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Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-09-09

HnnRIBLE OUTutGE.-FArAL REsULT.-We
learn, through the conductor of the Phil1drIphia,
Wilmington and Blmore Railroad, ha, on We'd
ncsday TenContre took place at Elkton, Nd, he.
tween a Mr.. Forward, lawyer Of Cecil County,
in hat State, (and, if we remember rightly. late
mher of the Maryland l.rci>aiure,) aud the eli.
tor of one oi The Eiktun newspapers The name
"i he editor and the melting cause of The collision,
We did NJ" learn. The editor by some means,
learned that Mr. Forward intended to visit Elktan
with the view of co,rh'ding him, and prepared HIM
self with pistol and bali to receive him. He came,
the attack made, anl the editor discharged the
contents Of the pistol into his ass.il ns h,dy So
veely wounJiug him that he died the same even
ing
The practice of assnulting editors has become
frequent of late, and has been attend, with such
fearful results, that we can scarcely regret cir.
cumstance that will have tendency To check the
reception of such outragcs. Melzar Gardner fell a
victim in Norfolk, in violent outrage ngains, the
laws. DIR. llogan was also sacrificed in the same
way in recent airray. Mr.. Hues'on, of Baton
Rouge, though he fell in duel with member of
Congress elect. was urged To tha, redress by mis-.
taken notion of injured honor, having first been bru
tally beaten by his antagonist. Mr.. Forward has
bot fallen a victim to his own lawless act anu the
fate that has met him is nothing more than he mer.
tied by his attempt to invade the personal rights of
another, and to hc the avenger of his own wrongs.
PuJEc Ledger.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-09-09

O. fnILAnELruIA NoNIN.rIoNs--The demo.
craze city and county conerees met at Philadelphia
on the fh inst, and nominated James II Hulchi.
son for Sh"f For Congress lsl district, Thos
McCally Sd dis'rior, John T, Smith; ith district,
Cha,!es J, lngcrsei.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-09-09

A gill ofmustlrd seed to barrel ofsour ci-
it's turning sour if still in good order A quar-.
ter Of a pound of sa'pe,re to a barrel Of cider
will also preserve it from change,
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-09-09

a. Fop SAIE.--A fresh supply ofprnting pn.
per, viz: 100 re,ms similar in size and quality to
the sheet on which this is printed. Also GO reams
of SUPER royn 81 by 2s inches, all of which will
be sold at the mill price.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-09-09

CT NoNEY MATTrRs.-Money continues O,
buniant in the cities; first rate paper is readily re-
gotated at 81 to per cent The quotations Of
country paper ATE not quite as favorable ms last
week Relief paper is now quoted a,?lto3.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-09-09

GT V. B. PALMER, Esq. q, his Real Estate and
Coal office, No. SO Pine Street. Philadelphia, is MI.
thorsed to act as Agent. and 10 receive and receipt
for all monies due this Office, for subscription or ad.
verlising.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-09-09

or The Arch street Theatre, in Philajelphia,
has been presented as nuisance. The "Mecuy"
hopes that ii may he converted into church, or
even livery stable,
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-09-09

Neither of the candidates having received a ma.
iory Of all the v"tcs given, the Convention pro.
ceeded 10 a third vote, the names of lanes Wor.
all, John Ferguson, ]. u. Stcrigcre w. Patterson,
Joshua Hnrtshorn, r. II. Hammord Jacob Dillin.
ger and w. Il. lIuilnoele having fret been ui,h-
drawn from the Is, ofRominces.
The lhird vote rcsnliel as fnllnws.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-09-09

a. The Wing Convention, for the nomination
OF Canal Commissioners, met at IIanisburp, on the
9th int and nominated VIM Tweed of Nor,hum.
lhumberlaGd county, Simeon GuiIford Of Lebanon.
and Beniamin Weaver Of Allegheny counties. Mr.
GuilIoTd, was formerly an engineer on the Penn.
sylvania Canal, and did not leave the service with
any grea, credit. With Mr. Weaver, we are not &C.
quainied. Mr. Tweed of this county. is well known
as an honest and able man, and is, we presume,
worth both the others
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we'd majority Of all the votes given was declared
duly nominated as another Of the Democratic nora>
mess for the office Of Canal & ma issioncrs.
The names of A B WorforJ, Hon John Lapo te
J A Gamble, Everett Olcs and f + GAY, were
thereupon Withdrawn from the lis, of nominees
The Convention proceeded to fourth vote,
which resulted as follows
For William b Foster, Jr., 50
Hon A Beaumont -
WILLIAM b FOSTER, Jr, Of Bradford county.
having received a majority Of all the votes pocd,
was declared duly dominated as the third candidate
for the office Of Canal Commissioners
Mr. ASpnEw MrLLEu of Philadclphia city, mo.
vel tina,
JAMES CLARKE ofIndana,
JESSE MILLER of Perry, and
WIN B FOSTER of Bradford,
he neclaIed tie regularly nominated candidates OF
the Dsmocraiic party for the office OF Canal Com.
mssioners a, the ensuing general election
Mr. cAMERoN of Lancaster, moved Ia amend by
adding the following And that 4 e members ol
this Convention hereby mutually pledge themselves
to give tie ticket their undivided support"
MIR MUM accepted of the mudllicaiion. and
the resolution modified was unanimously adop.
ted
George VI Lauman and Henry pc'ikcn wcrr ap.
pointed committee offnance when tie Conven
ton adjourned to NEE, at half past o'clock, p NJ
EVENING SESSION.
Mr. R"crns, of Bucks, moved that committee
Of three he appointed to apprzc the respective can.
ddatcs of their nnmnaton--whch was 81 amend.
ed, that in case of vacancy by death or refusal tc
serve, the Democratic State Comiltee be empower
cd to I'LL the same. The chair al po med Gen Ro
6ERs OF Bucks, Mr. J,NIsoN OF Indiana, and Mr.
ANnLHsoN of Perry, under the resolution.
On Motion Of Hon Is CH.NrSErs, il wa,
Res0iue3, That the Democratic State Centra
! Committee he and they are hereby authorized anl
requested TO issue an address to IN, people of Penn
sylvania, on the suljrc, of the nominations mad,
| to-day.
| On motion of Mr. Bu,wLrr of Oxford, the Con
venlinn adjourned sine die.
Signed by the officers.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-09-09

A cooL REcrprIoS--MR. BgvSErr & O'CoS.
sILL-At repeal meeting at Dublin on the 7th
person who had for some time been sitting beside
Mr.. O'Conncl, addressed a Mr.. Steele and handing
HIM his card, requested an introduction to Mr.. o.
ConnclI. Mr.. Steele accordingly presented the
card and intmaled tha, Mr. Gordon Bennett Of
New York, was present Mr.. O'Cnnnell replied :;
He is person with whom ! can have nothing to
do-he is the ed tor nf the New York Herald, one
of the most Infamous G,zees ever printed, and !
shall have nothing to say to him. This" says the
reporter. 'was reception that Mr. B,nn,tt did not
count upon, AMI he forthwith proceeded to take his
departure. The room being very full, his move.
mcni was much retarded hu, Iy the nii of the
chairman he struggled out, amid the groans of the
meeting"
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-09-09

CT The philadelphia Ledger gives the following
sketch of the rise and progress Of the New York
Sun, the first penny paper cstal she'd in this coun.
try. The Sun, like all penny papcrs is conducted
on the cash principle, aud was stared in 1888. Its
immense circulation shows what n revolution has
been ailec ed in the press, during that period:
"The New York Sun, the first penny paper in
America, when fist commenced was hu, little lnrr
er Than sheet Of common letter paper-lcss by far
than one quarter of its ptesen, size-and the first
days edition was five hundred. The whole fncp
employed under it. editorial reporting composing,
presswork, folding, carving aud scinc-in sh,r,
the entire strength Of the establishment intellectu.
al, physical and mechanical, consisted of one man
amt one boy The paper printed IN a little
old fashioned hand press the whole force be ng en-.
g'gcd, the boy "rolling" and the man "pullng"
When the edition, after a couple Of hours of ha.d
labor in this way, worked of, the roller boy
took the whole and sold them from the door for
penny sheet, making five dollars in all. and that
paid the expenses of the day and left sufficient
profit to buy supper for the man and boy a, night
Such was the first day of the Suns existence.
Now the same paper has IN edition Of over mir.
/ Weight houmnd papers daily and the expenses Of
the esta' li>hmcnt, tho publisher says, exceed five
hundred dollars per day. In place of the little old
hand press, il has now five double cylinder presses
driven by the power Of steam, and the two which
are principally used for the newspaper are capable
ofthrowing offs thnusand sheets per hour II has
! eight editors and reporters, besides numerous con,
trltuors and correspondents in III parts or the
void, twenty composito's, sixteen hands cmplnvcl
in The press room. twelve employed in folding
ard counting. one bundled regular carriers for the
ci,s of New York and Brooklyn, as many more
I IN other cities and county places, some two hun>
drcd news boys in the streets, to say nothing Of the
workmen in The type fundics and in the paper
mills from which il receives its regular supplies sn
that at the smallest calculation the sun establish.
ment now gives constant employment TO some six
or seven hundred persons.
: Such is brief history of the sncccsS of The first
Judicious attempt to establish penny paper in this
country. II has been followed 10y others who had
made themselves acquainted with the business and
the 1c'ret' of Phade hia. the "Sun' of Bali.
more. and the Times" of Boston are successful
competitors with tkcir New Yok cotemporary.
They come next 10 il in circulation and are second
| to none in the consideration and favor which they
have with the public. They have no, only effect.
ed u revolution in the newspaper publishing, hu,
. they have cSered an intellectual and moral inhu.
that is favorahly felt in all classes Of sorictv,
and while endeavoring TO enlighicn the people ms
To their rights and duties, have carefully guarded
the true interests of the public"
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yers, the logrong of speculators The Express :"
with its usual hoobyism has the following:

yers the Ogrolling of specuators. The Express"
with its usual boobyism has the following
ain order, however, that the public may know how
much and how little respect is paid for the opinion Of
Mr. Yosng, and with what utter contempt he and his
fellow lsborers held in at Albany it will only be ne
cessary to state that after the promugaton of the fore
going opinions yesterday the stocks which he denoces
rose 70 point that they hare not attained for many
months"
1t only necessary to say that the stock fell II per
cent The 100000 illegally issued has imposed tax
oSsooooo upon the people of the State OF New York. in
orderto enrich few individuals at Piermont OF this
sum- has been imposed upon the landlords ofhe
city OF New York this year. when large portion of the
houses are standing empty, and rents have fallen until
the owners OF real estate taxed by State and County
full Is per cent Of their income All this because stock
was issued for private and local" purposes in violation
ola constitution adopted by the people to protect their
property. This is matter that requires prompt remedy
The domestic exchanges are now on basis which adj
ms Of very little uctuation with the exception of Mo-
bile, where sngulary enough, the people still persist
using the promises of bank in liquidation currency,
and making their quotations in that medium.
RATES OF DOMESTIC EXCHANGE NEW YoRK JUNE.
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Rates OF DOMESTIC EXCHANGE NEW YoRK, JUNE, l84l
pa

The uniformity Of the table is great and the supply Of
bills on New York at all the great internal commercial
centres is abundant with continually falling rates. At
Cincinnati on the 18TH New York bills plenty
at per cent AT all points the features are appa
rent, although the channels Of communication have not
yet opened When the large volumes of produce in the
interior forward cash basis the exchanges will
in all probability be every where in favor of the interior
and against the Atlantic cities, causing irresistible
current of money to set inwards. It has been the
heretofore at the South where the bills of suspended
banks formed the currency, that all calculations of fall
of exchange consequent upon the of produce
have proved faacous, and for obvious When
the crops ready for market the banks begin to DIS
count and thereby push out their rredeemable bills in
large quantities These Immediately found their way TO
New York. and the supply increased their depreciation,
and nominaly raised the rate of exchange instead Of
owerng it. When specie spad out this cannot occur,
because the precious metals cannot deprecatc
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AUCTION SALES.
THOMAS BELL. hrcuonstf.
BY BELL d HOWARD.
rssrss Nos. 81 fan and il5 Ffsi.oT fi-nss.i
SATURDAY.


At 10 o'clock in the sales Ioo,e.
Second Sale of splendid city made Cabinet urnre oy
the city, at l0 ocicck m the large
ro ms 20 Ann, us and 113 Fulton 81. i,
This sale will aordsn opportunity Tor citizens and othes
supply themselves with unexceptlonabe elegant ana uri
articles in the comprising the celebrated manufacture o. IN
exander Young, Goodaie, Schafe Lindsoy walters
and others. , n,
very article win be sold without reserve and warranted all
made Of the best seasoned Materials highly finished ana latest
fashion. -
The furniture win be arranged by catalogue on Friday Tor
examination and the sale will take place IN the same ode'
commencing at 80 Ann st =.
There also piano oes which will he aragned IN
No. Ii3 Fulton st.
The public b.. assured the sale will be perfectly I'M
restricted and honorable.
MONDAY,
At 10 t-2 o'clock in the sales -
Extra Sale Of Uphoere stock beds Mattresses bedding
&c-Compsng tbs ance OF stock Of uphosterer hne
feather beds bote and pillows hair and other
psste cushions bed tick curtan and other articles in the
line.
Also same time, by order Of receiver following choice
articles Of furniture IL mahogany French bedsee
IS spring and cushion reet style sofas; marble
closed washstauds bureaus. rocking CHAIRS, sc.
TUESDAY.
At i0x o'clock, in the sale rooms,
Extensive Sale OF Dry Goods fresh and sessonabe-
Also continuation Of the sale Of the extensive stock OF
wholesale and retail dry goods store Cloths cassimees vest
inps, sheetings, hosiery, &c,
Also, trunks elegant clothing
Also large additional lot Of fancy goods 200 yards st
rr of England broadcoths superb Plates double ge-
oiet and some iewelry. .
Also table linen, sheetng shifting, &c.
The cloths will be sold IN lots to SUIT purchasers
Also, lot ofpledged goods.
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state or Trade.

Some Real Estate sales took place follows:
The building known National Hail. in Canal street.
Standing lot in fee, and another lease having
to The lot in fee 2Sf feet Canal street
and 1903 feet Courtlsndt alley Tho leased lot 2st feet
'front.' % feet rear 90 feet sde 96 feet the other $2
400
ELot on 18th street 23} feet by 81 feet $500.
Frame house and lot No. Ia Hester street between Eli
zabeth and Mott streets. Lot % by 81 feet, $l,650.
A Tea sale resulted as follows
Imported per ships Coromando, Narragansett, &c.
Terms notes at months payable in this city, be made
satisfactory to sellers.
Hyson-l3 chests Asst cents do 46; t67 do withdn;]
IL do 44 % do Al 2lS withdrawn and 81 offered but
bidl; al l3lb boxes, 49,
Young Hysonl0 half chests 5li cents; 40 do 90; 40
do 40 do 49, 60 do Az 60 do 46 229 do 49, 223 chests
45; 273 offered at price and withdrawn; Is hf do
42 do and chests 4O 81 do and % chests 10 do 49,
1884 offered at price, and $40 do and 50 chests at 35
cents and withdrawal
Gunpowder.-40 lslb boxes 4Ok cents, f4oO do with
drawn.1
Imperial-2l9 l3lb boxes withdrawn.
souchong-43 chests 42ic 10 half do 80; roo do with
drawn1
Powcheng3s boxes 80 CENTS 90 do $751; 90 do $751; so do
a. SO do 33A 430 offered at a. and Withdrawals 80 catty
boxes 36i
Cofee-At auction to-day 1855 bags Rio Coffee. Terms
Notes at months payable in this city, to be made
tisactory to seersl2 bags at cents; 81 do 7 ~ do 7;
lis do a. 225 do7 44o do 81 l62 do IT, The sales OF the
week have been follows 1900 bags Brazil 81 81 800
do Laguayra, II ST 1000 do st Domingo 81 s. $50 do
Cuba, HAS
Cotfon-The news by the steamer had no influence
prices Manufacturers have into the market freely.
The sales have been from 800 TO 1000 bales day prav
prices $500 Upland and Florida, At 81; 1000 Me-
bile, 5 "a; 900 New Orleans, 5a73.
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Foreign Markets.

HAVANA, March 1.-THE price of Rice continues to
rule low though supplies have been rather moderate Of
late Since our last. have the following sales to
port per Howell 30 casks sup at 81 RS; Webster, 100
and hill sup at af and l66 and l3 bags at 5 Leonidas
246 and 55 bags OF; at Matanzas Caroline, 1877 at s3
Richard the whole cargo at rs mos credit; La Cabe
era sup at 10 r intended for export and the duty to
be deducted from that price, The stock in first hands
consists oil 100 casks La Cabalera and small cargo
on board the Hayne, just arrived. Our dealers well
supplied Tor the present. cargo Of very good Whining
ten Lumber was sold few weeks since at SOL. The
schr Samuel from the same quarter arrived yesterday
but the cargo has not been sold
Exchange on London, prem; New York and Bos
ton per ct prem. Freights TO u States SO "a per
hogshead 10 III rs per box Sugar with but little offer
ing
Coffee ID and third quality Is dull at 81 81; Muscova-
do Sugars have been sold here rs some OF handsome
qualities ut Maanzas, at 3d. and said at OF rs Molas
SEES, at 6ic per gel.
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TO TUE PUBLIC.
VITHERE49rnvr

btSs sqa BY s a Ssp & II rd
whereas the s,asaeeI as published by Mr. Sands i not
roasb Ssos the Of case BY MIR Sands wa,
mine was Erected wss sskeS eE in Yep
s"as Is n With h.l sens ssIoia
rsss way TE %R e. sSS o.e n TS
By sy!e a and others
% as M IN saaS
gust s,S hsd taken i've bottles Of IT, The OPERATION oil
Soon se commenced taking it, my whole system became
Of feeling Ia this eoad t wv was enabled
very o% and 9 h sss
S Ss
SSSSsS SS s%
@ pfs sss Yss il e1 for h %sS Sa Y sc
Alter SUD aay ss his IS
s Ia, 10 he bs
from which never expected rise Fast siSkinsI
bos. sands, srsspss In G tGs condition. called
~ 20 ss me- End ADVISED me 70 continue the s nae
.s any T fq s.aS %s no fS So
s'Se Would give
Of saTs,paIs ho, Re knew would tbsp fn9sITsd
.'
Gs he s d s nS
with MI, Sands any way whatever; had previous
%v Of ' Sia isss
hs IT. fS
thorough cure in me- and now am able perform as much
labor M day, as ever did in I'm free from
Scroula, Rheumasp also sfctng complaint The
Piles with which vas lopg afflicted, and severe cough
world, and in the presence Of him. who shall
Judge the world thst has been was en- c
ed by Bsos Sarsaparla alone under the blessings OF God
snd mot by Sands Srs,para has been published The
statement with the Rey Mr. Van Duzen attached to II
as being % with y j. not true that gentleman
his attached to the same. Also the name Of Mr.
Brown was used without his consent also Mr. Purdy
9TH the WI ole STAFF untru ldV IN
never received the sanction of the persons whose
names are attached TO the same as published by Mr.
Sands, Iels to make this stsenent without the
know ledge of Mr. Bristol Or his agents from request
from them do because believe TO be my duty there
fore heern state wht neither courng the favour.
fearing the frowns Of and in doing this do no
than what Justice demands of But for to attempt
give Brstols Saapara the prsire deserves would be
something than could accomplish. couclude by
ha, il any one desires to know more Of Brst9s sa.a-
ton am able, st residence. No 43 Anthony street, New
Yok.
m25 THOMAS TURNER.
ar;orf malt pliahT eed
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pENIAMJN NJOnNEV Amer
A UCTION NOTICE-CUTLERY.-B. MOONEY &
n CO. will sell This Day. 10 o'clock at the store SO Maid
table desert knives and FORKS asserted
patterns and of superior quality.
Also 600 dozen buck peaIl. ivory and buff; lie. and
blade pen and pocket knives
Also cards well assorted fine pocket and knives from
1 TO blades.
Ao ivory balance handle knives and forks in sets Of
81 pieces each. -
sold according - catalogue. Catalogues ready.
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one up to SO to 50 so per Dbl.
Philadelphia Cattle Market.

MARCH 22-Bceves--525 Pennsy vania and ll3 Virei.
MIA in market-3s3 OF which went New York nclud-
ing the IL from Virginia Sales made AT sA extra
ole. Cows327 cows and Calves sales were effected AT
from S7 49, extra $50 81 springers were sold for ala
a. Dry cows ALL Calves-Sales were made at from
81 90 to Sal EXTRA So Jersey Galveston the Delaware
by live weight, 81 o &C. Hogs-247 in market sales
were made at At Al, all Sold sheep-s7o in market
Sales made at 80 25 45O extra 30 so $6by live
weight 81 n &c. :,
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GYMNASIUM,

THE Subscriber nforms his friends the public that he
intends opening Gymnasium ON large scale the
May next For this purpose he ha, rented the large
ntary companies, being nearly 60 feet squae aud feet in
heish at No " and Canal between Elm aud
National Hail. which viii be thoroughly fitted with every
article r. quisite for ath TIC exercises.
The location GENITAL aud CONVENIENT being near the
urea thorough fares, Centre and Broadway.
wishing subterbe 20 gain further nier
aou will please call he nh'crhe' at his rcsdrnee, No.
81 Wsrren a
mas ~ IN 3tis~r JAS. Z. kOoEhS.
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Provision Market.

There has been slight alteration in the prices Of some
meats this week. Veal is down to cents pound. II
is in great abundance and of the finest quality comes
principally from Philadelphia.
We noticed in the Washington market fine fat sheep
weighing It's pounds, which raised by Governor
Bouck. 1t was for sale at ten cents pound
Smells cheaper than they have been. They now
sell at l2A cents quart Fish of all kinds are very
abundant.
Apples have gone up to So to 50 so per Dbl
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Died.

AtWilliamsburgh L. IT, on the Oath inst, Of Diabetes
JAooB Basxus formerly OF Catskill, ~ " aged about
81 years.
His friends and acquantances requested to attend
his funeral from st Marks Church, of Fourth and
South Filth street, Wusmsburgh,o n sunday ut o'clock
P. NJ. without further invitation. ~