Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-02-21
Anscdots or General Jackson.

arms Of Gen. Jackson ; Of his darinp--love OF
istice, and the prompt way Of administering
that article" when he taund it necessary. The
ollowing unecdote is related Of him:
The General, ,hcn Gen. Jackson, was hold
ng cour'-lunr time aco-in shantep, ata
little village in Tennessee, and di>peus Nc ius.
lice in large and small does Ds em"t to him
to be required in the cases brought be ore HIM.
One day during court tine, grea, bullying f,l.
low, armed with pistol. and bowie knts, ,ook
it upon himself TO narate before the open door
Of the SNsn'ee C ur, Hooso md i--n tho Judge,
jury. and all there assembled, io ronh So, terms.
.Shpr A. sung on, the Judge in an awful
tone, arrest that man for contempt o. ut On3
confne him
Out goes the sheriff. but eoon returned with
word n the Judge 'ha, he had found il impcse.
bic to take the offender
Summon possee. them said the Judge and
bring him before me!
The sheriff put out again. but the task was
too difficult he could NOT, or dared not lay
hands on the man. nor did any Of the possee like
the Job any better than he did. as the fellow
threatened to shoot the first skunk that came
within ten feet Of him.
At this the Judge waved wra'hv. 10 have hi.
au'horiy put n, defiance befor, all the enod peo.
pie nf the vicinity. so he cried ont from the
Bench, (t was literally b'nch.) 'Mr. Sheriff,
since You can't obey my orders, summon ne.
sir. yes, Summon me'
you. Judge ! exclaimed the sheriff smazed.
Yes. me. summon me! BY the Eternal I'll
see what can do!'
well Judge. il yon say 90, though don'' Ike
70 do it, but fyou will try. why suppose I
must try you
Very WELL said Jackson, rising and walking
to the door, y adjourn this court ten minutes.'
The ruffian was standing a short distance
from the sh,n,ee, the centre of crowd of peo-
pie. b'aspheming at terrible rate and flourish
ing his weapons. vowing death and destruction
10 all and singular who should attempt to molest
| him.
Judge Jackson walked very calmly into the
centre Of the group, with & pistol in his hand,
and confronted him
Now said the Judge, looking him straight
in the eye, surrender you internal villain. this
instant! surrender, or by the Eternal, III blow
you through!'
The man eyed the speaker for moment.
without speaking. and then lot fall hjs wea pons
with the words--'There, Judge, is no use, I
give in md suffered himself,ob be led offby the
Sheriff without opposition. He was completely
cowed.
A few days after TIE occurrence the man
was asked by one ofhis comrades why he knock.
I ed under to one man, when he had before refu.
sed ,o allow to be- taken by whole company
, his reply showed the estimation in which the
S daring and determined spirit of Jackson was
held throughout the country.
Why said he. when he comes up looked
him in the eye, and saw shoot, and there wasn't
shoot in nary other eye in the crowd, md so
snys to myself says boss, It's about time to
f sing smaIl-snd 90 did
CuARco.I ros PEAon Trrrs.-A Friend o
= met with by the application o. charcoal 10 h.7
$ peach trees: few wears aco he had some nm,
tree. in his garden which invariably haA had wo-.
nv fruit; when the frui, was ahou' the s7c o
marbles he had The earth removed from ,ach tree
about feet around ard inches deep and ii'-
up with chareo,l the result was that the iru.
a grew 10 fine size free from worms and every
year since, the fru,t has been good and rhe tree,
became healthy and free from gum; while two
trees left without the charcoal continue to bear
will be in time for the readers of the Cult,varor
TO make trial This year and should it prove p,
good with others as in this case, il would be o
. great bereht 10 the fruit grower
II farmers will plant their pumpkins, melon.
ard other vines on land that brought corn las,
year they will r,vrr be troubled with thr striped
bug. Thi. course has been prac,ised here for ma
ny years, and has always proved successful whcr
vines plaLted on land that has any other crop, e
ven vines the year previous are destroyed by th'
: bug
Cur Fonprs.-Every Farmer should 'erovid
himselfwith straw cutter. We are no " as "
ever have been, of the opinion that f. ON TO
, the food usually consumed by our a,tle, durin
winter, might be economical sin .pry by "cho,
ping" Corn butts, straw, and ems. b,v il en-
and mostened with warm wa or in which the
is mixed handful OF salt a. ID , little mral. 3
sweT' the purpose OF the b.es, hay, and is mu