STAR OF THE NORTH.
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R. W. WEAVER,, EDITOR.
lilooiu*l>ui{r, TlmrMlityj[ iliutli 20, 18.16
UFMUCU ATIC ifsfs ( I UITTA I luhiT
CANAL CO.MMI-SIONEn,
GEORGE SCOTT, of. Columbia County.
GENERAL,
JACOB FRY, Jr., of Montgomery Co.
,( ! J J (t'jtvproa UENKRAL,
TIMOTHY IVI:S. ,f Cotter County.
GREKN-liVt l> JRAlAlllsV.
The bob-tail says he can't stand it apy long
er to see us get more offices than any other
man iu .the coqnty. His trouble reminds the
reader of the Frenchman, who, when the ser
vant told him there were three new hoy* at
home,crushed his hat over his eyes and rush
ed out with the exclamation, "by gar me put
.a stop to dis." He barks excruciatingly to
think he made such a mistake in selling him
self as a tool to the Know-Nothings, and can't
get his share ol the offices. Poor fellow !
Last soring his Know-Nothing keepers kissed
him ou to eat up the Democratic Standing
Committee of this County, because it select
ed a Delegate to the Harrisburg Convention.
But to show in how ridiculous a light his rage
was viewed, the Standing Committee this
year went oil just as if the SUII still arose in
the east, and selected a delegate in the same
manner as last year. Rut, of course, as the
bob-tail could receive no recognition in n
party whose candidates for three years past
he has opposed, not even a crumb tell to Itim;
and bis blood boiled over to see our name
on the State Central Committee. It was more
than Ixis frail nature could stand; and so in
the agony of his suffering lie fires away—as
he did at the Committee last year—doubtless
with the same result.
As to Hie Auditor Generalship, we never
asked any delegate or other person to support
us for that nomination, but wrote distinctly to
a friend that while another gentleman whom
we named was a candidate we desired thut
no vote should be given for us. If Mr. Scon
had not been a candidate for Canal Commis
sioner with fair prospscts, it was the design
of the delegates from this district to vote for us;
and we would have certainly received more
votes than the fellow who goes for the vol
unteer got when he tried to be a candidate
for Canal Commissioner and failed to get his
own county.
• His envy of our luck is no doubt sharpen-1 c
ed with the reflection over that Mercantile j r
Appraisership which he twice begged for end i s
twice got—over the left. Perhaps his dreams ; f
were disturbed with visions of that Revenue i |
Commissioner's office which lie made prep- I r
arations to fulfil, and was sure of—until an- £
other man was appointed. Or it may be that I ;
he only felt a little soie to remember the mail j I
messengerslnpbetwecn Bloomsburg and Cat- | t
tawissa which be felt sure of, alter ho had r
blowed the Post Office Deportment into the ,
middle of next week, until our friend Pren- j |
ties turned up Moil-messenger. j t
And these were all appointments, 100, old i
fellow, besides about forty others yon were ;
after. So you had better have a guorl opin- '■
ion about appointments. The only difference ,
between us seems to be that you try for ;
the appointments and wo pel thetn. It is j
certainly Irue that we have doelinnd Hnd re
signed more offices than you ever held; nnd j
auch as we held have always been attended
to with fidelity, so that we received others
Without asking lor them. Nona of ours ever
yet ended in a "red box," an execution for
the public money, and a special act of the
Legislature for relief; as did the only one,
we believe, you ever held.
New Arrangement.
We have now made such arrangements
that the "STAR" will reach nearly all its sub
scribers in the county north and east of this ;
place on Wednesday afternoon. The offices j
along the Cambra mail route will receive
tbeir packages on fhul day, and so will also .
the offices along the river between this place
and Wilkes Barre. This will include Light ,
Street, QygnneviUa. Hew Columbus, I
afitf Cambra on the one line, and Espy town, j
Lime Ridge, Berwick, Beach Haven, Sliick
shinr.y and Wilkes Barre on the other. Cat- |
tawissa papers will always be mailed in j
time to reach that place by the cars on j
Wednesday afternoon. We have tried this 1
arrangement for three weeks past, and find J
that it suits our subscribers better than the |
old one. The "Star" will now reach Buck
horn, Jersey town and White Hall onThnrs
day morning, and Stillwater, Benton and
Coles Creek on Friday morning, while under
the old style it was sometimes nine days up
on its journey to teach the three places last
named.
Ir WE CAN by any moarilt find room next
wee* Mir SO lung a Joeumcnt, rro rril+a
pnblish the powerful speech of Senator Case, '
on Ameriian relations with Great Britain, It
is not political, as that word is generally under
stood, but a national and statesmanlike produc
lion of the highest and boldest character.
FOR MUSICIANS. —Whoever wishes to buy
• superior new piano forte or melodeon will
do well to call at this office. We can put
him upon the track of a good instrument ami
cheap.
£7* The operatots at the Montour Iron
Works are "on a strike," to the number ol
several hundred, asking for back pay, and
■n arrangement for monthly pay in the lu
lure.
iy To-morrow (Friday) the township
elections will lake place in the several dis
tricts of this county.
GF" Petitions are in circulation fn Rush
township, Northumberland county, to have
thaUtownship annexed to Montourcounty.
|y The Democratic Stale Central Com'
inlttee is-called to meet at the Merchants'
Hotel *n neM fiatubdajr. -v' fMi ', -
tSf The epicures et Danville feast on fresh
•had already.
Correspondent* of the "Star."
From Philadelphia-
PHILADELPHIA. March 17, '56. ■
The details of the terrible Calamity on the
Delaware will reach you ie time more fully
than 1 can give them. There were about
100 passengers on the steamboat, of which
about 30 were women aiul children. Ten
are known to be drowned or burnt to death,
and twenty others yet missing. There were
many instances of heroism, and upipy claims
in that way which ate unfounded. The fire
seoiijs to have really been an unavoidable
accident; at least there was as much care as
1 is common on river s camhoats.
The trade book sales close to-day, At no
previous sales did so many books change
hands. The publishing business has grown
more than any other within the past few
years, and this is a good sign of the increas
ing wealth, leisure and intelligence of the
times.
Politically, everybody seems to take it for
granted that Mr. Buchanan is to be tho next
President, and JRiehard Vaux the next May
or of the City. The honest portion of the old
line Whigs will voto with the Democrats,
and there will be such a division of the mu
nicipal ofiiccs as shall he fair and just. This
arrangement will not bo made secretly nor
by collusion, but iu a manly and open man
ner. For every avaricious and looso-ioinled
fellow that the the Know Nothings have ta
ken from our party we shall get two respec
table and honest Whigs.
The landlords who were sentenced to im
prisonment and fine by Judge Kelley last
week for spiling liquor, carried their case to
the Supreme Court, but that tribunal sus
tained llio opinion and action of the Court
below. 11l the Griswold divorce case, the
Court refused to annul the decree of divorce
which had heen made in favor of the hus
band by ihc wife's consent.
On each ol the business thoroughfares of
llio city there is every indication of a heavy
spring Hade. The business is later than us
ual, owing to the severe winter and the im
pediments to navigation and railroads; but
the prospect is (hat the sum total will exceed
that of any previous season (or years past.—
In almost every department of trade the
preparations for active operations were su
perior to former years, in consequence of the
delay, and, when buyers arrived they were
enabled to purchase with greater facilities
than formerly. Slocks were, and ure now,
well assorted, but, it -the demand for goods
continues, it will not lake long to absorb
many of lite styles of dry goods, boots and
shoes, straw goods, lac. The merchants
from the West are making very satisfactory
payments; so, also, with a portion of South
ern buyers, but, us a genetul thing, the
South is backward. The number of stran
gers in town, at present, is very large. Near
ly all the hotels are we/I fjlled, and, in some
instances, the crowd makes the quarters un
comlottable.
I have to-day seen a specimen of the new
promenade over-dress for ladies which is now
all the rage in Paris. It is a close fittii g
coal, like the New York suttoul worn by
gentlemen —only not quite'so long. Pearl
drab oattlietnire or pelisse cloth ate the ma
terials from which it is preferred. The eut
is double-breasted, with four pearl or passe
menterie bullous on each side of the lapels,
and corresponding holes in lite lapels ; and
two buttons at the waist behind, at the junc
tion of the box-olails and side seams. The
collar is quite small. The sleeves are cut in
the pagoda style—that is, with a very little
fullness at the arm-hole, and formed to fit
the arm nearly to the elbow, from whence
they widen so as to become very large and
flowing at the wrist, where they are turned
over to form a round cuff of three inches
depth. For a waist sixteen inches in length,
the skirt should be About eighteen inches
long, and eut i:i a regular circle, to sew with
out fulness to the bodice, and still fall grace
fully over a hooped skirt of moderate ampli
tude. The linings are of silk serge to match,
and the edges are bound with floe galloon.
There are two diagonal pockets in the skirls.
I describe it thus minutely, baoa Chestnut
(street will soon swarm with ibem.
1 be LlccDke Bill.
HARRISBURG, March 17. —The House Com- j
miltee of Conference on the License Bill in
forms nic that they concede;! much more
than the Senate Committee, but that an in
separable obstacle to an arrangement was,
that the three members of the House refus
ed to make the ratio of taxables in the coun
try more than 125, and also refused to raise
the minimum of country licences above $25.
COOKING WITHOUT FIRE. —The last inven
tions a plan for cooking without fire, de.
scribed in the Scientific American. The in
vention is a combination of tin cooking dish
es, placed one üboye another, 'he bottom of
one vessel filling on lite top part of tho dish
"below. In the lower dish of all, a small
quantity of quick-lime is placed, and then,
by means of a lube, cold water is introduced
upon the lime. Chemical action generates
intense heal, whereby the articles on the
dishes are quickly cooked, ready for the la
| bte.
A "YOUNG LADY," from Philadelphia, has
been culling, up a great many shines in Pe
tersburg, Va., where she had put on a pair
of trowsers, with other habilaments to match,
and was sporting it like a fine yonng gent.—
The father found her thus unsexed, and took
her home. This interesting specimen of
feminine precocity was only sixteen years
old.
The progressive Spirit. —The Legislature of
New Mexico has passed an act to create and
organizb the Atlantic ar.d Pacific Railroad
Company, with a capital slock of ten mill
ions of dollars. Very good for a beginning,
but the amount of capital should be multi
plied by twenty, t'o come nearer the actual
amount required to contract such a road.
The Montour American, the new K. N. pa
per at Danville, in an able editorial, declines
the supput of Fillmore and says truly that
"endsr no circumstances can this Stale be
made to assume and maintain a Pro-alavery
position."
Correspondence of the "Star."
FltyM DEI..4WAItE.
MUJORD, Del., March 14, '56.
Mn. WCAVKR, — Dear Sir: —Agreeably to
promise I set down lo give you and your
readers a peep at this, (in many respects,)
interesting Stale, viz: Delaware. The im
pression made upon tho mind of an individ
ual who has lived all his days among the
hills and mountains of New England or Penn
sylvania on first corning into this beautiful
peninsula, Is striking indeed, and something
like that which I suppose is experienced by
those who for the first lime visit the great
prttries of the west.
On the map, the little Stato of Delaware
makes but a small figure; but in the remarks
about to be made, I shall pay no regared lo
Mason fy Dixon's Line, but lake ill to view
the whole Peninsula—from tho Pennsylva
nia line to the extreme point of CnpeChnrles.
This is a region without mountains, and ex
cept along the Brandywine, without any ele
vation of sulficieiit importance to deserve |>he
name of bill. The whole is almost a uni
form level, broken only by sluggish water
courses that drain the country into the two
bays that bound it east and west. The
length of this peninsula is about two hun
dred miles, and the mear breadth about six
ty miles. All together it would make a beau
tiful, uniform and convenient Slate, and at
some day the boundary may bso adjusted
as to embrace t lie whole of it. This should
be done. There are now about two hundred
and fifty thousand inhabitants in the whole
territory above indicated.
There are three qualities of soil—that of
tho extreme northern part, bordering upon
Pennsylvania, is a consistant loam, and is
very productive in wheat and all the cereals
and grasses peculiar to the best cultivated
portion of your own Stale. A considerable
part is a sandy loam—very easily tilled, and
capable of producing the finest crops, and
all the f-uils of this particular latitude. The
balance, and probably the largest portion of
the whole, is very sandy. This sandy soil
is very easily tilled; and is really, all things
considered, worth double that the broken,
hilly lands of your country tire. All 60uth of
the middle of Sussex County in this State
the timber is principly yellow pine, a tree
very different in its appearance from the
yellow pine of Pennsylvania. Here the
growth is free anil rapid, and the appear
ance of lite tree as fair and symmetrical as
the white pine of your country. All north
of the point, or line above indicated, the
timber consists of oak, hickory, walnut, pop
lar, sweet and sour gum, maple, and in
some sections chestnut. There are eight
kinds of oak.
In the sandy, and sandy loam regions the
only grass of spontaneous growth is a tail
hard grass called sedge grass, of very little
value, and generally lound growing in old
fields long since worn out, and thrown out, us
they term it here, lo rest.
There are some depositee of bog-iron-ore
in the low lands of Sussex county in this
State, from which a very superior quality ot
iron lias been made ; but at present there is
nothing done—no iron works, or mining in
operation.
This region is the Yaukeedom of the South, j
Settled at firs', by the staid Scandinavian, this I '
whole region, Irorn its open and accessible '
character, was soon fully taken up and set- '
tied, not however as thickly settled as New
EnizlanJ. Though with the same degree of
homogeniousiiess as it regards the people.—
There is no mixing here of Irish, Liutch,
English, Yankee and Jersey as in Pennsyl
vania, but all are the dependents of the
first settlers here. It is owing to this circum
stance, and (be almost entire non-intercourse
that lias rubsisled between this and other
Stutes, that has left this whole peninsula,
with the exception of the northern extremi
ly, at least fifty years "behind the limes."
Of the advantages which this country pos
sesses, and the inducements which it offers
to those who contemplate emigrating from
the more densely*peopled teillemenis of the
north nod east, I shall have something to say
(or write) in a subsequent communication.
Yours truly,
D S .
The Prometheus at New Orleans.
Two Weeks I.nler from California.
NEW ORI.EANS, March 12—The Steamship
Pionrtethens has arrived with San Fraocisco
dales to the 20th ult. She left San Juart on
ihe bill Inst. The steamship Northern Eight
left on the same day lor New York, with
5300,000 in gold.
A shock of an earthquake occurred a! San
Francisco on the 15th ult., and caused some
slight damage. It was felt throughout the
Stale.
The appointment of Mr. McDuffle, as IT.
S. Marshal of the Northern District, has caus
ed much indignation. He is charged jvith
Peiug a professional gambler, and strong pe
titions have been signed for his removal. It
is supposed that President Pierce has been
imposed upon, or made the appointment by
accident.
The Indians are still committing outrages
in Oregon and Washington territories. Nu
merous volunteer companies are mustering
to act against the marauders.
The question in relation to a State govern
ment for Oiegon, is to go to the people by a
special election, to be held in April.
Central America.
General Walker has seized all the boats
belonging to Ihe Transit Company, and, after
annulling the charter, has granted a new
charter to another company.
Ii is said that Costa Rica has not received
Col. Scblessiuger, and there is strong oppo
sition there to the foreign party in Nicaragua.
Col. Kinney has published a letter in sub
stantiation of his claim in Central America.
From Japan.
The schooner Page arrived at San Fran
oisco from Japan, bringing most distressing
intelligence. It is reported that the city of
Jeddo was destroyed by an earthquake on
the 11th of November. One hundred thou
sand houses, it is estimated, were demolish
ed, burying about thirty thousand human be
ings beneath the ruins.
W Teh poof men can sleep tranquilly
upon a mat; but two kings are not able to
live at peace in a quarter of the world.
REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS.
Mod (lord's Arithmetical Series-
The Juvenile Mental Arithmetic : designed
for the use of Primary and Common Schools
The American Intellectual Arithmetic: tie
signed for the use of Schools and Acade
mies.
Tite Practical Arithmetic: designed lor the
use of Schools and Academies.
The American Ehilosophical Arithmetic: de
signed for the use of Advanced Classes in
Schools and Academies. By JNO, F. STOP
DARD, A. M. New York: Sheldon, Blake
luuit & Co., Lancaster: llirain Young & Co.
This series of Books have brcome among
the most popular issued, now being used in
the school districts of some States entire.—
They are atl carefully designed to conduct
the learner from initiatory steps, by an easy
and progressive gradual system, to the more
advanced attainments in Mathematical Sci
ence. The Lancaster Express says: we have
examined the series carefully, and, basing
our opinion oil considerable experience as a
teacher, we have no hesitation in pronoun
cing them superior lo any other series that
has come under our notice. The Author,
Prof. Stoddard, is now Principal of the Lan
caster County Normal Suhool, at Millersville,
a responsible trust for which he is peculiarly
and eminently qualified : and for this reason
this excellent series of Books possess addi
tional interest lo our readers. A whole vol
ume of the meat exalted recommendations
from the beßt Educators in the country, who
have used this series, might be given, sus
taining the opinion we have above given,
but we hove room for only one or two. The
following testimony comes from the Princi
pals of ten of the Public Schools of Brooklyn
city, and whose names are subscribed to tbe
copy before us :
'•Having submitted ''Stoddard's Intellectu
al Arithmetic" lo the practical lest of the
school room, we have no hesitation in ex
pressing a strong preference for it over al'
Text-books on the subject. The author has
taken a decided step in advance of those who
have preceded him ; and his labors are likely
to do much towards popularizing a study, the
importance ot which as a mental discipline
can hardly be over estimated. The works
formerly in use were deficient of systematic
arrangement, were neither gradual enough
in their transitions, nor sufficiently compre
hensive and varietl -as regards their exam
ples. SlO idard's on the other hand, is an
eminently practical hook ; philosophical ar
rangement, natural and lucid in its analysys,
original in its design, adapted at the com
mencement to the comprehension of begin
ners and carrying the pupil by easy inductive
steps through the rno6t complicated opera
lions ; it seems invulnerable to criticism, and
leaves little ornothingto beuecomplt-hed by
future authors on th e subject. The exam
ples sre.numerous and-vatied, embracing all
cases likely to arise in business, and thero
are not less than fifty pages of questions ca
pable of Algebraic solution. The Chapters
on Percentage, Interest- and Discount, are
worthy of special commendation. It these
the author has an entirely original plan,
which enables the pupil to solve mentally,
with perfect ease, questions which, without
this drilling, few are able to manage even on
the slate. In view of these striking and ex
| cedent,features, we warmly commend I'rof.
| Stoddard's work lo all who are interested in
I the eduratiouof youth."
David Burbank, Principal of the Munro
Collegiate institute, (Elbridge, N. Y.,) thus
writes to the Publishers, Messrs. Sheldon,
Blakeman k Co. •
<i # # # I examined the copies of
Stoddard's Series of Arithmetics with which
you kindly furnished me in July last, and was
so well pleased with Ihe result of that exam
ination,that nt the opening of the Fall Term of
the Institute I introduced the Intellectual and
the Practical ; and at the commencement of
the Winter Term, the Philosophical. The re
sult has farexceeded my expectations. They
have triumphantly passed the most search
ing of all tests for school books—the class
and recitation room. Each book is superior
in its kind and for the purpose for which it
was designed ; and taken together they con
stitute the most perfect series ot Arithmetics
that I have everseen. I can honestly, as well
as earnestly con mend them to tho attention
of teachers and others interested in Ihe pro
motion of this important slody."
In addition to these vary high *J asiu.
factory testimonials, we learn that Stoddard's
Intellectual Arithmetic, especially, is highly
commended lor general use by our able and
efficient County Superintendent, Prof. Wick
ersham. We heartily unite in commending
them to the favor of teachers and directors
generally.
While on this subject, we take pleasure in
referring to the publishing house of Messrs.
Sheldon, Blaknrnan & Co., who published
the first book we ever reviewed at length in
these columns—"The Nupoleon Dynasty"—
the best history, by the wsy, of tho Bona
parte Family ever published. The Editor of
the American Spectator, in giving account of
a recent visit to this House— says, nothing
shows more clearly the advance of this coun
try than tho rapid and permanent increase of
the Book Publishing business. We have no
longer need of looking to Condon for speci
mens of artistic excellence in the manufac
ture of works of genius, while in the depart
ment of school books, American publications
far surpass those of London, in simplicity and j
practical adaptation to the wants of scholars
and the requirements of the age. One has
but to enter some of the lar;e publishing hou
ses of New York, Boston and Philadelphia,
to be not only convinced of these facts but to
be struck with wonder and admiration at the
princely appearance and marks of enterprise
and prosperity that characterize them. Nev
er were we more sensible of the conviction
to which we now give expression, than in
passing through the mammoth establishment
of Sheldon, Blakeman & Co., 1 lf Nassau
street, New York, a few days ago. They are
located in one of the Immense stores of the
New Bible House range of buildings; and un
der and above ground ptestnt a mas of pub
lications in every department of education,
literature and theology, sufficient one would
think to supply every State in the Union ;
and to see the orders coming in with every
mail Tor (heir issues, and to pass through their
storage, eohool, miscellaneous and packing
rooms, and behold (he clerks and porters se
lecting, packing,boxing and slipping to Stale
after Stale—one is ready 10 cry out,great is
the American Republic and destined lo a per
petual yoblh the land thus demanding intel
lectual stores of wealth. The sales effected
of their Normal Series of School Books, alone
are enough lo sustain any publishing house.
They consist of Stoddard's Arithmetical Se
ries—the Mental Juvenile, American Intel
lectual, Practical and Philosophical Arithme
tic. * * * * * * *
Webb's Series of Normal Readers come
next ill order, consisting of the Normal Pri
mary lessons, and five ranges of Readers, of
which the Hon. J. S. Randall says they are
the best practical Readers that have come
under his notice, and all and every thing they
should be. They are arranged on the plan
of teaching the child to read betore going
through the tedious process of learning the
alphabet and the abs. The philosophy of
this is neve: lo present to the child a sign
that does not express an idea. The word
DOO conveys an idea, but the letter D only
represents * sound. The author claims for
his system lhattbe child by progressively Com
prehending what he lesrns is always inter
ested, and that he does not acquire that me
chanical habit so fatal to progress in ednca
lion. Eollowing these are Goodrich's fieog
raphies ; Pitch's Mapping plates, the Sym
bolical Spelling Book ; and Hazen's and Miles'
Spellers.
Besides the above this house publish sev
eral Standard Works in Literature, Theology
and Ait, which are passing through edition
after edition, and having a constant and in
creasing sale. As an instance it may be
mentioned that "The Napoleon Dynasty, or
History of the Bonaparte Family," which
had a fair sale and nothing more as its pub
lication, has recently revived, and is now sel
ling better than nt any period since the imme
diate time of publication.
Another work "The Origin of the North
American Indians," by John Mcintosh, pub
lished by the same house, has for five years
had a steady and remunerative sale. This
work the North British Review said was the
best one that had ever been produced in
America upon the Aborigines of this country.
It embraces an accoum of their supposed or
igin, with a description of their manners, cus
toms, language, &c.
But, concludes the Editor, time and space
i would fail us lo specify all the publications
of this house. Suffice it to say that they are
1 all good, reliable orks, which will bear ster
, eotyping, and will seljjpn year after year ; and
we ate the more gratified in being able to
! thus speak of this house from the fact that its
! leading partner is an old Alabamian, who is
well known here as an enterprising and sue
enssful merchant, and who is destined to reap
i another rich harvest of nrofit in the highest
| ranks of the New York Publishing Business.
NEW MUSIC.—HOIUCK WATERS, (he great
Music Publisher & Piano Dealer, 333 Broad
way, New York, has sent lis the following
popular piece of music':—
"JEANNIE MARSH OF CHERRY VALLEY," Song
and Chorus —Words by General Morris ;
Music by Thomas Baker. Price 25cents.
Jeannie (who, by the bye, we understand
to be no ideal personage) has excited the
poetic muse of General Morris, and furnished
a new inspiration to tlie most original and
melodious of all our ballad composers, Thom
as Baker, who has produced ail admirable
melody,—light, sparkling and graceful as the
fair theme ot both poet and musician. This
song possesses all the elements of immense
popularity, and will soon be found on every
piano throughout the countrj. For the ben
efit of our fair readers we copy the words of
the song, as written by the General: —
Jeannie Marsh of Chejry Valley,
At whose call the muses rally ;
Of all the nine none so divine
As Jeannie Marsh of Cherry Valley.
' She minds me of her native scenes,
Where she was born among the cherries;
Of peaches, plums and nectarines,
Pears, apricots and ripe strawberries!
Jeannie Marsh of Cherry Valley.
Jeannie Marsh of Cherry Valley,
In whose name the muses rally;
Of all the nine none so divine
As Jeannie Marsh of Cherry Valley.
A sylvan nymph with queenly grace,
An angel she in every lealute;
The sweet expression of the place,
A dimple in the smile of nature!
Jeannie Marsh of Cherry Valley.
MAJOR JONES' COURTSHIP; detailed, with
other scenes, incidents and adventures, in a
series of letters, by himself, with additional
letters; and thirteen beautiful and spirited il
lustrations from original desighs by Darley.
"A little nonsense nnw and then,
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TltlAL, X
Of John Michael Knmm and Anne Maria Vci•
lengruber for ihe Murder of John George Vei
lengrvber, in Sullivan County.
The trial of John Michael Kamm and An
ne Maria Veitengruber, for the murder of
John George Veitengruber, commenced in
the Oyer and Terminer of Sullivan County,
at the February Term. Hon. David Wdmot,
presiding, Hon. J. A. Speaker a*d Hon. Wm.
Colley Associates. For the prosecution. Dis
trict Attorney Metoalf and P. D. Morrow.—
Fur the defendants, Mercur, Deiterick and
Richardson. Jamea J. Seibeneck was sworn
Interpreter.
The trial was called up on Wednesday,
February 27th, and after challenges, the fol
lowing jury was sworn :
John D. Robbins, Joseph Yonkin, Jacob
lloffa, David M'Mamie, Jeremiah Hunsing
er, Benjamin Vaughn, Bern ah Weoail, Fra
cis S. Bumgartner, Daniel Voughn, Joseph
Daddow, Godlisb Barlclt, Peter C. Little.—
The defendants plead not guilty. The case
was opzned by the District Attorney, and the
examination of witnesses on the part of the
Commonwealth, coimmenced. The main
facts as elicited are as follows:
The defendants came from Germany in i
1854. and arrived at Elkland township, Sulli
van county, in August of the same year.—
They purchased a piece of land and lived in
the sagie house together, until May 6lh 1855,
when Veitengruber was missing. Kamm and
Mrs. V. said he had gone to Canton to woik
at his trade. He was a shoemaker, and was
commonly designated "Shoemaker." He
did not return, and finally suspicion became
directed to the defendants, as being guilty of
some loul play. They were arrested in Oc
tober, but the evidence being insufficient lite
Justice discharged them.
On the 13th ol November, James M'Carty
discovered what he thought to be a grave,
and called to a man by the name of Smith,
who came to liirn. It being then nearly
nighl, they agreed to make further examina
tion on the following morning. This grave
was about 20 rods from Vaitengruber's bouse,
and right behind the root of a large hemlock
that hod been blown down. The defendants
heard M'Carty call Smith. On the following
day M'Carty and others went to make the
examination. They dug, found a grave about
twenty inuhes deep, lound a toe-nail, the
thick skin ol the heels, a number nf hairs,
nnd a very offensive stench issueing from the
place. The defendants were immediately
arrested and committed to jail. They denied
all knowledgeofVeiteugruber's whereabouts.
The evidence showed that ever since their
arrival at the Lake, they quarreled occasion
ally and violently so that the neighbors could
hear them at a distance—that Kamm bad
threatened to shoot Veitengruber—that the
defendants had lived in adultery before V.
was missing, and continually since—that
Kamm had in his possession all his clothing,
pipes, snuff-box, watch, &c.
The trial progressed until Saturday morn
ing. when a son of the decet.sed, aged about
11 years, was brought into Court to give tea
timony on the purl ol lite Commonwealth.—
Immediately upon entering the room, his
mother became intensely excited, rushed to
wards him and clasped him in Iter arms. The
excitement brought on a fainting fit (to
which she is subject) and the Court adjourn
ed until afternoon.
In the afternoon, Mrs. V. sent for the Judge,
Counsel, and preachers to her cell, in order
to make a statement. She commenced, and
suddenly stopped, saying that was ajl she
knew about it.
At the coming in of Court in the afternoon,
the boy was put upon the stand, lie testified
as to the identity of tbe clothing, pipes, &c.,
as belonging to his father. The mother be
coming more and more intensely excited, as
every article of clothing was sworn to by the
boy as belonging to his father, until at length
she sprung to her feet, terror and alarm de
picted upon every line of her countenance,
her hands and eyes extended toward Heav
en, she exclaimed, in Getman, "The I'riest!
the Priest!# help me! help me! 1 am inno
cent. That is the man —he did it—he often
threatened my husband to shoot him—be lias
put me where 1 now am—pointing her finger
at Kamm. She sat down, laughing hysteri
cally, and the Court adjourned until Monday
morning.
Mrs. Veitengruber on Sunday evening
made a statement to Mr. Bauer, also to Mr.
Sebenick, and on Sunday morning again to
Bauer. Her statement was 'somewhat inco
herent, and in many particulars, differs from
Kamm's account. She hod evidently be
come insane, and lias since been entirely in
different to tbe trial, and i" up to this time a
raving maniac. On Tuesday, by order of the
Court, the trial was suspended as far as con
cerns the woman.
JOHN MICHAEL KAMM S STATEMENT.
Sunday evening, March 2, the defendant,
Kanim, having intimated the desire to make
a statement, Judge VVilmot and the counsel
on both sides attended in his cell for this pur
pose. I-le then made a confession which was
interpreted by James J. Setbenick. The fol
lowing is the substance of bis s'atement:
Veilengruber and himself were acquainted
in Germany ; in 1854 they came together to
America, landing in Nam Ynrfc, and in a
short lime bought a farm and removed to
Elkland, Sullivan county, when ihey com
menced building a house which they occupi
ed together. Veilengruber was absent for
some days pursuing his trade, shoemaking.
Qccasionally they had wotds together, and
the neighbor? thought they were quarreling.
On the sth of May, Veilengruber brought
home some potatoes,and drank whiskey with
the teamster. After the potatoes were un
loaded nil three went to work in the field.—
Seme controversy arose as lo who furnished
most for the support of the family, but finally
all wen* lo bed without any disturbance. In
the morning Veilengruber and his wife be
gan to quarrel. Kamm said, "There, you
commence again—this is Sunday, and most
likely you will continue all day." V. remark
ed, "It is none cf your business if I quarrel
with my wife." They all three got out of
bed. V. then spid, "if you want to interfere
when I quatrel with my wife, I will show
you something," and so saying lie jumped
lo get a large knife that way lying on his
bed, threatened to slab him, and K. fled out
side the door in the hall, and caught an axe
and struck V. twice, who fell, and K. drag
ged him lo one side of the hall. Mrs. V.
hearing the noise fled. He then took the
I body on his shoulders and carried to the
woods a short distance, and returned and got
a spade and pick, went back and dug a grave
at the -00 l of an upturned tree—put the body
in the grave, wrapped an apron around his
head, and covered the grave. When the
blows were given, Mrs. V.'was in the room
near the stove, When he returned from bur
ying the body, he first saw her in the house,
and they cried nnd wept and prayed togeth
er. Mrs. V. asked him about her husband ;
he told her what had become of him, aod she
fell down in one of her file of fainting. Af
ter burying the body lie put some brush on j
the grave and set it on fire, for fear wild ani
mals might disturb it. He disinterred the
body that night after M'Catly discovered the
grave and called to Smith. He heard the
noise and was frightened, thinking the body
had been discovered. Ho went to the grave,
and found the brush had been removed, and
saw foot-prints. After returning that night,
he told Mrs. V. that the grave had been dis
covered—asked her to go with him, aud he
would take up the body In God's name.—
They accordingly look R spade and pick, and
an empty straw tick that belonged to a child's
bed, vent to the grave, uncovered the body,
took it up and put in the tick—the woman
assisting to place it on his shoulder, be car
ried it to thp lake, -chile she returned home.
He went to the Iske, walked out in the water
to his knees, laid down the body, returned
to the ebote, got two stones and a withe, put
the stones in the tick, bound it up with the
withe, dragged it out into the water, left it,
and returned home. He was 50 years old the
17th of last November.
The evidence was concluded Tuesday eve
ning. when Paul D. Morrow addressed the
jury on the part of the Commonwealth fol
lowed by Dielrick and Mercer for tbe defence,
and by Metcalf on the pari of the Common
wealth. Judge YVilrool charged the Jury on
Wednesday afternoon, and they retired. Af
ter being absent about two hours, the Jury
came into Court and rendered a verdict of
Guilty oj murder in the first degree , against the
prisoner Kamm.
The counsel for the prisoner moved for a
new trial, and a rule was granted, to be ar
gued at the May term of the Court.
♦l'he defendants are protestanls—the term
priest, in German, being used in all religious
sects.
From the Public Ledger.
Foarfui Accident on (he Delaware.
Burning or' nmden Ferry Bont N. Jersey.
LOSS OF LIFE.
One of the most fearful discslers which haa
happened upon the Delaware since the burn
ing of the William Penn, some (wonly years
ago, occurred on Saturday night between 8
and 9 o'clock.
Tho Camden ferry boat "New Jersey," be
longing to the Philadelphia a nd Camden Ferry
Company, with passengers to the number of
nearly one hundred, mostly residents of New
Jersey, started for Camden.
The boat was headed for the Canal, but on
reaching that point, Captain Carsori discovered
that the ice was so jammed between the banks,
that to go through would be a'most art impos
sibility.
Tbe boat was then turned northward, so as
to cross the bar some drsiance above (Smith's
Island. When nearly opposite Arch street
wharf, the boat was discovered to be on fire
near the smoke stuck. An effort was made to
check die flames, hut without avail, A scene
of wild excitement ensued, the passengers all
pressing forward to escape tho flames, ar.d to
bo the ti ret to jump ashore, as soon as the b oat
should touch the wharf, the Captain having
directed the pilot to steer direct for tbe Arch
street whuif. The fire bad broken out amid- '
ships, in tho immediate neighborhood of the
engine. It is believed that it oiiginatcd in the
fire room. The flumes sproad with fearful ra
pidity, and in an inatant almost, the firo, waft
ed in that direction, had enveloped the entile
oftei part of the bont iu flames. Before reaching
; the wharf the fire was raging around the pilot
j house nnd the en gine, and both tbe enginoer
! and the pilot were driven from their posts—
j The boat was steered by tiller chains, but the
pilot and engineer (wing unable to maintain
i their stations, the steamer became unmanage.
' able. Whan within about thirty feet of the
wharf, the pilot house fell. A flood tide was
running, and setting up the river, wl ich caused
the boat 1 to sheer off from the wharf, and float
towards the Island again. Before this time,
however, most of the passengers had jumped
oveiboarJ, some of whom managed to got upon
rakes of ice, others weie taken from the water
by persona in small beats. Many of the pas
sengers, among whom were same females, re
mained on the boat until the burniug of their
tlolhes diovo them to leap into the water.
The pilot and two or three other persons
succeeded in leaping safely ashore when the
boat neared the wharf, bui others fell short, and
were either drowned or were rescued by those
who wsre on the wharves arid upon the vsssela
lying along them. Doata were put out flora
the shore as prorqptly as possible; a number of
fire companies were upon the wharf, and some
nf the members were instrumental in saving
life. Hose was laid in resdinoss for putting
the water on the flames, in case the boat was
secured to (he wharf.
The boat floated over towards the bar, and
finally lodged on the bar among the ice. She
was towed afteiwards by a ferry boa', over to
tbe Jersey shore, now lies sunk, her
paddle bo xes alone v.'sibje at low water.
VST Hollo way : B Ointment and Pills, an as
tonishing Remedy for Erysipelas. Mr. Hen
ry Turner, of Dover, Maine, was afflicted
with Erysipelas, large and purple blotches
came on his face and neck nnu all parts of
his body, and despite of the many remedies
lie tried lie was not benefited. At length,
he had resource to Ilollowtiy's Ointment and
Pills, and made up his mind to persevare
with these remedies, which he did. The
result was, that in a few weeks, he was per
fectly cured, and his general health wonder
fully improved. This case has created quite
a sensation in Maine.
On ilie 11th inst., at the residence of the
bride's parents, by J. W. Yeoman?,
JOHN RODINSON, Esq., of Philadelphia, to Miss
ANNA M. BEST, daughter of Gen. V. Best,
Editor of the "Danville Intelligencer."
In Madison township, near Jerseytown, of
Scarlet Fever, on Feb. 29, CORNELIA JANE
McCoy, aged 1 year and 11 months.
March 8, FBANKLIN, aged 7 years and 9
months.
March 9, JACOB SWISHER, aged 9 yeara and
11 months. . i
March 11, JOHN BOVB, aged 4 years.
I Children of William and Catharine Welli
ver.
At Roaring Creek, Columbia county, on
Tuesday, March 4lh, CORDELIA JANE, daugh
ter of Thotnion and Ellen Jane Mears, aged
3 years, 3 months, and 15 days.
In Rlngtown,Schuylkilloo., on the7th inst.,
(of Scarlet fever,) SUSAN, daughter of Dr.
Andrew and Mary Foslor, aged lyear, 1 mo.
and 2 days
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