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Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-03-06
Nirrnonisnn Iiunpnnt.

The Mormons, having held several meetings in
Frankiord, recently, again assembled on Wednesday
evening last for the purpose of disseminating their
peculiar doctrines and making converts. very
crowded audience was in attendance who were in
ved, at the conclusion of the address, to make any
remarks on the subject, if so disposed. On this
hint, MIR. Lee, of that borough, stepped forward
and said that he was not prepared or disposed TO
discuss the merits Of the.s peculiar system; hut on
y to show that the entire concern, conducted by
The present leaders Of hypocrical, fraudulent
ard swinliing character. Inproof of this he exhi.
bteI ten dollar note, signed by Joseph Smith, IT,,
u, tie head of the system Of Mormonsm, ard by S.
Rigdon, his associate According to the statement
Of Mr.. Lee, very large quantity of this money
probably S2UO, ,0CO-had been forced ia;o circula.
ton, without any means of redemption, and the
community consequently swndled out Of the whole
This accusation the Mormon preacher, in a higi
state of EXCITEMENT pronounced to be entirely false
aud the note TO be a counterfeit He also insist,,
that Mr. L. should no, proceed. Finally, Ike ex
element extended to the audience, and amid mucl
cbmor and noise, the meeting broke up. This not
has since been found TO be genuine, by the engra
sers in Philadelphia, who also say that Smllh owe
them yet for the plate '-KihlaHd, Ohio was IL
lace of emission.
One Of the leading traits of Mormonism, is
community of properly; and it is said large nun
Ter Of converts have been made in the city al
county OF Phillddpha, who have thrown all the
wealth into the common stock.
We are not aware whether we have or no, dol
injustice to this sect, shout whom comparative
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Conference Appointments.

Northumberland diSiyici-G. Hit, r.E
.Sunbury, John Ball, G. II. Day; Dansille, G.
Berkstresser, G. Guyer; Berwick, James Ewing, w.
4. d. GLENN; Luzerne, L. McCollum, ]. A. Rosa;
Northumberland, T. Taneyhill, ]. NJ. Miles; Nil
ton, John Bowen, w. Hirst; J.ycoming, Il. 4. Nix
on, J. w. Haughawout; Bcllefonte, w. Butler, l..
ID. Owen; Ceariield, L. Hldebrand, G. Stevenson;
Walton. Mark, J. Stevens, S. Register; Williams
burg, ]. Sanks, L. Butler; HollaysbuTg, J. Lar
kin; Huntington, J. Munroc, w. II. Mills; Lewis
town, d. Thomas; Lewis,own Circuit, J. Gruber,
z. Bland.
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The Washington correspondent of the New

The Washington correspondent, Of the New
York Star writes
A proposal now before the government from
highly respectable member Of your mercantile COM
munity, TO build four slended steamers, of 800
tons each, to run betwixt New York und Liverpool
The propositions is to carry the mails for given
sum, to be paid him by the government, the latter,
of course, receiving all the benefit arising from
posagcs; the contract to be for ten years. Ia the
interim, if war takes place with England any
other power the government to buy the steamers at
valuation agreed upon by both parties. The ves-
sells to be built in all respects men of war, and
also 10 carry 800 to 1000 tons freight with 200
passengers. 1t is intended to burn anthracite coal,
and it is expected that ten days will make the run
from New York to Liverpool.
This is most important proposition at this crisis
in our affairs, but doubt if the present cabinet will
act upon it. his more than, Probable that the mex,
will. The capital to be employed is too million,
Of dollars. If the government accede to his propo.
sitions, two of the steamers will be ready in May
lsi2-,he other two the following year; the tive
first TO run monthly, and, when the others are com
plete, to run twice month, except three months
in winter, when they will run only once Ou
friends in England must look out, for their day
will be numbered if this gentleman commences thi
magnificent undertaking. He will fairly bridge IT,,
ocean with his SPLENDID steamers. Although h.
has said ten days for the run to Liverpool from New
York. he feels confident that he will accomplish
in nine days. Each vessel will have engines of q
bout 1000 horse power.
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Correspondents ofhe Baltimore Patriot.


WAsniNeToN, Fen. 25.
Sudden Death of Mr.. Justice barbour Of
the supreme Court.
The Hon. Philip p. Borbour, of Virginia, Asso-
ciate Judge of the Supreme Court of the United
States, was found dead in his bed this morning at
nine o'clock. His disease was caused il is believed
by oslfcation of the heart His physician, DR.. Se-
wall, while attending him during recent indspo-
sition, was led to suspect that the heart was affect
cd; We, the Judge has been since, apparently in his
usual health. Last evening he remained in consul
ta,on with his brother judges, as is usual until ten
o'clock, and was in peculiarly good spirits, when
he retired from them to his chamber. AS he did
not make his appearance at the breakfast table, q
servant was sent to call him, who Immediately re-
turned, and shocked the Judges with the in'eil-
gence that he appeared TO be dead. On the Ch'e'
Justice and the others entering his chamber, they
found him lying on his side, in perfect easy and
composed position, his features ,ranquilized, and
| neither his form nor countenancc exhibiting tho
slightest indication of having passed through any
suffering. He had evidently gone from life to death
without struggle.
The Supreme Court assembled as usual at elev-
en- o'clock and there large assembly attract
ed by the desire to hear Mr.. Adams contnne his
argument in the Amisad Case. The Chief Justice
announced in brief but expressive terms the affct-
ing event, and then adjourned the Court until Mon.
day.
This is the first occasion Of the death Of Judge
of the Supreme Court, while the Court and Con-
grcss were both in session. Mr.. Livingston died
in this city, but il was after the adjournment of the
Court, The case is therefore without precedent
and the Judges will wait for the arrival of Gov
James Barbour, (who is expected to reach here th
evening from Baltimore, a special messenger havn!
been despatched for him,) before taking order 70
the funeral The melancholy occurrence will b'
formally communicated TO both Houses of Congress
= and they will adjourn for the purpose Of attending
the funeral; which, it is understood, will not taxi
$ place before Sunday.
Judge Barbour has filled many distinguishe
? stations bo h under the general government, and i
the State Of Virginia. He was long member
E the General Assembly, and advanced succeasiveI
c to different Judicial posts in the State. He serve
several terms in Congress- and was elevated to th
: Speakership in the House Of Representatives. Il
presided over the Convention of Virginia; and, fna
ly, appointed by Gen. Jackson to the seat o
o the Bench, which he occupied at the time Of
y death.
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LncnmoiiNe

Mr.. Norris, it seems, employs now 800 men in
his es'ablishment-he used 10 employ $50. He
has always several locomotives under way together
and cun furnish new one 10 order in less than
month. In 1889 he built AS engines-in 1910,
he built a. and in the present year, he expects
to build so. He has built 1919 engines altogether,
Of which there were l6 for the British and Glou.
cester Railway, Eng, Berlin and POtIsdam RR;
3 Berlin and Steitin RR 10 Berlin and Frank,
fort 3 Emperor Ferdinand RR, at Vienna; Mod,
el, Royal Museum, Berlin (; do. Emperor of Rus
sia the rest were for domestic use,
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scott the Diver.

Scott, the American diver has met an awful
death. He had for a long time been in the haiti
of diving from mast-hesds of ships, into the Thames,
and flom the different London bridges. On the
18th ulr. he announced an exhibition, and bad a
staging erected on Waterloo bridge. To the top
pole he fastened 4 rope, at one end of which he
mode a moose in which he placed his head, as wa,
his usual custom, to 60 through mock execution
He performed the trick three times. bu, Tho ,hirt
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From the Cincinnati Gazette, Feb. 20.

Daring nnu DespaSatS
For iopg period we have not heard oil circum-
stance so daing and desperate, os that which we
arc about to state. On Wednesday morning last
man named Cconrcd went on board the Maysville
packet Swfsure, and asked for employment, but
not g, ting any, he engaged for a passage on deck
While on the passage, he attached himself to one
Of the cabin passengers, and induced that person to
drink until he felt inclined 10 go to sleep, which he
did in the OK passengers quarters. On arriving
at Maysvi.le Coonrod, the cabin passenger, who
by that lime had become sober and ano her deck
passcnper went ashore and entered a tavern. There
the cabin passenger proposed to stand treat hut on
going to pay he missed his pocket book. He inn
mediatcly charged Coonrod with the theft, who de-
MED ii on I've ng pressed, he made fo the door and
ran of. cry was raised, and he was soon brought
back but as in the meantime, the property had been
found near the door of the tavern, where 1t is sup
posed Coonrol had dropped it on running out, the
owner did not wish to do any thing more about the
affair. Mt so with the crowd around, on obser-
wing which, CoonroJ again ran oil and made Tor
the river into which he dashed and attempted TO
swim off; hu, on being threatened that he should
be stoned 10 death if he did not RETURN and a pro-
mise being held out that he should not be detained,
he came ashore. He was then Immediately seized,
and finally committed Jail. The prisoner had said
,ha, if he was sent to Jail, they should not find
him the,e in the morning; and he made good his
threat but too well. During the night he conrived
TO set the building on flames! and in the morning,
nothing found of the desperate and unfortunate
wretch but few bones smoking amid the ruins OF
the prison! For these particulars We are indebted
to the attention of Captain Moen, of the Swlftsurc
We have learned since, that Coonrod had tcen
known for some time in this city, and that ho did
not bear a good character.
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ron Tan AMERICAN.


"Oh ask not, hope not thou, too much
Of sympathy below;
Few are the hearts, where one same touch
Bid the sweet fountains flow
Few, and by still conflicting powers
Forbidden here TO meet.
Such ties would make this earth OF ours
Too fair, for aught so ileet"-Mas. IlKMASs
And is it thus mus, thoughts ,ha, burn.
There brea,hings so divine
No utterance find, no fond return,
No soul at,uned to mine
Must look on the deep blue Heaven,
The bright and glorious sun
Mus, look on the pensive even,
And feel that I'm alonel
The rosy morn, pale evening star,
The sivry queen of night,
The beau;eous realms of Nature far
Yield me deep delight
Which can ne'er express, Iut bear
With an oppressive sense
OF loneliness, which longs 10 share
Tho feelings SO intense.
oh! there are those, cen here, who've felt
The bliss on earth begun,
In the sweet sympa,h;es which mel.
The spirits into one;
While my heart, sick'nd, sad and lone,
To yearnings deep piey,
And as the moons and years rolpd on,
Have thought my lie away.
And still deem in brighter spheres,
Where joys immortal beam,
When freed from carih's couoding cares,
To find my spirits dream.
Then let ME gaze on the deep blue Heaven,
And breathe fervent prayer,
That the mystic feelings Thou hast given
Will find communion IRere.
Sunbury, Feb. 26th. IAsrHE.
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HAMA, Maui, Sandwich Islands,
July. 81. lSi0.

July, 81, lS40.
=" 80 i~'.,'I-rs that we are alone al this
distant station. We are lonely, but the Lord sus-
tains us and makes the oulgoings of the morning
and evening to rejoice. We find ourselves fully
employed with the good people, and if we get lei.
sure moment we turn cur attention 10 our library
We have been and are sill favored with many to-
kens that our labor is not in vain. There is nppa-
rently constant turning OF the people TO the Lord,
We are visited weekly by hundreds-some from
distance Of twenty thirty miles, on foot, over a
most lire.ome way.
We have just returned from our general meeting
at Honolulu. Our passage made in a cnnoe
10 Lahaiu, distance Of 80 miles; pcrilous under
taking, for the high, and eaTfully threaten
ing to our little tark. From this place obtain
cd passage in the Kings vessel 10 i!onouu-we
had Ileasan, meeting with friends.
| SnIFwnEcK AND Loss OF LIFF-About the
! time Of our leaving home, sorrowful providence
occurred. The brethren at Honolulu, fearing that
we should not venture upon a canoe, engaged a
vessel. which was TO go to Hawaii for Mr.. Lyons,
and to call on its return and take US. The vessel
made its passage to Hawaii and when near its
place Of destination capszed, and lost. All on
board, consisting of thirty souls, were drowned ex
cept four. These seemed to be mirlcuousy pre-.
served to tel the sad tale of the fate OF their com
panions.
When the accident occurred they were near the
shore, hut the wind and current wore against them,
and thinking ii vain to attempt to reach Hawaii
they congregated themselves on the rolling pillows
and there together in their distress offered up hci
supplicalions to Him who alone could preserve them
from the threatening deep.
They attempted TO swim to Kahooura, some thr
ty miles on the opposite side of the channel. On,
man and his wife took a covered bucket and tied i
to their bodies, and in this way swan until tn
: bucket came to pieces The female swan for som
: time, box on turning she saw her husband bee IN
c ing too weak to support himself. She stopped an
, rubbed him until he could proceed. They went o.
h until Kahoolura full in sight; he then becam
>, too feeble to proceed without assistance and sup
d ported himself BY holding to the long hair of h
!. wilr's head.
h In this way she towed him for some time; b
&c hand soon let go the hold and she tried in vain
a. rouse him. She ioId him he must pray-he con
es menced but only uttered few words She put b
he arms around her neck-held him with one han
and made for Tie shore. When within about h.
a mile iIom the III re, she found lie was dead, ar
n she was eompeRed to lie, so her hold 10 support he
nd SELL They had then been in The water udOut hi
pir iy hours.
When she landed she was three days befue s.
ne saw human being, aud was withou, food.
Fly last some dshsrnsn found her, and sonssyed her
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The following is from the DanSllle lnteligencer.
The excellent qualities of our coal is q theme OF
constant praise. If water power is any recommen-
daiion, we can safely say that there is no place
the Susquehanna equal to Sunbury for rolling mills.
The Shamokin Dam gives us the power of the
whole Susquehanna, with fall of upwards of seven
feet, by making q canal of less than a half mile in
extent.
"An attempt has been made in another "in,eres-
ted" quarter to impress capitalists, who casting
about for locations, with the belief that tee Shame.
kin coal viii not answer for Anthracite Furnaces !
/ If this insnuation wee true, then we would admi,
! that our Iron Works aud iron acknowledged TO
be unequalled in extent and quantity, not in an
Anthracite Coal Region, in closer proximity
Than such coal fields and such ore beds were ever
found before, in any country. But here the erpe-
riment of making Anthracite Iron with Shamokin
coal has been fairly and thoroughly made, and pro
we'd entirely satisfactory, more SO in the opiaion o
one Of the best founders employed in This place
than when Wyoming coal is used. 1t is this con
fdence in the ShamnKin coal, that has urged foI
ward to completion, with unexampled speed, SO ma
ny furnaces at Danve and Shamokin togelhe
with the certainty that, in connection with thes
vast improvements, rail road 10 connect the work
with the coal and ore. viii present ample induce
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Extract ofa letter TO the ".7merican," dated

HARnIsnUpG, March Sd, 1871.
Although the present mild weather has rendered
the roads almos, impossible, yet the Hotels in this
place. usual such occasions, are already crow
ded to excess. The delegates have nearly all aui-
we'd. Governor Porter it is supposed, will be noml-
mated without a dissenting voice. The nom'na-
ton of Judge Banks on the part Of the Wings is
equally certain Thus both parties, it may be said
are now ready TO commence the contest. The Co
vernon yesterday vetoed the Lancaster Court Bill,
the consideration Of which was postponed until to-
day, when Mr. Williams has promised TO give his
views, and will discharge the usual quantum OF
venom and bile, an effect which every act of the
Governor is most certain 10 produce. 1t is doubt
fol matter whether an appropriation bill will be
passed this session. An atiemp, will however be
made, TO pass in connection with bill to elect
the Canal Commissioners by the Legislature, by
which means it is supposed the bill may be passed
by a majority Of two>thirds.
Many persons are now bending thcii way &c
Washington, whence it is said, there are already
about ten thousand applicants for office.
In the U. S. Senate, Mr.. Buchanan declared there
was no cause or probability of a war with England
and that the rumours Of an exciting correspondence
between the Secretary and the British Minister il
relation to the Caroline, were all false and unfoun
ded. Jno. J. Wagan has been appointed collector
of the port of New York. in the place of Jesse Hoyt
removed. Peter V. Daniel of Virginia, has beer
nominated as a successor to Judge Barbour Of th'
Supreme Court of the United States but the Scnat
hes not yet confirmed the nomination. In regar
to the Banks and the issue of small notes, it is har
! To tell what will be done. Neither party is win,
to take the responsibility. The stock of the L.
Bank has been sold as low as SIS per share.
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little is yet known. n wo have, correction will
certainly he made if advised Of 1t. Buff the state
ment of Mr. Lee should be sustained the sooner the
evil can lie c,adca,ed from among us the better,
and we shall NOT be slow in lending assistance.
Germantopn Telegraph.
Bicknell's Reporter says, the note mentioned in
the above article was shown to us, and proved to be
genuine orc, dcspile the assertions Of the PTea-
cher.
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aT Some of our editors, although they dare not
come out openly, are endeavoring to impress upon
the minds of the people, the idea that if the dlsribu-
ton bill was passed, there would be deficiency in
the revenue of IS 100000, which mus, he made by
tariff, and that this would be taking money out of
one poke, and putting it into the other. Such
humbuggng, however, will not do. Ii we get our
share of the public lands, farmers will be reea-
scd from paying a state tax, while the five millions
would be made up 10y laying duty on silks and
linens, for which we send abroad about 30,000,000
annually. This would be truly taking ou, of one
pocket and putting into another, but it would be
out of the pocket Of the rich into that Of the
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Notwithstanding the /" hard times" and the su
pension of specie payments, the West Branch Bal
continues to redeem her five dollar notes in spec
This is worthy of all praise, and will rebound
the credit CT the officers and directors who mana
the Affairs of this excellent institution.
WiWdmsport Freeman
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Total,

or these there were lost towards the close of tht
year 1889, principally in the month of December
but reported in this year 2l2; lost in January 20
8; July Is; August II; September IA; octobe
As, November 81: December Time not ascer
tanned 81.
BY these dissste's many lives have been lost
6si have been ascertaned, and in regard to many
others the crews missing, and in all probabili.
ty penshed with the vessel added to this, 80 YES
sells have been reported as missing during the year
witch, in all probability, went 10 the bottom with
oil their crews
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the village, where she is now in good health. The
captain of the vessel was foreigner, and could
swim but little; his wife saved herselfb by the assis-
tance of on orc. The others disappeared from time
TO time until all perished but the four.
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Some wag has holxed Bennet Of the New York
Herald by sending him account of the desiruc-
ton OF Niagara Falls. The writer gives detached
account OF the progress of destruction and the
her of persons who had come to witness it from
Buffalo. The hoax, however, was not equal to the
moon story This stupendous work of nature will,
we trust, remain coeval with American freedom.
We cannot refrain from inserting the following
beautiful extract from a prize poem, recently dill
vcrel before the Boston I.yceum, by Thomas w.
Parsons, jr, entitled the 'Inteectua Republic" as
quite appropOs at the present time. la speaking
OF its duration the poet proceeds 10 say
"Wde spreads the rule of educated man,
Swift as the conquests of the C0TsicIn;
No let, no limit To its march sublime,
In space save occan--in duration, Time.
HAPPY some feaIful prophet may contend,
So swift ils progress that It soon must end;
No--like Niagara's change!ess current whirleJ
1t movcs-yet stays eternal as the world;
That mighty torrent, in It's angry play,
Forever flows, but never flows away;
Unatered still, il rushes and il Toars,
Each moment losing wha, the next restores;
The waves you gazed at yesterday, are gone
Ye, the same restless delugc plungos on"
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Democratic Candidate for Governor,
Gen. Y1D II. PORT T. IL

OF Fms "A Fire broke out last Thursday,
about one mile from this place, by which, we are
sorry to state, house belonging to Mr. Gideon
Lcsenring was totally consumed.
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Interesting Letter.

We are indebted to the Rev. DIR. Armstrong,
agent of the American Board of Foreign Missions
for the suljoned extracts from letter received by
his lady from the wife of one of the American mis-.
soners in the Sandwich Islands. 1t is letter full
of interest; ant the account of a wreck of Sand
wich Island vessel and the prayer-meeting of por-
lion of the crew, while drowning in the ocean, with
out parallel in the history Of missions or of men,.
n Y Jour. Com.
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A record of marine disasters has been kept a
the Office of The American Seamen's Friend So
ciety for some years past, The following is III
statement of losses of vessels inlSiO, no motto
being taken of such as were not total. The grea
er part of them were wrecked on the coast of tn
United States, and the most of them were AmeicaI
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time the moose slipped, and the wrcehed man was
hanged in earnest. He was % years of age, and
native of Philadelphia. Upwards of 10000 per-
sons were present at this exhibition.