It adds nothing to the timber, but destroy!"
t'lepro'erty to the tap wlieh eons' itutes
the clement of decay. Many persons have
aupposed that tha body of i he tree contaii
lees lap in w'ntcr tl a 1 in cummer from
the questionable supposition that the sap
ia winter, in: toad of passing down into
'ic roots, and remains there till spring.
Hat I aui persuaded that a careful inves-
tigation will couvir.ee any unprejudiced j
person, that the sap in winter, instead ot ;
ting down into the roots, is deposited j
in the middle cr
heart cf ihe ttei. At
lat that is the oijmion w h'ch I have been
" - i
led to adopt, from a somewhat cnniil'one hundred yards. A strong wind was
investigatun f the sul j e . And the
B'emcnt of decay being in the sap, we find j
that the more of tLe destroyer there is in j
t'le heart, the sooner it will decay, and t
consequently that the winter season is the j
wrong time for cutting. In the spring the ,
rap begin to start, and gradually passes j
from the heart to the outside and extremi-
ties of the tree, and in the month of June j
more sap is to be found on or nt ar the j
urface than tt ar y other season of the (
jar. This fact being admitted, it follows
that the body or heart of the tree contains !
less, and is thereby rendered much more
luting, for the reu. o that it ctntaius less .
cf the destroyer.
I recollect having read, a year or two ,
ngo, the nsult of au experiment made by
the English Academy of Science. In that
(UJ. tl. month for ;
..7.. ..I.?-. t...t.AH . 1 . . . limn An n l".f inra
Of '
the rerson why it is so. Wvh no great
t T , ... .,1 i
pretentions to sen nee, I have attempted 1
e .1. - 1 . i
to give a reason for the opinion advanced,
j -r .i 1 , 1
and if iu error stand ready to be corrected.
. . - , ..1 . 1,
Let those who are mUres el in sueli .
- ,
natters try the follow. ng experiment we 1
t. .v. -ii u . i-
a. -a fiiirn thqr lhav till! ru a IinlV rAWri.Pil :
r . - 1 m i 1,
for their labor. Cut a t a k of white oak
. . . ., , ,,, .. ,. ,. ;
timber in Fcbnmrv and let it lie till next ,
. . , . ' T, , , !
July or Auust, Then hew, and plane
.1 i t -4 4 .t 1 .....
emooth, anl submit it to the oblique rays 1
... , -ii c j u l .
cf the sun, and you will find that its pores
col t Tin St inething tnat spai
. . . n ill. a .i.nnD A i.innn .lu
that sparkles in tL
... ., ,, . I ainu'itlm;' 111 the water, plunged in to his
a close examination you will find to be a 1 . tfc 0 , '
, . , , 1 .u . 1 a-sistanee, aud sue-ceeded in rescuing him.
vhiM- mould ; and will convince you that , . ' 0
, , , , .. , , . i It is supposed that five cabin boys perished
the work of dect mposition hit alnadi. ' ' r. ....
, . lL ' . , . , ,11 the name. A small house on the hill,
teeun. Cut another stick next June.aud , '
, .1 . i near the laudms, was converted mto a hos-
after submitting it to the same experiment ; . , , , , ,
1 liis upon j
.... .,, f .1 .
' J " " - - - J J C
isficd with the result
ot only will the
J
imi, i.a .nnrn r t ran irnni miiiini fir
, , . . ,
from mould or
rust, but it will look much brighter and '
firmer than tha other. j
Some eight years ago we be built a brig !
cf timber cut in Juno, aud then expressed j CALirwtMA. If any of our young
the opinion that she would be a good J mn are considering the expediency of go
aoand vessel while those of half her years ' ing to the ' Land of Gold,' we would invite
built of t mb r cuv in the win er sea.cou , their attention to the following extract from
would have gone to Cecr j. Last suuinur j a letter, received per last California mail,
she met with an aetiuent, and we were which ha been furnished us for publiea
ableto test cur theory. The examination i lion. It was written by a yousg geutle
perfcetly satisfied us that the previously ! mnn, formerly a resident of Skaueateles,
expressed opiuion was literally correct.
Ohio rmr. S. W. Tl RNta
Tot tha Lewiabnrg Chroniclo.
The SIxa of Potatoes for Planting.
Mr. Kpitor: 1 have observed iu the
Chronicle, several articles relative to the
fixe of the seed to be used in raising pota
toes. My practice has been as follows :
My Uirjot potatoes I reserve for family
use, as not only the bot, but also the least
troublesome to prepare for the table.
My mvMlr-t'zrd potatoes I choose f r
planting, not only because they are of a
convenient form for uniform dropping, but
because they furnish sufficient nutriment
to the young plant to give it a good start
without wasting, (as a hei.lthy, well-fl
mother imparts a good constitution to the
child in embryo,) and also because they
are most apt to produce a medium-sized
potato, neither too large nor too small.
The smMst potatoes are the most dif
ficult to clean, and unhandy to plant My
j lan, therefore, is to feed out my smaller
potatoes to the cowe and swine. These
animals are much benefited by potatoes,
and the smallr are easier cooked for the
Bwiac. In the winter, the boys or others
Lave more time to wash and sort potatoes
than in the fall or spring.
Many farmers lose their potatoes by the
frost. This should never be, for a little
care and labor can always preserve them.
And there is no greater folly than for a
man to toil hard and then needlessly leave
the fruit ef bis labors to even the chance
of destruction.
It appears to mo that our farmers err
greatly in not planting more potatoes. I
believe that when you sum up expenses
and receipts, by and large, one year with
anotber, it is tnc mn proniaoio crop we ,
raise Look at the price, they bring and j
have brung. Then plant many more, and j
whether they rot or not, they will either j
bring a good market pnee, or furnish an
excellent article for "home consumption. ,
A hite Deer Farmer.
wvvsNvvvvvvvvVN(. j
Explosloaof the Steamboat Redstone. ;
., r, t .i .-.Li
The Cincinnati Commercial, of the tith
, . , , ., , ' ., . , I
insUnt, brings the following deUila of the ,
Kedstone, which has been alluded to in a i
telegraph despatch :
On Saturday 12 tae opposition Cm-
iturdav 12 Iff., tae opposition Cm-
tnd Madis'n packet 1-detone kft
, . . . . . , . i
i for Cincinnati, on a trial ef speed,
cianati an
Madisun
with about twenty cabin passengers. The
number oa detk is not known. The ofli -
ccrs and crew numbered about twenty per -
tons. She lauded at Carrolltuu and took
pusked out and started on. Upon arriving
i c ..f i i: r.... .lino f!ar-
ai icou lauuiug, tuur uiino --
rollton, at the foot of Craig' bar, she was
called in for a passenger, the Her. Perry 1
i
A. Scott, a Baptist minister, formerly sta
tioned in Covington, and recently in War
saw, Ky. Mr. Scott had been on a visit to
his parents, and was returniug to his charge.
His parents and three sisters accompanied
him to the landing to witness his depar
ture, as thesequel proved, into the presence j
of his God. The Hedstone suoved out
and backed down from the landing about !
:
Vowing in shore, and it was with difficulty
that she could back her way out. At the
second revolution she adc to atart forward
her three boilers exploded at the same
time, with a tremendous noise, shattering
aad teariug the boat literally to atoms,
She sunk iu less than three minutes, in
twenty feet water. The ladies' cabin and
aft part of the boat, from the main deck
up, in its shattered condition, took fire and
burned to the water's edge. In the explo-1
sion her chimneys were bbwn tearly atrjss
the river.
r , a i : ;j
J
l""u6'"' -v yyV"
bedding, wearing apparel, while the trees
u the immediate vicinity, on the Kentucky
!, covered with clothing bedding ,
Eleven were llown oa sLoro, aol
lustantly killed
The first engineer, and
" 8triker,, wcr found nearlj together, iu
fi..l,l n.arnnahntiilrpil variU from
. ' . J
the river. An openinj near the top of a
1
larjre oak tree, over eue hundred feet high,
t ' . '
was ia le by the engineer, who passed
. . , - ,.
through, stripping; him entirely of his
, , e ' , . , , B ,
clotliiiiL', and tearing large pieces of flesh
' b b
from his bodv. Ihe second engineer was
&
The second engineer was
f mud in a corn-field, all mangle and torn
. ' fc
tpmce$. The clerk was standing near the
1 0
office door when the explosion took place.
. 1 . ,. ,
Ho was thrown into the air a distance cf
. ,
marl v two hundred feet, and fell into the
- . .
l "' "ul .J"'J'. .
; tw.tm ashor., and seeing a ieiiow Dcing
uiiai. Jitua nets iiaii;ii aiyuiiu vti i
i a I t .V. 1 .!
; ' J
i . .1 1 I . 15.. C . n
wcic t'laciu u niii iuviii. iiic uwi
- -
bed-clothes were covered with blood. The
suffering of thns wounded is represented
as bein awful in the extreme.
N. Y., nho recently cmiirrated to Califor
nia :
" San Fkaxcisco, Feb. 2S, lS5i.
" I made up my mind and started very
suddenly, (I may also add, very fooluhly,)
but Kiiil with a determination to do either
better or wor.e, a chances would admit.
I fin 1 everything very dull here, and all
the folks couiplainiag of har 1 tirr.es, and
irnrfe mining. Labor and provisions are
the most fluctuating articles. I was very
! fortunate iu getting employment as soon
as I urn veil, ami have done as well as
oui.1 be exiiected so far, but must admit
lhat 1 have been very much disappoiuted
iu tn v calculations.
" .Never advise a friend to come here ;
on the contrary, do all in your power to
prevent others from coming, f r they ou d
surely regret the day they left a comforta
ble home fr an unccrtaiu one here.'
Presence of Blind.
The herdsman of a farm in Scotland had
occasion, lately, to send his daughter for
the cattle under his charge. There were
about eighty of them, and among them
two bulls, one of which was occasionally
in the habit of assaulting people. On the
day in question the damsel unwarily ap
proached the bull too closely, when be
immediately gave chase. On a level field,
without dykes, bogs or any other place of
efuce to resort to, what would the reader
J,...f.., t, mn linn,- rlUt.-mco
h
lave , -
of three quarters of a mile, was out of
the question. The girl, with great pre
sence of mind, ran over to the other bull
a good-uaturued animal, and much strong
er than her assailant. Standing close by
-1 1 . f 1- ,11.. V.a
h side, and tapping h.m kJljr
bock-, sue drove n.m lowaras ner
bouse, followed by ber enraged enemy,
1 1. . nwtA , , 1 .1, , tl oil Ik. W 1 U "
wu.j cv ivi.jk ."."-"a .--v ,
but when he came toi close her protector
turned round, and with a shake aud to?s
, . ba v
f at
n
QK,;f York Statk.-
rf ywk
.q on 7th and
, . , , . i,u ,j
adopted the following preamble and reso-
l"1'0" L Vut of 60 to 1 :
Wheieat. Gen. Winfield Scott, m con-
,. ..' , . . ,i,ii-
BideratuHi of his life having been wholly
devoteJ aoJ 8pent in the service
of countryr jj that by such seryice
be has pre-eminently advanced1 hs honoM
anit renown at borne and abroad, Has saown
and renown at borne and abroad, nas saown
jly pitied to the gratitude
; and anevtion of bis countrymen : tberetore,
, , . T, . 3 f
0f this State do present to
! the Whig National Convention his name
' nn their first choice for the Presidency,
, subject lo the decision of such Convention.
LEWISBU11G CHRONICLE & WEST BRANCH FARMER.
J c
H. o. hicxok, Editor. o. v. worden, Printer, j
At $i,w wt in adTanm-, jus in thn month, $2 paid s
withiM ilia vmt. and 42jy At th eud of the venr.
Amenta in Philadelphia V B 1'alincr and K W Carr.
Lievelsbnrg, Fa,
Wednesday, April 11, 1852.
1 DVERTTZE ! Executor. A'lininintratom, Public
fl Officers. City and Country M.-rrliaiit, Munufarturc-rp.
1SSSaZ
aam. - turonKiiine - ;.ioir3.7,rm.a.;. hiii :
a good and increaeiug circulation in a community coutai-
a lars a proportion of artire. -.iivnt product-,
cuuuuii!r, ami diaif r. as any other in the Statu. I
t .n'mocraUcoinintionf..rOnniCoinmi-ionr,
WILLIAM eK.XlilGli rt of tififzttr. tftunty.
-whig Homin.tion f.wc.nai Co,mii..,r-
j. ioy. :
t3Xational Democratic ConreutKm
llaltiuion-, TiMaalaj', 1st June, 1S52
t,The Proprietor of tha "Lewisburg Chronicle"
effera that eatabliahment for sale possession to be
given the first of July next..
tCf Rail-Road Meeting. Daxif.T, L.
Miller, Jr., President of the Sunbury & j
Erie Railroad Company, will be in Lewis-
burg to-morrow (Tliurslay) evening. It
'is proptsed thit le be invited to cinftr
witls the citizens at the Town Hall.
SF,Mr. Noll's new advertisement of
Trees, Grape Vines, &e., not in season for
this week.
r;7L'nion Suuday school meeting in
t,,e Lcwiaburg BaptIst Luuse at 3; r. M-j
of Sunday nest.
s?Tho Second Fair of the Northum
berland County Agricultural Society will
be held in Northumberland Uorougli, 7 th
and 8th Oct., next.
.Semi Annual Eshibitiou of the Aca
demis Classes of the University, Mouday
evenine nest; Colleciate cl: sscs, Tuesdny
!.., .;,.. .1,,, 15,,, m.-et n-r hc.isn.
There will bo a full atteudanc
cf course.
m.-.vi... .: ... r t ..r,u., it. .:
vnritv nl. T.pw!lilirr vptlr,l?l V pli'ptl'll t.llf
following Hieers for the ensuing year :
rrei-ijeot ArecuTT H. l.t-so.
Vice 1'rKiJfiit J. Uivl'Ul MurrrIL
;orre-i'i r'ec'y M F. Tij lor.
lire rJms Sec'y K. (J. Taylor.
'I'tfaurrr M rs Hejtn.
I.ihra ian C'hailM M. Uei'x
Coire-p'g Coin. Joa. Jonea, Jr.
K-ivo.l " rt lifhn. h:i Xfinuflltiui VTftlm
- - - --- j . j
about it. Now, pray, gents at Washing
ton, do go on with your business don't
save the country again leave that for the
thousaud aud ouu etuuip speakers of the
coming cimpaign.
lTt7We have received No. 3, of '' The
S hool .iitniat," a l'i rage, '2 column
Magazine, published in Lancaster, by Tu.
II. Ul-krovi's, Eq , at f 1 per year. We
wish it success.
" The I'nnsyhaui'i Furm Jwmnl," by
A. M. SrAXCiLKR, Lancaster, enters upon
its second year with Apr!! We are grati
fied to hear of its prosperity. The only
exclusive 1 j Agricultural paper ia the State,
should be well suprorted.
Or The sublime " llymu to Immortal
ity " published on our first page laet week,
as tho production cf Wm. C. Biiyaxt,
seems to have been the work of somebody
else ; as the venerabls author of " Tuana-
j topsis
writes the Editors of the Home
i Journal that it is not the production of his
je i. It is a remarkably good imitation
of Bryant's style, though it would seem,
upon second thought, hardly reasonalle to
suppose that he would reproduce so literal I
a copy of himself.
e-Ther is a law in the United States
not generally understood, which prohibits
t'l circulation of handbill advertisements
bv enclosins them in newspapers. TheJ
law was passed in 1852, and the penalty
for each offence is fifty dollars, yct it is
scarcely ever heeded by publishers in the
onntry. The postmaster of Rochester
recently received a note from the l'ost Of
fice Department, directing him to " excr-
j cUe vigilance in seeking to discover any
violation tif the law, and notify the Post-
- ;
master General of any case that may come
to his knowledge, to the end that he may
direct him to prosecute the violators."
The SriRiT Rappers Come. A wan-
dennir "medium arrived in jjewisuurc
. ,- ft 1 T I
. ...
! the other day, we understand, and gather -
clrcle of neophjte8 8rouna thc cen re
tab,e in tl. parlor of ona cf our pnnc,ral
( . 11. 1 . 1 .
: note B; proccewJU lo aiiancu cetiuiu uij.-jtu-
j rjoug oun(Js fr0m different parts of '.he
j garfac0 0f the table. The spirit of a de-
ceased relative of one of the party presently
announced himself as thar, and when re-
quested to give his christian name by way
of proving his identity, proceeded, at the
tnird can, 10 speii u-o-o-r-g-e, .uu.
the real name happened to be John. TLe
medium left town next day, and his con
verts are in doubt whether to cling to the
new faith, or let it slide till further intel
ligence is recived from headquarter.
BA.Tbe Democratic State Convention
of Missouri have decided for Cass and
Butler, and nominated a Slate Tick.t
composed of Benton men and Anti-Bentou
nrcB, alternately. Gen. Sterling Trice is
the candidate for Governor. '
fj On the 10th, thc ice was breaking
ap at EnfTalo, . Y.
BS Conirress has " saved the country i number of the Juine banner, while speak-: fir f:1ii f sunw n(.erreJ on the : A. W. Ltisenrinc,
again by "endorsing the compromise," ing of a similar course delivered last win- ...,'u j 0f0f October, lu-t. Sleigh-1 l' Andrew C. Curtiu, Mjor George Getx (U hij.-) has been
101 to Co, the vt,ro and c t, being ! tcr before the Ag.,ta Lyceum, that wo r,g commi,nceJ Lercabou!s' on hu IVnn J,, JonathatiJ. Slocum, re-el.Ced M.o, of KcaU.i.g b, a n.Bjory
neither sectional nor p:irtizan. We begin ; 'piute its remarks at length : N -v. loth, since which time wa have had (nal.ils W KeF-o ' Kmk.'v ' I r T If
t-i think that a country which has to be I "The system of Lectures, which is so t,.,nlv weeks, or one hundred and forty ( o. Loomis. "" ' Leniamiu" Ke'.Iy. , . ,R" ..'i ' '"."'".-j
The Lewirtorg Course of Lectures.
The first experiment always more or
leas difficult in a country village in the
waT 0f getting up and sustaining a course
0f popular lectures, has been tried in this
1 L '
place, i uring the past winter. The full
attendance in general on the part cf our
citizen?, and the degree of interest mani
fested, were cheering signs of encourage
ment during the progress of the course ;
a-ul since it has closed, the indications of
P lblic TP'OTal are such, that wo have no
aouut a similar course can reauny u gn
up next wiuter, with eminent success
, . , .
It
may notbs improper h-ro to give the fol
i winT recapitulation of the late bill of fare,
o . . '
presenting the entire programme at a sin-
, ,.,., . , .,.. r(,T-.w
the course at their leisure, and determine'
to what extent the play has been worth ;
the candle.
1. Iter. Dr. Miu-OM The Hurmnn Emj'ire.
1. Iter. K. AV. tlirjurfl'i.'C llcioks.
3. Pmf. O. W. Adkhoi Kcom.niy.
4. I'r..f ti. It. Dusa Chivalry.
5. J -us It rn T'ac Uuugarian nerolution.
6. J F.W.iin ya :, ri,! I ; u.n Thr llh Coiuuuudmrnt.
7. Tn.f. Alkkkd Taylh: Tim lUnl.
8. l'rof. C. S. Jmm Chemistry.
. I. X. Lwoiu, A. M Mufic.
10. Ilcn. Jva. P lu k, Milton Thr Pacinc Kail Koad.
11. II. C Hii kik liw and Lawvcrn.
11. Dr. J. IU6UMTh Manvtie Tclcgrajh.
15. O. S. Kli-N lli-lury.
Thirteen lectures, upon as many widely
dilTLieiit subjects, ranging trom toity uiiu-1
utes to an hour aud a half in lent t'i,c uld
, , . ,. , . , . ,
not t,ut le of some fciiglit luterest ana in-,
structiou to those who might choose to
... n., .
uiteii to thtm. Ihe ice is now tun!;,
ditiomtl interest would be imparted, and a
wiJ.T"raiiL'u of usefulness cecuroJ, if t'ae
' ..
I 1... , ,r i,.r tmnm. N.-w 15. r 111. .Mi ton
SiifTl.uri- itn.villo. l:lo(.ml,ur.' William-1
. c.
were to get up similar courses,
1 tl.P !,...tnr. r .,f thn-.-t.'accs "ehaiiL'e
pull its" with each other occasionally.
I h,r.e f ,ree of lecturers could tlma be
b.o;i.ht into the common field, and a f el.
t - . t-. 1
ncss of interest guaniu'et-d, a life ami a
,
esi impiincii to tuo ...... .
a-Li inuca to its popularity, aim cuiargu
ity, ana enlarge
less. WLat say
oic places, outlaj
.
the measure of its usefulness
our brother Editor iu tho,
sulj.ct?
iueuiiiityanua.namag.-soi such ruo-
ir . 1 ... ... It ... ........! ;.. .. lt.,
Ml V 7 a . - r ..!.
no K-ciuie?, .UK s., en - - .
extensively spreading through the couutry,
U one that can not fail of doing mueh
good. No one can listen to a lecture on
any important subject, without receiving
soma new ideas : and when he comes to
attend a whole course, it is very ewJ;nt
t.'iit lm tnust derive a fund of i lform.itiou.
iwliiehwiil t.rove of essential benefit to
i him. Especially are they a benefit to young
i people. Ia attending theso lectures they
leant fuets, and truths, which they could
j learn nowhere else. And these facts arc
j presented to them in tuch a manner that
1 1 icy interest, instead of wearying as
i t'ley would do, perhaps, were they obliged
; to acquire them by a course of study aud
research and excite in their minds a dis
position to learn still more, to become
thorovjli'j acquainted with the subject
vhirh thev have mrlially explained to
-
them.
" Lectures are a blessing to tho people
of any place, for another reason. They
form, or at least are a great aid in forming,
a love for literary pursuits. The young
niau who would otherwise be spending his
time in scenes of dissipation and deeds of
wickedness, finds himself, while listening
to the Lectures, gradually acquiring a ins-
taste for his low companions, and a love
for that which is good, lovely, and useful,
... - 1
He no longer goes because it " would not
look well to stay away," nor because he
expects to have some " fuu," but he goes
for the knowledge he expects to gain the
1 Insure he feels in adding t his newly
acquired stock of learning in short, be
cause he feels that he ha3 entered upon a
new life, and he realizes in its full force the
saying of Solomon, that ' Wisdom's way
aro ways of pleasantness, and all her paths
ar0 pcaee.'
Again, the system is a great agmt m
j elevating the morals of a place. No mat-
i , . ,
ter what may be its reputation be it ever
so good, or cverso bad let the inhabitants
of that place institute Lectures, t n 1 sui-t tin
them, a id a change will be observed j er
"
, , . . ,..., ... -n 1
, naps nil immeuiaieiy, uuv until octoiue
, md mow t Jts ingucnce win
, &
J J . Tf n oW e
1 J '
yon will perceive first a dislike for the
light literature,' so called, cf tho day,
n1 an inrro.iinrr rlpmnnd for useful arid
o, it ia impossible f r
j & q y q worJ.g w;,h.
, becon,;ag n,(,re or lc huln.d with
tLey advocate. Therefore,
whpn ft communit hecomes iutercs.
ted in the higher and purer class cf liter
ary productions, it is evident that their
minds will become correspondingly eleva
ted, and such a taste ouco acquired will
always exert its influence on those posses
sing it. Were there no other plea in favor
of Lectures, this single one should be all
sufficient to do away with any objection
that conld be brought against them.'
tCJ Telegraphing is improving on the
Susquehanna Line. Last month, 37.03
were received at the Lewisburg station.
and still mere at gome other statins
IJcnnsnlnania cgioIatnrf.
In Senate, Friday, April 9, the Secreta
ry of the Commonwealth being introduced,
presented a message from the Governor,
returning without his approval the bill be
fore vetoed, to authoriza the town council
of the borough of Lewisburg, Union coun
ty, to sell certain real estate, and for other
purposes. The message, together with the
bill was read, when, on the question of its
passage, the yeas and nays resulted as fol
lows : Yeas lo, nays 13. Two-thirds not
voting affirmatively, the bill fell. Mr.
Sllfer then introduced a bill to effect the
object of the one just vetoed, without the
ot.jectionat.Ie teature, wlien it was laaen
l 1 11 I Ol r. I
up and passed finally by yeas nays o. ,
i he above bill suuscoueuuy passeu IUB
House and has received the Governor's
signature.
Bc?U 1 be I'cnnsylvanii 30 gallon lujuo.
law, as it came from the beuate, was ue
feoted in the House, 4G yeas to iO nay:
The Legislature of New Vork aud New
Jersey have negatived the Maine Law
Bills before them.
Flsbuhy k Erie IUilro.u). Theto
tul amount thus fa.- positively subsc.ibed
to this road, is as follows :
KricC'iiy. $ 3'c0
1 K,ie Countv. aooooo
u antu Cuurry
Klk
Clinton ti
j(Jcomj? aa
l.rk II..en Uoromjh
t'UiUJLh.bu individual ubciip!iou,
w B'Couiny.
15O.U0O j
100.00O 1
100 0011 1
200,000 :
2t.(j0 ;
4'iM,S"' ;
5i,000
I Total,
1,551,500
A large sraount of individual subserip-
. 1 . t ... 1 ..., :il
' l-ou uas imtu stvuim 1.7
actively eiiipIou-J in increasing their lists,
aud from whom no definite r-p"rt has yet
U n received. The foregoing list tu
braces nothing but what is absolutely iu
' io.se.-sion of the Company.
: .xi. ,.:... r. (,f,t.,!, ins?.
iiiJ .'i iu". i o" i v. ....
.t
. Tlie , ,villter ubeeii a long and
rather severe one, aiul it is .vtiil aisposeu
it t Unr pr in t'ie lan of spnm;. ' i uere
it t() ,inger ju the lap of spring. ' lucre
;R yct muc!) enuW ou iQ grmllA although
tl' h ts arc Jaily Lecoming more
1 , ..... f
! cmspieuous ; and until within a very few
- . . . a .
j u Las ltcu llim.U ier sleiglnng
- ' .......
.,, , 0, I110st roa.ts in tuis vici'i-
: j
s siei
irhiii
This will do very well for
one winter.
Cask of Conscience. The Sunday
Pi-patch says : " A celebrated liquor iiu-
; P in mis cuv uau uis pocae-uova, ...
. ... ..i it- i l.
I . i.. Tr, I., v.. A ci. ii r.f Irinr.f. V Pllt fr.,111 lll
b.l. Ill l. Li irt. i.v . 1 1 ... iiiuuvjj - ... ...
Pt a bile entering church.
A few UaVS
I , . , 1,1 ,.i.,iui.
e,i!,nrtitt.nil lift rceivf.l tio nnrket-tioolk
.1 i. .1. . .....a .m.i.i.I Q,.r.tti
mruug.t tuc pi, u: -..
pamcU wit a a note, in wuien tnc wnitr
s'at.vl that, after snendin'' the mono
.y, be
Ji.-cavered to his utter horror that be Lad
e ll.l'i
been making use of mony obtained iu the
:en makln ' use of mony obtained iu the
.. c . . . -
ftmoas lttpr tral.ie. 1 le, therefore rc -
nilimoas liquor irahio. lie, inereioru rt-
tu:ned th1! pocket bok, anl would do the
same l y tl
te nioiier. sUoaia lie oe aoie 10
. i.t 1 11 .
lay Lauds on it.
C?Tu Tho l'ortland Election has resulted
. 1' 1 r . r N- 11 .1 .
in the defeat of Nk.ii. 1ov, the originator
of the Mail e I aw for Mavor Mr 1'arri-
ot the 3Uii,e l.aw,ior .uavor, .nr. 1 aiiki. ,
The leuiocrats stuck to their political
ticket, as usual, while the Whig anti-
Maine Ij:iw men voted the Democratic
ticket, aud thus carried the city.
2? In a cause before Judge Agnew, of j
1 t. . ..... ,.n.. ... Ta,..,..
. ne vounnou x .ea ui num.. j" j
j ror was challenged 011 the ground ihit he j
was addicted to the use of intoxicating li
quors. The juror was not intoxicated at,
the time, nor was it ajleged that he bad j
been for some time past. The Court sus
taiucd the challcngo.
Kiiode Island Election. Mr. Allen;
the democratic candidate for Governor, is
elected by COO majority. The Democratic
candidate for Lieutenant Governor, has
been beaten badly. The Whigs have two
majority in the Senate, over all, and eight
in the House.
C7Not E ecu v Eli at this office
Knickerbocker and Democratic I'tvictc, for
February.
Land Wnrrants uie made assignable by
a late act of Ctn;ress.
BiOTuThe following gentlemen compose
thc .Democratic State Central Committee
Wm. L Hirst, Chairman, Philad.
Hon. Wui. Dock, Harrisburg.
Col. Samuel C. Stambaugh, Lancaster.
Henry S. Jlolt, Milford, Pike county.
Thomas S. Fernon, Philudelphia.
Francis C Carsou, Harrisburg.
Charles Lynan, Potter county.
William Curtis, Philadelphia.
Thomas Watson, Washington.
Bjujumin Parke, Harrisburg.
Hon. U. Kneass, 1'hila lelphia.
John Lehman, Adams county.
William Lilly, Carbon.
Philip Mixscll, Sen., Easton.
Dr. Charles U. Hunter, Heading.
Dr. J. H. Seltzer, Morgantown, Berks co.
11- J. Nivens, Susquehanna county.
George Saudersou, Bradford.
William II. Welsh, York.
John C. Clark, Westmoreland.
Jesse Lescure, Greene.
John D. Stiles, AUentown.
Wm. H. Lamberton, Venango.
Wm. Badger, Philadelphia.
Stolin K l;iat!o:i. Carlisle.
ji'r. Iajl Marshall, Lebanon,
Cosgressioxal Appoktio.nmest. j
The Congressional Appointment Commit- j
tee of the Senate reported a bill last rn-
day, districting the Commonwealth, ii.ti
Congressional districts. It reads as follows:
1. Southwark, Moyamensing, Passay.
unk, in the county ot Ph.late phia, and 4
wards in the city.
2. City Wards, excepting t'e above.
3. Kensington and Northern Liberties.
4. Spriu Garden, IVnn Dumct, North
Penn. Kingesing, West Philadelphia,
Klockney, Kichmond, Unincorporaied
Noilhern Liberticn. Uridesburg, Aramingo,
in lhe county of Philadelphia.
5. Bocks county aud the remainder ol
Philadelphia county.
6. Chester and Delaware.
7. M m'nomery and Lehigh.
8- Berks.
U. Lanraster.
10. Lebanon, Dauphin and Northum
berland. '
12. Iv-zerne, Susquehanna and Wyo
ming. 13. Northampton, Monroe, Carbon,
Va ne and Pike.
11. Bradiorl, Tioga and Lycoming.
15. Union, Jjniaia, M.fll n, Cen'.re.CKr
ton and Potter.
16. York mid Cumberland.
17. Franklin, Adams, Perry and Fulton.
iy. Huntingdon, Bedluid, Bair acd
Cambria.
19. Somerset, Favette and Greene.
W itshiiigtoii. Beaver and Ltwrence.
SI. Westmoreland. Indiana, JelL-rsou
and Clearfield.
2i. Allegheny coun'v, eceit certain
townships.
2-i. Butler, Armstrong, and the except-
'. eJ tiwnrh fx of Allegheny.
21. Mercer, v etianpo una Lrtwlor I.
2i Erie, V'arren, McKeun, E.k, For
real and Clitrioii.
This bill has yet to be acted oa.
t5T The following gentlemen compose
' the State Cvutral Committee of the Whig
? 1 arty for the tnswng year:
1 it. i A.i.iAi:r; r. ,on i a.t nairiiun.
v; 1
lf- A Ii1 'III It; ? 1 1
j0.t.. lj jT1.r,
William Ileyuolds,
William Abbott,
William M. Hull,
Johu S. Littell,
Jonathan Bullock,
John I". Giller,
J. Smith Futhey,
John ?. Drown,
. Charles C. J'unti,
t . llioinnsou .l..ues
( . lliompsnn .l.ues,
J ';' M. Keiin- .!y,
. )iUyfj
Llovi Jon. s,
s Ki,.iia,,js
' Joj,n Killiu-er,
3 '
Jsartram A. Mianer,
,,'
Henry I. Maxwell,
Wm M. MVlelland,
Pavi.i .Miliir,
Joseph Henderson,
Josiah E. Uarclav,
. IV . ...... "I ..-I....
1 IIOUU .1. AU.l.U,
Cyrus P. Markle,
Wm. T.
John McDowell, Jr.
John S. Struthers,
fa iders.
t3wThose subscribers who for 8 or 9
..... K.. . t...h.,l n ll,. r,,. It.. It.nitm!
' . . t - l .1 .
RH-incui .11 ir-mu 1 muter.., a. r bi. 1 -i tuvt uui
tf 't'1' aa-iL-tonwl riht by a journal bavins a 1
" " 1 '
.... . : i t l .1
' t-T" iniu ft r ti: but f t tw- or three rvam at we
i.M. th, s.ithirt. -
. uiu a fair, hon. ra!-i Uw .ivi-w-u-1 rir..-
Thn..W1!.r..tir0..f -.11 ..t .loop
; rlmi-ai-t. ril:t-. f iOm 6i;i.;j. i .pt-mllT i.f pi jf f,r I
(.i'..a-t.ri.iu-, f is .wmiii ,,i f.,r
. utm. -t w-lio... a:i o-.k n wi w.irtv&r U Vurvitvii.
i hav t'tcir com,4n.iti(.Q inirn-LscU a thrir I.-ibur or otli-
. n vni, ,,, th. . nntfh sre ia,nm,: n.i hr ,buM
. " a u h wi... w .ritfor iheiu.h.
, r t th. B. tui(h arc iw-rraml: aa.1 by UouUl
'. i-rrnt. r bv mae au -pikm. ani tijrir pr cut wa
' IP U I I. rinfti jni . . "uu. ii aw .ti.w.u.
r8 tb. ir w.-rk ia ffntnril i" nwCouwil bu whliia a tew
Tir r-nW th rvui:,r alary ft ih.ir See. t Trca- frv.in
el I. t '. l'l,. i.p.uu. f..p tl,. ir l.ii.in.... ht-rotne.
.,
m. ri-uf a tx vjoa ban, an.l we bo. no aumnting
- . - '
; council, iu tt .a.. iniij ou..my, .u tmo.e tu
'. '-nb1'" " 1 ,,rIn.v iurninUnt, ualet t r a brttrr rrax.n .
lhin w.uwom, p:aui!i.,!,nl.,f.rtr,. pti ou.'.i
! ir.-r t.uo m. -nrk sor f.o vv.- r..,.?;
Jmr. dir.i,i. to tax,.,r,u,.o .
cius awi Notions.
4,j--.r itwytttifff ym mini mailt ' nrm-n 1 J;
to tT v lil tn-ild tltsjfr j
. - -.,. If i..t writ tm t III lit ' I
.... .. ..... a .- I 2
. .. - ... J- ' .
is-Fi bellr tm nifmeru
K -i.r mitrt tmttimm
A most destructive fire broke out in
rniladcipma. on last oaturuay mgni a weeK,
in Bank alley, destroying four large four
story warehouses, running from Bank
alley to Straw berry street, occupied by
extensive importers ol silks, laces and
fancy goods. The loss is cstimaied at
nearly a million of dollars, mostly covered
by insurance.
Afflicting Calamity. Tho house of
William Gibson, in Claremont, N. II..
took fire while himsell and wife were
abseirf, and their ihiee childien, all under
five years age, were smothered lo de.uh
belore they coulJ be rescued. '1 he mother
was with d lliouliy restrained Horn ruling
nto the flames to share the fate of her
children.
. i
Heavy Claim Thc heirs of General
Lifdvette have brought suit to recover
several hundred acres t f land, having a
fiont of GOO yards beyond lhe old fortifii a
lions of New Orleans. This is a poriioii
of ihe 1 1,520 acres of laud granted to
Lafayette by Congress.
The marriage of Jenny Lind has given
great satisfaction in Hamburg, in which
city the family of Mr. Goldschmidt resides.
The news preceded the arrival of his own
letters, and the report was treated as a
j ke, until hi parents received from Mr.
Go'dschmidt himli the tidings of the
its truth.
Hon. Henry Clay first took his seat in
the Senate in December, 180S, nearly forty-six
years ago. Theie were but seven
teen States in Ihe Union, and of lhe then
thirty-four Senators, it ia believed that Mr.
Clay alone survives.
Mr. Rothrock, of the Clinton Tribune,
Lock Haven, has disposed of half of his
establishment, to Col. W. T. Wilson, for
merly ol connected with the Blair County
Whig. We wish them success.
The Springfield (Ohio) Journal aoggests
the use of sulphate of lime for the desiruc-
I tion of iat., for while it is a perfectly safe .
article, it is mu.u better than arsenic.
Seven additional miles of ihe Penosyf
vania Central Railroad were opened on the
1st int. It ia the first section ol lh
mountain division, and avoid the moat ae.
rious obstructioua ou the Portage Road.
Messia. Wm. ChrUtmao, Jr., Elinha
Ludwig. Jacob W. Bomboy, David Pen
man. Thomas Mitchell, Wm. Mitchell, and
James Bul en, seven ouog cil xea led
lt:iomburg. last Monday via Philadelphia
for California.
The barn belonging to James McKee,
of Anthony lonhip, Montour county,
was rt uck by lightning on the 20th lilt
and totally destroyed with its content.
Insured in the Lycoming Company.
George Krebs, residing near LUtlratown,
Adam county, was killed by hi on, du
ring an alteicatino with him. The act
arenis to have been d.'iie in defence. On
Thursday morning !al.to n-groe.nanKl
Green and Mar, rjuarrelled near Bender
ville. during which lhe formrr drew a pitf4
and dmchared the conienia ioto the abdo
men of the latter, iiifl ctin ' a fatal irjury.
Mars died, and Green effected hi eacape.
The dweling houe ol Mr. tt. Deck, in
Ca.nrron ionahip was tutally consumed
by fire on the 24 h ult. The family
absent at the tin, and it ia nut known how
the tire originated. The loss amount to
f.r.mii thrfp hnnlrd dullnrs : which ma
j ;nsurpd in the Washington County MutUil
! in9UranCe C ).
The !5orough of Elmira, N- Yiaau.
thmized to subcribe IOO,00 lo the Wil.
liamspor, & Klmira Bail Koad.
'
; Fatal Elkhios Rut A deratch
! fr'" St. Louis states lhat on Monday
. niht, afer the city election, while tlj
J lilt I OS Ul IliC aui iihiui aij .tie JQ3S
ing Wickme) et tavern, corner ofSeveniii
St., and Parle Avenue, guns were fired
: from the tavern killing six persona and
', wounding evcrul others. An immenM;
j ex.'itemi ni uroe. The mob rushed into
! llie botlding, Qx iii jUtbed its couti nla aud
! then sot fire lo it. Two other German
' I.ousm were destroyed. The crowd wero
; n'so tuea on at we coiner oi rara an i
( 'aroiid.-let Avenue, and a fireman w
moitilly houuJiJ. Tin hooie from vthicii
ihe shot came was dt'atroyed by mob.
The military vtas ob'igrd o guard tlx
nlfice of lhe (fimnn piper Anzti'r '.rt
HVsVhs throughout the night. The neit
dy order was restored.
S iip Fever. Thin fut-tl disise ha
been introduced into the Poor House ol
llia.r county, near llfil!idibuig, by ait
, , .. , , ,,
i died, anions the rest fli . lMle,
i , c . i .
I ,,f :,w Sup r n t'"Jtn'-
eir.irun', a nunitM-r ol (lie iim.a'es na
the wilu
Lu viile, in Northumberland county, a
destroyed by fire, on the nigl l of the 14th
ult., and is supposed to have been the work
of an incendary. The property wee
insured in a llarrisburg company. On
the night follow ing an attempt was mado
to set lire to the barn belonging to the
KeV. Jlr. IlLlJoOO III trie same place. Out II
; oiscivereu in nine itt prevent muj
'
' l1'
S T.,a Iii Wn fit rnnstitutions in
; F,aricij durin" the last loriwuhl years.
;be
i tl. n .1 r ivi,;. r.nu.nt.n
: . s..n.,f?i.on'ihi.27ili bVh .
:
: i:
: an
: atiJ altera stortny ses-ie.n ol inrte days,
I elected W. I'. Miliar', O. Cootlman, J.
vt
r -i I . . l- i, I livnn ,1 .(IXIK.
to ine National L- n cntior.
The IVmn.
... . I 4 I
crats also met in (.oiivpnuon fo tne
na( n turbulent session ol lour days.
.. -1 w, j J e( raiPS to the Balimut
nev ewua wl B c; , ,
Cn.ci.lon, N""- bar Json, Car
ruti.a.-, JIuMei. tf J 1 u umnp. and Judge
.vons of S.iiiti&nciseo. iSriiher of the
I
Conventions instructed the delgat-1 as to
ihrir votes fur President and Vice Presi
dent. Tlie Wliiy "are ;id" to be lor
Webs'cr, ihe leinociais lor Buchanan.
Narrow Escaik We learn that a
We'ctiman, engaged in sinking a well for
i John Ilun er, near this place last week,
'; came near losing his life by M prematura
: discharge of a powder blast. He prepared
: the blast and after applying the match,
waited sometime to have it go off, then
descended into tl e well, supposing tl e fire
had gone out, and commenced scratching
ainons the powder, when it ignited from a
spark and went off, tearing up a large
j body of rock, and strange lo say the poor
! et0w was not injured in lhe least. Tho
blast instead of working upwards, as is
usually the case, worked downwards,
i which accounts fr his escape. The well
j is ninety feet deep. M.ilonian.
j .'Ke. The barn of Jacob Seebold.
j UnioII township, wa destroyed bv fire
oa pncay week. j js supposed lo' have
caI) i fron lhe bake oven. There wa
in the barn at lhe Imif a bu;ay and truck
I ...., ,11. 4S liu-liels of wheat. I? bushels
I or ' -
j of corn and 2 or 3 tons of hay. A high
wind was blowing at the time, aod so
raoid was lhe work of the devouring ele-
meut that nothing could b saved. Lose
estimated at 3 to 400 dollars.
No iusu-
- ranee.
New York, April If) The venerable
Bishop Hedding, Senior Bishop of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, died at
Plouuhkeepsie.lnsl evening, Bishop U'augh,
of Baltimore, will be his successor.
Baltimore, April 1 1. Kossuth made a
great speech at Montgomery, Ala., on
Tuesday last.
Cincinnati, April 10 A resolution
passed the Senate of Ohio lo day, to loan
the arms of the State to Kossuth.
Albany, April 10. The Assembly of
this State by a vote of ayes 45 nayea 69,
last night rejected the Maine liquor law.
Charleston, April 10. Kossoth left in
the Wilmington boat to day on bis return
to the North. His reception here has
been very cool, and very few person
called upon hint at his quarters. There
was no public demonstration or reception
of any kind.
Spring has evidently been pcstponcJ SO
I afi-niti.t nfihp weather.