LEWISBURG CHRONICLE & AVEST BRANCH FARMER.
"SpoutyLand."
Farmers are often troubled with what
are gcuerally known as spouty places in
tlioir fields. They are caused by small
clrniirxa nf Irllor which COUliniZ UC&T tk6
surface, arc scattered through the soil,
looping it too wet for the growth of useful
plant". The evil can be remedied at a
small expense ; and that which is an in
jury to the field be converted into a benefit,
iu the following manner. Dig a ditch
across the upjier end of the spouty place
deep enough to cut off the stream of water
which caused it, and then carrying it in
the direction in which the ground docends,
until it reaches the point where the surface
of the ground is a little lower than the
bottom of the ditch where it traverses the
wet plain. This done, fill the ditch a few
inches deep with small stones ; and upon
the btoucs lay some straw, leaves, or
something else to keep tho earth from fill-1 we noticed once,while traveling in another
ing up with the clay or soil which was ; State. Among the passengers in the
thrown out. The water which caused the ptage was a hungry Yankee and a dapper
" spout" will fiud its way among the stones Frenchman. When we stopped at the
at the bottom of the ditch, and follow them ! hotel, the Yankee, to the no small amuse
to the issue prepared, where it will form a ' ment of the Frenchman, very anxiously
small spring, sufficient in many cases to enquired the price of the dinner, and was
make a watering place for cattle. We saw j told it would be half a dollar. When the
a small spring 01 excellent water ootainea
in this way, which did not fail in the dry
est season. This is what is commonly
called a French drain. Pittsburg Gaz.
Painting.
The time is at hand when houses will
be painted to restore the worn-out coating,
ami old paint, dingy, but of sound surface,
will receive the force of the scrub brush.
When we take into consideration the pre
serving nature of paint, it may be said " it
costs nothing." It is very unwise to al
low the paiutof houses to fade or Iks worn
off to a certain point of abrasion, in order
to save a little the intended saving is an
extra expense. Well do cartful captains
of .-hips take advantage of cv.-ry opportu
nity to put on the paint ; they know that
economy lies iu following the old maxim
4i a stitch in time saves nine.'' Almost
all our farmers do their own painting, so
lio our mechanics who reside in the rural
ilistricts. White paint is that which is
in. t generally employed, aud there is no
other kind so universally applicable, both
for the outide and inside of buildings. In
the mixing of paint, let us give a few
words of advice, and first of all, the cheap
est is not the cheapest in the truesense of
tuc word. uite zinc is stated to be a
p..! sub.-titute for white lead, we do not
ik thus personally about it. Use only
hist white lead if you use any, and
employ the best linseed oil boiled. A lit
tle turpentine is used iu the mixture, atid
In re is where we wish to give the caution,
n.-e l ut very little of it. It is well kuown
that turpentine makes the paint dry much
quicker, but it fulfils the old adage ' soon
ripe, soon rotten." The turpentine reduces
tiicoil into a spaonaceous compound; there
f r if much turpentine is used, the paint
will wash away with heavy rains. Those
who have seen one paint last three times
a long as auother, will now be able to tell
the reason. ISoiled linseed oil, when dry,
has a hard yet elastic skin ; in this con
pitsits preservative and enduring qualities.
Kosin varnishes are liable to crack aud '
blister, not the linseed oil varnish.
Iu painting rooms we have noticed some
grand mistakes, and they arc not uncom
mon. In the choice of color, much, yea,
everything, depeuds on situation. A room
that is much shaded should be painted
a lively color, and one that looks
to tho north should be painted a
warm color, one looking to the 60uth
may be painted a moderately cold color.
We have seen rooms looking to the north
painted light blue, they always looked cold
and cheerless. The same care should be
exercised iu selecting paper for rooms, so
so as to have the colors harmonize with
t!.e situation. Carpets should be selected
with the same reirard to the association of
feedings. Houses facing the north side of!
streets, when painted dark brown, really
1 .ok as if they were "done up" brown.
S" icntijii: American.
Vu ktable IViisons. As almost eve
ry farmer is more or less troubled with
prison ivy, sumach, parsnip, and the like,
from which I have suffered very much niy
iv'lf, and after trying a great variety of re
medics, have found out that a poultice
in id'' of buckwheat flour and buttermilk,
with a piece of blue vitriol thesiie of a pea,
pulverised and dissolved, added to the
mixture, has had the happy effect of renio-1
ving the trouble, and effecting a cure in a
short time. E. S. Fox.
Athen., X. Y.
Monster Ox. The magnificently great . .
n k.. v ' 1. r.i
" , ' T, ' .m-.n, o. v.cc-
laud, will loon be scut on a pili-riniaire to I
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the Worlds lair. He has been fattened
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for eiv'ht years, and now weighs the cnor-1
a ihmI IK. Th. ......
sai'uly be cliallemged to produce bin equal.
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A mile per day i. now hi- longest journey!
He will lie transported Fust by water, aud
from Boston he will need a pretty good sea
craft for his individual comfort. Clrce
lan.l llrraU.
Turnip Krout has become an article of
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manufacture in this city. 1 he turnips are
j eieu, i-intjrjjru uy uuc auu juii up iu lilt!
.i.i.i iiiniiini n mi iiiA w a a.-. : i .i:t '
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-;i cure pronounce it superior to the aid
1.;. ".n d vtbl ajf kr..ut..(7..c'Tia Cttk
Dyspepsia.
Some physiologist have asserted that
the disease called dyspepsia is more preva
leut in the United States, than in any
otner country. If this be true, we con
ceive that it is owing to two caunes. The
first is the great hurry with which many
eat. Either they can not afford the time,
or the victuals relish so well that they bolt
their food down without being sufficiently
masticated and mingled with the salivary
juices, so necessary in preparing it for the
action of the gastric juices. Hence an un
natural draft is made upon them, which
finally debilitates tho stomach and brings
on indigestion.
The second is the enormous stuffim? I
stuffing
which some people give their stomachs
They cat too much, aud thus debilitate the
stomach by excessive drafts on the gastric
I juices. It reminds us of a little incident
' company sat down, the way he laid in the
eatables amused all, and more particularly
the Frenchman, who rapped his snuff-box
with particular emphasis, and exclaimed,
" Ma fii, Ismdlortl, you lose your half
dollar ."'
Ou getting into the stage, in conse
quence of the extra load in his stomach,
and the motion of the carriage, he became
very sick, and we had to leave him at the
first stopping place for medical aid. The
Frenchman, who was very attentive tohiin
in helping him out of the carriage and
seeing him carefully stowed away in bed,
took leave of him with tho remark that
" American gentleman, 'cause he give one
half dollar for his dinner, will eat so much
as cost him a dollar to get well." Maine
Farmer.
Spront's Patent Carriage Spring.
This carriage spring is the invention of
Mr. E. T. Sprout, late of Montrose, now of
Hughsville, Lycoming county, Pa., who
has a patent for the same, and who has
been awarded some prizes as a token of its
superior character. The engraving of the
carriage spring we have not at hand.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a car
riage, and figure '2, with a view of the
spring, is a plan view, showing the spring
as combined and arranged with the axles
and frame part below the body of the car
nage. A A is the perch- plate, and is is
represent four springs connected by cross
plates, and to the perch plate. These are
all made of steel, and for a two scat buggy
they weigh only from 30 to 40 pounds,
(springs, braces, and perch). Section B is
a side view of one spring. It will be ob
served, from the peculiar munncr in which
all these parts are connected at the middle
of the braces, that the springs support the
body of the carriage at the front and rear,
by merely resting on the axles. The axles
and wheels are thus relieved from drail
treiyht, as it is technically termed, and the
ends of the spriugs vibrate freely on the
axles, obviating all unpleasant jarring and
jolting when the carriage is running over a
rough road. Tho whole arrangement is
very simple ; bolsters and pillow blocks are
not required, while the carriage is braced
most effectually in every part. The perch
being a spring, also assists, by its gentle
elasticity, to rcudcr the motion of the car
riage, to those who ride in it, pleasant and
easy. These springs are manufi.c'urcd by
Mr. Win. Wright, Newark, N. J., also by
Messrs. Sprout, Burrows & Co., proprie
tors, Hughcsvillc, IV, from whom more
information about prices, &c, may be ob
tained by letter. Scientific Amer. .
jeJ'-TtlE POCKET COMPANION, for
Machinists, Mechanics, Engineers by
Oliver IJvrne," is the title of a neat lit
tie book, of 144 fiacres, in pocket form
just published by Messrs. Dewitt & Dav
euport, New York. The work is cmbell
ished with three steel engravings of steam
engines. It also contains an almanac for
all time, a very useful as well as peculiar
arrangement ; a universal thermometer,
showing the sensible heat of many sub
stances according to the three most appro
ved thermometers ; accurate planetary ta
bles, tonnage of ship, the weights of diffe
rent countries compared, alloys, and com
pounds, mechanical powers, and a hundred
other things equally useful to the practical
mechanic. The price is $1, and copies
may be readily forwarded by mail. It is
just the kind of vade mecum that should
be in the possession of every mechanic.
Met a lic Red Paint. A vein of Paint
ias been discovered, on the land of Mr.
j h M twomileg north of DanviH,.
i- n t i i . n . t
m alley Township, Montour County. It
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is found to be a suiienor article of paint,
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,,avlnS bwn U's,eJ 111 IIIIeIpLi, and
Pronounced to hp of the mipsr. nnalitv nf
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Metalic Red Paint It does not require
as much oil as other Venitian Red, for
painting. The Messrs. Maus' are prepa
ring to manufacture it at the Franklin
Iron Works, two miles north of Danville.
Dantilie Intelligencer.
Pi.ask Road. TtiiitJ ti.. i
j auuusidii
Doars have fuhxTiM towards
Ann.-iMlMinn if ffllA M fit IwlirahliriV D.J I
v. . v. .v..... tvh.. uu AICU
fV.nl I'iniib Knorl
i
This is not sufficient to
w .
j complete jt, but will accomplish a part of
; the object, .''cme ix miles of the Road
will be placed under contract immediately,
beginning at Hollidaysburg or Gayspdrt,
and terminating at the Bridge, near Lea
rner's, below Freedom. This is an impor
tant work, and more interest should be
manifested by our people in order to se
cure its early completion. U'dlidaytburg
Why.
Foreign News.
Tho Royal Mail Steamer Niagara, Capt.
Stone, reached her dock at 7 o'clock this
evening, Saturday May 3, from Liverpool,
with da'es to the 10th ult.
The Parliament had adjourned over for
the holidays, to meet again on the 28th.
Tito last Awniinf fmm flip Cnne of
p . , , . . , ,
had gained a decisive victory over the
Kaffirs at Hot river. Still there was little
prospect of a speedy terminaiiin of the
war. The Missionary settlement at She
Ion had been burnt down by the insur
gents. Eniiund. The schism in the Estab
lished Church is widening. The Bishop
of Exeter proposes the conveningof a Dio
cesan Synod. The Gorham question is at
the bottom of the difficulty.
The great exhibition is to be opened by
her Majesty in state, on the 1st of May,
but the public are to be excluded until the
ceremony is over, when those holding
tickets will be admitted. There will be
30,000 troops within five miles of Hyde
Park on this occasion.
Lord Londonderry has made very praise
worthy efforts to prevail on the President
of France to release Abdel Kader.
France. Paris Bourse, April lSth,5's
92 45 ; 3's 57 10. The Globe correspon
dent reports a fall in the funds, and a
continued depression was expected, for
the people were beginning to feel anxious,
and alarmed as to the future.
Wheat is still lower in the agricultural
dis'ricts.
Austria. It is stated that the Austrian
Government is inclined to accede to the
Frankfurt Diet. Prince Schwarzenburg
is opposed to the continuance of the Dres
den Conference. There is a deficit in the
finances for the year of 77,101,025 florius.
The Austrian Ambassador has received
the assurance of the Porte that Kossuth,
Bathyani, Messere, and the two Pcrczels,
shall be detained at Kutayah ; the other
fugitives, some sixty, will be released.
Prussia. The Berlin Ministerial state
that besides England and France, Russia
fc . .
annexation scheme : Kusi bin hlrwt?
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desired that all the German Stiv I
accede to the Frankfort diet. !. of
a Ministerial crisis are rife.
FROM CALIFORNIA.
Xew Orleans, May 4. The tcanvdiip
Alabama has arrived here, in six days
c rii f a i '
I . f ii i t T .
Iarce amount of cold dust. 1 he steamers
I resent I itr. nrth moriP!i nn.1 lionr.
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gia have arrived at Chan-re. Ihe dates!
from San Francisco are to the first of April. ,
rhenews generally is ummportant. From
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mv iuiiics auu uij uiggiugs tuc repnris j
are very favorable, and new discoveries are
daily being made ; in fact, the prospects
from all quarters appear to be encourag
ing. The decision has been given in the Dis
trict Court of Sacramento, sustaining the
suitors of claims on all lands on which the
city is located. No further attempts have
I een made to dislodge them, nor is it like
ly there will be.
Agriculture, thisyear, will be an im-
portant feature in California; a large
portion of the population having turned !
thcir attention that war. If Congress
passes any law by which "the farmer may j
i.o I,,. . ,i n i,i i, !
improves, the State will supply her con
sumption in a few years.
Thc Indian difficulties are not yet defi
nitely settled.
Politics are exciting attention, and thc
people are marshalling for a contest. Thc
Legislature is still in session, bnt no fur
ther attempts have been made to elect a
United States Senator. Probably some
thing will be done this season.
A great many murders arc reported as
having occurred in different parts of the
country ; the most cruel of which is the
murder of Captain Jarvis, of Texas. Thc
papers literally teem with fights, murders,
and robberies.
San Francisco Markets, April 1. Pro
visions Mess Beef is selling at $12 a $14,
and Mess Pork at $15 a $16 ; clean do.
$17 a $18 ; prime do. $7 a 10 ; lard 10
a 12c ; prime butter is at 35 a 40c. :
pickled hams, 13 a 14c. ; smoked do.,
12 J 15c; cheese, 12 a 20c.
The Spirit Rappers.
We are sorry to learn, that some of the
friends of spirit rappers in Pittsburg, have
discontinued Mrs. Swisshelm's paper by
way of revenge for her unbelief. This is
one of thc methods by which the press is
muzzled. Expose an imposition, denounce
fanaticism, defy frauds or monopolies, and
immediately comes the sound, " stop my
paper." How important is it that the
Newspaper press should be well sustained
by paying subscribers, to enable it to cope
with ignorance, superstition, revenge, and
the whole catalogue of evils with which it
has to contend. Saturday Efpret.
Who can sit enfolded in rayless egotism
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LUH1 rcHliM H VTMM1 IlfWHTlH Hfr I fe nl flJmP
to be self-righteous, hard-hearted, biirotcd.
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censorious that looks daily into that
great camera of human life 'I
Hi LI
H. C. HICKOK, Editor. O. N. WORDEN, Printer.
Atl.M)cAh In tlnce, $1,75 in three months, $2 paid
within the year, and at the end of tb- year.
AgenU in Philadelphia V B Palmer and E W Carr.
Ijcwisburff, Ma.
tUcimcsian morning, Ulan 7, IS 51.
ADVERTIZE! Kxwntnrn. A.lmlrmtratom. Public
M-hani. Huhiri Mi-n all vhn winh to iina-nn- r to
f oihT,l 'ity and Country M-rrhanU, Mnmtfarturvri.,
di ..f nythin!-wonM .lo w,ll to KiY ipoliw of lh
mmr tbrouirii thr UKur,urli iimndt ." "i" l'al"-r "M
nnd nod inrreaxitiv: rirruUtiii in a community cintivi-
n,nK ir . proportion ..f -ti-. ,!t prodm,
co.r.ndjk.r,,
tr union county iv-nMrah Dei. v-tinb-is.-it
.lay. loib May ;p..llop..n from SU,0,r..M.
LTu:on Counlv O m-vratic ConTPntion w r
liu. M.HKlaj, l.tU May, U ek-rt lMlrgate to Ju-uVutl state
Couventiou.
Mi- I'uion Comity Court Monday. 1!Uh Stay.
tS iLCWw May
xortbumhrrd Co. Asrk-utturni Montin May 2". war,,. to llarri.sbur", and there kept, to and as a result ol their investigation, three
iof.rTJn:u:Ut'SiU',iU,,1'Mtor,al ti"1 j proTiJo aTftillst tiie Original,, being des-1 Commissioners were aj.poii.ted by the
iiirneU,',crm,icSUt'Ja''iCi,llConTnU0QIUrrlaUr'?' ! troyed by fire or otherwise. With such a Governor, from counties remote from Sul-t-
whig st.it Conrontion i.ni-ter, 34th Jun. j c jrt.l.nsivc Rystciu of registration, the ! livan, who, after visiting all the points in
CoPaperTFrea descent of every man, woman and child iu ! the county that had given to rise contention,
We hope all our friends will bear in ' the State, for generations back, would, in decided in favor of Laportc as the location
mind that after the first of July next the j time, come to be matter of record ; and a of the county seat. Since this decision,
Chronicle will circulate anywhere in the j thouand difficulties of proof, with ten 1 the controversy has, in a great degree,
county HtW. Ur M S1 AUf., an l out
of the county, within fifty miles of tli's
place, for only yfee mils per quarter.
There is now every inducement for per
sons to take their own county papers in
preference to those published at a distance.
COME ONTE,COME ALL; send on your
names for the Chronicle.
Recalled, one eupy of the Chronicle and either
Godry't Lady's Book, Grahain's mr Sartain't
Magazine for $3,50.
B5&Saturday of this week, from 2 to 5,
P. M., is appointed for the Democracy of
Union county to elect Delegates to the
County Convention at New Berlin on
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nomt Deh-mitca to the llarrisbnrtr Judicial
t o c
rnnvpnti .n.
P??Tia Wlinnt crim so fir. linils.llilltf .
.i . V . w ' losses (in addition to paying $13 per year
promising in this section of country. We: v . , ,. . ,
. , , , f . , ., . for a gratuitous delivery.) is more than we
were visited by sharp frosts the latter part e ,
, , . , t . i i c lean endure. Patrons must look out for
of la.-t week, but do not learn of any sen- .
ous damnse from it. The season is rather
cold and backward.
Telegraphic de.-p;i;ches state that much
damage was done to the cotton and tobacco
crops iu the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama,
and Tenness-e, by the frosts of last week.
AnriDENT. On last Wednesday, a
ra-penter uanicd Peter Meixell, while en
gaged in a ucw building down Market St.,
; in this place, was severely cut on the front
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part of his head by an axe which slipped
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from the hand of a fellow workman in the
unflnorcd story above. Mr. M. was re
' moved to his residence in East Buffalo
I township, and will probably be disabled
for several weeks.
Jcveku.e Dwravity. A continua-
tlon the burglaries and petty larcenies
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in this r :l.v wlitpn ui ii,,fiiAil enmn limn
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ago, has at lcncrth resulted in the detec-1
tion i it ttio rnlt,rif Mr Wmro-:.rihiii';
n Lr WM cntcml ,
anJ rj(W of m am, oth(r t0
lue of $5, and similar depredations
committed in other parts of town. On
Sunday the Presbyterian Church was en
tered through a window, aud the Coinmu-
nion Wine used by thc party to get drunk
on. A similar exploit was also perlormcu
at the Baptist Church some tiino ago.
Three young lads on whom suspicion had
for some time rested, were charged with
the larceny at the tobacconist's, when one
of them "owned up" and made full con-
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Iesslon revealing the ioregoing operations,
a verai others, warrants were prompt-
V ,ssuea e P"'J lm'J """V-
IeareJ in thc mcan time anJ have not Jet
heen taken.
These painful developments speak
loudly to parents to all parents to
exercise a more firm and resolute control
than many seem to manifest, over the
habits and associations of their children ;
to keep them off thc street at night, and
check at once the tendency to dissipation
and gambling (pitching pennies and juve
nile loafing in general) so apparent on our
streets, at times, to the most casual obser
ver. The first and heaviest responsibility
in the matter rests upon parents and guar
dians ; aud if they can not or will not
discharge their duty with watchful fidelity
a',d ',7 " not justly complain
if tbey and their children, having 'sown
the wind,' should 'reap the whirlwind.'
ftafThc storm of Sunday week, which
struck the Methodist Chapel at Danville,
was wide-spread.
The dwelling house orenpied by Mr.Geo.
Sweney, situated near the Baptist meeting
house in Milton, was struck by lightning
the Rlme ay hut little damage done.
A large barn of Mr. S. G. Harding, of
Eaton, (within sight of Tunkhanuock,
Wyoming county,) was also struck that
day and consumed. Loss, about $1,000.
A Hail Storm passed over Elizabeth
township, Lancaster county, doing great
damage to the fruit, strawberries, Ac. The
grain was also much injured. The hail is
said to have been the size of a shel'-bark,
and the hills were covered with the hail
pebbles which had fallen to the depth of
several inches.
A barn belonging to John C. Lefevrc,
of Paradise township, Lancaster county,
was struck by lightning, and a cow and hog
killed. No other damage was done to the
building or its contents, except knocking
off a lightning rod .'
marriages, Births, and Deaths.
Among the bills passed by the late Leg
islature was one reported by Mr. Arm
strong, of tho House, providing for the
registration of births.marriages, aud deaths
in this commonwealth, insuitable books to
- .
be furnished by the Stato for the Kcgis-
t r's office in each county. The bill pro-
vides that, whenever a marriage is ecle-
brated, the officiating clergymen, magis-
...... i..,i, ,.f i,o nu-ntinfr shall certify
the fact to the register of the county
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yl,..n liirtb or death takes p.RCC tut
l,.r.: -.1 tlx. Winn tf
! pll ysician ruillwile or coroner snan, jii
j - ' ... . . t
I Jjke iinnncr, certify the event to the reg-
j Jn all exv9' expense is to be
! j i .u count v .ind a fine imposed for
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the re 'leet to ccniiv wise jtoi ihuiw
both, for without them the registration
' plicate copies of the register are to be for-
would DC more or ics iiR-niujueiu.
i tunusanJ jaJueenta to forge family
records, such as now perplex, and fre
quently defeat justice, would vanish for
ever from our Courts of law.
Served Rigiit. A fellow was arrested
in Rochester, the other morning, for steal
ing newspapers from the doors of subscri
bers. He was taken to the police office,
and after a severe reprimand by the jus
tice, was fined for the offence the justice
taking the culprit's coat as security for the
hue.
S!u The above suggests to us a remedy
for an evil under which some of our sub-
c, ril:..r T-..t.nr
iTeijiiently, out of the lov
i i i i . iii i.i
papers left by our lown t arner, 10 or I-
t
never reach their owners eyes, according
i to all account!. To supply these thefts or
UCI r j'Tl'CI lUH HSj .IU'! "llll.-?U .
i n t us.
Fir.E. The residence of Cyrus 3in5
waiter, of Hartley township, L'uion Co.,
was entirely consumed by fire on Sunday
evening last. It was discovered to be in
(lames about 8 o'elouk in the evening, but
was then too far gone to save any of its
contents. The loss is estimated at about
four hundred dollars, and was all the
property that Mr. S. possessed. No insu
rance. Jgy The New Orleans Courier states
that nearly the whole country, from East
Raton Rouge to General Trist's planta
tions, is now under water, and the greatest
distress prevails among the settlers on the
bivou lands in the rear of the river. In
! the mmed ate neighborhood of Donald-!
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are said to be in a complete state of desti
tution. rr..Tlie Telegraph Line has been exten
ded from Danville to Northumbcrland,and
will shortly be put iu operation. Active
preparations arc being made to complete
it from the latter place to Lewisburg and
Milton, and from thence, probably to Wil-
j iiamf r,rt. The posts are on the ground
between Lewisburg and Northumberland.
The liuc will also be extended to Sunbury.
ffa5" Iu Lancaster count-, in every case
where proof is made to the court of land
lords selling liquor to drunken men or
minors, or of their tolerating gambling of
any kind on their premises, their license
is taken from them. A very good rule
which we would like to sec adopted every
where. BSSyThe New York & Erie railroad is
finished to its Lake terminus, at Dunkirk,
and the Directors have traveled over it,
and were delighted with the manner in
which the road is finished. A grand cele
bration is shortly to take place.
Ax Old Bim.E. Anions; thc effects of
David Groff, of Earl township, Lancaster j
county, lately deceased, was a German j
Bible, in good condition, printed in 1511, j
by C. Frosehaur, in Zurich, Switzerland, j
1 ' -TTi 7T,
SfU,A mectinj? will be held at the Court
e M4V
House in Sunbury, on Saturday the 24th j
inst., for the purpose of organizing a Nor- j
thumberland County Agricultural Society,
auxiliary to the State Society.
JST A. K. Wright, of Clearfield county,
Pa.,who is extensively engaged in the lum- '
bering business, was robbed of four thou?'
and dollars, in Lockport, on Wednesday
week. The thief was detected, and a
large portion of the money recovered.
8Q?We are informed that the Directors
uf the Danville Bank, at their meeting'
yesterday, declared a dividend of four per
cent, for the last six months.
BfS-Thc Governor has appointed Thom
as E. Franklin, Esq., of Lancaster, Attor
ney General, in place of C. Darragh, Esq.,
resigned.
WafBy judicious, yet liberal advertising,
the door to wealth, respectability, influence
and honor, is thrown wide open to all.
William Marshall, is appointed an
Associate Judge of Centre county.
t& Traveling merhanu-t, originated the
word, "Journeyman."
Glory Wriggling half way np a bayonet.
Oorrrepondanca of the Lewieburg Chronicle.
A Voice from Sullivan County.
Laiorte Ap.il 29, 1x51.
Mb. Emtor : As this region has be
come somewhat noted by the prominence
. . . . . .1
into which it has been brought betore tne
' State, from Legislative action, perhaps a
j scrap from such a quarter might be in a
measure, interesting,
j For a county not yet four years old, it
! lias been the scene of as much conflicting
IllLUlvab UUU A'7V iwiili a J jj'v. -
the St ite. The citizens of one corner of
ure nrauij, ua.iug owu.v.. .v -
" i .1,, m tl.nan tf thn
the county seat among them, those ot the
other townships felt that an undue share
of the burden was falling upon them. Tho
: : ,: ,.f H,...k , nnnatiiml
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i state of things, aroused such energetic ac-
; u"n,iuai ...v. ...v.. v. w b
were fully analyzed by the last Legislature,
subsided ; and doubtless in a short time,
sectional feeling will so far lose its force,
that all will be as fervent in maintaining
the permanency of the county seat, as
some have been in rendering it transitory.
Laporte is situated on the summit of an
cminence,in the very centre of the county,
the site originally selected for it, at the
creating of the county, with a view to
making it the county town. When the
county was brought into existence, not an
axe had indented the trees nor a path was
trodden over the space on which the town
now stands. 1'y unwearied industry and
' sanguine determination, an immense clear-
(. . '
ing was made, a town plot diawn and
marked off; substantial houses were erect
ed, and streets laid out ; water power was
secured, and a first rate saw mill set into
operation ; roads were led through the
woods, and a coal mine was opened ; and,
by a general uprooting, leveling, and up
building process, the whole face of the
country was made to undergo a radical
change. For this new and flourishing
condition of things, thc county is indebted
mainly to Michael Meylert, IW. Besides
the improvements mentioned, some noble
benefactions have been made. The lot on
which the Court House is being built, has
been given to the town ; a large lot near
the centre of thc town, has been appropri
ated for a public square ; a spot of ground
has been given for an Acadamy; and
another lot awaits the erection of a Meet
ing House. These charities will keep
alive the memory of the donor while the
town exists.
Within a year, the population of Laporte
has increased more than four-fold. In
a. most every direction, workmen may I
seen preparing foundations for bui!dings,or
finishing houses already erected for thc
accommodation of the large influx of peo
ple. In all the streets piles of lumber
exhibit how general is the activity, and
the busy sound of the hammer and the
:ic betoken how rapidly this infant town
is striding on to prosperity and distinction.
As many as sixty are seen in the dining
room of the Laporte Hotel, paying their
devours to thc good things of this life, pro
fusely spread before them.
Not the least efficient enterprise that
will conduce to the great advantage of this
section of the State, will be -the Plank
Road contemplated between Muncy aud
Towanda. This will p.ass through Laporte;
and the increased facilities afforded for
communication with the main lines of
travel, will augment the value of building
lots, and add to the inducements for loca
ting at this place. That this road will be
made, there is no doubt : the experience
of all engaged in plank roads, giving evi
dence that they are the very best species
of improvement which can be made sub
servient to the business and convenience
of ,he mcrc;'nt and the farmer. The pco-
Ple of Mun7 will become alive to their
eit "n,ercst ; and thc exceeding impor-
,ance of raakng this town a terminus of a
line of trade, will incite a spirit of entcr-
.i -n . .-n .u j -
rinse thnt will not rpst. till tht rn;if1 14
m!l(Ic ,hroIgh. The competition of this
Muuev. favorahlv afl-.M-t. tnr,
business operations of the West Branch
towns ; for a portion of the trade now
passing through Towanda to New York,
will find its way over this plank road, and
Lewisburg will claim no inconsiderable
share of the advantages.
There arc many places yet in Sullivan,
inviting the woodman's axe, and the far
mer's labor. Life in the backwoods can
be seen and experienced in this region
without the journey of a thousand miles
to the forests or prairies of the "Far West."
Once in a while, a captured bear brought
into town, and served np in style with
" fixins," tells how tenaciously old Bruin
clings to the habitations of his progenitors.
Few sights can be seen more romantic or
beautifully wild, than afforded by a morn
ing walk in these quiet woods, where Na
ture washes her face in ten thousand
dew drops, and makes her toilet in the
mirror of the streams that flow at her feet.
Civilization is hdenting these hills and
vallies with the nxe and the saw, the mill
and the opened mine : with school houses,
and churcbcs,and the insignia of legal au-
thority. The printing-press, in a week or'
two, will scud forth the sleepless sentinejj
that watch over human progress, XXl
moving, jostling, out going world win
spread out on this hill top, that all Sulli.
van county may read it. The newspaper
with its silent tongue but mighty thought"
will ease the farmer9! toil, and cheer lu&nj
a fireside with its welcome presence. All
hail to SullWan, for what her people ljST9
done and are doing, fur the improvement
of their own homes !
For th Lrartibnrt Chronicla.
The time for a County Meeting t0 f,irni
an Agricultural Society is fust coming on,
and I want our intelligent farmers all v,
be put iu mind of it, through the papers
and whenever they meet.
For President of the Society, f if one
formed) I have heard several good name,
mentioned James M. ore, Jr., and Major
Gundy, of East Buffalo; Isaac Ever, i,f
Uiiigp ; Col. Eycr, of Penns ; Esq. Wilt
of Hartley, and perhaps others. Let us
have thorough men, no matter who. X.
A man in A-ylum, load ord C'nuniv
murdered his wile in a diunken fit, et!j'
Oefoie lait. Iln r.ame is Bramhall.
The hm contested election case for the
ofii,:e of llii! rid Attorney ol' Philadelphia,
was decided la-il week. Win. B. Keed the
(Whig) conics-ant, u declared elected to
the office.
The St. Louis paper i f the la'est date
chronicle the arrival there of a steamer
having on board between three and four
hundred emigrants, principally from Vir
ginia and Pennsylvania.
Providence, R. I., May 3. Captain
Burgess, of the Schooner Harriet Neell,
iiTorms us that the Schooner M nervs. pf
Harwich, was eapsiz d in a squnll e ff Fire
island L-gtit, at half pusi nine o'clock on
Thursday i ih', and nil hands, nuiiileriog
sixteen, were lo.-t.
F.imira, May 3 Thc freight train com.
ing east from Ilorm-llsville to-day, hrii
leaving Cumcron, ran over and cut i fi
Christopher Denton's legs, jost af.oie ti.e
knees. He was the conductor ofthetrs n,
and was standing on the end of one ol the
body cars. lie died about one o'click
this afternoon, and his remtins ere bro't
to this village, where hi pttren's reside.
James .M-Cluskcy, indicted in Ne
rk, for violating the person ot'a woman,
named Eilen Rusk in January last, ni
yesterday sentenced lo twelve years im
prisonment in the State Prison.
'lYe S.uck holders of the Sunbury and
Erie Raiload Company are to hold meet
ing in Philadelphia on the 22d inst., at
which lime a President and .Managers if
the Company will he elected.
The B.K)nsboro (Md ) Odd Fellow gnv
that the hogs are dying in that vicinity
from eating locusts, which they root out
of the gmund and devour with aviditv.
On Saturday, at Jefferson, Cambria Co.
Patrick Collins attempted to jump on a
Locomotive while it was in motion, but be
fell, and the car passed over biro, causing
his speedy deaih.
The Penn'a Rail Road Company has
purchased from the State the passenr.fr
cars on the Portage Rail Road, and du
continued the niyht tra n.
Vickshursr, May 3. The steamer vVi b
ster, Capt. Reno, look fire yesterday, about
100 miles from here, and was burned up.
Almut 4t passengers supposed to be losi.
California lias issued a (50 gold coin,
oclagonal in shape.
The butchers of Hollidaysburg have
discovered th it the ciedit system is loo
heavy a lax upon ihem, and no have deter
mined that after the first ot May they will
not sell meat on credit to Jew or Gentile.
The Canal Commissioners have adver
tised for proposals or re buildinr the
Clurk's Ferry bridge across the Susque
hanna. There were about $50,000 saved by in
surance from the late fire in Honesdale a
part of it in the Lycoming Company.
Heavy emigration ii going forward to
Oregon this season, chiefly from Indiana,
Iowa and Michigan.
Gen. Scott is to leave New Orleans for
New York in the steamer Union, on or
about the 7th instant.
New Orleans, May 3. The Cuban ex
pedition here has been broken up, owing
to obstacles interposed by government.
The men have been disbnnded, and all the
officers and leading spirits have returned
lo their homes in the West and elsewhere.
At Jenny Lind's late Concert in Phila
delphia, all l he tickets for seats in the
Chinese Museum were sold, and hundreds
wpre disappointed in hearing her.
Corrected this Dav.
Wheat 80ab5
Rye 50
"Ora 50
ats 35
Flaxseed ino
Dried Apples jOff
Bultei jji
8
Tallow jo
Lard 7
Ham q
Bacon .".".!".... 9
On the 2.M ult.. hy Ke. .Mr. She.Uen,
R. ('ALnwrn of Milton (oil MmsJa.ib Fi!ii
of M'EWns'ille.
On lh 59ih nit., hy Sironel Ewinj. Eq-.
Rev res Pi el of M iHinburg tnJ Mum Svba
Ross of Lewisburg.
DEATHS.
In Buffalo Tp. 4th int, Jjjtis M'0. lone
a respected mitlenl of the Villey. ! ymn.
la Sew Berlin. !9ih ult, hntrn R. L. mm of
Micbtel ind Sumnn Kfeckncr, aged 10 monlbs
nil 22 days.
In Smokdown. (Et Buffalo,) 1st inet, a
intent eon of Herriei ChippeL
In Cbilliuaque. Xd inL, eged 3 jeer end 4
months. Alici Oseocajie, daughter of Ha
and Charlotte Houeel.
In Noilbu.nherland, 15th ulL, aged about 85.
Mra. Rem H-f.
Vnr We-hintooille. 9:h up.. Col. Teo
'ohep. in hr 4'h yeir.