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Pnninaton,l)i..W.178 13a . piojers, a valuable cargo ana neavy man ' 0n our , we piScJ the remnant of the , DCBrly P-sncu, ana iosi me nom 01 my .icar, 01 uuuureas o, most ,a.uaoie uvea.,
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Secboid.An'i-w .ioit i , 1. i V v 1 .1 oa.u 1. ! raft, with one man on it, apparently alive. -tb -,.-. ;
Dreisba. h. D-m. JG7 i ll ft I-'vcrpool on the .0th ult., d f rf got upon the 8urfacc of the wa,cr lbc most , Thj fi)regoiDg lBriiingir interesting
An,irinV-' 390 i turnSu, a" EurjL tour of pieaLre'; St. Andrew, S. B., Capt A. Wall, bound , "cart rending scene presented 8tatcnlent of C.p. Luce was prepared on
Hl,nnv f). W . 12.9 . th.ntytvo are known , haTe bctn fgr Q(icbcc Qur men oa boafJ the itself to my view. Over two hundred men, board ,he Cambria, before reaching Quebec,
ixwman. u. saved, and errtaiulv not more than one1. i..uj n,;.. na r tho I women, and children struggling together rTK v. tv.!nW Imilt with waler-ticht
i-hrack, Hiv. . no orp. bundrcd. can, by a'ny possibility, have es-1 ..'. . ., ' A , v .,i amid pieces of the wreck, calling to each I ,.. jjj not ,:ni-. ..A tM since
For the Law 1440 i caped a watery crave. In addition toall; ,1 . e. . . for bcln. and imnlorini: God to assist tbcm. ! ... c. Ti,a v n ;.,ff.l
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Cummings 466
Prothonotary Darnhart, D. I8
Weaver, Ind. 29151007
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Harris 72
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Howard IM 64
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Marion 41 68
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Henry Weise, W. 2533 975
Commissioner Brasiot, D. 1598
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ISThe following beautiful lines, from
tbe Dublin Vnivmify Magazine, will re
mind the reader of tbe lost scene in the
"Pilgrims' Progress" of Bunyan :
l BEYOND THE RIVER!
Time is a river, deep and wide;
And while along its banks we stray,
W see our loved ones o'er its tide
Sail Irani our sight away, away.
Where are they sped they who return
No more to glad onr longing eyes !
They've passed from life's contracted bourne
To land unseen, unknown, that lies
Beyond the river.
Tis hid from view ; but we may guess
How beautiful that realm must be,
For learnings of its loveliness,
; In visions granted, oft we see.
oa The very clouds that o'er it throw
Their veil, unraised for mortal si'.-lit.
With gold and purple tinting glow,
I ReHected froi thej-lorious Ugh,
Ueyoud the river.
And gentle airs, so sweet, so calm.
Hieal sometimes from that viewless sphere;
Th
And ZXeJ Tsorrowlie.Xear '"
And sometimes list'ning ears may gain
Entrancing sound that hither floats.
The echo of a distant strain.
Of harps' and voices blended notes.
Beyond the river. J
There are our loved ones in their rest ;
Thev've crossed Time's river now no more
They heed the bubbles on its breast.
Nor feel the storms lhat sweep iis shore.
Dot. there, pure love can live, can last
They look for lis their home to share;
When we in turn away have passed.
What joyful greetings wait ns there
Ucyond the river!
Total Loss of the Arctic !
S OB 400 DKOWNKD.
The steamship Arctic, with
225 pas
peiipers, exclusive of children,
l(o cm
-i i
... . . .
uuniireus 01 uuman Deincs, oas, in an pos-
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!.:k;i;t . HV. Tk.
,
the horrible disaster arc as ioiiows.j
fin AVedne1nr- Sent 57. nreciselv at
; U o'clock M., in a dense fog, we came in
contact with a baraue-ncceJ iron propel
1 1- :.i. 1 ..i. i,..,i i,.,
- ti-i , null uidtft uun, oaiuiuu vu.w.u
torn, lead colored poop and b3ats,and black
pipe. We had strong, fair wind. The
speed of the Arctic at the time was about
thirteen knots an hour. The shock to ns
appeared slight, but the damage to the
other vessel was frightful. Capt. Luce
instantly ordered the quarter boats cleared
away, and the c-Litt mate, aod tuere;
and Ibe chief mate, and there
sailors wtut to Ler nlicf: before
I r Kata Tnfr .A ap,1op pnnn.'i-t-j i. j j c u:.i
. wv-w v. "
trnandd. Tho Arctic then describ
: cd a circle twice round the wreck, during
which time I caught a glimpse of more
than two hundred people clustered on her
hurricane deck
At this juncture it was first ascertained
I that we bad sustained injury, and the
J water was pouring in at our bows. When
! ft., fir! ntr.nor -nA Lnnii.la in rsluirt
', . , , . r
tbe captain was unable to take him up,
but beaded N. N. W. in tbc hope of mak-
ing land. Our position on the previous
day, at 12 o'clock, was latitude 43 39,
longitude 45 27. We had run about three
hundred and ten miles from the time of
this observation until the moment of col
lision, and were supposed to be forty miles
from Cape Race. The pumps were vigor
ously worked, and an anchor chain thrown
overboard ; but in spite of all exertion,
the engines stopped, and the water extin
guished the fires. Four of the five other
life boats, believed to have been well pro
visioned, containing the engineers, sailors,
a few passengers, and all the officers ex
cept the captain and third mate, left the
ship at an early stage. The majority of
the pissengcra were working at the pumps
some firing the signal guns, and others
lannchicg spars, under the direction of
of Captain Luce and Mr. Dorian, the third
mate, to form a raft.
In order to faciliate this latter work,tbe
sixth and last boat was lowered. Dorian,
one or two firemen, three of tbe other pas
sengers saved, and myself, were busily en
gaged lashing watcrcasks and settees to
the main yard, two topgallant yards, and
several smaller spars the Captain with a
number of gentlemen, protecting the work
by keeping back the crowd when a panic
seized all on board, a rush was made, pas
sengers and firemen precipitated them
selves headlong over the bulwarks on to the
raft, and in a moment onr little boat was
full, and in imminent danger of being
sunk. In this emergency, Dorian ordered
the rope which held us to the steamer to
be cut, and with onr bands and axes we
paddled from the raft's side. The mate,
who throughout preserved great presence
of mind, and labored with heroie energy,
cried out : "'For God's sake.Captain, clear
the raft, so that we can work. I won't
desert the ahip whilo there's a timber
above water."
But the sea was now flush with tho dead
lights. In less than three minutes from
tbe time be spoke, tbe stern ' sunk the
LEWISBURG, UNION COUNTY, PENN., FRIDAY, OCT. ; 20, 1854.
foam went boiling over the tumbling heap
of human beings many were dashed for
wards against the pipe. I heard one wild
yell (still ringing in my ears,) and saw
tbe Arctic and the struggling mass rapid
ly engulplicd. Numbers yet clung to tbo
imperfectly constructed raft ; but, alas, we
could render tbcm no kid. Our own situ
ation was 00 less precarious; and, cruel as
it seemed, we were forced to abandon them
to fate. Heaven forbid that I should ever
witness such another scene ! Wc, howev
er, picked up two more men, and then,
with an overloaded boat, without oars,
tholepins, food or drink, avoiding with
difficulty tbe fracmcnta of tbe wreck and
passing many dead females, prepared for
night upon the ocean. Wc secured a float
ing pumpkin and cabbage,to guard against
immediate starvation, la-lied a spar to the
. r , . i . rcsj , tne
wind and sea, and thus drifted until day
light The night was cold and foggy,
with a heavy swell, and, in cramped,
drenched and half naked condition, we
'
suffered terribly.
Without dwelling upon our miseries,
alleviated much by the consciousness that
we hud endeavored to do our duty to our
fellow men, suffice it to say that at five o'
clock on the afternoon of the 28th we es
pied a sail, and raised a handkerchief to
attract attention. W e were successful.
With the rude substitude for oars which
we had constructed during the day by
lasbinir nlanks to capstan bars with a
view of attcniDtine to train land when the
k'
- 1 ca subsided, we culled towards the ship.
, .k. ., ioucuaa appalling scene may u fi.To
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f thai ftr th alramsh in ai.nV
.
counted seventy-two men and four women
' nn !.. ,.r U.tSK'.WVI,. .1.-
only one alive. In the morning two bodies
- 1 were beside him. much eaten bv fishes.
I , . ... k .t
auu at iue uujc uu saw uui vuab uo wu uu
, the point of voluntarily dropping into the
1 flea to end his agony. Coming from the
; raft Dorian encountered and examined the
j life car of tbe Arctic. It contained a
; bottle of water, some cheese and a lady's
' garment.
By the humane captain of tho ITuron,
j anJ Mr. Wellington Cameroo, a son of
anti Mr. Wclliugtou Cameroo, a son of
Ufc- vnpr . .ra ri v!ih PTMit.
, llUUUCSIt UUI WUUUUB UIC93CU, 141 fB tlUU
- lied, and food and clothing provided in j
abundance. During tbe night of tbe '28th,
Cant Wall hone out extra liirhts. fired
'"H 'o- t
' rockes, and kept a horn blowing in hopes
of falling in with the remainder of the
boats. But his endeavors were fruitless.
On the evening of the 9th ho spoke the
ship Lebanon, Capt. Story, bound for New
York, by whom eighteen of our number
were taken off, kindly welcomed, and well
treaded. We have this moment reached
New York, by pilot boat Christian Berg,
No. 1G, to which wewcre transferred from
the Lebanon, and to the crew of which
we are uuder great obligations.
The fate of the propeller and onr five
boats is unknown. If the steamer was, as
I have reason to think, the Cbarity, from
Montreal to Liverpool, she is, I believe,
built with watertight compartments, or
bulkheads, and will float, notwithstanding
the damage to her bow. Tbe fact that a
boat left ber, which was capsized by our
paddles, augurs ill for her buoyant condi
tion, though Capt. Wall, of tbe Huron,
on the morning of the 28tb saw a singu
lar craft far to leeward, but was nnable to
tell whether she was a steamer or sailing
vessel. He says she had a nondeseript
appearance, and may have been tho wreck
of the propeller.
Government despatches from France
and England, entrusted to my care by Mr.
Buchanan, I could not favc.
The boat in which we escaped was one
of Francis's patent metalic, No. 727, froon
which her capacity can be ascertained, and
compared with the number rescued.
Respectfully,
GEO. H. BURNS, Adam's & Co's Ex
press, Philadelphia.
New York, Oct. 10, 1854.
Quebec, Oct. 14. Tbe ship Cambria
arrived here last evening, having picked
up Capt Luce, eight passengers and five
of tbe crew of tbe ill-fated steamship Arc
tic. They saved themselves by clinging
to the raft As yet we have not heard of
any of tbe lady passengers or children be
ing saved.
Captain Luce's narrative substantially
confirms Mr. Burns' statement with regard
to the bad conduct and desertion of tbe
firemen aad crew ; and then proceeds as
follows :
Not a seaman wu left aboard or a car
penter and we were without tools to assist
ns in building a raft, as om only Lope,
and tbe only offiear left was Dorian,- the
third mate, who aided as with hts assistance.
Many of the passengers, who deserve great
praise for their coolness and energy, done
all in their power up to the latest moment
before the ship sunk. The chief engineer,
with part of hia'assistants, had taken one
of tbe small deck boats,and before the ship
went down, pulled away with 18 persons.
We had succeeded in getting our fore
and main vards and two topeallant Tards
overboard, and such other spars and mate
rials that we could eollect, when I was,
convinced that the ship must go down in a
short time, and not a moment was to be
lost in getting spars lashed together to
'.firm a raft, to do wbicb it became neces-
a sary to get the life boat, the only remain-
ng boat, into tbe water.
This being accomplished, I saw Mr. Bo-
rian, the chief officer of the boat, taking
care to keep tbe oars on board, to prevent
- those in the boat from leaving the ship,
I hoping still to get tbe women and cliud-
sen in tbe boat at last. They had made
considerable progress in collecting spars,
i. . . ....
wben an alarm was given that tbe ship was
sinking, and the boat was shoved off with-
out oars or anything to bold themselves
with, and when the ship sank, the boat
got clear, probably an eighth of a mile, to
the leeward. In an instant, about quarter
to 5 P. M., the ship went down, carrying
every soul on board with her. I soon found
, myself on the suriace aftcra brief struggle,
' W''b ny own helpless child in my arms,
' wucn 1 oa'n foua myself impelled down -
I t M k a . a
1 wari1 ," 6rca JeP,hf beforo 1 reach"
I,.,., . . - Tt i
eu mo suriace me second nme, i iiau
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1 me from witnessius again. I was in tbe
U'rae ""g ." - "
f trvinir to savn m rhilil. when a
, " ' ' .
portion of me paunie dox came wasiiing
UP eJwayss just graxin g my head, and
""o "'c "I""
i my darling child. In another moment I
my darling
beheld him lifeless in the water,
I succeeded in getting upon the top
of the paddle box, in company with
eleven others. One, however, soon
aiicr icst lor anotner piece, nnuing it could
not support so many. 1 ne otners remain-
ed untiI "wc. by lonc.rclicvcd by
! flnftrri Wa ctor.l in tvratnr at a (imnnrt.
. . 9 . r ,
' ucgrcis, up o ur koccs, ana
i frequently tbe sea broke directly over u?.
T , - - . -
on
tte
; v v v pwu nv 'ta tail. a iu vua tiituua
other parts of tbe wreck, and passed
- 1 . 1 - .. t
; u'e. ' . m 1 s P"-c"nS CTCrJ noar!
! t0 be our lMt , b0 he' for n,ornlDS
i vi i . .i-t-ii - - i I j- . e . , i . i: t
- ' tho son of the gentleman to whom Wash-
not a living soul could be seen but our;jrigfon had prcscnted if At a,mogt ,uc
own party, seven men being left. same time tLa si,vcr gcal jost in n54 . g,
In tbe course of tbe morning we saw one Ilandred ycarg ago was W np
some water-casks and other things belong- . .... M j - .
ing to our ship, but nothirg that we could
get to afford us any relief. Our raft was
rapia.y seining, as n uosorueu
. . o 1 tr . e x- i
D0Ul Bonn ' OurDn. 01
was renevca ry aen, an an me otners
now began to suffer severely from the want
..j- .TtlJ
t 2 .1 .!. .l I
01 water except ucc. u. ueu auc myseii,
in that respect wc were very much favored
although we had not a drop while on tbe
. Tt 2 . J t a.
rail. me aay conv.nmu .opgy, exeep.
just at noon, as far as we could judge.
Wc had then a clear view on about one
half the horizon, and nothing could be
seen but the water and sky. Night came
on thiek and dreary, with our minds made
np, that neither of us would again see the
light of another day. Very soon three
.. C .. IT.. iinpa inlinPAfl
, , , ... 1 ,
by death. Mr. Allen, a young man and
' , . i & i
myself, were all that were now left, and
' . . . . T
we were much exhausted. I now sat down
, ..... . o , , i .u
for the first time, at 8 o clock in the even -
, ... -, .. i.j
ing on a trunk, which providentially bad
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, . , ., , . V ... . i .
slept for awhile during the night, and be-
eame somewhat refreshed.
About an hour before daylight, on Fri
day the 29th, we saw a vessel's light near
ns. We all exerted ourselves to tbe ut
most of our ability in bailing, until we be
came quite exhausted. In about a quar
ter of an hour the light disappeared to tbe
eastward of ns. Soon after daylight a
barque hove in sight to tho northwest. As
tbe fog having lightened a little, she was
. i r 1 . . 1. .
steering apparently ior us, uuv m mw
time she seemed to have changed her
course, and again were doomed to disap
pointment. Yet I feel hopes that some of
onr fellow sufferers may have been seen
and rescued by them. .
Shortly after we bad given np all hopes
of being rescued by the barque, a ship
was discovered to the eastward, steering
directly for ns. We now watched her with
the most intense anxiety. As she ap
proached ns, tbe wind varying caused her
to change ber course several points. About
noon they fortunately discovered man
on a raft near tbem, and encewadej in
saving him by the second mate jumpius
over tbe side, and leaking a rope fast
around him, by which be was got on board
safely. This man saved is supposed to be
the Frenchman who was a passenger oa
board the steamer with which we cimc in
collision. He informed the captain that
others were on pieces of the wreck and
oy going aioi. ue saw us auu luroo uic-
We were the first which the boat reached,
- 1 We were safely taken on board about S
P.M. The ship proved to be the Cambria,
of this port, from Glascow, bound to
Montreal.
From the Frenchman who
picked
. ...... ..i i
np, we learn mat tne steamer wiin wuicn
j we came in collision was the screw steamer
Vesta, Trom St. rierre, Douna irom ana
j belonging toGrcenville, France. As near
I as wo could learn, the Vesta was steering
! E. S. E., and was crossing our course two
j points, with .11 sail set ; tbe wind west by
soutn at me ume.
I Her anchor, which was about seven by
, Tour inches square, was drawn tnrougn me
. . . ..'i i
( bows ot tbe Arctic, aDout 19 incnes aoove
j tbe water line, and an immense hole had
been mad&t the same instant by the fluke
: oMhe arrehor, about two feet below the,
water line, raking the fore and aft plank, j
and finally breaking its chain, leaving the
'stock remaining in and through the side j
j of the Arctic, or, it is not unlikely that;
I aa - WW W
as so much ot her bow bad been crusucd
in, some of the heavy longitudinal pieces
1 of iron running through the side of the
"P. n"y have been driven through the
, ., i r I. j T
side, causing me loss oi our suip, an&, ii
Remarkable Anecdote. A
COrrfS-
,,, r ... V-a .
!.. ..... f .
(Jliarlestown, irginta, communicates to
. ,w .f tbc foUowinu series of incidents.
'. which, if true, are certainly very singular :
i " aslnnstoa was accustomed to
i.i,;...i.ii.o,i. rM h
w " " -
other silver. Upon one of tbem the letters
Q. W. were engraved, or rather cut These
k .. ri 175 1 ,j .i,
! . ,,, i,;a r.,.n nn ih iun;iJ. J..
; of Braddock's defeat. On that day he lost
the silver seal. The gold one remained
wi,h tUc Genera, unti, the d,T of hig death
: . . a- . . . .
and was tuen given ty him to bis ocpbcw,
ceDteraaiI 0f Virrinia. who carefullv
' ,Aairvpii :t t;i Unnt unwn rMr.
f - j v.-.-
'ago, when ridiug over his farm he dropped
it. The other day the gold seal, lost 17
I J B 1
years ago, was pW;W unrecognized from
. the letters "G. W." on it, and restored to
;C(J nj ; like m.nner rccoimized from
! ,jje ict(ers t.Q y g0 tj,84 ; , vcr
;8U0rt time the companions will be again
united. I have tins wholn statement from
,tlie most re,iab,0 goarce wmcjj
from ,hc tlcnian Lia)gclf who hlg thus
O '
irestorcd to ltm thesc prccious melIlent0e,
'of hi, great ancestor. The affair is bnt
!one morc proof ofan 0ft.stated m.xim.that
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bc?garg fiction . gtraDgcnesj. j
; thcre ig not g,ightcst tX3ggeTA.
: ,u j
litian wa uiiogiatv mvu in aj v iwuttbl Hui4 tiw
room for mistake. In legal phraseology,
fie truth excludes every other hypothesis."
Ecclesiastical. Rev. Win. Simon too,
of the Presbyterian church of this place,
has accepted a call from the Old School
Presbyterian Church at Wilhamsport. Mr.
J r
, oimonton possessed the entire confidence
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and esteem of his congregation at this
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place and Northumberland, who greatly
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regret his departure During his four
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,Jea" amongst ns, he has made many
warm friends and no enemies. Sunbury
.
American.
Rev. J. Green Miles has resigned
the charge of the Baptist Church in Jer
sey Shore, and removed to Williamsport,
with a view to the organization of a church
in the latter thriving town.
Edward Ycomans, son of Rev. J. W.
Yeomans, D. D., has received and accept
ed a call to tbe Warrior Run Church, Pa.,
and, if the way beclear, to be ordained
and installed on the 29th of November
next.
Rev. N. B. Patterson has received and
accepted a call' to the Washington Church,
of White, Deer, Penn'a.
BcvThe death of Mr. Simon Snyder,
one of the Commissioners of Northnmbcr.
land county, leaves a vacancy in tbe Board,
which must be filled by appointment by
the Judges of the Court and the remain
ing Commissioners until tbe next election.
The Ledger says that Philadelphia is
fast verging on to a' municipal debt of
twenty millions, besides the fall propor
tion of State debt of forty million..
The Farme.
IVtllwoedt Urea mnmM ot ltra I apr wittf
oar xxoant U tlx Urt t: hot t Mpalt tka
dfnud, wt ftr oblige! u rf ariaf ic -Law. i.'lunai
SECOND ANNUAL FAIR
Connty AgTlcu,tnra, SoelttJ.
or THK
i The second exhibition of this
. tion at Lewisburg, on Thursday and Fri-
day or last week was very eneoiraging, ,
both as respect the number in at- j
tendance, and the animals and pmducts of,
, the soil exhibited. The weather was fiue,
I . .
. tbe ground and rooms were commodious,
and several thousand people tisited the pre-
i mtes, ot wbom one-tbird to one-ualt, we
judge, were from adjoiuing counties on
the West Branch. Chillifquaque and Mil
ton furnished several contributors, and
very many spectators, n e regret to add,
that our friends at Selinsgrove, contribut
ed not a thing to the exhibition our
MifHinburg neighbors, nothing also Xew
Berlin, where one year ago hundreds went
from Lewisburg and vicinity, had to con
tributors only and from all '-Snyder
county," there was bat one contribution !
Excepting, perhaps, twenty competitor,
the Fair was wholly a mirror of the wealth
and productiveness of Buffiloe aad Dry
Valleys, and as such was a pr"ud day for
I 1
ucr people.
j The number of spectators.and of strictly
! agricultural contributions, was probably
double that of last year, at New Berlin. In
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utiuutuu ui "n iim-
cstic Manufactures, altbouli rcs-pectable,
there was perhaps no improvement over
tbe first exhibition a deficiency for which
we can not and will not attempt to excuse
our Ladies and Mechanics but in Horses,
Cattle, Grain, Vegetables, Fruit, and Dai
ry Products, there was a . most cheering
advance. After the rich, large and abun
dant Fruits wesaw List week, we no longer
J,-,-. ItnfT.lnA V.llov ilofiiMOnt in fit Wot
some apprcciators of the value and the
facility of Fruit raising.
The Cabinet of the University was
thrown open to public inspection, and was
I visited by most of those present. With a
i .. . . . ,
little more time devoted to arranging the
various rooms of the building, it is doubt
less the most commodious and attractive
' edifice to be found for such purposes out-
side of tbe cities.
The Yard comprised two acres, enclosed
by a board fence seven feet high, with
hitching posts, stalls, pens, &c, conven
iently arranged, and all securely guarded
by two watchmen at night 1 be expense ,
. to ,he citiien9 of ,he Bowngh for these
"""nS0""'". nd tbe finishing of hay,
ie., for the cattle, was about $100.
The receipts for admittance were some
thing like 2200, and with the cash on
band and other receipts place tbe Society
in a condition to meet every demand
promptly, with ample means to enlarge her
premium list materially for another year.
0Ve may mention, that several liberal
! gentlemen of Lewisburg offered the Soci-
cu.rge; . sum
receive by charging for admittance; but
the Officers declined altering the published
regulations, generally believing that the
substantial interests of those most interes-1
ted, would, tn the long run, be bes't prorao-
ted by requiring from those pleased and !
bench ted by tne exhibition, some share in
defraying its expenses, instead of giving
them all its advantages, and throwing all
its burdens upon a few.) The Sound pol
icy of requiring an admission fee having
prevailed, we hope may not be again
waived, however strong the plea.
On Thursday, the Fair was visited by
The Continental, a military company from '
Tamaqua, who dress in the costume of the
American Army of '76, and, marching to
the music of the fife and drum, they exci
ted most stirring thoughts of the noble
men of other days.
Unfortunately, although repeatedly
published, most of our citizens' bad for
gotten tbe Address by Prof. Bliss, Thurs
day eveniog,and but a small number beard
it. His remarks were entirely practical,
and we wish could Lave been beard by
every farmer in the two counties. His
points were deep ploughing, a guard
against the evils of dronght,and also against
too much moisture tbe preservation of j
manures and tne philosophy or draining
all arable lands by means of porous pipes
five feet below tbe surface. We will men
tion one fact, to show the benefits of deep' '
plowing. Prof. Mapcs, near Newark, N.
J., plows 17 inches deep and follows that
with an instrument which stirs tho earth
17 inches deeper still. During tbe recent
uncommon dry season, while tbe corn of
Prof. Mapes' neighbors was shrunk, dry,
and the shriveled leaves rustling in the
wind, Lia corn, on precisely the same
gronndjWas greeo.thriving, erect,and pro'
ducing an abundant harvest I The pbilo
sonhl oi these modes cJ iruardinir aoainst
)ha extremes of wet and dry, wa f Jaialy '
VOLUME XLNO. 29.
Wholb Nchbkr. 549
, bat forcibly expressed, ana if generally
understood and practical would add mil-
' lions vearlv to the productive wealth of
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the formers. il
Considering the dryness) of the fvt
season, the prevailing sickness, anil the
small circle of country from which most
of the animals and products were dsmwB,
we confess we were agreeably surprised
with the effort. Indeed, it is looked apon
j almost unalloyed pleasure ivy all,
nimgiea who nope inai anomer rmir, at
the same place, and that soon, may tend
to bring out atiil more general coutriba-:
I tions, and from a wider circuit.
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"f obiuou iui- iw jwn umm
preciuuca us irom maca persona cnowi
edge of the materials contributed, ami we
are therefore unable to add anything of
importance to the Official Reports of th
J adges, to be found below. These Judges
may in the eyes of partial friends have
committed errors in various eases '; but
they no doubt acted with a sincere desire
to favor all as much as possible and their
decisions should be fraukly acquiesced in
by the less successful, with a determination
not to be discouraged ; for it is this very
resolution to excel, which excites inquiry
and investigation, stimulates exertion, cre
ates improvements, and thus benefits tho
competitors in various ways, whether they
be successful or unsuccessful in obtaining;
premiums. Were no premiums ever paid,
the very sight of iuiprofed breeds and
products once a year, would mora than
; pay all trouble and eosis incurred m main-
I tainintf these asooeiations -
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Among me curiosities we noticed, were
silk cocoons, and a cotton pod in close
proximity, the former tbe result of the la
bors of Mrs. N'evius, and tbe latter raised
by Geo. M'Collum mammoth sweet po
tatoes, and egg plants a pin cushion, 60
years old, brought by Sarah Sholl, of Lew
isburg and tbe spectacles and spectacle
box of Col. Craig, of tbe Revolution, in)
the possession of II ugh Wilson, Buffaloe.
REPORTS OF JUDGES.
Xo. l.tltne.
Daniel Rengler, Sr., Buffaloe, dark "
brown, best Stallion, "Superior" '
breed, $5 00
Daniel Rengler, Jr., Buffaloe, dapple
gray Stallion, 7 years old, Canadi
an, 2d best, S 00
Thomas Hoff, White Deer, exhibited
a dark brown Stallion, 4 years old,
which the Committee regard as a
fine horse, but rather under the
size required in our country.
Thomas Wilson, Kelly, for the best
breeding Mare, 3 00
Win. Wilson, Kelly, for 2d best do., 2 00
John Rengler, of Buffaloe, for best
Gelding not over 7 years old, s
strawberry roan saddle and light
draught, 3 00
D. A. Barber, Columbia Co., 2d best
do. 2 00
Mr. Barber not Laving entered, not
entitled to draw frcmiuni. &x.
Comm.
John Alexander Kelly, for sorrel
Stallion Colt, 3 years old, 2 00
Robert II. Laird, East Buffaloe, 2
years old sorrel Gelding, 2 00
Win. Wilson, best sucking Horse
Colt, 1 50
Andrew Ruhl, Buffiloe, 2d best do , 1 00
Jacob Ilartman, Kelly, for best sock
ing Mare Colt, 1 50
Jacob G. Brown, East Buffaloe, 2d .
best do., 1 00
Wm. Wilson, best span of Working ' '?
Horses, 4
00
isaac fw Union 2d best do.,
00
Wm. Heineft, Milton, best pair of
Matched Horses, . 3 00
Wm. Frick, Lewisburg, for a Horse
of the greatest speed, 1 00
Tbe Committee would also particularly
mention a Horse of A. J. Weidensauii
Lewisburg an animal of fine speed aad
action. '..-'
Wm.Moore, Lewisburg, a Hone of good
speed and bottom, and with training will
make a superior traveler.
Tbe Committee also recommend the fol
lowing discretionary premiums :
John Alexander, for the largest Stock
of Horses, best quality and blood, 3 00
Jackson Wolfe, Buffaloe, for pair of
matched 3 year old Colts, black, 2 00
D. A. Barber, for a span of fine car
riage horses, 2 00
Dr. T. A. H. Thornton, Lewisburg,
for S pair of Canadian matched
horses, 1 00
A. M. Lawsbej Lewisburg, for a pair
of matched 2 year Colts well,
broke; I 50
Tbe Committee also take particular no-
i . r I . -r t r nf. .
" 'm 'Tk 1 nc'J l' c" a -
AfftMl avvhiKiftjul Kvj Wm IT. lama est If.aa!.-
vivj Hiwitvw J aae A-aaaa wj usMaiaT
ton.
John Wilson, of Kelly, exhibited a 2
year old black Colt, very handsome and
spirited.
Ellis F. Gnndy, of East Buffaloe, also!
a my, S years old, ot rcmaraaoie sua
and development for that age.
Chas. SleCr, East Buffaloe, exhibited 2
fine Colts, 2 years old.
John Rengler, a Filly 2 years old, at
very beautiful and gay Colt.
John Roland, Buffaloe, also a 3 year
old Colt of remarkable action and strength
for that age.
Paul Lohr, Cfeillisquaqae, a 3 year old
cream colored Filly, that de serves parties-
ltr mention tor ber beauty a&d action,
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