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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-03-13

HARRIsBURc, March sth.
The Convention met al q quarter past ele.
ven o'clock.
Mr.. Hirn, from the Committee appointed
for that purpose, reported the names OF 81
delegates TO represent the State in the Ma
Baltimore. Also, the names Of twenty-sev.
en- gentlemen as electors.
DELEGATES TO BALTIMORE.
SENATORIAL,
James Campbell, Philadelphia.
Samuel w. Black, Pittsbuig.
David Il. Porter, Harrisburg,
J. Porter Bra~ley, Meadville.
FkoM THE STArE AT LARGE.
A. II. Reeder, Northampton.
Luther Kidder, Luzerns.
Coo. Dist.
.. Robert Tyler, Rober T. Carter,
.. Jas. C. Van Dyke, Chambers M'Kibben
.. Samuel d. Patterson, John G. Brennsr
4. Peter Rsmbo, Henry Leech,
b. John D. SteHgsIs, Jacob s. Yosf,
&. Charles W. Cooper, James w. Wilson,
?. John A. MoriSou, P. Frazer Smith,
3. James l.. Reynolds, William Mathiot,
Q. Charles Kessler, VIM. M. Heisier,
10 l.. Ringwali, John Y. Lord,
IL. II. 8. Wright, S, S. Winchester,
10. John Biandjog, c. l.. Ward,
10. A. D. Wilson, William l.. Dewart,
~ John Weidman, Isaac @. M'Kinley,
-. Henry Welsh, James Gerry,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-03-13

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Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-11-11
How to Scatter a Mob.

A joke was played off il New York some
twenty years ago, winch illustrates The fact
that II is as easy 10 dI>perse mass meet.
lng' as it is 10 collect one. 1t was at ,lmc
when infrieIIIy WIS bold and defnnt, and
public meetings were held and violent dem
onstraIlons made III consequence OF an at
tempt Of The city government To enforce the
laws agaIns, keeping shop. open OH the Sab
bath. The Ilde of popular eeIing WAS rising
high under the arIiul management of a few
leaders, ahd TO give il broad extension n
meeting was appointed in the Park, and the
whole city invited to attend. When the
hour arrived v,st crowd asSeu bed, but
through some disagreement of The leaders,
or some want OF previous preparation OF
the business. n long time was spent without
any organization of the meeting, and not a
Itle confusion OF the waiting masses was
apparent. At length stranger, a large
man with a stentOran voice, was seen en-
tering the east gate and making his way TO-
ward the steps of the Cry Hall, crying
Make way make way!' The crowd open
ed before him, and he passed up the Steps
and took an elevated position, and then lift
ed hIs voice so MS 10 be heard hy the assem-
bled thousands, and said, 'All persons take
notice. This meeting is now adjourned
from this place TO meet Immediately in Ma
sonic Hail. He then starred in that dIrec
tion, and was followed by The crowd, no one
OF whom appeared to know him, but all sup.
posing him 10 have spoken by authority from
some source. Having quickened his psce,
and made several turns in different streets,
he escaped from the sight of those follow
ing, and was seen no more. The police
men, whn from the nature ofIheir business
are i'll n way TO mark every counlenance,
never saw him before or afterwards. The
Joke, for such it was, was completely sue
cesstul. The crowd went in search of the
meeting, and could not find il, and the peo-
pie meeting in the Park having been thus
hoaxed had no disposition TO return. The
storm of popular passion that had been thus
rous. d ended in joke At the expense of ills
authors. The onjeclure was that The mys-
teriuus parsonage with sientorian voice ap-
peared lnere on II wager tl:ai he could DIS
solve The meeting. The result showed the
ease with winch crowd may he hoaxed and
sci on wrong lrack.-Rambler.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-11-11
Ho! for a Strike.

All honest men who won't 20 i'm detlt, who
wont get living without earning IT, who
won't be nose led by fashion, are invired 10
meet for consultation. We have 40 riotous
intentions-we are law abiding men-bui
we want our rights. II is our right TO wear
hat till the nap is all gone from the edge
OF the crown; but our oppressors obliee us
to get new one every six months, or a year
at most, and for our lives we cannot tell the
new one from the old, except BY the date Of
of The hatters card inside.
I Ii is our right TO wear IN overcoat two
years, if il is sound and strong, although it
has turned grey, and The buiton-loles need
repairing. Bat we cannot do il unless il be
on rainy days, and the tyrnnt thus cheats us
out of furinight's hard-earned wages.
1t is our right 10 hire pew in the gallery
of The church, where we can hear equally
well, and be as fervenl in our ,levorions; but
we must pay four times as much, and sit in
prominent place below, and spend another
weeks wages for the balance.
We have right TO rent no more room
than we use, hut the world demands one
par!or or Two for its use, and we must puy
Sl00 more for rent 10 oblige The world.
We have a right to live within our means
but fashion clutches us by the throat, and
commands us 10 sign mortgages and bonds
and sealed notes. and we must do il.
Gentlemen ! honest men, wise men, nre
not our wrongs intoerable Let lis strike
for our ghts and be free.-N. Y. Times.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-11-11
Preservation Of Dahlias.

The complaint is common that dahlas
lose their vitality during winter by dying or
decay. The truth is that many are over
stocked with caution, and kill their bulbs
by Kindness A person who has sense
enough TO harvest a potato, and preserve il
during winter, need meet with no disap-
pontment by the failure Of dahllas. To en-
sure success, it is ouly necessary for The bulbs
TO be properly ripened, and packed away in
a dry, cool place. The following will be
found n good treatment:
AS soon as the frost has biackened the
tops, draw Tie soil about the stocks 10 the
depth of three or four inches 10 prevent the
freezing of the tubers by any sudden change
of weather. When il becomes unsafe for
them 10 remain longer in the ground, say
the last of October or the first Of November,
select pleasant day, cut the stocks an inch
above the surface, and with a spade careful.
ly raise the whole cluster Of bulbs from their
bed. They are very tender when green.
and care mus, he exercised not 10 separate e
them from the crown. When the soil be-
comes dry remove il, and pack tie roots on
a shelf in the cellar; simply covering them
with a little Jrv sawdust or sand. The
bulbs ought not To be divided from The foot
slockaunll the eyes report themselves IN The
spring. Ne,cs-Lefter.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-11-11
Don't be Extravagant.

If the poor-house has any terrors for you.
never buy whaI you don't need. Before you
pay three cents for jewsharp, my boy, as
certain whether you can't make just as pleas
ant noise by whistlIng, for which nature
furnishes the machinery. Aud, belUre you
pay seven dollars for figured vest, yo ug
man, find ont whether your Iady,luve would
MOI be just as glad 10 see you 10 a plain Que,
that costs half The money! II she wouldn't,
lei her crack her own waInuts and buy her
own clothes. When you see a man payir g
five dollars for Freuclnied toy, that a pIiI-
o>ophIc Yankee baby will pull all 10 bits III
five minutes, rIIe chances are five to one that
he'll live long enough TO realize how many
cents there are in dollar; and if he don't,
he's pretty sure 10 bequeath that privilege TO
his widow. When II man asks you To buy
that for which you have no use, (no matter
how cheap il is,) don't say yes! until you
are sure thai some one else wants it nt an
advance. Money burns in some folks pock-
ets, aud makes such q pesky hole, that every
thing thai IS put i'll drops through, past fin.
Ging.-CHnton Courant.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-11-11
Savage VS.. Civilized Life.

The cuut about tine lrammels Of civiIiza-
lion, and The perfect liberty and indepen-
dence of The savage 10 his naive state, roam
ing where lie lislelli, is all humhug; nobody,
IN reality, has less liberty than Ihe savage
Indian. He cannot say. This country and
manner of life do not suit me; ] will 90 aud
live elsewhere. the instant he sets his
iOoI Our OF his own country, he knows he
will he sea lped. HIS position realizes TO the
el:er-'ln the sweat of thy brow shalt thou
eat bread His every moment is taken up
hy his exertIons TO procure food. The laws
even of the society lie exists in render him
anything but a free agent. Witness The
young warrior whose lodge was slit up On
a cold winters night. aud his gun broken,
because he had hunted without leave (game
laws, with vengeance.) The more civllI-
Zed aud enlightened II country becomes, the
greater liberty Of thought aud action its IN
habiranrs enjoy. The honest laborer or
sweeper Of crossings IN London has more
real freedom Iban the proudest chief iIia,
ever haunted buffalo on the prairie. .-Suih-
rams Ranlbles in America.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-11-11

The following dissertation on Shanghais
will be interesting TO all dealers in the fan
ces.' 1t is by writer in the n. Y. Knicker-
bocker:-
Your correspondent has at last got Shang-
hal hen wish him joy of it, You should
have seen the brutes, as | have, in the unmiti
gated ungaininess of early youth, stalking
about the barn-yard on stills, gazing stupidity
around from that bad emnence, blown over by
every sudden blast of wind, or coming down
heels over head on kernel of corn. My
Shanghas began life with an inordnate pair of
drum sticks, and have been running to legs ev-
er since. They remind me of nothing but The
ostrich, which l saw long, long ago, with my
little brother, who in his excitement fed the
creature on pennies, and burst into tears when,
as the last copper was gulped, the sense of ut
ter bankruptcy broke upon him. Their crow
is not the honest Saxon crow, expressive of
day-break, love, war, aud animal spirits, but a
horrid gutteral ejaculation, between Chinese
sentence, as described by missionaries, and a
badly blown dinner horn They move like a
man whose legs are asleep; in fact, their whole
carriage is such that | wonder that the country
louts, stumbling along the road 10 church, do
not recognize their own gait in that of the
wreiched fowls, and feel the deep damnation
of the taking off My game cock has gone
mad upon the subject. Reared by that noble
Earl Of Derby, who lately forsook breeding
race horses and fighting chickens TO assume
the reins of government, this bird, whose fam
lily is as old as the Earldom, cannot hear the
sight Of great commoner like Shanghai
Every one of their actions, however innocent,
he considers personal He climbs their sides
holding by one feather like midshipman
boarding line He cannot take his own
meals for fear that they will get morsel.-
He follows them all day like shadow, which.
at this rate he will suon become One oues-
tion presses upon me: Will the Shanghais
ever stop growing, or shall wake some morn
ing to find the barn-yard in their possession,
several farm hands in their crops, and depu-
tation of domestic poultry waiting at the door
of the house to pick up the family as they come
out, and breakfast on their benefactors Let
your correspondent consider this while his
fowls are yet in the corn crib.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-11-11
The Japan Expedition.

The N. Y. Tribune has an Interesting ar
tlcIe on the Japan expedition and naval mat
lsrs. We copy the concluding paragraph =
"The Mississippi takes out variety of arli-
ces as presents to the emperor of Japan-to
conciliate him, asIonisll the natives, und pre-
pare the way for the desired negotiation. A
locomotive aud a quantity of railroad iron
will he taken along, with which to show him
the operation of Il railroad. Teegraphc ap-
paralus and wire will also be taken, with
which TO demonstrate how the lghtnIngs
have been converted TO the use of clviiza-
ton. Two of the ships engineers (Nlessrs.
E. ID. Robie and G. w. Alexander,) are
learning the use Of the apparatus, 10 order
to explain il 10 the emperor. An apparatus
for taking dagnerreoptpes will also he used
aud explained for The information of his
Majesty. by Lieut.. Budd. A beautiful barge
is on board TO be presented to hun. Also,
boxes of domestic goods. comprising great
variety of manufactured articles, which are
to give the emperor an idea Of The industrial
pursuits Of this country. and perhaps awaken
a desire on his part for all exchange between
japan and the United States. The MIss's'
sippi will take ten boats for her use. There
are four beautiful brass nine Founders,
mounted OIL carriages. which are 10 he used,
if necessary, by parties Of engineers engaged
in surveying. They can be fitted in the
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-11-11
He didn't Think.

So saId little boy as he stood by the side
ot a mouse-trap which had an unwilling ten.
mt in ii. what fool he WINS to 60 10
there said some one. The little boy wish.
ing 10 protect the character Of the trembling
prisoner, added, well, suppose he didn't
think
No, he didn't think, and for the very good
reason that he was not made 10 think. But
What shall we say Of that boy who is sIand.
ing in the circus door. waiting for il TO bs
opened, o. OF rbat hoy with his struggling
hair, pert twist TO his cap, and segar in
his mouth, or the one who stands AT the cor
ner OF the streets on the Sabbath, or FREE
qnehts The company Of profane aud hlthy
takers and slngers--what shall we say Of
such as these.
And what shall we say Of him who tam
pers with the wine cup? DJes he not think
With hundreds of human being, around him
whom II has brought to degradation aud mis-
cry, who were once ornaments 10 sociatY
and 10 their country, he cannot helm 10 see
the consequence, but he wiH not think.
They will lie caught in an evil net. TAey
will fall into hidden trap, and can they
say We didn't think2' Yes, perhaps, they
can. But if they would tell the whole ruth,
they will add, because ,re ,couldn't think
They have eyes, bot they see not; ears have
they, but they hear not. Give mouse their
w.t. and see if he will be caught 10 such
trap. Think! think of all this, and nevss
plead us an excuse, i didn't think
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-11-11

GoosEBERRY BRAcELETs.-A few Sab
baths ago, lady gay entered n certain
church IN the neighhorhood OF lnvergordon,
aud not lillie disturbed the serious mood.
if she did not excite the envy, OF group OF
fair ones in neighboring pew, by display
OF something new and interesting in the
bracelet department. Indeed, SO novel, so
beautiful and elegant did these ornaments
appear on the ladv's wrist, that the curiosity
of the neighbors was intensely excited
What could they be where could she nave
got them what might be their value :.
were questions thought, but NOT spoken ana
much less answered. The attention of an
elderly gentleman was also attracted to the
novelty, and il required all his discriminating
acumen, assisted by pair specs (which he
wiped for the purrose,) TO discover what the
b,aceIers were-aye. what were thcy-talk ol
your topaz, your diamond your amethyst
and even your Koh-i-noor-lei these and
all such henceforlh pale their rays and din
their brilIancy; do you give up, fair and
blushing reader !-they were double string
OF green gooseberries. Eng ish paper
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-11-11

passports, and an order being out Gor his
arrest, they finalIy donned the blue jackets
and tarpaulins, and joined the ship the day
before she sailed.
And now, captain said Captain Manuel,
leading forward his beautiful wife, you have
lost The services Of this boy, and my own,
perhaps but if gold can
There, that'll do about the gold, Senor
Captain. Do you remember l was a prison.
er IN Bahia once? am your debtor ten
thousand fold, and if l cannot pay it can at
least be grateful
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-11-11

PREsENTIMENTs. A Marshfed corlsspon-
dent Of the N. Y. Times relates the follow.
ing:
1t is only fortnight since MIR. Webster
last ventured in the open air. On that oc-
casion he rode over 10 the burial ground,
and gave some minute directions in relation
TO Improvements to I've made. He vac evil
dently musins on the theme Of denfh. & "a
anlicI cIpatlug the speedy realization OF all lis
solemn lacts. HIS cunversaiiOu-ns il hal
been for some time past--"as principally
upon imnorIalIy-the life beyond the
grave.
For several days past Mr.. Webster seemed
impressed that he should live until The Sab
bath sun had dawned again; and so il
proved. On Saturday morning he noticed
that his physician, DR.. Jrfrles. looked very
sad. counting the ehbing sands OF his pa
tents life, apparently, as though lie knew
the last were running fast. Cheer up, Doc
tor, cheer up, said Mr.. Webster, you'll geI
me through 10 day and until the morning.
And in similar spirit of confidence he be-
sought The friends who stood al his bedside
on Friday pvenlng-waltlng III dread sus
pense tie hourly expected dl, suluton-to re-
tire for rest, assuring them that they should
fine him here III the morning.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-11-11
Medical Facts.

Merchants generally die of the bilious,
printers of the typhus, aud brokers Of remit
tent levers.
Masons generally 60 off with stone gravel
or dropsy.
Most tsilors leave The world in fls-thsit
customers rarely do.
Disappointed actors usually die Of moriii-
cation.
Seamstresses suffer much from stitches il
the side.
Tie children Of coopers are never free
from wIIooplng-coueh.
Our congressional orators are never rroub-
led with shortness of breath, although tiatu.
lence is not uncommon.
Dyers are subject to the blues and scarlet
feyer-and clock makers 10 the ticdoulou-
reux.
GiazIers are never without pain. Brewers
are constantly ailing.
Editors are carried off with aR idea in
their heads, but nothing in their pockets.
Poets ascend TO the realms OF the moon,
feed on imaginary vapors and die among
strangers at the Insane Asylums.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-11-11

ANTIQUITY. We learn from DR.. Sails
bury, GeologIsI to the SIale, that within The
hrst three weeks. surveying party in Es-
sex county, have stumbled upon the remains
Of CITY, which musl have contained once
900 Or 200 900 inhabitants. II is luca ted
in IL forest, a lew miles back Of Tlconhero-
"a. and was evilenrly the home Of people
considerably advanced in the arts and, com
forts OF civilization. In proof OF this, we
NAV mention that the runs OF more than
two hundred chImneys are yet in a state of
good preservation. As no such city has ev-
er been mentioned Dy our historians or gsZ.
eteers, question arises about It's original
builder, which will keep our Historical Soci-
ETY. in tirsi class.
The idea that such city should have ex-
listed within four hours ride of Albany. for
centuries. and yer never been discovered Ill
July, 1852, is one of those singular facts
which excuse astonishment.-N. Y Dutch
man.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-11-11

A WORD TO BOYS. Be polite. Study the
graces moi the graces Of the dancing mas
Ie7, of bowine and scraping; nor the toPpish
infidel el!qrere Of n Chesterfield; bui hen
evidence, the graces of The heart, Whatever
things are true. honest, just, pure, lovely,
aud Of good report. The Irne secret Of po.
likeness is. TO please, 10 make lIappy-how-
ing from goodness Of heArl-a fountain Of
love. AS you leave the family circle for re-
trrement, say Good night; when you rise,
Good morning Do you meet or pass a
friend in the street, bow gracefully, with the
usual suutalions. Wear hinge ON your
neck-keep II well oiled.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-11-11
MODERN MEANINGS OF ANCIENT TERMS

WODEhN MkANiN1S Or hNClENI AthAS.-
Ldlcyer. A man hired TO pervert the law.
Theologidn. A man who makes cnrica-
lures Of the Supreme Being, and sells them
to women and children.
SeIf-denial. A man running from beg.
gar who wants penny, 10 purchase pew
for $500.
Affection. A lady and ap-dog united.
Poetry. Tie stealings Of all ages.
Politician. A man ashamed TO speak tho
truth le-l he destroy his reputation:
Gratitude. Mourning for the death Of Q.
rich father.
Benevolence. Putting bones inro a beg
CARS hand, which you were about TO throw
INTO the street.
Piefy. A distortion Of the muscles OF The
fncP
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-11-11

bows OF boats, which may be employed sur
yeyng the coasr. Should this expedition
succeed in its undertaking, and establish
commercial relations between the Unired
States and that extensive aud secluded ma.
ton, it will ricbly repay the risk and expen-
dilure incurred"
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-11-11

LAUNCHES fine ship OF 800 tons, called
the Wings Of the Morning, wns launched
from the yard of Edwin Achorn at Waldo.
horo, on the 2Sth uIr. She will he com.
mandel by Capt. II. A. Lowell. From the
yard Of Benz. l.. Hartman & Co, Both ult.,
fine barque Of 337 tons. called the Ante.
lope, to be commanded by Capt. Charles
Comery. Also from the yard Of Saml Nash
& Co. brig Of 230 tons, to be commanded
by Capt. SIas Castner.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-11-11

MODERN WAYS AND MEAss.-How TO get
a good dinner ut fashionable hotel. Slip
4, If dollar into the hand Of the waiter be.
hind YOU
How 10 secure stale-room on board the
Empire Siate. Double the fee and wink to
the clerk.
How TO urge along an omnibus. Praise
up the horses, and the driver will crack 'em
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-11-11

We know Of no natural enemies but AMI.
mails which from their iustincr, prey upon
each other. Man cannot, according to Chris
tianily, he the natural enemy Of man.. The
enmilY among mea is the result OF sin OF
folly, and not the work or nature. Naturn
enemies is very false torn applied to any
portion Of the human race.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-11-11

SPEAKINo THEIR MINps.-Noihipgi 10 more
silly than the pleasure some people take in
speaking their minds A man oftbis make
will say rude thing for the mere pleasure of
saying it. when an opposite behavior, full a
innocent. might have preserved his friends
or N ade his fortune. - Seek.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-11-11

A recent writer asserts that the less ma n
knows. the wider he carries his mouth open.
he says-at is as impossible for an ignora-
mus to keep his jaws closed as it is for q
sick oyster TO keep his shell Shut
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-11-11

lecturer, addressing an audience, con-
tended. with riresome prolixiiy, that Art
could not improve Nature, when one of his
hearers, losing all patience, sci the room in
a roar by exclaiming How would you look,
without your wig"
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-11-11

Spatch, on hearing, the other day, that a
lady in paroxysm of grief had shed tor.
rent of tears, unieelingIy remnrked that she
must have had cataract in either eve.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-11-11
MISCELLAN Y
Shanghais.

The following dissertation on Shanghais
will be interesting 10 all dealers in the fan
cies.' 1t is by writer in the n. Y. Knicker-