoen rattles ! The latter have been preserved, and aro placed in Sbonft 't Museum lor e.xliibiliod. DciiEt ok Tost M asters. r'or tbe infor mation of Postmasters who have not studied the Post Office Laws relating to newspapers, and to the joint out their duties and respon sibilities relating to persons wbn neglect or refuse to lift their papers from the ollice, we direct their attention to the following provi sions : Whenever a person, to whom a newspaper i regularly address d, neglects or refuses to take saiJ newspaper from the Post Ollice within a reasonable length or time, it sbult b tho duty of th Postnu'ster, at the cHice whero such papers is not lifted, to give written notice to thu publisher of the fact, selling forth the reasons so far as they may be known to him. The mere return of a newspuper, marked "refused" or "Dot lifted," is ii.,.' si.fncipnt no tice, und tho publisher is uot obliged to pay any uttention to it. Tho following is thu form of a legal notice : Name tf Postoffico and date. Publisher of name of newspaper. Sir: Your paper addressed to fn-ime of iudividual is not tukeu out of this dfiicn. Reasou statu t!.t lesson, if known j . Name of Postmaster.! This notice must bo mailed to the publish er and franked by the Posmaster. If the publisher continues to send the paper, after being thus notified, the Postmaster may sell the paper for the postage ; but where no no tice bus been given, or where the Postmaster has neglected sending the same, he is liable for the subscription, from the time; the paper was refused or uot lifted, and the publisher can collect the amount from hiiu the same as from a regular subscriber. It is important '.but Postmasters should bear this iti uiiud. as a publisher of a news paper cannot keep trnc of his subscribers, aud It is unfair that he should lose hit pay by their negligence. Two Irishmen wets one evening engaged in the hisbly important task of stealing a few peaches. Pat being the mora nimble of tbe two had dunned tbe tree, anu was iiiisny engaged iu ehuking the fruit therefrom, wbvu he- was stopped by Jamie with the exclauia tion 'Arrah,Pt, andshurehsve payrhet les?" "No. yoo fool, why do ye ask that question ye bUtherhead, don't be in uk in if a noise but pick op the payches," replied Put. "But, Put, .- yeas sh'ir that psyches havn't any legs ?" continued Jamie. "Didn't I tell yeas they badu't, ye bloody spalpeen," answered Pat. "Well then." said Jamie, "if payches hain't got legs, be the mortal cob I've swol ered a ttbraddle bag." ' Jamie bad swallowed a tret lead. pKliFEXtrrtk rip Cm-. c bi.ls of the Brighton (Mas.) Bun!t. wJ.,. IU ctrctilatioi in Boston lat weel-, whii."., engraver himself believed to be j.et.iiiiic p .1 "il it... 1 1 .. I ! . ! .1 cf -r, tMi.j .uen a niicroscopo was r..i.ii tb-t bills were discovered lo be coun'- rfirit. were so perfectly executed, thai it is : would be impossible for onv practiced i . tiheover the diQ'orctcc wjtbout tLe u the microscope. High Piurx ror. 0.k Vi tb Vyr.e? spent with a lavish prodigality at tlie . election in Groot Britain, 'i'lm Km! ; pers in reporting the election of u mem' Parliament by one vntn owr hia oppo say that vote cost over S'VX If a man rcapet'u wbat-vcr 1." serve! 'i, a Larve&t or coats uud bn cchts our u wi'.l hnvH one of these d.ui. plums' KXTEBIKM-K tw i ll C', !:,;( I S. A t r ponJont of the GormnTjt .nvii l' ! 11107. t, .. . t ; that paper us follows : "1 i.unu.Tii a " : . of sod fur this cmp. plowed it in ; uftcr'.i ing, sowed about L'nO poiioils c,Uar.o tn"i, acre, harrnwcJ it well, iiilged slightly, fr r. drilled in tho toed. Tin-y did ne t come . -well on account rf too m'l.li -ft ai time. One half if the seed was tf the low variety; tbe ulLe-r wn wKta. W. now harvesting them. 'I he white onc . much tusicr tpkcu up; as thsy prow 011! ..." the ground as well us iu, they tun .: p..".-; with the hand. Too ycllo.v rci"; a furrow drawu cloco to t!ie row in ct i) 1I1 out; tbo white will woke nearly doubh t! . number ff bushels, uu.l K. iced 1 tl.jr.n ;,Ky are quito as good as the yti;u,v." Rinoi.no the Grape Vi.vfc An exmi ment hus been tried in France uud i.i t:-. . cocatry, on the ernt!" r:u, by which tuo s und quality rf tho fruit ry !; in. reused :!! the period of its niatuiuyiristehcd. A row ring of bark is t; Ueu" iVom 'Hearing ste:-. near its junction wit 11 t l,e u.,i!n s;ue'; 1 mutt be as deep p.? tho HUr, i c, pcselii.t;r the two barks. Tl-n puYcl lo rLe'v; i formaM jn of leaf, accelerate the i.ro.M1.: ..o r'peuing or the gruprs ! - at '.e..ct a f...rti;! ;!!. Specimens from vines trae1 ir. t'.is ion.;'.. have been nhown ut tho i:j:,,;b;!ion ;u J".., The fruit was larger thn a cfthe un-ru ?.-.! bronches-of tho suni vI.:o. Thte Is au ;.,': esii::g experiment, and may tile.) t. u extent sulliciont togtin prar.il-le test w.'!b out injuring the plant. TKESKRVLvrj DittKB Fni ir Some tii r ,vo, while purchaung a lot ol tiiifd f.-n::, u .'.; covered suiul! pieces of s.tB3&fi-s.-, burl; wc rtiuong it, ll'.I, upou inijiiiry vcre inforuiej that ii was a preventive ag'tst '.!, worm?. It is suid that dried fruit pi t away with a little bar!;, (iay a large huniifu! ; tl.u biH:e!) will save lor yoar3 unnioieL'.ed by llioio troublesome litt! insects, which so f.flea d 'stroy hcndreiis of bushels in a sir.glc s::soo: The reaie.Jy is cheap and simple, und wc ven ture to my a good cua. UxL.tjion S. C. lag. Si'rino Beep.. To make a pood Sur,':g Beer, tuke a small buuch of all or a p'it of the following : Street fein, saraparilla, win tergrecn, besr,fra, princo pioe, tr,J suite wood. Boil with three otiuci-B t," i.cps lo i'oer gallons of wutcr, and three raw rtitlos parnl and cut in three slice. The 'rr-rsth of tho roots will be thorotit'hly obtained by LoilT in two waters, tor the hops have a . 'tendency to bind morn than to extract the j-ice; li.e toots should be boiled fiiv or six hours. Then strain, add a quart of molas.-es to taiee gallons of syrup, brown half a pouDd of bread nnd put into il ; if too thick, dilute with cold water. Wben luke warm, add n pint of IVesh lively yeast that contains co solt. Kerp ia a temperate situation, cover, bat r.ot so trgl.t as to entirely exclude the air. Wl.cn fermcu. t.d keep in a ti;btkcg, or bottle, u:.J cr!;. To Keep Fee. A lady writer in the Country Gentlemen keep eggs perfectly pood and fresh eight months. Here aro her uirec tions ! "Procure shallow baskets, which oro rather cr-utse or open thev should huld uight or ten dozen egjs;) carefully piaco tie eggs in them, and without anj covering '; hang tl.ain on Bails or hooks driven into the biami 'of the cellar. The liuhter and niore fciry the cellar is tho longer the eggs will keep gtod." Barx Itcii. This disorder is a trouble, some and unsightly d'filculty, and one which is very liable to ruu threoith a herd of cutile to the eeriuus detriment of tho appe.irants of the stock Tile remedy is very'tiuple and we are informed by Pauli I.utlirop, Lsq., cf 1 1 uil Uy Fulls, Mass., a very efficacious one. Tuke a cob und rub the effected part outil tho surface is smooth, and apply some greuso ttfl au eoiollieut. To Dfstrot Rats. The GrifCa (Ga.) Em pire State says that a lady in thut city, wljnae huuso became so infested wiili these tiouble some vnr.niuts, gives the simple remedy of disiolvimr coppeius in water (make it st.og) and sprinkle in the nm t prominent places, will muti) t lu-iii leu',6 at a two-forty rate ucj no iiiistuke. t'l.o tried it successfully ; and has uot been troubled with rats or mice siuce. It is simple and will not cost much to try it. Death to the Bi ns. The following retpp dy is said to Le infallible. Tube two pvuiida of ulum, bruise it. nnd reduce it really to powder; dissolve it in three quarts of bui'in water, lctling it remain in a warm place mi the alum is dissolved. The allum wattr is ti he applied hot, by means of a brush, to every joint und crevice. Brush the cu vices iu t'..e f.oor of the skirling board ir they are suspec ted places; whitewash the ceiling, putting iu plenty of alum, and there wi'I be an end ta their dropping from ILcnce. It May. Io. It is slated that scitterirg a few lettuce seed in different parts of the gar den is a remedy for tbe cut worm. Tl,e worms get under the leaves of 1 lie lettuce end live on them, and do not touch any otLur p'unts. Scatter tbo lettuce seed freely, and when the plants gel lo be iu tbe way, pull theut up. Another Hint. Ills rot necessary that your flowe gar.leu should bn full of all Uu.l of plants and flowers, hot il s'iouIJ L,a nnat and well kept. It is lti cull valiou rather than the kind of flower that uiukes it attr.c tiv. No oue, with ouly half au rye, can fail to see this. v Wobms in HoRE'. A rnrrespnndett wrltet that " single b.nitf.11" of s .It givn to a horse io cut feed, three times a day. prove J t-fjeetu.il in ridir.g bim of worms. Aroih.r writes that a lablespoonlul of copperas given tn the horse will carry off the worms.- -Uuiton Cultivator, Son BisfTiT. Ilsv ready oue tearpoon ful of soda dissolved in a pint of sweet milk ', rub two tea.pooi.fuli of cream tartar io Ik Door yoo use, aud also a lump of butter tits' sizeofentgg. 'Make the bUr about ii stiff, si for olbtr buUcalti' 4
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