STAB OF TILL' jjOßTjfi.
*T . WHTW, KUiTOK.
AlSoorafcburg, Wc4liie*dar, Juue 24. 1837-
Item ooru lie Nominations.
FO; COVERNOIL,
. "WILLIAM F. PACKER,
of Lycoming County.
ro* JCDCES OF Ttlt SUPREME COURT,
WILLIAM STRONG,
Of Berks County.
JAMES THOMPSON,
Of Eric County.
FOH CANAI. COMMI-SIONCn,
NIMROD STRICKLAND,
of Chester County.
THE NOMINATIONS IIIIS FALL.
Our county being connected wi'h districts
which this fall will have to elect a Congrers
tnan, a State Senator ami two Assemblymen,
It is important to mainltin harmony in these
districts, and lo make fit and respectable
nominations for each of these places. The
Senatorial atid Representative districts ore
clumsy and unmanageable, and if the Oppo
sition can distract and divide in the Perrio
cralie nominations, they will have no trouble
to unite themselves upon any thing lo defeat
Iho ''Loco-focos." Every county cannot be
giatified, nor can every "great" man in at.y
county. There he magnanimous con
cession for the success of the causa, and men
or counties who will not act in this spirit j
bave no right in iho nominating convention*, j
The fitness ol the candidate ought always I
to be the first consideration; for all the trnub- j
lei aod difficulties which have heretofore j
chocked the success of Democracy aro-e from ,
entrusting nlace and power lo incompetent ,
men. These misled and deluded hone*t I
men, and brought heavy reflections again*:
the consistency of the parly. It required
then thorough and long discussion lo correct I
erroneous views, and in the meanwhile often
came disaster and defeat. It was so when
the "tariff" mania fed away men who are j
wonderfully wise—in their own estimation. !
Tho Taylor delusion followed and caught j
those who had nut yet studied out the truth,
and such others as did nnt like the inemtsia I
tencies of these ''tariff Democrats." Ihe
heresies of these "tariff Democrats" became ,
a stumbling block and a reproach to the par.
ty; and the defet of '4B followed n an in- 1
evitable and jo*l reir but on upon the nary
for trusting raw and untutored man with po 1
silion and power Statesmanship does nm j
come by any intuition or instinct; hut "11 the j
questions of political science are deep nn 1 '
difficult problems which only patient smdv j
and clear thought cm master. True a pnn- '
ciple may be simplified ill it* application to J
some ono practical case, and made as plain (
at it was to stand an epg upon end alter Co j
luml its illustrated it; but the principles of
political science assume silmesl eiu-h yearn,
new shape and fhrmf where raw leglstauua, J
like raw school-boys, will not sio under j
what rule the csso (all*.
It was so when the Wilmot proviso origi- '
naied. It was all Greek to the raw material |
cf our State legislature, nud lutd never been
discussed. They had not studied the old
Federal heresies so us to detect one in this
modem disguise. Even the member from :
this county voted lor it, and (rem lhoneefotth i
he kept floating toward the low, long, black j
cia/l of the Opposition, until last fall they
picked him tin in his lorlorn condition, en I
set him rt tho work of abusing his old
friend*, for which lie was much belter fitted
by nature tliso lor reasoning soundly upon
principles of political economy. In 1819 a
convention met at Pittsburg to nominate n
Co no/ Commissioner, and men were ctio-cn
es delegates who begged lor a chance to
get some personal favor from the Board—
eithe" • water privilege, an appointment for
a iPciid or a contract: A resolution wa- ot
tered recogtt ixiug 'he right of Congress to
logtslale slavery mto or out of a territory.—
Without reflection, atid without understand
ing the question, the convention adopted the
teacluiwn; and it cornea home in jodgmet t
upou the party from every bar-room orator cf
the Opposition. The delegate who then mis
represented this county has since gone
through Know-N ithmgism into tho arms ot
the Opposition and Governor Pollack.
We started <Wii to say that we wont fit men
far candidates this tall, and wo care net trcin
Yvhere they come. Give us the b<t men lor
the positions-men who will be Uidifnl and in
telligent representatives, and will understand
and repel the sophistries and arisof t: e | lot- '
deters, whe.ber they a'sail the legislature to
(ell the Main Line, to squander the St.ce
funds by lumps of 53 003 i; 00, or ro debase
the eoweoey of *h peej.le by eUaiurug ,
nw banks."
I
For Cengre** we hare beard named John
Mr Rey. mills of this county: I'aol Lsidj, B.
K. Rhodes, V. Best and George Smith of
Muniour; IJeucrick B. Wright of Luzerne,
•ud Robert R. Little of Wyoming
For Senator we litre li'ard tamed Messtr.
Zimmerman, Fullmer and Montgomery of
Northumberland, each of whom Ha- been in
tin HOMO one year, nd Thomas Bower ni
Seyder
For RepresenUtire (he candidate* at prea-
M or* Peter Ent of 'his eeonty. Georae P.
Jarksc i of Sullireu aud John VSmith of
Wyoming.
Dicklu-.n seminary.
It was our fleamne, life risitinc William ■
•port la*'. week, to auend en mo ereiitg*
the eaetctwa at Dickunwe Semtcary. Tliey
srere creditable to the scholar* a.d learners,
•cd indie* e a progiejure Csnditajo of affa t
in (he mnnation. It i* well known to the
prop* of this county, ea the i*ct prorea that
some XO of the scholarw ere from Colooitx.,:
aeeeral of whom yatuciyaMi! in the pwbVc
UHinifT' The Seoi in at y rajglagne show*
.h., wfcfcaa the pest *ewdtm,r year then
U to tow Higher English; ICS ia
the Cunrtft'ljlpl", and S7 in ibe prcpara-
VWwmkwi *******
Municipal Nub-crlption.
The holder* of (he bond* of (be chj of
Pirietuirg yesterday belt) a public meeting m
thi* ciiy, in the proceedings of which the
holder- of the bond* issued by Allegheny
Couaty to certain railroad companies were
•mailed to participate. Boih the City of Pitle
hnTg, and the County of Allegheny, in which
Pitishurg is situated, hive issued bonds to j
re vend railroad companies; three of which,
the Pittsburg and Sleubenville, the Allegheny
Valley, and the Charters Valley Roads, as
we understard the case, have failed to pay
to the city and county the interest accruing
on the said bonds, and it becomes the duty
of the said city and county to meet the in- |
terest by increased taxation. The amount of
oomls issued by Pittsburg to the three default
ing roads natred is, we believe, $1,100,000, j
and by Allegheny eounty. Si 400 000—in all
32.500,000. The authorities of Pittsburg pre
tend that that city cannot pay without leg
islative aid—for that the city charter prohib
its an increase of the present rate of the citv
• tax, and also prohibits a further increase of
! the funded debt, bo that the city can neith
er raise the money from taxation, nor bor
row the requisite amount to pay. Admitting
i all this to be true, (he citizens of Pittsburg,
i if sincerely dsirous to maintain the city's
| credit, might have overcome the difficulties
j presented by increasing the valuation, which
jis said to be much too low. Tins has not
! been done. As regards Allegheny County,
| there are no such restrictions HH interpose in
the city of Pittsburg, and in order to mpel
iho defaulting i Merest, the County Commis
sioners pmrr.p t> doubling ol the
tax. This is met by a convention ol delegates
from all parts ol the county, who, under the
allegation of fraud, etc., o*k lo* an exatr.ioa- i
lion into the manner of creating the debt, j
and insist that the collection of the increased j
lux shall ho deferred. All this is done amid
many charges of dishonesty against the an- j
thornics. and threats of resisting the collec- i
lion of the tux, if attempted— Phi/a. Lulger.
Cot.. JOHN \V FORNEY—Ti e Washington
Star says : " We have overy reason to believe
that Col. JOHN W. FOKNF.Y. 011 Saturday, sent
to the President hi* declension of the laiter's
offer lo him of the U. S. Consulship at Liver
pool, tendered soma time since. Col. F. de
signs returning to Pennsylvania, where ho
will Ire accompanied by the warmest wishes
lor his happiness and properity of us lurge
and iit'achml a circle ol personal Irirnds a
ever si gent'errian acquired among Ilia citizens
of Washington, through an,official residence
hote." The >Y.ir l>o learns ton! a number
of ti.is gonti mail's personal friends in Wash
ington, without *1 !-lwe:ion of party, are pre
paring to compliment hi n with a publ.o
dinner, ere lie temoves It ally loliia home in
.In nlelphin, ll is said It.a' lie bus accepted
their invitation. So the affair will probably
soon come off.
j Jurat THOMPSON—The Erie Giselle, an !
j opposition paper i t Judge Thompson's own
I co'jniy, sp, uks of hit nomination in the fol- ■
| lowing complimentary language :
j '■ A* is well known, we differ from Jodgo
Thompson politically, aii(l shall (eel bound
j to oppose his election ; but at the same time,
! we can truly say that he is, by legal attain
j tticnls and general talents, well qualified for
1 the position lor which l:e has been nominated.
I Hi* party has certainly evinced good sense
1 and judgment in selecting liitti.
THE INJUNCTION prayed lor to prevent the
' Pennsylvania Railroad Company from pur
! oha*iug the Main Line. was ablv argued la*'
week hv Wtlliam I. Hirt alt I Wibiam M
Mere lith for the injunction, ami Frederick
Stanton and S'. George Tucker Cam, bell lor
, the Railroad Company. It will be decided
to-day, and to judge from the argument, we
I feel confident, that the injunction will be
granted.
1 | tT" We ,hV ft burglaries in every neigh
'! bothood around#*, ami therefore, the best
advice we tan give lo those who 'desire sc
| curilv ngaiwt the thieve* is, to go Evans &
1 Watson, and bnv one cf their safes. The
firm has a good reputation (or its work.
CV Tr.e fruit season is coming on with a
lair prospect of plenty, and this is therefore,
the time to lay in a stock of cans for pre
ferring the delicacies of the season. Arthur.
; Hiirnhaui & Gilroy's card will tell you where
i to semi.
i jy If you want to know a linle of every
thing for a dol'ar, sen.) it to flartn, Dick &
Fi stecrald, fcr their new book "Inquire
Witblti."
I f The I*. S. Siaips Pireciory, promises
! to furnish a kind of information which many
people desire, and will no doubt often prove
a useful work.
nr Flour sells at 57 75 to S-8 |#r barrel in
Philadelphia: Wheat at Si 87 per bushel,
and corn at 87 eetits per bushef.
F9* Somebody wnh more pride than
I brums advertises in the Ledger a sowing
ii,.;, rr- r we'th SI3O. in exchange for a tiia
mouJ breastpin.
i tr.i new >per has been suited at Tama
qua, ard another i> to be commenceJ at Ash
lau.'. Bih,uj <kiil emu y.
CP" Rain fell 12 times during the month
of May. retfecily clear days during the
month nine.
J FCRS ACE BCBMTD —On Friday l*t n Blast
' Far ace ai Phcr.uvilie. belonging loßcrvcs,
Bcrs ii Co., was blown tn pieces : causing a
1 goc#J deal of consternation in the neighbor
hood. Luckily no per-one were about atltoe
time, or some pereoeal injuries might have
been inflicted. Some of lsie good people of
Pl-msixvilte thought the Comet toad come,
but they soon recovered Iron# their flight.
W He* Jawca THOMrsoa,of Erieceeety,
who was nominated last week by the Demo
cratic Sia'e Conccaiioe, for Judge of the
Supreme Court, was m one time aa appren
tice ill noe of the newspaper print tr.g-cffice*
1 cf Philadelphia
Kansas Election law.
Inasmuch as Ibis may be a matter of in
terest to many of our readers, we annex the
Bill to provide for taking the census of Kan
sas and for holding an election far delegates
to the Constitutional Convention. It will be
recollected that this bill was vetoed by Gov.
Geary, but afterwards passed, by the Legis
lature "over bis head," by which is meant
the number required by tbo Constitution,
which is two ihirds, or three fourths. The
secures the following conditions:
I. Every bona fide inhabitant of the Ter
ritory on the 3d Monday of June, 1857, be
in;?a citizen of the United States, twenty
one years of age, residing for three months
in Hie county where lie offers to vote, is en
titled to vote for delegates,and be a delegate,
if elected, to die Convention.
2. Ample meaua sre provided lor ascer
taining those legally qualified as above, and
to protect them Icom violence or intimidation
in the exercise of the rigid. This is secured
as follows:
Sec. 13. If any person by menace, threats
lor force, or by any other unlawful means,
shall directly or indirectly attempt to influ
ence any qualified voter in giving his vote,
or deter him from going to the polls, or dis
turb or hinder him in the freeexeroise of his
right or suffrage at said election, the person
j so offending sWI be adjudged guilty of mis
demeanor, and punished by fine no; less
lean five hundred dolla's, or by imprison
ment not less than three months or more
than six, or by both.
3. All persons not qualified by law are
prevented from voting by the following strin
gent enactment:
See. 1-1. That every person not being a
qualified voter according lo the provisions ol
this Act. who shall vote at any election with
in said Territory, knowing that he is not et
lilletl to vote, ami every person who at the
same election shall vote more than or.oe,
whether at the same or at different places,
shall be adjudged gtiihy of o misdemeanor,
and bo punished by u fine ol not le-s than
one hundred dollars nor exceeding two hun
dred. or by imprisonment not less than three
mouths nor exceeding six, or both.
4. All official frauds ore guarded against
as follows:
See. 15. Any person whatsoever who may
be charged with holding the election herein
authorized, who shall wilfully anil knowingly
commit any fraud or irregularity whatever
with the intent to hinder or prevent or defeat
a fait expression of the popular will in the
said election, shall be guil'y of a mislemean
or, and he punished by fine not lesslliun live
hundred dollar*, and imprisonment not less
than six mouths, nor more than 12 mouths,
or both.
ESCAPED.—Two persons escaped from the
Mnn our county j.iii on last Wednesday even
ing, named Henry Warner and John Kile-.
The first wuscoiivicied at tint sessions ol our
Courts tot stealing, but had not been sentenc-
Ed, in consequence o! another indictment
pending against him—and the latter had been
confined to jail since fast week, on a charge
of assault and batle.ty. Watnov's family t
sides HI Fishing Creek township, Columbia
I county, and he i s ono cf dj* old Callitunn
piaus, who. used to alarm that section of
country about 15 or'lti years ago wiih their
many depredation and malicious ini-chiets
Kiles hails Irom toe neighborhood of Wu-li
, mgionville, in this county. They effected
their escape about 8 o'clock, in the evening,
by violently pushing aside a female, living
■ in Sheriff Voting's tainily, whom tltey had
asked for u diink ol water, which she was
handing l.i them, aid iheii running through
l:n> rto'.t room in o ibe jud lot, and imm
therce over iSe fence through tin' bark alley.
Warner ran up llto river and Kile* down.—
Bo'li were followed roam distance, bill soon
ili-Hjijioaiod in die itosk of the evening, be*
iiisj MOII:, voting and ac'ive inen, and thus
eluded il.eir pursuers. Shetiff Young was
temporarily übsenl, which was no doubt
kmiw 11 to Warner, who unproved the oppor
tunity, and succeeded but too well. This
man had made repeated attempts to escape,
and was watched very closely by the Sher
ill, but at lust gained his object by a strata
gem. A reward of twenty live dollars is
otiereil for the apprehension and reltlril of the
prisoite..—Diiui'i iit Democrat.
MCTIIF.R OF rum. is obtained from shells
of various kinds, and particularly frr>m those
of ilia oyster. Those found in the Indian
seas atone, furnish this coat in sufficient
thickness to he of viilne. The genus of the
shell fih called PeotaJine, produces the
fi test pe*tls. It is found most lieqnently
around the coast of Ceylon, in the Frisian
gulf and ihe Australian eas. The mother
ol pearl possesses the most brilliant hues.
which depend entirely upon iis structure
The microscopic furrows which rou across
ihe surface ol every slice, act upon ibe re
j flecteittdghv in suvti ■ way as to product# i*f
1 chromatic effect. This substance is very
; delica-e to work, but it may be fashioned by
i files, saws and diills, with the aid of corro
sive acid, and is polished by colcoihat ol
vitriol.
Fuss—ln a few uerk, housekeepers,
' grocers, butchers anJ ail w ill cry out aasinsi
ihe plague of flics. The following meihml
tof preventing their ingress into shops, may
be of vali-e: A traveller remarks that the
j botcher shops of Geneva are all open, and
I although immense number* of flies may be
seen on the ou-side walls, i,.it one comes tn.
Th ; s is caused by th* uioer walls rub
, bed over with laurel oil. which i o effective
! preveniive against the intrusion ol these
troublesome insects. The Courier tie Havre.
j in alluding to this fact, states thai no fly will
• e.ucr a r, OID In which a wreath of waiter
I leaves has beec burg np. The expet.meu:
, is worth trying.
W Mr. Ptekena baa positively declined
itie mwsion to Ra*eia. Ii is probable thai he
will be re amed to the D. S. Senate to fill ibe
vacaccy caused by the death of Senator
< Butler.
tW Tbe Miltoe Bncge Corapeoy have
] rawed their 4eU. Seaae of tbe ciiaeoa, ie
eanarqaeoce thereof, have bad their dander
' raiaad, and threaten a rope ferry.
SALE OF THE MAIN UNE.
'PjiJLADKLrHiA , June 13, 1*57.
Editors of the Sunrfnj Transcript: My u'len
lion has just been sfire-iwil to that pari of the
bill in eqatty, filed in mr name, against the
i Pennsylvania Railroad Company, where il 11
represented the SiaH Canals, between Co
lumbia and Pittsburg bare not for many
years realized sufficirr.t income to pay ex
penses.' Il is Undorbtedly ooirect that the
portion of the Main Line between Columbia
and Pittsburg, if till Portage Railroad is inclu
ded, has been un|Roluciive, and such was
my instruction for "framing the bill. The
omission to insert' Ihe Portage Road was a
clerical error, whit i I did not discover until
my attention was < died lo it. and [ have in
structed iiiy com ei to have the necessary
amendment made
The Car.als of l e Main Line and the Por
tage Railroad an connecting links of one
work between thr two termini at Columbia
ami Pittsburg. T s Canal yielded in 1856:
$249 891 93
Expenses, 198,015 57
Nell income,. 51,876 36
The Portage Road, 8 20.047 23
Expenses, 193.R04 53
Loss on poriag road, $173,757 30
Deduct nett inoortj of canals, 51.876 36
• ' r.
Lota, for $121,880 91
The above statistics appear in detail in the
Canal CommilsMner's Reporttaf 1856.
But, while this part of theVlain Lino is
unproductive, Ihe other portion of il is jusl
the reverse. ,
The Columbia R. R. yielded in '56 £553,034 2S
Expenses, 41(1556 41
Netl revenue on Colombia R. R. £504,477 87
Deduct loss oil Canal and Por
tage road, 121,880 94
■ T
Neil revenue on the whole, £382,596 93
Add loiintige tax. 1856,
6n IVnaVß.lt. £197,298 95
Harrisburg mid Lan
caster, 23,002 91—220,302 86
Natt receipts for 1856, 86(n!,888 "a
paying 5 per cent. interest on 512,057 875 ol
■lit* public debt.
Tliis result excludes (lie expenditures for
improvements 6f a permanent character, the
purchase of new machinery; rebuilding ol
bridges, &e. As these imptovements last
lor a sorieaof years, it is not considered just
to charge them wholly to the running ex
penses of the year.
The hems amounted, in 1856, to the sntn
of Si7l 084 41. Estimating the proportion
of 1856 at ten per cent, per year, as they
will continue serviceable for at least ten
year*, there will be a tied mi i ion of 817,-
108 44, leaving the liml receipts 5585,-
- paying live per rent, interest on SI 1,-
715.807 of llie Male debt.
The public is aware that the late act ol
Assembly permits the purchase! to abandon,
til pleasure, the Fortage Railroad, untl the
western division ol the Canals.
The measure enables the purchaser to a
ban-lon tin nnprnduetive rati of the public
tils lN&f>, flowing (torn
i!te remainder of jhe wotks, ebiuh the pur
chasers are obliged to keep up, stands thus:
| The receipts at Colombia per the
: Canal, including nut-lei lock, 8-71,133 01
Pur* month, 45,555 23
Hsrrisburg, 33 236 48
, Newport, 5,t fill 01
I Lew.Mown, 7,321 It
: Huntingdon, 13.89163
liulltdaytbutt*, 18.421 72
195 327 39
Columbia Railroad, 953 031 29
Total, 51,148,361 68
Expenditures on the different
divisions ol canal are a fol
lows :
I Eastern division, $44,477 94
, Lower Juniata, 29.084 54
Upper .Imriata 56,031 54
{ ending at HnlliJuvsbnr?.
Colombia Koad\mohulin3 ten
I percent, ol ihae.vpsnditures
as slated if. first exhibit, $464,640 37
Total expenCi.utes, 5604,334 39
i Nett re.venw , $534 027 29
i Being the interet at 5 per cent., the amoort
j to be paid the St l by a purchaser, under
' the bill referred j>. on Sib.Bßo 545
If the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
! should become the purchaser, and the ton
' nags tax thereby r-1 asctl. tbe account would
i stand tuus:—To)ll receipts in that pan, they
j are obliged by It.e bill to keep op, is as
i above $1,148,361 68
Add onnnge (ax, 2-0 Sol 86
Total, 51.868.663 54
Deduct total expenditure, but 33 4 39
Neil receipts, "64 329 15
Repreae.nting a capital of 515,256 583
Paying an interest of five per ceid. These
are the fignYas. without saying any thing of
ihlter mm U<niv ttww4 if-llnf -knußii
the purchasers.
I have thus a'empted to give a candid,
fair statement of my views ol the value ol
these improvemeets under Uie different a
pect presented, ami am confident that no one
can present it by figures fairly put together,
in any worse bgli-
H. S. MOTT.
Fi'tnoit akd DtseasK.—The Paris corres
' pomlent of the Trwion Traveller sirs:—' The
dnrtow have dtclared that the present extra
ordinary invasion ol cold*, gripes and pen
tonital it:flamm Too (which prove nnosoally
fat-l) are entirely owing to the belloebicoats,
; which expose the whole female person, from
the wa st down re the feet, to the weather."
Wi- 'h e , t e ver any 'a-hion which was not
1 der.oviceJ a* ihjjcaof-e of disease* Medi
cal men find y flf -ch easier to explain the
' origin of J; wto* m that way than to discover
i the real sources of derangement to health.
| Paooar-s or Lacca Bxca is Paats.—A
great reyauujpa ha taken place in the bever
age of vmeciaJ Jfaooe. Toe increased cost
of wine, conaecfeeet opoa the failure of the
| grape crop, ha* made claret among the
j common people* expensive luxury. Mat
liquor* have tafias tbe pGre of the jaiee ol
I tbe grape, a.ui*' Bavarian aie, a MM of lagffl
I beer, Uu favorite, Panama "tipf*e "„
Lands of the ftulgwny Farm and Lund
company In Elk CoutH|r Pa.
The following is acepy of (he proceedings
of the Boston Society of-Natural History.—
1t shows to great advantage the immense
| mineral and agricul'ural wealth of this part
|of the country. Ilia in the midst ef flourish-
I ing settlements, where a large business is
now done, and where Ihere ia e cash mar
ket. It is not difficult to perceive the im
mense wealth and business importance to
which this district is destined to arrive. It
will supply the vasl trade of Ihe Lakes with
coal, and a large lumbering district of coun
try east of it with agricultural produce. In
the settlement over 20,000 acres are now in
a high slate of cultivation. .
Hare is solid ground for future progress
and increase. This is an unavoidable con
sequence of its resources and location. How
people can be so infatuated as lo go to the
hard-working, and unwholesome regions of
the West, whilst such great advantages are
at their doors, we are at a loss lo conjecture.
BOSTON SOCIETY tF NATURAL HIS
TORY.
Reported for the Boston Traveller ly the Record
ing Secretary.
'l'llE PfIEMDENT IN THE CtlAlß.—ProfeSSOr
Agassi/, opened the meeting by some highlv
interesting remarks upon 8 new family of
fishes and their habits.
Dr. Cha. T. Jackson pave brief descrip
tion of Ihe bilomiiious coal formation of Elk
county, Pennsylvania, which he had been
engaged in exploring during the month of
June last. He observed that the gieat bitu- -
minous coal basin or trough extends fiom
the north-western border of Pennsylvania, :
to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, us indicated on Mr. ,
Jules Mf.rcou's Geological map of the Utti- ]
ted Smtes. I
The northern portion of this basin is of
great economical value on account of its be
ing the nearest to Lake Erie, ono of Ihe I
greatest markets for coals, which are requir
ed lor navigation on all tho prenl Lakes, and 1
for the furnaces ami eas works, as vvpll as
domestic use for fuel, on both the United j
Stales uml Canada sides of these lakes. He
remarked thai statistics showed a larger
amount of tonnage on the lakes than exists I
on the Atlantic coast of this country, and !
that steam navigation would certainly great- I
ly increase upon the lakes where coals could 1
be obtained at a reasonable cost, as will soon ;
be tho case when the western portion of the
Sunbury and Erie Railroad, now under con
tract, is completed, which would be done in
lite course of two years.
Since the recent explorations were made
into the extensive coal formation of E'k Co.,
Pa., the Directors of this important Railroad
have ordered the r"ud to be laid amid these
coal fields and ihe consequence of this move
ment will soon be felt in Iho augmented val
ue of the coal lands.
The particular region explored by Or
Jackson is known as the Ridgway Land
and Coal Companies' property, some 27,-
000 acres of land, all situated in tho coal
region. Five or six beds of coal underlie
t two lo five degrees from the horizon, and are
1 torn two to six feet in thickness. Most of
; the large beds are undisturbed, and only the
1 small ones are here and there denuded by
| valleys of excavation.
The deep ravines, or tuns, expose some
. of the out crops of the larger beds on the
southeast sides of the hills. On the north
west they are still deeply covered with rocks,
the sandstones and bituminous shales,
j Eafh of these coal beds is overlaid with a
stratum of 8 or 10 inches of slaty cannel coal,
1 and they all rest on tire clays. Iron ores.
I namely carbonate of iron and brown hicmai
• be, abound, the former in the fire clays and
! the latter in the superincumbent shales. But
' few 10-sil plants are found in these shales,
and only the scales, fins, and tails of fishes
in the slaty cannel coal, which appears to
Intve been a lino aqueous sediment of water
lodged vefbtable mailer.
A bed of buff-colored limestone occurs
beneath lite principal bed of coal, and is
nine or ten feet thick. This limestone con
tains tmall lussil bivalve shells, not yet
itemed.
The Ridgway ' ,ml thus contains coal, iron
ores, limestone and sandstone, with an abun
dance of clay suitable lor fi-e-proof bricks-
All the facilities lor the reduction of iron ex
ists on the spot, and soon the means of trans
po-ta'ion of the coals and metal to market
w-i'l be supplied. The country is elevated
about 1600 above feet above the sea, ami is
in latitude 4125 N., and long. 140 \V. ol
Washington, nn'd is remntkabiy healthy.
The following analyst* ot the coal*, iron
ore and lim-ttfnne have been made by l>r.
Jackson, since bis retum to Boston. Speci
men from the 6 feet bed :
Fixed carbno, . . • • 52 38
Gas expelled by heal, . . .40 00
Ashes ol coke, . • • • '62
100.00
The ashes analyxed yielded—
Alumina and oxide of iron, . • 110
Lime, 022
7.52
The slaty cannel gives-
Fixed ctrbon, 22
Gas,
, Eatihy matter,
100
The limestone yielded—
I Carbonate of lime, . • • 95.75
■ Insoluble silica, . . • • 3 00
i Peroxide of iron, . . • . 1-25
100 00
Analysis or tbe bali* of carbonate of iron,
i 100 gr*. of this ore yielded— f
: Pe-oxide ol iroo, . . 61 50=iron, 43
j Carbonic acid, . . 31.50
j Silex, . . , - 7.00
j i ' • - 10000
I In smelting iron ore* with these coal* it
! will be neceesary to convett the coal into
j coke, and tbe small coaU may thus be dis
i posed of on tbe spot.
No better gas-making coak are found ia
j the Unhid Sate#*a*d bit doe better variety
1 in the Brhish yiAiilqee of New Biutwwiek—
I namely, that of Albert coaihf 1 ** ' ** J "
I THE PUBLIC HEALTH in the various cities
' aiftear- to bo very(eood. In this city last
week, tl-ere is a amall increase ol death*, but
the whole Dumber only 177 ih a population
of over half a million, anil no pariiouUrly
prevalent disease. In New York, (he number
of deaths last week was 334, in a population
of about 600.000—a decrease in.lhe mortality,
compared with the week previous. In all the
Southern cities, we see reported the same
1 good condition of the public health, though,
in some cities, as at New Orleans, the heat
is intense. The effect will probably soon be
experienced in increased bills of mortality,
though at present liter? are no signs of yellow
fever, or epidemic disease of any description,
in any direction, in the Union.
WHAT NEXT. —Mr. A. M. Allen, of Potta
ville, has bought the right for o new style of
picture, catlsd Photographs on Leather. The
impression is made on Patent Leather, and is
said to be the most durable and portable
style now taken.
MODEL MINISTERS OF JUSTICE.— Chigngo,
(111 ) papers, stale that two justices of the
I peace ami one constable, of that city, have
been sentenced to bard labor in the city ptis
on, for six months, for "extortion, receiving
money unlawfully,and making false charge".'
t3T A NEW COUNTERFEIT.—A new coun
| terfeit five dollar note-on the Exchange Bank
[of Piilsburg, has made its appearance. It is
well executed. The vignette represents two
females floating in the air. It pnrporls to
have been engraved by W. L. Wintly.
ty The valuable tract of coal land in
Schuylkill county, known as Bauin tract,
wax sold at Sheriff's sale on Saiurduy last, to
Mr. Eldritlge Levari, (or the sunt of 841,000.
There is a valuable coal colliery on the land.
ty Of the twenty-threo millions of dollars
in the Treasury of the United States, there
are at New York over oloven millions, si
most one-half; at Philadelphia, two millions
and a halt ; at New Orleans three millions
and at San Francisco one million nnd a half
TV HOTKI. SOLD— -The ''Fallon House,"
in f.ook Haven, was sold at Sheriff's sale,
recently, for $15,000. Mr. J. K. Jackman
was the purchaser.
A VKNTILATING HAT is one of the latest
practical novelties. The hat is nia.lo to open
at its sides, at some distance from tho crown,
thus forming the body in two parts, one of
which is connected permanently with the
crown, Rtid the other with the lower portion
of the hat. so that the crown portion may be j
adjusted to lorm an open or close communi- 1
cation with the lower or front portion.
s|>ci*Bal Notices
HOI.I.OWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS. —Those
who have been taught to behove that there
is no remedy for cancer but the knife, are
invited to read tho following statement.—
Reuben Withers, late of Brooklyn, and now
residing ai Marysville, California, was for
i several months treated secundum nrlem, by
two physician*, for what tljey pronounced to
be s cancerous tumor on the left breast.—
Finally they recommended excision, but tho
j ianient hnvthg heard much of ff.e etficsey of
lloltnwaj's Ointment, in such esses, resolved
, to try its effects belore submit'njg his flesh
j to the steel. He used it in conformity with
. the directions, for two months, at the end of
I which time the lump had entirely disappear
ed, and up to the date of his leaving for Sac
Frnocisco, in August last, an interval of four
, teen weeks, 110 symptoms of its reappear
ance could be discovered. 'Che Pills are
: equally efficacious in all internal diseases.
j " WOODLAND ORKAM"— A Pomade for
i beautifying the Hair —highly perfumed,
, superior 10 any French article imported, and
I for half the price. For dressing Ladies Hair
\ it has no equal, giving it a bright glo'sy ap
| pearanee. It causes Gentlemen's Hair to
I curl in the mnst natural manner. It removes
1 dandruff, always giving the hair the appear
j ance of being Iresh shampooed. Priee only
fitly cents. None genuine unless signed
PETRI DGE & CO.,
Proprietors of the
" Holm of a thousand Flowers."
For sole by all Druggists. New York.
OnTbttf*day evening, llth at War
nerville, by James Masiers, Eq , Mr. I'K R KI* J
D SWISHER, ai d Mis* ELIZABETH WARS F.R, J
both ot PIIIO twp., in this county.
&££*&&(>
In this place 011 Saturday, 13ili ins!., ol
scarlei fever. SOPIIROSIA, DAUGHTER of ShetilJ
Miller, a-jeil ahou 1 10 years.
TOLLS AT BEACH BAVEX.
COLLECTOR'S OTF'GK, )
Br.uM ilji tu, Jn-te SiA. '57. J
MR. EDITOR :—The amount of lolls receiv
ed at this office are as follows:
March, S 91 04
April, 10585 79
May, ........ 20953 30
Total, . . . 531630 13
JOHN S. FOLLMER. Collector.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
THAT Mr. J. O. Richardson is no longer
Agent for ns. Nor will we pay any farther
debt* ot bis contracting.
GRAHAM & BRO.,
Btover r.-ffcy, Cc'.umbia Co., Pa.
Jone 16, 1867.—4t.
COOPLIUNO.
; THE subsciiber announces tliai he will
, carry on the COOPERING BUSINESS at hi
! brewery in Hnpkinsville. w here he will make
BARRELS, TUBS, KEGS,
and ever> thine in that line ot business. He
will also repair work nl al! kinds, and will do
it skillfully and at lair juices.
CHARLES W HASSERT,
Bluomshnrg, June 2, 1857.
Executor's Notice.
NOTICE U hereby given that letter* testa
meutary upon the estate of Peter Hailocher,
late of Mifflin tnwnshtp, Columbia county,
deceased, have been granted to the under
signed residing in the township of Mifflin.
Ail persona indebted to tbe estate are re
quested to make payment without delay, and
ifto&a iiajrtfc# sccuunU? (or payment lo pffwoi
them ft .■ „
' JOtW H HETLER. Exrnuhr.
' Mffllftr townaWp, June 21, fflOT-dt*
j mi .-uiinfft \ .vm ,
EVANS * WATSON'S
■RWT * MARAUFACLUMFL
SAUMANgBB
TRUTH tS MOR W Jf MUST PREVAIL.
Report of the Committee appointtd {a
■ superintend the burning / the /rem
Safes At Reading, frh- '27 th, 1857.
READING, March 4ih.
The undersigned, members of the Commit* -
tee, do respectfully report, that wa saw the
two Safes originally pureed upon by Fsrrets
& Herring and Evans & Watson, placed ltd*
by side in t furnace, vix: The Sate in tnrby
the Paymaster of the Philadelphia and Read
ing Railroad Company, in his office at Road*
ing, manufactured by Farrels & Herring, anil '
the Safe in use by 11. A. Lauli, in hit store,
manufactured by Evans & Watson, and put
in books and papers precisely alike.
The fire was started at Si o'clock, A. &1.,
and kept up until tour cords of green hickory:
two cords dry oak ami half chestnut top wood
were entirely consumed, the whole under
the superintendence of the sobscribartTmrijt
bers ol the Committee. The Safes war* then
cooled oil with water, after which they wera
opened, agd the books and papers taken out
by the Committee and sent to 11. A. f.vt'x'o
store for public examination, after they war*
first examined and marked by the Commit
tee. The books and papers taken from lb*
Sife manufactured by Evans & Watson were
but slightly by the intense heat,
while those taken Irom the Safe manufac- ,
tared bv Parrel* & Harriot were, in our jufcg- "
mem, damaged lully fifteen per cent, mrfra
than those taken from Evans & Watson's
Sale.
JACOB H. DYSHER,
DANIELS. HUNTEft.
Having been absent during the burning,
we lully coincide with the above statement
ot the condition of tliu papers and booka tak
en out of the respective Safes.
G. A. NICOLLS,
H. 11. MUHLENBERG.
JAMES MILHOLLANI).
The following named gentlemen, resident#
of Resiling ami its vicinity, who aaw the
above lire, Imve purchased Safes Irotn Evans
& Watson since the burning up to May Ist,
1S 57.
(. A. Nioolls, 1 Silomon Rhoada, I
It. It Company, 8 \V. B. Yerger, 1
11. A. I.vwi'z; 2 Geo. K. Levure, 1
KuU & lleister, 1 Samuel Fusing, t
W. Rhosds & Son, 1 J M &G.W.Haniscb,t
(I W. Mmsimer, 2 James Jameson, I
Dr. Win. Moore, I J. B.&A. B. Wanner t
Levi J. Smut-, I Jacob Schmucker, 1
High & Craig, 1 Wm.Kmg, 1
Win. Krick, 1 V. B. Shollenberger,l
K .in lin Mti & Haunt, I Leopold Hirsb, 1
Wirt. Mi-Failin, 1 Ezra Miller, I
Geo. J Eckert, 1 W.C.&P.M.Ermeo-
Isaac Itttlh, 1 trout, I
Bnlmeyer, Follmer Win. Djimhower, 1
& Co. 1 Bullit & Milton, 1
EVANS & WATSUN.
kiltie 17, 1857. •
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lv Also just published, THF. ARTIST'S
i BKIDF,, by Einergun Beunet. Price SI.OO.
June 17, 1857.
Comer Slone Laying.
'l'flF. Cotnei Sinno o( ihe Evans. Lutheran
, C inch in Cet ire lownship, Columbia CO.,
; r I , • ill be laid, G .1 willing, on TAltrrJnjf,
■ the 1M of June. with arpiopriate religious
service* in English and German. Services
;to commence at 10 u'clock A.M. Minister#
! ot all denominations, and the public general
-1 ly are invited to npend.
R. A. SHARKETTS, Pastor.
! June 17, 1857 -2w. ___ *•-•
Exccnlor's Notice.
i NOTICE is hereby given that letters testa
. meutary upon Ihe estate of Sarah MbCioff,
: late of Bloomsbnrg, Columbia coumy, de
j ceased, have been granted to the undersign
ed residing also in Bloomsburg. All persona
' indebted to die said estate are requested to
i make payment without delay, and those hav
j iug accounts against the estate to present
them for payment to
H. C. HARTMAN,
Executor.
Bloomsburg, June 17, 1857.
JO OOO"JOINT"AND LAPSH INGLES
i lot sale at the Arcade by
| May 27. '57. A. C. MKNSCH.
A LARGE LOT of Thibet Shawls just re-
I 1 ceivcd and for sale by
! | A. C. MENSCH
'! I AKGE assortment ol Iron, Steel agjl Nails
I ■"-* fur sale at the Arcade by
II May 27. '"57. A. C. MENSCH.
' j it COAL lor sale at the Arcade by A.
A. C. MENSCH.
MUSLINS a yard wide for 8 eentsp wtd
good oriuta for 6± cents just received
by A. C. MENSCH.
A" FULL ASSORTMENT of Ladies' Dry-
Goods at ihe Arcade by
I May 27, 57. A. C. MENSCH.
IYf ORTICED POSTS oa band and tor sale
" at the Arcade by
| May 27, '57. A. C. MENSCH.
COTTON and Wool Carpet for sale obeap
at the Arcade by
I May W,'47. AC. MLN|CIL