Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-02-27
Saturday, February 81, !s47.


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State St,ee', Bos'on, II aushsrfsed TO act ns
3grnf, ard rTceff,: tor all nantes due this
onfrr. for snbsrS1,,fton or atircrffsfnx.
f.. W. CARR. corner of Third and Dock
Streets Snu Buildings. opposite Afrrchnnts'
Erchang", Phi'ndeiphia, is also authorised 10
act cs our Agent.
0rPRis1rSc ISK--A fresh supply of superior
printing ink just received, and for sale at Phila.
delphia prices ..f
o. We are indebted 10 one of the members of
the Philadelphia Board OF Trade, for their report.
1t i. highly interesting and valuable document
~ The letter Of our Philadelphia corre.pon.
dent in consequence OF the delay of the mails,
came too late this week II will appear in our
next. ,"
o. The Mails from Harrisburg have been so
irregular of late, in consequence Of the difficulty
Of ferrying, that the complaint has become gene.
raj. If passengers can cross, we can see no rta
% wAsHIsGroN's BiGrH DAY.-There were
no military demonstrations in this place on the
22d inst In the morning, or rather it, the even.
ing previous, at about II o'clock, al the bells
commenced ringing. and did not cease (at least
one of them, the German Reformed) until day
light 10 the great annoyance OF the neightoIhood
In the evening handsome entertainment was
served up at the hotel Of Charles Weaver, 10
which a large number of persons did ample jus.
tice. After the viands were removed, q number
| Of toasts were drank in comnemoration Of the
/ day. the proceedings Of which will be found in
/ another column
| CO Tmr County CONVENTION The demo.
| cratic county convention Of delegates assembled
| at the court house in thi. place, on Monday last
the proceedings Of which will be found in ano
ther column. Lower Mahonoy and Coal were
| Mahohoy was absent. The delegates from the
remaining townships, excepting Sunbuty and on,
from Point, were all friendly TO Governor Skunk
and elected, We believe, without opposition. Tn,
proceedings passed off very harmoniously unit
the reading Of the resolutions were commenced
when OH motion Of s. II Engel, one of the dele
gates from Sunbury, and objection being made b,
several other delegates, the following resolntioi
in opposition to the zone term principle" wa
rejected by the convention:
Resolved, That we have no faith in the profps
sions Of the one term men. many Of them havin
held office for two and three terms, and now rails
the cry Of lone term against Francis r. Skunk
in order to have a man elected in his stead, wh
will give them share Of the ''loaves and fishes
There are, We know. many Of Gov. Skunk
warmest friends and supporters, who are conviu
ced of the necessity and utility Of the one teri
principle. especially in the present critical stat
Of affairs.
The remaining resolutions were then adopted
David 3. Montgomery was appointed the Repre-
sentative, and VIM. ID. Gearhart the Senator's
J Delegate to the 4th OF March Convention.
ny FoREIGN NEws-The arrival Of the Can
bIia has brought fifteen days later news froI
England, an abstract Of which will be fonnd O
our first page. The navigation and the corn Law
have been suspended until September. Grai
has ALLEN The famine still RACES in Ireland, ar
/. deaths from starvation are numerous. upwart
country, and bill is now before congress apr,
L priatng $500 600 for the relief Of the starvir
+ poor of Ireland, Wales and Scotland.
Co The demand for vessels to carry produ,
o TO Europe has been so great. that the freight q
! a barrel Of flour is now eight shilnss sterling
? two dollars, instead Of 2s. Cd or 62 cents, the
? sual average price. Since the suspension Of II
navigation laws by Great Britain, all foreign We
i. sells will be allowed to enter into the ports
e Great Britain and freisbts will come down
y the old standard Under tha, law, produce fro
j. this country could only be carried IN Amerie'
and British vessels.
% HiGHLY INFORMANT FROM TAMFIco.-
& Tampico dates 10 the 9th of February have be-
6 received at New Orleans. The ship Ondiaka W
a lost about 80 miles South Of Tamrico, hsviI
some Of the Volunteers Of the 2d Pennsylvan
u esiment on boa,d They were all saved bo,
% ever and reached Tampieo, I'M not without ha
e ing been attacked, II was rumored, by the Me,
l. cans A malignant fever, said 10 be mild ~
Is of the yellow fever, was prevailing among 4
e soldiers at the hospital at Tsmrieo. Rumou
l. had reached Tampico that Commissioners b
N been sent from Mexico, 10 arrange difficulties
tween the two Governments Vera Cruz, il
d supposed. will be attacked between the 9Th q
10th Of March, by sea and by land, under Ge
Scott. ...
'r A report had been received from Tampico
N a CONNIE eIcial honse, that fierce encounter