ft
morning, he could not go out, because,
a-i autumnvra3 now approaching, he was
afraid of taking cold Before dinner,
he was too hungry to exercise, and after
dinner, he complained of indigestion!
At the end of a wceli, Frederick hav-
ing only thrown out vaguc hints" touching
his matrimonial purpose.", wrapped him-
self up warmly, to Paulines great dis
gust and set out to return to his uncle's
house.
A singular correspondence bcween
Frederick & his 'intended' ensued, Uncle
Philip claiming the right to see all the leters
on both sides. The young man told his opened, and Frederick once more presented
uncle that he was afraid Pauline wts a himself before him -little
too spirited to ma;e him the right With all the gravity he could poesibly com
kind of a wife; but the old gentleman' niand, the young man began :
exclaimed "not a bitl not a bit!" and in- j ' She says she will have inc.
stated on an early proposal.
a am airaiu snc wont uavu uic, a.uu
said
brcdcrick. "Her letters are too cold.' ;
"What can you expect!" cried Uncle I
Philip, "She is not a literary woman, to
write eloquent letters: 1'or my -pare x
write eloquent letters: I' or my -part
hate literary women! Pauline is a Dia
na, in her way ; bold, but true I warrant.
At all events propose."
Frederick obeyed ; and in a few days
received the following reply, which
amused him and Kosc almost as much as
it disconcerted and confounded Uncle
Philip :
'Dear Goz: Yours ree'd: I must
decline your offer; for although I am
convinced of the worth of your amiable
iiisjmiiion.
I fear our tastes are not
I'nou'jh ali!e to warrant more
than
inendiy intercourse oetweon us. Xixeue
haste, Myrrha is sicv, and I am dying
wit h anxiety for her.
Your affectionate cousin,
Pauline."
"Fred!" exclaimed Uncle Philip as
soon as his extreme mortification and dis
appointment jvould permit him to speak,
"what is the matter with
you
Wont
anybody have you?'
"I was doubtful about Pauline," re-
p ied Frederick. "She is so spirited "
"And rnnarnsn varv nmiab h! iiut
by all the laws of love! I'll marry you off
if it costs me a year's labor! 1 11 find
pomebody amiable enough for you! Now
I think of it, there's Edith Wells ; gentle
as a lamb ; beautiful as an houri! She
is just the girl for you! I wonder I did
not think of her before!'
Frederick was aghast. But all his re
monstrances were in vain. His old uncle,
cruel and tyranical, had spoken, and he,
tlu subject, must obey.
Frederick did not despair, however.
He was already acquainted with JEdich's
character. She was one of the mo.t re-
tiring, affectionate, amjable young ladies
in the countrv living among flowers,
birds lambs, and devoting herself to
hiking every body and everything around
her happy.
Frederick and Edith had been partial
t each other in their childhood ; but it
wa now long since they had met, thauks care of Ins estates, and Rose to oversee the
tj the superior charms of Kosc. comforts of his household, and a little Fred
VAilh was well pleased to tee her old friend, and a littler-Rose beautiful children to dan
notw ithstarjding the odor of cigars he brought die upon his knees and amuse with wonder
vtith him, and which to her delicate sense ful stories, in which he himself takes infinite
was very disagreeable. She did not know he delight
ti td n Jt smoked before since he had left Col- ,
lege; and that he had made himself sick for jnvenile Pickpockcl.
her especial benefit. j mi , 0 . , . . .
Frederick took tea with the family, and' , The New York Sun says that aunng
.unusrd himself afterwards by tormenting the funeral procession on Monday, of the
Edith's beautiful lapdog, to her infinite dis- Revolutionary soldier, the police arrested
tres. I hen he begged the privilege of m the vicinity qi the city Hall, twenty
winok'nir under the porch; pretending -that thrpe nicknocknt?!. all nf whom were hovs
he was so addicted to cigars, that he would
be Jowspirited all the evening, it lie was ce-
ntrinf ntnaH
Ins desire, the dissipated fellow could not, it
hccmed, think of anything better to do; than
to blow smoke into the cages ol Edith's ca-
naries pursuing llus ainueemenl with such
extreme recKiessness, maitsne apenectsen-
Piuve piani aimubi wuni lino nytiencs, aim
became so nervous that she did not sleep
soundly for three nights thereafter.
Having made all me mrds drutiK except
one. and having broken oft the branch ot . . s , , . ., J .
EduVs most beautiful geranium to tickle ,on? a le bay suddenly fell upon the
that one with, he turned to hpr with a count- pavement before them, and commenced
enance full of candor, and begged her to ex- crying as if hurt. They assisted hiinto
cuse him while he walked down the street rise, and while enquiring about his in
to the village hotel, to obtain a glass of brandy, juries, their pockets were picked by his
being troubled with faintness, he said, when- accomplices. The RicJimond RepxdAican
.ever he neglected those habits contracted states that a boy only ten years.was ar-
during his college hfe. ; rested j that cifc 0Q Saturday in the act
Edith was stunitfed with amazement! - . .. ,J , J
She looked at Fred, and endeavored to ex-,, of PiChlnS a Pockct
press a proper abherence of those "habits," t
but she could not find words to relieve her : JWiHode of Itobbery.
mind. Fred accordingly went off ; but he ' Some abandoned parents, (whoso love
did not go to the hotel, for he was, in reality, of-rum has involed them in poverty and
as strict a temperance man as there was hi degradation, and who now exist from the
the country. proceeds of the begging, and stealing of
Fred did not approach near enough to their children ) h taught their; off
Edith, that evening, to permit her to smell . " , - P , . ,
his breath; delicacy u i she considered the spnngta new mode of theft, which was
precaution, for which she felt thankful in her performed in the following manner, a day
l,eart. . or two since: A little girl, the daughter of
The young man visited this sensitive young ex-Alderman Wood, and also a daughter
lady regularly every Wednesday evening of J. P. Martin, both aged about 6 years
through the months ut October and -Novem- were accosted by a girl of 14 or 15 years,
ber, for, so anxious was she to obtain an in- 0id wo told them she" had two nice dolls,
fluenceover him which would lead to his re- the one a wax do and fche othor ff chj.
iorm, that she endured him with Jortitude, ;r.t, ,.!, , ,
and rather encouraged his tenlions. "At a? one, and that if the children would
length matters came to a cn,is. Frederick, . S1 ve tbea? shawls to wrap them up in,
following the cousel of his uncle, made Edith slje would go home and fetch them, and
an offer of his hand, by word of mouth. make them a present of the toys, Cbild-
Mr. Frederick,' said she, looking tenderly like, the little girls did so, and ss might
in .his face, ' ypu know I feel an interest in be expected,-the thief never made her
3'0U , , p , , , ,,. re-appearance, and the children came cry-
' Thank you,' faltered Fred, trembling. j homQ withouttheirshawl8.-2WK7ic.
1 And if I knew I could be the means of j
reforming you, and teaching you lewdness to ' :
dumb animals, I might accept your generous ; v Paying for DJrl.
offer, if for no other reason.' j The influence of the mud upon mer-
Fred turned pale. 1 cantHe transactions is worth considera-
' O, I am incorrigible ! he hastened to say. Ar tu.,: i i. a
I could never give up my independence !- lc' Mr. Denmson, a cartman, has had
You should not mention that subject-' , the canopy to weigh his wagon upon
' will not replied Edith smiling sadly, scalcs 111 Newark, N. J., and found that
provided you do not mention the .other. I the mud on the wheels, &c, had accum
feel only a friendship for you ; and us there ulated to the great amount of 685 pounds,
is no likelihood that I can be an instrument , The clean wagon weighs 560 pounds,
of doing you good, I must decline the honor but with the mud it reached 1245 pounds,
of becoming Mrs. Grand.son . If in selling loads of hay or other pro
Frederick parted rorn Miss Wells with duC th we; ht of x
commendable clrcorfulness, and went - home , , , . j0 w .
to his uncle with the news uf his refusal. , bo deducted from the aggregate, this
. Uncle Philip became livid with wrath. ,He experiment pr.oves that the purchaser
decUred-him'self ashamed oi nephew" enjoy.-1 must pay dearly for a large proportion
such Eiwatl favoraroong 'the ladies. ' ' j of j dirt. . . ,
Tvc ni good notion to turn you out of doors!'
lie exclaimed. 4 You disgrace the family I
Can't find a woman to have you !'
Frederick bowed his head, receiving the
rebuke With us much equanimity as he had
received either of .the three refusals. But
his ioelinjrs unnearcd to be touched when hie
uncle addressed him with bitter irony :
Poor fellow! It is too bad I Can't get
'married ! It I was in your place, i,a go anu
olfer myself to poor little Rose over the way,
and see if she'll have you! Perhaps she will
tukc pity on you !
Uncle Philip turned on his heel, and en
tering another room, raved about the humili
tinn the familv had sutfered. until the door
wnai uo you mean j muuuereu uiu uiu
bachelor ; ' who says she'll have you !'
. . w p .
R0sc Addison ?'
. To be sure. I thought -there was no
chance of my getting any body else, and us
you aaviseu me to oner my sen w nvi
I forbear to reneat the expression of amaze
ment and consternation that escaped the old
gentleman's lips. I cannot describo the aw
ful look hcave his nephew.
'But you have not been such a fool!' he
exclaimed, a moment after.
"I have followed your advico "
My advice !
didn't mean it!
You are a blockhead ! 1
You shall never marry her!'
4 O. uncle ! why did I misunderstand your
said Frederick, with a pitiful look. 4 It will
break poor llose s heart, tor she confessed she
iuvt;a lilt;, Ullll uurv iiiai duu
come my wife '
cd t0 remember that Rosc was a worthy &iri,
-Ithoucrii nonr. Then, when Frederick ox-
cused hiniself for misunderstanding his un
cle, by praising Rose's character, and declar
ing that he thought her every way his equal,
except she had no such kind uncle, as uncle
Philip, the old gentleman's anger evaporated,
and his determination to marry Frederick more
advantageously gave way altogether. In short,
he was so taken with the lover's eloquent de-
scrintion of Rose's virtues and charms, that
he slapped his shoulder, calling him a 'lucky
dog a tier all,' and gave his consent to the
marriage ne aesireu
Frederick flew to Rose with the joyful
news. I need not describe the scene that
followed, nor need I dwell on the happiness
which crowned the wedding day.
Our hero waited until the honey-moon was
over, when, relying on the strong attachment
which his uncle had conceived for the amia
ble and charming Rose, he goodhumoredrj'
confessed th ' witchcraft he had' used" in
bringing about the three refusals, at which
the old gentlenicn had been so mortified and
enraged. "The latter pretended a little dis
pleasure f but he Wits so inwardly delighted
with the amusing narrative, that he never
mentioned the, subject afterwords, except to
laugh at. it heartily, and extol his nephew a
shrewdnesand humor, which he had mistaken
for awkwardness and ignorance of the world.
The old gentleman has attained to the
dignity of two hundred and twenty pounds,"
and so far from complaining of 'falling away
on account of the vexations and miser' of
bachelor life, he declares that he never was
so hapnv a6 at present, with Fred to take
between the awns of seven and fouteen
,vear3
These juvenile thieves were ex-
gly adroit in their operations, and
cecum
r .i . ii..
UC1C '" i""43- v" " .P"-1""3 Ui j
seven of them, the supposed ringleaders,
were found ladies' handkerchiefs, gloves, '
port xnonaiesr goia pencuSj occ. J-WO
lauiea WUO leit at tne UUiei S Office a
description of some property stolen from
ti m :n the -p k th urevJous dav. said
, :, - . .
L j , -
juimiitu iimnnifi in w i iwn aiwrnmn 1 ;
onicm qmb liran.
Thursday, April 8, 1852.
FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER,
Jacob Hoffman, or Berks county.
TOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
SENATORIAL.
A. E. nrown. James rollock. -
REPRESENTATIVE.
1. villiam F. Hughes,
14. James II. Campbell,
2. James Trnquair,
3. 'John W. Stoke?,
4. John P. Vonce.
5. Sppntyfr Mcllraine,
6. James V. Fuller,
7. James Penrose
8. John Shadier,
9. Jacob Marshall,
10. Ctmrlns P. Walter,
11. Davis Alton,
12. M. C.Mercur,
13. XerMiildlcsnarth.
15. James-D. Paxton,
18. James K. Davidson,
17. DrJohn McCullock.
19. Ralph Drake,
iy. Sohn Linton,
SO. Archibald Robertson,
21. Thomas J. Bigham,
2J. Lewis L. Lord
23. Christian Meers,
24. Dorman Phelps,
25. Samuel A. Purviancc,
Appoiiitmcitt.
Gov. Bigler has appointed Capt. Geo. B.
Keller, of Hamilton township, Aid, with the
rank of Lieut. Colonel. Our. devil, who is
not very well posted up in "soger1 affairs,
wants to know " w hat am the difference be
tween Adjutant Gineral and Aid to the Gov
ernor" A Break. The "Eaetonian"of the 1st inst.,
says a break has occurred in the Delaware
Division of the Pennsylvania Canal, a few
miles below Easton. We understand that it
can hardly bo repaired in less than a fort
niuht. Such an ocurrence at this season of
the year is unfortunate. Many goods will be
detained on the canal, to the great detriment
of our business men.
The Baresidciicy.
A Washington correspondent of the N. Y.
Times, in taking a survey of the field occu
pied by the Locofoco candidates, says, that
in the final result, all tho old fogies must be
floored. Cass, Buchanan, Marcy, all feel
4 that the day of their destiny's over,' and are
fighting against hope. Doughsa,Rusk,or even
that quarterdeck popinjay, Stockton, have a
better chance than any of those of winning
thefa,vor of their party. But, in truth, the
struggle seems to lie between such small
men, that it is probe ble all open aspirants
will be laid aside, and some entirely new man,
whose weakness has not bcendeveloped, will
be taken up, as was done eight years ago.
Qjr An Irishman, supposed to be onc-of
the murderers of Daniel Jaggers, was' appre
hended at Paulina, N. J. and taken to the
Warren county jail on Sunday, the 27th ult.
He answers the description given of one of
the fugitives, but tells a very sfraight stbry
as to who and what he is, and c think will
establish his innocence. He says his name
is Patrick Wood.
The New Jersey Central Railroad is near
ly completed to Clinton, and will be finished
to Easton by the fiat of July or possibly by
the 15th June.
Salary to Members of Congress. A bill
has been introduced into Congress by Mr.
McMullen, of Virginia,
giving to members
of Congress a salary of 81,500 a year instead
of the present allowance of 8 a day. The
..t.. i-.. c .t-
DUUD Ui " Dtt"v r-...b
per di em would tend very much to shorten
the sessions and save a vast deal of monev to
the tre&surv.
'The Cumberland, (Md.) Alleghanian de
scribes a strange disease now prevailing in
that section with fatal severity. Its approach
is known by a slight pain, which soon extends
over the system, drawing the body nearly
doubleand causing the- most excrutiating
pain to the person attacked, who is only re
lieved by death, which usually takes place in
a few hours.
Our Pnblic Work.
More than ordinary attention is directed at
tho present time, to the condition of the public-works
of Pennsylvania, or rather to their
cost and management. The people arc be
ginning to descover some necessity for a
change in the system. Conducted as these
works have been for years past, they have
been the source of mujoppressivo taxation.
It appears from anorBclal statement recently
submitted to the Legislature, that the cost
of our railroads and canals has been Upwards
of thirty millions of dollars; that the expend
itures of keeping them in operation have
been upwards of sixteen millions, that the
revenue derived from them has been upwards
of twenty-one millions, and the interest on
their cosfhas been upwards of thirty millions, i
The account, therctore, will stand about thus:
The people of Pennsylvania have paid or are
liable for 77,717,54721 on account of their
public improvements; and have received
from them $16,925,256 58 leaving a bal
ance out of pocket of $60,792,490 86. Is it
not quite time" for'a change 1 And is it not
appearent that millions of the people's mon
ey have been wasted by a shameless afid
profligate system of management 1 Some
change of system with regard to the mana
gement of our public works is absolutely es
sential. Already two millions of dollars
have been ruthlessly and recklessly squand
ered. Pcnn. Inquirer.
UD3 A select committee of the House of
this State have reported in favor of abolish
ing capital punishment tind substituting soli
tary confiue.mcrit. .
JPenu8yIvaiiia Legislature.
April 1.
.Ihthe Senate, the supplement to the act
'regulating the 'fisheries in the river Delaware
and -for other purposes, was passed.
;-Mr. Crabo moved to proceed to the consid
eration of the bill to re-charter the Easton
Bank, but the motion was lost by a tie vote.
In the House, the North Branch Canal
Loan Bill was taken up and passed as it came
from the Senate yeas 47, nays 39.
The bill from the Senate prohibiting the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors
as 'a beverage, wife taken up and made the
special order of the day for Wednesday next.
A supplement to the act relating to the
registration of births, 'marriages and deaths
was introduced.
The House then took up and passed finally,
the bill. to extend the Chancery powers of the
Supreme Court.
April 2 In the Senate, the bills to rcchar
ter the Easton Bank, and to charter the Far
mers' and Mechanics' Bank of Allcntown, the
Anthracite Bank at Tamaqua, and the Erie
City Bank, were passed.
In the House. Mr. Bonham presented an a
mendment to the general appropriation bill,
providing for a loan of five per cent, to redeem
the State bonds falling due in 1852, '53 and
'54. Bills were passed to enable 'aliens to
purchase, hold and convey real estate ; hi re
lation to appeals from Justices of the Peace,
and to require applicants to give bail abso
lute; to authorize the Governor to appoint
Commissioners to revise the code of Pennsyl
vania; to authorize the County Commissoners
tbsuscribefortwoor more newspapers publish
ed in their respective counties; a supplement
to tho act relating to the support and employ
ment of the poor ; and a hill regulating the
the descent of the property of the mother to
illegitimate children.
"The hill repealing the 6th Bcction of the
act of 1847, prohibiting the use of the jails
of this Commonwealth for the detention of
fugitive slaves, was then taken up, discussed
at length, and passed second reading yeas
55, nays 23.
April 3 In the Senate, several hills Were
passed and others introduted, but none of
special interest to our readers.
In the House, among the hills read in plgce
was one to change the mode of granting tav
ern licences. The bill to incorporate the
Mauch Chunk Bank was passed ; also a bill
allowing Banks to pay the tax on their divi
dends out of their contingent funds.
To Stop Weeding from the Cavity of an
Extracted Tooth. Noticing the case of Mrs.
Locke, who bled to death in consequence of
the extraction of a tooth, Dr. Addington, of
Richmond, Va., says he never fails to stop
bleeding by packing the alvclou3 from which
the blood continues to trickle, fully and firm
ly with cotton moistened in a strong solution
of alum and water. He cured a brotherphy
sician in this way, whose jaw had bled for
two weeks.
This is truly a very simple remedy, and
from the nature of alum, its astringent quali-,
ity, we snouid judge it to do a very enectuai
one.
Latest from California.
By the steamer Cresent City we have San
Francisco dates to the 2d of March two
weeks later than "previous intelligence. The
Cresent City brings 240 passengers and 81,--500,000
in gold dust.
The town of Downievllle has been destroy
ed by fire loss 500,000.
The miners are complaining of the great
lack of water. On this account, the product
of their labors has not been as large as usual.
The steamer North America was wrecked
on the Pacific Coast, 70 miles south of Acap
ulco, no lives lost, but vessel destroyed.
The Whigs and Locos have both held State
Conventions. It is said that the Whig Dele
gates are lor Webster, though no instructions
were given. The Opposition Convention voted
down Douglass resolutions.
The Delegates
are said to be for Buchanan.
Crime throughout the interior has some
what diminished, although rencontres, occa
sionally ending fattally, have been frequent.
Two Sydney men, supposed to have been
connected with an organized band of villains,
committed a daring robbery at Murphy's Dig
gings, in Calavaras Co. on the 20th of Feb
ruary. They were arrested by tho people,
and promptly hung on tho spot. In San
Francisco, burglaries have been of almost
nightly occurrence, and thus far the criminals
have escaped without detection.
An atrocious murder was committed at
Spanish Bar, on the 16th of February. Mr.
Charles A. Dexter and Capt. Daniels were
found cut to pieces in their beds. The mur
derers were supposed to have been Mexicans;
no arrests have been made. The victims
were generally esteemed.
Considerable defalcations have latelcome
to light in the accounts ofsomc public officers.
The Treasurer of Calavaras Co., is said to
have absconded with 30,000 of the public
money ; the Treasurer of Tuolumne with an
other very large sum ; and the Treasurer of
Sacramento is accused of a similar offence.
The securities of some, if not all are of these
men, are represented to be men of straw.
These acts of dishonesty, however, cause lit
astonishment to those acquainted with the
incumbents in the public offices in California,
consisting as they do, to a large extent, of
hackneyed and unprincipled politicians from
all the btatcs ot the Union.
X& The movers against tho Maine
Rum Law are styled by their opponents
tfjpeoplesTparty '
Svrionsi of Decisions of the Sn
pvriittcBideiBt of Common '
Scliols.
A committee elected in a sub-district at
any other time than that authorized by law,
have no authority to act no more than if
they have, never been elected: If there is no
legally elected committee in a sub-district,
their powers and duties revert to the board of
directors.
If the school directors do not keep all the
necessary schools of their district in opera
tion at least three months in each school
year, they are indictable for misdemeanor in
office.
Public meetings have no power to discharge
school teachers nor to employ them, except
. . .. ,? .
in case oi ainerence ueiween me aireciors
and committee of a sub-district. Directors
must perform the duties required of them,
should as far as practicable consult the wish-
es ot tne people oi ineir oi.mcu ne .aer
Tl, Ullor
however, cannot control the action of the
the action of the
former against their consent
School directors have the power at any
time to dismiss a teacher " for incompetency,
cruelty, negligence, or immorality ,and should
be prompt in the exercise of this power-whenever
either of these charges, is established a
gainst a teacher.
The superintendent has no power to com
pel directors to discharge a teacher, hut the
latter are always liable to indictment for mis
demeanor for neglecting'or refusing to com
ply with the requisitions of the law.
Directors are not personally liable for the ,
salary of a tetfeher legally employed.
When townships are divided, that part in
which theschool buildings are located becomes
the owner for the purpose designed in their
i construction.
All "subjects or things made taxable for
state and county purposes" are taxable for
school purposes. Money at interest is there
fore taxable for school puposes.
The board of directors have the exclusive
rio-ht to locate school houses. It is their du-
. howcver lo ,ocale lhem at 8ach pointe aa
m . accommodate thegcholars for whose
benefit they are erected.
A scholar cannot be suspended or expelled
from school unless " found guilty on full ex
amination andjiearing, of refractory and in
corrigibly bad conduct" in school.
Neither school directors nor school teach
ers can compel scholars to chop wood for the
school house.
School directors have power only to aescss
an annual tax, which must be done on or be
fore the first Monday of May i. e., between
the time of the organization of the board af
ter the annual election of directors and the
first Monday of May ensuing. After this tax
has been levied no other tax can be assessed
by the directors for the same year. Keystone.
Bis Hotel.
The Hotel business is kocking the wind
out of the money bags in these days, A
splenbid new establishmet has been lately
opened in Philadelphia, called the Girard
House. The furniture cost S90.000, and the
ret j8 $25,000'a year. One set of rooms
bridal cjIamber is jrarnitured with 87.000
worth of furniture. Terms 2,50 a day.
The Virginia Claisu.
Mr. Brodhead has made a very able
and satisfactory report upon tho curious
and mysterious claim of the State of
Virgiuia to be reimbursed 120,000,
which she claims to have advanced to
wards tho construction of the public
buildings in Washington during the last
century. Mr. Brodhead, in his report,
shows that the advance of 120,000 was
a donation in consideration of the estab
lishnient of the seat of Government on
the Potomac, after it had been located in
Pennsylvania, atGermantown. Hoshows
that Virginia offered the advance as an
'inducemJnt tQ bri tho trangfer to its
present site. He shows shat Pennsyl-
vauia and Maryland had offered about
the same amounts -respectively, and that
. Maryland actually did pay over 72,000
as her part of the consideration. lie
shows that Pennsylvania and New lork
j , j ,i t i i ri
accommodated the Federal Government
f ,r . ,Qnn , ....
from, to 1800 with public building,,
without any charge all, and. therefore,
luai ii toe v lrginia ucinanu ior ima re
turn of her consideration is a good one,
... o
according to the proportion, 100,000 to
t , . eonnnn , xt r i
Pennsylvania; 620,000 to New lork;
rvu' i: i ' r '
nflftrnflJ. 'nnM
accrued, would be.
New York, including 75 years
interest
110,000
500,000
288,000
480,000
Pennsylvania . 46
Maryland 52
Virginia t 52
u
((
((
1,278,000
nultimorc pa per.
Staging to California. -The Ohio
Stage Company held a meetingiu Colum
bus lately, for the purpose of consider
ing a proposition to run a line of coachc3
through srom the Sates to fome point in
California. It will require about 1,900
horses.
Lumber Going Down the Susquehanna
River. TheElmira Republican estimates
that 12,500,000 feet of lumber floated
down the river pt that place in two
days of the past eek. This is supposed
to bo worth from 8150,01)0 to 8200,000.
o
6gr A bill has passed both branches
of the New Jersey Legislature, and be
come a law, appropriating 81000 a year,
for two years, to nid such colored persons
in that State as may desire to remove to
Liberia, in so doing, under the direotion
ofjhc New Jersey-Colonization Society.
I . '- PotntocsT- "
The foil wing letter from a Vermont
farmer addressed to Governor Biglor,
makes some suggestions in regard to. the
cultivation of potatoes that may be worthy
of trial :
East Poulte.sy, March 8th, 1851.
To the Governor of the Slate of Pcnmyl.
vania.
I, Abner Lewis, of Poultney county of
Rutland j and State of Vermont, think I
have found out a new way of raising po
tatoes, to keep them from rotting or rust,
ing, of a much better quality and abund
ant crop. Plow and harrow the ground
and furrow lightly ; plant early drop the'
potatoes in the furrow and put on each
! r.;il n Lorirlftil nf JftflVrS. t.h
, . , ngni-
j with dirt, hoe them when quite small,
then plaster; and they will soon be fit for
"fen . ftW fn . fnll B .
" J J . 1
; . f - , bU h . tlironri,.
'i cj..: Tri.A v,.
State. If the above
real public benefit, the State will please
reward the undersigned what ever they
sec lit. lours, &c.,
AUNEIl LEWIS.
SrBy our Eastern papers we learn
that the boot and shoe trade is very dull,
and that the prices for labor have been
gradually reduced. Many of tho shoe
makers it is said are 'making trnck3 for
California.
Peach Grub Destroyed.
A. C. Lewis, of Washington, D. C,
has succeeded in making a prcpcratioi
which it is said effectually destroys the
Peach Qrub, givos vitality to the tree,
and enables it to bear twice the quantity
of fruit, which is usually produced, and
Uiat of the best quality. The prepara
tion is a chemical paint, which is applied
to the tree near the root. The artiele is
highly recommended by those who have
used it. The editor of the Washington
Republic has visited orchards where it
has been tried, and represents its effects
as being all that could be desired. Our
peach growers aB well asthose engaged
in cultivating other fruit. Should givt
it a trial ; and if it operates as represen
ted it will Be worth thousands of dollars
to our States it being claimed that trees
to which it is applied will last twenty
years instead of merely three or four 33
at present. Mr. Lewis, the manufacturer,
is an extensive peach grower, and it was
only after much investigation and innum
erable experiments that he hit on the a
bove preparation, which more than an
swered all his expectations. It can he
procured of Mr. L. at 7 per barrel of
36 gallons, delivered on board of steam
or sailing vessels, and canal boats at
Georgetown, or the cars.
The following is the mode of applica
tion : The earth should be removed
from about the trunk of the tree down to
the upper roots, where it can be applied
with a common paint brush, for the space
of about three inches, and to the root
which may be exposed.- A small quanti
ty should be mixed with the earth near
them. It can be applied at all season.",
the sooner the better.
SmF We clip the follwing significant
paragraph from an exchange:
"Several thousands of bushels of wheat
have been purchased recently in C arion
county, at fifty cents per bushel, and ship
ped by flat-boat to Pittsburg. Under
the Tariff of 1842, while all the furnaces
were in full blast, the farmers of that re
gion sold all their surplus wheat at their
own graneries, at ow dollar per bitikol ,
and other grain in proportion. But n3v
most of the furnacos are idle, the busy
population that clustered found them is
scattered, and the farmers have- lost. thci
market. In fact, while the iron business
was brisk and . prosperous, thousands c
barrels of flour were annully shipped from
Pittsburg to Clarion county., the demand
there being vmeh greater tlian the 1igpi
supply:
An exchange says there is a tree in
f AWIMA Jinlli-Vjl f"V:Cil 1 .rtrt?
; ... , ri ' -iA .. i ,
t which becomes petrified after being cut,
. - .. , tv ; m
in a very few years, whether left in a
; From thnkr
huses could bc built that would jn 8
, . J , vu 'n rru,
i:t. no Innrr ni- hrqn nil I It. ni Stone. lilt
i , . . . . -i .rtrvfl,t
1 wood, in a green state, 13 ensily worked.
:t . , Jrnr.t r-0
and would bo excellent for
ailroad
..sleepers and" plank road strings.
JTJ" A rattelsnake 7 feet 10 xuehea
long, 10 inches in cirouraference, 37 rat
tles and a button, and estimated to be
over fortv veara of aec. was captured by
I a nogro near Long Creek, in North Cr
i olina
DIED,
on the 4tli inat.
I
I Mr. John Vliet, aged about 55 years.
TO BARK PEELERS.
The subscribers are going to peel fro;"
800 to 1000 cords of Bark along tho foot ot
the Blue Mountain, near the Delaware Wa
ter Gap, and will give it out in contracts ot
50 to 100 cords, if desirod, or all together;
to be peeled andffetacked on the ground, or
delivered at their Tannery m Stroudsburff,
for which a fair price in Cash will be jnto
Those wishing jobs had best call-soon as
will be let to the first applicants.
j 11. & G. HULL.
April 8, 1853. 8t.
I)r. V. Ifl. Swayzc,
SURGEON DENTIST,
Respeotfully informs tho citizens of
Stroudsburg that ho is now trt Mr. Hoi
liushoad's Jlotol, where' ho will remain
for a cbnple of weeks. tr
Stroudsburg, April IPA-
is
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