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Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-07-31

CENTRAL RAILROAD LETTING JTtsiern Diti.
sion-The fifteen miles on the Western Division
of the ennsylvania Railroad, running ON Pitts.
burg, have been let TO the following persons :
Sections /, 4, 0, 10, Joseph Hunt; ., II, 10, J.
Rehrar and }. ]. A. Irwin; 3, Collins, Rec.
side & Co.; 5, Stewart, Mcfarland & Stewart ;
G, Lu,z * Wallace; and s, Nestor Harms &
Co; 10, Rehrar, Black, Irwin & Co; Il, Ster.
rett, liumbird & Co; Is, c. Cherry The work
was let very low
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-07-31

GES. TAYLOR IN MaRYLASp.-The Democrats
in Hartford county, Md, in convention, have re.
solved to support Zachary Taylor for President,
James A Stewart Esq, prominent candidate
for nomination for Governor, at recent Demo
cratic State Convention, has come out as the
TAYLOR candidate for Congress in the LIST District
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-07-31

~ REvuLsroN TIE CoRN TRApE.-The n.
Y, Journal of Commerce says
The price of corn is now so different from
the expectation ofthe owners far West, that
the charges are more than the article is worth
Large parcels OF corn and some other produce
have been abandoned to the iorwarders, and
many cargoes the consignees would sell tor the
charge. The original purchase money is there
fore total loss and where the owners are able,
they will suffer a still further loss"
Those editors who declared that SO long as the
present tariff remains undsturbed the price of
provisions must remain high, will find some diff
hcnty in explaining 10 Western farmers how this
fall was occasioned, by which some Of them will
not only get nothing for their produce, but will
be obliged 10 pay premium for having il taken
away. The age of demogogueism has not yet
passed.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-07-31

A LITTLE TOO HiGn--T spirit Of speeula.
ton, during the late grain fever, eanght some Of
the farmers, ard, as a matter of course, some of
them have been seriously bitten. Several IN the
neighborhood of Rochester have two or three
crops on band. which they expected TO sell for
two dollars bushel. Some set the mark ss high
as SO So They got a little too high, and will
have to fall so much the farther in consequence
Pkiia. Ledger.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-07-31

MoRE ANNFxATloN. New York Sun pro.
poses that the Government of the United States
shall purchase Cuba, and seems 10 consider itself
an authorized agent to settle the terms. II says:
CUBA is in the market for SALE and we
authorized by parties eminently able TO fulh!
what they propose, 10 say that if the United
States will offer the Spanish government one
hundred millions of dollars Cuba is ours, and that
with one weeks notice, the whole amount will
be raised and paid over by the inhabitants Of the
Island, One week is all they ask, if our Gov.
ernment will only make the offer for them 10
act upon, and which Spain is ready to accept
This is no vision, but fixed fact, of which We
have seen, and now hold the most undoubted
proofs'
Only one week TO raise and pay over one hun
dred millions Of dollars. Their finances must be
rather flush at the present time.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-07-31

GY- Messrs. H.ywoop & SNYDER we observe
by the Danville papers, about erecting an
anthracite furnace at Danvile. The Susquehan.
Ia is, after all, the great iron region of Pennsyl-
vana. Coal, iron ore and limestone Of supe.
ror quality are found almost contiguous, and as
the facilities for transportation to market are
equally great, the valley Of the Susquehanna
must continue TO be the great iron manu- uacturing
district of the Union There are still a great
number Of advantageous locations that might be
improved, and none more so than this place,
where the three articles of iron ore, coal and
Limestone can be procured at the very lowest
prices.
% LATER FROM GEN. TAYLoI's ARMY.-Gen.
Taylor is still enoamped at Walnut Springs, wait
Ing for endorsements lie has rations for 100
days, 500 wagons and 5000 mules, waiting to
move towards San Luis Potosi with force OF
2900 in few days. The Mexican force there
is estimated at 1900, under Valencia, who is
said TO be en- route to join Santa Anna.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-07-17
CouNr GoNrALONnRE's Account OF

COuSr GoxrALoNIERE's Account OF
HIS IxrRIsoxMENr.-l am an old man
now; yet by fifteen years my soul is young
er than my body! Fifteen years existed,
for did not live,-it was not life-in the
selfsame dungeon ten feet square! During
six of those years had companion; du-
ring nine, was alone! Inever could right
" distinguish the face Of him who shared
my captivity in the eternal twilight Of our
cell. The first year we talked necessarily
together; we related our past lives. our Joys
forever gone, over and over again. The
next, we communicated to each other our
thoughts and ideas on all subjects. The
third year we had no ideas to communicate: :
we were beginning to lose the power Of re,
Hection! The fourth, at the interval Of a
month or 50, we would open our lips to ask
each other if it were indeed possible that
the world sill went on - gay and busting
a. when we formed portion Of mankind
The filih, We were silent. The sixth, b
was taken away. never know where, y
execution or to liberty; bot ] IVES Slsd
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-07-17

An ENGLISH GESrLEMAN STATE Oh
DEPENDEScE.-A French cook dresses bis
dinner for him, and Swiss valet dresses
him Tor his dinner. He hands down his
Lady, decked in pearls thai never grew in
the she'll Of British oyster, and her waving
plume of Ostrich feathers certainly never
iomed the tail Of a barn door fowl. The
vlands Of his table are from all countries
OF the world; his wines are from the banks
Of the Rhine and Rhone. In his conserva-
tory he regales his sight with the blossoms
Of South America flowers. In his smoking
room he grati6es his scent with the weed Of
North America His favorite horse is Of
Arabian blood; his pet doc Of st. Bernard
breed. His gallery Of pictures from the
Flemish Schools, and statutes from Greece.
For his amusement he goes 10 hear Italian
singers MARBLE German music, followed by
a French ballet If he rises TO iudicia.
honOrs, the ermine that decorafes his shout
ders is a production that was never before
on British animal His very mind is mol
English in its atiainmenis il is rare pic
mic Of foreign contributions. His poetry
and philosophy are from ancient Greece and
Rome; his Geometry from Alexandra his
arithmetic from Arabia; and his religion
from Palestine In his cradle, in his infan-
cy, he rubbed his gums with coral from orr
entail oceans; and when he dies. his monu-
ment will be sculptured in marble from the
quarries Of Carrara. And vet this is the
man who says: ooh let us be indepen-
dent Of foreigners. -.H. c. J. For.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-07-17

The QUEEN OF SPAIN-A London cor
respondent Of the National Intelligencer
says there are strange matters passing in
Madrid, but how can we relate them? How
translate into decent language stories which
are not so. The young Queen is charged
with having suffered her affections to stray
in favor Of a young officer, Gen. Serrano;
she wished to place him at the head of a
new administration. This, however, she
had been defeated in. The King objects to
the Irregularities Of his wife, and Jointly with
the Ministry used his endeavors tie remove
Serrano from Madrid, by offering him the
vice-royalty Of Navarro. This arrangement
the Queen refused to agree to, scene Of un-
usual violence is said to have taken place at
the palace, leading to meeting Of the Min
listers. and a decision that Serrano should
instantly start for Pampeluna or leave the
country entirely. The thing most to BE-
dreaded is, that in the present state Of affairs
in Spain, means may ne taken u TeHOr.
the Queen, and that her sister, the Duchess
of Montpensier, (Louis Philippes daughter.
in-law,) should ascend the Spanish throne,
reviving all the old discussions about the
balance Of power, the breach Of the treaty
Of Utrecht, and other really non-essential
Pigments, but which too often move the piv
OTIS upon which the peace Of the world is
made to hang
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-07-17

IMPRISONMENT OF AMERICAN OFFICERS A. EA-
vAS..-Capthin Carter. Of N. bark kiby, vLich
arrived yesterday from Havana, reports TIA; TIE
ship Atlas from New York. bound TO Vera Cruz.
with troops. was lying off the Moro On the 2-iI,
and thai few DAYS previously four officers Of
the L. :. army went ashore FOX tie purpose of
purchasing few small stores; thar they were
allowed to pass into the city by the sentne!s aza
other city officers, and that after they had raI-
chased what they wanted, and returning 10 TIC
ship they were arrested: tia, two Of them ha4
paid fine of two OF three hundred dollars each
and were released. and that the other two were
still n custody and 1t was thought ;h.s they
would be imprisoned on the 2lst- Capt: Carter
could not learn whether they had given any
offence IN. o. Bal, Jans g.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-07-17

NALIABLE kNowLEoGE.-Professor Gillespie
saws in his book on Roads :-"A straight road
in an uneven and hiliy country NAV, at frs;
view, when merely set upon the map, be pro-
nounced bad road; for the straightness must
have been obtained either by submitting to
steep slopes in ascending the hills, and descend
ing into the vallies, or these natural obstacles
must have been overcome by mourning a great
and unnecessary expense in making deep cut
tings and filings.
"A good road should wind around these hills
instead Of running over them, and this it NAV
often do without at all increasing its length.
For if a hemisphere such a half a bullet he
placed so as TO rest upon its plane base, the
halves Of great circles which Join two opposite
points Of this base are all equal, whether they
pass horizontally or vertically. Or let an egg
be laid upon table, and il will be seen that if
a level line be traced upon il from one end TO the
other, il will be no longer than the line traced
between the same points, but passing over the
top. Precisely so may the curving road around
a hill be often no longer than a straight one
over il; for the latter road is straight only with
reference to the vertical plane which passes
through il, and is curved with reference TO a hor
izontal plane; while the former level road
though curved TO the vertical plane, is straight
as TO a horizontal one. Both lines thus curve.
As We call the latter one straight in preference
only because It's tsrtictu curvature Is less ap-
parent TO our eyes
"The difference in length between a straight
road and one which Is slightly curved is very
small. If a road between two places, ten miles
apart, were made 10 curve that nowhere the
eye could see further than quarter of a mile
Of II at once. its length would exceed that Of a
perfectly straight road between the same points
by only about one hundred and fifty yards.
But even il the level and curv ed roads were
very much longer than the straight and steep
one, it would almost always be better 10 adopt
the former; for on il horse could safely and
rapidly draw his full load. while on the other he
could carry only part of his load up the hill, and
must diminish his speed in descending it. As 4
general rule. the horizontal length of road may
be advantageously increased, To avoid asce Mt
by at least twenty times the perpendicular height
which is thus to be saved: that is, 10 escape a
hill a hundred feet high, il would be proper for
the road to make such a circuit would in
crease its length two thousand feet. The math-
ematica axiom that 4" straight line is the short
| est distance between two points, is thus seen
| to be unsafe guide in road making, and less
appropriate than the paradoxicsl proverb, that
" the longest way around is the shortest way
| home
"The gently curving road besides its substan
| til advantages, is also much more pleasant Il
the traveller upon il, for he is not fatigued BY
the tedious prospect of long straight stretch o.
road to be travelled, and is met at each curve
by constantly varied view"
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-07-17

when he was gone; even solitude was bet
ter than the dim vision Of that pale vacant
face. After that | was left alone, only one
event broke in upon my nine years vacan
cy. One day. it must have been a year Oh
two after my companion left me, the dun
geon door was opened, and voice-whence
proceeding knew not - uttered the~.
words: by order of his imperial majesty
| intimate to you that your wife died yeal
ago. Then the door was shut. and ]
heard no more; they had but flung this
great agony in upon me, and left me alone
with il again.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-07-17
Vsn T.rhudrs Travels In s,ers
LADIES OF LIMA.

Far superior 10 the men, both physically
and intellectually. are the women Of Lima.
Nature has lavishly endowed them with
many Of her choicest gifts. In figure they
are usually slender and rather tall, and
they are especially remarkable for small.
elegantly formed feet. Their fair faces, from
which the glowing breath Of the tropics
banishes every trace Of bloom, are ANNA
ted by large, bright, dark eyes. Their
features are pleasing-the nose being well
formed, though in general not small-,he
r.,e...i. invariably adorned with two rows Of
brilliant white teeth,f and their long blacA
hair, arranged in plaits, falls gracefully
over the bosom and shoulders. Add to all
this captivating grace of manner and de
pertinent, joined to an exceeding degree oI
gentleness and amiability, and it will be
readily admitted that the Limena is a noble
specimen Of female loveliness.
At home, especially in the summer sea
son. the ladies OF Lima dress lightly anc
even negligently. For visiting. or going to
the theatres, they adopt the French fashion
When walking in the streets, attending
church, joining religious professions, &c.
they appear in very singular costume, pc
culiar to Lima, and consisting Of two gar
ments called the Saga and the Manto. O
the saya there are two kinds. The one
called the SayG ajustada, was formerly
in general use. but is now seldom SEEM
1t consists Of a petticoat, or skirt Of thick
stiff silk, plaesed at top and bottom. in smal
fluted folds. drawn very close together a
the waist and widening towards the ankles
beneath which the saya does not descend
Il IS tight to the fonn, the outline Of which
it perfectly displays, and its closenes Il
the limbs naturally impedes rapid move
ment. When wearing the Saga ejxstsda
the ladies find it no very easy task 10 knee
down at church, and OF the termination Q
the women Of Lima e3san tAsir tssth scvsi
Il timss dsy With the root called ksis q DIN
~ (litesally MT jsS ~ fseeA,l q vhieh The
: kssp pisSs esnstsnHy b ~, psshse.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-07-17

WATER RAISED on TIE PEISciFIz o. TIE
Bioop.-A feasible and obvious application :!
Hsrvey's grand discovery Of the use Of valves
in raising the blood through the veins. h,s been
sugg .stcd by correspondent Of the tLonconl
Mechanics Magazine; namely. the raislsg CT
water from the sea. b. the lash Of the Waves
through Waived tubes into reservoirs on NTH
level-for the acquisition, of course, OF an sn-
limited supply of water-power. TO BE turnot To
any requisite purpose. The Inventor proposes
TO test the practicabillty Of this kind Of Water
Ram on Sou;h-ses Beach, England
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-07-17

THE LENGTH OF DASs.--At Berlin erd Lon
dos, the longest day has sixteen su5 a half hou-s
At Stockholm and Upsil, the Ionses; hiss elm
teen and half hours. At Hamburg, DzEtzic
and St-ttin, the longest day has seventeen Eou-s,
and the shortest seven Al ST. Petersburg and
Tobolsk. the ionges, has nineteen and the short
est five hours. Al Torneo. In Finland. the lo1--
EST day has twenty-one hours h@if, sni tho
shortest two and half AN 3nde-bu-, Ia Eor-
way, the day lasts from the DIST Of May 70 IN,
;s.d Of July. without interruption; sn4s, Spi:.-
bergen, the longest thres ana hall months.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-07-17
LOUISVILLE, KY. SATURDAY, JULY II, 1s47

heads in sorrow. This accounted for the
loss of one of their comrades-the braves,
OF the brave--who had died ungazzetted;
but he had fallen gloriously in good cause,
and had dealt destruction to one of the en-
envy, and therefore not long they mourned
him. The Wolf waited awhile, and then
continued: ''The Lowlsnder was fat and
fleShy: the Highlander in good condition.
nobler fellow never wore horns Both
were here there was a start
ing and Startling movement among his
auditory, which he saw, and said quickly,
IN years, ! meant to say--tOo tender,
too young to de- lie paused, and, cast
ing his eyes upwards in good canting style,
looked as much as he could like wolf who
would be very particular in paying such
rites, and said 1--WE, mourning to see 50
sad a spectacle, as shocking to mortality,
put them ont of sight as soon as possible
and
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-07-17

THE BAv SrArE.-Some cay or two since
gentleman while In conversation with an
other, spoke deristvely Of the State Of Nasssehu,
se,ts. and characterized IL ~ "the ease stais-
1t 50 happened that the one with whom ne was
converting. was IN sdInirer Of the OIL II gIiis
Comu,onve.I,h, and he Immediately rs.or;st
thus:
"Your word, my saesrirg friend, 10 quite Ia Plree:
She Il, Of noble Commonwealth. Us oss>
ono " q. S.sCasstts-
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-07-17

Axxcporx-Dr. Mor.sy, one Of Lad Ci.':n-
don's early friends, was. - tbs nsois n.si -,
informs Us "of the highest facei'eusness: 10
being" saysh he " once ASKED BY sg.se .vus
try gentleman (whe was eeureae 70 % az.
~ :" 10 pleasantly answered that. tary ss.3
IN u. Ssss BishoPrieks and DssnsEies u Eng
land"
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-07-17

Copper has begun to arrive from the ninlng
region, with the opening of navigator Wa
notice that the Napoleon had reached the SAM;
with load Of - tons Of Copper from the Clih
Mine-some masses of 27G0 lbs weisai, neatly
pure metal.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-07-17

Men relinquish ancient habits slowly, and
with reluctance. They are sverse TO new ex-
periments, and venture upon them will ss-a'-
idity.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-07-17

A,,.eh piece Of flannel or spons. to ,s,ea -.
ma f.ss % he Top Of bsesie:d, .s, us - -.
n o. spunes viii sanlAsrsssa ser az ~ ,hs
mseauiiess VII lsase ~ seem-
1aIsisaors Patriot, ssdh knswe
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-07-17
For, whether the early morning mountain
air was cold. and it was
!" q nippinS and On eager air y

or whether it was past their time for break
fast, from good walking pace they got into
a trot, and, as they shook of the stiffness Of
age. into headlong gallop down hill-thc
devil take the hindmost; and this they kept
up with great spirit, good speed, and good
wind for old wolves, till they disappeared in
the dense forest on the neutral ground.
Early in the winter, when the snow lay
unusually deep in the windy Highlands. and
in the sheltered Lowlands deeper and deep
er and deeper still, the promised seer came
down from the Alps in the grey OF the even
ing-a long, lank, fiat sided, ungainly, un
mnttonly ran, to look ala sheep who
could not look sheep in the face. Aud he
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-07-17

a Tapada is a lady closely coacea;ei be-
meath the folds Of her veil OF manto. The terra
is derived from the verb fop0r, 10 cover or coz
oeal. TaParse media go, 70 s.ii Ct lay
when she draws her Isato ever her flcc 20 -
TO l-ave only one ey. or rather TIA half ef -
eve ancovered.-T
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-22
TELEGRAPHIC.


Nsw OnLEArs, September Ia.
Cotton Sales Of 900 bales were made The market
continued firm at previous prices Flour-The market
continued depressed and sales Of 500 bbls Ohio and ILL
nos we're made at S4s 81 s2K. Corn-The stock Of
good shipping lots had become reduced Moderate sales
OF western mixed made at 500 boo and Of prime
yellow do. At Coo. $50. Whsst-The supply light,
aud no sales Of consequence making Oats-300 sacks
were soid at 3ic s3c Sugar-sales OF 400 hhds
mo" iar Nav Orleans, wer made at $40. go per
10 Hemp 6rmer, aud sma sales made at $40 per
ION. rork-Mees $l4 90 SIS prime $12 so Sl2 10,
ffms lara scarce, with small sales lao l5c COM
non W ~ ia1sc Sterling bills 654 ~ premium New
hork 90 sight par to per discount Treasury notes,
!h,sa per cent premium Freights Inactive. Cotton
to Liverpool I'd, to Hnvre 10
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-22
by THE MAILS.


WAsHIsoroN, Sept. 40 lsa7.
No Peace YET.
While We are all expecting peace, tho War Depart
ment Is still mastering and means for the pposecu-
ton OF hostiities Mr. Marcy to have no faith
In the armstice as preliminary to treaty Ho regards
It, or appears to regard it. stratage Of Santa An
ma which will terminate in the escape Of the Mexican
army from the capital
As aifording indication of the opinion OF tho
Secretary OF War; he has ordered all the troops in the
States hand for service to be got ready for
the seat Of and that tho companies L and M,
OF the four regiments regular artillery shall bs ready by
Let October for transportation TO Mexico.
Tho purpose Is either to hold Mexico In occupatjou
treaty or treaty or to bs in readiness for worst
that can be apprehended from the stce
NOUS YERRONS.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-22
BALTIMORE, September 2l-P. n

DHLrrHOKE September 2l-F. NJ
riour-rhe market was steady, with small fsles Of
Howard street at - rs, and new do at So 49, Wheat
me market remained toerably firm, and sales of
oo'o o'Sne were made consisting Of Maryland red at
~ Va 81 10 Corn Sales Of 1000 bushels were made
e,nsisnng ~ white mixed &C 6sc. aud OF coed Mary
isnu ye'ioT ~ DOC. Rye-No change Meal rsmai,.yd
,s"stsr "h'skey-No alteration Nothing new IN
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-22
kBosToN, Sept. 81,

kbosToN, sept I'LL. M
Flour Good brands of Western and Gsnesee, with
new and fresh ground remained Hrm The sales footed
up about 1000 barrels at So 57has6 l2K. Wheat, no
sales Of consequence. Corn-for good sound Western
high mixed and round yellow, the market firm, and
we note sales Of 5000 bushels at 7Oa73o Rye-Nothng
Of consequences TRANSFERRED the article quote at
Lead-Saies Of 1000 pigs made at 81 l2ks$4 90
whiskey, change Provisions inactive, and reghts
anil
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-22

100000 for repairs, So, partly estimated. This sum
is believed to be nearly accurate.
The whole surplus for the fiscal year applicable to the
public works IL u 100000 g. The sum of 1851 900 Of
this 1urpus appropriated by laws Of the last session.
leaving Of $es9ooo which may be appropriated
a. the present session.
Thsfolowing table shows the name, cost and length
of each state canal of New York. and the gross income
Of each In the s45 and ls4s The net income of
all the State canals in the year ls4e after dsducting
expenses Of collection and superintendent was 1885,
400 rs.
NEW YoRE STATE CAnALs-NAMf, LENGTH Char AND
GRoss INCOME
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-22
ALBANY, Sept. 2l--P M

ALBANY. Sept. 2l-PM
Fiour mere was no change in prices and sales were
very imed The asking rates for Genesee were ss s2
'oi 'ne latter nsurs for There were no trans
s''ons OF moment In wheat and corn. New barley was
held at 100 for best quality Rye was inactive NJ
sales Of oats reported. whiskev rema,p.a mn
changed. Nothing Of consequence TO report In prov
sons Receipts BY canal during the past twenty four