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Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-12-02

CT A THIEyIsH DoG.-While in Philadelphia
q few weeks since, we heard singular financial
operation talked of, which we do not recollect t,
have seen reported in sny Of the city papers. An
homes, porter bad been sent by his employer to the
Bank of the Northern Liberties on some business
Or his return home, when about a square from the
Bank, in CslIowhill street. he looked around and
observed large pocket book in the mouth of his
dog He took it from him, and on examination
discovered that it contained large number ef Bank
notes, supposed TO have been about $4,000 Ho
Immediately returned the pocket book and money
tothe Bank. The only way the officers could
account for the abstraction" was that the dog had
entered the enclosure and taken the pocket book ou
Of large iron safe, in which ii had been deposited
and which had been left standing open.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-12-02

"lMMENsE SACRIFIcE.-Thc splendid Mar
BILE Banking House and lot, situate on Chesnut
street, Philadelphia, belonging to the late Bank
OF the United States, was sold at Auction on
Tuesday last, by order of the Trustees, for S25,-
600. Hardly sufficient to pay for the steps in
front ofthe building. -Potisriue Emporium.
~ SoNEruINo of mistake, friend Palmer.
The lot alone, of,he L. =. Bank, which has front
600. The price asked for the whole is $500, 900.
There is some talk ha, the General Government is
about 20 purchase it. The sale referred to is part
Of the lot and marble building adjoining the Bank
Of the L. States.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-12-02
ArrEMrr TO DEcor SLAvEs.-An attempt was

ArTEMPT TO Decor SLAvEs.-An attempt was
made in Washington city, on Friday evening, to
decoy away eight OF ten slaves, and take them to
Canada. a coiored man, named Thomas Small>
bundle ofetlers secured, directed to slaves
in Washington, dated at Toronto, and signed by
negroes who once lived at the former place, but who
have run away, from time to time, and are now re-
sidents there. One of these letters (he latesi) is
dated 30th October last and advise them 10 escape
from this "land Of bondage" and go there and join
them ION Queen Vcloria's lands" The officers
took possessicn of the horses and wagon, as we'll
as all the slaves The latter were all coHmit,ed TO
Jail.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-12-02
UJ The Milton Ledger contains the proceedings

OJJ The Milton Ledger contains the proceedings
Of a suit which the editor of that paper instituted
sg ainst E. Y. BnIour. Esq, for five dollars, for
printing tickets in ls42. The Justice, Henry
Frick. Esq, however, after hearing witness on both
sides, decided, the plaintiff had cause of action.
The editor says, that "this no doubt, was the result
of justice and equity" We know nothing of the
case, personally, and cannot conceive the ground
Of complaint the part of the Ledger against Mr..
Bright unless il is because the editor has been de.
feated on his own dunghiIl Iftbere has been any
error, he should blame the Justice or the witnesses
and not the defendant
Since the above was written, Mr.. Bright has re-
quested US to say that he never authorized Mr.
Porter TO print tickets, and that he proved .y one
of the editors Of The Miltonian that he declared,
the time he had his tickets printed at tina. office
,ha, Porter should not print any OF his tickets. He
also proved that Poter's tickets not correctly
printed, and could no, be used.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-12-02
~ II rs re I r. u.

On the &c ulr., 10y the Rev. A. Britain. Mr..
JsnEmI,H Sr. CLAIR TO Miss JrLr. ANN FANS.
WORTH both of Augustt township.
In Turhut township, on the 10Th ult., by the
Rev. James Williamson Mr.. SIMON LAuSTz, of
Delaware township, 10 Miss HAnnIEr MAasn, Of
the former place.
In Wikeshnrrr, on the 9th ulf., by the Rev.
Mr.. CiaHton, OLIVER WATSON, Esq, of Williams-
port. to Miss M,RrErr,, daughter the late Judge
SCorr, e Wiikeshaur.
In Milton, the 23l ult., by the Rev George
Hldt, Dr. RonEur M'ELpAru to Miss SHuAu A.
W.TrLrs, both OF Mnoreshurg
On the TIN u. by the Rev. Nr. Ewing. Mr.:
DASIEL G Vops to Miss M,Rr ELrzBSrH HorE-
WELL. both of Norihumberlsnl.
At Philajslphls, IN the l4rh ut, 10y the Rev.
Or. Parker. Mr.. HEsRr WILKINS, OF Baltimore.
to Miss H,nnIEr HEPuuRS, daughter of James
Hepburn, Esq, of Philadelphia
On the 9Th ut.. by David Martz, Esq. Mr.. GEo.
KING. to Miss SAuAu SwANK, both of Rush town
ship.
On the 9th inst, by the same, Mr.. GEo. PER-
sING, of Columbia county, to Miss MARr rHURs-
Ton, of ShamokIn township.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-12-02

SurERToR BREAp.-Melt OF. of butter in a
fu of yeast. Now beat well the yolks Of 3
eggs and stir them in, then beat the whites to
a stiff froth and stir them in also. They must
be the last put in. Beat the whole well to-
gether from 10 10 minutes, or until the mix.
ture will not adhere to the spoon. Fill the
pans about three quarters full and set it to rze,
which will take from to hours. 1t must be
is to be eaten moderately warm.
A DUTcHIss COUNTY LADY
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-12-02

SoAp-SToNE GRIDpLEs.-As the season of
pancakes is coming on, it may be interesting to
some of your readers to know, that grddle
made of soap-stone is greatly superior to the
ordinary kind made ofcast iron. They require
less greasing and are not subject TO the frequent
changes of heat and cold which occur to the
thin iron ones. They should be of any size re-
quired, and about to l inch in thickness |
have one in use, and the cakes baked on it are
better than from the ordinary kind, and is giving
greater satisfaction 10 those in the culinary de-
Exchange.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-12-02
The Shame ol.ln and SchuyIkill Rail Roads

New RAIL RoAps.-We understand that the c-
,zens of Shamokin and Sudbury have convened to-
ge,her and appropriated certain sum for the pur-
pose Of having propo,ed route for rail roal su-
vryed fom the former place TO this district We
lean that an engineer is already engaged and ac-
cordne to his project the proposed road will inter
sect tlc Mine Hill and Schuylkill Haven Road at
the Broad Mountain. II is asserted by those erga.
ged in this undertaking, that the whole route can
be completed with bu, 500 feet of ,unneling.
Miners Journal
The object ofihe "new railroad" to which the
Miners journal refers is UNDERSTOOD to be the for
nation of connection between the Philadelphia
and Potisvie railroad and The Shsmokin and Sun.
bury railroad. BY way Of PottsviIle, there is on
interval nf about fifteen miles, between the present
Western termination of the railroad from Pottsville
to Girardville, and the Eastern teImnation of the
railroad hom SSnhuy TO Shamokin. BY the route
TO Schuykll Haven, il is alleged, that the interval
TO form a continuous road is seventeen miles from
| the Shsmokin road to the Western termination of
! the Mine Hill aud Schuylk Haven railroad.
Which route i'll I've preferred is altogether unccr>
tain, nor has any Engineer expressed an opinion,
il is believed as the intended examination has not
yet been made The inclined planes on the old
route by PolIsyille, objected to as impedments
TO travelling, and it Is alleged that the route to
Schuy Kill Haven may lie consn ucled without such
planes. Were this gap, by either route filled up
and another gap on the Williamsport and Elmira
railroad, there would he a continuous railroa,
from Philadelphia to the centre Of the State o
New York-except the forty miles Of canal na
vigslion from SunbuTy to Williamsport. Our ci
,irens cannot regard the proposed connexion witt
Indifference. Were the interval between the Sha
mOkin and the Schuylklll completed, continuous
railroad from Phadephia would be within five o
six miles of our iron works, and the project lonl
contemplated of constructing This short road to tn
, shamokin road, would, probably, he soon accom-
plished, A statement Of the probable cost and IN
come of this extension from Danville to the Sha
1 mokin Coal Region wss published in this paper q
bout two years ago. to which article we will reis
in future number.-D DanpiM Democrat.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-12-02

\ CLERICAL SCuTFLE.-A Demarara paper
Of the 10th ult., gives an account OF a scufie
IN Catholic Church of that colony, between
the Bishop and a DIR. Clifton, also Catholic.
The Doctor committed breach of canonical
rule, by standing within the railing Of the altar
while reading prayers. The Bishop collared
the Doctor and ordered policeman to take
charge of him, the result of all which was cross
actions at law. and both parties were bound O.
yer for trial
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-12-02

AN IMPORTANT DIsCovERy.--A means of in.
stantly stopping horse when he runs away has
been discovered in France. II is simple. A
sudden transition from light to total darkness,
is the principle. 1t is contrived, by means of
spring connected with the reins, to cover the
horses eyes This was done in an instance
when the animals were at the top oftheir speed,
aud the result was their instantaneous stop
page for the light being suddenly excluded,
horses no more rush forward, says the disco
verer, without seeing their way, than would a
man afflicted with blindness. The theory Of
the invention is so reasonable that we are
strongly disposed TO believe in the utility of it,
and we sincerely trust that we may not be dis
appointed.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-12-02
MISCELLANY.
Editorial, Condensed and Selected.

Editorial, Condensed and Selected.
The British Government pays Prince Albert
e3O,coo (sl5o,Ooo,) for his valuable services as
husband to the Queen.
An English paper gives an account of tea par
ty of sixty old women who were the mothers Of
eight hundred and sixty mine children.
In ST. Louis, No., "John Smith," was sentenced
TO ten Yeas confinement in the peui,cn,iary, for
stealing.
Santa Anna arrived a, Vera Cruz on the Goth
ult., with an army of 1000 men, and 100000 to
ply off the troops.
Massachusetts, has more tonnage than any other
State in the Union, and even owns II 200 tons of
shipping more than New York.
To dissuadc his followers from acts of violence,
O'Connell tells them that one live repeater is worth
one hundred dead ones.
Shipments Of new Pork have commenced at Gin.
cinnati.
A ReHc.-An Albany paper states ,hs they have
got small piece of Joseph's coat in their Museum,
ubstracted by Mrs. Poiphar.
The Bayou Sara, La Ledger says-"There is o
negro woman now living in this parish, who has
attained the age of about century and o half
There is an American Aloe, or Century Plant,
now exhibiting in Richmond Va, The Compiler
says. the stalk, which is now about Is feet high is
little more than month old, and has nearly
thousand buds and blossoms, each as it fades leav>
ing n clear lrop of honey Sr
The canal boat Fur Trader, at Rochester, ~
y, to,k fire. and the body of Scochman named
Howie, was found in the cabin. burnt to cinder
He had become intoxicated, and was thus unable
to make his escape
The Effects Of 7error--'rhe London A,hcnr.
um says-"A lad in good health, about l2 wears
old, awoke in the night, screaming from the vivid
, impression made upon his mind by dream, IN
/ The next day his hair began TO fall off, and in a
! fortnight he was quite bald
Ia his paper, Major Noah boasts that Of the i'm
mense numbers of Jews in New York city. not one
has ever demanded aid, as paupe', from the over
scers Of The poor
| The Springfield Gazette says a freight car was
hacked off the railroad track near the depot, into
the river, last Wednesday, killing calf and four
tuikies, and seriously wounding a venerable COW.
An English paper, speaking of Rus,es (,be vo.
calist) attempt to marry Shakspeares most tragic
scenes to music, suggests subject for the next
adaptation. the Presidents message.
The Wheeling, Va, Times says that very in
| telligent French gentlemen, who is well versed in
the silk business, intends going into the culture o.
silk in tha, vicinity.
The New Orleans papers state that one thousand
kegs of powder recently seizeI board I
vessel a, tha, port, under an ordnance Of the cit,
for the prevena,ion OF fires. The fine for such Vi
olations of the law is s25 per bunIred pound. A
this rate the owner Of the powder seized upon will
be compelled to pay fine Of about $4,000.
John Quincy Adams is early riser. Th
EDITOR of the Cincinnati Message, of the 18th
says We saw John Quincy Adams at 5 o'c'ocl
this morning, from our Office window, reading il
his room ut the Henry House.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-12-02

STEAM ON THE CASAL.-We have been struck
with siatemen, in he Loncls,u (Pa.) Union, Iela.
tive u uNoyagc OF an ron steamer the Pioneer, from
New NoIk, va Philadelphia, TO Lancaster, wi h an
assorted cargo, consigned TO John n. Lane, Ny ers
Il Son, Jo.eph How,t, and others in that city.
TIE ri, neer left Philudelpha IN Friday, the 81
ult descended tie Delaware at the rate of ten
knts al hour, passed through the Che,epeake and
Delaware Canal crossed the bay to IIavredeG race,
and oscended The Tide Water aud Su,quehanua
Canal 10 Columbia, al the rate of five knots, per-
forming the whole distance in tw,nly-six houIs.
We shall lccl anxious to know how this mode OF
navigation Ies ulls Oh second oI thId lral.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-12-02

A FEMALE SAILoR.-The Bangor Whig says
"On Tuesday morning there was found, upon the
wharf near the lof-bridge, woman's entire clo-
,hipg and several locks OF hair. These articles were
soon Identified as belonging to Mercy A. Worthing,
a gill obou, Is years OF age. II is supposed that
she assumed the garb OF sailor, and has abandoned
home and friends and virtue, for bleak and vicious
voyage on he tempest Of life. Such acou'se must
inevitably bring with it daily and hourly punish
ment, and is most likely to end in open d'sgrsce
degradation and ruin."
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-12-02
Consequences Of High Postage.

The Evening Express of yesterday thus il.
lustrates the operation of the present onerous
rates ofpostage
"WEDNESDAY was packet day for the steam
er at Boston. Many hundreds of letters went
from this city to Boston, not one tenth of them
through the mail, we are sure. How were
they carried then! Why, the banks or mer-
chants made up a package, sealed it, and di-
rected it to their correspondent in Boston,
Somebody took it on for - cents it is proba-
bic. Who that somebody is, every body knows,
bu, it is not any body's business to tell. The
package in the hands of the Boston cores.
pondent, he breaks it open, and 10 it is full of
letters for the steamer and il is not the some.
body's business who brought it on, to know that
there was in it single letter. He took it as
package o: goods, or of any thing else. The
Boston correspondent pays the Boston postmas-
ter one cent Tor each letter, and the Boston
postmaster is bound by law to despatch all these
letters with the foreign mails How can the
Post Office Department help this, 1t cannot,
indeed; and thus business is now done be.
tween all the large towns from Buffalo and Bal.
timore to Boston. But few pay postage, or
mean to pay postage as they have been paying,
much longer"
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-12-02

or DAILY PAPER AT HAnRisBrRG.-The edi.
tors Of the Democratic Union, published at Harris
burg, will publish daily paper during the session.
which will contain the full proceeding, of the e>
gislature. The following are the terms
DAILY during the session (Snper Royal size) SO 90
sEmI-wrrKLr double Royal size) 90
WEEKLY permanent subscribers, (twice a week
during the SESSION. 90
Subscription left at this office, will be forwarded
to the editors.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-12-02

CuRIous RgLIc.-Our townman, FnASCIs Is.
NIcHoLs, Esq. has in his possession of the ce-
lehIated Washington Pennies an account Of
which has been going the rounds fihe late papers
1t has one side likeness Of Washington, and
on the other side The American Eagle, with the
date 1894. But thirteen of these Pennies were co.'s
ned, WASHINGTON having caused the dies to be de-
stroyed, as soon one ofth coins was shown to
him, with his own Likeness upon it.-POtts. Emp.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-12-02

C-r Congress will meet on Monday next. full
quorum i, is thought, will be present, when the
Message Of the President will he read Il is said
tha. the President will certainly recommend the
annexation of Texas to the United States. This
will be like throwing fire brand into the House.
The Southern members will generally favor the
measure, whilst the northern and eastern members,
with some from the west will never consent to it,
especially as Texas would become slave state.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-12-02

o. PosTAeE.-COngress will be pe,i,ioned this
winter from every section of the Union, for a re-
duction Of postaec on letters and newspapers. The
pre-, ent rates Of postage high, TO drive ont
Of the mails great thoroughsres at least two
thirds Of the l,itCrs and papers. A large meeting
was recently held st New York on this subject A
uniform postage Of cents oil letters no, exceed
ing half an ounce was recommenle and half
cent on papers The Harrisburg Union proposes
rates OF 5, 10, and Is ets., according to distance
We chj,c, to this, those who live a, great dis.
lance have greater necessity for frequent cores
pond, nee and should not he taxed for it. In
regard TO newspapers the postage should not be
more than quarter ofa cent when carried with
in the county. This rate would produce greater
revenue than the present rates since not more than
one fourth Of the papers now distributed enter the
mail
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-12-02

SrIzuRE ny THE NEw NoRK CusroM HoUsE
OrrIcrRs-A seizure OF lis valuable gold aud
silver watches, several boxes of j,wery, and silver
spoons, to a large amount, was made OH Monday,
by a Custom House officer in New Yok, The sS>
,cles belonged to passenger in the packet ship u
tica, from Havre. His movements excited suspi-
cion, when he was searched, and watches, jewelry
and spoons were found in his boots and pockets
Mr.. G sl1, jeweller, of New York, and his wife, ca>
bin passengers, observed to slip into their state
room, which was instantly searched. An under
coat made for the purpose to i the lady, was fount
with fifty watches handsomely quilted in it, also, q
.hnt for the gentleman, filled with watches. oil be
longing to Mr. Gdtz, and which would have beer
smugged on shore in a short time,
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-12-02

The editor of the Baltimore Farmer and
Gardener says, that the best remedy he ever
tried in his family for cough or cold, is de-
cocton of the leaves of the pine tree, swceten-
ed with loaf sugar, to be freely drank warm
when going to bed at night, and cold through
the day.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-12-02

o. The construction of Rail Road between
Shamokn and Pottsville or Minersvilr, so as to
form a continuous Rail Road ,horonghf,re from the
to attract considerable attention. The completion
of this road is no, only highly important to the
Reading Rail Road, but will be of immense ad
vantage to Philadelphia, we will endeavor to
show hereafter.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-12-02
A SHIP s,rueh by Lightning.

The ship Westminster on her late passage
from London to New York, was struck by
lightning. Theoccnrcnce is thus described by
apassenger
At loclock, ofthc l4th instant, ! was stan.
ding in the round house with the door open,
watching the storm and music upon the NIGH
~ works of Gods hands as manifested in the
warning elements ! could see the lightnings
flash through the clouds OF spray, from the crest
OF the waves, but the war OF the storm preven.
ted my hearing the thunder, Suddenly ball
Of electric fluid burst apparently over the gal
ley with u report like that of piece of ord.
nance followed instantly with such peal of
thunder as made the ship tremble Fortunate
ly We had just hove the ship too, and the watch
were all aft hauling upon the main shoet--,hey
felt the shock, and described it as resembling
the stroke Of billet of wood upon the leg.
Captain Hovey was standing upon the quarter
deck holding on with his right hand by the main
topsall halyard and was struck sensclcss upon
the deck. He however soon recovered his foot
ing, but found his right hand, arm and side be-
numbed by the stroke. was about eight feet
from him concealed from view by the angle of
the round house, which was filled with sulph,l.
rous gas, but felt nothing of the shock.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-12-02

4 Nice Toy.-Among other pretty toys in Bon
fanti's store, Broadway, New York, one is spoken
of as being rather pretty ailair-the price being
one thousand dollars Il is in the form Of a snuff
box which is made OF fine gold, out of which, when
it is wound up, jumps small canary bird, that
sings waltz and disappears. 1t is an ingenious
affaiL-All the wheels run on diamonds.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-12-02

NonRIsTowS R,ILRoAp.-Norristown Railroad
shares have recently riscn considerable in price,
which Is attributed, SAYS the Ledger, "to nuNou
tha, he Rrading Railroad Company purposes to
purchase he Norrsiown road, or to use it, and
thus wholly avoid The State works. Such an EN-.
shares increased value but that auch an union is
likely TO occur, our readers capable of judg,
ing as ourselves
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-12-02

o. Some villains recently set fire 10 the Court
House in Carlisle. The fire confined to The
room in which Judge Hepburn had his library, and
did no, materially injure the building. The Judges
loss, however, in the destruction of his books a,
mounts TO about $1,000.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-12-02

ApvERTIsiSs.-The Ca,skill Recoidsr saws,
with much truth :-"Show us the man among us
who is continually complaining for the want Of
trade, and at the same time is wondering how the
dickens" such and such places have so grea, run
Of custom, we will show you one who is too Penu
rious to spare ten or fifteen dollars year for sd'
yertlsing.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-12-02

or A Frenchmsn and his wife, lately attempts
ed to smugge eieh, hundred gold and silver
watches into New York. A large number of,hem
were ingeniously quilted in the pet,con of the
wife. The fee traders at once set up the cry OF
80 high tariff when in fact, the duty on these
watches, was almost nominal, only 2. perez