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OLD SERIES, VOL. 10. NO. 81

and shoes uy on our feet, which Tere mostly
u .cd up at the time Of our rescue.
On the third day of our sufferings--on TIE
25th cf February vessel hove in sight,
and we were all elated with the prospect
o. relief In this, however, we were agHis
disappointed. This vessel, the name of1hch
do not remember, came within hailing dis.
tance of us, and speaking the captaia, /
asked him to send me boat. The reply
was, he could do nothing for US !; and leaving
us to our fate, we were compelled 10 see this
vessel sail away from us. The sea was run
ming very high at the time this vessel spoke
u.s. but to have laid to and wnitcd fGf calm.
or to have made some show of disposition
to help us, we thought was not too mrch TO
expect. When this vessel was beyond our
sight all hope seemed surely gone. stu all
the crew kept up their spirits, as indeed they
did to a remarkable degree during the whole
period of their sufferings. During all this
time the weather was cold enough to make
ice. What was the most remarkable after
the third day our hunger seemed to abate.
On the fifth and sixth days some Of the
crew said they did not feel so much the want
of food as tley did on the third day. This
was the feeling of most if not all Of us. The
fourth day and night passed, and no assist
ance came The fifth day came, and with it
succor. On this dag we were hailed hy the
barque Sylph, Cap. Hellox from Guadaloupe,
bound to st. Peters. Newfoundland. This
vessel spoke us, and learning our situation,
promised to lay by till the storm abated It
still blew gale. and the sea was very heavy.
This promise revived us. During the night.
Of the fifth day of our sufferings-the 21th q
February-the Sylph drifted away from Us,
and the next morning was out of sight
cannot describe our feelings when the
next morning dawned up, and again showed
us nothing within our vision but the tempes-
tuous ocean. Capt. Hellox. however, upon
on the morning of The 2Sth.
that he had lost us, crowded on all the sail
his barque could carry, and commenced tho
search for us. He was successful. and found
us after few hours search, and at 10 o'clock
on the morning of the 2sth we were taken
from our lashings, and taken On board the
Sylph. When relieved none Of Us were able
to stand, although all Of us retained our SEN
ses. One Of the crew, when taken FROM HE
prison of ropes, lost his toes, which dropped
from him as he was lifted from the ship. The
potash lye had eaten the feet Of the sufferer
to this effect.
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A SUBSTITUTE FOR GUANO.

The Montreal Commercial Advertiser says
that French farmer, by the name of Malon,
has discovered method Of converting tire
offal and refuse fish into n valuable manure,
equal in fertilizing power to the best Peruvi-
an guano, and possessing no offensive quail
ties. He conceived a project of converting
these fish into more compact and convenient
kind of tertiliser, and accordingly, after few
trial experiments, embarked in 1851 for New
iOundland and established large factory at
Herpon, in the Straits of Bell 'sle. He
associated with himself partner who es-
tablished also a similar factory at little
fishing village near Brest, in France. At
these factories the refuse fish and ofial Of all
the fishermen in the vicinity were bought
They were first boiled under pressure of
fifty pounds to an inch and then the pressed
cakes were reduced to pulp by mechani-
cal rasp, and dried in hot stove. The ma
terial was next ground to powder in mill,
and packed away in bags and JarIels for
use. One hundred parts Of the fresh fish
yielded twenty-five of fish powder, and is
eagerly purchased by the farmers-From
the water in which the fish is boiled, about
two and half per cent of oil is skinned
The French factory produces some fifteen,
hundred tons year of fish manure, and that
OF Newfoundland is expected to produce an
nually eight or ten thousand tons.
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him crawiin' round a tryin TO sell 'em.
Pore feller how l pity you sech awet day as
this is,
Stricken round the streets wet as wharf rat,
With plenty of mbrellers under your arm
And nary one over your head, cause you hain't
got no chance to spread one.
P'rhaps your dryer than you would be under
one Of EN-,
And the handle might come of where it's
glued,
And then you'd have to spit on it make it
stick
Nobody but Nirishman would have took up
such a business -
Nobody ever thinks of buyin' umbrella,
When he can get one by Just steppin into
nentry.
You must be greener than the greenest in
your lot,
Pore feller think see you up to worces-
Discharged incurable. Bupn' umorellars
ha ha
My PHYS turned to scorn, pore crederlous
fool.
The world had once Bank of Honesty
But that has busted long and long ago
The president obtains precarious livin,
And every mans grabbing for himself.
Buyin' umbrellas Clear out, ragmufiin-
I've heard that n nidiot's sometimes danger
GUS;
And you're one of the darkest dye-avauut
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TERRIBLE SUFFERING.

One OF the most remarkable instances of
preservation from shpwreck at sea has Just
hoppened in the loss Of the ship William
Laytin. This vessel put to sea from New
YORK on the 10th of February last, freighted
with rich and assorted cargo, bound for
Antwerp. On the Goth of February severe
gale, which lasted for some days, completely
wrecked the vessel, and, lashed to her floating
and helpless hull, the captain and crew
passed six days and nights, without single
drop OF fresh water and without mouthful
to eat excepting single rat that was found
swimming about the wreck, and which was
fortunately caught and shared among the
sufferers The account furnished by the
captain says =
For our better security we each of us
lashed ourselves to the wreck, with whatever
OF the rigging of the ships ropes we could
get hold Of. This alone saved us from being
swept away. In this condition, tied TO the
wreck and constantly drenched and almost
smothered with preaching seas, we remained
SIX long days and nights each minute ofwhich
was almost an eternity of agony. We were
unable TO loosen ourselves or stir about the
ship, for fear Of being carried overheard.
we waited, but waited in vain, for lull in
the sea or tempest. The first day passed at
our iasnlngs, anu we were weak win munger
The second day, and the cravings of hunger
made all other sufferings Insignificant in com.
parison. The third day, and our thirst and
hunger together held US in tortures but little
short of the pains of hell ITSELF Death at
this time would have been relief Tn the
meantime the matches of the ship had been
burst open, and the cargo was floating around
us, but none of the provisions within our
reach.
The knowledge that our ships hold was
full of provisions, and we were starving and
unable TO reach il, only added to cur suffer
ings. Still. to aggravate our pains, the
potash n.the ship was dissolying. and making
a ley that was eating into our flesh. Having
no water, we each took piece Of cold lead
into our mouths. and chewing this kept our
mouths moist, aud was found to be a great
relief, At this period Of our sutferings rat
was seen swimming about, and coming near
enough TO one Of the sailors, 1t was captured.
Never did Hunter secure his game with great.
er satisfactory than did the seamen secure
this drowning rat Therat was shared among
the company, and never was moroccan re-
,ceived with better relish. All that we
ead iu addition 20 this rat, were the boots
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thread row after row. The people stood
around in breathless silence and suspense
wondering what Toms mother could b,
thinking Of, and why she sent him in sucl
haste for the carpenters ball Of twine.
Let down one end Of the thread with
bit of stone, and keep fast hold of the other,
| cried she to her husband. The little thread
| came waving down the tall chimney, blown
hither and thither by the wind, but at last j,
| reached the outstretched hands that were
| waiting for it. Tom held the ball of string
while-hs mother tied one end of it to the
worsted thread. "Now pull it up slowly"
cried she to her husband, and she gradually
unwound the string as the worsted drew it
gently up. 1t stopped-the string had reach
ed her husband. "Now, hold the string fast,
and pull it up" cried she, and the string grew
heavy and hard to pull, for Tom and his
mother had fastened the thick rope to it,
They watched it gradually and slowly uncoil-
ing from the ground, as the string was drawn
higher
There was brit one coil left. 1t had reach.
ed the top. Thank God Thank God !" ex-
claimed the wife, She hid her face in her
hands in silent prayer and, trembling, re-
ioiccd. The rope was up. The iron to which
it should be fastened was there all right; but
would her husband be able to make use OF
them would not the terror Of the past hour
have so unnervcd him as to prevent him from
taking the necessary measures for his safety 7
She did not know the magic influence which
her few words had exercised over him. She
did not know the strength that the sound Of
her voice. so calm and steadfast, had filled him
with-as if the little thread had carried him
the hope of life once more, had conveyed to
him some portion Of that faith in God, which
nothing ever destroyed or shook in her true
heart She did not know that, as he waited
there, the words came over him, why art
thou cast down. o my soul and why art
thou disquieted within me ? Hope thou in
God" She lifted up her heart to God for
hope and strength. She could do nothing
more for her husband, and her heart turned
to God. and rested on Him as on a rock
There was great shout. "He's safe. moth
er, he's safe" cried little Tom. "Thou'st
saved me Mary" said her husband, folding
her in his arms. "But what ails thee p? Thou
seeme'st more sorry than glad about it," But
Mary could not speak and if the strong arm
of her husband had not held her up, she
would have fallen to the ground-thc sudden
Joy, after such great fear, overcome her.
"Tom," said his father, "let thy mother lean
on thy shoulder, and we will take her home"
And in their happy home they poured forth
their thanks to God for his great goodness;
and their happy life together felt dearer and
holier for the peril it had been in and for the
nearness that the danger had brought them
unto God And the holiday next day-was it
not, indeed, thanksgiving day?
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-04-28

Frost AND IRoN-During the very severe
cold weather of the past winter difference
was observable in the wear and tear Of the
rails upon the New York Central Road
There were three kind in use under the OBJ
servation of our informant-those weighing
Sc lbs. to the yard, those weighing 65 lbs,
and those weighing IS TBS. to the yard. The
heaviest rails were worn the worst, the next
heaviest less, and the lightest the least of all
and the heaviest were injured more in proper
tion than either Of the others. The Sc 10.
rail stood the frost and percussion of the pas
sing trains, as compared with the 65 ib. one,
better than the latter did as compared with
the 70 ID. rail-
1t has been observed upon the Central
road during the winter, that wheels and rails
were more apt to break the day after intense
cold, than on that day itself. As mechanic
phrased it to us, "iron breaks worse. Sir.
when the frost is going out, than when il is
going in."-Bufalo Democracy.
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I Saw Her First in Cabbage Time.
BY sLocUM sLUGes, ESQ.

l saw her first in cabbage time,
She was cutting crout-
Shed stop the cutter. now and then,
To turn head about;
And as she'd salt it in tub,
And stamp it down awhile,
Upon her fresh and rosy lip.
Reposed witchiDg smile.
saw her next in winter time,
And still she gaily smiled
For there upon the cooking stove,
Her grub was being billed.
Around the huge and greasy pot,
The steam came pouring out 4;
And from the smell, I knew that she
Was cooking ''speck" and crout.
When next saw her, in the spring,
She smiled not as before
A heavy weight was on her heart
The crout was call no more p
The pot she used to cook it in
Was eaten up with rust
The cutter hung upon tho WALL
Mid spider webs and dust.
I've seen her often since that time,
When all around were gay
When Others laughed and talked the most
She'd frown and turn away:
I've watched to see ray Of joy;
But watched, alas in vain
| never hope to see her smile,
Till cabbage time again
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-04-28
THE RORRORS OF WAR.

A FEARFUL TRAGEpY.-The London Times
lays before its readers the particulars of
horrible affair, which recently occurred near
the Dutch settlement of Transvaai, at the
Cape OF Good Hope, and which can only be
paralleled in atrocity among the achievements
OF modern times by the exploit of Marshal
ST. Arnaud in Algiers, when he smoked and
burned to death thousands Of his barbarian
opponents who had sought refuge in deep
and spacious cave:
In the case at the Cape Of Good Hope, the
Catfre Indians had murdered in October last,
under circumstances of great barbarity, ten or
twelve men and women Of the Dutch settle
ment. Immediately General Pretorious raj
sed an army of five hundred men, and, accom-
panied by Commander General Potgietter,
proceeded on an expedite TO revenge the
blood of the victims. After an absence Of
several weeks, they reached some remarkable
subterranean caverns, half mile in length,
and from three to five hundred feet in width,
where the Catfree had entrenched themselves.
Upon his arrival at this spot, General Preto-
rious attempted to blast the rocks above the
caverns, and thus crush the savages beneath
the ruins. The peculiar character of the
stone, however, rendered this scheme imprac-
tlcable, and he then stationed his men around
the mouths Of the caves, and built up walls
in front Of them. After few daos, many of
the women and children were driven by hun
ger and thirst from their hiding places, and
we're allowed to escape but every man who
came forth was shot dead by their rifles. On
the 18th Of November, at the close Of siege
OF three weeks, the besegers, seeing no signs
OF life, entered the caverns. and the silence
within, together with the horrible odor arising
from the bodies of the dead, told how effectu-
ally their object had been accomplished
More than nine hundred Cafres had been
shot down at the mouths of the caverns, and
much greater number had perished by slow
degrees, suffering all the horrors of starvation
in the gloomy recesses within.
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The SPIDERS LOVE FOR HER PRoGENy.-AIl p
her limbs, one by one, may be torn from her
body without forcing her to abandon her hold
OF the cocoon in which she had wrapped her
eggs and il, without manglng the mother,
It be skillfully removed from her, and sudden
iy thrown out of sight, she instaptaneousy
loses all her activity, seems paralyzed, and
coils her tremendous limbs as if mortally
wounded. If the bag be returned. her rferoci-
ty and strength are restored the moment she
has perception Of its presence. and she rushes
to her treasure to defend it to the last
Professor Hcntz.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-04-28

The LONDON TINES is compelled to issue
supplement daily, and as the act abolishing
the stamp duty requires all supplements to
be charged with postage, the Times will
have to pay for two stamps, while the other
English papers generally will require but one
The price of the postage stamp is much
lower than the stamp duty. II is intimated
that the act was passed by way Of retailing
on the Times for its bold attack on the Min
istry for their msmanagement iu the conduct
Of the war
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-04-28
TOBACCO AND BACcHus.

With tobacco and Bacchus you pass all the
day.
To Bacchus tobacco you puff;
So you use up your system and drive health
away,
oh is not one poison enough?
Is not Bacchus himself strong enough for the
deed?
Why tobacco can dry you alone
But tobacco to Bacchus-the grape to the
weed
Is the cruelest folly that's known.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-04-28

SoENE---The crowded deck of an American
packet to California
Californian to the Skipper-"I should like
to have a sleeping berth now, if you please.
"Skipper-"Why, where have you been
sleeping these last two nights since we left 7"
Californian-"Well. I've been sleeping on
top of sick man, but he is getting better
COW, and be won't stand it any longer"
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LEATHER.
FRITZ, HENDKY Il co.

No. 30 North Third Street, PHILADELPHIA.
MOROCCO Manufacturers, Curriers' and I'm
IVk porters of FRENCH CALF-SKINS, and
dealers in Red and Oak SOLE LEATHER s.
KIPP.
Feb. II, iS55.--w ly
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-04-28

The Springfield Republican says, that the
Know Nothing who would not use the word
patriot. because it began with pa, has conclu-
ded TO emigrste somewhere, because he has
at last found out that America was discover.
cd by a foreigner
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Files and Rasps.
NEW STREE FILE WORKS
PHILADELPHIA,

PHILADELPHIA.
vT<HE subscriber is constantly Manufacturing
i for Wholesale and Retail, Files aud Rasps,
cfsvery description, and having been practically
engaged in the business more than Thirty Years,
,.n guarantee his work at the lowest prices.
Manufacturers and Mechanics, can have their
o'd Files re.cut and made equal to New at half
ehs original cost.
J. B. SMITH,
No. 81 New street, (between Race
and Vine and 2nd q Sd SITS.
Philad'a. Feb. 8. ls55.--g mo- 8
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-04-28

Ar WORK AeAIS.-Tbe Midlothian coal
pits, in Virginia, at which the late fearful
explosion occurred, are again being worked.
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Georgetown College, ID. c.

Will Monday,
Of September The preparatory coli
and
devote Themselves the moral and intellectual advancement
cunhded their building
completed, be used exclusively for accommodation
II younger Students Their donory, play grounds study
hail. rooms, will be entirely distinct Of the
Students and officers especially assigned will attend them in
pa-tus, preside their studies
will be Effected between the younger and Older students
which be all those who have the
leas experience n education youth.
The observatory Of the college, its extensive philosophical appa
of minerals,
specimens and Shells afford hsutens Of this institution ad
vanages rarely 10 be met with.
o. A. MAGUIRE,
President.
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subscbcTs forward letter the psstsr 10
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Subscriptions period less than year will be received
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appointment OF superintendent Of Buildings
and Grounds at the University OF virginia.


die tng Of Of
y Visua offered The following luton,
witch ad pied
Having heeve, from The experiences OF past
Uniyefsiy with poprtuiy
relieved and
ia. buildings and other public Of tho University,
he coended t
paetieai who would devote his whos
discharge and suitable
Roped whole subject be referred The executive
with authority divide the duties o the roeo In ,ne
and with 10 them TO make the appoint
OF assistant with SALARY not exceeding 81 c "a
their opinion,
division Of between the
periner erdent"
OF the above resolution he undssped proctor of
the University notice that The executive committee VIII pro
18th September make The
resolution and noy NIL who b.
will be expected
should be qualified the charge
hundred
OF all the buildings the UE
public grounds, and keep them repair and have
knsraye landscape spdsns planting OF
trees, &c.
Any desired will bs crcrfuly app
" applications undsssnea, erdoned
Appic for Superintendent Of buildings and Gfonnds'
Il. X. PRENTi-.
AuousT, N, lass. Proctor University OF virgiDss.
Aug lp-eodySeFt
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Completion or Panama Hailroad.
Reduction Of Fare to California.

United States mail steamships leave New York
/I1N&& FOR Aspnwsn tho aud month,
connecting with mail from Panama San
- 50 francisco.
ese steamships boen inspected and approved the Navy
Department, and guaranty speed and safely.
The Panama aoad al miles COMPLETED ffom
aad crossed The baggage OF
checked New York through
embarked M Panama by the campany
The money paid in New York all OF the rip
Reserve steanisss kept In New York. Panama. and
San francisco, detention of accident, thai
the route IL entirely rsiatlc.
Passengers Panama day they arrive Aspn-
wall
Conductors through by each steamer, and take charge
women and children without other
For through tickets apply the la
West street, New York, L. W. RAYMOND.
g--dn
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Time between Wsshiugto" and Wheeling but ia
houfs!
SHa'as 'is Sstesa Wa'hiagoH and cei""af q hours
Washington.
THE Baltimore ard Ohio Railroad, having greatly improved
western xous now ofrs the fullest
elers between Washington baltimore and all po'ions OF e West
the Nonhwcsi aad the Southwest.
Tie eonneaion ihe Washington the
Trims West always promptly made
Washington iane,ion aey called ,he Relay Housed nine es
om ia mere This l. change OF required between
Washington and The ohio Baggage checked through
there (g passenee chagr, for holding
through cken for points bayond The connecting trains
Washington daily at o. ard Az MI on Sundays al the
AZ Wlses sise eannezio ia made with trains
TRIAL oHi5 RAILRoAD, running dom nsiae, Ohio,
nosr Whaeins arons Cambridge Zaoesvile aud Newark 10
MansGed and sandnsky railroad for sandaky Toedo Detroit
"A colasbus me railroad trains connect
Of line Las Ma1ai railroad to Xeaa, ciNCiSNATi LOUIS
formed b The trains through Dayton iNOIaNAro5 Tee
~. Lssssa aus, chisnsa Rock island, =, Louis, &c.
sasrser ~. orr se~hieh also scid % washinsor
Tickets f Esansvie, Cairo, and st. Louis sold by this
For CLEVELAND, and Cleveland Toledo. Detroit Chi
kc tickets soa when the ohio navigabe between
Wheeling and Welisyiir, ory mes where connerion with
be Clsveiand AM Pl'sbn,g railroad 5 made
Travellers requested notice that while This the only
shortest, speedy nearly leading
the West The distance from Washington Cincinnati
Far. BY through ticket from wssbne,op To wheeling 80 6
by railroad by steamer from cinc.nat s,s Indianapo
Chicago @ IS s9 5 ST. Louis eS 50 and ss5 Memphis,
For Frederick and arprs Ferry arpsburg Berkeley Springs
Cumberland Bedford Springs Piedmont ossand and Famoan
DaItore Wheeling M,
Train from washipaon. ,
FOR further information through tekets &c. apply to TIL H.
PARSONS, agent al Washington station -
Master OF Transportation Baltimore and
May 5-dr OHIO Railroad, Baltimore.