LEWI S BURG
CHRON
PEE.
II. C IIICKOK, Editor.
OR. "
O. N. WORDEX, Printer.
The Lewislnirg Chronicle.
htwlon F. i't'M Miming, nt fswiJjurg,
(ruitn county, ltnnyhnuiit.
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LEWISBURG, UNION COUNTY, PENN., FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1854.
VOLUME X.--NO. 42.
Whole Nlxber, 510.
January 20, 1854.
For the Chronicle.
Fire Engine.
iias ma.ie tuougn money liere. lfuiley.
his successor, is a man of luck. An iron
muster iu Chester, be (slipped into Senate
from tbat Whig district ; then moved into
rry and wcDt to Senate again ; aud now
i.u tb.'i'isr.mui M $i much t tr must disastrous fires, occasioning incalcula
hfjtif tfl th new fiotrous t't unc y?r uuU.)ca1i Id ! i i , - , ....
Nm m . I wmuo 11 UMtW a WtsV 111 Tfl . UV IU6 VMaiMI
ii j 'influence.
rry, nave recently Drougtit us accounts ot
LOSS OP THE SAN FRANCISCO. B0e8 two row of itate wonis, c,r twelve
FULL AM) THKILLIMG PARTICULARS. ecn n ain deck, and Move in the
The following statement of one of the . D,"n was the fullest
j passenger in the ill fated steamer San Pl" 01 lta niT0C- At one r,n swoop
Francisco, is tbe moat comprehensive wo ' nearly one hundred and hrty tinman beings
have teen : I were swept into eternity. The majority
On Monday, Dec. 21, the troops, con-j were private soldiers of the different com-
j ble loss of property and of life,
Airai.Tlsrvrvr, h,Army inserted at SO cents f t ,,,..U . P.l..lrnill, mirnrt9ti. !.;.
r:rrT.ir.n:Trr .. ' e thc J union, u w.000.
....ritiw. iu f -.i .,r.. h.,u nri... Y.r,v ;.,n,i;r mar Mmsolf I,,, . l. r- l'arj'le pri-Mntcd to the Sc
jri,.rt,..B,t,y.,..-ri...f.i:w:c,i.i.,-.riin-!ii . . ' ..., .,..", . c . i Mr. Hall to the House, a bill to re
u a ir- in mwir. ... 1 .h i, 1- it..ui...irti. i:iui, iuitu,auuit uj u nuui iuy aei urr 11
Satcrday, Jan. 14.
II - .g."
u uu I n , . , j T .'. I J .1 .1 !;.. . r.i .1 rt t n- it .
j iteuuru, in awarueu 10 Liauiuan A tu. 01 , vciuiujp a cuvu iuc Bteaincr, lueu wuiwfiB wciii. who mem : ioi. a.oiJliigionf
aistiug of eight couipauies of the 3d Kigi-: panic of the 3d Artillery. One company
inent of Artillery, were embarked from lust all but tan of i members. Four
she had disappeared, and wa saw ber noiVow Vric. The HciM had exrieoci.-'i
more. Thus all the hopes if e.capo wej much rough weather, aDJ wns b-jiy. Ca
bad upou the Kilby were d"otnd U duv ; Tuesday evenir g we uccceJed in putting
appointment ; and when, in the m-r:iii!g, ; sergeant and Cle of acl-Irs on loud
wc could trace no vestige of her on tbe re
raotest verge of tbe horii n, we experienced
the sickues of hope deferred.
work the pumps.
Ou Wcdn-sJay mnrnins, the 4th Jan.,
the work of dioiuLarkinr commeaced in
Our ibip lny as hclplcsj at a 1 s upon earnest. TUe siuk, of whom tliTw a?as
the wavos. She was completely crippled. l:ire numHer, and some ia a dying eondi.
Her en'ine,as should hv-e been mention A, 'irn, W'.re wrapped in blankets, brought
auchored in the North river. They num- :distingukbed at Buena Vista and other j broke u-.wa tie Sr.t tight of the s-t"rm ; it . on deck, aud l(.wr.d cvefully into tha
into a wiioilen tioi.or rir.liirnn rir voiiLh ilriin c
.limn I Ull UMIU1.ILT1J i !
lti'.iiiti.iinT. ii'-f-iniai with iw ritnii-ii. r. iwn til , . . , , ! . I i .
o ,r. ii , : ...i ; 1 re on n ,r,,m,u au-. , his bed, or some careless maid put her abes
Cemmari-ations l.l a f.; r.. i.f j ritjiI l.t- p-t
. .. 1 11 K. ... ,t 1. ,rl( (if n.T'atiiMl iMtltrt. Ail
l'T.r.. v r- m- aj' I, .Tiit;i:iU'-l i.y ii.-' i.iiin :iuu mriTCliCS CArcleSh
Ar ............ .. .1,. .it...i.t.:n J-riii
rivu3K .niii i.!y u tii.i H'Lirmi i. 1 urtin-m. u i town would be laid in ruins.
eir J l II-.HT ' . ill- S- I l-l . Mtt'tr UluWgD
Lu.'s: - ma:t.T.J Iu O -V V ii.... rkUi lifr.
,fl. . ,-,m.r,. mil rr..i.mit a." n.-.! U) ol.t.un " 1 llU btSt klU("- Ollf lire hooks alld lad-
fruit Ibf 1 m n.lvniioc ritlic MruU.
. 1 -. u ! 1 1.- I It". .... ...a .i.l. ni.it. r4-.!j mn-f
k. ..r ;c3 PI-.IKTUJii, lu -h 1 fiTuitj Hiih ' have no rupes, and are not wi ll In Uv-il. Of "e whom waited upon the Governor
DCTtni" !vJ.kili id r.-fou..!.1,. t-rnn. 1 ,... . j . c 1 1 .1 . 1
.-.vn-e-11 :.tKiaw,a..hn.i..-or.j.to'y.aa iH towns on the est Uraiieh, we are least ' " rer'" ""J notified Inui that lie must
4 r alivfir til.? otn- v. '
O N WOTIDriT, rroprieor. I
ly about, and half of our
laid in ruins.
We hive but one Kngine, mid that not
' I he best kiud. Our lire hook.-
der are not puflii ient, aud whit we have
natc and bereft rauk and file, 500 men. The offi-; bard fought flelds; Jlaj. Taylor and wife;
peal the cer5' m" ,ue,r umilies, tngt ther with the Capt. Field, aud Lieut. Smith. The sea
i charter of the Franklin Canal Company, wldiers ive aud families a certain por- j was covered with drowning men. The
but what " Eric" "" toni were allowed to each com-j roar ot tbe tempest smothered the "bab
pany drought up the number to about bling cry of strong swimmers 10 their
t)0l). 'lhrra were twenty or thirty other , "gfny." In a few moments they sunk to
unkuowu t
uf.-idcrc.
No pnblie busituss tranmetcd.
We have had two harmless iu-aiie men
upon the Hill since the session began
. IT SUS. L. U. S!(.lirHM.r.
LOST! I.)nT! 1.DST!
A .-io of cnuiitifss price.
Cut troij the liviiisr r.icik,
An l :;r.vf: in P.ira'ime,
fVl 'tii;i!i'i wilh ihroe tunes richt
l.are liainnoil. clear and unht.
Aiul en. U v,r!i itv small'T ones.
Ail cii Miel'iiI a li.e iielit.
I.'iii ! uhere t!ie lln.ualilles throng
Ii Fa .hi'.n's in.'s wind,
Wli.re 'inleili Foliv's sonir,
Le.iv ri? a sinii liti.in,!;
Vt't to 'pv Itdtnl 'i"v;is ?iven,
A srn!.i'n li.iip 11 1 1 v,
iS'i.'ii as tiie wii.re r--liiJ rlioirs attune
'J'n di-a'!ilr'.s jiijtiMit'N..'.
prepared for lire ! ' so,'n g've "P his chair, as nr. was Gover-
What object, then, can so imperiously ' u"" n Penusyivania, aud had beeo for a
ckiui the exuenditure nf our borough tax '! j 'ear P'- Gv. Bigler promised to eon
Will cur citizens awake to this serious con-' illt;r tfe matter. The other says lie is
passengers. The crew numbered from 100
to 1;0; so tbat, all told, we were between
750 aud SOU souls on board.
Friday morning, tbe -31, rose brightly
on tur course. . We had entered tbo Gulf
Stream, aud the weather, which yesterday
bad been chilly, and caused the ladies and
children to gather about the stove, bad be
come mild. The wind still from tbe north
west, with sea enough to caase tbe dinner
table to become comparatively deserted.
Thc day passed without incident of any
eern in time? D ', Mr. Chronicle, stir up ' from Bradford county, "Hil-born but
! the niiu.ls of our good folks ou this subject, ', Heaven-bound," aud is bent on introduc-
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.an., wneu jour nana is in, give us your ."B c ...u ..e.o.i... ... kin(i ,,Bd eaVe no presaire of the wful di-
; views in relation to iratrr wvk. I bear tue L-glslaturc. llo Uas Urawn up a bill g() t(j f0jow
jthat our'.otvn fathers r! thinking of cut-1 punishing any person who shall make, j IwmcdiateI afer tea x retircd t(j
jting down Second St. Surely there are ! sell, or use "the poison," with a fine o( ay j wq a
plenty of other uses for our money, of far, S10,00& and 10 years imprisonment; iu .f . nudresscd and retired.-
i-i ! f .1....4I. 1. : w ... f ..... ,.al.n '
more consequence, r-ven supposing u nest , uea.o, UauS..,B, -s .u. .j ...... . xiaere was more roll to tbe ship tliaua 1 bad
previously experienced, and tbe wind seem
ed freshening; but I thought nothing of
it. But I soon found there was no sleep
ing. It soon blew a gale. J he sbip rolled
to cut down the street which very few be
line, we can far better afford to wait a few
years, thati do without another good fire
eiijiine. C'lTlZK.N.
rain ;
- r'i'-e
'ipnr sever.
I.osi! l,..t'! !!!:
I fe-M ail ve:irn i
Thit ?rm i t' r.Moi'I'
t'.i.n lifVr Ve rtviu'
I oli'er iCViild,
F-.r. !:!' r.r: li-art-'
I li',u- tliat heavi a-eiariisted gift
Is ici": away Si'r ever.
And wrhi'n tli 'a aril land
l. l;- 'urfi:,i? .ern!l have fl?dt
I'll r-.-e 0 in Ui hmd
W'u 1 jiiil-i-'ti i'..in-k aM ilad ;
A't.t u-'l'-il. nf sr. t:ii- dlld t"5S
M.,-ials e.n :eVr repair,
'i"n" tI.-t.o) inquirv tne-ts mv soul,
V.'.iat sha l I aniver tiiere
I'jbi-;i i.v ofCrar?.
' In au.iTir to 'Art. . Ai7- rt. yf -A Lol Dry.-1
Bt MR. 1111 S.LT11.
FO!".i! rjiic:i'7 fo'ind !
A eat of c.'i.in'les price.
In c.aee a. id zUtv rrnwn.?-!
by tiiv I.url l I'urailise.
Pr-iv-r. wo.ff.t bv Paitn. upwent
'J o ll.-avets lii;ii decree,
T' rp'act- ilie rem. by lolly sjient.
Marked Ibr eternity.
Around ili prifl was graved
Th rapitire of the snul.
In h.3ii:i- l':i:itain lavvd.
By th- S;i:r:t's pure catrol,
K-'I'Sioa's prc'i-i.ms sway,
Coiitrittoii sabie clad,
I'eaee in a hite array.
An.l llujie tliat uiaktth c!a.l.
Iti erateful praver, I lutinj
The gifi lile's wondrous sign.
With burning nrbs srt 'round,
llispmsiiig liiriit ihvine;
A mes.eiiger of Heaven,
hrist' e.il op"ii his breast,
Acpte.t and f.irg.ven,
Ily grace, free grare, impressc.1.
Then when lhe ea and laud
Ware Ad arar in fear,
Mv ton! will hopeful stand,
A glad award to hear ;
Iti works by .Insure weighed
Wo'ild perish in their dros.
Rot Merry's scale. L Je-us stayed.
Holds Pardon by the t.'ross.
Susquehanna Railroad.
We are gratified to learn that the ctn-
i
.From Harrisburg.
1... 0.., .!.!
( IIIUII4UI. kl'llUC ITOj 1UIU UIIU til IV DUUlli
j not do in Venango county. " Sir," said
he, ''I shall go and revolutionize that
couuty, next week." He made quite a
methodical and yet amusing speech in
the Hall of the House one night (M'Cabe,
the candy boy, in thc chair,) in which he
fOVriTj'ion.leo'- of thr Lowixlmrir Chronirlr.
II AtllUsULUO, Jan. 11.
i I r.AV v W11 i:.t. Euiiuuel G uycr.Ksq.
formerly I'r.uter of the II irri.sburg Com-
. . 1. 1. j 1 1 1 1 . . 1
....,e...,u, ue,,oSll,;a..oloi 0.uat.n,frmnwli.lt tl)ey W(.ro at home, He
wh-at wKh David Mumma, Eq., on l,st asQ forII)cd coasiJcrilble bllsiuei(Jj in
:.i.: it- 11.- 1
rise no more till the sea gives np ber dead.
Two of all the erowd succeeded in regain
ing the ship Mr. Bankin,an army suttler,
was never of use afterwards, except to work : boat. Cask a of wnler were lowered down
the pumps. With infinite eiertion, a small : nd towd on board the B-I!s. Bread and
sail wai rigged to the ruueumx-t, which! baeym. qJ other proriiocs, were sent of.
assisttd a little iu stevhing her; but she '-'j evenio? much of the work had been
roiled and tumbled about at a f.-arfal rate. I accomplished. It was found necessary,
We bad succeeded in stopiiiugsome of the' however, in couseiiuecce of th shortness
leaks "J in lightening the vess,d to a , ' proisious ou hoard the Bell', to diviif a
considerable extent, by throwing over pro-! our numbers betatoen the two hipi. Lieu,
visions and coal. Th? shin wu also vtrv ; Winder and Cbainllcr, wi:h about 14(1
and Mr. , merchant, of B'o J.-.neiro ; much relieved by cutiioi.' off the timber of soldiers, embarked ou tbe Antarctie for
A few moments had elapsed when I
reached the saloon. It was filled with water
to the depth of nearly two feet. The fe
males and children, mostly in their night
clothes, and wet to the skin, were scattered
on planks; some wailing and sobbing; same
apparently stupified; and some canity
awaiting what seemed their inevitable fate.
All supposed the last hour had arrived,
aud in a few moments they would meet
their Maker ftce to face.
After the Crit burst of dismay was over
hope began to revive in our bosoms. The
hull was still staunch aoJ and strong, and
some passing vessel might rescue us from
the wreck.
ber guards, upon which the sea broke j Liverpool. Ctptaia Watkins also deter
heavily, lifting ber decks every time iti'ntd to accompany that portion of our
broke. number. Thursday luornine, th 5th, rose
We had now (Thursday, tha 2'Jth.) ! ulM,n bright and beaut, ful The sea
reached the sixth day since the storm com-j '"'. t0 "'"d gentle. It is a day which
inenced. We were about to eneountcr' n my memory. By nana
death in a new furui. A verv large por-' tne work ef disembarkin and re-cmbar
tion of the ship's ateerago bad been filled: 'Dg ws complete, livery man, woman
with cargo, provisions, military stores, &e. ! au' left 'be ship. Our eaptaia
The couseqiicuce was that the portion left . :u 1 on board. Ho Siw every oflieer,
for the soldiers was much crowded. It had i ewf sailor, every fireman, and every ne-
been expected we should soon be in fine ' ot whom were forty or ifty,
weather, and that they could sleep comfort- j fely in the boats, then lowered himself
ably in standee berths on deol. When 1 down, and the boat pulled away. He waa
argued the .Maine Law eloquently, and fl(M)r wfJ lQ ,hc rooBli thoogh
the ftorm came that was impossible, and wwed alogsi.le the tiie Three bells, where
they wtre consequently driven below. le was greeted with nine hearty cheers,
Ascending the companion way, from tbe I Crowded in narrow ntinrters, excised t-and then pulled away for the An tan-tie.
saloon to the main deck, I seated myself! cold and wet, obliged to be fed on an in- j 'be San Fraucisco had, by his orders, been.
and pitched to a degree that it was difficult . at the head of tbe staircase, and surveyed sufficient diet, in consequence of the ioss couie l, aud we could see her settling
to keen mv berth All the bonk an.l lons I the scene. The steamer was, in all her j of the galleys and the ioipos6ibilitv of eo-.k-: fet'l'ally deeper into the water.
articles unon the table were thrown to the I'Pcr works, a perfect wreck. Foremast, I ing for g .ch numbers, it is no matter of About l i. SI., the 1 hre Bella baoled
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theu digressed to a criticism upon the
personal habits of Legislators, declaring
that they were a diffureut set of men here
confined, was thrown about in an alarming
manner.
At 11 o'clock I could bear it no longer.
I rose, dressed hurriedty, and weut out
smoke stack, the greater part of tLc prom-j surprise that disease soon made its appear-' li "u moved slowly away from the
enade deck, the saloon, aud all thc state ' aoce. Add to this tha influence of anxiety 1 rtk. I aloud ou the deck aid gared at
rooms on the main deck all wore goue. ; of mind, fright, and despoodeucy, and it 'he ill-fated vessel with mingled eaaotious.
The main deck was stove, aud the water is no wouder tbat they sickened and die 1. ' She had been UUr pruon koie fnr fourteen
rushing in at every sea we shipped. On The disease more nearly than anything' "nxiuUs, agoniaiog days and nights, phe
m,,n it. .1...V Mb room nn ilia Knr. the otiiiosite side of the cempaniou wav lav ' assumed the form of Asiatic cholen. com- was ntuI being our grave. Yet she was a
o.t.u.uny, we.uiii" uu ius. io iue o'Jsuei. . 111 i-ii- 1.1 . r j - 1 ,. ...
T , , ,. . ! the Phrenological line....and then atemped - , r..,...,j ,; the mangled and blcedint? comse of a sol-' mencinir with diarrha-a and terminatimr i UU't ship, and a stauDct.tr boll waa
it was raiseu ou .nr. uuyer s tarm in orau- . 1 . .,, . .i..ih".,ii .uv.....f.v..yvu.f. , c o
frd county aud yielded I bO bushels to the a11 b;,nd, Pa,SS,nS "r"nd the ,,n The scene, as I stepped on deck, was ter-1 , who was killed instantly by the fall- a few bour Both the army s.irge .ns ' buuehed. b be ao..n after went down.
acre. (Walker's corn aud Guyer's wheat ' ; . . , r,uu- The steamer bad broached to twice, ,UB UI luc u-OR- w ie. lunucr .ay a uyiu8 ie., u.e cnarge 01 ilo siea ku upon! - e .,.u.
.. . l iuu viiuiuiui nun Buaru .ur a IIMI ..11.11 1.1 it. 1 1 ' n.:in nrimlilnu ami nnar ilath tf .in lin iti.Hi t in luniMin nf th this
nun null ut'r.iiiit? 1 1 1 1 m . 1 1 :i . ' i - .1 1 . , 1 1 rr 1 1 :i 1 - - - . - - - .
prove that "the North" is capable of as
govl crops as "thc lower counties.") j
I Tim Canal Board. At the organi
zation of the Canal Board, Hon. Thos. II.
; Forsyth, the newly elected Canal Coin-;
j missiotier, nppeared,was qualified, and took
his seat. Gen. Seth Clover was elected
, President, and Thomas L. Wilson, Secre
tary of the Board for th; ensuing year.
man. We expect to see hita turn up" j wag toward, ,h. TL wWo crew rccei,ti at ,he same time.
next iu Veuaugo county.
To add to our;
The sea was di-trei, nearly all tin: medicine in the! "lieD lurre '"S left thu wreck
were engaged in strenuous but vain efforts ; ruuniug mountains high, and every billow , ship bad beeo either warned overboard or ' h ' bout C'K mils froni lcw York,
that came with its curlim; crest towards destrovcl. The mortality was i.eci!.ss.iriitf "c encountered a great deal of northeast-
us, seemed about to pour into our shattered great. For several days it averaged ten er'j nd, and our progress was slow nntij
deck and sink us. j deaths a day. M-n, women and rhtl lreu Wednesday, tne lli.ii of Jicuary,whn we
It was not so to be. We wera in iio-, fell indiscriminately before it, and whole; "tro fv"I 'Tb a stiff breeze from tho
minent danger of fouudering; but our gal-, families perished in tweuty-four hmrs. It. southeast, wbu-h drove ns rapidly oa, an4
lant Captain Watkio-, wbusc rzertinns was a scene of awful suff-rini'. . on Thursday at'ternooa we were or aound-
J'olitical matters are not very brisk. t0 lako iD the sails. They were blown to
The opposition to Gov. Bigler is too much ' rjbbon3. The foremast we carried no
scattered and inefficient to produce any mainmast was wreathing and twistiDg
serious impediment to bis re-nomination. jjje , JOung sapling. It was large enough
The Whig are more divided. Tbe West for the mainmast of a 100O ton ship. Tbo
are enthusiastically for Gen. Larimer, of rurv 0f tue temrjest was such that I could !
HU.l..... IT.. n j . (. o.t.M cv,.l...l I . . 1, . ilnnl... .11 lkl r...r..l ;..!. I, . I l.... .1 ! I - I - i.H'a T..HJFlla.ir.n;nA O ..a.. lt,:.,k r m. A
1 ... f,.r . 1 nuiumg. " : noisuna ueiore u a moment ; out i seized , ""h uiS. u.u uitum-. curing jnursaay ana iriaay onreves,"o" .v...8 ...i.
au alifications but by rotation as tbe one "frif d f IIani!,0D' of Jolin!i0a na tbe iron trace connecting the king bolts, "ost superhuman, directed all bis energies were not gladdened by a sioglo sail. The tLe P'in. fcaiiag to venture too far in,
! " ' J m.toit wi.K (tiA IiVa. stoilra in AX anil i . ! tn b.i na T,i linh.on tl.a .liiti it.A jti.n ,1rq.,....l k..n..:l.. ir L 1 stOaul ofT snA nil tilt m..pi inn
, UUt v. . .vw , .... .u ana surveyca tne scene tor a moment, i ..b--" - r -i m.nij ..esau ..e.
, ''48, which many friends of Clay and of; Then I threw myself on mv bauds aud ' ' et1 ere tDe fi"t objects. To break ' abundance of provisions on board but it Friday dawned bright and fair. W
the , ,, , . ... , , I J' J :....i 1 ,. ... ...... . . r j .L
lay lor can barmy ovcnooK until ne nas tnecg anJ made for the nearest hatch, to ' P lue "aicues auu commence aiscnargmg was almost impossible to get them cooUed. : "e" " a una a steam'ug,
served longer iu the ranks. Judge Pol- get below. This happened to be over the lcare wa4 'ie "" f a niomcnt. Sol- Tha roll of the ship was so heavy that the! ""1 ' M. we were at anchor off tbe
lock of Northumberland ia very widely ' forvrsTj gaJW SwiDiring myself down ' d'era aDj sa'll,r9 H lent a helping band, provisions were thrown from the gulley. "ew i'ork Battery.
regarded as the best and most suitable t. ,1.- Ki v .1 . m.in .l.i- and as each man knew be worked for his i When we could get a cud of hot tea with ' xwo remarks as to the cause of tbe awful
oiigcst in the Board.
Nfcw Caucus. The members of
1 House of Representatives favorable to a
I prohibitory Liquor Law, assembled iu cau
!cus last evening in the East Committee
jroom of the Capitol. Tbe meeting was
organized by appointing Tbos. J. Bigbani,
iof Allegheny couuty, l'resideut, and B. R.
j Miller of Philadelphia couuty, Secretary,
j The result of tbe vote on tbe question was :
! For the passage of a law submitting the
friends.
From the tvf Trk TVtimM.
question to a voto of the people, 15; For Words to a Liij, regardiag Hands.
1:. i- it ....... ;
1 bcrs known to be favorable to the law were ; w us uk .mprrM of labor, ia n.i wnit,
A od irfr to pr. one ot m dftltatt? hue,
not prcseut. Some are determined to
bavo a Temperance Party, which others '
deem not advisable. j
Tucrsuay, Jan. 12
candidate. Gen. Cadwallader, or 1 bilad., jjtfre icene 0f confujjon indescribable
is also urged and Fuller of Luzerne, and 'an(1 confoundiog presented itself. Four
. Curtin of Center, have their most devoted fcundred soldiers were berthed on this deck,
in double rows of standee berths, three
tiers each. They had all crept from their
j berths ; most of the standees bad been bro
ken aud thrown down. Tbe live stock, of
which there was considerable, had escaped
from their pens en the same derk, and
soldiers, bullocks, calves, pigs, sheep, and
poultry, were all mingled together amid
With Lhe pink colored naili, when jod pay "bow d'ye do."
amatuS,
j O. oi.e to my b'-art a hard, manly hawU
With tbe fiuiri. .ell knit, and Ibe Joint at eoi
Too Ag and too hfvj to eaae In a itlnre,
I Hut .ulil llifhl ftie it. nmntpr. il. ffa.l. an.1 ItB ton.
In Senate the Spruce Creek and Sue-1
Supplements WCre f 0 ln, rrio.fon jtainol farrow tbe ruin... hu flowed,
' Where the kite and tbe enlture. blark kind of tbe ngbt.
llnrer over tbe fallen, awaiting the night;
quehauua Railroad
tractors on this great improvement are reported back.
pressing ftrwar.l the work with unusual en- Messrs. Price, Buckalew, Mellingor, E.
enemy. They have now about twenty-five W. Hamlin. B. D. Hamlin. M'Farland. ! Z"l'''.....
j - t ' n iiu iw uccp iiwii)iiu ihiwwiw wuv uii.ani nu ira)
hundred bauds employed on the line, snd jan(j JamiSOn, were appointed a committee ! Or on the graii win with their fresh wanngrain.
will doubtless have a large portion of it gra-: jn the contested election case of Levi
ded, ready for the raibt, early the ensuiug Foulkrod.
cummer. When completed, it is conceded The sky was so heavily clouded to-day
by all that this will be one of the most as to require some gas-light to keep the
important and profitable thoroughfares in Senate properly illuminated.
the Union, connecting as it does with the j jr. Quigglo reported a bill to regulate
shortest possible route, tbe railroads of tje gUag0 of Bailroads in Erie County.
New York, leading to the great Lakes of in the House, a large number of peti
the North, with those of Pennsylvania and tions wero prCeented and referred.
Maryland, leading to Philadelphia and j Chambers C. Mullin is re-appoiutcd
Baltimore. The average grade, we are in-; Superintendent of Public Buildings and
formed, botweeu Bridgport (opposite liar- Grounds. A good appoiutnient in itself,
risburg) and Sunbury, is under ttro feet and peculiarly suitable iuasmucb as Mr.
per mile, at no point docs it exceed five fect j jj. U4S never fully recovered from lanie
per mile, and thirty-live miles of the dis- 'ncgs contracted iu the Mexican war.
tance are a dead level the grade iu every yfm. jr. Miller, Esq , son of the late
instance inclining in onedirction,and thai 1 je8sc Miller, is appointed Protbonotary of
toward tne sea board. The local trade tbe Supreme Court of Pennsylvania for
aione on tne line 01 the read, intersecting tUe Middle District, tu P. C. Sedgwick,
ns it does Pennsylvania railroad and tbe j Esq., removed. F. 0. Carson, Esq., and
Dauphin and Susquehanna railroad, at "negro-catcher M'Allister," were aspir
Dauphin ; the Lykens Valley rrilroad, at 4nU fur toe Bame 8talion.
Millersburg; the Treverton railroad, at I FaiDAT. Jan. 12.
Mahanoy; and the Shamokin railroad, at Dill pas.ed in StIlate for tue appoint.
Sunbury, would abundantly justify itscon- Imnt uf &Wf) Lil,r.rian hy the Governor,
etruction ; but, important as tbat trade is, for . l(,m f of $m
it is comparatively insignificicnt when con- j xUe State Treasurer's report scut in to
trasted with the through trade and travel jday presents (as usual) a fair prospect,
which will unquestionably pass over it,from Democratic Legislative Caucus in
North to South, and t-tVe vena between the ; the evening, on third ballot nominated for
seaboard and the Lakes. For. tbe local as t gtae Treasurer, Hon. Joseph Bailey, of
well as the through trade referred to, the ' Perrw eountv. Hia chief
c 1 :i ... . t e r
a7UBtucuaun loiiiiw. .a wiiuoui a
titor. So other line can be found, effect
ing the same connections, at all compara
ble to it iu either grades, curvature, or
Am Diutosk tbe well-tried Cashier of the
Treasury, J. Glancy Jones of Berks, Isaac
Hugus of Somerset, &c Gen. Biokel the
dUtuc .Uirri&Krtf Democratic Union, i late Treasurer, it U grc4 on all hands,
And the eongt of the nowere ritinf tweet fruu Uie plain;
Where the furrow, are deep that tbe plowman has made.
And th- engines of war are tbe harrow and pada;
Where tiie farmer Rite down in tn- .tiila-A of even.
And bin children King hvmu to tbeir Father in heaeeo ;
Where warm on the hill-eide the lirook rinjtn IU tooe,
And the rlolet grow in the ranebine of Juno;
Where the eolilter of In I Kir hare home on tbeir lands,
And great aulwart chests and bi boaj hands.
Yes. madam 1 the hoy that yon eradle ta rest.
Whose sunny brown curia wandrr over joar braast.
Whose lip drsius the war lull) of ite Smutain of life,
Must fight in tbat battle, soar part in that strite.
And that maiden, wboeeeyes bnvedrank deep of tha night,
Shall nnfuld ber rich beauty away from thy sight.
And the ruee-bud that springs for the mother alone
Shall gire all lis sweetness to a heart now nkaovn.
Be careful ' enrh fancies as this threw aside.
And he glad if. In wearing the wreath of a bride.
The bridegroom she ehooae beside her te stend
Uti uut, open aeiar, sd A sia, wvr basb.
Sandwich Islands.
Tbe last advices from the Sandwich Is
lands are to the 19 of November. The
subjeot of annexation to tbe United States
continues to be agitated. The mass of
tbe people favorable to tbe policy. Tbe
election for representatives to take place the
first Monday in January, begins to excite
attcution. It is supposed tbat tbe new
Legislature will institute radical reforms in
Government. Free trade is strenuously ad
vocated. Tbe whaling fleet has been ra
ther unsuccessful, and business at tbe Is.
land is correspondingly dull About one
hundred aud twenty-five whalers bad ar
rived at tbe various Island ports. Tbe
steamer 8. B. Wheeler, designed to ply
among tha Islands, had arrived from this
port, and muted great rejoicing. i
life, all worked with a will. Stauchcens j our hard biscuit it was a treat ; aud when "waster and I have done. Ia the first
were placed under the broken deck, and it . a roasted potato aud piece of fried pork P'ace, the ship was sent to sea without
was partially forced back to its place. It was added to our bill of f..rc, it became a' baving tried herengiiie. Sue had, indeed,
was found that the water gained upon us sumptuous ie;ast. We attempted to issue tried them in the smooth waters of tbe
rapidly. The steam pump had become rations to the soldiers once a day, but a ' bay, but her first encounter with tho stormy
obstructed. Fifty soldiers were derailed sufficient quantity of hot water could not' billows of the Atlantic proved them no
to commence bailing. All dny and all.be procured, and we were compelled to n,-'w '"to d-peulsd oo than a broken,
night the work went on without inter-; abandon it. rtti.
mission. Still, with every roll the ship During the night of Friday or the morn-: Iu the seeoud pLw. she was too deeply
tho checrin" "-r paUd.e wlieels tad to much.
took in laree Quantities of water, and we ing of Saturday the 31s tho checrin
gained little upon tbe leak. Sunday morn-.' sound rang through the vessel that a sh:p ' ,1:P aa t0 M'11 a "tram ui ' bet b&:t an l
!,.., .... ti. . j.iniv. the 25lh. at last dawned nam ns. ! was at hand. Y c immediate W eomiue'ie.l Hue, sue nii-M IU any rasebat.
lue uroaen stauuees. iusdicuiuci duusius a' j - r i , . ,
bad been carried away some time previously The sky lighted up a little; there was a ( firing signal guns. Tb.y were d ..uuter.d -he kh,u U .... Kvn
and the sea washed over the deck with eve- gU" uushinc,and the sea calmed by blue lights from the strung vel wit h druAstcd and J-.u,S si ,u h. r ...pc r
ry roll of the ship. The lanterns were ex- A sail or two were seen in the , English colo. s. She came n. r enough t - c-nW
tiiiKuisbed, and the darkness was almost distance, bat none approached as. It was ; speak us, but the wind waa so hih as to P 7-
total. I made an effort to reach the after ! gloomy Christmas to us. The work of. render it quite impossible. We resor-ed The U .,,roJ m ...a,
cabin, but found it i.tipossible. i ilig d Piping went on, and we had : to a kind of telegraphic c ,n..i...,ior,. 1 b.I.d, - r f ... ..i.,..r.h:.!,
With my penknife I cut a leather belt ! gained on the leak. Monday, the 2Ctb, h writing on boards in chalk with ,r. "j.T v,.a0. i c,;g.. ou 1 ar4
from one of the soldier's knapsacks bang-! 'be gale continued with little abatement. , lours. We succeed iu mnkibg ber ctcd of forest., tut, tr...,,,
ing around, and fastening it to a carline, All night, Sunday, the tempest roared understand our situation, which, indeed. lel.g - L u'' J -made
a secure place to hold ou. I remain- j round our devoted snip. The wave, tbun- j was sufficiently obvious. She promised to j "Wb 1.
ed there towards au hour, the storm all the dercd against our sides and stern like can- lie by us. This intelligence cheered every The j U, f
tion at the gates of a beleaguered city., ncaru ( ..... "
Sleep was out of tbe question. For three I Thewenther during S.tunKy and Sun-! K''. rd- cve..:ug. :.. aa
nights we had none. We discovered a sail dy was too rough t j inten.pt to ow, r 8 "' fr, t" Btr l" ru- a ' 1 lb" 'nr.'
not far off. On approaching us she proved boat. There was, too, aimt!.. r dilemma. : l'" '-
to be a b.ig ; we spoke her. She reported , The English ship had 1 ut one rrUal le bo.t, The Kiy tl Kr-n eix'y-righr .1 .,
herself short of provisions, and after sup- the longboat. We had ncae at all. Of, '- i ff
auv .u.;nri were oli!;; 3
while increasing. About one 0 clock the
foremast came down almost over my head,
crushing in thc hurricane deck. I feared
now that tbe deck would be swept clean
of everything, aud determined to seek re
fuge below. I weut first into tbe steerage,
left, and went to the second cabin, occu
pied by tbe non-comniissioncd officers and
tbeir families.
... r . r ic:.i.t 1. .r I... r... .1 th.s nine r,Iendul L.ia s wit n tvni.'n we irtt i'iy.i3iuu.
lvttb.y shewenton her New York, not one remained. Car.i Ireak into W ,rg.., .nd g a, seme
batch, with perhaps two hundred in it, I we had thrown overboard, she nt on I , tj .
way. ua smuuav, .uc uiwL-. , , 1 -
another sail bearing down upon us. She culty, commenced the consultation of raf: . , ' ' weeks. 1 u supply ot wu.r
a v.. .1- 1 t.-:tt. r.t . 1 r... I hvw Q.-en;iMl nut a trail d reinlaure. aim " " , - mi"
I was wet to the skin and , Pea woe cue . -. , ' DieJe, ' laf,r ,on,uut ,a V, ,k.u n. .w ,,
chilled tbroagh. After waiting here for , -" ' " -f were ,t hand. On ' P One huudied bale, of ootton wore
two hours, with no abatement m the rury co..u, ; "
' .a eve ' - . - .1 rm Y,A rinifliilimitnt ahflrt
f tU. gal,, I reptintoon.Ol T , A't Voiced, the sea c,!u.ed so much that to ! iu, and ,h,-r, th.y ,asd two of th.
1 ts I n tr rt ntror m an. I tairpr . uut v vvuii wfw 1 ' ... '
UtriUl, UUIJC ifiaM-v. w 1 1 , . . .
,W,,.w.l i Slocdav. the 21 of January, our hearts oroscu cut 01 u.r hold 10 i..He r.m tn
-rt.. ' j. cessible nost. Tuesday was too rouSU to warJs cveu.ug tne x.uSiisa st.ip n-were . ;
, It-ngtt weeks of ilicir lives. Tiie ctftift)
while fell asleep. The first ray of dawn v - ' I , , . " , T .j luat. . 1 of the Kills, Mr. Low, is entitle! to mc!
uiNaio.. , 1 ' ' . ..... r.re.litf.,rtlir..J....-ri.in.h;.l. ma.l
to the
any obv
wero
crips
. . 1 1 :.. . . ..... 1. J
,1 .... ,I,r. from New Yiirll J FltJ ' "!rJ J.w' """J .'"1
after-cabin, I felt a tremendous sea strike eol.ee , we V for Liverpool. She bad five good j P M hope of ever reaching th. shore,,
the ship, but I bad no ideaof the awful 0 Afr enLring the m of , 'W feU iu w,h the Lucy Th
consequences. It was ie "-"-- gon9. y; ht re,.se for so man, days it seemed that the j . wu.cu.uppueu wuu yn
the finale of the awful tragedy which bad in all nearly one nunurcu . , arrived visions.
a on. and nut a stop to any lurtner. oour 01 "'- . .
With the aid of tbe Antarottc s boats we
a T . Awa.l r. av-.s n h tha atlitfaB
skwara-safA ttif I awTtlHC. BUU miuu.u u aw v.
snwamw I . 1 . 1 rtf) .1. Ttl V 1 I Ceallon Vlr.l fin 1 1 OU Til lit II fT.
room and pantry succeeded in gaining the on , 0 Tuesilav. the sd of jsa;irv-c wer, i his vessel, and the auction he paid
main saloon. Saturday morning, th. h, , am.iy, ,dM h' otber ,ai, min A,,ri ! pagers. He had, however, .
bad at last dawned upon us, and th awful J Tj lhn. S came ne3r enough ,0 speak j cntend against, llis sails
night had an end. 'lle? DUJle !.,...!.. learned that she wis the Ant- " incou.ple,.-, anl h. was
. 1 . . 1 mvtti. auiniA nritpra w nirst; liBiiif b i d ai" -
w . a. . 1 mvtth auitiiA ntltPl-fl wThflSfi DSxneB UTQ i
While tMPlD DCiweeu iue wgodu anu t
" UUB " .t , a Ls.iuawi .-ara i niharW on board 1 arctic,
. . V. . . . - vwa .nw TV.lt A atOH tO dtDV
. ; .Untifthth.nisihr An flrnr. i vaiuw vi k tr
Deen koidkvu mivw- j
whelming sea bad struek the ship on her operates. Xtnaa oeen .greeu u-.quc
rtarboard qturter, carried away tha star- -hould K. by tdl nU on board the steam
board paddla box, both amok, staolu, th. Ur were disembarked, but , t came on to blow
whole Vwmtad dc. p-ddIolhcvil7inth.nI5Ut,ina n the moxnm5
eonld all be conveyed on board the English
ship, now ascertained to be the Three Bc'ils,
Captain Creigbtoi), of UUOW, Uuu4 fut
The barque Kilby L&s sinse arriretl
safely at Boston.
tgu One Iict telle but a short stcry,