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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02
REGISTERS NOTICE.

NyOTICE is hereby given to all Legatees, Gre
" ditors and other persons, interested in the
estates of Peter Swank, decd, settled by his exc
cutors William Swank and Solomon Swsnk of
jeremiah ]. Vastine, decd, settled by his adm'rs
Peter L. Vastine and Lydia Housel; of John Mari,
decd, settled by his adm'r David l.. Irland; of
Martin Garman, decd, settled by his admir- Jacob
Garman; of Jacob Ruhle, decd, settled by his
ex'tor. Samuel Herr; of Christana Forster. decd,
settled by her admir-. Jesse llensyl. That the
Executors and Administrators of said estates have
filed their accounts with the Register of Northum-
berland county, and that the snme will be presen-
ted to the Orphans Court of said county on Tues
day the end day of April next for confirmation
and allowance.
JOHN p. PURSEL, Register.
Registers office
Sunbury, March ., 1850 Stc
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02

BISHOP OF CiliroRSIA.-We are informed
mat The Most Reverend Archbishop Ecqles-
ton, the Catholic hierarch of Baltimore, has
notified The Rev. c. P. Montgomery d. d.,
U. SD, of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, of his election
as Catholic Bishop of California DR.. M. is
represented to us as gentleman well known
fer his literary requirements, and one who
will reflect credit on his native State.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02
HORRIBLE MURDER OF A WIFE AND CHILD

HORRIBLE MURDER OF A WIFE AND CHILD.
"A correspondent of the Eddyvile Telegraph,
writing from Marion, Crittenden county, KY,
gives an account Of two horrible murders,
committed in that vicinity on the goth ult.,
by fiend in human form, named VIM. T.
Walingford, on his wife and child She had
been confined but few days, when he drag
ged her from her bed and stamped her 10
death. The infant he starved to death, not
allowing it to be nursed by its mother or any
one else from the time it was born. The
writer says these facts were elected from
the coroners inquest. The monster made
his escape. He was pursued 10 a wood yard
on the Ohio river, where he in safety took a
boat up the river
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02
CAUTION!!
MASON'S
CHALLENGES III A AcRrrua

VV>hE immense and steadily increasing demand
l. for the celebrated
...f MASoN'S CHALLENGE BLACKING
has induced numerous unprincipled persons to
attempt an imitation of his Box LABEL, varyins
It slightly, with view to evade the law, but at
the same time designed to impose upon the univer.
sal confidence Of consumers, in favor of Mason's
Backing; and as the counterfeit bears no resem.
bance to the original, except in the LABEL and has
none fits good properties, Country Merchants,
when ordering hlsckng, should be careful to ask
for "MASON'S ORIGINAL CHALLENGE
BLACKlNG,' which is sold by all respectable
Wholesale Dealers, in every City in the United
States. JAS. $. MASON & co.
PhlIadelphin, March ., lS5O.--4t
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02
CONSTABLE's SALE.

rsNHE following property of Jacob Fox, of Low
er Augusta township, sold by Conrad Kcrseh-
ner, at Constables sale, FEBRUARY l5 1850, was
purchased by me, and loaned during my pleasure
to said Fox, viz:
acres Of Wheat (more or less) in the ground I;
10 acres of Rye (more or less) in the ground;
Blind Horse; ! Mantle Clock; A two horse sled.
WILLIAM HOOVER.
Lower Augusta, Feb. %, ls5O.-3t
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02
Nj 4 IL R L Il ID.

On the l2lh ull., at Freeburg, Union coun-
ty, by the Rev. Mr.. Ellenmeyer, Mr.. ISAAC
BITELspAcn, of Northumberland, to Miss
MARY ANN, daughter of Mr.. Benjamin Hum
mel, of Penns township, Union County.
On the 26Ih ult., by he Rev. w. J. Alle-
man, Mr.. JACOB foDDER 10 Miss susanna
SNYDER, both of Union County.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02

70 A Correspondent in Northumber-
land soicits the cooperation of the young
men ofthis place with those Of Northum-
berland and Point township in the lorna
ton of a Cavalry Company. He says:
"Dragoons, in the regular army, wear dark
blue roundabouts, with yellow trimmings and
with yellow lace, and blue pants with a yell
low sirips down ihs side seam. This uni
form costs $3.50.
sThe arms Of the corps consist Of sahres,
pistols and carbines."
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02

ASLANDERER's REwARD.-In the Superior
Court, sitting at Hartford, (Ct.) last week, a
verdict was rendered against Lyman B. Marks
Tor damages to the amount of S1,572, for
having slandered Miss Ruth Chase, and thus
causing her removal from a school which
she taught in Hartland
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02

MONUMENT TO THE MOTHER OF WASHING.
ToN.-A bill is now before tina Legislature OF
Virginia, to incorporate the "Mary Washing.
ton Monument Association" 10 construct a
monument to the mother of Washington.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02
LATEST FROM CANADA.

Parliament has been prorogued until the 81
of April
The Helton election is proceeding viger-
ousy, but the result is yet doubtful
The annexation feeling is rather fiat, just
now. ..- .- D. .....
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02

Reform IN MARYLAND-The bill 20 pro-
vide for vote of the people of Maryland on
the question Of calling convention to frame
a new constitution for the Stat, has become
law. The vote will be taken on the second
"Wednesday of May, 1850 IF "a majority is in
favor of it, then an election for delegates TO
said convention is TO be held on the first We'd
nesday of ofSeptemher, 1850, and the conven-
'lon will assemble at Annapolis, on the first
Monday of November, 1880. The members
to receive four dollars day, and the same
mileage as members Of the House of Dele
gates.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02

Mr. LIvAuDAIs, the late State Treasurer of
Louisiana, attempted 10 commit suicide BY
cutting his throat with razor, on the 18th
instant at Baton Rouge. His accounts had
been examined and found TO be correct. and
1t is supposed that disappointment in politicsl
ambition induced the commission of the rash
act. He was still alive on the 18th instant,
but no hopes were entertained of his reco-
very, as he refused all aid
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02

UT The BANK OF DANvILLE went into
operation on the 10Th inst. 1t issues notes
Of the denominations of FIVE, ten, twenty,
fifty and one hundred dollars. They are
beautifully engraved and will be difficult to
counterfeit
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02

PHysIc VS.. LAWN a case before the
Mayor on Saturday, in which an Nj. D., who
has favoriie Newfoundland dog, charged
some parties with the commission of a felo-
nlous assault upon him in the street, at night,
the counsel for the defence-a clever tyro in
the legal professon-asked the complainan,
what his dog was doing all the while the ac.
cused were a-sa!iing him. The doctor replied
that Towser appeared to be keeping the scoun-
drels at bay adding, that he would not pre-
tend. however, 10 tell what the canine uas
really at, for he was only eighteen months
old, and had not yei acquired quite the saga
city of some of the young members of the
Philadelphia Bar
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02

THE number Of deaths fiom cholera among
the immigrants on Wards Island, during the
past week, is stated to be eighteen, and two
of them are said 10 have occurred SO lately
as Thursday. The N. Y. Journal of Com
merce says @ 'set % s..s
The fret case appeared on the 2ist Of
January, and came TO the Island direct from
the ship vandalia. Since that time hfiy-fve
have gone into collapse, OF whiah forty five
terminated in death This extraordinary IA
tality is accounted for by the fact, Ihat By
far the larger proportion were persons who
were previously much debililaied by disease
or privations. A number were passengers in
the ship Caleb Grimshaw, burned at sea, and
endured much hardship in consequence Of
lhs, disaster. t1nl's Ee -7s
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02

% THE BEAUTY OF THE WEATHER du-
ring the past week has been remarkable.
We do not recollect having ever expert
enced its like at this season of the year.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02

CAssIUs M, Clay has Published an article
in the Louisville Courier, in which he takes
strong ground against the adoption of the
Reform Convention Constitution of Kentucky.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02

% The New COUNTY movement is still
exciting our friends in the supper end.'
Numbers of them are now at Harrisburg
urging the passage of the bill. There is
not the slightest chance OF its success.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02

The child, whose mother, Mrs White,
was so inhumanly murdered by Indians, has
not yet been recovered. Were its mother
now alive, worse, far worse, that death would
be her condition, with that awful uncertainty
concerning her offspring, ,orturing her inmost
soul.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02

GLOW do you feel with such shocking
looking coat on?' said young clerk of more
preiensions than brains, one morning. oI
feel, ," said old Roger, looking at him steadily
with one eye half-closed, as if | had coat
on which has been paid for, luxury of feel
ing which think you will never experience. ~
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02

Ny An apprentice to the Printing busi-
ness wanted at this office. A good boy of
about IA or Is years would find a good
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02

V APPOINTMENT by THE GovERNoR.-
Meyers Brautigam to be Notary Public
for Northumberland County.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02

10 TmRTY-FNE HUNGARiANs arrived
at New York last week, on the ship Mount
stuart Elphinstone. This brings up the
number Of Hungarian exiles, now in that
city, to sixty-six.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02

% There has been nothing of impor-
tance transacted at Washington, or Harris
burg during the past week.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02

CoRN-GRowING IN THE WEsT.-The Gin.
cIn'atl Gazette says-On the Great Miami
Bottom, adjoining Lawrenceburg. Indiana,
about twenty-five miles below Cincinnati,
there is one field seven miles long, BY three
miles broad, extending in fact to Aurora,
which has been regularly planted down to
corn for nearly half century. Although
corn is one Of the most exhausiiug crops, no
mannre is ever used, and the soil il as fertile
as ever. The Wabash Valley is also re-
markable for the extent of its cornfclds.-
We should be glad 10 see the statistics of
some of the corn-fields on the Illinois prai.
ries.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02

05~ CLAysiLvANIA.-A correspondent of
the Philadelphia Inquirer proposes that this
name shall be given that country lying be-
tween, New Mexico, iinr Rio Colorado of
California, and Rio Gila, in honor of Mr..
Clay. ." r..s
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02

APPOINTMENTS CosFIRMED.-A despatch
from Washington 10 the Tribuns, says that
the Senate has confirmed the following nomi-
nations: Neil S. Brown, Of Tennessee, Min
lister 10 Russia; Waller Forward, Of Penn
sylvania, Charge TO Denmark Francis Schroe-
der, Of Rhode Island, Charge 10 Sweden -
Wells, Consul at Batavia. 80 ..I.'
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02

A BASE ImPosToR. "A man calling himself
DR.. VIM Booth. and pretending to be den
list, recently left Waterford, London COUNTY
Va, In hurry on borrowed horse,1 after
contracting several debts, and couripga lady
whom he promised TO marry. The horse. he
sold at Georgetown, since which he has not
been heard from. His trunk which he left
behind, was opened, and found TO contain
nothing but bille,s Of wood! The Leesburg
Chronicle says il has since been asceriaued
that under the name Of DR.. Frederick Preston,
he married a lady in Wisconsin, in Oct lS47 F;
left her in May following; subsequently ap-
peared in Howard county, Mo-, as DR.. James
l.. Dunn in Nov. lS4s, married another lady
at indianapolis, Ind, converted all her pro.
perry into money, and in March last deserted
her at Fayette, Missouri.-He next appeared
in Philadelphia, as DR.. Bume, and came TO
Waterford in May last. He is about 40 years
OF age. These facts were obtained from a
letter written by the lady he married in In
diana 7'
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02
ID I T. ID.

In Cattawissa, Columbia county. on Mon.
day last, Mrs. ELIZABETH BALDY, relict
of Capt. John Badly, formerly Of Easou, Pa,
aged abont 60 Yeas.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02

Peter Lilly No. 4, April term, A. d. 1850.
VS. Plu. Subpoena in divorce.
Elizabeth Lily
40 Elizabeth Lilly"
You are hereby notified, to be and appear be-
fore the Judges Of the Court Of Common Pleas Of
Northumberland county, the lst Monday of
April next to answer the above complaint and to
show cause, (if any you have,) why a divorce
KneUlo Matrimonii should not be decreed against
you. JAMES COVERT, Shr'h.
Sheriaf's office, Sunbury,
March ., 1850. 1t
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02

Louisa Bennett, by \ f...
her next friend Ja- No. 10, January term 1850,
cob Conrad. AL Subpoena in Divorce.
Edmond Bennett Dos rfiHa
aH 1n7 40 Edmond Bennett -3
You are hereby notified, to be and appear before
the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Nor
cumberland county, on the lst day Of April next,
to answer the above complaint aud to show cause
(if any you have,) why divorce PimeniO Ma
trinsoaii should not be decrecd against you. il1 q
-gQ7 JAMES COVERT, Shr'f
Sheriff office Sunbury, ~-.is. tt.t
Msrh ., ls5O,v-it
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02
SUNBURY AMERICAN AND SHAMOKIN JOURNAL

would ingeniously discover some oiher source
of grievance, over which they would work
themselves frantic, and be ready again with
their meuaces Of disunion. They are eter.
nal grumblers, and for the last twenty years
/ we have never known them otherwise.
| "The heady and faciious spirits who prate
so giibly of disunion might proftably ponder
over the prospect, in the event Of the realisa-
tion Of their anticipations. They might find
n less agreeable when conued by sober rea.
son, than when viewed through the fallacious
coloring Of heated imagination For our
own part, we do not believe in the possibility
of disunion but, if we did, we should look
to The future as an epoch pregnant with evils
more dire than war, pes,ilence and famine.o
H. b N. o. Bee.
The Georgia Whig reasons thus, forcibly
The south never would have consented for
the north 10 interfere in the domestic regula-
tons of California, had they 1.-THE Califor-
nians) seen fit TO tolerate slavery by their
constitution; and now, since they have seen
fit 10 exclude it, the same principle ought TO
quiet all objections from the south. If one
portion Of the states has no right to interfere,
neither has the other; and, IS we would not
yield the right to the north, we should not
claim il ourselves
The Forsyth (Ga,) Bee, of the 5ih inst. says
that call for public disunion meeting
there had proved "humliaiing failure ~
"No interest was manifested by any one, and
the whole affair went by defaultn
Than North Carolina there i. no more
loyal state in the union. One of her organs,
the Hillsborough Register, says:
Disunion is no remedy for any evil, present
or prospective, real or imaginary Our motto
then is: "7he Union, the Constitution and the
Laws." Under this banner we trust we shall
ever be able to maintain our rights; while il
floats over us our liberties will never be in
danger. sTHE UNION MUST be PR EsERvEp.n -
| tN MoNTouR CouNTY.-Our Danville
friendAafe very sanguine of success in their
project\pfforrhing this County out of the
lower parA of Columbia. They scarcely
deserve TO have their Borough again made
a county seat, for while justice had her seat
there they could not retain her.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02

1T has been ascertained that men in Eng,
land engaged a, work in hot blast furnace:
never live beyond the age Of ,wenty.eigh'
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02

FROM THE Rio GRASpE.-The last advices
from the Rio Grande state that the people of
that valley are desirous of separating from
Texas. The Brownsville Flag learns that
strong feeling prevails throughout the extent
of the valley in favor of a separate organiza-
tion, under the auspices of the General Co.
vernment. ..
Owing TO the abandonment of the site of
old Fort Brown, in consequence of its innn-
dation by overllows of the river, Col Wilson
issued an order directing that the remains OF
its former gallant commander, Major Jacob
Brown, 7th United States Infantry, should be
dIsinierred and deposited within the enclo-
sure OF the flagstaff of the present garrison
of Fort Brown.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02

SINGULAR CASE There has been consider
able excitement at Frederick, Md, in regard
TO the sudden death of son Of Mr.. George
A. Cole. A correspondent ofthe Hageisiown
Mail says:-- M
"After being kept for the period of four
days, he was placed in Mr. Harris vault, in
the Lutheran graveyard, with the lid of his
coffin open, as there were very seriousdoubts
whether or not he was in trance His Iii.
sease, the doctors say, wasihe erysipelas, the
only indication of which was a small pimple
on his lip, causing much swelling, and of
which, in The short space of three days he
died, ,t..,. -..t t.g-t.
Many persons have daily visited his re-
mains, and all express their doubts. Though
in this state for more than two weeks, his
cheeks are as rosy and fresh as when in good
health his lips, at first somewhat blue, now
have very natural and life-like color, and
his limbs are as plant as ever, not having
the rigidty Of death at all-his eyes are not
at all sunken, but natural as when in robust
health. There is not, as yet, the least ap-
pearance of decay, and no offensive smell.
His parents visit him daily, 10 ascertain if any
change has taken place, either for better or
worse. Though doctors say he is dead, ma
ny persons in the community doubt it. Doc
tors are not infallble. He was fifteen or
sixteen years of age, 6ne-looking and niell-
gent. On Sunday he wa. in excellent health
enjoying himself with his companions on
Wednesday night he was declared a corpse.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02
NICARAGUA TREATY! CONCLUDED.
The New York papers contain the follow

pSspo'Sh'
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 90.
1t is perfectly certain that treaty has
been made here, between Sir Henry l.. Bull
wer and the Government of the United States
respecting the Nicaragua question. A friend
on whom reliance can be placed, has seen
the document with all the official signatures
attached.
Ii provides for the restoration of Tigre Is
land TO its former owners 1t fails 10 recog-
Mise the proceedings of both MIR. Squier and
Mr.. Cha,field II also provides that neither
England nor the United States shall exercise
sovereignty or jurisdiction within the Central
American States. 1t agrees that Greytown
(ate San Juan de Nicaragua) shall be ma
tral or free port, as well as another port on
the Pacific at the western terminus of the
route. 1t also provides that the canal shall
be neutral and open for the investments as
well as the transit trade OF all Nations under
suitable regulations
The character of the treaty, it is thought,
is highly creditable TO the liberaity of the
respective Governments, and cannot fail to
prove satisfactory to the people of both coun-
tries.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02

By order of the Court, }
John p. Pursel, OK o. c.
March 9, ls5O.-ts
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-03-02

LINK -, with the utmost confidence offered to t,r
l. Medical Fncuty and the public the cure of Dyspep,
sa OF indigestion, aud all disease arising from it, such
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ing this great mail project, has resulted
in the production of couple OF steamers
which can safely challenge the world. 1t
is no longera question, whether the ship
yard and machine-shop can produce the
equal of the British mechanics; the fact is
substantiated that they cannot only equal,
but excel. The construction of those ships
has conferred honor upon the country,
and every American heart may we'll beat
quickly when the eye rests upon those
splendid specimens of American skill.
The constructor, GEORGE LAW, is GER
tainly entitled to the highest credit for
what he has accomplished, and within a
time which has distanced Government
competition, with all its resources in
money, dock-yards, machine-shops and
engineers.
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Lin. of steamer. TO ch.gre..

The United States Government mail
steam line from New York TO Chagres is
receiving favorable notice from the New
York press. On Friday evening last, the
steamer Georgia, Of that line, arrived at
New York, after one of the most astonish-
ing runs ever performed on ocean or river.
This was the first through trip of these
mammoth steamers, and the result has
proved all that could be desired, establish
ing the fact that the distance can be per-
formed in seven days, even with adverse
winds; and, with fair weather, it is con-
jectured that either the Georgia or Ohio can
make the passage in six days running
time.
AT the commencement of this mail SER
vice by this line, there were delays Incl
dent upon so great an undertaking; but as
the ships have been completed and placed
in service, they have not only fully real
lied the high anticipations formed, but
have actually challenged the admiration of
all beholders. When it was announced
on Friday evening that she had arrived,
there was uncommon excitement in the
city; for it was hard to credit that the dis
lance could have been performed in that
short space Of time.
The experiment Gf it may be called
such) made by the Government in assist
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course of argument shows to be nearly useless for
the purposes they avow, and which, TO the South,
are, in their view of their rights and the Constitu
ton, intolerably offensive and insulting.
We cannot believe it possible that the northern
men mean to push these pretensions to the bitter
end. The South has shown willingness 10 COM
promise, by yielding much, very much, for con-
citation. The time of the North to make similar
sacrifices is come; and some men from that sec
tion-emulous of the glory of giving peace to
distracted country, of rescuing the Union from
the perils which environ it, and making for them
selves a noble record patriots and statesmen
WILL we deyoutly trust, bring courage, influence,
and power sufficient to accomplish the benefcent
work.
May Providence enlighten and invigorate the
hearts of public men, that they may purify
themselves of all selfish and evil thoughts, and take
brotherly counsel together for the safety of the
Constitution and the Union, "onc and inseparable."
At this crisis, the President of the United States
has announced in the most emphatic terms, his
resolution to employ all the means in his power to
preserve the Union against violence. As the Ex-
ecutve of the nation, he represents in this the ma
tional WILL as he does the national ARM and in both
he WILL within the limits of the Constitution-and
no man has right to presume that he will trans
cend either-be upheld by the same ofirresisti
BILE public sentiment which rallied round General
Jackson under similar circumstances of threatened
opposition to the laws.
We pray fervently that the case may never occur
in which illegal force may demand Executive inter-
ference to maintain the Union inyioate; but should
such an unhappy event occur, all good men and
patriots will rally, without distinction of class or
| party, and with enthusiastic promptness, to the
support of the President.