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Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-27
SUPERIOR SEED WHEAT,

s)60 BUSHELS early, very large gIAn smooth. headed
&co white Wheat, which from the only trial made In
virginia within my knowledge, was the presen; yearly
several individuals in different countless In every instance
II escaped the rust, while other Wheat, the
Farms. was almost total loss, from rust.
20 bushels very superior Red May Wheat
The above Wheat will bc received at my Store, AMI
ready for delivery In all next week.
sea wM ANDERSON Jr.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-27
HIsRRINGS AND SALT.
BLANK HOOKs.

a I'll w. RANDOLPH's Bookstore and Bindory. will
n be found large assortment OF Blank Rocks embra-
cling all Patterns in general use, made in Richmond the
best papoI-hindug warranted 10 saud. The prices
low Books Of the quality be had al any other
Establishment In Virginia. sc19
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-27
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
fIIE Books Accounts, Bonds. Notes and Credits Of the
late firm Of Lycll, Johnston Lyei have, 10y mutual
agreement Of the undersigned been placed in the hands
Of Lewis Hin, fot collection, TO whom all persons IN any
and who alone " authorized 10y power Attorney t. re.
ceve such payments and 10 grant rccepis and acqu.
tances therefor. JOHN ! LYEII.
PEN Ton JOHNSTON,
GEO. w. LYELL.
Richmond, August Goth. lS02. auH Il
pan AWAY from Tte.icgar Iron Works on saiur.
~ day, 18Th September. 1872, boys, JOHN aud
LOMON John Is about a. stout made. about feet
high very broad mouth, aud check bones unusually
hiEi-ls clothes cannot he doscrihcd-hc wears very
broad hfinucd black hat. Solomon smaller rather.
snted In appc ancc, eye br0vs unusually heavy, the top
OF his head entirely bald, occasinucd by burn when
child. They are nearly same toioI-dark mulnfn. said
boys we're hired 20 this ComV1ny by Lcw Hill n this
place, rs The property Of Mr George FzhuSh. Of Port
ROyal, Caroluc County.
Alfn To- juno h-i.a hght ffcrkcd mulaito named Ro
tcti Mostly, 0m p TO % years Of age, feet inches
high walks very erect and has most Of his teeth lie
was hrcd II John q. Wade agent Tor the owner bo.
So 2
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-27

ia proportion. '9' s'''-shafos
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-27
EXECUTOR's SALE or IAND

soon acruc tanls arc sli TIE slaves Stocks Crors
sc viii be of-rci tor sale, Of which dlc Hcc will be
sci .si cd. wv
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-27

RICH FOR OCTOBER.
Monongalia, q ass M-Dmws A. AleKandri, s,tnrisv
Vet and due Monday. Prizes: s35Op IODO 500 1000
$50, 40 OF 1870. IS Nos II drawn. Tickets oIO.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-27

my Ton ToND IgT WiIiiNaWIN' nRRwRv
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-10-01
Autumn Flowers.

Those few pale Autumn flowers
HOW beautiful they are,'
Than all that went before,
Than all the Summer store,
How lovclicr far!
And why i-Thry IRE the last
The last the last the last -
q. by that hide word,
How many thoughts are stirr'd!
That sister of the past!
Pale flowers pale perishing flowers.
le're types of precious thingsS
Types of those bitter moments
That fit, like lfe's enjoyments
On rapid, rapid wings.
Last hours with parting dear ones,
IThat time the fastest speeds,)
last tears, in silence shed,
last " snlS, half uttered,
Last words ofdying friends,
Who but would fain compress
\ life into day;
The last day spent with one,
Who ere the morning sun,
Must leave us and from ayel
%, prccions. preciHus moments!
Pale flowers, ye're types of these
The saHdcs'! sweetest dearest
Because ike those the nearest
To az eternal cluse.
Pale flowers! Pale pershinG flowers!
] WOO your gentle brcaths
7 leave the summer rose
For younger, liither hrows,
Tell me of change and dcathE
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-10-01
Vol. :l--NO. I--eN fOIc No. EOJ.

they were mar,lcd according to the forms and
ceremonies Of the Seminole Indians.
Three successive seasons produced as many
offspring To gladden. the hearts of the affection
ctc parents; there came a wllhcrcd blight up-
on their hopes OF future happlness-thc fond
wife was desrlrcd to be separated by The rHdc
hand o wal from her husband and the father
from his children.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-10-01

\ TAl,L CAlrIsH.-A Frenchmnn caught
catfish yesterday with hook and line in the
river near this city, which weighed Is pounds,
II was doubtful Tor some minutes whether the
Frcnchmsu would catch catfish on the catfish
a Frcnchman-Ft was pull catfish, pull French
man-bnt the t'renrnmln triumphed It must
have been rare sport TO those who witnessed
it, We "werc not there 10 see. Detroit
AGrut@er
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-10-01
Machine POETRY.

Spoons of the n. Y. Sunday Mercury, is becor
ing lachrymosc. The 1as, product of his machi
is entitled, "Ssturine ,Stainas," ground on. in
moment:
'Tis nght-,he moons no where about,
u'he stars, likewise, have all slept out,
And darkness reigns supreme,
Across my breast and o'er nry sodl
The heavy wheels of sadness roll,
As it propelled ly steam.
Within my hear, there's moi a room
But what Is filed chock full ofgioom,
About as thick mud;
1t matters not where or go.
A troop of thoughts led on by wo,
Come rushing like food.
Against the huiwa,ks of my llcast
They fire away like 'all possest,'
And take my soul hy storm;
Demons of doubt aud darkness come
With phizcs sad, downclst and snum-
They come in every form.
The lamp of hope has ceased 10 Iurn,
l'te = sweets Ia sour begin to Turn
And pleasure has no charms;
They so faded hiightrd now,
! would not have her, any how,
Eniold me in her arms
look upon the merry rhronc.
The children of Miss Lucy Long
And bld them take their ,ine;'
For 'twont lie long they must 20,
Wrh every mortal here below,
To soae mysterious cline.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-10-01

JOG SMuGGLERs.-A French paper states
the cortraband trade carried IN ty dogs On
frontier of France next TO Belgium, con-
,cs 10 increase in strength and activity.
number of dogs thus employed Is estimated
a,Ge0. !. premium n given Tor the de-
lctlon Of each OF the quadruf,G smugglers,
immense numbers haze falien victims To
douainers, but they are immediately re-
cd by others. Their homes are in France,
re they are we'll fed and kindly treated
heir education consists in sendiag them
, time to time into Belgium, where they
nearly starved, and severely hogged by men
sed as custor4 house officers; 80 that they
the uniform in horror, and in the course
carefully avoid u, taking a Circuitous
as soon as they catch sight of il. When
are Yet loose to return home, laden with a
en- of from FIVE to six kilugramnes Of mer
llse, they proceed with rapdily, and they
ure OF good treatment on their arrival
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-10-01

MIsNENrur Cs.-lt is stated that Colonel
Todd, Ardcr,can minister 10 Russia, has been
GnhGrsed five times succcssNcly, by as many
different stccds, at a recent review Of troops
by the Emperor. The horses were from tho
Emperors stud, and il was reported that the
falls of the minister afforded much amusement
Certainly the stecds must have been uncou-
mon mcttlc, or the minister an uncommon bad
iider,-We hope he is better lipomatlst than
lac is a horScman-C Conn. tdu.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-10-01

llorRIrI A CImD DrvoURrr by RATS
We learn that about ten days since, girl
/ months o'd, which had been left for short
time in kitchen, by It's mother, WIN fc=
srded on Coal LAM, WAS attacked by a large
rat, which SO mansled one ofthe arms Of tho
poor sufferer ss 10 eventually cause It's death.
Thochild died on Wednesday las, - Pttfsbura
ChroHiclc
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-10-01

\ certain mau, who spent large estate IN
drinking and rloting, went to doctor, and com
planned OF feeling unwell and wished him 10
hook into his throat. "l see rothIng there
said the doctor. That's very strange said
the drunkard, "why, there's a farm down there
worth tponiy thousand iollars, and there are
NM Higgcrs besides ~
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-10-01

SINGiNG.-The Germans are seldom afflicted
tn consumptions; nor have known, says DIR.
lsh, but one instance of splitting eood aufcng
I'M. This, | believe, is in part occasioncd
the strength trcir luags acquire by exercise
vocal music, which constitutes an essential
academy has furnished me with an obScrra-
l still more in favor Of this opinion. He in-
ned me that he had known several instan.
OF persons who were strongly disposed to
sumption, who were restored to health BY
exercise ofehcir lungs m singing.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-10-01

II shall be home next Sunday night" the
Young lady said, when she followed her beau to
the door who seemed to be somewhat wavering
N his attachment "S'o shall H. was his re-
ply,
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-10-01

irrTo> Business. This is no small matter.
, million four hundred Thousand dollars are
.Sted in il, aRd one million five hundred
sand dollars worth OF buttons are said to be
yinnually. eman,iiacturW of this one
lie has given direct employment to 1850
:, there being dependent upon it in all a.
~S6,W0l Vet but f,r the tariff this manu-
rure would have stopped!
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-10-01
THO MMsuWito.


The Brooklyn Eagle has the following inter-
csiine description Of an insect whose musical
rowcrs and vampire propcnsities are we'll
known to folks generally in this country:
9'nE Musourro-Ths insect has often, Of
late, pushed Itself into notice 1t is a double
winged animal belonging to the diptera species,
aud pretty crHod diTrer 1t is.
you look cn Your walls at night you will
see numbers 'ol these insects, which, iraving
tasted through the day, are ready to phlebo,o-
mise YOU. and feast themselves on thc snpera-
bundancc oiyonr sanguincoas system as soon
as you commence mapping. They Will even
cnteavor'ro hull you TO sleep with the music
ftheir wings. 70 one who has never felt
The consequences, their music is not dlsacrcea-
bic 1t resembles the note of an accerliah and
Is always in + on the fifth line or enc of It's har-
monics--sdmctmes it reaches tof' mat. II
tll"s with amazing swittncss, but on Is legs it
has the most awkward locomotron imaginable.
It's biography may not be unIntcresllnG. The
larvT are found in all places where water is all
lowed TO stand--in ditchcs ciStcns of ram wa.
ter, clspools and puddles. Every bucket OF
water that yol draw from the clstetn contains
myriads Of them-anI they can be seen swim
ming head downwards, in every direction, &C.
casro'iallv coming To the surface TO breathe.
Nature takes great pains with this little animal
for its growth is peculiar. At first it is Conf
posed of nine segments each of which is deco
rated with n pumber Of fine hairs on either side.
1t has to she'd its skin no less tlran.hrec tirrcv
/ while in the water. After the last moultng il
/ remains some time without food, (fdstinc for
/ a baRquct.) nor has it then mouth or organs
Of die estior,, vet At this period large snpp'y6i
air is indispensable, nor will it leave the SUR
face ofthe water unless disturbed. BY and by
it stretches itself out at fil lenG,lr-thc skin
rs pulled up and splits near the htad--thr wa
ter is no longer its ciemeht-ifom an expert
sailor it is Immediately converted into a dcni-
zen of the air. At ths 'tra, life or death de-
pend on the smallest motion. MI breeze
come on Improves draadful hurricane to the
poor animal, all the boat he has is his own
skin, andThc smallest drop of water VIII send
them TO pcrdion.-unortunatcl for US th.
wy .'' '"'''''''' '"'o'"V!' "'u y"
SP''Ne "'"s' use "'"SP"''o 9''''eS '''''' ~
game.
The sting of the hiNsqNlitots vc4y Poisonous
especially 10 Young children, and this season
VIC "'s'eS appear |" oe 1r'uSua'E "'Se N"o
''"'''''''' y 'o.'o" ., '"'' t'''s o' sca wa.
' "i"' '''''''o'''' anu ''s''''' o' penny ~! u
VIII Cult tIlc sung, anu lCN uI'lpo vi olCulI
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-10-01
PRICES OF ADVERTISING.

EN"ry Subsequent inscrIh'n, ~
Yearly Advertisements: one column. S25 half
column, SIS, three squares, Sl2 two squares, 50;
1r,e square, S.. IIafycarly one column, SIS;
half column, Sl2 three squares, SIS two squares,
Sj one square, S3 so.
Advertisements left without directions Ms 10 the
length of time they to he published, will I've
continued unth ordered out, and charged Accord
inG'v.
CirSiSteen lines make square.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-10-01

why do you crv - s";'
mlser, who was
ALAS : said
nal, that i
owes me +
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-10-01
negro peer, aud WE.

The editor olthe Charleston Chlccra, in de-
strInlng pleasure rip 10 an Island in the har-
bor Of that city, gives an amusing specimen of
negro pocsy and wit.
Rcgnlarly and beautifully each oar Is DIPPED
into seemingly CLASSY water, and as tire canoe
springs, forward at the inpnlsc, 'Bigmonthed
IcS' the leading Oarslnan, announces his de-
parturc from the city with song, in the cho-
rus oi'which every one Joins.
Now wc gwnc leah Charleston ciry,
Pull, boys, pull
The gals we leah n ~ Iitv,
Pull, boys pull
Mass Rihhc take biz strong today,
FOIL, boys, pull
Mass R,lph'c aint ewne lc, nodjy
Pull, boys pull
The sun'e is up dd creeping,
Pull boys, pull
Noa jim, YOU ra.c.A. ,ou's Il, Sleeping,
Pull, boys, pull !
And thus IN an improvisation of as pleasant
mck,dy MS ever foatcd over the waters, we are
of on orr voyage.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-10-01

Mass Ralph, Mass Ralph, els good man
oh mt Rfry, oh
Mas, Ralph, mass Ralph, e sit ht Il u boa, sern
oh ma Riley, OH
Mass R,iph Mass Ralph, him boa,r can row, ,
OF ma kry. oh
Come, h,C-, come, let we pull, oh,
oh ma Riley, oh
liz q few minutes, the rival wits are out OF
sOund Ol each others voices.
Our oarsnien a1No thli OF spirit and strength,
and IN four hours more their lourney shall be
cEee-i \ las for the poor fellow VINO fails, or
even lngs Joe viii be sure TO pasquInade
him, and never more will he be trusted among
his class as worth iarhing. Every thing,
aprn such OCCASIONS l. turned INTO song and
as onr purpose is to afford true picture Of the
habits of this part OF oar population we will hc
cXcnscd IN giving specimen or two IF strh
lmprovisationS. cven at the rIsk ui' offending
Those few prctcndcrs Ia taste, VINO presume
that because they have skill enough to ADJUST a
Cravnt Of fit acoat, they must also possess breins
enough to crItc,sa lie inherent beauty ami
;,rrrIctv ofCW negro mIn>trel.y.
ono oi the uarsmcn isgs, perhaps IN his
work. Joe pcrccc'rs tins, and at once strikes
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-10-01

one time upon di> rihhcr
Lon, Iinr AGO,
Mr,s Riphr had a nre.er,
Ion! unIc ago
Dat uiIg't had M merit,
Long ;imr ago
DE u,ss,r ,,nl,Iu'l TuN wII spent
Long umr ago
And uow there /, ~ G., boat, al,
\ niracr dat see:
Nhlr i q good lor ru''n -hoar oh,
la, hn ha, hc!
Dat nirc,r'. weak ike wac'--
lll ha, la, he
Z cant rnw = hiatt quar''r--
Ia, la, hn, he
Cuss lie uireer = cusS'r lr''cr'
Ha. lea Ia ., he
l. nrblrG sh II ,n dI, TlhhcT-
H., hA, ha, n
The delinquent oarSmm wonld sooner Tie
than live under suoha rebuke [; aud hence II Is
that few failures are ever met with IN boat 'oy-
ages OF the kind.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-10-01

Then, at every plantation 10 see now thc
field people put down their hoes. and look TO
see whose cauoc rs passing, and how 'Blgmcnth
Soc has word of recognition and Wit tor each
who looks. low the dlalognc reminds Uncle
Ralph of the time when he read the Euogues
ofNncii? Nigga, who boat da inquired ore
from the shore. DE fastest boat on dc rlbber,
You krcck. knee rascal replies Joe and then
follows horse-laugh all round. 'Nou Ire you
shark-mouth Rggcr he Racoon ti,1s master :
boat can beat yon two mile out ob tree {.
You boat hummer [ony st for carry oysters
e creep along de riber like alligator floating
after young duck And this places the laugh
fairly upon Joe> who not to b. out done in brag-
ging, nqnirics-'W har yon learn for hoe,
knock-kncc, ifyou know lutte bout you hoe
like YOU k,r,w bout BOAT, Won better fInk sharp :;
sundown kalCh you in You task, fore you halt
done den YOU sing nuddcr sony an a boat
sorg and Them fearful that he may be over
crowded, Joc gives whuOr, nr'tOns ~ hts
crow to JOIN hIm, and strikes up, amid mii rho-
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-10-01
N. II. .n.gSSER. Editor.

rorsicE IN MARKET STREET, NEAn bEER.l
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-31

of the excess of depreciation over that which apes
from the scarcity of money in New York
But this is not all. There are, in these times ia
ders upon public calamity who make ii their buspss
to spread panic--to scatter reports TO and fro-to
write hither and thither and get these writings ciu-
lated SO as to prosper by the public alarms they're
ate. / think the banks might stop good deal ofhs
game by obstnately Withholding all certificate of
deposte-until the business season is over at LET
and the people might help by obstinatey refusip to
buy exchange and going the market and setting
on cotton for remittances, But the best of all the
present state of circulation, would be resolutS by
all bill buyers to take outdoor bills at a--tteal
exclusively with the Banks-who could thei put
their exchange at a reasonable rate and furnii all
that is wanted.
These are all, / confess, expedients-the on re-
medy is resumption-and the banks can do no Utter
service than by preparing for resumption son as
possible If they cannot do this, they should out
Of exstence-wind up-or be wound up-for lille
suspension exists the currency is at the daily prey
of these accidents and misrepresentation from tish
there is no securityand by which industry andion-
esty are invariably the prey of cunning.
have only in this paper indicated, for the copde-
ration of Others some modes Of curing some oithe
present evils of the currency-confnng myself 1.-THE
question, how far there is any recent ground #
change in the valuation of State Bank notes-orny
increased cause to doubt their final payment, al |
find there is none for either. A CITzR.
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