Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-02-12
Saturday. February IL, !s42,


II Our readers will see by the lis, Of appoint,
mens made by the Canal Commissioners tha, Mr.. |
Uinrss Lk,srsRiSe has cen appointed supervi.
sor Of the Susquehannn Division Of the Pennsyl-
vana Canal The appointment of Mr.. Leisenring
j. an excellent one. lie is an active business man,
of industrious and sober habits, and wei, qualified
to discharge the duties Of his office. II is but jus
! tce to Heny Reader, Es'l. his immediate prede.
cessor. to say that he able and efficient Of
fcer, and against whom, in his official capacity, we
have never heard a word of complaint.
Extraordinary FreShC.
On Friday night, at about o'clock, A. NJ, the
people of this place were suddenly awakened from
their slumbcrs, by the ringing of bells, on account
of the rapid rise in the Susquehanna. The water,
at the lower end of the borough, had already COM
menced running over the bank of the river, which
snon filled the cellars of the houses in that neghbor-
hood, to the first floor. After considerable labor
dam was thrown across the street, and the water
kept from running over the ank in other places by
means of planks and limbers filled in with earth,
which formed temporary levee abou, twelve inches
in height The river continued rising all day. and
| at last the wind, which was blowing strong gale
INTO the town, forced ark through the temporary
emhankmcnt. Tho water rushing in, soon nun.
dated the lower part Of The borough, so much so,
thst of the houses in the loves, situations had
three feet of water their first floors. This occur
red at about o'clock on Saturday afternoon. Had
il not been for the ark breaking through the tenn
porary embdnkment the water, we believe, would
have been kept out Previous to the erection of
the Shamokin Dam we had nothing to fear from
high water. An cmbankmen', averaging from one
10 three feet in height, would afford ample protcc-
on 20 anst future floods. Some Of our citizens
have already taken measures 10 prevent recur
renee of such disasters in future. The water con-
:. tnued rising slowly until Saturday about midnight
1 since which time ii has rapidly fallen. The canal
, between this place and S,linsgtovc, has tame,
c considerable injury.
: Q-J' Some Of the good people of Muncy arc anu
sing themselves by getting up Legislature IN Ihei
town. II they should succeed in restoring th'
condition of the currency, and bring about re
sumption Of specie payments, in advance OF the'
rirais at Harrisburg it would probably be the mean
of breaking up the establishment at the latter place
and transferring i, to Muncy. We should wonde
il our friend Major Bruner had not something /
~ do with this most reasonable conspiracy agains
> the vested rights OF the Harrisburg law-maker'
The Major, we know, cared hu, little for a seat i
e. the House; hut then he might want to be Cover
NJ nor Unless there is some new government form
NJ ed, or new Offices carved out, cannot conceiv
NJ how even the half of the selfsacrifcing and Patr
10 otic statesmen of Ly coming county be accon
NJ modated
W C,~T The speech of Mr.. Kider, in the Senat
W on the sultc, of the banking system, though h
NJ first effort, is one of the best tina, has been devere
~ in that body for some wears.
10 AZ REronM.-The L. 5. Senate recently vast,
k whole day in discussing the prophety OF emplo
st ing clerk for one of the committees. The clerk
ly salary would probably have amounted TO sever
TO hundred dollars. The time wasted by the men
d. bers will cos, the people about four hundred.
en- or For the last week Mr. Adams has occuPi'
Is the House at Washington, in defence OF himse
rs for presenting petition for the dissolution OF II
he Union. |, is to be regretted that Mr.. Adams Il
it TO be his duty to presen, such petition. B
the charge of treason against him by such men
N Wise and Rhe.t, mus, recoi upon their own head
ST. They were 10th nulliers in 1882, at which III
LIE Mr. Rhett, in a convention in South Carolina,
"n the suffice, OF dissolNing the Union, declared III
ith The Star Spanged Banner no longer tcGres
vas triumph and glory for me-" We do no, aPprc
ear Of the course of Mr.. Adams in presenting all Pt
ac- tions couched in respectful language. But we
t lieve be was honest and patriotic in his ineniio
ley The charge OF treason, therefore, from such sour
the is ridiculous.
or The following is the concluding stauza c
IN small poem, entitled Loves Complaint" writ
TO we have no doubt, by some incouigble old boc
ate or for who else would ever have thought OF P
not scribng such a remedy for such complaint
ws, substitute, we would suggest the reading OF n
norman on solitude, by the light Of castor
candle;
.ea' Life is leafcss blightcd bough,--
oil This sitting pang, how may smother
the What can love, or live for now
tho Oh, comfort me, my own dear mother !