liEWISBURG CHRONICLE AND WEST BRANCH FARMER The Farmer. ISuWc aro iuformcd that the County Farmers' Meeting called at New Berlin for Monday evening, did not come off. So wc wupjeosc "Old Union," " Buffalo Valley," Ac. &c, will not be officially represented in the Agricaltuaal State Convention. Fncm ths America Ajfrfcultarist. New Jersey Fanning:. Draining Lar.d .? Big Ditch. la our November number, o gave some ac count of ihe farming operations of Mr IWka'.ew. We have a few more notes of bis fcuccesofut improvrunrnts. ' Near his house, he has a sa w and gristmill upon one t-f those beautiful gravelly-bottomed streams which abwuud in that State. Below the miil, this stream winds its course through a timbered swamp of some hundred and fifty acre, every bend and fallen tree ob structing the course of the stream, so as considerably to injure the water powcr.be.. :ides keeping such a large tract of rich "lar.d lying wore than useless. This state of things was not to be"en dure 1 by one possessing such an energetic disposition to make improvements as Mr. B.fCJ3lw, and he at once determined to tlefrvpd drain it. This Hetculcan task, ' he has nearly accomplished, by cutting off 1 1) timber, O'li and lumber, which a!- Rnf nniit 'jrT? Inl-nr' in.-l tlipn trai.rtif. tiling the creek by a ditch a mile and a naji long, iwcive or touneenjuvwiuc.anu feet dcefZT l his had thJL Jl01 nJ I yam the land, bvt greaV' flue of his mill property Jflathl ditch, te is now cuttHij; side ditches, a y-jsof ' the swamp has become dry enough -for grass, and the whole undoubt edly is i jfCbcst land upon the farm. The cxaicfHittBi the ditch was a mass of vegetable'fi Lre which makes an excel lent manure, Nwhen composted, and is" very beneficial vdjsed.jiist a. it c.imcs from the sjMunplogethet, this is one of the gra5-undeS-ta!iings '"-tho way of swamp draining that has lately, come under cur notice. There are thousands of acres in New Jersey which might , be gjrated in the samcj'V. , fienrfir of Hailanfo A'fic Jertey. No Stale in the Unioif has Jpecn more benefitted by rail-roads than this. Had it not- been for the Amboy Railroad, Mr. Ruckuiew would probably never have cleared the above mentioned swamp, be cause the wood and timber would not have been of sufficient value ; neither would those 60,000 peach trees ever have been planted, because this fruit would have been quite worthless. Land, which was once considered of no value, is now highly esti mated, because the railroad gives the mar ket for everything grown, at almost city The advantages of railroads to agricul tural improvement are never duly estima ted. S-inguine as were the original pro jectors of the Amboy road, that it would j be a great passenger thoroughfare, they never imagined how much benefit it woutd he to farmers, or what wonders it would do to improve the agriculture of tlx coun- Mr. Buckalew related an anecdote in point to this effect ; that when it was first talked of putting a freight train on the road, cne of those shrewd gentlemen, the Messrs. Stevens, thought such a train could not be supported that perhaps one cara-day might find employment. This conclusion was perfectly natural to one who knew what a miserable tract the road was located through. But what a change few short years has made. During the past season, it has hardly been in the power of the company with the best-fur-Dished road in cars and engine in Ameri ca, to keep the depots clear of freight. It is a subject worthy of serious reflection. Economy in Human Food. M my persons are unaware of the great difference of nutritious matter contained in different articles of food in daily use. One might distend his stomach like a bladder, upon turnips and yet have very little to sustain life or give him strength to labor. Potatoes contain much more nutriment than turnip, but nothing like the propotion, ac cording to bulk or cost, that is contained in manv other substances used as human lood. The Azures annexed to the sub stances named below will show the relation thry bear to each oilier and the proportion ' of nutritive matter that each contains in -1 1,000 lbs. of the raw material. For in stance, 1,000 lbs., of winter wheat contain 935 lbs. of human food; spring wheat, 810 lbs.; blighted wheat, 210 lbs. to 650 lbs.; barley, 040 lbs.; oats, T43 lbs.; rye, 782 lbs. ; beans, 570 lbs. ; dry peas 311 Jo-: potatoes, 230 lbs.; red beets, 148 lbs.; white do., 130 lbs-; carrots atid parsnips, V8 lbs ; common turnips, 44 lbs.; Swedish ; tin., 64 lbs.; cabbage, 73 lbs. By this, it will be seeu that it is poor economy to purehaso n.any of thn coarse kinds of food in common use. Potatoes must be considered articles of luxury aihcr than ehesp diet, when they bear a rrtc4 pr pound almost equal to wheat, rye, betrOs, and peas, to say nothing of Indian "corn he relativo proportion of nutriment of whicb e re not 'e -his moment to give ; buf at tne -eroge. price it tears amn'g us,werD convinced it is the cheap Mi food troty. in America. Thew is a great Mint ef tact in many t 1. nd I housekeepers about economising food- At present prices, sugar is an economical as well as a healthy article ; but when prop erly combined with flour, meal, or fruit, which are more economical than bacon and cabbage, it is generally acceptable to all palate;'. We have just read an article in it.e Cincinnati Atlas, of the tact of a poor woman who found herself entirely destitute of food or means to procure it to feed herself and seven children, with the exception of eight laying hens. One egg a -day would not fit the human frame for labor if it would sustain life. Here was a case for the exercise of tact. Six eggs she would exchange (or half a peck of beans each day, and these mat'e into soup, with a little piece of cheap meat, obtained with the oilier two eggs, served to feed the fam ily very comfortably unlit Providence, who always helps those who help them seves, should provide something better. This woman in working her way thro' difficulties, has taught her children a lesson of economy and manner of providing for themselves out of small means, well wor thy the attention of thousands who may be now well-io-do-in-:he world, and perhaps think they have no need of learning such severe lessons of economy. We hope that may be the case, jet who shall say T Let 'the lesson be learned and practised, if cir cumstances ever require. Farmers' Clubs. We have-often urged upon our country friends to form clubs for the discussion of matters in which they are particularly in Atercsted. TJie pleasures and advantages t . . t . i i -ineec associations can nut De remizeu e iy those who have never tried them. Mr. T. S. Gold, of Cream Hill, in Con necticut, writes us thai last winter they had a club which met once a-weck by ap pointment at the bouse of some member ; taking care always. to have the female members along with them, who usualy oc cupied one room to discuss their own mat ters, while the lords occupied themselves in the discussions of the club in another. One of the members acted as chairman or moderator, and called up every mem ber in rotation to speak to the question un der discussion, or give some information about his peculiar manner of fencing, or keeping his stock or growing his crops, with the manner of plowing, manuring, &c. In this way, much useful information is brought to light and many very pleasant evenings passed oft during the long winter months. Of course, a few nuts, apples, and cakes, and sometimes a cup of tea add to the enjoyment. Wc commend a great many tther neigh borhoods to follow the same course during the present winter, and increase not only their agricultural knowledge, but gather a ?iinw"i9UPfa.iuiDrnvfi ",,'"'1 ' ai. Short, pithy, reports of such discussions would be interesting to the readers of ag ricultural papers. From Europe. Tho news from F.urope, by the steamer Africa, which was so anxiously expected, gives a more favorable aspect to the diffi cullies in Germany. The reports are that a settlement has been arranged at Olmutz, and instead of blows, a war of words is only likely to ensue (or the present. As both parlies are fighting for the suprema cy, it is not to be expected thut they will shake hands very cordially immediately. Some little diplomacy will still be necessa ry before their enmity wiil be entirely re moved and good feeling restored. The No-Popery cry in England is near ly hushed. At Rome there is rather an increased uneasiness about the excitement which has taken place in England on the Papal aggressions. From France the news is not very important, as all political inter est is bound up in the German quarrel. The Legislative Assembly has declared its neutrality, and iu such a tone as to enforce a strict obedience to its mandates. It is said that M. Persigney, the private friend of Louis Napoleon, and late Ambas sador at Berlin, has been incessant in urg ing the President to join Prussia and in volve France in the quarrel. There have been serious disturbances ia some of the departments, but the strong military atti tude of ihe Government keeps all quiet. M. i Mjh, who is at Paris, has been recalled to Madrid by telegraph, and it is conjectured that a ministerial crisis has taken place in the Spanish capital. The distnrbances in Alleppo have ended in a frightful demon stration of Turkish vengeance, which will probably re establish the Sulnn's authority. FOREIGN NEWS. California. j our review of the 31st ult., until the 1st ol The s'eaniship Cherokee, Capt. Windlc, 1 this week, when trade in almost every de frum Chugrcs, arrived at New York yes- ! partnient revived, and it continues lively tf rday noun, bringing two millions of dol- . and actice Hp to the present moment, with- !ars in gold, including some 8300,000 in the- bauds of passengers. The news from California is two weeks ' merchandize, later. The cholera was on the decrease in Breadstuff have fallen, as will be ob San Francisco and Sacramento, but was ; served by reference to our present quota- spreading in the country, The cholera had n bated at Kingston, Jamaica having decimated the city, but was raging with iucreased violence in the interior on some plantations. Nine out of ten were taken off. Over 4000 deaths occurred in Kings'on alune. The total amount of duties paid into the Custom House at San Francisco during the month ofOctober, was$170,95l. Amount of Bullion exported from October 30th to November 1 4th, $1,562,417. Previous' exported, S21,o39,3glS. Total, 23,461, 807. Amount of Bullion entered inwards during the same period was $20,000.1 Previously entered $2,131,000. Total 2,150,900. j The New World came down last night j from Sacramento. The number of cases of cholera are quite as numerous as ever, i but it is said that the disease yields more: readily to the influence of medicine. The ; people are leaving in great numbers. Daily Aeir. The following is the list of deaths for the week ending on the 2d : Cholera, 126 Diarrhasa and Dysentery, 30 Fevers, 14 Krysipelas, 1 Inflamation of lungs, 1 Cholera morbus, 1 Cholera Infantum, 1 Disease unascertained, 14 188 For the twenty-four hours ending yes terday noon there were reported to the Board of Health, twenty-seven cases of cholera, and nineteen deaths. This num ber has bcn exceeded but one day since its appearance here. The scourge is making fearful ravages, fed and kept alive as it it by the filth ol '.he city. We have no wish to create an alarm, but the breaking out anew of the pestilence, renders prompt and efficient action neces sary and important. We learn from a teamster just down from Nevada City, that the Cholera has broken out there, and several persons have died. There were two or three cases re ported to us from Rough and'Ready some days ago. We have seen persons from various por tions of the mines, dependent upon this city for supplies, from whom we learn that the cholera has spread to but a very limited extent. A few cases have occurred nt Ne vada City. Hough and Ready and some other towns. Sac. Times. The owner of a tent, on the road from Sacramento to the southern diggings, in forms us, that in the past six days he counted seven thousand persons pass his place on their way south to winter diggings. We learn that the existence of the chole ry has created a great panic among the Mexican portion of the residents of the capitol, and that they arc leaving that place by hundreds. We do not learn that the disorder has made its appearance there, although premonitory symptoms have ex isted, and disorders that generally precede cholera. Tl.e bark Christiana was reported Tues- mento, with passengers, of whom thirteen had died of cholera and many remained on board sick. A great many cases occurred on board the vessels between this place and Sacra mento, and, owing to the want of proper medical assistance or, probably, to the virulence of the disease almost all the cases have proved fatal. Money, in San Francisco, which we no ted as being so very tight in prices current of the 3 1st ult., can be had on much easier terms, on giving the required security. The rate of interest is at present high, but it is owing to the fact that the titles to real estnfte here are in most cases disputed, and capitalists consequently part with money with groat caution. The steamer Mariposa, run down and sunk in Suisun Bay, a few days ago, has been raised and towed to this city. She will resume her trips to Stockton next week. Mr. C L. Youmans, City Undertaker, handed in his bill yesterday to the Common Council for coffins furnished to the destitude poor during the period from Sept. 3d to Oct. 31. Those furnished, at 825 each, amounted to 1,250 ! This exhibits a frightful picture of mortality for the last month. Gov. Burnett bus appointed the thirtieth of November as a day ol Thanksgiving. During the approaching winter a much larger number of miners will remain iu the mountains than ever before, and conse quently more gold will be tuken out than during any previous winter season. A very destructive fire has taken place at Sacramento city. Among the buildings destroyed were four large hotels. The Indian difficulties continue, but are not of an alarming or serious nature. Sev eral skirmishes have taken place, but at tended with the loss cf only two or three lives on either side. . We are compelled to notice still, dullness as prevailing in the markets generally since ; out however, any material change in the prices of any of the leading articles of lions, with still a downward tendency Groceries are also sold daily at public sale, at great sacrifice. The arrivals of vessels have not fallen off yet. We have had two arrivals from China lately with large and well assorted cargoes of silks, las and other aitieles too tedious to mention, which brought an immense profit, particularly the article of teas. Real Estate has advanced nearly ten per cent, within the last few days. There is a large stock of furniture on hand in the market, and when sold at auc tion it goes off at a severe loss. Brick are in fair demand at our quota tions. There is falling off in lime and ce ment. The Cherokee brought a large number of passengers (between 3 and 400.) many of whom draw a sad picture of their expe rience. Private iid vices state that the cholera prevailed to a much worse extent than stated in the newspapers. Business, however, was quite brisk, and gold plenty, (when it is found ) From th Harriibarg Telegraph. Revenue of the Commonwealth for 185 We present below from the annual report of the Auditor General, a summary ol the receipts and expenditures at the State Treasury, from the. 1st day of Decemoer, 1649, to the 30th day of November, 1850, both days inclusive : RECEIPTS. Lands Auction commissions Auction duties Tax on bank dividends Tax on corporation stock 16,378 59 18,673 75 44,898 22 153,677 14 136510 14 Tax on real 6i personal estate 1,317,821 55 Tavern licenses 107,427 49 Retailers' licenses 171.062 20 IVdlers' licences 2.525 05 Brokers' licences 10,228 73 Theatre, circus, and menagerie licenses Distillery and brewery licenses Billiard room, bowling saloon, and ten pin alley licenses Eating house, beer house, and 2,384 50 4,203 91 3,045 81 restaurant licenses 6.530 07 Patent medicine licenses 2,633 04 Pamphlet laws 345 08 Militia fines 12.952 73 Foreign insurance agencies 2,760 83 Tax on writs, wills, deeds, 6iC. 45,409 471 Tax on certain offices 14,047 21 Collateral inheritance tax 102,295 07 Canal and railroad tolls 1,713,848 10 Canal fines, sales of old materi als &s. 6,953 64 Tax on enrolment of laws 10,270 00 Premiums on charters 89,262 21 Tax on loans 119,350 30 Loans 270,000 00 Interest on loans 13,72127 Dividends on turnpike and bridge stocks 2,4G'1 00 Sales ol turnpike 6tocks 13,685 44 Accrued interest 3,67 32 Refunded cash 13,278 61 Fees of the public offices 3,687 20 Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hos pital 177 00 Miscellaneous 1.740 33 4,438,131 51 Balance in the Treasury, 26,207 24 Unavailable deposits in tho BanksoftheUnitedStutes 280,000 00 A- S5.644.338 75 EXPENDITURES. Public improvements 91,488,799 74 Expenses of government Miliiia expenses Pensions and gratui'ies Charitable institutions Common Schools 262,699 71 16,282 25 I 17,277 81 j 02,267 85 ! 9i a iv Aft ! Cornmrs of the sinking fuud3 18,861 03 Loans 8,150 19 Interest on loans 2,004,714 51 Guarantied interest 32,500 00 Domestic creditors 6,387 41 Damages on the public works 28,068 34 Special Commissioners -Slate Library Public buildings and grounds 2,554 03 1,000 00 2,003 78 1,947 00 103 00 3,000 00 19,283 79 6,000 00 100 00 192 75 2,500 00 1,740 53 43,525 04 10,940 00 5,984 15 8,180 44 Eastern reservoir of the Penua. canal H'eigh-lock at Bcarh Haven Use of patented rights Penitentiaries House of Refuge Conveying Fugitives Nicholson lands Amendments to the Constitution Escheats Abatement of State Tax Re-issuing relief notes Counsel fees and commissions Miscellaneous $4,569,053 94 Balance in theTreasury,Nov. 30, 1850, available 754,252 81 Depreciated funds in the Treasury, unavailable 41,032 00 Deposite in Bank of th United States, unavailable 280,000 00 fl,075.284ii 15.644,338 75 Fire in Willi amsport Our citizens, very generally, were aroused from their slumbers about 3 o'clock, on Saturday morning last, by the ringing of bells and alarm of fire, occasioned by the burning of the car-house and office attached at the termination of the railroad. The fire appears to have originated in a passen ger ca r inside of the building, and is said to have been kindled by a parcel of drunken vagrants, with a ruthless carelessness of consequences which is seldom equalled, in any place, and never before exhibited in this. By the time a suf&ient number of citizens were collected to use thefire ap paratus efficiently, the whole buildirfg wat completely enveloped in flames, and no effort was made to check their progress, the night being remarkably still, nnd the car house luckily standing in such an isolated position as not to 'endanger the houses around it. Two cars, and valuable papers in the office, were burned, and the to'al loss is estimated at from $800 to $1000. Several individuals have been arrested, charged with being concerned in the firing of the building, and bound over to appear at the next Court. We hope this matter may be fern-ited to the very bottom and the guilty i x posed ; the public security de mandssuch a course of action. Lycoming Gazelle. A reward f $50 has been offered for the detection ol 'he incendiary. HI H. C. HICKOK, Editor. O. If. WORDEN, Fablishtr. At f mh in n..Yant f 1.75 in thrw months. $2 pIJ witli the yrr, antl $1M ai tlir rrxl ut th? year. Aiui9 Ui Itiila-Jt'llii V II Ttiiiarr anl t'&rr. Ieuisbnrff, Pa. Wednesday Morning, Dec. 25 ADVERTIZE ! Executor.. AilminUtrston, Publie ODirr. City and Country Mrrt-hant. Matiufarturrr., Mhnir., liU'incas M'U 11 Jio wiph to pmrure or to di.putM of anything would lo wrll to tcire notire or the mojim through th- "Lnriri'ttry tVirtmirlr.' Thi. taper ha. A ffiMMl anl inrrea..int rirrulntim in a community contai ning a larirc a proportion or active, solvent producer, coiiMiuicrx. ami d-alrrm a any other in the State. tar fnp rtf Ttjeat, A'iit Jffjtiro, Utah, California, and Orcpm, with the Brit ish, American, and Mexican possessions adjoining, the outlines colored, and the route of W. II. Chauiberlin's party traced. Wc have engaged with S. Augustus Mitchell, the celebrated Map Publisher of Philadelphia, for a supply of the above Maps, which we will furnish, ijratit, to all subscribers who settle up to the end of the next Vol. Dec. 151. They have yet to be colored, which will require two or three weeks before their delivery. To non subseriliers, they will be afforded at 25 cents each. More Lt'CK. On our return late last week frr-m the New Berlin Courts, we found our larder had juiit been garnished with a Cne freh wlmm, ot lua-f- iauri temptiDK appearance and proportiona; for which wa arc IndeUUd to th pohu im-m of Mr. Bt an. the amia ble hort.aa of the 'Onfral Hall' Hotel, Northumberland. While luxuriating upon it at dinnr-r, next day. we hi m1 our rtara that we at wit aa m. flitora whose uniortan ate 1 t happen to bo cart alaewhera than in the heart of this loriue West Hranrh .alley. Verily, we pity all three 4 outside barbarians.' W5uAs the Editor is absent, he is res ponsible for nothing in this paper except that mfmon. limbing lloom. -Master Moehauics, Parents and Guardians in Lewishurg! can you do a better thing fur the youth and youug men in your employ or under your influence, than to secure them an interest in the Reading Room? Several have se cured that privilege to other, yet there is room for more. The charge from 1st Jan. to 1st April, will be SI only. eo.Its pre sent patronage must determine whether it shall be sustained, or must prove a failure. We find on our Table An elegant bound copy of the Congres sional Globe for 1849150, forwarded ii a ViW I Inn .Inorau ALi. t Mechanical portion of the Patent Office Report for 149 50. We understand the Agricultural portion of the Report is not vet printed and here we arc upon the threshold of 151 '. John Landis, '-Divine Painter, Poet, and Oriental Tourist," is now stopping at the Washington Hotel, and has politely furnished us with a copy of his pociu, the " Messiah," which we deem (with all de ference to his judgment) less harmonious in its versification than Pope's on the same subject. Hehas also favored us with an original poetical article, with which we may grace our New Year's paper. Mr. L., it will be remembered, has a claim ujon this State for 810,000, fur services rendered the cause of literature aud art. Two new Journals from New York this week "the Water Cure Jutirnat," and "Die tjuntmcl," each at $1 per year also two or three from Philadelphia, names not recollected. City Journaklom is very prolific in fair promises and new en terprises about New Year's ; but the num ber of those who "fail," (sometimes ruin ing themselves and sometimes only didling their country patrons out of their money) is " Legion." " Tue G i'arpian," by Revl Hrllaj baugh, now hails from Lancaster, and ap pears on good pajffjj new and improved dress through jrf with an addition of 8 pages mop&iy of reading matter, and with out "uy increase in the amount of matter, Or of price. We have received a number of the pestilent fraternity of the " Satanic Press," (which selects some excellent reading mat ter as a cover for advertising infamous and unlawful publications) with a generous offer to "exchange" for any "notice" that might be given of it. We will not further its designs y naming it j but assure all such co-workers with the Arch enemy, we would as soon scatter the dead liest plague over the land as aid them in their works of deceit, pollution, and de struction to the best interests of the human race. Some "enterprising" city'publishers have sent us a catalogue of their books, with a polite request to " notice" it or tlum. No doubt the books arc all very nice and the Gents very clever but country printers are not so rich as to be able to work for nothing ; nor are they all such fools as to puff cverthing that comes to them from abroad. Send us your advertisement, (and your pay,) ye urban millioiiarit,aud it will speak for itself like that of Mr. Tay lor in another column. ay The Ladies' Sewing Circle continue their Sale, &c, to-day. Donation, also, at Rev. Mr. Allcmsn's. Analysis of Juniata County. Col. M'CIure, of the Juniata Sentinel, having completed his labors as Deputy Marshal for that county, in his last issue gives the following curious statistics sonic of which, be it understood, are entirely extra official. N umber of free inhabitant, in letu of males, of S-maJee, of persona married, - -w happily marrietl. Keiserahl. married. contentedly married, married within the year, married to their choice, of widower. who fc! bereaved, wanting le marry eculn, hoptiie to get tKlur wivea than Leftsra, of a Mows, homing to marry airain, who hare bad offers, euKa-ed. who lore more ardently than bote re, of baehrlors, (over 3U; w ho hope to marry. who hare been rejected, wiio hare nerer oirerM. who have courted widows, of old maid. (o.er no older now than tea years ago, of young ladies, (under 25) engaged, wlie think thfm-elves engaged, who have been disappolnu-d, who have tainted within the year, who have fallen in gentlemen ' arms, wlio can bake, who can knit, who.can wash, who hope to marry rich, who are handsome, who think themselves an, who have bad two bsaus at once who have had none, who would marry widowers, of young men. omder 1f5) who Mncke, rhew. and drink, w ho admire thrtr o n whiskrs, who think their parents fools, who think themselves handtoQC, wbo have common sense, who would marry if tliey could, who could marry if they would, of babies, of handsome babies, of mothers thinking their babies pretty, of famiie without babiee. of nimilieswith two babie. of subscribers to county papers. who pay ar them, who hope to pay for them, who don't intend to pay fcr them, who take tl -Sentinel,'' who read it. w te i borrow or steal it who take the -R-girter, who read it, who have tkhitrd in the attempt, who intend to take it next year, who liorrow or steal it, of preachers in the eountv, who love souls more than money. 110J) bO0 K.13 4UUQ 4" ttoO lo soo 3 1! 1-ai Ji 1UA M fA Si Z'JO 1M li 120 27 no !J Sfil 4 2.1 t'H V'i V3 3'i HOT 743 JIT lV.'J 4o SO) 3-1 i-.n) tvt 2140 UM t-i2 611 17"4 7o SJ!l liiii i:c7 xl Kjo rl M lii MO 61 S4'. 305 67 h 19 V-a S7 oo .1 5 0 3 1 e l - of lawyers n the county, " who wont plead an unjustcause, ofeditors, u who hare common sense, M ho ever have mon-y. " a bo write nothing but the truth. of doctors in the county, 2i u who cure Dure than they kill, 0 " of lun-keeTwrs, who ib n't break the. lk-ecse law, 0 - of tailor. 5o w'ao don't eablaje, 0 Wc had no idea Juniata was such a hrd county as her Marshal represents her to be, but as he is positive in his statements, and completely " bnoked-up" withal, we yield all credence due. Ytt we are happy to add that the honest editor above referred to (who mode-ty forbade his naming) has as wc learn entered upon the study of the Law so that, by the next census, we shall prohably have returned an honest Lawyer as well as an honet Editor. " Wait a little longer there's a good time a-coming." Jetff" Montour County held its first Court on Monday week the Associate Judges present. Only 15 Attorneys admitted; and there being no Juries drawn, they must have had poor picking fur "cases." Prep L.uirjun kww mnili for Juries at the next Court, when Judge Anthony will attend. To make amends for Court pro ceedings, however, a "Cnion" meeting was enjoyed, and a considerable soldering of the fabric effected after which, a social rc-union at one of the hotels finished the business of the first chapter of the second edition of Danville courts. S& Court at New Berlin last week, was mostly occupied with Commonwealth suits. That of Ilaus vs Mucser for libel, took up much time, "and terminated in a verdict of neither party guilty the County to pay the costs! Gutelius vs Woods for assault, no cause of action. Com'th. vs Loudenslagcr for keeping a tippling house, Deft, fined $20. Th.se are all the trials we are advised of. The Editor is in attendance and will doubtless furnish our readers with every thing of interest. ftThc population of Philadelphia county is at length ascertained, as follows : Philadelphia City proper 121,417 Northern Liberties Kensington Moyamensing Spring Garden 47,223 4(3,776 26,979 58,895 Southwark 38,799 Other irtrireMiittF w;i : 409,053 souls 61,022 houses, 72,365 families. New York County has 517,849 souls I Mr. Benton has introduced into Congress a Bill for the construction of a National Rail Road from St. ouis to San Francisco, with lateral branches to Santa Fc and Oregon, by which fifty miles of territory on both sides of the road is appro priated to defray the cost of its construc tion. We hope the plan may succeed. efeiy-We understand there are still sev eral shares to be taken iu the Lewisburg Branch of the Sustjuehanna Telegraph. The Sunbury American states that the distance trm Danville to Northumberland has Ijeen striked off, and that the Telegraph posts will 1k put up and the line in opera tion withiii one mouth. &a-Cbarity Lodge, No. Ili7met lth inst. at Lewisburg, and elected the follow ing officers for the ensuing Masonic year: J. M'Faddin, W.M.; J. Frick, S. W. : J. Russel, J.W.: H.W.Fries, Tr.; A. L. Ilatfield, S.; J. Kekbret, S.D.; G.W. 11a-fer- J- Vj-?1' Iltu' J- .JearOur Representative in Congress has made a -motion in favor of the free circul ation of home newspapers sustaining it by a short but forcible and sensible speech which is just about w hat the people want. M&Sce New Advertisements a valua ble Town Property for sale in Lewisburg, and also ono ia Selinsgrovs New Goods, ic. i. Iky Snow on Sunday afternoon Kjt in the evcniuir. lightning during the i,;i,. S;- cold and wind on Monday, pleasant pros pect for Christmas yesterday all but the sleighing. We sec that Col. Slifer, the member of the Legislature from this districts spokeo of as the Whig candidate for Speaker of the House.' Ho hope the compliment will be conferred upon the Col. (as, consider: n;? the large Democratic majority, it can only bo a compliment,) as he is eminen'.y worthy of it. Juniata "Register," (De mocratic.) jXcios Notions. Robert Barnwell Rhett, a Calhounite, has been elected U.S. Senator from South Carolina,over Gen. Hammond, a L'nioniji. Philo C. Fullpr is appointed Comptroller of New York. lie succeeds Washington Hunt (Governor,) who succeeded Mii!ari Fillmore, (President.) On the 11th inst. at Beech Creek, Clin ton Co., Mr. John Smith was carrying at! axe on his shoulder, when he fell, and the head of the axe fractored his skull, caus ing his speedy death. A child of Nicholas Lentz. of Danville, was burned to death on Wednesday afier- noon last, by its clothes taking fire whils it was playing around the fireplace. Edward Ball, a shoemaker, of Lew V. town, fell into the Canal on the night of Saturday week. His cries were heard, but in consequence o! the extreme dark ties?, his body wa not found uutil the vita! spark had fled. He was about 50 years old. The New England Farmer quotes th opinion of a weather-wise friend that n shall have an early, long.and hard wmier. The indications of this are considered to b; the early, heavy rains this fail, by hlrj the earth has become fully saturaied i:ri water, and tha streams, swamps, and Lun tains well filled. In Pittsburg on tho 21st., the svan. er Fashion exploded killing 4 persons end scalding several more. Col. Wm. H. Bissell, of III., who ti calmly and bravely resisted the atttrrpu of Southerners to browbeat him in Cong ress, received 12,941 votes all the c'.' cast for reelection. While Sunday evening Concerts hat been established in New York City, in New Orleans the Sunday theatres hi been abandoned. The Wilkes Barro Rolline; Mill, whici cost $34,000, has been sold for $9,O00. Washington, Dec. 4 We learn that meeting at Richmond, Ya., on Saturday night, to condemn the President for no: quelling the Boston riot, and for the pur pose of denouncing t' c compromise, wsss failure. But three persons were in favcr of disunion. A series of resolutions, pro posing to buy onlv articles imported by Southerners, was postponed to no edjow- ued meeting. Windsor coutity, Vermont, has lost ISi'i in population since the last Census. Silas Wright's late organ in St. Law rence Co., N. Y., has run up the flaj' for T. 11. Benton for next President, w ih the motto, "lie never treads the back track." A S ate Temperance Convention is to 18 he'd in Uarrisburg on the 23d of January. The Free Trade League at New Yok it is said design bringing out Robert J. Walker for next President. Seven of the Democratic State Centrl Committee, dissatisfied with the call of t senaratc'Judicial Ccnventit n by the major ity of the Committee, have called a mut ing iu Philadelphia for the 30th inL ts "consider." Mr. Ross' paying $600 for a first ticat to hear Jenny Lind sim;. is pronounced a novrl case of Jenny-Rossity. The 20th inst.. Jenny Lind Wds to tir.f in Richmond. The tickets sold for 117, 000, $13 each on an avenge. Boston, Dec. 9 The Hamilton woo'va mills, situated at Southbridge, Mass., wrs destroyed by fire yesterday mornifli. T;e loss is about $200,000, of which 15t.0CC is covered by insurance. Over TfctO i- - sons have been thrown out of work l '' destruction, of the Hamilton Mil's. T. . cause of the fire is at present unknown. The Union Co.Colporteur Association u to meet JPiu-ierian church in Xc 1 ..SGUD?1- 1. at 11, A .....is 1 " ' II , - Tm'frrtorj nriinr ! Arrrand rljj.. jig' l r.-omni.-!.,l.-d ISIUVrr? MKDUa"""; auul b appo.iBB.u w.gnt wat. The Virginir country people who cam to Washington to attend Jenny Liud's can cert were ail for Scott for next President. Montrose, Dec. 21. II. J. Patrick u found dead in the woods near Tunkhao nock. It is supposed ho accidently shot himself. Population of Wyoming county, 10,709. Wm Hutchison of Delaware T;. ki an 18 month porker on the 16th inst.. which weighed 665 lbs. Boston, Dec. 20. Jack Wade has heel indii'tcd for robbing the Dorchester !i" of $30,000, and has pleaded guiiiv. Sc ience deferred till next April. Chs f Southwick has also been indicted, and ded not nuiltv ; his trial takes place mit April. Brooks indicted for reeeivini:.'-' be tried on next Tuesday. The Bank 1" recovered $1 1,000. We have neglected to notice heretofore that the Utmk of Corning.X.Y., has iailf' The estimated value of its bills we bs not learned. Its circulation was chier'.' confined to the northern counties of State. Martin Pciler, charged with the rnuri'' of his wife at Schuylkill Haven, on r' 21st ult., was arrested on the Ulue Mot tain, south of Schuylkill Haven, on Mi day last, and committed to the Schuy'lJ' County Jail, there to await his trial. Hon. James M. Mason, was on SK day re elected to the United States 5fDJ from Virginia for six years from the l-" March next. - . 4Tbb Tkojas." A paper by ihi has been established at Troy. Bradford U by MessTSa Barclay & Mcssengr.
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