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SCENE IN AN INSANE ASYLUM.

The Association of the Medical Superin-
tendenis of the American Asylums in session
at Utica, visited the State Asylum there, with
DIR. Bingham, and were invited by the pa
lienls TO the Chapel, where they were most
handsomely received by a congregation of
800 of their number. An original ode of
welcome was sung by the whole Asylum
choir, with al organ accompaniment by a
lady. After which clerical patient addres.
sed them with much feeling, expatiatine
with much beauty and propriety upon the
great benefits of these institutions. DR.. Awl,
the President of the Association, made an
impressive reply, Several sentiments were
then read by DR.. Bingham, which gave rise
to speeches by Drs. Bell and Kirkbride. The
agreeable ceremonies of the day were con
cluded with handsome entertainments
Phila Sun.
DR.. Awlabove mentioned, is DR.. VIM. M
Awl, native of this place, who after hav
ing completed his medical education, lef
here and settled in Columbus Ohio, and ha
been for number of years, the principa
Of the Ohio State Lunatic Asylum. HI
enjoys high reputation in his adoptes
State.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-06-02
THE OVERFLOW Ar NEW ORLEANS.

Arrira from Chagres-More Confirmation Of
the abundance of Gold-Col Fremont IN
California; Distressing Aceident-Sir Lires
Lost.
BALTIMORE, May 2S-9 O'Clock, p. Nj.
The Southern mail this evening brings
Charleston papers, containing dispatches
from New Orleans 10 the 22d. The Courier
states that Sauve's crcvasse is still unchan-
ged Canal street 10 Dauphin is overllowed
on both sides. The crevass at Tunis, on the
opposite side of the river, continues 10 widen,
and the water is pouring in at a fearful rate.
It is now about $50 feet wide.
The barque Florida has arrived at New
Orleans from Chagres. Mr.. Beall, of the
U. S. Navy, is among the passengers.
He says that the accounts of the abundance
of gold in California are not the least exag-
gerated, Mr.. Beall has in his possession a
single lump of the precious metal worth
$4,000.
Col. Fremont and his party have arrived
safe in California.
A boat belonging 10 an American steamer
upset opposite Mobile, the other day, and
six persons were drowned.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-06-02

upon marriage. Whether he had courted
the fair one, and she had refused his offer, or
whether he had always considered himself
too poor to take upon himself the support of
family I do not know. At all events he
had one day rolled aside by means of levers
and props, large stone, under which there
was deposite of several hundred dollars of
pure gold, in small pieces, the size Of fax
seed. The moment he cast his eye upon the
shining treasure, he threw himself flat upon
his back, in an ecstacy, among the rocks,
clapped his hands, kicked up his heels, and
exclaimed, IA married man by gosh "
Colonel, you have been through Mexico, and
elsewhere, but you never saw anything like
the state Of affairs here. The accounts you
have seen Of the gold regions are not over col
orsd. About rs dollars per day is the
amount of the produce Of one hand. l wal
in the mines forty days, and was careful Il
make an accurate estimate. The gold is pos
itipely ineIhnstible! One Hundred Million
will be taken annually in the course Of tw
years. Town lots at San Francisco are wort
$4,000 fer the best, and no title at that,
Yours, &c.
PETER H. BURNETT.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-06-02
FROM RIO JANEIRO.

Letters of later date than the one pub
lished in our last paper have been received
from VIM. J. Martin, Esq, and Mr.. E. M.
Hall, dated at Rio Janeiro. The Captain
and first mate of the Xylon, the ship in
which they embarked FOR California from
Baltimore, through the intervention of the
American Consul at Rio, have been dis
charged for brutal treatment of some of the
passengers and sailors. The conduct Of
the Captain is represented to have been
most inhuman, and such as to deserve some
thing more than discharge. The Ameri-
can Consul has appointed in their places
two persons from another vessel as officers,
who, it is hoped will prove better speci-
mems of humanity, than the officers who
were discharged. The Xylon has proved
herself fast vessel, having made her pas
sage to Rio in 46 days,--a less time than
any vessel that had arrived there. There
were quite number of vessels in the har-
Dor from the states, on their way to Cali
fornia. The Gold excitement, they say, i:
even greater at Rio, than in the states. W.
shall publish some interesting extracts from
these letters next week.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-06-02

We are under obligations to Col. Doniphan
for the following extract from a letter adj
dressed 10 him by Peter II. Burnett, Esq:
Suffers FORT,
Upper California, Feb. 2, 1919.
Co.. 4. W. Doniphan: am here at this
point, having been attracted hi,her by the
unlimited gold region Of California.
Men are here nearly crazy with the riches
forced suddenly into their pockets. ] have
had some opportunity, in the course of my
life, to study human nature but the school
here is upon a grander scale than you or
ever saw before. Perhaps few anecdotes
may illustrate the state of things, afford you
some amusement. An honest, close-fsted
shoemaker, by the name of Spec, came from
Oregon to California about year ago. After
the gold was discovered he went into the
mines, and was soon making his hundred
dollars day. A quizzical, shrewd fellow
from Philadelphia met him one day:
"Well, Mr.. Spec, how do you get along ~
"First-rate, sir. would not be mem
Der of Congress with his eight dollars day
nor the President of the United States.
can make more money than they"
'Well, Mr.. Spec, | suppose you will make
no more shoes.n
Our shoemaker thought himself insulied
and Indignantly replied: "No, not |. Lei
those make shoes who will, make no more. u
He is now a merchant, and deals in goods
wares and merchandise.
was here during the Christmas HOLIDAYS
and saw great numbers of yourg men who
had never worn a cloth coat before with a
least $1,000 worth of finery upon them.--
They were almost loaded down with trinkets
| saw one fellow dressed in splendid suit o
black, over which he wore a superb blacl
cloth cloak, and instead of drawing his cloal
around him to shelter him from the colc
wind then blowing, he was careful to let j
be unfurled, like flag, to the passing breeze
that he might catch the admiring gaze o
the passersby. Another gay fellow, dresse,
equally as well, save the cloak, was stmttins
up and down before the door of a large tav
em. In his right hand he held large bell
and at short intervals he would stop and tin
gle his bell, as much as to say; 'Look here
this IS me" Another dandy went into stor,
and took out fine silk handkerchief an,
commenced wiping the mud off his boots.
The merchant said "you will spoil you
handkerchief, sir.n ooh that's no difference
! have another, Iwipe my boots with on,
and my nose with the other" Some tim,
during the last autumn young man was a
work in the mines, who had his heart Sc
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-06-02
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use OF liquor of any kind and il is thereisrs
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and to the inebriate who wishes to reform, buH
whose stomach is constantly craving the noxious
liquor, il is sinvaluable--giving tone to the dses-
tive organs, and strength TO resist temptation and
is consequently great agent in the cause Of tenn
perance. R-Full directions accompanying each
bottle.
The above article can be had at the office Of the
american.
Philadelphia, June 2, ls4s.-iy
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-06-02
Great Speech by Senator Benton on the Power
Of Congress to Prohibit or .ddmit Slare' y
into Netc Territories.

Great Speech by Senator Benton on the Pouer
of Congress to Prohibit or .ddmit Slare, y
into Nep Territories.
ST. LOUIS, May 90.
Senator Benton made a speech at jefferson
City recently upon the subject of slavery, the
first part of which only is published, and oc-
cupes several columns Of the paper in which
it appeared. ....
Mr.. Benton goes into lengthy expedition
of Mr.. Calhoun's Inconsistency upon the sub
ject of slavery. MIR. b. is very explicit.
He says that it is absurd to deny that Con-
gress has the power to legislate as it pleases
upon the subject of slavery in Territories it
has never used the power; and with the
sanction of all the authorities, State and Fed.
eral, from the foundation of the Government
to the present time, Congress has had the
power to prohibit or admit slavery, and no
one else. 1t is not in Territories, or their
governments and its deputies, or the crea.
lures Of Congress. I
No citizen of any State can carry any pro.
perty derived from law Of that State, an
inch beyond the boundary line which creates
it. Slave property, for this reason, cannot be
removed to California or New Mexico. MOI
can any legal establishment of slavery be
looked for i'll either Territory. The only eff
feet of carrying slaves there would he to Sc
them free. The people of both Territories
were unanimous against it.
The Missouri resolutions were copied from
those offered by Mr. Calhoun in the Senat,
of is47, and to know their design, you mus
know his was aimed at the harmony and sta
bili,y of the Union, and that the members
from slaveholding States would not hold the
lead, myself especially. These are the views
in brief of the Senator, as far as published.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-06-02
GOLD DOLLARS,

Our country contemporaries as they
come in possession, or get sight OF this
much coveted article, are passing their
| judgment thereon, some condemning and
others approving of the new currency:
These opinions, of course, are as various as
they are sometimes singular. Col. Tate of
the Bloomsburg Democrat, for instance,
thinks 'its appearance is not the most COM
manding-being rather small" The Colo
mel forgets that size does not always COM
mand respect, and that some ofour greatest
commanders were small men. Napoleon
for instance, and Gen. Taylor himself, when
compared with Scott, in size, is pretty much
as dime to a dollar. Another says they
will not answer, and that they have stop
ped coming them. Now this is mistake.
The officers of the mint have nothing to do
but to execute the law, - not their opin-
ions,-and shell them out. We happened
to be in Philadelphia when they were first
issued. There was great run by the
bankers, brokers and the curious, but Col
Snowdcn, the obliging Treasurer of the
mint, kept a small stock in reserve for his
country friends, and obligingly furnished
us with smaA hnndful, which we circula-
ted among our friends. Those who think
they will not answer the purpose, are mos,
egregiously mistaken. There will be, it i,
true, great difficulty in getting hold o.
of them, but this is not so much on account
of their size as their value. Another diff.
Guilty is in keeping them when you have
them, on account Of their slipping through
the fingers, especially when they get into
the hands OF editors.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-06-02

The intelligence from Europe is of the
greatest importance, particularly in its poliii-
cal aspects.
The chief item is the French have been
resisted in Italy, and that reiuiorcements, in
consequence, are to be sent 10 Gen. Oudinot.
This occurrence is most unfortunate. The
sympa,hies which the people of France have
felt heretofore for the Roman republicans,
will now be absorbed in the desire 10 assert
its national honor, disgraced by the repulse
Of the French army, and the cause Of free
dom may suffer in consequence If the Pa
risian government had really desired, as so
many journals here have asserted, to check
the diffusion of liberia! principles in Italy, it
could not have asked a conjunction of cir.
cumstances more favorable than that which
is now presented. We trust, however, that
Louis Napoleon will be just, and not suffer
the advantages of his position TO tempt him
him TO the betray of liberty. Our opinion
of his republicansm will depend very much
on his course in Italy.
The other items Of importance are the riots
in Germany-the continued success of the
Hungarians-and the rumored protest Of Eng
land and France against the interference oi
Russia. 1t wouln seem as if nothing but the
very best management; or the best fortune
could arrest general war in Europe.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-06-02
YORK AND CUMBERLAND RAILROAD.

We are gratifcd 10 learn from the York
Republican, that the President and Directors
of this company have awarded the contracts
for constructing it complete, including the
road-formaton, superstruciurc, rails and all
materials, to Messrs. GoNDER, BURKE & Co,
for the sum o: &525,000. The price to be
paid is considerably below the estimate of
the Engineers. The Contractors, says the
REPUBLICAN, are men of skill and experience
in this kind of work, and no doubt knew
what they were about when they made their
proposals. The time limited in the contracts
for the completion of the road is we believe,
eighteen months.
The route adopted is that generally known
as "The Middle Route" which crosses the
Codorus about Smalfs mill-passes up through
the farm of John Emig, Jr-intersects the
Harrisburg turnpike at Kohr;s-re-crosses it
near Jacob Hake's and Adam Frec's-follows
on in the rear of Livcrpool-strikes the river
at Hough's saw mill, below York Haven, and
then pursues the bank of the Susquehanna to
the junction with the Cumberland Valley
Railroad at the Harrisburg bridge. The
damages on this route are estimated 10 amount
10 100000, and they have been for the most
part adjusted with the landhoders.
We further learn, that the enterprising con-
tractors have agreed TO accept in payment of
their contract 100000 of the stock of this
road. Aside from lis intrinsic value, derived
from the earnings of the road. the City Coun-
ellis of Baltimore, as an nducement 10 capi-
taists to invest in this stock and contribute
to the construction of the road, have passed
an ordinance by which for term of Is years
they are TO receive dividends on S95O,OOC
of stock held by the city in the Susquehanna
Railroad, running between Baltimore and
York. For every dollar of stock taken by
the contractors in their road, they hence re-
ceive the interest on near tro dollars in ano
ther road, which after next year will proba
bly, pay per cent, thus yielding them about
10 per cent, in addition to whatever the new
road may divide. This stock is hence equa
TO cash.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-06-02
COMMUNICATION.

Mr. EplroR.-Sir: AS the time is rapid
ly approaching, when the people will be cal
led upon to make choice Of one of the citizens
to fill the office of Brigade Inspector, we
would cheerfully recommend Major WILL
LIAM H, KASE, for that station in the mill
tary ranks, believing his promotion to that
station, would have a tendency TO raise again
the spirits of military men.
MANY IN THE FORKS.
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= BATTALION DAY.

The Battalion OF Volunteers that assem-
bled at this place on Friday last, the first
under the new law, came off quite as well,
if not better than we had a right to expect,
considering the state of the weather. 1t
did not rain much, but the clouds wore a
most threatening aspect from early dawn
until night, and deferred great many
from leaving home. Had the weather been
settled, vast concourse of people would
have been present. As it was, the compa-
nies present made quite display, though
their number was small. Brgadicr Gener-
al Watson, with his aids in full uniform,
were present. The Volunteer Companies
were, the Scott Infantry, Capt. Frymire,
from Milton. The Rush Grays, Capt.
Hoffman from Rush township. The Sha-
mokin Grays, Capt. Clark, from Coal. The
Shamokin Guards, Capt. Kase, from Peters
burg. These Companies Notwithstanding
the unfavorable weather made handsome
appearance.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-06-02

~ MILITARY ELEcTIoN.-Under the
new Militia Law the first Monday of June
is the day for holding elections for Brigade
and Field officers. II requires each COM
pany organized and uniformed, TO meet at
their usual place of meeting and hold an
election. Each county is now erected into
a single Brigade, and is therefore entitled
to one Brigadier General and one Brigade
Inspector. No person is allowed to vote
unless member Of some uniformed compa-
ny. The uniform of the U. S. Army must
be adopted in all cases.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-06-02

90 BANK OF DANvILLE.-The Commits
sioners appointed to organize the Bank Of
Danville, give notice that the books for the
subscription of stock will be opened at Dan
vile on the 18th ofJune inst. We under
stand that number of capitalists are ready
to take large amount of stock in this new
institution. If the Iron business should re-
vive, of which there is some hopes, tine
Bank will no doubt do profitable business
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-06-02
THE MONTH OF MAY.

If Poets and others had not 50 long been
accustomed to sing of the beauties, and the
balmy breezes Of May, we would strongly
incline to assign to it,judging from the past
month, a character more tickle, damp and
ungenial, than any of the spring months.
w. have certainly, in some seasons, en-
ioyed more pleasant weather in March
than during the ''merry month of May" just
past. The weather has been cold and
cloudy, with frequent attempts at rain, du-
ring at least half the month. This we con-
slider worse than those climes where
Winter, lingering, chills the lap of May.
Or in the language ofanother poet:
When Summers beauty midst Of winter sinys,
And winters coolness, spite Of Summers rays
This kind of weather has a most unfavora-
bic effect upon the mind, as well as the
constitution Of man and woman. Shop
keepers, confectioners, and others, who
have been providing for warm weather,
have been sadly disappointed. Ladies' in
the city, to our certain knowledge, were
prevented for three successive Sundays in
showing the latest style of bonnets. June
is now fully upon us and five mistake not
will give us a warm reception.
Having stated what the month of May
has been, we will conclude in the language
of poet to show what, according to the
muses., it should have been,
The merry May hath pleasant hours, and reamily the
glide,
As If they foacd, like the leaves, upon silver tide
The trees full OF crimson buds, the wo"ls are full
birds,
And the waters flow TO music, like tune with pleasa
words.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-06-02

DT THE AMERICAN Quarterly REGIS
TER & MAGAzINE.-We have received the
first three numbers of this most valuable
publication. 1t is conducted by Judge
Stryker, of Philadelphia, who is eminentlv
qualified for the task. The Register, we
know, is patronised by large majority of
the most eminent and distinguished men in
the country, and is, in fact, work not on
ly useful but almost indispensable. We ap-
pend the following commendatory notices
from among large number of the same
character:
"THE AMERICAN QUARTERLY REGIsTER,o
CONDUCTED BY JUDGE JAMES STRYKER.-This
is stately quarterly OF 300 pages, embodying
valuable summary of documentary, statis-
tical, biographical, and scientific articles OF
well digested information, which ought to be
IN the library Of every scholar-like statesman,
and every educated man of our republic. II
is a repository which, in coming years, will
make it refefence.book. 1t ought TO be
placed, in bound volumes, in our district
school libraries. The ability and industry
that mark articles relating TO the present
state of the world indicate that this "Regis
teri will be a resort of the future historian
The statistics of commerce. of education, o
manufactures, of internal Improvements, ar.
80 fully given, that we are inclined 10 ,hinl
that this will become a book of authority
with persons connected with all these seve
raj Unconstitutional of Education.
awe have given the title in full of a new
and what we are convinced, from cXamina
ton, to be a very excellent and valuable pc
riodical. Undertaken, as this highly com
mendable enterprise has been, by SO able I
writer and compiler as Judge Stryker, WI
have no doubt he will amply succeed in III,
plan he has marked out in his preface. IN
Y. Express.
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che Mlarkcts.
PHILADELPHIA MARKET.

MAY 80, 1919.
WHrAT-Prime Pennsylvania reds are
held at 81 04, and white at 81 O9.
RYE-Sales at Sc 5Sc.
CoRS-Sales of fiat and round yellow 50 a
60c, weight.
OATs-Sales Of Southern 90 sic.; Penna.
81 a soc.
WHIsKEr. in hhds at 2i c and in
bbls al 2lt cents.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-06-02

70 FATAL AccIDENr.-On Monday last
MIR. Benjamin Persing, a young man about
49, years ofage, one of the hands employed
in the lime quarries of Mr.. Hendricks,
about two miles below this place, met with
most melancholy death. Mr. Persing
was preparing to leave for his dinner, and
ncautiously went under bank of over
hanging earth, about ten feet high, which
fell upon him just as he was leaving. He
was taken out in few minutes, but the
weight of the earth had crushed him on
some of the quarried limestone, and he
breathed his last as he was taken up.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-06-02
% MAHoNoy BATTALIoN.-Our Maho

~ MAHoNoY BATTALIoN.-Our Maho-
noy, friends were determined not to be
deprived of their annual military trainings,
and therefore, in despite of the new law,
held Battalion at the house of MIR. Smith,
in Jackson township on Tuesday last. Not
withstanding the bad weather, the Battalion
was well attended. Capt. Drumheller's
Volunteer Company was out in uniform.
Our German population has more military
spunk and spirit than any other class Of
citizens.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-06-02

DAMAGES TO GEN. TAYLoR's PLANTATION
overflow of the Mississippi has injured Gen.
Taylor's cotton plantation 10 the extent of
thirty thousand dollars.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-06-02
SUNBURY PRICE CURRENT.
Corrected weeklu BY Henru Mosser.
ORPHANS COURT
SAFE.

pursuance of an order fthe Orphans Court
j of Northumberland county, will he exposed to-
sale, at the Court House in Sunbury, on Monday,
the 9th day of July next, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, a
certain lot of ground on the South side of Black
berry street, in said Borough, No. pa, bounded
East by lot 233, West by lot 232, on which are
erected two log dwelling Houses a small shop and
log Barn. TO bc sold as the property Of Daniel
Hoffman, decd, by Henry Masscr his administra-
tor. Conditions Of sale will he made known on
day Of sale
MARTIN IRWIN, Clk., o. c.
Orphans Court office. J
Sunbury, May, IS, 1895