Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-01-18

Mcclure, E. w, Keyser, Jos. r. Ingersoll, E. C.
Reigert, John w. Ashmead, Jacob Broom
Henry Chapman, John Smith, Jr and some
fifty or sixty more were named 1t seems al
most pity that there is only one vacancy to fill
The Tariff question was the principal feature
Of the day, and very animated discussion took
place in regard to it both Democrats and
Wings assuming to be in favor of the act Of
1919. The subject came up on proceeding tc
the second reading of Mr.. Bright's resolutions
which read as follows:
"Whereas, Capitalists have been induced to
make investments under the act of Congress on
the subject of the tariff in full confidence and
faith that said law would not be altered. There
fore,
"Resolrcd, &c, That our Senators in Con.
gress be instructed, AMI our Representatives re-.
quested to oppose the passage Of any till which
may have for ito object any reduction whatever
IN the present tariff as established by the prov.
slons of the act of Congress, passed on the 3Oth
August, on thousand eight hundred of forty.
two.
nonwealth be requested to forward copy of
these resolutions, with the yeas and nays at.
iached, to each ofour Senators and Representa-.
tlves in Congress, wi,ha request to lay the same
before the respective bodies of which they are
Members"
These resolutions having been read second
im", Mr.. Biily moved 10 amend by adding to
he end thereof. after the word "for,y-two."
hese words-"which might prove injurious to
he manufacturing and agricultural interests of
his Commonwealth, sternly to resist any re.
'uct m in the present duties on iron, coal and
wool, and 10 omit 10 effort to sustain all the
great interests OF the nation" lost.
The resolutions were unanimously adop.
ed, without amendment, on the 18th inst
A Harmless RooRBACK.-We have seen
| stated in sundry Wing pnpers, that Mr. Clay's
nstage account during the last year, amounted
some Sl0,UW Now, upon applying TO the
roper sourcefo for information, says the Wash.
hgton Constitution; we find that the whole a.
aount o. postage received at the Lexington
ost.otfice for the year 1914, was $3.50 50.
10 comment is necessary.
Mos1 HoRRlpLE-f homas Wilson. a hand in
rolling mill at Pittsburg met with most dis.
ressins accident on Saturday week. AS the red
hot iron was passing ,hroughthe rollers, it curl
ed up and stuck him in the right eve. and then
wound around his arms and body, burning them
in horrible manner Some moments elapsed
before the hot iron could be removed, so COM
nletely had wound itself around him. He is
till living.
The Governor of Ohio estimates that there
ire 20O00,000 acres OF land in that State suit.
BILE for cultivation, and tEat about 9,OOO,OO
cres, including mrsdows and pasture land are
ow actually cultivated. He also estimates,
he real property OF the State, with the improve.
rents, to be- worth Si20,0O0,0OO and the perso.
al and effects at SlSO, 100000, making to.
Al aggregate OF S60O,OOO,OOO
The coffer-dam which has been built around
he hulk OF Captain kldds vessel at the foot of
he Dundenberg mountains, is nearly compile.
ed, and it is expected the water will be pump.
ID ont about the lst of February. A steam en-
zine will he employed for the purpose Of throw.
ng out 3G barrels per minute. We shall then
know what the vessel contains if nothing more
From the structure of gun recovered from her.
/ is certain that she is very old.-About 45 men
are now employed in the work,
Ia the back Part of the county of Lunenburc.
at place called Chelsea party OF Indians had
encamped for the purpose of catching moose,
finding the moose long in coming, they thought
it best TO separar", and drive them into the
yard. While one OF them was in search Of the
game, he encountered party OF bears, four in
number. lie succeeded in killing three, but
the fourth was too strong and unfortunately XII.
led the poor lndisn, When found by his com.
,anions who went in search of hrm, his gun was
omPletely beat over, rs is supposed by blows
rven to the animal, and the poor fellow had
.rasped his knife in the hope of despatching
i'm. He was considerably msnged.
SUPERsrIrroN.-Johannes Ronge, Catholic
priest at Ldurahutte, pcrmahy, mas paHshed
letter ceusurlng severely Bishop Arnoldi, the
Catholic Bishop of Treves, for practising gross
imposition upon the people, by exhibiting for
public show and alteration, a relic, said To be the
coat Of Christ, and possessed of the pow.
er OF healing the sick
HoRsEwnirrtNs THEATRICAL MASAsERs.--
The following spicy advertisement appears in
the Savannah Sun" OF January 81