Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-06-19
Democratic Nominations.
FoR GOVERNOR,
ER An CTS n. 3 II Y n X,
FOR Canal COMMISSIONER,
MORRIS LONG GSTRETH,
or Montgomery County.
WHIG NOMINATIONS.
For Governor,
Gkv. JAMES IRWIN.
For Canal Commissioner,
JOSEPH w. PATTON.
Democratic Nominations.

JOSEPH w. PATTON. ...
10 SrRAwnxRRIgs This delicious fruit,
though several weeks later than usual. has been
in season for q week past in this place. The
phia papers boast largely Of their fine
some Of which, indeed are SO fine
that il is difficult TO sec them. We have gone to !
market expressly 10 see some Of their best. but
have never vet seen any to equal some of those
grown in the gardens in this place.
co Warm weather has not yet sc: in, per.
msnentiy. Whether We shall have really summer
weather until August, is y-ta matter of uncer.
tainty.
% PoRrkAIr or GxS. TAYLoR.-We receiv.
ed, while in Philadelphia. a few days since,
splendid likeness of Gen Taylor, who now stands
before the world as the greatest General Of the
age. The picture is taken as large as life, and is
said to be, as certified by some officers, correct
likeness. He 10, in appearance, short thick
set man. with short, thick and bristly gray hair
and whiakers. With long nose and his lower
lip projecting ont. he would not be taken for a
beauty but he has fine. frank and benevolent
eountenahce, indicative Of great 6rmness and
moral courage. We shall be pleased to show
this picture Of one Of the greatest Generals living
to our friends and subscribers, who may call on
Nc when they come 10 town.
90 The CRops AcArS.-We observe a great
many conflicting statements in regard TO the
wheat cr~p, in the newspapers. Those ofth-
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one. or nearly 80. So far, however. ss our obser.
walton has extended, and from what we could
learn. we regret TO say, the wheat crop will not
prove more than half yield, caused not only by
the drought but in many cases BY being frozen
out In Union county in some ofihe best wheat
growing districts, not more than third Of a crop
will be harvested. In this county we have seen
many fields that will not yield half crop A
Lancaster paper says, that the wheat crop in that
county will Se . fair or an average one. We
do not know what may be the appearance Of ihe
crops OF the rail road, but along the line OF the
road, we did not see more than three or fonr
fields Of good wheat, and many that would no,
yield half crop. Rye, every where, look,
much better. The summer crops, thus far, looh
we'll, and ~ an unusual quantity OF land has beer
put under cultivation for these crops il will IN
measure compensate for the deficiency Of wheat
In parts Of Ohio, wheat 10 said 10 be good. snt
this we believe 10 the case In Illinois In Nj
chigan, the crops are generally spoken OF a.
good In Indiana, we were informed BY gen
tleman, that the crops were not favorable. Thil
may be the case ia some parts ofthe state; bn
friend Of ours, who is now with us on q visit
from Noble county, s,stes that the crops ia tha
section the state look remarkably well. The re
suit ofal which will be that the states collective
ly will yield nesrly an average crop Of winter
grain, and mere than an average crop OF su,ume
grain. In Pennsylvanis, in many parts, th'
wheat crop may be set down as one half, Will,
the summer crops are unusually extensive, an.
thus far promise well.
20 The Philadelphia Daily Sun now come
TO hand considerably enlarged and bsnd'omel,
improved. The Sun is the organ OF the Native
American party, and has a large circulation,
90 SnicIpk MIR. Geo. +. Ksii. q baker il
Milton. hung himfelf lest week. The deeesse'
} was doing IN exeellent business. He visiis'
Phiiadelphis lsst spring. snd his wife ssys sf'e
his retain he had not been the ssme man. Othe
P~rsons noticed difference in Ais wsys and con
duet since then. r-r..g t.s
~ In politics there is dead calm. st present
This 10 probably oil the better, - there will b
plenty Of time a. the election approaches. III
days of bitter political excitement and vielsn
: party slang hsssYsssd, and we hsPs never
return.
Tsr CAS,roI. AZ WlsnnsTos, has been onde'
going some Improvements Of late. A gas 'lss
iers, invented by Mr.. Csutshstt. six feet 10 d