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STAR OP THE NORTH.
R. W. WEAVES, EDITOR.
Bloomsbnrg, Thursday, March. 27, 1851.
WSubscribsrs who intend to change thei r
places of residence on or about the first ol
April, are reipiestud to give us notice of tho
fact that there may be no mistake in deliver
ing their papers alter that date.
THIT WEST.
As almost everything relating to the Weei
of interest these days, we give thfr follow,
ing extract from the Telegraph, a> trr-weekly
paper published at Burlington City, lowa.—.
That region is a most prosperous part of the
West, and the editor, in speakiuir 0 f
neighborhood says
"Improved farms, situated three to si,
miles from town range' m Ta | U6 f rora 20 , 0
H0 per acre. VVS are not aware of any un
improved lands within that distance. There
Is at preseut for sale a valuable farm, with
good improvements, at 820 per acre, five
miles from town. Wo should consider it a
fair bargain at that price. There is plenty of
timber, and 110 difficulty in obtaining excel
lent water. In the matter of of lruit, wo
think we can say without boasting, that Des
Moines county will compare fsvnrably if not
triumphantly with any county west of '.he
Allegheny mountains for tho number and
excellence of its varieties in every species of
the hardy fruits, Mr. P. would be entirely
satisfied of this fac-t, could he bo present at
any one of tho monthly exhibitions of our
Horticultural Society. It only remains to add
that our I*>* titers find a ready sale, a good
market, and cash payments for all their sur
plus produce—and sometimes, when a little
*' hard run," they can get their pay in ad
vance, and while their crops are still grow.
in(j in tho fields. We will add, lor the in
urmation of Mr. P., that our county has a
population of some 13,000 and our city near
ly 5000; that we have several miles of pla.uk
road completed, and several new routes are
now being surveyed; that we are looking
with confidence to the construction of a rail
road eastward within a year or two, connect
ing us both by rail road, and byway of the
lakes, with tho sea board, and that the Mis
sissippi, which is open for navigation eight
or nine months in the year, "runs right by
our door."
The New Constitution of Ohio contains
among its feature the non-imprisonment for
debt principle; the right to vote and hold
office is -confined to white persons; the Le
gislalurc is elected and meets biennially ;
no State debt exceeding S7&0,000 can bo
contracted; corporations must ho chartered
under general laws, and the next 1 egisla
turo shall appoint three Commissioners, who,
under ,he general supervision of the Legis
lature, shall proceed to ''revise, reform, sim
plify and abridge the practice,, pleadings,
forms and |>roccedings of the Courts of He
cord of the State; and as far as practicable
and expedient shall provido for the abolition ,
ot the distinct forms of action at law now in
use, and lor the administration of justice by
a uniform mode of proceeding, without ref
erence to any distinction between law and
equity.''
The Episcopal Church
Hie improvements in this building of our
town are now furnished and present proof of
a creditable taste and and judgment. The
pulpit is a decided improvement upon the
old etylo, the cornico is beautiful, and in fact
the whole interior of the building looks like
a clean, new garment well put on.
At a Convocation of the neighboring Epis
copal clergy there will bo eorvice in th#
church on the 4th of April.
Ma. Ltsimf, who is of some note in the
line of comicalities, has been giving sever
al entertainments at Bigg's Exchange llall
an this town, and the many who went to bis
feast of witty odd sayings, were tilled to
•full enjoyment with his funny words and
"ways. •
iy The water is iu tho North Bravch Ca
nal and the boatmen aro making ready to
•hove off.
fir A destructive fire occorrou P n Sunday
morning near Gray's ferry, Philadelphia
roomy. The extensive stabling attached to
tho brick yard of Mr. Arrison. Six valuable
horses, three mules and 2000 bundles of hay
were consumed.
JUVENILE CONCERT. —Our readers of the
town must not forget the Juvenile concert to
be givev by Mr. Kemmerer on Saturday eve
ning. His conoerts in cities and other towns
havo been highly apoken of, and his large
class of young pupils here takes a lively in
turcst in its pleasing exercises.
CF"Iu the Court of Schuylkill county, on
last week, a rule was granted to show causo
why the late Sheriff's sale of the Donaldson
property in that county should not be set
uside, ou the ground of illegal informality in
the advertisement of sale.
|y At the trial of' Martin Pyfer for murder
iu Schuylkill county on last week, a number
of jurors wore excused because they could
neither understand or speak the English
language, although they had been serving on
juries previously empaanelled.
Isaac Hilt, of New Hampshire, died at
Washington City, on Saturday, aged about
70 years. He leaves • widow and three
eons to lament hie lose. He had long filled
a conspicuous space in the politics df New
Hampshire.
Tho New Jersey Legislature adjourned on
the J9th insl., after being in session nine
weeks.
TOWNSHIP ELECTIONS.
The following is a list of the officers elec
ted in the respective townships of Columbia
county on last Friday. We only give the
vote in instances where there was B
contest, except in Bloom township.
Bhom.—Constable, Moses CofTmsn, 178
B F Hartman 126
A M Rupert 85
Sam'l Bittenbender 33
Overseers, Sam'l Melick 200
Obod Everet 123
I'etcr S Leidy 87
Supervisors John Richards 126
Jos W Hendershot 141
Reese Kairman 157
Inspectors, Eli Crivoliug 64 ;
Peter Ent 30
Michael Waller 13
Assossor, E Mendenhall 03
Judge, Caleb Barton, jr i 49
School Directors, John Vauliew 56
Samuel Kressler 65
Aaron Boon 64
Auditor, Wm. Neal 42
Justices, Increase Two 109
No Increase 4
Against Increase 2
Iltmlock. —Constable, Daniel Neyhard
Judge, James Euimitt,
Inspectors, Perry Pursell
Reuben Bomboy
Assessor, Eli Thornton
Supervisors Baltis Applernan jr
Isaac Leidy
Callavitta. —Constable, Casper Rahn 87
Peter G Campbell 50
Judge, Hiram Phillips
Inspectors, Dean
Jacob Gcnscl
Assessor, Clinton Ellis
Supervisor, John Hartman
Beaccr. —Justice, Christiau Shuman 75
Samuel Cox 19
Constable, W. Longenberger
Judge, John Hoats
Inspectors, Simon Bredbenner
Jacob Hinterliter
Assessor, Isaac K Davis 34
Daniel Singley 28
Supervisors John Shuman
John Longaberger
Briur:rtek. —Constable, Jacob Hosteller
Judge, John Doak 62
Henry Martz 46
Inspectors, Isaiah Bower 40
A B Pearce 33
J II Young 22
Assessor, Joseph Stackhouse
Supervisors, Henry Dietterick 59
Asabel Fowler 54
John Gensel 50
Reuben Bower 32
Orange. —Justice, John Herring 129
B. F Hay hurst 29
Constable, John Snyder 128
Samuel Everett 43
Judge, William White 93
Benj. Jones 31
Inspectors David Aoheubach
Ephraira Parker
Assessor, Cyrus McHenry
Supervi'rs Joseph Ruckle
Abner Welch
Wesley Bowman
Mount ritatmt. —Constable, John Morden 33
J Shipraan 32
John Ail 24
j Judge, Jacob Shipman
Inspectors Gabriel Everet
Philip Crawiord
Assessor, C H Mason 36
A Force 34
So). Brochert 20
Supervisors William Howell
Samuel Johnson
A.- Crawford
Centre —Justice, Jesse Hicks 58
Wm. Hutchinson 38
Constable, C. H. Deitrich
Judge, Samuel f.aubach
Inspectors, Wm. Bower
Levi Aikman
Assessor, Solomon Neyhard
Supervisors Dnn'l Ilagenbuck
John Fester
Philip Freas
Fiihing Citck. —Justice, A. VV. Kline
Constable, John Stiles,
Judge, U. Atnmorrann
Inspectors, Philip Apple man
Henry J Yaple
Assessor, Moses McHenry
Supervisors Thomas Pealer
J D McHenry
Gnenxcood. —Constable, Marshal Cirtoo.
Judge, John P Smith
Inspectors, John Kisner,
Isaac Heacoclt
Assessor, Sam'l McCarty
fhipstrvic'rs, Isaac Ikeler
Alba Bangs,
r , r . . Laubach 62
Siigiuloflf.— Justice, Auw .. • ..
wm B h.: ernft " „ 4 ®
Jacob H Fritz 0.
Walcot Harvey 32
Wm Stephens 19
Conrtables William Kile 41
R A Biddle 17
Joseph Yorks 12
Harman Harvey 5
Judge, Aaron Lewis 41
Richard Kile 36
Samuel Fritz 23
Inspectors, Owen Parks
John Fritz
Assessor, George Stedman 60
George More 25
Supervises Jacob Herrington 52
Joseph Cole 51
llenj. Petcrman 48
•lactam.—Constable, Frederick Knouse
Judge, John Savage
Inspectors, Ezbktel Cole]
Peter Hodge
Assescssor, James Yocum
Supervts'rs, Henry Wagner
Johu Shultz
Main.— Constable, Isaac Yetter
Judge, Charles Nuss
Inspectors, George Fleming,
Jacob Gilling
Assessor, John Keifer 38
Solomon Shu man 25
' Supervisors, John Nuss 49
John Miller 19
Jacob Shuman 38
Peter Hartzel 38
Madieon— Justice, Abraham Barton 31
Enoch Fox 29
Constable, Albert blunter
Judge, Ben]. Wintersteeu
Inspectors, John Starr
Joseph Shoemaker
Assessor, Albert Hunter
Supervises Thomas Stackhouss 33
Philip Shoemaker 16
Roaringcreck. —Jusiico, Philip Cool 46
Wm lv Loads 32
John C Myers 29
Constable, Wro Cool
Judge, Philip Cool
Inspectors, Emanuel Caso
Daniel Rairig
Assessor, John Horn
Supervises Daniel Rairig,
Daniel Levan
Rcnton. —Justice, Wm. Appleman 67
John Kline SO
Constable, Samuel Kline 66
Peter Karns 36
Juilgo, Johu Kitchen 60
Joseph Hess 42
Inspectors, John Ikeler
Isaac Santee
Assessor, Samuel Appleman
Supervisors Jacob Welliver
Thomas Davis
Mifflin.— Justice, Samuel Creasy 132
Charles II Hess ,47
Constable, John Keller '9l
John Michael 76
Judge, Elisha Yohe
Inspectors, Amos F. Creasy
Geo. Seiwell
Assessor, John H Hetler
Supervisors, Gabriel Lutz
Wra. N. Brown
From the Witkesharrc Advocate.
SAD OCITJRHANCK.
On Friday morning last there was an ex
plosion of Fire Damp, in the Washington
Company's Coal Mine at Port Griffith, which
in its consequences was very disastrous.—
Two young men were instantly killed, and
seven others were injured—two of them
very badly. The young men killed, were
George and Robert Nesbiti, brothers, recent
ly from Poltsville.
We understand there was fire in the mine,
and with a view to extinguish it, the mouth of
the entrance had been closed. On Friday
morning a number of hands were engaged
in opening the entrance. After succeeding,
the explosion occurred. The two young
men killed were thrown some distance—one
of them had nothing reraaiutng on him
when he struck the ground exoept a boot on
one leg.
A gentleman, somewhat familiar with the
difficulties in mines where Fire Damp ex
its iufurmes us that there was, in this case,
an oxtraordinaty peculiarity. It was discov
emjjlMpie days before that a gas escaped
thrnufu fissures, into the mine, which on
being ignited, would burn with a constant
glare ol light, and ithoat bkjilom-*-. A- •
precaution, an air shaft was sunk, connected
at the lower end with a furnace. From this
furnace, a quantity of coal ignited. In order
to smother anJ and extinguish the fire, the
air Bhaft and the entrance iu'o the mine
were closed. After remaining closed for
some time, both were opened, and the Su
perinteudant went with a safety lamp, some
distance into the mine and returned, believ
ing the air was pure. The hands wero then
at work at the mouth of the entrance, the
Superintendent having just left thei.i, and
walked but a few rods from them, when the
explosion occurred. Tho surviving hands
say 110 lamp had been carried into the mine,
after it was opened by either of them. It is
supposed the explosion may have been
spontaneous. It is more probable however,
that the fire in the mine had not been ex
tinguished, and that it caused the explosion
after the admission of air.
We learn that one of the men, who was
badly injured has since died. Another is
badly hurt. We understand the latter was
hurled into the -Engine House, passing
through a hemlock board over 2 inches
thick, without the breaking of a bone.
Tire DRAWING ROOM COMPANION, is a new
family journal started at Boston by F. Glea
son, & Co., the popular publishers of the
Flog of our Union; and is altogether the best
printed paper in the country. In splendid
appearance it cannot be excelled, and its
matter is of a most readable character, some
what after the fashion of Willis' Home
Journal, but of such merit that it may be
called original. It is published in quarto
form at $3 a year.
Cf A valuable horse, belong to Mr. Hen
ty Noyer, Jr., ofNorthumberland (late of this
place) was stolen from his owner's stable on
last Sunday, and sold the same
-ar 1!.'.' 8 place, for ten dollars in money, a
r V~- ".v, al ;d a note of hand for for 525.
silver waii- . Northumberland,
Constable VMOJ*?; 0 • evenimr
overhauled the culprit the samo
near the toll gate, west of town ; ,Cr ovetL
the horse ; compelled a restoration of the
purchase money, Bic,; and then lodged
thief in jail, at Sunbury, to await his trial.
He appeared to be an old band at the busi
ness, and is said to answer to the description
given of a prisoner who escaped recently
from the Lancaster jail.— Levitburg Chronicle.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.— -The state of parties in
tho Legislature just elected will, according
to the Concord Patriot, be as follows—Dem
ocrats 137, Whigs and Free Soilera 130, At
wood Democrats 13. The new Constitution,
formed by the Convention during the past
winter, and submitted to the people at the
I recent State election lor their sanction, has
been wholly rejected, by a very decided
vote.
At the election in the city of Reading last
week George Getz was re-elected Mayor by
76 votes over the Regularly nominated Dem
ocratic oandidate. _
Fa#uil Hall was refused by the Mayor
and Aldermen of Boston on Monday to the
Abolitionists for a mass mcetiog against tho
i Fugitive Slave Law.
From Ike McEwruville Intelligencer.
MON rOUR COUNTY 111
The history of this "bantling" of Traitor
Best's is too well known to need an extended
repetition at this time. It is well known
that this diminutive county was brought in
to existence by the most corrupt and dishon
orabie Legislative, course of
Traitor Beet, is without a parallel in the an
nals of Legislative fraud, treachery, corrup
tion and political rascality and meanness.
After a loig contest between public jus
tice and local interest, it was decided not on
ly by Legislative enactment, but by the
voice of the people of Columbia county,
constitutionally expreised through the ballot
box, that the Cougiy Seat should bo remov
ed from one corner to the centra of the coun
ty. In accordance with this decision of the
Legislature and the majority of the voters in
Columbia county, the people of Bloomsburg
and vicinity erected almost at their own ex
! pense, a splendid Court House, Sheriffs
| House and Jail; and the seat of Justice was
removed to that place.
Traitor Best, in order to deceive the peo
ple and get into the State Senate, came be
fore the County Convention and gave a sol
emn plodge in writing, that he was opposed
to any dismemberment of Columbia county,
and thai ha ggukd not do any thing to pre
veut the removal of the Cout.ly Seat from
Danville to Bloomsburg, nor to prevent the
removal law from being flilly carried out,
and that whether is or out of office, he
would use his talents and influence to sus
tain '.be principles and usages of the Demo
cratic party. Unfortunately this pledge so
far blinded the County Convention of Col
umbia, that they gave him the nomination
for Senator by a small majority over Mr.
Buckalew. After some demurring on the
part of Luzerue county, this nomination was
finally agreed to by that county , and Traitor
Best was elected to the State Senate.
The fact is notorious that Traitor Beet had
hardly taken his real in the Senate before
tie violated his pledge. He began by pla
cing obstructions in the way ol the removal
act, and then betrayed his constituents, and
sold himself to the Whigs to get them to
help him divide Columbia county against
the will of the majority of the citizens. But
the crowning act of bis treachery, corruption
and rascality waa perpetrated during the last
Session of his traitorious career. It so hap
pened that he held the balance of power in
tbe Senate. Theie were sixteen Domocrals
and sixteen Whigs and Traitor Best in the
Senate. Mr. Brawley was the Democratic
candidate for Speaker of the Senate. Traitor
Best by bargain and sale with the WLigs,
secured the whole sixteen Whig vote# for
himself, this with his oicn vote placed him
in the Speaker's Chair to the exclusion of the
Democratic candidate.
Traitor Best was now in a position which
gavo him the power to control tho whole
Legislature and even stop the "wheels of
government," and so effectually did he use
iWo jwtrcr orJiaAfy H*atnana nf the
Legislature was kept back and not permitted
to be transacted until Traitor Bost'a Montour
County bill was passed. By this base, cor
rupt and dishonorable means, Traitor Rest
kept the Legislature in session about six
weeks over the usual time, at an expense of
oveV four hundred dollars a day, which in
justice to the State he should be compelled
to refund. But finally in order to get bills
that were absolutely necessary to bo passed,
acted upon, Traitor Best's Montour county
bill was pormitted to pass by being hooked
to the tail end of another bill and I believe
it passed without some of the members
knowing it.
There is not and never has been the least
necessity for a division of Columbia county.
The county was not large before its division,
and it lays compactly together, or in such a
shape that it is convenient for the people
from all parts of it to attend Court at Blooms
burg ; few of them have over twelve or fif
teen miles to go ; from Danville it is only
ten miles.—And there is every accommoda
tion in Bloomsburg to entertain all who may
have business at Court. By dividing Old
Columbia it makes (wo very small counties
and blots out the ,; Star of the North," that
need to roll up her sixteen hundred majority
for the Democratic candidates. There is
not the slightest necessity for such a suicidal
course.
It is alleged on the part of Montour, that
it would be unconstitutional to repeat the
Montour County bill, after the county has
been organized, &o. That is all nonsense .
our laws are not like "the laws of the Meeds
and Persians which alter not." There is not
and should not be any thing to prevent one
Legislature from repealing the acts of a for
mer Legislature, when ever justice requires
it. It is true as a general thing laws should
not be repealed under their effects and ad
vantages have been fairly tested. I speak
of laws that have been fairly and honorably
enacted ; but when bill* like this Montour
county bill, are passed by fraud, bribery and
rascality, let them be repealed as soon as
possible, and the disgrace ex junged from
our Books.
I t j s also alleged 00 the part of M >rttou r
couuly, thai n would be unfair to re-anrex
them to Columbia Oou-tty, after thoy have
paid the State license for tii" ir New County
and been to the expense of fitting "P , ' ie,r
Public Buildings. With regard to the State
license for their New County, it is but a very
small item compared to what their new
county has cost the State. And as to their
expense in fitting up their Public Buildings,
they had fair notice from a public meeting
in Bloorasbufg, last September, that an effort
woul<Tbe made this Session ot the Legisla
ture to re-annex Montour county to Colum
bia. And that the people of Montour should
bear this in mind when they wont to fitting
up their pubtic buildings. But no attention
was paid to this warning; so if they will
not hear, perhaps they oan be made to feel.
It is also alleged by the Montour faction,
that Bloomsburg^p'robbing the County Trea
sury, for the poijSose of fitting up and orna
menting the publio buildings and grounds.
!In fact this is their greatest "hobby." Let
us look at this a little, and let facts speak for
themselves. The Cqunty Buildings are de
signed for the benefit of the people of the
whole county instead of the people of
Bloomsbnrg, Now the question arises at
whose expense, should these buildings be i
creeled? It is true it is of some interest to
Bloomsbnrg to have the County Buildings
there, and consequently they should pay a
larger portion of the expense of erecting
them, than those who'live in other parts of
the county, but us the buildings are design
ed for the use and benefit of the whole
county, it is but just that the county should
pay a larger portion of the expense of put
ting up the county buildings.
The County Buildings at Bloomsburg cost
over ten thousand dollars; and with the ex
ception of twenty-five hundred dollars, this
was paid by the people of Bloomsburg and
vioinity. This twenty-five hundred dollars
was taken out of the County Treasury, in
accordance with a legislative' ehactiner.t, for
the purpose ol putting in three fire proof
safes, to preserve the County Records, in tne
Prothonotory's, Commissioner's and Regis
ter's offices. There were no safes in the
old Court House at Danville, still they
are necessary to the preservation of the
County Records in case of fira. And when
the people of Bloomsburg, put up the "Coun
ty Buildings at their own expense, it is as
little as the county could do, to pay for the
fire proofs, in as much as these fire proofs,
were lor the particular benefit of the county,
as tha Court House wouhd be just as much
of an ornament to Bloomsburg without the
proofs as with them. A small amount of
money has also been taken out of the Coun
ty Treasury for the purpose of improving
the Court House Yard. But surely no man
with the least public spirit or county pride
about him would object to this. This I be
lieve is tho extent of Bloomsburg's robbing
the County Treasury. '*
Mr Mcßeynolds the Member from Col
umbia, has succeeded in passing a bill
through the House of Representatives by a
majority of seven, for re annexing Montour
county to Columbia. And I trust that Mr.
Buckalew, the Senator from Bloomsburg,
will succeed in passing this re annexation
bill through the Senate. And restore Old
Columbia to her former dimensions, and
thus re construct the glorious old "Star of the
Norttv," so that we may again have her six
teen hundred Democratic majorities.
It is thought by some that it this bill pas
ses the Senate, that Gov. Johnson will veto
it in ort'er to gain Whig influence in Mon
tour county. There is but little danger of
his vetoing this bill with that object in view.
He is not green enough to purchase Whig
influence in Montour connty bv sacraficing
it through the Slate; unless he looks through
Traitor Best's spectacles, which magnifies
Montour county until it becomes larger than
all the rest of the State.
Indian Graves.
The recent freshets in the Susquehanna
I exposed tho graves of several Indians, who
' wore buried years ago on its banks near Fort |
! Augusta. The favorite burying place of the |
' aborigines was upon the grassy bank of a j
! stream. Their bodies, previous to interment,
were decked in all the finery of which the j
duceased was possessed, and in case of n i
wartior, his warlike weapons were placed j
by his side i.i the grave, so that they might |
be at Imnd on his arrival at the happv hun- :
j ting grounds of the Great Spirit. A camp j
kettle, spoon, bowl, tobacco pipe, and pro- 1
visions were also deposited with them.— - j
Tho graves which were opened last week, ]
contained the remains pf wooden bowlsi
pewter spoons, Hie., with a number of beau
tiful bead 9 of amber and otber substances.
In one of them was found highly ornament
ed darts, oi flint, a large number of tiny
bells such as was the custom of chiefs to
ornament the Bkirts of their gala dresses with
and a large clay pipe filled with tobacco.
The bones had mouldered away to dust.
These telics were all that" remained to mark
the resting place of those who had roamed
in the wildest freedom on the banks of the
beautiful river, long before the foot of* the
| while man trod the hunting paths of their
| forest. Tho waters that murmur a hoarse
dirge at their burial, had hurried away and
been lost in the mighty ocean ; the night
wind that had wailed a requiem over their
graves, had swept onward and never re
turned ; their tribe had long ago been driven
from the home of their fathers and extermi
nated ; their bodies had mingled with their
mother Earth, and tho memory of their
lives and deeds is buried beneath the illimit
able ocean of eternity. Whilo gazing upon
these baubles that had resisted the corrosion
of time, while every trace of their former
owners was obliterated, we were forcibly re
minded ot the reflection on the death of
little Nell. " Dear, gentle patient, noble
Nell was dead; and her little bird, a poor
weak thing, the weight of a finger might
have crushed, was stirring nimbly io its
•*>, while the strong heart of its child
mistress was mute and motionless forever."
[ Svrtbury American.
jy Our citizens were startled on Thurs
day last, about 12 o'clock, P. M., by a cry
of "fire !" in the southern part of town,
which proved to be occasioned by the burn
ing of two frame stables, belonging, respect
ively, to Mr. John Burget, and Messrs. J. &
J. Walls. It appoars to have been oommu
nicated to some loose straw in Mr. Burget's
stable, but both buildings were soon envel
oped in flames, and speedily reduced to ash
es. Mr. Burget's horse was got out in safe
ty, but two valuable mules belonging to
the Messrs. Walls, and just ready to start
with a boat the next day, perished in the
flames, together with all the harness, pro
vender, Co., involving in the aggregate a
loss to the latter gentlemen of not less than
S4OO. No insurance. The fire was doubt
less the work of an incendiary.— Lewitburg
ChronicU.
QT We learn that one day laat week, a
man was arrested, at Haus' tavern, back of
Milton, ohsrged with pasaing counterfeit
money. It ia said he made a desparate re
sistance, although unarmed, bnt was fioally
secured, to jail at Sunbury
ChronicU.
AUDUBON.
Audubon Males that he was forty-five
years okl before he was aware of being
more than an ordinary man. He then fell
in, at Philadelphia, with Charles Bonaparte,
who sailf to him—''Do you know, Mr. Au-
that you area very great man V
To which he replied that he did not, and
asked what he meant? "I consider you the
greatest ornithologist in the world," was the
answer. Bonaparte then took him in his
carriage to the Lyceum of Natural History,
and fotmally introduced him by a most com
plimentary speech. Ho was subsequently
proposed as a member of that body, and re
jected. He asked Charles Bonapar'e next
day what i: meant. Ho replied, ' Oh, you
know too much for them—they are afraid of
you, and want to break you down. You
must take your drawings to Europe." Fol
lowing this advice Audubon was received,
with the greatest kindness, and was enter
tained by the noble and learned with every
attention. He was also made a member of
the Royal Societies of London and Edin
burgh. He says, when he returned to Amer
> ica, the Philadelphia Society, which had
formerly refused to admit him as s member,
immediately forwarded him a diploma, with
a highly complimentary letter. The diffi
culties he had to contend with were very
great, and of various kinds; but, to use his
own words, "1 made up my rnmd to meet
them, and by a strong effort overcome them.'
He told me. that to publish his great work'
cost him one hundred and thirty thousand
dollars, which he earned as he went along
In England he was constantly appliod to
write short articles for the periodicals. Fre
quently, after painting all day, he would sit
down at tt'ighi and write a pago or two, for
which next day he would receive eight or
ten guineas. I onco asked him how he ac
quired his facilijy of composition. He said
ho supposed itcam#from keeping a regular
journal, which he had done from the age ol
seventeeu years, potting down all the occur
rences of the day, with whatever observa
tions he thought proper. It was thus he
thought a man should educate himself. Look
at facts and truths for yourself, he would
say, meditate and reason thence.
The baltimore Methodist Episcopal Con
Terence has adjourned. The following ap
pointmenls appear among a number ol oth
ers:
Huntingdon Duti Ut. —T. 11. W. Monroe, F
E—l.ewistown Station, J H Brown; Lewis
town Cironit, J Ewing, 1* E Waters ; Hun
tingdon, Wm H Mills, A W Gibson; Bir
mingham, J S McMurray ; Worrier's Matk,
A Brittaiu. 11 C Worts; Bald Eagle, W A
McKee; Penn's Valley, Wesley Howe, H A
Paulson ; Bellefonte, G Guyer, W J Maclay;
Clearfield, G. Berkstresser, (one to be sup
plied;) New Washington, II Hoffman; Sin
omahouing, \ Hoekenberry, (one to be
supplied:) Kartbaua, W Champion ; Mifflin,
E McCollum, (one to be supplied;) New
port, O Ego, J Beatty; Hloomfield, J W
Hoiiehawout.
Sorlhumbei hind District —J A Gere, P. E, —
Sunbury. J S.ine, A Herlinau ; Northumber
land, SM L Conwery Middleburg, J A l)e
--moyer; Danville J Eranco; Berwick, It G
Dill J A Melick; Luzerne, J W Elliot;
Uloomingdale, T Baruhart, A M Baruitz;
Blootnsburg, J S Lee. T M (loodfellow :
isburg J Guyer; Milton, P B Reese ; Milton
Circuit, J Morehead, J.l Pierce, sup.; Muti
cy, T Tanneyhill, V M Sehlosser; Williams
porl, T Mitchell, B B Hamlin ; Jersey Shore,
GII Day, 811 Crevor; I'ine Creek, J 11 C
Dosb, VV E Buckingham , Lock Haven, J
G McKcehon, H W Bellman; Dickinson
Seminary,!' Bow man, Principal; American
Bible Society, 1. 11. Torrence, agent.
Kates ol Telegraphing
| J •
| 'II
From Bloomsburg w "|"3
to tq
Danville 10 ets. 1
Berwick >0 1
llazlelon 12 I
Wilkesbnrra 22 2
Pittston 32 3
Philadelphia 25 2
New York 50 4
Pottsvillo 50 4
Baltimore 50 4
Havre do Grace • 45 4
Harrisburg 45 4
Washington, D. C. 55 5
To any office between lla
zlelon & Philadelphia 22 2
No charge made lor address or signature.
HP" At Huron, Erie county, Ohio, on the
3d, there was a curious attempt at marriage.
It appears that relations of intimate friend
ship had existed between Dr. It and
Miss B , for some two years, which re
sulted in their presenting themselves at the
Episcopal Church, for the purpose of mar
riage. The first portion of the service, em
bracing the vows of the bridegroom, were
promptly responded to by him. The cove
nant of the bride was then read by tho cler
gyman, to which sho promptly answered
"No!" The minister asked if she was in
earnest in what she said. "Yes, air," said
she, "he has perjured himself—trilled with
the affections ol others—'and I havol but
done him justice !" And turning round tho
took a gentleman's arm and left the church.
The Doctor says ho tion t iiiiur Ktorf it; and
declares his innocence
A Scent in Court. —At Plaqueraiues, La ;
quite an amusing scene occurred in Court.
Mrs. B— —, the widow of a celebrated hero
of a hundred battles in the Southwest, whose
prowess in arras has become famed through
out the world, appeared in court to argue her
own suit. She appeared in court with a pis
tol and dirk plainly visible, and undertook
her own case in a style that frightened the
judge, jury and lawyers almost '.nto fits. Now
and then her hand would wander very im
pressively in tfto direction of the weapons,
It was expected she would gain her cause.
tar The Brick Store House of Judge Don
aldson, on tho corner of Mill and Market
Streets in this borough, was struck off by
Sheriff Frazior, on last Saturday, for the ';m
of V 4405 to Mr. T. O. Van Alloc of this
place Democrat.
AN ODO PHSISK —•"Greased Lightning'' is
an odd phrase, purely American in its orig
in. The Scoto are no leae apt att coining
such grotesque verbalism, lor a writer in the
last Edinburg Revisw speaks of "honeyed
thunder."
PFITRIYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
HARRISBCRO, March " 21.
t The following extract from the proceed
ings of the Legislature on last Friday, will
! be found of interest:
The Senate resumed the consideiation of
the bill to incorporate the Susquehannaii
Railroad Company, the question pending
being upon the amendment of Mr. Forsvth,
to strike out tho provision authorizing a lon*
nection with the York and Cumberland'
Railroad.
Tho amendments were discussed at length
by Messrs. Brooke, Crabbe Buckalew and
Packer.
The question recurring upon the amend
ment, the yeas aud nay was called, and re
sulted as follows:
YEAS —Messrs. Brooke, Crabb, Fernon,
Forsyth, Konigmacher, Malone, Muhlenberg
Savery and Matthias, Speaker— 9.
NATS— Messrs. Baily, Buckalew, Carothers
Carson, Freiley, Frick, Fulton, Guernsey,
Haslntt, Hoge, Hugus, Ives, Jones, Lawrence
M'Caslln, M'Munrie, Myers, Packer, Rob
ertson, Sanderson, Shinier aud Walker—22.
AFTERNOON SESSION. —The Senate resumed
the consideration of the bill to incorporate |
the Susquehannah Railroad Company. J
' Various amendments were submitted, and /
discussed by Messrs. Packer, Ives and Fer
non, and the bill passed finally by the fol
lowing vile:
YEAS.— Messrs Baily, Buckalew, Caro- S
thers, Carson, Frailey, Frick, Fulton, Guern
sey, Hasten, Hugus, Ives, Jones, Lawrence,
M'Caslin, M'Murlrio, Myers, Packer, Rob
ertson, Sanderson, Shiiner and Walker-—24-
NAYS— Messrs. Crabb, Fernon, Forsyth,
Konigmacher, Malone, Muhlenbetg, Savery
and Matthias, Speaker 8.
On motian of Mr. Buckakw, the bill, v
ro annex the county of Montour to the coun
ty of Columbia was taken up (Mr. Carson in
tlie chair.)
Tb9 bill was passed to a second reading
when on the molipn to proceed with its fur
tier consideration, the yeas and nays were
required, and resulted as follows, viz :
YEAS —Messrs. BaiieJ. Buckaiew, Fulton,
Guernsey, Ifo b e, Hugus, M'Caslin,
Sanderson, Savery, and Shiiner—l2.
NAYS —Messrs. Carodiers, Carson, Crabb,
Forsyth, Frailey, Huslelt, ~lves, Koniginav
chor, Lawrence, M'Murtrio, Malone, Myers,
Robertson, Walker and Matthias, Speaker—
-15
So the further consideration of. tho biU
was posponed foi the present.
Mr. Vanhorne .toad in place a bill to re
peal the 14th section of the act to reduce the
number of supervisors in Catiawis*a town
ship, Columbia county.
Mr. Mcßeynolds to repeal a Slate road
through parts ol Schuylkill and Columbus
county.
Mr. Benedict to incorporate the Wilkes
; barre and Providence Plank road compatt>.
HAUKISRURO, March 22, 1851
! On motion of Mr. Walker, tho further sup
' plemem to the act relating to Orphans' Courts
was taken up, debuted by Messrs. llugus,
Walker, Packer, Frailey, Guernsey, Huge,
buckalew, Carothers and Myers, and after
[ being amended by tho insertion of a ntimbor
| of new sections, among which was one ex
' tending the special affidavit of defence ruin
I to all the courts in the Commonwealth, pas
: -ed a second reading, and was ordered to bo
j transcribed.
! On motion, tlie Senate then adjourned.
Reports of Commi'teee.- Mr. Scofield, (Ju
diciary) with amendments, the bill relative
Ito foreign judgments; aHo, with amend
j ments, the b'dl for the security and pay of
laborers of this Commonwealth.
Mr. O'Neill, (same) with a uegative re
commendation, the bill relattng to suits
against husband and wife.
Mr. M'Ucynolds, (.lloads and Bridges) with
an amendment, tho bill to repeal the act of
last session to lay out a State Road through
parts of Schuylkill and Columbia counties.
Messrs. Rhoads and M'Kee moved to re
consider the vote on the final passage of sup-
I plemcut to the Ten Hour Bill. Postponed
I indefinitely, yeas 41, nays 39.
! FREE BANKING. —The Fteo Banking Bill
{ Bill has passed the Senate by tho following
I 1 vole:
Yeas—Messrs. Carothers, Carson, Cun
ningham, Frailey, Frick. Guernsey, Hneiett,
j iloga, Ives, Lawrence Malone, Myers,
Robertson, Savery, Walker, Matthias Spea
ker—lo.
Nays—Messrs. Bailey, Brooke, Crabb,
'Fernon, Forsyth, Fulton, Jones, Konigmach
er. M'Caslin, Muhlenberg, Packer, Sander-'
son, Shimor—l3.
The yeas are eomposod of twolvo Whigs
and 'our Democrats, and the nays of ten
Democrats and three Whigs. Messrs. Buck
alew, Hugus, M'Murtrie and Siino were ab
sent, the latter on account of illness.
From the Muncy Luminary,
Narrow Escape from Fire-
On Friday morning last, at about half pass
5 o'clock, our citizens were aroused by the
ory of Fire," emanating from the southern
part of our borough, which to be in conser
quencc of the taking firn of Mr. John Weir*
die's Smoke House.—Part of the roof and
sideing of tho building was considerably
burnt, but wo are happy to say none of the.
meat, a large quantity of which it
was injured. The strings with which it was
hung up burnt oif and the meat fell to the.
ground.
The fire is said to have originated from,
an ash box under a shod connected with the
smoko house, aud had it not been for it*
timely discovery there can be bat little
doubt that a large amount of pioperly would
have been destroyed—connecting as it did
with other property.
BROKE JAlL.— Several prisoners escaped
from tho Lehigh County Jail on Monday
night last. It is supposed that they had
some assistance from the outside, inasmuch
as they were well supplied with tools, con
sisting of saws, knives, a saw manunulac
tured from mainspring e'.eel, &c.
One hundred and thirty uuw buildings
were ejected in Reading, Fa., (luring the
last year.