Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-06-19

20 DsArn % Gas. .HAssexD--Is is With ex.
treme regret that we announce the death Of Geo.
Robt H. Hammond, Of Milton, In this county.
who, at the commencement Of the war, received
the appointment Of Paymaster 10 the Army. lie
died about ten days since, on his passage from
Vera Cruz TO New Orleans on board the Steamer
New Orleans. Gen Hammond, at the storu,ing
Of Vera Cruz, acted as aid to the commanding
officer; and his sos Dr. Edward Hammond, now
h"d' the Office Of Post Master at that place. An.
o'h"' son. Lieut. Thomas Hammond, but short
time since fell in one Of the bloody engagements
in California. AZ man. Gen. Hammoad VIA,
greatly esteemed, and highly popular for his
manly and generous quslitiea His private char.
scte. was without reproach. Gen. Hammond
represented this district in Congress at the same
time President Polk held seat in that body,
whose personal friend be was, and who appoint.
ed him Psymaster in the army, from his own
knowledge Of the man. Gen. Hammond was q
hont 6fty years ofage. we should Judge, At his
death He leaves widow and four or Eve child.
ren. to mourn his loss. He was strongly partial
and large and elegant form. few men made
handsomer or more soldier.liks appearance than
himself His death will be severely lsmented
by his many friends and acquain,ances in this
county. .-
RAtLRoAD SruscRirTioSs.-The Pittsburg Jour.
nal Of the 9th inst says that the books for sub.
scrip,ions to the Pittsburg and Connellsville
Railroad Company were opened in Fayette and
westmorela land counties on Tuesday. and that
$50 900 were subscribed in Fayette, and $50 900
were subscribed in Westnoreiand. II was
thought that the subscriptions in the two couu.
ties would amount TO about 500 900.
TIE Pntsburg Gazette. Of the 10th inst, says:
A gentleman from Fayette says that the Rail.
road subsc iptons on the line between Pittsburs
and Connell.ville will reach the sum Of $3.50.
600, At Unontown several hundred shares
were subscribed for the same work, a. soon as
opened.
The JACKSON MosrMkNr-T The site deter.
mined upon for the Jackson Monument at Wash.
ington, isa beautiful plot of ground north Of aud
Immediately fronting the Presidential mansion.
Al a meeting Of the committee on Thursday, ie
was decided that the foundation shall consist Of
one solid block Of rough stone, estimated to weigh
at least ome thousand TONS, This can be pro.
cured in the vicinity Of Georgetown. delivered
ard put in place for s25, 900. The design Of the
statue s after the model of that Of Peter the Great
Eminent sr,is's--Powers, of Florence, and Mills
Of South Caroiina--have been requested to fur.
nish designs. and state the peculiar kinds Of
: bronze best calculated for the ma gnihcen, memo.
rial, So that Congress may be applied to for the
! old cannon taken during the present war. to be
thereto appropriated. This enormous stone will
be laid. with appropriate ceremonies, the 18th
of March next, the birth day of the ilustrious
chief.
THIS NExr BArrLE GRoUsp last news
from Mexico. reported that the Mexicans were
for,ifying Rio Frio, on the road to the capital,
y and that General Scott would probably have a
mother fight at that place. A gentleman who
has travelled through the country, and is familiar
y with thts pass, describes il as much more formi
= dabIe than that Of Cerro Gordo II goes through
" the mountain with a steep ascent, and for nearl
a thee miles the road with high and rugged sides
is only sufficient TO admit the passage Of singl,
wagon at time. There 10 no possibility o
turning il, and no mode Of attack, except by
' direct movement through the rass. The pass il
;. about SO miles from the capital and Rio Frit
= Gold River) supplies the city with water Not
;. withdrawing these dificulties. We have no doub
that il the Mexieans make . stand again, thai
Gen. SeotV will find Q way to penetrate the pas
. and drive his enemy again befors him.
J. A rsw s,oHrs siscE young man at The ltali
=, an opera in Boston, attempted 10 throw q hug
n. bouquet, with which he had provided hiusel
i, on TO the stage. Unfortunately il lodged in on
n, of the chandeliers jnst without the reach Of hi
4, cane. Excited and wrought up BY the occasion
., the failure aud the vain attempts to restore III
bouquet, he cried aloud to some Of his eompas
.. rions 10 help hin get il from its position. Cd
., ding force 10 his entre.,es BY saying that COZ
:, him t,osnfy doilars
le Lows TOKEN. Scr REcovERATLI AT LAW -.
I'd discarded swain having been unsuccessful in hi
suit in the court OF Hymen lntely brought on
in Court Of law in Massachusetts,, for the re
!. covery OF ring, valued at two dollars and 6it
cents, constitutional currency, which he hs