LEWISBURG CHRONICLE.
& C. HICKOK, Editor.
a N. WOMEN, Printer.
The liewlsburs? Clironlrle i issued
every Wednesday morning m Lewisburg, Lmon
count. Pennylni.
TEji S1,S0 per ?Mr. for ca-h actually in
J,nce;'U5, pahl within three months ; 2
II paid within the year; $5,50 if not paid before
the year ex pires ; single uumU-rs, 5 cents. Sub
ecriniions .t month or less to be paid in
alvance. Discontinuances optional with the
Hul.lisher except when the year U paid" up.
Vlverlise.nent handsomely inserled at 90 cts
per ,-quare one work. l f " ""," "nd 8,0 f"r
a rear a reduced price forlonBr advertisements.
Two ,'.!.,. 7 ; Mercantile advertisement, riot
eireeJin- one-fourth of a column, quarterly, ft 0.
Cj.iiat advertisement an I Job work to be paid
lor when handed in or delivered.
All communications hy mail nu't come post
paid accompanied bv the address of the writer, to
receive attention. Those relating exclusively to
ft.-.
id (rested to the Pullhhtr.
Otfce. Market St. between Second and TbirJ.
O WORDEX, Printer and Publisher.
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Lewisburg Newspapers, etc.
r,.t...r .1.. ..ri.ennWp on the
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llihinst. nresenH-i innMi-ai ,
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,. long lineof .lluMnou, predecessor,' ,
iii bis
office of public journalist for the
J,ewiburgians. I he Editor pro tern, pur
poses to make a few comments from the
limited und perhaps imperfect data thus
presented.
It appears that for a..:ut 20 years pre
vious to the establishment of the "Lewis
burg Chronicle," there had been seven
failures to secure an adequate support for
a newspaper heie, and that Iwtlve difllr-
nt persons had attempted to win fame or
money (or both) in conducting those jour
na!s. The average
,fe of each journal
was nearly to years, or
131 months to "
inch publisher.
From what we have learned, there were
but two or three of these publishers who
obtained anything hke a respectable remu
neration for their toil, the majority becom
itig impoverished, or leaving creditors,
workmen, landlords, bail-nun, subscribers,
V. tn ...IT... Crf. ... ili.Mr li!nrpc. TI-.P
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amount of lime, money, labor, health, and
spirit toil wasted in thc.-.e t-florts, is no small
suin in the a''"re2ate, but not in a shn: e
c.ipable ul being computud.
failed
errno-
Doubtless, among those who
Fome lacked energy, industry,
my, and perhaps h nesty, tut it c?n hard-
ly Im-that all were thus deficient. e as- ;
cribe the failure of the seven papers most-
lyto their parlizan character, and the
tendency of party newspapers to diminish
rather than Increase patrunngc.
In central
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niintn coit. P-i rl v Ifiitrnni4 enn lie BUS 1
VUMIIta e n 'Oa U I l -
laincd, lo advantage ; lul in a local com
munity Uke our?, where journals must re-
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tsaainj ui'vnu i
patronage, a party paper suinsiemiy raai
cal to meet the demands of party leaders
must drive away rather than attract patro
nage out of its party. If there be no oth
er naner ol tne sume ariy, in me b.uhc
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county, it has the advantage cf both
local
and party suppoit as at Milton and Mun-
Cy but while each parly has its general
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?ounty organ as at iv-w ueriin, a puuiisner
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us at Lewisburg must rely almost entirely j
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Upon IIIC SUI' Hill Ul uiuaeiu mi. vvuiii.j "
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;non tm rfn Iiiktip unit it. i own neo i
vho do business wiih it. "own peo
pie may support, after a soil, a town paper
which is arrayed against their views and
feelings both personally and politically ;
but it is not that cordial, pleasant, livino
support which is needed to give it Iife.char
arter, and permanence.
Five lrcmocralic and two Whig news-
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;cle," bear evidence to the fact tnat this is
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not a soil calculated to nuriure a journal of
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a party stamp. Our citizens all vote
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ote intelligently vote independently but
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neither their business pursuits, tastes, nor
Iheir habits require that every conductor
6f a press (that honored means of human
weal) should
"ftiee up to Tart)- what was meant ( MaukinJ."
r,.r a iaroe inwn I here ia fie re more than
a common share of liberality of political
feeling and sentiintnt-
it less bigotry and
narrow-mindedness of partyand much
personal good feeling and absence of
cliqueism. We are an industrious, labor
ing, and (hope to be) literary community
and not a band of .rained, starving, un
scrupulous, violent, slandering partizans,
hunting for iffiees and depending for our
living upon success in depriving our next
door neighbor of hit bread. Now to fan
the flames of party strife among such a
people to array one neighbor agninst an
other and to carry on the war of politics
weekly the year around as superfluous
party papers necessarily do, is not only in
jurious to the moral and social interests of
a people, but results in the long run in pe
cunia ry losses alienation discoid and
hard feelings in church and in society.
And if one party press, or organ of a
handful of intriguing aspirants, were sus
tained nt the cost of some interested per
sons, other parties and other cliques also
must have their organs, and oihers must
be taxed to support them. ' There is no
considerable increase of the legitimate and
effective mca.n of support in. such n town
by the multiplication of "organs;'' the
"real extra expense and ultimate loss and
chasrin must be felt by individuals at last.
We know there are many good men,
whose judgment on any other topic is con
clusive, who deem party journals necessary,
from the fact that most new-papers do par
take'of that character. But a more care
ful inquiry and observation will satisfy any
one that the Independent press, both of the
city and country, is yearly gaining confi
dence and strength, and that the Parly
press is losing both. And although the
"Chronicle" when issued as an Indepen
dent paper was will) many very adverse
circumstances in the leeih of the almost
pred.ct.on ih.it .1 would fuil-
and although its issue now causes twice
(h e previous journals did, yet we
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! believe none of the party press here was
Jever better supported than it has beenftr
: year or eighteen months past, and none
has shared more the earnest confidence of
the crcat rrass of the community who have
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jil?-:il litniu tim. jvui. iugini.i
In looking over the papers pub-
lished U and 25 years ago, we arei
struck with the fact that although they are
equal in price to the present, they arc but
abfiut halt the s;z ; and although the sub-
(scription patronage was better then, theii
ladver'ising profit was less. City newspa
pers have wrought much in circumscribing
j the circulation of the country press; and
'in order to maintain any chance, we are
I II-J . .rr.,llir innrm cnrl
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... f Ar . .nn,Jit..eO .-r. that Utiilo UO
liave to invest more capital, worn naruer,
and make much more how, our competi
saiion is le;s than formerly. In the neigh
borhood of cities, railways, telegraphs and
stcauiboats injure newspapers more than
li-.ey lienolit them.
Oihers think, "the more newspapers ihe
merrier they make business they cause
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;Cfn revers es, reuueu pntrs ouu n umns
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are SO lUillltll HS IU IU.-1 lil.MIy hi
' concerns.it is not our loss." Such reasons
' were ns valid w hen gladiators fought with
tach OIhcror w i'n beasts to please the
'depraved tastes of bftrbarous heathen., as
thev are for the waste, hostility and losses
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! him. pnnrJcr to noine temporary oo..o-
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'i,na raKlns Ptn B"us r" "ci'T""
4 C-. -IT - t$ m.f liiii.!nas a r rt aluint'C
IT IP'S aJ;jUfri(l UU5IIIV33 13 uui J
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! real business nor is temporary good ne
;ari!v permanent nood. In ihis, ns in
i oilier ujiiii;, nits tuiLjui ntmuiHi vi
t business f hould determine the enterprise; ;
and it were just as foolish lo establish a
second Post oflice.or build a second Uridge,
as to start a second local press, where one j
answers everv nroier purpose, by giving
in" Vatliei an snatlcs f opinions an equal
opportunity.
One well-supported, and handsome ap-
I nearinrr journal in a town, is worth a do.
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zen inferior, illy sustained, and rickety
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conrems. One journal ill contain at one
-.ir r
vipw even tlun necessary in the lorm ol
i notices, advertisements, domes'ic occurren
'ces, Sic., when a multiplicity ol them would
involve constant extra expense, and trouble
in finding what was desired. Take for ex
ample the Miltonian'' or Williamsport
"Gazette," and compare it with the four
'New Berlin papers, and any one would
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say that the reception of either of the for
mer during a year.or a file of ihem, would
, be more valuable than all ihe latter during
.
an equal period, and would also appear
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much better. e say not this in deroga-
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! lion of the New Berlin journals, which are
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probably equal to their patronage: but
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Willi will any mai II an iiic ytm .iiui. vi
those four papers were combined in one, it
would not only be larger, belter printed,
freer from vulgar and degrading political
slang, but also much cheaper to patrons,
economical to the public, and more
productive to the publishers .'
A journal once firmly established, how
ever, is rarely suffered to expire. Thus
the original "Miltonian' has been contin
ued neaily 34 years, while many competi
tors for public favor have died in that town.
fhe " Lycoming Gazette," ihe oldest in
Northern or Central Pennsylvania, has
outlived half a century, and witnessed the
rise and fall of numerous rivals, and now
remains, in vigorous existence, the only
paper in a large county seat. We cer
tainly hope the " Lewisburg Chronicle''
may see its years aud partake of its pros
perity. : -
And now, probably our readers will
consent to receive a special request or two,
provided we draw this article to a close.
First, those of you who have paid nothing
since we commenced laboring for you, we
hope will very . soon bring us something,
for we need money, and money is our just
due and any who owe ' for one or two
years, wiil not find us unwilling to sign re
ceipts for the past or in advance. And
second, those who have been so fearful the
"Chronicle'' would expire as soon as its
forerMiners,or that ihti Editor would follow
1 heir basty exits, and, have therefore beet;
LEWISBURG, UNION -CO., PA., SEPT. 5, 1850.
buck ward about subscribing or getting sub-;
scribers, are respectfully invited to "live us
a little more confidence in return for the
confidence and patience wc have shown in
waiting for their fears to subside, and
each one get one subscriber. This can be
easily done, by all who attempt it
fllld UP
pledge ourselves lh.it the effect shall be io
increase the interest and thy profit of the
paper to you as well as to us. . ,vi
'rum llulihn's DuUur Misraziii'.
Nut long ago, a friend s't us a
rich, '
rare present, in the shape of the copy of a
letter written twenty years ago. by a lady
of great literary distinction, to her cousin,
who now graces one of the most honorable
efficial stations of the Empire S;ate. It
was wri'ten on the eve of his marriage,
and accompanied n pair oi blue mixed
stockings, knit by herself, as a present. It
was scut to us for cur private and personal
enjoyment, but as no restriction was im
posed upon us, and as the letter is so deci
dedly unequalled and so entirely lich, we
can not resist the temptation to share the
enjoyment of its perusal with our friends.
We would only add, thai it will endure he
ing re,ad slowly, carefully, and more than
once.
Deae Cousin Herewith you will re
ceive a present of a pair of woolen stock
ings,knit l-y my own hnnds.and be assured,
dear coz. that mv friendship for you is warm ;
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aa nil. iiiuh.iiup u'.'i , j ti... ...qv . ..w.,
and generous ns the donation.
"But ! consider this present as peculiar
ly appropriate on the occasion of your mar
riage. You will remark, in the first place,
that there ore two individuals united in one
pair, who are to walk side by side, guard
ing against coldness, and giving comfort
as long as they last. The thread of their
texture is mixed, and so, alas, is the thread
of life. In the-, however, the white is
made to predominate, expressing my de
sire and confidence that thus it will be wilh
the color of our existence. No black is
used, for I believe your lives will be w hol-j ' unknown, even by name, among
ly free from the black passions cf wrath i e rivers of India. The languages and d.
" j ti i. i,u. ;J alects of the Ha-tcrn world were as little
UI1U I' 1UIIV. 1 IIU uhiivli. ij.Mii it.i n i
blue, which is excellent, where wc Jo not
makc !t ,0 ,',u0-
..Qiher appropriate thoughts rise to my
mind in re-arding these stockings. The
most ind:I(,rfnt su,,icc(s wncn vlPWl.j by
the mind, in a suitable frame, may furnish
instructive inferences, as sailh the poet:
' The iron dogs, the feel and tongs
The bellows that have leathern lung.
The fire-wood, ashes, and the smoke,
Do all to righteousness provuke.'
Hut to the subject. 1 ou w:II perceive that
the tops of these stockings (by which I
suppose courtship to be represented) are
seamed, and by means ol seaming, are
drawn into a snarl, but afterwards comes
a time when the whole is :nadc plain, and
coniinnes so to the end and final toeing off.
Cy this,! wish to tuke occasion to congrat
ulate yourself, that you are now through
with seeming, and have come to plain re-
oii-y. Again.as me wnoieo. .nr. y ,
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stockings was not made at once, but by the:
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HIJUIIIOI1 in Ulic nine Bi il.ll nncri aimiiici.
put in wilh skill and discretion, until the
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whole presents the fair and equal work I
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which you see ; so, life dees not sonsist of
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one great action, but millions of little ones
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combined ; and so mav it be with your ,
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lives. No stitch dropped when duties are-
to be performed no widening made w here
bad principles are to be reproved, or ccon
omy is lo be preserved ; neither seeming
nor narrmcing where truth and generosity
are in question. Thus every stitch of life
made right and set in the right place
none either too large or too small, too light
or too loose ; thus may you keep on your
smooth and even course, making istencc
one fair nnd consistent piece until, togeih-i
cr, having passed the heel, you come to
the very toe of life, and here, in the final
narrowing off, und dropping the coil of this
emblematic pair of companions nnd com
forting associates, nothing appear? but
while, the token of innocence and peace,
of purity and light may yon like these
stockings, the final sti'ch being dropped,
and the work completed, go together, from
the place where you were formed, lo a
happier state of existence, a present from
earth to heaven. Hoping that these stock
ings and rdmonitions may meet a cordial
reception, I remain, in the true blue friend
ship, seemly, yet without seeming,
"Yours, fioin lop to loe, ."
Money, which answers such a variety of
purposes, has been used to hire a person
into health. A gentleman cured his wile,
who was complaining, by giving her a dol
lar n day for every day tht t she did not
complain; if she uttered any complaint
her waires were stopped for that day. Oh!
the omnipotence of money !
A Society of Public Health, has been
formed in the city of New York,, the ob
ject to enlighten the people as to the means
of preserving health. This ohjeet is very
important, and we hope that much good
may arise from the establishment of such a
society. .
Selected for the Chronicle.
Tlie Shawnee's Farewell to the Susqoa.
EV KTTt T. LFK. PoKMhltLY NuRTIirMllMtLANP.
F:wvrU. Sii!iUi-!ianna ! fm-wvll, ihWi trvr.mt
Wii'n tlw inT. ii kt.ii.i n 5un onre !kt lit'ikit tin-tin ;
I Ui--ur lliy uuvtij UaU u thy white pebLlt-d bhurt.
1Illt l' Tis wliUjKTiAr '-, -Tbta titi.Ot Urar t!;m
tin more:
1 1I ;jo the .:tlr-f;icrc lmv. bM m' ilejiarf,
Tlu-y e wattw. the hlnM of my riiv imMe b-art,
The bunt of a tliounnn I lie wliilt- n the plain,
And llK'ir loud wlitmiis M' war sIniU noYr luinsle naiu.
We L:ivc fuujrht, lnier r.ii'l hard, hut the nirur&t is o'er,
T1'" soiim! of th . hn.lc sh.ill hail u no more,
lhf smlp of ihe ur-ln-in in turn Innu ills brow,
Aud thv Um-ti whig of ueath in til'i cuaufiy uow.
Our wigwam is tern from the trow ot Ihe hilt.
The limits e worhiii'il how il n at ear will,
Tli'-r st-ntl fmm Ihe nieks wImtc their liiittli'lnlitM var
The ilrea.l lihtninjr's fl;i.-h when the heavens are clear.
Farewell. SuurhaRna ! I 'it 1ml th"e aitieu
The brothers I lovl. ainl my dark vif tcr 1'n ;
I've kbttcil tileir eold ehevkn, and I've hid Iheui f:irew.-ll
Hut bright are the wild." where llii-ir .si.iriu uow dwell.
eweet vule! tiinuh I lo.r tlu-e X wonM not remain
Thu fcmt'ly ti wei ji o't r Ihe lnmrt.i of lh shiiu ;
111 go i-re th Ham- on yuu mountain ?El,irvs
That yi-rti-nlay caulit Irln Uioir war kindled fires.
Koll on. SuinrliiOina as proud art thou yit
As when my yuuu eyes and thy glories first met,
W hi-u with a li'ht heart e'er thy snrtiiee sullue
St-erid 'round thy irreeu bits with my lilit bark canoe.
Farewell ! ere tile rr.ys that now fcliv.-r thy beast
I'oilit ui from th. fir iur.li.l hills of tile west,
The red ehild shall wnnder in spirit suMueit
Through Ibu dark .atliless d.'lths of the liue solitude.
There is yt a land, to Ihe wilil hunter dear,
Where tlie Miami rolls Uiniuv'ii Ihe w ilderness el. :ir,
And thi re the tune vtiii.i rtu.- t-v.-t ui
AoI limit the timn-I Ljik- tlie tirnwu hulTulo
A lid O let me p, to my darkyed m.iid,
Who taught me lo lore 'neatli the lone w illow slia.!e ;
" hose heart's like tlie fa n. anil as pure as the snow,
And she loves her dear lii-lhin to her let me no.
A Hundred Years Ago.
"Cook had not then naviga'ed the South
Seas ; Polynesia and Australia were names
unknown to geography ; no Humboldt had
then climbed the Andes ; the valley of the
Mississippi had not been explored ; no Eu
ropean traveler had ascended the Nile be
yond the first cataract; the Niger was
wholly veiled in mystery, and Rrahmnpoo-
known as the physical aspect and phenom
ena of those codntries. No Sir William
Jones had arisen to set theexample of Ori
ental scholarship as r polite accomplish
ment : the Sanscrit hail n yet attracted no
attention from western philologists; the
Holy Scriptures had been translated into
lew vernacular dialects, except those of
Western Furopc ; no Carey or Morrison,
no Martyn or Judson.had girded themselves
to the task of mastering those languages
which hud hitherto defied, like an impene
trable rampart, all attempts to gain access
to the mind of India anil China. A hundred
vearsnfo. there weni neither Protestant
MISsionarv Societies nor Protestant Mis-
aions, save only those which had been
formed for the propagation of the Gopcl
in the American Colonies, the Danih Mis-
i irin in Stnttllii'rn Imtin anil tliA fnrMvi:n
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,o facl (f)e obsIoc!rs , succcs3 ; almost ;
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ascendency and intolerance of the Papal,
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Wohammeaan, and I agan powers, auueu
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to the deficiency of our knowledge and the
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poverty of our resources, would have proved
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little short of insurmountable. London
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Patriot,
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Sweet's Patent Excavating Scraper.
This scraper is the invention of Mr.
Joseph Sweet, of Hughesville, Lycoming
Co., Pa., who has a patent for the improve
ment. The distinguishing feature of this
invention is the introduction of moveable
teeth on a circular surface, the teeth being
in condition and number adapted to the
condition of the soil in which the excava
tor is used. The sides of it may be made
of wood or metal as represented by A A.
B B are the stilts or arms. C is Ihe move-
able mouth piece with the teeth D. The
teeth on the mouth piece of the excavator,
are broad and flat in front, capable of
plowing up in gravelly soil s the teeth, F,
in the detached mouth piece E, are narrow
cr at the extremities and are adapted to ex
cavating in stiir and clayey soils. This
excavator can be used in all soils, and it is
particularly adapted to obviate entirely the
use of a plow in stiff soils. It is useful in
making roads.for levelling.digging ditches.
canals, cellars, railroads, and other kinds
of excavations- It is made strong and
durable, and the price ol one we believe is
8. We have seen some strong testimo
nials respecting its good qualities, given by
those w ho have used it.
This scraper has just been awarded a
diploma at the State Fair. Remember
that it is an C.tcavating Scraper with
moveable teeth.
More information may be obtained by
letter addressed to Mr. Sweet. Scientific
American. . . "ii, L" .
We do not seo that Mr. Clay, in his
northern tour is kissing, as heretofore, the
crowds of women I hat flick to see him.
We suppose he is sick cf onviibusing-
'Sou-hern Pies'. '
City Police August 19.
An enterprising . Dutchman who has
opened a Lager liter Saloon in the upper
part of Mrket street, gave the following
account of uii assault on his premises.made
by Henry V. Shields, on Saturday night.
Shields is a fine looking young fellow.wilh
black whiskers he is quite genteel in his
deportment, and very well dressed. The
Lngcr I!er man, Conrad Wedder, narra
ted his grievances precisely in the following
words, reported stenographically :
"He coomed in and nxed to sell him
some beer ; I told him ho had more as
would do him goot he called me Dutch
liar, and pegin to proke two tumblers, ven
me and Hans Speigler, and my wife, and
my torter Petsy, and all do toder men
apout my place, pegin to pool him out
and presently he coom pack wit twenty
more sliest like him, and say, 'I will fix
this beer concern and preak him up, and
he shentlcmans as want to git drunk shall
git drunk tilU shentelmius, on gin and
prandy, and not on dis lam Dutch pien.'
Den dey kick Hans Speigler pehind his'
pack and kiascd my torter Petsy peforo her '
face, and preak all dor glass po::lcs,except !
der pig stone pitcher, and spilt my wife)
and me, and toder parrels of beer all over j
der cellar. Hans runn'd out ler t -r and ;
call'd lor der watch house, and my w ife j
cried 'murtei' like der Icfil, but pefore der
watch house come, dor turn row ties proke
ur all up to pieces me and my wife and j
my torter Petsy, and Hans Speigler, a'rid j
der f o'tles and dumblers, and piatcs, end
tishes all i.iiashed up togedJer!" J
This account was almost literally true ;(
Mr. Wedder was a broken beer merchant, I
and all his fixtures were completely !
wrecked. Shields, the prisoner, who was
sworn to positively by Vv eduer ana ins as-
sist.int, Speigler, as the ring leader of the , OU3e 0f Representatives of the United
rowdies, denied that he had taken any Stutes of A merica in Congress assembled,
hand in any comprehensive breakage, and jThat from and after the first day of Janu
solenmly declared that he was r.ot associa- arv nextj j( snal not be lawful to bring in
ted in anv way with the persons who did to tne Oirst rict of Columbia any slave what
the mischief. lint the evidence was too :Cver, for the purpose of being sold as mer
strong against him, and he was bound over ; chandize. And if any slave shall be bro't
to answer the charge. None of the other jnt0 ,ne said district by its owner, or by
rioters wcie arrested.which seemed a li ttle . ine authority or consent of its owner, con
strange, as Wedder swore that Shields had ' ,rary lo (r,e provisions of this act, such
with him twenty or thirty more ''shest like ' 8ave shall thereupon become liberated and
him." W fTennsylvanian j free.
- - Sec. 'I. And be it further enacted. Thru
ine smau wore cm. ;
A Uradlord county parer expresses .t
opinion that the law prohibiting the circula -
tion of small notes of other Slaics among
us, is a salutary one.ht.t in the same para -
graph goes on lo excuse the people of that
county for disregarding its provisions on
the ground of the inconvenience they would
suffer from its observence. I his is "blow-
ing hot and coM" with a vengeance. There !
nevf;r has been a law the Pfvisions
o(
which did not Drove " inconverien'. to
nt prove inconvenient w
some person,
, but wc do not recollect ol
ever having heard of a case in which a
court of justice exonerated an offender be- j
cause it was ' inconvenient for him to i
I. .. a--. Wli .
keep within the limits, in.s pan o. tne
Sta!e is just as likely as any other to feel
, - -i : r .u -
the inconvenience, if any, arising from the
suppression of ihe small currency of other
States, but here, we are gratified to say,
the new law is strictly observed. Nor
ristown Kcgistcf:
Newspaper Borrowers.
A word in your ear, Mr. Borrower : Is
this paper, v. hich you are now reading,
your oicn ? Ah ! you just borrowed it for
a few moments Irom a neighbor ! Just so t
Bu', do you also go to your neighbor for a
loaf of bread a coat a hat or a shirt ?
No, you answer, lhai's quite a different
thin-i. Dlffirent indeed ! How so ?
Your neighbor's paper is as much his own)
private property as any of the other articles
' , , v , .i.
ca,0 .........
borrow them, for you know ho would lull
you lo go and buy for yourself. And if
he did himself and the printer justice, he
would tell you to buy a neicspaper for
voustlf. too. No man has a right to tlie
use Ol a new spnper, unless uu P'tys lor n,?u:r. r.vi'tyuiiiiy as awcjii un iin vvn. j
. e ..i l r. :.
any more than he has a right to wear his
neighbor's clothes, or eat his bread. Put
lhat into your pipe, friend smoke it well
and theu make up your mind to subscribe
for the ' Lewisburg Chronicle," if you
think it worth reading.
Mrs. Miller. The Detroit Free Presj
of Friday last, states positively, that Mrs.
Miller has returned lo her mother in Ilam-
track, Michigan. Since her extraordinary
affair at Niajrara Falls, her father and her
brother have died. The stories wilh which
the press has teemed about her having gone
to Europe in company with a gentlemen,
&c, aro wholly unfounded. She returns
of her own accord, drawn mainly, we be -
lieve.by a strong desire to see her children, j fallen overboard from the steamboat V or
Her mind seems to be disordered. I cester, about an hour before.and ihe steam
America ia now one of the chief supports
of England. It is stated that the money
sent by the Irish etnigrauts to their starv
ing relatives equals the whole of the Irish
poor rates. Some two millions of the peo
ple of England are supported by .he An.er
ican trade.
The Goblia Telegrapi
When hrst the lightning's stylus traceJ
Its characters of wonder,
We stood amazed as folks conversed
A thoiisind mites asunder;
Bet what aie lightning message
Krom liuOUlo to .alche-r, .
Compared to news from kincdom-corne
ity under ground despatches 1
The goblin telegraph 'a at work !
A hollow kind of rapping.
As if the ghosts of pubheana
Were empty barrels tapping.
Is heard in old Connecticut
Pern a pa fur her demerits.
In showing by her license law,
Antipa.hy to spirits.
But no that can not be the cause ;
For in our western cities,
The operators down below
Are bothering the committee ;
And unbelief, however bold,
To superstiiioD truckles.
As ghosts their strong impressions' m&ke
VI iih telegraphic knuckle.
Some sneering editors, at first.
Deemed these reTealincs, fsihles.
Dm when thry went to Rochester,
The spectres turned the tables ;
Scn.9 messages from heaen we'e sent.
And some front regions warmer.
ASd lately sundry knocks were heard
From Knox, the great reformer.
The apostolic hicranhy.
If efe made new revelation.
And criminals hare git mixed up
In saintly conversations ;
And sundry tinners down belon.
As questioners and rep.iers.
Have proved themselves . doute to be
The most consumed liars.
Where it will stop, heaven only knows
The lines a.e fast extending.
And messages koihea-! un4 west
The spirit v .. , J Vending.
Twas once saul -u.J . . tell no taJes,"
But now a mar ' . i, sir.
If asked who knt n on ihe head.
Knocks back .tame in answer.
The District Slave Trade Bill.
The following is th? bill lo suppress the
slave trade in the District of Columbia, 83
j. has passed the Sena'e
Sec. 1. Be it enacted bv the Senate and !
it shan and may awfu fltT eaoh of ,he
, corporatjpns of ,he cilies cf Washington
J and Georgetown, from time to lime, and
s ofen aj m;iy 00,sarV) , aba(e
. break up anJ aboish aoy 0f phce
!of confinernent of s!aves brought jnl0 the
!s;id Disrict a3 mPr-handlZe.t contrary to
! thu visioa of ,his act b sllcl, '
; ate means as may appear lo either of th
; said corporations expedient and proper.
i And the same power is hereby vested c
lhe evy court of Washington county, ifi
jany nttempt sha be ma(!e wilh;n :uris.
,:,:nn-i i:m:,e ,n M.-M;h n .Wi nr I
,ace of confinement for 8avcs braujiht in- j
the , ntrlet n rr.er.-handi for aale
iCoritrnry to thisacti
Dreadful SVpwrecks.
Boston, Sept. 17, 6 P. M. Tha steamer I
Canada arrived at her wharf hero to day I
at ten minutes before one o'clock, P. M.
The ship Arab Cas arrived here from Wouldn't tell her Age. We are in
Calcutta, which dates to the lSiii cf April, j formed, says the New Haven Journal, that
She reports that from seventy to eighty ' oc!y one person calling herself a lady lu
vessels were anchored off Jamestown, St. i refused to tea1 the U. 3. Marshal her age,
Helena, p.!l being more or less damaged j and to give the requited information on
from recent sto'ms. other topic? w hich the census law require.,
The Cape of Good Hope papers mention ! him to procure. Besides rendering herself
he loss of the British ship Ouecn of the'
West. All on board periihed. The same j
journals also gave ua account of the loss of!
the French ship Laigle. Of ell on board
only the ma'c end nine of ihe crew were!
, . Th" beach to t'-e eastward of the
snleu 1 1U lJM"a" lle
-".1'ape is literally lined with wrccued ves-i
'sc3.
lliu IOIII 11-... ins. li'"" i-n li. " i
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the brig Maria Wayne, from Wilmington,;
, p. , j. '
N. C, for Liverpool, fcho was in dutiessi
. j .u r ,!,. c.i, I
hr.vina- encountered the storm of the bin
I
f. .L trV.k in ,t,n A ..! fntt trt u.-TlK!
i. it- .u: Jl
j The Rev. J. G. Cinney and lady cam
passengers in the Arab.
Remarkable Preservation.
The New London Chronicle says, lhat
as the sloop Mary Gray was on her pas
snge from New York to that city, on Tues
day uiht, she was hailed when about mid
scund " Sloop, alicy ! lower your boat,
and take a body abr !" This mysteri
ous reauest. at such n time and such a
i place, was of coro uitle out of the com
1 nion run of sea faring adventure, but the
1 boat was lowered, nevertheless, and altrr
!s0me search, a young man was picked up
anj carned on board the sloop. lie proved
1 , he a Mr. Loomis of Norwich, who had
er was out of sight on her way to Norwich.
The Chronicle justly remarks lhat this is
about as remarkable a case of preser
vation from drowning as ever occurred,
and proves energy and presence of mind
in the young man which wi! find but few
parallels.
Volume VH, Kumter C6.
Whole Number 338.
Workmen Should Study.
I respectfully counsel those whom I ad
dre3 (ihe ur'iinriiier! of America,) I
counsel you to labor fur a cleai understan
ding of the subjects w hich agitate the com
munity to mnke them your study instead
of waging your leisure in vague, passion
ate tatk about them. The time thrown
away by ihe mass ol the people
on the rumors'of the day, might, it bet
ter spen' give them a gooiT acquaintance
wuh the constitution, 'a'ws'.history, and in
terfits of their country, and thus establish,
them on thos great principles by which'
particular measures are to be determined.
In proportion as the people thus iiproe
thetr.s lves, :ey will cease to be the tools
ol designing politicians. Their intelligence,
not their passion and jealousies, wili Iip ad
dressed by those who seek their tattV:
They wiil exercise not a nomir.a! but a ral
influence in the government and destitiie
of the country, and at the same time w ill
forward their own growth and vir'ue.
Dr. Chinning.
Died. At his residence in Plymouth,
Luzerne county, Sept. 6 h. Col. George P.
Rinsom, aged 89. The " fareneU shu'
has peulcJ over the grave of the last Rev
olutionary soldier who dwelt am.mg us.
Of ihe brave men who abandoned the com
forts and put life itself in constant peril, bi
settle and protect this beautifuf valley, he
alone was left to us full of ytars with
all the comforts that attend upon compe
tence, surrounded by descendants even to
the third generation, venerated by all who
knew him, 4'rV5 a soldier under that banner
which alone promises peace to a!!, he ves
ready and prepared to depart. Luzerne
Democrat.
Friday. The superstition about Friday,
1 i r- . t
mis ui-:?j iron ins ooejn over na
very small portion of terra lirmi. The
Boston Advertiser mentions as a somewhat
singular fact, that Dr. Webster murdered
Dr. Parkman on Friday he was arrested
on Ftiday he was tri"d" on Friday
the verdict of the Coroner's (secret) Inquest
was made public on Friday one of ihe.
regular days selected for his family to visit
him at ihe jail was on Friday the final
decision of the executive was gives on Fri
day, and on Friday he v?as executed.
llonoit to the L'baft. We notice
with pleasure that the Democrats of Centre
county have nominated Mr. H. H. Blair,
of the Cen're Democrat, as their caudidata
for Assembly. They have made an ex
cellent choice. Mr. Blair is a young man
of energy and ability, one of the true steel,
too, in politics. Take our good wishes
for your success, Mr. B'air, anj return tha
gift by good service to the country next
winter. Clinton Democrat.
An I ritli peasant was advised by the
prisst to give up his Bible and study the
fathers.
' "Who are th3 fathers?" he in
" Why," said the priest, " the
quired.
fathers are St. Jerome, St. Augustine, and
other sa'itus.'' " i never saw them,"' ho
replied, " but I have the grandfathers,
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, and I
think the grandfathers are far superior tc
i the fathers."
liable to pay a fina of 330, she has been
reported to the government as being fifty
yrs old! The Iadic3 must own up once
' tea years.
t i t:i.i- ,i: c....i..
1 . , , k- l ,
g-hool, not lorn; since, which amu-ed me.
Qae cf tw ,i;t!e 0rcj.IC5j a;cr readj the
I admonition to ' love :he Lord" with all the
t
heart, mind, and strength,' etc., continued,
' ,
This is a first rate commandment; and
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the second is lue unto it: laoa slwlt
I L. n . n 1. 1. U .- I . "
wio lur uniiuiwi m uijkii.
Trees er.J vines which are kept Iho
cleanest bear the best ; like the human
body, ths potes of their s';in become clog
ged with dirt, er.4 retain gftscs which
should escape. Trees, the bark of which"
has been crapc ' and scrubbed, becomes
more thrivii. j anj more vigorous.
WiaDOM.
If wisdom's ways you wisely seek.
Five things obsc.vc wilh care ;
Of whom ;ou speaU to whom voa speak
.nil to..' ar.J wuen and where.
An old either observed that among all
the systems of i'clatry with which Ihe
-.vorld abcunJs '.here is no sect which wet
ships the sellixr sun.
Never fca Ogry wi'.h your neighbor be
cause his religious views differ from yours;
for all the branches ol a tree do not Icsn
the same way. .
Talking of " enlargin-"
editor of the Chicr
" it's not the larg
best tea! ."
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