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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-26

UARNUM's AMERICAN MUSEUM

ID Now here the SWISS BEARDED LADY aud her
BEADED INFANT, Who. although vet TWO year. Old,
hss ful beard rnd Wbi. kers.-SA1URD May eEVEN-
ING .t8 fhe SONS or THE REPUBLIC, ard TIE iODD
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., At ) ococx, THERE'S.
Tie LIVING OsTRiCHEs, MANI yiANfEs, 3 feet higli
DWARF LADY, II inches high; tEJEt MERMAID, are
here NATIONAL BABY SHOW, June s. s. : and 2; over %
B. ti,s already engaged Adance 25 children under
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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-26
A rROTFsTANT Woman wants situation

~ NURSE capable Of taking charge Of an infant nom ts
th 10 take charge Of children in Sickness and 10 10 PLAIN
ewing; 20 trsye with lady, Beet Of city fercnees gwen
kpply A. No. 1911 42d-sL. between sth aud @b-svS
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-26
by two rcspectable PROT

"ANIED- SITUATIONS oy TWO respectable Froi
w estant Grs frt.rate COOK, wond sssist \
WASHING; the other ~ CHAM BEhMAlD aud LAUN
rRFS OF WAITING alone; very desous Of getting Int
one house il possible; have objection 70 90 With family
The country have he best 4 cry reference. CAL No ~
ih av corner OF West lsthst the Grocery store.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-26
THE SEw-YoRR TRIBUNE

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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-26

WI MILL, No. IE Brosc~1y. Dey-f., has tT .
ev-ry variety Il MAPS GUIDE BOOKS, &e, suitable 0
usvelers and sn grants. ,... Il
In Pres and issuei vost descr pt'c q
sprafs Waterfalls ks, II the Inited States and SaSsaa
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-26
Uanis.

LADY who speaks French and German fu-
~ emily ard so ths Ergsh Language -res situation -
Ally GOyERNEss. She capable II giving instruction In
Ffetnaiy Music Need work &C. No objection going into
d country. Cal az no. us tldidsost
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-06-02
The Cincinnati Outrage.

When the know-nothings Of Cincin-
natl saw that they were not going to
carry the city election by voting, they
determined to carry it by destroying the
votes, and so seized the ballot boxes of
the 18th and 10th wards and scattered
their contents to the winds.
No one need be surprised at this act
Men who deliberately swear to lie-who
bind themselves to commit perjury when
necessary for the interests of the Order
to which they belong-will do any other
iniquity- Doubtless the destruction of
these ballot boxes WIS Predetermined
by the Order --F'ree Press.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-06-02
Who're nre yeur irls.aera!s /,

Twenty Years ago this one m5de cam
dies, that one sold cheese and Luticr,
another butchercd and a fourth carried
on dit l:cry, another was 4 contractor
on canals, others were merchants and
mechanics. They are acquainted with
both ends of society, Is their clild en-
will be after th' IN, though it viii not do
to say so out loud For often You will
find that these toiling worms hatch but
terilcs, and they live about a year
death brings a division Of the property,
and matches new 6nancerS-thc old gent
Is discharged, the Young gent takes lis
revenues and begins to iravei-towards
poverty, which he reaches before death,
or his children do, if he dors not. So
that, in fact, though there is sort of
monlcd race, it is not hereditary, it is
accessible to all-three gond seasons OF
cotton will SIND u generation Of men up,
score of years will bring them down,
and send their children to labor. The
father grabs and grows riel--his children
strut and use the money.
Tacir children in turn inherit their
pride, nnd 20 to shilt'ess poverty, next
their children reinv'goratcd by fresh
plebian blood, and by the smell of the
cold, come up again.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-06-02
How to Catch Bucks,

The duck season being at hand, we
will give receipt for getting any num-
her OF fine fat ones. 1t is necessary in
the first place, to supply yourself with a
belt, with hooks at intervals of half an
inch all round. Then get large bushel
basket, the interstics between the plait-
ing of it being very large. These are
all the weapons and ammunition necessary,
if we except bottle of 'Cognac, lSi4.'
The next thing to be done is to 90 where
ducks most do congregate. Put the las
ket over your head and wade leisurely
into the water until it reaches the arm
pits
The basket will then appear to be
floating on the susface of the water
Walk slowly down among the ducks,
and they, thinking it some floating drift
wood, will cluster round it without a.
larm. Then reach your hands out un-
der the edge Of the basket and seize
the unfortunate ducks by the legs, pull
them under water suddenly, and hang
them by the feet on the hooks for that
use made and provided; the interstfcs
in the side Of the basket allowing you to
pick your game. The other ducks will
take no notice Of the disappearance Of
their comrades under water, but will
simply imagine tLey have gone down for
dirers reasons. With these weapons
we have known two hundred ducks to
be shot in day by two men. With the
exception of rheumatism, ,scatarrhs and
consumptions caught in the water, it is,
by far, the safest way of hunting.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-06-02
NUMBER 30.

were wounded, two of them mortally.--
OF all the eleven not more than one had
any share in the disturbance.
So infuriated we're the soldiers that,
when the men returned to take up the
dead, they prepared to fire again, but
were checked by Preston, while the
Twenty-ninth regiment appeared under
arms in King street, as if bent on fur
ther massacre 'This is our time cried
the soldiers of the Fourteenth, and dogs
were never more greedy for their prey.
The bells rung in all The churches, the
town drums beat. 'To arms, to arms
was the cry. And now was to be tested
the true character of Boston. All its
sons came forth, excited almost to mad
ness, many were absolutely distracted
by the sight of the dead bodies and of
the blood which ran plentifully in the
street, and was imprinted in all directions
by the foot-tracks on the snow. Our
hearts beat to arms: almost resolved by
one stroke to avenge the death of our
slaughtered brethren.' But they stood
self-posscssed and irresistible, demand.
ing justice according to the law did
you not know that you should not have
fired without the order of a civil magis-
trate ? asked Hutchinson on meeting
Preston. Il did it, answered Preston,
'to save my men,
The people would not be paciGed till
the regin ent was confined to the guard
room and the barracks, and Hutchinson
himself gave assurances that instant in
quiries should be made by the Court of
Magistrates. The body of them then
retired, leaving about one hundred per-
sons to keep watch ON the examination,
which lasted till after midnight A war
rant was issued against Preston, who sur.
rendered himself to the Sheriff, and the
soldiers who composed the party were
delivered up and committed to prison.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-06-02
BraVeIy Done.

Three white men living near Greaser-
town, (says the Calayaras Chronicle }
few days ago met Chinaman, whom
they requested to get them drink of
water. While he was in the act of get
ting ii for them. one Of the party, nam
ed VIM. Link, drew pistol and fired at
him, the ball inficting slight wound in
the left wrist John instantly dropped
the cup, drew revolver and shot Link
dead. His comrades fed. The China
man was arrested, and after hearing
ol the case, acquitted.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-06-02

The utility Of camels in the western
prairies has been a subject of discussion
for number Of years = 1t is now about
to be tested, for Major Wayne intends to
go out IN the storeship Supply destined
Tor the Mediterranean, to purchase some
Of these animals, Congress having author
lzed them to be purchased for military
purposes. The camel may answer till
superseded by the railroad, the most
certain and most efficient means Of CON
veyance know
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-06-02
A Story of the ReTeiusicn.


er to her children, few years since,
will show the spirit that existed among
the people of New England at the try
ing period to which it relates -
Late in the afternoon of one Of the
last days in May, 1776, when | was a
few months short of fifteen yerrs old,
notice camo to Townsend, Massachu-
setts where my father used to live, that
fifteen soldiers were wanted.
The train band was instantly called
out, and nay brother next older than my
self, was one that was selected. He did
not return till late at night, when all
were IN bed When arose in the morn
ing l found my mother in tears, who in
formed me that my brother John was to
march the day after tomorrow, at sun
rise. My father was at Boston, in the
Massachusetts Assembly. Mother said
that though John was supplied with sum-
mer clothes, he must be away seven or
eight months, and would suffer for want
of winter garments. There was, at
this time, no store, and no articles to
be had, except such as each family
would make itself The sight of a
mothers tears always brought all the
h dden strength Of the mind to action
Immediately asked her what garments
were needful She replied, "Pauta-
looms"
ooh, if that is all" said l eve will
spin and weave him a pair before he
goes"
"Tut," said my mother, "lhe wool is
on the sleeps back, and the sheep are
in the pasture"
Immediately turned to a younger
brother, and bade him take a salt-dish
and call them to the yard.
Mother replied, ''Poor child, there
are no shcep-shears within three miles
and half"
81 have some small SHEARS at the
loom," said l.
''But we can't spin and weave in so
short time''
81 am certain We can, mother"
"How can you weave it? There is a
long web Of linen in the loom"
"No matter, | can find an empty
loom.D
BY this time the sound of the sheep
made me quicken my steps towards the
yard. | requested my sister to bring
me wheel and cards, while I went for the
wool. | went to the yard with my
brother, and secured a white sheep,
from which [ shearcd, with my loom
shears, half enough for the web; we
then let her go with the rest of the flock.
sent the wool in with my sister Lu-
ther ran off for black sheep, and held
her, while | cut off wool for my filing
and half the warp, and then we allowed
her to so, with the remaining Fart Of
her fleece.
The wool thus obtained was duly card
ed and spun, washed, sized, and dried
a loom was found few doors off, the
web got in, woven and prepared, cut and
made, two or three hours before my
brothers. departure, that is to say, in
forty hours from the commencement
without help from any modern improve
ment
The good old lady closed by saying
Il felt no WEAKNESS, wept not-I was
serving my country; | was assisting
poor mother, | was preparing garment
for my darling brother. The garment
being finished, l retired and wept, til
my overcharged and bursting heart was
relieved"
This brother was, perhaps, one Of Gen
Stark's best soldiers, and, with such q
spirit to cope with, need we wonder thai
Burgoyne did not execute his threat o
marching through the heart of America
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-06-02
Reinriilrig urus.

In returning, after long absence, to
sh' home of our early years, we are gen
orally disappointed. Some of the warm
aud kindly associations, which the mem
ones of happiness enjoyed are iain to
P'oduce, are 10 be Lighted. \ part of
the brightness is almost sure to have pas
sed away, and our eyes are changed,
even II Tie things they locked upon
have remained The same. The persons
whom We loved, too, arc sure to be al
tered, and rarely lor the better; for even
II they be sIsli upon the bright side Of
HE, the rose bud Is generally more
beau iful than The lesc; and i They be
On the au;unaal side of lie hill, w sllall
fave 70 mark many a 'caf t,at las f;,l'en.
'nlny l Aow that IA isi,.,i aw4y.
tss- TAs "a yrsiu wA '.'s..l ont got
se' 1t had eo4u-Acvd '4i4a a5 u
HAT tIaic.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-06-02

BY II J. LEAvIrT.
count the days as one by one
They swiftly glide away;
count the days that lie between
This and my wedding day
And oh, the rap,urous thrilling,
That sweeps my breast the while
| seem with fairies sailing
Toward some enchanted isle
The bushes steal upon my check
When am unaware,
start and hum merry song,
That none may mark them there.
would not have them telling,
To all the light and gay,
How every thought is dwelling
Upon that happy day.
to soon. and on my head shall fall
Thecrowning joy OF life!
Oh, it must be blessed thing
To he happy wife,
To journey on toward heaven,
In loves fond trus;fuuess,
With him to whom is given
All that our souls possess
know twill cost a painful sigh
To leave my dear old home;
With loved companions never more
Our sacred haunts to roam
1t is so hard TO sever
Tho bonds our hearts have wove,
Aud go away forever
From all we've learned to love.
know III miss the happy group,
That circle round our hearth;
My fathers voice, my mothers smile,
My brother 5 pleasant mirth
know l2l sadly miss them,
When evenings shadows come;
May heaven guard and bless them
The loved ones left at home
But when the radiance of HIS smile
My breast with transport Glls,
My weakness flies, ike morning mists
Whe6 sunshine lights the hills;
AS shadows ia the valley,
My doubts in silence fall;
With him | love SO dearly,
dare to leave them all
count the days as one by one
They swiftly glide away;
count the days that lie between
This and my wedding day.
Aud oh, the rapturous thrilling
That sweeps my breast the while /;
] seem like fairies sailing
Toward some enchanted Isle
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-06-02

! IS said that the tltle of the presiding
officer Of a Know Nothing Lodge is
Great ] lgnoramus,n
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-06-02
1Juet s Curner.
BY II J. LEAvIrT.

9E9GGTE'3 TYEBDgN9.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-07-21
BURGLARS ABOUT.

We regret to say that one or more bur-
glars entered the dwelling house of the Hon.
Alex. Jordan, in this place, on Saturday
night last and robbed him of all his silver
table and teaspoons dozen silver forks a
large silver soup ladle, and sett of silver
plated tea service, and other articles, amount
ing, in value, to something over Two hundred
dollars. The burglar or burglars, entered the
cellar by unlocking the cellar.door in the
yard. They then passed up stairs, into the
entry, the door of which, leading into the
cellar, was not closed, having been swollen by
the damp weather. The silver plate was in
the secretary at the other end of the entry.
The secretary was unlocked by means of the
key, which was kept in small drawer in the
top. The burglars also dabbled among the
preserves-looked over some daguerreotypes
&C., which they afterwards laid on the table.
They were also in the parlor, the carpet in
which, as well as in the other rooms, was con-
siderably soiled with the grease of talow
candle. Mr.. and Mrs. Jordan slept in the
chamber above but heard nothing. Mrs.
Greenough's cellar on Broadway was entered
the same night by persons who regaled them
selves on the provisions and some wine they
found there.
Our citizens should exercise more than Or
dinary caution in securing their property from
the depredations of burglars and midnight
providers.
Judge. Jordan offers reward of $50 for
the arrest of the burglars or the recovery of
the property.
Some silver spoons and forks were also ia
ken from the table of Weaver's hotel some
days previous. They were found few morn
ings after wrapped in paper, on the pave
ment before Young's store.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-07-21
HARVEST.

Our farmers are in the midst Of their har-
vest, and their numerous fields are literally
teeming with the rich abundance Of their
crops. The weather too, has been of the
most favorable character. Though the wee
vii has in some instances made its appear
ance. yet its ravages even in these cases, and
are but slight and unimportant. We have
no doubt but that the crops of Pennsylvania
are fully ten per cent greater than have ever
been produced before The high prices for
grain, that have ranged for the past year, has
induced the cultivation of almost every avail
able acre of ground. This we believe is the
case, not only in our own state, but through
out the whole union. With the enjoyment
of excellent health, every thing thus far, has
conspired to minister to our prosperity, and
if we are not prosperous and happy people,
we shall look in vain for such o one on the
face of this earth.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-07-21
OUR CONNECTION WITH WESTERN NEW
YORK AND THE LAKES,

Our friends OF Elmira, N. Y, are already
preparing to avail themselves Of the advan-
tages which the completion of the Sunbury
and Erie Rail Road to this place, will give
them in few weeks, to make arrangements
for the Anthracite Coal Of the Shamokin re-
gion. With this view, Mr.. Diven, President
of the Williamsport and Elmira Rail Road,
and DR.. Eldredge Of Elmira, engaged in the
coal business at that place, visited our town
on Monday last. On tho following day, in
company with the President of the Philadel-
phia and Sunbury Railroad, and some Of the
directors, they visited Shamokin. The day
was excessively hot, but with the cool appli-
ances and excellent accommodations of our
friend Weaver. Of the National Hotel, the
day was pleasantly spent, and our Elmira
friends were highly gratiied with their visit,
both to this place and Shamokin. Mr.. Diven
informed us that they anticipated at Elmra,
a large trade with the coal of our region, und
one of the objects Of his visit, was to make
arrangements to run their own cars oil the
way tnrouSn from Eliiiira 10 ShaIhokln. Inc
Sunbury and Erie road had already acceeded
to the proposition, and the Philadelphia aud
Sunbury Co. readily assented to the same
Until the bridges are finished at Northumber-
land, the coal cars will be towed on fats from
the wharves at this place to northumberland
by the steamer. We do not look for the CON-
pletion of the road from Northumberland to
Milton, until about the lst Of September
The connection between Northumberland
and this place will not be completed until
winter, ms the continued high water has con-
siderably retarded the progress Of the bridges
over the Susquehanna.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-07-21

and that the Redan was our own. 1 was,
however, mistaken and the explanation OF
the whole affair was this 4: during the nlght,
the French, endeavoring to take advantage
of the darkness had crept out from the Man,
elon to recover number of scaling ladders
which they had been compelled to abandon
during the attack. !.
The Russians perceived them, and opened
o smart FIRE of grape from the guns Of the
Malakoff, which was repeated by shell from
the Mamelon. Almost simultaneously,
party of the enemy emerged from the Redan,
in expectation of what they deemed similar
attack TO that attempted by the French, and
having perceived our men, volley of mus
Retry was poured into them, and chase gave
with the bayonet. After short time the
Russians turned and fed, and it was at this
juncture that the hurrahs | have mentioned
were sent after them. After this the cannon
ude was kept up for some time from both
lines, in the manner have remarked.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-07-21
A PICTURE OF HENRY A. WISE.

The Hon. Henry A. Wise lately made q
speech at Parkarsburg, Virginia. A cor
respondent Of the McConnelville Enquirer,
who heard him. thus writes his impress of the
man
81 was disappointed in the personal ap-
pearance of the man. / had expected in
Henry A. Wise to see q man of commanding
stature, upright bearing, with flashing eyes
and q noble forehead but he is no such
man. lie is the medium height. not more
than five feet seven or eight inches very
spare, would not weigh more than l20, proba-
bly, not that.
There is nothing prepossessing about him.
He is, in fact, positively ugly. Very gentle
manly and courteous in his bearing towards
others, but in his dress he is almost q sloven.
His cravat is awry, his linen was soiled with
tobacco, his chin was unshaved and fanked
with stocks Of yellow saliva; his clothing
rather hung around him than otherwise.
conld see no physical indication of greatness.
A low forehead overshadowing pair of lus-
teress grey eyes, that rolled with nervous
uneasiness in their deep sockets; high cheek
bones, and complexion saffron hued from
the inordinate use of tobbaco, q stopping car
riage and trembling gait, did not indicate the
great man.
"When first saw Wise on the stand du-
ring the few moments of his opening remarks,
as he stood before us, his shoulders dropping
bent forward, his chin and shirt bosom spat-
tered with tobacco juice, those dull eyes,
expressionless in their deep sockets, his long
! grey hair, tossed unkempt about his temples,
his arms hanging listlessly by his side, look
ing for all the world like a resurrected num-
my, thought he was the most uncomely
! specimen of humanity that | ever saw at
tempt to address an audience, But when
with voice that rung as clear as the notes
of the war clarion, he made his thrilling ap-
peal with passionate intensity of manner, ]
thought him eloquence incarnated. Never
in my life have l listened to such an appeal
it set the blood dashing through my veins
like a mountain torrent.
ut went right home to the heart Of every
Virginian present You could see in Their
glistening eyes and heaving chests, and could
hear in the response that made walls tremble
to their foundations, the effect it had upon
the multitude.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-07-21
GLEANiNGs FROM OUR NEIGHBoRs.

MnToN-We learn from Colonel Eek of
the Democrat that Milton is progressing in
improvements, Col. Thos. Swenk has erected
new brick dwelling. Isaac Brown Esq, is
erecting large brick building on the site Of
the Old Milton Hotel. Jno. Patton Esq, is
finishing an elegant brick dwelling and Store.
The next most important matter, to the col
onel himself at least, was an elegant 10 pound
roll Of butter, presented to him by happy
young couple whose matrimonial Union had
been handsomely announced in the Democrat
We also learn from the Democrat that the
Colonel has been on visit to McEwinsville
and Williamsport, meeting hosts of clever
fellows everywhere. The Colonel is true
philosopher, aud always looks upon the sun
ny side of a subject. The Miltonian COM
mends highly the 4th of July oration of
Franklin Bound Esq-announces the COM
mencement of harvest and good crops, and in
a communication pitches into Colonel Eek of
the Democrat for his opposition to the jug
law.
LEwIsBuRG.-The Chronicle notices num-
Der of buildings in the course Of erection in
that thriving Borough, among them the Chris
tian Chapel the spire of which has just been
completed.
DASvIIIE.-Our friend Best Of the Intelli-
gencer is awfully indignant because. as he
says, "some mean, dirty, contemplate loafer,
entered his sanctum and cut in two the lar
gest of the stocks Of wheat presented to him
by friend. The Town Council has appoin-
ted number OF the citizens Of Danyille us
policemen to preserve order
The Democrat notices the death Of Robert
Vincent young man aged II years, who was
killed by kick from horse on the top oi
the stack of the Chulasky Furnace, while at.
tempting to hitch him.