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Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-07-19

e. The following extract from the journal OF
J. c. Hepburn, son of Samuel Hepburn, Esq, o
Milton, now missionary in India, will enable
us to form some idea fthe state of society among
the Chinese
Jan 9, lS45.--.l went through that part ofthe
city in which the beggars live. II i, situated in a
short valley bet~ cen two of the hills which run
down to the city Both of these hills are cover
ed with graves Most, if not all the beggars
which live in Annoy, live in this part Of the city.
The houses are little better, most of them than
mud novels. In the midst of them there is a
small, dirty looking temple, dedicated to Ongia.
kong, god who is supposed to protect from pes.
thence. At the door of the temple was a man
sitting in dirty ragged clothes, reading and ex.
planning book to three old men, who seemed
TO be much interested. 1t was evening. and
many Of the beggsrs were returning from their
daily round miserable looking objects they
were, literally clothed in rags, and brown with
dirt and many of,hem MANNED All had their
bags hanging by the side, in which they put
what they collected some had n few sticks of
wood in their hand to cook their supper with
others piece of pork or a fish. The place
where they live is called camp. They have a
kind Of ruler over them. called the Head OF
tho beggars. This man buys his office from one
of'hc mandurins Of Amoy-it is said, for about
800. His situation is one of profit. Each
beggar, it is said, gives him a part Of his daily
receipts Many Of ,he large hongs give him a
dollar or more a month, in n lnmp-to get rid
of the daily and frequent solicitations of the beg.
gars. Houses that thus purchase exemption
are easily known by n sign or ca rd which is
pasted against the post of the front door. Beg
gars dare not 60 into such houses but at the risk
of being bambooed. Besides these every per.
son who gets married pays something to the
Head of the bcggars, according to their means,
from few cents to few dollars. If he refi.
ses TO pay, his house is beset by crowd OF beg.
gars, who give him more trouble than can easi.
ly be endured. When junk arrives in the
harbor they are also glad TO purchase exenp-
tion from the beggars, by a present of rice or mo-
ney to their Head. In this, besides other ways
this man makes good deal ofmoney. a par, o.
his income is distributed, by night amongs,
those under him, but he keeps the bes, portion
for himself. He has also the power ofinhicting
punishment by foGging, II, IN his Judgment, any
of them should require it. Should beggar die
in consequence, the Head is no, snswerahe for
it 10 the mandarins. lie holds his office tor lie
They seldom, indeed never, were themselve.
hcggars. lfa beggar steals or acts improperly
complaint is made 10 the Head, and the mar
is punished. !. is in some respects good reg
ulation, but il is said, much abused, and opprcs
sire TO the poor beings under him.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-07-19
BY Masser 4 EiseIy.
Texns..-The Country md IT'S Prospects.

| S"untry 0nu IT'S fr0specu'
A Texan correspondent of the New York
| Commercial Advertiser SAYS -
"This is one of the most lovely countries that
can BE- imagined. This upper country embraces
alternate hill and dale, in,erspersed with clear,
| transparent, flowing streams, and an equal pro-
portion oftimber and prairie. Our prairie is
like one continuous flower garden; our streams
are filled with the finest fish, our prairics with
deer, our timber and bottom lands with turkes
and other game and all that is wanted to make
this terrestrial paradise is a population OF in.
dustrious Yankees. At present our population
is thinly scattered over wide extent Of coun.
try. Many of our citizens owu large tracts of
lard in the hearts Of the old settlements. |
have in this tract between ten and twelve thou
sand acres, with no family on it but my own,
and am within eighteen miles Of Austin's first
settlement, San Felipe
"Whcn Texas becomes as dcnsely settled as
Western New York, with schools, churches,
&c, il will he one of the most desirable coun-
tries on the globe for a permanent residence.
with more case and less labor then in any coun.
try that know Of. Our climate is mild and
salubrious. We do not suffer from the sum.
mer's heat and winters cold Fruit of almost
every kind is easily cultivated You. of the
North. il may Judge from your publications,
have formed an entirely wrong opinion Of the
,noral character Of the Texans. Five of our
District Judges are professors of rclie ion-onc
n Baptist clergyman, who is dcservedly and IL
Universally popular. on acconn, of his smable
disposition aud Catholic principles. The other
is distinguished member of the Methodist F..
piscopal Church in Galveston. lis house has
always been home tor the clergymen OF that
denomination. .r..
"Our bar would not suffer by comparison
| with any bar in yonr slate. In it we have mon
who have filled some OF the most important Of
fees in the United States. Last week recog.
| nized one who for many years represented your
Government ms Minister in Mexico: another
who had filled some Of the most important Off
ces in Alabama The business of our Courts is
conducted with as much dignity as that of your
Superior Courts. During the past week many
! important legal decisions we're made, which ]
trust will produce favorable moral influence
among our citizens. One of these decisions
was that any conveyance of property with intent
10 deiiaud or editors is void, even if the purcha
| ser pay a valuable consideration therefor. TIC
| the honor of our country will say that there
was not criminal case on the docket, and tina,
after sitting three days the Grand Jury was dis
missed without having single indictment
brought before it,"
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CAPITAL Punishment.

TnE CASE OF MCCuRRy.-Dr. Baird, in
rcccn, lecture ia Boston on capital punishment,
sa ID that murde-ers increased So frighiully in
Tuscany during the period in which capital putt
shmcnts were abolished, that the Government
was compelled TO re-cstablsh the penalty. NJ.
Bcrengcr says in his report to the French Cham
Der that the punishment ofdea,h had been abol-
ished for % years in Tuscany, and it had SO im-
proved the character Of the people that the pri
sons were empty. Mr.. Livingston said that
only five murders had been committed in Tus
cany in 20 years after the adjustment OF that
punishment. Whatever difference Of opinion
may exist on the subject one thing is certain IN
the case Of McCurry that the fear of death and
the hope OF pardon hereafter, did not prevent
his dying with more than one iulsehood on
his tongue. The Baltimore Sun contains a
letter from Mr.. Harris the Counsel of McCur.
~, with McCurry's confession taken down by
him and detailed with the most solemn assever-
n, ions of TRUTH and which differs in many card.
nal points with the confession made 10 his Priest
and now circulating, showing beyond doott that
he died with taisehood on his lips
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-07-19

GENERAL WASHINGTON AT TRENToN-A.
mong the toas,s of the Society Of Cincn"ati at
Trenton, Jos f. Bloomfield gave, "'rhe retreat
Of George Washington fron the Assanpck
creek-it stamped him consumaie general, in
the opinion of Sir William Erskiue, his oPpo-
nent at Trenton"
Col. SEQ the President of the Society re.
marked, according to the True Sun, that asihe
incident to which the toast referred, was not
matter of record in our history, and was handed
down by our fathers, he woud state. that after
the severe battle OF Tenton, Gen Washington
threw up entrenchments- sliiio be traccd-on
he banks of the Assanpnk creek, overlooking
Trenton, and lighted his watch fires. Sir Will
liam Erskine, the British commander, called To-
geIher council Of his fa,igucd officers and pro-
posed that to retrieve the disaster of the day, aud
before they slept. an attack should he made on
Gen Washington's lines. In this he was over.
ruled, and the attack was deferred until morn
ing. under the belief stated, that there was no
escape for him. Prior To the breaking up ofthc
council, Sir William made the remark to his Of.
ficers, if Gen. Washington is the man esteem
him to be, we shall find him in front OF us to.
morrow: The dawn came, aud preparations
were making for the attack, when the sounds of
cannon came booming from the Fast. "Ah,"
cried Sir William, turning To his staff, "'rhcre
is Gen. Washington, at Princeton, in our rear
last night esteemed him as brave soldier ;
now know him to he consuma,e general" -
| Newark Advertiser.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-07-19
DIR ASco.coSa3 a3AJS&
VEGETABLE COMPOUND,
FOR THE CUnrtF
ID Y S z E PS A,

THIS Medicine is Offered to the public gener-
81 ally. from full convic,i"n that II is superior
any other m.dc'ne ~ use, for the cure Of
dyspepsia, Liver Com plant, Nervous Debility or
;odiiy Weakness, &c.
Its effects have been tested in a private practice
near eight years, and II rs now more extensively
rcula,ed, at the suiici'ude of many who have re
lived the most signal benefit from the use IT il.
The following is one among number of cer,f.
ties received ia relation to the success Of this me
cine:
LANCASTER Co. March IL.
n. GEopsE w. ALLEN,
Dear Sir 1T is with great pleasure that | in
rm you of The success attending your Dyspep,ic
ledicinc, while employed in my Practice. From
,st experience, firmly believe that in eight
1t of ten, the Dyspepiic, by the use OF your medi.
ne, may eniir,ly rid himself of this thorn ia the
,hwsy Of life: not only in dyspePtlc cases, hut
all cases of constipation, and diseases depending
a dihiliiaied state of The nervous system, toge-
or with to'pid state of the bowels, will your T.
lir be found of inestmable value. Numerous in
snces wherein the usefulness of The medicine has
en- realised, may lie forwarded, if required.
ish you great success, and recommend the medi'
Ie TO the suffering part Of mankind.
Yours, with great respect,
ROBERT AGNEW, NJ. ID.
or For sale at the store Of II. b. Masser, agen
the proprietor, Sunhury, Pa.
October 26th, ls44.-iy
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himself, they were pretty efltctually dispecd
by the testimony ofothcr witnesses.
The proofs being closed the cause was ably
summed up On the part Of the defendant, by w.
Barnes, Esq eloquently by E. Van Buren,, on
the part of the aggreved, His Honor, tho
Judge, committed the cause to the jury in a
Charge which showed him not insensible to the
wrongs o. lovely women, and the jury, after
due deliberation, returned with verdict for
the p!ointff of four hundred dollars, to compen-
safe her for lacerated feelings, bligh,ed hopes,
and crushed affections-the loss Of a husband
worth five thousand dollars, and-nine children.
-SeuJcn CN y. } Courier.
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SISGLrNEss OF punrosE The lowcl (Mass)
Courier tells a good story of member Of the
Mlddesex bar, who was attending Court at the
time of the burrnp of the hotel at Concord. IL
is said that he T up into the room, aud se'-
zcd a valse which he supposed was hlS own,
but, after having carried it half way across the
common, discovered that it belonged 10 another
man he Immediately rushed back, returned
the yalise TO its place. and bore of his own in
triumph, One o. his friends remarked that tins
was one of the most remarkable instances of
slnglencss of purpose that he had ever met with.
TnE SIAMrsE Twins OuTDoNE DIR. Par
sons, of Macon, Geo, informs the Telegraph
that. about a week since, Mrs. Chance, OF
Burke county, Georgia, had three children at a
birth, all of common size, and perfectly formed.
Tipo ,oc,e united from thc driEd or GrmYit 10
upper part Of The hip bone The union, Dr. i.
states is perfect One child is living the t~n
which are united survived their birth shot
time only, and are in preservation.
DoN'r GRuMmE-lle is a fool dat grGmb'Cs
a, every little mischaucc Put the b, foot
forward is an old and good maxim. Don't run
about and tell Ocquan,anccs that you have been
unfortunate. People don't like 10 have unior-
luna,e men for acquaintances. Add TO vigo-
rous determination, a cheerful spirit; jfreyarses
come, bear them like philosopher and gc,
Of them as soon as yau can Poverty Is IKE
panlher-look a, it steadily in the face aud A
Will turn GOm you,
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-07-19

GREAT YIELD Jonathan larkin, of lower
Chichester, in this county, has lett with us two
lunches OF wheat, each The product of a SINGLE
grain. One OF these lunches contains iorty.se.
ven and the other fnrty-t~o stalks, all of which
are well headed and filled with plnmp grain.
We thrcshed an average head and found il con-
tanned thirty.slx graIns-the produce, therefore,
from the two seeds, is three thousand two hun
dred aud four grains. The wheat is of the Me-
dterranean kind which is fast supercedlng all
others with our farmers Chester Republican,
WHAT PEoPLE CAN DO WIrnouT.-Man-
kind might do without physicians, if they would
observe the laws OF health without soldiers,
if they would observe the laws Of christianity |;
without lawyers, if they would keep their tenn.
pers an' perhaps without preachers, II each
one would take care Of his conscience; but
there is no way Of living without farmers, Or
] editors.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-07-19

BLACK FIsH.-A school of Black Fish came
into Newport llarbor on Tuesday morning, and
before IL O'Clock 33 OF them were landed on the
shore. They we're from o 10 ~ feet in length
and will yield from . to o brrrcls of oil each.
There were upwards oi forty in the school, all
of whom were killed, but some sunk and would
be recovered when they rose. Several boats
we're stove, but no person ives seriously injured
The harbor presented scene Of great excite
ment
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SHUGERT'S PATENT

" ASS1A4\ ~ 44AsS&@S ~ - .
FVNHlS Machine his now been tested by more
i than thirty families in this neighborh od, and
hss given entire satisfaction. l, is simple in its
c,nstructon, that It canuot get ont Of order. u
contains iron IA 4, and sp,ines or rollers 10
eet cut of repair. II will do twice much wash
ine, with less than halt the wear and tear Of any OF
the late inventions, and whit is of greater in.pcr.
tatrce /, costs hu, little over half much other
washing machines.
The subscriber has the exclusive right for Nor
thumberiand, Union. L, coming. Columbia. I.h.
zeroe aud Clinton counties Price Of single ma
chine So II. B. MASSER.
The following cehihratc IS from few Of those
whu have these machines in use.
Sunh,iiy, Aug. "a, lsit
We, the subscribers. certify that have now
10 use, in our families. "Shugeit's Patent w ash
ing Machine" and do not he state saying that IL s
n most excellent inven,inn. That, in Washing,
IT will save more than one half the usual labor
Tia, it does Mt require than third the
usual quantity Of so,p and water and that there
is 40 rubbing. aud consequently. iuh ar n" wear.
ing "r tearine.-lhati it knocks III no buttons aud
that the fines, clohes such collars, laces, tucks,
frilis. &C., a,ay Ne washed in re,y short time
wiihaut ihe le',.t ininr,- and m fact wnhni any
apiaren, wear and tear, whatever. We thcrefnr,
cheerfuly recommend II {, our friends and I" the
public, as a mos, useful and iahr saving machine
CHARLES w. .HEGlNS,
A. JORDAN,
chs WEAVER.
CHS PIE ASANTS,
GIDEON MARKIE,
Hon. GEO. &. WEIKER,
BENZ. HENDRICKS,
GIDEON LElSENRlNG.
Hrua's HOTEL, (form. rly fremont House, No
lI6 Ch.snut suee,,) Philadelphia, September
2lst, tS44.
l have used Shuccr's Patent Washing Machine
in my house upwards Of eight months. and do not
hesitate 10 say that ! deem it Of the mo t use.
fui and valuable Iabor-saving machiues ever inven.
ted. formerly kept two women co,ti tinually oc-
cupied in washiug, who now do as much in two
.ays as they then did in week. There is no
wear or tear in washing. and il requires no, more
than one-third the usual quantity OF soap. have
had number of other machines 10 my family, hu'
,h,s is decidedly superior to every thing else, aud
little liaie 10 get out 1T rep III, that would moi
.n without one # they should cost ten times the
y1ire they are sold for. DANIEL. HERR.
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Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-07-19

A Mr.. LAKE, at Little Falls, gave "The
New Postage Law" as 4th Of July toast, re.
marking that all classes OF the community are
benefited by il, except lovers, their letters still
continuing to 60, "Dear-dearer-deaTea
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-07-19

A Black SNAKE CAPTURED The Reading
Pa, Democratic Press OF yesterday tells the fol.
lowing snake story:-A black snake, upwards
of seven feet in length, was captured one iGv
last week on the White SPOT above Reading
1t was discovered by some men wEile loading
u2 cord wood, and in his attempt to escape i,
glided into hollow piece of wood which was
Immediately closed up and the snake secured.
Thus fastened up IN its prison il WAS brough,
To town and taken to George Goodhar,'s public
house, when the doors and windows wrre all
closed, and the plug removed to .cct a peep at
his snake ship.-it instantly rushed out and rear
I'D on It's tail, and extended irs awful laws for
mortal combat The landlord and two dogs were
present. and they escaped with difficulty from
the fangs of tho onragrd r"p'ile.
Ater recovering from The fright and bracng
their nerves they attempted To rc.cap'ure it, and
in the mean time it had mounted the shelves ni
the bar, and was making sad work--,hrowin il.
down the rum decan,ers and hal perpc,rarcd
considerable damage, when Mr.. Abntt o' the
Reading Museum VAS srnt for, aud after ma,
nceuyering tor some time, and TEASING his snake
ship to ascertain his nature, he seized the crit.
tur behind the ears, a desperate struggle cnsu.
cd, which severely tried Mr. Abott's strength,
and the snake was again forced to his hole,
where he s now confined.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-07-19

New ORDER.-The Springfield Republi-
can says that the ladies OF that place are about
organizing an association in opposition to the
pdd Fellows" under the name :"lndependenl
Order Of Strange Women"
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A horse was recently exhibited in Albany
New York, which is represented as a mammoth
lie is nearly twenty hands high, weight 1900
pounds, and can run mile in four minutes.
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NLAX SEED.-The highes, price will be
gwen for Flax Seed, by
Aug. 81, lsi4. ii. u. MASsER.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-12
WORMS KILLS THOUSANDS.

"a NHlhDREN are most suLjs J to them but per
" sons oi all ages arc liable to be afflicted with
IleHI' bad breath paIencss about the ps flushed
cheehs, picking at the nose, wasting away canness
pam III Tue bowels, joints or limbs disturbed seeD
'ghlIui dreams, moaning and sometimes of vor-
HvlouS appetite, are among the symptoms Of worms
Hhiy are doctercd iOr months, for some other i'm.
iS'h~y disease when one box Of Sherman's Worm
1o2ehgeS would effect cure. d. Ryan, corner
u 'rnce street and the Bowery, cured man of
worms that was reduced to u skeleton, and bv only
mo box ol Sherman's Lozenges: kcS now az fat
Is an Alderman Th Hon. B. b. Bcardsluy
'as saved the life Of on Of his chiIdrea by them.
he sale OF over 100000 Of boxes has fully test
d them. They are the only inhLlibe worm d,s
royIng medicine kGcwn. What family will To-
without them!
Con'umptlon Congha, Colds, Whooping Coughs
asthma, and all affections of the lungs, will find u
hcahng value in Sh-rman's Cough Lozenges They
saved The Rev, Richard DE Forest; the Rev. Mr..
oueeier' Jonathan Howar,h, Esq. and that worthy
ol' nero, Leonard RogWs, nom the consumptive's
grave. They cured in one day the Rev. Mr. Dun
oar, the Rev. Mr.. lIandcock; Nm II. Attree Esa
oi distressing coughs. They are the pIcaaantest
cough medicine and cure the soonest ofany Known
remedy.
Headache, ,Sca-sickness and Palpitaon, relieved or
from five TO ten minutes by Sherman's Camphor
io]enses Persons attending crowded "ooins in
|dNcIIlng will find them to impart buoyancy Of
~prlts aud renew their Energies, Those suffering
from too lice living will find few OF the ozcngcs
To dlspcl the horAols and owness Of spirits. Air.
hm'h, of the Sunday Mercury, has repeatedly cur
"a himself OF severe headache by them captain
'hadwck, of the packet ship Wellington. has Wit
acssed their efficacy in great many cases of sea-
sickness They operate like a charm urOn the
lglatcd or shattered nerves, rs Shemans Poor
Mans Plaster does upon rheumatism, unAaso,
pam or weakness in the side, back: breast or any
'ort of the body. Mr.. II. e. Dagqels, 80 Ann
street; Henry r GouIding; 351 Chatham
''reet Moses J llenriques Esq. and a
multitude Of others have experienced the
wonderful effects of tAese PIasters.
Price only l23 cents. Caution is necessary
see that YOU get the genuine Sherman's
i,ozrngeS and PlJsters, as there are mauv
'or'bIoss articles attempted to be palmed
II IN place oIIhem, by those who would
dfe with your life for shilling.
Dr. Sherman's warehouse is al lOG Mas.
'au slreeI.--For sale by
John r. Moyer-Bloomsb sburg
Wm l. Waller & co - Berwick
Low d Thompson--Lime Ridge
f d J, Lazarus-O OrangevRIe
NJ. G, SboemOker-Buck Horn
l.. & A l. Bisel-Jerseytown
Derr & M'Bride--W Hall
John Moore DanviIle.
Gt,,ko, n,I,l,,