liBWISBURG CHRONICLE AND WEST BRANCH FARMER
the abolition of the barbarous laws of im
prisonment for debt ; of peace societies ;
eocietiea for the reformation of vagrant
youth ; eocietiea lor moral reform for re.
lieviog the indigent for the protection and
education of destitute orphans for the
aupport of the helpless aged ; societies
many ol whxh have risen to an impor
tance which attracts the notice and secures
the aid of the Slate, and assuming almost
every variety demanded by the manifold
miseries and sins of society these bright
and characteristic schemes, which never
adorned the brow of the ancient civiliza
tion, aro the peculiar glory of the age.
Then the whole story of the mighty Tem
perance movement, lies in the annals of
this period, which has enrolled millions
upon the pledge of total abstinence, and
aent an impulse to the ends ol the earth.
The extinction of human slavery was first
aystematiclly attempted during this period,
the fruits of a spirit of freedom, and a just
appreciation of human rights and brother
hood, which has put an end to bondage in
many ladns, and kindled a sentiment in
this land, which makes its extinction as
certain as any future event can be.
The unexampled diffusion of pracctial
religion adds much to the lustre of our
piat half-century. W hat strides have been
taken in supplying the gospel to the world!
What revivals of religion have spread
over Christendom, deepening the influ
ence, and increasing the power of Christi
anity ! What increased respect is felt, in
all circles, for religion ; what improved
outward deference to its rites what se
curities added to its freedom ! Perhaps
in no particular of progress has the change
been more obvious and extensive, than in
respect to religion. When we reflect upon
the stability which -religion gives to every
le'orm, and the quickening power it exerts
upon every upward impulse ol the human
mind, there will be no evidence of the
world's advance, which will excite in the
thoughtful mind so much gratitude for the
past, and such cheerful presages for the
future, as this. The picture is not with
out its shadows, indeed ; with the increase
of good, there has also been a growth of
much that is evil. But, whoever delibe
rately marks the headlands of progress
which the retrospect of the half century
discloses, will find most encouraging evi
dences of substantial progress in many of
the noblest and most hopeful aspects of
human life, and most impressive indica
tions of the resistless power and immeas
urable goodness of Divine Providence
JV. Y. Feangeitl, Dee. 26, 1S50.
The Farmer.
Ob the Importance of Extended Chem
ical Investigation.
Analytic il Laboratory, Yale College.
New Haven, Conn., Aug. 5, 1650.
Messrs. Editors : It may seem to
many that the time has long passed, when
it was necessary to write lor such a paper
aslhe"Cultivator,''on socha topic as I have
aelecteJ for the theme of my present let
ter. I think, however, that a little re flee
ition will convince any impartial and ob
serving mind, that we have as yet only
begun to impress the great mass of the
farming community, with a due sense of
the importance of this subject.
It is common to say, that there has been
change within a few years, in this re
spect ; that farmers are now rapidly be
coming convinced that there is something
to be learned from scientific investigation ;
this is all true to a very great extent, and
I will even acknowledge that in many dis
tricts, direct encouragement to such inves
tigations has been given. Our numerous
and flourishing agricultural societies, and
ably conducted agricultural journal, are
all so many evidences of advance, and of
an awakened spirit of inquiry.
The farmers that one encounters at the
shows of these societies, and those who
take take these journals, arc, as a class,
ready to admit that there remains much
to be done before they can be said to fully
understand even the practice of their pro
fession ; and also that they are prepared
to believe in the possibility of deriving
great aavawage irom me labors ol scicn-; 0f his life has gone also. To this it .nay
tific men. I be answered, that manure is all that is
If all these things are so, it may be said. I needed, and that any farmer knows it al
why complain of the farmers! why say j ready, without thanks to (he chemist,
that they hold back in the cause of im- j This is true to a certain extent, but in many
provementf This objection would have cases cxperierc: has shown that common
much force, were it not for the lact that manure will not produce good wheal, even
after all, the c'ass of which I have spoken, .en heavily applied to the land. Here
constitutes but a comparatively small part then occurs the necessity for chemical
among the great agricultural population, .nil) sis ; by iis means we are cna
Even the admirable shows of the State of b!ed to ascertain what are the sub
New York, fail to collect more than a! stances, end what arc the proportions
email proportion of her farmers, although j of the substances t hit are contain
the actual concourse is immense. How ed in this grain ; so much being done,
many thousands there are in that state j it theu remains to examine I lie soil also,
who scarcely know that such a show was ,d lo ascertain of what this too is com-
ever Mti"i vi.c'ug :(iiajs wnen it
chances to come into their immcdia'e vi
cinity. Many other states have no state
ahow of any description. In a county with
population of a hundred thousand, il
would be considered a successful agricul
tural show, which should draw together a
thousand or two oi people ; and a gather
ing of snore than two or three hundred of
these lo hear an address, on some scien
tific or practical topic would be thought
quite eredtiable. There arc ol course ex
ception to this stale of things, but 1 now
speak vf the country in general.
These facta no one can controvert ; it
seemi then, that after all, but a compara
tively limited portion of the farmers are
aroused, even to the necessity and advan
tage of these simple steps towards improve
ment. Again, in going through our villages,
how many people do wo find, who never
read any of the agricultuial newspapers or
periodicals, and who are ready to declaim
against them all aa useless. How limited
is the sale of even the largest and most ably
conducted of the periodicals, compared with
what it ought to be, if all appreciated its
value.
Hut I desire to go a step further, and to
leave out of the question all those who may
be considered entirely uninterested and in
credulous on the subject of improvement ;
and to ask how far can we depend on those
who attend fairs and shows with much in
terest, who read papers and hear addresses
with some degree of attention. Surely here
we may look (or the fullest approval in
every scientific movement, and in any edu
cational movement ; here at last, in places
of ridicule and contempt, we shall find
warm encouragement and assistance. How
far these anticipations are realized, those
who have had occasion to present such sub
jects, can testify. With the farmers con.
stituting a majority in most of our legisla
tures, projects for educational establishments
having their interest in view, are sufk'red
to lie neglected, or even depised, year af
ter year, while money is at the same time
voted away by thousands through the votes
of these same farmers, fur comparatively
trifling objects with which they have little
or nothing to do. This evil is gradually
lessening, but yet strong manifestations of
it may be seen in almost every capital of
states, during each legislative session. Cnn
any one doubt, that the farmers when once
convinced that money can be appropriated
with benefit to the cause of agriculture, will
hesitate lo appropriate it so far as is neces
sary I Can any one doubt but that if they
ere fully and really convinced. they would
do it now, freely and not grudgingly t So
far is this from true, that even in three
states, where appropriations lave been
made, it has been amid doubts, fears, and
oppositions.
The conclusion forced upon the mind by
such reasoning, and such facts, as the
foregoing, is, that the majority of the farm-
rs in our states are not yet prepared to
advance very rapidly, and are not sufficient
ly imbued with a spirit of improvement.
Many ol them are, as I have said, disposed
to the vague belief that some improvement
it needed, but they are inclined to rest in
the expression of this belief. The) are not
ready to take active measures to bring this
knowledge into practical lorms, and within
their reach, or to aid in its increase. They
shrink from actual innovations, although
theoretically they may be brought to
acknowledge them possibly advisable. In
short, what the mass of farmers call a con
viction, as to the merits of scientific agri-
cu.ture, is merely a somewhat favorable
ureposscsion ; if they are really convinced
'hat there was much to be learned from il,
they would not be to foolish as to neglect
decisive and prompt measures for bringing
a kno ledge of it within their reach. In
such a case men of science would not be,
as it were, compelled to produce the re
sults oftheir lubors and lo apply them to
practice, iu sun of upotogetic way, as il
for meddling with what l hey did not un
derstand ; but they would be sought aficr
and encouraged, and ured forward in
every possible way.
It is strange that after all which has
!ccn already done, such a spirit does not
show itself more strongly : while, too, the
advantages from the supplication of chem
istry, or f the other sciences, to practice,
is so extremly capable of proof.
Suppose, for instunce, a farmer entering
upon a new soil, of which he knows noth
ing, either in respect to its composition, or
its physical properties, lie wishes to grow
wheat upon it, that being perhaps the best
crop he can raise, if it will do well- His
only way of deciding this question is by
actual experiment ; for there are some
soils that look perlcclly well lo the e)e and
jet will not grow good wheat. If the
crop fails, his labor is all lost, and a year
If there are sever I substances
present in the heat, w bich are not present
or only present in small quantities in the
soil, the whole subject becomes clear al
once, aud tie gn at principles are estab
lished, by means of which such immense
advances have been make in modern limes,
the principles of special manuring, that is.
of supplying tpccial deficiencies by addi
tions of particular substances, which com
mon manures cau not furuii-h in sufficient
qnantities.
We may also suppose a case, where the j
farmer can not obtain enough of common I
yard manure for the extent of ground
which he wishes to crop with wheat.
Knowing the composition of the grain, he
can look about for something which will I the latter should be responsible for all ills
answer for its food ; though here again he that might consequently befal tho country
is helpless to a considerable extent without A change in the Minister of Marine is
the labors of he chemist, to tell him wheth- j possible. " " ' " """ --"---"-'- -
cr manures or substances that he has! The tiial of the members of the Liberal
oever aeen before, are really what he Society, called the United Italians; has
wants. Can any reasonable man deny
that chemistry ia valuable in each of these
cases? can not all, on the contrary, see
that if the researches of the chemist had
been much more extended, had been car
ried so far as to explain every change
which takea place from germination to
entire ripeness, and all of the diflerences
in the varieties of this grain, that a fund of
knowledge would have been collected of
the very greatest importance to every
practical man.
In my next letter I propose to write
somewhat more at length relative lo the
necessity of auch'extended investigations as
the one alluded lo above, and as to the way
in which they can be encouraged.
Yours truly.
Cultivator. John P. Nomtoi.
Swapping Horses.
Think twice before trading off a horse
that haa served you well on the whole,
tho he may have some faults. We have
known men to swap off horses that had but
one or two faults, for others that had a
dozen. This generally arises from the bad
temper of the owner. A horse refuses to
draw before oxen, and he is put ofT for one
that is not willing to draw anywhere. An
other is high spirited, and the women can't
drive him : he is put off for one that can not
be coaxed out of a walk. Another is not
willing, to be caught in the pasture ; he is
exchanged for one that is worthless when
caught.
A low horse that hardly keeps your
boots from the ground, is put ofT lor one
that you can not mount without a block.
A lazy horse is put ofT for one that bus
not patience to let you be seated in the
chaise before he must go.
On the whole, we would not advise far
mers to think of changing any of their
stock for slight faults ; w hether cattle or
horses, or children or wives. It is belter
to bear with them than to run the risk of
faults they know not off. rBloomington
Herald.
FOREIGN
NEWS.
Boston, Suuday, January 6. The Ni
agara, from Liverpool via. Halifax, arrived
ut this port at 9 o'clock this morning.
The Papal excitement is wearing out
from sheer exhaustion, lo be renewed when
Parliament meets, which is on the fourth
of February next. Al Croydon, w here a
grand Protestant demonstration was wit
nessed, the proceedings were relieved by a
dramatic episode, in w liicli the Pope and
Cardinals, Monks, and Sisters of Mercy
figured in ecclesiastical trappings, and also
Pio Nono and Dr. Wiseman were burned
in tfftgy, amidst a blaze which lighted the
country for miles around.
The message of President Fillmore n as
received this week. It was pronounced an
able and interesting document and an ad
mirable State paper.
Berlin news lo the 10th, and Vienna to j
ihe 14th are received. The dismissal of
Landwehr has been accomplished quietly,
except in one or two of the IVzen provinces
of Prussia. Marshall Radeizky has been
permitted to leave Vienna by a very kind
letter from the Emperor, and will immedi
ately refUrn to Lombard)-.
The States of Central Herman v are dis
arming, although in Hesse Catsel there ap
pears to be some jealousies still subsisting
between the Prussian and Federal troops.
Another manifesto has been issued by
the London Democratic Refugees, signed
by Lcdru lUIlin, Albert Derasse, Joseph
Mazzini, and Arnold Ruge, and is address
ed to lhe Italian, Polish, German, and other
continental committees.
The first battalion foot Chasseurs are
about returning from France to Rome. At
the hitler place there is nothing but religi
ous ceicmonies going on.
The news from China, about the rebelli
on in the Sou:h,..is quite at variance with
recent nrcouuts. It was said ihat tho re
bels had teen destroyed, or dispersed. We
are now told lint the government troops
have been once more defeated, and one or
l wo Mandarins killed. .
A deplorable occurrenre had taken
place off Macao, on the anniversary of the
birthday of the consort of the Queen tf
Portugal. , The Portuguese frigate, Donna
Ma rut firPf. llu iiiimI senlittu ni ,,.. . I
f , a, t
laniain una nil th -fri avians
-" ".. a "v.v'i w u
were on board, and it is said that some offi
cers of the United States ship, Marion, all
of whom were to have dined on boird the
frigate.
About half past two the Donna Maria
blew up, aud the f flicers and men and all
on board perished, with the exception of
one officer and nllecn men, who were pick
ed out of the water by boats from the Mar
ion which vessel n.ay be presumed to be
uninjured. . .
Paris, Thursday Evening, Dec. 19. A
atatcment made to the President of the As
sembly by the President of lhe Republic, at
a banquet given by the former, on Wedncs-
! Jai Miwait Ms-twin MinMlinn I Alii Itf a
UQf i vuuwu Duurcirciiaaiiuii wuuia
I eon hinted that il disunion should occur
between the government and the Assembly,
been concluded, and six condemned to
death, and the Ex-Minister and five others
to 30 years, and the rest to 20 years, ' im
prisonment. H. O. HICKOK, Editor.
O. I. WORDEN, Publisher.
At $1 JO cash in ailT.no, fl.TS in three month. $2 paid
jiguujn'ij,Mv b Palmer
witliln me yi-ar, inn f ou ai me enu ih ine
J.eicisbitrff, Fa.
Wednesday Morning, Jan. 8.
I DVEBTIZE ! KirrnUirm. Administrators, PnMie
M Officers. CitT and Country Merchants, -Manufacturers,
dispose r am-thinic would t well t into ntire of ti-
a Kwl awl increasing circulation in a communitjr contai
ning aa lariie a proportion of active, anlrrnt produccrr,
couMiuu-rs. and dcal.-rm as any other iu Hie Slate.
fame through the -jjncMmra ' t-. ,
B!a,The Telegraph Despatch in our last,
respecting a fire in " Danville," we arc
glad to learn had no reference to our Penn
sylvania neighbor of that name.
The destruction of the splendid Ledger
building, Fhilad., hy fire, is, however, too
true. The loss (above the insurance) is
heavy, but the enterprising proprietors
aided hy their kind editorial neighbors
lost not a day in the issue of the 'Ledger,'
and the ''Dollar Newspaper" was delayed
but a few days.
8irVc are informed that Christian
Bryuian is re-appointed Clerk to the Com
missioners of Union county, and Wm. G.
Hcrrold, of Chapman Tp., Mercantile Ap
praiser. t-irSonie errors having occurred in a
portion of our last week's Almanac, we
republish it, that all our readers may have
a correct copy.
Tint want any m're Crrn at tlds office a &w bushcla
of clean Cornmlie, uowevcr, we would prize uiplilr, as
they are capital for starting coal tires. L'trittHify IAcmi
Ht. Such an ccoinmoJjtin5 spirit tlrarrrrs to h
rewarded orncohs lur newpier ! What'
the market price of 'em ! Montgomery Ledger.
No quotations as yet. You must be a
lucky fellow, however, if you have not
found by experience, before this time, that,
under the present order of things, country
papers must put up with any kind of pat
ronage, and be thankful for ' mighty' small
favors. But that is n't the worst of it,
either, in this case. Just imagine a free
zing editor calling on warm-hearted patrons
for merely a few corn cobs, and not getting
thrm! Who says now that republics are
not ungrateful
a?" The people of Philadelphia have
got in nitration a liuc of steamers, direct, ;
from that port to Liverpool. Cat.t. Mathews !
conducted in to Philadelphia "The City of
J !
-i
mnn niinnuini m
Cila'ow" the first of tho line, and all ; ever ueen seen in ine longer seitiea regions "-'t iu. nuru, uuu uui
Quakcrd....! is alive with interest and ex-1 vhere "vilization holds stronger sway ! j for the occasional " Your tickets, Gentle
eitemeiit in this new era of affairs this "The fid-owing commends itself to the ! men," from the conductor, there is no
means of independence of her more nros-i
iernus rival, New York City.
BarThc Farmers of Perry and many
other counties are moving in the appoint-
incut of Delegates to the State Agricultu-
ral Convention at Harrisburg, 3d Tuesday
in January 21st inst. As Union county
has appointed none, Voluuteer Delegates '
would be the more acceptable.
Bri.Tlic State Temperance Convention
is to meet at Harrisburg, Thursday, Jan.
'2'td immediately after the probable ad
journment of the Agricultural Convention.
Tlif Watrr f'nrr Journal. The
January number (Vol. XL, No. 1) of this
able and successful advocate of Hydro
pathic principles, lies on our table. Aside
from its main theory, it contains a large
amount of valuable information with re
gard to the Laws of Health. It has lately
been enlarged, ami printed with new type,
on fine white paper, at the low price of $1
a year in advance. Fowlers &, Wells,
Publishers, 131 Nassau street, New York.
BWe printed 100 extra copies of the
Chronicle last week, aud have but 30 left.
Those desiring Mr. Churuberliu's Journal ,
for themselves or friends, should apply
soon, rny-tlic-livc, two or three of our:
patrons have recently done the handsome
thing all around, by inducing borrowers,
to suLseiil lor our paper. j
fir-n.W:Rothrock,of Bellefonte, suc-j
cceds Adam J. Crier iu the publication of j
the "Clinton Tribune," and Mr. Crawford
i:s asttK-Kitod I .yon 5 Mu.inst with him in
J
the publication of the "Clinton Democrat.'
We Tvis-h thrm oood luck, in a lump.
... j..; .....i.l .. m -
SsfA partition in the house of Isaac
Packer, of Lock Haven, recently took fire
from a flue, but it was happily extinguished
after giving a friendly warning to be very
careful with that good friend bad enemy.
KS"Tlic beautiful sleighing of the past
few days has been well improved, and'nuicli
enjoyed, but is now in an unpromising
condition.' ' '' "5
XB-AVc regret to learn that Judge An
thony is lying seriously ill at his residence
in Williamsport. ( , , , .... . ,
tW The ale of the Danville and Potta
villc Railroad, took plat in Sunbury on
the 28th ult A. Jordan, Esq. bid it off
for the Company, it is supposed--at One
-Hundred and Thirty Thousand and Fifty
Dollars." " w """
""'aWTi'iK Le;isi.atvke was to convene
yesterday. .The election of lT.S.Senator is
producing much embittered feeling and
charges of Bribery ! Fraud '.I Warnings "'.
and Libel suits, are already afoot.
Mr.Ccssna of Bedford is the Democratic
nominee for Speaker of the House.
taTThe "JVurti Branch Democrat "
edited by George Sanderson, Esq., State
Senator is the third or fourth Auti-Wil-luot
paper, that baa been started iu Brad
ford county.
fjgr-Thc u Ameriran lutrlligrnrrr" a
new Democratic paper edited hy Mr. Jno.
j Case has made its appearance at M'Ew-
ensville, Northumberland county, and bids
fair to win success.
jfcaT"A young man in this vicinity, hav
ing entered a pen with the intention of
ti..L-i,,,r a hnrr u-n attacked hv the animal
vhich inflicted a severe and very paiutul
,
wound.
jcBvTo-day is the Anniversary of the
glorious battle of New Orleuus. The rec
ollection of that bloody fight like the
actors iu it is fust failing from before the
public mind.
SQT According jo philological evidence,
California must be the Ophir of Scripture.
Take the following derivations for instance
Ophir, Calophir, Calophirnia. Q. E. D.
Jtsir Ashes, sprinkled on the pavements
iu town every frosty morning, would ren
der the walking much more pleasant aud
safe than it often is.
ley-The statement that Congress passed
a law reducing the value of all Spanish
coin under the value of 50 cents, we see
is denied.
B3i." Littcll's Living Age" advertised
this week is one of the standard and in
all respects most valued works of the day.
HXuAn impressive sketch of the grand
events of the past half century, will be
found commencing on our first page.
fel&.The Sufivan l'ugr. has come to
life again, and promises to be carefully
Wvcd hereafter.
AayTrcvorton, iu Northumberland Co.,
haa become a post-town Wm. Atwater,
post-master.
Indian and African Improvement.
We have received from St. Paul, (Min
nesota) No. 1 of the " J)ukftla Tavaxxtku
Kin, or the Dakota Friend," a small sheet
published monthly by Rev. G. II. Pond
for the Dakota Mission of the American
Home Mission Society. The common
English type are used, and the articles are
in both the Indian and the English Ian-
?nnfe'e- e C"P ,rom " following
chapter of Zoology, and woul.l inquire if
any of tLc "matures there described have ,
i .i i ..i -
T '"TV" -'"u-"f a'-
though fat and sleek at first, have conic j
very lnucli to resemble those ' lean kine I
. t- . , ,
of which an ancient king dreamed, and
this. too. notwithstanding tliev suck con- !
etantly. The milk must be poisonous; j
the cow is out-and-out a nuisance, for she
will expose her beautiful teats in thtfrnost
frequented part of the town, and always
E'VtS down h-'n sucked. Wean the calves,
and she will go dry :
"There is another siiijrular species of.
cows, in most towns and cities. Thcv
have glass teats ami tales of wo. They
also give au astonishing quantity of milk,
hut draw all their nourishment from those
who milk them. They have many calves,
which they never wean, and some of them
are always sucking. It often happens
when the suckers are reduced, and most in
need of milk, the dam refuses her supply,
and turns uihiu them the hollow horn, to
which the eldest calves have a great aver
sion. They are not milked in the usual
way, but the calf dodges behind a raek or
screen, and sucks, first standing, then sit
ting, and finally lying. Naturalists have
observed that the younger calves, after a
good suck, are playful and active, but as
they grow older they become affected with
that awful disease among cattle, called the
trembles. It has also been remarked that
the oftcner those cows are sucked, the more
thirsty and impoverished becomes the calf.
After sucking for years, they are often too
weak to stand, and generally terminate
their career by going to grass."
We learn by the Indian AJrocafe, a pa-
VT published in Louisville, Ky., by Re'
Sydney Dyer for the Indian Association,
,,,at ai,1' M'Intosh, (better known as
,Jcn - -M-'I"1, I'ead chief of the Creek
nation,) lias oeen ordained to the work of
the Gospel iniiiiVtry by the Baptists, and
is now devoted to the spiritual welfare of
his countrymen.
Recent intelligence from Africa, is most
encouraging to those numerous organiza
tions instituted for the advancement of the
iutcre.ts of that country. . The stations of
Liberia aud Sierra Leone are steadily ad
vancing in solid prosperity, improving their
own condition, and exciting a hallowed in
fluence upon the savage tribes in their
neighborhood. - .
-One of . the missionaries, Rev. Mr.
Thompson, has becu successful in stopping
a war between two powerful tribes, which
had been instigated and perpetuated for
tne
purpose of gaining prisoners to. supply J
the slave-trade. (Wo believe few pious
Missionaries have done more to suppress
that piracy the African lave-tradc,
than iave all the fleets of England, Franee,
and the United States.)
The' youth who was emancipated with
Cinque and his fellow-slaves hy rising on
the owners of the Spaniel slaver, the Ar
mistad, sonic 12 years ago, and whose
abilities and character while at school in
Connecticut rained suek hope", it appears
relapsed into idolatry shortly after his re
turn, but was recently converted, and haa
joined one of the missionary stations. .
Incidents like these although small
in themselves when combined, are full
of interest, and big with promise, to those
who reflect upon the iuherent (tower of
pure and earnest Christianity, and who
look with an intelligent eye upon the past
I P'fc- workings of Him who rules
tu nations of the earth.
XWe learn by the " Eagle," that the
(Jrand Jury of Sullivan county, regarding
Laporte as a " fixed fuel" of a county
seat, recomn end the County to construct
suitable County Buildings, and to accept
the proposals of Mr. M. Meylcrl for erect
ing the same also to construct and repair
suituhle roads to and from Lnporle. The
Ejgle also notices as an evidence of their
advancement, that nine persons at the re
cent County Court were held to bail for
various offences against the laws. John
Yonkin, who stole a watch in Cherry Tp.
escaped from Jail on the 14th ult., and fled
into the woods ; he was pursued, and
found with feet frozen, and badly cut by
the ice, and was glad to be taken back to
his old quarters.
C7Fur Congress in the place of the
Hon. Chester Butler, deceased, il is sup
posed the election on Tuesday week resul
ted in the selection of John Brisbin, Eq..
of Wyoming, he having 100 mnj. in
Wyoming, 315 in Montour, and 246 in
Col um bin. Capt. Dana of Luzerne has a
maj. of"" in that county. Brisbin is the
regular nominee, Dana a volunteer both
Democrats. I . ' ' .,
I he fire was found to have originated fmtn
fc5The population of Lycoming county ; the stove pipe i f the oyster cellsr in the
is 26,23c two more than that of Union basement of the hotel, and must have bet a
county. In 1840, il was 23 910, but as smouldering for two or three days brl.ipj
2000 or more ol that number are now in- it broke out, as several large timbers pro
eluded in Sjllivan county, its real increase j teoted from air were found to be very much
i probuMy 6,000. charred. A very narrow escape was made
Corrupoadenc. of lha LewUt.org Chronic!.. ,ho "id in extinguishing the fire.
Milwaukie, Dec. 4, 1800. j from explosion of camphine. as two five
On the 4th of Nov. ere you awoke from , P,l,on can" "w,r,y fu" -ere on shelf ia
your slumbers, or the watehful Chapman j ,l,e .v"'er re,,:r cKkc proximity to the
could proclaim the break of day, with my j fire- lhd lhey P'ded lives would ccr
littlc family I was smigly ensconsad behind j hae bee" ,H. nd ,be bui,d"P
the Herculean steam-horse who was pranc- e,hcr "i,h lhe " ho!e s1uure uPon hich
ing, puffing, snorting with furious impa- j " ' M,u:,,ed woulJ P""My have beta
tience, to carry us over the iron trail made ( consu;ned rBelleion-e Whig.
for his particular accommodation thiough ! Tf) filltt DsTflflllC
the centre of our great and much loved j " wJWll 4 I lIUIswl
Ky-Stone State. The fiery steed dashed , The ,.. most f.,M.
off at the rate of 25 knots au hour, over
hill, dale, auu river, without any mUrnip-
tion of the monotonous flight of houses,
towns, and mile-posts, dashing back with
; l . i .1.. t j r. i i I....
ILU1"? WMTB luc rtvcr-v 01 ,ne
W0U1J have carried ns. We reached Phila-
j i t r i- i i r n
delplua in tune for dinner, and being fully
, , , , , o j
I'Pdf "the least to the greatest,"
for 8n internal application of such a cere-
j mony, we did ample justice to the sub
stantial., as well as the luxuries of McKib
bin's table. On the morning of the 6th
we set sail on a steamboat for New York.
Ir ,,1.1 .,. .
raveiea DUt sno" aistance in tnat con-
veyance, when we were again ushered into
the ears (at Dekonc, I believe they call it)
among crowds of all ages, grades, sizes,
and complexions, some taking airs for
waut of wit, while others were noticed on
account of their wit. Soon a ticket was
our pass-port across tho river, and landed
safely in the Great Metropolis of New
York about one o'clock, P. M. I lost no
time in finding a place on a North River
boat for Albany, in whieh I had not much
difficulty. The "Isaac Newton" lay at
the wharf, ready to start at 6 o'clock. Here
I found the "quintessence" of human de
pravity and meanness, publicly carried on
in an intelligent and professed honest com
munity ; offices are openly kept, purporting
to be agencies, and pretending to sell thro'
tickets to Milwaukie or anywhere else,
when they have not a shadow of right or
authority to do so, and thus are suffered
with impunity to plunder a traveler. I
would caution all against this species of
robbery, aud advise them to buy their tick
ets as they gn, and on board the boat. It
will save money and trouble. I found the
fares much higher thau they were in the
Spring, owing, as they say, to the lateness
of the season, and ere I was properly star
ted, I was led to exclaim, in all caudor,
"Oh ! shade of departed revenue, if this
continues much longer, jingling will soon
be at an end, and we be obliged to keep
fast days, 'strangers in a strange land !'
perhaps a little more than our religious
scruples would dictate.
. Six o'clock came on as a matter of course,
when Isaac cut loose and breasted the cur
rent majestically, for she is a " bird of a
boat," a perfect moving palace. - After
partaking of a splendid supper, we retired,
and a comfortable night's repose, found
ourselves at the Capital of the Empire
State, at the dawn of day. . From this we
went to Buffalo by railroad, ia fine tyle,
passing through Rochester the farnoia city
of the Knorkm, butI beard no knocking,
but a small knock" at my suffering 1,
for our breakfai-t bilL At Buffalo e
took the brag steamer "Mayflower."' t
her we traversed Lake Erie to Detroit, in
about 1$ honrs ; this is also a magniSont
vessel, tire fastest, and I dure say, aa ri,,
a boat as you will find on any Like.
We next found ourselves flung icirxi
the State of Michigan on their Central rail,
road, wiih as much ease, and speed as von
can expect to travel on any other rail road
in the Union : and in twelve hours' rd.
we found ourselves al New Buffalo on
Lake Michigan. - Here we again nestled
ourselves on the "S im Ward," a rrml
class but elegant steamer, which landed as
at our haven of rest, Milwaukie, in about
18 hours thus making the trip from the
Centre of Pennsylvania in an appannt
round about way, in about four davs and
two or three hours' uc'ual travel ; a dii.
ancc of (I think) over eighteen hundred
miles. Had this been told twenty yean
ago, it would as likely have been believed
as is the story if" Aladib' Lamp,'' ia ibe
"Arabian Nights." The transition fn.m
one extreme of the country lo another is to
quick, !ht the traveler feels more like
dreaming than traveling over veritable re.
alities, and verifies the old saying that a
journey is all in the start. M.
Alarm of Fire.
That portion of our citizens residing in
the central part of the borough were alar
med at about 7 o'clock on the morning of
the 2d inst.,-by the cry of fire, proceeding
from the hotel of Messrs.Slover tkZelUrs,
on the Diamond. Upon hastening to the
spot it was found that the fire wis up along
the cupboard and partition at the left hand
side of the parlor fireplace, and had reach
ed the ceiling and second floor, filling thn
house with a drne smoke and only need
ing a little air to wrap the building in flame.
By uniting exertion and skilful manaemcDt
! the devouring element was subdued, and
j the destruction of not only the hotel but
I fllM nfineinsl wxmrt r.t I w n n n-aaK..J
not only for reading, but for procuring
subscriptions for Newspaper-
-and t ail
who think the "Chronicle" deserving uf
support, we offer this inducement until tht
1st of February: Ecrry jrent turil-y
trho trill sn-urr unntfirr, sl.afl hair the Viro
nirlr fiir himv 1 ami the uric tnhrrrihrr far
Tiro lhlhrr t$l e;vrh,)r one yar only:
the Cash (V jniid in Aiiranre. Fifty ct
premium for obtaining a new subscriber, is
worthy of the effort.
A distressing accident occurred at Key
noldsvile, Jellerson county, the other dsy,
during a quarterly nce iny. An invitation
wos given for persons lo come lerward for
prajer; a la re number presented them
selves, and lhe congregation pressed for
ward lo see the proceedings, whin the
joists under the floor gae way, and abnul
one hundred and fitly per'n,rneo, nvn,
and children, were precipitated into the
cellar, in a heap, w ith a flowing stoe in
the centre. Several were injured more or
les four being badly burnr. One has
since died. Jersey City Advertiser.Jan 4.
Coal in Columbia Count. While rus
ticating on the other side of the river.a few
weeks ago, we saw more specimens of the
anthracite coal which is now dug out of ihs
McCauly mountain in Beaver iotsbip
The coal is equal to ony now brought Ijora
the Luzerne mines, burns easy, and i
comparolively free from slate or bony
matter. Itloorrsburg Star."
Washington, Jan. 4. The supreme
Court, jesterday, made their decision in
t:ie case of Missouri against Iowa, that the
boundary n.ade hy the Commissioners
should stand. This gives Iowa the dispu
ted territory, and upsets lhe re-t ltction ef
Willard P. H.tll to next Congress ho
beats his opponent, Bowman, by votes in
ilio disputed territory.
About 3000 persons are said to hare ss
seuibled at Nelson's, in Peon's .Manor,
opposite Trenton, on Friday, to titss at
the weight of a larae Hog, and tw n sit
down to a supper. The hog weighed 5:it
pounds ; one man won it, by guessing 535
the next nearest was 537J.
The U. S. Ship Lawrence has been dr
signaled at Washington lo lake over it
specimens of American Manufactures de
signed for the World's Fair in London.
Jacob Kepler, Sr., and- two other rrs
recently found a brar within a hollow tree
near Shinbonn Itun in Clinton county, i
killed him. He had 400 lbs of meal.
Charleston, Jan. 3 The Swedish nififi
ingale and her suite left here en Nr"
Year's day, in the steamer Isabel, for II
vana.
From the returns received.il is estimated
the population of Pennsylvania is 2.3-V
000, or an average increase of 29 per crof-
' Perry county. Pa. has 20,109 inhabit
ants, increase in ten years 3,013. 'n
1840 lhe population wsa 17,08(5.
. A turkey weighing III pounds,
sold in Philadelphia for $14. .