WEST 1J11ANCH
- "Rust" on Wheat
It is sometimes surprising to observe the
propensity which is t-hown by many per-
ons to be mvsiified in regard to some of
the most simple operations of Nature ; over
looking the simple and direct manner in
which she always produces effects, men
frequently appear to be deluded with the
idea that there must be somw hidden and
secret workings in nature's labiatory, noi
risible to the vulgar rye, by which she
introduces into being many of her mc.st
trivial productions. lit nee, many learned
men attempt to explore some indirect and
round about way of discovering the origin
of things ; and by so doing, oftentimes lead
others into error, therefore verifying the
adage of "the blind leading the blind.'' An
instance of ihla kiud rmy ! found in re
gard to the cause of ihe "rust" of wheat ;
respecting which, in the mir.d ol an obser
ving, practical farmer, there is not a shad
ow of doubt or mystery ; but in the minds
of nearly nil of those who have written up
on that subject, all seems dark and myste
rious ; consequently ihey have fabricated
the most unnatural and irrational hypo! he
sea. Some w riters have supposed the rust
to be a "fungus plant," having "invisible
seeds, which were carried by the wind
among the standing grain, and con ing in
to ooriiact with the straws and leaves, were
received into their poies, where ihey took
root, grew, and fed upon ihe sap ; ihus
robbing the grain of its nourishment''!
Other writers have conjectured that the
invisible seeds" were lodged in the ground,
whence having been received in'o the
mouths of the small sap vessels, ihey en
tered into the circulation with the sap ol
the plant that by soino of nature's mys
terious operations they finally burst the
external covering of the stem and leaves
grew upon ihcm as a fungus parasite, rob
bed th plant of its juices, ar.d caused the
gram to "shrink." Anl"last, though not
least, of all the preposterous conjectures
concocted in the human brain, in regard to
this subject, is ihe nrW supposition, "that
as the wheat plant, when about to head.
has been know n to send a tp root four
feet into the earth, to procure nmriment,(!)
it comes into contact with cold clay or a
sour,, wet sub-soil, turns back in despt.ir,
and dies;' that "in accordance with the
taws of nature, insect, or rust, w hich is it
self a fungus, or vegetable insect, comes te
finish the work of devastation on the dying
wheat"! Shade of Ceres ! deliver us from
such tissues of absurdities ! ! ! It is not
enouah. it seems, that we must l,.sc our
u -
wheat crops by rust, "in the naturul way,'
but we must have our craniums rrammeri
(I had almost said cracked,) wilh these rid
iculous conceits of rusty brained writer
who, it would seem, knew as little of the
subject about which they wrote, as a goat
does of A'gebra !
But seriously ; these fine spun hvpr the
ses and net-works of mys'eries ar quite
too absurd to satisfy the mi'4.-' Tis '.ru
theyare sent forth as 8tipp-si,i6nu-anH
conjectures only ; but what kchmMc, prac
tical man, can, for a momen', t nvrain
such preposterous suppositions ar.d corjep.
tyres T Who ever discovered a plant of any
description, fungus, or other, grow ing out
of and feeding upon the living matter of an
other plant ; the former f-uhsisting upon
and robbing the latter of its juices, so as to
prevent it from perlecting its seeds 7 There
may be, and no doubt are, many things
that "my philosophy never dreamed of.'"
I may be told of the "mistlcto'' growing
upon the oak, and of the "live-for ever,"
"growing upon nothing.' He it so ; but, I
ask, has any one ever yet discovert d that
the mistletoe robs the firmer of its juices
No pne,I believe will assert that it dces.any
more than that the "live-for ever' robs ihe
latter.
There is noparaslical "fungu.-." grow ing
upon the living wheat plant in the form o!
"rust;"' what has been soppo ed to be a
"fungus" upon it, is nothing but the crude
and undigested sap of the plant itself, hich,
bv tbe runture of the sap vessels, tuns out
and dries on the outside of the straw and
leaves. The rupture of the sap vessels is
caused by a too vigorous growth of the
straw, and consequently a redundancy of
sap, induced by w arm damp grow ing w ea
ther, early in the season of spring. I ", du
ring this plethoric slate of the pi mi, with
its sap vessels distended to their utmost ca
pacity, and just as ihe grains begin to form
ic the head, ".few dais of excessively hot
weather come cn. the heat swells llie sap, web, or piece of network, made of small t !,ie evenlnS- lh? Members were en
nd thus ruptures the sap vessels in r.n im- rope, and resembling in appearance ihe ! " a sl',';ndld Su. er served UP
mense number ol ulaecs on il.e Mraw and ! crdin.. nf . l-dstead. is Knread ,.ver ihe i nt ,,,e Museum, tendered them by their
leaves. When the sap first runs cu- of the
ruptured vessels, it is clear and hl.c water;
in a few hours, however, it begins to
change its color to a dull red, in winch
state it is called "red rust ;" in the course
of a day or two it usuuliy changes to a
dark brown clor,wni il is then cul!-d j
"black rust." Tie effort in the latter case i
is, thalo much of ihe sap of the plant is
withdrawn from -it and wasted, that the
seed or jr.rain is not filled nut, and the pro
duce is called "shrank heni. I the hot
weather comes on after a large portion of
lad grain, is formed, and con inues for a
siaort time, (frum one to two days only.)
tlw straw is "struck" with "red rust,"' and
ths gTpin isthea grm ,-1 j but httle shrunk. 1
If the excessive hot weather occurs at an
early period ol the filling out of the grain.
mid continues two, three, or four days, the
wheat is usually "struck" wilh "Mack
rust,'' (ihe rust within thai lime generally
becoming dark colored,) and the grain
is then, most commonly, very much
shrunk. The injury done to the crop is
in proportion to the redundancy of sap and
the degree of heal. Any person having
ood eyesight can, at the proper season,
see the whole process without a lens,
or magnifying glass. I obseried it close
ly, with and without a lens, many consec
utive jears, during which lime my wheat
was very much injured, and sometimes al-
most destroyed, by rust. My land was in
:ood condition and well cultivated. 1 was
then in the habit' of sowing plaskr on such
of rr.y wheat fields as I had seeded with
clover, for the purpose of making the clo -
ver seed take well. It had the desired ef-
feet upon the clover; but after several years j
ol experience and observation, I discovered !
that the plaster caused a superfluous growth
of straw wilh a redundancy of sap, w hich,
with very hot weather nearly destroyed
my en ps of w heat. Since I have aband
oned the practice of sowing plaster, I have
hud but little rusty wheat, nnJ what I have
had was on black muck soil. The inter
vale lands (swales) frequently produce rus
ly wheat, because the richness of the soil
in them, and consequent excess of sap in
;he straw, when the uplands produce wheat
tree from rust. The latter not having so
much black niuck, or vegetable iiiold.m its
composition, produces less straw and less
sap in the sap vessels of the plant. M.ire
or less rust, however, is found almost eve
ry ear, in the swale9, w here Ihe coldness
of the soil retards the growth of the plant
in the early part of the season ; and when
:he warm weather causes a rank anJ r.ijt
id growth ol the straw, the sap vessels are
il course very tender, and more liable to
be ruptured by the heal. Late sown wheal
is very liable to be rusted, because it comes
to maturity so la'e in the season, tint the
weather is iftentimes excessively hot be
fore it can be harvested.
As to the means of prevention, 1 know
of uone w hich can be relied on as specific
Preparations of the seed, by means ot
lime, salt, copperas, &c, &c, are worse
than useless, being expensive, laborious,
nd sometimes (as with arsenic) dangerous.
It is evident tint such preparations can b
of in t fT.ct in preventing the superabund
ance of sap, nor ihe excessive heat, which
ire the causes ef rust. The Ijnd should be
in good c-ndiiim: ; th.it is, sufficiently bur
oot excessively lich. The seed shoulj be
son as early as it can be done safely n
iccounl of the Hessian fly, which, it is well
known, is usually ready in the autumn in
ieposit its nit, "r egg, upon the very early
-.own grain. If, when wheat is becoming
rapidly rusty, the grains ore more than 1
ha f grown, it is best to cul it immediately,
itiless cooler wcntliT mukea it unnecessa
ry, li cut it should i.iy in swain nuoL-i nail
i daj-, more or less.so as to cure it a little,
hat it may may not become musty in the
.heaf. After a little drying in swath, ii
should be raked and bound, and p'it up it -
o shocks, in which situation it shou'd he
li ft until dry enough to be put in llie birn.
It will bo much less injured in the swath
ind in shock.-:, than if left standing uncut,
Hecau.-e nearly r.11 the straw will be in the
-.hade, the rupture of the larger portion cf
the sap vessels by heat will be prevented,
arid the grains will lie better fil ed out ; be
sido, the air in the field
much cooler after the gr iin is cut, than it
as before.
If the trains ore not fully
half grown, the wheat can not be advanta
ously cu', as ia that case the straw with
ers suddenly, and the grains will net fill
ul much, if any. J. II. II. Genesee
Farmer.
Unloading Hay at the Earn.
Mr. IvJitor : As ihe season for repair
ing barns, &:., is fa.-t approaching, I have
thought ihat a slight description of my
method jif uuloading hay from the wagon
into ihe mow, might be of value In some
of your numerous readers, as the labor,
fatigue, and expense of pitching ofT is al
most entirely saved by it, while the cost
of the whole apparatus for performing the
operation is only $15 ; a sum, not suffi
cient to pay for the labor he will
aVC in i
unloading tne tirst nily tons, l he i.n- i
provement consists in removing one halt
the load at a lime, from Ihe wagon to ihe j
mow in one entire body, by means of a .
windlass, and thus saving all that vast
amount of strength and exertion, nhi. h is
at present expended in the forks.'ull from
the load. On commencing the loading, a
bottom of the wagon, and the hay is loaded
on it, unti, the kad is about one half on, 1
when another web, similar lo lho first, is j
spread over the lop of that, and the re-.
maint'er of lhe load is placed on it. On
arriving at the barn, a rope, which passes
through a pully, suspended lo the li.lge,
directly oer the mow in which the hay
tly oer the mow in which the hay
is to be placed, and extends down to lhe
windlass, is hitched lo the outer edges ol
the uppermost web, and then, by means
of the small windlass w hich is placed ai
the side of the floor, a man, the driver oi
the team, can elevate that half the load
ah-.ch is above the web, over the beam,
and drop it into ths mo,;n the short space
of two trifcutes!
1JBWISBURG ClIKONICLiK AND WEST B1SANCU FARMER
The hay is "dropped by unhitching one
of the hooks that connects the rope with
the web by means of a small cord w hich
is attached to them, and runs down to the
w indlass, so that the man there can drop
wherever he pleases ; the windlass, rope,
&c.t can he removed from one barn to an
other in a few minutes so thai one set will
answer lor any number of barns. Only
one man is required to go from the field to
the barn, as the hay being dropped in va
rious parts of the mow, needs no mowing
away, except an occasional levelling, j
which may generally He done in wet wea- i
iher. With its assistance, one man un -
load a ton with more case in five minutes,
than two men could have done in lorty-
; five minutes, with forks. The apparatus,
j or further information respecting it with
j a drawing, representing it in operation,
1 can be had of n.c ; who am, jours, with
J a desire to forward useful improvements.
J. A. II. 1lli.
R jchcstcr, N. Y.
ril .. f t,:..i, 1
I1"' "" " '
From the Maine Farmer. j l)ni;IlcfcSi Prcs.Ta) lor, Gov. Johnston,
Crops among Fruit Trees. j ami Sec. Meredith. N c quote its platform
The sizo and quality ol the fruit of an :on the TarilT, Slavery, and the Consti'.u
orchard depend much on ihe condition of j tional Ameadmeut. in full :
the soil.
Ii the soil becomes exhausted
baj management or excessive
i through
croppinx'.we have no reason to expect much , projuceu uy me repeal 01 me i urui 01 joi
Tr r . ti. t and the enactment of our present revenue
or -rood fruit from any trees. J he ow- , ()ei,!anJlhescri,lUS
lion is olten asked, what crops may be j a()d Mry cunslficra,iono Congress. U h.le
raised in fin orchard without injury to the , lir i,rtthren of the South are denouncing
trees or fruit ? Air. Co'e, in his Ame rican ' the Fice Stales ol this Union for supposed
Fruit Uook, thus remarks: " Some crops ' a"t;ressions upon what they claim as their
i . - , i 0.,rr,11:1 ,,..,..;.!. eonti'ut:onnl rights, H-e invite them to con
raav be cul.ivated among Iruil trees wi.n . . n '. , . , ,
, . . . , , ! fmpl.ite the injury they have inflicted up-
profit. Others are .npriout.. Indian corn j f lhrt,,llRI)St ud jn
and all sniiiiler grains, and crops generally ( s()(ne s!!U,ces, has already caused the most
that ripen their seeds, injure trees. Pota- j (2,.,UMiiie distress and penury among
toes and other crops are favorable ; so are !arj;e classes of our people a people who
sauashes, and vines generally. Clover, as i are devoted to the Union, who are ever
1 . .. ,", 1 r'Milv in support the (.. onstitution and laws
Dastura-'e. is favorul'lc ; as mow ing, iiijun-I r , ,
P,v - ' ' .. ,, !"f tlteir ciiuntry. In sustain her honor
ou-t. Pasturing orchards ph sma.l am- ; w hn(lvrr assalt ,1, nd to shed their blood
mal-s such as hogs, calves, sheep and pool- jn h, r j,.f,.Ilce ; Bd who are justly cult
trv, hi.ve a good efil-ct, and ihey destroy : icd, in return, to the protection that she
insects as the animals devour the lallen 1 ha withdrawn fnun them, and given to tin-
in,, ,,. n.l all. Sheen are i-ood
, ., . j- i
against canaer-worms
, . i j
Ihe treading and
rooting of animals destroys or annoys in ; (.R pre!!eil tingres, whether their action j that the man that made it thunder so yes
sects in th'i soil. Sometimes hos s'np 1 iqum tlio sul)j-ci I-. to he ctuitrolled by tb. ' icrday And all explanations failed to
the bark from the roots of trees, and must ' wishes of the British Minister or the voire j atjsr.. j,;m t0 rontrarv). A horse lied
be watched. ! "e -'"r nerii luenuti ui mu inutntuu
It is more economical to manure liberal- i ",'" r r, ,
, I 1 hat u hi e the U h;gs of Pennsylvania
ly, and lake off crops ; as the constituents iive cvf.f ,Q .
nf vegetables arc generally dilTerent fr..m : ,.x!,.1Ml)n of slavery, they hail the people
those of trees ; but w hen the trees nearly j t.f ihe South as their brethren, in wlmse
-ever the land, it should be wholly devotee prosperity they rejoice, and whose consti
. :hem,and t: e mar.urirgand culture ren- : rights they are prepared to sun-am
, , , ' and delend. i hat in the spirit ol eood
t.nueri.K. the extra rredce, and superior , (ieu()0,huodi wheiitvcr lho imer(?sis of
quality of the fruit, v.i'1 amply repay the , rf,fi;.rt.n! srclioris ()f,ur glorious Union are
,:'ist. I he finest orchard in the country ! supposed to conflict, thev are prepared
hns produced large crops of vegetables that
have nai.t nearlv a I ihe exi.enditures."
" .
, c-.- r'-t:,,-.
ienaayivatuaWgSta-cCGoiitiou.
From the Vhiladeljihia Daily Xcw.
WnM-nAV. J.tr.e 19.
The Conventi'in met at the Chinese
Museum, Phila 1. Iphin, at II o'cl'k. A M.,
when en motion of Gen. E. C.Wilson, S
Venango, David I-ccch Esq. of A ni!trorig
was called to the chair, and C.L.Loomis of
rittsbu-g and others, chosen clerks.
,r . .- , r . ., , i
After r auins the list of Delegates, ana
. F.
appti-ntm? a committee to no.i mate per
ri anenl itwers, Convention anjonree i. -
Afternoon Session. Committee recom
im ii, Iril Il.in. D.iiiiil M. Smvser of Adams
for President of the Convention, with
, . c . - ly .
V .ce Presidents and 4 Secretaries. Ki-port
1
unanimously adopted.
A long d;jcilssion arose upon the rtht
is always very j 0f substitution, when it was decided that no I po'icy by which the laws of Texas, carry
in is cut, than it j substitute he ad.i.iitcd unless he resiJe in j ing with them the institutions of Slavery.
,I,e conntv or district he renresm-s.
On motion, the President appointed the j
. i, i i-ii I
Committee on It-solutions, as Inflows :
-...'
A. K. Cornyn, Charles C.ilpin, Charles I
Gibbons, John W. Stokes, John P.Verree, I
And G.lmorc. Lloyd Jones, A.I..M llva.ne.
Jn. S. kichanls, Josiah l.ifli,U. U.ckev,
.loan t . Illliur-r, .Miil I irinil lift.", . l.
Whitman, C.ll Frick, M C.Mercur, Stm'l
R.Wood, J.J. Hemphill, Kli Slifer, A. K.
Wilson. John II itih, J I'.S.iIishurv, H in.
fiaker, David Leech, J.II.Howeil, Jn B iu.
man, ('. O. Loornis, Gideon J. Bull, 11. B.
Wilkin, J. M. Crawford, Edwin C.Wilson.
A resolution of respect lo the memory of
the la-e Col. James M. Power, was UDani-
mouslv adopted.
The Convention then received nominn- i
lions for Canal Commissioner, and a ballot I
UnA irith rhr ,ti.,uinr rr..li!t
! ' 6
j Sherman D. Phelps, Wyoming, U votes.
John Strohm, Lancaster,
15
Wm. K. Sadler, Adams,
38
1!G
19
Joshua Dungan, Bucks
Scatteiing
No. of votes given, 107 ; necessary to a
choice, 51. The Convention then adjourned
until the next morning.
l"""ica' UI ",c "J-J
i-.- t i c .i r:.. -l
! I I una '.Ml
The convention proceeded lo the second
vote for Canal Commmissioner several
candidates being withdrawn when
Joshui Dungan received 67 votes.
Wm. R.Sadler " 41 "
JOSHUA DUNGAN, of Bucks county,
was thereupon unanimously nominated.
Nominations for Surveyor General were
then made, and four votes taken, viz.
1st.
1
20
16
12
11
33
21.
S
40
25
27
3d. 4th
Thomas B i rd rcc"d
J icob Cresswell
Joseph Henderson
K.chtrd Irwin
J.nirs Mackey
All olhets.
31
41
31
II 3
Whole vote cast, 110; necessary to a
choice, 5C
JOSEPH HENDERSON, or Washing
ton county, was then unanimously nomin
ated for Surveyor General.
After nominations for Auditor General,
two votes were taken, as follows :
1st. 2J.
Wm. W.IIiamson, Chester 21 14
llenry W. Snyder, Union U0 71
Tim's E Cochran, York 12
K Kvin (. Wilson, Venango 28 19
Paul S. P.eston. Wayne 8 1
All oilx-rs 12
1 1 EX It Y W. SNYDER, of Union coun-
; ,V) ttBS ifi(n nominated unanimously.
i rhrnmm;i.fi nn IW.ltiiion renorted
; . SP.i(,s ftflici, wcr0 adwej without di
I an(j nflir lhe cust0mary resolutions of I
$,,Zit tne Convention adjourned. !
j TJ niJC(in,enlon kl0 ,,e hed , ,1C I
! j,,,, by ,ie State!
I , , np f , Slnatoiial j
' lj"',rl' ,J n,'",cu "J ",c "-
Ti. i...'.: , ,.,nnJ-lrt r.ri
UesnUcd That tiic prostrate condition
lof tht: industrial interests of Pennsylvania,
! i i . i . '.r ..r , o t .
'"wnuiaciu.es, me worK sm.ps ui.u ..j..r
il other countries.
rp. ti i i p, .
til I'tner eiMiiiincs. rn- i.i ui inn-
tles.in to
i now, us they have ever been, to stand up-
. ' ground ol mutual loroearancn.h'iir-
1 lilv r soon-lin" to the sentiment expressed
' bv General Tavlor.io his message lo Con
ihat ihe hief t.l(;menl of
i is to U found in the regard and affection
! ol ulu J"!'"- ,ur l"L" u "rr
i hat this convention cordially apprr.ve
Ihe recommendation of Gen. Tav lor lor llie
- nlmi..iiiii nl ( i.li!f.riii:i infn the I'ninn with
. t ..,.,., Loumiaries : that we hold it lo
j b,. duly ol Congress to receive i:h the
j free constitution that her citizens have
j formed, without imposing on them any
i conditions or restrictions ol anv kind, it be-
, . , ,, . r
in-' l ;c imt ienub e ri"hl of the citizens ev-
j ,.ry Slato to nlitt. mich provisions for
Iheir security ami welfare as tney may
deem expedient, and subject only lo the
prepositions and guarantees expressly set
rh in the Constitution of the United
States, i hat as the soil ol the territory
1 ... . . . r.. . , . . -
, ceded by the treaty of C.audalune Hidalgo
, Mas ,rce w ,ien it wa9 acq,iired from m-
j co, vie do soltmi.Iy protect against any
j ".V be extended over any part ol il.
1 ;i! ''" convention, relieving tnni tne
people are safest depository of power, and
1 ,- r i .1 . n-
'u'Ving lull confidence in their intelligence
,, jrU( wou,j earjle8,v rt.Commend lo
, ric-;r support the proposed' a.nendrm-nt lo
,t,u iu,ion, coi.lemplating a change in
,,. (.de of steclil) ,e JudiciMry ol the
S:at.
Fire in Columbia.
About ten o'clock, on last Saturday
nielli a week, a fire broke out in a coopt r
.simp in Columbia, Lancaster c unty, w hich
was not arrested in its progress until nine
houses, tenanted by twtnty-lh ce indigent
families, were destroyed, as Well es the
printing r fTice of (he Columbia Spy, and a
!rKc quantity of lumber lying on lhe
I river bank. The Columbia bridge across
j '.he Susqtirhimna was on fire several times.
and but for the great exertions of the citi
zens, and the calmness of the weather, il
would have been totally destroyed. By
the fulling of a chimney one man was
killed and two others severely injured.
Ths loss is estimated at 30,000. Ii is
thought that lhe cooper shop was set on
fire, as two men were re-en running from
it just as the alarm of fire w as given.
Another Daui.ng P.onr.i'ttY. Monday
night last, three or four scoundrels entered i
the hou-.e ol Samuel uunlrum, in Muncy
Tsp, about three miles above ibis Borough,
and robbed hiru of between $50 and 6C0
in gold and silver, and a silver lever watch.
The burglars effected an entrance by gel.
ling into the cellar and unlocking lhe door
lead.ng up stairs, as well as several other
doors, and the desk containing the money,
wilh lalse key s. After plundering the house,
they returned to the cellar, helped ihem- j
selves to pies, butter, bread. fce., repaired 1
J to a pile of boards near by, and satisfied far as Huntingdon, 200 miles from Philn
40 f ,!e wanls f 1,ie 'nner maa 'caving plates, tietjihi i. Persons can now' leave Hunting
j a piece of candle.'and some crusts upon the don in the morning after breakfast and lake
I bor.rd. Luminary, 22 J inst. tea iu Philadelphia the scmo evening.
H. O. HICKOK, Editor.
O. N. WORDEN, Fubliaber.
At null in arlTnnir, $1.75 In IUtm- mnnth. $2 paii
within tut; jri-ur, ud S-'.i" t U end or the Jter.
AjkuU in I'ltilwlelrhia V 11 fainter and E Vt' Carr.
JLciFisbiirff, JPa,
Wednesday Morning, June 20.
AT1VPHTIZE ' Kx.'cutorn, Administrator, Public
omiovaniit-oim
Moehnir.. UuniniM M.'n all who wish to jBwure or to
of anything would do well to ftrr noti ol tl
Willi,' thriis;h the -inrMnrti titmufto;' Tlii imper lia
a icood and lucreaimis circulation in a community pontai-
1 1.
OK THIS AncUMr..- i m 1110 w.iooii ov...
Democratic State Kuminatioiu :
Oinnif.bllKUii,ne(WM.T.MOKISO.NorMint(!omi.l7Co.
Awlibir Crntral Kl'llllAIM BANKS, ur SlifBin Co.
Suirryur 6Mfr( J. POKTKlt mtAVLEY,orCrawK.rdCo.
Whig State Nomination :
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.4dl,w&wrfHKXKV W. SNVI)KR,onnionCo.
.VurrriiurOHfra-JO?W'll II eMlKKSON.of WashinCo.
Election Tuesday, Oct. 8, 1350.
iThe thunder storm on Saturday
evening hist, was one of the most memora
b!e within the recollection of the 'oldest
inhabitant.' Uuring the half hour that it
lasted the windows of hoaver. appeared to
be literally opened,' and the water poured
through our streets a perfect deluge. It
was accompanied by almost incessant
11 ishes of h"htninz, vivid, intense, and
rvading, as if the atmosphere was one
mass of flame. One bolt, followed by fc
deafening crash of thunder, struck the
spire of the Presbyterian church, but was
enrried safely to tbe earth by the lightning
rod. Several ladies in the tieighliorhood
wereVerioualy affected by the shock, one
or two of them remaining stunned and
speech'ess'for nearly an hour. A little boy
iitiout four year old was also prostrated,
hoi suffered no inconvenience exo-pl from
the fright. (Ths next day he caught sight
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; oi a cimircd iii.iii im'ii':: im?i nic wmuuw
. .......
Men he immediately exclaimed "Ma, is
in front of Kline's Hotel tote himself loose,
broke the shafts of the rorkaway in which
he was hitched, and com-; very near bolting
through or.o of the larc new windows in
the store rf Barton, Geddes & Marsh on
the opposite side of the street. The first
alley north of Market street at its intersec
tion with Second street, was so overflowed
that some ol the neighboring stables and
g irdens wens flooded lo tbe depth of two
i f... ., i,,nt Yard, several newly
1 launched bouts weie torn from their moor
ings in Uutlalo creek, bv the wind and
driven out into the river, but were arrested
by the pier of the bridge, and restored to
tluir berths uninjured. But in Fast Buffa
loe township, adjoing tho f'orough on the
South and West, the storm was more seri
ously felt. Most of the farmers had cul
their grass, w hich was nearly oil swept
away, and that which was riot yet mowed
was heal down, and injured by deposits
of sand and mud. Turile c reek as a gen-
ral ibing swept its banks clear of hay,
fences, bridges auJ all other floatable ma
terials that came within range. Between
the creek and town, every farm suffered
more or less in the same uay, and in some
instances cattle narrowly escaped being
carried oil by the raging torrents. We
are informed that the loss to most of the
la r titers in that direction will average fifty
dj'l irs each.
A correspondent of lhe Union County
Times, recommends II. C. IIickor, Esq.,
as tho Democratic candidate for Congress
in that District. Mr. II. is a true Demo
crat, an honest man, and is possessed of a
hih order of laicnl, and under his lead lhe
District can be redeemed from tho hold of
Galphinism. iVe hope he may be nom
mated and elerfed.''
We clip the nbove interesting paragraph
from Ihe 'Jackson (Bedford Pa.) Democrat
of the 21st inst, and would have celled the
attention of our readers to it, but modesty
forbids. Ahem !
Our prompt and profound obeisance to
you Mr. Dtmocrat for your compliments
and kind wishes, but we don't feel any
very strong apprehensions that the latter
are likely lo be realized. We don't know
that we can belter reciprocate than by
sending you by telegraph, the ten foot
street 'sign' board of the old 'Jackson
Democrat,' published in this district some
years ago by our good friend Col. Seely,
now of the Jersey Shore Republican. It
is safely stowed away in the lumber room
of our establishment a little dusty to be
sure, but otherwise as fresh and clear as
its enierprising young namesake at the
'Spiines,' which we are gratified to ob
serve, bears evidence of a steady and in
creased patronage at the hands of the ster
ling democracy of Bt dford county. 'Spake
out, mon!' Wher and how thall we
transmit lhe 'document' 1
Convicted. At the U.S.District Court
in Williamsport last week, Chs. Gerhean
was convicled of robbing the mail at Dan
vil'e, and Baldwin convicted of rob
bing ihe mail at Great Bend. Both were
scnten''I 'o ten years' imprisonment.
K7The Central Rail Road is open as
U. S. CONGRESS.
A Message has been sent into the House,
by President Taylor, in reply to a resolu
tion of uwuiry, stating that he has done
nothing to oppose the claim of Texas to
New-Mexico east of the Itio Grapde, nor
to resist or embarrass her attemots to es
tablish her jurisdiction over that Territory,
and adds :
" 1 have already, in a former Messnge,
referred to ihe fact that the boun
dary between Texas and New Mexico is
disuuicd. 1 have now to state tl at inlor-
i r , ., ,i.t.,
been received recently that a
certain Kouert a. JNeigiitiors, styling Him
self Commissioner of the State of Texas,
has proceeded to S.inta Fe, with the vie
ol" organizing counties in that district un
der the authority of Texas. While I have
no power to decide the qtiestion of bound
ary, and no desire to interfere with it as a
question of title, 1 have to observe thai the
possession of ihe Territory into which ill
appears mat Mr. iNeigiibors lias tnus gone,
actually acquired bv the United
' ... -
Slates, and in my opinion ought so to re -
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main until the question of boundary shall
have been adjusted by some competent
authority. Meanwhile I think there is no
reason for seriously apprehending that
Texas wilt practically interfere with the
possession of the United Stales."
(Signed,) Z. 1 A . LOK.
onice men, inc news uus icx-ii m-cum :
j.j
" !"npp
'." .'
that Col.
that Mr. Neighbors failed in his missiu
organizing a Texas county at Sa
is . n . i ,i
anu nas returneo ,o xtxs : a.so v ...
T Ct ' t ' . rf- . f M...
Monroe, u. o. siimary governor ... -
a a I I L ' D- 1 nt...A tr
Mexico, nas issueu . rr. .... ,
Ihe election of Delegates in May ilast.) loj
a Convention to meet at Santa Fe to form i
a institution ana org,mze .
ernmentThis important and gratifying
y- ... - , ' t-. . f
news created fresh excitement at Wash
ington.
The Capitol. The Committee on
public buildings in Congress, have reported
in favor of enlarging the Capitol, under
the supervision of the joint Committee of
both Houses. This has been rendered ab
solutely necessary by the increase of the
number ol Senators and members of the
House. Instead of thirty Stnators we
have now, or hope soon to have, sixty-two
and h few more lhan that in a short lime.
Taking in New Mexico, this is a great
country.
A Territle Disaster.
On the 17th ins!, ul 5 o'clock A- M.
The steamer Griffith, on Lake I'.iie, took
lire, when about 20 milts from Cleavcland,
two miles from shore; and in a few minutes
was burnt to the water's edge.
There were about 300 souls on l"r'M
including the crew, and only about 40 .
were saved The remainder, men, wo
men and children, either perished in the
flames, or else jumped ovrrleard
and were drowned. But one female
escaped, and not one of ths children
was saved. The scenes on the burning
wreck are described as having been agoni
zing in the extreme. It was a sight which
appalled the stoutest heart.
CCTVAn attempt was made about hali'past
eleven o'clock cn Saturday night to break
into the dwelling house of Mrs. Hood at
the lower part of Market street. The in
tended burglar placed a ladder against
the sill of a second story window, and was
about mounting to il, when ihe noise alar
med a young lady in lhe room who had
just retired. The familv were aroused.
some neighbors awakened, and search
made for Ihe culprit, hut he had tied, leav
ing no trace of himself but the ladder,
vthich had been taken from a new building
in the vicinity.
Our citizens will be obliged to adopt ex
tra precautions hereafter in securing their
premises at night.
CJThere has been another extraordi
nary crevasse or break in the embarkment
on the w est side of the Mississippi river at
Point Coupee, and all efforts to close it
have proved ineffectual. The river is now
fourteen feet higher than the countryest
and south of it, and the wa'er rushes thro'
with irresistible impetuosity, threatening to
overflow the entire Attukapas country, a i .
spctton
larger thua some of the New
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England" Slates, and containing hundreds j
of the richest plantations in Louisiana. The
destruction of property will be immense.
0"We are requested to give notice
that the Bank of Northumberland will be
closed on Thursday the 4th of July next,
and that the board of Directors will nol
meet until Friday the 5th. All persons
having notes falling due on the 4th should
make their arrangements to pay them on
Wednesday, as they will be protested on
that day according to law, unless paid.
fcJ-On Monday week, in Washington
Square, New York, Edwin Forrest, the
tragedian, knocked down N. P. Willis, ihe
poet and editor, and beat him severely.
Convincing argument that, very. If Mr.
Forrest be really the injured man in his
domestic affairs ihat he claims lo be, he
takes singularly iiidiscreet methods ol sal
tsfy ing ihe public of lhe fact.
lr?The Supreme Court of Massachu
setts has refused to grant Prof. Webster a
new trial. It is said his application for a
pardon, will come up for consideration
before the Governor and Executive Coun
cil on the 1st of July. The probabilities
are that he will be hung, in pursuance of
Ins sentence.
The Suubury American says : The
"Japtain of the Packet boai Lycoming was
lined last atk k fur tunning boat Sunday -
OCrThe Whig Slate ticket is now formed
and the campaign opened. Oftwooftha
nominees we can not speak from personal
knowledge, but they are said to be gentle
men of character and capacity v
II. W. Snyder, Esq., of Selinsgrove,
is a son of Ex-Gov. Simon Snyder ; and is
an amiable gentleman, of respectable tal
ents and qualification, and would doubtless
make a clever officer. Weareare informed
he was not a candidate, and his nomioa
lion took him by surprise.
Foreign News.
The Cambria reached Halifax June 21.
In I'ngland, the Cuba emeute was re
ceived wilh confidence that Ihe V. S. Gov
ernment woulj obserre good faith. Lord
Brongharrf was of opinion the English cro
siers should assist the Cubians in suppress
ing the insurection.
The quantity of grain imported to Eng-
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i lauu iiuui r iaiitc,n eicaicsiui out iiaa
1 . ,. . . ,
from the U. S. is comparatively small,
i r '
The difficulty between England and
France has been settled by the British
ministry's acceding the French requests.
France, the disfranchising Electoral
Uw ha9 passed by , vote of 433 to 24,
; anticipated revolt was not made, tho
people wisely determining oot to be driven
in, O00 course, but " biding tha
time' wilh all possible patience,
. .u-.
mM ,o lhe alarv
t
iresident from 1,200,000 to 3.000,000
franc8nIs0 to rernove the ,eat of go,.
Par;M to renei!- dL
visions in the B.mrbon family, one nf
whom .f ; C0Djecture(, j, hoped ,obr;
, . . . . . -
The Pope of Rome has published a bull.
expressive among other things of his regret
at opposition to Catholicism in Piedmont
and Belgium. The houses ol foreir.ers
and natives in Rome were narrowly
searched for Bibles. Rumors of a con
templated rising in Vienna, were creating
exrifpment in Italty.
The King of Prussia was recovering.
The Cholera !
The rase of Cholera reported to the
Board of Health as having occurred in the
western patt of the city, terminated fatally.
As no other case has been reported, our
fit zens nerd have no unnecessary fears.
Good entilation, cleanlines, and a due re-
! gard to proper diet, are almost always a
j sure sal-guard. Philad. "Times,, 24th
inst.
! Cincinnati. June 22. The Cholera it at
.ashville. There were six cases and threa
df.n,h(J fn Wednesday last, and three new
cases yesterday.
Cooi Wkathir. A huge cake of ice
ISO miles in length, has been seen in lati
tude 46, making itsway towards lhe south.
If its effects are not now felt :n the air, as
many believe, we may expect its progress
will be good news for those who swelter
under the scorching summer's sun.
Both pa i ties in Dauphin county have
made up their Fall Tickets. The Demo
erats appointed Gen. S. Cameron and Mr.
Brubaker, Representative Delegates to the
State Convention of 1851 when a Go- "
ernor, Canal Comnvssicner, and probably
five Judges of the Supreme Court, are to
be put in nomination.
IrQuite a large meeting was held at
Bloomsburg, Columbia Co., on Saturday
last, in the proceedings of which, notice is
given that application will be made to the
next Legislature, to repeal the law of the
last Legislature, creating the new county
of Montour.
A new Post Office has been established
in Delaware township, in Northumberland
county, on the road between Mihon and .
Muncy, near the Stone Tavern, called t
" Freeland." John B. Lowe has been
appointed Post Master.
ZLrttirfmrg JUarfctt.
Corrected this Day.
Wheat tOSallO
Rye 50'
y . "" aa
M
.50
Flaxseed
, 100
Dried Apples 10o
Butter 124 .
Eg?s 8
Tallow If
Lard f
Ham 8 Bacon 0
5 We the undersigned agree
lo close our respective places ot baaineaa on th
Fourth of July, so as to gits all hands so oppor
tunity of attending the exercises st tbe Uaivsrsity
nd (pending tbe da; in pleasure and smaaeoMoC.
BKBKR 1DKIXOS, SEVICS KF.BER, "
9. t. LY.NDALL, J. HATES CO.
J. J. W ALLS, SAM L WOLTE.
J. SCHKKYKR, HATFIELD A THOMPSON.
II. P. SIIKLLKR, CHARLES PENST.
. r;. BOWES. (and oOkara.j
Lewiaburg, June 19, 1850
ORDER OF E3&LBCISEST
At the University Celebration, July 450.
To commence prccittly at 10 o'clock, A.3L
1. aUin of Srriptniva. fcjr Prof TATLOB,
. PnwMr, bj Prof. ANDKKSON
3. Miuic, hj I niirreitj Choir.
4. Rraliag of Declaration of lo-ira, bj C.V. BtfTIS'
4. Muir. . . . ,
OratiuB Declar. T trxtrpMidcBra, bjr 1. T LA.HS
7. M-Mfc.
Oration, on "Oar Couotrr, ty i. . LINS.
: Miui.
10. Oration, bj t. K. TAGUAtt
11. Mnric
12. Brnnlirtton. hj Prof. I.MSS
Tha public atv rvaprcttall, lmiint to attend.
v-m. ruRNirirtsT. i
fl. L .-!.r.OIt, I Cwa
. P. TI ST1N, of
J. H. PKTERS. i
Uimaviirw
or ,
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