Jin LEW B CH LE II. C IIICKOK, Editob- 0. N. WORDEX, Phixter. LE WIS li VUG C U HON IC LR .......... i.W ..n K nrning, at Uwhburg, l.(ui cou-itif, I'eiufitcaiiic. rsr: w:.-ji.:.o p.-r y.ir, fcr .-ash ". ' i7" $l.T't if pii-i witJun thru; uioiilus ; $J Q ) if xil wiilim a ymu: :.m trnn pu'i b.-for th yeii-i xp-nis ; 5 a-at- r..r K-pniia irm:o. ouMitinuanen oi.tioui ith Ui a nutnuei. nui.riitMimi. i'T Mi ju'..tii or to4, in t-Tit"lli.T, .ua.i ... y.v c iam up. Aaitl.HfjsvT fa n lomelv inacrUsl at 50 ent r uukti.du? w.'H. i mir n v x Tor: iwu Miuirm. $i br-:i m .nii..T for r. M rmtii. mK.-riiw- jju wo:tK and rui .i.,riiiiint. i be pja ijr mh-n liaai.-d t or aelivora.1. Cjiimcskatiovs soiieiu l ou a.l .iilj.-cts or ffca'TuI nit at.ir.a fY,:;, nx t- iuwt . iiics-.it. ii-- -i i"r-au i tfco-..u , o-ij on -ttirxei tr., ociwei. r-n:i.i aim linrd.nter tk Kj-t-OJIce. 0. X. W'OUaitN. l'r..; il..l'V li - Fio the Kntck.b.aer. , BIT OLAL'BKH SAULTZ, M. D. T ti ..I dtnmnr.ii :.'i.ni! I lie Mnn-tv f ,r : r . . J dl'Z ' 1 i j UiVing wonuoriut success iu curing "casi'. but half the time ciieatcJ out i.f the ?ivJ:t of it by c itnip tea. I took a notion to c.;.s! un my bm.k.s to soe how rich 1 wan, an 1 I.. - . ... ,.,,, ! i.u ,,,..1 ,,f . ..,.. ,i,-., . i counts. It ,ttt a Creat manv t-voni,,:, of - " all Hoots Ui'liig paid, 1 was tint w..ri.i . 4i brass f..rti.iti ' u a u red o ut. Not withstanding aii 'he I'ici itive c.ikos of ly-i Jihus which i iiaJ lumaed, I rt iiiaiucd ' pjor. 1 Lciiuve tiiat people in the city pay their foes with alacrity because the: chargcf are cxurbinnit, Wimn a bill for a hundred Jul!ai, lor ionLing iwoortiir.c times at a s;ck child, is prcM Ulcd to one who livt-s iu a well Turui:-hcJ houu iu the. upper pari oi me towu, tuc very i.ureiuss it l ' J a , . r .... ....... of the demand is a delicate compliment i.: . 'I't. r .1... r-J- - , and draws out a clean check fc-r the full amount a:-iii.i.r 4 ll..ii,,e -ml t t t -,y- ..j..., J V : luudetate: unit that Jacky is out of the tvoixls, come in, lu a sociable wav. ' i i .-.it , . . r i . . . . . . . ' : ana I went witn a I speed, tuoiyU I some- a night-cap appeared Irom the chamber As soon as the messenger is gone, thc( tjlll.s i,:)d t.c,l,ioil to 8Colu lhulll. Define : window, and a w tn's voice 8(1ueaked p-tter-Jamutai cicla.ms, hat an ouua-, rclirin;; fr ,,ie n;g!l,( ,Ls ou:or ou, Wl,o's there?" i geous bill ! It is an expensive luxury tojj. as WM ,u. cusf(,I1I to iC0 ,ho 8tafe 0, 4.Tte r,,,,, t bc sure," said I; "you' be sick." Uowever, ,t has its advauuge, ; tbc weaiLer. It was a tremendous night. ' sent for him. What the dogs is the n.at-; to be alteuded Ly a fonitmuaule doctor, as plC , slllu piicj) lut tbe winJ , r? ! it has to worship God in a la.-hiouab!e a Lurncae. It rained, it hailed, il snowed, " Oh, it's no matter, Doctor. EphraimV church. Ou one occasion 1 was tailed iu it blr.-.I. I thought again of the poor ;' better. We got a little threcd, kind of. : uiiusttiuwer U attcn i a sick iii.ui on the mariners on the e -ast, and with a silent ' Gin him Uul'uum, a.i i he slept kind o' ! eea-shore. After several day.., Lis family : Frajcr f,. ,u.Illt .U1 j a!, 1(iuseiuss u,1?roJ SOund, but he's woke up now." J physician, the renowned UuUur Jailaps, lccttfj mw cj.)je.l tue door, and went to : " How much laudanum did he swallow?" j ar.ived from the c.ty, and the pa ieot was .t.J. 1 had just recovered from the shiv- "Only two drops," said she. 'T aiut soou aflcr ou h.s legs, no thauks t o me, crig S(;I,faiiu ,,f CI,;,J siK.tt!i( an d become hurt him non". Wuunerful bad storm to aud ready for the turf. . couious of a grateful waj mih, whi'e that night !" , " 11 w much are you g uug to charge delightful drowsiness which borders upon ' I buttoned my coat up to my throat, Liiu ? ' said Doctor Jaliaps. a0Uu j stL.tp st.dy ovur ulCj wIlCU there came turned upon my heel, aud tried to whistle. ; " Twenty-five dollars," suid I. i a knocking, impatiently repeated, etiou-h "D'Ctor, Doctor!" I " Poh ! said he, uia.e it a huudrcd. i lie expects it." ; " it tie expects it, said 1, it would give me great paiu to disappoint Uis cx- j pectatmtis ; wlicreupoil I acted advi.scdiy i.nd iceeived au honored cbeci tor a rouud ' C. on the Phoenix Hank. , Ou auotiier occasion, when attending one of my own patients tu the same vie. 11- ity, wh.le cro.-eiug the 4-big bridge" wi.eii the tide waa Uji, 1 caaio near bi-ing iir.iwi.ed. 1 My t-ulky was soou afloat, but the b-jr.ic, leiii a v. od ewiiiiincr, leached the ppo- tite Lauk. Now, beside risking my owu h.'e, I fairly dragged the patient tiom tlie very gates cf death. 1 j:ot him cut of a bilious-remittent, drove the jauud.ee- out- of his skiu, aud when I came to a-k huu ' fjr ten doilars, he blackguarded me like a chickcu-stcalr, uui would uevcr cmpi-.y mcagaiu. The fact is, that people in the Coumry abhor taxes, and a docior is the .......... t : .. . 'I1 . 1 ...... I. . . ... . I. . . I. worst of publicans. To be sick they think is a dead loss, which thcy uuthristiauly grumbleat; but to Lave to pay for being cured, irritates them beyond measure. Ou I how meek they are, wheii they lie prostrate in a burning fever wheu their . teeth chatter, aud ti.e whole bouse jars ...... with their shaking agues : Uu uow wcl-' comely the latch is lirted up to adm.t y..u wlicu l.le seems to bang upon a u.tir : iat get them on their legs, and the his: tiitug which they forget wiil be that thcy were ever ou tbcir backs. If many of them do payyou.it is under protest, pr.icranua-' : , . . . . . . ! tiu the scttieiuent to a lime wneii the ac-' count might be outlawed, clipping down . the fair proportions of a just bill, aud g"iv-1 lug you, the most ragged representative- of, money. i I hay that when I came to ovf rl.aul my , accounts, I was uot worth any thing, and j - therefore aimed at the conclusion that it ny, by the light of the moon, I found it j man should take less of ihe medicine than was high time to marry a wife who would ' to be my old patient, Tiuimy Timmons, a man, say about three aud a half gills; take care of my mouey. I did so, and , apparently sound asleep, with his beloved j for children the medicine must be rcgu fouud my cuuditiou better, but for some i ruui-jug by his side. I in vain shook him ' lated according to their age aud coustitu ycars Lad a hard time of it. My children ; to make him aware of Lis situation, and tiou; it must be observed ibat cLildrcn can were extremely pettish and peevish, aud j see if the spirit had left his body. I shook j Lear more of the mediciuc, than u grown what with iiocturual calls. I Lad not a : the ruiu-iu-'. but thra was noknirit. t,hr. ! persou iu proportion. The uioihe-r or per- nignt s rest for live years. If any thing ailed them, tiny were sure to cry the nigiitj long; but if they were well, they woke up ! long before the trowing of tLe cock.cli.nb- j ing over me at the very moineut when I 044 composed my nead fr a suort morn- a a a . . I mg nap. cut paternal philosophy can well be reconciled to the sweet music of fightiug my way up to thc Louse, tLe inas " "Jtag bha " p:o9 ttDUoaadd of which j t eaie oat in hia thirt-tail with a loaded Lave bwn ''"Ported into New York during . me i.rescut year, isut the number ot pco- ,ak6 the day time, who sen,! , for the doctor by night, produced a com- pouud fracture of my time, which seldom J ' gave me a comatose stite. It is the sweet- .... . est of all cousolations to lay a weary head i .1 ! . . . . , , UpoU tbc pll.ow With tUe thought that rest .... .... .... - awaits you until the dawning light. Vt hat- cvor Calking cares ba vi vexed you, that is a Ions eas. u of immunity which stretch - Jf.l drunk, at any rate. tlie -ai...-d iu.o;iIeu,ustbelookcdf,er" the most easy attitudes iu the yielding! couco, ana tin: l.iieO 1 1 1 c-1 It-Ct IS St III. allil i .... . . . . (. lit I I U . II UI L . Via bolt I lie dour upou luuratitude ainl . ctjiu Uut to lie down without security from ! diMurbanee is euough to frigi.f,.,, away j . ... .. J i l ciiUiJ rt iiite Hiiiiiiino.it, Ic luntaticcs nf the 'litttT liisii-iMril with winch he is r,.ur.d IV iu l.:s hod. w::h..n. occ .sioii, at all Lours. ! . lilf ( !1.; ill j niut : . I arr. vv late one wnir.-r evening at my j .11111 .l.titr -it'l..r -. 1. ..-.I .1 i..;t AT-.I. ' ' - . " ' ' " wl 3 .'' " 1 y lioi ati I then reir.ilo them iI misj 'i hdi u rapping about iuc a soft pping about me a s-fi j - ai i pi-ldeil g..wu, ith what luxury did I fall; jt t-auK iu my arm chair, peru-e tuc daily i ..... l ; . . ... i . .. . i-i-t., ...... a.ji a tujj oi u3. --.oiv. ; t .id I, ' the labors of the day are over. j A St. -un is b.vwig oUi ,.f doors. I h.-.pej iliat no b.u.'y will enno herj to-night. If; they do, I won't go. Let them go after- JingarJus. I won't iiiuuolate myself f.r a;iv body. It is ui. reasonable." With ,i , t . n i i i i . . 11.1 1 lilllli.il ilt.wii niv lerlm.r :.t..l ...... I r j c J note of the day s visi's, one half of which wcre to poor houses, negro huts, aud Irish As to this class, they loved inej hlzu a. Lr.iihrr. awl lhtir niifi i.-n.-. in ?m - 7 v..., ... ...i, ... was Ullblillllocil. ' o v .mo.I . f,.i- . if tr ' I i bones ached, or it thuir corns hurt fliem t0 wake lue dead. ' Uod bless me I" I ; groaned out, crawlinj; out of bed, aud lift-' iug ..j, tjje s,lsU 4. w!litt Jt yuU Wjut r .D,,ttorj want vou to eome right strai"ht awilJ f t V.iuVs. His child 's dead." li 'f hen why do you cine ?" u jjc 's ,,'iS(me.I. They gin him laud- num for p.iregorieky." " How much have they given him?" ' 1) mo. A gieat deal. Thauk he won't get .v r it." " When did they give it to him ?" " This arteriioon." ; Why didn't you come sooner ? How do you think I am to ii two miles on such a night 1 Have you brought a wagon?" "No." " Then I won't go. Tell them to ;" and bavin 1 prescribed hastily out of the wiudow, I closed the sash and weut back to b d. Put the howling wind and rat-' tliug sleet iigainst the panes had not that .1 rr ..... . soothing effect which thcy have to one who ' 1CS n,ig and warm and irresponsible iu ' hiscoueh. " What," sail I, " if that child should die through u:y neglect! Will it absolve me from eriiniu tiity because the parents are poor? I will go: I must." With that I leaped out again, kindled a . . . . .. ' match, and weut uo.vu into my office.- Not choosing to wke my man Flummery, or to disturb my o:a n-.rse, wlm was - ... crauuehing his oats, ami hous d for the night, I took my stick and set out to walk. 1 The suow-water went ihrou-h my shoes ' J;ke a sievi ; my neck and bosom were in- 1 - ,. . ...... II stantlv covered with sleet. Nevertheless, ' I had some humorous thoughts while breasting the storm, and composed a Latin uistich by the w fay. I Lad just got the ; pcniameter correct, when , struck against something' last foot of the my own foot which looked like a black log On scruti-! not a drop. " Timmy," says I, " wake up." No answer. I then kicked Lnu, but he bore it as if ho Lad been used to kicks. " He is dead," said I, and passed on tho next Louse. There, while onenina BOl the gate, I was fiercely attacked by a stout ! bull-dog; aud while keeping bim off, and ; LEWISBURG, UNION i gun. " Don't you know me ?" said I, as lie examined the priming ; " it is the doc tor. "Souls alive!" responded he; "I tbo't it was a theif 1 I'm g'ad you spoke when you did. Iu a minute more I should have pooped vou over. Djo. Sorrv to do that. - My SO John's g'.t the fevcr-aig. Here, Uuil, Hull, Jiull, Bui! ! g' home, Sir J' Titnruy Timmons," said I, " is Ivine ' out iu the laue, drunk or dead, I don't " Wait till I put on tnv breec'i What f..l .:.. Won't vou com in i n an 1 nut warm?" "is..: cct on Vour breeehes. and malro haslc" ..Gllv f w!lCa T fir,t )ecreJ y0Uj j t!lQ.t u a junaticc comiu to lirenk- house. IIi-'s ilestiut fellow. So I .'L-td uo and ullks ut ,. ,he t-.j,,., ... r , itl tJ.e cl m.r t0 fiud m anJ if i ! n'i " Cuuic; come; do you want " . rr . .. i . io .'t J tie i lieumaiiz f Ao, I do D t, lll ... Doctor; le down in one minute. Wo letui n.-d to tuc con-ealcd Titmnons. i L1 III" I 1JI 1 ! llMia till 1 II III"-. MUlrl.I 1 r I anJ Sili(J .. Not a dr, U(i""tncu smu I " It i. rum." said 1, " the cause of all ! 1 tiiis mwery. N0, De!or, not nH nun ; there's bc( n a little into this jug, by the smell 0f t " "Lift him up," said I. He did so, and carried his burthen home, where I :ti - ouir!it Timiiimv to life. I nov trudged on upon my original cr- rand, hoping to save another life more valuable than that of Timmons. Arrived at the houe, I perceived it shut up as if. !. ......;.... J!.. ai....l..,t m;i ll,t JUII,'!. J Not a light- was to ! I knocked at the door, but uo ...-,... T L.....l-,..l f,.,-;.,lv ..,., t ..i "What do you want?" j " You won't charge uothin' for this visit, ' will you?" j Now. as I travelled back 011 foot, the ; moon became obscured, the driving sleet, blinded the oyes, I heard the Atlantic breakers booming and beating upon the' coast; aud with head down, like a bulrush, , 1 arrived at my own door wet and discon-j solate, saying to myself: " That LITTLE ! PLANT CAliKU I'aTIK.NCS DOtS ST GltoW IS LVLKY CiAUL'F.X !" From ibf n-ativg; Jcu-r.at. Cure for tlis B.te of Had Dogs. We give itifu'.i the celebrated Stoy pre scription for the cure of Hydrophobia, which has become widely known and ex tensively Used with such success as to en ai. u-i noil o"-' ' title it to the cotifi lenee of the public. The following is the genuine receipt as , prepared by tue discoverer. j Stoy's l'EMEDT FOil HYDROPHOBIA. I Take of the " Hubi i Atmalgalis Rubra," . U ..1 1 H.I..1- t.... I !.-. L-t l.oon ilril'l. Red Chick Weed that has been 'dried, one handful, pour two quarts good b- j on it ana 0011 n 111 anew e.uineu po., , (tho pot must be covered with a close lid) j i...i f.r i...:t. . ; until one uau o. -o-j, . boiled over a slow lire. When the herb ! is boiled enough, it must be strained j , , , ., i it . .1 through a clean cloth and well sciueeied j so that the .substance may be well lakcu i out n it , im-u auu to uie uecusuuu iwu . . rt...-v-.fi. t v r t drams of the best Venice Treacle aud mix j it well with the decoction. j Of the above decoction, give a man of ....... ............ It oljrto .n root .1.1 tl.-lf. t ! strong constitution one pint and tUat at one time, if possible, if not short intervals; if taken at one drau, best, if there should be sj mploins ot I madness, the medicine must be taken iwo i or three mornings in succession, and a larger portion of the herb added to t,,e j aloreiueutioucd quantity ot beer. A wo- son wLo nurses a child, should take one extra portion. If the child would receive one or two spoonsful of it, it would be best. Thc dose for a horse is one pint, a cow 0 table spoonsful ; a heifer 10 ; a calf uccordiug to its age ;a Log 3 years oiu 7 or 8 Uolo spoouolul ; a dug accordiug to gCf size aad strength. COUNTY, PENN., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1853. The medicine should be takeu warm, in the morning before breakfast and the fast ought not to be broken for 3 or 4 hours af ter. No cold or fresh water must be taken, otherwise serious c insequences might arise. In cases of n 'cessity where there are actual symptoms of the disease, do delay should be made bet the medicine must be gvcu as soon as the fit is off the patient; dmii!,l l,n r, i .r-t it mnaf ,o n.IminUtPiwi in smaller portions, at aho. t intervals, until flip ni.rsnn ia r-. icvrl On thi ii:.w wlipn the medicine ia takim. the t.atit must - - j uhstaiu from drink cf all kinds, most c&pc - ' ciaily ardent spirits luW'i and beer. Cat- rccds. The roofs being covered with the tic must have no water the day after the same material, the air circulates frcc!y,and decoction has been given. j the rain sweeps through the cracks without Persons must abstain for two weeks 'much difficulty. The reader might pc-r-frooi the following articles, vi: all kinds , hap; say or think to himself, ' why they of meat, cabbage, beans, peas, fish, and cau't keep dry iti such a house.' That's ! water fowl. When iho person is bitten througli the skiu, the wound must ba rub- 'culty is, they wear no clothes scarcely,aud Led with a chip uutil it bleeds, and wash- j their skiu being naturally oily turns the ed with the decoction; this should be re-1 water just as well as the best Iudi.i Itub pcutcd two or three days, care must be ' ber coat you have in the States If tiiis taken cot to us; the same twice. Should sounds "ILhy," try the experiment , dou't the woutid require a bandage any simple .forget the grease, and I'll guarantee it will s-lve U4-d mUKd wuu a r,orUua 01 This must be done twice - --- - - a day utitil the wound is healed licfure the bandage is applied, the wound should be washed clean will, the decoaicn lii'lif JSiiB -B OJl Ml ISii ........ --a For Uis lwuibur Cun.cx.M. The Stars. at - it uLiiisM. " Y Star hl;h art U of h an." UrtOS. T.U l.ae.-fu! h-eaTeu, tlioM loTvlj ta.a, tl'be IKrtrjl of rUi aua kjrt W Lmli 10U liter bright aud burning ears lu uu.uo.asLil K or D7 : Do di.-j uoi tell un tu Ui wiM, Ai.a waru ua fr.-ui tbtf U...CR ab;a, Vhe:e Iotu aUuiuca. aii tirtuc Ua, Aud vies imr.uls ur l.v-aiai t MtsiK barbitirra of gl to man, I'Ufat bld tue cure urailrb uu b'gb. WIru 1'auw'a triuuillant uiaixli uwg-a A Ik-bu. d a m;.-try. Dj tui-j uut urcicb iu ..ft--n.-f! ttnica, lbs uii.U bl.iiurui.b uf uL-e; Aud a-k. wue.i or b ia atrcv.d vitb Ivinea, Hill uu-nau d Kuity m-rt-aaul UuU Ler d- of a biihtcr dT, H jtclii.g aljuvua.lu.iu uiid; Wl.ua. g-ury rbali .-uriv tKcaf , Uuau uar.b il iutv rtf:u llac.ad- Do Uiy uo. tel. ua t-i tm ,'00 1, l-ur, kUv tbuug-.tiui, n4 atraua Calm aa lb tin-st auliludo, W here huiaou loOL bdlli acidcm bean. Driabt planets wlilcb tbu lir.ks of aid i". ou.au with ta rure d.J, Will a i-U'tit C'U d a Lenold, Or uiii.d uive.-u-d ui it- ciy : Wti. 10 sui-. iul t'.a aius ..I w.tnc-Pt lore Vu..t .: Cily 1ut at.ouid evr be I'uit ai Ibu stel.ar ..g.iu auovu, rVutful as iuuioitiility. Stern maBim of good or ill, Showing LLe dcntiny of aartb ; To Ml your Maker' bcundles l'.l. Or kUK.l nn mpira'& death or birth. A buy tu.vi'u.'ry is youra, Above tbif keu of iu:.rtat lore Kinb'in ot ail tbal ur d ali.irea, Oi.e b. auiiug monicDIt aud no mora. Fricn J uf my lone aud waarird heart, SLouti e not Kara a lepsou U-re Ibat tuiuall ia la. Lullvr part, And juoa aud trutii alofm ar d ax Sbuld v. uut ai au Uiua 01 j to be Our li in., a bar. piiMton'e tbrob is o'er W beu Ul.ud i- uf ita filters f.-ee, Aud car'.b'a f dmi libis c&u cliarm no more. BwoiirifcUs Ftsr.T Oocmt. CorKfuondnce of the Lewisbarg Chroniple. The Istumas of Panama. Mission San Jose, (Gal.) ) Jan. 6, iboS. j Mr. Editor : Accordiin' to rcctuest I a a promised to write you a liue, perhaps two, j wuCn once I land d in California. WclljsLe couldu't doit,"&c; but finally she ; ip, tumbled up, and i quieted down and mounted the critter ; , only way I could get !au,J. t0 tc!l tha trutb. "he didn't look very ! .. fir to i;c,..,.f 1 !,.. graceful. Oue modest creature came to ' . it T0c& up . , , aLout the only way jt u -UWj ;f joa scu jj tu dissect the o . ... . n auJ u inU 8UcU a f(Jrm M t0 make it intelligible, it will be a favor con- - . . , . illlt, i, n.,,; T .' ,,, ., ., . . . 1 x "v v r j ,Q lL(J he Pacific side of the aps be worth a perusal, Isthmus might perh h (rue U;ii;e be(jn a reat ,et. i c I ... . .;,,.. j ,.ublished. r-ivino- un an-! couut of the i.slbmU;? tbat aro canej by ( who have crossed that place " fish ' styrje3. This may bo thc fate of this epig(ie. an j Lave'to say to the public is, Liuk ag lease - ... . . . . I set gmi irom iNew lorK on rriuay, , then at!Nov 5(b( for Aspiuwall.wheicl arrived Iraught itj ou MonJ;lV) Noy 15.b TUe ve,seiaa. iptoms of: . . distance from the wharf, for cboroj si;ui0 distance from the wharf for purpose of giving atcTi be.iJt.s ,i1L.m. 8ejVC3) a cbauce for a penny very kind uffic-vird. We were taken to shore iu small boats manned by natives, and owned prin- eipally by Americans; price fifty cents. Aspiuwailisasuiailvillage.coiituiuiugpro- bably two thousand inhabitants. Four - liftLs of tlicse, Lowevcr, are natives, and it is the opinion of some that the remain- itig fifth had much better be, as thcy are learning the uatives very bad b bits. Ihe place is located on a low flat, aud said to be very sickly. Iu fact the faces of lhc Americans living there are a sure evidence of that fact I did not see but two or three that l,kcd like men iu health. At this nluee I took uassaire oil the railroud : not however uutil 1 Laid tho aneul 88.00 . ' w . ' -..r ,1ml ...iv.le. This road competed - a c ' , thirtv miles. It patMs throngh w end - less swamp, interfered here and there with a small portico of earth, as nature placed iU It ia certainly a great work, considering the climate, soil, nd material they Lavs to work with ; but will be a Sue investment when completed. It is now finished about ono half the distance. The present terminus is at a small village call. ed liarbacoaa. When I arrived there the ! sun annoarerl to La Joiner its Lest thn Lent was oppressive. The place is not worth a ! tlpcr ri r.tir.n. mmnoseri .nlli'elv r.f ri:.tivi. , -f I -"i j ' sava half a doton Americans. Their Lou- . PCS, you are aware, are principally made of itrue, but the way they get over that diffi- 1 . , , , i iuis piaco i toou passage oa toara 11 small boat, large enough to carry about twctity persons aud baggage, thence up the Islmgres nver to Uorgouu, about seven miles. This liver is rather Uiiliuult to uu- "Cr rs h " ttbou ttie w.jtholIjutlacreelt. 1 he scenery along this stream is grand that is tor those who , are loud of romance aud botany. 1 thought of friend Noil; here he could feast for ! '. mouths u the beauties of nature, aud-sliil tiuJ that he had scarcely made a begiu ;uing. Should he see some of those gor ; gcous flowers that God hath nurtured with i out the aid of human hands, he wuuld be , compelled to say cultivation degenerates, iusuad of adding to the beamy uf such j plants. I am sorry I have no knowledge j of botany, or I would go 11 awhile iu leima ! of scieniilic tiaiisccudeutaliam that yuu i aud your readers wouidu't begin to under-1 staud. Uut, as I cau't, why i wont. The ' situation of Gor-oua 1 like much Utter. ! aud 1 believe is pretty healthy. It is lo cated ou au ciuvatiou lacing liie rivel. . ltieic uie e-ut 1 11 ret or lour American hou ses; the lest are as I have su ted, reed, but principally well covered with mud. ;This place 1 suppose to contain from two to three tnousaud Suls, includ.ng mules. 1 ' I f.-rgot to .tale that you pay U,W a meal, ! for every meal you cat, good, Lad, or in- ,0 coniject wi.u tue u,llurj. E..je jv,;.. . different, after you set fool ou the isthmus. roaJ .j wi;h uUDf.k iu t.w y. j At Gorgoua you take passage for Panama The m LhJ pa!je4 w;thout the PhilaJcl jovcr the'iaud or mud, some call it, that :p,jia a;,. beg aware uf tnis provis. j has no bottom. The first job, here, is to ; ioDj whitlj; as ten!iag t0 benfcCt tbc N. . make up your mind whether you will go ; y. & r:0 Ul, WM considered as a ;a foot, or ride a mule; still comparing j su.lke .. TJie Scnat0 refused to joiu in t r.iiir tlii.ii.ri.ts with vour iiur.e. tho natives ' .1 . . . an j -D j r , . ;bciu2 Ucati. on tuat. i, lot one, 111 con-' ,'ticxiou with a good many others, some of ; ;thcm lad.es, concluded to try the mules. 1 We made airanircmeuts for them at 20.00 j a head for ridiug, and IS cts. a lb. to Lave jour baggage tiauspoi ted; distauee 27 u.ilcs. couaiacrcu it pretty steep, uui tuav . didn't help me a bit. Had to down with ' f . 1 -. . 1 ... .! . ! the dust, or take it a foot. At about sev- j j en o'clock, A. M. we got started. It we'd ; inavemaueaniiuislcriauga.saveamaui.h.e jy.iu, fond of fuu, to see the ladies, one iu : particular. uu, sue couidu 1 iu.ua. 01 lfl JvTll -'ding astride of tuat nasty mule . indeed ; One modest creature came to mo aud asscd the loan of a pair of panta- dons. I gave them, of course, and thro' ' sue came uaout irouoie. isut, vo uo e- ; rious, ladies whe have any idea of coming t0 alifr"ia auJ lh-lt 'he Isthmus, ould practice riding before thcy leave . ... .:f 7- home. Some poor women were never on , .. er I . .... a h"lsu or uiulu beforc aui a sorry lin,u j thcy had of it. But as regard the manner . 01 rm,ui' ls J" -ul,ul !" T.i. .-. ... iuS colurK;Ilcd to ride John Gilpin style. j Surje laiiies in our c,!I,1Pay were so for- i tuuate as to ridu through on side-saddles, ' I O...I u III. natnl'.ri TI..1 ..wtliH of ll.rt auu ...uv-. u.-v.oU. ...e ,uules iU ,eU 'ou l straddle the creature byailmcaus. They know that riding side- ' aJS especially by those uot accustomed v,a- pceuilly by those uot accustomed : to being ou horseback, is much Larder on ! lbe hoast thau the other way. That is tl,'-'ii reason for csactiug the racrifice. After wc started I looked back, and tried ' . ' i i to compare our company to something I hadeversecu, lutin my whole catalogue ! of liviuj;, moving, human oi jects, I could ai' .olLing that looked half so comical. j Thii mud averaged about eight inches in depth, exclusive of sloughs. One lady fell ff ten times. Uer first I I HI-SI tail M. Wrtiucu uvt ot. Ihere is geucrally but one path, and thej all go single file. I was in Iront.aad 'i" passing under a tree that leaned owri !thc path, 1 found it difficult .o pass. Sue ! ' came along, and forgot to pay he. respects to the tret, and the cutistum uco was.it . . . . . .... i. . i. a i struck ber oil tbe nrcasi, ami euocn.-u ner off, her foot sticking i. the stirrujy.,,.1 oil, Ler too 1 the juule " going it", through the mud, dragged her about two rod3 before I could .catch ner. vot ner up, scraped tne muo j off "t;c', "J started hor on Ler 'journey. One lady was thrown off and entirely covered with mud, save her arms. aud by tnetn ttiey aragjfa ner cue. i stopped at the half way house, called " Kossuth Uouse, kept ly a Dative, ci. led fir dinner, got a cup of coffee, some "7 bread, and a picCC of meat, for ?I,00. Mounted my male a-jnio, and pushed ahesd (for Panama. There are some few I ills on this road, and on them the mud is net so i. ...... ........ Cat ; but on, toey go ngtit stnigni aown, and some of thrm are very reeky. I could have most solemnly aEriucI that no beast could have earned a person down such precipices. lhc mules nave boles to set their feet in, and in passing down, your dependence is the nob of the saddle, arid should the girth breuk, it would keep a good ridjr very busy to save his neck. I From this you may form some idea what people rik, aud especially women not ucd to hardships. No person can give an idea of what they can endure until they are tried. I thought I never should see all the women again that were 00 board the boat, but ta my astuuL-huient all came through, and among them one ia the last stages of consumption. About eight miles of the road east of Panama is paved. Here there is 110 trouble save where the paving is torn op. In oue of these places we swamped a mule, and left him. The one I rode swamped ; I jumped off aud footed it through, and my mule followed. About i west of Panama a return Califor-! uian was murdered about two hours before 1 passed. I felt a little nervous, looked J Mr- Slifer, a petition of 600 Ladies of at my revolver, and pushed ahead.arriving ; Lewisburg for a law 1 1 protect tbcm against at Panama about eight o'elock, P. M. evils of the traffic in intoxicating I". I have now traveled from New York to nors. Ako from citizens of Union town Panama, as I stated in my outset. It has ;ship, prajl!g 'hat the part of a rotd ia taken more time than I expected and per - Laps I have said more than i. necessary f 'J j -uruey. If so, Editor and reader, I promise, if ever I should trouble you again, to be more brief. To you all 1 wih a happy 'ew Year, and the Kailroad com- P'ted to Lewi.burg. W)I. JONES. Correfpoadeacs of Uie L'wisbarg Cbrcsidc. IIakkisclru, Feb. 15, 153. The Ilousa sent inu the Senate a joint , . , ,. resolution, rea'iestin? the Governor M re- ,0 tLe L .gia!ature bt.fure .Iguil,& a ,.;!, u ,.1 T1..,,l ,.., f .,. tboriKtl tll0 Warr.a & Piueirrove llailroad r, qU).SI yeas iij, nays i. t.. ti... ri i...;. . L.t ..'.'' WJ. The Suuburv & Erie li. K. bill ,..1 j K..r, . 1 j0WJ . The vrindpal office of the Cnmntitiv to . be in i-biladclphia, and municipal and 0,Ler corDoratio:i3 to be ent;llt.j to as uy votcs thcy told actual, bona fi le sUare8 of 8tock hy a,,,;,-,; subscrip- tioIls- The City delegation objected as,,Qit the limitation of voting powers to U!lron,lltlonal subscriritious." savini? that tner w((Ujj not blJ answerable for the con- 8cfJUCI1ces of such a Kcs0j of Er;e staeJ SCriptious were absolute lnii ,u- t...i. m. a restriction. Mr. that tic Eric sub- ptious were absolute and unconditional, aaJ thc.;r bonu3 in atulvt.ni tha. thc contingellt an j uncertaia guWriptions of Vhhd ,thu iBdividual subscriptions con- t;nffpn, nnnn , . r;,' KWr;!.;r.T ,n,l ,i, fv'a .nWrto.n MnhnW' i : otIler out.do0r subscriptions of an equal ' ; aim,ttnt) gll0uW contro ,he Company, was -r- ; ut,:ust 8U(1 improper. The House con- ' ... v 1 ' currcd in the opinion that the Citv should ,,, euntrol a Company in which not a dot- lar was uucouditionaiiy invested, and Mr. t Hc0d.-rson, of Cumberland, in a spirited j uri Wcn delivered impromptu speech, ar - ued a!rainst thc policy of piviii"- corpora - ' .- ... .. .:0D3 xne p0WOr centempiateu. ry sucu a course, one or two corporations would swa;,ow up ,nJ disregard every private si.kholder, and perhaps the City of Phil- si.K:kholder, and perhaps the City of Phil ad. ah.ne have the entire control of a Road um.dreds of miles distant. " j In the evening, R. A. L.MBERTOx,E---q., delivered an Essay on " The .VVrrn He- r v e .i t .-. . ti f.nner,' before the Institute. Hie per- foruiance was well written, and very pret- tily delivered, lacking a little of energy. He portrayed the character of the true re- tornicr, and also ot the arse retormer. Marti,, Luther aud Roger Williams were st-i.e.o.t. o J u. uc luiuio. ue -.-- e.w- uiers were typitied oy tne truiiuustcrs aud tbe oman s (jv;rgiu v,onveiuiouisis. Wednesday, Feb. IS. A dark, rainy d:.y-l,ghts at the Speak- er's stand in the Senate chamber. Mr. fclifcr presented the petition of An- I.- a urew uira i u uaiua. . Mr. Hamilton reported bill to incorpo- rale the Wiilkmsport Gaa CompaB. VOLUME IX.KO. 43. Yr'lIOLE NtltBER, 463- The bill passed in House jettciday, h rfcLtioa to the Sanbury & Erie R. R-Go , itM reconsidered in the House, and that tody Laviog requested the Senate tore tarn it to thom, it was returned according. ly,lto7. The Iloure lock cp an J eor.s!?erwl the Giiierr.! Appropriation liill, and hid it ver until to-morrow. Eta Tiocr. The greatest enriosftj la town at present is a creature called tb " Sp T"r r " Tt io 1U1 S Aa tr. iU Lead, breast, and two forefeet muoh (rcbcmoiiu ui'jre oi a animai, ana lis lex ; miuatiou decidedly that cf a Csh. It tu 'said to bare beca extremely fierce ha -first caught, but is sot tame and docile. ' li- .i At its keeper's call it will come from its tub of water, crawl upon a hoard at ita side, and return at command. It doM not stay long under water, and makes a "iliw up" upon coming Vj the surf ice, a-ia-mode j the whale. It is said to Lave been caught 1 on the coast of Greenland, ly the British j expedition in search of Sir John Frauklin. j Three creatures of the same natu.e were i found upon au iceberg a net was placed j near them the two larger leaped over it, j but thi?, the smaller, fell into the scare, jand was secured. I do not thtuk it is de. scribed in any loo!t of natural history, i 1 "v much resembles that of a man when iu distress. If there is anything of the wooly Lorse" about this specimen, it U j not yet revealed. ThcrsdaT, Feb. 17. In tit Senate, Mr. Quiggle presented a petition for a change in the oth Judicial ; District. 'id cw shpused as a o.Ticg-path niaj M j kept ia repair by the State. I The Citizens' Deposits Bank of Pitt. urjj passed final reading. j -f' Unix, the Pccnrylvania Coal Company bill passed final readiug, and Ita j Public Printing bill was discussed. j Fochtii IIocse. Tha Sioate is com. ; mooly called the " upper hxw" tba Representatives the " lower Louse," tL onlt.;,L.j IfuIi iki ,!.;..! I....,.., " . n.1 . , ' . , ,' . the doiumittces may properly bo ucnomt nated the u fourth Louse." This evening. the Senate Railroad Committee bad a ses sion iu the N. E. Committee Room, which ,!n itt e ' E' .RoCB, bk drew a large crowd within tha room and sorroundiug the door leading thereto. Tha q'lee.iou was this : The Philadciphians ask the Legislature to give their Councils power to subscribe 5300,001) to the Hempfield Read, which ruus directly west from, Grienslurg (Wesimoicland Co.) to Whee ling (Va.). The PittsLurgors ask for a proriso to this privilege, that before .it be. Virginia Legislature shall thc f iittsburg to ateubenvihe- (Ohio). The Stcubcnville Roa 1 aids Pittshuig, whiui . the liemciieid Road avoids Pittsburg, bnt feeis the gra'ad Central Iliad. Pittsburg was ably r;prjsented by Senator Dtiraid aud Lawyer M'Knight of that City. PbiU adclpbia, Westmoreland aud Washington couaties (Pa) and Wheeling were repre sented by Judge Conrad, Israel Painter, ir. Alexander, and Mr. Ellet the distin. guished Etiginecr. Each of these gentle, men spoke at length, and with an energy which showed their intense interest in tho .......... V.,-".!, fl. : ! . i . . . . . . . . :at"f cross-suootiug, n.any revivals of old a"d s,ubborn ts-and altogether WW m'iVeCterita,",ng dlMU",0a f ? House during the session. FaiDAT, Feb. 13. In Senate The supplement- to the act incorporating the Farmers' Bank jt" Sclittylkill Coan'y, pissed final reading. rt- f M C..-. o .. a ' 0a notioa of Mr" S"1" Senati bill 214 t0 the venue of a certlin r- ""uv v ... coun,.v- ! JI.r Kp moved to ; arJ inscrt orf.'46e-fiJ strikeout Onion I county. f-Cti,PL- T I.. ...! .T..1 . , a iuuu uuo wwo Scoa :ilal should Btate btiefly the rea in th s bi'l t, Tf r is TLl . ,:rat ' ' ,"!.,.' ,Lli:.... 'f the Senator f.Jui Uauphin, that tbis caajagc, is not naked because of any want of on fidcuce in the integrity of the tWt or ". " t"ue Speaker, tuat ever since tuia bill Las be, a om t( ,he Juj f lnW Court, together with some of the Gfficefa , of that Court, Lave becu most lubwiou in i their efforts to defeat its passage. J do not ' ,u.Fute any sifter design, tWsTenee Col r,.. . T, I I . pany, and as such arc LWfuudents in thia .UIt and of course have every right to jtlcstre and even to labor to have tried .where thcy can have all the advantage "'rf (eeV anJ iuJr pi a.si(.,j fr ott otb lrroui.fji,. '," .T'" - a a B fcv"aau i)ek will doubtless pi;ar suBuiP..iv - ..uvti. inait ; after Laving a knowledge of the mniea it H 6U" the Uua buterj tba frivge. inr
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