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"SpOrtsmcn Take Notice"
JOHN KRIDER,
North East cor, Ii'aiaW & Second 81
pT4rI, ,ADEIPr9YA.

PHILADELPHIA.
HAS ON HAND, Just received, a complete
HI Assortment Of Shot Guns Powder Flasks,
Game Bags, and all other Sporting Apparatus OF
the best and most approved patterns
He has constantly on hand sporting powder Of
all descriptions, Perc ussion Caps, Shot, Bullet
Moulds, Ball and Blank Cartridges, and gen
cral assortment OF materials FOR Gun Makers, &c:
Also Percussion Caps of superior quality
designed expressly for L. S. Rifles.
An Assortment, Of Fishing Tackle always on
hand.
All the above, and any other articles in his
line, the Subscriber win sell as low as any othcr
establishment in the United States.
In testimony of his skill as a manufacturer, tho
Franklin Institute, in the years 1910 aud lS42,
awarded 10 him two certificates and in the
years lsi4, 1876, ls47, lsis and 1850, five sil-
yer medals, all of which may be seen at his
place Of business. .
JOHN KRIDER.
Philadelphia July 10, ls5l.-3mo.
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Or, If preferred. per session of mo,
including the above items, $500
Payable in advance S35.-balance at the close
of the session.
Books, stationery, music, &c, furnished al
Philadelphia prices.
Pupils will he received at ANY period during
the session. and charged accordingly.
For further information, please address the
Principal for a circular.
+. NJ. J.. GIILELEN,
Principal
Mcchanicshur-, Aug. Q, lS5l.-3mo
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ULrRTUGES

TELrRIIIG KS
PATENT CORN SHE'LL Err.
rsNIlE attention of the Public is invited to this
Il improvement in CORN SHELTERS, which
is acknowledged to he for superior to any other,
being on an entirely new principle, shclng the
Corn lcngthwiSc of the ear, the Cob passing
straight through without rcvol,ing-thereby re-
curing no gearing to increase its speed, which
adds so materially TO the cost of other machinery.
1t turns easier and shells cleaner than any other
and is P6rtible in size and durable in cOnstruc-
ton. Persons interested are invited to call and
see it in operation. The right of his and other
Co""i'e' for sale. For further particulars ad-
dress OF apply to
DAVID ELDRlDGE,
\. W. Cor. 2d & Dock Ss., Sd stories.
PhiI0deIphia, Ang 3, lS5l.-2mo.
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RNOLD'S WRITING FLUID and Adhe
IA sive and legal envelopes, for sale by
II. b. MASSER.
sunhury, April &c, 1851
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-10-11
VALUABLE FARM

VENHAT valuable Farm owned and occupied
Il by Mr.. Johu McCleery, deceased, sit
uatc in ChIiSguaqu" towushtn Norlhumber-
land county, on Ike wr2.l side of the West
Branch OF the Srsiurhanur rivrr, one mile
below the Rurough oi Milton, on the main
road leading ltum lh" batter place 10 Nor
thumherIand, con,aIur ONE HUNDRED
ACRES ind allowance, vi!l he sold at Pub
lie Ou,-cry, at the hnu-r OF Henry Eckbert,
lnnkecp"r in Milton, on
Thursday the 22I daV of October merit.
As this is very desirable property and " III
best recommend Itself those wishing 10
purchas", are requested TO call and en-
anime the premises previous 10 TIE day
.: sale.
The terms will lie made known on the
day OF sale by
WIN McCLEERY,
JOHN WALLS,
September -, lS5l.-4t ENrs
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MECEIANICSBURG
IN STITU Il f.

FESHE McchanicshurE Institute is pleasantly
Il located in the healthy village of Mechanics
burg, Cumberland county, nine miles west of
Harrisburg; village noted throughout the sur
rounding Counties for the morality Of its citizens.
1t is accessible by railroad, the Cumberland Val
ley Railroad passing through the place.
The course of instruction is such as is pursued
in the best SemiuaricS in the country.
1t is the design of the Principal to instruct the
intellectual powers, to cultivate becoming man
ncrs, and to educate in such manner, as may
prove practically useful.
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INK-Boureaus celebrated ink, and also Con-
L gres ink for sale, Wholesale and retail hy
December IS, 1850. ii B MAsSER
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-10-11

ENEE BILLS.-Justices and Constables Fee
II Bills handsomely prnis on card paper, for
safe at this office.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-10-11
Sessions.

The school year is divided into two semi-sn-
nua sessions, each of five calendar months.
The summer session commences the first week
in April, and closes during the last week of Au-
gust. The winter session commences the lst
week in October, and terminates the last week Of
February.
At the close of each scsson there will bs pub
lie exam inatons.
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1t No. 5, Minor Street, Philadelphia.
"HERE they intend keeping a large assort-
W mcnt Of papers, Sc, consisting in part
follows
Writing papers; wove and laid, American and
English.
Bath Pests and Note papers; woye and laid,
gilt and plain.
Folio Posts Flat Caps. Printing Papers, all
sizes,
Hardware papers, from 10 by "a to 40 by 4s.
Colored and white tissue papers, American
papers.
Colorcd and white shoe papers, common and
extra sizes. Buff Envelope papers.
CooTed Printing and Cover papers
Manila papers, all sizes, Glazed Royal, all CO.
lors.
Druggist Blue Medium and Fiering papers.
Tea, Secret and Colored papers for coniectlon-
ers.
Rag, Manila and Straw wrapping papers.
Bonnet, Binders, Box, Cap and Trunk boards.
White and Buff Envelopes; Legal, Letter.
Note and Gard sizes.
agents for Bliss, Potter { Cos
Printers Cards
in packs and sheets, white and coorcl--odd ST.
ees, cut to order. Also, their Gilt Figured and
Plain glazed papers.
JOSEPH RIMBY, late of IS n. third st.
n. s. LAWRENCE, late of No. Minor st.
n. D.-50O Tons of Rags wanted in exchange
for cash.
Philadelphia, July &c, ls5l.-6mo
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Tract Of Land.

The undivided fifth part of certain messua:
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SILVER WATCHES,-A few double cases
- English Silver Watches, for sale at very low
prices by II. B. MASSER.
Sunbury, April I2, 1881.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-10-11

S,MITH's ESSENCE OF JAMAICA GIN
- GER, fresh supply just received, and for
sale by N. b. MASSER.
April IL, 1851.
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GOLD PENS with and without slyet eases
~ just received, and for sale bv
II MAssHR
Sunhury, Anrii 1851
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Instructions to Posunaster..
PO'r OFFICE DrFARrMrsr Tagrsasy, Mays,

VII iSh bEfAkiMhNTf TQ1re1ey nay 3, 1881.
In view OF the great Increase in the number OF
s'rs 70 os maed and tbs Increase OF 5o Po
Onss hs 10 De produces passed A. III. - $3.50. nj
Consss i'ooc1g he rates Of postage c BE- a,o OF tbs
@ hs eI reducing he Rgnssf.f baetssss required 70 b sis
un - eistrs raa Of c out the " natrs 10 tas
hss car b materially duuhsd tncusht propsr 70 ,et -.
oNns fssuAtons 10 tere rdrreG That Oh .od atsr to
~ cay O. J-ns ls5l, tie ioos uosiu.a n Place az II
scitan q lst7. & ~ -'-0-s'
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"a aad posto eeai a. srsrs for pee; ocs q - So
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~ q - u41E 81 eties 90 E,ch sccoaut. A..
~ g aecrssfed 20. Srt a--c cab. The bufy 80.
fh Iach pactsge 'sinrg -ttsrs and po.rsl. 49,
shoule te ~ dscfsa ~ OUTSIDE re -.
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recisa thstaus I'll The sc-gn a et.,. D D
kcr befreutirg Fosi O-ce aftsr ia ne 60.
sta kvsy Postmaster eciai oths4 - -
parius1t, WI hs Ppsmasisr 6slsth aaca -.
l eons 10 "a kuos stEs, 10 1hh aay Posti shall a.,
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t;ons organized TO administer 70 themselves 10
he wants the dogmast the ceremonies, the
..1sr. and the services OF their communion we
bi;sve that Oh that day the sentiment OF religion
I'll have increased in sIDctity and In efficacy
~s tbink that heaven will be brought as much
closer 10 earth az liberty is above slavery" The
xording OF this would seem 20 imply that Al.
Lanartine has forgotten that Religion takes care
N itself and is not indebted 20 the tax-gatherer
in America n
The Italian Opera mas closed its season; Mr..
Gin, Reeves has succeeded Mad Cruvell has
been Immensely applauded. The Opera Of Er'
mani which has been played for the irst time
Victor Hugo's Introduction being removedl hac
erninentlv prospered The journals have over
aovn with notices Of the Art Exhibition, and now
letters from London take their place. There 10
evidently under all the good feeling EXHIBITED.
remnants Of the ancient grudge They do not nno
London comparable to Paris No wonder. | was
much disappointed in London. Exceptthe PARKS
which are simply the country without art, In town.
and favored by mild suH, saw little to admire
No part of Londoncsn be called posing or heroic;
A strapser from America is painfully impressed
with the want Of true social dignity on the part
of the Inhabitants: rank appears nightmare over
the snirit Every one must know this place,
and the ruddy cheeks which we associate with
FnoIisbnep are wanting, as TIE Times acknowl'
edges. 10 the cockney drudges. Then the CHASTITY
Gin sbops sadden IT, The lighting and the Police
are admirable. Unfortunately our American cities
are miniature copies ofLondon without the Parks.
Until we devise our architectural and artistic ideas
from another ousrter-from Psris-tbis great cen
ter Of beauty art and bold thinking, we shall look
nyovincisl W.H.F.
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Il The name of the Post Office at McNIlsn'.
Grove pu Psgs County LIMOS has beer change. %
WaBzs Cesfo.
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Col. WHIrTLEsEY presented two Skulls, re
Gently found in a cave formed by projection OF
sand over shae, in the neighborhood Of Ely.
ria, Lorraine Co. Ohio. The locality is on the
Forks of Black River, about a mile and a
half above Elyria. The skulls are charac
teri1ed by a lamentable deficiency Of intellect
the frontal lobe Of each head being of most con.
hacted dimensions, bat the animal powers and
propenSities are very fully developed. They
have not yet been examined by any craniologist.
One 10 supposed 10 be the head Of a man Of TWEEN
ty or twenty FIVE years this other, an aged fe-
male. Both were found in bed of mari contain
ing numerous relics Of animals and evidences Of
partial civilization The age Of the skulls is cal
culated, from the appearances surrounding them,
10 be about two thousand years, thereby antedat-
ing the general suppositOn regarding the period
during which the Aboriginal race has inhabited
this country. Mr.. Schoolcraft maintains that a
longer period than is generally conceived has
elapsed since their frat Introduction here, and the
present discovery Of human relics OF such remote
antiquity derives It's principal force and sgnh.
canoe from the fact that it goes far 10 sustain his
opinion. have not learned what disposition is
70 be made OF these very interesting specimens.
Before adournipg this afternoon, Prof.. Mitchell
presented 70 the Convention q courteous invita-.
ton from the Mechanics Institute Of this city 10
occupy their spacious Hall for the future meet
ingu. The offer was accepted by q unanimous
vote, and the old College Hall is to be for.
ssken on the morrow for the improved sccommo-
datons. AN.
SECOND DAY.. CIScINSATI Tuesday, Mays.
The Convention met at 9 this morning, in the
Hall Of the Mechanic Institute-PresidentB AcHE
in the chair
The Local Secretary read the Minutes Of the
previous day, and the Permanent Secretary, Prof
BAIRD. read the Minutes of the Standing Com.
nitsee. On the recomm endstion of the Commit.
tee, six members were added 10 the Standing
Committee. An additional assessment Of Two
dollars upon the members Of the Association was
also recommended and agreed TO.
Three more members were added 10 the Com
mittee on Methods Of Measuring Destinations
and Right Ascensions-yiz; Capt. Wilkes, Sears
e Walker, Esq, and Prof Coffin.
The preliminary business Of the morning being
now finished, the President called Prot Mitchell
10 the Chair, and the presentation o. pspers was
N order
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-06-21
SCIENTIFIC ITEMS.

Among the geological papers Of interest presented at the
late Cincinnati Meeting the American Association for the
Advancement Science Of the most important was on
the Azoic System" by which we are 10 understand for
nation Of States gness rocks and the like stretching over
an immense extent country lying between Labrador and
the ST. Lawrence and lakes Superior and Michigan They
are entirely destitute of all traces Of animal vegetable e
and hence the name They upon granite, and sue
ceeded by the oldest known oous rocks, that we BY
this discovery are were, enabled to fix with precision
the very limit position in which animal life first made its
sppesraace upon globe This discovery of great
importance, and step in advance Of any Of the EuroPean
geoloess
the sandstone beds Of the Connecticut valley and OF New
Jersey also, formed important topic for discussion IL
be generally conceded that these beds do not as
President Hitchcock supposed in bis geological survey OF
Massachusetts, belong the New Red Sandstone, but To
period as high in the geological series as the Lss.
The number Of cufious and fossils exhibited to the
Association was very great and according 10 Professor Agas
sir exceeded in interest oil exhibitions ever made at any Oh
the European Scientific meetings Among the most inter
es,pg Of these wss the head and horns Of fossil Of inn
mense sze and of an extinct species. was dug from
CLAW bank in Northern Ohio and exhibited by Professor
ST. John of West Reserve College The jaws and othe'
remains Of fossil Tspr also brought forward froma
similar locality.
The annual address before the Association delivered
by Professor HsHRr: Subject, "The Obtscls' 10 the ID
yspcenent Of Science In kmerca." This address, which
as truly sdmirsbe i to be repubished in pamphlet fdn
f9R s'a Ispringfeh Republican.
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turs under hs Impulse Of present feeling Consiess could
beforehand prescribe limit for h monument In assign
ipe their character TO these monuments four are
open
First: Each deceased member might hare individual
monument.
Second: A Ldrge monument might be erected for each
decade or period Of ten years, ,ch tabpacc sufficient for
all ao might die during the decade andto each grave sim
pie head and toot-stonss.
Third A general monument might bsdcsigned. bearing
lee number of tablets all to be filled succession, and
stones at each Craze
Fourth A monumental building, extended scale,
with vauHs 5eloy and interior tablets ADORE, might be con-
structed
here sufficient to make these suggestions and they are
now left to the consideration and Of those who are zeal
Gus in good works. not without earnest hope that in due
time they may bear fruit Z. b. n.
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yielding up ,s bosss 10 native genius and flowers gasped
from among the Of deep dark forests to ornament
the dwellings Of private citizens Offer but the induce
ment and your nonotonous bare, and unmesnng walls VIII
be covered by native artists with native subjects Already
has an American artist outstpped ancens and moders IN
conception, design and beauty, both in sstuay and paint
ing In poetic genius stand beside the best and In the
department Of history excel To US the world %
indebted the perfection Of steam useful agent and
first toyed with the lightning But 10 architectural display
we yet are behind the world There are however, latent
energies that be aroused into action this subject and
If my efforts could draw them would feel myself amply
repaid for any toll il might cost me-
Yours truly, w. d. PORTER.
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ask that the eompainans may in.erplsad with other claim
ants if there are any Many other collateral objections re-
la.ng to the heirshp Of the comPansnts to the dOmc Of
Koscusko to the validity Of all bis Wills to the want Of
parties &C. were urged answered. and argued on both sides
with force, ability and sarnedy Our columns are too
limited to allow us 10 publish length these interesting ago-
mens We confined ourselves here to stating simply the
facts touching no party and its administration The case is
now under advisement of the Court
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CCHOOL BOOKS and. Stationery for sale BY X. FARM
- HAM, corner Of Eleventh street and Penn. avenue.
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at least Of the water Of tho river and which empes
into the ten fifteen miles to the southwark Of
the port There 10 almost impossible bar At the entrance,
which would preclude the ascent of vessels the depth
Of above permitted Of their proceeding after pass
ed The little steamer Orus" nevertheless after repeated
trials succeeded in passing in August last There is
other small channel called the Iduro which reaches the
midway between the port and the mouth of the Colorado
The branch empyng into the habor the through which
the ascending and descending boats pass carries off only about
third of the of the river It has bar at the
mouth e. at it's point Of debouchere into the harbor
upon which, at low tide there but three four feet OF
This passed. the bed Of the river wide and studded
with low islands but excepting in the channel which is mar
and crooked, the water is very shallow. has been
suggested that the Colorado branch might be damned and
greater column Of water thrown into the other San Juan
branch Bot this suggestion only be made by those VINO
wholly unacquanied with the subject Allowing j. TO be
possible TO build dam, the stream would probably ma
new channel to the or, If it took the direction OF the
harbor, ft during the first rainy with sano OF
destroy the sandy barriers which protect ana form
it. As will be SEEM when come speak Of the prasuca-
bly Of canal the utmost that be done WIN 'ne ver
is dedge the channel the Colorado aid some
Of the obstacles at the various rapids above aver winch
may be naugated by small steamers II cannos pe nsoe
navgabe for ships vessels of kind except o me gn
est drsught, by any practicable system Of improvements
The boats used upon the river for carrying freight and pas
sengers exaggerated canoes, called oogos arg
lowed from single tree, but the better are ou
with degree of skill from the timber OF tne cedo very
light and durable kind Of wood which grows about
the skes The largest Of these carry from eight 70 ten IONS
rd da too :, ,hrse feet Of water when loaded They
long ' .ud rather dssp and and fully
manned from eight 10 twelve osrsmen, who drive the boat
by means Of long sweeps and 'e''nsp0ss sails are sell
h and lar :, the head Of the river in descending and
resumed again in returning These boats have small space
nssr ,hs stsrn called the eopa" covered with board roof
,hach Of palm leaves, with hides which Is assigned to
,h The rest Of the boat open, and the
men or a. they cs themselves, arineros (saors)
;,hout protection, and sleep upon their benches night
covered only with their blankets and with the gunwale Of the
boat for common pillow The captain patron, IL the
.,eerssn and occupies deck the STERN called
The pinea upon which he also sleeps cons himself up in
since the above written the collection Dc customs
San juan has been nded not permanently abandoned, By
order Of the British Government
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was made towards Canal. A number OF per-
sons were thereby thrown down and bruised.
Among other incidents We were told oil "a
waiter In the hotel who rushed into room
in an upper story TO save some valuab'es.-
He found there young lady from Kentucky
in one corner of the room, !palsied with fear
and hall suiIocaied with smoke. He took
her up and bore her TO place OF safety.
DIR. G. Birkec carried OUT, one after anoth-
err, two sick persons in his aims, from the
third story II the hotel.
Mr.. w. ID. Walker, chief steward of the
hotel. WIS the last IN N 10 leave it. He was
very active ip his exerions to save property.
On hearing Of The disaster, AL the courj
adjourned. BUSINESS Came to u slaud STILL
In the evei e several oil the iheatrts Closed.
We would say more CONF Gaming this dread
ful calim ~ 10 our city. under which IL will
long suffer; but come 10 Il close. with the ex-
pression Of The conviction that immediate
steps vii! be taken ID repair the losses ny this
cOnflagriiion. and restore to our city some Ci
Is former beauty ana pride.