Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-10-09

his yo'ith, we predict Tor him brilliant career,
and but for his liberal principles and republican
feelings which we know he hn,, we would no,
be surprised TO wee him. a, some lu,srnhny, with
the scarlet robe and err,ne faoass, oeeueying
a seat in the House of Peers. Y, t, ...st
The sister OF young MTavirh mauieda few
yearsago. Mr.. howsri, who will he .otd How
aoi, II he live long esough, a nephew 10 L"rd
Cowley. whom he accompanied ~ Paris, where
his beautiful bride WIN Nhe admiration ~ all
Paris, by her queen.li&e bearing, beaW,ifNi and
eecan, Tcrrc, and her silkpn anb,rn tar. She
has an cSqnsitn soprano voice, ard an excel.
lent musician. .I s''.
10 conclude this btief notice Of the descen.
dants Of the i'lnsri0us Carroll. we will name
his second dannt'ct, who married the late Gen
Robert Goodhup Harper, one or the nrost erni
nent lawyers VI Maryland. Gen. Harper was
the able champion CT the late Judge Chase. OF
Maryland, aud his sprpci beEse ,ae Senate oi
the United S'nles, in defence Of the Judge, al
his impeachment, was ronsidercs. one uf the
most able legal efforts ever pronounced. Mrs.
u. still resides in Baltimore, with her only
daughter, an accomplished and estin,aHe lady.
the friend of the poor, to whom she distributes
! aims to the amount of several Thousand every
yesr Mss. II. had but one son, who married
a Miss Lee Of South Caro'inn. He foil n vic
tim, a, the age ot 33, to a puin,onar ry consump-
lion. willis, travelling on the continent for his
! henith N y Mn,itpr
| We publish for the beneh, Of all peach gr,w.
ers. somo important iacts Connected with the
cultivation of this unsivalej fruit. The mo
,hpi which we new give is said mol only 10 ~
| sure plentiful crop OF pcaclos, bu greatly i'm.
/ prove their size and favor. a hiphly mtclll
gent farmer u: this county, who gave us tlse III.
formation, has proctised it ks the lac, ~ years
aud has nesor known 10 tni!--L nsurcs hm a
mos, plentiful crop every year.
| r.# e. r...It peechrs. |
,ln the fall o: the year. draw the par,h n~ay
from the rUo,s, 10 depth Of nome slX inr,'cs n
as TO expose the large roots at their Junction
the snow into heap around the tree. and pack
it till /, has the sclidiiy nI re Throw IN. char
coal dust, and then cover il over with straw
This will preserve the s,,ow ill midsummer -
When SHOWS do not tall 10 sufficient drp,h, ice
packed up around the trres, answer the snmc
purpose. The object, it viii at once be percei
we'd, is TO prevent vegetation ami b.oum until
all danger from frost is entirely pact. After
/ the spring has advanced. rake il away irorn ,hs
| Irrcs when. although they look dead, They vii
spving into lite and nSariapce, wnh vigor trn
/ " astonishing. The only Inconvenience is
liza, Tho bloom Is so redundant. Tint Il Is osees
sary, when the young fruit appears, IN thin II
ou; with noched stick prepared fus the pnr
poe,,, 81 that the tree may have no mnre than i
can bring 10 the utmost maturity ard pcriec
tion. o.. ,H..
Tho same gen,icmar gave nsa Simple pm,
cess Tor preparing peach, apricot cherry, AM
plumb STONES Tor planting, by which they VII
veae,ate nearly as qack as gram OF uorn,- :
Steep them IN spirits uf WINE ;hrcr hours sus
plan, them 8 m inrhes teep.
JESSE i Dow, of Washington ciry, has in
vented new Army Ten;, called pow's Eae,
Tent winch vii. SION, no toab, take the place
pl oil the tents nuw IN nsr, Il is an admirable
run,rivence, aud meets The warm approval .
oil the officers who have seen il. The ient i
suot,y, cheap, durable, without tent rols
~,i,oat rorJ, but:nn, hook sr pm, is perfecti,
ventilated, having floor, cellar, aad chimney
l..au
struck ia one minutes time,
The value of the late Silas Wr2ht's rntir
property does NO, exceed @lcGtD. As hn wa
unsacctedy plain in his aanner ot living, ,hl
moderate hIr,une is IN the highest degree hun
orable 10 tis character, lpr he has had ubundau
opportunities Of adding lo his wealth by usinl
his otiicial knoalrdge in private speculaton:
II Is slso IN striking contrast IN many VI ms Ts
Utica, friends, who have amassed prInceiy ~,
tunes through their official stations
EXTRAORDINARY BLAsr-A blast was mad
, IN the llth nit, at the Gpess Gnarry OF llor
Geo. q. Leiper, Ridley township Delawar
county, which cut out c block pt the nlluwm
dimensions; depth, ID fee, 9 inches width, d
feet a, onc end and 2Aal the others length, t.,
, ,erlorly, li0 ieeh intetlorly, ITO feet. by
, rough estimate, the solid roascp,s may be 81
. down al ,l0ou Subc feeL with a weight
. $40 Tons. The bore was l3 feet deep, tw
4 inches IN diameter at The bo,ton, and Two kee
. OF powder were employed ansylraniaa.
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4 REGuLAR BuLL.--Gen Shields, in his oitici
report Of the hattie Of cherubuseo. speaks Of II
o ground over whish he passed being "fitd ui