ton TllK AMERICAN.
A Rrplf to Rev. W. R. Smltli'i Kcrirw.
1 have read with some care a "Review of
my strictures upon a communication from L
D. L. on the subject of baptism, published In
the American." The reviewer call himself
"a scriptural Baptist." A sad niisnmnrr. The
truth in, he is an anti-scriptural sprinkler, t
nm free to confess, that I am not very inucU
pleased with either the spirit or language of
the reviewer. The spirit Is fnr from that kind,
noble, generous and candid spirit that should
ever characterise a religious reviewer, and es
pecially the minister of the meek and lowly
lesus. "I am distressed for thee, my brother
Jonathan." The stjle is too much like the
mere declamation of a wild, flippant bclligernnt.
I cannot discover a redeeming principle about
either the style, the spirit, the arguments or
the attempted criticisms. The author of the
"Review is the Rev. Mr. Smith, of Sunhury,
Pastor of the Presbyterian church in that place,
lie has certainly committed not a few indiscre
tions in his labors of extermination against the
Baptists indiscretions of such a nature and ex
tent, that whatever praise he may deserve for
mere "index learning," will debar him from the
first rank among good critics, sound theologi
ans and candid men.
Homer was content to give to Achilles the
credit of daring and resistless might in the
battle-field, and to Nestor preeminence in
counsel. Mr. Smith would like to be invested
with both ; but we cannot quite accede to this,
especially since he made a decent back out
from a public discussion of christian baptism,
lie may however have thought of the woidsofa
well known satirist, that,
"He who turns and runs away
May live to fight another day."
That there is in Mr. Smith's "Review1 a pain
ful misuse of words, a wrong application of
terms, an unnatural coloring of facts, and the
greatest, and I fear the most wilful misrepre
acntations of the Baptists, the most careless
reader must acknowledge. I shall not pause
to account for this whether it may be traced
to ignorance, prejudice, party feelings, an im
perfect nomenclature, or any other cause, I
leave for others to judge.
1 will, however, express my deep regret
that the gentleman has pursued the course he
has, it will eventually return upon himself, and
I would assure him, that this very injudicious
attack upon the Baptists, will end ultimately in
his defeat and in the advancement of christian
baptism. If the things of which I am about to
complain had emcnated from avowed enmity,
or had been vociferated only by the tongue of
slander, they had never excited any other
emotions in my mind than pity and silent con
tempt ; but when they are ushered upon the
public, through a deservedly popular paper, as
undeniable facte, and sanctioned, too, by all the
gravity and sarcasm of Rev. Mr. Smith, they
assume a very serious aspect, and imperiously
call us to self-defence. It is well known tint
I did not commence this controversy. A pedo
baptist threw down the glove, and I have taken
it up in defence of what I believe to be truth.
For us to have remained silent would hut have
afforded our opponents a theme of exultation
among themselvep, and given them an op
portunity, uncontradicted, to assert a victory
over tho Baptists they never obtained. Tint
the weakness of Mr. Smith's performance may
he seen, and truth established, I propose to no
tice in subsequent numbers, the folluwing order:
First Home things which Mr. Smith pro
mised to do, but which lie has utterly failed to
accomplish.
Second 1 shall present to the reader some
of the many misrepresentations and fulse charg
es brought against the Baptists.
Third I will give a little advice to Mr.
Smith, which, if he will receive and reduce to
practice, will do him good. S. II.
Berwick, July 10, 143.
N. B. A9 Mr. Smith prefers discussing the
aclum of Christian Baptism in a newspaper, I
hereby inform him that I am ready, let him
now go on and substantiate his position as given
in hid challenge. W. S. HALL.
Th Kirs! Prayer IA Congress.
The subjoined extract of a characteristic let
ter from John Adams, describing a scene in tho
first Congress in Philadelphia in September,
1774, show very clrnrly on what Power the
miu'hty men of old tested their cause. Mr. A.
thus rites to a friend at the time :
"When the Congress met, Mr. Gushing
made a motion that it should be opened with
prayer. If was opposed by Mr. Jay, of New I
York, and Mr. Rutlege, of South Carolina, be
cause we were so divided in religious senti
ments, some Episcopalians, some Quakers,
some Anabaptists, snmo Presbyterians, and
some Congregationalism, that we could tint join
in the same act of worship. Mr. Samuel Adams
arose and said 'that he was no bigot, and could
benf a prayer from any gentleman of piety and
virtue who was at the same time a friend to his
country. lie was a stranger in Philadelphia,
but had heard that Mr. Duche, (I)ushay they
pronounced it,) deserved that chnracter, and
therefore he moved that Mr. Duche, an Epis
copal clergyman, might be desired to read
prayers fo the Congress to-morrow morning.'
The motion was seconded, nud passed in the af
firmative. Mr. Randolph, our President, wai
ted on Mr. Duche, and received for answer, that
if his health would permit he certainly would.
Accordingly, next morning he appeared with
his clerk, and in his pontificals, and read seve
ral prayers in the established form, and then
read the collect for the seventh day of Septem
ber, which was the thirty fifth psalm. You
must remember, this was the next morning after
we had heard the rumor of the horrible canon
ade of Boston. It seemed as if heaven had or
daincd thnt psa'm In If read on thatmorning.
"Alter this, Mr. Duche, unexpectedly to eve
ay body, struck out into an extcmporory prayer
which filled the bosom ofevery man present. 1
must confess I never heard a better prayer, or
one so well pronounced. Episcopalian as he is,
Dr. Cooper himself never prayed with such fer-
ver, sut h ardor, such correctness and pathos,
and in language so elegant and sublime, for A
merica, for Congress, for the province of Massa
chusetts Bay, especially the town of Boston.
It has had an excellent effect upon every body
here. I must beg you to read the psalm. If
there is any faith in the sortes Virgiliunre, or
sortes llomericn1, or especially the sortes DibI i
cn, it would be thought providential."
Here was a scene worthy of the painter's art
It wos in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, i
building which (we learn by a recent article)
still survives in its original condition, though
now sacrilegiously converted, we believe, into
an auction mart for the sail of chairs and tables
that the forty four individuals met to whom this
service was read.
Va8Iiincton was kneeling there, and Hun
by and Rasdoi.hi, and Riti.koof, and Lee,
and Jat, and by their side there stood, bowed
in reverence, the Puritan patriots of New Eng
land, who at that moment had reason to believe
that an armed soldiery was wasting their hum
ble households. It was believed that Boston
had been bombarded and destroyed. They
prayed fervently 'for America, for the Congress,
for the province of Massachusetts Bay, and es
(H-cially for the town of Boston ;' and who can
realize the emotions with which they turned
imploringly to Heaven for divine interposition
and aid ! 'It was enough,' says Mr. Ailunis, 'to
melt a heart of stone. I saw the tears rush into
the eyes if the old, grave, pacific Quakers of
Philadelphia.' Xru-urk Daily Adv.
THE AMERICAN.
Saturday, Jnty 22, 1843.
A GtKMAN PuoycssoasHiP. Columbia Col
lege, having received a legacy of !?'Jtl,(KK fur
that purpose from the estate of the late Freder
ick Cebhurd, of N. Y., has established a German
Professorship, and made the German language
an indispensable portion of the college course.
Weleain by the American that John Iiuis
Tellkamf, a native of Hanover, son of an emi
nent judiciul functionary of that kingdom, and
at an early age lecturer on Civil I .aw and Po
litical Ethics in the University of Gottingen,
and from which institution he received the de
gree of Doctor of Laws, has been appointed Pro
fessorship. Dr. T. has been in this country
some five years, during a part of which time he
has been connected with I'nion College. He
rev'uiU GermHiiy now with a view ot found
ing a German Library fur the Gebhard Profes
sorship. TE fililiTtT TTTISO VPOf RrUOSI'.
On the 4th of July, purse of one hundied dol
lars was trotted for over the Beacon court but
three in five. The following horses tnterfd and
contended for the money, vie : Lady 8ufTolk, Dep.
k, and Independence.
Firt heat, won by L. Suffolk, time 3,28 J
8 cmd do, ded heal, - 2,28
Third do. won by Beppo, - t.28
Fourth do., won by L. Suffolk, " 2.29
Fifth do. do, do. " 2.3J
Thu it appears that the five mile were trotted
in the unprecedented short time of 13 minute 35)
stcoirli at lbs rata of ever 84 mile an hour.
I'ML Ltdg.
Tlie Fighting t Ir it) ninii f Ttnnrmt,
Yc have once or twice recorded the sayings
and doings of the modern Bishop of Benuvois.
In o Kite uumberof his paper we find the fo!
lowing. There w iro circumlocution about
Parson Browulow.
"A Cakd. While seated in my house wrl
ling, disturbing no man, am) without any
knowledge of any quarrelling going on, Mr
Garland was culled on, as 1 understand, by I
C. Haynes, to send me down to him, to me
him in combat, I suppose in the street. I once
called on that base cowarJIy puppy, in a manly
and honorable way, and he refused to fight, but
lied like a dog, in that he denied having any
weapons. I must decline the Armor of paying
him a second viuit, but on the ground that as
"one good turn deserves another," ho ought to
call on me. This would' be turn about, und of
course fnir play.
I now, as heretofore, pronounce Mr. I lay lies
a liar, a villain Mid a coward having no other
I backers in Jonesborotiyh than a set of thieves.
And this I intend as personal to all who con
sider themselves his backers.
WILLIAM G. BROV.'L0Y.
rrjp Fo Sauk. A fresh supply of printing pa-
per, vin 100 re una similar in sire and quality to
the shee t on which this is printed. Also AO reams
f niper royal, 21 by 28 inches, all of which will
be sold at the mill price.
fX V. B. pALvr.ii. Esq.. at his Real Estate and
Coal office. No, 159 Tine Street below Third, two
square tnuth of the Exchange, Philadelphia, is au
thorised to art as Agent, and to receive and receipt
for all monies duo lhi office, for subscription or ad
vertising.
rry tin our first page will be found an excellent
ake-ch of Mr. George Washington, by Mr. Si-
gnurncy.
fXj'C.sst. CoMiissiosKKs. The election of
Canal Commissioners, at the ensuing fill election,
is exciting, throughout the state, considerable at
tention. In another column we publish a com.
municntion from the Lancaster Intelligencer, re
commending A. B. Warford, Eq use cmdidate.,
upon the ground of his being an Engineer. The
writer oiimi to think that there should lie one En
ginrcr in the new board. If the convention, which
will shortly assemble at Hrrihurg, should resolve
to select ait engineer as one of the members, we
should be much pleased to see the selection fall
upon Mr. Watfoid. whose abilitie and lopg ex-
rrrienre upon our public work welt qualify him
for that important station.
We have, on several occasions, recommended
Lewi Dewart, Eq , of thia p'ace, for the office.
We did so becnue we believed that hi ster
ling integrity and unimpeachable conduct, aa well
at hi sound jui'gmi nt, emiucnt'y qualified him for
tbe station, atd pointed him out a the candidate
of tbe iieople.
"We think our democratic friends nsk most
too much of us, in requesting the publication
of communications in favor of their candidates,
when their party have three democratic papers
in tire comity ; hut, as our paper lias a more ge
neral circulation than the other three put to
gether, we don't wonder at the favors asked."
Miltoman.
j Boasting and exaggeration ia the order of
the!ay with aoine editors, and we have no objection
that our neighbor of the Miltonian ahould indulge
hit, provided they keep within retainable bound.
It is, however, well understood by the corp edi
torial, to be one of the very s'rongeat symptoms
of decline. The who know any thing of the Mil
tonian, know that it ha experienced a rapid de
cline within the last four or five year, and we
much doubt whether at theprecent time it number
more good ubeiilia than the American. We
have neve' yet published a tingle line in commenda
tion of our own pp r, and we trust our neighbor
will excuse u wb-n we aay that although the A
merican is not yet three years old, we would not ex
change it for any establishment in the county, and
further tint the annual increase of our auhscription
list is now end baa hern more th in 100 per cent
greater than that of the Miltonian, For our friend
of the Milton:an we entertain every respect, and
personally and pecuniarily we wish them aucce.
fXj Three new papers made their apiearance in
New York, on Saturday last
ed' The Wbii;s have been routed, twice, foot
and dragoons, in Louisiana. The election have
just terminated, aid the four mcmhei of Con-
gre elee'ed are all Democrat.
A New Uphku Lip has been given to a young
.nan in Hurllnnl, who was deprived of one by
an accident when a boy. This nice surgical o-
peration was perlormed by Dr. Ellsworth. The
11 art lord Courier say the new one is hmidsoinc
ly formed :
"It seems the material had been taken from
the checks on each side ; and although the ope
ration was extensive and extremely severe yet
so perfect is the union that scarcely a scar can
be seen none extending beyond the onterside
ofthe nostrils ; and upon the red facing of the
lip, no eye can possibly detect the point ot con
nection between the two halves. The lip ia
really a handsome one, quite equal to the beat
cure of hair lip, and better than any we have
ever aeen. No one would for a moment sus
pect that it had travelled from the cheeks to its
present location, w hich it graces ai well as the
original, except perhaps that it has not quite as
free and easy motion, although enourh lor all
I common purposca."
(Jj Tbe New York I'lehian attempt to cast ri
ilieo'e upon the Boiiker Hill Monument proceed
ings, and spcuk in term of disparagement of the
I a tie of Bunker Hill and it consequences. The
i'btiian is a free trade paper, and like all the pa
pers of that class, is strongly tinctured with British
feelings and no'ioris.
Qfj Tbe friend of John C, Calhoun have pub.
lished a new edition of hi eches, leaving out,
houever, all tbe siieecbes inaile hi tween 1911 and
tr?3'.i, skippiog over a period of 22 years, thu o-
milting bis eecbe in favor of a protective tariff,
and sl-o his great eech in favoi of rechartering
the V. 8. Hank, in ISIfi. This is a ahallow fraud,
ai d worse than tbe non-cniiiiiiin im of Van Uu
rcn, (jTj The steamer t'.dunibiii, on her I irt passage
to England, was wricked near lla ifjx. I he
ctvw mid pasiir;ers were all saved. She rsil on '
Ibe r.fls during the f,-g, w proun.re.l, and has
since gone to piece. The Colombia cot $225,
(HKI, anil was insured for nearly the whole amount,
in Eugl.ind.
Miuit M ATi'fces. Money is still abun
dant in I'hiladi lihta. Country note are generally
improving. KlIh f note are now quoted at 3 J pel
cent, discount. U.ikrull'a Reporter of Tuceday
adds :
"Money is still abundant. The rates range
from 4$ to 5 per cent, per annum for first rate
pajier. The New York Rink are said to be in
debted to the Philadelphia Banks more than a
inilluei of dollars. The rates of exchange be
tween this city, New York, lUston and Balti
more, areahout par ; checks may be obtained at
i each city on the others for a very trifling per
I eeutage merely enough to pay the brokers
tor their Iroulile. 1 li currency o! all the At
lantic cities is in a sound condition, and specie
may be obtained at either of them in large quan
tities. The exchanges generally throughout
the country, with one or two exceptions, such
as the Alabama pointa, are in aa good condition,
now, aa they have been lor many years.
(C Cases of Surgical pcratitni without pain ,
in the Mesmeric state, by Joaa EtuoTsoa, M. D
The above i th title of a pamphlet, giving nu
merou interesting cases of surgical operation per
formed while tbe patient was under mesmeric in
fluence, or in other word, a magnetic sleep. Pub.
lihcd by Let Si Bltnchtid, Thdadelyhia.
fXj Major Noah is ag'in in tbe field. We
have received bis first number of the Weekly Mes
senger, which we presume, will alio be the last.
unless he is morehonett than the great majority of
his city brethren who generally cut off their ex
change after receiving a notice. The Messenger,
a might be expected, is ably conducted and well
printed. The present number gives that arch vil
lain, Bennett, of the Herald, a most awful scouring.
j OiAca wood's Kiiixont-nuii Mieitist,
New Wulld edition, published by J. Winchester,
New Toik. This reprint contain all of the origi
nal Blackwood, in book form, for the low price of
f 2 er annum. Of the high character of this Maga
zine it ia unnecessary to speak, as it i known to
be one of the oldest of the European periodicals.
rXj" At a late term ofthe Supreme Court, at U
tica, N. Y., 20 Counsellors and 85 Attorney were
admitted to practice.
fXj" The following is another of the remarkable
stories of sign in the heaven, which the weak
and rreduloua never fail to see and believe. It ha
jui-t about as mnch to do with tbe destruction of
the world, os Joe Smith's Moimon plates :
"Or Millrii's I'arincTiO!. We hive never
been much of a believer in the prediction of Miller,
nor apprehensive of it fulfilment, but there is
aomcihii g singula!, nevertheless, in the following
n lation, which has !ecn made to us by a gentleman
of most unquestionable veracity, and of intelligence
and information to pi ice him beyond the charge of
self-delu-lon.
He itstes that on Tue-dar, (lira day two weeks)
he observed in the west, just before the setting of J
tbe sun, the figure of an eagle. The form of the
biid w.i perfect in the cloud, and in the attitude of
flying, or rather flapping of it wing. He stite
that nothing could be more plain or distinct, every
part being there, and in just and proper proportion,
as if drawn by an artist of the highest talent. That
just Mow the right wing of the bird, wa anothtr
cloud, representing, equally clear and distinct, an
inkstand, m which a pen or quill waa inserted. He
state further that he called two other gentlemen.
whom he named to us, and at the time in ihe house,
to witness jr, and who have also confirmed to ns
the truth of ihe statement. However accidental the
illusion, it is remaikable ; but our informant think
more scrioualy of it, and favored us with the inter
pretation they gave to the sign. The egle they
regarded as the tyj of de-truction, and the pen was
there to record its progress. We shall indulge in
no comment on this strange presentation of the
heaven, but content ourselves with simply Mating
ihe facts aa we received them, witb not the slighest
doubt in our own mind of it truth leaving the
interpretation a a mere matter of oMnion."
roa THE AMERICA.
Hon. John Suydcrnnd thr Tariff.
Ma. EniTos : An article appeared in yonr last
paper, signed "A Democrat" which does great in.
justice to Mr. 8uyder. The write sp aking of Mr.
Snyder's view on the Taritf, aaya "I have no; a
record of Mr. 8nyd r'a votes, and therefore cannot
refer to them particularly, but it ia well known that
he wa opposed to a discriminating taiifl, and act
ed with the Southern nulhfiers."
Now if the writer wi'.l refer to the Journal, page
1 12, he will find, that on the test question, which
wait resolution to iefer the bill to the committee
on manufactures, Mr, Snyder voted with the friend,
ofthe taiilf. Again, at page 1322, he will find that
he voted twice for the suspension of the lules, to
enable Mr. McKeiman to introduce the preset. t
larilf lull, and which, absence alone, on account of
family atlliciion, prevented him voting for, on it
final passage. Mr, Snyder lens in favor of a dis
criminating tariff, and is w ili ng that the p.esent
tariff should remain undisturbed and have a fair
Irish These are the only objections urged kg 'inst
Mr. Snyder, and these charges, tbe record prove
unfounded. Mr. Snyder will shortly give his view
on the tariff, at a meeting to he held at New Bei-
lin. AUGUSTA.
M1SCELUXY.
Kdliortal, Condenaed and Selected.
Joe Smith has escaped from his captors, and ha
reached Nauvoo In safety.
Tba ahoe business is now in a thriving condi
tion at Lynn, Massachusetts cause the tariff.
Doctor Appteton, the scoundrel who has swindled
so extensively in varimii plscr,, m married a new
wife in nearly all the town where he ha sojourn
ed, has, wa are very glad to hear, been arrested and
sent to jail at Harrisburg, Pa.
Wheat. Contracts for new wheat, deliverable
in all August, have been made at Fredericksburg,
Va., at one dollar per bushel.
American Credit looking up. Order were re
ceived by the Great Western, from England, for
the purchase of American slocks on foreign sc.
count. American credit is reviving in Europe
generally.
Cut. Jithnsnn iliil kill Tcaimsrh.e sai I o in
a late speech at Springfield, Illinois, and told them
how it was done shot him with a bullet and three
buckshot. "Thu fell Tecumseh !"
An Arabian mare, vilued at 30,000 ruble, be.
longing to the stud of the Emperor of Bussis, re
cently became frightened in one of the atrests of
St. I'ctersburgh, ran to the Neva, plunged in, and
was drowned, with one of the Emperor's grooms,
who was tiding her.
Madame JHvntgnlJict, the widow of the cele
brated savant who was the inventor of ihe first air
balloon called "Montgolfier,"is still living, and ha
; just entered her 1 10th year.
The London Shipping O.actte, state that saw.
dual produced from mahogany, has been used in
the adulteration of coffee in that country, to the ex
tent of 300 tone.
A correspondent of th; Washington, Pa., He
porter, tell of a cat, the mother of two kitten, who
has adopted into her family a young rat, which she
nouriihea a tenderly as her own offspring.
Disturbing Ihe Dead. The Bridgeport Farmer
tales, that during the violent squall on Sunday
last, a hearse in a funeral procession, wa blown
over, horse, driver and all.
They have queer showera in England a well as
ibis country. A few week since a shower of
leeches fell from the clouds.
The government of France and the citizens of
iha Canal B.arJ ami with his restoration, Mr,
Waiford was again brought into the service of the
Slate as the Chief Engineer of the N-rrth Branch
and Susquehanna Division. During the first two
year of hi service there, be rebuilt almost every
pirticle ofthe mechanical woik on those tin'' ; and
the bxks, aqueducts, and bridge, are now a perma
nent monument of his skill a a Mechanic and En.
gincrr. He wa subsequently appointed the En
gineer ofthe Mail Line from Pittsburg to Colum
bia ; and at the reduction of the Engineer Corps,
in 1843, to s stng'e Principal Engineer although
the Act of Assembly reducing the number said Ihe
Engineer on tbe Main Line should remain he was
removed to make room for a person il friend and
favorite of the Executive The recent Legislature,
not approving of that "iron're " the office of En
gineer was abolished, and the Canal Commission,
ers were authorized to procure the service of some
skilful man to estimate the unsettled work upon
the different line. At the solicitation of various
persona in different quarter ofthe State, who had
confidence in bis integrity, he was induced to ac
cept the performance of this special duty.
I have given this brief sketch of Mr. Werford,
to ahow that he has been employed in the construc
tion of our public works since their commence
ment. In a public life of now nearly a quarter of
a century, in which hi duties were af the most re
sponsible kind, he ha sustained a character, for
integrity, without a spnt or blemish ; and by hi
strict attention to duty, he ha won the good opin
ion of all with whom he baa come in contac. Mr.
Warlord has never been a violent politician ; but
he has been firm and unwavering in hi devotion
to the principles of the democratic party ; and
every vote he has given, h is gone to the support of
ilscandida'cs. His residence in Dauphin county,
on the line of the can d, and near where the busi
ness of the D . paitment must be transacted, will
not detract from the fitness of hi situation,
while hi skill, hi integrity, hi active business ha
bits, will make him a fit associate of that honest
man, James Clarke, who will undoubtedly secure
the nomination ofthe democratic-convention.
Uy puh'Uhing the above, you will oblig. s dem
ocratic subscriber, who has Wn in the habit of rea
ding your p iper for thirty-live year, and who ha
no other desire than to see our public woik in
the band of honeil and able men, who will devote
their time and talent to make them productive, and
If.ris, have contributed jointly about a million (.f 1 -"'i--'ble to the ,..ple, and thus prevent the ne
dollare for the relief of the sufferer by the earth
quake at Guadalonpe.
Hon. N. U. Borden, late member of Congress,
worth f 75,000, has lost all his propeity by the late
fire at Fall River.
Tbe Hon. Daniel Webster has gone to New
Hampshire, to catch trout and grow fit.
An exchange p iper advises girl to avoid n'ght
air and all other oirt.
.1 Ti uth. The way to make a sober man a
drunkard, ia to give hint a wife who ia always
scolding or fretting.
In the U. S. Cicuit Court at Newport, R. I.,
Miss Abhy Buck leeovered, last week, of C. Dai
ry m pie, f 5000 for a breach of promise.
An American Aloe is blooming in New Orleans,
thirty feet high, and contain five thousand blos
soms. An eel waa caught in a net in Connecticut
river, near Middletown, weighing 7 1 lbs , circum
ference 9 inches, length 4 J Get.
cessity of selling them at
f .reigner.
sacrifice to heartless
DONEGAL.
A Orrartful Accident.
We h-am from a correspondent, that a dreadful
aceident occurred on ihe Lehigh and Susquehan
na Rail Road, on Saturday the 8th int. The lore
Titus and lady, of Wilkesbirre, and their aon, an
interci-titig youth of about fifteen year ol age, were
returning to their residence from White Haven,
where they had been paing a few day on a viait
to aoine friends. Instead of going in the public
conveyance, Mr. Titus took a lumber car, which
he had been using on the rail road to run lumber
from hi landing to the Lehigh. After posing
down the first inclined p'ane in perfect safely, in
attempting to descend the second, which i about
thre. mile from Wilkcubsrrr, for want of proper
precaution in darting at the top, the car liecame
un r anseable, running with a-tonishing rapidity,
and in turning a curve just before reaching the
f-st of the plane, Mrs. Tit il was thrown olf. pre
cipi'.ated nearly one hundred feet, her head sinking
I. ... is. tv ... - I
The Pacha of Egvpt, recently lost 5000 head uf j " T"' "" ,mu1 ' "us
cattle by an epidemic. j '" kT a few moments longer, when they
were at.o thrown from the car, and o much in-
About 161 person of above 100 yeara of age,
die yeaily in France.
Queer. A western ps,er, mentioning ttie death
of an elderly woman, says, she wa the mother of
101 grand-children.
Another large distillery in the city of New York,
has leen stopped by il owner, who decline any
longer to manufacture the "liquid ipirit."
Life and Uralli r a Miser.
The Carlisle (Penna.) Repository narrate the
history of Miser thus :
Mr. B. was of German exlrnclion. His father
loft him a valuable farm of five hundrej acres, in
the vicinity of York, with some farming and house
hold ariiiles. He kept a tavern for a number of
year married a wife and raised four children. He
accumulated an immense estate, which he preser
ved so tenaciouxly, that be never offered 'a dollar
for the education of hi family. He was never
known to lay out one dollar in cash for any article
he might be in want of ; be would either do w ith
out it, or find some person who would barter with
him for something he could not conveniently sell
foi money. He farmed largely an I kept a large
diMilh ry, which he supplied entirely with hi own
grain, lie acpi le.m lor m convey uc vi ins
whir-key and flour to Btttirnore, which when he
could not sell lor money at a price to suit him, he
b uteres! for necessaries for hi family and tavern.
In this way ha amassed an estate worth our Wi-
drtd thnutnnd dullari. Such wa hi attachment
to money, that he never waa known to lend or cre
dit a dollar to any man. Cpon the best mortgage
or security that could le given, he would uot lend
a cent. He never vested a dollar in anv ofthe
public fund. Neither would he keep the note of
any bank longer than till he could get them chan
ged. He deposited his ailvcr in a Urge iron chest,
until it would bold no more. Hs then provided a
strong iron-hnoped barrel, which he alsi filled.
After his death, bi strong hoxe, from whose bourne
ho traveller hai eitr returned, yieklcd fioo hundred
and thirty thoutand dollars, in gold and silver.
The cause of bis death was a remarkable aa the
couraa of his life. A gentlcmin from Virginia
offered him twelve dollar ir bushel for 10 bush
els of clover seed I but he would not sell il for ls
than thirteen dollar, and they did net agree. Th
seed was afterwards aent to Philadelphia, where it
sold for seven dollars per bushel : and fifty dollar
leas than the Virginian had offered for it. On re
ceiving an account of this sale, be walked through
his farm, went la his di.lilleiv. and CSV various
directions to hi people, lie then went to bis wa
ton-house and banged hiunself-
From the Ijincatter Intelligencer.
fanal Cotninissionrr.
It seem to be contemplated by the Act directing
Ihe Canal Commissioner to be elected by tbe peo
ple that one of the board ahall be a scientific and
practical Engineer. Thi requisition seems, abo,
to lie approved of by the public, and it ia certain
ly undeniable that one memlier of Ihe Board, who
wi I have charge of all out public wuiks, should l
acquainted with the art of conatiueling every part
of them. In addition to the aaving uf the salary of
at Engineer, which will thus tie nude, the board
will atoll the imposition of designing men in their
contracts for necessary repairs, cVc, end thu save
to the Commonwealth larger sums, that ate now
wasted in ui-elc experiment.
A a member ofthe new board, I recommend the
name of Anthost B. Wiaroan, of D mphin
county, aa one eminently qunlfii-d by education.
hithila and integrity of character, for the station.
Mr, War ford received in rarly life a finished edu
cation. Having acquired a high stsud ng in his
class for Mathematics, and evincing much taste for
Mechanics, he attracted the attention of that dis
tinguished Engineer, Canvass White, by whom he
wa placed aa an sasiatant upon the I'nion Canal,
and remained there until it waa completed. He
went with Mr. White to the Lehigh Canal, an I
remained in hi aervice a a principal assistant, dur
ing the whole lime that noble work wa in progrr a.
He waa afterward selected by June Clarke, when
he became the head of our Canal Board, a a prin
cipal ai-sisiani Engineer upon the Allegheny Por
U?e, whieh wa then considered the most impor
ts nt work in the Slate, and he waa tubsequently
made Principal Engineer of the Eastern Division,
where he remained during Iha administration of
Mr. Wnlt. He waa too much of a democrat to
find employment under tba administration of Gov.
ernor Ritner, but, during that administration, he
was employed a an Engineer of the llaniaburg
Rail Road Company, and at tbe same lime by the
Cumberland Valley Coinpan. About the lime of
Ihe completion of these two roads, the Ritner rule
ceased, and Mr. Claik again became lbs bead of
j jured that their r covcry i considered doubtful.
Rick. Jirp.
IHt.TlMOItK MtllKKT.
Office nf the. BsiriMorta Avir.nictr, July 17.
FLOUR. A sale of 000 bid. Susquehanna
Flour on Saturday at f 5 1h.
CHAIN. We note sales of four cargoes of New
crop North Carolina Wheat to-day, v'u: A carii
in prime conditional 122 cent; a cargo at IIS
cent ; a cargo at 112 eems ; and a cargo not in
condition for grinding at 101 cent. We now
sdes of only ab ut 700 bushela old Penna. red at
Ilia I13cts. Md. Wheal of the new come in
slowly. A parcel of 300 bushel prime red, from
ihe Eastern Shores, was add to.diyatl22 cts.
Corn very dull. Small idea of Md. at 51 52
c's. for white, and 51a 55 cts. for yellow. A pir-
cel of l'enn-y Ivania yellow was sold to-day at 56
cts. We quote Oats at 23 cts for pii no Mry
land. WIHSNEY. Price tend upward; hhd. which
are now scarce, were sold on Satu diy at 23 J cts.
and bbla. at 2 1 cts.
VOU TllK AVtaiCAX,
Assembly.
Ma. Mi-nu-The Democracy of Norlhumlrer
land county will soon be called umn to make
choice of a candidate for th next Legislature, and
as there have been several worthy men preaeiilej
for their consideration, permit u through the me
dium of our valuible paper, to offer Enwaau Y.
Briomt, or Ihe Borough of Suubury, a a candi
date for that important situation. In presenting
Mr. Bright to Ihe Democracy of Northumberland
county, we have no hesitation in siying, that a.
mong the host of candidates that will tie brought
into the field, one rn wham Ihe intern1 ofthe peo
ple could more aalely be confided, cannot t) found.
Mr. Ilngbl has resided for a long time among us,
and is well acquaint) d with the want and wishes
of the people. He i a man of excellent bu-ines
habi'a. indu-lrious and capable posi-essing a sound
knowledge of ihe Internal Improvement System,
and If elected will fearlessly and failhfullv perforira
hiaduty. MANY.
roa th t AvtaiCAa.
alterably.
Ma. EniToa. Seeing that candidate for th
different office are Iwiua trousht f.rvard, we
would e.lTr Mr. PETE It PUK$EL,of Sonlirr,
for the Legislature. Mr. Pursel is favorably known
o the cil iiens ot this county. He has lung battled
in ihe rank nf Democracy, never failing to ren
der every assistance to further the interest and
welfare of our party. Should our fellow eiiiicn
think proj.fr to elect him la be iheir represent
talive, we are certain hs will not giva them causa
to regul their choi,e.
Dsmocbat or ArecsTA,