LEWISBURG CHRONICLE & WEST BRANCH FARMER.
Kloss White Blue 8Um Wheat
We hare received another communica-
ion from "Querist," partly in answer to member of Congress. He at the same time
Br. Drew's coiuinunioation in the Farmer addressed a letter to me which contained
of April 24 tli, and partly in answer to an norder for a quantity of this wheat, to
editorial article of his in the last Banner. be delivered at Baltimore for some Virgi
The "Querist" abounds in the cawuic and nia farmers. I accordingly Bent it togoth
arra. , and we think on the whole, had cr with a boat load of the same kind, ma
later be laid aside. The principal "bone ! king in all 2000 bushels ; the greater part
of contention" socms to be the assertion of ! of which was sold to Virginians for seed.
Br. Drew's, that he "originally introduced i
it f the Banner Wheat! from the Baltic
Sea, in Europe." '
The subject, we think, is now pretty .
well understood, or at any rate may be j
well understood by reference to proper au- J
thoritics : and on this point we would re-!
for Br. Drew, who according to his state- j
nicut finds nothing of it in the Reports of
the Patent Office, and thinks the term 1
"White Kloss Blue Stem" is "unintelligi
ble," to the Translations of the New York
Society, f..r 1843. He will there find a
report from Gen. Harmon; of Wheatland,
Monroe county, X. Y., wherein he relates
the results of his experiments in the cult
ure of some twelve or fourteen varieties of
whs.it II
will there fiud it stated that
tlie White Blue Stem wheat had been cul
tivated in Virginia for thirty three
years jrevii us to tbat j criod. It is
lunrc than probable that Chi iihn Kloss
wan cultivating this variety when he
discovered and secured the variety now in
question, and which to distinguish it from
the old variety, was called Kloss White
Blue Stem Wheat, which certainly is a
very intelligible name, as every word ex
presses some circumstance of its character
istics and origin, while "Banner wheat,"
in its brevity, expresses neither, and we
much doubt if Dr. Lee were to write a
treatise on the different varieties of wheat,
he would call i. Jlanncr wheat instead. The
common name "Kloss wheat," is even
fbortcr than the name Br. Drew has appli
ed to it. As we said iu a former number,
we have no objection to this name as an
innocent gratification to him ; but the mul
tiplidatiou of names leads to confusion,and
as an instance of this we will state that
we have heretofore been applied to by peo
ple in the Middle and Western States for
a description of the Banner wheat, when it
turned out they were cultivating the self
came variety.
Br. Drew says " It in Maine, howev
er, and we hope it may soon bread our
whole people." We hope so, too ; but in
th rata ti ue he most not forget to give due
credit to other laborers in the field. In this
ajalLirft there be no
Tie White Bin Stem Wheat
J ust as we were going to press we re
ceived the following interesting communi
cation from George Uundrum, Esq., (which
'isul been promised ug for some time) riv
ing iue authentic origin of this celebrated
and serriceable variety of wheat ; by which
it will be seen that although Mr. Snyder
was in error as to the name of the true
discoverer, and some minor details, yet
mis county u fully entitled to what it has
always received in Ohio, Virginia, and
other western and southern States, the
credit of first giving to the world this cu
rious and valuable production of nature.
With individuals, also, " honor to whom
honor is due." Therefore let the names
of GEORGE GLAUS and his son HEN
RY GLAHS be promptly entered on
the records of Agricultural Science, as dis
coverers and benefactors of no ordinary
merits. Eu. Cuno.v.
To the Editor of the Lrvishurg ClironicJe:
Dear Sir I saw in your paper several
weeks ago a statement made how the
White Blue-stem Wheat originated which
is now in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virgin
ia, Ohio, Maine, and some other States.
I tbiuk it stated that onc Christian Kloss,
had first introduced it. That was a mis
take. I am personally acquainted with the
gentleman who raised the seed from one
single Lead, which was discovered in 183(5,
by Henry Glahs, a son of George Glahs,
near Frceburg, in this county, who was 1
then a young man helping his father
threshing wheat in the old fashioned way;
tramping it out with horses. While wor
king at it, he noticed a head of wheat dif
fering from all the rest, he picked it up
and shelled it, and saw tbat it was an en
tirely different kind from the other; it had
a large head and a beautiful white grain.
The greater part of the head was, howev
er, already shelled, and mixed with the
other wheat He retained but
sixteen 1
grains ot it Tbis he took and put it in j
ins aesK, calculating to sow it the eomln I
esason. After he was done sowing, and :
me grain naa already been green on the silent spectator of the fight, in which he
field, be again thought of his new seed, j took no lumber part, than by occasionally
He took the sixteen grains and planted Showing a formidable row of white teeth,
them on a, small space of ground in one of 1 It is safe enough to predict that if this
bis fields, and drove titakes around it, to ! girl live a few years more, phe will be able
designate the place. Most of them did j to "whip her weight in wUd Cat," give
w ?Mne "P "" "e ncxtspring. He got some young 'Badger" the heart ache, pr
. !. fANA ; .... ..... . '
tuc luuuwingyear sixteen beads, and sowed
tlie proceeds the third year, and got nearly
Iralf. a buahel. The next year he received
six bushels, and the fifth year the product
as one hundred and ten bushels. From
t hat time on,it began to spread rapidly in the
neighborhood. Iu a few years the whole
wntry used it for seed. It was the same
-hvat that the Hou. JuLn Snyder had a
Miss
Mtnple of, deposited in the Patent Office,
at the City of Washington, while he was
This is tho correct history of the " White
Blue-stem Wheat." Mr. George Glahs,
on whose farm it was found, is still living.
He seventy-three years of age.
H need not but a few years more
until he can hear with pleasure from all
quarters of the globe, that he has furnished
n1 nt out tbe best species of wheat to
suit all climates and soil, that was ever
known in any part of the world.
Yours Respectfully,
GEORGE GUNDRUM
Sdlnngion, Fnlon Co., Pi-, June 17, 1S61.
To Make Water Cold. The follow
ing is a simple mode of rendering water
almost as cold as ice : Let the jar, pitcher,
or vessel used for water, be surrounded
! tn onc or more folds of coarse cotton, to
be constantly wet The evaporation of
the water will carry off the heat from tho
inside, and reduce it to a freezing point
In India aud other tropical regions where
ice can not be procured, this is common.
Old Boots. We saw at the Depot, a
few days since, a car load of these articles,
bound to Boston. The traffic in old boots
is quite extensive. Dealers in the city
send their agents all over the country guy
ing them up. They are repaired again and
sold at great profit. Old Rubber,
also, which is collected from house to
house, and for which 14 and 16 cents are
paid, is sold again in Boston for 35 cents,
to be remanufacturcd. rNewburyport
(Mass.) Herald.
"Scifntific Farming" is the ascer
taining of what substances the plants you
wish to raise are made which of these
substances arc wanting in your land and
what manures will supply thcin.
The State Capital
Ilarrisburg though improving some, is
nevertheless dull when the legislature is
not in session. Like many other towns in
this state, its men of capital have little or
no enterprise. The cotton factory has just
been put in operation and promises well
As a manufacturing town it has not yet
made much progress. Among the most
enterprising and ingenious citizens of the
place, is W. O. Hickok, who has built up
j tornTfkter sir. " IlfclblT
gives employ
ment to quite a number of men, and is the
manufacturer of superior ruling machines,
for ruling paper and blank work, which
have nearly superseded all others in use.
It is to such men after all that the country
owes most of its prosperity. Etlitorial
Corretjxmdtnce of the Sunlmry American.
And. might hire tern adiM. rutin n.m muk n .
wet u triune of bis own in 'ration, vhirk gi? him the
romnmnd of the market of tlie f. S. Aim a lam bonk
bindery : and a variety ofalmeet eeeiy thing ueful, ru-r-row.
or ran in tlie line of mechanical inreaUva or man
utacturaKn. Caaox.
Tkrrim. Tornado. A tornado at
Hebron, M'Hcnrv county. Illinois, on the
3d instant, is described as follows:
It uprooted trees, demolished Lmie
and killed three persons the wife and
child of Mr. Patcrson, and a child of Mr.
Martin. Mr. Paterson's house was totally
demolished. So far as heard from, thirteen
houses were down, and perhaps more lives
have been lost
The accounts of the tremendous force of
the wind seems almost incredible. Houses,
trees, fences, wagons, and grindstones.
were whirled through the air like feathers.
A lady who had risen for the purpose of
closing a door, was carried out of the
j house and landed some forty rods from it,
breaking one of her arms, and bruising her
severely otherwise.
Great is the "Diaka" or Wisconsin.
The Manitowoc Co. Herald of Mav 19th
relates the following most remarkable in
cident
Miss Emma Thayer, a young lady of
15 years of age, living at Bowley's Bay,
in this county, while walking on the beach
on the morning of the first day of May,
saw a wolf a short distance off watching a
deer which he had driven into the bake ;
and with a courage rarely equalled, .drove
biui away, and wading into the lake,
brought the deer on shore by the ear. Af
ter petting him a short time, the nngallant
fellow made an attempt to get away, and
finally carried matters so far as to knock
her down, and tear her dress ; when, be-
coming justly incensed at such treatment,
sue took a stone and dashed out his brains.
iV wolf was all the time standing by, a
what is perhaps a ereai deal twtb mwaiJa
- o r-
Wltn groe and dignity over the destinies
of some "wild Wisconsin home."
We understand that Mite Thayer was
in company with another Toung lady a
Stone who ran to call her brother '
to their assistance. When they returned,
the animal, a large "buck," lay dead at j
tlie feet of his conqueror. j
Advantages of Advertizing. A
man in Saybrook, Canada, recently had a
farm for sale, and was advised to advertise
it; he said he "couldn't afford it." The
farm was sold for $1500; the purchaser
bought '-on speculation," paid 82 for ad
vertising, and shortly afterwards sold the
place for 82000 ! Comment is unnecesa
ry. H. O. HICKOK, Editor. O. H. WOEDEH, Printer.
At II JO raah i wtnaeN $l.tt in three oath, (2 paid
within the year, and $S,S0 at the end of to year.
AgeaU in Philadelphia V B Pain
r and K W Carr.
Lewisburg, Pa,
iDconceban morning, Inne 18, 1851
ADVERTIZE! Bweutom, Admmltror, Public
Ofnenra, City and Country Mnrhanta, Slaniifarturers,
Mechanic, BurinrM Men all whowieh to procure or tn
dilpom of anything wonld do well to irire notice of the
L. ,h ,,-h Uh 'lrwtiiburi Chronicle." Thi paper bu
a good ana inereanng ciratiauca in
aing aa large a proportion of artire, aolrrnt producer!,
eoar-unwra, ana aeaien, w bo,
Democratic Slate dominations.
tor fihrmwr WILLIAM B1GLER, of Clearfield Co.
tor Oirnd OmnuoMMr-SETH t'LOVEK, of Clarion.
For Judges of the Supreme Court.
JOHX BANNISTER OIBSON.of Cambrrland,
WALTER II. LOWRIK, of Allegheny,
JEREMIAH S. BLACK, of Soowrnt.
EM.IS LEWIS, of Lanruter,
JAM ES CAMI'BKLL, of l'hilaavli hla.
County Papers Free.
We hope all our friends will bear in
miud that after the first of July next the
Chronicle will circulate anywhero in the
countv FREE OF POSTAGE, and out
of the county, within fifty miles of this
place, for only Jive cents 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 ONE.COME ALL ; send on your
names for the Chronicle.
To CoaRBsrosniJTS.
"The May Queen," ia unavoidably defend till
next erk.
"Mr Childhood' Home" i much of it good, bat
Dot euflicienlly auMained throughout to juatify
in publication, although we thould be happy
to oblige it auibor.
The Supreme Court
The Democratic State Judicial Conven
tion has concluded its labors ; and has done
some things well, and others not so welL
Judges Lowrie and Black are unex
ceptionable nominations. Judge Gibson,
in intellect and legal learning may possi
bly have equals, but no superior. Judge
Lewis is learned and capable ; but his
thirst for notoriety leads him occasionally
to run a bootless tilt against the authori
ties, and indulge in diaquiBitionsorcJanl
OH??ftre to ascertain, he is
almost wholly destitute of the requisite
qualifications for the high post to which
he aspires. His vote in this region will be
very slim.
The Whig State Convention will
meet at Lancaster, on Tuesday next, the
24th inst, to nominate candidates for Gov
ernor, Canal Commissioner, and Judges of
the bupreme Court Gov. Johnston, like
his distinguished competitor, will doubt
less be nominated by acclamation. As it
is said both candidates will take the stump,
we may expect to see Greek meet Greek,
in a mode hitherto not witnessed in Penn
sylvania. The nominations for the supreme
court will be looked for with interest
-The coming "4th" is likely to be
held in full remembrance in this section,
this year. There are to be two celebrations
in town,and a committee of 12, Messrs. G.
O. Ide, A. Vanderslice, S. Shriner, J. M.
Linn, O. K. Vorse, II. Frick, D. S. Bogar,
J. M. Musser, F. Beale, P. Krigbauni,J.
McClure, and Jas. Musser, also announce
that a party of young ladies and gentlemen
of this place will have a "glorious pic nic"
on that day on the summit of Blue Hill,
opposite Northumberland, and invite rein
forcements from all the neighboring towns.
A pleasant place and arrangement
The citizens of New Berlin are also ma
king extensive arrangements for an enthu
siastic celebration.
erJohn C. Kunklc, Esq.. of Harris-
burg, is the Whig nominee for Senator, in
the Dauphin and Northumberland district
He is a gentleman of fine talent, but will
have a bard chase of it, to carry the Dis
trict, unless something unusual turns up.
to make a diversion in his favor. ' The
Democrats have not yet made a nomination.
J- The " Bulletin " of the American
Art Union for April, is on our table : and
besides a number of capital etchings and
engravings, is replete with information of
great interest and value to all who have a
taste for the Fine Arts, or a wish for their
successful cultivation. A remittance of
5 to Andrew Warner, Cor. Sec., 497
Broadway, N. Y. will secure a certificate
of membership.
-We are requested to state that the
stores in this place will be closed on the
4th of July.
&Our good friend of the Berwick
Ttlrgropk has missed his mark for once.
It Was not OS. It was only the Publisher.
111
hart
Casting Perls in Doubtjtl Places.
Administering a little wholesome advice to
some of our south-of-the-ridge cotempora
ries. ,
IQrReeent accounts from France are in
dictive of a gigantic effort to subvert th?
Be public -
The Susquehanna Railroad.
But let ns not quarrel about the loca
tion of the road. Let our efforts be direc
ted towards getting the money to make it
up the Susquehanna and its .Branches.
Sunbury uazeUe.
So say we, most heartily. Let the com
bined energies, capital, and influence of
the West Branch country be brought to
bear promptly, and with all possible force,
to raise the necessary capital to build tlie
road ; leaving details to be adjusted after
wards. The route on this side the river
possesses such intrinsic merits that we can
well afford to 'bide our tunc for their lull
development.
BIt seems our friend Maj. Charles H.
Shriuer did not succeed in getting a seat
in the Ilarrisburg Convention, as Delegate
from this Bepresentative District. After
getting the county nomination, at the
eleventh hour, through an accidental gap,
and the adroitness of a skillful tactician
(John Swincford, E?q.,) ;tbe final result
may be considered sadly unfortunate. Ma
jor ! we are in the lachrymose mood to
day on account of it, and freely mingle our
tears with yours.
EQrThe cut, in our advertising col
umns, representing his majesty the Sun,
painting the portaits of " All the World
and his Wife,'' was done in a hurry and
on coarse, unsuitable wood, the only kind
that could be got. But it is a capital
thing, for all that ; and we should like
much to mention tho name of the amateur
artist to whom wo are indebted for it, if
Dr. B. B. M'Coy, of Northumbcrland,had
not given ns an injunction to the contrary.
tuf It will be seen by reference to the
California news in another column, which
reached us by telegraph at half past eight
o'clock last eveninsr, that San Francisco
has been visited with another destructive
fire.
By the way, the fact that we give in to
day's paper, news of yesterday from points
so remote as Boston and Chicago, tells
more strongly than anything we can say,
of the wonders and benefits of the Mag.
nctic Telegraph.
terju We arc under special obligations
to Messrs. J. Lane Mingle, and John W.
Carver, telegraph operators at Philadel
phia and Ilazleton, for their prompt atten
tion in transmitting despatches to us but
evening.
Hajr An old man named Andross while
walking along the road on the opposite
side of the river about a mile and a half
above this
nlace. fell over the bai
nk. and
, v iW ror aaghty years
ot ace.
Centre Democrat We should like to
have a veekly visit from you,old fellow
Clinton Democrat.
So would we, but we don't get it, by a
considerable.
Mr. Editor, Please announce that the
J unior exhibition of tho University at Lew-
sburg, will take place on the fourth of Ju
ly, commencing at 10 o'clock. Several
addresses will be dcliveied by members of
the J unior Class.
Independence Day.
Pursuant to previous notice, a meetintr
of the Mechanics and Laboring men of
Lewisburg was held in the Town Hall, on
Thursday evening, June 12th, to make ar
rangements to celebrate the comine nation
al Anniversary.
Col. Eli Slifer, Chairman; David Ginter
A. II. Blair, Solomon Bitter, Henry Frick,
Vice Presidents ; Thomas Graham and j!
D. Meyers, Secretaries.
On motion, it was
Resolved, That we will celebrate the
coming fourth of July as Mechanics and
Laboring men, bnt that we most heartily
invite the citizens of the town and vieinJtv
without distinction of profession or class to
join us m celebrating the day, that broke
aown me partition wall between classes by
recognizing equality between man and his j
Drotncr man.
Besolved, That we cordially invite the
Mechanics and Laboring men of the ncigh-
uu..Ug wwns and county to participate
mm us on ine occasion.
Besolved, That we extend to the Ladies
of Lewisburg and vicinity a cordial invita
tion to honor ns with their presence in the
urove.
Resolved, That tho Lewisburg Infan
try ' and "Cameron Guards" be invited
to unite with us in remembrance of that
day peculiarly dear to the heart of an Am
erican Soldier.
The following appointments were then
made: Committee of arrangements, Col.
L. B. Christ, James P. Ross, Joshua Kel
ly, Henry Frick, Josiah Kellv. Will,.
Frick, Solomon Bitter. William hit
au voi. suier.
.-J n1 Bl! r,. '
committee to invite the Olermr fWw.
r ... .
t 4t J ... . - . O" "
iub uay ana Header of the
of Independence, F. A. Donahower, A. H.
Blair, David Ginter. Solomon Ritter. n,I
jvi. jj. b. t,nnst.
Committee on Refreshments : f!ol.
B. Christ, James P. Ross. Cant J. Yp.
hart, Daniel Samsel, and Michael Ney-
Committee on Toasts. W. f!. TTmlrnV
CoL Eli Slifer, Solomon Bitter, Joshua
Kelly, Thomas Graham.
Marshall of the day, Col. U B. Christ
Resolved, That the proceeding of thin
meeting be published in the Lewisburg
papers.
The reactive committee, afterwards
"
met and adopted the following as Order of
the Day:
. m a ai
Meet at the Town Hall at hail pas
o'clock A. M. and march from thence to
the Grove.
ORDER OF PROCESSION.
1. Marshall. CoL L. B-Christ; 2. As
sistants, William Frick, David Bcber; 3
Military ; 4. Clergy, Orators or the aay
and Reader of the Declaration of Indepen
dence; 5. Laboring Men; 6. Choir; 7.
Mechanics with ensigns of profession.cacn
profession marching in separate sections;
Citizens generally.
EXERCISES IN THE GROVE.
1. rraver; 2. Music by the Choir; 3.
Readme of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence, by James Aiken; 4. music, o.
Address to the Military, by Joshua iveny,
C. Music ; 7. Address to the Mechanics,
by Col. EliSlifer; 8. Music; 9. Address
to Laboring Men by II. C. Hickok ; 10.
Music; 11. Oration by Llder Vtiiuani
Lane; 12. Music ; 13. Dinner ; 14. Toasts.
Despatches for the Lewisburg Chronicle.
THE HARRISBURG CONVENTION
HarrubuRg, June 11.
The Democratic Convention for noniin
atine Judges assembled this morning at
10 o'clock, and organized by tho appoint
ment of Hon. James M. Torter, of North
ampton, as temporary Chairman.
After some other unimportant business
the Convention took up the question of the
contested delegates from Philadelphia Co.
and with very little delay admitted tin
regular Campbell and Buchanan, dele
gates.
The contested scats from Lancaster were
then taken up, and without coming to a de
cision the Convention adjourned until 3
o'clock.
3 o'clock.
Convention met pursuant to adjourn
ment, and the debate not being ended, ad
journed over for supper, and met again in
the cvenincr, when the Fordncy, or anti-
Frazer delegates were admitted from Lan
caster. The Union and Juniata contest was then
heard, Mr. Hench defending his right to a
scat, and the right of "Juniata county to
the Bepresentative delegate, and Mr. Shri
ner maintaining the regularity of the pro-
, unys
34.
Adjourned at 10 o'clock, P. 31., till to
morrow. June 12.
The Convention was permanently or
ganized this morning by electing Hon.
William Wilkins, Pruident ; Hon. Simon
Cameron, Hon. James 31. Porter, and 30
others, 1 Presidents; and a number of
Secretaries.
On taking his scat, Judge Wilkins made
a feeling and forcible address, in which al
lusion was made to the novelty of the ex
periment about to be tried and the dancers
that surrounded the new Judicial organi
zation, mo Convention was abont rn
constitute a judicial oligarchy, with almost
unlimited powers for good or eviL If bad
or incompetent men were selected, no one
could portray the consequences.
The new
court might change the rules relating to
real estate even ; they miht carrv ruin
and devastation to the home and fireside of
me eitizen, and there would be no remedy
no power to correct their mlst.nl-r.. Tk
Supreme Court at Washington, had bnt a
limited jurisdiction over tw, .n.W!.
and rarely disturbed their decisions.
The Convention was invoked to select
none but such as were fit for that hiith and
important post In conclusion, he said he
was anriguted at the awfulness of the res-
imusiouity Detore him at the perils that
surrounded this new and untried cxperi. I
ment The address produced a deep im-
pression.
Tlio f .i . , . I
..,Cunuu men acted on various I
ET"r
iiMut.;( . l-.. ... -I
consider,!,!-, j:.: :
0 -""'"Kg, nueu uuauv. alter I
that Zr-l?1
,i , 7 , " wuu Buau
the highest number of votes, shall be deem-
-j ... '
V nominated, provided, no person
i.n i. a j ... : .
u nominated unless he shall
have received at leat . r u I
. jwj vi .u
tho votes given, and should not .11 be no-
minute v..,.. ,
muir.l j ... . i
o tin uauoi uien me same I
.7 . i-nioiuu number
ETZK. T
S. Black, of Somerset James Campbell, of
, b cicvbiuu ui tieremian
i-niiadelphia, JWlis Lewis, of Lancaster,
Judge Gibson, of Cumberland, and Wal
T., ....
ter ti. .Lowrie, of Alleghany, and they
were declared duly nominated as the de
mocratic candidates for Judges of the Su
preme Court of Pennsylvania. The nomi
nations were then unanimously confirmed
aiw some unimportant business the Con
vention adjourned tine die.
Nuw Obleanb, June 16.
The steamship Alabama, has armJT
this port from Chagrcs, with California
news, two weeks later than previon.
. a . ai .
dnsm She : brings the lamentable intel-
igence that the eity of San Francisco ha.
been almost euti dtttrojed b V
V. w...l Ji -.1. . a . I
ZZ Z -jon, ever
" r details f IxSjgHj'g
this disaster are too long to be transmitted
by telegraph immediately, and the facts
must be very briefly stated. The news
came by way of Acapulco. Property to
the amount of $15,000,000, believed to
be destroyed. Among the buildings des
troyed are the Custom House, the Union
Park, and New World, the National, the
CHy, Delmonico and Exchange Hotels,
also Rose's Buildings,and the offices of the
Steam Ship Company. The fire spread to
the shipping consuming a large number of
vessels, lying at the wharves; and ex-
tendins to Clay street, ran through one
dozen blocks ; quickly spreading to other
parts of the city, a great part of which
now lies a heap of ruins. II unter.George,
Maine, Centre, and Esperaldo streete are
completely gutted. The utmost conster
nation prevailed during the fire, and thou
sands were turned out of house and home,
having lost their all. Measures were
about being adopted to relieve the suffer
ers. It is feared a number of lives have
been lost. Business was entirely lost
sicht of.
San Francisco presents a sorrowing ana
heart-sickening picture. The means ot
arresting the flames in possession of the
authorities proved of little avail, before
the tremendous spread of the flames ; and
so extensive was the field of labor of the
fire department that little effect was pro
duced by their efforts. The consternation
f tn inr:ibit.inbi was very ercat Of
thins? was in confusion. The
v.. J 0
number of persons rendered houseless by
ti,;a enlmnitv is bevond calculation at
present.
The news from the mines continues to
be of a cheering character. New discov
eries were daily being made, and the pros
pects of the miners were highly favorable.
The quartz crushing machines were reaping
a rich reward. In some instances the av
crage yield was $20 to $00 per minute.
during the whole day.
Lynch law is still in force, and several
new examples have been maae.
Columbia, Pa., June 16.
The break in the Buck level is not yet
mended, and boats will not be passed be
fore the 29th inst
CmcAoo, June 17
A dreadful storm prevailed on Highland
Prairie, Henry county ,111., on Friday last.
during which twenty-five buildings were
blown down and three persons killed.
Philadelphia, June 17.
Yesterday a rowdy party from here went
lied Uank.
A dreadful not took place
there, and a number of persons, including
nuuicu auu cunuren injured severely.
several individuals were stabbed,and some
of them subjected to shameful treatment.
A large number of the rioters were arrest
ed and 15 locked up iu Woodbury (X. J.)
o an. i ue j ersey people were outrageous
ly abused, i he captain of a German vol-
unlccr company is reported to have been
snot, and dangerously wounded. Reports
were in circulation to-day of two or three
deaths. A bar-keeper by the name of Di
vn, .1 , wl . 1. r . . t. .. ...
v. .c una morning oi the injuries
received in the melee. There was a story
of another man at Woodbury who was
shockingly cut in the fight, and could not
not survive. A stage driver stated to a
gentleman that a citizen in Woodbury
.v twu w mis mornin", was
his
lying in a dying condition surrounded bv
. I'ittsblro, June 17
uoun w iaii. mere are
uow oniy ,our ,ccl 01 wate' " the channel.
Z hl d PennsJlva Railroad will
te pb3ted to New Brighton, 30 miles
. f thu' b the 4th J
. for
Boston. June 17.
31:0 j"1? the case of Pavton. who is
enwged with bemff a participant in the
1,180,16 01 Shadrach, the fugitive slave,
came into eonTt tbis morning, and stated
tnat tneJ coul1 not agree, whereupon the
court discharged them
v Vn,v t it
' ""irimtl .
.Tho steamer Humboldt arrived here
ahont 7 nlnnlr : r.. . -
" . . one left
the4thinst
ne brings no foreign nevs of importance
n . , P"nce
Arauviue. Juno in.
Distressing occurrencc-Thi,
about 10 o'clock, Henry Wenk a laborer
. . ulJ " en 'aoorer
iu me iMontOUr UoIW Mill was cantrnt
in n f .v. T. : ,M "T
. " - ua orriea arouna a
wheol. mnA . . i .
7 ...Uit i-nunca. lae ocsi
medical attendance was immediate .
-ry doubtful whether he
survives.
Corfrrpoaaenc of Uw Caroakfe.
MttWACKtt, Wis., 3Iay21. 1851.
DAa"CeRONia.B" Spring has open
ed out in this Western count ; .
J -" M au A
Itmnirtnna a . -
r.-r...o manner oi late. A few weeks
ago a general lamentation was heard all
through this eountry in consequence of the
total failure of the winter n
L i . ., . a was
thought the wheat was all wint- v.ni
specially soon the praries. Butrceeni
"L"
lost that i. iTd " TV DOt
Z Z dMg?' tb .
vuifit - u IflA iL.l . II
btUrffita ZJSZ?
of eour sympaTh S ter
fML TZEtSS
tracted. in !. 1 . "Y con-
-'.but
ng as the hopes
A vast amount of improvement is going on
in this city. I can not estimate the nam
her of houses that are being put up thi
season. One on the north side of where I
live which is about 900 yds long and thro
which I have to pass back and forth to my
office, there will be finished seven barge
brick dwellings houses, and three blocks
for stores, offices, &c., one of which is built
by aPcnnsylvanian, and is 120 feet square,
and four stories high; and built in tha
most substantial manner, The other tw
blocks are 60 by 100 feet each. Thejcost
of these buildings, on the one side of'this
one street will not fall short of t30 000
This may be more than an average for the
city, but will serve to give some little idea
of what is going on.
Our Circuit Court has been in session
for several weeks, and one of the most ap
palling scenes occurred on Friday morn
ing last, that it has ever been my misfor
tune to witness, (except the battle field.)
James Ilolliday, Esq-, and some others
were trying a cause. A witness was oa
the stand. 31 r. II. made a strong trea.
ment against the admissability of some tes
timony offered ; concluding with a some
what humorous anecdote illustrative of the
position of the opposing counsel. lie txk
his seat amidst a good deal of laughter acd
merriment ; himself heartily enjoying i
In less than five minutes after he compla'n
ed of feeling unwell ; and in less than tea
minutes niore,and before bis wife or a phy
sician could be brought, he was stretched
upon the counsel table a corpse ! He W
for some time been afflicted with the rhca-
matism in bis feet ; and the night before
his death he bathed his feet nearly all
night in cold water to alleviate the pain,
which, it is supposed drove the disexse to
bis heart, and was the cause of his dcatlj
Mr. Ilolliday wss a native of 31iffliu cuto
ty, Pcnna., was married to a Jliss Shear
man of Wilkesbarre, and left bis native
State and came to this City, a stranger ia
a strange land, and poor, eight years ago.
And in this brief period he acquired quite
a comfortable fortune, and an enviable char
acter as a man, a lawyer, and a politician;
having filled several important offices, and
had a fair show for still higher honors.
The Bar turned out in a body, and thou
sands of citizens followed him to the graTe
on
Sunday afternoon. I think I never
saw as large, or as solemn a funeral
Politically we are in statu quo, waiting
the moving of the waters. The friends of
General Scott have had their meeting and
he is doubtless the choice of whig party in
--. vji. i mc jemocracy is
turned toward Pennsylvania, and are scan
ning with interest the movements of her
politicians. Pennsylvania has it undoubt
edly in her power, if she is true to herself,
to have her statesman, Hon. James Buch
anan as the Democratic standard bearer in
1852. This fact is universally conceded
here, and he is now the only man feared
by the friends of Scott. Hence the Scott
organ in this City has already opened its
battery at him.
31.
We are informed that an Irishman, hose
name we did not learn, was killed at Nich
olson, in this county, on Thursday lasi.by
a flir. tioistead, lor attempliug to outrage
the person of his daughter. Pitision G-
zette-
News has been received at San Antonia
nf the death ofihe notorious Seminole chief,
Wildcat. It is said be was murdered bv
a band of Camanches.
The Governor of Massachusetts, has
nnoinied a lawyer of Boston, as Inspector
General offish. lawyers ought to nave a
practical knowledge of fish, for thev are
generally considered very good sharks.
The equestrian Statute of Gen. Jackson,
which is one-third larger than life, weigh
ing 35,000 pounds, and made of brass con
demned by Government, ia to be be placed
on the pedestal in Lafayette Square.Wash
ington. opposite the Piesident's House, on
the 4ib of July.
The richest of the Rothschilds is said to
be Baron A nselm, of Frankfort, ascertained
to be worth thirty-five millions of dollars.
The first plank road in Florida was com
menced about six months since by the citi
xensof Wakulla and Leon counties.
Peaches have already been produced at
Richmond Va., this season.
A revival of religion in all the churche
at New Haven, Ct., during the past win
ter and spring, has resulted in conversions,
it is said to the number of not less than
seven hundred and fifty.
Corrected this Dan.
Wheat an.
Rye so
orn 1...S9
Oats , 35
Flaxseed I00
Dried Apples 100
Buttet ttl
Eeea .... 8
Tallow fin
Lard 7
Ham 10
Bacon 8
On the 3d inst.. bv Robert Candor. Esa.
Chas. Bit, of White Deer twp., Union
eountv, to Miss Margabit Dokixt, of
Washington twp., Clinton county.
On the 12th inst., by the Rev. D. T.
Hcisler. Mr. Ows-N Mi rty, to Miss Har
riet Conrad, both of this place.
DZATES.
In Le wist own, 12th inst, after a lin
gering illness, James Muxiks.v, sca-
aged 74 years.
In Milton on Tuesday week, Mr?. ASH
ouatry are reviving.