LEWISBUttO CHRONICLE AND WEST BRANCH FARMER
WEST BRANCH
Pacta U be Remembered In Pruning.
There are important differences in the
mode of growth and bearing of the various
cultivated fruit tree?, suhjectcd to pruning
ab2 training, that every cultivator should
it lidy carefully. Every species is governed
by laws no less regular and observnhle in
this respect, than in their periods of blos
soming and maturation, and these laws
should be takeu into f 'ret account a prun
ing and every process intendt 1 to modify
the growth and productiveness of bearing
trees. Most culuvatnrs are too apt to over
look thpse ininorinnt points, and hence the
principles of pruning aie Ladly understood.
Inmcdia'e cActs alone are lop frequently
looked to. it' the head of a tree La too
dense', or certain branches too long, a cer
tain number or a cer'nin length is cut
way, without considering tho results that
must loliow ; and it is this skillful and un
discriminaling pruning, as wel! ns a tots!
neglect of it, thai produces such vast num
ber or snsiglnly and unprofitable trees as
now cumlir the g'ound of a large portico
of our orchards and gsr.hns. At present
we can give but few hints on the subject,
by way of calling attention to '.Vse points.
The Apple, Pear, and Quince are all
similar in their motle of bearing. The fruit
buds are usually produced on spurs or short
tout shoots along the sides of the branch
es of two or more years' growth, and these
shoots or sjurs contiirjn tJ renew their
fruit buds, and bears for several years in
succession, if they enjoy the advantages of
light and air, and are not deprived of a suf
ficient supply of nutrin.cnt by rapid grow
ing por'ions ol t.ic ires above tl.cm. Uc
casionally we see fruit buds formed on the
end ofshcotiof one season's growth, but
this is rare, except in particular varieties.
The Quince is usually borne on the ends
of spurs.
The Peach, Apricot, and Nectarine.
bear their fruits almost exclusively on
hoots of the previous year ; the fruit buds
forming during the first season's growth.
The necesssity of Itecpir. up the last
season's ".apply of young wood on all parts
of tree, is therefore obvious. The shorts
bear only once occasionally fruit spurs
are produced from ether branches, but
these are comparatively feebler ; nut to he
relied on.
The Plums and Cherry nie quite sim
ilar in their modes of tearing. The shoots
of last ycar,194Swi!l during 1S50, become
furnished with fruit Luds that will produce
fiuit in 1851. A few luds towards the
extremities of the shoots arc usually devil-
"t J into m H" -p l ., wImU 11 I l lst).
below are transformed to fruit buds. I:
fOifictimrs happens whm Cherry trees are
not growing vigorously, that the buds nt
the base of the shoots become fruit buds
the first year', an J bear lui nest.
The Morrtlfo Cherry and a few other
of its class-, are exceptions of this rule, ami
they bear like the peach on wood of the
previous year, the fruit buds being formed
rn the lower parts of the shout of the cur
rent year.
Oooicberrici and Currant produce
:heir fruit like the Cherry and Plum. The
fruit buds lorming on shoots the tcceiid
year, and bearing the fiuit tl:c third and af
terwards. The Crape Vine and Riifpherry are
einiilar in mode of bearing and differ from
11 the others. The fruil is produced on
hoots of the current ear's growth, sort
ing froni wood of the previous j ear. Vuung
hoots from other parts of the vine do not
produce fruit, but will the year following
produce fru:l' hearing word Genesee
Farmer.
The Garden and Farm.
F.klt I'ea3." You ean not well sow
y our peat too early. If there should he a
little snow after they corne up it will not
mT!rially injure them.' So as soon as the
frost is fairly out of the ground, peas may
be sown in some warm parts of the gnrdtn;
and by sowing ct diJrier.:"t:mes,nd of dif
ferent varieties, a continued mccession of
green peas may Le serurrd, hr'.'. for the
market and table. If designed for the mar
ket, the earlier they are ready the better!
jirice they command ; if for the farrr.erVi
own table, they will be acceptable a week
or two earlier than is usual. There is rmt
tHe least difficulty in the world in havitfg
preen peas at least a fortnight sooner than j the largest paper manufactories in Oerma
tha majority of the farmers in this Site do. j ny, at Newsindt, Eiberswald, has invented
I'aelv Potatois. The same may S"?'an incombustible cartridge paper termed
id of po'atoc as of peas. Those dosignd i stone paper," tfhich is now being used
lor early use can not be got in too soon af- there far trie roofing of houses. It is
ter the frost is well out of the soil. They j strong, durable and cheap. A commission
will not seem to grow much until warm j of the government havo tested it, and re
weather, the to"ps of those planted luter may ' ported that it is impermeable and fire proof,
appear equally as forward but the early land they recommend its use for cheap
planted potatoes will be' sooner fit for the
table.
CfftoKS. Onion sted should also Le sown
quite'enrfy.
CaPBACK Pfcrn, &r. You may rflferr
your own seed for cabbages, onion, turn
ips, &:c. with but a very little trouble, and
wivipjj, expense than to buy them of the
Shakers, t, j, ony t0 re ,, PU i few
good cahuagw stu,p, turnip and onion
on some border, and gaitwr and preserve
the seed when ripe. You c ifi then always
l sure, too, that it is good, which is not
'jf the ce when you Lnv i.
Beans should not be planted early, for
they can not stand frost or cold weather.
Every garden should have a good Aspara
agus bed, and a supply of Rhubarb plants.
The asparagus requires but little attention
to manure, fork over, and salt it down
in the spring, but the Rhubab requires no
thing but good rich soil, and to bo kept
clear of weeds, and they furnish a very
convenient and agreeable material for
sauce, pies, und tarts.
Thk rrtorEit soil roE potatoes. Many
have thought wet ground best for potatoes
at least to secure a large crop without
reference to quality. But the potato needs
moist land not wet. A farmer can hard
ly rxprct to raise potatoes of a gTod quali
ty on table land that is really wet althu'
he may get a tolerable crop. Such land,
however, is much better for potatoes than
corn. But we have always noticed that
the best crops of potatoes, both for quality
and quantity, arc raised on deep porous
soil, which, although they are not wet, re
tain moisture weil. For instance, new
grounds that h ive been burncJ over, and
full of half burnt leaves and sticks, ashes
n'nd coal and greensward pasture lands
Which hsve just been turned over by the
plough. The tubers of the potato delight
nd f! mrish in such soils, w here they have
GCtess to the atmosphere without Le nj; ei
ther too much exposed to the scorching
sun, cr . drowning water. Portland Ad
vertiser. What can be done on one acre of
ground.
The editor of ".he Maine Cultivator pub
lished, a few dr.ys sgo, his management of
one acre of ground, from which ws gather
th.? following results : One-third of an acre
in corn usually produce thirty bushels ol
60und corn for grinding, besides some re
fuse. This quantity was sufficient fo.
family use, and for fatun-ng onS lare or
two small hr.gs. From the same ground
heobtuiticd twoor three hundred pumpkins,
and his fun'ily supply of bvans. From a
hed of six ro,!s square, he usually obtained
sixty Luthe's of onions ; these he had sold .
at one dollar a bushel, and the amount p ur-
hased his flour. Thus, from one third of
an acre and an onion bed, he obtained his
breadstuff-". The rest of the ground was
appropriated to all sorts of vegetables, for
sumiiicr and winter use t potatoes, beets,
parsnips, cabbse, green corn, peas, beans,
cucumbers, melons, squashes, :c. ; with
fifty or sixty bushels of beets and carrots
for the food of a cow. Then he had also
a fl wer garden, raspberries, curranU and
gooscirrics in great variety ; and a few
choice apple, rwar plum, cherry, peach and
qiince tree. !i a family can be sunpor
fd from one n're of ground in Maine, the
same can hi d:ne iii every State and
county in the Union.
Ec ef Steak Apple.
This is a promising name for an apple,
especially to a hungry man. We hae heard
ihc variety ofapple ! which this name is
apven.lt d, rccommendt d as a valuablc'onc,
and Ilovey, in his lust number of tho Mag
azine of llor'i 'uhiire, says it is a very su
lcrior autumn npp'e, and that it prove to
he such a hearty mon'hful that lie has not
vrntered to suggest an alteration of its "in
elegant'' title, as it may le considered by
.ome pomologies. It originated in Wil
mington, Masr., vrrj near the spot where
the B ildwin apple sprung up from the seed,
and is as superior as a fall apple, as thv
former is, as a winter one. In size it is
about medium ; of roundish" form, with a
yellow skin nearly or quite covered with
brilliant red, in Mripcs or splashes; fl' sh
yellow iih, fine, crisp, and tender ; with a
peculiarly hih flivored, rich, abundant
j'.iife. U.pe in Ojtubcr and November.
Maine Farmer.
Smoke Burner.
There is a smoke consumer in Cincin
nati named " Hurkhardt's Consumer,'
which is highly spoken of. It is in use in
I il.u Covington Fact-iry, iu that city, also at
j West's Flouring mills, and somo other
I place. Mr. Burkhardi insures its success
j ful operation, or irmkes no charge. Tiie
I smoke nuisance is an intolerable one in
j p'aees like Cincinnati and Pittsburg, where
; bituminous coal is principally used. This
j is a subject which haseiercised the gpniiis
; of many distinguished men. Watt inven
ted a smoke consumer, and there are nut
a few described in lie ben's " History of
Steam Engine."
Fire-Proof Paper.
Messrs. K. Cart, proprietors of one of
roofing.
Marine Nlgil Signals.
At a recent meeting of the recent Scot
tish Royal Society of Arts, R'. Rente, C.
j C, read a paper on the necessity of em
ploying one universal system of marine
niht signals to prevent collisions at sec;
and to show night signals of distress.
There can be no doubt of the necessity and
utility, of such signals.
The wcat'Ier,' both in England and Ire-
tand, is remarkably genial. The crops rook j
exceedingly wel!.
Forfeign News.
England.
The Parliament has le-assembled.
The political news on the surface is un
usually quiet.
The yessel, Earl Bulcarras, from Bom
hay brought 5,336 bales of cotton, as a por
tion of her cargo, consigned to order. This
is a remarkably large and important arri
val of otton from the Cist Indies.
Ireland.
At the quays at Limerick there are
twelve vessels, capable of accommodating
two thousand persons, taking in passengers
for the United States.
The usual cries of poverty and disease
are still heard from various quarters of the
country.
Many of the emigrants leaving for the
United States are people of considerable
means.
France.
A frightful loss of life occurred at An
gier on Monday by the breaking down of a
suspension bridge over the Louvre, by which
over 300 men of the 1 llh regimnl of light
infantry were drowned.
Greece.
The Greek question has been adjusted.
Italy.
The Pope has returned to Rome and
was well received.
At the entrance of the Pope into Home,
there was no pomp and pub'ic display be
yond the necessary guard and stair.
A large Frcn :h diet and an American
squudrn are at Nnplts.
Austria.
The insurrection in Crotia is at an end.
The Protestant movement is progressing
in Bohemia and S.txony.
India an 1 China.
In India evidence of inquietude continues
to exist.
The cxpcdiiion sent by by Sir Cadin
Campbell, against the Hill tribes has been
defeated with the loss of over 100 men.
Turkey.
A lutter from Constantinople of the
O h, states that diplomatic relations have
been resumed by the Porte end Austria.
Mr. Marsh, the minister from the United
States, had been received by the Sjltan in
a very flattering manner. It h said that
the new legation will be likely to prove a
very infiusnWa! one, and that the embas
sies of America and England will mutually
act together.
The Sultan has added a Christian lat
tnlion to each ol his regiments.
Sardinia.
In Satdilua all ecclesiasticol privileges
have been abolished. The Papal nuncio
has consequently demanded and received
pjssports, and has left Tuscany.
Denmark.
The probability of a peaceful termination
of the Schleswig quarrel is daily growing
more remote. The army ofSchleswig Hoi
stein are making preparations for deciding
ihc ma'fr by hard knocks.
letters from Smyrna state that a dread
ful carhqunke ccciired there at half past 3
A. M. on Wednesday, the 3J ult. The
greatest aUrm prevailed. The ncise which
preceded the shock was terriflic.
Discovery of a White Woman.
The following bitter from Mr. Gillioray,
the naturulist, on board of Her Mjpty's
ship Rattlesnake, and dated Cape Yorke,
October 16, 1319, will be read with inter
est: "When the vessel arrived at Port
Essington, news came that a white woman
was alongside, brought off from the shore.
Had I been told the blacks had opened fire
upon us from a mortar battery on Albany
Island, or that one of them had brought off
I a correct solution of the quadrature of the
circle made out in the native language, I
would as soon have believed it yet it was
true. The woman hd been wrecked three
or four years ago iu Torres Straits, when,
wiih hrr husband, (the skipper of the
craft,) all but herself were drowned; but
one of i!io blicks in a canoe, which' was
out turtmiii, approaching the wreck, carried
her out through the surf, supposing her
w ith one arm and swimming with the oth
er. She happened to be the only survivor.
They took her to an island, w hich we con
jecture to ba one of the Prince of Wales'
group. She knew of our visit lost year to
Cape York ; and a few days ago news
came that the same ' largo war canoes of
the white men,' with the small one, had
arrived. She prevailed on her friead3 to
take her across to the main, which they
did, accompanying her in four largo ca
noes. She had great difficulty in inducing
them to do so, as they supposed she wished
to escape ; but she told them that after see.
ing her white countrymen and shaking
hands with- them, she would return. Of
course she won't. I vf ry much admired her
answer when Capt. Stanly asked whether,
of her own free will, (for be would do
nothing by compulsion,) she wished to re
turn to Sidney, where her parents were
w hen she left. She said" I am a Chris
tian ;' the remainder of the sentence she
could not express, her leelings choked her,
and her tongue refused its office. She
had forgotten much of her own language,
and had frequent recourse to that of the
blacks when w Uhing to explain herself.
Poor woman ; she is not more then 20, j
(19 or 20 she says, and though' not pret-
ty, ha a soft, feminine, and very pleasing
! expression, at'd though living
aked j
savages for several years, she had not lost
the natural feelings of womanly modesty,
and appeared to feel acutely her situation,
dressed only in a shirt, in the midst of her
own countrymen. It is almost unnecessary
to mention that every kindness and consid
erate attention had been shown her, and
that she goes with us to Sidney. She told
the three blacks (one her rescuer from
drowning, another an old friend of ours
last year) that of her own free will sha
wished to leave '.hem. They were liberal;
ly rewarded with axes, knives, &c., and
are now sleeping on board."
H. O. HICKOK, Editor.
O. N. WOBDEN, Publisher.
At f 1,90 nwh in alraiK-r. ft.75 in tbrra monthi, f 2 ri4
within the year, and $.,C-0 at the end or the yrar.
Agent in rbiladelphia V B Palmer and E W Can.
JLcieisburg, Pa,
Wednesday Morning, May 8.
(KrMr. H. W. CaoTXKH, of Lewisburg,
has undertaken the general agency of Dr.
Frost's popular "History of the Mexican
War," advertised in another column.
Mr.Crotzer is also authorized to receive
subscriptions for the Lewitburg Chronicle.
B Absence, and professional business,
have prevented the Editor from using his
pen for the Chronicle as usual this' week.
BC7Court at New Berlin, next week and
week after, which will relieve our paper of
two columns advertisements.
We do not recall any business of general
importance transacted by4Congress or the
State Legislature, the pact week.
C7The Summer Session of the Uni
versity at Lewisburg opens on Thursday
of next week.
DOA valuable Farm is advertised this
week, with New Goods of all kinds wan
ted by our citizens Books, Coal, Sic.
(C7On Saturday morning last, the barn
of Mr. David Heinly, of Kelly township,
was found to have been opened, and a
horse stolen. We do not learn that the
horse or thief have been recovered.
Ct5"We heartily endorse the statements
of '"A Traveler" in another column. We
had occasion within a week past to test the
benefits of the arrangements made by Air.
Stebxer and Mr. PoBier, and we think
our citizens owe rt to themselves to give
them a liberal and steady patronage when
grin from town as well as returning
which is all they need to fully sustain their
commendable efforts to remove difficulties
which have hitherto been sorely felt by
citizens and strangers.
Correspondence of the Chronicle.
Ralston, Lycoming Co., Pa., ?
May 6, 1850. J
Mr. Editor t Supposing it would be.
agreeable to you to hear from the "jump
ing off place,'' which ultimatum we flatter
ourselves we have at last attained, we have
ventured to forward you a sheet from this
region.
Rilston is situated in a winding, level
valley, but a few hundred yards in width.
but which furnishes the only means of
communication, free from mountainous
roads, between Wilhamspori and Southern
New York. On either side of this plain,
there are successive-ranges of mountains,
rolling higher and higher, like huge waves
of the sea, until they become lost in the
dusky horizon.
I Tiave not examined the last census with
the view of ascertaining its population, but
if I dare be so presumptuous I would esti
mate the number at twenty-Jive souls, all
told men, women and children, (which
latter, bv the wav. are most numerous,
Ralston having become proverbial for its
trout and babies.)
There are here two hotels, ok of which
is kept by our accommodating host, Cofi
lkv, whose "entertainment for man and
horse,' bed and board, is unsurpassed in
this part of the country. His rooms are
convenient and well ventilated ; his table is
furnished with the best, and that in abun
dance ; whilst recent improvements have
given him ample accommodations for
" beasts" ! mean quadrupeds, for bipedal
animals to whom this cognomen is applied
are not sheltered. " Mine host'' is an ac
commodating, cheerful and liberal person
age, and merits as he receives the patron
age of most who visit Ralston.
On? item contributing to the celebrity of
Ralston, is the fact or its being the tempo
rary terminus of the Williamsport & El
mira Railroad, and owing to the arrange
ments of the stage and R.R. companies trav
elers are detained here over night. Another
item is the abundance of trout in the Ly
coming and its tributaries flowing in the
vicinity of the town. An expert angler
may, at favorable times, capture from fifty
to sixty dozen of these fish in the course
of a short excursion, and li is owing to
these facilities for trout-fishing thai the
place is frequented' by numbers from the
cities of New York, Philadelphia, Balti
more, Pittsburg, Sec.
The harvest of the sportsman during
the proper season is fully satisfacto
ry in the number of bears, deer, ducks,
pheasants, p'geons. Ace, which may be
captured, and occasionally a wolf or wild'
cat may' be taken. Some of the latter
have bseh kilted in rather objectionable
PH)X.ifT'US jlf"'tJ""'Uu
lilt
IIIiH
If you are not acquainted with the beau
ties of trout-fishing this would be the place
for your initiation, and you must not be
discouraged if in the pursuit of these deli
cious creatures you might chance to have
your feet not very gently relieved from the
duty of supporting the body by a slimy
rock, although vou might suppose that the
answer to the pray er contained in a fishy
poem
" Jove grant you strength, O gentle trout,
To pull the rascal in,"
was realized in your case.
It has been remarked that the romantic
and sublime associations at Ralston are fa
vorable to the inspiration of poetic fire.
Perhaps some of the bards connected with
your valuable print would derive advantage
from a visit to the " Rock Run Hotel."
J. W., Jr.
For the Lewisburg CimnUte.
A Want, supplied.
Mr. Editor : Hitherto, it has been almost
impossible for any one who wished to visit
Lewisburg, on pleasure or business, to get
to or from the Canal.wilhout much trouble,
expense, or inconvenience. This has been
a standing reproach against your Borough,
of which Milton and Williamsport have
rightly availed themselves, not only in
money, but in a good name for enterprise
and hospitality. I am happy to learn, by
experience, that this reproach is about to
be removed. 1 now find an omnibus
ready to convey passengers from town to
the Cross-Cut, at 9 every evening, (except
Sundays) in time for the down Packet ;
and at 4 in the morning, it takes over
passengers in time for the up Packet, and
also conveys passengers to town. The
passengers are delivered at any part of tho
town for 25 cts. only. Nor is this the
only convenience. Your old friend Mr.
Wm. Porter, has taken the Warehouse and
Dwelling at the Crossci't, where be is pre
pared to entertain passengers who may
have occasion to wait, with lodging and
f'Mid, iu comfortable style and at reasonable
charges. As the packet becomes more
punctual, fewer delays will occur. As it
is, all corning up or going down may be
sure of good treatment by Mr. Porter at
his house or store, and of safe carriage to
and from town by Mr. Sterner, at little
trouble or expense. These facts should be
made known for the public good ; and those
gentlemen should be supported and encou
raged and rewarded for their laudable ef
forts. A Tiavelek.
Dreadful Steamboat Disaster-Loss of
Ufa
The steamer Bt-lle of the West, on her
w ay 'from Cincinnati to St. Louis, with a
large number of passengers, was destroyed
by fire on the night of the 23d ult., one
mile below Warsaw, Ky., and it is sup
posed th it over one hundred persons per
ished ! An eye witness thus describes the
appalling scene :
"The fire was discovered about 12
o'clock in the hold, and she was immediate
ly run ashore. She was then made fast
and the stage planks run out. Up to this
moment the flumes had not burst forth.
The after-hi!c?f was then raised for the
purpose of getting water into the hold, but
so rapid was the rush of flames, that all
efforts to quell them were of no avail, and
the entire boat became a blazing ruin. The
total number of passengers is estimated at
four hucdred, among whom were two com
panies of California emigrants, and about
thirty families removing westward. It is
ascertained from the register that over sixty
souls perished, and probably as many r.iore
have been lost whose names were not en
rolled. Such was the progress of the fire,
that before the passengers could get out of
the state-rooms all communication between
the after cabin and the forward part of the
boat was cut off, and all either were com
pelled to jump overboard or perish in the
flames. At the time the deck fell
in a lady and gentleman, with a child in
Iii arms, were standing between the chim
neys. A largo number of horses and
cattle were burnt to death. The scene,
taken altogether, is represented as having
been the most awful ever witnessed on the
western waters.'
A large number of the passengers were
from Pennsylvania. It was feared that
two families from Lewisburg were among?
the lost,abut it is since concluded, from an
examination of the list, that they were not
on bo3'rd that boat.
Another Steamboat Disaster.
On the 21st of April, the steamboat An
thony Wayne slopped at Sandusky, with
10 steerage and 20 cabin passengers.
She took from the train 34 passengers,
which, including her crew of 20, made in
all 64 souls on board. On Sunday morn
ing, when nearly opposite Vermillion, both
boilers blew up, making a complete wreck
of the boat, and hurrying from thirty-five
to forty hvman tovh into eternity.
The case of Mr. Archer Brackney, one
of the passengers on board the steamer,
at the time of the explosion, is of thrilling
interest. He was on his way from Lafay
ette, la., to Philadelphia, with the remains
of his wife and ehi'd, rcc.t'ly decease!).
Both of the corpses were enclosed in one
box. Whciv explosion took place he suc
ceeded In dragging his two living children
from their rooms, and with them plunged
into the water. After swimming around
for a short time he came in contact with
the bos containing hit wife and (hild.
niiMJaia aa an nawJ, r l
keeping himself and children from drown
ing, although every wave would roll bis
frail support and plunge them in the water,
until at last his little boy, two years old,
was drowned in his arms. After becom
ing satisfied that his boy was dead, he re
luctantly parted with the body, and turned
his attention to the rescue of the remaining
child, who was clinging around his neck,
crying, Papa, we shall drown!" He fi
nally succeeded in gaining the floating part
of the w reck, with his little diuhter, and
both were saved.
Gold and Graves.
The N. O. Crescent says : A gentle.naa
who has just returned from California,
having been absent from the Slates about
fourteen months, states that when he
reached California, curiosity led him to
visit a graveyard, where he found only
eleven graves ; nine months from that time
he followe d the last remains of a friend to
the same graveyard, and during the time
intervening between the two visits there
had been no less than fourteen hundred
persons interred in the same yard.
Declinations.
The late Harrisburg Democratic papers
contain cards of Judge Lapnrte, (Surveyor
General) and John N.' Purviance, Ksq. ,
(Auditor General) in which those gentle
men both decline a nomination to theo.lices
they now respectively fill. Iln. Morris
Longstreth also declines a rc-nomioation
for Governor.
News & Notions.
A Milwaukie paper states that the Cali
fornia Fever rages so violently there that
a house and lot can be bought for twenty
five cents, and a wife and a lot of babies
thrown into the bargain.
There is at present residing in South
ainpton, England, an old man named Ward,
the last survivor of Capt. Cook's compan
ions, over ninety years of age, and is in
possession of all his faculties. He was
present at Capt. Cook's death and himself
received a spear wound from one of the Isl
anders. The New Orleans Crescent, of the 13:h
says, that over 8,000 bags of Rio coffee
have been sold in that market, within a
day or two, at 8c per pound.
A sleigh manufactured of gutta pore!, a,
convertible at pleasure into a boat, is to be
sent out with the English Arctic expedition
on the first of May.
A Yenkeei listening to Mr. Foot, while
indulging in "Senatorial bige'aluting.'' re
marked that they made a great mistake
when they crossed the I in that chap's name.
An Irish Doctor advertises that persons
afflicted with deafness rrrght hear of him
in a house in Liffey street; where also
blind persons might see him daily, from 3
to 5 o'clock.
The first man who pegged a shoe in
this or any other country, is ?id to be
now living nt Hopkinton, Mass. His name
is Joseph Walker.
The Cochituate water has been in full
use in Bo-ton for ten months, and the loss
es by fire in the city for that period have
been 870. OOO.or about half what they were
for the corresponding ten months of 1 8 17-8,
or 1846-?.
Sixteen hundred and fifly California
wagons had passed through Iowa city up
to the 20ih April.
A branch railway has been constructed
at New York from the Long Island road,
to the Cypress Hill Cemetry. Two trains
a day are to be run for the accommoo'ation
of funerals and visitors.
A man named Cagbill, on trial at Rich
mond, for forgery, has been pronounced
insane, end sent to hospital, until he is suf
ficiently restored to be put on trial.
The rafts of pine lumber and shingles
from the Allegheny, which arrived at Cin
cinnati' lately, reached more than three
miles in extent.
The labors of Father Mat hew at New
Orleans, in the cause of temperance, have
been crowned with signal success. Up
wards of 6,000 have already taken the
total abstinence pledge there.
In the upper part of New Hampshire
the snow has been about five feet deep all
winter, and they have good sleighing there
now. It has been an excellent season for
the lumber men.
Prof. Agassiz, the New York Post infers
from his late marriage in Boston, believes,,
in the unity of the sexes, if he does not in
the unity of the race.
The number of deaths in St. Louis, in
the week ending on the 22 J ult., were 6,
two of which were by cholera.
In some parts of Chester county. Pa.,
the small pox and varioloid are prevailing.
The Legislature of Massachusetts has
amended and passed the act of 1849, for
the preservation of birds. One of the
amendments prohibits the killing of rob
ins and larks' at any season of the year.
MEtASCitoLT Occikefaxe. A young
may in i nnaueipnia uiea on Monday lust
from an illness occasioned by pricking
a fiver blister upon her lip with a pin.
The lady exhibited after death all the ap
pearance of those who die from the effects
of poison contracted from tho bite of veno
mous rpptiles.
Corrected this Day.
Wheat
.95a 1 00
45
. ....40
30
. . ..100
....125
....12,
8
10
7
Rye
Corn
Oats..
Flaxseed ....
Dried Apples.
Rutter
Ecs ....
1 1 allow . .
faral
C7"Rev.T. o. LiTiiaor of NorthumbM
will preach in the Christian Church, Sun
day evening next, ct early candle-lightinr.
In Lewisburjr, 2J inst. widow Pbhcuh
Sand, aged about 53 years.
"Vh do we mourn departing frienja ?"
In Lewisburg on the 8th inst.. Mart
widow of the late John Martin, aged ti
ye4ru.
At her residence, Duncan's Island, D1u
Co., 23d ult., Mr. Rebecca H. Dcscax
aged 01 year. Her disease was pneuro-j!
nia.
To Ulacksmlths.
BITUMINOUS COAL, from the Wea
Branch and from Holiidaysburg, for
sale at the Shop of the subscriber, near tho
f I jj scales on Third St.
ALKX'R AMMOXS.
Lewisburg, May 7, 1850
"Small t'rofits and Quick Salsa."
II. P. SHELLER.
"ITJTOL'Lb respertfully inform hi olj frirnj,
f f and the trading community in groera!
that be hat receirej LAKGE and CENEUa;'
STOCK of
llcrch (tndizCi
SPRING AND SUKR
winti and uaca crabraaing
DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES,
HARDWARE.
QUEENS WARE,
HATS AND C'APa
FISH, SALT, IRON,
Ac 4.C. These Good we ofler onuauallj Lw
for Cah Country Produce of all kind aid
to prompt and punctual pajmutera aa u.uil.
(Tall ani Sec!
11. I. SHELLtlt.
LeiWg.
lil.
fin ' all jrna vnan mem whone fine fnra. arr rrrandicg.
And who nl Ut support you, a (P-W THvirr&rwitnG
it'll ju flunk Itnw in timr part Hume draJ?m have bit Tea,
Ju-I romr t rtiva LiaDAU.' for Buota tbat U1 fit J-.
IV Ton want wm, nrw Book O. o rhrap and o prett
s.uh- fT;iTi- b1 iu eT, 3,ii l onw qm-vr au.1 mat wttlff
Fr a tMiar or two, Stite will piTe tou a tp-ivura
That ill all juur lifetime a ftmnuiu ui iaim
Aul ir yoa rhore to be in want
I'flV.t or V-..! or Trown-rhon.,
Ju. ifo to f.rMru.'s, Hit rou can's
Euj half as OiVp of othrr 'cwim.
A nJ now Ltctam. woul-1 fr jut a won to th T - Vu
for well .jot h know how unjjortnt their ani ut
ile bu shoes of all kind W hurr-rr-r-r-r-r
Cn.-arn it. Bjsj ! this Vre Poetry Machine'
hrolte ! . HowaomeTer, the aubatance of all w had
in the nufjer ii thia that
F. LY.VDALL has the best and the
Oa
cheiinest lot of BOOKS and
STATIONERY, the largest
and the be-t assortment of BOOTS
and SHOES, and
Ladies' Gaiters and Slippers,
that were eer seen in Lewisburg or any
other great seaport. May 7, 1850.
LEWISBU It G
Wholesale and Retail
DRUG AND CHEMICAL
EMPORIUM.
THE eubscriber, thankful tor paat literal pit
ronafte, would inform bis friend and public
generally that be ba just ree'd and is coruumiy
receiving fresh supplies of pure
Medicines, Drugs, Chemicals,
Extracts, Herhs, Roots, Minerals, Tinc
tures, Oils, Essences, Spirits, Gums,
PIn.ters.
and oiher goods in his line of business, which L
offers wiih the full aasaranee of their being gen
uine, and cheaper than can be bought efsewhere.
Physicians and others in the trade are particularly
invited to call and examine fur themselves. Ala
constantly on hand large sfock of
Window GUa-, While Lead,
Chrome and other Painta,Drug
guts' snd Physicians' Glassware.
Mortara,Spachoa!s,Craribles.Truses.
Copsl Jauan and Spirit Vami.he.FIax
seed, Sperm, Whale, Lard. Ftah.iilierial,
Fotgine, Camphene, and Pine Oils, Dye
woods ground and chipped, Castile, Bar, Rosin
and other Soaps. Gold. Silver and Metal Leafs,
Kixin, Pitch. 1 ar, 1 obacco, Segars, Combe,
Prushes Walking and Pishing Cans.
Jewelry,. Raxors, Knives. Fruits,
Confectionery. Ac. Ac &e.
C. W. SCI1AFFLK,
May, J830. Druggist artd Chemut
Lamps, just received
MORE LIGHT, at reduced prices' A Uifs
..assortment of LAMPS Solar, Supper.
I ea. Hanging, Side, and Hand for burning of
Pine, Fosgean. Lard, Etherial, a'rd Sperm Oiia,
for Parlors, Churches, Stores, Shops, &c, at
C.W.SCHAFFLE3
Drug, Notion and Variety Emporium
For the Ladies.
P-ol h the t ree a.
That I auke at eaae
"YYITH one of those nice and cheap FAS'
T T thst can be had at the LewUburg lmg.
Fancy Goods. Notion and Variety Emporium
where the largest, f nest, end best anonmeot sf
Feaiher, Fsnry and Paper Fjs are kept. Al
lateat paltems of Buffalo, Shell, Horn, Side.Back
and other COMBS beaides a great vsriely
other nice tilings. Call and see at
C. W. SCHAFFLE'A
., . Made plain to See
BY getting one of the Spectacles or Spy ills
ses at the Drug, Fancy Goods. Notion snJ
Variety Empoiatm, where can be hsj any quan
tity of Silver. German. Blued and comtnun St?l
Spectacles, Goggles, Spy Glasses. Mathematical
Instruments, Pocket Compass, Magnets, Tap
Measures, Spectacle Cases, Camera Lucid,
Magic Lanterns, 4c fcc at
V. W SCIlAFFE'S.
.Kasy to Cut or Shave
ATE those Pocket. Piit? and Penknives, and
the Woslenbeia and Roger Raws sett
imr soehso sjb LthnmJ'
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