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NEW SERIES, VOL. 12, NO. 12.
SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, P A. S ATURD AY, JUNE 18, 1859.
OLD SERIES, VOL 19. NO 38
The Sunbury American.
PUBLISHED EVERT SATURDAY
BY H. B. MASSES.
Market Square, Sunbury, Penna.
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N'h th. pr.vil.of i.e.t.ng J.ffcre,.t.dver.
'u;g"errdvyitirb.nt., .. per agreement.
JOB RINTIHO
w. linv. comiected with eur establishment well so
lecTedJOB OF T ICK, which w.ll enable u. to execul.
U th. i!ete.t style, every vanely of printing-
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BtJNBtrnT, pa.
Bu.ine.i .ttended to in the Counties of Nor
humberland, Union, Lycoming Montour and
Columbia.
Reference! in Philadelphia:
. Job R.Trsoo, Chr... Gibbon., K.q..
Koiaers Snoda-rass. Linn. S""'h
UoRGH HILL. jTl'. SII1NDEL COBIN.
HII,L &C OOZBUST,
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FAYING associated themselves together for
I .. .: ri.. ,il biminra. ill this and
ad mining counties, emruaieu -be'atlemled
to with fidelity and despatch. Office
North side of Market Square: a few door east of
the Court House.
tV Counsel Riven in the German language.
. . r . ..J ! .1;. Vi a .-! Will
Kunbiirv, April au, ib-vj.
VtUrntD at au),
Ko. 12S Broadway, Sew York.
Will carefully attend to Collections and .11 other matters
ulrolrd to bis care.
May SI, 16S8,
rBLANKS! BLANKS!!
Anew aupply of Summons', Executions.
Warrant., Supocnas, Deeds, Mortgages,
Bonds. Leases, Naturalization papers, Justices
and Constables Fee Bills, &c, etc., ju.t printed
nd for sale at this Office.
Suiibory. April 30, 1959.
CO All! COAXi! eOAX..
rroni tUe Joal Mountain Colliery.
MMi E subsciiber, now operating the Coal Moun
X loin Colliery, at Mt. Caimel, is prepared to
furni.h all sizes of White Ash Coal ta bu
colliery. This is superior quality of W hi'e
Ash Coal, which he is prepared to furnish
promptly to orde,
Mt. rnfmel, AjinmJSjil.
HIDE, OIL & liEATIIKR STORE
D. KIRKPATRICK k SONS,
No 81 South Third Street, between Market and Cliesnut
oum VHILADHLI'HIA,
-I-OR sal. Spanish Hides, Dried and ) lD'v "d
V Creen Sailed I'utna Kipiw, TANM-.lts' OIL, IAN
NhrlS' AND CURKIKKS' 1'OOIA and general aort
nient el Leulher, Finished and in the Hough.
ALSO RED SOLE LEATHER.
Allofwlncj will b. .old low lor C.h, or ths aaunl
Crt7- AII kh.ds of Leather In the Rouirh wanted, for
whH-h th hiRlu.t market pries will b. giveu, in cash, or
Ir.iher'sbSei o' ct,Ve,..,d So.d on Co.nm.-ion.
Philadelphia, July U ioo. ij
WATiTlWARE 1 HARDWARE ! !
HIST received by A. W. FISHER, at his
-if Drug Store, Sunbury, Fa.,
BCOOP3. SHOVELS, FORKS, LOG
CHAIN S, MILL 8j4WS, CROSS
CUT SAWS.
Also, .Screws, Butts, Door Knobs, Thumb
Latches, and all hardware necessary forbuilding.
A splendid M of pocket and table cutlery, Scis
sors, Oermanfeilvcr Spoons.
LetcklMg Classes.
A large stock ef Looking Glasses, received anj
f ,al. by A. W. FISHER.
Sunbury, July 17, 1858.
PATET viTnE-l. GREASE,
lIIIS Grease is recommended to the notice of
j Wagoners, Livery Stable keepers, 4c., as
being Supebioh to anything of the kind ever in
troduced. As it does not gum upon the axles
is much more durable, and is not affected by
he weather, remaining the same in aummer af
In winter, and put up in tin canisters at 37 J and
75 cents, for aale by A. W. FISHER.
July24. 1858.
SOLOMON B. BOYER,
ATTORNEY AX T-i-A-W,
Office in Market street, opposite Weavei'e Hotel,
SUNBURY, PA.
Collections attended to in Northumberland and
adjoining Counties. Is acquainted with the
erman language.
REriBIKCI I
il. J. Wolvefton, Esq., Sunbury, Pa.,
Geo. F. Miller, Esq., Lewisburg, Pa.
J. II. Ziegeufus, Philadelphia, Pa.
BenjaminKamerer, -
Sunbury, ilug. U, 1858 ly.
lllacktfinithiiis.
J AMES -F. DEEN.
TTJTBTTIt-5r. PA.,
if!
IESPECTFULLY informs the public that
l. l- l .nm,nnj0it th .haVA bu.inAs. in
Sunbury, and is prepared to do all kinds of black
smithing to order, including horseshoeing In the
best style. . .
He will also put up iron railing In the most
approved style and patrern.
Country produce taken in exchange.
. . n .urn
Sunbury uct. to, looo. w
FURNITURE POUSH.
S RAFS Premium Patent Enamel Furniture
Polish This polish is highly valuable for re.lo
ring the polish on all kinds of Furniture, Glass,
Carriage Bodies, Hir Cloth, A raw, fot Re
moving spots, hiding scratches, &e., Ao. War
ranted to dry immediately and retain ita gloaa.
Price 60 eta. per bottle. Sold by
r 0 Ay W. FISHER.
July 17, 1858.
PICKLES of various) kinds; Lobsters, Sar
dine., &c, &.C., juat ' to
ana. DrugStor of K W.F1SH1S
Sunbury, August, 1857. If . . . , .
L"AND WARRANTS. Th kigh.si' rjrfcj
wUl be riven for Ltnd'WarranU byth. wb-
; From "All tha Year Round."
THE BLACKSMITH.
Old England, she has great warriors,
Great Princes, and poeta great )
But the Blacksmith is not to be quite forgot,
In the hist.ry of the State.
He is rich in the best of all metals,
Yet ailvei he licks and gold ;
And he p.yeth his due, and bis heart ia true,
Though he bloweth both hot and cold.
The boldest is he of incendiaries
That ever tha wide world saw,
And forger as rank as e'er robbed the Bank,
Though he never doth break the law.
He hath shoes that are worn by strangers
Yet he laugheth and maketh more ;
And a share (concealed) in the poor man's &ti,
Yet it adds to the poor man's store.
Then, hurrah for the iron blacksmith!
And hurrah for the iron crow I
And whenever we go where his forgca glow,
We'll sing what a Man can do.
Double IteftdeA Girl.
IBB STORY CONFIRMED STATEMENT OP AN EYE
WITNESS THK GIRL'S HISTORY.
A corrpspoodeot write, a, follow, to the
.Veio York Evening Post :
In your notice of double headed girl on
exhibition in Georgia you express doubts as
to the truth or the statement contained in the
notice you published. One year ago this
month I saw this child in St. Louis, Missonri.
She is aslave, born in North Carolina. While
an infunt she was sold for ooe thousand dol
lar. At the age of six or seven year, she
was sold again for five thousand dollurs. The
owner took the child to F.oglaod and exhibi
ted it to hundreds of thousands in the old
world. The present owner bought its mother
went to England, and instituted legal pro
ceedings in the name of the mother Tor the
custody of the child.
The resemblance which tbe child bore to
the mother was so strong that tbe presiding
judge directed it to be given up to tbe mo
ther, which was done. The late owner then
offered to deposit in cjjnrt fifty thousand dol
lars to tbe crbdit of the mother if she would
commit tha child to him again, and remain
with it herself; for, by tbe laws of England,
she and her child were free; but the offer
wa, declined. "What should 1 do with so
much money ?" said she ; "I wish to return
with my child to North Carolina," which she
did by the way of New York.
Her owner then asked the mother in what
manner she wished to live, and ho would con
form to it. She asked for a little cottage and
patch of ground where she could raise her
own chickens. There, gaya her master, she
lives which her husband auc' live other child
ren which he bos purchased. Two other,
were sold while yonng to a negro trader and
notwithstanding that tbe master of this valu
able family ba, offered Eve hundred dollar,
to know who is tbe present owner of tlies.
two, no trace can be fouud of their where
abouts. I never saw a more sprightly child or it,
age than this wonderful twin child, which in
fact i, two children ia everything but the
body. A little below the sbouldor blade
there is but one spinal column ; there are
two beads and necks, two hearts and two set,
of lungs, four arm, end four legs in abort
tbe child is a, much two as one. The two
heads converse with each other a, do the
Siamese Twins. They can sing together or
separately, and can talk with different per
son, at the same time. This double creature
cao run and dance, and appear, perfectly
happy. It wa, dressed, when I law it, in
white, with a crown on each head, with long
flowing carliog hair. The complexion i, a
dark copper color, with bright full eye, no
ticing all that take, place in their presence.
But for fear of emancipation tbe child would
be tak.n North. Nearly one hundred dol
lar, a day were received while it wa, it St.
Loui,. W. T. 0.
Presence or Hind and Common Sense.
If a man faint away, say, Hall's Journal of
Health, instead of yelling out like a savage,
or running to him to lift him up, lay him at
full length on hi, back, on tbe floor, loosen
tbe clothing, push tbe cjowd away so a, to
let the air reach him, and let him alone.
Dashing water over a person in a simple
fainting fit is, that the heart fails to send the
proper supply of blood to the brain J if tbe
person is erect, that blood ba, to be thrown
ep hill; but if Iving down, it ba, to be pro
jected horizontally, which require, les, power
a. i. apparent.
if a person swallow poison, deliberately or
by chance, instead of breaking out into multi
tudinous and incoherent exclamations, dis
patch tome one for tbe doctor; meaawbile,
ran to tbe kitchen, get half a class of water
in aoytbing that i, bandy, pat into it a tea-
spoonful of salt, and as much ground mustard
stir it an instant, catch a firm bold of the
person , oose, tbe mouth will toon fly open
then down with tbe mixture, and in a second
or two op will come the poison. Tbi, will
answer better in a large number of ease, than
any other. If the physician ba, not arrived
make tbe patient (wallow ibe white of an egg,
followed by a cup of strong coffee, (because
these aallify a larger number of poison, than
any ether accessible article,, a, antidote, for
any poison that remain, in the stomach,)
If a limb or other part of tbe body i, tevere
ly cut, and the blood comes out bv anirta or
jerks, be in a hurry, or tbe man will be dead
in uve minutes; there is do time to talk
about or send for a physician say nothing,
viiv wuu your BanoKercnier, throw it
around the limb, tie the two ends together,
r - ... luroogn inem, twist it around,
tighter and tighter, until the blood cease, to
now. But to , top it doe, no good. Wbyt
outio i.t, audtbearterie, get tb.ir blood
.V beDf.Vo ,top the Sow, tbe
remedy must be applied between the heart
and tbe wounded .pot-in otb.r word., above
the wound If . ,eio bad been ,ev.r,d, the
blood wotild bay, flowed in a regular dream,
and, on the ether side of tbe wound from the
heart ; because (be blood in tbe vein Hows
towards tbe heart, and there i, no need or so
great a hurfy,
IlD Po,e roa Money A letter from
Vienna ,ay, : "The pawning of jewels I, not
Confined to tbe Crown diamonds of tbe State
but tbe Princesses of the Austrian Court are
said to be stlectiog tbe' Jew. In addition
to tbii, a ,'beoeoieace.'' a, it was callad I.
tbe middle agea, wb.a the clergy opened their
parse-string, is going eo ia all the wealthy
UltsccIInncDus,
A Thrilling Bear Hunting.
"I'll tell you how it was: Ellice was one
day out huotiu' on that everlaktiu' big swamp
back of lied Uiver, and the day wa, dark and
cloudy, and be lost hi way ; so down he puts
hi, rifle, and up he climb a great big dead
pine tree, a, tall a, a factory chimney, to see
what course to steer. Well, when he got to
the top, and surveyed tbe country all round,
and aee'd where be was, just a, be turned to
descend, be thought be beard a noise io the
room, and seeing that it was hollow, what be
do but let himself down into it like a sweep,
but, a, be got near the but, the size of the
hollow increased, eo he couldn't brace him
self no longer, either by hi, bands or feet,
and be slipped right down to the bottom
chewallow ; and what should be find there
but two yoeng cubs. Well, be gave himself
op for lost. He knew be couldn't crawl op
again ; and be knew if the old bear came errer
him, there would be no room lo fight be, and
be would be chawed up like a piece of baccy.
Well, while be was tbinkin' tbe matter over,
all at once he beard an awful grunt, and the
place grew dismal dark, for the bear Was
coming down, raving, roaring, distracted mad
r-tarn foremost, e, bear,. always do. What
does he do, when be ecs the fix be was in,
but stand below, and, as tbe bear was about
toHchin' bottom with bor hind legs, he seize,
bold of both ber thighs with bis bands, gives
a tremendous, great, long, enduring yell, like
a panther, and then seizes (lie tail in bis teeth
and bit away like a shark. Up runs the bear
as fast as sbe could, dragging Ellice after bar,
who when he got to tbe lop, gate another
nip and another yell, and then slid down tbe
tree arterthe bear, got bold of bis gun, and
jtsst as he leveled on her, down sbe dropt
dead from fright ; so he just skinned ber,
made tracks for the fort. Ever since that
they called him 'Bear Ellice ;' fact, 1 assure
you."
"Why, Peabody," said the renalor, "that's
Colonel Crockett's story '; why, surely you
know better than that."
"Well," replied the other, "so I always
thought it was the Colonel tbat performed
that are foat. and when I wa, at tbe diggin,
to Frazer' Hiver, I told that story or.e night
a, Colonel Crockett's, but there war a Scotch
man there, a great, tall, raw-boued critter, as
bard as a racer and as lank as a greyhound,
and, Scotch like, (for they boast of having
done every clever thing since the flood.) he
swore it wa, their great fuctor and hunter,
Ellice, tbat did it. I bet twenty dollar, wilb
bim on it, and we left it to tbe company to
decide, and as there was only seven of n, in
camp, and live were Scotchmen, they gev it
against me, jn coarse, and I paid down the
niorrey, and did the thing genteel. Well,
plague take the money, I dos't care for that,
but I am proper glad to bear it was Crockett
arter all, for tbe credit of our great nation.
If ever I meet tbat are great, gaum Scotch,
man again, I'll take tho money out of his
pocket, or tbe valy out of bia bide ; see if
I don't."
REMARKABLE RACE IIY RAIL.
From L. D. Kucker, superintendent of tb
Cleveland and Toledo Railroad, tbe Cleve
land Leader obtain, tbe following particular,
of an exciting race, in which tbe steed, were
iron horses and the stake, greater than have
ever been known on any track. Mr. Rucker,
had the facts from John P. Campbell, Esq.,
superintendent of the M. S. aud N. I. R. It.
One day last week, as tbe eastward bound
express train reached Laporte, Indiana, a
passenger stepped off while tbe engine wa,
being replenished with wood and water, and
walked back aud forth on tbe platform, and
contiuued to walk until tbe whistlo sounded.
Tbe other passengers got on board and tbe
train passed off, but the gentleman still walk
ed on. A few minutes after tbe train bad
gone a station man saw tbe pedestrian, and
going up to bim, asked, in a surprised tone t
"What tbe are you doing her !"
Tbe man started, opened bis eyes, and
looked around bewildered. Tbe fuct wus, ha
bad been fatigued and dropped asleep while
walking. Rousing himself lie a6ked :
"Why I Where ami!"
"Where are you? At Laporte."
( "Where's tbe train I came ou ?'
"That left ten minute, ago."
"Ten minutes ago and left me I I must go
on tbat train. It is a question of life end
death with me. Can you get me to it ?
Have you got ao engine here? Where i,
tbe Superintendent?"
Tbe section master bad an office near by,
and tho two went to find tbat official and to
procure an engine. Tbe traveller stated bis
case be must go on could not delay and
offered the officer $200 if be would put bim
on board tbe train. This strange demand
and Blraoge offer caused tbe station master
tr) hasten to do wbat be could. Tbe fire was
out in the engine tbat bad drawn the train
to tbat point the burgain was settled a
draft given New York for tbe $250. and in
ten minute, tbe traveller itarted, witb an en
gine to overtake the flying express. After
rushing on Tor thirty or forty mile, some cob
nection gave away about the engine. Tbe
engine wa, (topped tbe engineer found tho
difficulty, and iu a very few minutes had a
wooden pm whittled out and ntted to supply
the deficiency. Witb this on they flew.
Tbe train had of coarse many mile the start
of tbem, and despite tbe wooden pin tbe engi
neer crowded on steam and tore through tbe
country at a feaful rate. Thirty miles of the
distance past wns ran in 27 minutes, but the
engagement was that tbey should overtake
tbe train, and do it they mast, and do it they
did, but not nntil mora than one hundred
miles had been mo, acd tbey were approach
ing Toledo. Having at length overtaken
and (topped tbe traio and bairied on board,
tbe traveller went eagerly t a berth in the
sleeping ear, and took therefrom a carpet-bag
containing $275,000. Hi, treasure was tare
none bad molested it, and dismissing hi, faith
ful raarier. ha went ou hi. wat rtioicine at
the success of bis perilous and exciting ad
venture.
A Pari, correspondent of tba Boston Post
ssyt tbat tb lmprts, Eugenie, aa Regeot,
it (aid to have given great causa of uneasi
ness by ber behavior at tb Council, bbe
broke forth into aa opinion of ber own
which astonished tbem all. Bb declared tb
war to b oojost and wicksd, expressed tier
conviction tbat it never would come to a
proBperois end, and, in tbe midst of sob, and
exclamation, b.tfajsd, by sundry appeal,
and passionate eotreaties, iintnsdiately to
cause tb strife to cease, and that all these
lasts bad been lodged in ber beaatiful bead
oy no ies, a parsonage than tbo Archbishop
of Paris, wsut off iuto a (It of mild, moist
hysterics, and (inking back in ber chair cover
d br fac with ber kandkerebiar aad apok
no nor.
Hoa Mamum- Bog maaura mad aader
eovr U at a Moderate tat worth twice aa
eh as that exposed, and betidoa hog do
better. This we haw repeatedly clalm.d, aud
adduced testimony to prove. '
" ":.,
"Tbe Strongest Man in tbe World"
-Prostrated. Prodigiout Featt ef Strength.
Dr. George B. Winship attempted to lee
ture laBt evening at Mercantile Hall, on
"Physical Education." Tho ball was filled
to overflowing, attracted no doubt by tbe fame
of tbe lecturer fh relation to bis prodigious
feat of strength, it having been claimed for
him that be was the "strongest man in tbe
world." Dr. Winship commenced reading
his lectnre promptly at eight o'clock, and had
proceded but a few momenta before bis voice
began to fail and became weak and tremulous ;
and before the audience generally were aware
of it be dropper directly upon tbe platform.
Several geulleneo mabexl to tbe platform
and immediately bor bim to the adjoining
ante-room, where Dr. Walter Chunning and
other attended upon bim.
It was soon announced that be would go on
with tbe lecture ia a few momeotta. He ap
peared, and after apologising to tbe audience
(aid it was the first time he bad ever fainted.
He tbea proceded witb his lecture, and bad
read but a few pages wben he again became
orerpowered, retiring just in time to save him
self from another swoon. By the advice of
physician, present, be Was dissuaded from
attempting to go on Wit.h his lectare and it
was announced tbat it would take place at
some future time.
Tbe audience on retiring were allowtd to
receive titket or their money, most of them
taking the former. It ia said that on being
taken from tbe ball bit heart had nearly ceas
ed to beat. Dr. W. accounts for the unfortu
nate affair on the ground tbat the atmosphere
of tbe ball wa close and impure. His friends
however, regard it as caused by the peculiar
ity of appearing before a pablio audieuce for
tbe first time.
Dr. W. has for several years given much
attention to the subject of physical education.
He is twenty-five year, of age, five feet seven
inches in height, and weighs one hundred and
forty-three pounds. He graduated at Cam
bridge five year, ago. He can raise a barrel
of flour from tbe floor on to his shoulded ; can
raise himself with either little finger, till hi,
chin is balf a foot above it, cao raise 200
pounds with either little finger, can put up a
dumb bell of 141 pounds ; exercise, daily wilb
two dumb bell, weighing 100 pound, each
which he cao raise alternately above hi, head;
can lift with the hands 920 pounds dead
weight, without the aid of straps or belts, of
any kind. Topban, tbe strongest men of
Englund, could raise only 800 pounds in the
same way; and tbe celebrated Belgian giant
could lift only 900. Dr. W. was prepared to
exhibit all these feats, but the unexpected
turn which events took prevented it. Tbo
Strong roan proved to be an infant. Boston
Alias, Hay 31.
YouKa Unmarried Itallian Ladies. Tba
idea of a girl in ltally is indissolubly connect
ed with that of a being devoid of all moral
sensei infallibly frefermg wrong lo right, and
who can only be kept from barm and evil by
the most iucessant watchfulness. A moth
er', Whole maternal dutie, toward her daugh
ter teem considered in Italy to be compre
hended in the one act vigilance. "My daugh
ter ba, never been, since tbe was aiae year,
of age, for more than twenty minute, at a
time out of my tight," said an Itallian count
ess, boastfully and by this declaration sbe
appeared to think that sbe merited to take
ruuk in tbe worlds esteem witb tbe mother of
tbe Gracchi. A girl belonging to tbe upper
ranks of life in Italy i, practically a prisoner
until she marries. Into society she must not
enter, neither in the morning fete, nor in the
evening dance, is ebe permitted to display
ber charms and graces. An occasional walk
with father, or brother, or mother,' is permit
ted but she must not go outside tbe house
unless accompanied by ber nearest kiudred.
To be seen alone, even but a few yards from
her father', door would entail upon ber tbe
deepest disgrace and heaviest censure. Kept
under a perpetcal aurvenlauce, every line sbe
write, and every line sbe receive, are sub
jected to rigid scrutiny. Mist Crawford.
Ancient Mines in Nkbrasba. Ao inter
esting discovery of ancient miues ba, been
made in Nebraska, about (even miles from
Wyoming. Tbey are.tbe most extensive op
erations of ancient miners ever discovered on
tbe continent. For miles in extent tbe
whole country is literally torn op aud thrown
into the most fantastic ud promiscous ridges
hillocks, gutters, trenches, shafts, Ac. There
are remaius of furnaces, chimneys, stone wall,
and earth bouses, fragment, of jug,, glass
bottles, and many other things too numerous
to mention. Rook, have been drilled and
blasted evidently witb some explosive materi
al, stone dressed witb tbe hammer, and every
evidence of the operations baring been carri
ed on by civilized men. Old California mi
ner, who have visited these mines say that it
would perhaps cost millions of dollar to do
tbe work tbat has been done there, and tbe
appearance of tb surface is similar to tbe
placers of California where tb miners have
been at work. Wbat the mineral was, bas
not yet been fully ascertained, but this is soon
to be tested by parties skilled io metallurgy.
It isenerally thought tbe metal was gold
or silver. Tbe miues are so ancient ibat
there are large oak trees growing npon tbem.
Wben was this done and by wbow ?
The Sin or Dancing.-Th Rev. James
L. Corning, th Presbyterian minister of Buf
fulo, whose lecture, ou "The Christian Law
of Amusement" have occasioned some com
ment, is io favor of dancing, at least a, it i
practiced "on tba Highland, of Scotland and
tba green swards of Switzerland, and the ru
ral district, of Germany." He object,
strongly to fashionable supper, and parties,
ana wouia seem to speak, in tbe following
passage, not without personal observation :
"Wby, I bav sat beside a professing
Christian woman in one of tbe beautiful par
lors of a fashionable metropolitan avenue,
whose jeweled neck, and ear and fingers, and
dazzling brocade, a, much a (aid to the as
sembled gu.stt, 'Don of your dresses cost as
much at uiiue f and then I have seen ber go
into th (upper room and cat eooagh to make
a (win bav gripe of conscience, and then
come out, obese, and panting for breath, made
marvelously religious by sandwiches and cham
pagne, and wind ep the faree witb a pious
discourse on (ho sin 6f dancing. Now, 1
think that if (he bad transported a portion of
ber conscience from ber slippers to iter stom
ach, fbongk the might have aft inch or (wo
lest' of phylaetery, tb loss would bav been
compensated by .several additional yards' o(
Christian consistency."
Wiii Mum. After all that bas been ac
complished, there is ao absurd idea prevalent
tbat wine cannot be profitably raised In tbi.
country, that, ls"bor is teo dear, and European
competition teo great, On.vbe contrary wine
raising is at this instant tbe most profitable
branch of agriculture ia America. Il will pay
from one lo three hundred dollar an acre,
yielding a higher profit .on capital, (kill and
Ubo invested.. tbaa any, other plsatiag. . Tb
win, which iaa be asesl easily raised, ., .''
those of Germany, light'end very laneuuoaaJ ...
A Hioh Bridge. The English paper
have published some of tbe details of the
IJlans, not long since submitted by Mr. Char
le, Boyd, of London, for uniting England and
France by a gigantio lobular bridge acrost
the channel between Dover aud Cape Urinee,
tbe nearest points opposite the coasts, lo
order to afford a passage to vessels of the lar
gest size, the bridge would rest nn the side of
tbe ciiffs of Capo Grinez, the French abut
ments being raised one hundred and fifty-three
reel higher than the Eoglish, to compensate
the difference of elevation of the cliOs. The
bridge woald bo supported by one hundred
and ninety towers, at a distance of Eve hun
dred feet apart, each having a light to guide
vessel, at night, and an alarm-bell for a war
ning In the fogs. The greatest depth of the
chanbel on tbe line proposed, is one hundred
and eighty six feet.- Tbe bridge would have
two or more railroad,, which is estimated
could be traversed ita twenty minutes ; and it
would be so built to admit tbe light of day
being lighted at night by pas.
Iu order to prevent all fear of invasion, the
projector propose, that each ebd of the bridge
shall be commanded by a strong battery.
The lowers Which Would be one hundred feet
in diameter, and two hundred and sixty feet
bigb, would rest on colossal bases, three hun
dred and sixty feet square at tbo bottom, one
hundred and fifty feet square at tbe lop, rising
to a height of forty feet above tbe water, for
med of blocks of granite united by iron bars.
Tbe elevation of ibe tops of the towers would
thus be three hundred fuet above tbo surface
of tbe water.
Mr. Boyd estimate, the nttnost possible
cost of tbe bridge at $30,000,000, but be
think that it could be built Tor half that sum,
and that the whole cost would be reimbursed
to tbe company in eight years. This project
seems to promise much better success that of
Mr. Gamond, who proposes to build a tunnel
under tbe channel at a cost of only $4,000,
060. A Hen in a Quandary. Two month, ago
or more one of our citizens had a bantam ben
come off witb four chickens, end about a week
since a common hen belonging to bim batch
ed three chickens from her oestful of egg,.
He wished the latter hen to take charge of
tbe young bantam,, now fully feathered, With
lung tails and wings, and about half a, large
as full grown quails; but biddy still Covered
ber three cbicbens and unproductive eggs,
refused to have anything to do witb tbem
and assailed them violently. A new plan
was dow laid. Iu the evening after dark the
eggs were taken from the hen and tbe young
bantam, put in their place,, where they re
mained until morning. We are told that
when tbe beo discovered tbe change tbat bad
taken place, her conduct was amusing iu tbe
extreme. Sbe eye, in a suspicious manner
the large chickens, but they were all that re
mained as the production of the large number
of eggs which sbe bad tha previous evening,
and she probably came to tbe conclusion tbut
she batched them, strange looking creatures
as tbey were for tbe age of twelve hours, for
she finally adopted tbem, and bas since trea
ted tbem as kindly a, the does ber own
chicken,. Paictucket Gazelle.
A Popular Lcxcry in China. -Two thing,
(truck me in China J tbe universal smell of
musk in the kingdom of flowers, aodtheenor
mons consumption of melon-pip,, which are
wbat nut and oranges are to you English, and
what olives and prunes are to us Gauls. Tbe
scarlet and yellow melons are in some places
only grown for the seed, and are plied up by
tbe side of the road for tbe bse of aey traveler
who will scoop out the seed for tbo proprie
tor. On the rivers 1 have seen whole junks
laden witb these seeds. In tbe loneliest place
you can procure them, wben all other food is
scarce. Tbe three hundred millions of Chi
nese all eat tbem. When friends meet to
driuk tea or rice winet there is always an ac
companiment of melon seeds. Tbey are piled
up on every dinner table. Tbey are eaten
wbile travelling io tbe palanquin, tbey are
picked at wbile discussing bargains- If a
workman ba, a few sapecs, be does just wbat
his child would do buys melon seed,. They
are an amusement and a food as tbe cigaret
is to the Spainard, and tbo betel-nut to tb
Hindoo. The Kingdom of Flolvers.
A Focr Eyed Man. A new wonder bas
been discovered in New York, in a person
of a man named blarl Saul, who it i, assert
ed, bas Jhur eyes 1 He bas one pair in tbe
usual place and another in tbe back of bit
head. A correspondent of tbe Evening
Post, who enjoya tha acquaintance of the in
dividual, 6 ay a tbat "both sets of eye, are
perfect, and be tees backwards and forward,
at tbe same, with equal ease, comprehending
at a glauce eveey thing within tbe range of
bis vision either way. Tbe object, wbich be
simultaneously beholds be will describe witb
wonderful accuracy. Indeed, be is remarka
ble for bis descriptive powers. Mr. Saul is
a man of exireme diffidence, aad the pecu
liarity of hi, visuul construction bas been
carelully concealed, and has heretofore been
known only to some of hi, most intimate
friecds. Tbe back or bis bead is quit flat;
but he ba, long bair, wbich effectually con
ceal, tb large eye, which are generally pro
tected by a bandage." A,, if tba above is
not wonderful enough, the correspondent of
tbe Post make, tb following wonderful state
ment : "He i, highly intelligent and eocial
in bit habits, and owns considerable prop
erty, which be ha, accumulated by Louest
induitry.
Starti.ino Disclosure,. Tbe trial of John
MeLaaghlin, now going on at Chicago, for
throwing a train of car, ou tbe Galena and
Chicago Railroad off the track, ha, disclosed
a most daring and diabolical gang of villains,
both male and lemale. The members ol tb
gang are located at Buffaloe, Cleveland and
Chicago, and it seems tbey are engaged in
murders by all sorts of devices, such as poi
sooiog, arson and railroad obstruction. Sev
eral contidBtial letter, between two female
friends in Buffalo, and an accomplice in Chi
cago, disclose tbe whole matter, aud the en
tire plan of operations. From these it ap
pear tbat a number of person, bave fallen
victim, to their nefarious schemes, and bow
many bave suffered by others' bands cao only
be conjectured.: Tbts discovery may account
in fome measure, for many of the secret mur
dsrt by poison ana other meant, accideat to
railroad trains, tc, tbat bate been to nume
rous of late.
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There were three men banged in, Canada
yesterday. Moor and Over, the two negroes
wbp murdered tha mail-carrier, tuBered for
their crim at Drautford, and John. Mitchell,
who killed bis wife at l!euiilign C. W.,
were executed at that, place. Tb two ne
groes confessed tbeir crime.
Hen M anore. Tak car of it ; gainer it
in a. barrel ; place another barrel in tbo gar
den, ditsolva a portion of tb ben manure ia
water, dilut it considerably aad it ea
yonr garden. It ia great help, aad abould
be saved..'
$) a t f r 2 .
THE LOST BIRD-.
Translated from the Spanish of Carolina 6oron.do de
Perry.
BY WtLttAM CULI.EN BRYAKI.
My bird has flown awsy.
Far out of sight has flown, 1 know net where.
Loo'- In your lawn. I pray,
Ye maidens, kind and fair,
And ace if my beloved bird be there.
Hi, yes are full 6f light ;
The eagle of the rock has such an eye ;
And plumes, exceeding bright,
On his smooth temples lie,
And sweet his voice and tender as a sigh.
Look where the eran is u.v
With Summer blessoms ; happly there he cow
ers;
And search, from Spray to spray,
The leafy laurel bowers,
For well he loves the laurels And tho flowers.
Find him, but do not dwell,
With eyes too fond, on the fair form you see,
Nor love bis song too well ;
Send him, at once, to me.
Or leave him to the air and liberty.
For only from my hnd
He takes the seed into his gelden beak,
And all unwiped shall stand
The tsars that wet my cheek,
Till I have foLnd the wanderer I seek.
My sight is darkened o'er.
Whene'er I miss his eyes, that are my day.
And, when I hear no more
The music of his lay,
My soul, in utter sorrow, faints away.
N. Y. Ledger.
St0,00t ADDITIONAL PAID Tri JOHN A.
WAsniXGTUM.
From th Secretary', Report io the "Mount
Vernon Record" we nh.ar.a ihit. mMl.. ;..
stalmeot of ten thousand dollar, ba, beon
pain over by Mt. Kiggs, the Treasaer, to Mr.
Washington. Out of $200,000 purchase
money, only about $30,000 now remain, to ba
Daid. But "nnart from tha anm r.nm.ita rn.
ita proper maintenance and safe guardianship
tbe Regent ascertained from reliulo sources
tbat it will require about $20,600 to restore
the grounds and make tbe repairs necessary
to arrest tbe raDid decav now irolm, nn
Therefore, tbe Regent will not ba able to
auuionze tue closing ol tbe last payment
until a sufficient sum has haen irnr.ii n
cancel the instalment, and to meet tbe re
sponsibilities assamed aa toon a, tbe pur
chase is coucluded.
Wa, there ever a plan of woman's o ad
mirably conceived, niannupr? unit .n
completely onward to success, as this ? Her
culean though tbe task seemed but a few
muuius ago, me itegeni uas parried nil op
position, aod tha treat rennlt. alreat.o..
comolishcd nroclaim mnrn olnnnoniU than
tongue can speak or pen write. Every State
in me union, ii we mistake Dot, excepting
Sontb Carolina -whlfh tin. .nrolo n.
enough in giving the chief officer, fot it ia the
uviv oiio oi add rameia Cunningham,
tbe Recent has a V ica Rpfpnt . .nH in aa.K
one of these State, a beautiful system of
management is pursued, and which will be
better understood bv a itluri nt tha affiniont
organ of tba association, tbe Mount Vernon
iicccru.
Franklin's Boil;
Speaking of tbe son of Dr. Frauklin, tbe
Newburyport Herald says :
"As tbe name of Franklin i, prominently
before the public, it may not be uninteresting
to giv some accooat of hi, only son, Wil
liam, about whom we think little is known by
tbe community at large. Unlike bis father,
whose chief claim is for tbe invaluable ser
vice be tendered bis country in ber greatest
need, tbe son was, from tbe first to tbe last,
a devoted loyalist. Before tbe revolutionary
war he held several civil and military office,
of importance. At tbe commencement of
the warr be held the office of Governor of
New Jersey, wbich appointment he received
in 1775. Wben tbe difficulty between th
mother country aud the colonic, wat coming
to a crisis, he threw bis whole influence in
favor of loyalty, and endeavored to prevent
tbe Legislative Assembly of New Jersey
from sustaining tbe proceedings of tbe Gene
ral Congress of Philadelphia. These effort,,
however, did but little to stay the tide of
popular sentiment io favor of resistance to
tyranny, and toon involved him in difficulty,
lie was deposed from office bv the whips, to
give place to William Livingston, and tent
a prisoner to Connecticut, wheie ba remained
two years io East Windsor, in tbe bouse of
Captain Ebenezer Grant, where tbe Theolo
gical Seminary now stands, lo 1778 he wat
exchanged, and soon alter went to England.
There ba spent the remainder of hit life, re
ceiving a pension from tb British govern
ment lor nis twenty. Lie died in 1813, at
tbe age of 82.
As might bave been expected, bit oddosi-
tion to the cause ef liberty, to detr to tbe
uearr, oi Dit latner, produced ao eustrange
meot between tbem. For veara tbey bad no
intercourse when, in 1784, the ton wrote
the father. In hi, reply. Dr. Frabklin tayt :
"Nothing hat ever hurt me to much, and
affected me with inch deep tensatioo, a, to
find myself deserted, io my old age, by my
only son ; and not ouly deserted, but to Dud
uuu latiug up arm. againsi me iu a cause
wherein my good fame, fortune aod life were
all at stake."
In bis will, also he alludes to tha Dart his
son bad acted. After making some bequest.
us suus;
"The part b acttd against me ia tbe late
war, which It public notority, will accouut for
my leaving bim no more of mv estate La en.
doavored to deprive ma of."
Ibe patriotism or the rather stands forth
all the brighter when contrasted with tbe Js.
tertioo of bit too.
Tbe Dcnsorratte Dactrla Itretlug fclaveri
la the Territories.
From Hie Minnesota Suuesmiin.J
Tbat Congress bat no power to establish,
abolish, regulate, or protect tlavcry in tbe
Territories. !V.
Tbat befog purely a domestic question,
Congreti bat uo authority to legi.lat ou tbe
subject io any manner, or, for aiiy purpose
other than socb purpose at it may Ugi.lale
for it ip tb State. , .. A
Tbat beieg purely a question, qf domestic
fielicy tbe Territorial Legislatures may estab
ish, regulate, and protect, or tbejr may nbul
Ub, or exclude slavery.
Tbat slave property io tb Turritarfet suust
be placed apon tbe cam footicg a, all kiudt
of property.
That it it no more aacred and it entitled to
peculiar protection or privilege!.
Tbote men talk most wbo are ia tb dark,
teas, froK ceaaa their croaking when light
i brought to tbo water aide.
. Tbe First Cattle Train To New York
Direct. A cattle traio, consisting of forty
long oar,, Will leave the Lebanon Valley depot
at tbi, place, tbi, afternoon, for New York.
They came from tbe Wet over th Pennsyl
vania Central Railroad lo tbi plnre, and will
ba shipped over th I.tbanou Vailey and
Kast Pennsylvania Railroad, direct to New
York, where tbey will airi7e io about eight
hour, after leaving hero. The Pennsylvania
Central will, as enabled,, by tbataid of tha
Lebanon Valley and East Pennsylvania Rail
road,, to carry a large quantity of freight
direct to New York without r'eihipping, and
thus compete successfully with tbe jiew Y oris
rsilroad, for the Western trade. Ilarrisburg
Telegraph,
In a Dilemma. The Roman Ca'thelio
Archbishop of France ba, caused prayer, to
be offered np in all tha churcbe, iu Franc
for tbe sucoes, of the arm, of Franco. In
Austria, the Roman Calbolio Archbishop
baa also caused prayer, to bo offered up. for
ths success bf the armt of Austria i Tba
Pope favort Austria, although bit temporal
power ha, been sustained by French bayo
nets in Italy. It is rumored that his Holi
ness desires to retire from Rome, but tba
French Emperor will not permit. bim lo
leave. It i, oiso Stated tbat Kapolaon bat
requested apartment! to be prepared for
some illustrious visitor some say for the ac
commodation of tba Pope, others, for the re.'
caption of tba brother of tbe Emperor of
Russia. , ...
Wben the Ambassador from tho Emperor.
Napoleon delivered tbe letter to the Pope,
assuring bim of bit safety, tbo Pope held up
a erot9 and replied, "my only trnst it ia this,"
wbich would teem to imply, tbat tba lettor
did oot inspire much confidence in hit profes
sions s Cct Tins Oct. A correspondent of tha
London Literary Gazelle, alluding to tha nu.
merous cases of death from accidental poi
soning, adds : , .
"I venture to affirm that there is scarce a
cottage in this country that does not contain
an invaluable, certain, immediate remedy for
sccb events, nothing more than a dessert
spoonful of made mustard, mixed in a tum
bler of warm water and drank immediately.
It acts as ao emetic, is. always ready, aud
may be used io aoy case where one is re.
quired. Learn this simple antidote, aud you
may be. the moans. of saving a fellow crea
ture from an untimely end."
Canine Saoacity. Tbe truth of th follow
ing instance of the sagacity of a dog we car.
substantiate in every particular, and 1b, we
think, well worthy of netic. a little
daughter of one of oar prominent citizen
has a well arranged baby-bouse, npon which
sb bestows much bare, tastefully dressing
tbe various doll-occupabts thereof in tbo
morning, and divesting ihem .of their cloth
ing at night. This practice sbe bas followed
for some months. The pit dog of tbe fami
ly usually sat by ber at night and superinten
ded the work of preparing tbe dolls for bed.
One evening last week tbe girl was away to
tea, and did not return in season to perform
tbe parental duties to tbe babies. Tbe dog.
awaited her arrival until the'dolls', hour ef
retiribg had passed, ana knowibg ibat tbey
ought to be taken care of, went to work and
undressed tbem five in onmber, without in
juring their dresses in the least. How ba
did it we know not, but such ia tha fact.
Nantucket Enquirer.
Darino Feat or Walkino Down one cr
the Guys to tbe Suspension Bridge. Seve
ral days ago Mods. Blondio, tbe celebrated
tight rope performer, called on us, with his
agent, Mr. ColcordJ and informed u, of bis
intention, if sufficient inducements were of
fered, to extend a rcpe from the eastern point
of Goat Island across the liver to tbe Cana
da side, and to perform tbe wonderfil feat of
crossing on tbe same. Niagara Falls Netcs
An Old Man in LoyE.-In Albany, an
old gentleman, wortb some balf a milliou of
dollars, fell desperately in love witb bis ser
vant girl. He proposed, and was accepted ;
but tbe old gentleman's children learning
bow mutters stood, threatened bim wilb a
berth in tba Lunatic Asylum. He became
alarmed at tbis, and finally told tbe girl "it
couldn't be did." Young lady bears tb an
nouncement, and then talks of "cold pizen'
and blasted hopes. She consults a lawyer
and threatens to make Rome howl. Hei
lawyer brings suit, for breach of promise,
and to get out of tha scrape, tho old gentle
man pays $2500.
Sad. Two littls school girls, eight ycari
old, while out for recess ia Allegbeuy city on
Thursday, quarreled, when one Jenny Elkic
struck the other, Elizabeth, an the head, and
pushed her against th wall. i"Lizzf". soor
commenced vomiting and sinking, aad sbt
died before three o'clock the same day Dr
Heron ia of opinion death was caused, by
fright or sadden shock to ber ner nerves, ai
there was no apparent physical injury.
Tba remains of tba late Alexander Hamilton
baried thirty-seven year, ago io the New
Haven Cemetery, where a day or two .sinct
exhumed for tss purpose of being removed tc
Bridgeport, (where hi, sou's remain, bavt
within a few year, been deposited). Tbi
coffin being of mahogany, wa, found to ba al
most perfectly seond -so much 14, it wa, sail
tb sexton could, or did. stand upon it to tet
it. Tb skeleton appeared perfect.
A man at Norwich, Conn., pn Tburtday
undertook to drown a little dog, by tyiog 1
stone to hit neck and throwing him into tbi
river, but a big dog, laid tQ ba a relative
plunged into the water and pulled tbe lit lit
dog oat. Tbe experiment wat repeated tb
third time aud given ap, and will not be triei
again lilt the big dog leave, town.
Waiu roa Sunburn. Tnke two drachm
of bore,, ooe drachm of Roman alum, 00
drachm of camphor, balf ao ounce. of suga
candy and a pound of ox-gall. Mix and tti
well fur ten miuutrt or to and repeat tb
ttirriug three or four timet a day for a fori
night, till it appears cleuf and transparent.
b train through blotlisg paper, and bottle u
for use. . ...
SuccEssn-L Farming It it stated by tb
New York 7'i;ue, that Prof. Mapes no'
furais ooe hundred and twenty acres of Uo
near that city, and tbat the total receipt! f
produce reiser) 00 bit farm, from .April la
1857, to April 1st. 1859, were $1.C27 9'J.
11 it total expenses were $3,152 28, leaviu
bim tba hansorc vet profit of $$,486 CO.
Problem roa a Mn.xuAN. If twBtj vi
inches of mow give thra iocbet of watt
how mach a. ilk will a givea cow yield wbi
fed upon turnip ? ..... . . .. ..
K'f-rUolpf (b Dumber of mow flak,
by tb number of bair on a cow!t tsjl, divi
tb product by tbo juic of a dry turnip, a
to tb quotient a pound of .chalk, and mul
ply tb sum by tho hydrant. ,
True. Cork tcrewt bav sunk mora f
pi tban cork jacket will ever keep ap.
Fortaoe U sometime heaped apikf eoo
and. like tb mow melt aod thaws to oollii
again.