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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04
SHERIFF. SALES.

BY virtue of certain Writs of Ven Eapous,. q,
uB me directed, will be exposed to sale by pub
llc outcry at the house of William Weaver in
Shamokin town, Coal township, at 10 o'clock A,
NJ, on Saturday the llth day Of May next, the
following real estate to wit "a certain Lot of
Land situate in the town of Sban4okin, Coal town.
snip and county of Northumberland, bounded BY
Independence street, Franklin street and the Dam
VILE and Pottstown Rail Road containing one-
eighth OF an acre more or less-Whereon is erec~
ted frame Machine Shop and Locomotive house.
"a BY 40 feet frame Blacksmith shop 423 by
20 feet, frame Carpenter Shop IS by "a feet,
and frame Engine and Boiler house 1s by so
feet. Seized taken in execution and to be soid ar
the property of the Danviie and Pottstown Rail
Road Company.
ALSO:
At the house Of Frederick Sticker in the Boz
rough of Milton at 10 o'clock, A. M, on Monday
the 18th day of May next, certain Lot of Land,
situate in the Borough of Milton in said county,
IN that part of said Borough called Lower Milton,
bounded on the north by an Alley, on the east by
an Alley, on the south Ferry Lane and on this
west by lot of Mrs. Oldwin containing one-eightf
OF an acre more or less, whereon is erected two
story frame. Dwelling House. Seized taken in
execution and to be sold as the property of Chas.
hohrbach' JAMES COVERT, Shrf.
Sherlit $ office, Sunbury,
April 20. lS5O.-ts
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04
YELLOW FEVER IN BEHIA-HAYTI IN
ARMS.

Boston, April 81.
The brig "Boston," from Behia, 10th inst,
reports that the Yellow Fever had been rag
ing terribly at that place, sweeping off sea-
men of vessels in port, and slaves in great
numbers.
Government reports mekes the total NOR
taliy in the province at $4,000.
Just before the "Boston" left, a severe
thunder storm occurred; after which the
disease began 10 aba,e.
Several vessels arrived from Hayti with
dates TO the sixth. Business was improving,
and the blacks were preparing TO invade ST.
Domingo in May.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

DEATH OF A MINIsTER.-The Rev. PETER
McENALLY, of the Baltimore Annual Conle.
renee of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
died very suddenly on the 18th ut, near
PhiIipsburgh, Pa, on the mountain. He had
alighted from his carriage to adjust some
thing that was wrong, and complained of a
stitch in his side, remarking that in a few
moments he would be dead man, when he
almost instantly expired. He had been for
sometime in feeble health, and was extern
sively known and esteemed.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04

Miss WEBsTER's LETTER.-The Boston
papers contain the following Card, which,
as we have published the letter alluded to,
we give place to:
CARD.--A letter of Miss Harriet Webster
has been published, and has gone and i, go.
ing the rounds of the newspapers, contrary 10
her expectations or consent. The letter TO
which it was an answer was from a town in
New Hampshire, and from a person wholly
unknown 10 her or her family. The letter
contained strong expressions of sympathy
and kindness for DR.. Webster and his family,
&C., and requested an answer. Gratitude as
well as politeness, dictated an answer, of
which she and her family regret the publicity.
Those papers which have published it are
requested TO insert this Card.
CAMBRIDGE, April II, 1850.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04
CRUIsE1oF THE UNITED STATES SHIP
OHIO.

This gallant craft left Boston in December,
1s4e, and has just returned there, after be-
ing in commission for four years, during
which time she has sailed $4,000 miles
She was first ordered to the Gulf Of Mexi-
CO, and portion Of her officers and crew
were on shore at the Navy Battery during
the siege end capture of Vera Cruz. Three
hundred and fifty of her crew, with due
proportion of officers, were absent from their
ship fortnight upon the expedition, 10 and
capture of, Tuspan, by Com. Perry.
After the capture of all the principal Mexi-
can seaporis in the Gulf, the Ohio left that
station, and after stopping few days at Ha-
vana-ihe only American line-of-battle ship
ever in that port,-arrived at New York on
he 4th of June, 1s47. Difficulties with Bra
zi occurring at this time, and all diplomatic
intercourse suspended between that country
and the United States, the Ohio was ordered
Immediately to prepare to sail for the sene
of these new troubles. Leaving New York
on the 26th of June, with the Hon. David
Tod on board, the U. S. Minister Penipoten-
tiary 10 the Court of Brazil, she arrived at
her destination on the 7th of August. After
remaining on the Brazil station for four months
and friendly relations having again been re-
stored between that country and the United
States, the Ohio in obedience to orders, pro-
ceeded on around Cape Horn for the seat of
war in the Pacific Ocean, West Coast of
| M + Tat.r nf
her officers and crew were stationed on shore
while holding possession ofthe seaports upon
the coast of those countries until peace was
proclaimed there in June, 1S4S.
From this time until the date of her de.
parture for home, she was employed upon the
coasts Of Lower and Upper California, West
Coast Of Mexico, and the Sandwich Islands
She arrived at Upper California soon after
the discovery of the gold mines; and the
most rksome and trying service performed
by the officers and crew on the whole cruise
was upon that coast, during several months
of the first year of the gold mania, The Ohit
left San Francisco on the 18th of Septembe
last on her homeward. bounded voyage, ant
visited the Sandwich Islands Of the seconc
days; she then passed on through the Societ.
Islands and Paumotu Group, and arrived a
Valparaiso on Christmas day. Leaving Val
paraiso January 4th, 1850, she arrived at Ri
Janero February 10Th, and sailed from ther
again on the 2sth for Boston. She is TO b.
stripped and thoroughly repaired
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-06-20
THE REPEAL.

We invite attention to the proceedings of
the county meeting held in this place on
last Saturday. It indicates the feelinrg Of
the people in this county, and will be fol-
lowed up by such preparations for the fall
campaign as cannot be mistaken by the
people of the state. The question of re-
peal will be the issue in the election of
Member in Columbia and Montour this fall.
The principal object of the meeting held
on last Saturday was TO give notice to the
people Of Montour that an application will
be made the next Legislature for the re-
peal Of thenew county law so that what
expenditures they make there TO improve
their public buildings viii be in the face of
iull warning. ltis also desired here that
persons nominated for county officers in
Moniour shall be a, prised in time Of the
contest to be waged for justice, so that they
cannot hereafter claim "vested rights" in
the Office 10 which they shall this fall be
elected. They will accept such Office with
full notice of the repeal agitation.
The meeting on last Saturday was large
although but limited notice had been given +;
and the best spirit prevailed for "repeal."
There was but one voice and one mind
in that assembly of people from all parts of
the county, and that voice was the impera.
tive demand for repeal. And now by Saint
Paul the work goes bravely on! The watcl :
word is given; let the people now be only
true 10 themselves, and the next legislature
will be true 10 the people Let them not lis
ten a. in ls47 TO the seductive strains of
blind guides but resolute and firm in the
choice Of pure true and reliable mena can
didates for the Senate and House.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-06-20
WASHINGTON RAIL ROAD.

This road is now completed. Last week
cars, loaded with coal, passed over the road
from Pttston, all the way through, without
let or hindrance. ....
We understand that enterprisng company
has contracted with other coal operators at
Pittston, for several thousand tons of Coal
per week, during The season. The CON-
pany purchase the coal with view to send
it by the way of tne Rail Road 10 market.
The carrying from that place such an a.
mount of coal, in addition to the amount
that will be sent to market by canal, will
show great increase Of business at Pittston
over that of any previous year. The in
crease ofIbusiness at that place is showing its
effect in promoting the rapid growth of the
village, whose dimensions are so fast stretch
ing out, as to occasion a thought that the
time may come when Pi:tston and Wilkes
Barre will be united by, and be the ex-
tremes OF one continued town or city. Clus-
ters of houses are reared at Bloomingdale, a
few miles this side of Pittston, and at other
points, showing the progress Of improve
ment, wherever Goa. mines are extensively
worked, -WikesbaYre Advocate.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-06-20
Nimrod Strickland Esq.

This gentleman one of the prominent can.
didates for Canal Commissioner, before the
Williamsport Convention, in the last Chester
County Democrat, of which he is the editor,
thus modestly and Enthusiastically speaks
of himself:
The writer cannot conclude without Ten.
dering his heartfelt thanks 10 the large num-
Der Of delegates from the Eastern, Western,
Northern, Southern and central portions of
the State, who favored his nomination for
the office Of Canal Commissioner; and
trusts tha; he will ever gratefully appreciate
their efforts in his behalf. To have received
the support of such men, representing con.
stituencies noted for their Jealous devotion 10
Democratic. principles, is an endorsement of
which any man might justly boast, and is a
cheering encouragement for US to continue
faithful in the path which we have hereto.
fore pursued-6rmly supporting what we be.
lieve to be right, fearlessly opposing what
we believe TO be wrong. And while wo
thus speak of these, we can assure those
who had other favoriies, ard felt il their duty
to, and did operate konorably and fairly a
gainst us that their course has left upon our
mind nothing of personal unkindness or po-
litical animosity. They but exercised a
right which we claim for ourself, and cheer
fully accord 10 every Democrat.
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MURDER At M,sERsyILLE.-Oa Wcdues,la

MURDER AT MiNERsvILLE.-oa Wednesday
morning of last week. Evan Jones and Will
lam Edwards, were arrested and carried be.
fore Charles w. Taylor, ESQ.,, in the borough
of Minersville, charged with the murder of
William Wait, who was severely beaten and
bruised on the night previous, and died du-
ring that Gay. There was no direct evidence
against the accused except the dying declar-
ations of Watt, which were in the strongest
and most positive terms. 1t appeared in ev-
idence, that on Tuesday evening, Griffith.
Gwin and the deceased went TO the h>use of
the latter, when'a difficulty occurred between
him and his wife; she cried murder which.
alarmed the neighbors, and the accused ,n-
terferred, but soon left, and returned to their
homes Afterwards Gwin and Watt left audi
proceeeed 10 the house Of the former, near
which, as he stated before the inquest, he
left the deceased, and proceeded down town ,
and on his return in half an hour, he found
Watt at his house weliering in bis blood.
Jones and Edwards wore committed to tako
their trial for the murder--Potfsv;lls Eupors-
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-06-20
Mysterious Voting.

! It appeals that the Democrats are fire.
quently cheated in their choice for officers
when they send delegates 10 the state con-
vention. The following paragraphs will ex.
plain this game in two counties.
The Chambersburg Valley Spirit says:
''The Democratic State Convention NOM
mated the candidates whose names are CIV
en- under our head to-day. We know all
the nominees by reputation, and regard them
as good men and available candidates The
democracy of Franklin county will learn
with surprise, and perhaps little indigna-
,ion, that their vote was given to the Cam
eron pet for Canal Commissioner. Hap
PLY, he was rot successful"
To this the Carlisle Voi,mtesr adds the fol-
lowing:
"The Democracyof this county, we oPine,
have the same cause of complaint, tho Del
egates elected by our County Convention
having supported Mr.. HUXLEY through near
ly all the ballotings. Although no instruc-
tons were given our Delegates, the name OF
Mr.. HUXLEY was mentioned with disapplo-
baiion in the County Convention and one
Of the Delegates, at least there pledged him.
self not to vote for him. We verify believe
Mr.. HUXLEY could no, have received hall
dozen of votes in that Convention, and yet
in the face of this state of facts, the Dele.
gates fIom this county supported him to the
utmost, thereby confirming aRthe suspit lot
that were at the time entertained on that
subject"
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Fire In Columbia.

LANCASTER, June IA very destructive.
fire br oke out this morning, at Columbia, in,
this county. Some thirty or forty buildings,
situated westward ofthe railroad depot, from
the bridge 10 the Green Tree Hotel, were on.
,irely destroyed. The car house and tho
Office Of the Columbia Spy, were reduced to
ashes. (Mr. Gilbert Brown, the proprietor
of the Spy, is now in this city. He is .
young man, and the loss will fan heavily
upon him. We are glad to learn, however,
that Mr.. Brown is entirely insured
There are a. least thirty families thrown
out of house and home by this calamity.
1t is estimated that the loss will not fall
short of $50, 900 to SEC, 200.
A number Of fire companies have left
this city, TO aid in abaiing the further pro.
gress Of the raging ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-06-20
The Bribery Case.

We regret to see some Of our democratic
brethren of the press sneer at the Williams
port bribery case and call it ''humbugn-
We regard it no light thing when democre.
.ic nomination seems inclning TO the man
whose friends can raise the most money
s1gs are alarmed when men WHO made $7o,.
GOO in fe years, out Of their wood trade
with the State, obtain the control of our Con-
ventious. We regard il no light matter that
bribery should ;amper with the delegates
that the base underlings of the money. chan.
gers should come and set ,heiI price upon
each delegates head, and offer their money
for his vote as they would offer il for sheep
in the shambles We were shocked as well
as alarmed when we saw such men as CAM
eron, Ranken, Oyenshine, Best, and few
others of that kidney from this county, work
hand in glove to foist their particular favor
lite on tie party. The thing looked ominous
to US. We thought that Just then we could
see precisely how our State debt has grown
to forty millions, and we only wished that all
the tax-payers of the State could see the
spectacle as we then saw it.
Again, when the bribery was exposed, al
though not word was said in convention as
to who paid the money, yet every body see
med 10 have an intnitive conviction as to the
source from whence it must have come.
Even Ex-Governor Porter, who has seen
somewhdt of politics, carelessly remarked
"a. Al Gill .bn 81, Jo thnsa
things"
But say the o phists, Donahue and Green
should never have touched the money. 1t
was taking bribc. We reply that the Grim
inaly of an actdepends upon the motire of
the agent--the animus, as the lawyers say.
The mopey was taken only for the purpose
of exposure. No sooner had the brbers left
the delegates than the latter agreed that he
who voted first should hold up money in
convention as the price of his vote. The
exposure was made in less than half hour
from the time that the money was paid to
the delegates.
=, And then as TO 'bonowing" story. Why
MIR. Donahus is respectable merchant
worth, as his neighbors say, from six to ten
thousand dollars. Again, their stay had not
been protracted more than one day over
what they must have expected, and what
need could they have had for 500 each ?
Or if il was business transaction, why was
no note takens But Messrs. Green and Don.
ahue got TO Philadelphia safely, even after
they had given each this money, and did moi
seem 10 be in want of funds. As to the $50
which il was pretended that Green had pre-.
yiously borrowed, when the proof was re-
quired there was no one 10 father the story
The gentleman from whom it was pretended
that the $50 had been obtained was in Con
vsution when the proof was required, and
only remarked to those around him that
'there was mistake, it was only SIS Igave
him" To the call for testimony befoie the
convention he was silent.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-06-20

v The Jackson Democrat publishes the
resul of special election held in that por-
ton Of Bedford county, TO be set off into a
new county called "Fulton," to determine
the propriety of the Division. The vote for
the county is 6sO--against a24; further re.
turns, it is supposed, will reduce this major
ity $50 votes. Montour and Fulton are the
new counties formed by the Legislature at
its last session. With moderate Legislative
activity we shall soon have as many coun-
ties ir Pen nsylvania as they have in Virgin.
ia, with a smaller territory to form them out
f-Pennsylraniaa.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-06-20

The Berks county "Gold Mine" turns GU.
to be something else, nearly as valuable; for
we gather from paragraph in the Sehnelpost
paper published at Hamburg, in Berks
county, that an agent of Company in New
York, recently visited the mine. the proper
ty of Mr.. FocHr, of Windsor township, for
the purpose of negotiating for its purchase
After a careful examination of the "placer,"
he offered $1,000 for each acre through
which it extended; but Mr. FocHr refused
to sell, determining to- work the mine him
self. According TO public rumor, the mine
contains very little gold, but an abundance
of the purest silver.-Pennsyluaniam.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-06-20
THE POOR DEVIL.

Best is very ill-tempered in his last paper.
Has he really become sensitive 10 shame in
these latter dayss Ifso, much as we des-
pise the traitor, We must be allowed 10 pity
him for the agony he endures. 1t will be
observed that he has rot one word to say in
his defence, and merly grves vent to the
writings of his lascerated spirit. If he
should ever attempt defence, we shall at
tend 10 it. For this week, the proceedings
of the repeal meeting will be enough for
him.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-06-20
SjIfCE.

After the 1st of August next we can not
receive Notes under SIS of any Bank out of
Pennsylvania Relief notes are not prohib-
tied from circulation by the new law.
Subscribers at distance are desired 10
rotice this, and to remit US Penn'a money
if posi- Bile, at once. Our own citizens will
do we'll TO work off all their foreign money
as fast as possible to the Cities, as it is the
intention of business men aud officers TO
ENFORCE THE LAW, hard tho it be.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-06-20

The New York TIibuue gives a long &C.
count Of an interview with the famous Ro-
chester Ladies', on Thursday evening, At the
rooms d DR.. R. w. Griswold, M essrs. Fen.
nimore Cooper, Bryant, . Bancroft, Willis,
TuckeIman, DR.. Hawks, DR.. Francis, and
other distinguished gentlemen being pres.
ent The "spirits" were variously invoked
during the evening, and the responsive rap
pings appear to have been occasioDly apt
and satisfactory. The department Of the fe-
males is commended By ihe writer, from
which we derive this specimen Of the en-.
tertainment: s-
"The evenining is now far advanced, and
il was ro, thought desirable to continue the
colloquies any further. AT the suggestion Of
several gentlemen, the ladies removed from
the sofa, where they had sat during the eve.
ming, and remained standing in another part
of the room. The knockings were now
heard on the doors, at both ends Of the room,
producing vibration on the pannels which
was felt by every one who touched them
Different gentlemen stood on the outside and
the inside of the door at the same time,
when loud knocking were heard or the
opposite side from where they stood. The
ladies were at such distance from the dool
in both cases, asIto lend no countenance to
the idea that the Sound were PRODUCED by
any direct communication with them.
They now went into parlor, under the
room in which The party was held, accom-
panied by several gentleme n, and the sounds
were produced with grea. distinctness, caus
ing sensible vibrations in the sofa, and appa
rently coming from thick hearth.rug before
the fireplace, as well as from other quarter.
of the room.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-06-20

A correspondent of tho Boston Herald
states that the fist difficulty that occurred
between Mr.. T. B. Lawrence and his wife,
and which led to all the subsequent, un
pleasant circumstances of the affair, was the
refusal on the part Of the lady to attend in a
proper costume, splendid party given to
them by Mr.. Abbott Lawrence, on the occa.
sion Of their marriage. The lady at first
positively refused to 60 at all, and when pre-
vailed on. attended in common calico morn.
ing ,crapper This the husband looked on as
wanton insult offered TO his relations, as
the party was given TO introduce the bride to
the friends of The family.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-06-20

Tofrtble Daeasseg % heks ETC.
burning eftAe Steamer CrDlts-- Tro or TArss
q N Iiundvsd Liues Lost
BUFFALO, June II.
The fine steamer, Griffith. Capt. Roby,
while on her way up 10 the Lake, took frs
abou, five O'Clock this morning, VIXEN about
twenty miles below Cleveland, end wss
burned 10 the waters edge. FL
The mate, who swan ashore from the
burning boat for'help. has reached Cleveland.
and reports that only thirty Of those on board
were saved, and these had 10 swim ashore,
there being no vessel near 10 render assist
ance. YE H 3c 1Ewa WNV
Capt, Roby, his wife and child, we're q
mongst the lost. @ .s,
1t is reported that there were two OF three
hundred persons on board, most Of whom
were emigrants on their way to tho West
If this is correct estimate, the number Of
the lost may probably exceed two hundred.
The scenes on the burning wreck arc de-
scribed as having been agonizing in the sx-
| ,reme.
I, 10 impossible as yet to ascertain the
cause Of this disaster, or to give any further
particulars. l, is tho greatest calamity ,hst
has occurred on Lake Erie, since the dc.
s,ruc,ion by fire Of the steamer Erie, some
| years ago.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-06-20

A "MANTEsT DESTINY" MAN-Walter
Savage Landor publishes an article in the
London Examiner, in which he predicts that
the United States will proceed in arnexing
foreign States and establishing in them the
English languag and laws, until the Union
will embrace all fraternities and climates |!
Canada and Cuba can come on as soon as
convenient The Sandwich Islanders will
have to grow more accustomed to the use Of
breeches before they can be admitted,
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-06-20

A telegraphic despatch, dated New York,
June I7,h, TO the Pennsylvanion, states that
"Mr. FORREST meeting Mr.. N. P. WsLLis,
face to face, this afternoon, in the centre Of
Washington Square, the most fashionable
part of the town, knocked him down and
horse-whipped him most soundly, with a
cowhide." He uchly deserved this at the.
hands of u man whom he has so much vail
fed and abused
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-06-20

The New Comet is family visible TO the
naked eye in the Constellation Ursa Major.
it will continue TO approach the earth until
the middle of July, when it will attain its
minimum distance from us of about thirty
eight millions of miles, or less than one half
of its present distance. As it is also ap-
preaching the Sun, i, will become five or
six times brighter than it is now.