L i mm NEW SERIES, VOL. 13, NO. 32. SUNBU11Y, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, rA -SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 18U0. OLD SERIES, VOL. 21, NO 0- The Sunbury American. PUBLISHED EVKRY SATURDAY BY H. B. MASSER, Market Square, Sunbury, Venna. T R It M B OF U JJS CRIPTION. TWO UOLMRS per nnnum tn be paid hniryear ly in nd vane. No papkr discontinued until ML arrearage. uie nnid. TO CLUBS: Three Copies tn one address - ff 5 (HI ?.veu do. do m Fifteen rlo. do. " Five dollar, in advance will pay for three year's sub senntion to the American. " . I ot musters will plomcaet n. our Aeent., and frnnk li-iicrscoiituiiiinii auhaeription money. They are permit le i to do thi. under the I'o.t Oflice Law. TI!RMI OF AHVEKTI8INO. OneWiliiare of 14 lines' 3 tunes, f ' On I'.vorv subsequent insertion, tine Square, J molitli., - J 'J' ' inontln, I W Hardness Curds or Five line". per annum, 3 DO nKicliunts uml oilier., mlve! tisnur by the year, with Hit- nnvileeol inseillngdilterelltiidvcr-ti.fiiH-uts weekly. c" - jjugei Adverti.ement., a. per ngreeinent. rfOB miHTiNa- Wo have ronneeted with our e.tulilnhiTient a well se lcciwl Jt'll OFFICE, wliieli will ennlile into execute in the mutest tyle, every vniiety of tirintiiig;. ATTORNEY AT LAW, BUNBDRY, PA. Business attended to in the Counties of Nor aumberland, Union, Lycoming Montour and Columbia. References in Philadelphia : lion. Job It. Tyson, Chns. Oihlions, F.sq.. Somcrs ft. Snodiirass, Linn. Smith & Co 1 1 o r n c n fttaw, IVo. Rroadway, IVew York. Will carefully attend to Collection, and nil other matter, jnlriisted to nil care. May 21. Ifc5. FRANKLIN HOUSE, RHIIIIILT AND R K F V It M 8 II F. D , (.'nr. of Howard and Franklin Streets, a few Squares West of the N. C. R. R. Depot, BALTIMOnE- J'kiims, $1 peb Dat (V LEISENKINO, Proprietor, Inly IB, IPSO. If From Sehns Grove, I'n. WILLIAM G. SOMF.BS CHALKLKT ROJIKltS' G. SOMERS-& SON, Importers anil Dealers in Cloths, Cassimeres. Vesting, Taylors Trimmings, &c, No 32 South Fourth Street, between Market anil Chcsuut Streets, Philadelphia. Merchants others visiting the city would find lUlo their advantage to giv them a call and ex inline their stork. March 10, 181)0 TiAPnWAPF. 1 HARDWARE!! I UST received by A. W. FISHER, at his Drua Store. Sunbury, Pa., SCOOPS. SHOVELS, FOliKS, LOG- CHAINS, MILL SHYS, ClidSS- CliT SAWS. Also, .Screws, Butts, Door Knobs, Thumb niches, and all hardware necessary for building. A splendid bt of pocket and table cutlery, Scis oi:i, German Silver Spoons. Looliin? Classes. A largo slock of Looking Glasses, received and .or sale by A.W.FISHER. Sunbury, July 17, 1R5S. DEFOREST, ARMSTRONG & CO. DRY GOODS MERCHANTS, 80 and 82 Chamher Street, New York. Would notify the Trado that they are opening Weekly, in new and beautiful patterns, the WAMSl'TTA rniM's, also the A m o s It c a jr , A New Print, which excols every print in the Couiitrv for J erfi ctiun of execution and design in full Madder Colors. Our Prints are cheaper than any in market, and meeting with extensive .ale. Orders promptly attended to. February 4, 1850. ly pi J. P. SHINDEL GOBIN, Attorney 6j Counsellor at Law SUNBURY, FA WILT, attend fuithfully to Hie collection of claims mid all professional business in the counties of Northumberland, Montour, Union and Snyder. Counsel given in the Gerinun language. Ef Ollice one door east of the Prothonotary'a oflice. Sunbury, May 20, I860. ly ""THE INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, L'llUADWAY, CORNKK OF FRANKLIN STREET 0STSW YORK CITY, ( ifl'crs inducement tn Merchants nnd Tourists vi.iting New York, unsui pawed hy any Hotel ill the Metropolis. Tiie following uie unions, the advaiila.ea winch it poase. n, and which will be appreciated liy all travelers. J si. A eentrul locution, convenient to place, of business, ,ii well as place, of iiinuseinent. . . . Scrupuloualy clean, well furnuhed sitiing room., .vTili'a inauiiiticeiit ljidie. Failor, coiMiiuinding an exlcu nve view of Uroadway ... a.l iMise and superbly furnished sitting mums, with a niaitiiiiiciit i'urlor, coiiimanduig ml exteiwive view of '''iih'Tku'ii conducted on the European plan, vi.itors can live m ihe but .tyle, with Uie greatest eeonon.y Olh. It is connected with Tayler'H Celebrated Saloons, where vi.itors cun have their meals, or, if they desire they will be furnished in their own room.. Ctli The ia;e scived in the Calisiii. and Hotel i. ao liii.iwllgl by epieuiea, to be vastly superior lo luut of auy other Hotel in the city. , With all these advantages, the coat oi living ill the liiiernaiioual, i. much below that of any other fir.t clau ,i,,tt. UILON It, CO., Proprietor.. August 4, 1SO0. lv , BLANKS! BLANKS!! Anew supply of Summons', Kxecutions. Warrants, Supa-nas, Deeds, Mortgages, Bonik, Leases, Naturaliitalion papers, Justice! ,nd Constables Fee Bills, &c, oVc, just printed and for sale at this Office. Sunbury. April 30, 1859. SI'ALUING'3 I'rcpurtxt (Hue, aiul fihclleysMucilage l'tii e per botlle and briiHh iJ cenu. Cordial Elixir of CaJinaya Bark k. Ueiisme.for reiiaving FOR B VLB AT THIS OFFICE. Sunhury, Maroh 17, 1WO. A NEW LOT OF HARDWARE & SAD DLEHY. Also.'.the liest assorlmciil of Iron Nuils and Steel to be' found in the county, at the Mammoth store of TKILINU & OH ANT. Sunbury, June S, 1800, SKELETON SKIRTS- AT -the Mammoth Ktore will be found vet; largu assortment of Skelutoo Skirti from ieven boopi op to thirty. Oct. 0, 18G0. FKIL1NU & URANT. n () YE LOVERS OF 801'P ! A fresh umly of Macaroni and Confectionery at FBI LING A) GRANT'S. Suiibkry, June 2, 1460. ANOTHER ARRIVAL OF NEW GOODS, J.'. EiGEL, or Sunbary, Pa., . AS just arrived with splendid STOCK of " SPRING AND SUM MRU HOODS, from Pliiladclphia, to which he respectfully invites his friends and the Public to call and Inspect, he will spare no time in showing them. Among his stuck of goods will befouud, FINE BLUE AND BLACK FREITCE CLOTH. Fine Black and Fancy Casimcres '1 weeds, 8nt inctts, Jeans, Black Italian Cloth' CashmcrcUo, CoUoriiilc, Linens, Linen Drill, Linen Check, and Farcy Vesting, also a large assortment of Ready-made CLOTHING for men and boys (cheap.) FOR LADIES WEAR, Black and Fancy Dress Silk very cheap, Silk Tissue, Bereges, Chali and Chali Holies, Berego Delaine, Berege Robes, Figured Brilliant and a variety of oiher Dress It noils, Spring and Sum mer Shawls, Mantillas, Parasols, a good assort ment of white goods, Collars, Sleeves, Irish Linen, Shirt fronts, Marseilles, Brilliant Ac. A general assortment of domestic Dry (Jo ds. Also a large stock of Hats and Caps, Boots and shoes, Hardware, (Queens and Glassware, Groceries, Ceilurware, Stone and Earthenware, Drugs and Paints, Suit, Fish, Cheese, Ham, Oil, Tar Ac. Sic. N. li. Wall and Window Paper, Floor and Table Oil Cloth, Carpets, all the above will be sold at low prices for cash-or country produce ta cit in exchange for Goods. .1. II. EN'GEL. Sunbury, May. 19, 1 SRO. tf. New Air Line Route TONE "W -Y"OR IK- BHOIITEST IN DISTANCK AND li:iCKF.3T IN TIME between the two Cities of NEW YORK AND HAHHISBURG. VIA READING, ALl.KNTOWN AND F.APTON. Morning Kxpren West leaves New York at 6 A. M . and i,i..i...i..i..i.; fa . nrrii'. til 1 1 ii rri rIiii r l' nl 1 '1 45 p. M . eonnei'tiug at Hiitriahurg with train on Norilieru Central HoaJ lor iniimry, v iiiiauispori, l.ock iiaven anu unci mediate stations. Mad Tniiii West leaves New York at 14 noon, nnd Philadelphia at 3 3(1 p. M., i-onneclini! with tiain on North, em Central Hond for station, as niiove, and alo on nil traiuson the Willianisport and F'.liuirn. Mail Tiain F.asl leaves Hnrrithurg at 8, A M , and nr. rives nl IMiiliiilelphin at I I: M., and NewYoik at 3 30 p. M.. in lime ui take bont or ears for Huston, ftc. Fast Express East leave. Iliirriflulg lit 1 IS, on ainvnl of Norilieru Ceiilral Tiain, nnd arrive, at l'hiludelphiu lit 0 1.1 P M and New York at tip. M. No ehaiice of cursor bacgage between New iurk or Philadelphia mid llarricbuig. i ..e .......ii ..! nil. "ninrort. nnd nceommn- ilaiion, this route presenlB superior inducements to the irnveiinir pninie Olhee is New York, foot of Conrtlnnd .trect, Philadel phia, Hroail and Callowhill streels. Fare liel ween New York and tlarrislmrg FI E DOL LAH!. , . , For Tickets: Freight or other information, apply to J. J. CLYDE, Geneiul Agent. Ilnrrisbuig, June 30, It-Oil ly DANVILLE ACADEMY. rpHF. Aeaileiiiic year conimences August 20, 1P60, to J eoiilinue foitv-fonr weeks. The fchonl is divided into u Primary and n Higher De partment, each under its respective Teacher, t-clioluis are ndm tied nt uny time. Ample provision is made for all the requirements of a thorouiih nnd enlensive coutse of stndv, including the Mathematics, Natural Sc iences, Classics, Modem Ijm caages, Drawing, Musie,etc. Si holars from nbpsid can obtain B-wid with facilities for home study, on veiy inodcruie terms, on application to the Priicipal. The I'lineipal. tlinnkfill for his past generous support, assures hi. nations of Ins unwearied efforls lo make the school nil that can be desired for the acquisition ot a thoiongh education. F'or particulars apply to i. M. WESTON, Principal, Ferrv stieet, ileal Deen's Hotel. Danville, July 2, ISflll 3m LIBERTY STOVE YVOltKS AND UOLLOW-WAllE FOUXDRY, PHILADELPHIA Maiuifiictiiiersof the most approved styles of STOVES of everv riflTlUion. Sample and Sale Itooins Tf att Watel Stleel, New Yoik. It" 4 III Blown Stieet, Philadelphia. N. M. Send for Caialogue. August t, l-IHl. 3in w DRESS COATS OF the best quality aud luteat style, ju6t received and for sule t KWK1TZKR, HKILHKUNNlSli & CO. Suubury, August 11, 1800. MERCHANT TAILORING. Tilt: IHrOHIL.H UK FASIIKINS. TII B undersigned respectfully inlorms the citizens of Sunbury and vicinity, that he has just returned from Philadelphia with a Urge stock of CLOTHS, Plain and Fancy Cassimeres, Vestings, &o, which he will make up to order in the most fashionable style at small prolils, for cash or country produce. You are solicited to call end examine I113 stock before purchasing elsewhere, if you wish to gut the worth ol your money. Thankful fur past patronage, he hopes by strict attention to business to continue Ihe same. JACOB O. BECK. Sunbury, Septemlier 2?, 1SG0. ALFRED D. BRICK'S USITEU STATES AXli EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE, No. 141 South Fourth Street, Philadelphia. aT B. Communications by mail promptly J ' attended to. Sept 22, IHliO. 1yS Another Insurrection ! THE whole country is in a state ol excitement with the news that another 4 IIOICE LOT OF GOODS, has been received at the Mammoth Store. Not withstanding the very large STOCK OF GOODS we brought to Sunuury this Spring, and the fears of our friends that we would not sell them, we have been compelled (in order to supply the de mand) to get up another lot of goods. We are determined to supply the people with CHOICE. CHEAP & DESIRABLE GOODS. We are continually receiving goods and will keep up our stock. Call at me Mummoin ami be convinced. FRILING Sl GRANT. Sunbury, June 30, 1800. The Paris Mantilla Emporium. O 7t CHKBNUT 8TRF.ET, PHILADELPHIA. V. ii.i-.i:.. .-it f..w ,i.d ..!, ibium iliflnbiv uml ula N XI r.Hlun.lieu 111 lo-. i". 1 ' ' of the lutesi novelties in Pan., Loudon, and the nuer pro duction, of Inane inaiiuluetured CLOAKS Ss MANTILLAS, To which ha. beenaddeda FLR DEPARTMENT ! winch eiubraues the lurgeat aMoillnent ol h ills of all Nation., including Reul It us.ian Sable, F me Dark Hudson Hay tAable, Kuosiau and American Mink Sable, Royal Ermine, Chinciiiliu, Fine Dark rllwnau tsuirrel, c., made up in the most fashionable styles for Ladies Winter Cusiuino. All 0.i wurraiiled. (Hi; r lied Price from which no deviation cau be made, 'li e Pans Mantilla, Cl.k aud Fur Emporium, No '.r'mu iVo Sevenlh. south .ide.) i- W. PROL lOll 4 CO. October tilti, I HHP 3m BAR Iron, Hleel. Nails, Picks, Urub-Hoes and Masou Hammers, at low prices. BRIGHT A SON. Sunbury, June 33, 18C0 I AND WARRANTS. The highut price -will be giveu for LanJ Warrants by the sub scribe.. " " THE TIDES. BT WILLIAM CULLEK BRYANT. The moon is at her full, and, riding high, Floods the calm Gelds with light, The airs that hover in the summer sky Are all asleep to-night. Thore comes no voice from tb great wood lands round That murmured all the day ; Beneath the shadow of thuir boughs, the ground Is not more still than they. But ever heaves and tuoaus tbo restloes Deep His risiug tides I hear, Afar I eoe the glimmering billows leap; 1 see them breukiog nour. Each wave springs upward, climbing toward the fair Pare light that sits on high SpriDgs eugerly, and faiutly sinks to where The mother wutersliu. Upward again it swells; the moonbeams . show Again its glimmering crest j Again it feels the futul weight below, And sinks, but not to rebt. Agaitiaud yet again ; until ths Deep Ueculls its brood of Waves ; And, with a sullen moan, abashed, they creep Buck to bis inner caves. ISrief respite ; they shall rush from that recess With noise and tumult soon, And Uing themselves, with unavailing stress, Up toward the placid moon. O restless ties ! that in thy prison bore Dost struggle and coniplaiu ; Through thu slow centuries yoaroiug to be near To that fair orb in vain. The glorious source of light and heat mast wurm Tby bosom with his glow, And on tlyise mounting wuves a nobler form And freer life bestow. Then ouly may they leave the waste of brine In which they welter here, And rise above the bilis of eurih, and shine In asorener sphere. tsccllanc0ns. Gift Enterprises. Of all the transparent bumbngs ever Yan kee ingenuity concocted or invented to ease the credulous of their money, the gift enter prise ftauds pre eminont; and, although it has been in existence in some sbapo or other until one would reasonably suppose that no more dupes were to be found, it no sooner dies a natural death in one form, before the Protean monster comes up uuder a new and still more glittering guise. First the gift man ouered you a dollar book lor one dollar, aud a gift valued at from fifty cents to one hundred dollars. Of course he could not do it, be could not give yon a dollar book and a gift worth fifty cents fm a single dollar for that would leave him no margin for profit, aud Yankee.', above all other, never do busi ness without protit. Next be ouerud you a farm, town lots, Bilk dresses, or anything else yon might draw, for a dollar. This was mani festly a lottery, and as such was summarily stopped, although thousands upon thousands had luvested their money. 1 he euterpnsing individual who gets up enteprises for the beuelit of the people was not to be put down, and be next ottered to sell gold pencils all over the couutry for 83,00, aud accompany them with a gilt of jewelry, which if not satisfactory, might be returned. 1 bis lellow was on the highway to fume as well as fortuue, if the luw bad not cut his career short. All these swiudlers are transparent, and it is not apparent to us why the law should wink at them, and permit them to go on, which they most assuredly will so long as fools live to encourage them, and that they are not all dead yet, we bad occular demon stration on the occasion of our last visit to Philadelphia, when we accidentally dropped into a gilt book establishment, and there fuund two western clergymen laying iu stock of theological works, and receiving, with evident satisfaction, an article of hrast jewelry with each volume purchased ! Could gullibility lurther go was tbe inherent bunion passion for gambliug ever exemplified iu a stronger light ? The book dodge, however, being on its last legs, it has been found necessary lo resort to some other meaus to give the greenB a pain ful realization of tbe fact that "it is not all gold that glitters." We now notice that an establishment bus opened in Market street, which does business on a new priciple. Tbe customer purchases a bottle of tbe "Balm of Gilead" a medicine which is supposed to possess the most uubeard of medical virtues for the small consideration of 25 cents. With the bottle of medicine, tbe purchaser gets a certificate, for which be pays an addi tional dollar, and gets any article named on the certificate, on presentation at tbe counter tbe article being a piece of gold jewelry, valued at from oue to ten dollars ! liy this system of doing business they evade all laws except those which require them to take out a retailer's license, aud tbey actually only sell their yifts. But tbe fraud opon the very face of their system is that they profess to give four our live dollar's worth of jewelry for one dollar, wbeu tbey do no each thing, and be only is the veriest ass who gives tbein oue dollar iu hopes of getting in return the value of two dollars. Tbe business it like a wbited sepulchre fair to tbe eye, but foul within. It is a pal pable deception of tbe grossest kind, because there are do known laws of trade no system, orlbdox or heterodox, by wbicb we can be convinced that a man can give yoa two dollars worth of anythiiig even brass jewelry for oue dollur. The thing is simply preposter ous. The Balm in Gilead, we believe ii made of tbe buds of this well known tree, and pos sesses some curative qualities. A good sized bottle full would cost about the price of gathering tbe buds. If, therefore, yoa bey from this Professor, his margin of profit is about 90 per cent. If you give- bim a dollar for tbe certificate, you may get an article with a ficticious value set upon it of from one to ten dollurs, but if its real value goes from thirty to beyond eighty cents, be is doing an absolute losine business 1 And who will say tbat mcb is tbe mission of tbe gift iewelrv man t Not os, reader, for we are uot to be duped by any sucb shallow artifices toy look at hundreds woo are. uuuy men are fleeced out of their hard earinings by sharpers who still find soino new and plausi ble plan to evade tbe law. And this thing, we presume, is to continue until laws at once stringent and forcible are passed to meet such cases fairly and squarely, and leave them no loop-hole to crawl out at. llarrisburg Patriot and Union. A Dead Woman Comes to Life A Funeral Spoiled. A woman was tokoo sick on Thursday last, and after much suffering, was reduced to so low a state that her case was considered hopeless. Some of the neighbors took turns at Bitting op with the dying woman, hourly expecting ber dissolution. On Friday eve ning a newly married sister of tbe sick wo man and a young girl were acting as watchers in the grief-clad chamber, and were sitting by the bedside. After giving the sick woman her medicine, they sat quietly sewing, the sufferer having apparently gone to sleep. The watchers on looking again at the sup posed sleeper, became startled at her doalb like appearance, and examined ber more closely. Tbe body was rapidly growing cold, and the pulse had apparently ceased to beat. A looking glass was hastily torn from tho wail aud pluced over the mouth of the pros ttate woman, but no breath stuiu was visible. She was evidently dead. The wutchers left the room to procure as sistance. An elderly neighbor was sent for to "lay out" the body, and tho messenger, meeting the undertaker, already notified, told him of the circumetance. lie proceeded to the house, arriving about tho same time with tbe neighbors, who had been summoned, and all parties, after discovniing the nature of the fatal disease, and talking over some of the funeral arrangements, prepared to enter the chamber of death, in order to perform thu lust sad offices for tbe deceased. The young girl weut first into the room for the purpose of making it ready for tho rest to enter. She bad no sooner entered where the body lay than a succession of piercing shrieks struck terror into the visiters outside. They rushed in and found the girl on tho Qoor iu a fainting fit. A glance around the room at once ex plained tbo cause of ber terror. Tho dead woman was sitting up in bed ! At first the entire party fled, screaming, from the room, but soon collected their senses and returned. The dead woman had resumed ber recumbent position, and was so far from being defunct that she inquired, in a weak voice, the mean ing of the strange scene eiotind her. It seems that she had fallen into a short tranco like slumber, seemingly like death itself. Just as the girl entered the room she had partially awakeoed, and moved ber head. Tbe shrieks of the terrified girl thoroughly awoke ber, and she sat up in bed to learn tho cause of tbe screams. Restoratives were immediately applied, and the "defunct onu" is now in a fair way of returning to healthy existence. Tbe climax of the disorder had passed. New Orleans Delta, l'lh tilt. Hanging at Pike's Peak The Execu tion and Confession of Gordon the Murderer. James A. Gordon, the murderer of John Gants, who banged at Denver City on tho Oth iustant, cenfessed his guilt, but alleged that be committed tbe deed while intoxicated and was not sinsible of what be was doing at the time. Tbe circumstance of the murder, aud subsequent arrest aud execution of the culprit, created onppralleled excitemont in the mountains. On tho morning of the exe cution Gordon expressed himself several times as willing to be sbot, and hoped some friend would shoot bim: he did not want to be dragged to the gallows and there hung up like a dog. "If some one will shoot me I cau die content," he said, tbe clergy called upon himduring the morning, and religious services were performed in the room in which the Condemned was confined, in which be appoar ed to take a deep interest. At three o'clock Sheriff Middangb entered tbe room, and told Gordon that all was ready and tbat be must put on bis coat aud go The prisoner said be preferred to rido to tbe gallows in bis shirt sleeves, and then asked the sheiiffif he had personally examined the gallows, as to ascertuin if it was rightly con structed and strong, for be wanted to die quick. The official assured him that all was right. They then dtcended the stairs into the street together ; unassisted. Gordon en tered the buggy, stood op in it a moment, gaziug around upon the crowd, aud then sat down. There wero no manacles upon his limbs. The sheriff seated himself beside tbe prisoner, tbe order was given, and the guard formed in line, aud moved on towards tbo place of execution at a slow pace. On the way Gordon recognized a frieud on the street waving his bands towards bim, and, attempt intr to smile, burst into tears. When be came in sight of the gallows, with Vlie rope swinging from it, he asked the sheriff if he was going to attend to tne hanging nimselt. Middaueb en-werea in Uie ueeauve, say- in be bad appointed a deputy to do it. Gordon then ii sisted upon his doing it : "Stand by uie now ; this is my lust hour ou earth. 1 prefer that you suould bang mo don't leave it for another, a German, or anybody that bates me. Moved by 1iis earnest supplications, ine sneriu unauy con sented to perform the unpleasant duty Tbe prisoner mouulea tuo piauortn wun a hurried step, occompauied by the clergy ; all knelt in prayer. I he condemned men auuresseu tne people thanking bis friends for their kinduess, and hoped they would take a lesson from bis dreadful fate, and abstain from the use of all intoxicating drinks, assuring them that be was a reformed men, and if be could have lived, be would have proven it to them ; but as it was, tbey could only have bis word for it. Then turning to tbe sberifl be begged of bim to be sure and Gx tbe rope so it would dislocate bis neck immediately, ex claiming, "Obi my God I my God l that some friend would shoot me." Tho rope was adjusted, tbe dop fell, and J as. A Uordon was no more. For twenty-two minutes Ihe body bung ; it was then :ut down end da- llvered to bis irienas, ana vue crowu quiatir dispersed. t v.u.nunv tiih llmcE - When Mr. r..fr.,n ,lntoil I'pHsiJant bv the Iliu-e there were sixteen States in the Union, aud and nine were necessary to cuoice. nuring tbe first thirty five ballots tbey stood eacb time : Jeflersou eight, Burr nx, tied two. Oo tbe thirty-tilth ballot, JeflVrsoo bad ten States, Burr four, blank two. In 1824. John liuiocy Adams was cnoseo President by tbe House of representatives. There were twenty-four States- M r. Adams received in tbe House tbe votes of thirteen Statel, General Jackson (even, and Craw ford, of Georgia, four. Io 1800 there are thirty-two States, and the mao to be elected must seceive seventeen. In no event can Lincoln gut this u umber of 'statci. A'iwiW Whig. Wheat in 1800. More than balf the earnings of 12,000 miles of ruilway for the remainder of the year will como from tbe tolls upon wheat. No less lhau 50,U00 cars and 200 locomotives are constantly engaged in carrying it to tbe grout markets northwest of tho Ohio. TIIK CROP IN EUROPE. The average Amount of wheat produced by a number of 1'luropeao countries is as fol lows : lluttheh. Franco, 191,422.248 Great Britain, 14:i.soo.t)l)l) Two Sicilies, Cl.OOO.OCO Spain, 40.U14 8UO Austria, 27,73.",f08 Sardinia, lt),i7 i,UU0 TUB CROP IN TIIK I'NITKD BTATKS. By the returns of the United States census for lH'iO, the wheat crop was put down ut 100,58;"). 8 14 bushela. From tbe most relia ble returns wo can find, the crop of the whole country, until the present year, has never exceeded 100,000,000 bushels. Tbe crop just harvested we have taken some pains to ascer tain, aud find it will not much exceed ISO, 000,000 bushels. This is very unequally divi ded among the States. New York and Pennsylvania have raised nearly enough for their own consumption Ohio and Missouri a small surplus. The remainder or the States, except tho fullowiug, have a deficiency for consumption. Tho main surplus crops have been gathered iu ludiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wiscousin, Iowa and Minnesota. Tbe crops of these six Stutej wu estiiuatu as follows : llliinois, bushels, 25,000,000 Wisconsin, " 2.",000,000 Indiana, ' 16,000,0(10 Michigan, " 12.000,000 Iowa, 1U,000,000 Minnesota, ' 0,000,000 Totul, 94,000,000 Some, usually good authorities in bread stuffs statistics, make tho crop as bigh as 220,000,000 bushels. This is positively too large an estimate, as we can show by the fol lowing comparalivo figures. Our usual sur plus is less than 15,000 bushels; we consume and use for food the balance of tho crops There can be no mistake about this. It takes, by general calculation at the Kant, fourteen and a half bushels to each inhabi tant. Although this is too high for many StuteH, particularly where corn and rye ore largely iu use, still wo will adopt tho figures for our estimates. Our c6tiuiato would bo for the crop of 1800 : Consumption, 135,000,000 For soil uud work, 30. 000.000 Surplus, 0,000,000 Add to our surplus of 9,000.000 bushels 29,000,000 from Cauada, and tho real surplus to be shipped abroad from the crop of 18G0 will bo 29,000.000 bushels, or uioro thun double the usual quantity. THE YIELD I'KR ACRK. The yield of wheat io tbe States bus ranged from five to sixteen bushels per a;ro. New York in early times produced as high us twenty bushels. The country round about Albany only produced thirty bushels of wheat to the acre; it uow barely yields an average of six bushels to the acre. Ohio, ouce the great wheat State of tho Union, produced iu one year 21,000,000 bushels, uud sixteen bushels to the acre, has gruduully fallen oil' till now tho average is only seven bushels to the acre, and her crop not more tbau 10.000. 000 to 18,000.000. In F.ngltind the yield per acre bus been raised from thirteen to thirty, six bushels. Single fields have often pro duced forty five to sixty bushels. The largest we rememoer to have been recorded was eighty-eight bushels for one acre. The depths of the ocean, the islands of tho sea, uml the battle-fields of the world, have been ransacked for thuir deposits of phosphutes, ammonia, and cllier rich ptoducing properties, in order to arrive at this wonderful productiveness In Wisconsin and Illinois the crop in 1800 is the most remarkable ever harvested. Seve ral other States have unusually largo crops. In Wisconsiu tbe yield has never before averaged more than twenty bushels to the acre. It now averages twenty-eight bushels to the aero. Instances are constantly quoted iu tbe local press of the State, where farms have averaged forty to fifty bushels. One guutleman in Walworth coutity harvested seventy two bushels from one acre. In Illinois the average yield of the State this year is probably twenty bushels. The entire grain crop of Illinois for 1800 will bu about 100 bushels to each inhabitant. Perhaps no ter ritory cf the sauio extent ever produced as much. In wheat alone, tbe yield io Wiscon sin for 1800 is over 31 bushels for every inhabitant, and over 200 bushels for every voter at tbe Presidential election. In Kng laud the production is five busbuls per bead ; in Spain, four bushels ; in Ohio, ten ; in New York, five-and a half ; in the United States (1850) four aud a half; in 1800, six bushels. THE COST OK PRODUCTION. The cost of raising wheat, including inter est an the land, in the Northwestern Slutes is about S9 per acre. This, with a yield of 18 bushels, would make the cost of the wheat to the farmer, at barely a living price, 50 cents per bushel. With a yield of 28 bushels, tbe cost would be reduced to about 3.) cents per bushel. The price of wheal ut the far mer's murket in the Northwest will uot ave rage as low as 50 cents. The crop of 1800 has thus far yielded the farmer at his door ','.) cents per bushel. No crop is more certain or pleasautur of cultivation. Four tilths of the entire crop of the great States euuiueru ted above is spring or summer wheat, and the best of it is nearly equal to loniiuou red winter. Tbe "amber Iowa" and "Mtlwuukie club" have world-wide reputations THE EXTENT OF TDK TRADE. The extent of tbe wheat trade of Chicago and Milwaukie at this time is marvellous. Tbe historical importance of Pantzic, Ham burg and Odessa dwindle into colonial insig nificance, compared with these new wheat emporiums of tbe Northwest Tbe graiu commerce of Lake Michigan is greater lhau tbat of tbe Atlantic ocean. Chicago aud Milwaukie receive and ship more wheat than any four cities oo tbe globe. The receipt of wheat at these two cilia, since harvest, have been nearly ten miliums of bushels! The receipts for any day the Utt week, at these markets, would give one bushel to every inhabitant of Vermont ; aud tbe receipts lor the week would food all Massachusetts for six months. It is co figure of speech to say, that the Northwest cau "feed the world." Colored "Widk-Awakes." Tbe republi caui of Chelsea, Mass., bad a processiou on Wednesday night, and among the clubs in line was tbe "Attucks Wide Awukes," composed entirely Of black men. lion. J. A. Andrew, tbe republican candidate for Governor, honor ed them by taking bis place io tbe I. no, just io their rear, tbe mayor oi tbe city and other "white folks" following. These facts wc take from the Boston Atlas, repub. Predictions for the Present Year. The year 1800 will be a very eventful one to every maiden who gets married. Throughout the whole course of the year, whenever the moon wanos tbe nights will grow dark. If dandies wear their beards there will bo less work for barbers. He who wears his moustaches will have something to sneeze ut. Whoever is in love this year will thiuk his mistress an angel. Whoever gets married will find out whether it be true. He that loses his hair this year will grow bald. He that loses his wifo will become a wi dower. Happy man ! If a young lady should happen to blush, she will look red in the face. If she dreams of a young man three nights in succession, it will bo a sign of something. If she dreams of him four times, or havo the loolbachn, it is ten to one that she is a long time getting either cf them out of her head. If any one jumps overboard without know ing bow to swim, it is two to ouu be gets drowned. If any one lend an umbrella, it is ten (o one bo is obliged to go borne in thu raiu fur his pains. Whosoever runs iu debt this year will be dunned. Many an old sinner will resolve to turn over a now loaf this year, but the new leaf will turn out blank. It is probable that if thoro is no business doing, people will complain of bard times, but it is certain tbat those who hung themselves will escnpe starving to death. He that bites oil' bis own noso, or turns politician, will act like a fool, and this is tbo most certain of all. Guizot's Account of the Last Hours of Lafayette. No life, says Uuizot in his me moirs, hud ever been more passionately polit ical than his; no man ever placed bis ideas and political sentiments more constantly above all otbor prepossessions of interest. But politics were utterly unconnected with Ilia death. Ill for three weeks bo approach ed bis last hour. His children and household surrounded bis bed ; ho ceased to speak, aud it was doubtful whether ho could see. His son Goorge observed that, with uncertain gestures, be sought for something iu bis bosom. llo came to his father's assistance, and placed in his band a medallion which he ul ways wore eusponded round his neck. M. do Lafayette raised it to his lips ; this was his last motion. That medulliou contained a miuature aud a lock of hair of Madumo de Lafayette, his wife, whose loss he had mourn ed for twenty-seven years, Thus, already separated from the entire world, along with thu thought and image of tbo devoted com painion of bis life, he died In arranging his funeral, it was a recognized fact tbat M. de Lafayette had always wished to be buried in tbe small cemctory adjoining the convent of Picpus, by the side or bis wife, in the midst of the victims of the revolution the greater part royalists and aristocrats whose ancestors had founded that establish ment. Tho desire of the veteran of 1739 wus scrupulously respected and complied with. An immense crowd soldiers National Guards uud populace accompauied the funeral pro cession along the streets and boulovurds of Paris. Arrived nt the gates of the convent of Pic pus, thu crowd hulled ; the interio'r enclosure could only admit two or three hundred per sons. Tbo family, tho nearest relatives and thu principal authorities entered, passing through the convent in silenco, aud then across the garden, and finally entered the cemetery. Tbcro no political manifestation took place ; no oration was pronounced; re ligiou and tbe intimate reminiscenses of the soul alone wore present ; public politics as sumed no place noar tbo doath-bod or the grave of tho man whose life they bad occupied aud ruled. House Sparrows. These, by the for the ugliest and most impudcut of all British birds, Bwurm iu London and the suburbs at all seasons, aud are SAid to number double tho u mount of tbe human population withiu the sound of Bowbells. In the rail or the year, and through the wiuter, they congre gate, about two hours before sunset, iu the ueurest trees, and there make such a dines drowns at times even the roar of London streets. It is from this cause that so many trecsiu the frout grounds of suburban villas, wbicb would otherwise be allowed to grow to their fair proportions, are muti'.atod aud cut down to shapeless trunks. The sparrows in sucb myriads in a large tree are an intoler able nuisance, wbilo tbeir drippings poison tbe air. They are kept down iu thu populars at the end of the Terrace Gardens by the Terrace cats, which promenade the top of the walls aud scale the trees after them, bugging them easily during their conclaves. When pairing lime comes in tbe spring the sparrows in tbeir eagerness to build, will fight liko tigers foi a site fur the nest. Year alter year they build iu tbe opeu mouth of the waste, pipe from the roof, aud as regularly lose a portion or tbeir brood by tbe sudden showers which wash them awuy. Tbeir nests are most slovenly affairs, and generally fall to pieces by ihe time Ihey are doue with. Chambers' Journal. A Whale Attacked by a SwonDnsii and a Shark A romarkablu scene was witnessed by a boat's crew belonging to thu island of v estray, about a lurtnigbt ago. As Uavic Mowat and bis boat's crew were engaged fishing for cod about six miles from land, to the eastward of Noup Head, they ubervud a large whale ruuuiug rapidly toward their boat. In a littlu while there was a violent commotion. Tbe whale leaped uboutsix feet clear out of the water, when they observed that a swordlish bad struck its lethal weapon into its body just behiud the large fin. The huge unimul continued in. ihe greatest dis tress, leaping out of tbe water, bat obviously getting more feeble, while tbe swordlish cluug closely iu spile of all its contortions. During all this tiuiu, also, a threshen (a Urge shark) continued to strike the whale ou both sides, near its middle, aud tbe wounded animal coutiuued to bleed profusely. The three creatures passed ut some little distaure from the boat, uud the eddies were so considerable as to make it sway uot a little, though Ihu sea was otherwise perfectly calm. When it passed, the whale was pulling so feebly thul be seemed literally gasping for breath, and tbe men full certain thai il musl have died io a short lime. Orkney ILralU, A paper in Buffalo bad lately this novel correction ; "In au advertisomeul wbub ap peared iu our last issue for "BumbUituu's storm destroying porringers," read "11 a mil ton's worm destroying lozenges." "Julius, wby didu't ynn oblong your stay at de sea side T" "Kase Mr. Snow, dey charge loo much," "How so, Julius t" "Why, de landlord charged dit individual wid stealing de spoons." The Art ok Dinino at a IIotkih The art ofdiniug nt a hotel is thus told by a enrrej psndent : iryouliave a taste fur delicacies and diplomacy you can slip a quarter intn your hand and then fumble for amoment with tho back part of your coat collur; the quarter some way disappears, and John will expedite things for you in a most mysterious muonrr. But a still better plan is to pluce your quarter on tho table under an inverted wine gloss. I'ho glass plays the part nr a convex lens i the quarter assumes gigantio dimension, ami John takes it to be hnlf a dollar. The exer tions that he makos lo secure it are reully surprising. You get well along with your' tish before your neighbor's soup plute is re moved, and tho dessert chases np chicken with astonishing rapidity. Then at the close or tho repast, if you are an artit-t, and wish lo catch the expression of deep disappoint, ment, just remove the gloss, return thu quarter to your pocket. ,..,d walk (iff uncon cernedly. J0lin Las had bis reward : he has cmoysd the pleasures or anticipation, and there is good reason to believe thut they fur exceed those of reality. But never occupy the same scat again. Boston paper. Dr. Cheeveh's C.R-RcH.ThoLondoU Amo , can pnnts a protest, which has been sent to Lugland by a large number or tho uemoers of Dr. Checvur's Church, against the application which he is making in Great tha brhrCClniBry0iJ; The 4mvZy that the Church, as such, is in any need of foreign aid, and present the appeal as comiug from a few individuals, backed by the pastor. and as intended for their personal benefit and not at all for the support of tho Church! 1 hey deny thot the appeal has nny legitimuto connection with the opinions of the Church on the subject of slavery, and that it is only calculated to misrepreticut and greatly damage the anti-slavery cause. 'Van sis a Skins with tiir Pcr on. Nuil tho rresh skins tightly oud smoothly ugoiust a door keeping the skinny side oat. Next proceed with a broad-bloded blunt knife to scrapo away all loose pieces of flesh and fut : then rub in much chalk, and be not sparring of labor ; when the chalk begins to powder and fall off take the skin down, fill it with finely ground alum, wrap it closely together, und keep it in a dry pluco for two or threu duys t at tho end of that time unfold il, shake out the alum, and the work is over. Scientific American. J New Remedy for Neuralgia. The Jonr nul do Chemio Aledicale contains an account of the discevery of a new oud powoi ful sedativo in Deuraltria. iuat. ,Y,mn, ....) i i.j i- , , 1 he Bubstance used is nitrato of oxyd and c vei In. nnil m nl,i;.,,l l . ... , ' . uu.,,luu UJ, in-uimg glycerine) at a low temperature with sulphuric citrio flPlli. I Inn flriMi mivnJ : l in i . . ,,, cu Wllu v.j ur0pg 0, gpirlts of wine constitutes the first dilution. A cosh of neuralgia in an old lady, which had resisted every known remedy, was completely cured by this now nD-nr.t- ' ' e , Ki;o-nuv ni? T.Vf. ti .. . . ...,,:, , mere nre csi imatcil to ue 9.000 locomotives in use in the Uaited r:r"' v mtaiBuunui mileage beine about 1 .a.000,000 miles. The average cost of fuel at ten cents a tnilo .'ii,.. . ., nli Z.19 18 ce,ll!!) woulJ be 817.600,. ..... """"ps "'"3 iwo cents a unto in fuel would reduce this sum 83,500,000. Dish for Breakfast Take half a dozon, or as many as may bo necessary, nice largo fall pippin apples, or other good cooking ap. pies. After wiping them nicelv cut ihcm in slices about one-foui th ot uu inch thick : have a pan roody in which tLere is a pleu tirul supply of fresh, sweet lard. The lard must bu hot before the slices of apples aro put iu. Drop in the slices just as you would .niters. Let oue side of them fry until brown : then turn, and put a small quautity of sugar on tho browned sidu of eacb slice. By the time the other side is browned the sugar will be molted and spnad over tho whole surface. Sorve them up hot, aud you will have a dish good enough for anybody. innucrFjlfpnviiiiciit. Plantinu Trees in the Fall. We fiud that transplanting fruit trees in the fall is preferred by many, so far as it relates to ap ples and churries. For pears and small fruits, spring is better. Our own experience would moke tho locality, rather than the season. th guide in making the selection. In uplands or other lauds of a naturally dry, silicious na ture, we should chose autumn ; but io moist heavy or ogillaceous soils, spring is uudoub. edly tbo best, without reference to tho variety or the fruit. And we should adopt this course whether iu regard to shade or fruit trees lteVS?i,ting ,.he evererns, which wo do not think do nearly so well in full as spring. i be bust time to transplant in tho full is as soon as tho trees are done growing, which cat, be determined by the change of the loaf. By this early operation tbe roots have time to seize upon the soil before wiuter sets in, and the true is thus ready Tor an early start in the spring, und is also bettor prepared to stand tbe severities or wiuter. Large trees, espe cially, should be transplanted very early, or not until the ground is frozuu burd. Uer. Telegraph. To Kill Ai.dlr Brush. As an experi muotalist, I have spared oo small amount of time endeavoring to ascertain the surestmodo of killing Alder iu swamp lunds. Tbe only way to eradicate tbem, or prevent their sprouting, is to take a sprouting hoe or adze aud sculp them oil' about au iucb above the surface of the ground, at tbe same time let ling the brush lull promiscuously as it is hacked off. This must he doue about tbe 1st of November. The sap ut that time will buve gone dowu into the root. Tbe pub or heart of the stump being exposed to freezing during wiuter, effectually kills them. In the spring the biush ought to be piled and burnt. In Ibis wuy Alder wood swauips may be cleared off with less than one-half the expense of grubbing, winch is generally the uiude of clearing. Baltimore UVUy ami. Peaches on Plum Stocks The plum is the bost stock to bud the peach ou ; in our vicinity they will live longer and are less lia bio to be killed by frost than the common peach ou bottom laud. It is my opinion that where the pluuL?rowg spontaneously on low lands, that bHdiug tbureuo will lengthen the life t.f the treo and give a peach of a better quality tbun the) commou peuch tree. Ihdtimore Sun. Ten Ti Pit. The New England Farnies says (be progress of acclimatiuug the lea pUul.so. far as heard from, is i.ivjra'nle, and Ibere is reason lu believe that il can Iks (jrown in die o;wn air south of lbs Noilhoin line uf North Carolina and Tenuessvu. Kii;hlecu thousand plants have been sent into lh Southern regiou, and right thousand mere have been distributed lo peisvis m tit a Northern Stale owning green heu, as olneUi el cuiio-iiy. 4.
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