Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-11-02
Earthquake In western New York.

gentleman from Albion states that about ! r
o'clock in the morning, while he was at break i
fast, something seemed to strike the side Of the
house, jarring it all over, ratting the dishes on
the table. The sound then passed on with a deep {
rumbling noise like car passing rail !
road. At the west end of the town, a large ]
brick house was cracked through in the centre. =
and some of the stones in the abutments of the
canal fell out
Mr.. Follett, assistant postmaster at Batavia,
says the shock was felt there at minutes past
s, and lasted about two seconds
A gentleman from Elba estimates the duration
of the shock in that place at halfa minute. and
describes it as hard enough to jar open several
doors. 1t came apparently from the southwest
and passed to the northeast.
GERMANS IN TExAs-We see il stated that the
visit of Prince de Somes TO Texas, as agent of
the German emigratirg associations has been at
tended with the very best results, in giving a
very hardy and respectable body of men to that
country. One thousand families are daily ex-
pcctcd from Germany, and the agent is in New
Orleans TO purchase one hundred wagons to trans.
port them 10 the interior The associations have
coIecteda capital for the purpose of emgrating. |
of nine millions of francs, and the Prince de
Solmes ia about to accompany General Houston,
who intends holding council with the Canaan.
, chcs and other tribes of Indians on the Brasos
PRAIRIE LAroRTE Two hundred or upwards
of German families from Hamilton county, O.
hio, says the Dubuque (Iowa) Transcript, have
made purchase of Prairie I.aportc, where they
are now laying out city. Prairie laporte is
in Clayton county, Iowa, on the Mississippi.
The sco is said to be an excellent one, and the
/ city will be tie most northerly one iu Iowa
! This movemen. will probabl add LOO inhab-
ltants to Clayton county. The deputation by
whom the selection was made, report that the
soil and cllmnte OF Clayton county is well adap.
ted to the cultivation of grape, and they design
To make immediate preparation for extensive
vineyards
TnE Perfection OF PocKET PIckrNG.-A few
days ago a lady, travelling by one of the numer.
ous omnibuscs between Liverpool and the village
of Waterloo, got seated beside member of the
swell mob, equipped for his vocation with a cloak
and false pair OF hands, the latter being drmurc-
~ folded before him. While he thus appcare-l
TO be sitting, harmless as a lamb, he was bu-
silly engaged in cutting through the ladys appar-
el to get at her pocket from which he succeed.
ed in extracting her purse, containing six sovcr-
egns.
TuE contracts for cleansing the streets of y.
l..
amoun, 10 sI5,l37.
They can smoke from 700 600 TO one million
pounds OF bacon per month, at the establishment.
in st Louis Genius of Hog-arth imagine it
TmE I.suE OF BIrlrs-The American Bbln
Socicty's Depository has issued for the last five
months, upwards oflO,OO copies of the Bible
per month. Bibles ofsmaler size, neatly bound
now furnished at tUcenty:Jfre cents and tes
tamcnts at sir cents
: SLAVES LrBEEA rEp.-Nathaniel H. Hooe o
King George county Va, lately deceased, lcf
by his will nearly all his slaves free, amounting
, to some 200 or 22O, with ample provision 10 car
! ry them to Liberia. The liberated slaves ar,
TO be removed under the direction of the Colo
nization Society
The Inauguration of Governor of Ohio, in De
cember next will present novel scene. Th
" robes of office will be transferred from son t
V sire-from Democrat to Whig-acting Govern
y or Bartley uhe SON will give place 10 GoveTno
Bartley elect (the iatherJ
is Mn W. GILMORE SMMs, the poet and romano