Me NEW SERIES, VOL. 14, NO. 7. SUN13UHY, NOHTII UM13ERLAND COUNTY, PA-SATURDAY, MAY 11, .1861. OLD SERIES, VOL. 21, NO 33 The Sunbury American. PUBLISHED EVKRY SATURDAY BY H. B. MASSEB, Market Square, Sunhury, Penna. T R R M OF SUBS C R I V T I O N . TWO iul,I..n bit annnm tot paid hnlfyear y ,dvniicu. No rAraa discontinued uiiiil all arrearages TOOLXTB8. Three Copies In one addrese JJ .vrn ... no. .... iu ; Kift.cn U... d au Kive dollars in advance will pay foi three ycar'aauu- , ...nil isier. will please act as nor Atrnts, and rrmiK SrttcrseoiitaiuiiiK subscription money. 'I hey r. pennit Its! tn do llin onder the Kiwi Hflict Low. rl!ini or A I V E R T 1 I N O . One Sapnre nf HI Hum' S timM, i m r.VVTV Bl'iSeHieni in.nnoii, OneStpiare, :i mouths, en hi ntlia, One vear, Hnshim Cnnl nr Five liars, per annum, !. . i ...i. .,l..liaiii lit III. ' 3 im 6 on . 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SOMERS & SON Importer anil Dealers in Cloths, Cassimeres. Ve'stingg. Taylors Trimmings, &o.t No 32 South Fourth Street, between Market and Chesnut Street, Pb ilnde Iphia. Merchants others visiting llic rity would find It to their ndvintnge to gi them a call and ex siiitnr their slock. March 10, iy0 HARDWARE ! HARD Y7 ARE ! ! Tfl'ST icceivcd l.y A. W. FISHER, at his 3 Drug Store, Sunhury, Pa., SCOOPS, shovels, FORKS. LOG CHAINS, Mil. I, SA W'S, CltOSS- ci;t saws. Also, .crewa. Butts, Door Knohs. Thtiinb Lati'lu-H, ami all hnrdwaro necessary fur building. A splenilid ht nf (nic kpt and table cutlery, Scis on, Oeriiian .Silver Spoons. .(lulling tilnNNCN. A large stock of Looking UlaMra, received and for sale l y A. W. FISHEK. Sunbury, July 17, 1P5. J. P. SHINDEL GOBIN, Attorney fj (3ouiiseUor at Iaw SUNBTJRV, FJK. VII.Tj utlend faithfully to the collection of claims and all prole xstnnal business in the counties of Northumberland, Montour, Union and Snyder, ouunel given in Ihe (ierman langungr!. (V Cilice one dour cast of the Pruthonotary'a ollice. Sunbory, May IS, 1800. ly THE INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, unoAUWAY, coitNK.rt ok frankmn stuf,k.t NEW YORK CITY, ITurs iuilui-emmils to Mm-lumti and Tourists visit itijj tv VnrKi u.i8iiriiiiriUiy any Hotel in Hie MHtrniohs. i'hc I -II '-t!iK lire inn nig the HilvaiiliiKVS wlneh it posses i , in. I wliifi will li npprrriiileil ly nil Imvelers. Ut. A eentnil loKtiMoii.iniieeiileilt lo places uf business, IN well us pUi'-s of iniiuseiiifiil. 4.1. Sernpiil.iiiJly lean, well furnished sitiiua; rooms, ,vnli a iiHiimfieeiil liiii'es i'ailor, coiniiiaiidiiig an exten sive view of llroaitwliy .11 l.are ami siiieilily furnished sittinsT rooms, wilha n ieiiiHeiit I'urlor, cniin unling an extensive view of liciailii'iiv. Itn. Ili'in? eomlaeteil on ihe I urnpenn plan, visitors van live ni the lies! stile, witli the gicncsi eeunon.y 6th. It is eoiineeted Willi (ii tlor'st ( U hralcd SnluoiiH, where visitors eim have Iheir meals, or, if they desire lliev will lie furnished in ilieir own rooms. li h Tie fine served in ihe Saloons nml Hotel is ae kn m ieil red l.v epieuiM. lo I vastly superior to that of mo oile r ll nel in Hie cilv. . Willi all lhee ail.anlai;es. the eost of livmf III III. tnieriialiimal, IS much helow that of nay other first dims Uriel OILSON & CO , I'ropiielors. Aneust t. I'll') lv SI'Al.niN'ii'! Prepared nine, and 8he He) a Mucilage Prim ner lutlle ai d lirli i'l cents C riiml Klmr uf Caliaaya Hark A Uenzme, for removing e":"M' KfHt SVI.F. AT THIS OFFICE. Sanhury, March IT lbCu ANEW LOT OF HARDWARE & SAD DI.KKY. Also, Ihe best assortment of Irur Nail and Steel to be found in the county, at the Mammoth store of FRILINU & GRANT. Sunhiiry, June S, lHlil). SKELETON SKIBTS- VT lhn Miiuiinnth Store will be found a vvry Urtfu ussnrtment nf Sbelelou Skirts from neven lumps up to thirty. Oct. C, lbCO. FAILING & URANT. HeroNeiie Lamp. A VERY LA RGB and cheap assortment will be found at the Mammoth More nf Dec 15, 1 80ii. FKiLIXti ct GRANT. 0! YE LOVERS OF SOUP! Afresh supply of Macaroni anil Confectionery at Mill.l.MJ At UUAN 1.1. Sunbury, June 2, IHfit). j T is important to Ihe i.ADIES to know that Friliug it Grant, have the beat and largest assortment of Dress Goods iu the county. Sunbury, June 1, I860. k FRESH SUPPLY OF DRUGS at the jtMsV. Mammoth Store. Also, anew lot of per fuinery, Boapa and Fanrv Article. Very cheap, FUILINU it GRANT. Bunhury, May Sfl, 1H60. I JATENT BKITTANIA STOPPERS fa, oar Domes lor aaie oy H. B MASSER. 15 R Iron. Steel, Nails, Picks, Grub-Hoes and Mason Hammers, at low prices. BRIGHT it SON. Bunbnr, J one tS, I8W. PlisccIInncons. A Voyage) in a Balloon from Ohio to South Carolina. Professor Lowe started from Cincinnoli, Ohio, on a bullcoo voyage, nt 4 o'clock, A. M., nn April 20tli, nutl lauded the lame day, at Union v, lie, South Curoiina, having trav eled 1200 miles in uiue hours. We have r ceivetl bis statement aod make the follow ing extructs : OVER CINCINNATI. As I rose in the early morning, Ihe Cincin nati fqiiareH, bicb at first appeared ir. the usual size, (und gave the idea of an immense checker board) became smuller und smaller until they actually appeared like tbe stars ab ive; the darkness preventing any object frmn being visible J thus it Was euey to i tit -egiim thai tbe distunce from the lights on the earth were the same as that uf tbe stars, aod it seemed as though 1 were flouting among Ihe heavenly bodies. All was slill as death ilpell ; end as 1 was silently floating over 1 70,000 sleeping souls, 1 could but hope for the lime tn be near at baud when each and every one could enjoy tbe same privilege. In ten minutes I bad attained uu attitude of Live thousand feet here 1 felt a slurbt wave ! of tbe atmosphere, and soon my course chan ged lo the uortb, Mill ascending ; and wbeu at an altitude ol 700 feel, changed to tbe east, and muviug very slow. NEAR ZKKO. Here the atmopphere win quite frosty, nnd the thermometer tell from forty five to fifteen degrees above zero. I concluded to remain at this uttlitude until the 'rising sun should war rn and dry the dew Irom the balloon, which alone would be sufficient to send me up peverul thousand feet more. At four o'clock and nfleen minute, u grey light appeared iu the east, and tbe city of Cincin nati with her tiny lights glittering through the foggy mist, wus lust fading away oil the west northwest hornzon, showing that uiy course was a little south of east. DAYLIGHT. At a quarter lo five o'clock the light of dny waj spreud over the surluce of the earthf and tbe beautiful farms along the Ohio Vol , ley presented a splendid appearance ; the stars had disappeared one by one, and the I lay God was fust approaching to take their place. 1 wus now over the Ohio river, on the Kentucky side end at an elevutioo of 8000 leet, the thermometer standing at 13 deg. At 5 o'clock aod live minutes the sun showed its golden rim ubnve the linrrizun, and soon shone full upon the huge transpar ent globe overheud which was now perfectly distended, and presented a splendid appear' auce. In ten iiiiuules more the rays uf the sue appeared upoti the tops nf thu hills and tall trees making long shadows on the earth. I uow looked in the direction of Cincinnati, but it bad entirely disappeared. On looking to the southwestern hornzon 1 could discern a small villuge, which bus since proved to be Falmouth, Ky. OVKIl VIRGINIA, The balloon then ascended to the heigkt of 1 1,000 feet. 'I he euvonaut was now soulh of tbe Ohio river. At eight o'clock he passed over the northern range of the Cumberluud Mountains, aua descended so us to be? utile to shout to some meu ul work ion Geld. They responded that the Slate was Virginia, and then took to their heels. Finally be crossed the Blue Ridge. We coutiuue the narra tive : CLr.AItlNO Tint bi.cb Kipnri. I discharged sixty pounds of ballast, and in ten inioutes my elevation wus Ki.OOO feet, with gus rapidly discharging from the tipper j and lower valves, Bnd then I continued to i discharge weight und let ofT gas until I nt tained un elevuliun of U2.!)00 feet ubove tbe ' level of tbe sea. Here the theroiomi'ter fell; to 10 degrees below ze:ro ; the water, fruit, i and other things, froze, and it required all the ; clothing and blankets I had to keep me : wurin. Hut I bad gained one victory 1 had , cleared the mountains, whose tops were cov- j ered with snow, and was rapidly moving tn j the east. t was now twelve o'clock, uud 1 ' could distinguish the blue oteun in the eastern hornzon. Not having sufficient j ballast to remuin in that great attitude, the ' balloon grudnally sank down to within 12,000 j feet of the earth. Here the current was a ; little south oTeast again, and knowing that the coast in that direction was an uninhabited ; swamp, and being desirous of landing near a j railroad, 1 concluded to descend uud look out I a good place. 1 heard the firing of cannon aod concluded I I wus near some village and on neuring the j earth, over a plantation, caused great con- , sternution among the inhabitants, who seem ed to be entirely unacquainted will) such a ' scene and it was some minutes before any one could bo persuaded to approach ; and when they did would not render me any assistance, but threatened detruction to tke "bellibh" , contrivance that bad frightened them o ; i but I learned from them that I was in the town nf SpHrtanebtrg. near Ihe line of North und South Carolina. They would not believe thut I had sailed from the State or Ohio that morning, and informed me linit they would be very thankful if I would leave, and ordered Ihe negroes to let go tbe -ropes tbey were holding. "LOST Ills BAOOAGE." Iieipg desirous of getting near a railroad, I threw out a bag of sand and commenced to ascend. At that moment, one of the by standers, seeiug tbe bag of suud full out, sung out, "Hello, sirungi-r, come back, 1 reckon you bave lost your baggage." 1 now arese 000 teet, aod there remuiiied until I was wulted some twenty miles further to the east, which occupied about half an hnur or more. during which time I heard many discharges of what 1 took to be muskets. Not knowing, but being apprehensive tlmt tbe globe over my bead was the object or tiring, 1 prepared fur making all the signals possible when 1 should again near the earth, but while I wag thus elevated 1 bad no tear, for it was im possible to send a ball within a mile of me. llavitii; several yards of red silk iu my car. I tied it to the edge, and letting it hang down, by descending, this would keep iu motion, aod give tbe whole more lifu-like appearance. 1'bua prepared, with hat ir. one baud, ready to wave, aua valve rope id me otuer, l com menced gradual desceot. SOU I S CAROLINA BARBARIANS. When within a half mile of tbe earth I beard loud cries of terror, and law people runuiog in all directions ; but 1 aa deter mined lo land for good ibis time, lei come what would, and in five minutes more the anchor took a firm bold in a short scrub oak, and tbe car gently touched the ground Thus fast, the globe geolly swung to and fro, preseuted a very lifelike appearance. I soou noticed some beads pei ping around tbe cor ner of a log but tbat stood Dear by, aod in which there seem,) in K,. persons in great attest. c..'i;,.,, . f, t .. ninw tod : me, at which (bey took do notice nntil ! threatened to cot loose aod rnn over them, after which two white boy, tbret old ladies and three negroes, in a body, veutured within twenty feet of me. At thai moment a gust of wind caused the balloon to swung over Dear to the ground, anil a general stampede took place, which caused me to ahundon all hope of getting any assistance, but after telling them it was fastened to a tree, and would not hurt them, they again ventured op, in com' pany with a stalwart looking young woman sis feel high, and well proportioned, and took uoiu or toe edge of tbe car, "A DAT Or JUDOJIrtNT." I inquired what was the matter In tbe bouse, and was told that severul old persons were praying, as tbay thought the day uf judgment had come. I then asked if there were any white men abnut. They said they expected them every minnute ; that they saw the great thing coining, and had run for their guns. This was rather an unpleasant piece of information, and 1 wai determiued to keep as large a crowd around me as possible. Iu a few minutes men with muskets began to collect, but seeing women, children aod ne groes surrounding the air traveler, there seemed to be no uso for firearms ; so 1 dis charged the gas unmolested, ami packed op the machine ready to leave. By this time several more rough-looking fellows arrived, and threatened destruction to tbe "devil" thut could travel through the air one adding that be bad fullowed it ten miles, and had shot at it six times without any effect. "tiir tai.l woman." Tbe tall young woman aforesaid, assured me thut there wus no danger, for all tbe men then in tbe tieighbuihood were cowards, as all the brave oues had gone to th wars, notwith standing they nil declured they were Dot afraid ; however, promising to give myself up wbon I arrived ot the village, they consented that 1 should leave uuder a guard uf nine armed men. Procuring a team, we started for L'niooville, a vitiligo nine miles distant, and arrived that evening, hulling in froDt of a stone building with a small checkered win dow. A council wus then held with tbejuilor who positively refused to allow any such animal as they described to come into the building ; I was then tukeo to a hotel, and soon found persons of intelligence who assured me that 1 wus among friend. Here I te inained over the Sabbutb, and was called upoD by many persons of fine euucutioo, who in formed me that of all the places in the South the spot where I lumled the inhabitants were tbe most ignoruul, lor they could neither read nor wri'.e. The next morning I started en route for home, but news hud reached Columbia, tbe capital of South Carolina, that a man bad brought papers from Cincinnati, Ohio, ouly uiue hours old, I wus therefore at first ar rested on suspicion of being a bearer uf de spatches. This brought together a number of learned aud scion tilic gentlemen, who at once knew me by reputation, and saw my position, and 1 was immediately released, and liirnished with a passport by the Major of Columbia. From this tune uolil I reached Cincinnati, do more impediments were placed iu my way, MILITARY. Tiik Muis l!irL The first ride in vogue in France, was the so called pillar ride of Thou venin, but the invention of .Mr. Miuie is one which has practically revolutionized the fire anna uf the present day. The Improvements made by I Mr. Mime are outlined almost w holly to the form of the projectile, and bave very little reference to j thut ol the )iuii out of wh ch it ii fired. The ball ; is of an oblong conical form, a imeihiug like an! acorn without its cups; but instead of being! solid, thin cone is hoi. owed out at the base into a j cup. like furin. The advantages of this form of projectile are that it oilers leas rcsistanee to the ; air than a round ball would, aud that having its ! centre of gruvity in its foremost part, it has no ! teuJcncy to turn over in ilsllight ; but its chief merit in a military point cf view, is that with it the rifle can be loaded as easily aa Ihe ordinary i smooth-bored gun, Ihe lorciim of the ball into the ! grooves ol Ihe barrel being tllec'ed by the explo sion of Ihe gunpowder, aud not bv Ihe ramrod. The form ol ihe rifle proper to Ihcse conical mis biles ililfcrs very luilu Irom those ured with Ihe old spherical bullet, except that a three grooved rifle lias superseded the old two'grooved gun, and it is slill an unsettled question whether four grooves would not be betler than three. With this weapon ihe soldier can make far better prac lice ul live hundred, or even one thousand yards, than he could wiihihe old musket at one hundred or two huudied yards. Bakuaoks rou ths Ar.mt A number of ladies have olleied to make bandages for our wounded soldier, aud as, if made imperfectly or not ul proportion they become quite useless and tbe lalior of ihe charitable is ilirowu away, the lolluwiiij directions ma be found uaelul : Tbe bandages shuuld bu uf unbleached muslin, of at least seven Icel in lengih, and, if possible, withiiut scam. ; they abuuld be from two to three inch in width, and rolled up in tbe tightest man. ner possible, so as not only lo be iu Ihe smallest compass, aud therefore occupy the least space, but because when thua lightly rolled, Ihey are less in tbe surgeon's way, and very much facili tate his labors j llicy do not then unroll unless it is desirable , Tbe lint should be made of liner elolh if olj, so much tbe better; it may be either scraped or raveled, but Ihe raveled is very much prelcrable. as it can be more easily removed from the wounds. The linen should be cut into pieces about three inches square snj then raveled These ilnections ale of extremed importance. Very much labor of the French ladies during the Ciuueaii war was useless because misapplied. Bandages lor ribs, ten yards long, three or four inches wide For hand or finger, eight yarda long, one inch wide. For arm. eight yards long, two inchea wide. For leg, eight yards long, two and a half inches wide. Suitaui.b Materials for Asmt Clotiiino. The following is from a graduate of West Point one who has been in service; aod whose opinion is untitled to consideration : "As many mistakes have been made in tbe selection uf materials fur clothing fur our vol unteers, a few suggesliooa fruui an army ofli 'er will out be amis. Tbe clothing prescrib ed for Ibe soldiers of tbe regular army, after long experience, is undoubtedly the best for volunteers. Tbe overcoat, uniform coat, sack coat or bluuse, trowsers aod blankets, should be of wool, without any mixing of cotton, and should conform, in cut and make, to those used io the regular army. Tbe stockings should be uf coarse wool do cotton ; flannel ibirts of wool aod cotton, the lets cotton tbe better; drawers of cotton flannel. Clothing is usually issued twice a year, io quantities as follows : To each soldier, ooe hat, ooe fo rage cap, one uniform coat, two sack coats, two pair drawers, three flaooel shirts, four pair stockings in one year ; two blankets, two leather stocks io five years; three pair of trowsers tbt first year, two pair tot second year." "T.nftk out for paint," at a girl said wbao I .... ant la kisl her. . j . Th Docision. TJndxr wnicu Kino T is tbt question which the current of events forces upon Ihe State of Maryland, aod tn which thtt in required to give an explicit answer. It is question not to bt answered in passion unr from caprice. It demands tbe coolest deliberation, the souudest judgment and tbe wisest forecast, but, at the same time, the firmest response. Maryland Calls every trne sun of hers to give ready answer, remembering bs he does sn that lo him is committed some portion of her iuterest which he is tn promote, and siinm portion of honor which be is jealously to guard. It is not aquestion of election between two Governments, equally entitled to our respect, with neither or which w are connected, and between which we are indifferent. If it were so, the question so persistently and sn disin genuously put j "Will you go wnh ihe North, ur will you go with the South 7" uiiitht be proper and pertineut. Itol it is not so. On Ihe ot;e hand is MB cointbv, rich in priceless memories of the past, which are ours because tbey are our country's ; rich in the vast ex tent and variety of her present resources which enrich us as a part uf our country ; and rich (uh 5 how rich, but for the present cloud ol shame,) in tbe golden promises uf llii future, which are ours because the country is ours. On the otber band is a league of States without a history, with no elements of independent empire, tod around whose future tbt thickest darkness hangs. On the one hand is tbe flag round which cluster so niuuy patriotic recollections, and which has waved above the brave in to many hard fought battles ; the Constitution which so many of us have sworn to sustain; the laws which we have aided to enact ; tbe alliance which wn bavt contracted, and the cQt"ierc:u treaties wbicb tee have negotiated when ue command respect as a first class power umong the nations of tbe earth. On the other hand are those who trail tbnl flea in tlm dust, ubiuro that Constitution and repudiate the onlbs to sustain it which they have registered in Heaven, defy the laws which they have helped to enact, ond must contract alliances as best they can when recognized as n sixtharate power, whose discordant parts are cemented only by the whim of demagogues. IO observe our oaths, to maintuin tho law.. to sustain the Uoverbnienl as legally estab lished this is uot eoinir "with the North '" It is doing just what every true mull and patriot throughout Ihe country has been doing for half u ceutury. Upon whet vround can wo justify to posterity, or to ourselves w:ien lime snail have calmed the passions of tbe hour, a repudiation of these examples of tbe wise and patriotic? Has our country uecome our oppressor I uu its Constitution proved a tyrant? Wherein? It is no new thing in tbe history uf MurjUnd that the vote of the country has adopted u platform and elected a President distasteful to her. Jackson, Van DtrVcn, Polk. Huchiman. were all elected against the wish and despite the vote of Marylund. She regretted it und be lieved and some of her sons still believe tleir election was an injury to the Stute and a calamity to the country, lint they were constitutionally elected, und she did not iliinl: it right or honorable to deceit tho country iu the hour of its greatest need. Is not our country's peril equally great now, end does she not need, us much as ever in the past, ihe unwavering support uf every one tf ber children 7 Grant, for the sake of the argument, that Mar) laud bus the power und Ihe right to cease lo be one of thu United Stales, is it Iter interest to do so ? Six months ugo no sane man would buve dreamed tlmt it una Now scrutinize as closely u you please the whole course of our Government since i very law enacted by the legislative department, every decision pronounced liy the judictiiry, aim every act, oi ine executive, ami answer this question : Is there one law, decision, or act, which infringes any right or imperils any i interest uf our Stufe or of uny citizen of it 7 j If uot, then between onr Nationul und our ; Stale Governments: there is no occasion nr ground lor separation, fur disagreement or ! quurrel ; then ull inducement lo w change of the relations so long, so happ ly, nnd so ad- ! vuntiigeously subsisting betweeu them, comes from ubroud. hat can it be? Certain of the United Stales asserted their right to withdraw from the Union, and, so far us their act could do it, did withdruw. The Govern meut, notwithstanding, at an expense of thousands upon thousands of dollars has con tioued to carry their mails, has submitted to their assaults, aud hus in no instance or place takeo any action but defensive. President liuchunan, io bit message last December, said the Government could not do less than this, and tbe ofucers lue oiucers or inn uoverumeni under President Lincoln have dnnu no more than they would have done under I'resideut Bu chauao, if similarly assailed. We have, then, and can bave, no ground nf leseutmenl or complaint against our Government for the harshness, tbe precipitancy, the baste und aggressive character of its measures. Nor caa tbe Southern Confederacy oiler any rea sonable assurance of protection and prosperity in tbe fuld to which they won ua like that wbicb we have enjoyed, do and may enjoy in tbe Uuited States. True they promise us largely at Satan did on the mount of lemp talion, but with as little lawful claim lo the gift tbey proffer as he had to the kiuguouis uf lha earth. Hut one thought in many minds overrides all other considerations : "Virginia bus sece ded and of course Marylund r ust." Why "Muttt" When did Maryland become an infant or a captive to be dragged at Virginia's chariot wheels? Virginia is a noble State elltiooor to hor ; but she has done things before to-day in wh'ch Marylund could not follow ber. Tbe Old Dominion has fallen from tbt first rank tn the seventh in uur company of States, and the counsels which have led ber thut downward road are not the safest guide thut we cculd choose for Mary land. Nor dues it by any means follow that what is wisest or best ur mnst honorshle for ber is so for us. We are on different sides of a great nuviguble river. No natural bnucdary separates us from the great North No other Statu is interposed between us and tbeiu. We cannot escape the pos.tion of being all that separates them from their Capital, and only a miracle like that which opened the Red Sea, for Israel can save Maryland from becoming one great grave yard if tbe assumes to bear the bruut of tbe battles of Secession. Besides, if it were as clearly our interest, as it is our ruin, to abandoo our country for this ignis fatuus, could it be other ihun disbouor to do it? We granted her a District for ber capital. There she baa expended her money-millions upon miltions-withnut stint. Ia Aooapolis she has erected costly build ings aod established t noble school, a constaut tourct of reveoue to buodiadsof tbt citizens of our State, lo our own city tha it invest log ber means and urging forward improve menu to day wbicb shall protect tbt persons and proptrty of our citiimit is ,t honorable, or booett, as between, man aod man, to rttakt rat frsut, lta tbt improvement! earcoooU lo good faith has mule there, and c'ai n all a uur on 7 H to, it sorely would be well to wait a few years lunger till a few mure mil lions have been expended iu lhw.irks begun tiut yet unfinished there. They will make so muny more royal residence for bats when we have turned ull to desolation and reduced all that portion of our Stale to barrenness again. Dnulilless it would be wisdom to have no wish or judgment, or thought uf our own to become an outlaying pinvmce of Virginia, to he legislated for at Richmond instead of An nnpolis, hut would it not be well to defer takinu thut position till Virginia shows so much wisdom in the management uf her own a flairs as lo entitle ber to that confidence Till then let us take no position but that of un indi'pundenl Slate : let us know no Dug but the Stars ami Stripes, and no country but Ibe United .States of America Baltimore American. FitioimT i. Explosion ok an Oil Well We have already made mention of the explo sion of an oil well in Warren county, Penn sylvania. We extract the following particu lars : A well which had heen drilled two hun dred feet by Hawley k Merrick, had struck oil, but the yield being less than expected, the pumping was abandoned and drilling com menced. Over one hundred fe-t further were drilled, when at half post five on Wednesday evening; a 'inli.'cn rush uf oil through the five and a hnir inch tubing threw out the drills and gushed up the air forty feet above tho surface of the ground. At the least compu tation it was throwing from seventy to one hundred barrels per hour. Above ill s mass of oil, the gas of benzine rose in a cloud for fifty or sixty feet. As soon us the oil com menced gushing forth, nil tho fires of engines in the neigbbothood were immediately extin guished. At ubout linlf past eleven, as n large num ber of men and boys were about the well en gaged in saving the nil, the gns from tho well which had spread in every directum, took tire from the engine of a well over four hundred rods distant, when in a second the whole air wus iu a flame, with a crash and rour like dis charges from a pork of artillery. As soon es tbe gas took Ore, tbe head of the jet of oil was in a furious bluze, and failing like water from a fountain over a space one huudred feet in diameter, each drop come down a blazing globo of boiling oil. Instantly the ground was a flame, constantly increased and aug mented by the fulling oil. A I once a scene of indescribuble horror took place. Scores were thrown flat, and for a distance of 20 !h", B"d pumbers horribly burned rushed i blazing from the hell of misl'ortuue. shrieking; und screaming in their anguish. Just within the circle of the flume could be seen four bodies boiling in the seething oil, and one man, who had been digging n ditch to convey uway the oil to a lower port of the ground, was killed as he dug, and could be seen us hu I'eli over the handle of his spade, rousting in the fierce element. Mi. II II. Rouse, of the firm of House, Mitchell & Brown, of the village of Enterprise, Wurren Icotintv. a gentleman largely interested in wells in this locality, nnd whoso income from t bem amounted to 1,1100 a day, wus standing near the pit and was blown tweuly feel by ine explosion, lie got up and ran ubout ten i or fifteen feet further, and was dragged out j by two men. and conveyed lo a shanty somo I distance from tho well. When be arrived nut a ve-ttge of clothing vri-s left upon him ! except h:s stockings and hoots. His hair j wus burned oil, n well as his finger nails, his cum and his eyelids, while the bulls of his ejes were crisp.-d up to nothingness. Io this ; Condition he lived uiue hours made his will, , leaving SI OO.COO to the poor or Wurren I county ; the same amount to repair the rouds ol uiren county, and $fi'J0 a year lo bis father, his ouly living relation, lor life. He died, however, without signing the will, The bodies uf five other men wore recovpr. Bl' u"d recognized. In addition there are skeletons of fite others visible within the circle of flame, and many ure missing stran- gers who came to witness Ihe operations of' 'be wells, ll is supposed that a number of "lliers have been burnt to powder close by I be mouth of Went wounded the well. Some thirty four At the time of the explosion everything in the ni'ightiorliooj sixty or severity rods look lire, ami shunlies. derricks, engine hou- sesuiiil dwellings were ut once involved in n tines, i n uoiler or Hobbs' well, eighty Mng was held in Cattawissa, on Thursday of rods from ibe original well, blew up with a Ust week, presided over by Col. Paxtoo. tremendous expbsion, killing instantly Ihe Ureal entbusirsm wis manifested. A coin euguieer, Wesley Skinner, adding another nact is beine formed bv Muhlon Hamlin. .intensity to the evening's horrors. At this lime Ihe whole air was no fire. Tha i-'t of oil rushing up forty feet was ulinost a pillar of livid H.mo, while the gas ubove. it, lo Ihe distance of a hundred feet was flashing, ex ploding, dashing toward the heavens, and apparently licking the clouds with its furious tuujju.es ol heal Wheeling Union. Stkam P A8SRKOK.il Car A steam pop. en. per car, for a suiiiliern road, paed over tbe Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad, as far as Trenton and back to Ph.ladelphia on Satur day, making ihe trip to Trenton in b0 min utes, including stoppage, and returned in U7 minutes, a distance uf 30 miles. This car iH 37 feet long, contains a bugguge room li feet in length, next to the engine, also a closet, mail room, und seats for 30 passengers. All the machinery is placed upon the platform, in froot of the car, and acl upon the drivers by means of cut gearing, which runs exceedingly smooth. The water for the boiler is held in a tutik under the baggage room, and sufficient is curried, with coul, lor running 20 miles One it for the Huntingdon und Broad Top Railroad, a tributary lo tbn Pennsylvania Ceulral. Severul others ar iuteoded for Mex ico. Pay of tiik Troops. Tbe following is tbe rale uf puv allowed iu tbe army of the United States, to which tbe militia is entitled wbeo culled iclo Service ; Per Month. Colonel $213 00 I.ieuteutut Colonel 1V4 00 Mujor 17.i 00 Captain 118.H0 First Lieutenant IOSTiO Second Lieutenant 103 fill Brevet Second Lieutenant 103 Ml First or Orderly Sergeant 29-00 Other Se geatiM 27 00 Corporals 2'.V'' Privates 20 00 Musicians 21,00 Officers are required to provide their own uniforms and equipments, but Ibe men ere clothed ond armed by the Government. , Tbe New York Chamber of Commerce has subscribed $22,000 for tha volunteers, rccom meuded President Lincolo to proclaim south, ero privateering to bt piracy, and also that ba immediately declare tbt southern potts blockaded. Succp'rut. Nrwspaprris. Wt leurn that our neighbor, Ibe Tribune, will henceforth stereotype iheir daily edition, of which they are circulating some 60,000 copies jverr mnrninir. Their weekly paper of which about 200. Out) copies) art printed, bat been stereo typed for three months past, at well as the semi weekly editfon of the same jntitnal of about 40.000. Taking nil their editions to gether, they make abeul C40 000 Tribune every week. Their recent bid' for gfiO.OOO United States bonds, under the late 12 per cent, loan, would seem to indicate a plethora of pocket money quite convenient in these times. It is understood that the profit, of their business last year were nearly $100,000. From the Keening J'ont, having fully realized all the ends which lie proposed to himself io embrucing the profession of journalism, Mr. .John litgelow has retired, and Mr. Parke Goodwin becomes Iho purchaser of bis inter est. The Evening I'ost divided $09,000 prof i's, last year, between its thr.-e proprietors. The Independent has more than doubled its circulation during the past year, and now pub lishes 70,000 copies weekly A". 1'. Courier. Ixfi.urnck op N KwsPAPEns. Small is the sum that is leipured 1 1 patronize o newspa per, the amply rewarded is its patron, care not how humble or unpretending the gazette woich be takes. It is next to impossible to Gil a sheet with printed matter without put ting ir, something thut is worth the subscrip tion price. lOvery parent whose son is away from home at school, should supply him with a newspappr. I well remember what a marked difference there was between those nf my schonlmutes who had, and those who had not, access to newspupers. Other things be. ing equal, the lirst were always decidedly su perior lo the last io debate, composition, aud general intelligence. Daniel Wthsltr. A New Hampshire editor was lately rob bed while travelling. How much the thief made by the operation may be discovered by the indignant epistle lie immediately scut to to his victim, returning the bocket book : "Ynn miserable cups, here's your pocket book. I don't keep no sich. For n man dressed as well as you was to go round with a wallet with nuthin !n it but a lot of newspaper scraps, a pair ot wooden comas, two mewspa prr stamps, end a pass from a railroad direct- J nr' is R contemptible imposition on the pub lie. As 1 hear you ore you are an editor 1 re turn your trash. I never robs only gentle- The recent sudden change of He New York Herald from secession to the fide of the Union bus been a subject or much comment. At a public meeting held in New York on Tuesday, ihe following resolution was receiv ed with prolonged cheers, and passed nuani mously : Resolved, That the recent conversion of the Editor of the jlerahl to the cause of the Un ion is a gratifying illustration of the fact that "While the lamp holds out to bum, The vilest sinner niBy return." The Canadian Government has paid, np to March 1, bills for the entertainment of the Prince of Wules amniiotiug to 123 374 23, or, deducting the proceeds of the articles sold and sums refunded, $20i.9."2 83. Io ad dition to this there are some ousellled ac counts, Ur the payment of which the sum of $30,000 hag beeo reserved. I Uoal oil, it is said, has been discovered if! ' the vicinity of Holliduyshurg. Some work ' men enguged iu excavation found oil oozing , from the gronnd at the deplti of elovoo feet. i Senator Wadp, in answer to nn applicant for a consulship for which "nobody was ask ing," said : "There is no sncb consulship oo tins planet. Yuu may fiud it on some fixed tar, not here." Pr. yldiun Clark, who had a strong over ; sion to pork, was called upon lo say grace at ; a dinner, where the principal dish was roast pig. He is repocldd to havesuid : "O, Lord, if thou canst bless under tbe gospel what thou didslcurse uuder tbe law, bless this pig." IirtKAKKrt Burnkd. We regret to learn that the Breaker attached to tbe Colliery of Jeremiah Seitzinger, on the West Brunch, was burned down ou Thursday night. We could not oblam any of the particulars, cr the cause of the (ire, loss, or wuother iusured or not. Miners' Journal. Tim Spirit of Cattawissa. A large meet On the 3d of March, forty millions of Rus sian serfs were liberated. Tbe day before they were all slaves. PreDtic saya a contemporary asks if we can throw any light upon kissing ? We don't ' want to ; the thing can be dune just as well la ine dura. The quickest way to make a tall man short it lo borrow all the money be has got. Ad old bachelor is a traveller on life's rail road, who has entirely fulled to make the proper connection. "1 feel," said an old lady, "that j've got about through with this world. J than ten joy much more trouble." Why io life the tiddle of ricJles? Lecause we must all give it up. If old wine be good, is elder wine batter ? Since Cotton is king, will it seem very tin ister To Dominate Hemp ts a useful Prima Mio ister? Grafting for Grape J lie (.rape monopolists are being lust now exercised at the rapid progress which gi.ie.aTalt ing is making, ihey argue in long articles, published for them as usual giatuiiou.lv, thai Ihe policy is a bad one that gispes which are gralled are not so louglived, and all that. They see in tins lately unreduced mode lo propagate Iho best grspea on common or worthless stocks. ihe beginning uf lha cud of their monopoly, hence Ihu whole park joins in one general howl. The truth is, Ibe grape can be grafted with as much certainty as the cherry, plum, apple nr pear, and just in the same way, except that the operation has lo be performed a low down as possible, and Ilia whole then lighily coveted up wilh soil. It ran be performed, loo, any ti.ua iu March or April, like ulher grafting. There is not Ihe least secret about il. Therefore, those who have old grape vine of any kind, can still graft them this season wi.h the best varieties, pruvided .the gr.tis can bt procured. For the Delaware grape, especially, which it ao alow of growth, and never ought lo be allowed to grow upon its own roots, grafting is particularly adapt ed, and we trull it will resorted to generally by theat who desirt fruit early, at welas la aav n psiHsi Gw, Tetafrah. e '.' ' .' "sn " ." . H . . . . .. Jfnvmcr department. Qrapo Vines from New Wood. The following interesting extinct of a letter is communicated to tho Horticultural It contains a new suggestion lor the propa gation of grapes. We can see. however, no uecetsity for planting tbt shoot two feet deep. One foot, or even eight inches, wa venture to miy will answer not or.ly just es well, but much better. A light, porous snil, I undoubtedly the best so is a position here tbe sua can penetrate not over t couple of hours a day. Care should be taken not lo allew the soil to become dry. "Io the midileof September Ferdinand Rubens, of Germany.) received a letter from Rev. Mr. Rank, at Alexaudria, in Poland.. As that letter will iuterest you, 1 transcribe a part nf it. He says : 'Toward the 20ih of June, j net before 1 set out for a watering, place, I transplanted a cumber of grape, vines with perfect success, so that the troth of your assertion, thut Ihis may safely he dona in summer, was fully proved. 1 mad, beside, the discovery not mentioned in your book, that cuttings from young, green shoots, when carefully planted and treated, grow very readily. In transplanting the old vines, I collected the youog shoots, which were about three feet long, aod planted them in boles two feet deep, cutting off about six inchee from their tops, and watered them liherslly. The leaves, of course, had been removed, and they were planted so deep, that two eyes only remained above ground. About a week after planting Ihey commenced growing. Not a single one out of fifty which 1 plauted bat fuiled.'" r It will be useless to attempt the propoga. tfou of grape vines by this plun, unless every attention is given. Germantown Telegraph. Valoewf Roots for Fkkdino One thing is pretty certain cattle are exceedly fond of roots or all kinds. They are great promoters of health, and as we treat ourselves to vari ous kinds of delicacies, thore is no reoson why their pulate. should not be gratified. We estimate roots for feeding, something likn this : ruta bagas 10 cents n bushel, beets 12 cents, carrots 20 cents, and potatoes 25 cents. And then six cents a bushel may he added for the gratification of seeing with what gusto they are eaten. GlleTiiat Will Resist Moistcrr Dis solve gun-samlrac ond mastic, of each, two ounces, in a pint of rpirits of wine, adding about an ounce of spirits f,f turpentine. Thpn tuke equal parts of isinnlass and parch ment glue, (gelatin,) and having beaten tha isinglass into small pieces, and reduced tha glue to the same state, pour thn solution of the gum upon them, and melt the wbole io a covered vessel, at a beat of ISO deg. When the whole is melted, strain through a coorse linen cloth, and then put it again over tho fire, adding about on ounco of finely powder ed glass. In the preparations of l.quids con taining alcohol, cure should be tuken not to use too great a heat, aud to prevent boiling over, or thecatcliiug fire. Salt for Cabbaoks. Edward Carpenter, a correspondent of the Farmer end Gardener, last your tested the value of suit on cahbape and with satisfactory results. After plantinif them out, he watered them two or three times a week with salt water, containing about fif teen grains of salt to Ihe pint. The cabbage grew beautifully, aod headed np very fiuely ; while those which bad no salt water given them produced loose, open heads, which Were) unfit for anything thoo hoiliug. Rata water was given at tho same time, and io tho same quuutilieg, as the salt water. He does Dot know how strong a solution of salt the cahha ges woold boar without injury, but is fully Satisfied that a solution r.o stronger than that lie used is decidedly beneficial. Covkrino Grass Sf.kd. K. S. Allen, a Vermel, correspondent nf the New Kog'anrl Farmer, soys thai be hag "fouod a slab from n saw log beMer than brush to give the Inst finish to seeded land, aod better than tha roller on havy Und, as it pulvediz-g tha lumps, giving the surface a smooth, fine tilth, without packing it." He describes its con. struction and nse as follows; "My method is to tako a large slub. o foot wiJe vi more, about oine feet in leogtb, with a two iuch auger hole at obo&t two feet from each end, into which I fasten two small chains, and bring thin togotberio the form ofa triangle ; ihese are attached to the wbifHetree, nnd drawn by a horse, with tbe convex siJedown. A weight of any desired belt cbd ba attached tp the top, or the operator or teamster can ride on the flab, where tbe suifaca is But too) unequal or stouy." Plum Piddixo. Take half a pound of flour, half a pound of raisins atoned aud chop ped and acme currents, washed, picked uud dried ; use milk enough to stir easily with a pooo ; add half a pound of suit, chopped fine a teaspoop.ful uf suit, and four well beaten eggs ; tie it io a floured cloth aod boil for four hours. The water must be boiiiog1 when it is put in, tod cuotiiiue boiiiog ua'.il it is done. To Hon. a Beef Tosgtk rut it into cold water lor a few hours, aod theu boil slowly ; two or three carrots and a bunch of savory herbs, udded alter the scum had been removed will improve it; simmer till it is very tender when the skin will peel fiom it easily ; dried tongue will take nearly four hours to boil tender ; an ousmoked ooe about au hour less. To Soften old Pptiv In rsmoving old , broken panes from a window, it it generally very difficult lo get oQ the hard, dry putty that sticks round the glass und its frame. Dip a saisll nitric or muriitio kotd to ba obtained at the druggists and go over this putty wilh it. Let it rest awhile, and it will soou become so soft thut you can remove it with ease. To Pre,-) Rich ,A lady remoan mends tbe following : Soak Ilia rice in cold suit and water for seven hours ; bave ready a slew pan with boiling water, tbrow in tha rica aud let it boil briskly for leu minutes, drain it in a colander, cover it up hot by the bra tor a few minutes, and thn serve. Tbe grains will be found douuls the usual .ze, aud quite distinct from each fiber. Pork Steak. This should ba broiled the same at beef, except that it requires to ba don slower and much longer. If there it too much tire it wilt blaze. Cut around the hone that there shall be nothing thut bat a raw appeartnet. Wall paper is often cleaned bv tbt ose of wheat bran, but common wheal bread is deci dedly belter. Cookies Ont rup of thick, soar cream, one cup of sugar, half a cup of butter, cinna mon to taste, soda as usual. Ants These amine! art known to avoid irawert made of red cedar. Red cedar soar egt placed iu Uao r vo sbelTet, will recast tcao. . ' 1 ' - ' ' J ,' :t '
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