t TIIR LAST OP SKVKX. r . A. WILtMOTT. Ph. lie not angrv, chide her not, Although the child hss err'd; N'T brine the tears into hot eyei By one ungentle word. When that aweel linnet ng, before Our wmmrr rose died, A sinter's arm wan round her neck, A brother at hrr side. 13 1 it now in grief (she wa'ks alone, By ev'ry flowering betl ; Th.it sister's clasping arm U rold Thai brother's voice is fled. Anil when she sits Ifiiiln my knee, With fare so pale and meek, And eyra bent o'er her bonk. I see The toars upon her cheek. Then chide her not ; but whimper now "1'hy trespass is forgiven llow canst thou frown on that pule face ! She ia the last of seven. Mn. Editor The following narrative ia from the pn of the late , of our town, (whose name still lives in the "greenent tjwt on memory1 )Oif.") If you think it worihy of a place in your excellent paper, it is at your service. O. P. Q. February 20th, 1842. Unhappy she, (heviriert wrelch in life, Whether ileci iv'd, lelurtanily compcll'd, Oi won by aplendid views of affluent ease, Who enters H) men's temple wilh adrunkaid." It was a small cottage, siluatcd on the eastern side of Shaiuokin. The rain Jell in torrent, and I was urged to seek refuge in t)it dreary habitation. As 1 approached the dorr, 1 perceived an unfortunate, half-naked child peeping at me through the wide crevices of the cabin. At this night, I waa impressed with the belief that my visit could not fail to be disagreeable to the w retched family, and that my presence should cause the miserable inhabi tants to blush at their situation. I paused but the rain came with increased violence, and 1 was compelled to enter, however unwelcome. 1 rapped at the door. No answer was re ceived ; but a bustle 6ccmcd to prevail within. I observed that a lady retired to a remote cor ner of the house; and after remaining a mo ment in piofound stillness, I heard, in a faint and languid accent, 'Come in !' With blush jng reluctance I obeyed. Upon opening the il.vir, a floor of Tartu was the first object which attracted my attention. Without the iiMial salutations 1 stepped forward and rat itown upon a three legged stool which stood immediately before the fire. Not a word was uitered. At length I turned myself upon the neat, and with apparent carelessness Kiirveycd this uncouth dwelling and its solitary dwel lers. There was no bed to be seen in the room. A few rough boards, placed against the wall, w hich served as a dresser; a large table, and mi kl-shapcd cradle principally constituted the furniture. Three or four children, over w hose slroulders hung the tattered remains of old gar ments, wholly insufficient to cover their naked ness, stood near, and w ith pitiful and anxious looks gasedipon nie, and seemed "really to ad mire the chain of my watch, the buttons on my clothes, &c. Tlte scene was sufficiently im pressive to have melted the heart of a stoic. The children were occasionally compelled to change their position on account ot the rain which dashed in upon their nakedness. Tor a similar cause I was also several times compel led to remove my stool. Upon an occasional glance at the mother of these truly miserable children who sat quietly, and in pensive dejectcdness, in tho farthest cor nor of the room, covered with a habiliment of rags, my heart became titled with commissera tion and pity. Khe was young, and passing hund-iuuie. I could not suppress the idea that 'Some are born are doouCtl to mourn." I w ould have inquired the cause ot their miser able eituation, but did not wish to discover to tliejii that I entertained a knowledge of their wretchedness. Willi cool indifference I made tuiiie observations mpectine tho state of the weather, tho hour of the day, &c My remarks were answers! with a correctness, w ith a prc- cismn and acuJcuese which greatly surpassed ail expectation. She evinced a desire to converse upon subjoct;f w hich 1 did not apprehend the unfortunate Unlovely woman iiad the slightest knowledge. Her convcratiouconvilK:cd inelhat i-he had been well educated thathe 'had seen heller times.' I discovered that she was a btrict observer of morality and religion tint the belonged to the Society of Friends but that to use her ow n expression, she had not heard a sermon for upwards of Cv years!' After a imxneiit of deep silence she observed : 'Proba bly thee may think this negligence, and that ( am inexcusable; but, believe me, 1 could not leave my children, and indeed I have not had clothes sufficiently good to render nn. fit to ap pear in deci ut coi.ipuny '. Her voice fuultcr- ed and her eyes filled with tears She pro ceeded : My parents live h Now Jersey, a few miles from Trenton. Their situation is different from mine ; ami 1 never knew hi'.e I Jived with thcin w hat it was to want. There are very few more wealthy or respectable peo ple in that state thau iy father, and I know if my mother knew the condition 1 am in at pres ent she would send me relief. It is oil idle to think oit going there, for my husband will n listen to a word I say, and he wems de- tiiuonvd to compel nic and my children to drag out our lives in this wretched hovel, as thee now sees us. When John and I were married we had plenty of every thing. He was in very good business in Trenton, and we might have lived happy had he only been satis fied; but no; shortly after our first child, (that loy standing before thee) was born, he resolved to remove to Northumberland county. His friends lived there, and he thought he could make a heifer Jiving by farming. I opposed it as much us 1 couid, or as much as prudence would allow, for indeed I loved him too much to do any thing contrary to hia Will. Hut all did no good. He made a vendue ftnd sold our furni ture; and sold all his tools. I had tables, stands, chests, bureaus, chairs, and every atti cle necessary to furnish ft house; but all was sold. When we came to this place he pur chased a small piece of uncultivated land, and built this house on it We lived with my brother-in-law until the house was in its pres ent state of readiness. In 113 we commenced house-keeping and here we have remained ev er since." Hut,' continued she, 'as I have gone so far, I will not wit hold from thee the real and the only cause of my present unhappy condition. I -hit ok, that cursed stuff, (pardon me, I must call it curbed) together with a set of idle, drunk en men about this neighborhood and in Sunbury particularly, have been the cause of our ruin. As long as John had a cent of money, every scheme and artifice were employed to coax him to the taverns, and to seduce him into in temperance and licentiousness. Alas! my dear friend they ultimately succeeded. I fe vi sited Sunbury two or three times a week, and every evening returned intoxicated. Myteirs, my entreaties, and my prayers to restrain his course were unavailing, lie became more and more fond of liquor ; neglected his busi ness; and expended all his money. The few household articles which we purchased since we came here have been 6old by the constable to defray tavern bills, and we arc now destitute of clothing or even a bed upon which to repose ! The storm had subsided ; I possessed not the means of comforting the distressed family, and I left them, but not without exhibiting visible indications of my feelings for their unhappitiess. Hut, gentle reader, look again at the painful narrative of lliisdisconsolatc woman ! Willing would I be to say, it is a picture ideal and ima ginary; but, alas! it is distressing reality. Oh ! cruel man! Thou who hast, by thy filly and wickedcess produced a scene so heart rend ing as that exhibited on the banksof Shauiokiu ! And thou loo, who hast, by thy artful persua sions, robbed the woman of ainiableuess of her companion or solace ; blasted the fairest pros pects of connubial enjoyment, and infected tho finer connections of parental endearment and cognation which cement the affections and strengthen the cord of moral obligation, go, re pair to this dreary cottage, and visit the direful consequences of thy wickedness! The lovely maid, Who bloom'd so fair on Jersey's plain, Becomes a living sacrifice. Wau'd to wed Wilh all lb' impassion'd langtiogc of affection, And man's s;icred protestations, The blushing nymph consents. Indeed perhaps By vows and endearing tenderness, In the young hours of nuptual ecsiacy, The fond illusion may be realized ; Hut soon the days of novel transport fly. And habit, second nature, calls him bai It To haunts accuttoni'd and hisolj compeers. Thus to the mire the wallowing hog returns ; The dog his vomit seeks. Ah ! hapless mourner ! What a deadly wound shall jend thy bosom, When, to domestic happiness and love, Succeed neglect, and apathy, anj rudeness ; And to the dove's soft plaint the rerpenl's hiss ! Then thy fair form, once beauty's chosen seat. Shall like lilly droop, spending the widow' J night In sad regret and Unavailing tears; While thy besotted lord in deep debauch, Shall riot with the refuse of mankind. Keeling home, perchance, tieyond the midnight hour, With appetite infl mi'd, and every tie Divine or tn.ir.il, vanUhd into air, The nigl.lly wanderer shall allure his stjm I'o rank contagion in the common Mew Digustiug thought ! tut heavier woes draw near, An ill-statr'd progeny begin to rise, liy had iiamp'e laught the downward palh 'I hat to K-idilion leads. I!uiu comes Profut-ion, Uts, the lurf, and desperate dice Have iWifiovlcj ,,11)rc ijiar, n ; busings neglected ' 40 r,..s,iu;cr supplies ; and debtors urge Bankrupt in foitune, reputation, health, j j,r,.y to all the vultures of remorse, j And spurn'd by wieu-hes who have been bis full, j A jiil hi poitimi, suicide or fight; Hi. haphs family tumM aU adr.ft On the wide world foil.irn, without a home : I UUva'd if eie this his weeping parinei d,e, O ye parents, dazzled with false greatness, Who tdii.k lhai wealth and h ppineg are one, Kxpone not to fcuch sernis jour lovily duughtvis; But rather M nperii-i.re bid them hun The men a.h'ivu d lo ibis nurse of ruin. And you, tir virgins too, youiseltea beware, 'Tis a v..rtex man sl.iill ne'er escape from, A vice t'ui ti:th no virtue can atone.' Coi.rVPMA!. w ill cost the city of New York uliotit irMtitiO. We leuru from the New York American, tiwtt a meeting of the Hoard of Su perv'wor iho bill of 11. C. Barton, for refresh ments turnip ied to the jury and officers, on the trial of Col1, w as pr'fetulcd, and excited much diecussioti. It amount tu f UH) 00, which is at the rule ol'T'i cents per head for dinner, and (V) Cents per bt ail for breakfast and tea , in cluding, uUi m charge of f'i'i 50 for cigars, and Hi or SllCr Leer! From the FhUaihlphia Catrtte, llorrllile t'aae of Crime nd Suicide. This morning about (i o'clock, J. (5. Boyd, late Cashier of the Towanda Bank in Bradford, county, of this state, committed suicide at the house of a Mrs. Seymour, in Schuylkill 7th st., a few doors below Vine st. by shooting himnelf in the head with a pistol, of which wound he died a few minutes after 10 o'clock, lie com mitted the act in a front bed room on the second story, under circumstances that leave no doubt that he designed to take his life rather than submit to become nn inmate of the prison. It appears that lie has been in the city since Sat urday last, and as was his practice made this houses the home of his mistress, his place of lodgrng. Yesterday morning he was arrested there while at breakfast, by officer Saunders of the Sheriff's ofTiro, at the suit of the Bank of IVnn Township, involving a claim for thirty one thousand dollars, growing out of some transactions ofhis with that Bank, while he was connected with the Bank at Towanda. Ho remained in tho custody of thcollicers du ring tiic whole day and night up to the moment of the act which hurried him into eternity. Part of yesterday ho was at the office of Win. I.. Hirst, P.sq., Counsel for the Bank of l'enn Township, and last evening proceeded with the officer to the Hank for the purpose of effect ing some arrangements in relation to the claim. They remained there until after ten o'clock and then proceeded to the office of Constantino (illiou, Esq., his Attorney, where he remained until afler four o'clock this morning the ollicer then procured a Cnb with the intention of con- veymg ...... to me seniors upartu.e-u o. . i . . i , i . , ... i .i i Mnyumensiug prison, but at ISoyU s request went to the house cf M's. Seymour for the purpose, as ho said, to take his clothing and (lortmanteait with him. Hero ho packed up his clothes, and burning one or two letters, brought his clothing into the parlour down stairs He then expressed a tlesire to go up stairs for 'one article more,' when the ollicer said you cannot go w ithout me, and they Inith procee ded up stairs, Bojd entering the room while the officer remained at the door. In a moment the female in the room, who it appears had gone in ubo.:t the same moment, exclaimed 'iny j Cod, he has shot himself,' when looking into the corner of the room he saw the unfortunate man lying there in reality a suicide. The whole tragedy was but the work of a moment, and so calm and cool was the deceased that no one suspected that he had any design upon his life. The report of the pistol was not louder than that of a percussion cap, and until the ex clamation of the female the oificcr was not a- warc of any such deed. Medical aid was called in but no assistance could be afforded as it was evident that the injury sustained by him must result in death. No traces of tho ball were osccrtained except that it entered the roof of his mouth, and must have lodged in the vicinity of the base of the bruin. During the time he lingered, from 0 o'clock until 1(1, he was perfectly rensihle, said nothing however of his circuinstinces or condition, and to the enquiry how he held the pistol he replied: I don't know, don't trouble me.' The de ceased is supposed lo lie aUmt fti years of age, and has a wife and two children living in Cov ington, Tioga comity, in this state. His wife was a Miss Cleaver, and neico of Jonathan Knight, Ksp. late President of the Iktnk of the Northern Liberties. Boyd has not been connected with the To wanda It in);, as Cashier, since about the first of January. The pistol with which ho done the deed, was found by his side, and the follow to it was taken out of Ins pocket loaded. It is evident, therefore, lhat he had them w ith him all the day and night while in custody of tho officers, as no oportunity was allbrded to him to obtain them any where or from any person, and that it was his intention to commit the rash act ratlier than to go to prison. Cp to the time our reporter left the house, the Coroner had not been there, and w e can say nothing of the verdict of the jury. But from tho circiiuiMaiices, there can be no question of a verdict of 'su iciilo1 being rendered. From I lie I'tira iibscrrer. The Freshet. Immense Flood Mohawk Bridge Swept A way Remarkable Kscape of lleorgo Wood ford and John Mclicc, unci other Incidents. Thursday morning, 9 o'clock, I'ebrunry 9. The rain during the last night has put the snow tijHtii a complete run, and the various streams arc swollen to an Immense height. The Mo hawk has risen two feet above high water mark, and great fears are entertained for the safety of the luidgc at the fisit of (ienesee street The water is within S inches of the horizontal timbers. The rain has subsided ; and tho city authorities have employed men, with pikes, axes, &C, to prevent the floodwood and ice from collecting above the bridge, who are also loading ltd jw ii with stone. 1 o'clock p. in. The flood has risen 10 inch es, and beats heavily against the biidge. Near 'JIM ktsoiis are ubout and upon it : and if it were at this moment to break away, a large number would perish. The w estern train of cars forded the water a few miles from the city, while it covered the track nearly twenty inches. Six o'clock p. uv A guard of several men have been employed to protect the bridge from floodwood during the night. At midnight a heavy rain, accoinpiiiiied with thunder and lightning: athlfpat three a piece of float wood struck the bridge a tremendous crash, succcedeJ by tho cry of the guard for help, was heard, and away went the bridge, carrying w ith it two of tho guard, w ho had been unable to make their escape. The limbers floated rapid ly down tho current until they struck Miller's bridge, halt a mile below, which it did with great force, when a part bilgod under water. John MctJee, a young 'man of great daring, made an extraordinary leap, and succeeded in saving himself. Unfortunately Mr. lco Woodford was upon the sinking end of the bridge, and in imminent danger of being crushed. With great presence ofmind, in on instant, he tore off his overcoat and dove deep into tho water, passing entirely beneath the timbers, and not rising to the sur face until he had passed both bridges. Not having been ablo to free himself from his boots and other garments, ho became much exhausted by this wonderful fiat ; but at this moment he secured floating planks, and placing himself upon timing was carried down the stream at a rapid rate near halfa mile, when his rati struck tiX)n a quantity of lodged brush and flood wood. On thi!i pile ho endeavored to save himself; but in getting upon it, he lost his planks. I The horror of his situation may be imagined. ' Midnight darkness prevailed he was in the I midst of a rapid current, surrounded by floating I ice, and a heavy rain was beating his bare head he feels the pile beneath him giving way--in a moment all dissolved, and again he is com pelled to swim for life. Becoming greatly chilled, he finds his strength fast failing him; he is borne down by the flood ; our effort more; he makes for a tree ; with the utmost difficulty he reaches it, ami climbs into its branches. Mero he commenced calling loudlv for assist ance, and fortunately was heard by Mr. Rogers l anil others, who were in search. Lights and a i boat were procured, and Mr- W. was released ! from bis nerilons sitnntion. Soldo,,, is rero-.lr.l so remarkable an escape from death. A Sotmil I)erlloit III some remarks made by ihc Rev. Mr. j (irimsliBwe, before a religious socioty in Ion- doii, we find Iho follow ing anecdote : "It has been very much the fashion to abuse Mehemet Ali, but ufler all, to do him justice, '"- ' ",J" -"I" 1 ",r l!m ",s lm r-' anu '"''V or one hundred years in advance ot his own t. : .. i .. i nation- i rentoniirer an ancct.'otn wiucli shows his liberality in a very striking light Some little time before, there was a man who had sre piled up, and shautees built over it, for the Phi been sent over to learn the engineering trade j lodelpbia market next rummer, which can be trans- at Clasgow. Ho was a Mahotnedan, and du- j ring his residence in Scotland, had been induced to embrace Christianity. By the Mnhomedan law, upostacy from their religion is visited With the penalty of death. His enemies conspired his destruction, ond accused him before Mehe met Ali. A day was appointed for hearing the case, and the facts were gone into. At length Mehemet Ali rose inordcrto deliver judgement, and said. The facts as it appears to mo have all of them been established. It is very clear this young man has abandoned the faith of the prophet, and embraced that of Christ. But bc- fore I proceed farther, young man, will you al- low me to ask you why you have forsaken your their population, for the purpose of paying their own and embraced the Christian religion ! The ; debts, ami interest on debts, and for the purpose of young man made an answ er which did honor to j internal improvement. 'J'he project, however, nev his integrity and moral courage, and showed j er will become a law, as the people will never ra. ic that the righteous is bold as a lion ; and that he I tion a public debt of that magnitude in time of who feels the value of the principles ho has embraced, will never bo ashamed to avow them, but will make confession of them before kings and princes, and not be afraid. 'I em braced Christianity,' ho replied, 'because 1 be lieved it to bo true' 'May I ask.' said Mehe mcnt Ali-' whether you have been influenced in your decision by any selfish motive or con sideration whatever !' The young man re plied he had not. Mehemet Ali then, addres sing himself to his accusers, said, 'You have heard the facts; I sent this young man to (Jlas gow myself ho is one of the most useful men in my dock yard, and is a faithful servant to mo. He has turned away from tho faith of his forefathers and has embraced Christianity, not from selfish motives, but because ho believes it to be true. I leave that part of the subject; it does not fall under my province to inquire whether it is true or not. The matter lies be tween Cod and the young man's soul. I have no control over it, Young man, you arc ac quitted ; you may depart in peace." Tho Hunker Hill Aurora states that Gen. Hamilton has three several times taken a berth in one of the steamers for this city, and has each time forfeited the passage money. He last took passage in the Columbia, on her last trip, and left that vessel w ith the pilot, in the Knglish Channel. A Caixi latiox. It is estimated that London pays vJO,0()0 per day more for its bread than it would have to pay, were the Corn Laws abolished. The Rev. Mr. (jilef, a Baptist minister of Liverpool, addressing a meeting at Manchester, on the Corn I-aws, concluded his speech with the follow ing new version of a part of the Na tional Anthem : O Lord our (!od urisc : Scatter moi.oiHiliiw, And corn laws score i Confound such polities, On these our hopes we fix ; liod save the jor." The samo Mr. dies, in tho course of the same speech, said 'the Corn Laws were anti philunthropic and anti-patriotic. Cliarles Dick ens "Bo" was his pupil, and he (Mr. Giles) said to him, a few days ago, "Cliarles, the world thinks you must have spent till your time in a poor-house." "No," he replied, "I have never entered a poor-house in my life ; but Knglaud ! is, throughout, a poor-house THE AMERICAN. Stvrtfair, ltritary 2G, '.84 2, IXj We are indebted to the Hon. James tiuchan nan, for a copy of his seech on the veto power, in answei to Mr. Clay of Kentucky. tjjf The legislature has done nothing further in relation to the resumption bill. A new bill is now before the Hiuse. It is hard to sty, whit will I done. The probability, however, is, that a bill will be passed, fixing the day of resumption somewhere between June and August next. Tl e New York Tribune thinks our story of the highway robber that was shot in Tioga county, though a good one, rather apocryphal. The Ber wick Sentinel, in republishing it, says, "we learn from rivnte sources that the tale, thouuh slrntige, is true." Our informant w-ns a man of the highest respec'abilily ami intelligence. CjT We gel news from every where in abun dance, except from Harrii-lmrg. Our pt pets, when received, are generally three days old. There must I e something wrong somewhere. I fCj' The " Youihs fiazet e," uhli-hi d at ll.e of fice of the New Wntld, in New York, will here j uf'cr be puMished every two week", and will con- tain double the quantity of matter. ' Tl,e New Wo,M co,,l,,i,,!, an ",,c anJ ver favorable review of Mr. Hubert Tyler's new poem 'At, Uuttieru. ( '1 be receipts upon the rail roa'.l front Pofts ville to Philadelphia have averaged, i-ince its open ing, about eiubt hundred dollars per day. (rt- The Philudclphians are fearful that the ice ctop will fall f.trsliPtt of the demand next summer. The DiMouians have not more than enough for home consumption, and have sent to the cna-t of Maine to supply vessels pa'tially loaded in that port. At Pollsville, it is said, large masses of ice ported by the rail road to the city in six hours Cj" A meeting of tho Stockholders of the U. S Bank was held at Philadelphia on the 21st. Some of the stockholders wished to repudiate the two last assignments of the Bank. Others were for sustain ing thcin. The meeting adjourned in confusion. Qfj-In Congress, Mr. Pope of Ky. has introdu ced a new project to raise money. His plan is to isrue 3 per cent, (iovernnjent Stink to the amount (f loll millions, not to be redeemable in less than forly years, unless at the plenrute of the govern. nient. This stock is then lo he dis'rtliUied nuiniig i the different Stales rind Territories accord ng io peace. jT It is said lhat a great deal ufrpecie U hoard ed up by the farmers of Berks County. One farmer is known to have not less than j. 10,000 in specie. This, however, is not uncommon among the farmers of this state. Th Frksiibt. Much damage hia leen done in the neighborhood of Towanda, by the late iVe.hct. The papers of that place inform us that revetal prist mills and saw mills have been carried away or destroyed. There were no lives lost, though several hair-breadth escape?. (Xj Bickncll's Reporter complains that the state creditors were only allowed 4 J per cent, as the dif ference between specie and current notes, when specie waa worth from C to 8 er cent., esjiecially as state stocks are worth only one half. Now all other slate crcoitois receive no premium at all, who arc just as much entitled to it for work done, as for money lent- Derides, if the rtato pays her interest, even in current paer, the state stock is worth the full amount to every holder who does not wi.hto convert it into money. (Xj'Tlios. Bia.lforJ, who was appointed by the President in place of Judge llopkinsou, deceased, has been rejected by the Senate, by a majmity of five. Mr. Wife thus describes the character of the House of Representatives in Congress. I He said that iheie was, or seemed to le, a syste matic attack to break down the dieniiy and respecta bility of this House. The papers rung with the charges of disorder and confusion that prevailed here. He a.linitted lhat ihero were sometimes scenes ol disorder i all parties wvie liable for the.e. He, himself, was willing to admit, that as much aa any one mau he wi guilty of this charge, but be said, if you vvere to introduce into the Senate Chamber 252 insleuJ of 5'- gray-headed men, there would he j'jit as much and more disorder there. Look M the House of Commons in Ureal Brit am. There you might hear all sorts of ciies the bis yini; of tho ass, the crowing of ibe rock, the neighing of the horse to ery members otf I hi ir feet. Look al tha Chamber of Deputies in Prance ace there the rush to the Tribune. This House was aa respectable, aye, mote to, than any other kgiidative. body on earth. What is the meaning of all this rry against the Houne, unless it is to make the Senate and the Executive I every lliiiijj and this Hou.- uothtng ' (Tj They have had 1 fight in the Medical School at Lexington, Ky. One of the pupils undertook lo teach one of hia teachers manners, by applying his cane to his ears. The professor in return drew bis pistol, intending to "teach the young idea how to shoot," but he missed his matk. This was in the street. The school is likely to be broken up. fjj Mis Croghsn, the great western heiress, who ieci ntly c!oed with a Britich olficer, is not entitled to any of her great fortune, if she. marries without her father's consent. She waa only 1G. Her liu-ban J about CO. Her fortune about $70,000 per annum. Cj" A Sn-snr Miss. A young lady in New York, rather than show her pretty face in court, to tes'ify, sailed lo Liverpool in the Ureal Wet. em. Before having the ciuntry she addressed a letter to the court, in which she says she is re solved to go to Europe, "preferring the horrors of a sea voyage at this worst season of the year, rather than be made the object of attraction to a crowd. J court room of impertinent men, and suffer Ike un pleasantness of a revere examination by a pack of impudent lawyers, all the details of which must be spread ever the d lily papers." The case was post poned on her account. fXj" The people of Potl.-v.lle are getting up a Home League for the protection and encourage, merit of American industry. 'Thavki.i t.vi. A meeting of stage proprie tors was held in this borough last week, and a line cl stages, &c. in connection with the Rail road, was arratiged, extending to the Lake Counties, in New York, to take effect after the first of April next. These ariangetnetits, as far as we can learn, are as follows : The passengers will leave Philadelphia at half past 5 o'clock, dine at Pottsville, nrrive at Norlhumberlahd about 7 o'clock, take the packet tioat for Wilhninspnrt, sup on boarJ and retire to rest, arrive at Vil liainsport early next morning, and take iho Williamsport and Klmira Railroad as far as completed, and stages from that point connect ing with t ho Ijikes and the great Krie Canal. At .Nortnuinberland the line will also branch otf to W;!kesbarre arid North Pennsylvania, by means of packet boats and stages. It is be lieved that ail tho travelling from that section of tin; country will pass through this place next spring, it beiinj the nearest, cheapest, and most expeditious route to Philadelphia and the city of New York . Miners' Jotirnal" Preparations are now making lo carry the above arrangement into effect. There will liewe under stand, no h s than four linea on this rou'e. All persons travelling to the north or uorlhwes-ti ru part of the state from Philadelphia, will naturally seek ibis route as the thortest, cheapest, and most expeditious. The whole distance between this place and Phil idelphi i will be by railroad, except ing 2") miles fiom Shamok:n to Pottsville. Pas sengers will leave Northumberland at 4 o'clock in the morning, take the rail road at this pi ice, and arrive at Sham. 'kin for breakfast, then take stage 25 miles to Pottsville for dinner, and arrive at Phil adelphia at T o'clock in the evening. New and commodious cars will be placed on the Railroad Unween this place and Shamukin. Passengers n ill not do incommoded by the train of burden cars, as the Passenger cars will leave this in the itiorniiiu, and arrive at Shamukin before tho train leaves that place, and in the evening, start for unburv after the burden train has arrived at Sha mukin. jf fiirwi, the greatest poet of his age, ia his Ode lo Napoleon, thus eulogises Wai-hington, who was truly "first in War first in Peace," and will always remain ''first in the hearts of bis country men :" Where .nay the wearied eye repose, When gaiing on the great ; Where neither guilty glory glows Nor despicable bate 1 Yes ! our the first, the last, the best The Cifti-ixKATt' of the West, Whom Knvy dared not hate, Bequeathed the name of W ash i to tow, To m.ikc man blush there was but one 1' LMitoriitl Miscellany. A bill has teen introduced in the legislature to abolish the board of brokers in Philadelphia. Mr. Dickens declines a public dinner at Philadel phia. A s nsible re-olve on the part of Mr. Dick ens. They have feasted hitn in New Yoik, until be has got a sore throat. The block of new stores lately destroyed by fire in Philadelphia, U'lnnged to the I'. 8. Bank. Cold Diriug, A Yermonier who was cutting ice a few weeks since, dtopped his axe through the hole, w here the water waa 10 feet deep. He im mediately threw off his clothes, plunged to the bot tom and brought it up, and threw it upon the ice. Cochran, the inventor of the patent cannon, has sailed from England, at the request of the Britilt admiralty, to instruct them in the Use of his cannon. The New Yo k Journal of Commerce complain that there arc so few applicants for Unukiuplcy. It had expcited greater number of advertisers. The Frneror Nicholas very frequently visits his people in disguise. He was however recognised on visiting on board of an Amerk-un r'rigate, in rot,-. The Yankees were loo cute for him, and saluted him accordingly. Al the marriage of the President's daughter, no wine or ardeut spiiits was used by the company. Miss Sedgwick says that the Campagna near Koine is not as she bad u posed, a level, but pre sents an undulating kuifaee, without morasses or stagnant w ater, or any thing thai indicate un whole, soineuess, cieepl in its utter destitution. At Natchez, Mis. they have a lit for secedfrs from the ami bond payers. They are said lo !e in creasing last. A man in New Yoik oodettook to walk forty. en;ht hour without ret. He kept on bis feel thirty five, and then gave out. Another pet formed the lest, and wou the wager. A young I'leiieUnun, the son of a merchant, thus commences Lis bitrgiaphy : " um the of
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