Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-08-21
orders'ars to place him in irons, and III Be :

D..S ~ W Pt"ce "'tH " Wuse, uUu u DC -
ift shant be done, that's cortain,y ~, 80, ,1.,,,
aa Almontei, As,ed, the matter ss ordered, and
endeavdsed to remonstrste, bat the General i'm.
patiently w1ved BIN on win one hand, whilst
with the other he hpurished the big glass ink.
stand'i7oNi4a Os'n ii hiAeisbaAfs4 ,nrpA9LA
Capt. Dick Dawson's patience was entirely
exhsusted--remonstrsnce was st an end-he
had already said more than he had ever been
known 10 ssy to a mortal man whenever there
was prospect Of q row. Ferfectly cool, how.
ever,h stepped to the door, and ordered in
iile OF men; w!'ereuPon couple Of fellows en-.
tered with muskets 10 their handsome Of whom
was fierce looking keatuckian, the most dead
ly hater of every thing in Me shdpe of Mexi.
can. and particularly Santa Anna. l ever met
with. ,,..,..,.
"Shoulder arms" ordered the captaiu, in su
exceeding calm and steady, voice.
"Ready up went the muskets 20 the eye
"click"'-""click,", went toe locks. ,r,,.q --,
s"Aim!"--7a dead silence here easued. whilst
an expression Of supreme satisfaction settled
upon the sierra features Of the Kentackian as
his eye glanced along the bright barrel. Ssn,s
ANNA grew deadly pate. and seemed 10 ,o,,er.
Dawson held in his hand poudr~ns silver
watch II give you half minute 20 consider
if at the end Of that time you do not submit You
ace dead man," saying which his eye rested
again on the dial Of his watch. Thoroughly
frightened by this time. he made gesture Of
submission, eat down in chair, and leaned his
head On, the bed, over which he drew q blsnket,
and placed his feet in position to be shackled
Wien the irons were fastened on, he divested
his head Of his blanket, and asked il We were
not ashamed 10 uee tho Prcsideat Of the great
Mexican nst:oa thaei f'iI sii e.. .,cE at.rs
'"The President Of the great Mexican nation
be ---.' gro~lcd the Kcotuckian, rs he brought
his m,ssket to his shoulder ,5'o sI' bss go uoa
a.'Rigkt .sce--narch !" cried the captsins IN
a quick. sharp voice. The rocm WINS cleared in
al insssct, and the captive Presiden, was Ieft 10
his own melancholy reflection s'-lI yfh a ayst
The next day we ironcd Almonte but Al.
monte was philosopher Of the right stamp. aud
took the matter in perfect good humor. He
made joke at the expense Of the smith who
was rivetting his chains, which set every one
ina roar, and 50 tickled the Cyclop. himself, as
to render him unfit for BUSINESS during severed
minutes. II was the opinion that Almontc slip.
ped his irons of the moment that our backs were
iurned-in tact, he pu, them On and took them
IN Mo h.,t Co ,I .rso
The matter closely, icr. Almonte wss a tavoritc
with us all.
CHINANEs ON A RRlLRoap.-Among the guests
Of the Farmers Club OH a recent excursion TO
Green port, Long island, were Hesing and Sum
Teen, the two principal dignitaries Of the Chi
nese junk. who with their robes Of tea green silk
and long queues stirred up an immense sensation
all along the route both going and coming. He.
sing and Sum Teen, for the fret time since their
arrival, exhibited astonishn,ent and delight. -
When the train plunged into fhs tunnel they
thought they were going to take short cut
through the bowels of the earth, home again to
Canton. They exhibited every symptom of a.
larn,; and nothing could exceed their delight on
emerging into daylight. The speed Of the train
brought their queues to complete perpendicular
with fright and their respective owners held on
to the cars to prevent being spilled out. The
whole railroad contrivance was a complete riddle
to Them They could not make anything at all
ont IL, though they instituted several investi.
cations TO that effect Hesihg laughed outrigh,
at the idea OF feeding the iron horses on blocks oI
wood. '9' UtN' taaSf "i So'aT'4 7'fs I's ssev
A WASH FoR FayT TREEs-A good deal
has been said about thu. application for this pur.
pose7T one recommending lime, another solution
Of soft soap, aud another a asolution Of potash -
Ihsye ir iadlhe scluiiou Of black salts, the sp.
plication Of sosp, and also the, Of wood asher;
Tor largo trees with rough bark, the latter il
quite as good, if not better than the tormer. A
wash Of ashes, aid water can be made as strong
as you please, and II put on rone dry day, Q
good deal Of the nshes will remain sdherng Il
the bark. which the sobseqnen, rains wash into
crevces, This wash Il applied in the summer
lime viii, while the ashes remain on the tree
make it offensive and disagreeable TO the il
sec,s, and deter thom tron lightning on il, alec
uliims,ely mskes the bark smoik sBd healthy
yesis lIiosa moii sWsa Miners Journal. Do
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ia ,REHAREAsLE pRoPERuss or GuANa-A
native OF Down. Esst. describing with chsEse
iesistie eug uggeration, ,.theIemsrksbls properties
OF Guano, ss q Psenotes of veFssation sid tbs