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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-10-18
SELECT POETRY.


Last ui.h had dream, my love,
That you were not my bIiir,
And liai ] foaurd boy again,
iu aiImy youthful pride.
Gr,amt OF ,hc village, as it was
jpuu Il su4.urls' day.
Oi lue toaJ>lda margin ar1en and wide,
And moonlight nighl 10 play.
Fee as ait GLADLY sirayed
Far up Il well hGoNn hill
Whcli overlooked the meadow land,
The wafer couIse and mil.
| dteamt of the old school. house,
Aud wih the sound ct bell,
Each joyous shout aud face came back
OF those knew 50 well.
The village church TOO, there il stood
As when, in by zone days,
Wrhin, we heard he good obi man
LItt up his grateful praise.
! mingled with dear friends once more
Delighted with their talk,
Bn, uow, Alas, they 've d.aprparcd
From each remembered walk.
Years have flown since then, my love,
Long years of busy strife.
Bul there my heart OFT iondly turns
Mid scenes Of early life.
There wooed ,her, dearest one,
a maiden young and coy:
Whlie much around reminded me
OF when was a boy
With Youthful ardor in my suit,
all too warmly pressed
But Nou-oh. cannot say il
Twas ] that stood confessed
As if to show that both were right,
Time shall unceasing prove
Though flowers fade ia forest glade,
Forever blooms our love.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-10-18

a GIANT The Ohio State Journal gives
an account Of huge specimen of humanity,
giant, which it ayers is giant, aud one
OF the greatest living curiosities extent. He
stands about eight feet high, weighing over
four hundred pounds, with good proportion,
and ye! hr Is bearde.s boy, and is still
growing. He Is a sight worth seeing, as it il.
only once IN an age that snch person j,
permitted 10 grow.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-10-18

a Coon ONE.-Dlvy Crocket happened 10
be present al an exhibition Of animals, some
Time ago, al least, in the city Of Washington,
where monkey seemed TO attract his par
tcular attention, aud he abslractedly obsery-
ed, "lf that fellow had on pair of specta-
cles he would look like Major Wight Of
Ohio" The Major happened TO be just be-
hind Crockel aud overheard the observation,
and gently tapped Davy on the shoulder,
when he, Dlvy, very formally remarked, "plI
be hanged, Major, il know whose pardon
10 ask-yours or the monkeys"
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NATIONAL xxOTlG,
SHAH 0KIN,
Northumberland County, Pa

ysNIIE subscriber respectfully informs hisfricnds
H. aud the public generally, that he has OPEN
ed a new Hotel ia the town of Shamokin, Nor
thumberlanl county, on the corner of Shamokin
and Commerce streets, nearly opposite to the
House he formerly kept, lie i, we'll prepared to
accommodate his guests, and is also provided
with good stabing. lie trusts his experience,
and strict attention to business, will induce per-
sons visiting the coal region to continue the lib
eral patronage he has heretofore received.
WILLIAM WEAVER.
Shamokin April 10, ls50.-tE
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SAM SLCS says, whiting frnm England :
"Auer all, they hainr gol no Iudgin corn
here they can't raise it, nor puukin pies,
nor ounces, nor peanuts, nor si.k-worms, nor
noihin'. Then, as TO their tarmin '-Lord :
only look al five great elrphanl.lookm' beasts
in one plough, with one great lummoSn' fell
low to hold the handle, and another TO carry
The whip, and a boy to lead, whose boots
have more iron on 'em than the horses huHs
have, all crawiu' as if they was a-goiu' TO a
funeral. What sort OF way is that 20 do
work 1t makes me mad TO look al en-
II there is any airlhly clumsy fashion Of dJu'
a thing, that's the way they are always sure
To gi, here. They are a bruighted, obstinate.
bulI-headed people, The Eugish that's fact.
and always was.'
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-10-18

A PATRIARcH. H.-The Richmond Despatch
says there is lamplIghler in that city who
has had between 25 and 80 children, and
raised them all lie had five sons who
fought through the McNican war, and came
back sound and well, lie lives happy with
his second wife, teaches his numerous pro.
-eny to read and write, aud cleans the
lamps at "a dollar a day.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-10-18

Wednesday morning, Mr. SwaHzeman, OF
the Dead Letter office, destroyed one hun.
dred and sixty-four five bushels bags of dead
letters, the accumulation OF three months. -
They were all empiied into a rasine near
,he Washington National Monument and
given 10 The flames
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BLoUMERIsM LONDON.

tives' OF BrOmpon Square and lis neigh
borhood by appearing in the full Boomer
costume. The dtrss consisted of something
between uipsv hat ard "wile awake"
OF straw "A white collar tnrnrd down upon
a velvet coatee of Lincoln green, bu,toumg
tight round The waist, but open, and showing
trIIed shirt front al III, bosom, the sleeves
fitting the arms closely, and the skirts dos
cen1 to III" knee the "B'oomers" are ex-
cecdiugy full to the knee, but tioht from
thence 10 the angle, where tncv are drawn
close. The hose of The ladies were sp!rn-
dily chevmci, and they wore patent
leather halt ancle shoes, with silver buck
les aud brIliauis. So says the "Morniug
Postn
On Thursday, two ladies, attired in short
black silk pelicoa's, reaching below the
knee loose gray silk trousers fastened at
the anclr, brown cashmere booia, with
short Jacket for the upper garment, over
which was worn Il scarf the head dress
being the bonnet usually worn by females,
appeared in PiccadlIly, ST. James's Square,
London, and vicinity, their unusual costume
attracting considerable curiosity. They had
a number Of small handbills, addressed 10
"Moihera, Wives, aud Daughters" inviting
them to the ranks Of "dress REFORM and
to Join the association of Boomers, founded
near Filzroy Square, (Liicrary institution,
John slfecD. These were left al miIiucrs,
dressmakers, &c The leader of The move
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-10-18

HuAGsNIAN EXILrs.-Eigh,y-oae Iiunga-
Hdn eXles, recently arrived in this country,
lelt New York on Saturday morning for
their future home al New-B Bhda, Gov. Ujha-
zy's settlement in the wilds of Iowa, viii
ther they proceed on the recommendation of
kossuih. The Erie RaiIroad generously
granted them all free passage 10 Detroit
A FLowER FOR Lovers BUIToN-EIoLE
"A lady's cheek is described as the poeil.
cal abode o! the Rose; but we are not told
what kind OF Rose. When an arden, lover
steals kiss, we suppose it is a "Cabbags
Rose - Punch
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-10-18

cent and a half mile. The length of the
Road is i4f milcs.
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Low PRIcU OF GRAIN The Salem IN.
J ,lStandard complains of the low price of
grain and The scarcity Of money in that CO.,
and ascribes it 10 the absence Of manufaclo.
ries there.
Thr Hou. Daniel Webster has written
beautiful letter to Miss Cathariue Hayes, in
acknowledgment of "A letter of introduction
which Miss Hayes brought 10 Mr.. Web
ster from distinguished lady in England,
BARNuN being asked one day the Sc
cret OF his success, (says correspondent Of
the New York ExPress,l simply laughed,
and said "Priniers' ink"
Ar Beaufort, 5. G., is cultivated the olive
tree from plants procured in The neighbor-
hood of Florence, in Italy. The plant is Of
slow growth and very hardy
WAY arose from his bed on the LIST of
last August, and exclaimed-"Ihls is the
last rose Of summer" Shocking. Convey
US TO bed.
NEVER purchase love or friendship by
gifts; when thus obtained, they are lost as
soon as you stop payments
Mr. SrEyESsoS, Of Virginia, is to deliye,
the address at the Pennsy lvania State Fair
at Harrisburg. Oh the 2slh.
SWEDEN aud Switzerland are the ONLY
European powers no, owing pa,Ivno'
a -
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-10-18

THE PAwNBRoHrR' IlARvEsT-A Welsh
paper asserts that, 100000 watches have
been pawued and sold in Wales for the
purpose ot fnaing funds to pay the expen.
ses OF a journey TO and from London TO see
the great Exhibition. In some cases even
beds have been disposed Of
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-10-18

NOTHING can be more foolish than an ilea
which parents have, that it is not respecla.
q set their children 70 work
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-10-18

GEORGE FlrI,aN, a veteran sai'oi, died
on The 26 IA ul., on h.ad IN" L. 5. Rcrciv-
my Ship Ohio, Of disease Of the heart, after
an Ijiue>> OF only ilteen Minutes, Ellison
was boalswaiu's mate in Commodore Perry :
ship On Lake Eiir, and pulled an oar in the
boat which carried Commodore Perry from
the Lawrence to The Niagara He VAS also
with Commodore NcDonuugh on Lake Clam
plain, aud has been forty years almost con-
tlnuaiIy in The service. he was prisoner.
and remained some Time al the Naval Asyl-
nm in PhiladelPhla, and was transferred by
Secretary Mason 10 The receiving ship Oh
the New York station in ls4s, al his own
request.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-10-18

SoME thirty ladies went on pic-nic eNcuT-
siou "a, CINCINNATI, last week, all Of them
dressed in the Bloomer costume.
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Proposals must be made for each class separately,
and separately for each district, and must state
the price per ream for classes | and 2, and per
pound for other classes; and, in determining the
bids, the Postmaster General will accept the bid
for each class separately which shall best for
the interests of the Department.
Each proposal must be accompanied by and re-
fer TO a sample of the article proposed to be fur
nishod; and the quality of such sample will be taken
into consideration in determining the bids.
Each proposal must be accompanied by sufficient
evidence of the ability of the bidder to comply with
the terms of his proposal.
The successful bidder will be required to enter
into contrast with two sufficient suretcs as required
by law.
Failures to furnish the articles promptly when
ordered, furnishing those of inferior quality in
any respect, any attempt evade the true mean
ing of the contract, will be considered sufficient
cause for its forfeiture,
Payment. will be made on the production of the
proper vouchers, quarter yearly, one month after
the expiration Of each quarter.
price, and one price only, must be specified for
each and every article bid for; the amounts must
be accurately extended, and the aggregate amount
of each class separately exhibited Proposals not
made in accordance with these directions will not
be considered.
A discrepancy between the price set down and
the extensions which would afford the bidder an
opportunity of fixing his price after the bids are
opened, by electing as may be his interest, to
tract for the other, will be considered fatal
to the bid.
Proposals should be marked on the outside of the
envelope, " Proposals for Wrapping Paper &C..
and addressed to the " Second assistant Postmaster
General Washington, ID O."
Oct Is NJ X. HALL, Postmaster General.
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taken in this city for several years, but their cost
has denied them anything like general circula
ton Their value, however, is fully appreciated
by the whole profession who, have no doubt,
will hasten TO avail themselves of the opportunity
Of possessing themselves of the republication Of
Mcssrs. Little & Brown which can be had at less
than fifth the expense of the original works.
From the Boston Courier
The enterprisng publishers have here presented
to the legal profession, We judge, long-felt
desidTGttim-a prompt cheap, and comprehensive
series of reports of all the decisions of all the Eng
ish courts. The series commences with the cases
of the November term, 1850; and we observe in the
first number decisions pronounced in Westminster
Hall on the Both January 1851. This is unparal-
leled despatch in the history of legal reporting.
Westminster ia here brought two years nearer TO
US than our own court house. The style in which
the work is issued reflects great credit upon the
publishers, editors, and all connected with 1t.
The page is large, fair, white, and readable. The
table of cases and index seem to be prepared with
much care and diligence The former strikes us as
executed on n very useful plan referring not only
to the case and page OF the volume but containing
also short abstract of the subject of each case.
The editors notes scattered the volume,
referring to American decisions, and still more to
the value of the work. The publication is TO be
continued in monthly parts or numbers, making
each year six large octave volumes, for the remark
ably low price of $40 per annum We trust both
editors and publishers will receive ample remuner-
alton for the service they here doing the legal
profession.
Such publication, we think, cannot fail to be
useful TO the profession and profitable to the pub
lishers-P Philadelphia Legal Intellignlcer.
May 8
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PROPOSALS FOR RATloNs.
HsApoUARrERs MARrNr CoRps

HEADQUARTERS MARINE CoRPs,
QUARTERmAsTERs OFFICE,
WAsnINGToN, Oct. To- 1851.
SEPARATE PROPOSALS will be received at
- this office until | O'Clock a. m. on Tuesday
the tn day of November next, for furnishing ra-
tons TO the United States marines al the following
stations, for the year 1882 viz:
Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Charlcstown Massachusetts
Brooklyn, Long Island, New York.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Gosport, near Norfolk, Virginia.
Pensacola, Florida; and
Washington, District of Columbia.
Each ration to consist of one pound and quar-
ter OF fresh beef, or three quarters OF pound OF
mess pork; eighteen ounces of bread, made of su-
perne flour, superfne flour at the option Of the
Government; and at the rate of six pounds of good
coffee; twelve pounds Of the best New Orleans su-
gar; eight quarts of the beet white beans four
quarts of vinegar; two quarts Of salt; four pounds
of good hard brown soap; and and half
pounds of good hard dipped tallow candles, to each
hundred ratons
The beef required shall be delivered on the order
of the commanding officer of each station, either
in bulk by the single ration, and shall consist of
the best and most choice pieces of the carcass the
pork to be No. j, prime mess pork, and the groce-
ries of the best quality of kinds named, subject to
inspection. No bid will be entertained at this office
unless accompanied by bond for two hundred
dollars, with two sureties for the execution of the
contract, ifawarded. The efficiency of the sure
tics must be certified by some official person.
To be cndorsed, Proposals for Ratons."
The Portsmouth Journal, New Hampshire; Bos-
ton Atlas, and Advertiser, Boston, Massachusetts;
Bunker Hill Aurora, Charestown, Massachusetts,;
New York Courier and Enquirer, Mirror Express,
and Post, New York; Brooklyn Evening Star,
Brooklyn, Long Island, N. Y; Philadelphia North
American, Sun, and Daily Times, Philadelphia;
Patriot, and American, Baltimore; Gazette, Alex
andria, Virginia; Richmond Wing, and Republi-
can, Richmond, Virginin; Norfolk Beacon, and Her
aid, Norfolk, Virginia; and Pensacola Gazette,
Pensacola, Florida, will give the above three in
scrtions each per week until the nth proximo,
and send the account, accompanied by one printed
copy Of the advertisement, to this Office for pay
mcnt Oct l6
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EMPIRE STATE MUTUAL INSURANCE.
COMPANY,
OF SARATOGA SPRINGSI N. Y.
Capital. A2OO.OOO,

Capital, 100000! ae.
fENHIS company was organized under the General
Il Insurance law of New York. passed April 10
lS49, and has been doing very successful bust
ness, and will insure dwelling houses stores
household furniture, and other property, on as ia
vorable terms as any other responsible Company in
this country. ~
The public are referred to the following letter
OF the Hon. d. S. Dickinson, Senator from the
State of New York, for the standing Of the Com
pany: rv..
WAsHINGToN, March 5, 1851
am acquainted with some of the officers of Tn
Empire Mutual Insurance Company, located at
Saratoga Springs, New York, and know others by
character. The Company is in the hands of gem
tlemen OF high character for integrity and bust
ness capacity, and cannot doubt that il will be
prudently and successfully conducted.
d. 8. DICKINSON.
Directors.
Isaac Fowler Samuel Pitkin,
Geo. Young, jr., Hermon Thomas,
H. IL Hathorn, VIM. II. Fleeman,
q. M Dawson, Samuel Corning
Iheo. W. Sanders, Joseph Daniels,
r. M Moriarty, George Clements.
Hon. John II. Boyd,
ISAAC FOWLER, President. q
III. II. HATHORN, Vice President
GEO. YOUNG, JR., Secretary
VIM. H. FLEEMAN, Treasurer. n
Applications for insurance may be made to E. C.
WEED, agent, North A street, Capitol HILL
March Off ~
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FUME BATHS.

FUME BATHS.
ITO all who are afflicted with Rheumatic com
a plants we would say, go and try DR. EMER-
SONS SULPHUR FUME BATHS, at Cops Pavilion
on Louisiana avenue, near Sixth street. The Pc
cuiarities oft such that ii cures efIectually
thiscomplaint. Also all other diseases ola Chronic
nature, such asScrofula, Gout, diseases theskin
joints, &c.
Gayanc and Electro Magnetic Electricity
Dr. Emerson still continues to apply these inn
portant remedial agents to such diseases and such
cascs as indicate their usefulness
Aug. 22-2awtf
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X. X. G URLEY,
ID. X. GOODLOE.
CoLoNIzArIoN RooMs,

W AsHINOTON, June IT, 1901.
AT meeting of the Executive Committee of the
American Colonization Society, held on the 10th
instant, the Secretary laid before the committee
the prospectus of n newspaper, to be called the
Christian Statesman, and to be devoted to sound
morality in Politics, to the Union of the Statcs,
the cause of African Colonization and Civilization
and to all topics of high and general interest TO
their country to be published in this city by the
Rev. X. r. Gurley and ID. X. Goodlec. After the
reading of which, il was
Resolved, That VIC cordially and earnestly re-
commend the Christian Statesman 90 the patrona &C
of the friends of African Colonization throughout
the United States.
w McLAIN, Soc'y Am. Col. Soc'y.
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MISS f.. II. SCOTT.


Music Lessons on Piano nnd Guitar.
A PPLlCATION TO be made at Miss MARY e.
n BRONAUGH'S, next door TO the Hon. Mr..
Holiness on Missouri avenue, between Sd and 4
streets, WAsHNoToN, ID. G.. After the experience
Miss ScoTT has had in teaching in Summaries,
both South aud Wcst, she is confident she will
patronage.
She has also made arrangements to give lessona
on the Piano at Temperance Hall, on f street.
Terms moderate Sept g. e
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devoted TO AFRICAN Colonization and Ciuiii zati0as
TO Literature and General Intelligence.
FVNHE undersigned propose to publish in the city
IL OF Washington weekly Newspaper, bearinr
the above title, and dedicated to a sound morality
in politics, to the Union of the States to the cause
OF African colonization and civilization, and to all
topics of high and general interest to their coun-
try and mankind. They will endeavor to impress
upon the People and Governments of the United
States and of the several States the Importance of
colonizing in Africa, with their own consent the
free people of color of this country, and such an
may become free. They will communicate to the
public all important information they may obtain
in regard to the geography, exploration resources
commerce, and population of Africa the state of
the slave trade, and the best adapted for
its suppression; and will enforce the duty of union
among all Christian denominations in efforts to
diffuse the knowledge of our arts, liberty and
Christianity among the barbarous people of that
continent.
They will aim to render the journal an instruc-
tive and useful Family Newspaper, and to secure
for its columns, as the public favor shall enable
them, contributions, literary and scientific, Of de-
cded merit.
The CHRISTIAN STATEsMAN will be of the size of
the Home Journal or National Era, and exceed in
size the IneLigencer the Union Of this city; and
with but few advertisements, will be nearly filled
with matter designed to be of interest to its readers
1t will be printed with new type, on fine white
paper, and in mechanical execution be equal to the
best newspapers in the country.
TERMs.-The Christian Statesman will be two dol.
lars year, payable in advance,
Posinasters or others, who may be pleased to act
asvoiuntary agents. will be responsible to those who
may pay over to them subscriptions; and TO the or
der OF such agents, or to any who may make re-
mittances for the Christian Salesman, it will be
supplied on the following terms:
Single copy for one year. .......-S2 90
Single copy for six months. ...... 90
Three copies for one year. ......... 90
Six copies for one year. ........... 10 90
Twenty copies for year ........ 30 90
Twenty copies for six months. Is 90
The first number of this paper may be expected
to appear early in August, and il is desired that
those who are disposed to further its great Objects
by their patronage, should indicate their wishes
before that time. Orders and communications,
addressed (post paid) to Gurley & Goodoe,
will receive immediate attention.
X. X. GURLEY,
ID. II. GOODLOE.
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WIN. II. IL. CROSS,
.aiim ney aud Counselor al La

WAsmNGToN CRY, ID. c.,
Practiscs in the courts OF the District Of Colum.
bin, and will attend Co the collection of debts aud
~ the prosecution OF claims of every description,
including those for bounty land under the act Of
Congress lately passed. Office in the City Hail..
Oct4
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ID ENJAMIN BLAKE MINOR, Attorney at
O Law, will attend promptly TO any business in
his profession in the city of Richmond, Gncluding
cases in the Appellate and Federal Courts,) and
the adjacent Counties and in the townof Peters
burg.
o. ofice No. ,, Law Buildings, Richmond
Virginia Aug. 6--tf