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Prayer,
RY Mrs. LOUISE woRTHE..

Prayer is the incense of the soul,
Tie od0r of the flower,
And rises as the waters loll
To Gods controlling power /: ..
Within the soul there would not be
This infinite desire,
To whisper thoughts in prayer to Thee
Hadst Thou not lit the fire.
Prayer is the spirit speaking truth
- 70 Thee, whose love divine
Steals gently down like dew to soothe,
On like the sun5eanS shine
For in the humbieai soul that lives,
. As in the lowiest flower,
The dew drop back His image gives,
The soul reflects His power
at night when all is hushet and still,
And cen soft echo sleeps,
\ still small voice doth DER me thrill,
And to each heart throh leaps
1t is the spirit pulse which BEATS,
Forever deep aud true
The atom with lis author meets,
rs sunlight greets the dew
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-07-19

'Tis her first sorrow bat TO her as deep
As the great grlcts maurer hearts that
wiring,
When some strong wrench, undrcamed Of,
bids us weep
Der the lost hope 10 which we loved TO
cling
The Bird is dead the nursling of her
hand,
That from her cup the honicd dew would
That on her finger used TO take his stand,
Aud peck the mimic cherry on her lip.
The willing captive that her eye could
chain,
Her voice arrest, howe'er inclined 10
roam.
The household god (worshiped, alas ! in
vaiu.l
Whose radiant wings flashed sunshine
through her home
Pressed 10 her bosom, now can feel no
The genial warmth Of old he used 10
love =:
His sporive wies and trnant flights are
When was the falcon tender to the dove -!
"'Twas but bird,n but when l(e's years
are few.
How slight thing may make onr sum of
bliss
Cold is the heart that needs hc taught anew,
TITLES oft form the joys that most we
The soft, pure wax of Childhood's ductile
lrp1St
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9Th Of 1lllp Celebration.
GREAT CELEBRATION AT TREVOR
TON

1ON.
There was a large and enthusiastic cele-
barion at this flourishing place on the 4th,
Thanks to the proprietors and inhabitants Of
the town, Il celebration, got up in such a
handsome style, aud upon such liberal
scale, has been rarely, if ever, witnessed in
this part of the country.
There could not have been less than from
5000 TO 1000 persons present. The presence
of the ladies. in large numbers, added Pc
culiar charm to the occasion. Many gentle
men fiom Snubury, DanyilIc, and other
neighboring towns, and districts, came with
their families, and Joined in the festivities of
the dav. The Danvile Brass Band were in
attendance, and enlivencd the company by
their fine music. That handsome and well
drilled company of Volunteers, the Shamo-
kin Guards, impaired, by their martial bear
ing and ine display Of military tactics, a
| high degree of patriotic enthusiasm. The
firing of artillery, from field piece, under
the management Of James Dean and his
friends from nanville, was echoed back from
/ the mountain sideS.
In the evening Tier, was a Brilliant dis
play of fire works, such as had never been
seen in the county. What was most cheer
iug to the heart OF every true patriot and
philanthropist, ii was meeting without dis
tinc,on of party, and 'rth6ut liquor. In the
vast crowd not solitary man was seen in
the slightest degree intoxicated Al was
peace, and order, and harmony and hap
py union of patriotic hearts to celebrate the
glorious day.
The meeting was opened with prayer, by
the Rev. Mr.. Hull, and organized by the ap
pointment of officers as follows;
WM. H. MARSHALL, Esq, President.
HuGH BEbLAs, ESQ., :
JoHS FoY, : Vice Presidents
GEoRGE CONRAD,
4 Iobn 4 SNYDER Secretary,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-07-19
ROBIN STORY.

We heard a story of the performance of
robin in the garden of one of our citizens, on
Friday last, which interested us not a little,
inasmuch as the little creature and his mate
exhibited a aagaoity, amounting to human
reason The incident occurred IN the gar
den of Mr.. John Broomham, which is large
one, reaching from his house in Oliver street
over to Warren street, While he was al
tending 10 some par. of it, near his house a
robin flew about him apparently in great en-
element. lie took but little notice Of it at
first but the bird persevered in every effort
to attract his attention, and was soon sue
cessruf. Mr.. +. remembered that there was
a robins nest in tree at the end Of the gar
den, and thought there might be Gcme ,rou-
bic there, aud started in that direction
The bird accompanied him, keeping close BY
his side, chattering violently all the way
On approaching the nest he found tie female
bird equally agitaied, and on taking deiber
ate observation, discovered a very young TO,
bin sitting on the high fence, and cat be.
low intenlly watching il, and ready to pounce
upon it, on the failure of It's attempt 10 reach
the tree Mr.. B. drove away the cat, when
the two birds instantly came to the assistance
of their young one, encouraged it TO try It's
new fledged wings for the tree which II did,
and safely reached its nest, TO the great ap
parent delight Of the " hole fea,hered family
The bird had seen enough Of Mr.. b. to know
that he would not inJure il or lis progeny
il knew that he could protect them, and
knew how TO attract his attention and lead
him to the scene of danger and it knew
that j, would not be safe ior it to encourage
its young one to make any effort to reaci
the tree while the dreaded enemy was be
low, ready to spring upon it in case Of it
failure. SIS not all this very near akin TO hu
man reason? -NeW Hdren Palladium.
BELl's Life in London recently siatee
that lady had lost no less than f2O, 900 ol
the Derby. The Limerick Chronicle, say
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Lace TRor+.-A few days since. S. A.
Woodruff, Of Montrose, caught ,rou, in
Silver FAKE Susquehanna CO., measuring
two feet in length, and weighing nearly six
pounds.
TaKE a plant out OF 4 green house into
field, and IN less than a week it will com
sence growing, and take liberties. Now,
what is true Of plants, is especially true of
girls.
Tmr diamonds worn by the Marchianess
of Londonderry, at the @neen's Costume
ball, were of the value Of fl50,000 or
S75O,OOO ss.,s-4
4 Mr., TaEf, insNewpor, has married
widow of the pame of Feathers. 1t is to
presumed that Judge Lynch will not divorce
them.
WHES boys love their Bible, obey their
parents, and are attentive to their business,
You need not be afra.d to trust them when
they are men.
SPEAK with calrhess and deliberation ON
all occasions, especially in circumstances
which end TO irTitate.
EsGrIsls capital and settlers are begin
ing 10 asw into Ireland. The Shannon is
ABOUT to be navigated with screw steamers.
TEMPTATIONS are a file which rubs off
much of the rust of self-confdence.
How is it possible to expect that mankind
will take advice, when they will not so much
1s take warning
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-07-19

TFr HrxGlRisH RrruGrrs The exer.
tions of the friends of the eXies in Liver
pool, TO procure employment for them has
been attended with great success. Out
of the 22Co that remained in England, only
thiny.six are now left in Liverpool, The
other portion having been sent in small num-
bers to the principal manufacturing towns in
the EiugGom, where they have in slmos,
every instance Obtained employment, Of
some description,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-07-19
NEW ToMBs FOR A HORSE.

"A Parisian fen proposes the following
H"9Iish event for history
~ 'lle recent races at Ascot the famous
morse IIberius broke his leg BY bounding
against one of the posts Of the barrier. wbile
preparing for the race. His owner. Lord
NlIIbankj lost ten thousand pounds in be,s
upon him, besides his value, and others los,
heavi'y--lhe law of the course being thai
all lost bets shall be paid, whether the fail.
ure TO win coma from accident or less
speed.
Three days afterwards, Lord .Milbsne
gave a very eumttuons dinner. The most
distinguished of the English Pecrage were
present, and the conviviality ran high. To-
ward the close, the noble host are in his
place, and proposed 10 drink TO the departed,
Tiberius. II was tlamorously received, but
the speaker remained standing, with his
glass in his hand. ...
awe drink TO T'ijerus," +" said Lord Mill
bank, when the shouts subsidized, :'the most
beautiful and most admirable, and the most
spirited .cOuraer whose hoofs ever trod Brit;
ish turf.n
Shouts again rose TO the roof.
"YoU know" continued his lordship,
;rhe achievement CT this horse. His deeds
belong to history, Fame has taken charge
of his glory. But 1t belonged 10 :ne--and
10 you. my lords and gentlemen--to DO
honor to his mortal remains | wished
that this lofty courser should have z burial
worthy of his deservings. He has it, My
cook has Tuy prepared him. and you have
fsa9;cd on him to-day. Yes, my lords and
gentlemen this meat which you have
relished keenly-these dishes which awak-
ened such inquiry as 10 what animal could
be SO delicious-it was Tiberius. My no.
bic courser reposes in, your stomachs May
your digesions be light !"
At these words, the enthusiasm concen
trated for a moment-possibly with some
vague thought of an immediate resurrection
but, with a sudden burst of huIrahs, the
idea took the turn Of snblImty, and
another glowing bumpe. cent 10 join the de
parted in his metempsychosis.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-07-19

REMARKABLE Adventure OF TWO CiiIL-
DRrN.--In the absence of tEeir parents, two
little girls, five or six years old, one a
daughter Of Mr.. John a. Root, the other oil
Mr.. Hathaway, both of Haydenville, Mass !,
undertook to sport upon raft above Hay
denis button factory. in tie act Of getting
on the raft they pushed it from the shore,
and were carried over the dam, where there
is fall of twelve or fifteen feet AS the
raft rose to tie surface a little hand was
seen clnging to ii and man plunged into
the river, seized tie hand, drew out the girl,
and found the other clinging to one Of her
feet. Neither sustained any injury.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-07-19

GLASS was the result of accident, in
making fire of sea-weed on sand the So
da in the one combined with the latter, and
glass was formed.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-07-19

WHEN rogues fall ont, honest men get
their due
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-07-19

BELs's Life in LondOn recently stated
that lady had lost no less than 100000 on
the Derby. The Limerick Chronicle, says
the lady is the only daughter of the poet
Lord Byron, "Ada, sole daughter of my
house aud heart
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-07-19
TERMS OF THE AMERICAN.

THE AMERICAN is published every Setu,,u'E Nv u,
TwU DOLLARS per aInuin to be rhlu h'AI lc'"E ~ w
syance No paper discontinued until ALL "rrca'os's 'e
l..id ... ..,a,i,,, ,o
Al communications or letters on business relating "
q, liice 10 insure attention, must he POST PAlD'
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BY ALARIC A. WATTS.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-07-19
DRESS AND FROCK COATS,

Habit Cloth do, Linen Drilling do, TwerdS,
SC. &c. togclher with grra' ynIirty u
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Lycoming Mutual Insurance Company

nR. ]. b. MASsER is. the local agent for the
~ above Insurance Company, in n orthumher-
land county and is at all times ready to efIec,
assurances against fire on real or personal pro
perty, or renewing policies for the same.
Sunbury, April 20, lS5l.-H
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-11-01

curious case Of fraud has Just rsnspircd Berlin.
tailor having bis life for $50 and El00 respectively
ciccs London and Copenhagen, got up fictitious
burs and ser having witnessed In Disguise his own inter
men took fight leaving his wife TO claim tho Of the
policies and then follow him. This she effected (by means
cf csr6cae Of death furnished by medical man for
be Of Eib coupled with the register Of the funeral but
aher lapse Of four years the affair hiss to light The
coffin hes bean ound containing nothing but rubbish and
ths cup has beo arrested by the agency of the electric
telegraph, before receiving the news Of the discovery.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-11-01

The post Office also shows considerable and substantial in
e'ssss The exact viii be known until the ll.h
Instant By, enough s known to justify the assertion tina. the
hasnoes Of hs country exhibit in all their features the proof
that ihy are IN most favorable and prosperous condition
We are sso enabled to show, from the Of the Board
u Trade that the Of the country in highly
satisfactory sss, will sppesr BY tie folio wing statements
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-11-01

Ihs osn-s~pcn o wins and spirits has slightly decreased,
during TIE esh months has increased twenty
three pr of shssp and spses wool per cent
ths, o R hes slightly Diminished The Importation Of Aa
hs dimnhSd cns-hs owing 10 increased home supplies
that ~ be~p hes inessed sssry forty per cont The
ports of metals c s kinds during the eight months have bsen
2ss bsog 81 per than last year, and is
per csnt more than lsis.
The navigation returns for the eight months among
The satisfactory evidences Of the prosperity Of the
Try sna the working of the commercial system which has been
lately adopted The following the total tonnage Of vessels
entered nws,ds and cleared ouiwsrds during the cigh
yponthss
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-11-01

OrsrER BoATs CArrURED.-Welea learn from the Annapolis
Republican the schoones Polly, Bell and Petre and
oop Levan all Of Philadelphia were Tuesday seized for
breach Of the oyster law and taken into that port by
posse under Sheriff Bryan. The men found on board Of
them committed jail in dsfsult of the payment Of
fine Of SIS each, and the vessels condemned.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-11-01

fstsi sxpps. eos "a s5i sos ~ 934S D. cent
Exposss oa aotosi
m&nsi.sssrea
is7 is s74, ,o2a %, 4so, ,ssoNearly II
p. cent.
CoassmFaaos of
sss 81 ssl 900 ,osc4 p. cent.
Cousnmpsoa ~
sns,....a su. .ioi 90 9sr soai 7s9, eos Traing.
Cpasamption u
,saasse ms pli. .sss is 100. .ssi $1,000 do
CDnsampsica so-
saF...,. toes sio.sis s,ssg s4s,47s do
Eayosss sos Aag
sssA ssssas7 so,s. .aoo e,sls, s,0as 10 ?. cent.
De. sossoa goods
adyssa ....A ases,sss a4o6, sol a7ti7o4 Above lQ
Ds wsoliea Eeods
sss ssfa Al oS. .S0s ,09s SIS 1, 500 0785 p. cent.
In iara b ysTn Ass3,Iss szg,7os 4lG,9lA4 D. cent.
Da sh msssiss-
isrs ssa s.is aiio.7H is7.o7i .iso.Iss Nearly 10
p. cent.
do hsssrdsshsryA AssAt0s a3s.iiI 257,S7S Nearly 10
Da hard dssrd sndi
nsshssssy ..... Gsss.i6s sa7,ca, Sss,4sa Nearly S
p. cent.
Do rscssss. sB
kaas. ......... Gyse ssy 7gs.4o SOS, asa Above i9
4 ID. cent
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-11-01

clossd on the 18th instant, after being open up
waris Of five months. Il had been closed to the
pubic several days previously. The London
Times has the following account Of the final scene
on she las, public day:
AZ the day wore remarkable concentration Of people
Ia the nave began be dsceibc The side and
courts were deserted and from end TO end Of the building
noshins be but great Of human beings fl-
ing up centre, and sgsisd BY Thousand different
of euoa,y which kept the In motion without
progress Time passed. atd the circulation in the snsept
became rsh mpeded The people seemed to be taking up
their position there and the galleries Tar the eye could
reach, occupd BY spectators who. they gsxed
the sssembiass bcnesh, evidently appeared expec,
that pubic jemonslrsion was abou, 10 be made.
The organs which he'd been psysd constantly during the
early part of the day, silent and tta,
derlu Herr commes, With his still wonderful in
sumcn, cent forth Icng~s hoss ssscnhing volumes OF
oi the Exhibition Noshng be heard bai that strange
and mysterious hum of voices which, Iaug from al large
assmbisges. imposing. but which, in the Crystal Palace
swelling upward from than fry thousand people, leaves
mPsessson upsn The mind not TO he forgotten u
drawing 6vs ocLck, the whole ess and wcs
the of the fsns~ and The galleries might be pack
ed with dense q black hats through which, inter
vsls struggling nsls bonnet emerged hes snd there into
light
The vast nsialsJs he'd nov become stationary. snd
evidently swane. IN silent bal exeiismsn the last
Of great event. Immortal Ia lhs annals o he nineteenth
century. ives most solcmn sad affecting scsne, such as
has rarely ben vn<~d and Cor which m opfcruniy can
ssain ssss Wesds DO justice. and fail
utterly convey shs myssy and the srsadsur thus eaec
ed 10 the eye Let ths sd fancy whs must have been
comprehend ~i,h glance 6hy thousand people ssem
hed under one rod In fy palace. with walls of iron and
glass. the strongest d the es ssi'e sirs hsrpy and
spsnddly comhDrd La ksa hs csn psc'urs 10 bisslf
that ssssbses In hs Al thsa sScs. filed with spsc-
Of human ndos end ussursl wealth. fcm every eiv-
red community sod The rsmos<S of The globe Let
him hs Imagination 10 the usssucss, and still bsycnd the
mscsis masni6cscs c shs spectacle pesensed 70 hms
him wmrmhr shss ~ ssesn of s which he looks down
contains IN he intellect end The hesa of ihs sesie metro
polls In the mos, powerful empire In The wOd'as, strong
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-11-01


the deficiency either by annual loans or by in
creased taxation upon the people. In fact, either
mode will add additional burdens upon the people |;
the first to the amount of the interest," the second to
the amount Of the principal of the deficiency. Itis
quite clear that there must be bounds to such
system of expenditure, and in some of our conti-
mental neghbors the boundary is probably very
nearly reached. We do not intend at present.
however. to enter into any speculations upon the
subject Our desire is after having thus stated that
the income of Great Britain at this time exceeds its
expenditure, to show the condition of each branch
of the British revenues as exhibited by the returns
of the three months which ended on the 5th instant
Although the returns are not yet complete, suf-
6cient is known to warrant the following con-
cusions, and to state that Notwithstanding the great
remission of axation the past quarter will show an
increase the corresponding period of last year and that
with the greatly diminished expenditure which late reductions
have produced, the surplus for the financial
notwithstanding the reduction Of axaion will be greater than
it was n either Of the two last years. 3aiass
The reduction of the stamp duties last year calculated
by the Chancellor of the Exchequer being equal to
E50000O, yet the actual receipts have not been above
RlOO 900 short Of those of last year showing, if the Chan
ceor were correct that the real produce of the tax has been
f400 900 than he expected. There is very small
comparative deficiency in the item of assessed taxes. All the
other items are excess and will abundsny this de-
| fciency.
The have also increased, notwithstanding the re-
uctons that have come into operation during the in
the import duty upon sugar, coffee, timber, &c. and that in
the quarter Just ended the shilling per quarter duty
grain yielded less than usual The customs for the last
will exceed those for the corresponding quarter Of last
year very nearly 100000. ,reb s a8
The excise too, highly satisfactory, and shows about the
same increase during the qua'ter the customs and is
greater test Of the prosperity Of the country and the comfort
able condition Of the people, shows increased
sumption Of those articles upon which their comfort essch'i-
| ally depends. i 44 ,isise aaa ,.b 4
The property and income also increased
over that Of the last quarter. s.r s0.t #l,1
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-11-01

feelings such rarely find utterance in form so sublime
about to find expression from that multitude and that in
heahen times when liberty still power upon
the EARTH the voice Of the people held be the
/ of God.
Not only the days. but the minutes Of the Great Exhbi
ton numbered and the first sign Of its dissolution was
given by Osles crystal fountain Just before FIVE o'clock
struck the eahery jet of from Oslers crystal fountain
suddenly ceased and the silence of the assembsge
deeper and intense. The moment a. last came
Mr. Bradshaw appeared at the Of the ansept
gallery the south side, bearing large red flag his hand
This he displayed the clock struck, and instantly all the
organs in the building hurting into the air the we'll
known notes of the national anthem. AT the moment
the assembled multitude uncovered and those who saw this
act OF loyalty from advantageous position will long re-
memter the effect which produced upon the minds.
Where just before nothing visible but Of black
hats stretching away until lost in the dsiance mmeda ely
there appeared great Of upurned animated faces and
the solemn silence Of expectancy succeeded volume Of
sound in which the voices Of the people were heartily
joined
As anthem had closed there arose such cheers
as Enslishmen alone know how give. These
unued for several minutes and when the last of them died
away there passed over the entire building, and with effect
truly sublime tremendous rolling sound, ike that Of thun
der caused by thousands Of feet stamping their upon
the boarded foos Under this every part Of
the edce rembed and as il swept from west to east many
an eye was raised with anxiety the grders and pillars
which in long perspective stretched before them
And now the time had arrived for The death peal Of the
bition to be rung out Some hung from the gallery
OF the transept piece Of calico, which inscribed
wel-known passage from Shakspeare's Tempest, &C.:
'Our revels ended these our actors.
As toretold you, were all spirits, and
Are melted into air, into thin
And, like the baseless fabric Of this vision,
rs hs s,1ud.o.ppsd clouds towers the gorgeou. palaces
Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve,
And like this nn.ubstantal pageant faded.
The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-06-26
Signed, Al. MONIER.


Dr.. LAcRuE's TooTH AND Gun SPECIFIC We
have used this excellent wash for the teeth and
gums, and having given it Il fair trial, we have
no hesitation in recommending it TO the public.
We refer to the advertisement of Mr.. Evans. the
of the specific, IN another column. for
a description Of its properties and effects, and
the proper manner Of using it.
We have known Mr.. Evans for many years,
and believe him incapable of making an incor-
rect statement for the sake of gain. Nothing
need be urged in regard to the importance of
preserving the gums and teeth from disease and
decay it is enough to state that in our candid
belief this article will not only accomplish this
most desirable object, but will speedily arrest
the progress Of decay. 1t is sold at the Drug
Store of DIR. s. Gilbert & son. 126 Poydras-st
For sale by Taylor & Mccarthy, and J. Blair
Agents for Columbus, also by Hampton & Hern-
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