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Tlie .W.iiliariiptoii (Mass ) Democrat ol June
111), contains an account of n curious, but peri
I ms accident which occurred a few dny since
in that vicinity. On FriiJwy m t r 1 1 i i tr las', at
the eilk factory of llm Norilisrnpion Associa
tion, a buiMing four stone i in height, Georg-e
Washington Sullivan, a young man connected
with that association, went out on the roof
fr the purpose of picking tip a mineral which
ho had accidentally dropped there while stand-i-iijr
in the belfry. To secure himself from fall
i'ttf, he tnuk o(T his shoes. Notwithstanding
this precaution, after descending the roof a few
rtep, finding himself Flipping, ho took ofT one
of his stock ings, but whilst attempting Intake
nirthe other, his motion became so much ac
celerated that further efforts to save himsell
from the fall were useless.
"IT? then with remarkable presense of mind,
rolled himself over upon tlie roof whilst he whs
sliding, in order to prevent falling iion the
f'ntfonn, nn I when ho reached the eaves, ha
ving fir.-.t drawn in and held his breath, clench
ed his teeth and ha ride, and contracted his
muscles, he leaped to the ground, a distance
of forty or forty-five, feet 1 The concussion was
so great ns temporarily to deprive him ol the
nower of standing. He was carried into the
houup anil placed in bed, and was soon after
enmined hy a surgeon, who decided that no
'iu ed were brukeu and no joints dislocated,
iiiliotujli there was reason to apprehend seri
i.ns injury to the muscles about the cpine, where
t.ier.i appeared to bo great eoreneps. The
..nog man's friends then wrapped him in sheets
wet in cold water, after the manner prescribed
by tho "water cure" system, w hich soon produ
ced perspiration. A cold buth was afterwards
ulminiiitered. In the afternoon of the same
li-iv, he walked out without assistance, and the
iiC.xl day was running about with his usual hi-
I intv complaining of no unpleasant effects from
his fill excepting a slight Inmcnes in one of
In.-leut ! A remarkable fact connected with
t 'its occurrence is, that symptoms of serious
ilixeaje, with which he was previously suffer
ing, have since in a great measure disappeared.
I I seems as if the change of action which was
produced in so unusual a manner has been
s ilntary, and that instead of so (rightful an ac
cident being fatal in its effects as inijlit be ex
pected, it has been the means of restoring him
Id health !"
TXN1
Sttturitov, June IS, !S41.
IJcmorrntlc Xonilnut Ions.
FOR PRESIDENT,
j a ivies ic. folk,
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
OF I'KNNrYI.VANIA.
FOR GOVERNOR,
II K MI Y A. M UII LEN B KB G.
FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER
JOSHUA II A UTS 1 1 0 KX li .
F. L i: CTORS,
f'o I'rrnldent and 7c Prtdeit af tht U. States
WH.SON MCANDLESS, t.Viatorit
ASA DIMOCK, J -uia,on"
UEPUKSKNTATIVE.
GKO. F. LkHMAN, 1.1. GEORnE Sclt.VAFLE,
Christian Kneass, 14. Naiu'i.. IV Klmiep,
Wii. mam II. Smith, l.. M.N. Ikvine,
John IIii.t., (Phila.) 1G. Jamks Woodju'rx,
Sami kl E. I.kui u, 17. Hi gh Mo.ntgomkkk
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N. W. Sauh.i-:,
W.W. HrlDF NRFK'II,
Conrad Shimfr,
Stkpbf.n liALry,
Jonah BKtwsiti!,
IS. Isaac Anknfv,
19. .Tons Matthews,
20. W'm. rATtrTo.v,
21. AMitrw liiRKi:,
2? Jons M'Cim.,
W.I. Christian Mvfrs,
'21 Rophlll Okr.
Proium.e Division op thk Mimhohist E-riscoi-Ai.
Ciurcii. For some days past, an
rxciting and important debate en the question
of bin very, has been going forward before
the Conference of Bishops sitting at New
York. On Saturday week last the vote was ta
ken on the main question, to wit, to depose Bish
op Andrew in consequence of his being connec
ted with slavery, and carried. To this vote,
'he Bishops from the 6laveholding States have
drawn up a protect, which was read to the Con
fcience on Thursday morning, from a rough
draft, by Dr. Bascon of Ky. This is, by far, the
most important document that has ever been of
fered to the Conference since the organization
ofthe Church. It was listened to with breath
lews attention, not only by the members and o
t hera on the floor, but, also, by a largu audience
in the gallery. The "l'rotest" enters fully in
to the illegality of the proceeding of the Confer
ence in Bishop Andrew's case, and charges
home upon the Northern members (or the ma
j jrity of the vote of Saturday) the abandonment
ct'ihe compromise which was an integral fca
lure of ilio establishment of the Church. It is
clear and explicit in its language, elevated in
iu tone, and firm in its positions. It throws its
signers upon the inviolability of the law and
leaves it to the country and posterity to say who
hiiVu been the breakers of the law. The "Pro
test" is a papr t of extraordinary length, having
occupied Dr. Bascon (who is a fa ft and fluent
npe;;ker) precisely one hour in the reading. He
reUins it, at present, for the purpose of trans'
scripuon and signature, and in the mean time
a Committee, cor.siM.ing of Messrs. Olm, Dur
bin and Hamlin, has been appointed to draw up
a counter statement, to be btyled "a statement
of facta in the case of Bishop Andrew." There
is evtry probability, from the present issuo on
this question, that tho Church will feplit in twain.
Tho Southern members, retaining their faith
end discipline, will organize as a distinct and se
lirrte body, leaving the members of non-slave-holding
Slateri under their present Church go
vernroent. Tho vexed question will be that ot
a division of property I'hila. LrJgrr.
1 it. i:u..vi:it, ;., at Ms Itenl :.
tate awl Voul OtKct, 6'J Pint Strrtt, '
latlrl'liiti, tit mtlhnriiul la nrt on .If ait, at it
rrcftjit lor all untitles tine thin ef!lert fur efr
tcHjilluu or ndi'rrtliiliiff,
CC7" The weather has been cool and unpleasant
during the past week. There was, we under
stand, quite a bail storm on Sunday lat, sit
Rloonislinr.
XT" Coiigiess will ailjuiiiii on the 17th iiet.
C7 Mrtf.pr. Sonic of the papers mention a
meteor that wa sei-n in 1 ! wMorn Heavens, a
bout 7 o'clock in the evening, on Wednesday
week lat It was al.o observed here. It first
appeared like a bright star, then shot out, descri
bing a figure almost like the ltter S It pradu
ally faded, and lor a while appeared about as
bright as the tail of a comet, until it entirely fa
ded awav.
Folk on J Dullm. '
The nomination of these distiiiuiihi'd men
has greatly dissutisned the Whigs, who arc now
engaged in singing loud hosannas in favor of Var
tin Van Puron, although, until the very day of
the nomination, they wore engufcj in nbnsing
him as one of the greatest demagogues in the
cenntry. "Van is a used up man," was an the
end of every Clay Songster. The Convention,
we believe, did not expect to please the whig
when they mad, the nominations. It would, in
deed, have been a hopeless tusk, if they hud.
The Whig have been collecting animation and
bottling up small thunder for the last year, for
thernirpose of overwhelming poor Van, in ruse
he shuuld, as they expected, receive the nomina
tion. Hut they have been sadly disappointed.
All their military stock, songs, sjieeehvs, and
pamphlet have nmv become tiseln. It is ralher
a hard case, and we pitv them as sincerely as
they now pity Van Turen They now take aim
ther track, and as they ean find nothing against
Mr. Tolk, they hop.i to extiiin;ite the faults of
Mr. Clay by proving that others have been as bad
as he. For ihis reason thpy asserted that Mr
Folk had ul-:o fought a duel. This charge, how'
ever, now falls harmless, as the editor of the N
Y. Enquirer, a strong whig, contradicts the re
port himself, as he says, from the best authority
Then aain, Mr. Folk is accused of being in fa
vor of free trade, or the 20 per ct. tariff. Ad
mitting it to be true, it only shows his support of
one of Mr. Clay's own measures, and one that he
recently said he still was iu favor of. tiut Mr
Folk, it is'sai t, is in favor of the present tariff
This is ull that we want. Let the present tarilT
remain umlistinbcd and we ask nothing more
Mr. Dallas, it is well known, is a strong tariir
man. He stands in high favor with the party.
His character is unexceptionable in every partic
ular. With such men, and with the party united,
there is nothing that can pr?vcnt a glorious tie
mociatic triupnih at the next election.
The Fhii.i simii m. Wauimj Maenisa. '
Probably the most laborious and vexatious
part of a housewife's duty is the drudgery of
Washing. Who is it that has not heard of the
"Washing day," that day of all duys, which, if
it does not "try men's souls," at least sorely tries
the hands as well as the amiability and equani
mity of womans' temper. Any one who should
invent something to dispense with washing, or at
all events greatly shorten and lessen the labors
of a washing day. might justly be called a public
benefactor. We have been led to these remarks
by having witnessed the operation of Shugert's
Philosophical Washing Machine, which has been
tried and gives the most perfect satisfaction, as
can be testified by a number of the most respect
able families in this place. Its great advantages
are as follows :
The labor of washing can be pel formed
with perfect ease, in less than one thild of the
urniil time. It does not requite more than one
fouith the usual quantity of soap. I lie wear
and tear is less than by ant other met mil of
waging, as was pioved by the fact that not a
particle of lint could be found on a pieceof black
cloth, washed in the water in which had been
washed a large quantity of linen and cotton.
The Machine is perfectly plain and simple in its
construction, and not liable to get out of repair,
and washes solely by the friction and force of the
water. The rinsing, or wrenching, as it is call
ed, is also done in the machine, which dispenses
with the use of tubs. The price is but six dol
lars. The editor of this paper has the agency
for this and the adjoining counties.
MISCELLANY, I
KdllorlMt, Condensed and Slctt.
Among the 179,000.000 individuals who inha
bit Europe, there Is said to be 17,900,000 beg
gars, or persons who subsist at the expense of
the community without contributing to its re
sources. Censis of Lou-kll. The population ef Lo
well now numbers 25, 149, being an increase since
1840, of 4,3fl3.
Upwards of 5,000 emigrants have landed at
Milwaukie since the commencement of naviga
tion this season, and the presumption is, that the
population of Wisconsin will increase the pre
sent year at least 23.000.
Isaac Long, a citizen of Anderson District, S.
"VI1T IIA4 MLIIl.IuMUE!lU DOSK t"
This interrogatory is propounded to us by Mr.
Chandler of the l 8. Gazette, and as it is re
spectful, and intended probably to collect valu
able information, we are not at liberty to de
cline answering it.
Mr. Muhlenberg has done, and is doing, all
that Is expected from a Patriot, a Christian, and
Philanthropist. Py a long continued scries of
deeds, of charity and kindness feeding the hun
gry, clothing the naked, and consoling the afflict
ed he has won the cordial esteem and affection
of all his neighbors, irrespective of political dis
tinction. For many years, also, Mr. M. minis
tered to the spiritual wants of his fellow-men,
until physical infirmity constrained to abandon a
profession, which threatened the inevitable and
The celebrated opium-eater, who has publish
ed a work as to his own experience in this per
nicious practice, is said to have gone on from
taking a few drops, to taking eight hundred drops
per day, which was equal to a pint of laudanum.
The Trojans and Albanians are battling for
the control of the Utica and Schenectady railroad.
1 he 1 rojans have possession as yet. i
Sharp Slton'ing. A sportsman on the borders
KT The meeting called by the Democratic
Club, and held in the Court House, on Saturday
evening last, was well and numerously attended.
Our democratic friends from Northumberland
and a number from Union county, were in at
tendance. The number in the proceveiou, march
ing to the Court House, considerably astonished
some of our Whig friends, who could not ima
gine where the Democrats came from. We re
gret to state that the meeting was several times
disturbed by a few persons, who were shunting
and making a noise at the outside of the door.
We do not know who they were, but, we are
confident, they would receive no encouaugement
from the orderly and well disposed ol cither party-
1X7 In another column our readers will find
the procoedtngs of a democratic meeting, held in
Chilisqnaque The meeting seems to have betn
spirited and well attended
A special meeting of the Hickory Club
of Chilisqnaque will be held on Tuesday evening
the 16th inst., at the public house kept by Peter
Haus, on the road leading from Northumberland
There will be several speeches delivered All
are invited to attend.
Tub "Times," The present circulation of
the Times ncwapapi-r is about 20,0'IQ per diem ;
its average daily niiiuWr of ad t ertincmeiila du
ring the Lift six mouths of ISM was 71. Ta
king these numbers as the bai-io of our calcula
tion, we find that tho 'leading juiinibl p'lys for
n'.ainp duty about 27,fi()l!, per annum, and for
advertisement duty about 17,(KK); making a
total annual contribution tj lliw revenue ol
4 1.IXKW. Til gros receipt of the Tunes from
a daily circulation of 'JO.UOfJ would be about
135,0002 per annum while its adverticenieuU,
supposing them to real.zc 10.. each on the aver
CE7" It will be seen by the following commu
nication, that Point township is almost unani
mous in suppoit of the Democratic candidates.
We are pleased to see these "signs of the times"
thus early indicated, especially as there have
been rumors that democratic Point was fust ver
ging into the whirlpool of whigism We should
not at all be suiprised to find this county giving
a larger Democratic majority than for many
years previous :
Thar the Track fur Tninmir !
POLK, Tiie vocsr. hickory, DALLAS and
VICTORY
At a raising of a barn, on the farm of Mr.
Daniel Robins, in Point towns-hip, on Wednes
day last, a vote was taken on th" Presidential
question, which resulted as follows :
For Yni'N.3 Hickokv, - .111
" Clay, - 4
Knhlrulifr? anJ the nrnnans.
We want no stronger evidence of the despera
tion of the opponents of ITe.skv A Mi iii.kxp.kru,
than the fact that they are attempting to make
the German population believe that he is opposed
to tlu rn. and that he is a slanderer of the Ger
mans that he wrote a letter, while in Europe,
abusing them. Yes, Henry A. Muhlenberg a
slanderer of the Germans ' ! Do the Whig pa
pers suppose that our Germans are bo stupid,
that they would, for one moment, believe such
a story. They micht as welli haige him with
slandering his own fathei and mother. If there
is a man living, who does and who can justly
pride himself on his ancestry, it is Henry A.
Muhlenberg. All his associations alibis friends
all his interests have been German. The best
answer to prove the utter absurdity of this
charge, is the following sentence in reply to an
other member, which we have extrarte.l from
his speech on the Tariff, delivered in the House
of Representatives, January 21, 18.1.1.
"SIR." said Mr Muhlenberg, ' I AM A DE
SCENDANT OF GERMANS. AND 1 PRIDE
MYSELF IN HAVING DESCENDED FROM
THAT HIGH-MINDED, GENEROUS, OPEN
HEARTED, HONEST, INTELLIGENT,
BRAVE, UNWAVERING, AND INFLEXI
BLE PEOPLE."
Is it lik-ly that a man, who would thus express
himself and boast of his German blood before
Congress and the world, would ridicule and
slander his ancestors ' '. !
We heard an intelligent whig, (himself from
Germany.) some months since, make use of the
ubove charge against Mr. Muhleabeig We a:-k-c-d
him if w hat Mr. Muhli-iibei g staled in his let
ter, wa not all strictly tiue. lie acknowledged
to.it it was. V.'e tlii-u asked if he believed that
Mr Muhlenberg intended to slander the Ger
mans, or would be guilty ol such an act. He un
swered promptly that he did not, but that the
story would answer extremely well to election
eer with among the Germans Thus, our Ger
man friends can see that the Whigs, who claim
for themselves all the intelligence, have an idea
that they ran make them believe any ridiculous
story they may choose to invent. Put they will
find, by the ballot boxes at the next election, that
the Germans are the last people that can be gul
led bv federal fish-stories.
"CT" Col. StonP, the editor of the N. Y. Com
mercial Adveitiser, has published a letter of six
columns, in answer to Bishop Hughes, in which
he handles that dignitary of the Catholic Church
without regard to place or station. The Bishop,
in his letter, associates the name of Col. Stone,
a man of high standing and character, with that
of Bennett, of the N. V. Herald, in such a way as
to place them on the same level. Col. Stone, in
his reply, returns the compliment by associating
the name of the Bishop with that of the celebra
ted Monroe Edwards, and diaws a parallel case
between them.
Phe Ladies of Lewi-burg contrmplate
holding a Fair, on the 3d and 4th of July, iu the
new store room of Mr. John Relier, w here they
w ill offer for sale a great variety of useful and
fancy articles, al-o furnish Ice Cream, Lemon
ade, ami other refreshments The proceeds are
for the benefit of the Presbyterian Church.
The public are invited to attend
Neighboring editors will confer a favor on the
Ladies by inserting the above, and entitle them
selves to a glass of the cream
C7"Theie vou have it, ladies. Don't forget
to send on the ice cream. Postmasters are per
mitted to frank remittances to editors. Besides,
no Postmaster will refuse to acommodate the
ladies. If he does, we will have him ousted w hen
Capting Tjler gives place to Col. Polk.
Maioritv, - -Hi
Several of the friends of Polk had left before
the vote wis taken, or the majority for Col
Polk Would have been still hnger.
K7 The assertion of the Clay papers that Mr
Polk is a duelist, is contradicted. The New York
Courier & Enquirer, a violent Clay papr says :
'It is now our duty to say, as we do most cheer
f'Jly that one of the Editors of this paper recei
ved a letter yesterday from a gentleman of un
doubted character, giving the direct assurance
CT7" Hinfy A Mi ni. r.NEtRO There is no
longer any doubt of the election of Henry A.
Muhlenberg. In every section of the Common
wealth we find the same implicit confidence.
The truth ia, nothing can prevent him getting
the democratic vote iu this State, which w ill, of
itself, givt hinia majority of 13 to 30,000. Put,
independent of this, a laige number of Whig
voteis will give their suppoit to Mr Muhlenberg,
whom they know tube superior to Mr. Markel iu
every respict. Then again, the fact that Mar-
. k 1 was nominated over the heads ot such men
I us Gen Irw in and Judge Banks, to please Thud-
dens Stevens and his ni.t im.i son ic fre-nils, has
given much dissatisfaction- Market, ifelected,
would be Stevens' Governor to all intents and
purposes, pieeis.-ly as Ritner was when he wai
induced to charter the U. S Punk. The people
will never wart another such a regercy govem
iiient as we had under the administration of Jo
Uituer
age, would produce about 112.000.; making J that Col. V never was engaged in an affair ofthe
the entire earlv reccinU of the paoer iiul less ; nrt- 1'his ' 'I"'1 conclusive, and we hatten to
CT" The increase of tolls on the public works,
for the last six months, over the same period lutt
year, amounts to i 170.iibo.4i.
than 027.0CW.
An Iupromitc on Pkof. Morse. The f.il
lowing has been handed to us by a fiiend :
"Abu! poor, vaporing steam.
That puffs and blows so hard,
For years a swelling theme
Of changeful man's regard ;
How slow seems nou thy gait,
Gone is thy mag.c force,
Whilst thou h7 hours lul.
Pricf seconds answer Stor$t."
make the matter right with our readers "
D7" president Tyler bus signed ihe Western
Harbor bill, but the Atlantic Harbor bill he has
vetoed.
OCT" 1 be Pust-oir.ee bill has passed ths Senate,
and only wants the signature of the President
tXj" Capt Tyler has sent another inefsage to
congress, on the Trxus 'J uvty, exj lar.a'ory id
I l is vif ws ar.d ci ::.i!u. t
C7" Commodore Stewart is now tulked of for
Vice President, on the Tyler ticket.
Three Cheers for Chillisqunqne.
At a very large and respectable meeting of the
, 'Hickory Club," ol" Chillisquaque, Northumb'd
co., held at the usual place of holding township
meetings, on Saturday, bth of June, the officers
having taken their seats, a constitution was
read and submitted to the meeting and unani
monsly adopted. An opportunity then being of
fered, a large number came forward and signed
the Constitution. After which, Geo. A. Flick,
Esq was called on to address the meeting. He
showed, in a forcible and able manner, the differ
ence between Democratic and Whig principles
their widely different elfeits upon the pro-perity
of our country, and eloquently advocated the
support of the Democratic nominees, and iottray
ed the evils which have sprung from the incor
Kiration ofthe U. S. Bank, and which would in
evitably follow the chartering of a similar in
stitution the great necessity of an efficient or
ganization, concert of action and unanimity of
sentiment on the pait of every democrat, during
which he was fiequently applauded with cheers.
After whicha series of resolutions wereofTered.
ResvhtJ, That in Col. JAMES K. POLK, of
Tennessee, the nominee for President, we re
cognise a true exponent of sound republican
principles the friend, neighbor, disciple, and
follower of the illustrious JACKSON, from
whose administration ofthe Government Feder
alism would have nothing to hope for, and De
mocracy nothing to fear.
HesolreJ, That the nomination ofthe Hon G.
M. DALLAS, of Penn'a , for the office of Vice
President, is alike complimentory to him and to
the State, upon which his virtues have shed so
much lustre. We will give him our undivided
support at the ballot box, in the election of
A'e oir, That we place the utmost reliance
in the brilliant talents and illustrious character
of the Hon. HENRY A. MUHLENBERG, and
will do every thing that we honoarably ran, to
ilovate him to the Gubernatorial Chair
Resolved, That we approve of the nomination
of JOSHUA HARTSHORN, for the office of Ca
nal Commissioner, and will rally to his support
with zeul and unanimity, und a determination to
succeed.
J'estiheJ, That we are entirely opposed to a
National bank, and in favor of a revenue tariff
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting
be published iu the Democratic papers of the
county.
Resulvtd, That the meeting adjourn to meet
at the tame place, on Saturday evening, the 22d
of June. Jacob Klink, President.
D P. Caul, Cor Secretary,
John T. Mathias, Rec. Secretary.
C. died on Thursday, the 23d nit , from the bite 1 abrupt termination of his own existence. Then
of a spider. He lived only four duys after being those who had learned to appreciate his great
bitten. I private worth d-tnanthd his services in a differ
ent sphere of usefulness, and elected him their re
presentative in Congress, a station not incom
patible with the one he had reluctantly relin
quished. He served his constituents faithfully
and well, and was re-elected. He increased in
efficiency as be gained in experience and they
added another term. In Congress his eaieer
i wa' one of eminent fidelity and usefulness, as we
shall proceed to prove.
lie resisted with all his energies, and aueee.
of Canandaigua Lake brought down 7.1 plovers at flliy, too, thn w ild project of launching the Gen-
a single shot. Another on the abutment of the a, (;OVPrnlnont j,, ttl(, same Pxtrnvaf.allt ,rstcm
b. ridge drew on the remains of the whole convoy, of ,,ltrnill Improvements, that has since im-
killing 3 1, making 107 birds at two shots. r-.,;i i ...... .v.: i e.
j poverished two-thirds of the states nrV his ex-
Strange. William Lee, skindresser, in Spring cellent speech against the Maysville road bill.
Garden, vomited from his stomach, on Sunday, an j ,. ai(,,, Ina,,rlal,Vi in snvi1!, Nationa,
eel three inches ... length. Treasury Com bankruptcy, bv the withdrawal
Th. y were luxuriating on green corn, of open i ofthe public moneys from the venal grasp of at.
institution, which was then already engaged in
wasting million upon million in reckless specu
lation, and which finally succeeded in plunging
itself into the vortex of irretrievable insolven
cy, and those who had placed their trust in it, in
to a condition of absolute destitution.
He tried to investigate its condition, being one
of a committee deputed for the purpose by Con
gress, before folly had generated into madness,
but was prevented. The bank closed its doors
upon him, as it has since done tqioii its stockhold
ers and creditors.
He put an end to the panie speeches of mem
bers of Congress in the interest of N. Biddle, and
thereby saved thousands of dollars to the people
and a monstrous waste of precious breath, spent
in behalf of a rotten institution.
In a strain of fervid and impassioned eloquence,
seldom surpassed in the halls of Congress by the
most ii-piring. and never equalled by one so un
pretending, he fearlessly resisted the Southern
nullification declaiming against the sacrifice of
American Industry to the intemperate demands
of Southern Hotspurs when even the stout
heart of Mr. Clay yielded to the tempest, and in
duced him (Clay) to immolate his own cherish
ed offspring.
He gained a pension for the widow of Stephen
Decatur, by one of the finest appeals to the jus
tice of Congress on record, and so much was he
respected in the responsible post of chairman of
the committee on revolutionary pensions, that
his endorsement ofa claim was deemed all suffi
cient to in-iire its immediate adoption.
He was a powerful advocate ofthe Gold Bill,
one of the crowning features in the wise policy
of President Jackson.
Mr Van Buren tendered him the embassy to
garden growth, at Mobile, a few weeks ago
Six thousand Prussians have purchased a
t ract of land in Texas.
A young lady in Allegheny City is making a
quilt to consifl of 17,fi(M) pieces. To put it to
gether, eight million stitches are required.
Rn iJity nn Canals. It is stated, in Ucrn
path's Railway Magazine, that an invention is
about b( in:; tried, to make bouts go on canalsat
Mime thirty miles an hour.
Tim llrtenue. The receipts of Customs at
the port of -New York alone, for the first five
months of 131 1, (just closed,) somewhat exceed
iif. and a 1 1 a i.r Millions of Dollar, a
oainstsomc Four Mili um in each of the two
preceding years.
India liuliher orse-.S'iocs. A pamplo of
an India rubber horse-shoe has been submitted
to the Horse Guards, Imdon, and upproxetl of.
It is intimated to test immediately its capabili
ty and durability.
Rapid Tiavlling Mr. Brunei last week
proceeded on the lireat Wetdcrn railway at
the rate of oO miles per hour.
Mr. Clayton who ascended the other day
with a balloon at Cincinnati, intending to visit
Ikiltimore, whs only up two hours", having lan
ded tit Xenia, (0 miles olT, all safe. lie will try
it again, tic used coal pis, end with fuecess.
On the East Boston Cricket Ground they
have rcvivcJ and established the (Id English
Fports ot racing in sacks and with w heel-bar-rows
catching; pigs by greased and soaped dor
s.il appendages, climbing anointed poles fur pri
zes at the top, &c.
At New Oilcans on the 20th ult. an unfortu- J a distinguished foreign court, a voluntary tribute
unto crazy man was brought beliirs Recorder
Baldwin, who had on the Saturday before on a
bet, ate thirty-two hard bodi d tgg, fht Its
and all !
1 nllinshead tells that in Henry Vlll'a reiirn,
72,000 criminals suffered tho extreme penalty
nf the law, nearly two thousand a year. Sir
Thomas Moore tells that twenty were often
hanged on the same gallows at the same lime.
Meeting of the Democratic Club of Sunbury.
The Democratic Club of Sunbury met in the
Court House, agreeablytoappointme.it, on the
evening of June Sth, 1811. The officers having
taken their seats, the Club was then addressed
by the following gentlemen, viz : H. B. Masser,
C. W. Hegins, A. C. Fisher, Esqrs., and Major
W L Dewart. Each address was received with re
peated cheers, and enlivening music by the De
mocratic Band of Sunbury.
We were complimented by the attendance of j which he can and will accomplish with the ut-
many Democrats of old Union county, among , most ease. Alter that our esteemed cotempora
whom were some of her best sons The JetTer- ry will scarcely be tempted ro repeat the inqui
son Democratic Tariff Club of Northumberland ' ry : "What has Mr Muhlenburg done ?" Th
also honored us w ith their presence. ',,cts w ill speak for themselves Dein. Union.
From appearances the people are determined
to rally in support of Col. JAMES K. POLK,
Hon GEO M. DALLAS, and the Hon HENRY
A. MUHLENBERG, and that to a man.
On account of the time consumed in address
ing the Club, no resolutions were passed or act
ed upon. But one resolve appeared in the coun
tenance of each democrat, and that was, a de.
termination to elect our whole ticket, in October
and November next.
to his pure patriotism an 1 exalted worth, and it
was accepted In his new relations, Mr. M. was
regarded by all who secured his acquaintance as
the noble-t American of all. He did much to ele
vate the character of" our country in the estima
tion of those who had before but little understood
it The letters referred to by the Gazette were
designed to exhibit the superiority of republican
over monarchial institutions, and no where did
he find the difference more striking than in the
domestic condition of the humble artisan and la
borer. After he had accomplished the purposes
of his mission, he returned to his native land,
separating forever from devoted hearts abroad,
to be welcomed by others, yet more devoted, at
home.
All this Mr. M has done, to gain for himself
that pearl above all price a good name and un
like thousands of others, he has done nothing to
tarnish or deface it. He ha now yet to defeat
Mr. Markle in the race for Governor, a task,
VEsTMOnr.i.AaD Cointv. The Pennsylva
nia Argus, Greensburg, administers the follow
ing "drop of consolation" to the whigs relative
to their prospects in the 'Old Berks ofthe
West"
'This being the firnt week of our court,
we have had an opportunity of seeing and con
versing with Democrats from all sections of
our country, and by what we learn from them,
The Club adjourned to meet on the evening we ca as6ure our friends abroad that West-
of the 22d inst., being Saturday a week. Alex, j inoreland w ill do her duty nobly in the coming
Jordan and C. J Bruner, Esqs. were appointed j cotest. And that although the Whig caii.lt-
KT" Judge Smith, who was indicted for for
gery, bus run away An officer is in pursuit of
loin
(XJ" The money, ilO.OOO, stolen fiorn Mr Mc
Kie, at a Hotel in Albany, has been recovered by
t wo ex-police otf.rrrs. in N York The money
was found in a "bustle 11 of a woman, inacconi
jl.iet'l tl.e thief, who is an En'i-L pick roi iiet
A new engine, weighing fifty tons, ia to be
put on Sumington Ruilro-id, which ia to par
form the trip between Stonington and Boston,
lP9 miles, in an hour and a half which ia at the
rate of about CO miles an hour.
Fulwer, instead of coming to America, appears,
by the last accounts, to be ulojt ttartir.g t n a
tcuthem continental tour
to address the Club on that evening.
C Signed ly the OJicers.J
Glttixo frioiitlnkp The alarm of the Whigs
at the unanimity with which the nomination of
Polk and Dallas is received by the Democratic
party, is increasing. The New York Herald
(Whig) says :
"If Mr. Clay is to be elected, his friends must
work very hard. They have not a moment to
lose; they have not an hour to waste in injudi
cious effort They must bring out all their e
lectioneering apparatus their orators their
travelling preachers their itinerant minstrels
their poets, too, must go hard to work and fur
nish new songs, for the old ones are only waste
jpnr "
date for Governor is a citizen of this county, he
and his friends have nothing to hope from this
fact, because his principles are those against
which her Democracy has battled long and ar
dently, and against which ahe will continue to
battle. Westmoreland has in several instances
refused to cast her vote in favor of thia same
Gen. Joseph Markle, and we arc perfectly sa
tisfied that at the approaching election he will
sustain at least as great, if not a greater uteat
than heretofore Mark that !"
A fair and sensible correspondent ofthe Boa
ton Atlas pleads for the good old English words
wictnd woinen, which have almost been dri
ven out of ute bv luJtt.