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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.