Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-03-23

o. IMPOSITION No greater imposition can be
practiced on the travelling community than to
be shut up all night in stage coach, with
drunken man as passenger We left Harrisburg
on Saturday evening, in company with Mr.. Eyer
of the Senate, and his wife, who occupied the
back seat of a small coach. The coach, before
leaving, stopped at Mr.. Colder's stage Office,
when another passenger 'cas led 10 the coach
whihe The agent heHhe light The door was clio.
sed, and we were soon of, when to our surprise
we discovered that, instead of having lame man !
for fellow passenger as we had supposed, the |
proprietors their agents, for the sake ofa few
paltry dollars, had thrust in upon us drunken |
bloat, whose fumes impaired an odour not much
unlike that of rotten pomce. although both win
dows were kept open TO ventilate the coach
At the Junction House, Mr. Dewitt, of vii.
Transport, was taken in, and our odoriforous
gentleman obliged, by the landlord to take
an outside seat. In this way we proceeded quite
pleasantly for three miles, to New Buffaoe,
when the driver stopped, and by main force and
considerable impotence opened the coach and
pushed him in, across the lap ofMrs. Eyer. II
was raining and the night was cold. We suffer
ed the poor wretch to remain inside until we ar.
rived at Liverpool, then, having become some
what sobered, he not unwilling TO take an
outside seat. What places this affair in
light, Mr. Dewitt informed us that the passengers
in the coach the night previous, refused this
person a seat When rroprctors of coaches
charge the highest fare, il is presumed, they will
make passengers as comfortable as possible and
10 gentleman would annoy them with SO great
nuisance as common drunkard. We have no.
! ticcd this matter, not only a duty, but at the
earnest request ofall the passengers.
| " CoNGRrss.---Thc most important subject
before Congress, at present, is the Oregon ques-
ton. But little action has, yet, been had on
| it The annexation of Texas begins TO excite
great interest. A secret treaty, it is said, has
actually been made and il is asserted by some of
the New York papers that the Senate will ratiy
it, Texas it is said. will become a dependency
Of England if not annexed to the United States.
u" The committee appointed by the House ot
Representatives some time since, to investigate
the ovcr-issuc OF Relief notes by the Berks coun'
" Bank made report on the subject on Mon
day last The report states that it was fonnc
impossible to ascertain the exact condition of the
Bank, but that it is wholly insolvent. The ma
jorty are not prepared TO say that the Common
wealth should redeem the notes over issued, bu
suggest that suits be brought against the Prcsi
dent and Cashier. who, they say, are criminal,
, and civilly liable for the lnisdcmeanor. The re
port is accompanied by bill to prevent simila
, offences making those guilty of them hereafter
liable to Imprisonment in the Penitentiary.
ar Henry A. Mum.ENpERG.-A stranger vi
sitting Philadelphia says the Times, and conver
: sing with the moderate men ofall parties, woul
" suppose that Mr. Muhlcnbcrg was their chose
+ candidate without regard 10 party strife or part
tactics-so universally is he spoken Of and look
i ed upon as the next Governor of Pcnnsyl ylvana be
' yond all doubt This is the hest testimonial {
t his private worth, and Of his unqucstionable fl
ness for the Gubernatorial chair.
u HEAR \ NrrrRAL PArER.-The Publ
, Ledger a neutral paper speaking of the Dem'
II cratic nominee for Governor, says MIR Muhlcl
J. berg comes from the Democratic county of BcTk
v which will no doubt give him a hearty support
l. October next He is an able man, of unbIen
r ed reputation, and has filled many important of
e ccs under the Government
NJ CouyrERrEII Norrs-We saw, on Satu
st dav. SAYS the Baltimore American, counterte
p note purporting TO be issued by the Moyamensn
j. Bank of Philadelphia. 1t is well executed, Al
r would be readily taken by the unwary
y d. TIE following advertisement is from o
- of the most respectable New Orleans paper
{ What can he hoped of community where br
o tality like this is openly nctioned,-whcre
decent, press deems il no disraragement to
n columns TO promote such outrage against humal
!" ~ and the common good of society
oc "CoCK PIT-The subscriber begs leave to
i'll form the public, that he now has the arTanG
To ment of the Cock Pit in St Louis street, abo
n Mcrle's coffee house, and fronting the ST Lo,
81 Exchange; and that cock fighting will take pla
Of on the evenings of Tuesday, Friday and Sund
m of each week, and on Thursdays and Saturda
~, during the day. The cocks will be fought W