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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-11-02
RIGHTS OF SCHOOL TEACHERS.

On the trial OF an action Of assault and
battery against female teacher in ono of
the common schools, Of Philadelphia, for
chastlsing pupil, the Court KING, Presi-
dent,) laid down the law as follows:
1st. That Teacher Of the Public Schools
has the right 10 inflict chastisement upon
pupil for improper conduct and breach of
School Discipline.
2d. That Teacher Of Public School has
the same right, in this respect, as teacher
OF private school, or if there is any differ
ence, it is in favor Of the rights of Public
Teachers
3D.. That Teacher can only be convicted
OF assault and battery, where there is clear
evidence that the chastisement was uncalled
for, or immoderate and excessive. These,
said the Judge, are The principles Of the law
The common law--lhe law of Old England,
introduced into this country, and by these the
Jury ought 10 be governed. There is no 9TH
er law-no higher law--and though we hear
of members Of the branches of the Govern.
ment invoking the higher law, il has not as
vet found any favor in our judicial tribunals
| The question of fact for the Jury TO consider
was, he said, whether the defendant had
overstepped the authority with which she
was invested.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-11-02

OMNIBUsEs IN LoNDoN.-The total number
OF omnibuses travelling the streets of London
is three thousand paying duty, including
mileage, averaging 80 per month"; or 1884,
900 per annum. The number of conductors
and drivers is about seven thousand, paving
annually 5s. each for their licenses, or .f1,
$50 collectively The average journey of
each omnibus is six miles, and that distance
is often travelled twelve times day by each
omnibus. The propretors pay their servents
fairly, and exact rigid sobriety, punciuality
and cleanliness. Their great difficulty is to
ensure honesty. Every proprietor insists up
on the difficulty of trusting men with uncount-
ed money. Several plans have been resorted
to, to obtain check. One plan now in prac-
tice, is 10 engage a well-dressed woman,
sometimes accompanied by child, who ,rav-
els by the omnibus, and Immediately on leav-
ing it, fills up a paper for the proprietors,
showing, the number of insides and outs, of
long and short fares. Many other schemes
are employed 10 prevent dishonesty One
of these women kept the list of passengers
with a bag of beans and peas.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-11-02
ASTRONOMICAL.

A circular from Professor Schumacher, o
Aliona, received by the editor Of the Astro-
nomical Journal, "announces the discovery
ofa planet, on the 18th of September, BY MIR.
Hind, at Mr.. Bishops Observatory, London"
"From the discovery of Vestd by Doctor
Olbers, Of Bremen, in 1S4S no additions were
made to the number of known planets belong
ing 10 our system till the discovery of the
Asirea by Hencke, on the Sth of December,
1s45, period Of nearly forty years. Now,
in less than five years past, the have been ad
ded no fewer than nine primary and t,uo Sc
condary planets, so that our Solar system, as
at present known, consists of ttcenty primary
and the same number of secondary planets
or moons.
The dscoverer of the new planet has pro-
posed for it the name of Victoria, and "a star
surrounded by laurel wreath for symbol; !
but it is not probable this name will be re-
tanned by astronomers. Lest some of the
readers of the American, who feel an interest
in such subjects, have not access 10 the names
OF the nine new planets discovered within
the last five years, list is subjoined, viz
Astrea, Flora, Iris, Hebe, Hygea, Mets, Par
thenope, Victoria, and Neptune. To Neptune
has been discovered satellite, and an addi
tional one to Saturn within that time"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-11-02
ELECTRICITY AND HEAT.


Our readers will recolect the recent pre-
tended discovery of Mr.. Paine, by which,
through the agency of the galvanic Battery,
&C., water was to give light and heat to the
world. Not only were cities to be lighted
with gas which should cost comparatively
nothing, but our steam engines and tea-ket-
ties were to be fired up by the same simple
element. Some noise was made about the
same time over an invention, by some one,
of interchangeable engine, of great
power and velocity, whose motive power
cost next thing to nothing. A paper was
lately read by MIR. Petrie, before the
British Association, on the subject of the
application of heat and electricity as NOV
ing powers. He demonstrates that the
consumption OF zinc in the galvanic battery
is very light, and that the cost is less than
OF coal. MIR. Hooking, a scientific gentle
man, in an article in the September No. of
the Athennum, takes occasion to correct
this error, and shows conclusively that coal
is by for the cheapest and best material for
producing heat. He says;
The author (Mr. Petrie) is in error when
he states that the best Cornish engines only
yield one-ionrteenth Of The power that The
combustion o. the carbon actually represenls
Tor II we consider the heating value of The
Goals to be represented by the quantity of
carbon which they contain, it will be found
! that one pound of coal of IA good quality and
such as will raise in the best Cornish engine
| 100000 ID. one foot high will have heating
| power equal 10 above 10 10000 which, being
multiplied by MIR. Joule's equivalent Of 700,
as used by the author, we shall have for The
theoretical power of one pound of coal the
sum OF 100000, and the practical result in
the Cornish engine being The sum of I.0OO,-
OOo or one-sevenlh 'oi the power that the
combustion actually represents The author
has mol therefore given correct statement of
the practical value obtained from heat ltis,
IN iact, lusl double The value which he has
| given 1t. The comparative cost of power oh.
tanned from heat and electricity, according to
the authors statement OF the quantity of zinc
required per horsepower per honr, iheoreti-
cally aud practically Theoretically. the
consumption of zinc in the battery should be
Sc pound per hour per horse power. P,ac-
iically il is from 80 10 so pounds per hour =.
Assuming that the price of zinc is 20l. per
ton and the price of coal los pei tou, their
relative prices will be as 40 TO J. Ttro
pounds Of coal per hour will, used in the best
Cornish engine, produce the power of one
horse ;--and 10 produce the same amount of
power by the best electro magnetic engine
fifty pounds Of zinc must be consumed. =
Their comparative cost will, therefore, be as
Il c. % 900 r,ooo to /. Even .opps-
sing, with The author, that engines may be
constructed TO give one fourth of the theore-
iical power, the cost compared 10 the cost of
| <624X 40
coal will be as s-ls4s) ls'
lnearly) TO /.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-11-02
THE FIR RESHET.

The heavy rains of last Friday, Saturday
and Sunday, have caused another fseshet in
the Susquehanna. During the whole OF
the first two days the rain poured down in
torrents, deluging our streets and swelling
the neighboring streams to height little
short of the ireshet in July. The Shamo-
kin creek overhowed its banks and did Sc
rious damage to the fields of grain along
them. Fortunately the fences carried
away at the former freshet had not been re-
placed otherwise much more damage
would have been sustained. The Centre
turnpike was overhowed by the creek in
several places, compelling vehicles to travel
upon the embankment of the railroad. The
railroad itself sustained very little injury
The cars were unable 10 pass on Monday
but are now making their regular trips.
The Susquehanna at this place was not
so high by several feet as it was in July
The West Branch was much higher. The
low grounds at Northumberland were COM
pletely under water. The North Branch
did not rise much, but, we understand the
canal along it, was seriously damaged.
This is the third freshet that has occur
red in the Susquehanna since the first OF
July. s'The Oldest inhabitants" cannot re-
collect season in which SO many heavy
rains have fallen. The Shamokn dam is
usually perfectly dry during portion oi
the summer, and the river below it has gen.
orally been fordable at the same time. This
year the dam has been continually covered
with water, and the depth below it SC
great as to preclude the possibility of ford
ing. Many farmers along Shamokin creek
lost nearly the whole of both winter and
summer crops. The hay and wheat hav-
ing been carried away by the freshet in
July, and the corn overhowed and destroy
ed in August Now their fields Of winter
grain have again been covered by the wa
ter.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-11-02

The MILLIoNAIRE's BEQuEsTs.-Th Will of
John McDoaough, who died in this city on
Saturday, leaving behind him an immence
fortune has been opened and read 1t gives
to his sister, Mrs. Cole, residing in Baltimore,
house and $4,000, an annuity of S25, 900 TO
the American Bible Society and the bulk of
his property, amounting to over ten millions
of dollars TO the cities of New Orleans and
Baltimore, for the establishing of Schools and
Asylums for the poor. large SUM 10 the
American Colonization Society. There are
seventeen executors, among whom are Henry
Clay, R. C. Gurley, and the following Balti-
moreans: Benjamin C. Howard, John p. Ken
nedy, John C. Smith, Brantz Mayer, and Hen
ry Didier.-New Orleans paper.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-11-02
ING SUIIO To 'II''0 IIuOO
SPAIN.
CT. 5th.-The Epoea S
FROM MINNESOTA.

We gather the following items from the
St. Paulis Chronicle of October ii
COLLECTOR AT PEMBINA.-We learn that
Chas. Cavlleer, of this place, has received
the appointment of Collector al Pembna.
The educational interests OF Pembina are
not in the most Aatlerine stale of prosperity
Out of 1856 inhabitants but twenty-six know
how to read and write-l5 males and II fe-
males ......
Mr.. Balentine, Deputy Governor Of Hudson
Bay Company at SelkiIk settlement, arrived
at St. Paul on Tuesday lasl. He is on his
way to England. His party wele on route IA
days from Selkirk to Crow Wing.
Three days. travel southwest of Pembina
a party of seven Sioux were attacked by 60
Chippeways, and five were murdered and
scalped. The lomahawk and scaiping knife
are never buned between these two tribes.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-11-02

COPPER MINES IN PENNsYLvANIA.-V Vana-
bic veins of copper ore have been found and
opened in Pennsylvania, near the Schuylkill
river, about twenty miles from the city of
Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania says these
mines, in richness and extent, are said TO be
equalled only by rich mines Of Cornwall, in
England, which they are said to resemble in
a remarkable degree. Some of these veins
have been opened TO great depth, and traced
for three miles in extent, showing that they
are very regular and inexhaustible.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-11-02
wONiAN,s RIGHTS.


A convention assembled in Worcester,
Massachusetts,, last week to deliberate on
the best means Of securing to women their
rights. The leaders OF this demonstration
were Mrs. Abbey Kelley, Esq, Col. Lucre-
tia Mott, Major Abby Kelly Foster, Mrs.
VIM. Lloyd Garrison and Mrs. Burleigh,
the red bearded abolition fanatic. The
rights Of woman, as set forth by the various
speakers, female and male, black and white,
upon this interesting occasion, are peculi-
arly charming. They contend that women
shall and ought to have the right and pri-
vilege to frequent gambling houses and grog
shops, swear and make political speeches,
go to Congress and get drunk, wear 5reech-
es and fight duels, and do all and every
other thing or things that the masculine
gender can or may do. They consider
nursing babies, educating children, manag-
ing household affairs, and every other do
mestic duty as beneath woman's dignity,
and decidedly out of her proper sphere
All the female sex hitherto have been fools
for submitting TO such degradation. They
have as good a right to drink rum and go
on bender as men, and they mean to do
it. The course of things is onward and
they must keep up with the times. They
have voted st. Paul heather tyrant for
saying that women should obey or do any
thing else that does not to them seem right
and proper. Henceforth they will permit
no distinction between the sexes. If God
did not make them men, they will make
men of themselves. There is nothing like
independence.
Although we can not approve all that
was said and done at this Convention, we
should like very much to see some of the
principles there preached, carried into
practice. There is nothing like constant
employment of mind or body to keep one
out of mischief. Mrs. Kelly, Mott & Co.,
have been employed at little else than ma
king speeches on some extravagant subject,
all their lives. They have never enjoyed the
pleasures of domestic life, and upon their
own showing are not qualified for its duties.
If they had been obliged to labor for their
living, they would perhaps have been bet
ter able to understand and discuss the rights
and duties of woman. If they had earned
their bread by employment in the many
factories by which they are surrounded,
and toiled as others Of their sex have been
forced to do, they could better appreciate
the blessings which they enjoy. They ve-
hemently recommend their sisters to labor
to maintain an independence, but are care
full not to set them the example. A little
work would do them good. Employment
would prevent them from running about
the country, preaching extravagant nom
sense and creating mischievous excitement.
The cause of woman's rights will never
prosper under their tutilage. The vast
majority OF American women are now far
ahead Of them in all that tends to usefulness
and refinement; and we would not insult
them by comparison with these fanatical
non-descriptS.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-11-02

THE BARoNET COMEDIAN, Sir William Don,
made his first appearance at the Broadv ay
Theatre, New York, on Monday night. He
is said 10 be very fine looking man, some
Thing over six feet high, possessing genteel
figure, and handsome face. His voice is
good and his look and action irresistible &C.
centric. He is droll without vulgarty self
possessed without impudence easy, uaturah
and quaint, without any apparent staining al
Ter point or stage effect, These are excellent
qualities in an actor, and will insure his suc-
cess.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-11-02
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT MILWAUKEE,.

A fire broke out al about half-past ten o..
clock, in the store of NJ. Cady, No. los East
Water street. The fire communicated tc
TO the buildings on either side, Nos. lOl and
lO7. These were not entirely consumed
ana The goods were mostly saved The build
ings were of wood, and the conhagralion
spread rapidly. The loss was as follows: =
Cady, goods, Sl4,00 with an insurance OF
ss5OO-on building, $500, Northwestern In
surance Company on goods, $4,000, as fol
lows $4,000 in Lexington (Ky.) Insurance
Co, $4,000 in Protection, Rome, N. Y: $4,000
in the Utica IN. Y Insurance Co.. ; and $4,000
In the Ohio Mutual. Rooney-insurance on
goods, S4oO; building, 5000, in Utica IN. "
Insurance Co. Goods nearly all saved Thos
Coffey, tailor-loss principally by theft, about
$1,000 building insured for $500 in Ohio
Mutual. Harris, apothecary-loss by remo-
val of goods, $500. No insurance. The
building occupied by Mr.. Cady was owned
by Mr. Pinney, of Buffalo. Nothing has been
discovered as to the origin of The fire. Build
ing occupied by Mr.. Rooney insured for
S4oO. Stock worth S25OO, mostly all damag-
ged, except some furniture in the celler, and
insured for $40O. Household furniture, wear
ing apparel, linen goods, &c., insured for
5000 loss about $3.50. The family had a
narrow escape in getting out.-Millwaukic
Wisconsin, Oct. 81.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-11-02
KossurH AND OTHER HUNGARIAN Ex1LEs

KossUTH AND OTHER HUNGARIAN ExILEs
The late Foreign news states positively thai
KossUTH, and the other HUNGARIAN exiles al
Ketayha, have received permission TO retire
from the Ottoman territory, their term of de-
tention having expired, and most of these dis
tingushed individuals will at once come to
the United States, where il appears they in
tend to settle. The Porto has just published
decree permitting foreigners in their service
20 resign, no matter what their creed. This
measure offers facilities 10 number of re-
fugees, who had adopted the Mussulman faith
TO return to Christianity; General Bem is men,
toned as being foremost in the list.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-11-02
SHERIFF'S SALE.

pY Virtue of certain writs of Ven. Ezp. to me
bdirected will be sold by public Vendue, or out
cry at the Court House in the Borough of Sun
bury, at one o'clock, p NJ, on Monday the 4th
day of November next the following Real Estate
to VITA certain
LOT OF LAND,
situate in the town of McEwensvie, in Della
ware township, bounded on the north by land Of
Moses Corethus, on the east by lot of Watson
and Vincent, on the south by lot of Henry Read
er, and on the west by Main street, containing /
of an acre more less, whereon are erected a
new two story Frame Dwelling House, and a
Frame Stable. Seized taken in execution and 10
be sold as the property of A. ]. Quigge.
ALSO:
A certain lot of Land situate in the Town of
Shamokin, in Coal township, in said county,
bounded on the north by Sunbury street. east by
lot No ~, south by the Danville and Pottsville
Railroad, and west by Range street, and known
IN the general plan Of said town as lot No 2s.
Seized taken in execution, and to be sold as tho
property Of Peter Shearer.
JAMES COVERT, Sheriff.
Sherif's Office, Sunbury, !
od. iolh, is5o.-ts.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-11-02

FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW IN BosToN--About
half past four o'clock, on Saturday afternoon,
II. J. Knight, who is alledged 10 be slave
catcher from Georgia, was arrested by Depu-
ty Sheriff Rugg, on writ of slander.
The writ alleges that Mr.. Knight chaIged
William Crafts a citizen of Massachusetts
with being slave, 10 the damage of his bu-
slness, and detrment of his character, in the
sum of $40, 900. Mr.. Knight was taken to Mr.
Riggs office, where great crowd soon as
sembled, composed of whites and packs--
abuse was heaped upon MIR, knight, but no
violence offered. Mr.. Knight, after remain
ing in custody about half an hour, obtained
bail in $4,000, and was set at liberty. This
is said to be one movement of a series by the
opponents of the Fugitive Slave Law. 40 ren.
der its execution as obnoxious as possible.
The Committee of Vigilance have had sever-
al sessions, and have, it is said, resolved 10
invite the suspected fugitive slave seekers 10
leave the city lorewith. So far no attempt
has boen made TO arrest a fugitive. The
warrants lie dead in the MarshaFs office.
The excitement is great Many say the law
should be enforced, while others say it shall
not. A number of fugi'ives, fearing they
cannot be protected, have fled TO Canada.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-11-02
EXCITEMENT AT CHICAGO.

The City Council at Chicago has passed
resolutions nullifying the act Of Congress re-
specing the Fugitive Slave Law, and reIeas-
ing the Police from obedience 10 it. This act
of the City Authorities has caused great ex-
element, and last night meeting of four or
five thousand people was held-the Mayor
presiding. Senator Douglass made power
full speech, sustaining the acts of Congress in
passing this bill, and also the Compromise -
His speech had powerful effect on the
meeting, and caused change in public opin-
ion in favor of the law and against the acts of
the City Council.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-11-02
FuFITIvE SLAVE CASES IN BOSTON.

Warrants were issued yesterday, by the
U. s. Court, under the Fugitive Slave Act of
1850, for the arrest of Wm. Crafts and Ellen
Crafts, his wife, and VIM. Jones, alledged fu-
gitive slaves. Crafts is a cabinet-maker, do
ing business at his trade in Cambridge street,
and with his wife made their escape from
bondage in Macon, Ga, about two years
since. 1t will be recolecied that Mrs. Crafts,
who is of very light complexion, disguised
herself in male attire, and travelled from Ma
con to this city, as dashing youth from the
South, with her husband as her slave servant.
Mrs. Crafts has lett the city, but her husband
remains TO await the process of the law. No
warrant had been served upon him last even
ing. Jones has left the city for Canada. He
was employed at Parker's eating house.
The fact of the warrants having been issued
caused considerable excitement in our conf
munity.-Boston Atlas, Saturday.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-11-02
THE PALACES OF THE FACULTY,
WITH THE
Chrono-Thermal System of Medicine.

By s. Dickson, N. d., Of London-Edited by
HilIiam Turner, II. D., Of Fen York
CONTENTS Physiology of Healthy Life
- shown to he Periodic OF Tidal Alienation
of Attractive and Repulsive Movement in the vari-
Gus Organs of the Body--Disease consists in a
greater or less Error in one or more Of the corpo-
real Periods, with corresponding Error of Tenn
Perature--All disorders, ftful or intermittent
Fever, the Type of all Discase--Elements of
Cause and cure identcal--Poison and Medicine
act by Attraction and Rcpulsion-The Agency Of
both Electrcal-Blood-lettin the invention of an
age or barbarism-The successful application of
Medicine depends on its proper adjustment to the
temperature of the patient and the period of the
attack of the Disease; What is right in the cold
fit of disease is wrong in the hot; The treatment
during the periodic remission, which happens in
all diseases, must be different from that practicec
in either stage of the pyroxysm Time and Ten
perature the basis of the Chrono-Thermal System
of Medicine.
Single copies mailed on the receipt of 81, (post
paid) addressed to
DIR. TURNER,
Broadway Hotel, New York.
Sunbury, Oct. &c,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-11-02

20 The MAILs.-The Philadelphia mail
intended for this place, strayed up to Dam
vile again on Monday night. This is not
the first time we have been obliged to no.
tice this outrageous carelessness. The fault
lies at Bear Gap. While the new Post
Master General is at the work of reform,
he had better extend his operations in this
direction.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-11-02
VALUABLE FARM
AT PU BLIC SALE.

WILL be sold at Public Sale, on the premises,
at / o'clock, on
SATURDAY 3Oth DAY of NOVEMBER.
VALUABLE FARM containing lCl acres
more or less, situated in Shamokin township,
Northumberland county, 81 miles above the
Bear Gap, on the centre turnpike adjoining lands
OF David Nartz, Esq, MIR John Reply and others.
The Improvements consist OF good
DWELLING HOUSE and BARN.
This farm. will positively be sold without reserve
TO the highest bidder, Any persons disposed to pur-
chase will be shown the property by calling OH
David Martz, ESD, at the Fulng Min, adjoining
said Farm, or Mr.. Jno Reply, directly opposite.
lfrequircd, part of the purchase money can re-
main on the Farm, with interest from the day Of
sale. Title indisputable.
HENRY PORTER.
Baltimore, Nov. I'd, lS50.--ts.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-11-02

"KILLER" DRILLNG.-A Philadelphia
correspondent OF the Chester Republican,
says shat IN the Killer gang to make up for
disparity of age and strength, the slung
shot was adopted as the most efficient wea-
por they could use. This dangerous tool,
as used by the Killers, is leaden ball OF
two pounds weight, fastened TO a strong
cord four feet IN length, and attached to the
right wrist. When this club was organized,
crowds of young men and boys were con-
stantly occupied in practicing the art OF
using the shot, on the board fence in the
district. The science consisted in driving
it up to its head with one blow, and Jerking
the ball back into the hand. So expert
did they become in the use of this weapon,
that bystanders have seen men Knocked
PROSTATE, without being able to tell how or
by whom, it was DONE"