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Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-11-12
Correspondence Of the Herald
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 10, 1870



Mr.. J. G.. BENNETT:
Dear Sir,-Afew days ago You doubted the truth
Of the express which arrived from Allegheny county
and few other couaties which dare say you have
since found to be correct. 1t was very wrong for
yo. TO state positively that the express
on the other side Of the Schaylkill." You were
took quick there! A number Of persons felt hurt at
your statement. All the news by that express has
HELD OUT.
A leading democrat (oco, mean } mentioned to
me this morning, that investigate weuld take
place about the Lancaster county vote. You say
t,ue that il Van Buren, should after all get Pennsyl-
vania, that would be the consequence. The
wings are in fine spirits, and are most determined
to have fair play, il not-then foul Ii ANYTHING
should take place at Harrisburg. and Col. McMahan
should show his face there, he will NOT triumph
like he did sometime back in the Halls Of the Legs
lature. am no politician, no writer, but plain bu.
sness man, and have little time now, Thought
proper to drop linz Perhaps the most important
part ofths serawl to you isl- that the postage is
PAID. l am a subscriber and also to the Exchange
Reading Room; so am double subsc riber to your
paper. A WHIe.
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-11-12

Hon TIpE The tide rose unusually high this
morning-higher, il is said than has been known for
many years 1t overlooked Long, Central and India
wharves, and extended up nearly TO Broad street
Several Of the cellars at the lower part Of Long
wharf were filled and conside cradle damage done
TO the goods. In Custom House street, the water
extended far up towards Broad street.-Bosfon
Transcript Of Tuesday.
The tide here too has been remarkably high for
several days past. At eleven o'clock yesterday it
and overowed the greater part Of South street
1t even extended to Front street. Cellars
pletely filled in many places. Much damage was
done.
BY the Southern mail we learn that at Norfolk
also the tide has been very high.
There has no doubt been heavy gale at sea, pro-
baby the same that the " President" encountered
and which compelled her to put back to this pert
We shall unquestionably hear Of many disasters at
sea, for the gale could not have been very small
one. High tides and high winds are synonymous
terms with sailor.
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-11-12

Huns THrArss.-Tbe uncessinr desire Of Mr..
Hill TO comply with the requests Of his friends pom
all occasions has in the present instance been fully
evinced. Tonight he appears IN 80. X" and
ca wife for day" The" Three Secrets" dra-
that elected the utmost applause, will also be
produced AZ these pieces, attractive as they are,
must be Withdrawn for the succession Of interesting
dramas and melo. dramas, the public should en-
brace the present moment, and see Yankee Hill in
his most fayorite delineations.
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-11-12

NEW MUsIc.-We have received some new mu-
sic under the following names: the "Garland
Waltz" composed by an Amateur, and dedicated to
Miss Mary Jones' They are very pretty, like the
fair lady to whom they dedicated and quite ORR
ginal. Another is "Oh the merry days when we
were young" as sung by Mrs. Wood. &" La Syl-
phyde," another very beautifully arranged -
"Crow, Chapman, crow" TO the air of the Cana
dian boat song, in century hence, will prove We
ry curious memorial Of the political excitement Of
the present day. cloves Memoirs" by Stephen
Mazzet. "Eolis" waltz and gallopade, are both
quite interesting
II any fair lady wants these pretty pieces Just
call at Atwalps music store, POI Broadway" Crow,
Chapman, Crow"
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-11-12

Aggregate ,pulaton of New York and soburbs,
in 1880, If we 20 on at this rate, New York will
almost tosch half a miHion-partieulArly as the
next ten years viii indicate more rapid increase
than any that have past. "En avant"
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-11-12

II we estimate the population Of New York and
its immediate suburbs in the same way that London
Paris, Constantinople, Moscow, Pekin, and other
large cities Of the world estimated we will find
IL TO contain population as folows
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-11-12
Virginia Election.

Van D lren gam since last Spring .,....,.. 40
There are fifteen counties t. hear from. These
last Spring gave Harrison 30l4 and Van Buren, 249
Virginia has therefore probably gone for the Admin
istration, though il is not yet sure.
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-11-12

IopAMas.-Tbese beautiful paintings Of Daeuerre
are now daily visited by crowds Of the elite Of our
city. The interior of ~ Ehsnne du Mont will be
removed to Philadelphia after this week Venice
with its bay and Gondolss and the Carnival at night
is beautiful beyond description Messrs Mafey 4
Tomato have given us an exhibition Of unequallcd in
terest and beauty. =
ly.THis DAY PUpLisHED-THE EDGNBURG re.
VIEW, No las, for October lsts.
coNTENTss
l. De Tocqueville on Democracy in America
2 Correspondence CT the late w. Wilberorce. VI. p
g. The British Pulpit
4. G0ethc's Theory Of C0lOrs BY Easthske
8. Biblical Criticism.
.. Won Raumer and otheIs on Italy
Sir = Buxton the slave Trade, and is Remedies
g Hsliar1's History u Literature
Revolutions Of the Psracy -Rsnke's History Of the
popes JERFNIAH NJ. MASON Publisher,
Basement. cor Broadway and Pine 81
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NEW YORK HERALD.


scene In the Court OF sessi0ns-A Grand
Jury formed at lasf--The lnvestig alton
Into the ElsctioN auds Of 1888 and 1880.
Considerable excitement existed yesterday in all
parts of the city, in relation TO the strange spectc
Of the Court Of Sessions having been convened for
ten DAYS without a Grand Jury having besn formed
By half past 10 o'clock, the Court Of Sessions room
began to fill rapidly, and before the Court arrived
every seat and standing place was occupied.
From the array Of eminent legal and other gentle
men, it was evident that something important was
expected. Ex-Governor Mason, of Michigan, was
there; Ogden Hoffman, Dudley Seldom, Edward
Curtis, Prescott Hall, John M'Keon, and several
other pablo men were also present and took their
seats within the bar. Many law books were cen
suited and mack legal and efKcal whispering took
place. keen array of wit was expected; and a
great deal Of joking, and repartee, and badinage
passed between Hoffman, Hall, MeKeon, Whiting
&c, before the Court arrived; Hoffman proposing
that as MKeon had beaten Hall in the election, he
should be engaged against Halls client in coming
trial.
A little after eleven, Recorder Morris, Messrs.
Benson, Lynch, and Woodruff and Judge Ulshoef-
fer, took their seats on the bench.
Recorder.-Mr Clerk, has the Sheriff returned
the panel ofGrand Jurymen, yeti
Clerk.-Not yet, sir.
Here ensued another effusion Of witty and rambling
remarks among the counsel; and at last the return
arrived the Clerk called roll and the following
gentlemen were selected as Grand Jurors:
VA
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-11-28
Smoking a Juror.

We have heard at supdry times Of smoking hams,
snJ have often hear! folks execfate smokey CHM
ney, but, ut The present moment, did not ina
CINE it po sibe the pyroignious process could be
practically made use Of to alter the opinion of
juror. 1t seems that when the jury in n lite i'm.
portant tried in the Court Of General Sessi ms,
r tir d, they stood | TO fo- his acquittaI This
ouc stood SOLITARY and alonc' in his opin on re-
fractory and crooked disciple. His comp n ons,
vpxed at what they deemed his obsnqcv, sou ,ht
ont means Of annoying him, and fl ally di
vcrcd that he illuminated cigar. Forthwith
each armed himse with a bundle of Havanas and
at it they went, puff puff, puff, day and nigh, until
the room resemblcd den If darkness and the fig
might have been cut down in:o slices, dried and
put away for domestic Consumption. In vain, No.
c1ughe talked, swore, begged intrca,cd, aod at
length, went on his knees to his tormcn,ors. They
were inexorable. 1t ives his lelsure to stand out,
it was theirs TO smoke. Human nature could not
sand 1t. He gave in, aud the supposed cul ri was
acquitted. Truly the old groverb well saye,h, "there
are more ways of choking dog than by giving hun
melted tteI.'--Sat. Eue. Post.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-11-28
Unlawful Marriage.

The town las been full of rumors for day or
two past, respecting the soemniz ,tion of mar
riage between parties disabled hy the laws of Col
aud man from entering into the estate. We pro-
cure oGr information from the best sources, and
consequently it can be relied upon correct,
On Monday moning last, about eleven o'clock,
four persons, two males and two fmale-, called at
the office of Alderman Campbell, northwest corner
of Eighth and Fizwaer street, and d sired that
two of them should be married. Those who st p
ped f,rwa,d for the purpose, were NJ, James Eneu,
said to be aged ,ishiy-four years, and Miss Emma
Hanes said t. be aged about twenty. Alderman
Campb II made all the legal inquiries particularly
and the more so, heeause of the disparity in the
ages Of the parties. Besides the tSo were present
a gentleman whom Alderman Campbsll knew to
be The next door neishbor of Mr. L eu, sad Lady
who represented herself as tie sister of the bride.
To all his lnterrosatoles ihy with one accord re-
Piled lhut there Yves no just impediment. Thus
assured, the Alderman could not but proceed, and
The Ceremony was performed, and the parties left
the Office About nigh fall, person called on AL.
dcrman Campb.ll, and informed him that he hid
married grandfather 10 has granddaughter;
and, inquiry, this proved to be tina fact He felt
erfectly free from bame because hs had done ali
that the law requ rel at his hands. AMI placed
every dependence upon the respecnbllily of those
concerned. The marriage, we are assured, has
never been consummltyJ. The moher Of the
bride, and herself live in the house of Mr.. Eaeu.
On ruesd,y, Mr.. L. called on the Alderman, and
wished him 10 cancel the certificate, which was out
OF his power, hot he inquired OF why he had not
informed him OF the disability. Mr.. Eneu re-
Piled that he was not aware at the time, of what he
now knew, that both the law of the land and Of the
church to which he was attached, forbade a con,
tract of marriage between all so allied. 1t is null
and void To all in'ents and purposes.
The above tn" facts of the case as they really
are, though there are many things stated by the
tongue OF Tumor which have no foundation.
Public Ledyer
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-11-28
sulphur Mines Of Naples.

Near PuzLoi, in Italy, is that great aud famous
mine of sulphur, called Solfarara 1t consists Of an
oval plane, about two huudr,d yards in Diane or,
surrounded by steep rocks, pIpeuaIly decompos-
ing, AID filling down in ruins. The plain is elc.
vaied about hundred aud fifty yard, above the
level Of the sen, and is regarded as the crater Of
an ancient volcano The plain is sens.hly hotter
than the atmosphere in the warmcs, days of summer
and burns the feet through the shoes --Fron the
cavities in his pat vIpors eShale, which are not4-
ing els thna sui ~hur sublimng though the crev.
ices. TIE sulphur adhcres to the sides of the rock
where it forms enormous masses, which sometimes
fdl down 10y their own weight In calm weather
the vapors rise twenty five or thirty fc,t from the
earth.
lu the III dlic Of the plain there is a kind Of
basin, three feet lower than the rs of the surface
which sounds hoil)w when u.y pris sln walks over
IT, as if there was Il great c4vcn beneath. Further
on, is small lake called Agano. Beyond his lax
are the cxctvat o 5 from whcrce he earth Is dug,
which furnishes the su'phur-t is light aud eader
The wo'kmen always dig ito the plain ior the
| '"''H, liNS'Ct "uiNn Is 'olliItu
the So face in considerable quantities, AMI of a
bright yrll W colour. They say he latter has lost
lis nature, and does no, make sulpher Of good u
quality as tha, which is procured hom the soft
stone under the surface.
SoiAtara, was styled by the sucients the Court
| of Vulcan to the south OF Nalles. The soliatara
has not cmi ted flames within the memory of man
SO that II Ia kind OF half extinct volcano but wet
weather lncrea-es the quantity OF is smoke. Ii.
form is circular, with vines an fruit trees on the
outer dec ivy. Tiles pa aced over vent loles anL
serving eors, collect the condensed sui hur. Pur,
virgin sulphur is formed in all the hot cte,ires o
the inside aud outside Of the Solatara.
Ever since the days of Pliny the Solfatlrl ha
supplied considerable part of the uphur Of com
merce in Europe. According TO NJ. Brieslack, tn,
sulphur is formed by the decomposition of sulphur
cited hydrogen gas, which is pl,nlifulIy dsengsg {
in this place.
In token of the great value of these mines.
need only be stated, that the amo mt of The ps
yeaIly tax, alledged 10 have bscn 4, eeiyed by hi
Ne'politIsn Majesty from the sulphur compan,
was no less than, l,C!eO 900 dnea,s, about el75
600.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-11-28
Vol. I--NO. Nh.
Improved Railroad Cars.

an invention 10 prevent cars from running of
'he track, was exhibited at the late f ir Of he Ame-
ric'n Institute, by the inventors Messrs Dubois and
Bullock, which is thus descrbed in the Taltler:
Each car is constructed with six wheels. so ar
ranged that each pair Of Wheels ndepend, mt of The
Others, conforms Itself exactly to that portion of the
rails upon which it stands In the model turn l..
moved back ard forth upon rails describing letter
>; and model lirger scale is now building
on which q train will describe the s and outs of
figure g. 1t was remarked by an eminent prof,s.
3 IN THIS city, not long since that any speed might
be ma'ntained on cur,eloear tracks, with a suffi.
cicnt numler of wheels, and such is the principle
adopted and carr ed out in this in,entIon The i'm.
mensc importance OF this improvement upon roads
whore the inequalities of the ground require curves,
Will at once be Tercei,ed and in many parts of the
country where the expense of excavations through
hills procudes The erection of railroads, they can
Low be built. On straight roads even, the improve.
ment is worthy of adoption as lie ssening the fric-
ton.
As railroads must the principal routes mo
nopoze the travel Of this country, every one who
introduces an improvement like this is worthy of
beng classed his public benefactor; and the util.
ty and benefit of this invention, must secure its a.
d"ptlon throughout the United States.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-11-28
Feeding Swine.

The Eagle, aTaper which is printed at Tppeca-
noe Lafayette county, Indiana, says that three lro.
thers who farmers, raised this season, on their
firm in that county, 5000 bushels of Corn. The
n. Y. Tattler remarks. that as labor commands
high price in that quarter the hogs taugh, there
to help ,he flrmer, by consuming the corn in the
field; aud when well fattencd, walk themselves off
to Cincinnati, or some other slaughter yard, where
their owner has nothing to do but pocket his cash
for them, and 60 home. So goes the world. In
c lrner of it foo rots for want of consuruers-
N other places, consumers rot for want OF food.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-11-28

TuE ADvASTAsE OF EARLY TnAIyINa.-The
olown diAlogue is reported to have occurred at
the Queens county assizes, between a medical
witness and barristor:
Mr.. Haye-, Uhe barrister) II person lying on
wet straw, weie deprived of all the comforts or ne
c'sSari's OF life, would it not hasten deathl
Doc'. Edse.-Tha, would greatly depend ON
whether they had been accu ,tomed to them.
Mr., Hayes DO you mean to tell us that if a
person lived in horsepond, it would not be inju,i-
Gus TO him
Dr. Edge.-l think not, ifhe had lived for 60 or
20 years in il.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-11-28

The following extracts from an address delivered
Nichols Bldde, Esq. at the Philadelphia Agri-
Il'ural exibit.on, contains many useful hints and
uch valuable information. Mr.. BID lie, we believe,
ace his resignation of the office of President of
L. 5. Bank, has devoted much of his time to
rcutural pur uits. AS man of talents, he can
II fii in exertll g a considerable influence in his
w vocation. HIS services to the county as q
'mcr if we mistake Mt, will renound much more
his credit than his Gnanciering policy while al
e head of the great monied institution, which for
mum er Of years was und his directions.-Ea
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-11-28

worm TO THE SLUGGIsH.-BY GOETHE.
lose this day loitering-t will be the same s,or,
Tomorrow, and The next more dilatory;
The ind csion brings its own delays,
And days are lost hmcnting over days.
Are you in earnest seize this very minute
What you can do, or think you can, beginit:
Boldness las genius, power, and magic in it.
Only engage, and the mind grows heated
Begin it, and the work will be completed.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-11-28
BteITcaJi
AN ADDRESS.
BY NICHOLAS BlDDLE, Esq.
the PHILADELPHIA AGRICULTURAL ExHiBI
TON.


T THE PHILADELPHIA AGRrcuLrunAL Exu,uI-
TON.
There are, perhaps, few portions of
ie earth more favored by Nature than
ennsylvania. Her soil is excellent
nd variouS-while even the parts least
dapted in themselves for agriculture,
irniSh the best encouragement to it !;
" the hills which reject the plough are
lied with coal and iron, which collect
,rge masses of the people to be fed by
le farmers, Her climate is a happy
ledium between the long winters of
orthern regions, which close the earth
)r so many months against farm labor,
nd consume SO much of its produce in
arrying the farm stock over long
lonths of idleness, and, on the other
de, the unvarying heat of southern lat
udes, often unhealthy and unproduc-
We, where both man and cattle and
egenerate. In this climate almost
very production may be naturalized
that, in point of soil and seasons, and
arlcty Of productiveness, Pennsylvania
5 distinguished.
These natural advantages she has
lso the means ofimproving by artiiicia
means; for the limestone, so great al
lement in farming, is found every
where, in great abundance. Plaster o
Paris is obtained easily and at low
,rices, from her neighbor, New York
he large cities furnish vast supplies o
,nimal MANURE, while, on the othe
ther side of the Delaware, lies a grea
,elt of green sand, enormously calle'
narl, an original deposite of the ocean
where, among bones of extinguishe
aces of animals, and relics of a sui
merged world, there is brought up tn
sand, highly useful even in its naturi
tate, and if mixed with lime, as
hould be, of great efficacy.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-11-28

Az AERIAL VorAGE IN ESoLASD.-Mr. Green
with six passengers, ascended from Norwich in The
Nassau balloon; and after reaching an altitude Of
5000 feet made descent at Motion. The gran.
ping iron caught tree, hut the aeIonauts suffered
not the slightest conclusion,
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-11-28

ley, oats, buckwheat, and, above ALL
lndlan Coma plant not estimated in
Europe, but one of the most valuable
presents which the new world has
made to the old--worth almost all
others IN the extent of IFS yield and The
variety OF It's usc-with stalk ten or
fifteen feet high, every inch of which is
useful IN the barn yard, and'a grain
which TO men supplies a variety of
healthful and delicious dishes. and TO
cattle is the quickest fattener, while it
gives the last exquisite flavor to their
flesh.
Having thus spoken of the aIvan-
tages which we Pennsylvania farmers
enjoy, proceed to the less agreeable,
but more profteble inquiry, why our
farms are not SO productive as they
ought TO be And | make the com
parlson between Pennsylvania and En-
gland because | think England, on the
whole, the best farming country in
Europe; and our friends in that coun-
try must understand that, while we
amusc ourselves occasionally with
some OF their peculiarities, we pay
them the highest compliment we can,
by proposing them as the highest
models of our farming. Now, why is
it that, with all the natural advantages
in our favor, the English farmers
beat us! will tell you what | think
of it,
The land which can be rented in
America for two or three dollars could
not be rented in England under ten
or twelve dollars an acre-so that al
ready the land itself costs three or
four times as much. When you have
got possession of the land, the tax gath
erer and the 1.-THE man soon make
their appearance, and take from the
farmer tilty-three per cent. on his
rent. Here there are no tithes, and
the tax out of the immediate vicinity
OF the city improvents. would scarce
ly be one-tenth of the English tax.
SO that while Ens,-,. f,--, os ~. hu,,,-cs
acres the rents and charges would be about $4,000
Tho same ren, and charges would here
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-11-28

A SAFE Ru.D.-The Eastern Rail Road his
leen in operation liule more than two year, he
tween Salem and Boston. and during rh,t time
million Of passengers has leen conveyed over t,
and no accident If any noe has occurred, and not
ore of the number of travellers has ever been iniu
lel. So say the Boston pal ers.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-11-28

ADIsAProISTNENT.-Al late number of the Gal
weston Daily Courier says thata gentleman If WILL
known geological a,taumcnts, has ex ,mined the
tracts of land reported to contain valuable yiens Of
Ignite.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-11-28

Coon NArURED SouL.-Antcipating the defe Il
of Gov. Morton of Massachusetts, TO whom he was
aid'de-camp, Col. Green Of the Bosom Post signi-
fcanrIy published the following brief, but pthy ~.
veriisement -
~ Uniforr, for sGie-Inquire a, this eaes"
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-11-28

A PRFsinESr.-"Pr oyou now what is tha,
they Gala P,csilen,!' " Ind1de, aud don't surer
It's fellow they &C, up to black guard aud call
names, and ii he stand being called a.rascal. a
fool and 'yr'nt, Why lhel they just pu, him in
Presijent-hat's all"
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-11-28

ANSWER TO DuS.-A creditor in New vork
few days since, received the following quain, me.
rical letter from his debtor, who had been remind
ed that his note had arrived al maturity -
Dear sir,-If payable means aJEe to pay,
(Ihat /, does, !, indeed, am unaJh to saw
| Of course shall he able 10 m, e, your demond.
Which is PAYABLE sooli, as | understand:
but Fortune rs of changeabk, you know,
And quile variable affairs here below;
Ru, still, IL nay means vi enaBle me
With claims honorable and just will comply;
These rhvmes M isefaGie must now have ends
r'main,
My dear sir,
Sept. &, ls40." Your interchangeable friend.