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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-10-09

ROMANCE IN INDIAN LrFE.-A correspondent OF
the Picayune, writing from Madisonville La, relates
the following incident in Indian life:
| large number of Chociaw Indians still reside in
this neighborhood,and as gazed on group of young
squaws of whom had really beautiful features,
and seemed to pride themselves on the display of their
Indian dresses and ornaments, could not help
thinking that if they were educated and dressed for
ball room, they would vie with many pale faced
beauty Madsonville was The terminus of a militia
ry road ordered to be cut from Tennessee by Gen.
Jackson, during the last war with England. This
road was afterwards used by the fa;-boatmen, who
having descended The Ohio and Mlsslsslpp,and sold
their boats and produce, would cross the lake on
sloop schooner to this place, and then travel home
on foot. In those times il frequently took vessel
between two and three days to make trip, when it
is now made in nearly as many hours. The con-
tnuation Of parts Of this road through Mississippi
still exists and is known by the name of the sold
Naichez trace"
There has been many story told Of the roman
tic adventures of the Aat-boamen in their travels
through the evidences" it then called. On
the dsbanding of the volunteers after tie bat
tie of New Orleans, this road became infested with
robbers, who sought the iat-boalmen as their prey,
and the road became very dangerous to travel except
in large parties. Ayonng boatlnan who had realized
large prof. on his produce, was returning home
one occasion by this road, when he was severely
wounded by rife hall, robbed Of all his money and
left for dead. He was found by young Indian girl
of exquisite beauty, the daughter Of chief who own
ed large tract Of land in Mississippi. The girl per-
ceving some signs of life, ran fetch some water,
which she gave Ia him to drink, and then dragging
him irto lhIrket, went 10 the camp and obtained
two of her tribe 10 bring in The wounded man. His
wound was dfessed,and The Indian girl attended him
and watched over him from day to day, undl he re-
covered.
During his illness. the young boatman observedthat
the Indian girl watched him with deep n,erest,and his
gratitude soon deepened into love. lie made her his
BRIDE and the old chief gave him his daughters share
of the land. which he soon turned into plantation,
and civilized his wife, Though the old chief refus
ed 10 live with him, he frequently TO see them
and their children and as The country gradually be-
came settled, the Indian wife of the white man was
long acknowledged TO be the most beautiful aud dig
niied lady in that section of the State.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-10-09

ACHIEVEMENT OF Sc1ENcE.-Nigh, comes down over
ship at and passenger fingers hour after hour, alone
on the deck. The waters plunge and weller, ard glide
away beneath the keel Above, the sails tower up in the
darkness almost the sky and their shadow falls bur-
then on the deck benw.
In the clouded night is seen, and as the ship
changes her course the passenger knows not which way
East or West, or North or South What island what
sunken rocks may be her course where they are he
knows not. All around to him. is mystery. He bows his
head in the submission of utter ignorance.
But of science have read the laws Of the sky. And
the next day this passenger behods The captain looking
clock, and taking Of the pace Of the sun, and with
the aid Of couple Of hanks. composed Of rules and malhe.
malca tables, making calculations And when he has
completed them he is able point almost within hands
breadth To the place which after unnunbered wndngs
he has arrived in the mds, uf The seas.
Storms may have beat, and currents dri(ied, but he
knows where ,hey and the precise pnln where hun
ded lea ues the water, lies his naive slre Here
appreciang and making Of the revelations
science.
Night again shute down the waste Of waves, and
the passenger hehds single stand al the wheel
and watch, hour after hour, it vbraes beneath lamp
little needle. which paints ever as 1t were, living fin
ger To he steady pole. This knows nothing Of the
rules Of navigation nuhing of the course Of The sky. But
aud experience have given him faith in he cnn
mandi,g officer 4 The ship, faith in the laws that centred
her cmrse faith in the unerrng integrity of the e guide
before hun. Aud so without single dnubl he hi.
ship accordng 10 prescribed direction through nigh
and the
And that faith is not disappnnled With the morning
he behuds far away the submits of The gay misty
headIandS, rising like cloud ia The horizon, and hi
them the hills appear. and The lighthouse the
trance o the arbpr the spires and the churches and the
shining roos, sight uf joy and he tries detect his
/ d,yeInr
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-10-09

REMNANTS OF POPULAR ERRORS IN ENGLAND
That leases are made for 999 years, because lease
for 1000 years would create freehold. That deeds
executed on Sunday are void That in order I" dis
inherit all heir al law it is necessary 10 give hln
shilling bv the WILL for that otherwise he would he
entitled To the whole property. That 'nheral
passing over any place makes il a public highway
That The body of a dehlor may he taken IN exec"-
ton after his death, 1'ha, man marrying woman
who is in debt, if he Iakes her from the hands OF Tue
Priest, clothed in single under garment, Will not
be liable for her engagements. That those who are
born dt sea belong To Sepney parish. That second
cousins may not marry, though first cousins may
That the husband has the power to divorce his
wife by selling her in open marke, with halter
around her neck. That a woman's marrying man
under the gallows will save him from execution
That if criminal has been hung and revives,he can
not afterwards be executed That tie Of asses
are obliged to crop The of those animals lest The
leng,l, of them should frighlen the horses.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-10-09

FASHIONABLE LIFE AT NEwPoRT.-Newpor has
been more than usually crowded with visitors This year
and vet The "News" of that pleasant town informs US
there have been many wealthy people there as on
many previous years; and not so many of truly FASH
>nabe people as last year and the year before. But
the editors 60 on TO remark, ''lhey have had any
quantity of genuine snobs, who have endeavored TO
create sensatien and make themselves the stars of
observation. We have desperate damses anxionsly
searching for rich husbands, and rakish men, seek
ing for wealthy wives. We have a number of nice
young men, who have accumulated wealth, and
come here in search of wives, who have made for
NAL announcement Of the magnitude Of their posses
sions and their very laudabe desire to find some one
TO help them to make fools of themselves. We also
have old bachelors and widowers, whose heads are
frosted with The SHOWS Of seventy winers,and whose
years are approaching close, who have made them
selves most conlemplbly ridiculous, by aping The
young man and attempting 10 be exceedingly grace
full and facina,ing They are poking about the sa-
looms Of the hotels, and absolutely tormenting every
handsome girl they meet with, without even the cour-
esy Of an introduction.
Such is life here, and such are some of the COM
ponenis Of which society is made up in Newport du
ine fashionable season. It is amusing 10 observe it
and vet it is lamentable to reflect how some per-
sons are apparently abandoned by an overriding pow
er, to their own weakness and supplying folly. We
know of several instances where men OF over sixty
have taken private lessons in the polka, Scollische
SC, in order that they might cut dash in the sa-
looms with young girls in their teens! We have
seen trembling age, borne down wlth all the IN
frmities OF ioag and varied life toiering by lht
side of bright and sunny twenty all engaged in th'
irresistiby fascinating waltz, while the legs of the
venerable man tottered as if hallng On The verge o
the grave Yet this is fashionable life !"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-10-09

G. Be calm and steady nothing will grow unds,
q moving harrow.
e. owYIaatsus il is TO do good, =
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-10-09

10 CAUSE RING ToBEsUsPEpnp BY THREAD, AF-
TER THE THREAn HAS REEN BURNED.-Soak piece
oi thread in common salt and water Tie il TO ring,
not larger shan wedding ring. When you apply
the flame of candle 10 it, it will burn to ashes, yet
sustain the ring.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-10-09
P0ETR Y.
yoa THE SPECTATOR.
THE IDOL OF THE DAY.

4 Song far Mise Jenny Lind.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-07-06
CHARACTER AND INTEGRITY.

We have somewhere seen a notice OF a
mulated fifty thousand dollars by his own in
dustry, punctuality and integrity; and it was
remarked of him that he never let yard of
bad thread 90 out Of his hands, and would
never take more than a reasonable profit
BY these means he acquired such entire pub
lie confidence, that his customers would as
willingly send blind man or a child TO buy
Tor them as TO go themselves.
We refer TO the case not to intimate that
we have no such instances among ourselves,
but for the purpose of suggesting the great
value TO any business man of such charac-
Ter, and the exceeding agreeableness TO deal
ers with him of the confidence he inspires
And we affirm nothing extravagant in saying,
that the character for strict integrity acquired
is of as much real worth to its pos.essor as
the pecuniary savings of his industry. Let
such man lose by any misfortune all his
money, he is still a man of capital, of weight,
of influence, and is the superior, on mere bu-
siness calculations, Of many man of large
moneyed means.
But the beauty of The thing is this, that
any man, however small his business and
limited his capital, has just as good an op-
portunity of winning confidence as million
aire. Integrity in small things is even more
impressive than integrity in great things
And after all that men may say in praise of
the enterprise, skill, shrewdncss and tact of
particular business men, there is one charac-
ter towards which all minds instinctively
| render their reverence-and that is. the man
who had rather be honest than wealthy, and
who prefers integrity 10 gold.-Ncw York
Drg Goods Reporter.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-07-06

AND COUNTY. PA, SATURDAY, July 6, 1850.

A good pair might weigh some I or IL lbs.
They lay very well, but no better than the
other two breeds.
hope you will keep The ball in motion in
your region-advise me, please, of your own
views, etc, from time to time on the sub
ject of Hcnology Let US take the matter out
of the hands of supeannuated women and
dairy maids, at least till we prove the supe-
rior advantages of pure and judiciously
bred stock
Believe me, dear Sir
Yours, very truly,
J. J. X.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-07-06
SELECT POETRY.
DEARLY LOVE THE FREE.

dearly love this happy land,
Its rivers rolling wide,
Its forests green, its silver lakes,
s lis mountains in their pride:
Beneath its banners starry folds,
The wand'rer seeketh rest;
The home oftrue and gallant hearts,
The hope Of the oppressed.
OH! still most dear this country fair,
Must ever prove to me,
For well love her noble sons;
dearly love the Free!
Where late the Savage, bold and brave.
The forest wide did roam,
The son of Nature, wild aud free,
In Natures sylvan home;
The City in her wealth and pride,
Now rears her hundred spires,
No more is heard the sound of war,
Around his council fires;
How fair, and bright and beautiful,
This land appears TO me,
| love it well and truly,
For dearly love the Free
In every cline beneath the sun,
Her banner bright is known,
Her honor, wealth and greatness,
Earth's mighty nations own;
The tide of of her prosperity,
Which onward still must roll,
While Freedoms stripes are waving
To cheer each gallant soul;
There's every tie TO bind true hearts,
Fair country, unto thee,
Who love, as do dearly love,
The bold, the brave, the Free!
In distant climes, in search Of change,
do not sigh TO roam,
Thy banner gives protection,
Thy ample soil home
Here, plenty yields her blessings,
With a rich liberal hand,
And peace her downy pinions spread,
Above this fertile land
Then be thou still my home and Joy,
Until life's sand are gone,
And let me have grave in thee,
Thou land of WASHINGTON
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-07-06

An ACT OF DEVOTED HERoIsM.-The fol-
lowing incident is recorded of the pilot of
the steamer Griffith, who fell a victim 10 his
own heroism
Mr.. Holly, of Missouri, informed us that
when the flames were making rapidly toward
the plot,house of the Griffith, he heard some
one, the mate he thinks, inquire of the man
at the wheel if he would "stand TO his post"
The man gave hearty response of Il will !"
This directed his attention to the wheeman,
and he watched his bearing; when the boat
stopped, he stood there unmoyed, firmly
grasping the wheel, completely enveloped in
flames. Mr. Holly supposed he must have
been burned up; but, it appears, after the
boat ceased TO move, he passed through the
flames and overheard. His body was found
badly burned 1t was brought to this city,
and buried in Oakland Cemetery. This no
blest of heroes who could thus stand by his
post and voluntary throw away his own life,
in the hope of saving others from death, was
Richard Mann, long q resident of our city and
vicinity. No tomb deserves nobler monu-
ment than his.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-07-06

FALL OF AERoLITEs.-At meeting oi The
London Astronomical Society, the following
extract of a letter from Mr., Richardson, dated
off Jerbah 25th of January, 1850, was read
~ will trouble your lordship by the men-
tion of the astronomic phenomenon which ar
rested and terrified the attention of the whole
of this coast some two months ago. This
was the fall of a shower of aeroites, with a
brilliant stream of light accompanying them,
and which extended from Tuns 10 Tripoli,
some of the stones falling in the latter city.
The alarm was very great in Tunis, and seye-
raj Jews and Moors insiinclively fled 10 the
British Consulate, as the common ref,r,
from every kind of evil and oauuer Tn,
iaa OF 'eese aeroA'e.s was followed by th,
seferssi aud coolest winlerwhich the lnhabi
tanls Of Tunis and Trpoli have eNrerieuce'
| fol many year,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-07-06

Mr.. PAINE's LIGHT-A committee, con
sisting of Dr. Torrey, Professor of Chemistry,
James R. Chiffon, and three other dislir-
guished chemists, have published the result
of their visit TO Mr.. Paine's, and examination
of his gas producing apparatus as far as they
were allowed to see it. They pronounced
the gas produced, hydrogen only, and NOT
carburretted hydrogen, and to be totally unfit
for illumination. Their account of the whole
conduct of the parties exhibiting the light,
leaves the impression of imposture.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-07-06

The following good story is from the Lit
erary World
Two English tourists having arrived at
Boston during the snow season, ordered a
sleigh, having heard of such thing in a
general way, without being conversant
with the particulars oft.
Will you have one buffalo or two?" ask
ed the hostler.
"Why says the cockney, looking little
frightened, "We'll have one the first time,
as we're not used TO driving them"
IMPORTANT QUEsTIoNs.-Somebody says
that a young lady should always ask the
four following questions before accepting
the hand of a young man
Is he honorable
Is he kind of heart?
Can he support me comfortably ?
DOES hetake a newspaper and pay for II
IN adponce =
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-07-06

GENERAL JAcKsoN's FIRST APPEARANCE IN
CONGRESS. MIR. Gallatn was a member of
Congress, in the year 1896, when Tennessee
was admitted as State into the Union, and
sent her first member TO Washington.
One day, when in his seat in the House,
Mr.. Gallatin noticed a tall, lank uncouih look
ing individual, with long locks of hair hang
ing over his brows and face while queue
hung down his back tied in an eelskin. The
dress of the individual was singular-his
manner and department that of backwoods-
man. The appearance of SO singular char
acter on the floor of the House of Represen-
tatives, naturally attracted attention, and a
member at his side asked who he was. MIR.
Gallatin replied that il was the member for
the new State. "Well," said his friend, che
seems just the sort of chap one might expect
from such uncivilized region as Tennessee"
The individual in question was Andrew jack
son.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-07-06

AN INDIAN SPEECH THE Minnesota Re-
gister contains the following report Of speech
made by Nah'hakekah, alias jim Two Bits,
Winnebago Chief, to his people, on the 10th
of May last: We have come TO poor coun-
try. There is no game here but bugs, frogs
and mosquitoes. We can no longer live by
hunting. | can hear the frogs and mosquitoes
around me now. We must go TO work, or
we shall starve. We must live as white
men do. The women must no longer do all
the work-the men must come out and help
their wives and sisters 10 plant the corn.
Another thing wish you TO hear. Our chill
dren must all be sent 10 school. 1t is great
thing to know how to read and write well.
1t is what gives the white men such an ad-
vantage over us.-Take all the children that
are old enough 10 walk, and push them into
school, l-house, where they can learn to be skill
ful and industrious and more, beside that,
they will bring home bread and pork. The
pork will afford you something to grease your
hands with when they have become sore by
hard work"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-07-06

LIEUTENANT ELLIOTT, of the 99lh Regi-
ment, has discovered in the interior of West
ern Australia, a race of cannibalS who dey0ur
the bodies of friends and foes, Lieutenant
Elliott writes; "The natives in three districts
eat their dead old men, women and chill
dren. The heart is given TO the moIher as
they say it assuages her grief"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-07-06

MARRED-Ih Newport, Sd instant, by
the Rev. pr. Choulours, MIR. George H.
Daring, of this city, and Miss Maris A.
Sweet, OF Newport.
Street girl, and darling wife.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-07-06

MINNEsorA-Nor NorWegians-Th ST. Paul
Chronicle and Register, OF Sd inst, says
"More land has probably been entered at our
land Office the past week than during the
whole season previous. Among numerous
Others who are now looking at our country,
is delegation from colony of 1900 Nor
wegians who are waiting below the action
of those sent here in advance. They are
pleased with what they have seen, and will
probably induce their people to settle in Min
nesota eventually. The Norwegans are an
industrious, frugal and moral people-irs,
the kind Of emigrants we desire. We want
as many of them as will Gomez
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-07-06

A suggestion has been made to employ
deaf mutes as operatives in the telegraph
offices. 1t is a novel one, and the expe-
riment, it is said, will be tried.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-07-06

AN AMERICAN CITIZEN, Mr.. Henry Wal
ther, of Boston, has just been arrested at
Strasbourg, where he was awaiting his pass
port from the United States, lhe had lost his
first in Germany and, if the account of the
strasbourg paper is correct, hurried of by the
sendarmic to llayre; there to be forced Oh
board
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-07-06
OLD SERIES VOL. 10, NO. II

SOMETHING New UNDER THE SuN.-A
thieves convention has been held in London
for the purpose of adopting measures to pro-
cure an honest livelihood. Two hundred and
seven avowed thieves attended. The meet.
ing was opened with prayer and hmm. An
address was proposed to Lord Ashley, asking
if any hope was presented of their obtaining
all honest living in the British Colonies. His
Lordship expressed his willingness 10 befriend
them, as it was his duty to do. He candidly
told them that there was little hope for them,
unless they turned their attention TO the back
settlements of the New World. Suggestive
of levity as may be these facts, there is some
thing serious and solemn in them. awe
must steal or die" was the reponse of one of
the thieves; "prayer, is very good, but it
will not fill an empty stomach" Can any
thing be more expressive of the depraving
Influences o: the social evils of English So
cety.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-07-06
TFE ASSAM
TIE A co Nj p A n Y

No. 1856 Grcenlcich Street, New York.
THE proprictors beg to call the attention of
connoisseurs in Tea, and the hca DIS of families
to the choice and rare selection of Teas imported
by them, and hitherto unknown i'll this country,
which, by their fragrance and decacy, combined
with virgin purity and strength, produce an iniu-
sion ofsurpassing richness and flavor.
THE TEAS OFFERED ARE THE FOL-
LOWING:
The Jeddo Bloom, Black Tea, at - 90 per To-.
Nipbou. do us
Diar, do 90 "
Osacca, a Green Tea, 90"
" TOo-tsaa, do 10"
Ticki-tsiaa, do 90 "
Ud-fi Mixture, compound of the
most rare and choice Teas grown
.on the fertile and genial soil of
Assam, W " -
With view to encourage the introduction of
these matchlcss Teas it is the intention the pro-
prctors to distribute by lot among'the purchasers
IA quantity of Teas equal to
The first years profits on the sales effected.
Each purchaser viii receive enclosed i'll the pack
age, a,numbercd certificate, emitting him to
One Chance in the Distribution!!!
~ FOR EVERY FIFTY cESTsC1
laid out & on the receipts amounting to 100000,
the aforementioned parcels of Fca, to the value
of ten per cent, or Two Thousand Dollars, will be
given away as bonuses, according to the follow
ing
SCALE
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-07-06

A contemporary says that cream may be
frozen BY SIMPLY putting it into glass ves-
sci aud then placing il in an old bachelors
bosom,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-07-06
BOYHOoD AND MANHOOD.

Oh, for the merry, merry month of June,
When | was little lad
When the small birds throats were all in
tune,
And the very fields were glad
And the flowers that alas! were TO fade
too soon,
In their holiday clothes were clad.
Oh, | emember-remembe well,
The scent of the morning grass;
Nor was there sight, sweet sound, or
sweet smell
That can e'er from my memory pass
For they lay on my heart with the power
of spell,
Like the first love felt for a lass.
Ay, there is the river in which swan,
The field where used to play
The iosse where l buil the bridge and the
dam,
And the oak in whose shade Law
But, oh, how changed a thing | am
And how unchanged are they!
Time was-ah! that was the happy time !
When longed Il man TO be;
When a shaven chin was thing sublime,
And a fine thing TO be free;
And melhought | had nought TO do but
climb
To the height of felicity.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-07-06
NEW STORE!
A NEW STOCK OF GOODS,

At Ge Store formerly occupied by John BogCr,
In Market Street, Sunbury.
VIVHE subscribers respectfully inform the pub
Il lie that they have just received and are now
opening
A HANDSOME ASSORTMENT OF DRY GOODS,
Consisting in part of
Cloth, Cassimeres, Sattmetts Vesting, Panta-
loon Stuff, CalicOes, Ginghams, Larns,
Vestings, Fannels, Cambrics, Linens,
Fine MusIins, Handkcrchicts,
GioUes, SC,
Hardware, QueensNvare,
DRuGs Ann MEDICINES.
ALSO:
A large assortment of
Groceries, Fish, Salt and Plaster.
Ladies Shoes and Caters, Fluid and Fluid Lamps
An of which will he sold Oh the most reasona-
BILE terms.
" County produce ef all kinds taken in ex-
change at tire best prices.
JOHN BUYERS & co.
Sunbury, April Is, lS50--ly
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-07-06
To the height of felicity.

But, alas my beard is waXen grey
Since mingled among men:
And Pm not much wiser, nor half so gay,
Nor so good as was then;
And I'd give much more than care 10 say
To be boy again.