LEWISBUKG CHRONICLE & WEST BRANCH FARMER.
growth and extended use of the fibre. Let
no former who has flax growing be tempted
to sell the seod by contract or otherwise
for the present ; let none be given over to
the tender mercies of oil-mills. We shall
o"d all that is grown this year for sowing
next pring, and it ia morally certain to
i rr a liiir'i price even this Fall. The
Siioiiius should caution their less watch -
ai neighbors on this point. I shall be
disappointed if a bnshel of Flax-seed be
not worth two bushels of heat in most
parts of our Country next May.
Our ensuing Agricultural Fairs, state
. , .1 j:r
and local, snouia oe improved lor iuc uu-
fusion of knowledge and the attainment of
concert and mutual understanding with
regard to the Flax Culture, For the pres
ent, at any rate, few farmers can afford or
will choose to incur the expense of the
heavy machinery required to break and
roughly dress their flax, so as to divest it
of four fifths of its bulk and leave the
fiber in a state of easy transportation to
the central points at which Flax-Cotton
machinery may be put iu operation. If
the Flax-straw has to be hauled fifty or j this country, are immeasurably beyond the
sixty miles over country roads to find a ; reach and influence of that wretched strife
purchaser or breaking machine, the cost of , for plaee and power which has so long di
such transportation will nearly cat up the vided and distracted our land ? And when
proceeds. If the farmers of any township ' will they learn to distrust the hollow pro
can be assured beforckind that suitable , fessions of your thoro bred politicians-
machinery will next Summer be put up '
within a few miles of them, and a market
there created for their Flax, its growth
will be ercatly extended. And if intelli
gent, energetic, responsible men will now
turn their thoughts towards the procuring
and setting up of the best Flax-breaking
machinery (not for fully dressing but
merely for separating the fiber from the
bulk of the woody substance it incloses)
hey may proceed to make contracts with
their neighboring farmers for Flax-straw
to be delivered in the Autumn of next
year on terms highly advantageous to both
parties. The Flax thus roughly dressed
may be transported even a hundred miles
to market at a moderate cost, and there
can be no reasonable doubt of its com
manding a good price. M. Claussen as
sures me that he could now buy and profi
tably use almost any quantity of such Flax
if it were to be had. The only reason (he
wye) why there are not now any number
of spindles and looms running on Flax
Cotton is the want of the raw material.
(His patent is hardly yet three months
old.) Taking dressed and hctcbelcd Flax,
worth seven to nine cents per pound, and
transforming Jt into Flax-Cotton while.
Cotton is no higher than at present, would
not pay.
Of course, tWe will be disappointments,
mistakes, unforeseen difficulties, disasters,
in Flax-growing and the consequent fab
rications hereafter as heretofore. I do not
presume that every man who now rushes
into Flax will make bis fortune ; I pre
sume many will incur losses. I counsel
and urge the fullest inquiry ,the most care
ful calculations, preliminary to any deci
sive action. But that such inquiry will
l-.t or.r ..t.Iv,. l'l-.v.e.;n nTt
, .. n i i -
year to the erection of Flax-Lreaking
i2atL:cerv at a thousand points where
r.obe s'jih have ever yet existed and ul
timately to the Gnu establishment of new
end mst important branches of industry,I
c.;n not doubt. Our own country is better
Ki4iiitrt1 fltiin unv r.tlir li lit-o flin lmrl in
, ii
the Flax-business : her abundance of'
t r , j i i .i 1
cheap, fertile soil and of cheap seed, the j
intelligence of her producers, the general
diffusion of water or steam power, and our
present superiority in Flax-breaking ma
chinery, all point to this result. It will
be unfortunate alike for our credit and
enr prosperity it we indolently orhecdless-
ly suffer other nations to take the lead in I
it. Horace Greely.
P. S. M. Claussen has also a Circular
Loom in the Imbibition, wherein Bagging,
Hosiery, 4c., may be woven without a
seam or anything like one. This loom
may be operated by a very licht hand I
power, (of course, steam or water is chea-i
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faultlessly. I mention this only as a proof
"
f his inventive genius, and to corroborate
the favorable impression he made on me,
I have seen nothing more ingenious in the
immense department devoted to British
Machinery than this loom.
I understand that overtures have been
made to M. Claussen for the purchase of
Lis American patent, but as yet without
definite result This, however, is not ma
terial. Whether the patent is sold or
held, there will next year be parties ready
to buy highly dressed Flax to work up
under it, and it is preparation to grow such
Flax that I am urging. I believe nothing
more important or more auspicious to our
Farming Interests has occurred for years
than this discovery by M. Claussen. He
made it in Brazil, while engaged in the
growth of Cotton. It will not supersede
fotton, but it will render it no longer in
dispensable by providing a substitute
equally cheap, equally serviceable, and
which may be grown almost every where.
This can not lie realized too soon. II G.
A Hail Storm occurred in this vicinity
en the evening of the 3d inst. A few
milea to the south and south east of our
borough, hail fell as large as hens eggs
ana in great abundance. A violent storm
also passed over Point township on Wed
readay evening the 9th inst. A barn was
imrnnfM) by its violence, about four mile
Ma Northumberland, and a number of
trsa were torn up by the roots. The
t?rnio chocked in the field, was bluwn
ebout Iiket'hsft' -s-jnKurv Gar!t.
WJlUunsport.
! That Williamsport ia in a growing and
flourishing condition, admits of no dispute;
but what we want to get at ia this the
causes which hare produced a prosperity
so widely felt and seen. In our humble
opinion, the causes are the rapid growth
of the lumber trade and an increasing dia-
' position on the part of our citizens to
1 attend to their own lusineu. In years gone
, by, when we were shedding the light of
democratic truth thro the columns of the
I Lycoming Gazette, our own time and the
. time of a very large portion of our fellow
' ... . - .
citizens was consumed in watcning, or par
ticipating in, the miserable political move-
; mcnts of the county. The election of an
auditor, or commissioner, or register, was
considered of greater importance than the
agitation of measures calculated to bring
work and wealth to our valley, and peace
and plenty to every fireside. When will
the masses learn that principle and office
are generally at variance that those fun-
damental truths in self-government, origi
nating solely with the democratic party of
with falsehood in their hearts, hypocrisy
on their lips, and heartless selfishness in
their acts ? Lycoming Democrat.
$a$Thc Jfurrieburg American announ
ces the following as the Whig State Cen
tral Committee appointed by the President
of the late State Convention :
Hon. Ner Middleswarth, Chairman.
Xcwcomb B. Thompson, William Strnth
ers, Charles Thompson Jones, Lewis Hit
ting, William F. Hughes, Daniel O. Hit-
ner, Abraham K. .MclKaine, Jacob Knabb,
Benjamin Malone, Jos. Konigraachcr, T.
Taylor Worth, Samuel D. Karns, Henry
Maxwell, F. B. Penni man, James G. Reed,
Thomas K. Coehran, It. P. McClure, An
drew G. Curtin, K. L. Johnston, John
Cooper, Henry Drinker, F. L. Jones, John
A. Dale, John 11. Walker, tannic I A.
Purvianc, Wm. Robinson, Jr., Thos. A.
Itowlev, Win. McKennan, F. M. Kimnicl,
James Campbell, William Butler, James
eecb, B. V . Cumming.
The Shank monument
The ceremony of erecting the monument
over the remains of the late Governor
Shunk, at Trappc, Montgomery county,
Pa., on the 4th, was attended by from
eight to ten thousand persons, of both sex
es. Two troops of horse, a company of
artillery and eight companies of infantry
and riflemen, with three German musical
societies from Philadelphia were present.
Hon. George W. Woodward delivered a
beautiful address, it is stated, in review
of the life of the lamented deceased, the
death he died, and the memory he has
left behind him. Gov. Shunk is buried
300 yards from the cottage of his lowly
birth. Many distinguished Pennsylva-
nians were present.
A gentleman from Maryland a large
farmer informed us, on Saturday, that
they were sadly beginning to feel the want
t. 1 i
getting very worthless, but that there was
no security from day to day that they
would not run away. We told him frankly,
that Maryland never would occupy that
position to which she is justly entitled,
from her admirable locality, until she cm
. .. .
Ployed white tree labor entirely
1 .
He
seemea to
think so too. Germantotcn
Tthjnnh.
Foreign News.
New York, July 14.
The United Slates mail steamship Frank
lin, Captain J. A. Wotton, arrived about
2 o'clock this morning, having performed
the voyage from Cowes Roads to this port
in a little over twelve days.
A terrible military riot broke out in Liv
erpool on the 1st inst., the 01st regiment
having attacked the police. The riot was
suppressed after a time by the energy of
the authorities, but not before several men
had been killed and many wounded.
Unusually hot weather continued to be
experienced, the sun shining with intense
I power through unclouded skies. Great
tinsvpr thrnlioh linrlntinnH kLim
progress was being made with the crops
of every kind, and it was anticipated that
the backwardness caused by the long du
ration of frosts in the spring, would, ere
long, be more than recovered.
The recent rise in the Paris flour market
was firmly maintained,
M. de Tocqueville was busily employed
in drawing up his report on the revision
question, which it was expected would be
presented to the Assembly, on or about
the ?th of July. Stormy debates will
doubtlessly then ensue and the issue no
man attempts to predict
M. M. Lcdru JRollin. Mazzini, Ruge,and
others o' the Central Democratic Commit
tee, have issued a manifesto to the people
of Koine, exhorting them to unite for the
overthrow of the Czar and the Austrian
Emperor.
Acciiient Take care what you setup.
on. The Baltimore Sun mentions the fol
lowing singular case, which should be a
caution to individuals to see where they
sit : A few days since a lady residing in
Ann ktreet, purchased a large steel trap,
with a view to the destruction of rats, they
having become very annoying in several
apartments of her residence. The trap
was set upon Sunday nicht. and placed by
her upon a chair, she intended to remove
it into a closet before retiring. In the
meantime her husband entered the apart
ment, and undressing, was in the act of
sitting upon the chair, when the spring
mi moved and in an instant the clamps
seized him in such a manner that amputa
lion was rendered necesaary. Ffsrsarf
in'?rs:ncd hi ha rf! irtrvrrv.
w mma.
H. O. HICIOK, Editor. I O.K. WOEDElf, Printer.
At$l.MruhiadTMM, $1.75 in thm month, (2 paid
within the year, and fz,M at the end al the year.
AgenU in Philadelphia T B Fainter and K W Carr.
Lewisburo, Pa.
toconceban JHorniitg, 3nln 16, 1851
ADVERTIZE Kxmatnra, Administrator. Public
Officers, City and Country Merchant, Manufacturer,
Mechanic, Uusines Men all who wind to procure or to
uinprwe 01 anyming wonld do well to give notice or the
Mate through the Lrwwfmrtj Chronicle." Thi paper ha
n (rood and increasing circulation in a community eontai
niu. as large a proportion of active, aolrcnt producer,
consumer, and dealers, a any other in the Mate.
Democratic State Nomination.
Tbr Oaeernar WILLIAM BIO I.EF, of Clearfield Co.
far Coital Oommitsiomer SETH CLOVER, of Clarion.
For -v JOHN B. GlflSOS. of Cumberland Co.
Jii lfe I WAI.TKK II. LOWKIF-of Alleithcny.
of the ). JEKKMIAH S. BLACK, of Somarart.
Suprem l ELLIS LEWIS, of Lancaster.
Court J JAMES CAMl'BELL, of 1'lulad. ljhia.
Whig State Nominations.
For Oorernor WM. F. JOHNSTON, of Armstrong Co.
For Canal Commissioner JOHN STROI1M, of Lancaster
For - RiriURDCOri.TEK, of Westmoreland Co.
iiingea I liWWUK fit AWHEKS, or rranklinCo.
of tin ) WM. M. MKKEDITII, of Philadelphia.
Supreme I JOSIICA W. COM LV, of Montour.
Court ) WM.JESSl'P, of Susquehanna.
BuEld. E. Church, of Crawford coun
ty, will preach in the Christian chapel
this (Wednesday) evening.
IThe Mifilinburg Bloomer, whom we
mentioned last week, made her appearance in our street
on Saturday last, and attracted much attention.
attended church here on Sunday, and returned home on
Monday. We bare beard (but can 't say with how much
truth! that four or fire ladies of this place are preparing
for an early public appearance in the Bloomer costume.
JtiafMr. Charles E. James, a graduate
of Brown rnirersitr. and for screral years past a success
ful teacher in Philad'a, is now engaged In delirering
course of Lecture on Chemistry in the University at Lew-
uburg.
Bsi,Our correspondent "Mechanic" will
see that, owing so the great length of his letter, we bar
been obliged to omit his account of sa tngs and doings on
the 4th at Ibe National Capital.
JKSTlt will be seen by the proceedings
in another column, that the Jobnston Club" ha spoken
for itself but we wander on what authority tbey venture
to speak for the Democracy.
BiSuWe are informed Mr. James Reher
of East Buffalo township, has been trying
a Reaping Machine in gathering his wheat.
What say those who witnessed its per
formance ?
Bc55The Kloss White Blue-Stem Wheat,
we find is very popular in Union county as
well as in Maine. Mr. George Slecr (on
the farm of the late Gen. Green, in Buffa
lo Tp.) has brought in several stems of
this wheat, picked wilh but little care,
lacking but a trifle of six feet in length,
and having over CO grains to the head.
Mr. Jonathan Wolfe has also shown us
specimens of the same kind of wheat bear
ing as high as 84 grains to the head.
Fire in Williamsport
Muney Tel. office, )
July 15, 1851. J
At one o'clock this morning, a fire broke
out in Williamsport, which destroyed some
three or four buildings, among which are
Updegraff's store, King & Allen's store,
Farics' three story brick building formerly
occupied by Col. Titus as a hotel, and one
or two other buildings. Loss ?15 or
S16,000 : ?8 or $9,000 insured.
SECOND PESPATCII.
The buildings destroyed are Updegraff's
store and goods, Winegardcn's confection
ary store, King & Allen's store and goods,
Farics' three story brick building. Total
loss about $17 or $18,000; about $7,000
insured in the Lycoming County Insurance
Company. The fire started in Winegarden'a
Confectionary, and got so far before it was
discovered that it could not be told how
it originated.
.The Ibresoing was received from lb MuncyOmee,
yeju'rday after nuoo.
ta5Lewisburg Capitalists ! Read the
article on our first page, noting some of
the recent improvements in Harrisburg,
which are renewing the age of that Bor
ough. We notice also in one of the Wil
liamsport papers, a very large addition (ac
tual or contemplated) to the active busi
ness capacities of that town, which must
enure immensely to its advantage. These
are wise examples for you to follow, if
you would continue the noble race of im
provement and consequent prosperity you
have of late years exhibited in a pre-eminent
degree.
3-Rev. E. W. Dickinson, of Elmira,
has accepted the call to the Pastorship of
Lewisburg (Pa.) Baptist Church, and b
expected immediately to enter upon its
duties. Rev. Mr. Binny, (a missionary
returned from Burmah on account of the
health of his family) is pastor of the
church in Elmira vacated by Mr. D.
-The Clerk to the proceedings of the
Whig meeting omitted one minute the
speech of Mr. J. T. Lane, which was cer
tainly as good as, if not the best of the
evening
&Our thanks to the Daily American
of Harrisburg, for its exchange. It is by
far the most spirited advocate of the State
Administration we have no our list.
Supreme Court is in session in
Sunbury. We are informed "the Judges
are all there all in good spirits and all
sober."
(0The Governship ol Mississippi ia to
be decided by a foot race.
gThe BigUr Club will meet
at the Town Hall, Friday even
ing of this week.
CThe Johnston Club, Satur-
Lewisiuro, Va., July 10, 1851.
LAKQK TIELD OF WHEAT.
A farmer in this county reaped this har
vest, two lota of wheat, containing not
quite an acre each, and had 100 dozen on
each. The probability is that 75 bushels
will be the yield from both together or,
37 bushels to something less than an
acre. A. Lewiiburg( Va.) Chronicle.
t9.The above cornea from one of the
finest wheat-growing regions of Virginia.
We "reckon" (as a Virginian would say)
there arc several VaHics within 20 miles
of the Pennsylvania Lewisburg, which
will give a much better yield than that.
And as Scientific Agriculture is about
taking a fresh start in this region, it may
be very useful for Farmers to ascertain
with exactness the aggregate of crops
cither by acres or by whole fields as data
from which to determine future progress.
Union County Court, Sept 15.
ORASD JVKORX
Sew Berlin: Isaac Xefanan. Mkldlecreek : Jacob Border.
West Buffalo: John HiidVbraod, Jacob Fox.
East Buffalo : Tboa Pureel, John C Snook, J as Moon, Jr.
Center : Reuben Eisenhauser. Union : John Haas.
Wert Bearer: Oeo Kail?, John D. Romig, Daniel Alter.
Penns : Geo H art man, Peter Fisher.
Perry: Btnj Arbocnst. Limestone! Henry Frock.
Lewlsburjr : Peter Neriu Jonathan Wolfe.
White Deer: Henry Noll, Aaron Smith.
Beater: Jesse Hrndrkk. J Buffalo: Daniel Reiner.
Hartley : Robert Forster, Jr., James King, Jr.
TRAVERSE JUROKS.
Center: Ellas Stahlnecker, Christian Kerr, Israel Faicb,
Darid Weirick.
Bearer: Jacob Breaehbill, Oeo Miller, Jacob Greeuhoe,
James S. Smith, Solomon Engel.
West Beaeer: Chaa Kreba, Isaac I'lsb, Henry Benfcr.
Union: John Outer, Geo Klinfer, Oeo Benignon.
Perry: Abner Hornberger, Saml German. Jacob Minhua.
New Berlin : John 8. Hehabacb, Root Swinafotd, Chriatn
Winter, John Lepkkber.
Penns : John Staily, Chaa Kretshrr, Was. 8 tees, EUaba
Ob horn, Mathia App, Jr.
Kelly : Laird Howard, John Moyer.
Chapman: Daeid Fisher, Darid E- Bender, Jn Seeehrist.
White Deer: Jn Bachman. Washington : Henry Rein.
East Buffalo : Jacob Gundy, George aheary, Jacob -Mertx,
John Schrack.
Mlddleereek : John BickeL I Hartley : Samuel C. Wilt.
Lewisburg: Samuel Oeddes, Jamca P. Ross.
West Buffalo : John Clapham, Cba Moll, Darid Watson.
Buffalo: Henry Baker, Adam Grove.
Limestone : Israel Hoffman.
rETIT JCRORX
Limestone : John Mcnsch, George Ligbtner.
Chapman : Wm. M. Sxhoch. Center : Henry R. Knepp.
I'nTon : Charle Slear, Peter Danberman.
Lewisburg: Henry R. Noll. Hugh MiUer, J. L. Metlgar.
Penns: J. D. Waters, Jacob Miller.
West Bearer: Jos. R. Stuntpf, H. Gas, Br., Jn Staninger.
Hartley: Michael friers, Mark Halfpenny, John Gfcmr,
John F. Katherman, John Reish.
Middleereek : Wm. Courtney, John K easier.
Mifilinburg : lease L. Beck, H. Baum.
White Deer: Joseph S potts, D. Kaufman.
West Buffalo: Sebastian Winter.
Perry: Andrew Kobler, Jr, D. Lrear.
New Berlin : Andrew Bolig. Samuel Askin, George Deal,
Jacob Millbouse.
Buffalo: Charles Fry. Bearer: Adam Specht
Tor lbs LawUbnrf Chronicle.
President of the UiUversity at Lew-
isnorg.
We learn by the Philadelphia Christain
Chronicle that an individul has been agreed
upon for this office, to commence his service
with the next Collegiate year. IToward
Malcom, D. D.,now Pastor of the Samson
St Baptist Church, Philad., ia the gentle
man. We have known him as a preacher
in Hudson and in Boston long time an
Agent of the American S. S. Union for
many months a personal observer of the
operations of the Eastern Missions, an ac
count of which he published at length
and for several years President of George
town College, Kentucky, from which he
retired on account of the dissatisfaction
expressed at his open and manly voting
for the Emancipation party in that State.
In all his varied stations, he has sustained
an exalted character as a practical and
worthy man, and we look forward with
much hope to his connection with this
Institution, as a benefit to it, and through
it to the world. W.
For to Ltwiabarg Chronicle.
Union Sunday School meeting.
The second of these pleasant gatherings
in Lewisburg was held in the Presbyterian
meeting-house, Sunday afternoon last. The
house was filled with a large and deeply
interested audience. Rev. Mr. Guyer of
the Methodist church addressed parents
Rev. Mr. Allcman of the Lutheran church
exhorted teachers to faithfulness and Rev
Or. Junkin, of the Presbyterian church in
Washington City, told some plain and
important facts for general consideration.
The Choir gave us good music and alto
gether we hope the effect was lasting. The
Sunday School Institution will do more to
preserve our country from evil, and to pro
mote its true intereats.than all the political
Clubs that can be mustered. Keep up the
interest of the School, and its blessings are
sure to follow. Robert Raikbs. !
Railroad Accidents. The up train
from Philadelphia to Harrisburg on Sat
urday night, was thrown off the track,
caused by some cross-ties and rails thrown
on it, evidently by design. The locomo
tive wss greatly injured, and also some of
the cars. A man named Benj. M'Daniels
was so severely injured that he died in
about three hours after.
A mother. The down train from Lew
istown, on the Pennsylvania Road, was
thrown off on Sunday afternoon by run
ning over a cow in the narrows, near Mil
lerstown. Mr. George Callaman, of Phil
adelphia, was crushed between two broken
cars, and very severely injured. He was
still living at the latest dates. .Harris
burg American.
Brig Gen.Talcott.Chief of the Ordnance
Department at Washington, has been tried
by a Court Martial, on charges of malfea
sance in office, and disobedience of orders.
preferred against him by the Secretary of
var. He was found guilty, sentenced to
be casbiared, and dismissed from the ser
vice : which sentence has been approved
by the President.
Washington, July 12. Lt.Col. R. K.
Craig, of Pennsylvania, has been appointed
Chief of the Ordnance Bureau, vice Tnlcolt
di:miss6j,
Correspondence of the Lewisburg Cbro nkle.
Cape Island, N.J., July 10, 1851.
Mr. Editor: When I left home I
promised to write to you occasionally, and
have sat down to redeem that promise; but
it being just after dinner, I feel in an ex
ceedingly dull mood, and confess myself
somewhat put to for a subject to write on.
I have a great fondness for good bread
and plenty of it ; so I will give you a
word about crops. I believe editors some
times eat, you therefore have an individu
al, if not an editorial interest in this topic.
So far as my own observation has gone,
which Las been through parts of four
States, I have everywhere seen abundant
grain crops, and the quality is fully equal
to the quantity. In the Southern portion
of Pennsylvania, in Maryland, Delaware
and New Jersey, the grain has already
been safely housed, perhaps I should say
barned and stacked. I have conversed
with gentlemen from different sections of
the Ucion,and have invariably asked them
about the grain crop, and the answer from
all sections is most favorable. Should the
'46 tariff again (as its friends claimed it
had done in 1847) raise the price of
wheat to two dollars a bushel, our agricul
tural districts would compare with Califor
nia in making their "piles." The potato
rot, and not free trade brought about the
high price of bread stuffs in '47. A want
of market is bringing about the low prices
at present If our democratic friends can
bring about another famine in Europe
their system may suit the American far
mer. If they fail to accomplish that, I
am inclined to think the farmers will
bring about a change at home that will
secure their interests.
Here followed a political disquisition
entirely too long and too strong tor the
dog days ; and we nave concluded to salt
it down, for the present, for safe keeping.
Ed. Cheon
Since writing the above I have had my
ardor a little cooled by a bathe in the
great Atlantic. I came to this place last
night. The first sight of the Oeean over
whelmed me with awe, and I concluded,
bathe in it who would, as for myself, I
should never venture into its troubled
waters. I can assure you to one accustomed
to nothing but a little shower bath in his
room, or at most a leap into Buffalo creek,
the sea looks like rather a large bathing
tub. But after looking at it an hour, it
loses that terrific grandeur with which you
are at first overwhelmeo, and finally you
begin to think it no great thing after all.
When the bathing hour arrived, I conclu
ded to go and see at least how the thing
was done. I found some two or three
hundred in the water apparently in a high
glee of enjoyment. After looking at them
a few minutes I concluded to join them.
I confess my first leap into the sea was
rather a timid performance, but in a mo
ment all my fears were gone. There is
an excitement in sea bathing that you can
never have any idea of until you experi
ence it. I should like to cive you some
idea of Cape May bathing, but I know I
shall not be able to do it. You will im
agine five hundred human beings all go
ing into the water at once. At first they
keep at a respectful distance from each oth
er ; but as wave after wave breaks over
them, they arc thrown into a state of in
teresting confusion, at times all heaped
on piles and then with the next hrcaker
scattered in every direction. After the
passage of a heavy breaker that covers
all beneath it, the scene is charmingly
delightful. You sec strong men, delicate
ladies and tiny children popping up out
of the sea as though they were inhabitants
of the great deep. You have read of bright
fairys that have by their winning smiles
allured into their fatal grasp many a hardy
tar, as the story has it. These beautiful
mermaids that inhabit the deep must be
different from our land beauties. Take
one of the prettiest of our fair ones, one
that would give any single gentleman, not
eonfirmedly bachclorish, palpitation of the
heart, were he to see her in the parlor, let
one wave pass over her and she stands be
fore yon in a plight anything but lovely
and prepossessing. Her soft blue eyes
will stare wildly, her delicate little nos
trils and her beautiful formed mouth will
be wide open, pouring forth a strong foun
tain of salt water. Her flowing curls will
lose their silkiness and hacg in wild con
fusion about her shoulders. The sight will
convince you that beauty after all consists
a good deal in what the Yankee calls "fix
ins." But I intend to leave the ocean,
the pleasure seekers, and the health seek
ers, for another letter. So I will close for
the present, hoping that if I write again,
my mind may he more bouyant, and con
sequently, my letter more lively.
Neptune.
Washington, July 14. The Intelligen
cer this morning is authorized to state that
there is no truth in the absolute or contin
gent resignation of Hon. Daniel Webster.
II is health now is perfectly good, but his
physicians have advised either a sea voy
age, or a trip to the Medical Springs in the
Alleghanies or Western Virginia, in older
to mitigate or avert his annual attack of
catarrhal affection. He has doubtless said,
that if he should finally conclude on a sea
voyage, it would probably lead to the ne
cessity of leaving the Department.
New Orleans, July 11. The Trinity
Catholic church w hich was seized by the
J Sheriff in consequence of some existing
aimcumcs twtween irte nisnop and rastor,
was destroyed by fire this morning. Sup
posed to have been firl by an. incendiary.
L.-3 f2V09, --
h Once more our glorious Banner out
Upon lae breeae we throw !"
Mr. Editor : In pursuance of a call for
the organization of a "Johnston Club," a
large and respectable number of the old
and young Whigs met in the Town Hall,
and were organized for the purpose by
calling Col. L. B. CHRIST to the chair,
and appointing Messrs. Wm. Jones and
R. I. Nesbit, Vice Presidents, and J. T.
Lane, Secretary.
After the President had stated the object
of the meeting, the following persons were
appointed a committee to draft resolutions
expressive of the sense of the meeting:
Messrs. Aiken, Armstrong, Jones, Sterritt,
Johnston, M'Leod, and Lane.
On motion Mr. Joshua Kellcy, bciDg
requested to address the meeting in the
absence of the committee, delivered in his
usually happy manner a pithy and most
truly eloquent speech, which wad received
with unanimous applause.
The committee then reported, through
their chairman, the following resolutions
which were unanimously adopted : " Where
as, the Old Keystone State have been con
ducted for years under Locofueo policy,
and administered by officers of the Loco
foco party, who have ever as a party been
distinguished for their utter recklessness in
plundering the public moneys, and who
have plunged the State into an immense
debt, " swelled," as has been truly said by
Wm. Bigler, " above the necessary cost of
improvement through the want of expe
rience and accountability iu her agent? and
economy in the use of her mean?," there
by increasing the tax of the honest labor
er and farmer ; and whereas, the policy of
the Whig party of the late administration,
conducted under their able and accom
plished Governor, AYm. P. Johnston, has
given a new impulse to the energies of the
State, has put into successful operation a
system well calculated for the speedy re
moval of the entire debt, and has opened
up brighter prospects to our noble and
beloved State :
Therefore, Resolved, that as he has been
re-nominated by acclamation at the Lan
caster convention l'jr our next trovernor,
we do give him our most cordial and hear
ty support, and by every honorable means
iu vui iuti, assist, iu iiis rc-eiccuon in
... ; i ...
Oct. next.
Resolved, that when Gov. Johnston de
clared, in his late speech at Lancaster, that
he would have voted against the Texas
Bounduy Bill and the Fugitive Slave Law,
he expressed the real heartfelt sentiment
of all the Whips and nine-tenths of the
Democrats in this Borough.
ltesolvcd, that when Mr. Bigler voted
for the lawof 1S47, which denies the use of
Pennsylvania Jails for the confinement of
poor fugitive slaves, he acted out the spirit
of oM Pennsylvania Democracy; but if he
or his friends would now repudiate that
vote, iu order to gain Southern support for
James Buchanan, thry only show their
meanness and "Toadyism."
Resolved, that Gov. Johnston, by his
able and faithful advocacy of protection
to American industry, shows that he is the
true Democratic candidate, the real succes
sor of old Simon Snyder.
A motion having been made requesting
Mr. Aiken to make a speech, this gentle
man came forward amidst shouts of ap
plause and delivered sonic most pungent
and sensible remarks on the beautiful con
sistency of the Locofoco party.
On motion, the following persons were
appointed a committee to draft a Constitu
tion and Bye-Laws to be reported at the
next meeting Messrs. Kelley, McXeal,
Christ, Sterritt, Jones and Lane.
The following persons were also appoin
ted a committee to procure the names of
all desirous of becoming members of the
"Johnston Club": Messrs. Johnston,
Kremcr, Armstrong, Smith and O. R.
Vorse.
Resolved, that the proceedings be pub
lished. After three hearty cheers for Johnston,
three for the whole Whig Ticket, and
three for the "Johnston Club," the meet
ing, which wa3 orderly and harmonious
throughout, adjourned to meet a week
from next Saturday evening.
L. B. CHRIST, Chairman.
J. T. Lane, Sec'y.
Lewisburg, July 11, 1351.
Canal Navigation is about to be impro
ved or so the credulous may expect by
the inventions of a Mr. Siate, of Dudley,
England, who has taken out a patent for a
new method of transferring boats from one
level to another, and also oi propelling
them. The transfer is effected by a verti
cal lift of new construction, which runs
the vessel into a crisson, raised and low
eied by machinery working in a frame
work placed above the arms of the levels.
The new means of propulsion consists in
using compressed air as a motive power.
Col. Wagenseller, Lady and Nephew
of Selinsgrove, Pa., departed for home last
T i . i r - i ., r. . .
luesuay via we jjaKcs. i ne Col. is one
of your whole-soul Fennsylvanians.and can
shako you as warmly by the Sjry as a
candidate for Governor. Success to his
journey, and a sale homo arrival - Ttk
in (III ) Mirror, 3th inst.
JLVetus & yotionju
Terrible Death. A negro man, be.
longing m Co!. Hurst, of Semen county,
Ga., was bitten on the hand, a lew days
ago, by a rattlesnake, and in twenty mm
utes he was a corpso ! In five minu'tes af
ter the bite, his hce, scalp and tongue were
enormously swollen, his abdomen enlarg.
ed and his tongue protruded between hu
tee i n :
A letter from London in the Boston
Traveller, says there is a register kept m
the Glass Palace in which all of our coun
trymcn who visit the exhibition are request,
ed to inscribe their names. The Hon. Ab
bot Lawrence heads the list. By this re
gister there appear to have ben fifteen
hundred Americans up to the 28ih ol June
to visit the Fair.
In the town of Lunebur. in Connecti
cut, there are now forty eight persons who
were living when the Declaration of Inde
pendence was made. Several of them are
over ninety years old. The entire popula
tion of the town is but 1,300.
Among the patents granted last month
at the United States Patent Office, was
one to Mr. Claussen, of England, for his
discovery in the preparation of flax cotlon.
James Clark, at San Francisco, was fin
ed $100 for cutting a Chinaman's "tail"
off to stand committed until paid.
The ISclgian Government has abolished
corporeiil punishments in its navy, ani
substituted terms of imprisonment.
Several cases of cholera have recently
occurred ia Wood county, Va., near Par
kcrsburg. Nothing is mended by grumbling.
"The Workingmen's Iron and N,
Company," recently organized al Phinn
vi!lo, lor manufacturing purposes, is in tha
full tide ofsuccesslul experiment.
It is a fact, but not generally known,
that the common strawberry is a natural
dentifrice; and that its juice without any
previous preparation whatever, dissolves
the tartareous incrustations on the teeth,
and inukes the breath sweet and agreeable.
An Irishman died of gluttony at Coving
ton, Ky., a few days since.
The editor who hold another responsi
ble for the langunge or sentiments of his
correspondents, is either a jackass or a
fool or perhaps, a beautiful blending of
both.
It is reported that the New York Tri
bune newspaper will divide this year 30,
000 clear profit, about il,0i)0 each to
(Ireeley &. McElrnth, and the rest to sev
en associates in the editorship and booking.
Rev. Matthew G. Hamilton, of Balti
more, has received an appointment as Clerk
in one of the department at Washington.
Mr. Hamilton has not been able for soma
j lime pat to discharge the duties of the
' P'ra "--c, " consequence ol impaired
ucaiui.
Wo learn thai Secretary Cor win has re
established the Custom House station at
Marcus Hook.
The St. Louis Republican says that tha
1 1. -r .1 I . i. .i .
I shock oi an ear.nquane was leu in mat
city on the 2d inst., at ten o'clock, A. M.
There were three distinct shocks, the whole
occurring in about one minute.
Abraham Ritner, son of ex-governor
Ritner, extensively known as one of tha
agents on the Cumberland Valley Raiiioad,
died at his residence in Chambcrshurg. on
Sunday afternoon, 22J ultimo. Mr. Rit
ner was highly esteemed for his integrity
and many virtues, and has left a wife and
several small children to mourn their irre.
parable loss.
The farmers of this neighborhood hae,
for several days, been engaged in taking
in their hay. The crop is good and it hu
been secured in good cendition. They
are now about commencing to cut their
wheat, which promises an ample reward
to their labors. Bcllefonte Whig.
A Railroad Convention is to be held at
Philadelphia on the 10th inst., to take info
consideration the making of the Williams
port and brie railroad. A grant lor this
road was obtained from the last Legisla
ture. It is designed to connect this road
wilh the Susquehanna road at Williams
port, and thus is the Sunbury and Una
road to bb made under a different name
and by different companies.
The Locusts have disappeared. A'ss
how many of us will never hear their
music again !
Cleveland, July 11. Three persons
were drowned to-day by an omnibus back
ing into the river.
In less than two months, the Central
Railroad will be completed. Then tra
ellcrs can go from Philadelphia to Pitts
burg in less than a day.
The Directors of the Bank of Northum
berland, give notice that they intend to ap
ply to the next Legislature of this Com
monwealth, for a renewal of its charter
with the same Capital, and with its pres
ent title, location and privileges.
Gov. Allen, of Rhode Island, leaves m
the Baltic from New York, on the I'll"
inst., on a European tour. Lieut. O'o.
Lawrence will act as governor during h.t
absence.
One hundred dollars have been offered
through the American Tract Society to
the best tract against the use of tobacco
Time for competitors until November I1-
Gen. Patterson, of Philadelphia, hai '
reeled his agent at New Orleans to pro
cute the persons who put in circulstton :
that city a rumor ol his failure.
A complimentary banquet is to hip'"
to Archbishop HuShes, at the Astor HoU.
N. York, on the 10th inst.
Four negroes are to be burton the J'-,
inst.. at Lexington, Ky., for murder
Mr. Joseph Lyon.
A lady had her dress burnt off in rjjjjj
adelphia, on the 4th, by fire ""'fr
another was severely burned in ei'" '
ins them.
Counterfeit three cent piece. r6
.u'aticn in Loutsvile, Ky.