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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-20

The o'Donohne and Trainer duel case =,
Boston, has been discharged, the accpser do.
clInlng to prosecute. The beligneren,s then
shook hands and made it all mn
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-20

u The Russian Minister at Washing
ton, MIR. Bodisco, annoyed at the tone Of
The Washington Union on the Russia-Tur-
kish question, has stopped his paper.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-20

NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-Thc mail Steamship
Washington sailed hence to-day for ,ba
southampton: with 100 passengers ana
$50, 600 in specie.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-20
New Advertisements
To the Voters of Northumberland conn4,,


The subscriber hereby announces TO his fcoyv
citizens, that he is a candidate for the Office Of
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
and promises. if elected, to Discharge the du,ies
of the office faithfully and impartially.
GEORGE GARMAN.
Upper Mahanoy, Aug. 30. lS53.-
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-20

Col. BENToN.-Col Benton's frierds :,
Missouri are already preparing 10 bling him
out for the Presidency in 1856. acains, all
parties and all conventions,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-20

U The crowded state OF our columns
prevents us from publishing the commune
cation in relation to a late sabbath school
celebration at Union Corner.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-20

G5~ LAND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. having
Land Warrants for sale, can dispose OF
them for cash, by applying at this office.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-20

Mas. MARY JENKINS, wife Of Mr.. sampe,
Jenkins OF Minersvlls, committed suicide
by throwing herself into "A well a few davs
ago. She was fifty years Of age.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-20

QUEER PEOPLE There are now e,bibi,.
ing at Boston, Miss Norton. a youpo ladv
sixteen years old and measuring only seren
feet four and ha!f inches in height. By her
side is Mrs Briggs measuring but hjrty one
inches! To complete the trio is Miss Emma
lay IoT, seven years old, and weighing t,ro
hundred and nine pounds.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-20
steamer.

New ORLEANS, Angus, 1.-THE mortality
in this city continues unabaed. On Thurs
day there were 100 deaths, including l64
from yellow fever On Wednesday 229
deaths occurred, including 1875 from yellow
fever.
New ORLEANS, August 10 The deaths of
the "a hours ending this day, were 2l7 in
cluding 200 from yellow fever.
New ORLEANS, August l3.-The deaths
from yellow fever yesterday reached 200,
and there is no indication yet of any aba,e-
ment in the mortality that is depopula,ng
our city.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-20

DEATH IN New YoRK The NYork Hero,s
contains list OF some so persons who died
in that city on Saturday last, from the effect.
of The sun.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-20

The FISHERY QUESTION - British De-
mands-A correspondent of the New York
Express says that the British Government
has put forward the following demands as
the condition for the settlement Of the Fish
cry Question:
1st. The admission of British built vessels
TO the privilege of American Register.
ID. The free admission Of the British
flag to the coasing trade between the Ame-
rican, Atlantic and Pacific Ports
Sd. The abolition Of our present bounies
TO American Cod fishery.
4ih. A further modification Of our Tariff
of course with view 10 favor British in
teresls. And,
5;h. These demands if correctly stated;
are too unreasonable 10 secure even the re-
spectful consideration of Congress, and have
already put close 10 the negotiations that
were in progress. 1t will be seen that every
one Of the items would require the Legisla-
tive action of the two Houses before any
treaty stipulalions of the kind could go into
effect. To grant them would be in direct
and obvous opposition to the iateresl of ouI
agricuurists, our manufacturers, our ship
owners, and cur fishermen.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-20

OT LEWIS KRAMER, Polander by birth,
and who had fought through the Hunga-
rlan Revolution, and participated in thirty
three battles with the forces of Austria and
Russia, committed suicide, on Monday al
ternoon last, by shooting himself with
pistol, in room occupied as a recruiting
station for the U. S. Army, on Centre ST.,
PottsvlIle, He was a Corporal in the
army.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-20

TnERr were l57 deaths in Baltimore du
ring last week.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-20

FATAL ArFRAY.-A fight occurred near
Trout Run, in Lewis township on Friday last,
between John Grier and Henry Landon.
which resulted in the death OF the latter.
through the inAciion of mortal stab pene-
trating the heart. The quarrel commenced,
we understand, about the loan of an axe be.
longing to deceased to Grier This trivial
matter led to high words and finally 10 blows,
and though the parties were once separated
by the bystanders, they again got TO fighting
and Grer with common pocket knife in
Hlcted the fatal wound. Both parties are
men with families. Grier was lodged in iail
in Wlliamsporl ON Friday evening to await,
his trial at the coming court.-Lyc Ga:.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-20

10 The Vines of Union county a,
their late Convention have nominated The
following ticket; John w. Simonton.
Assembly; John S. Heckenburg, Prothon.
otory Christopher Seebold, Commissions
er; Henry Solomon, Treasurer VIM. Van
Gezer, Prosecuting Attorney; Robert G.
II. Hays, County Surveyor.
The question of continuing their present
system OF nomination 0he plurality or
Crawford county SYSTEM came up and was
warmly discussed. The opponents 10 the
new system contended that the borouehs
had greatar power than the townships.-
But IT was satisfactorily shown that the
latter polled as full votes as the former.
nevertheless, the new system was voted
down.
A resolution also passed that body, re-
commenting vote of The people Of the
county for or against a division of Tho
same.
~ The locomotive on the Philadelpbia
and Sunbury Railroad was put under steam
on Thursday afternoon last, and made a
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-20
LE ATETMR.
500 Agents Wanted.
$1,000 a Year.

WANTED in every county Of the United
w States, active and enterprising men, to en-
gage in the sale of some of the best Books pub
lished in the country. To men of good address
possessing small capital of from Ss5 to slVV'
such inducements will be offered as to enapio
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~ The Books published by us are all uselui
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For further particulars, address, lposisge pa'o'
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Publishers of subscription Books.
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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-20

FREE 0olL CoNVENTIoN-The Free Soil
Convention Tor massachusetts is to be held a,
fitchburg, on the 10th of September
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-20

Gen, john Sidney Jones, well known and
wealthy citizen of Philadelphia was arrested
in New York, a few days since, for speaking
in the pn6lic streets, His subject was the
mismanagement of Railroads He refused to
accompany he officers, who were forced to
bndehS wrists with cord, by which they
were much Iaceraled in pulling him along.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-20

TnE Post Master General has decided thai
the new stamped envelopes can only be used
without muiilalion. In a case where
stamp was cut from an envelope and pasted
on another envelope, post master forwarded
the letter as unpaid, and this course was ap.
proved of by The Department.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-20

HORRIBLE The head of the Rev. Mr.
Penny was instantly torn from his body in
the Worcester Railroad murder The av full.
y manaled state OF the dead was such ina,
they had to be wrapped up from public
view
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-20
VIOLENT THUNDERSTORM AT BOSTON.

Loss of Life and Destruction of Property.
BosroN, August ia very violen, storm
of thunder and lightning occurred in this
vicinity last night. II prevailed with pariic-
uar force at the towns Of Georgetown, By
field, Bedford, Haverfeld, and Lawrence, in
Essex county.
AT Georgetown, the Baptist parsonage
was struck by lightning, and the wife oi the
pastor, the Rev. Mr.. Russell was instantly
killed by the stroke. An infant child which
she held in her arms escaped without injury
AT Groveland, the house of VIM. Fowler
was struck by lightning, and himself and
wife knocked senseless
At Salem, the Roman Catholic Church was
also struck. AT Byfeld and Andover barns
were set on fire by the lightning and consul
med
AT Lowell, Lawrence, Haverhill, Newbury-
port Old Town, Ipswich, &c, much damage
was done and several buildings were struck.
At Lowell the Universalist Church was
struck
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-20
STILL LATER ERoM EUROPE.

HALIFAX, August l0.-The Royal Mail
Steamer America arrived here this afternoon,
AT O'Clock, with Liverpool dates TO Saiur-
day, the 9th inst, being three days later
than the adviees per steamer Humboldt
brings / IA passengers
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-20
WRIT OF PARTITION.

NltIlII 5 UIlicc, J
sunbury, Aug. 20, 1858. St {
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-12-21
GAN IMPORTANT FACT,

The Lynchburg virginia. Republican says:
"Whig presses represent that the election of
Beverley Tucker, printer to the Senate, resulted
from opposition to the administration"
We beg pardon-the Washington Union
started that idea. 1t preferred that charge
It alleged that the democrats who voted for
Mr.. Tucker were factious, and opposed to the
policy of the administration. 1t is now trying
after fashion of its own, to retract that ale
CATION, and to put these votes on other grounds
Let it and its aiders and abettors go on in their
warfare against US. All that we ask is fair
play and an open field. But fair play we do
not expect. Then let it be as foul as it may
be. The more unscrupulously they play their
game, the sooner will the eyes of the country
be opened to their real designs and purposes.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-12-21

months have elapsed. Now, if we were dis
posed to be as unfair and as uncandid as the
Richmond Enquirer, we could say, with strong
array of circumstantial evidence to sustain us,
that the Enquirer and General Dix came to an
understanding after the Enquirer deserted the
national democracy. The Enquirer, in the
hreesoil camp, could not easily fix its charge on
Gen. Dix. The Enquirer could not well retract,
in the face Of the southern people, without show
ing its hand too plainly; we made an allusion
to this matter in our first article against the
Enquirer. Hence its fierce and furious assault
upon us-hiac ale Mc,yme. But while we
pity the Enquirer, we cannot permit it to raise
false clamor against us.
The Enquirer swells itself like the frog in
the well known fable of Ksop. 1t stands
upon its dignity and its past history. But if
it has spark of common intelligence, it would
fly from a comparison Of the Richmond En-
qtirer OF former times-a bold, true, and
vigorous paper - with the Richmond En-
qairer of the present hour--a timid, feeble,
vascllating paper, sucking its sustenance from
its ancient renown. When the Napoleon Of
the press controlled its columns, it was pow
er in the State; and we speak what we know
when we say, that if he controlled its columns
now, the Richmond Enquirer would be found
leading the Washington Sentinel in the course
which it has pursued and is pursuing.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-12-21
THE New YORK JOURNAL.

We have received from Mr.. Hugh Cameron,
corner Of Seventh street and Louisiana avenue,
the December number Of the "New York Jour-
nal," an illustrated literary periodical.
With this publication we are very much pleas
ed Its original articles and its selections are
alike good. Some of both possess great merit.
The illustrations arsv very numerous and far
better than those in periodicals usually are
Thirty thousand copies Of this excellent family
magazine have been printed this month. It
contains large amount of interesting reading
matter. We wish its enterprising proprietors
abundant success.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-12-21
BRoKEN-DowN POLITICAL HACKS.

Occasionally man of genius uses an ex-
preston SO terse, apt, and full of meaning, that
it takes hold Of the public mind. 1t runs from
mouth to mouth. It is quoted in newspapers
and in books. Instead of being confined to
the application given by its author, it is indif.
ferently applied to all subjects, where it may be
appropriate.
The expression crush OUT is one of the
instances of which we speak. 1t is compound
ed Of two very simple and unpretending Eng
lish words.
From the time of the establishment of the
Washington Sentinel, up to this moment, there
has been studied, organized, unremitting effort
to "crush out" the enterprise. It was clandes.
tine at first, but has now become open. We
have been maligned and misrepresented. We
have been slandered in private. We have been
traduced in public. But regardless alike Of
masked and open malice, we have pursued the
even tenor of our way.
But now that we have gained some position,
and havelent ourenergies to the glorious work of
inauguratng a newera in the history of political
journalism, which consists in the independent
expression and advocacy of sound democratic
principles, without regard to men, concerted
and a very vigorous effort is now being made
to "crush us out"
At the head of this combination stands the
Washington Union-at the foot of it the Rich
mond Enquirer. They quote lovingly from one
another-for their sympathies are the same and
their interests identical. We despise their
malice and invite their censure. The more
they write the less they accomplish. ooh that
mine enemy would write book" The people
can judge between US, and to that judgment we
look without fear. .H.
These journals cannot drive us from our po-
sition by insidious implication, by unblushing
assertion, or by clustering menace. We bid
them go on 1t is not the first effort that has
been made to "crush out " independence; nor
will it be the last to fail.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-12-21
CONGRESS.

In the Senate, yesterday, a large number OF
bills were introduced and seyerally referred.
In the House of Representatives the PROPOSE,
ton to purchase the Mount Vernon estate was
laid upon the table. A bill authorizing the
construction of six frst-cass steam figates was
reported by Mr.. Bocock, the Committee on
Naval Affairs A bill, introduced by Mr.. Cling
man, giving a credit of four years to importers
of railroad iron was referred to the Committee
Of Ways and Means. The House resolved it
self into Committee of the Whole on the
state of the Union, for the purpose Of consider
ing the Presidents message. Debate ensued,
in which Mr.. Smith, of New York, and Mr.
Preston, of Kentucky, participated.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-12-21
FAIR OF THE UNION BENEVOLENT
SOCIETY.

We take greatpleasure in calling the attention
of the citizens of Washington TO the fair Of the
Union Benevolent and Employment Society.
The object for which this association has been
formed is most praiseworthy, and we sincerely
hope that the efforts of the ladies to ameliorate
the condition of the poor Of our city may
meet with hearty response from our citizens,
The work which has been given out by the
ladies to the poor, in order to furnish them
employment, is on exhibition, and for sale at
their fair room, at Odd Fellows hall, on Sc
yenth street, where articles Of every kind may
be found, as cheap as they can be bought else
where, and the charitable will have the graft
fication of feeling that while they receive the
value Of their money, they are contributing to
the aid of the suffering poor.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-12-21

A WoxDERFuL ANINAL--Captain Dan HE
kok has now at the City Hotel the most won
derful quadruped bestial that the world ever
saw. It is an animal raised in Texas and
produced by cross between the Mexican pelon,
or naked dog, and a female goat. He possesses
to great degree the remarkable qualities
Of the species from which he sprung on the
maternal side, together with the enduring per-
severance Of his paternal ancestor. His physi-
cal endowments are such as to render him ex-
tremely rapid in the execution of his peculiar
movements. He is fine sample of superhu-
Gus stock-rasing on the Rio Grand, and owes
his present visit to this city to the fact that
Indians wouldn't steal him. We understand
that it is the intention of Captain Dan to ship
him to the Worlds Fair, where bets will be
made, that in the exhibition of his peculiar
parts he can be beat by no animal that goes on
four legs.
The animal is a present to Captain Hickok
from III, c, Dayis-a gentleman well known IN
this community for his excellent parts, and
who is now sojourning in Texas,
IN o. Crescent,
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-12-21
neA. The PENNY PosT is the title of new

ReAB The PENNY PosT is the title of a new
paper just issued in the city of Richmond.
Mr.. James Peasants, son of the late John
Hamden Peasants, is the proprietor of it and
Mr. Hugh Peasants, formerly of the Dispatch,
is the Editor Mr.. Hugh Peasants is well
known in the literary world, and he holds a
high place in the journalism of this country.
His mind is stored with varied learning, and he
yields a ready, graceful, and a vigorous pen.
The Penny Post is neutral in politics.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-12-21

The OpERA.-The brilliant opera of Ltcrezia
Borgia, as performed by Arditi's troup, is based
upon mastery drama, by Victor Hugo, the
most magically eloquent man in Europe, whose
awakening words, even now, from his sombre
Punishment in the Isle of Jersey, thrill the
hearts of the votaries of liberty on the CONT
nent, in Britain, and in our own America.
This glorious creation Of the French genius
has lost nothing of its liveliness and vigor by
its t,.ad,tction into Italian, while it has gained
new grace and pathos. Of the tongues which
followed upon that second Babel, the Gothic
conquest, when the lordly speech Of the Roman
persisted forever as a living language, the mu-
steal dialect OF Italy is hallowed to divinest
melody. With all Grecian elegance and fexi
bility, with structure at once simple and
aesthetic, it offered to Dante. susceptibilities
and powers, whose skilful fashoning laid hold
upon the mysteries of heaven and hell, and
made the Inferno thing for the cycles Of all
time.
The execution of the opera is wonderfully
versatile. Now gathering grandeur and rising,
height above height, until the fancy is strained
to aching as it follows, again wreathing all deli
cate and fantastic forms Of celestial radiance
Now it descends wailingly the abyses and
caverns Of dispair; anon it scars to the loftiest
armament, circling among the icons and the
spaces, eliminating to the zenith of the inf
mite, then, shivering, falls like shower of stars
Our national Characteristic is utiitarianism.
The worship of mammon profanes the shrine
of the muses.. The enjoyment of the eye and
ear is postponed to the lust of gain, or to
prosser pleasures A stolid materialism broods
like the shadow of death over our social
thought and life. What we need now is an
aesthetic culture-a development of the ma
tional taste-a keener yet artistic susceptibility
to beauty and the tendencies, according to
present seeming, are in this direction.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-12-21
House Of Represcntatives.

Mr. SMYTHE, OF Texas, was announced as
member Of the Committee on Territories, in the
place Of Mr.. SMITH, Of Virginia, who was yester-
day excused from service on the committee,
REGISTER or PRIVILEGE.
The SPEAKER said that further protection of
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-12-21
For the Sentinel

The book is beautifully and tastefully printed
and bound. s..t
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LAWS FOR THE INDIAN COUNTRY.
Mr.. SEBASTIAN submitted the following re
CLINTON which was agreed to: ..s#. &.

ructed 10 consider the expectancy OF providing by law
for the appointment of commission TO prepare code Of
the various Indian tribes within thcmits Of the United
States upon the basis Of the existing intercourse laws
and other laws Of the United States applying to the de
rent portions Of the Indian county containing In such
code all that Is valuable In existing laws and rejecting
all that is useless obsolee supplying all existing def
cences In such laws carefully defining the jurisdiction Of
the different courts Of the United States the Indian
country prevent conflict Of jurisdiction exercise
Of doubtful power and especially designating oil offences
to Congress for Its final action In order that II may take
the place Of all existing laws upon such subject.
THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
The resolution heretofore submitted by Mr..
SEWARD, calling upon the President TO commnn-
cate all correspondence between the United States
and the government OF the Sandwich Islands was
taken up and agreed TO.
PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The resolution heretofore submitted by Mr..
CHASE, directing an inquiry by the Committee on
Roads and Canals with respect TO the construction
Of railroad from some point on the western
limits Of one of the western States TO TIE State or
California, was taken up.
Mr.. GWIN thought this subject properly be-
longed TO the Committee on Territories, and as
this subject would lead TO considerable debate he
moved its postponement with view of going into
executive session.
The motion TO postpone prevaied--ayes ~
noes not counted--and then the Senate proceeded
to the consideration of executive business
And some time afterwards adjourned.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-09-24

Col Fremont AND MS COMPANIONS
following is the latest information received here OF
the movements Of the overland exploring expedi-
ton of which Col Fremont is the leader 1t is
copied from the st. Louis Evening News of the
9th instant:
1T is understood that Col FREMONT, who departed
yesterday for his tour overland through Cocha-
topee Pass and by the central route to California will
be accompanied the trip through by retnue Of sixteen
persons Eight persons left the city with hm-fve be-
ing young of this city, and three friends of Col f.,
who came from the East to share the incidents of the trip
At westport Col Fremont will attach eight Delaware
braves his party, and, thus organized and well fur
nished with mules, pack-saddes, and provender they
will push the plains"
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-09-24

THR LATE RIoT AT SoMERryT, Ono Of which we had o
telegraphc account few days ago. originated in
quence Of aberer from the rclroad having refused to
quit smoking pipe among the audience he about
to bu put out when bis comrades to his aid, and
seized and carried out Of the oifeusmen
fight ensued during which one of the laborers killed
This exaspsraed the rest who Joined by others.
They seized number Of belonging to the state,
loaded with spikes and stones and were about
to ere the circa but fortunately boy spiked the
touch-hole with file Various skirmishes ensued unhi
the military we're ordered out the rioters dirmed and
peace wsp proclaimed. One circus-man killed and
also Of the rioters soe Of whom have been arrested
to answer sor their conduct